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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-11-08
Agricultural.
Protection of Young Trees in Winter.

SO many are the losses every year from
the effects of winter, that the subject is
worthy of special mention as the irving
season approaches. A few words of pre-
caution are needed now
There are many considerations in favor of
Fall planting. One has usually better lot
OF trees to select from at the nurseries, than
in the Spring. lfset out early, the wounded
roots become callouscd, and ready to emit
new roots i'll the Spring; they may even
begin to form roots in the Fall. They are
fairly III their new quarters at the opening
OF Speing, and are ready to start mt the first
beginning of warm weather. Fall planting
saves much tin1e for other work in the
Spring. which is always busy season. In
the Fall, the ground is warm, comparatively
dry, and easy and pleasant to work.
1t cannot be doubted that the hardest
trees, such as apple and forest trees, NAV
be set out in Autumn to the best advantage
But those slightly tender-such as cherries,
and some kinds Of pear and shade trecs-it
taken up in the Fall, should be "hecled in. :"
and protected from the Winter. They will
then be in the best possible condition for
planting out in the Spring. And here is the
way of doing it: On receiving the bundle
OF trees from the nursery, choose a dry and
partially sheltered cornor Ct' the Garden or
orchard, lay open trench about n foot
deep, sloping it off one side, and making
hilock on that side for the trunks and
branches to rest on. 1t is taken for granted
that this trench is made whore no water will
stand in 1t. Now lay the roots along in the
trench as closely together as possible, the
limbs resting on the bank Of earth. Cover
the cots foot deep, making mound over
them to shed water. Let also the trunks be
slightly covered for full half their length. -
1t is we'll to lay few evergreen boughs over
the trenches; corn-stalks may be used,
though in moderation, or they will attract
mice. AS soon as Spring opens, remove all
covering, shorten in the branches and plant.
For trees planted within year or two
past, slight winter protection is import,
ant, at leas, in exposed places at the North.
The roots Of such trees are yet small, aud
have not recovered from the shock of re.
moyal. The main thing required is to COW
CT the entire body Of roots with few inches
OF extra soil. II coarse manure is at hand,
use that, and it will answer the double pur.
pose OF protection and enrichment In
Spring, ct the manure be worked into the
soil. Wherever there is danger from mice,
Il conical bank Of earth, about foot high,
should be made around the stem of eveey
newly planted tree, removing it early in the
Spring.
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stepped upon the threshold, the lady
approached, and the old man raised his
eyes and dropped the baske', and nc
wonder, eli hcr-tor she was his wife
his " old woman !" She recognized him.
and, throwing up her arms, in amaze
mcnt, exclaimed
"Great God John, is that You 2"
"All that is left of me-" replied the
old man.
With extended arms they approached
Suddenly the old lady's countenance
changed, and she Stepped back.
john" said she, with look which
might have been construed into earnest
ness, chow did you find the Carson
road -
Miserable, Suky-miserab!e," re-
piled the old man, /" full of sand and
alkali."
"Tben l was right, john she con-
tlnued, inquiringly.
You we're, Suky."
That's enough !" said she, throwing
her arms around the old mans neck ;
" that's enough, John !" and the old
couple, strangely sundered, were again
uni ed. Both are living with their
daughter on Second street.
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Terrible Rope Sliding Feat.

On the road among the Hmalaya
mountains, lehcld species of tight
rope performances which might bring the
color to NJ. Blondin's checks. The rome
extended from an eminence on the hill
side above the village over rayine and
down to great knoll in the fields below,
and was drawn as tight as several hun
dred men with their uni ed strength
could effect. They had just finished
stretching it when we arrived, and |
could scarcely believe a man was going
to slide down it, The feat appeared to be
so utterly impracticable with any chance
of safety. Imagine rope extended from
the top of rock, at least 500 feet high,
to pole 2,0o0 from its base, and some
idea may be formed of the undertaking.
A great concourse Of people of both
sexes we're assembled in all their holiday
garb, and the man who was to slide was
swinging round at the end of long
plank fixed on an upright pole as pivot.
Every few mimi cs he called upon some
person among the crowd by name, and
swinging round several times to the
individuals honor, received from him a
trlaing gratuity. He no sooner noticed
me than | was included in this category;
and being told that it was in no way a
religious ceremony, I gave him rupee.
When this was over, he was escorted to
the eminencc above, amid the loud lamen-
tations of his family and the discordant
music of the village band. With the
glass, saw him placed on kind of
saddle on the rope, and two individuals
busted fastening something to his legs,
which / af.erward saw was filled with
earth. The spectators, among whom l
stood, were assembled in groups near the
pole to which the lower end Of the rope
was attached, all intently watching for
the descent. Presently lie let go, and
came down several hundred yards with
terrible velocity, a stream of smoke fol-
lowing in his wake. AS he approached
us, the incline being gradually dimin-
ished, his career was less rapidy and
became slower and slower near the cEl,
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sre not easily straitened. Young birds have
plant and easily yielding claws. The spurs
OF old turkeys and roostcts ave hard, loug
and sharp. OF young CITES but the first dc
velopment is seen,
"A Hint 10 Lorcrs Of Florsrs.-A most bear.
tiful and easily attained show of evergrecns
may be had by a very simple plan which has
been found to answer remarkably well or u
small scale. If geranium branches, taken
from luxuriant and healthy trees Just before
the winter sets in, be cut as for slips and
lmmcrscd in soap water, they will after
dropping for few days, shed their leaves,
put forth fresh ones, and continue in the
finest vigor all winter. BY placing u number
of bottles thus filled in a flower basket with
moss to conceal the bottles, growth Of
evergreen is easily insured for the whole
season. They require no fresh water.
Stains in Mtho-any Furniture Stains and
spots may be taken out Of mahogany turni.
ture by the use of little aquaiortis or OK
alic acid and water, by rubbing the part
with the liquid by means of cork, till the
color is restored; observing afterwards, tp
well wash the wood With water, and to- dry
and polish as usual.
4 Nee Woyt TO Coos Cieev.-Clt quarter
pound Of cheese into small slices, and boil
a minute in Il teacupful Of water, beat one
egg and tablespoonful Of -four together. ad
ding gradually ono pint of milk, pour into
the boiling cheese and stir, which after :.
few minutes cooking fit to serve for Cup
per relish
.4pp'c P&diings.-Toa quart Of stcwei and
strained apples add a piece OF butter as
! large as an egg, swectcn we'll, and add six
eggs well beaten, nutmeg or lemon for fla
vor Make nice patty and cover three or
four deep baking plates, and fill with thr
prepared apple. This makes very d,;ii
cous pie or pudding 1t is best cold.
Graham Biscuit. Take a email sized ran
of brown flour, the usual quantity of butter
milk, soda and salt; MIX the two former
thoroughly together, and having two beaten
eggs and Il teacupfui of cream, roll out as
soft as possible. The stove must Lr hot tr
have light biscuit.
Frozen Eggs. Mrs. Sophia Damon says
that frozen eggs can be restored, by putting
them into cold water, and placing them on
The stove, where they will warm gradually.
If used imncdia.e!y, will BIZ Us good as ,4ny
eggs.
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The WALLED LAKE.-The wonderful
Walled Lake is situated in the central
part Of Wright county, Iowa. The
shape of the lake is oval. 1t is about
two miles in Length aud one wide, in the
widest part, comprising an area Of some
1000 acres. The wall inclosing this
area is over six miles in length, and is
built or composed of stones varying in
size from bouldcrs of two tons weight
down to small pebbles, and is intermixed
with ear,h. The top of the wall is
uniform in hight above the water in all
paris, which makes is hight to vary on
the land side according to the uneven
ness OF the country, from two to twelve
feet in hight. In the highest part the
wall measures from ten to twelve fee.
thick at the base, and from four to six
feet at the top, inclining each way, out
ward and inward. There is no outlet,
but the lake frequently rises and flows
over the top of the wall. Tho lake at
the deepest part is about ten feet in
depth, and abounds with large and fine
fish, such as pike, pickerel, bass, perch,
&c. The water is clear as crystal, and
there is no bubbling or agi ion to indi-
cate any large springs Or feeders. Wild
fowl Of all kinds are plenty upon its
bosom. At the north end are two small
groves of about ten acres each, no tim
Der being near. 1t has the appearance
of having been walled in by human hands,
and looks like huge fortress, yet there
arc no rocks in that vicinity for miles
around. There are no visible signs OF
the lake being the result of volcanic
ac ion, the bed being perfectly smooth,
and the border of regular form. The
lake is seventeen miles from Boon river
on the west, eight miles from Iowa river
on the east, and about one hundred miles
from Cedar Rapids. 1t Is one of the
greatest wonders of the Yves, and has
already been visited by hundreds of
curiosity seekers
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rk3F@ tall awkward looking chap Just
from the green mountains Of Vermont. came
on board one of the SPLENDID North River
boats at Albany. His curiosity was amaz-
ngly excited at once, and lie commenced
"peakng,' as he called it. into every nook
and corner Oh the boat. The captain Of,
fee, the engine room, the water closets, the
barber 5 shop, all underwent his inspection
and then he went on deck and stood in
amazcmen. at the leavcr beam, the chin,
ncyS, and the various lixins. till at last
he caught sight of the | ell This was the
browning wonder and he viewed it from
every position. walked around it, got down
ON his knees and looked up into it, and ex-
claimed l.: " Wall, rally, this beats the bell
on our meeting house, a darncd sight. j.
BY this time the attention of the captain and
several OF the passengers was attracted to
this genius. . How much would you ask to
let Teller ring tins beIl?'' "You may ring
it for a dollar, sir said the captain
Wall, it 5 a bargain. all fair and agreed,
and no backing eout." Its a bargain,
sir" said the captain. Our hero went de.
libcratcly and brought a scat and took hold
Of the bcll-rope, and having arranged every.
ing, slowly at first, and gradually faster and
faster, till everybody on board thought the
boat was On fire, and rushed on deck scream,
ing with alarm. There stood the captain.
and there sat the Nairmuonter," ringing
away first slow and then fast, then two OF
three taps at a time The passengers began
to eXpostulatc the captain said it was a
bargain. Rut the passengers became urgent
that the eternal clangor should be stopped.
All the while there sat our hero, undiSturbcd
ringing away more ways than cockncy
chime ringer ever dreamed of. At last the
captain began TO think it time to stop tho
simpleton but his answer was: " A fan
bargain, and no backing eout." and he rang
away for dear life. "Wcll, says the cap
tain "what will you take to- stop"' ''WalI
cap'n, guess | sheant loose nothing if
take five dollars and a free passage to New
York, but not darned cent less ''Well,
sir, walk down into the office, and get your
money and passage ticket" answered the
captain.
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WE'LL KErr BurrER.-" In Isl H. says tlo
Journal dc 2 .Aisne," woman of Classy
being surprised by the Cossacks, concealed "
crock OF fresh butter which she did not want
them to have in field near her house. Al
ter the dep 1rtnre Of tie fl re gu visitors she
endeavored to find the exact spot in which
the butter was Con called, bnt did no. sue
coed, and after while tho whole matter was
forgotten. Last week some workmrn dggin,
the foundations Of house came upoI tho
pot IN question, and on opening villa. they
expected to be treasure, discovered the but
ter as white an firm as when buried t"tty-eighC
years before. Since exposure to the air it
has, however, acquired al extremely panll
taste"
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TIE VAULT OF THE BANK OF ENGLANp.-
The Bank of England Directors had ter
rible fright two or three weeks ago-not on
account of the loss Of their water. marked
paper, but from the summary invasion of
! the bullion-room of the bank. A CORES
pondent of the Birmingham Post tells the
Story thus:
1.-The Directors received an anonymous
letter, stating that the writer had the means
of access to their bulliou-room. They
treated the matter as hoax, and took no
notice of the letter. Another more urgent
and specified letter failed to rouse them
At length the u'iter offered 10 meet them in
their bu!lion-room al any hour they pleased 10
name. They then communicated with their
correspondent through the channel he indi
Gated, appointing some dark and midnight
hour for the rendezvous. A deputation
from the Board, lantern in hand, repaired
to the bullion room, locked themselves N,
and awaited the arrival Of the mysterious
| correspondent, Punctual to the hour, u
noise was heard below Some boards in
the floor were, without much trouble, dis
placed and in few minutes the Guy Faw
kcs of the bank stood in the midst of the
astonished Directors. His story was very
simple and strait forward An old drain
ran under the bullionroom, the existence
of which had become known to him, and
by means of which he might have carried
away enormous sums. Inquiry was made.
Nothing had been distracted, and the Di
rectors rewarded the honesty and ingenuity
o. their anonymous correspondence work
ing man, who had been employed in repair
ing the scwers-by present of $500.
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TIE CAMpHoR TREE.-It is some

TIE CAMpHoR TREE.-It is some
thing more than wonder that tree, in
itself so valuable, in its produc ions a
necessity so absolute, and SO entire sus-
cep,ible to successful cultivation in the
United S a.cs, should SO long be totally
neglected by our arbor-culturists. AS
the camphor tree is quite as hardy as
any of our apple trees, there is perhaps
no reason why it should not succeed we'll
wherever the apple tree will grow. 1t
is indigenous to all parts of China, Japan,
Formosa, Burmah and Chinese Tartary,
aud even as far north as the AMOR coun-
try; but it is found in the create st
abundance along the cas- :ern coast of
China, between Annoy and Sbapghae.-
In the districts of kwang- tung and Fun
CHEN it grows in dense forests, the
trunks attaining size equaling that of
our North American forest trees. The
principal market for the camphor lumber
is Annoy, where / have measured boards
thirty inches in width. The eamphor
gum of commerce does not, in any case,
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At the Golden Gate.

"0h don't You remember :" the -,rn B'ii Blair,
That waved in the Autumn breeze.
Like the peaceful flnw Of a mothers prayer,
Or the swell Of the singing scas'
And how. when the harvest time came on,
We hid in its golden sleavrs,
70 wait for the coming Of gentle John
From under the low born
am not ashamed that loved John Dean,
For his heart pur" and true.
Though the flowers he rulicd in the sprng,ime green
Were always given to You.
And You crushed them under your feet, Bell Blair,
As he Lovingly turned sway
Bu, / gathered them up to my heart, and there
They all a.bloom to-day.
Al, we'll remember the roses born
With his beautiful love f,r thee
How he freed stems Of the fantest thorn,
And the briars given to me.
They are all shall ask. Bell Blair,
For know my hriars will bloom
10 n fragrant flower for my soul to wear,
For ! snell its hus!Ied perfume.
Scmetimes wien tile shadowy mist uncurs
From the path my soul will tread,
And the unf hd, mid the eddying ~htrls
Of the snow around my head.
And now when the harvest time comes
In heaven shall gladly wait
And watch for the coming of angel john
At the beausif.i golden gate ,,.,
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WORTH THINKING ABoUT.-Dr. Hall
advises every person who goes out into
the open air from warm apartment, to
keep the mouth shut (evcn the women
can shut their mouths when they try y
while walking or riding. The Doctor
says: Before you leave the room bun
die up with coat, cloak, and comforter ::
shut your mouth before you open the
street door, and keep i: rcsolutcly closed
until you have walked briskly for some
ten minutes then, if you keep on walk
ing or have reached your home, you may
talk as much as you please. Not so
doing, many heart, once happy and
young, now lies in the churchyard, that
might have been young and happy still,
But how? If you keep your nou b
closed, and walk rapidly, the air can
only reach the lungs by circuit of the
nose and head, and becomes warmed
before reaching the lungs-thus causing
no arrangement but if you converse,
large draughts of cold air cash directly
in upon tho lungs, chilling the whole
frame almost instantly. The brisk
walking throws the blood to the surface
of the body, thus keeping up a vigorous
circulation, making cold impossible, if
you don't get into cold bed too quick
ly after you get home. Neglect of these
precautions brings sickness and prema-
ture death to multitudcs every year"
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AN ELEPHANTINE ACTOR. Sir Finer
son Femme, in his Natural History of
Ceylon, says the elephant occasionally
feigns death in order to regain his free
dom. OF recent captive he writes -
" 1t was led from tue corral as usual
between two tame ones, and had already
proceeded far towards its DIES ination,
when, night closing in, and the torches
being lighted, it refused to 90 on, and
finally sank to the ground apparently
lifelcss. Mr.. Grips ordered The fasten-
ings to be removed from its legs, and
when all attempts to raise it had failed
so convinced was he that it was dead
that he ordered the ropes to be taken off
and the carcass abandoned. While this
was being done, he and gentleman by
whom he was accompanied leaned against
The body to rest. They had scarcely
taken their departure and proceeded a
few yards, when 10 their astonishmcnt
the elephant rose with the utmos;
alacrity, and fed towards the jungle,
screaming at the top of its voice, S
cries being audible long af err it had
disappeared in the shades of the forest.'
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Are Coal Ashes Worthless q?

No !; neither arc they of great value
Sull they are worth saving. Their fertile
ing power will vary, of course, according to
the kind Of coal used, and the amount of
woody substances employed in lighting the
lres: a chemist. who analysed several
specimens OF ashes taken from an ordinary
CRATE, states that they consist almost en-
tirely Of the various carths, small portion
of charcoal, and the saline matters, of
which the sulphate of lime, GYPSUM and
lime constitute about one quarter" Turn
ing from science to experience, we find such
ashes make an excellent dressing for grass
land, and in some conditions of the soil give
fine grotwh of turnips. We have found
them usefsl as mulch about the roots Of
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London Britain Seminary

FOR YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
WILL commence on the 9th Of NOVEMBER.
w and continue 20 weeks. The Course Of In.
struction will embrace the essentials of gooi
English Education also tho Latin and French
Languages Terms $50 per session-no extras
For circulars address
COLEMAN JAMES,
Strickersyille. Chester county. Pa,
Oct II. lS62--tDSl*
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CULTIVATE Coon LooKs.-A sound
moralist says sc 1t is to be admitted
Aha, the grace of the human aspect may
be in no small measure enhanced by be-
slowing little pains upon it. You,
youthful matron, when you took your
children to have their photographs taken,
and when their nurse, in contemplation
Of that event, attircd them in their most
tasteful dresses, and arranged their hair
in its protiest curls, you know that the
lit lie things looked Il grca. deal better
than they do on common days. 1t is
pure nonsense to say that when beauty
is unadorncd it is adorned the most
Sir Bulwer Lytton, in his earlier wri-
tings was accustomed to maintain that
just as it is a mans duty to cultiva G
his mental powers, so it is his duty to
cultivate his bodily appearance. And,
doubtless, all the gifts of nature are
talents committed to US to be improved !:
they are things entrusted to US to MAKE
the best Of. |; may be difficult to fix
the point at which the care of personal
appearance IN man or woman becomes
excessive. it does so unquestionably
when it engrosses the mind to the neglect
of more important things. But sup
pose that all reasonable people now
believe that scrupulous attention to per
sonal cleanliness, freshness, and neatness
is Christian duty. The days are past
almost everywhere in which piety was
held associated with dirt"
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Mrs. PAnTINGToN ABOUT AGAIN.
AS Mrs. Darlington came in at er her
long absence it seemed as if sunshine
had entered with her, though there ras
anxiety upon her brow and bundle in
her hand. 1t was for the " salutary
committee she said, " how many are
there to be drafted in Boston % looking
at us wi h great earnestness as she
spoke. 1t was the one question that We
couldn't answer, no. having the census
at hand. Finding herself foicd in this
she contiuucd-" Well, can you tell me
if man is exempted from being draft
cd who has bclhcose VEN :" We assured
her that we thought no.-that the more
we had with bellcose veins the better,
whereat she was silent. We compli-
mentcd her on what she was doing for
the soldiers. "Yes,' said she, "evcry-
body should do something for the cause
however circurcsed their means. -
She took pinch Of snuff as she spoke,
and looked down mcckly at the bundle
tied mp in the old Const ution and
Guerrierre cotton handkerchief. Ike
was outside taking care. Of boy who
was threatening to tear down the recruit
ing haudbilIs on our corner.
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Our Receipt for Curing Meat.


To one gallon of water,
lake /! lbs. of salt,
/! II, Of sugar,
OF. Of saltpctcr.
OF. Of potash.
In this ratio the pickle to be increased to
any quantity desired. Let these be boiled
together, until all the dirt from the sugar
rises to the top and is skinned off Then
throw it into II Tub to cool, and when eou,
pour it over your beef or pork, to remain
the usual time, say four or five weeks. The
meat must be well covered with pickle, and
should not be put down for at least two days
after killing. during which time it should be
slightly sprinkled with powdered saltpetcr,
which removes all the surface blood, &C.,
leaving the eat fresh and clean.
Some omit boiling the pickle and find it
to answer we'll though the operation OF
boiling purifcs the pickle by throwing of
the dirt always TO be found in salt and sugar.
If this receipt is properly tried, it will
never be abandoned. There is none that
surpasses it, if so good Ger. Telegraph.
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CJ~Whcn you hear woman excl,im. sOh
what fool was to reject so many lovers =,
and take up with what did !" be assured
that She married the first man who made her
an offer, doing more than half tho courting
herself; and that many Il time lr'r hcn-l ccHcd
husband wished she ka,r rel, cited him.