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Dr. Homes of the Maine Far;,(er, very truly remarks in relation to this subject, " that the g-ras3 crop is one of •• the Most impOrtant, if not the most important to the fanner, and the :• making or curing the grass is an op eration upon which turns, after all, " much the value of the crop. A short growth, if well prepared, is more valuable than an abundant one spoiled •• by an imlroper management in " making ." The hay crop may well be consid ered as one of great importance to the agriculturist, being one of the princi pal products of the farm, and the one on which he relies for the sustenance of his live stock during the winter, and a considerable p,,rtion of the fall and spring. Yet while all concur in regarding crop of pritn. - : consequence, there but very f:!tv, comparatively ;Teak %-lig) adopt the s;.nw moles of rutting and proservingit. We know, indeed, of no subje:' embraced in the routine of agricul:•.-al itngrossments, on which there is .•11 a greater dis crepancy of opinion and practice. It is important that some general system should be adopted.as well in the man agement of this crop as in that of grain, at least so far as regards the time and manner of cutting and se curing the product. A late writer, in some judicious reflections' upon the importance of this crop says :—" that mole which will secure as much of tire natural juices as possible, and in the cheapest practical manlier, is the one 1 have endeavored to attain.— ( ',muting nothing for board and team we do not pay out :Sl.OO per acre iiu' Flitting and securing our hay, it au avat age of one and a hail tons per acre. In this section of the remarry tile lauds are principally of clay, and are quite free from stones. We lose tell times limre out of hay by cutting too late than ton early. Many let their clover and herds-grass stand till the seeds a1 : 42 tips, and of consequence the stems become hard and wiry ; a good share of the leaves have changed to a brownish state, and thel natural sap has !eft the plant." In cutting most, - perhaps all kinds ,f grass, we think that the proper pe riod is that, when the whole system having attained its maximum develop ment, the flowers have unfolded, and when there is a large flow of rich and accharinejuice in the stalks and leaves, Some species of grass, it is true, increase somewhat in bulk atter influr srcencc, but with the majority of plants used fir hay, the development of the flower indicates, with sufficient accuracy, the attainment of their max imitin excellence, and the time when they may perhaps be most .economi cally cut. The article above quoted says: To get at the most proper time fin• cutting, let us inquire what rule the gatherer of herbs adopts in filling his medicine chest, or the distiller his plants. In collecting herbs and plants, they cut them as soon as . th 4 come into flower. At this period they con tain all their uselbl qualities, and by cutting at this period they secure the greatest quantity of oil ; but herbs that are cut at this period and dried in the sun, lose much more of their In vigorating and essential qualities than they do if dried in the shade. Plants of all sorts, if they are cut in full vig or, and afterwards carfully dried, with out any waste of their natural juices, either by bleaching with rain or evap orating in the sun, contain a quantity of nourishing-matter nearly double what they do when allowed to . attain their full growth and make sonic progress toward decay. :When mowing is de layed, as it very frequently . is, till an advanced period of the season, when plants have not "only reached their ul timate growth, but begin to decay, this description of.herbage must become tasteless, dry, tough, and less nourish ing. Also over care in drying in the hot sun, by bleaching the juices of the early grasses, must produce a similar kind of fodder." In curing clover hay, the' principal- THE PEOPLE'S JOUR\AL. value of which consists in the heds and foliage, we have observed; that when cut early and cured "grass cock," as it- is called, the hay possessed a much more brilliant and beautiful ap peasance- than the same quality of grass, cut at the same time, and cured in the open air, or under a free ex posure often for a protracted- period to the sun. By cutting this grass when the crop is iu full blosom, allowing it to remain in the swath the first day after mowing, till nearly night, and then turning it carfully with a Birk so as to expose a fresh and unwilted Sur face to the .dews, and cocking it in the afternoon of the second day, in small compact cocks, of about eighty pounds of unmade hay, to the cock, it will make evenly and thoroughly, and may be pitched and even trodden down in a mow without being deprived of its heads and finer leaves. - The color will be a most beautiful green, and the flowers will be almost as fresh in color as when cut. After cocking, let the weather be fair or foul, no .opening or turning, (unless in case of.a protracted storm,) of the " g rass cocks'," should be allowed. It is' unnecessary, -4 the hay will " cure" completely through, and the outside, when saturated with water, will soon dry off, and effect no harm whatever to the hay. You will never see mouldy hay, if this method is adopted in " making" or curing it. In forming grass cocks, the fork is preferable to the rake, which is of ser vice only in gathering up the scatter ings, and reg-ulating the size and shape of the cock.—N. E. Farmer. TRY EXPERIMENTS.-If every far mer would appropriate a small por tion of his farm every year to experi mental farming, great benefit could not fail to result from the practice; I know a farmer, who for many years has used plaster on his corn land liberally, and, as he supposed to great advantage. Last season he left un plastered through the middlo ‘4' his field, and to another he'applied leached ashes. The row to which the leached ashes was applied, was the only one that looked and that yielded better than the one to which no application was made. On many soils, ashes are of much more value than plaster, and farmers should try every kind of fer tilizer, before they adopt the use of one.—Rural Nor-Yorker. , An agriculturist who has tried the experiment satisfactorily, says that a few seeds of the tomato dropped into the hill with cucumbers; or a tomato set out, which he says is the better mode, will keep off the black fleas and striped bugs, as they dislike the flavor of the tomato. ONLY TWO OF US " I 've made an engagement for yoU to spend a day out this week," ob served Lawyer Crosby, as his wife was placing dinner upon the table. "Have you ? I tim sorry, for I fear I shall be too busy to fulfill it, she re joined, in a slight tone of ,regret. "Busy about what ?" testily ex claimed the speaker. "I would re spectfully inquire, fur somewhat less than the hundredth time, what you can possibly find to . do'? It seems to me that you must really suffer from want of exercise." "I do, undoubtedly, said Mrs Crosby, drily. " It can't he otherwise," continued the lawyer, decidedly. -"It is com paratively idle life tbr a woman to attend to a few household cares." "A few household cares-1" " Yes, my dear Mrs. ,Crosby,. and the washing put into the bargain. What a laborious business !" Lawyer Crosby looked very wise, and spoke with a slight degree of irony. "You talk like one who is unac quainted with his . subject; but at the same time I am willing to allow that you know as much about it - as the generality of men; and thiit can't be construed into a compliment to the Selz, by - any means." " But is n't the fact a self-evident one; Mrs. Crosby'? Have n't I eyes, and can't I see—observe—look about n comprehend ?" demanded the lawyer. " You might, without doubt; but whetheryou do, is another thing," rejoined his wife. " Be that - as. it may, however, I am satisfied that I call find enough to do to keep me out-of idleness." "When there 'a only two of us?" "Only two of us," added Mrs. Cros by quietly; "for it is just as necessary that two should eat as four." " Well, it certainly must be a great undertaking to cook a little food, wash a few dishes; and lay the table three times a•day ! Why, I could accom plish the whole of it in. less time than two hours!" • DEVOTED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY, AND THE DISSEMINATION OF Mi;RALITV LITERATURE, AND NEWS BY MRS. ROBINSON COUDERSPORT, POTTER COUNTY, PA., AMY 7, 1854. "Those duties you have named do not comprise the whole of housekeep ing, Mr. Crosby." "Perhaps not; I shouldn't -mind throwing in a little dusting and sweep ing, once in a while. But it certainly appears laughable to hear a woman complain of the work ' when there .is only two in the family. I _verily be lieve it 's nothing but habit," quoth the lawyer, with becoming gravity. "Suppose you try it for, one day," proposed Mrs:Crosby, with like seri ousness. "1 'll go to the office and do your work, and you can-remain at home and do miue." "It 's rather. a novel proposition, and I do n't at this time recall to mind any celebrated men who have done housework. I have n't the least ob jection to trying it, notwithstanding - , and presume it will be the easiest day's work I shall have this, year," rejOined the husband. Both being agreed, the next day was selected for the exchange of em ployments. A quiet smile lurked upon Mrs. Crosby's mouth, and the lawyer evidently thought it a fine joke; one which would afford him a large fund of merriment and be the means of proving to his wife that housework was nothing more than a pleasant . amusement. The deluded woman thought her time was fully occupied in keeping a 'good-sized house tidy, and in devising new means of gratifying the palate of the lawyer; .who, strange to say, liked good food, and abundance of it. He seemed to think that this jumped upon the table ready cooked, and that Mrs. Crosby (or some other person) had but to utter a few magical words, and everything was done. -.But to hear these trifling duties termed enormous, when there was "only two of theni" to look after, seemed a great absurdity , to Lawyer Crosby, and he inwardly resolved to write an article (in the subject, and let the .sterner sex know how.much they were imposed upon: While reneud,, upon determination, Mrs. Crosby bad occu pied herself in jotting down a list of the duties which demanded attention the next morning. This she folded and quietly handed to her husband, requesting him to make out a similar paper, so that no mismanagement might ensue. "The list is no longer than usual," said the lady, smiling at the earnest ness with which he surveyed it. "I go through with the same performance every day. It is necessary, for they cannot be omitted. But do n't be frightened; you can take your own time," she added, in a bantering tone. Feigning the utmost indifference to the results, he remarked that he should probably 'make quick work of it,' and placing the paper in his pocket, re turned to his office. The liege lord of Mr l, Crosby prac tised law in a suburbailiown, and had acquired considerable property by the same. His wife had independence enough to do her own housework, but could not help thinking that she de served some credit for so doing. She had no particular desire to be praised; 'justice where justice is due,' - was her motto; and our readers will doubtless coincide with her in the belief that it was rather bard to work busily a whole m6rning, and then be told that 'she had done nothing Nmparatively.' It was not encouragint to . say the least, and she awaited the experiment of the next day with much interest. Morning came,- and the lawyer aroused his wife, and informed her in in a significant tone 'that it was quite. time to dress and make a fire.' Mrs. Crosby did not wait for a second bid ding, but. remarked as she left the chamber; 'that he might put himself in readiness to see about breakfast.' Our heroine had taken- the precau tion the night previous to prepare the kindlings, and in a short time had a brisk fire. She allowed herself to do just what her Husband had Veil in the habit of doing, and no more. He usually left the cbal dust and cinders for her to sift and clear away, as well as the remnants of wood and shavings to pick up; and she did n't feel in clined to limit his privileges at this time. The dining table stood in the middle of the room, covered with books, papers, writing materials, and other articles usedthe evening before, These -she did not molest, and without pulling up the shades or putting back the chairs, she took a newspaper and began to read. The lawyer had evidently com pleted`iiis toilet quicker than common, hut it was nevertheless nearly an hour before he made his appearance. It was something novel to see his wife. reading before breakfast, and he could not help - smiling to witness her perfect sang froid. "I've been up a long time, and renewed the fire twice Mr. Crosby," she remarked, without looking up. This was" thelawyer's favorite salu- tation when his wife happened to take an extra nap of five minutes. The gentleman made no reply, for he understood what the remark meant without the aid of an interpreter. He proceeded to business with great alac rity, piling the books and papers upon chairs, and nearly spilling some oil, by carrying a lamp the wrong way, and, 'by allowing • the kettle to boil over, some five minutes befoye he got ready to take it out, he succeeded iu getting the clOth laid, though in rather , an aivkward manner. I.‘l think I. should relish a piece of beef steak," remarked the lady in the. rocking chair. . • - "Ali,.then you shall have' it," re plied the housekeeper of the day, patronisingly, as he busied himself with napkins, cups,' saucers, , plates, knives, forks, etc. • He tried to recol lect how Mrs. Crosby arranged them, but in spite of all his attempts, he could make no application to that lady for advice, as she was apparently ab sorbed in her reading. - Adjoining to the kitchen, the-lawyer attended to the.making of 'a delicious cup of coffee, ,d had a lonffstruggle of beefsteak, ivhich refused t 'broil _to his satisfaction. When retuning to the dining-room, after a long bsence, looking heated and inipatiel t, . Mrs. Crosby re marked,c onsulting her watch, 'that he had been absent'long enough to make a beefsteak.' This observation the laWyer re membered to have heard betbre, but he did not make it apparent.. At length the cone . and meat, were brought in, and . all things were pro nounced ready by the officiating mas ter of ceremonies. Mrs. Crosby seated herself and be gan to carve; the lawyer took his place, at the head of the table, and proceeded to pour'Out the co&e. "The bread, Mr. Crosby," sug gested the lady. " Bless me, I forgot . it, he exclaimed, dropping the coffee-pot, and - jumping up so hastily that he came very near overturning the table. The bread was soon procured, cut in slices varying in thickness fiom a wafer to n chunk of four inches. ‘,‘-'l'he butter, Mr. Crosby," sug gested his. companion, when he was again fairly seated. • • ‘.‘ I declare—what a poor memory") have got!'-' And setting down a cup which he had taken up for the second tithe, he started for the missing article. Placing it in triumph bt...itle his wife's plate, he renewed his attempts at cof leq-pouring, and this time was suc cessful; but it must 1- epufessed that be eyed the dark-lor,;_:ag beverage . 'with some uncertainty as he passed it across the table. "Muddy coffee again, Mr. Crosby!" ablruptly said the lady. riThe,lawyer bad 'lit a word of reply. ," Verysmoky beefsteak, my dear! what have you done to it. ?" she con tinued, pushing a large piece of the obnoxious article on one side of her plate. " You must be extremely care leSs; or such things couldn't happen so; often as they do!" . . .;•' What a woman this is to remem ber, to be sure! Anybody would-sup pose she had kept a diary of my unlucky observations for a year. 'Why, she has them all at her tongue's end!" .thought the individual addressed, tho' he did n't see fit to make any imme diate rejoinder. ,The lawyer had but little appetite ; his wife remarked the fact, and hoped `that the simple exercise of getting breakfast' had not taken it away; as one person who sbould be nameless was in the habit of asserting. • I,The gentleman winced, and pre- Pared himself a generous slice of bread and butter, which he proceeded to dispose of as"though he had lacked fbod for weeks. •i When the , morning meal was con cluded, Mrs. Crosby donned her bon net and shawl, and remarking that she would send home the dinner, left the house. Our hero *as now alone, and could carry on operations without an eye-witness; which be observed was much more pleasant:- "Now we 'II consult tlie list," be added, &wad,. "and have things go on in regular order. Here goes: 'Get breakfast, *clear' table, wash dishes, put closets in order, wipe down shelves, clean . shelves, clean knives, - clean sink, rub silver, black stove, keep fire, at tendthe door bell, sweep ball, brush stairs, sweep parlor, dining-room and kitchen, dust furniture, trim lamps, do chamber work, wash meat for oven, clean vegetables, stew cranberries, make pudding, and entertain visitors, if they bappent to call.' "Bless, me, is that all 1" cried our housekeeper. "I call that making a a great fuss about a little matter. It Sounds larger than it really is. I think 11l clear the table, to begin with, as that is put down next. • So at it he went, knocking things hither and thither, at a great hazard of their demolishment. As the idea didn't occur to .him that he should carry, a waiter full of articles at a time, he made a great many journeys between the dining-roam - and kitchen, which necessarily consume& considerable time. The dish-washing proved rather an . awkward - affair, and did n't pro gress so rapidly as he could. have wished. He could n't wipe the cups handily, the saucers seemed bungling, and the plates would slip' back into the water; but after breaking a cut glass tumbler, (which he felt certain of Matching the next day,) knocking a large piece out of a . platter, (which h& resolved, to paste together while dinner was cooking;) and cracking u pet . diSh of his wife's while setting up a pile of plates, the matter was brought to a close.. The knife-cleaning was an other thing altogether; there would n't be any danger of breakages, and he could put 'em through' quick. But the black spots were . deeper seated than lie imagined, and required the exhibition of more elbow grease' than he. had any idea of. He con tended longest with the carving knife, which, in consequence of being 'awk wardly handled, inflicted a deep cut, as a token of remembrance. This wa a mistake that caused many other mis takes during the day, owing undoubt edly to the clumsy bandage which the lawyer wrapped about his hand. It may„be well remarked that the aforesaid list was laid carefully in a conspicuous position, and frequently referred, to. He attended to the sil ver, and then glanced at the clock. The hands pointed to an hour which admonished him that 'time waited for no man,' and had no sympathy for inexerienced housekeepers. "'What's next on the docket, I wonder?" lie thought, consulting his Memorandum.. "Ah, s,tove: to black! Well, I must admit that the coffee which boiled over has n't improved its appearance much. I'll look up the brush." . . So saying. he prepared the Poll and set about • the operation at once. The stove was quite hot, and he could n't work to any, advantage. The more liquid he put on, the more it would sputter and ily off with a crack ling noise. He thickened the liquid, but it would not adhere to the - stove, and he began to think it was be witched. . 'At this stage of affairs he 'happened !, to recollect that somebody had said that milk was the best thing to wet the powder with; so he hastened to the pantry, and pouring out a quantity, applied it to the refractory stove. That did n't mend the matter much, •and the srriol of burned milk began to be quite_diSagreeable. The room was filled with smoke, the floor around the Stove was dotted with little spots of blacking, and the lawyer's hands were certainly not the cleanest that ever was, when a violent ring of the bell resounded through the house, making our hero start as though he had been surprised in some dishonorable act. He looked towards the door, then at his hands, and finally at a large stain on his shirt. bosom, which bore a strong resemblance to blacking. "I won't go; they may ring all day if they like!" lie exclaimed, impa tiently, going to the wash-basin and trying to bring his hands to the accus tomed color; but a second ring warned him that some person without was not inclined 'to give it up so.' • Confound that tintinabula! I sup pose it 's some old man ibr boots, clothes,, grease, or rags. If he does it again I'll bring a suit of assault and battery!" cried our incipient house keeper, making a few desperate dashes at the dish-cloth, which lie mistook fin- the towel, and hurrying towards the door, which he opened with a trem bling hand: • "Ali, good morning, lawyer!" said a well-dressed, good-looking young lady, who evidently expected to see somebody else appear.. "Is Mrs-Cros by in?' • " Yes—l—no, she is n't in,' he stam mered; for to tell the truth, the law yer was 'thinking more of his personal appearance than . his wife's absence; besides, he imagined that the young lady looked at him with some curios ity, and this embaraassed him the more. Now it must be observed that our hero was remarkable for the neatness of his dress, and the stain upon his linen assumed enormous dimensions under the searching glance of his vis itor. He dropped .his eyes, and for got. the stain in contemplating his sooty hands. • "Excuse the disorder of my dress this morning, Miss Haynes," he added. "I was so unfortunate as to upset the inkstand just as you rang, and you see the effects of the accident." This it must be confessed, was rather a departure froin the truth. But the la.wyer,sauldn't think Of any other way to excuse himself from the dilemma; and he was not disposed to confess the exact state of the case to his fair-eyed friend, who, after making a few commonplace remarks, took her leave. " What an ingenious excuse that was!- Nobody but a lawyer would have thougla of it," soliloquized our hero, glancing complacently in a mir ror pertaining to the hat tree. Imag- . hie his mortification at• discerning a Nark streak across his face, which gave it a most ludicrous aspect. No wonder_the young lady looked at him with 'curiosity, for nothing probably but good manners restrained her from a hearty - laugh. :f- Lawyer Crosby went.ba4 to the kitchen with a Slow step. TO his ut- ter astonishment It was twelve o'clock, and he had quite forgotten dinner. The lire was entirely out, the room was in a sad plight, the list of duties not half completed, and the meat, yeg etablos etc., remained untouched. His zeal had cooled amazingly ~ i tice morning, and he half-repented acceding to his' wife's proposition. He had expected every moment tom) her enter, express herself satisfied Nvith the experiment, and desire him in a very himible Manner to go back to the otlice and resume his legitimate sphere of action. But Mrs. Crosby did not appear, and lie was at length obliged to collect his energies for the purpose of making the lire. Alter wearing out , his patience, he succeeded in his undertaking, and con signed the meat to a cold oven. it was too late to think of a pudding. Mrs. Crosby must excuse that item, although he had always expected it of her under all circumstances. He be T gall to think that it did require some ingenuity /and calculatiOn to dispose of so many duties in a morning, and to have some faint suspicion that house-keeping wasn't such a fine joke after all. He wondered how its. Crosby prospered, and whether she didn't wish herself safe at home ;- 1, 0 .,;,‘,1 birtmelf ,in anticipating how frightened she would be at finding hOw much work had been laid out and bow completely nonplussed she must appear, if a client should happen to call for advice. This last was such an amusing idea, that our lawyer rubbed lus hands together and laughed to him : self at the ridiculous figure which ho flincied Mrs. Crosby was about that that time making. Leaving the lawyer the to work out the rest of the items, we will attend the footsteps of Mrs. Crosby to her hus band's office and note her experience t.;4 ere. Tom PettiflTer, the lawyer's clerk, stared somewhat perseveringly when he saw Mrs. Lawyer Crosby enter the Aire with an assured step, and pro ceed to hang up her bonnet and shawl with a genuine business air. " Tom," said Mrs. Crosby, snapping her fingers carelessly, " is ithis office in perfect order ?" " I - es ma'am." replied the infant barrister, more surprised. - " liibeg leave to differ with you, sir 1)o you see these papers scat tered all about here ? Pick them up and file them in proper enter." W"Gere is the—lawyer ?" asked Pet tifogger, with mouth agape. " I'm lawyer to-day, Torn, and you are my man of business. ,Mr. Crosby told me that yOulad a memorandum to-day's work. Produce ti if there'd such a thing.'! Pettifoger fumbled about awhile among the papers, and succeded in find• big the document in question. With the finntest possible smile that a woman could produce, Mrs, Lawye'r Crosby read -astfolloWs : ITE3ts.—Hebeas corpus for Levi Lewis. A writ ofreplevin for the dis tress of Simeon Snooks. Fill out a quit-claim deed for John Styles. Ad vise Captain Saunders about action for damages against Farmer Jones. A:writ of attatchment in the case of Brown r.v. Smith. Examine letters respect. ing Bright's breach oromise case. Send Higgins's bill. Write a threat etting letter to Thompson; Terrify Joe Hunker, if possible. Respectful ly invite Comonel Drummer to call and settle Major Green's bill. To—take depositions in \Viggin's slander case (Li up an issue between Town- .o7'l and Ferris. Distress the widow San burn. Make out cost and damages in case of Foger and Folsom. Exanitno the title of lands lying north of theMisle to Riper, claimed by Talbot and Tomk ins. Kick Bill Buzzlcton (firm of Buz zleton and Brigs) out of the office.— Browbeat Mrs. Chandler for her land lord Noggin. Tweak Johnson's nose. The above to be done,- besides attending to incidental - office business, as it may occur. ". Well, here's workl",thoughi our lady, her ardor considerably cooled by. this formidable array of duties. ". Tom do you know much 1" she asked; re covering. her self-possion: Tom didn't "seem to know whether El NO. 8.