LEWISBURG
CHRONICLE
YEAR XII....WIIOLE NUMBER, C27.
BY O. N. VORDEN & J. E. CORNELIUS.
Av I.vDrrEXiEXT Familv and News Journal.
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KANSAS AND ARKANSAS.
The Democratic Leaders oppose the ad
mission of Kansas on the ground that her
application not being made by her Terri
torial authorities, but by au independent
Conventi'.n of settlers, uot previously au
thorii'd by Congress, is illegal. Yet it
would puzzle them to poiut out the page
of the Statute Hunk, which renders illegal
tmcli a course of proceeding. There is
nothing in the Constitution that requires!
the application to be made through Terri
torial authorities, or the Convention to be
held under the supervision of Congress.
There is no law requiring it. There is
not even a t'oitgreisiniial usaa reitirm j
it, for States have repeatedly been admit
ted upon application made in just the way
that this is, and with Constitutions trameJ
by couventinus, called, hold, and acting
preeisely like the Kansas Convention.
California was Michigan was aud so,
eubstantially, was Texas.
If we go Wk only twenty years, we
shall find tbe Democratic party insisting ; knowledge, were read by the Ladies and
upon, aud carryiug out, the very course ! Gentlemen, members of the lustitute. A
they now condemn. In 1J6, came to I SOTlea 0( resolutions (to bo found below)
Cmgress the application of a Territory, J wa9 submitted and unanimously adopted,
lying just adjaceut to Kansas, resembling1 K,.v ji,. Mark made some timely re
it in name, aud forming part of the same j mrks on the important work of the
Louisiana Purchase. No law had been ! Teacher, iu imparting Christian education,
rassed bv Congress authorizing a Con
vention to orgauize a State. On the
coutrary, Congress had positively reW,
to pass such a law. The application was
not made by the Territorial authorities
Nevertheless, the Settlers' Convention
framed a Constitution, presented it to , cnfr,.jn, upon parents, citizens, and
Congress, ami asked admissiou. Not a j teaL.lers generally, the importance of cle
single rcmoustranec on the score of " illc- vatinp tho standard and expanding the
gality" was uttered on tbe Democratic
side of the House. Tho subject was re- j
ferrcd to a Committee, ami in due time its 1
Chairman, Mr. BucUAN an, reported a
bill, which was passed on the lijth of ;
June, 1K3G, by Democratic Votes, aud is
now in full force. It is as follows :
" Whereas, the people of the Territory . (so-called) have been mere talking-match-of
Arkansas did, on the 3(lth day of Jau-' e3 conventions or debating societies,
nary in the present year, by a Convention j wllcrc a1 WBrc tca(.ilt,rj,) and none pupils.
nary in the present year, oy a v.oiiveuuou
of delegates called and assembled for that ,
Turpnse, form for themselves a ( onstuu-
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Hon and Statu Government, wnien i,nn-,
;,.tinn and Sute covernment, so formed, ;
is Republican ; and whereas, tbe number j Auothcr fact, most evident, is, that two or
of inhabitants within tho said Territory three days' sessions are comparatively
exceeds 47,700 persons, computed accord w;t1(,ut benefit; one or two weeks, it the
ing to the rule prescribed by the Consti- 'BBortot ibl(J j t reoeiTe tbo.
ntion of the tinted States ; and the said , r,, . r,
union ount ,in u , , rt.ugh drilling in the matters investigated,
i'onventmn have, in their behalf, ai-ked e b fc
the Congress of the Cnited States to ad-1 Those who suppose there is a patent-right
mil the said Territory iuto the Union as a or sliglit-of baud way of imparting instruc
Stato, on the same footing as the original tion, are as much mistaken as those who
States. suppose there may bo a " royal road to
Bf it rnartnl, that the State of Ar- lca uin
l-anna iii tierehv declared to be admitted t '
hansas is nereuy "titiuiu Bcuni.tiTinvii innnTtn
into the Federal Union, on the same foot
ing as the original States," ic., &.O.
Here are all the qualifications required
before admitting Arkansas, distinctly set
forth. Which one of them does Kansas
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lack? Her Convention, " called and as-1
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embled for that purpose, formed for
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themselves a Constitution and State gov-
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ernment." The "Constitution and State.
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covernment, so formed, is Republican.
The number ef inhabitant." is as great,
or greater. The Convention have, in
, t i i- i i i . .u
TTuion. Everything has been done in
.1.;- ..u 4t-t ur . a n.miirpil in llmt ntii.
, i i high standard of qualification, intellectual
W by then must Kansas be rejected, un-' e i
, . , .i... aud moral, accompanied by deportment on
der the same circumstances that Arkansas 1 r
, ... i the part of leathers corresponding with
was admitted: , , -, , , ,
, - i . a. r,. the diguity aud responsibility of the pro
There is only one reason, and tbe De-I . , , ', ' .. .
., . , , ; , M. jtession; and that therefore we will seek
. tr i ,i r it ii
and Kansas has (lawfully) none. Attainy
Journal i
lHr i ai j 'i w u A atn.usu nun . j
BflJames Buchanan, "Pennsylvania's
favorite ( democratic) son," has written a
letter, saying, since the Missouri Compro.Teacnillg sh()ui, rauk wj(h the other
wise u repealed, democrats mast stick to.ij ( . anJ that Teacbcr8.
It, whatever clamor is raised against it. Institllt. if nrimnri. -nn4lmtp(i . ,:
There is modern demoeraey again. N'
matter if three-fourths of the people are
opposed, ttuk to il and whip them in.
We were disposed to look kindly on Bu
chanan, but.with such principles, we would
n it vote for him for fence viewer. H 'ilhes
Jiirra Timet.
t is stated that Gov. Wise of Virginia,
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Fr lli l.wi-tiir Clirt.nirle.
' The Almond Tree is ilie first lo llonin in the
tipeiiing year. It is covered with its snow
u hitt- fltu-ers in lite latter part of January
and belm e the latter part of Maich displays
il ripe fruit."
The Tree! the Almond Tree!
The Christian's riotnr,,, h
Frt'm earliest yoiitii. let every soul
In (toil's emptiiyiliis name enrol;
Tli"ii;h all arouiul be chill and cnlil,
I.. I his pure heart be warm an I hold.
Ids virtues blouin, in spoiless while,
'Miitst sin anil misery's darkest nilit,
Ilisplavinu well eae.h heavenly trrace.
And sii;ns of coining harvest lrace.
H i lei il thrive, and day hy day
New pront'i of cnmini: wealth display.
While others bear no fruit, he we
A useful, tilesiinc. healthful tree.
And flnwers and fruits and fragrance too
Kirn to our tiod be ever due.
Thus may we all fnm youlli to age
In his divine emplov encape.
And when nnr day of toil is past
(ilnrioiis rest is ours at last.
luiu:. UE'I A.
Close of the Institute.
The concluding exercises of the Teacli-
cr.g Tus,jtute WPre j (he main
'Tmm 0f tli9 Christian Chspel. Fri-
jav evPD:ng iast) and attended by a large
anj apparently interested audience. - A
number of Heports on various branches
of education, and modes of imparting
and expressed the gratification of the cit
izens of Lewishurg who had had the pleas-
ure of (ne eoWj,anJ v the Members, in
their good deportment and professional
spirit. Prof. Walker made the closing
address full of food for thought, and
capabilities of common school instruction.
A collection to defray incidental expenses
was then taken up, and tho Institute was
dissolved. That it has begun a good
work, wc do not doubt ; aud trust that it
may be carried forward to more evident
aud satisfactory results. Many Institutes
wllcrc aU WBrc tca(.iltri,)
The aJvat of
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to teach obedience as well
an institute, is
ell as science; thero
must be the same government as in schools.
Whereas, the prosperity of a State de
pends upon the intelligence and virtue of
the people, and as this intelligence can be
imparted to the masses only through the
medium of Common Schools, therefore,
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Jtesolved, That the cause of Common
' .
.scuooi euueaiiiiL: buuuiu reucivc mo sue-
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Clal nd earnest attention of our State
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nd National Legislature ; and that it do-
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st"c 10081 uut'"n8 f orts Pon tha
P' f educators, and the hearty eo-opera-
-ton of all.
Resolved, That the great desideratum
in our system of Common Schools is a
by all the meats in our power to
f , ,
profession by elevating the t
elevate
standard
ot qualification.
Resolved, That we regard it, as both
desirable aud iust. that thn luminena nf
nentlv calculated to hrinff about this result
Resolved, That we hail with pleasure
tbe general introduction of Teachers' In
stitutes into our State, and that we firmly
believe they will ultimately throw much
light both upon the philosophy and prac
tice of teaching, and thereby greatly ad
vance the interests of popular education
iLijuhuUt the C'uUiuiauttealtit.
OBSEH
MARCH
KoilvoJ, That we, the Teaclitn of
Union, Snyler, Northumberland, Montour,
Ljciiming and Culuiubia counties, in tbe
j Central Pennsylvania Teacbt rs' Iuaiitute
asscnibled, reepectfully ack the Legislature to the country store, where tlio annual
to make such an appronriatiim as they iu j box of seed from the "Cnion Shaker Vil
their wisdom may doctn proper, for the j hge," or the late rival box from "Lan-
purpose of supporting Teaehers' Institutes
in our respective counties.
Resolved, That our thanks arc due to
I'rof. S. It. Sweet, for the able maimer in
which he has conducted the exercises of
the Institute; that he deserves our sympa
thy and aid for bis untiring efforts to pro-
mole the cause of popular education
, throughout the country ; aud we hope the
time will soon come when public sentiment
j will everywhere welcome aud appreciate
- .
; "s n"r,s-
j Resolved, That our cordial thanks are
j hereby tendered to Prof. II. D. Walker,
for the active part he has taken in this
j lustitute, and for the xeal he has maiiil'es-
ted in the cause of popular cducatiou.
! Resolved, That our sincere thauks are
Lercby U-udered to rrol. J. ll. Jomis lor
highly interesting aud instructive Lectures
on Anatomy, fliysmlogy, aud Hygiene,
delivered before this Iustituto.
1U1VJ, That we roriltally tender our
thauks to Kev. R. A. Fiuk for his instruc
tive aud interesting Lecture ou the Phe
nomenon of ludiau Summer.
Resolved, That our siucere thanks are
due to tbe citizens of Lewisburg, for the
hospitality which they have extended to
ia litinnn the sessions nf thix Institute.
Resolved, That our thauks are due to
the Raptist and Christian congregations
for their kindness in giving us their
Houses of Worship in which to hold our
sessions.
jiesotved, That to the Committee ot
Arrangements, our cordial thanks are due
for the active part they have taken in this
Institute, and the xeal they have manifes
ted in behalf of tbe cause of Cummou
School Education.
M. W. Cramer,
L. W. Ansi-acii,
C. V. Gundy,,
Mary E. Dean,
Katb K. Wiley,
Harriet J. Lowkie,
America, a Century Since ! In
175."i, the following statistical account of;
Euglish subject, in the Colonies of North
America, was taken from militia rolls,
poll taxes, bills of mortality, governors'
returns,and other authentic sources. These dustry no pole is long enough, and alas, ; fiually gain a glorious triumph over its i -ts "cS" " exceedingly white, delicate aud
numbers were exclusive of the military iu ! no summer either, in Berkshire county, j wily foes. Tainwjua llazitte. j fine-flavored.
the pay of the crown, and the negroes : j We must turn, therefore, for the next best, j Maj. Klotz was a member of the Leg-; There are many other varieties of
Halifax and Lunenburg, iu Nova ' to the London Horticultural palo bean, j islature and one of the leading Democrat the Hog, such as the Sussex, Leicester
Scotia, 5,000 ' Uut here are yellow, black, speckled, dun-1 iu tLe Tcnlfjjf saj) I shire Lincolnshire, E-sex, tbe Irish Gra-
New Hampshire, 30,000 coiuied- rcd- busk beans, tho world re- A V. wApt uv Acs'cviir.v Zrh. fl. or Grass-breed, ic, but they are in-
Massachusetts Bay,
Rhode Islaud aud Providence,
Connecticut,
Now York,
New Jersey,
Peuusylvauia,
Maryland,
Virginia,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Georgia,
Total,
10,000
tr. tliltl
100,000
100,11(11) ,
fi(l,tM)0
2.ri0,000 ,
bii.OOO
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K,U"l
to nun
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1,0.)1,000 j
The French inhabitants in North Amer
ica, exeluoive of the military aud the ue
grnes, wcro :
Canada, 45,000
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Louisiana,
Forminc a total of 52,000. The En
glish on this contiuent being more than
twenty to one of the French.
The same countries now contain not
less thau 30,000,000 of souls.
.4 KetV SODS From the Hume Journal.
Thank God for pleasant weather!
Chant il, merry rills!
And clap your hands together.
Ye exulting hills !
Thank him, leemui valley!
Thank Htm, fruitful plain!
For Ihe colden sunshine,
Aud the silver rain.
Thank God, of pood the giver !
Show it, sportive breeze !
Respond, O tuneful river!
To the noddinp trees.
Thank Him, bud and birdling!
As ye grow and sing !
Mingle in thanksgiving,
Kvety living tiling!
Thank God, with cheerful spirit.
In a glow of love,
For what we here inherit.
And oar hopes above!
Universal Nature
Revels in her birth
When God, in pleasant weather.
Smiles upon ihe earth !
UaDtBCLirr, Jose, 1855. GEO. P. MORRIS.
From Kansas. We had a visit from
B. W. Woodward, a young gentleman
who migrated from Chester county to Kan
sas, a year ago, and it now among the
oldest inhabitants ef the city of Lawrence
ne is looking in robust health, and des
cribes things in thai country as being
"quite as well as could be expected." Tbe
troubles growing out of the border ruffians
bas abated, and he looks with confidence
fcr peace, prosperity and a free State. He
has learnt to use Sharpe't rifles, and dur
ing the invasion was one of the freemen
of Pennsylvania who were described as
"determined to sell their lives dearly," if
the worst came to the worst. Mr. W.
says, the advocates of Slavery are confined
to the counties bordering on Missouri.and
that in the interior their number are few.
Wat Chester HecorJ.
Seeds and Seeding.
There is something in the very sight of
a genuine seed ntorc, that docs us good.
Kvcn when we lived in (he Went and went
dreth," was displayed, we felt a relaxation
and tmilt garden 1 nig before it was time
to have ouo. Hut how much more cxei-
and comforting is it to go into a seed
tin:
j establishment 1 True, a seed is a seed.
l!ut it is a good deal more than a seed. It
has a history, and is ready for another his
tory. A whole summer is wrapped up io
that pea. A whole summer is wrought to
: form that bean. A whole summer sp-nt
its time about that ear of corn. It came
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,"r'" Bma" as a neeu,c- " BU,UU
j lous and yellow for weeks, it waxed apace
j in June, it rustled in July, it stood up
, the noblest of all grasses in August, with
j a many fringed band of fl .wers on its lap,
and with a baby ear at its breast, with
, silken hair hanging down uncombed jet
utitaugieu, anu spoueu anu powuereti ...
pollen. This is the lime to wander iu the
corn : 1011 are iiiunuu ai six steps, in?
a pet forest. People ride past and wagons
nil withiu a few yards of you, and you
are unseeing u,l unseen. The wind
comes in gentle puffs, aud st all the pli
ant sword leaves a-quake. Little birds
that do uot know that you are there fly iu
and alight within hand reach, but at a
glance, seeing their mistake, fly as if the
tassel were hot and burut their feet ! We
I see all thit, iu those barrels of Tuscarora
' corn, in that white flint c rn, and iu that
yard-loug ear of yellow fliut.
He re bins of peas. We shall take
tne Cedo Nulli for our early crop, and the
, cnauipiou of l)..ai-rl fr 0Ur main supply
. We will add a nu'a.v
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Long Pod and the Bn-
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not think that we arc
; of marrowfat peas
each of Bishop's Li
tish Queen. Do
looking simply at these little shriveled
pellets. Each pea is a lens. We see
through it afar into summer. There stand
long rows of pea ines ! They would fain
shake hands with you, and hold out little
clusters of sweet blossoms, the only band : Free State organization of Kansas, called because introduced here from Chi
wbieh they have. We have seen the wiud passed through Tamaqua on a visit to his na, is still smaller than the Improved
shakiut; hands with them often. ! friends at Mauch Chunk. He looks very j Suffolk, is a short-tailed, tridc-cheeked,
Dear beans ! Here you are. Though
you do come up wrong eud first, after you
' are up, nothing can be more praiseworthy
! than your couduct. Hero is the Lima,
i full of twining aspirations, for whose in -
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w-
80 ,on8 M wtath t one firm friend.
This boon the Indians left us. Succotash
is a liquid compromise between corn and
beans. It is perfect when its flavor is that
Df corn lapsing into bean, and of bean just
changing iuto corn. Iu short, it is a dish
x a . .i
whose flavor represents the evanishing
point of both beans and corn, toward a
mystic vegetable union in some happier
sphere. But to be perfect there should
always be a hieropbautic bit of pork, pre- j levies, to tbe contrary notwithstanding,
siding over the nuptials aud giving its unt ng-M a meeting of the Western Pcnn
tuous blessing. Cj.vallia Conference of the Lutheran
iu tnose lime rougn ana raggea snens
, , ,
reP0SC the ?crm uf ,be SaMaao bcet-be9t
of all early beets. The poets celebrate the
early blushes of the morning. For our
selves we have a preference fur the extra
early turnip beet !
Honest Cabbage ! Who could bclicvo
that a mighty drumhead, or a wrinkled
savoy, would ever emerge from that little
brown seed ! Aristocratic Cauliflower !
one of the few flowers that do best io a pot.
As we look about at all the stock of gar
den goods, celery, cucumber, cgg-plaut,
radish, parsnip, lettuce, we almost hear
tbe bees bum, and kens crooning and
scratching in the garden! Those pumpkin
seeds swell as we look at them into great
red globes aud lie plump aud fat all over
the corn-fields !
Ah, wicked Water-melons, ye lie stuiub
liug blocks in the boys' way I If tempt
ing to sin is itself a sin how many will bo
scored up against you.
And here is the brilliant Pepper. How
much these little red cheeked cherry pep
pers put one iu mind of equally pretty
checked maideus. Alas, yes! That there
is no disputing about tastes, is true to no
one moro tbau him who has bitten a pepper-pod.
I can hear the insects buzzing over tho
beds of thyme, sage, summer-savory. I
oan imagine myself lying under apple
treet in a faint afternoon of August, aud
smelling the fennel, the dill, the carroway,
which every puff of wind brings from the
garden. Here, too, is lavender and pen
nyroyal, saffron for children and catnep
for pet cats ; balm and mint for Loys with
a stomach-ache; tweet basil and marjoram
for dainty cooks; wormwood, rue, boneset,
borehound, and elecampane for all torts of
ailments in all torts of placet.
What thall we tay of llower-seedt 1
Our eyes flash with a hundred imaginary
colors at the very thought of them. But
enough. The flower garden at another
time. We have regaled ourselves. We
have cheated April- Iu spite of cutting
wiuds aud frosted earth, aud gardeus buri-1 lurge, tall, bwg-bodied, broad-sided, ncat
ed deep beneath banks of suow, we have j ly sliaped uhili hog, which for lis size
had a touch of gardening. As long as ; consumes but little food, and matures ear
Thnrburu keep-i such bins and bags, and ; ly and fattens rapidly. Its hair is long,
boxes of every seed that gardeners love,
we shall have it in our power, by a magi
cal power given us, to sit down and call
up to our feet rows of beans, Hues of peas,
battalious of corn, neats nf melons, wide
wandering cucumbers, aud sweet smelling
herbs that makes flies frisk for joy, aud
that rouse the sober bees into antics of
honied delight. ery W'md JxtJur.
Wki.I. IhiM! ! Gov. Pollock has re
turned, wilh ot iections. the bill to provide
j f . . . f . ... ...
j ra(es ,fo t?iye ouf ri.adurg id(.a ff the
! j,jh W1. l,e rave to state that
' were (.ffered Twenty Thousand Dollars of
! a hmu QT a promium( f()r tIlc gtate prin.
j ;n t,e thrce ycar4 cntc,npl.ltej by
, tLe Lilli provijcJ we couJ succcej jn bc.
j jnff fhe Stato ptintt.r. Ana n,e
, boat gecuritv ; the S(ale w,mIJ baye Lecn
i (riyc ug f h(j pt.rfrm.ini.e f tl)e wrlc
T,(, gcnt,.man wl0 ,he offer ;8 a
j ,ica, IIia anj knows frln turee Tears-
, . .
ould make after
paying tbe bonus to get the printing at the
prices proposed in the vetoed bill. J'trrt
Frr.i.mtin.
I U. S. Senatorial Chan;es. On the
4th of March, 1857, the SenaUirial terms
of the following gentlemen will expire:
John H. Wcller, of California; Isaac Tou
cey, of Connecticut ; Hannibal Hamlin, of
Maine; Jesse D. Hright, of Indiana; Chas.
Sumner, of Massachusetts; Lewis Cass, of
Michigan; John R. Thompson, of New
Jersey ; Hamilton Fish, of New York;
Iliehard Hrodhcad, of Pennsylvania; Chas.
T. James, of llhode Island; Solomon Foot,
. crmont; Henry Dodge, of isconsin.
Of these, only ruur voted agaiusi ttio Mrs-
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soun I ouipromise. The political complex
. , , ' , c
: . f . 1 ... .... t .i . . .
inn vi me letiresciiiaiiou irum lue otaies
, ...
noted, will depend upon the result of the
elections during the present year.
Maj. Robert Ki.otz. Ou Saturday
last, Hubert Klutz, Esq., Secretary of the
much worn aud fatigued, and does not
ctj.y very good health at present. He
, represents the affairs of Kansas to be in
rather a precarious condition, but fervently
: believes that the Free State party will
i : . t. H...LL . t.u.iferior to those iust described, aud thcre-
luwiti neb uas iiasseu uoiu Liraueues ui iuo ;
; legislature and received tho signature of
: tie (governor '.
, ;e jt cuaeted, ie., That the County
Commissioners of the several counties in
: this Commonwealth shall have the power
I Collectors of State and County
taxes, without beini; conhuuu in their So
" ,
leeM'tn to the persous whose names may
l(j matoeA hj the Aw,Wfl anything in
tne Act paseJ April 15tb, 1H.j4, entitled
"An Act relating to county rates aud
(,liu , ,)clJ on 5tu Marcb tUe com.
i "ore", 1IC1U UU lllU UlU 1'KMVU, .uc i.um-
' ,;. on boundaries reported that New
Berlin, Dry Valley, Furnace, Shriucr's,
Fisher's appointment, be taken from the
Union circuit in Union couuty and consti
tute a one handed circuit, which shall re
tain the name Union. The remaining
portion of the circuit to be called Middle
creek circuit.
KandAS Emigrants Over one hun
dred emigrants, including women aud
children, have left New Haven for Kansas.
Each settler is supplied with a Rible aud
a Sharpe's rifle.
The Boston Times says "that with such
a t ieket as Buchanan aud Toombs the De
mocracy would assume a character and a
strength difficult to assault and difficult to
resist."
A few days ago, a little boy, eight years
old, was attacked by two dogs, near Cleve
land, Ohio, and torn so dreadfully that he
died in a few minutes after he was found.
Jno. D. Murrell, of Lynchburg, said
to be thc richest man in Virginia, being
worth $-,000,000, died at New Oilcans a
few days since.
THE FARM
The harden The Orchard.
Fur th tewleburg Chronicle.
HOGS.
Every person, and especially every far
mer, should have a correct knowledge of
tbe differcut breeds of bis stock, because
tbit knowledge it necessary to enable him
to distinguish aud select the different
breeds of animals wherever be happens to
fiud them, and to choose those best suited
for bit own purposes. Now let me give
yon brief sketch of the most esteemed
varieties of tbe II og.
Chester Countt Whitb. This is
supposed to be tbe old Chethire county
breed of England introduced into Chester
couuty, Pa., by the followers of William
Penn but mush improved, being a Tery
smooth, close, aud beautifully tchiu tt'
oerr it b-ilg.
BKIlKiiKfl, BRDroRDSUIRE, OR Wo-
EllRN. This Log is called the Uedford
hog after the Duko of Hcdf rd, in Eng-
j land, with whom the breed originated,!
aud W'oburn after the name of the liuke's
( farm or country seat. It is a long, broad,
land round bellied hog, of a vhi't n,(ur
vith more or Uf f Jitrk bl'ie ur unh ml- on re, snd were absolutely shamefully ne
orrd sjvit.i, and short legs aud thiu hair. gleeted at a time when they required tha
It was iutrnduct'd into our eouatry thro' : most attention, and though I kin well sat
a present of the breed which the Duke of; is lied with tbe product, under the eircuin
Hedford sent over to Gen. Washington, .stances, lam quite sure that under good
And they who have had this breed iu its treatment it would have beeu 25 per cent,
purity, speak of it as a splendid animal, j more. This variety of potatoes is either
and superior to every other variety of hog. early or late, according to time of planting,
Hut it is doubtful whether it can now be ! and when half grown are nearly as good
found iu its purity, cither here or in E ig-1 as wheu fully matured.
land ; if it can it would be well fur soiun
of our farmers to procure it.
Berkshire. This Hog, so called after
the county of Berkshire, in Eugiaud,
' I : . . .:..:....,..! a f .. .... ,
Wlll ir IL i.i iE.nia.i--u, ia ' m
? ,. .
i dvh brown tint rwor, interspersed wno , me unitr. uraiiu o mrreiorc, rexiira
! dark brown or black spots on various 1 meud " spreading them on the bara Hior
j parts of its body. It is not so large as till cold weather," but bury them immedi-
thc Chester county white or the Bedford, I a'ly after digging, or store them in a dark,
i but has broad sides, and a thick, compact, j dry, eool cellar. Heller still if they could
and well-formed body, a short snout and ' remain where they grew, till wanted far
j lei's, small boues, and somewhat curly use, without freexiug.
and roughish-looking hair. It h always
been a favoiite, both here and in Eugiaud,
for the excellence of its flesh, its early
maturity, and fine fattening properties.
Suf.oi.k. Improved. The Improved
Suffulk, so called after Suffolk county, in
England, where it origiuatcd, is a very
handsome vrhite hog
ith a small bead,
: , , f , fc
f0." "-netxs, ant
: body, aud thin, hne hair,
T. . rm
" 19 f,tl" s"11"6'' of
and a round, plump
and very bardy.
tzn titan thA Ittrk.
, . . , .at.
shire.but proli. inJopiuion nf manv,
t . , VwJpjC-fi t n
Some of the Improved Suffolk are
! spotted
! China, ob Chines. This Hog, go
. very short-legged, thin-skinned, and round
: and plump-bidied hog, of a pure riife
or Wuci oJr, but its color, when crossed
! witl' other breeds, varies from white to
; black and from a piebald to a sandy bue.
fore deserve no attention from the farm -
er who desires to have the best breeds.
Leisure Moments.
North'd Co., April, 153.
njrWe have before us several numbers little scale is. however, an insect, anj one
of Moore's Rural New Yorker, for of the many euemiet of the appe, bel .ng
tbe current year a weekly publication of ing to a family that contains more anom
cigbt folio pages, devoted to agriculture, I alus forms than auy other. It is tbe
tbe arts and literature. It is published at H,msitrra of Maclay. All this family
Rochester, N. V., at $Z per single copy or ; are supplied wilh a suctorial mouth arisiuir,
$10 for 15. J so far back on the undr side of the head
Wre Cud it an intelligent and spirited as apparently te come from the breast in
journal, worthy of the wide reputation some species. The present insect ii inelu
which it enjoys as one of the leading ag-1 ded in the geuus ('writ, and Las for its
ricultural periodicals nf the day. near relations some that have been usefnl
It would appear that at its first s ngges- to man from tho time of tbe ancients, pro
tion, several men had been experimenting ! ducing valuable dyes, the eochiucal being
the past year on the possible prodiicN of a j oue of them ; aud it is calculated that in
single potato. The results, as now pub- j one p'und of this dye there are 70,000 of
lished, are very interesting, and we givo j these insects. It feed upon the cactus,
some of them below, addiug the recotn- I Our Apple Scale has, however, no qual.
mvndatiou that our readers pursue the j ities lo render it Useful ; a short account
same trial this summer iu our vicinity of its life and babitt will be all that is ne
Ed. Chronicle. ocssary. When first hatched from the egg
The One Potato Experiment. i possesses considerable ambulatary pow-
In 1S54, we harvested 2J bushels from ' e"' nd cau "a1 4,1 over ,rce nd
one Mexican potato, cut in as many pieces ' ,cct '"il''- -nwrts
as it had eyes, and some of the eyes were ' ,rum int0 thc tcnaVr brk draw the
divided again, taking care to leave a geini ""P. " ah constant drain, by the
on each piece, aud some were not larger j countless Humbert found upon a tree,mus
than a grain of corn, but produced large ' 1h5 vct3 "'j1'"- The insect remaius iu
potatoes yielding at the rate of 500 j tl,i P"8'1'00 ""til death in the female,
bushels per acre. The number of pieces ! n,-goiug its transformations, whiuh, in
in this case was 83. This exneriment led ! '"cal, of rroit,inS nifc'no' -e of devel-
to the conviction that we usually plant far
oo much seed, and wishing to have this
idea more fully proved, I laid aside a few
of tho best tubers for the one pitntn com
prtition, but made the proposition too late
in the season.
That the " Mexican Wild Potato" (tho
thoronghly tamed now) is the best table
potato we have, I think many will agree.
I am aware that some denounce them as
coarse, icatcry, and very subject to rot.
The former objection is from those who
have been deceived, and purchased" White
Mercers" for "Mexicans," which they very
much resemble in outward appearance
the latter, in certain localities, is true of
tho Mexican aa well as all other potatoes. I
viz., in a day toil or even a slight mixture
of clay.
Relow it tbe product of three Mexican
potatoes, planted June 4th, on sandy loam
soil, which bad been for five or six years
previous used as a vegetable gar leu, uot i
very rich, but in good condition for roots,
thnnuh rathor too wet. Plaolwi in drills,
13 inchct apart in the drill. Many of the j
eyes we cut in 4 to 8 piece?, and though '
small as a raiu of wheat, they produced
one to fur ijood siiil potatoes.
No. 1 Weight 19 ox was eat ia 203
pieeen, and 8 ox. waited io putting. Pro
duet ouei bushel and twenty-four quart,
weigh ing 10'.' t lbs.
No. 2 2'i ouneca, 217 pieces, C ox.
j waste. Product nn bushol tweoty-four
quirts, wetirht IM11 It'.
No. 3. Ti ounces, 94 pieces, no waste.
. Two buihels and ten iuarta, weight 121 i
: lbs.
They were; cultivated twioe and hoed
rroni my own experience and observa
tiin 1 will venture th following opinions,
which I aiu aware do not coincide with that
j of om seientiho agriculturists :
I lt Thai Ipsa nnniiPM ti w ami Iiofill
r - " - .- -
.'.it.. i ii.l
2d. They should be planted as ear.T ia
the spring u the grouad can be properly
prepared.
3d. Small potatoes are as god for seed
as larger ones of the same variety.
4th. That the crop ia more uniform in
size from pieces of one eye, than from
whole potatoes.
5th. That tbe manure used should be
korouichly incorporated with the soil, and
not placed in the hill in immediate contact
with tbe potato.
tub. The soil bst adapted to the per
fection of oar best varieties of table pota
toes, is a sandy loam, with the least por
tion of clay.
7th. Four pieces in a bill, (one eye on
a piece,) set in the coruer of a four inch
square, and bills three feet apart each way,
j i about the right quantity of teed, or in
drills thrce fect apart and nine loohtts be-
. tween the setts, planted three to four
. inches deep.
bin. Keep clear of weeds if you possi.
bly can, and dig :
soon after the?inea
i convenient.
I. W. Briog.
aiu killed by frost i
The Seal Insect of th Apple.
Nearly every person who grows an ap
ple tree, has observed that tbe brancbea
1 o tlje olJer nJ tm ot tn younger
trees, are trcquently covered witu a min
ute scale, showing in general no appear
ance of life, and resembling nothing to
much as a miniature oyster shell. This
' Penicut. M "' o,h ms, has a
j C0D,r"y fcct ''H fact a mere
uert, nesny mass, in some allied species
losing even the rudiments of limbs and ail
appearances of articulation. Tho male, on
the contrary,however,who is much smaller,
iu easting off his pups skin, obtains pretty
large wings, and well developed limbs,
armed with a tingle claw, and his month
becomes obsolete ; be then sallies forth in
search of his partner, of which he sees no.
j ,n,t,g DUt ,ne PUP envelope, jceremale
' afterwards becomes distended with ggs.
! She then gradually dries np leaving the
I hM of hcr bndy fl,r corirtg to the
ncw'y hatched young, of which they are
two Mooas ,D Jr-
Preventive. Harris, in bis 4,Trea.
tise on Iusceta injurious to Vegelation,"
recommeuds tbe following at a preventive:
To two parts of toft soap, add eight of
water, and mix at much lime with it aa
will uiake a stiff white wash, and apply
with a brush to the trtiuk aqd branches
of the infected trees in the month of June
when the youug insects are UeV, Uulzi.
Ohio F.(. n-r.