Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-05-25
A Big Horse.

We saw curiosity yesterday, in the
shape of a horse, passing through here on
its way to Louisville, KY, in charge Of
the American Express Co. lie was Gnc
powerful specimen of the Norman draueht
horse, upward of seventee, hands high,
[broad backed, deep chested, and strong
limbed, and looked as if be was capable
of doing the work of four ordinary horses
with ease. lie is valued a. three ,hou1and
dollars, and comes of breed unequale1
for strength and power OF endurance.
lie was imported By gentleman at
Louisville, expressly with a view to the
crossing of his Norman blood with that Of
the faster but less powerful breed Of racers,
now SO common in the Southwest, By
which means he hopes to combine the
two qualities Of strength and speed in an
eminent degree. The Express agent here
informs Us that tae order fot the purchase
was sent out to France by express, the
European agents attending to the buying
and shipping for New York, where he was
taken charge of BY the American Express
Co, who will convey him to Louisville.
An instance like this affords striking
example Of the facilities furnished by the
Express Companies for the transaction Of
business at distance. Here is valuable
horse purchased in Normandy, aud trans
ported distance of not far FROM five
thousand miles, by ship, steamboat and
railroad, end delivered to his owner in
Kentucky, without the least risk or trou-
bic to the latter, the whole responsibility
being assumed by the company. The ex-
pense of transportation alone By any
other mode would exceed the original cost.
while at the same time the owner would
run great risk Of losing him through the
inattention or mismanagement of those to
whose care he was committed We can
only wonder hO# We used to get along
few years ago, before expresses were es.
Enthusiastically .StGr.
To MAKE BLuE-wAsH FOR WALLS
Get pound of blue vitrol, and have i:
powdered in mortar Provide also, two
quarts Of lime. Take six cents worth Of
gl1e, boil it in quar-, of soft water till
thoroughly dissolved. Put the powdered
vitrol in wooden bucket, and when the
glue water is cold, pour it on the yitriol,
mix and stir it we'll When the vitrul is
dissolved in the glue-*ater, stir in BIZ de-
grees the two quarts of lime Try the
color by dipping in piece of white paper.
and ~fen dried, YOU can judge if tho
color is as blue as you want Ii too pale,
stir in little more powdered vi;riol. It
is well to provide an extra quantity Of
each Of the articles, in case little my.c
Of one or the other should be required
GRApEs.-Why do not some of our
citizens plant vineyards Of native grapes
for the production of pure wine z Grape
vines grow in all parts Of the country, and
are quite as hardy as apple trees, and
much more uniformly productive. The
rot and other ] seases which cause such
loss and disappointment to western culti-
rators, are scarcely known here at all. If
,raEe culture is so profitable there, would
t not be much more so along the Su>quc
,anna. because more certain Ii the
,a,awba does not fully ripeu here in all
easons, the Clinton, which Mr.. Long
worth estimates so highly, and e'hsf
American sorts suitable for vine ,ts quito
t home He who will Set an example #
his culture will he rublis b'ueflri"r
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