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CLEARFIELD, PATn&ivESDAY, JUNE 10, 18-57.
BY S. B. HOW.
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' FROM SMALL BEGINNINGS.
Br CHAULE8 HACKAY.
A traveller, through da sty road,
Ftrewed ni;orn on the lea,
And one took loot and sprouted up . .
And grew into a tree ;
. Love Bought its shndo at evening time,
To breathe its early tows;
And ago was pleased, in beat of noon,
To bask beneath its boughs !
The dormouse loved its dangling twigs ;
, The birds sweet music bore ; .'
It stood a glory in its plnoo !
A blessing evermore !
A little spring had lost its way
Amid the grass and fern ;
' A parsing stranger scooped a well,
Where weary men might turn ;
lie walled it in and bung with care
A ladle at its brink .
lie thought not of the doed he did,
But judged that toil might drink,
lie passed again and lo ! the well,
liy sninmcrs never dried.
Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues,
And saved a life beside!
A dreamer dropped a random thought
'Twas old ; and yet 'twas new
A simple fancy of the brain, ;
But strong in being true !
It Bhonc upon a genial mind,
Ar.dlo! it light became
A lamp of lite, a beacon ray, .
A monitory flame.
' " The thought was small its issue groat!
A watrh-ro on the hill.
It sheJs its radiance far adown,
And cheers tho valley still!
A nameless man amid the crowd
That thronged the daily mart,
Let fa'l a word of Hope and Lot
Unsullied, from the heart!
A whisper on the tumult thrown
A transitory breath
It raised a brother from the dust,
It sar?d a soul from death.
Ogcrni! O fount! O word of lore!
O thought at random cant !
Ye were but little at the first,
JJut mighty at the last!
THE TWO FACES.
O.IB FOB. HOME, THE OTHER FOR COMPAXT.
Of course we never mean to be personal, but
vet we know the following Life Lesson mu&t
find application somewhere, else it would never
have been, written. Or, like the preparation
of the universal ph sician, it may be laid up
lor use in case of disease, or even taken as a
preventive
Mrs. Abby Lee man wns thirty years old, and
had been married just ten years. She bad a
good husband, and three good children. She
was naturally a kind, excellent woman and
meant, to Ao rijrbi ; she had one fault ; and
mall as it seemed to her, it occasioned much
unliappiness in the family circle. She was not
always happy at home, nor was' she always
pleasant, though for the life of her she could
rot teil what had occurred to rnffle her feel
ings. She had everything about her calcula
ted to beget joy.and her every reasonable wish
was answered. But after all, she often wore a
sour face, and her tonguo would run on in
, strains far from sweet or accordant.
"What is the mattcr,Abby ?" asked her hus
band, as he returned one evening from the
tore and lound bis wife with a sour face on.
".Nothing," was the answer, given rather
-moodily.
"But something must be the matter. Tou
never look so when you are happy."
Ilow can I help looks ? Can't I look as I
feel without disturbing you I"
"Pshaw, Abby don't talk so," tho husband
said, at the 'same time placing his arm about
her neck and kissing her. "Now tell me what
has happened."
Nothing has happened more than usual,"
vttered the wife, still unpleasantly. "Who
wonld nt be sober, I'd like to know, stuck up
here from morning till night.with two squalling
rourg ones to look but for, all the time."
. "Squalling young one !" repeated Albert
Lee m an, while an expression of pain passed
'over bis features.
"There look at that!" cried the wife, point
log to where her youngest child, a girl of four
years, was jut rlimbing upon the tea table af
ter the sugar bowl. "Get out of that you lit-
tle brat. There, take that 1" Now let me catch
you up there again. Stop that crying stop it,
I say. You touch that sugar again and I'll
give you such a licking as you won't want !"
The poor girl tried in vaiu to hush its sob
bings, and instinctively crept to its father's
aide. He placed his arms about the little one
and raised it to his knee, and in a moment
mere its reddened, inflamed cheek, where the
mother's blow had fallen, was pillowed upon
the father's bosom.
"Oh, yes," said the wife, "now you'll pet
the brat. I'd like to hayo you have charge.of
'em all day ; we'd see how much patience
vou'd have."
"I would at least remember that she was my
child," said he, somewhat reproachfully, "and
also -bear in mind the simplo fact that the
you;2 3!r,Cit!on may gain all its impulses
from the example it receives at the hands of
its guardian."
"0 yes, that's it. Of course, I am always
wrong." And then Abby Leeman put her a-
Tron to her eyes aad began to cry.
Of course the husband could say no more
lie h-vi often, very often, suffered all this be
fore, and he bad tried to make his wife see bow
mneh real unhappiness she was making for her
self; but she would net listen ; or, if she did,
the impioRsion was not lasting. In fact, she
had no patience w ith hr children, and tho sin
gle raffle of a moment was sure to make un
happiness for h"r. She loved her husband
fondly ; and her cuildren she loved, too. She
was proud of them, and for their comfort she
weald sacrifice any amount of personal conve
niencc. Aianyanu many an hour oi unssiui
joy did she pass with her husband when tho
sky was clear) but a cloud was sure to bring
the storm. For years not a clay passed that
he had not seen some unpleasant passages be
tween herself and children, and slio would not
understand that her very mode of treatment
the disposition she manifested nnd the lan
guage she used uus surely warping the minds
of her little ones. In pain and anguish her
husband has tried to show her this, but she
would not listen ; and then when bho was calm
and reasonable Albert could not find it in his
heart to destroy the peace by such allusions.
On the present occasion supper was eaten al
most in silence. The husband was pained and
the wife angry. The child once cried for a
lump of sugar, and the mother jerked a piece
on her plate, with tho words,
' "There, take it f You want everything you
set your eyes on." - "
JThe little one ato the sugar in silence, while.
the mother felt more dismal still from this new
outburst. And thus matters went ob for an
hour, at the end of which time the door-bell
rang, and some company was' introduced. It
was a neighbor and his wife. In a moment the
whole cxpresson of Abby's face was changed.
Smiles took the place of frowns, and her words
were as swept as could be; and during the
whole evening rhe was as happy and as gay as
though frowns had never rested upon her brow.
"Abby," said her husband, after the visitors
were gone, "since wc have been married have
I not done all in my power to make you hap
py 1 Have you ever expressed an earnest,
heart-felt wish that fhavc not gratified 7" '
"I don't know," replied the wile, rather re
luctantly.
"Yes, you do know," replied Albert, "and
what I Varit to know is this : Why you could
not strive as much to make me happy as you
will those who are not dependent upon you for
happiness. When I came home this evening
worn and fatigued with the labors of the day,
why could you not have met me witli a smile
and cheerful welcome V
"Because I didn't feel liko smiling," was
the answer.
"But you smiled the moment Mr.Bigbec and
his wife came in; and that, loo, when your
feelings were anything but pleasant a moment
before.. Can you do for their comfort what you
are not willing to do for mine V
"I do tho best I can," sobbed Mrs. Leeman
beginning to cry. "I wish you'd found a wife
who could havje suited you better than I do, I
never can suit you, never !"
Abby was in tears, and her husband could
say no more, lie could only wish mat sue
would understand him. Oh ! how often, when
she was kind and good, did be wish she would
always be so ; and again, when she was making
company so happy, how fervently did he pray
that she would always do so for him.
She was a neat, tidy, industrious woman, and
only her own family knew of this dark trait in
her character.
In the same town with Abby lived her only
sister who married a young man by the name
of Charles Frye. Charles was some eight and
twenty.and Lydia.his wife,Abby's sister, three
years younger. This man was a carpenter by
trade ; strong, healthy, generous, and of supe
rior intelligence. His business was good, and
though he wore a paper cap and apron ten or
twelve hours a day, yet he was laying tip. mo
ney. Lydia Frye was unlike her sister in one
respect. That sweet smile which visitors found
upon her face never faded in her husband's
presence, and the words which the stranger
heard her speak to bis child were never more
harsh when alone with her little one. She lov
ed her husband and she loved her child ; and
neve-did she knowingly speak a word that
could bring a cloud upon her household.
And between these two sisters there was an
estrangement. Several times Lydia had expos
tulatcd with Abby on her fractious treatment
of her children and once she had even gone so
far as to put her arms about her sister's child
to protect it from the mother's rage ; and, it
unfortunately happened that on that very eve
ning Mr. Leeman asked his wife why she could
not be as kind and mild always as her Bister
was.- Then, added to this, Abby shortly after
ward learned, through a meddlesome neigh'
bor, that her sister had given her husband,Al-
bert, some advice as to how be might best pun
ish his fractious wife. This capped the climax
in Abby's mind, and from that time there was
no intercourse between the sisters.
One day Albert came home with the pleasant
intelligence for his wife that her father would
bo there the next morning, and that he inten
ded to settle down with hiin and find a home
Abby wasin4ccstacles. She loved her father,
for he was a good man.and had ever been kind
to his children. And he was wealthy, too.
On the following day Moics Gorham came
He was an old man now, past sixty, with white
hair and mild benevolent look ; and Abby was
very happy. Her father, told, her ho had fln-
iaLcd bis travels, and meant to settlo down
with one of his children for the remainder of
his days.
"Oh, of course you'll come and . stay with
u's," Abby said. ,"We'vo got the most room
and are best ablo to keep ydu." ;
' "Ah my child," Tct'urned tho old man, with
ft biu'ile, "I am better able to keep myself.
But I can tell yoa better aSout that after X
have been here a spell."
At the end of the week, Mr.Gorham Inform
ed Abby and her husband that bo had. that day
deposited in the bank twenty thousand dollars
in their name, and they might draw it as they
pleased. He th,"" wished them to enjoy a part,
at least; of their patrimony, while he lived.
Of course the reader can imagine how this an
nouncement was received. But the old man
did not stop long to hear their thanks, for ho
had the same errand to deliver to Lydia and
her husband.' .
He found Charles and Lydia ocenpying one
chair when he entered Lydia sitting in
Charles' lap, and the child in tier's.
He told them what he had done, and it was
some time ere one of them could speak. But
Charles was the first to break the silence. .
"Mr. Gorham," he said, in a low, tremulous
voice, "I accept your generous offer, and the
more readily, too, because I know it comes
from the hand of love. But, sir, I could not
have asked I could not have expected it on
the ground that I am your son-in-law. No,
no, for in this noble woman .you have given
me treasure such' as few men possess. Oh !
you cannot know what a heaven on earth my
home is while while my wife '
But Charles had undertaken a work he could
not perform.. The words stuck in his throat,
and the speech ended in a flood of tears. His
gentle wife sank upon his bosom, and the old
man went to the window and pretending to be
looking at something in the street notwith-
stapding it was very dark out there, and be had
his handkerchief before his eyes all tho while.
Another year passed away, and during tho
most of that time the old man remained with
Abby. After this he began to see the cloudy
disposition manifest itself. He was pained
and shocked. He spoke with her, but she pre
tended she could not help It. Another week
passed on, and during that time Mr.Gorham
spoke with his child touching her fault ; but
still she did not amend.
Saturday evening came apd Abby Leeman
was in her chamber. Her oldest child, a girl
came up and told her that grandpa was going
away that he had got his trunk at the door.
Abby could not believe it. Sho started for the
sitting room at once.
"No, no, Albert," she heard tho old man
say, "I cannot remain here j I had intended to
make my home with Abby, for sho is my old
est living, but I cannot bear it. Nearly every
day my heart is made to ache with the harsh,
unkind words I hear spoken to your little ones.
Oh ! such good, sweet children ! aDd I love
them so 1 But Abby, will not listen even to
me. Oncol might have borne it; but now
w hen my heart is lonely and sad from recent
bereavement, I cannot bear it. I will come to
sec vou. and you shall have tho old share of
love. And I fear that she is not always kind
to you."
'lias Lydia told you so ?" asked Albert.
. "Lydia ?".uttcred Mr. Gorham in surprise,
"She told me 1 Ah, you don't know her, if
you think so. No, no ; sho has only told me
what a irood and faithful wife Abby was. But
I can see, as my presenco grows more common,
the restraint wears off, and Abby begins to
show me the face she keeps for home. I speak
this to you, Albert, because I would not lie to
you. But I will see Abby again !"
Abby listened to him no longer. With a
wildly beating, bursting heart, sho hastened
to her room and threw herself upon a bed, and
there she lay for a long time. When her hus
band came up she was sick, and when he asked
her what he could do for her, she said sho
would be left to herself. In a moment he mis
trusted that she had hoard a part of bor father's
remarks and left her.
One day, little Nellie looked pale and sick,
and cried a great deal with pain. It was the
youngest the baby. Abby was fractious, but
she did not speak so harshly as usual. She
had tried to reform since her father left a
week before, but she,, allowed a spirit of anger
to come into her soul on account of the course
she had pursred, so her trial did not amount
to much. When Albert came home the child
was worse, and by this time it had become so
sick that the mother was sorry she had been so
harsh through the day.
Mr. Leeman went for the doctor, and when
that man came he said Nellie bad the scarlet
fever. All night the little on suffered much,
and its cheeks and brow seemed on Are. On
the next day she grew weaker and sicker, then
Abby feared she might die. Oh ! what
thought ! .
Sabbath night came, and little Nellie had
grown white and thin ; during the whole day-
she had been calm and quiet. Could she bo
dying? "Oh God.spare my child !" the frantic
mother prayed upon her knees.
The clock had struck nine, when Nellie
raised her eyes, and they looked very strange.
"Mamma good mamma," she whispered,
"kiss little Nellie."
.. . The mother pressed her lips npon her child's
.brow, and kissed her fervently.
, . "Mamma you love little Nellie ; and you
love George and Mary."
Tho mother could not speak. Just then Mr.
Leeman approached.
"Papa papa one kiss for Nellie. Love
Nellie always. Love George and Mary, and
love Mamma. -
When Abby Leeman next looked npon her
hiiii tha snirit had fled t The little sufferer
was frc from all 'earthly pain. One moment
the mother gazed upon the broken casket,
and then sho sank down upon her knees ns
though her heart would break, ner husband
knelt by her sido ; he placed both his arms a
bout her neck, and with one deep burst of pas
sionate grief, she pillowed her headi upon his
bosom.
Oit the next morning Lydia came and took
caro of the body of little Nellie. She dressed
it sweetly, combed, its golden hair back, and
when she placed it inlhe coflindie spread new
and fragrant flowers all around it. Sho had
done all this when Abby entered.
The sisters were alone by tho dead child.
The bereaved mother gnzed awhile upon the
face of the little sleeper, and then she turned
to her sister. Lydia opened her arms, and the
next moment the estranged ones were in each
others embraces. It was a long, long, while
ere cither of them could speak. They could
only wcyp and sob, and clingmoro closely,
heart to heart.
We will not tell the thoughts which dwelt
in Abby Lceman's mind upon this occasion,
,hor will we tell of the long hours spent upon
her knees in prayer while all "the other of the
household slept.
"Love George and Mary I Xorc;7 Nellie !
Love Mamma " Oh ! how these rang in that
mother's souL And how her words came
back upon her iiic harsh unkind words that
has been spoken to the cherub that was gone !
But she fouud'a balm in the solemn resolution
she took to herself never to be unkind again.
And the resolution was sacredly kept. - Al
bert and Abby mourned for the departed one,
but they felt, too, that tho gentle spirit of the
heaven born-child was dwelling still with
them, making a paradise of their home and
leading them on in joy and peace.
Ere long the old maa oavao to live awhile
with his eldest child, (and from that time he
divided his months between them, and he
could no more feel tbat one home was plcas
anter than the other. Both were alike joyous,
peaceful and happy. When he now looked u-
pon Abby's happy, smiling face, he knew that
she had no other face for domestic use. The
beaming, genial countenance that welcomed
the visitor was never laid aside. Its sunshine
was for her husband and children, and the
cloudy brow was put away forever. .
THE BELT OF WAMPUM.
An interesting ceremonial took place on the
9th of March last before the Historical Society
of Pennsylvania. It was the presentation of
the Belt of Wampum delivered by the Indians
to William Pcnn at the great treaty under the
elm tree in 1G82. The Executive Committee
have made a report thereon, from which we ga
ther that Granville J. Penu, Esq., a great
grandson of William Pern, brought with him
from England, for the purpose of presentation
to the Society, the Belt referred to, and de
sired its deposito in their archives. Mr. Penn,
in his presentation speech, explained the char
acter of the wampum and its use by the In
dians. In doing this he quoted from a work on
Missions by George Henry Loskiel, published
in German in 1783, and translated into English
in 1794. After giving an account of the hie
roglyphics of the Indians, the writer then de
scribes the wampum and its use :
"Wampum is an Iroquois word, meaning a
muscle. A number of these muscles strung
together is called a string of wampum, which,
when a fathom long, is termed a fathom, or
belt of wampum j but the word string is com
monly used, whether it be long or short. Be
fore the Europeans came to North America,
the Indians used to make strings of wampum
chiefly of small pieces of wood, of equal size,
stained either black or white. Few were made
of musclo, which were esteemed very valua
ble and difficult to make ; for, not having pro
per tools, they spent much time in finishing
them, and yet their work had a clumsy appear
ance. But the Europeans soon contrived to
make strings of wampum, both neat and ele
gant, and in great abundance. Theso they
bartered with the Indians for other goods, and
found this traffic very advantageous. Tho In
dians immediately gave up the use of the old
wooden substitute for wampum, and procured
those made of muscles, which, though fallen
in price, were always accounted valuable.
"These muscles are chiefly found on the
coast of Virginia and Maryland, and are val.
ued according to their color, which is brown,
violet, and white. The former are sometimes
of so dark a shade that they pass for black,
and are double the price of white. Having
first sawed them into squaro pieces about a
quarter of an inch in length and an eighth in
thickness, they grind them round or oval npon
a common grindstone ; then, a hole being bored
longthways through each large enough to ad
roit a wire, whipcord, or thin thong, they aro
strung like beads, and the tiring of wampum
is completed. Four or six strings joined in
one breadth, and fastened to each other with
fine thread, make a belt of vampum, being a
bout three or four inches wide and three feet
long, containing perhaps four, eight, or twelve
fathom of wampum, in proportion to its re
quired length and breadth. This is deter
mined by the importance of the subject which
these belts aro intended either to explain or
confirm, or by the dignity of the persons to
whom they aro to be delivered. Every thing
of moment transacted at solemn councils, ei
ther between the Indians themselves or with
the Europeans, is ratified and made valid by
strings and belts of wampum.
"Formerly they used to give sanction to
their treaties by delivering awing of some
largo bird ; and this custom still prcvailsamong
themoro western nations, in transacting busi
ness with tho Delawarcs. But the Delawarcs
themselves, the Iroquois, and the nations in
league with them, are now sufficiently provided
with handsome and well-wronght strings and
belts of wampum. Upon the delivery of the
string, a long speech may be made and much
said upon the subject under consideration, but
when a belt it give few tcorde are itoken ; but
they mast be words of great Importance, fre
quently requiring an explanation. Whenever
the apeaker had pronounced somo important
sentence, he delivers a string of wampum, add-
lno'I f?'"7" this string of wampum as a confir
mation of what I have spoken ;' but the chief
subject of bis discourse ho confirms with a
belt. Tho answers given to a speech thus de
livered must also lie confirmed by strings and
bells of wampum, of the same size and num
ber as thou received. Neither tho color nor
the other qualities of wampum are matters of
indifference, but have an immediate reference
to those things which they aro meant to con
firm. The brown or deep violet, called black
by the Indians, always means something of se
vere or doubtful import 5 but the white is the
color of peace. Thus, if a string or belt of
wampum is intended to confirm a warning a
gainst evil or an earnest reproof, it is deliver
ed in black. When a nation is called upon to
goto war, or war is declared againt it, the
belt is black, or marked with red, called by
them the color of blood, having In the middle
the figure of a hatchet in white wampum.
"The Indian women are very dexterous in
weaving the strings of wampum into belts, and
marking them with different figures, perfectly
agreeing with tho different subjects contained
in the speech. These figures are marked with
white wampum upon black, and with black up
on white bolts. For example, in a belt of peace,
they very dexterously represent, in black warn
pum, two hands joined. Tho belt of peace is
white, a fathom long and a hand's breadth
They refer to them as public records, careful
ly preserving them in a chest, made for that
purpose. At certain seasons they meet to
study their meaning, and to renew the Ucis
of which they were an emblem or confirma
tion. On such occasions they sit down around
the chest, take out one string or belt aftct the
other, handing it about to every person pres
ent, and that they may all comprehend its
meaning, repeat the words pronounced on its
delivery in their whole convention. By these
means they are enabled to remember the pro
mises reciprocally made by the different par
ties : and it is their custom to admit even the
young boys who aro related to the chiefs, to
their assemblies ; they become early acquaint
ed with all the affairs of the State ; thus the
contents of their documents are transmitted
to posterity, and cannot be easily forgotten."
" A Terrible Riot occurred at the municipal
election in Washington city, on the 1st June,
in which several persons were killed and a
number wounded." It appears from the official
statements published that a gang of Baltimore
bullies, known as 'Plug LTglics,' proceeded to
Washington on that day, and attempted to take
forcible possession of the polls. Kevolvcrs,
billies, stones, brickbats, &c., were freely used
and six persons killed and sixteen wounded.
Tho riot is described as having been a fright
ful affair, and tho President ordered out a de
tachment of IT. S. marines to restore order.
There are in the United States 1,217 distil
leries, in which 2,210 persons are employed ;
a capital of $8,507,074 is invested. They con
sume yearly 14,207,701 bushels of corn, 3,
787,170 bushels of barley, 2,143,927 bushels ol
rye, 50,210 hogsheads of molasses. They man
ufacture 42,401,920 gallons of ale, 41,CG1,000
gallons of whiskey and high wines, 0,500,000
gallons of rum, being about four gallons of li
quor for every man, woman and child in the
country.
The Coroner's Jury in tho recent poisoning
case, at Danville, which has caused so much
excitement at that place, met at two o'clock,
on June 1st, in the Court House. The verdict
rendered by the jury was that the death of Da
vid Twigg and Mrs. Clark was caused by poi
son, supposed to have been administered by
Mrs. Twiggs and W. J. Clark. In accordance
with the verdict, both prisoners were commit
ted for trial.
There is a negro named Grey, now living in
Chicago, who holds a passport under tho hand
of the Secretary of State, broad seal attached,
which declares that he is a citizen of the
United States, and guarantees him protection.
Mr. Grey also holds a certificate of commen
dation, made in 1835, which Is signed byjames
Buchanan, who therein states that "Mr. Grey
is a citizen of the United States."
Potatoes. A writer in New York expres
ses the opinion that poople make a mistake in
paying too much for potatoes. There is mor5
nourishment in one bushel of good white
beans, than in five bushels of potatoes ; and
what is bolter than bean aoup, or more palata
ble than good old fashioned "bean porridge 7"
no aaya the "age of beana" should be rTived
aj well for economy as for health.
AGRICULTURAL.
CitixrsE Sioar Cask. The following direc
tions, as to tho choice of ground, time and
manner of planting, cultivating, stripping, and
cutting the Chinese Sugar Cane, when it ia
growing for the purpose of making Syrup of
Sugar, has been gathered from practical men,
who havo had experience in the field in the
sugar growing districts of this aud other coun
tries, by Messrs. Hodges & Free, cr rnor of
Main and Water streets, Cincinnati.
Choice of Ground. Upland soil it better for
Sugar than low ground, though the latter may
be a strong deep soil. It is supposed thtt the
saccharine matter in plants is absorbed chiefly
from ttie atmosphere ; and though a larger
growth of cano can be secured on low grounds
than on high, there will be mom water in the
sap ; and as the cost of pressing and boiling ia
considerable, it is not always desirable to pro
duce the largest grow th, but rather the rich
est juice.
Time of Planling. The seed of the Chinese
Sorgho or Sorgho Sucre, should not be plant
ed until the ground has become warm to con
siderable depth. If the season is backward,
as the present spring, the first to the tenth of
Juno will do very well. Mr. Whitney, of
Washington, D. C, raised his best seed last
year from seed planted on the 8th June.
Manner of Planting. All agree that no
s?cd in a place, eight or ten inches apart, tn
drills four feet apart, running north or south,
gives the lwt growth, and renders its maturity
more certain and uniform. It should be borne
in mind that the Sorgho or Juiphee stools out
wheat, i. e., one seed producea several stalks,
and -it is therefore not only useless but detri
mental to a good growth of tho bes cane to
plant the seed too thick. . As light and air are
essential to the best growth for sugar. It is bet
ter, as a general thing, to have too few than
too many stalks, therefore no barm is done if
a few hills f.ul to come np, as they probably
will when there is but one seed in a place.
Cultivation. This does not differ from the
cultivation of Indian corn, except tbat it
should be watched w hen near maturity. When
it is intended to make sugar and molasses the
seed head should be plucked out. This should
be done after the seed bss formed and before
it begins to fill, i. e., before it begins to form
a milky appearance", or, in other words, white
the seeds are yet of a green color in the side.
The seed heads are easily plucked out by
grasping tho head and jerking upward. Ins
short time after this is done new panicles will
shoot out from tho joints below, on which new
seed heads will form. Aa soon- as the aeed in
these new heads have begun to form the wholo
stalk, should be stripped of all its leaves and
panicles, leaving nothing but the naked trunk.
Stripping. This operation is erformed very
quick by those accustomed to it. It ia done
with an instrument shaped Lko a pruning
hook, only it is larger and not tbarp. A
stroke downward with this instrument, closo
to the stalk, strips off not only the panicle and
blades, but also the sheathe around the stalk
at the base of eaci blade. If the instrument
is sharp, it does not clean the stalk so well,
and besides that, it would be likely to wound
the stalk, and cause it to sour.
Cutting. This may be done aa aoon as tha
stripping is complete, but not until the mill
and the kettles are all ready, as the cano
should be ground as soon as it is cnt, and the
juice boiled as soon as it is expressed; other
wise the quality of the syrup mado from it
will Iks inferior, and it wilt be nearly impossi
ble to make sugar from it at all.
Tho "Squatter Sovereign," published at At
chison, Kansas Territory, and heretofore an
uncompromising pro-slavery journal, hat been
sold to Messrs. McBratney and Poroeroy, and
is now a Free State paper. The South gave H
such a meagre support that the' former editor
was forced to sell to the Free State- men or
sink the wholo concern.
Tho wire and daughter of Dr.Chaffee, repre
sentative from the Springfield district.in whom
the ownorship of Drcd Scott's family rested,
have, since the death of the administrator ot
the estate, given them their liberty, and prac
tically nullified the Taney decision. Botlon
Traveller.
The last of the childien of George III has
departed this life, ner Koyal Highness Mary,
Duchess of Gloucester, expired Thursday,
April 30, at the age of 81. She was bom on
the 2oth of April, 1776, and, consequently,
had long passed tho ordinary limit of human
life.
Virginia is said to bo overrun by Gipeya.
They are of European origin, and practice all
the tricks and pilft-rings for which the c7s
have ever been distinguished. Tbey are at
tracted to Virginia just as they are fonud in
worn out countries of the old world.
War5i to Tobacco Cokscmeks A
let.
tor from Kentucky says, that tobacconists aro
using prussic acid to give au almond flavor to
tho leaf, and in censequonce of this poiaor., a.
number of smokers have lost the use of their
lower limbs. , . -
It is stated in tho London papers that at a
grand ball recently given by the Minister of
Foreign Affairs in Hanover, a gameofebesa
was played on a marked floor, by human cheaa-'
men., dressed most gorgeously according to
their stations.
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