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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25
Making Hay.

There are but few crops, perhaps, Of
greater practical Importance to the farmer,
than that of hay. In most sections of
the country, it is the crop on which he
mainly relies for sustenance for his domss-
tic animals during = long and inclement
period of the year-ths winter, and no
inconsiderable portion Of the fall and
spring. But Notwithstanding its unlvsr-
salty and high value, it is and ever has
been, a crop in relation to the management
Of which no fixed system-as in the case
of grain-has ever yet been recognised.
While one farmer prefers to cut and make
his hay in the very hottest weather, and
with as much exposure to the solar infu-
ence as possible, another deprecates such
exposure as highly injurious, as tending
to rob the plants of much of the rich
juice and saccharine gum which they con-
tain, and which to most grasses their prin-
cipal value when used as hay, Or an ali
ment for stock For one do not hesi-
tate to express my candid conviction that
very large proportion of the hay annu-
ally produced in this country is injured
essentially by too free and protracted ex-
posure to the sun. Where grass is cut in
full bloom, and made in grass cocks, with
Just enough exposure to the sun and air
to wilt it before it is cooked, it is found
to retain not only It's color and elasticity
unimpaired, but its fragrance also, besides
being more solid, especially if carefully
secured and packed in the NOW. The
following directions are recommended for
observance by those who wish to prove
the advantages of the new over the old
practice:
Grass should be made into cocks Of
absut four feet high, not by rolling, but
by laying one fork full upon another, and
of small diameter at the base as possible
to stand firm; draw the loose hay out
from the bottom all around and lay it
upon the top with the ends hanging down
ward. When grass is put together in this
manner, it is in great measure out of
danger.
1t will be proper to give them an airing
before they are removed to the barn, and
more especially that portion which comes
in contact with the ground When ne
cessary, the first drying wind and fair day
lay them over by putting the top of the
cock on the ground, and SO manage after
by putting as dry bundle With the green,
till you have one cock made up again, out
of two being put together. By this treat
ment there is a more speedy exhalation of
moisture by the action of the air, while
an incipient fermentation will evolve or
discharge portion of heat, and thus pro-
mote the drying of the hay, by increasing
the evaporation Of the humid PARTICLES.
By this treatment the hay is secured until
the maker wishes to remove it to the barn
Clover hay should remain longer in the
cock than most other grasses, that all the
larger stems may undergo their proper
fermentation. Before removing to the
stack, yard, or barn, We generally turn the
bottom side up an hour or two before
loading. H.-Buch,s Co. AteAiyencer.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25

The BlRps.-No one can complain OF
the geod nature Of The farming community
in the matter Of not permitting gunners to
kill off birds. for /, is Prorerbially in favor
Of allowing every one who has no better
business TO follow, 10 destroy every living
thing in the way Of game. Farmers sho'd
take measures TO prevent the destruction OF
birds, simply because Of the advantage Of
their presence. in feeding upon insects OF
various kinds, which have become 20 des.
,ruc,ive TO various products, which they
are anxious 10 cultivate. Their usefulness,
in this particular, is underrated. Do spare
the birds. Farmers should encourage them
to build and reproduce, 10 all possible ways
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25
Nauy0o.

This city of the Mormons once had
10000 inhabitants, there are now but
1900. One half of the houses the Nor
mons left have been removed or pulled
down, and the other half are tenantless.
Each lot contained an acre. In walking
through its deserted streets l started seve-
raj quails, in the midst of the once
populous city. The mansion Of Joe
Smith is kept by his wife once the
widow, but now again a wife-of another
and live man-as a tavern. between
this mansion and the river are the remains
Of famous hotel, which was abandoned
after its walls had reached the second
story the walls are Of the fine pressed
brick, with marble door-sills and caps
Joe's storchouse is also standing The
Masonic Hall is fine brick building, three
stories high. am told that all the Nor
mons were ma.ons. Their Lodge was
under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge
of the State of Illinois. Smith, / am
told, initiated some Of the ''mothers in
,h. church," when the charter was taken
from them and the Lodge closed. The
front wall and the one next to it, which
formed the vestibule, aae all that is left
standing Of the achievement of fanaticism
called "the temple" which, as the inserip
.ion on large stone, worked in the inner
wall, informs the visitor, is
"TuE HOUSE OF THE LORD,
BUILT by
The Church Of Jesus Christ, Of Latter Day
Saints.
COMMENCED APRIL 9Th, 1S41."
A company of French socialists have
purchased portion Of the property-the
site and the ruins of the temple included.
They number about 400. While l was
viewing the temple they all come out of
their clearinghouse for dinner. Their
foreign aspect and clothing, as they
grouped about the stones Of the temple
to smoke their pipes and talk--probably
of la belle France-made Inc almost fancy
| was viewing a ruin in an old country.
One groupe were gesticulsting and laugh
ing over the face Of one Of the ornaments
which decorated each column, which l
can not describe better than by referring
the reader to the picture of full moon,
which usually ornaments the cover Of a
Dutch almanac Courier.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25
From TIE Family Presbytesian.
vERMONT.-By Lizzie Lee.

Land Of the verlsnt mountains,
Home Of high hearts, and free!
How oft. upon lif,'- billowy track,
Well up fond thou shts Ot thee
And onward as my steps emerge.
More strong the iinh that binds
Thy valleys green, thy mountains bold,
Hound which my soul eutwines.
Though home to NE, since chilGhoUd's years,
Hath only been name,
Nv heart viii Oft revert 10 thee,
And think thee stiil the same
Thy fountains and thy vine-wreathed cliffs,
Thy many silvery streams,
Thy fUwery paths my childhood troll,
Lit up with Hopes warm beams
The hearth whore passed my brightest dreams,
Calm Us the summer even:
The cherished ones, love gathered there,
Bright angels, now, in Heaven;
The grounds where oft. in ligltSome mood,
Ny wayward steps have strayed;
The birds that sung, the flowers that grew
Beneath the elm trees shade -
The merry brook that wandered near,
Soft murmurinG aS it grew,
And sparkied DER its pebbled bed
Like sunbeams bathed in dew
How oft I've traced it 10 its source,
Its waves my thirst have stayed,
And many a fantasy I've uurSed
Beneath its greenwood shade.
More blessed than these, at hallowed hour,
From cottage and from hall
The rladsOme peal from old church tower,
'.The Christians gathering cali
On scenes like these in memory dwell
When later ones have lied,
A. fragrance fingers round the flower,
Its leaflets witheret dead.
Land Of the green-cappea mountains
Nhereer my footsteps roam,
My heart for aye will lingering turn
And claim thee for its home;
And should nv spirit pass away
Beneath a distant sky,
MAY guardian angels hover near
And bear it, with a sigh,
Back m0ng the noble anu the brave
Beside the murmuring stream,
flushed by the music OF the wave
When passed life's feverish dream.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25
New Form for Deeds,

The new forms adopted in the revision
for conveyancing, by Indiana, will strike
every onc for their simplicity, conciseness,
and practical utility. ar Owen has
laborcd hard to secure their adoption, and
is entitled to great credit for this reform.
We give below specimen
FORM OF WARRANTED DEED.
John Doe and Mary,h wife, of Marion
county, State of. Indiana, convey, and
warrant to Richard Roe, same county and
State, lot number nine, in the city OF
indianapolis, for the sum of one thousand
dollars, this 18th day of May, 1852.
JOHN Doe, [seal.1
MARY Doe, [seal.]
County of Marion,
State of Indiana, ".
Before me, John Smith, justice o1
the peace for said county, this 10th day
of May, 1852, John Doe and Mary Dos
acknowledged the execution of the an
nezed deed. JOHN SMITH, j. r, seal.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25

Total, 219-No choice.
Second Ballot-Taylor 1l8, Clay Sc,
Scott 40, Webster %, Clayton 1.
No choice again. Adjourned to next
morning.
Third Ballot-Taylor 133, Clay a,
Scott 81, Webster II, Clayton l.
Fourth Ballot-Taylor III, Clay 81,
Scott 63, Webster II. Taylor over all, 81
Whereupon Gen Zachary Taylor was
declared the Wing candidate for President
" L. Tribune.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25

REFORM RUN MAD.-The Philadelphia
Jubilee protests against the State Loan of
sS5O,OOO, for the completion of the North
Branch Cana"
Because such canal is in violation OF
the law. Of God and Nature, it being In
tended TO divert water from its natural av-
enues and courses, and turn it where sound
geological truths would plainly indicate
water was never intended to 60, over hill
,ly country, over dry quicksauds, and the
cavernous recessss common to limestone
formations
On the same principle we suppose the
Science Of Hydraulics in general is vi
olation of the laws of God and nature" y
If We thought our old friend Gen. John
Sidney Jones wrote the above paragraph,
Eve would be afraid to tread ON his fine
American carpets, lest he would denounce
us for violating the same laws by not con-
fuing our footsteps to the vernal carpet Of
Nature.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25
Whig National Convention, l848.

Four years ago, the last Wing National
Convention assembled at Philadelphia, and
was organized by the choice of Gen. More
head, of N c., as President, with COM
plemeut of Vice Presidents and Secretaries.
The convention then proceeded to ballot
for Wing candidate for President, with
tho fo1louino rssult
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25
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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1852-06-25
Good Sense.

Thomas T. Meagher, the Irish exile,
who now finds an asylum in this country,
does not like, it seems, to make a public
exhibition of himself in our cities and
large towns, and therefore declines the
festivities which have been profTered him.
In his reply to the letter of invitation
from Syracuse, he feelingly says:
Considerations of serious and sor-
rowful complexion, induce me to shrink
from those public festivities which your
generosity suggests. The broken condi
tion Of my poor country-the darkness
with which it i. overcast-the humiliation
which obscure. the remembrance of the
last effort for her freedom-the cherries
fortune of the loved companions of my
exile-these, and other circumstances of
a like nature, press so heavily upon my
mind as to PROSTATE the energies, which
might otherwise enable Inc to support
with credit the honors that you pro-
pose. am confident, therefore, you
will kindly forgive the disappointment
which this reply may cause, and, in cor
dial spirit, admit the propriety Of the re-
serve which such circumstances impose"
re- The handsomest and most complete
barn in this section of country is that late
ly erected near Northumb berland, by A. L.
kArP, Esq. The structure looks from the
distance like some college building, and
does credit to the liberality of its owner.
The internal arrangements, such as thrash
ing floors, grain rooms, stables, fruit-cellar,
wagon-shed, &c, are Of the most perfect
kind. And in perfect harmony with the
excellence of the building is the stock of
animals, particularly his cattle, among
whom are several cows of the best Durham
blood. Especially did we notice speckled
COW, of the Durham breed, as noble and
sleek an animal as the eye ever rested
upon, with her calf sixteen weeks old,
which latter certainly weighs near 400
pounds perfect beauty. The rest Of
his stock, such as horses, pigs, &c, are
all of superior kind. Mr.. Kapp is
setting the farmers in this neighborhood
an excellent example, and one which we
hope to see extensively initiated, at least
as far as the improvement Of live stock is
co,oar,nd - DouriUc De,o,crot
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16

OF oats, a dozen acres Of corn, ten acres Of
potatoes, an acre Of beans, half an acre Of
vines, and a large field Of wheat, besides eul-
ivating large garden, and splitting the rails
Tor, and laying up, more than half mile OF
a ran fence and Mrs Larpenteur has done
all her own homework and sewing, and ev-
erything has moved along as quietly as n
clock, aud there is not week that they do
not also find time 10 ride into town. lie
has been cutivatng his farm now three
years, and has tried all sorts of crops, and
that TOO without ever manuring an acre OF
his ground, for he says his crops grow so
stout without manure, that they are damaged
by lodging. -m- .-.-...I
We forgot 10 mention in the listof labors
attended to this season, on MIR. LarPenteur's
farm, the raising of swine, the raising OF
twelve calves, and the rearing OF hundreds
of chickens, guinea hens and turkeys. Last
year Mr.. Larpeneur sold an immense guam
THY of produce from his farm, sent many
bushels of pink-eye potatoes down the river,
which nettcd him fifty cents per bushei, and
amongst other items, raised six hundred
bushels Of spring wheat, much OF which is
yet unsold, for want of good mill in Min
nesota TO make flour OF it.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16
The Ewes of Birds.

A singular provision is made for keeping
The surface of the birds eye clean; for wip-
ing the glass of the instrument, as il were,
and also for protecting it, while rapidly fly
ing through the air, and through thickets,
without hindering the sight. Birds are for
these purposes furnished with third eyeid,
a fine membrane or skin, which is constant
ly moved very rapidly over the eyeball by
TWO muscles placed in the back Of the eyes.
One of the muscles ends in loop, the other
in string, which goes through the loop and
is fixed in the corner Of the membrane, TO
pull it backward and forward. If you wish
to draw thing towards any place with
the least force, you must pull directly in the
line between the thing and the place; bu: if
you wish TO draw it as quickly as possible,
and with the most convenience, and do not
regard the loss of force, you must pull it
obliquely by drawing it in two directions at
once. Tie string to stone, and draw it
towards you with one hand; then make a
loop on another string, aud running the first
through it, draw one string in one hand, not
towards you. but sideways, till both strings
are stretched in a straight line; you will see
how much more easily. the stone moves
quickly than it did before, when pulled
straight acknowledgement MsceAanies.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16
To Cover Iron with a Coating of
Copper.

1t is well known that if plate of iron
be immersed in a solution Of suphate OF
copper, it speedily becomes coated with
the copper in solution : but the copper
deposited thus on the surface of the met
al does not adhere firmly, and may reads
lily be removed by friction. By means
of the following process of M. Riensch,
the iron may be covered with coating
of copper as durable and firm as the cleo
trotype, deposit. The process is as FOL-
lows - Polish the iron by rubbing it
well with cream Of tarter, and afterwards
with charcoal powder, and place the me-
tai thus polished in hydrocholic acid, d.
luted with three times its volume in wa
ter, in which few drops OF solution of
sulphate ofcopper have been poured at
ter few minutes have expired, withdraw
the iron and rup it with peice of cloth,
then replace it in the solution, to which
add another portion of sulphate ofcopper.
By following on this method, and
adding at each immersion new supply
of sulphate OF copper, the layer ofcopper
may be increased at pleasure. Lastly,
introduce the iron thus coated with COB.
per into a solution of soda, then wine
clean, and polish with chalk. -[Scien,ific
American.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16

WHAT He DRANK.-(Scene in the
Lowell Police Court The Kelton liquor
case being up, witness was asked if he
had ever seen any liquor drank in the
ba--room.
Witness : Yes
Lawyer More than once?'
mo-
Who did you see drink it g
Myself
who gave you the'liquor g
"A friend of mine
Who placed it on the bar 2
There was no bar, The bottle was
taken out Of his pocket!!'
Where did the liquor come FROM
Don't know
Did you ever drink in any other part
Of the building 2
Yes
Who with 2
Mr.. Kelton.'
What did you drink
] drank his health 2 Great laugh
ter.)
You can go, SIR Lowell Courier.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16
Farming in Minnesota.

The st. Paul's Pioneer gives an account
OF one farmer in that vicinity who has proved
what persevering industry can accomplish
upon such rich soil. Mrs. L. seems to be
one OF the old>fashioned farmers wives
She Will hardly be taken as pattern in
some OF the fashionable seminaries, where
fnrmers' daughters are transformed into any
thing else but good material TO make farm
'ers' wives Egg n W p ~ sgTyr, a ~
q Twoimiles out of ST. Paul, Minnesota, on
the road to St. Anthony, is the farm OF Mr.
Larpenteur, who is farmer of The right sort
Ills farm /. a gem of beauty. With the help
oftis two sons, 16and II years old, be has
put in, this spring and summer, thirty acres
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16
Y A R [ E I Y
Lazy Men.

Genius unexerted is no more genius
than a bushel of acorns in fores. o!
oaks. There may be epics in mems
brains, just as there are oaks in acorns,
but the tree and the book must come out
before we can measure them. We very
naturally recall here that large class of
grumblers who spend the time in longing
to be higher than they are, while they
should be employed in advancing them
selves. These bitterly moralize on the
injustice of society. Do they want a
change? Let them change-who pre-
vents them! If you are as high as your
faculties permit you to rise, you should
not complain. tits God lhatarranged the
law of precedence. Inplead him or be
silent. If you have capacity for high
err station, take it-what binders you 3
How many men would like 10 90 to
sleep beggars and wake up Rothschilds.
How many men would go to bed ounces
to be walked up Solons. You reap what
you have sown.. They who sow Ounce
seed should reap what they sow. They
that SOW a wind reap a whiriwind. A
man of mere capacity undeveloped is on
ly an organized day dream with a skin
on it. A flint and genus that will
not strike fire are no better than wet
junk wood. If you would go up, go
if you would be seen, shine. AT the
present day an eminent position in any
profession whatever, is the result of
unweared labor. Man can no longer
fly at one dash into an eminent position.
They have got to hammer i; out by steady
and rugged blows. The world is no lon
ger clay, but rather iron in the hands of
its workers. Emerson.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16
Paint YOUR Roofs.

oAHo yV"A VOAS'
DLAKE' SPalen Up IA int OIL Artificial te, 70 l
Dsale in any quantity by '
-r, KENDALL, RICHARDSON&Co
Thevalue ofthisarticlewillbe seen by the
following ertiicalesfrom gentlemen VIII 10 have
used it and proved its ndurating qualties.
MR.DLAKE-De Dear Sir,-l had building
adjoining the wal ofmy stone Cotton Factory
theroo Of which was covered with your Fire.
proof Paint or Artificial Slate The factor y
took FIRE land duringt he progress o fits destruc-
ton j arge numbers o fburning shing lesa d 9th
ell combustibl ematerials fell upon hisr 100 +, SO
covered a nd expected every moment to see i,
burstinto flames ,buta(ter the factory burned
down. examin e dsaid roo and found literally
covered with Goals and cnders, shuttle fire had
10 mad the least impression upon il. Afte,
thlst est, therecertaiuly can beno doubt ast O
itsfre-proo fqualities.
Rochester r, Sept. ,1S4s. SETH C. JONES.
AMERICAN HOTEL,
Broadway New York Oct, 4th. lS4s.
Mr.. BLAKB-Sir:-We last Spring COW
cred heroo o # he American with your Fire
proofPaint. Wenow find The: il mas become
ash ard ass ate and he almost constanttread
ofthesarvents whouse he top ehousefor
dryin sciothes doe no IA feet it in the least,
and itprove sa | h ha tit wa srecommended.
Off TABER g. BAGLEY
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16

CoLLoDloN IN ERYsIPLAs. Collodion
has been used successfully for arresting
erysiplas by DR.. West. He used the nj
trate of silver first, on a lady and having
found that it did no good, he shaved her
head and applied thick coating of coli
lodion over it, and for an inch over the
healthy part. He also applied it to a
case of child of eight years, and after
three applications it recovered entirely
[Scienii6c American. 0HE
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16

Jim, did you ever double the Cape Of
Good Hope?'
Il expect l have
When ?
Last night when put my arm around
the cape that belongs 10 The dress Of the
young lady that j have good hopes Of making
Mrs. Dusenbury Of
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16

Girls, do you want 10 be married, and
get good husbands! If so, cease to act
like fools. Don't take pride in saying
you never did housework -never cooked
a pair of chickens-never made a bed
and so on. Don't turn up your noses
at honest industry-never tell your friend
that you are not obliged TO work. When
you go a-shopping, never take your moth
er to carry The bundle.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16
PResERvE, GIRprsp TREEs.

To PRESERVE GIRDIED TREEs. A
correspondent Of the Genessee Farmer
says girdled trees may be preserved by
the following means !: Take out block
Of wood extending into the bark above
and below the girdle, and take from the
body or limb of another tree block cor
responding in size and shape, with the
bark on, and adjust it in the place and
bind it there, on the principle of engraft,
ing This plan, 1t is said, has proved
completely successful.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-09-16

A religion that does not constrain a
man to pay his just debts is not worth
having. That he can defeat his liability
through some defect Of human law, will
never Justify him at the bar of conscience
or God, for defraudlng others of their due.