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THE OSIER WILLOW.


The Osier for weeping] Willowis worthy a
place, on every farm, because it takes up but
little ground, requires very little care, and fur
nishes the best materials for baskets, which
are indispensable to the farmer. This,
like all the willows, is readily propagated
by cuttings. Where it has taken good root,
its shoots, in good ground, grow from four
to eight feet in season. These shoots
should be taken off every winter. unless
very large willows are wanted, and the mum.
Der is thereby increased. The art Of fab
ricating baskets from them is easily acquired,
andmay be practised in evenings and stormy
DAYS in the winter without cost. For Or
dinary baskets the osicr is used with the bark
on but for neat house baskets they are
peeled. The best way to divest them OF
the bark is to cut, short and tic the osiers
in small bundles, say early in March, and
place the bundles in pool ofstagnant water;
and at the season the leaf buds are bursting,
the bark will readily strip off. The osiers
may then be laid up, to be used when leisure
will permit. A we'll made os;er basket is
worth three or four made Of splits. We
have them which have been in wear for
years, and arc yet good. To give them
firinness and durability, a good rim and
ribs Of oak, hickory or other substantial
wood, are necessary. .-S$M CuL
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19

We last week made an extract from
Franklin's Works, which we now continue.
But we preccde it by the following history
by DR.. Franklin himself.
"In 1892, l first published my Almanac
under the name of Richard Saunders; it
was continued by me about twenty-five
years, and commonly called Poor Richards
Alnanac. / endcayored to make it both
entertaining and useful, and it accordingly
came to be in such demand that reaped
considerable profit from it; vending, annu-
ally near ten thousand. And observing
that it was generally read, (scarcc'any neigh
borhood in the province beng without it) |
considered it as proper vehicle for convey
ing instruction among the common people,
who bought scarcely any other books. l
therefore filled all the little spaces that oc-
Cured between the remarkable days in the
Calendar, with proverbial sentences, chiefly
such as inculcatcd industry and frugality, as
the means of procuring wealth, and thereby
securing virtue; it being more difficult for
a man in want to act always honestly, as
Ito use here one Of those proverbs sit IS
hard for an empty sack to stand upright" J"
These proverbs which contained the wisdom
of many ages and nations, assembled and
formed into q connected discourse prefixed
to the Almanac of 1857, as the harangue
of wise old man to the people attending
an auction: the bringing all these Scattered
counsels thus into focus, enabled them to
make greater impression. The piece beng
universally approved, was copied in all the
newspapers of the American Continent, re-
printed in Britain on large sheet of paper
to be stuck up in houses two TRANSACTIONS
were made of it in France, and great mum.
bcrs' bought by the clergy and gentry to dis
tribute gratis among their poor parlshloners
and tenants. In Pennsylvania, as it discou-
ragged the useless expense Of foreign super
huities. some thought it had its share OF In.
Ruencc in producing that growing plenty OF
money which was observable Tor several
years after its publication.
The rise old mans address at an auction
continued.
'Methinks l hear some Of you say,
"must a man afford himself no leisure?"
will tell thee, my friend, what poor Richard
says; "employ thy time we'll, If thou mean
est to gain leisure; and since thou art not
sure Of minute, throw not away an hour" !"
Leisure is time for doing something useful !;
this leisure the diligent man will obtain, but
the lazy man never; for ga life of leisure
and life of laziness are two things. Ma
nv, without labor, would live by their wits
only, but they break for want of stock )"
whereas industry gives comfort, and plenty,
and respect. oily pleasures, and they Will
follow you. The diligent spinner has q
large shift; ard row | have sheep and a
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19
PEACH TREES.

A correspondent ofthc Farmer and Gard
ner says, that having cleared his peach trees
from the worms, he took some fine screen
inzs of anthracite coal, and having cleared
away the dirt from about the stock, put
about quart or two of the screenings to
each; and that, the trees thus served, were,
a year afterwards, wholly free from worms.
In corroboration of the efficiency of this
remedy, we add, we have applied the ashes,
blended Us they always are with fine coal,
in like mnaner, and with like apparent
success.-CuNivator.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19

COW, every one bids me good-morow."
H. But with our industry VIC must like
wise be steady, settled, and careful, and over.
see our own afFairs with our own eyes, and
not trust too much to others; for, US poor
Richard says,
81 never saw an oft-removed tree,
Nor yet an oft-rcmoyed family,
That tllrove IS we'll as those settled be-"
And again, "three removes is as bad as a
fire." and again "keep thy shop, and thy
shop will keep thee;" und again, if you
would have your business done, 60, if not,
send" And again,
"He that by the plough would thrive,
Himself must either hold or drive"
And again, "thc eye of a master will do
more work than both his hands," and a.
gain "want of care does US more damage
than want Of knowledge; and again, "not
to oversee workmcn, is to leave them your
purse open." Trusti' g tco much to others
care is the ruin of many; for, "if you
would have faithful servant, and one that
you like, serve yourself A little neglect
may breed great mischief; for want of a
nail the shoe was lost, and for want Of q
shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a
horse the rider was lost" being overtaken
and slain by the enemy; all for want Of a
little care about horseshoe nail.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19
PaREyT,S DEPARTMENT.

Instead of any selections under this head
in the present number of our paper, we
merely recommend a little volume entitled
"Babington on Education" which every
parent ought to read, and which none can
read without profit. For the American
editions (scveral having been publshcdD the
Rev. Mr.. Galaudet, himself distinguished
teacher, has written preliminary essay, IN
which he gives the following account of the
author.
This volume, containing A Practical
New of Christian Education in its early
saagss, By Thomas Ba5ington, Esq.,, is one
of the best treatises on this subject, in our
language. Its author was, not long since, If
he is not still, u member Of the British Par
lament, and also extensively engaged in
commercial transactions in the city of Lon
don. His sentiments, therefore, repugnant
as they doubtless will be to the feelings OF
those who entertain vague and low views OF
Christian faith and practice, are not to be
attributed to the narrowness Of his sphere OF
observation or of duty to his want Of ex-
pansion Of mind or refinement Of feeling ;
to his secluded habits and ignorance of the
world; or to contracted and ilhberal esti-
mate of the doctrines and acquisitions of the
gospel. Nor is he mere theorist, descan-
ting on what might be best, and leaving plain,
practical parents to smile at the uselessness
of his speculations. He has himself brought
| up very numerous family Of children, to
whose education he has devoted his time
and attention, with an assiduity and fire.
ouency that very few men, engaged in pub
lie Life, and the transactions of an extensive
business, have been able to bestow upon
such an object. What he says, therefore
is to be received as coming from one whose
own education, of the most liberal and ac-
complished kind; whose situation in socie-
ty, aiFording him the best opportunities OF
an enlarged acquaintance with human ma;
ture and the every day duties OF life; and
whose personal experience in reducing ms
principles to practice, or rather of deduc'ngs g
hsprinciples from his practice ;all consplre
to give great weight to his opinions and ad'
vice, among all parents who regard, as they
ought, not merely the temporal, but the
eternal, welfare of their offspring.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19

In the popularity of his religious scnti
ments, Mr.. Darlington, who is Of the Eng
lish, Protestant Episcopal Church, agrees
in the main, with those expressed in the
Christian Observer, or with what may be t;l.
milar to more of his readers in this country,
the views of Mrs. Hannah More.
The Biblical Repertosy, highly respec.
table quarterly periodical, published at
Princeton, N. j., in a commendatory re.
view of the work, after quoting the above
says, "-and we quote paragraph of some
length, not only because it we'll expresses
what we should otherwise swish to say our
selves, but because Mr.. Gallaudet is so fa-
vorably known to the public on the subject
of education, that his recommendation can
hardly fail Of effect"
The Reviewer concludes as follows:
ave arc des;rous, not only to recon-.
mend this little volume to every parent and
teacher, in all the confidence Of our convic.
ton, that it. is we'll worthy Of a purchase
and a perusal-yes, of oft repeated perusa|
but also to suggest to every clerical rea-
der, whether, if his judgment coincide with
ours, he might not extensively serve the
cause Of Christian education, and conse-
quently of the worlds conversion, by re-
commenting it from the pulpit, as we'll as
in private, to the people Of his charge"
The work costs but from 25 to SO cents,
according to the binding.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19
The Smithsonian Legacy.
INU. S. SENATE, Jan. 5, 1886.

IN L. S. SENATE, Jan. D, 1885.
Mr.. Leigh made the following Report,
The Committee on the Judiciary, to whom
was referred the message of the Presi.
dent of the l7th December last, trans
mitting to Congress Report Of the Sec
retary of State, accompanying copies Of
certain papers relating to bequest to the
United States by Mr.. James Smithson, of
London, for the purpose of founding, at
Washington, an establishment under the
name of aThe Smithsonian Institution,
for the increase and diffusion Of know
ledge among men," respectfully report:
That it appears that Mr.. James Smith.
son, late of London, deceased, by his last
will and testament, bequeathed the whole of
his property to his bankers, Messrs. Drum.
monds, Of Charing Cros;, London, in trust,
to be disposed of in manner therein provided
and directed; and desired his said execu-
tors to put his property under the manage
ment of the Court of Chapcery; and then'
(alter bequeathing an annuity of floo ster,
ling to John Fitall for lite,) he bcqueathed
and provided as follows: "To Henry James
Hungerford, my nephew, | g.ve and be-
qucath, for his life, the whole OF the income
arising from my property, OF every nature
and kind whatever, after payment of the
above annuity, and, after the death of John
Fitall, that annuity likewise; the payments
to be made to him at the time interest or d.
vidends become due on the stocks or other
property from, which the income arises
Should the said Henry James Hungerford
have child or children, legitimate or illegit-
innate, Eleave to such child or children, his
or their heirs, executors, and assigns, the
whole Of my property Of every kind, abso.
lutely and forever, to be divided between
them, if more than one, in the manner their
father shall judge proper; and in case OF
his oa,it.ipg to decide this; as the La'd
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Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19

Hoo to preserve pigs in good health and in good
appetite during the period of their tattening.
Mix with their food few gallnuts, bruized
with charcoal. We are unable to account
how this operates so benc6cially on the
economy the health of these animals, but
We are wishful to make itpublic, as we have
experienccd the result to be decidedly good.
British Farmers Magazine.
1t is known to every farmer, that hogs,
when fattening in close pen, are liable to
lose their Appetite become sick and die.
There are several preventives for this evil
as occasionally mixing little sulphur with
their food,giving them charcoal, rotten wood,
or permitting them to root in small yard
appended to the pen. Some Of these pre-
cautions are necessary.-Cultirator.
Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-01-19

To Correct Mustiness in Grui7s.
Corn whichis housed without being tho
roughly dried, or which is stored in damp
State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-15

M Editor
CINCINNATUS

NJ Editor:
do hope the time is near, when the
Church Of God will awake from her SUM
bcrs, and come up to the help Of the Lord
against the mighty. The commands of
Christ TO love our neghbor as ourselC and
TO remember those that are in bonds as
bound with them, have been too long dis.
regarded. And, indeed, upon many who
call Christ their Lord, they appear TO have
no more influence than rag Of light falling
upon an iceberg. Priest and Levite pass
by on tho other side, hut have no compas-
sion for their wounded, dying eighbor. But
this state OF things cannot remain; he that
is not in heart for slavery must be against
il. And he that will not raise his voice a.
gainst oppression, and all the crimes en-
bodied in our slave system, will soon be
ranked with the oppressor. They are par
takers in other mems SINS and aid the cause
Of slavery just az much as the moderate
drinller aids the cause of the drunkard.
But it is pleasing consideration, that
there are such indications Of returning life
in the galley Of Org bones--a noiso-and
shaking, and moving of bones. At THEN
late meeting at Montpelier the Methodist.
took noble stand; and there appears to be
an excellent spirit on the subject of slavery
peryading the northern portion of tina,
church. How can the disciples Of Johr
Wesley tolerate slavery in their church
And where is Roger Williams las the
mantle Of that prosecuted advocate Of civil
and religious liberty fallen upon none Of
bis denomination Delivered from OPP
preston themselves, have they forgotten
their brethren who are in adversely? How
many follow the example of Pharaoh:
chief butler; Others may lie in chains, i
they can enjoy the careSses Of The great
drink their mine, and partakc Of their ieasts
But we rejoice, that among our Baptis
brethren all are not like Phnraoh's butler
State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-15

The ludicrOus effect produced on body
of armed MeXcans who heheld for the
fist time the movements of steam. boat,
is thus described by one of their officers:
AT the time of the Texian campaign.
General Geana, from the interior province
OF Guanaluato, while on the banks of tho
brasos with his troops, ordered seven of
his men who could swim, to 90 into the
water and stop n steamboat, filed with
TeXian soldiers, which was approaching at
the rate of ten or twelve miles an hour!
But as she came roaring on, sending forth
columns of smoke, with her sides barrica-
died with cotton bales, not only did the Sc
lected seven retreat, but the whole force
elgh; hundred men stood appalled, at the
"serpent OF fire. as they thought her.
When opposite the valiant army, the engi-
neer let OFT a terrific blast Of steam, and
the cavalry wheeled and fed. The inian-
try broke their lines, dropped their muskets,
and followed in the retreat, and the steam
boat was miles away before the soldiery
could be rallied to fire a gun. Indeed it
was with the utmost difficulty they could
be prevailed upon 10 approach the banks of
tile river at all, and when they did so it
was with fear and trembling.
State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-15

mere than to enable them to reud, write,
and keep accounts; | answer, nothing at
all, while education remnins so impracli-
cable tha' the highly, or at least the expcn-
siyely, educated matron is annoyed, to a
state Of peyishness, by the simplest nqui-
ries Other child, whose laudablc iuquisitivc-
ness is not uuiequenly r1eQr9ed by box
OF the ear, and the encouraging approval,
"get out Of my way you little plague."-
Although am aware that this description
is not universally, yet am constrained to
acknowledge, that il is too generally, appli-
cable. 1t must IT, subject ofdcep hui
initiation to the ambitious mother, to be
reminded of the entire abortiveness of her
own education, by the hourly questions Of
her inquisitive offspring, which she finds
herself altogether incapable of explaining.
would ask the individual, who deems
the foregoing an eXaggeration Of the fact,
TO point me TO her whose practical acquain-
lance with the principles of science enables
her to offer to her children, Ineligible, or
even plausible explanations ofthe common
est phenomenon with which we are pre-
scented; such as the motion of the atmos-
phere, the communication of sound, the
formation of clouds and ofdcw, the evapc-
ration and christalizalion ofwater, decompo-
sition by fire, the mechanical operation ofthe
screw, the associate utility of the dial and
equation table, or even the operation of
yeast in the manufacture of bread. If tho
truth of the above suggestion is no less
paIpabc than n tweak Of the proboscis,
which believe is scarcely questionable, an
inquiry, may be reasonably instituted, into
the cause Of the defect. Notwithstanding
parents may be charged with Indifference
and parsimony, teachers with deficiency of
qualification and negligence of duty, and
children with obtuscness of intellect and
ohstnacy of disposition; yet the predomi-
nant responsibility rests upon the legisla-
ture of the state, and upon it are chargoabe
the grosser defects of common education.
1t is undeniably and essentially the duty of
Legislation to exercise its powers, in the
promotion of the public welfare, whenever
and wherever they can be successfully ap-
piled, subject to no deduction for contin-
gencies.
lfit docs not already exist, let a fund be
created whose proceeds may be equivalent
to the institution Of a seminary for the
adequate qualification of school teachers,
under The direction of the government of
the state, with appropriate legislative ap-
pendages, and every friend of literature
may venture himself as n pledge of the
success of lis operation.
CINCINNATUS.
State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-15

ROYAL TAR DESTROYED BY FIRE--TwEN-
TY-sIX PASSENGERS LOST. From u letter
received by Messrs TopLn's, we learn that
the sumhoat Royal Tar, which plies be
tween St. Johns and Portland, took fire on
the 25lh inst ut 2 O'Clock, p. NJ. in Prenob-
scot Bay, within two miles of the Fox Is.
land, The boa was entirely destroyed, the
surviving passengers, sixty in number,Nere
taken of by the eastern Revenue Gutter.
The number of passengers on board, was
from 80 to 100, aud the number lost from
% to 30, there being several children who
had not been registered on the passenger
list. The boat took fire while lying at an
Choir for the purpose Of filling the boilers.
The scene presented by this schockng
catastrophe, must have been heart rendng
in the extreme. The last passenger seen
alive on board the boat, was frantic fe-
male, who had Just seen some Of her near
and dear kindred burnt before her eyes,
The mcnagerie of the geological Institute,
was on board the boat the elephant, cam
els, and horses of which jumped overheard,
while the other animals were consumed in
their cages Boston Press.
State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-15

john RANDoLPH's WILL. We learn
from lhe Fredrcksburgh Arena, that the
evidence in the case of John Randolph's
VIII, is taking wider and wider sweep.
Among the papers exhibited, is the extra.
ordinary correspondence between Mr. Ran
dolph and Mrs Morris the relct of Cow
crneur Morris, Esq, of New York, which
took place about the year ISl4, and touches
the most delicate transactions of the parties
TO il.
State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-15

The Mechanics Bank, at Concord, n pet
rag-mill of the party, has been relieved by
the Secretary of the Treasury, by being
made one of the depo,ie banks. Former
ly the public funds were deposited in the
banks for safe keeping; now they appear
to be deposited to keep the banks safe.
Dover Enquirer
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-07-21
EvENlNG SESSION,


MIR Kinney Of Augusta, from the COM
mlttee appointed TO nomintte and report
suitable persons to be placed on the cen,
tral corresponding committee, made the
following report and accompanying reso
iutlons, which were unanimously adopted:
The committee appointed TO nominate
suitable persons to be placed on the cen
trail corresponding committee, beg leave
to submit the following resolutions:
Resoired, That kenlon Harper, Alex
II I'll. Stuart. Litileton Waddtil, Nicholas
Z. Kinney, DR.. f. Berkeley, Thomas J.
Allchle. John b. Breckenridge, Benjamin
Crawford. John J. Craig. Jno G.. Sewers
VIM Frazier, Edward Valentine, DR.. +.
/, Strlblng, William Clarke, Robert =.
Brooke, and r l.. Cooke, be, and they
are hereby appointed a centralcorrespon-
Ding committee, with authority to fill any
vacancy which may occur in their own
body, or in the Electoral Ticket in favor
OF William Henry Harrison as President
OF the United States, and JOHN ~ Ter as
Vice President.
Resotced, That the central correspond
ing committee be authorized TO appoint
corresponding committees 10 the several
counties and corporations in which they
nave ho' yet been appointed; which com,
ni'tees shall have power and authority to
Hi any vacancies which may occur in their
own body, and TO add to their numbers.
On motion of Mr.. Hamilton of Fayette,
ReSoiUed, That the central correspond
ing committee superintend the printing OF
the Journal of this convention, and thar
they furnish copy thereof when publish.
ed, TO each of the gentlemen composing
The Electoral Ticket this day adopted, and
that they also furnish to each member Of
the convention five copies of said Journal.
On motion OF Mr.. Newton Of Ohio. #
was
ReSolred, That the central correspond
ing committee be requested to forward to
the Secretary of the Harrison central cor.
responding committee of Hamilton county
OHIO, five copies of the journal and pro.
ceedings Of this convention.
On motion Of MIR Kinney of Augusta, it
was
ResoIUed. That thescenIral correspond.
ing committee be requested TO cummuni-
cate to Gen. William ii. Harrison and J.
Tyler, Esq, the nominations made bv this
convention, and to forward to each Of
them, and to the Hon, Hugh l.. White, a
copy Of the Journal OF this convention
MIR. Harper, from the committee an
pointed TO nominate and report 10 the CON
Venllon. spending committees in the
several counties Of this commonwealth, as
lar as practicable, reported committees for
me following counties AlbemarIe, Au.
susta, Allegheny, Bath, Botetourt, Berke-
i5e,y' brooke. Cabell, Fayette. Greenbrier,
hardy jefferson, jackson, Kanawha, Lo.