The Litchfield County post., 1826-07-25

butter, and little more than four quarts fol a pound of cheese. A dairy farmer informs l us that the skimmed milk and whey of his Ciai- ry, employed in feeding hogs, are worth about three dollars year for each cow.---IIe says skinned milk given to swine will not yield half a cent per quaFf, when pork is only five or six cents per pound.
 The Encyclopedia says ' the herbage that would be sufficient to add l2 pounds to the weight of an OK, would, if employed in feed ing cows, afford 45O gallons of milk" Ac- cording to this statement one pound of grass fed beef costs the farmer as much as four gal lOnssof milk. This cannot be true in New England. Hump. Gaz.
 Weedings-Many weeds are introducea into fields by the sloyenly practice of suffering then. to grow. and seed on the dung heaps:
 "One years good weeding,
 Will prevent seeding;
 But one years seeding
 Makes seven years weeding.
 To preserve Cheese from Mites, writerin) the third volume of the Mass. Agr. Reposit0zs into piece of fine linnen lneisten it with a little butter, and rub your cheese frequently. It not only gives . fine colour to cheese, but is so puagent that no fly will come near 1t. 2
 gtss.5sa ss ssse414.sa - z # It was said that Randolph, happened once Ito quote some lines from Paradise Lost, the next day, the booksellers shop was visited hy: two fine young ladies to inquire for the new poem by Mir. Milton. One former session, when it was attempted to include bottles in the dutyable articles; Randolph wished they would do it, since then in debate he sscould call them bottle-conjurors. ~ At the Leyee once, John Randolph and a Northern Mei1 Der were noting the peculiar habit of the New England members, of answering a question by question; and the member dispnting it, Randolph pledged boon, that the very first Yankee, that should enter the saloon, would do it; although his question should beso sim- pie as to admit of but two answers, yes Or no. in came Roger Sherman, of Connecticut. !" Is the mail in, MT. Sherman ]" asked ISkn- dolph. "Why, do you expect letters to- day 2" answered Sherman. ,# sss @
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 Aiddlet0acn C0dets.-Captain Partridge | having obtained permission of His Honor the Mayor, paraded his Corps of Cadets amounting to 265, yesterday forenoon in the Park, in front of the City Hall. Their fine military appearancee soon attracted several thousand persons to the spot.--Af- ter going through the usual formalities of a regular morning parade, they formed in line, and commenced series of well exe- cuted maneuyres, which would have done honour to the oldest corps of the regular army. There were present number of the officers of the U.- States Army and mi- litia who frequently mentioned the great delight and satisfaction they had derived in witnessing the drill of these interesting youth. "A distinguished French General was present, and in the warmest terms expres- sed his admiration the accuracy, rapidity and precision with. which the manceuvres were executed. The Cadets at the couclu- sion of, the drill, fredin line, by alternate companies, the ss leu de joie, and showed off in great style, firing from the head of the column, and retiring by the Hanks to reload. After finishing these revolutions and frings, they formed ina hollow square, when His Honour the Mayor, and several | members of the Common Council, march, ed into the centre. Here Capt. Partridge l was addressed by the Mayov,@xh in few words, in reply, thanked the municipal au- thority. as we'll as the citzens, for the at- tention and poIiteness which had beenshewn him and his Corps of Cadets during their present visit, and of which suitable notice would be taken on theirreturn to their quar- ters at Middletown.e fE stass- The Cadets nowre reformed the line, broke into column, and marched, by invitation, from the Park to the Navy, lard, Brooklyn, and from thence to view the fortifications at Governors Island; and ontheir return in the afternoon, embarked for Middletown, in the boat Oliver Ellsworth When they marched out:at the Park gate, aud werea- bout taking leave ofus, ,the citizens gave them three hearty cheers.--N Y. Ece. Post. From the Alerandria (D. O. Herdldcf July 4.
 EXECUTION OF WM.F. H0OE!
 On Friday last, agreeably to sentence, Wm. F. Hooe, young man of about g years, suffered the punishment of death, near the court-house of Fairfax county, Va. for the murder of Wm. Simpson, in that county, on the night of the 4th of March, 1925. The ceremony could not have been more awfully impressive than it was. As late as breakfast time, there were not more than dozen strangers at the! court house-nor did they begin to arrive until about 8 o'clock. Between II and VI x.AIL &Aas1