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BY O. N. WORDEN & J. R. CORNELIUS.
II. C. IIICKOK, Corkespoxdixg Editor.
ORIGINAL ESSAYS.
Communicated for tb Lewi&burg Chronicle.
I Dream or all Things Free
Shining v'sivr.s dcscml from their airy
bowers. Fancy's brightest ray steals softly
in upon the miud, i'luniinatiug and embel
lishing the resplendent images discovered
in the temple of Imagination, which now
opens wide its portals for us to enter and '
revel in its fairy-land. The magic charms
of sylvan grottos and pearly streams are !
irresistible, and soon within its dreamy
halls the commonalties of life are forgotten,
thought soars to lofty heights, higher, and '
still higher, and we dream of all "things !
glad and free. Yes, freedom is the soul- :
inspiring lay, it wakes our thoughts and
fires with enthusiasm ; 'tis of this we love
to dream. Freely the mind wauders over
this broad earth : we rantrc the wide ex-
panse, rambling for a season in our own
Iright land, through scenes of rural beauty '
and magnificence, and then across the
mountain-wave to foreign clinics, while ;
every spot echoes the glad song of native j
freedom. The thrilling strains murmur I
forth from the many flashing rills and
ocean's silver spray. The many-toned wind
is a wanderer free, a spirit which floats
lightly o'er the liquid waters and fans the
parched and burning land. Daneingly 1
upon the crested surge goes the fleet bark,
majestic in its liberty. Its home is the
great blue deep, and on it glides spreading '
its snowy wings to the gentle breeze which j
bears it through the chaiuless w ild. And
Lere our epirits linger to gaze upon the '.
ewan-like motion of the billow queen, till i
carried on dreamy pinions to other scenes, j
Hark ! hear you those sweet, sad strains i
of free-born music ? As we approach the ;
wild and mournful solitude, the tuneful
melody fallsin rich harmony upon the lis-;
leuing ear. High born (motions swell
within the breast as Nature here lies be- !
fore us, untouched by human art, nc't r !
echoing to the voice of mortal man. Upon !
the bosom of this silver lake, no sails I
have ever spread, nor feathered oar t'er
plied ; a solemn glory broods over i. 1
Along its mossy bank-, giaut piues rear j
their tall forms, and the willow bends low '
to lave its leaves in the cooling wat( r.. i
Around it, dark woods shiver, and dashing, '
foaming falls, keep music with the mourn
ful sighing of the wind as it whispers
softly in the leafy trees. We dream of j
free and happy spirits hovering ever nigh :
this quiet and sequestered region ; 'tis too .
charming; wefaiu would linger where sueh
seraphic minstrelsy swells with each bree- t
zy sigh ; but we can not, already the be
wildering scene vanishes from the enrap
tured eight. ;
Sublimity and grandeur fill the soul with
awe as the haughty mountain throws its
palling shadows ou our path. Its sturdy .
trees seem welcoming our approach, as
they bow their heads low and wave grace- '
fully upon its lofty height. Above its
cragged summit is heard the rustling wings ,
of the bright-eyed mouutaiu-bitd, uudis- '
j.utcd monarch of the realm ; here, too, the '
wild falcons build their lordly nest. The
light footstep of the fearless hunter falls j
not upon its heathery sides, but the slow, !
majestic tread of the lion has formed a
path which it may traverse freed from all j
human weapons. Here, fleet bounds the
chamois and the gleeful stag, where shakes ,
the mountain fir. The liou's lengthened ,
roar mingled with the shrill cry of the i
wild bird, make nightly serenades with the
murmuring cadence of the mountain
btream. As this towering hill recedes from j
our view, still the mighty chaut of free- j
dom's song is faintly borne across the wa- j
tcrs on the midnight air, till, at length, it ;
dies away, and in imagination we arc trans-;
ferred to our own native forests. ithin i
its labyriathian shades, roams the dark- j
eyed Indian maid. Happy heart ! G uile- j
less and free she springs from crag to crag, ;
ad nimbly rows ber light tkiff on the j
dark blue lake, aud to the music of her i
glad heart warbling sweet, wild ditties, j
Here, too, through these pathless mazes, '
the chieftain leads his fearless, noble-hearted
warriors; together they have stemmed
the torrent's force, and with well filled 1
quiver joined the gleesomc chase. j
But the mystic spell is broken, the
phantom of imagination vanished, and we '
awake to ask ourselves, " Is there nothing !
to mar the illusion thus happily thrown
around us ?'' Ah ! the unwelcome truth. '
The heart of the dreamer is itself bleed-:
ing in chains. Why, 0 why should mau, :
the noblest of God's creatures, thus bend
under the weight of bondage ? What, we
earnestly enquire, is this captivity ? Come
with us at the pcusive Lour of twilight,
while the orb of day is departing behind
yon blue bills, and the soft ruooubeauisj
tremble on the waters. Before us is a
lonely glen, where may be seen the faint,
flickering light, ever aud anon issuiug .
from that dismal building. The prisoner
lies in his gloomy cell, an exile from his I
loved, his distant home; he forgets the!
present, his spirit is wafted to his native j
tkies, where around him gather the friends
of his childhood. Ouce more he feels bis
heart expand in his own genial mountain
air, bmyant with the freedom of all na- ;
ture; L? waul.rs by tin' laughing rills,
and listens to the wind's soft moan, and
the bewildering musfc of the leaping cas
cade, until roused to unhappy conscious-
ncss ; and now the shackles which bind his i
weary limbs seem doubly heavy, he longs to ;
be freed from these iron fetters. Ay '
this is the servitude of the body ; would
that it were all to which this race is sub-
ject; but a voice whispers, in accents cf
pity, of a heai.T, iwrM enduring yoke,
that chains not only the mortal man, but
with it the immortal soul. Man ! Earth's
noblest sous have shared the bitter cup of . hood's dreams f heaven ; those plaintive
sin. The imprisoned soul is chained in j airs that arc sung alike over the grave
an abyss of darkness. Captive of earth ! i and under the maple's shade ; those noble,
Slavery's mien will tell its tale of heart-! soul-stirring strains, that are song on deck
siek weariness. Thy dreams of freedom ! and plaiu. As examples,"01d Hundred,"
are but mockery, for thou art in the gall- j "Petcrboro," "Sweet Home," "Sweet Af
ing bonds of sin. Chase from thy soul j ton," "Old House at Home,'' "Far Away,"
the fever of unrest, for thy Deliverer will j "Try Again," "Hail Columbia," "The
at last cast off thy earth-born fetters, and 1 Marseilles," the breadth of whose fame is
the freed spirit, rising from its clayey pris-1 only attributable to their music. It is
on house, will soar away to its bright home
there to swell the anthems of everlasting
freedom. e. j. m.
AMKUICAX KF-IKCTKn ADHKFSSKS. Sow drill pub
li.lie.1 from Original 3l4liu-ripl. New York : J. C.
Iilkuv. Ito-tou: i'iilLi.lr, Sami-su.x A C'u.
The design of this w ork is similar to that of
the celebrated "RejecteJ AJdrcsses" published
in England some years ago, the authorship of
which is ascribed to Albert Smith and a knot
of kindred spirits. This volume purports to
n f,.r me opening
-.ui-u ..,
be a collection of OJe writte
of the Crystal Palace, but which failed of
obtaining the prize. They are imitations of
the style of the most eminent American poets,
of which the fjllowing is designed for She.
SOXG OF THE STEAMER. VT 1. G. S.
Kushini: through the ocean,
K uhim in ihe l.rfeje,
KMinir iivr i.iil.w.,
r.t' tiinz into &.
fihakinj Willi the ni.-ine.
Sfrenmitiir with til'- M.t.t,
Mirhty i-kit-nnl mode of
Ooin,. rallier fast.
Sf srir rinjr fln .t-i-k pe-
I'm-e ion i':m rot .land,
IIo! lui on til ruiliii
W ith ll(kv b.ttol.
Now the tl.-.r is M'ttliir;
I'n'l.-rti'-Mli jour Urt,
Now it h-Bv-fl y,.u u liiie
ToEU in a hlitf. L
Sailor looking rrd and
Ladi looking pair.
Captain entue mIodc. and
fcayii it i. utr il'I.;
Pa-nirr in-iojre how
lAn it'll like to lent.
Cal'tain haki-H !it b.-J,
Kifttng Tery f .it."
G'-nt! man in motion.
Looking iuit- litr..ro'.
Eayi hel irivr hi housu f.,r
ll.ilf an honr"i! rol.
J ul... ty ol.l la.lr
WoUiL-n In run iup,
Ha? a ;oor oojnion
Of hi bringing up.
lnvalij romi'lainin;.
Not thr -.liht.-.t .loulit
Anothrr tit of .training
Will turn him iu.lUr cat;
Lady on thr ftnf:i.
I. vine draJ a!ni-t.
No'hine morr ft ciyr urs
Vnl.-ra it be the uhoi.t.
Grntkmnn in U) pt berth
I. till" sleep rnjova,
Grntlomnn Irm-aih if
MuMn? .uh a noi!.:
Grntlrnidn in lower lH-rlb,
Tiin:-I ort of rhwli.
'J-'rai'l to put hi lo-iol out,
'ear of Mime niitbap.
Cunniiik; vian-i Yankee,
I.o.-kiit hharp au-1 niiin,
Ssy he puei-se. folks won't
t'ome it oeer iiim :
Meane to faye u-d tlnnerf,
I'rUilent like a monk.
Got a ponnl .f raii'lle
Loi-kol up in tii). trunk.
Swn .-. -r;n; western rowjy
W ;.l .lo a. he tit.
3I' :,T. io J.i to Kenlon'..
o-aii- .moke aoil .-jit;
Kfp. a ).:iir ot pi-tols,
Wears a ilowii; ktiile,
Never t'.ok an in.uit,
Neyi-r iu his life.
Lxlyafrttitiir nerrou.
Soi l a hii. in siirht.
IIoii..h thrv will not run us down
Sudtrn in thr nihl;
GentU-iuan n:solvio.
If he jr'!i to frh'Te,
Jie'II sperni his life on t'other side,
Aud nevrr steam it more.
Ruthintr thronjrh the oeean,
Kolliti; io til- hreew.
Heaving oyer billows,
I'it.-hlli2 iuti eras
Sbakinz with the enirine,
hrreatllin with the b!aL
Comfortable ibin; to
lb- arririxl at lat.
Mum.c ill Schools.
HcaD BroEC IU1 TEimMIH' A.wariox or Lewistow.i,
Ol'Touut -7, lsjo.
BY AliRAM D. IIAW.V.
In this utilitarian age, it is held to be
treason to the people's rights to introduce
into the school any study, which does not
immediately tend to enlighten tho youth
in the points of knowledge necessary for
tho accumulation of wealth. The iu-
fluencc of the "almighty dollar," and the
consequent value and importance thereto j
attached, is leading us as Americans to
regard it as the "summum bonum," and its
possession as preferable to thc most supe
rior mental culture. We arc as those
"Who hold it heresy to think,
W ho love no music but the lo!UmT rtink.
Who laufh to eeoru tbe wimlom of the nrhool,
And deeui the first u.r poets, orbt oi foulfe."
This spirit is seen iu that tone of superior
wisdom which would repress all the out
bursts of enthusiasm ; would damp tho
fervor of the soul, that would look with
gratitude and admiration upon the sublime!
aud grand 111 nature ; would teach it to
look upon the purely useful, as thc only
thing worthy of attention; and, would
drive it from the consideration of all that
is touching and delicate, of all tender scn
timcut and feeling, and of all the hallowed
associations of life, by the question, to
them a shrewd one, "What's the use ?"
With this spirit, the friends of liberal
education, as well as those of religion and
morality, have to coutend. It is this spi
rit that meets us at the threshold of the
schoolroom, when we would introduce
music into the school as a study, with the
standing question, "What's the use?"
Now we propose, in a brief though it
may be an imperfect manner, to set forth
in two ways its use.
First, It tends to elevate, purify, and
exalt thc huuiau heart. Now, here let us
state, that by music we do not wean that
ritojjs-Hit
fashionable music taught and executed
scientifically ; which at one time is com-
pcting with the thunder's deafening
tones, and another quivering with cat-like
distraction among the low notes, liut we
, do mean such as wo have sometimes heard
j our pr.' .nts give examples and of which we
j have exclaimed, "Oh ! they are the best,
j after all," aud also some of the universal
j favorites of the present time,and will never
j wear out. Those sweet and simple songs
that linger around the heart like child-
: music such as this, we would have taught
That its tendency would be good, is to bo
inferred from its beiug used in Heaven ;
for there we are told there is one continued
anthem of praise going up to the Eternal,
Earth's creation was greeted by a lullaby
sung over it by "the morning stars." The
first announcement of "peace and good
will towards men upon earth" was made
? ""i
incGod. The inspired lsalmist has COm-
mauded us to "sing utito the Lord and
praise him with a new song." And is
anJ
lnJ tho
sts' in
aw '
mere nothing elevating, puruyiug, ana
exulting iu imitating the worship am
employment oi me ucavcniy nosis : in
obeying the commands of tne inspired one ?
no can sing or near sung me goou om
tune "p-oicrboro," without thinking of the
intimately associated words, and voluuta-
ai l .1 111
rilv exhortin" LU soul to r.av iu tribute
ruy exi.oruuc oi., aoui io pay lia inouic
to its God? Who cau siu" or hear sun"
to us uju. uu Lau biuq ui uen ouu0
"Home, Sweet Home," without thinking
of the Lallowed associations of his
own
home, and from that, turning heavenward,
and longing to be there, or asking him-
self, Am I prepared for that eternal home ?
The evideuce of these effects upon thc
soul, are to be felt iu each bosom. We
have only to think of it, and we are satis
fied. The iuflueuce of music upon the
hyena's fierceness aud the serpent's venom,
is still another proof of its subduing and
thus purifying effects. Nature is playing
a constant tuue iu some way, and those
that listen nmst to her, influence ns most, ;
and that for POod. XothinS will SO SOOn :
, , 1 1 1,. 1 e .i
oreaK lurougu tue coin Bcuiiiuesa 01 me
WOrdly man's heart, and bring OUt his bet-
. ,. . i-i 11 1 :
ter feelings, as the sonars of childhood. In
the counting-room, the desert, or the dun
geon, let them be but heard, aud they will i
awaken the little good spirit that was long
dormant in his breast. This is done by
music the music of thc tunes heard in
childhood ; aud the more deeply impressed
then, the greater the effect now. Then
let us have it more deeply impressed by
having it iu the school, aud connect with
thc hallowed assoeiatioLS of thc schoolroom
a coucord of sweet sounds : and those sweet
! sounds will leave an impress never to be
I effaced, and their effects will be good con
1 tinually.
j S-omJ, It makes them better citizens,
j and truer patriots ; because, it makes them
j love the school-house, the hill, the pond,
j the wood, and every loved spot which
j their infancy knew, and iu which their in
fant voices rang iu music's sweetest strains.
It makes more bright the associations,and
more deep the love which are entwined
around a man's fiiends and native land.
It gives him something above thc mere ab
straction of lifs. It makes him more
strongly love the voices and faces of his
family, and as he sings "thy rocks and
rills, 1 love them well," do you not think
that he is made a better man and truer
patriot, and would you fear that he would
not lay down his life for that family,those
rocks and rills ? Yes, you could and
would trust him who with a smiling face
and joyous, ringing laugh sings the good
0ld tunes of vore. aud the national
-A of tho " times that tried men's
souls." Then let us cultivate music in
the breasts of youth so that its sancti
fying influence may be more widely and
deeply felt j so that we can feel here as
they do iu Germany, that it is one of tho
most preservative elements of the govern
ment and of the happiness of the million.
And in our hearts of hearts, wc must as-
sent to t sentiment of the immortal
Shakespeare that
-!l that htb no musi-in liinu!,
N.t istm-t tuuvuii Willi outtruril ofi-weft sound ,
1- lit fiT tre;iru, fitrntitp'mt or nii,
Ttit iii. lions ot lus i-int tir tu tliiU 3 Diht.
And Inn twtiouii tt;irk os lrebui.
Lut uo sucii ia-u bo(truiteti ln
Deatl of Aaron Burr.
There were some facts counected with
the closing scenes of Mr. liurr's life,
which were told us soon after thcy occur
red, by one who received them from an
eye-witness, which we do not remember to
Lave seen stated anywhere in print. We
suppose that we will not be considered as
violating the privacy of the domestic cir
cle, in referring to them at this remote
period after their occurrence.
During Mr. Burr's last illness, Le was
Tery restless and impatient toward those
who were about bis person, often indnlg-
incr in nrofano aud abusive language. His '
physician, observing that mortiiicatioa bad
fctmstorg, Union County
j commenced iu the extremities, thought it
I his duty to inform him of the fact, and to
! assure him, that whatever preparation he
; might wish to make for death, should be
! made at once. In as gentle tones as he could
command, he broached the subject, assur
ing him that within twenty-four boars, at
the farthest, he would be a dead man.
Mr. Burr replied, "Doctor, it can't bo so.
I feci easier and better than I Lava felt
, for ECveral days." "That," replied the
j Doctor, "is one of the surest evidences
that what I bave told too is true. Your
limbs are free from pain, because, they
are dead." Turning his half fiery eyes
upon the Doctor, be said, "Doctor, 1 can't
die, Itrou't die, I shan't di'e. My father
and mother, and grand-parents, and no
des, and aunts, were all pioui and godly
people. They prayed for my conversion
a thousand times, and if God be a hearer
of prayer, he is not going to let me die vn-
til their prayers are ansaertJ. It is impos-
j sible that the child of so many prayers will
j be lost" The Doctor replied, "Mr. Burr,
I yojj are already dying." He then went
j ovcr pretty much the same expressions as
: gjvcn above, sunk into a stupor, and soon
j siept the sleep which knows no waking
; untji tj,c morning of the resurrection,
yv t Lave tbe recjse ian.
' h' him M eM1 b"Ve
. -. .nc .onnrtl tr. a D.ir inform.
ant receivej tbe impression, that Le Lad
run lho roundg of b;9 irjifiui,yt ,H the
! while indulging the Lope that, like tbe
: celebrated Augustine, before Le died Lc
hi . i . .i
: Utah til rA onnvfrtoil in nAT tA trio nrtiw.
. b convcrtcd. in answer to the rrav-
; f r- , j f j GoJ
;n Lu divimj SOTcreign,. disappointed his
. eipcctltion? and made him a monument
i r i,- i. ...i i., n ,,, n
, , t- . - i ,
. Jrcn are build ing their h opes of
1 , ... . ... ,
tjC:lvcrj upon tliew connection with a ptous
' . ! ... i. . v.. ,i' v .
ancestry. hen such "crucify tlie oon
, v 7,-,..i ,i n, i
! thamc thcy must not 40,1 if
: ,. tncm lo eveTli,tilll, sbame ,nd
! contempt bcfore Lu 1iltbcr ,nd thc hoIj
angels, and an assembled universe Pre
Lyteriait llrrald.
MY ANGEL LOVE.
There is Mieni, written by one of onr t ter-rhi!lrn
nicu 1 m retmujeu or tun qumUoB of
Bl,UTt that lt h D pMi..
rE" rote it, n4 it iim bee. among my -iuieripu
ni.uli !.! lo one moral imiu.TfM.lnHM nf reaelk. I am
it , fund tla,wher. ,n'Brint.i,ow.,-.it win .c b.
uorrfn-.UinK to remd-lhr ebwiuey
bit or u on
f.-bioneJ i-oetry tuat bad in it both meaning and music.
The wldo. h(rt 0f tbe rrted ona-wltb ber aooetle
husband jut gone before her to hearen thuneiqouitily
tellii tbe rtory of tbeir eartiily lovo an4 .till Uagirin
MhlilJ of hauJ,.
I gazed down life's dim labyrinth,
A wilderin; maze to see,
Crossed o'er by many a tangled clew,
And wild as wihl conld be.
And as I gazed in doubt and dread
An angel came to me.
I knew him for a heavenly guide,
I knew him even then.
Though meekly as a child he stood
Amoni; the sons of men
By his deep spirit loveliness,
1 knew liiiu even then.
And as I leaned my weary head
Upon his protlered breast,
And scanned the peril-haunted wild
From out my place of rest,
I wondered if the shining ones
Of KJen were more blessed.
Tor there was light wiihin my soul,
Light on my peaceful way,
And all around ihe blue above
The clustering siar-light lay ;
And easterly I saw upreared
The pearly gates of day.
So hand in hand we trod the wild,
My angel love and I
His lifted wing all quivering
With tokens from the sky.
istraiioe mv dull thought could not divine
'Tuas lifted but to fly!
Again dow n life's dim labyrinth
I prnpe my way alone.
While wildly through the midnight sky
Illack, hurrying clouds are blown,
And thickly. In my tangled path.
The sharp, bare thorns are sown.
Yet Crra my foot, for well I know
The goal can not be far.
And ever through ihe rifled Clouds
tsli iocs out one steady star
Fur when my guide went tip, he lefl
The pearly gaits a-jur.
In thon lat two unRUrpaseMl linen tinea in the anlilen
eadenee of which lay the lark-ronf of her own then Hawn
ins morning in heaven Kmily Ji'dsov baa expresard tbe
j failh for which thc imaginaUvv. world la now aealon.ly
, rontcoJiuft ririf-rww acrou tht tn ire. I should be
1 reluctant to relinquish my own bold, injunctive rather
than philosophical though it be, of faith so precious.
N. P. Wiuu ltmt Journal.
Sad Case of Lottery Gambling.
How irresistible, when once acquired,
is the base passion of gambling ! Few
there are who, when they hazard a sum,
have courage and determination to throw
off thc ?pell that is upon them, and thus
save their fortunes and respectability.
And how many thousands there are who
annually go down to ignominy, and per
haps death, through their insatiable de
sire lo try again 1
We bave a case in point. Barnabas
Bates, an aged and in former years, an in
dustrious, thrifty farmer, was yesterday,
and the third time within a week, picked
np in the street in a state of stupor. Upon
searching him at the station boose, fifteen
blank lottery tickota were found in bit
pocket-book. He was placed in a cell,
where he slept off the effects of the liquor
he bad drank, and when "sober reason
Lad assumed Ler sway" be experienced
tbe most poignant grief.
His story is a lamentable one. Bates
married vountf. and for years cultivated a
.mall farm, three miles from Utica. He
- c -
Jwa3 industrious, Lonest, and courted.
pcnnsglnania.
Fortune euiiled upon bis efforts, and his
labors were rewarded with bountiful crops.
In time he amassed quite a fortune some
$20,000. He was blessed with a goodly
number of sons aud daughters, and bid fair
to go down to Lis grave in peace, but
twelve years ago, he was induced to "try
his luck," and purchase a lottery ticket.
The passion once acquired, be could not
stop, and Trom that day to this, he Las
been constantly gambling in lottery tick
ets worthless bits of parchments- His
farm, his wife, and children, are all gone.
The farm for lottery tickets, bis wife into
the grave, and his children married and
scattered in. all quarters. He came to
this city some two weeks since, having in
his posession the last of bis worldly effects.
Yesterday the last penny was squandered,
and he now stauds a good prospect of find
ing a home in the penitentiary. He re
marked to the Chief, Morgan, yesterday,
that ha was a ruined man, that life was
indifferent to him, and that Le cared not
what disposition was made with Lis case.'
"Yet" said the old man, "I blame no one,
'twas all my own fault j I brought this on
myself; I am CG years old, and I know I
haven't much longer to stay." What a
lesson does the experience of this old man
teach the rising generation ! Albany
Argus.
Reception of Gov. Reeder.
Eastox, Pa., Nov. 6. Ex-Governor
Hceder was received at the cars, on his
arrival l Thl
! b? V
people of Last
arrival at rhillipsburg" from Philadelphia,
cry great assemblage of tho
Easton aud the neighborhood, 1
who were there to greet him with a hearty
welcome home, and an earnest and warm
approval of his course in the difficult and
momentous affairs with which he was cred-
itably and distinguishing!? associated iu
! J ,.
j Kausas. He was escorted by an immense
I ... . , ' . .
1 concourse of citizens, with music, to Con-
nor's Hotel, where he was received, in a
short aud eloquent address, by Gen. W.
Yates, Esq., after which the Governor de
livered a masterly and powerfully impres
sive speech, which was listened to with
profound attention, and evidently fell with
convincing effect upon Lis audience.
He gave a rapid but luminous and can
did history of the whole of the Kansas af-
tmr, sbowmg up the unfairness and by-
I . -. ....... ...
' Pocr,"y of ,Q8 AUmiuistration on tne one
side, and the high-handed aud lawless
! Pceedmgs of ttie Missouri invaders on
1 the other, with a clearness of narrative
aud a graphic description which carried
conviction to the minds of all.
He explained satisfactorily, all seeming '
inconsistencies in his course, and avowed
his fixed determination to stand by, at all
hazards and through all consequences, tbe
noble platform of principles adopted by J
the Free State party of Kansas. Through
out thc wholo of his speech, there was not
one violent or abusive epithet against
those at whose bands he had received such
measureless abuse. He closed amid a
deep and earnest response of cordial agree- j
mcnt an tne pare 01 11 h nearer?.
Poor Speculaton.
The Doylestown Intelligencer states
that William Deck, the projector and pro
prietor of the Doylestown Exhibition En
terprise, Las made an assignment for the
benefit of bis creditors. His liabilities
are said to exceed $80,000. His assets
fall short of that amount. It seems that
Mr. liock prepared an Agricultural Fair
Ground, with immense building, and got
up Exhibitions on his own hook a la Bar
mint, as a matter of private speculation.
The Intelligencer presumes that the mo
ney invested in the enterprise must bave
exceeded thirty thousand dollars. The j
proceeds of last August's exhibition,
though large, were not commensurate
with this expenditure, leaving the proprie
tor pecuniarily embarrassed to such an
extent tbat a failure Lad to follow. The
storm of Sunday week blew down all the
large but not firmly built Exhibition
buildings, making a pile only of old lum
ber. The double crash has produced great
excitement among Mr. Beck's creditors,
many of them poor laborers who can illy
afford the loss.
AUTUMN.
Sreet Sabbaih of the year !
While evening steps decar.
Thy parting steps meihinks I hear
Steal from the world away;
Amid thy silent flowers
Tis sad, but sweet, to dwell,
Where tailing leaves and drooping flowers
Around me breathe farewell.
Along Ihy sunset &kie
Their glories melt in shai'e.
And, like the things we fondly prize,
eem lovelier as they fade.
A deep and crimson streak
Thy dying leaves disclose.
As on Consumption's wasted cheek,
'Mid ruin, blooms the rose.
Thy scene each vision brings
Of beauty tn decay.
Of fair and early faded things
Too exquisite to stay j
Of jovs that come no nlore ;
Of flowers whose bloom is fled ;
Of farewells wept upon lbe shore
Of friends estranged or dead
Of all that now may seem.
To memory's tearful eye.
The vanished beauty of a dream
O'er which we Sfflj'B
The Buck County Intelligencer calls
Shanghais " traveling eorncribs." Very
truthful designation.
TWELFTH YEAR
1.50 ter Year
31b. Slward's SrEECii The Wash
ington Union prints Senator Seward's Re
publican speech in full, and the Star, the
junior Administrative Organ, Bays, with
signifiance and pertinence that the South
had better answer Mr. Seward by "calm
reason and irrefragable history, and not
by calling its author disreputable names ;
otherwise there is no telling what may be
the result of his, of late years, so rapidly
increasing power and influence."
THE FAIIM:
The Garden -The Orchard.
Storing of Winter Fruit. j tablt3j or t0 graei t,e tables of a provin
The gathering, storing, and subsequent cial borticuitural bbow, when the majority
care of winter fruit, docs not, in the ma- of j , establishments are unable to do
jority of instances, receive that degree of
attention which their importance entitle
them to. That such should be so, becomes
a matter of astonishment, when we recol
lect that from such fruit the kitchen and
dessert are to be princtpally supplied for
so long a period-at least, so far as the
winter produce of the garden is concerned
9o that the fruit is eathered and conveyed ;
to the fruit room, or to some nondescript,
1 imhaI T f i r .
structure diguified with that appellation,
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not be allowed to press one upon another
in too great quantities. None but the very
prime specimens should be associated lor
long keeping. All inferior or damaged
fruit should be put aside, to be used im.nc
diatcly, or as occasion requires. When
your iiue fruit reaches the fruit room, del
icate handling should by no means be dis-
regarded. They should, one by one, be
carefully placed where they are to remain ;
and not, as is often done, turn them out of
lue oasaeis luto a mas, uaiiinoiuii uaii iuc
, co -
contents in the process. After storing has .
peculiarities ju tueic uioue; et ueeav, uuu
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these peculiarities are constant. S jme of
'
them are, however, more iiif.ctious than
others. Many early ripening pears decay
rapidly, without any outward indications,
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becoming what is technically termed sleepy.
Various other kiuds, which remain in per-
fection to a lengthened period, decay nat-,
urally in a like manner. Tho swan's egg
pear decays in spots on its exterior, which
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gradually enlarge, till the whole fruit is
rotten. The peculiar flavor of the decaying
portions of this fruit is confined entirely
to itself. The nearest approach to the lat
ter niodo of decay takes place in the Rib
stone Pippin apple, especially if stored in
a damp and impure atmosphere. Many
kinds of decay premature decay, aud the
most to be dreaded in a fruit-rooin arise
from the decomposing substance being at-!
tacked by minute fungi iu the form of
mildew. These minute vegetables dissem-
iuate their invisible germs iu mynals, ever
ready to establish themselves iu suitable
atttiittiina T.f VArrAtfitinr ItrillArl ft.ni! '
damaged fruit offer the necessary situa
tions ; and, being once established, their
progress is rapid. Speaking of the Rib
stone l'ippin as decaying in a confined and
impure atmosphere, wo may mention an
illustrative instance.
Calling one day at a garden, tho super
intendent of which was somewhat of the
old school, we were shown into the fruit
room, and onr attention was directed to a
number of this fruit, most of which were
decaying in thc manner before described;
anl the Saver cf those not decaying was
anything but palatable. The gardener
assured us that be had lost bis fruit iu j
'
is ottcn an tnai is carcu .or. i prftca to transplant in autumn ; though
mance of the operation is entrusted to la-, if tbe und is not fro-en, can
borers and boys, who possess not the least , u r d)f irf ..
idea of the importance of their occupation, , f lut aj a ru!e it m iJ. U
or of the manner ia wh.ch it should be j k;J iu Leavy m
performed. Stems are plucked out by ; .. .
careless gathering, leaving wounds which qq gnrf d
soon destroy the fruit. Bankets are heaped ; (Le traa.pliUtil,s is
one upon another, bruising the majority tb(j fc 0q the CQ1Ur;irJj wIlL.u
of the fruit, and inducing ultimate decay. anJ aufu(nu
Good and bad are huddled promiscuous ; A . cverj.r.,ca m.c!
t . get h. r, to be Leaped up iu the fruit room, :abu,,t wL;ch g() mUch s;i(1 M ,ba
till leL-urc, or a wet day, gives a more fit- j wLen tWjlJ lc ,ruu.f !jate jf it
ting opportunity to assort them. The bit-1 l(J fcafiit (bat cume ua Jur
ter operation is often delayed till sad iu-, tbe comrnou ...!c of trCS Qur uur.
roads arc in the better, as well as the more : scrios are u0.y lecUl;ag witb CVl,r var;ety
iuferior of thc fruit. 0f fru;t SrciSi at rtaaUe prices, as well
Where well-kept fruit is desired, too wUU lbe eiwst ornimeutill trees, de
much care can not be bestowed on the j ciduoa5 &ai cvcrgrCen, and as every far
gathering and storing. In the former op-1 mc part;cuIiiriv. ab!C) from the high
eration, they should be carefully selected be Ieceives (uT ererv,Ling he pro-
from the trees at a proper season, which a n hhu, lgo0(j stocJ
practised eye will alone ascertain. Iu ue of tb(j pre eQt orportnuity should
baskets, or in whatever receptacle they arc nQt be BeglecteJ) to pr0(:are tbem. Care
conveyed to the . fruit room, they should , . ban,IrcJ
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1 ; foot abo"e tnera, keeping? the sides closed;
at least among the superior fruits, suouid ,- f , ,
b ? ' wuh this precaution fre?h cilbnie can bo
be made. Different kinds of fruit exhibit I . . . , , . - , .
the same manner every season sicco thc i of a tcnatious future, i a..trn it j
fruit-room was built. We may eWrve i freeziug aud tlmwiug of the upturnel sur
that the room, which was very small, ! face, has a U nd ncy to de.-'-ny its adhc;
apneared to be thc receptacle cf all kinds siveness an 1 mafco it more me.b.w ; it als
of 'rubbish. On thc floor were potatoes in absorbs by exposure to atmospheric luflu
heaps,many of them decaying and emitting j euces more freely the nutritive gnsses float
no very attractive odors. In one corner.aj ing about, the ammonia of heavy ra,n
ouantitv of half-rotten amies : in another, I
a fceap of damp rubbish j there, i -juantitj
1 i
e.f ,nmW. and vpt.ln marrows for
seed, the former half pulrid.with numerous
other matters erjualiy f -reiu to a well-re-
gulatcd fruit room. But of the Kibstone
Fippins : Previously to this fruit-room J
being built, the fruit had for several years j
been stored in a large, airy room, at some
distance from the gard.n. There, no such
ajmploms as Lave been d.iciibei cviuced
WHOLE NUMBER, CO-3.
always ix Advance.
themselves, aud thu fruit was invariably of
a proper flavor.
It is Loped that no comment is necessary
in a case like this. It may, however, bo
observed that the fruit-room is often the
receptacle of things which'good manage
ment would exclude. A remarkable proof
that careful gathering and storing havo
much to do in the preservation of apples
and pears for a long period, is afforded by
the examination of such kinds of fruit, in
the hands of god garden amateurs, who
possess but limited quantities, and are.
careful of its preservation. Such persona
will croduce a descrt of nuch for their own
so. Gardeners' f- Farmers' Journal.
Prom til Germantown Telegraph.
NOVEMBER.
AVe have said a great deal to direct ai-
tontinn tn lliw t rnnlilnt:itinn rif frp.
i orn:rajcntaiembracing lists of
u ia our jU(Igmcnt) for that pur.
If -t fc u fce ,cetea tbi3
tumn, as it was by so many last spring, it
be Uo to omission of
n J
duty bj us. X jveuibtr is perhaps to bo
, j
lltun directed, and not one ia fifty will
,o ow
grow.
Garden work for the season should be
properly attended to. Flower beds and
Asparagus beds should have their dressing
of manure ; liulbous Koots should b-3
planted without delay ; Eects, Radishes,
Salsify and Horse Radish, should be taken
op anJ f ,r w;n,cr w
should be taken up, j'r.'iW again in rows
,, , , . , . .
e ... .
: p I bv a roveriiiir of cornstilkj or straw.
raised by a temporary frame work one
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und it to be excellent. Celery can rc-
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i mam m the rows, weil banked up until
j Jt ncccs,w. t3 lury :6
fcr wialcr This AmU be Jl)De ly clj.
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i ing in, in a touv, siv Detwecn two rows,
I &e 'froal'.he 0tIl0r rows m;x.
ing fa he dift anJ makj tJj j
firm Then cap it with plenty of
( cornsUlk3 bttt ow in tbe fcm of a dou.
; h foof . h- . h
three iuches of earth, well spanked witli
the spade, as not to fall down by the ac
tion of frost or rains. If this is well d. n.
you can cat sound celery to the last if
April.
Carrots, Turnips anl Rata Il.igas neeil
not be taken up until the latter part of tho
month, uuless severe we-.thcr should rcn-
.I.t it necessary. There is no better wav
o . f r Ua u.e tbna tQ buf
tbem put -m 0 opta sele,.;as a p..r.
fp , y;hcn a p:t h ppjDeJ ;t
, be(lone fl,im thc .omb.ca,tf
j a bjarJ ha;in bee ,r,vi;3U3ly r;acClJ ia
to answer as a door.
Premium Cora Crop.; for 1356.
To those desirous of raising large eivp
of corn next season, we wjuld say one im
portant requisite is to havo a do-jwll, and
that the fail of thc year is the proper tim j
for several reasons to make a beginning in
this direction. Excepting on liiiht gr mud,
wc greatly prefer fall to spring plowing.
The teams are generally ia better order,
and morn able f r hard w.uk. There m
more leisure to plow car-tally, and it
greatly relieves the rrc of spring busi
ness. There is besides a positive advan-
., -i ..-,.!.. :r I.
tage lo me sou, panicu.ar.y " u. or
and deep -mows, an i is ac.a.u.j ."
Our a'lvlce is, u.-.e tlirf Double
Michigan I'IjW, let it go .town twelve men-
... . t i
es, bring up thc yellow cay from u. Kaung
place of centuries, open it to thc sun ami
air, and our word for it the com crop of
10, uuder such management, with other
treatment as wc shall take occaaLn to rcc,
ommend iu the coming siting, will be
very heavy and r-itum ra' ing ouc Far
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