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AN ESSAY ON BAGS.

every man." says parson Dale, 'bcars
MS own burden" Ye who by binh aud by
genius have possessed all ,la, fame aud
power aud wealth can bes,ow we
who in domestic bliss have tasted with
conicn, tho sweetness Of life-ye who have
Struggled with shame and poverty and reg.
lcc', and 20 who in luxurious ease have
never known what !, is TO labor or TO want,
will each and all confess iha, ye have bur.
den 10 bear.
Deposited in mysterious bag, !, hangs
abou, the necks OF mankind, like the leg Of
mutton from the philosophers nose, aud no.
body is ingenious enough, as in the case Of
The philosopher, 10 invon, the means Of get.
ing rid Of it. The bag in which The burden
Is borne is Of various dimensions and maie-
iiaIs. according 10 The nature OF lis contents.
Sometimes, il is Of slk and inflated 10 n
vas; bulk by The sighs OF the wearer. Some
times, IL is OF very stout stuff, fi 10 held tho
heayies, weight. and is worn out OF sight,
under the coat, and nobody, save those 10
whom he lays bare his bosom, knows how
drca'lluly !, chaies the wearer.
Tits, il is true, is an ideal bag, but every
)ne on whom Providence has no, bestowed
he "saiIion bag" The only known an,ido,e,
Is al one time or another made painfully
conscious oi its existence.
The simples, form o bag is the pudding
bag which consists only ola square pieco
OF cloth ard sirng. Bni to b,,rs to per.
frc'ion The wo .derfnl compound which is
put inio the pudding. .6ay, and which gives
II name, requires rare skill aud long eS-
perience 10 The just disposition Of the string.
Who has not listened with mingled cnriosi-
y and admiration 10 the mysterious discuss
.ons between house keeper ard cook, on
he proper adjustment, Of the string Of
pn'lLing.bag.
The most remarkable bag Of which We
have any account, was iha, presented by
Eolus, The god Of the winds, 10 Ulysses,
containing call the winds that blow The
air." so that the hero might set his sails
with properous bteezes, whichever way j,
pleased him. Some medJling sailor let tho
winds on, ofihc bag, and Il creupon Ter.
rible hullaberloo arose, and, as Virgil hes il,
Enrs Nofus7us run. inter no, iha, is,
Eurus ruined Nolus' nose"
Let us no, forget TO mention that famous
bag ont OF which so many cats have been
lot, surprising in number The eggs which
the coninror takes from the bag he has just
satisfied you is entirely empty.
The bay.pipe is 10 be- found among mu'i-
cal instruments, but none other than Scot
lish ear can discover melody in its harsh
strains. We suspect that this must DO tho
bag from which the cal just alluded TO so
frequently escapes, aud iha, It's notes arc
mingled with wailinss OF tho imprisoned
animal.
Among The equipments ola completely
furnished spokesman, tho game-bas 10 coh-
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FasnIoSADLg CONVERSATION DURING 4
MoRSINo CALI. Eater Miss Lucy, nearly
out Of breath with the cxertion Of walking
from her papt's carriage in the '.reet'o the
door OF her friend in Albermarlc Place.
Lucy" Oh, Marie how do YOU dol
How delighted am to see you. How have
YOU been since you were a, the ball, last
Thursday Oh, wasn't the appearance of
that tall girl 10 pink perfectly frishtiul' u
this your shawl on the pi'no' Beautiful
shawl! Father says ho is going To send to
Paris to get inc shawl in The spring. /
can't bear home-madc shawls How do
you like Monsieur Espry' Beautiful man.
amt he Now don't laugh, M,rie, for I
am sure I DON'T care anything abou. him.
Oh my must be going It's beautiful
day, isn't it' Marie, when are you coming
to see me! Oh, dear! what a beautiful
rin That pin was given to you; now I
know it was, Marie; don't deny Il. Harry
iscuinIug ur T. sec ma this evening, but |
hate him do really; but he has u beap,i.
Iul mustiche, hasn't he, Marie' Oh dear,
it is very warm. Good morning, Marie -
DON'T speak of Hurry in connection with my
name to any one; for I'm surc Il will never
,mount to anything. | hate him awlully-
I'm sure do. Adieu "-Bosion Museum.
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SURLyr SENTIMENTS. (By Profsssed
Oh GrmJlsr) Vanity never died yet Of q
surfeit. ...
A parent who strikes child Is like maj
who strikes the wa!er-thc consequence,
Of the blow are sure 10 ay up in his owr
lace,
There are fools who cannot keep secret
Their excessive grcenness, like that Of new
wood, makes them split,
Reform is an omnibus that's always jus
soins to start"
Friends. like tumblers in frosty weather
are apt to Hy at the frst touch Of hot wa
ter.
It is with faded beauty as with clocl
the more the face Is cnamelled, the NOR,
clearly do We see the progress Of Time.
The most uncomfortable house to 1.-Two in
is house full Of pets-such rs pet dogs
pet canaries, pc. squirrels, parrots and cat'
bu. worst Of all, pet children!
There is no one so lons-lived as your
delicate fno lady. who Is always dying"
! have generally found that q little par
ty" with little music," aud :" little
singing" with a I" little vins'es-un after
that, followed by little supper" and
lastly "lit!le grog, just before soins
home, carry one up to Eve or six o'clock il
the morning, and invariably end in little
headache the next day.-Punah.
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LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor.

succulencs and sofness. 1, braids much
quicker than other species OF rye grass
known TO US, arrives sooner at maturity, and
is in every respect superior 10 all OF them
AS il overpowen clover when sown with H.
il is useless to SOW them al the same time
and the only chance Of their doing well to-
geiher would be on poor soil, where The va
cancies between the ,uris Of rye grass might
be filed with clover, to be available in the
second or third mOwinas.
I, is sown in the usual way after a har'
rowing. and covered with a brush harrow
aud roller, and the quantity OF seed Tor clean
ground is about ,weniy-one pounds per acre
Among its other good qualities ], is found lo
withstand The influence Of frost better than
any other variety OF grass. In word, /, is
decided acquisition 10 our agriculture.
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CORN FOR FODDER.

The maize, or corn plant. OF whatever va.
rieiy, is eminenily adapted 10 our climate.
|, is hardy, easily cultivated, full Of saccha.
rine juices, and abounds in nu,ricious mat.
ter for cattle. They ca, !, greedily, includ-
ing the stems when not grown too rank, il
produces an abundant flow OF rich milk,
and yields two or three times as much per
acre as our usual crops Of grass. In addi.
ton 10 all these advantages, II costs so little
for seed, and is so easily cultivated and
brought 10 the cattle, that il commends il.
self to all who need a larger amoun, Of
green food for their stock than they are
able 10 obtain from their natural pastures.
Between two and three bushels Of seed
10 the acre is probably the quantity required
for sowing; sow in highly MANFRED drills,
three or three and half feet apart, cult
vaie and hoe thoroughly, and the rapidiiy
OF growth and amour, produced will be sur.
prising. Ia cutting ], up do no, Gu, below
the lower joint as ,ha, will materially check
the aher growth.
Mos, persons use the white flat southern
corn Tor seed, but varieties OF sweet corn, as
well As our common field corn, are used
We have succeeded admirably with the
white fiat.
A writer in the Albany Cullivaior, in
1913, states that in the spring Of ls42, he
prepared two squares in his garden, each
20 by 30 feet, and soweJ them with COIN
about two quarts 10 each square, which he
found too much.
When abou, wais, high, he commenced
pulling !, up by the rOo's, and feeding j,
green, 10 fine Durham heiler and some
pigs, ihe latter devouring i, as greedlly as
the former. He pulled up and resolved
these squares four times during tho season
and KEEP, the animals in the finest order
wi,hou, anything else worth naming, and
was satisfied tha; nothing else viii produce
half as much, as corn thus planlej or sown.
Every time be strip, square, il was forth.
with highly manured and a, once spaded up
and resown; he generally led the corn as il
was pulled up.
twill DO observed ,ha, this writer OBJ
tanned four crops in single season. Two
s,ou, crops may be Obtained in New Eng
land; and in favorable seasons, when there
are no severe irOs,s until late in September
three crops.
Corn plants make an excellent iodde
when permitted to grow to nearly ,hei
usual size, and then Gu, and dried as hay i
made-but the labor Of drying is so grea
that !, will no, be generally used as fOdde
in that shape.-N. Z. Farmsr.
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CLocKs vs.. Cars IN CnISA. One day,
when we went to pay visit to some families
Of Chinese Christian peasants, We met.
near farm. a young lad who was taking a
buffalo to grazs along our path. We askci
him careles-ly, as We passed, whether It was
yet noon. The child raised his head TO look
1T the sun, but !. was hidden behind the
clouds, and he could read no answer there
"The sky Is cloudy" said he, hut wait u
moment" and with these words he ran to.
wards the farm, and came backa few min.
utes afterwards with cat in his arms
Look here" said he" il Is not noon yet !"
and he showed US the cats eyes by pushing
up the lids with his hands. We looked a,
the child with surprise, hut he was evident
ly in earnest; and the cat, though as'pnish'
ed, and not much pleased with the experi-
mcnt made on her eyes, behaved with most
exemplary complaisance. Every we'll !" sale
We, " thank you" and he then let go the
cnt, who made her escape pretty quickly,
and we continued our route. To say the
truth, we did not ut all understand the pro
ceeding; but We did not wish 10 question
the little pagan, lest he should find out that
we were Europeans by birth.
AS soon rs ever we reached the farm.
however, we made haste to ask our Chris.
tians whether they could tell the clock by
looking into cats eyes They seemed sur
prised at the question; but as there was no
danger in confusing to them our ignorance
Of the properties OF the cats eycs,we rcla'cd
what had just taken place. That was all
that was necessary; our complaisant nco.
phytes Immediately gave chase to all the
cats in the neishborhood. They brought us
three or four, and explained in what manner
they might be made use Of for watches =
They pointed out that the pupils Of their
eyes went on growing narrower until L.
o'clock, when they became like fine line,
as thin as a hair, drawn perrcndicularly
across the eye,and that after l2 the diation
recommended. When we had atten,ively
examined the eyes Of the cats at our dispo'
sal, We concluded that 1t was pas. noon, as
all the eyes perfectly agreed upon the point.
We have had some hesitation in speaking oI
this Chinese discovery. as it may doubtless,
tend to injuro the interests Of the clock
making trade, and interfere with the sale OF
watches; but all considerations must give
way to the spirit of prosress.-FrOm VI
Hus's 1rartis in Chind.
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RYE GRASS.

This grass, recently introduced into tho
United States. is either native OF Italy or
Germany, and is probably perennial. /,
differs from the common kinds Of rye grass
in many botanical particulars, which j, is
needless to enumeraie, and which are only
in,ellisible to the scientific eye, but, 10 the
ordinary observer j, differs very percepiibly
in presenting darker green color, and hav-
ing much more abundan, and broader foli-
age. ], very commonly atiains the heigh,
Of four fee, and sometimes more. and Is not
inclined 10 spread on The ground. If sown
in September, II may be cut in the follow
ing May; and IL sown early in March, ],
will yield heavy crop in July.
Whether given rs green food or converted
into hay, il is eaten with avidiiy by cattle,
which have, in various instances, maniies-
ted their preference for il 10 the common
SORTS, which is accounted for BY its superior
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Az INCIDENT. FaIon Of the Cairo Times;
relates the following among tho incidents OF
tho lntc FIRE in that place, and Is personally
responsible for them
During tho heat Of the Gre on shore
man was met coming out Of Astors store
with his arms full OF canistcrs Of powder
lie stopped at the door and very coolly re.
marked, "IIcrc, d-nit, somebody take this
powder aud throw !, into the river my hats
on fire." and sure enough his ha, was burn.
ing briskly. 0re morc.-Jin started OF
from the store with a pretty good sized box
which hc supposed contained dry goods
When he was told tha, Il was powder his
hair raised srrai ,ht up; he dropped the box,
sat down and spread his coat tail over il and
commenced yelling Justify fora buckle, OF
water. lie got It and poured II on the box,
assuring the bys,anders that the powder was
halt burnt up. and that if the water had az.
rived u moment later he could not haze sdrot
a bit Of IL! ' 49,.
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ONLY nALr ACCOUNTED. a story is told
OF a gentleman ia neishboring city which
affords capital instance OF snubbing an
esolis,, whose habit o." keeping the p'iva'e
I in The public eye" made him fair sub.
jeci FOE Tebuke. The gentleman, whom
for convenience We shall call Mr.. A.,
thonsh iha, letter wouldn't be.inn I,
spell iD was perpelually walking up ana
down his office, talking 10 his clerks, some
hing in the "Bounderby" manner, thong
with more direc, vauning, either Of himsel
or his money, or his OK or his ass, or some
thing else that was tis, TO the great annoy
anco Of The clerks Aforesaid. One day, pur,
suing his lavorile theme, no broke out a,
follows: "Young gentlemen, you have
doubtless observed tia, have my little pc.
culiarilics. In fact, am very peculial
mana particular man, ioo-veiy pariicu.
lar. Now my personal habits ars peculiar
very peculiaf-peculiar in everything
Let me give you an instance. always
sleep in wide bed-a ve.y wide bed-aud
have ligh, burning by tho side Of it,
Queer isnt ~ bu, that's my way" Now
be il known TO the reader las il was 10 all
The boys in the oflice) that tho wife Of Mt
a. was nolorionsIy the homeless, woman in
town. "li Is queer-raihcr--in one re-
speci"-observed one Of the clerks" and
in one respec, J, isn't. can understand
why you should choose very widc bed,
but why the d. YOU should wan, the
room lighted, is mote than eau imagine ="
-Bo,ion Post.
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SETTING Hans. Ia setting hens, thirteen
eggs are enough TO give them; large hen
nigh, cover more, bu, a few stronger, we'll
haiched chicks are better than a large brood
Of weaklngs that have been delayed in the
she'll perhaps twelve hours over the time,
from insufficient warmth. Al the end OF a
week, il is usual, with setting turkeys 10
add two or three fowls eggs "io teach the
young turkeys how TO pick" The plan Is
no, bad one; ,hs activity Of the chickens
s,irs up some emulation in their larger
brethren. The eggs take bu, little room in
the nest, and will produce two or three fine
iOwls-A!6any Culiira.or.
Coon SrOcK. To every farmer who has
occasion 10 raise colt, a calf, lamb, or a
pig. or indeed any animal, would say,
FIST: see tha, the intended parents are
healthy, and neither very young nor in the
decline Of life. Second, that they are not
near relatives; third, that the in,cnded dam
be well treated during the whole period Of
ges,aiien.
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their marriage musr be deferred, as she
wanted The price Of her bridal fnsry 10 lay
her uncle decen,ly in the grave. Her mis-
iress ridiculed the idea, aud exhor'ed he'
10 leave the old man 10 be buried by chari-
~. Susetie refused. The consequent &c
was quarrel, in which the young woman
los, at once her place and her lover, who
sided with her mis;ress. She fastened to
The miserable garre, where her uncle had
expired and BY The sacrifice mol only OF the
savings for her wedding attire, bu, all oi her
slerder wardrobe, she had the old man de-
Gently Inferred. Her pious task fulfilled,
she sat alone in her uncle's room, weeping
bitterly, when the master Of the fai,hless
lover, young good looking man, entered.
{" So, my good Sasslte. I ind you have lost
your placep said he, 81 am come 10 Of
Ter you one for liie-wil you marry ME !"
'T, sir |" exclaimed Suse,,e "you are
joking" "No. hih, wan, a wife and
I'm sure I can't find BETTER" "Bur
every one would laugh a, you ior marryiug
a poor girl like me !" "Oh, IL that is yonr
objection, we shall soon ge, over il; come.
come along; my mother is prepared to re
ceive you" Suseile hesi,aled no longer.
bu, she wished 10 take with her a memorial
Of her deceased uncle il was a cal that he
had had for many years. The oil man was
so fond of the animal ,ha, he determined
lha, even her death should no, separate
Them. for he had her skin stuffed aud placed
upon the tester Of his bed. As Susei,e took
puss down, she uttered an exclamation oi
surprise a, finding her so heavy. The low
er fastened 10 open the animal when oul
iel shower OF gold. A thousand gold
napoleons we're concealed in the body Of
The cat and this sum, which the old miser
had starved himself TO amas', becime the
jus, reward Of The noble girl and her disin
Ierested lover.
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seventy barrels and kegs were consumed.
The Dayton ale would not burn, Of course,
and the Palrio, says: ,,..rl...,f
The mex, morning, droves Of hogs licked
the foam OF beer. drank ,he half frozen
spirits, and soon Mr. Porker began to hang
his head and lop his ears, swinging head
towards tail and tail towards head. showing
The white Of his eyes, and opening hi,
mouth, as IL things didn't feel right Ia his
is,ernal arrangements. They soon took n
line for The river, bu, occupying aIl sides
Of The sree,--in imitation Of his more noble
boon companion, :hc biped. Didn't catch
them a, it the second time. They were
seen for days alter standing sullenly and
sayaciou.ly beside fence, looking as II the
Maine law was in operation.
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U An old rag picker died in Paris, in
u state Of the most abjecl poverty. His only
relation was a niece, who lived as scrvan,
with a greensrocer. The girl always assist
ed her unc!e as far as her slender means
would permit. When she learned Of his
death, which took place suddenly, che was
on the point Of marriage with journey
man baker, 10 whom She had long been al
,ached. The nuplial day was fixed, but
Susei's bad no, ye, bought her wedding
clothes. She haslened 10 tell her lover lha,
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Just over the way ID . cottage gray,
The threshold With grass grown oyerI
And iusi inside Ii, door, In the broken door,
Are green blaiss Of untrsiien clover.
rho rcof ssri hrOwn and broken, AMI dosn
Through the ehnks the .on sunlight, stealing.
Dances all the day DER the oil Oaksn eOOr,
And rests on the islei ceiling.
A fe~ wOoiSln- leaves Climb the srumblln. savss,
Der the oil rOofssnisrly tr,ningi
And fOrlorn-l,ssins fscs. of OH garden dal.lSs
Psep Oft through the rieksy railing.
The robin sings .sss, O'er the thr,.hOll seat,
In the pleasant summer wsathsri
AMI the hum-blrd AMI bee, In the old homestead tree
Make music all day together.
but inside the wall is no pleasant foot tan
On the hearthstOHs 80 cold and drSaryj
FOr the feet tha, me, here f6r many ysar,
ofns long ago grew weary.
One went early away where eternal day
Gil, With giory ,hs Temple golden,
Whose pillars Ofllshi De'sr on mortal sl.h.
Have dasnei since the aga OLisn.
One has laid down asleep In the flthomisss deep,
Where the tiles roll untirngiT over
AMI one, In the STRIFE ola searisome life,
On the earth h,s bsea bos arOysr.
The home-rOOt has grown gray, anil /, erunbllng away
AMI the mossss are into Il creeping,
All the hearts Trcwn eoI, roaai the hSarthssons ell
Have been long ami ,esrIly sbsepns.
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Hoes IsroIIclrrp. The Noblesvills
(lnd.l Patriot gives an amusing account OF
the destruction Of five hundred dollars worth
OfliquOr by The temperance people. Some
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OLD HOMES.

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- SAFE OF yALUARIF

RUST II Fps SALE OF VALUABLE
Real Estate the Island, Dwelling House,
and Building Lots.By virtue of decd Of trust bear
ing date ON the 4th day of August 1854 and recorded
in Lber j. A. 81 No 50, folios $40, &c the subscri-
Der will sell at public sale, on Thursday, the 9th day
of september, 1855, at O'clock p. ~. on the prem
ses Lots Nos. 80, 70, n ~, 78 rs a. n rs ~,
and so, in Joel w. Jones's subdivision Of square No
545, fronting each 25 feet ON Van street between
Third and Four-and-a-half streets west and and M
streets south, by 100 feet deep to fftcen-feet alley
with the buildings and improvements which consist
of two we-built and comfortable frame dwelling
houses.
The above property is egibly situated, in desi-
rable and rapidlyimproving part of the city, and viii
be sold either as whole or in separate lots as NAV
be desired, and offers very favorable opportunity IL
persons DESTROYS 10 obtain u residence or building
lots. or investing.
The terms Of sale will be: 0ne-ihrd cash and tho
balance in six and twelve months for notes bearing
interest from day Of sale and secured BY deed Of trust
upon the property; and, if not complied with in six
days after the sale the property tha terms of which
are not 50 complied witty will be resoli upon one
weeks notice, al the risk and expense of the default
ing purchaser.
All conveyancng at the expense of the purchasers.
CHAS S. WALIACH Trustee.
G. w. BOTELER,
aug l5--3taw&ds Auctioneer.
TT rhe above sale is postponed to Thurs
day, September 18TH at 81 O'clock at which time il
will positively take place.
c. s. WALLACH, Trustee.
9. W. BoTELEs,
sep7--d Auctioneer.