Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-08-02


M.rtina was s'ill speaking, when a child rushed
into the apartment of The Ar,hduchsss aud hasten.
I'd up ~ embrace her.
Dear ssi"r, thou will leave us perhaps forever
You must give mo twice a. mnny kisses as you usa-
ally do"
Good Marin. thou hast no sorrows; thou will
slecp quiet enough tn-nlghI."
"Thou wilt perhaps Rot - quietly. hut will bs
happy. To morrow md l shall never soc ,hee
again"
To morrow, O. God" At these words n tor.
rent OF tears rolled down the checks OF the Arch
duchess.
What is the matter With your asked the child.
Why do'si 'hon weepl They told me that thou
vast going To- reign"
Good child. may heaven spare thee such nun.
iials."
The little girl Mingled her tear, with lhose Of
her sister.
The Duchess repaired to the vault. Ier ladies
followed her To The door. When IL was opened
they perceived that us damp darkness was changed
into a faint twilight BY The light OF single taper.
Jnscphine turned around. pressing the weeping
Pauline IN her arms, and entered the chapel Her
ladies saw her kneeliry at The foot of the altar.
When ihe dIor was slowly closed and locked.
Pauline was obliged TO wait unnl the sitting of
the council chamber had ended. To inform the En-
perOr that hrs hvuriie daughter was passing the
night in an offensive vault. 10y the corpse of q sis.
| ttf VINO fau uttu WIN an INFECTIOUS disease. MUrC
Than half the night was already gnne.
The Emperor hnsiened himself to the chapel
lie found the Archduche-s Just in the very SPOT ,n
which they had left her kRceling bef,re The nltar.
and her head bowed. as II in PRAYER; her body
seemed shrunk. and her arms rested on the marble
lab. Her father spoke to her. No answer. lie
raised her-She wal dead!
FARMING ON A LARGE SCALE-whnt
! large tracts of land are sometimes titled IN the ives.
tern States under the name Of farms may he indg.
ed from The following article which are found IN
the Peoria Pres:
An ILLINOIS PRAiRIE-FNRM-Mr Isaac Under.
hill, Of Peoria. has farm about Is miles nbove
this place, al Rome, on the Illinois river. which Is
the largest. or at least one Of the largest m the
state.
The first field of this farm that meets your eve in
approaching Rome, consists oC Eve hundred acres.
under what il sometimes called Virginia or worm
fence. eight rails high. Three hundred acres al
this are ia wheat, principally put in last tall and
which was sowed upon the sd. last year for
lac first time broken up by The plough. Fron sucl
ground a full crop Is never expected, before the
large lurrow., which had laid in n solid body ul
matted ronts for ages, are thoroughly decofnposed
and puiyertZed, which cannot take place in a few
mouths, Thc wheat is now July Q h.) white h'
harvest; and II IL estimated that paris uf the field
will yield twenty-five. and some. thirty bushels o.
| the utfc. lulilgn M Nuule NAV NOT average muCh
over twenty bushels. The difference in The crnT
is mainly attributable 10 the time md the manner
ia which the %ploughIng and sowing were DONE
The balance OF The field is in corn and oats.
Tho second field, which is nearest ROME, AM
separated from the first named, by the road leading
f7um Northampton 10 that place. consists Of tNn
hundred acres. which u enclosed with a beautiful
snd excel enI haarl fence. This was done al az
expense ofsl25J, which was about the cost Of the
fence abound lac five numbered acres. This field
contains wheat. rye oats aud corn, aud shows what
he La SIln prairie eau do When under full snhj-c.
Ton To the hand of the culuyalor. The wheat here
presents a scene beautiful beyond description. Il
uVertops the fence, which exceeds five feet in
height; itIs clean we'll headed. and even. md mus
produce I~hlrly-fve bushels TO The mere. 4 dcsrrp-
ion OF The - and otrs w0ali be- suca as might ~
cite doubts OF It's truth IN thr minis of those Win
have never seen The crpIs OF rur prtiuc slaIe.-
The corn, though fine, IL nsl - we'll grJNn as % l.
nt the same umc of the year m ordina y seasons.
The Ihirl field which lies north of the Second.
will Ice oi mammpih size when completed, which
VII be IN 4 very short time Much Of Il - now
under fcnCe, broken up, and a p,u OF d, IA corn =
Il will cn"sIs. Of siI:eea hu.Idrc1 aeres all under
one fence
The whole farm curprSes about two thousand
three hundred acres. nul has e straight liuc Of
fence on one side, three miles lang
Mr. 4 expects this fail To be able 10 pui seven ~
eight hundred acres ga wheat. Much Oi ih'S VIII
he m ground a second year under cultivation. and
with an ordinary seasnn. the next ears cinp Of This
and the sol wheat. or what will he put IN the new
ground. may he reasonably expected Ia yield at
asst. an avenge production Of twenty-five bushels
per acre.
The breaking or p~loughiug ufIhc P:airic cost Mr.
UnierhIlll $3.50 per acre by contract. anJ wheat
sold here nearly all last winter at IS cents per
buShcl; IL Il came n lille under that on some days
] A. want btrber AN ufkary NN. al ,b,.. ,.s... a.
The preceding account, that the reader NAV form
some del Of what ran he done in the way Of prai.
re farming IN Illinois.
MIR u is npw build NC two largo harms. 30 hy 80
feet. on the bunk nf the river, NJ R'me. where there
Is one ni The best steamboat landings on the river.
The FIRST Of these was raised last : tiurJay. and the
frame ~ the other Mll be ready TO go up in o
short time.
GROSS PIRATICAL OUTRACE-Tha Arho
r%eophOra, Parker, arrived here yesterday with pine
wood from Nirsinie. The schoc ner halls from New