Cr - wiu r PER ANNUM INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.
TOW-AJSTIXA. :
j W t&ng fllontinD, September 17, IBS7.
jftlftttb soctnt.
DIFFERENCES.
BY CUAKLKS MACKAY.
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TV Kias can lriuk the l ' est ot wine -
So can I;
Wl hi* enough when he would dine-
So have I ;
Yr.J cannot order Rain or Shine—
Nor can I.
Then where's the difference— let me sec—
Het iAt ni> Lord the King and me ?
IV tratv friends surround his throne
Night and day ?
Or make his interest their own ?
No. not they.
Mine love me for myself alone—
Kit**- d be they .
And that's one difference which I seo
lletwivt my I.ord the K:ng and me.
IK> knaves around me lie in wait
To deceive.
Or fawn and flatter when they hate.
And would grieve ?
Or cruel pomps oppress my state.—
Bv my leave ?
\, < Heaven be thanked! And here you see
Mere difference 'twist the King and me !
He has his fo d. w ah jests and Mcipa,
When he'd play ;
;■ -h: armies and his ships—
tlreat are they;
| lVu: not A child to kiss his lips,
Weli-a.day I
1 that'- a difference sad to see
"Vfw.xt my Lord the King and me.
' wear the ap and he the crown
What of that ?
I deep on straw and he on down—
What of that ?
a ■ 1 he's the Kins and I'm the clown—
What of that'
I ' happy I, and wretched he,
I Tcrlups the King would change with ntc '.
is r 1 1! 3kto us.
THE OUTPOST.
A TALC or FRONTIER LIFE.
Towards the latter port of the ye.tr 1751,
1 ; Fret. h. ai ied by vast bodies of the llu
\ v and Iroquois Indians had begun to make
k -.svlve? very disagreeable neighbors to the
B'-'an! American colonists iu Northern
R s., j Ohio, aud the Northwest portion
I' \-w York State —the French by their eu
rvachaents on the frontier, and the Indians
I■ :Le.r •.ramerous forays and savage barbari
rto .' who were unfortunate enough to fall
I ' l lac.r hands
[ T r. a stop to these aggressive proceed-
L.N. EUAEMIK bodies, both of the " regulars"
k . the ovinia* tuiiitia, were dispatched to the
I "rnl pdnts assailed : aud among the rest.
I Henry Innes, with a company of thir-
I" u- anion? whom were a party of some
E : V rgtnia riflemen. was ordered to oecu-
I A sati,. outpost, or log fort, which at this
I* >1 s'.oi within a few miles from the north
*i the Allegheny river
I llav ■ - arrived safely at their quarters, the
I •* C" nivA-w set aboat ri?htin? up the old
It-xs: to nuke as comfortable as circaru-
I would permit : and this being done,
I*: *ier on e more restored, sentries were
I - e-d a* A!'; the advanced points of the sta-
I " wr. > the strictest virilaace was both en-
• : and ixereised by day ami uight.
I Among the Virginia rifle men who had vol
mto the company, was a tall, rnauly.
|e I'.eki'ig fellow, who froui his fatal and un- i
|'~*g sk ;i .v. a mark-tuan. had received the
ft - what awe inspiring ~ wir p: wof Death.
I with whatever justice the name had been
1" -d to h'ua tor his skill, his dispositioa cer-
eutitied hiu to uo such terror spreading
ft -.t Oa the contrary, be was the very
ft"; the company.
I H : rich fuatl of mother-wit, large wvial
ft' ers.tics. and eonstant good nature render
ft: u.ai a general favorite with the men :
ft tie never failing stock of game which
I n card-led bira to supply the mess-table
■ • rrs with. n<t oaly recommended
ft ~ ,r good graces. but caused many a
ft" -hort coming "of his to be wicked at j
■ - tossoi over m silence, which otherwise
L.e night not have gotten over so
ft T-c company bad not been stationed at the
I"• 3iz-:b aiore tLaa a week, erg Death, in
■ - -- - ? ;\;ur- ocs for game discovered that
ft' i ;ma fanahouse. some three miles or so
the fort, there lived a certain M ss
o; o whose equal in beauty anil
:ibt.es he had never seen before
t. :&.icr himself still more certain of the
V cfl the day f llowing under cover
i r>-iiace f L&ricg forgotten his powder
ws incited u come sg*iu, by Far-
L - -"-a* qe. arho happened to be front the
par.-b is the father of our hero ; scd
' : scarcely <aj that the Invitation wa.
- -*gvriy and joy fully accepted, and as of
--":ums:auoes wuuM permit, complied
--- seccad week after this occurrence tr-ok
"p--* is marked by twn events, which, though
the welfare of the little coamu-
K 7 tie fort, were of widely different de
unportance
*rs; was. that Death had either snddeu-
C Lis skill as a marksman, or that the
VI" 'tiu .ved to a aafer and ciioe dis
i** -i iiiriiooi. for the officers* larder had
* anuag in the items of woodcocks,
Ac, for the week past —and the
the most important of tae two
ia regular succession, four
:v : from the extreme
K - u.*, *:b ai leav.cg the si ghtest trace to
- v - *-t -y-- ? .ry of their dmppcarasae.
THE BRADFORD REPORTER.
This last circnrast&nce struck such dread iu
to the breasts of the rest of the company, that
no oue could be found willing to volunteer to
take the post—well knowing that it would be
only like signing their own death-warrant to
do so ; and Col. Innes, not wishing to willful
ly sacrifice the lives of his men by compelling
them to go, enjoined double cautiou to the re
mainder of the sentinels, and left the fatal spot
unoccupied for a night or two.
It was on the third night of the desertion
of the post, that our hero, Death, was return
ing to the fort, after paying a visit to Stan
hope farm. The moon was up, but her light
was almost obscured by the dense mass of
clouds which at every few miuutcs were driven
by a pretty stiff breeze over her face, while
the huge trees, now in full leaf, creaked and
groaned, and bent their tall forms to and fro,
as the heavy gusts rushed whistling in among
the branches
Our hero had approached within a hundred
yards of the termination of the forest that
skirted the small open space in which the fort
stood, when suddenly he paused, and crouch
ing down on his bauds and knees crept cau
tiously forward a few paces. Having remain
ed in this position several minutes, he again
quietly retreated in the manner he had ad
vanced. and plunging into the forest again,
emerged at a iioiut considerably lower than
whore he had intended to leave it before.
Col. luucs sat reading, alone, iu his private
apartment, when an orderly entered aud in
formed him that oue of the meu wished to
speak to him.
" Send him in." said the Colonel ; ami at
the uext miuute our friend Death had entered,
and made bis best bow to his commanding
officer.
" Well, what scrape have you been getting
into now ?" said the Colonel when he saw who
his visitor was.
•' None, Colonel," replied Death ; " bat 1
have come to ask a favor."
" Let us hear it," said the Colonel, and
we will then see what we can do."
" Well. Colonel, it is simply this—if you
will put the " rifles' under osy orders tonight,
and let me occupy the deserted post, I will
not only clear up the mystery of the disap
itearauce of the four sentries, bat make the
[iot tenable in future."
'• But how ?'* said the Colonel, in intense
surprise.
•• I guess, Colonel." answered Death, " You
had better let me have the meu, aad order us
off. and I'll tell you the whole affair after. I
promise that no one shall receive a scratch if
thev follow ray direction iiuplicity."
" Yes you are a stfaoge man," said the
Colonel, " but I think I will let yon have
your own way this time. When do you intend
to start ?" *
'* la about an hour's time," answered Death.
" Very well, 1 will give you the ncecs.-ary
orders so that you can start wheu you thiuk
proper. And what is more, if you perform all
vou have promised, and don't eane me to re
pent having humored you, you shall have poor
Campbell's place."
Hector Campbell was a brave but very head
strong young Scotchman, who had occupied
the post of Lieutenant at the fort. In a sud
den freak of daring he had volunteered to
stand sentry at the fatal spot friu which three
-entries had already so mysteriously disappear
ed. and he paid for his rashness with bis life.
•• Now, my iads," said Death, as. in about
an hour after his conversation with Colonel
Innes. he approached the deserted post, at the
head of a dozen riflemen who had leen tcmjo
rarilv placed under hi- orders. " 1 will teil
you what we are going to do. The long and
siiort of the affair i- simply this, i; s a gang
of them cussed, theiviu* Iroquois that Lave
oircnrarer.ted and carried off four of onr men
shoe-tins them with their arrows aud then
decamping with tueir t>iies.
'• To-night, as I w is returning to the fort,
I suddenly thought I heard the svurul of sever
al voices, and creeping on my hands towards
the spot. tret nigh enough to <ee and hear that
about a dozen Iroquois were then and there
arranging their plans to surprise the fori to
night—intending to steal u upou i: by the
paint which their cussed deviltry Lad render
ed so easv an aece I only 'topped to learn
this, when I hurried to the Colonel, and asked
hiui to place you at tny disposal ami here we
arc I did uot say * word to b;ai about what
I had learned, bng determined that if po -
-be. the " rides" should have the honor of
exterminating the varlet* And BOW I a.-k
ron. are you willing and ready to follow my
orders P .
Every man cheerfully answered in the affir
mative." an i with quickening pulses and san
guine hopes, the little company 3cr.:s ttiOTed
forward
The ;ost con-is ted of a long, narrow sji-c.
Ivim led ou each side by a rocky bank, while
its extreme end was closed in by a dark and
impenetrated looking forest- The i-ank on
each side of the pass was thickly covered with
brush ami underx>l. and among the* IeatL
now carefully coneeaied his meu ; taking care
to arrange them so that their lire wocio not
cross each other, and bidding them not to fire
c:Ui' he given the signal ; and a'Vr thev had
fired not to stop to re-load, but elabbior their
rifles, to jump down au i finish the struggle in
(hat manner.
With •teaJv alacrity each nan took up the
post assigned him ; and in another rrennte
the spot prcmnted the same Jose, still and
solemn apjscaratve it had worn previous to
their arnvai.
The Utile i-oftipaat bad begun to gres* very
impatient, and Death L case if, to tear that tue
Indians had either rued the attempt, or eb?
had changed their plan of battle, when snd
de> iis an ck eye detected the form at his
craftv foes issuing in a crouching positiOQ
from the deep shadow which the Sort J trees
threw far up the pass
" six. nine, twe're
led Death as one after another they emerged
io augie hie from the wood, aad wiih quick
cat-like stealtl I ness of raoveopent advanced tp
lite pa.-s ; their fi'c in trail aad their
a„J bodies air] rt-Jecoi fe fert>:>a.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY E. O'MEARA GOODRICH,
looking by the grotesque marking of their War
paint. On they came, swiftly, and silently
and all unconscious of the fate that was in
store for them.
The foremost of the band, whose command
ing stature, wolf-teeth, collar and eagle tuft
at once proclaimed him as chief, and advanc
ed until he was directly opposite the bush in
which Death was hid, when the latter with
startling distinctness imitated the cry of an
owl and discharged his ritie.
Eight of the Indians fell by the volley which
the riflemen now poured upon the remainder
of them : but strange to say. oue of the five
who did not fall, was the chief whom Death
aimed at. This unasual event was owing to
to the following cause ; the branch on which
he had steadied his arm in firing, had sudden
ly yielded at the moment he discharged his
piece, thus rendering harmless his otherwise
unerring aim.
Uttering an imprecation at his ill hick, —
Death sprung down the bank with the rest ot
his companions, and with one bound he reach
ed the side of the Iroquois chief. They graj>-
pled and fell heavily to the ground, clasped in
fearful embrace, and darting glances of savage
hatred at each other beueath their knitted aud
scowling brows.
" Keep off," shouted Death, as he saw one
or two of his companions in the act of stoop
ing down to assist him. " keep off ! and if he
masters me let him go."
Over they rolled, and writhing and straining
but seemingly neither obtaiued any advantage
of the other. At last the head of the Iroquois
suddenly came in contact with the point of a
rock that protruded from the bank, stunning
him so that he relaxed his vice-like grip of
Death's throat ; aud the latter thus released,
spriuging to his feet finished his career by bring
ing the heavy breech of his rifle, with sledge
hammer force down upon his head.
The remaining four Indians had been like
wise dispatched ; and the victorious riflemeu
I none of whom had received any wouud worth
mentioning.) now sent up such a shout of tri
umph for the victory that the old woods rang
with it for minutes after.
As Col limes had promised Death was
promoted to the vacant post of Lieuteuant ;
and now dear reader, we beg to inform you
that our hero and the uncompromising veter
an General Morgan, of revolutionary celebrity
was the one and the same individual.
About a fortnight after this eventful night.
Stanhope Farm was the scene of such mirth,
good eating and dancing a- could be di>posed
of during the twenty four hours : and though
we think it superfluous to do so, we will add
that the course of this " merry making" was
the marriage the beautions Hester SaQuope
with Lieutenant Henry Morgan.
Tho Fanusr's High School of Pennsyl
vania.
The Hoard of Trustees of the Farmers' High
School if Pennsylvania liave jo-t issued an
address. They state that in I*os. after the
most patient and carefnl examination of seve
ral points in various quarters of the State, they
have fixed the ocutiou of the School in Ceu
tre county, on the southern shun? of IVnn and
Xittauy valleys, within. perhaps. five miles of
the geographical centre of the State, where
the land is limestone, fertile arid beautiful.—
As a place for practical agriculture, nothing
more favorable couM be desired : and it is
sufficiently removed from those intrusions and
annoyance* of a town or public riare so preirt
dieiai to tue pursuit of study, or the security
of a well managed farm or garden.
I Two honored ai res of this land were gener
ously donated to the Institution by (Jon. Jas.
Irvin. with the privilege of purchasing one
hundred acres upon each ride, a' any time
wittttu five years, a; sixty uoilarsaa a*.re ; and
in the meantime to have possession of the
whole, npon payment of the interest upon
the same of the last mentioned two hundred
acres. The Hoard of Trustees took possesion
of tho whole. and having appropriated cf it.
to the apple and peach orchards. 21 3 4 acres;
to smaller fruits, o 3 4
and nursery, 16 1-4 acres ; and to (be campus
12 12 acres. A system of record of all the
doings on the fann i-as ieen arranged, aani the
plan of education is believed to be as perfect
as possible.
Several of the batldings have been complet
ed and others are in progress. The Lcgida
; ture at its last session, appropriated doM.ObO
' to enable the Beard of Trustees t>" carry out
their plan ; twenty-five thousand of which
payable only upon condition that a like -.imi
sbaii be raised from some other source. There
is no other mode of raising thi sum than by
i private cootribntion or that of County Agri-
cultural &oe et;es throughout the states. This
sum contribu'ed. w:!l place the in
a prosperous condltioo. and encourage the
Board of Trustees to prosecute the work to
speedv and active operation. No su:h school,
as is iter® contemplated. has ever vet ex:sted
amongst as ; and it is most confidently autici
pated. thai whilst we are petting op a f*rm
which will be a model for farmers— alulsl we
will be testing and disseminating the most
valuable seeds and plants throughout! be w.iok
length and breadth of the State, ha ring the
caaraatee of sach an tm-titn'ion for t:se;r char
acter aud quality, we wih be imparting to youth
those principles of natural sciecce, which,
intenniaglvd with the practical operations of
the farm, whi give character to and 4.g
--nity to their caiUuz. Frederick Watts, Esq..
of Carlisle, is the President of the Boarl of
Trustees, to wb.xn all cormEautcariutiS apoa
the subject may be addressed.
pgr A little boy had a coit aad a doc. and
bis ceoeroaty was of tea ami by TT-CUJTS ask
ine him [ja to see what be woofd say to
xrxt them one or both of hs pets. Oae day.
be told a gentleama present be mirbt bar# its
colt aaach to tbrsarpnse of btc mother, who
asked. ** Why. Jaekv ! why di-i'nt yoo pi*e
him the doe ?' " aothiwh y aothnr.mo
tber : inn be goes to get tbet .k, FH stttie
t! v oc "aim
" RES ARDI.ESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER."
The Fighting Preacher.
We have heard an excellent story of a rev
erend gentleman, once a eitizen of Pittsburgh.
lie was what the ladies call " a dear good
man," and young misses " a dock of a fellow."
Ilis charity vtas not confined to those who
were his immediate followers, and in all the
private relations of life he bore the character
of an honest upright man It is said, howev
er, that he possessed a violent temper, and
when anything disagreeable occurred, behaved
in a manner by no means clerical.
On one occasien, a member of his congre
gation, as passionate as himself, reproved him
for using language in the pulpit highly improp
er in itself, and altogether unbecoming oue
professedly devoted to the service of his Divine j
Master. The clergyman replied that he was
governed by his own sense of propriety, and
; that he would permit no puppy to speak to
him in that manner.
To this, a blow was the only reply. A
dreadful fight was the consequence, which con
tinned for the space of thirty minutes, at the
end of which the layman cried !
" Hold, enough i"
The battle euded, aud the preacher with an
injured face, walked home iu triumph.
News of the quarrel spread like wild fire ;
through the congregation. Old ladies rait on
their bonnets and ran over the city to hear
all the particulars ; fast }oung men called cm
the reverend geutleman complimented him
highly for behaving so well, and left him with
the assurance of their great regard aud dis-1
tingnished consideration.
. The Sunday following the church was fiiled
to excess—all anxious to bear the minister's ex
planation. People of ail ranks, all conditions
—men. women and children—saints and sinners
—professors of the rnauh art of self-defence .
—all individuals who till that time knew not
what the inside of church was made of, were
assembler] there.
Just as the great bell struck for the last
time, the clergyman entered the church.—
Deliberately he wended his way to the pulpit,
aud calmly contemplated the scene before him.
The choir sung the psalm commencing with :
•• Rle-t i- the aian who ••htins the place,
Where sinners Live to meet—"
After which the preacher made a short and
fervent prayer. He then took his text, and
delivered the following address, which was
handed to us by a gentleman who was pres
ent :
Brethren —We are commanded to love our
enemies and respect those who de.-pitefully
use us. It is our duty to do so. Forgiveness
is the finest quality in the christian character.
It distingushes him from all others, and caus
es him to be looked upou with respect aud ad
miration. He who L able to forgive au inju
ry is more than a man, because he rises far
above his fellows, and is conscious of possess
ing parts to which others are strangers. Iu
my short chequered career. I have always
endeavored to overlook every little injury I
have received. Iu most instam-es I have been
successful—thus proving that the iinmortai
and that the christian arises far above mere
man. But ray dear brethren, it has not al
ways been the case. Frequently my proud
heart and Ticlent passions prevail over the
commands of wisdom, aud tae voice of pru
dence. A few days since I forgot my |>Osi
tion aud struck the offender lam well aware
of the fact that we ere commanded when smit
ten on the right cheek to tarn to the left ;
and I only think it oaly proper to do so : but
ray brethren when amm nndertakes t atct IR
civ head. i'" there ?'
Tie sporting characters present gave three
terrific VeK. which created s • much confusion
that the service* immediately cooduded for
the day.
A iV.r ; - : 'S VOCTH—Some time during
the last year, a sprig of the law- was
admitted to the Suffolk bar. His father gave
him a hundred dollars v* purchase a library of
books, and told him a', that time, but by indus
try. prudence, and immediate enforcement of
payment of all sun;* that might 1e hi*, he had
n doubt hut that he would get along. A few
days after, the old man dropped into John's
office and borrowed fifteen dollars of •. <■ mon
ey he had given hint, proaiismg to par i: at
twelve o'clock the next dar.
" All right, dad " said John, ' give mc yenr
tnetn'Tundnrjj."
The next day at twelve. |a did not appear,
and John immediately served a wr.t upon him
aud put a keeper in his house, just as the old
man was to dinner. That is what w t call an
instance o? "sharp practice."
Titer F.th. —The force of language apt
to be much iulared i v the multitude of words.
A respectful farmrr hi Berkhirecoonty ha
the sii gul ir happv talent of rot saving a word
tni> Enoch. A young man wi- .ovg to •■ >iain
his exftsent to marry his daughter, callei npon
bin oue when be to be i:i the field
ploughing with his oxen. It was. pist d:>i:bt.
a fearfa! matter for a man to broach,
ami the hesitating lover, after running a pa rai
ls! to the farrows several times round t e fie! 1.
and essaying with all his courage to utter the
important question at las; stammered oat: —
I—l—l've been thinking, Mr . that
—that as how—l J —l shook! be gl —glai
to —to —fa —n—marry your daughter."
*" tarmtr—Trtr her c4 w itr tctii—
-114/*; saw Bud."
Hrvrtss is Town —An tppiicatioo
*a> marie bj a u".stresse*i chatl!*' owjr or.
Wedtesria; eTfr;ngto ooe*~>f cor L : eo?e* snrs
of Pofrer. for ski to ecgrin the t
iwtinif'N of. bit rersooai projpenr at large
aGOGt tqarc.
The officer indignant hr tcki hiia that be
bad no duties to perform, nor would Is
perfona :hem if he had
" Shan't I was.l jocae help to get the t*o
fyrrs a war fr.x the cStr *
• Well. I rather mesa yvn *ilb r vv tae i
i .iraif can: m lr-( ' : v F~m
Vt •
Harvesting Corn—Hints for the Season.
From present appearances and the best in
formation within our reach, we think it may
be pretty safely predicted that over a wide
range of our country this is not destined to be
a great corn year. A large part of the grow
ing corn is too late to fully mature, unless we
have an unusually warm September ami Octo
ber, a circumstance hardly to be expected.—
Therefore it will probable be the safer course
for most farmers to cnt np and shock their
corn as soon as it will any way answer—that
■ is, if it can be done before receiving much in
jury from frost; by so doing they may save
much in the value of fodder, and much corn
would ripen in the shock that would be nearly
ruined by frost.
We hare several seen corn cut np,
aud tied in moderately sized bundles and slung
across poles over the barn floor, where it has
dried perfectly, and the fodder was much bet-1
ter than it would have l>een bad it been shocked
in the fic'tl. We have seen various methods
of shocking corn in the field. Some put a
dozen large bundles into a shock ; such large
stacks do not dry well. Others cut and stand
it rouud a hill purposely left umt. We have
seen corn very safely stocked by only using
five bnndles to the stook—one in the centre,
aud one on each of the four sides ; a band of
rye straw was tightly tied around the whole
some four feet from the ground, aud the tops
of the stalks bent over and tied dowu. Such
t<xiks stand better than larger ones, and also
dry much bettor.
Corn, when harvested before it is properly
ripened, and dried in the field, as much of it
probably will be the comimr harvest, is some
times injnred when stored in large quantities
in the crib or the slatted corn honsc. If dry,
windy weather follows after the corn lias been
cribbed or housed, it generally dries well, but
if long continued damp or rainy weather snc
eeeds. the corn is very liable to heat and mould
Ac., injuring its mealin? qualities. To guard
against such a loss, we have known farmers to
have a tight box stove in their corn houses,
and they kept up a brisk fire a portion of the
time during the damp weather, thereby drv
ing their corn very fast, and saving it from in
jure.
The labor of manuring, ploughing, planting
and hoeing an acre of corn is no trifling job in
many situations of the country, and it should
be the aim of the farmer to make the most of
this labor, and not cheat himself out of a por
tiou of iis work by suffering his corn or com
fodder to Ije injured or wasted though negli
gence or lack of care on his part. — [Count rv
Gentleman, Aug.
Steptembet - Work to be Done.
FAHS. —If grsin crops be not already sow:;
they should be attended to early in the month.
Wheat nodjwinter rye cannot In? sown too ear
iv. as the roots mu*t have time to penetrate
soil to a sufficient depth to preveut their being
thrown out during w■ Inter. Corn should now
be gathered, and proper preparations made for
fattening of stock for sale. Hoot crop? require
stri-t attention, and if planted in rows as they
shonM be. the cultivator may bo frequently run
between them this month with profit.
l'otatoes should be dug as soon as their
skins refuse to slide when hardly pr-.*ed nj>on
by the thumb : this is a better guide for ascer
taining when a potatoe i? rite than tojudge by
the fading of the vines. Budding may now
be done with advantage. Stiff, hard lands
should no* be ploughed and ab-oi!ed. leaving
the iaivl ridged for dirintergratioo by fro-t
daring winter The farmer ha now more time
for pkmgbiue than in he spring : his cittle
are stronger, and a he tie work will no; hurt
them before fattening. Timber may be cut
thi* Look your bum-yards, and
?r?e thein properly arranged for saving their
drainage during w inter
Light sandy soil should uet ploughed in
the fall, tk.evt your ears of corn from thrifty
stalk* while iiug far m xt year - seed, being
carefui to take from such -talks oo'y as bear
more than one ear y ur cum stalk *
well, as by proper treatment they make g >od
w inter fodder Use cooked feed for r.og* ; and
remember that weeds in the hog |kd w;li
time and produce better results than if left
standi: z during winter. Large quantities of
headlands, peat. Ac., Ac., should be placed
near the stable*. barn-yard*. Ac., for full coin
jiostiug ; and jtfopcr quantise* o" bo. e-iibt.
sg.lt. and ether materia - int nded to be added
to the compos: should be ia readiness
RittnES Garden.—Collect onion pips in
tended for re-planting in car y spring. Mau
ure ground* intended for *pring gardening,
ploughing and üb-*oilttKr deej4y. l"e tfw
manures this mouth, long nod deejay buried,
or, a* least, sot merely placed liencath the
surface, so that in the spring ploughing, by
using the same dIoMI the manure w:! lc
thoroughly uiv! throughout the *oif, instead
of merely occupy 1 .eg the surface, or being l ien
aii turned under, as, would be the case with
shallow fail rsannrng.
Keep the hand and horse cultivator busi
ly at work among the turnip ar.u otbtr root
crotn.
Part the root* of all herbaceous plants for
increa*;ag the uoaher, about fh toher Ist,
selecting cloudy or wet weather : select "inm En
cumbers for pi k'lag. AS the fir*: frost will fin
ish then Weed out *pirji~h. uoe and *arth
up celery on dry days end uot even while we!
with dew.
Herbs should r..w hare a thorough dressing.
I. <ok at your -a-'i frames, and have them glu
ed and gerenl'y repuTed ia time to \ t t! e pu*-
ty harden before t ey are wanted : have aup
p"y J shatter*. raw mats, 4:., 4r Cut
down pwr.dey, Ac.
FRTTT GASDCX IXP OUCBAW —Boidtng
may suii be dooe. for which * chapur*
fromJDow neg in our r o\ f. Strew l;nse aiocnd
apple-tram Clcar.e bsrk of fro*t trees' with
the wash d : rected in f-rmcr rtrarberf Kemove
atetpi'lu'* egg* from the evds of twi**
Manure tiwa. tut frmtco bad"? tfci
yur.
vol., XVIII. —isro. 15.
Sleep and Lightr
I Sleep Is the most powerful restorative of
I the system. It renews the cteiFy ebb of We,
and arrests its imppv flow, reeruiting the ex-
I haustion produced by its drains ami toils, and
tear. There kno invariable rule for all per
sons with the respect to amount of time of
I deep, ft is regulated by the age, constitution
and habits of tire individual. FJuring tbe en
tire fteriod of the growth of tire body, the
more sleep the more food it requires to repair
the want* of the structures, and to restore
their sensibility and irritability, exhausted by
the incessant activity of the waking jieriod
Hence those who use mnrh exertion sleep
souudest. In tbc jarimc of life waste is not so
great, and a less supply is necessary. In old
age, when tlie waste of the vital powers i
least of all, there is the smallest necessity for
sleep. But the very extremes of life uuite ii
sleeping away mo? t of the tiuie. Too little
deep, relatively to the activity of the body, ex
haunts the irritability of the system, inducing
dullness, sluggishness, uuwiekiness and corpu
lence. Kight honrs for youths and six boars
fur adults is about an average for sleep.
For sleep to be speedy am) perfect, all caret
emotions, and thoughts should be laid aside
with one's clothes. And every exteinal ex
citement of the nertcs, a? by sounds, lights,
etc.. withdrawn as far as possible Nightcap*
had better be dispensed with, and people
should accustom themselves to sleep with a part
of 'be window open. Karly rising, and the
habits it inculcates, are condncive to health
ami longevity. Necessitating early retirement
to rest, induces regularity of hours and habits
—withdraws from many temptations to bane
ful eouviviality and excesses, and facilitates
the advantageous employment of the early
morning It is improper to rest for tbe night
on a fell meal ; two or three honrs after rap
ier is the best time ; tbe body rises lighter
and more refreshed tbe next morning. Dur
ing the middle of the hot days of summer, au
hour's sleep after dinner is often Decesaary in
dulgence, especially to those engaged in labo
rious pursuits, and caunot be otherwise thau
beneficial to health.
A few hour- taken from the u>ual morning
rest will be replaced by an hoor'a sleep in thy
afternoon. This was the practice of John
Hunter, and is the custom of the inhabitants
of the sotitli of Europe. A horse hair mat
trass is in every way preferable to a feather
bed. Overload or deficiency of bed-clothes is
equally to be aToided. During the day they
should be taken off and left to air on the hack
of chairs, Ac., as is the usage in Italy. Light
is an agent indispensable to health. Vegeta
ble as well as bcraan being, deprived of its
influence are blanched. The former are al
so changed in their taste and otlier proper
ties.
Tle ffrsli of the latter Is rendered soft, flab
by. pasty, awl saHew. The tissues are infiitret
el with pale liquids : the blood abounds nndc
ly in serum ; the fibriDC and coloring matters
are in defect. This is observed iu persons who
work under zroumi. prisoners immured in dun
geons, iu the inhabitants of narrow, dark
strwts and lane-:, in the cretins of the deep
shaded Alpine valleys—and in the satire* of
polar region*, who are for more than half the
rear, without the light of the sun.
Those, on the other hand, who are constant
ly cx|>o?ed to the rays of the son, or who go
entirely naked, as the New Zealanders, tbo
Mexicans, the Peruvians, the North American
Indians, have thick rourh. freckled, deep red.
tawny skins—florid blood. ranscnlar bodies,
perfect frns These are the united results of
constant isolation and exercise. -The applica
tion of these facts to the phrdcal education of
youth must not le lost. Lyinpathic, scroful
ous car.no? le too much in the open air. Too
much expo-mnc to the sun, however, especially
of the naked head, prulw-es headache, ap>-
p'exy, inflarnmat ■ n of the membranes of the
brain, insanity, A\— r>f Mivral
II cV-. bv Dr. Bifirumt.
A Y>VKcr tc.— Vp in the New England
hiil- live? an old farmer, quite remarkable for
quiet humor and speech. It is re
lated of him that lie on-e sold a pair of oxen,
at. 1 e few <jßys afterwards the purchaser re
timed. complaining that they were Mublvru
and vK-i.je-. and that be could do nothing with
Uiera when he i-am" to wc-rk them.
" Pf tliey never," he asked, ** give yoa any
trouble ?"
• N-o-ihv " wa the rrpiy.
*• \V! at. never troubled yon V
" N-n-uo ! yMi d-d-d-on"t s-s-s ap-p-j-ose I'd
let * s—rich a lit; •- thing t-i-t triable me, do
yoa r
friT It's v<c!t-r to brew l>cer than mischief
—to be smitten with a young lady than with
the rh- tmati-ui—to fail Into a fortune than in
to the sea—to ie pitted with a mother-in-law
au 'he small-pox— (o cut a tooth than a
friend—to -taM a dinner than an insult—to
: hoet partridge? instead of the moon—to have
tV draw-in- of arri<t instead of a blister—
and to nur-c the baby at any time in prefer
etf-e so joar aner.
fca?" An uniorinz woman is aa irrp-MsibilitT
unless we <an imagine a pi lar of :ce to stand
;-ains; a Jaly ?n. But all love and
that passionately Tbo-e who profess that
thev no; are only trying to hide a better
hsanpointciect Iju.ua! the transparent mark
of affectation.
\ C;in —An elderly Pennsylvania
with her daughter, looking at lha mar*
,ie statu- of Girmrd. in the College butWiac,
:he ether day. nart Jed the bystanders by ex
claiming : " Lx. Salty, bow white be was V*
W Tom ? you t that black eja ta •
a fight?** "No I*l tripped on aa oraagw
pee; ia&t Bight.". " Orawgr-frr' f Ned ex
claims with a grin. " o*g* :3t yoo
raeaa viuity *aua.~*
figxr >—A ira- wiac uekher pcoparif
jr reputation to tote,..