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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13

lip, (the proper name of which appcndag'
is, to your committee, unknown has beer
seen skulk;ng around the building bu
that he has done any harm, or was ever
trying to do any, does not appear. They
have also observed that, when the familiar
question was asked, "Have you seen Sam
to day 7" the invariable answer would be
"les, up at the Arsenal ~ As the people
all over the country, ,excepta few il. the back
townships Of Lehigh, seem willing to trust
Sam with even weightcr responsibilities,
your committee consider the old Mexican
shooting irons pc!jecfIy safe, both as re.
CARDS damage to them or BY them.
Respecting the interference Of the police
of Harrisburg, to preserve the public
peace, We are Informed that the gentlemen
composing that body nercr mcadle in sach
matters.
Oar epistolary correspondence with the
two distinguished individuals, claiming to
be Adjutant General, has met with no re-
ply. We fear from this, that personal
collision has taken place, and a cat-as-
trophe, as terrible as that which marked
the encounter Of the feline quadrupcds of
Kilkenny, been the result. If nothing
saou'a be left, but the caudal extrcmctics,
we would regret to be compelled to hand
down such tales to posterity.
Your Committee are not unmindful that
"eternal vigilance is the price Of liberty"
For greater security, therefore, we recon-
mend that breast work of mulleru stalks
botanical name, verbascum) sarmounted
by six pairs of old boot legs charged to the
muzzle, be thrown around the Arsenal,
and tha. guard composed of blind man,
cripple, and three old women, be detail
ed to protect the Commonwealth against
the possibility of additional wrong. And
for still further security, that flock of
geese be quartered on Capitolinc Hill,
with instructions to make noise if any
horde of modern Gauls should attempt to
surprise it. This may be objected to, on
the ground, that there are geese enough
here already. We admit tho truth, but
reply that these are too busy, Cabling
about other things, to pay any attention to
the public interests.
Your Committee beg leave to suggest
also, that in these days Of gunpowder and
artillery, Bor-maa must be Of little service,
owing to the fact, that his shafts, however
we'll directed, can not prove nearly so mur-
1erous as implements Of more recent in
vcntion. In all military operations, that
which is most wanted is P3rer.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13
For the Lewisourg Chronicle.
Il II I \ X !!

Why is it, that man seldom if ever rises
above education and tradition ?
Can 1T not be accounted for, from the
fact that he seldom if ever MtnLsP ? Like
the bee, he seems content to sip of the
sweets of the arts and sciences, without
stopping moment to contemplate as to
the why's and whercfores of said sweets.
Content to behold the beauties of nature
to listen to the melody of her fcathcred
songsters, to inhale the fragrance Of her
odors, and to taste of her delicious fruits,
without even paying single calm consid.
Grafton as to the principles whereby he
receives his pleasure and delisht-thus,
becomes willing to let these " scouts Of
the mind" as they have been called, lull
HIM into dull apathy; 50 that, instead Of
beng improved and enlightened. he is
SIMPLY pleased, and remains in ignorance.
;, II has been said, that reading makes a
1N' con'efsatlon ready man; writ
lug, ,ns an exact % man; but thinking, the great
mar w;ll;n, ,s ct no" few there are, that seem
%ili'ng to embrace the privilege of becom-
s s:.A' Oh standing out giant in some
pursuit Profession; of becoming a lirbt.
aOuSe In the literary armament, to guide
'ne weary knovl.dgc-seckcr through the
s'00m OF the mental and moral world!
1aea' Objects of thought) hold the same
,sia''on to the mind, that food does to the
Ts! 10y consequently, they must be digested
unalsested ideas to the mind, ere wha.
.na,se'ted food is to the body, which only
tends to drag it downward.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13
THE LIFE-CLOCK.

There is little, mystic clock,
No human eye hath seen.
That beateth on-that beateth on
From morning until cen;
And when the soul is wrapped in sleep,
And hearcth not 4 sound.
1t ticks, and ticks, the live-lonG day,
And never runneih down.
Or. wondrous is the work Of art
Which knells the parting hour.
Bat art ne'er formed nor mind conceived
The clocks magic power;
Not set in gold. nor decked with gems,
By pride and wealth possessed,
But. rich or poor. or high or low,
Each bears it IN his breast
When liie's deep stream mid beds Of flowers
Al still and softly glides,
Like the wavelet's step. with gentle beat,
II warns of passing tides:
When passion nerves the warriors arm
For deeds of hate and wrong,
Though needed not the fearful sound,
The knell is deep and strong
When eyes to eyes are gazing soft,
And tender words are spoken,
Then fast and wild il ratiles on
As If with love 'twere broken.
Such is the clock that measures life,
or flesh and spirit blended,
And thus twill run within the breast,
Till that strange life is ended.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13

the result: if too near, thev crowd each
other. and prevent tic growth and r;per-
Ing Of t..c fruit % = best ,.ivaDta~a Tho
followipg rnles on this subject, which are
as nearly correct as may be civcn for 90.
neral application to different varieties AMI
soIs, are copied from late edition of 40
American Fruit Cul;ur.sj.
-"AlPLEs In fertile d'siricts Il ,Lo
country, where the trees Ply attain great
size, ami where tier" Is plenty oflan1, ~
feet IS the creates; Instance rclairci. Tle
usual distance IS Two rods or 81 fcs-
Whore the mos. is to Je made Of hr LAND,
and where fhiuni1gin the limbs IS pTa,.
ticcl when the trees become too large, -
feet distance may be adopted For pyFa-
mils on apple stocks, 10 feet; for ryra-
m;Gs or dwarf s,aullrl+ On Doucain stocks,
s feet; for dwarf roundheaded trees on p..-
raGise stocks, 6 feet.
PEAGs.-Large growing standard yaiie-
ties, on pear stocks, 20 feet; dwarf stand
aIds on ounce (~i,h stems Pruned up OK
three feet, the heads with natural growth,
or slightly thinned by pruning but once a
year,f orchard euliure,) } s fret; pyramid.
on pear stocks, s to 10 le t !; on quince, 6
feet. l. should never bc forgotten that
pears on ounce should be so placed as to
admit of high or enriching cultivation 1t
is quite useless to plan; them and then
neglect giving tLea. the bos: care.
PEAclEs.-It is usual to ALLOW about
20 feet for peach trees that arc never shor-
tenciia, but permitted to ,f-1ad out ard
take ;Leir natural course. But if short
ened in annually as they should be, or even
tr;ernially, ty cutting back ;hree-yeaf
branches, ,hey may occupy oa!y Il feet.
Peach trees tuiiyd on the plum, which
reduces their growth little, may be kept
cut back 50 as to require space of only S
or feet.
CuERRIEs.-Common standards, 90
feet apart; pyramids on common stocks,
10 feet on Mahaleb stocks, 6 feet. Dukes
and Norellos require only three-four,hs
Of this space.
PLuNs.-Siandaris, / . fee, pyramids,
g 20 10 feet.
APRIcoTs One-fcCr.h mo1c space than
for plums.
QUlScEs.-6 to s feet
GEAPFs.-Mos: vigorously growing ua-
tive sorts, on irellis feet high, % feet
apart on T. feet trellis, lG feet apart
Forei IN grapes, one half this distance.
GoosLBERRfES, CrERASTs.-4 10 ) #.
RAsrBERRIEs- to / feet.
Tor the above distances, the following
is The number Of trees required FOX an
acre
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13

A Church.


War CONSTITUTES A CHrEcHl
Not triple hierarchy, or throncd priest,
The stolen trappings Of tie Romish beast
Altar, or we'll sung creed.
Rites magical - save or sanc:Ify,
Nor ausht that lalls n, car or charms tho eye.
A band Of faithful men,
Met for GODS worship, in an upper room,
On h Inside, or lone glen,
Or meath the milnights starry dome,
In veal, in woe, with holy, high accord,
To hear the couasels Of lis holy Word,
Pledged to each other AMI their common Lord:
THESE constitute n Church
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13
THE FARM:

lr5~If our remarks on the cuitu:z { Fruit
think they will be glad Of the following !n'slli-
gent and lndicious article On the planting and
management Of ttees. With the list ul most
desirable varieties Of all kinds Of (. ,1.ready
giyen,and these directions t,leircrluva'ion.
our readers will have nearly al needed ,afor
nation 10 supply themselves with one Of the
innocent Injuries oflife. VIII they turn il To
account Oaly let them &C, promptly. Time
feS; what is 10 be done this season. must be
done sooA and to lose one year "f our shot,
life for any good purpose, IS 4 loss indeed
Letris5urg Chroaickl
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13
NOBLEST OF SONNETS
A State.

wI,r covsrITUTrs \ Sr.rE!
Not high raised battlement nor laeofed mound,
Thick wall. or moated gate;
Not cities fair, with spires and turrets erownsdi
Not bays and hroad-armcd ports,
Wherr, laughing at the storIn rirh navies ride:
Not starred and spangled courts,
Where low bowed bsseness watts perfume to pride.
No! Men, highrindcd men,
Men who their duties know,
But know their rights, and KNOWN; dare maintain,
Prevent the Ion aimed blow,
And crush the tyrant when they bur.t the chain:
These constitute a statei
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13

not this the reason why SO many of oul
educated men are so ordinary--why thu
bar and the pulpit are flooded with mere
s.riplings and d dullards2 why the honor
and esteem in which those profession.
should be held, is lost? and that, too,
simply for the want of sufficient time fo,
thought.
But, do you ask whose fault it is, that
there is such a rush into all our [mental
pursuits and professions Can it not be
attributed principally to our Fathers, our
Instructors, and our Rulers American
Fathers. why Do you not put twisted bits
into the mouths Of those fractious sons of
yours, at least until they are ofage? And
you, too, men of science and Government
why not check up Young America, and
thus save our country from SO many ship
wrecks, by giving him time for growth in
thought?
Just here, mcthinks We hear some one
saying that the writer Of this piece is an
old fogcy sure; but there is just where you
miss it, my cavilling friend, as | despi Sc
old fogyism. If our old fogies possessed
as much sense as our mule drivers, who
sit upon the break simply down-hill, We
would be very 10th to dcspise their ism.
But they are so into!crably stupid as not
only to sit upon the break down-hill, but
also uphill, and upon the level into the
bargain. Hence, too, away with old fogy-
ISM, And for better counsel, let us 60
back almost two thousand years, and take
the advice of the good censor Horace,
when he tells US 70 "avoil extremes" Let
US remember, too, that he states that
''Fst m7lus in 'us: srnt cr-ti I.n'on, fines,
Caos ultra citru!ue a'gni; canss;crr rcctum.'
The sense Of which being, ''thcgc is
limit to affairs aad in short, there are
certain bounds, beyond anl on this side Of
which, no one can stand upon just grounds
Young America why not, then, quit
your prancing, frettins, and foamiug, and
take time for more frequent draughts from
the well of thought !? You have already
gone so far that nothing but the religion Of
Christ can save you. Then be careful
you will certainly foun.
der pardon the disres sion,if such it be-
Behold, on the contrary, the thinking !
man: when an idea comes in contact with
his mind, how it sets it all in glow
rather into blazing brilliancy, Lighting
up his darkened understanding to the dis
,oyery of truths undreamed of before and
le becomes not only an ornament,
,ut berefactor to society. Here,what a
yalaxy of brilliant, immortal minds might
,e arrayed to show what thinking has
lone to elevate the world
Yes, 'tis thinking that leads the mind
o clear and distinct perceptions.
"Man may see and hear, yes, and read
nd learn as much as he pleases, and he
will never know anything of it except that
which he has thought over, that which by
linking he has made the property Of his
wn mind"
Then, would a man become great
Z ould he become az originator? Would
lc have every perception become divine
Illumination z" If so, he must think
.cs, THINK, as it and it alone can unlock
hose doors which bar the mind from know
edge The PLoUGH-BoY.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13

Having determined the distances, tho
mex; step is to lag OF. tho plans for digs-
insthc holes. Fer simple square planting,
it Is only necessary to measure of the
given distances ca ne four bouIiar;cs Of
The square 'ot, and then by stretching
cord, or s;asioe straight lines, the points
Of intersection viii DC the places G,r e4ch
tree. The rows aro thus lard OF: perfect
y straight, which IS al important coage,
nieuse ~ cultivation, an ayoiis the d.ii-
cuiiics Of the crooked rows which arc sure
to result from { careless mode Of te-.nu.
ins. THIS square mode ofp!aut.us IS L,ss
for large apP!a orchards, F1r smaller
plantation, aud for ether kinds q trees, it
is sometimes convenient to place :he trees
in thick rows, flowing more space between
each row, As represented in the figures be-
low. Along these
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rows The plow may be passed, cultiva.ias
a strip OF ground several feet on each side,
but leaving the rest oftie grounl between
them for grass or other crops. While tho
trees arc small this mole admits Of deep
and ;horoneh cultivation on tia. portion
of the ground which needs it most.
When trees Of various sizes are pub in
the same enclosure, tie larger growing
kinds, as apples, pears, cherries. Ec, my
occupy the wider rows, and dwarf pears TIC
narrower. Those Of Intermediate size such
as piumbs and aPricots, are PAINTED at me-
dunn distances. These being lia}la to bc
stung By the cureu!iO, may occupv ono
end Of the enclosure, SO that as soon -
the young fruit being to form, = tenr'-
rary fence is run across, and pigS and
poultry confined in this part. These ami
mails prove one of the most easy an'' eff
cicnt dcs;rnyers of the curculin, eating all
the punciurcl and wormy frui; that falls
TEAysPLAyTI2G.--To transplant tree
properly, anl in su.h maancr as 10
check its growth as little as possible, it
must be taken up with the entire mass Of
it's roots, as nearly az possible. Few per-
sons who dig : tree are aware .hat they
are cutting off and leaving in the ground,
nine -tenths Of .hc network OF finely
branching fibres We have ar 'ady ss7-n
hat Ihs roots usually ey'""i to iistanee
,bous equal to ,ie height Of tue tree.
The best modern practice embraces too
requisites, afser the tree has
viva q ky- Arm PAGE. '-
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-04-13

Francis L. Bowman, of Wilke Barre,
has been appointed by the President, Cap
tain of Infantry, Ninth Regiment, in the
regular army. Captain Bowman was Major
of the 2d Regiment Of Pennsylvania vol
untcers, in the Mexican war, and disting-
usihed himself in the action of La Vega,
and now gees into the regular service in
one of tine new Regiments.
At the Crescent Iron Works, on Mon
day of last week, little boy aged about
four years, son Of II. II. Fowler, fell down
several flights Of stairs and landed in the
mill race. When taken out be was dead,
but whether death Was caused BY the fall
or drowning, his friends were unable to
detcrmine.-Lycoming Gazette.
The State Capital Reporter, published
at Concord, New Hampshire, edited BY
Hon. Edmund Burke, has the Houston
and Pollock Dag nailed to tho mast.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-08
The war of the Roses"


The Fusionists and the old line
Wings and Know otl.ings are likely
to have a good time. The Fusionists
and fossil Wings" captured the rancho
at Columbus and swept the "institu-
ton" with a perfect w~hirlwind, carrying
with it allthat was left of Know Moth
ingism and the old Wing party. The
The s.War of the Roses" was bitter on
the 18th. Great effort was made to
compromise. The Know-Nothings and
old Wings said "any thing good Lord"
but CHASE. The CHASE men said "noth-
ing but CHASE" The best men of the
party did suppose a compromise could
be affected. This nomination only show
ed that the chest laid schemes" of poll
%ticians are sometimes defeated. To
appease the Holy Order, Mr.. CHASE
and his friends consented that seven out
of the nine candidates should be Know
Nothings. They started out with NOM
mating the "coming man of Ohio" who
stands ready to sacrifice a 'barrel of
sweat" for the good of his country
not for the Lieutenant Goverhorship +!
The bargain was completed and carried
into effect. The Convention adjourned
The "sober second thought" of the old
line Wings and Know othings who
took no part in the Convention, reveal
ed the fact that they were "sold." The
standard of rebellion as a matter of
course has been raised in nearly every
Southern county in Ohio. Mass Meet
ings of Whigs-Mass Meetings of
KNOWN othings-all r~epudiate Mr..
CHAsE's nomination as one not eft to
be made" and insist on nominating a
thorough Wings for the purpose of ma
tionalizing the old Wing party for the
campaign of 'I56. This is the object of
move. It has no other meaning.
The old Wings of Ohio can never vote
for Mr.. CHASE for Governor or Presi-
dent. They are now asked to vote for
him for the first position aud in so
will be compelled to vote for him,
unless they resuscitate and galvanize
lifeless corps of the old Wing party.
Can they do it? The old Wing party
never, we believe, took q sectional view
If political matters. The old line Wings
We know will never support party that
'eeks to make a sectional feeling be-
.ween the North and the South. But
IS we before remarked, the difficulty is
a "War of the Roses" and we
10 not wish to be counted in" until
lfter the 9th inst.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-08
The Prospects Of the Democrat
ic Party.

Although defeated last fall by an I'M
holy combination of the fag-ends Of
every class under Heaven, yet there has
never been a time in the history of the
Democratic party when the omens of a
victory were moro certain, than will
crown the efforts of the Democratic par
ty this fall. Last year prejudice had
much to do in prostratipg our
party. This year prejudice has
given way to reason. Last year many
joined the Order of Know N othings-
not because they approved of the prin-
ciples of the Order-many from Curl
osity and not a few because they u D
posed the order was anti-slavery. In
this they were mistaken. Many saw
that the institution" was purely Wing
it having for it's object to draw together
and build up the old Wing party. They
have seen "that evil communications
eontaminate a good character" and
nearly all have left the Order, after
having become satisfied that the ring
Headers are Wings. IF there are any
yet belonging to it, our advice,
given kindly, is to vamose from the Or
der as quickly as possible. No Demo
crat can fail to see that the object|of
the society is to make a tool of Demo
Gratis by those who seek the defeat of
the Democratic party. After,the elec-
ton is over, they will laugh and jeer at
the gross stupidity of those who will
lend themselves to bring about the de-
feat of their own party. Now is the
time for all hands Belonging to the De-
mocratic party t6leave the Order and
clear the deekfor action for the present
campaign. Now is the time for action
on the parHof all true lovers of Demo.
cratic principles. Remember the true
of that orator and patriot,
PAFR1cK HENRY, in his great speech
for Independence. The remark was
made when the best men in the colonies
hesitated to take issue with Great Bri-
tain. 1t was at such an hour he said:
''The battle is not to the strong alone;
it is to the vIGILANT-the AcrIvE-the
brayel'
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-08

AUGUST ELEcTIoNs-Five of the
Southern States hold their general cleo
tions in August, viz: Tennessee and
North Carolina on the I'd, and Ken
lucky, Alabama and Texas on the 9th.
In Tennessee a Governor, ten members
of Congress and members of the Legis-
lature arc to be elected. In North
Carolina the election will be for mem
bers of Congress ard of the State Leg
islature only. In Kentucky, Alabama
and Texas, State officers. members OF
the Legislature are to be elected. In
all these States the political lines are
drawn between the Democratic and
Know Nothing parties, no other nomi-
nations having been made The cleo
tious in these States will close the sum-
mer elections and complete the House
of Representatives, with the exception
of the States of Georgia, Louisiana,
Maryland aud Mississippi, all of which
vote in the fall.
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-08
How Mrs. Robinson Received
the News of the commutica-
ton of her Sentence.

We take the following from the Troy
N. y Budget:
"The news of the communication of
the sentence of Mrs. Robinson was COM
municated to her this morning. She ex-
hibited no signs of gratiicationroF the
reception of the intelligence, but, on the
contrary, become. greatly excited, and
raved and rallied against the Governor,
Sheriff, Judge, District Aktorney, &C.,
as she has been wont to doSon all. previ-
u occasions when strangers were pres
ent, or when exciting news was commu-
nicated TO her. She remarked that She
though the Governor had been imposed
upon, that he was a fool for listening to
the marvellous tales and stories of those
pretending to be her friends, and that
she thought it was just as disgraceful to
be tent to prison as it was to be ex-
ecuted on the gallowsl 1t may be
proper to state that she has been long
ing for execution ever since her sentence,
and has stated on many occasions that
she would be hung anyhow pr
The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-08-08

A young american, writing o rghat
he saw in the Crimea, says:
One wout& be surprised to see the
difference between the feelings of the
armies here. The English are all much
downheartrd; aud do nothing but lament
their sad fate. IF asked when they ex-
pect to return home, they will say most
decidedly ~~-ncver," feeling confident
that, if they escape death in the battle,
it is.only to be kept as subjectsfor the
chole a which RACES fearfully. The
French, On the contrary, have made sew
eral bowling alleys in their camp, and,
with a canteen full of grog, are perfect
ly regardless of their future fate, new
looking further ahead than hex me
time. 1t, however, speaks badly for The
discipline of the armies, to see the mum
Der of drunken soldiers at all times and
places. The English are forced to keep
sentries throughout their camp, to pre-
vent the French from selling their sol
diers liquor, as it has alreadyN4dsed the
death of several, it being entirely pure
spirits. 1t sells from seven to ten
francs per bottle"