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FARMERS REPOSITORY.
ROTATION IN CROPS.

a Chester county PA, farmer, in
the last number Of the American Far
mer. lays down very judicious plan
for the management Of a small farm
he says, that II is bad pulley TO plough
one furrow more than can be weH ma
nured. and that If field is not richer
at the conclusion Of rotation Of crops.
than IL was at the commencement, il Is
injudiciously managed. His plan is 20
and 20 commence his rotation by turn
ing down the sod Of the oldest pasture
ground 10 the fall, or early in spring,
aud 10 spread dressing of lime on il.
tif the soil DO still clay,) about so or
40 bushels TO the acre, 10 harrow IL
well, then plant the corn, and take
good care Of IL. by using the cuiffUoio,
every few days till harvest. Late 10
September, I've cuts of the corn, and
stacks IL in the field. and in November
he husks IL, and carries of the stalk.
60 che barn yard, TO be fed 70 tlie cat.
tie in the winter. In the spring, he
ploughs up tie roots, and sOws the
u uftN WfN nafttN W WaAs--U ttNttif'
with the former, if sterile, the latter,
When ihe barley OF oats ARE hsrve sIed
he coye.s tie siubble with a heas
dressing Of manure ~ August, and im
meJiaiely plOughs itdown after som,
time. the ground j. we'll ha,rowed ant
in the beginning Of October j. plough
ed again, and sOvn with wheat, limo
thy, aud orchard grass seeds--ilcs'
arc usually harrow cd IT,. and tie Gel,
j. carefully relied. In tic bcginnin!
Of March following. red clover seed .
! sown after harvest, there j. an ele
CANT crop Of young clover and timothy
and orchard grass among the whea
stub5le, filling the sod with vegetable
/; matter. aiford,ng pasinTe Zoe cattle ~
lirst year. and the next year an abun
dant crop Gar the scythe. Ills field
. arc a.. treated 10 this mode IN success
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RELIGIOUS.
From the Pi.iIa.Ielpbian.


SUMMARY STATISTICAL REPORT
Of the P,esbyie,iaa Chsooh ia Me United
STATES 81 ;SH'eTieo. Jsr June ], 1850.
Since the last summary view was
given sir HS'o PresbyfcricS have been
formed. within our bounds; so that the
Assembly has nov under its care nine
teen Synods, and ninay-dgm Presby-
ieries.
Dor preachers of the gospel, az pre- =.
sent, are ia number, stUeniCen hundred
and 6lercn; Of whom 1891 are ordain-
ed Ministers, and ego Lieentiates. -
The increase, sitter dedvcting deaths
and removals. since the last report, has
been % Ministers and Is Iicentiatcs.
Our candidates for the gospel minis
try Who are IN various stages of their
education preparatory To- their being
licensed % preach are 22s, Of whom
the actual increase the last year has
been So.
Ne have f,co thousand one humdreo
dad NM. sigh congregations under the
care of cur sessions and higher judIca
tories; or eighty Hghf more THAI ws
bad ~ June. 1929.
Fifteen thousand nine hundred aas
ighfy flee commandments were reCeiv
Ell last year, u whom li,74s Vere AL
initisd for she hrst time. on examlua
ton and tie profession Of their faith
and 4.2J7 were translated by oertii
cate from one church 90 another. =
Oar present oumber " commandment
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one hundred and screnfu three Mou.

IS one hundred and scrcnfy three Mou
sand three hundred and ficsnfy- nine
the last yearly increase, above deaths
dismissIons, suspensions and removals
having been fen thousand fire hundred
and thirteen. This vas less incrcas,
than that Of 1899, by 5,9o5 persons.
The baptisms i'm our congregation.
last year were Of adults 5,s55, aud OF
infants 12.s02; giving a total of Is.
457; and being GOO less in uumbe,
than in the preceding year.
Ih'rty-ninc Of our ministers are pas
tors OF Congregational churches not
under the care Ut any Of our Presby-
teries.
Sir hundred and thirty Of our
churches are raca,if; having neither
pastors nor stated supplies, but depend
ING on occasional preachers which may
be sent them by their Prcsby tcrics or
some missionary society,".
The funds reported by the Prcsby-
teries as having been collected in all
our churches which have made any re-
turns are, for Domestic aud Foreign
missions forty: four thousand nine han
bred and fourteen dollars and seventy
three cents; for Theological Semina-
RES nine thousand sic hundred and
Jorfy-fhree dollars and f,cenfy- one cents,
and Tor charitable education purposes
one hundred and f,centy- sir thousand
one hundred and thirty dollars and Sc
renfy-Seren cents. These contributions
give grand total Of Si84, 800. 81 /;
which exceeds the amount returned to
the General Assembly Of 1899 by
SlIl,224.5S.
While the Presbyterian Church will
undoubtedly feel thankful for the no.
norable fundamentally conferred up
on her in buildin: up the Redeemer's
Kingdom, it is important that she
should remember, that the INCREASE
Of her Ministers and Licenfiates by all
means, whether Of education or immi-
grafton. has exceeded the increase OF
new churches formed in her connexion
only by the number of 25; and that il
becomes her TO cry nightly unto the
Lord Of the harvest that he would
greatly multiply spiritual labourers.
Ii should also humble US TO reflect.
that ALL the charitable funds above re-
ported. il equalized among our com.
manicants would make their contribu
tfon for all The important objects nam
ed, little more than one dollar and SIX
cents, for each.
May we not hope that the whole
Presbyterian Church will awake, arise
and IN the year upon which we have
entered, at least double her exertions
EZRA STILES ELY,
Stated Clerk Of tie General .isse1nLiy
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horseback, and the daughters Of those
who ride on horaeback will have 10
walk. This general progress Of things
may be retarded by restricting our la.
Dor aud manure TO smaller spaces, and
by great economy and great saving, BY
giring a,roy old horses, il ysu can
find any body fools enough TO take
them, and substituting oxen and mules
Tor young ones, ~ fast as possible
by driving idle sons from the parental
roof, as the hen does her chickens,
when they can provide for themselves;
IN short. by keeping no dead capital,
and feeding no idle mouths; and by
regarding rs the frs, object Of ambi-
ton to be-out Of dcbt-with a clean
conscience and clean shirt.
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Doctor Lafhrop.-Dr. Lathrop was a
man of genuine piety, but much op.
posed to the noisy zeal that scekcih
to be known Of men, a young di
vine, who was much given to en,husi.
astic cant, one day sakd to him. DO
you suppose you ia any real reli.
gion:' None TO setak Of was the re-
ply.
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cnnss HKADINGs.

Under the supcfioiendence ola
two story brick bailding--iising 10
GeOfgsiown--sabpd we're served
On--fl,J bu,hels 81 clover seed
Ran away from tie svbsctiber--a
valuable real estate about twenty
years Of agc--in sbe last stage u con.
sumption.
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How 10 make a SpecidGfion.-Mel,
up silver dollar or small gold piece
divide IL into small PARTICLES by throw
ing u into basin Of water While hot
then scatter them about your spring.
~ in branch where the road crosses
't--let some OF your nsighbors discover
them by accident--now advertise thar
the richest gold or silver mine as the
case may be- in the world, has beea
found on your Land, but not knowing
how to work Il yourself 90 advantage,
YOU are willing to sell out ~ a fslr
price. After this, II you cannot make
a good speculation, you will be less
fortunate than many people ia the gold
region.
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From the Macon Geo. } Telegraph.

a Coon SHAVE Whilst the pro.
prietOr OF one VI the Ilabersham gold
mines was one day overseeing his ne
groes, he thought they lost too much
time in scratching their heads and the
weather being warm, and their hair
long, he hunsneIy had them close shay
ed. On shaking out tie wool, after
this operation was performed, he was
no less surprised than delighted az
finding several ounces Of pure gold
mongst il, which they had secrsted
there while at work.
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Gold in New-Engiand.-The South.
bridge, Mass. Register states, that q
MIR. Lemael Dunbar, Of that town,
had discovered, 10 digging his land, a.
mong many other valuable minerals, a
small quantity Of pure gold.
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NO. 22.
A LESSON OF GOOD MANNERS

The regulations Of the steamboats,
on the Mississippi forbid gentlcme.
from entering the Ladies' cabin. On
his voyage up the Mississippi river.
Captain Basil Hall. having accompa-
MED his wife into the ladies' cabin.
was appraised Of the regulation, and re.
quested TO retire. To this hint, (aI-
though . sense of decosum ou ght to have
sufiiced without any hint the captain
paid no attention, and continued &.
repeat his visits 10 the ladies' cabin.
At the request Of the husbands OF tho
other ladies, the Captain oil the steam
boat ut length iDterfsret, and cooily.
but positively ordered Captain Hall
not TO go into the ladies' cabin, init
mating. at the same time. that the or
der must and should be obeyed. Cap
tain Hall probably thought IL neeessa
ry to show that post Captain in tho
British Navy did not take orders from
a backwoods captain Of q steamboat,
and accordingly repeated his visit t.
the ladies' cabin. As it was late az
night, nothing farther was then done.
AZ sunrise The next NOR ming, Captain
Hall appeared on deck, and was sum
moned by the Captain Of the steamboat
TO get his baggage ready 10 30 on shore.
The steamboat was then somewhere
between the mouth Of the Red River
and the Chickasaw bluffs; With very
pleasant canebrake on each bank; and
from ftoo 10 FIRE hundred miles from,
any settlement. Under these circum-
stances, going on shore, is no Joke
Captain Hall could scarcely believe
the intimation serious; soon heard the
orders given to one Of the hands, to
"bring forward the English gentle
mans trunks, as he was going 10 be
len when the boat stopped TO wood"
A kentuckian Immediately stepped
out from the engine room, very little
over six feet three inches high, Of a
complexion considerably lighter than
sole leather, and with o pair Of fists
closely resembling. in all their proper
ties, the vice az which he had been
working; and moved along about Sc
ven feet at \ stride, las he was obliged
to mince his steps. among the bales
and casks 90 the deek) towards the
pile Of Capt. Halls trunks. Not a
word vas said. but 10 two seconds,
half q truck load Of baggage was on
the kentuckian's shoulders, and ready
for. Captain Hall TO be len at the mex.
wood yard; where, as there were no
hospitals. schools, nor Navy Yards To
visit, the Captain would not be poster
ed With having sights and shows
crammed down his throat" Not
outstanding this. Capt. Hall (s,range-
~ enough was rather unpteasantly
affected with the appearance Of things.
lie tired TO argue, coax, aud wheedlc,
but all TO no effect. He DID not hap.
pen, on this occasion. 90 talk loud nor
buster, which was fortunate for him,
and at the last moment, on the inter
cessIon Of the husbands Of the ladies,
on whose retirement Captain Hall had
intruded, the Captain OF the steamboat
reisnted, on condition that Captain
Hall should learn better manners fog
the future. = Boston Courier.
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sion, aud by having six fields, there is
one in Indian corr, one in barley. one
in wheat, one in grass for hny, and the
remaining two for pasture, thereby al.
lowing . shift Of the feeding stock,
which is considered advantageous. He
says there would be greater benefit, il
there could be screen or eighi fields, al.
lowing them to repose in pasture, and
permitting the growth of natural grass
es, (such as the poas.) which arc the
best Tor cattle. He is confident, that
this mode Of cultivation will enable the
farmer TO have better land, and larger
products, with less labour and trouble.
The great art in agriculture. he SAYS,
consists in gradually ameliorating the
native condition of soils. by such add.
lions as will produce n,eiiow loan.
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IsoSS LiVE.-Pe,er Vsnieroom, a
citizen Of the Netherlands, died late,
~ 'eere ~ hts l2lst year; and in Pc
land 40 old ma'd died last year IN her
J 9Th ye.r-boih enjoying ereslleo,
health and spirits up TO tie last day
previous 10 their dsath.
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UGfsT Treat. The nams Of one %
The committee men of a Temperance
socie'y N the interior, IL, At.woier
TTeaL lie -. Of course, doubly OF
posed 70 Ireafing with spirits.
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OF IIREIS-

Concerning LIbcIs aud Libcllers.
much hath been said, and much hath
been done. Indeed TOO much. as am
free to think and have often wished,
that the public personages OF the rcaIu,
would not be quite SD tender ibrcd
and irritable. with regard to what is
SAID or written about them.
The famous Reformer, Calvin. told
Francis l. that There would be no
such thing as innocence, either in
words or deeds, if simple accusation
was sufficient to destroy IT," Now, If
this be really so, as verify believe il
Is; It ccnsorious criticism, detraction,
and calumny, must more especially ac-
company men. engaged IN the turbid
sphere Of active life and if nothing
can secure from these, but imbcciiitv,
insIgDihcaney. Incidence, or oGscurity
of all which | am most firmly per-
suaded-what is satire and abuse j.! no
criterion. surely. Of innocence or guilt:
nothing. or II may be nothing. but the
lamentations and cbullitions uf human
prejudIces and human passions.t Re.
sides, the prosecution, or (which they
wall always call ii) the persecution, Of
libcilers can never produce any other
effect. Bat 10 give weight aud conse.
quencc 10 both the. Libel and the Ii.
beller: that OF Gacitus being uniyer-
sally true. punifis ingeniis giisct Guc.
!oriiGs. Nay, there Il ne.Occasion for
.ageaaiiy, IT that idea be included
here, To give a iustre TO the prOsecu
ton: since nothing IS more frequent,
than that writers Of neither sens, nor
vat. nor learning. nor honesty. become,
by being prosecuted. possessed OF them
all.
Philosophers have from time 10 time
held oct to poor Sufferers in this way
II mean, 10 those vine have wept undei
the smart Of satire certain DIedicGRi
ma mt'afis, certain specifics 20 render
che mInd eallous aud insensible 20 thi,
sort Of correction aud one sf them,
think, preserIbss the following rseipe
Whenever you lsbOur under ,le fama
ton, OF whenever any thing false is 70
Ioui Bacon calls IJbei., q DE females a :.
dunns' ssh the sroldiug. ~ rOHeUE-FaaT a ~
Nu---Agrrcably q thn Italian l,rufesl,, ssd.ld
ec males, and words arr fsnal,.s "
What y scsnsj' Il -. thus VEN ius,l
@h"ed, F" . vague dcfafnztnTy rtport, from n
rrrtsin arph1r, invented ~ ruiIise and Burtisy,,
f crcslplitys snJ vhsch feossr,.ry a. he provesi
.o sraoke vithou, hYc, , u4sy b. trouss,-frd
the most ifnoccps ls.sn alive 4"
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Tie Country The foiloWing short psra.
graph iacladss more good practical sd,ice
than many volume 81 sermons
from az .fus,.oaH Fa50ier, 81 JsIy 10
From all quarters Of the country We
have accounts Of abundant hsryests ol
wheat. sud that tie quality - very su.
perIor. The weather ~ our immediate
neighboShood - NEST favorable for corn.
as far as hot sun and frequent shower
can ensure good crop Farmers v be-
arc out Of debt, may keep 80 By ob
serving wholesome econ0ny and sim
plieity IN their household and mode Of
living, but estates are rapidly efum
bling 10 pieces, and families falling IN.
to poverty by frequent legal add sOl
uutary divisions. Those whose mo.
thcrs rode 10 eariiagcs must ride 60
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THE FREE PRESS.
THE GATHERER.
TO rnt Iprroa on rmI rnrr PMS,

TV THE EpiIOH OF THL fhtE PhEss.
sin; With your permission, I will occupy q
snail space in your columns occasionally, for the
purpose OF presenting the results Of my aesultory
reading. The cAtraets which I may furnish, il
not always Of recent date, will, hope sometimes
carry with them the charm Of novelty to some Of
your readers The following is from an old Eng
iisl' work; 1t Is upon the subject of LrBEL-, and
~ill be found to contain som. THINGS as a,nlie.ble
20 the present day As To the days of other years
RAMBLER
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Ladies and gentlemen. go Nth What
appetite sou can, 60 hear the Fed Ora
gOp this evening. Go, 20, 70!
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In what class do ve find the largest num-
Der of ch,idless females and devoted victims
30 unnatural restraints Certsinly among the
cultivated, talented. and independent women
who Tin England more especially shrink
equally from the seyvifUde If DsafriDl0Hy. and
from the opprobrium stamped on unlegaliz.
ed connext ons.
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- Men, Who enjoy their fortunes with dceen-
ey aud moderation, are not ensiesl, said the 81
der Cato: "t'ey dO not envy Us, bal our run
TUsEs."
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-12-23
NOTICE-

WE the undersigned having been appoint
w ed by the Hon: Court of Probate fur
the District of Litchfeld Commissioners 10
receive, examine, adjust and settle the claims
OF the several creditors to the estate of
JAMES EGGLESTON.
late of Torrington, in said district, deceased.
represented insolvent; and said Court having
limited and allowed six months from the S0th
day Of November, 1880, for the creditors to
said estate to exhibit their claims to said Com
missioners. hereby give notice that we shall
meet at the dwelling house Of Uri Taylor, 10
said Torringron, on the second Monday Of
February and last Monday Of May next. at Q
o'clock r. NJ. on each Of said days. to attend
t" the duties 1T our said appointment. All
claims not exhibited within the time limited
will be debarred a recovery.
JOHN COOK, ! Commits.
URI TAYLOR, sioners.
Torrington, Dec. II. 1880 'Ss
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-12-23
NOTICE.

VENHE Hon. Court Of Probate for the Dis
Il trict of Sharon has limited and allowed
six months from the date hereof for the cre-
ditors Of the estate of
ERASTUS ELDRED,
late Of Salisbury, ID said district, deceased.
represented insolvcnt, to exhibit their claims
against said estate; aud has appointed the
subscribers Commissioners to receive, exa-
mine, and adjust said claims. We shall attend
to the duties assigned Us on the first Mondays
Of February and June, A. d. 1881, at nine
o'clock in the forenoon on each of said days,
at the late dwelling house Of the deceased.
WIN. M. BuRRALL, I Commits
ABItAB c. PEET, sioners.
Salisbury, Dee. Z, 1880 %
Litchfield enquirer., 1830-12-23

When the selE-styled more (an respectable edi.
tor "f the New-HaveD Triad, who has lately been
reading us hoIny upon good manners, convinces US
that the late petty election ia that city has any even
The most remote bearing upon the election Of Mr. Hun-
tInston TO Congress, may condescend to think of
answering his silly charges Of Inconsistency" ssde-
sertion Of principles and all that sor, Of thing We
shall certainly be obliged to retalate upon the
editor by accusing him of deSertion Of PRINCIPLES
for we have never been fortunate as to discover
that he possessed any, other than those which were
purely selfish Tn regard the great contest which is
agiating the country whether to sustain corrnp and
corrupting administration, give the pride Of his
country, HENRY CLAY, his support, have looked
TO The columns Of the Triad in vain for any clue TO dis
cover what his views principles The editor
appears 10 sit crvnched upon the fence, as if unable
to discover on which side majority OF his subscribers
were to be found before he took his leap into the a,
ma We have, say, looked in vain discover which
way he wins leaning, while almost every other paper
the state had either hoieted the broad banner Of the
WESTERN STATESMAN or were groveIling in the sup
port Of administration at war with the dearest ime
rests Of our country.
The Triad need manifest trepidation respecting
the course Of this paper in the ensuing congre ssona
election. 1t is secret that we shall give to Mr..
Huntington our support for re-eeciion--und we
shall do It, among other reasons (uO! because he il
non-cO"mittnl, butt because believe him to be the
firm friend Of Mr.. Clay. Whether we have the Triad
with not, is conceive try little consequence
either I" him or us-for by its Of cold neu;ra-
~ in national affairs that paper has FILTERED away al
most every particle Of influence which the Journal
once possessed and, by continuing in that course, it
can never expect to regain the really "respec.ahle'
standing il formerly occupied.
But why, Mr.. Triad, in your enumeration Of cand-
dates for Congress, do you omit the Of Ingerso?
Is he too, though citizen Of New Haven, and upon
whom the hottest wrath Of the Jacksonans continu
ally heaped, deemed unworthy Of your support? As
an able and experienced representative and withal
firm and fearless opposcr Of the present administration,
,ce shall give him support with much good faith
us either Of the gentlemen you have named.
A word more. For the Register, Of which the Triad
speaks snecrngly, and with which il would charge
with having formed union, we have some little re-
gard, however uno'todor il may be held by the Triad
to express It. 1t has always been thoroughly demo-
cratic, and has pursued consistent course--and at
the present time, Notwithstanding is the printer Of
the laws. by authority" under Gen. jackson, it is
openly in favor Of the election Of Mr.. Clay-whch is
more than can be said for the Triad.
TThe above was crowded out of last weeks paper
by the Presidents Message.1