IRON
jjr 0. N. WOUDEX & J. R. CORNELIUS.
filtop at fctuisfciirfl, Union (County prnnspltjania.
ELEVENTH YEAH WHOLE NlT.UI3Eii,
II. C. IIICKOK, CuuitEsroxDixG Editor.
$1.50 rrit Year, alats ix Adtaxcb.
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Che Jjgistgrg Ctrcnirtf.
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TTTrthorl II. nie Macmzlne for March, lsi.
jOHNlYCOLK.
Si SIES- HSl'MUaX HATES. j
I guess we will hive to put out our j
T line " flil Mf' UU a i1''' "S i
Juhn.l,J' H.fc. one cold d,v !
she drew c.o"
Tliis remark was addressed
in Auinmn.
v" a .,vry, hzy looking man,
iu;--an' ' ,' i. ,,,., witu
,s wretched on a b.ucl Wj-U
If closed. Ibc w:fe, with tw ii.ut
to berbu
jfUo was f
eves I'd
j-irls of c'tgl't
at.1 ten, were
r , .. tlcir fingers couid ly , - )
was s.
5. Ulld asleep in tlie ciau.. , ...-
Jobuny, a boy of lb
rtecn,
an
d a
i-lotLer
hearth
of four, were scale-
making a snare 1.
r raooi-s. i
i .i.i
nrnntiied WaS COl'
J and clictr.ea.5 , i"e ,
i. f i"inv 111 e bell
scarcely i
vrarniui o .
t..u t the. fi-or, and every art.el
of;
furniture, mean as they were, were scrupu
1 t
Jously neat anu cuau. ,
The appearance of this Tamil iml.eatea ,
tbat they wire very poor. 1 hey were a, I
thin aud pale, really f r want of proper
f,.d and their clothes had been patched,
until it was diffieult to decide what tlie
"lull labnc uaa ueeo , u ".j
tircumstanee spoke volumes in favor of
the mother. She was a woman i f great
energy of character, unfortunately united
to a man whose habits were such, that, for
tlie greater part of the time, he was a dead
weight upon bcr bands ; although not ha
bitually intemperate, be was indolent and
good-for-nothiug to a degree, lying iu the
sun half bis time, when the weather was
warm, and never doing a stroke of woil;
until driven to it by the pangs of hunger.
As for tbe wife, by taking in sewing,
lu'.t:ing and spinning fur tiie farmers fa
milies in the neighborhood, she managed
to pay a rent of twenty dollars for the
cabin in which thy lived ; while she and
Jobuny, with what assistance they could '
occasionally get from Jerry, bcr bu.-band,
ti led the half acre cf ground attached ;
and the vegetables thus obtained, were
their main dependence during the ljng
winter just at band. Having thus intro
duced the Coles to our reader, we will con
tinue the conversation.
" I guess we will have to put out John
ny, and you will try aud help us a little
more, Jerry, dear."
"Why, what's got into tliis woman
now 7" muttered Jerry, stretching his
arms, aud yawning to the utmost capacity
of his mouth. Tbe children laughed at
their father's uncouth gestures, and even
Mrs. Cole's serious face relaxed into a
smile as she answered
"Don't swallow us a:!, and I will tell
tou. The winter is beginning early, and
promises to be cold. Our potatoes di iu't
turn out as well as I expected, and the
truth is. we can not cc t alonz so. We
won't have victuals to last us half tbe often would a'kind word, or one' sv...-)atb-
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tinie ; and,man.ige as 1 will, 1 can t much
raore than pay tbe rent, I get so little for
the kiud of work I do. Now, if Johnny
gets a place, it w ill make one less to provide
for ; and he will be learuiug to do some
thing for himself."
"Yes, but mother,'' said the boy, mov
ing close to her side and laying Is is head
on her knee, " Ves, but who'll help you
when I am K-me ? V ho 11 di the lot,
aad hop, and cut the wood, aud carry the
water F You caa't go away down to the
Epriug in the deep snow. Au l who'll make
tbe lire in the cold mornu.gs :
The nnlhcr looked sorry e.ioueli, as her
darling boy f ir be was the old et around
which the fm lest affections of her heart
bal entwined themselves she looked s r
es site looCed ar-
crated the turns he
ry enough, as he ennui
was iu the habit of loiug fir her ; but,
woman like, she could suffer and be still ;
so she answered cheerfully : '
" May be fither will, dear; and when
yon grow bigger, and learn !iot to do eve
rything, you 11 be such a help to us ail.
" U on t depend on me, snJ Jerry, now
arousing himself and sauiitcring to the fire;
' I hardly feel well, complaining was
Jerry's especial forte, au excuse fir all his
laziness : vet his .innetifc never failed: and
whet, as was sometimes the ca'o, rue of
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the neighbors sent a sm u! piece ot meat,
or any little article of food to his wife, un
der the plea of ill health, he managed to
appropriate nearly th! whole of it. He
Was selfishness embodied, au la sen u-; in
jury to his family, as few cared to keep
linn up in Ins laitucss.
One evenini. a few days later. Mrs OoU.
bo had been absent several hours, catn
in looking very lire l,an 1 after lay lug aside
uer uiu uouuei ai.u suawi, llllorUIC'l lh'm
ttat she had obtained a place for Johnny.
It was four miles distant, and the fanner's
man would stop for him on his wiy
from town, the next afternoon. What "a
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beautiful object was farmer Watkin-,' home,
stcid, lying as it did on the sunny slope of
a bill ! its grey stone walls, peeping out
from between the giant trees that oyer-
shadowed it, while everything aron-il and :
about gave evidence of abundance and
comfort. The thrifty orcharl ; tho hu"B
barn with its overflowing granaries ; the
sleek, well-fed cattle; even the low-roofed
spring bouse, with its superabundance of
tliiniug pails and pans, funne l an item
which could hardly be dispensed with, in ;
the tout entrmVe of this pleasant home, i
Farmer Watkins was an honrs.t bard-,
working man, somewhat past mid lie agi,
with a heart not natunily devoid of kind
ness, but, where his hirelings were con
cerned, so strongly encrusted with a layer
ef htls, that they aoted as nn rffectual
titck upiu L; le''cr fe'.'';p,; Hi? fimi'r
consisted of liis will' (-aid to be a notable
manager) and five or six children, tlio eld
1 est, a son, at college. In this household,
; work, woiL, was tlie oidtr of the day ! the
j farii.tr himself, with Lis great brow u fists,
j tet tho example, and tUu otlnrs, willing or
j unwilling, were obliged to follow his lead,
j lie l.ad agreed to tale John Cole, as lie
t-aM, wore 10 gel rid cl Ins mothers
importunities, than for any beuefit lie
expected to derive from liim ; and when
remonstrated with by his wife for his folly
j in giving her the trouble of another brat
! he answered shortly, "Never fear, I'll get
: the woi;!i of his vieiuals and clothes out of
; J jh ,0 hb
Hhaud a dollar a roontb.fi.r two years.
i This dollar a month was the great item in
.His. Cole's calculations : twelve dollars a
,..-., gu, uuiu miuoss pay ucr
t.ui, uitu ii iilii wiu eioou . II U OI. .U S
great uronti eves, (ier lie was a pretty,
iieutie-hearted boy,) as be was bidding
ll.em all good bye, and kissing the baby
over and e-.er again, she told hiin about
the m.".iey he would earn, aud nerved his
little heart with her glowing representa
tions, until be was able to choke back the
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i aa:-, dii.i icaiu uuiiiu ailllOM ciicenuiiy.
mr, yes, it was home ; f.r they hid
(( of waut
:(1 ,,in?e j are cabin wa!S; f(,r cutju ieatts
and kindly smiles were there ;
-ti,,- m t ,!,.- t,iit fat!
t,lfr0 l,is brotr and sisters played; there
ins associations, ins Hopes, nis wilies,Were
all centered. When be arrived at farmer
Watkins', and was sent into the large car
peted kitchen, everything was so unlike
this home, tbat bis fortitude almost gave
way, and it was as much as be could d ,
as he told his mother afterwards, "to keep
from bursting right out." Mis. Watkius
looked very cross, nor did she notice liim
except to order him to stand out of the way
of tho red-armed girl who was preparing
supper and placing it on a table iu the
ample apartment. Johnny looked with
amazement at the great dishes of meat,
and plates of li jt biscuit, lut (l.e odor of
the .steaming cufiee, and the beat, were
alur.it too much for him, as he had eaten
nothing since morning, for he was too
sorry to leave home to care about dinner.
The girl, noticing that his pale face grew
paler, laughingly orew tier uuMress
attention to 'master's new boy
Go out and brinu in some wood for the
stove," said !rs.Vaiki:s, sbarply'tbe air
will do you good."
John went out, and in a Lw minutes felt
revived. Looking about, be s ion found
the wood-shed : there was plenty of wood,
but none cut of a suitable leug'li; it was
all iu cord sticks. Taking an axe, he
chopped an anufull, and on taking it into
the bouse found the family bad finished
their suppers ; the biseaits aud meat were
all oaten.
" Conic on here to ynnr supper !" sai l
the maid servant, angrily, ,:wbat have you
been doing?" and without Waiting for an
answer, she filled a tin basin with mush
and skimmed milk and set it before him.
The little boy did not attempt to speak, but
sat down and ate what was given him ;
immediately after, he was scut into a loft
to bed, where be cried himself to sleep.
Ab I win n we count the thousand pulsa
tions that yield pain or pleasure to the
human mind, what, a power to do good or
evil, is possessed by every one! and how
izing glance, giuudcn the hearts ot those
thus prematurely forced upou the anxieties
of the world but bow few there arc who
care to bestow them !
The next morning, long before dawn, the
farmer's fimilv, with the exception of the
younger children, wor astir. The cattie
were to be fed and attended to, the horses
harnessed, the oxen yoked, and great was
the bustle, until all handi were fairly at
work. As for Johnny, he was taken into
the field to assist in bu. king ;orn. The
wind was keen, and the 8taik,frnm recent
rain, were wet, and filled with ice. His
scanty clothing scarcely afforded any pro
tectiou from the cold, ntid his hands soon
became so numb that he could scarcely
use them ; but, if he stopped one moment
,' ' . , ,, - ,,
o rap them, or breathe upon them in the
hope f imparting some warmth, the far
mer, who was close nt hand, in warm
wjolen clothes, and thick husking gloves,
would call out "Hurry up, huiry up, my
boy ; no idle bread must bo eaten here."
And bravely did Johnny struggle not to
mind the cold and pain, but it would not
do; he began to cry, when the master,who
never thoifht of exercising anything but
severity towards those who labored for him, '
told him sternly that if ho did not stop his
oawiiug in a luomeui, u mmi.i son mm
t no .... I r .. T I .
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hoinrt. This was enough for John: any
thing was better than to go back and be a
burden on his mother; he worked to the
best of his ability until noon. At noon,
he managed to get thoroughly warm, be
hind the stove when citing his dinner.
Siill, the sufferings of ihe child, with his
insufficient clothiiiir, were very creat ; but
nobody seemed to think nf the .iVe. toy
being an object of sympathy, and thus ho
continued. The rule seemi l to be to get
all that was passible Out of him, and his
little frame was so weary at night, that ho
h id baldly time to feel rested, until called
with the dawn to r.new his labor. A
monthly Sunday, however, was tho golden
period looked forward to iu his day-dreams,
f r it bod been stipulated by bis parent,
that on Saturday evening every four wet ks,
'", wa3 10 come, and stay all the next day.
And wheu tho time arrived bow nimbiy
J'd k get over the ground that stretched
between him aud the goal of bis wishes,
'hw much he had to tell. But as soon
ns he began to complain, his mother would
fiy cheerfully, i'!:hou"!i her heart bled for
the hardships of her child,
"Never tnind, you will get usc.1 to work,
and after awhile, when you grow up, you
can rent a farm, and take mc to Keep
house for you."
This was the impulse thai prompted to
action. No one can be utterly miserablo
who has a hope, even a remote one, of
battering hi e-u.'litjni) j end f'l'li a motivo .
such as tliis to cliccr him, Johnny pcrserv-
ed ; youn
as he was, he understood the
necessity
But haw often durin the four
weary weeks that succeeded, did the memo- 1 Prune and flrm ,!ie h'ads ofynung fruu trees. ,uwn ; rails are fractured and out of place; Uuinnand Jackcon tow ii'hip.'.aa expressed t respectively until tLe n-w jaii or jaibi'i
ry of the Saturday night he bad spent at I Where oMer trees, which are in bearinj.nced pales are eaten down by boises; and tbe ; in this act, and alo to make three plots ' or are buii', the expenses iltcodant npou
home come up before bis mental vision. ! rrun'r'S. ' ""! be done now, but ilie rush first impression that tbe eye receives, look I or'drafis of said division lines, one copy sucb j jint use being borcc by aid counties
The fresh loaf of rye bread, backed in ho- j of saP in May will cause the emission of nu- which way it will, is deformity, for tbe j of which they shall forward to tbe Secre- i respectively in proportion to the number
cor of his arrival, and eaten for supper, ! merous sprout, whieh must again be cut off 1 fence still obtrudes itself as the main f a- ; tary of the Commonwealth, and one to of persr.es confined from escb, aud tbe tircw
with maple in .lascs the very molasses and thrown away a loss which would be ob- . ture in tbo view. j the rcgiiter and recorder of Union and occupied by tie counties respectively, and
he had helped to boil on shares with far- viated by pruning in September, just before Suvt if there should le grounds of erv.r.- j Suyd-.-r counties respectively ; and ibesai-i . the cost c'f conieviog and niaintaiciii
mer Thrifiy's boys in the spring. What growth closes. The remaining growth, atib.it nmy, or convenience, sufficient to estal.sh ; ceminisioncrs shall rccr-ive ll-.e sum of one prisoners in tbe Kas'ern 1'cniteDtiary shall
a feast tin y had 1 Then the long evening season, is too feeble to produce wood, tut will a preference on the wbolc fur rail fences 1 dollar and fifty cents for every day ows- b defrayed by tue county from wbose ter
afterwards, when the blaze of the hickory ; lude in the fruit buds and mature them, thus around fields, may we not pain important sarily engaged in running taid diviinn ritory tbe prisoner or rriaoutrs arc or were
lire lighted up the timbers of the old cabin, ! producing fruit instead of wood. advantages by using living fences for the ! line and in making out the drafts of the sent.
with a mellow glow, and mother looked so j For .you'ij; trees, growth aud strength and . smaller enclosures around tbe dwelling ?; same, and for their compensation and for SECTION 12. That those portions of tbo
cheerful and smiled so kindly, as she sat : proper form are firt requisites, and they ; I propose to consider the question in an- all necessary aid employed by tbe ru iu township cf Union ai.d Jaekscn Iviriif
spinning in its warmth and light And ; should be acquired before the trees are allow- other paper, aud afterwards to make a ! running. Said line tbe commissioncts of ' south of JVnns creek be hereafter at aeued
how even father had helped to pop com in i ed to fruit. .statement of the comparative merits of , Uuion coun'y shall forthwith pay by or- to the election districts of I'enns and Mid-
the iron put.
Ah ! that was a time lonj to be remem -
bored ; and he had ample opportunity to
draw comp.it isons, for he often thought his
inas'er cared more for his cattle than he
f.r him, and it is quite probable he did :
for while they were warmly housed, he was
'e ssiy exposeu. aim ins comiort utter-
Iv di-rearded. If there was brush to
cut. or fence to make, or anv nut-d.ior la.
, . . J . . .
b jr to perform, a wet, cold or windy day,
was sure to be selected, while mjuie Ktalh-
ir, the wood was required to be chopped, S
and. generally speaking, all the work that '
could be done under shelter. Yet, we
dare say. Fanner 'a;kins never thought :
of the inliuinanity of this, or the advan-
tage he would hiiuseif derive by arranging
it otherwise.
J .bn (ode had been living out, perhaps
a year, lie bad not grown much in this
period ; bis frame had always been slight,
and his sunken cheeks, and wasted limbs, !
spoke of the hard usage and suffering of1
his ir sttit situation. The family bad
many delicacies for themselves, but the
if..-Aoy they knew never was used to
such things, and they were indifferent as
to what bis fare chanced to be. lie gene
rally managed to satisfy the cravings of
hunger on the coarse food given him, but
that was all. About this time it happened
that the farmer was digging a ditch, and
as he was afr aid winter would set in before ,
it was completed, Johnny and himself,
were at work upon it early and late, not :
withstanding the wind whistled, and it
was so cold they could hardly handle the
tools. While thus employed, it chanced .
that tiif-y got wet to the skin with a drizz
ling rain, and ou
returning to the house,
'd bis clothes,drank some '
the fanner changed
hot mulled cider, and spent the remainder
of the evening in his high backed chair
before a comfortable fire ; while the boy
was sent to grease a wagon in an open
shed, and at night crept to bis straw pal
let, shaking as though in an ague fit. The
next morniug be was in a high fever, and
with m any a " wonder of w hat got into
him," but without one word of sympathy.
or any other manifestation of imnd will be '
was sent homo to his mother. Late in the
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evening of the same day, a compassionate j
physician was surprised to see a wo-1
man enter his office ; her urments wet
and travel-stained, and, with streaming
eyes, she besought him to come and see
her son.
" My Johnny, my Johnny, sir," she
cried, ' he has been raving wild all day,
and we are afraid he will die."
Mistaking the evtse of the good mm'
hesitation, she added with a fresh burst of
Kr " I wl" lny j"Sors 10 l'ie
Lna n f.n n c,r ,f t-on ,-iM ....I. Ar.n.A
bone to pay you, sir, if you will only come.
U e live 111 the Oap. ;
A few inquiries were all that was neces
sary to learn tbe state of the case. The
benevolent doctor took the woman in his
vehicle, ami proceeded, over a mountain
ous road of six miles to sec his patient.
But vain was the help of man ; Johnny
continued delirious ; it w is work, work, al
ways at work ; ami pitiful was it to hear
bis complaints of being cold and tired,
while bis heart-broken parent hung oyer
him, am! denied herself neeessiries of lift
to minister to bis wants. After being ill
about a fortnight, he awoke one evening
apparently flee from fever. II is ex--pressi
tti was natural, 4 ut he seemed SO
weak he could not speak. His mother,
with a heart overflowing with joy at the
; :n,i r," i.u iLf I
change she imagined favorable, bent over !
him. With a great effort be placed his
arms ai.oui iier ucck ; sue Kissed ins pair- ,
lips; a sni'le of strange meaning passed j
( ver his fiee, and ere she could unwind
i ., , t , ,. , .
that loving cla-p,hcr little Johnny was no
more. lie bad gone where the wicked i
cease from troubling, and the weary are at ;
resl ', "'" r "'Vaa , B "i "L"r U"";B
i tf irr titifi-t, hop iiofninrj rinn na bFia
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beside the dead body, it was to Our Fath- , encc. O.ir fields are cullivated as wcll.in
cr who art in Heaven h-r an2nisbed heart the main, as theirs, and if not, the differ-
poured i'sclfout in prayer. Think of this, : cnee is not conspicuously obvious. But
ye rich ! who morning and evening breathe our houses are mostly bald, and staring,
'the sa.uo petition by your own hearth- i and less sheltered by shrubbery; and I
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stones. 1 hink of it. ve who have aulhoii-!
ty to oppress :
Do not deprive the poor
man or woman oi the ewe lanio ta.ir is !
their sole possession ; and remember that '
He whos(. ear is ever open to the cry of the Our woodland aud natural scenery wo ai
; distressed has rower to avenge their cause. ways admired.
I intromit-.. 1'Mnt rp. i-ivy. :
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i lUn X-VIiAI:
; The Cinrdeii Tiie OrrTiard.
I '
! rt o,.,eV, the win...,, inici. vto,
w..o. w.s., E? , twar im.foht.rir. Ce. c. . a j
nun.h ri.fo,irrl.adrsarialn-:.JJ..maemIyrl..n.ntcJ
tfith tt.t ir-ntl-ntan. Le intrr-rtfi in tlie nnnonnre. .
m.nt, u,at o h.vc u Fen..M o.hr .ruete. fron, j
hi .ii, to J'i'.'t. r rs-cikinioil I', on sutji-ew rclntitj lo j
itorti-niuir .mi ih ntnt f fruit n i the nuthor
ofalittlo work, r,V.tC.'r-.r.al,".hich i!
r.,r,.le(.liT.).tlt .Uihtou-.inU.I,burg. AfKr
wrHirn-'Z. Jl -aft to ij j
d-wed, b5 tkoM iu cuititaw fruit tri with rre, j
tin 1,1, 1.-, round r:whre iu tht n.e comPa. Mr-1
irk aee l.p alei:
the ruitiration of rch .iar, noi unpiev
rnntij tit.j 4 i:h tit. . nttiusiasm of a dctotro. Ve i
tm.;:T..innel,.i h,. Manual w a ntulanory ana,
e.s.:ful iodic, rartt-iilirtj m fhr tl.oa liting in Ontral ;
Fn.j:tB;.,, a. it .mte. witu ,piai ntan. xo
tbo tranu ana cirrurastanroii or this n-gioa.
w .in ejpjr, fr'.m the Lymtimj gmiu, an artida i
on HB3r;,triBSh. signature of Mr. Waring. I
f"1 - 1 iv-f fni;
WT li TO I rn- hT''
March Work in tne Orchard.
I Pio. This is ihe proper season to
Trune them freely now, cut offevery branch
' that will ever be likely to need removal. If
; left to become large, ihe wound will nut heal,
but will introduce decay,
i The heads of appie and sweet cherry trees
1 should be formed with a view to admit of
clnnbios easily, and bearing a load of fruit
; without breaking down or failing to ripen
1 u-eii , ihere m.ivi hf free circnlanon of airand
: ....',., f i.v,r f.,r -,.i tl,. f.,n..vt n.
' I "b - . u-- . i
iiiy ui wirr, iiir tiuvtui iu uc iccuic aiiu iiic
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f,,t ins.DtJ.
Tne best rattrrn of r.,rm for a voen? fruit
tree, is that atlordeil by a young while pine,
in which ihe main central stem or leader is
stronger titan any of the side branches, and
where ihe latter are evenly disposed in tiers
! an are stronger in proportion to their age,
Bat in an apple or cherry tree, there should be
but three branche to each tier, as four
net admit of climbing well, and the tiers
be 20 lo 30 incites apart.
placed, ll.ey ...ay be produced bv pruning oir
eve.y one of ihe ,de branches' so ihat the
Men, w.ll be a straight Make, and a number or
shorts will be emitted, from winch those can '
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ii a yuuns iree uas noi uiancnes im.pei iv
be selected which are suitably situated, and
thi others checked by pinching thair end:
during summer and cutting entirely away in
the next spii ig. This cou S will r.'tard bear
ing, but will add greatly to the vigor and sym
meirv.and, in the end, lo profuse and long con
tinued fruitfulness.
Not a Uaf should be removed from a young
tree during summer. Every roothl that col
lects sap must have a leaf at the other end of
its "sap pipe' to digest it and excite its snpp.y.
And as ihe health and vigor of a tree depend
Primarily upon the number and efficiency of
tlie roo,s anJ as llley can act bul ver' sl'Sht-
jy wimotu leaves, me importance oi me latter
is evident
The most that should be done in the W17
of pruning a newly planted tree during sum -
mer, is lo cheek over-luxuriant or misplaced
branches by pinching their ends. The liar- Boyer, Jr., in ahd for lVnns township. shall elect three persons in each of the
diest forest trees die ousripht if all iheir 7th district, at the public house ot Ja- counties of Union and Snjder respectively,
leaves are stripped off just when growth is cob Fryer, Midukburg, in and for Frank- who shall eonstitnle the building coin iu it
active, as in May or early June; and this is lin township. tees as provided for in the feurth section
a fieniient effect ol severe bail storms occur-'
ring at that season.
The strength of a tree depends greatly
upon the height which the sap is obliged to
ascend up a naked stein. The lower ihe
branches, the more vigorous they always are,
provided they are not growing in the shade
of others, l'ear, peach, and plum trees have
tender hark; the stems soon dry up, if un
sheltered l y leaves ; the sap cannot iheu as
cend at all. and the tree starves. i
These trees should therefore have the lower
set of branches not over lh.ee feel from the
ground. The head should be formed " f,'r a"
annle tree, but the trees mav lie closer toceih-
apple tree, but the trees may be closer togeth
er, as we h mid not climb 11a trees thai do
not grow over 15 feet high Fos plnm and
peaeh trees, ihis form is particularly advisable,
as they are liable to break down or spin apart
if the stem forks, or if any of the side branches
are disproportionately long or heavy, and thus
the hopes nf Ihe ctilmrit are laid in the dust
just when excited to the Inchest degree by
the beauty of ihe swelling and reddening fruit.
Boalsburg, Pa , Feb. lbiS- V.
Hedge Fences.
Everybody likes to combine ornament 1
with usefulness, when they are compatible.
Fences are everywhere necessary, but
rail fences can not be said to add any '
grace to the features of the country. 0:i
the contrary they are a great disfigure
ment. nercver we iook, ruey cianu i
prominent to the vision, rickety and awk-'
' V a ri.it. R. i
ward. Every American who visits Eng- i
land, exclaims in admiration of the beauty j
land, exclaims in admiration of the beauty !
- .. , .i. . I i . r. I
ot tno landscape lucre, n iooks son, .
sheltered, cosy, and garden-like. And the j
treat point of diff.reiice is, that there!
evervficld has a border of warm and living
growth. Tbo couutry is not made to look j
like a scattered wood-pile or lumber yard, j
covcreu n .... re.eues uV.. ai...u.-
i i cm otn-L- niwi rtirn in nil taiiri iti 11111 ii ri'M
;.T.i. r ....... ..;. ,t, m .r .iim.r.
think tnat Ibis additional nard leaturo
makes up the sum of tho difference which
seems 10 striKe every one wuo uat mveu
us first impressions of a visit to England, j
Tbeto is now a very prevalent and eager j
desire throuoh our county, Jo study the I
!,.-.... 1.1. IlivtiMiAnf nf ritrpllino.. And '
vi.. .iiuL.ii. in... ... f (
;t suoupj ,e 6n For here, nearly every
IouMIc, sits in hi, own door-way, and j
the land around it is bis own posession ;
and why should let be done to shelter and
tg aJnrn an(J ( gratify the Senses, here,
. . , .
than in countries where every countrj res-
ident rents 111 A IlOnlO !
handsome building, when just finish-
e(j an(j efaTe cardenS BT8 laid OUt Or
.. .
Lme .W But a neat fence of any rcgnlari
pattern, an d painted to suit the complexion
0f ti.e huildinir civci it all the advantato
trora a neat collar, or a uoe picture irom a :
najtablc frame. In the country there must
bg furice. ls0 round the gardens, the
. , ... 1. j - 1 -e.i
fruit lots and the orchards and if they are
all pamtca or wnno wasncu, tuey glare
nnon the eyes and claim so much promi-
tt.t !,. hiuMinir. anri abrubberw
beeorti qnie subordinate in tbe riew.
1 - 1 . .t- 1 -
jAUc'rsonie time usually n a few y tars
, they become dilapidated: ivosta are
! r.aii.ful'v leauine and dragainir eacb other
different materials.
Election Proclamation.
WIlEREAS.in and by an act
of lllG General Assembly of tills
rMate, Cnilueu "All Act lor the
r - . r
, r it .1 ii i o i
part ol Union to he called Snyder
t . .".i
!'ria relative to the seat ol jusnce
of Union couritv." at): :. ro ve(J t tie
2d U.iy OI March,
iv riiimri..il on mo
A. D lO-) it
'to'rrivp ni l'lir
. nlVil lY , '
',: f i,-, " .'i ,,;
nollce ot an election Xo he liekl, ;
and to enumerate in such notice
what is to bit t hereat voted for
ir will and against I: TlOflTI Jiffifilf 1 ,1'c l'1"'19 of eru,a count' respectively for tbe county of Union and also the Comrais
vhmil.l 1 1 ;i Li ' i- !f tt . the purchase of grounds aud the erection sioncrs of tbe coun y cf Snyder elected
Jiould l.gh bherlrt t the couny of Jfo WJy tortbe Coun,ies under the provisions of this act shall res-
C nion CO nereuy rnve ana mtiKe
. , ,,, n , . it . r t . i
mis r d iNUtlcr, lo Hie
Klectors of said COUllty of Union,
that an Election will be held in
Baid cOlltltV OV THE THIRD FwDT
vCUU LUl""y ".N nit iiukj' rrilDAl
OF .MARCH I.VSTAXT (being the I6tll
(lav of March, I $55) ht the Si'Ve-
ral Districts composed of the fol
io wi tig Townships and Boroughs,
to w it :
1st district, at the Commissioners' of
fice, in and for New Berlin borough.
"Jnd district, at the rublic bouse of
Catharine Brown, in and for Union town-
sLjp
;;rj district, at the house of Jacob
: Dcckard, in the borough of MifHinburg,
f'T West Buffaloc towbship.
, 4 th district, at the bouse or James
j M'Creight, in and for ButTaloe towu.ship.
i 5;h district, at the house of George
: Wolf, in and for East Buffaloe township,
(jth district, at the house of Saniui.1
S'li district, at the house of Geo. Slny-
. er, rreeourg, iu ana lor v asuington isp.
Dili district, at the house of George A.
Smith, iu and for Beaver township.
10ih district, at the public house lately
kept by Henry Schroycr, in and fur West
Beaver township.
lltli district, at the house of William
Eilcrt, in Uanlcton, iu and for Hartley
township.
1-th d:strict, at the house of Samuel
Sludlc, in and for Perry township.
lo:h district, at the house of James
Adams, in and for White Deer township. Skction 7. That upon securing the of tbe county of Snyder.
lltudistrict.attbe l'ublic School House subscriptions specified in the fourth section ; Section 19. That the lien of all
in Ontrcvillc, in aud for Centre township, of this act, the inhabitants of the said judgments entered in the court of corn
loth district, at the public house of county of Snyder shall after the first day m on pleas of the county of Union, prior
Isaac Humfelf, iu and for Chapman Tsp. : of December, one thousand eight hundred to the first day of December, Anno l)om
10th district, at the house of James and fifty-five, be entitled to and at all ini or.e thousand eight hundred and Cfiy
Lawson, in and for Keily township. times thereafter have nil and sing'ilar the five, shall be and remain as if this act had
17th district, at the west window of the cruris, jurisdictions, rff.ee, rights and pri- not been passed. J' oeiM, That to con
Franklin House, corner of Fourth and vileges to whieh the inhabitants of tie tinuo ihe lien of any such judgment on
Market streets, for the North Ward iu county cf Union are tow entitled by the . any lands or tenements situate in tbe
Lewisburg borough. constitution and laws of this Coniiuon- County of SnyJVr beyond tbe period of
JSin district, at tne soutn window 01
the Franklin House, corner of Fourth and
Market streets, for the South Ward, Lew-
isburg borough. October next. , t'nydcr, and scire f.icia to revive tbe same
lyth district, at the boun of Chi.. Crot-; Section 8. Tba! the County Commis-j as in other rases issued out of tbc court
zer, in aud for the borough of Mltflinburg. sioners to be elected nudcr the provisions I of cerumen pitas of said county of Snv
20th district, at the bouse of Samuel of this act for the said county of Snyder, ' der ; and testatum executions may isns
Ivline, in an 1 lor Middlccrcck isp.
21st district, at the bouse of Peter
ebr, in and lor Limestone township.
--nu aismcr, a uie wnion oeuooi
l'-'nd district, at the tnion denool
II.Mi.A In U.. I.i n.v.l rot h.-.
.....o.v, . ;
ugh of fec.msgrove. i
-:d district, at the School House on
lot -o. l'J, in ew Berlin, tor Jactson
township. ;
At which time and places there
wm b(. PjeCtlori HeKI lV Uallol
....
to decide whether the said county ;
, of bliyder shall he erected accor-
; dill' to the provisions of the
above Act of Assembly, Of which
,u fidlnwincr is 1 true ronv :
j C " 1 3 ' !
'AWT A 1fn A.. !. P.An,ln. rC a rati,
a-i o.vt. xui wo mnuitu i un ,
lintV, OUt Of part Of Union, tO county offices in the county of Uuion.whc- r;!'P 'he said si.it. nd cafes to be irans
caUed SiMYDER. and relative thcr bv resiination or otherwise, shall be "js V? ih' " oefore th.
oauniy,
be
to thO Seat Of Justice Of Union
County. ;
Section
1 Br. it enacted hutlte Semte '
of RrprMitu of ,he 1
of "Gtne'al
and
mmtctatth
4.em.,' mer. nml it it herthu enacted Ltl
- , - - j t
tlie authority f the tame, That all that
territory now in Union county lying south !
of a line commencing at the r,ortuumber-;
land bridge : thence, by the New Berlin
mail route, to reuus crceit at a pomi aooui
one-fourth of a mile above Mowrer's mill,
where said creek turns suddenly towards ;
the south ; thence, across Ptsnns creek, '
alonir the southern bank to its nearest
contact with tbe summit of Jack's rooun-
tain, and thence along the summit of
Jack's monntaio ti tbe western line of !
Union county, shall be, and the same is i
caueu ooyuer, on ne riuuiuwu
tcr expressed.
Sec. 2. That William O. HcrroH,
James Madden, Thomas Bower.Jarues Me
Creight and Isaae D. Boyer aro hereby
appointed commissioners who, or a major
ity of whom, shall, before tbe fonrtb day
if July next, pripetly asc-rUiu and mark
iLc division line between tbe counties of!
I Union and Snvder. and also between the !
1 election district of Penns. Middlecretk.
ier on tbe county treasury.
Sec. 3. That suitable grounds and : eastern boundary line of .Viddiecrcck town
buildings, and a jail fur couuty purposes ship continued northwardly to I'enns creeat
for said county of Snyder, and also suita- be the division line between said district
bic grounds, buildings and a j .il for said of Midulcereek and 1l:.s.
couuty of Uuion, to be approved by a ma Etc. 13. That after the next general
', jority of the court and grand jurors of the
' e-pccnve counties, ncu f icpaicu, tuiii
be secured to tbe said counties without any
' cost or tax whatever being imposed upon
,u tajnlle$ of ga;a counties for such ex -
penditures.
, Stc. 4. That to secure tbe conditions
'"pressed in tbe third section of this act,
',1,;rc he p'S m trust ,0 ,ne jUll;c9 f
tbe courts of Union county ou or before
the courts of Union county ou or butore
tbc Crst jay of jiav next( onc or more re-
sponsible bona fide subscriptions of not
less than ten thousand dollars from withiu
0f Union and Snyder, said building to
' . - ... . t
, be ot stone or brie Willi nre prooi rods
: a"'l fire Pof rooms for lecords, aud tbat
"id siibseriptions so pledged shall be ap-
. J . ? . 'V.11-
di r their directions in tue second week in
. . . . . : . " ,
May next, with the names of the .sites for
, which they are pledged in one newspaper
minion county and cue newspaper in
Snvder couuty, tbe second week in the
month of May next, and tbat upon sucb !
notice being given, tbe subscriptions afore
said shall be transferred to the bud lire
committees provided for sucb subscriptions
respectively, and tbe "rounds necessary
with tbe proper county buildings shall be
finished and conveyed in fee simple to the
croner authorities of the respective coun-
ties on or before the first day of January,
; one thousand eight Lundred and fifty sev -
en.
Sfctto 5. That upon the completion
of the said pledges in trust for the t rection
of buildings, the subscribers to such
pledges respectively on due notice given
of this act, each subscriber being entitled
to one vote ior every ten uonars suoseri -
bed by him or them towards the said buil-
dins fund.
Section 6. That the subscribers tow-
ards the said building fund shall in the
r . tn 1 -
manner prescribed iu the foregoing section
elect tljrce persons whose duty it shall be
to establish the site f r the public build-
inirs to be erected in the said counties of
Union and Snider respectively, subject to
the provisions of the uiiilu section ot this
bill.
weaitli, ami that Hie i rr.ecs cerciy provi-
ded for said county shall be filled by the
qualified voters at the geueral election iu
shall at their first meeting ueeido ty lot
the time each to serve, v;z. cue for one
year, and the others fx two ar?J three
years respectively, and should more than
rAn....nnfl. I.a ...(.:...! t.trthrii.tniirv-
. vo. ' , ,.,
of I '""n. Uilr lerm! , , . , 1 as
hereinbefore provided for the said county
of Snyder ; and the terms ol tue t. ounly
An.liion in the said counties rcsncctivelv
hall be decided in the same manner as
, , . ;j ,j r ,(,. ..-.
hereiu before provided for in the case cf
County Comtnissioners.
ShCTION U. Ihat the persons uoidicg
offices iu the county of L nion as bercti foie
organized whose residence may fall within
the limits of the said county oil nion sual
c"ntl"ue l" llolJ tbeir respective ohicesunti
ho terms for wh.ch Ibey were elected shall
1 A t 1 .... !! K. v..n..T..d in c.l
ium .ii, ... ..o
filled a't the general election on the second
Tuts lay of October next, anu annually
thereafter according to the terms of tbe ,
general laws regulating the re.pec.he
,ft ... , . . !
.., , , . '11' . ,i
sites of jail? and other buildings lor the ;
counties of Union Snyder be d.cideil
CbllllM IVi
, , " . .'. . . , .
as rouows : i ne gene,. r,ru, u ...
tober next, the voters of the so vera! clcc-;
uoo ai.r.. ... . .....i..... ;
vote wruicn or prinicu uct-eis. laocieu on
tbo outside " COUNTY SEAT," and in
.he inside coutaiuing the name of the
town, township or borough wh'ch they
elect s the seat of justice, and the officers
of election shall receive return and com-
pute the names of tbe places so voted for
as names of persons voted for are received
u-..m6 6.r..v ......
vitert. That co rote hal! be retnriicd for ; f,j I() the said cminty of Snvder. b-fer iW cr
any town townshii or borough which shall any of tliem shall enter on the exer uti.-n there
; ,, fumishrd as hereinbefore stated cf. sha'l cive snSoent security in the same
nt ine cai oi justice nr sue. f.u.i.j.
an approved and guariniied subscription
.f not less than ten thousand dollars for
r-iny pu-p",fM foresaid'.
br.Cllo.sll. '1 hut tbe jail in New Ber-.
lin be used by the counties ,f I:. . n.i
: Srndtr in c-.nimou by the aai.I mn.it:,..
1 dleereeJc in Fnvder county, and tbat tba
election tbe return judges of the several
etreiiuu uisrncis 01 me counties of Colon
and Snyder respectively shall mivt t k
hour appointed by law in tue pbrs for
, holding the several courts of tbe respecUT.
eounlies.
Sec. 14. Tbat the several township
- officers in Union county, whose
s',a-' fJH within Snyder county,
tinueto hold lueir respective offi
nose residences
shall con-
none to bold lueir respective offices in tbs
name and under the jurisdiction of Snyder
county, its regulated by general laws.
Section 15. That the Commissioners of
pectively procure at the towns or r.Iaeen
i , i . . . . . ' .
- , . , - - . . , . r
wnicn may oe Ue!cr....ne'J upon as tbo
respective county seats of said counties in
the manner hereinbefore provided for,
'1'''V and comraodat,ons for
the receiving and safe keepin?of the Dublio
records, and also for tLe holding of the
. Courts in tbe same until the public bnild-
ings hereinbefore provided f r shall have
been completed and accepted as aforesaid.
Section 16. That the several courts
of Union county shall continue to exer
cise jurisdiction within its former limits
until the first day of December, ona
thousand eiirht hundred and fifir.fieo.
a nriy-nve.
i certinraries di-
Section 17. That the certiorarie
, reefed to and appeals from the judgment
of any justice ef the reace of said ennnt
; of Snyder, and all criminal prosecutions
; which may originate in the said county,
t'etore the test day hereinafter mentioned,
shall be proceeded in as heretofore in
the cour's of common plea an lo'iar-
ter sessions of the county of Union ; and
all procs to issne from the courts of the
county of Snyder, returnable to the first
tt no in said couuty, shall bear test on tba
9:h day of September, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-five.
Section IS. That in all cxes where
. any uiongapes 01 any i.anas or tenements
situate within the said county of Snyder
: shall have been recorded in tbe recorder's
office cf the county cf Ut-ion, prior to tbs
first day cf Dicember, one thousand eight
.
hundred and fifty-five, the iien of said
mortgage shall remain the same as if this
act bad not be n passed. Pn.vitM, Tbat
all process for the recoverins of the same
sued forth af:er the said first day of De-
ccu.t. r, one thousand eight hundred and
, fifty five, shall issue from the proper courts
uve years iron, me date ol sucii entry, a
transcript of the same shall be filed in tl i
protbonotary's r flice of the said county of
; to and lrcm tbe .aid counties respectively.
as is provided ly the laws of this Cora-
; uinwcalth.
oat an suits ana cases which
ft i-o..u..e any u... riHitiitiro inmrsft.
era! courts of Lnon ic.intv on the fiiM rUr of
Wecember, one thonsand e-ht bundred and
fifty-five, where tie defendant cr defendants
in such sun or suits shall at the lime be rest-
l'ent in ihe county of Snvder. shall be trans-
fenV:l ' 'he respeciiye c.-urrs of Snydercoon-
iv. ana jnait ne ronsi-rrea a. rerome in said
,..,, .h.;. t,rnr,, ' , ,o.. m
, ner a, if lhr ,3rne h3d bn originally com-
menced in said conns, except thai the fees
or. ihe same due ... the officers of Imor. countr
Jy , ? &MWlS,i$
he pr.vhonirarv of Union county shall on or
kf.rre ,h. firNl r(l( Dtcember. one thousand
eglu hundred and fif.y-five, purchase docket.
on.l enntf tl.r.in all ,k .l..-. .
' .: ' s. .r.t .c-
hgreii nnA f,r,'r,T. h'v . ,h. ' , . j,tf
together with, the records and cVcraraiions and
other papers respecting ihe said suits crepes
eXlZ lT
and copying io be Pa.d .by .he saU eo,y of
Sivuer on vrarranN to be drawn by the ccm-
. . . . ............ ,u ,t i.ii.m.i i , 1 1 1 r 1 1-hi
missjiners of Snvder county on the treasurer
there. ,.:,,...
'
"'X';
That all taxes and militia ne
in ihe saot new cr.nnly
unty of trii. t nr
tjnje isr tQ (he firs( d
prior to the first day ot December, one
thousand eicttt hundred and fif.v tire, shall be
collected and recovered a. if this act had net
been passed, and that such taxes shail be di
vided eqna'ly between ibe counties aforesaid,
lifter defraying all expenses of and for ihe
county ol Union, incurred before the first d
f December, one thousand eight hundred and
Stsv-five.
SreTto -3. Tbnt tte shenfr. treanrer.
.1 .char;e ci :-e . i tee rerect:ve ti
rn whn nx ne-eaner ne appointed or eieci-
manner and form, and ior ihe same trusts ana
purposes a such etEcej for the lime beinjare
naiteea In g.ve in me rnnr't -r i n.. "
r-urti Pacl