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ANTHOLOGY,

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Mfss A. y. SNOW, The CrLsBshrnD BuafrEss
m csrvoyant win remain fe- wees r. this ctr prcvpus
" her departure South. Che will nnf absent fe~ds
lost stolen sopds scvs~ busisess give dsn~ous 81
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THE COMPREHENSIVE HERETOFORE EXISTING ON.
der the name Ard style Of rore Simmons is tis d,y
disco mutual seat All dsbis due to said arm
sled 70 be paid " and all outs snding oblraaona
.uped BY yehr horrcI .ho alone au hog Esd 70 sign
ID. OF The firm In LIQUID aiion- JN0. II. uRRALL,
NEW yoRK, Got n, 1867 WIN. II. SIMMONS
liquor ale busness OF the Ats n the old
snd Of Roosevelt and Front streets under he
John Horre'l. JNO. NORRBLL.
YORK. Ocl n, 1857.
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klO 000 -vRon n,co TO $4,000 WORTH OF
WaU,OVU We Iurnfnre And caYpeting wanted. Those In
wsnt o. cah pesse apply 10 n wiI.LIsMs No 81 Ilbsw
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THANKSGIVING DAy.-MsRuArTus wuss rvarRs.
saentonThs MANNERS 81 this corpt, and tb,.e VINO In
them their hr>Nnnua parsr. on
dsy viii p~sse seno din setting N nov y . 10, y,
sve,ing Ct 70 Al the Mercer House. ~ O'CLOCK Puno-
tdsiIty 10 req usstsd. BY order -
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TIE Enxlish rurf.

The betting on the Csmb dgeshre was very limited on
the 10 inst and .he quotations given below are for tho
moss part merely nominal Phoress rus mAds the fsvo
rite and du the early part OF the evening only ii {,
oe red aganh her bat 10 cards midnight Ia 10 gould
been laid the feld IA to against Pdoress Ia to
against Fl Hskim, is 10 asAins FYghs, Is 70 Against
Queen Bcss 20 to against Cyrene, 30 70 against ssde
urobele de Chantiy, rs 10 sgainst Liverpool % to
sganst Fanny Gray 30 to against Sadntore', 40 70
against Kesus 40 70 sgAinsi Ronz 80 to against FL
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ryuRHIP sIrD.-wIiLIAM KIHaHcRN DUEsn BnR
vichshre North Britain, ryi ing in The very oenre q
The best cui vsied district the district
med for the superiority 81 is iunlps and which swedish
turnip seed IL rssej W great erens has peculiar advantages
for supplying this ayirs Terms 10 and o.
nsck. The N be rrnt>d with each order
70 respectable person IN this neirhborhood.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Law of Trees,

In the New York " Farmers Club" the
other day the following proceedings were
had
Mr.. LAwToN wished to know if there
was any law to prevent person from plan
ing trees on his own land, quite up to the
line, where the roots and shade will both
be injurious.
Another member wished to know who
owned the fruit of overhanging limbs.
SoLoN ROBINSON answered that ques.
ton. 1t is now settled law, BY several
judicial decisions, that if tree growing
upon my land, overhangs the ground Of
my neighbor, the fruit belongs to me, and
l may enter upon his land for tho purpose
of gathering it, provided do not damage
beyond what may be necessary in careful
ly gathering the fruit. At the same time,
tits equally good law that my neighbOr
may cut of all Overhanging limbs, and all
roots that grow in bis ground but while
he permits them to grow, I am to enjoy
the benefit.
Judge LIVINGSTON, the Ctairnan,
,rrfrmel this view cl tbs ease.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Potatoes.

If our farmers would raise more pota-
toes and less corn in proportion, they
would benefit not only their own pockets
but the rest of the world. In late agri-
cultural meeting in Boston, Asa G. Shell
don spoke of comparative prices of corn
and potatoes.
Sixty years ago, corn was as dear as
now, say one dollar bushel at retail, and
potatoes were thirty to forty cents. About
forty years ago, there was great rise in
these products; corn sold for $3.50, and
potatoes for the enormous sum Of so cents q
bushel. Now in this city, corn may be
had at IS cents and potatoes at 81 bush
ell. What achange in fifty years! Pota'
toes have generally been higher than corn
for several years. Yet Mr.. S. thinks it is
as easy to raise three bushels of potatoes
as one of corn. If farmer wishes to
make the most money he can, let him cul
tivate potatoes, beets, carrots, onions, par
ships, &c, and he will get more dollar
than by raising corn.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
THE CHRONICLE.
FRIDAY. MAY 10. 1857.

PROSECUTING ArToRNEYs.-The new
fee bill for all the counties in the State
except Philadelphia and Allegheny, allows
the following:
Drawing indictment and prosecuting
every offence iudic.able only in oyer and
.erminer, 80 If bill be returned "ignor-
anus" IS.
Drawing Indictment ard prosecuting
every offence indictable only in the quarter
sessions, S5. If bill be returned "iguor.
anus" S3.
Case settled with leaye of Court, So
Every case Of surety Of the peace, s3.
1t is stated that these rates are nearly
double the sums formerly allowed. 1;
therefore behooves all men who do no,
like to pay big costs and taxes to behave
peaceably and lawfully towards all men,
and especially not to offend against "the
peace and dignity Of the Commonwealth" "
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
A Scene of Distress.

Mrs. Vondersmith, wife of Judge Won
dersmith, whose re-arrest we noticed some
days ago, died yesterday afternoon, after
painful and protracted illness. She had
been very i'll for some time previous to the
arrest Of her husband, and when on that
occasion he bid her final farewell, she
was scarcely conscious of what was trans
piring She was generally in delicate
health, and recent domestic troubles, no
doubt, hastened her death. The death
scene, which occurred under peculiarly
distressing circumstances, was rendered
still more painful by the dying wife aud
mother giving premature birth to child a
few minutes before her dissolution. Her
brother, DR.. John Leonard, had been COM
mitted to prison for thirty days, the day
previous, for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct, but was released through the in
tervention of friends, in time 10 see his
sister die. Her husband and the father
of her three children, all old enough to
realize their situation, lying in prison in
Philadelphia, charged with q high crime,
and the cries of the children for parents
both lost to them, altogether presented
scene Of sorrow and distress rarely wit
messed by human eyes. The house in
which the family resided is subject to
lien Of 81, 900, with three years interest,
which the Government holds as an indem-
ni6cation of the forfeited bail, and the
children are therefore left not only or
phans, but homeless-Lancaster Ereaing
Express, Nay 10.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29

lost. 1t is conjectured that the cause
must have been that the water did not
possess the qualities their natures required" !"
The principal report of the committee
recommends the owners Of lands over
which streams flow, to stock such streams
with trout for the purpose Of raising them
for the market, and to the end of raising
the price Of their real estate. The large
sluggish streams of the State which are
unsuitable for trout, might be made to
yield large stock of various other species
Of marketable fish, such as are adapted to
their waters. Large ponds and reservoirs
might all be turned to profitable use in
this way. 1t was suggested that some of
the species of excellent fish of the Western
Lakes would thrive in these waters; and
the variety might also be increased by the
importation Of eggs from Europe. Artii-
cial propagation is also recommended, par
tcularly of shad in the Connecticut 1t
has been estimated by persons who are ae-
quaiu.ed with the shad fishery of this riv-
er, that by means of artificial propagation,
the number Of shad taken in the river
might be increased by one or more mil
lions annually, the value of which in
crease would be very great. 1t is also be-
!ieved, says the report, by many intelli-
gent persons, that the river might be
again stocked with salmon.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Well Said.

A Western lady who was not long since
New.England girl, writes to the Tribune
from Iowa with reference to the recent
discussion of the subject of Cookery, a
letter from which we make the following
pungent extract, commencing it to the re.
Elections Of whomsoever it may concern :
Believe me that we (women) are not
so much slaves to the tyranny of husbands,
dinners, children, and servants, as to our
selves, and false social customs. We are
afraid of each other. We don't live in
reference to comfort, or to our own means,
but to what people say Of US or think of
US, and to overtop this ole or the other
have seen and know women fitted to
adorn any society in this country or any
other, that did their own work, took care
of their own children, kept bright hearth
stones, and had happy husbands, and still
found time to keep up with the current
literature, write memorandums, and copy
poetry. 1t is not necessary, but artificial
labor that makes our women, drudges-
eternal house-cleaniugs, beginning in
March, and lasting till May-again in
September, and lasting till Thanksgiving.
1t is pride Of appearance Of being thought
good livers and crack housekeepers-for,
let women say what they will, they are
as jealous Of this as poets Cor politi-
ticisns) are Of each other"
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
"Couldn't, COZ he Sung so !"

Leaning idly over fence few days
since, we noticed little four-year old
"lord of creation," amusing himself in
the grass BY watching the frolicsome
fight of birds, which were playing around
him. At length a beautiful bobolink
perched on q bough Of an apple tree:
which extended within few yards of the
place where the urchin sat, and maintain
ed his position apparently lyunconscious ofhis
close proximity to one whom birds usual
ly consider dangerous neighbor.
The boy seemed astonished at his i'm
pudence, and, after regarding him steadi-
ly for a minute or two, obeyins the in
stinct of his baser part, he picked up a
stone lying at his feet, and was preparing
to throw it, steadyiug himself for a good
aim. The little arm was drawn backward
without alarming the bird, and "bOb'
was "within an ace" of danger, when 10 !!
his throat swelled, and forth came na-
ture's plea "A-link, a.link, a-link, bob
a.link, bob-a-link, a-no-sweet, a-no-sweet !!
l know it, l know it, a-link, a-link, don't
throw it throw it, throw it." &c.-and be
didn't! Slowly the little arm fell to its
natural position, and the now despised
stone dropped. The minstrel charmed
the murderer! We heard the songster
through and watched his unharmed flight,
as did the boy, with sorrowful couute.
nance. Anxious to hear an expression of
the little fellows feelings, We approached
him and inquired, "Why didn't you
stone him, my boy? you might have kill
ed him, and carried him home
The poor little fellow looked up doubt.
ingly, as tho be suspected our meaning,
and with an expression, half shame and
half sorrow, he replied:
"Couldn't, cox he sung So"
Who will say that emusic hath no
charms to soothe the savage breast" or
aver that God had both made melody to
move the purer fountains Of our nature, to
awaken those sympathies that are kin
dred to Heaven, the Angels, and to God
himself? Let the sweet tones of music
break upon the ears Of the dull school
boy, and be will awake with new lite and
energy. Pour the notes Of melody into
the ears of the wilful child, and you dis.
arm him the stone will fall from his
heart, ana ne wIu Uecomo ooeoient and
attentive. Let music be the first to break
the silence of the school-room in the NOR
ming, and the chords Of young hearts that
are put in motion will continue to vibrate
during the day. Happy will be the time,
when not only the tones Of our school-bells
can be heard all over the land, but when
the notes of our school.childrsp in the
morning, breaking upon the silent atmos-
phere along the Atlantic coast in the
East, shall reverberate along the Gulf Of
Mexico, and the echo be heard in Cali
fornia
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Kansas Election.

Some professedly conservative journals,
in New York, urge that the Free Sia;o
men of Kansas ought not TO stand aloof
from the coming fraudulent election, but
ought to 90 in aud vote. This is not be
cause they think the Free State meu
would carry the election, but because
they think it would stop them from de-
nouncing its fraudulenee, afterwards. The
Census Lists have been SO made up in ad.
vance as to secure pro-slavery majority.
Wherever there is large preponderance
Of Free State voters, Dames are carefully
left off Of the lists. In Leavenworth, hun.
dreds Of legitimate voters who voted
the Charter Election in March, are left of
so that they shall not vote in June. Tho
Mayor of tie town is left Of, along With
several other promine1t citizens who have
lived in the Territory since "a. In other
counties, names of Missourians are put OF,
to replace those of the actual residents lefs
of. Whole neighborhoods are dropped,
if they happen to be "Free State" By
looking at the Kansas papers which con.
tain the published lists, any one familiar
with the localities can see at glance that
pains have been taken to have each Of
them exhibit a majority Of pro-s!avery
men. And those are the lists that, with
out sny chance for correction, are to de-
termine who shall or shall not vote at the
coming June election,
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Selected for the Lewisburg Chronic
A RIDDLE.

God made Adam out of dust,
But thought 1t best TO make me FIRST;
So was made before the man,
According TO Gods holy plan.
NV body he has made complete.
But without legs, or arms, or feet,
Nor did he give to me soul,
Yet could my actions well control.
A living creature | became,
Twas Adam tha, gave me my name;
When from his presence withdrew,
No more of Adam ever knew.
did my Makers laws obey,
From them | never went astray;
Thousands Of miles run In fear.
But seldom on the earth appear;
But God in me did something see,
And put living soul IN me,
A sin in me the Lord did claim,
And took from me that soul again.
And when from me the soul was fed,
was the same as when first made,
And without hands, or feet, or soul,
Itravel now from pole to pole.
l suffer of, by day and night,
In giving fallen man delight,
For thousands, both of young and old,
At nv death great light behold.
No fear of death doth trouble me,
For happiness can not see;
To heaven above ne'er shall 60,
Nor to the grave. nor hell below.
The Scriptures can not believe,
Whether right or wrong, can't coneelVe;
Although my name therein is found,
They are to me an empty sound;
And when. my friends, these lines You read
Go search the Bible with all speed;
And if my name you can't find there,
l, will be strange, must declare.
QUERr-What is the difference between
half dozen of dozens and six dozen Of dozens
-Aassosy requested. nc.
A shawl was lately sold in Philadelphia
or 81 42s In the same city, women
nsks shit, far -lX cent, each
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Evil Times.

/ The high prices Of the necessaries of
fe,such as we are now experiencing, which
fall with peculiar hardship upon the poor
and middle classes, is subject that must
ultimately engage public attention, for it is
already making deep inroads into the purse
of many one who had LAID BY small
sum from bis hard earnings, perhaps with
the hope of some day investing it ia i lit
tie property be might call his own. Flour
is selling at 81 % per hundred, meat at
sal23 cts. per pound, molasses at 25a27
per quart, sugar at l4alS per pound, and
many other articles at one time luxuries,
but now necessaries, in proportion, so that
the question may we'll be asked whether
we have not fallen upon evil times ? Were
there any substantial reasons for this state
Of things, it could be borne withou:a muir
mur, but there are none. There is no IA
mine, creating demand for breadstufs J.;
save in Louisiana, there has been no fail
ure Of sugar crops both beef and pork are
plenty, yet there is an upward tendency
Of almost everything except labor. Now
why is this SO? In our opinion it betrays
an unhealthy state Of society which must
some day bring about fearful revulsion.
Spectators in fact rule everything by
species of gambling worse than all the
card playing ever practiced, for By form
ing extensive combinations, they raise or
lower the prices Of almost everything at
pleasure-one day thereby iDjuring the
producer, and the next the consumer. In
addition, this speculating fever is extend
ing to in lividuals, many of whom, instead
of paying their just debts, make invest
ments abroad by using the very money
that ought to be retained and paid out at
home. These things bode no good, and
we fear before three more years elapse,
many who have aided in producing them
will cxclaim that we have fallen upon evil
times.-Leuistorn Gazette.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29

A SUSPECTED SLAYER. - Collector
Hatch, of New Orleans, has had the
schooner Louis MoLans, from that port,
taken in charge, on suspicion Of being fit.
ted ont for q slave trader. The N:v Or
leans Dslsc cordems the Collector for "sn-
forcing narrow minded and un,criisiica
led law ct ,hs Federal C9rsress
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Methodism and Slavery.

The annual conference of the New
York (EasD Methodist Episcopal Church,
lately ia session in Brooklyn, took strong
ground on the slavery question. The
committee on slavery submitted the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were almost
unanimously adopted.
Resolged, That we regard slavery as 8
great moral and social evil, violation o.
the rights of man, and opposed to the spi-
rit and progress of the Christian religion.
Resoised, That we will use what inAu-
enee We possess to prevent its extension
into regions and communities in which il
does not exist, and will use all means that
may with propriety be used by Christian
ministers to effect its extirpatiou from the
world.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29
Hon. David WllmOt,
ON RADIS0 HIS LETTER ACCEPTING fHs NOMINATION u
GOVERNOR


GOVERNOR.
Great Leader Of freemcn!
So truthful and bold,
How like in thy spirit
Our ssges Of old!
John Hancock, and Adams,
And Jefferson too,
Were just such fanatics"
Dear Wilmot, as you.
For man and his birth right,
To the laws utmos, verge.
Thy pen and thy suffrage
The combat would urge.
To Shylcck thou yieliest
OF flesh his full pound;
But woe to the scoundrel
Ifblooi stain the wound!
Ifststcs in their sov'reisnty
Choose to maintain
As pet "Institutions,"
The se0urge and the chain,
Thou seekest no quarrel
Thou prociaimest no war
AZ ltisir o;rr, D. Tie nuisance
Which mankind dJhor!
B.. -I,hr. - I---I-
And our common domain,
No bloodhound. No slave-whip,
No torture, no chan
The decree of our fathers
In the year eighty seven,
Had the sanction Of good men
The blessing Of Heaven.
Without wrath or malice,
We stsrnly avow,
That the act Of our fathers
Is law to US nowl
No Judges dictation,
No Presidents frown,
Shall shake our Old Fortress
OfLiberty down.
Where the free lab'rer buildeth
His wilderness home,
No balefuI missms
OF fslavery shall come.
God bless thee, brave Wilmo,,
For thy words bold and true.
The rapt gaze ofthoussnds
l. now fixed on you.
In light and in beauty,
Beneath the bright sky,
Thy banner Of Freedom
In triumph shall fly!
The old Declaration"
With thee is at par;
Ana Marshall than TaHey
Is dearer by far.
Thou didst form thy opinions
In Washington's school,
And thou holdest as valid
The great Golden Rule.
The right which thou claimest
Thyself to control,
Thou accordest to each brother
From tropic to pole.
And thousands just like thee
Thy voice shall call forth,
From the great Eastern cities
From the South, West and North.
Hurrsh for brave wILM0T,
Our Leader so bold!
He's like, in his spirit,
Our sages Of old
tiey Up, U,aon Co., Nay, 1857. JAMES Aixs'
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29

LOOK TO Your HoMEs.-Try to make
them happy. Each home is little Stats
"A sova.o:~-s-- - :.--iS NJ s-.
family should hold himself tho paternal
monarch there, ruling and caring for all
things with gentle bat firm hand Look
to your homes, and keep them ever tho
pure retreats for every member of tho
household from the temptations Of the
world. Look to your influence a. your
homes, to the practices set before your
children. Remember how readily they
learn by seeing and hearing. What you
utter as precept will do but little good, if
the practice comes no. in to aid it. Look
to your homes for the best means Of doing
good and being happy.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29

OLD, YET YoUNG,-There is now liv-
ing in Coventry, Conn, james Douglas,
who is one hundred and t,co years and
secen months old. Notwithstanding his
great age he is as hearty, strong and ro-
bust as most men a. fifty his eye.sight
is good, never having been necessitated to
wear glasses; and his faculties in general
seem unimpaired. During the past win
ter, be walked two miles from home in
the morning, cut his cord of wood per
day, and returned home in the evening.
His present health is good, and he labors
daily. He was born in North Kingston,
Rhode Island.
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29

MELANCHOLY CONFERENCE.-The un.
fortunate young Chipmau who is sentenc-
ed to death for the murder of Miss Penix,
in North Carolina, was named Romulus
Saunders, after Judge Romulus Saunders,
and received the sentence from the Judge'S 5
lips, just as be was about twenty-one years
of age. How different his fate from the
anticipations of the fond parents, who
wished their SON to grow up to life Of
honor and greatness co-equal with that of
his namesake Now sentenced by that
very usmesake for crime the most dread.
full ever recorded in history!
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29

New Bedford, Mass, has appropriated
$4,000 for the celebration cs 'bc Fourth
# July
Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-05-29

THE Work ON KANsAs.-The Kan.
sas Herald of Freedom says in reference
to the report that Gov. Geary is preparing
book made up from his diary exposing
the wrongs of Kansas and bringing to
light new outrages:
We believe it is true that Dr. Gihon,
Governor Geary's private Secretary, is pre-.
Pa.ns history IF Js Ais AaSpsssia il
publication which has yet been issued on
Kansas matters, aud will put new phase
on our difficulties here. The author has
been connected for twenty years with the
public press, is a writer of great ability,
has always acted with the Democratic party,
and his book will have an extended circu.
lation, and give the lie to those venal
presses which are continually proclaiming
that our Kansas troubles are Republican
falsehoods published for partisan effect.
The seven months of Gov. Geary's Admin.
istration have been the most quiet seven
months we have experienced since the first
settlement of the Territory, and yet they
will be found abouuding with startling in-
cidents that can never be appreciated out
side of Kansas.