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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-11
1860 GREAT SOUTHWESTERN MAIL ROUTE. 1856
90 "a ,,;is
RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD

fS Esa.ss ~ 20 "a ~ "
RICHMOND AND DANYILLE RAILROAD.
Change of Schedule.
ON and after Sunday January 29h 1850 the Mall
" ger trains, o this road, will run &C follows:
Richmond daily o'clock for junction. Burke
vleO Lynchburg Bristol Knoxville Dalton, and Atlanta Ga,
Chattanooga Nashville Grand Junction. and Memphis, Tenn
Montgomery and Mobile, Ala, and New Orleans
Leave Richmond daily except Sunday for DanVe Va and
Greensboro, n. T., at A ".
Leave Junction (BurkeYie) daily $50 and arrive In
Richmond az 1850
Danvle daily Except Sundays ats NJ and arrive in
Richmond at 1880 p. ~.
with the Virginia Central r. T. Potomac Railroad trains TO ard
nom the North, at Richmond
Through sold and Baggage checked through the above
points; also 20 the Virginia Springs.
through 7cks further information apply At the Ticket
Richmond Danvie Railroad Company Richmond.
js30 ALEX. WORRALL, superintendent
RICHMOND YORK RIVER RAILROAD,
ON and after MONDAY March Isl, $780, Pas e. vSs ~
~ seuger Trains viii depart 80 ~ ~
PROM RICHMOND.
Daily Except sundays at 81 A. NJ
Tuesdays and frGays, A. ~ 7. NJ
FROM WHITE HOUSE
Daily Except Sundays) ........4k 7. NJ.
Tuesdays and Fridays A. NJ.
Mondays and Thursdavs A. NJ
LEAVES wHITEHoUsE,
Tuesdays and Fdays A. NJ connecting With Cars both ways
Urbanua leaves White House. Tuesdays and Fridays
A. NJ, returning Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Wakton ageeayes White House Mondays and Thursdays al
5 A ~, returning same days.
Freight Trains and arrive Richmond Wednesdays and
Saturdays TH0S T. SHARP,
Jas Superintendent
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-11

GREAT SOUTHERN HAT AND CAP MANUFACTURE
JOHN DOOLEH,
81 MAIN STREET, RICHMOND, NA''
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN FUR STRAW, LE6hOhN
PANAMA, SOEr, AND MOLESHIN RREss HATS.
Il HAVE now ready my SprnR stock OF Hats, vzgg@SFST
i Cana and Straw Goods, 20 which 1 would In VstNEsS5
vile attention 90 The merchants Virginia, aSgd
North Carolina eud Tennessee Corhdeut OF my SlCGN
ability supply then with everything ugy nav r4lE4A
want In my Inc goo terms as they can be
procured ia any market iu the country. ....,t,,
stock ilhe Kept constantly fun by The addt v
that desirable Having greatly increased ny
turing ftc-. many desirable styles WIZ be OF ms own
ture Ny Black Mo,tskn Hat Is sin In the front ralA anu %
not superior any thing produced In The count. .5
Nv assortment OF BOYS, Misses and Children hSAy -
F an ne dr5nt s,yes Of Braid and Ieghorn, can
mo- he exrrIl3. ..,.l
ln Military Goods I furnish anything required; ny
of the various qualities Army Regulation Hats p
pe and any or the different styles Hats or Caps nAe W
at s39r' notice JOHN DOoLEY.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-04-11
$1,000 REWARD

NTANY persons, including conductors Of pub
Nl lie presses, have shown their Ignorance, no
les1 than their zeal, In charging The Dlstiilers
iii H.fr
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

z.cHEATHAH. c. CRATHAN.
M. & e. F. CHEATHAM,
WHOLESALE GROCERS, AND DEALERS
FINE BRANDIEs, WINES, TOBACCO, CIGARS, NAILS,
DOMESTIC LIQUORS, &c,
CORNER or O0LLEGE AND CRURCH STREETS
Nashville, Tennessee.
XKT receipt Of large selected stock Of
w Groceries, Liquors etc consisting in part f0vBi
$50 bids Sugar. ali grades 100000 genuine Havana CysB
200 bbl5 choice Molasss; 200 kegs Nails, assorted
100 Il do do O0dozsn Painted Buckets;
$50 bags prime Rio Coffee; so nests Tubs;
100 bbs Powdered, Crushed and 10 bbs English Wanuts
Loaf sugsr; 10 bbls Pecans;
$50 boxes Star Candles; 10 bills Filberts.
100 boxes Tobacco, assorted
FINE BRANDIES. WINES, &C
p Il u choice French Brandies;
20 \ casks Madeira, Sherry, and Port Wines;
$50 baskets best brands Champagne
so boxes Scovill Clarst,
100 bbls fine Robertson County Whisky.
% bblS pure old Rye do
do do do
And also large stock Of Common Whisky, Brandy,
Gin, &c.
POWDER AGENTS.
Agents the Dupont Hazard Sycamore Powder The m
dergrsd Icing the only Agensin Nashville the Manufacturer
would call the attention Of the Merchants Tradersts their
largs stock Of Powder on hand IN Magazine for
5000 kegs Dupont Rife 2Osder 1000 kegs Hazard Blasting Pow
500 do do do der;
800 X d. do do 5000 kegs Sycamore Blasting
300 x do do do $50 crsss Of Powder, assorted
200 do do do brands;
5000 kegs Dupont Blasting Pow so bbs Toy, Bedford Co..
der. safety fuse
janl1 II. &. +. ?. OHEATHAh, Agents.
SOLE AGENTS foR
Sycamore do
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

Va subscriber offers Tor seventy oflEnd =
Middle Frahkin Turnpike, four niles from Nashville,
Joining the tract which - resides and the lands % Cart
Jones The land ia equal the best with Abundance Of
lent falling vatr, WITH the baAntfu building 81
A-~s-i.. =
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

Commencing Monday, April Is, ls6O.
Time to Memphis 1iesntytloo Hours.
ONLY FIFTEEN MILES STAGING
CHECKED THROUGH BKTwKEN NASHVILLE
PASSENGERS for the youth take the A. NJ Train OF
Tennessee Alabama Railroad at Pulaski take Carter
Thomas Houghs line Of Prospect station distant IS
miles, Decatur with Memphis and Charleston Railroad
Memphis Grand Junction. and all points South and
West.
Through Decatur and Memphis be
the and Railroad Ticket Once
Passengers going North take the A. NJ train Of the
and Central Railroad at Decatur connecting Prospect
station with the Stage line to Fulssk &C
Trains akecese connexions both ways with Memphis and
Charleston Railroad train at Decatur. sprl3-d3m
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
CHARLES B. HALL


Boots Shoes, VaIises. Carpet bags, &C.
No. IS SOUTH SIDE PuBLrC seuA,k,
NASHVILLE. TENN,
now in receipt OF bis stock for the SPRING and sum-
Il nler Trade consisting Of Ladies, Gents, Misses
BOYS aud OhidrenS Boots, Shoes Caters, Slippers &C. OF
every variety, with and without heels
ALso-La French Dress Trunks, Travelling
Trunks Fsse Carpet Bags Ladies Leather Travelling Satches
&c. &c.
IAl o. which offered goods similar guilty
can be purchased in the city Please No Il Public Sou
marz2- CHARLES ID. HALL.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
FREIGHTS FORWARDED.
Charleston and Savannah
FREIGHT LINES.

RATES REDUCED AND SPEED INCREASED
EMPRESS Freight Trains onsll the after the
k Path December, 1889, through rates from New York
Nashville:
First Class 100 lbs, 81 g. Third Glass; per 100 lbs 81 6
Second Glass, do j IS Fourth Glass, do 20
Hats. Caps and BOnnsts, Is
Time from Savannah and Charleston Nashville hree three
and half and four days
Time New Philadelphia, half eight
and nine days.
Intervening Ssbbaths the above variations time,
freight trains Sunday three lines
No detenons by Overcharges and damages
damages occurring at sea- promptly adjusted by the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad delivery.
dec29- P&s CWANDERsON
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
DIR. ]. BOvEE DODs

PERIAL WINE BITTERS
Wechalleng the Wsrd produce their equal Though they
have been before the public for oby they
and highly approved Of from Maine to the Great Salt
remedy Incipent Consumption IndgeOn Dyspepsia Piles
Nervous Female Complaints, and all requiring
they unsurpassed Asa Beverage they are truly de-
ghul For the aged and inn or for adults children
delicate constitute On they without arrival.
the throat common !e Clergy they
act like a charm.
Used connection with pure Coo LigerOh cured
Of chronic Consumption Albany New York. after
ncurabe by Of the dngu
scians in New City. Mr. McGran Of Brooklyn had
his right side parayZed by being thrown from
1856 He commenced the Of these Bitters in November
and is now well.
Mr. Britain Editor OF 7Le Banner Of Light published
Boston, Mr. Greenwood Ne 20 Broad street, York.
both cured Of Piles Of long standing and Of the obstinate
character,
Hundreds Of persons suffering from Indigestion and Dyipepss
have been cured by using these B We have letters In our
which published would Female In the
land to supply herself these truly valuable Bsrs
CHARLES WEDDIFIkLD co, Proprietors,
IS William street, New York.
Sold by DEMovILLE co. Nashville, Tenn and al Drug
griEts: Inne%s oO-du
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

fENHE subscriber Is prepared to execute with the
promptnsss, ali contracts, however large, which
dered in style andupon ters which cannot fail 70 civ
ton He is also prepared to execute al manner Of
uGE AND ORNAMENTAL PAINTING, zRAINlEs AND MARI
Having In that department. secured the seTytes Of the
and experienced artists.
The subscriber would request persons havteg Eoyk in
1--WE hin q call before making anal arrangensnts
r. Z. fLEAIf
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
T. q. JIM. SWAMI.
BURGE g. SWAMI.
WHOLESALE GROCERs,
AND DzALERs IN

AND DzAIxRsm
Foreign and Domestic Liquors,
COZ. COLLEGE AND CHURCH STREETS,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
VETR havenow store large we'll selected stock Of
large quantities during the Our stock in store
ssts in part As follows viz;
Sugars.
200 hhds Louisiana Sugar, lOsbbls LoyeEing''D. R.,
Crushed, IS boxes R Loaf,
Coffee.
500 bags prime Bio, 5Obags prime Lsguyra,
100 de o. G. Java.
500 bills Choice Plantation, IS barrels Syrup,
60OK do do IS packages St. Louis.
Sundries.
500 bxr Star Candles, 500 u bxs Star Candies,
800 do do 800 do bar Soap,
50 bxs TsIIOw Candles, IS bags Spice,
500 bhs New York and ROsen-5OO casks Soda,
dale Cement, loo bxs do In paper,
| so sacks Race Ginger, 50 DO indigo extrah
2casks Dutch Nader, 20 ties fresh Rice,
600 dozen Painted Buckets, $50 nests Painted Tubs,
| 900 dozen Zinc Wash Boards, $50 doz Brooms
$50 b1s Carrots Bottle snuff $50 bTs CARROTS Paper snuff
| bbls Buffers Backing, bbs Mason's Blacking,
| go bxs Window Glass, 500 bxs Glassware, assorted,
5000 pounds Bar Lead; 1909 do Shot, assorted szes
| Is bbs Pecsns, 20 bbs Almonds
$50 hlf bxs Raisins, $50 bxs R Raisins,
2 tcs fresh Pigs, 10 bbIs Fberts,
100 fresh Peaches 200 dozen Fresh Cove OYSTERS
| DelMohh bIAnoi ~ Brandy Peaches,
2oO coils Manila Rope, 100 Halfbushel Measures,
600 bags Cotton Yarns, assorO0 bdls Wrapping Paper
| sizes, 100 coils Cotton Rope,
| 20 chests Black Tea. 100 bols Cider VineFar
| 25 chests ImperialTea, 100 bxs Ground Ginger
LIQUORS.
200 bbls Tenn White Whisky, 300bb Deans Whisky,
l00 do Bourbon 90 100 do Ward OaryS do
SO do Robertson co do l25 do Old Rye do
2cssks Jean Louis Brandy, 40 do do Hevsom's do
lido Louis La BertoD do SO do Julius II. Smiths Old
20 bbls Cherry Brandy, Reserve Whisky,
IS do Blackberry do casks Catawba Brandy,
| 10 do Peach do 4ObbisGr do
| 40 l6caskS segDette de rs 1s Ginger do
| Is bhls Rum and Gin, 90 do Apple do
| 10 casks Sherry Wine, 25 csks Seignette do
| 25 bills Malaga do 10 bbls Holland Gin,
| "A kegs Lemon Cordial, 25 do Swan do
10 Champagne, Il pints, Is casks Madeira WiDe
Is bxs White Wine, 90 do Old Port do
$50 bills Fresh Ale, various 10 bbs do Ginger do
brands IS baskets Champagne, pts
Is Claret Wine, and quarts,
90 do London Porter.
Tobacco.
bxs va assorted brands 30bzs Tenn brands,
100 do KY, do do $50 do No, do do
= 5000 Imported Cigars, lOGOOo Domestic Cigars.
Oils.
50 bbls Linseed Oil, 30 bbls lard Gil,
10 do Cotton seed 0i
The articles will sell low down for cash.
BCRGE & SWAMI.
P.s-0ur Mr.. Swan, who is well known experience
buyer will remain in New Orleans during the present
and keep house we'll supplied with heavy groceries, and
would respectfully invite the trade give call before
chasing elsewhere. ljan22l B.
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@

Nashville and Memphis Grand Junction,
New CrIeanss &c.s via Tennessee and Al
ALBANIA RaIIOad and Connections.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

oCOEE HOUSE, CLEVELAND TENNESSEE
ID. A. TibbS, Proprietor.
FFNHIS Hotels spacious brick brdns lust coups,ss
Theproprietor has Incurred heavy expense citing
AndfurDishng the to make them coznforts
The house nOwOpen for the reception boarers vcrs
travellers; and the proprietor afford ample acrommoA
Tor l5O persons An omnibus, with good team
at the depot to convey passengers the Hotel hk
depot again The proprietor in tends 70 try Gre
Hotel, and hopestO share liberal patronage
sugis DANIEL A. TIBBS. Propr
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TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA RAILROAD
IS 3

~ -
AN after Monday September 10th, 1862 the Morning
Train going South viii leave Nashville at Sis n, instead
Of Ais.
Through Tickets given Decatur Junction and Mem
phis. Only seven miles staging.
The tine from Nashville TO Deeau- Grad Junction and Mem
ph will hour and fifteen minutes by any other
route.
Returning, the Train from Memphis Grand Junction and
Decatur viii arrive at Nashville NJ hour
By any other road. W. ON. PERKINS,
sepB-d6 Superintendent.
The Evening Train will leave At O'Clock as heretore
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
THE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY

JASPER BRANCH RAILROAD.
OTy1cE NASHVILLE & CHArIAN RAILROAD Co.
October Sd, 1859.
h order OF Of Directors are made on the
Stock Of the Company subscribed for building Branch
Road rc Bridgeport Jasper payable to the Treasurer OF ths
Company asfolOWs:
dollar each Share the l November, 5o and two
each Share the s days o. December 1854 Janua
r. February Navel, April May, June, July August septe-
Ser, October, and November, 1861
Payment be made to Jackson Pryor. Jasper or 10 the
Treasurer st his Office in Nashville
Promptaessn meeting these calls requested Of the subsc
Stock ssthe construction Of the depends exclusively
On the mesDs provided specifically for that purpose
oet5-u W. A. GLEAYES, Treasurer.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
REGULAR PASSENGER PACKET.

HEGULAk PASSENGER PACKET.
For Cincinnati
VI NHB elegant, and feet passenger steamer d
q Clipper J. 8. HURD Commander, klEsNf7E5z15
JOIN 7. HOPKINS, CLERK, will leave Nashville n
for Cincinnati every alternate Wednesday o'clock
turning will leave Cincinnati Nashville every Alternate Fri
day al NJ Passengers and shippers can prompnes
care and attention Apply beard to
II. II. HARRISON,
iane5-d JNO. aaRRIs, Agents.
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COAL OIL! COAL OIL!
Fresh Peaches.

~ - DOZEN Cans Fresh Peaches and for sale
n anrI2-u MIZELL, HOOPER < co
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

At the Kdn and Mortar, on Market street, opposite
Union street, NashUiAe,
rEAvING received full supplies Of FRESH GOODS, offers
r for sale, at the lowest prices
Drugs, Medicines and Chemicals
SURGICAL, MIDWIFERY AND ANATOMICAL INsTRU'
MENTs.
Paints, oils and Window GLASS;
YARNISHES. SPICES, GLASSWARE AND STONE
WARE; PAINT, VARNISH, COACH AND
ARTIST BRUSHES, DYESTUFFS,
PERFUMERY.
FANCY AND PLAIN SOAPS.
Fine Tooth and Hair Brushes Letter and Cap Paper Steel
Pens, Inks, &C.
FOkacco, SnuTfs and Cigars,
Powder shot, Lead and saetyI Fuse Pure Wines Branda
Spirits, &C.
GOLD. TIN AND COPPER FGILS
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
CROSSS-,rIES WANTED.

WE Nashville and North Western Railroad Company
. contract for 10000 Cedar CrOss-Ties. Sfeet
long Inches thsk, well heEn face naroWes place
less thAn inehrs clear Of bark timber sound deliver
ed at the grade line Of the oOad in Nashville. 81
The contractors want to for 10000 White
FOSt YAK A1ess OF the size aboVe be delivered
on me line OF the road in piles from section IA section %
enough on each section to supply the same.
Persons wishing to bid will President and Direct
NashvieTenn .n,,sl-tF>
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

Also, lot Of Choice whIskies in store since 1851,
ana which defy competition -
LELLYETT 4 SMITH.
may26 60-dlm Nos 10 and 2 south Narket gt,est
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

Regular Tuesdays ST. Louis Packet.
N VIE new and superior aide wheel seamsr Gen.
Il AndeFsons VIII run above regularly sllta1.issf
In connection with the teamer Il N. Rum ~
yam Until t0e steamer Hilman takes her place Her
departure Will be every TUESDAYat y o'clock By this
rAngsmen the public will hare reliable line Of packet
on IUEsDA1Sand FRIDAYS Of every 81. Louis.
FOR freight or Fasngs spply on board or to
A. HAMILTON, ,
Inarko-d0m III II. HARRISON AAeIl
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

THE PENNSYLVANIA
CE TRIAL RAIL EOA
$50 NILES D0UBLE TRACK
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21

No ., Union s., betvcsn ;IberrT
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-21
PURE BOUHBoN WHISTLES

M have on hand large stock Of hne Virginia Tobac.
w COS also Tennessee and Kentucky Tobacco, Whjea
Cigars on hand. "
iune25 LELLYETT 4 ENTT1
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-22
Teach the Women to Save.

There's the secret, A saving woman at
the head of family is the very best savings
bank yet established-one that receives de-
posits daily and hourly, with no costly ma.
chinery to mention it. The idea Of saving is
pleasant enc, the women would imbibe
it once, they would cultivate and adhere to
it, and thus many when they were not aware
OF it. would be laying the foundation for
competence. security In stormy time, and
shelter in a rainy day. The woman who
sees to her own house has large field to
save in, and the best way to make her com.
prehend it is for her to keep an account of
current expenses. Probably not one wife in
ten has an idea how much are the expendi-
lures of herself and family. When from one
to two thousand dollars are expended annu-
ally, there is a chance to save something, if
the attempt is only made Let the house
wife take the idea-act upon it--and strive
over it-and she will save many dollars
perhaps huEdreds--where before she thought
it impossible. This is duty--not prompt
ing of averice-a moral obligation that rests
upon aIl-upon The women as well as the
men but it is duty, We are sorry to say,
that is cultivated very little, even among
those who preach the most, and regard them.
selves as examples in most matters Teach
the women to save, is good enough maxim
to be inserted in the next edition of Poor
Richards Almanac And the men, too,
would be greatly benefited by strict ad
herence to the same maxim,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-22
TRY vour Hand at GRATING.

A word or two for the inexperienced fruit
raiser. Some persons appear to think there
is spice of witchcraft in the operation of
grating; whereas, if once learned, it is as
simple as s. ting oct tree. We know many
farmers who will hire some strolling quack
to do it for them, paying him largely for the
days imposition, beside spending as much
in waiting on him as would have been Ie-
qui ed to do it themselves.
The excuse with many is, that they have
never learned how, and do not wish to spoil
their trees in making experiments. To such,
we say, make experiments by the Preside,
before Spring opens. Cut your cions and
bury tn m in soil in the cellar. Then search
your orchard for few limbs nearly as large
as your wrist, which need removal, bring
them into your kitchen or workshop, and try
your hand at grating them.
Do you wantthe particulars? First pre-
pare some grating wax, by melting together
equal parts of tallow, beeswax and rosin-or
little more rosn than of the others. Have
at hand tine-tooth saw, chisel or grating
knife, mallet and sharp knife. As cleft
grating is themost common method praticed
in orchards, let US try our hand at that
Saw off the limb to be grated, and pare
smooth the cut surface Of the end. With
chiseI and maet, split open The end in the
middle, two inches deep keeping the cleft
open with the chisel until the cion is inserted.
Now, cut the coIs into wedge shape at the
end about an inch and halt long having, if
possible, bud at the shoulder of the wedge.
This bud facilitates the union of graft and
stock. The outer edge of the cion should be
a little thicker than he inner If the stock
is quite large two ciops may be inserted, and
il both succeed lin the living tree) one may
afterwards be cut off. In all cases, see that
the inner bark of the cion is brought into
exact contact with the inner bark Of the
stock. Now, cover the wounded part of the
stock, and the work is done. Where the
stock is small, and in " whip-graft ng" small
trees, and grating into the root, it is found
convenient to use grating cloth instead of
wax. This is made as follows: Get some
cheap cambria or calico lat or 5 cents
yard y tear it into narrow strips an inch wide,
and saturate them in the melted wax. Then,
after the cions are inserted, wind these strips
around the stock until every exposed part is
covered. This is quickly done, and it helps
to bind the parts firmly together. The cloth
will decay by the time the expanding branch
requires more room.
Wop-gratting OR tongue-grafting, is much
employed on small branches, as also splice
grating. Saddle-grafting is another mode
often used on lar4e stocka But of these and
the hundred and more methods sometimes
practced by the French horticulturists, we
need not now speak. Let the tyro practice
the cleft mode, by the Kitchen FIRE, until he
fully understands it; then, on the opening of
Spri"g, he may confidently try lis hand on
the best trees of his orchard.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-22

WINTER CARE OF HENs.--Keep the hens
in warm, clean place whore they can have
access to the sun whenever it shiues. Feed
them regularly with variety of food such as
corn, which may always be before them, bar
ley, wheat, boiled potatoes, mashed, and mix
ed with cob mea--that is, corn and cob
ground together AID give them access to
plenty of gravel, old plaster, or bro1en oys-
ter or clam shells. The barley aud wheat
may be fed 10 them occasionally, if oonve-
nient. Add to these plenty Of clear water,
d pork or beef scraps or bits of fresh meat
two or three times each week, and you VIII!
not fail to find your fowls profitable.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-22

EARLY PLANTs-A FIRsT-RATE WAY To
START THEM "A very convenient method of
starting early corn, cabbage, tomatoes, Gu,
cumbers, and, indeed, almost any kind of
plants, is the following: Take an under sod
mot too grassy of tenacious muck and cut
into cubes, say two inches each way. Insert
one or more seeds in the centre Of each, and
then pack the piece closely together, and
firmly down upon a box of earth, to be kept
moderately moist. This box can be set in
the cellar on frosty days and nights, and be
carried out into tho sun at other times
When the seeds are up, and transplauting out
is admissible, take up the cubes, and trans
plant them to the open ground. This can
be done without disturbing the roos. or
scarcely rotarding the growth Of the young
plants.
Seeds of cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, &c.,
are sometimes planted in soil placed in old
or cheap baskt is, with rather open work.
These are hung up out of the way Of frost,
being exposed to the sun daring the day
Az the pro er time these baskets are simply
imbedd in the bill even with the surface.
aud left there. The roots will find their way
out into the soil through the open.work Of
the Sides A few hills thus started, with
little trouble, will often produce crop some
weeks in advance of those sown ut first in
the open ground.