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Agriculture.
.TOBUTTER MAKERS.

The writer of this note could tell long
story about butter, having been As years in
the trade, but he will make it very short.
Make your butter Of sweet cream-work
out all the buttermilk.; put no more salt to
it than will make it palatable, for salt has no
goou effect as to keeping it sweet; it is work
ing out all the Buttermilk, and excluding
the air from it that will accomplish this very
desirable object.
Pack your Butter in handsome, tight kegs
which will contain 90. or 25 lbs.; soak the
kegs well in a strong pickle, and then air
them pack the butter solid-not in layers,
as is too often the case. This method of
packing Butter gives you double chance
for sale for being equally handy for home
use, if it does not sell in the market, it can
be inspected, and will be in order for expor-
tation. But when your butter comes to mar
ket in tubs, barrels, boxes, &c. it can be sold
only for home use, for Butter cannot be eX-
ported except In kegs.
Many tons of Butter are now on hand made
last year, and the year before, the greater
part of which must be sold for soap grease,
at cents per pound.
This article, if made good and well packed,
would constitute very considerable commo-
dity for expectation, but foreigners will
not eat our rancid Butter. The Spring and
Summer Butter must be sold low, for our
merchants cannot ship Butter at high price;
for the Dutch and Irish Butter stand in our
way and is very excellent.
The custom of selling Butter in Jumps to
the traders is very bad one, every family
should first fill a keg, no matter if it does
not contain more than twelve pounds, then
sell it to the trader; but the other method is
ruinous.
y hope some gentleman of education and
knowledge of the subject will take it up, for
it is very necessary to the welfare of
NEW-ENGLAND.
And why not of other Ssates'
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INCREASE OF POPULATION.

A few days since, gentleman remarked
to his friend, that in the year 1871, he was
elected supervisor of N'hitestown, in the
county OF Oneida, New York that at thu;
time the whole population was about 1850
souls that the same territory which wasem-
braced in the town at that time now consti-
tutcs FIFTEEN COUNTIES, the present pop.
ulation of which is nearly FIVE hundred thou.
sand. unprecedented an increase ofpopu-
lation, in the period Of thirty-three years,
will give an interesting view of the growtho,
the state Of New York.
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A HUMAN SALAMANDER.

An experiment was to-day freddy man,
who had sent circulars round to the different
Fire Offices, stating that he meant to show his
power in withstanding fire and smoke for 90
minutes. 1t unfortunately happened for the
man that some person had put quantity of
birthstone in the saw dust, OF which with
straw and shavings the fire was made; it was
very judiciously suggested by a gentleman
connected with one of the fire Offices, that as
the man was to be in an archcd cellar alone,
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being asked she reluctantly told her that II.
had in two instances, awaked and found h.r
self several rods from the house but had toi.
no one oft; doubtless to avoid exciting their
anxiety. This put the cause Of her death
beyond a doubt. She was found dressed
her clothes pinned and shoes tied She wa,
possessed of an amiable disposition, was =
member of the church and beloved BY her
acquaintance"
A singular trial came on for hearing on
Thursday before the Court of Assizes~
Two individuals imprisoned at Poissv, found
the management of that prison so intoler.
able that they declared themselves guilty os
a robbery, in order to be sent to the gallevs
Having heard of a robbery committed, tber
put themselves in possession of the facts NJ
the case, and then made a confession. An
abb was most clearly proved, as the men
were in prison at the time when the robbery
in question was scommitted.-Parish haher.
At the anniversary meeting of the Wes.
lcyan Missionary Society last week in Lon.
don, the Rev. Henry Townley of Calcutta
sa;d-He remembered a dream that he had
neafQ very piouo PSio"i icidtc, tHul ne had
the foregoing night. He tireamt that he had
died, and had arrived at the gates of heaven,
when he applied to the Holy Watchman to
admit him within the sacred walls. Whom,
do you want said they; he replied that he
belonged to the Independents, and wished
to Join them in the place. There are No
such people hcre' was the answer he got
"a laugh) well, said he ! have had some
connection with the Baptists, may | ioi,
them p we don't know any of that name.
1t was in vain he asked for Churchmcn they
had never heard Of such Il term; there was
not even any Wesleyans.--(a laugh) Tn
poor man was just going away in tlispiar.
when as a last resource he said, But am
Christian at this word the gate OF bliss fea
open and he was received as welcome
guest (Applausc.)
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THE CROPS.

Nature doth send her bounties forth,
With full and notwithstanding hand.
The new wheat is coming in finely, and
may be quoted at 81. The cropis abundant.
1t is the opinion Of experienced persons. that
the present harvest greatly suupasses any
previous crop in Virginia. The season, warm
and wet, is likewise auspicious to the grow
ing crop of corn. 10.
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SINGULAR COMBAT.

Inpassing through the Washington Slashes
this morning, / observed ablack Spider eros
sing a small run, and in doing so come in con-
tact with frog, (both parties as supposed
antagonist by the neck, and refusing to quit
his hold, a desperate battle ensucd. l had
the curiosity to wait and see the result-the
encounter lasted about twenty minutes, when
the spider came olfvictorious having reach
ed the shore he wound one of his hind legs
round twig, while the rest OF his members
were in active service. When the frog was
completely killed, he dragged the body lai-
thoughfour times the size OF himself) up
precpicc five inches high almost peipcn.iic-
ular. left him feasting or the booty. ms
may be added to the Spider history as a
stubborn fact. JOHN LOGAN.
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II method oftaking the Honey zsithout de-
stroying HE Bees.

stroying Tie Bees.
The common practice of killing the bees,
in order to obtain the honey, few can wit
ness without some little compunction and
as there is very simple method of effecting
the object, without any injury to this most |
interesting little animal, which, on the score
of interest, as we'll as humanity, claims re-
gard, beg leave to communicate it through
your paper, should you deem it worthy a
place in it.
In the evening, when the bees have re-
tired, take the hive gently from it's stand,
and having spread a table cloth on the ground
set the hive on it, placing something under
to raise it three or four inches-then draw
up the corners of the cloth and fastcn them
tight around the middle of the hive, leaving
it so loose below, that the bees will have suf-
fcient room to remain between it and the
hive-then raise the lid of the hive little
and blow in the smoke from a cigar, and a
few puffs of which, as it very disagreeablc,
will drive them down; continue raising the
lid gradually, blowing in the smoke all "a
round, in few minutes it will be found that
they have all gone out of the hive. Youmay
then take off the lid and cut away as much
Of the honey as you may think proper. If
the operation be performed in the beginning
of July, you may take nearly all, as there
will be time enough to provide suffcency
for their support during the winter. As sooI
as you have taken the honey, put on the lid
loosen the cloth and spread it out, and in al
hour or two the bees will have returned in
to the hive. 1t may then be replaced on thu
stand, and en- the following day they will b.
found at work as usual. This method is We
~ simple, and preferable to that sometime
practized of driving the bees into anothc
hive, as you get all the honey, and moreove
the new comb which is still empty, and til,
young bees not yet out of the cells are pre-
serped-therc is also danger in driving, o
their not liking their new habitation, and il
that case of sallyng out and making war up
on their neighbors. The above method ha
frequently been practised by myself and O
theirs, and have always found it to do well.
AVIATOR MELLlS.
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it in with ramrod; then cut out
green limb from the same tree, and plug the
hole. 1t will not require more than two
spoonfuls of sulphur for each tree, and in AZ
hours the worms will leave the remotest
branches. The process will also be bench.
cial for young fruit trees, even when not
troubled with worms; it renders them more
thrifty. This process has been found infai-
lible.
Lice on .4hhie trees-A gentleman who
has been very successful in cultivatlng fruit
trees, asserts that white washing trees WIN !
lime will positively destroy this insect, it
the application of the white wash be perr:se-
vered in for three years in succession. ! nc
first wear it checks their ravages and les
sens their numbers the second year puts III
most altogether period to their offensive
operations and the third year effects their
total destruction.
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To destroy II orms in Fruit Trees.
Take half inch auger or bit, and bore TO
the centre of every tree then by means of
Il papcr trtc, fill fIie hole with saihAur.
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The following was communicated TO the
Editor of the Georgetown metropolitan by
Mr.. John Logan, who was eye Witness TO the
The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-07-08
THE REV. MR.. srJMMERFIELD.

The following Just tribute to the cloqucnce
of the Rev. Mr.. Summertield, is contained
in letter, written at Baltimore, during the
late Methodist Conference, by a gentleman
from Kentucky, and addressed to his friend
in that State.
81 have this day heard for the first time,
the Rev. Mr. Summcrfcld, and ! can truly
say the half was not told me. He is certainly
the most perfect model of oratory ] ever
heard. dare not attampt description OF
his sermon, and were to endcavor to create
in your mind any idea of it, would say 1t
was such as you would expect to hear from
a celestial being who had come to our earth
on an errand of love. A week ago was in
troduced to him and occasionally saw him
since then, and carefully surveyed his featur-
cs. can sec no general lines expressive of
extraordinary intelligence. Hiseyc is tolera-
bly, full, but not remarkably brilliant, but
there is an uncommon sweetness in his coun-
tenancc; you have blended together the
greatest innocence and mostperfect moiiesty.
His complexion and countenance Clothc him
with solcmnty which unavoidably strikes
the attention. But i'll the pulpit must say
lie seems more than mortal. His mind on
the first blush of his subject embraces every
thing that belongs to it, and by true aid OF the
most vivid imagination, connected with
purity of taste unknown to any but himself,
in a moment VIC are overwhelmed with the
strength of his arguments, the pcrtinencc OF
his illustrations and the beauty of his style,
which, however is plain and without orna-
ment there is not the most distant squirting
towards any thing pedantic or theatrical,
but a general gracefuness throughout his
whole demeanor and SO perfect his gestures
that the smallest motion of his boby adds Il
beauty to his sermon his voice is harmonious,
though weak, i'll consequence of his poor
state of health. He is very deliberate, but
always keeps the minds of his hearers rising
and mounting higher and higher. But what
is of infinitely more worth that every thing
else--Oh what an JUNCTION from above clothes
every thing he says. am sure while my
memory lasts never can forget his sermon
his text was Phil. 4th, 9th and 7tl.
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French method Of Stacking WAeat.


{ A gentleman who had noticed the modes
Of agriculture on the banks of the Rhine, in
Flanders, has remarked, that the people of
those countries, commonly stack their wheat,
and leave it in the field. Their manner of
stacking it as follows they set one sheaf up
right, with the ears uppermost, and around
that place a circle Of many other shcaves
with the ears uppermostinclining on the right
shcaf; and when so placed, they look like
the figure Of an Xtinguisher-then they lay
horizontal circle of sheaves, with all the
ears in the centre, and cover those ears i'll the
middle with loose sheaf or two. Thus
placed, they are protected from all wet, and
may remain six weeks orr two months, as safe
as in barn. BY reason of their exposure to
the air for several weeks, they thresh much
easier than sheaves which, Immediately af-
ter binding, are housed in tight barn. The
above method of stacking has been adopted
in some of the southern countries Of England,
to very great advantage.
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A new Journeymen Taylors' Society has
been recently established in London. No
candidate can be admitted unless he shall
have been three times examined, and found
to possess a perfect knowledge OF cutting
and stitching. On Il question being proposed
that the master taylors be invited to CO.
operate with them, one of the members
said, that he considered there was no ne
ccssty for having the assistance ofthc master
taylors. That class of persons was compos-
cd of mcn--no, he could not call them men-
Ca laugh)- of individuals the most cruel and
tyranical that ever sat cross-legged. "a
laugh.) He did not say that the position to
which he called the attention of the meeting
necessarily implied an application for chari-
ty ; but certain it was, that the moment the
legs of the trade were applied to another
than the ordinary purpose for which legs
were intended, that moment the taylor be-
came different bcing-began to domincer
and oppress, and thus lost the character of
man-It was this desperate love and exer-
| cisc ofpower, on the part of the masters, that
| flung upon the whole trade the reproach of
being but an insignificant portion of man.
loud laughter - There were thirty-threc
persons now present, with the dimensions,
passions, appetites and spirits ofmcn, Oaugh-
ter y and was it not too hard to be told that
very little more than three men and hall
were to be found there! (Continued laugh
ter) This was tolerable-Qaughter)-
and the master had to answer for it. He
would rather so back to the pLAYxs than be
indebted to such men. They would never
do any thing except for their own advantage
and. as he could CUT figure in society
without their assistance, he felt disposed tt
GUT them off from any communication witt
the Society,"
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10 Dollars Reward.

4 BSCONDED from the subscriber, 10
N Alexandria. on Saturday night, the
SS,h February last, negro WlNNY, who
calls herself WinBy Graham.
She is about go years Of age, black
OF low stature. full face, Cat nose, thick
lips, large teeth that project little,
and shows them very much when she
smiles, which she is apt to DO when spo-
Ken TO. The clothes taken with her we're,
three cross. barred domestic cotton frocks.
two OF them new, one VI them blue, yellow
and white; another red, blue and white;
"a e third blue and red, but very much
fsded. Three new white cotton aprons;
two cross.bsrred cotton handkerchief
one red and blue, the other red and but.
One pair shoes; and two pair white yarn
domestic stockings, all good. She may
have land no doubt has other clothing -
'ttsken IN Alexandria, and returned 10
me. will give five dollars; il 10 Wesh
insio0 or Georgetown, ten dollars; il at a
greater distance, The above reward, and
all reasonable charges. think she is bar.
hnred in Alexandra.
ar IL 81 NJ. T. GORDON.
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IN MARINE LIST, ~
PORT OF ALEXANDRA.
ARRIVED-Narcb NJ,


Scbr. Sydney, Etheridge, IS days FROM
Eden,on; tar, NJ Miller & Son.
Schr Mary, PrAchard, IL days from
Crooked Island; Salt, VIM Fowle 4 Co.
leit at Port-au-P Prince, Feb. 7th, schr.
Lucinda, Fletcher, of and for this port;
Feb. Is, lat. 23. 52, long. 10. So, spoke
ship Greyhound, days from Turks h..
land, bound TO Mobile.
SAILED,
Scbr Orion, Griffin, Portsmouth.
Schr. Victory, Mott. New York.
Ship Boston, of this port, from Gibral.
tar, for Savannah, vas spoke 7th Feb. lat.
"a, Ion. 48.
Brig Hope. Wilson, hence, at St. 1.u.
Gle 9th Feb. waiting a market.
Brigsntine George Washington, Rhodes.
5 days from Providence, for this port, I'M
der Seawell's Point l4th inst.
Schr. New Priscilla, Immohr, at Anti
qua s6tb ult. for this port in 10 days,
SIoop Constitution, Bishop, from Phila-
delpbia for this port, put into Norfolk, on
account of head winds.
Beacon Office NeUs Room,
Norfolk, March Is, 9 A. NJ.
Arrived Schr. Star, Pope, from Snow
Hill, bound to New York. sloop Tele-
graph, Luce, Savannah, SO days, with loss
Of main boom, jib and mainsail split to
pieces in a succession OF violent gales
from w N. w. The T. was driven off
the coast three times, and has been nearly
as far north as B.rnuda--she vas COM
PEELED 10 lay to 22 days
Sailed ship Henry Hill, Port, for Mo-
bile
Under Seswell's Point, schr. Ann,
Singer, from Thomaston, and Syren, E.
merry. from Saco. Yours. &c. S. & A.
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Notice.

TINE inhabitants Of Alexandria will
Il take notice that the subscribers have
been appointed Assessors for the present
year, agreeabiy 10 the laws Of the corpo-
raiion.
!" The said assessors shall, Immediately
alter their appointment, proceed to value
the houses and Io,s within the limits of the
corporation, and TO demand from the mas
tiers and IDis,resses OF every family, lists
OF all male tylheables belonging to, Or re-
siding in their respective families, and al
80 from every owner OF taxable property.
a list OF such property. And it any mas.
ter or mistress of family, or any ow0er OF
taxable property shal | neglect or refuse to
give in q list Of all male tythsahies belong
ing to, Or residing in his or Der Ia
miIy, or other taxable property. With.
10 FIVE days after demand made there.
Of by any assessor, the person 20 OF.
Tending shall forfeit and pay one hum
drsd dollars. And il any person whatso.
ever, shalt wilfulIy omit or misrepTeseni in
the list given in any tytheabie or taxable
properly, or shall in any other manner
conceal the same from the knowledge Of
the assessors, the person so offending shall
forfeit aud pay double the amount OF the
tax imposed on such tytbeable or taxsbIe
property. Every merchant, shop keeper,
mechanic, or any other person, having 10
bis or her service or employment any
clerk, journeyman, apprentice or assistant,
shall render an account Of the same in bis
or her list Of TIMETABLES, and shall be ac-
couatsble for the capitation tax hereby i'm.
posed, in like manner, and under the same
penalties. as If such clerk, journeymaD,
apprentice or assistant, were member Of
bis or her family"
JOHN GRID.
march 10 GEORGENDRlNKER.
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march 10

Star fire Company.
Extract from an act of the Corporation OF
Alexandria. for The eytinguisbment Of
fires.
'Section Z. Ifsny person who shall be
present at any FIRE, shall neglect Or refuse
to obey The order or direction Of any OH
Ger, who shall be appointed by any fire
company now established, or which may
be hereafter established, knowing him 10
be an officer, such person shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of FIVE dollars, provided the
The name OF such officer shall have been
frs published ip one Of the public papers.
At a stated quarterly meeting Of the Star
Fire Company, held 18th March, 1924,
the following gentlemen were elected off,
GERS for the ensuing year, viz:
George s. Hough, President.
Joseph Cowing Secretary.
Isaac Rohins, Treasurer.
Commanders :
, Jacob Douglas, Norman Fitzbugb. Geo.
s. HOugh. y
Regulators.
Mclean, VIM H. Carne, Wm D. Mutt,
Zsnas Kinsey.
Property Men.
Bathurst DANCE r6eId, Thomas Irwin.
Matthias Snyder, Wm. Isabel, Thomas
Steel, Thomas Jacobs.
Are. Men.
Reuben S. Bowls. Edward Smith, Lew.
is Piles.
Commanders efthe Hose.
Thomas Bladen, Captain, Israel Lunt,
John w. Beedle, Thomas Donaldson.
Extract from the minutes.
JOSEPH COMING, Sec'y.
march Is 81
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AUCTION SALES.

!. ON .TuEsDAY. al 10 o'clock,
NM ILL be offered at public sale at the
w auction store, variety Of goods, 4,
uong which are
Stierces, Muscovado sugar
29 ,eroons Cuba & 81. Dom. tobacco
s bales hops
s do feathers
3csses hats
e do shoes
I do boots -" $50 =
Sup'r Spanish 1 half Spanish seears
Whisky, brandy and vinegar
Also, Furnitare Of every kind
Glass ware end crockefy, also
A small lot Of seascnabIe dry goods
N. b. All limited goods may DO puF.
chased At any time.
Will be added to the above sale
rs bbls. Duscosado sugars without
reserve, on long credit
mar I6 s. A.MARSTELLER, aue.
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New Wholesale and Retail
GROCERY STORE,
Lowsr end Of, King st. opposite Hugh
Smith f. Cos.
ELAGETT AND PAGE
HAVE just received and offer for sale,
IL West ludia and Snpars
New Orleans o"6
5 %s.' India and Coffee
Gunpovder, Imperial. TEAS
Y. Hyson and Soucbcng A0s
Jamaica T. N. Z. Rum'y
Superior Cognae brandy
do Holland gin.
Madeira wine, (Howard, March; T.
Co.'S brandy .y,
Teneriffe & Malaga wines
Baltimore, whiskey in bbls.
White gin
Wrapping paper
:, Pepper, pinento, nutmegs, cloves, &c.
which having been purchased with cash,
they will cell low on The same terms.
march 10 II
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was worked by a few man O: y, was Z.
bandoned for want Of strength, and de-
,troyed by the FIRE. The iremen did all
they could, but it was not in the power OF
man 10 arrest the flames. which had so
completely developed such an immenss
mass OF combustible materials. There
was no insurance on the property.
We understand that a part of a live oak
chip frame Of ship Of loco tons. about to
be built, was among the property destroy
ed. The rigging Of the corvette ship Gen.
Brown, lying at Mr.. Eckford's dock, was
a, one time on ERE, and but for the provi.
dental shifting Of the wind, she would 10.
evitably have been destroyed and mall
probability. the new ship Harriet. Barker;
a coating light intended for the Delaware,
land number Of North River sloops lying
IN The other side Of the dock, would have
jared the same fate. The elegant brig
maabmaah, bound to the Sandwich Is.
IDS, which was lying alongside the Gen.
wu, was fortunately towed down town
'aturday afternoon.
bee the above was put in type, We
that the loss of Bell 4 Brown is a.
20, 900 dollars, iccludiDg the new
Loat--tbat Of Noah Brown about
liars. Mr. Eckiord, whose yard
lost some ship timber.
II letter from st. Thomas, dated
the 2lst ultimo.
ate arrival from Martinique, we
two 74's, three frigates, and Sc
xports. having Oh board a00U
arrived there from France
rs, that more were to follow.
neEtion that quarters had
officers of rank
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IT, Not 1t blanks to Prize.
This popular little scheme will be posi-.
lively drawn in Richmond on the 18th OF
APRIL next. J. H. Runhells hope. be
shall have The pleasure Of distributing For
tunes's favors, in this class, with as much
iherality aa in the First Glass, viz: 5000
dollars, With many others, was sold, and
paid on presentation Of the tickets.
A package of 10 whole tickets SO dolls:
do of To half tickets rs dols.-do Of 10
quarter tickets 12 dois SO cts. Single tick,
els b dols--bali tickets 2 dolls SO cts
quarter tickets | dol Is cts. Or packages
OF whole tickets may be had by cerl'h.
cate tor %, dollars rs ceD's-half tick
els Ia dolls 37s cts-quarter tickets 7 dolls
1874 cts. Orders i-om abroad, free OF post
age. inclosing the cash, will receive prompt
attention.
JOHN RI. RUNNELLS,
King street. Alexandria, D. c.
march Ii