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ably traceable, and notwithstanding the com¬ 
bination of the two sorts in one, each perse- 
veringly retains that which is natural to it. 
What is true of Beets is true of all other 
plants, and we shall endeavor on an early 
day to apply to the practice of grafting the 
unquestionable facts above explained.—Gar¬ 
dener’s Chronicle. 
THE PERPLEXED HOUSEKEEPER. 
BY MBS. F. D. GAGE. 
I wish I had a dozen pairs 
Of hands, this very minute ; 
I’d soon put all these things to rights— 
The very deuce is in it. 
Here’s a big washing to be done, 
One pair of hands to do it, 
Sheets, shirts and stockings, coats and pants, 
How will I e’er get through it ? 
Dinner to get for six or more, 
No loaf left o’er from Sunday; 
And baby cross as he can live— 
He’s always so on Monday. 
And there’s the cream, ’tis getting sour, 
And must forthwith be churning, 
And here’s Bob, wants a button on— 
Which way shall I be turning ? 
’Tis time the meat was in the pot, 
The bread was worked for baking, 
The clothes were taken from the boil— 
Oh dear! the baby’s waking. 
Hush, baby dear! there, hush-sh-sh ! 
I wish he’d sleep a little, 
’Till I could run and get some wood 
To hurry up that kettle. 
Oh dear ! oh dear ! if P— comes home, 
And finds things in this pother, 
He ’ll just begin and tell me all 
About his tidy mother! 
How nice her kitchen used to be, 
Her dinner always ready 
Exactly when the noon bell rang— 
Hush, hush, dear little Freddy. 
And then will come some hasty word, 
Right out before I’m thinking— 
They say that hasty words from wives 
Set sober men to drinking. 
Now is n’„ that a great idea, 
That men should take to sinning, 
Because a weary, half-sick wife, 
Can’t always smile so winning 1 
When I was young I used to earn 
My living without trouble, 
Had clothes and pocket money, too, 
/- nd hours of leisure double. 
I never dreamed of such a fate, 
When I, a-lass ! was courted— 
Wife, mother, nurse, seamstress, cook, housekeeper, 
chambermaid, laundress, dairy woman, and scrub 
generally, doing the work of six, 
For the sake of being supported ! 
[Ohio Cultivator. 
An Age. —We have sometimes wondered 
what compass of time that expression signi¬ 
fied ; though we have generally concluded 
it is a much shorter space of time than for¬ 
merly. For instance, the crew of a fishing 
vessel recently arrived at San Francisco, 
from a seven year’s voyage in the Arctic 
seas. They had visited that place on their 
outward voyage, and it was a miserable Mex¬ 
ican village. They put in there again on 
their homeward way, and lo, a large and 
thriving American city had started into exist¬ 
ence, as if by magic. The seven years of 
their absence had witnessed the discovery of 
the gold regions, and the building up of a 
populous State on the Pacific. Are not sev¬ 
en years of the nineteenth century justly 
entitled to be called an “ age ?” 
Hoarding and Enjoying. —An old man was 
toiling through the burden and heat of the 
day in cultivating his field with his own hand 
and depositing the promising seed into the 
fruitful lap of the yielding earth. 
Suddenly there stood before him under the 
shade of a huge linden tree, a divine vision. 
The old man was struck with amazement. 
“ I am Solomon,” spoke the phantom, in a 
friendly voice. “ What are you doing here 
old man 1” 
“ If you are Solomon,” replied The venera¬ 
ble laborer, “ how can you ask this ? In my 
youth you sent me to the ant; I saw its oc¬ 
cupation, and learned from that insect to be 
industrious and to gather. What I then 
learned, I have followed out to this hour.” 
“ You have only learned half your lesson,” 
resumed the spirit. “ Go again to the ant, 
and learn from that insect to rest in the win¬ 
ter of your life, and to enjoy what you have 
gathered up.”—German Allegory. 
A Sheep Story—Good Ppuck. —One fine 
summer morning it was my province to aid 
in driving a flock of sheep to a brook to be 
washed, preparatory to shearing. The man 
who had charge of them led the procession 
with the salt dish in hand, in which he os¬ 
tentatiously rattled some lumps of salt, and 
from time to time pretended to throw a hand¬ 
ful on the ground, to draw the flock onward 
from place to place, while I followed to drive 
up the loiterers. 
The old patriarch of the troop, a fine old 
buck, led the van of the quadrupeds, and 
carefully examined every spot where the 
false motion of throwing salt was made, till 
he was fully satisfied in his mind that no 
salt was deposited. He then paused, shook 
his head with his ample horns, and waiting 
till the shepherd was about a rod in advance, 
Charged upon him from the rear with his 
whole momentum, fairly raising him off his 
feet. 
The Idler. —The idle man is an annoy¬ 
ance—a nusiance. He is of no benefit to 
anybody. He is an intruder in the busy 
thoroughfare of every-day life. He stands 
in our path, and we push him contemptuous¬ 
ly aside ! He is of no advantage to anybody. 
He annoys busy men. He makes them un¬ 
happy. He is an unit in society. He may 
have an income to support him in idleness, 
or may “ sponge ” on his good-natured 
friends. But in either case he is despised. 
Young man, do something in this busy, bust¬ 
ling, wide-awake world! Move about for 
the benefit of mankind, if not for yourself. 
Do not be idle. God’s law is, that by the 
sweat of our brow we shall earn our bread. 
That law is a good one, and the bread we 
earn is sweet. Do not be idle. Minutes are 
too precious to be squandered thoughtlessly. 
Every man and every woman, however ex¬ 
alted, or however humble, can do good in 
this short life if so inclined; therefore, do 
*ot be idle. 
Mahommed’s Dislike to Onions. —Mahom- 
med never would eat these strong-smelling 
vegetables on account of his converse with 
the angels, even as modern “ Spiritualists ” 
refuse to smoke tobacco ; at the same time 
he allowed his followers to do so, except 
when appearing is his presence, entering a 
mosque, or joining in public prayers. The 
pious Moslem still eats his onions with these 
limitations. Some sects, however, as the 
Wahhabis, considering them abominable, 
avoid them on all occasions. 
REVIEW OE PRICES, WEATHER, &C. 
New-York, Tuesday, Sept. 25,1855. 
As most of our readers who are specially in¬ 
terested in market prices, obtain full reports 
through the Weekly Times, we do not think it 
necessary to give a “ Price Currentbut as a 
matter of future reference, we will, at the time of 
closing up each number, give a brief review of 
some of the more important articles of produce. 
Our comparisons to-day refer to the prices quoted 
in our issue of the 7th inst. 
The inferior to extra State brands of flour are 
$7 62y to $8 25 per bbl., a rise of nearly SI per 
bbl. Extra Genesee is now $9 to $10 50, against 
$9 to $11 75 three weeks ago. Canada flour to¬ 
day, is $8 to $9, then $8 to $9 50. It will thus 
be seen that the general average price for flour is 
somewhat higher than three weeks since—the 
lower price brandshaving considerably advanced, 
and the highest grades declined. 
The chief causes of the continued high prices 
is, that farmers still hold back their grain, and 
the medium condition of the wheat crop in Europe 
has opened a livelier demand from abroad. 
There is not at present a prospect of any material 
decline in the price of flour before the close of 
navigation. The yield is doubtless as large as 
we have at any time estimated it, but the greater 
part of it will remain in the hands of producers 
until spring. The prices then maybe imagined, 
but not predicted with certainty. 
Coin is considerably lower. Yesterday 48,000 
bushels ofWestern Mixed sold at 87c. to 88£c. 
per bushel. The reports from this crop are in 
favor of an immense yield—greater than ever be¬ 
fore known, taking the country together, though 
in some few localities the crop will be poor. 
Potatoes are held at a low price; the best sell 
in New-York at this date for 37£c. to 50c. perbu., 
wholesale. In some parts of the country they are 
selling for 12£c. to 25c. 
Oats sell at about 35c. to 37c.—a large decline, 
amounting to fully 10c. per bushel. Rye, $1 18 to 
$1 20 per bu.—a rise of about 8c. Barley, $1 35a 
$1 36—a large rise amounting to over 30c. per 
bu. Hay, North River, in bales, 70c.a75c. per 
hundred—a fall of 25 to 30 cents. 
Cotton is nearly 1 cent per lb. lower ; Middling 
Upland sold yesterday at 10 to lOIc. per lb.; other 
qualities at proportional rates. 
Rice, a little lower. 
Sugars have considerably advanced during the 
month, but have been dull for a few days. 
Pork has advanced greatly during a month 
past. Beef cattle have declined H-to 3 cents per 
lb., net weight. The abundance of crops gener¬ 
ally has had a tendency to lower the prices of 
most kinds of produce. 
The Weather. —From the 15th to the 20th of 
the month considerable rain fell in this region. 
Prior to that it was dry, and the eastern portions 
of the country were quite parched. The last few 
days have been cool and generally dry, with an 
occasional shower. The evenings now aie cool, 
sometimes calling for overcoats. Frosts have set 
in slightly in the most northern States, and recent¬ 
ly quite severe in some localities. It is yet uncer¬ 
tain what amount of damage has been sustained 
by Corn, Buckwheat, &c. 
