I WUD KNOTT DYE IN WINTER.T T>A OBTBIU OF "TBOBT* OB A ymiD BCBA.

t wud know dye in wlntuy,When wblake punchiz flo?

When ptoty gale air ikeeting, Oar fie Ida ov ice Atoo?

When laaridge meet iiphrylngq- Hickeri knutta la thick!

Owe? who wud thinkof dighing,Or iven gittlng eickl

1 wnd knot! dye in ipring time,And millthe turn up greeni,

\u2666 the pooty eongi ov the leetle frawgi4 the ikilarkiirlysrretms;

When burJa begin than, wobbling,A titer) gin to eprout?

When turkeei go a gobble. Ing,1 wud kn.tt then peg out.

I wud knott dye inic muter

A leev the gudin MM.

The roas'ld lam and butter tntlk,The kool p are in the griai,

Iwud knott dye insummer,When every thing's so hot,

A leer the whlaki Jew-lips?Owe, know I Ide ruthcr knott.

i wud knott dye in ortum.With peechee fltt for ea'ing,

When the wavy iortt iigetting wrlpe,4 kandldetea a e treeting.

Pher thoei A u'ber reeelne,lieknott dye in thejthill';

A sense Ivd thort it over,I wud knott dye at all,

Agricultural department;. Agriculture Is the most Healthful, the moet Usetu',erd the moat Nobla Employment ofMen ?ll'as/iieg-tee.

** Communieatloni upon Agricultural subets willbe thankfully received.

tor the Maryland Free preas.Sheep KillingDogs;

in many parti ofthe country, one of the moilveiitioui obitielei to railing ihup lucemfullyiithe prevalence of dogs with sheep killing pro-

peneitiei. Having bad tome experience in dealingwith theee raioilly animate, 1 send a few sugges-tion! for the benelt of those who may be suffer-lag from the seme cause. First, let me eay,every one owning n dog, should tali tire thattbera ie no guilt at Mi own door.

Dogs art lemetlmu known to lanre their mas-ter'# book unmolested, and art tean returningfrock apparently dletant txenreltns, with au airthat woold seem to eay "Ask me no qaeitlons."A euapeotad dog may aometlmes bs deteoted byskamining his mouth on eocb an otcasion. If hehas not plcksd his teeth clean, email bite of woolmay be found between them, and be may aafielybe pronounced guilty, ifsuoh n dog be tied to* etake in an eneloaura, and a vicious, well shornram tamed In, be will toon give the dog a strikingIssson on shssp killing, which he will not easilyforget. One lesion of this kind willcause a dog totver aftar gfvt a wide berth to any Book of sheep.

Ifa strange dog osn be caught in tbe aet, it isperfeotly safe to bring a well aimed ride to bearUpoa him without waiting to inquire to whoa hehelonga?this may be ascertained afterwards, andhis owner held responsible.

When dogs have made a foray upon a flock,tbey usually return to the scene of operationswithin a few nights. A pretty sdre trap oan bsmade for them by bnilding a pen of rails, fire orsix Test high, around a recently killed carsasa,bringing each layer of rails nearer the osnter asM is pat up, so that the sides of the pen willslopstoward. The deg can enter from tfi'a top quiteeasily, but cannot well get out, having no roomto run for a dear leap over. A little strychnineeoattared over the fresh carcass, will prevent tbedog that may sat it from any fcfrther misehle r ;be Will seldom get far away btfore lying down to

res'.The eurs which trouble flocks, are usually great

towards, esppcially Whan out on sncli an errand,are eullyfrightened away by any unusual

noise, irartnin0... ,? m -dftheheebthere willbe little danger of an attack. I knowdeveral farmers living in' distriots which have

suffered severely from tht ravages of dogs, whodave adopted this' staple expedient, and havegever 'est a sheep. Jf Bcirunia.

Soiling of Stock.

This id a subject that will engage the espeelalattention of farmers for some years to oome. Wedo not say that the systetfl' willbe generally adop-ted; but we believe that as' it becomes betterknown it will meet with more favor, and be fonndto exactly suit tbe elrcr:instances and wants ef alarge elasa of the farmers and stock growers of theCountry. By "green soiling," or "soiling," we

Ctban tbe praotioe of keeping animals in barns,and feeding them on green fond grown and out forthe purpose, Instead of allowing them to run inpastures. It Is usual to allow them to rnn in theyard a short time daily, for air and exercise.?The advantages of this plan are being freely disSussed among the mbre enterprising praoticalfarmers, as well as by agricultural writers. Wehave before as a valuable little work by JosiahQuiaoy, Jr. ef Massachusetts, w'ho, with his fath-er, may well be considered tbs pioneers of this

praotice in New Bugland. Last winter we had

the pleasure of hearing an interesting addressfrom Mr. Q. on Ibis subject, and gave our readers(he most important points. We now purpose tomake a few exhraots'from the woik referred to,Sufficient to give a correct idea of the w'erkings ofthe system.

Mr. Q. says: "My farm being oompaci, tbe an-noyance of having fifteen or twenty head of cattle

driven night and merning to and from the pasture;the ° :et of time in often turning the team andplough, owing to the number of interior fences,Und the loss of surface ol good land capable of be-ing ploughed, owing to them and the many headlands, all drew my attention tU the subject of'toil-log' and Its effects.Ifound that Europeah Writers maintained that

six distinct advantages were to be obtained by

the practice of 'soiling' over that cf pasturingCattle in tbe summer season :

1. It saved land:3. Itsaved fences.

8. It economised food.4. It kept oattle in better condition and graa-

tar comfort.6. It produced more milk.6. It increased the quantity and qualityof ma-

nure.Satisfied la my own mind of the benefioial effect*

dt the practice, I adopted it in the year 1814 andadhered to it until 1811, keeping from fifteen to

twenty head of oowa, with eomo other etock, andWith entire aatiafactory enceeu. From that time,balng occupied in ririous'publio offices, ia BostonCBd rioinity, I enrolled no iiperintendenoe orarmy farm for twenty yeare.

Resuming bis management in 1847, 1 returnedto thepraetioe of eolling. Bines tnen, I hare kept

am thirty to thirty-fire head of milch cows intHiway; eo that, inmy mind, my experience ieebncluaire on the subject."

He eaye that one acre soiled from, will produceat leaat ae much as three acres pasture inthe usualWay, and that "there is no proposition in Naturemore true than that any good farmer may main-tain upon thirty acraa ofgood arable land, twentybead of cattle the year round, inbetter ooadition,and greater comfort to the animals, with moreprofit, lew labor, less trouble, and laea oash ad-ranee for himself than he at tbe present mode ex-ebhds'rpCa a bundrsd acres." He further says:

"My own experience his alwaye been leee thenthie, nerer having exceeded aeventaen acre* for

twenty head." .

"To produce a sufficient quantity and eucoeuionof eaccalent food aboat one and a half or twoequare rode of grofend to eaeh Cow to to eoiled?-low ai foilowi:

Aa early in April ai tfce itate of the land willpermit, which ieaanally between the sth and 10th,on properly-prepared land, oati at the rate of fourtnebele to tba acre.

About the 20th of the lame month, low either

oati or barley, at the tame rate per acre, in likequantity and proportion!.

Early inHay, low, inlike manner, either of theaWove graini.

Between the 10th and 20th of may, low Indiancorn, (Southern Dent being belt,) indrllli, threebnibeli to the acre, in lika quantity and propor-tion!. a

About thi sth of June, repeat the io#lng of theeorn, ai abore.

After the laitmentioned towing, barley ihouldbe town in the above-mentioned quantity and pro-

portion!, inthe following lucceaiioni?on the 15thand 25.h of June, and in the tint week in July,barley being the belt qualified to reiiit the earlyfroeta."

Tbeie rarioui provision! for a variety of cropi

willlapply food lometblng in the following order,via:

"The oati town early in Apt 11 will be ready toout, for lolling,between the litend 15th of July,and willuiually remain lucculent until about themiddle of the month. ,

Tho.e irwn about the 20th of April willb readyto cut the 15tb and feoth of July, and will laitnearly or quite till the litot Anguat.

Thoie loan early in Hay willbe ready to mecMd the preoeeding, and will lait till near themiddle of Auguat.

The oofn sown oil (bs l*sth and 25th or May andearly In Jane willsupply, in luooeision, excellentfood till early inSeptember.

Tbe barley aown in Jnly will continue a luffi-olent lupply of good feednntil tbe first of Novera-bar, when, ae aometimei before, tbe topi ol roota?aa carroti, becta and tnrnipi, with eabba|{es -

are a nerer falling resource.Reduced to a single itatement, my experienc >

and lyitem if, for tbe inpport of my aoiled atoclc

daring the months of July, August and Septem-ber, to low in the months of April, May, June,and July, equal to three-quarters of an acre foreach head of oattle to be aoiled, in inch order aswill giro a regular ancoeesion cf succulent fooddaring tbe three first-mentioned months.

For their support from the 20th of May, and

daring the month of June, I reserve early cloverand other grasa at tbs rate of one quarter of an

aere for each head of cattle soiled.

For their support daring the flrat half of Oato-bsr, 1 depended apon the second grovfth of thehalf acre ent ever in May and Jane, and tbe sec-ond growth of oats and oorn cut over in Jaly.

It now remains to be shown that the cost ofraising, catting and distributing the food to tbestook, Is compensated by these savings abovementioned. Upon this point, my own experienee

has satisfied me that the manure alone Is an amplecompensation for ell t&ia expense, leaving tbe

savings of land, of food, and of fencing-staff, asclear gain froth the system.

A popular objeotlon to this mode of keeping

milch cows is, that want of exercise must affect

injuriously the health of the animsl. To this,European writers some of whom have kept, in thisway, large herds, rsply that they 'never bad onosick, or one die, or one miscarry, in eonseqaence

of this mode of keeping.' After more than ten

years' pursuing of this practice, my experience

justifies me in uniting my testimony to theirs onthis point."

In the Agrieultural volume of the Patent officeReport for 1859, just recoived, we find an interes-

ting article by D. S. Curtis, of Madison, Wiscon-sin, on the same subject, in which Mr. C. endeav-

ors to shew the peculiar adaptation of this system

to the West, where fencing materials are scarce

and dear. He claims "nine distinct benefits" ari-

sing from tbe system, as follows:" We can now sum op, clearly, nine principle

advantages mat. m.jr w. derived from that(attbfut practice of this beautiful system of greensoiling the stock of the farm, besides the inciden-

tal benefits whloh grow out of It indirectly,

namely:Baring ol land; saving of fences;'saving of food;

Improved'eondltion and comfortofall the animals;larger prodaot of milk and flesh; greater docilityof the animals; freedom from breecby depreda

tlons ; larger aocumnlations of manure; and in-creased order in all the business of the farm.

Incidental to tbeis, willbe greater cleanliness

throughout the premises, there being few foalfence-corners, and no feed or manure scattered

about dhd'er foot; a greater variety offjod oan beased, and everything saved; allowing the conve-nience of doing more of the work by one's self,and requiring the paying out of less money; and

permitting tbe sale of a larger portion or all grainand fruit, or other matured products that may beraised on the plaoe, and be desired in tbe usualmarket;' and the comfbrt of doing a much larger

sbareoftbe ordinary business under shelter; andhaving a much larger amount of value concentra-ted in a comparatively smaller space, throughout

most of tbe farm property and products; as, for

instance, one hundred dollars' worth of stook orgrain oocupiea muo'.i leu space than the same value

in land or fences, ahd a hundred dollars' worth ofwool or batter lets tpaoe than tame value of grain."

?Rural Acts I'ortar.

A Short Ulergyioan.'

A few Lit'.ea below Poaghkeepsie, N. T., there

now lives, and bat lived for several years past, aworthy clergyman, a man,however, very short instature. Upon a certain ouoday, about eightyears ago, this clergyman wae invited by tbe pas-tor of a church in that village to fill bit pulpit forthe day. The invitation was accapted, tad San-day morning saw Mr.?-in tbe pulpit. Now itbappsaed that tbe pulpit was a very bigb one,and accordingly nearly bid the poor little clergy-man from viaw. However, tbe congregation; oatof rsipect, managed to keep tbeir countenances,

and with ovtr pious faces, teemed religiously anx-loai for tbe text. They were not obliged to weltlong, for a nose and two littla eyes suddenly ap-peared over tbe top of the pulpit, end a squeak-ing, tremulous voice, proclaimed ia natal tonesthe text:

"Be of good cheer; it iiI ?be not afraid!"A general roar of laughter followed tbe an-

nouncement?tbe clergyman became confnted, andtamed all ebfts of colors, Mfcny, ia tbe generaluproar, left the oburch; end it was a long time be-fore tbe minister was enabled to proceed with thesermon, so abruptly broken off.

Afternoon came?and tbe little man, standing ona footstool, had a fair view of his audianca Thetest was announced in due form:" A little while ye shall lee me, and again a little

while and ye shall not see me."In the course'of his sermon be repeated his text

with great earnestness, and stepping back, losthit slevatad footing and disappeared f on hisbearers! The affect may be more readily Imaginedthan described.

dsLmoaaii Rawae Haa Owe Strom.?LiteCalifornia papara state that aagar and syrup,made from tbe Chinese cane, and a better articlethan tbe imported, has been made in considera-ble quantities la tha State. Talare oounly will,no doubt, be able to supply her ewo populationwith soger and molasses.

White Hands and Muddy Coffee.

Charles Tomkins had been a married man juettwo moathe. Be was prond of bie wife'e glossyringleti, brilliant eyes, prettj moatk> and, laetof all', her email, white bande. ,Be never onoenaked bimeelf whether thoae aame bande oonldiron a ehirt, make a padding, or mead a pair ofetockinge. Not he; it was enough for him to

know that they could make trills on the piano,work worsted doge and horses on etoohe and otto-

mans, work on orochat and paint somethingstyled a landscape. She was not literary, either.Nor did bis dear Caroline care aboat politics;she did not know whether Sebestopol was np or

down?in the hands of the Allies or Russians.?Reformatory movements she never baoacbed. In

short, Mr. Tomkins boasted that bis wife was notone of those troublesome beings that some peo-ple called "a strong minded" woman.

Yet, though Charles Tomkins bad been marriedbut two months, he bad discovered a liflfe alloyin his gold. To be sure it would pass for poremetal, but close examination disclosed the fact.?To speak plainly, blseoßee had been very muddyfor tioiro taan a week, and when be just droppeda bint that if her personal attsntiou were givento the matter, the etli might be remedied, she re-sponded rilVsr tartly, that "coffee making wasnone of ber business," and then shut herself npin her chamber in a miff, depriving biso ol ber

precious company for the rest of the day. Akiss and a new ecarf, however, set the matterright the next morning, Mr. Tomkins throwing

inan apology gratis, remembering that rosss al-

ways grow in tbe immediateand that mankind, and perhaps womankind, sel-dom attain to perfection.

It is a curious fact, but no less tree, that lovesearcely ever outlives bad bread, smoky tee,

thick ccffse, discolored ailt'er, and soiled table-

linea. No, the little gentleman likes bread and

butler, end be wante thu bread light and the but-ter sweet. He insists too, that boots look better

neatly laced, tban when open and dipping on tbesides, with the strings trailing on the ground.?lie was even known, once, to take en abrupt leavt

of a iedy, on the ostensible plea of dissimilarity

of disposition; but shrewd people suspected that

tbe true reeson wat because she wore dirty col-

lari.Toe honeymoon bad just expired, end the

twain were seated at the breakfast table. Mr.

Tomkins looked dubiously at the burnt and dried

steak on the plate before him, Bade a wry face

at his enp of coffee, took one mouthful f the

ciemmy, leathery toast, and then spoke:"Mydear Caroline.""Well, Mr. TomkinsT""Did you ever eat any of asy mother!/ I'saaJ?""No; why do yon askt""Because she makes the best I erer tasted.'

"No donbt; a man's mother is generally his

wife's snperior in everything. I only wonder he

is ever persuaded to leave her," responded-}?'".Tomkins, drily.

It was the first time the had ever spoken sar-castically, and Charles was pnxsled.

"1 merely referred to my mother, because she

auperintende the bread-making herself. J wish

you coold be induoed to do the same."Tho lady lifted fi'cf taper fingers."And do von really," said she, "with me to

putty my hands with pio-crust, and bury myarms in dough, Mr. Tomkins?"

"No, not that exactly, my love; but yon coold

i verlook Sally, and teach her to make betterstuff than this," he added, pointing to the toast."That wouldn't spoil your bands. woU

"I don't know how; besides Sally don't want

me in the kitchen, and Vat not particularly at-

tracted there. 1 don't moan to spend -say lifedoing housework, or trettieg elsoat-oorvakte.?I'm not able to du anything more to the table

and entertain visitors."And then she sighed aui leaned back inher

chair.'."But yonr cousin Mary keeps no servants, and

yet she gets time to?""My cousin Mary is rery foolish to do so much

more than she need. And then her hands are asbrown as a gipsey'sl"

"I never happened to notice them. I know

that she makes dclloious pastry, and plays thepiano nearly a w.ss rnurielf." rejoined Mr.Tomkins, soothingly.

I wish you wouldn't quote censln Mary. Idon't like comparisons. She is a drudge and ablue. Ton said you didn't like bines."

"X don't: blondes are my favorites; xwd'youare as pretty a blonde at ever I saw. I'm onlyregretting your non-interferenoe in matters that

concern your sex."Mrs. Tomkins "defined her position" immedi-

ately. She did not design barying herself in thekitchen. She bad married for a homo and amaintenance, not to spend her life in rolling

pie-crust or moulding bread!,

Charles Tomkina looked surprised; and nowonder, for be /sit surprised. Her determinationset him to thinking. He did not wish bis wire tobe a drudge, but be hoped she would take thegeneral supervision of matters. He was a clerk,with' a moderate salary, and prudence ras abso-lutely necessary in bis situation. The story neednot be lengthened. Waste and improvidence inthe kitchen soon brought pecuniary embarass-ment. While in the parlor Incapacity s.dignor-ance of what constitutes a true woman and areal lady, laid the foundation of discord wbiebtime did not lessen. The charm of the "whitehands" bad departed. Mere personal beauty,without intellectual attainments, a fund of com-mon|ens, and moral worth, cannot long prove at-tractive.

Think of this, these whom it concerns.

Give lilina Trade.The advice oi Fiauklm, to giie every child a

trade by which he can earn a living, jf-tynasarv,comes of a human expcriet.ee older than the sageof our Revolution. In some countries, this ba abeen the law; in others, a custom. St. Paul,though educated in the law, at the feet of Gama-liel, alio acquired the important oriental handi-craft of tent-maker, by which he was able to earnbia living while proaeenting his irfiaaion-

It is a good and wise thing to do. Ton may baable to leave yonr children fortunes; but "richestake to themselves wings." Yen may give to

tbem finished educations, and thay may be giftedwith extraordinary genini; bnt they any beplaced in situations wbere no education aid notalent may be eoavailable as somt bumble, uonssttrade, by wbieb tbey can get thatr living and beuseful to others.

Itneed not take seven years. Several monthsof earnest work are, in some cases, sudijient to

learn an ordinary business. Ifevery young per-son, malo and female, were obliged, in the inter-vals of study, preparatory or professional, tolearn farming, gardening, shoemak ng, tailoring,blacksmithing; or, if ladies, millinery or dreea-making, or one of twenty kinds of work or busi-ness, it would always give them a feeling of secu :rityand independence. It is well for every oneto bave something to fall back upon. Wo do notknow wbat revolutions may coma in aur lime.?Wo de not know wbat misfortunes may come to

us individually. There is no barm in being ableto take care of'oufselvas in any posaible emer-gency.

Mis. FBXIIOUT ax ACTHORSSS.? Mrs Jessie Fre-mont has in press a volume entitled "The Storyof the Guard, or, Chronicle the War," inwhieh it is said ibe will"tell home truths apper-taining to her. husband's mqob abused campaignin Missouri."

Barnaul Sold.

A publio Joke at P. T. Barnaul's expesea la notan avery-day luxury, P. T. B. for many yaarehaving had tbs laugh on tha otbar aide. But atlength the Prince of Showmen has been shown atrick that be d;d not know before, and tha heroof the opeefloq haa bayn, as ie vary usual on auch

occasions, a son of the Kmerald isle. Itseems

that Barnum, a few deye ago, was in a great hnr-ry to be ifaaved, and entered hie ordinary plaoe

of tentorial resort, onder tbe Paik Hotel, in NewYork; bat all tbe operative! were eegaged, and

one other customer?a great, brawny Irishman,just landed, and with a beard and head requiring

very extensive attention?stood between the ex-hibitor oftbe 'What-U-it' and hie tain as'next.'

"1 am ina bnrry, my good man," said PhineasT., addressing Pat; "and if you will give meyour..turn 1 will pay for what jou want donehero."

"All rlghtl" replied the delighted Irishman;and the ehowman was soon shaved, end on hieway to keep hie engagement?merely seyiDg, ashe left the door, to tbe proprietor of tbe saloon,"Do what this man wants," pointing to the exileof Krin, "and I willeettle it with yon."

No eooner was be gone than Pat took off hisrosty, and thick cotton neck tie, at tbe aametime asking tbe barber, "Now tell me all youdo."

Why, sir," responded the tonsorial operative,"we shave, out and ourl hair, absmpoo, and

bathe.""All right, then," said Pal; "do all them

thing! to me. Borra wanef me knows whet theymens, but asks said be'd pay or them, just dothem all, an 1 God hlesa youl"

Tbe barber eew the joke, and did as requested,putting tha bij Irishman through all tbe proeee-

sos, end bringing bins out ao pleasantly altered

that Pat scarcely kney himself.We leave onr readers to imagine Barnnm's

faee next morning, when tbe proprietor of the

saloon heeded him a bill?-"For bathing Irishmen, IS cents; (having, 10

cante; catting hair, 25 cents; sbempooing, 26

cen(s; curling bair, 25 cents?total for Irishman,$1.10."

Barnnm at onto acknowledged tho corn?gavea reoeipt for tho malar; but ha iiafter tho Irishexile, and awoara. if ha catohes him, that he willplace him ohoek by-jowl between tho "What-ls-ilt"and tha Aateo ohildran.

Materials In their IDTISIMC State.

I a plooa of silver be pat into nitric told, a

claar and eolorlem liquid, it la rapidly disioivsd,

and vanishes from the sight. The solution of \u25a0li-

ver may be mixed witb water, and to appearanceno effesSt whatever Is produced; thus, in a pail of

water we diaiolv# and render invisible more thanf. 10 worth of sliver, not a particle of which can

be seen. Not only silver, lead, and Iron, but every

other metal can ba treated in the saase way, witb

similar rssults. Whan charcoal is burned, wbtn

candles are burred, when paper is burnsd, these

substances all disappear, and become lpvislb'e.?

In fact, every material whleh is vlslbls, can, by

certain treatment, bt rendered invisible. Matter

which in one condition If perfectly opeqe, andwillnot admit the least ray #f light to pasi through

it, will in another form beooms quite tranaparent.

Tha eanse af this wonderful effect of the condition

of matter is uttorly Inexplicable. Philosophers

do not even broach theories npon the subject, much

lass do they endeavor to explain it. Tha substan-

ces dissolved In water or horned in the air are not,however, destroyed or lost; by certain wallknows

means tt#y eaa be recovered, end t'galn be ren-

dered visible; tome in exactly the same as ,tbsy were before their invisibility;others, though

not ia the same state, can bs shown in their ele-

mentary condition; and thai itran ba proved,

that matter having once existed, never ceaeee toaqist, although it ean change its condition, like

the caterpillar, which becomes a chrysalis, sodthen a gnrgeoeebutterfy. Ifa pailfull of the so-lution of silver be east into the straam, it is appa-rently loit by ita dispersion in the water, bat it

neverthelese coutinnes to exist. 8o when a bush-

el of charcoal is burned in a' stove it disappears inconsequents of tha gee produced being mixed with

' the vast atmosphere; bat ye the charcoal it stillin tha air. On the brightest and snnniett day,

when every object fan ba distinctly seen above thehorlion, bunureu. ?# of charcoal in an invieible condition pervade the air. Olase tea u,..u

lul illustration of the transparency of a eompout-d,which in troth is nothing bat a mixture of therust of three metals. This power of matter to

change its conditions, from solid opacity to limpidtransparency, causes some rather puxsling phe-nomena. Subetancoe inereeso in weight withoutany apparent cause; for instance, a plant goes onincreasing in weight a hundred fold for every atomthat iimissing from the earth in which it is glow-ing. Now the simple explanation of thii is, thatthe leaves of plants have the power of withdraw-ing the Invisible oharcoal from the atmosphere,and restoring it to its invisible state in seme shapeor other. The lungs of animals and a amokelest

furnace change matter from ita visible to i'a levia-ble state. The gills of fishes and the leaves ofplants reverse this operation, rendering invisibleor gsseons matter visible. Thus the balance inNature it maintained, although the continual

| change baa been going on long priot to the crea* tion of the "ex'.iaot animals."?C'AemtW iron-dm. -

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IRON CARS-? The Pennsylvania Central Railroad Company is now having constructed sev-eral cars, all of iron, the invention of a Frenchphysician yvho has become a citizen of thiscountry. Its inventor elaims that it is manytons lighter than a wooden car, and much stron-ger; that itwill last much longer and is almostentirely secure from accident. Ifit came in col-lision with another, was thrown off the traph,or down an embankment, or through a bridge,it might be badly dented, but would remainwhole. No loss of life conld occur from splin-ters, the breaking out of bottom, or top, orsides. There might be a jam and a squeeze,

but nothing worse.

TnE "OLD DOMlNlON."? Virginia, duringthe usurpation of cromwell, declared herself in-dependent of his authority, when the usurperthreatened to send a fleet to reduce the colony.Fearing to withstand such a fjree, the colon-ists dispatched a messenger to charles ll?thenan exile in Flanders?inviting the royal out-cast to he their King, ite accepted the invi-tation, and on the very eve of embarking forHis throne in America, was recalled to thecrown ef England. In gratitnde for Virginialoyalty, he quartered her coat of arms withthose of England, Scotland, and Ireland, as anindepent member of the British empire. Thecoin establish these facts. Hence the origanof the phrase "Old Dominion'"'

A SAD RBIULT. ?A trollosome husband in Syra-cuse, N. T. a few nighte since, hid under bis bedand when hie wife UDconsoious of hie concealmentctme in, took her suddenly by the leg. Sheshrieked, fell senseless, and is now a" raving ma.nUc.

HSAVT SUIT.? A decree was entered on Satur-day lest, lu the United Stetes Court et Cincinnati,In Tavor of George Peabody i'Co., the AmericanLondon bankers, for the T4,000 claimed by themfrom the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Com-pany.

True valor Is firs?bositicg. Is saoJte

A Gaining Story

The folio wing story ittcld bjr a German paptrof a young maa who had squandered at the (Ta-

ming table of one of the German Baths hit entire

fortune, amounting to about eigbt hundred thou-tand franca 1 He bad lott, incceaalrefj, hit park,chateau, city mantion, and conntry botut, andthere remained to the unfortunate gamoiter, outof all bit ettatct, only a tingle tpot of ground?a

tmall orange plantation?whieh be bad carefullyexcepted from hit other stake*. The winner (fer

hit antegonift throughout had been the tame per-

too) watan Englishman, phlegmatic and unsocialin appearance, but whose curiosity was aroused

at the lolieltuda of the rath youth for the preser-

vation of a delapidated and seemingly nieietlhome, containing a few bcxet of orange trees.

"What are 70U going to do with this?" heasked;"let us pity for it."

"Never i"replied the young man. "This or-angery is a souvenir, a rtlic of my eblldhood.?tly mother has passed many hours tbsre with mo.

i may die there ; 1 may try to live there?but I

would blow out my brains rather than ataks on

Bards a sitgle Sower of thoee trees I"

"It was just one blossom thst I was sbiut to

fropoeo tt a stake. Since you have nothing elte,will play with you for that?a simple orange

blossom. Wili yod content to it T""But what could you wager on your eide against

a flower, if 1 should coneent to pity?"

"O, a mtre trifle, of oonrae. I, too, would sac-rifice a little sentiment. Here la en autogrspbjfor Instance, which I willdeposit at a wager in

the hands of n third person."The young man laughed and yielded. Not-

withstanding bis filial sentiment, ho saw no pro-

fanation in the offering of a flower to Chance, the

tfod who had ecrved him so ill. As the game was

?bent to commence, the Englishman said to theyoung French man?-

'?You swear, on your honor, if you win, to ao-oept the stake, however ridicnloni itmay appeario you?"

"I swear?iacadse 1 have confidence in you, my

10^d.'",.,Cards were brought, the game commenced, and

ina few minutes the young man had gained the

mysterious autograph. He received it with some

emotion; but how greati.V was it increased, whenbe read a donation, in regular form, of the eight

hundred thousand francs he bad lost I The blnth

of shame mounted to bis face. He protested?ber.fused?be declared that the bargain was null t

"I have your word of honor," rplied the En-glishman, smiling. "The agreement was in ear-

nest. If I bad won, I should have claimed tha

orange bloasoml You thought more of your

orange trees, for yon would not stake them, then

of the 800,000 francs. The match waa equal."After two hours of debate, a court ol honor

baring examined into and weighed the affair cool-

ly, decided that the Frenchman eeuld accept?-

and beflaally did so on condition that Lord Z

would remain bis dearest friend.

Effort.

Dear little boys,?When a little girl, I atten-

ded a school in the country. In this sobool werechildren of all sins, from the little ones reading

in A. B. 0, to the big boys and girls; who, astbey stood and read, seemed tz me large and

learned. Among the cmal'ler scholars was a boy

called Teter, a poor boy, who li'ed in a littleblack

hut not far from the school-house. Peter's father

was a drunkard, and his mother a pale, sorrowfdl-

looking woman, of whom the neighbours said,

"She Is not long for this world." When walking

along the road, and not going to school, I'eteroften carried a jug and a bag. Tho bag was formeal or Sour, bich his father tent him to beg

for; and the jag was for spirits, frequently bought

with this eatne meal end dour.

Now it to happened that although Peter was a

goodna'ured and obliging little bey, there were

those among us r'.o despised him, mainly on ac-

eount of his j-g and hag. This was wrong; Tor

though we ought to hate tin, our Saviour hat

taught us to low the tinner; therefore We had noright to bate even the poor sinful father, much

lest the unfortunate iitll*Peter, who only obeyed

bit lather's bidding. It it a happy thought forchildren thus despised and forsaken, that the great

God is their Father, and lores them none the less

because they are poor, and bare wicked parents.But I was telling you of the school. Cno dey

D 'r was reading?-?'Tall O-ks r>nunMimu "

and the teacher told him that little acorm meantpoor little boyi like him, and tall oaks were thegreat and good men which auch boys might be-come if thsy had a mind to make noble effrrts.

Soce of the sebo'.ars laughe 1/ as tbongb itwere a rldiouloss thing for a boy like Peter tomake an effort. But the little boy's face bright-ened, and "Try," seemed to be looking right outof bis two black eyes. Soon after, it was said ofPeter, that bo no longer carried a jug and a bag,bat earned bread for himstlf and his family. Itwas known, too, of this little boy, that wbtn sent

to barter meal and flour for spirits, he often ranthe risk of a severe whipping by purchasing otherarticles instead.

'lb'ngs relating to little Peter were in this statewhen I left that neighbourhood with my parents.

I shortly after heard that Peter's mother wis

dead, and that hit father had become a temperateman.

Tears passed away, and I heard no more of Peteruntil last summer, when a gentleman, who usedto be one of the "tali young men" inthat school,called upon mo. lie bad just returned from a rUltto the Tillage where that tchoul was kept, andinterested me Tory much by talking of people andplaces familllar to na both. " J spent the Sabbatbthere," eaid tbii gentleman, " and going' to theold church, heard one of our old schoyl.fellowspreach." He asked me to gueti hia name; and 1msatipnsd all the bright-eyed, smart little boyawho I thought possibly could hare become minis-ters; but he shook bis head, and asked me if I hadforgotten the "little acorn," who oarrled the jugand bag? I had not, and now learned, to my grrat

joy, that he bad become a "talloak," or, moraproperly speaking, a wise, good man, and a mlnister of the gospel 1

'?Faithful in the ILcast."We bare often admired the fidelity of that no-

ble boy who stood "amid the battle wreck, whenall but him had fied;" who, while the flameslsaped wildlyfrom shroud to shroUlt, waited hisfather's permission to go. This was fidelity?-which, though it'cost the bey his life, wen forhim a noble name. Our fidelity may never becalled to e test so serere; yet there ere tests, ereryday of our lives, by which we may prore oarsclres,and know whetherer we here the principle offidelity or not. The Scriptures say, "He that isfaithful inthe least, is faithful also In much;" andwhenever we see a little boy or girl faithfully do-ing the work appointed them,nojnatter how smallthat work, we hare great confidence that whensailed to more difficult datlrs, they willnot shrink,but do with nob|e fidelity,even unto death.

I once heard a father say of his little son,"When I left anything for Samuel to do, I wasalways sure to find it veil done." He said thiswhile Samuel was lyingin his foflla. The handswhich bad done so faithfully what they found todo, were now folded, cold and pale, orer the bosomwhere a heart of true fidelity once beat. Theireartherly work was done. Yet when the father\u25a0aid this, we did not feel so sad. Wetrusted thatbe had been as faithful to his Father Inheaven asto his father or earth, and hoped that hie happyeplrit was able to say to Its Father, God, .'1 barefinished the work Tunc gavest me to do."

\u25a0 11 :

NEW GOCDS! NEW QOODljiJUST receiving and will keep oonattnUy 0 i?,lsrge end well assorted collection or illkind ofJ*'pertaining to our business. *

*

FREAHIR ft McDOWgitMatters, between Wathlrg on House and

J_| ATS, CAPS, CANES, UMBRELLAS, f (.Of tho sboys wo are constsntly reeoWlng u*

plies, thorofure all tho latest stylet may bo found/FRAENER ft MCDOWELI/J,

4 Doors East of Washington Heaw

JJOME MADE HATS.

All stylos kept on hud for real hard set-los. ft:and examine them at

ra EANEE ft MCDOWELL*!,Muufacturacti

FURS.

Special pains will bo Uken to kaop up a corny,*,assortment. Alltho gftdt* to bo bad at

FRBANEB ft McDDWILL'I,

It

J£ORSE BLANKETB.

J.,t raceivi'ig a large and line collection Wekn,a kind to -uitav. ry cna at

FASANZR ft UcDOWELL'I,4 Doors East of Washington HOUR

Jg'JFFALO ROBES AND SLEIOH BLAN EITI.

Call and soa <ur tupjly at it wuseloctod to;lmlwartof comf.rt. Allbought this Fall by

FUAANKR ft KoDOWgIA,

QLOVES ! GLOVES 1 GLOVES IAllvariotlao and qualities

BUCK-SKIN,SHEKP--SKIJV, 4

DJG-SKIN,BEAVER,

COTTON,GUANTLETTSf

t SHOUT OLQVSI.Tha best of evarything at tha lowest prloes. CJ

ud tee for yourtelf... RAIANE a FT MCDOWBLL,

O.'tjl negaratowrm.

NEW GOODS.

I HAVE JUST ItLCEIVfD A BUFFLT Or Altkinds of

JtiUibry Goods,

Consisting of

MILITARYCVFRCOATS,

CLOTHS FOR UWIFOBMg,

UNDER CLOTHING

ft OVER-IHiin

All CIII OTITIS mad# up according tarmy reflWI tioss and at reasonable prleee.

A Urge supply of Clo'hs, Oa slmeres end Vesting! hCitizens rear, end hare alio received e full assort-

mant of Gentlemeo'a furnishing Gee U,auchas Shirt.', Linen end Paper Collars, Neck

Tl?, Stocks, Handkerchiefs, Wool'sCotton and Buckskin Glares, Sus-

penders Jtc , 4-c The publicera Invited to cell at ~

OAK HALL CLOTHING STORE,and examine my stock before purchasing elaewheft

[Ot-l-tf.] J. D. REAMER.

DAVID ZELLER, THO3. BARD, C. E. BACHTELI

KBLTfliznr jg T!

Receiving-. CorwanMlng Sf Com-

misaioH

MERCHANTS,And Dealers la

COAL, A,rO L.VJCBER,

FRASKLIS RAILROAD,

WALNUT, Between Franklin and Church Streak

HAGEBBTOW .

HAVINGformed a Copartnership under the style itD. ZELLER fc CO., inthe

PRODUCE and COMMISSION BUSINESS,

and respectfully tender their terrlcee and solicit tilpationage of their friends a id the public

mar with axcarrs ann sett.

Flour, Clover Seed, Bacon,Wheat, Timothy died. Tallow,Corn, Flax Saad, Lard,Rye, Barley, ? Butter,Oatv, Sak, Hope,Potatoes, Guano, Fruit. , *

[Oct-JI.J D. ZELLER ACO.

* MARBLE YARD,North Jonathan Street, (near the Court llcW

HAGEHSTOWN, Md.

TIIOS. TAGGART ff CO.

RESPECTFULLY invito the attention of the puWK 'to their assortment ofMANTLEPIECES,

MONUMENTS,TOMBS,.

HEADSTONES, As.Which, for beauty of design and finish, surpass eel-thing heretofore offered in Hagsratowu.

CHy-Wo are prepared to make to order all,and evendescription ofPLATN AND ORNAMENTAL WOW,in a manner not excelled any where and at the LOW-EST POSSIBLE PRICES.

(W-Rely ng upon th patronage of a generout pub-lic, itshall bo our constant effort to keep up, In Ha-gorstown, a MODEL MARBLEYARD.

00-Work delivered to anr part ol this or adjoint*Counties. THOS. TAGGART St CO.

[Oct-31.]

SSO REWARD.

WAS STOLEN FROM THE PREMISES OF THSubscriber on Sunday nlgnl the tttth in* ? 1

IDark Sorrel Marc,?m*.

**??77 get; about 16 hands high, heavy mine an4UMwhit > tpot on the right shoulder, caused by the rah >biog of the collar, and a few white haira on one of a* ,hips It is thought there still remains on the fet-locfc*muka of her having barn hobbled. The abort**ward willbe given for information which may ltao w >her recovery. a j POTlf. f

cet | r. I'nt Williimn*!1'