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Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22
L1TcHr1ELD, THURSDAY, JANUARY, es, 1857.

All vigorous constitutions, all heroic spirits and sturdy virtues tend inevitably to decline and extinction amidst the luxury ard selfindul- geaee, tue hurried and feyerish, life of great towns, and they require to be often renovated by fresh importations from the simpler clements of rura! population But at the present time there can be no doubt that the process of as sin!Iation between the Inhabitants of town and country is far too rapid for the real we'll being of cither-and th..t many of our cities, instead of being modified and improved, as they ought to be, by aocessions from the population of the rural districts, are on the contrary extending their evil inll,encess-tlieir artificial standards of taste and naoras-ther eXtravagant fash ions and their reckless styles of life over the surrounding country. For ourselves we look wlta regret and apprehension upon this inordi- nate predominance of great cities. Mir. lief fcrson used to style them sores upon the body cf society, and we think there is reason for the bad name he gave them. At any ra.e we are sorry ill the extreme to see them absorbing with their pestilent humors all the purer aud simpler life of the country We are persuaded that lnaIeitudes of those who every year aban- don their agricultural oceupa ton, and hasten to embark ill the dubious chances of city trade and city speculation, make 8 mistake, which, however they may repent it. they eau never correct. And the quiet families whose men cultivate their own acres, and whose women have been trained to household labor seems to us to commit the greatyst and most glarng of bundcrs, ~h'n they lay aside the simple ways of an agricultural people, and adopt the taste less display and ape the artificial manners that seem to be inherent in city life. It ought not to be forgotten that "man made the town, but God made the country" and that the works of God are usually frauglt with higher blessings than those of men. Cities We sup pose are inseparablc from civilized life, and we by no means underratc their advantages-but their advantages, it should be remembered, can be secured only at great peril to both body and soul. The country, on the other hand is covered by sercncr sky and visited by purer airs. It bestows its gifts on quiet industry, and as the primal home of man is indispensa- bie to the groy tn and prosperity, nay, even to the very life Of cities Let it maintain its un- corrupted simplicity, it's thrifty industry, and its serene contcntment and above all things let it avoid the absurd fashions, the swelling pre- tensions, and the fast living that belong to the city. -t'"
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

FICTITIOUS CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Pest tells the following " In old times 1t was the custom here to put up note, desiring the prayers of the church and congregation whenever anythne of any importance turned up. One day at aaraisrg, a certain citizen got a little elevated, and, in riding homeward, was' thrown from his horse, and get somewhat bruised and hurt. Next Sunday, the injured individual called his faithful black servant to him. ard told him that he had better get one of the neighhors to write note for him to take to the minister Caesar started on his miss;on-but 10, and alas the man was not at home. What was 10 be done :? There was little time left to meeting hour-and Cesar must not waste it. Accordingly he chanced to think of an old crony of his who had been. brought up in a schoomaeters family and who had some little mother-wit, and had learned to write quite legibly. He, too had great pas sion for rhyming, which he indulged in uoou every convenient occasion. As soonas Cesar told him his errand, the colored scribe, e!ated at the idea of being called upon on such all important mission, took pen and paper, and Ca.sar di; tating the substance of his masters mishap, gave it this shape and form: <s1f a
 Massa Gage desire your prayer
 He hab a fall from him old mare; 7'
 He break no bone--he bruise de meat;
 He be berry sick, but no dead yet D
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

A NEW HEDGE PLANr.--We see the com. mon barberfy bush reeomme nded as a suitable plant for hedging, aad We concur in t,>e rec ommendation. It is very hardy plant, and grows freely from the sea-shore of New Eng land to Canada. It is not tree, but bush, and rarely gains a height over eight feet It is full of priektes and is never eaten by cattle, and We should think would never be broken through. It grows thick from the ground, and, ill good land, will be large enough for $. fence in five or six years. The fruit of the barbery bush is a bright scarlet berry, half or three-fouths of an inch long, of the diameter of small pipe stem, as is esteemed by some persons valuable fruit for mixing with others less acid, it being extrmely tart. The bushes have a very pretty appearance when the fruit is ripe. It is to be hoped that its virtues as a hedge-plant will be fully tried The vulgar opinion that tsis bush is injurious to wheat or rye is q ridiculous superstition.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

A SISTERS LovE.--There is something Ia. expressibly touching in sisters love. Her heart is a realm of pure and unearthly afec- tions and happy should that brother be to whom she cliugs through the changing scenes of the blghting world. She has been his com. panion in childhood, she watched the develope. ment of his miud and person, she had admon- ished him when wrong, and smiled upon his triumph she has peoplcd his mind with the beautiful treasures of h!S own, she has taught him those virtues which will render him use full member of society, prepare him for death. and embaln his memory when he has passed away Sooner can you bind the free wind than seal up the springs of such mysterious affsc. tions. They will flow on, and the desert and cave cannot forget their progress And as sorrow and misfortune strip from life it's charms and dresms, here is one recollection that win come like music to Q brothers heart--that will thrill upon its darkened and troubled depths with a strange yet sweet melody, and bring up scenes of home and childhood long unrcmcmbercd. It is the recollection of O sis- ter's love.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

How TO PROTECT SHINGLE RooF FROM FIRE, &c.--Says the editor of the Albany Knicker- booker: A wash composed Of lime, salt and fine sano, or wood ashes, renders the roof fifty fold more safe against taking fire from failing cinders or otherwise in case of fire in the ycin- itv. It pays the expense hundred-fold, in it's preserving influence against the effect of the weather the older and more weather-beaten the shingles, the more benefit derived. Such shingles generally become more or less warned, rough and cracked the application Of the wash, by wetting the upper surface, restores them at once to their original or first form, thereby closing the space between tine shingles and tie lime and sand by filling up the cracks and pores in the shingle itself, prevents it's warpng for years, if not forever thereafter.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22
Early Publication of Books.

In l639 thc first printing press was estab-
 lshea ill Amer.ca, and on the following year a
 book was printed from it, being the first pub
 Ishcd ill the colonies It was shortly after
 reputlished in England, where it passed through
 Hot less than ei 3htecn editions between that
 period and l15t :; thus maintaining hcid on
 English popularity for II years. The name of
 this book was " Tine Bay Psalm Book" It
 passed t!dough twcnty-two editions in Scotland,
 the lust bearing date l759 and as it was re-
 printed without any pecuniary benefit ensuing
 to tie compiler from it's sale, the somewhat re- markabIc fact is disclosed, that England rirated
 the first American book, and was in reality the
 original aggrosSor in this ite. Tlif book enjoyed
 a greater aud more lasting reputation than any
 succeeding enc Of American origin, having
 passed through seventy cditions-a very re- ! markable number for the age in which it was produced.
 'fhe first American Bible YVES published at Cambridge, in the colony nf Massachusetts 1 Bay, in 1863, and as it was unlawful to print an English version of the Scriptures in tLe h. [ dian language It was the famous Bible of 1 Elliot, the missionary, about ,50G copies of , which were struck off These arc now rare aud sealed books-rare, because only few copies can be fou%d in our public libraries {; sealed, because the tongue in which they were written has literally become dead language, for the tribe and all who had knowledge of ! their dialect have ceased to exist It remains, astr;kin- monument Of the p;ety, pcrsever- ance, and lear ing of Elliot Soon after this, from ios cabin in New Eneland, came forth Y" NewEaus Concordance of the Scriptures" which, as 8 theological work (and the first the olog:cai work in America,) was admitted to be one Of the most perfect, holding its place in public esteem until superseded by Cruden, which it suggested. ... ....... ......,..... From that first printing press at Cambridge in America, cn,anated hundreds of works, and
 after the. repeal of the stamp act, literature aonr:shed. alike with other institat ions. The
 libraries of Cambridge, Harvard, and Yale
 in earlier dtys, contained most of the books in the country, but HOW hundreds of valuable pub
 lic libraries are ia existence. The humber of
 volumes in public libraries iii the United States numbered in 1853, 3753, SGS The public
 school libraries in the United States, more than
 5000 is number, contain oyer million and &
 half of volumes added to which are hundreds
 Of private libraries, the number of volumes in
 which cannot be estimated N1 s ts
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

Wool SrAusr1cs.-Th United States pro duee 52,500,000 lbs. ot wool annually They consume 7l,o0o,000 lbs. They import, then, about Is, 800, ,o0o that is, the United States import $ little more than one-foartA of the wool consumed by our manIfactories. We should be able to export wool rather than be com0ellca to import it. There arc five manu- facturing establishments, al. in the State Of Massachusetts, which consume, in the aggre- gate, o,6oo, 900 lbs, which is onc-ffth of the entire wool crop of the United States. Ohio is the greatest wool-growing s ate in the Uni ted States, her clip being lo.l96,o 600 lbs, New York stands next, her clip being 0,o7l, 900 o.-Ohio Farmer, Fee. 5.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

TIE END OF FuDD1INe CLrB.-A celebra- ted drinking club. in a large town in the west of Scotland, which had formerly great influence at the local election, is broken up. Two of it's members were sent to a lunatic asylum one jumped from a window and killed himself one walked or fell into the water at night and was drowned ;; one was found dead in public honse enc died of delirians tremeas upwards Of ter became bankrupt, four died ere they had lived half their days One who was q baiie when connected with the club, is at pres ens keeping q low pntlic house. Such are a feH facts vel, known to those living in the To- cality = -Hrvpeoz AI5io~
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22
A Metaphor.
BY E. J. DoBD

5-e 5s
 There stood an oak--a strong one,
 But the winter of his soul
 Was chilly and long one. t. His arm was strong; strength could bring @a to it l '4 3% The warmth of love; No fondling viae grew yet to cling to it. Comedy, and straight, and stern; and high, He stood indifferent,
 Feeling no gentle, trusting one was by.
 Feeling no loving, leaning one was there Upon his brawny arm, Fondly her timid, twining weight to bear. And his brow wrinklcd, and isheart grew stone, He longed for love; ..-s But there in the wide world he stood alone There came vine-a leaning, loving vine, - Bending and weak % , And round his arm most gently did entwne; And leaning there, in most sweet embrace, Trusted him all, &g H.e
 With purities alone and mild, sweet grace. Gone is the wrinklcd brow and heart of stone
 He stands no more alone, But loves the vine, his beautiful, his own.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

How DEEP SHOULD MANURE BE BURIED ?-- We have now a heavy field of corn of eight acres. It was planted late in May. All the manure was from the winter heaps, made by horned cattle aud a horse, and small quanti- ty from a cow-yard. This manure was carted out in the spring, and all of it spread over the field on the green sward furrows that were turned last full and last May. No time was found to bury this manure otherwise than with a harrow-20 ox-cart loads were put on each acre-and though the weather was rather dry till the middle of July, the corn is tho heaviest that We have had for many years. so
 Massachusetts Ploughmdn
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CURE FOR FELoNs ON THE FISGERs.-The Scientific American says: The past year we have known the spinal marrow of an OK o, COW, applied by three different persons, with the most satisfactory results, ill relieving pain and securing cures of their teons. The spinal marrow slsonId be applied fresh for every four hours for two days.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

Crr1tSG GRAFTs--Do not cut them ie cold rosty weather. If you do, you will find, on working them, that many will be black at the heart and the growth will be much checked the coming season.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

A GOOD old Quaker lady, after listening to the extrayagant yarns of & storekeeper as long as her patience would allow, said to him, " Friend, what a pity it is a sin to lie, when it seems so necessary in thy business.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

THE more we turn our thoughts from sen, and look to the interests of others, tho great CT amount of gcod shall we be enabled to ac. complish. , No selfish man was ever truly good
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

OUR trials never come siugle-handed; and the more we fret and complain, the less are We fitted to bear up under them.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

TIE benevolent man has a constant source of the richest enjoyment, of which the chur knows no4hing q e7at.r rt
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

THE best cure for pride is the consideration that we are from the dust, and shall return to dnst. 5-.. 4, s74
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

, ONE of the principal faults of the present age is, that there is too much regard paid to materiality. and too little to spirituality.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

THOSE who complain most of the ills of life, have not yet learned to live az they should do.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22

< ENDURING patience will overcome more dif:-
 culties thalHheadlong courage.
Litchfield enquirer., 1857-01-22
Sailors Philosophy.

tOne night came on 8 hurricane,
 The sea was mountain rolling, w When Barney Buhtline turned his quid, 7 And said to.l,illy Bowling;
 |" A strong norwester's blowing, Bill
 Hark! don't you hear it roar now!
 Lord help 'em, howl ";.:cs all
 Unhappy folks on s..ore now
 Fool hardy chaps who live in towns
 What dangers they are sl in, aT And now lie quaking in their beds,
 For fear the roof should fall in;
 Poor creatures, how they envy Us, And wishes, Tve notion,
 For our good luck, in such storm, .s To be upen the ocean. And as for them who're out all day, q. s.s On business from their houses, ! And lata Ut night are coming home,
 To see their babes and spo,,scs;
 While you and I, Bill, onthe deck Are comfortably lying s' My eyes! what tiles the chimney tors ,.,..rsE About their heads arc flying. And very often have we heard ...
 How men are killed and undone, By overturns of carriages,
 By thieves and fires in London.
 We know what risks all landsmen run gs,s From noble,nen to tailors ~. ~4 Then, Bill, let us thank Providence, Az. That you and arc sailors !' ... ' LA ,s The Falling Star. 2 ss 1s Know yc what it meancth, ~re.. sAe When looking up on high, sss95, Ye 500 . star deserting . sass The rcgion of the sky .. |.
 Those orbs above us shedding 7'Ss2 Their softencd light around, .,sa Are myriad bands of angels, .t ssziAist With wrsathsof glory crowned. $ All true asd fathsui warders,
 Wide scattered through the sky, ss'a On earth whatever passes 's s.. Z. They mark with watchful eye.
 And when within our borders, a With fervent faith and love, '' 'l5 A good man bowed by sorrow, gss Eooksun for aid above. sSssz ssssNs essee3 sgs ss st--ssts ... And prsgs unto the Father, ~ In agony of wo, 'sss Thsn quickly there depastetA @ U A messenger below. 9f
 Who glides with beam so cheering ..s.ee Wi.hin. the client room, s s And soothes to gentle slumber .ss The rnoaraers heavy gloom. ses This, this is what it meaneth sss
 When looking up on high,
 vssesa star desertins # Tke resdcn cf the sky
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-06
Feeding Moving Lands in Au-

MIR. EDITOR My motive in writing this
communication is to elicit, if possible, arti-
cles from old experienced farmers, who, from
not being accustomed to communicate their
ideas by writing, judge themselves unquali-
fed to commit their experience, even in farm
ing, to paper. Now | hold to the old adage,
that in farming, as in every thing else, " Ex-
perience is the best school-master"
AT this fast period in the worlds history,
when everything goes by steam, we seem to
need something more to stay ourselves upon,
than anticipated improvements, (not that l
would discourage improvement in a ~ of the
thousand and one forms which are continual
ly being presented to the pubic> Hence
INC necessity 4 fong tried experience, to
counterbalance the effects of imaginary, or
untried theory. Thus much for an introduce
ton, now for my experience in regard to feed
ing moving land in autumn.
Twenty years ago. purchased an old, and
somewhat worn out field, near my farm. |
had supposed, and the theory was generally
believed in the neighborhood, that moving
land would not only hold its own, but would
gradually improve, by merely being kept
from feeding. In accordance with this view,
suffered not a hoof to touch the soil. The
result proved that was sadly mistaken On
entering the field the next hay season, what
was my surprise to find the old fog still visi-
Bile, with the spires of grass hardly near
enough to be called ncighboS, which rendered
it nearly impossible to NOW what grass there
was. Still was not satisfied, but held on to
my opinion another year, and still another,
with yet more Improbable results. | then
thought it time to adopt some other method,
and my subsequent experience goes to prove,
to my satisfaction, that feeding, to certain
extent, even to short feeding, when the ground
is in proper state, that is, when not toe
soft, is not on y not hurtful, but is really
beneficial.
This will hold good in regard to close now
ing Some people think that close moving
is detrimental to the field Ny experience
teaches the contrary, viz: that high moving
is detrimental My argument will also hold
good in respect to telling forest trees. Trees
cut from four to six feet from the ground
seldom sprout while those that are cut only
few inches from the root sprout almost
invariably.-F. NJ, Maine Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-06

AUGUST Observation-Disclosures are to be held
in Iowa, Missouri Kentucky Tennessee, Ala.
bama, Norh Carolina, and Arkansas, ON the
first week in August. OF the election in Mis-
souri,, the Tribune says:
4" In Missouri the contest has real signif-
canoe Last year the Anti-Benton Democracy
elected their Governor, Trusten Polk, over the
rival American aad Benton candidates. Gov,
Polk was chosen by the Legislature to fill a seat
in the U. s. Senste. Accepting this office, he
vacated that o Governor, rendering new
elec ion necessarE The rival candidates at this
election are Col r. NJ. Stewart, Anti Benton
Democrat. and OBJ. james 5, Rollins, Ameri
can So far, the contest is snake and hawk
ctair, 50 far as Cur feelings are concerned -
But Col. Rollins, FOR whom we have some lin.
gering affection as IA gallant Clay Wing Of the
olden time, has evinced sympathy with the
great Emancipation movement, now gathering
head in Missouri and has been adopted by its
supporters He is not an avowed EmAncIa-
ZIONIST, but in favor Of Il free and searching
discussion OF the advantages of Emancipation
and the obstacles which impede it. 1t lsan in
strucive fact showing the predomnance Of
living aud real over dead and nominal issues,
that large majority OF the German-l orn vo-
tiers of Missouri support Maj. Rollins the
American candidate The rival candidates are
canvassing together, ably and courtcously. and
the friends of each have strong hopes Of sue
cess. But, whether Rollins be elected or de
feated, the policy Of purging Missouri of Slave
ry has been opened to public scrutiny, and the
discussion will go on until victory perchcs on
the banners Of Emancipation
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-06
FREE STATE MEN BUYING UP Missouri

FREE STATE MEN BUYING UP M1ssoUR1,-
The st. Louis Democrat of ODD says:
"The sales of public lands in this dis
trict, within the last sixty days, have reached
100000 acres-enteyed almost exclusively
by persons from the free State-Oho and
Pensy lvania being largely represented among
purchasers. This amount Of entries exceeds
that of the three previous years at the
Springfield Office! Our readers will recol-
lect that the land register at Warsaw, pub
lished in this paper, some weeks ago, that
100000 acres had been entered in that dis
trict within about the same length Of time,
and that the office was IN consequence closed
until further notice. About two thousand
acres per day are being entered in the jack
son district. At Palmyra there are only, we
are informed, about $4,000 acres of govern
ment land now subject to entry In the
northwestern part of the State. -emigrants are
crowding from Iowa, where lands have be-
come too high for actual settlers to purchase.
They have consequently turned their atten-
ton to Missouri, where lands at reduced
prices can be had, and mlder climate and
more fertile soil offer great inducements to
farmers The prospect of Missouri becoming
free State is settled conviction in the
minds of the people of the North, and to
this singular fact we owe this unparalleled
activity in our land market"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-06

REPUBLICAN CONVENTION IN KMrUcKY.-
A Republican Convention was held at New
port, Ky. on Wednesday of last week. The
meeting was presided over by c. G.
Payne Of Covington. A. j. Payne was
nominated for the State Senate, and B.
/. Sanford for Congress. A series of reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted expressing
regret at the existence Of slavery in Ken
lucky, approving the principles ofthe great
American Republican party, namely: nom
interference on the part Of Congress Or the
Free States in regard to slavery in the SOW
ereign States where it now exists and nom
extension of slavery over territorynow free )"
declaring sovereignty to be inherent in the
people and not in property ; and including
also the following:
Resolved, that it is the paramount in
terest Of Kentucky, if she would keep pace
with the growth and onward career of her
sister States of the West, to foster and en-
courage free white labor and that all her
white citizens should be free men, free to
think, free TO speak and free to cote"