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This was going little too far for COM
mon credulity. But after all, the Ameri-
cans are spare, bungry-looking people,
not appearing as ifwell nourished. The
inhabitants of Northern Europe and Asia
are physically and morally weak, though
living mostly on fish and flesh. The
Scotch and Irish who eat but little meat,
are strong, capable of great labor and
fatigue, and more able bodied men than
the English, who are more addicted TO
animal food. The strongest men in the
world, of whom we have any account.
are the porters Of Smyrna, who never
taste flesh. The South Sea islanders
are very powerful men upon diet most
~ OF vegetables and fruit. 1t is said
that the soldiers of Greece and Rome sell
dom tasted meat, though qualified by
ph !sical courage and endurance for the
conquest of the world. The suspicion is
quite strong that Jonathan would gain
flesh and improve his general appearance
by the substitution of bread and vegetables
as part 'f his diet for animal food.
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A GEOLOGICAL WoNDER.-Col. James
E. Watts, Of GarlandsvilIe, Miss, has been
recently digging well upon his premises.
When it bad reached the depth Of thirty
five feet, bed Of oyster shells was dis
covered, fresh as when the, came from
the depths Of the sea, but without the
fishy food which is so highly priced by
many. 1t may aid geological investiga-
ton of this marvel to state, that the well
was dug upon the dividing line between
the sandy and prairie soils. W are aware
says the Paulding Clarion, that discove-
ries Of fossil remains have been made at
an equal and, in some instances, a pro-
founder depth in the earth, but the idea
of finding the shell of the oyster thirty
five feet below the earth's surIacs-a large
bed Of those shells from which some intel.
ligent being, at somo unknown age Of the
world, extracted and devoured the fish
is certainly a novel wonder in geol' gical
annals.
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So PER ANNUM.

time this month. Sow, also, European
Cabbage seed. Set out all the Broccoli
and Cauliflower plants you may have on
hand. Plant Snap Beans, and, if the
weather is favorable, you will get sup
ply for pickles in October. spinage, Let
tuce, Radishes, Cress, Mustard, &C., may
now be sown. Celery should be trans
planted, and IN dry weather haul earth
to the stems Of that which you have here
tofore transplanted.
Strewberry beds or patches may now
be prepared, and the vines planted at any
time during the fall or winter. Ca COM
plete, and somewhat elaborate article on
this subject, now unavoidably laid over,
will appear in our October number.) A
cool, moist soil, rich in vegetable matter,
suits the Strawberry bes., in our Southern
climate. sub-soil the ground, or spade
it thoroughly two spades deep, turning
under an abundant supply Of swamp much
decomposcd leaves, wood ashes, pulveriz-
ed charcoal and little well rotted stable
manure. Harrow or rake the surface,
making it fine and even, and set your
plants in rows 8 feet apart, and l foot to
ls inches in the row, il you wish to cul-
tivate largely, and by horse power. Ifon
the contrary, your strawberry patch" is
merely intended for family use, and to be
cultivated by hand, rows feet apart,
with plants same distance as above, will
do. lfyou can l~cste your "bed" upon
Il Spring branch" or at the mouth of u
revine, so AZ to dam the stream and irri.
gate it freely in dry weather. it will ex.
tend the season Of bearing and greatly in
crease the size and quality of the fiuit.-
Bn we will trea. of these and other mat.
tiers pertaining to this most delicious and
indispensable fruit, at lengu', in our next.
THE FLOWER GARDEN AND suuvBoERY.
Remove layers Of the Carnation. Plant
Bulbous roots for early blooming, last of
this month. Plant cuttings Of the Chrys-
anthemum. i ant Anemoncs also.-
Dress your lor crs and trim and plant
edgingS. Spade and fork over vacant
places, and prepare for future use. Plant
cuttings Of Hearts Ease, aud trim of dead
leaves from old plants. Clip Hedges of
Privet, &c. Plant our seedings-a also
Polyanihuses, RanuIculuses, &c, &c.-
Gather NIL seeds as soon Ms ripe, and store
away carefully in dry, shady place.
Southern Caitivutor.
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moment after she perceived the move
ment of the hook.
Is it fish Is it letter.
1t was letter.
Mime. d, was no believer in magic. still
there was something strange and super
natural in all this.
She had an idea of throwing back the
letter into the stream, butrelinquished it
The most stubborn and naughty woman
is always disarned in face of that strange
mystery which captivates her imagina-
ton.
This second letter was more tender,
more passionatet, more charming than the
first. MN. D-re-read il several times.
and could not help thinking about the de-
lightful norman who wrote such bewitch-
ing letters.
On the subsequent day she attached
her line to the bank and left it swimming
in the stream, while she Withdrew to hi
ding place upon the extremity Of the is
land. She watched for long time but
saw nothing. She returned to the place,
withdrew the line, and there was the let
ter.
This time an answer was requested. 1t
was perhaps permature, yet the audacious
request obtained full success. The re-
ply was written after some hesitation, and
the hook dropped into the stream charg-
ed with letter which was intended
to say nothing, aud affected sort of bad
image, which was nevertheless bulletin
Of victory gained over the harsh severi-
ty of woman until then inapproacha-
BILE.
Nine. D---had too much shrewdness
not TO guess that her mysterious cores
pondent employed, instead Of magic, the
art OF skilfull diver. Scruples easily
understood restrained her from that
portion of the bank where she was sure
that the diver would emerge from the wa
ter.
But this game Of letters amused her,
First it pleased her intellect, and her cur
osity became 20 lively that she wrots:
"Let us give up this jcsting, which has
pleased me for the moment, but which
should continue no longer, and come with
your apologies to Chaton."
The lover answered:
"fes, if you will add /: Hope"
The inexorable lady replied:
If only word is necessary to decide
you, he it so
Aud the word YVES written.
The Young man appeared, and was no.
loser The gift Of pleasing belonged to
his person as much as to his style, and he
had male such rapid progress under WA
ter that it was easy to complete his con-
quest on land.
Thus Nine. D--caught a husband
without wishing it, and in spite ofthe VOW
which she had taken never to remarry.
Holding the line she had been caught by
the fish.
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AGRICULTURAL.
Work for the Month.

ISErrEMBEp, now the ninth, was an
cientlv the sercnth month, M is indicated
BY i,s name, which is derived from scpiem
signifying seren. It answers to Tishri, OF
Elhunim, Il Kings viii. 2.) the fret month
Of the e;rii. aud the serenM Of the sacred
year Of tho Jews. Our Saxon ancestors
called il Gert.monath, or Barley month
because barley r;rened with them at this
season. and also Harfest monath, or Har-
Ssstmonfh.
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SUNDAY READING.
One Step the Right WAY.

A literary Institution in the state of
Georgia has recently, after mature delibe-
ration, expelled from its list of Text Books
Wayland's Moral science, Book which
IS but too com mmonly used, we fear, in our
Southern Colleges and Literary institutions
This is at least one step made in the right
direction. 1t is in vain for us to warn our
people against Northern emissaries and
abolition scoundrels, when we are silently
instiling the seeds of national ruin, into
the minds of the youth Of our land, from
earliest infancy. Wayland, in his Moral
science, has taken location to set forth
some of the most erroneous doctrines. we
have ever known man of sense to be
guilty of-he has travelled out of the re-
cords 1t We may so speak, and set forth
doctrine, in reference to personal libeHy
tor which he can find no shadow of proof
in the word of God. But, it's now gran
ted that the Book referred to, contains un-
sound and pernicious reasoning, and we
hope 1T will soon be expelled from all Of
our schools.
Our people at the South are ALWAYS
talking about the ruinous policy of pur-
chasing goods at the North, and spending
the Summer at Northern watering places
DC. but 1t becomes us TO look to a more
| formidable evil, which is threateninor tho
safety OF our domestic Institutions, through
the agency of, false doctrines instilled into
the minds of Southern youth. LIE, our
school books be closely examined, for some
OF them, now in daily use contain the
PIainest abolition doctrines, and they ought
to be banished from among US.
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for us, whether we will or uot. Under
Heaven, as it was the destiny Of the sav-
age aboriginal, incapable of civilization
and with no law Of progress engrafied upon
his nature, to fade away before the steady
advance Of European arms and policy, so
the anglo Saxon element of America, by
its fiexibility and its power, by the new
elements which II has taken to Itself in
tue trying and triumphant scenes through
which it has passed, will and must, in the
inevitable course of events preside over
the destinies Of the continent of America
aiding and directing them, adding life and
vitality, rousing dormant and sleeping
energies, and developing, upon the theatre
Of the world, movements, in comparison
with which, ali that history can furnish
before the deluge, before the era of Christ.
and since, shall dwindle into insignif-
canoe"
1t is shown that the density of popula
ton in the United States does not exceed
z persous to the square mile, whilst in
G eat Britain there are 234 to the sauai G
mile, and in Belgium ;s5 Upon this
basis the writer calculates that in the
next hundred years, if the increase Of the
population Of the United States shall be
as great as in the last 60 years, we shall
have 497 millions; if as great as between
1910 aud l so, deduc.ing foreigners that
have come in and formed part Of the
population, it t~oulL be 252 millions; il
II were no greater than the increase Of
Delaware, which has increased the least
OF all the States, it would 4s millions. AT
mean of this ratio and that of the Uniou
in 60 yeIrs--a reasonable calculation
there will BE-, in 1850, ia millions. We
have no time to dwell upon the important
items Of the vast increase of tho tonnage
OF the United States, (now equal to thar
Of Great Britain.) Of the llome-or inter.
State trade Of the country-of the agr-
cultural and manufacturing interests, and
and OF the education of the peopIe-there
nov beng at schools 2,l5O,0o0 boys, and
nearly 100000 girls, being about one
fifth Of the population. To msintain AMI
preserve this increasing greatness in har-
mony and safety, We must first maintain
the sheet anchor of our whole confederated
system, the practical working of State
sovereignties, independently of the central
head, This effected, we should carry out
the wise and eloquent suggestions Of the
editor OF the Review, who says:
Let us diifuse knowledge throughout
the length anu breadth of this great coun-
try; multiply the means Of information
send the schoolmaster into every hovel
dot every hill with school house and
college-let the press, without intermission
night and day, pour forth its steady
streams Of light-foster Science and the
Arts--let the civilizing and godlike influ-
ence Of machinery uninterruptedly ex-
tend, Then will the future Of our coun
Try open, boundless and great beyond all
example, beyond all comparison, and
couutIess ages bless its mission aad nc
knowledge its glorious misston.--Rich-
n,oad Enquirer.
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JUSIus.--Who was Juuius Z When
will the world cease to ask the question
Have the "rappers" been consulted, and
requested TO solve the mys,eryi Perhaps
the individual who discovered that Ben.
FrsnkIin was keeping hotel in the other
world, and had Tom Jefferson for boar.
der" might throw some light on the sub
ject. Here is something that has turned
up, and though il does not exactly au-
swer the time honored question, will no
doubt prick up little the ears Of the
fter"li. The Staunton, va.) Spectator
says:
A few days since, We saw, in the pos
session Of q friend as Waynesborough, a
manuscript copy Of the letters Of Junius,
the history Of which is interesting and
remarkable. The manuscript belongs TO
Me. i. II. Baylor, Of Caroline County, Va.
who inherited il from his father, Mr.. John
Baylor. The owner Of the documen,
states that his father was sent to England
in the year 1899 or l7e7, fosshe purpose
Of completing his education. lie went
frs; to PutDey and then 10 Caius College,
ut Cambridge. where he remained th &c
years, or through that exciting pc6od
when the letters Of Junius appeared il the
"Public Advertiser"
He returned to Virginia IN the summe,
Of i772. again visited Europe in l77s,
married while there,and returpsdip l77e,
He brought with him, on hiA return, fins
private library, and At his death left, q
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EATING MEAr.--Tbe Americans are the
greatest eaters Of animal food: The pork
consumed in the United States is three
times the quantity consumed by the same
number in Europe, If statistical accounts
are TO be believed. Animal food is very
generally set on the tables three times q
day in the Western country. An Irish
man writing home and extolling the luxu.
ries Of i,is condition in the new world,
added by way Of clincher, that he
commonly took meat twice day upon
which his employer asked him Why he
did not state the snole truth. He replied,
thatI be had said three times ali his
friends would have believed that he lied.
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POETRY.
Az J. o. MILLER.

4 The fields are brown, the glowing sky
Now wears a brazen hue
The flower looks mp with languid eye
Unchecked by falling dew:
The painting biri no longer sings,
But sits nil mute, with dropping wings,
The brooks, which baSbled all day long,
When fed by vernal rains,
At last have ceased their merry,
And creeping over the plains
They softly murmur, rs they flow,
In dirge-like measure, sad and low.
Ivainly fly from sun to shade,
To snatch cooler breath;
The air is still, the winds are laid,
The zephyrs burned to death; ..
And like n ~a<te Of desert sand,
CLOVIS now the parched and fevered land
Como spirit of tho western breeze,
And breathe upon me now;
Son mnrmur In the leafy trees,
And fan my burning brow:
Come, kiss the dreaming child asleep,
Blest voyagcr of the upper deep.
Ye clouds which aoat so plaeidly
Alon, the upper main,
b. yy.,k r,.>I.t,,y, hrn,ra and ,rlcorninsy aaiIa
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THE PLANTATION.

Set all hands vigorously at work pick
ing cotton, rs soon As the lint is sufficient
ly matured. See that the Int is picked
clean, and free from trash; and do not
gather il Immediately AFTER rain. Il
will dry better upon the stalk, than any
where else, and nothing Is loat by letting
OF IL rest for day or two. See that your
Gin and Press are the best patterns, and
IN complete order; aud let all operations
connected with the ginning, pressing and
gcttlng ready for market, be performed
in the most thorough and perfect manner.
Aftes shower, and while waiting for
Jour Cotton to become dry enough 10
pick, set the hands to gathering. drying
and patting Peas away. Rye, Clover
and Winter Oats may be sown during the
present month. u Is not yet too late fos
Raia Bsgas and some other varieties Of
Turnips, but not moment must be .ost
II you desire 70 make crop. Should
you be short Of fodder, make some hay
from Sweet Potato vines. Do not cut
them until just before the frs, frost in Oc-
tober, at whieh time the tubsrs viii prob
ably have ceased growing the vines
well. put them away under cover, and
you will find that you cows, mules and
even, horses, viii eat them with a good
relish. Good fodder may also be made
fton, the tops of the Pinder or Ground
Pea, Il cut oE pulled before they ~;ther.
Pack a~sys pile Of cut Posa,o vines, As
sn experiment, foS-neys year, planting.
ss secommended IN our July number. page
22s. Coadnue, also TO clear up and drain
swampy land, prepare woodland for pas
forage DC, IS directed in July and August
fHE sARDEx.
Tohsfrs, of AL kinds, K not already
sowu, shoold Be pus IN without deIsy.--
(Ses Aogast nsmbe, ser fall diree,ions.)
a fail efop Of oaions. % plau, opt in De-
toher. may nov be sowb. Sow genums
Earcpeaa seeds Of Canos aud peeis, any
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Do" of hifE.- '" nave rare
ly met with anything more beautiful than
the following which we find in the New
York Mirror of recent date
Gan that live must die
Passing through Nature to Eternity"
Men seldom think Of the great event of
Death until the dark shadow falls across
their own path, hiding forever from their
eyes the face of the loved ones whose low
ing smile was the sunlight of their exist
ance. Death is the great antagonism Of
Life, and the cold thought of the tombis
the sceleton in ali our feasts. We douot
want to go through the dark valley altho'
It's dark valley may lead to paradise, aud
with Charles Lamb, we do not wisl, to
lie down in the mouldy grave, even with
the kings and princes for our bed fellows.
But the fiat Of nature is inexhorabIe.
There IS no appeal or reprieve from tho
great law that dooms us all to dust. We
flourish and fade like the leaves of tic
forest, and the fairest flower that blooms
and withers n day, has not frazier hold
on life than the mightiest monarch hat
has ever shook the earth by his footsteps.
Generations Of men appear ; nd vanish
like grass, and the countless multitude that
swarns the world to-day, viii to.merrow
disappear like footprints on the shore:
'Soon As the rising tide shall beat,
Each trace shall vanish from tic strapd.r
In the beautiful drama Of Ion, the in.
stinet Of ofimmortality 50 eloquently utterly
by the death devoted Greek, finds . deem
response in every thoughtful soal. lis
natures prophecy Of life 70 come. when
about to yield his young esistancs as 4
ss.rifce 70 Fate, HE betfothed "CIeman.
the" asks II they shall not meet again.
To which be replies: II have asked lie
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IHE SHADOW OF LIFE.-We have rare
ly met with anything more beautiful than
the following which We find in the New
York Mirror Of recent date
The daily union., 1854-12-22
THE LAW DEPARTMENT.

The Naioaal Isgeacer makes the following synopsis
Of the bill now pending in the Senate for the reorganza-
ton of the law department of the goyrnment With some
notifications this is the project submitted by the Attorney
General at the last session:
s.THE DEPARTMENT LAw.-The bill to establish this
department. which to meet favor in the Senate, pro-
vdcs that Attorney General shall be the principal officer
and perform all the duties belonging TO that Office and
such as may be required OF him by law He totuperinend
and direct the district attorneys in the transaction OF
their official duties have the aid OF the Solicitor OF the
Treasury hereafter be called the Solicitor of the United
States He is have the supervisory power exer
csed Secretary of the Interior the accounts OF
the ,srshas and other officers Of the courts Of the United
States.
.The Attorney General other officer employed to at
tend the interest of the in any court not hold
District of Columbia to be paid for such service
Of the judicial fund such the President NAV deem
reasonable and just.
The First Auditor audit and settle the accounts OF the
Tasury Department the Second Auditor those of the In
terror the Third Auditor those of the War the Fourth
Auditor those Of the Navy the Fifth Auditor those of the
stae and the Sixth Auditor those of the Post Office De
parment be revised they by the First and
Second Comptroller
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2l, 1854


Nos. H. H. and l3 JOS Battn, paten,ee, and Samuel
Battin assignee james Tagger Robert Raelie John
Johnson and John c. Hewe Errors to the circuit
OF the United States for the district Of Pennsylva-
mia. Mr. Justice Mclean delivered the opinion of this
court reversing the judgment of the said circuit court
with costs and reminding the with directions to
award n reRire faciaS de noUo.
No. 25 Adam d. Stewart plaintiff in error, ps The
United States. This argued by Mr.. w S. Cox
for the plaintiff in error and by Mr. Bbb for The defend
ant ia
No % VIM. b and Yicoire Shields a al, appellants Us
Robert r. Barrow. Appeal from circuit court United
States for the district of Louisiana The appel
lan in this having been called under the 10th rule
and the motion of Mr. Janu of counsel for the appellee
and failing appear, this dismissed with costs
No 30 Catharne Kinns, wife of William Variance
appellant Pierre Jorda r Ct al Appeal from the cir
cult court of the United States for the district
louisiana The appellant in this having been called
under the 10th rule and the motion of Mr. Janin, OF
counsel for the appelee and falling to appear this
Yves dismissed with costs
No. 81 William Fontain, appellant, rs. William Rave
mel. The argument Of this commenced by Mr.
Gerhard for the appellee.
Adjourned till tomorrow II o'clock
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B Y AUTHO ORITY
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
[ Public, No. 2.

Public, No. 81
AN ACi TO renquish the Wisconsin, the lands
reserved for salt springs therein.
nc s"aesd BY e Senate and House of Reprsetaoss of
Me o"ued States o America Congress assembled That
lieu OF the twelve salt springs with six sections Of land
ADJOINING TO each heretofore granted the Wis
consn Tor Its use by the fourth clause the section
The act entitled An act to enable the people Wisconsin
territory to form constitution and State and
Tor the admission OF such State into the Union
tue sixth day of August in the year eighteen hundred and
there be and hereby granted said State of
Wisconsin, to be selected by the legislature said State out
OF any public land subject to private entry and be sold
such manner the legislature may direct
In aid Of the university Of said and for other pur
pose whatever sections of land Pocded That
any selections of land heretofore made under the entitled
An act to extend the time selecting land TO the
State OF Wisconsin for saline the fourth
day OF May, eighteen hundred and ffywo, and which shall
not have been sold by the United States and IL not legally
claimed by otherwise shall be and hereby are
granted and confirmed said the use of the uni
hereby granted.
Approved December l5, 1854