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ADVERTISE \IENTs
The Fashionable Hats, Caps
and i3onnets.
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•ffq AS o n ly on hand a very laq4e nsanit.
.Ally. meat of
CA2F3 & leopmz.t. - ws
at his old stand in Chambersburt.7 Street,
-two doors from the Court House.
CON' isTmo AS FOLLOWS
Men's Castor II ATS,
" Roram do.
" Spanish body do.
" Sllk ' do.
" Plam Russia do.
Youth's Fur do.
Old Men's Broad Brims do.
Low Crown do.
, Also Second band HATS.
Ladies Ftllt BONNETS,
" SILK do.
A Iso—A 0001) ASSORT3LENT OF
' 3 11 . sk 4(1111in-ern kinds:
II It S 13.1 It CA' P S for MIEN
and BOY S.
All of which he will sell nt Low Prices
wholesale and retail—for Cash and Country
Produce—such as Whem, Corn, Rye, Buck
wheat, Oats, Wood, Wool, &e.
rt77 - Call and judge firr yourselvi s.
November 17, 1.'437. t f-41:1
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THE Subscriber, alter thanking his
friends and the public fir the very lib
eral encouragement he has heretofore re
ceived, begs leave to inform them, that he
continues the business, in all its various
branches,at his old stand in South Baltimore
Street, and will keep constantly on hand a
GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
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of his OIPII manufacture,
which, fir neatness arid durability, cannot
be surpassed.
liE ITAS Fos sAhc,
Black and White plain Russia II A TS, La•
test Fashions
Gentlemen's Beaver, Castor and foram do.
Youths', Boys' and Children's do.
SILK HATS, Black and White, for MEN
.and BOYS.
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.1. 4 A DI ES' BEAVER BON N ETS, very
• neat and Fashit inn ble.
.Good Woo 1•11 A TS.
Also—Otter, Nutria, Musk, Chinchilla
and MIER sEalr, cap s , a gen.
oral assortment.-
Alrof which sold on the most
.reasonable terms, wholesale and retail.
SA M U.EL . S; McC REAItY.
'November 17, 1437. -4: • tf-733
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'vim Subscriber hasttOw on hand a large
J R ' stock of very sup'sertof::-
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FRINGE Ani LI) TASSELS,
- OF HO OWN MANUFACTURE,
-which he will -dispose of on the most reason.
-able terms. . •
trx - orders•from n (limo - tee prompt•
•ly attended to. Any Pattern Made to order.
Address .
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. JOIISI 'ODELL,
Gettysburg,. Pa.
N. B. All kinds of MILITARY work
. - done to order;
November 17, 183.7. tf-33
Anil-Slavery Meeting.
T E first annual meeting or the "Adums
C.;'outtty Anti Stimery Society" will be
held at the Court-ho Use, in Gettysburg, on
Suturday:the2d day of December neat, at
1 o'clock r. t,t. Members are requested to
be punctual in their attendance. Persons
,desirous of becoming members, are invited
;to attend.
JAMES Mc ,1 LUSTER, Prest.
November 17, 1537. tm-33
TII.4I,.CM'IIaS WaI%ITED.
1111 E k oul Directors of Cornbeiland
- townellipm ill 111(4.1 it lilt? 11.111:01 of r.
Snyder, poor Gettysburg,. On Stan 'Way the
12d titT of Dec nr.rt, lit r.
l(4) ottri•tvo Propth,olls roi . Five or :Six Teach.
l'oldie Schools in said Township.
/.1N ELI/Y, Sec'rv.
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A' Republican Onamer.
BY 11013EUT WHITE MIDDLETON
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FRIDAY .1110.ii11i..\(i, DEC. 1, 1837
FOR Tint GETTVSIIIIIOII 8T.% R AND BANNER
THE EPHEMERIS.
r~cEl'.'Jcr;•.
WE beg lea , o to congratulate you, Mr. Editor,
as well as the public generodly, on this our first
appearance in your columns. It is certainly an'
art of the greatest condescension in us,and of good
fortune on your part, that we have undertaken to
ornament your columns with P °ale of our most
unequalled productions, on nli the seier.titic,litera
ry, moral, religious and political subjeets under
the sun; with an occasional touch of the sublime
and spice of the humorous and romantic. An un
dertaking for which we know ourselves to be alto
girth, r competent—and who dares to dispute ill
But as the most industrious sometimes become
fatigued, there is no knowing how soon we will
heeome tired of the amusement, or despair of be
ing able to instil useful knowledge into the minds
of such dull scholars as ire know the obliged and
grateful public to he. Therefore, as the series
may at sonic future period be discontinued, we ad
vise our renders (who have no right to be nice) to
make the hest of what they get, and be thankful.
We deem it necessary to state in this preface,
that we ourselves possess such relined taste in
composition, and aim at so high a degree of excel
lence, that umny persons will not he able to relish
sonic of our productions! Moreover, in our pectic
flights, we sometimes soar so high that the vulga , -
world are left quite out of sight and hearing! If,
therefore, in any of our pieces our readers should
not be üble to understand a word of what we s.iy,
they must attribute it entirely to their own dull
ness of comprehensiin, and do us the justice to
form a most exulted opinion of our transcendent
genius! We place, such confidence in, and feel
/311111 a parental regard for our readers, - (who will
of course be the great mass of mankind,) that we
will forthwith communicate to them a few of our
secrets, anti a number of projects which we have
formed for their benefit.
In the first place, then, we intend to animadvert
with the greatest freedom on the manners, morals
arid opinions of our dearly-beloved fellow-citizens.
The hundred eves of Argus could not have watch
ed to mire closely, than we wil! scrutinize the de
portment of our towns'-people. And after they
shall have passed the fiery-ordeal, we are confident
they will come out the greatest people on earth!
Secondly-,We intend toThet a literary _refor
mation. We arc fully determined to put down
the New York Knickerbocker, the North Ameri
can Review, and all other intruders in the Repub
lic of Letters! And in their stead, we, ourselves,
shall he the grand tribunal before which the merits
of all candidates 1-r literary fame shall he tried!
Thirdly—We intend establishing a University
on Sally McPike's hill, situated two miles and a
half south of Gettysburg, which %%le have selected
as a proper site for such an institution, on account
of its great natural advantages, as well as for the
sake of a competition with Penns) lvania College
and Wirtemberg Seminary!
Now, Mr. Editor, we think it is altogether un
necessary that the youth of our country, should
wait until they become sturdy young men, before
they are admitted into College. Therefore, in the
proposed University, infants will be admitted as
soon as they are weaned; or, if their mothers de
sine it, before that period! They will then be im
mediately put through a course of instruction in
the Ancient and Modern Languages, mental, mor
al, and political philosophy, the higher branches
of the pure and mixed mathematics, biblical, criti
cism and polemical divinity. The whole to be
taught without the aid of professors or tutors,who
will be entirely unnecessary, ns the president of
our fraternity has constructed a machine to be put
in operation by a patent steam-engine, and 4hus
complete the above mentioned course in the sur
prisingly short time of forty seven•lessons of three
hours each! "Parents and Guardians at a distance
may rest assured, that the utmost care -yin be ta
ken of the morals, health, manners, &c. of their
children or wards." The seats in the school-rooms
will be furnished with "patent spring seated sad
dles of the zig-zag or W form," which will add
greatly to the comfort of the students!
We have also devoted much time and reflection
to the invention of another Iwnevolent institution,
the object and character of which I will proceed to
unfold. Every inhabitant of our town knows,that
it is customary for every newly-married pair to be
honored with one, and sometimes with two moon
light serenades. Now, we intend establishing an
institution for the supply. of serenades of a cheaper,
and much superior quality. We will save the
"Citizens Band" the inconvenience of going out
in inclement weather, and we will render the ser
vices of our celebrated nllandilian" unnecessary,
to the great saving of frying-pans, sleigh-bells,
store-boxes, Aced All this is to ho effected by the
education of Cats and Dogs in the art of singing!
It is well known, that there aro among these ani
mals many voices of great.compass, and exquisite
sweetness; and by n little cultivation they would
ho able to give us serenades much softer than some
which we have heard on former occasions! In
connexion with this, we will mention another in
stitution which wo have devised, and which is the
fifth in order. It is, a hospital which we will open
for the, indigent members of the above named tribes
of domestic animals, and an asylum for the insane
among them. We desire the aid of the benevolent
of this community in furthering these designs.
We will conclude this preface, by informing
the public that at the next session of the Legisla
ture. we will have ourselves incorporated. This
will be a decided advantage to the association, and
will give us a more respectable appearance in the
eyes of the world.
At a late ineeting,m which the state of the coon•
try, was muter discussioma committee was appoin
ted to write an address to the President of the U.
States. After long deliberation, the following was
submitted by the chainniirt. Though the envious
of the pi P•o'llt nor; nverini,l, its '11.111:,
gc I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKERR, OF ITT LIVING ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION•SHAKS.
CC121 1 W1ret..V4 3 32(0M?. 0 /Atici ZaraV.:.X.21212
we are- consoled by the reflection, that preterite
will do It jwiticio.
Voted, unanimously. that Mr. Mid,Betork be
kindly permitted to publish our lett, r to Mr. Tarr
Buren, in the -Star and Republican Ban:1:r."
„t 1 171' sS”"
NO- I.
rphrtte to the Prroident (fifth, United Votes.
Sham^ nn you, Msrtin Van Buren !
Your conduct's quite past enduring.,
Here the currency's disordered,
And, forthwith, you have ordered,
Though it Should cost the people dear,
All tour post•masters, tar and near,
Should ask the speck for our letters.
Thusthey do oppress their betters,
For indeed, that is very rare;
But how we suffer, you don't care.
Land-agents. ask silver and gold—
Indeed we think yen 've been too bold.
And Alartin, rf vOil don't take care,
You 'II lose the presidential chair;
So don't behave yourself .o hanehty,
Till after eighteen hundred forty.
'T is now our honest opinion,
That you're just a party's minion.
You have about you a set of melt.
Worse than any set again.
Each one seeking power or wealth,
His ohject—t' benefit himself.
II 't would make their road more level,
They would send you to the devil.
Why is your hatred to the Rank
So long continued, and so rank?
There never was such another,
Such a kind protecting mother.
His Cry 'II tell how the truth may be,
But mind, 't was told you first by me,
Yours 's a place on the scroll of fame,
Far beneath Nichlas Riddle's name;
You owe yours to the people's votes—
's immortalized—open his notes.
Now listen, Martin Van Buren.
To what the people arc adoing.
Remember that decides your fate:
So here conies first,—the Empire State.
New York at the last election
Hay broken off all connexion
With the party called democrats,
(It never was a proper match.)
For the Whigs she's given her vote
And thus quite turned her petticoat.
Alt, Martin' that hears, I 'II Le Is - aind
As Hotspur says, a • frosty sound."
Massachusetts. "of liberty
The cradle," a majority
Has given, quite unexpected,
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For Everett who is elected.
The Key-Stone State, last October
Hal almost oat quite sober.
Next fall you 'II be hr it forsaken,
Or we the truth have much mistaken.
The above are quite ample,
We will not add a fourth example,
To show the great—decided change,
Throughout our rmuntry's soaks &maims.
The conclusion, t' which we 'cc brae ht ycu,
And we hope, have clearly taught you,
Is, when we choose a President,
We are upon this fully bent,
He 'll be Webster. Harrison, or Clay.
Whichever the Whig party may,
In their wisdom pix:fer, will be
The candidate of all yen 'II see.
And then we 'II set you all :17)1.,
At least so thinks, your set -- ant, OG.
Gettysburg, Nov. '2sth, 1537
W ith sweetest flowers enrieted.
From various gardens cnll'd with care."
rArr!.
"Now faith i 4 the substance, of thins hoped far, the
evidence of things not seen."—lleb. ii. I.
Have faith; 'twill raise thy soul shove
The fleeting joys of earth,
The scenes of sweet. unclouded love,
And things of glorious birth.
'Twill waft thee on its eagle wing,
Alas—thy sins forgiven—
Where loud the echoing anthems ring, -
From angel harps in heaven:
'Twill wipe away the gathering tear,
And. whisper words of peace;
'Twill soothe the spirit sorrowing here—
The
'Twill beam in rays upon the soul,
More bright than stars of even;
Froin skies where clouds can never roll—
Faith is the light of heaven.
'Twill bind a wreath of beauty round
The calm, unruffled brow;
Rich flowers the joyous heart bath found,
Where being waters flow.
Have faith; 'twill guide the trembling hark
Of life, when tempest driven;
O'er angry waves—through surges dark,
To peaceful shores in heaven.
There robed in white before the throne
Of God, the spirit yields;
And sings for aye, the grace divine,
That blood-bought pardon seals.
There bliss immortal ever reigns,
Nor Friendship's bonds are riven,
0! sweet the flower that decks those phaias
The rose of lore in heaven.
About eleven or twelve years ago a lady,
acconipanied by a young girl, evidently suf.
from illness, was in the daily habit of
atiendina Ma :' , S at the church of St. Severn),
in Rouen. On leaving the church she al.
ways .rave a trifle to a poor beggar who was
regularly stationed at the church door, and
the child lii ewi-v deposited her ()tiering in
oGodliness with Contentment is GrectUazin..7l. hauttentreating the benefit of his pray.
[t Timothy .
ers for her recovery. This continued for
Yes, truly! Godliness is the gain that savre-a the sereral years. till at length one day the
beggar uisapprared, and no one knew what
soul; and what is a man profited if he should f.rtini
had became of him. S-mo days ago a wed
the whole world and lose his own seal! The
r , ding was celebrated at Rouen. M. l'.,a weal 7
truly godly must be in a measure content,for they
recognize the hand of a merciful God in all that be- thy lantE:inider., was about to receive the
falls them; they must be thankful in prosperity,and hand of Millie. Anastaste L., all amiable And
humble in adversity—of course they are hap p!:. ilCcompliz , hed younr , Indy, but whose faintly
I have seen many who were happy. isom:!- had been peach ve.Jueed in consequence of
the unreflecting buoyancy of childhood; some in t the eve :s of 1530. The [lola NI was on tho
the beauty and confidence of youth; some in the p‘..int of old ring the pen to the bi ide and
maturity of successful middle age; and some in bridegroom preparatort, to tiwir signing Ow
the wealth and indulgence of mom ad,..trieed yea:s.! c:orarric! to rriatvr, when a. st ranger, of
But all this various happiness was evaneseeur.— f rather n.•'-die apivearance, entered the rerun.
The child wearied itself with its grtith.)l. , ,,:; - rew rite , stran ,,, -r, without fluffier eereutnnv,
peevish amongst its fellows, and wept weeping r,, placed :40,0+ , 0 francs in batik notes nn the
its couch. It had gained nothing! sluividdressing the 'tot:lrv,' %V rite,
Tile young nem and maiden wearied tlwrasolws tun! trust , t , ie hrino, her din 4.
to ut~ dAnc^. ri , dr.. - ^1 1.•: , :r t.! : .• Th.
VILS
PROM TIM CIIAMDCUSRURO 72E.SgENG.S.11.
CONTENTMENT.
By Mrs. Lydia Jane Perum.
mec!.. in tlie rormit of science, or the butterfly
chas.c. Thee turned 3WAV heart-sick and
Thcir gain -.ca.: nothin
T::- zrett, weary of the CIITTS of
the cv-dra , «• orlalc iinnor. the
•:f 5 , • it tilo il , 3tV. , Alesq of a ll unto pi'
1.ea%i1 , , from the hustle of
conot..ll their gain. 'Two,:
TE.e gr-irr weary of life. With long eon
every setve suns frilled, every
Fecx s., ;re h, d !DA its v.ovelt): pain and labor wa. ,
in every motion. tbry reviewed every stage of
life, ecm-ited all their various wrestlines for the alt•
portrri go.r - kal each: it was all vanity! They hat
•.r.ariaed Nmhing!
8.41. Sa f.ii; poscer-.4 oGodliness with content
rrrer. it" hzve ..great gain," even the pearl
of;-rat privy—rhe riche - 4 gift of Him who said,
—Not sri. giveth give I unto you." They
p...striPs= a fralra for every wound, a balsam for eve
ry rrirf a cat,..-mart for every trying hour, and an
ne.r.h.s..a.L—rd . .!... Omnipotent friend. Is not this great
cai:i Bra Treater ihmt all, they have an nasur
-3 one of an ereruitv of holy bliss when this transito
r. rife ex . - ie,-!
t'iat co n! , 3 al: gain this inexhaustible
tees-: r: hat 2 iiappy plane would this world
than he I 'a -re known the poor and helpless hap
er it.. t 7.1.27, t ie l; nyeror of the wide world
cent.] Ne• I knew two aged and desti
, tote ferriali's. who inhabited an old dillpitlated
house in eLe sicir.ity of my native city, who were
• as truly
. kappy as m.xtels could well he. Alary,
tte younger vlster, was a cripple from infancy—
;• Margate( was her fruppert, for they were left or
phans in their youth. Their habitation was in a
Ipte.sant vraire, to which I, with many young and
•mght:ess ones 1.1 to resort for exercise and a
nttseinvesit; anii we were in the habit of calling on
Nlawaret and llary.and procure a drink from their
We (rind them always busy and con
!eared ; hap- a lly slinning. or carding, or combing,
woo: for war--zed, or en11,111:1cd in their garden, or
litttending 12-14-ir foals. is all their conversation,
gratittiZt to G.A.lw.as predominant—not a murmur
Cr+r e••. Wiped their lips. Every pleasant
' 4 ...i5h , 5g.th...9:::-garci., in her grey stuff dress, of an
, rique :;;..Sian, and little black bonnet, went neat
3-13 (21::r listened attentively and re
teitrabi It. me aml refreshed.
in ear r. sera re winiet, when the snow fell
tar_csmern. , oll, - de.-p, it occurred to some members
the clurch that Margaret and Mary might be.
&?..stitate of CNA and fuel, as they could not get
oat arm wl ere. or procure wood us usual in the
genre aronad their Owe Pine; for there had been it
etnin ; which much snow had fallen,
I'2o the.'rifts 7.-rerT deep and almost impassable.
'Arc.curd'ingly.. 3 . ; salon as the road could be broken,
r erne of 17:-..erra 11aa,led a sleigh with necessaries and
[.E..recsled to their house. They found them in
. I ne j destitute; but instea'l of complaining of their
!.• , ntarzrings.„ then immediately began to thank the
fly His ga.csiness in sending them this
SE - AI:R=I7Zr vr.pilv.
4141 you any kind of provisions through this
JrcaZful storcar as', - e3 one of the .visiters.
rerlied 3Farg3net 'gee had frozen tur
nip m-uf cold wattr, and we were very thankful
1 ,1 .-.‘at."
(77.14:r0r dn for trend?" asked another.
05 We 1 .77 2; but Mary and I lay in
17,:r1 and A-A-C:rd end Fang."
This is no !Bairn, but Ample truth. They have
bets...!rng since, d:-pitted to the presence of Him
ullotra tl-fc !enctd, but 1 - brive not yrt forgotten
s:: - F..-ct 'humility and contentment, %Odell so
id!....:_..tratra the words "Gedliness with
nut:ten:cm-al gival gain "
a ran even gain all that for which
an.,3 pan': in this world—beauty, knowl
edze. fa-rie,, tremor. riches. uninterrupted health
and few Alt of days,.f.till he would be forced to say
with the nice man : .-Vanity of vanities ! all is
--For that which hefalleth the sons of
rrwn. hera:krh bersts even one thing liefalleth
then ac tLe one dieth, so dirth the other; yea,
:hey have all ohe breath. so that a man bath tm
pre-ecriicente 3... Care a tx:a,:t" (in fhis respeel,) "for
is vanity." =-For what bath man of all the
rewatilta of his heart in which he bath labored un
der the sonr
Ah he counts it all, and he has gained—nut&
c.aniav !"
Not so with the, Christian. He stands upon the
verge of lifr , and loots back upon the path which
he has tray..lled. He has gained many blessings;
he has had food and raiment and been therewith
content- Iris atiiietions hate gained for him meek
mess; his disappointments have gained for him
patience; his bereavements have gained him trca
' snses,in heaven; his very sins sod follies have
taught him lerw.ons of humility; his weakness has
gained him strea.atli from on high,and death,which
annihilates ail the gains of the richest conqueror of
earth. gain for him eternal riches, and nand
' itiz joys through Jesias Christ, who says,' ..To him
that or e WO Met h will I give to eat of the tree of life,
which is in the midst of the p .rndise of God."
Liar-Ere. P.l-, October, 1837.
LE BOUQUET DE NOCE
a 9 aaawc,
gar of Si. Severin is come to return to his
heoetavlress the money that she lent him."
exulanatiutt soon took place. With
lhe money collected at the church door the
beggar hild horn able ti) nurelia.e a piece of
land, and by dint of industry and pet sever
nee in habits Of economy, he has g radu allv
b eco me a wealthy ratan," lint never,'• he said
''did I pass a day without thinking of my
henefitetress; I knew she was not rich, I
heard she was to he married, and I have
lirou,•hl her my liorvid be core." It need
.carrell,' be added that the grateful mendi
cant became an honorffit guest at the
ensuing wedding festivity.
Fr Ll AL AFSZCTION RDED.—Frederkk
the Great rang one day, anti nobody unswerod. lie
. A
opened the door, and found the pagA slOping on a
sofa- About to awake him, he perceived the end
or-a billet out of his pocket, and had the curiosity
to know its contents. Frederick carefully drew
it out, and read it; it was a letter from the mother
of the young man, who thanked him for having
sent Ifer part of his wages, to assist her in her dis
tress; and it concluded by beseeching God to bless
him for his filial goodness. The king returned
quietly to his room, took o roller of ducats, and
slid them, with the letter, into the page's pocket;
and then returning again to his apartment, rung so
violently that the page came running breathlessly
to know what had happened. "You have slept
well," said the king. The page made nn apology,
and in his embarrassment, he happened to put his
hand inte his pocket, and felt with astonishment
the roller. He drew it out, turned pale and look
ing at the king, burst into tears without being.ohle
to speak a word, "Whet is the mntteri" said the
king, "what ails your —olh, sire," answered the
youth, throwing himself at he; feet, "some body
would wish to ruin me; I know not how I came
by this money in my pocket." ' ' My friend," said
Frederick, "God often sends us good in our sleep.
Send this to your mother. Salute her in my name,
and assure her I shall take care of her and-you."
WINTERING DAILLIAB.—The following method
to preserve dahlias through the winter, is some
times adopted in Denmark. When the f liege and
lowers of the plant have been destroyed in Octo
ber, the stalks are nut down about a foot from the
ground, and the earth di awn up around with a hoe.
They stand thus until the beginning of November,
(unless the cold should be so severe as to endanger
the roots,) that the tubers may become as ripe as
possible; they are then dug up and placed in a
trench in the garden, with earth between them mid
a layer of earth over them. A covering of sea
weed, horse manure,or leaves, is then thrown over,
sufficient to exclude the frost. Hero they remain
until the time of planting in spring. Dahlias thus
Wintered, grow much stronger than those kept in
the common manner. It is necessary that. a dry
spot be selected for their winter habitation.
.44. hold to no pliSlClCrrif..3l e*ept the arttocracy
of nature. To genius, talents, Choral worth and
public services I render due honor, and Leare not
Whether the dairnant_to that honor is dad in robes
of purple and fine linen, or in the squalid rags of
poverty—whether he obtained his education at
district school, or at a University, whether he sits
in the high plrves of the nation or digs the earth
for his daily food, whether ho he the son of a peas
ant or the son of a President."—FaANcrs Bev
AN APT It.r.csTIIATION.—A person asking bow
it happened that many beautiful ladies took up
with indifferent hushinols, after many fine offers,
was thus aptly answered by a mountuin-inuidem=
"A young friend I,f hers requested her to go into
a cane-broke and get him the handsomest reed.—
She must. get it at once going through, without
turning. She went, and, coining out, brought him
quite n mean reed. When he asked her if that
was the handsomest she saw, •Oh! no!' she replied,
I saw many finer as I went along, but I kept on,
in hopes of one much hinter, until I got nearly
through, and then I was obliged to take up with
any ono I could get; and a crooked ono at hrt.'
THE FARMER'S CORNER
Winter Cattle Feed.
The indifference which is manife:ied in every
direction of our country towards procuring a sup
ply of succulent loud fur mulch cows during win
ter is us cruel as it is impolitic. Without food to
he substituted fur the herbage of pastures it is lin
possible that cows can be kept in good order as
that they can be kept profitable to their milk upon
dry food. Say what we may, the cow that keeps
well to the during winter must be supplied
with such food as yields succulent matter bounti
fully; for without she be so provided, it is utterly
imposselle that the milk vess:ls can secrete !Mich,
and fur tho very obvious reason that they must
bave something to extract it from. We have
of
ten seen a farmer who with a half u dozen cows
to the pail, in winter, did not make more butter and
cream than supplied his own table, whereas lie
ought to have been able; in addition to domestic
consumption, to have sent at least twenty pounds
per week to market. If this were an isolated case
it would not strike us with wonder; but from its
utmost universal prevalence, it is at once a subject
of regret and mortification— regret that the claims
of self interest and humanity are so shamefully
neglected—and mortification, that so little regard
is paid to a branch of husbandry so intimately con
nected with human comfort.
With these introductory remarks let us say what
are in our opinion, the. best feed for cattle in win
ter. It is Mange' Weitzel, Sugar beet, Rutabaga,
and Pumpkins. Each of these may, by pr..per
care, be provided in ample quantities, without ma
terially interfering with the other farming opera
tions. A single acre planted in Mange! Wurtzel,
or Sugar beets, in rows •2 feet apart, the plants 1
foot asunder,supposiug that the beets average three
lbs. a piece, which is a very moderate average, is
capable of yielding 1089 bushels. which at the rate
of a:bushel a - day to each cow, would last 7 cows
from the Ist of December till the Ist of May, and
if they get but half a bushel a day each, the pro
duct of un acre would keep 14 cows in fo, , d tiering
the time named. Beets every one know how to
cultivate—to wit: that they are to be planted in
good deeply ploughed rich loam, previously well
muttered; that when the beets come up that they
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receive three hooings. This is nr , t, more tftoq
than ought to be devoted to either the culttni*#t'.
corn or pualoe,+, but how different theiinlitrikiicAi
product. Of all the articles mentioned bf 6140 ,
prriper for winter food, we would, prefer
varieties of beets; but we think that ove6 . :100,004
oue fanner will at once sae the propriety 1:114fI:
Mg mime of all, as there is nothing which
to kee l , cattle, in winter, to their appetites, sa g's !;
guent changes of bind; we have frequentVk:aitsree..::
them reject the same kind of food one day thaktbey ,
Ned eaten with avidity the previous one, and after
en interval of a fow feedings on something else, .
return with renewed vigor of appetitato that which.
only a few days before they had loathed.
The following table which we have prepared with
care, will show the yield of an acre of beets plant—
ed in rows two feet apart. and at the distant:a of k
foot in the rows, being 21,780 plants !nib, 6eit*4
the several averages of 3 lbs. 4 lbs. Et lbs, albs, ail<
7 lbs. as the supposed weight of the lieets, whiclL
averages we think low, as the highest is not one
third the weight of beets raised by Mr. Pugh 'of
Ohio, the present season. It will Also show IhO
number of cows that.an acre of ground will sustain
for five months dining winter, say from the tst„ti(
December till the tat of May, at which latter per
riod the grass will have been so fat advanced as to:
afford a substitute for root feeding:
Averagoi .Product ot Product in
weight oPan acre inibushels.
Beets. 'pounds.
2 lbs. 65,3i11 1,039
4 " 87,120 1.452
5 " 163,900 I 1,8 6
6 " I
130,690 I 2,178
7 " 152,460 2,5.11
NOW we would re tpcctfully ask if these averages",
are not low enough, and if they he so,andye thinkk
they are, we would ask, if ail acre of ground could
be put in any thing else that would yield so much
solid and nutritous food as Mengel Wurtzet or
Sugar Beet? We unhesitatingly say so, end defy.
contradiction. And it is greatly in faimr of these
two varieties of beets, that. horses as well as cattle
feed upon them not only with avidity, 1 but with
decided advantage to health and condition. Why
then should farmers hesitate with respect to the
propriety of their culture. Let them,if they choose
not go largely into the growth: begin on a Small
scale, say half an acre or a whole' one, and we will
risk the assertion, that they never will omit to raise
them again, provided they do these rooti3 justice
in their culture; for there is no food which can he
given to a cow tint contributes so much towards
increasing the quantity and quality of' both milk
and hutter.---arMer 4. Gardner.. - .
'IaMIIMUWO
A CHILD'S EVENING PRAYER.
Father, uow the day is past,
on thy child thy blessings cast;
Nesth my pillow, hand in hand,
Keep thy guardians angel band,
And throughout the darkling night,
mo with a cheerful light,
Lnt me rise at morn again,
Free from every thought of pain; •
Passing through life's thorny Way,.
Keep me, Fattier, day by day.
I often think that the shook which jars on tho
mental, renders yet softer the moral nature. A
death that is connected with love, unites us by a
thousand remembrances to all who have mourned:
it builds a bridge between thu young and the old;
it gives them in common the most touching of hu
man fiympathie-1 it steals from . nature its glory and
its exhilaration, not its tenderness.
The more we live out of the World, the more lit
tle courtesies, such as are in the crowd unheeded,
are magnified into favours—true, that the, sumo
process of exaggeration occurs in respect to petty
affronts or inconsiderate slights. The heart never
attains the iedependence of the mind.
Society is a feast,lvhere every man must contri
bute his quota, and whero our seat at the table
noted as the Inane of silence and gloom,wri are soon
left to enjoy our nieditationa alone,
It seems to mo as if not only thp form, but the
soul of mon - was made to walk erect, and look upon
the stars
Congress anti the Exeentiv'!?.
At a bite meeting of the Whigs at Panetta Halle
Boston, Mr. FLETCU En,the Representative in Con
gress from the city of Boston, (and who was, at
the late session of Congress, a member of the Coin.
ieittco of Ways Ind Means,) made, in the course
of an address to the assembled Peoplo, the follow
ing statement:
"During the session,the business projects,
upon which the House was called to act,en me
almost entirely from the Committee of Ways
and Means. Them are nine members of
that committee, only two of whom are un
derstood to be opposed to the general policy
of the Administration. I suppose you would
like to know the manner in which the bete- -
ness was arranged for the House. I will •
tell you the ways, the means you will all see
in due time. You doubtless suppose that
this Committee of Ways and Means hassome
duty to do—some ways to devise, some
means to find out; some plans to originate
and mature for the action of the House.
The committee, you imagine, look over the
Message, see whist is recommended to be
done for the benefit of the country; consult
together as to the best measures, and lay the
result of their deliberatiofie before the House.
lei his your iden,Mr. President? Is this what
you think, follow citizens? If it is, I aril cur
ry to inform you that you labor under a vet v
great mistake. I once entertained the,same
ideas; but I soon found my error. No ouch
thing sir—no such thing. The chairman of
thu committee stepS up to the %Vitae Hai t i s .,
and there receives from the Prenidentoithe, ,
Secretary of the Treasu ryoueli hills as they
wish to have passed by xfie pose. The
chairman pins the bills into his pocket, *Owl ,
them to the committee; without any.exeini•
nation, the majority of the committee Sp.
prove them; the minority can do nothina.
the bills are presented to the Howle,andle.
ciiived as the doings of the committee,.
"I aver to you that every important
ts•w.e - 1 by the (I. , we Came 10 the Monti
0. o Cows
which may be but
at a bushel a day,
'five mouths.
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