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EDITORIAL MISCELLANY.

  New Prizes I-Being determined to outdo
all other agricultural journals in the matter of
inducements, primary and extra, which, in
these times of distraction, are offered to secure
an increase in their lists of subscribers, the
Publishers of the FARMER, in addition to the
multitude of valuable prizes heretofore offered
with highly gratifying results, now propose to
give to each subscriber who shall send his dollar
to this oflice direct, with red stamp to prepay post-
age, 6 plants of the neto and very superior lWis-
consin Seedling Strawberry, or of any other avail-
able strawberry which they may prefer! Plants
to be delivered at the proper time for planting,
in autumn.
  Or, if preferred, we will forward to the
value of said strawberries, or of the maps
hitherto offered, cuttings of rare and valuable
Grapes.
  OUR MAP PaizEs are so popular, and contin-
ue to be in such good demand, that we shall
not yet shut down the gate. Friends, let the
tide flow! There is scarcely anything of great-
er value in these war times than the splendid
and exceedingly accurate steel plate maps of
J. T. Lloyd. The only trouble is that the de-
mand has been so extraordinary that the pub-
lisher has not been able, in all cases, to prompt-
ly fill the cash orders with which he has been
literally flooded since the beginning of the
war. He has added to his facilities, however,
and we shall hope, ourselves, to be more prompt
heraafler. Send in your orders.

  AU Delinquent Subscribers are politely
reminded that the expense of publication of
every number of the FARMER has been paid by
us before it reaches their hands-and that, too,
at an almost ruinous rate. Even with our pres-
ent large and constantly increasing list of sub-
scribers, owing to the extravagant prices of
paper and everything we are obliged to use,
the FARMER costs us eVery cent we get for it,
and we only keep it up, in such trying times,
because we are too plucky to let so important
an Vnterprise fail.  Will not our delinquent



friends look these facts honestly in the face,
and then ask themselves the question whether
they cannot better afford to make au extra ef-
fort to pay us than we can afford to wait ?
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  The Tribune Strawberries are not
distributed' until fall. Those who have sub-
scribed with a view to said strawberries will
please take notice.

  Editorial Notes of European Travel.
-CHILLON-VILLENEUVE TO LAUSANNE, June
1st, 1862.-At nine o'clock, when I awoke from
delicious slumber, saying "1 Blessed be the man
who invented sleep," the scene before me was
changed but none the less enchanting.  The
moon had arisen in all her glory, shedding a
mild and mellow radiance upon town and cas-
tle prison, sheening the lake with silver, and
crowning the tops of the mountains with a
pure and holy light. All nature was hushed
and still, save the gentlest ripples of water up-
on the pebbly shore and the music of muffled
oars lazily plied by lovers on the lake.
  Nature seen at night, when there is nothing
to distract the thought or divide the attention,
and when everything has a degree of indefi-
niteness, leaving a little more play for the im-
agination, seems to me always more deeply
impressive than as seen in the clear light of
day. For this reason, I doubt not that this
moonlight view of Villeneuve and its unequal-
led surroundings will live the longer in my
memory.
  The morning is here, fresh, fragrant and glo-
rious. I have ordered an early breakfast and
meantime must visit the old prison of Chillon,
which stands upon an isolated rock in the edge
of the lake, at a distance of not more than five
minutes from the hotel.
  Already I have passed the bridge which con-
nects the castle with the mainland, and ring
for admission. A guard appears, tells me it is
too early to view the interior, but kindly per-
mits the use of the handsome light skiff which
lies moored at the beach.  I take my place,
grasp the oars, and in a few moments am glid-
ing over the deep, blue Leman,



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