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PHILADELPHIA,
HAS ronttnntly on hand a very large assort
ment of Looking; (lnses, flaskets, ("pihr Ware
and Fancy (inods, which will be sold wholesale at
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N. ft. Looking (Jlssscs insured to any part of
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Nov. 1, 1815. 6m
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TR UNK MAKER,
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XVT HERE all kinds of leather trunks, yslise and
carjict-bacs, of every style and pattern are
manufactured, in the best manner and from the lent
mulcting, and sold at the lowest rite.
Philadelphia, July 10th, 1815. ly.
1TEW CAP.FETI1TGS.
riHE subscribers have received, and are now
X opening a splendid assortment of (be following
Roods
Snxony, Wilton and Velvet Carpctings'
Brussels and Imperial 3 ply d. CAR
Extr siierfine and fine Ingrain do V PET
Engli.ih shaded ft Unmask Venetian do INtJ .
American twilled and He'd do
English Itrueeeits and Woolen Floor Cloths
Stair and Palace Hocking"
Embossed Piano and Table Covers
London Chcuille and Tufted Rugs
Door Matts of evciy description.
ALSO
A large and extensive rssortment of Floor Oil
Cloth", tiom one to eight yards wide, cut to fit eve
ry description of rooms or pissaties.
Also, low priced Ingrain Caipetings from 31 J to
02 cents per yard, tncclhcr with a large and exten
sive assortment of goods usually kept by carpel
merchants.
The above goods will be sold wholesale or retail
nt the lowest market prices. Couniry merchants
and others are particularly invited to call and exa
mine our stock before making theii selections.
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corner of Franklin Place.
Philadelphia, Feb. 22.1. IR15.
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T. "TO".
Umbrella and Parasol Manufactory.
Ao. 37 Korth lliinl street, ttco doors below the
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A LWAVS on hand, a large stock of I'M
j URELLAet and PARASOLS, includins the
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best workmanship and materiiils. at prices that will
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elsewhere. Feb. 22, 1845.- ly
SIIUGKUT'S PATENT
TASZI1TG 1CACEX1TE.
fill HIS Machine h is now been tested by more
JL than thirty families in this neighborhood, anil
lias given entire satisfaction. It ia so simple in its
construction, that It cannot get out of order. It
remain no iron to rust, and no springs or rollers to
cet out of rensir. It will do twice as much wash
ing, with less than half the wear and tear of an) of
the lite inventions, and what is of greater m.por
iance.it costs but little over half us much as other
washing machines.
The subscriber has the exclusive right for Nor
thumberland, Union, Lvcoming, Columbia, Lu
terrie and Clinton counties. Price of single mn- '
hmeG. H. B. MAS.SER.
The following certificate ia from a few of those
who have these machines in use.
Sunbury, Aug. 24, 1814.
We, the subscribers, certify that we have now
n use, in our families, "Sbugert's Patent Yxsh
ng Machine," and do not hesitate sivinu that it is
i most excellent invention. That, in Washing,
t will save more than one halt the uual labor.
I'hat it does not require more than one third the
isual quantity of so.ip and water ; and that there
no rubbing, and consequently, little or no wear,
ng or tearing. 'Chat it knocki nlT no buttons, and
hat the finest clothes, audi as collars, luces, tucks,
.ills, &e., may be washed in a veiy short lime
vithoutthe least injury, and in fact without any
pnarenl wear and tear, whatever. We therefore
lu crfnlly recommend it to our friends and to the
ublic, as a most useful and labor saving machine.
CHARLES W.HEUINS,
A. JORDAN,
CHS. WEAVER.
CHS PLEASANTS,
(ilUEON MARKLE,
Hon. CEO. C. WELKER,
1IENJ. HENDRICKS,
(JIDEON LEISENRINU.
'taa'a Hotel, (formerly Tremont House, No
116 Chesnut street,) Philadelphia, September
21st. 1844.
I have used Shugerl'a Patent Washing Machine
my house upwards of eight months, and do not
t.itata to fay that I deem it one oi tne inosi ue
d and valuable labor-saving machines ever invec
d. I formerly kept two women continually oc
jpied in washiug, who now do as much in two
ays as they then did in one week. There ia no
lear or tear in washing, and it requires not more
ian one-third the usual quantity of soap, I have
ad a number of other machines in my family, bu'.
ia is so decidedly auperior to every thing else, and
little liable to gel out of leuair, that I would pot
j without one if they should coat ten times the
ice ihey are sold for. 1JAIIE1, HE.KH.
CPERIOK Port wine, Maderta-and Lisbon
5 wines. Also superior Brandy and (Jin, Lemon
run. Also few barrela of Bi.rt Fia, for aalo
y . HENRY MASSER.
fcunbury, July 19th, 1845.
COLUMBIA'S SHIP
rtr wris. r.. it. atnoriiNRV.
The ship from young Columbia's shore,
As fleet they are, and free,
As those from haughtier realms that boast
Dominion over the sea
As gallantly their banners float,
As keen their lightnings fly,
And braver hearts than there are found
Rent not beneath the sky.
White as the glancing sea bird's wing
Their swelling sails expand,
Beside the bright Egean isles,
Or green Formosa's strand ;
Or where the spare Norwegian pine
A sudden summer shares,
Or Terra del Fuego's torch
Amid the tempest glares.
Unmoved their trackless course they hold
Though vengeful Roreas roars,
And made their port on stranger-coasts,
Or undiscovered shores.
Rude people of a foreign speech
Have learned their cheering cry,
"Land ho ! aloft ! and bear a hand "
Are the ready tar's reply.
From zone to zone from pole to pole,
Where'er in swift career
The venturous keel a path explores
Our yankee sailors steer ;
The white bear, on his field of ice,
Has seen his signals tossed
And the great whale, old Ocean's king,
Doth know them to his cost.
The spices from the Indian isles,
The plant of China's care,
The cane's sweet blood from tropic climes
Their merchant vessels tiear.
Wheiever Commerce points his wand,
They mount the crested waves,
And link together every sea
The rolling globe that laves.
Still nearest to the Antarctic gate
Our daring seamen press,
Where storm wrapped Nature thought to dwell
In hermit loneliness :
"Whose masts are those so white with frost
Where fearful icebergs shine !"'
My country fiom her watch tower looked
And answered "They are mine?"
Columbia's ships ! With dauntless prow
The tossing deep they tread ;
The pirates of the Lybian sai.ds
Have felt their prow ess dread :
And the British Lion's lordly mune
Their victor might confessed,
For well their nation's faith and priJe
They guard on Ocean's breast.
When strong oppression fiercely frown,
Her eagle rears his crest,
And means no bird of air shall pluck
His pinions on his breast ;
And brighter on the threatening cloud
Gleam out her stars of gold,
Huzza ! for young Columbia's ships,
Ar.d for her seamen bold.
Cold Water Bong.
BT rtECPONT.
Am "Auld Lan Synr.n
Shall e'er cold water be forgot
When we sit down to dine!
O no, my friends, for is it not
Toured out by bands divine ?
Toured out by hands divine, my friends,
Poured out by hands divine :
From springs and wells it gushes forth,
Poured out by hands divine.
Cold water, too, (tho' wonderful,
'Tis no less true, again)
The weakest of all earthly drinks
Doth make the strongest men;
Doth make the strongest men, my friends,
Doth make the strongest men;
Then let us take that weakest drink,
And grow the strongest men.
And as the bells of tulips turn,
To drink the drops that fell
From Summer clouds then why should not
The two lips of a hello T
The two lips of a belle, my friends,
The two lips of belle :
vVhat sweetens more thufi water pure,
The two lips of a belle ?
The sturdy oak full many a cup
Doth hold up to the sky,
To catch the rain, then drink it up,
And thus the oak get hiffh .'
'Tis thus the oak gets high, my friends,
'Tis thus the oak gets high,
Ey having water in its cups ;
Then why not you and IT
Then let cold water armies give
Their banners to the air ;
So shall the boys likeoaksbe strong,
The girls like tulips fair,
The girls like tulips fair, my friends,
The girls like tulips lair,
The boys shall grow like sturdy oaks,
The girls like tulips fair.
From the Vicksburg Intelligencer. '
MISSISSIPPI LKOISLATIOK.
There may be readers who will euppoeethc
annexed recital to be nn exaggeration ; but, at
least 00 persons who were in the Capital of
the State of Mississippi on tho lid of March,
1840, can testify that this account falls far tdmrt
of the reality. The Clerks of tho House, as in
duty bound, entered the report of tho member
from Greene on the journals; but, on the next
morninp, it was expunged by the House at the
request of the member himself.
And, moreover, lc6t any one should think
the member from flrccne a fictitious character,
the reality of his character and existence in evi
denced by the credentials; now on filo in the
archives of the Stale a copy whereof is hero
to annexed which credentials are by no means
an improper introductory to the sketch follow
ing: CRKnEKTlALS OF THE HON. MFWnrR VROM OtlFEN.
To thf Cr'ormior, Ojfirtr of Slatr, Srnnlnr
and Iicpretrntatircs of the Slate of Miosis
sipjii, in (jcncrnl Awmldy convened, and
to atl In uhom the bearer shall come
Greetino:
Know Ye, that I, the undersigned returning
officer, in and for the county of Greene, and
State aforesaid, certify
That J Dim Mc I nil's, commonly called as John
Mclnnis Cod, to distinguish him from another
of the same name, was duly and constitutionally
elected a representative of said county, on
the first Monday and day lolluwing in Novem
ber, and he is hereby recommended to
the fnvornfall concerned.
Given under my hand and seal, this 1J De
cember, 181".
JOHN K. RHODES, Returning
officer for caid county, lbt Moll
day of Nevetnber, 115.
Tho best subject which came before the
Legislature during the session of 1S-1G, was the
all-abforbing one in regard to the charter of
Mrlnnis't Vtrry The owner of the ferry
was a member himsell being the representa
tive of his county of Grcrnc where the ferry
is located; and through nil the trying scenes
of getting the charter through, that Hntra
ah!e representative bore himself in a manner,
and with a spirit, which, to iy the least, were
remarkable.
On the firft broaching of the subject, some
opposition was made. The representative from
(''lark, nn adjoining county, connived that the
charter interfered w ith the rights of other citi
zens who had ferries on the same river, (the
('hickasahay ;) and, on the first reading of the
bill, this same representative (Mr. Moody,)
moved its rejection. This motion brought Mr.
Mclnnis to his feet. He had never spoken bo
fore ; but, in this one efTort, (his maiden speech,)
he more than compensated for his former re
misfness. 'I hope," (sid ho, addressing the House but
not the Speaker,) 'I hope you'll not reject my
ferry bill. Gentlemen, I'm hound to kerp a
ferry. Tliem other men that's got ferries near
nie, ain't hound Bt all. They've got some lit
tle trifling flats to git across the river on when
they want to go to mill and when it's conve
nient for 'em to put a traveller over, they do it
and when it ain't they don't. Rut I'm Imund
In herp ferry. Ask Mr. Moony ; ho knows all
about it. He knows I've kept ferry there a
cross the Chickasahay for thirty years past.
My ferry's right on the big road to Mobile, and
every where. There's three mails crosses at
my ferry. Gentlemen, I'm bound to keep a
ferry. Mr. Moody knows I live at Leaksville,
rijht at the Court House and these fellers
that keep theother little ferries they turn my
boats loose, and liore auger holes in 'etn and
sink 'em. 1 hope, gentlemen, yon'il piss mv
bill. I've just got a letter from my shr last
night a telling me that them fellers has boon
boring more holes in my boat. Gentlemen, I'm
hound to kern ferry. I always cross every
body that comes I'm bound to do it. And al
ways keep guod flits well painted with tar,"
After this appeal, and the necessary readings
being gone through, tho bill pushed the House
ly a large majority, and was sent to the Sen
ate. Here a novel scene occurred unprecedent
ed, perhaps, in the annuls of lojjiclat ion even
of Mississippi legislation. Uy a rctoluliuu of
the Senate, the representative from Greene was
invited to address that august budy upon the
merits of his bill, w hich he had after the man
ner indicated in the above sketch of his remarks
in the House. Alter the grave Senators had
sufficiently amused themselves with the mat
ter, they passed the bill. The worthy repre
sentative immediately hurried back to his seat
to the House; and, although the Clerk was
reading in the midst of a document the delight
ed member exclaimed:
Mr. Speaker, my ferry bill has passed tho
Senate, and 1 want the House to concur.'
A roar of laughter followed this unique an
nouncement. As soon as the bill in hand was disposed of,
there was an obstreperous call by the House
that the gentleman from Greene should bo
heard in regard to his mission lo the other
branch of tho Legislature. Mr. Mclnnis roe
and said :
'Mr. Speaker, the Senate passed my bill.'
Speaker 'What ! have the Senate passed
your ferry bill V
Mr. Mclnnis 'Yes, sir ; they've passed
it.'
Speaker 'Well, 1 m vpry glad to hear that
the Senate have passed the ferry bill of the
gentlemnn from Greene.'
Mr. Mclnnis proceeded :
'Mr. Speaker, H'hen I went into the Sonata
I told 'cm all about my ferry, and some of 'em
hopped on to my bill.'
Here there were cries of 'Who opposed it.
-who attacked the ferry bill V
Why, sir, Mr. Runway did, and Mr. I.n-
bnuvc loo. Itabauve said he was travelling a-
long there one once nn electioneering tour, and,
like many other politicians, ho wbs out of mon
ey land he said I wouldn't set him over at my
ferry, hepnsc he had'nt no money. I told him
rij:ht be'ote the whole Senate it wasn't so.'
Speaker." 'That I-nbanvc is a dangerous
fellow to talk to in that way.'
Mclnnis. 'Yes sir, he said he would throw
n glove nt me, if he hnil one.'
No reporter, whatever his powers be, could
do justice to tho various scenes which the
House and the Senate presented, in the pro
gress of the nbuvc mentioned events. The
crowding of members and visitors around the
sent of the Greene representative, whenever he
rose or opened his mouth the mors of obslre- j
pcrous mirth the painful contortions of the
speaker's face, us he vainly strove to keep him
self and the House in an orderly frame these
things all defied description- to say nothing of
the greatest curiosity of all the member from
Greene himself.
In the course of an hour or so, a message
came from tho Senate, stating, nmonj other
Bets, possed, that they had passed the House
bill, in regord to the Chickasahay Ferry. The
worthy member again arose
'Mr. Speaker,' said he, 'I hope you'll now
let me have the bill, to take Jo the Governor,
to get him to sign it.'
Fortunately tho House was now too busy in
discussing some other mure important matter,
or thero would have been another convulsive
scene. As it was, there was incontinent burst
of laurjh'er, as sudden as it was universal and
overwhelming, nnd then there was calm again.
Night came and new furl was furnished,
to feed the slumbering embers of that mirth,
which had nearly consumed the House, during
the day. In the morning a petition had been
presented, from Harrison County, by the great
radical reformer from that county, (Mr. Mc
Ciitighn,) prajinglhc Legislature to pissu law
providing that lawyers might be elected us other
officers are, und coiopensati d out of the State
Treasury forbidding them to receive pmate
foes, &c. &C. On this petition a coiniinitee
had been appointed ineludin, singularly
enough, the member from Giecne.
Judge, then, of the enrprisu of tlm House, at
the promptness of Mr. Mclnnis, when, ot the
night session ot the ery day he was iippoiiiteil,
he rose in his place, utid the lolluwin report
which in due form, was read at the Clerk's
desk ; but was interrupted at the close of eveiy
sentence by shouts of applause and merriment :
crowded as the hall was by a bnljuut array
both of ladies and gentlemen;
in it mroiir
Of Col. Jack MrlnniK, from the Select Com
mittee that had Mr. Mc('outhn's Lawyer
Hill put to 'em.
Now, Mr. Speaker, if this House w ill give j
mo its detention fur a few minites, I think that
I can explain this matters.
Mr. McCaughn has introduced a great pas
se of bills here, which is heredical nnd null
and void, and hain't got no sense in 'em. He
put in a bill here to get up a theorlogical ser
vey of the country, and this my constituents is
opposed to, becase they think there's no use in
if. The people have enough to pay fur now,
thit ain't of no account. There has leen a
p-ood deal of citenient about my ferry bill ; and
when I had used up Mr. Moody; and got it into
the Senate, Labno had to git up and say ho was
at my ferry wnnst, and I ret'u-ed to set htm over
the river, b"case he didn't have no money and
I jest told what he said wiirn't so. Now, I don't
know much about this here Ijiboo, but 1 don't
think he is the clean cat fur; no how
I give my vurs about the pennytenshorry
t'other day, and I was right, for the things there
does look like they was painted with tar and
1 told the truth about it, and you know it.
Now; Mr. McCauhu is a man of great lam
ing: he can write equal tonnyiuanin this
House, and I'm sprized that as smart a man
should have such heredical notions. He want
ed to have a law passed here, for doing away
with securities ; but ho couldn't get that fixed
and then he wanted lo get tho law turned so
that a man would have lo ix his wife, when he
wanted to go a fellar'a security. Now, I work
ed for my plunder, and Fin opposed to all atich
sort of laws. Tbia Legislater haa already paa-
sod n In w, giving a man's wife hisplunder, nnd
his bard yearnings, and t believe Mr. Mc-
Cauirhn was tho cause of it, for it is jest like
ono of them heredical laws of hiz.cn, that we
have all beam so much about.
Now, t think this law bill a rascally bill for I
believe in letting tho people get any lawyer he
likes, and pay him what he chuses. And if this
lull passes, why theso heredical candidates
would be always treating nnd fooling the peo
pie ju.-t to get elected. Thero is too many
rascals ns is candidates, now, and as sech, I'm
agin it.
I'm much oblecched to the Legislator for
passing my ferry bill. They ought to have pas
sed if, for 1 lint man Wally, or some body else
bored too inch nuger holes in my flat, jest he-
case I not more ferrying to dothnn he did ; but
I've fixed him now, for I've got the best ferry
any how ; and the Sennte's agreed to it, for all
1 lint fellow Laboo went ngain it. And if you'll
let me have the bill 1 will jest tako it right
down to the Governor, to sign it. And I will
go and raie my sunk ferry boat, and stop the
nuger holes, and ferry every body as travels
that way; and I'll tako tho greatest pleasure
in crossing the members of this Legislator, be
ense they fasfed my bill. Rut I'm again Mc
CounhnV bill any how, for it is time to stop all
sieh heredical doctrines.
On the st day of the session, the House of
Representatives got into a supremely high glee,
An nhstrnct of some of the proceedings may not
be uninteresting.
After theusuol resolutions: of compliment to
the Sorakrr and Clerks were adopted, Mr. Al
len ollered the following resolution :
' 7,V soh i d unanimously, 'Flint the thanks o1
this House be tendered to Col. Mclnnis, the
honorable member from Greene, for thu rood !
humor w ith wh eh he has treated this House,
a bile indulging in so much innocent amuse
ment at his own expense."
This resolution being adopted by acclamation
Mr. Mclnnis n rose, anil said:
Gentlemen, I feel highly honored by the
bill jist pissed and I thnnk the House for their
hhidncs and hospitality
The honorable member then paused for some
moments end then, i.i thoughtful mood, pro
ceeded :
Gentlemen I don't like that are about its be
ing at my expensr1, I don't want that to stay
in the bill ; and I move to 'mend by slrikin out
all about c.rprnst s, and aij at the expense of
the public'
This uinendinent wa adopted and nil must
admit that the nmeniliiietit possesses much less
of green-nifs than the gentltinan from Greene
was aware of.
Alter this, sundry resolutions, rubbing pret
ty hard on some other honorable members,
were introduced and discussed, in a vicn of
broad burlesque, to the great amusement of a
iiniiK runs aoi'.i ory pending which a mes
sage was announced from the Governor.
Sjuaktr, 'Invite tho gentleman in. Let
the message he recejved.'
A young gentleman immediately came with
in the bnr of the House ; anil, in the midst of
resp.'ctful silence, (nnd without any one expec
ting a juke at tho time,) sent lo the Clerk's
Desk, 'u communication from His Excellency
in writtng' which was read as follows;
vno or i in: i rnuv r.ii.r..
(Icnlli men oj the House of ' Reprcsrntalivcn :
It is with extreme regret that I feel it my duty
to return to the House, (whence it originated,) a
bill grunting to t'(. I. J 't k Mclnnis a ferry on
tho ('hick as'ihny river, together with my con
stitutional VKTO of the same
1st. Because I bavn been informed that he
has refused to crsss poor folks who had no mon
ey to pay ferriage;
VM. Because his boats are leaky,
On this message, there was a riprnariotis call
of'P ass the bill !' 'Pass the bill over the head
of :he Governor!' 'Pass it by acclamation'
'Don't cull i he ayes ond noes !' 'Dispense with
the constitution and pa;s the Ferry Rill,'&c. &c.
Reliire taking the vote, however, there wasa
call 'Hear the gentleman from Greene, in an
swer to tho objections of the Governor.' And
he did answer :
Mclnnis When 1 left home, gentlemen,
my boats was in goml order then, sure. Rut I
don't know how they are now that's all I can
say about it nt present.
speaker Tho remarks of the gentleman are
not exactly in order, for they refer to thes'c
ond objection. The first objection must be spo
ken to first, to-wit : his refusal to ferry over the
poor. As to the other, a leaky boat would be
better than none. So the gentleman will see
that the poi.it now under consideration is, not
that lie crossed the poor in leaky boats but that
be would not cross poor people at all, if they haJ
no money.
Mclnnis That ain't so, Mr Speaker, and
nobody ever said so, septing that feller 1-aboo.
Speaker And the objection wouldn't apply,
if you had refused to ferry 'laboo,' for he's not
a poor man he's rich.
The House being fully satisfied of the insuffi
ciency of the veto, passed the bill by acclama
tion, instead of by ayes and noes.
Tire Speaker then proclaimed
The bill's passed almost unanimously tho
question's carried the ferry standi.'
Artichokes. The destruction of so large a
share of the potatoe crop must, we think, !e-d
farmers to the cultivation of o'her crops t' -.t
will in some measure supply this important ar
ticle. In LT.sworh's Reports the artichoke is
spoken of ns furnishing even bolter spring feed
for hogs, cattle and sheep, than the potatoe ;
and it is cultivated with less expense. Mr.
Thomas Noble, of Massilon, gives in substance
the following account of a trial nt thoin made
in 1"? 13. Tho ground was of medium quality,
and prepared like that for other spring crop.'.
The artichokes were planted in rows 2J nnd II
feet apart using a little more seed tlirtn is com
monly used in planting potatoes. As soon ns
the frost was out of tho ground on the following
spring, the harvesting commenced. The pro
duct was at the rate of ?"0 bushels per ncrc.
They were fed principally to sherp, tiiouyh cat
tle, horses and hogs all ate them well, seeming
to prefer them to turnips. Mr. Noble also used
the top? for fodder. He cut them in October,
just before frost came, dried end housed them.
They were fed to the stock in winter, nnd were
evidently preferred to corn fodder. Mr Nnblc
wns so well pleased with tlietu that he proposed
to cultivate them on n larger scale. They re
quire but li'.tle cultivation, it only bping neces
sary to keep the ground clear of weeds till tiie
artichokes get a good start. ('Inland Iter.
To t'RKVKNT Crows i rom v i.i.im; vp C jo.
Just before your corn comes up tal.ea cnoi
nion fox trnp and set it in your corn ground
where it is most exposed to the crovs ; nnd
when you set it, be careful to lease t!i. jrnoird
over the trap in the shape of a corn lnii i
then scatter some corn over the trnp and si. ..
some along ionic three or four rods fnn. t .i:
trap, in three or four directions. This will
draw the crows into tho trap; and if yon can
nab one, which you most propably will, you will
not, for this season at least, be troubled with
theircoaipany again, for he will call all within
hearing, which will extend to no 6inall distance
I assure you, nnd let his 'colored' brethern
know that there is danger in trespassing on that
territory.
Tho crow should bo left in the trap until he
has called his friends to witness tho predica
ment he is in ; and when you take him out, se t
him at liberty that he and his friends may know
that hidden dangers lie buried there.
Graftino Grape Vines. The following is
the mode practised by the late Mr. Herbermuiit,
of South Carolina : Takeaway the earth a
round the vine, to the depth of four or five in
ches saw it nlT about two or three riches be
low the surface of the ground. Split it w ith a
knife or chisel, and having tapered tho scion in
the shape of a wedge, Insert it in the cleft stock,
so as lo make the bark of both coincide, w hich,
perhaps, is not necessary with the vine; tie it
with any kind of string, merely to keep the sci
on in its place, so as to leave only one bud of
the graf above the ground ond the other just
below the surface, and it is done.
Graftino Ci rr ants. The Gardener's Chrtv
nicb) recomends, for the pretty appearance pre
sented, as well as for the improved flavor, to
sraft currents of different co'ors, ns the red.
black, and wite, variously intermixed, on stalks
trimmed up to a single stem three or four feet
high. The topi may be headed down to a dense
compact head, or trained as espaliers in the hor
izontal or fan method, the two latter modes of
training, by the free exposuro (o tun and air,
much improving the quality of the fruit. The
importance of triinmirg the bushes up to a sin
gle stem, to improve the fruit ami facillate clean
culture, instead of suffering two hundred end
fifty suckers to shoot up all around into a dense;
b'tish heap, is very obvious to those who have
tried both.
AGiowrtc: Projeit has been broached i i
Paris being a cast iron tunnel, beneath the se-i,
to extend from Csla's to Dover, twenty oi
miles. Such an enterprise at liist sight appear-:
visionary but the experience of the lat tinn y
years goes to prove the immense power ot In.
man skill to such an cxteut that nothing in tie
arts now seems to be impossible, n iron ten
nel large enough to allow a double railroad trao;
for cars to pass each other in opposite direction,
if sunk in deep water, would require to be nvoV
so massive as to resitt the pressure of the water
as to mal.o it ra'her expensive for twenty mile-.
The idea may lie valuable, however, and I
pUn good for rrnsing rivers, narrow and de j ,
without obstructing navigation.
Mr. Duncan, the Afrran 'ravellrr, stale--, i
a recent letter, tW the King of Ashun'. o -tertained
him with a review of (XHK fitmi
troops, whoa arms, accoutrements, and pcrh
uiances, vrcrti truly astonwhing-.