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Fruit trees must be fed, if they would have
them thrive and bear. Dressing leaves or
the scrapings from the forest, form one of the
best ingredients for compost designed for any
kind Of fruit trees. Mr. Downing a distin-
guished fruit culturist and the editor Of the
Horticulturist, gives it as his opinion that the
best compost adapted for general use with
fruit trees is that composed of swamp muck,
or the black docayod vegetable matter 20 be
obtained from low grounds, mixed with wood
ashes at the rate of five bushels of fresh ashes
to twice the quantity of leached ashes to
Wagon load This furnishes not only the
requisite vegetable matter, but also those min
erol manmos essential to the production of
fine fruit
This compost he would modify as follows,
to adapt it to the different varieties of fruit
trees.
For Appie Trces.-To every cart load Of
muck and ashes mixture, after it has lain a
fortnight, add two bushels of air Stacked
lime.
Pcar Trces-To every cart load Of muck
and ashes mixture. add a bushcl of ground or
dissolved bones, and two bushels Of leachod
ashes.
P,u5 7rea.-To every cart load of the
muck and ashes mixtmc, add half bushel
of lime, half bushel of ashes, and peck of
salt
Grape TDcs.-To every cart load of the
muck and ashes mixture. add "A bushcl of
lime, bushcl of ashes, and half bushcl of
gypsum or plaster Maine Former.
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mans character for ncatnoss and housckccp-
ing, than by the quality Of her butter. Find
on the farmers table good solid properly
sailed. well worked slice Of butter, and you
need not fear to eat the cakes or hash but
sec splash of half-workod buttor-soit in
humps, and a sprinkle of hair and flies legs
you may be sure that if you board there long
death will not be obliged to wait much for
you TO finish your peck Of dirt My advice
is, TO young farmers to make it a sine qua
non in wiiotha she makes prime butter ,
and the young ladies who aspire to be their
wives had better be imperfect in flagrec and
music, than be deficient in that most impor-
tant art of making butter which smoothcs
not only the sharp corners of crust and crack
ors, but will smooth the asporities of hus-
bands temper.
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els of fish that were ontonglcd among the
ogs and brush. There was the catfish weigh
ng 20 pounds or more, the buffalo. the bass,
the pike, and suckers without number.
lo! We sportsmon Of the Green Mountains
hat wcnd your way to Dalton, to chase the
amished deer. or roam the woodlands near
your own village. some to get shot at a chit
muck, or rarely partridge or who, tackle
n hand, spend the livc-long day upon your
mountain streams or ponds, where with con-
ummate skill you may be able to return with
he fshorman's luck and small string of fish,
iot worth the drcssing--come to Indian Town
md we will take pleasure in showing you
hat these things are verify 80.
II does seem that nature adapted this coun-
try TO the wants of the Indian. for in addition
to the game, there might be added to the list
Of odiblcs the wild fruit, such as cherries,
crab-applcs, stone-plums, which resemble the
red plum-grapes Of very fair llavor-straw-
berries and thmblebcrries. currents and goose
berries and the white man could raise the
irst year of his living here, corn, beans, pump
sins, squashos cucumbers, melons, and cit
ons which are used in making preserved
auce His sugar he could make from the SUI
gar maple.
A list of our forest trees might be interest
ng to the reader, perhaps First is the oak,
# several varieties, as the white oak, which
used for hewing and other timbcr-the rcd
ak, for shingles, and the stately burr oak, for
oor boards. There is also the black walnut,
large tree that makes beautiful boards for
abinet work. and is used in buiding-the
yhto walnut OF buttcrnut, the lime or bass
wood, the sugar-maple, and white or soft ma
,lo the white, red, and slippery olm-cotton-
wood, used as common lumber, and a variety
{ other trees of less Importance; but have
cen no spruce, hcmlock, pine, birch or beach.
ID.
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THE SAILORS CONSOLATION.

ny CHARLES pnnIN.
One night came ON hurricane,
The sea was mountains rolling,
When Barney Buntline turned his quid,
And said to Billy Bowling
"a strong uor-wcsier's blowing, Bill
Hark don't you hear it roar nowi
Lord help en-, how pitics all
Unhappy folks on shore now
'Fool-hardy chaps who live in town,
what danger they arc oil in,
And now lie quaking In their beds,
For fear the roof shall fall in
Poor creatures. how they envy us,
And wishes. I've q notion,
For our good luck, in such storm,
To be upon the ocean.
"And as for them who are out all day,
On business from their houses,
And late at night are coming home,
To cheer their babes and spouscs;
While YOU and |, Bill, on the deck,
Are comfortably lying.
Ny eyes what tiles and chimnoy-pois,
About their heads arc flying
"And very often have We heard
How men are killed and undonc,
By oycrturns Of carriages.
BY thieves and fires IN London.
We know what risks all landFmcn run,
From noblcmcn 20 tailorsi
Then, Bill, let us thank Providence,
That you and are sailors :"
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AN EXQUISITE LYRIC.

uY GERLAND MASSEY.
All in our marriage garden
Grew, smiling up to God,
A BONNER flower than ever
suck'd the green warmth Of the sod.
o beautiful unfathomahly
It's little life unfurldi
LIES crown Of sweetness was our wee
White Rose OF an the world.
From out a gracious bosom
Our bud Of beauty grew
It fed ON smiles FOR sunshine,
And tears for dainiier dew
Aye nesting warm and tcndcrly
Our leaves Of love were curl'd
So close and close about our wee
White Rose Of all the world.
Two flowers Of glorious crimson
Grew with our Rose Of light;
Shll kept the sweet hca,cn-graftcd slip
Her wilderness sanity white.
+ the wind OF life they danced with glco,
And redden'd as they vhrld;
White, white and wondrous grew our wee
White Rose Of all the world.
With mystical faint fragrance
Our house Of life she fl'd--
Rcycal'd each hour semc fairy tow'r
Where winged hopes might build
We saw--though none like US might scc--
Such precious promise pear'd
Upon The petals Of our wee
White Rose of all the world.
H.. .....-. Al
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\ OTlCE.-The subscriber has in his pos
session about sixteen thousand feet Of Pine Boards
wen seasoned, mostly tlck stuff, sawed a,t u4ing and
wen stuck up The owner having gone West said boards
will he sold cheap by lot or in three ubd,ons rs tcy
are stuck up The whole II reduced to inch mcn.i,r,
would be about nineteen thousand Eve hundred feet
etms .ash ON delivery. CIhe aboyeis the NNineasurc
TOY sawingD EBENEzER BRUCE.
Woodbury., January 2Gih. 1851. 2i8ws
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INAIR WARNiNG.-All demands due the
/ late firm Of SrORRS a PALMER must be paid
To the subscriber The books are the store Of Palmer
a t,ra,plin LOOMS PALMER
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ID
to the same end is ablc TO compress into ,ade ecum
compass me very quintescncc ~ medical science on his
important subject as he result Of the experience of the
most eminent Physicians in Europe and America is thor
oughy demonstrated IN his own highly successful urac-
u.c M the treatment Of secret diseases In many thousands
OF eases an the City Of Philadelphia alone
The practice Of Dr. Hunter has long been and still is
literally unbounded but az the earnest solicitation Of
numerous persons he has been induced 70 extend the
sphere OF ms professional USEFULNESS the community Of
Handbook for the Afflicted"
Is volume that should be In the hand Of every FAM
ny h the land, whether used as preventive of secret
wees OF as guide for thc alienation Of one of the most
awful and destructive ever visited on man Kind for
''I ',.'. or aons"ah'y ana mpuity Of every Kind,
ohu"uon OF me ht'i physicians u the land while many
H9meni "'h'H and mothers, philanthr0pst, and
m aii quarters where Us powerful teachings would be
hN'} 20 be instrumental in the moral publication and
3 ,'", n..iht ' mtiutuoes OF our people among the
flower Of the nation.
The author argues particularly most strongly against
every species OF sclfdehlcmont and warn. parents and
guardians, ia searching terms 10 puard be yourq OF
boh sexes nom the terrible consequence toncomitant
ON ih.T ignorance or Psychological laws and sexual m
pUlncs ana irregularities whether exhibited BY prcco
clous development arising from the vicious and cor
npuhg examples Of their school mates or otherwise To
tho, t, ' haNg already been onsuarcd To he "paihs
l"t t'eN h9!u ON NELL clear and explicit way is
shown by which they may secure n rct,,rn of sound
ne4th, ana regeneration Of the soul from its terrible
In view Of these facts and when il is also considered
"uuul iu""pO persons die annually in the Un'ed
,in,s !" ooN,umpton-a large majority being the Ni'-
nls OF the 'oupnous ndiscreton Of ther prugcnitar
si'uan4 10 me Spiritual enunciatou, that the sins or
arens a,e visited upon the children, to Che
'iu ana iouIth gencraton,--the Author omhued with
e,e,ne4s OF enlarged philanthropy win scarcely be
euIcd for any effort 10 restrain the vices Of the age,
ny ,lo humble nsir9mentaity Of his Medical Manual
one copy, securely developed, will be forwarded nee
m postage to any part Of the United States for % cents
CO., Publishers, Box lO7, Philaddlphia
booksellers, Canyassers and ROOM Agents sippied
on the most liberal terms T{ly
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Nrlpspaprrs ann iNagalints.
tIvnE TRIBUNE FOR l855.-Thc Elc


all the Eastern and Northern portions Of the county
in New England, Ncw-Noik, Ohio and the Northwest .
tho Republican banner floats in triumph while IN .
s,,tbere Jcr.cy. pcnns,lynria. Indiana and lnos-in
.tort wherever few newspapers are nkcn, and where
common schools are too new and 900 ehlc go have cdu
Gated hc present generation OF ,otcrs-hc black Dag Of
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blessed ~in Ggg'al9r f ms Prt.je contest Of
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i d moi know What were the toal questions at ISSUE
r GREAT inaort, of thc educated and Intelligent enc
rbaso f,cf. Indicate Tho t,.h OF u,cs.ieg outy With
mo- ,,ninaniy r.orino. oy f what ~ ,rr,,ooohe-wth
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Ucu d.. OF die next makes Free indeed Now, iu the
Slave Powers hcvdav Of victory when its ministers and
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,airv briieto 90 hc cruciGcl and cntonbctnow when
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ir thi hour of ygclrinc-s aid shadow TuH THHrVF
lr . vows of eternal ho.tit, 90 every form " Nrnn-
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snmpton that the bcniehtcd aud fccble whether iu soul
, ii . %, i, ,..,r,ici and treated ms tho convc-
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MH-T MANCHESTER, Pa Feb 4 1863,
sn Your Prcroru pertaining marvellous cures
bob dis seoian 10 relieved several from alarming mpinns
az finsumutun nui curing Who t itofl under
AN naosti1ii Vi tho lungs for thc last flrtY years
HENRY L. PARKS M.IcioHL
A. A. RAMSEY NJ d.. Atniov b1vror Co. Iowa writes,
sent o. 1853, During prnrr ~ years have fund
nothing equal your CEHnY rrrtuatt r Swing end TO
if to rin.unptto paiients curing such curae'
We aeh ana volumes evidence but The most convincing
paf Of the virtues Of This remedy uud ia m effects upon
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We the undersigned, have received the formula for
preparing bachs American Compound" and as FAR as
we nave tested 10 can recommend Us general use as
tome ana Alternative medicine, Kenmore lifiafcd Hn-
"o,s 81 GO blood and peculiarly adapted 10 females
suffering rom LoucouhGa Whites and 10 those whose
constitutions are miceulod from HteTmiffant Ferer
JOSEPH NJ. MORRIS. MD.
lANSlNGH BRIGGS, NJ d.
A. C.. TABER, VI. ID.
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p'i.nfc success IN the treatment Of chronic dis
sts anH ih' diseases Of Females induces him 10 give
e9ee lh NE will devote special attention to that class
diseases ~ connection with the general practice Of
edicne An kinds of Supporters furnished AZ rcssop
ape prices Consultation without medicine Nee Of
Drug Store Of Collins q Pierce ys,s S"e
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Tf0-NTTT T1ITTT
many and such dangerous this SINE no human alb
can rrlch hut even 90 those CnrrnI rlcroh,i affords
lief and comfort
Asron Housr NV Yong Cirf. March o. 1864.
pocfor ArrH Lovrti fel 30 duty and pleasure ~ in-
form YOU what YOUR unnnnr rrcroHL has done Zoe my Wife
She hal tseu Eve months lahnr under he dangerous uf
toms of Consumption. from which ADD ouli lro
her much relief She steadily falling until Dr.. ~
this city, where have r advice recommended ai
medicine We bless h knlness as We do your fti-
f she has recovered from that day. She yet assiruug
shs from her rough. and calls horsof wolf
Yours with gratitude and regard
ORLANDO SHELBY, 90 srfiarrIttr.
Culsufrs d. despair tli have te Arrn's cf0aHT
pFcronAL by Che hesf meCH ehrmi.tf Boo fhe
world is all round bpak the high merits ni ta
virtues -- TftIlfliuffr TsIlgsr
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/ UMBER WANTED.-Sealed proposals
J win be received By either Of the subscribers, ci-
ther Of Che Banks i'm Montpelier, until the l0h OF Feb
nury nest for the following lot Of Timber all to be Of
GOOD sound stuff, viz
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.REsIpELAs, SALT RHEUM AND sCoRBATIC
MI-AINLG

No remedy has ever done 80 much Tor The cure OF dis
Of the Skin, whatever form hoy may assume,
this Ointment $50 case of salt Ihcum, ScuUey Sore
Heads, Scrofll Eryspca, can long withstand It's i'm
aucncc. The inventor has travelled over many parts Of
the globe, visiting the principal hospitals, Dispensing this
Ointment giving advice 20 its application, and has thus
been the means Of restoring countless numbers 20 health
SORE LEGS. SORE BREASTS. WOUNDS AND
ULCERS.
Some Of the most scientific surgeons now rely solely on
the of this wonderful Ointment when having to- cope
with the OF sorcs wounds, ulcers plandular
swciugs and tumors. Professor Holloway has, by
mand Of Che Allied Government dispatched 60 the hosp
al, of the East large shipments Of this Ointment, 90 be-
used under the direction of tho Medical Sf1d in the
worst Of Wounds. 10 wiii any ulcer, zaudu
l1r swelling, stiffness contraction vi Che joints
OF twenty years Standing
PILES AND FISrULAS.
These and other similar distressing complaints be-
ctccualy cured the Ointment Doc well rubbed the
parts affected and by otherwise following the printed de
rectous around each pnt
Both che Outmont and Pills should De used in the fol-
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with never falling Remedies fot she speedy Of all
diseases Of private and delicate character incident 10
the violation Of the laws Of Nature and of Naurca God
PRICE TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
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wood iog wch viii forward thatworl far h, ,
post past. ''' '''' YEARS.
n ~ ln' price IN Great Britain OF tho five pcriosi.
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go feet of birch plank,
n - inch thick, 10 feet long.
/ 100 feet Of birch plank,
Il II inch thick, IA feet long.
IAN Of which must hc free
from kuots and straight
grained.
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EZRA b. IIARTwELL President
Gro. FAmcHup. Secretary. 0l.ly
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-12-22
CONGRESS

SESATE.-After the usual morning business, Mr.
Biggs submitted joint resolution providing that
when the two houses of Congress adjourn on Thurs
day next it be to meet ON Monday, the 4th of Jan
uary next which was agreed to--yeas 81, nays IL.
Mr. Bgler then delivered anable and eloquent speech
in TO the attacks of Mr. Douglas the policy
of the administration with reference to the admission
of Kansas under the Lecompton constitution. Mr..
Douglas replied and conversational debate en-
sued after which, Mr. Stuart obtained the floor and
the subject was postponed until tomorrow. The
House bill in reference to the compensation of mem
bers Of Congress then discussed and passed ;
when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENrArryEs.--T House took up
in Committee of the Whole the bill authorizing the
issue Of treasury notes. when Messrs. Abbott of
Maine, Campbell, of Ohio, and Lovcjoy, of Illinois,
spoke against it. Mr.. Letcher, of Virginia. followed
in its defence Mr.. Grow, of Pennsylvania, obtained
the floor, when the committee rose, and the House
adjourned.
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THE KANSAS ELECTION.

The vote on the constitution of Kansas, or, more
properly, on the single point of the existence of sla
very in the new State, was fsd for yesterday, and
we presume that the vote was taken according to
the arrangements perfected by the president of the
late constitutional convention. Information has not
reached to the action of the Legislature at its
special session, and we do not know whether another
vote upon the constitution under the Legislative a,-
thority has been directed or not. AT the end of a
week or ten days reliable information will doubtless
reach lis of the result
According to present appearances, the Kansas
question is about to receive its solution definite in
formation will soon be at hand, and statement of
facts be presented that will relieve it of all real diff
Guilty Up the present time there has been no practi
cal question before Congress for its consideration in
this connection; has the knowledge of affairs in
that Territory been SO full and complete as to Justify
opinions to be expressed that may not be materially
modified by subsequent information. When the con-
stitution shall be presented, and the admission of
Kansas State under it is demanded, the subject
will be fully before Congress for its consideration and
practical action Then let its merits be candidly and
fairly discussed, as it should be, and the action of
Congress be taken upon due deliberation, We an-
ticpate end to the matter that shall dispose of it
forever and in manner satisfactory to the whole
country except to those who seek to array one sec
ton of the country against the other in strife and
dscord. ..
We will add here, for the information of the
country at large, that excitement exists in Con-
gress concerning this matter. An interest is certain
y felt in it, but believe that general disposition
prevails to await the action of Kansas and a devel-
opment of facts which will enable Congress to take
such action as shall thereafter exclude this question
from its halls.