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GSrIR Up THE MoNKIEs u-Au eychan

s'STIR Up THE MoNKrE An exchange
gives the following touching harangue, de.
llvered in late menayere scene:
This, ladies' and gentlemen. is the natural
Kangaroo, the animal what approaches to
man second only 10 the baboon; it skips a
bout with much velocity on its hind legs, OF
which it has two from rock to rock. Ii would
be much more like man if it hadn' tall but
this defect ii remedieS with much art. 1t
cnrs it gently into its waiSicoat pocket and
nobody is any The wiser IT feeds principal
ly upon what he can get, and is found in
the Island of Borneo, which nave BROTH
er who was Dorm there myself My brother
has often seen the kangaroos a well as my
self feeding upon clans by the sea-shore,
admring the sweetness of the meat and
scraping themselves with the shells. The
kangaroo is remarkable for his vaisc, which
is a natural decav,y in the abdomen, into
which he puts his kittens and is exceedingly
portable.
These are the guinea pigs from the Is
land ofGuin ca; they are as yellow as gum
cas-, and cost one guinea a. piece.
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For Tile Cecil HIig.
The Bridge BattIe---A Return Shot.

Mr.. ED1roR:--Your correspondent
"jnA'ce" in your last paper reflects upon
the course Of the Delegate from this
county, who voted for the Bridge Bill.
The people OF Port Deposit opposed the
Bridge, 5ecaus, it would have injured
(as they aIlegc,) their business, and de-
creased the value Of their property.
They Were prompted therefore by mo-
tlvcs of self interest.
Now, understand that certain prop-
ertv OF the Delegate in question would
have been greatly enhanced in value by
the building Of the bridge, and that his
business would have been profitcd there
by; and | understand also that many of
his constituents were in favor of a
Bridge.
So it seems to me that he was lust as
patriotic IN his course as the people Of
Port ID post were--as self interest seems
10 have Swaycd both parties, and that he
isjustifed in his course by many citizens
of Cecil.
FAIR PLAY.
ioyT tiL 1919
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WORKING A TRAvERsE.-The following is
the singular history of Nj. Labouci,ere, at pre-.
sent number ofthe British Cabinet:
In 1922 he was Il clerk in the banking house
oil MIR. Hope, at Amsterdam, and was sent by
his patron to Lord Barring the celebrated bank
cr otLondon, to negotiate loan. He display
cG in this affair so much ability, that he attract
ed the attention Of the English banker.
"Ah'i said he one day to Lord Bu,ing, "you
have q charming daughter, Will you not accord
me her hand,
Young man! no pleasantly. like you much
but how could Miss Barring become the wife ola
common clerk"
"Bnt," said Mr.. Laboucherc, "ifl we're asso-
Glazed with Mr.. Hope"
"Ah, that is very different, and would most
materially lessen the inequality between you "
MIR. l.. returned to Amsterdam, and said to
his patron, 81 must be your partner"
"My friend! do you thin Of thai? you are
without fortune. and"
"But if | were member of Lord Barring S
iamilyin
"lndccd! why, in that case would give you
IA partnership Oh the spot"
On the strength Of these two promises, Mr..
L. returned to England, and two months after
wards married Miss Barring, because he had the
promise OF Mr.. Hope TO make hun partner as
soon as he married to her, aud became as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Hope because he was married
TO Miss Barring
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EouALIrY-A Lieutenant in the Navy.
walking along the street the other day, me, a
sailor who had been Oh shiDrboard with him
during his last cruise.
"How dye do Jack!n said the officers,
elbow dye do JIM replied the sailor.
The officer drew hlmsetup with dignity,
and lrown lowered upon his brow
"Why do you call me JIM" he asked
in tone Of proper resentment at the lisre-
Gpert.
why do you call me Jack?7 replied the
sailor with as marked all exhibition OF Of.
tended dignity.
The officer Il good-natnred, merry fell
low, understood the matter III moment
and laughed heartily.
"Ah, see, Mr. Bowline,' he replied
tall on an equality now'
Exactly, Lieutenant, American citizens
you know; and on The soil where very mans
man "
The officer shook the fellows hand and
passed on He tells the joke himself and
laughs over it as capital.
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LATER FROM New MGNrco.-A Ryof-
Ell Hnttie.-- Adviccs from Santa Fc to the
18Th Of February have been received at
st. Louis
On the 18th, a rumor had reached San
ia Fe that Col Dowles had been attack
ed at Cecira by 1000 Mexicans, and had
lost 80 men. Gen. Pierce, with 800
men, marched promptly to his relief
The late arrival does not particularly
confirm this, but says Gen Pierce was
at Ell Passo, advancing upon chihuahua
with 1900 men.
twas rumored that Gen Urea was
marching against chihuahua by the way
OF Sonora, with large force, but this is
doubtful.
The route from Santa Fe is much i'm
peded by snow, and the recent returning
party have lost many mules.
Thorp met Fischer's express on the
9th Of March, in great distress, having
suffered severely from cold.
Edward Thorp was shot dead at Fort
SpauIdlng, recently, by James Waters
This is the second of the Thorps killed
lately.
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Spring.

"WHAr an exceedingly late spring. we
hear on every side. "Never was anything
like it," grumble the farmers'-( we wonder
II they are not the most complaining class
OF individuals living "scarce the sign OF
vegetation, and almost tie first of April!''
and really, when we look around Us, We
can scarce believe that the season of burst
ing buds and Swinging leaves is already
here, for Nature seems to have taken an
oplate, she sleeps so long and so souudly.
This time last year, we found the wood. VIC,
let and the delicate anemone, ard reioices
to see the wavv shades of the sprngihg grass
and heard the gentle rain patterng on the
sprea'! leaves of the blossoms. Our Tree
born flowers swung in the zephyr. and
seemed TO mock the frailly ofthe hot house
invalds- But now the earth is still brown
with withered leaves, and the trees are like
skeletons in the woody charne house. A
feeling of disappointment comes over US
when we look around and see that TO fiat
has, as yet, come forth TO rouse and
reviviiy the sweet, flail children of Nature.
But they shall come forth. few gentle
rains, few more sunny days, and their
prison house of clay may hold them no
longer Over the pasture and the field, the
dell, the hedge. and even the grave where
affection has planted them, they shall Iise in
new born beauty, Oh. would that the bright
skies aad soft dews could with the l!owel~,
bring back The gentle ones over whose cold
bosoms they spring the soft eyes that once
looked on their g)adEess, and with us hailed
their coming. To US, individually. the
Spring always brings with lis beauty, pen
sive thoughts and sat:dened memories. 1t
was then that we enriched the nowery earth
with the ashes of our loved ones-it was
then we gave il the hoary head and the clus,
tering locks of youth-the palsied frame and
the springing footstep. One, a flower a.
mong flowers, with eyes like her own dewy
violels, and brow like the lily planted above
her, watched but few resurrectlons ofNa-
ture, ere the teemin9 sod received her to It's
bosom, 10 give her back no more forever.
And another, and anollrer-but why dwell
upon the Past, and call up its shadows to
dim the fair sky of the present. Those of
our readers who may have recollec,ions like
our own need moi berernjnded of them and the
happy few who not ''knowu sorrow or been
acquainted with GREET surely should oe
permitted to enjoy the privilege Of their ex.
emptlon without hindrance.
HpSifr, Continent
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J. O. Adams ana the Bible.

The following from this venerated
man will bear to be repeated at this time.
In letter to his son, in 1911, he says:
81 have for many years made it a prac-
ticc to read through the Bible once eve
ny year My custom is, to read four Or
five chapters every corning, Immediate
iy after rising from my bed. 1t employs
about an hour Of my time, and seems to
me the most suitable manner OF begin
the day. In what light soever we re-
gard the Bible, whether with reference
to revelation, to history, or to morality,
it is an invaluable and ineXhaustible mine
Of knowledge and virtue"
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ORCHARDS.

Dig around each tree for some four or
five feet from its body, 10 the depth of three
inches, turn out the earth, mix with a GAL
lon of unslacked lime, and leave in pie till
the lime sacks; then thoroughly incorporate
the earth and lime together, and return it to
the place whence it was taken. If yonr
trees have no, already been so treated, give
them a cole OF the following mixture. first
rubbing or scrapng off the coarse bark:-l
gallon Of soft soap, pound of sulphur /
pint of salt Stir the whole together well,
and put it on the body Of a tree with brush.
from he roots as far up as the branches;
this work may be done late in illc fall
-Cnhirato.,
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VOL. VII.---No. 81

Asparagus Beds.-Ifn not already done,
fork some rotten manure into your aspar-
agus bed, clean off the rubbish, and strew
salt over it, sufficient to whiten the soil.
Sowing Onion Seed Onion seed, if
sown early this month, and properly at
tended to, will come to tolerabl y sized
bulb.
Leeks Sow leek seed, the earlier the
better.
Onion Bulbs.-Thcse should have been
planted out last month, but may still be
set ont.
Garlic, Shallots, and Chivcs.-Set
these out.
Medicinal and Culinary Herbs.-The
seeds 0! these may now be sown, or the
roots set out.
An,er. Farmer.
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For The Cecil Wig.
GHOSTS.

Extract from "ROsrbei,n en unpublished poer
by"c."
In yon white cloud the moon doth sit,
md saddcns v'ry scene she lit,
And the round black rocks in Ter beam,
Like giants IRON helmets seem.
Thin long shadows dim and gray,
Among the silent trce-tofs play,
And thin long shadows in the vale,
Like webs OF goSsamerc do sail.
And thin long shadows everywhere,
Are flea ting Ger the barren mere,
Some TOOL; like beasts and some like men,
But they will not be men again,
And some look like our friends long dead;
One wants an arm, one wants head,
OF some the bodies only show,
Ills n"u9at but vapour wreaths below,
This way and that they move SO swift,
Into two parts their bodies rift
Right through tne tree they sometimes glide,
And rr. unite on tother side,
Or still in separate bodies cleft,
One halle either side is left.
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FLOWERS.

The following Mottoes for fo,sers and Hegs
e'able productions of nature, will assist those
who study the language of flowers. Motto
Tor the Lilac in April-Give me leave. Ditto
tor the Rose in June-Well I'm bowed.
DI'io tor the Asparagus in July-Cut and
come again Ditto for the Marrowfat in
Augus'-Shell out Ditto for the Apple
tree in septernber-Go Tiny pippins' Dit.
10 Tor the Cabbage in December My hearts
my own. Ditto for the Aloe at any time
We'll, never. Did you ever!
The following table, compiled from tho con-
sus of 1910, shows the number Of adults in each
State who can read and write, the number that
cannot read and write, and the per centaEe Of
tho
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Garden Work for April,

This month is one in which the ground
work is to BE- laid for propagating the
majority of the vegetables which are in
tended for the consumption Of the season
therefore, It is lifting that all who de-
light in the products Of the kitchen oar
den, should make the most Of their
time, and with the view Of assisting IN
the good work, we point out such things
as should be promptly attended 10.
Sowing CauIii'OWrr Seed. 800 Those who
desire to have This delicious vegetable
ready for heading in October, should at
once prepare bed and sow some seed
Cabbage Secd.-Prepare a bed and
SOW cabbage seed Of early and late yarie-
ties, so as to secure continuous supply,
when the supply Of your more early
ones shall have become exhausted
Planting out Cabbage Piants.-Ifyou
have plants re dy, seize tie first rainy
season to set them cut. In preparing
your bed Tor their reception, do not bc
sparlng Of your manure, as the cabbage
is hoavy feeder, and requires plenty of
good s'rong manure to bring them to full
perfection. Equal care viii be ncces-
sary, in spaling up the plot Of ground,
good filth being indispensable to their
successful culture.
Sowing Brussels Sprouts Seed.-Tf YOU
did not take our advice last month and
SOW small ben Of these for sprouts, do
so now. The mode Of preparing the bed
as then recommended is the one you
should at present pursue.
Sowing Broccoli Seed'-Sow Broccoli
seed. If sown early this month, and the
plants be transpIanted when large enough
YOU will have fine heads in October and
November
Peas.-Continuc to drill in few
rows OF peas, at intervals Of two weeks,
during this month and the next, and YOU
will be able to continue your supply tor
your table during the summer.
Beans. If your earlier beans are high
enough TO work, give them working
and then plant more to come in when
the early is done.
Lcttuce.-lf YOU have lettuce plants.
set them out to head, and SOW more
seed
Radishes.-Iou may now sow radish
seed Of different sorts.
Small Saading, Of all kinds.-Sceds
Of the different kinds of:small salading
should ba soWn as earl V as possible, and
repeated at intervals OF every two weeks,
SO as to ensure continued supply.
Spinach.-Ii you have not sown spin
ach seed, you may still do so, the earlier
this month the better.-The savoy spin
ach is probably the best When large
enough, the plants should be thinned out
to stand Dor 4 inches apart.
Carrots, Parsnips, and Beets.-If not
already done, prepare bed and sow some
OF each OF these roots. With regard to
the method we refer to our article un.
der the head Of Root Culture in the
"Work on the Farm
Celery.-A small bed of celery should
now be sown If you have plants large
enough, they may now be set out
Potatoes IT not already done, plant a
bed Of potatoes,
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The SEarSciilcS EEynn.

The following ls translation Of the cclchrat
ed Nlar,cillrs Hymn. 1t was originally write,
in the old French Revolution of 1859 anc has
since that period, been the rallying song of TIN
French republicans:
Ic sons of France, awake to glory.
Hank, bark what myriads bid Won rise;
our children, wives and grandsires hoary,
Behold their tears and hear their cries
Shall hateful Tyrants, mischief breeding,
With hlrelng hosts, ruifian band,
.7tlrght and desolate the land,
While pea &C and liberty lie bleeding!
1oarms.
Now, now the dangerous storm is rolling,
Which treach 'rous Kings confederate raise;
The dogs of war let loose are bowling,
And 10! our fields, and cities blaze.
And shall we ba sely view the ruin,
While iawess force with guilt stride;
Spreads desolation far and wide,
With crime and blood his hands embrping,
10 arms.
With luxury and pride surrounded,
lhe wi" imSatIatc drsp";s dare
The thirst Of gold and power unboundcd,
To mete and vcnd the hight and air.
Like beasts ofburdcn would they load us
Like tyrants bid their slaves adore,
But man is man and who is more'
Nor shall they longer lash and goadns.
To arms.
o Liberty, can man resign thee,
Once having felt thy GENEROUS flame;
Can Dungeons, bolts and bars coniine thee,
Or whips thy noble spirit tame;
Too long the world has wept bewaling
That fasrhood S dagger lyranls WELD;
But freedom is our sword aud sh ield,
And all their arts arc unavaing
70 arms.
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Poor OLD ALrAMoNrE, Died at WASH
ingon city, on the 22d instant, Al,amonte.
a coIored man; in the 9th year of his age.
He was proverbia tor stern integrity aud
fidelity. When the revolution broke out,
Altamon,e was given 10 Col George Wash
ington: by his nephew, and was with his
young master in all the leading battles with
il the south: ending with the siege of York.
town.
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The Lip and tue Heart.

BY J. q. ADAMS.
One day between the Lip and the Heart,
a wordlcss strife arose.
Which was eXpertcst in the art
The purpose 10 disclose.
The lip called forth the vassal Tongue
find made INN vouch--a lie!
The slave his servile anthem sung,
.7nd brav'd the listening sky.
The heart to speak, IN vain essayd,
Nor could his purpose reach
His will nor voice nor tongue obeyed,
His silence was his speech.
Mark thou their difference, child Of earth,
While each performs his part,
Not all the lip can speak is worth
The silence of the Heart.
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DAY OF Fasting AND PRAYER.-The
Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
Church have issued circular recon-
mending, in view of the important mat
ters to come before the General Confer
ence of the Church, that the last Friday
in April be observed throughout the
Churches as day of humil.tion and
prayer; and that sermons be delivered
during the day.
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"Resoutions in honor ofthe memory Of J. Q
Adams were laid on the table of the Senate oil
Virginia by strict party vote on Thursday last
The resolutions bad previously been adopted BY
unanimous vote in the House Of Delegates"
A body that can refuse to make honorable
mention of man who sustains as high char
actcr for Il that ennobles and dlgnities as did
John Quiicy Adams when living, from mere
party feelings or political prejudices, is unworthy
the confidence ofan enlightened and bghmind-
ed constituency. such as we know the Virginia
Senate to possess. To the lasting disgrace o.
the men composing that body, through whose
instrumen,ality it was effected, be it said that
PROSECUTIONS in honor 20 the memory of john
Quincy Adams were laid On the table by strict
party vote " Well cXclans the Watertown
Journal-"Oh suAME!"
Lancaster County Farmer.
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Lancaster County Farmer.

AMERICANS IN PARIs.-Two letters
from Americans IN Paris appear in the
Boston papers--one from George Sumner
in the Advertiser, and one from S. G,
Goodrich IN the Courier. Mr.. Sumner
thinks that the result Of the National AS
sembly convoked Oh the Goth Of April
will be the adoption of or constitution,
a President and two Chambers From
his intimacy with Lamartlne, Mr.. Sum-
ner may be supposed to speak authorita-
lively. Mr.. Goodrich's conclusion is,
that "ere the sky be cleared, still further
tempests must sweep over France, as we'll
as other nations"
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PREPARING FOR FRENCH EEMIGRar1oN.
The Tribune says, ga bill will be imme

diaeiy introduced in The New York Legisla.
tue to authorize any person 10 hold real
estate in the SAFE of n York, who may
pay Tor the same. 1t is said that large a.
mounts OF French capital and many French
Citizens will avail themselves Of his new
law
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Tue OPINION OF LOUIS PHILiPPE OF THE SUc-
CESS OF THE RErUBLiC.--'rhe Paris Press gives
the following as an extract from llavre letter:
-"M. R., oac Of my friends, was present at
the embarkation of the ex-kinG IN fishing boat,
on Thursday last. When on the point of quit
ting the French soil, Louis Philippe turned to-
wards R. and said, join the republic frankly
and sincerely, for carry with me the French
monarchy, and | shall descend with it to the
tomb. have been the last king Of France.
.4dieu.'"
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'Oh. pant for glory, pant for renown,'
said ragged son ofgenius to his friend.
'WelI if you've pair of pants, you'd
better put them on" was the cool aud re-
entless reply.
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GEN. SmELDs.-This officer has been
appointed governor and commander of
Tampico, and was to have left Washing
ton yesterday. Col. John Garland is to
leave Washington to-day for Missouri, to
take command Of the third military de-
partment.
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LoGer Logic.-"There is one thing as | can't
see through. bowe if can. The President of
the United States and the man wot keeps tho
the Custom House is the peoples servants, isn't
lhey;" "WalI, they is, Coon" "Werry wall:
now 'spose go to Polk, and says |, old vets,
want an order on the liqror: he'd orter to stand
it-he's the peoples sarcent, and an the poo
pleS MerSeLreSi"
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The French Revolution,
A FATAL CAROCSE.

The Debate sayS---s.In the devastation
and burning OF the Chateau Of NeuiIy,
some bandits rushed into the apartments,
whilst others went to the cellars. The
latter there found wine of all descriptions
and cask of rum, which they broke
open. Some tnstantS after they were all
drunk, and then terrific battle took
place between them, their principal
weapons being bottles at length they
fell to the ground, overcome by intoXl-
cation or by wounds. Meanwhile the
men who went into the apartments raw
aged and pillaged them completely, after
which they set them on fire, and the
whole building was soon in flames In
short tune the men in the cellars were
either burned to death or suliocated On
Sunday, from 100 to 100 dead bodies
We're dug out"
a NATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC.
Three lrishmcn were found amongst
the killed at one ofthe barricades, during
the late revolution in Paris.
HISTORICAL PARALLEL.
The following most extraordinary CO.
incidence cannot be passed by the hlsto-
ran without establishment and wonder,
when describing the last two French Rev
olutions. In 1880, no sooner had ike
Dcy of Algiers arrived in France as a
prisoner of Charles the Tenth than the
King was dethroned and exiled; and in
1S4S, no sooner had the Emir A BID ell
RAIDER reached the shores of France as
the prisoner of Louis Philippe then the
King of the Barricades was dethroned and
exiled.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BARRICADEs.
The correspondent OF the Times thus
describes the hasty but effectual street
Notifications thrown up by the people
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A STARTLING FAcT.-Gov. Briggs at
meeting, in Faneull Hall, on Tuesday
evening last, stated that the report ofthe
committee appointed to inquire in regard
to the idiots in the Commonwealth,
showed that there were from 1900 to
300 of that unfortunate class, and also
the astounding fact that 100 to 1900 of
them were born of drunken parents.
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Mr.. AsToR's EXECUTORS The N. Y.
Tribune says: The following gentlemen
are Executors OF the Will of the late Mr..
Astor, viz: VIM. B. Astor, John J. Astor,
Jr., Danl. Lord, Jr., Jas. G. King and
Washington Irving. The will is volum-
NOUS, and was drawn up by D. Lord, Jr.
Esq.
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PmNcE DE JoINv1LLE.-The N. York
Star thinks that the proclaiming of Al
geirs, as a part of the French Republic,
by the Due D'Aumle, will have the effect
OF having his brother D'JoinviIe retain
ed in the navy by the Provisional gov
eminent. He will then be plain citoyen
D'Jonvllle or Mr.. ncy Orleans
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Continuation Of the U'ar The Free american
published at the city of Mexico, as we'll as soms
Of the letter writers from that country, manifest
great dispeasure with the conditions Of the trea
ty and armistice. The Free American, of the
18th inst, says:
ave prophelise that the notifications propos-
ed by the President Of the United States to the
Senate, ifsustaned by that body, will be reject
ed by The Mexican Congress, and the war will
commence again with renewed force on our
enemy IS side"
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EFFECT OF SPREE. A young man named
Richard w. Sherman was found dead ina
stable in Providence on Sunday morning.
He had been on spree the night before.