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eseeibig, it ilimelrt I. - . Siam; It MIAS per
4211111111 If paid strictly CI sevsses-14,1141 per
testa If sot paid la alvasos. Xo salsserip
ties diseeat[sed, oases at the option of the
publisher, nasal all armorer' are pall.
ADVititIMIUM ittestrted at the usual rates.
foe Plumy lose irtth neatness sad dis
patch, sad at esedarate prices.
Orme In South Baltimore street, directly
episodes Weoplor's Tinning Estabilsbutrat, ose
sae a halfr4eares frees the Court Hoax—
" CONTILIIIO es the sign.
- W. S Linn,
11111WVILLZ, PA.,
A GENTor Prises & Co.'s istprocei
MELODEONS.
THE BEST IN THE WORLD!
Also, the world renowned
CIIICKEIUNG PLLNOS.
ltilrlastrumeota delivered to soy address
at ilaseraeterers' pries. sarßooryiastra•
seed ssorrcusted. MirtScud for a circular.
July 12, 1858. 3at•
The First of the Season!
SA 31180 N has jest received from
1 - 12 -
the New York Auction Sales, a large
luta/ READY-MADE C f kOTHING for spring
and summer, which he is able to sell at prices
unpreeepointadly low. The new arrival con
sists of Frock, back and Raglan Coats, with
Pants and Vests, in great variety, new styles
and patterns--for Men and &qt. Call and
mamma the large assortment before pur
chasing elsewhere.
Goods will be received from New York
every few weeks throughout the season.—
Inducements to puroliase such as cannot
be offered by any other establishment in
the county are now, and will cantinas to be,
offered, at SAMSON'S,
March 29, '5B. Opposite the Bank.
J. Lawrence Hill, X. D.
♦ HAS his office one
A--A- door west of the
Lutheran church in
Chambersburg street, and opposite Picking's
sore, where those wishing to have any Den
tal Operation performed are respectfully invi
ted to call. Rarrarscts: Dr. D. Ir o imer,
Rev. C. P. Kruth, D. 1)., Rev. 11. L Baugher,
D. D., Rev. Prof. M. Jacobs, Prof. M. L.
Starer. [Gettysburg, April 11,'53.
D. BEcConaughy,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, (o ffi ce one door
west of Buehler's drug and book store,
Chansbersburg street,) ATTOINZY A.ND So.
LICITOR. TOR PATINTS •N D PIINSIONII. Bounty
Land Warrants, Back-pay supended
and ill other claims against the Government
at Washington, D. C.; also American Claims
in England.. Land Warrants located and
sold, or bought, and highest prices given._
Ai engaged in locating warrants in lowa,
Illinois and other western States. mar Apply
to him personally or by letter.
Gettysburg, Nov. 21, 1833.
Edward B. Buehler,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, will faithfully and
yromptly attend to all business entrusted
tu•hita. lie speaks the German language.—
°See at the same place, in South Baltimore
street, sear Forney's drug store, and nearly
opposite Danner & Ziegler's store.
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Gettysburg, March O.
Wm. B. ItoMel/an,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.—snifice on the
south side of the public square, 2 doors
west of the Sentinel ()See.
Gettyrberg, August 22, 1853.
Fire Itusurauce.
THE Perry County Mutual fire Insurance
Cusepany—b•Capital sl39,sB6—effocts in
surances in any part of the State, against
loss by ire ; prudently adapts its operations
to its resources ; affords ample indemnity,
and promptly adjusts its 10w...
Adams county is represented in the Board
of Managers by Hon. dlosr.s dicetalx.
WM. dIeCLEAS, Agent.
°Moe of M. & W. McClean, liettriblorg.
May '26, 1856.
Cheap ! Cheap !
ORE NEW GOODS !—JACOBS & BRO.
a". hare just returned from the city, with a
very large assortment of Cloths. Cwisimeres,
Vestings, Sommer G e‘ e rv ih ing
else in the men's wear line. They also offer
plain and fancy Shirts, C.,llarg, %ilk and cot
ton H./zulkerchiofs, Having
Wight unnsullly low, for the cash, they are
enabled to sell Cif E %PER THAN EN EE—an excel
lent full cloth suit, made up, for $l3, for in
stance. (live them a call, at their new estab
lishment, in Chambetsburg street,* few doors
west of the Court-house, before purchasing
elsewhere. [May 10.
Removal.
I f ill • ahoseriber hu removed his Plough
and Machine Shop from the Foundry
building to Railroad street, onposite Tate s
Blacksmith shop, baek of the Eagle Hoe;
where he is better prepared than ever to at
tend to customers. Ploughs always on hand
sod made to order at the shortest notice, and
Machines, Reapers, Le., repaired. Also he
will attend to cleaning and repairing Clocks.
May 10. DAVID WARREN.
Just Arriving!
'Kim-
GOODS at GILLESPIE L TLIONAS'.
4 ' l
—Groceries, Pith. Spioev, Confections,
Emits. &a, Le. Selling cheaper than ever.
Give as a call.
Also, the Jones Patent COAL OIL LAMPS
7 -the greatest improvement of the age.
Jane 7, 1858.
New Firm.
lIROCEILUiII AND DRY 000D3.—J. C.
1.4 GUI NN & BROTHER have taken the store
of Job % Hoke, on the North West corner of
the Diamond. where they will continue the
Pry Goods and Grocer y business on an en
larged scale. They will constantly keep on
hands large and varied astoortMent of every
thing in limit line. They !owe lad laid to
alargwastil splestdkl stock at Spring and &st
ow Goods, and are now opening them for
the imposition of the pt; . We cordially
Invite the citizens of
blte
burg and vicinity
to giro na a call, and examine for themselves,
At we feel satisfied they - will want * other
rodosmaiendation to induce/them ko boy. We
ode idsternthael to keep nothing bat good
dlemikead to sal sheapar than the cheapest
.
jlea Oa soak. Give as a call, no trouble to
Allow goods _
J. C. GUINN & BRO.
5.1&58.
. Card.
W!lam, any store to the Mean.
4Clainikl mod& Neostaiond Om sew Ina
m i ro g rpcs, 4 1 srge satc=
, JOHN WM.&
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BY H. J. STAHLR.
407! YEAR.
I4e , i'oet's eolTeP.
*sac maxis* rx TIER carracia.
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'Twat seaway day, aad the morning psalm
We sang in the church together;
We telt In oar hearts the Joy and calm
Of the calm and joyous weather.
The slow, the sweet, the sacred strain,
Through every bosom stealing,
Cbeck'd every thought that was light and vain
And waked each holy feeling.
We knew by lta sunny gleam bow clear
Was the blue sky smiling o'er cis,
And in every pause of the hymn could hear
The wild bird's happy eborne.
And, lo ! from the haunts by care or rill,
With a sudden start awaking,
A breeze came fluttering down the hill,
Its fragrant pinions shaking.
Through the open windows it bent its way,
And down the chancel's centre,
Like a pririleg'd thing that at will might stray,
And in holy places enter.
From niche to niche, from nook to nook,
With a lightsome rustle flying,
It lifted the leaves of the Holy Book,
On the altar cushion lying.
It fana'd the old clerk's hoary bale,
And the children's bright young , bees ;
Then vantsh'd, none knew how or where,
Leaving its pleasant Crafts.
It left sweet thoughts offing's:icehouse,
Spent on the quiet mountains;
And the church seemed full of the scent of
Bowen,
And th• trickling fall of fountains.
The image of scenes so still and fele,
With our music sweetly blended,
{'bile It seemed their whispered hymn took
share
In the praise that to heaven ascended.
We thought of film who had pour'd the rills,
And through the green mountains led them,
Whose hand, when be piled the enduring
hills,
With a mantle of beauty spread them.
And a purer passion was born* above,
In a louder anthem swelling,
As we bow'd to the visible spirit of love,
On those calm summits dwelling.
Beleet i..ijisceliqqn.
The Needle's Eye and CameL
" It is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle, than for a rich man
to enter lilt° the kingdom of heaven."
There are thOusands who read this
passage, but receive from it no definite
idea. Various explanations have been
given of it, none of which ever seemed
to us to convey the true meaninlz,
showing the beauty and force of the
figure. All adwit that it, is impossible
for a camel to go t broutcli a needle'n e,
Set We caiolut. doubt that some men
who are rich will be saved. We have
met, somewhere in our reading, with
an explanation that we regard as proba
bly the true one, which is this :
We are informed by travellers, that
all the cities of the East are surrounded
by high anernassive walls. At certain
points those walls have passways for
exit and entrance of the inkabitants.—
These passways, in times of , were
open iu the day, but cl at night.
By the side of these large entrances
were those that were much smaller,
used by foot passengers and those who
had occasion to go in and out at night;
they were called the " needle's eye."
A camel without any burden j can pass
through theee, yet with mach difficulty.
Now, it is not impossible for a rich man
to enter heaven; for we trust that there
are many already in the Paradise of
God, who (macerated their wealth to
the service of Christ, and looked to Min
alone for salvation. Bat just as the
camel mutt be relieved able load be
fore be can pass through the " needle's
eye," so the rich man must lay off his
heart the riches of the world, and con
secrate them to the service and glory
of God ; for it is impossible to serve Him
and mammon. It is much easier for a
camel to go through the "needle's eye."
What, then, will me of those pro
fessors whose hearts aro set on this
world ? Worldly-minded, money-lov
ing Christians, we leave you to ponder
this solemn question. It is one of deep
and eternal importance to you.
iii-The old erroneous idea that the
whole region of the Rocky Mountains
narthof the 40th parallel is a sterile re
gion, presenting an almost unbroken
field, is completely refuted by Governor
Stevens' exploration. One of the offi
cers of his party, Lieut. Saxton, says
in his report,-- 44 I Said that my previous
ideas of this Rocky Mountain range,
arc so far as this section is concerned,
entirely erroneous. Instead of s vast
pileof rock and mountains almost
psamble, igads fine ociantry• well ww
send .b3r Warn, of doer cold water,
ma interspersed with meadows cover
ed with s most luxuriant gram."
Wo*ders of ificroscvs.—The
ion ibeayed fruit, stele bread,
moiswood, 14., is shown 17 the miero
mope to be sis bearing leave%
Aowers and see and ineressir.g with
inmodible rqpidity,, kr, in *lbw holm
* reach "opylng - up,
_arrive it mannity.
and' bring !birth feeds thetaschos, so
that many generations unperfected in
• SOPA hilt itvtakni milts& lb iirosi+
is mai* Ili tat boson .beasast it hiss
Lands on
7 . filriEsdp out etbsd esetpiwiy, !bribe
limos le Mum when the devil Ins lots
s dock he will bit somebody.
gitutona
GETTYSBURG, PA.: MONDAY, AUG. 9, 1858.
A Cat as Heiress.
One of the most exquisite of musi
cians, in her time, was Mademoiselle
Dopey, of The French opera. Her play
ing upon the harp was the wonder of
Paris. She was convinced, however,
that sbe owed her artistic excellence to
her favorite cat! And of this strange inti
msey between a charming woman and
her quadruped favorite, Ifoncrif, her
biographer, gives the following inter
esting particulars:
Of course the lovely musician's prac
tising*, at home, were assiduous and
constant.. But as soon as she sat down
and began to prelude upon the instru
ment, she noticed that her cat assumed
an attitude of intense attention. At tho
point of the instrument's arriving at
any passage of peculiar beauty. the eve',
d grimalkin went into a feline ecstasy, '
and, so well measured was this sensibil
ity, according to the excellence of the
playing and the pathos of the composi
tion, that Mlle Dupuy was able to
judge of the quality of the music by the
manifest emotions of her cat ! She be
came a devout Pusseyite, in fact, believ
ing that the nervous creature was an
exact prophet foretelling precisely how
musie would affect an audience. And
she was grateful accordingly to the
friend to whom she thought she owed
mainly her artistic success.
In her last illness, at the approach of
death, Mlle Dapuy sent for the notary
to make her will. She had accumulated
a fortune by ber profession ; and the
first clause of her testament was the
giving of her town-house and her country
house to her rat! She added to this
annuity sufficient for the comfortable
support of the four-legged mewsieian
during its natural life ; and to make
sure that this, her last will and testament
should be respected, she gave several
legacies to friends on the express condi
tion that they should see to the fulfil
ment of her wishes. It was also a con
dition that they should severally take
turns during the week in going to see
and keep company with the orphan
pass!
litoorrif adds that the relatives of
M'lle Dupuy disputed the validity of
the will, and a law suit was the conse
quen&—Grimalkin vs. Dupuys. Bat
the cat gained the case, and lived out her
days with the genteel alternation be
tween an elegant town house and her
charming country house. The partio-
Wars of the final cat-estrophe are not
given.
Where They Lena It.
"I don't see where my children learn
such things," is one of the most common
phrases in a mother's vocabulary. A
little incident which we happened to
witness may, perhaps, help to solve the
enigma. We smiled a little at the time,
but we have thought a good deal of it
since, and we trust not without profit.
" Bod," screamed uut a bright-eyed
little girl, someNt hat under six years of
age, to a youngster who was seated on
the curb stone, making hasty-pudding
of the mud in the gutter: " Bud, you
good-for-nothing little scamp you, come
right into the house this minute, or I'll
beatyou till the skin comes off!"
"Why, .Angelina, Angelina, dear,
what do you mean ? where do you
learn suzh talk ?" exclaimed her moth
er,in a wondering tone, as she stood
on the steps, courtesying to a friend.
Angelina looked up innocently, and
answered :
" Why, mother, von eeo we aro play
ing, and he's fey little boy, and I am
scolding bin just as you did me this
morning, that is all !"
The Very Latest Vet.
During the summer of '49, says the
Knickerbocker, corn being scarce in the
upper country, and one of the citizens
being hard pressed for broad, having
worn thread-bare the hospitality of his
generous neighbors by his extreme lazi
ness, they thought it as act of justice
to bury him. Accordingly be was car
ried to the place of interment, and be
ing met by one of the citizens, the fol
lowing oonversation took place:
‘, Iloilo, what )lave you got there ?"
I , Poor old Mr. B."
"What are you going to do with
him !"
4. Bury him."
gi What, is he dead T 1 had Dot heard
of it."
" No, be is not dead, but be might
as well be; for be has no earn and is
too lazy to work for any."
" That is too cruel for civilized peo
ple.—l'll give two bushels of corn my
self rather than see him baried alive."
Old & raised the cover, and asked in
a dragging tone, "Is it shelled?"
" No / but you can shell it."
" Drive on, boysl"
larA wag who had been thrown
from his boat into the water is the
=sot Bay, near Rochester, be
his women to at° be carethl"
in hauling him m Ile was so earnost
in his beseeching, that, he was asked of
what be was aosnxioas to "be earettd."
Virlty," said he, "be careful about wet
ting my shirt — colter,
ilirAn Liam/1W WM about to mom
Sostbere ifirl for fberripaty:lV ill
3rea.taire Moe woolen for year Wedded
wih?" nes, rine rieseeoce, sod the
P#Ms too," asitt Pat.
Misdate, ffi lowa ban beams so
'wlitateditig t apoa the print
ing basitkais for bid, thsit he
PS=Poi stove Palm
omsso shoo* .
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wavere r . women
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ask
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keepser Troia keeming
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."111111711 II MONTT, AND WILL riugvAn.."
Useful Intbrikation.
The washerwomen of Rolland and
Belgium, so proverbially clean, and who
got up the linen 40 beautifully white,
use refined borax as a washing powder
instead of soda, in the proportion of a
large handful of borax powder to about
ten gallons of boiling water; they save
in soap nearly half. All the large
washing establishments adopt. the same
mode. For laces, cambrics, Ace., an ex
tra quantity of powder is used, and for
crinolines !required to be made very
stiff) a strong solution is necessary.—
Borax being a neutral salt, does not in
the slightest injure the texture oflinen;
its effect is to soften the hardest water,
and therefore it should be kept on every
toilette table. To the taste it is rather
sweet, is used for cleaning the hair, is
an excellent dentifrice, and in hot
countries is used in combination with
tartarid acid and bicarbonate of soda
as a cooling beverage. Good tea can
not be mule with bard water; all wa
ter mny be made soft by adding a tea
spoonful of borax powder to an ordina•
ry sized kettle of water, in which it
should boil. The saving in the quanti
ty of tea used will be at least one-fifth.
To give to black tea the flavor of green
tee, add n single leaf from the black
currant tree.
Pickled Tomstoes.
Take small, smooth tomatoes, not
very ripe : scald them until the skin
will slip off easily, and sprinkle salt
over them. After they have stood
twenty-four hours, drain off the juice,
and pour on a boiling hot pickle, coin
posed of one pound of sugar to every
quart of vinegar, Lid two teaspoonfall
each, of cinnamon and cloves. Drain
off the liquid, scald it, and pour it on
them again, every two days for a week,
and they will require no farther care.
Drying Peach's lifitAost Peding.—A
correspondent of the Louisrak Jounial
communicates a now plan of drying
peaches, which may be of service to our
readers. The furze is removed by im
mersing in lye, made by boiling wood
ashes in water, to a tolerable strength.
The lye should be warm, bat not so m
to cook the peaches,whicb are.rubbed in
it awhile, and then washed in clear cold
water.—Every particle of furze will be
removed, and only &thin skin remain—
they can then bo cut and dried in tho
usual wanner. They thus lose nothing
of their sweetness by peeling, and are
said to be of tlie•bost quality for all
cooking purposes.
Wheat Growing is Water.—The New
Harmony (Indiana) Advocate states
that Mr. John Wilsey, of that place,
has twenty acres of bottom land in
wheat., which was beginning to flower
when the river commenced covering
Lhe land upon which it was growing.—
For fivo weeks the water has remained
upon it to the depth of trout six ti, twelve
inches, during which time the wheat ha'
matured, and, in the opinion of good
farmers, who have examined it, the
grain is equal to any raised on the bills,
but owing to the recent rise in the river
it will be impossible to harvest in the
bottoms this summer.
. A Righteous Decision.—The English
lords of the bench decided at Westmin
ster, about a mouth ago, that it was-a
principle of coinmon law that a counse
lor, in questioning a witness, should ad
dress him in ordinary tones, and in
language of respect, such as is employ
ed by one gentleman in conversation
with another; that such lawyer has no
right to question the private business or
moral character of ;witness any furth
er than it is apparent they absolutely
affect his reliability or touch the case
in hand; and that a witness is not
bound to answer questioas put to him
in an insulting or bull-doggish manner.
If forced to answer by the court, he will
have his remedy in action for damages.
Reviarkable.—lt may have been no
ticed by those at el observant in such
matters, that the best and heaviest fruit
season for many years poet, has occur
red every four years, and that always
upon the same ear with the Presiden
tial election. Thus the' year 1886, '4O,
'44, '4B, 'B2, and '56 are memorable for
their great yield of orchard fruit, while
the intermediate seasons have frequent
fUrnisbod comparatively, either par
tial or total failtres.—Nontg'y Ledger.
A Saltpetre Explosion.—The L *cockle
Sun says that the cause of the great de
structiveness of the recent fire at the
London dock was the explosion of 2,000
bags of saltpetre. The shock of the
explosion was felt over the whule eta.
tern portion of the metropolis. Salt
peas, it appears, will explode:
Fatal .Thissking .M.sfoL—Tbe Imams.
ter Pa. Times sayes aka& Mr. Immo Baer,
of Warmiels towaship, is that comity,
sod one Garber, dunk saves gallons of
whiskey in 111 days. Baer died' mania
ata, tearing Garber meter of the
I 844 Fo iilini• —The Me a rhsPa?
ars nod intik editorWo rquutuu
catioas about the dalitist Valkene
Bock. Woo estimate its uatstaading
circulation st. 11400400, of which We
if any will 111 rld 6 fil4./dt
si~e(T, lad ri•rofo4ll:t
)10Prthd as
Detroi: Occoloatl, ireithow
efigaz t, e will bo o by Ts works at
~osi• ailiro/1 -00 busbels ortie
aleb wow st,NorfoLt cis.
Intik& •
allerh• how;e. tio• .T91h14
ikon Tee* when warm. ' .
taunt! gonna
Some years ago, a tall, gaunt, knock
kneed lummux ot a Hoosier, who wasa
hunter of the classical Wabash, conceiv
ed the idea of a visit to tke horn, of
his progeniture in Kainturk..
He did so--ranted around amongst
the girls some, and was of Course, from
his native impudence and unearthly ug
liness, an "observed of all observers."
Ono morning the whole neighborhood
was astonished at the ugly Hoosier's
elopement with a Mrs. B. a very good
looking woman,wife of Mr. B. For two
long years the disconsolate husband
mourned over his untoward bereave
ment; at the end of that period, how
ever, to his utter astonishmeut,one day,
in popped Mrs. B. looking as bright
and rosy as ever. After the first joyful
greeting was over, the injured B. thus
addressed his truant spouse:
"Nancy, how could you take up'
with that thar cmatrthly ugly Hoosier,
and leave me and the children all for-
torn as you did?"
" for
torn,
Josh," said Nancy," that
thar tarns! ugly critter from fn dianny,
was a tootle the best whistler I ever
kern tell on. You know I was always
fond of good whistlin'; I used to think
you could whistle some, but I cover
heard whistlin' as is whistlin' till I met
that, thar Wabash feller—ho just whis
tled my senses clean away, and I follow-,
ed him off on that, account. But a short
time ago, however, he uught the meas
les, and they spoilt his whistlin' forever,
the charm was broke, and so I conclud
ed to come back to you; but, 0, Josh,
that Hoosier was the awfullest whistler
that over I saw pucker t"—Ptacervilk
Look Aefore Ton lick
A minister recently, ',Wean his way
to preach a funeral sermon in the sour'.
try, called to see one of his members,
an old widow lady, who Hired near the
road he was traveling. The old lady
had just been making sausages, and
she felt proud of them, they were so
plump, round and sweet', O f course
she insisted upon the misister taking
some of the links home to. his family.
lie objected on account oP not having
Ids ports manteas along. Th is objec
tion was soon overrniedotad the old
lady after wrapping them in bags,
carefully placed a bundle in either
pocket of the preacher's capacious coat.
Thus equipped, he started for the
funeral.
While attending to the 6014017111 eero
monies of the grave, some hungry dogs
scented the sausages, and were not long
in tracing them to the pOckets , of the
good man's overcoat.. Of course this
was a great annoyance, and he was
several times under the necessity of
kickirg those whelps away. The ob.
sequiee at the grave completed, the
minister and congregation repaired to
the church where the funeral discourse
was to he prgiched.
After the sermon was finished, the
minister halted to make some remarks
to hie congregation, when a brother,
who wished to have an appointment
given out, ascended the steps of the
pul.pit, and gave the minister's coat a
hitch, to got his attention. The divine
thinking it a dog having a design upon
his pocket., raised bis foot, gave a sad
den kick, and sent the good brother
growling down the steps.
" Yon will excuse me, brethren and
sisters !" said the minister, confusedly,
and without looking at the work he
had just done, " for I could not avoid it.
I have sausages in my pocket., and that
dog has been trying to grab them ever
since I came upon the promisee."
tOur readers may judge of the effect
such an announcement would barest a
funeral.—Germantown Essperiont.
oft..llichigan is the first to inaugu
rate an Agricultural Colege. As yet
it has hardly accommodations for one
hundred students. At the continence.
went of the present term there were
but twenty-eight vacancies, while nine
ty-three applicants appeared and were
examined.
ft Calf Giving Afi/k.-3[r. Philip
Beaver, who resides not far from this
place, has a calf cigbt months and a half
old: from which they can milk daily
about a pint of milk. This seems
strange, but it is nevertheless true.
Wayauburn' Record.
• rancid' dgais in the Palpit.—The
Tremont - Temple congregation, (Bap
tist ehureb,) by a vote of seventy-six to
seven, have extended a call to their
former pastor, Mr. Kalloch, who ap
peared before them and announced his
acceptance.
Bodes, Jtay 27.—Two men, named ()-
Brien aud Quinlan, wore euffocated ina
well in Somerville yesterday, Into
which they both descended to blast a
wok. Both leave families,. '
Mir Dr. H. L. 'limper, of York, Pa.,
luta recited a gold medal from the
Emperor of Ressi.s, for kis services in
the Crimean war,
SIPA *raw le KaLeap county,
bas 1,600 setts let wheat, *kith he an.
tletpatetwill yield 110.000 timbale.
• ere "ar i l threr-rwt - Convicts In
the Ohfetenlitenhaty, beetles!! bait %
humet& : • •
-So'ircrtasii ihoddletit i!ot
A. 1146 ICIRCSO p(Verei blush-
.411relliate # divinity that sbap.S
••# 111 "4 641111 1 4 ./Presialked whoa
hawmakiooft Irish, hie
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ORM aimzsii•4l l billbfwes•
.wkik t rtaisel
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TWO DOLLARS A-TEAR.
Prima the Beals Oesporatial, hap 211
The Potato Rot.
ITS ALLEGED CATTE AND CORE-3111
HIENDERSOWS DLSOUVERIES.
Ever since the disease known as po
tato rot first appeared, various hypoth•
esie ht ve boon offered as to its cause and
cure. A malady attacking an esculent
so important, and forming so largo a
portion of our daily feod. was at once
recognized as a maimed disaster, and
researches of scientific men were direct
ed to its study. Up to the present time
no satisfactory theory has been pro
inubmted. In giving publicity to that
which we arc now idoeut, to notice, we
shall confine ourselves mostly to what
has been done by actual experiment,
and to the legitimate conclusions N% hip h
inductive reasoning from those experi
ments affords. Our personal knowledge
is confined to the following facts :
On the morning of the 24th of June,
Mr. Alexander Henderson, of' this city,
left at our office a glass jar, containing
a sound and healthy potato plant, cov- '
ered in by a perforated paper so as to
afford air. He had placed it there at
7 A. M., and with it were confined some
six or eight insects which Mr. IT. be
lieved to be the source of the potato
rot. The insect itself we cannot de
scribe scientifically. It is about half
the size of the common house fly, of a
brownish color, has six legs, two pairs
of light diaphanous wings, two anten
nas, and a long, strong broboseis. Mr.
H. thinks it is the l'hytscoris, but is
not positive as to that. At the end of
twenty-four hours the plant was evi
dently diseased. The insect was se.'
tively engaged upon its various por
tions which became brown and mouldy
in the leaf, while tile stalks, in the
coarse of two or three clays, suffered a
pntreeoent change, until, on the 2Sth,
some of them fell over by their own
weight, the stalk being swollen and
softened, in some places quite to a jelly
-of a sickly green color. This process,
Mr. Henderson informs us. takes place
unlfetrvnly, but most rapidly when the
plant is freely watered and exposed to
sun and air, as the specimen exposed
was not. To all external appearance,
the disease was identical with the ordi
nary potato rot as it attacks the vines.
Some pieeecof early ((his year's) pota
toes, placed in the jar, were also plainly
attacked by the rot during the four
dap of exposit°.
Mr. Henderson states that be has
been engaged in this research since
1847; that in 1t450 he discovered the
bug on the vines, but thought that it
was confined to them. During the last
year ho has found it on the tubers, and
Watched its effects upon them. It ap•
pears on the 'tines in from two-and-a
half to three months after planting, ac
cording to soil and naikuure, a richly
mannred soil producing the perfect in
sect sooner.
The natural history of the insect be
gins with the development of the egg.
This IS invisible to the naked eye, but
can be seen with the aid of a leus, ag
glutinated to the skin of the potato.—
It is of an oblong form and is planted
with the seed potato. The egg may be
hatched in It warm, moist place. The
entire period of development is not set
tled. Mr. H. exposed a plant to the
insect, under proper precautions, acd
from the time of the exposure to the
time the young insect of the next 'gen
eration obtained his wings was three
menthe. The process of reproduction
has been ingeniously wretched by Mr.
Henderson. The egg planted with the
seed potato is hatched, and the young
insect stays in the ground until ho gets
wings. In the meantime ho is engaged
in stinging the tubers, each perforuiton
poisoning the root and begetting the
rot. While yet in the ground, and as
early as the tenth day of existence, the
young insects cohabit, and from the
great rapidity with winch they propa
gate, Mr. IL argues that the egg is de
posited before the first entergeuee from
the ground, although in case of cold,
wet weather, the insect sometimes
leaves the vines and returns to the tu
ber. Only a few days are required for
the entire destruction of the vine. The
insect is remarkably industrious, bat
the destruction of the vines does not
affect the tuber except to stop its
growth.
Mr. Henderson Ands a ready explans
tint for the greater healthfulness of
the potato in seedy soil. He finds that
the grains of sand greatly annoy Lad
cripple the. insect, and as the light soil
is heavedep by the growth of the root,
the sand Imparts or falls down, prevent
ing the access of the fly. Ina stiff soil
the insect nauily leaves the ground
through the cracks opened by the
growth of the tuber" and having stung
it, tomes to the sadism and attacks the
vine, °specialty alter heavy sowers.—
Daring the put winter Mr. Hendertlon
has had thousands of poling insects
hatched ander .class, and to try their
power of- iftieelianf e , hao. eaperssteated
with bags out; a gasel i er grown. ,Tbe
plants exposed iheired unmistakable
signs of disoseeoa the fourth day
Than ataff we regard as %-
pietist. inuc is strident, Mis
tkipsatais of *lams"' , - pota
to Rotas w il l., Wawa th plastjs
iplipiper auk the, !Wet *Di the
84 30 followa. fa .4 6 04 , 1 4 4 1 7R*Avith , !weilieg
teeteieth twee, *VS roma to sip.
140044040.10_
_hal beg*. ro ve d.
41, **- quw , 4ll..Zeopano• thinks
4bariim • mime Ilidissity. it e. eat
irstopio tiq ipissithig•Cti•lggiw#l
the amid peaky *slumptitspumpidost
of the Wesel. - Tufts being invisible.
ebitullleMepOOdskositbe4hugsstittii
and reach the whole; surbos p it tr.
Xs. liatmAssmos WO*
liasWelt lists war ibe, # is
am or *(sating , the agiiiiisani sill oil s
which issa dOxerted rattan
vines, Mr work nudegenottad3
round pp tog potato. . tel
A Irtilide to.Printers.-4t isladeed
enoooragioen taboo tarot tree are
oceasiosially ted. The
following extract from' the roport.el
the COIIIA4U4O .Pziatiumb ar the
Legislature of Wisconsithpays a rannsait
ing compliment to editors and putters: '
" Wo are not &were that printers sad
newspapor proptietorsare a dale ors.
little ese in the ecmtettatity
strue.tive of its interests, as p tow emti
tied to but half eompematiosi fur the
labor and services which they iteritipres.
But your oommitteo do believe that no
class of men perform more gratalttms
merviecebt;all zneral f94o*- it Inter
es Ix ; or aro more actively and effeetaal
ly engaged is dist4eminating
tion, making known thu rosoureonvirtie
country, and inciting to action doom
gios of tho people, than the printers !
proprietors and oddrora of HOW 51410111."
NO. 46.
A Bloody Affray .—A shockingmmr.
der took place about two o'ciedc.em
Monday morning, at a building known
as the Philadelphia Institute, in Lop
hard street, Phila. A fight toi)kiptare
between several colored men, dipping
which ono of them, a young wan,
named Peter Miller, a butcherOrtio re
sided at Germantown, was shoe_ Wyly
butchered. It seems that the 4*lril
had been with several other yet:lll'4°l
- men, in tho restauran6 uoiltikAke
Institute, kept by a man naraud-liar
my. About two o'clock a diffieultz oc
curred between Miller and ayeem ,
colored man named Jerry Dieksiih,WW)
is better known as 4, Dixey," said fttotle
a berber from Baltimore. -Theisalßile
an old grudge between the two PM"
and a lawsuit between thent.*.or
pending. During the difliculty l ,they
strip for a light. Milt
suspicions, end protested that'll° kvelkie
should bo used. Dickson iaselialisd 4o
this arrangement-but a moment after
ho attacked Miller with a russiiiiilideh
he bad procured la the dope. the that
cut inflicted a shoekingleelLtlesebe
right arm, just below the eh° .--
Miller turned to run, wheal°
a cut in the balk, jut abo(e'
which mule one of the most-hateilht
wounds over witnessed.. Milkanieben
made for the entry of the -institute,
when the murderer brought 4611111111teor
with tremendous force aeroas-tisedloft
side of Miller's neck, severing thi
Lae rein and causing a perfoot • • t
of blood to pour out over thew r
and other objeete, and of course' g
the death of the man in a' equil~
seconds. The entry, hots Ain Wok
door to the front, .was esteepleWy
smeared with blood, and the Webs64w
where the final blew was given Its' ttie
jugular, wore spnnkled,noAll34l the
ceiling The police were 'p.m cm the
spot, but too late to secure the mange.-
or, who escaped over ari 4 argoitsing
fence, and through a hoes* In thsiseigh
bortgiod. He has not yet heesseapbsead.
A Good Story Well Toliin, v
We have a friend--or, with thsotn
phasisot the Toodles, "we Arnee "
—whom for the nonce, we sa - esti
Major, though his right to the' it
MI
soinowhat questionable. 'Now thollia
jor leo had through.hts onarhasstkag
sin, and that idolise uuconqses4littive
of a certain gauze of catde, known as
Visgt-un, which is the Fretachreigoiren
ty•one. This well know!! •
i ~ fat
wife and a large faux4y, arc - .. 7 OW
only weaknesses that can Se . i : *Oa
Major's charge. how = ' lots
been married, thrrecord gape
noris it Important sulfide It IffilllPdar
ing over thirty odd yeas* stiliskia
jor's wedded life, as his weakapeOnasos•
ed and his hairs ecame
another,in regular succession *
was honored with the nreininee s ' -
haute editions of himscif,nntittbdiflain
ber bad reached twentyiwiseadluoillia
jor concluded things had f gsl NW jar
enough, and should be . an a li c lttit
they did not, as the Major ex cse
found out, for he had caleu Made&
consulting his wife. Thersiiiirel‘li
cations of another bond etaudillAsel
well-spring of happineow .T . , r
became nervous, for his. itom *
was exhausted.. rn his despe a V)
finally declared that the cemikillielrito
Lis name and fortunes, w' or
girl, should be named r n
het iet
vain the old woman Vefvult -
The Major was laixorabkillkiriew
coiner, being Ow *Wiestrilleid
wag his waythrbegh Ulla with *At Ilk
ts title. In esr - antsii~ she
y e
tint annodemersaespliske
• stranger's sea. Thealli~iitr
ed, and, to the Major's • ~4 , ._
pared the terrible word.-4 6 hr, -
.t—
-. 4 Busted ! by thunderr .
.g;,,_ .
Jl d jor. ' so why , dithett I •rs . vbst
twenty?" * 1 ' 4 "•*,Sti sixt
illirThe yellow teptc ,I .. . • r.
prevailing to a. • 1,- . .1 all
over the salsaM6i. i' no
gos its ravawes are repo_ , 4 71, :
fet. The'people die ru ..1 ' . ; , e
heat increases every day. OW*
rest
Wirt! John Smith Ghoul
sing Brown's vagrant lot, 1
, and tear his pantaloons, who
'befor the ground rout
be or Brown? and • - I
amitii to - settle' the rent - 1W • . •
Raab •
ys
Bonfire nge of ihsci(ka, ;,• ow
da si, a
*Mkt perl/4pirtar nun in
tetlitreillvarollkeilc.
oeseht 'hors; AirwoMatro domillonliponob,
and diradin sfiimr,toVi iks:*r*t,
off=
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