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Ejéltitlt‘tj, THE HUMAN SLAVE. BY A. B. LOCKHEAD. The stream, it hath a course to runâ€" The rock a bed, And room to hide itself within The earth, the seedling hath inherited. And every creature at its birth Hath patrimony of the earth. AURORA LE X. 80 3T 1‘, Proprietor. The bird now enrolling to me Knoweth thatevery tree *‘To the horizon.’s rim. Belongs to him: He feels within his breast O'er every swaying limb As for as he cansee. He bath a right from God, To hang his little nest. A l ror. He looked at me savagely, i and made a Spring towards me; he , ,had. got me by the throat and was about to swallow me, I suppose, when I Was woke by a loud knock- ing at my door. I wasn’t so drow- sy but I could beat: the boss sayâ€"- . ‘ Get tip, 'I‘om, and put the brown a ‘mare to the covered wagon; and look: sharp. for it’s pretty laie.’ ' ‘v Where’s she- going to, sir i’ I ask- ; ‘ed. ' ‘ To M--â€"-â€"â€"-, witli the man who’s; just got up, and says he must get; there before morn ng, as his wife is": dying.’ ‘ V ‘1 never found it. harder to turn. out in my life, and I g4 ambled a good 2 deal. and cursed some, at the idea of? leaving a good warm bed to drive? thirty miles, and the weather cold enough to freeze your nose off. If didn’t like the getting up,l didn’t like the cold, and I didii’t like the No creature so. obscure. But bath a. legacy assigned to itâ€"n, A sacred claim Signed with a name No hand can counterfeitâ€"- The great Creator’s signature. ‘. All living things that creep the plain. Or in the air or water swim, Have claim on one another; The not we tread upon’s a Matherâ€"â€" God aives a little fan” to him. The world for allâ€"- Meat, and a bed to rest For every guest But are alone-â€" Breed of earth, bed of stone, Nor evun grave. Belongoih to the hunted man- The human slave. No home, no kin, there was little chance of meeting any travellers on the road; every- ;assisiance, even if they heard, me, ..-.I" AND: RICHMOND HIEL ADV “ Let Sound Reason weigh more with us than Popular Opinion.” iiioiviu nus, RICH the moment had caused me to. l.‘e-l member that I. had. an. old pistol inl my pocket. and in an instant I drew i it out and pointed it at the madmanI It was Ul’lli)tl(lt3(l,l knew,but Idlioug‘ht ‘ I tell you, sir, I began to. get as fidgetty as the man Limself. I‘ felt sure he was a madman, and was afraid of my life. I didn’t know what to do. it Was near one o’clock l him as quietly as I could, If you raise your hands to me, I’ll shootyouoead. I don’t know'the man. who is. following us. You sit down and take. the reins, drive like thunder, and I’ll keep watch. ‘ He sat down mecliaiiicaliy, took up the reins, which were lying en. tangled about my feet. and only said, ‘ That’s rightâ€"yon look out ; look in the Slltld()\\'S--d n him, that’s where he hich and runs along. You look out, if I can only reach home I can give him the slip.’ "The mare was now thoroughly frightened, and the incessant shouts of the crazy man every moment ad- ded to her fear. She flew rather body was asleep in the few houses we passed, and. if I called out for he could strangle me before any body could come to holy me. I was a more boy, and he was a great mus- cular and powerful man ahi‘inst maddenedi by strong. drink. Lilon’t, think If‘iiri, ECIMVUI’LI, but I was afraid then and no this take. He drank again, and then turned right around in the seat and looked steadily behind. He stood in that position several minutes, still mutter- ing to himself. At last with a st art that made the wagon tremble he Said. unsung APRIL 6, it might frighten him, and Isaid to. their attention. man I had to drive. I thought it ‘ Thereâ€"there l I saw imn dodge 1860. .VYH-Ji'r no YOJJ READ 'lâ€"It beho- ves the young of the present day to look'well to their ways. The way to read. so as to derive benefit from l The intellect of the wise is like glass; it admits. the light of heaven and reflects it. Ifyou havi! a friend whom-.yoiadgsire to remain a friend. get in debt to him. He’ll reading. SllUUld espeCl‘lly recelvb‘lnever leave you-~he’ll haunt you; and The importance. of ‘in fond ri'meuibrancc.’ ever cherish your attending to this subject is ewdent virtues and the amount of your indebtedâ€" from two reasons. such a flood of worthless reading matter delugiiig the land, that the reader must use much discrimiiiatimi else he will receive positive harm; the whole mind and character. It is not necessary to bring statis- tics to show that the youth of our land,â€"saying nothing of any other class,-â€"are, to an a‘arming extent. engaged in the perusal of trashâ€"this fact comes under the obsevation of all. The literature designated by the term just used, includes not only what is fiequently called “yellow- entered,” but also the great mass _ . lyour minds to do a thing, and add, in the second place, reading cX- it. Fear not if trouble come upon you; erts such a moulding influence over’kcep up your spirits though the day may First. there is ness. Never be cast down byltrifiies. If a spider breaks his web ttventy times. twenty titties will "he mend it. Make up you will do be a dark one. A \Vbatevcr you do, do it willingly. boy that is whipped at school nchr learns , his lessons well. A man that is com- pelled to work cares not. how bady it'is performed. He who pulls off his coat cheerfully, strips up his sleeves in earnest, and sings while he works, is the man for us. One day as Mr. C. was limping down the High-street of Edinburgh, from. the , -' such ,.......n , ~.....,. .. . . .. DURA'I‘lON or virA’iIi'i‘Y in, soups ‘ [From the American Agriculturiltlv That. some seeds, under accidedtial'e; circumstances, have analmost index. finite period of vitality, is evident! from the fact that grains of wheat.~ taken from the hands or wrapping .offlbEgyptian mummies, several, ;thousand. years old, have vegetated during the present century. But thin s, are exceptions to the. general riiie. VH,0w, then may we. ascertain with considerable certainty whether the seeds We purchase are. worth the money? Many experi- ments have been tried, and reports made. but not always with great, accuracy. The following account is the most reliable, we can pro. sent. It is understood, of course” that the seeds. are kept under good. 'circumstaiii.:es--i'ievcr in a hot, damp atmosphere. Cabbage seeds, cauliflower, broc-. coli, anti envoyâ€"good for four years. Lettuce, spinach, carrots. radish, onions, parsnips, peas. beans and other legumiuous plantsâ€"good for one or two. years. Beets, celery. cucumbers, melons, squash, pumpkins, gouids and the, likeâ€"~guod forten and more veers. Turnips, mustard, endive. scam kale, asparagusâ€"agreed, for three or four years. Tree-seedsâ€"not to be dependc on after the second year. ' Oats, wheat and barley-«good for three or four. yucca. Annual and perennial flower. seedsâ€"-good for two or three years. Melon seeds have been known to. One being suffering and opprest, To succor ii is sin; A crust of bread, a couch of rest From death tJ save, mighty curious that he should re- behind that big trot-Ml tell you he’s member in the middle of the night ufici'iiie closeâ€"~tli‘ivc on--diivo fast- when every body was to bed andicr, curse youl I believe you’re in ilSlCt‘l-l, lllill his Wife “’15. dylllllt llllcaguc with him; but by the Lord, than galloped, and now another ter- Court of Sessions, hooverheard a young lady Say to her companion rather loudly, ‘ That is Mr. C , the lain}: lawyer.” Upon which he turned round, and with his usual. force of expression, said, ‘No, _ ,ol' the fictitious productions placed ror come upon me. Half a mile before the public, in evcrv form that further on. after we had passed a can iiiulteit attractive. few gain bridge, there was a sharp and sudden l their support by thus attempting to. vegeiate when forty years oldâ€"- Some careful gardeners prefer old, seeds of the cucumber and melon. tribe, because they think that new I: too good forthe hunted man- The human slave. The world for all but one alone, A friend, a kin, a home, A lowoly cave, Bread of earth, or bed if rtono, Nor even grave. Beloiigcih to tho hunted man-â€" The human, slave. , A. MADMAN. BY FELIX FALCONIZR. l‘ I was frightened a’most to dcatl , I tell you, sir. ’ '_ When Was it, and how did it 0<:-- was a rum go. any Way l thought, if he catches me, you’re in my and I didn’t hurry myself much, for I was thinking so liai'd.’ ‘ As I went out of the back door‘ to the stable. I heard some one Walk- ing up and down the front stoop, and every now and then stamping his. l'Oot as. if he wanted to. be off right away. Thinks I, old fellow, you'll have to wait for me this time. It took me a pretty good spell to bar- ness up, for I didn’t want in do it, and that’s a fact, and I hoped to tire. him either with the cold or the wait- ing. But it Was of no use. and a loud liiillon from the boss. who was ill a hurry to. get to bed again, hur- ried me up, and there I was at the door at last. ‘ I guess you didn't want to come my man.’ said the strangm‘. isn’t. pleasant is it, to be driven out lt‘lulCllCS and I’ll icar your heart out and throw it in his face. Drive on i~~drivc fastcr,’ he shouted, ‘ you sneaking son of the devil l’ ‘Cold as I was. the SWeat burstl out all over me. I could hardly hold the reins. but I whipped the mare into a faster trot. limping to keep him quiet. or at least to pacify him. An- other half hour Was past, and I could see that one of his fits Was coming on again, by the movement of his hands and by the quick but stealthy looks he every now and then cast behind him. ‘I think we’ve gained upon him,’ is said, give me the reins. If we keep up this pace we shall leave him llClLtld altogether. He’s one foot. ‘ It i you know, he whispered, ' but lie i we wheels p So give me tl.e lruns like a deer. descent iii the road, so steep, that ii paniper and amuse {be popular taut-e. we attempted to go down at this mud The effect of this literature is to fas- speed. I was sure we should all be cinate the mind, give false views of dashed to pieces. This immediate life. and create ’a morbid appetite. danger made me forget all other fears which rejects the substantial material I told him to pull in the marti. to a healthy mind craves, Can it be drive slower, for it was not safe l,pOSSll)le that all realize the effect But he was mad. mad-quite mad, l their reading produces upon them, and only. urged the frightened ani-, in the course of a life time! It acts, nial to greater chriions. i did not upon the mind. just as the food tak- kiiow what to do. I cried and pray- ,en in the system affects the body. ed and implored but it was all of no, The body cannot be healthy and vig- use i We were close upon the bridge orous if its wants are supplied by an and I was. I believe, as mad as thclunwholesome material; so, every- man was driving. All the conibin- thing that is taken into the mental ed feats came upon me atonce, and organism. becomes an inseparable as I tuint-d round I fancied I saw.”the part of it. and if it is of this meagre figure of a man close behind. no: quality, its results are unavoidably Ilcwildercd \vitn terror, lscreamedlinanlilest, Then, let every one. take out, ' heed, lest, when advancing years ‘ O Lord i there he isl close at shall bring upon him its arduous du- t’iespatid place him in, constant coin ' \Viih a shout of terror more fear-9 tract with ihetruly intelligent, he may l our i' I asked of the young man. who was driving me. iii the hotel \vtigon home. It was a cold night. thehsnow lay hard anl thick on the country roads, and bitter wind rush- ed down from the north. ‘ill tell you how it was sir. I’ve driven lots of strange men ill my , time, for I've had charge of a team since I was knee high to a grasshop- per, but I never met with so ueg a custmner as the fellow I drove over this road a year ago this night. The Albany train from New York stop- ped at Fishltill, and a man not not, of a comfortable l‘)(‘t.l to, ti‘ttvt'l, a lonely thl. to be frog-cit to (loath, or worse, in the middle of the night, cli’la ‘That’s so.’ said I; ‘but if you can stand it I can, so jump iti.’ ‘ I-Icre, lz'intllord,’ said the stranger ‘ give, us a quart bottle of brandy lo keep the cold out, and take for it and the wagon out of this X.’ ‘ Hc handed the buss a unto, who soon brought the liquor and the change to the man. The boss said good night and shut the door, and the man got into the \yli0,aitol- looking about him for some wagon, sat down alongside of me, time in a strange sort of zlliillllel' (I und‘gaid .' .1 -_ ‘ , . . was down at the depot with the t..ii . NOW. My. drwc ,mm . for 1 range.) walked up to our houlse. III; would not have him catch me {0,- manuei was vci v cuiious, ie ttou. ,housmd ddlurs.’ walk on half u dozen Stel’s‘ {my bet ‘ He turned his head round 15 and the“ he would tum h's head tliourrlihe t’aslookinu for somebody. slowly round as though he was look- and guid‘ D ' ing at somebody a lollering him. .Hurrv up.1,,n,’j,u,.,.yup.a Butthcre wasn’tanybody there. ll .1 Sm,de Oflr’n, a mm“, "000 was at dreadful cold night, and I was mm, bu, i, was'gwful had goi'hgf’mld' glad ‘0 put me .horst's up and go for some distance it is up lull add so W0 me warm kuchcu for my sup' steep that I could not go much over Pm" . a walk. I be an to talk to niv fare ‘ I hadn’t gm half llll'ougll (“lung and for a fewg momets hc ialked when the boss called me and and told quite live“. like, hm he grew sue“, me to PM we horses mi “3 the": was and sullcn: and kept continually fid- a man who wanted to go to M , ‘ some fifteen miles back. You'd bet- ter believe I wished the man in Texas, and I told the boss it was no kind 0’- weather to take the cattle out for such a long spell o’ riding. and over such made 100! The man grow more fidgcuv mun evw. His KIOWled ill me “If a lazy bullet “"9 excitement increased. and the great mumbled somell'mg almm lahing ll strong man shivei‘ed all over, but out of me. But all of a sudden be whether {mm mm 0, f0,” 1 did no, changed his mind, and concluded that know mew bu, now j ,h-mk ,, was he would stay all night, so he called fear. He kept muucrmg ,0 mman for some.) wilful" and finmg me. lum‘ and lOOKliig out of the side of his me” 991“? “1” 0f lhe raw llquori etc at me in a manner which Idid drank ll Off “5 ‘1 _l-cmP‘3l'““C° ma“ nbt like at all, butI pretended not WOUld a glass Ol “Old waters and to notice it. I was'watching very {I 0 t ‘l to the right and left anti behind him. cork from the bottle and took a good long drink of brandy. From that moment he seemed to lb?“ hlf’glim‘e’a’l Wand,Cguflfnésb’vlur closely everything he did; I kept . some '0 y W ‘0 “as” l ‘3 1'“ a “cm one eye upon the road and the other excite upon him, and yet I almost jumped slowly up to bed. ‘I went back to the kitchen very Du, 0f my sea, when he sudden], well pleased to think that I’d bluffed said ,0 we; the fellow off. and Iknew I had done t DO VOL, see him? Look! right, for it was no sort of a night (m. 03",,“ to take out the horses. The ground t See him , who p I said. was hard frozen, so hard that one ground 0” ll“), Wllf’l" mild: Will‘lllg throw you out and drive myself.’ but ruts and jogs,I told the bar- ' fellow; and he said he wouldn’t trust him farther than he could swing cat by the tail ‘I finished my supper, and did lit- tle odd jobs about the house and stable until about seven o’clock when I.went to bed. I was dreaming about being III a Slnt‘lll I'OOII') the “rhen he {nuttcyud '10 Ijinyseu‘wâ€" was before in my life. spoke to him, but he would not ans wer me a word. He took anothc pull a he began to laugh low to hiinsc getting in his scat, anti looking round, In about half an hour he took the. , . _ ‘ What’s that to you! d- --â€"n you? a he said. but drive on. seemed to be walking upon ice'ponits, Mind you, own business m, l.“ “ ring and them “35‘” a level Place or your neck, and drive faster, or l’lll . . ., "There’s no douth was fright-E, keeper I didn t like the looks of that wed, more {rumcncd man , e'ver I tried to pacify him; nigcd on the mare and t the brandy bottle, and then lf‘,‘ and I heard evcrv now :inl then mum“ lful than my own, he pulled up the t I ..â€" .-’ ' ' I t i . ‘NW “"“’“’" l sa'dv,” 3"” “” mare so suddenly that it threw her; use. I know the niai'c’s ways andl I l , back on her haunohes, and pitched, “5‘” gel more “1” "i ll” llllll‘ .VOU me head fill‘ClTlOSl into the road. On COUl‘l- ll” I’m llCi’ llll‘OUgll- ldashed the mare. the wheels of the jwugon passed over me, and as I turn- So I gave her the whip and start- oVer in great pain, I saw by thel ctl her a l tile, but I saw he wasn’t s iIiSIIULl. I‘Iis wild manner had made moouhnh, me man Climb up “,6 mi! me feel queer too for not only was of ,heiridgc and jump in“) the ,.iv_«. I afraid of him. but I was terrified [6,. " O of the man who was following us. >30 I found myself constantly look- ,ing behind, and every time with iii- , “mung mun, wh” was dummy his lclitmsmg lam Tms beg?” wivmuiacl l team to FiSltiil and, who found me, his attention alld‘iiijldedlllll still more , L, ,,,g 1,, me mad. My “gm leg was. Wild and fitlgoity in his manner, and mum”, and I suffered ,.,m.r,bh, “om, he llf’lil Sill’lllei _ . the jolting’of the waggon. 'I was film’s IOOllmg fl”. hls aComm)”:e six weeks in bed, and heard nothing T"? H have to do “"1‘llh‘wc lo d0 mute about the man. We got th‘el 1” mare hick all right, but there was we .had now Cimc 1” " "felt-V very little of the wagon to be found.l Slccl’ ill“, a‘ld “’0 “‘8”: w“ g“‘”gl'l‘ho doctor said that the man Was l . . ‘I hunted away and knew notli~ ing more until I was recovered by u ‘CilllCl‘ England or Aiiici'ica. 'b‘ltttcs in his " Letters on Modern. up Sl‘m'lfi l‘r’r the mad ""35 “‘lful suffering from ‘deliricus trciiiens.’ bad. The man was more cxmtcd caused bv d,.ink,,m ,OU much than ever. lie stood up and looked brandy; “- "‘ back, and shouted. ‘Fastcr, faster, ' we’re about sprung. I was in a lperfect agony of terror-â€"-I dreaded the man behind more tnan everâ€"- ,he was. like the ghosts I had heard of wneu I was a child. and I could have aci‘eamed out with fear. lie was watching me all the time Willil a horrible scowl upon his face. I'm. sure he mistook mortal fear for anx- iety to wait for that man. who Wiis‘, pursuing us like a bloodhound, to .come up. ‘ We were almost up the hill, and I had whipped the mare into a pretty smart trot, when just as we had got on the top of the hill, he said, in a l i ‘, l ' i New Rooter: non SLEEPuâ€"OUI‘ friend the Tunkoor also visited he. (says Dr. Russell in his Indian Diary) and be excused the non-appearance of his little son on the ground that he was asleep under his waterfall. I had almost omitted to mention the; curious habit of the hill-people to' which this phrase of the 'I‘haltoor’s relates. \Vl'ieiiever a Woman wishes to put her child to sleep, she takes‘ it to one of the numerous places for this purpose, which are all over the mountain sides wherever there is water. They consist of a sltcdor I l l . IIUI’I‘IbIe m0 in all 0”“ troughs filled from the running 'I‘lici‘eâ€"«there he is again! Ikncw he was playing into his hands. Ill, must be dutiesâ€"who shall not catch mcl He Was now perfectly will with merit. and when he took up the stream; and from those troughs are little pipes made of reeds or hollow stems of trees, which spout out water with a gentle. trickling fall. under which the child’s head is placed at the distance of a few brandy bulllc 0”“6 "1011‘: I fell 5‘1” inches. The effect is almost imi'nc- .“ly “me “7‘5 “mm c diute. The child closes its eyes D‘ml dr'lll‘ an)" more 0‘ llml and mouth, and falls into a pi‘ofouii o 1 . . i v is he brandy; rm (lows Sake. (l0 Hutdi'iiili l sweet, and maalthful sleep, which any mall”! ' H _ endures as long as it is left under the 0”” Him“ to me You del’ll ‘5 lull) Water-spouts. I have seen dozens of ‘ ‘ children thus laying fast asleep , I was desperate, mad With tea". I and, as far as I could ascertain, no Del-WV“ l”" '9“ “5 ill“ “‘9 “Ollie l” evil, effect whatever can be attri- iiis mouth, with it sudden blow I immd m the practice. It certain],- dashed itfroiri his hands and it fell scum, an admirable preparatio'n upon the hard road and broke to against colds in me head; and if a Pleccsi \Vllll ’4 Slmu “l “lg” he devoted mother would only make wrung l0 ills “30b waving his Will?“ the experiment in this couriiry, and 1” rill” alriflml l‘inUg 00“”: it were found succossful, she would I‘liey said I should be a murderer l But God take witness I do it in self- dcfcnce-e-he is pursuing iiie~ thirst- ing for my bloodâ€"they are in leu- gueâ€"-â€"I take his life to save my gown l 7 ,. species in introth 7 ml custom, pleasant to children an invaluable to parents, tug such a delight- d W L, l rooms, be regarded as a. blessing to her strange man. The door was locked it don’t want to kill himâ€"but if film more was n” Wu)" to escape; I I find he’s betraying me. I’ll have hisl “I,” 10° we‘ll‘ ‘0 fille him. and 153‘” lifel l‘li watch the scouudrel! ' I’ll him approach wnh feelings of terv watch him 61099 1’ With a yel the mare to rear from fright, l l turned towards me, but the fear 0 A business men of our acquaintance is l of rage which caused, so scrupulously exact in all hisdoings that is whatever he pays a visit, be always will f insist upon taking a receipt._ _ hafve cause to lament, witn shame, that He laid up a store of knowledge- io?tlie future so utterly worthless. sztral .IVew Yorker. SOAKINO Scans Barons Sow- tNG.â€"-â€"'l‘bis practice says the Court- try Gentleman, is not so extensively adopted in this country as it might be with advantage both for the farm and the garden. In this respect, we are far behind a people whom we are apt to rcgaid with feelings nearly‘ approaching to contempt. There are few, probably, either in England or this country, who are not dispos-, ed to think themselves much superi-l respect at lei-ist, we think they are' touch in advance of most farmers in Liebig Agriculture" ihat no Chinese farm- er sows a seed before it has been. soaked in liquid manure, diluted with l and plump seeds produce plants. which make a rampant growth of nine, but bear little fruit, and that late in the season. Rye has been known to vegan tale when forty years old ; kidney» beans, when one hundred;- and raspo berries when sixteen hundred (P); the Sensitive plant when Sixty years old. And here, a word upon seed-se'm'ng. It is of the greatest importance for.- the farmer and gardener to do this work well, as. upon it- his success greotly depends. It is with. this, as. with the breeding of valuable stock. He who. gives hisattention to it and. becomes successful. will attract the attention of othersâ€"and. his seeds, will command abundant purchasers at the highest prices. To preserve seeds well.th»ey should. madame, I am a lame man, but not a lame lawyer.” Unpleasant Reception ‘Bili, did you ever go to sea ?â€"â€"‘I guess I did; last year, for instance, I went. to see a red- llt'fitlctl girl. but I only ca‘led once.’ Why so '?‘--‘ Because her brother had an unpleasant habit of throwing boot-jacks and flat irons at people.’ An answer.--The Rev. Dr. Mason stopped to read a theatrical placard which attracted his attention. Cooper, the tra gcdian, coming along, said to him, ‘Good morning. sir, do ministers of the Gospel read such things? ‘7VVhy not, sir'i’ said the doctor; ministers of the Gospel have a right to know what the devil is about as . Well as other folks.’ A lady, on mercy heat, was making a visit to the Penitentiary, and was permit- ted to look through the various Wards. in one room she saw three womm engaged in sewing, and turning to the keeper, who was showing her about. said to him, in an under tone, ‘ Dear me! the most vicious looking women I ever saw in my lil'el' What are they put there for 1’ ‘ They are here,’ he replied, ‘ because I am, here; they are my wife and, (kiiiglitirs, madam!’ Madam escaped as fast as pessihle. Dacrow ways once teaching a boy to go through a difficult act of liorseinanship‘ in the character of a page, and. the boy being timid, his master applied the whip to him unincrcifiilly. Joseph Gl‘Itllaldi was standing by, and looked very serious, con- sidei'ing hi vacation.â€"â€"â€"‘ You see,’ reinat‘h» ed Ducrow to Joey, ‘ that it is quite tweessnt‘y to mhk'tt an impression on these young fellows.â€"-‘Vci-ylikcly, answrcd Gi'iiiialili. ‘but it can hardly be necessary , . . . u . y ioi to the Lhintsc, and yet, to one | ,0 make me Wham so hm,” An Enghslinjian dining village wasgrcatlv enjoying a savoury dish, and would have expressed his pleasure to the waiter, who, liowcvcr, understood no- thing of English. nor could our friend utter a woiti of Chinese. The smacking of lips indicated satisfaction; and then water. and haslbegan to gcniiinatc; the memo", ingenioufly PM. pmmim, alld that experience has mughl mm lat a portion of inc-at iii the dish. and which that his operation tends not only to proinoie the more rapid and vigor- t'ius growth and (I:..-Velopcmi-:t'it Of the plant. but also to protect the seed sects. 'i here would be not only some trouble, but some inconvenien- co also in the adoption of this prac- tice on an extensive scale; but we are pretty confident, notwithstand- ing, that those who commence it on a small scale, will find it productiv of advantage enough to induce them to extend their operations. suggest that we have, on more than JUN‘ one occasion. been informed by one of our correspondents, that he makes much use of hen manure in water, as a soakfor his seeds. _._..- A CHEAP Funnearomâ€"The fol- lowing will ue found to be a cheap and pleasant fumigator for sick and diffusing a healthful, agreeable and highly penetrating disâ€" linfcetant odor in those apartment for wherever the air is deteriorated, lPour common vinegar on powdered chalk until effervescence ceases. leave the whole to settle, and pour off the liquor. Dry the sediment and place it in a shallow earthen or glass dish, and pour on to it sulpheric acid until white fumes commence rising. This vapor quickly spreads, is very agreeably pungent. and acts as a powerful purifier of vitittted air, I’i l the liquid st 2 tic vinegar l p - vil'tlltln. petitions sacrefics‘.’ l from the ravages of Worms and ink, l eiIn this e-ncrgency one 0 We may he did Concentrated and reduced again to ate, it constitutes aroma- of commei‘cenvâ€"Scientljfic Things bought as ‘ great bargains, are and. in an anxious voice, exclaimed, ‘Biit mestly parted with afterwards at ‘ n tre- major, what am I-to say ifyo‘ui' brother he SlitlllQ-‘iml t0 duck. the Englishman 7 with an inquiring look saidâ€"‘ Quack. quack. quack Tâ€"«The waiter, gravely shaking his head. as much as to say ‘ No, replied, t 13.0w, womwow.’ A FRENCH '\'i'i'runss.â€"â€"Iu the course of a recent tiitil in :1 Vermont court, a Fiench lady was called on. to testify, and it. was assumed that she was only ac- quainted with fur native language, which neither the judge nor the clerk understood. ' f the counsel volunteered to administer the oath, which in the following torms:â€"â€"‘ Vous z zat wat you here testify shall be ze triise, 2i whole triise, and nossing but me truse.’ For a moment the lady looked with astonishment at the clerk pro tem, and lllt'll said, in perfectly good'lfinglish, but with a slight foreign accent, ‘ What does the gentleman say .” e simâ€" Mnjor Isaâ€"had a, servant whos VVllt‘n plicity was almost incredible, the major told him to, deny him to all visit- ors, be carried out the order to the exâ€" major’s own brother. When instructed, then, by his master, 1 have that he was always at home to his brother deuce as long as John so well remembered his instructions, that when the brother next called he was I now am. immediately sliowu in; but after waiting God 0pm,, father’s with the sum“ half an hour alone. be summoned John to ' ' know the reason of the major’s nonvappear- The literal servant told him very simply, that the major had gone out to clusion of the mice. (linilLi‘, but that the general order was Always at home to my brother.’ told that major general’s to. dinner. fol ofagain making a misttili the dii'nngoroom, some 0,, the communion season. next occasion John received still more ex- plicit orders, and if the major’s brother should call in his absence, he was to be was gone to the John, however,fear-_ ago, t 9, rushed into must have more religion. time afar, where ' generally be gathered when fully ripe, be well cleaned, dried in the. shade, (not by strong fire heat) and kept in a cool place, free from mois-. turn. ' There are a- few exceptions to this. Some seedsâ€"«as horse-obey nut. acorn, maple, evergreens, grapes, apples, ctc..â€"-â€"sliould be planted before they become bry, else, they will not vcgetate well. All seeds are liable to be attacked by inq soot-s, such as pores, turnips «and radish should be occasionally ex; amined, and passed through a sieve,is to clean them from dust and other matter likely to attract vermin. it is of the greatest importance to. lable soeds carefully, at the time of‘ gathering them. A number of sorts, as of melons anti squashes, are; in, a Chinese gathered at same time, and as they look much alike, they get mixed, oi?- thcir distinctive namesare for-gotten. 'Wlien planting comes around, what confusioni And if the» mixed seed; arc plant-ed, what increased con. fusion at the fruting Season. Since writing the above. we see it stated that the seed trade of Box- ton tint-omits annually to three mill- ions of dollard. Ten, tons of turnip scc'l were sold there last pear. and; like some of the best seed. Of’ mignionctte, 500 pounds. only just supplies the market. The seed trade of New York and I’hiledelphiq must be much largerâ€"~wc have, no. statistics on hand. TRUE CONTaNTiiia.'r.-â€"â€"In this age. of restlessness and wild speculation, when so many are searching eagerly. for happiness, and sighing, after numerous disanointments. who will show us any good! It is refreshing to meet with a contented Christian heart which has found true peace by living in constant communion with God. In one of our exchanges we find the followingâ€"Said a venerable farmer, some eighty years old, to. a relative who, had lately visited himâ€"“I have lived on this farm for more than half a century. no desire to change my resio. I live on earth. I have no desire to be any richer than I have worshiped the people for more than forty years. Iluring this time I have re'aly been, absent {you the sanctuary on the. lfe’al‘ibath. and have never lost one , I have never. been confined to my bcdbv sickness for a single day. The blessings of‘ God have been. richly spread around me, and Imade up my mind Ion hat ifI wished to be happy There is a lawyer in Plymouth so K9 '5 master sat at taole at the eneral’s _ _ l“ ’ g ’ tenswely honest that ha. puts all his flower pots out over nights, so determined is ages not call at all? ,that everything shall harem elm'.