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Zauod on FRIDA Y morning at Lewitburg,
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Hakuisbcbo, March 31, 1853.
The Convention of both Houses met,
when 22 bids for the performance of the
English Public Printing and Binding for
three years from 1st July next, were giv
en in, at prices varying from 10 to 70 1-16
below the prices received by existing laws
and 8 bids for the German Printing at
1 n fill 1-1 G below those prices. Mr. A.
Boyd Hamilton whose connection wit"
public printing at Washington, must be
remembered by a'.! was the lowest bidder,
but his securities being pronounced insuf-
fieieut by the Speakers, the Convention
adjourned until 3 o'clock, P. M-, and then
adjourned again until Monday next, to
give him time to get additional security.
The Bill to Repeal the General Gu;ige
Law, after an animated discussion, was
carried, u to 18.
Education of Idiots. Thursday eve
uiug, the ll.il! of the House was crowded .expressed the idea in another form " e
to hear Mr. Junes 15. Ricliard.s, who has should hi Hiiu !" was his reply,
devoted hiu;-v. if to the cduca!i.,u of inibc- j The boy next recited a short domestic
cile and weak-uiiuJ..J children. Judge poem, and theu repeated the Lord's 1'ray
Kane, aud Iter. Henry S. Spackmaii, of ci, iu a toue aud with pauses aud iuflec
rhilad., addressed the audience, showing tions of voice which riveted the attention
that Philanthropy bad of late taken care jof all, and drew tears from hard-faced men
of the Blind, the Deaf and Dumb, the Iu-' " all uuuscd to the melting mood." It
sane, and the abandoned Youth ; that now, j was observed by many, that few clergymen
the Idiotic were also receiving public at- j could repeat that prayer with the propriety
tention ; and that it bad been proved that and apparent appreciation of that poor
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I lit L.'Ul'l v. " J w O '
iiannv and Useful. About 50 years ago, j
-thS effort-Was first "made iu Fram-e, subsc-
ly a year since in Philadelphia. There
are supposed t., be 3,000 idiots in Penn-
sylvauia, of whom a large proportion are
children, who may be benefitted.
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Mr. Richards brought before the audi-
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ence a lad of about teu years of age, (sou
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of a distinguished citizen of Philadelphia,;
who had been under his care but a few
months, but had learned to read, and was
physically and mentally improved under
his instructions The next case was
,.f .l.Aiit tlin c.tiip nN native of
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Delaware.) who had been born blind, aud
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who was distinguished for nothing so much
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as her obstinacy, and general repulsivencss.
It fcjok Mr. Richard three hours at his
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first effort w compel ucr into obedience in
a single point, and five hours to conquer
her will in another point. Blind, .d.ot.c, .
almost dumb, and wilful, it was indeed a0
formidable task, but higher will, intelli
gence, and love triumphed. She tan
now talk quite intelligibly, is pleasant in
her expression of countenance (wanting
only the eye s light,) very docile, neat in
her habits, and cxceidiugly affectionate in ,
her disposition The last case, was, j cratiou in committee of the whole on last
however, tho triumphant exhibition. He j Tuesday, the Senator from Columbia (Mr.
is also about ten years olJ, and a native Buckalew) denominated them an indict
cf Rhode Island. When taken iuto the airainst the Constitution. He rMr.
care of Mr. R., he was 51 years old, but
more resembled a dead than a living being.
He had never manifested the least sensi-
bility, unless it was that he heard lively j
music
He had never crept, or roiied.ana
iot even masticate, but was fed
could not
wholly on milk. His legs were paraiizea, jof tujs provision of the Constitution, and
and insensible to pain. He was wrapped j j,e was also aware of the decision of the
ia a flannel gown, and lay most of the time! gupreu,e Court of this State, in 6 Barr,
in his own nun in lacr, ue nau me ieau ,
reason of any reasonable being. When
Mr. K. first took him, and had him clean
sed and properly olotbed, he spent an hour
a day for three months, laying down be-
fore the child and reading aloud, before
the child manifested any distinct recogni
tion of him. About that time, it seemed
to look pleased at Lis presence, and after
a while tried to raise its hand and open
Mr. R.'s mouth when be would stop read
ing. A while afterwards, it tried to roll
a cent upon tbe floor and thenceforward,
slowly and by care and attention its phys
ical and mental powers were developed.
Little Sylvester can now talk coherently,
exhibits considerable judgment although
alow iu its operations, and can read words '
of one or two syllables with much proprie
ty. While sitting in front of the Clerk's
desk, an example of his mode of thought
and expression occurred, which I repeat
as near as possible in the following words :
Mr. R- What gives us light, Sylvester ?
Boy. The Sun, sir.
Jr. Jt. The Sun gives light by day, but
The
Stars.
Mr. R. No. What time is it now ?
Bn. (Slowly.) It is night.
Mr. R. Well, what gives as light, now ?
Boy. (looking around, then upward, and
pointing to the gas burners,) That.
Mr. R. Well, what is that ? Boy. (af
ter sometime,) Gas.
Mr. R. here remarked that this was the
third time he had crcr been directed to the
use of gas.
Mr. R. Sylvester, where does the Sun
rise ? By. The Sun rises in the East,
aud sets in tbe West.
Mr. R. Does the Sun rise in the West ?
By. Yes, sir.
Mr. R. The Sun rises in the East, and
sets in the West. Where dees the Sun
rise I isoy. it rises in tne last
Mr. R. Where does it sit ? Boy. It
sets in the West.
Mr.R. Who aade the Sun? Boy God.
Mr. II. then stated that they had early
tried to impress upon the minds of this
and other pupils tbe fact that all things
uiust have a macr, aud that there was a
iGid above all. They made snowballs in
their presence, playthings, Ac. ; took them
jt., shops, forges, &c., to show tlicm that all
t'i ngs had makers. One clear morning,
I Jir, j. ix(k Sylvester to a wiuuow before
sunrise, aud when the Sun appeared, he
asked hiiu what that was. " The Sun."
Well, who made that great, beautiful Sun ?
"God!"' What should we do to Him
who made us that Sun which gives us light
and heat ? Most persons (said Mr. 11.)
would have said, "We should bivc, or hon
or, or tJjry, or fear Hiiu ;" but Sylvester
The usu;fl time for these patien(3 to
go to bed, is 71 o'clock.
The lata hour
jtiou seemed feeble. The large room and
j the audience had somewhat disturbed them,
J and they expressed joy that they could
"go to sleep when they got to Ilafr.sburg"
the quiet house they have been in for
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:some davs faud not the Capitol) bemg
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i couceptiou of Harnsburg.
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1U1UAI, -lpill I.
In the Srnnte, the resolutions to refer
the question of a prohibitory liquor law to
a vote of the people, came up in order.
On the question of taking up the reso-
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jlntinna th von nnil nnvft irer ea lptl nnil
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iwere as billows :
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Y cas Messrs. Barnes, Carolhers, Crabb,
Darsjei por!,j.h, Hamilton, U. D. Hamlin, E.
V'. Hamlin, Hoe, M'.Miinrie. Quisle. Kob-
!er;son, Sanderson, Skinner, Carsoo,Sieaker
,j
i KTs Messrs. Bailey, BucValcw, Darling-
on r rK t ry, uoc w, . n, n.man, . ena-,
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Myers,
Mr.Quiggle took the floor and addressed
the Senate in favor of the resolutions.
He argued the constitutional question in
volved at some length, confining his re
marks entirely to this point He said,
wj,en these resolutions were under consid
Quiggle) supposed the Senator predicated
his judgment ou this question upon the
provision of our State Constitution which
Jeclarcs that the legislative power of this
.Commonwealth shall be vested in the Geo-
j erai Assembly, ic. no said he was aware
parker vs. ti,e Commonwealth. He ex -
pluiucd the character of the act of Asscin
bly, on which that decision was made.
But he couteiided cveu the principle of
that case was over ruled , in the case of the
jerection of a new township in Lebanon
county, 8 Barr, 1. And since that de -
cision the legislative power on tbe subject
of a reference of questions to a vote of the
people, has been fully settled in 10 Barr,
214. He also cited numerous instances of
submitting questions to the people, the
constitutionality of which had never been
disputed. When be concluded,
Mr. Crabb moved to postpone the further
consideration of the bill for the present,
for the purpose of taking up tho bill from
the House, for the incorporation of an in
stitution for tho training and instruction
of idiotic children.
Mr. Haldcuian moved to postpone tie
resolutions indefinitely; which was not
agreed to, as follows Yeas 10, Nays 17.
ou. Lrabb s motion was then agreed to.
In the House, the bill to increase the
salaries of tho Judges of the Enj rune
what gives light to-night? Boy.
LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, PEM., FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1853.
, Court, was indefinitely postponed 47 to
31.
The Appropriation Bill has not got half
through Committee of the Whole in the
House !
To-day is moving day, and there are
scores of families who are obliged to " flit:
It has been a pleasant day for a very poor
business, if Ben. Franklin is good author
ity. We were awakened about 1 o'clock
this morning by a victim of the " spiritual
rappings delusion a very respectable
man, who had fool-like entered upon the
investigation of " niediuuiisni," &c, and
yesterday exhibited a common result of his
infatuation. He had been confined, and
bled freely, but duriug the night broke
loose and raved through the streets,
knocking at every door, and finally break
ing into a house, where he was secured.
His arm had opened afresh, and every
biow he struck upon a house, and every
step he took upon the pavements, was dis
tinctly marked with blood. He was to
day conveyed to the Asylum, aud his
stricken, widowed mother, is deprived of
the amy ui her Uecliuiug years.... I sue it
stated that there have been reported Jice
huivJrtd and seventy odd victims of the
spirit-rapping delusiou in the iusaue asy
lums cf this Union. Aud there are other
hundreds just as silly who, with these
frenzied examples before them, will follow
in their footsteps, and risk their fate. Re
ally, are there any creatures so unwise as
reatoniillc beings ? There are souio who
talk of legislating against the contrivers
and agents ot this uelailous plotting agaiust
tue peace ox society. 1 doubt whether;
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auytlllllg WOUld do SO much tO dissipate
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tue delusion as lor every man, woman and
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luuu iu uiaeuuiiteuauee it iu rvery way,!
shape, and person, and drive from their)
premises, aud banish from their houses aud
their tongues, all possible knowledge of or
communications respecting them The
yells aud fury of that poor man, disturb
ing a w hole neighborhood at night the
blt;od-stalied dwellings and navpmenta i
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I Hill! Ills bruised band and bleeding arms j
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aud tlie probable late of tue miserable
and the friends who loved hw.Ali.XJ!2z ' .
turtu me cuno&irj OI SOIIIO WLO I
:n
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the poisonous cauldron. Multipl v the hor-'
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rors of tUi8 ooe case by 5i 0 suffurinc in a :
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like luaancr, aud yon have ao accumula
tion of wo which should strike with horror
the hearts cveu of the charlatan conjurors,
who make a little money from the simpli
city of their dupes.
The exhibition last evening was fol
lowed by the passage through the House
this morning in hot haste of a bill for the
appropriation of $30,000 for the Education
of Idiots,
In the Senate, it was considered i
more cooly, and referred to a conimitte for J
more mature examination, reported back j
in the evening, and then indefinitely post-'
poncd.
SATCKDAT, April 2.
un motion oi ..ir. ymggie, ,ue nate t
; passed a bill incorporating the Williams-1
Watef c and coutaininj. tlie
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TiillrtwinfT n Idillnnul rtt-nvicrto . t
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Sec. 12. That the Lock Haven and Ty
, , , . I and chatted, and had a cood time, ecner
upany be and are hereby ' , , ' . , , ? .
, ., - , , T . ally : so that about the usual hour of ghut
nd their road from hock . . , , . ,.
. . tine up shop, each of the party felt partic-
rone Railroad Com
authorized to cxte
Haven and make such connections as they
may deem expedient with any railroad now
authorized or that may heraaftcrbe autho
rized in, to or along the valley of the West
llrauch of the Susquehanna, and also to
make a lateral branch railroad from any
point on said road at or near Howardsville
to any point iu Brush or Pcuns valley in
Center county or Sugar Valley in Clinton
county.
Sec. 13. That Jabcz Stone of the State
of Pennsylvania shall have the right and
; privilege of clearing out a channel in the
bed of the river suitable for steamboat
navigation from Farrandsville on the West
Branch of the tiui.iuehanna river to the
! mouth of tho Siuuamahouinir and from
tticncc to the first foik of the said Sinua-
mahouiug and to maintain and keep up
tbe same lor the period of time hereinafter
mentioned. Provided That said channel
shall iu no wise interfere with, incommode,
! or obstruct, the ordinary navigation of said
, streams as heretofore enjoyed by the public,
and that no person shall be prevented from
navigating said channel with boats or crafts
except such as may be propelled by steam.
Sec. 1 1. That in consideration of the
'construction of the channel as aforesaid
the said Jabet Stone his heirs executors
administrators and assigns shall have and
enjoy the exclusive right and privilege of
navigating the said channel with boats or
other crafts propelled by steam or other
artificial motive power for and during a pe
riod of ten years from and after the com
pletion of said channel and no longer
Provided That the said improvement shall
be commenced within one year and com
pleted within two years from the passage
of this law.
A large amount of fr.ra'c Winesfl was
transacted. Ouly about 65 Members pres
ent in tho House.
The Maryland Legislature and Balti
more Officials it is said will visit Harris-
burg, as State guerts, on Thursday next
QUI.
Fmm the Louisville Joaroil.
mammoth Cave.
it qko. ix mmcJL
All day. ft dny it reckoned on tbe eaith,
I'va watitlcnU in thte Uini aud mwful aistf.
Phut fruia the blue Mid Livesy dome of UeTcn,
W bile thought. wiM, drmr, aud vhadovry, hv swept
Ai-ruM my awe-Atruvk wul, like dprc-trw o'er
The wUwi' uiugic s !, or thuoder doutU
O or the blue waurn of the deep. And wow
I'll til ma dowu upon you broken rock
To muse upon the strauge aud svlcma thiogs
Of Uu lujaWnous reaiui.
All day mj atepa
Hare been amid the beiatiful, the wild,
The nlwHDy, the temfc. CbraUl fnuiti
Alutunt iuvuible in their srt-ue
And pore tran-pareucy Uij;h, plllar'd doava
VI ith htant and dowers all frUl d hke the halls
Of Oriental monarch s river dark
And drear and Toicek-a as oblivion stream
That huws through irath' dim vale of fUenee-fu!f
All falbomlti, dowu whit h the lo-Mened rock
I'lungva until it lar cfTernoea come
Famb-r and taintur like tbe drina roll
Of thunders in the distance -stTiaii pools
tt hose aiftbih-d wave give Deck a sound
Hollow aud dismal, like tim sullen rur
lu the eolcano'e depths these, these aaTe left
Tlicir spvll upon me, and their memories
Hare piiwu tnto my spirit, and are now
lllent with uiy bciiix tilt they seea a part
Of my own immortality.
God's hand.
At the creation, hollowed out this ra&t
tauiiiu of dai kns wlitrre no brru nor flower
KVr Kiruuf amid the fauUs, nor dews nor rains
Nor bieftMil suubvauis foil with fre?heniDK; power,
iXor genilw breeze IU tcu mi'e(e lota
Am d the dreadful i;luoin. ix tiiousand years
aweftoYr ih! eartb ere human tint-print marked
Tim iiu titer ran-an desert. iVnturies
Like hltlows caiue aud patted, aud not a sound
Mat in this realm, sate when at iutervais,
lu the li;g lafee of atfes soum huge mass
Of ot rriijtngitig rock t-ll ihuuderius; down,
Its erhoca ouutiiug tnruujfti ibefc corridors
A moment, and then dytuK iu a hush
Ol hileuce buob as b rootled o'er the earth
M ben Karth was chaus. The great niasiodon,
Tlie drad'-d moutr of the e'Jcr world,
fa.-sd o'er ttis migbty cavm, and bis tread
Ik ut the old fureM oaks like frngtlr reeds
Aud made Earth tremblo Arniies in their f ride
feruhance haw iiilI abore it iu tlie shock
Of war with sbx-ut and groan aud clarion blast
TiMtnu, ibewiiriKi, wd ui hurncw
llare rorml aWv It, Uld the buntinir clouil
Scut thwnita ml xwtcra.hhigtbuna.rhoU
Earthquake, ha.e trampled o"r It In tlie.r wrath.
K.K-kin Kanii'. .uriate a the it.riu-imi nxka
I h'errauit down to tht everlasting debtbs
l lie olu A i inn uo vc uo mudu ui titee
Ui Uiube uaia soiuuatA
flow oft we ge
With awe or admTrntion on the new
And unfamiliar, tut pass coldly by
Tbe loTelk-r aud the mightier! Wonderful
I.h tliis lone world of liarkur and of gloom,
But far more wonderful yn outer world
Lit by the glorious son. The.- arche swell
Sublim in bn aud dim masoineeice
Uut liow sublimely od' blue canuiv
Retuiiur their watcb eh-rual! Beautiiul
lJekairureJ with hi bunting cherubim
Are all tbe thousand rnw-s bite griiu that lie
lu lhete ray.tcrioua rbambctackamiutout
Amid tb ni'Tlancboly irioom, aud wild
Tb.rockj hiiu ana miK ani (uin. kut rar
More Leuuuiul abil wild tue tbiug. lhnt frn.-et
i Tlie tAudcrer in vur world of light the atari
(jn wjrb the glories of the arih and sky
Meet aud ouniiuiugle tarth's uouambered flowen
All turainic uti their Ken tie eves to HrBv.n
Tbf birJ w!th riput Wia" -'lnnrin ' the sun,
Killing the air with rainbow miniatures
T!,e rn oM to sursins iu ue gai.
erri
vTerlaslinz mountaiua ou wboee otaka
1 he net time tun l.urn like an altar-fbime
Aud Mo-en, likt a pure hmr readerioir hrk
HeaTeu's peifjet iuip", or iu his wild wrath
Heaving aud tutting like tb stormy breast
Of a chaiucd giaut in bin agony.
From the American Union.
A Thrilling Scene.
BY CnjaULES KAKD.
The following narrative a true one
describes a scene that actually took place
not many years since, in a country town
in the State of Maine.
One evening in the month of December.
cightcen-buudred and thirty-four, a num-j
ber of townsmen had assembled at the store
of a Mr. Thomas Putnam, to talk over
matter, aml thincs "smoke drink
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a iiusG uvtii4 nun iuuo ihi-bvu anal.
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They had laughed, and talked, and drank,
ting up shop, cae
uWly first rate. - -
Come," said Charles Hatch one of
the company " let's all liquor, and then
have a game of bigli-low-Jack."
" So I say," exclaimed another "who's
got the cards 1"
" Fetch on your koerds," drawled out a
third, his eyes half closed, through the ef
fects of the liquor he had drank.
After drinking all round, an old pine
table was drawn up before the fire place,
where burned brightly a large fire of hem
lock logs which would snap and crackle
throwing large live coals out upon the
hearth.
All drew up around the table, seating I
themselves on whatever came handiest.
Four of them had rolled up to the table
Eomo kegs which from their weight, were
supposed to contain nails.
"Now," said natch, "how shall we
play every one for himself V
" No have partners," growled one
man.
" I sny, every one for himself," exclaim
ed another. "
"No, hang'd if I'll play so," shouted
the former, bringing his fist down upon
the tabic, knocking one candle out of the
stick, and another upon the floor.
" Come, come," said Hatch, " no quar
rellingall who say for having partners,
stand up."
Three arose.
" Now all who say, each for himself
stand up." ..
The remaining fonr immediately got up.
u You see, Barclay," said Hatch, the
majority are against you. Coma, will you
play!"
Well, as I don't want to be on the
opposite side, I'll play," answered Barclay,
somewhat cooled down.
Mr. Putnam was not in the store that
erening, and the clerk, who was busy be
hind tbe counter, had taken very little no
tice of the proceedings. About half-past
ten, Mr, Pntnam thought he would step
over to Lis store, and see that every thing
was safe. As he went in he walked up
towards the fire
When within a few steps of where the
men were sitting, he started back in hor
ror. Before him sat seven men,-half craxy
with drink and the excitement of playing
cards. There they were, within a few feet
of the (ire just described and four of them
seated on Icegt of jmicder!
Barclay who was a very heavy man-
had pressed in the head of the keg on which
he sat, bursting the top hoop, and pressing
the powder out through the chinks. By
the continual motion of their feet, the pow
der had become spread about the floor,and
now covered the space of two feet around
them.
Mr. Putnam's first movement was to
wards the door, but recovering himself, he
walked up towards the fire. Should eith
er of them attempt to rise, he thought,
and scatter a few grains a little further in
to the fire-place, where lay a large quanti
ty of live coals 1
At that moment Hatch looked up, and
seeing Mr. Putnam with his face deadly
pale, gazing into the fire, exclaimed,
" Good God, Putnam, what ails your"
and at the same time made a motion to
rise.
"t'or Heaven's sake, gentlemen, do not
rise," said Mr. Putnam. " Four of you
sit on kegs of powder it is scattered all
around you one movement might send
you all to eternity. There are two buck
ets of water behind the bar. But keep
your seats for one minute, and you are
saved move, and you arc dead men !"
In an instant every man was perfectly
sobered not a limb moved each seemed
paralyzed.
In less time than wo have taken to de
scribe this thrilling scene, Mr. Pn.!nam
had poured the water and completely sat
urated the-powder on tbe floor, and extin
guished the fire, so that an explosion was
impossible. Then, and not till then, was
there a word spoken.
Before those seven men left the store
.W r.i.,hr thov nld,W themselvM I
never to taste another drop of liquor or
play another game of cards.
A genuine "Fern."
" I Can't," Apollo ! what a face 1
doleful as a hearse; folded hands; hollow
chest ; the very picture of cowardly irreso
lution. Spii ig to your feet, hold up your
head, set your teeth together, draw that
fine form of yours np to the height that
God made it ; draw a long breath, and look
" J I o
about you. V hat do you see I V hy, all
creation taking care of number om
push
ing ahead like the car of Juggernaut, over
live victims. There it goes ; and you can't j
in" to lay down and'
stop it Are you goi
be crushed !
By all that's manly, not dash ahead!
You've as good a right to mount the tri
umphal car as your neighbor. Snap your
fingers at croakers; if you can't get round
a stump, leap over it, high and dry. Have
ucrves of steel, a will of iron ; never mind
sideaches, or heartaches ; work away with
out stopping to repine, or to notice envy
or malice. Set your target in the clouds
and aim at it If your arrow falls snort
of the mark, what of that? Pick it up
and fire again. If you should never reach
it, you'll shoot higher than if you only
aim at a bush. Boat whine, if your friends
fall off. At the first stroke of good luck
by Mammon I they'll awaiin around you
like a hive of bees.
"I can't." Ob, pshaw ! I'll throw my
gloves in your face, if I ain a woman 1 you
are a disgrace to corduroys. What! a
man lack courage ? A man want independ
ence ? A mi to be discouraged at ob
stacles? A man afraid to faco anything
save his Maker! Why 1 I've the most
unmitigated eontempt for you I you pus
illanimous little pussy cat! lucres no
thing manly about you, except your whis
kers. iASNY raws.
A Rebuff. A worthy man in this
ireat metropolis recently visited a "medi
nm" to witness tne wonacrs oi spirnuai
rappings. He had lived twelve years with
notorious shrew, who at last died, soon
after which he carried a young woman of
eomclv person and pleasant disposition.
On enquiring if any spirit were present, he
was answered by raps in tne amrmauve
"Who?" "The spirit of Melida, your
deceased wife." "Ahl" exclaimed he,
with a gesture of alarm; but recovering
himself, he kindly inquired, "Are you
satisfied with your condition? Are you
happy r "Perfectly so," replied the
.X;t Soam IV &&J exclaimed
the ungalbint inquirer, as ho turned upon
his heel and walked off, Botion aow-wrf.
The Farmer.
April Work.
Small Fruit. Plant out cuttings of
grape, gooseberry, currants, &e., as early
as practicable, and if they have been kept
in a moist place during the wiuter, and are
plump and well conditioned, they will soon
make roots. Those of the cooseberrv and
currant should have all the eyes removed,
except three or four at the top, as by this
.v -n 3 t . ti I
means they will produce on single stalks
and throw up no suckers. Grape cuttings
should be planted two eyes out, and all
cuttings should be partially shaded, or
they will not take root with certainty.
This is particularly true with the grape.
Currants, gooseberries, and grapes, two
years from the cuttings, should now be
transplanted in place, and in putting them
out, be sure not only to dig the holes as
large as you intend the roots to expand,
but also to a depth of at least two feet,
filling up the space previously occupied by
the subsoil with good earth. Manure
freely, but not with fermenting manure;
for small fruit it should either be well dis
integrated with muck or charcoal dust, or
of a quality tot liable to heat. Tbe goose
berry is s rank feeder, as well as the rasp
berry, and is capable of appropriating
large amounts of animal manures to its
use.
Strawberries. Clean, dress, and fork
the beds.
Grape Vines.
Loosen the earth about j
the roots and give them manures. Swamp be Juried this afternoon. Mr. Aspdca
muck which has been decomposed by the j was one of the English claimants of tho
salt and lime mixture answers a good pur- j immense estate left by Matthias Aspden.
pose. Whole bones buried near the roots j Before the case was decided by the Su
of grape vines will soon be appropriated, ; rreme Court, in favor of the American
and, during the summer rest, a little pot- ij, tLe Iatter propc3(I to tte
ash water will hurry up their action. t0 compromise the matter, and offered to
Qlisces. Do not believe the old story .
that quinces will take of themselves. Ma
nure them well if you want fair fruit
M'ijmx' Working Farmer.
Cleanlinesj la Cellars.
Spending a few davs recently in the
pleasant village of Winchester, N. II , I
was made acquainted with the following
tacts, wnicu you may ueen. ot sumcient Uxn jnjJce(J fc- disappointment and mor-
importance to occupy a place in your val- tigcatioa, At tbe tJ of
uable journal : . .
... . pocket contained a solitary ceat I his entire
The physieiau was called a number of;l . ?
. . r t i- fortune! To-day the man who nusht
times to visit the family of a farmer living i ' Mo1 i
outof the village. For more than a month
some member of the family, and most of
tha time two or three, were under the doc- I
- -
tor's care. At length one died, leaving
three very 'sick. The physician became
convinced that there must'bc some local
cause. lie communicated his convictions
to the family. A search was made, but
nothing discovered. The doctor still in
sisted that the sickness causeless did not
come. Another search resulted iu the
discovery of the true cause. A large quan
tity of half-eaten potatoes, mixed with the
exciement of rata, had fallen through the
bottom of the potato bin, and, by the ail
of heat and moisture, was undergoing the
putrefactive fermentation. The odor from
thia mass waS 80 ver offensiveas t0 cattsa
VUullLlug uu iuo uri ua .UCluau
tcmpted to remove it
No doubt is now entertained by the
physician or the family that this decaying
vegetable matter was the principal if not
the so le cause of the sickness Ought not
farmers and all housekeepers to be extreme
ly, cautious to remove vegetable matter
from the cellar early in the spring? Ought
not more caution to be used in abating
nuisances, by the application of deodori
sing substances to sinks waste-water spouts
vaults, and the like? Ought not every
cellar to be thoroughly cleaned at least
once a year, and the wall whitewashed.
Early Potatoes. Geo. II. Xichols,
of West Amesbury, Mass., writes to the
Ploughman : " I saw you advised farmers
in one of your numbers last spring, to start
their potatoes in horse manure. 1 have
followed it for seven or or eight years,and
find it profitable in two ways ; firstly, you
act clear of the rot ; secondly, you get a
good price for your potatoes, and youri
land is ready for a crop of pickels or tur-1
nips. Potatoes started in this way you
get three weeks earlier. A neighbor of
ours planted potatoes the fourth of April.
Ho came over to our house a day or two
after and said Le should have potatoes in
the market first. Mine were then in the
hot bed. I began to take mine out of the
hot bed the 28th of April, and finished
planting the first of May. Now for the
difference. I carried potatoes into New
buryport market ten days sooner ; the first
that were in they were nearly all full
grown; his were small. I carried off 161
bushels of marketable potatoes irom juiy
12th up to August 6th. I bad about 2i
acres planted four fect between the rows
and six inches in the drills; my ridges
were broad and flat : I hoed twice -
There is no teacher like the student's
own naru ironing - "
tion and guided in its efforts by the cm-
;r, r,f . nnooncucraW. will..
yiwTV - - -
VOLUME IX NO. 48.
Whole Ncmbeh, 4 68.
CilESS. I have seen considerable in
the Farmers' Department on the sub.
jict of chess, whether wheat would product
chess or not Now if any one wishes to
satisfy himself, let him select some health
stalks of wheat, and pull or cut the main
or principal root, so as to break it, leaving
the smaller root to feed tbe stalk, and I ,
think it will produce chess; and if chess
IS h ft fl trrr.m. ..1 , 1 m
,L . ... ."
e1"- iism wr two or
: ' bf J T , , 10
iPec,t4 grass, similar to that known . .
, fanufcrs "
Dollar Xempnper.
To TAKE I.VK OUT OF Lmm Editor, '
and clerks will learn with pleasure that to
take a piece of tallow, melt it, and din tho '
j spotted part of the linen into tho melted
tallow, the linen may be washed and tho '
spots will disappear without injuring the
linen.
Baked HaM. 3Iost persona boil Lam,
It it much better baked, if baked right. "
Soak it for an hour in clean water and
wipe it dry, and then spread it all over
with thin batter, and then put into a deep
dish, with sticks under it, to keep it out of 5
the gravy. When it is fully done, take
off the skin and batter crusted upon tho
flesh side, and set it away to cooL Yoa :
will find it very delicious, but too rich for
dyspeptics.
Romance la Real Life.
John Aspden, whose sudden death "on
Monday was noticed in our columns, is to
pay Liia tLe sum of .O.OOO to relinquish
his claim ; this he refused to do, and tho
decision of the Court cut him off without
a farthing. On Monday morning the ea-
tate was divided between the heirs at law. ':
and almost at the same moment John Asp
den fell dead, at a tavern in Carter's Alley.
of disease of the heart, supposed to have
! uu. "
mlII,0Q, " Jonto
K73 ,rom aa uscare V ' "un-ics
!of Southward Truth is quite as strango
as fiction. Phila. Bulletin, March 17.
So it cccs. The state of Italy is de
plorable. Milan is struggling with an in
cubus which is fast prostrating her. I
have just been told a circumstance, upon
unquestionable authority, which will givo
an idea of the state of Milan. An Aus
trian resident in Italy Lad an Italian resi
ding in his family as a tutor ; sinee tho ;
outbreak he had disappeared. The Aus
trian knowing him to be quiet and passive
in Lis manners and habits, and without a
tinge of politics in his composition, could
not believe that the authorises had arres
ted him, a? they had many other Italians,
in all probability, as innocent as himself.
He made however, inquiries and through
the influence of a friend high in power.
ascertai ncd tlat the young man had been
-eiied and imprisoned. The Austrian
made the most energetic protest in tho
young man's behalf, declared his convic
tion that he never was a political offender -and
offered iu any shape to be responsible
for his good behaviour. With great diffi
culty he obtained an order for his libera
tion and upon applying at the prison with
his order, be learned to his horror, that
the yonng man haJbrn shntjhat morning.
He had been executed without trial, or '
with out permission to communicate with
his frieuds.
A Ccbiocs Abductios. Captain Genu, .
of the schooner Prospect, from St John,
Porta Pvice, wes entered at the Custom
House to-day under peculiar circumstances .
A few hours after leaving port, the vessf I
was run into by another, when the era w
excepting one man, and the passenger rs,
consisting of the Captain's wife and chi Id,
under the apprehension excited by the col
lision, jumped upon the latter, and th ere
upon both vessels were instantly separ ated
and could not come together again. Th
Captain navigated his schooner safel y into
this port, but the name of the vessel which
carried offbis wife and crew, cr wh ere she
was going, or what has become of them,,
he docs not know A. Y. Paper.
Mrs. Bagnet is a great hand to contrive;
when at home, she uses her umbrella far
cupboard when abroad, for a csrpet .
bap. Her husband's cast off pants she doo's
devote to the ragbag, as a common womed
would, but to utility ; one leg she uses a,
a coal bin, and tho other as aa Indian
meal depot Ladies short of closets will
please vot'c- ,
The silent j, oftcn waGd
J "u Pwu
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