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reign OF death. and then at the living scene
around me. Both were expressive OF il,e
deepest wrelchedness IN an opposite
corner, upon pile Of old cloths, rudely
thrown together, sat the unhappy widow,
q tall spare woman, pale as the corpse be-
fore me. Hereyes were large and sunken,
and she was thinly and poorly clad; and
as she sat, she wruDg her hands as il 10
relieve the agony she felt within, while
with almost every breath she gave low,
hollow, consumpive cough, which told me
too plainly that death had marked her ior
his victim also.
Several little children were standing
around and beside the table where the
coffin rested, shivering with cold, and
weeping from some cause whether they
understood the meaning Of fathers death
or not--and the tears rolled down their
pale and hollow cheeks. upon the uncar.
peted floor, and in briny drops. A few Of
the, neighbors had gathered to attend the
solemn services connected with the funeral
They were seated some on boxes, others
OH an old worn out trunk. while others
stood. II was gloomy scene, gloomier
than the day without. and the anguish
keener than the biting blast.
| stood there in the midst of that group,
a minister Of Christ. The Bible was be.
fore me-the Bible so full OF denunciations
against sin. But as ! looked around me-,
IL seemed as If sin had denounced ITSELF
There were the visible, tangible, heart.
rending fruits Of goddess life, and if pos
sible the more revolving spectacle Of d
goddess death, upon all which seemed
written, forsaken, hopeless, miserable. |
strove 10 direct attention to the necessity
of religion. to preserve us from the vices
and nliseries Of life, and to its holy con.
solations TO support US under the trials of
our earthly pilgrimage. But feared then
and still fear, that il was too late for such
advice. There were hearts there which
had been so long accustomed 10 the treach.
cryof men, so stepped in sorrow and ac-
customed 10 sin, that they could hardly be
led to repose confidence in God.
Having commended them 10 the care
Of Heaven. and especially to the God of
the poor. the coffin was carried down the
narrow stairway. and the drunkard's s fam
lily half clad. and sIiivering in the keen
November wind, was placed in that open
one horsn wagon at the door. and follow
ing the hearse. drove lonely aud sad
through tho streets OF our Christian city.
to the Po,ter's Field. the last resting place
Of the poor, where the drunkard sleeps
TODAY unhonored and unknown. ,H
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AGRlcuLrUnAL cHEnlIsrRY...

1 .
II land be comparatively unproducGye,
the sure method Of determining the cause
is. first, 10 ascertain the extra nature and
relative qualities o! the Ingredients Of the
soil (Which can only be done by chemical
analysis. and then to supply the soil with
the deficient materials requisite for the
growth Of such vegetables as il 10 best 6t-'
ted to produce. The preparation Of com.
posi- will only be Of real use when matsri.
/ ais which do not atford, singly, an efficient
or convenient manure, are made TO do so
by their mixture. Every farmer has It in
his power so to compound the best from
his store Of manuring materials, that the
defects OF his soil may not only be RENE.
died, but that the crops may receive those
substances in sufficient quantity which are
required for their vigorous growth. To do
this. however, it is requisite to know, not
only the component parts Of the soil, but
also those Of the crops. II these are not
taken into account, no clear idea Of the
composition, much less OF the action Of
manures. will ever be obtained; and many
substances Of real value will be tried, and,
from misapplication. tend 10 useless, II not
injurious results. Perhaps some compound
OF iron, in injurious excess in the soil, un.
fits it for particular crop; but by lime or
some other alkali, il might be rendered
harmless; or an excess of sand may be
neatralized by the addition Of clay. II,
there be an excess Of undecomposed veg.
etable matter. it can be decomposed, rem.
dered soluble, and Immediately available
to the growing plant, by the judicious use
OF caustic lime: or. by burning. With
the aid Of chemistry, the precise value Of
any variety of limestone may be deter.
mined in few minutes, and so its fitness
or unfitness for fertilizing the soil may be
determined bya less expensive experiment.
than waiting to observe its action upon the.
Land. In the same way, peat.ear.h isan
excellent manure; but there are some "a.
rieties Of peat which contain SO Large .
quantity OF the compound Of iron, such a.
bog-ore, as to be absolutely injurious, IL
not destructive. to grass and corn. ge.l
We know that, as soon as stable manure
begins to decompose, it throws off its vo.'
lat'le or gaseous parts-it is necessary
that this should be examined; such evap-
orot'on is not mere transposition-it is the
actual loss Of that which forms most
material ingredient in the food of plants;
and SO. whether this shall be supplied
gradually to tho growing plant, or all Al
once, is the question so often sgitated
among practical farmers, and determined
frequently by individual caprice or fancy
whether the produce OF the stable or the
farm-yard is best, when spread upon the
soil in fresh or putrid state.
On some soils plant will thrive--on
others il will illlanguish; and the same knowl.
edge which will enable us to correct weak
or faulty vegetation will enable ia also to
produce more abundant results. Scientific
american.
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A TRANcE--BuRYING ALIVE.

paper was read before the French
Academy OF Science, in which the follow
ing extraordinary instance was adduced
as a reason for abolishing the presen, GUS
tom of burying SO soon after death: ssa
"Ayoung female had been twice pro-
nounced dead when onlyin trance, but
had recovered in time to prevent being
buried alive. A trance came on. and, in
consequence of what had previously 90.
Cured, permission was obtained from the
constituted authorities for the body TO re-.
main above ground as long as decomposi.
tion should not have taken place. A week
ten days passed away-there was still
no decomposition, but all the medical men
declared that she was dead, and at length
she was laid in her coffin. Only q few
minutes before the coffin was to be nailed
down, and while the bell of the village
church was already tolling for her funeral,
female from an adjoining village, who
had been the school-fellow Of the supposed
defunct, came to take last farewell. She
stopped TO kiss the lips OF her departed
friend and remained in that position for
some time, the bystanders attempted to re-
move her, lest her emotion should be iniu-
rions 10 her. She waved them off with her
hand. and remained with her lips upon
those Of her friend, and breathing, AZ it
turned out afterwards. the warm breath Of
life into her lungs. Atlength she exclaim.
ed-'she lives!' and raising from the body
pointed out unequivocal signs oflife. She
stated that as she was kissing her friend
she fanced that she felt her breathe, and
in few minutes was convinced Of the fact.
The female who was supposed to be dead
was taken out OF the coffin and placed m
a warm bed, and, in the course Of q lev
hours. fully revived. She stated that she
was during her trance, fully sensible 10 sll
that was passing around her. and thai she
even heard The death bell toll, bul was Il.
te,ly incapable Of speech or sign 10 show
that she was not deadl"
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THE DRUNK ARDS FUNERAL;
a SCENE In NEWARK. q. ~

| '.Can you attend a funeral this afternoon
nj 2 o 'clock!" inquired a man beyond III,
merediamof life, who STOOD at my door
with an expression of sympathy upon hi'
countrnance-"Can you attend a tunera
at ihs corner of------and--
There is a man dead there and although
he is poor. yet we do not like TO bury hiir
Without some kind of religious services
We should be very glad to have you at
tend
81 am sorry to say that il is out Of my
power 10 comply with your request"
replied. "as | am previously engaged TO
attend u funeral at that hour in another
direction"
81 am very sorry SIR" he replied; bu
after a moments reflection, again inqui.
red--'.Couid YOU moi come little later, il
we were 10 defer it an hour! Could you
not come at 3 o clock! aY II :, ......i....y
Il think can" replied "Atall events
] will come as near that hour as possble!"
He left me. and ut the appointed hour
went TO fulfill my first engagement. A
man OF four scor' years was sleeping his
last long sleep Relatives and friends
were occupying the comfortable and well
furnished apartments absorbed in grief.
The services being over, the lengthy
procession moved slowly onward to the
peaceful mansions of the dead. iH s
Il was not costly burial, but such as
we could desire for ourselves--plain. sol.
emn, appropriate--nothing extravagant
yet nothing wanting; and while we felt that
the burial was such as we could desire,
there was congeniality also in the place
selected for the last sleep Of death, even
our own beautiful cemetry.
/ hastened from these solemn, orderly.
appropriate obsequies, to obey my second
summons. An open wagon. with one
horse attached. and four or five individ.
uals were standing near the door. | felt
chillrun through my veins. Part Of q
fearful truth was now revealed. es lai5r
The keen November wind was blowing,
and The sky wore its gloomy antumnal
aspect, but feared there was keener an.
guish and deeper gloom within. entered,
aud nj one glance the tale was told. Il
was the funeral of adrunkard! A small,
cold. and desolaie chamber was appropri-
ated for the solemn services. Indeed, it
was all they had. Here Tor season had
ived, ard here had died. and now from
here was to be buried, husband and
father. who had lived and died drunk
ard. II was'a dreary place. There, in
one corner, upon rough oldrickety Ia
BILE, from which they had often eaten their
cold and cheerless fare. was placed the
coffin. made of rough pine boards, slight
ly stained with red, in which was placed
the corpse. He was man perhaps Of fif.
iy. coarsely clad with grave clothes. His
countenance il an index TO his state of
mind bespoke nothing butgloom. Around
and underneaih his head, where. in other
places. | had often seen the downy ril-
low aud the rich satin Innings. were stuffed
a few Of the sbavings taken from the
boards which composed his coffin. ri
] looked with q spirit almost crushed
within me. frst At this now trophy of the
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.s.s ..sissa. : HUMAN NATURE; u,
sOR. THE BANKRUPr MERCHANT.
BY c. MIsor KENDALL.

tsa3SA 10 $3.50 3Al--- .iiHoH $50 - es7g
eSdaay,hon,L AyelfDr,l was lcolIsiierod. al.
through ~ young ,niaI,.y one offour H,psi
fOurisliing merchants. H.,was weIco,ne
guest in our so called highcs, circles, ol
fashion. Wills ,smany calculating MANN,
regarded hi6Il az "a vary desirable so., IN
laMsiD sperspec,iye. n Suddenly he ~as
oysrwhslmed by pecupiary losses and
einbarrassmeLts. while the news spread as
fast IS Gossip tongues cpul,l report it,
Strange u say although his elegant maj,
sion had to be sacrificed tl,,re was not II
debt whicllrenained unpaid while some
ifioney. wise ncu. III thu rrviewal Of his
coaduct.1wereo oheardl t0dobsirye sthot he
wss exceedingsy hoaest, or an imnoderaic
Such, also, we're tho conclusions of the
VOID Tor While Il iaintly applauded his
hcnesiys VI shut all fashionable doors
AgaiAst himanA few months afterwards,
whileoa guest at his. humble residence, he
said ,ioyny slniost abruptly: E..ts,ea. bas
What think you Of hlmrn nature. my
ffieoaqa baog "S Si@ y '2".9f Nas
1ssfs iss philosophical enigma" rep'i;
esLasai sdf 90 A!t aG5 ~ fafs8
As;So, ,it.was,io mel until solved IT, said
he. yfeuad i'ta strange compound the
larger poriipn Of which was selfis'lness. =
E9r ias.ance n whrn the gljinsof wealt,
covered my naue,,l was sought after hy
the very Y,en who now, turn their hacks
upon ne was aatt-red ~ lhr v,rv wo.
men WHO, II my ynati,e was INV mentioned
in. their presence would affect u fnrgetfnl
ncss.of having heard il iitar dinner we
Will mike sons *c.iIl.: during which YOU
viii perceive amrl Illustrations OF what
Accordingly. aiier dinner, VIZ set out
We first entered the counting room of u
merchant Ia whShr Raymond introduced
i've al aslrisnd. Isooii learned that my
friend was NOT held in the highest esiima.
tion, from the cold fo,naliy with which we
we're received; We did not even have the
courtesy 0f chairs offered to Us. With a
tssanihk smile. Raymond babe the mer.
chant assgood afternoon" and we soon
found ourselves III the street. aN' eo g
-,n"frHis is Illustration number one" said
Raymond. .laughing. N Ssa@t 2i3 .r4,s n
G's'is Il possible That you could ever have
Sesn intimately acquainted with that mani"
4sSSkSd.s ese ssfliFN hfggllitt llH tG
"I'hatt ttmar has been reduced 10 the ex.
issmity ofbeitg obliged 10 beg his dinners.
Pine lfllsr fine have thus Accommodated
aifGsd u Sven loaned him money To com.
1-hx&. I.&.: sZs..1 ..x<l ~. AZ L..> :. q
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|nure, the liquid would saturaie seven loads
of Ioam, rendering il Of equal value. Hs
had repeated the experiment for ten years.
and found the saturated earth fully equal
10 the best putrescentnanure. How many
dollars worth are thus lost annually 81
each Of the million farmers or this copn.
Try! And what is the aggregaie loss in
the whole country taken togelheri- Sci
entifc american.
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P',.yO ET3RY.
I o,fK ppSr OLD WELL. {

4 = y 2
.Ssso ri By HENRy n. iPAuL. ,af 6ss
.ssndssii3 Il .fs .li.2i--- ssls n @a
who kocspljorget the deep old well, .
Thstsstcpd below ihe lawn; + ~
Thsisd1sr old well [: visited 4 as2 sa
81 oiteRjust it dswni gar R,s sls
What luxury il was TO me, I 4
To sland besids the brink,
And 1roni the bucket iron.bound,
1'ostake my moming drink! d aqa
..Est8ttadEsl ~ 1g&t8 ffIsy
So sweet and pure the water seemed,
,eilsSra fkled as il fell: "A sr tfs %
Il was the nee of our cot, 4
Tic water az that well,
Ny dear old father how he loved
'afJsossis beneath the bower, asEa f'
1ust Aitsrowork, and slowly quaff- so /,
ssHs'd drink, ''twould seem an hour. l5a
Aiflovsddhst well, l.hs blessed place. 9
ao.Apd,every stroller knew, he 81.
To help himself-make fast the chain
Was all he had to do,
Wien q bur homestead strangers paused
,scro make d passing call, ia7 Y
MyimplslseMas.sif they would drink.
For all were welcome-all. es,ss
Ana ns'sr shall Forget the time, z
sDThs xelialasls@as dry. ,s l.s,i sTe
And lswav sick vita grief; cen now, I.
To think Of il sigh. t.safo
And when the water came once more,
All! who my JOY cat, TELL!
TIL tlIsn lknewnot how Flowed say
sv;lsbat mous ,stO,leil, deep oil well. e "a,
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Ga.ss VALLEY GoLp MINING COMPANY.

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hereby given TO those ~bo have written OF appbeo ~
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nav bo intending subscribe that the subscription DOCK
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shares nntaken Of the Two hundred ordered 10 DC 500
In New York. -. =. =,
n il nscsssary order prevent disappointment hal
there be the part Of those wishing 10 secure
portion 81 the investment Tbs Company The machine
n will be compile ed and shlpped IN two weeks Dy cppe
vessels around Cape HON. fully insured anc no oeuot
will be upon the ground aud operation n.y. the month OF
August nsyt Its capacity equs 10 the reduction OF one
hundred fns Of DIV tue average Yield OF winch wiz
not lsss than three cents pound giving pont
of several hundred ps the limited socs Of the
Cempsny A saw. mill 20 be attached 70 the quartz
works.
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has vet been under auspices favorable Tor
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possesses fifteen Of CLAIMS the heaviest machinery
for the business and the most perfec
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$500 to 81 900 share twelve months As the
President sails the 9th Feb for California. letters on
business with the COMPANY that date should be ad
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Directors through the N. Daily and Weekly Tribuse.
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AMERICAN PRESENT TO AN ENGLISH AU.

AMERICAN RESENT TO AN ENGLISH AU-
THoREss.--Some time since, Messrs Bryant, Clarke,
ard other literary gentlemen of this City circulated
a subscription among writers in all parts of the
Union for the purpose Of presenting testimonial Of
regard TO Mrs. Mary Cowden Clarke, the authoress
OF an elaborate and very useful " Concordance" TO
Shakspere The subscription embraced names from
nearly every State in the Union. The present de-
cided upon a costly and beautiful Library Chair,
composed OF osewooc, deliberately carved On the
top rail there is exquisltely carved face of Shaks
pere In ivory, from the Stratford bust surrounded
by wreath Of OAK leaves and laurel, while the
wings Of two swans, also In alto relieve extend over
the ivory head as a protection. Nothing could be
appropriate than TO place the portrait OF the
Bard Of Avon under the wings Of swans, and over
the fair head which viii occupy the chair as she sits
IN It. On the lower front the masks OF Tragedy
and Comedy with their appropriate emblems These
and the head Of Shakspere were carved By Homo
verian artist in New-lork. The writing -desk also
OF rosewood, moves on a silver-plated crane The
material with which the chair Is covered is rich
satin brocade. The inscription on the gold plateun.
der the head Of shakspere is as follows
To Ms Mary Cowden Clarke this Chair is presented BY
few Ladies and jentemen Of Ameuca, as a tribute oil
gratitude for the uRequaled industry winch gave the
readers Of Enghsn Throughout the world her
This beautiful article has Just been presented to
the gifted lady by Hon. Abbott Lawrence, our Min.
ifter at London. The subscription was limited 20 S
each, snd the first name on the list was ,ha. of
Daniel Webster whose money was accompanied
with the following letter:
DEAR SIR | had the pleasure Of receiving your
ht valued otter OF the 10Th Of last month at the
moment OF leaving this city Washington for visit
TO Virginia On my return looked up the letter
but do not find the circular.
shall most heartily concur, my dear Sir in tes-
tmonisl OF appreciation 70 the lady TO whom you re.
ier, ard am quite ready 70 sign the subscription
int or last, or anywhere Her work Is a perfect
~oLcer. surprisingly full and accurate ana exhibit
ing proof OF unexsmpled labor and patience She
las treasured up every word of Shakspere as II he
we're her lover, and she we're his | excec. 10 be Al
The AsIof House about the middle OF next month -
Pray slFe he an opportunity 10 place my name
among Iae contributors TO me testimonial Of
tncee OF my personal friends who know Shakspere
best and sdmue him most, IS Mrs. Edward Curtis
OF your City abe first made me acQu aiR.ed with this
admirable Concordance, and pray you to give der
opportunity Of signifying her exalted opialon Of
II by subscribing 10 The testimonial
ana, dear SIR yours Win entire regard
DAHL WEBSTER.
he whole cost of this fine present was abou.
sic0. The Concordance which was the inne-
date cause OF this testimonial occupied Mrs.
Clarke for twelve years, and Is remarkable monu-
nen' Of female industry and perseverance
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THE LATEST NEWS.
By Telegraph to the New-YOrk Tribune.
ros,u,s and Lorg-Mr. Ciay-DueL

SPECIAL DtspafcA 70 i nc ~ l. t''""s'
WASHINGTON, Tuesday, Jan. II, 1859.
The Long and Kossuth correspondence on hle
at the Navy Department, having been called tor
BY the House. will be published in few days.
Com. Morgan will be found to have written
with great freedom and trepIdation. He ad-
dressed a letter to Consul Hodge OF MarseileS'
from Spezzis. in which he makes this remark
The yerv devil seems to have possession OF
this man Kossuth. He is perfectly ungovernaoie
and self-wiled"
When Capt. Long arrived at MsrsellieS ne
was so scared by the demonstrations there that
he wrote to Consul Hodge praying him (HodSe)
to write to Kossuth and say that he was com
promising, OF would compromise, our flag. ms
was the origin OF Mr.. Hodges letter
Mr.. Hodge did not write to Kossuth, how
ever. but to Capt. Long, and Capt. Long showed
the letter to kossuth.
Mr. Clay remains without material change.
He is thought to be improving, if anything But
he does not rise till IL o'clock, and then sits up
but an hour or two He still hopes to get to the
Senate.
It's reported that duel was fought today at
Bladensburg between f. W. Johnson, editor OF
The Richmond Wing, and j. NJ. Daniel, editor OF
The Richmond Examiner. We do not yet hear
that any blood has been shed.
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STEAM TO CHARLEsTos. The public are
indebted TO Messrs. spoford Tles;on & Co. 70, ge,
tns up regular steamship con nunicstion be. xesu
this port and the South La orcer 70 NEE. the want,
OF the community on the Charleston line we under.
stand that the hrm are about to add the s,eanship
Union to tie route. The Union VIII leave On he,
FIRST TIP to Charleston on SATURDAY nex,. Mean.
while it Is the intention Of Messrs. spofford. Tile,
ten 4 Co to place the new teamer James Adg.r an
the same line eaily In the Spring and this viii
argulN semi weekly service between the ,xo Do,t.
While The arrangement continues. The den.,,u,ss
viii then be as follows
ga heeHe'dass aHd Ssssrdass frvrs Ne,, Yo,t and
lnioa., Captain ADAMS lMsrioa .cs,,., rv.,.
'aHes Aoser' DICKINSON Soushsrnsr FosrSR
Inc mon Is a new boat and well apportoned-
Inc James Adgeris no" taking In her machinery a.
abort time. =" sea IN