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FoR RENT.-Atw story brick house with base
u ment on Eleventh street, near Maryland ave.
Enquire Of JNO. YEATMAN,
dec l9-u No. SO Centre Market
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Gateposts.

That part which goes 10 tho ground should
be charred--or prepared BY tar or pitch
Posts will last longer IL their natural posi-.
ton BE- reversed; that 10, the top end OF the
wood put In the ground. The top Of the
wood should BE- sawed in sloping angle Of
about forty-fve degrees, and have a board
nailed On il about two inches broader and
longer than the square Of the post.
Gates should be barred from eight 70 nine
feet long, and from four to Eve wide. Ia or
der 70 hang them 10 shut well when the post
e 10 true perpendicular, draw plum line
on u; on this line, Il q suitable hight, Ak the
top hinge, to project three inches and half
from The post, the lever hinge il 70 be put
one and half inchcs TO the side Of the per-
pendicuIsr line. and 10 prcect two inches
FOR the post.
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A. general thing those who work tn,
hardest are not the most successful farmers
The reason 10 OBVIOUS; they make no use
|of their braIns--but pow, aud SOW, and
manure lands, and breed stock. just as their
fashsrs for generations before them have
done. They read no agricultural publica.
tiors, and know nothing OF the machinery
aud new modes Of iillsge and improved
stock, that within few years have rendered
agriculture pleasant and profitable science
aud business. Farmers need intelIects q
much as any other class Of mon. Ia the
animals there 10 no :mproycment--their in
stincis admit Of none The woodchuc K
digs its hole. the bee makes its honey, and
The swallows build their neste to-day, Just as
they did before The GOOD. II God had in
tended man 70 remain where he placed him,
he would not have given him reason that L.
capable Of choosing the best, and make his
condition anything he may desire. Let
farmers, then, live like rational beings. --
There 10 no reason why they should con.
denim themselves to life Of toll and drudg-
cry; but LEI them pattern after those whose
farms are the neates', stock the best blood
ed, houses best finished, libraries best filled,
and families most intelligent aud educated.
Such DO not get rich and happy BY the
hands, 90 much as BY the labor Of the mind.
An average Of ten hours day for five
days IN the week. IL all that any farmer
need labor. There are seasons Of the year
when little extra amount 10 necessary, but
the average should not Be any greater
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A q RIG ULTU Il Al.


\ To winter with corn fodder, well cured, |,
preferable to hay; there is more sugar in il
and the milk will be sweeter. Feed To-
cows should be guarded too, so that while
they have enough, they will not acquire a
wasteful habit. A working OK requires two
per cent. day Of his own weight Of food;
milking COW three per cent. Thus. IL an
OK weighs two thousand pounds. he requires
forty pounds Of hay; II COW weighs one
thousand pounds. she requires thirty pounds
Of buy. This amount may be varied little
10 suit the coalition o. the stable. II the
stable be warm and clean, cattle, ia the win
ter, DO not require as much feed BY a third
as those DO that 90 unhoused. II is the
consumption OF food in the body that gives
out enimai heat. II animals are unshelieved
more food is required 10 furnish the heat that
a gocd stable would give. il furnished. These
stables for cattle aud sheep should be placed
on rollers, SO as 10 be movable from one
part Of the farm to another, so as TO distri
butte the liquid nitrogen equally over the
farm. The economy Of good stables is evil
dent, from the fact that starving man will
freeze with half the cold that viii be re-
CURED 10 freeze well-fed person. Economy
as well ns humanity, requires that cattle
and sheep should be well sheltered during
winter.
In the winter. TOO, when cows that give
Mix have to be sheltered, they should be
fed with corn meal occasionally, 70 supply
The phosphate Of lime required for the pro-
iuction Of good milk; handful mixed oc-
rasionaliy with the mess, viii pay teniold
IL cost 10 the richness Of the milk. If milk
men would take this method Of hickening
heir milk, instead Of adding chalk and mag
iesia 10 il, they would fnd j, much cheaper,
Ind the consumer would lAe it much bet
err.
The beef OF cattle thus housed, is far
more tender and sweet than that which has I
'een toughened BY the blasts Of winter nd 1
tarvation. II farmers would shelter their
oung cattle intended for beef, and bring
hem, BY good treatment and a course oi
eeding, to maturity at three years Of age.
hey would fnd il far more profitable ihan
Q bring them TO maturity at five years, ss
hey save two years keeping, and the inte-
est on the price OF the animal.-O. Farm.
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OrJEcr or SALr, IN THE SEA.--ProfessoE
Chapman, Of University College. Toronto,
hes published an interesting paper on The
object Of sea water being salt. and after Civ.
ing his objections to the usually received
opinions, he urges the theory that the object
is to regulate evaporation. n any temporary
cause renders the amount Of saline matter in
the sea above is usual quantity, evaporation
goes on more and more slowly. II this value
be deprecated by the addition Of fresh wa
ter 10 undue excess, the evaporation power
l. the more and more increased. He gives
the results Of various experiments in refer
encs 70 evaporation on weighted quantities
Of ordinary rain water. and water holding in
solution 20 per cent. Of salt. The excess
Of loss Of tho rain water compared with the
salt solution was, for the first twenty -four
hours, half per cent, u the close or forty
eight hours, one per cent; after seven,y-two
honFs, one and q half per cent. and 80 on d
increasing ratio.
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CERTIFICATE OF CHARAcTER. A tIoosieI
out west WAS called upon the stand 10 tesufy
TO the character Of brother Hoosier. The
testimony vas as follows:
How losg hayeyou known Bill Whack!
Ever since he vas born
what is his general characterr
Letter A, No. l, 'bove par great ways,
Judge
Would you believe him on osthi'
Yes sir ee-on Or Of, OF any other way.
onclude'
What. in your opinion, are his qualifca.
tons as 10 good characterl
He Il the best shot on our prsiriss or In
the woods. He can shave the eye ~inkers
OF volt As far as shooting iron i'll carry
. ball. He can drink . quart OF gsog any
day, and chaws hacker like boss"
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OF During the sitting Of county court
NOT long ago in Connecticut, on a very colo
evening. crowd Of lawyers had collected
round the open IRE that bIaz i checrsuIly on
the hearth 10 the bar room. when traveller
entered, benumbcd with cold; bu, no one
moved 10 give place TO warm his snins. 80
he leaned against the wall ia the back pars
lof the room. At last smart young limb Of
the law addressed him. when the ivllowin-,
dialogue 'o1k place:
You look like a travelerl'
WAL, s'posc ! am am come from
Wisconsin afoot, st any rate
From Wisconsin. What a dist 10
come on one pair Of legs
Wall, ! done u any how
4 cay, did you ever pass through hell in
your trayelsr
Yes cir, I've been through The outskirts
4 thought likely. Well, what are the
manners and customs therel Some Of Us
would like TO know
oh. you'll find them much the same as in
this place. Tie lawyers sit highest the
tre.'
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The Backwoodsman and the Minister
The singular ignorance evincej in certain
localities regarding scriptural subjects some
times originates very funny anecdotes.
Such an one we subjoin:
\ 1t seems that an adventurous son OF Ten
nessee, nurtured among tho mountains. wen
down 10 the city Of Memphis to .ssesk hi,
fortune" He found instead. complain
which the Mississippi water not unireque nj
" generates, and which, whether II find.
speedy termination 10 cramps or cholera, OF
whether i gradually saps life in the chronic
form. is always TO be dreaded. IL was IN
this after shape that poor Bagley "picked il
up" And month after month il iugged -
his viisls. reducing him day BY day. until al
length he was but the outline Of man. .
mere peripatenc skeleton. A worthy min
ister mark I'd the poor fellow. and seeing tina,
the king Of ierrors had spotted" him, deter.
mined 70 call on him and Tier spiritual con-
ISOLATION. II never occurred 10 him thai the
ears OF any one born in Christian country
could be entirely unfamiliar with the VERDI
age by which spiritual subjects are common
y approached. He, therefore, after some
kind inquiries abou, The rsvsges The disease
was accomplishing in Bsgley's system.
broached the important topic somewhat
thus:
My dear Mr. Bsglsy, in view Of your re-
lations with this life, how do yen fesl!"
I'D sickr' was the prompt reply
Don't swear, my poor friend" said the
parson, "snd let me earnestly nsk ysu n
you ever think Of your latter sndl"
Lord" said Bagiey, II ain'l thought on
uothin' elss for morn three months
mot, I'm afraid. in The right way, Mr..
Bagley. beg you 70 pause and reflect. III
IS time you began 10 wrestIr with the Lord n
The sick man looked down at his misera-
bic, caifless, poker legs. extending before
him, and with an ineiiatls expression on
in bis counter nee, exclaimed,
'Ras,le with the Lord! WhaI. with them
IRE iegs."--pointIng 10 his own-"why par
'on he'd tiirt me into HI The very iirs
,ass."
The record ia the case docs not disclose
whether the parson continued his efforts GA
20 obtuse an intellect; but We think the in
erence very fair that so tough customer
urvived even The chronic MississiPp i wsser
;om plaint.'
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OSE TOO Macy FOX THE WIDOW. There
rs good story told Of handsome Yankee
pedlar who made love to young widow
down In Pennsylvania. He accomplished
his declaration with an allusion to Two i'm.
pedments 70 their union. Name them
said the widow. The want Of means 10
sssup retail store They parted and the
widow sent the pedlar check for ample
means. When they met again. The pedlar
had hired and stocked bic store, and The
smiling fair one Begged 10 know the other
'npedineut Il have 60. wiie,' was the
reply.
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G5-A young clergyman. who was not "a
nous Tor bic regard for truth. was cosverslng
was conyersing with John Wesley upon the
subject Of Furnishing children. The young
man affirmed that parents often did harm %
heir children BY unjust punishment, from
not knowing the iscss Of The case. why
said he. the only time my father ever whip
ped me was for telling the lru,hr WELL
reioried the DOCTOR IL eured you Of il didn't
III
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The Editor's Song.
ny wm. WALLACE.


Am Of the press! I'm Of the press!
Nv throne a simple chair;
! ak no other majesty
Than strikes the gazer there.
The horse Of FIRE obeys my nod.
Nv csurtlers walk the sea.
The ligh,Liucs lift their flaming manes.
Al arts command for me.
I'm Of the press! I'm Of the press!
DO monarch's wear the crown!
lwaft my pc. across my psge
And crowns have tumblcd down.
The clouds float on. the nations strive,
Without the thunder rolls;
Within, l.brood the quiet thought
That changes all the souls.
I'm Of the press! I'm OF the press.
The dead around me ihrong;
Their awful voices whisper TRUTH.
Their eyes forbid the Wrong.
From them ! gather joy and strength,
Nor heed pale errors curse;
Bot strive TO hurl I's woe aud pain
From the boundless universe.
I'm Of shs press. I'm OF the press.
My hosi--embartled types;
With them quell the tyrant's horde
And rear the stars and stripes.
give my hand 70 all my race,
My sltar's freedoms sod:
] say my prayer ard bend my knee
Alone. alone 10 God.
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PRicEs OF COMMISSIONS IN THE BRiTrsn
Army appears from parliamentary re.
turn, that there are In the army 553 full
pay commissions, the total regulation value
" which 10 fS,o6S .535 Cover forty million
doIIsrs.) We give below some OF the pur-
chasing prices, rendering the amount from
English pounds into American currency:--
The value Of the commission o. q Ieuienan,
colonel in the household cavalry. (the high
est that can be got by purchase,) il es6,25o,
Of the line S3o.s75; Foot Guards S45, 900;
Infantry 81, 500; Of Majors e26 200; and
S22,S75; Foot Guards S4i.500; Infantry
$4,000. OF Captains Sl7.500 and &c.
i25; Foot Guards $4,000; Infantry $4,000
Of lieutenants ia the Life Gsards SS, 925;
Horse Guards IS 600; in the line Cavalry
$3.50; Foot Guards Sl0.250; Infantry
$500. Of cornets and sub lieutensnts In
the Life Guards $4,000; OF cornets in the
Royal Horse Guards $4,000; and in the
cavalry Of the line $4,000. or ensigns and
!ieutenants Ia the Foot Guards 50 600; and
In the Infantry $2,250. From this ..prces
current" il seems the chances for ! poor
man to obtain commission in the British
army are decidedly small.
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PuLITlcAI. PiEry.--Two politicians jok.
ing together after q political meeting. one
Of them allied the other on the very reli-
gious strain in which he had INDUCED 10 the
lssi speech he had inflicted upon The meet
ing.
IN bet you five dollsrs.' said NcCarty,
you can't repeat the Lords Prayer now IL
you try
'Done! sad Kalloch, sdone.' and assuu.
ing q forced gravity for the moment, GUN.
moned his nemcly to aid hin in the novel
effort. 'Ahem!-a-a-a-aheu; we'll
now have IT.
Nov lay me down to sleep.
prey the Lord my soul TO keep.
II J should die before wake.
pray the Lord my soul 10 take.
There! told you rould.'
well, | give up best.' said McCsrfy.
passing over the money; i wouldn't have
thought you could a. H.
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PRxsERvIRc WooD.---A new process for
the preservation Of wood has been recon.
mended. First dry the ends BY slight com
bustios from any csrburet Of hydrogen. o
naphths. which i very penetrating; sfssr
this. dip the ends In warm mixture Of
pitch. Tar and gum lac, which hcsmetr ically
seals the ends; the wsod Is then talred al
over. g ususl, and has boon found very du-
rabls.
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The Democratic State Candidates OF
the Kansas Qnestion.

We publish to-day a communication from
the gentlemen nominated BY the slh Of Jsn
uary Convention, in reply 10 an inquiry al
dressed them by the editor Of the volks
blstt, at Indianapolis. II will be seen iha
our gallant standard bearers come out bold
y 10 favor Of Popular Sovereignty In ii.
broadest sense, or tho right Of the people
TO frame ALL their own institutions in theil
own way. whether those people be resident.
Of Kansas or any other place. Read thai
,card.
IxDrAEAPaLrs, Jan. %. 1858.
Editors OF volksblatt:--
GESTLEhTN:-- Your inquiry addressed 10
III Undersigned, separately, dated on the
18th inst, Is nov before u; a. we do OF
differ among ourselves relative 10 the an
swer that should be given u the question
lpropounded. we take the liberty o; loning
10 that answer. Your request is Il inform
lyou what construction we give 10 portion
OF the platform Of principles adopted by the
Democratic Convention. which did US the
honor 10 put US IN nomination as candidates
20 n y the several Offices for which we are
now before The people. The resolution up.
on which you base your inquiry, as pub
lished, Is as follows:
Resolved. That We are still in favor oil
the great doctrine OF the Kansas Nebraska
bill; and that by practical application OF
that doctrine the people Of State or Ter
rilory are vested with The right " ratifying
or rejecting at the ballet box any Constitu.
flaI ku -
mdni; and lhst hereaf' no Territory should
De admitted into the Union as a State with |
out fair expression OF the will OF the peo-
pie being first had spon the Constitution,
accompanying the application FOR admission.
Promising that, after careful considera-
ion, every portion OF the platform receives,
- II deserves, our earnest and hearty ap-
oroval; we would say. that the first par, OIL
The above resolution but re-atiirms and re-
isserts great principle upon which our
)olltica. institutions rest, namely: that Ego
iernmenis are Instituted among men, deriy-
re their just powers from the consent Of the
.overne. and so forming and organizing
heir powers, as 10 them shall seem most
kelly 10 effect their safety and liza p piness. =
The latter part OF the resolution, it is obyi.
'us TO US, is IN reference to the application
II that principle ia each case as il may
rise; that is to say, that there should be a
fair expression Of the will Of the people
irst had upon the Constitution" un der which
hey are 10 live. A literal and proper con-
truc.ion Of the resolution would, alter the
inc OF its adoption. embrace the applica-
ION OF every Territory seeking admission
nto the Union as State, aud would be Of
y binding obligation in one 40 an, Their sp !
without regard TO whether il were
made BY Minnesota, OREGON, Kansas. Ne
'raska. Washington, New Mexico, Utah, or
J Territory by any other name.
Daniel Mcclure, Samuel T.. Perkins,
John w Dodd, A. DAWSON,
N. +. Cunningham. J. L. Worden,
J. Z. Mcdonald, J. M. Hanna,
Samuel l.. Rugg.
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A recent Quarterly Review. contained
the subjoined article. which will be real
with interest:
To be shot dead il one Of the easiest
modes Of terminating life; YET, rapid as il
is. the body has leisure 10 feel and reflect
On the first attempt BY one Of the frantic
sdherents Of Spain TO assassinate William,
Prince OF Orange. who took the lead in the
revolt OF the Netherlands. the ball passed
through the bones ia the face and brought
him 10 the ground. Ia the instant tina, pre-
ceded stupctacion, be was able to frame
the notion THAI the ceiling Of the room had
fallen and crushed him. The cannon shot
which plunged into the brain Of Charles
XII, did not preven, him from sezng his
sword by the hilt. The idea Of an attack,
and the necessity for defence was pressed
on him by blow which we should have
val for thought. But il by no means fol-
Low that the inflicting Of fatal wound is
accompanied BY q pang. From what il
known Of the first effect Of gunshot wounds,
II is probable that the impression is rather
stunning than acute. Unless death be- i'm.
mediate the pain is as varied as the nature
of the injuries, and these are past counting
up.
But there 10 nothing singnlar in the dy-
ingsensation, though Lord Byron remarked
the physiological peculiarly that the ex.
preston 10 invariably that Of languor. while
in death from a stab, the countenance re-.
fees the traits Of natural character, Of
genileness or ferocity 10 the last breath.
Some Of these cases are OF interest to-
show with what slight disturbance life
may 60 on under a mortal wound ill i'll
finally comes to . sudden stop. A foot
soldier o. Waterloo, pierced by q musket
ball In the hip, begged water Of trooper
who CHANGED to possess a canteen Of beer.
The wounded man drank, returned his hear
test thanks, mentioned that his regiment
was nearly exterminated, and having pro-
ceeded dozen yards on his way 10 the rear
fell 10 the earth. and with one convulsivel
movement Of the limbs, concluded his ca.
reer. Yet his voice, says the trooper, whoI
himself tells the story, gave scarcely theI
smallest sign Of weakness.
Captain Basil Hall, who in hs early
youth, was present at the battle Of Corun-
ma. has singled out from the conclusion
which coDsigns 70 oblivion the woes and
gallantry Of war. another instance, extreme
" similar, which occurred on that occasion.
An old officer who was shot in the head.
arrived pale and faint At the. ten porary
hospital, and begged the surgeon TO lcok at
his wound, which was pronounced mortal.
Indeed, I fear So he responded with i'm.
peded Inference, sand yet should wish very
much 10 live = little longer. II Il we're pos
sibIe.' He laid bis sword upon stone at
his side, a. gently. says Hall, . If steel had
been turned 70 glass, and almost immedi.
ately sank dead upon the turf.