0
TER,y,;.OP‘ , INUEIAIPIIit.
Ti. Oirunsaa is )0861121Na testy Monday
morals& by Muir J. &wive, at $1,75 per
ailment it paid strictly to r.ovotcs--$2,00 per
aaaia if not paid is advance. No aubscrip
ties discontined, unless at the option of the
publisher, until all arrearages are paid.
-tortansmittars inserted ■t the usual rates.
Jo■ PRIXTINO dune with neatness and dis
patch, and at moderate price?.
Orrice in South Baltimore street, directly
opposite \Vamplees Tinning Establishment, one
and a half squares from the Court House--
" Coalman" on the sign.
admiaiitrator•• Notice.
PETER HAVE RSTOC ICS ESTATE.—Let
ters of administration on the estate of Peter
liaverstock, late of Mountplessant township,
Adams co., deo'd., having been granted to the
undersigned, residing in Btraban township,
he herehy gives notice to all persons indebted
to said estate to make immediate payment.
and those having claims against the same
to present them properly authenticated for
settlement. JACOB 11AVERSTOCK.
June 21, 1858. tit Adser.
Fire Insurance.
THE Perry County Mutual Fire Insurance
Comps ny—Capital sl39,sB6—effects in
surances in any part of the State, against
loss by are ; prudently adapts its operations
to its resources ; affords ample indemnity,
and promptly adjusts its losses.
Adams county is represented in the Board
of Manazers by lion. Moses MeCt.z.iN.
AVM. MeCLEAN„toent.
0 Kea of Y. k W. fleCiaan, liettysbarg.
May 2G, 1536.
Edward B. Buehler,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, will faithfully and
promptly attend to all business entrusted
Ina. lie speaks the German language.—
Office at the same place, in South Baltitnure
street, near Forney's drug store, and nearly
opposite Danner it 'Ziegler's store.
Gettysburg, March 1:0.
Wm. B. McClellan,
ATTORNEY AT LA W .—O ffi ce on th e
•"- south side of the public square, 2 doors
we't of the Sentinel office.
Gettysburg, August 2:2, 1553
D. McConaughy,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, (office one door
west of Buehler's drug and book store,
Chatithersburg street,) Arroitszr •Niii So-
Lictrosi rot PATINTs AND PENI•IONS. Bounty
Land-Warrants, Bsek-pity impended Claims,
and all other claims against the Government
at Washington, C ; also American Claims
in England. Land Warrants located and
sold, ur bought, and highest prices given.—
Ageuts engaged in locating warrants in lowa,
Illinois and other western Stater. sarApply
to him personally or by letter.
Gettysburg, Nov. 21, 1833.
J. Lawrence Hill, X. D.
gra attl
mr. A d S oo h r i
weosffit o
of t r e
Lutheran church in
Chambersburg street, and opposite Picking's
store, where those wishing to have any Den
tal Operation performed are respectfully invi
ted to call. REFERENCES: Dr. D. Horner,
Rev. C. P. Kruth, 1). D., Rev. 11. L Rougher,
I). D.. Rev. Prof. M. Jacobs, Prof. M. L.
Stover. [Gettysburg, April 11, '43.
Just Arriving 1
VEW GOODS at GILLESPIE & THO)f AS%
—Gruceriess Fish, Spices, Confections,
Fruits, Lc., Lu. Selling cheaper than ever.
Give us a calL
Also, the Jones Patent COAL OIL LAMPS
—the greatest improvement ut the age.
June 7, 18:18.
Cheap ! Cheap !
}TORE, NEW GOODS!—JACOBS L BRO.
have just returned from the city, with a
very large assortment of Cloths, Cassimeres,
Veotings, Summer Goods, and everything
else in the men's wear line. They also offer
. plain and fancy Shirts, Collars, silk and cut
ton Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, itc. Having
bought unusually low, fur the cash, they are
enabled to sell cosset THAN EVE.l—.an excel
lent full cloth suit, made up, fur $l3, for in
stance. Gi‘e them a call, at their new estab
lishment, in Chambersburg street,a.few doors
west of the Court-house, before purchasing
elsewhere. [May 10.
Removal.
TItE subscriber has removed his Plough
as d Machine Shop from the Foundry
building to Railroad street, opposite Tate's
Blacksiuith shop, back of the Eagle Hotel,
where he is better prepared than ever to at
tend to customers. Ploughs always on hand
and made to order at the shortest notice, and
-Machines, Reapers, repaired. Also he
will attend to cleaning and repairing Clocks.
May 10. DAVID WARREN.
Adams County Mutual
pin INSURANCE COMPANY.—lncor
purated March 18, 1851.
OFFICLKS.
President—George Swope.
Vice President—S. R. Russell.
Secretary—D. A. Buehler.
Treat acre r— Dav i M'C reary.
Exec-refire Committee —Robert McCurdy,
Andrew Iteintzeltuun, Jacob King.
MA szuzas.--George Swope, D. A. Buehler,
R. M'Curtly, Jacob King, A. lleintzelman,
D. M'Cre:►rc, J. J. Kerr, M. Eichelherger, S.
R. Rnseell, A. B. Kurtz. Andrew Polley. S.
Fahnertock, Wll3. B. Wikon. H. A. Picking,
Wm. B. 'M'Clellan, John Wolford, H.G. Mc-
Creary, John Corner, E. W. Stuhle, J. Augh
iu'uaugh, Abdiel F. Gitt.
stir:This Company is limited in its opera
tions to the county of Adams. It has been in
successful operation for more than six years,
and in that period has paid all losses and ex
lcuses, ecillued amy assersniext, haring also a
arge surplus capital in the Treasury. The
C..mpany employs no Agents—all business
being done by the Managers, who are annual
ly elected by the Stockholders. Any. person
desiring an Insurance can apply to any of the
above named Managers fur further infor
mation.
`The Executive Committee meets at the
ogre of the Company on the last Wednesday
in every month, at 2, P. M.
Sept, 28, 1837.
.New Firm.
aROCRRIES AND DRY GOODS.—J. C.
ut Lux L Bllol'lll4 have taken the store
of a. Hoke, on the North West corner of
she TRainond, where they will continue the
Dri 3 Ooods and Grocery business on an en
larged leak. They will constantly keep on
hand a larva and varied assortment of every
thing Ise -their Liao. They bevelling Laid to
a large and splendid stock of Sju:ing and &mi.
Per, ajtotit, and are now opening them for
thegraosi of the_public. We cordially
inv aliens of Gettysburg and vicinity
to it its 'a call, and examine for themselves,
as Ire fietniiiisAled they will want no other
rsoommeadaticns to induce them to buy. We
are rletemidnied to keep nothing but good
Goods and to sell cheaper than the cheapest
for the rook. ,Give us a eall, aso trouble to
show goods.
April 5, 1858.
J. C. GUINN & BRO
A Gird.
HAVING disposed of my More to the Messrs.
Oasis, I would resommismd tit sew Iris
to tier Amadeu* et %he
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they 101 receive a larp
parreserk.
5, 1858.
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BY H. J. STAHLE
407. YEAR.
'tie i'oef,s eol T eh -.
A liipag—J' •tars sad Scripted"
The Bag of our country! how proudly itwaves,
O'er the patriot's Land, o'er their green mossy
graves ;
Our country I oar country I long may it abide
Our hope and our glory, our boast and our
pride.
The stars and the stripes of a patriot band,
Still float in the breeze, o'er a glorious land;
Our country! our country I the home of the
brave ;
Unfurfd be thy flag: long, long may it wave.
From the crystal gates of the frozen North,
The stars of our country are gleaming forth,
tufurl'd by the daring and noble Kane,
They sparkle and glance o'er the Icy plata.
The flag of our country is floating on high,
O'er the orange groves, 'loath a 'inlay sky—
The song of .birds' house, with its fairy-like
bowers,
In wealth of melody, of fragrance and flowers
Our flag I It is waving o'er treasures untold,
Where stream:llMA are gliding o'er sands of
gold;
Where the deep ravine a(d — mouptain side,
Betoken rich treasures that in them hide
O'er the darkening, forest, and bright sanity
vale,
The flak of oar eoantry-still floats oa the gale ;
The stars and stripes! May they wave, ever
wave,
O'er the patriots' land, o'er the home of the
brave.
CWOZCII.
The American Ise = How proudly it waves
O'er the patriots' land, o'er their green mossy
paves,
Still floating is triumph, wherever it goes,
The stars for its heroes, the stripes forits foes
IT COW'S.
Al In her ancient mistress' lap
The youthful tabby lay,
They gave each other many a tap,
Alike disposed to play.
But drife ensues. Puss waxes warm,
And the protruded claws
Plough all the length of Lydla's arm,
Mere wantonness the cause.
At once, resentful of the deed,
She shakes her to the ground,
With malty a threat that she shall bleed
With still a deeper wound.
But, Lydia, bid thy fury rest;
It was a venial stroke ;
For she that will with kittens jest,
Should bear a kitten's joke.
seiect igiseell4rs4
Nothing Impossible on Bunker Hill.
When Daniel Webster, says an ex
change, was delivering his memorable
speech at the dedication of Bunkir Hill
monument, the crowd pressed forward
to such an extent that some were faint
ing and some being crushed. Oscars
strove in vain to make the crowd stand
back; they said it could not be done.—
Some ono asked Mr. W. to make an ap
peal to them. The great orator came
forward, stretched forth his hand, and
said, in his deep stentorian tones, "Gen
tlemews stand back !" "It cannot be
done," they shouted. " Gentlemen,
stand back," said ho, without a change
of voice. "It is impossible, Mr. W.
impossible." " Impossible ?" repeated
he, "impossible ? Nothing is impossible
on Bunker 11111;" and the vast crowd
swayed and rolled back like a mighty
wave of the ocean.
John Smith.
John Smith is a sort of omnipresence.
A learned scholar contends for the uni
versality of John South's name, not only
in our own, but among all lands. Com
mencing with the Hebrews, ho says
they had 110 Christian names, aud con
sequently Johns—in Hebrew the name
was simply Shemt or Shemit. In other
nations, however, tho John Smith is
found full, one and undivided. Let us
trace it:
Latin—Johannes Smithini.
Italian--Giovanni Smithi.
Spanish--Joan Smithas.
Dutch—Hans Schmidt.
French—Jean Smeets.
Greek—lon Skinitton.
Russian—lon loft' Schmittowski.
Polish—lvan Schmittiweiski.
Chinese---Tohn Tchnunit.
lcelandio—Tahne Smittaon.
Welch—Jiohn Schmidd.
Tusoarora—Ton-ta Smittia.
Mexican—Jontli P'&nittx.
To prove the antiquity of the name,
the same savan observes, that in the
temple of Osiris, Egypt, was found the
name of "Pharoah Smithonis, being
the 9th in the ISth dynasty of the The
ban kings. He was the founder of the
celebrated temple of Smithopolis- Mag
na."
A Royal Grandasetner.—Queen Vio
toria, it is hinted, will appear in the
venerable character of grandmother in
coarse of a few months, when a pledge
of the Loris of Prince Frederick Wil
liam and his wife will be presented to
the royal people of Prussia. This Li*
has not been a common one in the rojE
.family of England for manLyears, tb•re
taring been but twd gra.dmothers
that fit=ily . frona the death of Queen
Caroline,. wife of George IL, in 17117,
down to the birth of Queen Victoria's
first
airA „tilikay Irishataa,leaudag against
&lamp post ass funeral pmessioe was
Trasang by, was asked echo was dead.
.I.**W'isaid he, Lorna% embody man
I meanie it's tips jiptituaawia the
Coen, hic, sir."
A laughable oczurrenee took place a
day or two since upon a farm in the
outskirts of the city of C , in which
a donkey occupied a very prominent
part, and showed himself to he a far
less intelligent animal than the one "we
read of," who when penned up in the
farmyard withithe chickens, remarked,
as he trod them under foot, "Every
one for himself and God for us all."
This modern donkey, being penned
op in a yard, under circumstances quite
siniilar to those of Lis ancient prototype,
undertook the more dangerous experi•
ment of treading on the bees ; so he
thrust his ugly nose against the hives,
and made a determined onset upon the'
whole row, as if each individual hive
was a meal trongh. Sot relishing such
familiarity with their domestic arrange
ments, the hoes rushed out in swarms
and commenced their assaults in such a
savage manner as made the poor beast
think he must leave in a hurry, which
ho accordingly did. But the bees, not
content with acting merely on the de
fensive, seemed determined to punish
him for his temerity, and give him a
lesson which should last him through
life. Literally covering his whole
body, they stung him on his noes, they
stung him on his ears, they stung him
in his eyes. Upon his back and upon
his belly, upon his neck and•upon his legs,
they fastened themselves by hundreds
and thousands, and wherever a sting
could penetrate, the poor donkey had
to take it.
Frantic( with rage and pain, the ani
mal brayed and bellowed, and ran, and
jumptid, and lashed his sides with his
Val ; and finally , as if in utter despair of
getting rid of his assailants, he threw
himiielf upon the ground and rolled over
and over as if in an agony of pain.—
finding this to be of no use, and that
his assailants seemed to multiply rather
than diminish, the poor donkey picked
himself up again, and seeing the kitchen
door open, with ears and tail erect., and
eyes glistening with tears and terror ho
made a rush into the house.. Thither
the bees followed him ; and such a scene
as then ensued has seldom been enacted.
In vain the donkey rolled upon the
floor—in vain he jumped over the cook
stove, overturned the chairs, and upset
thp table, the bees had not done with
bint.yet, and it was not until the whole
household, summoned by the noise,
had worked vigorously for some mm
atm, with napkins and dusting brushes,
that poor John Donkey was sufficiently
rid of his enemies to be able to leave in
safety by another door than that which
-he had entered.
This is no fable reader but a vera-
Siasyliiiwilo4mis.
A school teacher relates the following
amusing incident. One day I saw a
little fellow with his arms Around a
witch of a girl,endeavoring, If I i nterpre
tea the manifestation right, to kiss her.
" Tommy," said I, " what are you
doing there r'
" Nothing, sir," spoke the bright-eyed,
little witch; "he wath trying to kith me,
that he wath, ther," and eyed him
keenly.
" Why, Lucy, what prompted him to
act so ungentlemanly, right here in
school ?" I asked, anticipating some
fun.
"Oh, he hitched up here and wanted
me to kith him, and I told him I wouldn't
kith thuch a thassy boy as ho ith ; then
he thed he'd kith me and I told him he
darthn't, but then he thud ho would do
it, and I told him I would tell the mas
ther, if he did ; but ho thud he didn't
•
care a thump for the masther, and he
tried to kith me hard ;" and the little
thing sighed.
" Why didn't you tell me as soon as
you could?" I asked, in a pleasant
manner. -
"Oh," she replied, with a naivete I
did not often see, " I didn't care much
if he did kith me, and tho I lcft him."
Here the whole school, which had
been listening attentively, broke out in
an uproarious laugh, while our young
hero and heroine blushed deeply.
lerMrs. Gage, in a speech at the
recent feminine convention, told the
story of a woman who, having secured
a second spouse that"nursed the baby,"
ikz. i very accommodatingly averred
that " aliusband was the next beet
thing about a house, to the cooking
stove." •
" Many a lady who objects to being
kissed under the mistletoe, has no ob.
jectiun to be kissed under the rose."
A cotemporary in copying the above,
makes it read as follows :
"Many a lady who objects to being
kissed under the middle toe has no ob
jection to be kissed under the nose."
Old Fashions.— Old fashions are eon
'tautly recurring's. new and thus they
form a circle.. Even the Quakers fall in.
to the fashion a number - of times daring
a century. Would it not be well if oth
ers would follow their example, in stand
ing still and letting fashion oome to
them, instead of wasting so much time
and labor as is neceesary to keep up
in the race
iirin the heart above
an old. is worth four doc
'tote and two dreg shops.
#entorratir,
GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY, JULY 2G, 1858.
A Donkey Among Bees
!pious narrative ; yet there is a moral in
it as-good as if it were a fable, and one
which the strong, who attempt to op
press the insignificant and apparently
weak—and the meddlesome, who are
inclined to poke their noses into other
people'rbusiness, and the covetous, who
hanker after that which does not be
long to them, would do well to consider,
for ail such are liable to the same ex
periences as the donkey mot with
among the bee•hives.
"And 'rho I Let Mu."
two and tam 4 Nournal.
"TRUTH 18 MIGHTY, AND WILL PREVAIL."
Bow John Swore for Betty
The law of the State of Virginia pro
hibits marriage unless the parties are of
lawful age, or by the consent of the
parents.
John 111., a well-to-do farmer, in the
valley of Virginia, was blest with every
comfort, except that great desideratum
—a wife. John cast his eyes around,but
unsuccessfully, until the fell upon Betty,
a daughter of John Jones, one of the
prettiest and nieest girls in the country.
After a courtship of six weeks, John
was rendered happy by the consent of
his dear Betty.
Tho next day, John, with a friend,
went to town to get the necessary doc
uments; with the forms of procuring
which he was most lamentably ignor
ant. Being directed to the clerk's of
fice, John, with a good deal of hesitation,
informed the urbane Mr. Brown, "that
he was going to get married to Betty
Jones," and wanted to know what ho
must do to compass that desirable con
summation. Mr. Brown, with a bland
smile, informed him, " that he, after
being satisfied that no legal impediment
prevented the ceremony, would for the
sum of three dollars, grant him the li
cense." John, much relieved, banded
him the necessary funds.
" Allow me," said Brown, "to ask
yon a few questions. You are twonty
oneyears of age, I suppose, Mr. 11—T"
" Yes," said John.
" 110 you solemnly swear that Betty
Jones, spinster, is of lawful age, (made
and enacted by the Legislature of Vir
ginia,) to take the marriage vow ?"
" What's that?" said John.
Mr. B. repeated.
" Well," said John, " Mr. Clerk, I
want to get, married, and I must get
married; but I joined the church the
last revival, and I wouldn't swear far a
hundred dollars."
" Then, sir, you can get married."
" Can't got married ! 'Good gracious,
Mr. Clerk, they'll turn me out of church
if I swear ! Don't refuse, Mr. Clerk,
for heaven's sake. I'll give you ten
dqllars if you let me off from swear
ing."
" Can't do it, Mr. M—."
"Hold on, Mr. Clerk, I'll swear. I
could not give up Betty for ten churches.
I'll swear—may I be d—d if she ain't
eighteen years old. Give me the li
cense."
He got it.
Origin of the Hone Rake.
14 Sam, ll,want you to rake aN the hay
up to-day. I am going_away, and will
not be back before night," said farmer
Kissam, Dear fifty years ago. "Yea,
muss, we have 'um all up right, and
no mistake."
Sam and his sable companions took
their rakes and proceeded to tho hay
field in good earnest; but the sun rose
higher and shone hotter and hot ter, un
til they essayed just to stop a bit under
the inviting shade of an apple trea.—
Hero they beguiled the time away so
pleasantly, listening to Sam's marvel
lous stories, that, before they were
aware, the horn sounded for dinner—
and the hay not half raked. 'lore was
a •dilemma! If master shonld come
home and find tho hay not raked, a set
tlement would be tho consequence.—
What was to be done!
" I tell you what, Jack, I think we
can make a big rake like our hand rakes,
and hitch de sorrel to it, and make him
help na. Massa has one straight htiek,
and I will bore him full of holes, and
you saw some pins about two feet long
and put in dese holes, and I will put a
strong stick in de middle to hold him
by. Tom, get old sorrel, and do his
traces to de end of de stick with a rope,
and we'll have do hay up yet afore
night."
And, Eure enough, they (lid got up a
hay-rake, and scratched the hay to
gether in a burry. When the boss
came home ho noticed a singular look
ing contrivance in the lot, and, on et
winning it, he saw at once they had in
trod,ueed a new idea; and, calling in the
aid of a carpenter; he constructed the
first horse rake in the United States.—
Said horse rake was made in the town
of Jamaica, Long Island, and lazy ne
groes were the inventors.—American
Agriculturist.
Hay Making.
Professor Pallas dOseribes a little ani
mal called the rat hare, which inhabits
the moist and gloomy forests of the
Altaic mountains of Siberia. This ani
mal is sometimes solitary, at others
numbers congregate in a common dwel
ling. About the middle of August they
begin the collection of their winter
stoles of food. With this purpose they
bring together and spread out on some
sunny rock near their chosen habitation
several varieties of nutritioussos.
These are cured in the sun, and in the
month of September, the hay thus made
is put into one or more stacks under
some sheltering rock. Those stacks
are often eight foot in diameter and six
feet in height. A subterranean gallery
is then constructed !willing from their
burrow to the centre of the haystack.
Thus, however deep the winter's snow,
they have annuinterrupted and covered
path-way to their store of food. Pallas
found on pation t and careful examination
of the hay that it consisted of the choi
cest aromatic herbs cut tchee most vigorous,
free from flowers or ears.of seed, or hard
woody stems, and dried so slowly as to form
a green and succuktit food. Can't oar
farmers learn from these Siberian hay
makers
drunken father aadertook to
ehaatise as undutiful. son, nearly as
large as himself, in the Secooad Ward,
on the Fourth of July but, fell Midas
ly down--grOetratod by a son :kohl— .
Lou fan& Journal,
Trees in the Street
Few persons sufficiently consider the
great sanitary value of trees in the
streets. Their use is not for shade
alone, and no greater error can be com
mitted than to regard parks as mere
play and shade grounds. They purify
the whole atmosphere by the chemical
action constantly going on with their
leaves, and a well planted park will
cleanse half a dozen adjacent squares
as effectually as a street filled with de
caying matter will poison its own vicin
ity.
The theory of the pnrifying effects of
the leaves of trees is old, yet important.
enough to bear restatement at least once
a year. Tho leaf absorbs the carbon
and recombines the ammonia of half
purifying gases, and at the same time
gives out oxygen, in which the local at
mosphere is deficient. A vigorous tree
of full foliage will absolutely correct
the unhealthiness of all air that passes
through it; and this is so well known
in malarions districts and pestiferous
swamps that it is relied upon to secure
almost absolute immunity to the occu
pant. When cut down, by persons
who did not know what protection they
were enjoying, the most sudden fatality
has followed. Tho streets of every
town are generatois of malaria in bad
if not the worst forais,and the low and
crowded ones having bad and careless
tenants can scarcely be breathed in on
such summer nights as these, by per
sons unused to them and sensitive to
malaria. There is scarcely a conceiva
ble form of gas from decaying substan
ces which does not enter into the ag
gregate of the foul presence. Carbon
ated,sulphuretted aryl ammoniacal gases
issue and mingle fl'om every inch of
surface, and the best and humltity pre
dispose every living person to so much
of injury as their presence and contagi
on can affect.
A row of close growing horse ches
nuts presents perhaps the greatest
amount of lost surface for this purifica
tion which it is possible to get. The
tree grows rapidly, and its large
palmate ler.;.ves luxuriate on this very
abundance of anbreathnble gases.—
Many varieties of trees planted have no
capacity to resist the chances of injury
so numerous in a town, and others are
nuisances of themselves.
How to Make Indian Whiskey and Get
up an Indian War.
A citizen of St.. Raul furnishes some
pretty hard papers on his fellow-citi
zens who trade with the Northwestern
Indians. Ho says a barrel of the "pure
Cincinnati," even after it has run the
gauntlet of railroad, and hike travel, is a
sufficient basis upon which to manufaa
taro one hundred barrels of "good Indi
an liquor I" He says a small bucketful
of the Cincinnati article is poured into
a washtub almost full of rainwater • a
large quantity of "dog-leg," toba cco
and rod pepper is then thrown into the
tub ; a bitter species of root, common in
"the land of the Dakotah," is then cut
and added • burnt imgar or some such
article is u sed to restore something like
the original color of the whiskey. The
compound has to be kept on hand &few
days efore it is fit for use. Is is then
administered to the aborigines ad libit
um. He says all an Indian wants is
something- that wilf," bite !" and it mat
ters not whether it is pepper, rum or
tobacto; that ho will give forty acres
of land for one deed. He says some of
the speculators, when they wish to
"drive a bargain," have only to admin
ister this innocent . preparation to tho
Chippewas and Sioux simultaneously,
and they all start at once for their war
clubs and tomahawks, and pi-Owed to
cleave each other's brains out.
Gran Widows in Indian‘
A correspondent of the Dayton Jour
nal, who has been travelling out in the
Wabash regions in Iloosierdom, dis
covered one peculiarity in every town
ho tarried in :
Speaking of gratis reminds me of the
fact that Indiana (and particularly the
Wabash) is literally swarming with
grass widows. Every hotel or tavern
has or have had one or more of those be
witching vixens domiciled .with them
for ten days, which makes them citizens
and residents of the State of Indiana,
and, with a little hard swearing, natives
too. At the expiration of ten days a
suit is commenced against sonio vile
husband, and, as a matter of course, a
divorce is granted, if for no other canso
than incompatibility of temper. Here
aro congregated from all the States in
the Ui.ion (except Illinois, which is a
competitor for this profitable lawyer
tirade) all the disconsolated grass wi
dows. A ease I heard of in Peru,
wherd the widow of a millionaire had
come from Brasil, remained here ten
days, got her divorce, with $lOO,OOO of
alimony, and would have had more,
but old Crcesus had no more in the
'United States that was comestible.
tor A gentleman having written a
letter, concluded it as follows : " Give
Everybody's love to Everybody, so that
Nobody may be aggrieved by Anybody
being forgotten by Somebody."
lerEqual parts of pulverized slam
and sa lt spr inkled upon moist cotton
and in the hollow of an aching
tooth will stop the rain at once.
get rid or-the smelt of oily
paint, pat a haadful of hay in a pail of
water, and lot it stand in a room newly
painted.
p►Ou the kb instant, three and a
ball' Weiset of raia fell in Charlestos;
8. C., during about twelve boars' tine.
/.:A. fine coat inn) , °over a ibol, but
never ooneeeie one.
TWO DOLLARS A-YEAR.
Rtlio,ll geolloivj.
"Ile who by the plough would thrive,
fliru,telf must either huld or drive."
FRIEND SrAnte—Dear Sir:—Will thee be
kind enough to publish the fallowing article on
Butter-making, as there is a hard season ap
proaching, when our butter-makers have the
most trouble in making good butter. It agrees
with my views on the subject, with some few
exceptions--one is, I think, the cream should
be churned, in summer time, every other day,
if not every day, as I know, by experience, the
fresher the cream when churned the fresher
the butter is.
I use the common earthen ware, and keep
the crocks sweet by boiling them ones a moat
in clear lye and then is clear water.
MRS. JOSEPH SINEWY.
Butter liking.
We find in the Maine Farmer a Prize
Emmy by Mrs. H. Winchester, of Brew
er, read before the Maine State Agricul
tural Society, at Bangor, September,
1857. It contains so much information
on this subject, that we think its peru
sal will benefit our readers :
I have been practically acquainted
with butter•making for more than
twenty years, and hope I shall be able
to give some plain direct ions for making
good butter, which will be valudble to
young housewives; whilst those who
know more about-it than I do, will be
induced, by my example, to communi
cate their knowledge to the public for
the benefit of others.
I believe it is as easy to make good
butter as that of an inferior quality.—
In the first place, to make good butter,
we mast have good milk. More de
pends on the quality of the milk than
many would suppose. Some cows give
richer milk than others. The cow,
which give poor milk should be sold to
the butchers, and their places supplied
with' good ones. They should have
pure water, and rich grasses, or fodder,
in abundanoe,because the milk is flavor
ed by We food. Turnipe or garlic im
part their peculiar taste to the milk,
and so do all kinds of food on which
the cow feeds, though some taint it
more than others. In winter, if cows
are fed on poor hay, the milk will be
poor, and the butter white and of an In
ferior quality. The excellence of June
butter is owing to the rich young grass
es which are so abundant at that time.
The farmer should see that his cows
are supplied with the best of food, if be
would have good butter. Corn fodder,
carrots, pumpkins, beets, and Indian
meal, or shorts, are pod fur fall and
winter feeding.
It is not necessary to say that the
milk-room and dishes !should be clean ;
for all admit it. But every one does
not know how important it is to have
pure air in the dairy-room—to see that
it is as far removed as possible from all
impure odors, or anything that will
taint the atmosphere, and thus injure
the butter. The milk-room should be
clean, cool, dry, airy, and well yen tila
ted. Flies may be excluded by a wire
gauze screen in the windows. The
temperature should range from thirty.
five to sixty-five degrees, as cream sep
arates bestin a cool place. I find that
milk which is set to rise in a hot room,
will very soon become sour, will not
yield so much cream, and will make
soft, oily butter, which will soon be
come rancid. The dairy should front
the North, and be shaded by trees so
as to admit the light and air, but ex
clude the sunshine and the heat.
I am now using " Davis' Patent
World's Fair Churn." 1 like it because
it churns easily, and separates the but
ter frorn the milk quicker and easier
than any other churn I know of. The
churn should not be soaked over night.
Put in a quart of boiling water, churn
it one minute, then draw it off and pour
in a pailful of cold water to remain in
the churn for five minutes, arid your
churn is ready for use. A% soon as you
have done With it, wash it well, dry it,
and put it in a dry place. Churning
should he done early in the morning,
while it is cool. Rapid churning is not
the best ; but if the cream is mad, and
of the right temperature, it will require
less than half an hour.
The temperature of the cream to
churn best, should be sixty-two degrees.
Cream must be slightly acid before it
will. make butter; and in cool weather
it must be put in a warm place for that
purpose. I never scald maomilk, or
cream, because it gives the butter a
flavor which I do not like, and it is use
loss labor. I rise tin pans to set my
milk,. because they are light to handle,
and are easily kept sweet and clean.—
Milk should be skimmed before it be.
conies acid in the least degree. The
first cream that rises is the best, both in
flavor and in, wlor. The milk should
not be sot more than twentyrfoar hours,
and it is better if skimmed in twelve
hours, as what lathe might be lost in
quantity would be gained in qualiag.—
Re , ftntly I ineasuredoutaisteengal lona
of milk, sot it twenty-four.hours, skim
med ail* livarts of cream from it, and
churned nine pounds of butter,—thus
obikiniag nine ounces of butter from a
gallon of milk. The cream should be
kept in stone or glass jars, or well glaz
ed or enameled ware.as the acid (=-
rodeo common °cam gluing, and it
imparts poison to -4114. emsam. Too
much care cannot be, taken to have oar
food free from migeritt pout Ons: I wish
our house-wivtisittnierstood this matter
betterthan *ergo. Theorem should
not be covered except by a puss, which
will not exclude the air. I • p4t as
ounce of fine salt into a three-gallon
when I begin to fill itarith. Ordain, ltr'
stir the cream well, diornintand •
ing. It should not 'Jo kept, mgro than
it week.
morning, .lou work it Goo thogt,
ly (but not long enough to beat or
make it like. salve) and tnut , in4no
ounces of white sugar totes lba.ofbut
ter. If it is for present use, I make it
into balls and stamp it. But if it is in
tendod to bo kept for winter, I put it .
down solid in stone jars, sprinkling a
very littlo salt on the surface, and cov
ering it with a thick fine cloth, put os
the lid, and place the jar in a dry, coot
place. his better to fill the japwith
one churning; but, if noll'ablolo4l.llo,
pack in each churning solid, and exchido
the air till you got the jar full. If it is
to bo kept for a long while, or sent to
sea, pour a littlo melted butter over the
top of the jar, before you put on the
cloth. I have put down butter in this
way in September, and kept it till the
next Juno, as good as nawipotkarued
butter.
NO. 44.
for Tb. Comp 4 ler
It is very important to have good
salt to use, for some salt gives the but
ter an unpleasant taste, and prevents it
from keeping well. I wish it tolleino
ticed particularly that I do not wash
my butter, nor allow any water, hot or
cold, to be put with the cream to nifee
or lower the temperature when I churn.
It is very injurious to it. It washes
out the flavor -and sweetness from it,
makes it insipid, and soon turns it, ran
cid. The water which remains in it,
injures it more than the butterpilir.—
I do not believe it is possible to preserve
butter well for any length of time that
has been washed. Some ono should
superintend the dairy to see that all is
done as it should bo.
Anniversary of American Independence
in Philadelphia.
BRISTOL, BUCKS Co., PR ,
July 1, 1858.
Gstrrt.ratEN: I regret that_other
on
gagoments deny me the pleasure of be
ing present on the , occasion of your pro
posed celebration of the approaching
Fourth ofJuly, in Independence Square,
and I can only return you my best
thanks for your kind invitation. Your
meeting will occur uncgFiii?cumstancee
of peculiar propriety, both as .regards
time and place. There is no National
party in the country except the Nation.
al Democratic party. It seems that the
fundamental laws of the Union have be-
I come insupportable to all other political
organizations.. It would almost appear
even, that a majority of the people of
the United States had become dissatis
fied with our plan of government.
It is quite certain that immense maas
es of our fellow citizens are bent on
converting the government into a sec
tional and social tyranny, by prostrat
ing the laws of the land and the plain
est principles of the Constitution, and
repudiating all national ideas and senti
ments as unworthy modern statesman
ship: In• the midst of all the dreadful
confusion and perversion of the day,
the Democratic party alone, in its faith
and acts, bears the proud and glorious
badge of Nationality; and is conse
quently in the very necessity of the
case tho only rightful custodian of the
types, emblems, evidences and records
- which •attest the origin and develop
, men t ofour national life. Noon°, thim,
should question the exceeding ap=
priateness of the occasion and the p
of your proposed meeting.
I cannot close without adverting for
a moment to the distinguished sucoesa
which has attended the National Ad
ministration, so far, in the conduct of
public affairs. It is true the Adminis
tration has had to struggle, in its first
year, with the pairiful effects of a sud
den and overwhelming financial and
business revulsion in the country, for
which, of course, it cannot be held in
any way responsible. It has Also heed
obliged •to assume and defend certain
political issues in a manner to affect iu
some degree, the integrity of our party.
But the worst in these respects, has
happily passed without any serious ill
consequences, and the present audjhe
future are full of encouragement. Ile
Kansas question has been happily Weal
ized, and adjusted on a principle that
subjugated all rebellions aspirationsand.
I proceedings in the Territory, and corn
'
yelled a peaceful and united people to
enact their resolves of government, not
l in treasonable contempt of, but in strict
subordination to the laws and authority
of the United States.
The Utah revolt has boon quelled, and
the lost power of the government folly
restored in that Territory, without
bloodshed ; and the atrocious profani
ties of 3lormor.ism it is hoped, wilt be
driven out, of the limits of the United.
States. The ports of the Republic have
been closed against filibustering expe
ditions to Central America, while the•
strong hand of the Government, is bust,
ly and effectively engaged in securing
and consolidating American interests iu
that quarter. And last, though not
toast, the British Government, through
its recognized organs of the CabAket
and Parliament, has distinctly alllrimid
the American principle on the disputed
subject of visitation and search, and
has promptly, offered ample repara
tion, in all cases, for the ille'gril visit,
and detention of our vessels, by the cic-,
eirrrence of which the nation bas re
cently felt itself injured and insulted.—
'The virtual disclaimer of visit and maul*
in time of peace, covered by the Treaty
of Washington in 1842,, is now ratidod
and confirmed by openparliamentary
and diplomatic declarations, se 'that,
this vexed issue between the twoßett
ernments may bo now regarded as dis
tinctly and finally settled;
In all this wo havejust -cause fir
pleasure and triumph .. Before as, too,
ar B questions connected with 110.Xi0Q. .
Cuba and Central 'America, whose ,na
tionalimportanoo oan haidly be molar
od—queltionsin Which .thenerroW dbl.
p a tag of domestic faction oagtit tiOtioiiti
able to oonunaad a mornalWaistiantion'
,in their amatrable inaignillovsen,lijor i l
no doubt that the. Kraf t • t and
statesman •at the '..h" , . ". - mini.
ment 'wilt prove Itifildtk aline! to
ia - the dematabt.whieti Vie oght . Vs
honor and the commerce of the niition
i imay make upon him:..... • ,
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Johnson, and et - 1.40, " •
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