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CoMposrs.--In or near the garden, and in
some out Of sight corner, there should be at
all times compost heap for receiving all
kinds Of rubbish that can have the least value
as manure.
Make shallow excavation Of sufficient
size, and little lower at one end than at
the other, forming with the earth thrown
out small embankment all around it. Into
this throw green weeds, the sweepings Of the
yard, the refuse Of vegetables, leaves, decay
ed vegetable matter Of all kinds, woolen rags,
old plaster, charcoal-dust, SCOT, soap-suds,
brine, Stops from the kitchen and chambers,
&c. The heap should be dug over occasional
II, adding little ashes and lime. Animal
manures should not be added, as they would
do harm, BY setting free the ammonia. In
the latter case, charcoal dust, plaster Of
Paris, and vegetable mold, leaves, turf, or
swamp muck should be used.
One who has never tried the experiment
Of carefully outstanding the elements Of
fertility which accumulate about house,
yard, and garden will be astonished at the
annual amount and value Of the compost
which may, with very little trouble, be thus
manufactured. Try it.
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THINGS TO CHERISH.

The eyes that look with love on thee,
That brighten with thy smile,
Or mutely bid thee hope again,
II thou art sad awhile;
The eyes that, when no words are breaihed,
Gaze fondly into tine
Oh cherish them, ere they grow dim;
They may not always shine!
The faithful hearts around thee,
That glow with love and youth.
That time and care ne'er yet have sear'd,
Nor rasish'd Of their truth;
The hearts whose breathings we have heard
When throbhing near our own 49,.
Oh. cherish them! those beatings hush'd,
Earth's dearest tones are gone.
The days when there are hearts and syes
That throb aud beam for thee,
The few feet hours when life doth seem
Bright a. ! summer sea;
The thrilling moments when % speak
The iuIl hearts Joy il vain
Oh. cherish them. once gone, alas
They ne'er return again!
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KIND WoRDs.--They never blister the
tongue nor lips. Aud We have never heard
Of any mental trouble arising from this quar-
ter. Though they do not cost much, yet
they accomplish much. They help ones own
good nature and good will. Soft words soften
our own soul. Angry words are fuel to the
flame oil wrath, aud make it burn more
liercely. Kind words make other people
good nasured. Cold words freeze people,
and hot words scorch them, aud bitter words
make them bitter, aud wrathlul words make
them wrtihfuI. There is such rush Of all
other kind of words in our day, that it seems
desirable to give kind words Glance among
them. There are vain words, and idle words,
and silly words, aud hasty words, aud spite
ful words, and empty words, aud profanc
words, and hOistefOas words, aud warlike
words. Kind words also produce their oWn
image on mems souls. And beautiful image
It Is. They s0othe, and quiet, aud comfort
the hcarer. They shame him out Of his sour,
morose, ankinl feelings. We have not yet
begun to use kind words in such abundance
as they ought to be used. Paseak
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@UaAG ,a90NomY.
CUTTING UP CORN STALKS FOR FODDER.

CUTIlNG UP CORN STALKS FOR FODDER.
In our last number we furnished some OBJ
Jectlons to the very common practice of
pulling fodder, and advised the substitution
of drilled corn, or Chinese Sugar Cane.
which we have long found to be an excellent
and economical article, both for i" soiing"
(or feeding green) and winter hay. We will
offer another hint for the consideration Of
our readers. 1t is, TO cut up their corn
stalks at the ground, as soon as the ears begin
to glaze, or get hard set up in shocks every
twenty or thirty hills thus cut, and when the
whole is perfectly dry, haul under cover or
carefully stack up; .shuck or strip off the
ears at your leisure, and save all the stalks,
blades'and shucks for the winter feeding of
stock. This hint is especially intended for
small planters, those who aim only to raise
sufficient corn for their own use, and who
desire TO make the most Of it, and to save all
that IS worth saving. Our objections against
fodder pulling, Gas before stated, are that it
i slow and laborious process. and that the
yield and weight Of the grain is lessened by
prcmaturely depriying the plant fits leaves.
u fodder i pulled before the grain become
glazed you certainly injure the grain and il
you do not pull until the ears are fully ripe,
the fodder is nearly worthless. The proper
plan is to cut up corn as directed, just when
the grain is passing from the doughty state to
the hard kernel. AT this period Of its growth.
the plant has elaborated sufficient sap TO
mature the grain perfectly after tits cut, and
the surplus starch, gum and saccharine mat
ter which il contains will be preserved in the
stalk and leaves, instead of being changed to
hard and worthless woody fibre, as when the
plant is allowed to become perfectly dead
ripe. Apother advantage in thus cutting up
corn is, that as soon as it is hauled off. the
ground is ready for the pillow, and after it has
received good manuring, you can proceed
Immediately with the sowing of your winter
oats, rye, barley, clover, &c., &c. Let
those who have scanty crops fry it. even on
small scale, and they will, we doubt not, be
well pleased.
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BOOKS, STATIONERY, &c.

ENINE BIBLES, PRAYER and Hymn Book. Memo.
randum and Blank Books of all sizes, Letter and
Mote Paper. aud Envelopes. osborne's Water Coofs
aud Toy Paints. Fine Playing Cards, Dominos aud
Back CANNON Boards.
Fancy Articles of all kinds.
Pine Hair. Tooth. Paint, shoe. and Horse Brushes.
Ladies' Rubber. Dressing, Bonnet, and Pub Combs,
FIne aud Coarse Comhs,
Rubber Head Bands and Hair Pins,
Morocco Travelling Bagr silk and Bead Purses,
Port Monies and Pocket Books,
Sewing Birds. Tecihing Kings. and Rattlcs,
Metal Pud Boxes. Toy Locomotives. Patent Gun
MAIDS, Toy Whips. Fishing Lines and Hooks.
China and Wax Babies aud Doll Heads, Tape Mea.
sures. Fmngipsnni Ssiches.
soaps, Pomldc. and Perfumes; ai.o Bazins and IIaa.
els Toilet soaps. Periumery snd Punadrs.
China Candle.s,icks Flower Vases. Moiio MUgs AMI
Cups,
Rice Powders and silly White. far ihr Skin,
Violin anJ lIango strings. and many other sniees.
jusl reserved and lof sale u lhc
DRUG STORE.
July J. -
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
VOLUME FOURTEEN
Begins September 1fth, 1858.
PROSPECTUS.

NOLUME FUUR EEN
Begins september nth, 1858.
( Mechanics, Inventors, Manufacturers, and
Farmers.
TNHE SCIENTIFIC AMERIcAN has now reached its
u Fourteenth Year, and will enter a New Volume
on the lth Of September. II is the only weekly publ-
cation of the kind issued in this country, and it
has very extensive circulation in all the States Of the
Unien. II is not some might suppose from its title,
dry. abstruse work technical science on the con-
trafy, il deals with The great events going in the
scientific, mechanical and industrial worlds as please
and instruct every one. II the Mechanic or Artizan
wishes TO know the best machine in use. or how 10
make any substance employed in his husiness-h the
Housewife wishes 10 get reeipe for making good
color, &cif the Inventor wishes to know what is go-
ing on in the way OF improyements--if the Manufae-
tuer wishes to keep posted with the times, and
ploy the best facilities in his busness-if the Man of
Leisure and Study wishes to keep himself familiar with
the progress made in the chemical laboratory, in the
construction photographs steamships railroads, ieapes,
mowers, and thousand other machines and appian-
ces, both OF peace and wara these desderafa be
found in the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, and not eiserere.
They here presented in reliable and interesting
form, adapted to the comprehension Of minds uneaned
10 the higher branches Of science and art.
TERMS :--one Copy, One Year. So; One Copy,
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SIS Fifteen Copies Twelve Months. So; Twenty
Copies, Twelve Months, s2s, ia advance.
Specimen copies sent sratuitously for inspection.
Southern and Western money, or Postage Stamps, Ia.
ken for subscriptions
CIr Letters should he directed 10
MUM 4 60. l2s Fulton Street, n. Y.
- Messrs. Mum & Co, are extensively engaged
IN procuring patents for new Inventions aud will advise
inventors without charge, in regard 10 the novelty Of
their Improvements.
August 20. %
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A ToAsr FOR rue LADIEs.--At the one hun
dfea and fity.seyenih anniversary % the
Ipundin. III Detroit, On the lItl inst, tile
Hon. Mm 4. Howard. being called upon for
i speech, gave as i sentiment: "The fair
daughters III Delrpi.--May their virtues ex.
pand like their skirts, aud their vices grow
small and beautifully less, like their bpnnets."
The toas, brought down the hoase, and es-
peciaIly the ladies.
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ANOTHER CnuRcH IN NoRFoLK.--The Ar
gus SAYS. The members Of che Presbyterian
denomination Of this city have determined
upon the erection Of new church, and a
committee has been appointed to select a
site,
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When his trees were abont a year old, he had
selected three Of them and driven tenpenny
marlborough the body as near the ground as
possible; whilst the balance Of his orchard
had gradually failed and finally yielded en-
tirely to the rayages Of the worms, these
three trees, selected at fandom, treated pre-
cisely in the same manner, with the excep-
tion of the mailing, had always been vigorous
and healthy, furnishing him at that very
period with the greatest profusion Of the most
luscious fruit. It is supposed that the salt
Of iron afforded by the nail is offensive to the
worm, whilst it is harmless, or perhaps even
beneficial to the tree.
A chemical writer on this subject says:
"The oxydation or rusting Of the iron by
the sap evolves ammonia, which as the sap
rises, will of course impregnate every part
of the foliage, and prove too severe dose
for the delicate palate of intruding insects"
This writer recommends driving half a
dozen nails into the trunk. Several expert
ments Of the kind have resulted successfully.
Southern Planter.
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once Seusc Manufaciurlns Compan,

Raleigh, June 3d. 1855.
rTNIIlS Company continues 10 pay 2 Cents III
pound for Cotton and inen RaGs-desercd ii
Raleigh, o. a. their Mills sx miles cast of Rcegh.
Auu'f II. W. Hustled. Treasurer.
June 3O 4s-3m
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NOTICE.

IS pursuance Of authority given 10 me BY the will
Of John Neey, deceased, shall offer for sale. al
the Court House in Ilsborough, on Monday the ed
day Of August next heng Monday Of Court the house
and lot where James 5. Watson now lives. on credit
Of nine months. the purchaser giving bond aud good
security.
SQUIRE d. UMSTED, Er'f.
BY ]. w. Norwood. his Attorney.
August 4. -9w
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STATE OF NORTH CALOLlNA,
ALAaANcE County.
Ia Equity-Ongihal Dill.
John II. Clspp,

ts.
John Tabseol:, sheriff u Alamanrc county, Jane. q.
Moore, John Holt. williamson Iolt and
James 81. claPP.
1T appearing 10 the satisfiction of the Court, that
II Williamson Holt and James ". Glapp nj
iJenls Of tins state. therefore ordered lla pubel
iion be made in the Il.botoush Recorder lof sir
weeks. commanding the SAID Williamson Holt and
James NJ. Clpp 10 be and appear htiole The next
torn of this Court 10 be held in tue town Of ttahlm,
on the sth Monday after the 4i Monday Of September
next 10 answer plead TO- demnr TO said bill Of COM
plaini or dertec pro eogfaso agiins. them vii be
entered.
Witness. I.aar Holt, clerk snd Master IN Equity
for Alamanre county, at office, thi. the l2ih day ei
July, A. ID. 1858. ISAAC HOLT, &. 4 VI. L.
July "a Pice adv. "a so 3s-6w
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

ST. Louis, Nov. 1.-The eleventh over
land mail with dates to the Goth of October
from San Francisco, arrived last night. The
road was found in excellent condition.
A shock Of earthquake was felt at San
Francisco on the morning of the DIST.
Hon. j. c.. McKibben, before leaving San
francisco for Washington, sent challenge
to George p. johnson, after the latter was
confined in jail.
ten. Clarke was about establishing tenn
porary post in klamath County to protect rhe
citizens against the Hoopa Indians.
Most Of the passengers who have arrived
from New York, destined for Fraser's River.
had gone into the interior of California. More
than 1000 started in one day.
The Fort Smith (Ark.) Times of the 10th
inst, says Lieut.. Beale and party were at the
North Fork, and Lieuts. Steele and Bell were
near the Bayou Sell. The Camanche Indians
were very hostile. Buffalo Hump. the chief,
had sent word to the Texans that he would
not make peace till every Camanche was killed.
1t was reported that the Camanches had burn
ed the grass on the plains, which would sus-
pend Lieut.. Bells operations till spring.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

A novel steamer is now being built at East
Boston, by way of experiment. Sine is fifty
two feet long, thirteen feet wide at the stern,
five feet deep, and very sharp at the bows.
On deck she will have a cabin nineteen feet
long She will be worked by an engine of
twelve horse power, to which will be attached
two propellers--one at the stern, three feet ia
diameter, to work in the water, and one at
the stem to work in the air. Tho air propel-
Ter is attached TO a shaft which connects with
the engine, and also with the water propeller
at the stern. 1t is supported by post at the
stem. Both propellers will be worked by
steam. The smoke pipe will lay horizontally
on the deck. The inventor ia confident that
by this arrangement he can easily get twenty
five to thirty miles an hour speed out of this
craft A small boat constructed on this plan
worked admirably. The hull of the vessel is
ready for the machinery. 1t is expected that
the trial trip will be made in December.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

The DOUGLAS PLATFORM The Richmond
South closes an article on the position of Judge
Douglas IN Illinois, with a synopsis of his
political creed, as developed in his recent adj
dresses before the people, and his debates with
his competitor, Mr.. Lincoln This platform,
If correctly stated by the South, does not dit
fer essentially from the doctrines of the Demo-
cratic party generally, and we suspect would
be endorsed, substantially, though perhaps
not in all its parts, by the members of that
political organization both North and South
l. Judge Douglas affirms the original and
essential inierio1ity of the negro.
2. lie denies that the negro was intended
to be embraced within the distractions of the
Declaration Of Independence, and asserts that
the right Of freedom and equality was predi.
Gated only Of the dominant race Of white men,
3. lie denies the privileges of citizenship to
the negro.
A. He confirms the compatibility of con-
federacy Of free and slave States, and the pos.
siblity of their harmonious co.existence un-
der common Constitution.
D. lie aihrms the absolute sovereignty Of
the States in respect to their domestic institu-
tions, and denies the authority Of the Federal
Government to discriminate against the inter-
ests OF slavery.
lie inculcates policy of non. intervention
as between the free and slaveholding States,
as well as between the latter and the Federal
Government.
Z. lie supports the decision of the Supreme
Court, aud asserts for slavery the right of coll
onizauon in the Territories.
g. He upholds all the guarantees Of the
Federal Constitution in respect to the rights
of the South.
0. He maintains the dignity aud indepeud.
ence Of the Senatorial function against the
Entertainments Of Executive usurpation.
TO- He protests his opposition to Black Re
pubicansm at every point and upon every
principle.
H.. lie pledges himself to fidelity to the or.
gani2ation, principles, and nominees Of the
Democratic party. N Y.-Jor. Of Commerce.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

1t having been determined to regrind the
surface of the Kohinoor diamond, so as to
give to its surface new fscets which would re-
fleet light better than the old, it was found
necessary to erect small steam engine to aid
in the process Of grinding, though the stone
was only an inch or so in length. So intensely
hard is the diamond that nothing will fairly
cut il but some Of its own dust, and this is
placed upon metal wheel revolving with
great rapidity; so great indeed, as 1000
times in minute. In the present case the
diamond was completely imbeddod in a mass
of SOLDER leaving nothing exposed but the
small angle or facet which was to be operated
uponi this angle was applied to the revolving
wheel, which, with the aid of the diamond
dust, gradually wore away the substance of
the diamond and produced a new facet.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

TEMPERANCE MEETING.-In addition to the
speakers named in yesterdays notice Of the sem
Perance meeting at Warren Hall on Tuesday
evening last, the Rev. Mr.. Faunee made an ex-
ceent speech. He said that most of the intern
perance of our people resulted from the use Of
the more moderate drinks, such as wine, cider.
beer &c He urged upon the young the impor-
lance of total abstinence from all such drinks.
Mr.. Lewis Smith spoke very feelingly and ear
nesty in the recital Of his early sad experience.
Mr.. John Fender spoke OF the Inconsistency
of temperance men. They protested one thing
and praotioed another. He thought that man
should be temperance man from principle and
then if he should happen to get into fashiona-
Bile party among colonies and esquires, he could
resis their influence, and refuse to drink cham
payne with them.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

ST Louis, Nov. IA despatch from In
dependence, Mo, says that the Santa Fe Mail
Of the 25th ult. arrived there on the 18th
inst. The mail had to be brought in on
mules, the condition of the roads rendering it
necessary to leave the wagons on the route
No newspapers were brought.
Senator Broderick has arrived at St. Louis
lie left Salt Lake on the Dist ult., and en-
conntered great deal of snow and severely
cod weather on the mountains. By the up.
setting of the coach some distance from Kan.
zas city Mr.. Brodelick had "a rib broken, and
was otherwise severely injured. He also
had foot frozen while passing through the
mountains.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

New York, Nov. lS--A boy seventeen years
old, named John Hart, was murdered in
Brooklyn, Tuesday evening by a fighting
ro~dy named Cullen, who Knocked Hart
down and kicked him till dead
An attempt was made Tuesday night by
one Michael Donuelly to murder Tx. Justice
Daniel w Clarke, who is acting as counsel
in suit in which Donuelly Is defendant
Judge Clarke was attacked aud beaten with a
club IN his own house and seriously injured.
The large mansion house of Edward Swan,
at Oyster Bay, Long Island, was burnt on
Sunday night, together with all its contents
Loss 800, 600. No insurance.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

The MILLIONAIRE AND THE DANsBusE.-The
following curious story is translated from Ger.
man paper
"a very pretty danseuse has lately created
great excitement at Berlin. Mile Lilienthal
made so many pTouettes one fine evening on the
stage OF the Theater Royal that she turned the
head Of Herr Compton, rich millionaire Of vi.
emma, who was on visit to the Pfussian capital
The beautiful limbs Of the fair Tefpschore
touched his heart so deeply that he demanded her
hand in marriage. OF course you will say that
she at once accepted the offer Not at all She
made her conditions as follows list an apart
ment separate from that Of her husband I'd, a
carriage and servants for herself; 3d. IL, 600
francs year for her toilette and, finally, (for
she calculated everythng) 300, 900 francs in case
Of separation. Mr., Compton submitted to these
slightly unreasonable conditions, and last week
all the gay world Of Berlin witnessed in the ca.
thedral the marriage Of the millionaire with the
dauBeuse."
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

DOUGLASS INDusTRY.-A Western cores
pendent sends the New York Times detailed
statistical account Of the labofs Of Senator Doug
las in the recent eanvasSof Illinois, from which
it appears thatthey were almost equal to those of
Hercules
1T seems that he has addressed his constitu.
ents in 81 counties. He met Mr. Lincoln IN de-.
bate once 10 each Congressional District made
80 set speeches Of from one to three hours in
length II speeches Of from twenty minutes 10
forty hye minutes in ienuth, in response to the
compliments Of serenades and 81 speeches OF
about equal length, in reply TO addresses Of well
come. Ol these 10 speeches, all but two were
we're made in the open air, and seven speeches
we're made or continued during heavy rams. To
DO this Mr.. Douglas crossed, from end to end
every railroad line IN the State, excepting three
besides making long journeys by means Of horse
conveyance and steamboats, the road travel
amounting to 1927 miles. BY boat he made al.
most ihe entire western side Of the State, and all
that portion Of the Illinois River which Is nayi.
gable by steamboats,"
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

ROBBED BY A BOGUS PoLIcEMAN.-In Port
land, Thursday night, as Mr. Geo. F. Brown
OF Paris, Maine, was passing along the street,
two men stepped up to HIM, one OF whom
placed his hand on Mr.. Browns shoulder,
said, "You are my prisoner, sir l arrest
you for passing counterfeit money. You
must 90 to the watch house with me-" The
gentleman thus unexpectedly accused protest.
ed his innocence, and remarked that he had
that day exchanged all the bills in his pos
session for gold at the Canal Bank, and as
proof Of it he would show it to his accuser
Ihereupon he took out his wallet, which con-
tanned fifty dollars, which no sooner was pro-
duced than the pretended officer snatched it
frcm his hands, and with his companion
made tracks.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-11-18

Cold WEATHER ON THE HUDsoN-The
Ri0er Fro@en.-For the last two or three days,
OH the Hudson, the weather has taken sud.
den change. and has more the appearance Of
the middle of January than November. The
cold snap commenced on Thursday night, and
our reporter learns from Capt. Ezra Hunter,
of the Eagle that the river at Crum Elbow,
five miles above Poughkeepsie, was actually
SKINNED over with ice on Friday morning
The Thermometer stood at ID above zero. A
heavy fall of snow commenced on Saturday
morning. which continued all day Sunday !;
the weather was still colder, and near Fred
erick's carriage factory, on Main street,
Poughkeepsie, the sidewalk was covered with
ice, and very good slide was made by very
bad boys. There was another snow storm
yesterday at Poughkeepsie.-N. Y. Post, 1911.