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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

FoLIIEs OF ROMAN PRINCE.-The Paris
correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune
says that there was much gossip about the
folly Of Roman Prince an old bachelor,
who had an income Of 100000 annully. He
distributed $4,000 in that city, on New
Years day. in the shape Of presents to per.
sons he was uDacqueinted with. He sent to
fifteen Of the pret,iest actresses note in
these terms-'Good for twenty five dozen pairs
OF gloves at Buvin's shop, 8 Rue du Castg.
lone. Charge to the account Of 40 aGmirer
of Mile (Signed) Prince--olf' He
sent thirty ladies presents, not one OF which
was Of less valne than $500 and the majority
of them we're worth $1,000. Several OF
these presents were returned, for he was un.
acquainted with the ladies to whom they were
sent. One lady sent her present back, with
this note Nine de - cannot have the
pleasure OF receiving present from a person
she mas not the honor of receiving 10 her
drawing room The weaithysimpleton he.
came qnite angry, and sent the present to
NJ me DOche. There was no danger Of her
sending it buck. lie sent gold moupted
opera glass, adorned with diamonds and pearls
to Mile Edte Rquer, o: the French comedy,
with this note Prince ---o1 pegs NJ lie
Edile Riquer, of the French comedy, to be so
good as TO accept this Russian opera glass
which having been used yesterday, during the
performance of Les Edrouts,' in observing
her grace, elegance and sympathetic beauty
must no longer be directed by the same hand
on another face OF course, this old man is
laughed at for bis folly, even by those who
receive his presents"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

NEVER DO To Much ATA IIME.-Sir Ed.
ward Bulwer Lytton, in u lecture recently
delivered, gave the following history of bis
literary habits ;-"Many persons seeing me
so much engaged in active life, and as much
about the world as if had never been
student, have said to me. When do you get
time to write all your books !? How on earth
do you contrive to do so much work. !
shall surprise you by the answer ] make
! The answer is this 81 contIive to do so
| much by never doing too much at time.
man, to go through work we'll must not over
work himself, for If be does too much work
to-day. the reaction OF fatigue will come, and
he will be obliged to do 100 little Tomorrow.
Now since | began really and earnestly to
study, which was not till after left college,
and was actually in the world, may perhaps
say have gone through as large course OF
general reading as most men OF my time. l
have Travelled much aud | have seen much ;
have mixed much in politics, and the vsri.
Gus business of life aud in addition to all
this, l have psblished some where about
sixty volumes some upon subjects requiring
much research. And what time do you think
as general rule. j have devoted to study
to reading and writing Not more than
than three hours day and, when Parlia'
msnt is sitting not always that. But then
during those hours have given my whole
iatteotiop TO Whist was about
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

Purposes Served by Lime.

Professor johnson, of Connecticut, an able
agricultural chemist. gives the following In
formation derived from carefully conductei
analyses, OF the purposes served by lime as an
application to farm land.
The purposes served by lime as a chemical
Constituent OF the soil are ut least OF four dis.
tinct kinds.
|. 1t supplies kind Of organic food which
appears to be necessary TO the healthy growth
oi ull our cultivated plants.
T. IT neulralises ncid substances which are
naturally formed 10 the soil. and decomposes
or renders harmless other uuxious compounds
which are not unfrequently within the reach
OF the roofs Of plants.
8. IL changes the inert vegetable matter in
The SOIL, SO os gradually TO render it useful to
20 vegetation.
4. ~ causes, facilitates, or enables other
useful compounds, both organic and inorganic
to be produced in the soil, or so promotes
Tue decomposition Of existing compounds as
TO prepare them more speedily for entering
| into the circulation Of the plants.
Inc fertlllzlnS properties of lime, then,
! appear TO arise in great measure, from the
lorce rom which 1t attracts carbonic acid
from the atmosphere or soil to which il il ex.
posed. This attraction for ca.bonic acid is
so powerful, that ii lime. he placed 10 contact
with animal or vegetable matter, thev are
| decomposed or dissolved with greet rapjdity.
and reduced to fit state for entering the
roots Of plants. 1t is for this reason that we
see such good results from the application of
lime upon soils where green crops have been
consumed on the land, or where any of the
various plants used for that purpose have
been plowed iD- green. /. also produces
equally good effects, and for the same reason
in soils newly broken up; 10 fact, in oil soils
rich in humus or vegetable matter.
But the chemical action OF lime is not con.
| fined to the decomposition of vegetable and
other organic matter in the soil Ii appears
to be clearly established by the experiment
of agricultural chemists that this substances
has also the property of setting at liberty the
alkelies which are present 10 exceedingly
small quantities in the soil, favorng the for
nation Of soluble silcates, which are useful
to all of our crops Of grain. Lime. however.
not only acts chemically, but to a certain
extent it is also useful by altering the me.
chancal nature Of the soil For instance. it
renders claJey soils less tenacious and it is
also stated that it makes sandy soils firmer
and loamy soils soft, mellow aud light. Snch
s briefly ell that is known OF present concer-
ming the chemical propeIsites Of lime.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06
A New Type Setter-Willis Describes
@ Wonderful Machine.

Willis in his last letter to the Home Jour
nal, says the machine ito insert a pig at one
end and grind out sausages st the other" is
really "slow"in comparison with the new in
veDtlon Tor setting types-a visit TO which
was the object Of one of his recent walks n
New York.
"Alden's type.setter not Only can set types
as fast as eight men, but distributes, or re-
stores to their Places the same amount by
the same process-an auto recuperdtion n
outlay, which it is woDdrous to believe flor
an editor at least may be q possible prlnc-
pie in Nature
The type. setter is worked like piano, by
playing or keys-to mere touch on the key,
for the letter a, for instance, being instead of
the old fashion of taking up that letter with
the fingers, turning 1t right side front. and
putting it into The line, to be adjusted with
spaces. 1T is revolving table OF brass-the
mdchine-worked by the smallest steanI-pow
er, and the cost 10 about fifteen hundred dol.
lars. 1t would clear itself, Of course, by the
saving OF labor. TO say nothing OF the accele.
ration of work to which speed is so necessary J
10 very shor, time. Without going into a
particular description of the machinery, | may
say, as one who has been q well taught type.
setter himself, that it seemed to me as the To-
steam boat seems to the psddier Of The canoe
An impossible desideratum brought Diracu
lousiy to pass.
Perhaps the most curously ingenious
part OF the invention is that which give the
compositor chance to scratch his head or
indulge in u revery, speak to bis friend or light
his cigar, mend the grammar or criticise the
copy'-cbviating,.. that is to soy, the necessity
OF rgidly keeping up with the unvarying
steam propulsion Of The machine This is
done by register heel, which makes signals
for the letters before they are taken, aud
which will allow as many as sixty TO accumn'
late before they are disposed of, with no hin
drance to the action Of the machinery. Gould
anything be more like brain turned into
brassl
"The inventor OF this wonderful affair
TIMOTHY ALDEN, was practical printer, anc
TO II he devoted twenty years. dying, when h'
had at last perfected this brain and nerves
giving way to the diseases OF over. concentra
tion Of thought and will. How many met
are victims in these fast days to this kind o
overtaskiugl Yet Alden lived enough Of I
life, if measured by benefit to his race
What were the eventless centnries OF Methu
selah, las good 10 the world 10 comparison
with the twenty.year invention OF this Massa
chussetts type.setter 7"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

WILLOW uEDGEs.-Tbe attention Of farm.
ers begins to be diverted from the costly aud
ugly tborns, with which writers have amused
themselves for forty years past. Some farm.
ers, too, have amused themselves ia this wsy
till they have become too wise to rely on them.
After people learGed that the common
thorn was nuisance, they were told that tbs
buck thorn was the right kind, as borers would
not NEEDLE with it. Next came the Usage
orange, which was highly extolled by the New
Y ork and western papers, but now those ps.
pers coDp!sin that the borer uses that hind
as shabbily as it has done the buckthorn, etc.
We have tried the Usage orange on our farm
at Framiughsm and find that our climate il
too cold for it. Most Of our plants die in the
winter. And though 10 Ohio the plants seem
to mind the cold but little, they cannot stand
the borer.
But the yellow willow is the right plant for
hedge. It grows rapidly and handsome on
almost any soil, and is propogated at less cost
than any other plant. Nothing is required
but to stick the tops the cuttings-into the
ground where the hedge is to grow. A smoll
iron bar is the only tool that is needed to make
place for the cutting.
There are many willow hedges now growing
and as they need frequent trimming, the own.
ers will part with the tops at u very low price,
10 case they are called for 10 season. Now is
a good time to procure some tops for setting
They may be kept TIL the middle of April
without injury. in pile by the side of any
ieuce. The sticks, on setting should be cut
twelve inches loug-and should be inserted
10 holes ten or eleven inches deep, so that
the top should not be much higher than the
surface Of the ground. Ia case the land is
swarded little earth should be thrown 10 by
the side OF the Cutting SO as to leave 90 cavl.
ty in the hole. These cuttings may be Set
from six to ten inches asunder, and not on the
side where cattle run through the sumner
| for they eat the tops with great avidity while
growing green.
Some farmers cut the sprouts down close.
after one years growth. that they may shoot
up more vigorously aud fill the vacant spaces
Five or SIX feet may be expected for ona
years growth. In meadow ground the growth
will be much greater. Thus the willow ia
quite easily set and propagated. 1t makes a
handsome tree or shrGb. aud is free from the
numerous worms that are found on many
/ plants.
Hedges by the side of meadows and woods
are very convenient aud cheap fences VIII
! lows grow so fast in moist lands that they
may be often trimmed 10 furnish fuel Ths
trimmings, in many Ceases, will be worth
more than the cost OF cutting Pio,o.
/ man,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

An IsLASD OF GRAPEs.--Kelly's Island. in
Lake Ere, near Sandusky, is famous for its vine
wards The number of acres on The Island set to
grapes is two hundred and thirty; Of these sixty.
two are in bearing; the others were set in 1859
and 1861. These are divided among fifty seven
proprietors. each one having vineyard Of from
one to twenty three acres About onetenth Of
the land is occupied. In ono fihe viney ards. the
vines six feet apart one way, and eight feet
the other the rows running north and south, and
the vines trailed wires fastened to posts twenty
five feet apart AT three years. the yield should
be three thousand pounds To the acre, which is
about half crop, hut an in full bearing will
produce seven thousand pounds worth $3.50
Grapes are shipped East and West in boxes
The Catawba is The principal variety, About
one'sixth of the grape crop this year was made in
wine. The value Of last years crop which was
about twenty acres in extent, was SIS. 900; there
are sixty two acres of grapes, worth $40 pei
acrc-S25,OOO in all.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06


STRANGE CASE Mr.. Lewis Foot, of Plain
vile, \. j., aged y years, died on Monday.
the llth, and on Tuesday su immense bony
excrescence, extending from the buck of bis
right ear to his right hp was removed. 1t
weighs fifty two aud half pounds. and is
degeneration Of the shoulder blade" 1t
had been growing since 1850, and did not
affect his general health very seriously. The
operation was performed by DR.. Jackson. OF
New York, assisted by DR.. Moody OF PLAN.
vile, DR.. Hart, OF Southlng,on ard DR.. Car.
rington, Of Pennington. MI. Foot was al
the National Convention Of medical men OF
New Haven last year, and the universal tesii
mony was that nothing il had ever before
been seen. The size of this extraordinary
excrescence or tumOr is such that il uearly
fills the half barrel in which IL was put for
preservation as medical curiosity.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

"Tbe ocean speaks eloqueutly and forever
says Beecher. yes" retorts Prentice
"And there is no use telling it to dry up!
FEMALE ESocIETy.-"Withoutf female socie
iy," it has been justly said. "the beginning o
mems lives would be helpless-the middle
without comfort"
When Jemmima went to school, she wa
asked why the noun bachelor was singular. -
because" she replied, "lt's very singular the,
don't get married"
"Are dose bells ringing for fire ?" inquired
Simon Of Tiberius. "No, indeed" answered
Tibe; "dey ab got plenty of fire, and de bell'
are row ringing for water"
II am afraid you will come to want" sais
au old lady to young gentleman.
IL have come to want already he replied
I"I want your daughter"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

THE "LoRDs" OF GREAT BRIrAIH.-
roll OF the Lords Of Great Britain shows
that there are thirty spiritual lords and 421
temporal lords, reckoning Lord Aukland
among the former as Bishop of Bath and
Wells. The spiritual lords are 26 English
prelates and 4 Irish, the Irish prelates on
the roll this session being the Archbishop oi
Dublin and the Bishops of Down, Ossory nd
Cork. OF the temporal lords three are oI
the blood foyal-the Prince of Wales, the
Duke of Cumberland King of Hanover) and
the Duke of Cambridge. Then follow &c
dukes. % marquises, l3l earls, % viscounts
and 223 barons. Assigning all such peers ia
the rank and title by which they are common.
ly known, and spea king popularity. the TEN,
poral lords are, prince, king 27 dukes, 81
marquises. 10 earls 81 viscounts, aud l6g
barons. The whole number in the House
therefore, is 4jI generation ago it was moi
400.
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KATIE LEE AND WILLIE GREY.

Two brown heads with tossing curls,
lied lips shutteriDg over pearls,
Bare feet white aud wet with dew.
Two eyes black aud two eyes blue
Little boy and girl were they,
hatie Lee aud Willie Gtey.
They we're standing where q brook,
bending like shepherds crook.
Flashed its silver, and thick ranks
VI green willow fringed the banks;
Halt in thought and half 10 play,
Katie Lee and Willie Grey.
They had cheeks like cherries red
lie was taller-most mead;
She, with arms like wreaths Of snow,
Swung basket too and fro,
As she loitered. half in play,
Clustering to Willie Grey.
Pretty Katie" Willie said
Aud there came n dash Of red,
Through the browDness Of his cheek
"BoyS ore strong nnd girls are weak,
And I'll carry, so ! will,
kate's basket up the hill"
Katie answered, with q laugh,
You shall carry only half"
And then, tossing back her cnrla,
Boys are weak as well as girls"
Do you think that Katie guessed
Half the wisdom she expressed?
Men are only boys grown tall,
Hearts don't change much after all
And when. long years from that Gay,
Katie Lee and Willie Grey
Stood again beside the brook,
Bending like shepherds crook
1t is strange that Willie said
While again dash of red
Crossed the BROWNIES of bis cheek
81 am strong and you are weak
Life is but slippery steep,
Hung With shadows cold and deep;
"Will you trust me, Katie dear?
Walk beside me without fear
May | carry, if / will,
A II your burdens up the bill p
And she answered with laugh,
mo, but you may carry half"
Close beside the little brook,
Bending like a shepherds crook,
Washing with its silver bauds,
Late and early at the sands,
Is cottage where, to-day,
Katie lives with Willie Grey.
In porch she sits, and 10
Swings n basket to and fro.
Vastly different from the one
That she swung iD years ngone
This is long, and deep and wide.
And has s-rocksrs at the side.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06
The Coolest Thing on Record.

As Gen. Scotts army was marching ttium.
phantly into the city of Mexico, a procession
oi monks emerged from the gate of a conyeu,
situated on an emineuce to the ripbt. md
advanced with slow and measured tread until
they met the arny at right angles. The
guide or leader Of the procession was q ven.
ersble priest whose hair was wbiteped with
he frosts OF many winters. He held in both
hands contribution box upon which there
was a lighted candle. and when within a few
feet Of the army the procession halted. As
thu army proceeded, many a true believer 10
st. Patrick dropped some small coin or other
into the old priests box. And, when il was
observed that o soldier was searching in his
pockets for something TO bestow, the old
priest would step forward anG hold his box to
receive the donation.
Ultimately there came along tall, gauut,
timber sided, eander.lookng yankee, who, on
seeing the old priest, thrust his hand into the
very depths of his breeches pockets, as if in
search for dime or something Of he kind.
The priest, observing this movement, ndvan.
ced, as usual. while Jonathan holding forth a
greasy looking roll Of paper. commenced very
deliberately uDfoljing it. The old priest an.
ticipated very liberal donation, and put on
nn air Of the most exquisite satisfaction.
Jonathan continued to unroll piece after piece
of twi.twisted smoking tobacco. He next
thrust his hand into another pocket, and drew
forth q clay pipe, which with the utmost
elaboration, be proceeded to fill by piucbing
of small particles Of the tobacco, When this
was done, having replaced his tobacco 10 his
breeches pocket, he stopped forward and
lighted bis pipe by the old priests candle, and
making an awkward inclination of the head
(intended, perhaps, for bow he said.
Much obliged to ye Squire !" and proceed.
ed on.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

PuTRIp SORE THRoAr -CURE A lady,
says the New York Tribune. who has expe.
rienced the benefit OF the following simple
remedy, is very anxious that Others should bo
made acquainted with it aud its value:
Mix one gill OF strong apple vinegar, one
tablespoonful of common salt. one table.
spoonful Of drained honey, and a half pod OF
red pepper Tor half tea spoonful of ground
pepperl boil them together to proper con-
sstency, then pour it into half pint OF strong
sage tea. In severe cases half tea spoonful
every hour for q child; one tea spoonful for an
adult. AS the cancer decreases, decrease the
frequency Of the doses.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06
Stlrtt 9oetrp.
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH.
BY II. W. LoSGFKLLow

BY II. W. LoSGFELLow.
Under spreading cbesnut tree
The village smitby stands;
The smith mighty man is be,
With large and sinewy hands;
And the muscles OF bis brawny arms
Are strong as iron bands.
His hair is crisp, and black and long.
His face is like the tan;
HIS brow is wet with honest sweat,
lie earns what eer he cau,
And looks the whole world in the face,
For hs owes not any man.
Week 10, week out, from morn till night,
You can hear his bellows blow;
You can hear him swing his heavy sledge
With measured beat, and slow.
Like Sexton ringing the village bell,
When the evening SUI is low.
And children coming home from school
Look 10 at the open door;
They love to see the flaming forge,
And hear the bellows ronr,
Aud catch the burning sparks that tly
Like chat from tbreshiug foor.
lie goes on Sunday 20 the church,
A I'd sits among his boys;
. He bears the parsou pray and preach,
He hears his daughters voice
Singing in the village choir,
Aud it makes his heart rejoice.
1t sounds to him like her mothers voice,
Singing in Paradise
he needs must think of her once more.
How in the grave she lies
And with his hard, rough hund he wipes
A tear ou. of his eyes.
Toiling-rsjoic sorrowing,
Onward through lie be goes
Each morning sees some task begin,
Each evening sees it close
Something attempted. something doue,
II e has earned nights rrpOse.
Thanks. thanks to thee, my worthy friend,
For the lesson thou has taught:
Thus at the flaming forge OF life,
Our fortunes must be wrought;
Thus on its sounding anvil shaped
Each burning deed and thought.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

DIsTsInurioS or SEED.-Upwards Of ous
million papers Of vegetable aud flower seeds
have been put up at the agricultural division
Of the Patent Office within the past six DAYS.
and sent to members OF Congress for distribu.
ton. The seeds were selected in Europe by
Hon. T. q. Clemens, with great care, aud con.
prise many varieties not heretofore known on
thiseoutinent. Each collection comprises one
huudrsd ane tifty.iour different varieties Of
vegetable seeds, and nearly the same nun.
ber OF ssreNes Of flower sseds-the number
ofpapers of each varying from one to forty, 5
the peculiar soil VI climate for which they are
destiued. may nske them more or less Jesir..
BILE
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

Corros SuPPLy.-Tbe following Is an ex.
tract from private letter from young gen
tleman formerly Of Providence, now in Lon
don, dated February 8, 1861:
There is large and very extensive cot
ton company in Manchester, started a few
weeks ago. and they are making preparations
to raise their own cotton hereafter. Nj
roommate Mr.. -, of Tennessee, is bere
making o contract with them to commences
raising cotton in Australia or Africa. Mr..
- has been q cotton planter for twelve
years. aud has owned five hundred negroes
most Of the time. He has closed his affairs
10 Americs, aud expects to start the growth
Of cotton 10 Australia. He will have q very
l.fge capital to commence With"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06
ffatmcrs' 9epartment.
What Fruit Shall Cultivate p

AS the season is now here when those who
desire to cultivate fruit should be up and
doing, we propose n brief to present list of
such Of the varieties as zee should set out.
were q selection about to be made. One
thing should be remembered, that unless o
person means to occupy large breadth OF
ground nnd to go into the cultivation of fruit
as a speciality, but few kinds of each should
be planted. For the general farmer. as well
as for other persons who may not have much
ground, or who may not care to devote much
ground to this object, the following list is
reliable:
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

GOLD CAKE.-Just the same as above. only
use the yolks instead OF the whites Of the eggs.
AS Azuma conuot be obtained in all places, !
give you my recipe for making it. Take two
parts cream tartar and one of saleratus. we'll
sfted aud mixed must be kept tight-l keep
mine 10 tight tin box.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06
MnsrY WnN RY DEAp MAN-At Kna

MosEy Won BY A DEAD MAS.-At Koe.
then, Saxony. recently. gentleman engaged
in play at faro table, and died 10 his seat
HIS death was not discovered until his mooey
by being left op the table oil the while. had
won a heavy som. A law suit resulted
between the banker and the dead players
heirs. which vas decided 10 favor Of The
tAtter.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-04-06

SILVER OAKs.-Mix together 2 teacups of
white sugar, and ! cup butter, then add the
whites Of 4 eggs, beaton TO a stiff froth ; add
to this cup of cold water, and after it is well
combined. stir in three cups Of sfted -four;
Sprinkle two teaspoonfuls Of A zoma over the
batter. aud stir brskiy hvs minutes. Bake
iu 9 quick oven.