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and when dry, had them carried into shed, to
use in time of need. If have any lucern TO SOW,
I have recourse to Them scatter them over the
seed which not only it up, but even protects
it from the ravagos of many insects or bugs, which
the ashes drive off.
After having proved the good effects of the ashes
employed in my kitchen garden for different seeds,
have thought it would be very useful forprcseving
other small seeds in sowing time. 1t is in order to
avoid expense which the use of crude ashes would
occasion. When have not had sufficient quant
ty of ashes for domestic purposes, then have
ordered the head servants to reserve all those which
are useful for lye, and have used instead fashes
loads of sand which will also without doubt cover
the seed as we'll, andtwithout expcncc; but they will
not be so good stin,ulant Of Vegetation, nor afford
SO good shelter or protection to the Seeds Besides,
the ashes are so fine and the parts so disunited that
they cover the seed much better. use ashes also.
when have plenty, in great many other cases.;
but am bound now to show its use for lucern, be-
cause it supplies the place of rye and other cereal
grains sowed for the purposes of forage, and for
which the head servants the best manues TO the
injury ofthe land destined for the PREDICTION Of grain
Lucern comes up about Is days before the trefo
or sanfoin, and at the same time the carnation
trcfol that Roussillion calls farOuch. When it is
well situated to receive the rays of the sun, and
when the rains come soasonably, it furnishes sue
cessye crops, which constitute great resource for
the nourishmcnt of cattle; it is one Of tho most
useful among forging plants; and for the produc
ton of it. no means Of successful cultivation should
be neglected.
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PICKLES.

We find the following in an exchange
paper, and give it as we find it. wilhou,
vomching for its correctness. But should
il prove equal to its prelensions, it must
be preferable 10 any mode with which we
are acquainted.
A correspondent Of the New England
Farmer gives an efficient method Of pick
ling cucu .nbers, which he learned from an
old sea captain in the West Indies. The
recipe is very simple, and the superiority
of pickles cured by its directions, has been
tested by many years experlence.-They
are neither affected by age or climate
The following is The reclpe:-" 10 each
hundred of cucumbers put pint OF salt,
and pour in boiling water sufficient to COW
er the whole.-Cover them tight to prevent
the steam from escaping, and in this con-
dition, lei them stand for twenty four hours.
They are then to be taken and after being
wiped perfectly dry, ,(care being taken that
the skin is not br"ken,) placed in the jar
in which they are to be kept. Boiling
Vine gar(if spice is to be used, it should be
hoiled with the vinegar,) is then to be~pul
10 them, the jar closed ugh, aud in fort.
might delicious hard pickles arc Produced
| as green as the day they were upon the
vines" The best stvinegar;to be used.-
| , Farmers Advocate.
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From the Temperance Advocate.

HAzELwooD, S. c., July 81, ls4l.
Mr.. DU BosE:-Agrceably to PROMISE proceed
TO give you the resu! Of my experiment. in raising
the Herds Grass. 1t should be sown in October,
about one peck per acre. well mixed with dry sand,
as the seeds are so small, it is almost impossible to
sow regularly. The land should be first effectually
ploughcd twice, the seed sown and narrowed In with
heavy harrow; the land should be rich wet loan,
but as every farmer has not beautiful location tor
meadow, the Herd Grass can accommodate itself to
such land as nearly every planter in Carolina is in
possession of, and will grow luxuranty, on lands
heretofore worth nothing to the owner every per-
SON knows that our meadow lands, as as fenced
and cleared, produce spontaneously, weeds OF all
descriptions, sprouts and brcrs to the total exclu
sion of natural grasses. In this respect, the Herd
Grass recommends itself to the soil Carolina, as
it will, in one or two years. take complete posses
sion, not even dividing empire with the notorious
sour dock The person from whom-I obtained my
seed, informed me, that it will grow well, in any
bog, or low mire, wet land of any description,
fence corners, briar patches &c. Isowcd my seed
on wet land, tina, had baflcd all my efforts to raise
corn on: it was completely in possession of Sour
Dock, and hard weed called Iron weed The Sc
cond year, it took complete possession, and made an
excellent turn out of hay which is not excclled in
quaniy, by any other. 1t grows from the root, be-
comes green in Fcbruary-in March, in prime order
for grazing; but it recommends itself 10 farmers,
generally, on account of the abundance of hay,
yielded from lands not in cultivation before. Far
Jrs generally experienced difficulty. because their
stock of blades, will not feed out the corn; the
consequence of which is, our stocks Of cattle and
sheep have dwindled down to be worth but little;
and as efforts being made to introduce into
tho country new breeds it is highly improbable that
we will succeed in bstlering our circumstances with
them, unless we strike at the root Of that which
caused our present stock to degenerate. We lack
roughncss, not only for cattle, but the Horses
and Mules, are often but scantly supplied. l am
led TO believe, that the Herd Grass is designed by
kind Providence, to- place us nearly on level with
stock growing countries. Generally, if we will but
apply but small portion of our labor to its cultiva-
ton, as am led to believe that two thirds of far
mcrs have enough of swamp bogs and branch bot
TOMS to forage their entire stock, if those places
we're sown with the grass. The seed natures, so
as 10 grow before the grass is dead, so that hay can
be made, and seed saved for sowing. ]. NJ.
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AGRICULTURAL.
ON SOWING LrCERN.
Translated from the French CultipatOr, by C. H.
r RrerEl

q iii:55-e = ON SOWING II'CERN.
Translated from the French Cultipator, by C.. H.
B. Breck)
A good lucem field is an indisputablc benefit for
farming establishment on the other hand the careful
preparation and hard labor which its cultivation de-
mads are expensive; the length of time before il be-
comes productive, and all the precautions necessary
to ensure its success important and useful to be
known.
Lncern (medicago sativa) should be sown general
ly alone, or in a crop of grain in March or April;
or with mnize or Indian corn, to be cut for forage.
This last will be up enough to receive its first weed
ing, By means of which the ground will be smoothed
and cleared Of all the grass and weeds
i. Some theoretical farmers prefer sowing ucern
with buckwheat, planted with which, the artificial
meadows succeeded admirably, and sowait till the
month OF June. Whatever mode may be adopted,
this seed ought to be sown in land dug, not moist,
the Jumps Of earth we'll broken to pieces and pre-
: vously manured.
In order to succeed, the time when the seed ought
to be sown is not matter of indifference; thus it is
we'll to take advantage Of a cloudy day, when it
seems likely to rain. The seed should be sown in
the quantity of 20 lbs to the acre, and if it is posi-
bic the harrow the roller should be passed it;
but ono has not always the power of using all the
means of success. Some often fear in passing the
harrow over it, that the feet of the oxen or horses
employed in drawing should force the seed too deer
into the soil
If one should undertake to do it with hand rake
drawn by men or women there might not be tm'
enough; and it may happen that ut the moment
when The seed is sown, the condition of the grair
crops with which it is sown, opposes itself to al
these operations; or the land is too wet, or rail-
falls on it before we are able cover the seed in the
least, which is always necessary, and without which
besides its becoming the prey to multitude of iitt
insects or birds Also it sexposed to be dried up b.
the sun after having begun to germinate. avoide
all these inconveniences, and all the troubles o
raking by very simple method. had saved at tn
farm.houses and at my own, the ashes that had bee
used forIye. II had them first spread out at home
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The Burninp of Il World.-lt is not

The Burning ofa World.--lt is not a
little remarkable that the predicted con-
Aagration of the earth, and circumstances
attending, asis foretoId in the ancient
Scriptures, are both natural, and have a
strict coincidence with scientific probabili-
ty. None but the ignorant would con-
clude, that because the earth had whirled
round the sun in safety, for some thou
sands of years, that therefore, it must for
ever 90 on undisturbed. There are prn-
ciples in the atmosphere hIchengirds the
olobe. of sufficient potency, if properly
|proportioned, tofeed a: combustion that
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National haelsgencer.:

ANEcDorE.-Some years ago "a lady.
noticing neighbor of hers was not in her
seat at Church one sabbath, called on her:
return home to enquire what should detain:
so punctual an attendant. On entering
the house she found the family busy at:
work. She was surprised when her friend:
addressed her thus: "Why, lal where.
have you been today, dressed in your.
sabbath-day clothes?" ITO Meeting. -
"Why, what day is it," sabbath day.
"Sal, stop washing a. minute. Sabbath
day! Well, don't know, for my husband
hasrgot SO plaguey ,stingy he. won't take
the papers now, and weknow nothing -. .3
swell, and who preachedl1 mi. ys2 -
"What did he preach about. " Z s.lt was ON
the death of our Saviour" Why, is he's
deadl well, well, all Boston might be dead
and we know nothing about, it. It won't:
do, we must have the newspapers again,
for every thing goes wrong without the.
paper Bill has almost lost his, reading,
and Polly has got quite mopish again, be-
cause she has got nopoetry and stories, TO-
read. Well, i'll have to take load ofPo-
tatoes and onions to market, Pm resolved.
to have newspaper" 8 s:.s..Sss
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POETRY.
THE TEMPLE OF NATURE.

sSs s.S.ts.;.sS By DAVID YEDDER.
Talk not of templcs-there is one
Built without hands-to mankind given;
Its, lamps are the meridian sun,
And all the stars of heaven;
Hts walls are the ccrulean sky,
It's floor the earth SO green and fair;
The dome is vast immensity;
80. *. All nature worships there!
The Alps arrayed in stainless snow,
! Th' Andean RACES yet untrod,
,Atsuntise, aud at sunset, glow,
s;Sa.+ss Like altar.fres to God!
A thousand fierce volcanoes blaze,
s Aslif with hallowed victims rare;
5 And thunder lifts its voice in praise
i x .sAll nature worships there!
The ocean. heaves resistlessly,
And pours his glttering treasure forth;
His waves, the priesthood of the sea,
Kneel on tho she'll -gemmed earth,
And there emit an hollow sound,
,Asif ;mumurcd praise and prayer
On oyery side Ills holy ground. -
All nature worships. there!
The grcatful earth her odours yields
In homage-Mighty One, to thee,
From herbs and flowers in every field,
- From fruit on every tree:
The balmy dew, at morn and oven
Seems like the penitential tear
( Shod only in the sight of heaven.
All nature wofships there!
The cedar and the mountain pine,
The willow on the fountains brim,
TIE tulip and the eglantine,
In reverence bend TO him.
The song-birds pour their sweetest lays,
From tower, and tree, and middle air.,
Tho rushing river aurmurs praise
a.. nature worships there!
Then talk not Of fame, save one,
Built without hands-to mankind given,
It's, lamps are the meridian sun,
And all the stars Of heaven;
It's floor the earth so green and fair,
The dome is vast immensitS,A
r An nature worships there!
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lNc Lena. The impression having gone
:abfoa.t that Me Leod's council would sapsS
peal, from fhe recent dscision esf Tie slis.
preme Court to the Court for the Cprfec.s
tioHof Errors, the Utica Observer sfates-
that they yentertain not much imtsntion but
in accordance with the request off the;
prisoner willproceed to trial ilmmeai lately
"'Fhe argument ofthe Supreme court. y
says that paper Sis deemed TO have Set
t ed coHclusively the legal apoints in the
controversy; andsthe hope of obtaining a
reversafofits decisienbysan appeal to the.
Court ofErrors Is not. we believe, induIged
by any body. Mcleod is now. in charge
of the Sheriff .6f this county, in, whose
custody he will probably remain until his
trial, which we learn he's anxious should;
take place as soon as possible being en-,
tirely confident, as he asserts, ,of his ability
to furnish the nostrconcIIsi proof that;
he had no participa ation in the outrage for
which he stands indicted =" ;s KS: Z; {
Onthe application Of Nc Lead, the ge-
nue. Of the trial has been changed from
Niagara to Oneida county, and the exan1i4s
nation will commence in Septembe next
q = MsY. Post ol fed. ss1
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- . g. # =. q
HaBrTS OF DisTING UIsHED MaN.-Huet
was so ,slu.lions that his wife was obliged
to drag him from his books to his dinner.
Thuanas studied seventeen hourssa day.
for seventy years; tha, he might lose mo-
time, some one, read tohim while dressing
or at meals. Cicero says of himself, that
he occupied his literature and philosophy,
at .home and abroad, in the city, and i'm
country, walking or riding. PlinY ina let
ter mentions that even in bear-hGnting he;
employed the intervals Of zthe5 chase in
reailing; but this was contrary to. the rule
of doing one thing al a tinae.i When Sir
William Jones was young, having singu-
lar thirst for knowledge, he often asked
questions Of his mother,sher answer, was,
Read my son, and yo,nwill fnd ont-He
followed her,adyice. Gibbon says, in his
Iifenf himself, .Isynuld rot exchange my
love ofstudy for all the wealth of the 1n-S
dies Bayie mentions an author that :
was .alsoSa printer, who printed large,
book dffectly from his head, like Minerva
frnnn the head of Jupiter. The same wri-y
another author who, wrote
the. wln,iesoaf d large book, with only one
Jatnnit. Erasmus composetl1in his chaise,
while on a journey TO Italy. Sheridan
sometimes wrote his Plassson the fpaper
that came round his tobacco.
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Well Patrick. asked the doctor. how do:
you do to daSa1 eoh dear doctor, I en-
10y very bad health, entirely. This. rsu-
mats is very distressing indade. WhenI
go to sleep lay awake all night; and my,
toe is swelled up as big a goose's hens;
egg, and when | stand up ] fall down di-.
rectly." 49,, = -
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DIMES AND HALF IS D1ars:-Fre

DIMES AND HALE DIaEs frequent
notices have appeared in the papers reg
specting counterfeit dimes and half dimes
said to be in circulation, and it is8 stated
that they may be3known BY having the
figure of Liberty without the circle Sof
Stars. Welearn, from the best authority
that this test is not conclusive, and that.
the. supposed counterfeits are probably
genuine coins. Thefgure of Liberty was
was introduced upon the dimes and half
dimes in 1886, but the circle. of stars did
not appear till 1885. Half and qaater.
dollars, bearing the fgure9o Liberty, were
first coined in 1888. but none were ever.
issued without the stars. #
National hatekgencsr.
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"True love never did run smooth,'' as
the lover said when he heeled it over the
fields, with the dogs and father Of bis be-;
loved after him. -
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JP..WILKINSON, President.
JuIv IL. lS4l.

Jacksonville, July ii. lS4l.
We learn in addition to what is stated,
tha, the books, paper, and evidences OF
of debt, were cut up, mutilated and de
stroyed by the robbers-for there must
have been several persons engaged 10 It;
and that part of the Banking house was
occupied as residence, by the ieller.-
81. Louis-Nclo Era, Ertra, July II.
!. ~ shall stand in need Of SMALL CAPS :
as the printer said when his wife presented
with a little responsibility. - z
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

ees. They quarrel about the sPoils.-Ihey
have taken care 10 possess themselves Of dou'
BE the amount Of money ever held by their OPP
ponenss il. the same time, but they cant agree
,cho shall have it. They az want big slice,
and they can't all have it.
The following, from Kendall's Expesitor,
predicts the fate Of whiggery with the pen Of
prophet:
s.As well may it be conceived that the human
BODY will not crumble into dust after death, as
that political party without principles can
maintain itself 10 power. Where there is no
principle, selfshness is the governing motive.
The prospects Of plumber may keep together
party, the individuals Of which are governed
by such motive, until the victory be won;
but nothing is more certain than that they Will
quarrel in sthe division of the spoils''-This ls
the result ordained by Heaven when all morals
are disregarded; and it is one Of the conser.a-
tive principles of republican government
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08
WING FLAG FOR 1914.

Wing papers in various portions of the UNI
on have raised the flag Of s. Henry Clay and
National Bank" and among them the LexiDg-
ton (Ky.) Express, published in the town in
which MI. Clay resides. Well, we give the
Federalists credit for boldly showing their
hands for once; and whatever may be the re-
suit, the democracy will prefer such an issue
to contest with cider barrels and coonskins.
"HENeY CLAY and NATIONAL BANK"
Citizens of Iowa (for you doubtless, will have
a voice in the next struggle for the Presidency
is this not just the issue you desire to have pre-
scented before you !-The opportunity for which
we we'll know you have been longing, of pla-
cling the brand Of condemnation upon the fore
head of your most bitter and relentless enemy,
and the traducer and maligner of your charac-
tiers, will then have presented itself; and that
it will be improved to the utmost possible ex-
tent none correctly advised of public sentiment
can be found entertaining serious doubt. No!
No! No! Under no conceivable state of things
can the farmers of Iowa-the settlers upon the
public domain, to whom he has applied the
most reproachful and odious epithets-ever
support Henry Clay for any office. And why
should they! Has he not uniformly, aud on
all occasions, used his acknowledge talents
in obstructing the passage of presumption and
other laws, calculated and intended to operate
as protection to them in the security of'their
newly made homes on the government lands !!
And is no: the distribution bill just enacted in
to law, by which Iowa is cut off from the 10
per cent, on the gross amounts of the lands
sold within her limits, and pre-emptions are
withheld from all except such as settle on the
public lands AFTER THEY ARE SUR
VEYED, one of his schemes? Most certain
ly it is. He, in company with the whole phal-
anx of federal Senators VOTED AGAINST the pro-
position to place the Territories on an equal
footing with the States, by which Iowa is de-
prived of some $50, 900 annually, to which she
is entitled by every principle ofjustice. The
democratic Senator'S, be it remembered, to a
man, voted in favor of this measure. So also,
when Judge McRoBERTs moved to strike out
the clause prohibiting all who may locate up
on unsurreyed lands from obtaining pre-emp-
tions, Mr.. Clay enormously opposed it, and
was sustained by all the white Charles of the
Senate, but few Of whom ever carry their trea-
son so far as to give vote in opposition to
their master. Against this illiberai and unjust
restriction-a restriction which to all intents
and purposes renders the law nugatory-the
democratic Senators, true to their principles,
also unanimously recorded their votes.
These things the people Of Iowa cannot and
will not forget. But few OF her soldiers can
be found ready to fight under any flag having
inscribed upon its folds the name Of HENRY
CLAY.-Ter. Gazette.
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From the Illinois State Register.

CAN A POLITICAL PARTY WITHOUT PRINCIPLES
MAINTAIN ITSELF ?-The wings got into power
on no principles Of national policy, and it ought
not to surprise US to see the party already
crumbling to atoms. AS yet they have done
nothing except plumber the public treasury,
borrow money, and divide the spoils among
greedy wing Office holders I! Since the 4th Of
March last, it appears this wing administration
has cost the Nation more than TWENTY
MILLIONS Of dollars. They have issued,
In Treasury notes $7,OOO,OOO
They have borrowed 100000
They have collected 100000
Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-10-08

UT The Iowa STANDARD quotes an extract Of let
ter from this place. the author of which states that
he has it from good authority that it was mainly
through the fundamentally of the editor Of the Ar
gus that Mr.. Holiday received the nomination Of
the county convention in June last. We deny that
his authority good and ask the Standard to re-
deem its PROMISE by giving the name of the author
that it may be who is among us is that can
50 walk round the truth, for political purposes.
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$29.OOO.OOO


Nearly thirty millions of dollars have thus
been handled by these economising wing ru-
lers in less than six months; and not content
with this, they are passing new tax bill to
raise millions more, by taxing coffee, tea, SUI
gar, molasses, salt, &c. the necessaries of life
10 make matters still worse, these immense
sums, since the repeal of the Sub-Treasnry
bill, are exclusively under the control of the
President! o! how the wings loved economy
before the election O, how they practice it
after the election! How they dreaded the uni
on OF the purse and the sword before the cleo
ton! They have no horror for this union now,
since they hold both sword and money!
The fate of this party can be readily foretold.
Without principles they are erumbling to pie
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LETTER 70 .MR. v:a.V BUREA
Nnw YoRr. Anr ID TO-.

SIR-In accordance with resolution ~
immense Democratic Convention, held il !, ~
Ninth Ward Of this City, on Tuesday, the os %s
inst. we have the honor to transmit to Won y,
enclosed copy Of their proceedings. The n" Nv
mocracy in honoring John Tyler for his iods
pendendent conduct in the veto Of the Fs.s,
Bank bill, decidedly condemns the repeal :.
the great measure Of your administration. ~ y
Independent Treasury system. That system "'
your Democratic feIlow-citizens regard AZ oaa
Of the chief means Of sustaining in its pu, Ias
the constitution Of the country. l. is no Iona
er the law Of the land. This we must dsplo,s
Although our opponents have erased it from
the statute book, that fact detracts notbins
from the fame Of its author, or the pratitpls
of the people to him for his manifold services
in the great cause of equal rights.
In behalf of the immense assemblape y,
Tuesday night, we beg leave 10 assure Won r.
the high respect which is entertained for Won,
person and character, by a grateful people.
Respectfully your ob'dt. serv'ts,
GARRIT GILBERT, Prest.
EDW. PATTERSON, Sec.
NJ. VAN buren,.