CHRONICLE LEWIS BURG BT 0. K. WORDEH & J. K. CORNELIUS. LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1856. t $1,00 Ies Year, alitaYs In Adtaxce 1 -! J I Stljc (Uljroniclc. rBiDtv, n:n. is, issg. Trip Ia Danville. And why should not Editors once or twice a year quit their close, iuky dens, forget thoir dear patron?, hak from their backs the care which the world imposes upon them, and take a , Bleigh-ride and get their lungs filled j por,3 Lalf of Danv;ne. The Works ' 0f gave 10,000 majority against him with a supply of purcair, like " the i kwp np a constant muttering likedis-1 as a candidate for ini Supreme Court rest of mankind ?" Sure enough, if, tant t,unjeri an occasional clap 0f the State a majority which defea they have the cash or the E. P., what ; likc a ..tutindor stroke;" from it there ted him in the State whereupon, Go v. ehould hinder but the lack of lime? riscs da pj1ar of c0U(i by jay anj ji(rIcr niakc3 hm Attorney General Aud if they have time, wliy not go . i Thus reasoned we. last Friday. A the railway had been, for some days, as uncertain as elections, we could n't afford to wait for it, but chartered a locomotive that, propelled by hay aud oats, made us five miles an hour It was a Spring day in Winter. The warm sun-rays bad tempered the air j eo that it seemed like nature's holiday. A bird foraging for crumbs, or a squir rel spying out eome open corn-crib or barn, was not uncommon. The cows and kindred lazily chewed their cuds j and turned their heads up to the sun, J as if satisfied with all thiugs terres trial, and "ruminating" about things celestial. The pigs, little and big, felt the relaxing influence of the change from cold to geniality, and their tails lassitudinously hung perpendicular, ! while every grunt indicated a cheerful mood indicative of a replcted corpor-; here of the tient 8taiistic8-IoYing or snaue' . 1 cuow, was l to,or ation. Some -biddies-' in the barn or Mr. A-. thel$Me Treasurer, or the ; Stl"?' an,d the , SauScrt,e3 other out-of-the-way place are loud in ' D ty g L c. S t but whh wLich ia ( -1 ) lelegraph says he has now their exultation over new achievments their al)scnce wc borcd the audicnce ; found that, and that J0.000 has becd in the shape of eggs, while the lordly I ncarv an hour. The polUcncs3 with ; 0rcrcnJMfor,thc dlovc? and dccIl.n; " rooster" display every feather to the th(?v listcned wa3 worthv of a ; cd. 1 his discovery if perfected will best advantage, aud utters his clarion bcttcr ocon. A small charge is "nmortalizo the author, and double note of defiance to all opposition dan- ma(e for admis8;on yet the number j tl,c valueof daguerrcotpyes. dys on a higher key than usual. The ; in attCndance was larger (students Educational Meeting at Selinsgrove. other barn-yard and household fowls, I cxceptcd) than at Lewisburg, or liar- The Snyder & Union Counties Teach with less of ostentation, are busy in rj5burjj three years ago, comprising era' Institute assembled on Tuesday, the the hope of filling their never-sati.-fied tjie ciergymen and leading business 5ih inat., in the German Reformed and crops with the choice tit-bits which . ,nen w,0 ot oniy ''encourao-e" but j Lutheran church in the borough of Selins- the frost has released and the melted enow has exposed to their keen sigut. ( The horses, old and young, feel the ; inspiration of the day, and express j NVxt mornin"-, what a change had Pach anJ Seth 1L Yocuul' Pcrformcd tbe their joy in playful gambols, some of passeJ 0Tcr the facc of nature-veil- j dut-? of Secretary. Mr. lleckendorn de them inaiestic and eraccful, but others' :n(T i,.: . nf vfnrr1nr ;n bvered a very appropnate and mstrucuve - w "o -" j j - never taught by a dancing-master. j somb, c clouds, and a sharp nor'westcr But the most life like sights along j jnstead 0f a gentle breeze, But there the way, were the school-houscs.wliich J was a young couple just before us, sit made us look back to the happy daysj tJn so t0 jook iDt0 each other's seemingly but a few when we too , eyeg) t0 wn0m all outside discomforts ".'r,7 . r . AnZ'my0 'stubbing' off what trifling toes we had. running0 races ; eating a hat-full of antile any dav without sufferin"' whit Fannv Par ton styles " a nain i under the apron ;" iu the exuberance .i i.n,-i,.,. ,s ,. MmmmnntJ ironra Wtrotf,,, r.f tl.naf. rnm.n.md- I stents, Not to whiper-Not to laugh, 1 and receiving divers penalties for their ot wnicn would turnish asstiort a roaa .-- disobedience ; emulous of being head without any bill. The ridge exactly em ought to be bu.lt. Mr. locum . of the class, and first in every game on the top of this hill, catches every - "d of skill or strcmrth and in winter ! wind for miles in any direction ; and The I,'ait',a,c' ,f ProPerIJ Conf uc; oi ekih or sircngm , anu in winter, , j . . h , b b , j.i ambitions of erecting the biggest ice- coldest, most piercing utast wc , house and the hardest snow-balls. Just vc encountered for twelve years, ' guptrintEndCnt such a crew of large and small, girls ; wa3 alon? 1,1,3 s,,mI,l' 50 orcaT ,n and bovs, well-bred and saucy, broke j winter. How long will sensible far from oue school-house to enjoy 'recess' , raers d:"ive wcal7 ,,orsC3 hoavily laden as we passed ; the permission to 'hang : ovcr tI,is I'iH up it, and down it on the cutter if you can,' was too good, when they can avoid the whole hill in bn slirhtpK nnl lialf a dozen rmid- and lose no distance ? w. -v o ' caps were after us at the top of their Fpecd, but as the way was descending, a little extra application of whip-lash soon proved horse-flesh decidedly su perior to "Young America," and we left the ambitious lads at the bottom of "the hill of science," gazing ruefully up to where Learning's kot very "Proud temple shines afar." Another school was let loose for night as we drove by, and the inmates all , seemed to cmc'nrc at one bound, and rmnlv dinner baskets and bonks worn all transferred to the girls, while the , :. , , ? , . , i UUJS (JilCUL-U 111 1UI il Ugllk, a ureMic, or a snow-balling, the latter diversion , . , - ,. . ' being in the form of a combination of j all the rest ntrainst a ra"a;cd, scar- i , , . , ,- , , , , inarKCU, ISUmaeilUSU Cliap, WHO KCpt fur enough in advance of his foes to avoid their shot.while he occasionally sent back a ball that made havoc in their ranks. Daxville is indeed a buy place but its irregularity of buildings, and the recent fires whose bjackencd ruins i Btill remain, forbid its being called a pleasant place. We met 50 or 75 sleds of various kinds, within a mile, Loth when going and returning. In the Borough are enumerated 70 trad ing establishments, 12 churches, 12 schools, and 5422 population. The Moxtoub Iron Works are the pride of Danville, the source of its Prosperity, and its Rolling Mill it is stated is the largest in the United i nb. ins saia 10 cover eignt acres, including rhcd?,eSr.; the mill building ; is 575 feet in length and 300 feet in breadth, driven by 5 separate engines logetacr thakirig 270 horse power. At present, the" mill Is Working for the tlcadiii! Railroad Company, turnins out SO to 00 tons per day of rails 21 fret long weighing 64 lbs. to the yard, The furnace and other works of the Cnnmanv are on a similar scale, and o - I thwnor establishment nrobablv sun- at ni ht tjic rcj white anJ hnc parti-colored lights remind one of the enchanted scenes recorded in the Ara bian Nights Entertainments. The Danville Academy is a new brick building, on the lower end of' thn main riv-p.r sfrret. and flniovs a I glli,stantial nro-writv under the able ! cjiareeof J.E.Bradley and Daughter, j A Cabinet has been commenced ; and to aid in procuring Apparatus.a course i of Piumlar Lect ures is in progress, the introductory of whicn was dcrtral i, t,.i. ,, KI of 'iottiiviIl.on the ! Coal Formation of Peun. ; the 3d by Col. Freeze, of Bloomsburg, on the ! Beard ; and the 4th by the composit-, j ' or (who has not time to write; on the old, musty, rusty, thread-bare, com m0 ,acc antediluvian sulject 0frtofFixi.NO the colors of the person IIistorya theme propcrly wilh5n the , or 1 P", as 83 ltf P &io ATTEXD. Gov. Pollock Morton ' M'Michacl,Dr.Malcom,Judge Conrad, flr(! vpt nvnected to deliver Lectures. rcre as nottnng. irouuuess arranging ; ' Eomc ttla mattcr of ,nore importance ' 1 t0 them tnan t0 aI1 lhe world Reside, j thcJ d'J"'1 carc Low 8,ow they went j . or uow co' 'l wa3 and wcre doubt- i 'css ?'at' w'iea 'the old folks whipped hJ ailJ k'ft them to ' talk it all over' and run the risk of frcczincr. This side of Moorcsburg, the road r-cs P and down a hill, cither side i . i . Another Old Time Song. A few weeks since, wc revived from ! e .i tl-.. . r 1011 manner. IZ'VIDK treat eviueuce mat memory, for the Chronicle, one ofj , . . b B 6 . A, , t,- r. rut. i 11 ; they feel a deep interest in the welfare of the W ixTF.n fcoxGS of " other davs," ... r , , . , '.i the rising generation, and have since seen the same copied rr. , t rf .v j ' , Thursday evening, L. Vi. Anspa:h de into fifteen or twenty papers. We do ,ivcrcd a beautiful adJrcss yu not know their author s but here is Weiser anj Rev Mr DoUR.r 8udre8,ed another song of those days author to ! tbe ius,itute alJ(1 the citizens. Their ad- us unknown which we admired for drt.Me. Wt.,e well received. its theme ; for iu beauty and force of tU8 l0,titute adj.jurned on Fridav. to spression ; and the plaintive melody to which it was sung. We acrain fl"ote from mcmrJ HAPOLEOH't FABEW FABEWELL TO FRANCE. T. Farewell to thee, France 1 when the gloom of mr ttoTJ Am and oersh.do.ed u rth with my ..me; hiona me now, but the p. of n-r nry, The hrihteat and blaeket, is fllled with my ft 1 have warred with a World, which vanquished me only When the meteor of eonquest allured me too far, 1 have coped with the Natinn that dread me thus lonely The last, single captive of millions in war! II. Farewell to thee. France! when thy dtadem crowned me, I made thee the gem aad the wonder of earth, But thy weakness decrees 1 should leave as 1 found thee, Decayed in thy e;lry, and rank in thy worth; O for the veteran hearts that were wasted, In strife with the storm, when the battles were wont Then the Eale whose case in that moment was blasted Uad still soared with eyes fixed on Victory's sun I III. Farewell to thee, France! but when Liberty rallies. Once more in thy regions, remember me then; The violet still stows in the depth of thy vallies, Thoufh withered, thy tears fh.ll unfold it again. Yet, yet may I baffle tbe hoeta that surround OS, And yet may thy heart leap awake at my voice; There are links that must break in the chain that hath bound ns. Then turn thee aod call on the Chief of thy choke 1 The Reading Gazette mentions the arri val in that city of a gentleman from Mon- treal, Canada, on last Thursday, who drove ma wnoie journey (hve hundred miles,; in a sloig "The Majesty of the People's Voice," was once a sentiment of awful import among certain politicians. When 'the people' pronorinccd against a man, it Was extreme "Federal" doc- j trine ever to propose him again for j ofliee. But modern Democracy padly j ignores such a principle. James i CivpnEti. had been tried as a Judire in rhila.hdnhia. and the neorle there- i f s,at ail(i IV(.S rici.ce mil,eg him Post Master General of the Uni ted States! William Dicler, after being tried as Governor of Pennsyl vania, was a candidate for re-election, and defeated by 37,000 majority : on n-liiMi f ml bpinor known a Legislature rlor-ted nnon a "Jusr-Law" excitement pick him out to represent that 37.000 ; majority in the L. S. Senate for five ; years ! Verily, these politicians have j vast deference for the people's wills I Hillottpes, or Colored Dagucrrc- otypes. About ten years ago, Levi L. Hill, a Baptist preacher, was cora- I, j i 1 1 . i- P " uy mncss to nop s ... PubIjc- an,d r(;s,orted to dagucrrcotyp- & . . ' by experimenting, the long desired grove- They organized at 2 o'clock, P. M. Mr. Ueckenuohn, the County su perintendent, presided, and L. W. Ans- address to the members of tbe Institute. Prof. Sweet, a gentleman who traveled through the different States to give in struction upon the best method of teach ing schools, was present, aud instructed the members of the Institute. lie cave them some valuable information. During tbe se3sion there were maDJ importaut subjects introduced and discussed by the Superintendent, Prof. Sweet, the Teachers, aud some of our citizens. Addresses were delivered by Itev. Mr. Wciser, Kev. Mr. Dinner, Seth II. i'ocum, aud a number of others. We heard the address of Mr. Weiser, on Wednesday eveniug. It was a great effort in f.vor of laying . perma. takes a very determined stand to raise tbe i-tandurd of our Schools J he labors hard in tbe good cause. If the school Directors, the Teachers, and pureuis, will all co-operate with him, there will be a glorious re form accomplished in the schools of our couuty. All tbe teaehors present conduc- . i .t , - . I t KU u"""aa uu " meet again in the Ust week in October, in New Berlin. S-dinsyrove Dtmukrat. Siiad Fmes. These harbingers of spring so regarded by certain entomolo gists have made their appearance in our city. As they are likewise understood to be the avant couriers of a most palatable species of fish, it may be taken for granted that ere many days elapse, the eyes of epicures will be delighted with a view of the announcement in tbe newspapers "shad 1 first of tbe season." Richmond Why. Detboit, Feb. 5. O. M. Hyde, Re publican, has beeit elected Mayor of this city by about 200 majority over A. W. Uuell, the Administration candidate. Mr Buell was in Congress in 1850, and voted for tbe Fugitive Slave Law. The slavery issue was therefore fairly presented during tbe canvass. The balance of th Demo cratic ticket was elected. On Friday week a man named Martin Furlong was convicted at the speeial ses sions in New York city, for wanton cruelty in beating bis horse with a cart rang until the poor beast fell to the pavement He was sant to tbe penitentiary hi sii months The "Cold Snap." While the almost unprecedented snow storms have blocked np rail roads, detained the mails, and put things out of tune gen erally, it has also furnished the Muse with a theme for rhymes, and thus helped edit ors out of a snarl iu which their scissors, for want of "suhjecU" to operate on, Were iu danger of growing rusty. Witness the following characteristic grumble of a bach elor, as set forth in the Buff. Com. Ade.t THE ENOW. ..BY A DISMAL MAN. ttmt t1rt, (.f I Hire, Ilk Una of eoqaett; Cmnadian iW blo, n4 ftoim ton: Si,lralk of kIum. oVf "h.ch tin walker goea Shambling alurfr- In agon)' eolS KWrat; Iettlaudic mow dntta, Into wbt'li Juu fait, At auff-oitioit't rik, Md aartly fil The find rheumatic tbrogb Jour lula Mali, bile furV-ua drinn t jour UoKerinf bawl ; The baaia'e water all ft mak of ice; Holee ia jour bout, that ne'er had holra before; Expensive aleich-ridea, eailed by eehoul Rirle nice; The nola bflla, the bank that tlpa Jtn o'er; And then to feel that fnllj, frojt, and haw. Are but preeuriora of a general thaw V-OUt SAME SUBJECT.. .BT A TOUNO tAt!T. Dear I ain't it aleet O, what a charming mow! How aweet It falla ao t athere, poft, and white t Seetieof eaehantment, Mre like and brh;htl And bow Uie win-J minanticajijr blowl O, won't we have a glorloua aleigh-rvte now t With lotelf belli ' the dearriit little borae I And llarrj, he will ro with me of course, we will gallop. Oh! I can't teU howl We'll have the rM.i wn bave ft apiendid dance I And anr-per too, all dread ao rich ana one I And afterwarde dear, devoted glance. Aa we come back by moonlight ao divine t And then ooe pleasure I moat ne'er fbrget Twould heavenly be If we ootid just upaett UL'HUAII! The Ssow. The snow wss proverbial ly called the " poor farmer's manure" be fore scientific' analysis had shown that it contained a larger per centage of ammonia than rain. The snow serves as a protecting mantle to the tender herbage and the roots of all plants against tbe fierce blasts and cold of winter. An examination of snnw in Siberia showed that when the tempera ture of the air was seventy-two degrees below xcro, the temperature of the snow a little below tbe surface was twenty-nine degrees above tero, over one hundred degrees difference. The snow keeps tbe earth just below its surface in a condition to take on chemical changes which would not happen if the earth were bare and frozen to a great depth. The snow prevents exhalations from the earth, and is a powerful absorbent, retaining and returning to the earth gases arising from vegetable and animal decomposition. The snow, though it falls heavily at the door of tbe poor, and brings death and starvation to the fowls of the air and beasts of the field, is yet of incalculable benefit in a climate like ours, and especially at this time, when the deep springs of tbe earth wcre failing and the mill streams wcre re fusing their motive powers to the craving appetites of tnan. If, during the last month, the clouds had dropped rain instead of snow we might have pumped and bored tha earth in vain for water ; but, with a foot of snow npon the earth and many feet upon the mountains, the hum of the mill-stones and the harsh notes cf tbe saw mill will soon and long testify to its bene ficence. Bridges, earth-works, and tbe fruits of engineering skill and toil may be swept away, but man will still rejoice in tbe general good and adore the benevo lence of Him who orders all things aright. Tti9 snow is a great purifier of tbe atmos phere. Tbe absnrbeut power cf capillary actioc of snow is like that of a sponge or charcoal. Immediately after snow has fallen, melt it in a clean vessel and taete it, and yuu will fiud immediately evidences of its impurity. Try some a day or two old and it becomes nauseous, especially in cities. Souw water makes tbe mouth harsh and dry. It has the same effect upon tbe skin, and npon the hands and feet produces the pliuful malady of chil blains. The following easy experiment illustrates beautifully the absorbent prop erty of snow : Take a lump of snow (a piece of snow crust answers as well) of three or four inches in length and bold it in the flame of a lamp ; not a drop of wa ter wi'.l fall from tbe snow, but the water, as fast as formed, will pcuetrate or be drawn up into the mass of snow by capil lary attraction: It is by Virtue of this attraction that the snow purifies the at mosphere by absorbing and retaining its noxious and noisome gases and odors. Curras. Thomas Francis Meagher latoly delivered a lecture in New York on tbe life and services of John Philpot Cur ran, tbe Irish orator. Ia the course of it, he thus alluded to Curran's wit : "Everybody knew what he said when some one told bim that Lord Clonmel, hit great enemy, was about to die. I believe,' said Currao, ' he's scoundrel enough to live or die, just as it suits bis owu conve nience Every one knew what be said when told that a tery slovenly and stingy barrister had started fof tho Continent with a shirt and a guinea. ' He'll not change either till he comes back again,' said Curran. Every one knew, of Should know, what he said about Sergeant Hewit's speech. The learned Sergeant's speech,' he said, ' reminded me of a familiar uten sil ia domestic Uso, commonly Called a candle extinguisher. It began at a point, and on it went, widening and widening, I until it put tbe question out altogether.' Romanism and Liberty, The Pittsburg Catholic YUitnr, a large and influential paper, holds forth the fol lowing languago in regard to tultralion, in 1843 : "For our own part, we take this op portunity of explaining our hearty de liht at "the suppression 0f the Protestant chapel as Rome. This may be thooght intolerant; but when, We aok, did we pro fes to be tolerant of Protestantism, or to favor the doctrine that I'rotestantitm owjht to be tolerated T On the contrary we hate Protestantism we detest it with our whole heart and soul, aud we pray our averton to it may never decrease. We bold it meet that in the eternal city no icorth'p rrpmjnnnt to dxl thuulil lie toler ated, and we are sincerely glad that the enemies of the truth are no lunger allowed to meet together in the capital of the Christian world." Tbe Button Pilot says : "No good government can exitt teithnut j rtliiji'tn, and there can be no reliyio without an Inquirition, which is wisely designed fur tbe promotion and protection of the failh." "Yon ask," said another Romish organ, j The P-imUer, "If he (the Pope) wrTe ,or(1 i in the laud, end you were in a minority, if not in numbers yet iu power.wbat would we do tojuu? That, we say.wnuld entirely depend on rireuin'Mnees. If it would be nefit the cause of Catholicism we would Intents you: if expedient, we would im prisou you fine you but be assured of tine thing, we would never toleratt yon for tbe sake of the glorious principle of CtVtt Slht f-ef ,..e et on ey Brownton in his Quarterly Review, says : " Protrntantiim nf every firm Jiai tiol, and never cttn A'lrc, any riyhtt tchere Cath olicism it triumphant." Rut see what the present Pope Pius IX. aayi : j "The abunrd and eimneons doctrines.nr ; ravings in defence of liberty of conscience, is a most pestilential error a pest of all others mast to be dreaded in the State." Enc'l, Aug. 15, 1952. Home Mia. Record. tjTbe Supreme Court recently deci ded, that "one about to purchase real es tate, at public or private sale, is not bound to make farther inquiry, as to existence of incumbrances, than what be may learn from the public records. A secret lien will not be enforced against the estate in the hands of a bona fide purchaser, wiih- out notice ; and by parity of reasoning, j payments of which he bad no notice, by record or otherwise, ought not to be Used to prevent the Sheriff's Sale from divesting the lien of a mortgage." Law against LadtS edccirs. There is a seduction bill before the Kentucky Legislature, to which an amendment has been presented, which, if adopted, will create some stir among the ladies. It provides that aoy female guilty of attemp ting to seduce a young man by wearing , low neck dresses, and other captivating j articles of attire, shall be punished with the same penalty affixed to cases of seduc tion. The gay deceivers will be obliged to correct their hubitt should this amend ment be adopted. Jons R Gocoit The students at Ox ford once attempted to break np his meet ing, and so they began to flood him with questions. He said to them, " I am a little man, but give me fair play and I will dispose of one at once until I get around." So one arose and said, " Tbe Lord turned water into wine." " YeS," said Cough, "and yon may drink all tbe wine you have a miud to, made out of. uakr." The subject was here dropped, and tbe meeting went on undisturbed. "You said, Mr. Jones, that you officia ted in a pulpit ; do you mean that you preached f " " No, sir, I held the light for the man that did." " Ah 1 the court understood yon differ ently. Tbey supposed tbe discourse came from you." " No, sir, I only throwed a light npon " No levjtyj Mr. Jones. Crier, wipe your nose, aud call the next wituess." Ctatso Jaundice. M. Rarnard, a French chemist, has, it is said, demonstra ted, by several experiments, that tbe white of eggs can only be assimilated or convert ed into food for the human body through the intervention of the liver. Guided by this fact, Dr. Giesler, of Gcottiugei, has suggested its employment in tbe treatment of jaundice. If the digestion of the albu meu of eggs tend to rouse the action of the liver, it will necessarily restore tbe secretion of bile and cure Jaundice. - Decline in Moemosism. Tbe Taun ton (Eog.) Courier states that the Mormon delusion iu that neighborhood where for the last twelve months a couple of Elders have been propagating their "Latter-Day" doctrines is fast dyiug out, aud that the hall in which they have held their meet ings is now let to a glass and china dealer. More Fugitives. On Thursday last, eight more slaves ran off from Roooe coun ty, Ky. Four of whom two men, a wo man and child iwere owned by Mr.Gaincs, owner of a portion of the fugitives now under arrest at Cincinnati. It is stated that Mr. Gaines, out of eleven slaves, has only three left. Wasm.notox, Feb 8. Much excite ment was occasioned throughout the ci'y at noon to-day, from ao aecident ot-curiog U the veteran Senator from Michigan, Gen. Caw. While coming from the P teut Office, about 12 o'clock, he lost his foot-hold, and was precipitated tome five or six steps to the pavemtnt, cutting his bead very badly, near the tempie, and causing insensibility fur a corsiderable time. He was taken op and wavered to the National Hotel, and Drs. Miller and Garnett immediately summoned. Tbe wounds in his head tied profusely, and the report spread that he hal fractur ed bis skull, causing a roost painful anxi ety. He remaiued some time insensible, but fioally recovered and recognized tbe friends in attendance ou hi in. His phy- sicians, also, at the same time announced that his injuries were less serious than bad been feared, an! that no bones bud been broken. After his wound bad been dress- ed be fell asleep, and for an hour or more slept soundly. This eveuicg the symptoms arc all f tv orable to his recovery, aud he lies much more comfortable. His frame was much jarred by tbe fall, and the only dang'r is of infijuiation, coupled with bis advanced age. Were be a young man, no danger would be apprehended. 10 o'clock, P. M. The physicians in attenaauce upon ucn. a, r.i..n U1UIUI LUill UC to IU uv iL.i i.. : . nA ,4 .,.... The Erie asd North East Rait ROAD. Hon. Joseph Casey, of Harrisburg, appointed by Gov. I'o'liek Commissioner for the State under the provisions of the Act forfeiting the charter of the Erie and North East llailroad, arrived in Erie last Saturday, and immediately notified the parties directly interested of his intention to take possession of the forfeited proper- ty. Ho is now engaged in consummating the necessary preliminaries, and designs, we believe, at the earliest practical period effecting such an arrangement with the President of the Buffalo and S. L. Koad as will attest the power of tbe State while offering no unnecessary interruption to tbe progress of trade and travel. Mr. Casey has appointed Wilson King, Esq., Super inlenuent. A Profitless Vesture. A Boston ship, laden with ice, is frosen fast near Richmond, Va., with ice two feet thick in the HVer and poods adjacent THE FABM Tbe Ciarden .The orchard. From tha Pennevrrania Fann J oarnaL Superphosphate of Lime Messrs. Editors Sirs : I herewith send yon the statement of my trial last summer with Allen & Needles' Superphos phat of Lime on corn, in tbe hill. April 24ih and 25th, I planted seven acres of corn, on which was dropped in tbe bill while planting a small handful of r,l,,,.nh.t nf lirr... .mounting to 1'25 lbs. ,i.i. .t,. per acre, excepting six rows through tbe . .i . r .i i centre; these I pi inttd without any kina j of manure, until the crop bad come thro' j the ground, I then dropped plaster of Paris ; and uuleached ashes, equal parts, over the six rows not phosphaied, and left the main field altogether to the influence of the phosphate of lime. These six rows came through tbe grouud about three days later than the main field, and had a yellow, sickly aspect; whilst the ph sphated errn was of a lively green, and grew very fast, j so as to leave tbe six rows far behind in I sixe, and So contiuned until about the mid-1 die of August, when I discovered the sis ! rows were rapidly overtaking the phnspha ted, and after tbe ears were fully set, it was impossible to fiud where they were In crossing the field. Ootober CCth, basked and measured ac- curately the six rows not phssphated, with .... . . . the adjoining six that were, and found a l gain in favor of tbe phoepbated of g"d sound corn of two bushels. I measured the prnund oecopied by the six rows, and found it to contain two-eleventbs of an acre, which amounted to eleven bushels per acre difference in corn from the meas urement. Taking the whole field, I think there was fully sixty-six bushels per acre; without the phosphate I should have had fifty-five. Tbe elevea bcshels added to the whole field per a?re makes a gain over comrooa planting of seventy-seven bushels. Tbe phosphate cost $16,75. I had intended to ny something of a compost for bearing apple trees, which may prove of much benefit to the orchard ist, but have concluded to await further time and trial before I publish my experi ments; nevertheless I feel it a pleasure to state the ingredients of the compost, that others who may think we!! of the princi ple may try for their own satisfaction ; ten cart loads of apple pngs from the cider mill, mixed with ten loads well dried muck dirt, two bushels of slacked lime, and one of common salt to be applied freely under the trees and round as far as the limbs ex tend, as soon as the crop has been gather ed. The rationale is, yon return to the trees the Bamo iogredients nearly they have extraoted frora the soil for the for mation of fruit, with tbe valuable addition of the muck, lime and salt. Yours, J.B. Kiducr, Del Co , January W, 1356. Farmers Grinding their (hr& Grain. Ma. Ei!"tr i Would it not be better policy on tlio f rt i.f farmers who are con veniently situated with regard to mills, tn have their grain turnwl into fbor, instead of selling it to grain dealer, aud by so doing, make whatever profit there ia in ths operation tbeinseKes, instead of throwing it away, as is now done. If it will psy millers in the cities to hoy? grain f r CieV., at an advance npon tha producer's price, ai.d lay out their money for month?, it eertaiuly out to be a profit able operation for the farmer to take bitl grain to the mill and have it ground fof himself. Moreover, if there is any profit giing it ouht ti go to the farmer's pile. A!rin, this would have a tendency Iff ;Qerea!,c the Dumber of mills through tha j cnut,try ; and every one knows that j ,; ; ,t onij a great convenience, but j tna jt enhances the value of farms in it T;cinity so it is the farmer's best polie j ,, eneonraje "home manufacture," in thi branch of business, as well a every other Moreover, a mill is a bjoia market, if managed by men of enterprise and means) and if a farmer wish's to sell bis grain, ) m;j tce proper plaee for it to ?o to. j .t ,ne intelligent readers of the Farm jnaT01 make a estimate of the eompara- t;Te advantages of this rlo, (including the feC(j tn(,j tnua secure,) and see if it it , ,b -ht rla0- rr. i L Kerp Am tM fly-time. Annoyance of Animals from FIiei Bow to Prevent In order to prevent the very great an noyanrc, which s!l of our most valuable) domestic animals are subjected to ia Warns weather from the attacks of the various ' gpce;c$ 0f fileS arid other winged insects, geral erj etneactuus ieuicJo e? W ma)je aTailabIe. If such preventives exist ! e,erj foeTing of humanity, as well aa ths more selfish consideration of oor own coin j fort require that we should use them; ( tbe result of our own experiences would recommend the toV.OtlCi re ceipes, which are simple and certain ia their action I 1st. By washing at sprinkling the horses, oxen, or cows, with a decoction of wormwood (Artemesia Abtxnthium), they will not be attacked by flies or other in sects. Sd. By washing or sprinkling the anU mals with a decoetion made of six pound of tbe leaves of the waluut (Jwjlant rejia), aod five pounds of tbe superfluous leaves of the Virginia tobacco plant Kicotiand InWiim), with tweo'y-f.Mir quarts of boil' ing water. This liquid may be used eitbef warm or cold, and when the animals have been washed with it, allowed to dry; and tbrn ribbed down (horses, especially, with) fresh walnut leaves), they will be protect ed for a period of fourteen days. 21 Tbe rubbing down of horses and cattle occasionally with tbe fresh leaves of l -, i- rf 7 . n l"e common pumpa.u ivnc.ro. jpnj, will a'sn be found an excellent protection) , , - . ajtinst the attacks of flies, 8. V.T.Tf. o eo-,- 1'b,'':,,j5?r. Ejcperimaats wltl DUarent Kinds of Fertilisers. In September lt, I omnsenced experi ments wiib seven different kinds of fertil izers, on seven different patches of wheat, :de by side of each other, and with pre' cisely tbe same treatment in every respects fjr the purpose of testing their merits. Tbo first was bone dust the bones be- icg first carboaixel ar.d groun 1 in a plaster mill; the second, Mexican guan'.; the third, Mexican aud Teruviaa qaano mixed in equal proportions; fourth, Peruvian rnano; fifth, Alien & Needles' Super j Phosphate of Lime ; sixth, Mapea bupef Thofphate of Lime ; seventh Super Pbos phato of my own manufacture. At the close of fall no perceptible difference could I. ... . . i i At- t : De noticed, extier-i mai woere io .crunaii guano was applied, the grain was taller aod of a darker green color, which would establish tbo superiority of that article np to this period ; but before a direct conclu sion can be arrived at, I will follow it np till it ia threshed next summer, when I will report the result for your valuable pe rndical, for the benefit of its numerous readers. J. S. KxLLKtt Oanmnf I . Slurlain Qv. January 7, 1S8S. Water in Barn-Yardi. Such is the solvent power of water.thal if admitted in large quantities into barn yards, it will dissolve into the earth, of into streams and ponds, a large share of fertilising salts of manure. Tho manure of stalls should if possible be housed. It should be kept moist with the urine of animals, and sufficient litter should be sed to absorb the whole of this, unless is be preserved in a tank to bo use! as li quid manors, the policy of which is per haps doubtful in this country, where labot is high, though it may be Well ia urope where labor is plenty. Tho true proceed' ing for barn-vard manure is to keep it a far as possible moist, but not to suffer is to be drenched. If dry and hot, it give its nutritious gasses to the winds; if drench' ed, it loses its most fertilisiug salts ; when neither scorched nor drenched, it is de composed mora gradually, and it retains) in itself a larger portion of its enriching jroper'i.1. The fatrnat AjwWrV, Mist)
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