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That Storm,

We are not likely soon to hear the las.
Of the terrible storm which recently swept
our forests. Its ravsges are to be seen
everywhere, and We can readily believe
the oldest inhabtant" who declared he
had "seen nothing like it." And we can
as readily trust the assertion, heard on
every hand, that quarter Of century
will not suffice to wear away traces 50 in
delEbly imprinted.
The best idea 10 be gathered of the se-
verify OF the storm was obtained by us,
the other day, from our friend, Mr.. Robt.
Cslrnes. While putting thing, to rights
in bis orchard, he weighed the branches
Of several trees while encumbereG by ice,
and also ascertained their weight after the
ice had melted. The following table ex.
hbits the striking result; the first liue of
figures containing the weight of the limb
with the ice, and the second, Of the limb
alone. The difference is almost incredi-
ble. After all, the veterans Of the forest
sustained the burden nobly -
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Snu1ay Rrahig.
The Boldness of Faith.

10 be permitted to enter the holy of
nones--the presence Of Cod Ct all, sure.
" ranks among the highest of the priviI
eyes which man can enjoy. But to be
permitted to enter with boldness--to come
without slavish fear, but animated rather
.oy The spirit of adoption, and coniding
IN the Holy God who cannot look on sin.
constitutes one Of chief wonders of re.
deem'ng love, yet one in which the con.
.r'te SOUL may, most assuredly rejoice
Nay, the more boldness he displays the
more Is God G glorified. To come as if He
grudged a pardon, as il He was reluctant
to blot out iniquity or admit us into the
hol'est, is to grieve His Spirit, or under
value His love. But to come perfectly
abased as to ourselves, ye, confidipr in
the finished work of Christ, and under.
standing that God is more rlorified in
iorgiving through Him, than in condemn.
ms our race had no mediator appeared
that is the right evangelical grourd
and the right evangelism spirit. As
long as think salvation in any degree de-
pends upon me, cannot but come before
God with fear and trembling. But when
l see the work was flushed in the divine
counseIs before the world began, and ac.
tnaily accomplished at Jerusalem in the
fuiiness OF time, then the spirit of bon.
dage disappears. The soul glories now
IN the Lord; God is honored, and man
is at once exalted-abased as a sinner
exalted as to one whose conscience that
blood which cleanses from all sin has been
applied.
And how is tue case with my soul -
Let every one who would deal faithfully
regarding his eternal concerns solemnIy
say, have learned to come boldly thro'
the blood of Jesus, Then nv ryIioion
Is the religion which God has reves led,
which guides us TO it. But do | still come
haunted by fear, as if God would not
hear and answer, even for Chris,'s sake
Then my religion is not Gods; need the
JUNCTION OF the Holy One to show Inc the
liberty which the Son of God impar,s.-
Wonders Of Redeeming Lore.
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lqluultural.
From tho Winchester Republican.
Increased Fertility of Land.
FLINT RIDGE, FREDERICK Co.. VA, J
November 4, 1857.

FLINT RiDoE, FREpERrcK Co.. vA,l
November 4, 1867.
DIR. X. T. Baldwin -
Dear Sir-knowing the deep interest
you. feel IN agriculture, and especially in
anything that relates TO the improvement
oi the sol and believing rs | do that
those interests would be promoted by a
more frequent communication among far
mers in regard to their practice and e1-
per'ence, must be my apology for address
ing YOU this communication.
About twenty years ago | determined
TO try what improvement l could make
on "A small portion of my farm by the uss
OF clover and plaster. For the purpose
OF making tine experiment, | selected \
field Of abount thirteen acres, the soil Of
which was light and sandy. | had clear
ed this field, and had it in cultivation
about eight years before | commenced 10
use clover and plaster on il; during this
time 1t had been producing an average OF
about twenty seven bushels of corn 10 the
acre. commenced my effort to improve
the soil by sowing it with about one gal
Ion and half Of clover seed and about
one hundred pounds of plaster to the acre.
soon found that the plaster acted we'll
on the soil, producing a very heavy crop
OF clover, which was allowed to remain on
the land, without either moving or pas.
turing it of, for three years; at the end
OF which time it was ploughed up, in the
mouth of March or April, when the clio.
yer was in dry state, and planted in
corn, and the next summer it was left over
for STALK tallow, and sowed with wheat in
the Fall, and again sowed with clover and
plaster in the Spring, and the same rou.
tine continued up 10 the present time
that is to say, first either two or three
years III clover without pasturing or mow-
ing any part Of it of, then corn succeeded
10y wheat on q stalk fallow.
The result Of this practice is, that tbs
product of this field has been more than
doubled, aud is still increasing. For the
last eight years it has averaged upwards
OF twenty bushels Of wheat and about
ioriy-'ive bushels Of corn and last season,
when the wheat crop IN this section Of
country was remarkably light ana of very
poor quality, harvested from this field
iwenty-four bushsls Of bluestem white
wheat Of excellent quality, and weighing
sixty four pounds to the bushel. 1t NAV
be proper to remark that no fertilizer has
ever been used on this field, except the
clover and plaster.
Now, whether this improvement is the
effect Of shade, or whether it is mainly
attributable to the decomposition OF vege.
table matter in the soil, | will not at
tempt to decide. l merely give you a.
faithful statement of the mode Of culture
and the result, and will leave it to you
and others to draw your own inferences.
Very respectfully yours,
JAMES CARTER.
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Best Time for Sowing Glover Seed, &c.

Mr.. PRESIDENT In accordance with
the requisition Of the Club, submit tie
following repor. upon the bes, time Of
sowing clover seed -
At what seemed very favorable
time in February, 1854, commenced
sowing clover seed. Something ipterfe.
ring, | did rot finish before the tenth Of
April. Finding that whereas what was
sown in February did no, stand at all,
what was sown IN April stood verv well,
| concluded in 1855 to try again the rel.
atve advantage Of seeding at different
times. Therefore seeded part in Febru-
airy, part in March, and part in April
The result was, :hat although that sown
IN February was on tobacco lots, that
sown in April on old fields stood much
the best. That sown in February and
March was tolerabIe good. This year I
have sown altogether during the first week
IN April, and now it looks very finely,
having come up well. did nothing to
1t after sowing. In April | endeavored
TO select time when the ground was drv
in the other months when the ground
was puffy from freezing and thawing.
would also report that last year I
commenced sowing guano broadcast for
tobacco, previous to bedding up the land;
but at the suggestion of neighbor,
abandoned that plan and put the balance
in the drill, using equal quantities; the
subsequent treatment was the same. 4
applied about one hundred and fifty
pounds at the time of hiIhng up the to.
bacco. The result was very greatly in
favor OF that upon which the guano was
sown ,broadcast-it being much earlier,
larger, and ripper.
Respectfully submitted.
Tl1OS. r.. BLANDY.
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The Secrets of the American Horse
Tanner

The Buffalo Advertiser intima,es that
it is cognizant Of The peculiar secret pos
sessed by Mr.. RNey, the celebrated horse.
tanner now in England, and employed so
successfully by him in subjugating the
most vicious and unruly Of the equine spe
e'es. The principle,t is thought, is doubt
less the same Nh that now in use by the
horse-tralners in various parts OF the coun
try, and consists mainly in kind treatment
IN subduing the fears OF the animal, sod
sccus.oming him to unusual noises and
objects. But there are other influences.
somewhat Of a imesmeric character, and
employed as adjuncts, that 90 to en.ue
tue more complete success Of the horse.
tanner, such as caresses, the use Of drugs
agreeable to the horse, scratching in parts
not easily reached by the animal itself,
giving food or water after long abstinence
has occasioned hunger or thirst, the care
iul use Of various tones Of tho human voice
DC. The chief secret, how ever according
to the "Ad'er,iser," (which paper has the
authority for its statement from those who
understand and practice the art consists
"ln raising one Of the fore feet Of the
horse, doubling the knee, and keeping a
strap around the fellock, fastening the
foot close TO the arm or shoulder. The
horse then stands upon three legs. Hsv
ing next put on a surcingie. pass long
strap or rein through the sarcingle, and
fastening one end Of il around the fetlnck
OF the other fore foot, attach the other 10
the surcingle after the animal is thrown.
so closely as to deprive it Of the use of
the limb. In this item the treatment
may be varied by fastening the second
ietlock to the arm or shoulder afterBthe
animal is down" This plan, says the
"Advertiser,"is is successfully pursued by
many skilfsi borse breakers in western
New York. and the horse yields ito the
necessities OF tho case his spirit Of op.
POSITION is broken.
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Good Influences Never Lost.

1t is law in the material world. that
nothing is absolutely lost. The place.
the form, :hs material Of obi ecl change,
Our bodies die, end turn to dust. TIa
whole animal and vegetable creations
have their period of growth and derav.-
The waters wear the stones. Thou wash
est away things that grow out of the dus,
OF the earth. Bat in this change, there
IS no loss or destruction of elementary
PARTICLES. Dlssolving elements appear
again in new combinations, and new forms
CT utility and beauty. The waters alb
sorbed 10y the atmosphere, 90 up by the
mountains. gather into clouds, and des
cend in showers to water the earth. and
enter into the structure of all living
things. And may not law something
like this exist in Gods spiritual kingdom?
Nill lie, who watches over the chang
ing elements Of senseIess matter. so that
not one particle is ever lost, or comes short
OF Its destination, permit those good in
huences which, by grace have originated
IN the faith Of his people, ever to be los,
or TO come short oftheir end Will ,bev
not certainly enter into this glorious build.
ing, and contribute something to the com
pIeteness OF its form, and perfection of its
beauty No doubt the good influences
exerted by pous men, often seem to r en-
TO De utterly and forever dissipated.-
When the blood Of the Christian martyrs
were poured on the sands OF Rome, their
prosecutors imagined that they had made
an end of their doctrine. But that blood
washed into the Tiber, was carried by its
waters into the sea, and by the sea INTO
the ocean, and by its waves to every King
dom of the earth :; and thus became a
type, not more of the spreading doctrines
o' Christianity, than of the augrr onted
and widely ditfused influence Of those
holy unconstitutional PreacAex.
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A Mississippi Plantation.

A correspondent, of the New York
Dag Book gives the following account of
a plantation situated about thirty miles
below Vicksburg, Miss.
The house is in full view of the river
and very handsome one Of brick sine.
coed with white plaster, with an upper
and lower gallery supported by 40 or so
large square columns. The yard has ten
acres full Of live oaks, magnolias, cedars.
pines, dc, and many rose bushes loaded
at this time (Feb. l5,) with flowers.-
They are literally thousands of birds Of
ten varieties amongst the trees in the
yard so tame as to be approached ,lalso
tame squirrels. The garden contains
eight acres, filled with all kinds Of fruits
and vegetables. On the place are two
villages OF negro cottages, accommoda.
ting over 800 blacks; all fat, well cloth.
ed and saucy. They have thousands OF
eggs from large flocks Of hens, geese and
ducks. This winter, they sell to n fellow
slave who own a store and grocery, over
100 dozen eggs a week. He packs them
for the New Orleans market. Forty COWS
are mikeo daily, and the finest butter
made. There are 700 sheep, 400 mules
and horses. all bred on the place. There
has been 100 dogs TO be fed. Mr..
told me that the negroes fed to the fowls
over 1000 bushels Of corn a year. The
cribs are not locked. He makes from
1900 to 10000 bushels a year. He
has from 200 to 800 acres Of southern
clover, al! green the winter through, for
his cows. lie makes ! 900 bales of cot
ton this year worth $4,000. Three cot
Ton and one corn overseer, one shepherd,
three doctors all graduates, one German
hydropathst, one Swiss horse, cow and
sheep doctor, a graduate Of Baden, one
eclectic and botanic. and another seven
miles of, who is consulted in all bad
cases. D
Mr.. -'s house accommodates thirty
visitors without crowding, and all are
made to feel at home. lie takes thirty
newspapers aud nine or ten journals ,med
icaI, scientific and literary, and all the
new books as they come from the press.
The negroes make free use Of his fat hogs,
sheep, dc, when thev have wedding or
wish fresh meat, without consulting him.
LIE has An Episcopal clergyman to preach,
The government Of his negroes is pecu.
liar /; one day in the week be has a jury
OF twelve negro men lie or an overseer
presides as Judge, one OF the negroes acts
as sheriff. Each case of misdemeanor 10
called and carefully examined into. The
jury then decide what punishment If any
is TO be inflicted, and .he sheriff sees that
the decision Of the jury is executed.
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LITTLE GRAVES. Sacred places for
pure thoughts and holy medi,ations, are
the little graves in the Church. vard.-
They are the repositories of the mothers
sweetest joys-baIfunfoIded buds Of in.
noeent humanity nipped by the first frost
OF time, ere yet canker. worm of popula.
ton had nestled among its embryo petals.
Cal'ous indeed must he the heart Of him
who can stand by ht,le graye.side and
have not the holliest emotions of his soul
awakened to thoughts Of that purity and
JOY which belong alone to God and heav.
en- Tor the mute preacher AT his feet tells
OF life begun and life ended without a
stain and surely If this be vouchsaged to
morality, how much purer and boiler
must be the spiritual land, enlighted by
The sun OF infinite goodness, whence ema.
mated the soul of that brief soiournment
among us3 How sweIls the heart Of the
parent with mournful JOY while standing
oy the earth bed Of lost little ones a.
Mourniul because sweet treasure is taken
awsy-Joyful because that precious Jewel
glltters in the diadem Of the Redeemer
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GOOD THoUoHrs.-Wheu a person in.
CURED Of Apellea, the iIlustsous GRESHAM
painter, why he touched and retouchel
his pictures with SO much care. the reply
Of the artist was, Because paint for eter-
n'ty And should not ministers oftbe pos.
pei parents,and Sabbarh- schools teachers.
preach earnestly, pray. feryenuy, and la
Dor faithfully, because the fruits Of their
lsbor are eternal b. Brace. 1.J -
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SMALL PoY AND VAccIxATIoS.-ualrs
journal Of Health has The following -
From extended and close observation.
the following general deductions seems to
be warranted First, Infantle vaccination
is an almost perfect safeguard until the
fourteenth year. Second. At the begin.
ming of fourteen, the system gradually
loses its capabili,y Of resistance, until
ABOUT twenty one, when many persons
become almost as liable to small. pox % il
they had not been vaccinated. Third
Tbis liability remains in full force until
about torty'two, when the susceptibility
begins to decline, and continues for seven
to grow less and less, becoming ex
tinct at about fify-the period of life
when the general revolution of the BODY
begins to take place, during which the
system yields to decay, or takes now
lease Of life for two or three terms Of seven
years each. Fourth. The grand prac.
ticsl use to be made of these statements
is: Let every youth be re vaccnated on
entering fourteen let several attemp, he
made, so as to be certain OF safety. AS
the malady is more likely to prevail in
cities during the winter, spe.ial attention
Is invited to the subject at the time"
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uEIGHr OF CoLTs.-A very reliable
rule to Judge the height colt will attain
to when full grown, is the following =
When the colt gets to be three weeks
old, or as soon as j: is perfectly straight
.ened in its limbs, measure from tue edge
Of the hair Of the hoois to the middle of
the first joint: and for every inch, il will
grow to the height of hand Of four incho
es when its growth is matured. Thus, If
this distance be found l6 inches, It will
make horse 10 hands high. BY tbs
means man may know something Of
what sort Of horse, with proper care,
he is to expect from his colts Sem.
Farmer. f7 sasra., =.
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DEATH IN THE Hoon.. OR THE FATAL
PET1IcoAr.-By calculation made by
an official hand, it appears that no less
than IA deaths since the first Of Janua-
ry have arisen from burning occasioned
by the wide-spreaing Of the crinoline into
the FIRE, drawn thitber by The draught
from the chimney. Wood fires which
are laid low upon the hearth are the mos,
dangerous, and the flames from them
rises in an instant. We insert this as
q warning to our fair country women
london Court Journal.
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The DARLINGTON TRAGEpY.-Between
hfty and sixty members of the Vigilance
Committee, who were concerned in the
en'cute at Chisel town, and for whom
warrants had been issued, appeared at the
Court House on Monday morning last,
and surrendered themselves TO the Sheriff
They were in Jail on Tuesday, but whe;h
er Inder commitments or otherwise, we
do not know. The number was SO great
that they could not be locked up. The
Jail was literally filled from garret 70
basement. 1t being Court Week, indict.
ments were given out by the Solicitor
charging them with the murder Of Free.
man and Windham. The Grand Jury,
after an investigation, returned true bills
against them. The trial will take place
during the week. For the State, Mr..
Solicitor Mclver. assisted by Messrs. Rich.
ardson and Blanding. For the defence,
Messrs. Dsrgan and Dargan, Spain and
Norwood, Moses and Hanesworth, and
ingls and Warley.-Chera,o Gazette.
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II was the hr't day OF April. We
were out upn" the prairie, and the mi
f"ge WAS '""d!ng many deInded followers
,"o& weary Hnd unaV"'l'ng chase. Jusi
"e.oh' u" We saw spSrkIing waters II
suhShih nS Lakes. We rushed Ia ,hesI"t,
""' II sun c'u1ed our grasp. Sill, thcr.
Si'a'Eisd the iskes Of water JUS, half
mile c"Iant; but that half milo could
never lie accomplished. Such MAS the
mirage. IL was y reiraction at the RAYS
81 Tue sun rom the prairie grass. Ncvsr
H"i ~"y'h'n; look 50 much like water !;
'nieeo, u real lake of water were pla-
eed W '"e side OF rage. no n"r,aI
eye eo"''i distinguish The true from the
'.'.e. Aher that day, ! never trusted my
ewes ~ " matter '' water /; ! never hr
'e'ta All! 'h'hS WAS water ant!! touch.
oil u.
About noon on this da! We h'li"l.-
n message had been sent to Gen. GAIT
''N" oy L'e".' iiun'er' ann"unc'ng the
'u''e""rf :" AVsrSd". We were about
'"rhIy mics distant from Al'~rsdo.-
"e" ,e'''"ah '1"k the dr.g""ns and went
INTO Al,'rSd" uat evening. We camp
ea on TIE spot Just at the time, some
o' our 'neh VINO were bee' hunting, ran n
Grove OF e"'''e through our camp. The
,e'pP'A''on Was 100 great. Many mus
kel ssn' 's contents INTO beef, and
IAny pee' ~'' I" thA' chase. Col.
so" u 'he "oo's'" rrs'ment, "h"
N"S !" e'''i,"nh"' WAS very furious at this
'''"'" u'se'P"ne' lie s.ht patrols
20 ",'est ~, 'ne 'e'' hunters. and to con-
"'on;e W Tue oee''
we .a"'i'ea mere rom noon on this
- ~; . 'In I.. "e.. et no'"'ne, ana mere wa.
~ ~, ,L I y "A.e' M''n'n seven miles
s t '"a u ,ean'ng nearly twenty
NJ NJ M no"o, :" ."e "oP'c', "''n'u. water.
r. w ~ . ~" "sa'" On ','o qua shore.
- ~ s". .,'. ""u u""P g'o"nd gave promise
sn.Js ns" aeS. sne '"I'"ee, anu win
% %stSn', "' ~, 81" 'ouau ~ wafer, ou' u was
7, 80 w.. ;n,n~"s;,J. - 80" ~ ,a' ~ ~steI J" 'ne Gut
mors srccas.G% - a,",x;.', " u"s u. Anosher
W. 80, - III was u,eo
sw s.s, ~ ,ha ,;Ja Jn anS .nS i resGn ~, w'!I'n
..nd Tn Sw n,;"n,.. 49," ivy no'en e,,a ''i Tue
with hs.b water 7, wss . ,aey .;eyni. I,sa up up
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Srlert ppetw.
Building upon the Sand.
BY ELIZA COOK.

BY ELIZA COOK.
lis well to Woo, It's well 10 wed,
For so the world has done
Smcc myrtlss grew, anu loses blew,
And morning brought the sun.
bu' have care, ye young md fair,
lie sure ye pledge with truth;
be certain that your lovo will wear
Beyond the days Of youth.
For II ye give not heart for heart,
AS wei! as hand for hand,
iou II Ind you've played the 'un " ise'part,
And built upon the sand"
i" well to save, It's we'll TO have
a goodly store Of gold,
And hold enough Of shining stuff,
For charity is cold
But Place not all your hopes and trust
10 what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live OIL yellow dust
UnmiScd with pures things.
And h" who piles up wealth alone,
Will often have Ia stand
besides his cofier-ehe-t. and own
Tis built upon The sand"
II" good to speak in kindly gui,e.
hLd >O"thr whair'rr we can:
For speech should bind the human mind,
And love link man to man.
But Stay not ut the Sen,le words,
Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who pilics starving birds,
Should scatter crumbs As we'll.
The mercy that is wsrm and true,
Must lend helping hsnd,
For th"s" who talk. yr, fail to do,
But build upon the sand"
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Yorkeille Enquirer.
a California Fight.

Perhaps some Of our readers have no,
seen John Phenx's description Of a fight
between himself and Judge Ames, editor
OF the San Diego, Cal, Herald The
Judge had left Phoenix in the editorial
chair during his absence, and was slight.
Iy dissatisfied on returning and finding
that his assistant had changed the poll.
tics Of the paper. A meeting took place
immediately, which Phoenix thus des.
cribes
we rose, and with an unfalterne voice
said, We'll, Judge, how do you dor He
made no reply, but commenced taking Off
his coat.
We removed ours; also our eravat,.
=
The sixth and last round is described
by the pressman and compositors, as hav-
ing been fearfully scientific
We held the Judge down over tho press
by our nose, (which we had inserted be
tween his teeth for that purpose,) and
while our hair was employed in holding
one Of his hands, we held the other in
our left, ard with the Sleeps foot Iran.
ished over our head, shouted to him,
say Waldo y Never he gasped.'
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A"RoYAL" TYPo.---Accordiug 10 an an.
cient asags in Prussia, all the Princes of
the royal family must learn a trade II is
stated that the Prince Frederic William,
just married to the Princess Royal of Eng
land, learned the trade OF a compositor. in
the printing efsiss ss~Mr.- -fIeael, at Berlin..
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"The treasure which we value most We
hide" as Parson GruG Bull said when be
whipped bis wife. n
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. The young lady who was lost in
thought has been found. She was hug
ging sp idea J"