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POETRY.
T~" " - - .. .*_
ECHOES.
The following very pretty lines will find an
•rho in every heart
Hark! through Nature's vast cathedral,
Blended echoes ever rise,
Swelling in a mighty anthem
To the ever arching skies.
Every bird that s'.nga tn summer,
Every honey-laden bee,
Every squirrel in the forest,
Every cricket on the tree.
Every music -dropping fountain,
Every softly murmuring rill.
Every dark and foaming torrent,
Every water-guided mill.
Every rain-drop on the house-lop.
Every beetle's noisy rone,
Every lootfal! on the piv.ment.
Wakes an echo of its own.
Sobs of woe and songs of gladneas,
Each responsive echoes hud.
Words of love and words of anger,
Leave their echo's far behind.
Every great and noble action
Is re-echoed o'er and o'er;
Life itself is but an echo
Of the lives that were before.
THE NEW LIQUOR BILL.
A SUPPLEMENT
To Art Act to regulate the sale of intoxicating
liquors, aporoved 31st day of March, A. D.,
1356.
[As passed both House*.]
SECTION 1. Be it ennclel by ttu Semite and
House at Representatives of the Commonwealth
of /'can.niftrinw in General Assembly met, and
it is hereby tnncled by the authority oj the stmt,
'J'[,at applicants lor brewery or distillery license
shall hereafter pay therefor the several amounts j
fixed hv the third section of an act to regulate
the sale ot intoxicating liquors, approved March
thirty-first, Anno Domini one thousand eight i
hundred and fifty-six : Provided, That the same]
.hall jr| p., cas- be less than twenty-five dollars,
except in case ot pers ins whose annual sales
are it ss than one thousand dollars, *tt'ho shall i
pay fifteen dollar.-', and the proviso in the sec
tion aloresaid, so lar as it hxes toe rritrtimutn
tate of license at fifty dollars, is hereby repeal
ed.
SEC. 2. That applicants fir license to vend
any intoxicating liquors, by the quart o-* greater
quantity* with or without other goods, wares or
merchandize, shall heieafler pay therefor twen
ty per cent, less than the several amounts fixed
by the twelfth section of an act to regulate the
s.ile of intoxicating liquors, approved March
thirty-first, Anno Domini one thousand eight'
hundred and fifty-six : Provided , i hat the same
shall in no case"be less than twenty-five dollars;
and the provision in said section, that such sum
shall in n > case be less than fifty oohais, is .
hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. Thai all hotels, inns atul taverns
shall he claisifie 1 and rated according to the es
timated yearly sales of liquors authorized to be
solo tliei un, or in the house intended to he oc
c i; let! i r such purpose, as follows, to wit : in
all c a- 1 "- w here such estimated yearly sales shall
be ten thousand dollars or more, such hotel, inn
ft tavern shall h" rated asof the hist class, and
<tlie sum to he paid for license shall he four
hundred dollars; when more than eight and less
than ten thousand dollars, as second cllss, and
pay two hundred and fifty dollars; when more
than six and less than eight thousand d illars, as
third class, and pay one hundred and fifty dol-]
'irs; when more than four and less than six
thousand dollars, as fourth class, and pay one
hundred dollars; when mor u than two and less
than four ft. aus and dollars, as filth class, and pay
fifty dollars: when more than one and less than]
two thousand dollars, as sixth class and pay,
thirty dollars: when more than five hundred dol
lars and less than one thousand dollars, as sev- .
enth class, and pav twenty-five dollars; when
b*s than live hundred dollars, as eighth class,
and pay fifteen dollars: Provided , That in
Philadelphia and Pittsburg no such license shall
be granted lor a less sum than fifty dollars a
year; nor in any oilier city or incorporated bor
ough for a less sum than twenty-five dollars a
year; and the estimated yearly sales of all appli-,
cants for such license, shall be assessed, as pro
vided in the fifteenth section of an act to regu-J
late the sale of intoxicating liquors, approved 1
March thirty-first, Anno Domini one thousand j
eight hundred and fifty-six.
SEC. i. That licenses shall be granted for:
the keeping of eating houses, which shall author
ize the sale of no intoxicating liquors, except
domestic wines, and malt and brewed liquors, j
and persons so licensed, shall he classified and '
rated according tothe provisions of the twenty-]
second and twenty-third section ot an act to ere- .
ate a sinking fund, and to provide for the grad-1
cal and certain extinguishment of the debt ol j
the Commonwealth, approved April tenth,;
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and,
forty-nine: Provided , That no such license;
shall be gtanled in the cities of Lancaster or j
Pittsburg, ior a less sum than twenty dollars, nor j
elsewhere, for a less sum than ten dollars. >
.SEP. 5 That licensed venders of vinous, cfj
] spirituous, malt or brewed liquors, or any of
them, oi any admixtures thereof, either with oi
without, other goods, wares anJ merchandize.
] except brewers and distillers, may hereaftei
sell any of them which they may he licensed
1 to sell, in anv quantity not less than one quart:
and licensed brewers and distilleries may here
after sell such liquors as they are licensed to
manufacture and sell in any quanli'y not les
than one gallon : Provided, That this act shall
not he construed to prevent a brewer other
wise qualified from receiving a retail license,
in addition to his license as brewer, and under
the same provisions as in the case of eating
houses.
SEC. 6. That licenses to vend the liquors
aforesaid, or anv of them, shall be granted to
the citizens ol the United Stales, of temperate
1 ahits and good morn! character, whenever the
requirements of the laws on the subject are com
plied with bv any such applicant, and shall au
thorize the applicant to sell the liquors aforesaid
for one entire year from the date of his license;
Provided. That nothing herein contained shall
prohibit the court, board of licensers or commis
sioners, from hearing other evidence than that
presented by the applicant for license: Provided
further. That after heating evidence as alore
said, the Court, Board of licensers or Commis- I
sinners, shall grant or refuse a license to such
applicant in accordance with the evidence : And j
provided further, That ifany person or persons j
shall neglect or refuse to lift his, her or their ]
license within fifteen days after the same hn-s!
been granted, such neglect or refusal shall he !
deemed a forfeiture of said license, and such .
person or persons selling vinous, spirituous or •
niait liquors after the expiration of the fifteen
days, asalbresaid, shall be liable to prosecution
and conviction in the proper as fully and
effectually as if no license had be<-n granted to
such person or persons.
SEC. 7. That no license to vend the liquors
aforesaid, granted under this or any other law
of this Commonwealth, shall be transferable, or :
confer anv right to sell the same in any other
house than is mentioned therein, nor shall any
bar or place where such liquor is sold by less
measure than one quart, be underlet by the per
son iicens-'d to sell thereat : but if the person li
censed shall die, remove or c°ase to keep such ]
house, hi?, her, or their license may be transfer
red by the authority granting the same, or a ii
cense be granted the successor of such party for
the remainder ol the year, by the proppr author
ity. or compliance with the requisitions of the
laws in ai! respects except publication, which
shall not in such case be required: Provided, j
That where aov ffC"nse is transferred as atore- j
said, no payment, other than fees, shall be re- ]
quired: and where a license is granted under j
this section, for a portion of a year, the party
licensed shall pay therefor a sum proportionate J
to the unexpired term for which the same is i
granted.
SEC. S. That manufacturers am! producers ;
of cider am! domestic wines and bottles ol cider, ;
perry ale, porter or be-m, not otherwise engaged !
in the sale of intoxicating liquors, nor in keep- !
in ' anv tavern,oyster house or cellar, restan- ;
- 1
rant or place of amusement, entertainment or j
refreshment, shall be allowed to sell the same j
bv the hot I If, or domestic wines and cider bv j
lb" gallon. v\ ithnut taking out license: Provided, ;
That such liquor is not drank upon the premises ]
where sold, nor at anv place provided by such j
sellers for that purpose.
St:c. 9. That license to sell domestic wines,
malt or brewed liquors, may hereafter be gran
ted to the keeper of any beer house, theatre or
o'her placed amusement, otherwise qualified
to receive the same : Provided, That the use of
a room or rooms in a hotel, as a concert room or
theatre, shall not preclude 'he proprielor there
of from receiving a hotel license if he shall have
and keep the accommodation (or a hotel, requi
red by the act of march 31, 18.a6 : And provi
ded further, That the preceding provisions
shall not apply to the cities of Philadelphia or
Pittsburg.
SEC. 10. That the petition of an applicant
for rating house or retail brewery license need
not hereafter embrace the certiiic ate of citizens,
required by the eighth section of an act to regu
late the sale of intoxicating liquors, approved
March thirty-first. Anno Domini one thousand
tight hundred and fifty-six, nor shall publication
of such applications be hereafter required: but
such applications shall be filed with the clerk
of the court of quarter sessions of ltie proper
county, except in the county of Allegheny, and
the licenses payed for, granted by the county
treasurer, and the bond now required in such
cases shall be first approved hv the district at
torney and county treasurer and their approval
endorsed thereon.
SEC. 11. That any unlawful sale of vinous,
malt or brewed liquors or any admixtures there
of, or any sale thereof in an impure, vitiated or
adulterated state, shall he deemed a misdemean
or, and upon conviction thereof the offender
shall pay a fine of not less than ten nir more
than one hundred dollars, with the cost of prose
cution, and upon a second or any subsequent
conviction,shall pay a line of not less than
one hundred dollars, with the costs of prosecu
tion ; and in case of a second or stilisequen!
conviction, the courLroay ,-i n its discretion, sen
tence the offender to imprisonment not excee
ding three calender months; and in case any
such offender convicted of a second or subse
quent offence is licensed to sell any such liquor
such license shall be deemed forfeited and void,
and no person convicted of a second or subse
quent offence shall be again licensed for two
years thereafter: Provided, That this section
shall not be construed to repeal any act or
part of an act punishing such unlawful sale,
except the twenty-eighth section of an act to
regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors, appro
ved March thirty-first, Anno Domini one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty-six, which is here
by repealed.
SEC. I*2. That no prosecutor or informer in
any prosecution for the sale of intoxicating li
quors, shall receive any portion of the fine
imposed on the defendant in any case where
such prosecutor or informer is a witness for the
Commonwealth : and in every case ot the con
viction of a person returned by a constable, such
constable shall receive two dollais, to be taxed
in the costs.
SEC. 1 3. That no person who keeps in Ins
store or ware room any hogsheads, stand cisks
>r liquor pipes, or who keeps a grocery store,
shall receive license to vend intoxicating lienor
bv less measure than one quart ; and constables
are hereby required to make return of all per
sons engaged in the sale of spirituous, vinnis,
malt or brewed liquors in their respective dis
tricts, who shall have in their places of business
any of the article., aforesaid, nam them
and the location of their respective places ot
business: and if any such persons shall have a
license to vend such liquors by less measure than
one quart, the court may, on investigation, re
voke the same ; but sutii persons may, on com
plying with the laws on the subject, ojftuin li
cense to s,-ll by no F-s measure than ODE quart.
Si:,-. 1 k That in Philadelphia, all applicants
for license fo sell intoxicating liquors by any
measure less than on-* quart, shall appear before
the commissioners of said city, between the first
day of JMav and the first day of June in this
year, and during the months of March in each
subsequent year, and make and sign an oath or
affirrrwti n of the amount of their lespective
sales of liquors and refreshments at their respec
tive bars, tothe best of their knowledge and be
lief: and said commissioners are hereby authori
zed to administer such oaths or affirmations,
and required to file the same in their office,
and rate and classify each applicant tn accor
dance therewith : Provided, That any appli
cant for a license for a place not previously
licensed, shall be rated and classified by litem
for the first year as they may deem just, after
considering the locality of the premises tor
which license is asked, and they shad make out
a correct list ol all such applicants, with their
names, places of business and the ciass in which
they are respectively placed, anil furnish the
same to the city treasurer, who shall advertise
the same once a week tor three weeks in two
daily papers lor which services each com
missioner shall receive the sum of twenty-live
cents, and the expense of ad vet tising the same,
provided it does not exceed twentv-tive ctuts
in each case to be paid by the applicant.
Six. 15. That every applicant for license to
vend intoxicating liquors in the city of Phila
delphia, shall file a Gmd with the clerk of the
court of quarter sessions ol said city, in accor
dance wuh the tenth section of an act to regu
late the -ale of intoxicating liquors, approved
March thirty-lirst, Anno Domim one ,U>*t*wgtrd
eight bundled and fifty-six, which shall be
approved by the recorder of -aid city alter justi
fication of the bail before him beldre license can
in any case be granted : . hid provideA further,
That each applicant on Ins bond being so appro
ved and filed shall receive fiom the clerk ol the
court of quaiter sessions certificate of the fact
which certificate lie shall produce to the citv
Treasurer ; and on the production ot ttie same
the city Treasurer shall collect the amount of
the tax lor which he has been assessed by the
city commissioners, under the provisions ot this
act, and give the applicant iiis receipt for the
same ; and on the production <d said receipt the
clerk of the couit of quarter sessions is iierebv
authorized to issue to such applicant a license ;
and no license shall issue unless these provis
ions be com pi it d with.
SEC. 16. That keepers of drinking saloons shall
be licensed, in the city ot Philadelphia, to sell
such liquors on the premises described in their
license, as licensed keepers of hotels may law
fullv sell : anil all keepers of licensed eating
houses, in said city, shall have the same privi
lege as to their sales, arid all keepers of eating
bouses and drinking saloons, in said citv, shall
pay for such license at the same rate paid by
keepers of hotels and taverns, in said c.tv, to
be ascertained in tile same manner.
SEC. 17. That applicants for license to sell
intoxicating liquors, in the city ol Philadelphia,
.-ball !lt)t be lequirrd file any certificate ol
citizens heretolore required, nor shall anv pu!>-
lication ol such applications be required.
SEC. IS. That the clerk ol the court OF quarter
sessions shall not charge or receive more than
one dollar lor any license, nor more than one
j dollar tor any Irame and glass he may fuini|h
j therewith, and these fees shall include all his
! compensation i'er furnishing, preparing and filing
j the bond required in any case.
Src. 19. That the ninth, sixteenth, severj
teenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth and
twenty-first sections of an act to regulate the
-ale of intoxicating liquors,approved March 3 ,
j A. D. 1556, be and the same are herebv repeal
ed, so far as relates to the city of Philadelphia;
] and that the mode of assessment provided in the
j 3d section and the provisions ot this act shall
[ not apply to said city.
SEC. 20. That the county treasurer, and tie
! associate judges of the court of common phns
j ofthe county of Allegheny, shall hereafter cot
j stitute the hoard of licensers for said count?,
j and said board -hall determine the amount to-le
paid for license by each applicant under this
ac, and under an ac t to regulate the sale of
intoxicating liquors,approved March thirtv-fiist
Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and
fifty-six, as provided in theart last
except so far as the same is hereby alterei,
supplied, or repealed : Provided, No member pf
i said board shall receive more than two hnndrjd
, dollars for services rendered in any one year, jut
a member thereof.
SEC. 21. That the mayor's court of the Civ
ofCaihondale, shall have power to grant i
censes under the provisions of this act, and shsll
have the same further powers in relation thep
to, as are by this act or otherwise cunferrid
upon the court of quarter sessions of the sev#-
al counties of this Commonwealth ; and in ca?s
of eat;ng houses in said City of CarhomiaT,
applications shall be filed with the clerk of sad
mayor's court ; and the licenses granted by tie
I city treasurer, and the bond now required n
such cases, shall be first approved by the distrit
Freedom of Thought and Opinion.
BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1858.
attorney of said court, and the city treasurer,
and tfteir approval endorsed thereon.
SEC. 22. That the fourteenth, twenty-sixth,
twenty-seventh and thirty-second sections of
an act to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors
approved May thirty-first, Anno Domini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, together
; with any acts or parts of acts conflicting tiere
with, or supplied hereby,so far as the same con
flict or are supplied, are hereby repealed : Pro
vided, That no license heretofore granted by
the passage of this act; and all provisions of
said act not hereby altered, supplied or repealed
sha.'l apply as fully to licenses granted under
this act as under the act aforesaid ; that the
penalty imposed under the twenty-ninth sec
tion of said act, shall in no case exceed two
dollars, which shall he pa id to the treasurer ot
the school district where such conviction is had,
by the magistrate collecting the same.
SEC. 23. That licenses may be granted un
der this act, at the first term of the proper court
after its passage, or at any special or adjourned
court held within thtee months hereafter, and
in sue!) case f court may dispense with the
publication heretofore leqtiiied.
SEC. 2-k That the tenth section of the act
approved March 31st, ISSC. shall not be held
or constructed to authorize judgment to be en
tered again-t 'he obligor in the bond therein
provided, for a greater amount than tfie fine
and costs prescribed arid imposed for anv of
fence working a breach of the condition of said
bond : Provided, That the obligor or obligors
in any such bond where judgment has been
entered against him, her or them, for the.
u hole amount of the bond, shall be and they are
hereby released from the payrAent of the said
judgment, whenever the fine and costs prescri
bed and imposed lor such aff'encc shall have
been paid.
FLOWERS THAT BLOOM IN SEEN.
The Boston Gazelle is guilty of the follow
ing :
"Be it our grateful task to rescue from oblivi
on, and transmit to a limited immortality, from
week to week, some of the choicest ol flowers
which blush unseen, and waste their sweetness
on the desert air.—Here is a delicate and grace
ful little getn of purest rav serene, which there
is every reason to believe is a fragment of a
hitherto unpublished poem of Byron's :
"1 met her in the suuset bright,
Her gingham gown was blue ;
Her eye that danced with love's delight,
I \\ el iHe .A-no* dear hue.
And always when the sun is down,
1 th.nk ofthe giil in the gingham gown."
How posterity will appreciate this stanza. It
is proof positive that in the nineteenth century,
the usual stuff ot which female apparel was
made, was gingham, and that Americans had a
decided penchant for blue eyes. The pyramids
and hieroglyphics yet remain, though Egypt's
Kings are like the ashes of cigars that have been
smoked, and probably gingham gowns will in
future time characterize in history, the age in
which we now live, when hoops and red petti
coats are no more recorded.— Ruit Ilium.
Striking, characteristic and original are the
following lines, from which Tom Moore evident
ly stole his well-known ballad, "She wore a
wreath ot roses." The reader will perceive
that they are presumed to be spoken by a mem
ber of that intelligent body of citizens, the New
York Fire Department :
'•] seen her on the side walk,
When 1 run wid number nine
My eyes spontaneous sought out hern,
hbe waved her pocket han Ikercher
As we went ru-hin' by,
And no butcher ever kilted in New York,
Felt happier than I.
I seen her but ■< moment,.
Willi her red and yeller bunnut,
A dawnin' o'er her brow."
Posterity will here observe that red and yel
, low were the prevailing colors in bonnets, in
the nineteenth century. In regard to the
above mentioned it is so obvious,
! that it is impossible lor it to escape any intelli
j gent reader's observation.
A friend ol ours brought home from a Wes
tern journey a fragment of a romance, which so
impressed him that it lingered in his memory, j
haunted fiis waking thoughts,and pursued
in his dreams. There is a hidden moral in it
which those familiar with AEsop and La Fon
taine will not fail to appreciate:
"A grasshopper sat on a sweet potato vine,
On a sweet potato vine,
On a sweet potato vine,
And a turkey cork come up from behind,-
And yanked the poor grasshopper otf of the
sweet potato vine."
Jt will be noticed that the above can be sung ;
to the air of "Buffalo gals, airPt you coming out '
to ni "ht V But there is a reckless abandon a- I
.
bout the measure, which convinces us that il T.
Buchanan Read is not the author, the onus must
rest on the shoulders oi Henry B. Hirst.
Searching in our portfolio, we find another
fragment, in regard to the paternity ol which
authorities differ,some attributing it to Tenny
son, others to Albert Pike. It bears the distin
guished traits of each—-but our readers must
judge lor themselves:
"I've seen her out a walking
In her Jtafnt tie la rue,
And it ain't any use a talking,
She's punkins and a few.
She glides along in beauty,
Like a duck upon a lake—
Oh ! I'd be all love and duty, *
If I only was ber drake." •
In the above will be observed a dainty com
parison, the equal of which it were difficult to
discover in any of the Elizabethan writers. VVe
shall resume the subject at more length shortly,
j fully appreciating the importance of a historical
point of view of our labors, and satisfied that our
task is one of no mean benefit to humanity.
VV AGGEUY. —Some time ago, on a Sabbath day,
; we wended our way toooeofour churches, and
; instead of a sermon heard an address upon some
j missionary or other benevolent subject. After
the address was concluded two brethren were
j sent round with baskets for contributions.—
Parson L who was one of the basket bear
, ers taking the side on which we sal. Imme
diately in our front and upon the next seat, neg
ligently reclined our liiendßill fl , a gen
tleman ol infinite humor and full of drv jokes.
j Parson L extended the basket, and Bill
: slowly shook his head.
"Come, William, give lis something," said
: the Parson.
"Can't do it," replied Bill.
"Why not I Is not the cause a good
one ?"
"Yes: but I am not able to give anything."
"Pooh ! pooh ! I know better, you must give
a better reason than that."
"Weil, I owe too much money— l must be
just before I am generous, you know."
"But, William, you owe God a larger debt
than von owe anv one else."
"1 hat's true, parson, but then he amt [JUS/I
iit a me like the balance of my customers."
i Tlu* parson's lace got into a rather curious
confusion as he passed on.
IT J* EASY TO SPOIL A SON. —There are but
verv few that can bear the hand of indulgence
without injury. In our country, in most instan
ces, those who are to be great and useful, must
make themselves so, by their own exertions and
] often by vigorous ejfbrt. Nine cases out of ten,
the young fellow who is provided for—whose
["father is rich"—will relax his exertions, and
become a poor fool, whatever may be his occupa
tion.
There is nothing so destructive to the morals
and, we may add, to the peace of the community,
as the neglect of parents, rich or poor, to teach ;
their sons the importance of being early enga
! ged in some active employment. Too many of
| the citizens of every place, under the influence
of false pride, suffer their sons, after quilting 1
their schools, to lounge about the public offices
and taverns of ibeir places of residence, rather
than engage in some important branch of the
mechanical arts ; or force them by dint of their
j own industry and energies, to seek their fortune
in other pursuits.— Nothing is more detestable,
in our eye, than to see a healthy good looking
: youth breaking loose from the restraints of
honorable industry, returning tc his father's
domicil for support, and loafing about it, rather
| than pursuing some occupation which will not
; only support himself, but give gratification to
| his worthy paients.
We would say to every father who has such
a son, be he rich or poor—lather drive him to
"cut his cord of wood a day," [than suffer him
ito spend his time in idleness. "An idle head is
| the devil's workshop,"—and we may add, that
idle hands are the implements he employs to
! execute his dark designs.
i [r7 == "Yen you arrives to the dignity of saw
; en' wood, Latlette, it you is ever eiewated to
tfiat ere profession, mind and saw the biggest
! .-ticks fust. Cos vy { You'll only have the lit
! tie ones to saw ven you gits tuckered out.
! -Ven you eats pie, as I 'opes you vill vena
, man, always eat the crust lust, cos the crust
; ain't a good tiling to top off* with, 'specially it
it's tough and thick as a sole leather.
"Ven you piles up wood, always pile the big
ones to the bottom —always, Lath tie, cos it's
mighty hard exercise to lilt 'em to the top o'
the pile. These are the results of hobservatiOD,
and may be depended on, and it's ail lor your
good that I say it."
"Vy, fardet," responded the young hopeful,
'vat a 'nonnous 'sperience you must a had."
lCjP*"Vell, Shake, how bees Sam ?"
"Oh, he was better as vorser yistertay, but
apout von o'clock last nite he gits vorser as pet
ter, and he gits out of pet mit his bed, and shust
ven 1 goes to gif him sum gorepuric dis morning,
vat you dink, Shake, lie yust shump up ted."
"Veil, dat dere ish pa I, py tarn."
ing, heard a young man make the following
announcement —
"Brethren and sisters, 1 am going to marry a
daughter of the L >rd."
"Faith, and be jabers, and it will be a long
time lielore you will see your father-in-law! .
cried Pat.
The English papers bring a denial from
Lord Kosse of tlie idle rumors that he has de
clared it as his belief that the approaching sum
mer would be one of the hottest seasons ever
known. This will tend to weaken the faith ot
the New Jersey Second Adventists, who have
partially based their predictions upon the above
statement.
The strong-minded women of Tonica.La
Salle county, Illinois, have extracted pledges
from the keepers of liquor saloons in that place
that thev will sell no more liquors, and that
there shall be no more card playing, checker
playing, N.c., on their premises.
CiLvnMixc; must be the swamps of Florida,
which are said to he capable of producing five
hundred bushels of frogs to the acre, with nlli
gnlors enough tor fencing•
WHOLI) XI AIR Hit 879.1.
ON SHOEING HORSES THAT OVER
REACH-
I was bred from my youth a blacksmith and
farmer, and whether a natural mechanic or not,
I was always anxious to know the whvs and
wherefores of things, or more properly speak
ing, the casualties and preventives. T was also
fond of trying experiments upon such things as
appeared favorable for improvements. I was
generally in the shop with my father of even
ings, rainy days, and such other times as T
could he spared from the farm or school. By
being in the shop so much, I obtained views ot
the farmers generally, and bv that was enabled
ta mak>* many improvements on the farm. T
learned, also, that many farmers entertain verv
erroneous views about blacksmithing, (and I
might add blacksmiths, too,) still they were
hound to dictate according to prejudices*, as, for
instance, one says, "This horse overreaches: I
want you to put the forward shoes as far forward
as possible, and set the hind shoes as far back, or
he will fear them off." I would sometimes trv
to reason the case by saying, th way to pre
vent a horse from overreaching is to augment
the speed of the forward feet, and retard the
motion of the hind ones: but in order to accom
plish that I shall have to reverse your direc
tions. Some who had little or no mechanical
genius would cut short all argument, and sav r
"Follow my directions, or else not shoe the
horse." Of course a mechanic most obey or
ders, if he breaks owners, so the horses would
go out of the shop nicely fettered, with his
shoes clicking at every step; while, perhaps,
the man of inquiry would desire a full explana
tion. My way is to make the toe-corks very
low, and standing a little under, and the shoes
set as far back as convenient on the forward feet y
with high heel-cork, so 3s to let them roll over
as soon as possible. On the hind feet I have
the heel-cork low and the toe-cork high, pro
jecting forward, thus keeping back the hind foot
while coming up over a high toe-cork,
time to the forward foot to get out of the '^av.
II thus shod, the horse will travel clean, without
a click, and his speed will be increased on a trot
fifteen or twenty seconds in a mile.— AVw En
gland Farmer.
A PORTABLE FENCE.
As timber in many places is becoming scarce,
it is for the interest of every farmer to construct
his fences, if of timber, with the smallest quan
tity possible consistent with durability. I will
give you a description of a portable fence that
I have constructed, with its advantages over a
common tence, hoping that if any of vour sub.
scribers or correspondents have a better mode,
they will make it public. Each length is made
of five boards twelve feet long and four inches
wide, placed six inches apart, and made firm
bv putting a strip on each side of the ends and
fastening with nails that can be driven through
and clinched, and a strip across the middle: then
put on a cap, which not only stiffens the fence,,
but prevents the water rotting the cleats. The
fence is supported by setting posts at each end'
of the sections, and by putting two pins through
each post between the strips, the top board r
and that next to the bottom one, resting on the
pins. Some of its advantages over common
fences are as follows: If a post fails, it can be
replaced bv another; or if raised by the frost,,
it can be driven down without injuring the
fence, in not requiring a middle post; and also,-
if this fence is on a road that is liable to be drill
ed by snow in consequence of the existence of
the fence, it can be easily removed in the fore
part of winter and replaced in the spring, not
only saving the disagreeable task of shovelling
snow, but preserving the fence. Being con
structed independent of the posts, it can be
raised or lowered at pleasure, thereby saving
the trouble of hampering horeses, ifthe construc
tion be for them alone. This fence can he con
structed at leisure, and set up when needed.—
It may appear too slender, but exposure will
prove it to be sufficiently strong, the durability
consisting in being thoroughly nailed.
LARGE TREES FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW.
—Mr. S. P. Maybery, of Maine, in the Rural
Intelligencer , gives his experiment thus with
half a pint of beans. Farmers' boys should
profit by the hint.
"I will give your readers an account of mon
ey received from one-half pint of beans which
were planted in the spring of lSofi. I gave
for the one-half pint twenty-five cents. Sold
five dollars" worth, and saved four quarts for
seed. In 1557 I sold u hat brought me twenty
five dollars, and have one-half bushel for seed.
Those last were planted betwixt my squash hills.
I also raised a crop of turnips on the spare ground
among them."
Elihn Burritt, the well-known lecturer, is
to publish a paper at New Britain, Ct. It is to be
called The „\ orth nn<l South, and will be'devo
ted mainly to the advocacy of Mr. H.'s plan of
effecting the gradual abolition of slavery by
compensation to the owners.
—Grasshoppers, it is said, have appeared in
swarms iu some sections of lowa.
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