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geUcteft florttg.
PASSING AWAY.
I aaked tbe *tar* in the pomp of nigbt.
Gilding it* blackness with crown of light.
Bright with beauty and girt with power.
Whether eternity were not their dower ’
And dirge-like music stole from the sphere*,
Bearing tbe message to mortal ears.
We have no light that hath not been given.
We have no strength but shall soon be riven.
We have no power wherein man rosy trust,
Like him, we are thing* of time and dust;
And the legend we blazon with beam and ray.
And the song of our silence is “ passing away.”
We shall lade in our beauty, the fair and the bright,
Like lamps that have served for a festival night;
And shall foil from our spheres, the old and strong,
' ic rose leaves swept by the breeze alone;
Though worshipped as rod* in tbe olden day.
We shall be like a vain dream, “passing away,’
urn the stars of heaven to the flowers of earth,
_ om the pageant of power and the veice of mirth,
From the mists of morn on the mountain's btww,
n childhood's song and affection's vow;
From all save that o’e r which wndhear* sway,
Breathes but one record, ” passing away.”
issing away,” sing tbe breeze and the rill.
As they sweep ou their course by vale and hill;
Through the varying scenes ofcachVnrthly clime,
' s the lesson of nature, the voice of time;
Ami roan at last, like his lather* grey,
Writes on his own dost, “passing away.,'
bad iasl married a gentleman of hij
.1 .11 .1 .1
A Pet Blackbird.
standing, acquainted* with all the «Te-| The pretty collage of. Mr. Thompson,
tails of her career, shuddering at the | merchant, Gatehouse, which stand:
the tragedy, but incapable of resisting
her charms. Poor W!-—Then, indeed,
did the iroa enter his soul. _ “ The
deadly arrow quivered in his side.”—
His early love—his fluctuating court
ship—his marriage and the catastrophe
—the flight—the divorce—bis years of
of misery—the new birth of passion—
and now bis disappointment, final and
forever—came crushing^ over him
like jn iceberg ib the tide of bitter
memories, and he prayed for death!—
Whether this prayer was granted, I
know not. He may yet 'Wander, bro
ken hearted, over the earth, If he be
dead, a more wretched, yet a purer and
nobler spirit uever winged its flight to
heaven.
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Ootcaa.—Tortoise Shell, Horn, Ivory, German silver
Bottom.—Gilt, Brocade, Lastuur, Bone, Peerl, Shirt,
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gencer, in his last leiler,. copies ihe re
port which appeared in ihe True Del
ta, in ihe case of Patrick Markey, who
was altempied to be murdered some
nights since in ihe neighborhood of An
nunciation square, by pouring molten
lead into his ear, and says :
“ This reminds me of a singular inci
dent that occured within^ my own
knowledge, some years ago, in Virginia. ~— -- ,
Col. T., a gentleman of great respecta-1 the news of his decease accordingly will
■toMry,*Vrr. Dr. Juiosa.
A few weeks since, we announced the
serious and dangerous illness of this
widely known and eminently devoted
missionary, who had just embarked on
the French barque Aristide Marie,
bound to the Isle of Bourbon, for the
benefit of his health. There was
then scarcely a chance for bis life;
and late accounts inform us that he did
not survive many days after the vessel
sailed. Rev. Adoniram Judson, D. D.,
missionary of the American Baptist
Missionary Union, died on the 12th of
April, at the age 62, after being 7 days
at sea. His remains were committed
to the deep, on the evening of his dealh,
For some time past the health of Dr.
Jndson, which had been seriously im
paired for several years, has been
known to be in an alarming state, and
biti'iy' 'antHVcquentiy high sheriff an.! | not come as an unlocked for blow upon
representative of the county, died, leav-. his wide circle of friends. Dr. Judson
ing a wile and several children, among ! was the son of the Rev. Adoniram Jud-
ihem a very beautiful daughter, about son, a Congregational Ctergyi
fifteen years of age. The widow find
ing herself embarrassed, opened a
boarding house al the county site, and
among her boarders was a Mr. W., a
wealthy merchant, over forty years, but
a very fine looking man. This gentle
man was the prop and stay of the fam
ily ; gave employment to the sons, ed
ucated the daughters al a “ fashionable
academy,” anil, very natorally, on her
return fell desperately in love with
her, when he should have preferred the
mother. He pressed his suit with per-
severence, but the beautiful Mildred
resisted his appeals, and the importu-
Plymouth couniy. Mass. He received
his collegiate education al Brown Uni
versity, with the original intention of
pursuing the profession of law, but ex
periencing a great change in his.religi
ous views soon after his graduation, he
entered the Theological Semiuary at
Andover. During his residence at this
institution, a profound interest in For
eign Missions was awakened among the
students which resulted in his deter
mination to devote his life to the
missionary service. Leaving his na
tive land, among the first Missiona-
sent forth by the American Board,
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JOZJL
Tbe Rapids of the Jordan.
It has been ascertained that the Dead
Sea was more than 1,000 feet below
the level of the lake of Tiberias—as
the distance between the two was but
60 miles, this would give a fall ol
about 20 feet per mile—greater, it was
then thought, than any river in the world
exhibited. The Mohaivk river in Amer-
was held to be one of the greatest
Chance of Population of the States.
It is curious and not without profit
that we look to the changes of the dif-
_ hill-side at the entrance of the town, j ferent States, as to their relative strength
presents many attractions, the most cu- in population. In 1790, Massachusetts
rious, perhaps of which is a pet black- j had the largest free population of the
bird. It was taken from the parent; then 16 States, including Kentucky and
nest upwards of a year ago, and readi-! Tennessee, but the whole population of
ly became domesticated and familiar | the first five States ranked as follows :
with the children in tbe house. Whilst j 1st. Virginia—2d Massachusetts—3d, . w
quite content with town life and inter-j Pennsylvania—4th North Carolina—. falls and it averages not more than
course, the young bird did not relinquish 5th, New York. The next 10 years ; four or five feet to the mile : but it is
its love lor the Country, and converse changed this slightly and in 1800 the}’ j now known that the Sacramento in Cal-
with the feathered species. It was still took the rank in order following: 1st. i ifornia has a fall of 2,000 feet in 20
“ a wildling of nature,” with a strong Virginia; 2d. Pennsylvania; 3d. New miles, or an average of 100 feet to a
yearning towards tbe woods, which it York ; 4th, Massachusetts; 5th. North'mile. It was then, however, thought
indulges daily, and has done so for Carolina. In 1810, New York and j that such a fall as it seemed necessary
months. Not being confined within the Pennsylvania changed places, and the i to suppose in the case of the Jordan,
limits of a cage, it is free to rove at! others stood as in 1S00. In 1810 Mas- j from the difference of level between the
large, and has not abased its liberty.—! sachuselts drops out to make room for j two lakes which it connected, was witli-
Every morning il leaves its home in Ohio, and the order is: 1st. New York; | out example; nnd as ill course — ,s
ICSISICU Ills U|>|fcaio, miu use impuiiu- -j -
liiliei of all her friends. Finally, .how-1 in company wiih Samuel Neville. La
ever after two years of assiduity and ! iher Rice, and Samuel Noll, he arrived
delicate gallantry on the part of Mr. W.,: in Calcutta in 1812. In consequence
and the combined tears, entreaties, i of studies during the voyage, he was
threats, ond persecution of her family, led to change his opinions on the subject
the fair girl reluctantly stood before; of baptism, and a short time after bis
tbe altar and became his wife. The j landing, received the rite of iromeremn
next evening a large party
given
from the hands c
of the English Mis-
them, but in lbs midst of it Mr.°W., ( sionaries resident in Calcutta. Hisser-
beiug attacked with vertigo and sick mon on that occasion, which produced
headache was compelled to withdraw. • a deep impression on the religious
His young wife bung over him in the , world, is a masier-piece of logical argu-
silenl watches of the night, apparently ment, scriptural research, and grave el-
in deep distress, and insisted on giving .oquencc. After connecting himself
him a potion she poured out a wine-! with the Baptist denomination, he se-
glass full of laudanum, and he swallow- lected the Barman empire as the seat of
ed it unconscious of its nature. It act- his fnture labors—at which post he has
cd as an emetic, but lelt him stupid j remained, with scarcely an interval of
and wandering.. His senses reeled.— j relaxation for nearly forty years. His
One moment he lay motionless as if the j efforts and sufferings m the prose-
on brink of the spirit world, and the next' cution of his mission arc well known.
he would leap up convulsivelv, a strong j He was a man of high and resolute
man in his agony. Mrs. \V. denied j courage, of remarkable sell-reliance, of
all admission into the chamber. At more than common mental abi.ity
length he fell into a deep sleep. She and of devotion to the performance of
then stooped for a moment over the his duty, almost without^ a ^parallel^in
the cottage tor the princely bowers of
Cally, and there at tbe distance of a
mile or more, it may be heard pouring
forth its delicious tide of song. Scarce
ly has tbe sound died away till the,
whirring of its wingi? indicates ifs re
turn ; for breakfast is on the table, and
“ blacky” does not wish to be behind.
On such occasions the bird enters the
window or door with .the most perfect
assurance, just as if the house was its
own and everything in it, settles upon
the table, hops from dish to dish, and
helps itself according to fancy. After
satisfying its appetite, it generally re
mains awhile gamboling with the chil
dren; and if it flies off' again before
dinner, il is sure to be back ere the se
cond meal is despatched, in order to
get its share; and what is very remark
able, it has a penchant for raw meat; in
the matter ot bread and butter, also, it
is quite at home and thinks nothing at
all of running off* with a slice of the
latter commodity, if fresh, for Mr.
Blackbird's palate is still so unsophisti
cated as not to covet salt. Its nocturn
al roost is on the kitchen chimney-piece,
and we understand, by the regular
hours it keeps, it is quite a pattern to
young lodgers. The bird is on all these
accounts a great favorite with the fami
ly, and is certainly a pretty creature as
well as a curious one. We saw it one
night last week on its accustomed perch,
and next morning again half a mile off,
on the boundary wall of Cally estate;
we had no difficulty in recognizing the
leathered favorite by its shape, familiar
ity and intellectual air. It had, we
dare say, discernment enough to see
that we were eyeing it intently, and, as
if aware of our design, waited long
copugh lor us to •• talcs holes" regard
ing its demeanor, so as to be able to
identify it. It then flew over the wall
and handsomely repaid us with “notes”
of its own. Of late ij has been seen in
the company of another blackbird, and
we hope to hear of them both popping
in some fine morning lo breakfast—
Blacky having first begged leave to in
troduce his mate as “ one of the fami
ly”—a permission which we are sure
would be willingly acceded to.—Dum
fries Journal.
2d. Virginia ; 3d. Pennsylvania ; 4th. N. j presumed to be tolerably straight, and
Carolina ; 5th. Ohio. In 1830, Penn- I as it was not known Lo contain any rnp-
sylvania changed places with Virginia j ids, an error in the. calculation of the
and the States stood in the following
order: 1st. New York; 2d. Pennsyl
vania; 3d. Virginia; 4th. Ohio; 5lh
N. Carolina. In 1840, N. Carolina
drops out of the ring, while Virginia
goes down another round of the ladder
and the Slates present themselves in
the following order; 1st. New York,
2d. Pennsylvania ; 3d. Ohio; 4lh. Vir
ginia ; 5th. Tennesse.
The increase in the whole popula-
in of the States has varied very little
from 33^ P er cent, in each period of
10 years—but taken separately,. the
States vary from this greatly. Ohio in
her first period of Statehood, gained 10S
per cent. Virginia, in the same period,
13 per cent.; North Carolina, 15 per
cent.; Maryland 11 per cent.; Con
necticut only 4 per cent. What on
earth could have ailed Connecticut in
these 10 years? Pennsylvania rose
from 602,305 to 810,091 or over her full
proportion of the entire increase. In
1820 ihe first three Slates have over a
million; Ohio gets up 140 per cent.,
taking rank as the 5th State; North
Carolina, in the same period, gained
in white population 11 per cent., in
slave population, 75 per cent, and had
to give up her political caste, of which
she was ousted by Ohio. But looking
again at Connecticut we find her all
the time a doing; nothing this way, very
fast. In 1S20 she gained but half oi
one per cent; not even that in 1830!
Cornstalks and pumpkin v
this be so? But there were gross
frauds in taking that New England cen
sus. It makes every 140th free negro
in New Englaud, an idiot ; and in
Rhode Island, every 14th negro. It
makes 'more insane negroes in some
towns than negroes in it. We must
therefore presume that the Connecti
cut “ chicken man” that year was else
where than in right figures.—Pittsburgh
American.
difference of level between the two lakes
was more than suspected. This prob
lem il was left for Lieut. Lynch to set
at rest. The boats plunged down no
less than twenty-seven very threaten
ing ones, besides a great number of Icss-
gnitude, and then, although the
direct distance does, as stated, not ex
ceed sixty miles, the course of the river
made at least two hundred miles by
the exceedingly tortuous course of its
©Ije jFauncr.
Agricultural Truths.
1. Unless the farmer feeds his lanftl
il will not feed him.
2. All wet land?.should be drained.
By <1 raining them, the most stiff, intract
able soils may be changed into friabls
ones; the labor of culture will be re
duced, the quantity of products in
creased, and their quality improved ;
while the health ot the place will also
be improved. .
3. Wet lands which may need it,
should always bo drained before ap
plication of lime or marl, and time
should be allowed for the soil to be
come comparatively dry before being
ploughed, or the lime or marl applied.
4. Lands which may have been drain
ed bv covered drains, should be plough
ed crosswise tint drains. un»U tne soil
which surmounts thorn shall have be
come settled and firm.
5. It may be assumed ns n fact that
lands which may have been in the
turc for a long series of years without
being limed, will derive benefit from a
dressingof lime or marl. 1
6. Stifflands will bear heavier dress
ings of lime or marl than sandy ones.
Stiff* lands which may have been in
grass will bear more than those where
on grass or clover has not been culU-
stream. This reduces tlte fall to not j vaied. First applications of lime or
more than six feet in the mile, for which | marl, to thin sandy lands, 8 | "® U _...V
the numerous rapids in the river suffi-
mouient over the
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•uldering embers—approaching
the bed—gazed al her sleeping husband
—and, holding a heated ladle in her
hand, attempted to pour a stream
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oly 4, IWO.^
and the hissing liquid intended lo scald
the brain, and thus kill without a trace,
fell upon the cheek. He shrieked in ex
cruciating torture, and the revellers, *
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the adjoining saloon, rushed into tbe j battle, must contemplate the strange
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/IT Mari Jonrnal A Messenger. Columbus En
«|«w, Rome Bulletin and Wasfafrcton Osteite, pub
aUtvomootiis.aiHl forward acconota to this office.
chamber. There writhed the still stu
pid husband, the lead riveltcd into his
cheek ; and there stood the fiend wife,
her bridal fillets, yet upon her brow,
the instrument of death in her hand,
and an empty vial, labelled laudanum,
laying on the floor. The fearful reali
ties of
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May 9,1850
Hardware.
WILLltX BRYCE * <CO.
- IMPORTERS OF
melted lead in his c
She trembled al
modern times. He had all the ele
ments of a hero in his composition, and
whoever would look for a rare speci
men ol a life concentrated to noble ide-
nspired with an elevated and
almost romantic self-devotion, and dai
ly exercising a valiant energy more dif
ficult of attainment than that which an
imates the soldier amid the smoke of
Rtouciuff amongst Crows.
The rookery in front of the Uxbridge
Arms Hotel, in this town, was some
lime ago the scene of a most extraordi
nary occurrence which has been relat
ed to ns in the following manner: One
morning a solitary crow was observed
advancing towards the place, and three
of the feathered tenant* of the said
rookery sallied forth to meet the apparent
stranger. The company having enter
ed the hallowed precinct* of the rookery,
amidst a good deal of cawing and other
peculiar noises, the victim was pounced
on, and ri ct armis, borne to a tree,
there his neck was firmly fixed between
two branches, and while one of the
executioners stationed himself above,
the others rendered martial service by
and beautiful history of the lion-hearted
missionary of Burmah.
A Beautiful Extract.
** However dark and disconsolate tbe
path of fife may seem to any man, there
_ is an hour of deep and undisturbed re-
it the case flashed upon -every one;! pose al hand, when ihe body may sink
and, in the confusion of the moment, she' into a dreamless slumber. Lei not-tbe
was burned away, and taken to a dis- j imagination be started, if this resting
lant State. On searching the apart- place, instead of being a bed of down
ment an old magazine was found con- j shall be a bed of gravel, or the rocky
taining the confession of a woman, who' bed of tbe tomb. No matter where the
had murdered five husbands by pour- poor remains of a man may be, the re
ins lead into their ears. The-lauda- pose is deep and and undisturbed, the
nura and the lead, it was ascertained, sorrowful bosom heaves no more, the
she .procured from the store of Mr. W.! tears are dried up in a fountain, the acb-
a lew days before the marriage, and; ing bead is at rest, and the stormy
' ■-*'"*■^*jis wedding gift. * r —•»-«- *—-*
ixt morning found
against tbe fugitive, and the. leg- j engage
islature, being in session, forthwith, bosom of the dead, not one of the sleep-
decreed an absolute divorce. What! era heed the spirit stirring triumphs, or
renders this case most extraordinary | respond to the rending shouts of victory,
is, that Miss T. was proverbial for the^ How quiet thesecountless millions'sleep
blandness of her manners, and uniform
sweetness of disposition. She .was
a blonde. The rose leaf tinted her lily
, cheek; as a sunbeam, glows on snow.—
■BMMRRBB SHTirav miua a a iHer blue .eyes* were indescribably
CUTLERY, RUNS, &6* sweet, and . her golden hair floated
228 Pearl Street, New York, . around a form more perfect and volup-.
» fan mi wrfi seioctod tuous than ever Appeles dreamed of,
pe,rar ? h ,un «- ™ sequel of this
Mays. . . • • iy - romance is yet more singular. - Years
_ - - Z. -r - . ^ " lirjn-A-■'v*'Ws*. 1 - nnsI' AIV, OSMSH'*
But the
- —- * • u P° n
S^n^TitoMammotiTBook. bis soul, He closed bis stores, sold bis
j estates, collected his ample means, and
• traced her to" her distant. retreat, to
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The descent by the river occupied
> less than a week. So great were
the difficulties caused by the rapids
that in two days not more than twelve
miles were accomplished; and on the
third day, the wooden boat brought
down from the Sea of Galilee was aban
doned, on account of her shattered con
dition. None bur 'tnelal boats could
have stood the severe work of bis pas
sage. It was, nevertheless, made at the
time of flood—at the season that the
Israelites passed the river—and which,
although the most unfavorable without
boats, should be the most favorable with
them. In fact, it is stated that a few
weeks earlier or later, the passage down
the river in boats, would, as in the case
of Lieut. Molyncux, have been imprac
ticable, from the lack of sufficient wa
ter to carry them over the rapids.
The wide and deeply depressed plain
nr valley, (Ghor) through which tbe
river flows is generally barren, treeless;
and verdureless: and the mountains,
or rather clifft and slopes, of the river
uplands, present for the most part, a
wild and cheerless aspect
A Paradox, aad lu Solution.
AN INTERESTING ASTRONOMICAL FACT.
Two persons were born at the same
place, at the same moment of time*—
After an age of fifty years, they both
“ How solemn these funeral obstacles ! a i so a t the same spot, and al the
U ” —LI Mr* Pnrrinnrtnn. ns sh« looked ! same j n3lan , t yel onc |, a ,| lived OOP
'ays more than the other.—
How was this possible? Not to keep
friends in suspense, the solution
said Mrs. Partington, as she looked . SU111C ,p 8 i a0 i,
down from an upper chamber window i hundred days
the day of the procession. She look
off her specs to wipe the moisture from
their dices, tapped her box mournfully
to the measured time of the distant
drum, and looked anxiously down the
street to catch the first glimpse of the
funeral train. “ Here it comes at last,”
quoth she, •* with the soldiers all play
ing with muzzled drums and their flags,
flying at half mast. Is that the catas
trophe?” whispered she of a gentleman
near her. “ That is the catafalque,
madam,” replied he. “Well, well,”
said she, “ no matter; I kuowed there
cat about it* and I didn’t know
but it might be cataplasm, it will be a
catastrophe, I guess, artcrall. Cata
falque ! some furren name, l guess.—
Will you tell me sir, when the artillery
flies over,” continued she; “ 1 mean the
flying artillery, that came away from
turns on a curious, but, with a little re
flection, a very obvious point in circum
navigation. A person going round the
world towards the west, loses a day, and
towards the cast, he gains one. Sup
posing, then, two persons born together
at the Cape of Good Hope, whence n
voyage round the world may be per
formed a year; if one performs this
constantly towards the west, in fifty
years he will he fifiy days behind the
stationary inhabitants; and if the oth
er sail equally towards the cast, lie will
be fifty days in advance of them. One,
therefore, will have lived one hundred
days more than the other, though they
were born and died iu the same place,
at the same moment, and even lived
continually iu the same latitudes, and
tinct
ling in the air, probably to serve as a
warning to others. We are credibly
informed that this summary mode of ju
dicial administration is by no meaus an
unusual proceeding amongst- these sa
gacious birds, several instances of the
kind having been known_ to occur in
this identical rookery.—*&cotch paper.
Manners otYonnf Ladies.
In endeavoring to avoid everything
like display, young ladies especially
should be careful not to fall nuo tbe
opposite extreme-—that of prudery.
There is more sincerity, if there be less
nicety, in the conduct of a really virtu
ous woman than there is in that of a
prude; and some degree of freedom, so
far (tom being incompatible with the
strictest virtue, is one of its principal
privileges. If a Igjjy is obliged lo receive
company en dishobile, it is a sign*of
her good breediog.if she appears per
fectly al ease, and makes little or no
apology for her appearance. A person
who changes, hermanner with her garb,
must be innately vulgar.
The Rev. Henry Giles thus de
signates the four great characteristics
which have distinguised mankind: ^“The
Hebrew was mighty by the power of
Faith; ibeGreekby Knowledge and Art;
the Roman by Art; but. the might of
the modern man is placed^ in work.
This is shown by tbe peculiar pride of
each, The pride of the Hebrew was in
Religion; tbe pride of the Greek
as in wisdom ; tbe pride of the Roman
were one of the wings of the army, and; whichh ; s fa|her Hired an< f dic< i al
flew when they marched. How apt we j D um iri es .
are to get mistaken.” She pensively j Poor Burns, who died in that house
gazed upon the pageant that slowly j had ,he deep regret and an
passed before her. “ What a pity it is, i guish in dying that be had left his famih
. . . - .guish in dying that be had left his family
said she, “ that we don t value people | j n pQ Ver iy. He however, left them a
1 dare say j namef which seldom docs,any good to
one's posterity, nnd only awakens disa
greeable comparison. In this case it
has been different—and Burns* family
in the arms of their mother earth! The
voice of thunder shall not awake them—-
the loud cry. of the elements, the winds,
the waves, nor even the giant tread of
the* earthquake, shall be able to cause
inquietude in the clamber of death.
They shall rest and pass away—the
last great battle shall be fought; and
then a small voice at first heard/ shall
risO lo a tempest, and penetrate the
voiceless grave. For a trumpet shall
sound and tbe dead shall hear His voice.
. A pen is the silent mouthpiece of the
romd, yrhicbgives ubiquity and perma- —-- r- .. . . ,
nence to the evanescent thought ot the [was in power—|be pride of the mod-
f ' - 7 - ‘era man is placed in wealth.”
till arteir they are dead, _
more paregorics will bo poured on him 1
now, than would have been if he bad
have lived as long as I have.” She
here paused, n silence pervaded the
chamber, tlie procession had passed,
tbe company had departed, and, two
hours after, the old lady was found still
sitting by the open window, fast asleep.
So powerful is grief.—Boston Pathfinder.
An elderly gentleman, accustomed to
indulge,” entered.the room of a cer
tain inn, where sat a grave friend by
life fire. Lifting a pair of green spec
tacles upon his forehcad, rubbing his
inflamed eyes, and calling for hot bran
dy and water, ■ he complained . to* his
friend that “his eye* were getting weak
er, and weaker' and even spectacles
did’nt seem -to do them -any good.”
“1*11 tell thee, friend,” replied the Qua
ker,, “what I think.' If thee was to
wear the spectacles, over thy mouth for
a few months, the eyes would get round
again.” . :, ~ _' ~
If the stars should appear, one night
in a thousand years, how would men
believe and preserve’ for m any genera
tions the retiiembrance of God which
bad been . shown ? But eyery eight
comes, out these, preachers 61 beauty,
and light the universe with their admon-
isbiog smile.
have been well provided for by the gov
ernment. It is well, but what a conso
lation it would have been to the dying
poet, could he have known that he lefi
something substantial to his family af
ter all—a name that would provide for
them.
ways be small ones preceded by nutri
tive measures, second applications of
lime or marl not lo be repeated unlei,
after such lam! shall have been in grass
„ clover or received large dressings
of manures comprising such organic
matters. . ?’
7. Deep tilth is conductive to fruit
fulness in crops; but it possibly may
be safest to increase the depth gradu
ally, manure with a liberal hand, and
to apply lime each lime the soil may
be deepened ; which should never ex£
cecd more than one or two inches of
the hard pan in anyone year; that to
be regulated by the character of the
subsoil to be turned up. Such deep
ening* should always be made in the
fall, to give the inverted soil the benefit
of the neutralizing effects of the b™ 6 *
and the disintegrating influence of the
winter's frosis. Twenty-five bushels
of freshy sleked lime per acre, spread
over the upturned earth, would answer
tor such purposes. ; ;
8. As to what is nurrilive manure, U
may be defined to be, any anunal sub
stance tbe executions of aniraalto **
any vegetable substnnee—as any thing
which has had life, has the power of re
production.
9. All lands which may have been
limed or marled, should be speedily
thereafter set in clover or grass, as per
manent improvement cannot be ef
fected without the soil be so treated as
to keep up a stock of organic matter
therein, to he wrought up into food by
the decomposing action of the lime or
marl. The calcareous clement in each,
which is the great principle in cither
that renders il effective, requiring
wherewithal to work with. _ -
10. As the late Judge Peters saul:
Farmers should value manure ns a mi
ser does his strong box—should grasp
after and hoard it as eagerly ond mix-,
iouslv as a covetous mao accumulates
treasure. •
11. One of the best methods ol ap
plying lime to light sandy lands is to
make a comport of lime and clay; work,
it over well several limes, sons to mi^
the lime intimately with the clay ; top*
dress the land with the mixture, after
the plough, and then harrow the com
post in. Ten loads of clav, and twen*
ty-five bushels of fline thus treated*
uld form on excellent dressing for
acre of such land, and would have
the double effect of supplying the soil
with the necessary calcareous principle,
and of amending its texture.
12. Orchards, to ensure continued
fruitfulness and fair fruit should be pe
riodically manured, in order that the
lood annually carried off in the fruit,
should be restored to the soil. Six
parts peat and two of lime, or six parts
marsh mud and two of marl, would
form an excellent dressing, in propor
tion of twenty loads to the acre ; the,
cost of which might be covered, by
growing a crop of corn, potatoes or oth-
roots thereon, the year of any appli
cation.
13. Orchard* should not l»c kept
permanently in grass, as it answers for
a harbor for vermin, while il robs the
of the food that should be appro*-
priated lo them.—American Farmer.
Singular, jf truk.-—The Ml. Car
mel Register asserts “ that the cholera
invariably rages with the most viru
lence among that class of persons who
do not pay the printer! Those sub
scribers who are to arrears Tor two
years are almost certain to. lake ihe
cholera, while on the oilier hand, those
who pay in advance are never attacked
with the disease.
A Persecuted Man.—The Boston
Pathfinder learns that Mr. Smith whose
unfortunate habit ofsnoring had expelled
him from every hotel in the country,
and who finally hired an old. schooner
intending to sleep in Boston harbor,
bad met with a difficulty—the .patients
of Deer Island having- rempnstrated
against bis being -there'...on.: account; of
i his snoring' keeping, them. awake pi
I nights. ' V.'.r’i* - ? . • *
Every Thing Should be-Done
Systematically.—11 is astonishing how
much time and labor are thrown away
by some farmers solely for the want of
a system. They go to work just, as it
happens, in a wrong time, perhaps," and.
in great .haste, half do the woric, 6r .
leave it unfinished, and then suffer tbe
consequences. There,is another thing
very reprehensible; and that is, .leav
ing every thing where it was last used,
and when it is wanted for use again, '
some time must be spent in finding it,
to say nothing of the injury done to the
implements by leaving them all the
lime exposed to the weather." A place
for every thing, and every thing-tnils
place,*' is|bp true, doctrine-for farmers.
the greater part of their
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