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Paint yOnr Implements.

The primary agent in all decomposition
of organic matter is oxygen. Without its
presence under normal circumstances, no
change takes place. But this oxygen, in
atmospheric air, is everywhere present,
and decay under its destructive influence
is always going on. To exclude the air
then, from all bodies we wish to preserve,
is the first requisite. In nothing is the
rule of more practical Importance than in
the preservation of wood. Filling the ex-
terror cells of wood with paint is perhaps
the cheapest means of retarding its decay.
This is well understood and generally
acted upon in the construction Of all new
implements. There is, however, one
point which appears to be forgotten, or at
least to be generally disregarded. Paint,
by the action of air and rain, is washed
out of the pores, and when this is the case,
the work. of destruction proceeds, we be-
lieve, more rapidly than though the wood
had never been painted. English i'm
pliments are much more costly than
American, and this may be the reason
why they take better care of them.
Though paint is more expensive than
with US, they are in the habisof thorough
washing and cleaning wagons. carts har.
rows, cultivators, and in fact every wooden
implement on the farm, every other year
and given it good coat of red-lead paint.
tits astonishing how long their implements
last. Many of them looked as though
they had been handed down from fSther to
son for several generations. In no mat
tel. Of economy do farmers miss it more
than in allowing their implements to GO
with deficiency of paint. We venture
to say, that wagon frequently washed
and cleaned, and receiving coat of paint
every fall, will last twice as long as one
never washed, except by being allowed to
remain out in the rain, and never repain'
Il ted except with dirt. a tse aate
Fl Reader, you have paint can and brush
es: at least it is to be presumed you have
for no intelligent farmer would be withou
; them, and and an upintel'igent farme
. would not be found reading the $ Rural.
If you have net done so already, get you
+ paint and brushes, wash your implement
scrape off all the blisters, stop up all tn
holes with putty, then give your wagons
E drafts, cultivators, plows, wheel-barrow
4 (for of course you have one one,) rollel
). seed-drill, neck -yokes, and whiffle a cos
= Of paint. The expense will not be much
j The implements would look as good a
r new, your hired man would take more car
/ of them, and you will save by this sing
II operation, from the increased durability
= your implements,more in the course Of
dozen years than would make you a il
subscriber to half score Of the be
'e Agricultural papers published. -Rar
e Neu Yorker. 5-.@ ssSs
ST. ~~~~~~-~e0~~~>>~
leI A coun:ryman looking in At banker
window in Paris, and seeing nothing b
Il a man sitting at table with pen, and il
!" before him, curiosity prompted him to
in and. enquire what he sold "Ass
heads" said the banker. g They must
ne in great request, SURELY said the COUNT
IS man, ..since you have only your o
left .,..s
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-ur t1i1UMA CERES
.rery THURSDAY MORNING.

d nal.rs per snnum-payable at the '''he u
Price 'a. IN single Coppes. Ten tents - ~. If One
len lines or less for the first and
pei .''s svtrv e, @ subsequent insertion liberal
Cents .se n 70 thse who advertise By the yea,
s. win e shsrga nd tos sans ns i 1ea sea'sr
q Ils lsl saai tied on any terms of per-
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@ my { inserted sa,a. M IN
ton = .ns ~ ANnIhATEs-Ten D.ars will be chars
tso.m announcing Candidates for all Offices 70 'e pai'
aadsance. three or four lines,
sa = ,ansth viii be rated a. advertisements
are informed ha, no notice ,oT
be aiken Of any ,nsnasd M asaree 10,
sn uns.. fs pabaon bu. as
asrsa,ee Of good fnith; ~ .rr m Publishers.
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Should Cattle be Fed Three Times
Rt 7f!gH q Day. "97

A correspondent Of the Ohio Farmer
thinks that sheep and cattle should not be
fed three times day. He says COW
when turned into good grass, will eat with
ayidity an hour or so; the Illuminating pro-
cess is then commenced, and continued Tor
three or four hours more. The food is IN
this way thoroughly masticated and mixed
with saliva before it enters the second
stomach to be acted on by the gastric
Juice and digested. The digestive process
viii occupy four or five hours. We have,
therefore ssallowing two and half hours
for ruminating and four or five for diges-
ton, eleven or twelve hours between the
times when an animal would naturally
need feed s..,z st,ges.
If the animal is fed at 6 A. NJ, and
again at noon, the rumination process is
NOT completed, and if fed at 5 P. NJ. ii
will not give the animal sufficient time to
masticate the food, even by keeping its
/ grinders in constant motion, so that at the
best there must be forced on the digestive
organs q portion Of the food improperly
masticated, causing an extra amo'mt o
labor for these organs, and at the risk o
engendering disease.
His practice has conformed to this
Theory, and he thinks his stocks at least az
good as his neighbors', who feed three
times day. He asks those who thnl
differently, to give reason for their belle
and also to try lot fed twice day
against lot feed three times. .ss
We have always consid cred it advisable
to feed animals three times day, an
have observed animals so fed, on an oc
casion when the noon's feed has bee
omitted manifest all the symptoms of rea
hunger, eating substances which, unde
ordinary circumstances, they would no
touch. But perhaps we are wrong: or a
events let Us haze the experimentation
Nc,c Yorker. @ assss ssszss
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SELECTED POETRY.
TO An ARSENT FIF'E.
BY GEO. d. PRENTICE.

'Tis morn-the sea breeze seems to bring
Joy, health, and freshness on its wing;
Bright flowers, to me all strange and new,
Are glittering IN =, early dew,
And perfumes rise from every grove,
As incense to the clouds that move,
Like spirits O er yon welkin clear;
But am sad-thou art not here.
'Tis noen-a calm, unbroken sleep
Is on the blue wave Of the deep,
A soft haze, like fairy dream,
Is floating over wood and stream.
And many broad magnolia flower,
Within its shahowy woodland bower,
Is cleaning like lonely star,
But am sad-thou art afa-.
Wis eve-on earth the sunset skies
Are printing their own Eden dyes:
The stars coue down and trembling glow,
Like blossoms on the wave below,
And like an unseen spirit, the breeze
Seems lingering mid the orange trees,
Breathing its music round the spot.
EutI am sad see thee not.
Wis midnight-with soothing spell
The far-oH tones Of ocean swell
soft,as the mothers cadence mild.
Low bending DER her sleeping child;
And on each wandering breeze are heard
The rich notes of the mocking bird,
In many wild and wondrous lay.
But am sad-thou art away.
sink in dreams-low, sweet and clear,
Thine own dear voice is in mine ear;
Around my cheek thy tresses twine--
Thine own loved hand is clasped IN mine,
Thine own soft lip on mine is pressed,
Thy head is pillowed on my breast;
Oh, have all my heart holds dear,
And am happy-thou art here!
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SLAVERY AS IT Is.-A New York pa
per holds the following sensible and cor
rect views on the slavery question:
.:All this mock philanthrophy about
human freedom, liberty, aod the horrors OF
Southern Slavery. is mere stuff and nom
sense. The real question is Union or
Disunion. The African race, whether as
slaves in the South, or ''free coiored
Americans in the North, occupy the po-
sition, socially and politically. Of an inferior
race. and properly so, and simply because
the Great Creator has made them an in-
ferior race. In the same community with
the white man, the black, enslaved or
1 emancipated, must forever occupy q de-
graded position. In community purely
j African, even the civilized black relapses
! again to African incidence and barbarism.
1 See Hayti,s see Jamaici. Stop the sup
piles Of christianized recruits from our
Southern States to Liberia, and that Re-
5 public, in the space of two or three gen-
t erations, would probably degenerate
< into petty kingdom Of csnnibals, with 2
) savage beast as their ruler, horrible and
$ bloody as the King Of Dahomey. The
eIthree million Of African race, tho most
: enlightened and happy in the world. are
a 1.-THE three million slaves of tho SQefhern
S:ates.'' S. sss
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yArKEE TEA-A CASE OF SAUG-
CLING. 3sss s44#fFs3H

4
es CLING. ~ safs35H
Soon after the last war with Great
s,;tain. 4 sat Of sharpe-traders, at Buff
i, n r. were engaged in smuggling
- = tobacco. and other contraband articles
i merchandise, into Canada. A half
nv English naval officer, who wasthought
+ .ossess the cunning Of fox and the
e,es Of q lynx, was SEM to guard the
Niagara section Of the frontier, from the
hndnr of contraband goods upon the soil
{ ,he King George. Itanv body thought
lie English authorities could prevent the
ID Yankees from smuggling Lieuten-
mt Ferret could do it. This was the
name of lie lynx-eyed e1ciseman, and to
bis credit be il spoken, he and his subor-
dpates certainly did watch very diligent-
lyall along the western shore of the
Ni,.s,a, and no boat from the other side
VI, permitted 10 land without undergoing
.ilorough inspection from the officer;
and 10 contraband goods could have possi-
blv passed into the interior, had the officer
understood allthe tricks of Jonathan.
On one occasion, and it was about SUM-
et, the exciseman was apprised Of the
fact that suspicious looking boat was ap-
preaching the shore from the Buffalo creek
apparently heading for . small cove near
fot Erie.
Il Yankee Smuggler!" was
lie psolanc exclamation Of Ferret. as he
reasAedthe shore where his cutter was
hyag "A prize, boys!" he continued,
exahinsly y be took his place in the stern
sheets.
@WaittilI the ID Yankee gets close
u, aadlhen we'll nah him"
Aaer waiting until the anticipated prize
had approached 10 withia about fifty yards
d tie shore the revenue boat shot sudden
oat into the river, and made for the
sIanaglef. rsgs 4,s.
Tho Yankee oarsman pulled Justify for
tAe core. with Englishmen in full pursuit.
aBnsely, boys! we have 'em sure r
e,cAimedth lynx-eyed exciseman. a
glorious prize !-pull, my hearties, pull! :"
hs Yankee boat was run directly
ashor, sad 10 sooner did her keel CRATE
upoaihe sands, than the man aboard leap
g Ashore, and ran for the thick, wood but
,short distance from the margin Of the
riiver. i1at'a ssa7s
The ID Yankees are frightened
bt once See 'sm skuk for the woods!''
ersd out the sxcited officer. 'sBut no
natter-let EN- 30 their rebel carcasses
'. se doa't saat. II they will onlyIland y.
'ne'r ! goods tleeof expense, we shall serve
ne king = well ,s ourselves. 1--we catch
nsse smugslers and punish them, prizes
" be less frequent than ever. y
The cutter of lke e1cise reached .he
! s.e, and took posssssiou of The boat,
ss'r lawf''l prize, which they found well
n'shaed with <tes. s.chests d considerable
nse and after showing her aiioat, the,
so. s. Asr y tow dnwn the Niagara to Wa.
enoo, where the revenus sfore was 10.
Gated sssss s-se-ssesY ;ss'.''a " t>s -. -.
So .ooaer had the reyepue cutt.r !.
ssaed 1 1n'u sight, Than l who'd fleet ),
Ivy, asiy ladened with teas. Tobacco
qsa R''asasr ssasr eontfahand merchandise, lef
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Scraps Worth Preserving.

mcuh cried up, never TO attain 10 degree Oh
perfection that was expected; reality
could never equal imagination, because it
is as difficult TO have all perfection as it is
easv to have an idea of them.
There is kind of men who may be
classed under the name of bustlers, whose
business keeps them in perpetual motion
vet whose motion always eludes their
business who are always to DO what they
never do,-hence the saying, "Great talk
ers do least"
Calmness is the beginning and end OF
useful activity; Incidence the beginning
middle, and end of uniform apathy for all
activity.
How is it, it is often asked, that so many
apparently intelligent people so frequently
mistake effects for causes? The plain
answer to which is, false education-in
other pharase, an education of words
without meaning. There can he no other
definition.
Our intellect being the most complex
product in nature, most liable to all sorts
of influences, alterations and changes, it
must necessarily be constantly varying in
its general disposition.
DR.. johnson says that he would not
give fig for man who never changed
his opinions. .... ..
| As every thing is connected in the un-
| iversal economy, and changes often occur
by gradation and transition, in like manner
it happens that any change in the modi-
6cation of our mind is brought about.
Health is much better preserved by ex.
ercise and cleanliness than oceans Of me.
dicine s.ft
A habit of being passionate is one Of
the most dangerous impediments to the en-
ioyment of the two closest ties existing
! among men-marriage and friendship.
i He who says aught that may be re-
peated to his own prejudice, does but load
a piece for any of the company to shoot
him dead with, at their pleasure or con-
/ Common-sense. deliberately exercised
in forming sound Judgement united with
perfect integrity, is Of infinitely greater
value than genius without stability.
:, OF all the qualities or properties which
. flesh can lay claim to, that Of common.
sense is none of the least. A modern
;, writer observes,-ssthe commOn-sense Of
community is easily guaged by the
amount Of bigotry and superstition you
:, find localised in their midst" We don't
think there could be better test. #a asS
The mind partakes of the dispositions
of the company we keep; and it is not
possible that he can be well disposed who
n associates with bad company.
A vast amount of valuable times slips
through the fingers in visits where etiquette
n bears sway. The f;,lsom complimentary
r nonsense, the saltations, ceremenes, PROM
i. ises, praises, &C., all seem to confirm the
5 idea that yeople assemble by common
h consent for the express purpose ofmutualiy
0 ceceiving each other. 50 o.
t / am apt to mistrust great compliment
e ter" says a celebrated author, ''because
Q fancy that when man is capable Of SC
e much assembling, he is but to much dis
ID posed to deceive others.
NJ Men, who can think and act for them.
le selves, will not easily brook compulsion
70 Such men, of course, regard compnlsior
4 as nothing short of tyranny.
III
h. rr r. "A Nox, VnrE m
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inside, and feit comfortable that time any,
hewlett the light burnin' and watched
'em. See 'em get together and have a |
camp-meetin' about it. and then they went
off in squad, with an old gray-headed
he one at the top, right up on the wall, out
on the ceilin'. till they got to the right spot
then dropped right plump into my face.
Fact. by thunder!
"Waal, | swept 'em up again, and made
circle Of tar on the ceiling, too. Thought
l had 'em foul that time; but | swang to
mad, if they didn't pull straws out of bed
and build bridge over it!''
Seeing an incredulous expression on
our visage, he c!enched the story thus:
" It's so, whether you believe it or not,
and some Of 'em ,calked across on stiItsi
Bed-bugs are curious critters, and no mis-.
take, specially the Kalamazoo kind.
Ways of Committing Suicide.
Wearing thin shoes on damp nights in
rainy weather. a&
Building ON the s'air tight" principle.
Leading life of embedding, stupid
laziness, and keeping the mind in a round
Of unnatural excitement by reading trashy
novels.
Going to balls in all sorts of weather in
the thinnest possible dress. Dancing till
in complete perspiration, and then going
home thro' the damp air.
Sleeping on feather bed in seven by
nine bedrooms.
Surfeiting on hot and very mighty stimu.
lating dinners.
Beginning in childhood on tea, and 60
ing on from one step to another, through
coffee. chewing Tobacco, smoaking and
drinking.
Marrying in haste, getting an uncon-
genial companion, and living the rest of
the life in mental dissatisfaction.
| Keeping children quiet by teaching them
to suck candy.
Eating without time to masticate the
food. .-.. slz at ..f
Allowing love of gain to SO absorb our
minds as to leave us no time to attend to
our health. slt
Following an unhealthy occupation se-
cause money can bs made byit.
Tempting the appetite with niceties
when the stomach says no. lisa
| Contriving to keep in a continual worry
about something or nothing.
! Retiring at midnight and rising al
moon. -
Commanding between meals.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

FANATIcIsM.-An abolitionist contemporary
publishes number Of prurient details in refer
ence to the maltreatment of female slave by
her mistress in Kentucky. They are not pub
lished as ordinary matters of news, but are given
in large type and in prominent position; the
object being to convey the idea that the insti-
tuition Of slavery was answerable for them, and
that such horrors were common occurrences
under its sway. The inadvertent honesty which
prompted the completion Of the story, including
the Indignation of the neighboring shareholders,
renders it hardly necessary to point out the
gross unfairness Of attempting to hold the insti-
tuition of slavery responsible for such crimes
Slavery has no more to do with them than free
DOM. Our police courts constantly try cases
quite as shocking and even more revolving.
On hearing of them, monarchists cry: All!
you see the results of democracy-you see
what republicanism engenders just in the
same narrow.minded way, when the abolition
lists hear of piece Of cruelty down South, they
cry: All! you see the fruits of slavery!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

cAPrAM HENRY D. GRAFTON, .. 8. A.

CAPTAN HENRY d. GRAFTON, q. 3. A.
Captain HENRY D. GRAFTON, Of the United States army
was recently stricken down with spoplsxy and died
suddenly at Davenport Iowa. whilst he was enjoying
himself visit TO his relative, W. +. f. Gulsey ESQ.
Captain Grafton the eldest son Of Major Joseph
Grafton of Boston, who formerly served in the army Of
the United States The late captain graduate of
West Point Of the class Of 1S49 and attached to the
LIST Regiment Of Artillery until the close Of the year
1884, and had only resigned hts commission shortly
his DEATH He distinguished for his gallant and
meritorious conduct during the Mexican campaign.
Captain Grafton married, at early age, to the
youngest daughter of Conn., Ed E. Trenchard of the
United States Navy, DIV whom he leaves q most inte-
resting family. He died amongst comparative stran-
but soothed during his short and fatal ness
by their attention and friendship. His family did not
reach Davenport until after his funeral which at
tended from the Episcopal Church, by crowd Of cti.
zens
The venerable DR.. R. h. BISHOP for long time Presi-
dent of Miami University and Of late years Professor OF
History and Political E:onomy in Farmers College, Col
lege ELL, Ohio, died on the 2eth ult.
Died in Union Township, Shelby county, Ind ON thu
9th ult, Me JOHN BRIGHTwELL aged 81 years. He
soldier Of the Revolutionary and fought in various
battles under Wayne and other officers
Col. B. u CAMPBELL, member of the Baltimore branch
of the firm Of Brown Brothers Co., died in Baltimore
on the 2Sth ut COL Campbell an officer OF one Of
the Baltimore companiesi the of 1872 and such,
took part in the defence OF Baltimore and the battle OF
North Point in 1914.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

Augustus Caesar Dodge leaves the United States
this day, in the steamship Pacific, to enter upon
the discharge of his diplomatic duties at Ma.
drid. The Marcy policy having wholly triumph
ID in the Cabinet, it is understood that his in
structons are of the most pacific character, and
that whatever alarm may have been created in
the minds of loyal Spaniards by the publication
of the recent doings at Ostend will be dispelled
by the first interview between Mr.. Dodge and
the Spanish Minister. All accounts concur in
stating that Gen. Concha and Commodore Nc
Cauley are on the very best of terms and that
in that quarter there is no longer any serious
ground of apprehension Mr.. Dodge's Office is
likely to be purely honorary.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

CURIOUS CASE OF CoPYRIGHT.-See the card
Of Miss Bunkley, in our advertising columns.
She is the young lady whose escape from the
Catholic female school at Emmettsburg, Nd,
created such a sensation some time ago. tap
pears that she had prepared the material for o
book upon the subject, but that somebody else
has got hold of the papers and secured the
copy right in this city, and that in consequence
che has instituted suit to recover it. The
case will shortly come up before Judge Belts,
and very curious case it will most likely
prove to be.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-02

N. sartiges the French Minister, and Baron Gerolt
the Prussian Minister accredited to this government con-
template visiting Europe scon both having obtained
leave of absence from Washington to that end.
ARRIVALS.
At the st. Nichoas-Hon. Chas. Ingerso Col r. Wright
Virginia; DR.. A. Westcott and lady, Syracuse; g. For
nsy Jacksonville; Prof O. r. Perkins. Albany W. Rus
Al the Metropolitan-Hon A. o. p. Nicholson Washing.
mia. Holiday, Phil.delphis; " Wright chisasS ~,
W. Brown, Savannah; Capt. De Russy, u s. A.; Capt
Thos. Hunt, New Orleans; W. H. Topping Washington;
Th:mp Ssamss s.n % psssrPs Dr.
At the st. Denis-Mr. Cauchos New Orleans; MIRA Del.
vail Havana Senior Msrcolota Senior Tirsdo ADD family
France
From Savannah in tho steamship Augusta-wm Child
Mrs Butterfeld, child and sister wintrngham lazy
and child; Roberts, Mrs ii Chess and Infant, Miss
in ana a hnsy
hsrri. psyyn Haley Albert Brett Robin
Bowen, y Hsmlin, lady and child Mrs DR. HaInln ana
Drnsner, J Murray i r borden < oconsr,s "a. Ro-
gers, @ McLendon. ] Caldwell, Taylor. Lathror
Rss oney heEasrg IN the
From Charleston, in the steamship sop.herpsrMiss n
aeSiidren, Mrs Palmer mrs McGregor Mrs Joyce chill
dren and seryt; 0ravely Mrs Gravey 2chsren aud
is5y Mrs Miss cs. nssy M. ch"S. Ferris css
seIs NJ Msary Cole Mrs Scott Miss Scott %
cose Amen. xs' HALL widaisn walker Farley q
sGsltrsth, Hsieh Finley nsS M Wossn Gfssn,eas
4 white. and 50 in the Storage.
Prom Tsvsns in bark Corneiia-Nrs Henry Smith Nsssrs
Ludovei, O W Colin, W Ritchie D JcOllisr
r~~&-2 r~lanaor-TpSsu
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Political Intelligence.

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES IN GEORGIA.
Among the candidates for Georgia Congressman, Hon.
James L. Seward who in the last Congress- talked
Of for the First Savannah district; Hon. A. H. Col.
quit also in the last Congress- for the Second Hon.
David l. Bailey in Congress from 1851 to 1862 for the
Third; Hon. W. w. Dent, also in the last Congress-
for the Fourth Hon. E. W. Chsstain in Congress from
1851 to 1853 is willing to be candidate for the Fifth
Governor Cobb for the Sixth and David A. Reese also in
the last Congress- for the Seventh and Eighth districts
The Concord IN. H. Reporter states that the POST
master General has Topped off the official heads Of three
sters who voted the ticket at the
election in that State, Mr. Hale, of Lee Mr. FAR
gent Of and Eeazer Berney OF East Canaan.
Small business
At an election for treasurer in Mddlesex county,
Mass, the Both ut., the Know Nothing candidate
received hundred and majority in the CITY Of
CharlestoWn,