LEWIS
BURG
CHRONICLE
II. C IHCKOK, Emtok:
mrr . - - -
Lewisburg Chronicle EXTRA Tuesday, June 7,
We learn by Messrs. Miller and Slifer, the faithful and
indomitable Directors in the "Susquehanna Railroad Company"
from Lewisburg (who returned this morning,) that at the Regular
Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held last
Saturday, in Baltimore their former action for the Extension of
the Road from Sunbury to Williamsport, was UNANIMOUSLY
ratified and confirmed 11 of the 12 Directors being present
(Mr. Priestlev, of Northumberland Borough, absent.)
The Proposals, with the Engineers' estimates, for building
that portion of the Road between Sunbury and Lewisburg, verc
duly taken up, and allotted. The successful bidders, will be
announced by us as soon as officially published.
The Survey for that portion between Lewisburg and Will
iamsport (crossing the river at Muncy.) was directed to be com
pleted for letting at once. As yet, but about $2,000 have been
secured, above Lewisburg, for the Road. It now demands of the
people of Kelly, West Milton, New Columbia, White Dcer.White
Deer Mills, Uniontown, Washington, Clinton, Muncy, Fairfield,
Montoursville, and above all of Williamsport, to devote themselves
to the work of RAISING THE MEANS for the completion of
a work of so much importance to them.
Thus, step by step, our energetic and persevering friends in
the Company, organized less than a year ago, are progressing with
their enterprise. They pay no further attention to their Sunbury
& Erie rival, which, with all its baastings, and 15 or 20 years of
labor, is yet without available subscriptions to any considerable
amount, and exists only by the galvanizing efforts of speculators.
The Susquehanna Company has means available to complete
their Road 1o Lewisburg.
Those who may have been misled by the exulting assertions
of the enemies in Union county aud elsewhere of the West
Branch Extension, that our Road was " dead"-" killed by sie.v
in- Lewisbcug," &c., can now see how much reliance they may
hereafter place in an unscrupulous and reckless Journal, which,
while professing friendship, has by false prophecies and alarms
at every trying time played ioto tha hands of foes of the Road.
An Act to IncorptTtbelLeisburs, Center & Spruce Creek Rail-Road
Company.
Section- 1 IU it iaW ly t?" &' " 2rrtriMim S
Commonwhk f I'ennyhania i Oenenrl AucmVj, mrf, and it
i the authorUj, of the tmr, That William Cameron, James F. Linn, George F.
Miller, Thomas Hayes, William Frick, Hugh 1'. Shelter, Jaiocs S. Marsh, l'eter
Beaver Join Walls, 1'Lilip Ruhl, Francis Wilson, James M'Creight, Gideon Hichl,
J F Pontius, John Ga.st, John Stitscr, John M. Taylor, William Taney junior,
Gcorc Drie.bacb, John Wilt, John Uubl, Samuel Barber, of Union county, John
V Moatx N F Weaver, John Wolfe, Daniel Kurtz, II. S. Oros-, W . C. Duncan,
i W s'n.itb Cbiit Mover, Daniel liartges, riiilip Mwscr, Frederick Heckmao,
Mnsser Adam Fisher, John S. Forrter, Thomas Dutcheson, Samuel antricc , The
r!f Wolfe, C. Coburn, Jacob Wolfe, Emanuel Ethinger, George Gross, Daniel kl.nc,
John Kremer, Jacob E. Stow, David Duncan, John Neff John Sweetwood, George
d Peter Kuffert, Henry Witmer, John llasscn, G. W. Johnson, George Boal,
W Tm I, James Irvin, Samuel Gillelan l, William Burchfield, John Shirk S II.
Stow John Ross, of Center county, and Juhn Lyons, Joth M. Williams J. Hazlet,
John Isett David Stewart, of Huntingdon county, or any five of them, be and they
.re hereby appointed Commissioners to open books, receive subscr.pt.ons, and org.n
L a Company by the name, style and title of the Lewisburg, Center & Spruce
Creek Railroad Company," witb all the powers and subject to all the provisions and
restrictions prescribed by an act entitled "An Act regulating Ka.lroad ompan.es,
proved the nineteenth day of January one thousand e.ght hundred and forty-uinc.
ct.oy That the capital stock of ail Company shall cons.st of th.rty
Wad share!' of fifty dollars each, That the eaid Company -ay fro.,
tae to time by a vote of the stockholders at a meeting to be called for that purpose
"rca the capital stock of said Company so much as shall be deemed necessary to
c mplete said road and carry out the provisions of the act of incorporation
Seciiox 3 That the said Company ,hall have the right to build and construct
a railroad from Lewisburg, in Union county, thence through the southern valleys of
a luilroau Horn fc, ,.,,. rwfc. n Hunt nfdon
(Untv. to a point at or near uic muum -
iounlv by su h practicable route and moderate grades as will in the opniion of the
rreSntVad Directors of said Company be most conducive to the public in tere.t
LTS connect the said road with the Pennsylvania Railroad at the latter pout, aud
Witb the Susquehanna Railroad at Lewisburg.
Section 4 That when any section or sections of five miles of said road snail
be Weted, the said Company may use, employ, and enjoy the same in the same
manner as when the entire length thereof shall be completed
section- 1 That if said Company shall not commence the construction of said
The Retirlnglenators. " "Touching Apped."
With .h!ckscof the late of the' Below is the maiden .peech of a young
PnS ania Legislature, the terms of California lawyer. It was m the celebra
ig e d Se'nators expired, ted " Bob Waterman C,se ' capta.n of the
( Names of Democrats in italic:) thip Challenge. It s rich
( 1 PuiUdelpbia City-Charles (yXeill See this Herculean mate l.kc a borr.d
1. 1 uiiaut I CountJrjM n bnyrt-'demon, take tbis defenceless loy and hurl
U. Adams and Franklin Thos Carson, fun rudely into the ice board scuppers,
13. Cumberland and Perry o "'-WDer0 wjth his monster boots be tramples
15. Blair, Cambria and Huntingdon- prostra,e framc. tuen, taking bira
RM SSST Susquehanna and Wyo-'to the ratlins and rigging of that horrid
mingGrL. ship, he tics him by Lis poor emaciated
17. Columbia, &0 , Chat. R. EucJcaktr . arms in the .howling blast his dripping
19. Mercer, &c, J"hn. Jfyx. 'ad tattered" garments hanging loosely on
21. Butler, Beaver, and Lawrence his attcnuatci frame, while the ragged
Archibald Robcrtfon. i. . . rattjc in ttlC winter's blast. The
S JnonJP is hauledclose p to the wind, wbicb
Christian Myers. 'is blowing on tho starboard quarter, and
Oftho adovc districts, the 1st, llth.'thcn this poor emaciated framo drawn
lath, 21st and 22d are decidedly Whig, down to the skin and bones by the dys
and the 2d, 13th, 16th, 17th, 19 and 25 entery, which noxious dibease, gentlemen
arcBemocratie. The 25th was rcpresen-'of the jury, will suddenly bring down the
ted by Judgo Myers, Whig, during the'strcngest man. This poor frame, I say,
last Senatorial term; but there is not much is left to bang till nature could hardly
likelihood of such a result at tha next elec-'hold together long, and then ho is taken
tion. Should tho parties, therefore, carry down to bis lonely apartment, or bunk,
the districts next fall in which they pre-'a living picture of horrid despair,
ponderate, the next Senate will stand 16j "Oh, gentlemen of the Jury, could bis
Whigs, 16 Democrats, tnl 1 Native; and ghost now rise np before yon, his attcnua
fbonld cither party lot one of its district ted framo could Fpeak to you more 'o
tho supremacy in the Stiiate mutt thereby 'qnonMy than I have drrnr V
t giveo to the othr: j 0 no imyssible
LEWISBURG, HXI02I COUNTY, PENN., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1853.
i LEWISBURG CHRONICLE
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I ax i tnttiN hkmt riMtLT jornxAi.,
h sued on FRIDAY mmnini at Lewisburg,
j Unfa court I', Pennxvfcairia.
TF.R VS JM por v-ar, for th vfimlly in a.lTnnr
I f I.TA. if 'lliin Uirw mmitlm; 2,t) if part iihin a
! yrnr ; ji,.-0 it nvt p.ml l-fre Uir ytar i-xpin- ; wiw pr
; piiisli' nitmir. subscriptions fr sit in-iitli or lew. to
; I ffsJ. i alTAiiOf. JHsfuiitiaiiMims optional with lht
j PuWi-lHr,cKrrpi when the yeAr I paM np.
j Advertisements h;iiiilfwmely in'rtel i 0 rent wr
niniirr,on- week, $1 four wevks, rar: two qiiarrt.
fi for monUut,$7 tor a ywr. M rrmne aavrriiHr
ment. not neccdinn Ane fmtrUi of a eoliimo. $10 a ;r.
Jolt UOItK anl caxual alfurtucini ut to be paid for
vheu haiHleU In or lHirtrret.
CojiMtMfATio.v? siljeiu on all bjeetii oT rcnrral inte
re -it mA within the rsmzr of party or tvetarian ei.nU-ft.
All leitM mut cme rjt-jnl, fuTOMtimnn-'J hy the rvul
si.i.ircx of th wrih-r. t n-evivc aMrntiim. iTh"c
f telatitii; sxeiivirelT to th Klitnrial lertinit. to he tli
t rwhii to llrxitT C. Hhkok. Ariifw and Uom on
bufin to i. N. Wmrhkn, VNit.
OFFICE (for the present) in Beaver's block
on N. 3d St., first flwir, 4ih door from corner.
For the Lcwiibnrg Chronic la.
"Things which are seen are temporal."
O, (olma Is the homIy Truth,
Inscribed on every pge of Life.
Thitt alt thinic! in tb-MlTe of eitrth
ith cltaugc aud death aro fully rife.
Ten, itamprd npon nr ln earned world
In character t4 tront fvree,
We read demy upon ltn tara.
And dlaaoluiiva in its courea.
tlr nilTcr rfiord, hew aft ti HoacH!
The g"ld-u bowl of hope we prett
In dashl front off iIm longing Up
To Ik all brokf u at our frvt.
Earth's fairest pkturc she nnfMtt
ade from bt-fore n as they rise.
And all its way mark are at k-njrtti
Swept from Ui viw cf mortal eyea.
The Rleminp mmrbV, cold and white.
Though M-iij it ftand bf-stde the mound,
Will one dfly rruntble iuto dut,
And lurelcd tic upon the (round.
Those cheerful Dirtsmrs of joy,
The Bowers that bloom rhn:s ur way,
Though now do full of glaMdewd lilo,
W ill wither, die, aud j awy.
Jtwr, nieen by mortal, 1 Hndl eyra,
Thr if a world of m!ri jy,
V hern, latirg nn the lhrni of titxl,
Kvifis purci-t blii without alloy.
There, diappointmants nerer cems
And all who rest h tbM happy hura
Will find no dr-nih or rorrow there,
Hut luV and j fur Tcr morv.
rmxAMLruu. CARL. -
The Great Railroad of the Age.
We are glad to learn that the Govern- j
mcnt authorities arc exerting themselves to ;
he utmost, in relation to the survey of,
the various railroad routes to the Pacific, j
The subject is one that must continue to :
engross a large share of the public atton- j
tion for a long time to conic. Indeed, the i
measure has already been delayed unncccs-
sarily. Wc regard such a highway as is j
proposed, as not only of the utmost inipor- j
tancc in a commercial point of view, but as ;
absolutely essential to unite and bind the j
Union more closely together. The wonder ;
indeed is, considering the distance between
the Atlantic and Pacific, and the ambitious;
nd ,r1vpn.n,. .P.r.. w,Wrt I,.? pitelicd ,
their tents upon the waters of the latter, ,
that there has been no movement hereto- fre;gjlt tra;n to pass, upon which they in
forc looking to an independent organiza- j tcn(ie j to r'1(ie t0 Pottsville, they saw a
tion, and chiefly because of the want of an . ntan crosi;ng t,e railroad, riding a horse
overland route. It should be remembered, ; tie halter. The man dismounted npon
morcover,that distance is not calculated to ; tjic 0,jler sije jJ, tying Lis horse to a wag
strengthen the ties of affection, especially i wujcli stood there, commenced bamess
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with a ew norm, so to rpea. i-pie-m uM
before the eyes of the excited aud enthusi-
astic, and with an intervening space .of ;
thousands of miles between the early ;
of miles between the early ;
homcs of boyhood, and the clioen abode ;
w . ... e.t;
of matured years. It is this view oi uic
subject that deepens the interest which :
attaches to the proposed iron highway ; u;m This only confirmed them in their
an interest that must increase from year to : jiof t)at ti,e j10rse was stolen, and thoj
year, until the full and final completion of j tl)ercUpon started in quest of a watchman,
the great and laudable work. . ajj three proceeded to the df-ptit for the
Mr. Kennedy, in an admirable Report purposc 0f arresting the man upon suspi
submittcd to Congress just before the close j cjon) wh0) sec;ng thein approach, left the
of the last session, stated some views that' unr.e anj ran toward the lower end of the
deserve to be repeated in this connection. toxto i,oly pursued by the three others.
He says that no scientific survey of any J jjjg 0,ject appeared to have been to secrete
route west of the frontier of Missouri has j n;,nseif behind a pile of bark which stood
yet been made, and it is not probable that t cjose t(J ttc river's cJgP, but on account of
any can be found, that wjll bring the line ; ,bc narrow distance between the bark and
of travel between the Mississippi and thej th(J watcr.f Jie must Lave lost his balance
Ocean, within the limit of sixteen hundred j and wag prccipitated into the water. His
miles. The cost he estimates at $72,000,- j prsucrs COming up at this moment heard
000 a large sum, it is true, but nothing i m an) immcdiately threw out a rope
in comparison with the magnitude and! to him, but as he used no effort to save
advantages of the enterprise. Thorough j,;mscif thcy procured a boat-hook with
surveys of all the leading routes are now wi,;cu they succeeded in drawing him out,
in progress, and the results will be com- jjut wa9 extmct, although every effort
mittcd to the next Congress. If this road nlade t0 rcsUfr;tatc him.
were completed, and the route continued
westward by steamship to Calcutta, it
would, according to Mr. Kennedy, reduce
the time required for the circuit of the
Globe, by the American overland route, to
93 days, as follows :
From New York to San Francisco, 4 days.
C 1 ' t HauM II All it T
pan rrantiRcu iv jiug
Hong Kong to Calcutta
Calcutta to ISombay
Bombay to England
London to New York
(5
Vi
ss
10
03 days.
Wo repeat, the liveliest interest will be
felt for the reports of the various surveying
commissions, and then for the action of
Congress. rennyhama Lujuircri
As ArrRESTlCE. The Lafayette (In
diana) Courier advertises for an appren
tice to the printing business, VitL the fol
lowing qualifications :
"A good, stoat, healthy, honest, indus
trious, Bteady, faithful, persevering, tem
perate, obliging, trustworthy, good-natured
teachable, tractable, civil, moral, intelligent
boy, fifteen years of age, can have an op-
portunity to loam toe printer j !.,..
at tho Courier office.''
it-rThc following ingenious Acrostic,
we have seen it stated, was composed by
an American soldier, named Stukdivant,
while held as a prisoner til Canada. Lew -
;j.urt. fhrnui.-Jf
: KrW nrvnmi.
The Lord's Prayer, in Acrostic.
Our lord nni Kin,wlin rftjfTf t nlbrotx-1 oil hi(ht
WWrfllsbl! nytMMM Drltyl
Jl'io art the gmt I AM lb l"t, tb f!rt
Art rtitlitcous Wr. merciful, wtl jo-t
In realm of plory. M-n whrro anftM in,
Hi am li tl;p Owcllina plaM' of Uul our Kia.
Ihilhtrfd Ihv naiur, wtiirh totli .11 vvnM lnn&nili
l 4Unn ftdoml. our gmt, AlniUMy Fririnl ;
Thy glory liiD bt'Twul rrctioo'
.Vim? Sr"t Io lk or justice nd of rrr;
T-'iy fnil-m t.wrr Wyoiul th Urry kir4
Kiupihim of Stn Mb, thin bll riw.
Cnmt with thy rmrln-, O thou II ly Oof,
Tlil rl and ev;rl:itin( will bo ilowl
W.il Owl mike known hi will, bin pow Uifpbjy!
& it Un- work t.f mortali to oby.
Pom l the Knitf, the wondroiu work of
On ralrary'i crow lie ut n-ii?n libera,
Bartl, bears the rorori in thy fcoly Word.
At heaven ador. a tliy h)Te, let earth. O IarJ;
i; Hhiues transctsndeut in lb' eternal iikiea,
A prid in hearm tot man the Sarior dirt.
In aoDi; immorul, angola land bia name,
fairr eehoea joy, and 5ainni bis lore prorlala.
Girt o, 0 Iird, our tM&, nor reac to giro
r pro)ir food, on which our annla may lira.
Viii ba our boon today, and days to come,
fey without pnd, in our Hernal borne-;
Our nwviy eoul supply from day to dy(
Daily aai.it and aid at warn we pray;
M though we aril, Ird, BTery Messing Irnd,
And nuke u grateful wben thy gifts descend.
Fvrgirt our sins, whlt'h to destruction haata
r, Um Tile rhlkln-n of a rahcl race.
Our follies, faults and treapanses forrea
Drbtt which we nc'or aan pay. or tbou reeeiea.
Ai wo, O Inl, our ncinhbors' tiulu o'erloolt,
Wr b-.-g tbou'dat blot ours from thy m!inory'a book ;
bryn-eonrcnetni: extcnil thy grace
Our souls to aae, eVn Adam's guiitj race,
rtoor to thee in gratitude and low,
Arid in that duly paid by sainn abore.
Isntl us from sin, and in thy morey raise
Vi from the Tempter and hia hellish ways;
Fot in our name, hut in his who did bleud.
Into thine ear wc pour our every need.
Ttmrvtatinn e'er may we not only sbun.
But tonqur it through thy all-conquering Son ;
D'lirer us from all which can annoy
l' in this world, ami may our souls deslroy
runt all calamities which men hrtids
Trii and death, turn thon our fi'et aslda,
Fur we to sin are prone, creatures of elayt
TVne 'lis to rule, and mortal to obey.
h not thy mercy, Lord, lor eeer free?
Tht whole creation knowa no God but Ibca.
Kin-dcm and empire at thy bidding fall,
TIk Kiwi Eternal ridna the Kinj of all.
(ccr is with thee to tbee be glory girim.
And be thy name adored by earth and heaven.
T'it praine of saints aud angel is thy own.
tfory to thee, the Krertasting One,
Furrvtr be thy triune bum adored
Amra! Uuaanna! blessed be the Lord I
Horse Thief Drowned.
An occurrence took place ia our Boro
0 jr0IKi3T ninht last, which Las caused
no gjight degree of excitement among our
cjt jzon9. The facts of the case, as near as
we coujj gean tUcnl) are M follows:
i,out balf-past eleven o'clock, as two
.nnmod SeptimusThomasand William
jj jnIJ; were waittng at mo --.
j jiim Thinking it an unsuitable time
an(j ja(JC t0 j,j,cu up a l,or3e, and fearing
()at all wns not right, Thomas and Minnig
arir.roacUo,l the man aud commenced ques-
,nrila.i10i the man and commenced ques-
: sr . .
,:()mnff ii;m the man answered them
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t,iat if thcv a ijCtter rlgot to the
j,orso than he Lad, they had better take j
Th(J l)Q Jy was ti,cn removcd to the Tub-
lie House of George Kaufman, where an
inquest was held by the Coroner, and a
verdict rendered ia accordance with the
aW fact3
The man was a stranger in this part of
tho country, abont5 feet 5 inches in height,
and apparently about 33 years old, had
heavy whiskers and long yellow hair. He
was well drcscd, having on a drab colored
broadcloth body-coat, drab twilled satinet
overcoat, pants, black satin vest and fine
boots, the tops half red. In his pockets
were found five or six brass medals, closely
resembling balf-eaglcs, and six dollars in
good money, but no papers by which any
due could bo had of his name His body
wan taken to the Sehuylkill county Alms
house which is adjacent, and interred.
He had been to Pottsville on Monday
and there sold a borne to Mr. John Tem
ple, and had sent his wagon and harness
to Sohuykill Haven, with the intention of
sending them to Philadelphia, in the
freight train. . .
The borso belonged to a boalman, and
was kent in a stablo in Spring Garden. In
the morning tbo horse was found standing
at tho stable door -SVft. Ecvtnt Junt 1.
) Repulsion and Expulsion.
j A good story is told of a young Attorney
j in tbis city, who was employed to eject a
; tenant for non-payment of rent. The at-
i torncy proceeded to the premises designa-
ted, and found them inhabited by a large
j and rapidly increasing family, who refused
i to vacate the same on any terms. The
i m
attorney soon brought all his Blacksfone
into requisition, and found he could only
get possession by legal proceedings, and in
that event, his client would have to pay
the cost. In thii dilemma, the young law- ja"J 10 ,ue """n'o torward. 1 lie suwl-1 -"t "prea.i over the mow, j, rev.nfs from
ver thought the law inefficient and propo- i dcr9 sLoulJ "P"1 i"s'ead of oblique, heating. A good revolving horse rake, will
sedtoadopta mode of proceedings not 'for 1,10 bct,er dj"ticnt of the collar ; 1 render hand rukes entirely unnecessary,
known to "the statue in such case made , furtLennorc' tLe "P"' ute nd wve time aud labor,
and provided." He accordingly proceed-! morc mu!;ular, hence the greater the; kit Orchakd. During this and
ed in search of a new tenant, and found j Zht- g''"8 f tc timo for
one in the form of a large family of' !t 19 a "" error to nuppww tLati n-gulating the heads of fruit trees, by
surarlhj, Ancans, with whom le struck j bulk of rouse,e alone 8ives Powr- ll " P,DcI"uS off thc terminal Lud, or shorten
up a bargain and proceeded at once to place i ,ruc tLat tbo f,,rce l Ter of Pr'JCP"'- TLe shaPe of tr thuj
them in possession. On arriving at the lJePCnl " great degree, upon the num-j under perfect control. Tl.inofffruitwhcra
premises, the occupants informed Litnberof iu but it th bones of the! too abundant. Mulch the surface of ground
"that if he moved that family of 'niggers' :qrt'-S which are the most conducive U under trees, to keep it damp, and preserve
into the house, they would move out, as iact,0D' do not form ,Le Pwpw ng, the ! nn even f-.-mperature. Give attention to
they would not live ia the same room .ful1 actwn of ,ho "! M b impeded. caterpillars as before recommended. Fav.
with niggers, anyhow." The attorney in-!TLe Pwer of contraction, or the degree: your plums from the curculio, by tapping
sistcd that they might remain, but the last! "f motloa iu usc,e its he tree suddenly with heavy blows witU
he heard of them, they had yielded up I ,entb; , . , I" mrtlV' .'V017 uwaiaS anJ ca,c,, ih
po...e5sioD, and were uttering bitter im-! A Jlttle atten,,on to ,h? pr'plos which j beneath m sheets spread for th, purpose,
precations against this new mode of eject- con,mon ' pply with Try "the httlc Turk," with the coating
mcnt. He notified Lis new tenants that I of labor, will amply ; of white wa.h applied to the fruit thn.a
unleMthey paid the rent promptly Le o in the increased ; a syringe or dusting the tree with air
would move a family of Irishmen into the vlue of L,s s,ock of torsc9- 11 " j imc" ,uc "f
Louse with them and thus drive them out.
Detroit Tribune.
"Jamie," says one honest Irishman to
; another the first time Le saw a locomotive,
" What is that snorting boato ?" "Sure,
replied James," I don't know at all unless
it is a steamboat splurging along to get
to wathcr."
There is a deal more truth than poetry ;
in the following verse :
Young ladies, risinr with the dawn,
Meal tile roses from the morn ; J
It ut when young lailie sleep till teH i
Aurora steals tut-m hack ajiain. j
Not Bad. J
Jad. A "Knight of the Whip" ieJ t,le decomposition of iron pyrites.
be following inquiry of us : "II The P"" t,f this acid may generally
if an editor's leaders ever get over lc ,known h ,tLc 0PP" f .be noit
makes the
wonder if
the traces?'
Scott says that the most disagreeable of
all things is "a vain, cold, empty, beauti-
ful woman, who has neither mind nor heart
but only features like a doll."
fT1.
j JL JlO
nus inc loamocrsourz itcpositorr s; HUU.
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Mit. Editor : In a late number of your
valuable paper, I noticed an article headed
Small rs. Larje Honrs.
lue writer in the outset admits that
" the argument may be all in favor of great
size, but that the facts are all tho other
way." He compares the small aud over-
'sroir animal, without regard to the pow-
I ;t.i l.J t
i ..t . i x .i
jcr or principle oi uraugnr, ana maKcs as-
sertiona he neither backs ly argumcut
nor supports by facts. j
When we estimate the value of draught
or harness horses, the kiml of work must ;
be considered. On good, level roads, with
an ordinary load, small horses are prefera-itation.
bio to largo ones, for they are generally I
quicker in their movements, and conse-'.
quently will travel farther in a given time.
But in this alone have thcy the advantage, :
for thcy are morc liable to stumble for the
want of time to pick their steps, aud to j
become lame from the fact that lie greater .
the tpced the greater the concimiou. Over-
grown horses, it must be admitted, arc
generally useless; but there are large
horses of sufficient action for all ordinary
purposes, whose bulk of muscle and gene-
ral canformation admirably fit them for
the farm or the road.
The scientific farmer is well aware that
weight, in slow draught, is more important
than muscular motion. A horse, for ex-1
ample, weighing 1S00 lbs., can draw a
load of 3,000 lbs. with very little effort
after Le Las once overcome the inertia.
The strain of horses to which the atten
tion of the farmer might be called is the
Cobham
They are fast walkers, of great :
erviui, saw ... w . o J J .j
n?t.. niiivs ailnnff tirmlv. sitnnrlilir I
and nimbly with their load. What could
a team of small horses do in ono of our
road wagons with eighty-five or ninety
man ""j- 6 J
"hundred on"? Their pace would be
siren to horses that have tho weight to op-
nose the load. The result would bo the
same on the farm or elsewhere, where the
draught would be continually heavy. Tlie
weight must be there!
For a further illustration of this princi
ple, teamsters often resort to the expedient
of placing several persons npon the horse's
back for what? To give additional
weicht. of course, so that in
in this as well ae
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111 BUI UbllVI (WO v. .vm.j
is more important than muscular exertion.
Let 3 now consider the points of a
draught hor3c that aro indicated in his ex-
ternal structure, and which aro immediate- j-.o5 cucct, parucuiany wuv .
ly conceited in hia motive Fowers. Hejso.l contains lime. If these Jaw been
houH bo a little higher in the croup than neglected, wo kn?w of n-y rtm hnt cn-
the wither, in order to give a lend. ney
forward, fur it throws weight into the col
lar, and therefore saves muscular exertion.
His pasterns should be compact and short,
so that the weight or concussion may fall
upon the font and Le relieved, rincip;tlly
by the elastic substance within it, instead j Latter part of this month, liay, particu
of the flexor tendons receiving the greater ! larly where clover predominates, lnay La
i "are' x fore leP SD0U'( stand a ' lit-
jtIe unJl'r" or few inches in the rear of;
i 3 Perpendicular line drawn from the with-;
jCM to the g''. which will add matori- ;
When to use Lime and Plaster,
Liinedoctoring.should be performed with
j an intelligent reference to the nature of
1 the disease, and the adaption of the reme-i
tfy. (jcn. oierce, of Akron, is a careful
.observer of natural phenomena, and withal
; a successful cultivator. He Las recently
-contributed the following valuable .uggcs-
tions to the Summit Be imn :
The Taluo of Lime or Plaster, as a man-
urc, depends npon the component parts of
the soil to which it is Rpplied. All land
has more or less sulphuric acid in it, caus-'
.and particularly of the stone. If there is
j any iron rust, or oxide of iron, in the soil
lor in the stone; or on top of the water
;that filtrates through the soil; or if the'
water is Lard, it indicates the presence of:
sulphuric acid.
If the rooU of clover, and hrr.a, ;
' c
Ithe grouJd, and in detached parcels, with
'
tht unnnt. r torn iirarjcs out or
bare frrniin.1 l,tWr.n;r U
ut i. i
sulphuric acid.
...
On such laud plaster h a
i positive injury.
I jf covcr and tamo grasscs die cut, and
are succeeded by wire grass, son el or sour
jdock, it is caused by sulphuric acid. Put
'on i;me nnd keep off plaster.
The reason why planter should not be
!USed on land chared with sulphuric acid.
;;9 that plaster is composed of lune and sul-
i . . . . .
ipluir, and applying that is adding more of
: . - . .
hat with which the land is already over-
charged. On such land apply lime, which
unites with the sulphuric acid, and forms
plaster. The lime thus neutralizes the scid
and the acid thus ueutr iliies the lime,
aud forms a compound nutrimcut for vege-,
. j
The reason why the ground appears so .'
hard, where the earth is charged with sul- i
Iphnric acid, is that the old stubble has been :
eaten up by the acid. !
The sulphuric acid in plaster, applied to
land not overcharged with that substance, !
decomposes vegctatiou, and fits it for nour-
ishing the living plants. When thero is
an excess of the acid it eats up the veeeta-'
tion, both dead and living. This is the"
reason why soils overcharg.-d wjh the acid '
'are always deficient in vegetable matter. ;
! And soils free from it, have an excess oft
j vegetable matter in a decomposed state. !
The presence of this acid is the cause of!
sorrel and sour dock, and .our grass. The
land is literally sour, and Nature is trying I
to throw it from her stomach, through ,
these excrescences.
Tho rule then, is, if your land has too j
much eulphunc acid, or is sour, ptve it a
j . r t i ... c -i
good coat of lime: if destitute of acid ap-
ply plaster-Geruianto, Telegraph. i
-
Work for Jane. !
The eorn and nutato crocs row require '
Particular attention. The latter may still j
i ifi- .t. r .
ce P'anieu. mis monui is a very impori-
ant pnc Ior lD corD- 1I,e car,y FO"
should bo stimulated as much as Possible. !
by thorough and repeated passage of the'
cultivator, which should not be stopped till !
harvest time,
time. Superphosphate of lime, a !
of Guano and plaster, with a s-if-i
compost
fioient amnoiit cf soil, to prevent its caus-j U ,,cn ,beJ hilv CDC9 ovtreomo their an
tic effect, Fondrettc or ashrs, should be ,;I:athJ th devour it cogerly, and
1 s . mi a ii , t
appuca to eacn nui, amt wcu surreu n
I ln c00' morning, ttsc cut worm wm Dcac
i tlVC.
Wa hare found fall plonghing gen
erally a sufficient jrcventive. A dressing
of salt, five or six bushels to the acre, be
fore planting, is a security, and Las also a
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VOLUME X.NO. 9.
Whole lmklr, 477.
stantlr stirring round the U nnd
ap
plying foi tiliz- rs to f'h i'. fjrwar 1. When
f-e'tled warm weather comes on, with a hot
smi, hi occupation is gou. The plough
should never he seen inside the corn field
' after it in planted
cut. Len the blossom Las assumed a
browuish hue it is time to commence. liny
should not be stirred of-en in the field, a
qnality ia injured Ly too much dijing.
i uj jumwu wmi ior iwa
j or three se.-ipons with these remedies.
: Such fine fruit is well worthy the troubl
, of repeating the application fora few times.
The peach borer also requires close atten-
twu this month and cutting into his hiding
place in the bark just belaw the surfac
of the ground.
1'hin out gooseberries and currants if
' bushes aro too ninch loaded, and mrss
ground with salted hay, to prevent mildew,
Prune grape vins when needed. Tb
productiveness, of strawberry beds may h
increased by an occasional watering to lis)
'. between the rn
j ce J
jIen who m
rows.
Carts and Wagons.
are prudent and economical ia
most things, are wholly insensible to tb
great ls they experience by allowing
their expensive vehicles to be beaten mwa
and soaked by the storms, and checked
and shrunk by the blazing sun. Whea
" BUOP' laeJ aro
i frnm tl.a . T .
Soldo in r,.iinr.I
' a"S,0U, W ""V cart' ftnd tb
fTsIiI Alal CAOtria aX linr.A.w.1 I. iL.a 1
c
uuaUic, lDM ,nC De
cart is taken from the shop before the littla
opening in the joints and the wood ara
half filled with paint the farmer "guessea
it will do," and away it goes to commence)
a straight-forward course to decay. A few
days after, it rains. The cart is soakel
! through. The joints absb water and
W ' . . . the Watcr 1,(13
. . ' ! ' uaTJDS.besn ragged about
rue I.irm lor sevcra flnp tha ininta ..
j v "
loose. This process needs only to b
repeated a suffi.-iont number of timea to
give you a heavy, rickety body, which, ia
a few year', breaks up, and sends you. to
me lneeiisi'.ic niram.
Good Farming.
Rawstone, in his " Ke marks on Lanra
!"h,re Fanning' a very valuable and era
dite work, sr.ys :
"It maybe laid down es a standing;
rule, nnd as a guide to direct us, that all
gn0l farming the whole of that process
by which bad land is to be converted into
good and productive, and to be continued
in that state is comprised in the threa
following operations of husbandry, vix :
1- To carry off all superfluous an!
stagnant water, by means of judicious
draining.
2. To retrieve, through tb" medium of
manure, the strength and fertility which
has bpen exhausted by cropping.
3. To extract all notions weeds, tliat tha
strength of the manure msy be throw a
iuto the crops, and not int the weeds.
Salt and Ashes for Stock.
.;., n r r i , .
nnrestnctediy of green food whether
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. . . ' T" Ml
.... J .
"r tbc ln,Ur to one of the fc L
f"unJ Tcr "'ny- AnimaU aro often.
. y r leeu.ng on icmentr:. food,
but it a mixture of fcilt. ;inl a-V t
1 i V - . .
" 7 "f s "".7 '
s"mo Viwis "crc " 13 at fn acecMi-
tlu 10 thfn' ,his evil never result
,'00I !iru especially fond of it. At firs
tra-xa may refuse to partnTte of it,
hnt kecP t,lim wiilont salt till they do.
Gerirantfwn Teeirraj'h.
" M. F. M." of Kingston, in Wyoming
Valy, s!:tfes that last year, from SO to
."1 bushel cf oais sown oa less than 12
acres of mowing valley land, be threshed
and mes'ured 740 bushels of oats. Is
was corn stnbblo. He now counts on 25
bn whest u f lie arr s-waadcL