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All Obit'ry Notice exceeding six lines, and communications recommending Candates for pub Iio ottiaet of profit or trust--dr puffling Exhibitions, Mitt lie charged as advertisements. 12-Acdounsifo'r Advertiuing will be presented for paymen uarterly. All Ict -rs by mall must be post paid to 'insure a punctual attention. AGRICULTUR AL From the America Agriculturist. TREATMENT OF MULES. 1GAsTON," On page 187 of the Agricul -tyrist, gives his sad experience with stock. and makes a most lamentable face of it, in being !the most Anfortunate people in the world'." He gives-you, I know,a faithftil acconnt of the how, that work-horses are geierally treateil-but 1, for one, enter my caveat against the treatmdnt, and -say, no snan has any right to accuse our Maker of partiality, who will treat 9itock in this man ner. I here give you a true anti plain etatement hnw I do,-an defy a man to visit: the Hlalland find anythiin to the contrary. My team turns out about 4 o'clock, these diays, says about dayligh;. at II o'elick the horn ssounds, Which calls them from the field; theinules are all turned into a lot, where my cows are fed anti milked, having in it a trotigh 50 feet lang, under a Toof, in which salt lies the year round, with ashes occasionally mixed therewith. Here the mules walk about, wallhw, and rest tin. 1i0 cool; iWhen they are turned into-a horse lit atijoining, and ven in one corner to water; they, of their own accord, return to the stable, ivhere foodis present, each one to his stall, there tied, curried. and rubbed -my manger is nevet empty. At 2o'clock. P. M.,. the horn again sounds, when the hands ttirn'out4 hyving wateed again, and work uttil dark-, when they return to the lot, and undergo sisniilar treatment. - I useno racks,-[ use no long provender; and about half the time I use c.,b end COrcii meal; provender and thie latter is thorough. ly spriikiled, so as to be damp, witi a weak, brire. I feed about one wcek::with the meal above mentioned and cut'tstuff-being fodder,'millet, hay, and eltuckb-another week on corn and cut stuff. *My -troft (Webster s- ys troughl)-is 2 feet wide at bottom, I foot deep, 2 1-2 wide at top, and S feet long. with a partition of about 20 inches for corn; it is cleaned out ifevery. thing, once a'week,and whet wet stuf Ias been used is well cleaned out with a cloth wet in brine, This is my mode-and I was boru andi raised in this glorious South, and here mean to live and die:-and, by the by, ex cept one mule, I have not had a case of co lic; since the Sheeif, et id omne genue, drove mne out of fine doings in 1839,-to at tend tlis' small b'siness'. I say nOw to friends, Mirth,' South, East, nad 'West, I do not in truth consider there is anything in thii,. but sys.tem, andbelieve it was my profession thalt gave me this, 1which leads mi to say, as-I d14 believe, that the doct'i)rs of A merica are beund to be as useful menc to this country, ini givinug more system to the science ared art of agriculture as any other class.- I am proud tof my profess'ion, and-pgoud of my country, afg say that I. m~iay stimulate .mybrotherihlips to greater exertion, and y~ brerhteagef this clime miy pro :~e~ by, asge~irais by my Ed oid'Depot as.Jan1 8d4o FrmteNow prSalra.Enporluma Fio- W AT.> Those who he p~t eededl their whueat, shouldpuh aheefiti in as e peedily as pobsible. Shou ldmany have delayed ploughuing 'their landis 'intendedl for this crop,' and have that .work yet to perform, wea would admonish the'n to be careful, arid see that thEIr ploukhpugn do th, s.work thoroughhy.-thar they 'pkugirtkde ,l nverb the soil well, and baurrow anti roll until the soil shall have been reduced to a complete slate of pulverization. PRRPARATION OF THE~ SERD.-To ensure your .next frar's crop againrt, the' - sut, you.ahould wash your'seed wheat in "pure wvater, until It ceases to be discolored, tak ing care to 'skim off. all the" light ?i-ains wvhich may float on its suirfsces? and cast themp to the pigs;!. Then aoak the sued in salt arnd water, made ssiiciently strong to float anegg, for htwelve'..hours. As thi'e seerbie about being . sowinl di'aln off-the brine,,.and. dryithe. whea( in' slacked lime, 'or ashies. Noaarrotew wheat should be tak-' en out of the brIne daily that can be so'wn the.same-dayr, and-the esetil when east upson' the'earth sho~uld be copveeils pedl as possible sedl tknsoiag iuivimibly ien'dsi toligishe ro 4ucts wibave never enterg.Ih~d 'any do~i ;t isotisonant with enmirtOss 4na reason J#t ifwte do nt givein t ea a stiffiel frusnatofisyeof i ed .rail tukea9,.Aant*, tai ndiue will e unoccupieil spots ,with tveedeT t this, shoaid be the'object of all, ndahdire fore, no one.ihuuld sow less tihan twobu h els'to the acre. MANAoSMENT F I T E SoiL. AFTER ING.-Let the ground ie ibelf yhrrOw and then rolled twiceWith a .heay.rol in orderthat iie soil tidy beNes'd around the seed, and thtss secel ,early germination, a thing most desirable to be effected, By this comiression dfsthe earth, moisture is the nore certainly retulned, ai a time when it is most wained. , To P-DR Iseio.-W here it i poss blrto do. so, the het resltis would enskei frorh' -giving to the wheat field a topnl~ssing composed of gve bushels oyster sh'ei1 lime, five of Ashesand one of Salt,,whielt would be the more ATfective by being suffered to remain in piles some day's before being used. , We prefer oyster shell lime, be cause in that we have the phosphate of lime, a substance not to be found in stone lime, but most essential.to the success of the wheat plant.. Rys.-If there be any who have not sown their Rye, we should advise thein not to do so at this late period. I, lIowever, they should be disinclined to take our ad vice, and should determine still to put in a Rye crop, our opinion is that they should not sow until late next spring. Should they thus delay sowing, it will be necessary to sow a busheI and a half of seed to the acre, and to plough it in about three incia es, then harrow and roll. hMANuas.-As rganure is the goldlmine of the agriculturist, so should 'al e the dity of every one to lay the grotia work of a supply. at this season of the year. , There fore, so soon as the leaves'fill, send your cart and wagons to the'woods and gather as many loads of leaves and mould as will enable you to cover your cattle yards twelve aulches deep. In the arrangement of the y rds sdspread the substaces as to cause a- isi ke inclinatiion to the centre, in or er th there mnay be no loss from wash. m.gkaWay. To prevent any loss from the evapoioon ofthe liquid voidings of your edtile, sprinkle yotir yards occasionally with plaster or charcoal.-When your cat tle yards shall have been furnishied-vth the. requisite qtfinlity of leaves saind mould, see that your hog pens are also similarly ireated. Without Periodical supplies of manure are given to the land, the best soils will wear out; hence it is, that it should be considered by every agricultor as his first: duty, to secure it in ample quantities. Lgi this fact be impressed upon each, that the sooner leaves are gathered, and disposed ,fin the cattle yards and hog pens, after they fall the larger quantity of manure will be secure for his crplps. ROOTS OF ALL. KINDs.-Let these be dug anti put away before they get injured by the frosts. MISCELLANEOUS. CHENEY THE HUNTER. A character in the interior of New York State, of whom a correspondent of the Tri bone gives the following long but interes dig particulars. Some tent or fifteen years ago Cheney theni a young mant, left Tiuncondleroga, anti writh hits rifle on his Ehoulder lunge~d into theso then unaknowvn, untrotdden wilda. Here lie liveud for years on wvhat his giun brought him. Findhing ini his long stretch es through the forest, wvhere the timber is so thick, that yoau cannot see an anaimal more than fifteen rods, -tat a heavy ri fle was a useless butrden he got him a pistulg1ade, about eleven inches in length, which with his hunting knife anti dog be. came his only companions. Eight (lays at a inme lie ha!l been out of sigit of a hui. man beinigor habitation, hunting by day and lying dIown by night unider the tre'e that gave him the, most inviting shelter. I had htim wvitha me four or five days as a guide, for he knowvs every road of this de solatit land as if it wvere his farm. Moose, deer, bear, panthetrs, wvolves anud wild cats, have 'by turns become htis spisil, and some of his etncounters would haonor o ld Danie l Boone huisef. Onsce lhe enmie smttultay upon a panthier that lay cr'tschede fosr a sprinig within a sinagle b'himd of him ~. lie had nothing hut his pistol with aim,, while the glaring eyes anti gatheredl fourm, "('the furious animal before him, tohal hima th'dt a moment's delay, a miss, or a false ste'p, wvould bring them locketd in each oilier's emi brace andi inia death struggle. Bit-withott alarm or overhaste he brought his pistol to bear uipont the creature's head and' lted just as lie was sallying back for thie spring. The ball entered his brain, and wtith one wild bound' his life departed andI ho'lay qusi pering before him. Beipng a little curious to kniow whether hexwas not somewvhnt ugitated on fliding himself in such close proximIty to a panither all ready for the fa al leap, I auked him how he felt when he " P ilaoat that - nt,' b r m-q5 hen FRI ict a r.e ca een c itawf jn the n9j .He had d ar gi e ~n; .slightly wounding thie aiianl, whetn th lnnfuliaed icrea jaire matte atr hinm. He hi d, n in is hind, and clublin it ld ihe stok over th"*0lfs head" 18di& . Yo ldit fiht, hat ie biokethes ents oifr Its head;. then jpjsedI the barre whic aking a better bludg , 4don broke in the bra" 1thog1 notLitiIl the solid iron'was 6 tid twisted 4sif it lad been used f(Oa iier instead o$ iad-d gel. Once he' 1o1d m.heias Itot huhntlqg n sa ofthoss, atid had 'jaist patad-'from. ili cpjnpanion, to whom he jave his knifs, ihen he broke through th e crust and came upon aii6i' eeping out his Winter sleep undei the root of a fallen tree. It-was an old fellow, and shakiig off ila torpiditf at this sudden intruslon ilon his-6urialpldIj he rushed. forth atCheney- Cheney had barely time to gather himselfup and. aake ready before the huge creature was close uron him. Fetching a dead aim *1th his pis.ol right between the filiow's eyes, he pulled .the trigger. The* cap exploded without discharging. the pistol, while the heur wesuviigin a few feet of him, waddling along as inst-n8 his, univieldly form wonull let him. He had no time to place another cap,.so'seizing his pistol by the muzzle, he aimed a tremendous blow at the crea ture's head. But the bear caught it on his paw with a cuff that sent it ten rods from Cheney's hand; and the next-moment was rolling over Cheney himself in the snow. Ilis knife was gone, and in mere wrest lang the bear evidently hal the advantage, and the hunter's life seemed not worthF straw. But just then his dog came up, and seizing the creature from behind, made him let go his hold and turn and defend himself. Cheney sprang to his -feet and began to look around for his pistol. By good luck he sa w the breech just peeping out ofdh.e snow. Drawing it forth and re. t aef" i jeis snow-hoities, which had he conm Ie Z, n this struggle, lie made after tl&.bear,. When he and the dog closed, hIoifelIIand kegan t! .rolln e over the other downs thetuide'hilli4el in the em brace i leath blathowewer, was too Muih florilii iaand at length broke loose, h-aving thelter laceratei iwIi lly, said hie. RIknevg saw suc uqkjin a dog before. As son's lie found iI was ready for a fightahe was furious all bleeding as he I'as,- to be after the hear. I told him we would have the rascal if we died for it, and away lie sprang, leaving his blood on the snow as lie went. He grappled witlh him, ani kept him at bay till I came up. I tuok aim at his brad, meaning to put the ball in the centre of.his brain, but it struck below, and only tore his jaw to pieces. I loaded up again and fired but didsnot kill him, though the ball.went through his head. 'he third time I fetched him, and he was a bouncer, I tell you." With a moose fight I will bil good Che ney farewell. ie wes out hunting when his dog tackled in with a moose. There were two of them together, and as Cheney enme up, they bent their heads ahl made at him like mal bufiTlues; I he bushes and sap lings snapped under them like pipe stems as they rushed forward. Cheney coolly watcleld their approach, and cocking lis pistol stepped behind a tree and fired as they dashed by. His ball went clear through aone anal lodged in the other.-Che ney kills abuat seventy decer per annum. lie has none of the roughnuessof the hunter, but is one of the mildest, most unassuming, pdeasanit men, you will meet with any where. lie is now married and wvhoever visits this region wittmut having Cheney with him for several days will miss a gr~ai tucat. A YANKEE IN A COAL SCREEt( BY JOE MITLLEn,iR'. Jn order to lead the coal - boats on the Lehigh canal, a short but sidep inclined plain of about one hundred aiit fifty feet in length, Is made at the chute, which runas from a station house on the side of the mnounta in, to a large circular revolvinga screen: To the loaded car is attached a r~ppe wvhich draws up ani empty car, and, ar rived at the screen, the lowver end of the rar is stiuldealy unbolted, anal the coal is shiot with great velocity into a hopper; this~ conveys it directly Into the screcn, whaich hinii4three large chambers, thro'ugha which eon I of as spamny sizes. Is riddled out, and ahot by scuipperi., into just ias many bonats, wvaiting for dhifferenmt descriptions of thie irticle. A few months since, a Yanken of the genuiine breed, quite inquisitive, bait more verdant thnan a Yankee ushould be, gained the station house, and uiazedl withm woanderI it the contrivances. lie peenuiiarly adlmi-. ed the swiaftness with wvhuich- he car de cended andl eimptie'd its loada~ad the ye 'ocity wvith which it returned to give place. Qanother. SShortly his attention -was attracted by ~eeing a laborernmotine one ofttlie full cars about to make the diescent. nir rGilgf, you do T he cb-a swfl Jn reached$ e p u ii'safely. ne oJ l, u tr at Iva 't j~ i .; o . , - a.1.1sI *. ir_ answer,'"Si dky n moult 1a ire single me d 'll tI o OdaI emeht, drift'fdelty t'lip l'o 1en emk nowft,' "2WaI-now dli?lg tee estj parat e theinire dd hii .beeo do that.it would bie afgreat doC the steej. in thadt way @Mo d "t huht "That; bett. se di w do It "I'spose it doe u conhiln letoa feli ls o ehnC "Why, do yoli thinkyon 6 d -o Id time?' "Oh Yes, I'r rec:hed :3nerae. o umper-jumpin' does me good; I once jumped off a ha'y mow thirty feetikgh, and it made me.sopuple LhatI'm given'up t1be the best (lancer in the hul-township. "Well, get gnmand take careo yourielf.'" Suddenly tiebar moveti:ff and our friend (jund th'e s'pe-d -so fearfuliand the deelivity .ggreatt that- he wasokcMI to stoop down and 'rasp the sides or the ve hile fo.support. The place where the, labiclru had leaped off was reached, but the Ynnkee was not in a positie to jump; he hiad( to hold on, and running'down a de scent three times as steep as that which he had come, a sudden clink shot tlie bolt, andI *with a violent force, otit went the con. tents, Yankee inVilided, into the hopy,, "Murderi get me opt! stop the bonsarinj" shouted our hero, as he felt himselfalilng down the hopper to the cylinder Mr derl stop the consarn-I'll.- be kille'dl" But the motive power of "the consarn" wal water, which lid no sympathy with those who puirsue knowledge under difficblties, and t hose who sa w Were too distant and ob much convulsed with laughter to'yield as sistance. Into the screen he slid, landing on the top, and as he felt himself reVolv. ing with the coal, he grasped the .wiresin Liesperation,'to prevint himaeltfroim betig rolled to the bottom-aroundthe whel he wentaand our 'lid sensibilitIes were touched up by a plentiful shower of fne coal 6dust riddled through all the chaMberb. Hie manageI to geq one. y ioen. and sa with deliglit that the cyli "L'asonly about fifteen feet in length, and o6rced hi iway forward to the opening with degi n, but it was not altogether successfei h er revolution of the wheel had yet'tib borne, and the next time he reachedq*li bottoim lie wasn shot out ofthe scupper into the boat beneath. To the screams of IUi' ter with which his advent.was ha ou hero said not a word, but, Kettinj' an old handkerchief, rubbed the dust out of his eyes, and, surveying Iis torni apparel and bruised, battered, scratched and cut limbs, he 'raised his vfein,' to know as-what qualuty of antracitc, lie had been delivired --When, smashiing lis remnant of a hat uover his eyes, he stumped off, muttering, "brolcn and screene4, by thunder." St. Louis Reaill.. COURTING MADE EASY. COURTING 5CENE, No._L. Jonathan does you -.of6 bled beef and dumplings I .Darn'd if I don't Sewke; but a hot (lump lin' uin't nothijo your sweet, tarnal nice 0, Ia I goi way', you Jonathan. COURTING sCENE, Nn. 2. Jonathan, did you read that are etpry about tile mnan as was'hge aietsb the bear. ugdt"dahb 'OGess id, SeWho, and it did makq i (eel so badl. Why, how 'did yoir febi, .*onathan?, Ki rid'er sorter as-JifP'd like tollsigryou e'enamost to dleath tew, you tsrtalynice, piluimp, elegant little critter, you Sewke. 0, la I go way, you Johnathain. COURTING 5CBNE,,No. 8 Ah ! Sewke 'yoie ich & ek hecigho I'ic l La!l ain't you asham f~one, I wvish I was a ribb in, S~twke. ' Why for, hey? 'Cos, may be you'd tie me rotindl that are nice pretty nfeck of yori'rn, and I should like to be, dIarn'dl It I shohild nt. 0, lajrthere conmes mother, run I 9OURTINo scENE, No. 4. Ah! 'Jonathiaa. I heard somethl aboY La I now Sewke, you don't say so. Yes, indeed, that'I did andl a great t a iy said it, too. Lawv I now what what wa s' z. ewke i 0, dear!: I can't tel oir. [Turning svay herchead.] 0, Ia I do now. -O no, I can'i. 0, yes, Sewke. La! me 1 Junathan, you do peater a bo. ly so. -U .1 A awna fmuhmemu ma g-,~ uhe hont f hatalio erL 'n Whe o,. oWn - ilaw. id' f * eri ith R4.1 son bhy 6ofIl l (l~ow p.. e pruzcher-yif oua u let it bes unhoped tl n11 list 4wi;be and yorare ssis enoui"c on Surday-It I i thotghjyounle. p nI owie & flu I of ,d Lite S ,. - one uddted ithho tal a d vIo'behb if youtie ali oahe-~ v .,, f N our y withontdaya n are h d ~ u11 han Ve u ook on nh the o c erU5tr0ii Go~~~ abu traicl a ioblishn'es di el Ibpr a ~ ii eal KIMhk1 ~ Lh~.t1 ,, 'e so~ex ai b "A diAhetiip-4 rn4" teAft36 hen m Ua a ao 0 04-1 i hs ruan 1:viie Njii ~ - Yout any - e leS et a habit wi 9 - Take a flat at 4sti~ ~e ' ~ * weridy wveWe n e e In" la. W - Listen' toe goodid en thoi~i~' come frm Mii y'UQ .'.fr andsq . or wer r .r. aou *vc~ a lfbk~~i' ~ yNdu mean d1& rI !A di e ing o'ewegaera lset unfair'a . .,\f ly. n Ina I ace princifle sha al bextdd. endth . phshopia it i heirh . o 4 row: theMari~sres 4'0 purchasing th66 , hat * 1js a hieunguchne to? R eivstare if ons a add '.1' of a pair of sho.,k~ng~h ~~vu. K.? ed to Beat newspaper ftn "le catch he *" e, your 6 ur a :.: 4, W"W4t Ibli i'i"bi 6 11 rAw