St. Mary's beacon., 1857-02-05

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Ase1sy \ crop 10 raise o. ahy other
IL fact. ihU,agh nav own experiments
nave heen On sinai scale. an satisfied
HAT can raise - :args measure nf ahis
As OF the common yellow carH, upon a
riven spaes. True, the ears Of the pop
ezra are maeIl ssnaller; but thfn It viii
bear being planted much neafsr together
aid the average nunsher Of ears upon .
slalk il nearly double that of sny other
variety Of corn have ever cultivated
Wy Fowls are exceedingly fond oft. and
vii pirk Il nui from any other variesg
y han mixed aud fed TO them. ths aIeagi-
ss.Is matter which aoounds in IL, and the
swelling Of which by hat causes this corr
"a pop - freely, must. . think. Fen.ier il
peculiarly valuable In the fattening Of
fcwlS.s and Z hope III ysuf Farmers will nj
least ,ry The exp--imrni % crop which
seldom fails. and xhifh wBea 1 comes
|. Into acre general uae In families. will D.
bale a small per cenaase.s ii least. OF The
sFilsuie whirh I'll New England noy pays
e. The l:reat Vert for hrcadstuifs A
earn snpper costs but about quarter Of
dollar, and drhen pop corn ~ raised 40
freely ~ 20 be- A0Id for dollar or less per
bush 4, L will be- fespd one Of the cheapest
and hsalshiest aFsicIsso NJ diet 10 sse found
.-lhegRishlG Eatalognr Of good things. ]
trust the fisnr IL not tar distant, when
what's now held ~ aiixury, willbeceme
hlpssing Of Eo ordinarv magnitude to
the ''hasd .fafingY POOR ct our land
T.. a.: p 8 ,neFville England
Farmer. s 81
TaArlrFxRSAL NAcHisE.-Thc story
OF konsierful machine fos annihilating
armies. sinking ships. Sxr.. DESERVED as
Resembling q small grindstone. turned
BY crank. and discharging three hun.
drei one ounce balls every minute. at
tended by only two men. aud one Of
- hich was sail 10 have been sent to
Walker, was declared nv the Scientific
American TO be hHmbug. The jour
ual III Commerce. however. insists that
there is such machine. and that they
have seen Testimonials. bearing sigia.
lures OF some of the most distinguished
military and naval officers OF this country
and Europe, certifying to It's destructive
pcwrr. We did not publish tha state
fnrnt until we had asked and obtained IA
interview with he writer, and ascertain.
ed that there was no humbug about he
matter. The inyentoF 10 Yankee. noW
in Europe. e
Fioase Mar IN PAa.s.-The French
restaurants rejusl now serving mp horse |
meat a. one Of the greatest '.deiicacies
OF the season. aud the Freneh journals
have good deal to say on the subject in
Berlin. also, horse meat Is considered a
great luxury. A gen:leman--an inner
icar c<rtieman-wh3 has recently been
residingin thatcity, assures us that, co:k.
ed in vinegar, il 10 hetter than beef or
xenison: and such isthe rage for il among
epicarea that geod fat horse viii brig
more money IN the butchers shamLles
than whHs, sold Tor anv other purpose.
-Thc authorities have made Il an of-nee
punishable by fine aud imprisonment, Tor
! har.r "a be Killed Ia Berlin without 8
physicIat,'s certificate that the animal
Vas NIT diseased How long will il be
before onr godrmani$, With European
tastes, will affect fashionable relish for
horse ilesh7 si' -
How TO CURE CoRSs.--Dr. Hall. in
bis Journal Of Health. says:
fHNever let anything harder than your
engef nail touch the corn. The worst
kinds are controlled as iollows: Soak
the feel in quite warm water for half an
hour before going to bed: then rub on
the .eczn with your finger for some nin- |
utes, some common sweet OH Do this
every night aud every morning repeat
this rubbing in of oil with the 6ngeF:N-
Bind on the toe during the day two or
three thicinesses OF bnckskih. with q |
h.ie in The center. 10 receive the cora
IL less THAI week in ordinary cases, if
the corn does not fall out, you can pinch !:
Il out With your finger nail"
SEAsoraBLE.- "a correspondent near
the North pele, writes: "The season for
the healthy exercise OF shoveling snow |
has arrived and our citizens will have |
q .uin out mornings and clear the path. |
Particular care should be taken that the
path De dug vide enough 10 permit the !
free passage ofIadies with The hoop skirts. |
with switching OF places aLintervals in
case two Of them should happen TO meet.
DEaU 70 THE LAws--A queer story Is
going the rounds. Of IN Arkansas man
who owned an estate Of s. eco Who ~eni
Of and was net heard &C for four years.
administration On MS estate was granted
h.s property distributed and bis affairs
wound %. But one day the poor fellow
came back appeared at the Probate
Court, aud iasisses that he was alives
whrseupon the Judge few into violent
passion. and. threatened 10 commit him
for contempt Of Court for daring to dis
cute the record. The poor man fed. and
has moi since been heard Of
Tsr TA Rsrr.--A washington letter says
There seems new 10 be something ike DIS
position. On the part Of the house, TO revise
snd reduce the tariff at thissession. The bill
"a l.af