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II. C. HICKOK, Editok.
O. N. WORDEN, Printer.
1 EWISBUIlGr CHRONICLE 'house left the poor Indians, fourteen in
i ii. ,i i I.
.......... iiuiiiuer, wt'iienng in incir pore auu ue-
riief on FKIDA Y morning at LewUburg, fore the alarm could be spread tbro the
Union tounty, Penwyhanic. town they had departed as they came.
.,Z?st?rTJ-J?h-?fr V "nt This second outrage induced the removal
(1,74, if pant wttim tlin uiiutuF; i.Oit If alu ailhin a o
mr:tiifiiotpnii)ef.Tcn:yarpi-, 4aiisftr 0f the Moravian Indians from Wvalusmg
aiu;lr ttiitnbcra. bubsi-nplioiu 1'ir xix iuonth4 or lei, to ...
bf pmid iu 4vnrs. uis.ntinuancoa optioui witii tii and Nain to a fortress in Philadelphia. It
rubiitaer. except when tbc year is paid up. ). f .
AlrtXTlsxlvTa Innlsotuely Inserted at ISO eent rr ; 13 Stated, hOWCVCr, that the frenzied 1 UX
iuare,ou we-k, $1 four wnkii, fi a rear; two fquarra, . .
f i fornix Di..uti,. ; tor a yrar. M rcaniiio adviriife-1 toniaus planned an expedition against til 8
jauu, not csoeedilia oue fourth of a columa. 10 a rear. T . t,,-. j , , j ,
jou wouk and eaiai feircrtiseincnu to i pai.i fur . Indians in 1 nilaaelphia, and even marched
"c".LiTVr.iw't!Sonaii .j,Tt of ip-nrrai h.tc- j as far as the Schuylkill, when finding that
rait uut within th mu-'c of party or fertarian cont -si. ,..., A 1. , ... 4..nn.
aii ictur. m.wtr.m it-i.ii. .,nni i.T tt- r-.ti a warm reception awaited them, they con-
i.elre of tha writer, to rwceirti tttentiou. afj-Th-w
rviating exclusively to Uie Editorial be:arUnunU to bo Ji
rectud to lUxcv ( Uicaok. Ksq tAdor and tho on
biuine to O. N. Wur.DE!i, IWtisher.
OFFICE (for thr present) in Beavrs block
on N. 3d Su, first floor, 4th door from corner.
LEWISBURG, UNION1 COUNTY, PENN, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1853.
VOLUME IX NO.
Wuole Numbis:, 472.
terestcd. We were shown into a large
kiln of some twenty-five feet square, heat
ed to a temperature of about 140 degrees
Fahrenheit, and completely filled with J
to give the statement iu the simple but
significant words of our informant
lie grew up to manhood, principally
supported by his mother and working little
beefsteaks. No less than 4,000 11)3. of j himself, still tearing the generally bad
carefully cut rump pieces were strung up-; reputation with which he had commenced
on wooden frames, and undergoing the life. X. 0. Qjurier.
process of drying. The steak, when dried
Three Lessons.
There are three lessons I would write
Three words as with a burning pen.
la tracings of eternal light,
Cpon the hearts of men.
Have Hope ! Though clouds environ now,
And gladness hides her face wilh scum,
I'm thou the shadows from thy bro-
IS'o night but hath lis morn.
Have F it ! Where'er thy bark is driven
The calm's disport, the tempest's mirth
Know this: GOD rulrs the husts of Heaven,
'IV inhabitants of earth.
Have Lovi ! Not love alone for one
but man, as man, thy brother call ;
And scatter, like the circling sun, -Thy
charities on all
Engrave these lessons in thy soul
Hope, faith, and Love and thou ill alt find
Strength, when life's surges wildest roil
Light, when thcu else ucrt blind !
Corrasp'tii-net uf th? Lr-widlur,; Cbr.uir!e.
IIauiusuuko, April, 1853.
The inhabitants of the smiling-, peaceful
Tallies of this region, can not realize rtb- i (iuvernmetit remove
eluded the warfare by returning home.
A proclamation was issued by the Gov
ernor, expressing the strongest indignation
at the outrage at Cooestoga and Lancaster,
and offcrin" a reward for the arrest of the
perpetrators: but such was the state of
public opinion in the interior counties, that
no one dared to bring the ( Senders to jus
tice, although they mingled openly among
their follow citizens. Tbc press of that
day teemed with pamphleta, letters,appeals,
pasquinades, and caricatures, many of
which aro still preserved in the Philadel
phia Library. While some of these present
calm and forcible arguments, condemning
or excusing the deeds, others exhibit the
most rancorous malignity, while others
show that .the popular writers were thcu'no
more mild, chaste, gcntkmatily or dignified
in language than they are now.
The fullowing are extracts from a letter
of Kev. Mr. LlJer to Gov. Penn, dated
January 8, 17C1 :
" The storm which hal been so lonjr
sa'hcrintr, has at length cxtdoJeJ.
to one-fourth of its original weight, was
ground in a mill to the size of pounded
Presidents Going Abroad.
Martin Van Buren, Ex-l'residcnt of the
hommony, and then mixed with an equal uitcd States, left New York on Saturday
weight of pure lard. Four thousand lbs. ,u tLc atcamc Arctic, accompanied by his
of that meat will make about two thousand ', son Mart'ni he health requires change
of this concentrated diet, and the senl nf . of Ho is tho first Ex-Prcsi dent of
Dr. Kane's rations for bis final sledge !tLe tinted States who has visited Europe
journey over the Polar ice, is limited to!after "is tcrm f service, and the New
two pounds per man per diem of this
novel compound of beef and grease.
A Chapter on House-Keeping.
I never could see the reason why your
York Times, referring to the fact, calls up
some pleasant reminiscences of political
history. lie h the last of four of our
Presidents who visited Europe in diplo
matic opacities previous to their elevation.
e.nnvf l,Ai,pn1An.nM ...... - e t I
...u,, Tjc cIderAdam9 WM ia England, Mr.
XatiUppes. I once had the nmfortune to Jcfferson ; France Jolm Qjinb Adan)3
be domesticated during the summer months , in England and at Ghent, and Martin Van
with one of this genus. I should Lke to ' Burea Ja Euglan(, The four
haveseen the adventurous spider that would ;Presijenta were never acrogs the AlUnti
have dared to ply his cunning trade in j tle illustrious Washington never out
Mrs. Carriot s premises! Nobody was al- jof t;3 own QcQ was
lowed to sleep a wink after daylight be-! in Canada ;n mit of tL(J eQC Jackson
neath her roof. Even her old roostor i .; .l,. c.m, .:. .v- .i
I two iu cue LydUISU iCIllbUlJI 4U1 I11C fit&UlC
crowed one hour earlier than any of the
neighbors. " Go ahead" was writen on
every broomstick in the establishment.
She gave her husband his breakfast,
object, and Gen. Taylor and Gen. Pierce
j in Mexico also for the same, llarrison spent
I a few years in S. America,iu a diplomatic ca
pacity. The other Presidents Madison,
buttoned him un in his overcoat, nut him . . .. .
. , , , .. , i-iyier, I'olK, ana lillmore, were never
out of the front door, with his face m the . i . , , ,. ,
'u"gi,i;.n.; ,.t .1,., t :,. Ti v r r'";"'""
it . I U1K.I.IIVU VI kliV SlUIVj a 14 i'.OS .1IUT5 Ilia II M.
1 Jl a a H a PI 1 1
d the Indians from I tave laken ,u tul1 Then she snatched j How To MAKE
cut the aid of imagination the perils with! t'onestngue, which bad fiiqucntly been j P tbe six little Carriots; scrubbed their ' slowly. The following
which the Paxton settlements were fur- j urStd Wlt.1,"nt success, this j.aiiiful catas- j faces, up and down, without rcgnrd to feel- ' subject, from the Massach
, rr.i i . i truLibe iniirbt have been avoided. What infrs or rur? nuscs. till thev fcbouu likea 'tvf. minmnnil in i.l
Children read
hints on this
about Agriculture as m thing capable 01
almost indefinite improvement; they make
experiments; they have a County Society,
and bold an annual Fair and Cattle Show.
As a consequence as a ntctaary conse
quencethey are progressing in wealth
and comfort ; they are unsurpassed in the
dairy line, and it would seem can hardly
bo equalled for Summer crops. Another
evidence of their progress I find in the
following account from s responsible man
in a late No. of tho Susquehanna Register.
Let us see if the Farmers, of old Union
or Northumberland county can beat the
product of these five acres, and present the
proof at the next Fair. Eeason.
Extraordinary Yield.
Since seeing allusion made in the Report
of the late Agricultural Society meeting to
the great yield of Corn raised by George
Walker, and of Potatoes by Robert Kent,
for which liberal premiums were awarded,
I have thought it due to the good name of
our county, as well as the credit of Das I
Gri.ES, of Dimock township, to inform the
public that on a lot of ground which he
ascertained by careful measurement to con
tain but five acres and ninety-one perches
(a fraction over 5 acres) ho raised
A little over 800 bushels of cars of Corn,
300 bushels of Potatoes,
8 bushels of Beans, and
SO loads of Pumpkins 1
Mr.Gilcs, who is a man of unquestioned
veracity, as all who know Lim will testify,
says the Potatoes occupied not over half
an acre, which I believe beats Mr. Kent s.
The crop of corn, &c, was such as grew on
manure is more safe and effective fur this
use. Should potatoes not show vigor, use
guano (Peruvian) diluted with 100 times
its bulk of charcoal dust or well decompo
sed peat in the bills at the time of hoeing j
while the imperfect product is of varied
sise ond of inferior quality. By thsystem
of fiat culture, tho first tubers being th
only ones, they increase npidly in tiaa ;
no now ones are formed, because no new
r n1riat;nr. tisinff a i-ma 11 handful to! part of tbe stem u covered by sou. ino
each hi'.!. The Improved Super-phosphate) whole result of decay of the original sced
of Liinemay be used ititcad of the guauoj tuber goes to feed these potatoes, an!
and charcoaL j 'gularity " size and superior quality is
Kitchen G auds?;
clean asparagus beds ; plaut basil ; coati- j
Wtcd artichokes; j lDe convenes.
- second VV Uuie and not cut potatoes
1 11 w va ......
t..-. v.... f. t,.,..;,.n th rv u:u- navinz csuousnea
bcets,&?.; plant borecole, brocedi, cabbage j fact we mnJ Wbea
and capsicum; thin early calb.ge and earth ! tol Vot J"ve tJ witk
up early celery. If you have cucumbers in nnbroken, we find after the per-
r.,. in th fr.m,,. nlant them out : sow i tlon of tne ne tbat th U
in.7r i!m Wfas tranlaat lettuce: sow ! Lef 9ti11 in ttc soiI. of its
, , - .
mint; thin early parsnips; sow puas, ai
attend to those previously sown.
Melons raised in hot-beds should go out
early this month, as well as Lima beah., 1
uj ; size, and slighlly increased in weight.
Upon a close examination, however, w
shall find that the starch has been removed
from this original tuber, and that it ha3
t I -I 1 . f .l
early squashes, tomatoes, egg-plants, suJ TCen piacea Cy water, xne immoaiawi,
other culinaries started in hot-beds; 6w ud.ng soil ooapwtAwly dry d en
white radishes; plant sage; thin salsify;! tircl acidity. When cut pot.
plant out savoys; gather seeds, as ripc;j -
sow cpicach, aud thin former sowings ;
keep ground well tilled betweeu rows!
throughout .the garden ; attend to tbiuuiug ,
generally ; plant out tomatoes ; sow turnip
rounded, iro.u i.o 10 xue uean I .j j to naAaeai
shnuks from tbe attempt to portray each ; Ali lhat i couj l!0j was jJllC. cxp0stu.
scene of horror wituessed by that exposed ! laU-d ; Lut lift and reason were set at dcli
froutier. There wore friendly and poacea- iauce. And yet the men in private life
able Indians, undoubtedly, at Con-stcga 'aro virtuous and respectable; not cruel,
and other places, under tbc protection of but "",d aud mc.fuI: , . ...
, , , I "lie time will arrive when each pala-
the Quakers and of the Moravians ; lut I ati circunistuiice will bo alinly wciSbed.
there is also evidence that savage and ; This dcrd, magnified into the blackest of
murderous Indians made these peaceable ! crimes, shall be considered as one of those
communities a place of retreat. Tbe set-! youthful ebullitions of wrath, caused by
tiers were goaded to desperation; muidcr !""lncn,a7 excitement, to "'ch Lulnan
11 i i i .i i infirmity is subject."
followed murder ; aud scouts Lrougbt in J J .
. ir .i . .1 i Let us leave this painful topic, with,
the intelligence that the murderers were , - , , ... 1 ' . I
j . r . n i -.the remark that the bitterness caoscd by it
distinctly traced to Concstopa. 1 hen it I , , , , . , , ' .
ings or pug uuscs, till they fchone like a we commend to the attention of
row of milk pans. teachers :
" Clear the track" was her motto, wash-1 "Ask the pupil to look at as many words
ing and ironing days. She never drew a as, from their connection, he thinks it
j long breath till the washtubs wcra turned . desirable to speak without a pause; then
assachusetts Teacher, j just such a field of bis farm, with his ordi-
,r I.: . : 1 n . t-. 1 1 n f I
aU ' nary tuiuiuirju, una uut a! tis
out of the richest part of a larger field, for
the purpose of exhibiting for a premium.
Jiisr luck at it, Farmers of Suqaehacna
county and consider what profit your land
bottom upwards again, and every article ask bira to look from the book to yon and may be made to yield by the thoro' tillage
tt.ia that enmn 0 nr 2fl nf lim I'fiTfjin
., , -, , , c , hard y yet removed, and intermarriages tcr mop.
Hangers, (aided by some from Donegal, a I , ' , ' , , ... ,
... . r .i . s i i r I between the races are yet rare. The best iou should have seen her in her glory,
MtiLniMit furl ln.r fnvi I llmiil ftlnl i-Tr. t J 1 ..... J1
. , ,;- f bim'nt' litnla luc uruwl br on DlKIUff daVS. UCr SICCVC3 rOIICO
of wearing apparel sprinkled, folded, iron- 'speak them. After this, let him look on
! ed, and replaced on the backs of their re- j the page for the next phrase, or proposi-
spective owners. It gave me a stitch m ! turn, or so much as should be spoken with
tlie side to look at her. As to her " clean-1 out any pause, and again look up to you
ing days," I never had the courage to wit- and speak it Continue this through the
ness one. I used to lie under an apple paragraph; and then let the pupil read
tree in the orchard, till she was through, i the same from the book, taking cars to
A whole platoon of soldiers wouldn't have ' make the same pauses as before. The
frightened me so much as tbaf virago and f hatit will be broken up before many days
have passed,
"Most persons have observed that, in
"P aniwuii .poach, the speaker enunciates
cutcd the massacres of all the Indians at
Concstorra and Lancaster.
The lianpers' tried puns were loaded I ana lUC Bcotcll lrIbl1 rcsiae more ln "n- swamea around ucr uo:s:cr nxc ugure ; muca as tbe mind well receives at once ;
l.r.;, !,. i.rc. ; rr.,,i:,.r.. V ,.... ,i ! The Patit!ut industry, caution and frugality the great oven glowing, blazing and spark- after which, follows a pause more or less
thev called on their Colonel and Pastor of tLe for,uer and tke encrSJ anJ enter- ling in a manner very suggestive to a lazy protracted, according to the importance of
purchase into the hands of the Germans, j to her arm pits, aud a long check apron at once, and with considerable rapidity, so
and tbe fecotch-lnsh reside more in town?, swathed around ucr bolster lue Iignre; much as the mind well receives
r-racticed bv Mr. Giles. Here is full 400
bushels of Corn, now worth C9 cents per
bushel S275
800 bushels Potatoes at 25 cts. ..75
8 bushels Beans, at f 1,25 10
80 loads Pumpkins, at $1 pr load SO
Making tho round sum of (390
from about 5 acres of land or a little
over $70 per acre 1 Is not this worthy of
notice? J. W. Chapman.
place fur want of the protection of the
i aim. Ua tne exposed part tbe set rots.
acid is formed, and the germ has a feeblo
I nutrition for want of starch. Nor will
cabbage; keep down the weeds. All the! "'S
early lettuce and radL-h ground being now ! f - 4"re pung, pro-
cleared off, may he used for beets andcar-i duceM art'ial skin snffic.ently effective-
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rots, which will cive better late crops than : 1 , ...
,,., i consequent clamminess and acidity, always
if planted earner. '
Dust pulverized quitk-lime, unlcselied ; . . , , . 3
ashes, tobacco dust, lie., over plants sub- ...
... i i - ri , v. . lu ei.ui uie uucaiiuu aa hi cut amta uuuub
ject to be annoyed by insects. Plant okra ; !
. , i . . a l. r - 'SeCd.
cut ancl ary oerus tu uowcr, ssieciiug ur .,.,- ,
this purpose a clear, dry day ; water caali- ? ? r l0
flowcn,:d break down the leaves overr9JouH seed. The larger
, . . . , . i . ; the potato, the greater the quantity of
those near rsitUy, to prevent their bat-; f ' 6 , . , J '
, i starch as compared with the number of
toninc too early. T , r ,
, , .i eyes. In the smaller potatoes, the mate-
OacnARD.-Aitack tie cat.rpui.rs fcy, int.n,3cJ Q gtarch Uv9 not
burning them with a carotene lamp s tLeif owth mJ comLinati)I
they leave their nests at about 8 o e.ocK, !to k.ccme fett fgr Bew
A. M., and -return to th.m at 5, P. Ja , ! pUt By iamasl the fIie of the
they should bo attacked before or after k fa wdl tnown w
those hours. Boiling water poured into j creM0 tLe a g;M f
tho haunu of ants will destroy th.m. j scfU My cxperien(;8 with the Mammotl.
If your trees were properly washed Stttmeg p,,.,,, goes t0 rroTe tnia
early spring, they wi.l not be bide-bound Jefiriitel. It h D0W iited
fcow a y.ry slight quantity of fine. po,ato fcut six h ,u
John Elder to lead them. lie was
prise of the latter, on the whole make a i sinner likemyself. The interminable rows what has been uttered. The method
' l ... . : l ? : a t . e j v. . . .1 .. r 1. 1 ' . , . . - ... ..
Lis 57 th year in tbe matured glory cf BU4"l'uu'"J-r,usl"-,ou m.uuunjr. , grvaneu pie inaies, iuc pau vi ruu-u uu ; nave spoKcn ot anove, no doubt, originated
manhood their recognized Spiritual andiK UI '"" ' " ray tn.-e.ute, luu j,ul3 i ju uuu Irom oDservmg tins lact."
Military commander. He, also, already
I tinl for a stage-coach, as a spirited span for
leaders.
lisrf viimiritj.l Iiid f:tvftritrt Itnrcr m it In 1
lend ih, m t ,UuUrr .nt .n .l.-ter tl.rln I Cr0PS Ib tLiS KPm lok "cly pM-; and whcaten bread.
from their design. lie implored them to i '"'"'"ir '
return ; he urged them to reflect. "Pause, 'Preparing Food for Arctic Voyagers,
pause, before you proceed." "No!" cried The se-cond Griuncll expedition for the
thoy, u the blood of the murdered cries j discovery of Sir John Franklin, which is
for vengeance ; wc have waited on Govern-1 soon to leave our shores, takes with it an
uicnt long enough ; the murderers are wi-; adminibly systematized dietry the result,
thin our reach, and they must not escape" evidently, of much careful study. For
Mr. Elder r.uiindtd them that the "guilty 1 long marches, where the labor of carriage
and the innocent could not be distinguish- '' requires the greatest economy of weight,
cd." " Inneicent ! can they be called , a condensed and portable fnod becomes of
innocent who foster murderers ? " As a paramount importance. Until very lately
beans, in an edifying state f progression ;
and the immense cmpryo 'loaves of brown
last resort, Mr. Elder rode to the front of j tbc rifle was the larder of the frontiers
thc excited band, aud said " As your Pas-1 man, but we arc now iu the midst of a
tor, I command you to relinquish your ! great exodu?. Men, women and children
design!" "Give way, then," cried Mai-; strike out into our western deserts, and
thew Smith, aiming his deadly rifle, " or j the vast interspace between our Atlantic
your horse dies !"....Thc sorrowful pastor! and Pacific civilizations, is a mass of uiov-
turncd him aside, and the Rangers were ' ing life. We thiuk that a valuable prac-
eff on their fatal errand.
Led by Lazarus Stewart (a buld Yankee
t ho was afterwards slain in the defence of
Wyoming) on the night of the 14th Dec,
1703, the Rangers reached Conestoga; an
Indian fired at them. " Tom said, 'cake of the Messrs. Abbatt, and the Pcm-
Mark him V and he full by more than one j ican of the Indian voyareurs. The meat
inquiry, whether she thought the latter
War. A philosopher thus expresses
T,. ,r innnonnt ! L!"sclf in regard to war: "A hundred
-v .... ,
I thousand mad animals whose- heads are
would "rise," she set her arms akimbo, overeo witn nais, advance w kiu or do
inarched up witnin kissing distance of my jk,llcd b tLe 1,ke nuwber of tLeir Unw
face, coctcd her head one side, aud asked morta,s covercd with turbans. By this
"if I thought she looked like a woman to
HAT Work to ha dona.
Thk Farm. In the early part cf this
month, pastures should be attended to.
Do not pasture cattle until tho gras3 has
some growth, or the yield of the season
will be less.
Clean and whitewash cellars, distribute
charcoal dust and plaster of paris about
your hog-pens, stables, La., and remove all
putrescent and unwholesome substances.
The charcoal dust and plaster of paris will
absorb deleterious gases, as given off from
vegetable and other matters undergoing
decay.
"Plant Indian corn as soon as tbc leaves
tical lesson might be taught to such emi
grants, by the preparation cf this little
Arctic Party. They take out with them
the meat biscuit of Borden, the desiccated
vegetables of Cholot, the impacted milk
be trifled with by a loaf of bread '" The
way I settled down into my slippcrs,without
a reply, probably convinced her that I was
no lunger sceptical on that point.
And Saturday evening she employed in
winding up everything that was unwouud !
in the house the old entry clock included.
From that time till Monday morning she
devoted to her husband and Sabbatical ex
ercises. All I have to say is, it is to be
hoped she carried some of the fervor of
her secular employments into those hal
cyon hours. i'anny fern.
strance procedure thev want to decide
whether a tract of laod, to which none of j are M lar6 as moose's ear." .This is an
ball: we ran up, and Tom cried out. ' It
is the villain who murdered my mother !'
This speech roused to vengeance, and Con
estogue lay harmless before us." Such is
the bnef description given by an actor in
the scene. Happily, most of the Indians
were absent ; but the few remaining men,
women and children were killed, and their
liabiutious devoted to the flames.
The citizens aud authorities at Lancas-
biscuit has, after careful experiment, been
adopted by Dr. Kane for his sledge jour
neys. It combines the essential elements
of beef, and six ounces a day have been
proved to be sufficient to sustain life, while
in active exercise. Sir Lyon Playfair, who
analysed this article at the World's Fair, re
ports in unqualified terms as to its value.
The vegetables are dried by rapidly chang
ing atmosphere, and compressed by by
The murderer, Spring.
This wretched creature, on whose head a
mass of evidence, is apparently accumula
ting, such as, if established, must prove
him to be one of the most merciless fiends ! he relishes the refreshment of the day ;
them have any claim, shall belong to a
certain man they call Sultan, or to another
they call King, neither of whom ever saw
or will see the spot so furiously contendod
for. From time immemorial this has been
the way of mankind all over lhe ,earJT.
What an excess of madness!"
Tiie Reward ia sure. Idleness is
the hot-bed of temptation, tho cradle of
disease, and tbe canker-worm of felicity.
Soon the idle man finds no novalty; and
when novelty is laid in the grave, the
funeral of comfort enters the heart,
What solid satisfaction does the man of
industry enjoy ! His limbs are strong ;
bis understanding vigorous. Vk itn zest
tc-r, shocked at this horrible outrage, col-1 draulic power so as to occupy an inconcci
lectcd the scattered friends of the killed I vably small bulk. Tho milk, which is
iuto their stone work-house, and guarded 'destined to do away with passenger cows,
them by bolts and bars and a keeper. But ! was as bard as a brick-lat, but with the
the Paxton boys beard that one murderous ! aid of a little water, wxi hardly distinguish
ladian was thus protected, and resolved j able from breakfast cream. But the great
on greater vengeance. Concealing them- 'stand-by, the sheet anchor of Arctic voy-
selves at night near Lancaster, they waited agers, was the Pemicaa. All our North-
uca.ii uaj .4 in av., nuuu inn
whole community were engaged in the
solemnities of the sanctuary; then, riding
euddetly iato town at a gallop, they seized
and overpowered the keeper of the work-
era Indian tribes, but especially the Crces
and Chippewas, use this preparation for
their lung marches. It consists of the
pounded meats of the moose or buffalo,
carefully dried by firo and sun, and incor
porated with fat or marrow. The word
remit, which, ia tho Algonquin, sigaifics
Matthew Smith was an early settler ia
PuUwn: a prominent member uf Kev Mr.
tlders congregation; and a party jn both the greate, is probably the oriinn of the term,
bloody expeditions. He removed to Milton i Thn P;. rr .1 a j-.-on
the West Branch after the ttcvoloiion. and lho Penicn American expedition
his son (Wilson Smith) subsequciitiy lepfej. j was prepared on a large scale from beef,
enled Frio in lli Ku;i Ni..ir. I .J . .
- ... - -'m..v wuw.v. iiiiu in in Tnnnfi.fii MAM .,.!. .
that ever disgraced humanity, is not un
known, it would seem, in New Orleans.
lie has ushered into the world, the ofF
ppring of crime. He was a natural son of
a man of good general reputation, by a
woman who subsequently had three or
four other natural children, each the off
spring of illicit intercourse. Tho father
bestowed to care on youn? Spring as his
child the fact of his having a legitimate
family contributing, perhaps chiefly, to
fully confirm him ia the neglect which the
character of the mother, in all probability, j
first begot, and then seemed to warrant;
although it is not impossible that her con
duct was tho effect of his treatment,
Young Spring was known from his ear
liest days as of vicious inclinations and
habits, and was avoided byali of the neigh
borhood, who made the least pretention
to propriety. Ho was marked as a bad
boy, and was known to be plunged in all
the evil courses open to one of his circum
stances and situation gambling, pilfering,
fighting, i.c. One fact, in palliation of
his bad character, or rather by way of, in
some degree, accounting for the horrible
extent to which it has developed itself, we
may here record, to the throwing of no
small degree of responsibility on others
" HZ XVIB HAD A PAT'S 6CHOOLISG,"
with pleasure he seeks the bed of repose
at night.
To the industrious man, every day is a
little life, and every night a little heaven
Swearing. Profit or pleasure there is
none ia swearing, nor any thing in man's
natural tempers to incite them to it.
Though some men pour out oaths so freely
as if they came naturally from them, yet
surely no man was born of a swearing con
s'.Ttution.
Tiie Farmer.
Tor the Lewisbnrg Chronicle.
There arc many persons who hesitate
about believing that 1G0 bushels of green
shelled corn have been raised in a single
year on one acre of the far-distant hills of
Susquehanna county. Knowing as I do
the persons confirming the statement, I
can not doubt its correctness. Susquehanna
county has a hard soil, in an elevated
temperature, and has been generally con
sidered very ordinary land. Bat there arc
many observing men, there Yankees all
who bavo for years paid particular and
studious attention to Fanning. They are
somewhat " scicntifid farmers"" book
farmen" men who read, think and talk
old and safe adage, but we should advise
that some be put in earlier, either broad
cast or thickly in rows, for soiling Attic
with tbc stalks. Peas, oats and buckwheat
as well as Indian corn should be soaked in
water and then rolled in plaster before
planting.
Plant potatoes for your principal crcp, if
not previously done. Those planted early
are less subject to be diseased.
If you have lsnd thoroughly prepared,
and well sub-soiled, sow lucerne : this crop
will be found very profitable for those who
soil cattle, as it may be cut four times
during the summer. If the soil be not
deeply disintegrated, lucerne can not suc
ceed, as it is a deep-rooted plant, and fails
as soon as the ends of the roots reach a
cold and compact sub-soil.
Attend to destroying insects. If you
have used six bushels of salt per acre on
your winter fallows and grass land?, but
few insects will annoy yon other than those
which harbor in trees, &c, and where salt
has been used but few weeds will be seen.
Cleanse the bark of your fruit trees. Save
soap-suds for fruit trees, both as a wash
and as manure.
Secure manure from the influences of
sun and rain, as fast as made. Place them
under cover, if practicable, and augment
thcir'quantity by admixture of muck, pond
muck, or even head-lands, as during the
warm weather stable manure decomposes
rapidly'aud gives off large quantities of
ainnionia,which should be received by such
materials as are capable of retaining it.
When muck can not be had, cover the top
of the heaps with charcoal dust or plaster
of paris.
If you have hog-pen manure which is
free from long stuffs, mix it with charcoal
dust under a shed, and by turning it occa
sionally it will become pulverulent in time
to sow with turnips, for which use it is
equal to ground bones, and at less than
one-third the cost. Dress corn and pota- j
toes thoroughly, and if horn shavings can
be hid, apply them to corn m tb hill ; no
now.
salt around plum and soma other fruit
trees, and trim off shoots from tha roots.
Working Farmer. -
The Cultivation of the Potato.
By Prot Hiris-
The cn
too small to be merchantable.. Ia corrob.
oration of this, permit me to sa that a
few years since one of oar members sug
gested the propriety of gouging oat tha
ria from ih Tnnartioo of Uu jUwTork i eyes from potatoes with the ordiuarv croup
a'armtra' Club. j . ..
.Itivatioa cf the notato is of the of the 8, so as to leave half a
highest imptatance, and it will give moj sPbcre cf tio flesl of tte Ptata attached
pleasure to state my experience, and per-! 10 thus enabling the farmer to
haps t. offer an opinion on such points as! uso the n,ass of tUe PoUt Panting tha
seem to me to have been definitely settled. I eJcs 0Diy- w tried this pan and found
The usual mode of planting and of culture that the cJeS from 0I,e buihel cf potatoes
is so well nndorstood as to render a repe-! won!J ive lhe 8:11,19 r of potatoea
tition unnecessary. j M the resnlls of "other bushel of tha
The errors I conceive t. be first, in the I WBW kinJ of potatoes planted whole, but,
selection of medium or small sited potatoes ;a,aaI the weight and measure of those
as seed; second, in cutting them ; and, rais,d from tho eJes were ,e39 th 0Be
lastly, in covering thsra with too great a'' th!rd of tLat rabed from whole Potatoes,
depth of soiL The Psre,nS or peelings of potatoes ara
The experiments made by Gen. Beatson raetiraC9 PlantcJ seed, and the eyes
en the Island of St. Helena by the request) rtaiul. grow, unless the potatoes ara
of th. British Government, has settled;100 wmW.Ij peeled. But a oontion
many fact, in relation to the cultivation of anf of suc Practlce' ,n add't,on ,ta tba
k nnrntft Tl, r.nrrim.nl. . m..,: reJucllI8 lnB vwus i crop.
n an ..tended scale.with trreat exactne-s. 1 wiH entually produce very tmalf potatoes.
and often repeated. From these experi
ments we learn, that the largest weight and
measure of potatoes may be obtained by 'S"'0"' F"J
usinir th. seed potatoes whole aud of tbe and tnful!y- 14
largest size. Of courso a greater weight
of seed is used, but with greater profit as
compared with the area occupied. The
potato may be called a tulerous-stemmed
plant, all the tubers growing on the tern,
and never on the roots. Gen. Beatson
therefore recommends, as the result of
varied experiment, that the potato should
never be covered to a greater depth than
six inches, and this depth be attained as
soon after the planting as practicable. The
first covering may be three inches, and as
soon as four inches of growth are made
above the surface of the soil, the other
three inches of soil may be added, aud the
drills "should be of such depth as to leave
the entire surface of the field level after
the addition of the last three inches. By
this arrangement flat culture may be pur
sued, and the crop will be larger than if
raised in hills or elevated rows. Iu support
of these opinions, permit roe to state that I
repeated his experiments, and found the
results stated by him to le practically
true. It may not be out of place, having
arrived at the facts, to endeavor to under
stand the canse.
First The advantage of flat culture as
compared with tbe hilling of potatoes. As
soon as the stem is fairly formed, a certain
number of tubers are appended to its sides,
and should we pile the earth higher against
the stem as it proceeds in growth, a second
set of tubers will form, even after the first
sot has attained some size, and thus the
pabulum intended by nature to form and
feed tho earlier tubers, will bo divided
between the two sets, leaving them of
varied sise, preventing the entire develop,
ment and perfection of tha earlier tubers,
and therefore ao perfect potatoes ar fwaced
A few years since a German method for
raising potatoes went the rounds of tha
agricultural press, and we tried it fairly
was stated that when
the plants were one foot high, they should
be bent outward from the centra of tha
hill and covercd with soil to within an
inch of their extreme ends; when another
foot of growth had transpired, it should
be bent inward, and again covered as be
fore, and so repeating the bendiogs and
coverings until the ends of the vines shall
show blossom, when this process is to
cease ; and that the result would be, that
potatoes will form all along the stem, pro
ducing fifty times the number that would
be produced by tho old system. As to
numler, it proved to be nearly or quite
true, but as to size and quality, they wera
miserably below any potatoes we have ever
seen. From all this it would seem that
practice and theory go to sustain eaeh oth
er, and that it is therefore fur to infer,
that the theory is not to bo considered aa
hypothetical.
Cons Fertilizer. The mode I nave
practiced for several years, with great
.ucce;, is immediately before depositing;
the seed in the ground, to mix two quarts
cf soft soap with half a bushel of seed
corn ; after that is done, pat a good sup
ply of Plaster with the above, and mis
well together.
Geobqk Wamcr.
Agricultural Society.
The Officers of the Union Codnty Agri
caltural Society ero notified to meet at tha
Court Honse in New Borlin at 1 o'clock
P. M. cf Tuesday, 17th May.
Tbe Executive Committee will present
their list of Premium', for tho action of
tha Board. '
The Vice Presidents will make farther
returns of Members, and wtak. payments
due. JACOB GUXJjY. IWk t
- O. N. W'0n, Rao. 5.