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iillk^Worm* Fed on Wet Leaves* To ihe Editor of the Farmer's Register. I !.ave noticed for some lime every thing written on the subject of feeding and raising silk-worms,that 1 could come ac<oss;and 1 believe the practice of feeding worms on wet leaves has been universally condemned; but n defiance of all the reasoning on the subject, and the condemnation of wet food, i have followed it, so far at least, with great success. I have never raised a great many worms it is true, but it may be supposed, what would affect a large number ought to affect a small number. I will give you the manner in which nine were fed, and you can exercise your own pleasure about believing what I state, though if necessary I can bring ample testimony to establish ev< ry word I s>?y. I do not wish to be understood, however, as recommending wet food as the best for silk.worms ; but my opinion is, that wet leaves, occasionally, when " ' SJ-wl nn inmru fn ihpm it cannot oeavuiucu, uuto l?v iujui j ?v ti.v... T as, for instance* in the long season in May, such as we had this year, my worms did not suffer at all that I could observe, from comparing them with others, where a good deal of pains had been taken. 1 gathered leaves for my worms every day 'till 1 would have a sufficient quantity left to passover one or two days; und as soon as they were brought home, if in the morning they were sprinkled with water and laid in the shade, (for I have no cellar,) and if brought at ev. ening they were put out on the g: ass in the yard for the dew to fall on them to keep them moist ; and with these wet leaves the worms were fed four times a day, as much as they would consume; and out of a lot of 10,000 I am confident that 1 did not lose more than fifty, save somo that got injured by moving them about; for I had no fixtures j at all for them except some boards. About i 5000 of these worms, however, had beet) half raised before I got them : but when they came tome they shared the same fare with the others I had, of the same age, but considerably larger, and spun something earlier. Finding that the worms appeared to eat more greedily the moist leaves, I continued to moisten them and keep them so, and 1 never saw worms grow taster, or do better. Last year f raised sixty worms only ; and from a few days ?fter hatching, they did not know what a dry leaf was, and t ey did remarkably well. In fact, the leaves, 1 for th?s small parcel, for longer preservation, were kept sunk in water, and merely shuken well when about to be used. Of these worms, only one was lost (being killed by felling,) and the other 59spun good cocoons, and furnished as many motns. Of these 12 only were females ; out of their product I had this year between 3000 and 4000 worms. I did not pay as much attention to them as I did to tho lot of 10000, in keep, ing them as wel1 fed and cleaned ; and out of this lot I lost about 100, ( hat died,) but 1 do not think more ; I do not attribute the foes oriBTr 100 ru 'lie wet food, but try the filthy state (let them get into ; they were not ehanged from the old hurdles or cleaned off for nearly three weeks. Had the same pains been taken with the last as with the first lot, it is my candid opinion not one would have been lost from disease. The cocoons were firm and good, (better than those exhibited here by Mr. Gray 89 the best quality of northern cocoons,) but were smaller than the others, orange-colored, from the gray worms. These are white worms, and the cocoons of pale straw color. 1 am now feeding a few from the second hatching, this year, and I m?k? it a point ii>?o *h??v HPft fed to wet the leaves, Cfoijr aiaavw w. _ this I do to test the thing thoroughly ; they are doing very well as yet, though they are small, and they have not come to the most critical period of their life ; if they do well, and you think it worthy of notice, I will let you know. If these remarks are worth your attention you can use them as you please. Respectfully, A. L. Archer. Petersbvtrgh July, 1839 [Mr. Archer is mistaken in supposing that feeding with wet leaves has been uni versally condemned?though the practice has been tried by but very few persons, and still fewer have reported favorably. Among these few, though not in the Farmer's Reg. ister, is our correspondent, T. S. Pleasants, who this spring fed part of his first hatch, ing on wet leaves, for experiment, and like Mr. Archer, found no ill effect therefrom. But though not universally, the practice has been very generally and very strongly condemned and certainly by every au hor 1 ' '" " ^ M ailU nllltilM WHO <MH WriMvu unovuviia KM aun-vu?tuiv> Thin precept first came from Europe, and doubtless is necessary to be strictly observ. ed in that moist climate. If not necessary here, or at laast if it may be partially neglected without certain loss and that the experiments of Messrs. Pleasants and Archer go conclusively to establish?the fact furnishes a new proof of the great superiority which we have in the groat dryness of our climate, which seems to counteract the evil of too much moisture in the food and litter. Without supposing that there is any benejil to the worms in the water given, there will be a great gain to the feeder in his being relieved of all the trouble of drying, and delay in feeding, usually caused when the leaves are made wet by rain. The most interesting part of this statement, is that two sua. cessive generations of worms have been thus fed almost exclusively on wet leaves. Though Mr. Archer is a young silk-culturist, and has had very little opportunity to gain instruction from experience, there is no better authority for facts, and his testimony on this fact is as conclusive as if he had stored up all the existing knowledge, and errors to be found in books, and also in old usages. Ifhe had been previously more fully instructed and strongly impressed by all established authority, he would probably never have made this interesting and useful experiment, of a practice, which all authors, from Dandolo down to D'Homer.. gue would have pronounced an egregious error, Wt ich could not have any other than fatal effects. This is one of the thousands of cases, which we so much wish that all j our readers would imitate, even a beginner, a mere novice in a particular agricultural pursuit, may make observation* and ascertain facts, the communication of which will afford new and important light to long exi perienced and the best informed culturists. There are few observing men, who cannot I teach some new and useful truths; and there are still fewer, even of the best informed farmers, who are loo wise to be instructed by the communication.?Ed. F. R. Product of mulberry Leaves* To the Editor of the Farmers' Register. ^ Stafford, July. 1836. The cocoonery which you published as mine belongs to the Potomac Silk and Agricultural Company, which was incorporated by the legislature in March, 1836. As the stockholders generally have no experience on the subject of silk-culture, I sign no mo indit/irliinilir to communications IIJJT liauiw | published, because I am responsible alone for the opinions and facts set forth in such communications. I am pleased that you published the state, mentsof Dr. Perrine, because they aio calculated to some extent, to counteract the injurious influence of the extravagant and ridiculous statements which have inundated ihe country for sevrral years past. It is unwise even in speculators to countenance such statements, bee use they are calculated to lessen the demand for trees, by pro. ducing the erroneous impression that they have a very trifling intrinsic value. Dr. Perrines* statements, however, I am quite sure are ftr below the truth. I know from ex. periment that 5000 lbs. foliage can be taken fr >m an acre of land that will produce only fiifeen bushels of cor.:. I came at this result by counting trees (3600 lo the acre,) and weighing the foliage from a fair aver age number. The trees were transplanted, at two and three years old in the spring of 1838, and headed down the following fall. The account should then stand thus : 5000 lbs. of leaves will produce 25 pounds of silk, worth when reeled $5 per pound, or in the aggregate $125, from which deduct $2 per pound for rearing the worms and reeling the silk, and $8 per acre for cultivation, the nett gain would then be $67 per acre ! on land that will only give $7 net profit in com oroits. That the above named expenses are ample, 1 know from experience, if the business be conducted with praciicul hands, and due regard to economy. As the trees get older, iftreated properly, they would no doubt yield from 30 to 50 per cent. more. LaytonY. Atkins. P. S. Dandolo's statements with respect fo varieties of silk-worms ore entitled to the highest confidence. In the estimate of profit in silk-culture you perceive that I allow Dr. Perrine's statement as to me quantity of leaves requ'red for one pound of silk, to bo correct, althongh it exceeds numerous 1 ~ !>.!? Will tkjluul rcsuu5 iii 1 laiiw uuu -w ... you examine and see whether Dandolo or any other foreign writer says any thing about a u two crop" mammoth ?* There may be some honest men who, being them, selves deceived, engaged in selling twocrop" mammoth eggs, but 'hat all who are trafficking in mammoth worms and other varieties from the vegetable and animal kingdoms, are * over much righteous," I am slow to believe* f have just had small parcels of recently deposited eggs of the " mammoth yellow" to hatch, and much larger proportions of new varieties produced by cross fecundation. Now is my time for setting up a humbug shop?but all my fair prospects are blighted?my real opinion is out und gone, and I have neither ingenuity, nor impudence enough to hide it from public view. We know of none.?ed. From the Farmer's Register. comparative value of morus multicaulis, morus alba, and the canton, alpine, florentine and chinese seedling mulberry trees. To the citizens of Virginia, who design making permanent plantations of (he mulberry, for the purpose of embarking in the culture of silk, the adoption in the beginning, of such varieties of the mulberry as are best suited to our soils and climate, is of the highest importance. Enjoying as I do at present the opportunity of comparing the above named varieties, so as to form a tolerably correct judgment, as to their val. ue for the prosecution of silk-culture in Virginia, I will, endeavor to state, with plain, ness, brevity and candor, the conclusions to which I have been led by a careful examination. Of all the above.named varieties the morus multicaulis," jastly claims the pre. eminence. I;s growth is rapid, and as large as it should be for a permanent plantation, on light sand} soils that are capable of producing 15 or 20 bushels of corn to the acre. Indeed, it should not be planted on more fertile soils, because at the age of four ? ? -rio. kauinn koon koorloh or nve yean*) <uloi iimmg uwu Hvauvu down, the stalks are liable to be broken down by violent winds. On this point, I speak from very recent experience. It is capable of enduring our hardest winters.? In proof of this, the following facts are sta. ted; In the fall of *37 and '38,1 dropped in 'he field a small tree of "morus multicaulis," which remained exposed root and branch all the winter. It was found, and planted in March, following, and is now healthy, ^nd growing very rapidly. In '38 and '39 other plants were exposed in the same way, which are yet living and doing very well. From those facts some may imagine that the winters in this part of Vir. f;inia are very mild ; but it is far otherwise, n this region the sassafras and wild pimento, (laurus benzoin,) both of which are found in high northern latitudes, have occasionally been killed, and the ground freezes to the depth of fifteen inches. This occurred in the winter of *36 and *37 when we had standing out 900 small plants of "multicau. lis" raised from cuttings planted the pre. ceding May, and not more than three or four were lost. I thawed the ground by building a fire, in order that I might get accurate information. The "morus multicaulis" makes silk of the finest quality, equal, if not superior to the silk from morus alba, and much softer and more lustrous than that produced from morus rubra. 1 have made very careful experiments on this point, and I confidently assert that the published statement of some northern men, that the silk of "morus multicaulis" is as coarse as that from "morus rubra," or "morus nigra," is without foundation in fact, and evinces either ignorance or want of candor. Next to the "morus multicaulis," I place a mulberry which I shall call the * Chinese seedling." Thi9 is a scare plant, and cannot for several years at least, como into competition, for purposes of speculation, with the other varieties. I therefore hope that I shall escape the suspicion of a tree selling communication. It was raised by Mr. C. II. Hunt, of Fredricksburg, from seed which were purchased for muliicaulis seed, i have this variety, tne"Canton" and the "Alpine," growing from cuttings on similar soil, and I have no hesitation to affirm that it is superior to either. It furn ishes leaves that areas large, and they are heavier, more thickly set on the branches, and more glossy. Next to the Chinese seedling," for light sandy soils, I place the C tnton. It bears leaves about hnlf ? *? of umoru8 muiticaulis." grows very well in such soils, and propagates readily from cuttings. With respect to the value of morus alba, and the Alpine and Florentine, uhich are both varieties of ttie former, I have to say that they will prove valuable to farmers having land that will produce from 80 to 100 bushels of corn to the acre; but on inferior soils t' ey are not worth the expense o cultivation. I will only add that I consider the Florentine superior to Alpine. Layton Y. Atkins. Stafford co., Fa., July 1839. The editor of the Yankee Farmer, who ought to be good authority on such subjects, says : * The following is an easy and wholesome method to make preserves and jellies without using brass or tin, or any other poisonous utensil. Currants, strawberries. blackberries, raspberries, cranberries or damsons may be preserved in the same way. 14 To make Jelly.?'Take a peck of currants on the stem or strings, wash them thoroughly and let them set in a large wooden bowl or tray to drain; next day put them on common dinner plates and set them in the oven ns soon as the flour bread is taken out; in an hour or two they will be scald??d through, take them out and separate the juice from the skins and seeds by straining them through a clean coarse cloth, then return the juice into the plates and set them immediately in the oven to dry away. Have as many plates as the oven will hold, for the smaller the quantity of juice on a plate, the sooner it will be thick enough to add tbe sugar. Let the juice dry away until it at about as ihick as molasses, which. yrhppn will not be till the oven isco<d. When the juice is sufficiently thick, put into a large pitcher and add, as many pounds of sugar, as you had pounds of currant juice before it was dri*d away ; then set the pitcher into an iron dinner pot, with water enough to rencn half way up the pitcher; cover the pitcher with a saucer, and the pot with the pot lid or cover; put it over the Are and let it boil till the jelly is thoroughly scalded ; it must be taken ofT theJimjtsM' tim<*s and stirred with a large silver spoon or clean wooden stick; when thoroughly scalded take it off, and when it is cold, cover it close and keep it in a dry cool place. ** To prepare Preserves.?Wash the fruit and let it drain dry. Then set it on platee in a pretty warm oven, (after the flour bread rlMtim out it tvill Hp nhnilf th? riirht heat.) 19 Umn II WVBV k ?? III MW HWM? ??- ? - Q let it set about an hour or two, so as to be scalded through, take it out and pour it off, and return the juice to the oven to dry away; when it is as thick as molasses add it to the fruit from which it was taken, and put it into a s:one or earthen preserving pot; add a* many pounds of sugar as you had of fruit before it was put into the oven, then place the pot in a kettle of water, cover the pot with a plate, and set the water to boiling ; after they are well scalded, take them off and set them in a dry, cool place. They may be made with molasesses in. stead of sugar, onl> the molasses must be boiled till it is as thick as it can be, or as thick as you would boil it for candy. M Strawberries make one of the most wholesome preserves, equal almost to the Guuver, and by this method of preserving, are entirely safe frorb the deleterious effects* of poisonous me:als, as brass or tin kettles." Blackberry syrup.?We are indebted to a friend for the following receipt for making blackberry Syrrup.?This syrup is said to be almost a specific for the summer com. plaint. In 1832, it was successful in more than one case of cholera. ??"? ? ?- - ? r u-_ j j 1 O ~4 quarts Oi juiuu UI uiu v. n urines, iuu 1 lb. loaf sugar, ?oz. nutmegs,oz. cinnamon, pulverized J oz. cloves, J oz. nlspice, do. Boil all together' for a short time, and when cold, add a pint of fourth proof brandy. From a tea.spoonful to a wine glass, according to the age of the patient, till relieved, is to be given. To Preserve Currants.?Gather them when green and separate thern from the stems ; then put them into junk bottles, cork the bottles closely and put them in a cool cellar. Currants may be kept fresh and green in this manner a year, and will make excellent pies in the winter and spring. Currant Jam, black, red or white?Let the fruit be very ripe, pick it clean from the stalks, bruise it, and to every pound put 3-4 lb of. loaf sugar ; stir it well and boil half an hour. cure for grubs in head of sheep. From the Genesee Farmer. Having read considerable in the Genesee Farmer concerning diseases in sheep, and seeing no account of the grub in the head, I think proper to give the public a relation | of a circumstance which took place with me when I had a small flock ofsheep. It was in the latter part of winter, one of my flock was taken sick, and become so weak it could not rise without being lifted. I suppose its ailment to be the grub in the head ; and knowing something of the virtue of flaxseed oil, I resolved to try an experiment on it. 1 laid the shaep on its rump, or rather on its back, with its nose a little inclining backward, and poured in near a table spoon* ful of the above oil, part in each 'nostril. The next morning the sheep was able to get up and eat with the rest of the flock, and speedily recovered. After that, and while I kept sheep, when 1 discovered any pf them snotty-nosed and coughing, (an indication of the grub.) I put a lit lo oil in their noses as above, and they soon became clean and healthy. I do not remember that I failed in one instance ; some of my neighbors also ? <* ?ivpd benefit bv the above process. T. B. Columbiana Co, Ohio, 5ih mo, 18, 1839. moras mnlticauUs. Great failures have occurred in the rear* inn of this plant during the present year,owing o a variety of causes, but the principal cause if, the quality of the stock planted,? A g*caf quantity of such stock was planted from place to place, during thu winter months and of course lost its validity and power of propagation. The consequence is that the supply, the ensuing fall, will be far short of the demand, and prices range higher than they did last season. Contracts have already been made at forty cents for three feet trees, to be delivered in October next. [Silk Grower. THE LINDEN TREE. Of every other tree connected with rural economy, perhaps the Linden is the most valuable. In Russia, its properties are so well understood, that we see it growing in every hamlet and village possessing a soil ca. pi-ble of nourishing it. The wood is not only | manufactured into furniture, but into a variety of domestic utensils. Cord and matting are made from its inner rind, while its aromatic blossoms not only perfume the air and feed the bees, but make an agreeable tisane for the invalid. The Circassians feed their bees on ibe blossoms to produce the fine green honey, aromatic in odour and delicious in flavor, esteemed so great a delicacy by the rich gourmands of Constantinople and Teheran. In order to ensure its good qualities, the honey is received from the hive previously to the blossom changing its color. The young and tender sprigs, with their foliage, serve to mix with the fodder during the depth of winter, being highly palatable to the cattle. I have already, in ray previous works, more than once alludeid to this very useful tree, with a desire to promote its cultivation in this country; for, independent of its utility, it is ornamental, and may be seen adorning nearly every public garden and promenade in Germany.?-Spencer's Travels in the Western Caucasus. Free Martins. When a cow has twin calves, one a bull calf and tbe other to appearance a heifer calf, the last is called % free martin. It is a singular laWrof nature, and apparently limited to twin animals so produced, are unfit for the propagation tb?ir species. AMERICAN MANNERS. The editor of ihe New York American, speak'ngof Miss Sedgwick's now work, on Self Training, says; Her chapter on the manners, or rather the want of manners, of her country women, deserves an attentive perusal. We do not wish to forfeit all character for gallantry and jgJtivitJry. but it must be said that courtesy is not in every case a distinc'ive attribute of <he American fair. An instance in point is worih a dozen assertions.?With such a one we were accidentally furnished within a century. It occurred in a sea port, not in the ' * J " A i.J a Kinaom 01 oonimia. a iauy wen uicsku and of graceful mien, got into an omnibus. She carried loosely in her hand?a most absurd habi!?a gold pencil case. On get. ting out, she let it drop, and passed on unconscious of the loss. The ticket boy was told to take it up and follow her, which he did, carrying it up the steps of a house she was entering. She received it from him without opening her lips, and without the slightest change of countenance, which could be translated by the most chari;able observer into an expression of thanks. So much for real life, yesterday afternoon. Miss Sedgwick's are not more in point, although better told. We give one or two to mark with the stigma of our reprobation, this odious discourtesy. 44 The most striking and prevailing defect in the manners of Americans is, I believe, a want of courtesy. This has probably arisen from the equality of rights, condition and education, And it arises in part from that mauvaise honie or shyness characters lie oi our ungiisu ancestors, iruui wimh we inherit it. " A little reflection nnd moral cultivation would soon remedy this defect. * What do I mean by courtesy, and how is the want of it shown, do you ask 1 1 have ofen seen men in steamboats, stage coaches in churches, and in other public meetings, rise and give theii seats to women, and the women seat themselves quietly with, out a look or a word of acknowledgment. And so with a thousand other attentions, which are 'endered and are received without any return. Avoid such discourtesy, my young friends \ it is not only displeasing, but unjust. We actually owe some return for such civilities ; and a corteous acceptance is in most casses the only one that can be made. ? These little chance courtesies are snvles on the fare of manners, and smiles are like sunshine?wo can scarcely have too much of either. Courtesy is confined to no age or condition. A very gruceful courtesy was rendered to Washington by a little girl, lie was paying a visit at her mother's house ; when he went away, she opened the door to let him out. " 1 wish you a better office, my dear," said he. M Yes, sir?to lot you in !" Discourtesy is not limited to country bred or uneducated persons. We have seen a plain, respectable man on the deck of a crowded steamboat rise and give up his chair (when chairs were in alarming disproportion to the sitters) to a fashionable wo man, and she takes it without the slightest acknowledgment, when, if the person doing Iter the favor had been what she called a 4,< gentleman, she would have said, ** you are la very kind, or pray, sir, do not let me deprive you of your seat !" Surely the most bi exact etiquette would be no compensation for such superciliousness. w New Mode of Propelling Steamboats. j[ ?An ineenious mechanician, named Franklin Kelsey, has inven'ed a method of Ci propelling boats, the idea of which was sug- ? gested to him by tho-e contrivances of nalure by which animated beings are enabled ^ to move forward in the water. He has completed and brought to this city a model, ? a boat of six tons burden, furnished with sraal1 iron paddles in front eighteen inches * in length and eight in width, which, by the n poworoffour men turning a crank, is moved ^ forward rapidly in the water. a Dy means of a comhina'ion of machinery, the invention of Mr. Kelsy, a peculiar v motion, like that of the fins of a fish or the n r - #A the nippers ui u scai, o kuuiuiuuivv>vu ^ paddles, by which all back water is avoi- ? ded. The evident advantage of Mr. K?*l- s, sey's invention, is, that n the open sea no ^ part of the power is lost as in the use of wheels. The motion of the wavps often jj tit's first one wheel of the steamboat and ^ then the other out of water, but in Mr. K- l. sey's plan the paddles are always immersed, jj and every stroke tells, whatever be the flue- ^ tuations of the surface. Mr, Kelsey has ^ been engaged for a loug time, twenty-five y years we believe in bringing his machinery to perfection. To us it appears a nrorais. * ing, as it ceriainly is a very beautiful and ' ingenious invention. We are informed that it is intended to make arrangements for exhibiting it to the public, when scientific and practical engineers will have the opportun ity of judging i:s applicability to the purpose , of propelling steamboats. The invention is named the 14 Kelseyao Scudding Paddles." N. Y. Evening Poat. From the South-Carolinian. c Spartanburgh District, > 3 July 10, 1839. $ 1 Mr. Editor,?The laws of our Slate, respecting the punishment of criminals, I can- < not hut think aie highly defective. Every ' man knows, that if he commits a wilful inur der, and it is proved upon him, the law says 1 he shall die ; hut he also knows, that it will require the most positive proof to convict J him. For, how numerous have been the . instances, in which little or no doubt exis. ? ted in the minds of the Court, of the guilt of r the accused, and yet the Jury shrunk from * rendering a verdict of guilty. And again, \ how frequently does it happen, that, when . upon the most unequivocal evidence, a man j has been convicted and senienct d to expi- ] ate his crime on the gallows, through the J petition of individuals, (who, though con. vinced of his guilt, are nevertheless influ. ( enced by those feelings of sympathy natural to the human breast,) Executive elemency i is extended to him, and he escape with im- { punity. | Now, what is the result ? Why, a man j 1 takes offence at something said or done by L a fellow-creature, and concludes lie must I have revenge ; nnd nothing will satisfy him J but the life of the off *nd r; especially ns . he not only flatters himself that he can tak*? < iiu rn>inr, (>iiind nn? Kill flint if* i 1 W'fcUWUfc ?w w- | ?? . .. detected, and tried, the Jury will shrink from hanging him ; and, that, even if condemned and sentenced to suffer for it, he will be able to obtain a pardon, as so many others have done. The uncertainly of the punishment, thus stimulates and encourag's him to the crime ; and such will ever be .lie case, while the laws remain as they are. But, says the reader, how shall we remedy this defect ? I nnsvver, simply by establishing a Penitentiary, and abolishing entirely theciueland unnatural punishment of death, which is so easily and generally evaded. Such punishment is, in my opinion, incompatible with the Scriptures. I know that the law of Moses sanctions it ; but when the Redeemer of (ho world appeared on earth, preaching good will to men, he virtually did away that law, and establishes a better, by the general spirit of the doctrines ho taught. At any rate, nothing can be found, either in his own or his inspired apostles' sayings, which recommend or approve it. But, to say the least of it, I think it will bo conceded, on all sides, that it is highly repugnant to all the better feel ngs of humanity. Let us, then, establish a Penitentiary, and, as there are degrees in crime, define them destincdy, and attach to each, a proper penalty. Then, let it be distinctly understood/that from those penalties, there is no escape, when an offender is convicted ; for, I hold it unquestionable, that when he has had a fair trial, and is convicted by a Jury, he should be placed wholly beyond the reach of Executive elemency. Were 1 such the case, we should much less frequen. tly hear of crimes being committed : for all experience proves, that it is not the severity, but the certainity, of the punishment, which deters men from crime. A FRIEND TO JUSTICE. WILLIAM PENN's WAY OF GETTING WHAT LAND HE WANTED. Penn learned, in 1639, that there was some very choice land not included in his first purchase; and he sent to inquire of tlie Indians if they would sell it. They replied that they did not wish to part wi;h the land where their fathers were resiing ; but, to please their father?the name they gave the good man?they would sell him some of it. Accordingly, they agreed, for a cer. tain quantity of English goods, to sell as much land as one of his young men could walk round in a day, *' beginning at the groat river Cosquanco (now Kensington), and ending at the great river Kallapiugo" (now Bristol.) This mode of measurement though their own choice, did not, in the end, satisfy the Indians ; for the young English man, chosen to walk off the tract of land, walked so fast and far, as greatly to aston- a ish and mortify them. Tlie governor observed this dissatisfaction, and asked the 0 cause, v " The walker cheat us." "Ali, how can that be?" said P?inn; did you not choose yourselves to have the nd measured in th:s way ?" "True," replied the Indian?, "but white rother made to - big walk." Some of Penn's commissioners waxing arm, said the bargain was a fair one, and isisted that the Indians ought to abide by ,and if not should be compelled to it. "Compelled!" exclaimed Penn, "how xn you compel them without bloodshed ? lon't you see this looks to murder?" Then jrning with a benignant smile to the Inians, he said, "Well, brothers, if you have iven us too much land for the goods first greed on, how much more will satisfy ou V* * " . .1 ?- . ??,1 tliau This proposal gratitim tncm; ??u letitioned tho quantity of cloth, and numor of fish.hooks, with which thev would be atisfiod. These were cheerfully given; nd the lnd:uns, shaking hands wi h Peon, rent away smiling. After they were gone, the governor, ioking round on his friends, exclaimed, O, how swret and cheap a thing is charity ! iome of you spoke just now, of compelling liese poor creatures to stick to their bargain, that is, in plain Engish, to fight and ill them, and all about a little piece of ind!" ' if William Penn had been governor of daine in 1839, would there have been any langer of war about our north-eastern ouudary ? If?the rulers ef that State, and ?f the nation, had breathed only a small >ortion of his spirit, there would have been ittle, if any; difficulty in bringing the wholo ontroversy to a result with which both par* es would now be satisfied. Adv. of Peace BENDS, BUSTLES, Etc. Etc. To the Editor of tho Cheraw Gazette and Poe Dee Farmer, As Bustles and Bends seem to be agitating tho mblic you will oblige a friend and citizen by riving this piace of selected poetry a place in rour paper. A Friend. inswer to the "lines written or a fashion a. sle protuberance." 3h! ye whose eyes are black or blue, Enspire my song with vigor new, ind lend me all your aid to thnmp The tasteless autiior of the "Hump." In ancient times we have it wrote, Just what she pleased was worn by madam-** Eve had i.er "fig leaf petticoat" Without consulting Mr. Adam; [n every age, f oin slave to queen, Standards of taste tho fair have been ; They mould the fashions to their will \.nd polish Nature by their akill \nd if t..cy sock the aid of art f ensure the conquest of the heart, Man should be flutter'd that they take So much of trouble for his sake, tfor should they be admired the less Because it is for him they dress. Man, in his turn, for woman too, Puts on his suit of London b ue, 3r struts about in costly black, With every hair brushed off his back,?? Vnd ere he in her prcsenoe goes, ie, by his careful caution snows? 3y wa hing, jhaving, brushing, robbing iy combing, starching, blacking, scrubbing^ ' * * * * * * ? *? ? ? ?./! olnn n JIlUl 00 lOO&S U prim miu vwoh Ka band.box damsel of fourteen? [low much ho fools that silent sway, tie dare not shun nor disobey. if to our dross as to their own. The fair had not attention shown? What dirty, filthy boasts would we, [a habit and appearance bo 1 \nd tho' per chance 'tis truj the fair, To our dull minds strange things may wear?* Though we who are devoid of taste, May wonder at a wasp-like waist Ind frocks that show nough of shoulder. To make a modest I over bolder? fet bishop sleeves and pantalettes, Vill live in spite of tho gazettes, knd it will cost you many a tussel Jefore they will resign the bustle. l is not man's business or his doty To meddle with the dress of beauty; knd when he frets the more sboul: they, [n stubborn sternness disobey. Yot all your poets with their sonnets! Should change tho fashion of their bonnets! But say ye crusty single men, Vho've lived your three score years and ten, )r aro in feeling of that age, Vhy not at your own dresses rage ? Reflect upon a ruffled dickey, Vhen'er you say that "Humps are trickey, )r glance upon your pleated ahama Vhich honest plainness rudely dams? knd ere ye write new "Hump" epistles, fust feel your necks encased in brist'es. ?Vhich once adorned some kindred grutiter, Jut cow are worn by rule of Gunter; Look at your wide and rolling collars For which the tailor takes your dollars ; four coats all made of paste and padding knd gingerbread?sometimes dubbed wadding? knd surely of atl creatures, man s least to think or spoak of bran ! fe things of buckram ! tell your poet,? 'or I'm resolved the scamp shall know it, To think, when next of "Humps" be writes, k moment over a pair of tights ; knd if they do not make & hump Jglier by fir about the rump. Than bustles do?then I'll agree. That he deserves the victory, n such a war, I face my foe, And not, as he has done, attack, Hie rival 1 would overthrow By unfair onset at the back. ! take the enemy in front, knd there I bear tho battle's brant, knd give a phronologic bump, ['hat s larger than his fancied "Hump The ladies wear no wheat or bran, To catch tho willing creature, man; Such things thoy need not?'tis a libel, knd if the poet on the Biblo Is duly sworn, I'll prove in law, k "Hump"' ho never felt or saw I" Uy dander's up ! What ? say the fair, s.._u . na wheat and bran can wetr, 312CU b ? Vnd feathers and the Lord know* what, Year any place or any spot! 'II not believe it?'tis the tale Of one who has been kicked moon high? Vho hates the sex and dares to rail ^ Because he knows no brilliant eye, That ever flashed from woman's lorm, To flush a tiembling lover's face, Vould deign that icy soul to warm. Who's siuned away his day of grace. Jo ! they need no artificial Humps* 'o give tuck bachelors the thumps J The Harrisburg Reporter states that the ^nnsylvania five percent, loan of $l,lfi0,000? he period fcr receiving offers for which wai losed on Thursday last, was not taken , not a iid having been received, the $2,000,000 aan, authorized by the internal improvement ct, remains open until the 34th instant. From the same paper we learn that Governr Porter lies ill at Hollidaysbor*, with a se? ere attack of biliious fever. [Nat Intel.