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War in Kansas. GREAT RAIL ROAD ACCIDENT! Revolutionary Incident.
.CREAT EXCITEMENT! $5O 000 LOST AT EASTON.—Great Fall The
hero of the following thrilling story was
IT is an indisputable fact that at the present time --
of the Railroad Bridge—two lo- embodied, in the person of a stout blacksmith,
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1 ' there is much excitement existing all over our como'ives precipitated into the Canal—One ay, and humble blacksmith, but in his stout
' • " • • an killed and several wounded. Accompany-1 frame, hardened with toil, throbbed as gener
• this terrible disaster there still was a striek , '
ous an impulse of freedom as ever beat in the
luck to the Lehigh Valley Railroad 'Compri- I
for its occurrit ' , " at the time it did—on ; bosom of Lafayette, or roused the heart of mad
tesday afternoon, because on the following l Anthony Wayne.
truing sonic 30 or 40 cars were about being It was in full tide of the retreat that the fol
titled by merchants in New York and Phila.. .
iower of the American camp, who had at least
Iphia with new style Fall and Winter Goods,
of which were to pusti over the Bridge the / shouldered a cart whip in his country's service,
me rifternoon,directly to Allentown, and there ! was dragging a baggage wagon from the field of
be unloaded nt Joseph Stopp's Cheat Cash I battle, while a short distance behind, a body of
we, No. 35 West Hamilton street. It is
ideas that if these cars, with their heavy
! continentals were pushing forward with a body
:eight, had been shipped in time to get on the : of British in pursuit.
Bridge, that their immense weight would have I The wagon had arrived at a narrow point of
broken down the entire structure, and precipita-1 the by-road leading to the south, where two high
ted their contents into the Delaware, and thus
banks of rocks and crags, arising on either
would have incurred a loss to the Company ofj
side, affording just space sufficient fur the pas
between 8300,000 and 8400,000 ; and 'not this I
alone, but the citizens of Allentown and vicini-1 sage of the baggage wagons, and not an inch
ty would also have felt the loss, because if this more.;
immense quantity of cheap goods would have
been lost, it would certainly have caused a
His eyes were arrested by the sight of a stout
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/ inuseular tnan, apparently forty years of age, ex
scarcity, and a rise of 20 per cent. But by
the aid of luck and the telegraph the intelli-tended at the foot of a tree, at the very opening
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gence of the accident was communicated to of the pass.
Philadelphia. and Stepp consequently had his Ile was clad in the course attire of a median
goods loaded dining the three successive days, .
lc. His coat had been flung aside, and with
on steamboats, canal boats, wagons. carts,
wheelbarrows, backs of nigger& &c., and now I his shirt sleeves rolled up from his muscular
they have commenced to land at his new Store : arm, he lay extended on the' turf while the
House. His clerks are now engaged both day ! blood poured in a torrent from his right leg,
and night in unpacking and selling goods. As
. which was broken at the knee by a cannon ball.
I passed by there last night between 11 and 12
o'clock, I stepped in, and to my astonishment The wagoner's synipathies were arrested by
found perfect mountains of goods piled from I the sight. He would have paused in the very in
4, floor to ceiling. I passed back through the ! stint of his flight, and placed the wounded black
/1• Store and saw a pile of about 500 Shawls, of
all colors and prices—front 525 down to 37i smith
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his wagon; but the stout hearted man
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" l llo'lmfif' l l '.: ' Cloth : on the other side I hit my elbow against Du you see yonder cherry tree on the top of that
-". '''---N- .:•'. 14 or 15 cart loads of Calico, and a little fur
-.,..,,..a... titer along there was a pile of Bor 10,000 yds. rock that hangs over the road ? Do you think
shirting and sheeting from ito 24 yds. wide. I you can lift a man of my build up there ? FA!
I then - looked for men and boys' wear, and on you see, neighbori"he continued, while the blood
one side of the store saw many thousand yards , flowed down from his wound, " I never meddled
of cloths, cassinieres, sattinetts, Kentucky .
with the Britishers until they came tramping
jeans, tweeds. &c., of all colors and prices.-- then began to get towards the rear end of the over this valley, and burned my house down.
store, and my eyes fell on carpets, oil cloths, , And now I'm all riddled to pieces and haiu't got
looking glasses, window shades, glass and ! more than fifteen minutes in ine ; I've got three
queensware. By this time I began to get pretty
1 balls in my cartridge box, and so just prop me up
tired and sleepy. and as I turned around at the '
against that tree, and 11l give them the whole
.end of the store I made a cols-step and down I
went, head over heels, into the cellar. When three shots and then," exclaimed the blacksmith
I opened my eyes abd my senses were restored. 4• rll die."
I saw a stack of salt in one corner front floor to
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ceiling ;on the other side there was the nicest . The wagoner started his horses ahead, and
sugar, coffee, molasses, cheese, and mackerel I 'then with a sudden effort dragged the wounded
ever laid eyes on. I asked cite of the clerks man to the foot of the tree. His face was to the
sonic of the prices, and after I was told. I felt advancing troops, and while his shattered
diTested on reflecting that I had so long been a
leg hung over the bank, the wagoner rushed on
foot by pit % ing double prices for my goods else
where. It was almost daytime now, and Ide his way, when the doomed blaCksmith proceed
termined after breakfast to send you these facts ed coolly to load his rifle.
for publication in the Register. In conclusion
I will say, both one ell, great and small. go to It was not long before a body of American
Stopp's Cheap Cash Store, No. 35 West Ham-
soldiers n tiled by with the British in pursuit.
ilton street. SAM. The blacksmith greeted them with a shout, and
raising his rifle to his shoulder he picked the
foremost front his spirited steed, with the ex-
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-est in Allentown. These are honest facts, end we in
vite persons to examine for themselves before snaking
'purchases eleSwhere, which will no doubt convince
them of what we say.
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Putrio" Printing Wier.
S. 11. PRICE would respect
s citizens of Allentown an,
that he always ha, on hand a
CABINET WARE,
of all descriptions, consisting of Bureaus, Side-boards,
Pier, Centre, Card, Dining and Breakfast Tables.
also What-Not and Sofa Tables., Parlor Chairs,
Spring-seat husking Chairs, Sofas, Plano-stools, Bed
steads of every deseription, together with n general
assortment of KITCHEN Ft 71.17 %VI? E, ill of
which IM will sell at prices which defy competition
in either town or country. lie also manufactures to
order every de s cription of Furniture, and every nrti
tic sold by him is warranted to give entire satisfac
tion, or no sale. So please give lain a cull and Fee
for yourselve,t, ot . No. 31; Ire,t Hamilton street, or at
the sign of Ow Yell..w Curtain.
N. 11.-1 complete aesurtment of Looking t
al wnyt, mi owl for side Chen p.
Allentown, July 2, ISIA. S.lrr..
LOON HERE!
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rtrect, epporite the Chid Follows: 111111, calk the
attention of the citizen:: of Allentown and vicinity, to
the fact that never in the history of the town was
thoroan establirh went that kept un hand a larger and
more complete itssurtment of nll kinds and variutice
of
STOVES, TIN AND 1101,LOIV IVA/?E,
end trhich were offered at'such exceedisig low prices.
Hie stork of stoves comprises every Itnown style of
Cooking, Parlor, Bar-rosin and °dice Stsves, and ol
Tin end Hollow Ware he takes pains in keeping on
band everything that ran possibly be wanted in his
lino, which is all mude by good prectieul workmen
and the very best of Materials. Particular attention
is paid to Spouting and Hosting, which is always done
in an unsurpassed style atsl workmanlike manner.
Persons wishing to purchase articles in his line of
brniilll3lB are rcsonet fully invited to call at his store
nisi convince themselves of the splendid stock and
low prices. 'All kinds of jobbing done at short notice
and lee: ro,s.
Stoves, iron, copper, braes, lend and pew
ter will 'he token in exchange fur new Ware.
Sept. 17.
A ENTER IN NEW TEXAS.
N.M. Di. KAULL has moved to the
village of Now Texarfor the practice
- ‘ ll ` of his profession, where ho will ho ready to
I serve , the nick and afflicted .by day and
BEANS AND PEAS.—Small white Soup. Beans
and Green Peas, by the bushel or small quan
tity. C. A. RUDE A SON.
NEW GOODS.—The undersigned have just receiv
ad at their Grocery Store, in North Seventh bt.
gDdd anottmotit of all kinds of (Wearies.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY HAINES & DIEFENDERFER AT ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS PER ANNUM.
fully announce to the
0 the pohlie generally,
first-rite neeortineut of
BONNETS, BUD /NETS, BONNETS.
11/E take pleasure in informing our friends
and the public in general, that we have
just received a large and elegant assortment of
PA L L A ND IVINTER - BONNETS.
u...N. , Ribbons. French and Domestic Flowers.
Ladies' Dress Caps, Children's Hoods, &c..
from the most fashionable openings in New
York and Philadelphia. We are satisfied that
our goOds cannot be equalled by any other es
tablishment in town for beauty and style, as
we have them made tiller the most approved
French patterns, and are acknowledged superi- '
or twany in the country. We return our sin
cere thanks for past favors and hope firr a con.
tinued share of patronage, as we flatter our
selves that we can give satisfaction both as to
price and style. to all who may favor us with a
call. Country Milliners supplied at City prices.
MRS. STOPP & CO.
N. B.—A gowl experienced hand can get
employment by calling on the undersigned.
A good girl, to do housework, is also wanted.
Sept. 3.
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ROSE'S PATENT 1,
'INDOW BLINDS.
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t . ' l ,,Nrli i'l t.'! .; ~44, LIM ' -]; VENETIAN WINDOW
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fastened to the e Lodow-frame, the lower part May be
separated or conoc,ted with ease. A little child can
take the Blind clown, clean aml u•pl.n..c it. This is a
great advantage when it is remembered that with the ,
old style of Blinds, a mechanic was always necessary 1
to take them down or put them up. In other partic
ulars, too, they execed for beauty and convenience
all ot her.. This improvement will be attached to the
old-fashioned Blinds I m'rensonablu terms.
Orders aro respectfully solicited. Persons'wishing
to secure Patent Rights of the above in any part of
the Union, can do so by addressing the undersigned
at Allentown, Lehigh Co., Pa..
ROSE ~%; HUMBERT,
Alle'ntown, Sept. l
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C. CILBERT.CIBONS,
ATTORNEY. AT LAW,
NO. 67 EAST HAMILTON STREET,
ALLENTOWI4, PA.
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Allentown,Blay 14. —ly
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URII.I NTS. RAISINS AND PRUNES. .
, Layer Raisins of nuperior quality at retail : Bair
ing Raising at 10 eentg, Superior. Prunett in pire k_
retail, also baking Pinney. C. A. RIME & EON or
C. A. RIME & SON
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clamation
" That's for General Washington !"
In a moment his rifle was re-loaded, and again
it was, fired, and the pursuing British rode over
another of their officers.
" That's for myself !" cried the blacksmith,
and then with the feeling of approaching death,
loaded, and raised his rifle, and tired his last
shot, and another soldier kissed the svd ! A
tear quivered in the eyes of 1!),: dying black
smith. •
And that," he said %% th a hn<kv yoke.
Which strengthened almost tc, a "is f 3
mad Anthony Wayne !"
Long after the battle of Brandywine was i.ast,
the body was discovered against the tree, with
the features frozen in death, smiling grimly.
while the right hand still grasped the never-fail
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ing rifle.
And thus died one of the thousand brave-me
chanic-heroes of the Revolution ; brave in the
hour of retreat and undismayed in the hour of
death.
Around her waist I put my arm—
It felt as soft as cake,
" Oh dear !" says she, " what liberty
You printer men do take:"
"Why yes, my Sall, my charming. gal,
(I Flitteezed her comp I guess)
Can you any aught, my chick, against
The freedom of the prom?"
I kb.,;ed her some—l did by gum—
the color:JAW a beet,
Upon my trout she looked
Almost too good to eat!.
I gave her another buss, and then
Says shp, "I do confess
I rather kinder sorter like
Thu freedom of the press!"
The Model Lady.
The model lady puts her children out to
nurse, and tends lap dogs ; lies in bed till
noon ; wears paper soled shoes, and pinches
her waist ; gives the piano fits, and forgets to
pay her milliner ; cuts her poor relations, and
goes to church when she has a new bonnet ;
and turns the • cold shoulder" to her husband,
and . ilurts with his friend ; never saw a thim:
ble, don't know a darning needle from a crow
bar, wonders where puddings grow, eats ham
and eggs in private, and dines on a pigeon's leg
in public ; runs mad after the last now fashion,
and when asked the name of heryoungest child,
replies " don't know indeed ! Ask Betty !"
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Allentown, Pa., November 26, 1856.
Ereettoui of the Pretot.
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[From the Now York Weekly Brother Jonathan.]
Sad Fate of a Young Girl.
Two weeks ago on Sunday morning, at two
o'clock, a well dressed young woman went
aboard of one of the South Ferry boats on the
New York side. When the boat reached the
foot of Atlantic street. Brooklyn, this passen
ger—the only female on board—was not to be
found. • The only war of explaining her absence
was the supposition that she had jumped over
board with the intention of self-destruction.
The missing girl was searched for, and on
Thursday of last week her dead body was
found in Thompson's dock, Brooklyn, and was
buried at Greenwood cemetery. The story of
her life is painfully interesting, and not with
out its moral. Lizzie Howard, for such *as
the name she was known by, came to the city
from Roxbury, Massachusetts, some three years
since. She was then 18 years of age, with
blue eyes and light hair, and otherwise a most
attractive girl. Soon after her arrival she
formed the acquaintance of a young man who
betrayed, and, as usual in such cases, deserted
her. She then become the inmate of a brothel
in Mercer street, where she formed the acquaint
ance of a young " squirt" attached to a certain
restaurant in Broadway, that is much frequent.
ed by fashionable people, and for him she con
cieved an ardent attachment. She then remov
ed to a brothel in Green street, where she was ,
surrounded with every luxury that could bei
provided by a woman that led the life she did:
About this time her lover displayed a disposi
tion to cut her acquaintance, and the woman of
the house says she experienced the most intense
I anguish at his coolness. On Saturday night,
October 24th, she and her former lover met no;
cidentally at Perachio's ball, where she accost.
ed him and wished him to dance with her. He j
coldly refused. She then pleaded with him to !
go home with her as she wished to communi
cate
something of importance to them both, but
he repulsed her importunities with rudeness,
Wounded at his conduct, she left the ball room
and retired to her home ; she lay down for a
while, but shortly after aros i, dressed herself
and left the house. This was at two o'clock on
Sunday morning. She was accosted by a
policeman at the corner of Courtlandt street,
but not noticing him, she continued her way to
South ferry, and went on one of the boats. It
was a cold, chilly night ; there was no moon.
and when the lint was half way across, the
unfortunate girl threw herself without a ory
from the stern, and was soon buried under tho
heavy tide that was running at the time. pe
two passengers in the boat little knew of the
fearful tragedy that had been enacted on the
boat, but the girl was missed on the Brooklyn
side. Her body when recovered was identified
by her female companions. A photograph was
found on her perion of the young man whin'
I she had loved so• well. On Thursday her re
mains were conveyed to Greenwood, where she
was interred, with the picture of her lover i
placed upon her breast. The scene at the
grave was painfully impressive. The frail
landlady of the house, her frail female compan
ions, a clergyman, the undertaker and his wife,
were all that were present. After the reading
of the Episcopal burial service, by the clergy- j
man, one of Lizzie's female companions read
Hood's celebrated and touching poem, " The
Bridge of Sights," amid the tears and sobs of all
present, after which the funeral cortege return-
al to the city. This is one of many similar
storik s that might be told of life in the great ,
metropolis
A Good story.
«'t• are kindly Permitted to copy the follow
ing good mice& tl priV ;act letter just re
ceived by a genii, man of this city, from a broth
er now in Nebraska. The Yankee referred to
is the right kind of a man to deal with the
" border ruffians" in KanSas. We do not re
member to have seen this story in print. Hero
it is:
You know the test'to which the Missourians
subject all travellers who make their appear
ance at any of their ferries, and ask to be cross
ed into Kansas. Some days since a slab-sided
Yankee arrived at one of the Northern Missouri
landings with a long train of plunder of various
sorts. By way of testing him, the ferryman
asked him what stock he had.
" Waal," says the Yankee, " I've got two
horses, a yoke of oxen, and two keows."
. " That's enough," replied the ferryman, you
can't cross here."
" Why not ?" inquired the Yankee. .
The ferryman told him that his instructions
were not 4) cross , anybody that could'nt pro
nounce the word cow.
But I said keow," persisted the Yankee.
" Well; you can't cross here," rather gruffly
replied Charon..
" But I have got tickets entitling me to
Cross," urged the Yankee.
The ferryman replied that he did not know
of anybody who had a right to sell his tickets.
But I have got them any how."
The ferryman demanded a sight of the tick
ets, whereupon Mr. Yankee stepped back a lit
tle, hauled out a revolver in each, hand, crying
Thein's the tickets, and I am bound to
cross this ferry, keow or no kcuw! .And ho
crossed,—(Marengo Journal.
Home Again.
Homo again—home again,
Fronra foreign shore;
And 0, it fills my soul with joy
To meet my friends ones more.
Hero I dropped the parting tour,
To cross the ocean's foam;
But now I'm once again with thoso
Who kindly greet mo home.
Ilomo again, aro.
Happy hearts—happy hearts
With mine have laughed in glee;
But 0, the friends I loved in youth
Seem lumpier to me.
And if m: guide should be the fate
Which bids me longer roam,
lint (loath alone em break the tie
That binds my heart to home.
Home again, Sc.
Music sweet--music soft,
Lingers round the place;
And 0, I feel the childhood charm
That time cannot efface.
Then giro me but my homostoad roof,
I'll ask no palace dome;
Fur I can live a happy life
With thoso I love at home.
Lightning.
Every nation has had at some period in its
history some superstitions regarding storms.—
Many of these are very curious and worthy of
repetition.
In ancient times, the Greeks, as well as the
Romans, regarded the lightning as the minister
of the gods. The Thraciaus menaced the thun
der clouds with arrows, and attempted to com
bat the dread artillery of Heaven. By the Ro
mans, persons killed by lightning were suppos
ed to have called down upon themselves the spe
cial indignation of the gods and were buried in
unfrequented places, lest the ashes of others
should be polluted by their presence, or some
times their remains were suffered to lie where
theyfell, without receiving any interment what
ever. Even a spot of ground struck by light
ning was he Iged in and avoided, under the be
lief :hat Jupiter had either set upon it the mark'
of his displeasure, or appropriated it as sacred
to himself. It was'unlawful for any man to ap
proach such enclosures. The Romans supposed
caverns to be secure places of refuge during
thunder storms, and some of them were accus
tomed to wear the skin of a seal around their
body as a protection against lightning. During
tempests, it is said that the Emperors of Japan
retire into a deep grotto, in the centre of which
is a reservoir of water intended to extinguish
the lightning. The Tartars as soon as the first
warning thunder is hard, expel all strangers
frotn their dwellings, wrap themselves in long I
black woolen cloaks, and sit silent and immove
able till all danger is past. The Chinese sup
pose they can protect themselves by the pre- i
ience of mulberry or peach —a supersti:io.l sim
ilar to that of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, whcri
never failed to wear a chaplet of laurel, under
the belief that lightning would not strike this
kind of leaf. In our own country and in Eu
rope at the present day it has been very goner
ally supposed that a feather bed or a mattress
offers a secure retreat during storms of thunder
and lightning ; but it has of late years been
proved. that these simple means are deserving
of little reliance. Birds, despite their feathers,
are frequently killed by the destructive meteor,
and a flash of lightning has been known to rend
mattresses completely in fragments, without in
juring those who were sleeping upon them at
the time. The only certain means, known at
present of securing life and property, is the
presence of lightning-conductors. •
NEVER.
Never tip your beaver to a fine lady, and
paSs a poor widow without seeming to see her.
Never pass an aged man or woman, without
making a reverential obeisance, unless your
hoose is on fire.
Never break your neck to bow at all to a
• sweet sixteen,' with a flounced dress, who is
ashamed of her old fashioned mother, or to a
strutting collegiate who is horrified at his grand
mother's bad grammar.
Never keep a boy to black your boots an]
attend the stable, while you frighten your wife
out of the idea of keeping a nurse for twins, by
constantly talking of hat•d times.'
Never converse with a lady with a cigar in
your mouth, or smoke in anybody's company
without apologizing for the same.
Never remind people of personal deformity,
or of the relative who has disgraced them.
Never leave the letter unanswered, and use
the stamp which was enclosed to you to reply
with,' on a letter to your own sweetheart.
Never ride in a fine cai•riago and keep a score
of servants, while your widowed sister trudges
along on foot, and.toils for her daily bread.
Never wear a finer coat than the merchant
you owe fut it, or the tailor whom you have not
paid for the making.
Never turn a deaf ear to a woman in diStress,
because you cannot see how mon would be the
gainer by her bettered condition.
Never wound wantonly the sensitive nature
of the constitutional invalid, nor by rude jests
and sarcasms, send a blush to the temples of
modest merit.
Home ngairt, kc
Cumous FACT.-It has been ascertained, by
accurate scientific investigation, that the in
crease of temperature in the earth is about ten
degrees Fahrenheit for every fifteen yards of
descent. In all probability, however, the ir -
crease will be found to be in a geometrical pro
gression as investigation is extended, in which
case the present crust will be found to b 3 much
thinner than it has hitherto been calculated to
be. Taking, then, as correct, the present ob
served rate of increase, the tepperature would
be as follows :—Water will boil at the depth of
2,430 yards ; lead melts at the depth of 8,400
yards ; there is red heat at the depth of seven
miles ; gold melts at twenty-one miles ; cast
iron at seventy-four miles ; soft iron at ninety
seven miles ; and at the depth of one hundred
miles there is a temperature equal to the great
est artificial heat yet observed—a tenweratnro
capable of fusing platina, porcelain, and indeed
every other refractory substance known.
The best way to preserve Cabbages green all
winter, so that their gond qnalities shall in no
manner deteriorate, is as follows :—A.3 late th's
monthAs the weather will allow, th q out your
I cabbage that you have set apart for winter use,
—dig trenches, say eighteen or twenty inches
apart, and from twelve to twenty feet in length,
as may be most convenient, and in accordance'
with the quantity to be preserved,—transplant
your cabbages firmly in these trenches, as
closely as they will stand together. When
your bed is finished, raise a platform softie
eighteen or twenty inches high; over them,
which can be made of any refuse posts, rails,
or boards about a place : across this place a
few bean poles or laths, and upon the whole
throw a quantity of bean halm, cornstalks,
straw or any material of this kind, as a protec
tion against wet and frost.—and you can cat
green cabbage up to April, finer than if plucked
from the garden in October, —G erinantoten 7'd
cgraph.
The Amerkin Mug.
It is indeed strange that the people of these.
United States understand so little of the proper
form, proportion of size, number of stripes, even
of their own national flag, the glorious " Star
Spangled Banner." The standard of the army
is fixed at six feet six inches by four feet four
inches ; the number of stripes is thitteen, viz
seven red and six white. It will be perceived
that the flag is just one half longer than it is
broad, and that its proportions are perfect when ,
properly carried out. The first stripe at the.
top is red, the next white, itnd so down alter
nately, which makes the last red. The blue
" field" for the stars is the width and square of
the first seven stripes, viz.: four red and three
white. These stripes extend from the side of
the " field" to the extremity of the flag.. Tho
next stripe is white, extending the entire length
of it, and directly under the " field" in strong
and pleasing relief, then follow the remaining
stripes alternately. The number of stars on
the " field" is now thirty-one, ond army
and navy immediately add another star on the
admission of a new State in our glorious Union.
[I:7A MAMMOTII SnKEP.—The St. Lawrence
American; of Ogdensburg, New cork, says:
The largest sheep we ever saw . was on board the
steamer Northerner, on her paita'go from KingS.
ton to this port. He was two years old, and
weighed 315 pounds. He was an imported
sheep and Was exhibited at the Provincial
fair at Kingston. A gentleman from Vermont .
had purchased him, and was taking him home.
The price paid was 8315—a dollar a pound for.
mutter' ! What think ye of that farmers of
St. Lawrence ? Ho Was as large. as a. young
steer. •
NUMBER 8
To Keep Celery.
Many, especially amateurs, experience much
difficulty in keeping this deliclinis vegetable
during the winter. Where it has been grown
in beds, (as it always should be in small gar
dens,) nothing more is neccessary than to cover
it as it stands, with a good thick coat of coarse
manure ; and it can then be dug at any time
during the winter when it may be wanted.
Where is has been grown in single trenches, it
should be taken up and placed in a bed prepared
as follows : Dig out the earth two spades deep
and of convenient width ; the plants from
the trenches with the earth adhering to the
root ; put in a row of plants three or four incl es
apart, and throw some earth against them
then another row six inches from the first, and
so on filling in the earth to the tops of the
plants as you go along. When all the plants
are in, cover the bed with a thick coat of coarse
manure, straw, or litter of any kind ; manure,
I however, is to be preferred. From such a bed
the plants may be dug at any time during the
winter. The bed may be made of less depth,
but the plants trill not keep as well unless the
winter should prove mild. It is best, however,
in all matters of this kind, to be prepared for
the worst. It is not always, however, pleasant
in winter to dig celery from a bed out of doors,
and if a cool, air cellar is at hand, the plants
may be kept in good condition by placing them
upright on the floor, and covering them with
earth or sand, as directed above.—Awericasx
Agriculturist.
Temperature . of the Earth.
Saving Cabbages