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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
4 Song for the Farmer.

song for the Farmer. AMI, pray. tel me why
II hc pcaseS-lge may not drain Heiicou dry:
Or. combining the useful and Gulcet, pursue
Al once irrigation and poetry too:
Nay plow ~ Parnassus and make il a farm
Vegetation, enchanted. would thrive to'a charm =
Beans would climb they m in the days of young Jack
The squash become 20 the railway track.
The Iotatoe grow fair. and the pumpkin gentecl,
To the breast of the onion coInI a~siun would steal,
Til that harl-learteGs sbulbus no longer inclined
To deiuge with anguish the eyes Of mankind
What pasture for cattle fid rudy ked Pan
That eminent herl>man--LIt favor the plan!
Down the path of the milkyway, star paved and bright,
Bod Tsurus would cush Ike sD aero.i;e-
In xJ,iacal s;atc-frJin lis stall ia tie heaN
The subime- of bulis-io rshires and Devons,
And, minslin- his blood with terrestrial kline,
Make oar srloins celestial, rump. steaks divine.
A song for the farmer lie goes forth to the fight,
Armed With blade and with battle axe, genuine knight
His Iitan-like foes I'LL the forest abroad,
implacablc Nature their chieftan aud lOrii
They have stood there mprcgnable, clad in their mall
For these hundred years, proofaainst lightning and gale
But let the primcva al Old oaks lead the van,
For .thcy We to encounter the valor Of man
Hark the crash and the Natures yield,
And the lord of creation eNults DER the field.
So shall fall every f,e at the march ct mankind
Thus end every conflict OF matter with mind.
II to stangas so shfgleSs meaning, belongs.
1t is this. Though meanings eXacted Of Soncs,)
Let the farmer lnok upwari-a duli)us hue,
AnSa sire Ak of the awkward. pcryale him, It's true"
lie leaves BARRIERS 10 Imouse and tsior, ta Toots.
And you don't catch him growing his corn in his boots.
Hence. thos' hpt-house pheE"nr in the town
The white-ingrred dlndies-pronounce him clown;
But for han the earth and all living things made,
And he stands like giant mid the Ii1Iii,s OF trade.
Let his life then, bu beautiful. upright aud crnd
For he's Heds viccgercnt who plant th the land.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
A Boy Shot by MS Father.

| We do not remember when our feeling.
were more touched with an account Of a
catastrophe, than en- listening few days
since, to the relation Of the circumstance
of Mr. John Williams, of Covington town.
ship, in this county, mistaking his son for
deer, and shooting him, on the 1lth ult,
Ir. Williams lsft his house in company
with Mr.. James Parry, for the puapose of
showing him the woods to point for
which Mr.. Parry had started, and took
With him loaded gun. After going abou:
400 yards from his house, he thought he
saw deer, and taking close ain, fred
His horror can be better imagined than
described on instantly hearing hi. little
son Isaac, Il fine boy of about II years of
age, cry out, " "Father, achy dill you Aoot
me .?' The father exclaimed to his COM
panion, "Oh. did ever man shoot his boy
before ?" Both men ran and met the boy
approaching them, about 20 yards from
the place where he was shot 1t was OBJ
served that the ball had entered the back,
near the shoulder blade, and passing thro'
the body, passed out little on one side
Of the contre of the breast. No hope was
entertained that the boy would I've an half
hour. Mr. Parry was 80 confused a.d
confouuded that he knew little Of what
passed, and only recollects that it was pro-
posed to carry the boy into the house,
about 400 yards distant, to which the lit
tie fellow objected, and asked that he might
lie down. With hi, fathers coat for bed,
his rsquest WAS granted, when he east an
anxious look at lis frantic parent, and
said, Father, you 'rHt bujy me on the
.tdra, ,coat .yoH p Immediately Mr. Par
ay fastened for a physician, and on his
way gave notice to neighbor who hurried
to the spot and carried the boy into the
house against his will. The physician ar
rived, and believed the boy would not sur
vive through the night. He did however,
and as late as one week after, when we
last heard Of him, was doing well, the ply
sici.n and friends strong in the hope that
he would recover, having come to the con-
ciusion that the ball did not touch vital
pant. The little fellow is cheerful and pa
tient, breathes well, has a good appetite
and talks freely. No doubt many hearty
prayer has been offered up to Heaven for
his recovery. Poor little fellow, may he
be restored, and yet be great blessing to
his deeply sorrOwing parent.
The lad was gathering chestnuts in the
woods The color of his clothes closely
resemblea that if deer, and the wris,band
of enc shirt sleeve projecting little be-
low the coat sleeve, the father mistook it
for The end of deer's tail, which is fire.
luently white, and fred Wakes Barre
1d0ocate.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
Chapped Teats In Cows
Z. 5. GOODKICH,
Dep. Sesy of the Commonwealth

III -r- uro many recipes for curing Chaps
and other sores on the teats Of cows. In
your May number of the Farmer, learn
that to dip them in goose grease is a sure
remedy against chaps. This no doubt will
de very we'll; but who will furnish the
soop' , fear that there amt goose grease
suou in ali Illinois to dip half the cows
teats In-either sore or we'll. If the Far
mer Boy of Pennington can supply US
or his friend Cooper in N. Y, that lie
speak. of-very well; We will try it, if We
find nothing better
| have used various iuiments, and a.
many kinds of cintments as can be picked
up anywhere but none in my experience
comes up to the mark like clean, cold ,ca-
ter. This matchless medicine j. not re-
serted to as it should be in the curing of
many diseases, and particularly too much
neglected on the teats and bag of the COW.
My practice 10 to take clean cold water in
10 my milking yard a. often as do the
milk-pail. Every teat and the lower part
of the bag, whether sore or sound, should
be washed clean before you commence to
draw the milk The teats are then seft-
the COW stands quietly, and no dirt falls
into your pail.
II the teats are chappsd or sore in any
way, as they often are in the spring Of the
year, sop them in soti butter after milking.
Your milk is clean: your kicking COW has
become gentle, and your patience il not
riled Prairie Farmer.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12


formed upon the section lines, and the
march renewed. Hour after hour passed
and not vsstige of the missing was tls
covered.
Every tree, stump and log, possessing Z
suspicious cavity, underwent the closest
scrutiny every bush and Ticket, thickly
foliaseI, every fr and cradle iaoll WAS
visited as the band pressed onward. Long
and ardent was the search, and many fears
FOR the lost little one were entertained
The suu had far passed TIE zenith, and
WIS fastening behind tue Western hill,
when an elderly n.an and lis son, partly
discouraged, rs well as weariel with the
search, were drawn as by the hand Of a.
invisible pilot, in an opposite direction,
far from the band, and while standing and
discoursing upon the prolriety Of abaudo-
ulug further search, distant sound broke
upon their ear. They hastened in the di-
rcction from which the sound proceeded,
and having travelled as far as practicable,
they halted aad listened a few minutes
very intentiy again that sound was heard,
and turning few steps in another direc-
ten, what was their surprise to behold the
little object of their search sitting upon
the groaad, having just awakened and
orF l.. ,f ..l, ka Ia,
collected by the side of an old log. There
tac little innocent sat, in her tattered
dress sobs and sighs heavcd her little
blsom, and large tears rolled down her
swollen cheeks.
As she caught the first glimpse Of the
delivcrers, she asked for something to eat
" Oh," said she, a. had TO 90 to bed
nights without my supper; please to give
me something to eat" They took up the
little sufferer, and started for home, which
was about four miles distant. While pass
ing through a snarl of tall grass, they
asked the girl if she had passed through
any such tall grass. son, yes, SAID she,
a went a great way through much taller
grass than this, and would call for my
father to come and get me, but he would
not then l would call for my little broth
er, and he would not come after me- So
l travelled on" On being then asked if
she slept warm at nights, said "yes, bat
the first night my little brother went to
bed with me, and in the night he pulled
off the clothes, SO I got cold" Arriving
in sight of the house, the distracted moth
er rushed forth, her kaggard countenance
now irradiated with the gratitude of heav-
en- for the deliverance of her child, and as
she received and pressed the little wander
er to her breast, exclaimed, " my daughter
is cafe
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
An AfaCtiOnaie Spir;t.

We sometimes meet with men who seem
to think that any indulgence in an afIsc-
tionate feeling is weakness. They will
return from a journey and greet their fam
lies with distant dignity, and move
among their children With the cold aud
lofty splendor of an iceberg surrounded
by Its broken fragments. There is hardly
more unnatural sight on earth, ttan any
one Of those families without a heart. 4
father had better extinguish the boys
eyes than to take away his heart. Who
that has experienced the joys of friendship,
and knows ;he worth of ofsympathy and af
fcction, weuli not rather lose all that is
beautiful in natures scenery, than to lie
robbed of the hidden treasures Of his heart:
Who would not rather bury his wife than
his love for her? Who would not rather
follow his child to the grave than to entomL
his parental affection? Cherish then your
hearts best affections Indulge in tbs
warm and gushing emotions of flial pa
rental and fraternal love. Think it not a
weakness. God is love; love everybody,
and everything that is lovely. Teach your
children TO love; to love the rose, the rob
in; to love their parents to love their
God. Let it be the studied object Of their
domestic culture to give them warm hearts,
ardent affections. Bind your whole flmi-
ly together by these strong cords. You
can not make them too numerous. You
can not make them too strong. Religion
is love-loye to God-iovc to all men
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
Th21shts OF Autumn.

Gone hath the Spring, with all lis flowers,
Aud gone the Summers pomp and show,
And Autumn. in his leadeSS bowers,
Is waiting for the Waters snow.
/ said to Earth. so cold and gray,
An emblem of myself thou art;
.Not so,' the Earth did seem TO say,
For Spring shall warm my frozen heart
81 sooihe my wintry sleep with dreams
OF warmer sun and softer rain,
And wait to hear the sound of streams
And songs Of merry birds again.
g But thou from whom the Spring hath gone,
For whom the flowers no longer blow.
Who stande;h bigh,sd and fUrlorn,
Like Autumn waiting for the Snow;
"No hope Is thine of SUMMER hours,
Thv mortal Winter nc'er depart,
No Spring revive thy waSiod flowers,
Nor Summer warm thy frozen heart
J. G. NHITrIEH.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
POTATO G,seasa.

The Legislature of Massachusetts,, in
the year 1851, offered prize of $40, 900
to any one who should satisfy the Govern
or and Council that, by test Of at least
FIVE successive years, he had discovered
sure remedy for the potato rot. Several
communications have been received on this
subject, which are published by the an
thority of the Legislature, of which we
publish the following summary by Hon.
Amasa Walker, Secretary of State:
Although these communications may
no: furnish any perfect cure or preventive
of the potato disease, yet they agree in so
many important points, and offer SO many
valuable hints relating to the nature, cul,
tivation, preservation and improvement Of
the potato, that they can not fail to be of
great public utility. The similarity of
views expressed BY the most intelligent
and experienced writers, relating to the na-
ture, cultivation, disease and cure OF the
potato is truly remarkable, and we think
auspicious. Among the principal points,
relating to which there is a general concur
renee, are the following:
SouNDNEss AND VITALITY OF THE
SEED--Renewing the seed from the ball
of healthy vigorous plants every few years,
even resorting to the native place in South
America, and taking the seed from the
wild potato, is considered important
When potatoes are to be raised from the
tuber, sound, healthy, whole potatoes are
recommended for planting. Cutting the
potatoes is decidedly condemned. Any
thing which impairs the vitality Of the
seed increases ii. liability 70 d;;seas..
QUALITY or KIND OF SOFIA dry,
light, loose, warm soil is considered neces-
sary TO the soundne.s and health OF the
vegetable, as veil as its richness and fla
yor, the latter depending as much on the
quality of soil as the variety of seed. 4
wet, heavy, compact soil directly promotes
the disorder Far up on the side of a
mountain or hill is favorable location
for the growth Of the potato; and new
land contains more of the qualities requi-
site for its nourishmsnt and health than
old or worn cut soils.
INFLUENCE OF ATMosPHERE.-Pota
toes should be as little exposed to the air
as conveniently may be. Their natural
place is under ground. BY too much ex-
posure they besome poisoned and turn
green. Some recommend depositing them
for the winter in holes under ground in a
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
The Lost Daugiter-A Thrilling Incl
dent.

A letter dated Detroit, Oct l4th, in the
Cleveland PIaindsaler, says:
An incident occurred cuslast Thursday
afternoon, which filed the town with much
excitement, and which called forth many
a legend of the kind remembered by the
Oldest inhabitants.
\ few boy. VINO had been out on . hun
ting excursion, called at one Of their neig gh-
boris and began shooting at mark. A
little girl about eight years old, Who had
formerly had an illness that had affected
her head, got alarmed at the firing and ran
into the woods.
In a short time she was missed, and it
was rememb bered that she had bsen running
toward the woods, and consequently a
search began, bat night came on, and with
it rain, which rendered further search i'm
possible Morning came, and yet the little
wanderer had not returned. Its frantic
parents, with one other child, made further
search till the sun had passed the hour Of
twelve, and yet no tidings of the lost one
were had. The neighborhood was alarmed,
and dogs, horns, and every instrument Of
the rustic kind, were narshaled for the
search, but again night, with its Egyptian
horrors, set in, without restoring the little
cherished one Minutes seemed hours,
With It's distracted mother
at length the long wished for morning
came, and with it hundred men and boys,
who, Notwithstanding the still continued
storm, went forth into the depth of the
woods, in search of the child, with IN ca
gerne.s that WAS comaendable beyond the
compass Of words to express. and vet
again tie night set in and still tn. lost wal.
not found. What the agonies of the mother
were, as the marshalled force returned
without her little charge, tears, shrieks,
groans, incoherent CALCULATIONS, and pic
ture Of despair, can only portray, words
are inadequate. Another dreadful night
passed. An increased force was raised,
who marshalled themselves with the dawn
of the Sabbath, before the door of the be-
reaved parents. Prayers were offered to
Almighty God, and the aid of heaven in
voked, to direct in the search The pre-
liminarics being arranged, long line was
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12

FATAL RESULT OF GAMBLISG.-The
weekly report of deaths, last week, records
one suicide. The victim was young man
% years of age, who returned to his home
late on the night Of the I'd ult., taking
Immediately before or after reaching his
homa, quantity of laudauum. Previous
to retiring, he called up his mother and
informed her what he had done, but, in
order to prevent her sending for pbysi-
elan, he assured her that he had not taken
sufficient quantity Of laudanum to kill
him. Ii was not long, however, before
The mother ascertsined that she had been
deceived \ physician was sent for, but
the fatal drug had done it, work. Not
withstanding every effor; was made to save
the life of the young man, he died before
morning. For about two months previous
to his death, the deceased had been in the
habit of visiting some one of the many
gambling houses of this city, had become
infatuated with the game, lost large sums
Of money, and at last, ID moment Of des-
pcratioD, committed the act We have re-
corded-Bost0n Post
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
Diving Dress.
.1fU0c0te.

The mode adopted to reach the property
in the wreck of the steamer atlantic, now
lying at the bottom of Lake Erie, is Gu
riou. aud interesting one. Mr.. MaiIlefert,
assisted by his skilful diver, Mr.. Green, it
is known, has been for some time occupied
in the cudcavor to recover the safe of the
Express Company, which contains much
valuable property. The Buffalo CONNER
cial published the following description of
the attire worn by Mr.. Green, on the oc-
casion Of his descent to the bottom of the
lake, As an evidence of the perfection of
science, it is full of interest.
The marine armor consists of perfectly
air-tight Iudia-rubber dress, topped by
copper helmet, with clear, thick plate Of
glass in front. The pipes which supply
and exhaust the air, lead from the top of
thi. helmet. The pumping requires much
labor; four, and sometimes six, men being
employed upon it at the same time, aud
compelled to work hard at that. a great
pressure of air j. experienced by the diver
on his lungs, equal to IS los. to an inch,
and very few individuals could bear it fer
any length of time. When first going
into the dress, the sensation of oppression
i. very overcoming, but passes away in a
great measure after entering the water.
When depth of ten feet j. reached in the
descent, the dress becomes entirely empti-d
of air, and collapsed to the body, causing
pressure al ever The diver equal'to the
heft of 4 ten pound weight, excepting as
to the head, which is protected by the cop
per helmet. The difficulty in breathing
new becomes great, and painful sensation
is experienced by the diver, jaws becoming
distendsd, and the head as if splitting.
This continues until after descending an
other ten or twelve feet, when the pain is
relieved, the diver feels comfortable, and
experiences no further Inconvenience.
When about sixty feet from the surface,
hundreds of the legitimate inhabitants of
the water surround the diver, nibbling at
the strange visitor as though he we're =" food
for the fishes" After reaching seventy
five feet, all is perfectly dark-a black i'm
penetrable darkness-an electric flame
plays around the inside of the helmet,
caused by the friction of the pump. At
about one hundred and sixty feet the wa
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12

A CHILD's EYES Those clear wells
of undefed thought-vhat On earth can
be more beautiful? Full Of hope, love
and curiosity, they meet your own. In
prayer, how earnest; in joy, how spark
ling; in sympathy, how tender! The man
who never tried the companionship of .
little child has earelessly passed by one Of
the greatest pleasures of life, as one passes
rare flower, without pluckinSit or know
lns It's value A child can not understand
you, you think Speak to it Of the holy
things of your religion, of your grief for
the loss of friend, of your love for some
one you fear will not love in return-it
will take, it is true, no measure or sound
ing. of your thought; it will not judge
how much you should believe; whether
your grief is rational in proportion to your
loss, whether you are worthy or ft to at
tract the love which you seek; but its whsls
soul will incline to yours, and engraft itself
as it were, on the feelings of the hour
Hrs Norton.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
WHOLE NUMBER, 44S.
Thanksgiving Day-A Proclamation.

-, Fellow Citizens: The Al
l.. s. mighty aud merciful God has
49, continued bis guardianship over
our Commonwealth during the year that
is past Except in single community
which claims eur sympatLios, "The pssti-
lence that walketb in darkness, and the
destruction that wasteth at MONDAY" has
not had his leave to smite Health has
generally prevailed. The tumult Of inter-
ma! strife has not been heard Unexxm-
pied prosperity has attended the peaceful
pursuits Of our citizens. "Ssed time and
harvest has returned :" our gamers have
been filled with the finest of the wheat
Our cap of blessings has overhowsd. The
educational institutions of our Common
wealth are growing in the affections of the
people, developing the youthful mind, and
elevatlng our National character General
intelligence and morality are on the ad-
vance. Our holy religion, through its own
institutions, continues to exert its sacred
influence on the public nind-te admins
ter Its consultations to the contrite and pure.
and inspire them with the hopes Of imnor-
tality.
As nation, We are at peace with all
the world, and emlnently prosperous. The
free institutions of our government have
bssn strengthened by the trials of the past,
and a brighter promise dawns upon tho
future To God, most great and good, we
owe all our blessings. To him our thanks
are due
Under this solemn conviction, and in
conformity with the wishes of many good
citizens, |, WILLIAM BIGLER, Governor Of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do
hereby appoint Thursday, the toenty:tfsh
ddy ct N0cenab>r nert, as day Of Geser-
al Thanksgiving and Prayer throughout
the State, aud earnestly bsseech the citi-
zens of the Commonwealth, of all classes,
that, setting aside all worldly business on
that day, they unite in offering thanks to
Almighty God for His blessings, and in
woke the continuance of His goodness.
Given under my hand and the great Seal
of State, at Harrisburg, this twenty fifth
day of October, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-two o,
and Of the Comnonwealth the seventy
seventh.
By THE GOVERNOR
f. s. GOODRICH,
Dep. Ses'y of the Commonwealth.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-11-12
4 CclciEsjn,

\ gentleman in the country, upon the
occasion of some sigual benefit servant
had done him, gave him curious silver
cup David for that was the mans name
was exceedingly fond of the present, and
preserved it with the greatest care. But
one day, by accident, his cup fell into a
vessel Of aqua-fortis he, taking it to be
no other than common water, thought his
cup safe enough and therefore neglected
it until he had despatched an affair of i'm
rortsrcc, about which his master had en-
p!oyed him, imagining it would it be tLon
time enough to take out his cup. At
length, a fellow servant came into the
same room when the cup was near dis
solved, and looking into the aqua-fortis,
asked David who had thrown anything
into that vessel !? David said that his cup
had accidentally fallen into the water.
Upon this, hi. fellow servant informed
him that it was not common water, but
aqua-fortis, and that hi, cup was almost
dissolved in it. When David heard this,
and was satisfied of the truth Of it with
his own eyes, he heartily grieved for the
los. of his cup and, at the same time, he
was astcnished to see the liquor as if moth
ing at all had been dissolved in it or mixed
with it. As, after little while, he saw
the small remains of it vanish, and could
not now perceive the least particle of the
silver, he utterly despairsd of ever seeing