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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27
What is ssOnc Esorse-po,vorp,,

The use of the term "hoyse powern is yery
common; yet few, except good mechanics
and engineers, attach q definite meaning to
it but regard it rs indicating, loosely, about
the power which one horse would exert IL
is, however when used in the sense under
consideration, as definite as possible, and
means the power required to lift SO, 900
pounds avoirdupois one foot high in one
minute.
A horse hitched to the end OF rope over
pulley one foot in diameter placed over
deep well, travelling at the rate of about 25
miles per hour, or 22e feet per minute, will
draw up $50 pounds the same distance he
travels. The force thus exerted is called, by
mechanics, a ''horse power" it being az ap~
proximation to the average amount of con-
tinuous power it is fair to demand of
strong horse. If we multiply the weight
raised d5O pounds) by the number of feet it
was moved per minute, (220) the product
will be .he number of pounds which the
same power would raise one foot in the same
length of time $4,000 pounds)
The dynamoneter is an instrument made
for measuring power, particularly that ex-
erted in drawing. Those used for testing
the draft of agricultural implements are very
strong spring balances, or spring teel-yards,
graduted to indicate the power required to
|
the rate OF y miles per hour. When we
apply this dynamonetor, in ascertaining the
drafts OF machines if the index indicates one
! hundred and fifty pounds, it is shown that
the horse is required to draw just as hard as
! he would do If raising one hundred and fifty
! pounds out OF well with q rope over pull
! ley one foot in diameter at the rate of IL
miles per hour, and so for other weights.
The velocity with which the team moves
is to be considered, as well as the weight to
! be raised, or the lead to be drawn If
horse travels faster than two and half miles
per hour, while raising one hundred and fifty
pounds out Of well, he exerts more than
one horsepower. If he walks slower than
this, he does not exert force equal to one
| horsepower.
In ascertainipg the draught of plow, or
! or reaper and mower, by drawing faster
than two and half miles per hour tho
! dynamometer would indicate more than the
correct draught; and by driving slower, the
draught would appear to be less than it
really is. In testing the draught of ma
| chimes, than should always move at the
rate of two and a half miles per hour, or two
hundred and twenty feet per minute, which
| is the universally accepted rate with refer
ence to which dynamometers are graduated,
and an easy one to which to approximate IL
driving with almost any kind of team.
Many people have supposed that three
hundred pounds-two-horse rower-repre-
I sent the same force that team would exert
when dragging 800 pounds alone on the
road. A morse can haul coo pounds on the
hard ground with ease. but he could not
draw hard enough on the dyuamometer to
mark more than $50 or 800 pounds, except
for few minutes. The power of man is
estimated at one-ffth of a horsepower
| American Agrieuttartst.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27
RECIPES, Ac.

QUIxcEs.-MARMALADE and wips
the ounces, and take out any dark spots
there may be on the skins. Cut them up
without pairing, cores and all; cover theip
with water in the preserving kettle, and
boil them until they are soft enough to be
rubbed through a coarse hair sieve. Then
weigh equal quantities of pulp and refined
euusr and boil the mixture an hour, stirrlhg
it steadily. Made with nice brown sugar 1t
is good, though not quite as handsome
When brown sugar is used 1t should be STIR
red an hour and hall. Put 1t into moulaS
| or deep plates, and when 1t Is colo pat
, paper over it, pasted at the cages, ana
| brushed with white of egg. harmaiaae can
| be kent for almost any length of time.
BAKEp OUINCE.-Atter coring, without
naripp. boil until tender enough for straw
I 10 penetrate them. Fill the core with sugar
| nut in a pan with some of the water IN
which they were boiled, and bake In the
! oven until they are light brown, Eat with
! cream. and You'll be ready to declare that
| no other fruit is so delicious.
/ RECIPE FOR SAUSAGE MEAT.-The follow
| mo practice I have observed for the last
| tventy-five years, and can confidently re-
commend it. 1t is important, in the first
place, not to allow your meat to lay in bulk
after it is separated from the body of the
J hog, but keep it spread out until you are
ready to cut iiue. If 1t lays some time in
bulk, your sausage will soon become strong
This plan prevents it. When you are ready
cut it in small pieces for grinding through
a cutter, and weigh, in order for seasoning
Then for every 40 pounds of lneat take II
ounces of salt, ounces of best black pep
per. and . ounces of sage, all of which mil
together. Then mix this with your mea:
Afterwards put it through your sausag
grinder, and you will find, If you are a judg
Of good sausage, ~ dsic src,s ,t "a sea' An' '''
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27

A PEWTER HALF DoLLAR.-A capital
story is told of a young fellow who on one
Sunday strolled into village church, and
during the service was electrified and graft
fed by the sparkling of pair of eyes which
were Iiyeted upon his face. After the SER
vice he saw the possessor of the shining orbs
leave the church alone, and emboldened by
her glances, he vcn.ured to follow her, his
heart aching with rapture. lie saw her
look behind, and fancied she evnced some
emotion at recognizing him. He then quick
ened his pace, and she actuaty sGGkened
hers, as if tc let him come up with her--but
will permit the young gentleman to tell the
rest in his own way:
mobile young creature !" thought |, "her
artless aud warm Heart is superior to the
bond of CUSTOM"
81 had reached within a stones throw of
her. She suddenly halted and turned her
face toward me. My heart swelled to burst
ing, I reached the spot where she stood f;
| she began to speak, and ! took of my hat
as if doing reverence to an angel.
Are you pedler e
"'No, my dear girl, that is not my occu
patton
"Well, don't know" continued she, not
very bashfully, and cycling me very stcrnly
II thought when | saw you in the meetin'
house that you looked like a pedler whC
passed off pewter half dollar on me thre,
weeks ago, an so determined to keep al
eye on you. Brother John has got HON
now, and he says if lie catches the fellow
he'll wiring his neck for him: and l ain
sure but youIe the good'for-noIhiug rasca
after allm
A Story is told of Western canddat
, that came upon "a poor white man." VIII
had vote to give, if he did do his ow
milking. The candidate, Jones, asked hil
if lac should hold the COW, which seemed
/, be uneasy, and the old man consenting veI
! readily, he took her by the horns, and hel
fast till the operation was done.
"IIave you had Robins0r (his rivaD roun
here lately 7" he asked.
: "Ob, yes, he's behind the barn hoidin
the calf"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27
TWO GREAT SATrE.E FIELDS.

George Alfred Townsend writes to the
New York World The following description
of the battle fields of Sadowa and Auster'
litz:
visited, on consecutive days, two re-
nowned battle fields, Sadowa and Auster-
litz They were equally common place
when the struggles to which they gave
name occurred, but Austeritz, by reason OF
its great commemorstion, is now tourists
town of two thousand Eve hundred inhsbi'
tants, while Sadowa is . hamlet merely, ut.
terly depopulated. The cholera has killed
two hundred of the little farmers, wood-cut
ters, &c, in it and near by, since the battle
| day, for among the putrefying carcasses the
| old hyena whets his appetite, and then picks
up tho living neighbors. Wi ~.
| 6adows was more ssnguinary slaughte
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27

CLOVER SEED.-We believe says the Ru-
raj Nep Yorker, that crop of clover seed
taken from the land exhausts the soil mere
than the crop which is cut for hay. Any
seed crop, it is weli,known, is more exhaus-
tive than a mere fodder crop. One strong
reason for cutting timothy for hay early, is
to remove it from the soil before it has abb
stracted those elements which form the seed.
1t impoyerishes The soil much less than II
cut later. The first growth of clover is not
generally disposed to seed much; hence II
is not SO exhaustive as other grasses II Gu cu'
| late. But the second crop, which bears the
seed, is injurious to the land, at least the Ia
king it away is. Unless remuneration Is
paid to the soil it will pay better to let Inc
second growth of clover rot on the iano' %
| feed it off. ..g.
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P @ E T | G. A L /.
A WIDOW FOR ME.

A FRIEND requests us to publish the following
expressing his sentiments exactly:
Let youth sing the praises Of bushes,
And thrill with rapturous bliss,
That rises unbidden and f1ushes
The brain at the thought Of kiss.
1t is all very wcl to be laden
With passionate joy when you SEQ
The innocent blush of q maiden,
But the glance of widow for me.
Not 6g would give for the rapture
That swells in the breast of boy,
When Cupid has helped him TO capture
A boarding g-sohool casket Of joy
don't care for bloom and fine dresses,
But Paradise comes when see
widow in weeds and soft tresses,
Oh that is n charm for me.
Then let youth sing the praises Of beauty,
And kneel before maidenhood's shrine,
And ringlets and blushes pay duty,
And dream that such things are divine.
But give IL the fash that entrances,
The heart that was bound and is free,
The eye with soul in its glance
Oh! gentle young widow for me-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27

A spread-ea orator of New York State
wanted the wings ofa bird to fly to every
town and county, to every village and ham
let in the broad land but he wilted when
a naughty boy in the crowd sung ont, DRY
up, YOU old fool you'd get shot for goose
before you flew a mile" ..-..
"speaking of shaving" said pretty girl
10 an obstinate old bachelor, 81 should think
that pair of handsome eyes would be the
best mirror to shave by"
"Yes, many poor fellow has been shaved
by them" the wretch replied.
"The little darling he didn't strike Mrs
Smiths baby a purpose did he2 II was Q
mere accident, wasn't it dear 2" ti
ayes, ma, to be sure it was; and If h
don't behave himself, I'll crack him again.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27
BOUNTY FOR SOLDIERS.

L HAVE made arrangements in Washington City,
i for the prompt collection Of Bounty under the
late Act of Congress have also received the pro.
per blanks to prepare the claims. Soldiers entitled
to this Bounty should apply immediately as il is
tmated thait will require three years to adjust all
the claims.
All soldiers who enlisted for three years and who
have not received more than 500 bounty entitled
to the dement's OF this Act, we'll soldiers who
have enlisted Tor three years and discharged after
service OF two years, by Of wounds receive
disease contracted in line ofduty or re-enstment.
! LLOYD 7. ROHRBACH.
Sunbury. August l8 lS66.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27

To PREsERyE CrpER.-one OF the lady
readers of the Maine Farmer tells now 10
preserve cider sweet aud clear. 40 one pa.rs' nS
TWO mounds of raisins and one-fourth Of a
Mound of cinnamon in the stick. This will
preserve the cider finely.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-27
sunbury, August lS, 1866.
ESTA Bills HE'D IN 1910.
Fancy Dyeipg Establishmeut.

T& W. JONES, No. ASA North Front Street
eJ above Csllowhill, Philadelphia, dyes silks
Wooen and Fancy Goods of every dsaeripiion. Theii
superior style of dyeing Ladies and Gentlemsni
Garments Is widely known Grape and Merin,
Shawls ed the most brilliant or plain coou. Crap'
and Merlno Shawls cleaned TO look like new. Also
Gsntlemen's Apparel, Curtains, ac., cleaned or re
Gall and look at our work before going slssc ssss
Sept Is, Isso.-2m
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To officers of the U. S. Volunteer Army


"Be 1T enacted By The Senate and House Of Rep
resentatiUss Of the United States of Amertea, an
Congress assembled, That section four of an Act
entitled "An Act making appropriations for the sup
port of the Army for the year ending June thireth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six," be construed
to entite to the three months pay proper provided
for therein all officers of volunteers below the rank
of Brigadier General who in service the third
day of March, eighteen hundred and sxty-fve, and
whose designations were presented and accepted, or
who were mustered out ut their own request, or
otherwise honoraby discharged from the service
after the ninth day of April, eighteen hundred and
sixty-Gye.
SIC 4 "And Be ii further enacted, That all
officers of volunteers in commission, below the
rank of Brigader General who shall continue in the
military service to the close of the war shall be en-
titled to receive, upon being mustered out of service,
three months pay proper. Approved March ;, 1865.
The subscriber directs the attention Of officers to
the above Act of Congress at the same time solicit
ting the collection Of their claims. lie has the
blanks for that purpose, and will give collections
under this Act his prompt attention.
LLOYD 4. R0HRBACH,
Attorney at Law.
| Sunbury, Sept 6th, 1866.
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10 b RIM tt NC,

We have connected with our establishment well
selected JOB OFFICE which will enable us to
execute, in the neatest style, evOry variety Of
Printing
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-10-26
eRoMwELL's DISSOLUTION OF THE RUMP
PARLIAM ENT.


The Goth, 1858, is the date Of the
memorable event. The Parliament by
which Charles T. had been met and over
come, had dwindIed by various purgations
to about fify.tbree members, who aimed
at becoming mild oligarchy ior the ad-
sninistratlon Of the commonwealth. They
were deliberating on bill for future repre-
sentation, in which they should have a
permanent place, when Cromwell resolv.
ed to make an end of them. It was the
last incident in the natural series of rev.
olution, placing military power above all
| other.
Cromwell, having ordered a company o
musketecrs to follow him, entered the
house in"plain black clothes and worstcd
stockings" and, sitting down, listened fol
while TO their proceedings. Hearing
at length the question put that the bill do
pass, he rose, put off his hat, and began
to speak. In the course of his address
he told them of their selfsecking anI de-
lays Of justice, till at length Sir Peter
Wentworth interrupted him with re.
monstrance against such language. Then
blazing up, he said, two have had enough,
of this l will rut al end to your pra.
ting"
Stepping into the floor Of the house,
and claPping OIL his hat, ho commenced a
violent harangue, which he occasionally
emphasized by stamping with his feel, and
which came mainly to this ''It is not Fl,
you should sit here any longer-you have
sattoo long for any good you have been
doing lately. You shall give place 20
better men. "Call them in !" lie exclaim-
ed, and his officer Harrison and file oi
soldiers entered the House. Then pro.
ceeding: "You are no parliament Some
Of you are misunderstanding stern
eye upon Mr.. Chaloner ''some Of you are
---,''a word expressive of worse
immortality, and he looked at Henry Mar
tin aud Sir Peter Wen.wo orth ''living il,
open contemrs of God's commandments
Some of you are corrupt, unjust persons
how can you be a parliament for Gods
people Depart Isay, and let US have
done with you. Col"
lie lifted his mace from the table and
gave it to musketeer to he taken away
lie caused Harrison 10 give his hand to
Speaker Leuthal aid lead him down
nom the chair. The members, cowe'l
by his violence and the sight Of his armed
men, moved gloomiIy out Of the house
ut is the Lord that hath CAUSED me to dc
tbis," lie said, IL have sought that lie would
slay me rather than put mo upon doing
this work" Sir Harry Vane ventursd Il
,emonstrance. ooh, Sir Harry Vane,'
exclaimed the lord general, "the Lord de.
liver me from Sir Harry Vaner' When
all had gone out, he came out too, and
locked the door. From that time he was
master of the three kingdoms for about
five and half years.
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sUNLIT MEMORIES.

"S"oi'eo "a tuo PasC steal Scul'y Dack-
ward over the long lapse Of years, and
cheer my lonely heart this dreary Decem.
Der eve. The curtain of time, which has
so long shrouded the bright scenes OF
youth, is lifted to night, and again am a
merry, laughing child once more chase
the gaudy-winged butterfly, or pluck the
frag! ant flowers at dear old Lingrove.
Two fair companions are beside inc. The
first is Effy, our romping, joyous sister,
with her dark, glowing face and playful
ways, more beautiful in her artlcss limo.
cepce than words can toll. Tho other is
Pearl, our fair, gentle darling, whose blue
eyes and golden lair made US think of the
angels, and wonder if they are not all thus
fair and lovely. Then, TO complete the
group, there is our stately mother, and our
dear grandfather and grandmother. How
we'll 1 remember them all, as, seated it, the
little paror, we were deeply Interested lis
tening TO grandpapa us lie related some
wond:ous adventure of his younger days
how he was captured by the Indians,
and how the night before he was to be
burned at the stake, when the last Of bis
savage captors bad sought reposc, he made
his escape, and wandered for miles through
the lonely forest, until at last, reaching a
settlement OIL the banks of the Ohio, he
tainted and fell at the door of beautiful
white cottage. It was for weeks tefore lie
recovered, and then he fingered loa,h' to
leave this pleasant asylum, because lie
bad learned TO love tho fair girl who, had
been 80 kind to him when lie Was sick
Thou lie told us if we would ask grandma,
she could give us the sequel to his story,
but she Only smiled and said, "Yon can
guess tie rcs,.'' Low happy we we're, un
til n dark faced man came and told US that
our home was no longer ours. Then VIC
left Lingrove, with its birds, its flowers and
It's green woods, and 10 the dusty old city,
where in few short months, our grandpa-
rents were called from us, and, for tue first
time, looked in childish wonder upon the
marble brows Of the dead. They robed Us
all in black, and gloom and sorrow seem
cd to gather around US. AS years passed
on, my other loved ones were taken from,
me; thus do sunIit memories fade and lilies
dark realities rise up le!ore US. I am
alone now, and patiently wailings to join
my beloved ones in a better land. "Suu,
lit Memories" will revive no more tc
fade.
In a brighter world, radiant with vision.
fair.
Where angel music wakes the perfumcd air,
There will meet with the loved and the
lost
Whose banks have long since o'cr the river
crossed: -
There sunl memories again will dawn,
Aud beam forever in that radiant form.
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ed. Thus the government gained by get
ting the work better and very much cheap
er doue than could have been affected by
private contractors, while the troops gain
ed very comfortable addition to their reg
ular pay.-1U tie Year Round.
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USEFUL SOLDIERS,

In the French army every recruit is sup
posed to know a trade Oh joining the army.
If be has ,notfisafnsd adfadSIhsA Is taught
eccupa.;a jeiaing his corps; Should
be be Ignorant eos fssdipg aua s%sssing-
or knowing these, sLould he7 wish tosim-
prove his education SO as 10 qualify him
self for promo.icn--he goes TO the regi
mental school for four hours each day,
when he is not on guard or fstigne duty.
Once his school is over be is put TO learn
one. In every French regiment gangs of
butchers, bakers, cooks, carpenters, masons,
gardeners, builders, lsborer,, car..drivere,
watchmakers, silversmilhs,. tailora, shoe
makers, blacksmitl,s, and what not. AL!
these traders Of handieraft are under their
regular head men, and. every soldier, when
he can work, may and does gain certain
sum per day. by working in the shop at his
trades Ins Algeria tic whole Of the. .gov-
ernment: :work+is done by these military
artisans, who, as we'll as the state, arc gain,
ers thereby. The man thus earns extra
pay, and the government gets work done
better and cheaper than they could do by
employing the people of'the country besides
treasufing up the advantage Of always bav.
ing acsfpso Of workman At rommanJ. The
system OF regular organic ed workmen is The
true score: Why the French army get on 50 s.
we'll when on sorvice In ibo Eo,I;sl, or
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-10-26

THE SOUTHERN PnEss ON TIE AnEspatxNr.
Tho Charleston Courier, of Thursday. saYs;s
"rhe Savannah Republican is the only, papers
in Tie South which we have yet seen Ifavofings
the adoptonof the Constitutional ame1dmsnt. :
That paper is conducted by Northern pep iasa !.
mild way, and radical topics are handled a.:
gingerly as possible." =" 90 sssN1@sn =
TheEswbern, IN. o. Times fayors The amend.
ment 80 fsr-- - -Ii-''fa,,. - 1S: ~ - S-ss
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-10-26

Some: ef yhsss designated as4 the
more advanced politician. Of the time are
advocating the sieetion 81 women 81, ID Con.
gress. Should their wishes be carried out,
it is probable that The custom of pairing
Off by, members. which has already be-
come.a grea. evil, would be very much aug
menied. ...
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-10-26

The Washington Chronicle says MGor.G en-.
eral Howard has ordered the property OF J. e.
Davis. brother of Jefferson Davis to be reatorsd
10 him on the expiration of the present lsase.'
January LIST, proximo, Davis having been paf.s
doned by tho President In March last. All
rents which have accrued since the date of his
pardon. amounting TO nearly twenty thousand,
dollars, will also be paid him. 'F7'fSn',Aa
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FOX THE PREss.

MIR. EpIroR: We had the pleasure Of attend.
ing tho public exercises cf the Smiihvile
School'on~ Thursday evening, the 9th ult.,
which cons,ated Of appropriate spoeches, anus
ing and instructive Dialogues, popular Sunday
School songs. &c.
We thought. and so did the crowd, that
much credit was reflected on both teacher and
pupils Much was seen and heard of by gone
days. calculated TO make one think of the yet
manifest determination. 10 improve time. We
would have been pleased If you could
have seen the fixed desire Of both girls and
boys, that thorough education should be sus-
We were pleased with every thing, especially
the music, which was excellent. Ws- Ind no
speech about tall oaks" or Cicero, &. q q
Pardon tho brevity Of this passing notice sa
more Will be elected from rs by the samo stu
dents. at a future time. For the present. we
Lave omitted shy diseiln ioasiouas e 4 ffsf 81
Oct. .. 1865. =, -
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that Mes,rs. yilllspa arsgg, ,ssf sAikep, W. r.
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