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The national Republican., 1862-08-19
M Row Losrl HOW RESTORED ,

N how LOST HOW RESTORED
Jas Ptali.Asd, u Ssaisd hssssep< P,ts Sic Csss.
X LECTURE ON THE NATURE, TREAT.
msnt, and Draicsl Cure OF Spsrmatosrhos. or Sem.
inal Wsakass, Involuntary Emissions, sexual De
bilisy, and Impsdimsnts 10 Marriage generally;
NsRvouanss, Consunpuoa, Epilepsy and fits; Hsh.
tal and Physical In0apaolty, resulting from Bslf.
Ahuss, ~. By koST ]. .CuLyBlwELL,h y. D., suther
o. the GTsen Beok, 40, & .g-.f Ea-
"a Boon - Thoasands OF s01srsrs,''
Sent under ssa, In plain envelope, 70 any address,
POI rdsd, on receipt OF Nx cent, or two postage
stamps, BY r." DE- Ch =. .. KLlEE, .
aug 7-Smiid&w Post Ofaos Box, ,b86.
-------------,---4-L-l,r-
VJHE IT. LOUIS, Chsetnut Street,
i Between Third ard Fourth, PhiladslphiA.
Ths undsrelgnsd having lss.sd for . stefn Of ysaTs
% thsif ffisnds and the trsvsling oommunlty that 4
Il now open fov the reception Of guests The house,
sncs the Art Of March last has bean entirely rsnc-
vatsd and rentted In Q superior mAuner The apart
menu arc large, wall vsoulatsd, and fhsniahsd II
modern style II e centrally located, oonvsnisnt %
ali the depots and steamboat landings, ard In the
lmmsdists Vicinity Of the Custom HoaSs, Post Omcs
and the Corn Exchange. 49,, ~ = E- III,
Connsotsd with the Hotsl q . Restaurant for the
accommodation OF those preisrring the European
plan. Prios Of Rooms from Three 70 Seven dollar
per week, according TO l0cateu.
Board $50 per day. Table d'hote for merchants
and business men from TO U r RrIpx e; METZ
my s-sm ur, IsAAoL,D DEvoE.
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.sWHAT Is IT?~.

IS wv HI Al KS IT?@|
wnY, THERE Is -. 4
n 0roAt SoxaazaaoS1o7a
s.ss.rr IN RnQARD To- ths4ry. q
- M I II H
THE MAN WHO IS SELLING
Every Description Of Clothing
AT
r.g,@s PRICES FAR BELOW ,u BGi
.Assv Dealer IN ne LAse' I'd
49,, lss SisSs; svssy ysody iscss il; Sstisf the
SRA N q 4 RS, II ,is
We will state that he may be found at
/ A0O seventh OSrOot,
Opposite the City Post Office, near + street
rhoss Who p.srouire him will ind that his, rrpu,.
tion for .'
I CHEAPNESS
u not undessrved.
Hh stock embraces evsfythlag that ~
ADOkNS THE OUTWARD MAN,
And be opsrssss apo. the psisciple tha,
~ Hinbls sikpsnss is Bstssr than SLOW
.. , SAnAne." . D "
II will ssss aethlus 70 sall aAd sxanlse hk USRi
,SSvALED STOCK o.
FASttsoNiA6lE CLOTHING,
HATS, CARS, AND TRUNKS,
Toeeshsv Win svsry description Of
0sats' Furnishing ooods
49,. J. h. SMITH, "a
.. 400 Seventh strset,
| 10 2a-sm spposlte the Post O6noe
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WAY LINES.

For BriItoi, Trenton, Ae., st ITO sna OK A. NJ =,
and 8, so and u r. NJ, from Ksnsin gton, and az
r n, from Walnut street wharf
For pristol and intsrmsdiste Stations at IN A.
NJ, from Kensin gton.
For Palmyra, Rlysrton, Dslanoo, Beverly, Bur.
lington, Florence, Bordsntown, Ao., .. lsx,l. -
Steamboat Trenton, for BordAnto.Rp and intsrms.
dists Stations at az r. NJ, ffon Walnst street.
wharf
sinsbon Depot, take the Can On 71iSh 49,; ;sSovs
Walnut hall an hsur bef6rs departure. The Cars
run Int the Depot, and on arrival Of each Train,
run IRON the Depot ..g .. n. a
Fifty pounds Of Baggage only, allowed saah paS,
sanger. fasssnsen are prohibited RON taxing any.
thing - BaggsIe but thar wearing appelsl An
The Company LIMIT their responsibility for Baggage
to One Dollar per pound, and Will not b. usbIs f6e
any amount bsyood loo Dollar, except BY spseial
contrast. WIN. II. GATZMER, ASSnt
ap@ l'al. .-.---------------.--------
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1862. '..-. 1862.
SPRING ARRANGEMENT.
NEW YORK LINES. ,"1'
THE CAMDEN AND ANB0Y AND PHILA
DELPHIA AXNDTRENTON RAiLRoAD co q
LINES. '..-.
FROM PHILADELPHIA 70 NEW YORl


LINES. '..-.
FROM PHILADELPHIA 10 NEW YORK
AND WAY PLACES. g
FrOn walnut street Wharf, aAd Ken.
stnGton Depot. rE
WILL LEAVE A. BoLLows, VIE fAfe.
Al q A. NJ via Camden and Amboy-C "A.
Accommodation. .......................e9.9o %
Al Il a M, via Camden and jersey City-New
Jersey Accommodation. ............... 2.2b
Ats A. NJ. via Remington and jersey City
At i9S r, N, via Camden and Amboy-Aooon-
AtgP. NJ via Camden and XmSo;y.C. and x. ~
Ats +. M via Camden and jersey City
Evening Express. ss.,..................... 500
At ! r. NJ, via Camden and Jeney City
I'd Cisss Ticket. ......................... 2gi
At6x p, n, via Remington and Jsrsey City
A, u d X, sis Ken.inI,Sa and J:rssy city '
ATS n, Va Camden and xmSioy.xSosm "
mediation, (Ersight and PaassagsrI s-.
LIT elass tickst 80. -. Sat
I'd olAss Ticket. ........... =. l.S(
The Bh +. NJ, LiAs runs daily, ,Bandsys excepted
The 70 r, N. Southsrn Nail runs daily.
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8 p E CIAELN o.TIoE

g p ECIAEEN NOTIOE E.
DIX. y. vEl.LNY's Privass Hospital, IN The
FsdsrA Block. corner Of Seventh and = streets |
opposite the Post and PAasn, OtAcss. Rooms
2s and "a, up stairs, Washington. DO.
All alssases Of private nature trsstsd h shs nas'
scientific manner, and radical cures sasstsd iu ah
oa... sYpnILfrIc AFFECTIONS, 0oSon-
kAGA, GLEEr, srRIcTURRs, SEMINAL
wkAkNEss, or the resui, of voLufTuoUs
DREAMS, or any weakness Of tbs aENkRArl'E
ORGANS, ron any oauss whssssr, o. how ious
sssndias, thoroughly and radically eursd.
AFRLiC1ED AND UkfORTUNA7E.
No matter whs, your dissAss, is. ~ ialss dstsssy
prevent, Apply imnsdisssly 70 Dr. vs,lny, no y
.stnowlsdsed to be by iAr the NEST sUCCEssFuL
PHYSICIAN 10 tn. tfsssment or private tlssasss
Fear No, to oaI,s and make known year .Asfosssns,
aud b. S,i svssa,y Sud yeu ON your way seiossaas
rha, srssnru. .soargs or u. young, indsissd In
when alone, wh,sn dssuoys tss ssasrstivs organs,
anrts you for married LIS, producing wssA2ss OF
the beck and nmbs, los Of animation and muscular
powsr paiptatisu OF the heart irsitabntty,
loss Of nsuory. melancholy hahits, i.saaity, co.,
.uupuoa, aaa death ....
YOUNG NAN, In view Of the drssdfal oonss
qusnoss, Delay not to make your cass known TO Dr
', Your secrets with him are sacred, and you NAY
soaadsauy rsiy spon his MEDICAL skin
Thousands who.s systems wsrs shssssrsa snl vsr
on the brink OF the grave, has he brought bsss .
,iguroas health by his stilfai trsasmsat
MARRIAGE.
aarTisd p.rsSns o, thoss contemplating 0an
aoay, VINO suggest themselves st inpsssasy, ssai.I
ssakn<.4. ar any dissAss srisins iroa = rslaxs
state u ne genital otxans, whsthsr The rssuh
dissass iniury. con.squ-ncss ni youthful lndisor
..ons or intuisr.oe Of the passions 10 ripsr year
.rs earnestly -atrestsd to place thsmsslvss und
the oar. OF ps v, They nay rsiy With certain
upon speedy cur, and full visor restored
He treats with entire suo0s.s all Diseases OF suais
.ush rs LUCOHRHEA or WHITES, LAPsU
UTERI, So sG , uud In every tsse guarantees
perfect CURE.
FEES moderate, and VISITS and COMhUN
CATIONS strictly phIvATk and oONPlpEF
rIAL
PERSONS 0siiins one bet the D0CTOR
Thass at sdistancs may - TREATRD BY NAL
.,Vtps .srAIEAxNT OF CASH, SO ,sS
jy9-xms
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Read! Read! Read! Read!
Bplssdid CAaeo, Aosais, Lava, Oarbsn
ole, and Jet sstts Of Jswslry,N -
Hbo.. .......'.'........... WV
Elegant aarnss. Turquoise, and Rnam
slsd, fall sstts, d to ss............... 30
Superior Huamelsd, Csral, and Opal
Cluster ssst, Sl to oss............. 80
Piain, Chased, EnAmsied, and Fancy
Braoslsts u 70 sS................... s"to 10 80
Canso, Coral, Carblnole, and hinia-
tars Brooehss, 20 esnts to s......... 40
0sns' Vest, Guard and Lxdies' Chat
lain Chains-the largest stock IN Wash
ington, u TO sS......................... 100
LAAtss' Garnet And Carbunois Meet
laess, u TO S260 ......... s...... 90. 40
0asnss, Cardinals and Onya Studs anu
Batsons. Cnns, !, q sstt ........... .... i ~
Fine, cold, Gold Sissvs. .Buttous and
StaAs, sLarats, ~ ssns to u ss<t. : 70
/ 0sah' Cluster aud Opal Bosom. Pin
i gold moantln0, " esnts 10 u .ea..... =
4 Jhs Looksts and Nsdalions. for two and
Bur PiotAfss, d 70 tl s0 .............
8sal and stossSst Finger Rings, every
variety, 30 osuts to u lIO.............. "
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FOR B0BTON,
WOHCESsTEk 81 IfAIhARnR5, ~ n5,,cdsI EiIoHSsgSke' IsS
,..I TERMEDIATB POINT6a =
L.A TIE new and stauloh. .stAADers Of
the N9rWtoh Line, CITY OF BO6-
Pier No. %, North 6ivsr, foot Of Vsstiy street,
FOB NEW LONDON,
There connecting with the 0tsamboat ExpIess
Trsin tor the above points, vis Norwioh snd Wor-
osater Boston and Woresstar Worcestsr and Nsshus,
snd New london and Northern Railroads.
Freight taken At the lowest rates
-" - E.S. MARTIN,
nv as.tt % Agent, On the Pier.
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GAS FITTING.
u. FAUna1sH1a,
...l. le-. y AHD aH. %. g.af OH -
Gas AND HTEAM CiTTEH

66k Sspenth ST., nsor Canal Bridge, WdshsngtoN.
All ordsss s4sostsd n the shostsst netace, In ths
PssonA sxAssea given 70 every department Of ~
buS1nAAo. 70" o. roo. -fHi : -f.. nov -
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To prevent mistakes, he will state that Ills art
prsssIvatven refsn exclusively TO the various dc
petition, either In quality Of work reasOIabsnsas
Of price. jy l6-aD
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cosoArsus y, psess vtli soavipssa al that Ne ~
now sslans ~ bost and sAeapest sseas M .as Hoe
thss can b found IN azy hanss . tks country
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Read on Read Oni
Greatest Bargains Yet

Greatest Bargains Yet !
AxTRA sILvEnPLArEp COMPLETE TEA
..- SETrS,
ptsess, best quality, %, " nett
EXTRA sILvER-PLATkD CASTOR,
Frach glass bottles, -, sSso, %. 90, 10 $3.50.
EXTRA SILVER. PLATED, OLIVE THREAD.
ED TABLE SPOONS,
- dozen
EXTRA 81 invER-PLATED, TIPPRp TABLE
SPOONS,
Ss per dozen. r...
E1rxA MIyE sIIyEsS IrI4.F rtAFER, S6,ra ,TrhaREApED,
eIpsr dessa
sxrkA siLvkR-rLATED, TIPPED rAbLh
FORKS,
Ga hSI
EXTRA sILvER-PLArRD TEA SPOONS,
rIPfRD AND THRRADED,
a dozen.
HEAVY siLvRR-PLArED, DOuBLE WALL
ICE PrfCHERB, -
l. L,ss sAss, lest quality, sssatifAny sngfavsd aad
Shsssa ,oaly %, u " and % 10 for sxtrS quality
FINE sILvEH:rLATEp CUPS, MUGS, COB.
LETS, SALT STANDS,
Only u ssoh.-rstali prio<, ,ss
siLvEk-PLATkD AUsIARD AMI sALT
8POONB.
S cts. eaeh.
SILVER PLATED BUrTsh-kNIyks,
"a 81, and 20 ets ssoh
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ThON VESSELS FOR RIVER AND HAh-
i BOR DEFENCE.

~ ll-d0uN
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-07-04

I'VE published the following Mt the request OF
Hon, Charles Jarvis, last year. and now re-pub-
lish it for the benefit of our readers. 1t has en-
dorsements as being excellent rcceipt]
RnuBARB CnAMpAGNE,-To make ten
gallons of champagne, imperial measure,
take fifty pounds of rhubarb and thirty
seven pounds of fine, moist sugar provide
tub that will hold from fifteen to twenty
gallons, taking care that it has hole for
tap near the bottom; in this tub brulse
the rhubarb, when done add four gallons
of water, let the whole be stirred togeth-
or, cover the tub with cloth or blanket
and let the materials stand for twenty
four hours, then draw off the liquor thro
the top, add one or two gallons more water
to the pulp, let it be well stirred and then
allowed to remain an hour or two to settle
and then draw off mix the two liquors
together and in it dissolve the sugar let
the tub be made clean and return the Ii
quor to it, cover it vita blanket and
place it in room the temperature of
which is not below 60 deg. fahr Here it
is to remain twenty-four Or forty.eight
hours, until there is an appe rance of fer
mentation having begun, when it should be
drawn off into the ten gallon cask as fine
as possible; which cask must be filed up
to the bung-holc with water; if there is
not liquor enough let it lean on one side
a little that it may discharge Itself, il
there is any liquor left in the tub not
quite fine, pass it through flannel and fill
up with that instead OF water. As the
fermentation proceeds and the liquor di-
minishes it must be filled up daily to en-
courage the fermentation for ten or twelve
days, it them becomes more moderate,
when the bung should be put in and gim-
let hole made at the side of it, filed with
a spilc, the spiIe should be taken out ey
cry two or three days, according to the
state of the fermentation, for eight or ten
days, to allow some Of the carb0nic acid
gas to escape when this state is passed,
the casl may be kept full by pouring
little liquor in at the vent hole once a
week or ten days for three or four weeks
this operation is performed at long l.
teryals of month or more till the end Of
December, when, on fine frosty day, 1t
should be drawn of from the lees as fine
as possible, the turbii partpassed through
flannel, make the cask clean, return the
liquor to it, with one draehm Of isinglass
pure dissolved in little water, ftir the
whole together ana put the bung in firm.
Choose a Gear, dry day in March for bot
tlins it, they should be champagne bottles
common wine bottles are not strong
cnough-secure the corks in a proper
manner, with wire, &c.
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The ShoWman's Courtslip.
rl AETENU< WkED.

Th.rc was many atfcctin ties which
male me- banker artcr Betsy Jane. Her
fathers farm juel our'n their cows AMI
our'H s1lentt.t their thirst at the same
spring; our old mares both had stars in
their iorrcrls; the measles broke out in
both families at about the sumo period ;
oar paricnts Betsy and minel slept re-,
ulayly every sun lay in the same msctin
house, and the nlburs used to obsarye,
" How thick the Wards aul Pea,leys
air 1t was a surblime site, in the
Sprias Of the year, to see our several
mothers Betsy, AMI miucl with their
gowns pind up 80 they couldn't siIe 'cm,
atTcc>hunit.y Blin sope together and
aboozin the naberS.
Altho hankcre! intcnsly artor the oI-
jcck of my atfec~huns, | darsunt tell her
Of the fire, which was rain in my manly
buzzlm. III try to do it but my tung
would kerwollup up agn the roof of my
mowth & stick thar, Ike death to de-
-cast A.riliu, or a country postmaster to
hi, oif>s, while my hart whansel asn my
rl9A 1iAe Oh '"9'i''''-' "''-'' ! ~ -
i Daa" -, Ho'F' IN L. An
VAS caF,i SUI, ''''' ~ - w, y! ~
l,a'uF was hu'i' "n,, "'' - "',.', r ',.'
the screen >'sanS' s9' WIN i'V's' ". 1.'.l ~
on tue tense o' l'F iaf'I'f i l'siu'' ,,l; y
oeeh Fo"'fln '"'e" '"I - "oGD', 60 - ~"
Natiy Lair 50 to speak, with long sticks.
wait We So' '"r' oi' ''G ie''''' d 80 ia 'I
our lee' TO a'l 'L' p'u ,'',i - te@ 80 - e. '"t
-, ~
PA'n'ei' anu lo0r'n "a very Ng'! s,"9'y' - 'l'; ~ ~
io uouo'' ~ !e'' ., :, III rs. 30 0nti; ,',,
oA''ahs'h i''y'e', en- on '',' io''se' ""'.o
f'G was "1u''l'u 'i"'y io'.''i tI1aI '';' "',i'
eieaFe" my '"to"' ,i '''' = = e''' JIM '10
' - AsY you LS d 'l12.''' -. c., 7
'9ou55''t ''''' az Va: f"'' - -.
"at'ea 10 see N',''' - - %o',' ,l ha i' e.
o" ner' II , ssi''"''5 '''4 te''' W. 80
''e u? anu sea-
= ! 9p re a sneeP ,e,, ...,, o,,,.,,r of
',g1 = '' '''''N
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but believe to the injury of the craft
Better, probably far better for us if our
social gatherings were more frequent.
On the other hand, | learn from the
records of Portland Lodge that when
there was no other in town it was deemed
best to appoint a committee to purchase
liquors for the use of the Lodge, at whole
sale, rather than pay so much more mon
ey Ms percentage or as commissions to re-
tail dealers. Custom has so changed
that for a long series of years last past,
no Lodge in this city, and | presume
none in the State, has found any necessity
for the appointment Of such a committee,
and | believe the change in this respect
cannot have been injurious to the welfare
and prosperity of the fraternity.
Were this the proper time and place, |
could give the date Of the charter Of each
Lodge in the State in their chronological
order, with their number of members, for
nearly every year for the century past,
with the names Of their Masters, &c
Many of those intimately connected
with the Introduction and progress Of Ma
sorry in this State have been men who
have occupied high, proud and honorable
positions in the commercial, professional
and political world. Without making
any inyidious distinction, We may safely
name a Preble. an Oxford, Slower, Il
Hopkins, Fox, a Swan, a RacAhd, Il
Seavcr, a Gahoon and Chase.
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agricultural.

GAZE OF TREES IN OEcuAEDs.-There
seems to be a diversity Of opinions as to
whether orchards should or should not be
cultivated with other crops. Ii trees ap-
pear weak aud unthrfty in growth, the
soil shonll not be cultivated until they as
sumo healthy and free growing appear
anee. After that the orchard should be
seeded down to grass, not eglecting there
after, as OF the first Importance, an annu-
al top dressing or muching under each
tree.
The borer-keep him out of your or
charl by all means! 1t can by done we
think, AMI among the plans recommended,
none seem more iuiicious that given by u
correspondent of Gardner's Monthly.-
He has ctfectly prevented the ravages OF
this destructive pest BY removing the earth
from the stem of the tree, so that the bark
will harden dowu to the collar. 1t is well
known that this insect never penetrateo
the tree at any other point than where the
bark, from its contact with the soil, be-
comes tender. This is doubtless correct
and if so, similar methods could be al
most as easily tried, and would pcrh ps
be more eifectual. Among these, putting
bandase round the trees for two inches
below the six above the surface Of the
ground, it is a good one. The banlage
can be made of course muslin; put on
once yea for three or four years, AMI
the operation could be performed with
considerable dispatch. Another mode Is
to cover the trunks of trees at the roots,
anl for five or six inches inches upwards
with a coating OF grating wax, afterwards
putting on the linen bandage il deemed
necessary. The cost Of thus protecting
an orchard of fifty or hundred trees
would be mere trife as considered in
regard to the benefit to be derived there
from. 1t should no: be forgotten that
any of these plans only keep the borer
from the trees after they are applied -
they do not destroy those already in the
tree hence the knife and wire must be
used in clearing them from their holes
previous to putting on the bandages.
Our oreharlists sustain loss by not
giving proper attention to their trees
An annual outlay of five dollars, bestow-
ed upon small orchard OF young trees,
in the way of mulching, protection from
the borer, &c, will in us many years,
bring it into more productive and better
condition than twenty years time, if al
lowed to take care of itself
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Residence of tiie Rebel Col. Lee,
TO bc made a Government
Hospital.

This house, known as the White House,
and which the Government has been so fire.
quoutly urged to transform into a hospital,
was Yesterday made the comfortable quar-
ters of five hundred sick and wounded
soldiers, through an order from Secretary
Stanton.
The Secretary and President were urg-
ed to issue this order by DR., II. Green,
President Of the New York Medical Col
ese, and Gen. Z. NJ. Wetmore and j.
Buns, OF the New England Soldiers Re-
lief Association. The President and See
retary said the reason they did not issue
this order when urged before, was because
Gen. Mcclellan objected to it,
The grounds about this residence are
spacious, the water splendid, and the rooms
admirably calculated to make a fne hos
pital.
The President, when first spoken to by
the gentlemen above meation d, urged some
objection to the arrangement, saying that
Gen. Mcclellan had some talk with Col
Lee on a previous occasion. and had prom.
ised if the occasion offered to protect his
residence against occupation by an United
States troops but when Mr.. Lincoln heard
how our soldiers were without shelter, ex-
cept such as afforded by negro huts and
barns, and subjected to drink imparc wa
ter, while the rooms of Col. Lees house
were empty, and guarded by UnitedrStates
soldiers, he said i" the order must come
IF Gen. Mcclellan has made promise to
Col. Lee which he cannot break, l toll
,ao,0 break it for him."-Natienal Re
publican.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-07-04

CoRx..-A correspondent of the Rmral
Nec Yorker gives the following timely
observations about corn
When hoeing, the top of the ground
should be kept mellow and level, and free
from weeds. When ready to hoe the last
time, which should be the first of July,
scatter very little turnip seed all over
the ground, and if the land is in good or
der, there will probably be fair crop OF
turnips for cattle, provided the cornls cut
up by the roots as soon as it is ripe enough;
but if the corn stands too late, turnips
will be scarce.
1t is hard to keep the same sort of seed
a long time, because if | save for seed the
ears which are first ripe, in few years it
gives small early sort. If save the
largest ears for seed, it only takes few
years to get a very late sort. If | save
such ears as grow two on stalk, soon
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bubble quick time and dragged me 4th.-
Then drawin herself up to her full hite,
she sed
81 won't listen to your noncents no
longer. Jes say rite strate out what you
are drivin at. If you mean gettln hitch
ed, lM IN !"
| considered that air onuf for all prac-
ticul purpusses, and we proceeded immc-
jitly to the parsons, and was made that
very mite.
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How London is Supplied with
Strawberries.

Strawberries.
1t is calculated that there are from
! 900 to 800 acres within ten miles OF
London u.der this crop, the greater part
of which is sustained in the parishes OF
FuIham, Hammersmith, Brcnttord, Eal-
ing, lslesworth, Camberwell, Depttord,
Mortlakc' and Hackney. Tae largest and
best gardens, or rather fields, are in the
parishes of lslesworth, Brentford, Ealing
where the ground has not been so long un-
der the crop, the strawberry thriving best
in what is termed new ground. Tne late
Mr.. John Wilmot, of lslcworth, had at
one period, upwards Of 20 acres under
strawberries, and some other growers have
even now as many. Females are for the
most part employed in picking and pack
ing the fruit, and former carried it on their
heads to market also. OF late years, this
mode of conveyance has very properly
been almost abandoned, and light spring
carts, vans or small wagons substituted.
These vehicles are hung on very pliablc
springs, similar to those of a carriage, and
drawn by a smart trotting horse, making
the Journey to market or to the large fruit
shops, several times day according to the
distance from town. At this season Of
the year, these wagons Or cars are contin-
ually on the road, the fruit for the MORN
ing markets, being delivered to the sales
man as early as four \. NJ. Fruit for the
principal fruiterers who supply the aristo-
cracy, is delivered in the afternoon, 50 as
to b. q lite fresh f the late dinner classes.
Some OF the finest fruits is still sent as
head loads, being less liable to injury by
this mode of transit.
The number OF women employed during
the strawberry season is calculated to be
upwards of 1000 They are chiefly from
the West of England aud Wales, anl they
remain until the goosebarries and currant,
arc disposed Of, returning with their hard
earned gains IN time 10 assist at harvest
work iii their own countries just as the
Irish migrate over to our 5 otcl hay and
eorn haFyests.
These women assemble in the growers,
grounds in the morning as soon MS 1t Is
light, anl commence pu ling the fruit, As
the fruit is gathered, it is carried to the
packing house, AMI carefully put into neat
Pottlo or pnnnet baskets made Of sPiit
laths, ) to & inches in diameter, which
baskets are seldom returned by the pur-
chascrS. Fifty or sixty Of these are plac-
ID in a basket, in which they are Dispatch
ed to town When the women are employ
el Il, carriers, each taking one Of these
large basket. on her head, with only small
pad or cushion to cqaali1e the pressure of
the wei -ht. These baskets and fruit weigh
from 81 10 - pounds, and sometimes even
more; yet with these, those young crea-
lures viii make several Journeys per day
from Brenttord to London, often not less
than twenty miles per hour.