Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-08-01
Editorial Correspondents. of Lsvissurs Chronicle.


Ross Co, O., July 10, 1856.
Harvest is over, and haymakiug has sci
in. In Pennsylvania, hay is made 6.for'
harvest; in Ohio, it is postponed till cfie'
that period. The hay crop, owing to dry
weather, is pretty light.
In some respects, the Ohio farmers are
slightly ahead Of those in our State. A.
an instance, ,one Of our neigbbors thrashed
out his large wheat crop, this week, BY
steam instead of horse power. There arc
several of these steam tbrashers in the
neighborhood. They are portable con.
ceru, built upon wheels, like locomotive,
and can be drawn about by two horses.
When stationed for use, the wheels are
sunk some distance into the earth, for the
purpose Of steadying it. They are sixteen
horse power, sufficient to drive two thrash
ing machines with separators, or four with
out separators. They burn wood. Cost,
about fifteen hundred dollars.
Took ride "away up Paint" the other
day. The uninitiated reader will hardly
know what to make Of that quotation.
Well, most of 'em know what is meant
BY cup the North or West Branch. 4"
Paint creek is one of the main tributaries
Of the Scioto river, emp'ying five miles
below Chillicothe. 1t is about the size of
Penns creek, end 10 one Of the most out
rageous streams in the State. Every sea-
son it gets into some trouble; whenever
c little frcshet takes place,it gets it's Dutch
up, aud sets everything a-going within its
reach, playing the mischief With bridges,
dams, fences, timber, or any other of the
tickle works Of man which happen to try
to obstract it, or any part Of its waters. 1t
is as crooked thing as you well imagine,
and we're it not for the maps, you could
scarcely tell which way its waters we're
really heading for. The fats which lie
between its bed and tho hills consist of
very rich black loan, underlaid by bed
Of pebbles: Those hills are about the only
affairs that can keep it within bounds, ,and
if they were not high and rough it would
be over them, or split them in twain. The
banks .ss oL.ds1 BY .yr.murr, pspaw,iiu.
wood, buckeye, elm, &c. There are many
sycamore of immense dimensions standing
along it, like great Bunker's Hill mouu-
ments, with their white arms extended like
frightened ghosts, in every direction. I
noticed that they have caught the western
mania just as badly rs some of the western
they are never satisfied, but
he always growing and swelling, at the
expense Of others. They appear to mon
'polize all the sycamore sap in the neigh
boring earth, without regard to the condi- ,
ion Of the uupretendiug juvenile syca-
nores which are struggling up in the world
It their sides. If the young ones wish 10
hrive, they have to clear out of that re.
zion, or fight the old giants out Of it.
Nobody ever thinks of attacking the larger
# these "sapplings" with an axe, and con-
equently they get leave to stand in undis-
urbed independence, until they get old
md hollow, when some struggling hurri.
ane happens along aud breathes upon
hem rather strongly, when they come
numbering down with racket that would
10 credit to highly respectable earth
|uake, and in their course bringing along
host Of neighboring small fry trees with
}. making the loan tremble all around.
Blackberries are ripe, but not very
lenty, and rather below par. In our i'm
nediate neighborhood the grasshoppers are
hick, and destroy the berries, by cutting
pen the globules and letting tho "cider'
rascals.
Owing to ager, I didn't write for the
'hronicle for some time, but the Dr.. says
Won't have the shakes when 90 back
} Pennsylvania again-good hope he
int a false prophet. A stuffed chicken
nokiug on the table-must be attended
to all: Js@s.