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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-11-13
AUIIMM,
BT MRS. jULI1r II. Z. CAMrBgiL.

Now out into the auu m woods,
And IN rk the leaves grow sere;
Now oul in.n The autumn woods,
Fof their decay is nrar;
The iisiEg green that mant'ad them,
Shrink~ tom the north winds breath
Then out iuio the autumn woods,
And we'll be al the death!
The pheasant trea'eih silently.
Her sum rner maie to find
She seeme:h but al autumn leaf'
Borne hv the autumn wind.
Bifd-Q Qaakeress WY wrlrest thou
The russell Oh thy wings!
Poor courter! II, the livery
OF a!i departing ihings!
The dun deer gazeth w.s'fu'ly
INTO lie wind racked skies,
Ihrn down the forest vis,as .urns
HI melancholy eyes.
Nos Uhaap, iurra' the chase ia up,
And, l, he bounds away
lie mourned the gl,ries fadin, fast;
He Perisheth, ere they
Oh. Autumn ia a conqueror
II. wsars frosty crown:
TIE fearful arrnory of Heaven,
He make h ali his own.
His banner Z on the batIement,
And waving IN the hreeze;
he m"veth in the p,ide of nigh,
Amid the fore=, trees.
The hickory and 'he tulip tree,
Have ,ionned a golden croan;
He toucheih them rrr;Ile,sly,
Aud scarters giorics down.
The maple p'aceth nn the houghs
4 sign of woodland woe,
Sic waves her sigma. fi.es to Heaven
But Heaven has sent The foe
Niar matters II ! they die Ike kings,
Each 10 their ancient throne,
With waving plume, ana sc4'le. ro5e,
Aud full reg ALA ca.
~TiS bid can scarcely be distinguished from Hitherc
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-11-13
The Grave.

As green vines and beau,iful flower.
gro" over ruins. nourished by the dus, o.
'heif own decay, so life and hope and in.
mortal beauty spring up from the ashes Of
he grave.-Ihe Gmurdiou.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-11-13

plant abundant moisture. Thus ~e some
times see, particularly in limestone regions,
The rocks where they creep out in dry pla
ces, dripping with mnisfure, though there
be not cloud in the sky. The farmer
will tell you il is sign Of rain, and the
mcteoroiogist will say it indicates the same.
Tor it show. lha, the dew point is high; in
other words. that humid atmosphere is
present.
The most convenient method Of observ.
ing dew point is this: Put water in brish,
tin or silver cup. taking care that the wa
ter be not cold enough TO cause deposit
of moisture on The outside of the cup then
put ice in and stir il with a thermometer
until the first appearance OF deposition is
seen on the outside OF The cup. The height
at which the thermometer in the cup stands
at this moment. is the dew point.
Care should be take to make this cxper.
iment IN the open air and this me- hod
will give the dew point when i, is not he.
low 32', which Is generally the case in all
the seasons excep, the winter, when vege-
iation is less active, and therefore when
the observation is of not so much practical
importance TO The farmer.
At the same time that the dew point is
observed, the height of the thermometer in
good shade exposure should also be OBJ
served This should not be neglected ;;
f.r it is the difference between the ther.
mometer in the cup and in the shade, tha,
affords one Of the terms for expressing
The elasticity Of the vapor in the atmos-
phere.
Many who may be disposed to make
these observations. may not have access |
to an ice-house. In such cases, the next
best thing is to observe what is called The
" wet bulb" For this, take a common
and tie around the bulb a |
thin piece Of fine old linen, cotton, or silk
rag-wet it with water that has been !
standing in the open air for sometime, and
long enough TO take the temperature Of the
air after the bulb has been we, for abou, |
FIVE minutes. and exposed to the open air.
note the thermometer. AT the time the
wei bulb is noted, note aIso,as in the other
case, the thermometer in the shade.
Ia the course of a short time, ynnr anri.
cultural societies would find these observa.
ions Of great value. have no douor yo,,
Mr.. Editor, would publish them with plea
sure, and so serve the community and
'blige your friend,
N. F. MAURY, Lieut.. U. S. N.
National Observatory. ,
Washington, June. 1850.
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SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE.
How the National Observatory

Is SUBSEEv1NG THE INTERESTS OF TIE FARMER
AS WELL AS OF THE MARINER
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has been addressed to us by Lieut.. Maurv
of the National Observatory. We feel
confident they will share with US The sat
isiaci;on we have enjoyed in its perusaI
Such observations as those recommen
ded, il conducted with care, can not fail
to be useful 10 farmers in every section Of
our country. May we not hope-indeed
add our earnest en,reaty, that they will
second Lieut.. Maury in The praiseworrhy
efforts he is making for the benefit of agri.
cultural science! In that catholic spirit
which distinguishes all men Of true sci nee.
Lieut.. NJ. does not conRne his attention
within the verge of his own immediate pro.
iession, but freely tenders TO others all the
discoveries he has made in its pursuit.
The subject above discussed is eminent
ly practical when il comes to be considered
in all its bearings. Or own observation
and reflection tell US that it is so. And il
so. how invaluable the gift lha, enables
US to know where we may most probably
till and reap The illusions made 10 the
various attempts at the forced culture Of
grapes, cotton and ted are very apt, and
their truth is further verified by what we
often see passing around Us in our own
State, where not only vegetable but ami
NAL life is but too often soush, 10 be
pushed forward in atmosphere uncongenia
to its existence. In ,ha, great staple. the
wheat crop, we see numerous diseases
bIishting its growth and shortening lis
yield. The fly, the scat, the smut, the
rust are some Of them. II We can by
careful observation oil wind and weather
avert or mitigate these evils, are we no,
gamers by the process1 |, was but the
other day that in walking over the whca,
field of Mr.. GiImer of Albermarle, he
pointed out here and there spots in It's
rolling surface on which the Hessan fly
had "encamped' and effeclually destroyed
the growth. Mr.. e. attributed this to the
sou,hwesterly winds which prevail in the
fall and deposit the germ of the insect
wherever they blow. This opinion was
confirmed by the situation Of
infected spots which was on the sou,hwes.
tern slopes.
Now as to that wholesale destroyer, the
rust who has yet discovered the means
or mode Of escaping its ravages. At the
very moment we write. large Districts in
our State are suffering the severest conse.
quences from it. The theories accounting /
for its presence are variant in the extreme.
From the co,-ty Of Gloucester, situated
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JAS. 8. G.. RICHARDSON, Editor.
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ther by lengthening out its days into
ages, or by in,erposing successive
ePochs OF creative energy between the
original formation Of matter and the
work of the six days, indefinitely en-.
larged und elevated our views of the
Creator and our adoring contemplation
OF the primcval history Of our planet.
Modern Investigations in chronology,
history, and archaeology, after having
hccn decried and viliifed as hostile to
faith, have, i'll their turn, brought their
separate contributions 10 the illustration
and corroborution Of the sacred record,
thus multiplying the proofs that science
"can do nothing against the truth, but
ior llle truth" Let This theory Of
Agassiz be fully elaborated and tested.
II will either fail to substanliatc lselfon
scientific grounds, or else it will take
IFS place in harmony with revelation,
and will open expanded views Of the
attributes Of the Creator, The plan OF
His providence, and the gcnuneness
and adaptation Of the successive reli.
gious dispcnsations recorded in the Bi.
blr
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lNDusTEY.-Every young man should
remember that the world always has and
always will honor industry. The vulgar
and useless idlcr whose energies of mind
and body are rusting for the want of cXcr-
cisc, the mistaken being who pursucs.
amusement as relief To his cnerya,cd mus
c!cs, or engages III exercises that produce
no useful end may look with sccrn on the
Iaborcr engaged in his toll; bu, his scoru
is praise; his contc,npt is an honor Hon
est industry will secure tho respect OF the
wise aud the good among mon, and weld
the rich fruit OF an easy conscience, and
give that hearty sclt-rcspcct which is above
all price. Toll on, then younm men and
young women. BE di!gcnt in business.
Improve the heart aud the mind, and YOU
Will find "lhc wei! spring oI cnjoymcn, III
your own souls aud secure the conf
dcncc and respect Of all those whose re.
spcct is worth an ctiOr, TO obtain
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@N&BASMA.
From The Baltimore Clipper.
OYss Come to Ne!
ny MISS Y. n Enu.I T..

~ tsY MISS v. II. FOWLER.
COB GotNc tome when Spring is come
ERhcabpfs arc gay, and flowers bloom
] Wlien zepliyrs S,ftnn airy wing.
Made ifagrant by the nnwer's al Spr,ng
N,hen yiolets deck li,e v.r,i:,n, hills.
When music echoes from the nils
WhrnaH is beautiful TO sccI
4 When nature smiles, oh come TO me.
0h como to re when morning breaks
IN Sunshine DER the CLASSY lakes
: And gay birds wake the merry strain.
Z That wauders DER the budding plain--
When brighter grows each rising beam,
And earth u fairy spot doth seenl--
u; Wien y all is Joyous harsapny
sunny smiles, oh como 10 mo. -
oh! come to. me in fancy bright:
Rhan twilight dccpens into night
When moonlight lends its silver beama.
And stars are mirror'd in the streams -
When soft light rcye1s in my bower
And memory gilds the pensive hour
And murmurs all of Hops and Thee
Ia visions bright, oh. come to me
Washington City, ID. c., March. 1850.
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BEHAysoH..-On the subject OF behavior
IN company Leigh Richmond gives the
following excellent advice to his daughters.
BE cheerful, bu, not gigglers, Be seri-
'2"s rsfrt ~ dill Re. capu iSss55SS.ivc. but
not forward. Re ktRd, but not scrYilc,-.
beware of silly thoughiless speeches; al
though ynn forget them, others will not
Remember Gods eye is in every place,
and his car in every company. Beware
OF icvity and familiarity with yonng men; a
modest reserve without aifectaton, is the
only sale path. Encourage serious and
cntWcrslblc subjects; aud do not 90 into
valuable company without cndcavuring To
Improve by the intercourse permitted 10
you. Nothing is more unNccominc, when
one part conpany is engaged in profit
able and Interesting conversation, than
that another part should be tritling, rig
Cling, and talking comparative nonsense
10 each other"
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/" cSou-aaru nssr llat6be Nauu." !"
Mr.. &. soon lporccived,,ha,ihis elnugI,.

Mr. Is. soon 'porccivedpthatihis daugI,.
ter did not feel al home IN his house =
It made him sad at heart, for no had
long lookedsforward to her return, with
hope that she would restore in part, the
ross he had expe rienced. Hc said 10
her one day.
Julia, you do not seem 10 feel as
much at homo as cou d WISH
After some hesita,ion, she replied,
4 do not feel safe here
= Do not feel safe g said he in aston.
ishmcnt. '5s'-'tr,'
! am afraid SO live under roof
where therc'is no prayer -.;,,,
The remark went 10 the fathers
heart. He though, OF all The nrcrcics
nc had received, the protection he had
experienced, unmasked! He looked ut
fIls Oldest son, Sabbath. breaker, and
ignorant of God. and could no, conceal
The truth, that it was owing TO the act
ofremoving him in childhood from the
means of grace, and exposing him TO
influences that in oil probability would
prove his ruin.
In few days he asked Julia 10 read
the Scripture and pray inthc family.
It was with joy tha, She heard The re-
quest, bu. with great difficulty lba, She
complied with it,, II was not till she
was reminded OF the joy ii would givo
10 her mother, could she be witness
of IL that she consented 10 make the
a.tcmpt. I'm n few weeks on n Sabbath
morning, the fa,scr himself took the
Bible. and having read a portion, knccl.
ed down, and with tears, bcsough, God
10 zcnch his stammcring lips how to
pray. Light, Paace, and safety took
up 7heir abode in dwelling now no
longer pruyerIcss-
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WoMAN's LovE.--"Oh, how cruel to
value love as piece OF common mcrchan-
disc. II is the only thing upon this round
globe that suffers no purchaser but itself.
Love is the equivalent of love; the nvalua-
bic jewel that must either be freely given,
Or, forever unenjoyed, be buried"- Schil-
Ter.
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The Silks aHad :Ecas of .Ba~
WaM.-I'Hacir Rarity and
Value.

..
The silk ofJupan has long been cell
cbrated throughout the whole world,
though often produced under circum.
stances the most discouraging. The
little now exported finds lis way
chiefly 10 Java, where j. il worn by
The native chiefs and The wealthy Dutch
officials. Occasionally some few pie.
ccs are brought 10 Holland, where they
are regarded rather as curiosi,ies than
as merchandise. Surprising the trade
opeHca, The silk dressing gowns Of ia.
pan Would, ,,o doubt, become consid.
cradle article OF export. They may
be regarded us the ..nos, extraordinary
article ofdress in the world. being from
M lls|s.s 5 sa ansh cpd hsl shiak !!
weight. though in reality they feeS,p
when worn as light us gossamer. The
thickness is produced by wadding, CON-
posed Of some substance SO fine and
delicat that, like the "wcven wind" Of
the uncients. It's separate ibres are ol.
most invisible.
We must not, In This Sigh, sketch Of
Japanese exports, omit the tea, the
cos'lcr kinds Of which are, on all
hands, admitted TO be more richly fa.
vorcd than those OF China. Very few
specimens have for the last two hundred
years appeared in the English market,
and these, at The India house sales,
have brought from fifty 10 sixty shil.
lings pound. In al! likelihood, how
cvcr these were no, by any means the
fines, specimens, since what are called
on the island Imperial teas are consum-
cd almost exclusively by lhe princes
and mobiles. Strange stories are re.
lated OF the means of producing this
courily beverage, and there is probably
IN all of them no small admixlure of
the fabulous. Sill, as they are char
nctcfislic Of japanese manners and
IDEAS, our readers may not dislike to
be presented with a sample.
The tea shrubs intended for the use
OF The Imperial cour, are grown on n
mountain near Meaco, that is, in the dis
,rict supposed 10 be The mos, favorable
in the world 10 the production Of this
article. This mountain is fenced round
t,'om vulgar intrusion by ditch and
thick hedge, and none but those en-
! ployed in The cultivation OF the len are
permitted 10 enter. The shrubs are
laid out so as to form avenues, which
arc daily swept, and kept scrupulously
! clean.
So far the precautions taken are in.
! tclIlgiblc, but in much OF what follows
! The reader will detect the influence OF
an oriental and imperial Imagination.
The young leaves which begin TO pu,
forth about the frs, Of March, which
commences the japanese year, are
gathered when only few days old
that is, in their mos, tender md delicate
state. The persons employed in col
lccIng them are subjected, under The
most rigid inspection, to curious reg.
linen and discipline. During the op.
! Grafton, they must not eat fish, or any
other article Of food likely 10 effect ,hei
breath. They are next compelled L
battle twice or thrice day, and, ahel
all, arc not permitted 10 touch the leave.
with their hands. They therefore worI
in gloves; and the delicate green treas
ure, when collected, is deposited in cor
nets of white paper, ill subjected TO III,
| drying process, analogous, 10 that EN-
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From The Christian Rcgiatcr,
Professor AgSassix.

Aggassiz developed, with some minute
ness of detail, The theory that the III,
man race is not descended, as it is gen
orally supposed, from one parent stool
but has ditluscd itself from several orj,,
mai ccntros oFcrenlion, the progen;lor
from each portion oftho race havin.
been distinguished by such pcculiari
ties as adapted them 10 their position. n
10 soil and climate, and to the par
which they were destined to play j,
the economy Of life. lie at The sam,
time expressed his faith, in the sncrc,
records, and his profound reyerance, no
only for their religious but their his,o
meal contents, maintaining that ever
they confirm his ,heory, inasmuch n,
the sio-y of Cain almost ncccssarily
implies the existence Of human bcines
not OF his fathcr's family. We are
sorry that this speculation should have
been denounced on oStcnsibly religious
grounds. We ore not, indeed, prepar.
cd 10 embrace il; yet it seems TO US en-.
tirclv tcnablc, and consistent even with
fhc highest ground Iha, may be taken
rs 10 the crcdibility, nav. the verbal in.
spiration OF The Mosaic. record. I, is
The primer, DO, Moses, that saws dog.
maticTiIy that Adam was The first man.
tlc may haze been, for all that we arc
told 10 the contrary, onlya first man,
one Of the worl'I.faihcrs. Moses may
have designed simply 10 give, subsc.
qncntly 10 his cos'nogony, The history
OF tina, portion OF The race from which
his own nation derived their oririr,x--
Morris the race any The less one. { moi
the defendants of a singlc.l,urnan pair.
1t Is not US ADAMS, but sssGod's chill.
dren, that we are brethiSn in Christ.
a common Father and ascomnon. re.
demption mako ''the sstaIs Il. n,iIv in
s'''r'--'ss ven asiiias-''is
aoy Christian look hrs siuS' ., citt1l ass
Jesus for his motives 10 universal phil
an,hropy. The declaration, "a The
field is the world" and the command,
" Preach the gospel 10 every creature"
are enough 10 concnmmalc The essential
unity Of the race, even if every conf.
ncnt and island had its separate Adam.
divine inspiration rcrvade, as we
believe j, does The Old Testament, no
less than the New, science can do no
dctriment 10 revelation, and revelation
can need no defence against true sci.
cncc. They can onl y lend each other
mutual confirmation. They may seem
Tor u while 10 utter contradictory re.
sponScS; but their Respective languages
can only need mutual Translation 10
coincide. Fear Of scientific research
bcirays lack Of The very faith which
i, prctendS. The Scriptures. indeed.
hnvc not Tor their primary design in
slructIon III astronomy, geography, his.
tory or philosophy; and, as addressed
10 the popular mind, they employ Ian.
guagc adequate 10 the popular coinprc.
hcns!on OF The times whcn thew were
written; but. It they are, rs we regard
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THac Praycraess RHon,ac..
by PROFESSOR ALDEN

Why do you wish to sell it 2 sale
Mrs. Earl.
The land is stony and partly worr
out. | can go into new country
whore land is cheap and fertile, ant
realize much larger return for tie
same amount OF labor. "
''lf wcGs into a new country, there
Will be no school for our children
Our children are .aat old enough &c
20 10 school by the time they are old
enough, it is most likely schools will be
established wherever we may GO
I'VE may also be deprived of tho
privilege Of attending mec,ing.'
'Wc can take our Bibles with us.
andca reut them on the Sabbath, il
we should hnppen,o settle at distance
from place OF, meeing.'
IL, will be he1tcr for us 10 remain
here, where we cao educate our chil.
drcn, and bring them up under the
sound of'thc gospel.
I must do what l think is rcauired
by The interest my family
Fray rcaca'icr that property is no,
the only thing needed 'by our Children
a few days afier this conversation,
The sargain was concluded, and The
farm became the property Of Mr.. Hale.
Mr. Earl was 10 put him it, possession
OF il carly in the Spring.
Mr.. Earl was descended from one of
the 'eurly pnritan settlers Of Massuchu.
sets. Ills ancestors, for n,any gene
rallons, had been dcvou, fnembers OF
The church Of Christ. He was the frs,
alien from the coInmon wealth OF Is.
rac:- His mother @as an amiuble, b,1.
not piaus wotnan-and some though,
II was owing 10 her lha, he had no,
proiitcd by the Instructions Of his pions
iiauiA ani ;iad.,u,aicd.u ueui eut 10 itie
gospel which lac had heard from 1,is IN.
~ '''
faIsey. Hc !ovcd the world, and in or.
der to secure lurger portion Of its
goods, he was willing to icave The home
Of his childhood, and the graves Of his
fathers, and lake up his abode on the
borders OF civilization.
His wife was one who preferred Jc.
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home ,bo,,hcv n;oh, ,horo ha ,o,,,.n,
in the schooI.house and Tho chrrch
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Ilts SLAVERY QUESTION 80 YEAns
AGo.--Some thirty years ago, the pous
people OF Rhode Island were shocked and
outraged on finding that a blacksmith was
at work on the Sabbath. The sound ofhi
hanihicr and the rcvetbations Of his anvil
sorely annoyed the shepherd of the village
flock. and the more so as the blacksmith
was pillar Of the church, and bright and
a shining light OF the congregation. Oh
course nc was "churchcd" d"-,akcn TO task
In defence of himself, he stated that one
OF the slavcrs,n getting ready to 60 TO sea
found she was deficient in handculfs. and
he was,ob.ged TO work all Sunday to snp.
ply her! Tho good shopl,enl Of tho flucl
decided J; was a work Of necessity, justin.
ed by the gospel, and Dcacon Hart was
excused