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SELECTIONS.
The Mosque Of Omar.

This building, so attractive to the travel
Ter in the Holy Land, is entered only under
the penalty of death, or the worse alterna-
tive of adopting the Islam faith. Any new
information relative to its mysteries is q
subject Of great interest to :le public.
DR.. Barclay, in his forthcoming work
"The City of the Great King" will give
his discoveries in full, having gained adj
mittance to every portion of the building in
the capacity of assistant architect, by spe-
cial frmau from the Sultan. He made ac-
curate sketches of all the most interesting
points, and penetrated beneath to the Sub
terranean Lake, thereby verifying the fact
thaR it is situated on the spot once occupied
by SolOmon's temple. The nocturnal visit
of Dr. Richardson, rs well as the furtiye
reconnaissance of Catherwood, revealed many
of the mysteries of this locked-up enclosure;
but it was not till 1858 that DR.. Barclay
made a thorough and complete exploration
and survey of the area Of Mount Moriah.
The writer of this article, in an associate
capacity, had unlimited access at the same
time. IT'S true we were not exactly re-
cOgnized as Christians, during these visits;
nor vet as human beings, in the eyes of the
swarthy euuuchs, the conseryatOrs of the
harem, but were called donkeys, and we're
subjected to a most thorough ablution in
the Hamaures, Shefa, and adjoining bath,
where we submitted to the parboiEng, boil
ing, soaping and Haying with a melancholy
seriousness, in view of our new being, which,
so far as the former covering of the body was
concerned, was literally new hide, in which
we departed from this limbus of Moslem re-
generation.
Entering one of the western gates, of
which there are six, and vending our way
beneath the graceful cypress and delicate
acacia, in stocking feet, we assembled the
platform on which the Mosque stands, loom
inc up in magnificent grandeur, surmounted
by the waning crescent. The cross that
once crowned it was, long centuries back,
dragged by the victorious Saladin for weeks
through the streets of Jerusalem, and the
entire enclosure washed with rose water to
cleanse it of Christian de6lement.
"Jerusaleus, Jerusalem,
The cross thou dearest now
An iron yoke is ON thy neck
And blood is on thy brow.
The golden crown, the crown of truth.
Thou dds reject as dr0ss,
And now the cross is on thee laid
The crescent is thy cross
The Mosque of Omar $50 called from the
Calf Omar) is the finest piece of Saracenic
architecture in theworld, octagonal in shape,
and entered by four spacious doors, facing
at cardinal points. The lower part of the
building is faced with white marble, tinged
with due fragments perhaps of Solomon
Temple) formerly occupying the site; the
upper part is inlaid with yariegated poree-
lain, with inscriptions in Turkish, from the
Koran, above, forming a singular and beau
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"When clay" says Alton, sis burnt to a
state of ashes, Qike brickdust,) it will so
remain, and cannot return to its original
state of clay, unless by the application OF
acids. Consequently, an admixture of that
with a strong adhesive clay, must evidently
operate as powerful manure, by changing
the mechanical arrangement of the latter.
By this means it is rendered more friable,
afording a greater facility for the percola-
ton of redundant moisture, and to the
spreading of the roots ofvegetables in quest
of manure, or food. If the clay or earth
thus burned, abounds in vegetable fibre, the
SCOT or carbonic matter thus acquired, by
the operation, would probably, for one sea-
son, at least, operate as a stimulus to the
roots of plants
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II ENT, PAINE 81 CO., IMPORTERS. AND WHOLE
~ SALE DEALERS in FOREIGN and DOMESTIC
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We beg leave to invite the attention of Southern
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few days will be very complete in all the departments
and will comprise the largest and most commanding
assortment we have had the pleasure to offer t.
our friends and customers.
BY the ships "Riga" and "Lalla Rookh,' from Ii
verpOOl to this port, and by various arrivals at New
York, we have received large portion OF our impor
taOu of British, French and German Goods, embracing
every variety, among which many of entirely new
and beautiful designs
In Cloths, CasSmereS and VeStiagS, CLoaks and Mar
ties, Ladies Dress Goods, Lace GOOdS and EnJrOide
ricS our stock is unusually attractive.
We are also receiving full assortment of Domestic
Fabrics of the most popular tyles manufactured.
We shall be prepared to exhibit splendid stock OF
READKMADE CLOTHING, of all grades, and hav-
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superintendent, on the premises, we challenge compe
tton in quality and prices and feel assured that we
can offer Inducements in this branch unsurpassed in
this country
We respectfully solicit an examination of stock,
which will be much larger than We have ever before
exhibited aud which increased facilities enables us
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REFER TO

REFER TO
The Presidents and Cashiers Of the several Banks and
Merchants generally Of Richmond.
BaitimOre-D. Sprigg, Esq, Cashier Merchants
Bank p Gibson, Esq, Cashier Bank of Baltimore;
Messrs. Rice, Chase IL Co.; b. f. YOss, Esq.
PhitadeLphia-E. NJ. Lewis, Cashier Farmers and
Mechanics Bank; J. Hockey, Esq, Cashier Bank of
North America Messrs. Willing Coffin Il Co., Messrs.
,artien * Co.
Ne,o York;. Pmnett, Esq, Cashier Bank of North
America r. II. Lowry, Esq, Cashier Bank of Republics
E. II. Arthur, Esq, Cashier Union Bank, Messrs
Wheeler & Lacey.
Charlottesville, Va-B c. Flanagan, Esq, Cashier
Monticello Bank.
Hooardsrillc, PAD J. Hartshook, Esq, Cashier
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La,osOnrilie, N. CarOtina-R. W. Lawson, Esq.
mar 2l-tf
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TSAACS 81 TAYLOR, EXCHANGE and BANK
L ING OFFICE, opposite the Banks, Main Street,
Richmond The undersigned have associated them
selves for the purpose of conducting General Ex-
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of ISAACs q TAYLOR.
They will negotiate Loans, Commercial Paper State,
City, Railroad and other securities, commissions;
purchase Uncurrent Bank Notes, Drafts Checks Coin
&c; receive deposits in current uncurrent money
and pay checks on in like currency collect on all
accessible points, and attend to all transactions incl
dent to n General Banking Business, with prOmpness
and fidelity. JOS BRUMMEL,
VIM. b. ISAACS,
VIM + TAYLOR.
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CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
From Little Songs for Little People, published by
Randolph
The Trap and the Young Mouse.

In a crack near the cupboard, with daintie'
provided,
A certain young mouse with her mother
resided:
SO securely they lived in that snug que
spot,
Any mouse in the land might have enyieC
their lot.
But one day, the young mouse, who was
given to roam,
Having made an excursion some way from
her home,
On sudden returned with such JOY in hel
eyes,
That her grave, sedate parent expressed
some surprise.
80 mother!" said she, ''the good folks o
this house,
Pm convinced have not any ill-will to 8
mouse;
And those tales can't be true you always
are telling,
For they've been at such pains to construct
us Il dwelling.
The floor is of wood, and the walls are Of
wires,
Exactly the size that ones comfort requires;
And I'm sure that we there should have
nothing to fear,
If ten cats with their kittens, at once should
appear.
And then they have made such nice holes in
the wall,
One could slip in and out with no trouble
at all;
But forcing one through such rough crannies
as these,
Always gives ones poor ribs most terrible
squeeze.
But the best of all is, they've provided us
well,
With large piece of cheese of most ex-
quisite smell;
Twas so nice l had put in my head to go
through,
When l thought it my duty to come and
fetch you.
"Ah! child, said the mother, "belieyo l
entreat,
Both the cage and the cheese are terrible
cheat;
Do not think all that trouble they take for
our good,
They would catch us, and kill us all there,
if they could,
AS they've caught and killed scores, and l
never could learn
That mouse who once entered did ever
return"
Let the young people mind what the old
people say,
And when danger is near them, keep out OF
the way. Y. Z.
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A Regular Blue Law in Virginia

The editor of the Norfolk Argus, in
looking over some old musty records of Vir-
ginia, came across the following:
At Grande Assemblage held at James
Cite in the year of our Lord, 1916, were
passed mamie ackts to the glorie of Almigh-
tie God and publique goode of this his Ma
iesties Colonie: among which is act Y. with
amended photography "Women causing
scandaious suits to be dached." Whereas, of
tentimes many boJbling ,oomen often slandr
and scandalize their neighbors, for which
their poor husbands are often brought into
chargeable and vexatious suits, and cast in
great damages-Be it therefore enacted by
the authority aforesaid, That in actions of
SANDER occasioned by the wife, as aforesaid,
after Judgment found for the damages, the
,pomee shall be punishedJy duchiag! And il
the SANDER be so enormous to be adjudged
at a greater damage than five hundred
pounds of tobacco, then the woman shall be
tucked head and heels once for each five hun
dreds pounds of tobacco so adjudged against
her husband, if he refuse to pay the fine I'M
posed.
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CLEAN Your FoLIAGE.-There nothing
like sponging all large shining foliaged
plants, if you wish to have them look glossy
and green In state of nature the rains
perform this necessary Office quite frequent
ly, yet plants kept in houses, with the best
of care, get dirtier from insects, etc, and
how seldom cleaned If quantity precudes
us from going over leaf by leaf with such
plants as daphnes, camelias and laureltinus,
we should make it point of giving them a
heavy Swinging at least once month the
year round, and certainly wash them all
with soapy water once. But as it is seldom
there are so many but they can be done
oftener, every private gardener should make
it point of spending his spare time at this
paying operation. BY so doing his flowers
will come finer and plants look better, and
have that rich glossy nature so pleasing in
the leaf of a clean camelia. Soapy water
will tend to destroy any insect harboring
about the plants.-Coantry Gentleman.
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The Planter and HOuSGkeeper.

STUFFED PEPpERs.-Wash and drain
large peppers, cut a small piece from the
top of each, cutting around the stems and
take out all the seeds; fill with chopped cab
bage seasoned highly with allspice, cloves,
salt, and mustard seed; sew on the top the
pieces which have been cut out; place in
Jars with the covers off and cover with scald-
ing vinegar, pressing them down every day
for q week.
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ECONOMY IN BREAD.-Twenty-six pounds
and thirteen ounces of good bread have
been made from fourteen pounds of flour
and one and half pounds of rice, by the
following method:
Tie up the rice in thick linen bag, al
lowing it ample room to swell; boil for three
or four hours, till it becomes a smooth
paste; mix this while warm with the -four,
adding the usual quantity of yeast and salt;
allow the dough to rise near the fire, and
divide into loaves. 1t is affirmed on high
authority that flour thus treated will yielc
80 per cent. more bread than by the ordi-
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Manufactured Tobacco
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Merchandise on commission
Ofice-Opposite Shockoe Warehouse, in extension
building Columbian Hotel.
" All business done with the Pension Office or AT
the Capitol will be regarded as reguarbusmessJ rams
actions, and charged accordingly.
Refers, most respectfully, to the principal business
houses in Richmond, Lynchburg, Danyille, and Milton
n C as also to the principal planters in Pittsyvans
and Henry. Va, and Rockingham and Caswell, N. c.
in 3-IV
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PICKING CABBAGE.-We have used an
excellent picked cabbage, kept in perfect
condition for half year at time, which
was prepared thus: Slice the heads very
finely. A head of red cabbage mixed with
half dozen white ones, giving the whole
a pretty color. Sprinkle on and mix in a
little salt. Scald together, say one gallon
of vinegar, two or three tablespoonful of
sugar, one tablespoonful Of cloves, one of
ground cinnamon, and teaspoonful or less
of ground black pepper. The cloves, Gin
namon, and pepper should be put into a
bag while scalding. When cold, pour the
pickle over the cabbage, and also drop in
the bag of spices. Keep the whole well
covered, putting a plate over the cabbage
to hold it down in the pickle.-Am. Ag.
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TO SCHOOL TEACHERS.

I WOULD respectfully ask your attention to the fol-
i lowing recommendations of CRoZET's ARITHMETIC.
A. MORRIS.
EDGE HILL SCHOOL, Guiney's Post Office,
Caroline County, Va, May 3, 1857.
A. MORRIS, RchmOnd:
My Dear Sir-You ask my opinion of "Crozets
Arithmetic:'
have used it constantly for years. in my
classes at Hanover Academy, (where it is still used
and at Edge Hill School This shows the high estimate
which / have formed of the work in question To sum
up briefly consider it far superior to any other Arth
metic of my acquaintance, in
The theory unity and fractions; both vulgar aud decimal
In the theory of numbers and the rules for facilitating
rations upon them.
3. In statement and demonstratonof rules.
T. In the theory OF abstract and dcnonate numbers
before properly presented and causing aud
Indebtedness In Algebra, than is generally imagined
3. la collection Of tables.
6 In Examples.
tits evidently the work Of profound teacher
and when properly used will surely tell onboth pup aud in
structor
With due respect, am yours, truly,
SAMUEL SCHoOLER, NJ. A.
Principal of Edge Hill School.
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