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FRIDAY, MARC II f, ISS6.
CHASE.-An alteration lias been
made in the time table of the Express 1
train on the Uatawissa road, incj
Express for Niagara now passes Dan
ville at 12.23 P.M., and the Express
for Philad. at 3.30 P.M. This makes
the mails a little later at Milton and
Lewisburg.
Columbus, Feb. 28. The Legisla
ture of Ohio in joint convention to-day
re-elected lion. Be.vj. F.Wade to the
United States Senate for six years.
The vote stood, Wade 102, Todd 30,
scattering 2. He is a Republican
Ben Wade ("been weighed) and not
found wanting."
Rupr.'WixGERT & Co.,Uarrisburg,
propose issuing a monthly publication
conmrisine "a Collection of 30,000
Xamca of German, bwiss, 1'ortuguese, .tions were ot suco a nature as.naa a lea
French, Dutch, and other Immigrants dency to waken us up, and eviooed a good
in Pennsylvania, chronologically ar- taste on part of their instructor,
ranged, from 1727 to 177tf, the names la conclusion, I must say that, although
of the ships in which they sailed, the i M ""Peasant, and the roads
times of their arrival in Philad., &c." j miserable, yet I considered myself amply
The names are copied from official , rePaid fur 1 fnd ".ong
records, on file at Uarrisburg, and . the Lewisburg claS3 a great many fnends
l m . ri ! with whom I bad a social chat during the
comprise probably most of the ances- ,
1 r r J. rr, recess, and this may probably be one rea-
work is to be edited by I.D.ItiTP.and
afforded at $1 per copy in advance, or
$1,50 on completion. It will be a
curious collection, and may be of pe
cuniary value to many.
BUnivters to England.
The following is a complete list of
the highest embassadors of the Union,
resident at the most important Court
of foreign countries, since the adop
tion of our Constitution :
Governenr Morris (NJ ) commissioner I7R9
Thomas rmckney (fiX") lull minister
John Jay (N.Y.) do
Rufus King (N.Y.) do
James Monroe (Va.) do
James Monroe and William Pincknry
jointly and severally ministers
William Jincknry (Md.) lull minister
John Quincy Adams (Mass.) do
Richard Rush (Pa.) do
Rnfus King (N.Y.) do
Albert Oallalin (Pa.) do
James Barbour (Va ) do
Louis M'Lane (Md.) do
Martin Van Buren (N.Y.) do
1829
1831
(Mr.Van Burrn's nomination was rejected
in the Senate by the casting vote of Mr.
Calhoun, and in March. 1832. he left
the mission in charge of Aaron Vail,
Secretary of Lceation, who continued
in charge till IB36.
Andrew Stevenson (Va.) full minister 183G
Edward Everett (Mass.) do
I-ouis Lane (Md.) do
Ueorge Bancroft (Mass.) do
1845
1849
1849
1853
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Abbott Lawrence (Mass.) do
Joseph Reed Ingersoll (Pa.) do
James Buchanan (Pa.) do
Ueoree Mifflin Dallas (Pa.) do
1856
Pennsylvania, New York and Mas-
sachusetts have had the largo shares
of this lucrative and honorable office.
For tfca Lewisburg ChrcAlcla.
Kelly Tp., Feb. 29, '56.
Mb, Chbonicle : Last evening I beard
that the Singing Classes nnder the direo- j Dr. Sbaw had in hi possession the ears of
tion of Mr- Win, C. Painter, of Lewisburg, ; the celebrated Indian chief, Pee-pen-mox-deaigned
giving a concert of vocal music im."ho ki'leJ ' 'he battle on the
.1 wtl-s ri l t ii i'Jth Dec. Mr. Story alo brought down
,n the White Deer church, and being a . rf aJd chiet cbapt wil.
fnend of music, I hastily concluded to j 80n con,pany A had entirely recovered
visit the place. I embarked on board a j from his wounds and was again in eom-
two-horso sleighing "convenience," and
began " o'er hill and dale, through wild
and wood," to wend my way.
I made all possible dispatch, but as the
horses were none of the twenty-one fast
horses, (of which I heard a lady friend
(peak a short time since) I could not reach
the spot is time to heir the opening exer
cises. " 1 .
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Tbc woods surrouuding tLe church, were
filled (if I am allowed the expression)
with Lorscs and sleds, and you can not
imagine my surprise, when I reached the
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ef'fice' Pfoc,u:ed T for, mu fe,ma e
ncss of one of my brother "chips I
would have been compelled to stand all
evening.
Now, although I do not consider myself
a judge in musical matters, yet I confident
ly believe that the Lewisburg class took
the laurels. They were not embarrassed
during any of their exercises appeared
to manifest a greater degree of interest in
what they did, and from the manner in
which they poured forth their rich and
t soul-cheering strains, I conclude their
whole soul was at work. I was completely
enchanted with the manner in which the
" Kailroad Song" was performed.
The class from Kelly did very well in
the performance of several pieces, but the
other class did vastly better. Their selcc-
son why I am partial to the class from
your place.
I congratulate Mr. Painter upon the
success he has met with in both classes,
and think that with such classes be need
not fear to sing anywhere. " Long may
he wave." Yours, The Pet.
rSince the above was in type, we re
ceived from another friend, an account of
the same festive occasion, and to show bow
people differ in opinion, we copy one ex
tract from the latter :
" In most cases, both classes performed
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T;14 coeds the other; and if I am a judge of
1 good music, the Kelly class exceeded.
j Moist of their pieces, and especially their
Jp'g quartettes, wero performed in a style hard
1815 ly to be excelled. The class from Lewis
Jj burg also performed well, and of course
1 ' tried to exeel ; but for musical powers and
1828 ! number of sineers. in mv estimation, the
country class has the praise."
From Oregon.
VTe have been favored by David II.
Kelly, of Kelly township, with a copy of
the llWcy Oreyonian, printed at Portland
, in Oregon, 5th Jan. last It contains the
Mr - i T . T XT 1-11-
i xvepon oi vol. names j. ixcuj,
describing in "detail the battles with the
1 Indians, by forces under his command, of
'which a fair summary was given in the
' Chronicle of 22d Feb. The Oregonian
says
Lieut. Col. Kelly came down to the
; Dalles with a view of attending the : Legis
lature now in session, ana or.
hich he is
a member, lie is expected down aa soon
as the river opens. The sick and wounded
have all been bronchi down to the Dalles.
mand of bis company.
" We are not informed as to the future
movements of the troops, but suppose they
will again follow up the enemy so soon as
they get a sufficient amount of supplies
and recruit their horses.
" Got. Stevens arrived at this camp a
few hours after these gentlemen left. He
made a speech to the regiment, in which
be announces hi3 determination to carry
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY,
on the war so long as a hostile Indian was
in the country.
"The bodies of Cnpt. Bennett and
Lieut. Barrows, were brought down to the
Dalles. Tbey will be taken home for bu
rial." The Legislature were to assemble at
Salem, in accordance with tho act remov
ing the seat of government from Cornwal
lis to Salem, passed ISth Dec. But a
Tclegraphio despatch from Oregon City,
dated 31st Dec, stated that the State
House at Salem with all its contents, was
burned to the ground on the 20th. The
Library, and all the public records, were
consumed. Loss, 850,000. Cause of the
fire unknown.
There is considerable political feeling
in Oregon. Some of the Government
party censure Gov. Curry for accepting the
services of Whigs and Know Nothings in
fighting the Indians ; but the Oregonian
says tbey give the Indians the hardest
blows, while the "Democracy" make the
most money out of fat contracts.
The Oregonian is a seven column paper,
at So per year in advance, 5 for adverti
sing 12 lines or les3, 3 weeks, ie., io.
" Do they Miss me at Home f "
j fc tttisii me at hoo!, do th' miu m?
'TmUIiM b Kll -.nrii t
To kaow at tins momrtit tome lvil one
WJ Myiuir. "1 with h wan herr!"
Tn fl that the group at the fir-Mhla
Were thiukiuff of tu. aa 1 roam
Oh. y! 'I woulj tie joy beyond mrasora
T'j know that they misiped roe at home!
Oh. r I 'twould lie joy beyond measure.
To kiiu Uiat Uiey uuaud me at aoiue !
Whir twitlifht apiroarh8, the aeaton
That ever raa altered to aoug,
nova some one rcb-at my name oyer.
And aih that 1 tarry ao lonit
An 1 is there a chord in the bbukIc
That s misled when my voice is away t
Aud a chord in each dear heart that maketh
Hepret at my wearisome stay ?
Aud a chord iu earn dear heart that maketh
Kegret at my wearisome way?
Do they place roe a chair at the table.
When eeeUlUK's home pleasures are nigh,
And lamps are lit bright fn the parlor,
And tar in the calm azure eky t
And when the "tcoc-l nights" are repeated,
And each lays hini duwn to sweet "lerp,
Ilo they think of the anient, and waft me
A wbinpered "pood night" o'er the deepf
Do tbey think of the absent, and waft me
A whispered good night" O'er the deepf
Do they miss me at home do they mine me,
At morning, at noon, and at night 1
And lingers one gloomy shade 'round them
That only my presence can light!
Are joys le-s iueuingly welcomed,
Are pleasures less nailed than before,
Because one is niisd from the circle.
Because I am with them no more
Because one is missed from the circle,
Because 1 am with Uiem no mure I
A.YSWEK-YES! WE MISS TIIEX.
We ml'S thee at borne yea, we miss thee,
Sinoe the hour Uiat we bade thee adieu ;
And prayers bays encircled thy pathway
rrorn anxious hearts, toying and true.
That the Savior would guide and protect thee,
As far from your loved ones you roam.
And whisper, whene'er thoa art saddened,
We miss thee aU miss thee at homo."
Wben morning awakes us from slumber,
We catch from our lips the first kiss,
And fold in a wandering sephyr,
To be wafted to tbens wbons we miss 1
And wben we have joined the home circle,
And re-place the stiU vacant chair.
In each arise gathering tear-drops
For him we were wont to see there.
The shadows of evening are falling
O, where is the wanderer bow ?
Tbe broeie that Boats lightly around as,
Perchance may soon visit bis brow ;
O bear on thy bosom a message
We are watching O, why wilt tboa roam?
The heart has grown sad and dejected.
For we miss thee all miss thee at home I
Singular. During the latter part of
January, some laborers on the Virginia
Central Kailroad, near Covington, Alle
gheny county, Virginia, discoved a new
cave, of considerable extent, with an open
ing at each end. On exploring it, they
found the dead body of a man, in full
hunting costume, which crumbled to pieces
like dry dirt, when touched. One of the
persons took hold of a foot, which immedi
ately broke from the leg. On examining
the body next day, a pocket book was
found containing papers, among which
were seven bonds for large amounts of
money, one being for 16500 dated in the
year 1823, and others dated in 1826. All
of them were signed or given by old set
tlers of Allegheny and Bath counties. It
is thought that the circumstances nnder
which these bonds have been kept from
the light, will bar the application of the
statute of limitations, in which case, some
very respectable persons in that region will
be placed in rather embarrassing circum
stances, as they will be held responsible
for tbe bonds to the full extent of the pro
nertv inherited by them, as heirs of the
signers of the papers. The Greenbrier
Era, which is the authority for this ao-
eount, docs not say whether the name of
the deceased is known, nor whether any
marks of violence were found.
Tunneling thk Broad Moumtain.
The Sunbury Gazette says that Judge
Helfenstein is making the excavation of a
tunnel through the Broad Mountain, the
special object of his attention. He has,
recently, made a trip to Europe for the
purpose of raising funds, and it is hoped
that be has succeeded, as wo should like
to see the enterprise accomplished. This
tunnel would be something over three and
a half miles long, but such is the nature
of the mountain through which it is inten
ded to be driven, that while the work
would be progressing, sufficient coal could
be taken out to pay a considerable por
tion of the expenses. Its excavation would
be, to some extent, like driving a vast
coal shaft, which would, ultimately, be
used for a highway. Considering the
vastness of the work, and the means of
railway communication it would afford be
tween Philadelphia and the West, it is an
enterprise worthy of a master mind and a
giant will.
Sequel to Baknum's Autobiogra
phy. Last year Mr. Barnum, the great
showman, furnished to his gulled country
men, through the medium of bis published
autobiography, bis key to splendid worldly
success, to wit : cool, persistent, unblush
ing, systematized deceit not to nse a more
barsh word. Many of our cotemporaries
at the time were of the opinion that the
publication of such a work was calculated
to producJ the most injurious impressions
upon the young, the inexperienced, and
the unsettled in principles, by stimulating
their desires 4o obtain enormous wealth,
not through the enterprising channels of
trade and commerce, but by the exercise
of those questionable talents which made
the name of Barnum known throughout
the world as a showman and a millionaire.
From the revelations recently made in the
New York and Connecticut papers, it
would seem that there is a sequel to the
auobiography which carries with it its own
moral. The millionaire showman, the
envied owner of the princely oriental villa
of Iranistan, has been forced by his credi
tors to make an assignment of his property,
and there are many who do not hesitate to
pronounce his affairs in a bankrupt condi
tion. .
Bloving of me W&Ura.
Cincinnati, Feb. 25. A freshet com
menced yesterday, in the Licking river,
and the ice breaking up, unusual quanti
ties of it were thrown into the Ohio river,
breaking up the ice opposite tbe city, and
causing great destruction among ttie steam
boats along the levee. The steamboats
Albertine, Flag Bridge, City, Grape Shot,
Madonna, Salem and Yorktown, were all
sunk. They were all stern wheel boats,
and will probably be totally lost. There
is, in addition, a number of boats injured,
and a considerable number of flat boats
and barges sunk. The total loss so far is
estimated at 8200,000. The Ohio river
has risen 8 feet in tbe last twelve hours,
and as its waters are still increasing fur
ther damage is anticipated.
Feb. 27. Long Island Sound, the Po
tomao at Washington, and James river at
Richmond, were open for navigation.
Feb. 28. St Louis papers stated that
the Missouri was open, and boats starting
for Kansas.
A western New York paper says t Nei
ther Caynga nor Seneca Lake has yet sur
rendered to the ice, but remain with their
dark blue open water, like islands in an
ocean of snow their colors the deeper
from their fringes of white. Last winter
Seneca Lake was frozen over so hard, at
the lower end, that horse races were had
upon it It is a remarkable sheet of wa
ter, and only freezes once in a century.
Unprecedented. The St Lawrence
river, N. Y., was froscn over at the foot of
State street, Ogdensburg, also from the
railroad depot to the Islands, about three
miles below. This is the first time within
the memory of the " oldest inhabitant,"
that the river has been frosen at the latter
place.
Ict Fetters. The Passaic Falls, N.
J., are completely frosen over, and where
was generally a deafening noise is now
complete stillness. The ice extends Up to
the still water, and tho liquid element is
not seen again until it reaches a short dis
tance below.
THE FARM
The Garden -Tbe Orchard.
Worth Remimberino. It is said that
John Bush, of Brooklyn, has saved the
fruit on a number of trees, the prst sea
son, by binding bunches of tansy upon
them ; the trees thus treated ripened to
perfection j while those Bear by net thus
protected, were entirely destroyed by cir
cnlio. This is an item worth remember
ing for the next season.
atv"At a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Union County Agricul
tural Society, held at the Office of J. A.
Mertz, Esq., 19th Feb. 1856,
It was ResolveJ, That the time for re
ceiving Proposals for the next Annual
Fair, be extended until the next regular
meeting on Tuesday of May Court.
Resolved, That two hundred dollars of
the balance in our Treasury be loaned for
the use of the Society at not less than four
per cent interest
L. Sterner, Rcc. Sec.
1855. R. H. Laud, Treasurer Soc., DR.
Balance on band from 184 . 2S ?'
Memberships, from K. H. Laird and others 30 DO
Memberships and AAwuuioa ess, at fair Onnud
at liartietoo J 9
Recened of Coant Treasury l0 "
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Paid Pmloms awarded as par rrlnted ebednto $142 75
Paid for 7 copies Farm Journal, (premiums) 4 . 6
raid Uyers Amanoas, for bmmsea at fair Onrand
in Lewisburg for 1844 14 00
Paid Worsen Cornelius, for printing CnrtifteaUs,
Bills, and Cards, and Postage, So
Paid Joba T. Smith and James Wllsr SaT service
mdwrsd at the Fair la llartistcei CO
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$444 SI
Balaam la bane, of TTevaTawr
Patent Office Seeds.
A considerable quantity of these were
distributed among the members of our
county agricultural society last spring,
with the design of promoting the variety
MARCH 7, 185G.
and perfection of our agricultural products.
It would be interesting to have it general
ly known if any of them have turned out
really valuable, and we shall be very glad
to hear and record tbe experience of any
of our readers on the subject. We do
not think it necessary to add tbe caution,
" Don't all speak at once.''
For the Lewisburg Chronicle.
I read your agricultural columns every
week with care and profit. Allow me for
once to speak on the subject
I often ak why Americans should be so
fast to inrewf good things, and so slow to
ccpy them ? Now there is a practice, uni
versal in Holland, at least, and fur aught
I know, in other parts of Europe, which
would be a vast improvement here. It is
this : Farmers, and all others living in tbe
country, pur fAeir name over their gateway.
There is not a single reason for a merchant
or mechanic having a sign, or a resident in
the city putting his name on his door,
which is not just as strong in relation to
farmers. Many a good sale would be made
at a man's own door, if towns people and
traders could find his residence, and much
time and wear and tear saved in going to.
market Tbe cost of a tin sign on bis gate
post would not exceed fifty cents, or his
own boys could put tho name on the post
itself.
The Cuixesb Totato. I wish to call
the attention of the public to this new
vegetable. Our potatoes have nearly run
out We need a new sort. This kind is
described at length by Mr. Prince, of
Flushing, Long Island, in the New York
semi-weekly Tribune of Feb. 22, 1856.
Get the number and read it. Mr. P. says
a piece of ground ten feet long and three
ftet broad furnishes enough of this delight
ful vegetable to support an adult one year I
When dried and ground it is an admirable
meal. It may lie in the ground all the
year and be dug as wanted. U. M.
In regard to the foregoing communica
tion, (which we are happy to receive) we
would say that we some time sinoe pub
lished a description and somewhat lauda
tory account of the vegetable spoken of.
We lately read with interest the enthusi
astic article of Mr. Prince, in the TVioune,
and were quite carried away with the glo
rious discovery until we notioed in the ad
vertising columns of the same paper, a
benevolent notice that " Prince St Co., of
Flushing, would furnish a few of the Chi
nese potato in tin cases (containing a half
bushel or half pint? don't know,) for $5,
and S10, each, to early applicants" or to
that effect. We now give an article from
that excellent paper the Germautown
Telegraph, which sums tip the prof, and
cons of the subject in what seems to us a
judicious manner. We would add, how
ever, that we have no doubt this potato or
yam is worthy of careful trial iu our country,
and as poor as Editors notoriously are, we
would not hesitate, if we were sure of get
ting a nubbin a-picce, to join four others
in buying a $5 can, and so help Mr. Prince
in his disinterested attempt to improve the
country.
The Chinese or Japan Potato.
Last autumn, when there was so much
"hifalutin" talk in the agricultural jour
nals, and especially in the newspapers of
the day, about this wonderful vegetable
discovery, which is indifferently called the
Diorcorea Japonica and the Diotcorea Ba
tata t we took occasion, aa we felt it our
duty to do, to speak very plainly of what
we believed was to be the next Vegetable
humbug We were chided for this frank
out-speaking) and a number of our cotem
poraries, in tbe face of our onslaught,
printed very strong statements of the very
extraordinary great qualities of the tuber
which we so emphatically condemned
not that we attempted to deny, or now de
ny, that it may be an excellent vegetable
in its way, and worthy of cultivation in
our gardens and farms, with others , but
that it would never be a substitute for the
potato, which it claimed to bo, and that it
was not entitled to one half the attention
which it was receiving, and which the pro
ducers of it for sale the ensuing spring
were anxious to seattcr broad-cast over the
country for their individual advantage.
Sinoe we noticed it last fall, we have
had additional evidenee that onr original
opinion of the value of this tuber was cor
rect. The Country Gentleman, in publish
ing, by request, the Patent Office report
of this yamfor it is nothing else thus
speaks of it t "That it may prove a Valua
ble acquisition is possible, but that it will
supplant the potato, or equal tbe anticipa
tions excited by the foreign accounts
and he might have added tho domestic
accounts also, we have scon no reason
to believe." The following from the Pa
tent Office statement, is amusing t
"This root, it will be seen, is volumi
nous, rich in nutritive matter, and can be
cooked in every respect like the common
potato, and can even be eaten in the raw
state. It also bids fair to become a source
of as much profit to the cultivator, richer
in fact in nutriment, and therefore is be
lieved to be destined to render eeen greater
service to the tcorld."
The Homestead, an able and reliable
agricultural paper, published at Hartford,
Conn., takes a very eommon-eense view of
this substitute for the potato. It quotes
the following from a pamplet on the Chi
nese potato i
"On the whole we mav consider our
selves justified in believing, and confident-
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ly asserting, that the tequiMtion of thifj
At $1,50 Per
esculent in Europe and America consti
tutes an era in Agriculture equalled only
(if equalled indeed it be) by that which
was consequent upon tbe introduction of
the Indian Maize of our own Continent.
The fact is certainly most astounding that
we have remained thus long entirely igno
rant of so valuable a vegetable one which
is destined soon to cover myriads of acres.
The Rev. William Clift, the editor, then
closes his notice of it aa follows, which we
commend to our readers who might be
tempted or misled, unless set right upon
the subject :
"We agree with this writer in one thing,
that it is astounding that such a marve
lous tuber has never before been brought
to our knowledge. This will be quite ap
parent to every one wneo we ... u
farla in the case. It is claimed for this
root, that it is tbe common food ol inina
and Japan cultivated as extensively there
as the potato is with us ; that it is a per
fectly hardy root, not liable to be injured
by frost or by rot. Of conse this root
must be as common in the ports of China
as the potato is in our own, and must con
stitute a part of food of ships' officers and
erews, when they are in Chinese ports.
There are certain ports of China that have
been open to our commerce for about a
dozen years, aud our vessels have been vi
siting them for teas, silks, and other arti
cles, almost every month since they were
opened. These officers are men of inteli
gencc, and quick to see the practical value
of any such article, and to improve upon
their knowledge.
"The third vessel that visited the port of
Shanghai, brought home a lot of fowls,
that have since borne that name, and we
have some of the progeny of that impor
tation in our neighborhood. Fowls, it is
known, are difficult to keep alive in a six
months' voyage, and any importation must
be attended with great loss. Yet numer
ous shipments of this perishable article
have been made from that day to this :
an article too that cannot begin to compare
in importance with the Dioscorea, if a
tithe of its good qualities are real. That,
in all these years, during which the pota
to rot has been doing its worst, no ship
ment of this article should have been made
either to Britain or the United States, is
more than "a nine day's wonder." The
root, too, is just the thing for a sea voy
sge, not liable to rot, or to be injured by
the frost. Chance almost would have
brought home so common an esculent,
among the ship stores.
"And now it is claimed for this root,
that it costs over five hundred dollars a
bushel, in Europe, and is difficult to be
bad at that. By special favor they can
be retailed here at one dollar the bulb,the
seller reluctant to let them go at that X
"What article ever came from the ce
lestials, that promises so well for a ship
ment as this 7 They will not rot, can be
purchased in China at the price ef a com
mon article of food. say one dollar a bushel,
and the cost of shipment we should think
would not exceed two dollars a bushel
more. If this be to, or if it costs twice
that amount to deliver them, how long
would it be before tbe enterprising mer
chants of our large cities would have them
by the ton in their storehouses. a
"Of course we cannot say that all that
is claimed for this novelty is not true, and
that the half of its excellencies is not yet
told us. The story of the Dioscorea is as
plausible as that of the Rohan, or of the
Multicaulis. Hie earnestly hope it may
not disappoint its friends and well-wishers
so sorely as its predecessors. We advise
our friends in the city not to rush into the
importation of this article all at once upon
our suggestion. It might increase the
prospects of a famine among the Celestials,
who are rarely over-stocked with food, and
damage the speculation of gentlemen who
have purchased in Europe at five hundred
dollars a bushel. We should have more
confidence in this novelty if it bad come
direct to us from its own country, instead
of receiving so much nursing in France on
its way hither. We hope eur friends in
the country will not commence a run upon
the few deposits of this previous root in
the cities. They might become too soon
exhausted. Possess your souls in patience
a little, and Chinese potatoes will soon be
as plenty as Chinese hens and chickens."
From the Germantovn Telegraph.
Remarks on Domestic Manure.
Ma. Editor t As much is said in rela
tion to the scarcity or want of manure in
tbe management of onr farm, I have
thought that it might be well to call the
attention of those upon whom this deficien
cy appears to bear with the heaviest weight,
to some of tbe many articles that are found
to exist within the reaoh of every one.
It is not at all surprising that to a merely
superficial observer, the extent of our re
sources should appear, in this particular,
somewhat limited. In enumerating the
several materials ordinarily employed as
8timulants,it will be well to commence with
the more important, or those which, from
their general diffusion, are in most com
mon use. Of these, the excrement of cat
tle is perhaps the most valuable. When
applied to soils nnder cultivation, it not
only acts as an immediate and most salu
tary stimulant to vegetation, in conse
quence of its combined vegetable and min
eral origin, but it also imparts increased
energy to the mineral character of the soil,
through its solvent and elorific powers.
Wherever fermentable manure is applied,
a most powerful chemical action takes
place, which is highly promotive of fertil
ity, by its pulverulent effects, in conjunc
tion with the influence exerted by the
gases which it liberates and sets free. Com
pact and closely compacted soils are ren
dered lieht and friable by tbe fermenta-
tion of these Beaniei, wLi Ur
Tear, always is Advance.
position in those of aa opposite conforma
tion, tends to increase their compressibili
ty and capacity ef retention, qualities
without which no soil caa be rendered fer
tile, or permanently productive ander man
agement When allowed to ferment be
fore it is applied, it becomes whas is term
ed "short muck." In this condition it
acts much more speedily, than in its crude
state, but is far lees durable. It is also
much more easily incorporated with tbe
soil, when broadcasted, and acts mora
readily aud energetically wben applied in
conjunction with other substances. To
the mind capable of penetrating tbe arcana
of nature, and comprehending the nice
economy of vegetation, this subject sup-
.Uorbing and curi-
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Hoo Manure, is another article ox
great value to the farmer. In its essences,
it is more concentrated and powerful than,
tbe excrement of flock cattle, and acta
with much more energy and for a longer
time. In all eases, tbe nutritive proper
ties of excrement are found to be in pro
portion to the richness of the food partaken
of by the animals by which it is supplied.
The food of hogs is generally much richer
in nitrogenous compounds than that of any
other animal kept on the farm, the hog
being cot only gramniverous, but omniver
ous, and the uses to which he is applied,
requiring that he thould be kept on the
richest and most nutritive food.
Horse Manure is another valuable ar
ticle used extensively in enriching lands
under cultivation. From tbe character of
its constituents, as ascertained by chemical
experiments, it has been demonstated,
however, to be leas valuable, in proportion
to its bulk, than the solid voidings of ei
ther tbe ox or swine. Yet wben decom
posed, and reduced to short muck, by fer
mentation,it posesses much intrinsic value,
and is highly efficient when applied to
most crops, particularly those belonging
to the cerolia. Its value is enhanced by
the admixture of charcoal, gypsum and
other substances capable of acting as fix
ers and absorbents which prevent the vo
latilisation of the gaseous or serefonn com
pounds eliminated by decomposition, and
which are of scarcely less value, in a man
nrial capacity than the earthy or mineral
matters it contains. By composting it
with other substances, for instanee, chip
manure, forest scrapings, mnck, io., a
very important saving may be effected,and
a most efficient compound supplied for tho
sustenance of all the various crops cultiva
ted on the farm.
Siuep Manure. On heavy and tena
cious elays, sheep manure is highly valua
ble. Owing to its hot and highly ferment
able nature, it is better adapted to pulver
ise and disintegrate the texture than per
haps any other fermentable substance or
manure that is known to our agriculture.
Composted with muck and good mould,
with a small admixture of lime and gyp
sum, sheep manure is unquestionably tho
best and most economical aliment that
can be applied to beets, carrots and Indian
corn, especially on soils of a clayey tex
ture. The amelioration effected by its ap
plication, is more durable than that pro
duced by stable dung, and its action upon
tbe crops more immediate and well sus
tained. Where large numbers of sheep
are kept, a little care in supplying suitable
materials will enable one easily to aug
ment the quantity of manure from this
source from one-fourth to one-half. All
that is required to effect this, is to cart in
muck, loam, sods, forest scrapings, and
other similar materials having a vegetable
origin, and sprinkle them over the surface
of the shed or yard, every week. By this
alternation of voidings, liquid and solid,
with the above mentioned materials,a very
excellent stimulant for vegetables will ba
obtained, and at slight expense. As a top
dressing for lands in grain and grass, this
compost is nnequaled, and when spread
over the surface in the autumn, is perhaps
the cheapest application that can be made.
Nhjht Soil is another invaluable man
ure. Owing, however, to an inveterate
and insane prejudice which prevails in
many minds, very little benefit is derived
from its use. By cleaning out the vaults
of our privies, and rendering the contents
inoffensive by the nse of deodorants (sul
phuric acid or lime,) and mixing them
with mould, the full value of this impor
tant article may be economised, and mads
to subserve a most useful end. On garden
crops it is invaluable, producing a rapid
development, and crowding forward tba
vegetables to maturity with a vigor which
characterises no other fertiliser that can b
nsed. Most farmers have observed its
highly stimulating effects when spplied to
Indian corn, and tbe extremely dark and
glossy green which it imparts to the foli
age of that invaluable crop. On other
plants, its invigorating sction is also strik
ingly apparent. No farmer should permit
it to be wasted. Those whose olfactories
are too sensitive to allow of their exposing
themselves to tbe odor of this srticle,whi
managed in this way, posses, a conforma
tion far too delicate for the ordinary avo
cations of the farmer's life- ,
Hin Manure This is s awst valua-
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