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G. my father is dead he was a
EMPtorE; but my mother is still alive, sh
lives near the Kousmitski most (Smilh'
Bridge)." l's'TgTT 5-e,sI' !. -
Eame 7" ff|.I
g. al have none, Madame" I".I
l.. You have none! and yet you asl
me for dowry! How is lhx,in H' -'
G. with very low bowl II you vii
promise me ,rousseau, Madame, I SHALL
BE ABLE TO FIND ONE before TOMORROW
MORNING." .r
Incredible as il may appear, she actually
DID FIND one, for The next day she present.
ed herself, accompanied by a tall ,fine-look
ing young man, Of about five.and.tweniy
who came and examined the various arii
clos Of which the dowry consisted; hs
carefully counted each dozen Of linen, hat
strict survey Of the six gowns and three
bonnets, tested their quality, and, having
been thoroughly convinced that there wa,
no cheating in the case, consented 10 ac
cepl her for better and for worse," ant
HER marriage took place on the same day
as that OF the other five; when my friend
exullingly said "lhat she was quito de-
lighted at having found six PRETTY brides
for she would have been sorry 10 see such
good weddiug-cloihes thrown away upon
ugly people,"
Among The upper classes the rousseau
is always shown for several days before the
wedding takes place. 81 once saw one,' y
says the author, (which was worth many
thousands Of pounds there were dozens o.
everything, all tied up with narrow pink
satin ribbon, quantities Of table and bed
linen, countless dresses, mantles, and all
The etceiara Of lady's toilette, beautiful
jewelry and magnificen. iurs, everything
That money could purchase, and in such
abundance that in the longest lifetime
it would be impossible 10 wear them out"
As general rule. the money is found
by the lady's friends. while the genileman's
friends find the man to accept II. II Q
young person has money there is never 9
lack OF suilors - they come even from re-
mote provinces - /, matters little whether
she be good, handsome or amiable - hav'
ing seen her once, they make an offer or
the spot, and are soon married. Such al
arrangement olien produces inconvenien
consequences, enabling one half Of The
inhabitants 10 amuse themselves with the
scandal Of The other halt. Before marriage
tho Russian ladies enjoy little lreedom.-
They are kept under SO strict surveillance
lha, they can scarcely go from one room lc
another without being watched. Rut hav
ing once emerged into The liberty of mar
ried life, they are loo apt 10 manifest {
frivolous disposition-frequenily commenc
Ing lilo oil dissipation that only ends wher
they are TOO old 10 enjoy il /; they then de
vote the remainder Of their existence 4
Heaven, and hope by the prayers of thei
age 10 efIace The sins Of ihsir youth. Bu
this is not universal, though the type o
the society in ST. Peiersbursh is to be
found in the age Of Louis Fifteenth
Among the Russian ladies are examples o
alfeciiona,e mothers us well as devoted
wives, whose natural goodness OF hear
makes them center their affections or
their families, and prevents them from fall
ING into errors of which the highest classes
are guilty. ...
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SPARE YOUR TREES. The following is an
ex,rac, from paper read by DR.. Hawks,
before the Geographical Society Of New
York.
Civilization uses vast amount OF wood,
although for many purposes is being fast
superseded bu, IL IS no, the necessary use
efuood that !, ,,resping array tie forests
Of tae United States, 50 much as Il, raRion
destruction. We should look 10 the eonse.
quenees Of this, Palestine, once well wood
ed and cultivated like garden, is now a
deseri-,he haunt Of Bedouins; Greece, in
her palmy days the land Of laurel forests, is
now desolaie waste Persia and Babylon,
In the cradle Of civilization, are now cover.
ed beneath the sand Of deserts, produced by
the eradication OF their forests. II is com
para,ively easy to eradicate the forests ol
the north, as they are OF q gregarions order
-one class succeeding another; bui the
tropical forests, composed OF innumerabls
varieties, growing together in the mosi dem.
ocretic union and equality, are never eradi
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MIS- ELI L A N E0U US.
HOUSEHOLD SKELETONS.

Putnam's Magazine, for April contains
an exceedingly clever article with the above
title. "A Household Skeleton" is any form
OF annoyance which renders mans home
uncomfortable; and the writer gives sever.
al amusing illustrations Of his subject, one
Of which We quote.
i had a friend whose naturally smiling
face grew so much larger every week, tha,
made up my mind tha, his house was the
resort Of some gigantic skeleton /; and re-
solved to effect an entrance and view it.
When called at his house, however, he
was never there, and l began to believe
that his home had become so unpleasant 10
him, that he never went there when. he
could help il. And at his place Of business
1 had the same ill-luck, for he had invariably
gone out to ship some freight But, at
length, espied him, and Immediately bore
down and srappled.
He was standing upon n corner, and in-
tently observing the labors Of FIVE men, who
Were costly pretending to work in trench
which reached from sidewalk to sidewalk.
Now and then, four Of the men would put
themselves in motion and lilt cobble stone,
while the fifth would stand by, in prepara-
ton, to exchange with The one who first be-
came tired. Then, having dropped the
stone s or 6 feet Of, the whole party would
sit down for quiet chat, and one or two ol
them would light their pipes and after
the smoke was exhausted would leisurely
rise and chase up another cobble-stone. In
the meantime my friend looked on in great
admiration.
"This 10 great country said he to me,
&c and the energy with which, under the sys.
TEN Of payment by the day
True said /. "But did not come to
talk about that. For the fact is, | am in a
scrape. and you can help me out Of It,"
"Well-anything," he answered.
"I have had quarrel with my landlady
and have lelt her house. / have not found
another good boarding-place rs yet, and
being quiet man dislike the hustle Of no.
tells. Can you give me room for few
days, until l can mako other arrange
ments 90
In spite Of the smooth face with which
told the story, he Immediately suspected
was lying, for saw in his eve a merry
twinkle OF ineredulity. lie delberated for
a moment. and then quick gleam ofintel
lisence passed across his countenance.
"Aham said he. "Ihavc heard Of your
investigations about household skeletons,
and now you want to sec mine. Well, well,
! do not care. Book her, my boy-book
her; and perhaps it win do her some good"
This was certainly liberal, and thanked
him for IL
here, however, comes my wifo now"
no exclaimed, "and the skeleton with her,"
looked, and saw two females calling
down the street. The one ON the Outside
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LOUIS 0. C0WAN, Editor and Proprietor.

Gated. Even in Hindos,an all It's many
millions Of population have never been able
10 conquer the phGnix.life OF IFS tropical
vegetation. Forests act as regulators, pre-
serving snow and rain from melting and
evapora,ing. and producing regularity in
The flow Of the rivers, draining them
When they disappear, thunder'siorms be-
come less frequent and heavier; the snow
melis in the first warm days Of spring,
causing freshe,s, and in the fall the rivers
dry up and cease 10 be navigable. Those
fresheis and droughts also produce the ma
laria which is the scourge Of western bot.
om.lands. Forests, although they are a,
frs, an obstacle TO civilization, soon become
necessary TO its continuance. Our riyers,
not having their sources above the snow
line, are dependent on forests for their sup
ply Of water, and lis essential 10 the future
prosperity Of the country that they should
be preserved"
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Definition of Important Characters.

Fine Fsllors. Tho man who adyertises
in our paper the man who never refuseI
to lend you money, and the fellow who 10
courting your sister.
Genteel People. The young lady who let's
her mother do the ironing for fear Of spread
ing her hands. Tho Miss who wears thin
shoes on rainy day, and the young gen.
tleinan who is ashamed to be seen walking
with his father.
Industrious People. The young lady who
reads romances in bed. Tho friend who Is
always engaged when you call, and the cor
respondent who cannot find timo to answer
your letters. ..
Unpopular Parsonage. A fat man in IN
omnibus. tall man in crowd, and o short
man on parade. -s
7imid People. A lover about to pop the
question, q man who does not like to be shot
at, and steamboat company with cholera
case on board. = @
Dignifed Men. A ci, in q country town,
mdshipman on quarter deck, and school
COMMITTEES on examination day.
Prseeutsd People. Woman, by that ty-
rant, man. boys by their parents and teach
ers, and oil poor people by society at large.
Unhappy People. All old bachelors and
old maids. I.
ambitious Chap,. The writer who pays
tho magazines for inserting his communica-
tons. The politician who quits his par ty
because he cannot get Office. The boy who
expects to be President. ID. .-t
Humble Persons. The husband who does
his wiie's churning, the wife who blacks her
husbands boots, and the man who thinks
you do him too much honor.
Mean People. The man who kicks people
when they aro down, and the Subscriber
who refuses to pay for his paper.
Sensible People. You and ].
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AN UNFORTUNATE WIDOW.

Sol. Smith relates the following odd oc.
currcncc during his pcrcgrinations in Geor'
gia:
Between Caleb Swamp and Line Creek in
the D" Nation" wo saw considerable crowd
gathered near drinking house, most ofthem
seated and smoking. II was Sunday, and
there had been quirter race for gallon Of
whisky. The FIRST thing ! noticed on alight-
ing, was the singular position Of ono Of the
horses OF the party.
He was kneeling down and standing On
his hinder feet, his head wedged in between
the ends Of two logs OF tho grocery, and he
was stone dead, having evidently run direct
ly against tho building at full speed, causing
the house partially 10 fall. About Eve PAGES
from tho house lay the rider. quite senseless,
with cash in his throat that might have
let out thousand lives. As said, most oil
the crowd were seated and smoking.
"what Is MI this!" I enquired, +" "wha,
is the matter hcre"
"Mattcrl l'' after whilo In drawling
voice, giving q good spit, and re6lling his
mouth with now cud. Matter enough
there's been quarter race"
But how camo this man and horse kill.
ed!n I asked. I'd. .Tl ,sf .'
"Well," answered tho chewing and spit,
ing gentleman, (" the man was consiserab'y y
in liquor reckon, and he run his hoss chuci
against tho house, and that's the whole or
it.n q. .i 80
Has doctor been sent forp' inquired
one Of our party. .fsr. r-
81 reckon there amt much uso of doc
torso here" replied another Of tho crowd
4" Burnt brandy couldn't save either Of EN-
man or hoss." ...
"llas this man wife and childrcn'" in.
quircd 1.
"No children that know on" answered
o female, who was sitting on the ground
short distance from tho dead man, smoking
composedly.
!" Hc has q vito ttenl' I remarked.-
"What will be hcr feelings when she learns
the fatal termination Of this most uniortu'
nate raco.n -st ,.U
"Yes," sighed tho femalc,-''it i1as an
unfortunate race. Poor man, he lost tho
"Do you happen 70 know his wife '--has
she been informed Of the untimely death Of
her husband" were my next inquiries.
.aDo I knor heri Has she been inform.
cd of his death said tho woman. Well, 1
reckon you ain't acquainted about these parts.
I am tho unfortunate widder."
T" You, Madam! You, tho vito Of this
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PLUM TREE cATERpILLARs.

MrssRs EpiroRs: Do you know Of any
cure for the caierpiliars on Plum rees'
think they are getting very common, but ]
cannot find any thing about them in those
works ,ha, | have consulted. There seems
10 be two kinds Of them, though perhaps
they are but one with different skins on.-
The first so:, comes out about as soon as
the trees begin 10 appear in leaf In groups
OF perhaps an hundred or more in each, and
when fnl! grown are about Ia or inch
es long. The principal color Of their skin
is black. The second kind appear in July,
aiier the first have eaten the leaves oil, and
they have grown again. They are abou,
the same size that the first are, but have
yellow iuhs on their backs. w. II. W.
Albany. FEB. 1885
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HASTE N0T--REsT NOT.
raoa eoxrns.

st FROM eokrHE.
Without haste without rest
Bind the motto TO thy breast.
Bear IL with thee as a spell;
Storm OF sunshine, guard il well
Heed not flowers that round thee bloom
Bear il onward to the tomb!
Haste no,-let no thoughtless deed
Mar fore'er The spirits speed;
Ponder well aud know tho night,
Onward, then, with oil thy might;
Haste not-years can ne'er atone
For one reckless action done,
Rest not, Life Is sweeping by,
Go and Dare before you die:
Something mighty and sublime
Leave behind 70 conquer time;
Glorious It's TO live for aye
When these forms have passed away.
Haste no,-rest not! calmly wait,
Meekly bear the storms OF fate;
Duty be thy polar guide
Do the right, whaie'er bstide!
Haste not rect not .-conhicts past,
God shall crown thy work al last.
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hoRrlCVLIUkAL lNVViM NJ ANp hNS"AHS'
I. Should apples be KEEP, out Of the cellar
after being gathered, ill cold weather, in
order TO keep well, rs some say!
2. When planting potatoes with mulch,
leaves, &C., should there be earth put on
before dropping the seed l observe
they are long time coming up when
mulcked.
3. have heard OF the peach being
grated on willow, ,hink, and other woods
does il make them more hardy, and
bear any better, They do nothing here.
4. MIA, kind Of grape will endure this
northern climate without shelter in win
ter!
5. Where you wish 10 wafer any thing
with nitrate Of soda how much 10 pailiul oil
water
6. Is there remedy for the black
punches on plum and cherry trees l
have cut them off and see little benefit F!
7. Is there a way 10 make old s,rawber-
~ beds bear, without renewal! Western
rille, Ftb. 1855.
ANSWERS. /. They should be kept
cool - f,he cellar is cold and not damp, il
is good place il warm and wet, il will
prove uniavorable, The sweating process
deprives them oil small portion OF their
water, shrivels them slightly, and lessons
their tendency 10 decay.
2. Cover tirs, with earth, and let the sun
act upon |, I'LL dry weather approaches, and
then apply the mulching. In this way they
are benefited by early warmth, and pIo-
tecied from parching droutb.
3. The peach will never grow on The
willow 1T they are totally dissimilar in na
ture; we should as soon expect TO raiss
grade calves by turning a short-horn COW
10 a polar bear. Working the peach on The
wild plum tends 10 render the trees so work
ed rather harder.
4. The Clinton, Diana, Concord and Isa
bella.
5. Nitrate Of soda is very soluble, dis
solving in three times its weight OF water n
6Oe, and less than its own weight Of fboiins
water. /, should be much more largely
diluted, for watering plants say half I
pound or less 20 pailful Of water. II i
usually applied dry,in compost, to ordinary
crops, nj ths rate OK one or two hundrec
pounds per acre, being abou, one pound 10 I
square rod.
9. The remedy is cutting, and keep cut
ting, wushlag the wounds where large with
chloride Of lime. The disease will not be
kept under unless this treatment is unre
miiiinsly applied - II done ouly occasions
ally, or amer the tree has become much af.
fec,sd, and tho wood filed with the disease,
little benefit can be expected. Eternal
vigilance" is the price OF good fruit - well
as Of other productions Of the soil.
Z. Old plants have their day "A spon,
taneous renewal NAV be effected bv allov.
ing the runners 10 fill up the spaces be,weer
the rows, and then drawing lines nj the
proper places, to spade in all the old plant
leaving only narrow strip OF the roo,et
runners Country Gentleman.
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VOL. XI.-NO. Is.

man who has been so uu.imsly cut of" I
exclaimed in astonishment.
Yes, and what abou, iti" said She
'"Untimely cut OFT His throat is cut, that
oil, BY that 'tarnsl sharp end Of q log; and
as for II being untimtly, ] don't know but
it's as well now a. any time-He rant Of
much account no hor!m
She resumed her smoking and We resumed
our journey" go r,E
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AGRICULTURAL.
PEARS on APPLE STOCKS.

Can you tell me whether pears would dc
well grated or budded on apple stocks =
w. II. w. Dubuque 10.
II is very rare that pears succeed vel
on apple stocks. Somstimes they will give
much promise for year or two, and then
fail. The Winkfield aud Summer Bonch
re,ien. will ohen grow freely for a few
years. We have raised about one peck o
fine Seckel pears on small tree on apple
root, FIVE years old, bu, the union being i'm
perfect, il broke off ut the surface OF the
gro,nd. We cannot recommend the prac.
tice, excep, TO those who are fond OF uusuc
cessful experiments, often no, one in a
hundred are successful after the first year or
two
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POETRY.

MARCUS WATSON, Printer
Richmonder Anzeiger. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1854-18??, 1855-07-03
Stdbtifcbes.

Oe pentptrattlTe Sfter lnIereS grpben gSablfieaes
pom "a @fat fano, ME an9efInbi9t, am Sprtsen Opn.
heritage ltatt. Das Self wurpe nurG 100 &aaune,l-
lNulle erpnnet, Die nm Z rbr Mfprsens am Suee bes
eaPttols 9clpit pirben. Son 10 llbr Muraens Bis 4
upr 9tadntttd9s 9tn9rt beitdnpis @tlenbaGnsaae mad,
SlalD eptta9e btna,is, INN bic S9etlne6mer bes Setes
DEM 6sitplabe 3u3ufibren. Sc mpdteu 1900 Vrrlpnen
%artpelenp ietn, nnn, ME mir spr allen Sbei(ne6mern
bprert, war eS cine Der Semptratie unieres Gtdates
wirpt9e Ocnentratiun. DAP BON ~ein,eInen Sncists
pueit, Die pie es i9eint besablt waren, Yerludt pr,rpe,
bic aasenetne 5reube bes Sefes su i6rei,, lit ni6t an
ser'pi'noerr', pa ia nod Gags auSpr Die y9enny pplt"
Die Gredbeit Bate, bas b%eabiidti9te Self in BEN Sdmab
Der @en'einbett berabau3ie9en, lit Der fa bisles trirptae
Organ Cams feit9er ~bepeste.
Die u9enn9 9plt" 1T mad elmer autiinpieuna in
btelt9en 3eittnseh 1T anbere 5anbe iiberaesa,taeit ,tnb
ptro bonn 4. b. 81. an inter benz Sitcl y36e gattpnal
@%neriean" III persrSeertcn, 6crtat feline @rIdetnulta
MAIDEN. gBic pie bSren 1T bieles neue Organ SGlns
BON elmer IettenseenIdaft s~esrinbet, unb infer Srelnb
Setter Wtptts mill itA an Der &ebactipn bet9etlteen.
Sas prc9ran,m hes ,%gfatipnal Qmerican" IGbt einen
Spttter et Wittelbins sipilden gSbta unb &,pipz
9cf9tlt9 %eriparten; BAT Die erfe Drummer crit bic @s-
burtspeben iberftanben, 70 pplen mir perIudei,, benz
i1elsen Setlanb nnler 9rp9npltcpn a1 felen. 9Dtr err
spartet ntdts Wetteres in i9mt 81 fnpen, ais einen
partettlspper Der Sereint9ten g8gtes unp &npw glOtb-
tn9s, ahf benz uSam" tri glpSember 1866 bas gDeiee
Sa,tS sn erret6en 8epenft.
- Infer gfatoualelttas, Der 4. Suit ,orb in Der
Wrtran &tr6e bur6 cine s%ntipredenpe Setter SeitenS
Der Democratic unierer 9tabt fsRtd ~besansen' werben.
seir..fprbern bic Deuti4en gum alniAluB auf, uup be-
Derten nod, bab Der @nfau8 ber Setltdteit ,,n 8 ll0r
NpraehS be9tnnt.
- gHir bitten uniere Qeier pe8ei beS ipSten gr1det,
nert5 unb @fanSelDaftisfeit bteier gtunmer I'M sattSe
Na3ii9t. Ginem armen 3eitun9S.0craassebe mub
ihUh einrnal GtpaS ,adbseieDcn tperper, penn ct dis
llaDnlSpeiie einttal einen g(uSfu9 .nternimnt, gBir
%6eSarerten bet inherent apfenttalte in giew gort wa6<
rsnO Ses SanSerfeiteS nur, bab niAt ale uniere freunb-
lifen 9eler unO Qelerinnen %bfmielben betpobnten.
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St6mpmber 2ln5ei9er.
9ienifaa 3. Sult 1855.
Sabrtu,ta.

sStr balten es fir inere pHiGt, uniere bertlten
Wtttbiir9er forttpabrenp parauf aufn,ertlam an maiden,
ntbt iannts poer nadlaiiis in Grbaltane tbrer ytati.
raltiatipnspapiere gu fem. gSer flint Sabre i'm Qanbe
TT iinp intnSeitens ppr 3wet Sabren feline erfe grf(as
rlins, burger werSen Sa ppuen, ~atscseben bat, fann
letneH Silr9ereib pr eiuem bieItsen Geridtsbpfe ieiten
anp letnet Sitr9erlGein erbalten. Sober Ne,antom,.
n'enoe aber fol- es fta CUR t~eilislten Yftdt mtatben,
1p9let@ fetne erfe G%rt1Gruna abaus
seven. er miro babur@ spar nod ntdt giraer. =
aber er TT bann resident of the u. s." ,tnb in ses
Ter 5tnlhat, namentltd in grbI6afts> aaseleaenbeite,,
@rrnpbeftb II, bsl. NIT bent einsebprnea 9araern oletd
beredttst unb seieblt6 sel9ist.
Die amertfaniide gfatise> pber GefcrmsNo rtei oe6t
ernltlt6t NIT benz @lane nm, Int beua ,euen @p,orelIe
cine @nbernns Der NaturaItIations.
@efebe Surdsnbrinset. Cine ipl@e Slnberune fam
nne ptro tebc4 fetne radwtrtenbe ,Rraft bo-
ben, aue Sene, bic Siirser ltnb, bleiben 9iraer, unb
Sene, ipelhe ibre eriien @apiere bereits erbaltet baben.
rtiifet %ebenials BON ben Se%iimmunsen bss nelen seos
taralilattonsgeiebes ansaenpmntet perben.
geriaune baber Niemanb, 70 balb ais tOunlt6 bic
nStbtsen Sdrttte su tbun! Sir bic Der enaltlden
Spraae rataneisen benterten mir npdb, ba6 Der Ser
ansseber bieies Slattes germ bfrett 1T, ietaet qonbse
lsutfn CUR Grlansans Der Naturalilatipns 81 apiere be.
9ilflia gu ietn.