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Cortland Village, ". Y. Dec. 1856

MAKING 4 HuT BED.--Abeut the las;
week in February, or as soon as the severest
weather is gone, manure should be prepared
for hot beds, were hot bed frames and sashes
can be hGd-and no garden should be with
out them. The manure, If fresh from the
stable. should be well shaken out. mixed
thrown into heap. and left for ten days or
a fortnight, under shed or other sheltered
place, where cold wind and driving snow or
rain can be kept off, when it can b. b; ought
cut to scme sheltered situation, and shaken
and squared up into bed three feet high
and one loot larger every way than the frame
that is 10 It. nd upon it. The manure sho1 aid
be well beaten down with the back of the
fork while the bed is being made, and, il
very dry, watered. When done. place the
frame u on the bed. shut the sashes close,
and cover wi h old mats or dy litter for a
few DAYS Examine the bed the second or
third day, and if very ho:, let in Il little ar
at the back OF the frame for one day and
night, by raising the sash half an inch il
not very hot, the earth sh 'uli be put upon
the bed at once.
The earth should be prepared in the all.
and kept under cover ali winter, if possible:
well rotted turfy sods, with one-third vel!
decomposed stable manure, is the best. If
this is not to be had, taken some Of The best
garden sol that can be procured, well en-
riched with rutten manure, and portion o.:
leaf mould, if t, be had. When this is pre-
pared. pat it on the bed to the dep of about
six inches, rake it smooth, and put it down
moderately with lhe back of the rake
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The UNITY OF THE BIsLE.-As in Bee
thoven's matchless music there runs one
idea, worked out through all the changes Of
measure and os key, now almost hidden,
now breaking out in rich natural melody
whispered in the treble, murmured in the
pass, dimly suggested in the prelude, but
growing clearer and clearer as the work
proceeds. winding gradually back until it
ends in the key in which It began, and
closes in triumphant harmony; SO through
out the who lie Bible, there runs one great
idea-men's ruin by sin, and his redemption
BY grace; in a word, Jesus Christ, the Sa-
vior. Tni- runs through the Old Tesla
meat. that prelude TO the New, dimly prom
isei at the fall and more clearly to Abraham
tspiied in the ceremonies of the law; all the
even of sacred history paving the way fcr
his coming: his descent proved in the ger.
eaIolies o. Ruth and Chronicles; spoken oil
as Shiloh by Jacob, as the Star BY Ra!a1m
"a The prophet by Muses.; the Dagid of the
Psa m; he Redeemer looked for by job;
the B we'd of The Song of Songs. We
find hi:a in the sublime strains OF the lofty
Isaiah; in the writings of the tender Jere-
mith in the mysteries of the commemorative
Ezekiel; in the visions OF the beloved Dan
iel, the great idea growing clearer and
clearer as the time drew on. Then the full
h1rmony broke out in the song of the ar
gels. "GIory to God in the highest; on earth
peace, good iltowards men" And Evan
g'lists and Apostles taking up the theme
the strain closes in the same key in with
ii began; the devil, who troubles the first
parad Sc, forever excluded from the second
man restored to the favor of God; and Jrsn:
Christ the keynote of the whole.-Amsr.
icdn Messenger.
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tado are not to be hsd.) But only think o.
roasted ducks done to e turn, and fat young
Christmas geese in royal sbundance-(my
mouth half waters, albeit ate supper but
an hour since).
n B-Let the ducks have fanciful top
knots on their heads. and the geese be OF
the most beautiful varieties provided they
are no rorse FOR it. The reason | will tell
ycu presently.
Yunder (nnt far from the house) is spot
not appropriated. because COWS, or horses.
or swine placed there, would be misplaced
in the way nnd some. of them would come
"between the ind'' and the woman folks
nubi;itv,' ~ nrw and then. In 81. RI, thai
spot can be devoted TO the alta nment of
q thy Iucre, unless il comes from sJine arii
ce or oruauien, OF luxury. Run trench
round il three feet deep of only the width
OF ditcbing spade. Fill this, with the
pe3b,es O. tie farm unfit Tor walls. Clap a
low fence ON top Of i, plain rr lunciful, az
the conk = recipes ", '-accordiny to your
tisie " Stock this with the large lup-eared
rabbits, that viii weigh ten or fiji enn pounds
on the tab'e that are as sweet as chicken.
and thai y"u can have for the table ithont
Jispr por naie loss (as in The ca Of
ch ckrn>) at all periods OF the ysar. Mind
they be pretty, properly mlrksd, with gen.
uine butterfly sInut" on their noses, etc
If your farm is dry upland, be sure you
raise .Gfy turkeys per annun. Have il
beautiful yard of the best and most beau,i-
fol ?uu'try- Let it be the arisrorra'ic Do k
ing, The sanry Game, the gI1ssy SpaniarG
--an, thing, in a word, but--bui--ihe great
n-st--y Asisa;ic Shanghai [vari-ga;ed into
carieiies by imp IT n- sea captains, a'er the
name of every As;alic seaport where the
m;serobi.. brutes were taken on board.
Thesc a-e bat examples. More boa Is, or
different bowls. con;d be set out &C oad:ng
TO circumstances of climate or position.
Nav, Iet's sum UP. Our iarmers, who
lived on bread and milk an pork by "chink-
ing up Rs have proposed. adds 10 his lar
der (and nsarae!-ka9on) mutton, lamb geese,
ducks, rabbit, etc, etc. The good wife has
wool 10 max. into those even, soft winter
stock ;ngs, under-fannels, and pin-money.-
Every boy has colt to 60 sparkling on. and
dad" can ride when he gets tired. THEKE
Is TWICE AS MUCH tt I'VE ON, AsD TWICE
AS MUCH 10 SELL FROM THE Farm.
These are weighty considerations, bui
there are others quite as weighty. The
by with his colt and his skipping rabbits,
his beautiful poultry (that's the reason why
wanted crests on the head OF the ducks J
and pets of all kinds to "chink up" his spare
hours with, and occupy his thoughts and af-
fections, gro,ns up thinking that home is about
as pleasant a place as the streets Of the viiiage
The bar-roOss, The store. The grocery, or places
of iop amusement, like-like--no, ] won't
specify, where there are so many, "each idle
all i'll and all the same"
] hold if u part of good husbandry 20 grow
up a good breed Of men. He is not the best
farmer who raises good pigs, and scrubs Of
chriHren! The moral ana material of the
best farmer, work hand in hand. Here
enjeth this lesson.
SnUTH-HILL.
Cortland Village, ". Y. Dec. 1856.
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WHAT TO Sow IN Hor BEu.--If 1
three light frame, of about six feet in widtl
and twelve feet hong, one light can be ap
propriated to the seed of early vegetables
Two feet Square each, of the following, vii
be sufficient for a moderate sized family
For the sowing, Early Paris caulifiowers
Early York or Early sVinningstadt cabbage
the latter is the best early cabbage we have
ever tasted. Purple egg plant; tomatoes
white sclid celery and a few pepper, want
ed. One whole Ii; hit can be sown with
Early Cabbage lettuce, and one with Scar
let Short-Top or Early Oval radish. The
radish seed should be covered about half ar
inch, the others n IT more than a quarter o
an inch. When sown, pat the soil down
gently with the back ei the spade, and give
a very gentle watering. The lights should
then be laid on and covered with manure
until the seeds begin to vegetate, when they
must tie uncovered in the day time and GOV.
cred at night Should there be much steam
rising. li,ile air must be given all night
Shorty afterwards. it viii be time to SOW G
few cucumter seeds under the centre o.
each sash If three SEEDS grow in each, il
will be enough. When The cucnm! e S have
made their third rough leaf, the top should
be piched out TO make them branch, and the
other things in the frame Immediately ly
around them should be pulled up and used
first.
The temperature should be from 60 to 81
deg. by night, and from 10 to so deg. by
day Give air in all mild day, and cover up
at night. Should the heat decline too much
lining of fresh manure, eighteen inches
thick, should be applied all around the
frame, within six inches OF the top, and then
cover with boards. Water when the earth
looks dry, with water = few degrees warmer
than the atmosphere OF the bed--say about
so deg. Any rank steam, from the manure
in the frame, must he carefully guarded
against for ifit come in contract with any
of the young plants, they will be destroyed
in'one night bu; il is ea-ily snelt, and can
be guarded against by leaving little air all
night, and haging a thin mat over the open
ing TO prevent cold wind.
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COuundruuns.

/. When the seven wise men of Greece
met the sage of lIinGostan, what did they
do!
2. Why is man never hungry on the
border of a lake!
3. What rock did the angels roll against
the door of Paradise, after the expulsion o.
the original inhabitants!
THE ANSWERS.
l.. They all ate sausages-They all eight
sawsages.
.. Because there is banquet at his fee
"A bank, wet. at his ieet
5. An Adm amt in rock--An Addman-
tine rock.
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4 STRONG CASE AGAINST DJELLIsG.-
Lord Byron, as it is well known, was much
CALLED with some severe structures made By
SOuihey, the poet. on his character and
writing and announced his intention OF de-
manding'' the satisfaction due to gentle
man." For some reason the challenge Was
never sent, but in anticipation of is, Lau-
reata prepared the following reply, which
was found among his papers:-"S r: have
the honor of acknowledging the receipt ol
your letter, and do myself the pleasure oi
replying TO it without delay. In affairs OF
this kind the parties ought to meet upon
equal terms. But 10 establish equality be-
tween you and me, there are three things
WHICH ought to be done; and then fourth
also becomes necessary before | can meet
on the field. first-You must marry and
have four children, please to be particular
in having them girls. SeconJ-You must
prove that the great part of the provision
you make for them depends on your life,
and you must be under bonds of four thous.
and pounds noi to BE- hanged, not to commit
suicide, and not to be killed in a duel
which are the conditions upon which | eff
fec,ed an insurance on my own life for the
benefit Of nv wife and daughters. Third
Il must tell three distinct falsehoods con-
corning you upon the hustngs, or in some
other 10 less public asse embly; and | shall
neither be able to do th S, nor 10 meet you
| afterward in the manner you propose, un-
less yon can perform the fourth thing
which iS:--YUu must convert me from the
Christian religion. Till all this Can be ac.
complished, our dispute must be carried on
without the use Of any more iron than is
necessary for backing our ink or mendin 9
cur pens; or any more lead than enters into
the composition of the Edinburgh Rev ew.
have the honor to subscribe myself, sir
yours, with all proper consideration.
Robert SoUTHEY."
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QYWhte hair is the chalk with which
Time keeps its scores--twn, three. or sfour-
score, as the case m y be-on a mans head
6FMoney in your purse will credit you
wisdom in your head will adorn you-but
'th in your necessity will serve yyu
GS-PowER OF GoLp.-M das was so great
man, that everything he touched turned
into goid--1ltered case now, toucl a man
with gold and he will change into anything.
GETIfyou would preserve the health Of
your horses, exercise them in the open air
every day, when not actually in nse. The
same may be said of your children, yourself
and your wife.
6FThere is great difference between
talking and acting. The men who promise
the most and talk the loudest. are the men
who finch at the moment of need, and turn
the cold shoulder.
0GTTo one who sad,"I do not believe
there is an honest man in the world" anoth-
er replied, 1t is impossible that one man
should know all the world, but quite poss-
Bile that one may know himself"
0E The triumph of woman lies not in
admiration of her husband, and that can only
be ga ned by constant cultivation of those
qualities which she knows he most values.
lTA J squeer lookingl customer inserted
his head into an auction room and gravely
inquired :
:'Can bid. sir?"
'Certainly, sir" replied the tuclioneer.
We'll then," said the wag,"I bid you
good night"
0TAan doubles all the evils of his fate
by Pondering over them; u scratch becomes
wound, slight an injury, Jest an insult
small peril great danger, and slight
sickness often ends in death by broodinn
apprehension.
That high suffering which we dread,
A highly joy discloses;
Men saw the Ihrons on Jesus brow,
But angels saw the roses,
0FWe are apt to mistake our vocation
in locking out of the way for occasion to
exercise great and rare virtues, and STEP
ping over the ordinary ones which lie d.
rectiy in the road before us. When we
read we fancy we could be martyrs; when
We come TO act, we find we como, bear
provoking word.
OEPAT1ENcE.-"I remember" saws the
celebrated Wesley" hearing my father say
to my MOTHER How could you have the
patience to tell that blockhead the same
thing twenty times over = Why said she,
: if had told him bu; nnteen times, I should
have lost al my labor"
bTEARs.-Robert Hall considered the
word" tears" surprisingly beautiful. |,
belongs TO the Saxon family he SO dearly
loved. The tear itself ofien glows like a
diamond on the cheek where the rose and
lily blend. Its moral beauty, as a perfect
daguerre of compassion and benevolence, is
the greater. r There are
tears of gratitude. of Joy. These sparkle
like the morning dew. There are tears of
penitence. Angels celebrated them with
their heavenly harps.
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PROSPERITY OF IRELAND The London
Times of late date remarks as follows:
The time honored phrase of"poor old Ire.
land" may be considered as representing
something which has now ceased to exist
On this lst of January, at the commence.
men; OF new year, we may venture to pre-
dict that "rich young Ireland" will soon be.
come the more appropriate denomination
On all sides we hear of increasing agricul'
ture, decreasing poor rates, cessation Of
political agitation, kgood feeling, between
landlord and tenant, ard other unmistakable le
evidence of rising prosperity.
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/ I would respectfully announce to the citizens
OF Barnesville and vicinity that have
opened Book, Stationary, Wall Paper and Variety
Store in the East End of the City HOTEL
where will keep constantly on hand all the Stand.
ard Works of the day-HistorieaI. Bio
graphical, Scientific and Classical RolIin, G Gibbon.
Hume and Macsulcy's Histories; Dicks
Complete Works, Josephus's Complete Works. In.
tarch's Lives, Liter Tran stations of Sal
lust, Horace Virgil and Cesgr, Works OF Shakespeare
Byron and others, Fine Gift Books and
Albums. Methodist and Christian II ymn Books Fam.
lily and Pocket Bibles; also, Works ON
Agriculture. Horticulture, the Eclectic Series OF
School Books Rays Arthmetics and
Algebras, PinneO's GTammars. JohnsOn's and Par
ker's Phiusophys, Cutters Physiology
Guys i stronOmy, Wehsier's School Dictionary and
other School Books, and an innumerakle
variety of Miscellaneous Works; also, the Lives of
Fremont, Buchanan and Fillmore. half
assortment of Pocket Cutlery, Porte Mon
nies, Tooth Brushes. II air and Clothes Brushes Puff
Combs Fiue-Tooth and Kidding Combs.
Pins, Needles, Thread, &C. &c; also, Wrapping Pa
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Green Oil Cloth lllnds and Patent Roers, Floor Oil
Cloth and Oil Cloth Table Covers, 4 supe-
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per and bordering. will pay the high
est price IN Cash Tr ade for Rags. invite every
person desirous of getting anything in my
line 10 give cali. My prices are low and calcu
lat ed to satisfy all.
ROBERT c. GRAVES.
Barnesviiie Sept. Goth. 1856 2c2
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In conclusion, would add that shall put forth
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the attering reception with whi, enterprise har
met and pledge ourselves to imrart more thorough
practical course of Mercantile instruction than be
formed at anr other similar Mercantile College.
Among the many recommendations we give the fo
loving:
"we the undersigned take pleasure in tes,iying thai
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which of the highest order. He has had great expe
rience an Accountant, in heavy Commercial and
Banking houses whie gives him superior facilities in
imparting practical knowledge of Bookkeeping, and
q thorough Commercial Education.
I.J.ALI.EN, LII. D.,
President of Farmers College.
LORsN andrews,
President of Kenyon College.
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TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Oct. le, 1850.
DR.. RoBAcK-Sir: The last three bottles of your
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deep gratitude, remain yours truly,
MARY ANN CoMsTocK.


HAMILTON, Ohio, November u, ls55.
DR RosAcg-Dear Sir: have read in the newspa-
pers many OF effected by your Scandin-
avian Remedies, hut consider my own case al least
interesting and marvellous as any of them. So
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could not Sleep and was neve: free from unpleasant
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wa finished, and have had no sign of relapse.
Should be glad this letter. The substance of H.
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haar ffnI uYqfi linda