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Domestic Receipts.

.ASparaqus.- stuff sold under this
name in the markets is usually but little
better than So much tow. Asparagus
should not be allowed to grow more than
ten inches above the surface of the bed,
ard should be cut just at the surface, SO
that the sun and air may dry the stumps
and prevent loss by bleeding The bed
should be made deep and rich; it cannot
be too deep; and covered in the fall, with
six inches of good stable manure, the
next spring, spade it.
RAISED BIscUIT-To thr5e pints of
siited -four add one quart ofboiling milk.
When milll warm, stir into the batter
one cupful of potato OR home -brewed
yeast, and tca-spoonful of salt. When
Ii ght, add one tea-spoonful of soda, four
>poonsful of melted butter, two table
spoonsful of white sugar, with flour st #
enough to mold. Make into small cakes.
When light, bake in a quick oven.
[Genosee Farmer.
BAKED INDIAN PUDDING.-Take three
pints of new milk, and scald half of it.
Stir in meal until quite thick; then add
the remainder of the milk. Beat four
eggs, and stir into the batter. Spice and
sweeten to taste, and bake two hours.
LOWELL BRowN BREAD (Capital).-
Three tea. cupsful of Indian meal, two
tea. cup>ful Of rye, one-h half a tea. cupful
Of mollasses, one tea spoonful ofsalt. and
one tea.spoonful of saleratus. Mix in
one quart of new milk. Bake two hours.
BANSoc.-Two cupsful of meal. two
cupsful of -four, one tea-spoorful of salt.
one tea-spoouful of ginger, and four
spoonsful of molasses. Wet up with
buttermilk, adding a tea spoonful of sal
eratus. Bake one hour.
MILK TOAST. Boil pint of rich milk
with a table spoonful of batter. and one
of -four. Rave ready, IN dish, eight or
ten slices of bread toasted. Pour the
milk over them hot, ans. cover it until it
goes to the table.
AN EXCELLENT COMMON FRIED CAKr.
One cuptul OF sugar, one cupful of cream,
three eggs, some cinnamon or nutmeg.
and tea spoonful of saleratus. Cnt in
jumbles or in strips, and twist and fry in
lard.
Take up and stow away. for winter
use, parsnips and al crops, # any still
remaining in the grounl. according 70
the locality. Farmers Magazine.
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1,5O A YEAR IN ADVANCE.

more forces the blood through the stiffcn-
ing veins. Her eyes unclcse, and she
dimly beholds, afar off. in the centre ot
the the brazen serpent. Her heart
beats with renewed strength, her sight
becomes clearer; as she gazes on the
life-gvlng emblem she gradually stands
erect, the flush of health once more
passes over her face, her eyes beam with
thankfulness and alteration, and rising g
her arms and looks to Heaven, she ex-
claims Thanks be unto our God, for
He hath remembered His mercy towards
the house of Israel. Bless the Lord, q,
my soul, and all that is within me bless
His Holy Name"
Then STOPPING. she lifts Micah, cry
ing 20, my sister, my friend ! ok,
thou wilt live if thou wilt but look.
am restored. do thou but turn thine eyes
towards the center of the camp, thou
too wilt see and live" But Micah re-
fuses the mercy of God thus offered ler.
Let death come she replies in sullen
tones; my soul is weary of my life; for
thee, Tirzah, it is we'll to look; for me
it would not avail. Both with heart
and lips have murmured against God,
and | would look but to be again strick-
en-; and now my sight is failing, my
tongue cleayes to the roof of my mouth. y
"Milcah, dear Micah. but one look, it
will restore thee; the mercy Of the Lord
is everlasting He will forgive thee thy
sin if thou wilt but repent and implore
His pardon Oh, Shepherd of Israel,
make haste to deliver her - So she
prays in an agony Of supplication, with
tears and sobs, as she wthdraws the
mantle from the unhappy one, who has
no longer strength to oppose her
Micah heart begins to soften My
God and my King, have mercy she
family sighs; her breath has almost gone;
as she raises her eyes, dim with the
shades of death, she can scarce distinguish
the hand of Tirzah pointing in the direc-
ton of the brazen serpent. "Save me
and cleanse me from my sin, o, God, is
her voiccless prayer-it is heard She
can now perceive the outlines of the OBJ
jeet towards which she so earnestly
gizes. AS she looks, tears of penitence
and thankfulncss fall from those eyes
which so lately cleaned with defiance
and despair and from her parting lips
issue praycriul words Of humble adora.
ton; kneeling besides her. Tirzah' 5
praises and thanks blend with those Of
the f1ruiynn n ritGOt
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yourself the nagnifcence of the holy city
with its stately temple, where Jehovah dwels
for SO many ages between the cherubim, and
where at length the Son Of God fulfilled his
glorious mission. The Mt. of Olives, Geth-
semane, Mt Calvary who shall describe the
throbbings OF the heart, as we recall to re-
membrance the scenes there enacted.
You might visit Babylon, Ninevah, Tyre.
and all the great cities Of antiquity, and the
ruins of their ancient grandeur would alike
speak to you Of the Past, the Past.
There is a little point Of time, which like
clasp, unites the Past and Future. But
though only moment, it is the seed-time,
the moment for action, and has most I'M
portant bearing upon the Future, which IL
lar more lllmitabe than the Past. This
golden Ii k in the chain of time, we call tie
present.
The Future who shall penetrate its un-
told mysteries? Who shall clearly mark
out before us the future of our own lives?
In vain our fancy strives to paint it. These
bright dreams of our youth fade into moth
ngness. When we think they are about to
be realized, we shall find they are but phan-
toms, and we be forced to confess, "He hath
led me in a way that knew not" But
though the Future is yet to be revealed, still
it is as much within our power as the pres
ent, and will be precisely what we make it.
Ii the passing moment is wisely improved,
the future will be one of blessedness. And
to encourage us to life of of virtue, there
are crowns and palms Of victory prepared for
those who overcome.
There too stands the Eternal city Of tho
Future, the New Jerusalem, with its wall
of Jasper, whose foundations are garnished
with all manner of precious stones, whose
twelve gates are of pearl and its streets of
pure gold, far exceeding the magnfcence Of
any ancient city.
Here also is the throne of God, around
which are gathered the angels, those minis
tering spirits, and all the truly great and
good who have lived upon the earth, and
have been redeemed, made not only heirs Of
God and joint heirs with Christ to an inheri-
tance incorruptible. and that iadeth not
away, but also kings and priests unto Him,
with whom they are to reign forever and
ever.
Since then the Past is irretrevable, though
its memories be ever SO pleasant, and can
never be recalled, let US wisely improve the
Present which alone is ours, that this glori-
Gus Future may be ours also
TIE WANDERER.
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tFor the Ellsworth American
Not Difficult.

a certain lady spinster, who had long
since passed her teens and arrived at a
certain age, became very desirous of oh.
tanning husband. All her little arts of
ogling. smiling and looking beautiful at
the beaux, had ever and anon ended in
appointment and failed to procure the
much desired matrimonial connexion.
At length, as dernier resort she resolv-
ed to pray for husband. Not wishing
to be heard in the pious performance, she
retired to the dense thicket of neigh
boring forest. where long and loud and
earnestly she uttered her pious petitions
for husband.
An Owl, who previously had sought
the same solitary forest to while away
the sunny hours, happened to sit perch
ed directly over her head. The Owl be-
ing at length disquieted BY her long low
and fervent prayer, raised himself upon
his perch and uttered his customary
screech WHO -hoo-hoo.o
Our heroine, supposing her prayer an
swered from above and thinking the in.
terrogation was who the happy man
should be, with eyes swimming with
pleasure and bosom swelling with de-
light,very modestly and submissively re-
piled
"Any body, good Lord
FAcETUs.
Ellsworth, Feb. II, 1858.
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The Past, Present and Future

The Past the Past the irrevoc,lIe Past +,
What memories does il awaken in the soul +,
As we trace our own past life, what scenes
present themselves to view, mournful as well
as JOYOUS.
There was childhood. with its Anril suns
and showers, its glowing cheek and sparkling
eye, its light step and merry laugh. There
was youth. with lis buoyant hopes and dav-
dreams The scbo5lr90m. where we learned
our first lessans-who does not recall those
merry careless davs with the fondest recollec-
tio. s-the long cold walks on winter morn
ipos. and MEMS ant ramblns t5rourh the mead
ovs in the leafv sD,arnrrp The school davs
of our older wears. they arc still fresh and
Green in our me uory. Who has FORGOTTEN
their ,triies and rou,nntitions their riyalries
and ipaloi.ias9 From whose memory have
their ! aslIres fndedo
But with sarrowf,l hearts we turn from
the rcmcmbrancc Of such scenes. to the time
when we first saw some loved one "clAsped
to the lev heart of d,.th. and borne away to
his dark and gloomy caverns.n
l. One has been called to Law a mother in the
Ssld and silent tomb, another to receive the
partin, blessjn.r from 4 father, lirs: another
TO l9,k for the last tin, up II the form Of
some fond brother Or sister, while many ol
us mss the pleasant c,untenances of school,
mates from their accustomed place. we hear
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MISCELLANEOUS. ).
[rrOm The Democratic Rsviss Il isGI
HONOR B RI G. II T
4 sroaY of PROCEEDINGS N uAxknrrryr.

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f,and ~, c5,ries F,.,.,or,ll w,.
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bab;,s - s.a,1;6as H. s,l ss..f,.;n,,
n,,Is h;a, l,nt s.t.l,n ,i,,lle !, ..4n.,.I
s,.;ety lie lad 5ev,te1 b;m.oIf win
ya,1a,;s industry n the will. ,.n,. of
s,,dy CONNECTED vi,L ,6e yoaat:on h.
b.3 n,14,tstrn =tel.. s3,ne time that
-. -I;..,,t .,..r.z5f;#., a.=T.Lor d. o.ber
,,,4os ,,as ,t.,a.s,,, FIR ~ saneor. -
ua L,j n,,,i,f.,,ndin, accoIao,i .F,,.,
h,mseIf ia an upas.l desr.e in me ta..
c;natina lore If h-s nrot s,ion which he
h.Lteea aay. Tor ~, y@3Ts admitted IA
nrsef;se-tl,,t j. ta= s4y.ffEe could re;
Il, b.5y IN n,aotiso uoag. hv pn man.
a., ;,,,t9ri,bI, ca1ro,,itant of = .yo,,np
Il II ltalft ~
is..ed ,bat his sill continued stuJ;e.
- MT very atfen i6taffi,.tal h, the
o,s of n.fiaf.is --ev.,otio. of the
unn,v;,g mar up,n whom avery yoYn
MN who chooses NAV ar1n r, any amount
nv the ..fynorieaee' necessary 20 -ajn
HI, ,l,niss;'p +, Tho s1ek rom of tbe
,;ch.-,gI MANI ,,n,. in tie course
NJ he cx.r,-,,;,rs iuta vbirA he va.
. thus led. was the occasion OF his first
z.ose Acquaintance ith overly in it.
own home, ,ecdEeito III mind oy tha
PARALLEL sp.ctacics Of dcs.itution brought
un,le his eve.
Itwas Oh his return pretty late one even.
Ing from one OF these too frequent scenes
while the voice Of blessing was YET IN hie
ears, poured forth from tue very soul ota
mother whose ehilI he had saved from
condition Of severe pain and peril iJe
naming for the greater part oi the DAY :!
Its side, watching the hutierlns breath o
ats doubtful life, and almost wotSh'ppea
as an angel OF hight descending u akea fcNe'
Iatlon INTO the midst OF that human
wretehedness and wol-that Char'er
Fitzgerald found on the table OF the smA
apartment that constituted as wei hif
ONCE as his lodging, note IN handwnt
ting familiar enough to him, but whirt
caused him an emot!cn as he opened 1t
which it might take longer space to ana
lyze than have now to spare. Aud yel
it was note from an elderly lady, ano
was very bret and simple TITS tenor;
"Mrs. II -presents her kindest re
CARDS to DR.. Fitzgerald, and will be much
obliged If he can spare her an hour TIN,
evening, when she will be alone in til,
hope and pleasure of fseeins him.
"Twsday morning, oct, 23."
a,can il mean :" was orr vouno
friends meditation 81 have not done
more than leave card there for nearl,
sx months She mnst have thought i,
s,range-and vet there is notbing but
Kindness in the note She cannot nave
susnec,ed-no I have taken good care
that nobody should ever snsnsct-bu,
must 90 if ,tis not too late AnG
clancing at his watch he made a hurried
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she whispered in his ear, in tone
tremulous as we'll from delight as from
weakness
IL am content to die now ~
Before the sun Of that day had set,
they were far away on the heaving bo-
som of the Atlantic.
One exact year from the date of the
above occurrence, on a soft and warm
autumn afternoon beneath the deep blue
of an Italian sky, two persons might
have been seen lingering some time after
a number of other visitors, travellers
apparently like themselves, within the
solemn grandeur of the Coliseum's $ stu
pendous enclosure. The one of them. a
lady. bore the marks ola certain delicaey
Of health, though there was still no want
of color in her cheeks and tender lips, of
roundness in the light grace of her
form, or Of buoyancy in its wayy move
ment. She leaned on the arm of her
companion as they sanntcred around
silently, as though both were under the
SPELL of the awful genius of the place,
with that quiet and confdins repose
always SO beautifully besPeaks the happy
wife lie at last led her to fragment
Of broken column which afforded a
very convenient seat for two.
You are iatguing yoursclftoo much.
Mary" he said. "and YOU must remem
ber that ;hjs day twelve months | was
admitted to the double authority of your
travelling physician as we'll as that dcarer
tide which | would not exchange for the
throne Of all this magnificent Europe. -
therefore prescribe that you sit down
aud rest on this pillar, and listen to a
story | have brought You hele to tell
you."
"Provded it is short one, for mother
will be lonely and anxious, ii we remain
much Longer was the answer, in a
voice whose clear and firm though soft
melody ottonc was very different from
the feeble whisper which was the last
sound We heard from it.
"Nery welI-it's short enough. This
Is the very spot,thi, very fallen fragment
Of a column. where oaee Imagined that
IDEAL Of which haze now the dear raat
actually in my arms. Helen s.
sat precisely whele You do now; = he
smiled as his wife invoIuntariiy moved
her seat as far as It's limited space per-
mittcd -"Ah. what fascinating crea
tare size was Bat she could never
nave got beyond the tareSaoid Of the
temnla in whose iumsSt depth YOU are
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]1ortrrl.
From tie Great Republic.
CHILDREN AT PLAY.

CHILDREN AT PLAY.
There are children IN the yard below;
How merry they are;
Running about in the spotiess snow,
Their bright little faces all aglow,
How happy they are.
Oh children, children, how happy and gay,
Do We pass the honrs of,the live-long day.
Your sweet child-voiccs ring in my car,
So musically;
Your Joyous laughter gushes SO clear,
Your careless words are full of good cheer,
And music and joy.
Oh children, children. your God made you so,
Your Father that lives up nboye, you know.
You are FREQ and careicss as the air,
The air that you Breathe
Your young hearts are all unknown to care,
The sky Of your life is very fair,
And bright is your sun.
oh children, children, yc sadden my heart, ..
And my tears are coming-ye made them start.
Yes, guile to you is a fablcd tale,
80 For We do not sin;
No errors yoar youthful minds bewail,
No wickedness makes your smiles grow pale,
You're innocent now.
oh children, children, We cannot make me
As sinless I'd innocent as are ye.
I would ye might always be so glad,
And never grow old;
For years are freghted with all that's bad;
BY and by you will often be sad
Ye cannot be now.
Oh CHI ldren, Children, forever be so,
An4 You will always be happy knos.
3 Yc carry me back to the dim past,
= When was child;
NY tears are falling go thick and fast
Why, why cannot youth forever last
Why mus, we grow old?
Oh children, chillrca, still busy at play,
Ye have made me sad--but don't gu away.
would have We, childrcu linger still
love to be so;
Deep in my heart your voices thrill,
Ye can make me happy if ye will
No, do not yet 60.
Oh children, children, will not be sad
Your sweet, gushing laughter makes me glad.
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VOL. V. NO. 6.

try is it possible and when and
why p
AS for the achen,' was the reply, I'VE
sail for Havre on the lst-that is, Mary
is able then to undergo the exertion.-
The why, too, is probably sufficiently
answered in that and the mothers
eyes filled with tears, and the quivcring
Of her lip spoke the emotion to which it
gave no other expression.
DR.. F. she resumed, gives
me but faint encouragement, though the
voyage, the change, and the climate of
the south of Italy afford us now our only
chance. Indeed have been long anxious
for her to go, but have never been able
to overcome her own repugnance, till
now she has at last yielded the enly point
on which she had ever opposed herself
to my wishes. If we can reach Europe
shall then have some hope.
There was a whole life's history Of
complete identification of heart. soul,
everything, between two hundred beings.
all in all to each other, and to each other
alone. shadowed forth in that unconscious
form of expression, 'aiiord US now our
only chance,
Charles Fitzgerald had, no doubt, been
much exhausted by his long watching by
the bed of the sick child that day. The
reader will not, therefore, he surprised
that his face was now considerably whIter
than had been the sheet on that same
bed; and if he did not fall either to tn
right or the lett, he owed his upright
position in his easy cha:r, much more 10
the ample SIDES Of that inestimable article
Of furniture. than to any inherent ability
Of his own to maintltn It.
''ls she 50 i'll Il, that = he at length
spoke in a husky voiea, after few NOM
cnts of mutual silence. Il had heard
that she was not well for some time,
and had been anxious for some mode ot
hearing about hcr-bat-bat-
"Ru: you dii not atopt the very SIM
3lest and Obvious mode Of gratifying
any slle#l desire that yeu might have en-
tertaiae1. My manner have strangely
seHed the wagmcst aud deepest feeling Of
my hcalt, next to th3sa which are bound
up IN her-uay,l Aaa'# have been >al y
wanting IN justice aS "e.. IN gratitude
II You would not always nave been the
most welcome vIsjter that crossed NY
threshold. You crossed it once before
under circumstances which eoald not
hut m A,p il lt4r ever a free "a Vel -
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noble and tender feeling, he was also
characterized, as has perhaps been be-
fore seen, by pride running almost into
the morbid in its excess. He was utter y
poor; and thought too full of a manly
and lofty self-rcspect ever to feel that
that circumstance could degrade him In
the degree below the level of any woman
that trcads the earth, though the Jewels
of crown might flash from her naughty
brow, yet III spite of himself he obcycd
an inscnsible influence keeping him
away from one In relation to whom the
disappearing world might impute mer-
cenary motive, so long as he felt what
he regarded merely as disposition and
tendency to love, and not as the divine
passion itself. The very fact, too of the
circumstances which had created the dis
parity in this respect, enriching him on
the basis Of his poy, rty, rather increased
this influence; -mig ght it not look as il
he would thus reclaim what he regretted
to have surrendered or like an abuse
of the vantage ground given him by that
former justice OF his own. in which even
he could not bat feel that :hore was no
small proportion Of generosity mingled,
by cXtor,ng as it were from gratitude
that which should only be voluntarily
bestowed by love :-or-in short he
reasoned and acted very much ike a
simpleton, AID was Justly punished ac-
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Daily southern reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1858-18??, 1859-02-26
STEAM saw MIL L
FOR SALE.

VyHE undersigned offers for sale a splendid
Il STEAM SAWMILL, situated on the New
Orleans and Jackson Railroad. three-quarters Of
a mile from the located depot, Bahaa, and ten
miles South Of Gaatin. The rapid settlement
of the surrounding country, the sntic pated town,
and the undoubted completion OF the road TO this
point by the ist of October next with the already
increasing demand, nsures ready sale for lumber,
there being no mill nearer than twelve miles
To the mill is attached 320 acres of finely tim
bered land, with a suffciency opened for the pro-
duction Of corn, potatoes, etc, to supply the
employees and teams of the mill A comfortable
Dwelling, with the necessary out-houses, at
tached The mill house is large and substantial
containing the latest and most improved ma
chinery; boiler Sd feet long, AZ inches in diame-
ter, double fued; circular saw, 54 inches diameter
Everything new and in complete running order.
This mill. with seven hands, can cut between
five aud six thousand &, ct Of lumber day, but
averages $500 feet daily, without extra labor OF
strain of machinery.
Attached is one Of Straub's Superior 26-inch
French Burr GRIST MILLS, capable Of grinding
from Is 20 Is bushels per hour, with sufficient
business to supply the place with bread. Also,
a Wagon and Team, Lumber Car, Tools, etc,
necessary TO carry on the business-with an
abundance Of water all seasons.
Terms easy. For further particulars, apply on
the premises, or to the under signed.
w. J. BRUNER,
or MAYES & MILLSAPS, Agents,
April IL, 81. 33-tf Gallatin, Miss.
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OF INTEREST TO ALL.

rTv HE undersigned begs leave to inform the cit
A zens of Claiborne and adjoining counties
that he has purchased the Right Of CRANES
PATENT METALLIC BURIAL CASKET.-n
new and beautiful article, unlike anything ever
offered to the public before. The casket has none
Of the repulsive appearance which all other Buri-
nj Cases or Collins have. A supply Of all sizes
constantly on hand. The public are invited to
call and examine them.
All orders for the Casket or wooden Collins,
will be filed with despatch. Burial clothes OF
all kinds furnished when ordered.
A. ROLLINS.
July 3, 1856. 46-ly
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THE Eagle Cot
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are now prepared
TO OH all orders
for their Improv-
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All stands now
made have the
PATENT IMPROVED
CYLINDER BRUSH,
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A ROMATIC Schnapps, Hostetter Bitters, Hoof-
"A lands German Bitters, &C., for sale by
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