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YEAR XII....WIIOLE NUMBER, C13.
v FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 185G.
At $1,50 Pkb Year, always ix Advakcx.
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JANUARY 1, 1856.,
Kind Headers ! I have already told
you the news of the year past ; au'l that
which is to come, lo ! will you not find it
iu the Chronicle, weekly? Wherefore,
instead of Loring you about Turkey and
llus-ia, Kansas ami Congress, I will offer
you as a New Year's gift, an I'jiic I'uciu !
Shades cf IIo.mkii auJ Milton ! of lioli
bras aud 31' Finy d I hide your dimiuished
heads while I rehearse iu flexile rhyme
The Annals of Lonaslown.
L
W hen Uxiox, funned hy Snyder's hand
From realms of Old NoKrilLMliEULANP, j
Became a County by herself,
Sparc the was in men aud pelf,
But vallies rare of limestone soil
liewarded well the pluughniau's toil,
And hills with gentle si "pes aside !
Within their bowels deep did hide j
The sources of unbounded wealth,
While happiness and hope and health
Cheered on the people to commeuee
An independent existence.
To make th' division act complete,
They must locate the County r.
The north side, drained by liuffaloe,
Averred the best of sites they'd show;
The south side, ranged on Middlecreek,
The same advantage too did seek;
KaeU urged a claim with vig'rous breath, i
Kuch fought the other to the death. J
For, them between, mountains ar-se, j
That hopeless barriers interpose
Blue Iliil, Shamnkin, aud old Jack, ,
Which neither height nor rocks do lack, i
And on their sides or through their gaps j
The 1'enns maintains its downward lapse
A creek that heads 'way up in Center,
But which as yet no steam-boats enter,
Though sages, scut to legislate,
Asked cash it to navigate '.
( But build we railway to the moon,
Or dam Niagara, a soon.) :
Thus far, its upward craft has been
The fisherman with rod or seine ;
Its downward cargoes, lumber floats,
Aud 'farmers through' with wheat or oats.
Upon this site, by "compromise,"
(That hateful mould of truth and lies,) J
The Court House site wa fir-t lo,-atcd,
The Seebolds land f.ir't dedicated,
And by the Law the taxes laid
For all the. County Buildings paid.
Many were pleased, but more prutested,
Jut money spent the matter rested,
Till later times and other men
Should bring ihc question up again.
II.
Time rolled along. Longstown became
A place of note, New B'rlin by name,
With two long strectSjCrossed by five more,
And dwelling houses two, three score,
A church house by a figure guarded,
Half angel, half Indian regarded,
Four taverns, filled by those, to Court
Or to Conventions who resort,
Cake shops, one sign of oyster shell,
And four who shot and sugar sell,
A book-simp of most modest size,
An 1, Court week, Doctor for the eyes;
Printers and lawyers thick as fleas,
And like iu importunities;
The town contained more patriots, too,
Than th' entire Cttinty thro' and thro'
More rogues, too, by their own confession,
Than in the State or in the Natiun;
To saic the Trca-ury from each other,
Father tricked son, and brother, brother;
Taxed all their wits, spent ail their lubi r,
T' excite a hatred 'gainst a neighbor,
Vote honest toil down, haw-haw ing,
If money could be got by lawing,
To ''regulate" each county matter
Kept up an everlasting clatter,
Combined against th' outside novices
To help themselves to the best tSiecs.
A town supplied with such rare men
Had each third man at least a Chairman ;
Thus Hob and Charles to Democrats
Yearly proclaimed the Cliques' fiats,
And George and David rut; their rig?
As guardiaus of the yielding Whig,
Or if these stations should be full
Get 'Lcted as High Constable,
Or Councilman, or liurgess wise,
With salaries to grace the prize,
Or if all other chances pas.
Monopolize the "county grass,"
Or charge a levy fur a nail,
Or in some other mode prevail
An honest little sum by law
From County Treasury to draw.
With all their chances, Longstown bill
Was doleful, sedentary still ;
Its streets, perfumed with verdant grasses,
Food furnished for their cows and asses,
A stranger seen within their bounds
Hon gauntlet like a deer with hounds ;
The town, save when (Vurtweek intcrven'd,
Like an 'eternal Sabbath' seemed,
And any noise save pitching quails
Harsh sounded through the lifeless streets.
III.
Subsisted thus for forty yeir,
They'd grown above all qualms and fears,
In fatness waxed, they proudly kick ed,
As did of old the graceless wick-cd.
We want a ltulroad 1"' then they cried,
And fast the plan was carried wide,
Times, Slur au'i Villsfrcuuil all advise
The Susq'hanna road was just and wise;
John Bauni and SwincfurJ, Sleukcr, Van,
Unite and argue to a man ;
By public meeting, vote, or speech,
Commissioners they nest beseech
To give the Comity guarantee,
Two hundred thousand dollars, free,
To aid the great, the public good,
(Meaning their own, bc't understood.)
The Buffaloes, Derrstown, reply,
And plaudits ring out to the sky;
The contract made, all satisfied,
"Soon thro' our laud iu cars we'll ride."
But, as of old, black Lucifer
A rookery in heaven did stir,
A uiischief-making clan combine
Against the Whigs to countermine,
Aud with alarms as false as mean
In dismal cloudj obscure the scene
Repudiation, dragon red,
Then reared aloft its forked Lead,
Proclaimed the Iload a tyrant curse,
A haud on every farmer's purse,
And cried aloud, "Arise, ye braves !
Or be for ever Cameron's slaves
Repudiate your contract just,
Or lose your homes you surely must ;
To grease Railway Directors' gullets
Shall go your eggs aud all your pullets."
Now urging on this base crusade
Charles the Distiller plies his trade,
Wire-pulling aids work sub rusn,
And ou their Sharp-keyed "organ" p!ay;
Then Keller, Barber, John the 'Squire,
The fraud all .'.J, mot fnn ilia Gro,
And lesser men, with echoing throats,
Began to turn their Railroad coifs.
While easy souls who never did ill
Contented played the second fildlo,
Aud scores yet more of daft and young
Swore any tune New Berlin sung.
Though discordant and with gas ecstatic,
Was orthodox aud democratic.
IV.
At length, to prove themselves supreme,
(And have their platters all licked clean,)
John Baum & Co. post up a call :
'To New B. rliu, O hasten all,
To save the land from Sheriff's paw,"
(And leave your cash in laudioid's draw )
Responsive, large a crowd arose as
On Pharaoh was called out by Moses,
But what they wanted they'd confess
Th' L'phesian town-clerk could n't guess.
Long time, disorder reigned around,
But th' Old Fox was cunning found ;
From blank confusion, order sprung,
And Railroa 1 cheers spontaneous rung
From out the crowd of true men there,
While Repudiates in despair
j Rush wildly towards the water, then,
I They yoke themselves like aught but men,
And drag their idol, Charles the bold,
I And Isaae, lawyer, sage and old ;
I Dispersed at length, they quit the game
j Not half as wist as when they came
' (So when t' agree n ) longer al lo,
Their fathers left the tower of Babel!)
Three months roll 'round the voters meet,
And make the contract quite complete,
Two thirds of Longstown had complied
With what the County ratified ;
Repudiation hid its head,
And CllAM.ES to Philadelphia sped.
Peace reigned within our bounds supreme
And Hope's bright suu shed down its beam.
V.
The Railway safe new (quoth the wise)
A Cue new Court House shall arise,
Its spire high point in upward space,
And pillars graud its front shall grace,
Like "sister counties," we must frame
Structures more worthy of our name.
Th' Emporium, all will confess,
The suburb towns shall quite surpass;
Then Lewisburg and llartleton
Shall fall and worship us the sun.
While MililiuLurg and Stioupstown too
With Selinsgrove shall sink from view,
And Middleburg and Weirickstown
Fade in the glare of our renown ;
The coal, the iron, water powers,
And Seminary, all shall be ours,
Complete iu every branch of power,
Sure 'uow's the day and uow's the hour.'
Prepare to pay, ye sturdy farmers,
And heed not Derr.-towu's false alarmcrs.
Put on the "screws," ply well your tasks,
Traduce cae.Ii man the cause that asks ;
And if Jac. Guudy, Harry Snyder,
Shall dare to whisper, "Best MVIDE her,"
Let the Tiiwi thunder, Slur decry,
The Yolkifreund Dutch and Knglish cry,
Denounce them all, iu one grand chorus,
As "offiec huutcrs," "praters," Tories !
Such was the secret Court House plot,
The people's wishes mattered not,
Longstown had ruled, by smiles or rod,
And Beavers bowed to every nod ;
Surely they this scheme could carry
With Court, Commissioners, a-id Jury.
VI.
But not, alas for tow'ring pride !
Could this bright prospect long abide.
The slumb'ring people rubbed their eyes,
And asked if all this plan were wise?
If one Court House, in such a place
Would uot suffice its day and race ?
And 'gau to vow, in earnest way,
That not a dollar there they'd pay.
Gutclius, late rung out with bell,
The taunts of Longstown did repel,
And Chronicle, with right good will,
Fired its hot shot o'er Sh'n.okin hill.
To Harrisburg, petitions rolled,
Couched iu language firm and bold :
"I'nion comprises vallies two,
Filled with farmers, laborers true,
F.ieh broad, rich vale, has common cares,
Nor with the other interferes,
Aud thriving t.nrna vifliin oioli tmn n -t I
Supply the trade of all arcuud ;
Those towns will furnish, strong and neatj
The buildiugs fur a county seat.
The common weal, divorce demands,
And now we ask it at your hands."
The cause is plain they all prefer
A town of geuerous character,
That thinks good custom worth the paying,
Aud not that backs were made for flaying.
Angered by this opposition,
Longstown next takes up position
Against the Railroad all but two,
Jac. Ilorlacher and Casey true
And hurled their darts against all those
Their darling Court House who oppose,
And as escape goats for the rest
Gundy and Fyer with writs infest,
Uy well-traiucd arts, 'gainst law and reason
Charge them with crimes next unto treason,
(But failing in their base endeavor
Deuouncc poor Derr.-town bid as ever.)
The Chronicle and l)cnol;rul,
Aud all who 'gainst them talk or act
Linns, Slifer, Ilickok, Worden, Hill,
"Old Israel," Wagenscller still
Receive their choicest left-hand blessings
As cause of all these vile transgressiugs,
Aud hundreds more of just the same
Whom I've uot room to call by name.
VII.
Itj iriubs nnl fitl.onood douldy-lly cd,
The people's will was twice denied;
But, Iildl.ER shelved, and Pol.L'JCK there.
New Berlin cries out iu despair.
The bill is passed " submit the vole,"
Now strain eae'i orator your throat ;
Flood the whole laud with dollars, dime.',
Invent new stories, N'-aud Times,
Promise e:ich man an liiee rich
Who 'II follow you through bog and ditch,
That all who'll do your dirty weik
Shall be a Sheriff or a Ch ik,
Treasurer, Collector, Auditor,
Register, Juror, Senator,
Governor, Congressman next sc.-siin,
President, or a f reign mission.
(S i Satan promised kingdom, throne,
When not a rod was e'er his own.)
If that should fail, alarm their fear
With images of dinners dear,
O; Court House taxes thousands many,
And Derrstown Bonds not worth a penny;
Our county " small," our costs all double,
And vex their souls with doubt and trouble.
Forth to the woik, New Berlin went,
F.aeh man and stci d's best breath was spent,
All tlnse who could not ride, fain walked,
And those who couldn't "spout" e'n talked;
Kich rural homestead was invested '
And 'tween their 'tacks nobedy restc J.
Lie followed lie iu rapid roll
Like guns at grim Sebastopol.
The " Metropolis" was nigh forsaken.
And the whole county nearly taken.
A fortnight thus the coutest raged
Through mud and sleet the war was waged.
Her warriors hast'ning homewards late,
Began Longstown to 'luuiiuatc
So sure were tl.cy their case was won,
So sure the " screw"-ing had bcuu.
But count the votes, the law demanded,
Au l so the votes were duly handed,
Computed all " S.nvi Kit's ai.ivf.,
Division's passed by forty the ' '.
VIII.
In spite of ail the ai 1 of Foxey,
Defeated at the ballot box, they
Endeavor next, with ang. r t(aring,
To ' rip it up" by dint of sweat iut'.
A:il o two hundred tiun'y no n
Election boards, too. eight or ten,
'1 hey loud accuse of 'violating
The laws th' election regulating,
With other charges not woiih mention,
Or else all of their own invention.
The Court decree their eo.itest lost,
But mulct the county for the cost,
The real criminals releasing
And honest men in taxes fleecing
Making us, (like th' old French joker)
" Pay for heating his own poker !''
Black is a thundi r-c!oud at even,
And black d I Nick would be in heaven,
Black th' Ethiopian at midnight.
And black the ink with which I write,
And very dark iu coal mine mine black
Of "colored" cats a 'normous stack,
lint blacker yet the brows of those
Who hoped our purses to unclose
From Penns and Buffaloes to draw,
Uy " screwing" hard, through leaky law,
Means t' erect, on crows' nest hill,
Those splendid halls.. .. tiiev XEVtit wirx !
At Lewisburg the site shall hi
As in year fifty-six we'll see,
Its well-laid streets, its buildings firm,
The Otzinachson's banks adorn,
Its mills, its foundries, college halls,
Shall greet the Court and Piison walls,
Its manufactures shall increase.
Its fame wide spread for health and peace,
And private dwellings, built with taste,
Shall add new beauties to the place.
While Longstown, left tp well earned fate,
Shall get its share, be 't small or great,
And as its people earn their living,
Shall have it, every fip or shilling
Shall peg and plane, or plant and mow,
As we do here in Buff.iloe,
And office-hunting, false cries ha
No passport to our Treasury.
Heaven bless NEW UNION, prosper ever,
And speed tuat " union" o'er the river I
My song Is ended; I've no blarney
WILS. M'ALARNEY.
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A4 vaatn nprntinni limit.
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V imper, over the per-
ifecU of oar postal
FmZ fully convinced
lid W existence of such a
tS fev") tne country. We
M lcsa 'n e3tten' Qd
Pi'lvf 5 beT really are. Mr.
"y rjjjf Wal Reform ought
Mi, , Miles has resided
i, and he has been
I If twn Post-office De
n f"re speaks of that
J "5nd the results of
U?" '"ijht to scandalize us
ililes, we are now
jtn which worries
injures the public,
4B, and pleases no-
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Ll-V Miaced to
lejjrThe State Teachers' Association
met in Philadelphia last week, ml was
well attended. Tlfo meeting of the Assfl
clation was bronght to a close on Friday
evening by a splendid banquet, prepared
by the friends of education in Philada.
as a compliment to the delegates from
the interior of the State. We notice that
Col. Curtin, Secretary of the Common
wealth, and II. C. Ilickok, Esq., Deputy
Superintendent of Common Schools, were
present and made excellent addresses on
the subject cf Common Schools on the
occasion. The next semi annual meeting
of the Association is to be held at Will
iamsport, and the annual meeting at Har
risburg. Mancy Luminary.
The Missouri Legislature has adjourned,
after passing not less than 770 acts.
Among them was one to loan to the Pa
cific Railroad Company the Bum of 250,
000 for four months, to meet the imme
diate wants of the Company ; and another
which prevents the selling or giving away
of liquor on Sunday, on penalty of for
feiture of license, and inability to obtain a
new one for two years.
JteyOnc-balf of ugliness is caused by
want of ventilation. The less oxygen in
limits fixed by nature, and deterioration is
the result.
Such a conclusion was indeed to have
been expected, since it is principle
which it may be considered as well estab
lished in natural history, that different
species will not produce fertile offspring.
The proof of this, says Dr. Koeeland.may
be found, "in any part of the animal scale
from a barnyard monster to a mulatto;
they cannot hold their own ; they must
and do return to one or the other of the
it is the best application of a domestic
character and origin that eaa be procured,
acting with a rapidity and permanent t
effect that is highly favorable to both crop
and soil. It is thought, by many, to bet
superior to night soil, for most crops, and
in this opinion they are probably correct.
When used as an ingredient in compost,
it effects a very salutary influence Mock,
mixed with it, is ea pacified for supporting
almost any plant or vegetable, and for is
cartin" new powers to the soil which it
primitive stocks, or must die out, unless changes Constitutionally, as well a stimc
crossed by the pure originating blood." J lates to healthy action. By filling Um
Dr. Kneeland further illustrates this ; hog pen with fermentable and decomposa
tendency to sterility by the crossing of ( ble materials in the spring, and allowing
distinct species, by reference to the pre- : the animals to work over the mass, and
sent condition of the niulattoes. He says: ' mix it with their liquid and solid voiding,
"The mulatto is often triumphantly ap-! a very important addition may be made to
pealed lo as a proof that hybrid races are the manurial risonrces of the farm, and at
prolific without end. Every physician comparatively small outlay. The work of
who has seen much practice among the
mulattoes knows that, in the first place,
tal system which
at, serves and bene-
the ouicials, and
, i a room, me more uarit Becomes our noon :
our read- . . ' , , , , , , '
, ,. i anu tne aarucr our mooa occanies, me
deliver i . ... ....
( -i. fourth of July, j mnre we take t0 ,r,'lta"on and I-nature.
'iLOit, of the United The only reason that printers aro more
Tying 120,000,000 i "abbed than other folks, is. becausn W
ro millions of del- j allow b,S coal Btov0 t0 rob thcm of tLulr
snare ot oxygen.
they are far less prolific than the blacks
or whites; the statistics of New York
i State aud City confirm this fact of daily
observation ; aud in the second place,
i
filling in may be performed at season
when there is little else to do, and from
sources that will afford ample material
without at all lessening the resources of
the estate. Sods, weeds, rotten wood,
refuse hay, straw and haulm, are all vala-
when they are prolific, the progeny is I ble for this purpose, and can be deveted
frail, diseased, short lived, rarely arriving ! o no more profitable use. If, as theso
at robust manhood or maturity. Pbysi- vucies are pur, a smau quaniuy oi grata
be sowed over and mixed with tb mass,
the animals will work it over with their
snouts, in their efforts to obtain the grain;
it will thes be commuted, and all the in
be receipts of the
letters, about fuur
ty, died, aud were
) I Washington city.
--Hie expenses of the
tnveying 450,000,-
' 6 six millions of
ceipts of the De
i letters rather less
Jly died, and were
) . -Lances of revival.
' tith a population
IIkrmapurouiteky. "O, ma, look
said a little girl walking to church, point
ting to some one before them, "there's a
woman with a hat on ! and see, she's got
on boots, too isn't that what they call a
'strong-minded woman V " "Ilusb ! my
child no, that's only a weak-minded man
with a shawl on I"
Ge.v. Shields. In response to an in
vitation from tho Shields Guards of Chi-
.. . ... t . A 1 , 1 ,1
lillion, had to con-! t"5U vo ,'re3t u' " ,ut,r aDDUal Da"
4.nffiep anil that I "c cule,us rlllug ,ro UairDaQK, luce
cians need not be told of the comparative
ly enormous amount of scrofulous and de
teriorated constitutions found among these
hvbrids."
To return to the subiet of our domestic I credients incorporated
iowls. That a great deterioration has ta-: perfectly homogeneous and soluble mannre.
ken place wherever the foreign breeds ; Gypsum, wood ashes, lime and clay aro
have been extensively introduced, we valuable constituents in such compost,
think every intelligent observer will sus- j The latter is especially important wbero
tain us in asscrtiug. The question then the manure is to be used on sandy soils,
is, what is the remedy ? In the space of j or those composed principally of sand.
FARMER.
Northampton, Backs Co., Dec. 17, '55.
Hame-ISade Guano.
It is not, perhaps, generally known
that the deposits of the hen-house, when
suffered to accumulate for several years,
without exposure to wet, are very nearly
jate den, far from
uloo, with a popu-
county, Minnesota, states that it is impos
sible for him to attend, his "whole time
and energy being employed at present in
;e, was served by i commendngthe world anew."
! J In the French army, the soldiers during
at some two ban- j the winter, wear wooden bottom shoes.
ib of New York The result is, hat the French army is less
ffice as to be not afilicted with toothache and rheumatism
respect, than the 1 than any army in the world. A wooden
ry district which i bottom shoe is always dry a fact that
ck 1 should always give them preference.
Iters," or those .
: amounted to j 11 " 8tran8 that any fmilJ M
t brought in a sure of enomy, should be without a
i
"drop lettors" of
4 numbered 74,
'ny each, brought
jQ, of which sum
. profit I
n London be has
to a distant part
i a reply within
not think the
:w York if such
mr post T
SDt himself with
te, the senseless
f prepayment, or
ttration system ;
t tne only conm- The
ope for a decent, j - --r
nt-office, are the
4on of franking,
t-postage of two
i and a uniform
,hiog all letters,
living-offices In
ethod of remit
i money-orders.
newsnaner. ("liiMren iIia wnrl.l !
i cheaply at home, m a newspaper, without
the danger of bad association or the ex
pense of travel. Richmond Express.
Cg.It should be known that a small
quantity of vinegar will geucrally destroy
any insect that may find its way into the
stomach ; and a little salad oil will kill
any insect, that may enter the ear.
A couple were married in Greenbush,
New York, last week, whose united ages
were one hundred and sixty-two years. !
; Whether they got the consent of their:
j parents is not known.
THE FARM :
Gunleu i'lie Orchard.
3
je owners of all
calls upon our
i men generally,
..Iter, with decis
th all onr heart ;
Ot despair of the
tnmon sense.
The nntiring in
wbo is deputy
jnon Schools in
1 the system in
f gratifying to
Besides pcr
ag upon him at
mcr, he is con
jouuties in the
ool Law, and
Wirectors, Teach
jrsevere in the
universally con
I no one has been
post, than Mr.
&
I sing for the
r.Jad Mad. Jenny
i in Vcvey, a
1. But before
concert arrived,
jarse and could
tot wait a day,"
it them 2000
X
eek,
Deterioration of our Domestic Fowls
BV INTRODUCING FOREIGN SPECIES.
The small amount of poultry exhibited
at nearly all the agricultural exhibitions
during the past season,satisfactoriIy proves
that the strange mania which of late years
has manifested itself for unnatural crosses
in our domestic fowls, and which has been
so appropriately designated as the "Hen
Fever," has at last ran out. Its effects,
however, we fear, are destined to remain
for some time in a deterioration of our na
tive stock, and the introduction of a hyb
rid, or cross breed, inferior in every re
spect to their progenitors.
This subject has recently been bronght
before the Boston Society of Natural His
tory by Dr. Kneeland, well-known as a
naturalist and physiologist. He states
that it is at the present time a general
source of complaint all over the - Eastern
States, (and the same is doubtless true
elsewhere,) on the part of the farmers, who
in times past had plenty of eggs and to
spare from a small number of common
fowls, that since the genereHntroduction
of the foreign breeds, they have found
themselves with their "improved stock"
unablo to procure any thing like their
usual supply of eggs from the same num
ber of birds ; and that they have not only
raised the birds at the expense of several
dollars a pound, but have been obliged to
buy eggs for family use. This has be
come such a source of annoyanoe and pe
cuniary loss, that it deserves to be consid
ered. It is a natural consequence of for
cing birds from different countries and of
different origins to propagate a hybrid off
spring, for this very reason prone to de
generation, which is increased by the im
possibility of crossing the hybrids by the
supposed pure originals. The admixture
of different original species, and breeding
time nature will again replace matters in
their former order, the hybrids without
a constant foreign importation will die !
out in time, and the native stock in its j
purity again be in the ascendant But
we can do something to hasten matters. '
As this is tha season when every farmer !
uai Mi.jiu.uia rull;J-:0f the same nature as th African and
yard in some degree, we would advise that ' iwian gusI10) of which M Bueh bts
every representative of the Kast Indian be(m J ig coneentrateJ ,nd
fowls be extirpated, root and branch, so ; ffianure( and MJ Bevef u t(J
far as possible, and a return be then made ; without berng ,argc,T
to our nat,ve stock, yellow and blue-legged ,oam of mher gnbstaace to reduce it,
hens, whose good qualities have been abun-, f h by d;ffll9;0D M m inwImW
dantly pr.ved and never found wanting. ! detrimentaif ;f not destruetiT in
That these r ay be still further improved Ju cffec(s Jf ;t bc thrown inlo fc
by a judic.ous breeding among themselves I withgixt;mes5ti bu,k rf w ,f
hardly admits of a doubt, and opeus a j , moistPned with water, it
Plrl am,lteUr"" iU found highly efficient in promoting
I the growth and healthy developement of
Plan of an Agricultural Club. any plant to which it may be applied; bnt
A few congenial farmers met together it should never bc used in it raw and
and selected one of their number Secreta- j caustic state. A few bu?hels of this man
ry. The admission of other members was ' rn, prnperly diluted and prepared, will be
by the unanimous vote of the club, until found to produce the results secured by a
the maximum of thirteen was reached. i vastly larger amount of the best stable or
We met at each others' houses in turn : barnyard manure. For vines and garden
the first seventh day in each month, at ; vegetables it is altogether unsurpassed. .
three o'clock P. M., in alphabetical order, j la a recent discussion upon the profits
and when two names commence with the ; of poultry, evidence was adduced by two
same letter, the eldest has precedence. or three persons, that the manure from
The first business in order is the elec- the ben-housc produced better results on
tion of a foreman for the afternoon, which j crops than any other fertilizer used on the
is not put to vote, but merely a name ' farm. In ore instance, where about one
mentioned and seconded. This is follow- hundred fowls were kept, sand mcro
cd by the reading of the minutes of the ! granular sand was scattered plentiful1
last meeting held Lore (if in operation j on the floor, and upon which the droppings
more than one year). We then sally out I fell. Two or throe times a week the snr
to make an inspection of tho system of face of this wis carefully swept, gathering
culture ; the fences, stock, farming imple- j up portion of the sand with the drop
ments, garden, buildiDgs, and indeed every P'ngs oJ d. pofiting the whole in bar
i department of the farm, are examined and : re's. In the spriug this was in the most
criticised to the fullest extent, finding all convenient form to be taken to the field
the fault wa can with whatever is out of i and applied to the hills where corn was to
order, which is noted down by the Score-; be planted, and on a large field where ex
tary. j cellcnt barnyard manure was applied at
lleturning to the house, the next busi- ( tte rate of twenty ox-cart loads, or about
ness in order is the reading of the minutes eight cords per acre, the portion where a
re, last
frank a pint of
it three boon, "in and in," have been carried beyond the
.; fpv e .1 - I
oi our last uieeuug. iuc loreiuau meu tingle handful cf the home-made guano
asks each member in turn whether he has tad been applied was altogether stouter,
any question to propose to the club. When and the corn eai!i r and more sound. But,
a question is asked, each member is re-1 independently of this source of profit from
quired to give his opinion, and the Sccrc-1 f0WlS) the discussion to which we refer af-
tary notes down the decision of the meet-! forJed satisfactory proof to us, that no
"'H' . . j product of the farm vields a better profit
All conversation, except on agricultural . .... r t j r
' ' , than its fowls. -sir-Z.n7'na Farmer.
subjects, is out of order, unless wo are sum- j
moned to a plain supper, during which ' SiiARPiNisa Eicied Tools. We tran-
perfect freedom is allowed. slate the following from a German scien-
A register of crops, with the number of t'h journal for the benefit of our niecban
acres upon which they are grown, is kept I ' DJ agricultural laborers:
by each member, and handed in yearly to t " I' bas long been known that the sim
the Secretary, who prepares a table, by j method cf sharpening a razor U to
which at a glance the average increase can : pat it for half an hour in water to which,
be at all times ascertained. I has been added one-twentieth of its weight
No rules have been fonnd necessary for ! of muriatic acid, then lightly wipe it off,
onr government, save that of kindness to 1 nd after a few hours set it on a bone,
each other, and deference to conflicting The acid here supplies the place of a whet
opinions. ' s!oDO by oorrodiog the whole surface uui-
We have been thus associated more than formly, so that botbing further but ft
twelve years, with the interest unabated, t smooth polish is necessary. The process
Each member, and I may add each mem-1 never injures good blades, while badly
ber's wife, is fully convinced of the great hardened ones are frequently improved by
usefulness and good social feeling cugen- J it, although the cause of such improve
dered by its establishment. ; ment remains unexplained.
A MeMBB. j -Of late this proccjs has been applied
rt'hTGeraaBTn T.":.Sra,h. . 0 many Other cutting implements. Tho
Hog Hanure. ! wurkman at the begiunin of bis noon-
Of all the mauurial substances made 1 spell, or when he h aves otf in the even
and applied on the farm, none is possessed ing, moistens the bldcs of bis tools with
of greater or more permanent value than : watrr acidified as above, the cost of which,
tha. excrement of swine. No matter to is aWt nothing. Thi saves the eon
what purpose it is applied, its results are sumption of time and Uhor in whetting,
always such as to sustain its reputation as wVch moreover wears out the blades. TU
a salutary and caceti" fertiliser. For m -do t f sharpening here iudicited would
Indian corn, melon-, and pivMir crops t. f mud rpeeiiiy advantageou. for jkk.
as well as for tin. whole family of ccre.ls a nd . jths.