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IV ■ . ■ . ' 1 'toccMi |Pul}lisli©.d WiMESDAY SATIJRDAY. ( o f f i c e o v e r r e n s s e l a ^ c o u n t y b a n k . ) TERMS; $2.00 per Annum; Single No’s 3 OentSi t o I m F l L a S S S g b S ^ ^ ™ \ i u M B E E Y . TEBH S o r A D V E E U S n iB . ■ ; .S ,“ .’ i 2 S . “ * 5 l5 • ? ! • ? * • ’S S l T l l i : f = s i| 3 r\ :1 e s j... ■ *ForSMciai Notices in reading matter, five **AdvorUs^m>nV^ until forbidden and Annual advertisements limited to their own ” a 5 tmnsient'notiices and advertisemeutspaya- “ “^ t ; r i ^ l u L t X r s during con^^^^ uanib of adverUseraent. J. D, C omstock Printer for the Pubiishers. Great Improvement in Sewing Machines. SHUTTLE MACHINE. | 0 b f r in t in i # i t f , LANSIHG 3 URGH, K Y. We would respectfully inform the oitizeni of tUe village and vicinity that ne are prepared to execute all orders in the line of J ® 1 F E I N T I M S WITH KEATXE83 AND SE8FATCB, JN D B Y THE B E S T OF W OIXM E N . , We can fuiniih OIROULARS, CHECKS, BILL-HEADS, HAHO-BILhS, POSTEES, FSOGEAhlHES, And everything pertaining to B ook and J ob , I^iNTiNO, upon short notice. Engraving done In a superior manner AND AT REASONABLE PRIONS. .. Everything done at this office warranted to give satisfaction. T E R n S —CASII O.V DEIilVERT. J. D, C omstock . O iSB O R IV ^ IS CELEBRATED PREPARED Java Ooffee, W A R B A lsTED SUPERIOR TO A N Y IN TH E M A RKET. tic persons being very nutrititous and free irom ail deiotorious’substances. In testimony of y'-=-'- class Urocors throughout the United Stal to any other. Sold at retai A liberal discomt to the Trade, WEO l M s A L E HEPOT, m 'ftr ^ R B N - S 'l oci 6m N e w Y o r k . C Q B B B N ’ S Photograph and Amhrotype QALLLERY, C orner or F odsth and R ivee -S ts ., T rot , 13?* Mr. G., lately of Brady’s Gallery, N ew, York, Would respectfully inform the citizens ^roy and vicinity, that he has opened one of the inost convenient and best arranged Galleries in the State, where he intends to pay personal at tention to the husinCsS; | ^ “ He would most respectfully invite the titlzenf of Troy and vicinity to his rooms, t iminie Ipefcimeni of every stylo known to the irt. Pel ly M R S . J. M c I n t y r e , Jfo. 6, W o t l y n ^ s ^ j f j ^ ^ ^ ’ st., Tri ^ ^ ’^ l S “ irSkabiyhandso^ ^ vrers,ers, a largo,argo.and and beautifuleautiful isBortment.sortment. • 0 , Ruches, Lacos,, Caps, jHeadiDreMes, Un^ Flow a l b is Also, Ruches, Laces,, Cip 5 ,)He»diDreMe« Oer-Sleeves, &c, ^ * Bleaching done to order/ the Emporium! my own manufacture, and waraantod to fit» Patented February 14th, 1860. SALESROOM. 454 BROADWAY. HOLIDAI fR E S E N T ! SUPERIOR PICTURES. is making everything |known to the art, in lost Superb m. nnor. Cartes Be Visites, Vignetts, and every style of Photographs from Autophotograph, to one life size’. A MB]tROTYPES of every description, LITHOaRAPHS, and examine ihe Specimens at J. W. P. BLANCHARD’S', No. 2 First street. Opposite Trqy House, Troy, N. T. The following are the prinoipal objections urged against sewing machines: 3 Expense, trouble and loss of time in repairing. 4 Incapacity to sew every description of matcr- 5 Disagreeable noiso while in operation. The Empire Sewing Machine IS EXEMPT FR0.M ALL THESE OBJECTIONS.. J K h U o o i \ , s f f i > i r r ™ ^ will neither rip or ravel, and is.aliko on both sides liii, with cotton, linen or silk thread, from the coarsest to tho finest number. Having neither CAJM nor COG wheel, and'* least possible friction, it runs as smooth ns glc A Noiseless Machine! PETTIS, 374 RiFcr Street, Troy, N. ¥., HAS, IN STOCK, • S : „ Its strength and WONDERFUL SIMPLICITY a n y ' ^ e r ^ l ^ S n ' X S \ ! ? lid can work itstcadily withoutinjury 18 and 19 Museum Building, opposite American Hotel, Troy.N.Y. i ? ^ s i = i £ 5 = may deslr- I especial manner do wo solicit tl Jlcriiliant T.aHors, Ceach Maters, Scop PR IC E OF MACHINES Large Manufacturing, with Entension^^ !T7“ One-half hour's instrnotion is sufficient enable any person to work this machine to their* It is well known that a shuttle with a Spring mtre is preferable to any other—but a great ob- Z “ ss; TERMS: —invariably CASH on delivery. T . J . M CARTHUR & Co*, ocl 454 B roadway . Troy City Hat store, 3 5 % R i v e r S t r e e t , opposite T H E T R O Y C IT Y B A N K . youth’s Fancy Turbans. Gents’ Scarfs, Fur Collars. *o., for Cull and coniploto assortment in the lino. Call and mspoel, a. ^ no26 3 314 River street, Troy. received in b.attle. Marsh & BatesI AfijM sters o f A r m y A c - And Agents for the Collection of B o m itr money, Prize OToiicy, Back P a y , Pensions, a u J a ll ofkci Ju s t Claims sig.-iii icharge and pay certific DR. BOYNTON’S Potrolcum Roofing Paint, roofs to sprii^ without cracking i it adheres to ^^W^will imint oW aTwel? aT*new tin roofs and warrant them for five ye.av.s. for one cent per ’T& 3Si3«S£rt. w » p « - ^’’’ b ROWH & JOHKSOH, POETRY. A O T ICB . Wenmst foel ere W0 can pity, We rniist long before we pray ,; We inust know the need of comfort Ere we cheer another’s way. Xrt thou,.then, the only mourner ? Throhs no hjoaking heart hut tliine ? Does the earth’s green surface never Hide no deep and wealthy mine ? Know wo not the wondi'ous structures Grow beneath the rolling seas I Coral reefs in hidden natiires Rise as silently as these; May be that the strength of purpose Might uplift some sinking heart, And the ray to t^ee returning, A refracted light impart. For ’tis strange we should have power Oft to give another-peaqej \While we vainly hid the anguish Of our own vexed spirit cease. A6RICTJLTUEAL. Calendar o f Operations for April- Repair fences, lay up fallen rails, nail loose boards, and rebuild tumbling walls. Clear, pick, roll and plaster meadows, clear of rubbish and stones, and thus save a week’s work at the jjrindstono a t mowing time. Prepare ground for crops; draw out manure, harrow it well into the soil, then plow it under— thorough intermixT ture in this way will render it o f doubli \ Ground for ruta bagas should be early in good order, and ocoasioniy stirred to destroy all Weeds before the crop is sown. root,cockle, and other weedfi,from wheat. Let all the manure be .applied to com, potatoes, ruta bagas, carrots, field beets, and parsneps. A llot a portion o f land for sowing corn for fodder. Avoid, hi and superficial plowing, but cut strai deep, and narrow furroi ep, and n See that good C( that working animals are regul well fed and watered, and kept in f MAETYNiA.^This is a tender aiihual from Mexico, introduced into England ih 1840, and named after Dr^ M artyn of Cambridge; It deserves to be-.better known in this country. The ilowfers are very showy, and the seed-pods iiiake pickles equal to the English walhut.-+- Cultivation the same as cucumbers. MISCELLANY. Chamberliu’s Coach Factory. E. C H A M B E R L IN , Formerly Op the isortmont of Light and Heavy Carnages and, :eighs, ever before nianufaotared in Troy. n_ sure guarantee to the durability and beauty of Repairing dose and at short notice. C ucumbers .—^Make the soil light and rich; raise the hills a few inches above the surrounding surface; place six or eight seeds in each hill about an inch deep, and,if possible, place a sm all frame over them. If a glass frame, so much the better; and if covered w ith gauze, it w ill be beneficial; and even i f not cov ered with anything, the frame will keep off the cold wind and the b ugs, and bring the plants forward much m ore rapidly than those without protection. When covered w ith either glass or gauze, care m ust be taken to afford ven tilation on all warm, sunny days, by tilt ing the fi’ame or glass, but in such a di rection as to keep the wind from blow ing in end chilling the plant?. Yentilnte before the sun gets too warm, and close about four o’clock. \Water when dry. Three or four plants in each o f the hiUs,\ which should be about four feet apart, w ill be sufficient. Knickerbocker Kitchen: One of the most interesting featiiies o f the Sanitary Fair lately held at Brooklyn was the Old Dutch kitchen, of which a similar one is attached to the N.^ Y . Sanitary Fair. It is thus “i|o n e hjl'* b y a cotem p orary: “ If Washington Irving, could now step forth from his Summer H o u se in the northwest corner o f the fourteenth S t / building, and som e o n e o f the ladies id attendance should kindly furnish him* withadirectory o f the fair, where would he go first o f all ? H e would put on his hat, take his cane, and quickly find his ivay to the Knickerbocker Kitchen.-r-' There seated in some high-backed, broad bottomed wooden chair, stretching his legs t/nder some antique table, around which*lias gathered inform er days.mnny an ancient Dutchman, he would call oly-keoks, kfollets, rullitjes, &c., with a cup of tea; and doubtless he would h®^ served by M rs, Judge Roosevelt herself in the costume o f her great grandmpther,'' which becomes hep s o w e l l thst she lo o k / Nor even the historian o f the EniokCN bockers, stern critic that he was in a ll matters concerning the manners and cus toms o f the early settlers of Mahhat’tatl^ Island, could pick a Haw in the perfect arrangement of the kitchen. A s you' enter the door,' the first glance convey^' the impression that you have stepped in the 'hesfaiaifcer, assortment of Carriagi stantly kept on hand. jan.2i.] E. CHAMBERLIN, North Troy. BOOTS and SHOES. I f RT» R O P G E respectfully .calls JjJ. V Jhe atteptiopjofoitizoDS tjf Troy.and vicinity: to his large stook of Boots and Shoes of all desonp. M ods . His facilities Tor seourihg the latest styles and best of work are uncqualed, and onablo him to sell at a lower prioe than other dealers. The . publio will find it to their advantage to oaU at-tuy Store before making their purchases. Terms inva riably cash, but prices very low. No. \360 Wvei L ima B eans .—--Let the sojl be light,; warm, and rich. Make the hills abeivit. four feet apart. Stick poles about ten feet long in the hills betoro planting the seed, so as to avoid disturbing the plant,. Bury four or six beaiis about an inch deep around each pole, and i f they i^iss on account of cold weather, or for any other reason, sow again. \Three plants, to each hill will be enough. W e have found unleaohed wood ashes, incorpor ated with the soil, especially|beneficial for beans. -^The Chicago papers regard the crop: o f winter wheat as seriously injured;' across Hhe ocean and are in a foreigu country. The second drid tf'ueidea'is that you have slipped Backward two' hundred years or more, and the middle o f the seventeenth century, in the pres-' ence of a pretty Dutch girl, stands* before Grim old Dutchmen look down updis' you from dingy canvass on the whlls long-waisted, straight-laced old ladies iff remarkable head dresses, and round-faced children in wonderful clothes,greet yoii at every turn. The tables groan with iblue china, steel forks, and all the good things that were to be found on the Knicker-’ booker b ill of fare. Overhead, strings o f dried-apples hang in festoons from the beams. Rows o f dip candles, large ear? o f seed-corn and bright red peppefs adorn the ceiling.^* Above the deep fire-place a sllelf full of brightly burnished pewter plates/cop per sauce-pans, bake-pans, kettles wid brass candlesticks, attest the devotion o f the housewife to a gO'Odiy cleattlihess.— The spinning wheel is nedY a^ handj the ancient dresser, .and, ^boJve all, the corner chiney-closet, in ■Which is\ displac ed rare mementos Of the choice blue por-' celaiii ware, once the pride o f some old' family table; In the chimney corner or bustling around the room, in old Dutch costumes,may be seen Mrs. Judgo.Roos-' evelt, Mrs; Dr.\ Brown, Mrs. Runnels,' M iss R o osevelt, and other'ladies o f tho eomipittee,;whjcK is comjp'osed,f 5 ?ijflusive- ly of''representatives from the>)pldes^ Dutch'farhilies!in thC'-Statei-’ • ' J
