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Kin? Alfred and the Pilgrim.
Beneath an humble forest ahed
The monarch sat by grief oppressed ;
Scarce could the holy page he read
(jive comfort to hia troubled breast.
For from hie btow the ruthlors Dane,
Hia old ancestral crown lind lorn.
Hi realm laid waste, his eople alain,
He roved a wanderer forlorn.
He mined hia eyp before him atood
A pilgrim clad in sober grey,
- Hi face half hidden by hia hood,
As if he shunned the light of day.
For alms he begged, nor begged in vain,
Though Knot, in sooth, was Alfred's fare,
A loaf and flask. Without disdain.
Of each he gave an equal share.
"Hippy the man," exclaimed the chief,
"Howe'er by want or care oppressed,
"Whom God permits to give .elief
4To some still poorer, care worn breast."
While thus he spoke the Pilgrim's form
Gleamed all at once divinely blight.
Till like a mist before the storm,
It vanished soflly from bis sight.
A pain that night, n, all alone.
In dreams the exiled monarch lay,
The pilgiim's form before him shone,
Not now disguised in vestment grey.
Hy the bedside he took his stand.
His eyes with he.ivenly lustre glowing,
A bishop's crosier in his hand.
His saintly rube around htm flowing.
"I am St, Cuthbcrt's holy shade,
"To whom thnu gavest both bread and wine;
"Though all thy h. pes terra now to fade,
'The saints still watch o'er thee and tliii-O.
'Know that the Lord I serve halh said
"To-mortow's sun shall end thy woes,
"To-m rrow, rising from (his bed,
"Thou shall go forth to slay thy foes."
The vision fled, at dawn of day ;
Through heavenly aid now bolder grown
A few short months hsd rolled awuy,
When Alfred sat upon his throne. C. E. A.
From the Farmer's Cabinet.
finance Trees.
The time for planting trees being
w near, I take the liberty of recom
piling to farmers, to cultivate the
tice trjes more extensively than they
vc hitherto done, both for pleasure
J profit. Quinces in the IMiiladcl
a market sell for from two to six
'lars per bushel, according to the
ility. I have never known them to
1 for less than twenty-five cents the
If neck, and fine ones have often sold
three times that price. The great
nand for them is for preserving, for
licit purpose every house-keeper
:ws their value. But for drying to
x with dried apples or readies, they
sscss a value unrivalled by any other
it ; the superior flavor commumca
bv thefh to pics, can only be appro
ted by those who have tasted of their
icllcnce when used in that way. The
e is more easily cultivated than most
er kind of fruit trees; they grow
m the slip, if the soil is moist ; may
propagated I t orn suckers, or iy
tfting, or any of the usual methods
. r . n'l -
propagating truu trues, i m.7 o
rdy, do not shade the ground much
i are not as liable to injury from
tie as many other trees; and to
wn all, the fruit, cither green or
cd, always sells readily for a high
ce. Now, what-should prevent
mcr from having twenty, fifty or a
From the Baltimore Ocean.
An rxtract n-0111 my Journal, Xo. :t.
"Who would not brave the bailie fire the wreck
To move the monarch of In r penple'd deck."
THE BRITISH tlUEEN A SCKNE ON HOARD.
It was in the month of November,
1810. The British Queen, one of the
largest and strongest steam ships, had
been laboring for some days against
storms and heavy seas. The waves
had been rolling mountains high; the
cross seas were breaking on her bows,
and the high wind was dead ahead, and
every minute the vessel "shipped a sea,"
pouring tons of water even to the quar
ter deck. All that skill and activity
could effect upon the part of our gencr
ous commander, joined to the tremen
dous power of our mighty steam en
gines, could scarcely succeed in preser
ving our course. The torrents of rain
that were thrown down from the low er
ing sky upon our decks, added to the
melancholy gloom of our prospects.
Flushed with the hope of a short pas
sage, we had left the English shores a
few days before, amid shouts of joy and
with confident anticipations 5 how chan
ged the scene which a succession of
storms, head winds, and high seas had
brought with them. The anxious looks
of the passengers, as the noble vessel
rode upon the mountain waves and
pitched forward, w ith a tremendous jar,
as if for the last time; or as the foam
ing water broke upon her prow, threa
tening to tear asunder every timber in
the ship, were living evidences that it
wasalrying time with all who had
trusted themselves on the "great deep."
Our commander bad been pacing with
hurried steps the poop deck for three
days successively, (interrupted only by
the occasional hour's sleep which na
ture required,) applying ever and anon
the glass to Ins watchful eye, and look
in? from time to time at the still cloudv
horizon. It was about noon of the fourth
day of storm and head winds, that one
j . 1 .a
01 the more seaworthy passengers
thought he descried at a distance a ves
scl under "bare poles. 1 he captain s
"lass added to the information that she
lad a portion of a sail tied to the sail as
"signal of distress. I his news
spread among the passengers, and the
tidings that a wreck was to he seen at
some miles to the windward, were spee
dily conveyed lo the state rooms. In a
few minutes all who could summon up
strength sufficient were on the upper
deck, straining their vision to make out
the character of the vessel, and to de
termine whether any living being was
on board the unfortunate wreck. Few
remained below the intense interest
excited on board drove awavsea sick
ness, and engrossed every other feeling;
the upper deck was crowded. As we
moved on, the commander thought he
perceived somebody on board waving,
and judging from the appearance of the
head dress, through his telescope, he
concluded that this being was a female,
and the only living creature on board.
For a moment he deliberated w ith him
self whether it would be prudent in
deed, whether it would be safe, with the
sea running at that time and a strong
wind blowing from the quarter in which
the wreck lay, to risk the lives of halt a
dozen of the best sailors, and soma of
the ship's officers in so dangerous an
cnterprize, as the doubtful experiment
of rescuing a single individual. He who
has never been at sea, can have but
little conception of the feelings elicited
by the appearance of a sail in sight, af-
sln'pwrecked mariner, by the last exer-1 sels had passed very near to them on I '1
tion of his remaining strength, still ho- the day previous, during the height of li
ping, mane an cnori 10 wave nis signal the storm that they had 111 vain made
of distress, and prudence, nay humanity, their signals of distress, which had been
forces him to hesitate whether he ought unheeded either from incapacity or an
to risk so fearfully the valuable Jives unwillingness to risk nnv thinir for their
of seven men for the doubtful prcserva- assistance. The captain (poor fellow!)
tion of one person. His duty almost told us that they had in consequence
forbids it! sriven m all bone, until thev saw. at a
The hesitation was but momenta rv : great distance, the enormous bulk of a
the rising of the steamer on the top "of l;rgc steamer bearing towards them
the next wave, satisfied the captain then a ray of hope burst upon him, and
that there was another human being he said to his almost lifeless crew, "My
vet alive on board the wreck, and he boys, there is a Life boat lor you
ordered the gangway to be cleared,
and the hlo boat lowered. With what
noble rivalry did the sailors press to
A Hack auaixst Time. A man,
whose name we could not learn, made
O l.nl llin 1llrv An.. rC i I llllll tlii. Iw.
wards the weather side of the ship in couIJ riJc yoo miics in a4 consecutive
their desire to be selected to man the 1. ., , 1 v .. , . 1 ..
J'.- t . ft' 1 1 1 .1 nuui.1 ni ia many uiuui l ui iiuimj., inui
.ife Boat. Hie boat was manned ; the .,, v
second officer of the ship lumped on t .. ni . 1 . .-1 ... i 1
p jumped
board, and with practiced skill she was
lowered into the water and cleared in
safety. We were about two miles dis
tant lrom the wreck. Ihc wind was
still blowing, the sea raging, and the
storm but slgihtly abated. I'ot a yard
1 lie Det was taken, and lie
commenced at ti o'clock on Thursday
evening accomplished 1200 miles in
the first lv! hours, and yesterday, at five
minutes after ii o'clock, completed the
task being 5'-2 minutes within the time,
and w inning the bet. It is to be suppo
7 a I film 11 wining 11 ia n.i ii j-u '.--
of canvass was to be seen, except o.iel, hat 1)C stlllbrcd S()mcw,at by the
double reefed topsail, required to steady
the enormous steamer. 1 he steam it
self was suffered to escape, from time
to time, as we moved round the wreck
ed vessel, keeping at about the same
distance. As the small boat gradually
moved onward toward the destined ob-
cntcrprize. This we arc told is the
greatest distance ever performed in the
same time in this country, or we believe
in England, where 1270 miles is the
greatest distance, if our advice is cor
rect, that has ever been accomplished
.-1 ' 1 fiiiliciiillTM'n ItnlMV I X 1 I rt
. I Mi . i'.l III l,uil3l.tuiMV nuui a. 1'. ii
irtrr htr Inn Itnii-nrln AvfirliAnLi st f lirt I -
jv. i, i v iiiv it nil v.ii nun.? ,fi jjUfi
sinewy sanors, piying wmi migni ann
main nt their oars, it was lost ever and
anon from the sight of the solicitous pas
sengers, as the waves rose and fell. It
was painful to behold the anxiety w ith
w hich those on board watched the Life
Boat struggling on
each individual seemed to be wrapt up
in the safety of the risked crew, as he
leant over the side of the ship and fol
lowed with strained eve, their move-
Cant Iran t'lmi i ll.
The following is extracted from the London Me
chanics Magazine:
!St. tieorgn's Church. Liverpool, is on object of
considerable interest f. it" ;ile, and an having 1 i n
The whole Olll of l'ie '-rst iron church erected in Great Dntnin.
1 he wnolu oi trie name, worn or me vinmiAH,
doo-s, groitu, roofa, pu'pit, ornament.il enrichments,
arc of caM iron. The leng h U 1 10 feet, the brradih
17. It is orniimenlcd by a splendid cat iron win-
mnnt Intrntv nfnr.nl.n fun! Inn- ivnc J" of stained Bb.
ii .,' ' 1 r ii I It is not prrhans, generally known that a prent
iiiiii hi-, mi nil i-uiiiii, iiiiiii.u ( i.
dead silence prevailed, and there was
not one amongst that assemblage of
passengers, whose leehngs were not
pure and holy, during the dreadful time
of uncertainty from the lowering of the
Life Boat to its sale arrival within reach
proportion of the large manufactories erected in
England within the lat ton years, aro all iron ex
cept the wall. And within two years pan), several
cotti.grs and country villas have been put up near
London, which ate exclusively cast iron; walU,
iloor-s les, roof, chimney?, sah, eVc
In Cnnlai d wheie wood is dejr und iron cheap,
nf tli u-reeL'. niul vln-t;r urn vers uern
not silently offered up for the safe and ,her4' co'1 ' uch ,,u,!ll"'8 18 lf's ,1,aB ",0e 0
successful' return of our bold mariners. ,n t,ura,,il"y B,lJ hl lU'v arc of
I5v dint of exertion the wreck is made, f0U'60 .equalled. 'Who. m.eo ilm-hcd. ...d.
and then came, as w as afterwards buildings require no rc.a.rs ; and iho m,M finely
learned, the most difficult part of the du- "rvcJ '"" cosl I" ""r0 "-
ty. 1 ho poor, unfortunate wretches "'v . , .
J . '. ' . . . . I In Pennsvlvania some mnvi ments towards intro-
on the wreck, excited into exertion by
the returning hope of safely, passed to
wards the side in w inch the hue Uoat
was coming, and prepared by one des
perate and last ellbrt of remaining
strength, to jump, in a body, on board.
To' avoid this, which would have inevi
tably capsicd the Life Uoat, the ship's
officer was obliged to pass under the
lee-bow and forbid them through his
trumpet, from attempting any such rash
movement, under pain of being left to
their fate. One by one they were re
ceived on the boat; to us, on the stca-
The most curious epistolary specimen, th.it we
jave seen fur some time, is the following, which
we copy from the Little R.ick (Aik.) Times, of the
21 ih ult. The writer, Aimer D. Hogin, was a
t 'niti d t"'tMc soldier, who was convicted of murder
vnt the l ist term of the Unilid states dis i 'ct court, but
recommended to the mercy of the President. It
seems, however, that he decided on trussing to a
pair of heel rather thnn to Executive clemency:
To the (Jentlrmtn of L 'tlle line!;, Arkanms t
Statk I'iiisos, ApiilSl, 1811.
Gkntlkmks n Fm.low-Citizkr of Ann-
a "mas i I will give you all to understand that I
have made my elopement, and g vc you my rea
sons for so d ing ; and I hope you won't blame me.
The President i dead, and there is a poor pros
pect ef my being pardoned by the Vice President,
seeing he is not a tnilitaiy man ; and I don't think
I dis.-rve to dio for this act of indiscretion. If I
had done this for mulicc or nuimos ty, I would not
have said one word agiinst tho vcrdiit; and you
Ciiinot bl imeme. I intend never lo show my face
to a white mn aiaiu as long a I live. If I get
clenr, 1 will go amongst my red brethren in tho prai
ri.s; the CuniHtichcs, Pawnees, Kiowa, und To-we.ii-kies,
for lean speak their languages very well,
and if I ean get lo them before I am tuken,! may be
of some service to the United Stutc, for I will keep
them fom committing depredations on the frontiers
nml I riders, and try to mike ihcm work for their
living and be honest.
I am very well equipped foi this expedition; I
h ive a rifle, a brace of posloN, a Uowie knifo, and
pi nty of ammunition; a first nte hor.-e, saddle,
and bridle, and some money to take me through the
ChocUw nation ; and if I get through I am safe,
fir I am not afraid of the Indians. If I can get to
old Tubbaquena, tho Cumancho war chief, I am at
home, for be wanted mo to go with him the last
time I saw him, and said ho would give me his
daughter, and now is my time. I shall be at a loss
for nothing bul tobacco. Oh, if I huJ some seed I
would be fixed. You may think it strange that I
i-hould fleo to them for protection, but, lo tell the
truth, tliey are the most friendly human beings on
eailh, when they take a notion to uny pctson, and
they would lose their lives for you. For the Lord s
sake don't advcr.Ue ine, on nccount of my mother,
and let me go in peace, and I will not bother any
of youanv m re. I warn alt men fiom using malt
1'quor, for you iee what it has brought me to; on
account of that I have lo llec to savsgis for protec
tion.
Gentlemen, I have one friend in Arkansas, un-
knmwn to any person heie ; "a friend in need is a
fiiend indeed." If I urn pauloned, it is so murh
l etter, and I may sometime hear of it ; and if so, I
ean come back, and if not, I won't. It will le no
sati-facllon to see me hanged like a dog. Nothing
isoic, then I am your fiiend until death.
AUNCK I). 1IOGAN.
X. II. I know it is against the laws of my conn-
Shopping taadlra.
A Scswk Enter Indie.
lady, f wish to see some of your most fash
ionable finger ringi t
(The Jeweller shows a number.)
L. Are these the latest style I What is the
price of this 1 (selecting one from the variety
shown her.)
JcivtUcr. Three dollars and a half.
L. Three dollars and a half what a price, I
know I can buy ihem at other rt.'ires for two dol
lars. W hat do you auk for this plain gold ono!
J. I have always sold gold tings of that kind for
ducing iion buildings have been made. The front ,r' o break out of pri-on, but I cat.nol help it now,
of the Miners' Dank at Pottsville, including steps
and ornamental woik, is ca.-l iion, and is described
n extremely neat. I his front, erected about ten
years sen, is now suid to be hi fresh a ever. In
some of the public and private buildings i f Phil i
di Ipbia, iron facings have been tub-tituied fir m ir
b!e, wi,h good mccess. Xcwburyport ileiultf.
An Iron lloimr.
A gentleman of Umbels has constructed an iron
house, vi li ell is said to answer i lie nl jects inti tided
in a satisfactory manner, the walls are lioll .w,
and the hot air circulates from a central point in
for I am in a close place, and life is sweet ; is it
not ! I do not want to die like a felon, it would
be a disgrace to my native State, Gentlemen, I am
a Kenluckun by birth. A. D. II.
one dolutfiiiid a quarter, but you may have it for
fif y cents.
L. Fffiy cents for this plain gold ring t why it
is a monstrous price ! I never heard of such a
thing.
J. I wish I could trade with you Ma'am, you
shall have It for thirty seven and a half.
L. No sir, I cannot think of it I want to buy
a ring, but cannot allord to pay such an exorbitant
price.
J. Say no more Ma'am, you shall have it for
twenty five. "i
L. O, that's altogether two much I know I
can buy them cheaper elsewhere.
J. I am desirojs of sccu'ing your custom,
Ma'am, and I will sell it for twclvoand a half cents.
L. Ah, you aro gelling a little more reasonable.
but twelve and a half is two high.
J. I am resolved to plense you Ma'am, and my
lowest price is six ami a quarter cents.
L. ( After examixeing it very chscly.) W'M
you warrant it to be pure gold!
J. Gold of an extra fineness. It suits your fin
ger exactly and you shall havo that liltlo lox in tho
bargain.
L. ( Aaide to her sister,) "' I almost with
we had brought somo money with us. (Atvwt.)
Is that your lowest price sir !
J. That Ma'am is my lowest price.
L. If that's the esse, I am afraid we shall not
be able to trade I know I can buy them lor three
cents at tho other shops. Good morning si'.
Exit ladies.)
J. Good morning lndie. Well, that bea's nil.
Three cents for a g M ring that cost me one d ill ,.r
by the dozen ! And this is what is called chopping.
It is Hhoiininc with a venoeunce. I wish some of
our pretty ladies could fiii.l some other employment.
Hot water to lobsters is like brandy to drain
drinkers it has a tendency to ohciteu life, by turn
ing iheir features rr J.
CoHKoi.otilCALSAi.vTf:. Yesterday, about tho
lime the mililary weio passing tiw comer of Gay
and Baltimore streets, ihecoik of a bottle of mMdi
excited to emulation by the niihtmy ardor evinced
by the strong turn out ul the dill'erent regiments,
or bv tho heat of the weather we will not say which.
lle-.v out of it proper sphere, striking a lady who
was pa-si nil at the tiuit i.t the fice, and covaiinj
her ditss with troth. liulli.inre dij er.
CATTta. The Inst cattle (says Walker) have
the face rather short; the muzzle small ; the horns
line; the neck light, pirticularly whero it joins the
head; the chest wide, deep and capacious ; the tail
broad and fat towards the top, but thin towards the
lower part, which it will always W, when tUe aui
mat is small boned, the lower part of the thigh
small ; ihe legs short, straight, clean, and fine Honed,
Dkrt. Dow, Junior says, "one debt begets
another. I have always observed that he who owei
a in in a dollar, is sure to owe him also a grudge ;
and he is always more ready to pay compound iu
tcrest on ihe l.ilter, than on tho former."
Mosr.i. He who expends mony properly, is
its master ; he who lays it up, its keeper ; he vvh J
loves it, a fool ; he who fears it, a slave ; and ha
who adores it, an idolater.
mer, it was the work of an instant, and ,he ki,f,icn. ,hr',uh 1,e inu.-r.aU in the walls and fine (o .(i lii.ate f consti-
a a I . I i I.... it.. .......i!!.. t. L. ..I...!haI "
tidrcd of these valuable trees set out j tcr some days absence from land, with
.nir his fences, where they would not
sen his other crops, and would bring
a handsome annual revenue, to in
:ase his library, or help to procure
outfit for a s'on or daughter, when
?y are about to quit the paternal man
n, for a settlement in life on their
'n account.
would particularly recommend the
ensive cultivation of the quince to
r Ohio and Western Pennsylvania
rrners. If they are brought to the
iladelphia market in a dried stale,
y will bring five times as much as
ed apples, and the carriage would be
same j they would sell at once, and
; lay on hand for u long time, as the
stern dried apples often have done,
1 then been sold for a trille, hardly
ficient to pay transportation, storage
1 commissions. Think of it, and act
unptly; there is no mistake about it.
Teb. 27. 1S38. MAUIA
we saw her leaving the wreck behind. l,v ,h" m. an of valves the quantity to beaJmate,t
nearing the steamer. She approached, n" "uld. A house consisting of 17 room.
and WC bewail to ( St ngu IS l the men W1" eoai xi.ioo. wnne a nouse ... me same s.to ...
on board. 'Five minutes more, and the hr wuulJ co -t'-157- The ,"on" ' rr'ns,J
r,fl,.,l f..i.i;..rr ii f nr. Iw.nr'c mr,U intPiisft on lirce fljor- T" 'n"1" ""S1'1 14 7a7J 0,",
aiixietv. lillSt forth in one loud and ll- voirdupoi.. (Slu.OOO kilogrammes.) The advan
nivcrsal shout of iov. as five thin, ema- "-"' ol '' "c'u' " h"J represented to be
lution ; the llesh, rich and mellow to the feel ; the
skin of a rich and silky appearance; the coun
tenance calm and placid, denoting the eveness of
temper e-sential lo qu ck feeding and a disposition
to get fat.
The consumption of gas in London
iow reckoned at nearly 9,000,000 of
jic feet in every S 1 hours, giving a
it equal to four hundred thousand
jnds weight ot tallow candies.
nothing but the sky and endless ocean
to look upon. A deep sense ol the mu
tual and imminent danger to which they
are both exposed at every moment,
binds them together in sympathy, and
they feel as if some safety w ere derived
from their momentary proximity ; with
longing eyes each passenger follows the
bark as she separates from his vessel,
and is lost in the distance, and a cast of
melancholy shades his brow, as he turns
his back upon the last glimpse of her
shadow. How much slighter most Ikj
the impression he can fancy to himself
of the intense anxiety, .the deep and op
pressive interest which every man on
hoard must feel, when tne sail in sight
is the sad remnant of a wreck, dashed
about at the mercv of wind and wave,
with every sea breaking over the lost
bulwarks, and washing from the decks
every thing Valuable to the safety of the
unfortunate individuals w ho may yet be
struggling for life. He sees tho poor
A Rrmr Cra to Bi'it. Some of our
dated and Stienglllloss men wore safe- "'msnent nature, and the facility with which il flientt sare us that for the cure of burns and
Iviilaccd on the ship's deck. One of m.v moved. The expenso from carrying tt tcMt nothing is equal tn the leaves of the plant
tlrein Vouiver thai! the rest, the only rrom UueU lo Liege, lo Ghent, or to Aulwrrp, ..Aaron's Hod." They are first bruised up
y . ...-! . i
one whose strength was not completely l "ouiu i a-iout a -a.
I -ll i . I 'I-L I- 1. - ...l.:..... .....I. urnrtliM ih atlantt.in fit iKn
exhausted, unw illing to wan ir ine - u-j. -
lowering of the steps, and too impatient "ie"u o. nou.. .na.iuiuetu.es ... i euM).M.n.a.
of once more gaining comparative sate- pp-' o us .ea. ue, ... ,n... r ...
IV. climbed tin the side of the -hip. He '1""" appreciated by the great ma...,fihe eon.mu
too was the first to ltimp on board the y- AIs., ttiul Uioso immeonueiy am. ,:eejny .
Life Uoat, and the lll st Who lelt the tersateJ, have not cxeiteU themselves iii an e.lc- uf ,uitinii on air alone, or on something which
with the stem and then applied directly to the
wound. A neighbor recently had his face much
scalded with steam, and on applying this remedy
he diew out the firo without pain and without leav
ing a sear.
This plant is a curious p'snt and it has the pow.
A conceited Colonel in tho cavalry lately com
plained thai from the ignorance of his otlicers, ho
wss obliged to do tho w hole doty of regiment. !
am,' said he, 'my own captain, iny own cornel'
'and your own trumpeter !' said a witty lady.
Steamer lit New Vol k. They were quale manner, or with a view to the more geneial
carried on the backs of some of our sai- adaptation of this invaluable me al to the many
I.,!,, rim f,,rHnril rnliin. n nil con- ol ietts l.i which it may be applied. The iron m .-
1 ' I 3 1 1 I v t l-s j v . . .... v. . ..... v I
signed to the care of the ship S doctor, ters of Virginia ar. we perceive, ab.-ut lo ho.d a
We once more took up our course, and Convention with reference to their peculiar husi-
ness ai d interests. IVniy Ivania should send a del
egation to that C.uivoi.lion, in older that some-
it imbibes from llm nir. It will grow while hang
ing up in tho parlor ; bul il grows better in a good
soil. A loot of it should grow in every gaulen.
ttunton Cult.
steered for the shores of America.
When the men had sufficiently reco
vered to be able to converse, they re
ported themselves to be the captain and
four of the crew of the brig Margaret,
of Leith, bound from New Iirunswick
to Scotland, ami laden w ith lumber.
They had been lashed to the rigging for
fifty-two hours, without food without
raiment, and almost without hope ex
posed to every wave that broke over
the lost bulwarks, and raging from the
unquenched thirst that parched their
deeply furrowed tongues. Tour of the
MitnjtraMit lloberts, who left New York in
command of the unfoitunate Presiile.it and may
Go.1 grant hia safe arrival in England, ill despite of
all probabilities.
thing like a mutual understanding might exist, and
proiier co-opt ration be determined upon. Tho iron
liade in this coui.uy is yet in its infancy.
I'liitud. Inquirer.
We find the following tloaliug about in our rx
change papers. Il'trur, Ihe information is uf va'uo
to the wheut giowtr. We give it for what il is
worth ;
Salt is said to le a complete preventive aga.mt
the dUtruclion of w heat by weevil. Mix a pint of
salt with a barrel of wheat, put tha'griu in old sa't
bane's, und tho weevil will not tiWek it. I" '""
Goon Mr-nicisa ion lions. When your hogs
;et sick, ymi know not uf what, itlv ihcm ears of
corn, first dipp.d in tar, and then rolled in sulphur.
Tis ten lo one bul il 'els the disease, and this
we galhe.ed in the course of the same familiar fire,
side ch it. from the gentleman who gave the pre
sciiption for the clio'ie in hors s.
1H rahik Whitewash. To muke whitewash
durable and pievent il f.om trucking, the water in
which the lime is mixed should be wtil saturated
wild sail before ihe lime is put into it.
GnACX aftkh MsAT.-One day at the table of lha
late Dr. Pearse Dean of Ely, just as the cloth was
being removed, the subject of dutfourse happened
to be that ef an extraordinary mortality among law
yera. Wt have lot," said a gentleman, "nol U-
than six eminent barristers in as many mouth.."
The desn, who was quite deaf, rose as bis f.ictij
finished his remarks, and gave tho company gnce
-For this and evc.y other mercy the Lord's ua.uo
be piaiscd !"
IscnsvKMiEii'C r tu casu SisTr. ''Con
found your cash system I" criid a man about town,
"if it comes about, what uro we to do! Suro
enough. If it becomes Ihe fashion for board to l a
paid regularly once a week, what would become uf
those who never pay anything 1 They would !
ubligcd to change from house to home once a we. k,
instead of once iu three mouths,' as at present.
crew had been drowned when the brig s wlu'i ' e 1Utt'u of "u 10 " ,
was thrown on.her beam ends, bv the dr.a sheaves. pn..k J among mem, ... .
wave that CHused her wrecking. These "'' ""c,,
nnf.irtm.ato men add. d. that tw o ves- and rendci the suaw mo.e valuabla a load foi cattle.
The worthiest people (as Swill) are the most
injmed by slander ; s we usually find thai to lie
the best fruit which the birds have been picking at
Colonel W'orlU ia about lo uko louimaud of the
army iu Florida.
'I am atiiviug lo gain a sufficiency," sail a
linos in tho court of Common PKm. "a. d
what is a autHcieii.-y 1" inquired the judge. "A lit
tle more, my LoiJ, (replied the witty bairuUt.)
i!:aii what a person has already got."
Not a bad Iusa. Will you lend father your
newspaper I he only wsnts to read It.'
"Yes, my boy ; and ask him to leud me his din
ner ; I only waul to cut it."
Fawkiku. "Pa, why does mother call you "iny
dttr t" You are not a v.nison, are you Pa 1" -l
think may he I on fJl 'our mother doos uoll.
i.ig but fitcn upon ue."