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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

dantly are there most deficient. Vsy
poor land brought d, once to fertility
shows change SO great as readily to be
noticed, while a fair medium soil, co,nina
up to the same point, will attract little at
tention. As to kind Of soil, those Of .
sandy and loamy nature, and well-draiued
clays, show the effects Of guano, as well as
these Of all other manures, longer and
more visible than those Of contrary chs
racter. As to prices Of produc:s-suano
can be used proftably on the wheat crop
while that grain sells for q per bushel,
but not when it brings but 81. Corn Al
81, and potatoes above so cents, viii war.
rant It's use in their production. That Is,
the increase in the crop at these prices
caused directly By this manure, will pay
all the expense of it, application, and Leave
a prof. besides.
Quantity and manner of application arc
the subjects Of the second query. From
$50 to 800 lbs. per acre may be used, &C.
cording to the quality Of the soil. In ap-
plying it broadcast, it was formerly the
practice to mix With j. about one. quarter
its weight of plaster, and, pulverizing the
whole finely, to sow it evenly and then
harrow, cultivate or plon it in, IS socn as
possible. This should be done immediate.
ly before sowing. At present it is gener.
ally recommended to pulveri,e and sow
without any mixture of plaster. The great
f=rtilizing principles Of guano are the phosa
phate Of lime and ammonia, the latter very
volatile in its nature Hence the necessity
of applying it unchanged to the soil, to
give forth to the growing plant, aud Lot to
the passing winds, it. valuable properties
In applying it to corn and potatoes, it is
generally planted with the seed, but great
care should be taken that it does not coEe
in contact, or it will destroy its vitality,
otherwise it could be dropped with ma
chine at the same time with the corn, as
OUT correspondent proposes. Ashes OF
lime should never be mixed with guanc
before its application to the soil.
"Where and at what price it can be oh,
tanned 2" will be answered by consulting
the advertising department Of almost any
number of this paper. We believe the
price at present is about s55 per ton. In
conclusion, allow US to remark that We
shall be glad to publish accounts Of expe.
rilrents in the use of guano on any Of the
crops mentioned above, particularly if they
furnish data for calculating the prgfta-
Rural Nep Yorker.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
THE FARM:
The Garden...The Orchard.
From the Germantown Telegraph.
Carrots.

For field culture, the Orange Variety is
the best. A light, friable, fertile soil
should be selected The ground should
he deeply plowed, and if subsOiled the
better. No manure should be applied to
the surface, but generous supply of old,
welI-rotted manure should be plo.ed in 20
the depth Of three or four inches. The
land should be thrown into ridges two feet
apart, and the seed should be d,iNedin on
the top Of the ridge. The seed being very
fine, i. is liable to be sown too thiekly,
and it is long time in terminating, the
weeds generally getting the start Of the
plants. To obviate these drawbacks, let
the seeds be mixed with fine sand, and the
sand kept in condition Of moisture so as
to cause the seed to germinate, and as soon
as sprouted, or showing signs Of sproutins.
it should be sown. Each one must judge
for himself Of the quantity Of seed neces-
sary for the space ofground to be occupied,
when the general fact is given, that after
thinning out the plants, which must be
done when two or three inches high, they
should stand from four to six inches.
The cultivation of the carrot is attended
With labor, in the thinning, and wedding !;
but after the first wedding is over, the
major part of the work is done. y
lish, plov or cultivate, will FIX err aftet-
ward
The seed can be put in any time between
this and the FIRST of June-the sooner the
better.
There is no moro valuable or profitable
crop cultivated by the farmer than this.
From six to eight hundred bushels per
acre can be raised, and they sell readily at
from As to GO cents.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
Guano for Spring Crops.

As to the pratt Of the use Of guano, sc.
veral preliminaries are to be taken into
consideration. Its cost compared with 9th.
er manures, the character Of the soil TO
which 1t is to be applied, aud the prices
commanded BY the article to be produced,
will decide the question. When good
barn. ) ard manure is readily available an
amount expended in its application will
probably give return more profitable than
the same sum in ary other fst'ilisins sub
stance As to soils, the effects Of saano
are most marked aud profitable on those
badly worn and exhausted: This Is 50 De-
.,nse the m,,sria's il tuprlic, r''': -aai
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
The New Jersey Homestead.
DIT REV. ). W. ALExASDER, DID.

fain would have, if might choose,
A mansion, such as farmers use,
Or sound old stone, with hanging ewes,
And easements clambered DER with leaves
Fair but not fine, of ancient guise;
The shadowIns elms around shopd rise;
Full barns, clean stables-nor forgot
Clear springs, and dairy, cool as grot.
About the pile in thought, view
A spreading lawn of freshest hue;
And stretching back, in stately mien,
A garden, with its alleys green,
Where every herb and every fruit,
That may healthiul palate suit,
Shall grow in concord with each flower
That may beseem Jersey bower.
Then lei a ripping brook flow by
On whose green margin there may lie
At intervals, well-hewn seat,
For pause, amid the noontlde heat;
And here and there a. good may seem,
Broad willows weeping Ger the stream,
Or locusts, where IN balmy June
The bees may hum their sleeping tune
Such be the centre of my reign,
Whence 10 survey my fair domain;
But reaching far on every side
Meadow and field in circuit wide,
And somebre groves, and thicket grey,
Where may fly at height of day.
Der the enamelIed sward, lei stray
The herd and flock, al food or play;
While thrift. and temperance, and care,
Shall turn the clod and drive the share,
And sow and reap the golden store.
Til winter close the massive door.
Then, when long nights begin TO bring
Around the fire, the cheerful ring,
The cracking billeis, flaming high,
Shall send a CLEAN TO every eye
OF happy inmates round the hearth,
Full of warm cheer and heathful mirih.
Here let the hoary grandslre bash,
And grandame hug her wintry task,
And hardy urchln plan his snare,
And chubby girl her doll prepare,
And John, with schoolboy tone, Tehearse
The newest tale, in prose or verse.
Such 10 the Jersey yoeman free,
Such comforts may there ever be!
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
Address to Wealth. Gatherers.

Why dost thou heap up vralth. which thou must qu
Or what is wcrae. tc leit By III
Why dbst thou load thysrlf, when thou'rt TO iy,
U man, ordained to dief
why dost thou build up stately rooms on high,
Thou who art under ground to lie
Thou sowest and plsntest,bu no fruit must sec,
For DeEih, alas is sowing thee.
Thou dost thyse,f wise and ndustriou, deem,
A n,ightier husbands thou uldst seem
Pond mani like n boaght slave, thou all the while
Dost but for others sweat md toll
Oaic!ous fool thou needs must mediIing be
In business that concerns not thee!
For when to future years thou extremist thy cares,
Thou dearst in other meus affairs.
Even aged men, as If they truly wero
Children again, for age prepare
Provisions for long travel they design,
In the last point OF their short line.
Wisely the ant against poor winter hoaris
The stock which summers wealth affords.
In grasshoppers, who must in autumn die,
How vain was such an industry!
OF power and honor the decei,f,il light
Might half excuse our cheated sight,
II it Of life the whole small time would stay,
And be our Sunshine al! tie day.
Like lightning that. begot but in cloud.
Though shining brish. a.i speaking loud)
Whilst it b,gins, cChclutes its violent race,
And where it gilds, 1t wounds the place.
scene Of fortune, which dost fair appear
Only to men that stand not near;
Proud poverty, that tinscl bravery wears,
And, like u rainbow, painted tears.
BE prudent and the shore in prospect keep,
In a weak boat rust not the deep;
Placed beneath envy, above envyns rise;
Pity great men, great things desiise.
The wise example of the heavenly lark,
Thy fellow poet, Cowley, marx;
Above the clouds let thy proud music sound,
Thy humble nest bui!d On the grounl.
CowtLr, isls-Ios'.
D 4 ek
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
"Even Horses have Changed"

Ed. Swan, week or two sInce,in some
interesting remarks, at q meeting Of the
Maine Law Association, in this city, in
speaking of the great change for the bet
ter in some of the worst rum-cursed dis
tricts in New London and Norwich, said
that even the horses seen id those districts
had changed in their appearance since the
first Of August Previously, hitched to
tho posts 10 front Of the groggeries in
Water street, might he seen horses with
the ribs protruiips from undcr the skin
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

THE Usual CAUriCs.-Thc very name
Of the Cholera some years ago used to in
spire the greatest terror. Familiarity and
the PHYSICIANS have somewhat shorn it of
its terrOrs nevertheless, the panic its
presence brings should not fail to induce
people to use all the precautionary means
against it within there reach. Already
has the terrible scourge made its appear
ance IN the West, and their is no surwis-
ing in what direction it MAJ next take its
devastating march. With the example
before us of its sudden appearance in Pitts
burg, Columbia. and Mifflintown, would
i. not be well to see at once that the usual
precautionary measures ere resorted to !.
We are no alarmists, but the fallacy Of
any good resulting from locking the stable
after the horse has been stolen, has long
since exploded. The streets and alleys Of
our borough are in very flthy condition
owing to the excellent health that pre-
walls, this fact is overlooked This should
not be. A general clean up should be
made, and free and constant use Of lime
reso..ed to, Oh the everlasting and uncon-
trovertible opinion that an ounce Of pre-
vention is worth at least thousand
pounds Of cure -HoliaaysJurg Standard.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
Hen Manure for Corn,

Having been frequently solicited BY
some Of your readers to send you the re-
suit of an experiment testing the value of
hen manure for corn, send you the facts,
in the hope that they may be useful to
others. In 1852, planted but two acres
Of corn, and having $50 little, desired to
make it as good as possible without the
use Of barn yard manure. After fitting
the ground aud marking it for planting, I
scraped on. my hen house and got about
eight bushels Of dry hen manure, of which
l dropped small handful where each hill
was go planted. There was only enough
to dress thirty rows, six rows being un-
dressed. The corn was planted on the
18th of May-dropped on the manure and
then covered.
Ga the first day Of June the six rows
unmanured we're nicely up, and large
enough to be seen to cultivate but Of the
manured part, not one Hill out Of one
hundred was up. On examination l found
the corn rotten-I suppose from the cor.
rcding effects of the manure. june I'd, I
replanted the manured part, taking palns
to pu, the seed close by the side of the
first planting. The seed CAME up and
grew finely; so that by the fist Of July it
was fully as large, and of much bette. CO.
lot, than the part urmanured. In all other
respects the whole field was managed alike,
being ashed, plastered and hoed at the
same time.
When the corn was cut, each par: was
stocked by itself, making six rows of stocks,
containing five rows of corn each, from the
rnanured part, and one row of stock, con-
:aiuing six rows of corn, from the unma-
uured part. l hired the corn husked BY
the bushel; so that it became necessary to
measure it. FROM each row of stocks Of
the manured part, l obtained thirty-six
bushels Of ears Of sound corn; from tho
uumanured part l had but .merty.nine
tashels, and Of not as good quality. Tho
difference in favor Of the manured wss seven
bushels more from five rows of corn. than
from six rows unmanured Frotn the ex-
pertinent conclude, had the whole been
manured, / should have received 2o9 }
bushels of ears; if fnone had been manured,
I should have received but ia bushels
making difference Of 80 l5 bushels for
the manure, amounting at 20 cents per
bushel for corn in the ear, TO 81 ~, or
$40 65 per acre.
Whether the above difference is Wholly
to be attributed to the manure, ! am not
prepared to say; About the l0;h Of June
We had a severe hail storm, beating aud
bruising the first planting to the ground
while the Esplantsd corn was scarcely n.y.
| have since used hen manure frs corr,
but have not correctly ascertained the rs-
suit. l am satisfied tina, it is one OF the
=, =. ,..,,',. .-r.'i. to-, fF . 81.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

in their full vigor, and treat them honora-
bly, when old then their blessings shall
continue, and the young will have good
examples constantly before them.
MEMoIR.-A neat memoir Of the late
Mrs. C. E. Alleman, wife of Rev. NJ. j.
Alleman, recently pastor Of the Lutheran
Church, Lewisburg, has been published,
and is for sale by Mr.. y. Hursh.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01
An Adventure.

"a writer in the Philadelphia Mercury
is giving some of the events of his life that
are rather entertaining. 1t seems that he
was an assistant editor to Gen. Duff Green,
then publisher of the administration paper
washington, UuG his health becoming
somewhat impaired, he was sent for ITS
benefit on a collecting tour, during which
he passed through Pennsylvania, where
the adventure to which we allude occurred.
But we will let him tell his own story.1
1t was in the midst of very severe
winter that I commenced this journey.
There were no railroads in Pennsylvania
at that time, and Travelled, for the most
part, in stage-coaches, and sometimes, for
the sake of change, on foot, and | always
had taste for pedestrian exercise. On
one occasion, Gt was on a Christmas, and
an intensely cold one,) while attempting
to walk ten miles across the country, from
one town to another, narrowly escaped
freezing to death. The region was so des-
olate that for nearly the whole distance,
there vas scarcely any trace Of human in
habitants, except family defined road,
and that in some parts was covered with a
deep snow. by the most strenuous exer-
tions, l reached small log tavern about
night-fall, and here met with an adven-
ture which has been lesson to me thro'
the whole of my subsequent life.
This hostelrie in the wilderness was
kept by savage looking fellow of uncom-
mon size, with an appearance of great
muscular power. He was surrounded by
three or four stout young men, who seem
ed to be his sons, and there was something
sinister and banditti-likc in the appear
ance Of the whole party. l observed that
they regarded with covetous eyes my
watch and other trifing ornaments which
l wore, and that they conyersed apart, is
if plotting mischief. l had often read
terrible accounts Of robberies and murders
perpetrated at taverns situated in wild and
desolate regions and being Of some
what nervous temperament, | began to
muse on the probability of being victim
lied by the unprepossessing host and his
family, and buried in the most unhand-
some style, "without q knell, uncofined
and unknown" Gas Lord Byron says, at
the corner of some ill-constructed worm
fence, or underneath the polluted soil Of a
barn-y yard /; and there is something par
ticularly horrifying in the idea of being
put to death and entombed in such an OBJ
scure and inelegant fashion.
Though the male portion Of my land
lords family presented the very repulsive
appearance l have spoken Of, his two
daughters, Gas l took them to BED would,
in more favorable circumstances, have
made a very different impression on my
mind or imagination. Thesc lasses were
in personal appearance and manners, far
superior to their masculine relatives, and
while the old man and his sons eyed me
at a distance with what seemed to be low
ering and menacing aspects, the young
women, though they said but little,
and appeared to be under some kind of
restraint, gave me encouraging looks, ard
prepared me an excellent supper, to which
l did justice, in spite of that sense Of in
security which | could not wholly rcpress.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

A pious African at Louisville stumbled
while walking, one very dark night, and
was pitched head foremost down cellar
which afforded him an open entrance.
Springing to his feet he exclaimed, "Bress
the Lord dat lit on my head |! If dis
niger had scraped his shins 50 hard, ]
spec he broke his leg
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

The heart of wotiian draws to itself the
love of others as the diamond drinks up
the suns ray-only to rettrn them in ten
fold strength and beauty.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

The Rev. F. Starr, Jr., q Presbyterian
Clergyman at Weston, Missouri, has been
banished from that town. He had two
days notice to quit or be lyuched. Cause
supposed opposition to Slavery.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

In Clinton, Miss, party Of young
men gave a serenade with tin horns, to a
newly married couple, which SO cnraged
the bridegroom that he fred upon the
party with his pistols, killing one and
wounding several others.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-06-01

cited, and insisted Upon "seeihg the thing
out.' A mutual silence ensued between
the combatants, the dog straiping his chain
in his anxiety to reach the Indian, until 1t
was as straight and as solid as bar Of
iron. Suddenly the Indian seized the
bull dogs undes-l;p bsiSe cen bis teeth and
in an instant whirled himself and the dog
over on his back. So unexpected was the
attack, and so perfectly helpless was the
dog, with his feet in the air aud his jaws
imprisoned, that he recovered his astcnish-
ment only to give forth yells Of pain,
whereupon the Indian shook him moment
as ca, does a mouse, and then let 60 his
hold. The dog, once so sa:age, putting
his tail between his legs, rctreated from
his enemy and screamed with terror to get
beyond the reach Of the chain.
Eastern times., 1855-10-18
Hon. S. P. Benson.

The Bangor Journal, (whig,) has some re-
marks in relation TO Messrs. Benson and
Washburn As most of our readers belong to
Mr.. Benson's district, it will be interesting to
know what whig paper says of him
We envy NO, the political or social position
of MIR. Benson, or any of his co-traltors In this
state. They have only attempted their justif-
cation upon the miserable pretence that the
whig party was dead, believing all the while,
perhaps, that the stabs which their own hands
had given it, had insured its destruction. Had
this been true, it would only have blackened
still more their own pitiful position-it would
have been recorded of them that they first be-
trayed and then murdered it; the record will
now be, they first attempted its assassination,
and failing in this. they betrayed it. No-he
will not resign. No small-souled demagogue
who has betrayed and deserted a party will be
found performing such magnanimous act
the thing is impossible. For ourselves we
prefer he should not. We would have him
return to Washington and there meet his old
whig associates, bearing upon his forehead
the burning brand of traitor. The verdict of
his constituents has gone before him. He
will be known and marked there.
But the heroic wings of the fourth district
can spare him and other less distinguished
traitors and deserters, and still have homes.
hearts enough left 10 cherish the remembrance
of their glorious old leaders, Clay and Web
ster, and other ilustrious names and arms
strong enough to still bear aloft the old whig
banner, long after the renegades from their
ranks have gone back TO the nothingness from
which they raised them. Their organization
still exists-their principles still live and utter
their glory wherever the foot OF civilization
has trod. But they are not 10 be found in the
hearts of those who like Benson, Washburn,
Fessenden and others. have cast their lots with
seclionalsm, and endorsed the reasonable
declarations of Ben. Wade, that there is no
Union. From the depths of infamy into which
they have thrown themselves headlong, there
is no arm strong enough to pluck them up.
Eastern times., 1855-10-18
Freshet on the Kennebec.

The abundant rains Of last week caused
sudden rise of water in the Kennebec, and on
Sunday the water in Gardiner, Hallowell and
Augusta, was some fifteen or twenty feet
above ordinary level. In some places the
street was submerged. At Bowman's Point
in Farmingdale, the railroad track was under
water for considerable distance. In Hal
lowell the lower part of Water street was COW
cred with water, and in the street opposite
Kennebec wharf, boats passed up to Beeman's s
corner. The cellars of most of the stores on
the lower side of the street were nearly full of
water, but the people were aroused in season
to hoist up most of their goods. In'Augusta,
the water came nearly up to the railroad
bridge, and the street from the old Piper tav-
ern up TO the Factory was submerged. We
hear of no injury to the Kennebec dam.
AS consequence of such sudden rise, the
booms all went away, and immense quantities
of logs were borne down the current. AL
though at this season there are generally many
vessels loading 10 the river, we hear of no
damage. They were generally secured in the
eddies by lines ashore, and were held fast till
the water subsided. On Monday the water
had fallen off considerably, and the prospect
was that the wharves would be bare in day
or two