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Commission on Claims against Mexico.

WARRINGTON Jan loou
The memorial Of William w. Corcorsu, of this city
assignee of Bradford b. Williams and Joseph II. Lord
claiming for Illegal sxsction of duties the cargo Of
the ship henry Thompson, and her detention la the
port ofVera Cruz in January 1884 being taken uoder
combination together with the proofs and documents
connected therewit the Board came to opia,ou
that the claim valid and the allo we'd accord
ipey the amount to be awarded subject to the failure
action Of the Bosrd-Ndt Intel Jan. 10.
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NJ - iCAh booEs-A COMPLETE z aAC1fCAb
"ofF On ffe uatn-n sid tesf'.0s ~ rrvsts ss "a.
ic. ufe aro sl tuereo ~ iaeurafv ora ne
LEY, ffUie ~ hauar Bau.~lrt. A. =. iar-a auarts
"lrist efrion tlfst Si.. Lst-a.S treN ths Do cs
'ain' sumter dHrtEai. lt ma e. eaia frfseais
- e. eyts 90 nicord sccts worn 81 i is,1e Z, y n
tfsst enc af fufrrcr 81 tan. ths Atrt rsS
~ 90 M tAs ceun--y Author e %fs v-rt ca sssis.l
49,. inL.trpoy, 80. <uret ~ ilr-orcr haaits.
1870 eatirn ~ iatca F>ce "a fcr sfie put-
snsrs st,i.sst 'e~nsc1s ~ Irsaaasy I'D d, Ia Aa.
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nR. MORRISON rs CONFtDENTTAIiY CcNsri TER
Zen t ds-sts e drl'ate ratufe extensive prae.
ct enables rim 20 cnrs, without urgu rcst casrs ~,
eurra ircr tLte 90 ~ os5s Sirci sd seapai weak
be- ifVafishiy crfra. See IA Ia iCr pi-fes. In III.
21li, Fuit6r ttfttt - -
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~ ~ ~ Us Focit. fscols aa or Every Ur IA,
ovn il,fican Txebtv farrth ,dtsr vita oae hunsrei
errrsvtrs, stavrr trvAte u ea 20 srd rArrasisus a
tlf tsnt at'c sJsseu, iu aBd Gfn ~ Ntap
t'rns - - I'afrats q ~ trir,ttg ~ peasyivsais.
ifs Ntri " irf - sec' q tfcaetf aeir O. u-
ssses ~ lie ff1tts.e Ghd. potency soiitarv n
lrurt are ftuiiy oascrtNra "a recipss sfv Ia
Lsin laletage lie arttr set Ahnsc, ar4 ~irsl
Nchtcfs 'hs 81 fartculet attention, aat si9i be
fnt ~ every fft Neurg who heve
10 CO trac'iur tffaf TIfvfnuf - rfrrf
tte cave - ar1 erttsr nati~r af hs nr a.
D. Eei crs % 'his trut us-fti wnrk Etf4prrs v,-r
VI e y. trt ic'iss9 thnae enpiatiur loaf
49, Z" fte' ne ptttnut cory 81 The F.otst n a.
ffiNs - vans Hue fFrf.uH rcHe vtsa.
~ ftrrs rtatse ~ ha-rs-e, TIE Pcute. Hs-r ~
tftfs ~ -pFn ~ ytcfn hut person scnins vcay.
~ ocsW nctei IN -ts~ y W receive cops o,
80 +, 10 ~ ~ zee VII y scot for dollar. Al
cfrse w. y Att Nc. vs. phit,4rr..f..
go ter sale ~ struge- g1urssrA q. srs.away Sss
laih. -"
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Ia EA,lrn, Arfuos on Tue "raAerleAl raI-

n 70 ttTTE - At INWN OF tut "INACTiUAI PRE-
~ yats lTc1tcc et - Cre-nvicn srsut.Otcs hoprs,
ftc ~ =. % iet I. =. teuneays aSctpcdl Those Who
stph ~, eary 'ssas vii ~ surtris,t ~ TIE npiiay
thh htuc mtenVeritrce at 1ldins IL is ctsar,
however rose wo tsNo suffered frna CERTAIN ,lssr Vi
Pc. vto can rreTuy srrres4ts BE services. IN stfi ar
non s ur ~ -c % its advanced and disttks-
~ tars i rrcrr ror t1vHfaFs ara VERY cxtsarivs
rnccs 90 arcrd arsrC. sssy rrf rtr-l whish
O.. ayes AZ. Arsev
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IFTrrr fscamsr ohio fer Havsr. ChagreA Pans-
ard rsfslris. VII close a. the Hcrai once llh Jan AZ
asutrr o. three o'clock aut o-der % r-nre The sac md
sttdy ntvtry 81 Letters and special meec1aer VIII
i,avc he tad tco Who VII proceed areotto san Fran
cisco iu ~ arrc.
letter bags q steamer Cisrolcs COR charve Panama ard
taofa WI tlte a. the Herald ONCE IAN Jaa az quar-
ter 90 fLree o'clock.
Bees cf Isabel Cor Havana viii close A. The
ntAd One LaHt saturtav. InAraI % wee oellcE.
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NO CJhg NJ fAT.-Bk. CcEBf1I, IS rUAEEyr.
~ e. ctlsana tr- a certain safcass
as-aats rssetc a. devoted tie treeA-
Fn.n. % delicate di-csrs enTtic d. g. liz rCtS
frn of THE essso sce-s ssss ogfre - shTsa dag NJ
-
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Gas Tviccs ANp rnH FLuair, lvuitvs -From pri.
7st' l,t',r. dated Toupa UiorldaJ Decemb=r sd "A
~ fatp tta' tho Indians DID not meet Gen rsirgs
~ ~ c ths 18th neosu her, promised by them.
'tt lv'G-s iuWet s'eiy cios.d the trading use,
ttt eltd g. ~ n sfs that II void ain closed
Ntlu Wy VISITED him. The chisfs returned wore
Wv ny "onlf meet hiu IN the next treutt n ve
80 ~ 30 ehit q the Tsllhh1stees and san
1,ht nAn AZ SOB chief both ssy they will
EoE'ti sha -'h Induce ~ many they eau 20 20
Nit iheui pte ~ the hrtausas drleqafisu has bsen
sHtt ~" t'uiroifs aud Nickasurkies lie 4. the
ttfh't ~ ..irsur Nh3 u the spesker Of Bori.r,'
utte Ahttftr - Tie Delegation tas gone "a $50 "a N
Jones. AL tfe obligation wtre tptitst =, 80, a.
ration but vi NJ 81 uu'n they know Whother SAM
Jttee snd tuaiers have received Tie uspun N o.srs
an tie t,tltrr strf them ty o., Arkar.s n ssato,
49, .'cr Eyufhc IN ic
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pHtlht p rNts, I0n 20 Y h-hrrivcd- None
fefrtu hsrsF lacouia. HawtF Braton; hcrfmaci Blnr
DO Hrsrd. Ctatt, brig Swain. Bray. Do tshts het
ENtll Jtlder NOTltans; AHfafeth Pickneyt NJ VfE.
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II EyoicE. EEIoIor-ALL ror wao THINK yovs-

~ f]ylck. ALL lDl WHO TufNK YOUR
II se,ss tttsto, p,sf Tenoy3 81 you vho have Labor
ed Tor under hTot conssliutCti s Who
Nfsgr difeane hitEsrsn decu 81 in-nrata aY eve,
The hytfrT tia tssbu- eeiisium rreu. Old
sfaffsa Isrvef 20 rrtcs-
ar 81 ptrero tsv eli ,onr
rHes luntaLIaHd tsfry Let GOT th pass ~ d.s ts
fer % fue, fu1. Ute, and trial Prove tks f.eL
ny r. test %. prove - trd ke rrt void thS
Ehe trrrs tat Natfs Nervous the rressest
ItdoIe re sffd Les knoVn. al ~ mail rAsBnr
WAITS h2 Nssssu street, will nur, - express, bsttle
g. NY taTt ~ 90. lntou.
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frsrHrR IkftitttsHs ftov rm Sstr tisF rus
MItoN tciv - tsiiFtrsts Gotn Mr. Niustad 81 -
ltti. with srr.N r9rty ~ atTived hrrs
tffCsy last durct from the cts r the Greet SAT-
Like ~ X. fetrUsefts tho NcTunn rcttlsmeut to be
10 condition thty No sine raised ahuui.
trf cfcp frd m ny reuty. they have tstiet n tax
a. ttN p'r cert ga .us1ts one per cent n Other
csiiss. so fri - ocr pr cent GA dry acoI' ADD
hrrdvarr o. Vrrftu-s them as q generous nnf hos
D. sbIs TfcIle Nr tii othrrs On the comrany
trCrf vt d. near iearu about ffiV m W..
fatd Ctiafs a. bUf.fnts F4i ia iIuns srsias anI
NtfriUr e, iu 1lis Nfrn"u crin VI OF tae dsnumjul
tious - So 81. SIC AID $50 of he pn-e oefai wfh
OF slcy h. imprttscu y, roush az a detective Tie
ftrrfssItstiun upCu SIDE T. Austttur I've I'D
b., hive turrort Cd with Holiness o. the Lord e un
tfe icirsd Hands 1sip. eurrrurdrt with che
initials - l.. = Oe GREAT Sat Iahe city
ru'e soldl are tserty d.lisrs or .hatevsr may We
Tie Nste q piece 81 Jssgh w. .iirtsfrer, tfr 81
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4 'Nt1NlA llilN- ~. lsNGFNHf KS SUGAR
Itd C'fa'n l1is trt acabov l,d-ti tss best rcre3y
y h if tsr leth l1tf aftG tf te tstnotrsss.
t,te excellent Pils ~ rrd 80 gorsra -
tl duH % al oir vtgrtatit inar,f,tnt- u highly
tietttrs Itfef tud VIII aria hr effect az nE
iu or we cuic ci ths rireaso The same neatly
ceafeo WIN tortct sulr cdvcr Witch
e diatcec hyor % the and cisv that ~ the
ctaea rtlfr and l-ut ouly Of TIE s ~ pa, their
Wiht la - other
iis ID n.e c.t p hasei cE ror sns ~ the Feaeri
.tftir tHhhtf@ ftlE 20 z5ti, hfeadvay. Two
eeor E 'ntci. street srd also y ne retail drusssss
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HR HURPBY, TauH A PRACTICE or sEvESTspu
A. he % ~ orivao tipases
hate a VIA tstue ~ ttlntral O. oe who gli foliaw
d. tdticr No inufanse from h1srcts Acter casaa hs
10 . he fige. strs.t
rgtcr. itom a. A.tsS a. n. \. al not cur-i Dr. n
r To- q fe D, ne
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Cleared

TciegraPnic.
BY talelralh.
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: :gs s.s'::. 3 s sSSs %
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GFIAT SCIENTIFIC DisCOvIRY.- LARNeSr.
~ - fcrde fcC hrr from his srrs practice discovered
mode ~ castg %
ir dfy without Madeleine, charre rraduasst
ga received BE diploma ~ is4a sud challenges the Oldest
~, sitisn @ Ttti,fIn .uYilirr Of the Had.
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NOTICE tn FAMOUS HAIR RESTORATIVE or
VT via. oi kIg a. teIg applied daily b sr. CAT
vert % n o. NJ. - Chamber street Hours
tor 81 ladcs fem 70 20 y. ~. Hifcs celebrated
Tone a. sac hy Nv. g.. end sso cold By John Lndak
No ~ Nsii street. sefchabis' tAciabEe.
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street. ioruris ~ the Borth Baptist ohufeh
Agentf for filsispha. Dr Dyot. son. Boston, Esdans
Co., DO state 90 L. 8. H-ner 10 Daltir1ors B.iti-
more Charre sttil WsgbnE' r. T. sssrs, pittsburrt:
y. fIhgsas. IEei 81; J. night Co.. ISL ChsrcsT
Eow Orltang Ana " rruEgias generally, thgoa
United ststcs, " eat fsoits and CRnaiN.
n. y. Ncne rGEniuf Nnleag by e r nd.
Lsak enr fl~ ,srssits sri irnffatin-r.
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sfirs wtstrr,ou trttl. for Liverpool Patrick Henry
tfitl g. J. Z. %; Ldrna, Cor -; tsrhs JasPcr, fcr
Iaie Ccudie Brl. Tor aud trigs + l. W alton
80 Ccfsua al AZ anchor % The sN spit dc.ains
nttfrfe
Ehir Haructis is At anchor At QsarantinS
JAx i0-Wipd st tutfise. NV meridian, NV; at
a. ~
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tiir Ad,iriire tBrcul az DAYS OIL 70 uanburr.
Ship ~ 1ateth Denison 90 DAYS from HAVE.
Slip rrrA Del Fucge (Dutcl fran -, with rHsstnrcts
ferk Guiiford az dsys from Oporto.
- atk Sophia. o. diy' from Bremen.
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4 WISE JuDGE.-A certain lcsa,or
TO be divided among his three sons, accor-
ding 10 the following proportion: The first
was 10 receive half, The second one third,
and the youngcs, n ninth part Of the
whole. But, when they came to ar
range about The division. il was found
that, 10 comply with the terms Of the
will, without sacrificing one o: more Of
the animals, was impossible. Puzzlcd
in the extreme, they repaired 10 the
Cadi, who having read the will, obSrrv-
ed lha, such difficult question required
time for dclibcration, and commanded
them 10 return after two days. When
they again made their appearance, the
Judge said 81 have considered care
fully your case, and | find that can
make such division Of The
seventeen horses among YOU, rs will
give each more thnn his strc, share,
and yc, not one OF the animals shall be
injured Are you content" "W e
are, Oiudgc," was the reply. bring
forth the seventeen horses, and let them
be placed in the court" said the Cadi. -
The animals were brought in, and the
Judge ordered his groom 10 place his
horse with them. He badc the eldest
brother count the horses. "lhcv are
eighteen in number, Q Judge he said.
Il will now make the division" obscrv.
cd the Cndi. "You, the eldest, are en-.
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SoCRATEs.--Thc words spoken bcf.rc
his trial, intimate n state of belief which
explains the tenor Of The defence, and
formed one essential condition Of the
final result. They proved tha, .Socra.
les not only cared little for being &C.
quilted, but even thought tia, the up.
proaching trial was marked on, bv the
gods as The term Of his life, AMI that
there were good reasons why he should
prefer such conSummatIon as best for
himself. Nor is i, wonderful that he
should entertain that opinion, when we
recollcct the entire uSccndancy within
him Of strong internal conscience and
in;clligen, reflection, built upon an orig
lnally fearless temperament, and silcn-
eng what Plato calls "lhc child within
us, who trcmblcs before dca,h'--hiS
great love Of coloquial influence, and
incnpaci,y Of living without i,--his old
nge, now seventy years, rendering il
| impossible that such influence could
much longer cont!nuc-nnd the oppor.
tunity afforded 10 him, by now towering
above ordinary men under the like cir
| cumStanccs, 10 read an impressive les
son, as well ms 10 leave behind him u
reputation ycl more exalted than lhn,
which he had hitherto acquired.
! 1t was in this frame OF mind that Socra
les came 10 his rial and unde rlook his
unprecedented defence, the substance
Of which VIC now read in the "Plantonic
| AIo!ogy." lis calculations, alike
high.mindci and well balanced, were
completely realized. Had he been ac.
Quilted after such n defence, it would
have been not only "A triumph over his
personal cncr,ics, but would have been
a sanction on The part OF the people and
the popular Dikaslcry to his teaching
! which indeed have been enforced hy
Anyius in his accusing argument in re
ference TO acIui,tnl generally, even hc.
fore he heard the defence: whereas hi,
condemnation, and the feelings will
which he met it, having shed double
and triple lustrc over his whole liic an,
, character.
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Results from subsoil Plowinr.

Mr.. Jacques, Of Railway, New Jcr.
scy, speaking Of srbsnling says: On
A IL acres Of shelly land, lie rnise,l
$40 bushels Of corn, which was n much
greater yield than he anticipated, TAX
ing The season, soil, and all into account.
The ground was prepared by pillow.
ing about four inches deep with sur
face plow, which was Us deep as the i'm.
plcmrnt could be made TO 90, owing to
the compac,ness OF shelly subsoil
The subsoll plow followed Immediately
after, lonscning the earth some iwclNi.
Inches deeper, iind he not made use
Of the subsoil plow, he thinks his crop
would have proved failure, rs The roots
could not have penetrated the suhsoil,
and consequently would have perishcd
by the score drouth. J. B.
-dmcricnn 4igricniiuriSt.
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! cessary to have standing pasture, rs
it is called; or piece of land devoted 10
grass and pusluroge.
Any Of these systems, however, il
well and properly carried out, will re-
suit in a rapid aud decided renovation Of
worn.oui farms, as they are called.
Our farmers have abundant and ample
sources from which they can, by ju-
dicious system and an Industrious appli-
cation Of the means within their reach,
make their poorest fields, rich and pro.
duc,ive. can speak more particular
ly OF the advantages Of the seaboard
where 1 reside. Here we have murl
on OF near most farms. IF that cannot
be had, we have nnvigable water 10 our
farms, and can procure lime in any
quantity. We huvc an incxhausliblc
supply Of vegetable matter in our woods
and on our shores, as well as marsh
mud in the greatest abundance. All
that is necessary 10 give new life and
vigor 10 our exhausted lands, is, to make
u compost Of lime, leaves, and marsh
mud, and apply good dressing before
planting in corn, and it will show prct.
~ soon that the farmer did moi labor in
| vain.
In consequences Of the gren, abun.
dance Of mari in Eastern Virginia, and
the use Of it pretty extensively, j, is cf
fccting wonderful improvement,
wherever it is applied. Although ii
does not exist on my farm, except a,
such n depth as 10 he inaccessible for
agricultural purposes, | have, notwith-
standing, used mari with great and de.
cidcd advantage. Mari, have obtain,
ed from York River, and lime from Bal
timore and from Maine. A VlKGINlAN
Muhic'rs, County Va, June, 1850.
41mcrican .4sricuhurisi.
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REcIAIMISG T,AXp-Wn frcuuenil

REcLAlMlNG LANp.-Wc frequently
meet with instances Of rcclaiminy lands,
Tint are quite refreshing ir these days
of speedy and general exhaustion. A
gentleman has us, brought us few
samples Of Timothy grass, the heads OF
which are over nine inches long, and
The stalks some iour and half 10 five
feet. The land was purchased by its
present owner, about three wears since,
and was then so poor, that a crop Of
corn, then raised upon the ground, was
fed of in the field, being too worthless
to harvest. Green manuring, (crops
raised on the ground and turned in,
anl The ordinary manurcs Of the farm,
have, in the short period above indica.
ted, eilectually rcsuscilated this worn.
out land.
uerjrun drr;ruUur;.y
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Furnished with the sum Of one hundred
and eighty louis, he returned 10 the
| house where he had 10 Fl the woman. He
was accompnicd by several agents o.
the police. who stationed themselves Il,
the door of the apartment.
The murdcress and her pretended
lover sal down to supper. See request.
ed him 10 hand her handkerchief, which
she had left on console behind her
chair. He rose to get it, and during
the instant his back was turned, she
poured n powerful narcotic into his
glass.
He did not perceive this, and drank
of his < ass Of wine hastily; but he had
no sooner swallowed il, than ho ex
claimed
"What wreiched winc!'
The lady nude the same complaint.
a second glass was po,,rcd on. ,od n,o
nounccd better.
Meanwhile. the vounr man G.l H..
head becoming confused and is line
growing still With ll.ac,cd concern
tho woman rose. and throw hor arm,
around his neck onnnrcnlv win ,ha
intention of supporiinr his droo,;nn
head.
AT this momcn, he mc,.b,,;c,uv
r,isod hi, L.,d ,,,l 81,
in ,bc side no,k,, or, ,ta ,a,, ..., ~,
tho C,p,.lo H., "a, -,
dunycr oc h;s s;,r,,ion. ho m,,,,n',,,,, w. w ~
risc md Ieovo ,hc room, h,, III, .,,-e.,i'
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Imerirdn Agriouliurisi.


TO MAKE HENS LAY.-'lhe South
Curolininn says n ncighboT states that
hogs lard is the best thing that he can
find 10 mix with the dough he gives to
his hens. lie says that one cut Of this
fat as large us walnut, will set hen
10 laying Immediately after she has been
broken up from sitting, and that. by
feeding them with the fat occasionally,
his hens continue laying through the
whole winter
dmer;rnu fur;cuUur;oy
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The same gentleman related another in
stance of fortune of which the recipient
does not complain. 1t occurred at Muir
phys diggings, for a long time famed as The
richest in California. A person by the
name Of Ashe took out OF one hole last Fri
day. or Saturday gold to the amount or four
thousand dOltnrS-[ Pacific Ne,0s.
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IL At Carson's new diggings, last Fri
day, a chunk Of gold, wholly free from
quartz, was taken out, weighing joriy
pouud&n The fact we have from Colonel
d, J. Woodlie(, Collector OF the Foreign
Taxes, for Calavcras county. CaTson's
diggins arc abou, three miles from Robin
sor.'s ferry, on The S,anislaus, on the north
side. Who says the mines arc failng!!
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American AgricuHuriSt.

SELECTION OF SEED Corn -This
month seed corn should be selected.
1t can only be well done in the field, by
gathering those ears with small butt
ends, the second ripe, and taken from
stalks which have Two or more well.
filed ears to each In this way, the
best varieties of corn in cultivation have
been obtained.
1mprjruu dJr;ouLurjyi
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llIGn, Low, JACK AND TIE GAME-A
number of well dressed boys were once tor
mcnting a drunken sailor, who in vain en-
deavored to keep them Off with broken
spade handle, which he was using for a
club, when gentleman called out to them
Boys! il Jack is high, it is rather low bu-
sinoss for you to be making gnmc of lim
Jack, whose wits were as sharp az a dia.
mond-th principle difficulty with him
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american AgricuNuriSi. 4
PRIZE HAM, How Currn-At = rprrn

PRIZE Ham. How CuEED-At rcccn,
Agricultural Fair in Montgomery county.
prize was awarded to Nathan White for
the best ham. This gcn,lcman's mode OF
curing ls as follows:
The pork should be perfectly cold be-
tore being cut up. The hams should he
sa'tcd with tine salt, with n portion of red
pepper and about n gill of molasscs to each
ban. Let them remain in salt five weeks,
then hang them up and smoke with hcko-
ry wood Tor five or SIX weeks. About the
LIST. of April take them down and wet them
with cold water, and let them be well rub
bed with nnlcachcd ashes Let them re-
main in bulk for several days, and then
hang them IN the loft again for use.
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lSvAnTNc YANKEE LAND Cotton goods
manufactured IN Alabama. have been re-
Gently sold in Bns on, right next 10 lowell.
This competition with the North is much
more sensi5le than threatening disunon.----
baltimore San.
THIS Is true cbivalry; meet enterprise
with enterprise. Let us build the factory
in sight of,hc cotton field, and wc will suc-
ccssIul y rival the North in wha, has been
the source of her wealth aud boast We
will ont. sell lowell al her usyn door. One
Snutharn factory. rs. a means Of defeating
Northern aggression, is OF more value than
many words, spoken IN and ont of Con.
grcss,-- Wilkinson Wig,
A NEw WATcu--A great improve.
mcnt in the manufacture OF watches has
just been made in Geneva, bywhicil watch
keys are rendered unnecessary. BysiInp.
ly ,nrning sorew in The handle. tho watch
is wound up, and another n,oyezeBt re9u-
latcs the hands. The first watch manu-
featured with this improvement Is intended
for Amorica, and it's case is uaii 70 be u
rich and curious specimen of art and his
torically interesting, the ornataonted bor.
der containing view OF the fai,tnus Char
ter Oak of Connecticut. III is a good ac.s
tion thus 10 make witch case fseiuNiih
REPRESENTATIONS withoat destroying its
ornamental beauty"