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Year: 1860

HoRRIBLE AooIDENT-A WOMAN IMpALEp
UPON A BUGGY SHAFT.-Tuesday last, Mrs.
Frederick Rosenberger, of Liberty Township
in this State, met with horrible accident.
Her daughters were about to take a buggy
ride, and when they started from the house
their horse became unmanageable and ran
away. Their mother was in the road, and
unable to get out of the way in time, and
horrible to relate, the shaft of the buggy en-
tered the lower part of her abdomen ten or
twelve inches, and, impaled on the shaft, she
was carried some fifty feet and then hurled
against the fence. There is no hope of her
recovery.
Year: 1860

A MONUMENT TO GENERAL LPuTNAM.-A sub
scription has been opened in Boston for the
purpose of raising money for monument to
the memory of General Putnam. It is ex-
pected the amount necessary will be raised
with but little difficulty. ~
Year: 1860

GREAT WATER-sPoUT.-A few days ago, a
chicola, Florida, passing close by the bark
z. g. Bunker, lying at the West Pass an
chorage. Every loose article about the decks
was whirled into the air; even the oars were
taken out of the boat alongside. The second
anchor was let go, and the ship swung round
the compass three times in less than ten
minutes,
Year: 1860

-ResSTs. Editors;


l have lately seen in your paper sew
eral articles relating to defects in the Union
High School. I beg leave to point out another:
the total want of a Debating Society. 1t is true
that t ere has been one, but for some unaccounta-
bic reason it was broken up. Why is it not of as
much Importance as the school itself? In no
other place, here at least, boy be trained so
well to speak in public; there he sees his friends
around him, and in the heat of debate, expresses
his thoughts with cearncss and perspicuity
which astonishes even himself. Especially the
lad who goes from the school to the workshop or
the counting room has no other resource. He has
none Of the advantages of the University, and in
the academy he speaks about once month; he
learns piece and speaks it without caring much
about it; all he cares for is to get it socn
as he can, right or wrong.


Can there be 10 help for this Must a scholar
make failure because he has no place to prac-
tice?


appeal to you citizens Of Burlington on the
part of my associates. We ask for your counsel
and aid.


MEMBER.


We do not see how the d" citizens Of Bur
lington' can do much to help our young
correspondent. If the lads of the High
School wish to debate, we presume there is
nothing to hinder them, and if they do not
wish to debate they need not and will not,
we suppose. For our own part we do not
think there is any need of forcing &" the gift
Of CAB" 1t comes along quite fast enough
in our country. Habits of accurate study,
perseverance in storing the mind with useful
knowledge Of all sorts. reading good books.
avoidance Of coarse and slang phrases Of all
sorts, pains IN writing of compositions, to
say what one thinks IN brief and clear Ian
guage " thout any strainng for effect, make
the best prepara ion for good speaking when
the time for speaking in earnest comes
The occasional defamation of suitable pieces,
the productions Of rlpe- minds, is also very
useful, If it is thoroughly and toeH done. The
worst thing about that practice is the un-
willingness Of young persons to be at the
pains to thoroughly master the language
and expression Of the pieces they speak. To
do this require labor, and study. Those who
are not willing to take the pains to speak
lreH, the able productions of others, are not
very likely to do much BETTER with their
own, be they young or old. As for the
awkwariness which almost always attends
first attempts at addressing mixed assembly,
that in practise will soon wear off, when the
previous discipline has been such as we have
recommended above.
Year: 1860

CATTLE IN STREETs-I see that in many
places farmers are still in favor of cattle
running in streets, and one of the speakers
here quoted thinks they might get some
thing in villages. \ plea is made IN favor
of the latter, as village residents, unlike
farmers, have not land for pasturage. am
sorry this slipshod practice should meet with
anv favor | have known a village where
about twenty COWS were turned into the
streets. Many of them were skillful in OPP
ening gates, and all were ready to make Il
plunge into any yard or garden where the
gate was accidentally left unlatched. Wom-
en-. whose husbands were absent, had to get
up in the night and drive street cattle out Of
gardens. Poor tenants who could not own
a cow frequently lost their cabbages and
other vegetables by these highway robbers.
The sidewalks were spattered with manure,
and no well dressed lady could easily traverse
the tagging without getting her dress more
or less smeared about the bottom. Children
were frequently terrified by fear Of assaults
from the cattle. An examination was made
to see if the advantages of the practice were
equal to all these evils. But little grass grew
in the streets between the tagging and car
riage track and although there were in the
aggregate several miles of street, yet the
whole amount Of pasturage afforded was not
greater than that growing on two acres o.
good grass-just enough for the support oi
two animals, the remaining eighteen living
on plunder The pasturage of the two cows
was deemed insufficient to compensate for the
mischief done by the twenty, and they wert
excluded from the streets. There was anoth


er reason in favor of excluding them-seyera
hundred shade trees had been set out, and /


was thought to be cheaper to pay the keepln:
of two cows than to construct several hun
dred cribs around these trees to save them


As for farmers allowing their cattle t.


run at large, | never yet saw the man wh'
on being questioned did not admit that the
time spent in frequent searches for them ,an(
the deterioration of the animals from IRE
gularity in milking, and the occassiona
omission of milking when they could not b


found, far overbalanced any profit OF tn


practice. know of nothing in favor OF !


but laziness and slipshod habit, usual.
masked under the plea of necessity
Year: 1860

"Nr. Lincoln will be elected by the people bv
a very decided vote lie Is the idol Of the North
west and will nowhere encounter any prejudice.
He has more good points and few,r objeetlonahie
ones than any of the prominent candidates. This
was, no doubt, the secret OF his success over the
other more prominent candidates


Since writing the above, We learn by telegraphlc
dispatch that the old Republican war horse Haunl-
bal Hamlin Of Maine, is the nominee for Wee
President. He is the VINO ha a majority Of
1900 votes for Governor Of that state in 1886.
The ticket will do well, friends. We are bound TO
elect it
Year: 1860

NEw JERSEY deserves to he well spoken
Of notwithstanding her proximity to
New York, one Of her courts has actually
sent two prize fighters to the pcuiteutiary
to employ their well-deveIoped muscles
two years in hard and useful labor. 1t
would seem to require some little courage
10 do this in these days, when pugilism
is so popular in the great metropolis and
its vicinity.
Year: 1860

That old Clay Wing organ, The Common


wealth, Frankfort, KY, after ayowing it
editors individual belief that any State tha


will has right to secede from the Union
goes on to say that 9a


"If the people of south Carolina. Ala
bama, or Georgia, desire to secede from th,
Union, in the name of the Constitution lei
them 90 So Let them form a Republic, an
Empire, or anything else they may fancy
Let them enclose themselves within Chinese
wall If they want to, and here is one who
will contribute his mite toward furnishing
the necessary rocks Let them do what
they please. Let them do it as they please
and when they please, with one solitary
condition, viz: that their separation shall
be final, Their absence would be an incal.
culable and Invaluable relief to The balance
Of the people of these United States We
should escape large quantities of qnadrenni
al gas, and noise and confusion and stuff


'Atevery Presidential election, these politi.
cal hlibusers remind US Of the poor French.
man who locked himself in a room with n
rich ditto, and threatened to blow his own
brains out and charge the rich one with the
murder, unless the latter gave him then and
there five hundred dollars Every four
years these Southern Quixottes swell up
with bad whisky and worse logic, and tell
the balance of the people if they don't do
SO and SO, that they--the Quixotes--will
secede. Let them secede and be-blessed
We are tired of their gasconade, their ter
rife threats, and bloody prophets. They
were never calculated for any higher destiny
than that of Tightening old women and
young children. They have been revived
and repeated until--to use and expressive
vulgarism-they are played out. Their
bombast is absolutly sickening.P


Mind that thisis no Republican, no North
ern hater of the South or of Slavery, but a
lifelong Kentucky Wing now doing his
best for Bell and Everett.
Year: 1860

z NOTIFYING MISTAKE OF A VAIN AUrHoR.
The following anecdote is extracted from
the London Court Journal:


A. distinguished author was recently over
taken in shower, and took refuge under a
portico at the West End. : A young and
beautiful lady, who was at the parlor win
dow, after looking attentively at him for o
moment, sent a servant out with an um-
brells. The next day, the delighted author
dressed himself up to, his last result of the
problem of what was becoming, and as the
umbrella was an old one, laid It aside as o
souvenir, and, purchasing one of the costliest
taste, called on the. lady to return her flatter-
ing loan. She received the new umbrella evil
IDENTIFY without remarking the change, and
after listening with curious gravity to the
rather pressing tenderness of the dramitist's
Acknowledgements, she suddenly compre-
hended, that he, was under the impression
that she was enamored of him, and forthwith
naively explained, as he stood in the way of
an expected visit from her intended, who
wished to come and see her unobseryed, she
had sent him the umbrella to get him of her
front stepsi At~f
Year: 1860

DEATH OF Boy FROM DRINKlNG HAIR
REsroRArIyE.-Th other day quite an un-
fortunate occurrence took place at Gam
bridgeport, Mass, lone that cast a gloom
over once happy family; one that ought TO
be made a lesson for future remembrance on
the part Of those who are in the habit Of
carelessly leaving poisons and other danger
Gus articles within the reach Of young child
rem. The circumstance to which we refer ID
the death of Young son of Mr.. James Ho-
gan, whose decease was caused by itsun-
luckily drinking quantity Of /" Hair Resto-
ratiye, which bad been left within itsrcaeh
Year: 1860

A dish of new, mealy potatoes about the middle
Of June, is not TO be despised They are good upon
the table and by means bad in the barrel, on
their way to a lively market, at one or two dollars
bushel, and upwards. There is difference of
month or two in the time required by different va
rietics TO mature This is often overlooked by
farmers and they continue planting only the late
sorts, and have no new potatoes until August. -
Early varieties are first essential in getting an
early harvest. The Mercer or Chenango will ma
ture in about twelve weeks, and with forcing, in
ten. 1t is not so apt to rot when forced, as when
planted late The early Sovereign Carpenter
Studley's Seeding, Wendels Seeding Dykmau,
and the early June, require still shorter season,
say from six TO twelve days. In almost every see
ton Of the country there early potatoes proba-
bly, quite as good as any of these.


There are several methods of Fastening their
maturity A favOrite method with the German
market gardeners is to bring the seed potatoes in
barrels into warm room, about the first Of March.
The eyes start rapidly, and in about two or three
weeks they are ready to plant. Another method,
which we have practiced for years is to start
the potatoes in gentle hot-bed about the middle
of March. The tubers are cut in halves, and laid
fat side down upon the bed as thick rs they can
be placed. They are then covered with about two
inches of garden mold, and the ashes are put over
them. As soon as they arc up two or three inches
they are ready to transplant. They should be re-
moved carefully, separating the roots with as little
breaking as possible and put in the drills where
they are to grow As they do not yield Il full crop
under this treatment, they can he planted closer
than in common culture say in drills thirty inches
apart, putting the hills twelve inches apart in the
drill


A warm sandy loan, sloping TO the South or
SOUTHEAST should be selected for this crop. II
should be well manurcd with horse dung about
half Of il applied in the drills Some manure their
grounds for early potatoes in the Fall and this is
We think, good plan for thai part Of the manure
which il applied broadcast Fresh horse dung in
the drills raises the temperature Of the soil, and
hastens their growth.


RENARKs.-To the above, written by one Of our
associates. we viii aid that We have succeeded well
on a small scale thus Two or three weeks before
the time when Il will probably do 70 plant out lie
pieces on turf sod say four or FIVE inches square,
and put a piece OF potato in EACH Theae are set
closely together where they can be wHtered az
needed, and can be exposed TO sunshine. When
ever there Is a cold night or "cod-snap,p straw Is
put on 10 keep them from freezing They spront
and IN the turf with roots. At the proper time
the pieces set in the open ground one pierre in
hill, and the growth Is hardly checked. The turi
itself also acts as manure 10 aid the growth. Ia
this way two 70 four weeks may be < lRed.--
imsriraa AQricuiiw0liN
Year: 1860

The heroic Packenham had not far to 90 to meet
his doom. He was three hundred yards from the


lines when the real nature of his enterprise seemed
so flash upon him; and he turned to Sir John Tylden
and said:


"Order up the reserve"


Then, seeing the Highanders advancing 10 the
support of General Gibbs he, still waving his hal.
hut waving it with his left hand, his right being
wounded, cried outs


"Hurrah ! brave Highlandersr'


At that moment mass of grapeshot, with ter
rible crash, struck the group of which he was the
central figure. One of the shots tore open the gen.
erals thigh, killed his horse and brought horse and
rider to the ground Captain McDougal caught the
general in his arms, removed him from the fallen
horse and was supporting him upon the field when
a second shot struck the wounded man in the groin.
deprving him instantly of consciousness He was
borne to the rear and placed in the shade of an old
live-oak, which still stands and there after gasp
ing a few minutes, yielded up his life without a
word happily ignorant of the sad issue of all his
plans and tolls.


A more painful fate was that of General Gibbs.
A few moments after Packenham fell Gibbs receiv-
ed his deaih-wound, and was carried off the field
writhng IN agony, and uttering fierce imprecations
He fingered all that day and the succeeding night
dying in torment on the morrow Nearly at the
same moment General Keane was painfully wound
ed in the neck and thigh and was also borne to the
rear. Col. Dale of the Highlanders fulfilled his
prophecy and fell at the head of his regiment. The
Highanders, under Major Creagh, wavered not, but
advanced steadily, and too slowly into the very
tempest Of General Carroll's fire, until they were
within one hundred yards Of the lines Idrton's
life of Jackson.
Year: 1860

BY having low headed fruit trees, the
sun, which is perhaps in our hot and dry
summers the cause Of more disease and dis
, ,tructioE in fruit trees than all other dis
eases together,i is Kept from almost scalding


the sap, as 1t does in long naked trunks
and limbs. The limbs and leaves, should
always eifectually shade the trunk and keep
il cool The leaves, only can bearand pro-
fit by it. If trees were suffered TO branch
out low say within one or two feet Of the
ground we should bear very much less of
the sire blight frozen sap blight" black
spot, and the like Ths ground is always
looser, moister and cooler under low
branching tree, than under high branch
ing one. Grass and weeds do not grow
hundreth part so rank and readily, and
mulching becomes unnecessary. The wind
has not half the power to rack and twist
and break the tree, and shake off the fruit,
a matter Of no inconsiderable Consequence.
The trees will be much longer lived, and
more prolific, beautiful andproftabe. The
trees are more easy rid Of destructive in
sects, the fruit is much less damaged by
falling, and the facilities for gather il much
greater; there is less danger iH climbing,
and less in breaking limbs. The trees re-
quire less pruning and scraping and wash
ing and the root are protected from the plow
which is too often made.to tear and mutt
late them.
Year: 1860

LIQUTD MANURE FOR GARDEN VEGErABLEs.-Take
twenty gallon cask and saw it into in the middle,
take one of the halves tubs, and bury il in the
ground up to the top in the middle of your garden
then get about half bushel of stable manure, and
put 1t into the vessel pouring soapsuds and water
on the same until the vessel is nearly full Let it
stand for three four days, stirring occasionally,
and it will he fit for use. The best mode to apply
it is this; Take tin dipper and pour a small
quantity on your vegetable beds and drills, once
day-the morning would be favorable at this season
of the year. later in the spring, in the evening
BY pursuing this system Of feeding your plants,
your vegetables will grow twice their ordinary size
and quite tender. Give Il trial
Year: 1860

Some years ago, the husband Of an oil d
lady residing in country village happen
ed to die very suddenly without will for
the want of which very necessary precau-
ton, his estate would have passed away from
his widow had she not resorted to the fol-
lowing remarkable expedient to avert the
loss of his property:


She CONCEALED the death Of her husband
and prevailed upon an old cobler her neigh
Dor to 60 TO bed at her house, and person
ate him, in which character it was agreed
that he should dictate a will leaving the
widow the estate in question. An attor-
ney was accordingly sent for to prepare
the required documents and the widow on
his arrival seemed to be realizing the great
est afiiction at her COOL mans danger but
forthwith proceeded to ask questions Of
her pretended husband calculated TO elicit
the answers she expected and desired.


The old cobbler groaning aloud and
looking as much like person going TO
give up the ghost as possible, feebly an
swered:


81 intend TO leave you half Of my estate
and think the poor old shoemaker, who
lives over the way is deserving Of tho
other half, for he has always been good
neighbor.'


The widow was thunder-struck at the
reply so different from that which she had
expected but dared not negative the old
cObbler's viii for fear Of losing the whole
Of hoproperty, while the cunning old rogue
in bed, who was himself the old shoemaker
living over the way laughed in his sleeve,
aud divided with her the fruits Of a pro-
ject which the widow intended for her own
sole benefit
Year: 1860

Twas the midnight hour, and the cold, clear moon
Through the Heavens was calmly sailing,
No sound was heard not night birds note,
Nor breeze through tho branches wailing.
As, with silent step, came an enemy forth,
And entered whilst all were sleeping,
And froze his warm blood, like blast from the north
That Ger icy mounts had been sweeping.
He lay down to rest when night had come,
And sleep crept calmly DER him,
But ere midnight had past, with its solemn gloom,
The angel Of death stood before him.
He gazed on his prey, as the weapon was raised,
And the dart was hurled suddenly
Our friend went to sleep on his quiet couch
He woke to Eternity
One fearful gasp-one short, faint sigh,
But neither word nor groan,
One bright, fix'd look from the CLASSY eye,
And the battle of life was done.


A. RIG.
Year: 1860

The Lebanon Herald says of the Wheat crop in
Wilson county;


''Thc prospect for anything like a fair crop Of
Wheat in this county is gloomy indeed Some Of
the late Spring Wheat is up and looks well but
unfortunately there has been but little oft sown.
or the early sowing field here and there will pro-
badly yield half crop. As a general thing how
ever, tile crcp in this county may be regarded
failure--many fields not expected to yield the seed
that was sown on them.


The Winchester Home Journal of the 5th SAYS =
"Though peaches are greatly damaged yet we do
not think the entire crop is destroyed in this county
and If frosts visit us we shall enjoy the de-
licious luxury to considerable extent Reports
about wheat are more cheering also on the whole,
times do not portend half as much evil us some
croakers stated.


FRUIr.--The Grand Junction Qud Nunc, of the
3lst ult., says:


The weather for a few days past has been extreme
ly variable and the nights have been cold and frosty
1t is thought however, that no serious damage has
been done to fruit.


The West Tennessee Wing says:


The weather is warm and pleasant, and our far
Elers are busily engaged in plantiug-So far the
late frosts have done but little injury and the fruit
crops bid fair to be abundant. =.


The Greenville Democrat of the 10th says the
wheat crop in that section is still prospering well in
most places.


The Columbia Herald of the 7ih says ave do
not think the fruit crop of Maury is very materially
injured if at all, and we are glad the prospect at
present bids fair for a rich crop.


The Mount Sterling, KY, Ninth Legion says that
an average crop of wheat may be expected in that
region the present season.


CRoPs.-During a recent visit to several of the
lower counties we pleased to observe the pro-
missing conditioner the various crops. The wheat
and oat crops, particularly unusually flourish
ing, and the sturdy yeOmen are anticipating spen-
did yield. We hope their expectations win be fully
reazed.-Ietersburg Inteliigencer
Year: 1860

Getility is neither in birth, wealth, man
ncr nor fashion but in the mind A high
sense of honor, q determination never to
take a mean advantage of another, an ad
herence to truth, delicacy politeness toward
those with whom we have dealings are its
essential characteristics.
Year: 1860

"Haye no other God hut me;
Unto no image bow the knee;
Take not the name Of God in vain;
Do not the Sabbath day profaue;
Honor thy father and mother too;
And see that thou no murder do;
From vile adultery keep thou clean;
And steal not, tho thy state be mean;
Bear not false wirness-shun that blot;
What's thy neighbors, covct not.
Year: 1860

Mr.. Douglas thinks If he is not
elected the Union will be dissolved.
Well, old Sam Houston thinks if he
is not elected, the same catastrophe
will occur; and even John Bell
thinks the salvation of the Union
depends on bis election. These
gentlemen are all excited however,
and we are glad to know the safety
Of the Union does not depend on
either Of them. The people are
going to take care of their country
for the future and they are going
to appoint Breckenridge and Lane as
their chief executive officers. Let
all demsgogues aud political beggara
stand from under!