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Smyrna times., 1857-10-21

The NICIssITUDEs OF COMMERCE. few
months since, the partner of commercial
house in this city was taken to lunatc asy lum,
utterly 'deranged, was said, by his unparal-
leled prosperity IN business During the year
previous hIs firm had cleared 81 300, 900. He
died in the sylum, and his estate was valued
at $s2,500,000, all invested in the concern of
whlch he was partner. The firm itself failed
the other day, and is now said to be utterly in
solvent One item Of the assets of the de-
ceased's estate was thousand shares of the
Illinois Central Railroad stock, which was sell
ling at the time of his deceasc, at S5l4O share,
and which was worth, after paying up the in
stalments, $600O00. The same property sold
yesterday at public sale at $5O,0OO.
All this occurred within eighteen months
the prosperity, the insanity. the decease, and
the lnsolvency.-M Y. Post.
Smyrna times., 1857-10-21

BUMBLE Bee COTTON-Townsend S. Glover,
of the Patent Office at Washington, who is
travelling through the South to examine into
the diseases Of the cotton plant, was recently
enlightened in regard to a new species of cot
ton, in manner thus described by the Mem
phls correspondent of the New Orleans Plea
yune:
lie was travelling few days ago from
Holy Springs on the cars, when they passed
through section of country where the land
was entirely sterlile, the cotton being only q
icw lches high. An oyerseer was sitting on
The seat before him.
why, what do you call this 2 asked Glover.
why, that's cotton
Cotton ! he asked in surprise.
'Yes, new kind of cotton sent out by the
PatcLt Office
This was matter of interest to Glover, so
he opened his eyes wider What Is The name
of the cotton!'
The dnmbIe bee cotton quietly remarked
his companion.
Why that name 7!
Because it grows so small bumble-bee kin
set on his tail and suck all the blossoms with
out moving All hands broke into loud
laugh, and Glover acknowledged himself sold"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30
farmers 1epattment.

BEANs.--The prettiest way for man who
cultvates a little land TO raise his own dry
beans for next winters use is, not to plant
the bush kinds by themselves, for that would
require too much land. as the product is
small--but to raise white pole beans. Tho
common case knife beans are excellent for
this purpose. Strike out dozen circles on
the ground as large as q cart-wheel Put
wheel-bsrrow load Of manure into each, ard
spade it up with the earth. Drop the seed
in the circle, on the outer edge Of the hill, say
sixinches apart. Then insert eight or ten
poles just within the circle, ut equal distance
for each other, and tic the tops Of the whole
ogether--formng a cone. Cover up the
seed and wait for the result Each of these
hills will yield you peck or half bushel
dry beans next fall which if you have but a
dozen such hills, will give you perhaps half a
dozen bushels. This will be enough for your
purpose. By this course but little land is
occupied. Pole beans yield much more
abundantly than bush beans, ard occupy air,
whilst the latter must have the surface Of the
earth. lfyou wish to produce your own dry
beans, reader, try this system the present
season.-Erchdnge
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

as HE RIcu ?''-Many sigh is heard
many heart is broken-mauy life is rem.
dered miserable by the terrible inratuation
which parents manifest in choosing a life
companion for their daughters. How is it
possible for happiness to result from union
Of two principles so diametrically opposed to
each other in point, as much AS virtue is TO
vice ?--ilow often is the first question which
is asked respecting the suitor Of the daugh,
ter this-"is he rich p
us he rich yes he abounds in wealth +;
but does not afford an evidence that he will
make kind and efect0nate husband
ais he rich ?"-yes bis cloths are purple,
and fine lnnen, and he fares sumptuously
every day ; but do you infer from this that he
is virtuousf
"ls he rich f"-yes, he has thousands float
ing on every ocean but 60 not riches take to
themselves wings and hy away? VIII you
consent that your daughter should marry a
man who has nothing TO Recommend him bat
his wealth! All, beware: the gilded bait
sometimes covers the barbed hook. AskAot
then lis he rich 7" but "Is be yirtuous!' A SIX
not if hs has wealth, but if he has honor
and do not sacrafce your daughters happi-
ness for money.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

A SUBSTITUTE FOR BEAN PoLgs.--liow ma
ny gardens have their appearance spoiled by
unsightly bean poles, as the old saying is.
standing seven ways for Sunday" bavs
a way that looks better, ard as for the pro-
ductiveness, there is half difference in my
plan. Set posts twenty feet apart, six feet
high and fasten No or 10 wire on tho top.
Plant under the wire in hills two feet apart
leaving two plants in bill to grow. Stick
with willow or any kind of spssets, peeling
the ends to prevent growing. Tie them to
the wire and cut off the tops Of tho vines
two or three inches above the wires. Tbs
rows should run north and south, and be four
and half feet apart. Moore's Rardt New
Yorker.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

BRANpY ITS MANuFAcTuRR.-The follow
ing account from the Toronto Colonist of the
death of q man from tasting poison used in
manufacturing brandy from raw spirits conveys
its own moral:
At about IL o'clock, Thursday morning a
clerk in the employ of Mr. Wright manulac-
turer, at Bramptor, left the store for the pur-
pose of manufacturing quantity OF brandy
from raw spirits. He took with HIM pre-.
paration used for this purpose-by some called
essence of brandy. The preparation was
placed on the table in the warehouse, and
the deceased (Mr. Morris,) after preparing q
portion Of the liquor, returned to the store,
and took glass Of ale with some friends from
Toronto. He had scarcely returned to his
former occupation more than five minutes, ue-
fore the porter ran into the store, in great
alarm, excaiming. "Mr. Morris has been
tasting the essence of brandy, and it has Kill
led him" On those present running to the
spot, it was found that the report was too
true the sufferer had inadvertently tasted
few drops Of the drug, which is nearly allied
to prusslc acid aud instant death was the
consequence Of the unhappy mistake. An in
quest was held this afternoon butthe verdict
of the jury was not given at the time the cars
left Brampton. Mr. Morris was a very well
educated young man Of highly respectable
family in Worcestershire, England
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30
Comets.

In ancient times. The visits Of comets were
supposed to pretend pestilence and war; and
IN the reign OF Justinan, when to immense
''bazing stars" appeared, the direful expecta-
tions wore abundanlly fulfilled not, however
that those calamities, which desolated large
portions OF the Eastern Roman Empire, had
any connection With The comets. The first
alarmed msnkia6f fAs Rsath of September,
A. ID. 53l, and was seen for twenty days in
the western quarter of the heavens, shooting
its rays into the north The second appear.
ed a. ID. 500, aud increased to SO large size
that the head was in the cast and the tail
reached west. 1t was visible for forty days,
the sun at the time exhibiting unusual pale
ness. Varro records a tradition, that in the
same time Of Ogyges, the father of Grecian
antiquity, the planet Venus changed her color
size, figure and course; q prodigy without
example, either in past or succeeding ages
This refers to 1867 yegfS before Christ. Ire
mendous comets appeared 10 the west. two
generations prior to Cyrus but one of the
most splendid comets was seen forty-four
years before Christ. After the death of Jui.
US Caesar, "loDg haired star" was conspcu-
GUS to Rome and to tvs nations, during the
games that we're exhibited by young Octayan
in honor of Venus and his uncle Julius Ca.
sar and the vulgar believed that il convey
ed tue divine soul of the latter to heaven
The superstition was universal among the
ancients, that a comet, "from lis be rrid hair
shakes pestilence and war p But modern
philosophy and reseach have successfully dis
PEELED such vain and idle apprehensions, in
all civilized nations. At the birth of the
great Mithridates King of Pontus, two large
comets appeared whosa splendor lie fabulous
y said to have equaled that of the sun. They
were seen seventy-twe! days together, and
occupied forty-fye degacas, or the fourth part
OF the visible heavens. y y Gneca. ;la Roman
philosopher, who lived In the FIRST century Of
the Christian era writes--"The time will
come when tho nature of comets and their
magnitude will be demonstrated, and the
courses they take, so different from those Of
the planets; aud postefty will wonder that
the preceding ages sh5aid be ignorant in mat
ters so plain and easy 10 be known" Arago
thought that not less than seven thousand
comets revolved in our system. Comets some
times pass unobserved 10y the inhabitants Of
the earth in consequences of the part of the
heavens in which they move, being then under
daylight. Daring total eclipse of the sun
sixty years before Christ a large comet, not
seen became visible near the body
Of the obscured lumiusry. Halleys comet
A. D. l456, covered sixth part of the visi.
BILE heavens, and was hkened to Turkish
scymtar That observed by Newton. A. ID.
1850, had a tail / % 100000 of miles in length.
A comet A. ID. l744, has six tails spread out
like fan, across a large space in the sky
Pennsylvania Inquirer
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

WoRS-oUr MEApows.---1heir is no moro
poftable field belonging TO the farm than
good meadow, and yet comparatively few far
mers understand the art of keeping them in
productive state. Meadows become warn
out, and consequently Improbable, from two
causes viz {: from want of proper mauures, or
from kind of mess which farmers usually call
fog. rhe first is easily remedcd by spread.
ing light coat of chatf, Of any kind over tbs
sod any time between November and the mid
die of a pril, as this is not only the best ma
Hure for meadows, but should rot be put on
farm land al any time, as it contains great
quantity Of the seeds Of no1ious plants that
greatly thin, and sometimes almost destroy
the grain crop. The second is eilectualy and
permantly destroyed and converted into
highly nutritious manure by top-drsssing Of
lime, say twenty bushels TO the acre.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30
q 0 /
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WHEN SAW SWEET NELLY
HOME.
ny NARY FRANCIS Kvr.R.


Our readers will agree with rs that The
lines are very fne--equally tender
n sentiment and melodious in rbythm
In the sky the bright stars glittered.
On the grass the moonlight fell,
flushed the sound of daylights hustle,
Closed the "Pink-eyed Pmpe.nell,"
As adown the moss grown wood path
Where the cattle love to roam
From Aunt Pattie's quitting party
/ was seeing Nelly home.
Jetty ringlets softly huttered
Ger brow as white as snow;
And her cheek the crimson sunset
Scarcely has warmer glow
Mid her parted lips vermillion
White teeth flashed like ocean foam;
All marked with pulses tbrobbing,
While saw sweet Nelly home.
When the Autumn tinged the greenwood
Turning all its leaves to gold,
In the lawn, by alders shaded
/ my love to Nelly told.
AS we stood together, gazing
On the star bespangled dome,
How blest the August evening
When | saw sweet Nelly home.
White hairs mingle with my tresscs,
burrows steal upon my brow,
But leve-smile cheers and blesses
Lilies declining moments now;
Matron in the snowy 'kerchief,
Closer 10 my bosom come
Tell me, dost thou still remember
When saw sweet Nelly homer
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

A SPEECH on ScoLpISG WIvEs.--At a
young mems debating society. down in Indi-
ana, the question for discussion was (Which
is the greatest evil scolding wife or
smoky chimney" After The appointed die
putnn,s had eoncludCd fl.e debate, . spectator
rose and begged the privilege OF making
few remarks on the occasion. Permission
being granted, be delivered himself in this
way:
"Mr President, I've been almost mad a
listening to the debate Of these ere young
sters. They don't know nothing at all about
the evils of scolding wife. Wait till they
have had one for twenty years, and been ham,
mered. and jammed. and slammed oil the
whie--wait till they have been scolded be-
cause the baby cried because the fire wouldn't
burn, because the oven was too hot, because
the COW kicked over the milk, because it
rained, because the sun shined, because the
hens didn't lay, because the butter wouldn't
come, because the old cat had kittens, be-
cause they come too soon to dinner, because
they were one minute too late, because they
snug, because they tore their trowsers, because
they invited a neighbor woman to call again,
because they got sick, or because they did
anything else, mo matter whether they could
help it or not) before they talk about the
evils of scoldng wife why, MIR. President,
Id rather hear the clatter Of hammers and
stones, and twenty tin pans and nine brass
kettles, than the din, din, din, Of the tongue
of a scolding wife.-Yes, STREE, would.
To my mind Mr.. President, a smoky Chin
ney is no more to be compared to scolding
wife, than little negro is to dark night.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30
Dun'orous,

THE Mous1AcHE MovENENTs.-Ai AipAorS1.
You find your moostarchers great comfort,
don't your"
Tom. "Well Yes !-But I'm afraid
must cut EN-; for ones obliged to dress 40
doosed expensive to make everything &C.
cord !'-PuncA.
New SrrLE.-The foreign papers say that
Spanish beauty in Paris, lately appeared at
party with her dress buckled up the sideS
to her knees, and that her ankles were em-
hraced by bracelets studded with diamonds
Wonder if that fashion will como across the
water.
AN exchange says lit is sggrnvatins TO sco
godrl-looking man wrestling with your vifs
in a waltz, without having the priviledge cf
going up and tightening his neckerchief.
A colored preachergave his appointments
Il shall speak in dis place fortnight TO day.
de Lord willing free weeks, whndder or no.
The squrrel jumps from branch TO branch
the Hlrt from beau to beau.
A Miss As Coon ASA hLE.-"Dimes" says
that everywhere the old adage has been real.
lied by the young ladies' and that a Mlss
nowadays, in circumference, is as good ass
mile.
A young man, who has recently taken q
wife, says be did not find it half so bard to
get married as to get furniture.
The man who "took the aoor," has been
arrested for stealing lumber.
Sally" said fellow to girl who had red
hair keep away from me, or you will set me
a6re
NO danger Of that was the answer. 30,
TIe tee gresE 20 boIL
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

LADY PoIIrIcIAss.-In the recent parlia-
mentary elections in England the women
seem to have been unusually active. Lady
John Russell contribnted much to her hus-
bands reelection by visiting the different
polling booths with her smiles and courtes-
les among the electors. Lady Milfred Hope
is believed to have carried the election of
her husband for NJ Msidstone. She did notex.
actly canvass for him. but all through the
election she was constantly driving about the
town she was also most active at the nomi-
nation and during the polling; and at the
polling; and at the close, unable to restrain
herself any longer, she threw up the window
of her hotel, and addressed the mob in a
speech which everybody agreed was better
than her husbands delivered Immediately
afterwards from the same place.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30
selett 4oetrp.
From Harpor's Wceklyl
AN INVITATION TO THE COUN-
TRY.
BY WILLIAM c. BRYANT.

All day, from shrubs by our Summer DWELL
ing,
The Easter.sparrov repeats his song;
A merry warbler, he ch;des the blossoms,
The idle blossoms that sleep so long.
The blue-brd chants, from the elm's long
branches,
A hymn to welcome the budding year;
The south. wind wanders from field to forest,
And softly whispers, The Spring is here
Come, daughter mine, from the gloomy city,
Before these lays from the elm have ceas-
ed;
The violet breathes by our door as sweetly
AS in the air Of her native East.
Though many flower in the wood is wax
ing,
The dafodil is our door-side queen;
She pushes upward the sward already,
To spot with sunshine the early green.
No lays so joyous as these are warbled
From wiry prison in maiden's bower;
No pampered bloom Of the greenhouse
chamber
Has half the charm of the lawns first How-
er.
Yet these sweet lays Of the early season,
A nd these fair sights of its sunny days,
Are only sweet when We fondly listen,
And only fair when We fondly gaze.
There is no glory in star or blossom
Till looked upon by loving eye;
There is no fragrance in April breezes
Till breathed with JOY US they wander by.
Come, Julia dear. for the sprouting willows,
The opening flowers and the gleamings
brooks,
And hollows green iu the sun are waiting
Their dover of beauty from thy glad looks.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

LIeuiD MAHuRE--This method Of fertil
zing crops has lately excited much attention
in England, and has been adopted by quite
number OF enterprsiLs farmers. II IS .t~s.a
to be superior to solid manuring, producing
the greatest quantity of crops ever attained
by any other method of culture. j. Nelson,
a farmer on the Earl of Derby's estate, about
eight miles from Liverpool, raised 100 tons Of
Italian rye grass, last year, on ono acre ofland,
by liquid manuring. The soil was previously
fertile and well drained, but never had yiel-
ded anything to compare with this crop
This system Of cultivation deserves tho at.
tention of our farmers.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

PERMANENT VALUE OF KNowLEDGE-One
of the most agreeable consequences of knowl.
edge is the respect aud Importance which it
communicates to old age. Men rise in char
acter often as they increase in years they
are venerable from what they have acquired,
and pleasing for what they eau impart If
they outlve their faculties, the mere frame
itself is respected for what it once contained !;
but woman (such is their unfortunate style of
education,) hazards everything on one cast of
the die; when youth is gone, all is gone
No human creature gives his admiration for
nothing; either the eye must be charmed or
the understanding gratifed. A woman must
talk wisely or look we'll Every human being
must put up with the coldest ciyity, who
has neither the charms of youth nor the wis
dom of age.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30
Mormon Outrages.

During the month OF March Wholesale
tragedy was enacted near the walled town of
Springvile, which contains about $500 in
babitants, aud is distant some sixty miles
from Salt Lake City. A man named Parrish,
seeding Mormon, had determined upon
leaving the Territory and coming to the
States and, in order to do So sold out his
property and purchased some horses and q
wagon. In the course Of the night pre- vious
to his intended departure his wagon and
horses were stolen, and some time had passed
before he discovered which way they had
gone. He found them in the town of Provo,
some miles of, but, on ndentfcation and
application for them to the Mayor of Provo,
he was decidedly refused all relief Finding
it no use TO remonstrate, he returned to
Springville, and finally, in company with his
two sons and two other men respectively
named Potter and Darger, he set out for the
States on foot. They had not left the place
more than a few hundred yards behind when
they were attacked by number Of men
armedand disguised. Potter was shot dead,
i've balls having entered bis body; Parrish
lell wounded. when one Of the assalants
rushed upon him, and, in his disabled condi-
tion, cut his throat from ear TO ear, and
ripped up his abdomen. One of Parrisbs
sons ran about eighty yards, when he was
struck down, his throat cut, and his abdomen
ripped up. The other young Parrish and
Darger contrived to escape. The only notice
taken OF the matter by the Mormon authori-
ties was the summoning OF a coroner's jury
VINO sat upon the case aud returned verdict
OF assassination by some persons unknown"
~ is stated that q day or two before the day
which Parrish had fixed for leaving, the
Mormon Bishop OF Sprngville sent wagon
express to brigham Ionhg IN Salt Lake
City, which went and returned within twenty
iour Gonfs. his unexamp'ed circumstance
Is thaught 10 connect Young with privity to
the murder. and the further fact is stated
that just before the bloody Transaction, the
aforesaid bishop OF Spr,ngviiie blessed
number OF his hock preparatory to their un-
dertaking work OF the Lord" and prayed
that the Lord would give them strength TO
perierm his WORE.
fotter was brother OF one OF the men
killed In Ounnlsons massacre, and was one
OF the very few who know the secret history
ol that sangnlhsry transaction. Parrish and
his sons were also well acquainted with the
Mormon secrets, having ouce been in full
Mormon communion.
Another tragedy, not very dissiu,lar, is
also reported by the last mail from Utah. 1t
occurred ABOUT seventy miles IRON fsroWan,
on the Caiiiornla rosd, and the victims were
small party OF seceGing Mormons einIgra.
ting TO California. -Four we're shot as they
sat encamped at the loot oil some rocky hills
The names ol two OF these men were Tobn
and feltro. They too were well apprized OF
the aims and secrets OF tbs Mormona, and
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

FINE CoRN MEAL PuDpING.-M Made Of yei.
low meal, stirred into scalded skinned milk,
till as thick as Cruel, and when cooled, add
ginger cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and sweeteu-
ing to suit the taste, and little fine cut
suet, and some raisns or dried peaches, or e
fine cut apple it should bake an hOnr or
more, according to size. No one should fail
to try this receipt.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

FEEDING SuLrHER TO CATrtE.-I have been
in the habit of feeding sui phur to ca.tle for
twenty years. mix one pound of sulphur
with six quarts of salt, and place it in box
where the cattle can have free access TO it,.
] have not seen any yermin on my cattle
since commenced this practice. think it
has tendency to make the old hair come off
more readily The best time TO feed it is in
the fall or winter.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

JOHN STONE & SONS,

No. AS. Second Street, philadelphia.
A RE now receiving their spring importation
IA of SILK and MILLINERY GOODS, con-
sising in part OF Fancy, Cap and Bonnet Rib
bons Satin and Mantua Ribbons, Glace and
Plain Silks, Marcenes and Florences, Black
Modes, French and English Grapes, Taratane,
Maline and Illusion Laces &c. Also. full
assortment OF French and American flowers,
which they oher to the trade on favorable terms
March rs, ls57-2m., ?. =.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30
Front Street Wire Mandatory.
WATSON, COX & Co..

No. 46 North Front Street corner Of Coomb's Alley,
between Market and Mulberry (Arch) Streets, Phade-
phia manufacture Of superior quality, Brass HEd Iron
Wire Sleeves, nf all kinds Brass and Copper Wire Cuth
for Paper Makers, &c Cylinders and Dandy Rolls
vered in the hest manner.
Heavy Twliled Wire for Spark Catch,rs sievea for
Brass and Iron Founders, Screen Wire, Window Wire,
Safes Taps Dish Covers, Cca and sand Screens, &c.
Fancy Wire Work NJ every description.
March IA, ls57.-3m
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-05-30

CLOVER AND ORCHARD GRAss.-One OF our
amateur farmer friends tells us, that these
two grasses ripen together, and make the
best of hay for cattle. He also says the
orchard grass springs right up again aftsr
cutting. and like the clover. makes the best
Of early spring, summer and fall feed, espec-
ally on dry land One bushel of orchard
grass, and eight quarts of clover seed. should
DO sown on AN acre.-OAio Farmer.