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tie thee close, — who will beat thee, — who 

 will render thee miserable? S.3turn with 

 me my beauty, my jewel, and rejoice the 

 hearts of my children.' As he spoke the 

 last words, he sprung upon her ba'^k, ind 

 was out of eijjht in a moment," 



Sir John Malcom gives another a .ecdote 

 to the same purpose, but of a more anuis- 

 ing nature: "When the Eavoy," .0,7^ be, 

 "returning from hi? former mission, was ea- 

 camped near Bagdad, an Arab roile a light 

 bay mare of extraordinary shape anc! beauty 

 before big tent, until he attracted his at- 

 tention. Oa being asked if he won^d sell 

 her — '^'^hat Trill yoa give me?' was the re- 

 ply. 'That dtijjPDds upon her age; I sup- 

 pose she is past iive?' 'Gaess again,' said 

 he. 'Four?' Look at her moitb,' said 

 the Arab, with a smile. On examinatioa, 

 she was found to be rising of tbree. This, 

 from her si/.e and symmetry, greatly en- 

 hanced her value. The envoy said, 'I will 

 give you fifty tomas,' (a coin nearly of the 

 vain*? of a pound sterling.) 'A little more, 

 if you please,' said the fellow, apparently 

 entertained. 'Eighty — « hundred.' He 

 shook tiis head, and smiled. The ofiFer at 

 last came to two hundred tomas. 'Well,' 

 said the Arab, 'you need not tempt me fur- 

 ther, — it is of no use. You are a rich 

 el-chee (nobleman,) you have fine horses, 

 camels and mules, and, I am told, you have 

 loads of silver and gold. Now,' said he, 

 'yoQ want my mare, but you shall not have 

 her for all you have got.' 



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Vamufh for Bustie Garden Seafs. — First 

 wash the woodwork with soap and water, 

 and when dry, do it over on a hot, snnny 

 day with common boiled linseed oil ; leave 

 that to dry for a day or two, and then var- 

 nish it once or twice with what is commonly 

 termed "bard varnish." If well done, it 

 willlastfor years, and will prevent any an- 

 noyance from insects. 



Bats. — The Killing Operation. — A friend of 

 mine destroyed some dozen rats at one haul, 

 In the following manner. He took a door 

 of the house from its hinges, placed it on 

 the floor of the room, with a stick under 

 one side of sufficient length to elevate it to 

 suitable height. To this stick was attach- 

 «d a string of sufficient length to reach into 

 an adjacent entry. After putting meat 

 under the door, and getting the rats well 

 baited, he secreted himself in the entry, and 

 by the light of the moon discovering when 

 the rats in numbers had assembled nnder the 

 door, suddenly jerked away the stick and 

 sprung upon the door. 



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AGRICULTURAL. 



Sweet Potatoes. 



Messrs. J. W, Tenbrook & Co., are large 

 and successful cultivators of the Sweet Po- ' 

 tatoe, in Rock^ille, Ind. They have a var- 

 iety, called Early Nansemond, which we 

 have not seen surpassed for beauty or cicel- 

 leuce. His experience gives 'o the follow- 

 ing article great value: 



Brief Directions for Planting and OuUivaiing 

 the Sweet Fotaio. 



Select laud for this crop that is loose 

 and dry, that is either sandy or a light clay 

 loam, and not too rich, or the crop will run 

 too much to vine; wet prairies, rich bottom 

 and black walnut lands are the most un- 

 favorable. Rolling land, either in the prair- 

 ies, or timber, is preferable, and in the 

 north, sboald be selected if possible slop- 

 ing to the south or southeast, and if elevat- 

 ed would be less subject to white frosts in 

 the spring and fall. 



To avoid cutworms and weeds, the Sweet 

 Potatoe ground should have been cleanly 

 cultivated the season previous, and plowed 

 late in the fall, that it may be pulverized 

 by the frost. Early in the spring, or as 

 soon as the soil is in good working order, it 

 should be plowed, harrowed and rolled, if 

 dry and cloddy, in which condition it should 

 lay until the plants are ready to set out, 

 then it should be thrown into ridges, and 

 crossed with a small plow into hills aboat 

 three feet ea^;h way, in the centre of each of 

 which set one good plant, by making a hole 

 with the hand or a transplanting trowel, 

 large eaough to bold one pint of water, in 

 which place the root of the plant and pour 

 the water directly on the roots, and draw 

 the loose earth quickly about the plant with- 

 out pressure. By this mode the roots are 

 floated out in their natural position, and the 

 soil settles around every hi tie fibre more 

 than by any other mode of planting; the 

 water is just where it is needed, and the 

 soil left dry on the surface will not bake, as 

 is the case when the plants are watered on 

 the surface, or are puddled into the mud 

 after « rain. We never plant when the 

 ground is so wet as not to need water, 

 and if the plauts are good, and the work 

 well done, we do not expect to lose one per 

 ce.ji. in the dryest and hottest days of May 

 End June, and never water after the plants 

 are set. Plants should be set go deep that 

 one or two of the axils or leaf-buds are 

 covered, that they, may sprout if cut down 

 by frost, or worms. After the plants are 



