Crawfordsville Record, Volume 4, Number 13, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 August 1835 — Page 4

CitAWFORDSVILLE RECORD.

THE DEATH BED. BY T. HOOD. We watched her breathing through the night, Iler breathing soft and low, jis in her breast the wave oClife Kept heaving to and fro ! So silently we seemed to speakSo slowly moved about! As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out! Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died! For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed she had Another morn than ours.

FATHER'S AND MOTHER'S LOVE. Br LITIS. HE3IANS. There is none In all this cold and hollow world, no fount Of deep,strong, deathless love, save that within A mother's heart. It is but pride, wherewith To his fair son the father's eye doth turn, Watching his growth. Aye on the boy he looks, The bright glad creature, springing in his path, But as the heir of his great name, the young And stately tree, whose rising strength ere long Shall bear his trophies well and this is love! This is man's love.' What marvel! You ne'er made Your breast the pillow of his infancy, While to the fullness of your heart's glad heavings

His fair cheek rose and fell, and his bright hair Waved softly to your breath! You ne'er kept watch Beside him, till the last pale star had set, And morn, all dazzling, as in triumph broke On 3-011 r dim weary eye; not yours the face Which, early faded through fond care for him,

Hung o'er his sleep, and, duly as heaven's

light, Was there to greet his wakening! You ne'er smooth'd His couch, ne'er sung him to his rosy rest, Caught his least whisper, when his voice from yours Had learned soft utterance; pressed your lip to his When fever parch 'd it; hushed his wayward cries With patient, vigilant, ne'er wearied love! No! these are woman's tasks!

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BACHELOR.

A parody on Rotneos description of an apothecary. I do remember an old bachelor, And hereabouts he dwells, whom late I noted, In a suit of sables, with a care worn brow, Conning his books; and meagre were his looks; Celibacy had worn him to the bone. And in his silent parlor hung a coat, The which the moths had used not less than he. Four chairs, one table, and an old hair trunk, Made up the furniture; and on his shelves, A grease clad candlestick, a broken mug, Two tablets, and a box of old cigars ; Remnants of volumes once in some repute, Were thinly scattered round, to tell the eye

Of passing stranger this man had no wife! His tattered elbow gaped most piteously; And ever, as he turned him round, his skin Did thro' his stockings peep upon the day.

Noting his gloom, unto myself I said, And if a man did covet single life, Reckless of joys that matrimony gives, Here lives a gloomy wretch would show him In such most dismal colors, that the shrew Or slut, or idiot, or the gossip spouse,

Were each a heaven compared with such a life.

hrhaved with firmness; and the disorderly re

treat of the British veterans was actually covered by the American militia men. Washington was the guardian angel of the day. lie was every where in the hottest of the fight. " I expected "every moment" said Dr. Craik, his friend, to see him fall." His voice was the only one which commanded obedience. Two horses were killed under him, and four bullets passed through his garments. No common fortune preserved his life. Fifteen years after the battle, Washington made a journey to the great Kenhawa, accompanied by Craik. While exploring the wilderness, a band of Indians approached them headed by venerable chief. He told them, by an interpreter, the errand on which he came. "I come, said he, to behold my great father Washington. I have come a long way to see

him. I was with the French in the battle of

Monongahela. I saw my great Father on horseback, in ihe hottest of the battle, I fired my rifle at him many times, and bade my young men also lire their rifles at him. But the Great Spirit turned away the bullets; and I saw that my great Father could not be killed in battle." This anecdote rests on the authority of Dr. Craik, the comrade and friend of Washington, the physician who closed his eyes. Who needs doubt it? Six balls took effect on his horses and in his garments. Who does not feel the substantial truth of this tradition? Who, that has a spark of patiolic or pious sentiment in his bosom, but feels an inward assurance that a Heavenly preserver overshadowed that field of blood, and preserved the great instrument of future mercies? Yes, gallant and beloved youth, ride safely as fearlessly through that shower of death! Thou art not destined to fall m the morning of life, in this distant wilderness. That wan and wasted countenance shall yet be lighted up with the sunshine of victory and peace! The days are coming and the years draw nigh, when thv heart, now bleeding for thy afflicted

j country," shall swell with joy, as thou leadest

fortli her triumphant hosts, trom a war ot independence V A hint from the i'ulpit. A dissenting preacher in Norfolk lately gave notice, that if tradesmen had any difficulty in getting their

debts paid by his congregation, and would de

liver the bills to him, he would present them tolliR nrrsnns before the congregation, and

know the reason why they were not discharg ed, as he knew there were a great many pre

tenders to sanctity, who were notoriously dis

honest. Bcury Post.

Snake charmers. Oar account

of the power supposed to be pos sessed by persons in the art of char

ming snakes, gave the best evidence we could collect upon the subject.

The following communication

would imply that the suspicions of

trick in this curious process arc unfounded. The writer says he received the narrative from a gentleman of high station in the Honorable Company's Civil Service at Madras a man of undoubted veracity. "One morning, as I sat at breakfast, I heard a loud noise and

shouting amongst my palankeen

This was no exagger-

The penalty of the lash is still inflicted in New Jersey, A man was recently sentenced in Morristown to receive twenty-five lashes, and the barbarous sentence was inflicted.

THE CULTIVATOR, OR HORSE HOE. This is an instrument not as much known and used as it deserves and ought to be. It is adapted for operations between the plough and harrow, and at certain times is much better than either. It is half plough, half harrow, and half hoe, and does all these operations conjointly. The first process, after corn has come up, and is three or four inches high, is to use the common harrow upon it; this breaks the ground and partially clears it of the weeds or grass; it is soon performed and is very useful to the young plant. The next step has been to pass the plough twice through each furrow, throwing the ground from the corn to the centre of the furrow. It ought, after a few days, to follow the harrow, and is much more useful than the plough, and pulverizes the soil much better. It tears up and brings to the surface the roots of grass which the plough only covers, and by adapting the width of the cultivator to the space between the rows of corn, it half hoes the corn at the same time, and does the whole

work most admirably. When there is much

grass growing with the corn, it is an extremely useful instrument, as it pulls up by the roots, and in a great measure destroys it. For the florin or quack roots, with which our soil too much abounds, it will be of great

service, and it appears to me it will be the ' STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY.

most effectual remedy for it, of any inslru-, FFpiUE subscriber has, in connection with

mentwehave yet tried. It is much sooner i

down and rolled about. It may be remarked, that w hen first purchased he was found to be extremely vicious; but, being a fine horse, pains were taken to break him in and as it appears successfully within the walls of the riding-school, though out of doors his old habits remained unbroken.

the power to round himself so as to (he did all he could to effect, he lay

seize hold of his tormentor, lie exhausted himself in vain exertions; when the snake-catcher descended the bank, dropped him into the empty basket, and closed the lid: he then began to play, and after a short time, raising the lid of the basket, the snake darted about wildly and attempted to escape: the lid was shut down again quickly, the music always playing. This was repeated two or three times; and in a very short interval, the lid being raised, the snake sat on his tail, opened his hood, and danced quite as quietly as the tame snakes in the other basket; nor did he again attempt an escape. This, having witnessed w ith my own eyes, I can assert as a fact."

The annual revenues of prince Esterhazy, in Hungary, are estimated at 2,000,000 silver florins. His debts, or rather those of his father, amount to 18,000,000 florins. His

The king ot Prussia has written to the president of the New York

Temperance Society for copies of

their publications, some ol wnicn he has already caused to be translated into the German language, for distribution among his people.

The wheat crops in Ireland are said to look most luxuriant.

, NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. Feixow-Citizexs : The statements heretofore given in the several newspapers, of the revolving lever press and scale, constructed by me, and my intention of appropriating the benefits arising therefrom to the support of public schools, is strengthened by further reflection on the subject. Satisfied as I am, and with the opinions of several others, there is an advantage to be derived, and having made several other improvements, I Icel it my duty to lay them before the public; believing, that if properly applied, may prove a blessing to future generations. I therefore purpose presenting to the projier authorities of each and every country within the United States and Territories, three-fourths of all the benefits arising from the following stated improvements, tobe applied in the following manner, viz: to the support of public schools, indigent females, and needv ornhan children. Asa

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property is at present under seques

a V 1 "If tration. He possesses about 3,000,- I minute description of each improvement will

000shecp,whose wool annually produces an immense sum. It is related that when prince Esterhazy was ambassador from Austria to England, ho one day heard a young noblemen boasting that he had on his estates, 30,000 sheep. "And I,"

said prince Esterhazy, "have 30,000

shepherds, ation.

dressed with the hand hoe, by the half ploughing, half hoeing operation of the cultivator, when it has preceded it. The cultivator is likewise very useful for the raising of potatoes, and for ploughing between the rows of turnips; and where a clo-

O Mr. Dickerson's Printing Press Man

ufactory, a Stereotype Foundry. Having procured a large variety of Eastern Patterns, he will manufacture and keep constantly on hand,

CUTS of a superior quality,

Leads, Rcglets, Plates for priming Blanks;

ver lay has been turned over to put down to i Type, METAL PLATE FOR ENGRA V ,

wheat, when the plough cannot again be re-1 ING, &c: all of which he can afford to sell moulds, raise the valves, and cast nfF iWp1v

be too lengthy for a newspaper circulation, I

purpose giving to the proper authorities of each and every county, when called for, a printed description with a drawing of each. Suffice it at present to sa)', the revolving lever embraces the principle and power of action, produced by the wedge and screw the power is given from the center, by a gentle circular motion, increased by a leverage and weight and when worked from a point or center, the power is incalculable. The revolving lever I have applied in various forms and to various purposes. The model, now at the Mechanics' Institute, in Cincinnati, Ohio, for public inspection, is what 1 term a single press or stand and will serve for pressing oil, cotton, tobacco, dry goods, flour, lard, cheese, &c. The impression on coin, and the seals of the several public offices, can be made with the greatest precision and uniformity. When this press is properly regulated, the impression will be the same every revolution. In common the wheel is not required to perform a full revolution, unless the piston is to be driv

en out its whole length, and then it may bo done to great advantage on elastic substances, for it moves very quick. As the substances becomes condensed, the power can be given from a point or center at any moment. I intend to show the revolving lever used to advantage in sawing, morticing, and pumping. Mills of various kinds can be constructed on small streams; and with the advantage of revolving lever-pumps, the water can be returned, and only lost by leakage, absorption or evaporation. A press I am at present constructing, works twelve pistons, andean be used to great advantage, particularly in pressing elastic substances. Twelve bales can be press

ed atone and the same time, and will be found

worthy the attention of the cotton planter. A press for moulding and making brick, with

the mill attached ior tempering the clay, is

so constructed as to pump water, fill the

Tjte Earlv Life of Washington. We pvfract a single passage relating to

Washington, from an oration recently de

livered at Beverly, in Massachusetts, by Ed-

warp Everett. Those who have witnessed the felicitous style in which Mr, Everett addresses an audience, may feel the thrill which it may be supposed the delivery of this paragraph produced: A at Int. "Time would fail me to recount the hoirors of the ninth of July 1755. Washington, emaciated reduced by fatigue and fever had joined the army. He implored the ill starred general to send forward the Virginia Rangers to scour the forest in advance;

Jie besought him to conciliate the Indians

His councils were unheeded; the wretched

commander moved forward to his fate

Washington was often. heard to sa)', in the course of his lifetime, that the most beaut i-

iul spectacle he had ever witnessed, was that

of the British troops on this eventful morn

ing. The whole detachment was clad in u-

niform, and moved as in a review, in regular

columns, ta the sound of martial music. The sun gleamed upon their burnished arms, the

placid JVlonongahela flowed upon their right, and the deep native forest overshadowed them with solemn grandeur, on their left. It was a bright midsummer's dav: and every bosom

swelled with the confident expectation of victory. A few hours pass, and the forest rings with the yell of the savage enemy; the ad

vance ot tne iintisn army under colonel Gae, afterwards the governor of Massachu

setts, is driven back on the main body; the

whole force, panic-struck, confounded, and disorganized, after a wild and murderous conflict of three hours, falls a prey to the invisible foe. They ran before the French and

Indians "like sheep before the dogs." Of

eighty-six officers, sixty one

wounded. The wretched genera

horses shot under him, and his mortal wound, probably

ed provincial in his own army

ranger3 were ilie only part of

not necessary, but in a measure injurious, and

our premium crops of corn have been raised

with little hoeing, and of course at the least expense. The idea that corn well grown

will blow over by the high winds without the

is erroneous. Providence lias given lo every plant, sufficient roots and strength of stem, to secure it against accidents of this kind, and we may aid the extension and multiplication of the roots best, and thus add lo its security, if necessary, by stirring the ground, which will enable the roots to penetrate it

readily in every direction. High hilling to

potatoes is positively injurious. It not only

turns away the rams irom the plant, but by

raising a mound around them, prevents the

sun and air from having that influence in aid-

ng their growth and bearing, which are both

essential to the insurance of a good crop.

Columbia ocnlmel.

bearers, On inquiry, I learned

that they had seen a large hooded snake (Cobra capclhi), and were trying to kill it. 1 immediately

went out, and saw the snake climbing up a very high green mound,

whence it escaped into a bole in an old wall of an ancient fortification: the men were armed with their sticks, which they always carry in their hands, and had attempted in vain to kill the reptile, which had eluded their pursuit, and in his hole he coiled himsell up secure; whilst we could see his bright eyes shining. I had often desired lo ascertain the truth of the report, as to the

effect of music upon snakes : I there-1

fore inquired for a snake-catcher. THE HORSE INSTINCT.

I was told there was no person of A horse, before venturing upon a

the kind in the village; but after a leap, measures the distance with his little inquiry I heard there was one eye, and will not make the attempt in a village distant three miles. I if he thinks he can not clear it. In

accordingly sent for him, keeping a alpine countries, the horses accus-

strict watch over the snake, which tomed to the difficult passes in the

never attempted to escape whilst mountains seldom make a false step we, his enemies, were in sight. or trust themselves on a place where About an hour elapsed when my their footing is insecure. In the messenger returned, bringing a same way the horses accustomed snake-catcher. This man wore no to a marshy country may be safely

covering on his head, nor any on trusted in crossing bogs and roads, his person, except a small piece ol as they rarely venture upon any cloth round his loins: he had in his spot where they may be in danger hands two baskets, one containing of being mired, tame snakes one empty ; these and 'Some time ago there was a horse his musical nines were the onlv in the artillery stud at Woolwich

things ho had with him. 1 made which was (while in the riding the snake-catcher leave his two school) the most docile and finely baskets on the ground at some dis- tranined animal that could be imatance,whdc he ascended thnmnnn.l mnnrl TT, would, nt ihfi word of

with his pipe alone. He began to command, lie down, and not rise till play : at the sound of music the snake ho was ordered ; he would bow with came gradually and slowly out the most dignified grace to visitors;

m msnoie. wneniie was entirely and perform other feats with undo

"nun iwuii, uiuMiaKc-caicner sei- viat n ohrd euro

sorted to, for fear of disturbing the sod, this' cheaper than they can be bought any where

instrument may oe usea ior a shallow plough-; m the Western Country, tor cash, or in cxing, which it will do much better than can by change for old type at !) cents per pound, any other mode be effected. Corn is now! MATRIN M. BARNEY, raised with much less labor than formerly. ' Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the custom to hand hoc a crop, two! January lGth, 1S35. and often three limes, and this was always an I - - ; --- expensive and tedious process. Hoeing is TAKE NOTICE. now often omitted entirely, and is seldom A EL persons indebted to the subscriber.

done more than once, and still there arej-3k. t-'itlier by note or book account, are heavier crops of corn raised now than former-! requested to settle the same by the first of

ly. The process of high hilling is not only i September next, as he will leave this puice

about that time, and wishes to settle his busi

ness before he removes. 1 hose concerned would do well to attend to this notice. N. B. He also offers for sale, a comfortabU frame DWELLING HOUSE, and lot, on

ground is well raised at the foot of each hill,' Main street, west of Washington, on accom

modating terms.

RESIN V. JONES. Crawfordsville, July 15, 1835. 8.4w

State of Indiana, Montgomery county, Circuit court, ss. Henry Crawford, rs. Domestic Attachment. Philip S. Smith )

WHEREAS, on the 7th day of July, 18

35, a writ of Domestic Attachment, issued from the office of the clerk of the circuit

court of said county, at the suit of Henry Crawford against the goods and chattels.lands

and lenements of Philip S. Smith, directed to the sheriff of said county, returnable in 20

days, which writ was returned to the office

aforesaid, on the 21st day of July, 1S35, endorsed thus "Came to hand July 7ih, 18-

do; July 20th, 183o, levied on, and attach

ed, the east half of the south east quarter of

section ten, in township eighteen north, of

range six west, as the property ol Philip S.

Smith, and, with the assistance of Thomas Ilerron, estimated the same to be worth two hundred dollars. Witness our hands the day and year above written. A. Harland, S. M. C. Thomas Herron, Assistant." . Now, therefore, notice .is hereby given to the said Philip S. Smith of the pendency of said writ, and that unless he appear at the next term of said court, to he holden at the

court house in said county on the 4lh Monday of September, 1835, and defend, the same

will be heard and determined in his absence, JOHN WILSON, Clerk.

Crawfordsville, July 21, 1835.

brick tit for the kiln every revolution. The counter scale now before the public for inspection, is plainly constructed; when regulated to a certain amount the weight is not required to move, the pointer or hand shows the amount (of the article weighed) on the index. The difference between the counter scale and the press scale, is, that the weight of one is stationary on the beam of one and slides on the other. Each can be regulated to weigh lo any amount, with the greatest precision. Should my fellow-citizens in noticing the

foK-going statement, deem it worthy their at lention, and be willing to assist in bringing the benefits and advantages (which may bo derived iheref-om) to the points and objects stated, 1 shall with pleasure receive and attend to any communication from a respetable source, on the subject;

And remain, with sincerity, theirs, &c. CHARLES LESHER, Cincinnati, April 18, 1S35. OCrEditors of newspapers, publishers of periodicals, and printers engaged in ihe several offices, who will lake an interest in mib-

lishing and circulating the fercgoing statement, from time to time, for the term of twelve months (so that the proper authorities of the several respective counties may he notified of the samejshall be entitled to an indt vidual right in all the aforementioned and sta. ted improvements, and by complying with the above requests, much oblige their friend, and, tellow-cilizen.

SS.

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TAKEN UP,

Y James Barnet, living in Clark town

ship, .Montgomery county, Indiana,

three eslrays: one bay mare, with a large hall

or star in her forehead, six or seven yea's old,

about tourtecn and a halt hands high, three white feet, some saddle marks; appraised at thirty dollars, and also one bay horse, hipshotten in the left hip, nine or len years old, about fourteen hands and three inches high.

But the instant I fmo , d e mark; ?ncd at thirty dol

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were hilled and zed him dcxteriniislvhv iho tnibnd l,n ,T, c dim a,so one ciayoamvcou, one year old,

1 had four held him ,he ,V7 Z Zu. rIT UlU.UI "--L-!wnhawh,temaneandtail,astarinhismre.

received at last . , , "juiju mniseil in tnC open air ana iiead ; appraised at sixteen dollars ; by Will-

from an outrag- . , " wMKe, enraged, uartea tne open roads, he became altogeih- mm William Corn antI John Fletcher, a true copy

. The Virginia M"s Head in all directions but in er unman.nrPM. nml uhm h ,rom mV eslray book.

the force, that vain: thus suspended, ho had not could nm c, u;a ,i.;iJ LEWIS MORRISON, J. p.

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Slate of Indiana, Montgomery county,

mary Wilson rs. Petition for Divorce. Andrew Wilson.

BE it remembered that on this the 9th day of May, A. D, 1835, the complainant, by Currey herattorney, filed, in the office of the Clerk of ihe Circuit Court of said county, her Petition for Divorce, for the following causes, to wit: cruel and unusual treatment, ami

abandonment: And it appearing satisfactorily by the affidavit of Drury Moberly, filed in the

office of the Clerk aforesaid, that the said defendant is not a resident of this State, notice is hereby given in the Crawfordsvillo Record, a weekly newspaper, three weeks successively, of the filing of sak Petition and affidavit and that unless the said defendant plead, answer, or demur, to the same, on or before the calling of the cause at the next September term of said Court, thn Kill n, i

said defendant, will be taken as confessed.

Attest : JOHN WILSON, Clerk. May 15, 1835.

One Dollar Reward!

TJ EFT ihe subscriber on the first day of U d Juno, 1835, a bound boy named John Coppock, between sixteen and seventeen yrs. of age, of small size. The above reward will be paid for his return. All persons are forbid harboring or trusting him on my account. GEORGE HARLAND. Union township, Aug. 1S35. 11