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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08
SALT AS sAFERTIL1ZER.

A correspondent writing from Kanawha, Va,
where the Salt Springs are located, requests
some information regarding common salt as a
fertilizing agent. He says in reference to it,,
ssthat it is no doubt valuable agent when pro-
perly applied and were the facts generally
known, they would be priced by large class
of your readers.
Plants, like human beings, require for their
sustenance and growth certain amount of the
constituents of common salt, and these must
be furnished from the soil, in order to be ta-
ken up by the roots. If the soil in any DIS
trict contains sufficient supply of these sub
stances, of course the addition of more salt
would be of no avail. Fields along the sea
coast generally receive sufficient quantity of
salt from the rain clouds which carry saline
matter, and deposite it near the source whence
they originate; the lighter rains being free
from saline matter are carried to greater hight
and waited far inland. In localities remote
from the sea, salt applied in moderate quanti-
ties to the soil is generally beneficial. Agri-
cultural chemists, however, ARE not fully agreed
to the soils for which salt is most applicable,
only that all soils should contain certain "a
mount of the constituents of salt, for the heal
thy growth of plants, such as about five hun
drcd pounds to every acre, taken at depth of
six inches. To determine the amount of salt
in the soil, the following will be found sufi-
ciently accurate for all common purposes.
Take half a pound of dry soil, and wash it with
two pints of cold distilled water, then filter it
through paper. Now, take weak solution OF
nitrate of silver, and pour it into the filtered
liquid. If there is salt in it, white precipi-
tate will be thrown down, which Will acquire 4
phrple color on exposure to the light. Dry
this precipitate in an oven, and in every ten
grains of it there will be four of common salt.
If half pound of dry soil yield one grain of
salt it will contain 500 pounds IN every acre,
six inches deep. On inland meadow lands, eS-
peciaIly those which are somewhat old, salt
supplied as top dressing, at the rate of fifty
pounds to the acre has been found very bene-
fetal. All farm yard manures contain consid-
cradle quantities of common salt, and where
these are applied as top dressing, salt is not
g1&eraliy required. Heavy saline rains from
the Atlantic do not generally reach beyond
the Appalachian chain OF mountains, therefore
common salt as fertiliZiBg agent. we think,
may be used with advantages on all lands west
OF these elevations until we come to the Rocky
Mountains.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08
BY S. B. ROW.
MEMORY.

Leaves have fallen, flowers have faded,
Days have gone and years have fed;
Joys once sweet are now departed,
Friends are numbered with the dead;
Memory fingers yet, unbroken,
While the heart-strings freely play,
Bringing thoughts of words once spoken;
But the loved ones-where are they?
Some have strayed where Fancy lured them,
Following up some project wild
Some have gone where duty led them,
To instruct the pagan child;
Some have bowed at MammOn's altar;
Some are tossed on Fashion S sea;
Nany sink beneath the shadow
OF the deadly Upas tree
One is sleeping in valley,
Near the rivers winding shore,
Where the trees wave gently o'er him,
Signing sadly-nevermore.
Winds moan sweetly 'mong the tall grass;
Leaves bend lowly round his head
Guide the dear departed spirit,
In its wanderings through the dead.
All that's left is but shadow;
All that's past is but dream
All to come is but phantom,
Bcck'ning on the worlds unseen
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08
Who does it Hit I

A writer, probably conyersant with the lit
tie faults and foibles of people, says with tell
ing irony keep your eye on your neigh
bors. Take care of them. Don't let them
stir without watching. They may do some
thing wrong if you do. To be sure, you ney-
er knew them TO do anything very bad, but it
may be on your account they did not. Per-
haps if it had not been for your kind care,
they light have disgraced themselves and fam
lilies, long time ago. Therefore don't relax
any effort to keep them where they ought to
be; never mind your own business, that will
take care of itself. There is a man passing a.
long he is looking over the fence-be suspi.
cious of him, perhaps he contemplates steal
ing something, some of these dark nights
there's no knowing what queer fancies he may
have got into his head. If you see any symp-
toms of any one passing out of the path of du-
ty, tell every one else that You can see, and be
particular to see great many. 1t IS good
way to circulate such things, and though il
may not benefit yourself, or any one else par
tIcularly, it will be something important about
some one else. Do keep something going
silence is dreadful thing though it is said
there was silence in Heaven for the space of
half an hour, don't let any such thing occur
on earth; il would be too much like Heaven,
for the inhabitants of this mundane sphere.
If, after all your watchful care, you can't see
ANYTHING out of the way in any one, you may
be sure it is not because they have not done
| ANYTHING bad perhaps in an unguarded mo-
meut YOU lost sight of them-throw out hints
that they are no better than they should be
that you should not wonder if people found
out what they were after while, and then
they may not carry their head so high. Keep,
it going and some will take the hint and begin
10 help you after while-then there will be-
music, and everything will work to charu.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

The TRUE DoorRINE.-Our praying, singing
and Bible reading will not help us heavenward,
unless we are just between man and man. The
Christian profession is nothing without the
Christian life. Our religion, in order to change
us radically, must descend into all the COM
monest duties. 1t belongs as much to the
shop as to the family, and as much to the fam
lily as to the sanctuary. ssNo man can be a
Christian who is not faithful in his common,
daily life pursuits. The judge must admins
ter justice and equity, and not from favor or
the lure of bribes. The physician must re-
gard the life and health of his patient above
all other considerations. The merchant must
deal Justly, and the mechanic execute his work
and all things faithfully. 1t will not answer to
disregard these things.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08
Sleeping with the Landlords Wife.

A friend in Stockbridge, Mass, relates the
following anecdote of Reverend Zeb Twicheli, ,
a Methodist clergyman in full and regular stan
ding and member of theVermont conference
At one time he represented Stockbridge in
the State Legislature. s'Zeb,' says the mar
rator, sis man of fair talents, both as a
preacher and a musician. In the pulpit he is
grave, solemn, dignifed a thorough systema-
tic sern onizer; but out of II there is no man
living who is more full of fun and drollery."
On one occasion he was vending his way to-
wards the seat of the Annual Conference of
ministers, in company with another clergy
man. Passing a country inn, he remarked to
his companion:
ssThe last time l stopped at that tavern, l
slept with the landlords wife,
In utter amazement his clerical friend want
ed to know what he meant.
81 mean just what / say" replied Zeb; and
on wentthe two travellers in unbroken silence,
until they reached the Conference. In the
early part of the session, the Conference sat
with the doors closed for the purpose of trans
acting some private business, and especially
to attend TO the annual examination OF each
members private character, or rather conduct,
during the past year. For this purpose the
clerk called Zeb's name.
sIDoeS any one know aught against the con-
duct of brother Twitchel during the past
year ?'' asked the Bishop, who was the pre-
siding officer.
After moments silence, Zeb's travelling
companion rose up, and with heavy heart
and grave countenance, said she had duty to
perform one that he owed to his God, to the
church, and to himself. He must, therefore.
discharge it fearlessly, though trembling. -
He then related what Zeb had told him while
passing the tavern, how he slept with the land
lords wife, &c.
The grave body of ministers were struck as
with thunderbolt; although few smiled and
looked first at Zeb, then upon the Bishop,
knowingly, for they knew better than others,
the character of the accused.
The Bishop called upon brother 7. and ask
ed him what he had to say in relation to SO Sc
rious charge. Zeb arose and said
81 did the deed / never lie 20
Then pausing with an awful seriousness, he
proceeded with slow and solemn deliberation.
esThere was one little circumstance, howev-
er, connected with the affair, did not name
to the brother. 1t may not have much weight
with the Conference, but although it may be
deemed of trling importance, will state it.
When / slept with the landlords wife, as
told the brother, Kept the farern myseDt'
The long and troublee countenance relaxed
utter followed, and the next name on the
roll was called.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

BLOODY DUEL.-Two gam blers, named Ruck-
er and Peel, who were camp-followers of the
army of Utah, recently quarreled over game
of cards, and agreed to fight it out. They went
to the ground, and, taking their stations about
ten yards apart, drew their revolvers and fired.
Both fell at the same shot-Rucker shot in the
breast and Peel in the shoulder. One of PeePs
fingers was taken off by the shot. The second
shot took effect on both. Rucker then rose
upon his knees and fired twice, both balls hit
ting Peel. The latter, bleeding from the six
wounds, struggled up from the ground and
resting his revolver upon his arm, and taking
deliberate aim, shot Rucker in the heart.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

LARGE BELLs.-Bayard Taylor, in an ex-
ceedingly interesting letter from Moscow,
gives an account of the great bells of that
city-the largest and most costly in the world.
The Russians have a peculiar penchant for
large bells. The largest among them, which
is on the Tower of the Kremlin, was cast by
order of the Empress Anne, in 1870, and
weighs one hundred and twenty tons. 1t is
twenty -one feet high, and twenty-five feet in
diameter at the bottom. 1t cost one million
and half of dollars. There is another bell
near it which weighs sixty-four tons. 1t takes
three men to swing its tongue. 1t is only rung
three times year and then all the other bells
are silent. 1t is said the vibration of the ali
which it causes when rung, is like the stimuli.
taneous discharge of hundred cannons.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

TRUTH SIMPLY ExPREssED.-1t is not what
people eat, but what they digest, that makes
them strong. 1t is not what they gain, but
what they save, that makes them rich. 1t is
not what they read, but what they remember,
that makes them learned. 1t is not what they
profess, but what they practice, that makes
them righteous. These are weary piain ana
important truths, too little needed by giuttons,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

INDIAN ALL OvER.-Shortly after the great
earthquake of 1872, which destroyed New
Madrid, and wrought such striking effects in
the Mississippi country, white man observed
an Indian standing with his arms folded, and
countenance contemplating the devastation,
"Well Indian" asked the white man, sswhaI
do you think all this meansl"
sGreat Spirit whisky too much, repieo
the Indian, $50 1-z ~ 81 s-a' -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

ARIZONA AND DAcoTAH.-There will be an
effort made at the coming session of Congress,
for the admission of the Territory of Arizona,
and also of Dacotah. One of these represents
the South the other the North, and IN the dis
cussions touching their admission. there will
be room for an examination Of the political
history of the government, and the status OF
political men. We shall see what We shall see
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

Why are ladies the biggest thieves in exis-
tencea Because they steel the petticoats,
bone the stays, and crib the babies.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

"I know am perfect bear in my man.
ners,', said young fellow to his sweetheart.
"No, indeed, you are not 1oiih you nave new
err Rugged me yet. You are more sheep than
bear.'
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

What is the difference between an attempted
homicide and hog killing One is an assault.
with intent to kill. and ;hs other is a kin With
intent to salt. E E~E
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

7 You had better hnd out one Of your own
Weaknesses, than ten Of your ueighbor's.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-08

As the wind blows, you must set your sail.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

B~Mr. Terrill, Of the Lafayette Journai,
and Mr.. Lingle, of the Courier, after Wilt
flying and abusing one another at home,
have transferred the scandal to the Cincin-
natl papers. In fact they talked some little
of fighting duel. Mr.. Tcrrill addressed
a note to Mr.. Lingle-both parties being in
Cincinnati-aSking him To rctract certain
charges that had appeared in the columns OF
- H-----i4r Mr. Lingle refused Ia rctract
WhcreupOn Mr.. TerrilI sent a cn,urvr.
Mr.. Lingle refused to accept, affirming his
responsibility under the law of self defence
alone. The police having been notified 10y
a friend TO both parties were on the lookout
to prevent any shedding of blood" but
have had no occasion to arrest any one rs
yet. The gentlemen are now finding vent
to their pcnt up feelings through the col
umns of the Commercial. The whole thing
is disgraceful in the extreme.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

e-The slavery debate between Parson
Brownlow and Mr. Pryne is exciting a good
deal of attention in Philadelphia, though it
appcars-like all such discussions that have
occurred-to consist principally Of rccipro-
cal assaults upon society in the two sections
of the Union, and calculated by invidious
comparisons to excite sectional hatred and
mutual evaporation. The contest is not
for truth but personal triumph. Mr. Pryne
asSails Southern society and Southern hab-
its. The parson retorts by attempting to
show the comparative degradation of North
ern society, and the superiority OF the
Southern in civilization. The largest num-
Der confined in Southern prisons are for
eigners. The next largest are from North
ern States, of which New York was best
represented.
He also showed that the largest number
of failures occurred in the North, during the
recent crisis, and that there was more mu-
iat'o,s North, consequently more prostitu-
ton among the blacks and that there was
mere students in the colleges from the South;
that the Southern representatives in Con-
eress were better educated, and that there
was more bribing among the Northern men.
lie here instanced Michigan and the Off
Gals in the La Crosse Railroad affairs.
In referring TO abolitiOnistS, free-loye wo-
men, and woman's rights conventions, Mr..
Brownlow said that he intended starting
missionary cause to work in the North, COM
m nc ng on Boston Common.
Mr. Pryne in reply, said that he would
refer the majority of Mr.. Brownlow's argu-
ments 10 Northern school boys and pass
over MIR. Brownlow' 5 slurs without answer.
! lie clinched the prison statistics of Mr..
Brownow by stating that Southerners went
| about UNPUBLISHED aud unconvictedi but
! really if justice was awarded, the prisons OF
the South could not hold the guilty. He
then entered into long statistics showing
the difference between the North and South,
in progress and enterprise. His statistics
showed that the hay crop Of the North out
weighed in the market, the whole cotton,
tobacco, rice, hemp. and sugar crops of the
South combined. His statistics throughout
Of manufactures, railroads, &c, showed a
comparative superiority of the North, occa-
stoned by free labor.
4. The parson was, we thought, man OF
Too much practical good sense to engage in
80 prohtless and inglOrious a controversy,
where Il triumph viii bring no laurels to
himself and is only fruit must be sectional
| evaporation and rancor.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15
4 Rusty Document.

The noisy camOr of the LecomptoniteS
on all occasions is about the procliyities of
the {" Black Republicans for the negro race
This is very much like their senscess denun-
Citations Of Know Noihingism, while half
their adopted candidates are graduates of
the order. The Rockport Democrat has dug
out Of the rubbish of Legislative proceedings
for the year 1850, resolution offered by
Judge Niblack in the State Senate to appro-
pirate the swamp lands given to the State
by the general government, to aid in colo
nizimg the free negroes of Indiana. The
Democrat adds:
The total of swamp lands donated by the
general government to the State, on condition
that the proceeds should 30 to dcfray the
expense of drainage, is reported by the State
Auditor in 1891 at l,2O9, l22 acres. This
land is valued at Sl.25 per acre, which gives
81 5ll, I02 that Judge Niblack proposed To
give To the free niggers of Indiana
Think of that, you honest toiling farmers of
the First District. You are called upon to
vote for ian who proposed to give to the
= free niggers of this State, a million and q
hot of money, that having been, by the
prudence and foresight of better men aad
truer Democrats, expended in the drainage
your swamp lands, has made you good
homes, and become immensely valuable to
YOU ami the country.
OF these lands 10000 acrcs lay in this
Congressional District. This District then,
would have been robbed, according to Nib
lack Legislation, of S2jO,OOO, and why
Simply to crafty the love OF Judge Niblack
for the "frce niggers" of Indiana We
think the Lecomptonites should, hereafter,
drop the epithet of " Black, in talking OF
| RepUbijcdHiSm.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

By At some of the places of public
amusement in Belgium they charge female
visitors a fee in proportion to the breadth of
their skirts, and have what is called erin
oline-metre, by. which the exact number of
squire feet covered by crinoline is deter
cumlerence to the standard; others pay the
extra fee rather than be curtailed of their
fair proportions.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15
rsy- \ rousinc Democratic auti-Lecomp-

Bay~ y rousing Democratic auti-Lecomp
ton meeting was held in Philadelphia, Oh
Thursday evening last, to confirm the nom-
ination of Geo. W. Nebinger, for Congress.
Edward G. Webb, presided, assisted by
seventy vice presidents and twenty-eight
secretaries. Enthusiastic speeches were
made by Messrs. Edward G. Webb, William
E. Lehman, Esq, j. S. Ringaut and DR.. G.
w. Nebinger himself. AN address to the
Democracy of the First Congressional Dis
trict of Pennsylvania, was read and adopted
amid great cheering and other demonstra-
tions of enthusiasm. John ". Foney also
delivered an address that will stir up the
cage of wild animals worse
than his Tarrytown sIIccvu.-
will beat his Lecompton opponent by q
handsome majority.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

10" Two weeks before the Paoli conven-
ton was held Mr.. VIM. Ii. English made q
speech at Paoli in which he said that DR..
Sherrod would be dismissed from his 5 200
Clerkship at Washington. DR.. S. has of
Tended his WorShipfl Highnesss, and he
must be punished. Sure enough Dir. Sherrod
holds his 81, 200 clerkship no longer. Some
of the " faithful pretend that he resigned,
but We imagine that the resignation was a
forced one. Not only is DR.. Sherrod among
the "outS," but son of John |. Morrison,
President of the Paoli convention, steps into
the Dr's shoes and is among the "ns =
The President of the Convention which
nominated English has secured his reward.
When and how is Major Cravens to be re-
warded?-N. 4. Tribune.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

EgH The editor of the Richmond Wing,
as candid and fearless as he is able, thus
frankly confesses his error in lending his
support to the Kansas Nebraska bill
With Senator Hammond we believe it
was % deluson and deception from the
beginning ''-that it is "a snare to the truth
that it :. is rotten with fraud" and in
sackcloth and ashes do we repent us of the
indiscretion of having lent it our support.
This confession is very thorough aud con-
trite, but not whit more so, than the mag
nitude of the offence requires. We, how
ever, are of course, in favor of granting the
most complete absolution to the worthy and
noble penitent.-Lou. Jour.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

%yCEPSR.ETEO.s' .S'0TECE. - Oh
V DERED, that the owners OF Lots and 9, in
the Upper Enlargement. fronting on Water aud
Oak street. lay down good limestone CURLING for
sidewalks, and lime stone gutter feet wide, ON
East of Oak and Water streets, the same TO
extend up each side Of Oak street 20 feet from the
corner and on water street IL feet from each corner
Aud that the owners of Lots i'm Block 49, in La
masco, and the owIieTs Of Lots in Book ~, in the
Fourth enlargement, cause the alley running in
the of said Blocks to be brought 10 the proper
city grade all within Thirty days from the pubiica-
tion Of this notice. In default thereof, the Com
mon Council will proceed to have said work done,
and the costs and cNIe accruing thereby will I've
assessed to and collected by sale of said Lots
much thereof as will satisfy said lieu and costs.
By order of the Common Council of the City of
Evansville. y LEICkE, Clerk.
SeDtln-IOt TOTElsofe coIy.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

nGS~ Edward Tucker, formerly an eugi-
neer on the New York and New Haven Rail-
road, committed suicide in New York on
Thursday, by severing the arteries of his
arm. Mr. Tucker was engineer of the train
which ran through the drawblilge at MOI
walk, Conn., in May 1854, resulting in ore
of the most horrible accidents known in
railway history. He had ever afterwar .
been gloomy and remorsefuI, until despa T
Gazette
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

MouRxrNG IN NEW YoEK.-The New
ark Mercury is responsible for the following
illustration of the manner in which the dig
nitarics OF Gotham pay the last tribute of
respect TO a worthy associate:
The city's bill for the funeral expenses
of Alderman hurry, in New York, amount
ed to SG72; of this, Sl36 was for drinks,
&C., on the road TO the cemetery
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-15

Is prepared to build superior PIANOS tu order,
either ON the upright style or horizontal STYLE He
viii warrant all his work for three wears, and
should his instruments fail in perfect and satisfac
tory execution, he will make them good lie is
prepared to perform all of work about Piano.
To repair and even rel build defective Instruments,
and put them in complete order. He will also give
his attention to Tuning Instruments. Having es-
tablished new Branch Of business in Evansville,
he respectfully solicts the patronage its citizens
confident that he can give them as good work as
they can procure abroad. As specimens Of il, he
refers those who may wish #. three In
strumcnts in the possession of SIR Christian Decker
Wagon Maker. He is now building an Upright
Piano, by which he intends TO prove that that style
of Instrument can lie made a durable and as rar-
feet in tone rs the beet horizontal instruments.
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