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.Eg q MOyAL
House & Lot in Harpers-Ferry,
For Sale.

r An authorized BY The owner, R. H. Hoffman
i 10 offer, al private sale, the
TtU0 story Es3.icE House,
situated On .be Island, fronting the w s. p. Rail-
road. The house has good Garden and suitable
Oatbuildings, and is in all respects comfortable
situation.
The terms, 70 good purchaser, will be accom-
modaiing. Any person DESTROYS Of purchasing vii
have every attention given them bY the undersigned
for fall examination offhe premises
REIN CROSS Agent.
Sept. Is, IS5i-tf.
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Cc0TcH HEIsRTNdiil just received ~
y Aug. II. EBY q SON.
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Il III IIf1IIt III = 4 2 " - III z =.
They are determined to leave nc. effort unspared
10 accommodale the old, andalHhe new Customers
who may favor them with their patronage,
They viii keep constantly on hand large as
sortment Of articles suitable to the wants Of the
farming community, such as Salt, FfS4, Plaster
Tar, DC They respectfully Invite all ana every
person who desire bargains to give them call
having made up their minds that " a penny turned
is penny made"
JIG. Morris will give the business his strict
personal and undivided attention.
JOHN G. MORRIS,
Jan. 1852 VINCENT w. MOORE
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EOEaN SFIRAEIsS.
Ra OsTr respectful ipforA his friends customers
lfh ana lha publfc generally, that be has gust re-
.eipsd a new stock Of
Nh Ep2xgJsg-.TSafR Clothing.

Tie l0SI eAIebsIYt and DtsE NtIttEtI tVtT pIUNHI
to tEistown which he WilBel terms 70 give per
feet satisfaction, for quality as well as prices.
can safely promise tba3 all the Clothing which
goes from my house shalfbe equal 10 any ID JefIer-
sen county, My general stock com prisez dill styles
Of Goats, Pantal9ons, Vests. Standing Collars
Hanakerchiefs U1dgfshir3s. Drawers, Has, Caps
Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Car9et Bags, Valices, I'm,
breGas, SuspendeEs, GIoged and all articles usually
kept in gentlemens f7fnislihg houses; in addition
TO which have a good stuhk Of
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Rows, CIbsgling.

Purchasers are iaviled local and examine my
Stock before bsying elsewhere, as am pretty san
guihe Of my abiliiy TO SIMPLY them on as good
terms as those they can obtain in HarpeTs-Ferry
or anywhere else; tlerefote call and satisfy your
selves. | have also receiYfd newstock ofKniYes,
Combs. Toys. and good many more fancy articles
too tedious 10 mention ALI Of which, i VIII sell at
my well known low pricek, not stopping for large
profits, but holding to my motto A aia55le penny
is 5etier MaB a stolc Stallnd.p
II Purchasers will loebi out for mr. Hanne.. e
john STRAUSS,
Mar carfeil's Iotet, iEtrpers Ferry, Tbgihia.
July H.. 1852.
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New StyIe Paper HangingS.

New style FaPef HanSlnSSs
~ S. GRIFFITH begs leaveto call the aten-
VI. tion of his customers and the public general
liz 10 his Paperhanging Warehouse, and examine
his well selected assortment, as il embraces All the
newest patterns.
Fine French Gill Papers, for Parlors;
do Gothic, Panel and Column PaPerscf every
description
Glazed and Common Parers Of erery description
French and American Bird Board PFintsi
do do Borders;
Landscape Views, &C.
Also. n az Be found Yeniiian Blinds both wide and
narrow STATS: Patent Blinds; Transparent w indov
Shades sc; all on which We are now selling a re-
5n.sd nFices. g. S. GRIFFITH,
Parerhanging Warehouse, ~ Bait St,
April "a 1852. next io the Patriot OLIlce.
aid Plantation SegaTs, and other popular
" brands on hand and for sale ~
Anrfl % G. Il. COFFROTH.
rsIDER VINEGAR III sale By
KEYEs q KEAR sLEY.
July %.
III mn LBS; Prime Bacon, Hans, Sides and
Aug ID, EBY 4 SON.
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New Firm nj the Depot.

FTNHE undersigned having formed a cp-paftner-
u ship under the name and firm Of John q.
Morris 4 Co. are prepared 70 afford increased IA
cilties for transacting all the
Receirinn & forwarding Business.
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DREPARED from RENNET. Or tie fourth
u STOMACH OF THE OK, altcr directions
ofBARoN IIgEId, The great Physiological chemist,
by J. S. HOUGHTON, ii. D., Philadelphia, Pa.
This is truly wonderful remedy for Indigestion,
Dyspepsia, Jaundice Liver Complaint, Censti-
pasica and Debility Curing after Natures
llsrri rnefh1al IL. Nvnar,reis nt-r, Acsnf
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How to make Bacon Plenty.

Messrs. Editors: The present high pri-
ces of meat should cause the planters of
the South to reflect, and see if they cannot
devise some plan to remedy the evil.
know a planter whose cotton crop amoun-
ted to about $3, 900, and he pays this year
from FIVE to six hundred dollars for meat |;
and l have no doubt that thousands Of
others do the same, in proportion to the
amount Of their crops. Now, gentlemen,
| propose the following remedy:
In the first place, every planter should
raise a sufficient quantity Of corn, and ne
yer be under the necessity of buying -
then, if possible, enclose enough land to
keep his hogs in, and not permit them to
run at large, to become wild or be killed
up by his neighbor's negroes. In the next
place. make boiler as follows get two
planks, each ten feet long, two and half
feet wide, and two inches think then
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Suuaag Reahing.
An Inhdel.

Walking one day in the village where
l was laboring, | met man who knew
openly avowed himself an infdel. After
the usual salutations, said to him, "Well,
Mr.. b., what is the condition of your
soul, this mOrningl"
His answer was, "Oh am an infideI."
81 know that, Mr.. b., but as a man of
reflection, who understands what infidelity
is, you will not pretend to me that you
know the Bible is not the word of God"
After few moments reflection, he re-
piled, 81 acknowledge that do not know
that it is not, but do not believe it is."
"Well, Mr.. b., if the Bible should not
be the word Of Grd, can you be sure that
there will not be just such state. of retri-
button beyond the grave as the Bible de-
scribes.
"No, am sure of nothing beyond the
grave, but do not believe there will be
any retribution."
"Then, Mr.. b., your reason compels
yon to admit, that you cannot know, but
living and dying as you are, you will go
to hell, and be as miserable there to all
eternity, as the Savior represented the rich
man to be-"
at is true l can be certain Of nothing
beyond the grave, whether shall exist at
all there, or if do, what will be my con-
dition is a mere matter of conjecture"
"Keep this in mind, Mr.. B., when you
lie down and when you rise up. that
you do not know but that you shall 90
to hell when you die, and if you can
rest with the possibility of such an end,
your mind is differently constituted from
mire."
We parted, and he went about his busi-
ness, but rs afterwards learned, never
enjoyed any peace until he INDUCED a
hone in Christ.
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A9rirultural.
Work for the Month.

HE PLANTATIoN.-Attdck the ,reeds
vigorously, and cut them down without
mercy, both on the plantation and in the
garden. Remember that no land, howe
yer rich, can grow good farm crops and
weeds at the same time, and that it costs
as much to raise weeds as it does to make
corn or cotton. Millets, Oats, Rye, Wheat,
DC, will now be ready to cut in many sec
tons. In stacking your small grain, or
straw, elevate it above the ground on a
platform Vt rails resting on wooden blocks
or large fiat "rocks." Both Cotton and
Corn will need vigorous working this
month, and the latter should be ready to
lay by" the latter part of the MONTH
The Pumpkin crop must be attended to
this month, as earl v as possible, or it will
be too late. Sow Peas, either among the
corn, in spots not rich enough for cotton
or corn.
The GARDEN AND ORcHARD-Sow,fo for
winter use, full crop of green-glazed, SUI
gar-leaf, drum-head or Savoy Cabbages,
protecting the beds well from the sun, and
giving them plentiful supply of water
when necessary. Carrots may also be
sown, in deep, rich soil; also, Tomatoes,
Radishes, Snap Beans, DC, DC. Plant a
full crop OF Okra-transplant Celery, Cab
bages, Tomatoes, Egg Plants, DC. Spring
Onions may now be taken up. Choose
dry day for the operation, clean the
bulbs from earth and all loose, outer skins.
remove them TO the house and dry them
on the floor Of an airy room. When well
cured, tie them in ropes or lunches, and
hang up until wanted for use. Set out
slips Of Sweet Potatoes, as recommended.
You need not wait for "rainy day" to
transplant anything, if you will follow the
directions given for grouting" Plant
the seeds Of Cucumbers, Melons, Gherkins,
DC, for late crop. Gather your ripe
Irish Potatoes, and try the method of pre-
serving recommended by our friend Moore
we have no doubt it would succeed
well, and hope to see it tested fully. In
the Orchard, it will be well to look to trees
newly planted out which should be well
n1ulched, and literally watered in the dry
est weather just about sundown. Trees
overladen with fruit should I've relieved of
portion of their burden. Pick off ali the
small Informed specimens that cucumber
the branches--thin out the fruit where it
is crowded too close, and prop up the
limbs where necessary, with crotched or
forked stick, putting soft, thick piece of
cloth in the crotch to prevent the branch
es from chafng with the wind. Keep all
weeds end suckers down in the orchard,
stir the ground and cultivate it with low
crops that need the hoe, and do not neg
lect to mulch all high headed an / lanky
trees-those trained properly, with low,
spreading heads will furnish shade for
themselves, and for muiching you may
substitute a good wheel-barrow load Of
well-rotted manure, to be dug in about the
roots !-iS0athC.a Cult;pdtor.
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A lady, an old Sunday School teacher,
was much struck with the strong faith
and extreme patience ofpoor Mary NJ,
a young girl of eighteen years of age,
whom she was induced to visit, hearing
that she was in great want, and suffering
from most painful kind of scrofula.
Finding Mary could read but imperfect
~, and had little knowledge of the Old
Testament though well versed in the prom
ises of the New, which was to her a never
failing source of comfort, always applied
when any one bewailed her sad state, the
lady inquired, "Mary, who taught you
what you have learnedp
Mary answered, II had no education
except. two years at Sunday-School,
when l was about ten years old; but
had q hasty teacher, who always said she
could do nothing NTH me, for I learnt
nothing. l was always slow at answer
ing, was so often in pain, but said
nothing about it, for l WIS afraid the
teacher would tell me not to come again,
if she knew how bad l was. She often
praised the other children, when 1 would
have answered just the same, if she had
given me moments time. After a while
kinder teacher came of morning, then
gave up going of an afternoon. l did
not like to be scolded." Mary added
when | became too ill to 90 to school
at all, put in my pence for Testament
after had learnt al school, 1 was soon
able to read it, though no one thought
| could do so well"
Mary died in perfect peace and JOY
two years since. The hasty teacher, whose
name was not remembered, never knew
that she had been allowed ito do any thing
with Mary" and that Mary had learned
to be wise unto salvation.-.Su Sunday School
Journal
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Many farmers cut Wheat too late, (wai-
ting until it is dead ripe) and still more
permit the grain to remain a long time in
the field i'll small stacks after it is harvest
ed. Both practices are wrong. Wheat
intended for seed ought to be fully ripe
before it is cut but that which is to be
ground into flour should not stand so long
The proper time to cut it is in the "doughy
state" (out of the milk,) but not hard or
fiinty. Where one has many acres to har-
vest, it is difficult to avoid cutting some
little too early, or great deal too late.
So soon as the straw is sufficiently cured
the crop should be housed, stored away in
a barn, or thrashed. Wheat straw is
worth half the price of hay, if the grain
be cut at the right time, and the straw
properly saved from rain, dew and sun
shine. Where good hay is cheap, say
four or five dollars n ton, the saving OF
wheat straw for forage need not command
much care. But at the South, where first
rate hay is rarely worth less than seven
ty-hve cents or one dollar per 100 lbs, the
stems and leaves of all the cereal grasses
should be preserved from damage by ex-
posure to the elements, and used for win
tering stock. Sheep are kept all winter
on straw alone, by the large wheat grow
ers in Western New York; and so are
mares and colts and cattle. Good barns
sheds and stables are not so common as
they ought to be, and nc farmer who has
the means to make these useful buildings
should be without them. They will pay
high interest on their cost greatly econ
omize fodder, and operate to improve our
live stock.-Cu Cultirdtor.
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PERsoNALIrIEs.-An eccentric parson
in the Old Dominion, who is known by
the somewhat unique name of Servant
Jones, once dined with Mr.. Owl. Mr..
Owl placed before his guest the mortal ~
mains of fowl whose bones formed the
depris of former repast. The parson
was called upon to ask blessing, which
he dill in the following manner:
"Lord of love,
Look down from above,
And bless the Owl
That ate the fowl,
And left the bones
For Servant Junes"
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YOUTH & MANHOOD.
VIGOROUS LIFE OR A PREMATURE
o DEATH.

Kinkelin on Self LfPreScrration-only 25 cents.
THIS BOOK, JUST PUBLISHED. is
= filled with useful information, on
the lnflrmities and diseases of the human sys-
TEN. IL addresses itself alike TO Youth, Man.
hood and Old Age-to all who apprehend or
suffer under the dire consequences of early
or prolonged indiscretons-to all who feel
the exhaustive effects of banefnl habits-to
all who in addition to declining physical en-
ergy, are the victims Of nervous and mental
debility and of moling and melancholy des.
pondency--to all such DIR. X. would say
READ THIS BOOK
The valuable advice and impressive warning
II gives will prevent years of misery and suE
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Parents reading it will learn how to pre-
vent the destruction Of their children.
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per return Of mail
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He who places himself under the care OF
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as a gentleman, asd confidently rely upon
his skill as physician.
Persons at a distance may address DR.. X.
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Packages ofmedicines, directions Sc, for
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booksellers, News Agents, Pedlars, Can
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above works ut very low rates.
May 5 Ia
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make the bottom and ends of sheet iron,
~ mailing it on the planks; set this boil
er on two rows of bricks, about one foot
high from the ground, with chimney for
tiue. This boiler can be heated with a
very small quantity of wood. Into this
boiler put your corn, cotton seed, pump
kins, peas, cabbage leaves, turnips, pota-
toes, kitchen slop. and every thing that a
hog will eat, and boil them together, eve
ry day, occasionally throwing in a little
salt and ashes, and have several troupbs
close by the boiler, and feed your hogs
every night with this food-and my word
for it, we shall soon be able to be EXPORT
ers, instead of importers, of bacon and
pork.
The same quantity offood given to hogs
cooked as above will raise and keep fat
three times as many as when given to
them in the ordinary raw state. All this
can be done by boy ten years old, who,
by attending to your hogs in this wav,will
make you more money than two of your
best field hands can in the cotton field
Try this for two years, and if you do not
succeed, come to me and l will paw all
your losses incurred in the experiment.
l have also a plan for feeding work
horses, which l consider much better and
more economical than the usual method,
and by which they will do more work, and
keep in better order, during the plow ing
season-which plan, if I thought it would
interest the readers of the Cultivator, !
would give in another communication.
G. d. MITCHELL.
Cedar Grove, Miss, May, 1922.
Southern Cultipdtor.
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Lexington, S. c., May, 1852.

REMARK.-We suppose our correspon-
dent alludes to the disease generally known
as "Heaoes," for which writer in the
Boston Cultivator gives the following rem
edy:
Il notice in your last number, an en-
quiry for remedy for the heaves in hor-
ses. Twill give you, in my opinion, the
best remedy now known, which is simple
and will be Of use to any one that owns
a heavey horse. Feed on cut hay, and
add two parts Indian meal to one part OF
shorts, (bran) adding to each feeding a
tablespoon full Of ginger. This have
used as remedy for ten years, and find
that horse so fed will work and do as
well as though his wind was sound."-
CuiiVdtor.
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Heaves.---" Bellowsed" Horses.

Messrs. Editors: have noticed several
very interesting articles in the Cultivator,
upon the various subjects, but have not
as yet seen anything recommended rs a
cure for "Bcllow sed" Horses. would
be very much obliged if any gentleman
would publish remedy for the above
mentioned disease, as there are several hor-
ses in my neighborhood afflicted with it.
Very Respectfully,
Il. J. HAYES.
Lexington, S. c., May, 1852.
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DOUBLE NUMBERS FOR 1852.
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I'm Dreaming, Love, of Thee.
BY ALLIE VERNON,

The stars are shining brightly
In the blue vault above,
And spirits breathing lightly,
Are whispering tales of love.
L hear the tones of angels
A joyous melody;
But heed not their sweet music,
I'm dreaming, love, of thee.
The breeze is softly sighing
As it fans my check ard brow,
And the flowers are replying
In strains so rich and low,
hear the brooklets murmur,
In tones of fairly glee;
But L heed not their sweet music,
I'm dreaming, love, of the.
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In few weeks he united with the Bap-
tist Church.
lnidels do not reflect how baseless their
scheme is. Itkeeps them from the conso-
lation of the hope OF blessed immortaG-
ty, and gives them nothing in RETURN
Surely their rock is not our rock, our enc
mics themselves being Judges Wisner's
incidents"
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SfltrtrA Buetrp.
The Angel in a Maiden's Eyes.
BY THoS. MACKELLER.

Once methought l saw an angel
Smiling in maiden's eyes,
And my heart was captive taken,
Like city by surprise.
Then it seemed another angel
Springing upward from my heart,
FROM mine eyes looked On the other,
And beheld its counterpart.
AT the moment of the greeting,
From her lips no whisper fell,
And before her ! sat silent,
Rapt in delicious spell.
Love, awaiting in my bosom,
Dove, of pure impulses born,
Lighted up my happy pathway,
Like sun of summer morn.
Marked for mine the gentle maiden
With the angel in her eyes;
Years agone we linked our fortunes
BY indissoluble ties.
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PROSPECTUS OF THE
SOUTHERN CULTWATOR
Volume K, For 1862.
d. RaDMLND,

DIR. DANIEL LEE, d. RaDMND,
Editor. Assistant Editor
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR is
i issued every month, and is exclusively
devoted to Agriculture, Horticulture, Flori-
culture, Domestic and Farm Economy, Til
lage and Husl .ndry, the Breeding and Rails
ing Of Domestic Animals, Poultry and Bees,
and the generate routine of Southern Plant
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The new volume for 1852, will be issued
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