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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
Monthly Roses,

Many amateur rose growers fail TO
keep their roses in bloom during the
hot summer months. They claim to
have prepared, rich. deep borders or
beds. as directed by The books, and in
addition, they water them daily, yet
have no roses. Now, why? Well, we
will tell you. Tho rose, in order to
grow constantly, must have, deep, cool
soil. Now This cool soil is not Gro ated
by literally spading in fresh animal
manpres, which by-the,bye, is the com.
mon mode of making rich ground but
to create soil, rich, deep, cool and
suited to roses, you must do thus :%Pro.
cure from old pasture ground, or fence
corner quantity of turf and rich top
soil. Spade your rose bed, or border,
as IN tronching; or to be moro explic,
1t. take off all The gnod soil of vour bod
lay IL to one side, then take out one foot
in depih of the subsoil, aud throw it a f.
way; now fill in commencing at the
bottom, with turf bottom upwards and
your loan, that you obtained with, and
shook oil from the turf; now add yonr
top soil : then add four iuchcs of well
ro'ted COW manure dig il in and your
bed is made. Then select your plants /,
cut off smoothly the end Of every roof:
cut the tops all down, from two To fonr
buds, according to the strength of Tho
plant set them in the bed or border
not less than Than two and half feet A.
part; cover The ground three inches
deep with saw dust, or half decaycd
tan ha' K, aud we promise you that your
roses Will grow and bloom freely, all
through the season.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
STRIKING CONDOLENCES.

Rev. MIR. Ward. missionary to As.
sam, gives an account in the Missiona.
ry Magazine of visit to All old Brah.
min near,Gowahati.r who pointed out TO
him several coincidences between the
Hindu Shasters and the Christian Scrip.
lures. Mr.. Ward says:
"The last time had visited hi he
treated mo with great respect, aud ac-
cepted Testament i'm Assamese, which
no examined to some extent while [
was in the place. and pronounced it
good, On my second visit after giving
it to him, he opened it and read the c,
count OF Hetod's attempt on the life of
the infant Savior, etc., and said that Just
snch an account was given by their
Shasters concerning the infancy oftheir
krishna. He then turned to the end
of Revelation and read tho figurative
description of the New Jerusalem; then
closing the book he took down one
of the Shasters and read dec,iption
of tho highest heaven Of the Hindu
creed; and the similarity indeed was
very extraordinary, sufficiently like tho
io'merto have been a copy from the
New Testament. Nearly the whole
list Of the precious stones exactly cor
responded. The old man said, Il like
your shas'er it is very much like ours.'
assured bin, however that as he ex-
amined it more he would find it was
very unlike theirs" EE
The similarity.of many particulars in
the Puranic account of Krishna to tho
incidents occurring in the life of our Sa.
vlor, has often been noted by learned
orlentalists. There is strong circums,an-
tlal evidence that the Hindu Krishna ia
an invention of the Brah minis, inten.
ded to counteract Christianity, which is
known TO have spread considerably in
India during The first four or five cen
turies. 1t has been shown by astronom.
Ical calculations, based on data furnish.
ed by the Purans, that they must have
been written in the sixth or seventh
centnry, and the presumption is strong
that The marvellous stories ofthe Pseudo
krishna, or Christie. (fnr the words are
interchangeable in eastern pronuncia-
tlpn) were promulgated in order To
show that theirs was the real K,ishpa,
aud that in mit aculous powers he far
exceeded the incarnation whose hislo.
ry they had receive from the west
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
Revival in Fincnstle.

The revival which has been in prog
ress in Fincastle for some time still COT, .
linues- Though the revival is in the
M e. Church, (Sou,h,) members Of the
Presbyterian, Baptist, and Episcopali-
an denomin atious, whose desire TO do
good overlaps all sectarian barriers, are
aided in the gond work. OF this revi.
val correspondent ofthe Richmond
Dispatch says: .-.. ......
Up to last night, (Ftiday The Gil, } 90
souls have professed TO have found
peace in believing, aud ,hero were still
number of pcnitents at the altar seek
ing forgiveness of their sins. . .. .
Such time Of revival has never been
witnessed in our Town. Laboring to-
gelher around the altar may be fuun d
the Methodist, the Presbyterian, the
BAPTIST aud the Episco2aliap. SO great
Is the interest Felt in the community
that stores. shops. Offices. and even
dwellings are closed, in order To allow
an opportunity To attend upon the cx.
ercises Of the meeting. The Rev. Mr..
lt"sser, the Presiding Elder, lis still here,
and as usual is laboring with all his
might. ..'. .....
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

er Cordelia, in all respects the reflex,
OF the first, appeared, bearing the film
OF Strawberries as q challenge in her
hand, and sweeping with it, like a Jus.
no, to o seat near the location of the
first. 1t is needless to say, that the
sensation was now extreme. Some of
tho gentlemen who were to part their
hair in the middle, began however, to
look less furiously at other gentlemen,
who had their hair parted in the same
way, as much as to say, "Well, there
is one for each of us any how"
But most of the party seemed more
troubled than before. A pause of some
minutes succeeded before any new
appearances" took place during which
time the Lotharios were engaged in
displaying their points to the best adj
vantage; and some, more ardent than
the rest, pulled out the various colored
notes they had received, and either
pretended to read them, or laid them
conspicuously on the table. "There's
one of my fellows with the blue MOTEL"
said Mystery No. 1, over her spoonful
of soup, to Mystery No. 2. dThcre's g
one of mine, said Cordelia the sec
ond, "he's got pink note.'' "What
do you think of Augustus, there, with
the pork and beans before him, who is
SO pensively leaning his cheek upon his
hand?' said Myth the but before
the answer could be given, Apparitions
three and four appeared, and hard up-
on their heels came five and six 60
There was now perfect CONSERVATION
on the lower side of the upstairs saloon
of the fashionable restaurant in Broad
way. The man on the tilt fell back
wards, and was shot under the table;
there was genaral feeling after hats
and gathering up of loose handkerchfs
and canes. ...-
Allat once, after one of. these short
sudden panics, which convey electric
knowledge to the human mind, gen
eral stampede took place, and the
whole party, with more or less dignity
according to the natures and shapes
they had been put in--made for the
stairs and descended out of sight. 1t
was several minutes before.they could
hand in their checks and pay the score,
and during this time the mischievous
bcvy, with strawberry marked hand
kerchiefs, took full pay for their trou-
bic, in the hearty laugh they indulged
in at the ludicrous tableau and exodus
they mad just beheld on the part of gen
tlemen who were so sharp after the
"snug little fortune" and whose mo-
tlvcs were entirely confined to the OBJ
Ject of getting a ''congenial partner
with whom they could quietly settle
down in life."
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

1t is said that the lower Cathalic
clergy all over Europe cherish very
intense and bitter hatred toward the
Episcopate. The recent assassination
of the Archbishop of Paris, by Vcreer,
has been followed, in Italy, by an at
tempt on the life of the Archbishop of
Matera in the Kingdom of Naples, by
a priest. The prelate was wounded,
and one of his canons killed at the al
tar while protecting him. An article
in the last number of the Bayarian Ca
tholic Sunday paper, edited by Ro-
man Catholic priest, even goes so far
as to excuse the murder of the Arch
bishop of Paris, on account of the un-
due severity Of tho Roman Catholic
Episcopatc toward the inferior clergy.
The notorious bad feeling between the
two orders is exciting q good deal of
solicitude in the Romish Hierarchy.
And not without abundant reason; for.
in the event Of general uprising of
the people in Europe, which may oc..
cur at any time, it cannot be doubted
that the Roman Catholic priests would
at least be strongly tempted to go over
with their flocks to the camp of the lib.
eral enemy. At the present moment
this maddcning sense of oppression
threatens to lead to political agitation
in Italy, and if once kindlcd into ac-
ton there, it may spread in consum.
ing blaze over the continent. 1t Ger.
tainly behoovcs the Hierarchy to look
closely to this explosive force in their
midst. i.'"a @
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
QUITE SENSIBLE.

a lecturer inquiring of a minister
(" How long discourse do you suppose
your people will bear p was told he
hadn't better try the experiment.
+" With me the consideration is not how
much the audience will bear, but how
much they will listen to with profit
that is, with pleasure. Beyond that
point | don't intend to 60, and | advise
you to adopt the same rule"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

D9fnition Of" IPIld Oats."-A cereal
crop that is generally sown between
eighteen and twenty-five, the harvest
Usually sets in about ten yeas alter.
and is commonly found to consist of a
broken constitution, two weak legs. n
bad cough and a trunk filed with small
vials and medical prescriptions. ..
The New York Philosophical Soci.
ETY. have appointed committee, who
a'e now trying TO solve the problem,
Can the phenomena styled Spiri'u.
al Manifestations be accounted for by
physical laws?" The committee have
already had before them a number Of
mediums. . .......
A letter writer says, In regard to the
Mormon children. they appear like
neglected uncared set, generally dir,y
and illclad. The majority ofthem are
girls, and this troubles the women very
much, for they know that a woman is
doomed to slavery and life Of misery
IL Is also singular fact that large pro.
portion of them arc white headed. .
Man creates all the evils Of his fate
by p"ndering over them a scratch be.
comes wound, slight an injury, o
jest an insult, small peril O great dan.
ger, aud light sickness ends in death
ny brooding approximations.
A rogue asked cha,ity on pre,ence
of being dumb. A lady having asked
him, with equal simplicity aud human
ity, how long he had been dumb he was
thrown"if his guard, and answered from
birth 9 Poor fellow" said the lady. and
gave him dollar.
Eat, digest, read remember; earn
save; love and be loved. 1fthc four n.
bore rules be strictly followed oul,heal,h
wealth Intelligence and true happiness
will DO the result. ....... 49,. ......
ltis stated that Col. John Preston
has realized S360,000 for the last crop
OF his Louisiana sugar plantations, The
cane having been mostly converted into
mo'asses worth so cents a gallon.
1t is stated 10 letter from Washing.
ton, mat to secure an appropriation of
SS00,OO0 for his European mail steam.
eis; II cost MIR. Collins $500, 900 TO zen.
sineor' The bill through Congress.
The louisville Coulter nf Saturday,
seys u lot ofl000 casks Of hams were
shipped there on board the Meteor for
Wheeling, Va.
There is negro in Memphis who
Is said to possess an estate worth $50
700. This negro belongs to his wife,
o free colored woman, in whose name
the property is held
Tho Stanton American firms tina,
tho volcano in Pondlo,on county, va.
is a hoax.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

t B. Is
a young man went from New York
city tn the West, when he commenced
business on his own account. and mar.
lied. His friends in the city were in.
teresied In his welfare, and when O tnpr-
chant was about 10 j'mrney to the place
where Tho young man had located, no
was requested To visit the emigrant and
ascertain bow he lived, what sort of q
w'ie he had chosen, his pects, SC.
Accordingly the New Yorker ascertain
ed the residence Of his young friend,
and called upon him quite early in the
morning. He found him in a small neat
cottage, and just taking his breakfast. -
The introduction Of the New Yorker to
his wife was quite of hand and u,.cer.
emonious, and he was reqnested to be
seated, and partake ofthe morning meal.
The young wife had prepared the steak
oi scuit, and coffee with her own hands.
ana Tor table had used her kpeadps
board over which napkin was spread,
ana the "hoard' placed on her lap
ne New Yorker declined a seat al the
table and took his leave. On making
his report 10 his New York friends as 10
how ne found his young friend living, he
described the style as "maguiiicent +"
aud for explanation of the, suporIaive
ne said, that were he the owner Of that
young mans furnitnre, he woulG not
lake ten thousand dollars for the legs of
his table
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

a V1RG1NIAN.--Thc Charleston Jef.
fcrsonian states that Rev. T. J. Bowen
missionary Of the Southern Baptist
Convention to Central Africa, is u ma
tive OF Albcmarle county in this State.
The Old Dominion rcaps from such
son new honors.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
CURIOUS PROVERBS.

An idle bi ain is the devils workshop.
a bad wound heals, bad name kills.
a bitter jestis the poison OF friend.
ship.
A bad workman quarrels with his
tools. r.. ..' =
a bIithe heart makes a blooming Wis.
age. o
a burden which one chooses is not
felt. raa
A careless watch invites vigilapt
foe. = 90 '
a clean glove often hides dirty hand.
a clear conscience finds no accusa,
ton. ..-O.
a cracked bell is never sound
a fools heart is ever dancing on his
lips. af Iaao
a fIiend is never known till peedeJ
A gift long waited for is sold, not Civ
en-.
a good maxim is never ou, Of season.
a good life keeps off wrinkles.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
911 AW1H1BAN UNlDN.

TERMS...Sl,50 In Advance, otherwise $500
No subscription received for a shorter period
than six mouths and no paper discontinued un-
I'll all arrearages arc paid. ~ iftf
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at usual rates:
Ono square, three weeks, Sl.O0, and 20 cents TOR
each additional insertion. Yearly advertise
>ments inserted at a discount on the above terms,
per coV>gact. Candidates announcements So.
Printing Office OH Front street, corner of
Court Alley.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

Wo once heard of an old fellow fa-
nous all over the country for tough
yarns, relate the following: He was
telling what heavy wheat he had seen
in the State of New York. "My faith
er, said he, "once had field ofwhcat
the heads of which were so close togc-
thcr that the wild turkeys, when they
came to eat it, could walk around on
the top of it any where" We sugges-
ted that the turkeys might have been
small ones. "No sir" continued he,
they were very large ones. 1 shot one
of them, one day, and when l took hold
of his legs to carry him, his head drag
ged in the snow behind me-" GA Gu
rious country you must have had, to
have snow in HARVEST "Wcll, | de-
clare" said he, looking little fool
ish, 81 have got parts of two stories
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

A bill has been introduced into the
New York Senate, which provides that
from and after July 4, 1857, the books
in the library Of physician, clergyman,
lawyer, and author, and the books in
the library ola family or student, or in
the possession of any one who is a pro.
fcssional man, and who obtains his liy.
ing by writing, shall be exempt from
levy on execution to an amount not
exceeding $500 in value, This is a
good law. Most of the States have OK.
empted from execution the tools of me.
chanics, and books are as much the
tools of professional men as the jack
plane is of the carpenter or the sledgc
hammer Of the blacksmith. We do
not see any good reason why the nee
ossary implements of trade in all oc-
cupations should not be alike exempt
from seizure under execution. = /.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
Industrious Habits,

Teach your children To be indus,ri.
Gus. 1t is the best preventive to cline
The best protective against vice-.thc
best guardian to virtue. Road tho his.
tories of the hundreds who fill our ptis.
ons, and learn that idleDess was The
chief cause OF thor ruin. Young men
OF industrious habits are seldom found
~ the sinks OF pollution--dsgracipe
themselves and their parents. The in,
crease 9f crime among us, is chiefly
caused by the distas,e of honest labo,
too many Ia'her steal than work. FIVE
would preserve tho coming generation
from those sins aud vices which deorsde
The present times, learn them good
trades and bring hem Up to industiious
habits idleness, late hours. Jisre,
gard for The Sabbath. drinking and tho
perosal of obscene and unprincipled
sheets are causing the ruin of millions,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28
A GooDONE

DIR. Magoon, recently. in lecture on
"Mind your Business" tells the follow.
ing good one: ~ $3.50
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

Beg~ Nearly one-ffth of all the stu
dents at the University of Virginia
six hundred and twenty-says the
True Union, are professors of religion.
Most Of them seem to be very decided
Christians. They have prayers every
morning in the chapel, a prayer,meet-
ing every Sabbath afternoon, Mis-
sionary Society and Sabbath School.
Besides this, they are helping to sus-
tain Sabbath Schools in destitute
neighborhoods, in the vicinity of the
University, and also rendering good
service ia the schools connected with
the churches in town. Those of them
that are not pious for the most part,
attend and listen attcntively to the
preaching of the Gospel. Whatever
may have been the intention of the
founder of this institution, it is telling
most fayorably and powerfully upon
the cause Of Christ.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

Mr.. Papin, a lay preacher of the
Wesleyan Methodist church, in Quebec,
was recently mobbed while visiting some
converts from the Roman Catholic
iealth, and narrowly escaped with his
life. a mob of several hundred excl.
ted Catholics broke into tho house,
Knocked down and tramplcd upon t he
inmates, among whom was woman,
and Mr.. Papin, who was furiously at
tackled, escaped though the exertions
OF lew friends, come Of whom were
severely beaten.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

Truth. Truth is the brightest Of
jewels. Many and many a little boy
has been ruined by allowing its lustre
to become furnished by contact with
falschood and sin. IF this gem elows
in your bosom, cherish it as YOU Would
a treasure Of iuostimable value, and lot
no temptation, however alluring, cause
you for o moment TO deyiatc from tho
path of truth Ncs,.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

Alta church in county in Tennes.
see, a Sunday or two since, just as the
congregation were aboutto kncel down
to prayer, a lady, in tone of horror,
raised the cry of s-n--a4k-e. Great
excitement prevailed, and there was a
mighty rush from the dangerous locali-
ty. At length a gentleman advanced
to the spot, gazed q moment upon the
coiled monster, and, pouncing upon it,
held up to view of the startled crowd
a whale bone hoop, which had riggled
itself out of lady's potticoat and qui-
city coilcd upon the floor. This is a
fact.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

THE MARRIAGE FEE

The late DR.. Boynton was once dis.
putting with a,farmer about the case
with which q minister earned money.
Now" said the farmer, "when YOU ~.
are called on to marry couple, YOU
never expect a less sum than three dol.
lars, and you sometimes get ten dol
lars-and this for few minutes SER
vice." a5lftss
"Poh !" replied the doctor, "I will
agree to give you half my next marri
agce fee for a bushel of potatoes"
Very we'll, said the farmer, "Tn
take the offer, and send you the pota-
toes"
A few days afterwards, the doctor
was called on to splice loving couple
at Dogtown, a place about four miles
from where ne lived. When the cere-
mony was over, the bridegroom said to
the worthy minister:
(" We'll, parson, s'pose must fork
over something for your trouble. What
say you to taking one of my terrier
pupsf The best breed, l tell you, in
the country. Shocking nice to have in
the barn. Worth full five dolIars--and
| s,pose figure 2 would do for the
splice, ell Z" .
The. doctor took the pup with Joy.
The joke was too good; he fastened to
the farmer, saying" Now, my friend,
here is my fee-how shall we divide
IT'D" ' a.a
The farmer relishcd the joke so we'll,
that no increased the potatoes to half
u dozen bushels.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

The Minnesota Legislature has pas.
sed a bill 10 take the census and form
d State Government.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-28

TIE Crops Tho most reliable ac.
counts from every section Of the couu.
uy give very encouraging hopss for
bountiGul harvest. Tho growing
crops from ono end Of the country e.,
The Other are represented as looGug
remarkably fine.
n Wcckly newspaper, cn'iclod M
Wagtd, edited by jewish rabbi, and
printed with Hebrew characters, ia ppb.
Iishcd at Johannisbcrg.in Eastern prus.
sia.
a fema'e seminary, TO cost $4,000,
's to DO bnil, in Wartunion, Fauapisr,
Va,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-04
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.

F,o- the NeNbEysk Dolly Net0s ~ Inu'sddy
4 horrible murder was committed in this town near
Marlborough. on Wednesday. The particulars fur
nished us are as follows: "a
The body of n fine looking girl, apparently about ~
wears Of age was found in the plowed field OF Hal
sew. ESQ., near Marlborough, on Thursday morning,
apparently choked TO death and dead about twenty.
four hours From appearance she had been murdered
in the road and thrown over the fence. The marks
upon her presented the appearance of very violent
death and by choking, Her hat was not found hnf
her other garments Of fine texture and elegantly
made. She has small feet and hands, the latter APP
pareniy rot used 10 labor. As vet the bocy remains
unrecognzed and no clue obtained 10 the perpeua'
tors The attention of the public is invited TO the eN-
animation of the body with view to the recognition
of the remains.
Frrm The yersBrgA Daay Ners 81 FriSrs
The mysterious and shocking msfaer Oh which We
made note yesterday, Of course creates profound
sensation up TO the nonent vi this writing, no cue
whatever has been obtained To the klesuty vi the
body. score of ruAlors and surHllses circulated
about town last evening but il Is idle To- repeat thssn
In regard 10 wp points oi suspaon, OF rather
speculation there may be some evidence before me
Ccsoners jury tomorrow and We iobesr tui'nst re'-
Ia them. We give oil the particulars ihi nave
ar vet been definitely asceItained. %
The spot where the body was1fornd u lone y des-
olaie spot the road to Marlboro about mie and
half this side al that place. At an early hour on
Thursday morning IN the employ oil Samuel
Halsey who Wa gong into field to SOW oats. dis-
covered the body lying the FIELD ale OF the WALL
short distance ftcm the roed. ihe alarm was q, once