Terre-Haute Journal, Volume 5, Number 40, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 July 1853 — Page 1

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FARMER'S COLUMN.

^Advantages of a Change of Seed.

A recent number of the North British Agriculturist contain* an article on ibi« tub* Ject, from which we gather the following »t elements. Experience hat proved that a tohaoge from an Inferior to a richer district stilUom beneficial but a change from a warmer to a colder district is always followefl by a beneficial re»u!t. in somewhat short«ing the period of growth, an increase of weight, appearance of aample. and very generally in the produce, the diff«r«nce in straw l»eing equally obseavrble. It baa also been found that new and improved varieties of grain in a few years generally lose their di*-fiat-tire character. This has been imputed (o a falling off of the vitality of the new. and consequently hybrid lant, showing the necewity of systematically selecting and propagating agricultural seeds of all kind* A change of seed wheat from one district to another, has frequently resulted in an increase of produce of about two bolls, (twelve bushels,) an acre. On a farm possessing a variety of soil, the change of seed from one to the other has always been beneficiul.— Tbe introduction of seed wheat fro/n ihe »e« gion wliero this crop is not affected by the »mut, is said to prevent this disease. even better lhati any preparation of the seed.— The more recently the grain has been removed from tho straw the better, as it is liable to become rnu»ty when lying in storo.

The same detroriation in quantity and quality is noticeable in seed oats, when the same seed is continued.

The following advice of the Editor, will be qually applicable tofarmer* in this* oouu*

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•4] We hope gentlemen will continue to direct litt-ir attention to the subject of change of seed, and that ih«y will favor the publio with (he results of their experience. As ag rioulture is •merging frotu the rule of thumb practice, it will prove highly advar.tageous tor its speody advancement that experiments on this, as well as other aubjec's, be only undertaken with care and upon correct principles (lint not only the land, with produce be measured, but also every care exercised

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on which it is grown, the climate, as regard* elevation moisture. &c the period of sowing coining into ear, and whou ready for outling, with the result of (he after produce.— Nothing should be regarded us unimportant in conducting agricultural experiment*,— We would suggest this importance of under* taking experiments not only with grain, the growth of a different climate, but that these experiments should embrace the question ol nieeping the seed in liquid* containing a solution of different substance*, such as dissolved nitrate of soda potash sulphate of ammonia &o and also how far the plan Of coming the seed with .such a substance as gunno, for instance, effect the future produos. We make these suggestions with the "greatest confidence, as we have experimen iidly found Wat the produce was sensibly increased wheat, oats, and barley, by steeping the two latter gr#Ins checked, if not wholly prevented, black heads,'*—'Alb. Cal• ti voter, mm

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v* There is at present quile a discrepancy in tha views entertained by farmers-~praotical as welt as theoretical—in reference question whether Indian corn should or should not be hillodt To us, who bave practically contrasted the advantages and disadvantages characterising both systems, the "DO hill'* philosophy recommends itself as by far the I most eligible, and in the lull oonvietion of I its unquestionable superiority in all soils, and in all seasons, I do not hesitate to reo1 omm*nd iu and in the firm persuasion that 1 I shall have the hearty concurrence of every JS candid and unbiassed farmer who shall be iuduced to give it a fair and impartial trial.

I have not time at present, to review tbe arguments pro and can which have been advanced by the advocates of the two opposing systems, nor would it be worth my time, if I had but I request every person who feel* an intrest in lite matter to try both—to make a fair and wholy impartial experiment, and abld» by the result. This is the only sure way of arriving at the truth.

Since writing the above, I have nhanoed accidental? upon tbe following, written by Alan Putnam, Esq., while editor on tbe New England Farmer—himself a practical man, and one who wrote understanding^ on all subjects connected with tbe farm and farming art.

Recently our studtiss have &eeh more in the Held than in tbe closet and no plant has interested us more than Indian oonj. In the cummer of'34. we parted ihe tits, and left the cares of professions! pursuits, 4k sought for health to tbe field where our ancestors so long toiled. Then tbe fashion which ore* vailed in oar boyhood, of bitting high, had lost much of its hold In the enrnfieid we fcond what seemed to us slovenly and insecure hoeing. Soon (in the latter part of July) tb«N swept over cor neighborhood a accompanied by a most

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For stx manths. ... .*,.....$1,00 IW tnnoffi, If paid wtititn six meatb* 2,00 After theexpiration of the ye«r.2,58 reesipt of lb* flmt pup«r. &S 1^0 paper discontinued until *11 t»rre*ra •re psid, (iMpt at lb* option of ti»» proprietor*.

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^ous fall of rain. The own yielded to ike dorm, and lav prostrate, nearly «o. We thought thefofoy ofttfamieg to h*U was proved, But in four or five days from «bat lima ibti com was as erect as ever* *&& we bslieve that soarcely a stalk was broken in the four aores. while some of our neighbors, whose com was stimMaided by more bill, and which was not laid eo Hat, «^r» obbg»d to go through tbetr fieids and cut outbroken states in large quantities. Oar cw»a that: year, was the latgest we tm had—givum 04 bushel* to the acre.

I^JThat corn much wore liable to injury from high winds wheo 'hilled tip is a point that may be easily •eoottaiaed by *fe«er*a uou. "jHw cfff€t q( tN *»tl «f** the stalks

is to blanch and reader them brit-le, so that (hey easily break—ofteo from tbe weight of the ears without the assistance of extraneous ageaciets-Correspooden/ Germantown Telegraph.

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The Wbeat Crop*.

From various parts of the country we ire receiving accounts of (he devastating ope rations of the wheat fly. in conversation with several of our farmers, we have learned that Marion county is not exempt. One gentleman told us on Saturday, that tbe prospect is that there will not be a half crop The eggs of tbe fly are generally found deposited in tbe second joint above the ground in great numbers.—Indiana Journal.

We copy a few extracts to show tbe slate of the crop abroad: The Xenia Torchlight says: '-We noticed last week that the growing wheat crop 'looked fine.* Since then we have been assured by a number of farmers that fine as they may look, the fly is busy at work with a large portion of it. and that its destruction is inevitable. If we are correctly informed, ibe ravages of ibis insect will be very great. If this shall turn out so, it will be a matter of great regret. Nothing so injures tbe prosperity ?f tbe State as tbe failure of wbeat crop." 'AJIU Y*

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Husbands and Wires*

Mrs. Denison in one of her capital editorials for the Boston Olive Branch presents the following striking contrast between two homes and two husbands: *'1 wish I could see a plessant face when I come home Tired! Yen, that's always the cry. I never get tired—oil, no. Customers to please—clerks to overhaul—accounts to cast up! Hush! I shall hate that child.— Now walk the floor and spoil him. Bill hunt up my slippers. Mary, draw up the rooking chair. Other men have ihese things ready for them. There's Saunders, he takes cornfort. (lis wile is as handsome a* she was the dsy she wnn married. If there's anything 1 hate it is a faded woman. Light the lamps and give me rny newspaper. If 1 can't read in pc.»ce I'll go over to Saunders."

We follow the growling husband over lo Mr. Saunders' where we hear the following conversation between that husband ami his happy wif«-: -Mary, dear, how tired you look. Give me that great strapping boy. No wonder your arms ache. Oh! never mind me, I'm always Q. K. at home you know TaTe the rocking chair yoursrtf, and just he comfortable, Ain't I tired VVhy, ye-s I am. a little, but then I've feasted on fresh air and sunshino to day, which you haven't besides, I don't have such a lump of perpetual motion as this to man ago. ••Bless rny soul—how do you liva these hot daysl Never mind the rooin-every thing looks well enough—you included—ex sept that you are looking a trifle better than well How do you managw to keep so young and pretty, bonny wifeyf"

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Well might the smiling answer be, "the freshness and fulness of my husband's love keeps my heart green.*'

Jedediuh Sees the Twius.

After dickering some lime with thci longlegged door keeper, Judediah Homespun up nnd spent a quarter to sue the Siamese Twins. Looking at the curious pair some time, Jed busted.— "How long you fellers been in this ere kind of a hitch "Forty-lwo years,*' was Eng's repl••Uu tell Gettin kind o, used

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Calculate, ain't you f" "We ought to bo," said they. "Yes, I vow you ought. You felhirsb,long to the aama church—'spact you dof'' "Yes. indeed," said Chang. 'J "Want to know, well I swan yeou are hitohed queer," said Jed, minutely exami ning the ligature. "One*ofyou feilers dies, tother'll be in a pucker. I reckou.'^ "Would be bad." said Chang. "!)on*t drink nothing. I guess—ever go in to swim!" -j j*»"Sometimes," said they.

After gazing at them a few minutes in si leuoe, Jed again busts— "Look here. *spose one of you fetters gets into a scrape, and Was about to be put in jail, how'd you manage that?" "Oh," says Er.g, "I go Chang's bail."-, "Oh yes, could do that by hoky."

And Jedediah, having exhausted his cross-examination, went off whistling, giving a fresh lot of examiners room to put the twins through a similar course of sprouts^ 4W*

Sao CASVAUTY.—On Tueslay last Mr Edward Scautin, Druggist, near the Corporation line in Fulton, bad three^ teeth upon a gold plate placed in bis mouj^. Tuesday night while asleep the plate heoame loose and Mr. S swallowed it a short distance below the palate, when the suffocation it occasioned caused him to awake. He could not get it up nor down and thus stationary* it gave him much pain. The interior portion oi ihe neek became swollen and it was thought that lock jaw would ensue. Dr. Mussey was sent for who yestetday succeeded in removing tbe tee.b and Mr. Scanlin may now recover. Yesterday morning his case was considered hopeless.—Ci*. Ada*.

A ROSAWAT MATCH.-The Cleveland Heraid of th« Itih says: Ooi* day last week, a handsome Jewess and her lover left an upper lake port wftb the avowed intention of committing matrimony. The ladv's father had vetoed the match, and she looked two young to assume the responsibilities of such an alliance. On the boat was ait Bogltsh clergyman, and to him the coupla applied to gird the ••SlBfcta 8* that U»d» twe Wittiag heart*

He declined, and la place of tbe marriage eervioe, read tbe fifth commandmeotl When the boat arrived at Detroit, they stepped oo shore, and tiaving been made one. came oa to Ctevaiand, and pasted Sonday at the Weddett, the "observed of *8 obaarvcrat***" ||.T ,i.i

Waotsd, by me. th« tweets a&d jpSBow-csfc-•eethat belong to "the Cot in the vaStey I Love.*' 1 want to get 'em washed ua a eaiiaiUsiitt SigMd JehtU Sumkejr.

The man who stood 6o his dignkj slipped up last week.

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A Succesful Domestic Search* Mr, H. affronted his wife, who, to punish him resolved to act dumb whenever he was present, and so well did she maintain her resolution, that nearly a week passed away during which not a word did she utter in his presence. She performed her household duties as usual, but speak she would not.— He tried to coax her out of her whim, but in vain. At last he tried the following plan to over come her resolutions by working her curiosity—the most ungovernable of female propensities. Returning one evening from his employment, his lady sat there as usual, mute. He immediately commenced a rig* orous search throughout the room.

The closet was examined, the bed-room, the drawers, boxes, shelves, everything that could possibly bo thought of was overhauled.

His wife was struck with astonishment at his unaccountable behavior, and so he proceeds io his search. She bocame very nervousjv anxious to find out what he was looking lor. What could it be She looxed in his face, to glean, if possible, from his (fitpressioa, tha

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Hulisc Fugitives.

A correspondent of tb« Williamsburgb (N. Times writes aa follows from Aiken South Carolina: In almost everv community in tbe South, resides an individual whose professional 'employment is th* bunting for hire, of runsway slaves. He keeps a pack of sure scented blood hound*, and on receiving a commission, starts off in pursuit on Horseback, accompanied by bis dogs. When ooce these are placed on trail, aeither distance nor time will save jhe fugitive on they go, through woods meadows, and swamps, tueir deep mouthed voices being sometimes beard miles away. The ownrr of tbe dogs must keep up with them, for should be be in tbe bsckgroutid when the fugitive is overtaken, the poor wretch would soon be torn in pieces. When all hope of escape is lost, the runaway generally contrives to mount a tree. and thus saves his body from be lacerating fangs of tbe dogs The owners of these hounds have such a control over them that they can call them off a fcent any moment, and instantly subdue their ferocity toward a victim whom they may have run down. The remuneration received for hunting a fugitive varies from 910 to 50, according to the time employed. These "sportsmen," are almost invariably unaccompanied on their expeditions by any human being and are men of indomitable courage. It is well they are so, tor occasionally they fall in with an ugly customer, who endeavors to kill his pursuers if be can. Being necessary appendages to society, these hunter* are not regarded with that aveision which one would naturally think their peculiar occupation would excite on the contrary, they are freauentlv spoken of es nice meu, good neighbors &c. Some even have a reputation for piety

Sometimes these bloodhounds are usee! to hunt white fugitives from justice. About three weeks ago a gentleman living near this locality had a valuable carriage horse stolen the hounds were started in quest of the rogue, pursued him across the Savannah river, and after a chase of twelve hours —by which time the horse which the fellow had stolen was completely *'used up" having travelled fifty miles—he was taken. To save himself as far as possible, from being worried by the dogs, the fellow stood upright on his saddle, but as it was, his legs and feet were horribly mangled before 4he owner of the pack came up. 1 was told of another instance where a pack of hound* entered the city of Augusta in.fuil cry, in pursuit of a white thief who had robbed a house a f-w mile* distant, and although ihe fellow, knowing that Ihe dogs were after him visited one or two hotels, passing up and down stairs, in hopes ot throwing the animals off ihe scent, he was unsuccessful and Anally in despair made for the country again, and was captured after running about three miles.

A BishopN pay and Perquisites*

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go. he was sober as a judge. He Uftodl the edge of the carpet, looked under the table oover and finally approached her chair, look* ed under it, and oven going so for as to hniah her dress partially aside, as if it might be hid there. Sise could stand it no longer. She hurst oat—'Bob what are yea forT lie smiled and answered, tongue and!**• foaod it*

A man in SwM cured his wife of an at-

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The Bishop of Durham is in embarrassed circumstances, poor man. Ilia income having been reduced to about $40,000 per annum (it was formerly about 12J.000.) he finds himself in a statd of pitiable destitution. and has applied to the ecclesiaslioal commissioners for an additional $5,000 a year lo pay to his "gamekeepers'* and ••watchers on the'tfioors," and keeps his lawns—not the lawn he wears but the lawns around his palace in apple pie order. The commissioners decline to make the extra allowance more because the "Lord Spiritual" has already overdrawn his account some 9350 000 since his salary was cut down: or rather, has retaiued that amount instead of paying it over lika an honest prblate. In the diocesa of Durham there artt dozens of poor curates, with wives and families to support who do not receive £50 sterling per annum and yet the bishop, in his schedule of extras puts down the annual wages of one game keeper at j£10l 61., and of another j£55 8s 6J. Saving his lordship's game, therefore is considered a more valuable and important servloe than saving the souls of his lordship's flor!i. The estimation -in which his lordship holds carnal luxuries aa compared with things spiritual is also manifested in another part of his *TiUle bill." He puts down the expenses of his parks at £1001, but modestly charges only £15 for tho*e of his chapel! That blessed institution known as the "Church of England" is based upon a system of the most monstrous inequalities. If the piety and g"od works of its bumble clergy did not set off the ungodly rapacity of its hierarchs, it woold be in peril of tbe fate of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Drtaciaf ami Xarrytac 'a Sister's Daaf h- •.... ," tor. The Presbyterian General Assembly

'Sem School) lately in session in Bufiahas had under consideration two questions of considerable intrest: 1st Is it con eistefit for a cbureh member to engage in promiscuous dancing! 2d. Is it allowable for a church-member to marry the daughter of bis abler, his niece? The first question the Assembly answered promptly in the negative. hut the second they boggled badly. Dr. Cox, in reporting on ihe question, thus presented the matter. The question, he said, was two-fold: "First. Is it lawful for a church-member to marry the daughter of his sister? Second. After such marriage is contracted, can the person contracting it retain his standing in tbe churchr* His conclusions were thus stated:-'"

1st. That what is either lawful or pos itively forbidden, may be a different matter, and often is a very ditferent one from what is expedient. 2d. »No legislation but the church can bind the concience of a man, and God does not forbid the relation. 3i. Nearest of kin should always be preferably avoided. 4th That the proper liberty of individuals on the subject of marriage should be carefully guarded and established, as well as all tbe violations of divine laws sacredly prevented. 5 h. No forfeiture of church standing ought to result from the mere circumstance of the above relation."

The Boston Traveller remarks: We have always regarded it as a thing barely allowable for a man to marry bis aunt's daughter—his own.cousin but this is even worse than'lhat, it is bringing the relationship one step nearer. This commingling of blood relations'!* the fruitful cause of much of the physical and mental imbeoility with which our asylums for ihe insane and blind, and 'especially idiots, and he will certainly pause before he forms a matrimonial alliance, which is shown to be the producing cause of a very considerable part of those visitations on the sons and daughters of men.

If a man will read Dr. Howe's reports on idiocy, and then oosent to marry a blood relation, he must be thoroughly blinded by passion or reckless of consequences. He must be in a state of mind to regard his present gratification as more important than the health and reason of his posterity. ¥$

The New York Evening Post, in speaking of this decision of ihe General Assembly, utters the following emphatic opinion:

Let us, however, seriously inquire of this reverend Synod whether they do not know that, if such close marital connections are not forbidden by the Bible, they certainly are by the instincts of nature, by the laws of physiology, ard by the common sense of mankind* In our estimation, the marriage of a man with the offspring of his own sister is quite as revolting as incest and to a refined and delicate mind presents itself as positively loathsome. At the same time, the facts of science demonstrate that these lies of kindred entail tho most terrible congruences up in posterity that they have a iroci and pernicious influence upon the nervous system of the children, softntng the brain and producing weakness of mind, if not in all cases idiocy. Every breeder of animals is perliectly familiar with the law, and crosses flocks with as much conscientious fidelity as he gives them food, or shelters Ihem from the tempent.

The subject was finally disposed of by the passage of a resolution, almost unanimously, declaring such a marriage contrary to the laws of God and revolting to human nature.

The Assembly also adopted resolutions in favor of the colonization cause and the Maine liquor law.

It adjourned on the 31st ult., to meet next year in Philadelphia. jj*

Tine churches! O, yes, splendid cost $50 000 or 10 ,000. What for? who will occupy them? Wise men after the flesh!

the mighty, the great, the noble, the rich, the gay, the proud, the ambitious? Is this the way? Have respect unto him that weareth the gay clothing, say to him:—"Sit thou here in a good place and say to the poor: "Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool!" -.-Is this Gospel?—Golden Rule. ..£?|g

The Carpet Bag tells the story of a preacher who delighted in long sermons who once exchanged with a brother preacher who delivered short ones. At the usual hour for closing tbe services, tbe people become uneasy. and being inspired with the love of a warm dinner, rather than long serrao'cs went out quietly one by one, until the preacher was left alone with the sexton. The preacher feeling that he must do his duty, continued to blaze away till that functionary seeing no prospect of a close, walked deliberately up to tbe pulpitstairs, and handing him tho key, requested that he toould lock up when he got through, and leave ihe key ai hit house as he went along!

A blacksmith was lately summoned to county court as a witness in a dispute between two of his workmen. The judge after bearing the testimony, asked him why he did not advise the fools to settle, as the coal had! amounted to thrfes times the disputed sum. He replied: t"!old the fools to settle for I «aid the clerks would take their coats, the lawyers their shirts: and if they got iaio your honor's court you'd skin

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The present area of the city of New Orleans will hardly fall short of forty square miles—being double the area of the tncorporated limits ofNew York city, which embrace the whole of Manhattan Island, and presenting a surface greater than that of the present area of London. The present area of. New Orleans may without difficulty, and in the ordinary coarse of human affairs, comfortably contain a population of two million inhabitant*. The present population during the business season may safely be estimated at Dot less than one hundred and seveaty-five thousand.—Picayune.

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tack of -Bloomwsm He thh'that, girts! A* editor's Ihowgfcts complete "fixing up," hat said nothing His wifoily, swwetiy, exquisitely, wresthad in yoo? sntMt to tig. whereopon heassnmadrfch and—yes. nestling down with ia yowr midnight slambem, geisUy to he was knitting or trying to knit a stocking.' gaard mud pwcefoly to keep watch over hs|Sho look the hsnt. asid tie Turkish arrange- py dreams. Jerusalem! mid tot be meal was put ittde immedistelv. Jen editor? Truly, who?

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The Union and the Fower at the Demoe-

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It is remarkable that the only opposition to tho Administration which at this time ventures to show itself is based upon the fact that President Pierce uniting in his support of the platform of principle upon wbioh ha was elected, ail sections ot the demo-

riotisin, the wisdom and the power of the

democratic principles. It is this which has I

craao p*rty. This is the only charge of opinions are fast becoming the serious conimportanoo brought against him either io I victions of the world, for the rapid growth of Tennessee or Kentucky, the only two this country in population, wealth and powStatee in which any eerious show of oppo- ar, has had no parallel in the world's histosition is at this time kept up. The whigiry. If our rulers continue to be wise and journals and orators of thi* region charge, lour people virtuous, this nation must, not that the administration is corrupt—not many vears, take the lead in ihe world'Here

lhat its declared policy is any way unwise fairs. The new administration is just getting but that the President is so administering cleverly under sail, and is eminently poputhe government as to rally in his support lar. So far, things look like a prosperous democrats who in past times, and before the four years voyage, and it is to be hoped there gettleme&l of tbe sectional controversy, have differed widely from each other upou the sectional questions, while agreeing in tho other fundamental principles,pCihft^dvjDiiOcratio creed. »aft* -S&JSTH jm lu taking this ground the opposition forgets that it is the highest possible tribute to the power of the Democratic organization, to the patrioism of the democratic doctrine, and to the wisdom witlf which the administration adapts its policy to both. In fact, the democratic party nominated Gen. Pierce, pledged itself before the country that his election should produce tho very result which we now see, and which the whigs make their one topic of complaint.—The Democrats undertook, upon condition^ of the success of their candidate lo settle the aeotionai controversy, and oompose the sectional agitation ,and to unite in governing the country upon th*t basis.— They undertook that the whole democracy should unite upon a common platform, and lhat a platform of justice and peace between all the States of the great confederacy.— They went into the canvass upon this idea. The pSople sustained them in it. The democratic organization was competent to deal with and to adjust sectional dispute. which had broken the whig party down and given its organization into the control of the fanatics of sectionalism. The whig journals, which now gnash their teeih at the union of all sections of the democracy in support of the President and his platform. and his policy as announced in his inaugural, are railing at the democracy simply far accomplishing a purpose which the whig organization proved itself totally unable to accomplish. It is not pretended by these accuscrs that President Pierce's administration has upon it the stain of abolitionism. The ouly accusation is thai men who have been abolitionists are at this time sustaining it. It is not intended that the administration favors disunion the only accusation is lhat some men have given up disunion doctrines in order to enlist ia its support.

united and impelled all sections of the de-1fna^® ber power felt. mocracy—in forgelfullness of the past dis-j

-Ah!" said old Mr# flooseniury, •'learning is a great thing I've often lelt ihe need of it. Why, would you believe it. I am now sixty years old, and and only

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The World a* it is,—Bird's Bye View TH* Usirso STATES.—It is very proper to place our own country at the head of the column, fo? ever since the last war with Great Britain, Brother Johnathan has placed her at the head of th'e nations, declaring that

may bo no serious mistake to endanger or injure the good old ship. President Pierce, so far, has given evidence of ability, firmness and cool judgment, lu the fight between Old Fogyism and Young America, between conservatism and filibustering, as far as can yet be seen, he steers safe ihe middle course, with one eye upon Scylla and the other on CharybdU, aware of tho dangers of both. We have some iutricate tuttd difficult questions in our foreign relation, particularly Englend, Spain, and Mexico, but there is

Tho best commentary upon all these charges is, that the very portion of the whig party which has been most free from these ultra ism, both at the North and South, constitutes the only part of thai party which appears now cordially to acquiesce in the policy of tho administration. The national whigs seem to be, in the main well satisfied with an admistration 'which the tectionalist whigs denounoe—and denounce, loo, for receiviug the support of men whose opinions have heretofore been deemed sections'. If there were any force in this charge it would come with a bad grace from the men who make it. When their sectional fanaticism, has riven their own organization iu twain iional lo jgeviiy. She has already lived Ionthey are scarcely in a position to arraign ger than Methuselah, and yet showsn^ «i^jns

democratic admistration for uniting all its! decay, blie has had her faults, but her supporters on a common national platform.!.character has generally been good, ana the But the main inference to be drawn from

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sentions growing out of a state of thingsa national puzzle. Like Cuffee's speckwhich now exists no longer—to rally in fed pig, that would not hold still long enough support of a policy which comprehends ev-

ery great interest and every aeclion of the hjon or description. Her Emperor, NapoleOnion. The democratic organization has! on III., is also a puzzle. Instead of the shown itself the whole patriotic sentiment of weak, hair brained creature he was thought Ibe coufttry end strong enough to wield it|

to all the purpose of an eolightened patriot- idency, he has proved himself lo b# a man ism. It has shown itself able to guard cf great nerve, shrewd, cool atn| daring.— against all the jus? rights of the Stales, as But what are really his principle* and purihe only means of secgring the safety and 1 poses, no body can tell, ^lle says, peace, perpetuity of the Union.— Wash. l/iuon: peace, but the world hordly believes him.—

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Our Mrs. Pericins the venerable relict of bright and early, be will be found pitching Sawbone Perkins, of Perkinsville, arrived into Kngtand"Snd having a neighborly fight last evening, and has resumed her usual io avenge the downfall of his great uncle, it avocations—those of talking and eating, may be that he will »horily be making a deShe says that during her visit to the west, momtralion upon Belgium of Italy to extend the boundaries of his empire. If he keeps quitttfll the great continental struggle comes

she seed so maany peepil conflicted with the potaioe pot and the gallow yanders, that she wos reify afeard lo agress eny buddy between despotism and freedom, he will then —one man had the final contortions awfully^ %e found in the hottest of the fi^bt. but nobed—he couldn't draw his breath mor'o body now can goes? oti which side he will half way up his pine wipe." She akoj bo. states thatabe -took abeam stoat ,*ods |TAtr!ilfDHc^iffif*kMh!dering wlrode down ih* Sister Mippy, but it fas so)

ctno„,and

unkimmon could, it froze up the fire and j® mo distance to see their buraiing fires ihey couldn't biR the wind in the stovepipes.' The old lady isn't very well at pfa#»iit»

know the names of three months in the year and them is spring, fall, Mid autumn. .,i I larnt the name of tWm when I ana sp leule bit of gal Mrs. Doo*fubary

Iter *N 10 1» r"

'Sadfd, Semite!, beware oftk« vimmeo vet rends oo oe|ivpapera! Yewr father married a vooum lluU read none, and you'r the

You're as hicnorant as a

Wke papers, and foofio away ume

she oould whip the whole biling of 'em,' and co, and nVake something of her yet. At any •wasn't afeard." Jonathan's braggadocio

af-

special reason to apprehend

at present lhat thry may not be amicably adjusted. RUSSIA—Tho northern bear is generally considered, and perhaps truly, the leading power in Europe. She undoubtedly has a valid title to what Kossuth calls "a power on earth." More than twenty years ago a »agaoious French writer and statesman, De

Toqueville, predicted that the United States and Russia were to become the two leading powers on the globe. More than thirty years ago Napoleon predicted that in fifty years Europe would become either Republican or Cossack, lu the latter alternative. Euiope would of course be governed by Russia in in the former, Russian despotism would receive a check, and the destinies of the continent would be controlled by some powerful republic. At present, Russia, with her powerful armfcs & her masterly diplomacy, is pursuing her steady purpose of extensive dominion. Tho brave Circassians have with stood her assaults for many years, and many times repulsed her powerful armies with great slaughter but the great power and untiring perseverance of Russia will, doubtless at last be victorious. Having long ago swallowed and digested, Poland, and obtained Controlling power in the cabinets of Austria anu Prussia, she is now bent upon devouring Turkey, and would probably tmtke a meal of her at once, if the British lion did not show his teeth and brittle his mane at every decided indication of such a ttiovo mcut. ,, fc,

OLD ENGLAND, glorious old England. "Whose flag has braved thousand jcur# tho battle and the breeze still mcvcs on in her ijestic carreer among the nations, rich, fat, and hearty, quite an •old fogy" in her way, and yet not entirely destitute of the blood of "Young America" in her veins. She is the world's cashier, but she will resign that office ono of these days to her daughter on this sido of the water, after we get our Pacific railroad through and become the regular half-way house between Europe and tiie East indii»». England bid* fait to present a respectable instance of na

world

this—the one complaint of opposition—is. civilization, freedom and chmtuimv. In the strongest possible testimony to the pat-

lho

is largely her debtor. She is a friend

l°!«

approaching

Europe betw«er» despotism and freedom,

s^°

found on tho right side, and will

gay, fickle, revolutionary France,

be counted, she almost defies classifioa-

be, previous to his elevation to the Pres

I It may be that some of these mornings.

in her old age, at ill re tains" som& of tha so-

cient pride and npirit of hisr better day

w|lten wtMI

•A KVur ml ite Dr """l iKrM! log there, is she suspect*, wuh the intention Mue*ia "». «•».

A-^

the foremost nation in Europe

lhe worf,j w]th

They have a good jalte on Dr. Eagan, of *e8kn4e"!!!d I"0* Ckiop. E.». g£. )«4 well as a most *»co««sful physiciao: The J1*™ llZ

... ioit called hbu io, and he is iry%fO s€« Bigoorant |*ople aay it's throwing what he can do to save her. It is diffieuIt money

Bud

foe to'read them. Her cohstttution is brolfenr TKe amputaHm folfWftj^iintftr* Iwop for debate lions sba suffered uoder Doctors Soou sai tore tbe Indiana Skow Cramp CUib—Does a man har^ a rotd) of blood to his bead or g*rod her whrfe eys^em nature dt Santa Anna prescription does not yet dearly appear. It is said he griw

lehtfe the 1 odUna Skow Cramp Qu b—Does Taylor very mach weakened herafcd eodan. a man har® a roah of blood to his bead or «ered her whole erstem. W oat will be (he feot wfcea hh shs ofi a high-back-wl chair— and if ao. Mhr moohf Smithers likes &e afiwmaiive.

her coin In her

1 A to •». fc mjM.

Wr f'»" °r

h"or «**l tl ...r froo.

her. Mcstco ia aliil hovering belwceo life and death. Her doctor in the hut resort has'for many years been Ssnta Anna. She has

pmhahfy bevond bis skill-

Mr teeth et these l/cstod ^ctes of the North,

:^o.4l).

but be will hardly be mad enough to venture on a quarrel, unless he makes up his mind to kill off his patient at once to relieve hlBf1 of her suffering. But Santa Anna is a pow-' erful man, a remarkable man, and he may possibly resuscitate and regulate old Mexi-

rate if he finds her in a sinking condition", 5 and is obliged lo run her a^hort?. it will undoubtedly be upon the* coast of the United 1 States, and he will probablv make timely a^-' rangrtments to save his own personal bag^ age, which is kuowu lo be uf princely valu*",

BRAZIL.—Her exports of coffee are in* I creasing, and her imports of atmWdtygrsa**' *«V*.T

THK: ARGENTINEAi

PERCof

is quiet and prosperous. II»r rich

est gold mines now aro her Gunno is/chid/. THSSANDWICH ISLANDS.— Theirharmles people, the aborigines, are lading away, I dwindling in numbers, and will probably die at last in Unble Sum's arms.

CHIXA,—There itf a greal sliatlho nmon! tho dry bones of the celestial Empire. A rebellion has been eating its way through hor immense population for two or three year* past, and strongly betblfrnif tins d&wnfidVoi' the "BVother of tho Sun," and the establishmfent of a new dynasty.

JAPAN.—Fat,

A Woito IN SKASON, Est'ECtAM.I* TO Tin

L/ADFES.—The

rill

Mazzint and Kossuth are wasoh-

set Europe in blaze, AcSTStA, PatrssiA, aso TciuctY hav« a future fate depending

OLD

upon ihemselires

than upon surrounding nations. E.ngfaod, France and Russia ar« their keepers, their backers, their guardians, t|»i/ arbiters. -vPoo*

SfAtif. feeble and broken down

.|l

RsruBt.ic is still slrumr-

ling with revolutionary troubles. At the last accounts, which come down to the early part of April. General Urquiza was in tlw vicinity of Ruenos Ayros, endeavoring to negotiate terms of peace, in failnro of which, a seige the city would follow.

and wise, ami active E* .in

ojster, sliut close in its' shell, jtist peeping out, and waiting for tho United SUtdsa'qiUttdran to Coino and open it.

A Little Qnakeret Inn Hurry td got U.irrietl. An amusing in tlrim.niul ory of ihe.olden time of New England. |t so fell out'.ti'jt two yotfng people bedam'e very much snih!eo with each other ns young people sometimes do. I he young woman's father was a wealthy CjuRker-the young man was poor but respectable. The father could stan.? no sncli union and rexolutcly opposed it and tho daughter dare not disobey—thnt is lo say, slie dare i.ot disobey openly.—

She "met him by moonlight," while she preteuded never to see him, and she pinodand wasted in spite of herself. She was really in love—a state of sighs and tear*. which women ofltner re'ocli in imagination than in reality. Still the father remained inexorable. Time passed on, nnd the roso on Mary'* damask cheek passed olf S!io let no concealment, like a "worm in tho bud,' prey on that damask cheek however.' when her father asked her why she pined, she always told him. The old genileimuv was a widower, and loved his girl dearK.Had it been a widow mother who htd Mary, in charge, a woman's prido never would have given way before tho importunities of a daughter. Men are not hoWeVor, so' stubborn in such mutters, and when tho father saw that the daughter's heart Was* roally set upon tho match he surprised lv?r' one day by broaking out. ••Mary, rather" than mope to death, thee hail baiter marry as loon a* tlicc chooses, utid w.'ioin.lliw chooses."

And then whtitdi'd Mhryl' \^ttrt''tV?Vtho' birds of the air told the swailfdr the chatigo or until the father had time to alter his rnhnt' flguin? Not a bit of it. She clapped her neat little straw bonnet on her head, walked directly into the street, and then as directly to the house of her intended as tb» street would carry her. She walked into tho house without knocking, for knocking, was not fashionable, and sh found thfe fUin-' ilyjtisl nitili.g'dbWn ib'dihtH'r. South' Jlnltr commotion was exhibited at so unr.xp»cted an opparition as the heirers in tho widow's cottage, but she heeded it not. John look-' ed up inquiringly. She w'alkfd up io' him and took' his hands in hers "John," said she. "father say* I may hare theo."^3^ And John got direcjly up from the table and went to the par'sofif. lu ju*t tw'ent/ five ii^Bules they were mkn'and wife!5

I'hilidelphia Inquirer has thw

following: he Strawberry, which is now at tho' height of its perfection iu our markets, if applied with a brush to the tpelh. will r*inovc. lhe tartar more drfectiiwlly tlilui any dentrrfice ever invented. Give it a trial. 'Ono or two strawberries, eatci. in the morning, cleanse the mouth delightfully, and

With their application lo the teeth a* recommended. give a dtflictouv fraursuve tc ihe breath."

¥i'| V.-feal

SutcjDK.—Ult the Joih inst.. in Centreville, Mr. Jonathan Ham w'ss tnarried u» Miss Hester ICnouse. On liie Saturday1 following ihe bridegroom procured a pistol.went into an empty freight car a few rods west of the depot at that place, and soot' himself.' When found he was dead. Ii is supposed he placed thepUiol iu bis mouth, a

ono side of his face was blown off. Mr. Ham wss a temp*r«le slid Industrious man, and no cause has been assigned for the rash1 act.—State Jour.

By a new arrangement of the iim« taul-« on the railways between here snd Indfanap olis, on snd after Monday morning a person may leave hare in Petfibone's morning train, and reach Indiahapbii's in eight hour*. The American Egress Company will run a messenger oVer the line Horrah for the nine-' teentb century 1— Cin. Tmes.

ifie Ath*hy itegia(ef gays there iSt pvtk •ad laid shop up town thkr hbir this

8i"i.

stuck up inside: "No whistling allowed while saussgesare lying oh the coumor."

oouhtr that the scaffold on which be stooiT' gave way.' owing to which he (ell and broke his week.'

"M»o may take A Woman and'a dowry »ii' the same may that be accepts ihe hamper that bring# bimahaodfome present iit game

DustviEfc* E*oLAk».~Tho Di«aetfi ing Churches in England are gaining rapidly, and already far outnumber tho Estab--Itshed Churches." The former are set down*" in a late census at 20,t00, while lite latter* are only 14,0,0. Something-of a diifercuco-.