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The Fertilization Of Cupbodrds. the sani.
tary arrangement of houses. even for tn.
richer classes, the ventilation Of cnphoarrs is
neglected. In places let out in tcnements,
closets are the rcceptacleS for bread. and
fragments of varions other kinds Of food -
Often the dirty cloths are put away In thoss
places, waiting for the washing. 1t is there.
fore most important that air should re plen.i.
fully passed through snch curners scner.
ally, however, there is but little arrangement
made tOi this purpose. The doors are kept
close. without any perf"r'tions. There arc
no vrntlat"rs IN the walls, and in cnnse-
qncnce those places become caAcs Of polluted
air. which, when the doors are opened
escapes over the apartments. This detect is
visible in nearly all houses of old date; and
while looking at same dwellings of recent
construction, it is seen that. although care
has been generally taken to vrntilate stair
cases and rooms the cupboards are in this re-
spect neglected Ohio Farmer.
Steamed Bro,rn Bread.--Recipe for making
brown bread. which We think is IA little extra,
having used 1t in our family several years -
Taken two quarts of sweet skini-milk one
tablespoonful Of saleratus, one OF salt, half a
cup OF molasses; put in equal quantities Of
rye aud Indian meal, until the dough is az
stiff as can he Conveniently stirred with a
spoon, then pn it in two two-qulrt tins
Place sticks across the bottom of the kettle
to keep The water from the breal place one
of the tins on these, and the other in tin
steamer placed on the top of the same kettle.
and let it steam three hours. Care should
be taken to keep the water boiling Will. tho
bread is cooking. When done, put it in 4
warm oven long enough to dry the top Of it,
then bike 1t. Yeast Can be used inst, al Of
saleratns, if any prefer it, but tho bread must
rise well before putting it in the kettle.
Nellie.
Ho,u TO Make Corn Griidfe Cakes.-A lmost
every one is interested now in knowing how
to make corn c,kcs most palatablc, since SO
much of it will b. used in these Strengthened
times. Ths following is said tn bu an excel
lent receipt -Scald at night halt the qn,u
tty of meal you are going To use. mix tho
other with cold water, having it the consis-
tcncy of thick batter; add little salt and
set it to rise it will need no yeast. In tho
morning the cakes will be light aud crisp
Skimmings. where meat has been boiled IL
best for frying them with. Fry slowly.
Mi'k Teast.-Phce the milk to heat, mix .
tea-spoontnl of -four, smoothly with a it'll.
milk, stir it in, and let it come just to a boil,
with piece OF butter the size IF an egg to a
quart of milk, and some salt. Place your
toast IN a deep dish, and cnvcr 1t with this
gravy. Thin cream. committing the butter,
makes a nicer dish for those who are so for.
tuuate as 20 have it 70 USes
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Skating CUurting in New England.

a sensitive New Englander, writing
from Massachuse is, acknowledges
himself caught, and asks if he was
not JUS flied by the circumstances which
he relates. Here is case:
Well sir. Mary caught the skating
fever, which is now raging so fearfully.
l heard her express wish for pair of
skates, and the next day she had the
best pair tina could be found in the city,
and nobody know who sent them to her.
We went down upon the ice, and there
Mary just sat quie ly down, ordered me
on my knees, and quietly placed that
foo the foo. in my lap, and bid me put
on her ska es. Sir, had Venus dropped
down from Heaven, and told lie to rub
, her down with rotten one and oil, it
could not have as onished me more han
when tina divine foot was placed in my
unworthy zap. felt very fain blu ]
buckled on the skates and God up,
wi h Mary by my side? No; we'll let
Inc tell you. You have seen kaleid-
scope. with a few bi of glass, &C., in
in tube, aud turning it, have seen all
sorts of beautifal figures. just ina inc
Il kaleidoscope, and in place of beads and
broken glass, please substitute blue eyes,
curving eyelashes, lips, ivory, wavy hair,
crlnoline, galter, boo s, zephyr worsted,
cupids, hearts, darts, a clap of thunder,
a flash Of lieh ming and " auld Nick. -
Imagine yourself the centre of system
with all these revolving around you,
and violent bank breathing signs upon
you all the while, and you have Mary
and her victim in the first skating lesson.
Mary and start-she on my lief, arm
all square.
First. Mary's dear little ga'cr boots
present themselves to my astonshed
vision, and before have time to wonder
how they came up before me, feel them
pressing theil blessed beauty, with
emphasis, into the pit of my stomach. -
Next sccne-wavy hair, with thir y
dollar bonnet and divine head, came
pl ching into my wais cot, with such a
force that feel the buttons against my
spine. Next-Mary gazes Il, me from
be wecn my jack boo $, and now her
blessed little nose is thrust into my
| shirt bosom.
All! my friends, all research and
$ udy on the mysterious subject of woman
has been comparative in vain ill, in this
evcntful year Of 1859, he fashion OF
skating has opened various sources
of information. Do you remember your
first attempt at driving tandem Do
remember how that Internal perverse
beas that you tried for leader, would
insist on turning shor: round and staring
you in tn" face, as if to ask "what the
duce you'd be at % Well, just you &c
and try woman on skates, hats all
JUS try All won't you come to he
conclusion that women have sundry and
divers ways of accomplishing their
objects! Dear Mary l offered myself
to her every time she turned or came
round. lam hers.
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New Publications.

Broken Enengsmtm or Speaking the Truth
for Dry By Mrs. E. D. N. Southworth.
Philadelphia: I. B. Peterson & Bro
Price % cents
This new story Of Mrs. Southworth Sit
cannot properly be called book, for we
read it in just one hour-relates, in pleas
ant manner, the misadventures during a
single day ola young gentleman who at
tempted to indulge in the luxury of telling
the plain truth during that short period. 1t
all turned out for the best though in the end,
and terminated in his obtaining the woman
Of his heart. Besides being entertaining, it
inculcatcs a good moral, which the publishers
do not appear to have prof,ed by when they
commence the story with page 10 for the
purpose of inducing the reader to think it
contains ninetytwo, when in fact it contains
but seventy-three pages.
The Knictnbo'ksr Maes:ine. New York
j. r. Gilmore. Terms: SO a year.
The February number of this Magazine
presents the following table of contents -
Sunshine in Thought, A Storm Picture,
Chapter on Dogs, Adrienne's Augusts, 10
Sleep, Letters and Science under Louis XVI,
Left Behind, Flow ers of Paradise, Crushed
Flowers, Revelations of Wall Street,
Editor Table. &C., &c.
Hrper's M'g,sine. Harper Bros, New
York. So.
The article on "The American Bank
Note Company" in the February number o.
/ this Magazine is entertaining and instructive
as is also the account of "Thc Whisky
! Insurrection " in 1884, while the paper
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required, it is said, another regiment
can be raised within it.
Bu | am approaching the end of my
shee which l think nrust be contermin-
Gus with the end of your patience. -
And hear the Engine whistle too, so
will 90 and see if /" Another Brilliant
We Org " Is come to town. If there be
news from the sea here is hope for it.
Meantime, | rest, in salubrious equan-
unity. Yours, z.
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a Contraband Upon the Ball Run
Battle.

a Contraband Upon the Ball Run
Battle.
The New York Post gives a lengthy
accuun, of an interview with Il contra.
band, who fought at Bull Run, from
which we make the following extracts ::
this account corroboratcs the numer-
Gus statements nf that ba tie, published
i'll both Northern and Southern papers.
This, together with the fact that in
every engagement between the Rebels
and Uni II troops, where the chances
have deem equal, Tie !nrmer have invari-
ably been defeated, foreshadows he
result, when our armies, having COM
ple'ed their arrangement, move forward
for earnest battle, that the armies OF
he conSpirators vii! be driven like the
chaT before the storm.
The BATTLE.
q" How long did you drill, and did you
know when the Il tack was to be madeh
60 yis dcy jist knew four five days,
all he tine afnre drilled and charged
cannon more'n i month. o, dis sich Il
hurry, >lcn preparation; dey knuwed
when you troops come. The fust charg,
you drove US over de Run; then we all
get in dc trenches.
"Great many roops come from Rich
mond that nigh ; forty thousand IL Bull
Run Saturday morning: ninety thou
sand at junction Johnston come from
Winches or and bring ten h"usand.-
We stay in mask battery all night
ready in the morning; commenced
fighting Sunday at I o'clock. At nine
or eu the cars bring up troops frou
Junction reinforce fifty thousand al
noon; troops all up to hrce O'clock
Begin with the heavy cannon in he
morning ill two O'Clock; the nuskets
under the cannon. Sunday morning
Sherman ba cry 60 round the wheat
field aud fire, fire, fire on the battery
down in the woods; but it no answe,
i'll the first battery in the corner of the
whea field open then them in the
woods open, and dey jist had the batter,
tween two fires took 'eln all six bras.
guns.
"Whcn your troops charge he mus.
ke We run behind the trenches. Our
guns kill most, AS you could not see US
Fight i'll nine o'clock--jist ligh, so tt
see. Den dey DO h run, all run, jst e
toward Richmond and Junction, Til aid.
de-camp ell Beauregard you run der
de 600 Black Horse Cavalry jist follow
you, chase you clear to Alexandria.
Black Horse all rich mems sous
jist complete their own, horses all black
on their own money. Dey not come til
almost daylight. They bring 500
! prisoners. All night we jis pick ur
buots, shoes, muskets, coats. Oh, d,
awful noise-so,ne men cry Help
help' Some cry, some hoIering, SOM
wafer, some most dead. Oh, me nebe
want see mother war. Hundreds hun.
dreds most killed on the ground
Some no arms, some no legs! Oh! OH!
g" You prs ners went to Rlchmond
and de baud play way in Dixie
March all dc way. Keep repairing al
De inc frald bigger battle. ,
Buried dead ones took two vseks
De Colonel keep paper and pen: ws d.
trenches eight feet deep jist PIT on
soldier one way, one totAsr, eight Il
trench, and couer 'em, Take all d
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NEE ing was held. The prayers were
ferveut aud powerful, and when an alu-
sion would be made to the soldiers who
had come from their blatant homes in the
North country o " help and save de
poor slave, and, like Jesus, bring dem
good tdings OF great joy" i shout went
up that sent its notes on he still night
air o the dis ant pickets in the sur.
rounding pines. When asked, as they
could not read, how they could quure
the Scriptures, they replied: I'VE
have ears, nassa, and when de preacher
gives out his exits, den we remembers
and says dem over and over till We never
forge,s dem; dat's de way, massa, we
poor people learns de word of God "
The nsxt exercise consisted of speak
inc ard singing at intervals. While one
was speaking, another would take Il
blazing pine torch from the fire and hold
i, up, so that all might see the speaker
\ 2 clock a recess was had, and all
we're invited to par axe of coffee, which
luxury hey can now purchase wi'hou
any Difficult y, as hey have plenty of
money, obtained Of the soldiers for vege-
ables and poultry.
The frs exercise consisted in singing
hymns and spiritual songs: among which
were those beginning, "Salvation! q
he joyful sound !" "Thc voice of free
grace :" Come, humble sinner, in
whose breast !" " q poor sinner can't
stand de fire, can stand de fire in that
grea day y and Il Christmas song con-
tanning ii medley of everything hat he
fruitful mind of he leader could suggest,
with the refrain, d" Wen wait till Jesus
comes" One OF the leaders lined the
hymns, and though none Of them could
read, was remarkable with what cor
rec ness they gave the words. Their
Scripture quotations were also correct
and appropriate, not only having the
cxac, words, but naming the chap or and
verse where they could be found.
After his came what they called the
shouting exercise. 1t was introduced
by he beating of time by three or four
with the fee. Soon the whole company
formed Into ii circle, aud commenced
jumping and singing to the time and
tune of
Say, brothers, will you meet me,
Say, brothers, will you meet me,
Say, brothers. will you meet me,
On Canaan happy shore"
This was continued until the mos,
fertile inngna ion was exhausted, emhra-
cling an invitation to sisters, soldiers.
preachers, &c, to NEE them on Canaan'>
happy shore.
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on Washington Irving" will be read with
pleasure by the numerous admirers of that
genial author. The serials by Thackeray
and Trollope are continued, and now novel
by Miss Mulock, entitled 1.-The Mistress and
Maid,' is commenced. While Harper"
presents such attractive features it cannot
fail to be, as it is at present, the favorite
Magazine of the million.
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BEE The editor of the Woonsocket Patriot
makes merry over the mistake Of an old
Shan.hae hen of his, that has been setting
for live weeks over two round stones and u
piece of brick. 81 Her anxiety" quoth he,
'Ais no greater than ours to see what she
will hatch. If it proves to be o brickyard,
tho hen is not for SALE"
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omitted, having published an account oil
that transaction in The Wing, two
weeks ago:
Correspondence of The Cecil Whigl
CEclLToN, Jan. DIST, 90.
Mr.. r. +. EWING dear Sir The
Secretary of &C The Union Ladies Rcleil
Society of Cecilton" has furnished a
list of articles, sent by the society, and
by individual contributors, to Washing
ton, for he sick and wounded soldiers
of our army, which enclose here.
he society, though believe, is
small and has to work against many DIFF
fculties, are de ermlned to parsevere in
their good efforts, and send as much
more or double the quantity if it is re-
quired.
Considering he time, the society has
been organized hey have done admira-
bly,. The socIe y was organized the
last of November, 1852, and have col
lee ed over fifty dollars in cash, besides
the articles made and presented 0 them,
by different persons. This can truly be
called the Uuion Ladies Socie y, for no
one, who are in he least influenced by
the Z S. Aristocracy have contributed
anything or couutenaced it in any re-
spec. Union.
| articles sent 10 IFnsk,ns'o for The SICK ana
mo""ded >odiers, BY The " Lldiss' Reiict Society
Of Geciiiom''
MADE BY THE SocEITY.-3 pairs blankets,
II quilts, II pairs drawers, II undersllirts,
| 80 pairs stockings, towels.
Presented TO TIE SocIErY.-Mrs. Cath.
arine Smith, quilts. towels, bundle OF
tracts, pairs stockings.
Mrs. Sarah II. Walmslcy, . pillows and
cases.
Augusta Roberts, bundle of old
linen.
" Elizabeth Mitz, pads.
Araminta Price, pillows, cakes
soap. and towel.
" Sarah Carpenter, . pillows, . paper,
of pms, pens and holders
" Eliza Schoied, comb, testament
and cakes of soap.
" Margaret Pcarce, comb and {
" Ellen russell, cakes of soap, 2 pill
| lows and 3 cases.
" Annie Jones, pillows, bar soap
l bundle of old linen, e lead pencils
Sarah Pennington, small bundle o
| old linen.
" kcbecca Hall, cakes of soap.
" Rachel Pennington, l bar soap,
comb and pillow.
" Sarah A. Pennington, gross buttons
" Lama Ford, testament, II 4" Goo,
News pillow and towels.
g Eilen Hall, pillow.
" Mary B. Weldon, = sheets.
Miss Kate Pearce, = cakes OF .oap, ties
taments and bundle of papers.
! 1" Virginia Mace, , quires OF writin,
paper, and packages Of envelopes
" Emma Pennington, l billie, and ;
." Little Pilgrims
l." Louisa Hall, pillow
" Maggie Jones, testament, and
cakes of soap.
Mr.. Charles Z. Carpenter, bottles ink.
9 Charles Jones, 8 bottles of ink, an,
Mast. Tom Jones, 3 bottles ink.
| g Frank Russell, sheets wriin:
paper.
" Andrew Price, bundle Of books.
" Geo. b. Pennington, l bottle ink,
Guide to Holiness"
Emma A. Pennington, = towels, 6 "Heralc
Of TRUTH" and Arthur . True Path.
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and by seiz;ng all they can find in the hand.
of our MERCHANTS, although IL iias been
bought OF their people and paid far. This
Is British reciprocation Of friendship and
kindness Scientific .4mericon.
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0TThe account of the flag raising at
the school house in Cecilton which our
correspondent "Union" sends, in con-
nection with the report of the Union
ladies Associatiot of that town, we have
omitted, having published an account of
that transaction in The Wing, two
weeks ago:
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Gbc Cecil lubio.
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ELkTON. FEBRUARY I. 1862
Port Royal Items.

We find in the New York and Phila-
dclphia papers the following iuteres ing
items :
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Say, brothers, will you meet me,
Say, brothers, will you meet me,
Say, brothers. will you meet me,
o., Gn.,.a..,,'r l.n...,.. L. a.u.. -

This was continued until the most
fertile magma ion was exhausted, enlhra-
cling an invitation to sisters, soldiers,
preachers, &c., to NEE them Oh Canaan /,
happy shore.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1862-11-01
An Abolitionist Jubilant.

On Tuesday night, after the Abolition
success in the City of Philadelphia, Col
Forney was serenaded by the crowd. AT
ter thanking them for the honor ri con-
ferred upon him by their visit, he told
them that this triumph meant a forfeiture
of all sla0e property an the Southern States,
and ended his jubilant speech by request
ing the Band to 'play our grand NATION
AL HYMN, John Bro,cn, yhose soul is
marching on " 1--WE quote from his
own paper of Wednesday, The Band
complied with.the request, and the Press
further says: "The procession, upon
leaving, marched slowly down Fourth to
Walnut, and down Walnut, the Band
playing, in accordance with the request of
Col Forney, the hymn commencing John
Browns body lies Wondering in the
grave The cro@d at the end of each
verse would join in the chorus, aud the
music discoursed by the Band, together
with that of the many voices, was grand"
From the above it appears that our
"grand National hymn is not hereafter to
De the "Star-Spangled Banner, or "HaIl
Columbia" but the ultra Abolition strain
of "John Browns body lies Wondering in
the grave Forney, the great Abolition
leader, says so, and his word is law The
patriotic songs which celebrate the victo-
ries and glories of the country, are to be
laid aside as worthless, to make room for
an ultra Abolition strain which dejfes an
old horse-thief Of Kansas, who, justly died
upon the gallows in Virginia, for an in
fraction of the laws of that State Is
this grateful to the ears of the men who
fought in the war of 1872, or followed
the "Star-Spangled Banner" from Vera
Cruz to the City of Mexico, or from Palo
Alto to Buena Vista in 1917? We think
not. 1t cannot be that all love of country
has been pressed out of tho people by the
black hand of Abolition tyranny.-Lon-
caster Antelligencer.
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ish freedom a right which it caused CEN
turtles of contest to engraft upon the Brit
ish constitution; a right for which our
fathers sternly struggled, and which isin-
corporated in every American constitu-
ton. lie has called armies into the field
without authority, according to his own
acknowledgment, and has become mill
tary dictator. He now claims the prerog-
ative to abolish slavery without our con-
sent; and, if he can thus take our ne
groes, why may he not take our lands,
and everything else we possess, and re-
duoe US to state of vassalage to which
no parallel can be found, save in the his
tory of the Middle Ages?
THOMAS A. r. NELSON.
Knoxville, Oct. 3, 1862.
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MELANCHOLY Observation-Disclosures

MELANCHOLY OccURRENcE Between seven
and eight O'Clock on Friday morning of last
week, Mr.. James W. Hall committed suicide, at
the residence of his father, near Abingdon, in
this county. Mr.. Hall was one of the collectors
Of county and State taxes, and it is thought,
by those most intimate with him, that the diff
Guilty of making collections under the pressure
of the times, somewhat unsettled his mind, and
caused this sad occurrence. He was man of
unblemisaed moral character, and scrupulously
correct in all his dealings. He leaves large cir
Gle of relations and friends to lament the sad
event.
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FORMATION OF TRACT SocIETY.-The Rev.
Jonathan Cross, General Agent of the Maryland
Tract Society, visited this place for the purpose
of organizing Tract Society for Bel Air and its
vicinity, and at meeting held on last Monday,
the following organization was effected:
President-Mrs Elizabeth Walker; Vice
Presidents--Mrs. Elizabeth Lee, Mrs. Alice Rich
ardson; Corresponding Secretary--Miss Lizzie
Bissell; Recording Secretary-Miss Ann Heron.
The above ladies, together with about twenty
Others, constitute the Board of Managers. After
these prelilminaries5 the meeting adjourned to
meet in the basement of the Presbyterian Church
in this place, on Monday afternoon next at three
O'Clock. ~.
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A SHOCKING ACCIDENT. We learn that on
Saturday last an accident occurred near Port De-
post, by which two persons lost their lives. 1t
appears that Misses Emma and Anna A. Chisto-
pher, and Mr.. Harry Ritchie of Philadelphia, left
that city for the purpose of visiting their friends
at Port Deposit At Havre-de-Ggrace they took
the boat for Port Deposit, and when near that
place, this painful accident occurred Miss Anna
A. Christopher and Mr.. Richie were standing on
the upper deck, and while engaged in converse
ton, the boat from some cause lurched and threw
them overheard, and all efforts to save them
proved fruitless. Mr.. Richie, who was good
swimmer, it is said, struggled hard to save his
companion, but not being powerful man, his
strength soon failed him, and both met watery
grave.
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How it Was Done.

The majority in this city for the Abo-
lition ticket, though unexpectedly large,
is not to be wondered at, when the causes
are explained. Many supplemented peo-
Pile, even Mayor Henry, attribute the de-
feat of the Democracy to the suspected dis
loyalty of that great party,-as if the adhe-
rents of principles that made us what we
aoereas nation could be disloyal. The facts
are, that corruption, unparalleled in the
history of elections, and frauds as palpable
as the MONDAY sun, were resorted to in Or
der to force an endorsement of the most
corrupt administration that has ever ours
ed our once free and prosperous country
Seventeen thousand employees, of the
Federal Government in this city, one
third of whom are Democrats, were driv-
en- to the polls like sheep to the shambles,
and made to vote against their conscien-
ces, on pain of dismissal from employ
ment. Even the women employed in the
Arsenals were appealed to by Honest John
Covode, to use their influence to obtain
votes for the Administration which gave
them work.
In one of the precincts of the First
Ward, called the brick-yard precinct,
there were nine hundred votes polled !;
equal to about vote per minute, which is
rather rapid voting, when it is known
that, on an average, each voter walked
half a mile to reach the polls.-Philadcl-
phia Mercury