Z
O
, - VOL. XXI.
‘1
a
Two Dr,-LLARS PER ANi\'UM,]
‘
+
tf rmwr GIVE
UP THE SHIP.”
1voRWALK. UDNN. ‘WEDNESDAY. Ni"’;VEMB§ER 1.4. 1838.
THE N0RWAI1K GAZETTE,
‘IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEDVIESDAY MORl'1ll'1(-l,
ovi-zit u0!'r's sroas. on rat: nocx.
lVest side the Bridge.
TI‘.ntus.—-Two dollars per annum. payable in
advance—$2 .25 at the end of the year.
To subscribers who live out of the Carrier’s
district and call at the Olfice for their papers.
, $1 50 per year, paid in advance—otherwise
82.will be charged. Mail subscribers $2 per
annum. payable in advance. Noothers attend-
ed to. and no subscription received for less than
six months. To companies of sit: or rriore, re-
"eeiving_tbeir papers by mail. SI 50, payable all
together‘, in advance.
Executor’: and Administrator's Notices. 3 in-
sertions. S1-—Commissioner's notices, $1 25.
Yrarly advertisers. one square, $10 per annum.
payable quarterly in advance. All other adver-
tisernentsat the rate of $1 per square for 3 inser-
tions. and 25 cents for each subsequent insertion.
%' All casual advertisements sent to this Of-
fiee, should be accompanied by the cash. No
others attended to.
JOB Pl{I.\lTiNG.
01-‘ ALL KINDS.
NEATLY EXECUTED AT THIS OFFICE.
THE SLOOP CITIZEN
Capt. GRUBIRIAN. Jliaster,
Will sail from Hoyt.'s landing to James Slip.
N. York on Tuesdays. and return on Saturdays.
'l‘HE SL001’ IVIECH.-\NI(‘.
Capt. ROCK WELL. Master.
Will sail on Saturdays and return on Tliurs-_
days. Freight will be taken as low as at other
landings. For further informrttion inquire of ci-
titer of the captains on board of their respec-
tive vessels. or at the store of the subscriber.
WILLIAM T. HOYT.
Norwalk. May 22. 1838. tf 63
CHARLES l\lEl{!{l’l‘,
SURGEON DENTIST.
I AVING perrrianently locntcd liiuiself in
. the city of Bridgeport. begs leave respect-
. to’ fornr tlitL_i_r_i_l,i_nlriip‘nts of_Fairficld and
the atljoming counties. that he is fully prepared.
to pcrfurrrt any operation upon the Teeth. at his
rooriis.irr the most approved and scientific manner.
Ladies and gentlemen who wish to have teeth
inserted. are informed that he has, and will keep
‘ constantly on hand. a superior assortment of In-
corruptible Teeth. which. for beauty and color.
are quite equal to the natural ones, and It) poin
of durability. are much superior. <
C. M. has been located in this city about. 18
months. and his success has been such as to war-
ranthirn in nssuringthe public, with the most
perfect confidence, that this place will continue
to be his permanent residence.
Allcalls in his profession will be gratefully re-
ceived, and attended to punctually. airy hour of
the day. at his oliice in Phcnix Building, \Vall
street. September 5, 1838.
__.......
Q3?‘ The following certificate froru citizens of
Bridgeport. is respectfully suruitted to the public:
\Ve are happy to unite in assuring the public
that our fellow citizen. Mr. Charles Merritt. Sur-
ge"-on Deiiti.-it. is both professionally and person-
ally worthy their ftrllest confidence and that he
possesses our otvn. \Ve have either experienced
ourselves, or witnessed in others. the skill. ease
and elegance with which he operates. and are
confident that his work is not surpassed by any
Dentist in New York; whilst his comparatively
moderatehlrarges afilnrd to all the exercise of his
prof.-ssionnl ability.
Philip A. Cannon.
Hyde ck’. Curtis.
\Vrn. R. Taylor.
Stiles Nichols 6: Co.
llubbell 6.’. Thompson. Birdsey 6.’. Beach.
Deforest dz Beardsley. James Porter.
Bridg sport. July 28. I838. 6rn79
lrlbl-\llL’|ilr'l Allll SI lillilllifilllrll-J
I-IITNEY'S Imperial Strengthening
Plaster, has abundantly proved its stipe-
riority over all others in the removal and cure of
those distressing pains and weakness in the side.
breast, back. dcc. Also in rheumatic affections
and indigestion. Hundreds of certificates of
their utility might be given. but the following
from one of the most respectable inhabitants of
Flirficld County is deemed sufiicieut:
' .tVorfi.cld. Conn.. August 21, 1838.
' Mr. \Vhitney: Dear Sir—By using one of
your Imperial Strengthening Plasters, I have
been relieved in the short space oftwo weeks. of
a‘ painful and distressing weakness in my back,
with which I have been troubled for the last fif-
teen years. I take this occasion to express to you
my acknowledgments for the benefit thus receiv-
ed, with the hope that all others who are similar-
ly affected. may be enabled to avail themselves
of your valuable remedy.
Very respectfully yours.
- JUSTUS PLATT.
For Sale by Mr. J. A. WEED. Norwalk
and Mr. J. ‘W. TAYLOR, West port. Price
25i'cents. 3m'77
WRAPPING PAPER.
For Sale. at this Office. 4 Reanrs paper. Of 8
ltirgersize than used for printing the Gazette, at
20 .cests.p.cr tiuitev °'- 3-4 P9’ '°.“"“'
_fNorwalk_. May 14.1835: =.,_
'rrvii’n. s-ornate SE'9lElE©lrLil=.
David H. N8Sil.0I. D.
\Vui. B Na.-‘li. M. D.
\Vm. II. Noble,
Henry Shelton,
1 ‘iron sxuflvr THIS OFFICE. ‘-<
- 2 " f l ‘b
ILLS Lu-IE C(IIAIlI.E)S" THOMAS
- if
tNfi|’wfl“{_9 -June -12. 1333.
, -§.A'i;i(rs;,5t_,Fiaes, for sale hat
I WAR-RANTS for the; collection or
J. it. wean.
From Colbu'rn’s New Monthly Magazine.
HAGAR.
She fled, with one reproachful look
On him who made her go;
And scarcely could the Patriarch brook
That glance of voiceless wo.
In vain herquivering lips essayed
His mercy to implore:
Silent the mandate she obeyed.
And there was seen no riiore.
The burning waste and lonely wild
Received tier as she went;
Hopeless she clasped her fainting child,
Willi thirst and sorrow spent.
And in the wilderness sodrear
She raised her voice on high,
And sent forth that lieart-stricken prayer-
“Let me not see him die!”
Her beautiful—her only buy,
Her all of hope below!
So long, his father’.-: pride and joy,
Anti yet from him the blow!
Alone she must his liend sustain,
And watch his sinking breath,
And on his bright brow mark the stain
Of the destroyer. Death !
“ Let me not see him die," and lo!
The messenger of peace;
Once more her tears forget to flow,
Once more her sorrows cease.
Lift-, strength and freedom now are given
With mighty power. to one
Who from his father’s roof was driven,
And he—the outcast son.
How often we like Hagar mourn.
\Vrien some unlooked for blight
Drives us away. no more to turn
To joys we fancied bright!
Forced from our idols to retreat,
And seek th' Almighty’s care,
Pcrchance we are sent forth to meet
A desert angel there.
FANNON’S MARE.
The exploits of Fannon. the Tory partisan of
Randolph. would tiiake a body of facts more
interesting than any tale of fiction. He was a
reckless fellow-—-bloody minded as the bounds of
I-layti. He sornetitncs slew the helpless and the
innocent in cold blood—the coward! But he
had that instinctive tone and bearing of authori-
ty that kept his people within the mete and
bounds of hisown despotic will. He and his
party were one day resting themselves by a
spring, lounging here and__ there on the green
grass in the shade of the treié¥i‘l- One of his sub-
Ordiftflles. 8 big strong man. had got mad with
him. His rage had been rolling within him for
several days, aritl sortie fresh affront at the spring
caused his anger to become urigovernable-.-he
drew his sword and rushed at his captain.swear-
ing he would kill him. Fannon had stretched
his elbow on the ground and his hand under his
head. [dis devoted followers were around him.
and he heard the click of their locks as they
cocked their rifles. “ Let him alone!” cried
Fannon. in his quick sharp tone. He laid still.
calm and self-possessed, with his keen dark eye
fixed on the raging lieutenant, as he made a tre-
mendous plunge at his breast. But when the
stroke came, its object swerved away like a
snake. and the baffled man plunged his sword
into the ground. Quicit as lightning Fanuon’s
sharp blade passed through his gigantic frame-
“ T/rus and thus, I punish those who disregard
my authority !"—and his eyes glowed and spark-
led like a ser'pent's. The man sank to the earth
forever.
But “l<‘aunon’s Mars" is written on thatop
of this sheet; and she is the heroine of the pre-
sent \\ riting. Achilles had his Xanthus and
Bnlius, and Podargrn; Alexander had his Bucc-
phalus; McDonria|d had his Selim. Fannon
wtisn man of blood. like them, and like them
he had his favorite and trusty charger; and
Fannon’s Mare was worthy of her owner. or
“ even a better man." He called her the Red
Doe, from her resemblance in color to a deer.——
She was a rare animal—-fleet, powerful,intelli-
gent, docile as a lamb-—and her owner valued
her. Idare say. above king or country, or the
life of his fellow man. She bore him proudly
and fearlessly in the bloody skirmish or the
quick retreat. When he stood in the noisy corin-
cil of his partisans, or in the silent ambush, the
faithful brute V! as by hisside, ever ready to bear
him wliithersoever he would. But Fannon lost
his mare.
Down on the east of Little River the parti-
san and some four or five of his followers one
day captured a man by the name of Hunter--a
Whig from the country about Salisbury. This
was sufiicient cause of death, and Fannon told
the man he should hang him. Hunter was evi-
dently a man ofthe times; but what could hedo,
alone and defenceless, with a dozen bitter ene-
mies’! ‘It was a case of cdmplete desperation.
The rope was ready, and a strong old oak threw
out its convenient branches. Fannon told him he
might pray,for his time was cotiie! The poor man
kneeled down and seemed absorbed in his last
petition to a throne of mercy. Fannon and his
men stood by : and the trusty mare stood among
them with the reins on her neck. They began
to be impatient for their victim to close hisde.vo-
tional exercises. Butthey soon discovered there
was more of earth than heaven in Hunter's
thoughts; for he suddenly sprang on Fannon‘s
mare,bowed his head down on her powerful neck,
pressed his heels on her flanks, and darted away
like the wind!
The Tory rifles were levelledin a moment—,
" Shoot high! shoot liigb !" cried Fannon-
“ save my mare !”_ The slugs all whistled over
Hunter’s back, save one that told with unerring
aim, which lore and battered his shoulder dread-
fully. He reeled on the saddle and felt sick at
heart; but hope was before him—death behind-
arrd he nerved hirnselffor the race. On he sped.
Through woods. and ravines. and brambles did
that powerful uiare cary lrizn. safely and swiftly.
His enemies were in hot pursuit. They follow-
ed him by the trail of blood from his wounded
shoulder. He came to Little River; there was
no ford; the bank was high. and a deep place_in
the stream before him. But the foe came—he
drew the rein and clapped hisbeels to her sides,
and thegallant mare plunged recklessly into the
stream. She snorted in the spray as she rose,
lawed the yielding wave. arched her beautiful
"_“"'e above the surface. and skimmed along
ilke " wan. Hunterturned her down stream
‘'3 !!‘° ‘ego of evading. his pursuers; and she
'¢"'°d 3 .dashed through the flashing watersol
I!” ‘h°°!'!\e lightning in the storm cloud.
iiis iigiitfor in ‘on the sward. and was resting with "
But Fannon was on the trail,and rushing down
the bank with all the mad energy that the lossof
his favorite could inspire. Hunter turned the
mare to the opposite bank; it was steep-several
feet perpendicular rock, but she planted herselfon
the shore at a botind; and then away she flew
overrheintertninable forest of pines. straight
and swift as an arrow—-that admirable mare!
On and on did the generous brute hear her
master’s foeman. till the pnrsuers were left liope-
lessly belriud. Late in the evening Hunter t‘0('.e
into Salisbury. had the slug extracted from his
shoulder. and after lingering some time with the
effects of his wound and exciteriient, finally
got weli. And that gallant more that had
done him such good service. be kept and cber
ished till she died of old age.
Ethiopian Apology.-—“How you do cuff!”
saida colored gentleman. to ond of his crow-
nies. as be met him the other day at Chestnut
street wliarf.just after disencumbering himselfof
a heavy trunk. Why you no come se a fellcr?
If I lib as near you as you do to me. I’d crime
“ my wife patclta my trowserioou so all to
pieces, I ’sbamed to go no—wheres!”
Transpost'lr'on.—An old covie ordered his son
to turn out the saddle and hang tip the mare.—
Said beta a neighbor, “when I come home yester-
day I found my wife wide open, and the doors sick
abed: the gate had left the boys open. and the
field was in the bugs, soI caught up a hog and
broke it over every rail’s back’ in the field. and
eyery pumpkin took upa hog and run !"—Bost0.7t
er.
A pparatus for Ezliting and Publishing a Lon-
don Ncwspapcr.—Every London newspaper of
the first class has an editor, with a yearly salary
of from 66600 to 581000.
A sub-editor with a yearly salary of from
56400 to £600.
From 10 to 14 regular reporters, paid from 4
to 6 gurneas weekly.
Several persons to read and correct the proofs.
A certain number of men and boys to attend
the printing machine.
A publisher and sub-publisher.
A numbcrof clerks in the office to receive ad-
vertisements and keep accounts.
Various other individuals engaged in subor-
dinate duties.
The cost of reporting generally amounts to
upwards of 433000.
The salaries paid weekly to editors, reporters
and others do not fall short ofo£l30.
Add the expense of occasional reporting. the
cost of foreign newspapers and corresporitlents.
and the sums paid for expresses, (Sec. &c. and
the total weekly expenditure can hardly be esti-
mated under £250, or £13,000 per annum-—
about sixty tliorisarid dollars.
The Deaf Man.
A young Parisian, who Went with ainurneroti?
party to Lyons :0 enjoy the pleasure of seeing
the second city in the kingdom, thus relates an
adventure which he had
We were lodged at the best inn. and found ex-
cellent company there. The evening before our
departure, I was in the Court yard about five
o'clock, when a man entered, leading his horse
by the bridle.
‘ Take care of my liorse,' said he to the ser-
‘\Ve have no room for your horse,’ replied
the servant. ‘ seek another stable.’
° That is right.’ said the man ; ‘I shall take
him off you to-morrow.’
' I told yotr,’ said the servant, ‘ that we had no
room; ourstable is full.’
‘ Very well.’ replied the man; ' you look like
a good boy ; take care of my beast.’
‘I believe the man is a fhol.’ said the boy.
seeing the stranger walk to the kitchen; .‘ what
can he wish me to do with his horse.’
‘I think he is deaf.’ said I to him. ‘take care
of the horse ; I will be responsible for him.’
I followed the man to the kitchen. The
hostess made birn the same complitnerit as her
servant; he replied he was rntich obliged to her.
and begged her not to fatigue herself by making
such compliments, for he was so deaf he could
not hear a cannon shot. He immediately took a
chair and seated himself near the fire, as if he
was at home; the hostess saw there was no
means of getting rid of this man, who was de-
termined to take a slumber in his chair. I went
into the parlor. where I told the company ofthe
hostess-’ embarrassment. They laughed at it.
and Iabove all,wbo did not believe that I should
be the dope ofthe adventure.
Supper was served. and our gentleman came
and seated himself by the door; we asked him
to come to the table. and not make himself a
stranger; he apparently thought we wished to
put him in the most distinguished place. for he
replied that he was to_o polite to put himselfat
the head oftiie table.
Seeing it was impossible to make him hear
us. it was necessary to have-patience; he are as
mtich as four otliers. and when the bill was pre-
sented to him he drew out thirty cents from his
pocket. and threw it on the table. The expense
ofertch one of us was much more; this they
tried to make him understand. but he always re-
plied that he was not a man to suffer others to
pay his ‘debts. and that he was much obliged to
us for wishing to defray it; although he was full
of money, which lie doubtless said because they
gave him back his money in order that he might
give more. In the meantime, he made a bow
and went out, leaving us bursting with laughter.
A minute after the servant came in and told me
to go and_defend my bed, ofwhich this rnati had
taken possession. \Ve all went up; but he had
barricaded the door. and we knew that it was
useless to knock at it. As he spoke to himself
we listened.
‘How miserable is my situation!’ said he,
‘ they try to force my door open. and I shall not
be able to hear them ; I have no other resource
but to watch all night, with candles burning. so
as to be able to use my pistols iftbey undertake
to rob me.’
He had not the trouble; I passed the night
near the fire and willingly pardoned the ma n,who
appeared to me so much to be pitied. He arose
early the next morning. gave thirty cents for
the expense of his horse. and having mounted
him. be’ addressed me;
‘I ask your pardon.’ said he, for having taken
your bed. Que ofnjiy friends who had been re
fused lodgings here, bet me twenty louis d'or-
rhat I could not get accommodated ; this sum is
worth being deaf for. As to the rest. sir, I un-
derstand by your conversation that you are going
to take the steamboat; I will meet you there,
see you ebery day.” “ Oh, cans.’ replied Smut. .
and shall beg you to accept a good breakfast to
repair the bad night which you have passed.’
‘" ie hastily departed after these words, and
left us much astoriishetl at the sang fruit] with
which he had playetl his part.—— '1"ranslatedfro/n
the French.
SAID A FOX TO A GOOSE,
on CALHOUN AND VAN Bum-:N.
‘7Saitl a Fox to a Goose.
' (From a farm-house let loose.)
And chanced to be plumiug a feather,
-—- " Dear goose. how d'ye do!
‘Tis strange and yet true.
That you and I meet here together!
- - Together!
..That you and I meet here together!
‘Said the goose, (with a stare.)
“ M r. Fox are you there?
And to see you, indeed. is a pleasure!
in truth I must say,
That your visit to-day
Is true delight beyond measure!”
" ’Yond measure !" &c.
’Says the fox, “Then we'll walk,
And like friends so dear talk.
- And never was seen fitter weather."
Says the goose, “ Gander Grange
Has forbade me to range,
Or else we would travel together.
Together." dcc.
Said the fox. "Let him be,
Take an airing with me,
And bear both goldfincli and linner,
On the love of a friend
Can’t you goosey. depend’!
And”——Snapt offber head in a minute!
‘ A_ niinutel
And—-Snapt oil‘ her head in a minute.
What constitutes a Vagrant.-—The Knicker-
bocker relates a good anecdote of a well known
vagabond, who was brought before a magistrate
as a common vagrant.
_,i-laving suddenly harpooned a good idea. he
pulled from acapacious pocket of his tattered
coataloaf of bread. antl half of a dried cod-
fi.b. and holding them up, with a triumphant
look and gesture, to tlie~magistrate, exclaimed :
" You don’t ketch him that way! I'm no wa-
grant. A’n‘t thern wisible means 0’ support,
should like to know.”
An amusing story is told of a traveler, who
encountered a remrtrkably scanty dinner at
Cheltenham. for which he was charged enor-
mously, when he tlireatened that the landlord
should have cause to remember his extortion as
long as he lived. Accordiiigly, wlierevertlie
gen.lemau wandered over the habitable globe.
he invariably disguised his hand writing. and
directed a double letter to the hotel. The con-
,.ts-are always one single sentence: “ I shall
never forget the excellent dinner you gave me
on the 28th of Angus.” The unfortunate
landlord was at last nearly ruined. and even
from China this pertinacious correspondent
contrived to forward his usual epistle.
Popular cooperation is necessary to the success
ofschools.—Every intelligent and practical friend
of education, must have perceived the greatim-
portance of an active popular cooperation with
every plan undertaken for its iiiiprovcrnent.—
Happy is the community which has :1 good teach-
er, a well provided and well conducted school :
but doubly happy one which has. at the
same time a spiritofcooperation among the peo-
ple. and family habits of such a nature as to fit
vor the plans of the instructor, and to aid in their
accomplishment. »
Many parents there are, who go so far as to
see that their children learn the lessons assigned
for them to study at home, but who seem to
content themselves with this, when they should
go farther-.~ How small a proportion, even of
this class, have established an intellectual sys-
tem in their family arrangements, that the child
may be ever in school’! ‘There are families in
which this desirable state of things actually
exists, in a considerable degree ; and, with some
labor, it might be enjoyed in many oth--
ers. Sucii things greatly depend on habit.
The tone of coriversation at table and at the
fireside is of greater importance than inaiiy
irnagine: so are the books and newspagtvrs read
and thrown before the young. The father, at
his work bench or behind his counter. while hoe-
ing his corn or pursuing any other of our social
forms of useful labor, may be communicating to
his sorts and other companions, lessons on an
endless variety ofuseful topics; while the moth-
er may ordinarily find still more fnquent and
opportune occasions to pursue a similar course
with her daughters.
Domestic e location is of such extreme impor-
tance, that it can hardly be too carefully attended
to. It. is true that. in Connecticut it is probably
appreciattd and practised in as high a degree as
in any part of the world. Here we have many
shining examples ofit ; and no person acquaint-
ed wit.h the State, can hesitate to assign the
general character ofthe people, in 8. great. degree,
to the influence of the family.
Let us consider for a inonrent the amountof
time to be disposed of by a t.liild or youth in the
intervals of school hours, and compare it with
that occupied in school. We may set the latter
at 30 hours a week during 11 months in the year.
as the highest rate: that is, ].560 hours. or the
amount of 65 days and nights. Where the school
is kept 8 months. the child spends. at the utmost.
only 990 hours in school. or 41 days and nights.
Now if the child had but waking hours in
the day. and should never be detained from
school a single day in 11 months, he would
have more time out of it than in it. But. Hiking
things as tliey are, we may safely set down the
time spent in school by children duringtheyears
when they attend school. at not more than one-
third or one-quarter of that spent out of it. If
then the parents can do any thing effectively in
favor of the education of their children while in
their company, they cart have a great deal of
time to do it.
And here we may stop a morueut to advert to
the danger we are always in, of feeling as if
there’ were a kind of magic in a school, to reu-
derir necessarily iittire favorable to irnproveiiicnt
iliari any other place. Alas, bmv far is thislrorn
the fact! In a great many instances, the child
.5 were e_s;pose_tl_ to physical trials and moral dif-
ficultics most urrfavorabie to moral improtvement.
We should hear‘ in mind. therefore. that while
we have our children around us. we commonly
have them in_a purer atmosphere. more comfort-
able positions. and a state of greater freedom to
listen to instructions. and to ask for explanations,
than the vast majority of children customarily
enjoy in their schools If, therefore, we liawe
the Sagacity to select appropriate subjects, and
to propose them in the best manner. What an
important institution for their education do we
preside over while we sit at our own fireside-s
and tables, and pursue many of the daily em-
ploynients of life !-—-Common, School Journal.
Certain municipal laws of a very arbitrary
nature having been lately passed in Boston. a
right liuniurous corresponderu ofthe Courier has
rriade sundry additions thereto, which can scarce-
ly fail to meet the assent of their honors, the
Council. A lew of them are thus diffirleutly
tendered:
I would respectfully suggest to )"5nr honora-
ble board, that ordrriances be passed forthwith for
the fo|lowir'ir_,;r purposes:
I. To regulate the killing ofcats and provid-
ing for the drowning of blind pup-x.
2. For prevention the eyes of lobsters from
projecting more than one foot upon the sidewalk.
3. .'q‘llowrn,_; no car to have two tails. _
. o stop the buzzing of green beatled flies
and hooked billed mosquitoes.
5. Regrrlaling the twist of dogs’ tails.
. 6. Prohibiting sneezing after dark, except‘ by
license from the Mayor and Aldcrtueri.’
7. Regulating the color and size of whiskers.
8. Prohibiting any fnrnily from harboring
more than fifteen tout cats.
9. Prescribing the mode in which, eels shall
be skinned, potatoes rtrasted, and pea pods shell-
cd.
I will make other suggestions when I am
elected to the Co.i\mon Council, which will
probably be soon. JOCK.
T/re Rohan Potatocs.——On the 25th of April
last, through the kindness ofa friend. Alexander
Thompson, Esq. of Catskill, the subscriber re-
ceived a few small ttrbors of this variety of the
potatoe. the average weight of which was a frac-
tion less than five ounces each. 1 carefully di-
vided twenty oftheni by cutting them into pieces
so as to leave two setts or eyes on each piece.
amounting in the whole to 279 pieces", and
weighing a little less than half and ounce each.
These I planted on the 27tl‘. ofApril, in hills four
feet asunder each way. placing one piece only
in each hill. On the 9rii inst the crop wasgatli-
cred. The product as measured in a lialfbtisliel,
I found to be twenty bushels and a half, being a
fraction over a br:sht-.l to each potatoe planted.
The average weight of a few of the most pro-
ductive hills. was eight pounds ten ounces. The
largest single tuber weighed two poutrds thirteen
ounces. -
During the past seasori the extremely hot
weather and severity of the tlrought in this sec-
tion of the country have. in the opinion ofthe far-
mers in my rreiglflcorliourl, lessened the pntatoe
crop from one-tliirtl lu one-halfon the product in
ordiiiary seasons. It is reashuable to suppose
that Ihesame causes have bad a like efliect upon
the Rolian Porzitoe.
For the small practical acquaintance I have
yet had with the t.'ul‘.iV.'3ll0Cl oftliis variety.I feel
a dilfidence in expressing an opinion on the best
mode ofits cultivation. I will only state briefly
the method in which I proceeded in this small
experiment. Long. or barn yard manttre was
spread upon the surface ofthe ground and turn-
ed in with the plougli—furrows ten or twelve
inches deep—seed planted deep, coveretl with
four inches of eartli—in hocing. very little ac-
curnulatioir of earth upon the hill.
Qn opening the hills I found tliejnbers thick-
ly clustered togetlicr. occupying but little if any
more space thanif placed in a half bushel mea-
sure. This circumstanceliasinduced rue to be-
lieve that a space ofthrce feet between the bills
would be amply sufficient, and would secure as
great a growth in each as if planted four feet
apart. I should always think it advisable to
plant in each hill two pieces with two setts on
each piece, placing them six inches apart from
each other. SAMUEL WOODRUFF.
VVintlsor, Oct. 13, 1833.!
Rolran Polal.2es.—Oue ofthe most interesting
things at the cattle show last week. was the
mighty products from a few Rohan Potatoes. It
is a new species, very large, excellent in qtialiiy
and productive beyond all other potatoes. One
potatoe presented by Mr. Colriiari last year. to
Mr. Wm. Clark,jr. of this town. was planted by
him. and the product this fall is two and a quar-
ter bushels! Mr. Charles l\‘ir:bols. trout one
peek of the satire kind. has raised this year six-
teen and u l1a.lfbushel.s'.’ M r. Roswell Hubbard
also raised frorii four pounds of the Rohans 18
bushels. which weighed 1183 lbs. Such pro-
ductions exceed any thing of the kind ever be-
fore known in .‘--these parts." \Ve are glad to
notice that a large quantity of the p_olatoes for
seed were distributed gratuitously among the
farmers ofthe courity.—i\brl/ta/npton Courier.
T/is Dahlia.—VVe are frequently inquired of
how to preserve the Dahlia through the winter.
Our plan is the most simple iriiagiriable. Soon
after the occurrence of severe frost. we cut ofi'
the stalks a few inches above the surface of the
soil, and on a clear day carefully dig them tip,
label each variety. and expose them through the
day to dry; then put them in a box which will
exclude rats. and place thernin a-dry cellar. per-
fectly free from frost.
From the Philadelphia Saturday C'ou'rt'er.
LAY OF THE DESOLATE.
0 BY c. W. 1-zvi-zai-:s'r. ESQ.
Ab! days there were when life was sweet,
And joy seemed neither strange nor new;
\Vlien lightly sped my happy feet, _
And gladness met my rapturetl view.
‘Twas clii|dhood's bright and pleasant liotir,
All smiling like a summer's_ m<_)Tr_33
When young life proves It_S Wlnftmi-’ Power.
And pleasr_ire’s rose conceals the thorn!
But short was childhpod’8 happy day.
And briefthe blessings of its spring;
With rapid flight they spged away,
And left my heart a blighted thing.
I've strove to guide my little bark,
Safe through misfortune’s angry tide;
Brit ah! its waves. too strong, too dark, _
Have wrecked my bark. my hopes. my pride!
But peace, my troubled soul, be still, _
, Though all thine earthly hopes be riven;
With meeltness bear thy Maker«'_s ._WlII.
And look from earthly woes-—to Heaven !
A
[PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
100 88.
I
+a_$__
Tampering with a jealous husbantl,—A mong
the foreign papers received by the Burgundy.
one of the Parisian "papers tells a horrible story
ofjealousy and rnurder which illustrates the cha-
ractcr and quality ofthe creations ofthe French
penny-a-liriers. .It is not probable that there is
a wortl uftrurh in it.
Considerable sensation has been excited in
Madrid by the murder coriiniittorl by M. Rodri-
quc'_!.. the Deputy. on the person of his wife. a
young and beautiful women, to whom he was
married about two years ago at Seville. M.
Rodriquez. who is extremely jealous. accom-
panied his lady to a masked hall given by M.
Vinaridores. Ilis wife's brother was am trgstthe
guests incognito. and wishing to cure his brother-
in-law of his failing. imprrit'lerirly accosted him
with an inquiry if he was still asjealous as ever.
‘I am at all events notjr-alous of you, beau mas-
que.‘ was the reply. ‘There you are wrong.’
said the mask. ‘for you have a very handsome
wife, with whose charms I am deeply smitten.’
‘ So much the worse for you.’ rerorted M. Rodri-
quez. ‘By no means.’ said the brother. "for
your wife returns my afiections, and. as a proof
of it. Ican inform you that she has a violet mark
under her right bosom.‘ At these words M.
Rodriquez seized the stranger with the utmost
violence by the hand, cxclsiiming, ‘ Your life or
mine! Meet me in a quarter of an hour at my
house.’ He then tore his wife fronithe quad-
rille which she was dancing, and. without soy-
ing a word to her. hurried her home. On reach-
ing his hotel, he ascended the staircase with his
wile still on his arm,dragged her into his cabinet
without procuring a light, opened his secretary,
and. taking from it a loaded pistol, placed the
muzzle Close to his wife’s bosom, and shot her
through the heart. At the report, a number of
domestics. accompanied by the ill-fated lady's
brother. who had been the involuntary cause of
this frightful catastrophe. rushed into the room
with lights. On witnessing the dreatllulsight
which met his eyes. the brother tore olI'his mask
and proclaimed his near relationship to the vic-
tim. The disclosure deprived the wretched hus-
band of his senses. aritl he was hurried from the
spot in a state of raving madness, which the
Madrid correspondent whom we quote. fears,
but we might perhaps more ciraritably hope he’
will not survive.
‘T
An Irish bookseller, about to be tried for an
offence against the dignity of the law, was in-
_forriied by his learned counsel. that if he had any
personal objections to any of the jury. he must
challenge them. !Faith. and so I will,’ replied
lie; ‘ iftbey don’t bring me oll |rari«i.~:orneiy, I
will challenge every son ofa woman of them.‘
It is a little remarkable. that Massachusert,-i,
the most Democratic State in the Uriiorr._Man(.i
perhaps the only one which has it perfect ri§gi'$‘-
trarion and checking of voters. is also the ‘only
state which has never wavered for an instant in
opposition to Tory riiisrule. There are a few
lUWuS where the excellent laws ofthe (,'oriimon-
wealth are disregarded in sortie iniportarit par-
ticulars, and there, without exception, '.Foryisni
bears sw ay.—Salcm Gazelle.
Avoid argument with ladies: in spinning in
yarn among silks and satins, a man is sure to be
worsted.
The editor of the N. H. Register says, that
the expectations nfhimselfand the democracy in
general, ‘ have been disappointed in some of the
Connecticut local elections,’ but. that he was
9fully prepared to look for it.' That is to say,
he was fully prepared to look for or to expect the
disappointnierit of his earpectat-ions. ' Well.
Bob, how riiuch did your pig weigh?’ ‘Oh, it
did’nt weigh as much as I e.7:pecterl,. and Iai-
ways thought it would’nt.’—Louis'ville Journal.
Anecdote.-9 I am very much obliged to you.’
said the wife of a certain office holder to a couple
ofyotirig tnen. who had been bringing her better
halfhorire in a very intoxicated condition. * Oh,
not at all!’ was the reply. ‘ Yes, but I am,’
said she ; ‘I thank people wli_en they occasion-
ally send me a hamfand why should I not
thank you when you bring me a hog I’ I
Qiricker than Magic-—In the presence of 78
persons in London, a parcel of rags were rr~cent-
ly taken. made into paper. r!ried,and printed on,
in jive minutes! Vl/hen this celerrty becomes
universal. loafers must dodge paper mills, or
raggetl ver-ttrrrents will be whipped UII‘. and tuck-
ed tinder their noses in the shape of a handbill
advertising vagrants before they know it.—N. Y.
Sun.
Muson’s and Dr'J:on’s Line.—-Thisline is very
frequently referred to. in debate and conversa-
tion. The following history and location of it,
we copy from the Salem Gayzgerte;
‘ This boundary so termed from the names
ofCharles M ason and Jeremiah Dixon—-the two
gentlemen who were appointed to run unfinish-
ed lines in 1761. between Perinsylvauia and
Maryland, or the territories sul-jected to the
heirsof Penn and Lord Baltimore. A temporary ,
line had been run in 1739, brit hadrnn:..g.,i4ve'¢
satisfactiori to the disputing partit;S.’.“alrlauugh it
resulted front an agreemem I0,/1839 between
themselves. .A decree had been made in 1618,
by King James, delineating t)[ie boutidaries l‘-‘
tween the landsgiven by cliarter to the fin“ ._[J0Td
Baltimore. and those adjtftlged t_n lH8_ I_‘18J8‘S+‘/
(afterwardsto William Penn) which £l1"'d€'-l JG
tract of land between Delaware Bay and the
Eastern sea on one side. and the Clresnpenke
Bay on the :.ifl‘ler, by a line equally intersecting
1., (1 gym from Cape. Henlopetr, to the 40th de-
gree of North latitude. A decree in_chant;ory
rendering the King's d.8.Cr.ee .lml‘e"3“"'°'_ Bill'-
the subjectofl-lenlopen became longa subject of
se,.;m,s_ p,,,.,-_-.,c.e.), and expensivelrtigatrtin, par;
ticularly after the death of Penn. in 1718. and at
Lord Baltimore in 1714; till John and Richard
and Thomas Penn. (W50 hfld !’e‘{°me ‘be P"?
prietors of the American possessions of their
father William) and Ilecilius. Lord Baltrmore._
grandson of Charles. and great grandson Oi
Ceeilius. the original patentee, entered lnl,0 8}!
agreement on the 10th of May. 1727-, T0 ""3
agreement a chart was appended. Wlllcll 9539'”
rained the site 0! Cape Henlopefl. Hf“! d9l'D‘3}3!“
ed a division by an East and Westlrrie, running
westward from that Cape. to.the exact nzsddle
of the peninsula. Lord Baltimore oef‘-am‘-V‘ T5‘
satisfied with this agreement, andentleavored to
invalidate it. Chancery sullfl. l“"8!.V' ‘!°”,"'_°'°:~'
and proprietary arrangements followed, wmct.’
eventually produced the appointment of com-
missioners to run the remP0""Y !“‘°' Th“ W”
4
4:
effected in 1739. But the cause in chaneery
t
._-— I
.__.__..... y
—--2;
Norwalk Chronicler