Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-07-02

WHAT NEXT ?-Under this head, the North
American notices new fertilizer now offered
for sale by the enterprizing firm of Allen X
Needles, No. IS South Whayes, Philadel-
phia -
"Passing along the wharf, in front Of Allen
X Needles place of business, we observed a
barrel filled with something that looked like a
mixture of wheat, bran and smashed cock
reaches. The utility of this article is Il weigh
ty argument on the side Of those who maintain
that Nature has produced nothing without
wise purpose. 1t is made from the king crabs,
and &c moss bankers" the former Of which are
myriads on the Jersey beach. The latter vari-
ETY. are taken in large shoals in the Delaware
Bay. These crabs are repulsve in appearance,
consisting mainly of shell, legs and tail. The
shell is of horse shoe shape, and is about the
size of large dessert plate. At the town of
Dennisyille, Nd, they abound to such de-
gree, that firm have erected an Gxtensivet fac
tory for the purpose Of converting them into
manure. When the tide leaves tho shore dry,
the animals are gathered into heaps. They are
laid upon their backs; when, being unable to
turn over, they soon die. They are then put
into a mill and ground to a coarse POWDER
The ammonia evolved during the process is ex-
tremely pungent, and in order to fix it, the
preparation is deodorized with animal charcoal.
1t is then in merchantable order, and when
packed in barrels, sells readily at thirty dollars
per ton, just half the price Of Peruvian guano.
The shell OF the king crab is not of an ssseous
character, but possesses the property of horn ;
and, as we have said contains large proper
ton of ammonia. We learn that the demand
at present is greater than the supply. We re-
peat, what novelty comes next?"
A Curious WnL.-The Worcester mass }
transcript gives the substance of the will OF
the late Jesse W. Goodrich, of that CITY, well
known as strong advocate of the temperance
cause. The document itself covers fifty folio
pages, and there is u codicil containing sixty
three double columned pages Of printed mat
ter. Among the requests are, o copy of the
Holy Bible to each Of his brothers, sisters, ex.
ecutors, Nc, sixteen in all. Each successive
owner of the volume is to sign sc family tee.
total pledge that they will neither make bny
sell, give away, or use any kind Of alcoholic
or intoxicating liquors, either for drinking, GU
linary, medicinal, surgical, or sacremental pur
poses, nor any tobacco, for the purpose o
either chewing, smoking or snuffing, and tina
by precept and example, and in all other suit
able ways, at all times and places, to disconn
tenanco all such uses. Other provisions o
| this curious will are thus given;
&c He then orders his executors TO subscribe
| for one copy for each of themselves, and hi
relatives, of some good temperance paper, adj.
vocating the disuse of tobacco, and legal ant
| moral suason combined, for the suppression
| of liquor, thirty copies in all for twenty one
| years.
SHE then bequeathed two hundred dollar
to each of his living sisters, provided they
each of them, within one year, sign the tamil,
and teetotal pledge.
8. He then divides his property, subject tt
all other requests, among his relatives, paya
BILE every fifth, tenth, fifteenth and twentieth
year, provided that at the expiration of eacl
period, they shall make affidavit that they hay
kept the anti-liquor, anti-tobacco pledge in it
full eXtent.'