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              i. II ntlUIU SVKT TXZS9AY; XOaxnrO BT L. HAEPEB. i OClee la Woodward Bloelc, 3d Story ," EUKS. Two' Dollars pr annum, payable in ad-Taaea) $2.50 within fix months; $3.00 after th expiration of tha year. . . "CESTILITY. ' Grated U U to hftva oft hands, but not genteel to work on land. , . . , . : Genteel it U to cringo and bow, bat not genteel to ; - sow and plow. - , Genteel it is to play the bean, but not genteel to reap 7 and mow. . ' . Genteel it ia to keep a gig, bat not genteel to hoe and - , dijr. - - ' Genteel it ia in trade to fail, bat not genteel to swing the flail. Genteel it U to play the fool, but not genteel to keep a school. Genteel it is to cheat the tailor, bat not genteel to be a aailor. - Geatael ft is to fight a duel, bat not genteel to cat yoarfueL --- " Genteel it U to eat rich cake, bat not genteel to eook - -v . and bake. Genteel it U to have the blue, bat not genteel to wear . . ' - thick shoes. . GOnteel it is to roll in wealth, bat not genteel to hare good health.-, Genteel it is to make a show, bnt not genteel poor - -; folks to know. Genteel it is to ran away, bat not genteel at home to stay. " . Genteel it is to smirk and smile; bnt not genteel to shuD all guile.' ' Genteel it is to be a knave, but not genteel your cash . to save.' Genteel it is to make a bet, bnt not genteel to pay a - debt. - , Genteel it is to play at dioe, but not genteel to take - - advice. . " - , Genteel it is to curse and swear, but not genteel plain clothes to wear. . TROUBADOUR SONG. The warrior crossed tbe ocean's foam, For the stormy fields" of war .The maiden was left in a smiling home, And a sunny land afar. - Hi roice was heard where javelin showers Poured on tbe steel-clad line ; Her step was 'midst the summer flowers, :. Her seat beneath tbe vine. His shield was cleft, his lance was riven, ; : And the red blood stained his crest ; , While she the gentlest wind of heaven .Might scarcely fan her breast. Yet a thousand arrows pawed him by, And ajain he crossed the seas ; Bnt she bad died, as roses die That perish with a breeze. ' As roses die, whi-n the blavt Is come, " For all things bright and fair . There was death within the smiling home, . -- How had death found her there. SUBDUING A BEBEL. A Story for our Times, There lived in a certain neighborhood not far distant from here, a roystering, rowdy, bul-ley, Jim'BlandeiC "Jim was eome'on a fight, - a kind of pugilistic Napoleon. Many and - bloody were the affairs he had in his lifetime, and inraribly he came off best. Jim not only : considered himself invulnerable, but all the fighting characters in the surrounding country coneeded it was no use in .fighting Jim, as he - . was considered to be a patent thrashing ma chine, that could not beim proved on. In Jim's neighborhood had settled quite a num- ber of Quakers. From some cause or other, Jim hated the "shad-bellies," as he called them; with his entire heart : he often declared -that to whip one of these inoffensive people would b the crowning glory of his life. For years Jim waited for a pretext. One of Jim's chums overheard a young Quaker speak in - disparaging terms of him. The report soon came to Jim's ears, not a little magnified. " Jim made desperate threats what he was go-' ing to do -with Nathan, the meek follower of ' Penn, on Bight ; besides various bruises and contusions' be meant to inflict on Nathan's body. In his chaste language he meant to V "gouge out" both his eyes and "chaw off" ' both nis ears. ' Nathan heard of Jim's threats, and very ":; properly kept out of his way, hoping that time ' .would inolify Jim's anger. It seems, however, this much-to-be-desired result did, not take ' tIace. One day friend Nathan was out riding. and in passing through a long lane he espied Jim .entering at the other end. Nathan rnieht have turned and fled, but his flesh re- "' belled at this proceeding. - "I will pursue my way peaceably, ; said the "'; Quaker," and I hope the better sense of the - man with wrath will not permit him to mo lest me or allow him to do violence to my per- 66n." , . Nathan's calculation as to the lamb-like qaalities of his adversary were doomed to be disappointed, n : Hjho," thought bully, as he recognizedNa--" than, "f have him at last. Now"'I'll make 'mince-ineat of shad-belly. . I will salt him and pickle him, too." - '-'' "Wilt thou please to dismount from thy -horse?" said Jim, seizing the- bridle of Na- - than' horsts, -nd imitating his style "my eoul yearn jtli above all thing? to give thee the bigest mauling man erer received." ' ''Friend James," replied Nathan, "thou - touet not molest trie, but let me go on my way --in peace. Thy better judgment will surely tell '"'lh.ee that thou cannot possibly be benefitted by . - : personally-injuring me." " 'Gerdown in a moment." thnndercd Jim ; i ''"getdowM, you canting, lying.mischief-mak-ing, cowardly hypocrite. I'll drag yon down if you doa'-i dismount.'.' - - - .. ".Friend James, I remonstrate against thy proceedings and against thy language," repli- ejd Nathan. -' "My religion teaches me sinceri- - " ty i am neither a liar, a mischief-maker, nor hypocrite r I am no coward, but -a man of peacev ', I desire to pursue my way quietly--let Kiet down' persisted Jira rdown with ' you";;I want to beat some of your religion out of yoa ; I. must give yoa a floggi ng before I . leave too. I think by the time I am through j ' with yon, you will pais for a tolerably decent 1 mwt i n teach vou a- Sborr ana easv lesson . An than IHiiwvseaiuta .af iviAm Ari AavM arfaiM "iJ?1 4 th risk iyou run in of slaaderfng-'yonr "fr will tiot dismount, said Nathan'firtnly; - itfwcinuj uom irom ine-ondle." :-' vti'-fi 44 You won't, won't you I" said Jim.t thn -f bere goes;" and he made a desperate plunge Id 'c6llar the 0.ttAkeT2'-'Arrv-r-.c--...4-u?. Nathan was on hi' feet In am instant on the f" cppoaite.side of the horse. TherQuaker.' al-' though of much smaller proportion than hla per&vcator, was all sinew- and muscle, and Txi well-knit form denoted both activity and strength. His wrath was evidently kindled- ? "Friend James." he implored, "thy pertina cious persistence in persecuting me is- annoying ; thou must desist, or peradventure I may so far forget myself a to do thee some bodily harm." ' "By snakes I" said Jim, coming toward Nathan, "I believe there is fight enough in broad brim to make the affair interesting. I wish some of the boys were here to see the fun. Now. friend Nathan. I am going to knock off the end of your nose ; look out I ' Suiting the action to the word, Jim, after " ' e. . - . various pu Til is tic gyrations with his fists, made a scientific blow at the nasal formation of our Quaker friend ; but Tom Hyer couldn't more scientifically have warded it off. , Jim was evidently disconcerted at the ill success of his first attempt ; he saw he had undertaken quite as much as he was likely to accomplish. Jim, however, straightened him self out, and approached Nathan more cau tiously. The contest began again. Nathan stood his ground .firmly, and warded off the shower of blows skillfully, which Jim aimed at him.- '". "Friend James," said Nathan, in the heat of the contest, "this is mere child's play. It grieves me that thou hast forced me into re sistance, but I must defend myself from bodily harm. I see there is but one way Of bringing this scandalous arid wicked affair to a close, and that is by conquering thee v in order to do this, 1 will inflict a heavy blow between thine eyes, which will prostrate thee." Following on the suggestion, Nathan struck Jim a tremendo8 blow on his forehead, which brought Kim senseless to the ground. "Now," said Nathan, "I will teach thee a lesson, and I hope it will be a wholesome lesson, too. I will seat myself astraddle of thy breast; I will place my knees upon thy arms, thus, so that thou cannot injure me when thou returnest to consciousness. I hope I may be the humble instrument of taming thy fierce, warlike nature, and make a better arid more respectable man of thee." As the Quaker concluded. Jim besan to sho some signs of life. The first impulse of Jim, when he fairly saw his condition, was to turn Nathan off. He struszled desDeratelv. but he was in a vice his etf'ort was unavail- Friend. thou must keep still until I am done with thee ?" said Nathan. "I believe I arn an humble instrument in the hand of God to chastise thee, and I trust when I am done with thee thou wilt be a changed man. Friend James, dost thee not repent of attacking me?" "No," said James, "let me up and I'll show you." .'. . ; "I will not let thee up, thou impious wretch." replied Nath:in : "darest thou profane the name of thy ilaker I will punish thee for mat l win cnecK tuy respiration lor a mo ment.". Nathan, as good as his wrd, clutched him by the throat. lie compressed his grip, and a gurgling 6ound could he heard ; Jim's face became distorted; a terror ran through his iraine. xie was eviaentiy unuergoing a pro cess ot strangulation. Ihe Quaxer relaxed his hohi, but not until the choking process naa sufficiently, as he tboafrntf' tamed the per- j v eree s pint of JiriTT it took some moments ' for Jim to inhale sufficient air to address the Quaker. 'I will knock under,' said Jim ; "enough, let me up." : "No, ihdu hast not got half enough," replied Nathan. "Thou art now undergoing a process of moral purification, and thou must be contented to remain where thou layest until I am done with tbee. Thou just profaned thy Maker, friend James," continued Nathan"; "confess, dost thou repent thy wickedness .?" ; "No, hanged if I do," growled Jim. " Wilt thou not," repl"iel the Quaker; "must I use compulsory means? I will impress thy windpipe again unless thou givest me an answer in the affirmative say quick, art thon sorrv?" v "No I y-e-s !" shrieked Jim, in a gurgling tone, as the. Quaker's grip tightened, "yes, I am sorry !" i "Is thy sorrow a godly sorrow ?" inquired Nathan. Jim rather demurred giving an afJRrmative answer to this question, but a ieentle squeeze admonished him he had better rield. :' "Yes," replied Jim ; "now let me np." "I am not done with thee yet," said Nathan." "Thou host been a disturber of the peace of this neighborhood, time out of memorv thv hand has been raised against every man thou art a brawler. Wilt thou promise me that in future thee will lead a more peaceable life that thou wilt love thy neighbor as thyself?" i "Yes," answered. Jim, hesitatingly, "all but tbe Quaker's." "Thou must make no exceptions," replied Nathan, "If I say yes to that I'll die first." , A struggle now ensued between the two, but Jim had his match. j "Thou must yield, James," said Nathan, "I insist on it," and he again grasped Jim by the throat. "I will choke thee into submission; thou must answer affirmatively ; say after me, "I promise to love my neighbors as myself, including tbe Quaker's." "I promise that !" said Jim; "I'll be cursed if I do." "I will check thv respiration if thou don't," replied jxatnan. Wiltthou yield? 'No. I won't, I'll be blasted if I do." an swered Jim. 1 "Thee had better give in," replied Nathan; "I will choke thee again if thee does not see, my grip tightens." ; V '--'-'A-. :- "And Nathan did compress his grip, and the choking process went on. Jim's face first became distorted, then purole his toneue lolled out, and his eves protruded from their sockets his body writhed like a dying man's. Na than persisted in holding his crip until Jim became entirely passive;; he - then relaxei his bold. Jim was slow in recoverinz bis speech and kis senses; whn he did. h bessred Na- tnan. lor merey s sake, to release Jhim. vWhen thee will make the "promise I exact from thee, I will release uiee, .but no sooner, replied Nathan. r - I.: . Jim saw that he was powerless and that the Quaker was resolute. ; He felt it was no use to persist in his stnbborness. w"l Will eive in " he renlied- "I will mftm to love my neighbor a myself' , r . , " - xuuiuuing -me vtnaker 1" : inainuated Nathan. . -. . , ,K . .- : 4,;Yes, inelnding the Quaker's, replieijimr; "a?-Te8 ""f tbn- ed Jatriea,'!an-tWeTNt.hfn!Jnd- wt tha lesson thou hast learned tc-day will make a more peaceable citizen of thee, and V hop. bettermmj ,t.F2tJi,?.iW?? &J Wmbled; he left thefleld wiUi h spirit completely cowed: Not long after this ecarrene the storV' be. came bruited about.;- TbU was more than Jbn could bear. - Ut 'aoou after left theWrie of on miny mampniM cm jate defeat, and emiffrated 16 the -"far west. The last I h.rt frotobim hewae - preparing to make another ta avei Being . pressed for tiia reaon why he arairi1 emigrated, belaid a eOlonr of -Quakers I Be was under an oUi ration., to love thenVpat he was of the opinioni that distanc would lend strength to hi ttachment'.?'"t-.'';itl-,i i ' ' " - A MISSOTOI TTEDDIHO. ' 1 In a particular vicinity of Misstfnri' a mar5: riage was agreed upon 'between the son of a farmer of considerable influence and the-belle of all the country around. Of course the ielitf of the neighborhood were in attendance, Everybody was there, and everything was in apt readiness : -.'" : ' ' The Royal Tiger was present thar, l - - . . And tbe Monkey and the Polar Bar.- 5. -Bat that dignitary to whom it was designed to assign tljeTionor of master of the marriage ceremony had not yet arrived. But just then some one spoke and said : . . " There cornea Squar Ben BanctiQi." - Quick the lights were trimmed,, and , everything put in place. As usual, agitation,, anxiety and joy were depicted on every face,, and Mr. Tom Wisdom, the honorable host,' walked out to meet the anxious Squar, to welcome him in, inquire for his health, the news, &c. The Squar was a good-humored gentleman, and he was chiefly celebrated for talents, acutenens, learning, &c., in his populous township. '. " Well, Ben," said the host, "you have been elected, but you have had a close time of it : my vote alone saved you. ' You beat him but one vote only." That is all, Tom," replied Squar Ben. " But the next election I'll lick him. Tbar's no use talking, Mr. Wisdom, without usiag the corn f-r-e-e-l-y." " Ah, well, that's all over, and you are the magistrate, Squar Ben ; so. come, let's go in and see what the young folks " wish. Indeed, Squar Ben, you are aware you are to say the ceremony?" ' - Benjamin Buncum now began to see the awful responsibility of his office, and to "tremble from center to circumference" for he had never officiated in that interesting capacity . They had not even done him the justice to. inform him of the part he was expected to perform, or he could have prepared. He had no preparation no fornix nor could any book be found high or low having the ceremony. Hence, to take it " off hand" was the only chance an unfortunate and excruciating test for the newly elected Squar. The company was now arranged in a cresr cent the Squar at his place and in came the parties the principals and second the gallants each bearing a candle, which evinced the extended and luxuriant range of beaufy in that neighborhood. With -much assurance and dignity the Squar looked round, and whole ages of learning seemed to1 be rushing through his mind. He thought over everything he had dreamed, but all in vain. There was a suppressed titter all over the house. This athnonMhed him he must vay something, and in an agony of desperation he began: ." The Suite of Missouri, county. - I command you to" This did not suit. Confusion and a whispering jierplexed him more. 'Give him a chance give the Squar, a chance," said a 6trong voice from the door.-The Souar made another effort : "When, in the course ofmanataKJt twl'!mb' Here he was teuched by Mr. Wisdom, ter a pause he began again : . " Our father who art in Heaven" "He is repeating the Lord's prayer," Af- said one. . - The S5quar raised his hopeless vision to the ceiling for a short time, and began anew; " Know all men by these presents" He was interrupted by a general noise and a voice from the crowd: " He is writing a deed." " Witness my hand arid seal this" . " He has concluded it he will certainly go en with the ceremony now," said several voices. . " In the name of God, amen," he began again. "He is making his will," said one. "I thought he would not live long he looks pro digiously sad. The next essay of the noble and learned Squar was ; " O yes, O yes! come into court and" 'Are we to have court to-night ?" inquired someone. " Oh, yes ! come into courtl" replied another trom tne door. mi - a- . ' jtne laugnter was general, it may be sup posed tne oride ana her partner were somewhat hors du combat, especially the former; but water ar.d aromatics were near and Squar Buncum was her friend, and near by. He was an untiring man, and after casting his eyes around the room he determined to try again: " To the constable or any other lawful officer, Greeting." " ;. "Let's go. He's going to have us all arrested. - '. Then followed much confusion and displeas ure. . Here a gleam of light flashed over the Squar'g bewildered and forlorn countenance. lie ortierea tne parties positively to cold up their right hands, and in a solemn voice he, said. . . .. " You and each of von do solemnly and truly swear, in the persence of the company, and of the President of the United States, and in the name of the Constitution of the United States of America, that you will perform faith fully, all and singular, the duties and functions of a husband and wife as the case may be, to the best of your skill and ability, so help you God. Amen." ' " Good as old Ryet : Old Kentucky forever!" exclaimed the grateful Tom Wisdom. "Come, gentlemen." en id be, "we will drink with Squar Benjamin Buncum." '. ' - : Agreed 1"-shouted the enthusiastic and happy crowd . 'Well dance all night till broad daylight, . And go home with tbe gals in the morning. A Candid Rebel Confession. No journal was more disdainfully fierce against the North a year ago, and until within a few weeks past thao the Charleston Courier. It has now-changed its tune. : The victories at Fort' Henry and Hdanoke.inspired the following comment in its issue of the a15th inst. Our readers can imagine that the eob sequent surrender of Fort Dotteleoo-did sot make it any happier.. 4 It eays ;1 v ' , r We have sustained heavy, loss in .'JnunU tions of war, .our .country has been deprived of the services of several thousands of her best best disciplined and bravest soldiers. 'and pa- Tents and wives weep in the bitterness of rief over tnoae.wno wut jiever agaia.i bless, them .with; their emiles The; enemy pusliea, on, flushed with victory, ,to wfo nort triumphsi and to cause other hearts- to bleed: t We fell these raTelrsee. ie'feckriowledgo- thenxl open ly,?lr .-'! jr&i&xii i&it4Vii jptr f.zi-Mf:"': 1 ,'. ",' . 1 9t t . jV 1; .- -j itCyThe New, York Commercial Advertiser fatea that the Immediate cause' of the-'death of ex-Governor 'PennlrigtoaJ whose ; complaint typhoid. fevef. asf the. administration : of eight grains. f. morphiae, .ty mu-'Tke. i- tead of ojuwn IIAPLEiSXTOAIL TSTe have referred, in former articles, to .the probable increase 10 the -quan tity of maple and sorghum sugar the preseni year owing to he enhanced price.', of the ; feign . article- The Country Geneliman, in a lata', number,' id reply to a correspondent, has the following suggestions respecting the mahagement of a ; maple sugar, factory if it be sO termed. ; .The1 . system here recommended appears in the main to be correct ; we transfer the -article to our-col-umnsr ' !, .V;.,'-'3. V' MAHUTACTijai -or HaPiJt ; srcUc;' ' The first great requisite is to 'have all- the vessels perfectly clean. ? Strict cleanliness should be observed throughput the whole process. Tin vessels are betterthari wood, for this reason: If properly washed," they. can never im pa rt sonrn ess to th e sap. : - Mads large en ough to hold nine quarts each, they would cost $30 (3 $35 per 100, and sit quart pails cost $30 per 100. ? They may be male square or round, but the latter are better to clean and to keep their shape. They should be largest at top, so as to pack away in nests when not in use. The top should be strongly wired, like a tin pan, and a hole rhade under the wire enables it to hang oft a nail driven into the tree, securing it thus frorn swine and other animals, preventing the sap from being blown away by the wind.. Old horse shoe nails straightened and - sharpened are the beef. ' : ' The best spouts are made3 of thick tinned iron. When the vessels - are hung as above described, on nails, the spouts need not be more than three inches long. They should be widest where they? enter the tree. After the sheet is cut up to the proper size, the concave shape is given to them by placing them between a convex and concave piece of wood, and giving them a brisk blow with a mallet. Ground sharp at the wide end, they are easily driven intoa tree. - Never allow the-sap to stand in the pails twenty lour Hours; tbe fresher it is when boiled the purer will be the sugar. While boiling; large quantities should not be poured in at a time, as that will stop it, and make irregular work ; but a reservoir should be placed above the boiler from which the sap may be drawn in a stream through tbe faucet, just fast enough to supply the evaporation.. ; A little firactice will enable the operator to judge how arge this stream should be. Two boilers are better than one, if the fire is made to pass from under one to the other The first or hottest being chiefly for foiling down to syrup, and the second or coldest, for heating the sap and doing the first evaporating. The faucet of fresh sap runs into the first and pipe or faucet, with syphon, conveys it into the second.-Cook's patent sugar evaporator is very valua ble for boiling the juice sdrghum, as it reduces the juice to molanpes in less than half an hour by continual proeess, ana would be very useful for mnplesuerar, but less indispensible. - W - :?rkJnn?r:. Itis on a.princi fmht-U tbnt of the two edy-birvTjTe complete and perfect; the sap enters one end, and-flows trom one side to the 'Other many times by means of intercepting partitions, til? it reach-en the other end, by which time it ia reduced to pyrup the proper current being given ' by raising or depressing the end, as the case may require. ; Kettles are poor boilers; they waste fuel and make poor sugar. Shallow sheet iron pans are much better. They may be kept cleaner, they evaporate more rapidly make finer sugar, and effect a great saving of heat.-I11 all cases, the boilers should be so set that a thin sheet of flame may pasa under them. For example ; a. sheet of flame, two inches thick, under a boiler, is as good as if a foot thick; the same may therefore be spread jver six times the srirface,' and consequently be about six times more economical. We have some good home made pans, used for boiling sorghum successfully, made by nailing good thick sheet iron to plank, so thaUThe sheet iron formett the bottom and ends, and the plank the sides ; the sheet iron was secu red to the plank by two rows of closely driven nails. The pane were about eight feet long and our. wide, and six inches deep. These would be cheap, and very good for making maple sugar. The fire should, of course be a little narrower than these pans. The chim ney should be high enough to cause a good draught. . To make good syrup, the sap must be redu ced to one twentieth or one thirtieth part of its bulks, or be boiled twice as much as sorghum juice. The svrup is then to be strained throush flannel, and placed aside to cool and settle 12 or 14 hours. Then return it to the pan, and to every gallon add and stir a beaten egg and a gill of milk to clarify it, keeping t careftillv from boiling till the ska in has risen and has been skimmed off.- Then boil it carefully un- "til 1. 1 - . ' a -' i a in II win naraen wnicn may oe then; poured into proper vessels,-awd then the cakes placed in ft box to draitf; To make the s'ngar perfect ly white, lay a jew. thicknesses or naanel on the top of the cakes wfcile it is draining these flannels to -be wet and washed daily with cold water, they will thus absorb and wash Out the coloring matter. A hundred good sugar maple trees will usu ally make, in a. season from two to three hundred pounds of sugar, if well managed : and if every precaution .is observed to insure clean Iiness, prevent souring, boil speedily and with out hiirding, and-to clarify properly, a larger quantity of sugar will- be made, it will be more saleable,; and command a higher, price : or ' if intended for home use, -the smiles of the farmer's wife, wljen she sees a beautiful article make its appearance,' will more than repay mm lor an nis pains ne nas taiceu to secure such excellent success, -A i ', jf 1 - - - sisi srar 1 CTTLTUEE OP: THE STSATTBICIIET. f At a meeting oftheTrttit Qrowen' Society of Western New York; beld. at Rochester, Rev, Mr. Knox, of Pittsburg, submitted he follow- - He . tbougl might be termed a wheat abil preferable to a sandy Add fo? tbjEwth of straw benies. Any soil, however, that would produce wheat or corn" would produce ,trawberriee, It -was not necessary to make the soil Very"' richl f He had some parts of his plantation-where strawberries were set otit on land plowed: . io the- ordinary way, about eight inches deep, end the plants eucccededweff.r He preferred, fcowevr errf to eabeoU otue eighteen, or. U went v inches deep breakin upthe subsoil without brrnging it to ..theurUtce."r.Thej plant: on this) ; thor oughly pulverizedand eribsoiledland produced Crops for (enQrj.foclveyccf? in rtece?sioi with-Ott replantirtgJn; any way,l iHe.i'cuts -oflT the runners as fist a they are formed Plants in row thirty inches epart, ?end the plants ten inches - apart -ia-the -rowa, .making" twenty thousand plants to" the ftC'-e. t ; Preferr setting cat enrly ta the er'-";''h'V-'ticn heeOtnmeneea strawberry c'u'a ere, .r. - II. t Towed, between the rowa but Utlcily hsa u.w-.. J4: fcHjugyle ments In his strawberry plantations, except the hoe. Weeds; are, taken aout .by ; band; r The less soil is disturbed after planting the better, as the whole ground is covered with ' a network of small, fiborous roots. Never allows the vines, to-, bear .the first year planted, but picks off all the fruit sterna and runners. Pro-tec ta ihe plant in winter by wheat or rye straw, put on in -November.!'-. Oat straw ia not 1 heavy enough, : and : blows off. . Plants bear much better for. this protection, t it also serves for a mulclwn summer, and keeps the -fruit from being soiled by the ground. One-half the straw ia wasted each year, and needs -to be supplied everjr autumn. Two tons to the acre is about the right quantity of straw to commence with, butafter that, one too of new straw each season wjH answer. .- : ., . ' . .. : : . . vVarlefies that succeed in some soils arid situations fail in others. The Hovey is good: in fioston, and Mr,: Kl had seen it good in Cleveland, but with him it never succeeded no matter how cultivated. Some varieties ? seem to rtin out after culture a number of years. Pistillate varieties - seem to do better when impregnated with .some staminate sorts than with others, j On tliis- subject be is. tryipg-experiments. . The strawberry eeason , ought to be lengthened. Tt is usually about three . weeks, but wi th proper selection of sorts may be extended to five weeks. The sorts Mr. K. liked best were the. following: Early -Baltimore Scarlet, Jenny Lind Burr's, New Pine. " Late Trollope's Victoria, Eitley's Goliah, Nimrod, Buiet's Pj-ize. Medium -Brighton Pine, Boston Pine, Mc-Avdy's Superier, Scotts Seedling, Moyamiens-ing, Downer's Prolific, Fillmore, Golden Seeded, British - Queen, Vicomtesse llericart de Thury, Wilson's Albany, Triomphe de Gand. '-; For a general crop. Wilson's Albany arid Triomphe de Gand are the most profitable. The latter is the strawberry of all strawberries and possesses all the excellencies that can be desired productive, ; beautiful, large, of fine quality, berries shipping well and the plants re hardy. It is not as,productive as the Wilson, but an. acre will bring more money. : Sent them to Chicago,-Cleveland, Philadelphia and New York. Received orders from New York for more than his whole crop. If confined to one strawberry, .he would plant the Triomphe de Gand. Although not quite as productive as the Wilson, he could say with safety that it produces more than three hundred bushels to the acre. For canning the. Wilson is preferred. The only manure used is well-rotted stable manure. The same plant if runners are kept off, will bear ten years. A good many crowns will start . and cluster around the original plant, each bearing a fruit stem, and all producing, a very large amount of fruit. ' : Mr. Vick expressed pleasure at the remarks of Mr. Knox. They show that the very best culture is successful on a large scale. We are too apt to think that good culture must be confined to amateurs or garden culture "exclu eively, and is unsuited to the orchard and mar ket garden. This is an error. That system which is most profitable in the garden will be generally found so in the orchard. . A Tirit to the -Great Wall of China. Mr. Fonblanque communicates to theLondon- Times a graphic description of a visit - to the great wall of China The following are extracts:; ::; .:. . :.-r - ; . Accompanied bv Mr. Dick, an excellent (Thi- ne8e scholar, and attached as interpreter to the commissariat, X left iien-etien on the lPth of March, and after a three days' ride through as uninteresting a country as can well be conceived, came in sight of the fine solid wall which incloses the struggling mass of ruin. dirt, and deeay, called Pekin. Chinese villages are, at the best, dreary and squalid-looking ; but on this route, where the dogs" of ' war have so recently been let loose, there is something harrowing in the misery and desolation of . the scene. Has grinding oppression and long suffered deadened the heart of the Chinese peasant to all sense of injury? Or has he, after all, a Christian; feeling of forgiveness towards his enemies, for which no orthodox churchman would five the Pagan credit? I cannot explain it, ut I own to something like a sense of shame having come over me as we two solitary, un armed strangers passed through crowds of men, women, and children, standing by the charred ruins of their homesteads and among ineir s nattered nousenotd gods, without being met by a Bingle angry look or gesture nay, more, always receiving a ready and friendly reply to every qneftion. Perhaps- they felt grateful that we had, at'any rate, spared from their countrymen, the rebels, when they pay them. a. visit. ' . . Some of the villages along the . road were mere neaps 01 ruomsn; others retained more ot less" the semblance' of-'human habitations. In the larger ones, such as. Ho-si-woo, which, it may be remerubered."was for some time - in occupation of our troops, the late ehemy's in scriptions on doors and walls 6eem to be pious ly preserved as agreeable relics, and such fa miliar garriflon words aa officers, xjuarters," "canteen," ."Fane's -horse," "commissariat,' "general hospital, Ac, meet one at every turn ; though one cannot but remark with regret that tbe buildings which appear to have afforded shelter to the .invaders which appear to have afforded shelter to tbe invaders are sadly devoid of everything in the shape ofiwood work, which was probably used as occasion re- ..; j quired ior cooKingainners ana uunmg water. A celebrated and imposing pawnbroker's shop, which was "looted" here, has not et recovered itself. But let it be borne in mind that in pillage, aa in wanton destruction, the ' Chinese themselves far excel the British or even ithe French soldier.; the: bonds of restraint once removed, ana a celestial mob have, no patriot In op'iliibiis icrunlea as to the' properly, of maridarioi priest or pehsant aa they fully ex-tnnlified at the sackins of Yuen-minr-yuen . r.rTh-TJsma temnle. the saered prweeeds of which are to this day openly- offered for sale at more of less exorbitant prices in the chops Of Tien-stinr ; -'O;!. , V' ' ' s A( Hp-ei-w6o we met a French missionary bisbop-ott.bis . way .to , Europe, after .having passed twenty-five years, in. China,. He was dresaed la the native costume, even to the! pg-tail. and appeared to be treated with great reverence by the mlelievuig crowd -who- flocked in to; see the i'maodaria priest.".: The ,eelf-de-votion, the real and, aa a very" general rule; the pureand simple lives JedTby the French missionaries to China; (and their number throughout the ehipireandtha kingdom "of Siamcer-eeeda;L)0,J are ot. without their effect npon the people, although this" ie not .. displayed by wholesale and indiscriminate , converaion.' to nominal Chrisflanity. V-r. "t vAhotlier" day s journey broaTit us tf Chata-ow a hamleC at the" foot of the Great-Wall. The road for the last-fifteen 'miles had been so bad thst wp were bli? J te leave ;our; hsrses t"N"kin, hiring in their flace Tartar ponies. ICotLirig lesa' surefooted t"A!i"-tLese thay, hardly . little Ibeasta couli have crilw jus through those rugged mountain paths-which we would, bavev done .00 foot; but that .bne mile's march over the sharp rack which forma the pavement would have left us shoeless.-' At daybreak on the following morning we climbed tbe : highest peak . of the mountain range, and there, standing on the top, of the great wall, reflected upon the stupendous folly of this wonderful, work of human industry which, is said to have cost the country two hundred thousand lives from sheer physical exhauation. The wall, which U built ofetone and brick, is twenty feet high and fifteen feet broad, surmounted'by a double parapet loo p-Itooled on the north side. - As far as the eye ridges of the precipitous black rocks-like a gigantic serpent crawling along, . and .with its breath poisoning all around ; for, turn where you will, nothing meets the, view but the desolate, -dreary' traet of rock, unrelieved by a blade of grass or. a : tuft of moss, and huge boulders strewing the base of the- mountain sides. It was the whim of a tyrant to build a where Nature had already built a barrier far more effectuaAhan -anything that human art could construct. However, &her$ it remains, after a lapse of nearly two thousand years a monument of the cruel folly of one man, and the. patient industry and suffering of many thousands. . ; Having made an abortive attempt at a sketch, and tried in vain to discover one.-redeeming feature in this vast scene of desolation, I secured my brick, and descending to the pass, remounted to proceed homeward. Our guard could hardly believe his senses certainly he doubted ours. When at Nankin mine host inquired what we were going to the Great: Wall tor. Our honest answer met with no credit.-Were there not walls everywhere? Was - not the wall of Pekin much better looking at ? And then, as for shooting, . why come bo far for game when it could be bought in the market at our very doors ? His - impression evidently was that we had some sinister project in view; but when we returned with the brick the good man simply burst out laughing, and set us down for a couple of harmless maniacs. The Tennessee and Cumberland Xtivers. The fallowing facts in regard to these two important rivers in Tetmessee, will interest every reader of the Banner z . TUB TEXXESSEE RIVER. The Tennessee River has its course chiefly in the State of Tennessee, and is the largest tributary of the Ohio. Its most remote sources are Clinch and Holstori Rivers, which rise in the - Alleghany Mountains of Virginia. From Knoxville it pursues a south-west direction across the State and enters Alabama, when it pursues a westerly course for 150 or 200 miles, and then turns north and enters Tennessee again, crossing the State and the westeriuportion of Kentucky and entering the Ohio 11 miles below the mouth of the Cumberland and 77$ above the mouth of the Ohio. The whole descent of the nver from its mosV- remete source to its mouth is .about. 1,700. feet. Its whole length by the course of the river ia 1,200 miles. It drains V surface" of 41,000 square miles." There are" no perpendicular falls and few rapids which obstruct navigation through its whole course. The greatest ob- tiim i lMij ShmV, - Alabama, S57 miles from the mouth, to which point steam boats ascend. A canal 36 miles in length has been built around these shoals, and above the navigation for boats is unobstructed for 250 miles. . The river being rapid is chiefly favorable for navigation down stream. : THE CCXBERLAXD RIVER. The Cumberland River rises in the Cumberland Mountains near the boundary between Virginia and Kentucky, and pursuing a west erly or south-westerly course enters Tennessee. After an extensive sweep to the south it turns north westwardly-and northerly, and enters and crosses Kentucky, entering the Ohio 11 miles east of the mouth of Tennessee River and 59 miles above the mouth of the Ohio. The entire length of the river is about 00 miles, and it drains a territory of 17,500 square miles. It is navigable for large , steam boats and vessels to Nashville, 208 miles from the mouth, and for boats of 15 tuns 300 miles further. At certain seasons of high water vessels of 400 tuns can descend tbe river 400 miles to the Ohio, and for half its length boats may navigate it at all seasons. It is the second ri ver in size which enters the Ohio, being inferi or only to the Tennessee, Below NasbvilleVj the liver is deep and narrow. There are on the borders of the Cumberland 19 furnaces, 9 forges, and 2 rolling mills, producing annually 44,500 tuns of iron valued at $l,03,OU. How Lander Captured Five Officers-Gallantry of the Ohio Eighth. We have telegraphic account of a brilliant exploit at Bloom ingGap in Virginia. TheGap was held by a rebel force of 4,000 . under Gen. Carson. Gen. Lander intended, by a . dash at night through the Gap, to strike terror to .the rebels, surround the officers' quarters and capture them before the rebels could form. When Lander, and staff and the 1st Virginia Cavalry dashed through the Gap, the rebels had fallen . back. Lander then ordered the Cavalry to push and cut off the enemy's baage. Meanwhile Gen. Lander brought uptne Ohio 8th and Virginia 7th Infantry for a support. The Cavalry encountered the enemy about two miles from Blooming, and being" fired upon came to a halt. . Lander hearing the firing came up and ordered the Cavalry forward, but the men faltered. Lander said, " Come on," halting at the head of tbe column only. long -enough,: to tell the .men to remember their holy mission and follow their General to victory. ;Tn.ia appeal was answered by one private named John' Carinon, a Virginia refugee. Gen. Lander charged,, followed by Majer Armstrong. Asst.- Adjutant-General ; Fitx J amea O'Brien, the well known poet of his staff ; and . Major Bannister, . Paymaster U. S, who had volunteered tbr the expedition, v A roup of ' Rebel officer were distant about- 300- yards, encouraging their mea. Gen Lander being mounted on his celebrated horse, outran the reft of the party and (tut off the. retreat of the Rebel officer. "Surrender, gentlemen." he said, coolly dismount ing, extended his hand to receive the sword of CoL BaJuwin, whom aa instant before he had appeared to outside observers to be riding directly over.' Five of the' Rebel officers 'sari rendered to Gen. Lander; and four: more, immediately afterward, to the officers of his staff, among- them the Assistant Adjatant General ofGea.- Carson.----; J Tier -l The rebela seeing the smalX force- wlth""Iii-derpottred in'.' Volley frbnti the -woods, and tb cavalry recovered from; their panic- retar- ed tbe fire.7 lender then -ordered the -Cavau T . to charre up the road, and the advance en&ni did so, but the main body- were-' paralyxeJ-r Co! Evaua -wtth - the' lt.y4i?ini Iafantry came tip and captured some of the rebehv-1 jmtff5im0 mximj. I : . : ; ; : . - ; . vren.' Aa nocr enoi m vn? ut u. u va j - yvvn w ; - , w wuium men who refused to go' forward, -snyin. th el pa, the Cumberl m 1, where be will t ext time 111 hityou,nd'if 'you -:jnt clear emy"with :clty thousand men. -r 1 the rc-1 thia resuneat ahall deploy andf re jals 2?ekcn and Zlitchell will f -3 v upoo yoa. Col.' CartvU- with tla Oiiia 1 - fliik fod aear. -; rl i ;r, . came up; f'go on, said Gea. Lander to Car--roll. fwe need you bow clean them out, and take their baggage." , Col. Carroll cleared the read as he Went, both Infantry regiments behaving admirably, following and - engaging" the enemy to tbe last., until ordered: baekv The pursuit was continued eight miles. the result orthts affair was tbe capture of 18 commissioned officers and 45 non-commis sioned officers and privates. ; Thirty of the rebels Were killed, with a loss on our aide; of seven killed and wounded. Col. Carroll with, the Ohio 8th drove the enemy beyond the limits of Gen. Lander's :' department and returned. . . ' r. Kumber. of Ohio Trobpa. Adjutant-General, (X P.' Bcckimghah ha submitted his report for 1861, from which wa make the following abstract showing the number of troops raised in this State. '-' The report is dated Dec. 31, 1861. Of Ohio troops there were then : - israjfTRT. ' . In the field Forty-six Regimenta. Full in camp- Eleven. - -'r N early full Eleven. : : Organizing Thirteen. : Cavalrt. . . ; In the field Four Regiments ' One Squadron. ' r . , " ' Four Independent Cos. Full in Camp Four Regiments. " One Independent Co. . Artillery. In the field Twelve Batteries. Full in Camp Eight Organizing Nine. Having an aggregate number of men in the corps, of- . . Infantry,.... ........... 6746 Cavalry ...... . .. , ..............a .m.... 7,270 Artillery, ...... .. ....... .... - 3,029 Total force raised in Ohio for three years' ' service, 77,840 Add twenty-two full regiments yf three months infantry,.... ... ....... 22,000 Add two companies of 3 months' cavalry 184 Add two sections of 3 months' artlllerv, 80 Add BarneU's Battery, 3 months' .artill- Making the whole number of men enlis ted in Ohio, .. ...100,224 Frem tha New York Times. Battlei Lost and Won. A correspondent has taken the trouble to collect for us an approximately accurate list of the warlike encounters of last rear, and this year so far. He says : ' While making our "preparations" we have fought the following battles of the rebellion, giving to the rebels the battles of Wilson's Creek, Belmont and Sumter : ' - - r tnriox yictoriis. June 2 Phillipi.-June 17 Booneville.; July - 5 Brier Forks Siegel's victory.) July 11 Defeat of Pegram by McCIellan. July 13 Carrick's Ford, (death bf Garnett, rebel.) . Aug. 28 Hatteras Forts. . . Sept. 10 Rout of Floyd, Gauley Bridge. , Oct. 5- Second defeat of rebels at Halteraa. Oct. 8 Santa Rosa Island. Oct. 11 Repulse of Southwest Pass. Oct. 25 Charge of Fremont's Guard. ' - : Oct, 27 Romney (Kelley wounded.) " ov. iiron lio vaJ. v ; . Dec. 13 Camp Atleghany, "Virginia. ; . Dec. 18 1,300 rebels captured by Pope' in Missouri. ; - Dec. 18 Dranesville. . t 1862. ; .;' Second rebel repulse at Santa Roea.-Humphrey Marshall's rout; . .. ;T Capture of rebel batteries in South Carolina. Mill Spring (Zollicoffer killed.) Fort Henry. Roanoke Island, Fort Donelson. REBEL VICTORIES, 1861. April 12- Sumter. June 10 Big Bethel. ! July 21 Bull Run. Sept. 29 Lexington. Oct. 25 Massacre Qf Ball's Bluff. rov. t Belmont. Wilson's Creek, v : 1862, ko.vc. ' RECAPITCLATlOTf. Union victories, 23 ; Rebel victoriea, 7 ; ratio, 3 to 1. . , "Wellington JTever Lost a Gun. It is a singular fact in this man's history'' that he never lost a gun to the enemy.- Returning with him one day from the hunting field," says Lord Ellesmere, I asked him if he could form' any calculation of guns he bad taken in the course of his career V Jfo,"he replied, "not with accuracy; somewhere about three thousand,: I should guess. At Oporto, cfler the passage of the Douro, I took, the entire siege train of the enemy ; at Vittoria and Waterloo, I took every gun the enemy had in the field. After the battle of Salamanc 1," ha went on to explain, "three of my guns, at:ach-ed to some Portuguese cava ry, : were, !'cap-tured in a trifling affair near Madrid, but they were- recovered the next , day. In the Pyrenees, Lord Hill found himself of Iired to throw eight or nine gun Over a precipice, but these were all recovered, and none fell into tbe ! enemy's hand at all." .' . :. --;.. . Tlie X. Y. JIerala it reference to Garrison' lecture there, says that sotne journals had referred to the fact of Garrison reeently! removing the motto from his paper, The Constitution a Covenant with Death and an agreement with . Hell aa a proof that he had abated in the fe rosity of hie sentiment. J In the lecture he ai- ' lodea to this and refutaa if. ; Jit says the . true reason of the removal of the motto was .that ; ' death; and. hell bad seceded', from the Union, which,, accordingly, he nowJcall glorioua.- He does not abate one iota against the Const--tution and the Union, with negro alavery" in them. ThatXJonatitutioe, he aara, could il ' v be enlbrced aa hitherto, would still be a cov- enant with death, and that Union would etui be an 'agreement with belL.' He goe further, and aaya if the ofScera should resign . rather than be employed in abolishing fclavery. .and in aiding and assisting in servile insnrrectroo,", il. ;il iiltr of treason." ; To' wblth .'- -oice responded, they 'ought to be banned f and; Oarrwo:ieontuinea,v-iiey, will .! banging, lf such, men are our ofScer the armyJaiSlled with traitors, - Su'" 'moderatioa of OarrbonIt is ' '-3 who are the real traitor to -the T ' ConstitufJorL j' 1 ' ' "' I" J3eQena.BaeU goes with -Cent -1 ,. -0- 11 '.2 I ft