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VAN buren, AND GEN. HARRISON


The Pctcrsburgh Intcllgcnccr in reviewing the pub
lie services Of the two candidates for the presidency,
says:
awe have been led into those reflections by re-
mark made by Cen Wnddy Thompson, in his speech
at Hanover on Saturday After drawing compar-
ison between the lives and services of Van Buron
and Harrison, Gen r. said, 81 have it from the best
authority that on the night Of the battle of Tppeca-
noe, when Gen. Harrison was standing ankle deep in
blood, and when his camp Illuminated by one
continued flash of the Indian rifle, Martin Van Burcn,
pcrfmei like millener, was leading a minuet nj a
ball in Albany" What contrast! If a volume had
been written on the subject it could not more COM
pletcy have depicted the characters of the two
We fancy now that we can see the two individuals in
their different positions There Is General Harrison
cheering, urging on and rallyng bis mon driving back
the snyaGcs from one position and rullanty attacking
them in anothcr and here is little VAN rocking with
cologne and still with pomatum rs oppresslvely odor
ferrous ever was a civc cat his dapper body nrrnyed
IN all the h1blments ola petit mdiire, hi7 whiskors
curcd I'm the last agony" and his Sinking lt'c face
distorted BY one everlasting grimanrc leading off his
partner with the practscd and grace Of French
dan ring master. Who can dwell upon this picture
without being sickcned and Disguised that such a
| thing as Martiu Van Buren, should ever have been
| chief magistrate Of this great nation
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THE STIR TREASITRY.

Let not the hearts of readers he troubled about
the operation Of tho new Sub-1'roasury Law, ms II
that enactment Were to bring any new sudden calam-
ity upon us, The Sub-Treasury has been IN opera
ton for several years, and tho Sub-Treosurers have
been in operation for nearly the same length of time
Tho evils which we are now enduring are the conse-
quonces Of the Sub.Trcasury system Illegally ox(r-
cised The effects Of ia legal operation will only be
to perpetuate the evils and ensure gradual but slow
increase Of Their effects
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In order to correct some Typographical errors,
we again insert the address oitho State Conven-
ton to tho People of Vermont. 1t is a clear,
concise, and vigorous paper, and presents in
strong light the reasons which demand a change
in the administration. 1t should he extensive
" read and circulated
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Az EXrosuRI.-Mr, r. n. Wickln6 (C;rcnsy Bob
protcnds tina, he had abandoned hts party on account
of the reply of three of the Generals friends 10 he
Oswego Association and the Generals refusal 10 nm
swcr certain neroga'oroa' All hsis mere pro,ence
,raorOus 6poeale. lie was AT heart loco foco las,
summer when he ran for Congress in opposition to Mr..
Halves, the Wing candidate, He then was to all in
tents and purposes loco ioco in feeling, although
Gen Harrison had AT that time declined 10 answer no
aic slons and although was the universal belief that
Mr.. CLAY, and not Gen, II. would be the wing candi-
date for the presidency The cndnF loco focos of his
District knew him 10 be ono of themselves they had
his sccrc, pledge to that effect md they !alorcd for
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From the Cleveland Herald.
ELISHA WIIITTIESEN.

Every body who has heard Of Elisha Whit,lcscy
knows that no man in Ohio stands higher in point Of
honor integrity and patriotism. When in Congress
Mr.. w. was known by the name Of " the worIiie -
lie was not willing to receive his own wages, nor
that any body else should receive theirs without dong
full days work. Mr.. w. lately made speech in
Trumbull county in which he took occasion to an
imadvcrt upon the extravaganza of the present ad.
mnlsrat0n, and related some four five outrageous
instances TO which we call the attention Of the public.
No. |.
Mr.. w. sad he would read from the report of the
secretary of the treasury, item, which, although
small, Is characteristic Of the manner in which the
pablo. money is expended at Washington. lie then
read the estimate OF Vce hundrcd and f0riy odd dot
lars for 0H'ndGncc at The reScrN rate If the cdJjtOl
He remarked that the Office Of gate keeper originated
but few years sincethat he had observed from day
10 day at the western gate of the capitol man who
appeared 10 have nothing TO do and yet kept his po-
sltlon at the gate in a few days he had an umbrella
raised over his head, and by this time Mr.. w.
the conclusion that the man mus, have pcrmancn,
post NJ the nnte. Mr.. w made inquiry, and learned
hat he had been appointed gate keeper, Ere long
the man had a covering erected in the STYLE Of sem
try box in lieu Of bis umbrella, and since that he has
been, - all apponrences, one of the officers Of the
general government. Mr.. w. said there was some
shruhbory, DC. growing about the gate, and very
beautiful flower: that Mr. Dickinson, secretary Of
the navy who is an old bachelor and botnnis,, was
fearful that some lady might pluck the flower and
suggested the idea of this new officer ostenshy to
attend the Gnc, nnd really to watch the flower, lest
ton of this fir flower Mr., Secretary Woodbury.
commonds the expenditure Of five hundred and forty
dollars for the current year.
No 2
Mr.. Whit'lesev remarked that he had observed .
man leaning against the capitol for two three day.
IN succession, with cane in his hand, and occasions
ally moving round in the shade of tree to avoid tho
rays Of the lie at first supposed him to be som,
stranger in Washington but as he continued in III,
| same place from day to day. Mr.. w. inquired whn
was the occasion of the mans occupying that post
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PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENTAL new law has been
passed. of remarkable character, the object of which
prevent all passengers and others on railroads,
steamboats,, and stages from carrying any letters or
packages and to conine them to the tedious mail
routes This is arbitrary aud shameful and can only
tend 10 stop the quick diffusion Of important nteli-
gence all over the country It's an insult to free
peoule- v COur
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IIORANGIIO
EMPEROR of The TI'itqs and Commander-in
Ciif Qfhc Cider Barrels and lion CoopS
in The STATE Of Ohio"


intending it as mere Jest. Rut that before 1t was
srlcl, OF it was shown to another person, who sue-
pnsted that the lest would be much better il puported
TO he signed By Alfred Kelley as Chairman of the
Wing State Central committee, and that yielding TO
the suggestion the former signature had been stricken
ont and that of Mr. Kelley substituted, appears
in the printed Circular. 4 part of the Circulars were
directed by the author and the residue by the person
who suggested the change of signature Mr., SAGE is
one of the publishers of the Straight Out HarriSonIan
and has heretofore been on intimate terms with his
informant. Having finished his statement Mr. Sage
was requested to name the person 10 whom he refer
red lie hcreupon, gave the name of James o. Bra
man. At the request OF all present. that person was
sent for He confirmed fully in all essential partcu-
lars the statement made by Mr. Sage, OF his CONVEX
saon with him, as above given Upon beng asked
what were his politics he replied II belong 10 the Adj
minis,raon party" Being asked To disclose the per-
son at whose suggestion the name of Mr. Kelley was
mt to the Circular he answcrcd-that it was Mr..
Ellsworth nom Licking county, or near the line lie
was then asked what were his politics. lie replied
that "he did not know whether he had any--that he
was too Young to be voter"
These facts establish clearly the source and author
ship of the Circular, and think should cyoneralC
entirely from suspicion, all others upon whom an,
mputation, in regard to the matter has hccn cast
Further comment by us is deemed unnecessary. Il
may be proper to add, that Ncssrs Nlclary and
Bella Latham, and Messrs. Alfred Kelloy and !. w
Andrews, were present throughout the examination
| n H. SwAYSE,
q. SWAN,
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ADJOURNMENT or CoNoREss-The house OF Ren.
rcsontaycs has adopted resolution 10 adjourn on
the 2lst inst The Senate, it believed will concu,
in the resolution, Congress will then have been Il
session thirty three weeks
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Ono presidential tcIn,-an economical lmins-
ira tion--a sound currcncy--a protecting tariff
low salarics-and full prices for labor,
and the products oi!abor.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
ron VICE EsIDEST.
JOHN TYLER, OF Virginia.

In all ages and all countries, it has been observed,
shat the cutvators Of the soil are those who least
willing TO part with their rights and submit themselves
TO the will of mastcr-WM II. HARnisoS.
"The people he United NdtcS-May they ever
remember that toprcscrvc ihcirlbcrtics they must do
their own voting and their own lighting.
"TnE BLESSINGS or THOUSANDS OF WOMEN ASH
CHILDREN, RESCUED FROM THE scALriNG KNirE or THE
RUTHLESS SAVAGE or THE WILDERNESS, ASp FROM THE
STILL MORE SAVAGE PROCTOR REST on HARRISON
AND MS GALL MT ARMy."-S Simon SRw'cr's NSsdcc
TO tie Pcnnsplrouid LcgjslatHrc December l0H 1873
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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1910.

scure chicftain in Tartary, who few re-
gimcnts of Cossacks would soon reduce to
obedience. A glance at the map will at
once show what was the real object in
view. Khiva is situated on the Oxlls, and
the Oxus flows from the northwest from
the mountains which take their rise from
the northern boundary of Cabool. Its
stream is navigable to the foot of the Az
ghanistan mountains, and from the point
where water communication ceases, it is
passage of only five or six days to the
valley Of Cabool. If, therefore, the Rus
slams once establish themselves at Cabool
they will have no difficulty in reaching
the possessions of Shah Sloojah /; and
their establishment will 90 far to outweigh
the influence established by the British,
by tho Ahghanistan expedition, among
the Aflganistan tribes. Already, if re-
cent accounts can be relied on, this effect
has become apparent. Dost Mohammed,
expelled from his kingdom, has found
support among the Tartar tribes; backed
by their support, he has already reap
peared over the hills, and rcgaincd part
ofhis dominions, and the troops, on their
return to Aflghanistan, have already re-
ccivcd orders to halt. Let us hope that
it is not our case, as it was in the case of
the French at Moscow, that when they
thought the campaign over, it was only
going to commence.
Regarding, then, our success in AFT
ganistan as having accelerated by several
years the approach of this great contest,
it becomes the British nation we'll to con-
slider what preparations they have made
at home to maintain it.
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and keep the hen-housc clean.


9. Never allow your chickens to be
without food. | have often been asked
what is the best food to make hens lay /?
l have made several and repeated expc-
rimcnts to decide this question. The re-
suit is, give your hens and rooster, (who
by the way requires as much, nay more
attention than the hens, )watcr, gravel, and
animal food, and they will lay as we'll on
one kind of food as on another. Pota-
toes, corn, wheat, rye, oats, buckwhcat,
barley, and any thing that they will eat,
will do. Boiled food is cheapest and best
for hens, especially if kept up all the
year, as they should be. l have followed
the above rules ever since owned chick
ems. We have always had more eggs
than was required for use; and our chick
ems have never had any epidemic among
them. With the exception of moulting
season, that is when they shed their
feathers, with iudicious management,
hens will lay for 200 days in the year.
10. Hens lay well and do we'll for four
years. How much longer they would
continue fruitful | know not.
IL. There is great difference in hens.
Some breeds lay every day, until they
empty the ovary. Others twice in three
days. Others only everyothor day. The
creole breed arc the best layers have
seen, except breed at Judge Burr's, in
New Jersey, called BOBBY chickens.
They lay every day. Eggs large chick
ems strong, large and Of quick growth.
Hens set well.
IL. Never frightcn nor chase your
chickens, unless they get into your gard
en-. In that case l have found that the
crack of whip more cAectually deferred
them than any thing else, from venturng
into forbidden ground. l do not know
why it is, but they seem more afraid of
the smack of the whip than any one
would suppose who has never tried it.
If these remarks are not deemed sulli-
cicnt, any other in addition will be cheer
fully made when required, by
Yours, respectfully,
THOMAS p. HUNT,
WYOMING, Penn.
The Drunkard's Friend.
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FRUIT TREES.
To THE EDITOR OF THE CULTIVATE

~ IhE IIDlIOK OF THE OCLTIVATOR
Dear SRI was much pleased with
some observations made in your remarks
on communication from Col. Leland in
your number of 18th January because
they correspond with my own experience
IN regard to the treatment of fruit trees,
have been constant reader of the Guilt
tor tor the last six months, and am glad to
see that you do not encourage the specu-
lations of visionary theorists, to the dis
appointment and injury of practical far
mcrs. l think that writer's on agriculture
had better adopt the course pcrsaed by
most medical writer's of the present day by
rejecting all vague theories and drawing
all differences from undisputed facts. If
writer gives his instructions from the
DRY built on supposition he leads us into
practical errors, and in consequence we
"labor in vain and spend our time for
that which profteth nol."
But to the subject of pruning apple
trees some are in favor of removing a
large portion of the tree with an idea that
the remaining branches will prove more
productive, but | very much doubt the
wisdom of such course : The balance
between the roots and branches ought to
be as nearly equalaS possible; if the roots
predominant over the top the sap, in lar
ger quantities than necessary, Is forced
into the remaining branches and produces
cxubcrant suckers, and also stagnatcs in
the stumps of the amputed limbs and is
followed by an extensive rottonncss and
premature decay of the trees.
On the other hand if the branches arc
in too great proportion for the root, then
there is deficiency of circulating sap and
the tree is unproductivo and loses its for
MGR thrifty appearance and shows marks
of decay by its dying branches. / lived
in the neighborhood Of a wealthy farmer
who in his early years planted large
orchard of apple trees, spared no pains
nor expense to have them MANFRED and
properly taken care of while growing A.;
and when arrived to a good size and large
enough to bear he was influenced by the
popular theory of the day to commence
pruning tlicil Hilc lols, uiill!llllS out tiIc
branches, cutting off large limbs, white
washing &c, for fifteen years Or more to the
present time. And now, large proper
ton ofthomhavc the appearance OF decay
having never produced but little fruit, and
on the whole the orchard has been very
unproductive, and has not requtcd him
for his labor and expense, and if we are
allowed to trace effects from causes, |
should conclude the failure, in a great
measure, was owing to the severe prun-
ings the trees underwent from time to time.
And further have noticed the effects of
pruning or rather saving off large limbs
from my own trees.
In the year 1917 pruned a tree which
had been neglected, the top had become
large and matted together it was nigh
my buildings; l cut off several large limb
which interiered with my gateway, and
formed as handsome atop as was able
to from such tree. The tree was young
and thrifty and had produced handsome
crop of apples the year before the prun-
ing, but instead Of producing apples as I
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ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

We notice an able article in Black
woods Magazine, on the late important
British expedition into the Adghanistan
territory. 1t is prefaced by the remark
of Gibbon, that call conquest must be
Intellectual unless it could be universal
for if successful it only involves the bel
ligerent power in additional difficulties,
and wider sphere of hostility" 1t was
80 with Rome, with Macedon, with Bona
parte, and so it always will be; and
England is destined, we doubt not, ere
long, to experience the natural reverses
ever attendant on extended power. Her
late passage of the Indus, the natural
western boundary of India, and incurson
into the territories which divide India
proper from the Russian Asiatic provinces
and Persia, supposed to be now in the
interests of Russia) professedly to succour
her allies, as certain dcthroned princes
here are termed, are but prctences to
extend her Eastern dominions, and at the
same time raise barriers against the gigan-
tic power of Russia, who, under frivolous
pretexts, is extending her influence to the
East. She has very lately sent an army
to khiva, near the Sea of Aral, in Inde-
pendent Tartary, and viewing Persia's
declining power as under Russian influ-
ence, the outposts of England and Russia
may now be considered as almost within
hailing distance. That Russia has designs
on British India, as we'll as to swallow up
Turkey, (almost in the last stages of de-
cline) at convenient season, can hardly
longer be concealed. Her road mist be
through the very provinces West of the
Indus, lately invaded by the English for
ces from India. Herat is on the Eastern
border of Persia, and referred to in the
British Parliament, as having lately fallen
under Russian influence. The extracts
which follow, from the article referred to,
unravel the thread of causes, and show
better and more substantial reasons for
this incursion into Affghanistan, than the
Government of India is willing should
meet tho public eye:-N. III. Sentinel.
From Blackwoods Magazine for February.
AFFGHANISTAN EXPEDITION.
POLITICS OF THE EAST.
Having thus gotquit of the shadow even
of British influence throughout the whole
of Persia, the Russians were not long in
following out the now smoothed highway
toward Hindostan; the siege of Herat,
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NAPOLEON AND HIS GUARD.

There was dauntless soldier once
In France, the story goes,
Who by his skill and bravery
TO fame and fortune rose.
Nor halted in his bright career,
AS afterward It's shown,
Till from private soldier he
Did mount the Bourbon throne.
This soldiers name soon spread abroad
To Russass wide domain,
And "ocr the everlasting Alp"
Through Italy and Spain.
Old Germany and Prussia, ten,
Own'd him their "victor lord"
When Jena saw, and Austerltz,
This soldier draw his sword.
This soldier had some comrades too
So runs the story OH
Whose starlight brightness added to
The glory of his sun,
And when for Europe's crowns aud throne:
His hero-game he play'd,
They led his conquering eagles ON
And gave him gallant aid.
But chiefest did this soldier love
And hold in high regard
A noble band-in story calPd
The Old Imperial Guard.
And well they fought his love TO win,
This legion Of the brave,
Witness for them far Moscow's walls
And Beresina's wave.
Nor these alone the scenes, wherein
These bravest of the brave,
This soldiers fortunes to redeem,
Their lfe-blood freely gave
Let Leipsic's fight, and Migrants, tell
Their IA me without a stain:
Dresden's hard siege and Lodi's bridge
And Borodino's plain.
And when the clouds misfortune brings
Came gath'ring from atar,
And dark'ning all the horizon
Obscur'd this soldiers "star,"
Twas then this brave old gallant Guard
Babe him make mock of fear,
For none should harm their soldier king
While stood a grenad:er.
Obedient 10 this soldiers word,
Led by heroic Ney,
This fine Old Guard their promise kept
Upon that fatal day;
When marshalling their columns stern
He made their last review,
And babe his "chosen, charge for France"
AT bloody Waterloo.
They charged for him, their soldcr-king,
And on that eath-strewn field,
Prov'd that the old Imperial Guard
Might die, but could not yield.
But he is gone, this soldier. king.
And gone these noble "braves,"
He slumbers on Helena's rock,
And they,-in unknown graves.
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INDIAN ANEcDorE.-Thc following
specimen of Indian wit related to me a
few evenings since, is too good to be lost.
One of the Indians who formerly inha-
bited the shares of Robbins pond in this
country, being out upon hunting excur-
sion, CHANGED to pass the house of Mr.
W, who was engaged in feeding
large flock OF turkies near the house. Sam,
the Indian, feeling very thirsty, went up
to Mr.. W. and asked for some cider, who
told him to go into the house and his wife
would draw him a mug full. Sam, in
going to the house, muttered to himself
but loud enough for Mr.. w. to hear, 'hovr
should like to have one shot at Them
Mr.. w. who was fond of a Joke, took
the gun which Sam had left at the door
and drew the shot from it. well, SAM
said Mr.. w. you said you should like to
have shot at my turkeys, what will you
give me for shot! 'Sam after some
hesitation agreed to give dollar. Every
thing being ready Sam lcvellcd his Gun
and fired; and as might be expected, the
tuihics "cic iIoic lIlSntcncu IMAM nllrf.
Sam stood mute with establishment, and
ilinging his gun across his shoulder, said
'Sam never made such shot as that be-
FORE, and walked off.
1t was about two weeks from the time
Sam made his unlucky shot that he again
called on Mr.. w. for more cider; who
thinking to put another joke upon him,
sent him into the house for his cider aud
again drew his shot from his gun which
was left beside the door. On Sans re-
turn he was asked by Mr.. w. what he
would give for another shot at his turkies-
A bargain was made and Sam was to give
another dollar for shot provided Mr.. w.
would call them together. Sam fired and
killed six besides wounding eight or ten
more. If Sans establishment was great
at his first unfortunate shot, Mr.. w. was
not less now when he beheld the havoc
made, as he supposed, with nothing but
powder. Ii seems that Sam had mistrus-
ted tho reason of the first bad shot, al
though he had betrayed no signs of supi-
clon at the time, and had loaded his gun
with two charges Of shot, knowing that
one would be drawn out.