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The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-12-01
To Planters,

A IKIN'S Corn and Cotton Cultivator
II This trsly useful agricultural improv-
ment, has been fully tested by highly res
pectable and practical planters who afterfnl
trial, say that by its use, in the cultivation
of Corn, Cane, or Cotton, there is saving
of at least one third the labor to man and
horse over the common plow It's new
invention, Patented March 20, 1s49.
Planters are invited TO call and examine it.
A supply on hand and for sale by
+. w. TUNNARD.
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ASBURY REGEIl,
Gonse, Gian, ano Ornamental,

PAINTER.
Shop on 7zrda ncrt door TO Lafon's Bakery.
A NY orders given me for House, Sign,oI
II Ornamental Painting, Paper Hanging,
and Glazing, will meet with prompt atten-
ton. As am permanently located in Ba-
ton Rouge, and as it is to my interest to give
general satisfaction, | shall constantly
strdy 10 10 It.
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III. r.. WADDILL.

At HIS DRUG STORE-CHURCH ST.
Offers for sale, a rcry large and complete
assortment of DRues, MEDICINES, suRer-
CAL INSTRUMENTS, CURING GLASSES, ,OrLs,
Scars; ToorH and WHITE WASH; HAIR.
ToorH, FLESH, Nail, SHAVING, PAINT and
SHOE brushes; together with all the most
popular patent medicines Of the day.
sPENS, INK and p p T. r.
Fish-hooks, Lines, Floats, and Baskets,
Low for cash.
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Martins Reports.

WITH Marginal references by Thomas
w Gibbs Morgan, Counsellor at Law.
Four sets of the above work for sale by
oct7-y. J. G. LANOUE,
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II. McKITRICK.


n II o . o d U o T.
rs now prepared to take all contracts in
l. his line of business. and will execute
with neatness and despatch.
N. B. All kinds of job Work attended
to. Plans and specifications given gratis
when required.
Shop on Main st., between Florida and
Convention Streets.
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w. f. TUNNARD.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER. IN
CARRIAGES, HARNESS, &c.
THE SUBSCRIBERS stock of Buggies,
Rockawsys, Barouches, Coaches, &c. has
been selected by himself, and comprises
every variety. To his already complete
assortment, he is daily making additions.
Persons will find it to their advantage, to
call and examine his stock.
W. F. TVNNARD.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-12-01
THE DAILY COMET.
PUBLISHED DAILY y(MoNDAys ExCEPTED)
GEO. A. PIKE, Editor and Proprietor.
office on Third street.
TGH ms:

THE subscription is fixed at the low rate
ofs5 00per annum, payable in advance, or
SO 90 at the expiration Of the year. 1t
will be punctually delivered daily within
the limits of the City by the carrier.
Avderisfng.-One Dollar per square
for the first insertion. and half that amount
for every subsequent insertion--ten lines,
or less. constitute square.
Yearly observation-disclosures
Traders, and others, will be contracted
with on them reasonable terms.
yOb.WOrk.-We are also prepared to
,lo all kinds of job Work-such as !: Law
yer's BRIEFS, BALL TIcEETs, ,PosrERs, Bill
HEADS, PROGRAMMES, ELECTION TICKETS,
Druggists Labels, Cards, Circulars, Visiting
Cards. Done with neatness and ieepatch.
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CARPET g. RUGS.

YNHE subscriber has Just received from
i New York, large assortment of In
grain, Three Ply, and Brussels Carpets, all
of which will be sold at low prices.
sept %, w. D. PHILLIPS.
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THEO. GOLDMAN,
MATCHMAKER AND JEWELLER
HARVEY HOUSE ROW.
Rugs and Druggets.

Carpets Rugs ana Druggets.
TUST received per Ship Sarah Purin.on
.) a SPLENDID assortment of English Su-
pers, and three Ply Carpets, also few
pieces at very low prices, together with
Rugs. and Printed Duggets.
sept-l6-v ". II. PHiLLPS,
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LIVERY STABLE,

Third Street, Baton Roage, La.
HAVE always on hand and in good order.
IL Carriages Cabs, Buggies, and saddle
horses, with which the public can be ac-
commodated ON the most reasonable terms
Horses and Vehicles can be had at any
hour of night or day at the old stand of J..
Holt r. c. HUTCHISON.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-12-01

nor Barry's Tricoyherous the best COM
l. pound ever discovered for the Hair
NAV be had of VIM. BoGEL.
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CCARIFICATORS.--A few very supe
- rior ones. For sale by
dec 3-y. II. L. WApwILL, Drugt
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FRESH Lemons, Raisins, Figs, DC,
= just received and for sale by
s. F. BLANCHARD.
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On GALLONS of Sewell Taylors best
~ Sazarac Brandy, just received and
for sale by SE. BLANCHARD.
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HYGEIAN PILLS.-Just received
AA ! gross each, No. & No. 2 of Nor
rison's celebrated Hygeian Pills for sale oy
july % ly VIM. BOG Ell, Druggist.
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y r. R.-2O dozen more Of Railways
IL. Ready Relief, in large and small bot
Ties, just received by WM. BoGEL,
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
Inc LitchfieIo Enquirer.
Litchaeld, Thursday, Sept. 6, 1853.
BOROUGm MEETING.

The voters of the Village assembled pursuant to notice. in the Town Hall, on Tuesday afternoon. when the following persons were elected officers for the en. suing year, viz:
 Precident.-GARwooD SANFORD.
 Clerk.-ALBERT SToDDARD.
 Treasurer. M. HOOKER.
 Bdl1-A. s. Lewis.-Assistants.- w. F. Baldwin, O. A. G. Todd, E. B. Webster, Leonard Darlington.
 Fire Waydens. P. Hinman, H. B. Graves, c. o. Belden. Buel Sedgwick, w. F. Baldwin. Sylvester Spencer. , Committee of Inspection.-T Thomas L. Saltonstall, L. o. Meafoy, D. c. Bulk ley.
 Consmittee On StGstUalks and ladders. Leonard Stone, Geo. w. Thompson, L. w. Vessels.
 Committee on Pcrks.-E. B. Webster, D. c. Bulkley, s. P, Bolles, Wm. Lord.
 Voted, That the President be request ed to warn special meeting within three weeks, with reference to laying a tax. Adjourned.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08

R1- Tho Washington IntelligenceT learns that Col. Fremont left Washington on Tuesday, to commence explorations Ol the country between the Mississippi and the Pacific, and especially in the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada. He pro. ceeds to the Missouri frontier, and will go over the route which he proposed in ls4s-49, when he was stopped by the deep snows. Believing it a practicable pass. through the mountains. and good route that way, he means to solve the question to his own satisfaction. For that purpose he proposes to make a double in the Autumn and one in the Winter; going out before the snow falls, to see the face of the country, and returning after the snows, and in them, to ascertain their depth and prevalence. He deems Winter cxplol ation neces> sary, and proposes to be again at the head of the Del Norte at the same season that his progress was impeded thore in ls49-9. It is also understood that in making this expedition, Col. Fremont has no connection with the Government or with any Company, and that he takes with him an escort of Indians and noun tain men.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08

MIssoURI.--.In this State the Whigs, as a party. manifest firm determination to adhere to their own organization. and having nothing whatever to do with either of the factions of the Democratic party in the State. By pursuing this policy thus far they have not only elected many of their candidates. but have also very materially increased their party numbers. According to the St. Louis Republican, the recent victories in the Congressional elections are more due to this fact than to the division of the Democratic strength.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
rhn p.clnn IrnIIrnnd.

| A NOVEL IDEA.-A writer in the Scien Iilic AmerIcan proposes iO bulld the -Greal
 Pacific Railroad, n0I on tie ground, bu about eight feet above it. He would have
 the whole distance piled, and on these pile.
 he would place the roadway. The idea is | a novel One, and if ruad could be built
 equally strong on this plan as any other,
 we do not see what is to prevent the pie driver triumphing over the barrow ana DICK axe. Grant that there be no objection 'o
 the strength and longevity of such road' 1 and if Dossesses advantages ihaiPlHce tt lar l in advance of any other mode o1'constrnc- lion. in the first place, it would be Tree from dusts secondly, it would never De- come obstructci by snow drifts; thirdly, It
 would be somewha springy m Its nature''
 and thus allow locomotives to make OeIter
 time with less wear and tear than they ex-
 perience on roads mafle perfectly sOlid.-s
 That road built on piles can be rendered practicable, is shown by our Hudson Xiv. CT Railroad people. Between Albany and New Y Ork there are some twenty miles over which the road is laid on ,paes. Just be- low Hudson there is one single stretch of upwards of four miles. Ehisporlion of the road wears as well as any other; while it's entire freedom from dust makes it one of the most pleasant pieces of the whole route.
 The proiector of the pile road proposes also another improvement. Instead of pla- cling the cars above the rails, he intends to let them hang between them. By means of a properly shaped axle, this is very easily done, and when it is cone, one hundred miles an hour can be made without any fear whatever that the,-c cars will fly from the track or bring up in gravel pit. A road built upon piles, the Scientific American says, can reconstructed for .$lO.O0O per mile. If thus he SD. il would make the whole cost of the New York and San Fran. :isco Railroad less than $S0, ,O0O, ,OOO, which 8 some $7O.O00, 900 less than road can be built for on any other knownpian. A road es,iDg on piles would have very little grading to do. Where the land declined, he level could be preserved by driving the ,iIes smaller distance in:o the eal,h !; when the ladd -ascehded. the same level :oOtd be preserved ny driving the piles in- 10 the soil an increased distance.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
TThe Ninth Regiment.

HAR4FoxD, CONN.,, Aug. 22d, 1853.
 At meeiing~e of the association cOmpOs- r ed of the surviving.oESce and soldiers oi the 9lh, or New En9lahd Regiment, held 'sin this city on the f9lh insi., the Anniverl s'sary of the battle of Contreras, Bevt. Colonel Thomas H. Seymour, of Conn., presided, Lieut.. Jesse E. Cove, of New Hampshire, aficiated as Secretary.
 Voted, unanimously, thas an sdlOUrned meeting of said association be held at the; City of Hartford, Cnnn., On the 18th and ssl4lh of September next, and that comf '-mit'ee|be appointed so carry the same iatd effect.
 The following officers of the 9,h were appointed on the Commi,tee-Cap,. Alber, fRFacy. Maine; Capt. George Bowers, N. ktiampsilire.; Lieut.. Wm. A. Newman, VI. Lieut. John 'Glackin, Mass, Major Jo- seph s. Pilman, Rhode Island, aud Brev.. Maj. N. s. Webb, Conn. Mai. Webb and | Capt. Bissell of @Connec,icu, were appoint- ed special committee 10 make the neces> sary preparations for the prsposed meeting. 4a In compliance with the directions of said meeting, .he undersigned cordially invite ! the officers of Pierce's Brigade and all asnembers of ;he 9th Regiment to attend fsaid adjourned meeting at the time and 4place herein specified. Papers willing tc promote the above object are respectful, sFequesied 10 give :his single insertion O
 notice the same td,torially.
 N S.WEBB, Hartford, ,> Committee ALTMAN BHssEL, N. Haven, for late of the 9th. N Connec,icut
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08

THE KING OF THE FoREsr.-The editor of "The Pacific" describes visit 10 a ce- dar tree in California, which is one of the most wondeifu' and ma gnTfcen, specimens of theNvegetable world-immense in size. round and symmetrical in shape, and still vigorous and undecayed. At the ground,
 it's circumference was % feet; four feet above that it was S8, and ten feet above that it was 61 feet in circumference, from which point the tapcring was-very gradual. Ats heigh,-is about 800 feet, being higher
 than the top of Trinity church sieeple:-
 he bark of the tree is to be stripped, box
 ed and shipped to New York, where i, will T exhibition, "
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08

,o % On Tuesday of last week, Col James Collier, late Collector of the port of San Francisco, was arrested at Cleve- land. Ohio. on writ ordering him to be taken to San Francisco. Awrit of haJeas corpus was immediately issued, and Col. Collier being brought before Judge Jew- ett, tie hearing was postponed till the 27th September.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
Member. Of Congress frSsn Csunecsicut.

NoDDeF8 0E G018IE"~ ].
 In looking over the llsi % ol memncss 1.sa o Isss ss.con,ained in tue Connecticut Reg ;s,sr I end vye have sent SS different nenI> bers' Tire several towns have furnished
 Hartford, IS; New Haven, g.; LiIch. feH ': New London, G; Fairfield and Norwich. each. 6; MiddleIOwn, Danbury, Stamford and Windham, each, 8; Farm in0ron, GrO,On, East IIsddam, aud Shar. on, each, 2; Simsbury, Cheshire, Lyme, Sioningtou, NOrwsIk, NewlOwn, Bridge port. Stratiord, Lebanon, KilliBgIy, Can terbury, Woodstock, WOodbury, New Nils ford, Saybrook, Hebron, Holland, Ellington, Meriden, Hampton, Chatham, COlebrook, Wilmington, and Rocky Hill, each, l.
 The number of years for which the sev- eral.counties have furnished members are
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
BARN BURNT.

During the shower on Tuesday after~ noon very sharp flash of'lightning was observed here, snd a moment after smoke seen issuir g from barn in Meadow street indicated it's effects. The'barn belonged to Mr. R. 0. Crandall, now in Califor. mia, and being filled with hay. was burnt to the ground in short time; insured in one of the Hartford companies. The house of Mir. 0. was saved-with difficulty as it was separated only by a marrow passage way from the burning building.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
Arrival of the Atlantic. LATER FROM EUROPE.

NEW YORK, Sept. 3.
 The steamship Atlantic arrived about 5 O'Clock. S.e left Liverpool on the -24lh, and brings 209 passengers.
 The market for Brea6slnfs was wildly excited by speculative feeling. Whea, ad- vanced .4d.
 McHenry's Circular of the esd says: "We have renewed excitement in Bread stufs consequent upon the large specula~ tive demand from, France. Large euanti> ties of Philadelphia Fhur have been taken at30s. Prime Wheat SsaSs6d. English dealers and consumers decline 10 follow the advance. The weather continues extreme ly favorable for harvesting"
 There had been a general rise in the price 6f Corn throughout France.
 Parliament was prorogued by commis. sion on the goth. The Queens speech was all congra atula tory. America was not mentioned. She had good reason to hope that an honorable arrangement of iheaEast- ern question would speedily be accomplish ed. Lord! !Palmerston stated in the Commons that it was confidently expected that the Czar would evacUaie the Municipalities without unnecessary delay. The Eastern ~question otherwise offers nothing new appears~no further from. or nearer to, ad. justment.
 A sIlght outbreak is reporied in Servia.
 The rumored intention of the Ausirians to occupy Bosnia is denied.
 The text of the Austrian protest agains, the Smyrna affair had beenspublished aud sent to all foreign ministers. It takes ground tharCapi. Ingraham broke the in- teTnaiional law as explained by Vattel and ,c,hertjurists.
 The Emperor of Austria is affianced to the Princess Eliza beth of.Bavaria.
 Some ,popNlar demonstrations against the authorities had been made ai4Leghorn.
 The export ot Breadst.lfis had been pro. hibted from Greece. Hs
 Dates have been received from Hong Kong te elhe7th@July. The sKing of Ava had submitted and peace had been decIar- ed in Burmah. The China imperialisis, assisted by foreigners, were repulsed in as attempt to Teiake Ching K;ang Foo.
 A Russian dispatch dated on the Sd of August says the result of the harvest was mosf'favorabte. Iarge purchases of bread1 stuffs were making for exporia,ion.
 TURKEY-A conspiracy of Nlusselmen to kill the Christians lad been discovered al Alefpo.
 The Austrian Internunco had officially announced that Austria had no intentions of encroaching on the sovereignty of Tur key, and would, if the Porte desired, gave up the military occupancy of Servia.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08

~ A.Ceurt ofREpiscopal'Bishops has been in session for more than a week at Camden. New Jersey, trying Bishop ]Doane for alleged ~delinqueneies. Tbe proceedings attracted large throng of spectators, who so crowded the hall and entryway that an order was finally pas' sed prohibiting all except members of the Court from admission.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
rAshland for Sale.

Ashland, late the residence of the Bon Henry Clay, is offered for sale. It will be exposed at public auction, on the goth o September, and will be knocked down tC | tie highest bidder. I: will not, we fancy command a very high price, though the soil is most exuberant.
 F.C:ay's villa, which he chose te<cs II
 AsnlaBd, is withiIthe municipal limits oI
 the city of Lexington. Ky; and Lexing- ton is the shire town of the county of F ay- cite, and the seat of justice f;,r that county. 1t was originally lald ou; in the shape of a
 circle; and was until almost thirty years
 ago, one of the most Aourishing and beau-
 iiiul places in Kentucky. Within itslmits is college, dignified by the title ,h Tran syiv6nia University, a court house, a iail, some six 6r eightcturches, a theatre, sun. dry academies and schools, aud some len or twelve thousand inhabitants. It is a beautiful town; and but for it's inland lo- cation, would long since have eclipsed ev- cry other town in Kentucky. 4l is nov rapidly sinking into decay, and after lapse of fifty years, will probably be known by it's name only.
 Ashland is one of the most beautiful spOtsain the whole world. ''Ii was originally owned by sthe "cele bra ted Daniel Boone,
 who erected in it's vicinity a stockade, where he deposited his family, whilst he
 went out to fight the Indians. It after- wards passed into the hands oi Col. Hart, and, after i; had been enjoyed by dozen others, fell into the hands of Mr. Clay
 through his wife, who was originally Miss Susan Hart.
 Ashland is good farm, but by no means profitable one. MT. Clay was thcoret- ical rather than a practical farmer. His lands, even when in the highest state Of cultivation, and amid the most prospe r0us seasons, never yielded revenue sufficient to
 pay half the incidental expenses. It will
 not bring at auction ~one hundred dollars
 per acre, though it is worth three times that amonnt of money to any practical farmer. On the estate there are some one hundred
 or oae hundred and fifty negro slaves, who | wlll be sold after the lands are disposed of When Lexington was first visited by @ frienc of ours, 1t was, as he says one Of the
 most splendid places he ever saw. This
 was as long ago as the year 1917. At that
 time MT. Clay was in the exuberance ul
 his paamy days"-ihe young Lion of the
 Wesi--ihe HOispur, notOnly OfKeniucky,
 but of .heRepubhc--the Richard Cenr de Lion of the age!flf he had not, like the \ ancient
 , Lord of the iren heart and eagle eyes," f1 conquered the infidels under Saladin, he had at least led captive,' by his enquence, e one nal1 oi the American people, and plac- n ca himself on the apex of the pinnacle of fame.-N. Y. Atlas. ~ VI
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08
-. ar ,hp NVhIa Parsy.

Tee. i, c,aual reader of the political pa-
 ,er- rn,,sa have seen the dIf5cniiy whicn
 Rea;Senr Pierce finds in reconcII'ng ibe va
 -;,,,.s c.der.I anopinGmenls with the wlsnes
 .nc .S. ..,s-, asiaaOnistic fragments which
 ,S .t,,r, ,,IIile formed the democratic
 ,...-,., ~s,d ueited last Iaii in his elecIion.--
 5Th;s emharrassment is felt by all the lead>
 ,srs of denocracy; the Washington Union
 found it necessary 10 employ for it's edIto
 rial management the representative or eacn
 of the factions of it's partyS Free o9''sm'
 CalhOunism, Old Fo9yism, and Young
 America. Such 2 heterogeneous mass can ; mot hold together long; uheTe must pc a -. ,renoraf fion 0f parts That are bound togeIh- Ter by. no other attraction than an esger- ness for office. These offices will soon be filled, and being no longercemenIedb by the
 public spOils, the mass crUmbles into tr"g.
 inents. Such has s1reaHy been ire case
 with the organ of the adiDinisfrS ilOn, the Union; it has dismissed upon lie first and
 el;oh,est excuse the Calhoun editor of that na1er. and in turn the Union itself has <been. so we are informed, deprived of it's official character as organ of the adminls~ srafion: probably to give way to some r"Young America" paper. In the mean lime. undaun.ed by their recent defeat, and proud of the glory of having yielded the
 reins of government in happy and emI'
 nently prosperous period of existence, the .WhiS party are satisfied that time will nroye the wisdom of their measures, and | Tj lead to their adoption by the American peO-sl ple. Pierce and his cabinet, themselves, have 80 far yielded to the-current of popu-i alsr opinion as to have recognized the i'm portaDce Snd constitutional right of the | United States to construct the great Pacific | railroad. This recognition of the federal powers is what the V hig parity. led on by gallant Clay, have contested for year after year, upon the hustings and in the Senate, through the press and in their national conventions but until this time they have. been resisted by every argument 0i con- stitutonal right that the orators and wis dom of democracy could adduce. A brighter day is dawning upon our cause; and success must crown our 9foFts. Vel append from the BaltimeFe Patriot, the r. following extract, and request our iriends | to mark the prediction: II
 "In this state of things, relative 10 the present and the future of modern democ> racy, it may not be out of place to here give rumOr which have heard several times repeated 0h the street, to wit: thaGj MT. John c. Rives, late 0f tlie. firm of BlaifJ >& Rives, who is known and famed for be. ing a very shrewd political prOgnosticator. has declared his frm conviction that the 4 Whies wifi eject the next President of the United States. If the rnmor is correct. Mir. Rives wiR be quite willing to say 60. If it be correct, it goes to o~show that the man who bet and won his thousand dollars o6 Polk beating Clay in iS44, but who would not bet dollat'l lkat Cass would beat Fay 'lor in fs4s, has his eyes open in regard io the result of the Presidential election iti is56."-Chsr!os'esuil!e (Ta.) .advoeste.
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08

F, INDIAN RELIc.-The Springfield Repub. acan s,ates that some werkmen, engaged m , digging a'cellar a'few rods south nf The yves, Springfield depot, struck, at abou, . leet below the surface of the ground. inc Sse'e.on He sn e oi man of uncommon heish,.- ne was buried with his lace towards ,he rising sun, with gun, screw driver .cs;sa, s oulle. mould. . pair of shears, ,hinihIss
 several pipes filled with tobacco. and :, { string Of wa,npum. The teeth ot sam large animal were found by his side. The Ths teeth were sound and fast ir the ,iaws snd d were all double. The bones were ;~ " . good state of preservation. The barrel n
 c sne gun was decomposed, but the thimbles lor ihe ramrod were perfect, and contained some pieces of the ramrod ,hat were sa'"ss s".',S AS ile was buried precisely in the same u"u r , ci !ne onconquerable " Black Hawk." "it af
 inrds some proof that he was ore oc ,h. ch'eAalns of the abong,nes. '"'
Litchfield enquirer., 1853-09-08

THE ELMs OF NEW HAvEN.--Th noble elms of New Haven have this year been saved from the ravages Of worms by placing lead troughs around them filled with oil. Such as have been neglected ale stripped as bare as in winter. The hint is worth the notice of all who have shade frees,