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extreme left sort of rife-pit, with an
Interior traverse for The shelter Of the
defending force. TO officers who had
gone through the swamps of Roanoke,
and the abattis, rcdans, and forts of New
bern with force no, much, if any, larger
than that which attacked Bethel, these
earthworks seemed palIy in the extreme.
The front approach TO the works is over
fine, hard, level plain, admirably
adapted 70 the man1uvcrs of infantry or
flying artillery. The ditch is mere
furrow, such as any horse would leap, or
any good jumper safely cross. That so
large force as Pierce led up to that
place should have been repuiscd from,
such earthworks by an inferior Rebel
force, is disgrace to the country. The
Colonies in our party agreed in saying
that either one would agree to take the
place with one full regiment and hale a
section of artillery.
This portion of Virginia is generally
level, reminding one of the prairics of
the West. 1t is well watcrcd by nunlcr-
Gus springs aud sluggish streams, and
was originally covered with heavy tim
Der. All the primitive forests of course
disappeared many centuries ago, only a
few gigantic oaks and pines remaining
near some ancient homestead as monu-
ments of their former glory. The most
common tree is the small Southern pine.
The gum tree, the tulip tree, the white
oak, the black walnut, the tupelo, the
soft maple and the cyprus, are the most
abundan: Of deciduous trees. The most
conspicuous plant, perhaps, at present in
this vicinity, is the Virginia crecper,
whose scarlet trumpets and light green
foliage adorn the fences and hedges by
the way-side, and are especially beauti-
full when seen among the dark green
leaves of the pines. 1t is a curious fact
that while at the North vines of all sorts
seem to avoid evergreens, yet throughout
the pine regions of the Sou the big.
nonia is everywhere seen clambering to
the very summit of the ofticst tree.
The number of hcrbaceous plants in
blossom is small, although there arc a
few of rare beauty. In many of the old
fields may be seen the singularly formed
and very snowy passion flower. The
straw colored flower of the cotton plant
is just coming GU resembling in size and
shape single hollyhocS; and along the
roadside we noticed the golden tufts of
the St. John s-wort, the purple wild pea,
the fragrant sweet gall, and a rcmarka-
bic plant with heads of orange-colored
flowers.
The soil of this region is sandy loan,
free from pebbles, and admirably adapted
to the cultivation of nearly all the crops
of the temperate zone. Corn, wheat and
oats, the So called lazy mans crops, from
the small amount of attention which
they require, are the chief products.-
The most profitable stock raised here in
years past has been negroes, but the
value just now is very uncertain.
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Important Information for Soldiers

1t Is very important to our soldiers at
the South that they should know that IN
one of the most common forest trees,
they have a perfectly sure, safe remedy
for every grade of bowel complaint, from
the most ordinary case of relaxation up
through al the stages of diarrhna,
bloody-fux, cholera. morbus, to Asiaic
cholera in its first stage.
| will rclae one instance. \ gentle
man so reduced by bloody fux, that he
had to be assisted from his wagon into
the house, was entirely cured in one
night.
In almost all sections of the Sou hern
States there is to be found large tree,
known as Sweet Gum Its true name is
Liqu'd Timber. 1t cxudcs from wounds
a white aromatic gum, and bears burr
about an inch IN diameter, perforated
with cells like a honey. comb. Its
leaves are five pointed, and resemble
those of maple; the bark is rough and
strated, and upon young trees very
rough, and what is termed warty.
Take the inside bark, that of an old
tree is Ges, and make tea of it, of
such strength that it will resemble in
color, and somewhat in taste, strong
coffee, and let the patient drink from
half pint TO four half-pints, clear or
with sugar, cold or hot.
Ii will surely cure the complaint, if it
is not absolu ely incureable, and is
grca; value Is that it leaves the bowels
III heal by condition.
If any one doubts this, let him con-
suit any of the old negroes, particularly
from Mississippi and Louisiana, who
know the value of the remedy, and have
used it for ages. SO have the Indians,
from whom learned how to use it in
he malarious forests Of Indiana. With
1t, made and administered by an aged
squaw, while lay utterly PROSTATE in
Il wagon, unable to mount my horse, /
was entirely cured in few hours, and
perfectly able to ride.
In 1882, an acquaintance of mine
cured many persons attacked with
Aslatlc cholera, in Cincinnati. | was
myself cured of severe attack the
same year, by sleeping handful of the
sweet gum bark in pint of water half
an hour, which | drank clear, and taken
thus it is not unpalatablc.
To this statement l willingly append
my name, and those who know me will
believe it. Scion ROBINSON.
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The CONTINENTAL MoNTHLY.-The
August number of this Magazine con-
tains tho conclusion of Edmun Kinks
" Among the Pines,' one of the most
graphic and truthful sketches OF
Southern life and manners ever written.
(The publisher Of The Continental las,
by the way, issued " Among the Pines y
one neat 12mo. volume which he will
send postpaid for 81 90, to any ad-
dress.) CA Merchants story" by the
same author, is also begun in this num-
Der, and i" Macaroni and Canvas" is
continued. The sketches of John Nc
Donogh, the Millionaire and =" A.tor
and the Capitalists of New York" arc
highly interesting. Taken altogether
this number will compare favorab.y with
any former one, and gives ample assur-
ance that the publisher intends The
Continental shall stand foremost among
American magazines. j. r. Gilmore,
Publisher, New York and Boston. -
Terms So 90 year.
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Agnfu(tura(.
TIA inner Ean Nc r on. Pride.
[F'om The .2meriaan .agriculurist. I

from Ihe .amertadn II griCuiuriSf.
This pride shows itself everywhere, and is
about US troublesome on farm. as in the CITY.
am atiaid it will be the ruin Of tfle nation,
Yet. 1t seems to gov worse the longer y
live. 1t costs me a great deal none to live
than it did my t.siser, and If John ever gets
back alive from the wan, he will ncuen be ablp
to live IN the simple way That h have done----
Prlde costs more than all other necessary
family expenses. 1t has made many Il man -
bankrupt, aud. it keeps a good many of nv
eighbors poor. Every thing they earn Is
spent upon their back, or upon ornancutins
their houses aud farms. Farming is a. COED
business, and pays all decent demands upon
it, but it will not support much pride. n
fence that costs dollar a rod will turn Cattle
just as well as IA faced wall Of hewn stone, COST
ing twenty times as much. The nineteen
dollars extra goes to the support of pride,
and farming ought not to be expected to foot
the bills; A barn that will shelter hay and
cattle, is just as good as one avsting four
times as much, finished as elegantly as a
dwelling Farming will not bay for the clap
boards, the Iath and plastering, the ceiling
and varnsh. Ii man has made a inrtune IN
trade, there is no objection to his building a
country seat, and living like a prince. His
profits will support his pride. Bnt the profits
of ordinary tanning will not Justify a like
expenditure. He may keep, If he " i'll, a sell
want to each member of his family but a far
mer must serve himself. When he gets abov,
his business he had better leave it. Bt strikes
me that u farmers pride ought to run to his
business. rather than to his walls, and build.
ings, Other folks have to have dwellings,
barns and fences, and it is no great shakes Ito
own good lumber and paint. But farmers
only have deep rich soil, fine wheat ami
corn fields, and luxnrant meadows. 1t win
pay for farmer to cure a horse-pond, to drain
swalc, or to turn barren pasIauc into "
meadow that will cut three tans of hay to tho
acre. 1t will pay for him to raise fine horses
and cattle, pigs and sheep. He ought to-
crafty his pride in the line of his calling. and
not undertake to rival merchants and nabobs.
II he fixes up his fields and breeds good
points in his stock, people will not trouble
themselves very much wheth' T he says cou OF
keou, or attends spelling school late in life.
Yours to command,
TIMOTHY BUNKER, Ese.
Hooker'oara July l5th, 1862.
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General ii. w. HaIIeck.

General Hallcck, who has just been
appointed General-in Chief of the land
forces of the United States, is about
for:y-two years of age, and was born in
Weston, Oneida coun'y, N. Y, where
his grandfather-one hundred years old,
and hale and hcarty-latcly resided. -
General Halleck's father was the Hon.
Joseph Halleck, who died about three
years since. General Halleck en- cred
the Military Academy as a West Point
cadet in 1885, stood third in the class,
and brevetted second lieutenant of
engineers July 1, 1889. He was acting
assistant professor of engineering at the
Military Academy from July, 1889, to
June, 1910. In 1871 he was the au-
thor of military work on " Bltumcn
and its Uses" &c. In January, 1915,
he was appointed lst lieutenant, and
during the year he was selected by the
committee of the Lowell Institute, at
Boston, to deliver one of the regular
course of lectures, the subject being
t" Military Science and Art" These
lccIuIcs III SoihPiieu III q HcdG NoluWe
during the following year, adding there
to Length introduc ion on the /" Jus.i-
fableness OF War" The work contains
much valuable elemen,a AIRY instruction,
as we'll as abundance of historical illus
ira ion, and is written wi ability. In
lS47 he was brevetted captain for gal
liant conduct in affairs with the enemy
on the nine zenith and twentieth days of
November, 1917, and for mcritoIious
service in California. lie was Secretary
of State of the Territory of California
under the military governments of Cen
erals Kearney, Mason, and Riley, from
1917 to the end of 1919. He was chief
of the staff of Commodore Shubrick in
the naval and military operations on the
Pacific coast in 1917 and 1913, and was
a member of the Conven. ion, in 1919, to
form, and of the committee to draft, the
Constitution of the State of California.
In July, 1858, he was appointed captain
of engineers, and resigned August LIST,
1854.
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Our New IiOn-CIad Navy

A number of our available engineer
iug establishments arc engaged at present
in constructing iron-clad steamers of
various kinds. Con racts have been
made by the Navy Department wi h
Capt. Ericsson for building several on
the general plan Of the Monitor, and
some of these arc now being pushed
rapidly forward. Five arc being con-
s;ruced at Grecnpoint, L. l., where a
force of nine hundred men are employed
upon them by MIR. Rowland. One is
being built in Jersey City by Mr.. Col
well two by Messrs. Reany, Son &
Archbold, Chester, Pa; one at Will
mington, Del, and two in Dos on
They will range in dimensions from two
hundred to over three hundred feet in
leng with a proportiona;e breadth of
beam. All will be furnished with revolv-
ing turrcts of greater thickness than
that of the Monitor, and most of them
are to be armed with 15-inch guns. As
the general form and construction of
these vessels is we'll known, we need not
occupy space with further description
of them than to state, that they are
partially designed for sea service as we'll
as harbor defense, by having bulls and
engines adapted for greater speed than
the Monitor We understand they are
also to be improved in their ventilating
arrangements, by taking the fresh air
down through the turret, then passing
it between decks and out at the STERN
Two of those building at Greenpoint will
have two turrets each, the others only
one. MIR. +. Il. Rowland built the
first Monitor, and has acquired great
practical skill in the construction of such
vessels. His yard at the present mo-
ment is like great human apiary-full
of active and industrious energy. He is
also building the tnrrets for the two YES
sells that are being constructed at Ches.
ter, Pa.
Another turret war vessel of peculiar
design is now being built by j. Uunder-
hill, at the yard at the foot of East
Thirteenth street, this city. Its skele-
ton, which is composed of great ribs OF
angle iron, is now put together, some Of
the bottom and side plates are on, and a
huge iron ram is provided for the lower
part OF the bow. This vessel at present
somewhat resembles in form the skcle-
ton of huge whale. From the water
line to the deck the form is like that oil
long cigar, the curved sides being
designed for DETECTING shot. Its ex-
tremc length will be 1861 feet; breadth
36A feet depth of hold Ii feet. 1t
will be provided with two revolving tur-
rets and two powerful engines, and be
driven by screw. AS it is expected 10
draw but eight feet of water, it will per-
haps be very fast and make an efficient
ram. The outside plating will be Of T.
inch iron inside of the ribs there is to
be course of inch plates, then back
ing of several inches Of wood, and inside
of all skin of A-inch plates. Quite a
large number of operatives are now en-
gagged on this iron vessel, aud it is
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Washing Carriage and wa CONS

1t is a great annoyance to have nice y
painted carriage scratched by careless or ig-
norant hands in washing it. Yet how often
this is done! A broom and pail of water
sometimes constitute the whole equipment
possibly, an old rag is thrown in. The broom
or rag is wetted, and dashed ON the smooth
surface Of the vehicle, and the scrubbng pro-
ceeds, until the mud is washed Oft, and some
of the varnsh and paint, beside. Now. tho
right way Of doing this is very simple. FIRST
fall, give the mud Thorough soaking witt,
water, when water from a hose cannot be
used, use common garden syringe or sprink-
!ing-pot. Soak it again, and not little of
the mud will come off without any rubbing
With the surface thoroughly saturated, begin
with large sponge full OF water, wash gently,
depending still more upon the water than the
rubbing. A large, soft cloth will answer, if
a sponge cannot lie had. After the mud and
grit has all been washed oft, give it another
sprink!ing or two, and after taking of the ex-
cess OF water with soft sponge, rub the
whole clean and dry with piece Of soft cha
mois leather. See that this is perfectly tree,
from grit and knotty places. 1t will remove
lint and dust, and leave the varnish clean and
brilliant.
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The New Call for vOIuntee rs.
AN APPEAL
by OLIVER WENDELL. HOLMES.

AN APPEAL.
by OLIVER WENDELL. HOLMES.
Listen; young heroes your country is cal.
Time strikes the hour for the brave and
the true
Now. while the foremost are fighting and
falling,
Fillup the ranks that have opened for you !!
You whom the fathers made free and de-
Tended,
Stain not the scroll that cmblazons their
fame!
You whose fair heritage spotlcss descended,
Leave not your children a birthright Of
shame
Stay not for questions while Freedom stands
Wait not til Honor lies wrapped in his
Brief the lips meeting be, swift the hands
clasping-
"OG for the wars!' is enough for them
all.
Break from the arms that would fondly ca
ress YOU!
Hark it's the buglc-blast! sabers are
Mothers shall pray for you, fathers shall
UlcSs You,
Maidens shall weep for you when you are
gone!
Never or now cries the blood of nation,
Poured on the turf where the red rose
should bloom;
Now is the day and hour of salvation
Never or now peals the trumpet of doom
Never or now roars the hoarsc- throated
cannon
Through the black canopy blotting the
skies;
Never or now flaps the shell blasted pen
Ger the deep ooze where the Cumberland
lies
From the foul dens where our brothers are
dying,
Aliens and foes in the land of their birth,
From the rank swamps where our martyrs
are lying
Pleading in vain for a handful of earth;
From the hot plains where they perish out.
numbered,
Furrowcd and ridsed by the battle'fields
plough,
Comes the loud summons too long you
have slumbered.
Hear the last Angel.trump-Ncver or
Now
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The Horse and the Lion

. The following in eres ing anccdote is
from an article which appeared some
time since in Blackwood's Magazine -
"There we're some horses on board
belonging to Major Kcmball, the Consul
General at Bagdad, one Of which got
loose and lcaped overheard just at dawn.
The steamer was then about half way 20
Bagdad, and getting under way, after
ancharing as usual for the night. The
horse was not missed for half an hour,
but was then described ashore, in what
seemed very unpleasant proximity to a
splendid lion. The lion circled round
and round him, always closing in. The
horse remained motionless, beyond turn.
ing his head sufficiently to watch the
lions movements. Suddenly the lat err
gave tremendous bound, but the
horse was too quick for him, and escaped
with a slight scratch; but instead of
galloping away, he only went hundred
yards, and again stood still. Tie lion
commenced his former tactics with a
similar result, only his bound was less
vigorous this time. The horse did not
even take completely to his heels ; he
seemed Ell her tied by some strange fas-
clnation, or inclined to tantaize an
enemy from whom a few minutes cantcr
would have entirely freed him. Again
the lion commenced his circles, but ere
they were narrowed to springing dis
lance party had landed from the
steamer, and the instant the horse had
deserted them he came galloping down,
while the lion stalkcd away toward the
Jungle"
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Mason and Dix0n'S Line.

Mason and Dixon's Line is the paral-
lei of latitude 80 degrees 43 minutes
26 seconds, forming the boundary line
between Pennsylvania and Maryland
1t takes its name from Charles Mason
and Jeremiah Dixon, two English
mathematician, who in 1853 we're en-
ployed by the rival proprietares of
Pennsylvania and Maryland to deter
mine the line of the common boundary
Of those colonies, which for several years
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expected to be finished as early as some
of the new Aloni ors. When the friga. c
lronsides, at Philadelphia, is completed,
the Roanoke at New York, and all of
the Monitor class, we shall have a feet
OF fifteen lron-clad war vessels indepcn-
dent of the Galena and large number
of iron-plated river steamers. Still,
with this large number of iron-platcd
war vessels, which are expected to be
completed by the month of November
next, we must not overlook the fact that
there is only one Of them designed for a
first-class sea vessel. They will make
good coast and harbor-defcnsc gunboats.
NcieniiGc lmericnn
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To Keep the .air from Bottled Fruits, etc.-
Bladder, well soaked, is the best covering
After it is quite dry, dip the whole of the
bladder, and beyond its edge. in melted resin
and beeswax, prepared as follows - Bees
wax 9TH ID common resen, ID; red led, l
OF /; mix the two first together, then stir in
the lead, and continue stirring till it begins to
get thick from cooling then dip in the bot
ties, turning them up quickly.
BLACKBERRY JAM.-To each pound Of ripe
fruit, stewed in porcelain Kettle for five
minutes, add l ID. light brown sugar, and
mash the contents fine witra strong iron OF
wooden spoon while still upon the fire.
When we'll mixed and boiled Is minutes Ion
ger. stirring it well in the mean time, I'LL tho
jras or glasses, and set away.
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WHAT IS HEAT LIGHTNING 1.-THE flashes OF
lightning often observed on summer even.
ing, unaccompanied by thunder, and popu-
larry known as {. heat-lightning," are mere y
the light from discharges Of electricity from
an ordinary thunder-cloud beneath the hori-
zen of the observer, reflected from clouds, or
perhaps from the air itself, as in the case OF
twilight. Mr.. Brooks. one of the directors OF
the telegraph line between Pittsburg and
Philadelphia informs us that, on one occa-
sion, to satisfy himself on this point, he asked
for information from a distant operator during
the appearance Of flashes Of this kind in the
distant horizan, and learned that they pro-
ceeded from distant thunderstorm then ra-
ging two hundred and fifty miles eastward OF
his place of observation Professor Henry.
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PoLTics OF our GrNERALs.-Among those
understood to be democrats are Mcclellan,
llallrck, Burnside, Grant. Bhell, Butler Rose
crantz, Mcdowell, Dix, Shields, Mansfield
Keys, Thomas, Franklin, McClcrnand Nelson,
Stnrges. Cadwallader, Rosseau and others
Among the Republicans are Generals Pope,
Sigel Mitchell, Banks. Sumner, Hunter, Cur
tbs, I. W. Sherman, Morgan, Phelps, Wool
IIcintzGlman. Benham, Hubert, Porter, Will
liamsyking, Osterhans, Schurz and more
Some OF these are questionable
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The NICKERIocKER MAGAZINE
The August number contains contin-
uaion of "Carl Ahnen1ingcr's Office. "
" Stray Chapters" The Alderman Of
York;" and /" Sunshine in Thought. -
1t also contains several other stories,
sketches and poems, and lis usual we'll
stocked Editors Table" Morris
Phillips, Publisher, New York. Terms
SIS 90 year.
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Gu,llorous.
Selec'el for The Cecil Hhis.

Selected for The Csc.l Wing.
person fond of the marvellous, told an
improbable story, adding, as he was wont -
g Did you ever hear Of that beiorc7' No,
Sir, " said the other; did your
An Apotlccary asserted in large company,
g that all bitter things were hot" I" No."
"rcplicd phycian." "a bitter cold day is
| an exception
Upon the marriage Of Miss Wheat, of Vir-
ginia, an Editor hoped that her path might
be bowery, and that she might never be
thrashcd by her husband.
Says, country girl, describing her country
home, " We raise our own fruit and vegeta-
blcs, make our own pork, and lay our own
eggs"
Do YoU GIVE IT Ur? p
Before circle let appear
Twice twenty five, and FIVE in rear,
One-fifth Of eight join il you can,
And then you will have what conqucrs man.
LOVE.
An Irish soldier, Boosting of his great
courage, was reminded that he ran away in
battle. Faith - says Pat, " me heart is as
bold as a lion-so it is; but ! happened TO
have pair Of cowardly legs, which always
run away wild my body, when I'D be after tho
lnemy, bad luck TO them!"
Mr.. Smith, my son has been promulgated,
and expects 10 be promulgated higher
Smith thinks there is little doubt Off
Naomi was five hundred and eighty years
old when she married. Never despair!
am afraid you will come TO want, " said
an old lady to young man, hare como
to want already, {" said he. l want your
daughter." Tho old lady opened her eyes in
establishment. and sneezcd.
ooh, mother. mother General Brisadicr is
in town. General whol '' Why General
Brigadier" g You mean the Brigadicr Gen
eaal, don't you my dear ~ ooh well maybe
that is it,
Wife, wife wake up, Pm dying" This
being the third summons for the same pnr-
pose she had received that night, the loving
wife replied, " Well do lie still, you needn't
kick the sheets to pieces if you are dying
d" How often do yon knead bread 70 asked
one housekecpsr of another. How often!
Why might say VIC need it continually"
the other replied.
(Which of your hands is scalded 7" asked
a married lady of an old maid, who had in
some way scalded her hand.
"My left hand of coursc.''
I" Your left hand ~ exclaimed the lady,
whose eyes had just fallen on the unfortunate
member. " This is your right hand"
No it isn't; it is my left hand. 1t is lett,
and I'm left But you're married; so you're
all right"
Yes, Mrs. Johnson, my poor husband died
with the cholera he did,"
"Ah! that was pity, Mrs. Smith, But, then,
we must have got rid of the cholcra-that is,
according to your telln'
=" How can you make that ouI 2"
You said, Mrs. Smith, that he died uiih
the cholera. Well II lie died, they must have
both died together.