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Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24
a TAIL WITHOUT A HEAD.

0dhc Was q f'ltle HeSIO WHO DelOnScu 10
DIR. Taliaferro, and was said to have in
his little frame, a heart as big as Gen.
Jaelsson's, to say nothing of Napoleon
Bonaparte and Zacli Taylor. He did not
fear even old Nick, and as for cooIness-
he was as cool as the tiptop Of the North
Pole.
One day. Mr.. Taliaferro, upon occasion
of the commencement of Medical Col
lege, Of which he held the chair Of Anato-
my, gave a dinner. Among his guests,
was well known venfriloquist. Late in
the evening. after the bottle had done Its
work, the conversation turned Upon eoer-
age, and the DIR. boasted considerably of
the lien-heart Of his favorite man, Jake
He offered to bet, nothing could scare him.
and this bet the ventriloquist took up.
naminS at the same time, the test he want
ed imposed. Jake was sen. for, and
came.
Jake" said the Doctor, 81 have large
sum of money on your head. and you must
win it. Do you think you canT'
berry well, massa," replied Jake, ''jes
tell dis niger what he's to do, and he'll do
it sure
II want you TO go to the dissecting-room.
You will find two dead bodies there. Cut
off the head of one with large knife,
which you will find there, and bring it to
US. You must not take light however,
and do not get frightened"
"Dat's all, is i,!'' enquired Jake. ''Oh,
berry well; I'll do dat.s shure, for sartin,
and as for 5ein' frightened, de debil him
self amt gwlne to frighten me-"
Jake accordingly set off, and reaching
the dissecting room groped about until he
found the knife and the bodies. He had
just applied the former, to the neck OF the
latter, when from the body he was going
to dccapitate, hollow and sepulchrai
voice exclaimed
"Lct my head alone"
eyes, sah,'' replied Jake, saint ticular;
tudder head'll do is as WE'LL
He accordingly put the knife to the head
of the next corspe, when another voice.
equally unerrthIy in its tone, shrieked
out
"Let my head alonee'
| Jake was puzzled at first; but answered
presently:
Look a lea. Massa Telliver said
must bring one OBJ de heads, and you isn't
gwine to fool me, no howr' and Jake hack
ed away until he separated the head from
the body. Thereupon half a dozen voices
all screamed out
Bring 1t back! Bring it back"
| Jake had reached the door, but, on
hearing this, turned round and said
"Now. now, see yah! Jis you keep
quiet you duece of fool. an don't wake
up de women folks. Massa's only gwine
to look at de bumps
Bring back my head al oncel" cried
the voice.
'.Tend TO you right away sah.' replied
Jake, as he marched off with the head
and the next minute deposited it before the
/ Doctor.
$50 you've got ii, see," said his mas
ter.
"Yes sab,'' replied the unmoved Jake,
but please to be done looking at him soon
kase the gemman tole me to fetch i'm back
right away"
l
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

EI@ In an up-iown and rather out-of-
the-way congregation, three or four Sum-
days ago, voice spoke out. IN response to
an energetic and fervent asseyeration and
warning OF the reverend speaker-'That's
so that's the talk = 1t electrified the
whole meeting. as well it might. The
sexton requested The man tc leave the pew
and the sanctuary. what for2' he asked.
Why raplied the sexton, 10 a low tone,
you are interrupting the sevices,' Not a
bit OF it--same as .Amenr = in Methodist
meeting" The sexton thought differently,
and walked the poor, half lunatic out OF
the broad aisle into which he had vacantly
wandered.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

Eg We cut the follswing advertisement
frern one Of the newspapers:-'sTo rent. a
house IN Melville avenue, located imme-
diately alongside of a fine plum sardsp.
from which an abundant supply may be
stolen during The season. Rent low and
the greater part to lie taken in plurns-'
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

s There is a paper printed N Ar
kansas on cheese press. L is hardly
necessary TO say that IT does net hSow eli
sheets quite Us fast . a fea-bkten logger
in cheap hc.ei, a one Of Hoe's six q srf-
dta raesses.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24
A Coon JokE InprovED.-We find

GOOD JOKE IMPTOVED.-We IND
the following in an English paper:
A good joke is told of Hon. Rufus
Choate. a popular American orator and
lawyer. He had been inuited by COM
niittee Of some public institution 10 lecture
before it; but, from his reply, the committee
were unable to decipher whether he had
accepted the invitation or not!
Not to pause to inquire what is fame g
question suggested by the phrase "a popu-
lar American orator and lawyer we would
remark that the good joke here is, that
when the committee submitted the reply
itself to Mr., Choate, he could not read it
himself, as he had forgotten whether his
answer was in the negative or affirmative
to this particular nvitation-Posf.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

s Corporal Streeter calls ladies who
dress in the bloomer costume, ..panta.
fosnites
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

BusfNtss.-The motto of no friendship
in business is often a source Of thrift and
prosperity to the industrious tradesman;
but, alas! it is too frequently made an ex-
cuse for uncharitableness and avarice.
No friendship in business! Must the no.
bic feelings of the heart be for the time
entirely excluded by devotion to the golden
god of Mammon? Must the business
man always act upon the principle describ-
ed in the following lines from one Of Shake
speare's favorite heroes:
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

Miserable young people-Y oung ladies'
with ne,v bonnets on rainy days.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

There is nothing in aiIthc Literary
world. purely original, hn. the Bible.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

-I'll give thrice so much land
To any well-deserving friend
But in the way of bargain, mark ye lie
I'lI cavil on the ninth part of hair
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

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s.Gss,
NoEa ses
d named article,
trade cheap tos
fFeset,if'anhsssy e
20 Co
o,aLousLcssa ?
10 do ds
90 do DO
c'Dac n hsan;y
Holland gin
;e pgsh brandy
in. port wine
malaga a.
KS Ins bsadv
re cid whiakv
1ss o7-ed eal5.ay
AEe ciaekc.a
primes
Testoa and aTes-
; yeast powders
ab5itt's do
pic@led herring
s-af candles
velvet corl.s
'aiate.i buckets
perez ssian capa
asst Eails
o: al sizes
ssS castings
2 ch:esc
IaogGr
: laa1! tobasso
s'aseF brandy
soaa, starch,
aHs katehap,
S!oFes,
a?la Checkers,
s@9n ewsre,
a'as, t.bs,
ware. lrcoms.
40 cane chairs,
5 wagons,
aclZers, cirgars
al! k1a6 =,
backing. &c,
5uSgy spring
'5O-.f
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24
SHORT PATENT SERMONS.
ON UNREcIpRocATED LOVE.
T ( NT
BY no oEiE.

ENT.
To love is painful, that is true
Not to love is painful too;
But oh! it gives the greatest pain
To love and not be loved again.
Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24

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8 laaI! tobaeso
giaseF brandy
soda, starch,
a"ee, katchap,
cloyeH,
| @2da creckeFs,
s5oc e1v2re,
IS, tsbs,
ware. lrcoms.
40 cane chairs,
s wagons,
acl2ers, cigars
carcs al! kaa0s.
bIackife. &c,
Juggy spring
'3A-tf
'S1,ry.
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shore ~ sLeTe
soadi western
2 ost Intc III,
90. Cc.sa-
'.ost any po;nt
a"e .. Plat .
.rcint Tor all
1lisarnia omi-
ca SoiHt more
sItc3 fv-
~. bozt being
chtnei y Wi.n
convcnis..c
impose be
mr. ssIc 20
5"s- boat on
Ya"toge as n
lots FER $ eek
ySs A. car
.tci-. son hGr-
Ecrac,
class hotels;
MICS, Gad
ny tbe ucs-
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ct'SS'gg =
IS - BRO.
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1t, t'lrt vh:n.
aay "3e, We
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Squatter sovereign., 1856-06-24
Family

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nooGca,
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Ware SC.
and retail
city.
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As before observed, the first object of pruning is
TO form the tree. If it is a standard for orchard
purposes we want, we must look to the forming of
u good, open and spreading head, see that the
branches are not permitted to grow crowded, across
each other or 50 near each other as to make il nee
essary to cut them off when grown large. Prun-
ing may be done ut any time during the dorman-
cy ut the tree; but the best and safest time to per-
form tins is in the Spring, just before vegetable
life IS terminated. Struggling and improI CIR
erowths should be checked up, at any time during
Summer, by shortening in. With iudicious man
agement the tree will grow. come into bearing, re-
main healthy, durable, and will require very little
pruning afterwards.
1t ~dw-irfng and early fruiting be the object.
shortening in, or summer pruning, is essential.
Still, the tree should receive its main pruning
in the dormant state. The shortening system is
found 10 facilitate the process Of forming fruit
spurs, and check up the woUd forming tendency.
by II Judicious application of this process, we force
the tree into fruiting much sooner, without mate.
rally affecting its health and We keep its size more
within the bourds of n garden boarder. This
must however he done gradually, not too suddenly,
not so as to anticipate the remaining foliage from
meeting the wants of the tree below. We mus,
not loose sight of the fact, that certain gases, which
foat in the atmosphere are just as essential as the
substance in The soil for the tree; these can only
be imbibed through the leaves.
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"a NIGHT SCENE IN LONDON"

Under this heading Mr.. Dickens describes, in
Household Words, what he witnessed one night out
side the Whitchupel workhouse:
"On the 5th of last November, I, the conductor
of this journal accompanied by a friend we'll
known to the public, accidentally straSed into
Whitchapel. 1t was a miserable evening ; very
dark, very muddy, and raining hard. There are
many wOtul sights in that part of London, and it
has been well known to me in most of it's aspects
for many years. We had forgotten the mud and
rain in slowly walking along and looking about us,
when wo found ourselves, at eight O'Clock before
the wOrkhOuse. Crouched against the wall of the
wOrkhouse, in the dark street, on the muddy pave
ment-stones, with the rain raining upon them, were
five bundles Of rags. They were motionless, and
had no resemblance to the human form. Five
great beehives covered with rags-ive dead bodies
taken out OF graves, tied neck and heels, and COW
cred with r~ags--would have looked like those five
bundles upon which the rain rained down in the
public street.
"'What is this p eaid my com 2anion what is
this 2 Some miserable people shut out of the
casual wards, | think, said /. (Mr. Dickens then
%decribes his inquiries in the workhouse. lie found
I hat the women were shut out simply because the
house was FULL We went to the ragged bundle
nearest the workhouse door, and | touched it. Nc
movement replying, | gently shook it. The rags
began tobe slowly stirred within, and by little and
little a head was unshrouded-the head of a Young
woman of three or four and twenty, as | should
Judge, gaunt with want, and foul with dirt, bur
not naturally ugly. Tell u.s., said |, stopping
down, why are you lying here?' Because / can't
get into the workhouse.' She spoke in faint, dull
way. and had no curiosity or interest left. She
looked dreamily at the black sky and the falling
rain' but never looked at me or my companion.
"'Were you here last night p Yes all last
night, and the night afore too DO you know
any of these othersF know her next bat one
she was here last night, and she told me she come
out of Essex; | don't know no more of her. You
were here all last night, but you have not been
here all day 2 No not all day. Where have
you been all day p About the Streets What
have you had to eat p Nothing Come said /,
think a little. You are tired and have been asleep
and do not quite consider what you are saying to
us. You have had something to eat to-day. Come
think of it, No, | haven't. Nothing but such
bits as | could pick up about the market. Why,
look at me ! She barred her neck, and / covered il
up again. If you bad a shilling to get some sup
per and a lodging, should you know where to get
itp Yes, | could do that For Gods sake get
it, them "
81 put the money into her hand. and she feebly
rose and went away. She never thanked me, never
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PRUNING.


Read Before the Cincinnati horticultural .Society.
pn,i,a n.y. Dno.,.
tho ,ar '3 80 "ut 70 nv W" ,ue ir
u 10y ~; 40 ~ oulyeIV was introduced at my
6iHnr -, ,ha, w oSIv"',u ana. : Sn"i say some
$50 P0"' '0 ho''oui'ur-
pr,n;nr 70 nroohoox e.,
u",h 10 p'%Iso. pr various purposes
p, ngan, ,ha t,n " 1"aPI - H, H. ~ proper i1rin'
L,vn ~ L;aa, ~ u"%it u uee' e'c; others
hin n ~ w. a 80 Wv "ua" .oelnS 'mr some
n,rnnso NV L"nr dnno II ~ u"''ei ir what
snunre nf nnr anod IA f,raCatb"n.e Ino 'A"mp.e u
go w. " go o'a '"ey must take
Inc ,sa,t on ,bair Us,am 10 0oinposeu Vi, OF
Snno,Lin, Lii 10 SJ "o'IaS"ay .ha'
I, ;s ST r. and ,ta htnaI n " II 10 ~ ltsnioh'
~, 81 >, I tha 49,, Wu Do Iurlneu.
st,ndinalv ,e m,St i1oL rono,IIa un'er-
md nnte1 ,s 1900 w yS'ooSy'
win ;mnnr;tr Er.r, ,haso " nn uaoi1suiu lhelh
conrnr ,f,nw w;thnn, Lee H.. ' - ma. ."e uee
uf hv Tho notnrai nrnress ,ha n ,roo "Hen 'nese are
v;II Sema;n sn mn, ,ha hn i"o mou % at rest ana
nerature nf Tho .,nn.nhoro 80 Sn" Ii py d 'enh,
,n,n ieaf iii ~ ,ho ""u eApahu
moncos H., ,bo " Swung COM
ora ovn;,oj - go. .no "Ne Tue Ioots
'ho nnnr;;sh,oo'' r mnns Iponsnoio? ,nrougn whlch
sam roN.aIs nnd ~ ."I ." ",t =; 4ra"h ln'V the
,La lunas ~ tto treo "a ,bo no"'.o, "hch are
these snhstances ara nan'hineI MI III when
$50 droym rrou, Tho o'n,o"r ~ u heency Vi
n1nrm NJ ,,nad and rrn;t "n1 prep"reu 10
Tb,s nro,ass o,n,innos nrt;I 49, WV 'utpose'
rir;d aand Lnrd and ell ca, c co 'ea'es oecohie
Tie same ,ime tho JeIi"ato smonn; ~ 'ee' AL
Lecoma wondv and 6nr% po"so'e y me roofs
nroIlu 70 roSt We ,h 1lo 'hen goes nat
sn.h nrocoss - ar,rtb "s'".J u caves, no
fnIIo,gs If romoyed " " ~ y. 1 therefore
II INNS, Ia ;ninr;ons 70 thSo ,snn quantities.
Mncb Los Goon soiJ IA IA
Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-08

time ago, he consented to discuss the "Bible ques
ton" at length, If we would produce an opponent
lie affirming the superhuman origin and divine
authenticity of the Bible. Accordingly Mr.. W. W
Walker of New Bedford was engaged to meet him
and on the 2lst inst. they met, and Mr.. Kingsley
proposed the following resolutions, as embodyinG
the points in dispute, and with the expressed
mutual understanding, that they embraced the
whole question at issue, between the so-callet
Infdel, and the orthodox part Of community
viz
Resolved, LIST. That the Bible contains a full
and perfec. revelation, of the will Of God Il
man.
2nd. That the revelation of the will Of Goo
contained in the Bible is of superhuman origin anC
diyinely authenticated.
After Mr.. Kingsley had spent one hour profess
edly in defense of the resolutions, Mr.. Walker
commenced a demonstration of the fact that tn,
Bible not only did not contain a "ful! and perfec
revelation of Gods will" but actually taught doc
trines and sanctioned practices in direct opposi
ton thereto. Scarcely had he commenced his ar
gument when he was called TO order by his oppo
nent An appeal being made to the moderator
the orthodox majority decided that Mr.. Wake
had no right according to the question to adduc,
anything in %disproof of the alledged perfection .
the Bible To this decision they adhered. Where
upon Mr.. Walker stated that he had come by invi
tatiOr 80 miles to defend the usual Infdel grounC
IN relation to the Bible and he considered the con
duct of the friends of the Bible in this matter al
a gross deception and outrage upon him and ther
challenged any person to meet him on the true
issue, before the public and pledged himself tc
prove that the Bible taught bad morality, false
&c. &c. And though it was urged upon
Mr.. Kingsley by his religious brethren as his sol
emn duty to defend the Bible and stated that his
refusal would be deemed a cOwardly admission Of
his inability SO to do, he declined the task and
stated plainly in defence of his conduct that he
did not believe the Bible pcfect and free from errors
himself! Thus declaring himself Infdel to parts
of the book. Yet he will no doubt continue t.
and riiicule Infdclity.
Yours for truth and right,
ISAAC PRUDEN.
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HOPE EVER.
By WI. AUGUSTUS cRoFFur.

There's a silver lining to every cloud.-MRs. HEMASs.
When loves fondest token
Shall perish unblest,
When kind words are spoken,
But spoken in jest;
When smiles are fewest,
And pleasures seem past,
And friends you thought %truest,
Are tickle at last;
Consider! Loves Beacon may gladden. your sight
Remember! Each cloud has a lining of light.
As the song of the thrush
To the dungeon is II borne.
AS the sun-glances blush
On the cheek of the morn,
So let's love our friends
Through fortune and fall,
Yes-"in spite of their follies,"
Yes-follies and ali /.
Be gentle; twill beckon the erring ones right;
Be hopeful! Each cloud has a lining of light!
What if some stars Of morning
Do fall from on high!
Millions yet are adjoining
The brow of the sky;
Fen the fallen are brought
To the seas crystal caves,
And their sweet smiles are caught
In q mirror of waves!
Fear never! Some star will illumine your night;
Hope ever! Each cloud has lining of light!
As the coral reefs, drifting
Where waters flash bright,
Keep lifting, and lifting
Their gems to the light,
So love, truth, devotion,
And sweet coral smiles,
On the crest of life's ocean
Keep building their isles!
Look forward. A promising future is bright;
Look ~starward! Each cloud has a lining of light!
-BaUOu's Pictorial,
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WATER CISTERNS.

Every farmhouse, yes, every dwelling, needs its
%cistcrns all will ndmit;we put in the plea now for one
or two in every I%lrnyard, for the purpose of sup
lying water pure and fresh to stock, in the dry
season. This is a matter too little thought Of, or
scarcely thought of ut all. Water in abundance
for all the stock on the farm might be thus sup
piled at a very small cost. We know many farm.
ers, who during the drouth of the last season, were
obliged to drive their animals miles to running
water, daily for weeks; while it they had previously
constructed I'm pie ~cist,rns near their barns they
would have out-generaled the emergency, and saw
ed in pocket and patience.
We have heard several inquiries of late, respect
ing the manner of constructing cisterns, the guam
tity of cement required, the rule for deterring the
number of barrels a cistern of given size will hold.
and so on. The modes of construction are simple.
In clay soils the earth has only to be excavated and
cement or water lime mortar, put directly upon the
cath. When made in this way, the discern should
always be circular, as Il circular wall will resist any
pressure iHicdydS, much more edGctually than any
other form. But in sandy or gravelly soils the
only safe way is to lay up the walls with brick or
stone, il water-lime mortar. These may be bully
in any desired shape. The bottom should be made
very firm. When, the mortar is put directly upon
the earth, it should have, about an inch thickness.
put on in two-coat works. The rule for making IN
the mortar is, one-third cement, and two-thirdS
sand. A small quantity only should be prepared
ut a time, as 1t soon, sets and then cannot be used.
i'o Oiotclh shoulu ne Thoroughly ury before helng
used. Mr.. Thomas in his work entitled Farm
implements gives tho su1ioined rule for deter.
mining the contents OF %cisterns.
Find the depth and diameter in inches; square
the diameter and multiply the square by the dcci
NAL OO34, which will fluid the quantity in gallons
for one ince in death. Multiply this 6y the dep,b
divide it by 81 and the result will he tho number
of barrels the cistern will hold. For each foot in
depth, the number of barrels answering to the diff
feront diameters, are, 1--WE discard the decimals,)