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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-20
HE ROS ECT.

Since the County ticket has been formed, we
have had opportunity of conversing with a
number of Democrats from different parts of the
county, and are gratifed to learn that the nomina
tions not only heartily responded to, but that
they will be warmly supported. The prospect of
a democratic victory next October Was never bet
ter, and when the time arrives the party in little
Cambria feel assured will do their duty as here
tofore in sustaining their County and State
tickets.-The ticket is composed of good and true
men, who have always been found at their post,
battling for the success of democratic principles
and as they all known to be competent to dis
charge the duties of the offices for which they have
been nominated, we are not at all surprised to
learn that the ticket is satisfactory to the people
The desire was never more strongly evinced than
at present, that we should have d good and strong
ticket framed, and that in the selection Of the
candidates the Je1ersonian standard should be ap-
piled to them, regardless of their locality sis he
honest is he capable so that all could cheerfully
yield them warm and hearty support.-How far
the convention succeeded, is eviuced by the
strong expressions of approval of their labors
both at home and abroad. The following notice
eiip from late number of the Harrisburg
keystone ~
CAMBRIA CoUNTY-The democracy of Cam
bria met in couty convention on Tuesday the 9th
ult., and nominated DR.. VIM. A Smith for as
sembly. MIR. Smith is tried democrat, and
man well qualified for the office. He filled it once
with credit to himself and constituents and will no
doubt do 50 again. Mr.. G. C. X. Zahm was no.
minated for prothonotary. An excellent nomina-
fiOn.D
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-20

GgAn Arkansas paper states that not less
than one hundred horses have been killed IL
Union county by the gnats within the past two
or three weeks.
rs-Cincinnati contains 100. 900 inhsbit-
80 hut there are still raccoons and wild rsb-
bits within the corporation limits.
rrThe public debt of the United States is
$50, ,e73, ,s4S, 2S.
Beware of drinking ice-Vster while II
a heated condition
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-20

Goa printer named Shindle has been Judged in
Philadelphia for marrying a second wife. The
Mormoni
0c-The Lehigh county court refused, at its late
sitting to license any new taverns.
GA German emigrant recently presented him
sell at passenger Office at Dunkirk with through
ticket for one hundred and twenty four persons
and All in one family at that
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-20

a5-The sum of 500 was paid at Louisville last
week for a set of harness for ''Iiis Imperial Hgn-
ness Santa Anna.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-20

Gov. BIGLER, is at present, visit TO his
home in Clearfeld, where the family is spending
the summer.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-07-20

GA branch of the Kn9wNothings has sprung
up in Chambersburc.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

kernels upon the cobs, which weigh on
ly IL lbs after shelling off Sc lbs. of
the kernel BY this method of harvest.
ing it will bo seen that the shuck or fod-
der is not separated it is set up in
shocks of convenient size to be put on
to cart with a hay fork, or it can be
husked iu the field if the weather is good
and the fodder drawn in afterwards. 1t
cures well, and is worth more for winter
forage than by any other process have
ever tried.
In conclusion, gentlemen, permit me
to say, that in my experience Of grow
ing this crop for the last 25 years, | can
not resist the conviction that with our
soil and climate and the best of prepara-
ton aud cultivation, not much over 100
bushels to the acre can possibly be OBJ
tainod There is 10 better soil for the
production of this valuable grain than
the alluSial bottom lands bordering up
on the Connecticut River, and yet when
[ have done my best on these lands, l
have oftener fallen short than gone over
100 bushels 10 the acre. This is a great
yield and requires extraordinary effort,
with very favorable season to obtain it.
Whenever | see the enormous yield Of
l30 to $50 bushels to the acre, l cannot
but entertain the opinion, that some in
accuracy i'll the measurement has been
made, though perhaps not designedly. l
know these remarks are gratuitous aud
may deem impertinent, but they arc not
designed to particularIze Or persoualizc
they only allude in general terms, to what
is thought to be erroneous.
j. w. COLBURN.
SpRiNGriELD, Dec. 81, 1853.
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Suicides.


The following article was written by
a gentleman whose experience and skill
in mental disease entities his suggestions
to the highest consideration
Whether suicide has become more
common of late years or not, it is no less
true that one can seldom look over Il
newspaper without finding in it some case
of sclfdestruction, the circumstances be-
ing related probably with kind of dis
gusting mnutcness Pains are taken,
perhaps, to bring the whole scene before
the reader, in all its details. until lively
image Is left upon his mind If editors
of papers were at all aware of the per.
nicious consequences which result from
such narratives, | am confident they
would not be SO ready to give them a
place in their columns.
1t is curious feature Of insanity that
it sometimes prevails epidemically like
some other forms Of disease, chiefly man,
ifested in the nervous system. Like
them, too, it is propagated by an in1u-
ence which, for lack of better name, is
called Sympathy and which may have as
potent an operation, under favorable cir
cumstanees, as malaria, or morbid eillu-
via In order to bring it into action,
two conditions arc essential, viz, the
knowledge Of certain facts, and mental
system suitably prepared to receive the
morbid influences which such knowledge
may exert. The first may be found in
every newspaper We take up, and the
other is more common in the world than
is generally supposed. Bearing this in
mind, it will not be difficult to account
for the increasing prevalence Of suicides
In every community are many persons
who, from one cause or another, have
lost, in some degree, their natural attach
ment to life. Still they have no matured
nor serious intention of shortening theil
days. They tolerate life, and finally
perhaps, in consequence Of some change
of circumstances, and especially of theil
own mental condition, they regain thei
natural, healthy views of existence
While in this morbid state, however, they
are at the mercy of every adverse cir
cumstancc, and even Of the most trivia
impressions. An account of n suicide
in the public prints, meets their eye AM
absorbs their attention. With kind o
fascination the mind dwels upon its de
tails, until he has 10 power to shut then
out Thus the slumberine spark is kin
dlod into a fame, and the resolve j
formed to follow the example Few ar
aware how simple an inciden. is sufhcieu
! to keep the thought alive and determin
! the fatal act. Some years ago, soldic
at the Hotel des Invalides, in Pari
, hanged himself on post in one of til
, courts Within a short time twelve otl
/, crs hanged themselves on tho same pos
( when the epidemic was arrested by +
moving the post
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SorTENlNG OF THE BRAlN-The eases
of softening of the brain, which have of
late years become so frequent, render
that disease one of Important and inter
esting medical study. DR. Albers, n
Earopcan physician, of celebrity, states
that he has disseeted the brains of sew.
eral persons who had for many years un-
dcrgone great mental labor, aud that in
all these be found the cerebral substance
unusually firm, the gray substance as
we'll as the convolution being remarkably
developed. In several ofthese instances
a settled melancholy had taken posses
sion of the mind during the latter period
Of life lie believes, therefore, that to
produce a softcned condition, some addi-
tionll influence beyond mere oyer-exer-
ton is required.
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IT y r M 8 d.
JUsTUs COBB, Publisher,
BY whom all kinds of Book and lob Print
ing will be done on favorable terms.
Law of Newspapers.

I. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tics to the contrary, are considered as wish
ing to continue their subscription.
IL. II subscribers order the diScontinuancc
OF their papers, the publisher may continue
TO send them till all that is due be paid
Ill II subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the Office to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
pcrs discontinued.
w. if subscribers move to other places,
without informing the publisher and the pa
per is sent to the formct direction, they are
held responsible
V. The courts have decided that refusing
to take II paper from the Office, or removing
and leaving it unsalled for, is prima iacc cv-
idsnce of intentional fraud.
vi. A Postmaster ncglccting to inform a
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the office, makes himself liable for the sub
scription price.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

BEAR FIGHT AND CAPrUKE.-On
the Sth of March in town No "a,
while Mr.. Calvin Kinguan's lumber
ing crew Tin the employ of Rufus
Dwincl, Esq, of this city), were quiz
etly attending to their duties, hugo
bear emerged from his den, when hc
was Immediately challenged to mortal
combat by one Of the innumerable
family Of Smiths, axe in hand. Smith
was out matched, the bear biting him
very badly in the knee and hand.
After somc further skirmishing, Smiths
comrades came to the rescue, when
his bcarship took himself to tree,
and thence was brought to the earth
through the potency Of powder and
lead. lie weighed four hundred
pounds-was " gentleman of the
old school''-bcing one Of the bars"
Bangor (ue.) Democrat.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

SLEEPING ON SuNDAY.-A minister of
the Kirk" in good old Scotland, once
discovered his wife fallen asleep in the
midst of his homily on the Sabbath SO,
pausing in the steady, and possibly some-
what monotonous flow of his oratory, he
broke forth with this personal address,
sharp and clear, but very deliberate:
"Susan !"
Susan opened her eyes aud cars in a
twinkling, as did ali other dreamers in
the house, whether asleep or awake
Susan, | dinna marry We for your
wealth, SIN ye haod none And dinna
marry ye for your beauty, that the hail
congregation can Sec And if ye hae no
grace, | have made but a sair bargain n
Susan's slumbers were effectually
broken up for that duy.-Rep. A. l.
Stone.
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Potatoes, as an article of food, are,
next to wheat, of the greatest import-
ance in the eye Of apolitical economist
From no other crops that can be cult
vated will the public derive so much
food as from this valuable esculent, and
it admits Of demonstration that an acre
of potatoes will feed double the num-
Der Of people that can be fed from an
acre Of wheat. Potatoes are also
nourishing and healthy food rclishcd
almost by every pslate.
To work the ground, two ploughings
on old land are necessary ; FIRST length.
wise, then crosswiae. Frequent har-
rowinss are necessary in most cases be.
fore the land is in suitable condition
to plant, which never ought to be done
beyond the middle Of May, but soon
cr if can be done. After the land is
ready, drill the ground with a plough
to the distance Of the three feet be-
tween the rows then manure plenti-
fully in the drill, and plant the seed
which should be good sized-about six.
teen inches apart the other way. tits
not advantageous to cut the seed into
small slips, for the strength of the stem
at the outset depends into direct pro-
portion upon the vigor and power Of
the seed plant. The Seed plant, there.
fore, ought to be large-rarely smaller
than one half the potato. Atall events,
rather err in giving over-largc seed
than in making it too small, because by
the first error no loss can ever be sus-
tanned, whereas, by the other, q feeble
and late crop may be tho consequence.
When the seed is properly cut it re.
quires from ten to twenty bushel per
acre, but this quantity greatly depends
upon the size of the potato used; large
the latter quantity should be given, but
the extra qauntlty will be abundantly
repaid by the superiority Of crop
which large seed usually produces.
ADVANTAGEOUS METHOD OF RAIs-
ING PoTAToEs IN GARDBYs.-The
earth should be dug or ploughed deep.
if the soil will admit. After this, a
hole should be opened about six inches
deep, and horse dung, or long litter
should be put therein, about three
inches thick. This hole should not be
over one foot in diameter. Upon this
manure, a potato should be planted
whole, upon which little more manure
should be shaken and then should be
put on, in like manner. The whole
plot of ground ought to be planted,
taking care that the potatoes be at
least sixteen inches apart one way .ond
twenty.seven the other.
When the young shoots make their
appearance above the ground, they
should have fresh earth drawn around
them with a hoe, and if the tender
shoots are covered, it will prevent the
frost from injuring them. They should
again be earthed up when the shoot;
make their second appearance but no
covered, as in all probability the sea
soa will be less severe. They should
be hoed often, and the hills should be
kept fat, being careful not to step oil
the hills that are raised, as the lighter
the earth is, the more room the potat,
will have to expand. In this way {
peck of potatoes can be raised from {
hill. Nj.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

INEBnIETY.-When this vice has
taken fast hold Of q man, farewell in
dust"y-farewell cmulation-farewell
attention to things worthy Of attention
farewell love Of virtuous society
farewell dccency Of manners-and
farewell to even attention to person.
Everything is sunk by this predomi-
nant and brutal appetite. In how
many instances do we see men who
have begun life with the brightest
prospect before them, and who have
closed it without any ray Of comfort
and consolation | Young men with
good fortunes, good talents, good tenn
psrs, good hearts, good constitutions.
by being drawn into the vortex Of the
drunkard, have become, by degrees.
the most loathsome and despicable Of
mankind. In the house of the drunk.
ard there is no happiness for any one.
All is uncertainty and anxiety. He
is not the same man for one day at a
time. No one knows of his out t-goings
or in-comirgs. When he will rise, or
when he will lie down to rest, is Who'll.
ly a matter Of chance. That which he
swallows for what he calls pleasure,
brings pain as surely as night brings
morning. Poverty and misery are in
the train. TO avoid these results. we
are called upon to make no sacrifice.
Abstinence requires no aid to accom-
plish it. Our own will is all that is
requisite; and if we have not the will
to avoid contempt, disgrace and mis-
cry, We deserve neither relief nor
comnassiou
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pc2y@ Madame Roland on tho scat

say~ Madame Roland on the scaff,
old asked for writing materials to note
down the strange thoughts which we're
passing through her mind in her last
moments. Its pity the request was
refused, for at the end of life tran
quill mind conccives thoughts which
before were inconceivable. - Goethe.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

SIGNs FOR MARrMGEADLr LADIES
lfa man wipes his feet on the door-mat
before coming into the room. you may
be sure he will make n good domestic
husband Ifa man, in snuiing the can
dies, suuffs them out, you may be sure
he will make stupid husband If
man puts his handkerchief OH his knees
whilst taking his tea, you may be sure
he will be prudent husband In the
same way, always mistrust the man who
will not take the last piece Of toast of
Sail Lunn, but prefers waiting for the
next warm batch 1t is not unlikely he
will make make a greedy, selfish hus-
band, with whom you will enjoy no
brown at dinner, 10 crust at tea. no
peace whatever at home. The man, my
dears, who wears goloshes, and is careful
about wrapping himself up well before
venturing into the night air. not uufre-
qucntly makes good invalid husband
that mostly stops at home, and is easily
comforted with slops The man who
watches the kettle and prevents its boil
rg over, will not fail, my dears, in his
married state. in exercising the same
care in always keeping the pot boiling.
The man who doesn't take tea, ill-trcats
tie cat, takes snuff. and stands with his
back to the fire, is brute whom / would
not advise you, my dcarS, to marry upon
any consideration, either for love or
money, but decidedly not for love But
the man who, when tea is over, is dis
covered to have had none, is sure to
make the best husband Patience like
lis deserves being rewarded with the best
Of wives, and the best OF mothcrsin-law.
My dears, when you meet such n man,
dc your utmost to marry him. In the
severest winter, he would not mind 60
Ing to bed frst.-PUWch.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

LONDON Dock BRANDY.-A Now
York correspondent Of the Mobile
Tribune tells the following story:
A friend of mine was offered share
the other day in the profits Of a brill
liant speculation. Being SO absurd Is
to have troublesome tenant Of his
breast, called a conscience, he declined
the enterprise, thereby losing hand>
some per cent. 1t was in this wise
My friend is largely in an exporting
business. A gentleman informed him
that he would like TO ship on shares.
"What do thoy contain p Bran
dy." What's the object Of tho
shipment 7" " Well, you see it's
brandy l have manufactured, and
which cost fifty cents per gallon. We
ship it to London, have it entered at
tho docks, get tho brand, have il
shipped, and sell it with the brand on
it for So per gallon. Won't that payf"
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III BAhh1 NOkNNAIL.
When the winter bloweth loud,
And the earth is in shroud,
Bitter rain and binding snow
Dimming every dream below,
Chccrily chcerilyl
There is e'cr a spot of green,
Whence the Heavens may be seen.
When our purse is shrinking fast,
And our friend is lost. (thc last y
And the world doth pour its pain
Sharper than the frozen rain;
Chccrily chccrily
There is still a spot Of gtecn,
Whence the Heavens may be seen.
Let us never greet despair,
While the little spot is there;
For winter brigltencih into May,
And sullen night to sunny day:
So, cheerily chccrily
Let us seek the spot Of green,
Hopeful, pa lent, and serene,
Whence the Heavens may be seen.
-H1UNhOM UDrdS
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

H3s- Count Tracy complaining to
Foote that a man had ruined his char
actcr; So much the better replied
the wit, " for it was shocking bad
one, and the sooner it was destroyed,
the more to your advantage"
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they learn its cxccllencics. We would say 10
those who never kept bees, That with this Hive
they may lie managed with perfect impunity
ncra,i 81 o hos may DoJprnfu anu 'ne
in, in cnr,nc, viii ,,,, srI i, ",,ou' Vo''i.
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n .- Wv ""i'1 VI 0Oio"! Vi uces
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%. The facilities il affords for obtaining
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SEWING l'e operations OF tpc bees ile amount
VI MONEY ~ s'ore atiu 'nc s're' gun oi me col
O"y AT a., a.. t'ilcS Mllhl,ut exposure 10 thcbecs.
Ain. l ne construction OF tue hlve with The
aLsunne po"'G - sur,i 'ha' II VIII Always save
'ne eApc"sc Vi ou'ui'e on purpose Tor bees
Us y 'ns! pe put .h any ont nuildinF, esarrct'
s,"ne' e'!, "lI'' OF eve" u'nlnE room n You
peas, where your money VIII not slip of
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ue,,er ,L Pr'.et,on nga'nst ,no'ns ana robbers
man any olher hNe yer known, as the small
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ii-''s oi N'Vess iot ''ie i'l'lc'i ana 'his hcihg
,nrre iilc,rs over .'e uot'om ihe bees are not
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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05

EG 1t is astonishing how toddy"
promotes independence. A philosophic
old brick" who was living day or two
since, in very spirited manner was ad.
vised in friendly way, to economisc,
- as flour was getting up"
Let it go up (said old hottle-nose)
l kin git as high as -four kin-any day"
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EG" The human mind" says an
Italian, "walks in England, it skips in
France, it p!ods and gropes in Germany,
in Italy it scars" In the United States
il spreads
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n40F' 1t is said that Judge Cadu
in writing to Mrs. Stanton, the Wo-
mans Rights woman, commenced with
-"My Dear sir" Mrs. S. is a daugh-
ter Of the Judge.
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ray- Study to do faithfully whatsc

r@~ Study to do faithfully whntsO-
ever things, in your actual situation,
you find expressly or tacitly laid-down
to your charge-,hat is your post ;
stand in it like true soldier. Silent
ly devour the many chagrins Of it-all
situations have maryland see you
aim not to quit it without doing AZ
that is your duty. Carlyle.