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VERMONT WATCHMAN & ST ATE JOURNAL.
BY E. P. WALTON & SONS,
MONTlELiEIi, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 184G.
VOL. XL. NO. 44.-WIIOLE NO. 2083;
WATCHMAN & JOURNAL.
TCRMS S1E0 elilnnjranca $200 If payment Is not made
In adYaruo, Interest alw) charged from tho end of tho year.
POETRY.
GOOD NIGHT.
Good iilglil I and mny tho god of leep
rress nenllv on thy brow,
And on thy lip may softly erei-p
The undo lint pla) then) now.
All undisturbed be llijr reposo
I'y vision of crlm care,
And thy young liiart 10 light, that woe.
May find no dwelling thurc.
While rtnel guard thy downy bed
Mav four of III depart.
And bright-winged tace ploy round thy head!
Ana nemo in my ntari.
May all thy dreams ho happy themes
Of Joy. uml lovo, and light,
And all Ihy lifo be like thy dreams
Ko, onco ng.iln good night ! Mirror,
A GOOD MAN.
I would walk
A weary Journey, to tlio feitheit verge
Or the big worm, to kiss tlint good niiin'i
Who, in tl.p blaze of wisdom uml or art,
rrcservel a lowly mind, and to Mi God,
l ei iji.g the enid oi tm own muenem,
U m u child in rhcek eimnliciiy, 11. k. White.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FROM SKETCHES OF TRAVELS IN
PERU. 1831812.
nr j. J. vo -rscriurjl.
The Fair LjiMA.Nr.su. " Tlio fuirLimcin rises
ot n late hour, dresses her liair with iassamino nnd
orange flowcro, nml wni'.s for breakfast. Allcr this,
she receives her visiters and pays her visits. Liu
ring the heat of tlio day her solace is a swing in
lier hammock, or a cigar. After dinner, sho visits
lier Irientls ; and the day is concluded in tlio theatre,
tlio gieat squire, or on the bridge. Hut few ladies
employ themselves in needlework or netting, tiltho'
Eonio of them are very expert in thesoarts. In so
ciety such work is never introduced happy city,
where woinav meet witli latlios not Uiuttinjr slock
in"s! Tlio prido with which tlio ladies of
P .i.t.: r . I il-
Liiina ciierisu uiuir tiny ieei uuu uuruiy uu ex
nnrieratod. Whether they walk, or stand, or swing
in tlio liammock, or recline on the sofa, their prin
cinal caro is to keep their pretty feet in viow. No
praise of their virtue, their intelligence, or even
their beauty, wili Hatter them so sweetly na a com
mendation of their delicate feet. A great foot pa-
taza inglisa" an English paw," as they say) is a
horror to them. I ourt; heard the praises of a fair
European Irom somo ladies m Junta ; but they end
ed with the words, pero que pit ! vulgame Dois .'
nance una lanch'i! but what a foot ! 'tis like a
great boat!" yet tlio foot in question would hr-vo
been reckoned ot a moderate size in l.urope.
At a certain age, the ladies of Lima generally
niako a great change in their mode of lifo. Their
bloom is none, and they no longer charm : or, sa
tiated wilh the pleasures of an iinchat.leried hie,
they Icavo the world, devote themselves to religion,
nnd become so-called " Meatus." They must at
ted church twico or thrice daily ; confers, at least,
once in a week : retire for penance during passion-
week; send delicate luxuries to their confessor, or
a calash to carry him when he is not disposed to
'.valk; and m many otner ways exposo llieir sanc
tity as a spectacle. This seeming piety, fur remov
ed from every thing like a Eince:o devotion, is so
much rnoro disgusting us it is generally accom
panied by a bitter und uncharitable humor. These
devout ladies having renounced all other pleasures,
enjoy tho more keenly the luxury of scandal and
turn their vennmed sting against their neighbors;
so that the " lieatus" may be reckoned tho most
dangerous class of society in Lima."
Ceiio de Pasco. Tho lovo of silver has col
lected, in u dreary clime, bordering on the eternal
snow, the men of various nations Spaniurds, Ger
mans, Englishmen, Swedes, Americans, and Ital
ians. Tho beauty of tho place is subterraneous
in its rich silver mines. Many a tale ot wild spec-
ulation belongs to this remarkable town. Gamb-
lint' is tho favorite amusement. Iho Indians em
ployed in tho mines of Cerro de Pasco nro nmong
the most degraded iflhab.tants of Peru. Our trav
eler relates some stories of tho faculty of sccrc
tiveness, us developed among these natives, who
havo been made tho slaves of European rapucity.
We cannot decide on the probability of these talcs;
but instances as striking are recorded of the Indi
ans of Mexico:
Fatal Adventuhe. "The Indians havo dis
covered that their silver mines have mado their con
dition rather worse than better. They determine,
therefore, to keep secret llieir knowledge of 6ome
rich veins of silver not yet explored by Europeans.
Traditions of these mines havo been handed down,
it is supposed, from father to son, through centuries.
Even brandy, which will open tho Indian's moiilli
on any other subject, fails in this case. A few
years ago, there lived, in tho large village of Hu
uncuyo, the brothers Don Jose and Don Pedro Ir
riarle who were among the wealthiest mine pro
prietors ot Peru. As they had reason to suspect
the existence of rich unexplored veins among the
neighboring hills, they sent out a young man in
their employ to examine tho country, and use the
likeliest means ot discovery. Accordingly, ho re
paired to a villaue, whero he found lodgings in the
hut of un Indian shepherd from whom he conceal
ed his object. In the" course of a few months, uu
attachment hud grown up betw en the young adven
turer and tho bhepherd's daughter; and, at last, Iho
young man succeeded so far in ins object as to win
I'roui the girl a promise that she would point out to
him tho mouth of a rich silver mine. She directed
him to follow her, at so'nn distance, on a certain
day when she should go to tend her flock on tho
hills ; ond to notice whero sha droppad her
"mania," (a woolen shawl). There, tdto told him,
ho would lind tbo entrance of the mine. The a-
cent obeyed lier directions; and after somo dig
ging, found his way into a moderately deep shult,
which led to u rich vein of silver. Do was busily
onca 'od in breakm ' off somo specimens of the
ore, vli3ii ho was surprised by the old shepherd,
who congratulated him on the discovery, und offer
ed his ussistunce. Alter working together for a
time, they rested ;' an4 the ludian offered to tho
vouiii' man u cun of chica, which ho drank. Soon
ufier drinking, he felt unwell; and, as rt suspicion
of beini' poisoned flushed upon his mind, ho in
stantly packed the specimenof ore in his wallet,
hastened buck to the village and thenco redo 'to
lluancayo. He had only tuno to explain his ad
venture to his oinotovers, und point out, as well us
he could, the Ioculityof the mine; for ho died that
niuliL Another exploring party was immediately
inln llin nniirlihrirhnniL hut ivitltmlt rtllCnfJSS !
Dull, iiiw M.p... - -
tho Indian und Ins family hud vanished from the
place, und no traco of tho mine could bo discover
ed.
A Cun.m.vo Monk. The Use of a KoBAtiy,
k a pr.nnin Prnnciscuii monk, a passionato gum-
l.laf ltuml nt llnnnnnvo. Bv his friendly offices, ho
had beconio a favorite among tho Indians, to whom
i.u ntimi nniiiied wiien in want of money. Ono
day, when ho had suffered .losses nt tho hazard ta
bic, he bogged of nn Indian, who was his lelativo
.r. 1,-ir. inm nut nf l.i-i nnvertv. Tho Indian prom
isod nssiatanco on tho following evening; und ho
arrived punctuully at tlio appointed time, with a bug
full of silver oro for tho monk. This process wus
rooeatod several times; until tho still neeuy moon
.amnotlv nrnvnd flint ha inh'ht bo favored with a
viow of tho soiirco from which his wants had been
tin nAnn KJintlttPll. This renuest also was urutited
bv thofriondlylelativo: nnd, nccordingly, on the
appointed night, throo Indians camo to Iho house
of the Franciscan desired that lie would allow them
to bandage his oyea and nssonting, carried him a
way, on their shoulders, somo miles among the
mountains, i nero nicy uueu hum uumi
Inm ilown a shaft of somo littlo depth and dis-
. , . I 1 1 a.nin r f eilf.ni-
to nun u ncu uuu bimmiy yu' v. om...
When ho had amply feasted his sight, and had lulc
nn urn nnourrli for his Drcsent necessities, his eye:
were again bandaged, and ho was carried homo on
ttic shoulders of his guides. On the road ho slily
untied his rosary ; and dropped rt bead hero and
there, tfiat he might have a clllu to tho mine.
Arrived at homo, ho lay down to t03t, in the com
fortnblo hopo of exploring the path to wealth on
the following day; but, in the coiirso of about two
hours, tho Indian, his relative, camo to the door,
with his hands full of beads" rather" Haiti ho, as
ho gave thorn the monk, "you lost your rosary on
tho road !"
A TAMUO DANCE IN HAYTI.
A Missionary, writing from Port au Prince, May
10, 1810, to the Christian Contributor, gives tho
following description of a tlaiticn dance:
"I havo scaled myself by my window to de
scribe a Haitien dance, which is now in lull ope
ration within twenty yards of our house. It is
night. About ono hundred and fifty persons havo
collected in the yard, but only about a dozen darico
nt a time. A small rustic lamp, hung to a Ireo in
tho middle of the ring, gives a faint light; but the
sky above is clear, and tho moon performs her of
fice nobly, Tho dance seems to bo divided into
parts of about fifteen or twenty minutes each, thus
giving an opportunity for all to bear romo part,
They dance to a monotonous heat of two sticks
upon a soap box. At tho commencement of each
turn, u new party steps into tho ling. fThoy seem
to take n hind of circular movement, making a
great many strange, not unfrequontly uncouth, ges
tures, singing away with all their might. Now
the singing hos ceased; but it is only for a mo
ment, for tho women have begun to striko up an
other tune ; and now two lusty follows are ham
mpring away with great gleo on their soap boxes.
Somo aro engaged in talking, hut tho greater part
aro singing. They havo just enough tafia aboard
to make their voices lively. But oh ! that shout
that half-way scream ; it is not fit for earth, and
much te3s for heaven. For months after wo came
hero, wo were kept nwako at night by these half
demon tones away in the distance, and knew not
how to account for them. Occasionally, ono of the
dancers became so dizzy, drunk or enchanted, that
sho falls to tho ground. A part ot some of these
dances aro so fur from decency as not to admit of a
description.
Tho drumming comes as near tho sound of n
very old grist-mill grinding corn very fast 'as any
thing I can think of.
A great many superstitious notions aro enter
tained and practicedat thoso gatherings; nndthoy
pretend to have a great deal to do with tho devil.
Once I went out and distributed somo tracts to the
bystanders. But all labors of this kind havo to bo
conducted with a groat deal of caution.
I am happy to say there nro many of tho better
informed and more respectable class of society
who do not frequent thoso dances.
INDIAN CORN.
Indian Corn ii growing popular in tlieso latler
days. In days gone by it was considered a very
vulgar sort of grain, only fit for tho commonest peo
ple to oat. But since tho falling off in tho polatoc
crops, now virtues havo boon discovered in plain
Indian corn, and even John Bull seems willing to
fatten on it, if ho could discover how to cook it.
A few days since, whilo dining at tho Exchange,
wo noticed a ounlo of nowlv arrived, sandy-linired
Englishmen, oonosito us scrutinizing the bill of
fure. It was near the dessert, and they wore look
ing nmong the custards, puddings, and pies, for
something wherewith to conclude their sumptuous
dinner.
" What's this. Bob," said ono, "Ilindian pudding?"
"Where?-' inquired Bob, porpintr at tho bill.
"Ilindian pudding, hindian pudding," repeated
tin first. " Is that hirvUan corn, do you think, that
thcy'ro malting such a rumpus about at omc?"
"Yes, that must bo it," concluded Bob.
" My hey, then," said his friend, " lot's nvo it."
Presently iho dessert was brought on, nnd our
English neighbors cast their eyes anxiously over
ho tablo to discover tho Ilindian pudding. But
the difference between them and tho Irishman was,
j that while Pat know his letters bysight, hut couldn't
tci t10m by lnm0) thcy i.no,v iijn(ijan pl,J,ling by
name, but they could not tell it when they saw it.
At length o'fTo called a waiter.
"Bring us the maizo pudding, my boy," said ho.
The waiter started ho didn't know it by that
name.
"Ilindian corn pudding, my boy, tho Ilindian
corn pudding," repca o I tno ingusnman
IT. was nciorc mom in n uiiiiuiu, ihi urny uuiucu
themselves modestly, at first, but notwithstanding
it was " worry 'ot, it grow in lavor witu worn uir
til there was none of it left in the dish.
It was Iho first thov had over eaten, and it was a
musing to hear their speculations on what was, to
them, a rare dih.
" It will do, Bob, eh ? I go with Peel for tho
frco introduction of Ilindian Corn, nnd I'd ave it
always done up in pudding."
" It's cnnil to nlnm pudding," replied his friend,
"with tho roast beef to boot. It's over barley tr
boats decidedly."
A fow years ago these men could havo found
nothing in America fit to cat, but hunger brings
people to their senses very quick. Baltimore Con-
intnt.
Catt. Smith's Bkaii Stout. About the year
1830 I settled at tho Lower Peach Tree, in Wil
cox county, Alabama, nnd cultivated a few acres
in corn nnd cotton, besides a smnll potatoo patch,
and bit of cardon, as was usual in thoso days. My
nearest neighbor, John (Jhnnipion, iieing Deucr on
than the rest of us, had n nice gnng of hogs, and
feeling a little above his neighbors on account of
his wealth, and being rattier an overhearing mm,
was not pirticulnr whether his stock hroko into
nlhenieonle's fields or not. Mv crop wa3 too small
to feed my own family and John Champion's hogs,
too, sol cornplmnod to nun several times, uut got
no relief. But being nt old Erasmus Culpepper's
hotiso ono day I heard him say, that if a foot or an
oir, or oven a piece of bear-skin was thrown down
in a place whero hogs were, llioy nover would
show their shc.tts t nero acain, i worn nomo nna
got tho" skin of a bear which I had killed sometime
before, nnd having supplied myself with some
corn, I went out and saw about twenty fine year-
olds marching away in my hold. 1 "tolled tnejn
un." nnd cntchinir a cood runner, sowed him up in
tha bear-skin nnd turned him loose. Off ho ran
after tho rest, who, taking him for n bear, inn as if
possessed. The last that was seen ot them was at
Butsett's Creek, noar forty miles from my house,
o:ily two being alive, one running from his fellow
sowed up in the sum, and no trying to eaten me
other tlio rest were found dead in tho road, hay.
ing literally tan themselves to death. It is need
less (n add that John Champion's hogs staid at home
after that. A eicark Daily Mv.
Women Outwitted. Tho tailor who was com
missioned to clothe tho troops of tho Carlist Cluof
iho Count d'Espagno, not being ublo to find at
Bcrga any women who would work for him, went
and complained to tno uonnt. J no uount did not
givo him any answer, but immediately ordered tho
nicnuo to causo puuiio uuticu iu uu given tiiroiign
out the town that there would bo a grand ball.
On tho day fixed, all iho women of Berga crowded
to tho ball room. All on n sudden Iho Count d'
Esnatrno. who had caused tho house to bo invested
entered the ball-room, and havint? turned out all
tho men, ordered tho women to begin sowing the
cloth which tho tailor had brought. In fivo minutes
the fair dancers woro at work. For threo days not
ono of them was permitted to leave, and tho Count
d'uspagno iook caro to givo incin tuu runciis sui
diora' allowance)
ITT" If vou want knowledge, read tho nowspa.
persj not ono hut several; when your business
presses bo diligent; when your wifo scolds hold
your tongue.
You'd wetter aivn it ur. What kind of per
sonal service is that for which you. nro never ex
pectod to bo grateful ? The ernce of a writ.
A MARRIAGE BY TELEGRAPH.
Tho Now York Correspondent of the Philadelphia
Inquirer tolls tbo following story :
" There is a story current hero nmong the ' upper
ten,' which if tru?, is otioof tho most extraordinary
occurrences that overtook place, and throws all tho
novelists of tho present rigd entirely in tho shade.
It appears that a certain young lody, tho daughter
of ono of tho wealthiest merchants in Boston, had
formed an attachment for n lirthdsome young man,
who was a clerk in her farlhor's counting room, and
had determined to havo him for better or for worse,
although her farther had previously given her hand
to another suitor.
Tho lady's father having heard of this attach
ment, feigned ignorance, but determined to break
it off, nnd givo his daughter to tho gentleman ho
had promised her. For this purposo ho directed
tho young man to take passago in ono of tho steam
ers that left new York and proceed to Englund,and
transact somo business for him there. Tho lover
nccordingly camo to Now York, but meantime, tho
young lady got somo knowledge of her father's
intentions, nnd sent a message by telegraph to that
effect to her lover in Now York.
Tho expedient tho two lovers resorted to for ac
complishing their desire, and defeating the father's
views, was novel and extraordinary. She took her
stand in tho telegraph olllco in Boston, and ho did
the same, w ith a magistrate, in tho office in Now
York, and with tho aid of tho lightning, thoy wore
mndo bone of one bone nnd flesh ot one flesh.
This is certainly applying this invention to a pur
poso nover contemplated by Professor Morse, and
exhibits a great deal of ingenuity.
A fow days 6ince, tho lady's father insisted rpon
her inariiagc with tho gentleman ho had selected
for her, and as might he cxpccled, ho was amazed
when sho told him she was already Iho n'ife of Mr.
I!., and the manner in which the ceremony was per
formed. Mr. B. followed his employer directions
nnd went in tho steamer to England. Tlie merchant,
I have hoard, is taking measures te contest tho va
lidity ot the marriage.
C?Somo ono in tlio Bunker Hill Aurora tells
a story of a gentleman from Boston, recently be
come a farmer in South Reading, who, having dis
covered n swnrui of bees, forthwith betook himself
to the city for a patent hive. After a seveio sting
ing ho succeeded in getting them hived, and when
his neighbors called to congratulate him upon his
good fortune, his bees turned out to bo Hornets!
"A Bahoain's a BAntiAiK." In the town of
II , somo years ago, people used to bo in tho
habit of taking hogs to fat "at halves." That is,
a person who had a shoat, to save the trouble and
expense of fattening, would let him out to somo
one better situated for tho business, for which ho
received, when fattened, one half of tho pork. Mr.
B. resorted to this very common mode ot filling his
pork barrel, letting out his hog to fatten to ono of
his neighbors. Tho next day tho neighbor camo
back with half a shoat nicely dressed. " How is
this r" said B . "Oh! ho is as fat as I want
him," was tho reply to his enquiry. .Yashua Tele
graph. BniKo out voun Pou.Nn Cake. Among the
company at a irrent fivo ilollnr hnll rrivpn nt Nr-vr.
Orleans last spring in honor of somo public ovontj
was a "green -un," irom llie country, who had nev
er before seen any thing of tho kind upon so grand
a scale, and was totally at a loss to understand the
ridiculous, nowfunglcd dunces which prevailed.
Paying an enormous price for a ticket, and having
been fasting for some timo in anticipation of tho
supper, his wholo thoughts were directed to the en
joyment in that line in sloro for him. Ho strode up
nnd down tho ulnnri with his hands thrust into his
pantaloon pockets, accosting every waiter ho en
countered with, "Boy, look hero!" :s supper most
ready r"
At last supper was announced, nnd in rushed our
hero in advance of every body, and seating himself
about tho centre of the table, began to beckon to
every waiter whoso eye ho could catch, but not one,
much to his indignation, approached him until after
tho ladies had been seated and served, when he
was asked whether ho would tnku some ham.
"Ham!" exclaimed ho with most profound ns
tonishment ; " do you 'sposc, sirrah, 1 can eat fivo
dollars worth of ham! ISring us some of your
pound cake and sich like !"Gtrmanloicn Tel.
A Tah Kiln. A correspondent of tho Provi
dence (R. I.) Journal gives tho following descrip
tion of a Tar Kiln in Norlh Carolina. "Licht
wood" is tho heurt of tho long leaved Pino which
remains nfter tho tri'o has died and is denuded of
its sap. It is saturated with pitch, and is nearly
incorruptible.
"Tho liglittvood is cut into lengths of three or
four feet, and split into small pieces. A spot hav
ing been selected for the purpose, the top of tho
earth is removed, and the cluy or other hard pan
exposed. Tho excavation is mado in a circular
form, descending gradually from all points of the
outside, to the centre. Outside, a pit is dug, and
from tho centre n drain is cut to communicate with
it. Tho wood is then put in it in layers, each loy
er declining towards the centre, and layer upon
layer gradually drawing it as you ascend, till the
whole pile has "assumed iho sugar loaf form. Tho
wliolo is then covered with turf) nnd ignited. The
wood is reduced to charcoal ; and tho pitch being
driven off by the process, descends into tho drain,
which conveys it to tlio pit; and then it. is ladled
into barrels. If 1 mistako not, twenty-five cords of
wood will yield about ono hundred barrels of tar.
On an nverago at this kiln, the tar is not worth more
than about ono dollar per btfrrel,.iusluding the bar
rel itself. Henco you may form some estimate of
the value of lightwood."
MisEniF.s oi Indolence. None so litilo enjoy
life, and aro such burdens to themselves, as those
who have nothing to do. The active only havo the
true relish ot life. Ho who knows not what it is to
luber, knows not what it is to enjoy. Recreution
is only valuable as it unbends us. The idle Know
nothing of it. It is exertion that renders rest de
lightful and sloop Bwcet and undisturbed. Thus
the happiness of life depends on tho regulur prose
cution of somo laudablo purposo or calling, which
enlarges, helps, and enlivens all our powers. Let
those not in nctivo usefulness, retire to enjoy them
selves. Thoy nro a burden to themselves. Cleve
land Herald.
'
Col. Schoulcr.tho editor of tho Lowell Courier,
s v sit nn i in n aces ot interest in iMigiano, ccot
land nnd Ireland. Ho writes homo familiar letters
which nnnonr in his Courier. He says :
"In none of tho churches in Scotland, except tho
Episcopal and Catholic, is there any musical in
strument used to aid tho siniring. Each church
bus what is called n Presenter, whoso seat is in
front o ft ho in nistcr. Do wears a irown und onnd
When tho hymn is given out ho selects tho tune,
and ho has small signs with tlio names of tho tunes
painted on them, When ho has selected the tune,
ho fixes tho sinn containing tho naino ot the so
lccted tuno, on a little pedestal, so that tho con
gregation can see it, nnd then thoy all rise and
ho leads off, and tho wholo congregation join with
l.im ll'lin.il a DAn.filliini.nl.nut tl.la mniln n( -inn.
11,111. IIWJ 13 BVllllUIIIIII UUUUb HUB luu u u.,g
imr which I prefer to any other. It is less median
cal and more hearty than tho Bulging of choirs.
Ministers hero all wear black gowns whon in tholr
pulpits and their sermons aro delivered extempo
raneously, fur tho Scotch havo a great horror of
written sermons,"
XT5 Tho Post savs a man in England has tlis
covered a method of incsmorizini' horses, and an
plies tho art to tho breaking of hcodstrong colts,
Whilo under tho influence, the colts understand all
his conversation. This is now, as to horses, but
asses havo bcon mesmerised hero tor somo time,
fr"? A false friend Is liko a shadow on a dial
which appears in flno weather, but vanishes at the
iipproacn oi a cloud.
CATTLE TRADE.
Tho curious fact in swincology is nfilrmcd by a
Kentucky urovor, that his hog? which weighed ono
hundred nnd fifty nt starting reached nn avoragoof
ono hundred und cigh'y on arriving at New York
being nearly half n pound a day while on tho jour
ney. On the other handj tho loss of weight or
"drift," as it is called of cattle is equal to ono
hundred nnd fifty pounds, which a bullock of ono
thousand pounds weight at leaving homo lessens on
his way to tho Atlantic butcher. This drift, or
loss, it is observed, is chiefly first in tho kidney-fat
and fat of entrails. It has been ascertained that n
hog will set out on his journey to that bourno vvhenco
no stiiVtravcllur returns, so "fat trs to have no cayity
or vqclitim in his corporation. If, as ho joumoya
on, you don't feed him, he lives first upon and cnu-Riiuies-liis
gut fit, then his kidnoy fat, and, lastly,
Ins carcass wastes away.
In driving catlle, the practico is to stop (but not
to food) for an hour at mid-day, when tho cattlo in
less than fivo minutes all lie down to rest.
A drovo of ono hundred and twenty cattlo, ns
easily driven as a small number, is usually attend
ed by a " maiugcr" on horseback and '.wo footmen.
Ono footman goes ahead, leading an ox tho wliolo
way, say eight hundred miles. Tho manager on
horseback takes his station behind tho first forty
hcad?-ctid tho third man on foot brings up the rear.
There are stations along the wholo routo country
taverns, often kept by tho owner of the adjoining
farm, who thus finds a market for his own produce,
and keeps at any rato a constant supply of what is
needed for the drover. Wending their way through
Ohio, tho farmer supplies them with that glorious
plant, the prido of our country, Indian corn, ns they
have feasted on it nt homo, stalk, blade, and grain
altogether; but, when on their melancholy journey
they touch the Pno of Pcnnsylvania,My nhcor brings
forth his fragrant hay nnd corn already shucked,
and finally, when they como lato enough to market,
thoy are turned at night into grass lots, prepared
and kept for tho purpose.
The cattlo reared m tho corn regions of tho West,
espechlly in Ohio and Kentucky, havo been heavily
dashed with the short horn blood, by which their
average weight has been incrcased, it is said, about
two hundred pounds, with great improvement in
their fattening properties and tho quality of tho
meat.
A Kentucky farmer would now bo very loth to
let a bull of tho much vaunted old Bakowell breed,
with his straight back and long horns nnd fut all to
itself overlaying the carcass, como within a ten
foot polo of his heard of cow s. Cattlo with n strong '
infusion of tho improved short horn blood, nro still
esteemed to bo preferable to tho full-blood, ns being
more thrifty and active.
For obvious reasons, cattlo aro not so much trans
ported on railroads in this country as in England,
where tho distances from tho feeding place to the
market aro so much shorter. Cattlo will go very
well on a railroad for twelve hours together, but
then tliuy must lio down which they cannot do in
tho cars hkn a hog, that lets himself down nnd
sleeps on tho space upon which ho stands. The
charge, too, on tho railroad in our country is too
high. For lame bullocks that aro sometimes sent
from Harrisburg io tho Philadelphia market, they
chargn half as much as it costs to drive them all
tho wny 750 or 800 miles, from Kentucky to New
York tho ona boing 5-8,00 the other estimated at
about $10.
Tho last of the Western cattlo arrivo in Now
York about tho first of August, when they nro
driven out of the market by the grass-fed herds of
more neighboring regions. The cost of road ex
penses of it drovo of one hundred head from Ken
tucky is ubout $1,500. Some of the latter droves
como in on grass at a lcs3 expense; but, as before
intimated, the deplino or "drift" is greater than
when fell on hay and corn, and tho beef not so good.
Farmers' Library.
Fattenino Hoos. It is good policy to com
mence fattening pretty-early, for pork can bo made
at less cost in mild weather than in winter. At
this season weeds from tho garden and fields will
aid a little, and sweet apples that havo fallen will
do more service in tlTc hog-pen than under the tree,
where tho worms tliat aro in them would mako
their appeainnco next spring in the form of insects.
Hogs nro fond of variety, nnd in August and Sep
tember thcy can bo gratified at small cost. Purs
lane, that now covers the ground in many gardens
is greedily devoured by hogs, and who knows but
this weed has ns much power to fatten ns the tops
of corn havo? Charcoal should bo occasionly thrown
into tho pen; brimstone should bo mixed in tho
liquid food, and a little meal improves sour milk
and whoy. When your sweet corn is full tho corn
may ha cut up at tho roots, and tho wholo may bo
cut fine with an ax. Tho cob will bo caton with
the corn, and tho wliolo will prove economical food,
Well fed hogs mako better manure than half fed
animals, and now your haying hurry is over you
lave nine to aou loam mat win muxo tlio pen smell
sweeter than some kitchens that you pass bv.
Muss. Ploughman.
Potatoes. A correspondent informs us that a
gentleman in Conwny. Franklin county, has a field
of potatoes, the tops of which ho mowed off somo
weeks since, to prevent tho ravages ot tho potato
blicht: tho result of which has produced destruc
tion morc.suro than tho blight. Tho now crop has
sprouted, and thrown up its stalks, which will con
sequently produco a second crop, by which tho first
will bo rendered utterly useless. Tho next growth
has already attained the height nf about six inches.
Northampton Courier.
fTr" Coleridge, who was a very awkward rider.
was onco accosted by a wag, who remarked this
peculiarity. ' I say, young man, did you meet a
tailor on tho road r" " Yes," replied Air. C, who
was never at a loss for a rejoinder, "I did ; and ho
told mo if I went on a littlo further, that I should
meet a goose !"
Tho following lines toll truly tho story about tho
wesjJter we had In our vicinity, a fow weeks ago .
" Did ou eVcr know such weahtel f
Peven bright burning dd)a together f
Puptl'ring nights, and blotting da)S,
Sultry moonbeams, sun's hot rays
No one knows which way to turu him j
All things either melt or burn him :
nan tne weight oi an tno nation
Is rljlng olf in peripiration,
And eterv man, and woman, too,
A. languidly they look at you,
Kxclaiins, with moist aod mournful phiz,
' Dear me t how v cry hot it is t' "
Qr'Thu Now York Express, of Saturday af
ternoon, says: "Tho news from Luropo has had
a very sudden effect on Flour and Grain. As soon
as the letters were received, fresh orders appeared
in tho market, lor Hour, Wheat and com. up
wards of 15,000 bbls of flour havo also boon taken
for shipment to England at $-1,371, ar"! "von at
$1,44 for Michigan and Gencsco. This is a riso,
in two days, of 25 cents. There havo been largo
purchases of Wheat und Corn, at an advance ct 5
cents on tho former and U for tho latter. Tins ad
vance is occasioned by tho accounts of bad weather
in England, and fresh ardors for export."
Tho Tribuno remarks that " monoy is easy in
Wall street for good paper, and several of tho
banks on tho last discount day did not have offer
ings of first class paper to tho extent of their wants.
Indeed, first class paper is not plenty, but of sec
ond class there is more than enough, and it is sold
in tho street at heavy rates. On tho best stock se
curities loans aro easily negotiated at 5 per cent."
Tho Now York Commercial Advertiser says:
"Tho money market is gradually becoming easier
and ncgociations uro effected with greater facility.
Should 'confidence bo restored there is no doubt
that tho tato of interest would sensibly dcclino, as
tho demand for money is quite moderate, and the
banks would bo ublo to expand largely if tho pros
pect ot things bearing upon tho money market was
sufficiently favorablo to tako away from them tho
fear of consequences. ,
tr?" A was savs a nowsoaoer is liko a wife, bo-
j causo every man ought to havo ono of hia own.
MODERN DEMOCRACY.
John Randolph once said :
"Wo do not govern them (the people of the
North) by our lilack slaves, but by their own ithile
slaves. Wo know what wo aro doing. Wo,ofthe
South, aro always united, from tho Ohio to Florida,
and wo can always unite; but you of tho North
nro beginning to divide, wo havo conquered you
once, nnd wo can, and wo will do it again. Aye,
sir, wo will drivo you to tho wall, and when wo
havo you there once, wo mean to keep you there,
and nail you down liko base money."
Who nro"iV own white slavesf Northern
Democrats', destitute of principles, who seek tho
" Spoils of Office," and whoso oppotito for plunder
is so strong, and their desire for "spoils" so great,
that thoy havo been known "to rob tho Exchequer"
and cmigrnto to Texas. Tlieso men aro moulded
into nny form by their masters, the Slave Aristocra
cy of tlio South. At the Baltimore Convention, and
in Congress, thoy
" Crooked tho pregnant hlngcf of the knee,
That thrift might filhicfaKninff."
"Northern Democrats nro guilty of that most
infamous nnd rascally project of iniquity Me aii
nexation oj Texas, nnd also of that almost equal
ly infamous act Me repeal of the tariff q"-12
both o! which nets thoy were commanded to do by
their Southern Locoloco masters, und obeyed with
scarcely a murmur; nnd even thoso who murmur
ed, wore severely whipped in, and "kissed tho rod"
liko cowardly spaniels.
Tho Democratic party havo a ponderous weight
of iniquity hanging upon them. Tho leaders havo
perpetrated more infamous acts, anil forced upon
the country more iniquitous measures, than all tho
cliques and cabals that ever infested the Western
hemisphere combined together. Tho leaders of
the Democracy tho men who mako and unmake
"democratic creeds" at llieir will and pleasure,
possess tho patriotism of Benedict Arnold, and the
fidelity of Judas Iscariot. Thcy would sell llieir
country for "British Gold," or betny their God
lor " thirty piecis oi silver," lsoslon Alias.
Arkansas. R. W. Johnson (Loco) is elected to
Congress from this Stale, as tho successor of A.
Yell, without opposition. In tho Stale Legislature,
as usual, tho Locofocos will havo a large majority.
I ho election seems to have turned on tho question
ofaU. S Senator. The strife is between tho Hon.
Archibald Yell and Jlr. Ashley tho pristnt incum
bent, whose term expires next March. The result
shows that, of tho members elected to tho Legisla
ture, two-thirds aro in favor of Mr. Ashley. Being
both Locofocos, wo, of course, havo but utile or no
choice in tho two.
Arkansas Election. Tho Littlo Rock Ga
zette, of tho 17th inst., says : i torn tho present
aspect of election returns, wo have great hopes that
the Whigs will be able to hold tho balance in the
approaching session of tho General Assembly, and
ii '. -.. . .. T.i . .!, TT a Snn.ln
11 ttlOy UUIIIIUI. UlCUt il Vllll iVJ MIU W. U njl.u.v,
tlipv mnv defeat tho election of both Ashley and
Yell, and elect somo man more acceptable to tho
people, if not more ncceptablo to tho self-styled
Democracy, tnati eiuiur ui uil-ui.
" Another Effect." Tlio miners, wo under
stand, aro leaving the coal regions, as lust as they
can gather means. A considerable number come
down every day, and put themselves in a way to
reach England, or Nova Scotia, where belter wa
ges can bo earned. We speak now of facts, men
tioned to us yesterday, by ono who knows tho move
ments in these matters, nnd who fully understands
and feels tho operation of tho new Tariff upon tho
industrial interests of Pennsylvania. Phil. U. S.
Gar.
British mode of Annexation. Tho Advo
cato of Peace for August, edited by Ehhu Burritt,
contains a letter published in tho Stamford Mercu
ry, England, from a private in iho victorious army,
John Lum, dated the 8th of March, diviner somo
account of the battles last December, on tho banks
of tho Sutlei. Having spoken of the battle of tho
20th, tho writer adds " On the succeeding morn
ing we commenced hanging and shooting all the
prisoners, which dreadful work occupied us near
ly the whole of tho day !" Wo had thought that
tho PJlh century was sufficiently horrified with tho
roasting of tho poor wretches in Algiers, under
French barbarity ; but if tho abovo is true, it would
seem that England seeks to outdo her illustrious
rival. How horribly shocked tho sensibilities of
tho English and French people often arc at tho
cruelty and injustico ot American blavery! lios
ton Post.
(rTho British journals have columns of mat
ter about " the christening of the infant princess."
The gentlemen nppenrcd either in uniform or in
full court dress tho ladies iu uniformly white cos
tume of the richest silk or satins. Victoria's dress
was of rich white satin of Spitalficld manufacture,
striped wilh silver, and trimmed with Honiton lace.
Her majesty wore u wreath of whito roses studded
wilh diamonds in her hair. Her majesty also wore
tho ribbon ot tho order ot tho carter, and a splendid
diamond George suspended. Tho infant princess
wns dressed in a rich robo of Honiton lace, over
whito Satin. Tho eccno nt tha picture gallery nt
iho state banquet was dazzling, A long tablo wus
covered with centre pieces, vases, ice pails, all of
, -tl:-.l.. :lt ,-.1 ...!.l.
Sliver guilt, uriuiuiuiy iiiuiuiiiuiuu wuu wu. uuu
dies in gold candelabra tho queen in Iho centre,
nnd tho loyal guests occupying tho opposite scats.
Her majesty's piper, after grace, mado tho circuit
of the gallery, performing on his instrument. lb.
Indolence. A gentleman being overtaken by
a shower sought sholter from tho rain iu tho cabin
of a negro tiddler. On entering he found the negro
in tho only dry spot, the chimney corner, as happy
ns a clam ; fiddling nway most merrily. Our trav
eller tried to keep dry, put tho rain camo in from
all quarters. At length said ho :
"Jack why don't you fix your house?"
"O. causo 'or rain so, I can't."
" But why don't you fix it when it's dono ra'm-
Ig t 4
11 0, when 'er don't rain 'or don't want any tixin."
St. Albans, Vt. August 23. I regret to hear
that, on Wednesday last, an accident uefel a sci
entific party who were exploring Camel's Hump.
Among tho party woro professors Torrey and Cha
ppy of Iho Vermont University, and Rev. Zadoc
Thompson of Burlington, author of a History of the
Stato, &.c. und assistant State Geologist. As Pro.
fessor Chancy and Air. Tiiompsoti were driving
down tho mountain on their return, tho harness
broke, the wagon was dashed to pieces, and each
of tho occupants severely injured. Tho jaw of
Professor Chaney was broken, and no wus oilier
wiso badly bruised; whilo Mr. Thompson was so
seriously hurt ho could not bo removed to his
home. jv. i . iiipress.
The Rat in the Statue. Wo know not
whether tho fbllowini? is now to this latitude or not;
it is, at nil events, worthy of rc-publicution for lis
oxcellcnt moral, un application of which can bo
readily made in any part oi tno wonu :
Hoen Thong, tho Emporor of China, was sitting
ono day in tho gardens of Pekin with his favorite
counsellor. Ti Chi. Thov talked of the long clo-
rics ot the Lhincso empire, irom tno ucginnnig oi
t ho world to the present era: tuu excunuucu oi its
laws, and tho wisdom of tho Government. "Ti
Chi." said tlio Emperor. " what ia most to be feared
in a government r " in my opinion, bit, rupiicu
tho counsellor, "nothing is more to bo dreaded than
' t,
what thoy call tho ' Hat xn the .Value.' " Tlio JCm
neror not underataiiilini; tho allocorv. Ti Chi cx
plained it to him. " You know, sire," said he, "it
is a common practico to erect statues to tho genius
of tho placo; theso statues aro of wood, Itollow
within, und painted without. If a ra( gets Into ono
of them, ono does not know how to get him out.
Ono dares not mako uso of fire, for tear of burning
iho wood; ono cannot dip it into tho water, for fear
of washing off tlio colors; so that tho regard ono
has for tho slafite saves tho rat that has got into it."
UODEitscuno Hailhoad. Mr. James Hay ward,
the gentleman who was appointed Chief Engineer
of our Railroad nt tho last meeting of th0 Direc
tors, passed through this villngo last SaturJay, ort
his woy to Ogdensburg. IIo wntf accompanied by
two assistants, and will commenco tho ro-survcv
and location of tho road immediately. Wo under
stand that it is his intention to organizo threo or
iour uniercni panics, nnu piaco them on different
points of tho routo, one party starting from Ogdens
burg, ono from Potsdam, ono from Malono, &c. and
tho survey and location will bo efficiently prosecu
ted, nnd brought to completion as soon as possible
IVfr 1 in .1 .- . 1 T , . 1 .
..... . ...v.muu ju un experienced engineer, anil
,v(.cn'"or l' routo as a pionr in tho cnterpriso
ot 18J1, when the project or connecting Boston
with tho great Western Lakes, by railroad, was
first agitated in that city. Tho stockholders-can
therefore placo every confiilenc.n in dim o,- in
ono would tho consummation of tho project in
which ho was so ardently enlisted' fifteen years
ago, bo more gratifying. Northern Cabinet.
No'riTIIEnN ItAlLrtOAD'. Tho (rrndinn- nf thin
road between Concord and Franklin, 17 miles, is
rapidly approaching to completion, and it is expect
ed that it will bo opened to that placo as" scon, if
ooi ociore, tno nrsiot January. Ueyond i-ranklin,
throughout tho remainder of tbo lino to Lebanon, a
largo number of men are employed in tho grading,
which is also rapidly progressing.
Impositions upon Volunteehs. Comnl'alnfs
aro hourly mado to us, by returned volunteers, of
acts of injustice, not to say imposition, of which
thoy nro mado tho victims. A volunteer informed
us, yesterday, that tlio' charge which- tho cn'ptafn
ffiakes against eacli man in tlio company to which
ho belonged, for clothing, is $39 1)7. Tho credit
which uie U. States rnymaster Has to each man is
635: that is; for clothing $21', and for two months
pay 14. Thus each man, without drawing as much
during tho campaign as would pay for a quid of to
bacco, finds himself on his return $4 97 in debt to
his captain, instead of having a cent to rcceivo for
his arduous service. Ho further says, for ho and
others havo mado inquiry, that tho retail price of
tho clothing with which they were served is' $18.
New-Orleans Delia.
Good. When wo sco a man kick a horso, says
tho Boston Sun, we say at once, that ho never need
to co.i.o to court our'dnughter, for he should not
have her if ho were worth a million.
Prettt Goon; A discontented man was quite'
too much in the habit of reminding his second rib
what an excellent manager his first wife was.
Outof all patience, in turn, ho was confronted with
tho remark, that no one regretted her death' more
than she did.
A Good Anecdote, old on new. Wo are
told that tho following conversation was overheard
nmong "the volunteers on tho Rio Grande:"
Scene, Night Two volunteers wrapped in blan
kets, and half buried in mud. Volunteer fs
"Jim. h6w cartio you to bo a volunteer T' Volun
teer 2d, "Why Rob, you sec I havo no wife to
enro a red cent for me, and so I volunteered and
besides, like war. Now toll mo how you came
hero?" Volunteer 1st " Why, the fact is, you
know, III havo got a wife, and so I came out
hero because I like peace!" Hereupon both'
volunteers' turned over in thefr blankets, got a new
plastering of mud, and went to sleep.
To Preserve Potatoes. The following very
simple method has been discovered by accident r ,
A person at Annabcrg had a quantity of charcoal
in his cellar, which ho removed for the purposo of
depositing a large heap of potatoes in its place,
omitting to sweep up tho dust at the botlotn. At
the end of tho spring, when thoy generally begin'
to sprout, lie found that not one ot these potatoes
had germinated, and that, on being dressed, they
retained all their original flavor.
Wit. John Foster, the essayest, on being told'
that the Emperor Alexander was a pious man, said,
"Yes, very pious;-no doubt he said grace before
ho swallowed Poland." On being shown somo
worsted work, in which red was the predominant
tint, ho said it was red with the blood of murdered
Time.
r Aro you happy? Make others so. Aro you
..w... Distribute to tho poor. Aro you contented?
Cheer tho lono pathway of youi1 neighbors. In no
other way can you subservo tho designs of ydu
being and pass through life w-ith true feelings and
real felicity.
Anecdote op Decatur. At the close of tho
war with Algiers, when the preliminaries of peace'
were argued, tho Dcy insisted that tho United
Stntes ought to pay them some tribute (as usual) if
nothing more than a quanity ol gunpowder. Lorn.
Decatur replied, he did not doubt but his govern
ment would willingly let him have tbo powder,
"but" ho added, "you must take balls with it."
CArooRAPiir It is said that when a cat's tail
is pinched between a donr and tho post, sho utters
thn yowels a e i o tt, and finally dwelling on to till
released, when the sound terminates on y short
Buryino an Attornet. An Irish attorney.
who died poor, was buried by a shilling subscrip
tion. Somo ono asked Curran for his shilling.
" For what ?" ho exclaimed. " To bury an attor
ney." "Here, tako this pound note, and bury
twenty of them at a shilling a head."
Back Aoain. Tho packet ship Shenandoah:
says tho Philadelphia U. S. Gazette, sailed from'
rHliaueipnia,yesiuruuy, tuning iiumc over auu steer-
ago passengers, tno greater part ot whom aro
artisans, who return to their native country, in tho
full impression that better wage's will be there had '
andcr tho Tariff bill of 1840, during tho coming
year, than in this country, sufficiently so to war
rant all the extra expense, with tho certainty ot
employment. All this, of course, comes from tho
calculation that tho manufacturing for this coun
try will be dono in Europe. M'en liko those abovo
noticed, understand tno current, ot uusiness, ana
watch welt ita settings.
Rainbow at Nioht. A lunar rainbow appear
ed on Monday night, between 10 and 1 1 o'clock,
stretching over an immense space from north-east
to south-east. Tho phenomenon continued" beau
tifully luminous and perfect upwards of an hour
before it vanished; Halifax Recorder.
Staoe Accident. A staco with ton passengers
was unset in desenndintr a hill near Glenn's Fulls,-
on Saturday last. Mrs. Judgo Fine of Ogdensburg,
had her hand an aim badly broken and' crushed,
nnd othorwiso severely wounded. A daughter of
Judge Fino wns nlso a good deal hurt. Mr. Clark
of Ogdensburg, had his shoulder dislocated. For
this calamity, and for sovcrnl others, a drunken dri
ver is responsible. Mb. Eve. Jour,
HonniBLK TrUtiEDY at Louisville, Kr. On
tho night of the 20th ult. Geo. W. Barlow, while
intoxicated, shot his wife dead witli a pistol. Bar
low had been a drunkard foranumbor of years,
and is said to havo not bcon sober during tho past
four weeks.
The new Custom-House at Boston. This
edifico is now nearly completed. Not a splinter of
wood is to bo round in tno wuoio caince ; an is
Quincy gnuiito and iron, with mnrblo floors, &c.
The roof nnd domo nro formed of solid granito
blocks overlapping ono another.
Ammt U. Young is ino Architect weBumc who
built tho Vermont Stato House.
(IT" In a party a fow ovonings since, it wasnsk
ed, " Why is a iroman unliko a looking glass T It
was answered, " Becauso tho first speaks without
refecting, and tho eocond refects without speaking.
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