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BY JAMES CLARK
VOL. XII, NO. 52.
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SHERIFF'S SALES,
Dvirtue of sundry writs of Vendi
tioni Exponas and Levari Farina to
me directed, I will expose to Sale on
Monday the 10th day of January, A. D.
1848, at 2/ o'clock, P. M., at the Court
House, in the borough of Huntingdon,
the following described Real Estate, viz:
All the right, title, and interest of Wil
liam Logan, hi and to the tract of Land
situate in Cromwell township, contain
ing 200 acres, or thereabout, from 30 to
40 acres of which are cleared, adjoining.
the Chester Furnace tract, lands of Tho
mas Read and others • having cabin
buildings thereon erect ed.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of William Lo
gan
3LSO,
A certain tract, piece, or parcel of land
situate in Hopewell township, contain
ing 161 acres, about 100 acres of which
are cleared and cultivated, adjoining
russey's mountain and lands of Jacob
Bussed, James Entrckin and John A.
Weaver ; having thereon three apple or
chards, one frame house, one log house,
one saw mill, a log bank barn, and a
blacksmith shop.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of John. B. Wea
ver. •
4LSO,
All the right, title, and interest of
Patrick F. McCoy (the defendant) in and
to all that certain piece, parcel or tract
of land on Shaver's Creek, in West town
ship, containing 108 acres, be the same
more or less, adjoining lands of Thomas
Johnson, Jos. Reed, Jonathan McAteer,
and others ; havingrabout 40 acres clear
ed, and a small dwelling house and sta
ble thereon erected ; being the property
late of James Conerin, dec'd.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of Patrick F.
McCoy
lILSO,
A certain tract of land situate in the
township of Frankstown, (now in Blair
county,) containing 187 acres, more or
less, adjoining lands of Henry Miller,
George Ghart and Daniel Shadle ; hav
ing about 100 acres of cleared land,
with a small log dwelling house and a
log barn thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of Wm. H. Beck.
4LSO,
All that certain tract of timber land
situate in Tod township, adjoining lands
of Adams Houck, Israel Baker and oth
ers, containing about 250 acres, be the
same more or less; having a saw mill
thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of Amos Clarke.
- .11LSO,
The right, title, and interest of Tito
'' flies Moreland, Sr., dec'd, of, in and to
"all the following dbscribed lots or par
cels of ground,lying and being in Spring
field township, beginning for the first
parcel, at a white oak corner of Abra
ham Green's land, thence by land of
Henry Hubbell, Esq., south 50 deg., west
46 perches to a white oak, thence by
lands of the heirs of Thomas Bradley,
north 38 degrees west 41 perches to a
pine,_ thence by lands of Henry Hubbell,
" Esq., north 50 degrees east 37 perches
to a chesnut oak, thence south 501 de
grees east 41 8-10 perches to the place
.ofbeginning ; containing 10 ncres and
-s9 perches, with the usual allowance of
six per cent. for roads, &c.
ALso—Lot No. 44, in the town of
Springville, on the east side of Hubbell
street, fronting 60 feet on said street,
and extending back at right angles 170
_ . feet to Cherry alley as laid out on the
ground.
Also—Lot No. 23, on the west side of
Hubbell street fronting 60 feet on said
street, thence due west 18 perches to a
post, thence by Water alley 181 degrees
east 4 perches to a post, thence due east
15 7-10 perches to a post on Hubbell
v street.
ALso—Lot No.—, called the "Spring
Lot," situate on the West side of Hub
bell street, fronting 60 feeton said street
and extending at right angles 231 feet
to lands of Abraham Green, near or ad
joining a lot of James Ashman's heirs
I on the north, including a spring, (except
61 feet reserved for mill race and Wa
ter alley.)
ALSO—The equal half part of a cer
tain piece or parcel of land, and the one
half of a Grist Mill, and ten shares out
of 14 of a saw-mill, now erected on the
said piece or parcel of land, and the one
half of a mill race and mill pond or dam
for the use of the grist-mill, and ten
shares out of 14 of said race and dam,
and log yard and board yard for the saw
mill.
ALso—One half of a Lot laid out for
the use of the miller employed in atten
ding said milli said Lot lays adjoining
a lot of Peter Cornelius." The said
property being the same as above de
scribed in a Mortgage dated August 9th,
1823, given by the said Thomas More
land, Sr. '
to Thomas Moreland, Jr.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of Thomas More
land, Sr., dec'd.
.I LSO,
A tract of land situate in Clay town-
ship, containing 209 acres, be the same
more or less, adjoining lands of William
Corbin, Benjamin Leas, Robert McNeil
and others—[being the Real Estate pur
chased by Deft. from Robert Stunkard,]
about 120 acres of which are cleared;
having thereon erected a frame dwelling
house two stories high, and a cabin
Barn.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of Charles Car
son.
~ILSO,
A tract, piece or parcel of land situ
ate in Barree township, containing 120
acres and allowances, be the same more
or less; being the same tract of land
purchased by Dennis Coder from Chris
tian Oyer ; adjoining lands late of Chris
tian Oyer, and now Dr. B. E. McMur
trie, William Hunan, Capt. John Stew
art and others; having about 80 acres
cleared, and a small log dwelling house
and a barn thereon.
Seized and taken in execution, and to
be sold as the property of Christian
Oyer. MATTHEW CROWNOVER,
SHERIFF'S OFFICE, Sheriff.
Huntingdon, Dec. 21, 1847.
REGISTER'S OTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all per
sons concerned, that the following
named persons have settled their ac
counts in the Register's Office, at Hun
tingdon, and that the said accounts will
be presented for confirmation and allow
ance at an Orphans' Court, to be held
at Huntingdon, in and for the county of
Huntingdon, on NV ednesday the 12th day
of January next, to wit:
1. John Koser, administrator of Abra
ham Ditsworth, late of Barree (now
Jackson) township, dec'd.
2. Alexander Bell and James Ewing,
administrators of Thomas Bell, late of
Barree township, dec'd.
3. John B. Mong, one of the execu
tors of George Mong, late of Warriors li
-
mark township, dec'd.
4.. Jonathan McWilliams, guardian of
William J. Ingram, one of the minor
children of W m. Ingram, late of Frank
lin township, dec'd.
JACOB MILLER, Register.
Register's Office,
Huntingdon, Dec. 14, 1847.
SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK
01.1 A I IE4 C 7'01:
ffreticrtrit - TUTU,
DESPEG . I FULLY returns thanks t his
IA. friends and the public for past layout, and
takes this oppo . tunity to inform them that he still
continues ut tire old stand, one door east of (•ar
mont's Tavern, and nearly oppoNito the Post Of
fice, whore he is at all times prepared to manufac
ture All kinds of Itirness, ,Sadd.es, Trunks, Mil
tresses, Sufis, Cushions elc. a/c., at the shortest
notice and moat reasonable prices.
All kinds of hides and skins, and country pro.
duce, for which the highest market prices will be
allowed, taken in exchange.
Huntingdon, Aug. 11,1847 ,
Fall Millinary Goods.
/MUM - LS a's WV.U@D
Importers and Dealers in Silks, Ribbons
and Mil Unary Goods, No. 45 South
Second Street, Philadelphia,
RE now opening fur the Fall Trade a very
li. rich aasortment of Illi!Unary Gouda, a large
proportion of which are of their own importation,
viz:—Bonnet rilka, figured and plain.
Bonnet Satins, of all colors and qualties. .
Fancy Bonnet and Cop Ribbons, a very hand•
same assortment.
Silk Plashes.
Silk Ve'rata, black and colored, of all qualilim
French and American krtificial Floweis.
F.incy Laces, Cap :•• tuffs, Lace Trimmings.
B onne t C r owns, Tips, Buckrams, Willows, &c.
. . .
They have also received by the late arrivals a
very beautiful assortment of Fancy Feathers, direct
front tho manufacturers in Paris.
Phila. eept. 7, '47,
John Scott, jr.,
A TTORNEY AT LAW, Huntingdon, Pa.—
Has removed his office to the middle room of
Snare's Row," directly opposite Fisher & M'Mur.
trie's store where he will attend with promptness
and fidelity to all business with wl.ieti he may be
entrusted in Huntingdon or the adjoining counties
Huntingdon Sept. 28, 1846.
HUNTINGDON, PA., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1847,
PRIVATE SALE.
THE subscriber offers for sale a tract
of land situated in Tyrone township,
Blair county, three miles from Tyrone
Forges, containing One hundred and ten
.dcres, the principal part Lirnestow Land,
in a high state of cultivation, with wa
ter in all the fields except one; a Foun
tain Pump at the barn, and running
water at the house. The improvements
are—Two Dwelling Houses,
m i good Bank Barn and Stable, a
es I Cabinet Makers' Shop, Wagon
House, Carriage House, Cider
Mill, and other out-buildings, all sub
stantial and in good repair. Also, a
new Draw Kiln for burning Lime.
There is also on this farm an
Orchard of Two Hundeed
Trees nearly all of the very best
grafted fruit.
The Central Railroad will pass
within three miles of the above property.
JAMES E. STEWART.
Nov. 30, 1847-6 m.
THE GREAT CENTRAL
HAT AND CAP STORE,
Wholesale ic►nd Befall,
No. 284 Market Street, Ninth door above Eighth
Street, South side,
PHILADELPHIA,
Comprises one of the largest and most beautiful as.
sortmert of HA I'S, CAPS and MUFFS in the
Union, and of the latest and most approved styles,
manufactured under the immediate superintendence
of the Subscriber, i.t the best manner, of prime
materials, and will be sold at the lowest possible
prices fur cash.
The assortment embraces a splendid variety of
Silk, Moleskin, Beaver, Brush, Russia, Nutria,
and other HATS of beautiful liaish, and a complete
stock of all kinds of Cloth, Glazed, Fur and Plush
CAPS, of the most desirable patterns, together with
a supply of Mull's, Furs. Buffalo Robes, &c.
Country Merchants and others are respectfully
invited to examine the stock, which they will find
it their advantage to do before purchasing, as it is
his determination, having adopted the cash system.
to sell for Cash only. and at the &torsi prices.
JOHN FAREIRA, Jr.
d7•Bm)
CITY OF MEXICO TAKEN!
Ready-Nl:lde Clothing . .
THE subscriber °fnrs for sole a splendid and
seasonable assoitinent of Ready-Made Cloth
ing, just opening at his new stand, in the corner
room of the brick bui ding opposite John Whitta
ker's Tavern, in the Borough of Huntingdon ; con
sisting of the following seasonntile articles, warrant
ed well made and fashionably cut, viz:
2 dozen Blanket over-coats of different sizes and
qualities.
I do Gentleman's Fashionable Cloaks.
12 do Dress and sack coats.
12 do well made Fancy Vests.
12 do Pants—cassimer, satinett, cassinett and
corduroy, plain, figured and striped.
12 do Shirts (pleated breasts.)
3 do Plain checkered rotten shirts.
Alan, a variety of satin and silk storks, handker•
chiefs nod rhort stockings, together with a variety
of articles of men's and boy's wear ; all of which
will be sold CH EA PER than at any other estab
iishment in the county.
Please call and examine for youtaelvea. Cus
tomer's work puntually attended to.
sprit. 14,'47.) BENJAMIN SNARE.
Auditor's Notice.
Estate of WILL 1.9.1 f HUNTER, late
of Warriorsmark township, deed.
THE undersigned, appointed by the Orphans'
Court of Duntingiliin county to audit the ac
counts &c., of the Estate of William Hunter,
deed., will utter d for said purpose at the public
house of James Chamberlain in lVarriorsmaik
township, 011 Friday the 3lst day of December,
inst., where all persona interested may attend if
they think proper,
JOHN OWENS, Auditor,
Dec. 7,1847--4 t,
ddiltillisfralors ) .1 . 10 ice
Of the estate of Daniel Kusfman, dec'd,
late of Tod township, Huntingdon Co.
ALL persons having claims or demands against
the Estate of the said decedent to make known
thesame to them without delay, and those being
indebted to the same are requested to make imme
diate payment to
SUSAN KURFM AN, AtNix.
&JOSEPH KURFMAN, Adm.
of Cass Township,
JOEEI'H HEIFNER,
of Tod Township,
Nov. 19-Bt.
AWFUL CALAIIIIIII.
AGREAT number of valuable lives were very
nearly sacrificed in the rush to D. K. NEFF
& B no's WA TCH & JEWELRY STORE in
Markel Square.
There you will see Gold and Silver Levers of
every style, quality and price. Also, gold fob
chains, guard chains and keys of every description.
Prelim l'ins and finger rings in great variety; gold
and silver pencils, silver thimbles, tooth and nail
brushes, steel bends, clasps for bags and purses,
purse silk. spectacles, accordiano, gold pens of au
, perior quality, pen holders, a fine assortment of
fancy stationery, intim, wafers, fancy boxes, perfu
mery, Diaries for 1848, envelopes, &c. Sic.
Call and examine, before it is too late. Clock
sod Watch repairing done as usual, and warranted.
ELLWOOD SHANNON,
Dealer 119 Tens„
Warehouses 63 Chesnut above Second and Blev.
emit and Chesnut Streets, Philadelphia,
HAS constantly in Store, a chotch as
sortment of Fresh Imported,
GREEN AND BLACK TEAS,
Country Merehante are incited to call at 63
Chesnut street, and examine his stock, which he
offers at the lowest wholesale prices, for Cash, and
where ho attends personally, 1.(17.6m.
[CORRECT PRINCIPLES-SUPPORTED BY TRUTH.]
MISCELLANEOUS.
NEW HOUSE-KEEPERS AND
IRISH GIRLS.
The following amusing extracts are
from a new book, lately published by Ca
rey & Hart, of Philadelphia, entitled
"The Greatest Plague of Life, or the Ad
ventures of a Lady in Search of a Good
Servant." Procuring a "help" seems to
be the 'greatest difficulty experienced by
young house-keepers, and these difficul
ties are probably much increased by the
manner which ia'often assumed towards
those whose hard fortune it is to serve
in such a capacity. This we should
judge to be especialy true of the writer
of these adventures. In the passages
below, the authoress tells the severe luck
she had with an Irish girl :
"As for the matter of that, Norah's
potatoes, too, I'm sure I could'nt see
any thing so wonderful about them.—
But, of course, Mr. Edward must go
thinking them dressed so beautifully, just
because they came up in their jackets;
though for my own part, I never could
bear the look of the things in their skins;
and what's more, it wasn't decent to
have them coming to table in such a
state. And the next day I told my lady
as much, adding that she would be
pleased to peel the potatoes before bring
ing them to the parlor for the future, as
they were only lit for pigs to eat in the
in the way she sent them up. Where
upon the vixen flew into such a rage,
and abused and swore at me in such a
way, calling me everything that was
bad, and declaring that she would pay I
the out for it. And then, in the height
lof her passion, the spiteful fury, with
1 the greatest coolness in the world, emp
-1 tied all the dripping out of the frying-pan
she was doing some soles in, right into
the middle of the nice, brisk, clear fire,
and created such a blaze, that I'm sure
the flames must have been seen at the
top of the house. Knowing that it was
just upon our time for having the chim
ney swept, I left certain that it must be
on fire ; and when I rushed out into the
garden, there it was, sure enough, ra
ging away, and throwing out volumes of
sparks and smoke, just like the funnel of
a steam-boat at night-time--with such a
horrid smell of burning soot, that all the
little boys came rushing from far and
near up to our door, and shrieked out,
Fire! Fire! like a pack of wild Indians.
"When I went back into the kitchen,
the spiteful thing was impudent enough
to tell me just to look there and see what
I had made her do wid my boderations
(as she called it,) adding, that it was'nt
herself, though, that would be afther de
s ►rting me in my distriss.' Feeling, how
ever, that it was not the time to talk to I
her just then, 1 made her take out every
bit of fire there was in the grate, and al
ter that 1 told her to run up to the top of
the house with a. couple of pails full of
water, and to get out on the roof and
pour it down the chimney as quick as
she could
Up she went, while I waited below
all of a twitter, expecting every minute
that I should have a whole regiment of
fire-engines come tearing up to the door,
and putting us to the goodness knows
what expense for nothing, when all of a
sudden 1 heard the water come splash
ing down right into the parlor overhead,
and saw in an instant that the stupid
thing of a Norah must have got blinded
with the smoke up above, and mistaken
the chimney, so that she had gone pour
ing it down all over my beautiful stove
in the dining-room. In nn instant I put
my head up the kitchen chimney and
hallooed out to her as loud as ever I
could, 'No—rah! you must pour it down
here.' I declare the words were scarce
ly out of my mouth, when down came
such a torrent of water and soot, right
in my face and all over my head and
shoulders, and down my neck, that any
body to have seen me would have sworn
some one had been breaking a large bot
tle of blacking over my head; while im
mediately afterwards, as if only to make
matters worse, I heard a tremendous
shout in the street, and on running to
the window, I at once knew that the
parish engine was at hand; for, tearing CEMENT.-It may be of importance to
along the pavement on the opposite side some of our readers, that a valuable ce
of the way was a whole regiment of, I ment, capable of withstanding the action
should say, twenty or thirty little dirty o f water and the atmosphere for a long
boys pulling at a rope, and dragging time, may be made by mixing the fol
along a nasty, ugly, red, trumpery little
lowing ingredients in the manner prescri
machine, which, I'm sure, if the house bed. below:
had been in flames, could have been of To a quart of vinegar add the same
no more use to us than a squirt upon quantity of new milk. Separate the
four wheels; while the mischevious curd, and add to it the white of twenty
young urchins kept hurraing away as if I eggs. These should be beaten well to
it was a good bit of (un, and little thibk- i gether, and sufficient quicklime sifted in
ing that what was sport to them was' to give the mixture the consistency of
(as with the toad in the fable) near up-.! common paste. Fractured and broken
on death to me, and a good deal of mo- vessels, mended with this composition,
ney out of my pocket into the bargain. seldom separate when exposed to the ac-
When Norah Connor came down tion either of fire or water.
and saw what a pretty pickle bogs my
cap and face were in, the only thing she
did was to cry out, "Och, murther, I
niver saw such a fright ns ye look:
What on airth have ye been gettin' up
to now ?" and when I told her what had
happened, she actually had the impu
dence to add that 'sure an' I wasn't fit
to be trusted alone for twe minutes to
gether.' And then, seeing the parish
engine at the door, she wanted to go—
and I declare it was as much as ever I.
could tko to . prevent the fury—rushing
out, an ( to use her own words,) ,lar
ruppin' the Badle—just to facile the dir
ty blaggeard not to come lobbin' the
masther agin in that way.'
"However, I was determined not to
have the door opened; so after the bea
dle had hammered away at it like a
trunk-maker, for better than half an
hour, he grew disgusted, and went otr
with these impudent young monkeys of
boys, and that stupid watering-pot of a •
parish engine.
" When I went into the parlor, it was
in such a dreadful state that really it is 1
impossible for me to give my readers
any idea of the dirt and filth about it—
unless, indeed, I were to say that it was
as grubby as one of my father's coal
barges. I saw that I had got a very I
pretty week's work cut out for me; and
how Norah would ever be able to get
through with it all, I could'nt say. As
for my beautiful bright stove, it was as
rusty and as brown as a poor curate's •
coat, and the hearth-rug was as black
as the face of that impudent cymbal- i
player in the Life Guards."
Miss Norah becomes very patriotic: !
"But in a short time that Norah gave
me such a dose, that not knowing what
she might treat me to after it, I really
should have been worse than a child if
I had taken it quietly. For one after
noon I was in the kitchen, and if the
hussey didn't spill a whole basin full of
water on the floor, and then actually
seemed in no way inclined to wipe up
the slop on the boards, so I begged she
would just take a cloth, and do it imme
diately. But the ininx replied, 'Och!
sure an' don't it always soak in, in my
counthry,' which was a good deal more
than I felt I ought to put up with. So
1 told her very plainly, "that her coun
try, then, whatever it was, must be a
filthy dirty place, and only fit for a set
of pigs to wallow in.' No sooner were
the words out of my month, than she
turned round sharp upon me, and shriek
ing out, , Hoo ! hubbaboo!' (or some
such savage gibberish,) seized the kitch
en carving -knife, which was unfortu
nately lying on the table, and kept bran
dishing it over her head, crying out,
'Hurrah for ould-lreland! the first jim
of the sa l—and a yard of cowid steel
for them as spakes agin' her!' Then
she set to work, chasing me round and
round the kitchen table, jumping up in
the air all the while, and screaming like
one of the celebrated wild-cats of Kil
kenny. I flew like lightning, and she
came after me like anything. I declare
the vixen kept so close to my heels, that
I expected every minute to feel the knife
i run into me between my shoulders, just
1 where I had been cupped when I was a
child, and the worst of it was, there
wasn't even so much as a dish cover or a
saucepan-lid near at hand that I might
use as a shield, and I could'nt help fan
cying that every moment my gown would
go catching in one of the corners of the
table, and that the fury would seize hold
of me by my back hair, in a way that e
ven if I wasn't killed by the fright on
the spot, would at least turn my head for
life. But, luckily, being a slighter-made
woman than Norah, the breath of the ti
gress failed her before mine did, and
while she stopped to breath a bit, I rush
ed up the kitchen-stairs--shot into the
parlor—locking and bolting the door af
ter me—and threw myself into the easy
chair, where I sat trembling like a
blancmange, determined not to leave the
room until Edward came home when
I wou'd certainly tell him about Norah's
wicked behaviour to me. And yet, al
ter he had told me so often as he had
that he hoped the subject would drop, I
declare I was half afraid to throw myself
upon him for protection."
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
WHOLE NO. 622,
WATER,
WATEn has made many eulogists, but
feiv have spoken its praises more elo
quently than Mr. Quincy, in his address
at Boston, a short time since, on laying
the corner stone of the resep<oir. He
remarked:
"The corner stone is laid of churches
of a particular faith—of monuments of
past events of general but not universal
interest—or hospitals, of whose benefits
a small number only will partake—of
colleges, where the fortunate few alone
derive immediate advantage: But thiti
is of universal interest—there is nothing
sectarian, nothing national, nothing ex
clusive about it. It is monopolised by
no party in politics or sect in religion.—
It is an equal blessing to the high and
the low, the rich and the poor, the just
and the unjust. It will aid the poor wo
man, toiling for her children at the wash
tub—and it will administer to the proud
beauty in the luxury of her chamber—it
will cool the fevered brow of disease, and.
b.? a cord:al to the parched lips of the in
temperate—it will promote moral as well
as physical well-being, for cleanliness,
according to Whitefield, stands next un
to Godliness. Its treasures will pre
sevre our habitation from fire—will int;
pel the giant strength of the steam en
gine—will accompany our navigators to
the remotest climes—will dedicate the
infant at the altar—will give beauty to
the cheek of the youth—strength to the
arm of manhood—comfort to the decline
of age. Nor will the blessing be confin,
ed to man; nothing that enjoys animal
or vegetable life will exist on this penin-
Bala for centuries without sharing its
benefit. The gift of water, to cool earth's
fever and cleanse its stains, as a blessing
is second only to the revelation of that
living water, "of which if a man drink
he shall never thirst."
Pay as You Go,
Justice foil-ids that men should par.;
chase that for which they cannot pay—
end that rule of justice observed thuough
life will always work out competence
and comfort. There is but one secret in
the succesful pursuit of life ,
whatever be
your income—spend less. Whatever be
your circumstances—p zy when you pur
chase. One hundred dollars in a com
munity acting upon this principle, will
go further and more than five hundred in
a community where every body is debtor
or creditor—where every sixpence has
to be chased till it cost more than it
worth—and the labor of getting, exceede
the labor of earning.
As a specimen of the tone of things
in the City of Mexico, the "North Amer
ican" of that city says:
YANKEE DOODLE.—The fine orchestra
attached to the National Theatre, en
Thursday night treated the audience'
with Yankee Doodle. It was admirably
executed, but one could hear but little
of the music, for the cheering fairly
made the huge walls tremble. One year
ago, but few of us here anticipated hear
ing Yankee Doodle in the grand theatre
of the capitol of Mexico, or witnessing
plays performed by an American com
pany.
El Monitor significantly remarks that
the late earthquake has changed the po
sition of the bronze statue of Santa An
na in the Plaza del Vador. It is now
slightly inclined to the North, and ap
pears pointing with its right hand to the
flag that floats over the federal palace,
as though it said, "This is my work."
GENDER AND CASE OF AN EGG.—The
following occured in a school not one
hundred miles from London :
Teacher.—" What part of speech is an'
eggl'
Boy.—" Noun, sir."
Teacher.—" What is its gender?"
Boy.—" Can't tell, sir,"
Teacher.—"ls it masculine, feminine,'
or neuter?"
Boy.—" Can't say, sir, till its hatched.'
Teacher.—" Well, then, my lad, can
you tell me the case?"
Boy.—"Oh, yes, the shell, sir."
POTATOES
The Trenton News says: "Mr. Cum:
ming, a farmer living a short distance
from this city, tells us that he exchang:
ed a bushel of potatoes with a friend in
Warren county, some months
These potatoes were planted, and the
crop which they have produed is entire=
ly free from the prevailing rot, whilst:l'ole
potatoes by which they were surrounded
are badly infected. This is a strong fact,
and ought to be followed up with further
experiments in changing the seed of the
potato."
GREAT LAND SALE.—upwards of five
millions of acres of public lands in Wis
consin, Florida, &c., are advertised to be
sold by the government in January and
February.