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"? the Honorable the Judges of the Court of j
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The Peiiiion of LEVI LUTES, of the
jwnship of Dingman, in said county, respect-
Fully sheweth: That he occupies a house in the
bid township, which has heretofore been used
hid occupied as a Public House of Entertain
ment, and is desirous of continuing 10 keep a
Public House therein. He therefore prays
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Public House at the place aforesaid for the en
duing year. And he will pray.
LEVI LUTU.
We the subscribers, citizens of, and residing
i - i i r .t. . u: r r : , .
Rvitnin tne uouuas oi wie luwwsuiu ui juiguiau,
lo hereby certify, that we know the house for
"ivhich license is prayed, and from its neighbor-
iood and situation believe it to be necessary
tor the accommodation of the public and enter
tainment of strangers and iravellers, that such
house should be licensed; And we further ccr-
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with LitiVi LiU tiiiO.tne aoove petitioner, auu
that he is, and we know him to he, of good fe-
ute for honesty and lemperance, and is well
rovided with house room and conveniences for
ihe accommodation of strangers and travellers.
Wm. C. Crawford,
Stephen Drake,
'oberi Hanna,
William Quinn,
William Brink,
Benjamin Drake,
April 27, 1842.
Daniel M. Redman,
James Brink,
James Hazen,
Ephraim Drake,
Joshua Dewitt,
Levi Hufraan.
NOTICE.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas, in and for the county of Pike.
The Petition of the subscriber, respectfully
sheweth: That he is desirous of obtaining a Ii
cense for continuing a house of public enteriain-
meni at his residence, m Palmyra township, for
the ensuing year, and respectfully solicits the
honorable Court to grant him a license for lhat
purpose.
JOHN B. COLE.
We the subscribers, inhabitants of Palmyra
township, hereby certify, that we are well ac
quainted with the above petitioner, and that he
is a man of good repute for honesty and tem
perance, and is well provided with house room
and conveniences for the lodging and accommo
dation of strangers and travellers. We there
fore recommend him as a suitable person for
keeping the same
J. W. IL George,
Dan Killain,
H. L. Collins,
John Decker,
Moses Bingham,
David H. Vining,
Edwin Bid well,
Thomas
April 20, 1842.
Edward Ammerman,
Powell C. Killam,'
Calvin Pellet,
Warren Kimble,
Henry V. Edwards,
Jonas K. .Sutton,
Charles ftfcStraw,
V. Taft.
NOTICE.
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas, in and for the county of Pike.
The Petiiion of the subscriber, respectfully
sheweth: That he is desirous to obtain a license
for continuing a house of public entertainment
at his residence, in Palmyra township, for the
ensuing year, and respectfully solicits the hon
orable Court to gram him a license for that
purpose.
THOMAS V. TAFT.
We ihe subscribers, inhabitants of the town
ship of Palmyra, recommend the above peti
tioner, and certify, that the Inn or Tavern above
mentioned is" necessary to accommodate the'
public and entertain sintogers or travellers, and
that frVe 'petitioner abore named is of good re
pute for honesty and temperance, and is well
j,-yvided with house room and conveniences
fir the- lodging and accommodation of strangers
and travellers.
Stephen Dimon,
Cornelius Dimon,
John B. Smith,
Reuben 'futile,
Milton S. Kimble,
George Smith,
Lfcbbeus Bennet,
kelson B. Kirkendall,
John George,
Muses Bingham,
John B. Cole,
Olio Kimble,
Gurdun PeHel,
Pan Killam,
Henry L. Stearnes,
Neman N. Kimble,
Isaac Killam,
Philip Dickatsson,
rV ii :
April 20, 1842.
H. L. CoHiiisr
BLANK DEEDS.
For sale at .this. ojEce
TIae Yankee Racer.
The following story, extracted from the forih
coming work of A Yankee among the Nullifi
es,' purports to be told to the author by a South
Carolinian: .
The Yankee's, as I said before, are apt to
be too cutb for us in every thing except horse
llesh, and even sometimes in that. It was this
day three years ago, and on this very spot, that
I entered my horse Southron for a purse of two
thousand dollars. He had won a sum like that
the year before with all ease. In short he was
the best horse at that time in all Carolina.
There were to be sure two other horses and
very fine ones too, entered against him; but
they were no touch to Southron, and I was as
sure of winning as I am of sitting here at this
moment when who should come along but a
d d Yankee with a tin cart? He had ihe
shabbiest, worst looking horse you ever set eyes
on. He was a lean, slab sided, crooked legged,
rough haired, milk and molasses colored sun of
a gun as ever went on four legs. He stood all
ihe time as if asleep in fact his owner called
him sleepy David. In short, sir, he was such
horse as would not have brought twenty dollars.
It was near the hour of starting, when the
pedlar whose exlerior corresponded marvellous
ly with that of his horse, and who said his name
was Zadock Barker to the astonishment ol all,
intimated a wish to enter his horse along with
the rest.
'Your horse,' exclaimed I 'what, that sleepy
looking devil there? You'd better enter him
for the turkey buzzards.'
Not's you know on, Mister,' returned the
Yankee with some show of spirit. 'To be sure
the critter looks rather sleepy as he stands, and
on that account I call him Sleepy David; but
he's a jofired smart horse for all lhat. Hc s
like a singed cat, a darnd sight better than he
looks. 1 should like tarnation well to try him
against some of your South Carolina horses.
To be sure I did'nt come all the way from
home on purpose, but as I was coming out this
way with a load of tin and other notions, I
thought 1 might time it so as to kill two birds
with one Stone; for thinks I to myself, if I can
win the puss" and peddle my notions at the same
time, I shall make a plaguy good speck. But
I had to hurry on like the nation to get here in
season; and that's one reason my hoss looks so
shabby and out of kilter this morning, but for all
lhat he'll perform like a day's work I tell you '
Supposing lhat he had no idea of running his
horse and that all he said was merely to gratify
his propensity for talking' I bade him begone,
and not trouble me with this damned Yankee
palaver.
'Why, mister,' said he, 'this is a free coun
try, and a man has a right to talk or let it alone,
jest as he can afford. Now I've taken a good
deal of pains to get here this morning in or
der to run Sleepy David against some of your
southern horses. I aint joking sir, I'm in ar
nest. I understand there is a puss of two
thousand dollars, and I should like amazingly
to pick it up.'
'You talk of picking up a purse of two thous
and dollars with that bit of a carrion of yours?
Away with you and don't trouble us any lon
ger.' Well, if I can't run, then I suppose I can't;
but its darnaiion hard any how for a iria"n lo
take so much pains as I have to come 16 the
races, and then can't be allowed to run after
all.
It is too late, by the rules of the course your
horse should have been entered yesterday; how
ever, if you'll plank the entrance money, per
haps you may gel in yet.'
I said this by way of getting rid of the fel
low, having no idea he could command a fourth
part of the sum required.
'How much must ihe entrance money be
he inquired, drawing out a purse containing a
few shillings in silver and a few pence in cop
per, 'if it am more n a quarter dollar or so,
I'll plank it on the nail.'
It is two hundred dollars.
Two hundred dollars! exclaimed ihe Yankee
By gauly what a price! Why ihey axed me
only a quarter of a dollar to see the elephant
and the whole caravan in Now York. 1 wo
hundred dollars! Why you must bo joking
now. Bless me, my whole load of tin ware,
hoss, wagon and all would nt fetch that. Bui
Mistr, dont you think 1 could get in lor ten
dollars?
Nothing short of two hundred dollars; and
that must be paid within the short space of five
minutes.
We now thought we had fairly got rid of the
fellow, but he returned to the charge, and ask
ed if fifty dollars wouldn't do, then 15, then af
ter bargaining for less than ihe regular sum, he
engaged to give it, provided he could find any
one lo loan him ihe money, for which he offer
ed to pawn his wagon load of notions and
Sleepy David to boot. He asked one then ano
ther to accommodate him with the loan, decla
ring thai as soon as ever he took the purse the
money should be returned, and he would give
a dozen of tin whistles into the bargain. lie,
however, gbl more curses than coppers, until
.some wag, who had plenty of cash, and liked
jto soo ihe sporl go on,, lent him the two hun
dred dollars out of sheer malice. Tho', as it
turned out, the Yankee had money enough, and
was merely playing the 'possum' ail the while.
His next object was to borrow a saddle
Here also he was accommodated, and taking
Sleepy David from the wagon, he scrambled
upon his back and look his station on the course.
You never saw a fellow sit on a horse so awk
wardly in your life. Every body said he would
fall before he had gone a hundred yards; some
of the more compassionate urged him to with
draw. Not by a dam'd sight, exclaimed he, why do
you think I'm such a darned fool as to pay two
hundred dollars and then not run arter all!.
Others, who wanted to see the sport, tho' it
should cost some broken bones, encouraged him
lo proceed, saying, as ihey laughed aloud, lhat
ihey had no doubt but that he would carry off
the purse.
That's what I moan to do, said he. 1 haint
come here for nothing I can tell ye. Wake up
Sleepy David, and look about you, you must
have your eyes open to day, it's no time at all
to be snoozin when there is money at slake.
The horse as if he understood what his mas
ter was saying to him, opened his eyes, prick
ed up his ears and actually showed some signs
of life.
The signal was now given to start. Awav
sprang Souihron, with the speed of lightning,
and away sprang the other southern horses,
leaving sleepy David far in the rear, and the
pedlar verging from one side lo ihe other, as if
he was just ready to fall off. The horse went
pawing along with his tail clinging close lo his
haunches, and his nose stuck out straight before
him, and you never beheld so queer a figure
cut by any man, and horse as this singular pair
made.
But they improved as they proceeded, the
pedlar sal more jockcyhke, and the horse evi
dently gained upon the others. But ii would
not do. He came in half a mile behind South
ron, and a little less behind the rest.
It was now thought ihe Yankee had got
cnoush of the race and would withdraw before
the next heat; contrary to all expectation, how
ever, he persevered, and even offered to bet a
thousand dollars on the issue of the race.
That fellow's a fool said one.
He don't know which side of his bread's but
tered, said another, or else he would not risk
anv money at so desperate a stake.
He's safe enough there, said a third, for he
has no more money to risk.
Here, however, every body was mistaken
again, for the pedlar hauled out an old greasy
pocket book, and planked the thousand dollars
It was covered of course. But I confess I now
began to be staggered, and to suspeel the Yan
kee was after all more knave lhan fool. I had
no fears, however, for ihe purse. Southron
was not a horse to be distanced in one day, and
especially by such a miserable looking devil as
Sleepy David.
The second heat was now commenced; and
if I had before fell confident in the eniire supe
riority of my noble horse Souihron, that confi
dence was strengthened, as I again saw him
cominz in ahead of the rest. I considered ihe
purse now as my own property. In imagina
Hon 1 had grasped it, and was' about putting it
safely in my pocket, when lo and behold, the
pedlar a horse, which was behind all ihe rest,
suddenly shot forward as if the devil had kick
ed him on end; and stretching his neck like a
crane, won the heal by a head.
Every body was astonished. 'That horse
must be the devil himself,' said one. 'At least
he had tho devil to back him,' said a ihird; '1
was sure ho would play yo'n some Yankee trick
before he had got through.' Such were the ob
servations that passed from mouth lo mouth.
The Yankee in ihe mean lime, offered to
plank another thousand dollars, but nobody
would take the bet. And ii was well, they
did'nt; for al the third heat, Sleepy David not
only distanced every other horse, bul even came
in a full quarter of a mile ahead of Southron
himself.
'There, by ganly!' said the Yankee, as ho
dismounted, 'I'll take that little purso if you
please, and the other cool thousand! I knew
well enough lhat your Southern horses could'nt
hold a candle lo Sleepy David.
'IVoncltut Che Crave deserve the Fair.'
The fair sex in our Western Stales evince a
disposition to part with the Toxians, in ihcir
present struggle with Mexico. 1 hey assist in
arming and equipping their htbands, brothers,
or lovers, au the case may be, give ihem a few
words of eneourageme.nl,' and, perchance, seal
tho farewell with a kiss, mention ihe word
"march," and away go ihe wolf and rattlesnake
hunters in pursuit of game. A' short time since,
when a party of volunteers were forming at
Memphis, T6nn.. to add to the funds wanted, a
young lady of lhat city offered a coral necklace,
which was-put ' at auction bought a dozen
limeH, and, after each sale, returned to the fair
. . . . . . . ... 1
owner. When the' last purciiaser reiurueu u,
she rejecled it. "Keep it tlien," replied ihe
purchaser, "as a memorial ol what has been
done, and w'ar it in memorv of your departed
friends." Thai's the way, our western girls
manage, mauers. Daily CHroMcle.
Oil rear ins: Calves.
I do not say I know the best ,vayj but from
some experience I can inform D. B. C. of a
good one: for the butcher, I let them lake all
the milk they will from ihe cow (and if one
does not give enough 1 give them more,) till
they are five or six weeks old, keep them in a
close dark place; clean and drj', and they never
fail of being good. For rearing, 1 take them
from ihe cow soon after they are dropped, and
feed them new milk two or three of the first
weeks. I then set my milk from morning till
night, take off the cream, boil potatoes or beans
and mash I he in fine, and put with the milk a
very liille salt. 1 feed them with that food till
they are twelve or thirteen weeks old, when I
begin lo wean them by reducing the quantity, at
the same time put a trough in their passage
where 1 put dry oats, and thy soon learn to eat
ihem; one pint per day each through the sum
mer. In the fall, or first of foddering time, I
feed ihem lhat mess morning and evening.
Through the winter feed hay, corn fodder, oats
in sheaf, and when ihe weather is extremely
cold, give them a few poiatoes, carrots or tur
nips, with plenty of clean water and salt, and
be sure to protect them from all iuclement
weather. In the spting, I turn in pasture with
other caitle no exira care. My heifers never
fail to come in at two years old as large as my
neighbors' do at three; be ihe feed what it will,
feed plenty. If my cattle from any cause gel
troubled with lice, I have a remedy I have nev
er seen in the Cultivaior. 1 keep a box with
fine dry sand in my barn, and if I discover any
lice on ihem, I put it on from back of the horns
the whole length of their back a few limes; it
has never failed lo effect a cure. It may be
observed that cattle, or any animal that has
free access to the ground, are seldom, troubled
with lice in summer. If you think the above
remarks worth notice, they are yours. 1 have
used many words to convey a few ideas, but I
could not make them plainer with less. I
have been for several years a careful reader of
your paper, and surely I have derived much
benefit from what I have learned from others'
experience. Lewis Numax.
Anecdote of Judge 3Iaisha2S.
It is not long since a gentleman was travel
ling in one of ihe counties of Virgina, and about
ihe close of the day stopped al a. public house,
to obtain refreshment and spend the night. Hh
had been there but a short time, before an old
man alighted from his gig, with the apparent
intention u becoming his fellow-guest, at the
same house. As the old man drove up, he ob
served thai both the shafts of his gig were bro
ken, and that they were held toge;her by with
es formed from tho bark of a hickory t'appli.'m.
Our traveller observed further, that he vh.s
plainly clad, that his knee-buckles were loosen
ed, and that something like negligt-nco pervad
ed his dress. Conceiving him lo be one of ihe
yeomanry of our land, the courtesies of si ra ris
ers passed between them and they entered th
tavern. It was about the same time tliat an ad
dition of three of four young gentlemen wa-i
made lo their number most, if not all of ihVm,
of the legal profession As soon as they be
came conveniently accommodated, ihe conver
sation was turned by one of ihe latter upon ail
elegant harangue which had that day been dis
played at ihe bar. It was replied by the other,
lhat he had witnessed the same day a degree)
of eloquence, no doubt equal, but thai it was
from the pulpit. Something like a' sarcastic re
joinder was made to ihe eloquence of ihe pul
pit ; and a warm and able altercation ensued, in
which the merits of the Christian religion be-
the subiect of discussion. From six
came
o'clock until eleven, ihe young champions wiel
ded the sword of argument, adducing with in
genuity and ability every thing that could bo
said pro and con. During ihis protracted peri
od, ihe old gentleman listened wilh all ihe
meekness and modesty of a child; as if he was
adding new information to the stores of his own
mind, or perhaps he was observing with philo
sophic eye the- faculties of the youthful mind,
and how new energies are evolved by repealed
action, or perhaps wilh patriotic emotion, he
was reflecting upon the future desiinies of his
country, and on the rising
generation
Close Planting.
A Scotch farmer, residing in the town of
Sodus, Wayne county, New-York, informs us
that he raised the past season 400 bushels of
Indian corn on four acres of land, notwithstand
ing the dryness of the season. He attributed
his success mainly to his manner of planting,
and thinks farmers generally plant too thinly.
His mode is to plant-in rows three feet apart,
and drop two grains in a place only fifteen in
ches apart in the rows. The soil is sandy
loam, and 100 loads of manure were put on the i
four acres. The corn was ripened and cut
sufficiently early lo sow the ground with wheat.
Protection of com against Crows.
Mr. O. hi. Whipple, of Lowell Mass., says,
in his statement to the Agricultural Commis
sioner of Massachusetts, that for fifleen years
he has preserved his corn from the depredations
of crows, by sowing on his field a quart of corn
soaked in a strong solution of saltpetre. We
can believe this, as no crow which might have
eaten half a dozen grains of corn well saturated
with saltpetre, would live long enough to be
queath his estate lo his interesting progeny,
though a scrivener were at hand, at the time
of his making his meal, to draw his will. Salt
petre judiciously used, possesses medical vir
tues, but when taken to excess, is destructive
of life, and hence tho protection it affords to
seed coin soaked in a solution of it, against
worms as well as crows. v
The best scare-crows wo have ever used,
were bright sheets of tin suspended from poles
by wires; the poles of sufficient height, and
in sufficient numbers, to be seen all over the
fi-dd. Four or six, if judiciously placed, will
effectually answer for a field of fifty acres.
Our mode of fixing them was this: we cut a
polo of sufficient height, trimmed off all the
limbs but the upper one;' to the end of this limb
we attached, by a strong flexible wire, a sheet
of tin, and planted tho polo thus provided firm-
. . 1 . ,1 . " 1 . MM. .-
v in thn frroimd on I 10 uestineu spoi. me
upon
whom these future destinies must devolve, or,
most probably, with a sentiment of moral and
religious feeling, he was collecting an argu
ment which (characteristic of himself) no art
would be "able to elude, and no force lo resist."
Our traveller remained a speclator, and took no
pari in what was said.
At last, one of the young men remarking,
that it was impossible to combat with long and
established prejudices, wheeled around, and
with some familiarity, exclaimed, "Well, my,
old gentleman, what think you of these things?"
If, said the traveller, a sireak of vivid lightning
had at that moment crossed the room, their
amazement could not have been greater than it
was with what followed. The most eloquent
and unanswerable appeal was made for nearly
an hour, by the old gentleman, that ha ever
heard or read. So perfect was his recollec
tion, thai every argument urged against the
Christian religion was met in. ihe order iu
which it was advanced. Hume's sophistry on
the subject of miracles, was, if possible, more
perfectly answered than it had already been
done by Campbell. And in the whole lecture
there was so much simplicity and energy, pa
thos and sublimity, that not another word was
uttered. An attempt to described it, said tho
traveller, would be an attempt to paint the sun
beams. It was now a matter of curiosity and
inquiry who the old gentleman was. The trav
eller concluded, that it was the preacher from'
whom the pulpit eloquence was heard bul no
it was the Chief Justice of the United
States.
limb left at the top should project horizontally
far enough to allow full play to the tin. Thus
attached, the slightestj)reeze gives motion to
t Lie tin, and consequently causes a reflection
so sudden as to effectually frighten off' crows,
or other birds addicted to picking up ihe corn.
Three years successful use of such scare-crows,
justify us in recommending them to our breth
ren. American 1'armer.
Chemistry. When buttiir is lo be made, if
a lime oiu miner uo put iino me unam, iw
buitcr will come from much less churning,
When soan is lo be made, if a little old soap
be put inn) ihe ley and grease,' the soap will
be made with considerable less boiling.
To be Executed. Jamos Rice has receiv
ed his death warrant, and will be executed
within tho walls of ihe jail, in Bedford, Pa ,
on tho 17ih of June next.
A clear conscience is a suro4card.
Revolutionary Incident.
During the Revolutionary war, two brothers,
from one of the eastern ports, were command
ers of privateers; ihey cruised togeiher, and
were eminently successful, doing great damage
to the enemy and making money for themselves.
One evening, being in the latitude of the shoals
of Nantucket, but many miles to the eastward
of them, they espied a large British vessel, hav
ing the appearance of a Merchantman, and
made towards her,' but to their astonishment
found her to be a frigate in disguise. A very
light breeze prevailing, they hauled off in diff
erent directions. One only could bo pursued,
and the frigate gained rapidly upon him. Find
ing he could not run away, the commanding offi
cer had recourse lo a slraiagem. On a sudden
ho hauled down every sail, and' all hands were
employed with selling poles, as if shoving his
vessel oil a bank! The people on board tin
frigate, amazed at' tho supposed danger iln-r
had run, and lo save themselves from bi-ing
grounded, immediately clawed off and left ilu
more knowing Yankee to "make himsolfscarce,"
as soon as night rendered it prudent for him 10
hoist sail in a sea two hundred faihoms deep!
Quite a Sailor. A Liverpool paper stales
that there is now in that town, an American
lady who has crossed the Atlantic fifty-five
limes.
The clergy live by our sins, the doctor by
our diseases, and tho lawyer.. byour follies.
What dounrintors Jive on?-echo.an3wors