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PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.

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PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA.
WATTS e. RHMEHSON, ProprietOrs.
RoBr. J. WHITE Superintendent
TINHS and splendid Hotel l. opposite
II tbe Banks ana Court House Of
he car and ssansoa' sndng q b.. nearly oars- ay cham
Hard Saloon, With Phslsn's Pateni Tables, &c.
The entfe establishment furbished
yiied With requisite
The LIST Of June.
Mr. MexsKHEArE has charge Of IN. culinary depart
meot, and his we'll earned q superior
tees 70 the travelling public at all TINES
fare.
The ProprieiOr the pubic isy pains
expense TO make this house acceptable
patrons. wISCHEsTER WATTS,
jJ28 ARTHUR IMMERSION.
CABELL HOUSE,
MAIN sTREef LYNoHBUR0. VIRGINIA.
TUNuR Prorreor has the pleasure n informing public
the cABELL HOUSE has heen greatly enlarged improved
lie Il prepared to entertain hs ruesss good style.
Omnibus baggage nuns IN su
nj, House. lauso-iyl O PIsIER. Proprietor.
TUNSTALL HOUsE.
DlavuIE, Va
KITHERS& UEHEART
q n 0mnibos 70 and from the Raj Road DEPOT,
IN uis l0uss. Every attention paid pAangers "a
wish % leave by any Of ns roates Of travel. e2
seie-iy
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NEW COMMIssION HOUSE,

NEW COMMlssION HOUSE,
RICHMOND, Va.
'SO li. T. 81 sasssaan I.. sgssEE ~ sSs,hs,,,
rented the reproo on the basin bsns
forpcry occupied ~ Gtn Peytou, recently BY Fy
snd intend conducting GENERAL COMMISSION BUsINEss
EUBANK & BROTHER
Mcrchandise.
RsFIa foi hesrs Iby saunders Lynehburgi Baoon
erv Richmond; u T. Pace Son, Danvie, A. Brother
fsiernurE hrghtgn Hope. eaunon n q. rannsgan,
Ruchauan.
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LxKRf0AH. CdSADLAE, EUR0PEAH a wksr fyDyes
ADvERTISlNa q sUkssCRIprso. orr,c,,
No ias Aas~sa sfrs6 p><f dor % Hi,sar E,at ~S'
-..- NEW YORK
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IC r. WINSTON a co.. =
Ee COMMISSION AERCHASZx
Aud Wholesale Dealers In Foreign LIQUORS.
uioAhr, corner Cefy ana Leth streets
IIENRICO SAVINGS, nANK-tome- =, ,;KI-ras
APPERsOST No. 2ol Broad s,ret-contnus rrc-lx-
DeIos paying ~ tne rate OF per cent
fsAning oNe mons and per cent for all periods
WM. y. GRAY.
] B. q wHERRY.
To- n
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DENNIS HRorHEH,
OVERS,
frialHa Hresf, oPposits Nsfropciitan Hr1
WOCLD respectfully nfor The ross of Rshnond and Vi,
~ GU, @ ~ ~. vvy ~ sfe pfepGsd 70 O. esery description
P - san - done " any cry N W, Unru Grneraeus Wssr.
nt fpfr dyci % echnsd AID
~ ~ ~ employ he most eSpsfisccei
take Specimens o
our motto h Not % b sScsi ~ aay aHy pas. 80
G0NEHNOH STHEET STOVE STORE.
- ~" pamPeFn or 1881 opcnsf sfik1
80 s' more desirable sssofnsn usn in any ornirr -
a ~ hate r.ctny rcevcl one entire cu, ne -
idsty eeleorsed fclndry of rarsow uhN 5u1v. f -,
gors ae Psrtelary invited 20 txauns Psrss, bsvir n -
81 Wv, esn obtain repairing gsss., sppHeaop ~
~ Notes q svent su,rerdsd B.nss n vi,is os,ii.
NaFylluit fernFyrana
gu, t. si,n Prss and market saloe allowed for specs
k.eh HtNT.-I vin rent cGsss On shoetc. -
snq, oue tsneuent viu, erect b~tssen M
80 taan .nd tne iarEs bet house pisnt road ths
iih snd CAY shes's (sciS y o KfNnaot,au
DAYNE'S FAMILY uEDICINFs.-sf fr.., .rv,,v
otths seove repaar siicines rrcsvs dr-t fr- ~
Pfaft..etefs tf sNs ~ " PEtkReoN, nr,srias.
eslo ocroer Ism ana VAN
NUEpTCAL sADDt E-VAaSs PoCEF ar wKgDT
w ccc, focfe iastruusnfs Operating os ~. -
spns ~ ~ e'esr slnt' o suTsson csses =, ~. usns
csis chsss,, and ApO,hsssrs. i,h ssd SSssslSs .s.
GLoyEa SEED br s,l.Sy
SUGAH HOUSE SYHUP, ~ s.-ky
- oeit-i@ RseLsND BROTHER
- ToHaCE.-f store toSseeo sour ssis o. .ny ., ~
- msehsht s isss Earhoess ~ lth sna csry
siree's tosl6 q. KlNHRoreH
- o.H wA sArrLER 90, is2 Hsin 81.
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KNOWLES a. wAIFOHB.
NEALERs In Ocs Stationery, Books Cotton and Linen
~ TEncs, at cash prices
lives persons In hs Nua.i R.r t t.
rance Coupany. Capital $4,000
iusure lives ~ slaves rsfe Tpsrarrs O. ~ n.
Al.o agens for he sale Of Berrnss Ersproof sss uis
povdsr proof iccka ---'' -
AH ~ etAfiONhks HALL No. 81 Pearl street. Richrond
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NOTICE.
oyFI0K n. a D.. n 90,
JuHn ipTu, I
s l Jay, 1851 nsv Yers, b. paid A. ,s Jsisn 4. -
tsao ~ rHos w. BRooKENBROUoH,
REuOHED.-HurT aRoTHER hav, Renewed t,.s : :,
ne nem NfEnia street 70 CarT side - fo
80 rtree opposite Messrs. naskerV h-t, ~ sna
aense recsnuy occupied ~ Oonrad go 49,. ssre
pe..-d 70 80 asir forrosr fisad. ~ ''''heS sm -
.UnEg gnEg GROUND PLAsTRa.-sps ESQ. -
1it ebls caic'n,d Pl,asr
~ LAWN p4astsr
oarEo of fchr rmuy rsyior, for 81. bv
%. koAoNp, nAyESrop Co
kHMIt:N HhCON.-Puns ccuns,y eo,-s n, ,.,---..
hsn. ior ssie hv RoHtNsON 0pVkkyrss ne
% OAsEs gALLACE a co. uass I-,o1a-
@eB RICE A<ANhO-
1000 Ds. Touqua beans
- bbs N. D. Ron
~ bores OIve
- hoxrs Oaret Nlns
- famIy EStra a1psrdne Flour
20 tons Columbian ouano
.og i'as@ ROBINSON soppRTs
cOros 0 oary N iisn ssrs,,.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-13

BEAUTIFUL EXPERIMENT. Tho following
beautiful chemical experiment may easily be
performed by lady, to the great astonish'
msnt of the circle Of her tea.party. Take
two or three blades of red cabbage, cut or
tear them into small bits, put them into q
basin, and pour pint Of boiling water on
them lot It stand half IN hour, and then
decant tho liquid into glass bottle; It will
be of q fine violet blue color. Then take
four wine glasses Into one put two or
three drops Of salphuric acid, or five or six
drops of venegar; into another put FIVE or
six drops of the solution Of alum; into the
third put few drops Of the solution OF 90
da, and let the fourth glass remain empty.
Fill the glasses from the bottle, and the Ii.
quid poured into the glass containing tho
acid will quickly change color, and become
q beautiful rcd that. into the glasses con-
tanning the soda, 6ne green, and that con.
tanning the alum hnc purple. while that
poured into the empty one will OF course 10
main unchanged. BY addinga little vine
gar to the green, It will Immediately change
to red and by little Of the solution of So
da to the red, It will assume a fnc green
thus showing the action Of acids and alkals
on vegetable blues.
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A Laughing Clergyman.

We have heard the anecdote Of the minis
ter whose gravity was 20 overcome at the
sight Of the ludricous antics of man who
had fallen asleep on the steps Of the church
door, and been upset bya pugnacious ram,
who mistook his nodding for signal of de-
6ancc, and charged upon him accordingly.
The minister beheld the scene through the
open church door, and burst into laughter
in the midst Of his sermon, much to the as-
tonishment Of his hearers, who could not
understand the cause Of his mirth. His
modification at this outward incident was
% great that he would never again enter the
pulpit. In the Recollections Of q Lifetime,
by s. g. Goodrich, We 6nd related circum-
stance of somewhat similar nature, which
he gives ss fOllows:
Once upon time there was clergyman,
the Rev. DR.. T., man Of high character,
and distinguished for his dignity of manner.
But it was remarked that frequently, when
ascending tho pulpit stairs, no would smile,
and sometimes almost litter, as IL besct by
an uncontrollable desire to laugh. This e.
cited remark, and at last scandal; finally II
was thought necessary for some Of his cleri.
cal friends, at q meeting of the association,
to bring up the matter for consideration.
The casc was stated, the Rev. DR.. I. bo-
ing present. "well, gentlemen" said he,
I" the fact charged against me is true, but
beg you to permit me to offer An e1plana-
ton. A few months after was licensed tc
preach, I was in country town, and on
Sabbath morning was about 10 enter uPor
the services Of the church. Back Of th'
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-02-13

SHK ALWAYS MADE Hoxr HAPPY. A plain
marble stone In church yard, bean this
brief inscription "She always made home
happy"
This epltaph was penned by beroaved
husband, after sixty years Of welded life.
He might have said, Of his departed wife,
she was beautiful and accomplished, and an
ornament to society, and yet not have said
she made him happy. Ho nigh. have add
ed, she was Christian, and not TO have
been able to ay, "She always mado home
happy" What rare combination Of vir.
tues and grsos this wife and mother must
have possssedi How wisely she must have
ordered her house! In what patience she
mus. have possssed her soul How self.
denying she must have boeni How tender
and loving! How thoughtful for comfort
for all about herf Her husband did not seek
happiness in public places, because he found
purer enjoyment ut home. Her chill
dren, when away, did not dread to return,
for there was no place 30 dear to them as
home. There was their mother thinking OF
them, and praying for them, and longing for
their coming. When tempted, they though,
of her. When in trouble they remembered
her kind voice and ready sympathy. When
sick, they must 50 home; they could not
die away from their dear mother. Thi,
wife and mother was not exempt from Tho
cares common to her place. She toiled, she
suffered disappointments; she was afflicted
in her own person, but yet she was submis
sive and cheerful. The Lords will concern
ing her was her will, and ., she paset
away, leaving this sweet rcmembennoe Be
hind her-"Sho always made home happy
~ Y. Eeanseha.
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PERFECTLY IMPARTIAL. Old Judge R.

k"ksAbh AANsnAAc oAu euuSV Az
wa,' in some respects very remarkable man.
He was never known to speak we'll Of any
body and never suffered any one to bc
praised in his hearing without rebuking the
eulogi't, and picking some aaw in the char
acter Of the peron eulogiled-whether 1t
were John Summer6eld or George Washing
ton. Yet the Judge, though cold.blooded,
selfish, and illiberal, in the extreme, was
reckoned u man Of sterling integrity in oil
financial or other business matters, and for
that reason, together with his undoubtod
good sense, enjoyed the confidence Of the
community. He was for many years judge
Of probate in his county, and filled the Office
to the satisfaction of the public. "HOw
does IL happen" inquired one his townsmon
Of another, "that such Grabbed, ill.natured
old cus makes such popular judge of pro-
bate!" "why," replied the other, sits
plain case enough-it Is owing to the justice
Of his decisions. lie can't help being per
fsetly impartial, for he hates everybody JUS
ahke - The remark sounds like joke
but It contained the real solution Of th'
problem.
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II Any American farmer who has travel
cd through Flanders and Holland, could not
help being astonished at the large number
Of animals which are kept and tho quantity
Of grain which is produced upon a farm oil
ordinary size, or what would be called 50
here. We will give single instance, by
no means rare, except the quantity Of the
land is larger than the average of Flanders
Farms, being about one hundred and thirty
acres. About one-fourth was in perman-
ent pasture the remainder arabic. Of which
thirty acres were in wheat, ten rye. fourteen
oats, fourteen clover, ten FAX, TN cola,
three beans, three barley, and siI potatoes
or one hundred and two acres, eighty-eight
in crops. The stock Of this farmer consist
cd Of seventeen cows, Ave calves, Eve heii-
crs. nine carthorses. and three colts-thirty
nine head in all. Everything grown upon
the farm was consumed upon it. except th,
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Com MKAL TOR MILcn Cows. In tn
fall Of 1852, 1 began to feed three frrov
cows for the purpose Of supplying a milk
man in this vicinity with milk for tho mar
kst. had few sugar beets and turnip
with which begun, and, as Designed tho
farrow COWS for the butcher in the spring,
commenced giving them meal from corn and
barley. some ten bushels Of old grain: then
corn meal alone, increasing till they ate one
peck each per day. l tried ii cooked and
raw, wet and dry, mixed with cut fodder
composed Of hay, straw and cornstalks cut
up together, varying the amount Of each as
convenience might suggest, (as think all
animals require yariety.)
Now for the result. The cows increased
in milk, giving more on the above feed than
they had done on grass during the summer.
Contrary to my eIpectatatiOn, they did no,
improve very fast on the food given, and
was obliged to dry them up early in March,
to get them fit for the shambles, my cows
that were coming in in the spring, had two
quarts Of corn meal each per day, and they
also yielded gave literally. The milk be
ing sold daily, it gave an excellent opportu-
nifty Of testing the amount given at the
time. lmads up my mind that corn meal
was the best for milk of any food for the
mich cow, and still think so, If good,
rich milk is wanted. II has been tried
considerably in this vicinity, with the same
results as here given. fed cut feed, but i
do not think that would vary the result |;
with me, il the cows get their daily allow
ance, get the returns.-Ohio Wool GrOtpsr.
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How MURAr DIED. Tho sentence Of tn,
military commission was read to him with
duo solemuity. He listened to the cannon
of another battle during his military life
without emotion or bravsdo. lie listened
to 1t, as he would have listened to tho can.
non of another battle during his militia.
ry life, without emotion or bavado. lie
neither asked for pardon, for delay, nor for
appeal. He had advanced Of his own &C
cord, toward the door, Us IL to accelerate the
catastrophe. The door opened on narrow
esplanads lying between the towers Of thu
castle and the outer walls. Twelve soldiers,
with loaded muskets, awaited him there
The narrow space did not permit him to
stand at sufficient distance to deprive his
death of q part Of Its horror. Murat. in
stopping over the threshold of the chamber
found himself face to face with them. lie
refused to have his eyes bandaged, and,
looking at the soldiers with firm and be-
nevolent smile, aid, my friends, do
not make me suffer by taking bad aim.
The narrow space compels you almost
to rest the muzzles Of your muskets on my
breast; do not tremble; do not strike
me in the lace (; aim at my heart - hear 1t
is." As he spoke thus, he placed his right
hand upon his right hand upon bis coat,
to indicate the position of his heart. In
his left hand he held small medallion
which contained, in one focus Of love, the
image of his wife and four children, as If he
wished thus to make them witnesses Of his
last look. lie fixed his eyes on this portrait
and received the death.blow in the contem,
plation Of all he loved on earth. His body
pierced at so short o distance with twelve
balls, fell with his arms open and his face
towards the earth, as IL still embracing th,
kingdom ho once possessed, and which he
had come to reconquer for his tomb. They
threw his cloak upon his body, which wa
buried in the cathedral Of Pizzi Thus diet
the most chivalrous soldier Of the imperia
epoch-not the grcatcst-but the most hero
10 figure among the champions Of the new
Alexander.
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SUBMISSION. The late Rev. Ephrain Pea.
body, about twenty years ago, was attack.
Cd with bleeding st the lungs, and was
Obliged to resign his pastoral charge at Gin.
cinnati; his only child was laid In . New
England grave; his young wifs had tenn
porarily lost tho use Of her eyes his homo
was broken up, and his prospects wsrs very
dark. They sold their furnitars and went
to board in . country tavern In tho town OF
Dayton. One day - hs cams In from .
walk, his wife aid TO him
Il have been thinking Of our situation, and
have determined 10 be submissive and
patient
"Ah," said he, "that 10 good resolu-
ton ; lot us sce what we have 10 submit to.
will make 0 list Of our trials. fnt we
have home-we will submit TO that
Second. We have tho comforts of life-we
will submit to that. Thirdly, We have each
other. fourthly. we have . multitude Oh
friends. Fifthly, we have God to take caro-
ofw." -.
"Ahg" said she, 81 pray stop, and l Will
ay no moro about submission"
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LOUIS 0. COWAN, Editor and Proprietor.

wheat, faI, and cola, or rape-seed. The
wheat averaged thirty Eve bushels to the
acre. And now for his secret: his urine
cistern is twenty feet square and seven feet
deep, and considered much too small, though
there was another under his manure pile in
the yard. The urine cistern is an indispens-
ible adjunct to the farm; it is found
throughout all the low countries. Some
times ii is only tub or q hogshead sunken
in the ground upon the small farms Of three
or four acres, while upon the larger one, it
is Of q capacity for thousands Of gallons.
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Mistrllanrnns.
From Psiaams Modern story Teller.
Our Majors Story.

$50, Brown, you tell me, has been ap-
pointed executor to Smiths will," said our
major the other day, Us VIC were lounsing
together against the low wall that divides
Carlisle Terrace from the Beach.
"Some years since l received letter from
my old friend and eomrade, Ellis Of -th,
telling me that his health had been for some
time declining-that he was about to make
his will, and earnestly desiring that would
consent to act Us his sole executor-there
being, he added, trust Of some Importance
to DO undertaken. which l wish to con6de
to no one but yourself. The letter conclud.
ed with cordial invitation to pay him a
visit at the snug cottage in Devonshire to
which he had retired. Now Ellis was like
myself-an old bachelor and except his
half pay, was, knew but little burdened
with this worlds baggage and aecoutrc.
ments, 50 il never occurred to me that the
that the trus. was to undertake could pos
sibly relate to anythingmore important than
the bestowal Of lcgacies on his old house,
keeper and butler or his almost equally an
tiqusted cat and dog. wrote Immediately
to accept the invitation, and early the next
morning deposited myself and portman
teau in the F. coach, which. after day.
travelling. Left me at my friends abode
He was himself standinsat the garden wick
ct, ready to give me cordial welcome
There was nothing very dcathliks in tn
clear bright glance of his eye, or in the firm
grasp Of his hand; and wondered inter
nally, what the missive he had sent me coulC
possibly mean. However, kept my tho'ts
to myself. and followed Ellis into his nea
little dining room. where the snowy table
cloth was speedily and satisfactorily cover
ed with bountiful rcpast. Ample justic'
was done to the fare by myself, and depit'
his mortuary intention, by mine host also
After dinner he produced capital bottle ol
port, over which we discussed many Of ou1
former campaigning adventures.
Notwithstanding the 6nencss Of tn
weather, (it was in the beginning Of juno,
had caught slight cold on my journey
which towards the close Of the evening mad
itself felt in the very unpleasant form ol
toothaehe and the pain becoming worse
said to my hest think l must ask you,
housekeeper tonight for some flannel ant
camphonted spirit to apply to my uniortu
nate jaw. You, happy fellow, can't know
what toothache is, your teeth look all 3
good"
Teeth :" cried my host, his eounte
nance changing-'Toeth, he repeated, shud
dering ;-'Ah! YOU little know-you can
tell
What's the matter, Ellis-what do 20,
mean?'
al moan that . tooth,-an unfortunat
tooth, has been my ruin, and will cost IN
my life." and rising from his chair. h
paced up and down the room in state o
the mos, violent agitation. Greatly aston
ished. tried Of course, to soothe him, an
induce him to reveal the cause ofthis strang
excitement. WELL he said at last, Il vii
read for you the will TO which you hav
| kindly promised to become executor
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EXTREME OLD Ace. There is now living
in Pomfret, w., colored man by the name
of Peter Nassau, who has attained TO tho eI.
traordinarv age Of l26 years. The writer
Of this saw and conversed with this-proba.
blythe oldest man now living In The ooun.
try. l learned his history of DR.. Gibson,
and N. Haskell, Esq, town clerk of Wood
stock, and their report seemed we'll authen.
ticatcd. Itappears that he was born q
slave IN Connecticut, and at q very early
age was taken to Vermont by emigrants who
settled this town and named It after the old
Pomfret which they had left, and hero he
has always lived. He is In the enjoyment
OF good health, and retains his mental and
physical faculties to an extraordinary de-
gree, and remembers incidents which long
since transpired, with remarkable vividness.
He secs well without glasses, and I think
does not use them. His step Is as elastic Us
that Of most men at 60.
lie often walks to Woodstock, distance
Of l2 miles, passes the night with daugh.
ter, and returns the next day with compara.
lively little fatigue. His hearing Is quick
as most persons; in conversing in tone Of
voice little above whisper he heard dis
tinctly; this | did to try him. When
saw him he was attending q meeting Of the
voters to choose representative to the legis-
lature, and he entered into the spirit Of the
occasion in manner becoming true Re
publican. can assure you It was no or
dinary interest that felt when in couver.
sation with q man who is supposed with
good evidence to be tho Oldest living man in
this countrywide was born two years be.
fore Washington-forty.six before the date
ofthe declaration Of Independence long
before the second war with Great Britain
broke out, he had passed his three score year,
and ten. Should you, Mr.. Editor, or any
who may read this, 20 to Vermont, my ad
vice is that you pay this remarkable man q
visit.
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REMOVING EvKRGRExss. There is no sea-
son for removing eSergreens in the ordinary
way like that when the buds are just swell
ing and the roots pushing out new fibres.
there are fifty different opinions about the
best time to plant evergreens. The above
may be taken as ours, and it is not given
without plenty Of trials Of other modes
We except, Of course, moving the trees with
n large frozen ball during winter-but one
which is only occasionally practiced. Those
who can get their trees with q ball Of earth
attrched, during this winter, should not pu,
of so very benefcient an undertaking.
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BIDDEFORD, MAINE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1857.

given than the incesant care bestowed upon
the birds, aocu Of which constantly resort
to his window, even in the most wintry sea-
sons, for their supply Of seed, which Is pur-
chased by the bushel, and never fails. The
other day lame bird appeared, and excited
much sympathy.