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RATES OF ADVERTISING. 1 aqnarre 3 months $-100 3 square C months COO i square iz mourns - in no 35 squares 3 months r> 00 "2 squares G months 10 00 2 squares 12 months 15 00 3 squares 3 months 8 00 :R squares 6 months 12 00 3 squares 12 months 20 00 4 squares 3 months -10 00 4 squares G months - 15 00 4 squares 12 months 25 00 15 squares 3 months 15 00 5 squares G months 20 00 6 squares 12 months 30 00 Advertisements inserted for a shorter iperiod than three months will be charged 75 cents per square (12 lines or less) for first, insertion and 37* per square for each continuance. C8* Any one advertising by annual or semiannual contract can change his advertisement monthly, if lie desires. ?3T" Subscribers to the popcr wlio do not pay their subscriptions within the year will be charged $1 00. [April 20, 1855 MISCELLANY. [von THE INDEPENDENT rilKHS.] A New Revelation! THE GOSPEI. ACrinnnivn to nt; Tnr.vn t This world lias been all along the victim of delusion. But tlie era of light lias at length arrived. The philosopher's stone has turned up. The "sago of Montevino," lias promulged "another gospel" Clirist"ains ! you have been mistaken ! Hear and repent of your strange errors! You have believed for eighteen ccnturios (hat in Jesus "Christ, the blessed Savior, "mercy and truth have met together, righteousness and peace have kissed each other," and upon this union your hope for Heaven was founded. But ( profound expositor 7) Dr. Togno ap plies to himself, the apostle of vineyards, I he last, greatest prophet, (of the wine-cup,) this blessed prophecy. "The truth," of wine mating, not of God, and "mercy," i. c., indulgence to wine-bibbers (nol pardon to pertinent sinners) have met together (whim!) **The righteousness" of free toleration to oil who would make money out of lho sins and frailties of their fellow men, and "peace'' or trucc to dram-sellers?these ' kiss each other" in his new system of gospel truth. u Nothing (says Dr. Togno) in the Bible la ?A KnAiitifnl oa ilia imortaM' s\f tl?A ?>s> <o OV 1/V<IUtilUI CIO tuv IIIIII^UI J V? IIIU l/l Ml and wine constantly recurring, and nothing ougtli to be held more sacred, because associated with our holy religion, and because its tenacious tendrils are so forcibly intertwined with its fundamental doctrines." Verily, wo b.we read scripture to 110 purpose ! wo must begin anew. We have been searching for a Savior, holy and spiritual in his character, as well as his blessings. But now wo are told that we are grievously mistaken. Wine?red wine, it is that gives its unity, beauty and consolatory power to the Book of God. True, Christ is still there, but even he is to be honored, not for saving sinners, but because he, once (to prove his divinity) turned miraculously water into wine. This one fact (irrelevant of course) silences a thousand warnings, and reverses all accented rules of ecripturc interpretation. Henceforth search the scriptures, not for salvation, but fer wine ?red wine. Let all who take out Licenses buy a Bible, loo, and make it without fear "the man of their counsel." And as they deal out the poison which kills both soul and body, and behold before them the drunkwd'sliaggered form and wild deliri ?us eye, "with fine frenzy rolling," let them turn to the liiblo, and rend their approval Uicre, in the "oft recurring" mention of red wine. Wo havo no doubt tl?e Savior*? miracle at Can a was the great fact wlncu converted ur. iogno to UlmsUanity. y-. Ho never would have professed it, had his Bibfo been silent on this vital subject. The charm of die whole system had been lost . What though it be written there thai the wicked "shall drink of the vine of tJu wrath of (Jod, poured out without mix tare? And Again, "the angel (of judg tnetrt) shall thrust in hia sickle into tlu earth, and gather the vine of the eartl and ca$t ft into the wine press of the wrutf of God / n Yet, eireaio wdb awful troths hi* Mind see* nothing bet toneolation U ' wine maicrs, juid honor ntd reward to th< distiller* a)?d wndeh of alcohol. F$r rays Dr. Togno, "in the hand of the Lord 1 there is a cup, (not of wrath, as wo all have been ignorantly supposing, but of blessing,) and the wine is red. It is full of mixture, and he poureth out of the same, but tho dregs thereof all the wicked shall drink," ?fec. What light is here thrown upon the doctrine of future rewards and punishments? 1 We humble christians, in our simplicity, ' have been anticipating a sjtiritual heaven as tho full and glorious development of our ' spiritual life?but we arc now told that ' j this also is an error. "Red wine" says Dr. ! | Togno, "is the highest retoard of the just /" I ti11hc drinkers of whirs mill l>* vrnnio.l - V"' Iieavcn) with the best of wines, such as ' Christ miraculously made, and which gladdens the heart." Oh ! Paul ! thou enthusiast for Christ ! arc these the things thou ' sawest in the third heaven, and which nunis heart had never coitcicved? Is this that "exceeding and eternal weight of glory" which awaits God's tried and tempted ' sain Is? How did you then reach your ' place in glory. (For 3-011 refused to drink 1 wine, in order that you might save your 1 brother by your example !) Anil why have ' you left us in this fatal ignorance so long ? ' Mahomet's system, corrupt as it was, j>ro- 1 scrihcd rigidly all intoxicating drinks, and ! refused them admission into his heaven. ' Hut this "new heaven" of I)r. Togno's is 1 far different. And what is his J fell ? JVfo ' the undying worm of remorse fur sin, but 1 an everlasting regret that wc were upon ' earth, total abstinence men ! that wc ref. 1 /..?! / ?, -IV - /v _ r v ' iu.-uu yiiui \jtuu s oners 01 mercy,j but veil ' wine, and therefore, we shall he condemned ' to drink the dregs forever. Well, Dr. Tog- I no ! \vc grant you this?this would be 1 punishment enough ! ' We have read somewhere of one who ' regretted that he had vol committed more I sins in his youth?but we never expected 1 to find this idea incorporated in any svs- ' tcin, professedly extracted from the Bible ! 1 Christ icejit for sinners, and prayed for his enemies! Oli ! precious tears ! Oli ! God- ' like prayer! But in the increased light of ' this new dispensation mercy gives way to 1 justice. ''I iioi'K (.s:iys this new apostle) ' that all who denounce the drinking of this ' red icine, shall be condemned, like the jpick- 1 edy to drink the dreys of it, even unto the ' thickest and lowest lees!" Alas! poor 1 Solomon ! lilile didat thou think such an author ever would descend upon thy head, ' for that precept: "Look not upon the wive, when it is ukd within the cup." "I know one (says Dr. Togno) who shall surely drink j the dregs." Shade of Hilderbrand, what say you to this ? Oh ! learn ye Temperance men ! what evils are coming upon you ! But iigain?"I>y grace ye are saved,"said the old cosnel. "Alcohol"?fsavs Dr. Tnrr w ? \ * O | no,) not (/race, is the aqua vitae?the "water j of life" This will quicken and "warm" j' and "gladden" your dull and sorrowing j hearts. Alas ! ye merely water drinkers \ ?ye have no alcohol?no life in you. Ami yo whose yray hairs, like Dr. Togno'a, speak of approaching eternity, wine (not': tlie sincerc and holy word of God) "is the milk of old ayeP Ilear the sum of the whole matter?wine is truth?"/? vino Veritas /" This will purify and adorn tho sold, even as it transfers its blush to the "human countenance divine." "Alcohol j * W I t * i'n on n nui. 11 jHiixuii, onuj wncn mixed with water, it is deleterious, and affects tlio nerves. It is the water, too, that gets upon llie bruin. And wlinfc lli? wnrl<l l?no Imon j ignorantly calling drunkenness, is otily . "dropsy of the brain? caused by excess of water, mixed with alcoholic beverages. This is Dr. Tor/no's medical Vpinion ! ! ! Doctor 1 you are immortal ! Wo see your compassionate motives ! You would save tliis guilty world from a second deluge by water, if the sins of men must drown ik?m ? u ? * ? ?uiu HI IICIUIVIUU, jruu WUUIU uavtj 16 UlfflU in wine?red toine. Well ! there i? one , who will labor with you?would you know i mis name! It is Apollyon?the Dkstroyer! With such an experienced and i powerful coadjutor, you must excuse the ? .L- O -- + rr* vv^jmiMiini ui UN DOD8 OI i eIT)JMJ 1*81108. A windy orator once got up and said: "Sir, after much reflection, consideration and examination, I have calmly and deliberately, and carefully come to the determined conoluaion, thrttin cities where.the population i? very large,'there are a greater number of women *nd ebHdrfW than ia citUw where tte.pfofotjon >-U*.9. , Think before you speak, and consider be, fore you promiM. t M&: v [for the independent rRKSS.] From Kansas. Atchison, Kansas, July 21,1850. Frieml Puckelt :?Notwithstanding have written before, and beard nothing fro von, I am now seated to write you agai supposing that you did not receive my fir or you would have, at least, sent mo tl Press. I bavo received but two papr from your office since in the Territory; o Jated some time in May, the other in Jut ;md now I am looking for the July numbt But I suppose that you would rath hear something of the war in Kansas, : Luuugii it is not very interesting at tins tin' There is but liltle excitement liere no l>oth parties appear to be dormant, ho aver, there is some little excitement with tl Palmetto boys here and out on the 13 Blue. At Palmetto, 125 inilcs from hei where we ore locating, an express came last night stating, that the boys out the liad been attacked by the Abolitionists ; b there was no one killed or wounded ; n< LIict did the Yankees succeed in frightenii the boys away. About twenty or twent five of lis did intend remaining in Atcl ?on a few days longer, but there is quite stir with us this morninc, tryincr to c Iiorses, blankets, knapsacks, &c., to go o immediately?eight or ten have nlrea< started, and tlic balance of us intend goii is soon ns we can get horses ; though * have very little hope of a fight, fur tl Yankees are such cowards that thej* on ittack weak parlies at night, and the ne la}-, tliey arc spattered, and only one in [dace to be found. Hut we intend to ha redress if we do have to run them dov jiic at a time. We have seen men "stun >t>f/ on nothing looking up a rope" and c |>ect to see it again?though I assure y< It is 110 dcsirablo sight. I3ut we beliei that guerilla warfare is right when there no other alternative. And, friend l'uckett, I want to say a 1 tie about cur finances and expenses. Y? know that some of us, at least, did not sU -""-J vv, blesome to carrry it, but I cnn assure yi Llmt it is a [treat trouble to keep it here carry. Now, if this was a country li our own, all of us could make our expo ses at least. But it is far different, there no chance for us to tnake a ccnt here, ai on the other hand, we have to pay out ni ncy every day ; and more particular i? :? r nituii nu uatv IU ACCJI IIIUVIKI^ HUIII U placc to another to quell some riot os 01 break. Our expenses have been contini) ever since we left home, and you may gu< that some of us arc getting pretty low funds. But that is not frightening to us all, for we know that wo can go from he and live, and we also know that wo cai 3tay here unless we arc assisted by o friends down South. I hope that you w remind some of the friends of the South il.w Now, don't understand tliat I am bi r/int/ for myself or others. I only say tli that the crisis is now near at hand, and tli if the South does not send us more men ai more money, that Kansas is gone?and Kansas <70^ tliey can have an idea wl will follow. Some may say that wo oug to have gone to farming when we first ; rived hero, but thoy will rccollect that was too late in the season to go on to bald prairie to commence a farm when \ would have been compelled to haul all our house logs, rails, boards, &c., from t to fifteen miles ; besides, those of us tli havo been sick (only few)bavc been in, y< may say,actual service most of tlie tin If wo had had a farm already stocked, a in a state of cultivation, we might hn made more produco than we could hn gathered, for I say, as I have said befo that this is the richest and most producti soil I have seen in any of tho Stales. I could say a great deal more about c expenses, but I think it unnecessary. I I will say that some of our party hare be compelled to expend over $500, and all ought to have had that much to spe Tlrtf wrn ! n em Ia aaaIi a mam a ?m i a/uv nv? viiig vy vnuu vujci n ?cioq iu i song of Jordan, which eays : "If jm get out of ?aeh and want to oat * di Go to a hotel (or your boarding; And when they ask you for the caah. Toll them that you'll aeUlo on the oilier a of Jordan," A?. Now, you bave my letter, if you tbi that you c*o remodel and make anyth of it that would be (ratifying to the frki of the JPre$s, you can do bo, fihoMh 3 iilS A Pow Short Years?And Then. t A few short yours?and then t The dream of life will f | Like shadows of a morning cloud, I In its reality I t m < n A few short years?aud then ' Tlie idols loved the best Will pass in all th?r pride away, 'ie As sinks the sun to rest ! I irs A few shortyenrs?and then , ne Our young hearts may be reft 1 'C, Of every hope, and find 110 gleam | "r. Of childhood's sunshine left ! ? er A few short years?and then ' :il- Impatient of its bliss, (e- The weary soul shall seek on high A better homo than this! m , m < W Tho Returning Bailor to his Wife. ,e BY A JACK TAH. J r rum uie uccnn wave reuounuillg, re, Wliere there's danger nil surrounding, jn I eoinc hack again to home ; And 1 feel that thou wilt greet me, And with wannest sniilc8.wilt- meet me, 11' And each moment I repeat me, !' "I shall find n ki.is at home." ' | " Not the kiss that lovers knowing, y- Shall be mine to you bestowing, li- But nil other love o'erllowing a Shall your kiss be unto inc; For I've earned it on the ocean, j,I By n sailor's tried devotion, And 1 wait with warm emotion - For that meeting kiss from thee. ltr Give it with as wnrin a fooling As my own, so lmconceuling ; 'ie Give it with us true appealing ly As 1 gavis it last to thee, XI. jinn & it never iitiitk ui hoi row, a Of u tlurk ?>p end to-morrow, lint 1113- hope ninl joys I'll borrow In the kiss tli'Mi'Jt give to i?io ! ,'ii _ ? <'" A Word to fretful Wives. 'X- There you arc, with your mouth puck3U crcU up again! What's the matter, are k>e jour friends all dead ? No?wyll, have you . lost everything you cvtfr owned?no??are your children sick ??Is your husband cross? have you got the tooth ache ? Neither of it- those ? and still as cross as a young bear ! du We wonder how your family can endure li t J jmvwhw i in.v>u ^ uiiii^ MLiii is w iiu ->u a sun yon ought to be?how you chill them s with your frowns and pettishness! No t 011 wonder they long to get out of the house, i to And now you have struck your little child t Ice because he would not stop teasing. Friend ! s n. that blow fell on his soul and left an iudeli- * . ble scar there, lie will feel it long after he I has forgotten it. Many years from now, 1 IU' when j'our head has laid down in the grave, s 10- that blow, eriven without cause?impatient- 1 Jy ly, nngriiv, will do its work. I no Why can't you be good Matured ? ' Vere ' lt> you ever so ? Memory points to tbe days si , of your girlhood?seldom tbe lines of anger c la disfigured your brow then. And tbe man > ;ss who won your love, thought what a happy " in home she will make for me ! IIow sweet it c at will be to sit down by her side after the ' re cares of the day are over ! IIow beautiful f , to read fur her pleasure?to be repaid by > 11 smiles and kisses. And the home was ready a lir and tlio brido established?but she proved 1 ill unworthy the trust reposed in her. Instead J of of meeting care with a hearty laugh, and a ' "get behind me satan," you worried and fretted and began to tell every little trouble : to your eusband. It was not womanly ; it |W' betrayed weakness both of heart and mind, t Imperceptibly its influence crept into his 1 nd spirit, chilling it with a worse chill than that r if of death, till it made a shroud of iron for s ^ the disappointed heart, and the charin of t j love and family and home was gone. : ' " Was once ! " ?how often those words 5 ar~ drop from your lips. "I was handsome * t once?I was this, that and the other, onc?" .1 ?and why not now ? You yourself have A.e willed your own destiny?you have chosen oj. the scold's office; you must rcccive the scold's deserts. A little philosophy, a few en words breathed to heaven for patience, a mt resolute hope for to morrow if to-day be ou stormy?a great deal less selfLshuess?a dene< sire to mako home a sanctuary for yourself and little ones as well as your husband?and no day you have been happier, handsomer lVC and more beloved, lV0 Fretting sister in light affliction, let us re, ask you a few plain questions. Does a spirive it of fault-finding lighten your cares? If your bread is burned to a cinder, does it >ur bring you a good, light, sweet loaf, to sit " r down and worry about it! If the baby is *u' crow, docs it make him smile like an an^el eu to shake him almost out of existence? It it , ire rains on washing day will your anatbamas D(j burrj out the sun till he stops right over ' your clothes-line t But if your quick hands ' turn to the flour barrel, to mould another 1 loaf?if you soothe the weeping babe with "h, the sweet words of a mother's pitying love, if you devote your washing day to some ap- I portioned wore, how smoothly care will iron ids down his features, and bocome your humble 1 lave instead of the tyranical master be ink would be-1 log It is not too late yet. Surprise your hueids band with a smilo?it will be worth * dot rou lar tosee his glance of astonishment; hold the salted water of thoogbtiufoeas in voar mouth,'that you may say nothing tinpleas'*.< : . - ' . >?/ ikLj tnt ; and the angel that has been lying prosrate in his hcait with folded wings, will b?pn to flutter, and lift itself heavenward and ook out of his eyes with the love of the )lden time, and your home will bo the parnlisc you once coveted.? Olive Branch. IV.n Obedient Wife Commands her Husband. ["Nellie Nye," as she signs herself in the 'Springfield Indepcntent American," gives i little plain talk to wives on the subject of managing husbands, which we copy, sliglity demurring as we do so, at some of the >lang phrases used by the writer, who hardy needs theso resources to give force to her .prightly sentences :] a wow 10 you, young witol .lust drop jut of your vocabulary nil tlic "I-wills," "I>halls," "I-sha'nts," and "I won'tsthe quickir, the better, by a long chalk. They are laughty words, any way; and the waRp Iocs not disfigure the soft-tinted rose Icnves of he newly born rose, more than one of these he lips of the brido; besides, they don't >ay ! You wish to rule your lumband, you ire a strong stickler for human rights, of lourso you arc; but remember that it's the (ijt'liliiig bow that sends the truest and the nost powerful arrow. Did you ever read .he fable of the warm sunshine, that took he cloak from the back of the traveller,1 hat all the four winds of heaven could't 'stir a peg ?" Well, then, just try it on our husband, and my word for it, it won't >e many days before ofl* will come all his jad habits, and you can lead him like a ittle child. Hut look cross, show your vory, stamp vour little foot, rrof ?n n ?m?ll . %* " ' e>? ~ -r " ightnmij llash, to correspond to the thunler of your tongue, and let it be followed yy a copious shower of angry tears! Just ry it, and see what the effect will he. I'll ell you what, if lie's a man, he will tnke lis Kossuth, stalk out of the door, and leave fou to "dry up" at your leisure. That he will. No! no! you can't chain the "lord >f creation*' with any such material. The inks of love arc iho only ones that hold liin fast?these, these are stronger than all he hars of all tho prison doors; these inner than all the ice hands that hem in lie North Pole. Oli, sisters, would that yc all knew this ruth, and practised upon it, then would he world he tlie domain of woman's heart, nid every arm her champion. J3ut I fear, listers, that few who know do. 1 know hat yon know the worth of smiles, for as I neet you on the street, in tho church, in he assembly, your faces arc wreathed with miles, and your lips drop words covered villi the honey of womanly kindness; but r c.? ? * ? - . n-iii, yvx, i ioar, mat mce your hist now Hinnet, you put them "rightaway" ns soon is you get liome and don't allow them to k: touched till you go out again. It must kj so, or else that husband of j-ours would lever he such a miserable looking object us ho is?a beacon to every man who thinks >f steering his bark to the Islo of Matrinony, saying in words, as plain as need bo, 'Come not here !" Now, do for once, get utyour husband's slippers, when he comes ionic, try and think ns bo docs, and the irst thing you know, he'll drop the moody ucrustation that covers him, and shine like t diamond ; and, then a word in your car, t will be your diamond, you know, and 'on can do what you like with it. Won't hat l>e so nice? To Young Men. That never'll do, yonng man ? No ua<? o stand on the sidewalk and whine about lard luck, and any th.it everything goes igfiinst you. You are not of half tliooonequence that your talk would lead us o believe. The world has'nt declared war igainstyou?no ruo!i tiling. You are like til the rest of us?.1 mere speek upon the :aith'a surface. Were you this moment o (jo down in the livincr tide : hut a bnh jlc would linger for a moment upon the surace, and even that would vanish unnoticed. ?The heart is full of hope and ambition, but is not missed where it ceases to beat. Dne such as you would not leave a ripple. You are a coward in battle. There's 110 light in you. You have surrendered without a struggle, and whine because beaten ! You are not worthy of a triumph for you Itave not earned it. In garret, hut, dripping jellar, are ten thousand heroes who would put you to shame.?They must toil or starve, l'lio strife is a desperate one with them, for they wrestle with wnnt, while ragged and Jespairing ones watch at the lone hearth ihft fearful Slrnni* man 1r^I< in the eve, when their sinews .aft strong by the waif of hungry childhoods v-> Shame on you. In the full Vigor of ItAoltlft anrl monK/wl nA mniitK Kit* own to fill, and no bm;k but your own to cover, and yet crouching under the first &corohing8 of adverse fortune. Yon know nothing of .the storm, for you have seen but the summer. One cloud has frightened you, and you think you artf hardly dealt. You will be lucky if you find no darker ihadowa across your path. Stand up, young sir, pull your bands from your poqbet, throw off your coat, and take fortune by the throat. You may be thrown ngain and again, but hang on. Put away the nonsense thai ihe work! is all man ! Willi an unbending will, and honor and truth for a guide, the day is your own. No capital, eh ? You have capital, God has given you perlcct health. That is an immense capital to start on. You hare youth and strength?all invaluablo. Add a will to do ; put your sinews in motion, and you win. A man in full health and strength should never whine or despair, because fortune does not pour a stream of gold eagles into his pocket. If you have no money, work and get it. Industry, onnnAmi* ? ??" '1" ??? ? w.vin/mjt n 11 vt mil uu uuuuvn>. From such beginnings fortunes have been reared. Tliey can be again. Will you try it ? Or, will you wait for the stream to run by so that you can walk dry shod into the El Dorado of wealth ? Or, will you meet the waves defiantly, and be the architect of your own fortune? Try.?It is glorious to conquer in the strife.? Cayu$a Ch ief. Extravagance ai? 'y. A lady of Newark, N- ay, stepped into Tiifany and Yo .. > nirge silver ware establishment, in Now i ork, the other day, and asked to see some bridal preseuts. She was asked whether she wished to purchase or hire, and was rather nettled at tho latter proposition, until she was informed that the establishment let out a fine display of "presents," for a reasonable amount. She was astonished to understand that many ot the tempting displays made in tlio mansions of follv as presented from friends to the bride bad been hired, and thai by n very small outlay of means for the occasion. And this is but a sample of that hollow thing denominated fashionable life which surrenders itself up to the desires which cannot be gratified, thus making life a contrast between mean penuriousness and lavish display. We sometimes enter the saloons of gilded folly with a sensation of wonder at the gorgeous mirrors, the dazzling lights, / the magnificent dresses, and luxurious enter tainmeuts; bill it passes away in a moment, when we reflect that, in the great majority of cases, the whole is borrowed for the occasion. To-morrow tlio walls will be stripped of the rare pictures, the statuary will go back to the dealer, the silver plate will return to Tiffany & Young, and the family will pinch themselves for a twelve-months provide means for another entertainment. Let none envy those who, year after year, pass life in this manner, useless fo them 1 |I.- 1 1 1 <1 n-11? witra in 1*1 me wuim uiuuiiu mem. ijuuer far the humble liomc, where cach day kinder ami gentler thoughts spring up, where ago receives its proper respect, where love, with willing hand, renders lighter the duties of existence, and where competency surrounds itself with the comforts and elegancies of life. There what we possess is real and not fictitious. There we live within the rango of integrity, and take no part in I hat career of folly and deceit, the end of which is bitterness and suffering. Let us check the first promptings of that false deQlfA \v1??r?1? w/%nlrl loml nc tA oKon^Ati real, and for purposes of display, put on the tinsel and borrowed ornaments which must lower the self-respect of any among us. Let us hope at least* that in this city no borrowed bridal gifts may be displayed within ostentatious pride. Newark Mercury. Currant Wine. Gather your currants when fully ripe ; i.# 11,-tt.....II ~ ?..u. ??ii.? I UI v. < IIV Ilium ?1UI til 41 IUV) pi WO llldlft through a siller; then strain them through a flannel bag, and measure the juice. Add two gallons of water to ono of juice; ,pj#t three pounds of New Orleans sugar; stir it till the sugar is quite dissolved. In straining the juice of the currant use a hair aeive, and not one of wire; then use a close tow linen bag, and afterwards a flannel one to 'pass the juice through. Tho juice must not bo permitted to stand over night. Observe that the cask be sweet and clean, and such as has never been used for beer or cider, ami if new let it be well seasoned. Do not fill your cask too full, otherwise it works out at the bung, which is injurious to the wine?rather make a proportionate quantity over and above, so that after drawing off some ?f the wine you may bare enough to fill up the capk. Lay the bung lightly on the hole to prevent flies, ita, creeping in. In three or four weeks the bung hole may be stopped up, leaving a vent-hole open till it has done working, wntcn w generally tue middle or last ot October. It may then bo racked off if you please, but I think it best to leave it on the leea till spring, and if not wanted for present use, it may be left on the leea two JWT* without damage. . , ^ ^ > When you draw off the wine, bore if hole an inch at least from the top-bole) antf a IHtlo to one side of, it, that it clear of tlio lees. Some put in spirit, but t j. :# Hn tir>fe >ii(Vai' * UU UUt LI)IIIIk IV ttUTipnvivi yourself to be prevailed upon tp pal more than one-third juice, for-that would fender tbo. ivioe bard and unpleasant;-nor too wtfdfc sugar, as that would deprive it c( ito pure vinous taste. It improves by age. The above was furnished for the Albany Cultivated by a Tennessee correspondent, who declared thait it w?? aopsriftrtftany foreign wine for Um table; Be thottdit lbe imported wine too sUong.?Prairt* Pamur. y.'M#'