V,' Etttttl N KW SERIES, VOL. 10, NO. 7. SUNITORY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, PA -SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1857. . OLD SERIES, VOL' 17. NO 33, The Sunbnry American. PUBLISHED KVKRT 6A1VRDA BY H. B. MASSEB, Market Squart, Sunhurf, rwn. ERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION. TWO DOLLARS p auaum to b paid half yearly in dvHI'C. NO uiscuuumwn - '"am communication, or letter on business "httog I til. olfice, " "i 4 usf AJU. TO CLUBS. Three copie. to on. dlress, "' S k'mwn Do Do seo la no sooo Five M1" I" sdvsne. will pay ft f. yr'..ub wsriptioii t.i the American, fejft p.,.t, roister, will please set or Agents, end Jrnnlt wr;;.;rnun,.f fEfiswfcn pero"" nd to do this and" P't "ft "J- TERMS OF VKTllin.. 19 S3 SOI) 0 tuo to One nnoie months 3 month., 0 e.ir, aiunua, "'".'Ivud other., ndverti.ii.fc by .. nf Inserting ,flret Hd'ternent. weekly. l(0 job rniwt'. PRINT with on . . ..j eitabliihment wel' n the neatest style, ever? - . ATTORNEY AT LAW, enwDIIIlT. PA. B ...ines. attended to in the Count!., of Nor- ihmnherlan.l. Union, Lycoming Joliinil'ii. Heferencet in Philadelphia : . ..... TC... It .n till! R. TTWin. Vn..V..nr.... Snmer. A. iif(lrai, Linn, Smith It Co. ""locust mountain colliery SUPERIOR WHITE AS II ANTHRACITE COAL, rom the Mammoth Vein, for Furnace.. Found ries, Steamboats and Family use, l r. Caumel, ioBTyO!aai. CooTI, P. SIZES OF COAL. LUMP, for Bla.it Furnace, and Cupols., STEAMBOAT, for 8teausboat, Hot Air Furnaces and Steam. DKOKEN, ) por fjrltee, Store. and Stea. STOVE, ) For Stoe, Steam and burning NUT, $ Lime. HE A, for Limcburner. and aiaking Steam. Orders received at ML Carmel or Norlbuin lerland Wharf, will receive prompt attenlio.. M. o. UM.b, D. J. LKWH, WILLIAM MLTR. May 3, 18.58 tf . DILWORTH BRANSON & CO. Hardware Merchants, Having removed from No. 69 to No. 73 Market Street, Philadelphia, lr. ,,...(. with erettly increased facilities, fin ....!.. r..r HARDWARE of every variety n 1-st terms, from a full assortment, including KailrnaJ Shovels, Picks, 4C. ...,, Country merchant, and other, will Bnd it .to iheir interest to call and examine our stock be- ore pur.liasing elsewhere. Ap il 12, 1856. ly - " IT. S- OF .- "Cod and our Xativt Land." rtiriii ixt TAMP. No. S9. of th. O. o"l the U. S. A. hold. it. atated.ea.iona every M.,s,,,T eveninu in their New Hall, opposite r.. V. Bright store. Wunbury, Pa. Inilitalion and rcga'ia, T.,o. M. L. BHINDEL, W. c. Levi SeA.iioLti, R.8. ...... Sunhury. January 10, 157. Oct MM O. OF TJ- cq-MJlUY COUNCIL, No. 30, O. of U. A. wS , .. Ttiiuii evenitiu in the ii .ii nnnnaita E. Y. Brieht'. .tore, if u v'j .i ..roi. Smiburv. Pa. Member, of the order are reapectful.y JhS, G. S. S. IlEsnniCKS, R. 8. Sunbnry, Jan. 5, 1857 oct 80. SS. iTrAsHINUTON CAMP.No. 19 J. of A 1...1.1. it. tt, meetini. every Thursday evening, iu tho American Hall, M.vrket Street, bu"l'U,y WM.H.MU38ELMAN.P. . A. Pniata, K. 8. Kunliury. July 5, 1856. tf. (22.( 2D LE3 323, A. J. CONHAD, HOLLOWING RUN. !5T UiPLCTFI'LLY inform, the public that 3 a, ho has replenished lit. store who an e -Tiii:,. ..irtinent of New Good, just receive ,. I'ii.Udclphia, which he will -ell on term. ' ...I- .,v other establishment. Hi. as r """" . - - ..B,atc in finrt ot ir; rrAdMEBES & SATTINETT, Winter Wear, for men and boy., all.lylea anJ prices l.nriicfi Dress Good. r,.,;.,iI of Black Silk., Merino., Alpaca., Lc l. tined. Calicoes, Gingham., Muslin., I nm . Jf. ' A ho afresh aupply of GROCERIES of .11 51 IIASDWAHE and QUEENSWABE, CeJur.vare, Brooms, Ac. Also a large assort, .it i.f B.i.iti and Shoes, suitable for Men Wo- .,,.1 Children. Hat. and Cap., Silk Hata, aud all goods usually kept in a Country 8tore. All the above named .lock of good, will be . .i.i . ..aiiiieiv nt low urice. for ca.h. or in ex rham-e fjr country produce, at ths highest market price. Hollowing Run. Nov. S9. 185(1 1, How Every Family Can Make their Own BKUuma. OWLY 60 EN TS. "iirt 5(j CENTS I will .end printed instrue- i tiona plain a. lha label on a bottle of medi cine how to make Corn Broom.. ne necessary paratus can lie made by any blacksmith for les than 50 cent.. When a broom i. worn mil. another can be attached to the aame handle in !" minutes. I positively guarantee this to be no catch-penny advertisemeut to fleece the cred ulous out of their money. Satisfaction given or the money relumed. If afraid to risk 60 cents, thm wud two 3 cent stamp, for more informa tion, or refer to the Pot Master bere. I also give iufoi ination as to the best mode of raising euJ curing the corn. Auures., 6 P. K. FISHER, Relinsgrove, Bnyder County, Pa. Jan. 81,1857. Sm rilnViornrt and Sfitrara. 30,000 Imported A Keadr. of various brauds. Eldorado. Fig, r.v.iidiuli and fine eul tobacco at a. w. riDitcna. THS STAH AND THE WATEK-1ILY. BT OLItER W. HOI.MS8. Th Sua itepp'd down from Lit golden thron, And lny in the silent spa And the Lily bad folded her satin leaves, For a sleepy thing was she What is thp Lily dreaming oft Why cricp the waters bine T Sea, see, she is lifting her vnrnisb'd lid I Her white leaves are glistening through! Tbe Rose is cooling liis banting cheek In tbe lap of the breathless tide ; Tbe Lily bath sisters fresh and fair, Thnt would lie by the Rose's side ; He wonld love ber better thau all the rest. And he would he fond and true ; But the Lily unfolded her weary lids, And look'd at the sky to blue. Remember, remember, thou silly one, How fast will thy summer glide, Anil will thou wither a virgin pale, Or flourish & blooming bride ? "O, the Rose is old, aud thorny, and cold, And be lives on earth, , said she ; "Out the Star is fair and he lives in tbe air, Aud he shull my bridegroom be." Bat what if tho stormy cloud should come, And ruffle the silver seat Would he turn h.s eye from the distant sky, To sniiitf on a thini; like theor 0, no ! fair Lily, be t.(JI not send One ray from his far-olT throne ; The wiiids sliull blow aud the wares shall flow, And thou wilt be left ulone. There is not a leaf on the mountain-top, Aor a drop ol evening dew. Nor a golden sand on the sparkling shore, Nor a pearl in tbe waters blue. That he has not cheor'd with his fickle smiles And warm'd with his faithless beam And will he be true to a pallid Sower, J bat floats on the quiet stream I Alas, for the Lily 1 she would not heed, But turn d to tbe skies alar, And hoard ber breast to tbe trembling ray 1 bat shot Irom the rising star : Tbe cloud came over tho darkeu'd sky, And over tbe waters wide ; She look'd in vain through the beating rain, Aud sank in tbe stormy tide. Stlcti Ml THE RECLAIMED. BT JOHN B. OOCOU. There is no powur on earth will make a man - fiend like tbe power or onnK. one circumstance in my own reminiscence 1 will give to you. I was asked by an individual to go and see tue Hardest case tueu in town. I s.iid : I have no rinlit to so and see him ; be will say to me, 'Who sent yon to me t Who told you I was a drunkard T You mind your own business and 1 will mine; you wait till you are sent for; and when I want you I will send for you.' I have no right, 1 said, to go to lum." "Well." said be, '-be is a hard case; he beat a duughter of his, fourteen years of ope. with a shoemaker 8 strap, so that she will carry the mark to ber grave." ''lies a brute, said 1. "His wife is very ill now with the fever. and the doctor thinks she cannot get over it ; the man has not been drinking for some duys, and if you can get at biin now I think you might do hi in good. 1 thought 1 would go. 1 knocked at the door: he cume to open it. He bad been to one or two of our meetings. Tho moment be saw me he knew me. Said he "Mr. Gough, I believe?" "Yes, that is my numo : would you be good enough to give Die a glass of water, if you please;' "Certainly," said no, "come in. " So 1 eot in. I sat on one side of the table and he on the other. 1 bere were two children in the room playing together, and a door half wav open that led into the room where Ins wile was ill. 1 sat and talked wnn him about everything I could think of but tbe sullied: 1 talked of trade and crops, railrotuls and money matters, and then drink ing, and he headed me oil again. I looked aud I thought I saw a malicious twinkle in his eye, as much as to say, "louug Mao, you are not on to vour business vet." 1 was about to give it op ; but, 1 think providentially, I saw the chilJren. 1 said to him ; You've got two bright looking children there, sir." "(I ! res. vee: brieht little thincs." "You love your children, don't you T" laid I. " Bless the children, to be sure I love them." " Would you do anything to benefit your children T 1 asked. He looked at me as if bethought some. thincr was cominz after. ... "Well, to be sure, sir ; man ought to do everything to benefit his children. Tben.l stood up, so tiiat I nugni get out, as speedily as possible, and said : "Uau t be angry witn me ; 1 am going to ask you a pluiu and simple question ; you know wbo 1 am, therefore, you won't be anurv? Suppose vou never e.se any more in toKicatiug liquor, dou't you think your chil dren would be better off?" "Well, well," said he, 4tou have got me this time." You have got a good wife haven't you t' said 1. Yes, sir, as good a woman as ever gosd man bad for a wile." "And vou love vour wife!" "To be sure I do : it is natural that a man should love bis wife." "And yon would do anything to please your wile I" "wen, i ought to." "Suppose you were to sipn a tomperanco pledge, would that please her ! "By thunder, I rather think it would : could not do tbe thing that would please my lie like mat. ii i was to put my name down there, why, the old woman would be up and about ber bu6inesa jn two weeks." "As (be u sick," said I, "then you will do it." "Yes. I trness I will do it." And be at once opened a closet, took out pen and ink, and I spread out tbe pledge, aud be wrote bis Dame. The children had bean listening with eyes, ears aud tnoutb wide open, while we were ra'Ving an? teotrjoranc. Tby knew what a drunken father was j tbey knew what the principle of abstinence would for birn ; and when he bad signed, one said to tbe other 'Father has Signed the plurtgo r "Oh my 1" saidtho other, "now I'll go and tell my mother; and away she ran into the other room. ' But tbe mother had heard It, and I listen ed to her calling, "Luke 1 Luke 1 come here a moment." Said be, "Come in bere along with mo, come in and see my wire." 1 went and stood by her bedside. Tbe face was ghastly pale, the eye large and sunk deep in its socket; and with' ber long thin and bony fingers she griped my hand, and with the other took tbe hand of her husband, and began telling me what a good husband she had. "Luke," said she, "is a kind husband and a good father; he takes care of tbe children, and is very kind to them ; but tbe drink, 0 I the drink makes terrible difficulty." That diflicolty I Ood only and the crushed wife of tbe iutemperate man know anything abont it. The man shook like a leaf; he snatched his band from the grasp ol bis wile, tore down ber night dress from her shoulder and said "Look at thutl" and on her thin neck, close to her shoulder, was a bad mark. Said he, "look at that I" and when I saw the mark of a bruise), I felt my flesh creep. Said he, "look at tbut, sir I "l did it three clays before she was taken down upon her hed, and she has told yon that sbe has a good husband. Am II Am I a good husband to her T God Almighty, forgive me!" and he bowed over that woman and wept like a child, griped the bed clothes in his hands, and hid his fare in them. And she laid ber thin band upon his head and said "Don't cry, Luke; plese don't; you wouldn't have struck me if it had not been for the drink. Mr. Gough, don't believe him ; be is as good a man aa ever lived. Dou't cry Luke." An Open Polar Sea. Tbe public are well aware that subject of an open 1 olur beats at present much canvas sed among; tbe scientific. It may not be without interest, therefore, to possess the reasons for such an hypothesis entertained by so accomplished a person as Liuat. Maury. Tbey are briefly given in synopsis' of his re cent lucture on the subject at Charleston, Massachusetts, and through often stated bo fore we have nowhere seen them goruped sat isfactory in so small a space : 1 It is a general feature of the globe that land is nowhere directly opposite land, and all research had tended to show that the Snutheren Pole is surrounded by a contiuent. If so, the probabilities would be in favor of a corresponding sea at tbe opposite polo. 2. The second argument was furnshed by the habits and locality of tbe whale. It had been toucd by the study of log-books that there was a space near the tropics of 2,200 miles in width were a right wliule was never seen ,J,t" ibiiiiu tueu arueu, tvas lue ngut wbuleoi tbe .Northern liempispnere identical with the Southern T Inquiry and comparison proved that tbe species were distinct. The ight whales in the North Pacific were found to be of the same kind. It is the custom of the whalers to mark tho date and tbe name of the ship upon the harpoons, and aright wbale was killed upon the coast ot Japan ilh a harpoon sticking in him wbicb hud een placed there near ureemana. ftome way or otber the whale must have gone there. it could not have rounded tbo cape, lor that strip 012,000 miles width was like sea of hre to them they never crossed it. 1 be in ference wus plain that he must have gone reund by a Northern sea. 3. The study of the ocean currents tended to establish the hypothesis of and open sea. 1 o eauulize tbe amount ol matter lieiu in solu tion iu the ocean, to uiiogle the waters of liferent temperatures, currents are necessary cd what reasons teaches observation con- rms. These currents are not all upon the surface. Experiments show that frequeutly an undercurrent will flow iu a differeut direc tion from that of tbe surface stream above it, and flow faster. Now, we have currents Dow ns out from tbe North down to the tropics, and to support this flow there must be a counter current of warm water. If we allow these two currents, we must also grant that there is some spet where under-current bub bles up and becomes a surluce current, i uis great boliug spring the meeting ol tne cur rents would be tbe open roiurbea. inese are gossamer threads indeed, but together tbey form in clew that may lead to the solu tion ol the problem ol a noriuwesieo passage and an open sea. A New Rkmfdv. A German who resides n York County, l'u., while recently suffering from a pulmonary attack, sent for a physician In a short time the doctor called on bim, pre scribed two bottles of cod liver oil, and re ceiving his fee ol $8, was told by the German who disliked tbe size 01 tne dim, tuai, ue ueeu not come again. Tbe German, who, by the by. had not beard tbe doctor's prescription verv we supposed ne couiu get tue on ana treat himself. The doctor saw no more of his patient for some time, but one day riding past tbe residence oi tne uerman, ne was pleased to see him out in the garden digging lustily. The case seemed such a proof of the virtues of cod liver that he stopped to make morn narticular inauiries about it 'You seem to be getting very well,' said he addressing the German. Yaw. 1 lull well, respouuea tue lormer sick man. You took as much oil as 1 told yon I que ried the doctor. Oh, yaw, I have used mora as four gallons of the dog liver on.' - r ., ... Tho what I said the astonisneo uocior, De doe: liver oil that you say I shull take. I have killed most every fut little dog I could catch, and de dog liver oil have cured nie. It is great medicine, dut dog liver oil.' The doctor had nothing to say, but rode quickly away, and noted in his memorandum-book that consumption might be as readily cared with dog liver as cod nvei on. Fatal Effects or Colokofobm. The Wvthnvillri (Va.i Times savs: On Saturday, the, 4th Instant, Drs. Robert and Joseph Crockett, ot tnis piace, ana ur, KinCunnnn. of Smvtb. were performing I surgical operation upon an interesting little bov. about five vears of age, son of Mr. Bun- bam, of Smyth county, when, in order to ren der Dim somewhat insensible 10 uis sunenug, tliev deemed it advisable to administer mixture of chloroform and ether whichcaused bis death almost instantly. Tbe operatiou to be performed was to remove a fungus tumor from hit back, which was accomplished just as be died." A dirtv kitchen and bad ceokins have. driven many oue from home to seek comfort and bappiDes. totntwnere eis. An Adventure with Etkocerosses. Charles John' Anderson, in hlv work. "Lake Ngaml, or exploration and LMscoterius in South-western Africa," recently published by Dix Edwards 4 Co.. of New York? tus rplftt PA ftflA fir lil nmtt ainanai - "While pondering over my late woruerfil escape from an elephant, I observed, nt a little distance, huge rhinoceros protrude his ponderous and misshapen bead through the bushes, and presently afterward ho ap proached to within a dozen paces of my tin. buscade. His broadside was then fully ex posed to view, and notwithstanding I still felt a little nervous from my conflict with the elephant, I lost no time In firing. The beust did not at once full to the ground, but from appearance 1 hud every reason to believe he would not live long. "Scarcely had I re-loaded when a black rhinoceros, of the species Keilloa, (a female, as it proved,! stdod drinking at the water; but her position, as with the elephant in 4be first instance was unfavorable for a good shot. As, however, she was very near me, I thought I was pretty sure of breaking her leg, and thereby disabling her; and in this I succeeded. My fire seemed to madden ber ; she rushed wildly forward on three legs, when I gave her a second shot though ap parently with little or no effect. I fi It sorry at not being able to end her sufferings at once ; but as I wus too well acquainted with the habits of tho rhinoceros to venture on pursuing her under the circumstance, I de termined to wait patiently for daylight, end then destroy her with the aid of my dogs But it was not to be. "As no more elephants or other largo gamo appeared, I thought after t'timo it might be as well to go in search of the white rhinoceros previously wounded; and I was not leng in finding his carcass; for my ball, as I supposed, had caused bis niot-t injedi ate doath. "In beading back to my 'skarm,' I acciden tally took a turn in the direction pursued by the black rhinoceros, and by ill-luck, as the event proved, at once encountered her. She was still on her legs, but her position, S3 be fore, was unfavorable. Hoping, however, to make her change it for a better, and thus en able me to destroy her at once, I took up a stone and hurled it at her with all my farce; when snorting horribly, erecting her tail, keeping her head close to tbe ground, and raising clouds of dtit-t by her feet, she rnshed at me with fearful fury. I had only jus: time to level my rifle and lire before she was npon me ; and the next instant, while instinctively turning round for the purpose of retreating, sho luid me prostrate. The shock vr&s so violent aa to send my rifle, powder-flask, end ball-pouch, as also my cap, spinning into the air ; the gun, indeed as alterwards ascer tained, to a distance of fully ten feet. On the beast charging me, it crossed my mind that, unless gored at once by her horn, her speed would be such (alter knocking me down, which I took for granted would be tbe cose,) as to carry ber beyond me, and thus 1 might bo afforded a chance of escape. So, over (in doing which hee bead and the fore part of her body, owing to the violence of the charge, was half buried in tbe sand,) and trampled on me with great violence, her fore-quarter passed over my body. Strug gling for life, I seized my opportunity, and as she was recovering herself for a renewal of the charge, I scrambled out from between her bind legs. "But the enraged beast had not yet done with ! Scarcely bad I regained my feet before sbe struck me down a second time, aud with ber born ripped op my right tbigb (though not very deeply,) from near the knee to tbe hip ; with her fore feet moreover, sho hit mo a terrific blow npon the left shoulder, near tbe back of the neck. My ribs bent under tbe enormous weight and pressure, and for a moment I must, bs I believe, have lost all consciousness I have, at least, very indis tinct notions of what took place afterwards. All I remember, is, that when I raised my head 1 heard a furious snorting and plunging among the neighboring bushes. "I now arose, though with great difficulty, and made my way in tbe best manner 1 was able, toward a large tree near at hand, for shelter; but this precaution was needless; the beast, lor the time at least, showed no inclination further to molest me. Either iu tbe melee, or owing to tbe confusion caused by her wouods, she bad lost sight of me, or be lelt satisued vriin tne revenge sue nao taken. Bo that as it may, I escaped with my life, though sadly wounded and severely bruised, in which disabled state 1 bad great difficulty in getting back to my "skarm." 'During the greater part of the conflict I preserved my presence of mind ; but after tho danger was over, and when I bad leisure to collect my scattered and confused senses, was seized with a nervous anection, causing violent trembling. 1 have since killed many rhinoceroses, as well for sport as food; but several weeks elapsed before I could attack those animals with any coolness, "About sunrise, Kamapyn, my half-caste boy. whom 1 bad lelt on tbe preceediog eve ning. about a half a mile away, came to the 'skarm' to convey my guns and other things to our encampment. In a few words I rela ted to him the mishap that had befallen tne, He listened with seeming incredulity; but the sight of my gashed thigh soon couviuced bim I was not in joke. "I afterward directed Dim to take one oi the runs and proceed iu search of the wound ed rhinoceroue, cautioning hiui to be careful in annroaching tbe beast, which I had reason to believe was not yet dead. He had only been absent a few minutes, when 1 beard cry of distress. Striking my band against my forehead, I exclaimed, "Good God I the brute has attacked tbe lad also !" "Seizincr hold of my rifle, I scrambled through the bushes as fust as my crippled condition would permit ; aud ween i uau pro cceded two or three hundred yards, a scene suddenlv presented itself tbat I shall retain a vivid remembrance of to the last days of my existence. Among some bushes, and within a couple of yards of each other, stood the rbiuoceros end the young savage ; the former supporting herself on tsree legs, cov ered with blood aud froth, and snorting in the most furious maimer, the latter, petrified with fear spell bound, as it were and nvit ed to tbe spot. Creeping, therefore, to tbe side of tbe rhinoceros, opposite to that on which the boy was standing so as to draw her attention from bim, l leveled ana nrea, on which the beast charged wildly to and fro without any distinct object. While sbe was thus occupied, I poured in shot after shot, but thought alie would never fall. At length, however, she sank slowly to tbe ground t aud imagining that she was in ber death agonies, and that all dunger was over, I unhesitating. Iv walked close up to ber, and was upon the point of placing tbe muzzle of my gun to . give her the coup de grace, when to my horror, ' sbe once more rose on ber legs. Taking ' hurried aim, I pulled the trigger and instantly retreated, with the beast in full pursuit. 'IV rac, however, wsi a short one ; for, a I throw myself into a bush for safety, she fell dead at my feet, so noar me, indued, that I could hovn touched her with the muzzle of my rifle I Another moment, and I should probably have been impaled on her murder ous horn, w hich, though short, was sharp as a razor." Sunflowers a Preventive of Ague Lieutenant Maary, In an article communi cated to tbe Rural New Yorker, maintains that the growing of sunflowers around a dwel ling located near a fever and ague region, neutralizes the miasma in which that disease originates ; and seems to support the theory by successful experiment. He was led to make tbe experiment by the following cir cumstances : The dwelling of tbe superin tendent of the observatory at Washington is situated on a hill on the left bank of the Po tomac, in lat. 380 3D' 33". It is 94 feet above low-water mark, and about 400 yards from tbe river. The grounds pertaining to it, about 17 acres, are enclosed by a wull on tbe east, south and west, aud with a picket fence on the north. The south and west walls runs parallel with the river, tbe Chesapeake and Ohio canal aud a row of sycamores, of some twenty years growth, "separating the wall from the river. In fact the river, with its marshes, encircles about half of the grounds. . Tho house is, therefore, in the bend of the river, and the place is so unheal thy tbut tho family of the superintendent ore compelled to vacate it five mouths out of the twelve, the marshes being covered with a rtuk growth of grass and weeds which begin to decay early iu August. A knowledge of these facts led Lieutenant Maury's mind to the following process of reasoning : "If it be the decay of the vegetable matter on tho mashes that produces that produces the sickness on tbe hill, then tbe sickness must be owing to tbe deleterious effects of some gas, miasma or effluvium, tbut is set free during the decomposition, and is, the poison ous matter, or the basis of it, whatever it be, must have been elaborated during tbe growth of the weeds, aud set free in their decay. Now if this reasoning be good, why might we not, by pluuting other vegetable matter between as and the marshes, aud by bringing'into vi gorous growth just about '.be time tbat of tire marshes begin to decay, bring fresh forces of tho vegetable kingdom again to play npon this poisonous matter, and elaborate it again into vegetuble tissue, and to purely tbe air! This reasoning appeared plausible enough to justify the trouble and expense of experi ment, aiid I was encouraged to expect more or less success from it, in the circumstance that everybody said, "plant trees between you and the marshes they will keep off the bills," But as to tbe trees, it so happens that at the very time when tbe decomposi tion on the marshes is going on most rapidly, the trees, for the most part, have stopped tbuir growth to prepare for the winter ; and though trees might do some good, yet a rank growth of something got up for the occasion might do more. Hons climb high; they are rrnod ahsnrhpn. p"-' ?f " L ' , Ibero were objections to hops on account or stakes, poles, Jcc. I recollected that I had often seen sunflowers growing about the cu- bins in the West, and bad beard, in explana tion, and it was "healthy" to have them. This was so much more in favor ol making the ex periment with sunflowers. Lieutenant Maury says that an era of sun flowers will absorb during their growth many thousand gallons of water more than supplied by the reius. They are of easy cultivation, aud the seeds, which are very valuable, find ready market at tbe ding stores. Ice theory or science of the experiment is this tbe ague and fever poison is set free during tbe process ol vegetable decay, whicn poison is absorbed by tbe rank growing suuflower, again elaborated into vegetuble matter, and bo retained until cold weather sets in. The result of the experiment is thus narrated : t inally, 1 resolved to muke tbe experiment at the risk of spoiling the looks of a beauti- lul lawn. Accordingly, in tbe lull ol leoo, the gardener trenched up to the depth of 2 J feel a belt about 45 feet bread around tho Observatory on the marshy side, and from 100 to 200 yurds from tbe buildings. I be conditions of tbe theory I was about to try required rich ground, tall sunflowers and a rauk growth. Accordingly, after being well manured Irom tbe stable yard, tbe ground was properly prepared and planted iu sun flower lust spritig. They crew finely; tbe sickly season was expected with more than usual anxiety, nnullyit set in, ana tuers was shaking at the President's House aud other places as usual; but lor tbe first time since tho Observatory wus built the watch men about it weathered tbe summer clear oi chills and fevers. These men, being most exposed to tbe night air, suffer most, and beretotore two or turee relays ot tiicm wuum be attacked during the seasou for as one fulls sick uuother is employed in his place, who, iu turu, beiug attacked, would iu like manner give way to a fresh hand. And last Near attacks ol sgue and lever were more thau usually prevalent in tbe neighboring narta of the citv. During the present year Leutenant Maury inteudB to repeat tbe experiment, with varia tion iu two respects. 1' irst, vue seeua aie 10 be planted later ; and secoud, there are to ba two nlantiiiL's. so tbat tbo last crop may becaughl by the frost while yet in flower. If onascoud trial tne result prove equnny favorable, the practical beuebt of the disco' verv will be great indeed, aud Lieutenaut Muury will have added another to the evi dences lie I1U9 giveu luub iruv ivivuvv baudoiuid ol practical utility. the Thk Oovkrkor Of Utau. Mnjor Benjamin Mel'ullouirh. of Texas, has beeu appointod Goveruor of Utah, and tbo Uuion soys he will probably accept it. Briglmin Young would find Major McCullough rather atou, subject to bring iuto spiritual subjection. "Matrimony." said a modern Bonedick tbe other day, "produces remarkable revolutions. Here am 1. for instance, iu ten short months change from a sighing lover to a loving sire." GflKO IJTTO (Fauquir negroi preser very ra Tiir Acco "hog If lo f Slavery, The Worrenton two free ig th .o tla- A ) a t t r it THE MATCH-MAKING MOTHER. ' My married daughter could you tea, I'm sure you would be struck My daughters are all charming girls, Few mothers have such luck My mnrried one my oldest child All hearts by magic wins ; And my second so resembles her Most people think them twins. My married daughter spoilt her spoute, Sho's quite a pattern wife ! Bnd he adores ber well he may, Few men lead such a life I She ne'er bad married mortal man A ad he not won her heart ; And my second darling is just the tame; They're seldom known apart. Her husband oft has press'd my hand, While tears stood in his eyes, And said, "Yon brought my Susan op With yon tbe credit lies." To make ber a domestic wire I own was all my aim ; And my second is domestic, too My system was tho same. Now, do yon know, I've often thought Tbe eldest of the two, (She's married so I may speak out,) Would just have Buited you I You never saw her 1 how shall I My eldest girl portray t Oh 1 my second's just qcr counterpart, And her you'll meet to-day. Singular Freak of a Bird. The Somer set (Pa.) Demcarat says sometime last a blackbird came to Mr. Jos. Snyder's in this borough, and has since lived contenlly witn the chickens. It has become tborougly do mesticated, and comes regularly for its food. Instead of roosting as the chickens do, it takes a position on the rooster's back, who bearst the weight bis little friend with great good nature. But tbe most singular of all is tbat it has learned to crow like a cock, and . ii il . t - crows regoariy, more irequeniiy tnau tuo rooster ; and seems to be vain of its accom plishment. It iB a real bona fido crow, clear and loud, and similar to that of a young roos ter. The bird can be seen and heard daily, .nrt if nt Ann ilnnhtn its truth, thev can be convinced by seeing and hearing for them selves. The ago is progressive, and the birds are keoping up with tbe times. An A lb an v Tolick Officer in a Fix. An Albanv nolice officer named Cliuton, pro ceeded to the house of a married lady named Wright, for the purposo of arresting ber on child in her arms, and when tho officer mode known the object of bis visit, she requested him to hold the baby whilo she stepped into an adjacent room to get ready. Tho officer complied, and after waiting somo timo tho buby began to cry, but no Mrs.JW. appeared. A thought strucn vne snigui, oi tuo aiur, nuu ho rushed into Mrs. W.'s bleeping apartmeut to rind that she had left for parts unknown. To make matters worse, while he was rnmag- ing about the husband of tbe lady entered ! Maddened by tbo evidence, as he thonght, ol his shame, he gave force to the eloquence of bis indignant rebuke by a blow. A scene ensued which can be pictured to tbe Imagina tion, and tbe Argus ana Atlas says air. Clinton has made a solemn vow in the pre sence of the Court that "he will never hold another baby or take any woman's word as long as he is on tbe police." TTi.unrtt t. Pu mn paw A mnnir the ob jects in Humbolt's study was a liviug chame- . -., , ;i M'L- : I leon, in a dox witn a glass uu. i ne minimi, o,liirh was nliont six inches long, was lazilv dozing on a bed of sand, with a big bine fly (the uuconscious provision for bis dinner) l J 1.- I.....1. i, IT a 1. r. I.,B, l,aan perCUUU Upou UIS UUtlv. J.o ub jua w-vu Eont tn mA (Ynm Smrrnn " ftaid Huinholt ! be is very listless and unconcerned in his tnan- mer." J utt then tbe chameleon opened one of his long tubular eyes, and looked up at us. A peculiarity of this animal," ho cpnt.innml 'is its power of looking luditlercnt directions at the same time. He can turn one eye to ward heaven, while the otner inspects me earth. There are many clergymeu who have the satnepower." Bayard iayior. TT .. .P.n.ia.V n THE WlKQ. TwCH- V IliVAnL. "... tvtwo slaves recently escaped from a boutn- - . re t . A ent.,lo ern city, barreuu vv. mry .iiiu .....j out to sea, when the barrels were unbeadtd, and they came safely to New York, where tbey took diuereni Direction. ir where Dred Scott decisions cannot reach them. Six of them, a mother and bve chil dren, came in tms way. m I iiomsonvnio upwards ef 530 were raisea lor mom, scu io l.; nln iliav At-.tnini.ri mods to carry them as far as Suspension bridge. tyini" (Mass.) Hep, 1 rtiuy. A New Line of Atlantic Steamers will nAntmunpo rii nniiiff in Mnv. between New York, London and Bremenleaving each port ..,; 1,- Thin line is owned'.bv the Eu ropean and Air.ericau StemiSliippiiCcm- n.tn rvt I .nnrififi una nouiuBiiiiJiuu, tuo Aumc ra era tnA Uueen of tbe South 2221 tons ; Indiana, 2304 tons ; Arago, 2315 tons ; and Jason, 206T tons. These ships will eon- slitute a semi-monthly line, on tne ouiworu trip the steamer will remain one day at South ampton. A Ci RiosiTT. "Bob, Harry Smith has fine r o,ro,.iu . rnrinaitiel von ever saw." ..iia..', en anwhat is it t" "A tree which never sprouts, and which becomes snuller the -i.i.,. i, .. Vnll tbat is a curiosity. v-l,Aro.iirl hn ant it t" "troin Calilornia." ..u l,ui i,lt.Ai,m nf 111'' "Axletreel it once belonged to a California omnibus." Scene closes by 1100 vniowiug au ma.ianu nt the closed door. A Fast Mm undertook the tk ort' a-mg an excentric preacher. "Do yon believe," he said, "in the story of the Prodigal Son and I,. Pait..i iialft" "Yes." savs the preacher. "Wall then, was it mole or a female calf that was killed T" "A female," promptly re plied. ' How do you know maw itecanse looking the interrogator tteadly In tbe face) I toe tue muie is aiive uun. At Free Settlement In Africa a police ordinance was lately issued by whicti it is ior should publicly wor- . ship aligators, thundtr or otber reptilet, or I they will be sunjecica to a pennm; o. ceeuiog ten suiuings i v. ..(..j Diiti-nman in ronrt what ear-marks a pig bad tbat wat in dispute. I "'ll, he Lad no rar-m:ifks f xop a vrry 1." CWV!.. ft ... . . i jfaniur's $prinmtL Thk Sdoar Caub, in Illinois, Is exciting a vory considerable degree of interest, and con fident hopes appear to be enteitaioed, that in 1553, that State will make all its own molas ses and perhaps sugar. The Louisiana tU-iaf planters, or at least a portion of tbem, speak in high terms of the promise of this new cane. Machines are already on exhibition in several places, for expressing the juice and boiling tbo sirup ; but we fancy aud wonld so desire that farmers should not hastily run into ex pense for machinery until there is no doubt of tbe ' expediency of it, from tbe present year's experiment. There are various appli ances to crush out the juice. Without resort' ing to any other, such as the portable cider mills, which have from time to time been ad vcrtised in this paper, and boiling the juice in the manner heretofore recommended in onr columns, all of which will be repeated when the time arrives to commence opera tions. One thing, howover shonld be remembered that il is important for those planting seed this year, in small quantities, to allow tha plant to mature its, seed, so as to provide full snpply for next year's crop, when a needful breadth of land may ba put in with it. How to Plant the Chinese StaAR Cans Sef.d. We continue to receive froqueot in. quiries on this subject, notwithstanding all tbat has been printed in our columns, furnish ing tbe desired information. But. we repeat, briefly, tbat, perhaps tbe best mode to adopt, is simply that which is pnrsued with Indian corn, though the land doos not requiro to be so highly manured, and tho cane delights in a light soil, home persons recommend drop ping tbe seeds a foot apart in the row, which we think may turn out to be tbe best. The rows to be the usual width apart as for Indian corn, irom turee to lour leet. The cane will mix with broom corn and Guinea corn, if pla ced within a 100 feet of each other, and be come worthless. Pasturing Wheat in the Sfrino. ilr. S Perkius, a farmer of Ohio, thicks that the pasturing of wheat in the spring with sheep or calves, or both, would prevent the fly and .1.- :i rt, I . . , i . tne weevu. i ne wncat snouiu oe town in ngust. add the pasturing take place early i April. He sayr tbe crop will ripen quite I Anrlv an if it wnrn not nanlnrnft This nlun has often been tried in Peons; lvacia with mire success. Siif.kp Suocld not be Kept too Lono l.v a Small Fielp. A ll'oodstock, Canada, farmer sayB, sheep have a great relish for the sweet est And most fattening productions of the earth; no animal has a greater dislike- to coarse, rauk grass, consequently, they run over and tread is down in search of the best best and sweetest food. This, however, is not 11 . . . . . . .....vv, buiwwl, uau wuerevcr they bundle for any length of timo tbey spoil the grass, and do not thrive, wnicb plainly shows that they require plenty of room, it the gelds are small, change them often. Wash jor Trees We have always found sayB Hovey, for our trees, when infested by nsects, a good thick solution ot whale oil soap, scrubbing tho stem first with sand and water, if badly lnlested, and alterwards ap plying tbe soap with a painter's brJsb, npon every limb where a louse or sculo is to bo seen 1 his should bo done now, before tho trees bo. gin to grow, as it is a more difficult operation when they aro in leal. tjumormts. Tho Printer and the Dutchman. A Dutchman sitting at the door of hil tavern in tbefar.West, is approached by a. tall, thin Yankee, who is emigrating west ward, on foot, with a bundle on a caoo over bis shoulder. Veil, Mi6ther Valking Stick, tat yoa vant?" inquired tho Dutchman. "Rest and rolreshaieut, replied the trav eller. "Suppor and lotehing T reckon," ...... .. "Pa ve a Yankee pedler. mit chewelry itt your pack, to cheat tie gals !" ' ISO, sir, l am no xuiinee peuier. "A singin-mastcr too lazy to voikt" "No, sir." "A shenteel shoemaker, vat loves to mc&s ore te gals feet and hankies better than to make tbe shoes t 'No, sir, or I should have mended my own shoes." "A book achent, vot bodders to school committee, till dey de vot you visb, choost to get rid of yout "t.uofa again, sir; l m no onox agent. "Te tvfela I a dentist, preaking de beeble jaws, at a dollar a .brag aad ruunin' off mit my dauguteri ".no, sir, l am no tootn puner. "Phrcnologus, den feelin de young folks heads like so many cabbiteh T" "No, I am no phrenologist. "Veil, den, vat te dyfels can you be T choost tell, and vou shall have te besht sasuge for supper, and shiny all night, free gratis, mitout a cent, and a c lull oi viosey to start imtiu to inornin." "I am an humble disciple of Faust a pro fessor of the art that preserves all arts typographer at your service." Votseh dat t" "A printer, sir, a man that prints bookl and newspapers." "Ah! amah vot printsh noospapcrsl Oh, yawt ynw? ay, dat ih it. A man vot printsh nooshpapers I 1 vish I may be shot if I did not tink yoa vos a poor tyfel of a dishtriek schoolmaster, who vorks for nettin and boards round. I (ought jou vo.b him, Yaw, yaw I Walk up." A Man was recently arretted in Kansas for stealing a cow and a bee gum. Tbe jury, to facilitate matter.-", put both charges in one indictment, and conviciedbiin of stealing tbe cow. He took an appeal. The justice, in making up bis docket, made out the following report of the case ; "Tbe defendant! iu tha care found guilty ; be boats us ou the bee guts but we cotch bim on tbe cow." 'Sambo, whar yoo get dat watch yoa woaf to ineetin' last Monday t" "How do you know I hab wutch t" "'Case I seed de chain hang out in front." "Go woy I Stippeso yoa sea baiter round my neck, yoa tink dart horse inside of me t" 'Dear me!' exclaimed Mrs. Partington, 1 do wonder how poor people live these times) when provision, art sovery costive. Tit ve ry tboagbt of it it i v-o.-L to mike with een tij-atios
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