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OLD SERIES. VOL. ~, NO. "a.

I several other. gave chase; and from IA up
rcr window orhis residence handkerchief
was waving, as ifbcckonius for aid.
All rushed towards the place, and upon
their arrival, Van Zant vas IN tho agonici
Of death. He still retained strrng. enough
to acknowlclgr that they had long contem-
| plated rojbins thathou.c, and had frequent.
I ly bccn concealed in the neigbboTh0oi Tor
that purpo-c, but no Opportunity had offer
/ cl until that day, when lyirg CONCEALED in
I tho woods they saw the Jupgc and his fsmi-
/ |ly going to church.
The body Of the deal Toy wa' takcn and
buried by the sexton Of thqthuTeh y he Lad
no relatives in tha, vicinity.
Amor an absence u two hours or there
about, the negroes rcturuod hayinsw>rcci-
7 ci in capturing Finley, and oncoItIrrtpa-
-rr,, who were shat Fbt Saline, and %,
ncS, morning at the &,rn,sJ solicitation Of
Judge v, liberated on thc promise Of
amending their li,.s.
/ Itvas IN th, month or October Of the
same year that Catherine v vas sitting
hv an upper back window IN her fathers
house knitting; though autumn, the wca,h-
cr was mill. aul the window was hois'.l
about tlrg, inches About sixty or SEVENTY
Grt fr1m thr rar of thr house was a lam,
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regularly Increases a. We proceed from Sou =
to North and Fast.
l3. Tho number Of ,elcgraphs and tele-
graph statioas regulirly increases as We
proceed from South g North and Fast.
IL. The number % pcrsons Who cannot
read and write stesiill dimiui.hes, and that
OF school and sch6lan regularly increases rs
we proceed from Soutt 10 North and Fast.
Is. Tho number Of churchcs, and tho-c
who worship therein. steadily increases a'
We proceed from sgutl to North and Fast
Tbc.o arc the hc,s shown by the uncrring
fgurcs or the ecr-ua They DO not depend
upon tlle companCivc igc, nor upon the fer
uIity of tic St,.ss; far whether we proceed
from .ho older 70 tie ncwcr, or from the
ucwa-j, the Older, from .hc fertile to tho
sterile, or tho sterile q iho fertile, the rcsult
t. inr. ,b. rMc.
This ,ons'an. order Of succession would
,-,r, 10 .rd',aie 73mr 'isrl law 5- constant
ly operating cause. Tut what that law Or
sauc may be-, thr cuuus doe not state.
Neither docs .hc Iu,cll .rgnccr. Neither do
we. But We .hmk J. :. written plainly
enough, and That go u'n blackand white
all over the face Of this broad continent
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Salt for Ounce Trees.

The hct IS va'l known, perhaps, 90 most
ofour ralrrs, that plum trcrs, generally,
ar, much h.uiftdhy copious application,
OF alt and that ON, sroci,e, callcl tho
"nach plum, grows on thc margin of alt
water, vhcrc Co. root, are washed hy ,hc
tides Frequent experiments have also d,-
mou,tiitrI of hts t'at very decided alwu-
ta-r+ attend th1 arlisiinn Of sale 60 most
plum trr.s. Il -rms, likrvisr, from tho
following extract from O. communication IN
Che lIur,irulmr.,t, Chat the q1iur, tree d,
equally hu.1tlhy 70. Tho writer SAYS .-
"Whru fr.t cam, 90 thi, section OF che
State. twelve years since, found on ,lc
premises purchased, h'taIaru fair look.
u- quiurr tro,., lut which I understood
h1 mover harna any fruit. ON inquiry |
understood ihr ruiurr tree ll not hlrv.Il
n mv u.i.hh.rha.l. ami ,lat ,ov n,isa'.r,
shtiur'.a tDrhntthi.tmitr.r. On
making 1uiD from my Kitchen, &c n
,haurl t'nt 8. mrril iHr1utntsuHrth'
f.tofnnrnri'r lHinrr tr This trn,
o.. .H..u aN.-. am. .utr 'sarirr. anl a.
r -.rI Ill urr..s'r fai'ru rmr'i-l int0
thi. drain. supposed thesi' might hv
r.'ne' 90. 1alH' state. Acting 900 thi.
urr .'Hn, .mmn..larr'giur 20. n
tea.h.r tr.... carly iu t" rr.ns. at ihr
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Wha. Constr ties Riches

80 ~ D' fa"' .A'' VIZ. "'''N' our "''-
Wy secretary '' N''''r i'i''''' '"'!
satisfactory condition o' '"' m'n'. o"'
man may .' ''.' WIN a "u"'''l 'o''''''
while another '' ,'' p'5''','" o, "'''''"'
may th.ns % .''''.' i',' anu o. 'n' 49,
'..' '' '''' ''' ''J !"' .'' ''s', ', '' ,''',"'
il' man Who ' 'N, 0't '''''I.' WIZ" ''
-,'n' '' lN. ".N.'.
u illustrate 'h'' ''''' WI. VIZ. . Marcy related
ta'.'l'a"'nf an'.lg.' W .'..' vas ''''r,
nor OF ih' state oil New. YORK -''a me- "
"-' '''''i "F'" ''' morning ~ "! ''''
'y T,ush 'l'..1.'' .' a ''.N"'.''i"I"'
'''Ik'l 300 anl ..'.''...''i ''''.,'a'''" VI!
inln,ri'-, Ut .h' is ''' Marcy
q" ! r.pl.'' '"-. ''.. was ''! '''',,
" 1911 Marcy q '''' "'' ''''''.'' ''
'n', no., ,.
"" '' '',. '' ,''''., ''
90 J answered. ". SUP '''..''.'.'' ''' wv
r'n 20 .'.' d ''.. .'I.''' '' gov VINO ny
VISITOR was ana "'''. IN. va. s'.., ,'c ',
" Ihats VIA. i'.' 'ia'. cil'' ."' mex
w''!sman' hrin-.rs hs band N-'n ON "'
thigh win u'm."N.n' .,','' / '''' '',
You wa, '". .'."o ..' .'''. .''..! ",' ,.,, w."
20 Ii'' l' Southport '.' ''.y "."'',' '
ii.'e II ana l'.ia'-i .'. '.N' '''.. came
% NhAny 20 COME AH' ''' you '"A "'' '"'
i'r 1r'ln' Why You 'o'" m' ''n F'u'
bll ?
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Trl thc A7ary ll
an Interesting Lessen in American &C.
oCraphy.

Thr.,, ths thrrc sources oCN,tioull pow.
~. AMI ,'r rules vlichxoyrrn ,hrir incr,au
ar, vha. ,rr r.u.us wa. instituted &, a.e.r-
tain. I,sa'iIta Singular t.1tinthnc.m-
r7.hrr.'rr ar1 c.mrenliou9 Hmo, iaurl
'y Nr Ua..e' States government la.t year.
there IS r1 statement shlw'n. 'h, c1mran.
tiy, rr.l.fy with which o.l F., advancing
30 each ortha y.ml State
From doe r.u-. tl5rr'n contained, how.
over, itrra. l.r-ult o. rnr. such as'rtr-
mont. wro'arysa c1urr.nl'nt of ihe
National Iut'lI-ncrr has undertaken tie
task. Ina Jon; table Of fsurr' taken from
tle report, he arrive %, to follow
n. rH'a, which, although they are as
rr-a.r AMI certain rs any other sum in
arithmetic, % lar-' part Of thn people of tho
Union s.aih.i'y deny, or rnrpo-ely IT,
u1H.
A traveller who should FRI. o1t 90 tthoTcz-
an rrr1t'.-. or auvwhc-, els on the r5u.h-
western slr Of tho National domain, anil
nurrrv towards th, North and Fast, would
meet on h.r rad thc following flrt., one ar-
tr- another, IN as regular succession os tho
stop. ola ladder
/. Farms rcrularly diminish in size snl
increase in number as wcTrocelfr5m S5u,h
20 North and Elt.
.. Tho proportion of improved land st'a-
! lilly increases, and that or unimrr0voi lanl
steadily liminishc,. irrespective NJ th' den.
sity Of population. a.ws Tlo..olirom S5ul.
90 North and East.
/ .. Tho cash value Of farms, both in th'
aggregate AMI IN 90, rrirr perncrr. regular.
T ly incrcases asw, rosgsl from South q
/ North and East
!. The production or corn and whcatr'-,
ularly and steadily increases, withoutan cz.
crption, as We proceed from South to NORTH
and East
?. .. Tho productive iniustryof thcpcopl'
both in the aggregate and a. individuals,
regularly increases as We proceed from South
10 North and Fast.
&. The density Of population regularly in
crcascs as We proceed from South to Nortl
and Fast.
:. Tho rate or ipcrJas, Of population reg
ularly incrcasr- as We proceed from Soutl
TO North and East.
B.. s. The number Of manufactures regular
ly increases as we proceed from South t
North and East.
4 0. The amount Of shipping regularly in
crcascs as We proceed from South to NORTH
and East.
10. The arsount Of capital regularly in
crcasos as We proceed from South to Nortl
and Fast.
IL. The number Of railroads rcgularl!
Increases as we proceed from South to Nortl
and East.
10. The number Of canals and post road
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-07-20

Polulcu EuTIov During an elec-
,ionccring contc.t, DR.. Eustis was represent
cl 10 be- "m0larite calyiuist, which pro.
lahly had tho c1,ct of securing him somo
vote, among persons Of that religious Per.
saasiyn. Mr.. Otis meeting him one NOR.
ming On the Mall, in Boston, after the usual
situation, inquired" Pray, Doctor, how
long have YOU been a cal,ini'n" The GOV.
crnor elect replied, 81 cannot say that ! am
yet entirely satisfied upon all the frs poiHis
but on the important suRjct Of csotioH, |
have no longer any doubts"
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Their, is, on an average, about one fourth
Of a pound Of potash 90 every one hundred
pounds Of s,il. and about onr-cishth Of a
pound Of phosphoric acid, AMI one sixteenth
Of pound Of mlphuric acid. lfthc pota-
toe. and the tops are continually removed
from the ,5il, It will soon exhaust the pot
ash IL the wheat and straw are removed, II
will soon c1haus, the phosphate Of lime il
corn and the stalks. it will soon exhaust thr
sulphur, acid. Unless there Is a rotation
or tn, material that the plantrequirc', sup
piled from abroad, your crops will soon rur
out, though the soil may continue rich fol
other plants.
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Wuorr.om Guu'ar. Take OF hest
whit, Jamaica ginger root (hruiED two
ounces; cream of tartar, ounce; water, e
quarts: to %, boiled forabout five minutes,
then strained 90 thc strained liquor add !
pound Of the Le,twhitc sugar, and again put
on the fire and kept stirred until the sugar
is perfectly dissolved; then pour into an
car,hen vessel into which has bsenTrcyious-
Iv put two drlelms Of tartaric acid and the
rinl ofuuc lemon, aud let il remain until
the heat i. r,luccl To a lukewarm temPara-
,are: then add a tablespoonful ofycast, stir
ring them well together, ami bottle ioruse /;
IA, c5rks should b. well tied down. twill
b, in high perfection in few days.
[Ezchangc.
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CELLAN Ny.
An rncLlcnt in thc Reycln,lon

AN lhClANNN lN lNc AtFN4ANNHf
IN ,nr summer ofI7-9. during ou, " the
l1rlr,rri,l. OF ou- revolutionary s'rue-
rls I'm tls small ,ila-, orS-. in Penn.
..l,ann. lirlv-. on,orth. frmr.. and
,rr.t r1t-f., vf,,fn Nh, limit. orthc"orp
rrrr-.-, 'arrr..r ig tr ,.rrr.r-, of
w,.r.r.,., r.t.,r... mon nf li, time
,rl ..r.,.,... r.r-rr,-,..lhim.'rvi
,-,,,rl ammunition. .nr...rt =. arm th,
w4'.. nrr.r.r.r.l T.r consisted Of
rr., ..,. anil ar,rt twenty-five n.~rr
m. r,-.r,,,r, arrf. r.u.. c.r...,lo-bi.
vir. or, daughter. Catherine. a'au, gi.h.
,.rv.,ar.-. tn,h,r,ir,aroura tale. anil
..rll ..,s I,r. second story ur hi.
lv.,r-r.r.r.. i,-r-.l,,,.'v over ,i, front
,,.- r,., ,r,r..n nr,rr.I,h,"arnarv." q"
IN vrf,b ,..n-u. v.-. J.,a.i,rl. anil az.
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Aim at perfection in everything, though
in most things it is unattainable however,
they who aim at 1t, ,nd pcrs,ycrr, will
come much nearer TO It than thosc whose
lazincss and dependency, make them sira
Il up as unattainahle. LChestcrGcld.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-07-20

An elegant mind informing a graceful per-
son is like spirit lamp in an alabastcr
vase, shedding round is own softencl IA.
dienec and hcightening the beauty Of its
medium. An elegant miad ina plain un-
graceful person, is like the same lamp en-
closed in vase ofbronze we may, II va
approach near enough, rcjoico IN its infu'
encc, though we may not behold ITS radi'
ancc,
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Mn nnn,t Yon Attempt somethingl

article. lNt ull sutu I"A' "N.E ltf ahN saw
their time.
Farming Is q gool business TO live 10y, and
to accumulate liulc-a little compared
with what the lucky merchant, the one in a
hundred, co,s, but enough lorra.onablo de-
srrs-as much as any mortal really uocls.
m, mahrity Of hucr are now demon
siratius this. Their huldiu-s. their grounds,
cyrrythiu. about their premises show that
they ar, doing, irnot a' wei as tho c,yct-
ous might crave, yct WI enough. Thsir
cl'llr.n or, hsinrv.ll eluutcl, and viii
D, morr likely 90 1aeom, aainrut than those
ogany other elias, iu thr community. Such
farmers (u, alkor tham hrhinl their hacks,
as thcy are not to r.al thi,) ought Co thank
Col t',t they arc nrm.r aud that their
,,HI-nags farmers c.il'ru.
but there are ,g,.ru.r-hmrr, whose
premise indicate anything ha, ,hun. The
h1usaar r1r- anil on. ths naus empty
AMI ,mfrt' t'.c cattle fw and lau,
everything looks rr'll.n. You would
rinl. n ra-,u. th.ir places, rat th.y
hrl'y -5nN enough 90 "iai h'm', o.rn'n-
j. nothing " -.Ii, o'I you "''iI d.n.i
whether i...r '''.'T.n l''' r''.." h' ''r
.r'a. On school, Their arms ar, poor, gal
growing poorer. How $50 pity um' lot
w" ham ihm' v. i.'Isr giving il.m
ral r"'I.rs Ia.sH tar r1Hn Why We
wished +. I'D farmers 90 k-iulto'iho way
It is Thought Dc t'a' a'l cu'I-1''r1, from
tr LOGGING H.an nr.a.n. " i.' nnenr ".
ru'rr.t, should g boo I.wi'. Nuw Chen
fra curtain lor.ur
Tu.n,H farmers, y.u aTr-ar '' hr.r'~-
conn. l..uu-l. Whore s your Tars '
IGaw.m.u should ..rrua.s1 rll.'y. slr
would uo,G.aur ta r.r. wife ola hra.
Shame uu vau'
Y.r ..m q, avl.s,v v1lrl lll. or ua.-
4. Irv, hal any What moan. th.. mur..
mono. m.r.r.a Have SOU discovered chat
r,r l.,, unl.ran Eastern r.rat. who. ir
,.,, .,-r. arr,r.fr- will vr., A, away. n,.
.rs,nIfl.fta N.w3tn,r- MIX.
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T,.r. .r.Yrl ,, ..r,.., rr,,.r a-.
r.. ". rarrvl.r v,i.rrH. r.r.
..., c-Hf.-,,.rg...r, r.,r.,r..., .,
r.-r.-. ,..t .,.r.f.,r, s.,. v.-t t.,
..r.-.f.s.t. mT r.t.....:..
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IVENING STAR.
RELIGION OF FLOWERS.
BIT HERBERT


How fresh, Lord, how sweet and clean
Are thy returns, ev'n as the flowers In spring;
To which, besides their own demean,
The late past frost tribute OF pleasure bring,
Grief melts away like snow'in May,
A II there were no such cold thing.
who would have thought my shr,veifd heart
Could have recovered greenness. Ii was gone
Quite under ground, as flowers depart
TO see their MOTHERHOOD, when they have blown
Where they, together. all the hard weather
Dead to the world, keep house unknown.
These are Thy wonders, Lord of power!
h.nng and quick ming, bringing down to he'll,
And up to heaven, IN asi hour; 49, -
MAKING Ginning of passing bell.
We say amfss, "This or that is ~
Thy word Is all; If we could spell. -..-
oh, that l once past changing were;
Fast in thy Paradise, where mo flower can wither,
Many spring 1 shoot up fair. 49,
ouering at heaven, growing and groaning thith'
Nor doth my flower want a spring shower;
Ny sins and joining together.
But, while grow in a straight line - 80
Still upwards bent as If heaven were mine own
Thy anger comes, and decline,
What frost TO that What pole Is not the zone
Where all things burn, when thou dost turn.
And he least frown Of thine is shown!
And now in age bud again:
After so many deaths live and write.
once more smell the dew and rain TO-.
n cs so i be- nm, ~. - my only light,
On whom thy tempest fell all night.
- These are Thy wonders, Lord of love.
10 make US see we are but flowers that glide
Which, when we once can and and prnve
Thou has; ! garden for US where to bide:
. who would be mire, swelling through store
oneit their Paradise by Their pride.
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CANAL PACKET LINE TO POINT OF
ROCKS.

rTNHE Canal Packet CONGRESS having beea
Il thoroughly repaired and putss1fs.-.-5T..-,a
i'm hrst rate order (the machinery lfzS
being removed and horse power substituied) con-
,inues making her regular trips between George
town and the above place.
The Boat viii leave the wharf OF w. n. a. II. q
Ritter for Point Of Rocks on MONDAYS, WED
NESDAYS and FRIDAYS att o'cioct a. M and
the Point Of Rocks for Georgetown on Tu ES-
DAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS at the
same hour, stopping at the di ferent landings along
the line for the reception and landing Of passenger
and freight, going and returning. -
The Boat will leave Georgetown al O'Clock q.
m, and arrive al the head Of the Great Falls al n
seneca at I, Edward Ferry az, Monocacy3k,
Knowlan's Ferry 9, and Point Of Rocks n o'cif
p. m. Returning, leave Point at a. m, Know
lan,s Ferry at AZ, Monocacy 9, Edward's Ferry
town at p IN.
Passage through either way g.
Meals served regularly on board TIE boat az mod
crate prices CHARLES MERRILL, Capt.
ie 8-d6 --.. .-..-.. -
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puEL's LONDON GREEN GINGER WINE

INF FACTURED FROM FRENCH
I'VE GRAPES, GREEN JAMAICA GINGER,
SEVILLE ORANGES, ac.-Ihis delicious bev.
erage becomes the greatest fsyer.te wherever IL 70
introduced. Ii is equally pslste BILE more whole
some and not half the price Of other foreign wines
Many physicians use II exclusively, and recon-
mend II to all troubled with Flatulency Dyspep.
STA, Debility, Cramps, DiarrhGl and Dysentery
Persons subject TO Chills, or living in districts
where Ague or Cholera prevails, find its occasion
al use a pleasant and admirable preventive Mined
with little iced-watoT, ii forms the most refresh
ing and wholesome cooling drink In warm weather
that can be taken.
Price SO cents per bottle, IS per dozen
n. b. Country Druggists, Grocen, &c T., End this
Wine an advantageous addition 10 their stock, it's
first rate article, sells well and gives great salts.
faction.
Agents, STOTT d CO, Washington; PEEL
4 STEVENS, Alexandria; CISSEL, Georpetown
J. BALMER, Baltimore. K6-u
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PERFECT lSDIFFERENCE.-R. 3. Sheridan
nsd great dlataSte to anything like lnetaphy-
sical discussions, whereas Tom had a LIKING
for them. Tom Que day tried to discuss with
bis father the doctrine Of Necessity ..Pray.
my good father" said he, "did you ever do
anything in state of perfect indifference;
without motive, mean, of sonie kind OF other;
Sheridan who saw VIVA was coming. and bv
no means relished such a subject, even from
Tom or any one else, said, Yes, certainly
an'eea- SAID Iom " Yes, indeed -
'What. total indifference total. entire
thorough Indifference ''Yes, total. entire
thorough Indifference" "Well then. INV dear
father, tell me what it is that you can do with
tmlnd) total, entire, thorough Indifference
why, Est>n to you, Tom" said Sheridan.
The rebuf so disconcerted Tom that he never
forgot 1t, nor ever again troubled his father
with any of his metaphysics.
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CHRMIsTRr.-Ih the growth Of animals and
vegetables, nature il continually combining
az GccomPOsing hydrogen and oxygen,
through the lungs IF snimaIs, and the leaves
Of plants; by combinatior formin,; the circu-
lating fluids, aud by decomposition, disengag-
ing the oxygen to unite with carbon, to form
The woody hbres.
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NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF HALL
a. BROTHER.

RARUCH HALL, surviving partner Of Isaac
- Hall, having on the 18th day Of February,
1855, assigned TO the undersigned all the stock in
trade and debts Of the firm OF Hal d Brother. TO
DC applied to the full satisfaction Of certain debts,
liabilities, and engagements Of said firm Of lian
4 Brother, and the surplcs TO pay and distribute
rateably among such Ct the remaining cred
itors Of said firm as shall within six nonths from
said 2SIh day cf February. 1856. execute and de-
liver TO said BaruCh Hall full and absolute re-
leases Of all Indebtedness 10 tlem respectively by
said Baruch Hall, surviving partner IS S.ors; ID
Notice is therefore hereby given 10 SuCh or, IL
tors Of said firm of Hall d Brother or said Rar,,ch
Hall, surviving partner, NAV desire - partici-
pate in the benefit Of said ass grnmsII 10 execute
and deliver 10 said Baruch Hall full and absolute
releases as aforesaid, within the period z six
months from said 18th dsv Of ebruaFy lSc..
RICHARD WALLACH, Trustee.
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FAIR HILL BOARDING SCHOOL FOR
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THE POTOMAC RIVER STEAMBOAT
COMPANT'S STEAMER ALICE c. PRICE.
CAPT. SAMTEL BAKER, .
MILL LEAVE WASHINGTON AT SIX
~ O'clock a. m, and ALEXAN- eli
DRIA at o'clock, q. m .SaSSS2s,,SSsy
Curioman, L. Machodoc, Piney Point, Kinsale,
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The A. Z. Price viii cali at the usual Landings
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