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Agricultural Society.

The Republican informs us that at meet
ing of the Directors of the Hunterdon County
Agricultural Society, on Saturday the 4th inst,
it was resolved to hold the next Fair of the So
te6g on s ht S s 1 Ra Syth Of bT sf Pe
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Sudden Death.

Mr.. John LAYER formerly of the firm of La
yer and Gown, died very suddenly at his resi-
dence, in this place, on last Friday. He was
in his usual good health until very short time
before his death. He leaves large circle of
relatives and friends to mourn his sudden de-
mise.
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Strawberry Festival.

We learn from the Times that the ladies of
Clinton and vicinity, will hold a Strawberry
Festival in the M. E. Church in that place on
Thursday afternoon and evening. They are
determined that nothing shall be wanting on
their part to make it a pleasant and agreeable
affair.
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Butter.

Butter has been selling in the Philadelphia
market within the past two weeks as low as ten
cents per pound This is much below the price
at which it has ranged for several years past
It was the result of an oVerstock in the mar
ket. In Milford, Frenchtown, and other places
in the upper end Of this county, it has been
ranging from fifteen to eighteen cents while in
this place it has not reached point below
eighteen this season.
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Plaster! PIaSter!!

TINE undersigned prepared to furnish the farmers with
L PLASTER during the season at reasonable price for
CASH. lie has also,
A fer hundred gallons Of old FLAG Seed OIL
Which he will sell at fair price for CASH All orders
either by mail otherwise viii receive punctual attendance
w. II. KEEPER.
May 49, 1859. 7m*,
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Baptism.

Four persons were baptized in the Delaware,
at this place, on Sunday morning last, by the
Rev Mr.. Fort, of the Methodist Church A
large number of spectators were present to wit
ness the ceremonies
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The Easton Erpress says: We learn that the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company dispatched
from Mauch Chunk in the week ending on Sat-
urday, 1O,6s5 tons of coal, against 6,9O5 tons
for the corresponding week last year-being an
increase, this season thus far, of 58,776
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Farmers, Read This.
"THE FARMERS OWN PAPER"
TIVE GENESEE FARMER.


AGRICUL TURE AND HORTICULTURE
ESTABLISHED IN 1881.
DUBLISHED for TWENTY EIGHT YEARS in one of
the finest wheat and fruit sections of AMERICA it has
attained unrvaed circulation and has able and
perienced correspondents every State of the Union and in
the British Provinces
Each volume contains THREE HUNDRED and EIGHTY
Four PAGES, and is prousey illustrated with expensive
wood cuts. 1t is sent to any address for
FIFTY CENTS YEAR!
In order to introduce the Farmer into districts where it
has few readers will take subscriptions to the coming
half Volume July to December inclusve at the following
Single subscribers 25 cents five copies for ST. and
copy of our beautiful 25cent book the Rural Annal and
Horticultural Directory prepaid by MAIL to the get
ting up the club; eight copies for $780, and RuraI an
nuol prepaid by mail to the person getting up the club
sixteen copies for 49, and Rural Anual and entrG
copy Of the Farmer for year, two for the half volume
the person getting up the club.
We also offer a liberal list of
CASH PREMIUMS,
still greater inducement form clubs Full partcu-
lar will be found in the paper and every interested in
the culture of the soil is invited to send for copy and if
pleased with the paper to act agent Specimen copies
sent free to all applicants.
Address
JOSEPH HARRIS,
Publisher and Proprietor
Rochester. N. 7.
fune ia 1880.
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TOO MANY COOKS
Spoil, THE BROTH

S1OllI i IL ia DIGO1d
AS the antquated and hoey fashion of going barefooed
has great measure passed away, and the and
comfort Of the present generation requires neat fitting hand
looking and long lasting rig for the feet j. H. COOK
on my Hook protesting to understand from beginning
e the business of providing for the comfort of the feet
beg leave to that located in the shop
lately occupied by Mr.. J. A. SCHERMERHORN, on
Bridge Street, Lombe1tmlle, N IT,,
fully euped &c. seat planted, al in hand and the ends
ready meet for the accommodation of all from first to last
who may desire my services wisht distinctly understood
that in to chap Of the trade the of skill
TO THE LADIES present my compliments and offer my
services assuring them that my best abilities shall be put
forth to crafty their wishes their whms LADIES
AND CHILDRENS BOOTS, SHOES, AND CATERS, will
be made at the shortest notice. the neates STYLE of the
best material and warranted to fit. TO THE GENTLEMEN
simply repeat the same with the expression of desire for
opportunity to be put to the test the article OF fine
boots by those who have not yet awaited themselves of
services in that line To all say if my material is not
good my work nota neat and substantial and my prices
low others, ask not your patronage up to
the standard excel little, think can, your favors
will be thankfully received, by your humble servant,
JOHN II. COOK.
April 81, 1852 If.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Freshet.

Frcshet.
There is now considerable freshet in the
Delaware and large quantities of lumber daily
pass this point, en- route to down river mar
ket
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The Syracuse IN. " Courier tells of a
hens egg, weighing one pound twelve ounces
which has been sent to that Office for inspection.
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WATCHES, JEWELRY AND GUNS

WATCHES, JEWELRY AND GUNS.
GEORGE SERVIS
WV ELL known in the JEWEIRY BUSINESS. wishes to
w inform the public generally old friends and new that
he has taken Rooms permanently, at
Moore's, LambertulIIe House,
where he will be happy to display his extensive stock of
JEWELRY &c., before them and for their benefit Among
his assortment of things may be found GOLD and SILVER
WATCHES warranted excellent time keepers, GOLD
CHAINS of every size and description splendid articles
Cameo and all other styles of BREAST PINS and all other
kinds Of PINS Gold and Silver PENCILS, SILVER
Spoons and in fact every description of JEWELRY and
SILVER and PLATED WARE
He is also prepared to furnish GUNS PISTOLS and all
other descriptions of SHOOTING APPARATUS of the
best brands at the shortest notice. Give him CALL at
MOORES HOTEL in Bridge St. and you will find welcome
He is ready for a trade Gkewiss.
April 81 1852 1y*
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AII thaf 6Iitters is not 6oIo.0

Ii those persons that interested in the many spec
N ulations of the present day, would do kindness to
themselves and pockets by taking the advice of the old
addage All that glitters Gold" and word for
it, the many regrets of paying too dear for the whistle
will seldom The maxim is applicable in many I'M
Stances but partcuarly-Gnesested certainy)-in
the selection of snch articles in the way of DRESS JEW
ELRY that may please the fancy and at the time
give good satisfaction for the money invested Such art
ces we are pleased to learn can be obtained from the
Store of JAMES S. WILSON, of this Borough, who
all articles sod be represented He has
hand every variety please the astidous-Gold
Breast Pins Finger Rings Ear Rings Studs Sleeve But
TONS Gold Chains and Medalions of pleasing designs and
the patterns, which he will sell asccommoda
ting terms as can procured elsewhere. Give him CALL
and Judge for yourselves.
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Rules For Department.

"The Professor at the Breakfast
Table" in the Atlantic Monthly for June,
lays down few rules for department,
that are worthy Of wide circulation. We
copy the following:
Nothing so rulgar as TO be in a hurry.
True, but hard of application. Shliness
of person and steadiness Of features
are original marks of good breeding
Vulgar persons can't sit still, or, at least
they must work their limbs or features.
Apologi=ing.-A very desperate hab-
it-one that is rarely cured. Apology
is only cgotism wrong side out. Nine
times out of ten, the first thing man S
companion knows of his shortcomings
is from his apology. 1t is mighty pre-
sumptuous on your part to suppose your
small failures of so much consequence
that you must make talk about them.
Good dressing, quiet ways, low tones
of voice, lips that can wait. land eyes that
do not wander-shyness Of personalities,
except in certain intimate communions -
to be light in hand in conversation, to
have ideas, but to be able to make talk
if necessary, without them-to belong to
the company you are in, and not to your
self-to have nothing in your dress or
furniture so fine that you cannot afford
to spoil it and get another like 1t, yet to
preserve the harmonies throughout your
person and dwelling. | should say that
this was fair capital Of manners to be-
gin with.
Under bad manners, as under sraver
faults, lies very commonly an overesti.
mate of our special individuality, as dis.
tinsuished from out generic humanity
It is just here that the very hiS hest So
ciety asserts superior breeding. Among
truly elegant people of the highest ton,
you will find more real equality in So
cial intercourse than in u country vii
lage. AS nuns drop their birth names
and become Sister Margaret and Sister
Mary, so high bred people drop their
personal distinctions and become broth
ers and sisters of conversational charity.
Nor are fashionable people without their
heroism. | believe there are men that
nave SHOWN as lnucn SeI!-ueN ULIuu III car
rying lone wall-ho yer down to the
supper table as ever saint or martyr in
the act that has canonized his name.
There are Florence NlghtingaIes of
the ball room, whom nothing can hold
back from their errands of mercy. They
find out the red-hanled, gloyelcss, un-
dergraduate of bacolic antccedents as he
squirms in his corner, and distll their
soft words upon him like dew upon the
green herb. They reach even the poor
relation, whose dreary apparition sad
dcns the pertamel atmosphere of the
sumptuous drawing room. have know
one of these angels ask, of her ona ac-
cord, that desolate, middle aged man,
whom nobody seemed to know, should
be presented to her by the hostess. He
wore no shirt collar-hc had on black
gloves-and was fourishiug q red ban
danna handkerchief. Match me this, ,ye
proud children of poverty, who boast OF
your paltry Sacrifices for each other
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would have abated, and the passage Of
the river might be made with safety.
"No," she said, "that cannot be.
have little sister at home, and now
that have done all could, my duty
lies with her. Cod helping me, 1 shall
cross the stream once more ~
At this juncture a fine-looking young
man, wearing the undress uniform Of a
lieutenant in the navy. stepped forward,
aud removing his cap, said--
Lady. with all due respect, l declare
that if you cross Mad River tonight. l
shall 60 with you! have been on the
water occasionally, and think [ can be
of some assistance in your voyage. Will
you trust me
Rachel gazed up a moment into the
noble face of the young lieutenant, and
offering him her hand, said, simply
IL can trust you."
And so amid the cheers and acclama.
tions of the people whom she had saved
from death, Rachel Wharton and her
companion moved away.
Propelled by the strong arm of Lieu
tenant Rochmont, the raft sped swiftly
across the river; and in less than an
hour Rachel held her sister in her arms,
while Rochmont stood gazing admiring-
ly upon the group.
The lieutenan: remained in the cot
tage until after breakfast the next NOR
ming, and then he badc the inmates re-
luctant farewell.
About week after the night Of per-
il, while Rachel was sitting with her pa
rents and Grace around cheerful fire,
there was q knock at the door, and the
lawyer of Harstein entered the room
He bore large paper sealed with an Of
fetal seal, and placing it in Rachel 5
hands, bade her examine it. The sur
prise Of the girl may be masined. when
she found that it was deed. securing to
her and her heirs forever, the fine old
estate of Cedarwood, three miles below
Harstein, and formerly the residence of
Governor Moreton! Below the seal was
inscribed these words
".An offering Of gratitude from the
fifteen hundred persons wtose fires Ra
chei Wharton preserved from d.ah on
The nigh Of Nor. 2sth, ls5 -"
Shortly after the removal of Rachel
and her friends to Cedarwood, Licnten-
ant Rocbmont calleo to renew his ac
qu intance with her, and so faithfully
did he do this, that before the dlose of
A. :-... L. Id II ,.hei Wharton to the
altar.
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main SO no longer, in view of Horace
Greeley's latest revelations from the
Plains. Horace, it will be borne in
mind, has gone 10 Utah to recruit -
He don't believe that the lion and the
lamb were made to lie down together,
and yet solemnly declares the belief that
rattlesnakes and prairie dogs actually
burrow together! Hear him
"Speaking of rattlesnakes-1 hasten
to retract the skepticism avowed in a
former letter as to the usual and well
come residence of these venomous SER
pents in the prairie dogs burrov. The
evidence of the fact is too direct and
reliable to be gainsayed. A credible
witness testifes that he and others orce
undertook to drown out prairie dog in
his domicil, and, when sufficient wafer
Lad been rapidly poured in, out came a
prairie dog, an owl, and ratllesnake. all
together. In another case.a tremendous
rain raised creek so that it suddenly
overhowed a prairie dog town, when the
general stampede TO prarie dogs, fowls,
and rattlesnakes was sight to behold.
1t is idle to attempt holding out against
facts; SO I have pondered this anomaly
until l think | cleary comprehend
it. The Cayota is gentle
man of an inquiring, investigating turn,
who is an adept at excavation,and whose
fondncss for prairie dog is more ardent
than fatterins. To dig one out and
digest him would be an easy tax. if he
were alone in his den, or with only the
owl for his partner; bat when the firm is
known to be Prairie Dog Rattlesnake &
Co.. the Cayota's passion for subterranean
is materially cooled"
United States JourAa1.
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Planting and Cultivation of
ADDleS.

The distance at which the trees should
be planted in an orchard. derends upon
the mode in which they are to be treat
ed When i, is desired finally to cover
and devote the whole ground to the
trees, thirty feet apart is the proper in
terval, but where the farmer wishes to
keep the land between the trees in grain
and grass. fifty feet is not too great a
distance in strong soils. Forty feet
apart. however, is the usual distance at
which the trees are planted in orchards.
Before transplantng. the ground
should be well prepared for the trees and
vigorous healthy young trees should be
selected from the nurseries. As there
is great difference in the natural growth
shape and re of the tarious sorts of ap.
pie trees, those of the same kinda should
be planted in the rows together, or near
each other; this will not only facilitate
culture and gathering the fruit. but will
add to the ncatncss and orderly appear.
ance of the orchard.
II is an Indispensable requisite. in all
young orehnrds. 10 keep ,he ground mel
ioac and loose by cultipotion at least for
the first few ears. until the trees ore
we'll established. Indeed, of two adjoin-
ing orcharts, one planted and kept in
grass, and the other plowed for the first
five years, there will be an incredible
difference in favor of the latter. Not
only will these trees show rich, dark,
luxurant foliage, aud clean. smooth
stems, while those neglected will have
starved and sickly look. but the size of
the trees in the cultivated orchard will
be treble that of the others at the end of
this time, and tree in one will be ready
to bear an abundant crop. .bcftre the 9TH
er has commenced yielding a peck Of
good fruit. Faiow crops are the best
tor orchard potatoes, be,ts, carrots.
bush beans ard the like; but whatever
crops may be grown it should constantly
be borne in mind that the roots Of tho
tree require The sole occupancy Of the
ground so far as they extend. and there.
fore that an area OF more than the diam
eter of the head of tho tree should be
kept clean Of crops, weeds. and grass.
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armor plates would be almost super
fluous. The bows, as the spot where
the whole shock must be received in
running down ships, are inside perfect
frame Of iron work, strengthened back
to the armor plates with no less than
eight wrought iron decks an inch thick,
and crossed and rccrossed in all ways
and methods with diagonal bracings and
supports.
The point which is to strike an
enemy's vessel is just level with the
water. When about half the vessels
length from the enemy, the engine, are
to be stopped, and the engineers stand
by to reverse the engines, in order to
clear her from the wreck Of her antag-
onist before the latter goes down. 1t is
calculated that. striking a line-of-battlc
ship in the stern, the ram would sink
her within three minutes. The bow
spirit will be telescope, in order to be
housed on board with the anchors be.
fore striking the enemy, that there may
be no chance of becoming entangled with
the wreck of the sinking vessel. The
cost of the vesselis estimated at 81 $780,
900, but. remarks the Times, if she does
only half of what may be fairly anticipat-
ed she would be cheaper than half doz-
en- sail of the line. Her total weight at
sea will be 5000 tons, and her velocity
l6 miles an hour. Sixteen miles an
hour is somewhat more than 53 feet per
second, which multiplied with 5000
gives momentum Of over 2Oo, 900 tons.
The conclusion must be terrific. But it
strikes US that if the steamram be strong
enough to withstand the shock, it might
possibly prove too much for its crew,
unless they are packed up in WOOL
However this may be, the idea is grand,
and worth the practical trial to which
the French and English are about to
subject it.
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Length of Life Increasing.

We are told, in recent publicaticn-
"iIints Toward Physical Perfection. or
the Philosophy of Human Beauty y
that the average length of human life is
steadily increasing. The author says:
Notwithstanding the lamentable pre-
mature mortality Of the present day, sta
tistics show that the length of life has
been steadily increasing since the six
teenth century, when, according to DR..
Buchanan, lis average was only eigttcen
years. 1t is now forty-threc gears.
In Geneva, Switzerland, Of whose
population, births and deaths an accu-
rate ac CUNT has been kept for three CEN
turtles, the mean duration of life
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The ONO BLACK LAW OvEhRULED.
Freeman H. Morris, having a small por-
ton of negro blood in his veins, was de
barred from voting under the recent act
of the Ohio Legislature. which excludes
all persons having negro blood from the
franchise. He brought suit against the
judges { f election and sustained his suit.
Judge Foot announced that the law was
unconstitutional, inasmueh as under the
old constitution of Ohio persons having
more than one-half white blood are le-
gally white. The new constitution
speaks of white persons, without defining
what constitutes that quality, and hence
the definition in the old constitution re-
mains in force.
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ssSnaix. !"

SoME years ago, when we we're young
in the editorial profession. we had the
temerity to deny that rattlesnakes laid
eggs, and had to beat retreat before
the thunders of the savans who poured
facts into us like grape shot until we
were fain to cry, "Hold enough J"
Since that time we have been passive on
the subject Of snakes. But we can re-
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men of invalids is Just simply what we
Professors call ''bad practice" and l
know by experience that there are wor-
thy people who not only try it on their
own children, but actually force it on
those of their neiyhbors. atlantic
MOnthlu.
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ffJtj.

FIST ~, T5,,nt;o MONTHLY for August.
eenc,ns "s,,es.. At & q
5ssion n. SonoZ pS8lm.
a., pn.h,u w,hS -
Sodrich Deer II
fsnd Goglda Ire nv vanished years:
6aRssi.ia sn h III snder rain.
Anr;i ,yeG Of smile, and tears.
~, ,d. h,ov and .;noinp low.
Inc wo' ~'aGs Ni.S - .....n I'm.
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WIDE open 10 the SUM-
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s...,.nd
on ny ~ - ~ ...".
r.r".s n..ss's ss;." ~esu ~ s.,,a .: Cd. hand
hebukes my Painiui care
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welcome atmy door.
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" W Ps :s:y ny 80 P'"'
n,roJs .ne ..p.s ~ ~ oo"' NJ
Blow through the autumn morn;
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Ana,bs S.i. 80. =, ,hs hroot
snail see us image gSeh'
~. ,d. .h.u ~..v thar ro,.. ~ ,,.;..
~" .o,',h 'r;rJ .nf,,w .;,t VI f"'ee'
"A svss, calm, d,vs y ooiJo. h.zo
me'' oo"h '"e s'hoeF sAy'
Nj. Al, r.,,v hood and ,vord
p.Smlo m .no ~ ,s,or..
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MAKE not she oiaoe less strohg.
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Ahat the more ENJOY
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The mean duration of life among the
ancient Romans, not including the ser.
vile classes, according to Ulpianus (as
quoted by Dr. Southwood Smith, was
only thirty years. Among the same
class in Great Britain at the present
time it is 6'ty years. toI the whole pop
ulaton Of Great Britain the average is
torty-fve; for France, forty-two; and for
the United States. about forty three.
These facts illustrate, in very stril-
ing manner, the influence of civilization
and an increase of knowledge and the
comforts of life in promoting physical
welfare. The poor and laboring classes
in most counties popular belief to the
contrary notwithstanding are shorter
lived By more than one; tou7h than the
wealthy. A comparison made for
France, By NJ. Nillerme, and based on
actual statistics, shows that the wealthy
live. on an averag ge tuelre gears longer
than the poor. The proportion would
be different here, however, as even those
whom we call poor possess mos: of the
conditions essential to health and long
life as largely as the rich, and are free
from some of the uufavorable conditions
to which the latter are subjected.
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LARGE EGas.-Edson Harmon. Of
Clarendon. N. Y. scnds Us six hens
eggs, which weighed Is l-3 ounces, or
over 3 ounces each. The hen is cross
between the Dorking and Brahma.
(seneste Former.