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The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18

A layman n Providence, who occasion ally exborted at evening meetings, thus es- pressed his belief in the existence of De- ity;
 "Brethren--I an, just as confident that there is 8 Supreme Being, as I am that there is flour in Alexandria: and that I know for certainty, as 1 yesterday receiy- ed from there lot of 300 barrels fresh, su- perfine, which will sell as low as any man for cash"
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18

shuflled along, with tobacco juice most CO., piously. 1t length he got up and passed forward. Palmy sung louder and louder.
 'sCome, mind you don't change your tune before long, my good fellow," thought l to myself
 Chip now returned, carrying pot of molten pitch in his hand. As he stepped over Palmy,s leg, he split, by accident of course, some of the hot fluid on his foot.
 'sBroder almneedle--hroder Palmnee- de-l am very sorry; but it was one hax- Ibent, you know.n
 Palmy winced liiile but said nothing; and the master of the schooner coming on deck, sent Chip to stretch the sail in some particular way, and to hold it there for the convenience of the sailmal.er. Every thing went quiet between them as long as the skipper was near, and continued my read ing; but very shortly, heard symptoms of the scald operating on our sailmalier's tenn per, as the affront had done on the earpen- ter's.
 Quoth Chip to Palmneedle, as he sat down on deck, and took hold of the sail, "really hope l haven't burnt you, ater all, Palmneedle?"
 ss0h, no, not at all," drawing in his scala ed toe, however, as if he had got the gout in it.
 "Quite glad of dat; but him do look swell leetle, and him gin to peel off bit. am sorry to see."
 ''0h no,o quoth Palmy again, quite cool, 'no pain, none at all.o
 < nauoo Da1,,,xv 4r;a~ 4a oo,t.,.a i,. song, but in vain, and presently gives a loud screech, as Chip, in turning over the clue of the sail roughly, brought the caring down crack on the parboiled toe. sWhat you mean by dat!"
 "Whati have hurt you2 An, poor fel- low, ] see dat haue burnt you now, ater all.'
 ssI tell you i is not baYn,'' sings out Paltny, holeing his toe hard with one hand; ''bnt don't you see you have nearly broken my foot! Why did you hit me, sir, wid dc clew of dat heavy sail, sir, as if it had been one nalet? Did you do It, O propos?'
 Do it on propos,p reioined Chip ''my eyel ] drop it light, lght-zjust so;" and here he thundered the iron caring down on the deck once more, missing the toe for the second time by hairbreadth, and only through Palmy's activity in withdrawing ii.
 At this, Palniy's pent-up wrath fairly ex- pioded, and he smote Chip incontinently over the pate with his iron marline spike, who returned it with his wooden mallet, and the action then began Tn earnest--the combatants rolling over on the deck, kick ing, and spurring, and biting, and bucking each other with their heads, like maniacs, or two monkeys in the hydrophobia, until the row attracted the attention of the rest of the crew. and they were separated.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18
The half.wittad son oftha great Scott still

The half-witted son of the great Scott still seems to be the butt of the Dublin wags.
 fl tale re-tailed. -"Did you ever read my fathers "7ates of my Landlord2" asked Sir Walter Scott of Capt. Grosset. "No, in deed, have no occasion, as 1 hear the tales of my landlord much too often for my con- yenienee.o
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18

Something curious.--The other day, while al the house of General William Disharoon, of Louisiana, we were shewn two whole eggs, with the breast bone, and other parts of wild duck, which were discovered em- bedded in large cypress log, perfectly sound and solid. The eggs and bones were discovered while the log was being sawed up for lumber and the only rational way in which we can account for this singular discovery is. that the tree originally had a hollow in 1t, in which the unconscious, duck built her nest, and, during the usual time of incubation the hole, or opening, be- came closed by the rapid growth of the tree. From the appearance of the tree. and the place where the eggs and bones were taken from, it must have happened l5 or 20 years ago. We perforated one of the shells and found in empty. .-- Grand Gu!f (yMiss.1 .ad- Dsrt5Sef.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18

.No pay for sleeping. --One sultry after- noon ten years since, in that ssgoodie month" which comes between May and July, and in which the congregated wisdom of New Hampshire is assembled at tho capitol to overhaul the laws of the land, member who had slowed away qaantum snGieat of the good things of this world, by way of eating his dinner, stretched himself out upon one of the seats, and was very quietly enjoying his siesta, when one of the sovereign people, who had seated himself in the gallery to overlook his servants, hap pened to observe the aforesaid sleeper--and without ceremony he bawled out--"Halloo, Mr.-,you that's mapping on the bench there, the state don't pay you two dollars day fer sleeping, can tell you, so wake up
 wake up." By the time the above speech, which was in no ordinary tone of voice, was concluded, tbe house was in n roar. the sleeper arose half scared out Of his wits, and the speaker ordered the gall leries cleared. II. Spectator.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18
------ % ~ --=--=----=--=--- ----- POETRY.
From the Metropolitan.

From the Metropolitan.
 LAYS OF THE HEBREWS. The light that gleams on Jordan's wave
 Falls idly on the passing river, Gliding no banners of the brave,
 No panoply of spear and quiver. For there-where battles host rushed on, Where Israel's maiden fields were won, Is but the passing courser trace Of Ishmael's fiery desert race. On Jordan's banks no thrilling cry
 Arouseth echo, all is languor, No pilgrim multitudes pass by
 With cymbal clash and trumpet clangor, As when the shrine of Judah's God Was borne across the sacred flood, And Jordan paused, and reeled, or fled Before the syinboled presence dread. By Jordan's stream the harp is still,
 The timbrel's naughty sound hath peflshed, The breeze comes quivering from the hill,
 Without one tone that love hath cherished Nor rings the tinkling castanet, Which virgins chimed when fond hearts met To tread the measured dance, ald dream That life was fair as Jordan's stream. The light that gleams on Jordan's wave,
 Falls beautiful and free as ever; But where are they, the fair, the brave,
 Whose voice pealed OF the passing river? Ask Time, the Gatherer! this, ay more Why Israel dwells not as before, Why she hath now robe of seorn, And Judah now q wreath of thorn?
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18

Rafting timber to New York to make la- dies corset boards, is becoming quite an extensive business,-.Msndaeiun1.
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18

...Wnam the Gods love die young was said of yore'
 Rllnn
The Arkansas advocate., 1835-09-18

shuflled along, with tobacco juice most CO piousy. At length he got up and passed forward. Palmy sung louder and louder.
 .'Come, mind you don't change your tune before long, my good fellow," thought l to
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

The dwelling house Of Mr.. Joseph Ellis, of
brooks. (Me.) was consumed on the night of
the 2lst ult. and Ave sons and domestic per-
ished in the flames.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05
From the Concord m HI Co.,;,,..

SHOCKING Mmrder-On FRIDAY Ias,. Mr r.o..
Wood, Of Sullivan, in this State, called anon n M
Baker, living in one Of Woods houses, and reoues,.
ed him 70 90 and labor for him tina, day. which Mr.
upoR Wood repaired to his house, took q euriousiv
made ins'Fs@ent, prepared Is months before for he
avcwed purPase of Numbering Mr.. Baker, returned,
with such force that the sharp point Of The horr in.
siru'nent passed through the heart two inches AZ
The mo%en, the steel entered Baker, he spsang upon
wood but wa: unable 10 inAict blow. and cell hack.
WARD ana expired 10 the presence Of hs family. Who
were witnesses OF this most cold bIooded marder-
wood dew to his room. where with q qua aRd other
weapons ne resisted, Tor time. all attempts 10
ned sraaeem: tried before Justice oft6e Peace and
committed 10 keeRe Jail Wood 10 maa OF proper.
", aged about 60. Baker about so years cid and
rhres OF his daughters were at work IN Peterborough
FACTORY a the time Of their fathers murder iIc,h
were incorporated t"V"'
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

IenRessee-we hardly need say, 10 the sclear Rri,.
In this state every thing that looks iases or smes
like va" Bmre"'sm is considered quockery rs the mo-
ted Steam Doctor, Ned Rucker, was m active apeo,
IN getting II up, aud 10 discarded accordingly.
CaIeRa (LHI Adp
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

A farmer of Loeb Fine bought nedstea'
when he was married which cost 20 pence
on which his spouse has gwen b'rtn 10
children. All this comes "t commencing '"'
world in a cheap way.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

: Intoiible test to discover a Yankee.-The
lNor!nampton Gazette says, that +" no true son
f. 2. New England can contemplate pumpkin
"lnou1 experiencing peculiar emotions-and
nothing would sooner make hin, home.;cI -
a strange land than the sound Of that ex nres'
siTe, bIant, plain. honest word Pumpkin."
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

Mr.. Walter Hayward. Jr. was found sus-
pended from an oak tree in the neighborbood
OF ms residence, at Brdgewairr. Mass. on
the nth inst. He was married to a beautiful
young lady only five days before.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

Widening the Erie CdnoE--Ws are happy
to state, says the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce,
that the Board of Canal Commissioners have
determined to enlarge the Canal SO as to give
il seuen feet depth Of water, and in general sew.
eRty feet width Of water on the surface, with
slope Of two feet to one in the banks. The
locks are to he enlarged so ne to he one humid
RED and ten feet long between the quoin posts,
and sixteen feet wide in the clear, and in 9TH
er respects be adapted to the enlarged Canal.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

Which Is to be belieued 2-"I will only add that NV
answer 10 Gen. Krepps written without consui+
taton with the President any else, and If Il pas
ranked blythe President that he did knO,D any thing
of IT'S contents.'' ANDREW J. DONELSON.
l never have franked any letters or packages for
Major Doneson, tcithOut being Informed ofth con-
tents" ANDREW JACKSON
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

A man named Joseph Adams, was found
dead on the pavement in front of Congress
Hall, Cincinnati, on Wednesday morning
week. He had retired to bed the evening
before apparently sober and well, and it was
supposed that he had got up in his sleep and
! IN himself or fell from the third story
ne was SO injured by the fall as to cause in
slant death.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

The poor rates in the four Pr'nc'P|1 cue
in the United States. are stated 10 'he b"s'"'
Mercantile Journal, to be nearly as follows
Philadclpbia, S1S8 900; New-York, 10000
Boston, 10000; Baltimore, 10000.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

Co"e'et'o" for Peyjury.-At a late court for
Portage county, Ohio, Col. w. B. Washing.
ton was convicted of perjury, and sentenced
to years imprisonment. He was man OF
standing and property, whose avarice prompt.
ed him to commit the perjury.
Litchfield enquirer., 1835-11-05

Pennsylvania dead against Van Burem-Thore il
no doubt tsays the N. Y. Star large majority of the
people OF this state opposed the " heir
The combined vote Of Wolf and Muhienbere presents
an apparent maosy ofabout 10 IL 600 over Rtner
bnt must he recoliected that many il not more than
$4,000 votes of the Wings were thrown away anon
wolf aud that there are 10 Wing papers which sup
ported him Thus there is, in this state, clear ma
jor,y against Van Buren. ~
Thus the Philadelphia Gazette SAYS :-"In the civ
and county Of Philadelphia aone Mr.. r. fell behind
ihe WING ticket about 900, and Gov. Wolff about
that number ahead Of his ticket. We might instance
other cHses-as in Franklin county, Mr.. Fuiler,on
elected Senator, was in favor Of WOLF and yet de-
cided Whig." -. -
On Thursday, the Mayor was informed that there
was negro on board the brig Robbery, arrived from
New-Tork, who had abolition pamphlets and incen-
diary prints and Immediately sent the captain Of the
guard with Of his men to Investigate. The &C.
cused WINS found with print representing negro in
chains. with the words superscribed Am not mani
am not your brother - and afterwards stanza in
English verse-issued by the abolitionisie. The
pamphlet issued also by one Of the An,islaverv
societies. and signed By A. Judson, and written
by J. G. Whittier. The captain or the Robbery has
heen bound to give testimony and the negro has beeO
imprisoned.-N. Orleans Bee.
1snnessee-we hardly need saw is the "cIear grit,
n this state every thing that looks ias,es or smells
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-11
AAanA for Sale.
IA
sEss fpAa
ssissW

q Wish TO sell my Land, lying in Amherst
county II miles from L,nchburp. and and
VA" ',, miles from The Court.hou.e, and mile and
nan west of the Main load from Iynchhnro ,a
oha'Iot'esville- 100 acres in tho l,a,, T6ea
Is nor II more healthy situation Ia the State nor 4
p'",e more certain TO yield well in very kind Il
gram tobacco aud clover. There are about q d
.''s !" '"'nVation, and five hundred in woods 4
Si'a' part OF which is as rich tobacco land as could
De Desired. The improvements are a good framed
D"e''"g House, with rooms, and the usual out
houses bearing trees OF good froits of various
"'"uA, sunhcient Tor my one family. Possession
"o"'o oe given on or before the first day Of Jazz
afv' 1886 with the privilege of seeding at ..
common time. Any purchaser can be amply iur
n''hed on The place, with grain and rough fool
1--WE STOCK aud plantation tools. NY land is II
"""dan'y walered with good springs and branch !
eS. Enl,p WINSTON
= Refer to DR.. G. ~. Rose who is authorized 4
sell. T w.
Jan. % wt,
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,LyNgUBURG sPRING R1CEs
ZaHE. Races over this Course viii commence
on tuesday the ooh OF May, and Continue

YnfIE Races over this Course WIN commence
on tuesday the ooh Of May, and Continue
four days.
FIRST DAY-A Swecpsake Colt kacf, Tor
three year old colts and fllies, one mile aud re.
peat-$50 entrance, Z. p three entries hh'
closed.
John s. HUT enters WIN. Terry's) sorrei colt
Red Wasp. by Shakespeare, dam Kitty Madison,
Benjamin Davidson enters bay colt. by ohah
speare, (vilh one white hind ioot,) dam unknown
Wm. McCargn cutters bay colt, by air Charles
dam bv Virginian.
SECOND DAY.-Prnp,ietor's Purse, 500, two
mill heats. entrance SIS.
THIRD DAY.-Jockey Club Pure, 500, tl,ree
mile heats, entrance $50.
FOURTH DAY.-Proprleio,'s Purse, s2uo,'wo
mile heats, entrance S15.
The Proprietor IS prepared to accommodate for
~ fifty Race Horses.
The money for each days race will be paid 10
the winn,r subject to the usual discount. The
proprietor feels warranted in saying to the pubic
that The prospect bids fair ioi good sport this
spring l. II. OLIVER, Proprietor.
April tdr
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April 81
NOTICE..
ids

ln@ virtue OF n decree OF the Circuit Superior
- Court Of Law and Chancery, for the county
Of Amherst, pronounced on the 9Ih day Of Apnll,
1870, III the suit, Prosser Powell, PIT. against
William JoplIng, Nelson Crawford, Leonard
irniy, Abram Carter and others dens The un
ders'ened, who IS thereby appointed n commits
s'oner for he purpose will, on Friday the ooh day
Oh May next, proceed the premises, 10 sell, (be=
ginning With the tracts us herein after enumerated
aud selling only so much as may DO necessary 10
satisfy tho purposes OF the sud decrec,l 10 the
highest bidder, for ready monty that is tract
oil iand lelong to Abfam Garrett, lying IN the
county OF Amherst, sly led the Saw Min Tract or
LIT NO Z, and adjains Robert II. Carter and
others which contains 212 hces. Ais, anohfr tract
adjoining the tract first mentioned, known by the
name OF the Luvchdy Mountain, and contains Isl
ncres.-And on the goth MAY next, L shall proceed,
On The premises, in like mannrr, to sell to the high.
est bidder, for ready money, another tract OF land
also belonging to the said Abram Carter, aud in
said decree mentioned, which is in the said count,
Of Amherst, containing 100 acres, lying between
ihn North and South branches Of b. lialne river
aud ON the Fork Mountains .ad Joining the lands o
Aaron lllgginbo'ham aud others.
THOMAS n. EUBANk D,
herV0t amherst, ~'"'"'''''o''''
apfbZ ids
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-11

lai.t clpI=. ! y tl- ltUd ut lHH - IN aHst.s
produced " heai ill Il b-came wotn gu - bad hus-
bandry while IN England, from land which has
been un Ier steady cultivation for more than thou
sand years 10 bushels Of wheat arc only considered
fair crop.
IL was stated last November, in the foughkeep-
sic Journal, thai L. llobtook, Esq haa raised $50
bushels Of plsl eyed potaioes from nefe md thn
With lutte abor, mostly performed by the plough,
and that he had raised from another acre. 059
bushels Of ruta baga turnips, weighing Il pounds
to the bashe EQUAL to 80 tons, ; 1fs. and ~
pounds aa1 TIA, the measure was nude by disin.
tercstcd persons, who were wiling 10 testify TO the
production. And the same OF similar improve
mcn's, IN almost every agricultural production,
whether vegetable or suImol nte tie eonstanl and
natural &c ulis Of good management. Hof IL the
advantage confined alone to increase Of quantity
the qunllty Of the uniclcs,s Sand consequently tho
price IN market, is frequently enhanced II nearly
he same rlio. ! he produce Of a Will eondnctcd
dairy is sought for with avidlty Of al advanced
price, even when ordinary nriclos Of The hod will
scarcely sell al ALL In the article Of CIDER, when
that which IS common will not brns dollar : bar
rel that which Is first rate viii generally command
cash OF five dollars
And even here, with increase Of quantity, quail
lly, and price, the farmer If tai, na and enorpizc
docs not stop lie reflects that 10 all these ndyan
tagcs he add variety to his stock Of goods, by
introducing such foreign articles as arc adapted o
the climate where he IS situated. lie ro1ec's that
the vast sums of money which leave the country
annually for WINE and silk an expense probably
IN which he hmsefs not exempt from bearing
hnro-msht not only be saved to the county, but
tina, he could thereby convert a tax into an IN
come
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-11

fas=s D.. anil Iufhtss.-la the Astlcui.
tunsi oi the last your appeared Two auiccs one on
the besi mode OF raising ducks and The Other on
Keys. Two seasons taye since passed away. and
the writer ofths has been enabled to test the eica-
cy Of those directions, and, in every instance that
came under hi5 knowledge, they have been attended
with perfect success. The directions for raising
ducks wefe 10 feed them on animal food and keep
thcm dry. Individuals, who hive adopted this
plan, have sent to our markets from 800 to 700
ducks Of tie fines, kinds, and they have no dseas.
es among Their, and found no difficulty in raising
them.
Two or three individuals WHO have tried the ex-
pertinent Of driving their turkeys, when young, TO
dis aree from the house, where the greatest NUM-
Der Of insects were TO be found, and feeding and
housing them in the manner directed by the Agd.
culiud.t, have stated that they have raised from 100
to 300 turkeys, and they have pronounced it to be
a method which, OF oil others, lhey believed best
calculated 10 be attended with success.
southern Agr.
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RAISING IRISH POTATOES.

Perhaps II IS not generally known, tbai the Irish
setatiou. Yel suet we arc IN orned by IA oxpe-
rorccd grower Of hem on the lanfs the OHIO Rlv-
cr, IS the fact
Il viii be remembered Ly every Individual in
the habit Of missing tho IRISH podtoo, that here is
great inequality III the time Of their coming up
Such conc up FIRST WIN have attained the
height Of several inches, when Others are ust
pcoplng out Of the ground. That in digging early
potatoes some vines will have large potatoes, and
others small yet all were planted on the same day
This difference IN the coming up md growth of the
polaoc, Is produced by the distinct terminating
quality TO be found in each.
To ascertain the truth our theory we will d
rect how the aroof can be made. On looking ut
poatoe, it will be found that at ono end is stem
like that Of IN apple, which is where II was attach
c1 to the fbfous root Of the vine. The opposite
end will be found to be studded with eyes. Cut
your potatoes IL the mid.le between these ends
and then cut eaeh cnd lao as many pieces rs you
have eyes, 10 The usual siZo you IN he hub
1t of cutting potatoes for planting Tor leaving at
least one eye 10 each piece. BE careful that you
keep the cuttings Of oach separate. Plant them in
separate rows or drills. II will DC found that III,
planting from the end VIII the eyes are, will come
up and be fit for al ens, ten days before planting
from The stem, although all are put IN the ground on
the same day.
This is experiment easily tried We have
ottcsted It's truth ourscf bat intend doing so the
present season. We hop, it will be ulod by others
and the result communicated for general informa
ton. l. lHtSiana Journal.
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LhRGE pRODUCTS
y WIN VI n UT
Il. X. MEAD.

John Stevens, of lloboken, has produced on one
acre liS bushels ard ; quarts Of Indian Corn.
Earl Sumson, Of Saratoga, SOC bushels on S
acres, average II bushels snd 900 bushels on 10
acres, average equal to liz bushels
In pennsylvania, Joseph Evans 1916 bushels
John Woli III IL bushels, Samuel Anderson l23
bushels md II quarts. Isaac Vanvookcns leo bush
els lsanc Buckingham / Is bushels and quart
James Glakey ll3 bushels, Jesse Cooper los bush
els, ard Desrasse Jennings 100 bushels All these
applied or premiums u, the same time, in one and
The same county, and each was the ayeiase pro
duct OF i've acres. could 90 on with long ca,a.
logua OF Instances, all perfectly authenticated O
moe than 100 bushes 10 an acre but will recile hut
one more. In 1881 Mr.. Charles BugLee. of Pal.
mef, Massachusetts, where the soil is decidedly ac-
ano~lcd,ed to be inferior 10 the soil of New York.
OIL Go - D bushels from five acres.
Ehl th3 asto shiny results Of good farming are
10 eoHlioed aloh 10 Indian corn. The richest sol
N tie wofld ,=unles1 ,eplcnshed from year 10 year
" y oecone 80 exhausted by successive crops OF
whsa dat Il " y produce no more while the poor
- land " sh3liful management, may, In hbcu
&c sane leng'i Of TINE, be made to yield an alum.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-11
POLITICAL.

THE CHURCH OF OUR FATHERS.
Halt screened by its trees in the Sabbaths eaiin
stnic,
The Church of cur Fathers, how meehy II
stands,
q villagers gaze on the old hallowed pile
twas dear 10 their he0us-It was raised h
their hands.
Who loves not the place where they wofshpPed
their God
Who loves not the ground where lheir ashes
repose
Dear even the daisy that blooms in the sol,
For dear is the dust out of which II afose
Then say shall the Temple our Forefahers built,
Whch the storms OF past ages have battered IN
vain,
Abandoned by us from supneness or gull,
Q say shall !, fall 10y the rash and ptofana
No perish the impous hand that would take
One shred from its altar-one stone from IT'S
The pure blood of Martyrs hath flowed Tor its
sake
And its fal-if it fall--shall be REDEEMED by
ours.