{The Jcpartmcnt. A PROFIT ABLE CORN CROPT We find the annexed account of a Corn Crop and tl\p manner in which it was cultivated, in the last number of the Country Gentleman. Just now, when hard-working farmers have most leisure, and the subject of the next corn crop must be under consideration the perusal of the statement which follows, which we heartily commend, will prove interesting, and it may be, profitable. The best corn with us, (Southern Herkimer county, N. Y.,)is raised on sod. This was not always the prac tice ; and now and then a farmer turns down stubble, either of grain or corn, for corn. But the best cul tivators, and the great majority, plant upon sod. This, a thorough experi ence his demonstrated, is the best practice. And now let me giveyoua particu lar instance of successful corn-raising —not only successful in the amount of bushels, but profit on the whole crop, labor and all considered. Far mers want not only great crops ; they want profitable crops. And here is one. Moses Smith, a neighbor of mine last spring turned in nine acres of sward. The sward had been meadow for twelve years. It was plowed eight inches in depth. This was done to secure mellow top soil, as new fer tility from below. Another thing:— The sod turned in deep, the worms are kept below, working in the sod till the corn has a good start. That is the theory, and it seems a success ful one. This sod was plowed in a few days with several teams, and finished the middle of May. The weather was favorably, and the ground in good order. Immediately after the plow left, the corn was planted. Before it came up, a handful of hen manure (dry) mixed with a little plaster and wood ashes was applied to each hill. This was done, says Mr. Smith, to prevent the insects from hurting the corn, and to give it an early start.— It came np readily and "black"'. It grew on at once. Moist warm weath er setting in, the cultivator was call ed into requisition, and, during the summer, was passed six times through the rows each way, the rows being four feet apart. The "hoc was used around the hill to cut away the grass and in such manner as to draw away some of the ground, so as to give the sun a more direct chance at the roots. Thus the soil was kept clean with comparatively little labor, the weeds not being very abundant on the deep turned down soil. It was what may be called a clean crop. It was cer tainly a very clean soil, and an cyen piece of corn, showing good promise at once and throughout, and the best crop of corn, evenest and the finest, all things considered, I ever saw.— The soil was thoroughly mellow, a deep, rich, black loam, with good na tural drainage in the sand and gravel mixed with it, except at the upper end, where water had always been standing more or less during the grea ter part of the season, from time im memorial. Through this a ditch was run, I believe the fall previous. To my surprise, and everybody else's, the corn was equally good here. But the soil was as mellow as the rest, and equally rich and black, with, Wjelieve a little marl mixed with it. There were from four to six stalks —averaging five—in a hill. Each stalk had from two to three large ears Dutton corn, "medium size." The corn was cut in the first half of September ; begun on the first and finished on the twelth day of the month It had been well glazed, but no more, when cutting was commenced. I should have mentioned that several acres of the lot had been_ in corn the year before, on sod turned down.— This corn was equally good with the rest; and here the cutting was com menced, perhaps on account of the corn being riper, though of this I am not certain. The corn here last year was excellent, but lacked a few bush els to the acre of the crop of the present season, which was more fa vorable to corn, especially on sod, but more especially sod turned in deep. The yield of the nine acres avera ged a trifle over eighty bushels to the acre. The corn was unsurpassed in quality, the grain hard, plump and glistening—and it was all like this, with the most trifling exception. The stalks, by being cut early, when yet fully green, the husk of the ear being only changed somewhat—afford the best and sweetest of fodder, hav ing this advantage over hay, say our farmers, that it makes yellow, as well as better flavored butter, and is pre ferred to any hay. The stalks are fed the part of winter, and mueh butter is thus made, which always sells for the highest price. Besides, cows are said to give inilk longer, and thus get up a habit in direction. Thus the stalks will pay alfrexpense, and leave the corn a clear profit of ninety dollars the acre. Mr. Smith's father, a few years since, raised 1500 bushels of hard ripe corn, for which he got a dollar a bushel, from 20 acres of similar land, the farms joining. This is about the average yield, taking the years as they run. Sometimes but 60 to the acre is realised, and by some slovenly far mers even less. But the great depth of soil, its richness and thorough (na tural) drainage, its uniform mellow ness and blackness drawing the rays of the sun—and the hills on either side of the vally, running east and west, thus warding off the winds, and giving a direct chance to the sun—all these things have their effect in pro ducing in this valley the corn that is raised. But corn is raised success fully, in the same manner, on the hills, and throughout this section gen erally, varying in profit with the na ture of the soil- The two successful crops of the valley arc corn and hops, making for tuned for their proprietors ; and they are usually grown on the same farm, and generally in addition to a dairy. The three are usually found together, the dairy enriching the soil (bv pas turage and the manure that is made,) the cornstalks supplying fodder, and the corn ground preparing the land for seeding, which generally here follows the next crdp, either of oats wheat or barley, the latter two being preferable for seeding. The principle of planting corn on green sward is held to be this: the mellow soil on top is favorable to til lage, and free (if plowed deep) from insects, as we have said ; and by the time the roots penetrate well the sward-which occurs at the commence ment of the hot weather in July— decomposition will have set in, which warms the under soil as well as en riches it, and thus drives on the corn. This is the principle held here. At any rate, corn is a success on greensward, turned down in the spring. Now and then fall plowing has a good effect, or has had, as little as is done now. But it seems the sod turned down gets soaked during the winter, unless the drainage is perfect, which is far from being the case generally. This, by the time the corn is planted, seems so sour, and if turned up with the plow is often found to be wet. Especially late (fall) plowing seems to have this ef fect, probably by packing the soft wet soil. In clay we know this is the case, even if the soil is but slightly mixed with it. One of the greatest injuries to soil, whether plowed in the fall or the spring, is to plow it wet. This is the case with our soil, as I have often enough witnessed. I find there is little difference whether the soil is black or yellow, rich or otherwise, though gravel or sand is less objectionable than clay. Last fall our neighbor Hall ploughed his garden late and very wet.— Though the soil is very rich, black, mel low soil, highly productive, we propheeied a failure the next season ; and it turned Ymt, eminently. I have lost entire crops in this way, one, a barley crop on good ground, by harrowing it when wet, and but once at that. The ground was bare, and finely harsh, almost a miracle to look at in its consequences. On the whole, then, spring plowing for corn on sod, is preferred, and is always a success if the corn is well taken care of. in this locality, especially in the valley. And why not so in other places ? We think IWr.Smith has his upon the right management, and it is bis second year of farming ; he is a young farmer, and reads and thinks, and labors—labors himself. \ should have mentioned that no ma nure is used, the sod being considered sufficient manure.' This is applied on grass lands as a top-dressing here with the best of success—though none that I am aware of, and I am pretty certain in this, was ever used on Mr. Smith's meadow, the soil being rich and always yielding well without manure. BOILED FRUIT PUDDING.—Take enough flour for a crust; add dry to the flour a little salt and salcratus made fine ; wet wifh sour cream; roll the crust, and line the inside of a but tered bowl; putin a layer of any kind of fruit or preserves, (I prefer preser ved currants:) then crust and fruit al ternately, until the bowl is full; cover the top with a crust, press tightly the edge, tie it in a cloth, then plunge in boiling water and boil two hours. If more water is needed, replenish with boiling water, as it should be kept cov ered with it and constantly boiling, if alight, dry crust is desired. It should be frequently turned to prevent its sticking to the kettle. When done, run a knife around the sides of the bowl, that it may turn out whole. Serve hot with sweet cream.—Ger mantown Telegraph. SORGHUM AT THE WEST.— Owing to the great drouth of the past sum mer, and the early frost, the crop of sorghum at the West has turned out badly. Mr. Mason, of the Illinois Central railroad, planted 250 acres, and obtained from it only 105 barrels of sirup and 400 barrels of vinegar. The cost of raising and manufac turing was $2300. After deducting the market value of the vineger, the cost of the syrup would be about for ty cents a gallon. In an ordinary season he would have had 1000 barrels of molasses, instead of 105 barrels, and the cost per gallon very trifling. Notwithstanding the unfavorable results of the past season, Mr. Mason has concluded to plant this year from 250 to 400 acres. tSC There is no selfishness where there is a wife and family. There the house is lighted up by mutual charities; every thing achieved for theoi is a victory; ev erything endured is a triumph. Howma ny vices are suppressed that here may be no bad example ! How many exertions made to recommend and inculcate a good one! Religious The Social Hazards of a Sinful Life. CONCLUDE*. ■ A gentleman in India onee reared a ti ger cub. His kinJness seemed to eradi cate the ferocity of its nature, and it grew up as docile as a pet pig. One day its owner, being alone with it in his library, caressed it and gave it his hand to lick. The rough tongue of lho animal grazed his skin and gave its first taste of blood. Then its ferocious nature awaked. Fury gleamed from its eye. and couching itself jeady to spring upon its master. Fortunately the geutleman had a loaded pistol on his table and saved his life by shooting his former pet. Let this fact illustrate a valuable truth. Let the sleeping ferocity of the tiger, waked by the taste of blood, stand for a figure of that slumbering passion in your breast which needs but the taste of strong temptation to rise into a terrible life, and to break over all the feeble defences which a maltreated conscience. anJ pride of char acter, may have built up in your soul to protect its virtue. One moment of tri umphant passion may suffice to undo the work of half a lifetime. And you, have you not this tiger in your breast? But you have established moral habits, and you rely on their protection, perhaps. Well, I congratulate you heartily. Good moral habits are very desirable guardia'ns. and if they have been formed in obedi ence to the conscience and the religious affections, they are as powerful to protect as the angelic forces which guarded Eli sha on the hill of Bothan. Search, then, beloved reader, for the ori gin of these boasted moral habits. Seize them therefore. Search them. Cha'lcngc them as to whence they came and whith er they tend ! See if the best of them are not merely negative virtues after ail that is. you habitually avoid certain forms of sin because you have no natural incli nation for them. For example, you are not a miser, because your nature is not avaricious; you are not a spendthrift, be.- cause your nature inclines you to save rather to waste; you are not given to noise and quvrcl, because your nature inclines you to quiet and peace. These, with kin dred habits, hardly merit the name of vir tues, because they require no cifort—no earnest willing. They are little else than the passive of your mental constitution, just as docility, fidelity,peace fulness are the results of organization in some of the inferior animals. Search, again, and see if others of your habits do not proceed from your educa tion. your life associations, your pride of character, your self esteem, your love of approbation, your fear of obloquy or phys ical suffering, or some other merely sel fish motive ? Look closely and I think you will discover SELF to be the sovereign to whom these boasted moral habits do homage. The bare fact that you choose the world, instead of the Creator, to be your supreme good and therefore lord over your habits. You do not, because you can not, serve both God andjmmimon. Con fessedly, God does not reigu in you, and therefore selfishness must. But are scljish habits reliable protectors in these conflicts with the passions to which you stand exposed ? Remember, that these passions make their appeal to that very selfishness from your present habits have sprung, self-will, self interest, self-pleasing—not respect for God and duty—have made you what you are. What may not happen, therefore, if in the exigencies of your future life, the now half awakened passion of acquisitiveness, or ambition, or amativeness, should plead with self-interest or self-leasing for dan gerous and unlawful indigencies. Would your old habits be likely to resist the pleadings of tlfeir own parents think you? They might; and so might a fence of rushes cheek the march of the awful ava lanche; yet who would feel like building his house beside such a fence, with the snow masses trembling above him, ready to fallundor the tread of a passing cham ois ? It caunot l>o; selfish habits cannot pro tect you from the assaults of temptations which appeal to the very selfishness which gave them birth. On the contrary, such habits serve to betray your soul by pre paring it for defeat in the hour of trial. What are these habits but repeated acta of fealty to the dominant principle of self ishness? What are they but the jailers of your worldly mind, binding its will with chains of steel to the throne of self ishness, and keeping vigilant watch and ward over it, lest It should flee its bond age, and achieve its freedom by submis sion to God and duty. These questions must be answerad in the affirmative. What then ? Why it fol lows that you have already parted with your freedom to resist the solicitations of self ish passions. Your moral habits, of which you boast - , are but the chains with which the selfish or carnal mind has bound you. Like Paul's unrenewed man. you are car nal, sold uuder sin. Let mc illustrate your condition. There is an ancient tale that tells of a wandering princess who found an asylum in a deserted palace. Pleased with its quiet, she sought rest from the fatigues in its deserted chambers, and made it her tempory home. Day after day she walk ed up and down ita grand|old halls and wan dered through its vast apartments, think ing herself free and alone. Its gates stood open aa when she entered, only a spider had stretched his fine, light, almost invisi ble web across the portals. This is a fee ble obstacle, and the princess feels no 'doubt of her power to brush it aside witli her delicate fingers when she is ready to resume her journey. * At length she resolves to quit the place. .She raises the web very easily, but there is a second one behind. She pushes this aside, when a third, bars her way. This is lifted but there is a fourth, a fifth, a sixth! Boldly she pushes them aside, but still web succeeds web. Her strength is put, forth until she is ready to drop with fatigue. Hut her heart is bold and she struggles still! Vain struggles!— There is no end of these obstructing webs. They are fine, light, but mighty in their self-renewing strength. They exhaust both her power ami her e«prage. She gives up the contest. Iler hands fall list lessly by her side. The princess is a pris oner ! Poor young princess ! 'Poor} , oung world ling! Like her, you move with pea.sure in a palace of beauty and light, cherish ing the fancy that you are free togo or re main, to drink deeply or lightly of the wine of selfish indulgences, or to abstain altogether if you so will. And like her you sec not how selfish habits are weaving webs in your path, nor how one sinful hab it leads to another, until the gorgeous world of your sinful choice will become your Bastile, from which you find no egress save by the low gateway of faith in Christ, or by the "sorrow of the world," and eternal death. Do you doubt this view of your libelty? Test it, then, by an experiment on your self. Free yourself from the bonds of your favorite pleasures, Break away from your chosen haunts and from your elect companions. Abandon the god of this world, and attempt to take your first stEps in the path of religious duty, which is the true way of virtue ! Try to do these things with all the moral might of your unassisted nature, and see if you do not find yourself the slave of your own self ish lusts—see if with Paul's unregenor ate man you are not soon led to cry out, " How to perform that which is good I find not," and if, perflating in the trial, you d) not at length groan out your de spair by crying, " () wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" Trust not, therefore, for security against the great and terrible liabilities of your earthly career, to your moral habits, your pride of character,or your faithful but much maltreated conscience. They are not re liable guardians over youf safety. They cannot grapple with such foes to your life-success as crowd the high-ways of the gay world you have chosen to serve. If you trust to them you will, in all proba bility, be left to fall into some folly which will be tlieevil genius of your life. Your vanity, or pride, or love of j»ower, or lust of gain, your social affections, or your quick imperious temper, your envy, mal ice, or revenge, your dread of poverty, your fear of ridicule, or some other self ish desire, passion, or propensity, .will drag you down from the serene heights of peace ful innocence into the gloomy valleys of mental wretchedness, and, it may be", into the still gloomier depths of poverty, shame, and possibly of crime. Pause, then, beloved young worldling, in your gay career. Listen U> the warning voice of him who, knowing the path you tread, says of it: " There is a way which, semirth right unto a man, but the cm! there of are the ways of death." Consider also these lines &112 old Francis Quarltt: M 0 what a crocodilian world is this, Composed of treacheries and ensnaring wiles; She clothes destruction in a formal kiss. And lodges death in her decitful smiles; She hugs the soul she hates; and then does prove The veriest tyrant where she vows to love; And is a serpent most when most she seems a dove/' flaT* A skunk once challenged a lion to single combat. The lion declined accept ing it. "How said the skunk, "are you afraid?" "l'es," replied the liun; "you would only gain fame by having had the honor to fight with a lion, while every one who meets me for a month to come, would know that I had been iu company with a skunk." NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—Tho Time's Washington dispatch says : The reported sickness of Vice-President Stevens, at his home in Georgia, is regarded here in offi cial circles, as a blind to cover an oi»eu rupture between him and Jeff Davis, und his abandonment of the Richmond admin istration, and all public couduct of the re bellion. NDR " HORSE POWER." —The power of a horse is understood to be that which will elevate a weight of thirty-three thous and pounds the height of one foot in a uiinute of time—equal to about ninety pounds at the rate of four miles an hour. e=r In carving a partridge, I spluslied MiasMarkham with gravy from head to fpot; and though I saw three distinct brown rills of animal juice tricklingdown her cheek, she had the complaisance to de clare that not a drop had reached her ! Such circumstances are the ''triumphs of civilized lite."— Sidney Smith. DANDELOIN COFFEE. —Wash the roots of the common field dandeloin clean, but avoid scarifying the skin, and out into pieces tho siie of coffee; brown them slowly over the fire in the coffee roaster, but without burning too much, and pre pare the same as you would Mocha. Tho beverage is said to be excellent. RIRIL MIL NURSERY, SEAR BUTLER, PA. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public ' generally, that lie Is now fully prepared to ftirnish * them with the choicest variety and very best quality of all kinds of fruit trees. During the last summer he has made large additions to his stock ofc Fruit ami Ornamen tal trees, and has on hand a larger and better quality and variety than has ever been offered in this county. Con- , sisting of SUMMER, WINTER & FALL APPLES. PEACHES PEARS AND CHERRIES, also. STRAW- i BERRIES of the very finest quality—different kinds of Rheubarb. A Splendid lot of Evergreeus and a great variety of Promiscuous tree® for ornament and shades.— All of which, we propose to cell on as reasonable teuns, as the same quality and varieties ran be had fur, from any agency nr establishment iu the country, Jan. 6, 18fl4. SILAS PEARCE & SONS. .1808 NEW GOODS, IHO3. FROM NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. AS CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST. AND A3 OOOD AS Tn* DEST. 11. C. & J. L. MA BOY. Have just received at their establishment, ON MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA., A large and well selected stock of BEASONA lll.i: GOO I>H, which they are sel/iny at terry low rate*. ItE,D THE FOLLOWING CATALOGI'E AND PROTIT THEREUV. -l'On TIIE LADIES. Always on hand a large stock of Ladies goods, such as COBERG CLOTH, ALPACAS. DE LANES, GINGHAMS, PRINTS, KERCHIEFS, NUIHES, GLOVES, 4c. FOR GENTLEMEN. Always on hand Rlack Cloths, Fancy and Rlaok CassU meres, Satinetts, Cassiuets, Tweeds, Plain and fancy Vea tings, Shirting, etc., etc.. etc., READY MIUE CLOTIIIXG. Such as COATS, PANTS, VKSTSnn.I othrr gnriiumta. Boots and Shoes, HATS, CAPS & NECKTIES, and a variety of other articles iiorNi:iiov,i> GOODS Such as Unbleached and Bleached Muslins, Linen and Cotton, Table Cloths, Oil Cloths, Linen and Hemp Towels, Carpets, Curtains, Fringe, etc. HARDWARE, &0. If you want Nails or Spikes, Manure or other forks, Saw-Mill or other saws, Smoothing Irons, Locks, Hinge-*, etc., goto M'Aboy's, where you can buy them cheap. IP YOU WANT Good Extra Family Flour, White or Brown Sugar, Rio or Java Coffee, Imperial, Young Hyson or Ulack Tea, goto M'Aboy's. IF You WANT Ci ROCERIEB of a superior quality, at as low rates as tlioy can he had elsewhere in the county, goto the store of R.C. A J. L M A BOY. Dec. 9,1863. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS? rilne subscriber, grate- h ( |'j'.'' h - " may favor him with a rail. He inconstantly manufacturing,and kcepsonliand the very best assortment of Ttt UKKN. All work warranted. Repairing done on the shortest notice and most favorable tesms. Dec. 9,1968. J. J. SEDWICK. REDICK'S DRUG STORE, Opposite Siine*s Store, DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS, MEDICINES, MEDICINES, M EDICT X KM, M EDICT N ES, M EDICT N ES, MEDICINES, DYES, DYES, DYES. PAINTS, PAINTS PAINTS, Pure Liquors for Medical use only. Soda, Cream Tarter etc. etc. French and American Perfumery, and Toilet articles.— Brushes, Trusses and all articles iu the Drug line, of the best quality and at fairest rates. • Dec. 9, IMB. C HEAP ÜBUG STORE. l>r. James 11. Hell, Boyd's Building. Bntler, Pa. DEALER in HII kinds of Drugs and Chemicals Oils. Paints and Varnish. Also, Benzoic, Tar Also, all kinds of nrunlips. All kinds o Loihps. Lamp Shadt>*and Chimney*. JnjjSjjM Also, a full assortment of Groceries, Tabacco and Clears of the very best brand*. A Iso, a full assortment of Coufeciionarfes and Not*. Also Oreen and Dried fruit. Also a great variety i of notions. Liquors of all kinds for Medical and Sacn nienial putposos. Also Stationery, consisting of Paper, Envelops, Pens 4 Pencils, Blank Books, Paw Book, Slates Ac. Ac. Dsc. 9,1863-tf. COUNTRY MERCHANTS, j CALL AT , Ileineuiau's Book fttore 9 And buy OSGOOD'S Serries of School Books at Puhliscers 1 pricer. Always on hand, a full supply of Stationery and , ( Envelops, at wholesale and retail, cheap for cash. Call aud 1 exujninc before purchasing elsewhere. No trouble to show Ooods. Pec. 9, 1863::tf. 1 Buggy for Sale. THE undersigned has for sale, a New Top Buggy, which i he offers cheaper than a Buggy of the same kind can be got up at the present prices. For further particular, enquire of J. J. SEDWICK. Dee. 9,186&:tf. • ' KJII'OHHM OF FiNIUOX, ON MAIN STREET, Opposite Boyd's Buildings, ButUr. THE undorsignod would respectfully inform his old friends and the public generally, that bo is constant ly in receipt of tho very latest Fashions, and is fully pre- I pared at all times to execute all kinds of work In his line of business in a Dcat and workmanlike manner, and will i be happy to attend to aU who may giro him a call. : A S\ M'CANPLESS t Js«. « l?M -tf IMPORTANT NOTICES. U. 5.5-2CTS7 THE Secretary of the Treasury has not yet given no tice of aYiy intention to withdraw his popular Loan Trom Sale at Par, and. until ten days' notice is given, the undersigned, as "'General Supscrlption Agent," will con tinue to supply the public. The whole amount of the Loan authorised is Five Hun dred Millions of Dollars. Nearly Four Hundred Millions have been already subscribed for and paid into the Treas ury, mostly within the last 'seven months. The large de mand from abroad, and the rapidly increasing home de mand for use a« the basis for circulation by National Bauk ing Associations now organizing in all parts of the coun try, will, in a very short period, absorb the balance.— Bftlefl have lately ranged from ten to fifteen millions week ly, frequently exceeding three millions daily, and as it is well known that the Secretary of the Treasury has ample and unfailing resources in the Duties on Imports and In ternal Hevenue, and In the issue of the Interest-bearing Legal Tender Treasury Notes, It Is almost a certainty that he will not find it necessary, for a long time to come, to seek a market for any other long or permanent loans, the Interest and Principal of which are payable in Gold. Prudence and self-interest must force the minds of those contemplating the formation of National Banking Asso ciations, as well as the minds of all who have idle money on their hands, to the prompt conclusion that they should lose no time in subscribing to this most popular Loan. It will soon be beyond their reach, and advance to a hand some premium, as was the result with the '"Seven Thirty" Loan, when it was ail sold and could no longer be subscri bed for at par. « It is a Six pep Cent. Loan, the Interest and Principle payable in Coin, thus yielding over Nine per Cent, per aiv uum at the present rate of premium on coin. The Government requires all duties on imports to be paid in Coin. These duties have, for a long time past, amounted to over ft Quarter of a Million of Dollars daily, a sum nearly three times greater than that required in the payment of the interest on all the 5-20's ami other per manent loans. So it is hoped that the Surplus Coin in the Treasury, at no distant day, will enable the United States to resume specie payments upon all liabilities. The loans is called 5-20 from the fact that, whilst the Bonds may run for 20 years, yet the Government has a right to pay them off in Gold, at par, at any time after ft The Interest is paid half-vearly, vist: on the first days of November and May. Subscribers can have Coupon Bonds, which are payable to bearer, and are £ftu, SIOO, $5tK». ami SIOOO ;or Registered Bonds of same denominations, and in addition, $5,000 and .SIO,OOO. For Banking purposes and for investments of Trust-monies tile Registered Bonds are preferable. These ft-20's cannot be taxed by States, cities, towns, or counties, and the Government tax on them is only one half per cent, on the amount of income, when the income of holderexcoeds Six Hundred Dollars per annum. All other investments, such as incoino front Mortgages, Railroad Stock, and Bonds, etc.. must pay from three to five percent, tax on the income. Banks and Bankers throughout the Country will con tinue to dispose of the Bonds : and all orders by mail, or otherwise, will be promptly attended to. The inconvenience of a few days'delay in the delivery of tlie Bonds is unavoidable, the demand being so great: but as Interest commences from the-day of subscription, no less is occasioned, and every effort is being made to di minish the delay. JAY much trouble to look over our books or keep an account with each one get ting them up. Monthly Parts—s4 a year. In all cases. Anyone sending us Five Dollars can have tho weekly "Waverly Magazine," and either of the following works for one year by mail: "Peterson's Ladies' Magazine," "Harper's Magazine," Godev's Lady's Book," "Ladies Ga zette of Fashion," "Atlantic Monthly." All letters and communications concerning the paper must be addressed to the publisher. The Way to Buiiscrihk.—The proper mode tosuhscrlbo for a paper is to enclose the money In a letter and address the publisher direct, giving individual name, with the post office, county and state very plainly written, tu* post marks are often illegible. Address MOSES A. DOW, Boston, Mass. Baltimore .Philadelphia, New York and Pittsburgh, Brought into the very mid at of the QUIET TOWN of BUTLER. appointment," he left Butler, and during the "rainy sea son," was busily engaged, toiling, taxing every point of the compass, in order to accomplish the object of his mission. He has tHe satisfaction of reporting himself once more at home, accompanied with some of the tallest specimens of articles in his line of business, that was ever concentrated at any point in Butler county, or any where else in this decidedly great country. AH he asks in return, of his fellow citizens, for his arduous labors, is simply that they will give him a call, and examine for themselves, his fine stock of Tobacco, Snuff and Cigars. Thongh republics are generally ungrateful, and the peo ple, though "sovereigns." are not always exactly in the right truck, yet he feels a kind of confidence in them that they will not hesitate to pronounce judgment in his favor, when they shall have "investigated" his stoek. In order to make an intelligent report,Tfewillve necessary for all interested in the "use and abuse" of Tobacco, in alt its va rieties, to call and try for themselves. The committee begs leave to be discharged from further considerate n of this subject. GEORGE VOGELEY, Jr. Dec. W. 1M»::.1mo. R. C. SHARP, FHUIT& ORNAMENTAL TREES. Hi now prepared to fill orders for the Spring J( " ' " ' VIGOR, -""•S3*. SIZE AND SYMMETRY His trees will stand the tost with those of the Rest Nur series in the Union. He engages to deliver them in proper season, and in OOOX> ORDER. AH that Is necessary to ensure them to grow thriftily, and bear abundantly in a few ncasons is PItOPGR PLAXTOO. Within the past two years, ho has sold in this county THOUSANDS OF TREES of every description; nearlV all uf which are now in a thriving condition. Some uf hlk Dwarf Apples and Pears were this year L OA DEI) WITIFL UCIO US FR L IT. It costs but little to start a new orchard, while In a few years it is the most profitable spot on the farm. It will pay to cut off the old orchards of common fruit, and re place them with choice selections from the Nursery.— In a few years after, as the farmer looks upon bis thrifty trcos,burdened down with blushing fruit, apples aslarge as Tin Gupsi he will say to himself with a self satisfied expression of countenance, "I've,made ono good investment in my life, ' an v how." For particulars, address, R. C. SHARP. Butler, Fa. The following well known gentlemen, have kindly per mitted him to refer to them, as to his reliability as well as the quality of tho trees: Judge Stephenson, Ceiitrevlllo; John T. Bard, Centre ville*: John Pisor, Worth tp.; John Bingham, Slipperyroek: Wm. M'Cafferty, Fairview tp.; Wm. Megary, Fairview tp; Ab'm. Zeigler, Henry F. Muntz Harmony: Col. A. Lowry, E. M'Junkln.Cap. Jacob Zeigler. I. J. Cuminings, Butler; John Green. John M'Creay, Coylsville, Henry Buhl, For ward township. Dec. 28, 3::m. NEW DRY BOODS. W. & A. O. BOYD. 11HIS firm Is pursuing its accustomed plan of do- j < . ing business. They are receiving Now Good* almost I every week, and are now filling up with a large Stock of ' New Goods of all kinds. We invite the public generally I j tocallsndoxemlne for tbi»*t!vc.'. No trouble »osbow ! < gnc*. dsr 1* IWCMf, PERIODICAL XOTJM'EN. Terms reduced to Old Prices GODEY'S LIY'S BOOK ~ For 1864. breat Literary and Pictorial Year I The publisher of (ln.l eT » ljuljr', thankful tc tlial public which has eimblwl him to pnhllnh a maciKtnir f..r the last thirt