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tors. The candidate for the veil, Miss Courtney, 

 of Ch:irles county, Maryland, attended by Miss 

 Ellen Louisa Jenkins, ot" this city, in the capaci- 

 ty of hrides-niaid, entered tlie chapel about 9 

 o'clock, both dressed in puie white, witii em- 

 broidered veils thrown loosely over their heads, 

 .taking their seats <iirectly in front of the altar, 

 ninoni,' the audience. The sacrament of hijih 

 mass was then performed by the Rev. Mr. Gildea, 

 and also administered lo the applicant for holy 

 orders. The Reverend ArddVishop Eccleston 

 now entered, arrayed in the pontificals of his 

 station, when the curtains behind the prating of 

 the cloisters were drawn, and about 20 sisters all 

 dressed in white with heavy black veils thrown 

 over their heads and shoulders, each bearing in 

 her hand a lijihted taper, were perceived walk- 

 ing two and two towards the doors leading into 

 the chapel. The candidate for the veil was then 

 received by the reverend mother, a lighted taper 

 wreathed with flowers placed in her hand, and 

 conducted within tiie |)recincts of the nunnery, 

 the sisters wiiii their lighted tapers following, 

 which was visil)le to tne audience through the 

 gratings. The Archbishop then read a passage 

 of Scripture, proclaiming the reward of tho.se 

 who forsake the world and all the ties of kindred 

 to follow Christ, as the authority of the Church 

 for the dedication which was about to be per- 

 formed, and delivered an eloquent address, di- 

 rected principally to the yoimg novitiate. She 

 then approached the railings, and the Archbishop 

 questioned her as follows: — "My child, what do 

 you demand ?" to which she answered, "The 

 mercy cf God, and the holy habit of religion." 

 H. •' Is it of your own free will that you demand 

 the holy habit of religion?" A. " Yes, it is." Q. 

 " My child, have you a firm intention to persevere 

 in religion to the end of yojr life, and do you 

 hope to have sutKcient strength to carry constant- 

 ly the sweet yoke of our Lord .Testis Christ sole- 

 ly lor tlie love and fear of God ?" A. "Relying 

 on the mercy of God, I hope to be able so to do." 

 The novice then arose, and retired, conducted by 

 the su|ierioress and assistants, to put ofT her sec- 



- idar dress, and returned in a few minutes arrayed 

 in the religious habit of the order. She then 

 knelt down, and her secular veil being removed 

 by the assistants, she was girded with a cincture 

 by the superioress, and received the veil of the 

 chinch, previously i>rostrating her.self before the 

 altai'. She was then raised and saluted by the 



■ superioress, after which she saluted all the sis- 

 ters present, when they retired in the precise or- 

 der iu which they had entered, chamiting the 

 same low and solemn hymn which had been 



- heard throughout the greater part of the cere- 

 mony. The extreme beauty of the novice, the 

 solemnity of the ceremony, and her firm and iin- 

 fanltering carriage and manner, rendered the 

 scene one of unusual interest. — Baltimore. Sun, 



'^\lh inst. 



Gone are thy Beauties, Summer. 



BV MKS. R. S. NICHOLS. 



Gone arc thy beauties, Summer, and silenced is thy 



mirth. 

 And all th}' passing witcheries are fading From the eartii j 

 The many songs thy streamlets sang, beneath the moun- 

 tain pine. 

 .* re now remembered but as dreams — as dreams no lon- 

 ger thine. 



Each briglit younjr bud thy kindness nursed, lias drooped 



its fragile head, 

 ^And scattered lie their pale, cold buds — dead are thy wild 



flowers — dead ! 

 While every lofty forest, in its towering plumes and 



pride, 

 Has donned its gorgeous robes, and laid thy livery aside. 



Thy birds, whose silvery voices made music round our 



home, 

 No more with glittermg plumage and merry chauntings 



roam ; 

 Thy winds' low-whispered melodies are numbered with 

 , the past, 



While spirit-moans and dirges are swelling on tlie blast! 



The purple of our mountain tops is streaked with sullen 



gray, 

 And all that's bright and beautiful is fading swift away ; 

 _,The sun spurs on his fiery steeds, as he were weary too, 

 And would exchange his' burnished clouds for Summer 

 skies of blue. 



Gone are thy glories, Summer, but hast thou fled alone ? 



Have none, when in their household glee, missed one fa- 

 miliar tone ? 



Is there no v.acint seat beside the bright and blazing 

 hearth 7 * 



Have no young gentle spirits passed from our abodes on 

 earth 7 



Thine answer. Summer, I will know— thou'lt whisper, 



more than one 

 With eye of light and step of glee, down to the tomb 



have gone ! 

 Thou'lt tell nic, stern, relentless Death, thou hast no 



power to stay. 

 That beauty, pride, and loveliness, alike become thy 



prey. 



Yea, they have passed, Oh! Summer, like thy flow- 

 eret's whispered tones, 



And autumn winds their graves o'ersweep with many 

 sighs and moans ; 



But memory o'er the bleeding heart, her vigils sad shall 

 keep, 



And Summer'a breath must ever wake a strange, fond 

 wish to weep. 



A'^ery important to Farmers. 



./? (teic edition, iiuj/roved and greatly enlarged, of 



the Bommer Manure Method, secured by United 



Slates tetters patent. 



Agriculturists, although yon have favorably re- 

 ceived the first edition of my method, and though 

 as it appears from ntimerous testimonials in the 

 agricnltuial papcis, it has given satisfactory re- 

 sults, I have nevertheless seen that this first edi- 

 tion was too incomplete, and that from the nu- 

 merous questions which have been addressed to 

 me by my subscribers, 1 have, like them, felt the 

 want of a commentary upon the instructions, 

 and clear and precise explanations upon various 

 points of the application of the system, so that it 

 may be better comprehended and more easily 

 put into practice. 



I have written a new work which is tnore com- 

 plete, and vvhicii, I hope, will meet with their 

 approbation. 



It does not become me to jtidge of the merits 

 of this new edition ; nevertheless, I think that I 

 can give the assurance that, in this work, the 

 system is so improved, and its application ren- 

 dered so easy, that the least intelligent farmer, in 

 faithfully conforming to the prescriptions and 

 instructions therein contained, cannot fail of suc- 

 cess in his operations. 



This work resting upon facts and practical re- 

 sults, which are conscientiously reported, is pre- 

 sented to you with confidence. 'Fry and judge. 



The work is divided into two parts. The first 

 contains the method in all its simplicity. 



The second contains explanations and analyt- 

 ical developments of the .system ; instructions 

 upon its application; some new processes; solu- 

 tion of manure questions of high importance ; 

 and lastly, supplementary articles consequent 

 upon the system. 



To give you an idea of the new edition, I will 

 cite part of its contents. The first part of the 

 method contains, 



1st, Two difTerent proces.se.s, by means of 

 which any one can cause, iu a few days, the de- 

 composition of all straw and green or dry vege- 

 tables, and their conversion into a rich, unctuous 

 and durable manure. 



2d. Two processes, one by high fermentation, 

 and the other by moderated fermentation, by 

 means of which any one can reduce all kinds of 

 turfy or swampy matter into a rich vegetable 

 compost or mold. 



3d. A process, without fermentation, to reduce 

 all kinds of swampy matter, [lond mtid, sliine 

 from rivers or the sea shore, street mtid, black 

 earth from the woods, &c., into a superior mine- 

 ral compost. 



4th. Two processes for preparing compost 

 with earth. 



5th. The means to augment and ameliorate 

 maisure heaps. 



6th. The means to prepare "purin," a fertili- 

 zing liquid for irrigation. 



7th. The employment of dregs or lees, and 

 residues of manufactories. 



8th. A process for reviving the heat under 

 garden beds, without changing the litter. 



These various operations are represented by 

 nine designs, each occupying its respective place 

 in the work. 



Second part, Jirst sectiotu 



1st. Vegetable compared with animal manure. 

 2d. Four principal advantages of the Bommer 

 mamue over that of cattle. 



.3d. A dissertation upon (Irmeiitation, the gra- 

 vest question upon the subject of manure. 



4tb. Opinion of authors tq)on the question, 

 "Shotild manures be fermented or not?" 

 5tli. My opinion upon the question. 



6th. Appropriation of my manure to diflferen 

 earths. 



7th. Appropriation of my manure to various 

 plants. 



8th. Solution of the problem put by Payen, 

 the celebrated chemist. He says "that the ai't of 

 manures consists in the avoidance of the too great 

 solidiility of matcritils which decompose too easi- 

 ly, and to render soluble tho.se which decompose 

 with too much difficulty." 



9th. The nourishment of plant.s, and of what 

 they are composed. 



10th. Vegetable metempsychosis, or transmu- 

 tation of n dead into a living vegetable. 



11th. Economy — how to cause it. 

 Second section. 



1st. Fom- difi'erent qualities of saturated water. 



2d. The disposal of the place of operatioHs in 

 different ways. 



3d. Ley ingredients; meansof procuring them 

 without expense ; their fertilizing value. 



4th. Retrenchment of three ingredients which 

 tire not absolutely neces.sary in the ley. 



5th. EiTiployment of ground bones, horn sha- 

 vings, saw dtist, ground chari^oal, blood and oth- 

 er residues of butcheries and salting establish- 

 ments. 



Cth. Table for the reduction or augmentation 

 of the ley ingredient.s, so as to appropriate the 

 manure to the soil and plants. 



7th. Variation of the quantity of the ley ingre- 

 dients, according to the size of the heap. 



8th. The least and greatest quantity of mate- 

 rials which can je employed in the fabrication of 

 Bommer manure. 



9th. Virtue of the ley — what is it. 



10th. A simple process to render manure as 

 short as you wish. 



1 1th. How to reduce leaves to manure. 



12tli. Reasons why the heap ought to he cov- 

 ered with straw or hay, and not with solid or 

 compost inaterials. 



Section III. 



1st. Proportions to observe in the mixture of 

 turfy or swampy materials with vegetables, and 

 why. 



2d. The most favorable season for the prepa- 

 ration of composts after this method. 



3d. Is it advantageous to use composts in a 

 fresh state? 



4th. Regulations to observe in the manufacture 

 of composts. 



5th. Etu'opean composts or molds compared 

 with mine. 



6th. Poudrette compared with my composts. 



7th. Means considerably to atigment the ma- 

 nures of a farm. 



8th. Immense advantages of the employment 

 of hutnan excrements and animal dejections. 



9th. Effect of watering with "purin" or ma- 

 nure liquor, urinous, ptitrified water, compared 

 to that of my mineral or earth composts. 



10th. Liquid manures compared with my com- 

 posts. 



11th. Enumeration of 24 principal advantages 

 of this method. 



Sectio7i IF. — Supplementary .Irticles. 



1st. Analyses of earths, simple means to detect 

 the nature of earths without the aid of chemis- 

 try. 



2d. Advantage resulting from this analysis. 



•3d. Interest which every one has in knowing 

 the nature of his lands. 



4th. .Means to detect marl. 



5th. Division of irianures, and its uilvantages. 



Cth. Preservation of manures ; mode in use 

 compared with that which I propose. 



7tli. This method is already in tise on a great 

 many fiirms ; results which have been obtained 

 from it. 



The matter of the new edition occupies about 

 100 pages; it will be henceforth furnished to 

 subscribers instead of thcabridgetl method, which 

 contained but 20 pages. The price of the patent 

 right is defiintively fi.xed as follows : 



Farm with garden, not over 20 acres, gC 



" " " 100 " 10 



200 " 16 



300 " 18 



" " " 400 - 20 



Over 400 aci'es in any one farm, 85 



The method ctinnot be taken lor only u portion 

 of a farn), and every suhsc;riher is reqtiired to de- 

 clare the whole extent of his arable land. 

 By the necessary documents recorded in the 



