• • . AP • , • - • 11- Ira* • " „„ R. N.; P.IXTILIV 161 41 , L. 35.1 ADVERIISEMENTS Call and Sec ! . I atest Fashion of er4- , -- • HATS & 7.711. PAXT'CII, HAS now on hand to hil o!d titnitd, n 111!'.V and excellont assortment of lints am] Caps of the Inte.t PHILADELPHIA FA SHION. Cheap you en4l4 nr country produce. Oct. 21, 1839. If. DR. FRANKLIN J. SMITH, ESPECTFULLY calls the attention of hig friends MO the public generally, to the important and ititeiestino fact, that he is hilly prepared and qualified to cure the mom inveterate cases of rheumatism.— The various diseases to which mankind are subject (if curable) can also be effectually and ratheally cured by him, safely and ex peditiously, at moderate and reasonable charges, without subjecting the patient to the poisonous influence of minerals, such as mercury, arsenic, &c. His remedies ant mild, agreeable. and efficient, and m unite in accordance With the I" the l i 11l econionV• .eter F. Smith is ready at all time. to atiPit , patients el their houses. Patients t a distance can be accommodated with be rd and medical attendance at iiiiid• Crate pica at his dwelling, in ( arlisle street, the house formerly occupied by Dr. Berlitchv. Dr. Smith would nlsn inform the public that his mode of treatment will perfectly remove the bad efFicte remiiining in the 61'8. tern, from the U 4 :. of mercury or any other poisonoti4 mineral Medical null or the h:chest distinction and talent, such PR Matthias, Alley, Crstlip ton, Pearson, Abernethy, Carmichael, dr.e. ritrt run that chancres and Imbibes, ulceration/4 in the throat, together with diseases of the periosteum, tendril's. cartilages, ligaments, fascia, and eruptions of a highly tder lump character. sire the consequence front the ad. mintst ration or use of mercury. These lul eff.cts of mercury ate not novel, for every physician of veracity will acknow ledge them to he of frequent and tnelancho ly occ 4 urrence. Sept. 17. tf LOOK AT THIS: 11 1 3177 1 GOODS. Thos. J. Cooprr, Is just r eceiving, and t Qers In the public a large and oplendid tignart monfof goods, suitnbh• for the sennon..nuch as Cloths. Comtimere and Cossinetts. Plan nets, ificeno hatch, Calicoes, Muslim. Shoes, 4-c. Hardware, Queen swore, Gro ceries, Sje. . all orvvbich will be sold nt the most reduced priresjor Cash or produce: all 11.1'0 he wants is for them to call and h.• n judle c.r them. selves. Lumber at all kinds taken in ex., change flu goods. Oct. •.'.l, 1t 4 39. 3t• NOTICE. LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION, on the esintate of ALM 77JV AUELL.SR, late orGiertnany township, deceased. having been granted to the subscriber residing in Mounijor township—be hereby requests all persons indebted to the estate to make pay. mont of their respective dues—nod all per sons having claims to present them, proper. ly authenticated for settlement. JACOB KELLER, killer with the Will annexed. Sept. 17. At . tr 7133SEZ FOR SALE. TIHE Subscriber, Executor of the Estele of WM. MTH ERSON, deceased, of fors fhr sale the fullowing Property, part of the Reel Eetete of said I I cP need, viz : A FARM, Situate in Cumberland tiiwnstiip, A tin me county, Pa., near Gettysburg, occupied by Mr. JoliMs, containing abilut 300 ACRES. LOGOVISMCNTO Alll• MI HOUSE A large Double LOG BARN; a well of gond water near the door; no Orchard of choice Fruit ; n good proportion of Meadow end Timber-land. ..- A T-10 --• 1 1 .L11.11: Tn said township, • near tbe ablive descrihed Tract, necupied by Snunt.3. GALLAUUER. n eontaining about • 340 ACRES, IrHR INIPitOYEI4IENTO ARM A ca 1 . 11(9000 0 and LOG 11111 N, n spring of excellent water near the lifiutte• hhis firm will be divided to soil ititrehn-eN, mi there is an ether ',mall impnivvitiont on it. pc:2"For terms Sec. apply to Om Subscri• ter. B. M'PILERSON, tr Oa. N. ADVERMEMENT3 A VALUAIH 7117.111 roR SALM. r I IFIE subscriber, will Fell at Private Sale, II big firm of valuable land, consi•oin:! I 73 arres, filly of which are Wilma LAND with a good moportion of meadow. The improvemenia are A DOUBLE . . .:. - . zua ar,expara. 11:1.1i; and double Log B u•n, with tw.. -- .. (::: - aim(' wells of %voter, one at the Barn and Ihe other near the Homo., also TWO ke GOOD °Della nvs, The shove form is r•ilunte. in Lai imore to wnship, A dot ma ej.oi.oiLf lands id George D. , arilintr. J 0.4,11 Bender, and ushers; the farm la under good repair. Any further inCirmation respecting the FllllllO can he obtained by calling on the sub scriber residing therein!. NIUEL HOLLINGER. September a. NEW ESTABLISHMENT. axAin, I'AaTORY. I F, Subscribers begs leave, respectful ' ly hi eibirm the citizens of Gettys burg, and surrounding country, that be bas e.piiiivenreil. the above business. tozeilier with HOUSE PAIN ' ING, AND TuR NING, &c. die., in Chumbersburg street, nearly opposite the Apothecary and Bunk store of Mr S II Buehler, where he will at all times be prepared to execute all orders nt the ah(ive business with neatness arid de. spatell; he will also keep a supply of Chairs ur every description constantly on band, fir fil•Ill11..141 and tlue ability ear i piit be surpassed by any manufactured in this sec tion of country. He hopes by strict atten lifid to business and a desire to please to mei tt and receive a share of public patron. age. ADA 'll KITZIIILLFR. Gettysburir, 18, 1830. 6m20. stoves Stoves I. 500 FOU IVORY sr OV ES. lIINHE subscriber is now getting in readi tiess for the Fall Sikes from 4 to 500 Stoves all trimmed in the neatest and best manner. Comprising the greatest variety ever offered to the public in this place. which are 20 Diff rent sizes and patterns, 9 plate. 6 Do. Do. Parlour. Do a new and very neat article. Do. Cook. Do. among 6 Do. which is the Premium Stove. 2. Do. Do. Franklin. Do. 1. Millers Patent. Do. for heating two rooms at the same time. Among the above Stoves are many new and handsome patterns. Public attention is invited, as I will able to furnish any kind or size of Stoves ilia'. may be desired The above Stoves are of my awn menu. factoring at the Foundry. Will be sold Cheap and all warranted. Persons wishing to purchase Stoves will find it to be their interest to give me a call Old Stoves, Metal, Copper and Brass tak• en in exchange for new Stoves. GEO. ARNOLD. July 23, 1939. tf-17 INTEREST TABLES C I.CU LA TED by CrrAni.Es KETTLE• wELL, Esq.. (of Petersburg) ork Springs, to be hid et the Store of MUEL 11N ESTO'3lc. Gent% shwa% 4ngm.t fl, I..tU. tt-.1 9 NOTICE. L ETTERS of Administration on the es tate of Zachariah Lauderbach, late tit Germany townstop deceased, have is stied to the subscriber residing in Germany township: All persons knowing themselves to be indebted to said estate are requested to call at.d settle ; those having claims will present them duly authenticated for settle tnent. DANIEL CRAUSE. 6w Ort. 5. Co-Partnership Notice. 'THE Subscribers having this day risen ciated themselves, will continue, as successors and cr partners in the business heretofore conducted by Wm. Ickes. under the.firm and style of ICKES Az BR I I)GES, and respectfirlly invite the friends and cus hurlers of the old concern to renew the fa vor and patronage so liberally bestowed ; assuring them that the most advantageous terms will be extended. Kr 111 those indebted in the old eon. cein are requested it; take notice that the Books have been left with the undersigned for settlement. JOHN c. BRIDGES, WM. ICKES. Ptfterpburg, (Y. Springel I' at CLI:dt1 1 ::t1:612.0t0 1 :2 , 00 tivliJah3/) e3IY e.))/1)P.:91-1Zt..72.Bat 9(3 i 1431)% Office of the Star & Banner : ..:hanibersburg Street. a few doors 11 est if the Court-House I. The STAR & REVVIII.IC•24 BANNXII ie pub jailed at TWO DOLLARS per RIIIIIIIII (or Vol ume of 52 numbers,) payable lanlf-yearly in ad vance: or TWO DOLLARS & FIFTY CENTS, if aol paid until after (he expitalbm of the year. 11. No subscription will he received f r a shorter period than six months; nor will the paper be dis continued until all arrearages are paid, unless al the option of the Editor. A failure to notify a dis continuance will be considered a new engagement and the paper forwarded accordingly. Al) KIITIHEM LNTIi not exceeding a square will be inserted TRUK): times for $l, and 25 cents for each subsequent insertioh—the nund , er of in serti,n to be marked, or they will be published till forbid and charged accordingly; longer ones in the same proportion. A reationabb deduction will be made to those who advertise by the year. IV. All Letten.and Communicationsaddressed to tho Editor by twill must he post-paid, or they will not he attended to TIIE GARLAND ~ ......„, .. ..q:b. ~,,,. 4 ,,....„ 4 , 41, Is --•• W ith weetret flower.euriel'd From rariour zardensoull'd with care." We (IWO write lire following ver.. s. as will be seen. but on coming across them in the Saturda% Eve nine Post, we.were forcibly re•uinded of a partiruhr occasion. when our thoughts weer a good al !ma. d m. with such musings us Chatham has ni .de to jingle Wr doubt wh.•ther the occasion referred to has a countewpart ut th , • rapetience of any other p. rson a■ it P 7.1 0, the walking up the west. ru a.c , •nt of the Cove Mountain. "solitary and alone" at Midnight's 5..1 emu hour. whet. the tread of thr toilinc horses, the pattering of the slowly-moving stage coach and the audible- yawning of its drow4v tettatits, was lost is the distance.— Chambersburg JVhig. I DN ST B. S. CHATHAM. Million• of spiritual creatures walk the earth Thai:en, both when we wake and when we •leap f Mition 'Ti. midnight -00 the mountain's breast, Along the verdant lawn and glen, The mellow moon-twams sweetly rest, Like gems upon a diadem, And the diamond drops of the dewy night Are glistening lovely, purely, bright. 'Tim Midnight from its azure home, The evening star shines meekly bright,' Shedding its silvery radiance down From the pure. lovely brow of night, And beaming gladness on the rye Of the gazer, with its brilliancy. 'Tie Midnight, and the silent earth Ie robed in a deep and sombre hue, And the gladsome sounds of joyous mirth Are hush-d ; and noisy revelry, Nor aught is heard rave the night bird's call, The bounding brook and waterfall. 'Tis Midnight— and the zephyr's breath Floats sweetly o'er the calm blue sea, And gently fans the bending heath. As it silently sweeps o'er the upland lea, And sacred notes to the listening ear, Seem floating on the balmy air. 'Ti, Midnight, on their fragile stem The blushing rose arid vi let blue Are gracefully bending, sweetly gemmed With the pearly drops of the falling dew, And on the gentle sephy 're wings The lotus its sweet perfume flings. 'Tie Midnight. and a lovely scene, Is now prvsented to the This hesverissrs breathless soil serene, And gems upon the courtly, Muir, And the bright Emuress of the sky Shines forthin cloudless majesty. 'Ti. Midnight—and a silvery ray Beams on the foam tipped ocean we.* And rock-bound cliff where billows play, In echoes deep from sunlees eaves, And gilds the ball of the eylven hosier, In the silent depths of the Midnight Hour. Frain the Corsair A BROTHER'S LOVE Though many a year hoe o'er me past And none from hitter change was free Yet lives one thought—'twill die the lent— Sweet sister ! 'twos the thought lathes Earth, and the lovea of earth, are vain, But our'. was registered above ; And, Agnes, neither time nor pain Have shook thy brother's early Imre. I see the parting moment yet, I hear thy gentle voice decay— Oh ! how shall I the tear forget That from thy cheek I kis4erl •wsp I We parted !—many a look I cut To see thee lingering on the bill ; Then tar from home and thee I plat, Yet staid in spirit with thee still. We loved. when hearts were holy things ; And though my locks are scattered now. And Time, yet on its softest wings, Has touched thy crimson cheat with ono* ; And though our early hope he gone, And life with slower pulses move. Come -to my heart, till life is done, Thou idol of s brother's love ! From a Lady's Album. R T OoV. MISR. Lady ! I've seen thee a' a dream, Which fancy wakes at morning's hoar, And thou art pure as morn's first beam, And lovely as its loveliest flower. , 'Tomas such a vision, bright but brief. In early life my young heart Tended. Then left it as a aithered leaf On life's most rugged thorn anspettled. Yet ere we pad accept my prayer, That lie who rules the earth and sky, May guard thee with a parent'. care. Lad isetrwit Itcr Lib smith aseleasta*. "FE ARLESS AND FREE." t~11f333~~53~~`1t7~ .7V:30 From the Fitchburg Hergitiel. MONEY NOT RICHES. .4 know thee rich. what woubrat thou more, Of all might Heaven impart? I know thee rich in mental lore, And doubly filch in wealth of heart." "Oh, mother, dear mother," cried Mary Cleaved/2nd, entering the room mach ext.! ted, "if we were only rich"— "Itic•h Inv dear!" . returned Nlrs. Cleave land quietly, "I thought we WERE VERY kICII. " "We rich, mother! Now dont% fun; for I milk/ wish I was as rich ao Virginia Ma son." And Mary looked half surprised and half fretful, either nt what her mother said or sii met lihig else. "I %Iv' not running; to use your word. Mary, for I certainly think we ARE rich." Mary did not aneak.hut she looked round on the plain fluor, and the old oak chairs and table, almost with contempt. "A re they tint very comfortable,my child and all quite clean?" "0 '.ea, ther, hut" •-••-••• " W ell then we are rich in CLIANLINZS9. " Mary laughed— "I don', call thin richer," "I do, %lam and it is a kind that T think Virginia Mallon is rather poor in. And look at that geranium, that you are h•indling so roughly: is it not very beautilall —and those delicate shells your uncle brought from era; oh , erve the grace of their forms and the perfection of their colors—and then think how heauty is lavishrd on every side ofus,if we have hut the power to perceive it Did you ever see Virginia pease to admire a fl..wer, an insect, or a nhell?" .‘Ol l no , mother; why she, when she has things so much riche'?" "I don't agree with you Marv. Suppose you could have pearls and diamonds. gold aid silver, as allandan•lv as if you hed niiillll - 11 lamp; would ou be wllling to he so placed that you could never IMP the green earill, snit the bright flowers, nod hear the music of the birds, but only Would the glit ter of jewels. while you live?" ' Oh no, indeed, ni miter; 1 ahould he •ery wretched;" and the tears started to the eyes of the little girl. "Then you think the tree., flowers, and birds would yield you the moat pleatiute.— They are then the moat valuable —end yet they coat us nothing. They are to hr found in every green grove, end by every way side, filling the air with music tvql perfume, and the hearts of intelligent creatures with happiness. Now Virginia has no eves or heart for these things—and 1 'Link my own little girl is richer in that rr-p.e•t, for she has a taste to enjoy all the beautiful thing+ that our f-heavenly rather, has made—and that is a part of her riches. Virginia ap pears like a well-disposed little Miss, if she were properly instructed." Mary nut her army about her mother's neck and whispered cently -4.1 am rich, Inn. in such a mother." Mrs. Cleaveland knew the tears were in Inn'seves and she kis-ed her tenderly,bur did not speak. At this moment the babe in the cradle pulled down the muslin orreen with a quirk motion, and lifted up its head. his eves briiht with health. and hnir curling with moisture—and Georoe came in from the fields with his hands full .of wild flowers. The children proceeded to place them in a glass of water, while Mrs. ClenvelAnd .tiurted them el, to their mimes end proper ties, end taught them to observe the minu test shade of "tare and timeline's.. Nutty eeleeted some of the delicate blossoms td• the blue-eyed grated, to willow the infant with, till her mother could finish a coat -fie. ace mending for her husband. When it was done, the baby 1404 duly gen "het, to the great delight of George and Mary, who were close by. "Mary. there 14 another kind of wealth, of which I would speak. Yourfether isin telli~ent, virtuous, and affectionate—are we not rich in him?" tiYou,iny dears,are treastirem.richer then all the gi'!d and silver jot.elm nll ' , mirth. I feel thii I am rich, very rich, while 'outer.. spored to me. And we are rich in love for each other." "Rut, mother," said %buy, when I apok.. of richer', 1 was thinking of the heautitiol dresses of Virginia Meson, and the grand part', she told ene elle was going. to give.— She is to have a satin frock, with Imce and sash,' on purpose to wear—and wine and cakes and nuts—and George and 1 are to be invited. W hen 1 wished we were rich, I was thinking I should have to stay at home, because 1 Imd no frock to wear." Mary uttered all this wish with great ra pidity, and with a look of great anxiety, to tall*• different from her usual inanner. "A plain whit(' muslin frock, Mary, is quite as pretty, and tar more proper for n liffle girl like you,than silks and satins could possibly be. I should feel, my dear, that you were poor indeed, should I detect in you a passion fir finery. Did you ever think,Mary,why you like to visit Virginia?" Mary shook her head silently. "1 know," ~aid George. •alt is because the is rich and has fine things; and Muiry will put up with her airs, because she has more ir.ohey than we have." lary looked hurt! "You are ton severe George," said Mrs. Cleavelatid. "Your mind is two years old er than Mary's, and you ought to think More jUSIIy." "But, Mary, do you find yourself happi er for being with Virginia?" "Oh no, 'indeed, muther. She talks so Amuck of their iivaad sonsirsay Radium die.. rie4, and rich forriture, that it - mikes me tee! very poor and little. Now Jaw, Gould is gentle, and talks of dolls and and bird , II avere—nnd whenever I come borne from there. I always feel quite cheerful and hap• PY-" "Then she is the better plitymele. I slued() be sorry to see•you willing to go most with a Oil of vulgar mate, only a. e !mimeos to have a little more yellow dust than yourself, when you might have assuci aces an much more ag.treenhle." Mr Cleaveland now enterel,and the con versetion was interrupted. While punk in,. of their evening meal. the lather obser ved Miry was wine silent •ud thoughtful - •• Well, Mary," said he, "what wise pro• jeci have von in your head! Let us know; perhaps we rats help you a little." Mary blushrd. "You emu, indeed, hut"— George looked millehievout, and hie sis- ter for moment wits vexed. "Let us know all, illy daughter," said her father "I wns wanting. to ask vou, hither, if I might have a party. Mother is quite wil ling." . Certainly, their," said Mr. Cleaveland. with POMP surprise. "And what shall I have for a trawl" Ma ry continued. "Ot, you must arrange that with your mother. She knows more about such mat ters than I do." Here Geo-ge laughed out right. "Why, Mary. rine would think dint were arranging the affairs of an empire,you lock Fit serinus.". " said Mrs. Cleaveland, gravely, elm UP drier this eonversAtion till Vim feel more happy• I thought you had more strength of mind than to let the vulgar pi ide of Virginia affect your spirits." - "1 observed, this 11110[111/.g, the sweet pens were !militia on the ground after the show. er. You nod George had better lead them over the trellis." The children obeyed with alacrity. As %Ir. Cleaveland caressed the infant, while his wife removed the tea table, he remark ed, "You better riot let Mary go so much with Virginia—her influence is bad upon one so pliant as Mary." That evening, when Mary was in bed, Mrs. Cleaveland went inn) the rim) to of fer up her playeis by the bed-ide of her daughter. As the excellent mother, in the fervency of a g•atcful and pious heart, enu merated the many blessings of her lite. and pourrd out the hea•tlelt offi•ring of thanks and praise, Mary listened with tears; and when her mother stopped to give her part. ing hi... she whispered gently, "Mother I am very rich, I will try to want only the true riches." "DOING UP CONSIDERABLE SLEEP." "A cosy nut to Vii•wouri," they hve en the primitive system. People sleep on well W. eat in compartiem, and in many of the hotel,' there are from the , e to n dozen beds in each chaniher. One cold winter's night, a weary and toot-worn trnveller arrived nt me of does. earavntuterais by the rood side. After stepping into the bar-room, and taking the requisite number of "drink-," he invoked the attention of the reeommodating landla dy with this interrountery : "I sin, ma'am have you got a considera ble number of hr•dr in r eur hou.cl" "Yrs," answered she. "I rather reckon we hare." "Flow many hove you about this time that rogniren" "Wl.ll. V.f.'Ve one room up stairs with hrflo in it." "That's just right," said the traveller, "I'll take the• mum. and engage all the h.ds, if p.m please," The bindle y, not enpreting eny morn company for the ought.und thinking that her gavot might wish to he alone. consented that he should occupy the room. But no 2111/11. er had the ..iyforer retired, than n large p ,rty arrived, end demanded loth:Ingo for the night. The landlady told them, ahe war very sorry—hut all her rooms were en gaged; "true, there was one room with eleven bode in it, end only one gentleman." ..We must go there, then; we most have b•ds there." The party necordingly pro. needed to the chamber with the beds, and ranted; no snoiver was returned. They esol,ed in open the door: it wee They rammed aloud, hut received no reply• At last, driven to desperation, they deter mined upon bursting open the door. They had no soon• r done so, than they discover ed every bedstead empty and all the eleven beds piled up in the centre of the rnom,with the traveller soond arileep nn their top.— I hey aroused him with come ddrieult),end demanded '•what in the world he wanted of all throe beds!" "Why, look here, strangers," said he, "I an't had no sleep t hesc here eleven nip hts, so I jilt hired eleven beds, to got rested all at once, and make up whet I have lost. I calculate to do up a conAiderable mess of sler•poi';—l've hired all these here beds,and paid for 'em; and Imo me, if I don't mean to have qleven nighty' sleep on 'em, before murntor —/V. Y. Even. Signal. The other Sunday, a clerk of one of the dissenting chapels, in the city of London, previous to tip commencement of the ser vice, dirtied his hands by placing them ac cidentally upon some new black paint, and unconsciously rubbing his face, hesineared it so as to resemble a son of Vulcan. Ho turned into tiro singing desk, where he nat• orally attracted much attention, which was considerably increased when he give out the first line of the ht mn, "Behold the brightness of my tine " The congregation could no longer preserve their grivity, and kunit forth IMO ea iisveksotarr WO. G. al rITILLIPS, Editors [WHOLE NO. 503. aaat AILS )0 E):?,..A:_ifi?.00 420 The Sta../lower.— It is said by experien red agriculturelis a. that this plant properly cultivated is probably the most profitable of arty ever cultivated. The nil extracted from rt seed, which are mnre oleaginous than those of any other plant known to us, combines the (polities, for entino. of I'm ol ive or sweet; for burning of the best sperm oil. without the smoke of the latter; and for painting, or flax-seed nil. The v e iling flow er cups of this plant are very esentent end agreenble to the taste, when prenari , d end eaten es ertichokes.—The stalks are en eX• vellent substitute for hemp in manufacturing peek thread. From its flowers, the most luscious end highly flay 'red honey is ex. imetetl. It is (wino it d that the plant will yield between Q 0 mid 100 bu.hels of seed . to . the acre which will f•rnish from fire to NI. ven quarts of oil to the bushel. We think it would he an object for some of our sigrii , naturist to make the experiment.. The flower will flourish on ground unfit fur any thing else. FATTENING POILIC-CUItING HAMS I nm satisfied it is not .good ern:irny' to endeavor to mike minute from lime+ by !cooping them inn pen. Inm conviecod time 10 liw4hela of corn, h a d on a elenn board, will mnkn nit murk wind solid pork, as 1 5 red tin n duno , hi-no; find wilt. this additional rerommendniinn, thnt the pork to porfectly free from that nittpionot.i flivitor whirk is so peculiar to pork in a filthy state, ntul having their administord to them in dung or lit. tor. The greatest care . Mom be ob4erved. The hog is not by any moans naturally a dirty an;mal. I hnve noticed frequent inquiries in the Cabinet Ng hams the hest method acuring nork and would inform all inqui rers that thee cannot have Rya sweet meat miles+, it is both good and sweet before it goe's into the tub. The hest salt cannot mirk« had meat Rood; hut will prevent good meat from becoming had. In lowan port of the country where I have dined. the pork served up at table has tasted so strongly of the pen that I could not ent it. So mitrh for making meteore from hog , . I hove al ways had good pork and lining since I fed Inv hogs on a board floor, which is well cleaned On one ()erasion T purehoaed n lot tif,Jer.. siev pork, 2,009 pounds. It wna fat and very handsomely (trussed, .but it locked rne es. .4 elitist' requisite; that gond flavor which rharaeterizeti all good pork. Subsequent ly, I bought a lot of 2,500 lbtt.. raised in Burka county. The boos 'were fed on a clean board floor, with Indian meld; they Wen abundance of water. Nu one could desire finer or sweeter meat. A few years since, I. put up Rome pork fattened on sweet apples, with the exception of the lost two weeks during which time they were corn fed; and the mirk was as sweet, solid, and fine is any I ever saw. STEAMING FOOD FOR STOCK. Those farmers who intend to Rave from one-third to one.h.ilf in feeding their stock the coming autumn and winter,should'lnok nut in time, and procure and put up a prep er apparatus for boiling or steaming grain. tenni, and cut hay and cornstalk. It will take s..me time to think and talk about this very im portant, . though not PXlitillaiV e fix lure; the place where it should stand, and the particular manner of its construction. will claim due consideration; and after these matters are determined on, the materials must he got together, and a workman enga.. ged to put it up; and by na time all this is , dome. 1 fear it will be needed for preparing the kind Per the hogs; so that you had bet ter begin to think it over soon, and not leave• till another year what had better he aceom pli-hed this season. A farmer who put up. a very simple and cheap affair for this pur pose, last fall, thinks it saved him the whole expense incurred, in fattening his hogs along. He lied given them no grain that; 'was not first boiled FILES OF NEWSPAPERS.' There are few who deem it worth 'while in keep a file of their newspapers Thew who subscribe for them meta liberally, rare ly preserve them. This is wrong. If a,. newspaper is worth taking, it is certainly worth preserving. A complete file of It. newspaper is far more valuable at the end atilt, year than the money it costs. News papers are transcripts of the history of the. times, not always entirely faithful-or accu rate in all respects, yet even in their ficii. Hoes colorings and party attributes, they, furnish matter of interest fir future specu lation and reference. As years pass away, these files will continually enhance in value. %Vital would the 'oldest inhabitant of our city now give for a file of newspapers pub hither! 60 or 70 years ago? Whnt more in. terestitor legacy can these living bequeath to their children and grandchildren, than a. file of newspapers of the present time? Ad mit that much contained in newspapers is, partisan; still that is a part of human Milt deduct from existence its shtides and color. ings.—how little, how very little is life. Ev ery family ought to keep r file of their newspapers. As ,chilrl tuo grow u p th e y will become interested in examining them; nod the fowl if general information thus cc. (pitied will be , by no means inconsiderable. The pains necessary to preserve them if at. tended Hi-weekly, would be trifling- We have mentioned before that sprink ling with water and ironing your newspa per, will make it smoroth and delightful. la wool raised this year in Vermont, is worth $3,000,000. ostimatin; i► a► a*. average price of GO see* a pima&
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