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Don't Neglect the Grape Vines

/: our readers have given heed to ou
monthly hints on this subject, they hay,
already begun the summer pruning 0
their grapes, They have rubbed of th,
sDparhuous shoots which often spring from
single joint, leaving odly one to grow
and that the strongest. And as numer
ous rampant suckers have sprung up
around the stump Of the vine, they haya
pulled them of, unless il 50 happened that
they wanted a new shoot or two to supply
the place Of some defective branches
AT present, then, their vines are not mass
Of wild, ungoverned foliage, but the canes
are just numerous enough, and so laid 10
as to well cover the treliis, and yet afford
light and air to the leaves and fruit.
As the berries attain TO tie size Of large
shot, remember to pinch off the shoots
two or three joints beyond the fruit, This
viii check the foH of-ssp and the forma-
ton Of unnecessary wool, and will throw
the forces of the vine iuto the clusters
After little while the buds below will
push again. Let them grow an inch or
two, and then give them a second pinch-
ing, aud even a third, if necessary. BY
the time this last application has been made
growth will cease, aud the grapes will be-
gin to rpen.
Ifit is your object to get the greatest
possible number of grapes, let the clusters
all grow, large and small. But if you
wish to grow only the best possible fruit,
then take off the smaller clusters, here
and there, all over the vine. and the clus.
ters remaining will get all the food they
need to develop themselves handsomey.-
1t may cost you slight struggle TO throw
away so many punches, but il you mean
to surprise your friends next September
and October with some splendid fruit, or
if tits your ambition to carry of the prizes
at the approaching Fairs, then don't besi-
tate between quantity and quality. And
further, Ater you have fixed upon lot of
seperior custe@ in different parts of the
vines, 90 over them carefully with the
sharp pointed scissors made for the pur-
pose, and nip out all the small or diseased
berries, SO that those remaining can swell
to larger and more uniform size. If you
be bungler you will prick some of the
fairest and best berries, and do more harm
than good. After the grapes have begun
to color, do not handle them, as you will
thereby rub off the 6loom from the fruit,
which is one Of their chief Attractions
american AgricalturQliSt Aagast.
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Our AristOCracy.

According to the sensus of 1850. there
are iD fifteen slave States a population Of
I6,1S4,477, while the number of slavehol.
ders is only 347 ,525, or one seventeenth
of the whole white population. The
slave holding aristocracy, however, like
the aristocracy of England, rule the major.
! ity of the Southern people by means Of
their huge monopoly. They not only
rule in the Southern States, but they con.
troll the National Executive, the Supreme
Court, aud the policy of Congress. No
man can receive an appointment to office
who is suspected of being unfavorable to
the domination OF "0ur Arstocracj How
long is this Arstocrstic rule to continue?
The modern democracy" insist that
their domination should be without end,
they always "acquiesce' in the measures
initiated by "our aristocracy," and de-
nounce1 all who oppose their measures
as guilty of atrocious wickedness. They
are seldom found opposing any of the de-
crees of "our arstocracy," but ii they
should do SO by mistake, they make basty
attonement for the error, and do the works
of repentance. Some of them are now
crawling back into the confidence Of the
slave holders, and are repentiug of their
hardihood which led them to oppose Le-
compton. We hope tour aristocracy,"
will receive the repenting doughfaces; they
need some consol olation, and the prospect is
that they will get but precious little from
those at home who know their fexi6iity
of principle and their dexterity at assu.
ming the virtue they do not possess, We
DO not claim 10 have much influence with
'our aristocracy' but what little we have
shall be freely exorted in favor Of The par
tJ' who opposed Lecompton, end now
wish to retain the confidence of Mr.. Blu,
chanan. Application may be made at
any time.--O. s. Journal.
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The New Democratic Issue.

FOruey's Press shows up the iniquit,
of the English Bill, which is tbe corner
stone of Democracy in Ohio. Dougla.
himself has lately expressed similar views
and bis friends in this State. who are now
without an organ, will be glad to zee what
opinions are entertained of the measure by
Douglas men elsewhere. The Press says;
The English Bill which was substitu.
ted for LecomptoD "pure and simple" is
an expedent which only aggravates the
/ injustice originally contemplated. II
provides that because the people of Kan
sas would not submit TO the outrage of
having Constitution imposed upon them
against their will, they must be punished
for their oOntumacy by being kept out of
the Union. Because they would not tame.
ly aequiesce in the infiction Of one wrong
another is TO be neted out to them. The
highway robbers Of Mexico make it a rule
that if a traveller peaceabIy submits to the
plumber of bis pockets, he Is 10 other re-
specls treated as a gentleman, but if he
resists the robbery he is murdered. The
English bill Kansas policy is based npon
a principle equally just and humane. 1t
is worse than idle-it is wicked, foolish
and unjust-to persist in course founded
on such an idea. When tie people Of
Kansas peaceably and honestly form anoth-
er Constitution have It ratified at the polls,
and ask admission into the Union under
it, woe to the men who by a blind adhe-
renee to the English liaality, may endeay-
or, for attempting to drag Kansas into the
Union as slave State, with Constitution
obnoxious so her people, to add to the
measure Of their injustice by voting against
her admission as free State, under Con-
sLiLution not ratified and approved by her
people! They will be donbly condemned
by their outraged constituencies, and fan
from the high stations they have disgraced
"like Luclier, never to rise again"
Of course, every regular Democratic
candidate for Congress in this State, occu-
pies precisely tue odious position thus de-
nourcad. 1t is doubtless the position of
H 7. Cox, Kansas is to be punished for re-
fusing to come into the Union under the
LIE compton Constitution by being kept
out as a free State. As the Press says
because they would not tamely acquiesce
in the infection of one wrong, another is to |
De meted out TO them" So says the Ad.
ninistration-so say the resolutions of the
Ohio State Convention what says Mr..
Jox p Ohio State Journal.
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Anti-LecOmptOnism In North Car
Olna.

The Americans achieved a victory in
the Clingmau district, North Carolina.
at the late election, quite astounding to
the Democracy. Last winter Mr.. Cling
man was taken from the Houseto the Sem
ate, and the vacancy was filled at the State
election IN August Tie Democrats an
ticipated an easy victory, for Mr.. Cling
mans majority of late years had been
about 1000 in the district, Then too
Mr.. Gilmer's vote against Lecompton was
supposed to have destroyed the American
party in the old North Stale. The Dem.
ocrats concentrated their force on Mf. Av-
cry, and the americans nominated Mr..
Vance AT the opening of the canvass
Mr.. Vance took the stump in denuncia-
ton of the Kansas frauds and the tyranny
attempted to be exercised by The Admin
istration, and although Mr.. Clingman
came TO the rescue Of the Democracy and
spoke in all quarters of the district, Mr..
Vance was trumphautly elected. So
hated is Lecomptonism in North Caroh-
na.- CleUeiaad Leader.
Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-09-08
Wedding Ring -0lOgy.

AS most Of our fair readers have fourth
finger, and that finger is liable to be call
ed upon, or is already used, for consecra
ted service, it is worth while to give the
doctrine on the subject:
The weadiag-ring finger is the fourth
finger on the left hand. Why this par.
ticular digit should have received such a
token Of honor and trust beyond all its
cong enels, both in Hagan aud Chris
tian times, has been variously Interpreted
The most common explanation is accor-
ding to Sir Thomas Browne, 'presumiug
therein that particular vessel, nerve, vein
or artery, is conferred thereto from the
heart which directed vasculas commupi-
cation Brown shows to be anatomically
incorrect.
Macrobius gives another reason, which
may perhaps satisfy those anatomists who
are not satisfied with the above. 'Pollex,
he says or thumb, (whose Offices and gen,
eral usefulness are sufficiently indicated
from its Latin derexative p0lleo, and from
its Greek equivalent onticheir, which
means 'as good as hand is too busy to
to be set for any such special employment
the next finger to the thumb being but
half protected on that side, beside having
other work to do, is also ineIigable, that
opprobrium attaching to the middle finger
called medicus, puts it entirely out of the
question; and the little finger stands ex>
posed, and is, moreover, too puny to en-
ter the lists in such contest, the spousal
honors devolve naturally on pronu6ns. the
wedding-fnger.
In the British Apollo, 1888, it is ur-
ged that the fourth finger was chosen from
its being not only less used than either of
the rest, but more capable of preserving a
ring from bruises; having this one quality
peculiar to itself, that it cannot be extern
ded but in company with some other fin
gers, whereas the rest may be stretched
out to their full length and straightness.
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A Man of Peace.

Some of the senior members OF the worthy
Society Of Friends, commonly called Qua
kers,' who fourished in the generation now
fast fading out, were oftentimes witty and
waggish, it not sometimes witty and wick.
ed. Friend Zspbaniah PaGdack, master
and chief owner of the old whaling brig
Grampus, was one of the stratest, most
buttonless and drab colOred models of the
sect of passive obedience and non resistants.
But his chief officer, or mate, belonged TO
the worlds people. and despite of frequent
remonstrances would persist in the use of
profane inteIections. They were cruising
near the Western Islands in tho spring OF
1918, and wishing to escape the visitation
of long low black-sided schoonsr. Capt.
P. desired a couple hands to 60 aloft to
perform some necessary operations upon
the topsails. The men said nothing, but
would not bulge. Earnest enlresty aud
quiet reasoning could not move the dein.
quents. AT length Zephaniab, turning to
tie mate, said, Cousin Nathan, thee must
talk to them in thy language Instantly
the first officer gave forth yell, with a
fearful oath, 'damniDg their eyes fore and
aft, and the men at once sprung to their
duty, but to late to fulfill it in such a
manner as to effect the desired change Of
the vessels course. The schooner soon
came up within gun shot. Nathan who
had upon the forecastIe a favorite old swiv
eI, burdened with a four pound ball, was
desperately prepared to blaze away at ran
dom. But the master stepped forward
and gently remarked: 'Maty, if l were
going to point that shooting iron, | would
take that craft little abaft the fore chains.
1t was done, The shot told, and as the Wis.
itor wore off, Zephaniah waved bis huDd
from the quarterback saying, Fare thee
well; hope thee will always strive to be
psaceable boston Post.
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The Indian Campaign on the Paoif
10

We learn from the Union that tb
War Department has determined to orde
GES' HAREET to The command Of the al
my in Washington Territory, to conduc
a winter campaign against the Indian
and that the General and bis staff officer
will leave for the Pacific in about six weeks
Upon these facts the Union rerMks:
This is an important AID delicate trus
conferred upon a General who has wor
great distinction in eontending with th,
sayages. A winter campaign against
powerful and wealthy tribes, 10 a country
extremity broken aud little known, is a
work which will tax al the capacity and
experience Of the General in command,
and will be looked after with solicilude
by the whole country.
"The country have eoboonded conf.
dence in the experience, energy, and mili>
tsry capacity of Gen. Harney. lie has
been assigned one of the most important
commands ever undertaken in this coun.
TRY. The foe are powerful numerous
wealthy and sagacious. They are too, uH.
uuestionsbly the bravest tGkes on the
whole continent. Flushed WIN their vic.
tory over Col. Steptoe' aud thus led 10
underate the white mans strength and
proves, they certainly promise foe job
for cur army now concentrating against
them. The result however, cannot be
doubtful. A winters campaign, We feel
confident, conducted by Gen. Hsruey, will
tell the whole story Of Indian sutjugation
Cd The Pacific.
at may be asked why the winter has
been so determined upon as the season
for prosecuting hostilities against the tribes
in Washingtonl This we learn has
Teen in consequence of the peculiar face Of
the country inhabited by the Indians. 1t
is coursed by high mountains which are
inaccessible except by certain gorges known
only TO the Indians, through they can es-
cape, and TINS defeat the best laid plans
of the invaders. These gorges or passes
are filled with snow, and are wholly in.
accessible; the tribes will be thus enclosed
within the valleys where snow falls in light
quantities and remains only day or two
on the ground. With poDtoon wagons
rubber bags, and other implements of pro-
lection in cossirg the streams, it is believed
Gen. Harrey, an experienced and ener-
getic woodsman, and "a good Indian fight
er, viii have no trouble in penetrating all
The Indian settlements and disencumber.
ing them of their cattle, horses, and pro-
visions, if nothing else, on which they
5orely rely. We have no great faith in
mere battles with the Indians. They
will never fight if they can avoid it,
Gen. Jackson's system of fighting was
o destroy their cattle, horses, and their
means of substance, This is sure to
1aralyze them and make them sue for
A winter campaign alone can do
his; for, however well advised of the coun-
ry, the tribes have still better knowledge
II it, and can remain in harmless security
While our army is looking over their de-
erted villages and contemplating their
Ubiquitous character"
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Affecting Incident.

We are indebted to Mr l., re
Gently returned from a whaling voyage
for the following touching narrative:
On the home voyage Of our New Yorl
and Liverpool packet, che being crowde.
with Emigrants, that awful scourge, the
ship fever, broke out The carpenter o.
the vessel, one Of natures nOblemen, and
having on board bis little son, lad of some
twelve summers, was one Of the first vie.
tins His shipmates sadly enclosed bis
body in bis hammock, aud having read
over him the burial service, and attached
to his feet a grindstone, for the purpose Of
sinking it, committed It to the embrace Of
old ocean. The poor boy, overcome with
grief at the loss of bis natural protector,
spraug overheard, and before he could be
rescued, was beyond the reach Of human
aid.
On the day following the burial, large
shark was noticed in the wake Of the ship,
and as it was almost calm, the sailors ask.
ed permission to catch it, which was read.
lily granted By the captain. Having pro-
cured a hook and attached a chain and
line, aud baited it with pork, they east it
overheard, and soon had the exciting
pleasure Of hooking the monster, and with
the aid of the windlsss, they hauled the
writhiug mass on board as it lay on
the deck in its death struggles, the sailors
heard a singular rumbIing noise, that seem
ed to proceed frem within the dying cap
tive. Taking ship axe they soon cut
their way into the now dead fish aud to
their great surprise found that it bad swal.
lowed the carpenter, grindstoue aud boy,
and that the former, who had swooned,
had rigged up the grindstone. aud With
the assistance of the boy TO turn it, was
just grinding bis jack knife 10 cut his way
out
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The Hair of the Presidents.

In the Patent Office at Washington
there Are many objects of interest con
nected with the Government, and those
who administered its affairs in times
gone by. While examining some o.
these objects of curiosity, when in Wash
ington in December last, there was moth
ing that struck us so lorcibly as the
samples Of small locks of hair taken
! from the heads of the different ChieI
| Magistrates, from President Washington
down to President Pierce, secured in a
frame, covered wi il glass. Here is in
fact, a part and parcel of what corsti-
tinted the living bodies of those ilustri-
Gus individuals, whose names are as fa-
miiar as household words, but now live
only in history and the remembrance Of
the past.
The hair Of Washington is nearly a
pure white, tine and smooth in appear.
ance
That of John adams 10 nearly the
same in COLOR though perhaps little
coarser.
The hair of Jefferson is of different
character, being a mixture of white and
auburn, or sandy brown, and rather
coarse, In bis youth, his hair was re.
markable for its bright color.
The hair of Madison is coalse, aad Of
a mixed white and dark.
The hair of Monroe is handsome dark
auburn, smooth and free from any admx.
ture whatever. He is the only President
excepting Pierce, whose hair has uuder-
gone no change iH color.
The hair of John Quincy Adams is pc.
cular, being coarse, and yellowish grey
in color.
The hair Of Gen Jackson is almost a
perfect white, but coarse in its character,
as might be supposed by those who have
examined the portraits of the old hero.
The Lair Of Van Buren, is white and
smooth in appearance.
The hair of Gen Harrison is a fine
white with slight admixture of black.
The hair of John Tyler is mixture of
white and Brown.
The hair OF James K Polk is almost
pure white.
The hair of Gen Taylor is white with
slight admixture of Brown.
The hair of Millard Fillmore is, on the
other hand, brown, with slight admix-
ture of white.
The hair of Pierce is dark brown of
which he has plentiful crop.
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The Oldest Bible in the Country.

Under this head, a description Of a bi-
bic belonging to the Rev Mr. DnfieId, Of
Detroit, which bears date $50, has been
copied into many Of the papers. Though
over thousand years old, it does not
merit this appellation, as will be seen from
the following statement, which we copy
from the Boston Transcript:
There is, in the library of Harvard Col
lege, a Greek manuscript of a portion of
the scriptures, that is older by one or two
centuries, than DR. Dufied's bible. And
in a private library in Cambridge there
are several monkish manuscripts of the
entire Bible, similar 10 every respect to that
described, There is also 10 the same Ii.
brary an evangelistarium, or selections from
the Gospels for the use of the Church--a
folio volume of over three hundred pages,
written on parchment in the eighth centu-
ry, that is, 100 years ago and seven hun
dred years before the art of printing was
known. This book, is of conrse older by
about two hundred years than the Detroit
bible. and we have no account OF any
other book in this country of equal auti.
quity. We find an account of this and
other photographed raritles in Rev Lu-
ther Farnham's interesting little work.
"A Glance at Private Libraries.
We notice an error 10 the description
of The material on which the bible belong
ing to DR. pufield is written. We believe
The skins of goats and kids were never
used for biblical manuscripts. The arti.
cles used for this purpose were yellum
prepared from the skins of calves, and
parchment from the skins of sheep.
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AN ORGANIC DIFFICULTY, "A parish
in the west of England, after much effort
lately purchased a self acting organ, war
ranted to play twenty tunes, and a larger
congregation than usual met 70 inaugurate
it. The first psalm had been successfully
brought to an end, when after a short
pause, the organ chose to commence psalm
tune number two. In vain the officiating
parson endeavored to stop it; in vain the
church wardens left their own pews to sti-
file the noise; still the organ, as though
uucontrollably pleased with its own execu-
ton, kept on with the new air. What
was 10 be dope9 The service was suspen-
ded, in the hope that the musical stranger
might be content when the second tune
was played out. Vain expectation! 1t
commenced number three and nothing
remained butte carry the instrument into
the churchyard, and there to cover it with
the vestry carpet to choke its voice, for on
and on it went tillthe number of twenty
had been played out, much to the edifca-
ton of the less attentive part of the cougre.
cation, who could hear only half smother
ed melodies.
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BABES IN Tue WooDs Two well dres-
sed and respectable looking women. claim
ing to have a local habitaton and name
in the city on the lake shore, called Glsve.
land, were found by the police wandering
about the streets at late hour on Mou.
day night, who said they had been duped
into going into house of i'll fame instead
of hotel which they left as soon as they
discovered its character, and were unable
to find shelter elsewhere. The gallant po-
lice, giving credit to what they said, pro-
cured them shelter, in respectable house
and adlnonisbed them of the danger of
street-walkiDg at that hour of the night.
Since then the wandering fair ones have
not been heard Of Columbus Statesman.
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w Nathaniel L. Rogers, who receat>
ly died at Salem, was linea descendant
from John Rogers prebend of St. Paul's
and first martyr ofQueen Mary's Reign
1t was his daughter who danced with the
Prince de Joinville in FaneuiI Hall. Thus
defendant of the Catholic King who
sanctioned the massacre Of the Protestants
on st. Bartholomew's day, led down the
mazy dance fair daughter of the line of
John Rogers, the first English martyr to
Romish intolerance.
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BEHEADING DEAD CHRIsTrAN.-At
Erzeroum in Armenia, no rain having fal.
len this summer, the Turkish clergy could
devise no better expedient to precipitate the
heavens than the infection of capital pun
lshment on aGiaour or Christian and, be,
ing merciful in their management, had the
dead body of an unbeliever disintered and
decapitated. This proceeding has actual
ly caused greater sensation in Asia Mi.
nor than the every day occurrence of or.
dinary beheadiug; and added TO the tu.
mutt all around Lebanon, and the general
outbreak of Ottoman fanaticism in the
East, the state Of affairs is truly alarming,
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g A Mr.. Lamar, hailing from
Charleston, publishes an address to the
people Of the South, in which he urges a
revival of the slave trade. He closes thus
Il will re open the trade in slaves :o..for-
eigu countries, sud your cruisers can catch
me il they can
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TIE Best PARTNERs.-For whist, the
cleverest aud most indulgent; for dancing
the handsomest and the most amusing
for business, the steadiest, the wealthiess,
and the most attentive; and fot marriage,
one who combines the qualities Of all the
three.
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RE- A lady recently told her help
newly arrived, to boil the clothes, prepara-
tory to washing. Several hours after, she
found that the tea kettle had been filled.
and was doing good service, but slowly,
an account of its limited capacity.