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" FURNISHED no SIC or sait Of Rooms for Rent
vn paflo and chambersths whole separately. The ocs
ton u pleasant and convenient 10 the Capt the hotels
Inquire oMr John Van Ness, her residence Mssour
avenue, between ~ and 6n streets
Dec S-d4ts
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OoCkAwAy and Horse AZ private s-ie.-Tbs Rocka
~ In good order, has two and win
four fine sire and action
horse.
The ss,abhreut he seen at Behe. livery stable oo I.A
street. For further particulars apply %
Dso3-aeod GREEN SCOTT,
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90 The Treasurer oft Young Mems .tinn As
sociaton will be attendance association on
1th street. y, each evening, from O'Clock during the
present week, to afford the opportunity TO
liqudate the
Il desirable that all be paid by close Of the present
week NJ. H. MILLER,
Decs-I T,..s,,.,
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BY GREEN 4 SCOTT, Auo,Ioneer.

HANDSOME BUILDING LOTS AT AUCTIoN.-on Friday.
III the 10Th instant shall SELL
Sixth and renusyivana avenue O'Clock D. m eighteen
building lots comprising the whole square containing
about 5000, 900 square feet
The above described property little Virginia avenue
and the canal.
Also, lots Nos and square No. ssh hayng front Of 65 feet
each, and 40 feet deep, containing "a y5f5 square
Terms One third balance str, twelve and eighteen
monhs The purchaser bearing Of
sale deed given and deed Of trust taken Tile
GREEN SCOTT,
Dec sd Aucuoneers.
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LAfR for the benefit Oft Peters, Churcb.-A asr
this puposs viii held Iron NALL Psensyyania avenue com
mencinE ths evening" December sna continuing Thursday
Friday, and saturday evenings uf this Rand
VIII BE- IN attendance Dec s-4t
pAHIs ciosks and mantIes.-CLAGETT, NEWTON
MAY Co have from importers ssh sup
ply o Pan velvet and cloth eloaks they respectfully
ue The attention the ladies New Yok price marked
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nv j. :. neouInF An,,,on,,r

TRUSTEES SALE or oNNIBUsEs HORSES, HARNESS
heIbe subscriber BY OF deed trust will Offer foI
safe ~ pubic suction, IN front Of the OF
Cure Al ~ O'Clock, Tuesday, the 2ist Instant omni
buses So. q harness horses, ogetber with all the
piements, gear, hai,ers, &C,
ROBT, g. PATTERSON, Trusase
JAMES g, MCGUIRE,
bee e-fhNs~ AucuOneer.
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PUGBY ACADEMY,
CC0rnsr of X ard IAh streets
RoARDNG and Day school sr Young Genuemen.-e p Mor-
40 ssn, principal.
", Bushnell, NJ. A., associate principal.
A. J. Richardson
John Oit, teacher Of penmanship.
Mons. IT. HsouIt, teacher of French language.
Tbo.. v. Evereu, a. NJ NJ. d..
Professor Charles cirard,
Professor William Chsncey Lanrdon, A. NJ,
Circsisrs can be had al The academy. Dec s-eod2w.
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ELEGANT SETS Oh FURs-ToDD co offer ,o the Ia
~ dies Of The metropolis and vcniy ch collection
OF fufs, '
The assortment comprises the richest f
royal ernne Hudson bay sabes chin
ohla, Canadian mink black lynx
felt bonnets, ehdren white gray brovn and b.ek
beaver hats, for misses and the trade
recognized BY taste and fashion represented their
and sold ~ satisfactory prices "'
s. "'
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Prices of admission Private boxes S. dress par
guee 80 cents children under ~ half price reserved
70 cents orchestra seats 95 cents family circle -
tier, 50 eolored Faiey, Is
Doors open at6S O'Clock the curtain viii be raised The
bor ONCE wiz be open daily from 10 O'Clock, O'Clock
D. m,
Decs
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Fruit Trees.
There are sixty species of the Pepper

There are sixty species of the Pepper
tree.
The great Palm or Date tree grows in
Africa to the height of sixty, eighty and
a hundred feet.
The Cinnamon tree is species Of Lau-
rel, and is native Of Ceylon. 1t grows
to the height of twenty or thirty feet, and
its trunk and branches produce the bark
The Mahogany tree is native of Gu
ba and Jamaica, and grows from sixty to
one hundred feet high, with deep green
foliage, orange colored flowers, and fruit
the size of large egg.
The Panama Of Plaintain is the most
useful of trees. Its fruit, twelve inches
long and two thick, serves for bread, while
the leaves serve for cloth and covering
the root is perennial, but the stalk is an
nual, and grows to fifteen or twenty feet
high.
A Chesnut tree grew at TEAMWORK which
was fifty two feet round. 1t was planted
in the year 500, and in the reign Of Ste
phen in ll45, was made a boundary, and
called the Grest Chesnut Tree. In 1850,
when at the age Of nine hundred and fifty
nine years, it bore nuts which produced
young trees. a."
Among the earliest trees which put
forth their foliage in America, are the
Willow, Poplar and Alder; next are the
Eastwood, Horse-Chestnut, Oak, Beech,
Ash, Walnut and Mulberry, which are not
all usually in full leaf before the middle Of
June. a."
Trees are often found in Lapland and
Siberia, converted into iron ore and car
Donate of copper. Lignites are petrifed
trees, in a state between peat and Goals.
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stnrlFs for tbe Yuung.
From the Friend Of the Youth.
The New Scholar.
ny MARY IRVING.

"Girls! girls! Do you know we have
got new Scholar Z"
1t was Laura Burnham, one ofthe youn-
ger boarders in Miss Stones seminary,
who shouted this to a group of her mates
in the yard, just before morning school
hours. The girls crowded around her like
so many ants aronnd a lump of sugar,
each asking different question at the
sama moment.
"What is her name" "How large is
she ?" "Do tell where did she drop
from (" "Whea did you see her I" as
she coming into school to-dayr as she
green, Laurai" were among the inquiries.
The last was the question of Abby Rolden,
a handsome but pert-looking girl, nearly
a head taller than those of her age around
her. A sort Of sarcastic smile played
over her lips, and in her fine black eyes,
marking her as one of the genius school
girl species, "a great tease" E
"How you craze a body! You make
my ears achep returned Laura, pressing
both hands over her sun-bonnet "I tell
you, ] only just had one look at her, as
was coming out Of the parIor. "Greenl"
well, Miss Abby, you may make up your
own mind about that soon. enough, for
she is coming into school to-day sup
pose. She looked more black than green
TO my eye---what Of her dress wasn't COW
cred with dust"
"But her name--what's her nameg" re-
peated half dozen. -
"Louise, heard Miss Stone call her;
l don't know the other" -.
.E-tsl 8.J..a. !. aEls.la d
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Importance Of Personal attention.

1t was one of the wise sayings of that
great philosopher, DR.. Franklin, "If you
want any thing done well, go-if not,
send" There is in this, as in most of his
sayings, great practical truth, and in its
observance much vexation and disappoint-
ment would be avoided, and much real
gain be realized. In no business is it more
applicable than that Of planting and in
none are its consequences more disastrous.
Ours is business which has its times and
Its seasons, in which we must act promptly;
for the opportunity once slighted never
returns. How important that it be we'll
improved The man of ease says to his
negro, "go plant the CROP" trusting too
often tC has discretion or fidelity. The sea-
son for planting passes-the wheat, or the
oats, come up too thin or too thick--or
either, by turns--here too much have been
sowed, there too little. The corn, some
how, doesn't come-badly dropped-ten
grains in one hill, none in the next-one
hand covering too deep, another scarcely
hiding it from the sight of the first bird
that passes that way in search of break
fast. The Cotton seed dropped in punches
here handful, there skip. The hap
py negro cares not--itis all the same to
him whether it is a good stand or bad
one. He, perhaps, is looking out for the
approach Of the oveseer, or is watching
the fight of birds, or perhaps sill more
happy in the opportunity of making up
for loss Of fsleep the night before-nodding
when his attentions arc all needed in
the execution Of his work. Tis badly done,
bnt this fatal discovery is never reyeled
until the sad story offailure in the coming
up is manifested. It is then too late--all
the abuse and bluster common TO such
occasions cannot repair the injury. Days
may be appropriated to re-plapting, which
are needed about other work---still the evil
exists, and thef fate Of the crop Is fixed, and
the loss Of the year is the Consequence
all for sending, instead Of going, The
fences are 70 be repaired---the order is
given--ths negro goes to his work, and
the overseer remainssto take his ease, or
goss 10 seek his pleasure in enployments
rnorc cohgeniai to his taste. The work Is
dope, and IN midsossos. when The crop u
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Coon SESsE.--Farmers ought to hus-
band their land as well as their time. and
IL any thing the first is the most important
Of the two. We Of the South have been
too prodigal in this respect, and the conse-
quence is, that year after year acre upon
acre Is worn ont and thrown aside, until
we begin TO see through our woodlands
and find them running short. The only
suggestion we can make Is to clover half
your cleard land, and manure and live off
the other till the cleared lands are bro't
back to fitness for culture again. II We
do not begin pertty soon to renovate our
old dry fields, we will have little else but
dry fields to raise our cotton and grain
upon. We want good deal more Of the
Northern system Of working lands infused
among our farming communities. g
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"SPEarT RAPPIso."-Among the many
wonders Of the Spirit Rappings, we learn
that in a country village, not fifty miles
from Cincinnati, a poor fellow had lost
his favorite dog. He enquired for Towser,
and the raps came. .a5 r.
Man-"Is your spirit happy'" s' ! a,<
Dog" Yes" agat1gd boz, ma#H
Man-"Are there any coons therer
Dog--"Yes, but they are twice the
size they are n your country, and I can't
catch them" s.l gg E,s Z.
This is said to have actually taken place.
We have il on the best authority. h.Iaa
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I9rirnltnral.
From the Soil Of the Sohth.
Irish Potato Slips

In your April number, page 249, 1
noticed directions for keeping the Irish
potato sound after digging. Your direc-
tons are good. My plan is somewhat
different, and has proved very successful.
Mix two bushels of charcoal with one
bushels of aire Stacked lime for every so
bushels Of potatoes, and sprinkle the
mixture through the potatoes imme-
diately after moving them from the field.-
In this way you may keep them perfectly
sound until the spring.
Inasmuch as seed potatoes are with
difficulty obtained at any price, 1 have
been planting the Irish potato for the last
three years by drawing the slips, and find
that they produce in this way quite as
well as well as the Yam potato. One
bushel of Irish potatoes planted in this
way, will prodoce more than two bushels
planted from the seed. Bed them as YOU
do the Yam, draw the slip, open a wide
furrow with the plow, and plant them in
it on the horizontal plan, as you do grape
cuttings, leaving from two to four inches
ofthe top out of the ground.
Mr.. Goblet, in an essay on the Irish
potato crop, written in 1915, predicts that
it will eventually fail. To this opinion we
dissent. The Irish potato is a native of
America, where it grows wild, and was
transplanted in Europe, where it became
an indispensable article of food, and where
it has been cultivated with great success
under forced culture. Neither is the Irish
potato native of the Northern States.
And yet we have been hewers of wood
and drawers of water to the Yankees un-
til we have forgotten when to dig out our
own potatoes or save them. Necessity
now forc,s us to change our system of
agriculture. The original stock ofpotato-
es has become exhausted. We must re-
new it. Draw from your present crop
slips or vines, when from to 10 inches
long plant as before described, in good
loose fresh soil; gather your potato apples
or balls, and you will get fresh start.
BY drawing the slips, you get clear Of
the parent potato which is diseased. The
potato apple will probably produce sew
eral kinds Of potatoes, and a premium OF
800 by the Southern Central Agricultural
Society, would probably bring the energy
of our farmers to bear on this subject, and
bring to notice new and improved varieties
| am satisfied that our people do not ap,
preeiate the value and importance of seed
raised ON our own soil and in our own eli.
mate. The Cincinnati Society has offered
such apremium fr the best seeding straw.
berry.
live in grape growing, grain raising
and vegetable and fruit country, in sigh,
of the Catooss Springs, where my expe-
ments may be seen by calling.
l return my thanks to you for the Sol
Of the South. 1t is just such Periodical
as will promote the agricultural interests
Of the South. l hope to add several new
subscribers to your list.
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growing, and the work is pressing, some
unmannerly bull, or long nosed old SOW,
takes fancy that better fare would be
found inside than outside the inclosure,
and accordingly enters, bidding all their
friends welcome. Then comes fuss
negroes and dogs are paraded, the intrud-
ers are elected, but not until they have
got taste not soon to be forgotten. This
storm works off in curses upon the negro,
for his unfaithfulness, but never brings
back the damage done to the crop. The
cotton is now up, and needs thinning to
stand. The negroes are sent but the
overseer stays. We need hardly sketch
the picture you have seen it. The poor
cut worms and the lice have many sins
laid at their door, for which they will new
er have to account. The stand is spoiled,
and the crop is lost, all for the want of 60
ing, instead of sending, to have so delcate
task performed. This sort of manage
ment is fun to the grass, also-only hav-
ing to lower its head little, and submit
to little busting, and as soon as your back
is turned, to come up with greater bold
ness than ever again. The difference be-
tween the labor of good work, and that
which is slighted, is very little, but the re-
suits are vastly different-all for the want
of the masters eye. The mules have
plowd hard all day, when they are return
ed to their stable for rest and food. The
overseer goes to his supper, and soon to
bed, while he sends the plowman to do the
business of feeding and watering. Corn is
thrown in profusion tonight, and the poor
animal, perhaps upon short allowance the
nigh before, eats perfect gorge, and in
his fullness and heat from the double
portion of corn in his stomash, ,"thirsts for
the the cooling water brook" where he
completes the work ofdeath. Collie comes
on, and the mule is lost and the master
and all wonder what could have produced
it. All for sending and not going. The
cattle go astray, the hogs are lost, the
meat-house is empty, the provisins wasted,
and thousand nameless ills ensue, Just
because Sambo or Tom ,cas sent. am
aware that am perhaps reading lecture
to those who do not need it. For would
fain hope that have not hit any of the
readers Of this journal. If l should have
done so. however, / have no apology to
offer, would admonish all such to stand
out of the way for the future. l intend
not to offend any of that very worthy and
valuable class of men who are engaged in
the laudable business of foverseeing. There
are among them as good and faithful men
as belong to the land. l would do Mene
all honor, and propose, by these castiga
ations, to elevate their calling, by exposing
the pretender, and helping, by the exam
pie of the faithful, improve, or drive from
their ranks, all the drones who live only
to pocket their years salaty, and leave
the interests committed to their care, to
take care of themselves. Do not forget
the motto, "If you want any thing we'll
done, go-if not, end."-Correspondencc
the Soil of the South.
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0riginal Yoetrg.
[For the Ledger.
To J. W., Of Lam caster. +

""Tis said that absence conquers love,
But, oh believe II not;
I've tried in vain its power to prove,
But thou art not forgot"
Why so long thy silence keep,
Whilst my poor heart is breaking!
Wit thou not stir up the fountain deep,
That surely's in the sleeping?
Or will you let my heart-strings break,
And see me die with grief!
Or must some corrodng poison take,
To give my heart relief?
Oh, no know that nature did,
Thy bosom fill with worth
1t only lies concealed and hid,
Like precious gems of earth.
And why not then search out the gold
That in thee lies concealed;
And pay back debt to her so bold,
That has her love revealed?
Or will you let your silence prove
A refusal ofyour hand,
And blast forever my pure love,
And drive me from the land?
You cannot thus my hcart-strings scar,
And fill me with rcmorse;
lfso, dear J.-ths is Leap Year
Send on thy ,catch and horse.
INDY.
CAIN CREEK, N. c., June 90, 1852.
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[SELEcTED.
A Very Grave Exhortation.

1believe you isn't married, Ned?
You doesn't know the sweets
Vat waits upon that happy state,
Ven man and woman meets.
The busums warm emotions, Ned,
The drops within the eyes,
The nice vash'd things, the darn'd stocking.
And all them tender ties.
You don't know vat il is, Ned,
Vile lying in your bed,
To gaze on careful woman's form,
Vile the breakfast things is spread,
Ven you don't want to get up, Ned;
The kiver feels so nice;
And she says, ado take another cup,
And this here 'tother slice"
Vile the fire is burning bright, Ned,
And all upon the chair
Your linen and your drawers, Ned,
Is hangng.up to air.
axes every heart, Ned,
Vot isn't made of steel,
II they can gaze upon that fire,
And not warming feel!
Oh! very few, indeed, Ned,
Knows ven they're truly happy;
Ven the baby is fctch'd in, Ned,
"To kiss its lazy pappy"
You little tency, pency thing
Its mammy-tum and cat her;
You bessed babe-it was tho thweet
1t tcouldd't be no thwoeter.
you dod-a-besscd angel, you
II pulls its pappy's hair!
Take fingers out of pappy's cup
Don't cry, then, thwectest-thcre
Oh fe! to spill all pappy's tea!
You naughty, ducky, dandy,
Owny, dony, rogucy pogucy,
Thweet as sugar candy"
Oh, Ned! there are some moments ven
The sternest hearts will quiver,
Just let the baby spill your tea,
Vile you're beneath the kiver,
Won little hand within your hair,
The 'tothcr in your cup;
Don't wonder if we sometimes feel
AS we could "cat 'em up"
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"Haye yOu ground al the tools right, m
] told you this morning when went awayf'
said carpenter to rather green lad whom
he had taken for an apprentice. n@ All But
the ehEd-saw, sir:~' replied ,he lad promptly;
-Icouidnt set quite al theg,ps out oftAak''.
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All would have been lost, and the two
would perhaps have been enemies forever,
fAlice had not sprung forward as Louise
half turned away. .a 1.r a."
@Oh, Louise, stay with us--do!" she
exclaimed, catching her in both arms
ave havn't liked you, know; and we
have called you names, and laughed at
you; but we are sorry, all sorry; and
won't you forgive US, and be friends, nowi'
"You never have, Alice" said Louise,
as her lip quivered. ......
"But 4 have" said Abby, coming a.
gain to her side. "Look here, Louise
stoddard, / like you all the better for your
spunk. I've c.lied you coward, over
and over again. l won't say Pm sorry,
but I'll tell You what ViH do; will
leave il to all these girls 10 say which of
US IS the biggest coward! There will that
suit youi Shake hands on it, then n
Louise did not refuse again. Shejoined
the party, and all clustered around her
as they proceeded to the school-house.--
Louise seemed another being by the time
hey reached the gate. Her cheeks were
flushed, her eyes were lighted up, and a
bright smile made her once pale face beau
tful. Alice walked beside her quietly,
with Louiss's hand in hers, having fallen
back into her usual calm, sweet mood.
Abby followed but though Louise often
turned TO hrsthe did not look on her so
lovingly and trustfully as on the dear girl
at her sides ve s8sE any 8ra
That night, Alice and Louise had long
confabulstion ct twilight, under the pear
tree IN The garden--a place celebrated IN
ths sanpals of Miss Stones school. ~ ,sgi
The southern press., 1852-03-16
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF HAMP-
lU DEN. SYDNEY COILIEGE RICH

M EDlCAL DrrAhi MENI OF HAMP-
tlu DEN, SYDNEY COLLEGE, RICH
MOND, VA.-The thirteenth Annual Course OF
Lectures will commence on Monday, the 18th Of
October, 1850, and continue until the LIST OF the
ensuing March. The commencement for comforting
degrees will be held about the middle Of March
r.. L. BoHANNAN, M. d. Prof Of Obstetrics
and Diseases Of Women and Children
l.. w. CHAMBERLArNE, IA. D., Prof of Mate
ria Medica and Therapeutics.
s. MAurE, M. d., Prof. Of Chemistry and
Pharmacy.
CHAs. BELL GIBsoN, M. D., Prof. of Surgery
md SUI gical Anatomy.
CARTIER p. Johnson, M. D., Prof. Of Anato-
dawn II. TucKEa, M. D. Prof of Theory and
Practice of Medicine.
ARrHUR E. PEricoLAs, M. D., Demonstrators
Of Anatomy.
The study Of practical Anatomy may be prose-
cuted with the most ample facilities, and at very
|uihing expense.
Clinifal Lectures are regularly given at the Col
lege inrmary and Richmond AImsh 1use. The
lnfrmary, under the same roof with the College
and subject to the entire control of the Faculty, is
at all times well filled with medical and surgical
cases. and furnishes peculiar facilities for clinical
instruction Many surgical operations are per
formed in presence Of the class; and the students
being freely admitted to the wards, enjoy, under
the guidance of the Professors, unusual opportu-
mites for becoming familiar with the symptoms,
diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Expenses--Ma fee, S.. Professors
fees, S105, Demonstrators fee, SO. Graduation
fee, $25.
The price of board, including fuel, lights, and
servants attendance, is usually 80 to S2s per
week.
The catalogue, &C., containing fuller informa--
ton concerning the institution, will be forwarded
to those applying for it, specific inquiries will
be- answeree by letter Address,
S. MAUPIN, M. D.,
Oct. Dean of the Faculty.