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{Winn of Pensions. Bounty Money, Back Pay, and
other rialtos against the Government.
dept. 11. 1861-Iv.
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- Waynesburg, Pa.
- Office In the "Wright Ilt cue," East Door.
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'Waynesburg, April 23, 1662-Iy.
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Waynesburg, Pa.,Jully 30. 1863.-Iy.
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PUYSICIANS
Dr. T. W. Ross,
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Waynesburg, Greene Co., Pa.
OFFICE AND RESIDENCE ON MAIN STREET,
east, and nearly opposite We Wright house.
Vito neslrg, Sept. 23, 1853.
DR. A. G. CROSS
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PHYSICIAN AND SHRGSON, to the people in
Waynesburg and iiciaity. Ile hopes by a due appre
ciation of human life aid health, and strict attention to
business, to merits. ; share of public patronage,.
Waynesburg, January 8, 1862.
MERCHANT'S
WM. A. PORTER,
*Pitmenle and Retail Dealet in Foreign and Domed
till), Goods, Groceries, Notions, &c., Main street.
Kept. li. HMI —ly.
R. CLARK,
Deader in Dry Goods, Groceries, Itatdware, Queens
{•ire and notions, in the Hamilton House, opposite
1.40 Court House, Main street. Sept. it, 1.861-Iy.
MINOR & CO.,
Dealers in Foreign and Domestic. Dry Goods, Cro
ettries, Queensware, Hardware and Notions, opposite
thos,Grreen house. flain street.
s , t. 11, 1861-Iy,
SOOTAND SHOE DEALERS.
J. D. COSGRAY,
Soot and Shoe maker, Main street, nearly opposite
the "Farmer's and Drover's Hank." Every style of
Soots and Sloes constantly on hand or wade to order.
Sept. 141861-Iy.
GROOZRZES & VARIETIES.
'JOSEPH PATER,
Peltier in Glttlaceiries and Confectioneries, Notions,
PeribiniPries, Liverpool Ware, dee., Glass of
all sizes, and Gm Mautdtig and Looking Glass Plates.
trreash paid Or ippd,eatjag Apples.
*tun. 11, 1661-Iy.'
JOAN MUNNELL,
Dealer in GroCeries and Confectionaries, aII Variety
Gbands Generally. Wilson's ?kw Building, Main / gre e t,
Bent. 11. 1861-Iy.
W4TIMEB £ND JEWELRY
S. M. BALLY,.
Main street, opposite the Wright !Inure keeps
always on hand a large and elegant assortment of
Watches aqd Jewelry.
Mrßepairing of Clocks, Watches anal Jewelry wfi
receive prompt attention (pee. IL 16111—ty
Bowies, &c,
LEW-IS DAY,
Deals, in %Wool and MisesHelmond Books, Station
err, Ink, Magazines and Papers; Oue door east •i
Porter's illeare„ Main eitreet. flet•t. 11. Mal Iv.
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ioCtibutougi.
What Young Men have done,
Alexander the Great had defeated the
celebrated Theban band at the battle of
Cheronea, and gained a military reputa
tion at the age or 18 ; he ascended the
throne of his father, Philip,. before 20,
and at 25 had reached the zenith of his
inilitary glory, having already conquer
ed the world. He died before the age
of thirty-two. Julius Cfcsar commanded
a fleet at twenty-two; was consul be
fore forty; had conquered all Gaul, and
twice invaded Great Britain before forty
five, and died at fifiy-six, the victor of
five hundred battles, and the conqueror
of a thousand cities. Hannibal was
commander.in-chief at 2G.
Scipio Africanus was distinguished at
16, and at 21 closed his military career.
Gengis Kahn raised an army of 1000
men, and defeated the rebels at 13 ; at
40 he had made himself Emperor of Mo
gul. Henry the IV., of France, com
manded the Huguenot army at 16; and
at nineteen was King of Navarre; at 40
he had overthrown all his enemies,
placed himself on the throne of France,
and became the founder of a new dy
nasty. . Saxe entered the army at 12 ;
soon commanded a regiment of horse ;
at 24 he became Marshal de Camp, and
at 44 Marshal of France. Prince Ma
urice commanded an army at the age of
16.
WE
G. RITCHIg
Peter the Great was proclaimed Czar
at ten years of age. Charles the
Twelfth, of Sweden, ascended the
throne at fifteen ; completed his first
successful campaign against Denmark
at eighteen ; overthrew eighty thousand
Russians at Narva before nineteen, and
conquered Poland and Saxony at twen
ty-four. Cortez conquered Mexico at
thirty-six, and Pizarro conquered Peru
at thirty-five. Napoleon was Lieuten
ant at seventeen, Captain at twenty,
chief de battalion at twenty-four, gener
al of brigade at twenty-five, and com
mander-in-chief of the army of Italy at
twenty-six. Dessaix entered the ar.
my at fifteen, and after rapidly passing
through the lower grades, became a
General of division at twenty-six ; he
died before thirty-two, with a reputa
tion second only to that of Napoleon.
The first symptoms of approaching
death with some is the strong presenti
ment that they are about to die. Oza
uam, the mathematician, while in appa
rent health, rejected pupils from the
feeling that he was on the eve of resting
from his labors, and he expired soon af
ter of_an apoplectic stroke. Fletcher,
the divine, had a dream, which shad
owed out his impending dissolution,
and believing it to be the merciful
warning of heaven, he sent for a
sculptor and ordered his tomb. "Begin
your work forthwith," he said at part
ing; "there is no time to lose." And
unless the artist had obeyed the admo
nition, death would . have proved the
quicker workman of the two. Mozart
wrote his requiem under the conviction
that the monument he was raising to
his genius, would, by the power of - as
sociation, prove a universal monument
to his remains. When life was fleeting
very fast he called for the score, and
musing over it said, "Did I not tell
you truly that it was for myself that I
composed this death chant t" John
Hunter has solved the mystery if mys
tery it might be called, in a single sen
tence. "We sometimes," lie says,
"feel within ourselves that we shall not
live, for the living powers become weak,
and the nerves communicate the intelli
gence to the brain." Ms own case had
often been quoted among the marvels
of which he offered the rational expla
nation. He intimated on leaving home
that if a discussion which awaited him
at a hospital took an angry turn it
would prove his death. A colleague
gave him the lie ; the coarse word ver
ified the Prophecy, and he expired al
most immediately in an adjoining room,
He had long labored under a disease of
the heart, and he felt the disorder had
reached the point at which any sharp
agitation would bring on the crisis.
Who Will be the Thirteenth ?
The Paris correspondent of the Chi
cago Times says there is in this city at
this time a very lovely, very charming
young lady, who is destined by extra
ordinary fate to go through the world
without beim: , a married. She is a dark
beauty, with magnificent eyes, a glow
ing cheek, a lively expression, a grace
ful figure—in fact, altogether endowed
with every attraction, even to that of
having in her own right $500,000, and
being an only daughter, with the pros
pect of inheriting millions. The lady
is now about twenty-six years old, and
has been engaged to be married twelve
times. :Each time the unfortunate
lover has died within a few weeks of
the time appointed for the mutual cere
mony. Yet no suspicion of dagger
and bowl can be cast upon the fair ono;
a dark, mysterious fatality has carried
them away. Several died of typhoid
fever; one was killed in a dee); One
was throws from a horse ; two Were
drowned ; two were killedl3y railroad
. accidents, and one—hung himself—,
The lady has survived all these shocks.
,Thirteen may be for her the tarter**,
, fly the 4W =Op& Wha
Premonitions of Death.
, WAYNESBURG, GREENE COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1864.
Profitable Stock of Fowls.
The Boston Cultivator makes the fol
lowing statement :
Knowing that Bitsm W. Jones, of
Dover, Mass., had for several years paid
considerable attention to the raising of
chickens and the production of eggs for
market, we requested him to furnish a
statement in regard to the business. In
compliance with that request he has
given us certain memoranda,_ from
which it appears that on the first of
January last he had fifteen hens and
three cocks, worth $8.50. From Jan
uary Ist to November 30th (eleven
months) the cost of food, consisting of
Indian corn, buckwheat and boileSpo
tatoes, consumed by all the fowls on
the place, was $23.75, making the out
lay $32.25. During this period he sold
123 7-12 dozen eggs for an aggregate
amount of $27.95. lle also sold, dur
ing the same time, 101 fowls of various
ages, for $50.80. The stock on hand,
on the 30th of November, was twenty
seven hens and one cock, worth sl4.
The aggregate returns are .therefore
$92.75, deducting from which the value
of the original stock and expenses, '
$32.25 and there remains 860.50.
No account was made of all the eggs
required by a family of eight persons,
which may be offset against the care of
attendance, this being given by Mrs.
Jones. All the eggs and chicken, were
taken by the market man, who sold
them in Boston, and the sums named
were returned to Mrs. Jones.. The
highest price obtained for eggs was 30
cents per dozen, and the lowest 18 cts.,
the average being a fraction less than
24 cents. More than half of the
chickens were hatched before March
13th, and the sales commenced on the
Gth of May when six chickens sold for
$4.30. Of the eggs set, 70 per cent.
hatched, and of the chickens brought
out, 90 per cent. were saved.
Mr. Jones states that liis fowls are a
cross between the Dorking and "old
fashioned barn-yard fowls." They have
heavy bodies e► ith short, yellow legs.—
They are kept most of the time in their
house and yard, which is warm in win
ter and cool in summer.
The English Language.
After the Norman Conquest, about
the year 1066 the whole kingdom of
England was divided between the Nor
mans, who were the lords and gentry,
and the Saxons, who, with a few excep
tions, became the cultivators of the soil.
These two races did not even enjoy the
ordinary means of communication to
gather, for the Normans spoke French,
as well as the king and courtiers, the
courts of law used the same language,
and the common people alone used or
understood the Saxon, which they em
ployed in their own affairs. This sep
aration of language lasted till a hundred
years after the Conquest, when the
English language began to be used by
all the inhabitants of the kingdom.—
The gentlemen were acquainted with
the French also ; but every Englishman
spoke the mixed language which had
been gradually formed between the Nor
man French and Anglo-Saxon. This
is the language which has finally super
seded the use of all others in England—
the language of Newton and Bacon, the
language of Milton and Shakspeare, in
which wisdom and genius have achiev
ed so much to instruct and delight man
kind.
A New Difficulty.
Nickel cents at the Mint are growing
very scarce. When the government
first commenced the use of nickel as a
material for coin, it made a profit on
the coinage. The old fashioned copper
cent.was too cumbrous, and the nickel
penny was an agreeable change. Since
the government adopted the use of
nickel, the article has risen largely in
value. All metals have lien in price.
Nickel is found in Germany, but the
supply to the Mint is mainly derived
from Litchfield, Connecticut. The
prospect is, that after a while the gov
ernment will find difficulty in procuring
for its requirements, and some substi
tute will be rendered necessary. Mean
while, the demand for cents, at tlie .
United States Mint, is most pressing,
and not half of it can be satisfied. The
fear is, that the government will not be
able to obtain nickle at such a rate that
it can furnish a hundred cents for a dol
lar, as it now does.
A Revolutionary Relio.
John P. Putnam, a grandson of Gen.
Putnam, has presented for exhibition at
to Albany Army Relief Bazaar the
pistols in which was burned the first
powder of the Revolittion. It will be
remembered that Major • Pitcairn rode
toward the crowd drawn up in hostile
array at Lexington, shouting. Dis
perse, ye rebels." and fired his pistol
in their midst. His horse was shot
under him, but he managed to escape.
The pistols were found in the saddle,
and
became the property of General Put
nam; and were worn by him during the
Revolution.
Sunday Always.
By dibbrent nations every day in the
week is set apart for publie worship :
Sunday by the Christians; Monday by
the Crreekst Tuesday by the Persians ;
Wade ay by the Assyrians; Thurs
day by thsr Itcrirtians; Friday by. the'
Turks ; Satitrdely by the Jews, Add
be tkistherdiartad Teralatia*.andit is
apparent that saw eta- : 041407
Mineral Riches of Arizona.
All accounts concur in locating im
mense mineral wealth in Arizona. The
thieving, murdering Apache Indians as
yet prevent settlements and working of
the mines, though there is now every
indication that the Californians mean
soon to spy out and possess the land.—
The attention of the enterprise of that
State has recently been turned South,
and exploring and mining companies
will ere long do for New Mexico and
Arizona what they have already done
for Nevada.
The N. Y. Times publishes a a letter
from J. R. Browne, dated Tusean, Ari
zona, Jan. 18th, giving a detailed ac
count of the attack by a party of Apaches
upon Col. Butterworth and party, and
the murder of Messrs. Stephens and
Mills. The escape of Col. 13., who
nearly perished from hunger and ex
haustion, was almost a miracle.
Mr. Browne gives a glowing account
of the mineral productions. lie has
been pretty extensively over California
and :\STashoe, but has been nothing to
compare with Arizona. Ire states that
the average yield of the silver mines of
Tuhac, imperfectly as they have been
worked, far excel Washoe. The solid
masses of precious metals exceed those
of any similar working. A territorial
government is about being organized,
and Mr. Browne says it would pay the
government to send thousand troops
there for the permanent protection of
the mines. Adventurers are coming in
from California in all directions.
"Time is Money."
If you visit the mint of the United
States, in Philadelphia, you will find
that in the gold room, there is a rack
covering the floor for to walk upon ;
and if you enquire the reason for it, you
will be told that it is to prevent yon
from carrying off upon your feet the
minute particles of gold which would
otherwise cleave to them. As it is, the
precious dust sifts through the openings
of the rack to the floor beneath, and in
such quantities that thousands- of dol
lars are annually thus saved. "Time is
money ;" amthe is the prudent person
who prizes and husbands its smallest
fragments. It was by this course that
Elihu Burritt, "the learned blacksmith,"
made himself master of fifty languages.
Exploration of a Wonderful Cave.
The St. Louis Republican gives an
interesting report of a recent exploration
of a wonderful and beautiful cavern,
called Fisher's Cave, on the Southwest
Branch of the Pacific Railroad. We
are assured by the author of the report,
that the cave is more marvellous than
the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky, be
ing richer in the fantastic incrustations
that decorate its walls and ceiling, and
more thickly studded with grotesque
stalactites, stalagmites, and similar for
mations. This remarkable cavern will
yet become a favorite summer resort
for our citizens.
Gold in Missouri.
The Missouri Reptfblican reports that
gold bearing ores are now found in
Madison county, Missouri. An assayer
and analytical chemist in St. Louis has
proved some surface ores, and reports :
Conglomerate ore : 1,120 grains of
gold to the ton—equal to $67,20 per
ton. Quartz conglomerate : 500 grains
to the ton—equal to $33,60 per ton.—
These were from surface ores entirerly,
says the Republican, and confirm ex
periments several times made dining
late years and which indicate a yield
ranging from $22 to $ll2 per ton. It
is estimated that the cost of working the
ores for gold will not exceed five dollars
per ton, and a company is to be formed
for that purpose.
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The Rebel Prisoners at Rook Island,
Illinois.
There were 97 deaths among the
prisoners at Rock Island, week before
last, of which 62 were from small-pox.
So far there have been, in all, 736 deaths
among these prisoners, of Which 306
were from small-pox. There is a
strong corps of surgeons in attendance,
who are doing all in their power to im
prove the sanitary condition of the post,
but sickness, nevertheless, continues to
prevail fearfully. There are now 800
of the prisoners under treatment for
various diseases.
The Antietam Battle Field.
The Baltimore American says: In
the Maryland Senate yesterday, the
Committee of the Antietam battle-field
reportefi in favor of the purchase of
twenty acres of the battle-field, and
jointly with the State of New York,
which agrees to bear half the expense,
to re-inter therein the remains of sol
diers of the Union who fell in the bat,
tle. They also propose the purchase
of three acres upon South Mountain,
npon which to erect a monument to
Geu. Reno.
A Medicine.
Abernethy's prescription to a wealthy pa
tient was: "Let your servant bring you
three or four pails of water, and put it in a
washtub ; take off your clothes, get into it,
and from head to foot rub yourself well with
it, and you'll recover."
"This advice of yours seems very ran&
like telling me to wash myself," said the pa
tient.
"Widi," said AbernethY. "it is open to
objection."
About Money Matters.
To the wife, and yet more to the
wife's mother, of a man of business, one
who speaks feelingly, suggests this
most valuable rule :
Beware of starring the the funds or drain
ing the capital whigh serves as the very tools
of your husband's trade, and is the very
life-blood of his business. Many a lady,
had she begun in apartments, might
have soon luxuriated in her own draw
ieg room ; but by expecting to begin
with a complete establishment has crip
pled and crushed her husband to the
ground.
Many a man of business is ruined by
this error ; and whose fault . is it ? Why,
nine times out of ten, the fault of the
wife's relatives. The wife herself,
were the case fairly put to her, would
many a time say, "I join my lot to his.
Let us begin in a quiet way. The
greater the struggle the more pleased
shall I be to support and to comfort him.
We. will strive together, and I will tell
my friends we only sink to rise. lam
taking a course by which I shall with
far more certainty be eventually estab
lished as elegantly as my friends would
wish." Instead of which the family
expectations are too apt to betray the
husband into a scale of exp9nditure
which drains the strength of his busi
ness, and cuts the very sinews of every
enterprise, till a feeble trade, or per
haps actual insolvency, is the result.
Don't aspire to begin where older
persons were contented to leave off.—
This is the reason so many ladies re
main unmarried. Young men feel they
are expected to begin with all the ele
gancies which middle life only can a eal
ize. Time was when ladies - would
marry to help their husbands ; they
now only marry to weigh them down.
Half the mad speculations with married
men arise from this. They say, "We
must reduce ; business is bad, and we
must live on less." So they speculate to
make more; ruin comes and no one
suspects that the failing. man has been
goaded on by the grand expectations of
his wife's relatives.
More than half the squabbles and the
misery of married life proceed from
money matters. There is one constant
tussle between "we want" on the part
of the wife, and "I can't afford" on be
half of the husband.
And do we lay the blame upon the la
dies'? Only thus far, they ought to ar
range for a certain allowance for certain
things, and keep within it ; fbr let a
man liveto the age of Mathuselah, and
while his family expdediture is not lim
ited, he will always find it more than he
could have calculated. And the only
way to keep within your income is to
pay ready money, remembering the
shrewd observation of Archdeacon Pa
ley : "I always require my wife and
daughters to pay ready money. I know
they only buy what they think they
want ; but ready mesiey checks the im
agination."
Having a Purpose.
Youngster, schoolboy, clerk, or apprentice
—a word or two in your oar. If you desire
. success in any matter pertaining to this life
or the coming, yon must have a purpose—a
determination, that, God helping you, you
will achieve success. You may be poor,
friendless, unknown,—your clothing scant.,
your stomach half-filled—your place may be
at the foot of the ladder; no matter. What
ever your position may be, do your duty in
it, stoutly slid perseveringly, with your eyes
fixed far ahead and upward.
Keeping the purpose before you that you
will rise, be obedient to your employer, at
tentive to your besiness, obliging to your
shopmates, and courteous to strangers ; and
seize every opportunity to improve your
heart, your mind, and your work= nsh";).
Do everything well—no slighting, no h:diag
defects, aiming always at perfection. Watch
those who are skillful, and strive to equal and
excel them. Secure the friendship of all by
deserving it. Allow no opportunity of ren
dering a service to pass without improving
it, even if it cost you some labor and self
denial. Be of use to others, even if in a
small way; for a time may come when they
may be of service to you. A selfish man
may get ahead faster than you ; but selfish
ness is contemptible—and you need not en
vy his success : when yon achieve your ob
ject nobly, you will enjoy it, and be respect
ed.
Always bear in mind that character is cap
ital. To gain this you must be so scrupu
lously honest, that you wonld be as willing
to put live coals . in your pocket as a penny
that is not yours. Never run in debt : do
without what you cannot at once pay for,
even though you should suffer somewhat.—
No matter what the amount of your earnings
may be, save a portion every week, and in
vest it in a saving bank of good standing :
it will stand you in a good stead some day.
Better temporary abstinence and constant
plenty afterward, than unearned present
comfort and future perpetual want. Never
lie openly or covetly, by word or action. A
liar may deceive his fellows--God and him
self never. Conscious of falsity, a liar can
have no self-respect; without self-respect,
reputation cannot be achieved.
With a noble purposdsta the end of all
your actions, and with action becoming your
purpose, your success is wierely-a iluestion
of tinie,- 7 -alwa N ys provided xou, have Aisne
4
brain and chawicat eikaiuiconseWw-4 1 57 0 0-
graphical Advertiser;
The Pulpit Window.
Rev. Zalelial Adams at one time exchang
ed with a neighboring minister---a mild, in
offensive man—who, knowing the peculiar
: bluntness of hischaracter, said to him, "you
will find some panes of glass broken in the
pulpit window, and possibly- you may suffer
from the cold. The cushion, too, is in a
bad condition, but I beg of you not to say
anything to my people on the subject ; they
are poor, &c." "Oh no ! oh no !" says Mr.
Adams. But ere he left home, he filled a
bag with rags and took it with him. When
he had been In the pulpit a short time, feel
ing somewhat incommoded by the too free
circulation of the air, he deliberately took
from the bag a handful of rags, and stuffed
them into the windows. Toward the close
of his discourse, which wag more or less up
on the duties of a people toward their cler
gvman, he became very animated, and pur
posely brought down both fists upon the
pulpit cushions, with a tremendous force—
the feathers flew in all directions, and the
cushion was pretty much used up. He in
stantly checked the current of his thoughts,
and simply exclaiming—" Why, how these
feathers fly!' —proceeded. ine had kept his
promise of not addressing the society on the
subject, but had taught them a lesson not to
be misunderstood. On the next Sabbath,
the window and cushion were found in ex
cellent repair. --[Hartford Religious Her
ald.
How was This.
I used to visit a young man, about
eighteen years of age, the only son of a
pious mother, and she was a widow.—
He was dying of consumption ; but
airing the whole Circe months of his
lingering and exhausting illness, I never
heard a murmur from his lips. Ilis
good mother, who not long after fol
lowed him to the world of spirits, had
the same sweetness and serenity of
temper. When he had become a
christian I do not know ; but his
faith matured rapidly during his illness.
He had a pleasant room into NV hich
the spring sun shone brightly all the
morning, and he loved to have it so, for
it seemed to cheer both body and soul.
He was particularly fond of flowers,
and his friends nearly every day
brought him a fresh bunch. And
there he would sit, in an old arm chair, '
amid sunshine and flowers, talking
peacefully and joyfully about death and
the heavenly world. One day I said to
hiui," How happy you seem here!
what makes you so cheerful even in
prospect of death V' 'Oh, replied hef
"it seems to me only like going out o
tasked himself to commit, the contents,
all the names and dates from Adam
and the year one down to Nimrod,,
Ptolemy Soter, Ileliogabulus, and the
rest.
Our verbal memory soonest fails us
unless we attend to it and keep it fresh
and in order. A child will commit
and recite verbatim easier than an adult,
and girls than boys. To keep the ver
bal memory fresh, it is capital exercise
to study and recite uew languages, or
commit and treasure up choice passa
ges, making them a par; of our mental
wealth.
Anecdote.
When John Brown, D. D., first settled in
Haddington the people of his parish gave
him a warm and enthusiastic reception ; only
one of the members of that large church and
congregation stood oat in opposition to him.
The Rev. Doctor tried all the means in his
power to convert the solitary dissenter to
the unity of feeling which pervaded the
whole, body, but all his effort-.: to obtain an
interview proved abortive.
As Providence directed, however, they
happened one day to meet in the street,
when the doctor held out Ida hand, saying
"My brother, I undeNtand you are opposed
to my settling in Iladdingtou."
"Yes sir," replied the parishioner.
"Well, and if * be a fair question, on what
grounds do you object to me?"
"Because, sir," replied the parishioner, "I
don't think you are qualified to fill so emi
nent a post."
"That is just my opinion," replied the
Dector, "but what sir, is the use of you and
I setting up our opinions in opposition to a
whole parish 2"
The brother smiled, and their friendship
was sealed forever. How very true and for
cible God's word, "A soft answer turneth
away wrath."—[Western Watchman,
To Destroy Borers In Fruit Trees.
Bore the tree about one inch in depth
with a gimlet or small auger ; fill the
hole thus made, with sulphur, and then
secure it with clay or shoemaker's wax.
The sulphur will penetrate the tree, or
.the sap will carry it into the pores of
the tree, and the borers will disappear
' and the trees will recover . from their
injurious effects. I saved a thrifty ap
ple tree by this method a few years
since. The sulphur does not injure the
tree ; the hole made for it will grow up,
and the tree will thrive again. If holes
made by the borers fire accessible, fill
them with sulphur, and the borers will
not Again trouble the tree.
If the trees are large, more sulphur
kill be required, and perhaps an inch
auger would not be too large. Let the
sulphur be put into the tree in a half a
dozen placee. It * will not injure the
tre4; acid ie a certain remedy against the
Boyer.
NEW SERIES.---VOL. 5, NO
What is a year? 'Tis but a wave
On life's dark rolling stream,
Which is SO quickly gone that we
Account it but a dream.
'Tis but a single earnest throb
Of Time's old iron heart,
Which tireless is, and strong as whin
It first. with life did start.
What is a year? 'Tis but a turn
Of Time's old brazen wheel,
Or but a page upon the book
Which death must shortly seal.
'Tis but a step upon the road
Which we must travel o'er;
A few more steps, and we shall walk
-Life's weary rounds nb more.
prim
Selection of Fruit Trees.
Let the person wishing to purchase
fruit trees first settle it in his own mind
that lie must pay a fair- marketable val
ue for them. Badly grown moss-Ov-•
ed trees, or trees with broken, dried up
roots may be bought at a low price, but
in the end they will be found a very
dear bargain. A late number of the
Country Gentleman contains some use
ful suggestions on this subject:
It is not the largest or finest looking
trees that are the best. In fact, the
eagerness to procure big trees at the ex
pense of a full proportion of roots, which
it is impracticable to take up with such
trees, often results not only in the loss
of the trees themselves by death, but it
frequently requires years for them to
recover and regain their thrifty state.-
Neither is it necessary that the tree be
as straight as a candle, for a few years'
growth fills up the crooks in a trunk,
and makes it as straight, or nearly so,
m any other. The three great points
are : To have healthy trees—to take
them up with as perfect roots as possi;
bl e—and to keep these moist and un
injured till they are set out again.—
These three requisites cannot be easily
secured by taking large trees, while
those of moderate or rather small sise
will readily furnish them all. - Small
trees are easily dug without mutilating
the roots ; they are packed for trans
portation safely and with facility; the
labor of digging and packing and the
cost of transportation are much less than
with large trees ; mid they commence
growing immediately, with little check
in their vigor ; and, if well cultivated,
make the largest as well as the best
trees at the end of five years. The
late Dr. Kennicott, who was a success
ful nurseryman as well as orchardist,
said, that of the trees which he sold to
his customers, the full-sized symmet
rical ones never grew so well as the
smaller ones, possessing less beauty of
form. The reason was a curious one--
lie could never succeed in persuading
the owners to shorten-in the heads Of
the handsome treee, while he could iu,
duce them to prune or put back Jiro
others according to any directions e
might give.
To sum up—procure small, healthy,
well-dug well packed trees of the best
proved sorts only from reliable nursery
men ; let them be well set out and well
cultivated for successive years, and
they will afford a profitable as well as
satisfactory result.
We observe that some of the West
newspapers appeal to- their agrieultmid
readers to put in large crops the com 7
hip- Spring. This }s gopd advice.--
The producer and consumer have every
reason to agree in this. A St. Valli
editor, exulting in the prosperity en
joyed by the farmers of Minnesota,
says:
"This calamitous war, either as the
real or assumed cause,. has swelled the
prices of the commonest products till'
they almost rival in value the fitbalonta-.
Golden fruits of Hesperides. When
wheat commands a ready, firm price, of
from 90 cents to $1 per bushel, 04
80 cents, corn $1.15 to $1.20, potatoes
80 to 90 cents, and when onions "ars
considered cheap at $2.50 to $3 a hash
el, certainly even the mast avaricious
cannot complain that farming in
nesota don't pay."
The same general facts hold true.
throughout the West, and should Eu
rope be engulfed in war before another
twelvemonth, which is more than polik..
ble, adding to the demand already ex
isting, the American fanner is likely to
be rewarded for his industry as never .
before. The support oflarge armies at
home, the operation of the oonSerip
don laws upon the labor market, the
troubles which agitate the Old • World,
all go to help the agricultural classes in
the United States. Therefore, *int
every acre of arable land that .11a. popo k „
ble. Wheat and corn are &jetty need,
ed for export, but all the small %multi
such as are produced plentifully in the
Eastern and Middle States, to say
nothing of potatoes and other vegetables,
will find a ready market. —Eva/weber:.
Color C%Rts.—Taire one pint of corn
meal, one quart of stow milk, fair legs,
beaten, two tableepoonsinl of foe, as
soda enough to sweeten the Dar e ayi
all well togatixer, slid bake
have any corn with egg's, fight tilip eg o
nmeit be will beaten.
WHAT IS A YEAR!?
Plant Large Crops.
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