Litchfield enquirer., 1845-04-24
TnE FARMER oF MOUNT VEEIl0Il.

10 whom her agriculture has been mEr1 lnGeuf2o few who assisted in promoting her inlerest 10 eat- dent and patrUnizing zeal. The following account
 of his farming operations will cerve 10 exhht the
 hther of his country gshe man first in war. 61st in
 peace, and rst in the hearts Ol his cguntEymsn) in
 his true light .
 The farm ofCeneral Washington at Mount Yer
 non, containing 10000 acres of land in one body, e qnal to IS square miles II was divided into farms
 of size at the distance ofohe, hfees four. and five miles from his mansion honse. err and was constantly engaged in making expeFi- menss for the improvement of agriculture, Some
 Idea ofthe extent oi his farming operations may be formed from the following facts. In t767, he had 5O0 acres in grass, sowed 600 bushels Of oatss roc acres with wheat, and prepared IT much for corn, barley, poatoess besnss peas &c.s and l50 acres n ltuFnips. His stock consisted Cf 140 holses, Il2 cows, 335 working oxen, heifers and steex And 900 Isheep. He constantiy cmploysd 210 hands and kepf 2a pioughs guing during me whole ysas, when the earth and state Of the weather would permit. - In l7S6, he slaughtered 150 hogs. weighing l6 65g0 pounds the use of hs amily shesides provisions for tf.s ne of his negroes (
 Snooks md pentssloqssishs The following a- musing sketch was furnished by | correspondent to ths editor of tie Delaware Gazefte
 Some time since. whils on \ sisit to the interior Pennsylvania m ny capacity about fonf o'clock the stage in which ' was ensconced drove into small vill lage as business was to de- tain me couple of days was thinking how 10 iu- prove the monotony of fny leasure hours, when my attentioM was arrested bg some very large hand bills one setting forth the merits of lloqnisn | by Mr T.Vs Skellines whom E asCeEtained had acs qniFed considerable celebrity i that science the ether was of . lecture on Animal Magnetism by I MT. M. M e N ~ sg
 About ths exhibition hour visited the exhbi.. tiun room ol M. Skeilines but no company having arrived we adjourned to the room of his more sue. cessut rival tor stray change aud public fame. Up. on entering the room we found 1t literally crowded with persons of all ages Sexess sizes and tharac- ters pn platform erected for the 0ccasions Mi. Snooks vsas addressing the expatiating on 1 the science Of MesmerisIns YI Afler he had concluded, committee was sp@ pointed, among whom was the Rev. MT. "A, pastor Of the village church, and Dr. G NY conapanion Iremarked to mo that he was determined 10 expose the hnmbugs or test its claims as acience. Ac- cordingl things being arranged ,n lady was placed in tho operating chair on the platform. Afler res qaesting silence, MI Snooks fixed bis eyes. gazing intentl upon the subject reminding oi the sef- Ipent charming mother Eve our old Indy mother. 1 and then commenced his manipulafions by moving | Ihis hand ID and down her faca. He Was pretty l soon inserrupied by the snarling ana bSFlxia q 1.-two does. MT, Snooks arose and expestUlaled with them. ior the deIinquents had not paid their sdmissiCn iee, and negro was ordered fo expel
 is ui, N fhe sar1c iine iiourishihr largs broom. stick, said. < Jus Jeff me cher dat HI cotch ua and fotch um out de high graas ;' but no quadru. peds o that nature being found, orleF was again re- | restored and MT. Shocks kept on moving hiz ar1s, M companiol reinafkeds ss ixsd them 2
 Soon afterwards skeIlins threw his voice so as to procsei iinmediately rom ne Rev. gentlemen, tbe tns o % day ssss syss V s kea('1 l fhe Rev. gentleman, particularly pr. e who looked daggers at the Rev. offender, while the shepherd cast his eyes around in utter amozement. Significant glances were given by two virgin mai. dens, whose appearance indicated that they had passed the meridian 0f Their charms, which Skes-
 line observed and immediately cast his voice to i. Bless my soul, it can't be possible Fl never tho't that our minister drank before.r z sl ~ Nor does he, exclaimed the Rev. MT. A-.--.
 a Ladies and gentlemen-this is utterly inexplica- ble to me, as have not said word; to be sure
 did hear something very near me, but assure you, | 1t was not myself that used the phrase. 2 4 | Our 1.-two virgin ladies now removed some distance
 apart each one believing the other 10 be the oien. der, by breaking the dec0runl of tie audience.
 At last in spite of all interruption The magnetic sIeep was produeed Mir. Snooks now addressed the audience and said: @si. < \. s... <, x. ..ss
 s.Genilemen and ladies, ycu zee the effect Of An imai Magnetism in the case present. No pnwer on earth except my own can arouse her from this deep
 K A variety of experiments were now tried upon the subject, when suddenly voice was heard in the midst of tie committed, crying '.mad dogi mad
 dog" Bow, WOW. wow" exclaimed Skelline,
 sranyferring his veice immediately nnder the chair II ofthe magnetized lady. Quick as thought MT. I and movement was visible in the magnetized h
 dy of drawing the feet to the sokes of the chair I ' At this moment, another tremendous snarlng WI
 heard in various directions of the audience, whict ! caused general rush for the door, in which ons
 lubberly fellow trod on the toes of the patient wht
 could not suppress loud scream. Cuff was again called 10 femyve the intruder forthwith 0Wha, is you dogs x s--saye CuFs push ing his broomsiick under the stage, "Jus Jeff m
 hear you say whar you is, and see q don't sweet
 en you" No answer being matieto CufIs reas0na.
 ble request he was forced to get under the stage whore by thrusting and groping his way, putting
 his stick n every direcfon he was again startled by
 another snarling and barking at his heels [ Lool ont daf, whar you isabput;" haliowed Cuff, making l At ihis crisis another voice was heard at the door, crying out, Ladies and gentlemen, escape | YOU can as the rafters beneath this house are giy ing way under the weight of our pressure! and ws shall snon have the whole timber down upon ui l from absve." ,,x M .sss
 A general rush was pow made for the deor; !. moDg the first was the magnefized lady, followed by Mfr Snooks, who no doubt had exercised his will toward the lady sufficiently to swakeDher
 Being jammed out into tue midst of the moving crowd, who were crying, haliowing, and exestiDe Ithemselyes to ohfain egTess, l lost my companion | Finding al amusements for the evening at an cad | f retired to my hotel. had not been long seated
 before ia rushed our iat, jolly landlord, laughine