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SUGGESTIONS TO A FARMER.

Food for the stomach, clothing for'the body
a shelter from the storm, and light for mind
are the cardinal wants Of ALL But the most
imperative is the first. Food must be had
the others are not SO essential to life.
Beef the world over is the best meat
Every farmer may have it. Grass grows in
all climates. Pork, which costs much more
than beef, is the most disease. engenderinn
food consumed by the American people. |,
should never, be eaten.
Wheat, rye, barley, and corn can be raised
in all parts of the country; though, like beef
wheat is the very best of food for man.
Milk stands by the side of beef and wheat
and like the former can be easily had the
year through by every farmer. Two of the
best articles of food known to the world, and
produced by grass alone, which grows in
abundance all over our country, may be had
through the year by every farmer-beef and
milk.
Besides these, what other articles-substan.
tial articles of food-common to the whole
country! The potato, the cabbage, the white
fiat turnip, the yellow turnip. the onion, the
carrot, 'he parsnip, the bean the beet, the
p""PN"' "hu tho aquusU' neSe are rich in
nntriment, genial to the human system, and
promoters of health. A garden of one acre
would supply family with oil these articles
which would and should constitute in the cold
season large proportion of tho food of the
table. These articles are too much neglect,
ed. A well-cultivated garden of one acre
will half-support family. And a farne,
should as soon neglect keeping a COW as ,c
neglect garden.
Man's wants may be divided into seven de.
grees OF wants. Into necessaries, comforts
improvements, ornaments, luxuries, and ex
travagancies.
Are there not comforts and luxuries in food
that are common to ALL!
The apple, the red cherry, the black cherry
the large cherry. the choke Cherry, the high
cranberry, the goosberry, the red and black
currants, the strawberry, the raspberry, black.
berry, the Canada plum, the dsmson, the
horseplum, the pear--msy be cultivated in all
parts of the country, and what could add
more to farm and to the comforts of a fam.
lily, than five acres judiciously devoted to these
natural, wild products. And now that we
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Inhalation in Cousump,ion.

The following communication appeared IN
the New York Tribune. AS many of oul
readers may be interested in the subject, we
publish 1t for their benefit Those laboring
under the disease referred to, could not dc
better than give this remedy fair trial:
To The Editors the w. Y. Tribune.
GENTLEmEs-Having been, may say, al
most miraculously restored to health, from
consumption, by nhalng into the lungs ned
ic!nes in the form of vapor, feel that can,
in justice to my fellow man no longer delay
to make known the means by which this hap
py end was obtained. | had intended to wait
some months longer, that might be able to
speak with greater certainty as to the CON-
pleleness of my recovery, but the reflection
that there are those around me who are now
perhaps hopeessly suffering, has induced me
TO disregard al! minor considerations, and crave
for the following particulars place in your
widely disseminated journal.
Early in December last had an attack Of
inflammation OF the lungs, and, was confined
for fortnight TO my bed; three weeks later
| took fresh cold, which again settled on my
lungs. This second attack, however, was
not regarded as inflammation by my physicians.
The first one under whose care was, pro-
nounced II bronchitis, another bronchitis with
asthma, while third did not hesitate to pro-
nounce it consumption, with tubercles in the
right lung. was under treatment between
three and four months; took cod liver oil, ap-
piled to my chest, had cough mixtures, and
bllsters, and so on, without deriving more
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which was daily filled with medicated air for
that purpose, Into this room went five or
six times day, remaining about ten minutes
at time. The effect was truly surprising,
almost FROM the commencement felt sensi-
bic of benefit. Irritation to my chest was
soo,bed, and the expectoration became easy;
gradually the oppression and shortness Of
breath went off, aud within two months, hav.
ing scarcely taken dose of medicine by The
stomach, Twas sufficiently restored to return
to this citv and resume my business, Chat of
artist or designer) and now, at the end OF
five months, in the enjoyment of excellent
health. r
Believing that owe to inhalation not only
my present good health, but in all probability
my life itself, could not refrain from bring
ing it before the public. regret that air
unable to give the particular medicines EN-
ployed in my case, but am prevented from do
ing SO from the fact that they were changed
from time to time. In the hope that this sim
re statement may prove beneficial to other
similarly afflicted, ...
remain your obliged and obt nervant,
JUSTIN II. Howard, 23 Varrick st.
New YORK, Aug. l3, 1853. .
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From Bells Weekly Messenger.
Interesting Discovery at Jerusale,

The following extract from letter, dated
Jerusalem, May 6, 1853, has been sent to us
by friend for publication:
81 was spending couple of days in Arts,
the hortus cluSus of the monks, and probably
the garden enclosed ofthe Cant'cles, when |
was told there was a kind of tunnel under the
Pool OF Solomon. went and found one of
the most interesting things that have seen
lE my travels, and of which no one in Jerusa-
lem appears to have heard. | mentioned il to
the British Consul, who takes great interest
in these matters, and to the Rev. Mr.. Nico-
layson, who has been here more than twenty
years. and they had never heard of it. At
the centre of the eastern side of the lowest of
the three pools, there is an entrance nearly
closed up, then follows vauted passage
some 80 feet long, leading to chamber u
bout 10 feet square and feet high, also vaul-
ted, and from this there is a passage, also
arched, under the pool, and intended to con-
vey the water of spring, or of the pool il
self, into the acqueduct which leads to Jeru-
salem, and is now commonly attributed to
Pontius PLATE. This arched passage is six
feet high, and three or four feet wide. Each
OF the other two pools has similar arched
way, which has not been blocked up, and
one of which saw by descending first into
the rectangular well.
THE great point of interest in this discov-
cry is this. 1t has now been thought for
some years, that the opinion of the invention
of the arch by the Romans has been too has
lilly adopted. The usual period assigned to
the arch is about B. C. COO We thought
we discovered contradiction Of this idea in
Egypt, but the present case is far more salts
factory. The whole Of the long passage of
90 feet, the chamber Is feet square, the two
doors, and the passage under the pool in each
case are true Roman arches with perfect
keystone. Now, it has never been seriously
doubted that Solomon built the pools ascribed
to him, and to which he probably refers in
Ecclesiasticus ii. 6, the arch must, of course,
have been well known, about or before the
time OF the building of the first temple, b, G.
1912. The sealed fountain, which is near,
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The Meteor.

A splendid meteor was seen by many per-
sons in this city on the evening of Friday
last week. Ispassed with great velocity from
East to West, and appeared to be about the
size Of the full moon-a huge globe of light,
with a luminous tail of great length and
brlliancy. Many superstitous notions were
at one time connected with meteors, as we'll
as comets. They were termed by the litter
ate fiery Dragons, and were held to be pro-
crastinators of calamitous events, both to
nations and particular families. They were
looked upon as the signs of death to some
member Of the family over whose house one
was seen passing. With the light of knowl-
edge. such superstitions are fast fading away
Still, we are very ignorant of what those
mcteors are, and we have yet much to learn
Scientific American.
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has .he same arch in several places; but this
might have been Roman. But here the arch
way passes probably the whole distance under
the pools, and are, therefore, at least coeval
with them, or were rather bull, before them,
in order to convey the water down the valley
TO water herewith the wood that bringeth
forth trees What ! sow convinced me,
that the perfect keystone Roman arch was
in familiar use in the time of Solomon, or
1000 years before the Christian era.
JAMES Cook RICHMOND"
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ARRIVAL oF.THE AMERICA.
PmLApELrnIA, Sept. 80.

.... ....t .. lHibADELfHlA, oePt' oo'
The steamship America arrived at Halifax
last night. She sailed from Liverpool, at 10
A. NJ. on Saturday the 18th of September.
The steamer Baltic arrived out on the
evening Of the l4th Her news had no effect
on the cotton market at Liverpool. The
market was dull, all qualities having consider
ably declined. Lower qualities most The
sales on Friday were 1000 bales and for the
week were 2S2oo bales. Sales to spectators
were 5000, and for export at the following
quotations-4,4O0, middlng Orleans 6, fair
Mobiles g., middling Mobiles 81, fair Upland
81, middling Upland 5, which is an advance.
| The stock at Liverpool exclusive of ship board
is $4,000 bales, American $4,000. Bread
stuffs-all qualities considerably advanced,
with large business doing at advanced rates.
Wheat has advanced pence tot, for White.
There is an advance of IS to 9s Sd on Flour,
aud Western Canal is quoted at 30s 9d@3ls,
Baltimore and Philadelphia 3lsNO32s sd,
} Ohio 80, Corn, White 35s 3d@36, Yellow
33s@34s Cd.
Provisons-Bcef, prime mess, (new) 95s
"a loss, steady Western pork 70s, higher
with sales at SIS, 9drO59s. Tallow--excited
and there is an advance of 2js. Ashes
pearl 27s, pot 27s Cd, steady. CloveSsced
45@4Ss. ...---..s--
The America brings l26 passengers. 1t
was currently reported that Turkey had at
tackled the Russian cut posts. The Car
agrees to abide by the Vienna note and
evacuate the Principalties if the Porte ac-
cepts it. A manifesto is expected from Rus
4 sa. Pacards were posted up on the walls
at Constantinople. calling on the faithful to
J attack the Russians. On special demand,
. from the Powers, the Sultan consents to
, postpone issuing manifesto to his people.
The manifesto is said to be in warlike langu-
age, indeed there will be declaration Of war
if the Turks continue their armanents.
Everything is paid in specie. The Turkish
levy Of eight thousand troops is actively fill
9 ing up, and there is constantly marching
:. Omer Pacha reserve corps is forming al
n Adrianople under Mehemit Pacha. The
e Sultan received the Egyptian troops on the
y 10th. The .Pacha of Egyptian Provinces
i will send $4,000 more troops from Bucharest
E The Russian commanders have issued order
;, to their troops saying that Russia has been
/ called upon to annihilate Paganism, and
: those who opposed her will be annihiated
: also. Omer Pacha warns the Prince Gertc.
hakoff, that if the Russian Gunboats appear
r he will fire.
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Taxable Property of Hamilton Count,

TaNabic Property OF Hamilton County.
The returns of the district assessors of Ham
ilton County make the valuation of real estate
therein, seueaiy nine millions, eight hundred
and Seusniy ti9o thousand, Seven hundred and
one dollars!
In 1916 the assessment for the City (ex-
elusive of the lth and 18th Wards, since an
nexcd) amounted to about $S0,000000. The
present assessment (excusive of the above
named wards) is $52,O99,S65. Add to this
the valuation of said llth and l2th wards,
which is S5,b72 ,220, and we have the tota
valuation of the present city,-S57,772,.
O85. .. . ,-,
The present assessedvaluc of lands in the
county, outside of the city of Cincinnati, is
SI9,2o7,353. Value of buildings, thereon,
81, 2,SS3,26 Total valuation ofreal property,
outside Of the city, 2a,l0o,6i6,
The increase in the valuation Of real es-
tate and improvements Within the city has
been about 20 per cent? in the last six years,
while outside of the city it has about one
hundred and twenty five percent, The total
increase, in city and county, is $39,s72, SOC;
which is within fraction Of 1903 per
cent.
At this time, then, the assessed valuation
of the county is, in round numbers, as follows,
Lands and improvements, SS0,000,000; per-
sonal property, $35 ,0o0, 900; making a total
of 81 10 ,00O,0 900 subject to taration. The VAL
ue of county, city, and church property,
exempt from taxation, is estimated at from
six to eight millions.-Maristta Republican,.
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There was some fun at the Vegetarian
Banquet in New York. The Cleueland Her.
aid, in describing the meeting, gives the
following hits: .-..-.. ......
The Rev. Mr.. Perpont was called on,
which started the vegetable Pegasus into two
line jumps, as follows: -#....
He said
Fora man that has spoken one evening TOO long.
To speak the next evening at all would he wrong.
and then sat down amid great laughter.
Mr.. c. e. Burleigh begged leave to reply,
and said;
man who has spoken one evening too short.
If callea the next evening, certainly ort.
Great laughter.
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Statements Of the manner OF cultivating, the
kind Of soil and manure, time ard mode OF plant
ing and TIC kind Of seed used, also uffdavts Of
measurement Of ground and the measurement of
crop TO be furnished the committee, forms Of
which can be had OF the Sec'y.
Awarding Committee.
]. w. Fraser, Rob't NJ. wilkins & Siml
Clark.
BLOODED II RISES, CLASS A.
For the best thorough bred stallion,
4 yrs old and upwards & W.
I'd best OO
best thorough bred brood marc g. W.
Q" w
Awarding Committee.
DR.. John Alexander, Jesse Barton & Lorcnzo
Mills.
Authenticated pedigree 10 be furnished the
committee.
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The Potato Rot.

From almost every direction, says the N.
Y. Tribune, we hear complaints of this
scourge Of the farmer. Near Newbaryport,
Mass, whole fields are lost. An exchange
Eys:
A farmer started with a load for Boston the
other day, which he supposed to be good, and
had not reached half the distance before he
was convinced they were worthless, and
"growing no better very FAST" and he accor-
dinghy turned them into a pasture and went
home. Some fields have been ploughed up,
without attempting to dig at all; and it is OBJ
served that in some instances the disease has
spread to the squash vines, which are alike
destroyed"
On Long Island the disease is very bad.
Probably one-third of the ground planted
will never be dug Or enquiry into causes,
various opinions have from time to time been
given. Some have it that it arises from want
of due care about succession of crops; O.
thers from malaria; some that the plant is
worn out; some talk about bad seed and un.
fitness of sol-in short, endless have been
the vagaries about it, and, like most other
things, probably all but the right one.
1t is a remarkable feature of the present
day in the most Of our reasonpgs, that we
stumble upon effects-magnfy them int,
causes and treat them accordingly. Ant
what is the result! Disappointment, of course
Certes the potato plant is not what it used tc
be, the main cause Of which we suspect to BE-
Ignorance. OF all classes in the community
the farmer ought to understand chemsty
How many know anything about it!
But amidst all the conflicting opinions, we
have only one to offer, namely, tina; for every
crop we gather, (no matter how rich the sell, ),
we ought to pay back an equivalent of some
sort, otherwise we rob nature and show ouI
ingratitude to her for all her fayors.-Frank.
lin makes "Poor Richard" says: "Always
taking out of the meal-tub, and never putting
in, will soon drain it to the bottom" This
aphorism is equally true of soils, How many
know it! How many practice it!
PRoPAGATING FRUIT TTEEs.-In Chin
they have common method of propagatng
several kinds of fruit trees, which of late
years has been practised with success in Ben
gal. The method is simply this: They striE
ring, of bark, about an inch in width, from
bearing branch, and surround the place
with ball of fat earth or loan, bound fast
to the branch with piece of mating; ovel
this they suspend pot or horn, with water
having small hole in the bottom, just suffi
cient to let the water drop, in order to keey
the Garth constantly moist. The brancl
throws new roots into the earth, just abov,
the place where the ring was stripped off,
The operation is performed in the spring
and the branch is sawn off and put into tn,
ground at the fall Of the leaf. The followin.
year it bears fruit.
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TERRIBLE GALE.

BUFFALO, Sept. 90.
There was terrible storm and gale on
tho lakes yesterday. Two vessels were sunk
at Michigan city, and dock arrived away
with large quantity of railroad iron. 1t is
feared that serious disasters have occurred,
causing loss of life and property.
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PREMIUM LIST
OF THE
BELMONT co. AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

Alta meeting Of the Board Of Managers of
the Belmont County Agricultural Society, the
following list Of premiums was adopted for com
petition al the ensuing Fair, TO be held at st.
Clsirsvilie. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs.
day, the 4th. 5.h & 9th days of October, 1853.
FIELD CROPS.
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Awarding COMMITTEES.

Awarding Committee.
Henry welch, John Johnson, and sam' Grif.
ith, Of Jefferson Co.
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Awarding Committee.
Mr.. Isaac Askew, MrsW. p. Frssier, and
Mrs. Eliza Steenrod
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Females same ss .he above.

Awarding committee.
John Hall of Guernsey Co., James Steer Jr., d
James McFaddcn, Harrison Co. o..
CATTLE. CLASS g.
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which induces US to write on this subject.
We may, however, odd that the legal
point which prsyenteda conviction = the
late trial, was tif we understand Il cor
rectly) the Governments failure to pro-
dace testimony proving that a certain
mine claimed by Gardiner as his, (only
after the trial commenced,) was not his.
The court, or at least the jury. gave him
the benefit of the possibility that it might
be his. So no verdict was obtained. The
Government subsequently sent out COM
mission to ascertain whether Gardiner
witnesses are not mistaken in their loca-
ton Of the mine in question; and, if they
arenotmistaken, then to ascertain whether
Gardiner has, or ever had, any connection
with or title to it. This commission will
soon return, when the case will be again
tried, with what result no man can fore
tell. 3.'-r |.r rpa
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MUSIC DEPOT.

THE UNDERSIGNED have just completed the
J. must perfect arrangements with Northern and
Eastern Publishers OF Music. enabling them to
promptly supply the public with all the newest
music.
e-s9 We have constantly on hand PIANO
w FORTES of the celebrated ROSEN-
kRANZ mandatory, and being agents for the sale
OF Boston, New York. Philadelphia, and Baltimore
pianos, we Halter ourselves from practical ex-
perlence IN this department satisfaction
to the most fastidiOuS purchaser.
We have for sale also MEI.0DEONS from the
mandatory OF BISHOP & CHILD, Cleveland,
Ohio, acknowledged by judges to be superior instr
ments To any of Eastern manufacture.
We are also sole agents for the ,neI,Iaed Church
and PariOr ORGANS of POMpLTTZ and RODE
VALID. The organs from this manufactory are said
to excel all Others manufactured in this country for
beauty and power OF tone.
We have also the sole agency for MARTINS I'M
riValled GUITARS, an assortment of which, direct
from the manufacturer, shall constantly keep on
hand. ...'
We are likewise agents for Keller's AMERICAN
CKEMONA tIOLINS, Badgers BCEHM and Dia-
tonic FLUTES, the Keyed Violin, and spirited advo-
cate of music, the " Musical World and Times''
we constantly keep Oh hand STRINGS for all in
struments, besides every thing appertaining to the
musical line.
Musical instruments of every description tuned and
repaired
HILBUS HTTZ,
Music Depot, Pennsylvania avenue
south side, four doors west of 10Th street.
aug l-dlw
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- Among the Wings named as suita-
BILE candidates for the office of Governor
of Massachusetts are Geo. Ashmun, Alb
bolt Lawrence, and Samuel H. Valley.
The Wing Convention will decide the
matterin September. oa
SMUGGLING A dealer in New York,
the Mirror says, has lost diamonds to the
amount of 10000 francs, by somebody
on the sother side" attempting to SNUG
gle them in free Of duty. Uncle Sam
''pockets the loss"
Quick acknowledgements have
been made by the Hudson River Railroad
by which persons leaving New York at 6
a. IN, reach Niagara Falls before o'clock
the same evening. #.. ..
JUDICIAL REs1GNAr1oN.--The Cam.
bridge (Md.) Chronicle learns that the
Hon. Asa Spence, Judge of the Circuit
Court for that District, contemplates re.
signing his office. 10.
A BET.-Over 81 1000 was bet at Jer.
sey City on Thursday, OH the comparative
speed Of the Pacific and Arabia on thu
present trip. The Pacific left Oh Satur'
day, (25th, at 1888 P. NJ.
u A clergyman being complained Of
by another, for drawing away his par
ishioners on Sunday, made this reply
Feed your flock better, and they won't
stray"
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UAccording to vote of the South
wark (Philadelphia) Commissioners, the
Philadelphia Sun is no longer the organ
of the Native American party. This is
somewhat surprising to the uninitiated,
as the Sun has always advocated the
principles of Nativism with ability and
zeal seldom equalled. We trust, howev.
er, that our contemporary will not be
discouraged; organs do not always dis
course the most eloquent music, as many
who have turned the crank have tested to
their hearts content.
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Bathing in the Canal.
WASHINGTON, August ], 1856:

~ WASHINGTON, August ], 1858.
10 the Editors of tile Erentng Star,
GENTLEMEN Is there no law prohibiting
the practice of bathing in the canal-at least
during those hours of the day when ladies and
gentlemen so frequently cross andrecross the
several bridges? The locality of 10th street
bridge has of late land particularly on the
Sabbath) presented scene not at all in ac-
cordance with the refinement of Metropolitan
society. If this exposure of person, so near a
prominent thorougfare of our city, is not in
violation Of law, it is certainly opposed to
every rule Of decency, and as such deserves the
severe censure of the community.
A SUBSCRIBER