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LEWIS
BURG
CHRONICLE
BY 0. N. WORDEN & J. B. CORNELIUS.
An Independent Family and News Journal.
LEWISBURG, UNION CO., PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1856.
YEAR XIL...WHOLE NUMBER, 623.
At $1,50 Pek Year, alttats in Advance.
gl,e ffiljronicle.
1 FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1SS6.
" USES WBITTEir OSPJtKTlSa WITH A FRIEND.
i m LiTS En tec k m. amou, or miinn.
I Wnen from eberiebed friends Ton wander,
Doomed a trorer' land to ana.
While oer abeeat fricndi yon puuJer
y, ui yoa aometimrs tbink of mc t
vhtn the Brewing au (Wlin-th.
M And oarknrM rests on tower and tree,
a- View Um rvraiox alar wbfcfa ebioetb,
, An kaa yea rtew it, Uiuik oa ax.
When la some ro.etered spot
You huoit'lT boa the williag knee,
Forbid tbt I should be forgot,
But la joor prayer remember ae.
? itul Hen bit earthly race is ron.
And I from aorrow ahall be frse,
Anton bit friend will too be one
H bo kindly wiU reBeember aae 7
Farewell, my brother! fare you well,
And wbea the, lioea yon ebaaee to aee,
Tboach where 1 sib yon one not tell
I bop. you II still reaaeaaber mo.
Degradation of Polytheism.
From a Report read by Mr. U . bti eerore aa
r March is said to be the most un
healthy month of the year, owing to its
dampness. Therefore, take especial pains
to keep yonr feet dry and your body
warm and sufficiently clothed at all times.
I Gentle Hist. "We believe that,after
men have done their utmost in a revival
t of religion, they must confess themselves
J. - - a aw I
unprofitable servants.' loose wuo are
Uensible of this, will not desire to see their
stumble services paraded before the public;
.And those who do not thus feel, can only
e injured by laudation. It is hardly pro-
per, after giving a long array of 'lealous,'
and 'efficient,' and 'powerful' workmen,
who have performed wonders, to close such
i an account with, To God be all the glory!
There it but lUUe left for Him. Uianet-
ton Advocate.
Oppression. Listen not to the ever
lasting Couservative.who pines and whines
at every attempt to drive him from the
not where he has to laxily east bis ancbor.
Every abuse must be abolished. The whole
! system must be settled on the right basis.
1 Settle it ten times and settle it vromj, you
will have tha work to beein again. Be
, satisfied with nothing but the complete
i enfranchisement of Humanity, and the
I restoration of man to the image of bis
God. Henry Ward Beecher.
- A Vetera Hotter. A venerable
.xi old man, aged seventy-five years, who has
resided mora than fifty years of that time
on Broad Top Mountain in this county,
'i last week paid us a visit During his re-
idence on the Mountain be Killed sdoui
-I two hundred deer, thirty wolves, twenty
bears, one hundred foxes and twenty-five
or thirtv wild cats. He killed six wild
' turkeys at three single shots.and twodeers
jat one shot with bullet Huntingdon
Globe.
Successful Elopement. The ship
;Asterian, Capt Guy, from New Orleans,
,' arrived at Liverpool on the 10th ultimo.
On overhauling the ship, the customs
( searchers found a mulatto girl ooncealed
i in the boatswain's bunk, where she had
I been secreted during the voyage, unknown
;-; to any one on board excepting the boat
I swain. A reward of $500 was offered at
,New Orleans for the girl's apprehension.
j An Impostor Beggar. An Irish wo
man who was begging cold victuals from
door to door, was picked up, on Wednes
I day night, in the Sixth Police District,
beastly drunk. She was wheeled to the
station. Upon searching the miserable
j creature, a bag containing some $10 in
I gold, was found suspended from her neck.
4 Philada. Sun.
Long Passages ofVessels. The New
York Courier publishes a list of vessels
m
'from Europe, with the point of departure
"land the dav of sailing, showing that sixty
1 ships, barks and brigs are now over due at
- J that port Two have been at sea from
t thirty-five to forty days; thirteen from
f forty to fifty, twenty from fifty to sixty,
$ fourteen from sixty to seventy, four from
. I seventy to eighty, four from eighty to
ninety, one from ninety to one hundred,
and two over one hundred. These vessels,
I it is believed, are detained by the ice and
i the late severe weather. Fourteen vessels
i at New York since the first of February,
I report the loss of twenty-nine men, nine
t tetn of whom were washed overboard, and
1 ten killed by falling from the yards. The
A severity of the cold has also caused great
.. suffering, and many have lost limbs by the
; ! frost The ice has extended over five de-
grees of latitude and seven degrees of lon
i gitude. Never before have such extensive
fields been reported so esrly in the season.
The Bolten.
i The true men of Freedom who bolted
" from the Know Nothing Convention, as
. : 1 our readers are already aware, formed a
I V new organization, with such men as Gov.
Johnston, Rob't M. Riddle, and others at
head, and called a convention to meet in
New York on the 12th of June. Every
indication goes to show that this move
ment will be consolidated with the Repub
lican interest as the two are identical
thus forming a strong and resistless Nor
thern Party. Under such circumstances,
what can Mr. Fillmore's friends in Penn
sylvania as elsewhere, bop for, or expect,
bnt a disgraceful defeat 7 That they will
J receive a Waterloo defeat, in every Nor
thern state, and "cover themselves witn
shame," will be dearly demonstrated after
IDS
SorietT far Moral BeUdoas Inquiry, of the Cnirerrity
at Lewlsburg, we are permitted to extract for the Ckreawi!
the fbllowinf picture of the loathsome shamelaaanssa and
tully of "CleaaiC Heathenism. K.J
Such was the mythology of the Greek
and the Roman, that they suited their
deities to the desires and notions of men,
compared and resembled them to them
selves, msde them both male and female,
attributed to them every human passion,
liable to every misfortune, and subject to
the most grievous wants. They married
and reared families as do men, and daily
repaired to the domicil of Jupiter, the
great Olympian king, to participate in the
celestial festival prepared of ambrosia and
nectar : and while in assembly met, they
tnnV counsel concerning the affairs of
heaven and earth, Apollo entcrtaiued them
with the sweet tones of his lyre, to which
the musos sang in harmonious responsive
strains, xbe celestial goas were oiteu
represented as becoming enamored of some
terrestrial mortal maid, while the goddesses
were described as being smitten by the
charms of some handsome, gallant youth
of earth ; and these sickeniug love tales
constitute at ioat one half of their rclig
ious creed. They frequently Uiitereo,
disputed, quarreled, and fought among
themselves ; aud great was the strife, and
desperate the couflict, and terrible the
result, when the" gods resorted to arms.
Tbey could bruise, lacerate, break each
other's bones, and metamorphose one ano
ther into any department of brute or
vegetable creation; but their lives they
could not exterminate. Among them were
drunkards, gamblers, liars, thieves, harlots
and devils Such is a faint description
of the character and disposition assigned
to the gods of the classic nations. And
to such legendary beings did the inhabit
ants of intellectual Greece and Italy pay
their vows, and look for blessings ! By
such, as tbe disposers of the oracle's reve
lations, did they profess to be governed !
Their gods being such, what must bave
been the true character of the people i
people born in total ignorance of the true
God, and cradled in tbe superstitions of
the false 7 Could it be expected that the
code of morals with the worshiper would
be any better than that ascribed to tbe
supreme object of his worship ? Nay, the
heart is too depraved to ever supercede the
standard of piety. A superficial glaoce at
the character of some of their prominent
religious observances,will suffice to answer
the enquiry and sicken the Christian soul
The festivals dedicated to tbe honor of
Cvlcbe. tbe licentious Venus, and the
infamous Bacchus, the Sot, were celebrated
with performances the most notoriously
loathesome. Even tbe priests acted like
I madmen, howling like starving wolves,
and shrieking as if suffering the most
intense agony, while the multitude, like a
mob of incensed demons, kept up tbe most
tumultuous confusion. Roman matrons
danced before the consecrated altars, the
inhuman gladiators performed their hellish
gyrations, aud worst of all, the ceremony
the most shameful, the sacrifice of human
beings, was frequently resorted to. In
view of all this, well might the wise obser.
vcr exclaim, "I would not that my mother
was a goddess."
If the picture thus drawn be still imper
fect, the description given by the inspired
Apostle will complete it : " Professiog
themselves to be wise, they became fools,
and changed the glory of the incorruptible
God into an image made like to corruptible
man, and to birds and four-footed beasts
and creeping things. Wherefore God also
gave them up to nnclcanness, who changed
the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped
and served the creature more than the
Creator. Being filled with all unrighte
ousness, fornication, wickedness, covetous-
ncss, maliciousness ; full of envy, murder,
debate, deceit, malignity ; whisperers,
backbiters, haters of God ; despiteful,
proud, boasters, inventors of evil things,
For ths Laeriebwrc Chronicle.
Phonography in Common Schools.
This mysterious looking, but really sim
ple, beautiful and invaluable art, had its
birth at about tbe same period as the elec
tric telegraph, and is destined to be an
equal and similar blessing to mankind.
It is taught in tbe High and Grammar
Schools of Philadelphia, New Korlr, Bos
ton, and other cities, and in a large and
continually increasing number of ths com
mon schools out of the cities.
No teacher's qualifications can be con
sidered complete, either in reading or
writing, unless he has acquired a familiar
ity with the principles and practice of the
art. Its introduction into schools, and
practice by scholars at an early age, is
recommended by the following essential
advantages :
It secures good enunciation of all tbe
separate sounds of the language, the ne
glect of which is very general and is the
true source of the wretched reading so
common in our schools. It also criticises
closely the pronunciation of every word
used.
It is the best possible exercise for tbe
hand of the young writer or draughtsman ;
ad by AteBarin with lea sons in the or
dinary copies, prevents them from being
practised to death' as tbey often are thro'
their monotony and consequent weariness.
It cultivates the ear, tbe thought, tbe
intellect and the memory, and creates
familiarity with words ; thus having the
effects attributed to a study of the dead
languages.
It interferes with no other study ; but,
contrariwise, aids them.
It is so simple that a teacher can in a
few weeks prepare himself to give lostruc
tions which children of eight years can
receive as well as adults, or better.
Tho cost is little. The teacher can sup
ply himself fully with the means of acqui
sition for one dollar, and furnish the Pho
netic Department of his library handsome
ly for less than five dollars, including
Storrs Phonetic Dictionary ($3.50). He
should possess Wright's Analytical Or
thography (25c), A. S. Barnes & Co., N.
Y. Tbe scholar requires but blackboard
and slate for first year ; a Reader (25c.)
for the next term ; and a Manual (60c.)
for subsequent instruction. Enquire of
B. Pitman,Phonograpbio Institute, Cincin
nati, Ohio. W. Boalsburg-
Keeping Fun in 8ummr.
About the 1st of April, or on the ap
proach oi warm weather, lightly whip,
comb and brush yonr fan till they are
perfectly free from dust, sprinkle them
with a little spirits of any kind and wrap
them in clean linen. Pnt them in a tight
box or drawer, and keep the air from them
as mueh as possible. In this situation
they may remain ten or fifteen days, when
they ought to be examined ana me wuip
ping, combing and brushing repeated,
Tbe insects most destructive to furs, are,
first, tbe black bug which infests smoked
meats, &c. It appears and deposits eggs
early in the spring. This kind of moth
dses not eat the fur, but preys altogether
on the skin. Next tbe small ash colored
miller, which produces tbe moth that de
stroys all kinds of woolen stuffs, and may
be seen hovering about the candle on a
. . . i i
summer evening. Ibis xma panicuunj
preys upon and destroys the furs, and
ought to be most guarded against, also the
mite, wh ich are very numerous. They ap
pear like dust, and are scarcely percepti
ble to the naked eye. They subsist upon
and destroy tbe fibrous membrane which
.ttanhea the fur to the skin. Hence the
nracrice of sunning and airing furs is high
y prejudicial, lor ae Uaante ttf about in
the air, it not only affords tbem an oppor
tunity of getting in and breeding, but the
warmth of the sun nourishes and supports
them, and at the same time spoils the co
lor and destroys the life and beauty of the
fur.
Coarse fun such as bear and buffalo
skins may be preserved by beating them
well in the spring, and heading them up
in an air tight spirit cask, which had been
recently emptied. Especial care must al
ways be taken to bave furs, woolens, Ac,
clean and free from insects when put np
for the season and no means are adequate
to the preservation of furs that are badly
dressed and not cleansed of the natural
A Trot Former.
According to the Berlin obituary lists
of last year, a remarkable and interesting
hygienio circumstance is made known,
namely, that not a single death from smail
nox occurred during that period. This is
justly considered as striking evidenee of
ths benefits of compulsory vaccinauou, wu
the care taken by the faculty to procure
healthy vaccine matter.
A French naoer. seeing Mr. Banks
styled a "Black Republican," graveiy
stated that tbe Americans naa cnoseu
Speaker of the H. of R-, " colored
man," and that the South deemed it high
ly offensive act
grease.
disobedient to parents; without under
standing, covenant breakers, without nat
ural affection, implacable, unmerciful.
And with Rollin we add, " This apprises
us how much we are indebted to Jesus
Christ, who has rescued ns from the power
of darkness, and introduced us into the
wonderful light of the Gospel. Before
his time, what was the real character of
men, even the wisest and most upright
men, those celebrated philosophers, those
great politicians, those renowned legislat
ors of Greece, those grave Senators of
Rome : in a word, what were all the
nations of the world, tbe most polished
and the most enlightened 7 They were
the blind worshipers of some demon, and
bowed the knee before gods of gold, silver
and marble. They offered incense and
prayer, to statues deaf and dumb. They
recognised, as gods, animals, reptiles, and
even plants. Tbey did not blush to adore
an adulterous Mars, a prostitute Venus, an
incestuous Juno, a Jupiter blackened by
everr kind of crime, and worthy, for that
reason, to hold the first rank among the
gods. See what oar fathers, and we, our
selves, should have been, had not the light
of tbe Gospel dissipated oar darkness.
Each story in fable, every circumstance in
approaching Presidential election
Thai tkaw mill ace) thai klnnJor in fn hi a n
tbty have fallen, is devoutly to be hoped ! tbe life of the gods, ought at ones to fill ns
fA B IX s a i -. i : -J - .J ...i "
foi-r-Qradord Argvt.
I with confusion, admiration and gratitude.
For tha Lewisbort Chronicle.
Messrs. Editors : " A Calm" inquires
what I call "a 'strong wind,' and a
very strong wind,' " remarking that " ac
cording to the table there was scarcely
any itrong wind, and never any ttorm, or
even tery ttrong wind at all," during Feb
ruary. I answer, that but six numbers,
are used to express all possible degrees of
force of the wind. Of these tbe highest
is applicable only to those very violent
storms which fortunately bave to be recor
ded but seldom. To account for the ab
sence of No. 5 from the table, it must be
kept in mind that the force of tbe wind is
indicated only at the hours of observation,
and at those hoars we had no winj daring
the month that ought, in my judgment, as
formed at the time the wind was blowing,
and not from mere recollection, to be
placed in the class of very ttrong winds,
hich is designed for the most violent gaies
we have short of hurricanes. 1 find, on
consulting my journal, that I bare twice
during the month marked the wind as 5,
namely, on the 12th, at 10 A. M., and on
the 18th, at the same hour. On the 17th,
we bad gusts of wind of very variable
force, which when strongest would also be
marked 0.
The statement that, " according to tbe
table there was scarcely any ttrcng wind, '
is an error. Tbe wind is marked 4 on
seven days of the month, namely, the 1st,
11th, 12th, 17th, 18th, 23d and 25th, one
fourth of the whole number of days. It is
further to be observed, that when the
range of the thermometer is very low, the
wind is not very often violent.
The wind is marked in six degrees, to
agree with an extended system of simulta
neous observations, made under the direc
tion of the Smithsonian Institution, by
about 300 observers, scattered throughout
the United States and Canada. Some
changes have quite recently been agreed
on in tbe mode of registering, and in
some other respects; and the records of
these observations are hereafter to be
transmitted to tbe Patent Office, and some
of the results incorporated into the Agri
cultural Reports. One of these changes
gives ten degrees for the force of the wind,
which is I think an improvement I shall
adopt them after the present month.
To the second question, " Did not one
inch of water fall in the form of snow du
ring all last month V I answer, No. We
had a great deal of snow in January, and
it remained on the ground, but not much
fell in February. One inch of snow water
corresponds as a general average to about
ten inches of snow.
Allow me to take this opportunity of
correcting typographical blander that
occurs twice in tho Record for February.
Tbe instrument which indicates the
amount of moisture present in the sir it
called tbe Psyehmometer," end not
" Psychofnetsr. C S- J-
St. Patrick's) Birth-Pay.
On the Sth day of March It was, boom people say.
That St. Patrick at mVJalcht aa Bret saw the day I
While others declare twee the tin, be was bora,
(And twos all a mistake,) betweea amide if ht sad mom,
For aiia takes wiU oscar la a harry and shock.
And aon blad thm baby, al aoeae slam tbe dork,
Till, with all their tooteatloas, sere an one ooald know
If Um child was too fast or the dock was too alow.
Now the feet faetioa fljht la onld Ireland, tbey My,
Was all oa accoant of St. Patziek'a birth-day ;
Soma foufht fcr tha Stb Ibt lbs tth more woald die,
Andwhowoaldotaeericnt, Bare tbey blackened his eye.
At last both tbe factions so positlra grew
That tbey sacb bad n birth-day no then Pat bad two
TiU rather Mnlcebey, aba showed than their ataa.
aa aaa ooald bars two birth-days bat A twdui
Says he, "B'yat don't be Sfhtlnf for or for ;
Doa't be always di Tidies:, hat aometisra combine.
Com Una S with S, aad 17 I tbe mark :
So let that be his birthday AsaenI" enid the clerk t
If be want a twins, sore oar history woald show
That at least he's worth any two saints that we know."
Then they bad a nice time, which completed their bliss.
And we keep ap the practice from that day to this.
Liquor iit Rhode Island. Win. S.
Berry was arraigned before Justice Shef
field, of this village, (Stonington side,) on
Tuesday last, on charge of being intoxica
ted. He confessed his guilt, and was fined
$20 and costs, amounting to about (25,
which he paid.
Silas Beverly was brought before Jus
tice Knight, of this town, yesterday, on
charge of being a common seller of intox
icating liquors, in violation of the law. He
was adjudged guilty, and fined $20 and
costs, and ten days' imprisonment He
appealed.
Harry C. Richmond and Chas. H. Card,
were also, at tbe same time, charged with
selling intoxicating liquors in violation of
law. They were adjudged guilty, and or
dered to pay a fine of (20 and costs, and
to be imprisoned ten days. Tbey left in
charge of officers Olney and Collins, this
morning, for Kingston jail. WctUrfy (i?.
) Echo.
Suffering. The bark Amelia, Lieut.
Werden, left Port an Prince for the U. S.
ion the 1st Dec., bat began to leak, and in
addition was left a wreck by a storm. A
barrel of damaged rice and bread was all
the provisions they had, except tbe RATS,
which were abundant, and on which with
ice they were kept from starving 22 days,
when tbey were found by the British ship
Ida, and taken into St.Thomas.after being
at sea 62 days. J. Geddes Maxwell we
suppose was on board the Amelia.
Oliver Glaiicr.a Revolutionary pension
er, died in North boro', Mass., February
6th, at ths advanced age of 93 years. Mr.
Glasier entered the army at the age of 16,
and served in New Jersey, Rhode Island
and at West Point, He leaves eight child'
ren, thirty-six grand children, eighty-one
great grand children, and two great great
grand ohildren.
The other day, oar little boy saw a
"colored lady," for the first time after
contemplating the strange phenomenon a
moment, with his little hands behind him,
he went np to her, and looking into her
face, exclaimed, with eontenanee indis
eribable, Wiy don't yo btos yoa f
Foxes, in Chester ooanty, the Tillage
Record says, have been quite numerous
the past winter and many a hen-roost has
suffered by them. Owing to the severe
weather and the long spell of sleighing the
amusement of fox-hasting has been bnt
little indulged in.
THE FARM
Tbe Gardea The Orchard.
"Forboewlsbaran
Patent Office Seeds.
Messrs. Editors : In answer to your
call for information about Patent Office
Seeds, I would say for one that after having-
made a faithful trial of those which
come within the Horticultural province, I
found none worthy of tpecial commenda
tion. True, tbe seeds were good, without
exception, but so are those we procure
from anv respectable dealer in the article;
aa it reo-arda varieties, the were of
"-l -- o
the aid approved sorts, or worse, me as
paragus end Sea Kale, of course, can not
have been tried in one year. Tbe carrots,
both the St James and the Short Red,
were cawliar, aapoaiaJly the Utter, than the
Long Orange, but much smaller, and with
me they have not kept as well. On the
whole, I think we are fairly indebted to
Government for several papers of seeds
which we should have had to purchase if
he had not given them to as, and which I
suppose he must have paid for out of his
own Docket What a benevolent gentle
man, to send snch loads of them over the
eountrv. to people whom he never saw,
and who have not the least claim on him!
If it were not for looking a gift horse in
the month, we might perhaps conceive or
some more useful way in which the cost of
them could be expended; bat good is done
ss it is, and when we think how busy liov-
ernment mast be in keeping Great Britain
off from us, and extending the blessings
of Slavery, and cementing the Union, I
feel that a poor agriculturist, especially a
Northern one, representing only one ot tne
subordinate interests of the country, may
well say, smallest favors, thankfully re
ceived 1 experimenter.
r&rWe know not when one could find a
more comprehensive summary of instruc
tion on Spring Work for the Garden, in
the same compass, than the followiog from
Mr. Saunders, of Gennantown, ia tbe
March No. of the HortienUnrut. We
should demur, however, to his prohibition
of the rake ; for while we realise the dif
ficulty which he points oat, we know of
no wav to bring most of onr soils to a
suitable tilth for receiving small seeds,
without that instrument, or some other
less convenient one which is liable to
equal objection. We suppose many have
noticed that the baking of the surface does
not take place, to the same extent, after
the ground has been disturbed in warm
dry weather. We attribute tbe evil.there
fore, to the faet that in spring, the rain
often falls on the yet damp bed, finishing
it into a mortar, which hardens according
ly. If we eonld dig our ground so as to
have the surface dry thoroughly before a
rain, we should probably avoid much of
the trouble, but as this can not always be,
the next best thing is to prepare the soil
well, and then rely on the mulching, re
commended by Mr. Saunders, to keep it
soft Lewi&urg Chron
sown early to get anything like a proper
erop ; for, nnless they get a gooa groww
before warm weather, they are severely
checked, and onions are by this means fre
quently not larger than chestnuts.
All garden crops should be grown on
the drill system; it is otherwise impossible
to do them full justice in eolture. A rake
should never be employed ia the prepara
tion of mund for seed. Tha as a rule.
Exceptions may be made in particular
cases ; bnt very much injury results from
the prevailing system of breaking ana ra
king tbe ground until it is as fine as pow
der. Oar heavy rains beat such soils ioto
a mortar consistency, and the sun bakes it
into a hard crust, through which young
nlanU cannot penetrate. Equally injur.
Ana ; that nM iTitem. which is yet fre
quently recommended, to trample in seeds.
The great feature in cultivation ia u
keen the soil loose, more especially on the
surface, as it retards evaporation of con
tained moisture, and admits the unimpeded
access of the various agents of vegetable
mrowth to the roots of plants.
With regard to the depth that seeds
should be covered, it is a safe rule to cover
tbem with a depth of soil about equal to
their own thickness. This cannot always
be strictly done but it should be aimed at
as near as
Much difficulty frequently occurs in
raising young crops in strong soils, from
their liability to bake on the surface, as
alluded to above. A slight covering
hay or short grass prevents tbe formation
of this crust, and enables the tender plants
to get through the surface ; bat, naless
carefully watched, and the covering remo
ved at the exact moment, the erop 'will
ran a risk of destruction from iu being
shaded and drawn np tender. The best
material that I have ever wsetl Is wbea
chaff. A slight sprinkling over the drills
will prevent injury from rains, &c-, and,
from its nature, offers no resistance to the
future growth of plants. Of coarse, it is
allowed to remain. I know of no saperior
method to insure a speedy germination aud
growth of small seeds, such as celery, car
rots, &c Even should the weather prove
otherwise unfavorable to their growth,
good crop of young plants may thus be
rendered certain.
For early erops tbe old adage of "sow
thick and thin quick" is very appropriate.
One pint of peas will sow a row of CO feet;
for late crops the same quantity will sow
100 feet Carrot, one ounce will sow a
row of 150 feet long ; parsnip, half an
ounce 150 feet ; Spinach, one ounce 120
feet; beans, one pint will plant 150 feet
of a row; and half an ounce of cabbage,
brocoli, cauliflowers, and their allies, will
seed a bed of 40 square feet
Those who have wet, late soils to work
on, will find it a great advantage in their
early crops of peas and beans to plant then
on the surface, and throw a little soil over
them with a spade. Thus elevated the
plants are in a better position to withstand
extremes either of wet or cold.
New plantations of asparagus, rhubarb,
and horseradish may be made now. The
soil should be trenched eighteen inches
deep, and heavily manured. The former
is most readily cultivated when planted in
rows three feet apart, plant six inches
apart Two year old plants should be
Garden Hints for Starch
Vegetable Gaedem. This is prover
bially a busy month in gardens ; much,
however, depends upon the state of tbe
weather and the soil. The principal crops
should be put in as early as possible. A
few days' delay at this time is frequently
the only difference between failure and
success. Those, therefore, who have duly
attended to the draining and aerating of
tbe soil, will noW reap the advantages of
their foresight, in the raeihty with which
they can erop the ground, as there is no
gain in cropping before the soil is in a fit
condition. Clayey loams require especial
care i if they are tramped upon or disturb
ed while wet, the ground will not recover
iu friability during the season, bnt will
remain lumpy and crack open in fissures
during the dry Weather) to tho great inju
ry of the plants growing itt it
Manure that is applied to early erops
should be well decomposed) that iu action
may be concentrated and immediately ef
fective. Premising that the ground has
previously been deeply turned over, the
manure should only be lightly dag int for
early peas, horn carrots, parsley, onions,
a, this is a good method J bnt for crops
that hate to withstand the droughU of
summer, the manure should be pnt ia the
bottom of the trench, not lest than a foot
below the surface.
Among othet things requiring earliest
attention may be wMatioaed salsify.oaiona,
naXnniDs. spinach, turnips, beeu, parsley,
peas and potatoes the two former must be
FARMERS' CLUBS.
Among the best instrumentalities to
awaken interest ia the improvement of oar
modes of cultivation, there are none that
stand higher than the one named at the
head of this artiole. A tew words ss
to the uses of these associations and their
mode of action, may not be thrown away.
Every farmer has peculiarities in his man
agement of each branch of his ealliog.and
for every one of his peculiarities, if he is
a sensible man, be has a reason tna to
him is abundantly satisfactory. He ia
confident that if his neighbor would but
Mow his mode of cultivating a crop or
rearing an animal, he would be greatly
benefited, aad eminently more sneeessiiu
than he is to follow his own. While his
neighbor believes precisely the same ia re
gard to him. Let these two men, with
half a dozen others who bold ail snaaeo oi
opinion on the points where the two differ,
meet to discuss the mooted questions, ana
there are a hundred chances to one that
the opinions and practice of every man ia
the room would be modified end improved.
Ia tbe present unsatisfactory condition of
agricultural science, next to a long series
of carefully conducted, well arranged, de
tailed experiments, there w nothing so
much to be desired as a bringing ont of
opinions, and a comparison of the practi
ces of practical men. And we eaa con
ceive of no means so well calculated to do
it as a pleasant neighborhood gathering of
farmers of an evening, to talk over tha
modes of practice pursued by them indi
vidually ia reference to some particular
subject to which the evening is devoted.
There need be no formality or speech ma
king; let it be entirely a coaversational
meeting, and a record kept of the mode
advocated by each person, in order to give
aome value and perpetuity to the discus
sion. Our word for it, a dozen faiwMrs ia any
town who will meet aad start aome subject
to be discussed, as for instance the best
mode of harvesting Indian com, whether
to cut it to the ground or to cut the stalks
and leave it to ripea oa the hill ; the best
time to plow sward land for com, aad a
thousand other things were men differ.will
soon find that the lose of a dinner will be
preferred to missing the meeting of tha
club.
And no dosen men can get together aad
pass one evening ia two weeks through the
winter and discuss questions upon which
they are all well informed, without giving
and getting more useful knowledge than
tbey suppose ; every ons of tbem will find
his views more or less changed, or will
have the satisfaction of seeing that his
neighbor has ohanged his and his practice.
We have seen the working of aa institu
tion of this sort, and can instance individ
ual and aggregate practice wonderfully im
proved through iu influence, and arc con
fident that none of the members of that
body regret tho time and trouble invested
in the Farmer's Club.
The mode of management is very sim
plean organisation for order requires
merely a President, V. President, Clerk,
and Treasurer, a tax just sufficient to beat
and light the room used aud no more ; a
subject is chosen to be discussed at tho
next meeting, and two men or four, who
are supposed to think a little upon the
matter, to break ground in the discussion.
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used, or sow seed and turn out as tbey aa- . . . the mcetirilI hia
""Those who have the convenience of ! opinions upon the matter in lu.d sitting
greenhouse, grapery, or even a spar, frame -. ?f '"
6 , ? m . , . anv one differs with him he states his
may forward a few dosen poto of sweet "UJ um; " .
corn, peas, or dwarf beans. By doing so, ! W nd objections ; the courtesy that
a dish or two of these vegetables may be j iBliBS 0,der pteenU wnfun'
had several days in advance of tbe regular but there iU be PleD?. f. w"m debte
Th. r.rn nhonld he rmt out in the ',roa& """ u '""""
r
crop.
ground when about a foot high, tbe peas
snd beans when grown three inches, sow
the peas thickly over the surface of the
pots, and, when planting them out, separ
ate them gentjy in the drill. Tbey should
be suked at once, which will protect them
from frosty nights, f he above is the most
convenient method of forwarding peas. It
is necessary that all erops thus forwarded
should be thoroughly inured to the wea
ther, by exposure several days before fioal
transplanting.
Flower UAbden. To have a good dis
play of (lowers during nest summer, dig
five or six inches of manure eighteen in
ches deep in the flower beds. If the ground
We earnestly commend this matter to onr
readers. Clubs will confer a favor if they
will send us reports of their discussions ;
we shall be glad to publish any that pos
sess general interest Those who have ex
perienced the advantages of an institution
of this sort, will advance the interest of
progressive agriculture, if they will furniah
a detail of the workings of their own in
stitutions, the sahjncu discussed, and tbe
benefits derived. The HnnexteniL
How to Mare a Horse Carry hi
Tail Straioht. I bad a very fine twit,
that carried his tail on one side, and was
continually throwing it over the driving
lino, aba to curs hint of Ibis habit. 1
is trenched over and the poor soil brought j a loop - Ui uil and .ied u with
to the surface, so much the better. The . tr4ea th. Me
which he Carried it, and when be fouud it.
surface soil being poor will throw tbe
plants into flower at once, and this flower
ing property will be mainUiued as warm
weather increases, on account of the roots
coming in contact with tbe msnure below.
General Remarks. This is a season
when many are stocking their vegetable,
fruit and flower gardens J a little advice
may not be out of place. Be careful,thcn,
of your purchases ; buy nothing that is
second-rate, and do not bunt after bargains
at auction stores. The bet of errgtking
lalcet tip no more room than the worst.
Deal with respectable established nursery
men and seedsmen, men who bave reputa
tions to preserve. Make out your list be
forehand, and, while you cannot trust your
own judgement, get tbe advice of some
experienced friend on whom yoa ean rely
By doiog so you will a your grouiH.
your tiin? your money, and your tvmpsr.
was tied he would pull on it, when I would
let him up a little gradually on the string
nntil at length be came to carry his tail
perfectly straight Botn Cuftivntir..
Roorsor Treks in Pipe Drains.
Where drains have to bo laid acts the
roots of trees, it is important that tha-y-should
be Well bedded iu ceioeal, a t&o
places, and every small opening effectually
cl.ed. Whenever the eaa get iu,
the roots also will m their way, and
eventually cause mueh trouble ia tho stop
page of thedraio.
Tbe Albany (N X.) Knickerbocker says:
u first class Shanghai eock will eat a;
muchasa horse. lo emseqiKnce, it is not
nut profitable? tj grow Shanghai, units
jon on boy osts for ten ewiits a bushel.;
suit $ fr"" thilling ptec.