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thb oaa&azA jourwai ii ruai.i«ntu «tm.« mr FETSttlOH TIIWEATT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AT THREE DOLLARS I’F.ll ANNUM. IN ADVANCEi UR, FOUR DOLLARS AT Till: KNl) OF T1IK YEAR. Nit«'iW*cripllonwill bs rnorlvr l for IstRthnn * yrsr.nor will any p, », 5 r In .lUcmuinuad until allarrenraf it arr paid Tl» • P.»,»or willn«»t bs font tunny psrron out of the Ftatr, until the *ri,»ti>tn money i« pititliu .«Ivanna or anlUfactory rpforence given- ID/KIl I'ldK til? MTS «rn inserted lit 7."i emit* per rqnnrn for tin* A .tintnrtinn.a.i 1Vlcnntv persnuarefar each in*nrtion thereafter A ,|nrn tit ilia Joilruiil la the ■paccoftenlinofin small ty|>o.containing, •• it iloos* 100 tonl». 1 TS. II. Halt* of LAND, by Administrators, Executors, or Guar di tu*, are required, hy lair, to In* h"ld on tl»*» first Tue»«tny in tin’ in mlH.hntwiHiii thn hour* of tail in tlio forenoon nml three in tho nl- I »rno*n, at tho Court-homo, in the county in which tlio property i* situated. Nalien of tlicie sales mint lm giicn in a public g’lzotto 8IX- TV DAYS previous to the day of side. Sties of NEGROES must lie nt i public auction,on the first Tuce* d ty of the in mill, between the usual hours of snle. nt the place of puli* |,r files in the county where the letters tostnincntnry, of Adininistrn* li.vi or G iAi- liamhip, may have been granted, (list giving SlXTi D l YS notice thereof, in one of l lie public g i/.cites of this Stnte, mid at do»r of the Court-house, where Mich sales nre to be held. Notice for the sale of I'nrsoiul Pionerty, must In-given ill like i»sr. FORTY da vs previous to the dajr of sale. Notice tt iha Debtors anil Creditors of an Estnto must lie published forKORTY days. . , „ „ Notion that ipplicntion will he mnilc to the Court of Ordinnry foi leave to sell I,AND, mint be published for FOl.’lt MONTHS. Notice for lenve to sell NEGROES, must be published for FOI It III >N rilS,before any order absolute shall bo made thereon by the Court. . All business of thiskind con' luues to receive prompt attention at the OIK'S of the GKORGI \ JOl’HNAL REMITTANCES IIY MA1I.—“ A postmaster tuny enrlose money in a letter to the publisher of u newspaper, to pay the subscription ofn third parson,and frunktho letter, ifwrittciiby himself.”— Amot Ktn- M p. nr a POETICAL. TIIIC LITTLE RED POX. Tune—“ Old Dan Tucker." Thetnoon wn* up, nml bright ns day, The slurs they winked in their quiet wnv— When the Kindorliook Fox was ehnsed h> n Coon, As the west wind whistled this brim-new tunc— Get out of the way, you're quite too late.— You little Kcd Fox of tlio Empire State. Tlio Fox lmd boned tlmt the Buckeye boys Would bent oflhhe Coon with n thunder ins noise, But his licnrt grew sad, nml his for Hew off, Am he heard, while he hiccupped u churchyard cough, Get out of the way,&c. Over the line to old Pennsyltuck, The Fox thought he'd go in search of luck; But theory went up “Wo don’t want \ou here,” And they snug, as there dropt from his eye u tear, Get out of the way , dec. Soon he went to the old IVotth Stn’e, With the hope that “Old Kip” would avert his fate; But when lie got there lie lost his tail, Ami the Conn boys sung, as Uu “cut with a wail, Got out ol the'way, &c. The tailless Fox wont to Tennessee, To beg a little help from Old Hiok o-rre; But bo hoard, as be went, a loud shout for Jones, And the song, as lie ecnmpcrcd to suve his bones, Get out ol the way, &c. Breathless with fear, and without a tail, The sight of a Coon-skin made him quail; lie jumped like a thief to a'cut-dirt’ tune, Ami be beard, while lie yelled like n frightened loon, Get out of the way, dec. On he leaped, with a limping gait, And took bis wuv through Murylnnd State; But it f« Mowed lucre, liken hue and cry, That terrible sound which lie could not fly, Get out of the wav,&c. Wearied and worn, and chased by the ‘Coon’ His head became bald us u shaved baboon; Wlion he reached l.indenwold lie sighed,‘I’m unlucky,’ For the people ull sing, as they shout ‘Kentucky,’ Get out of the way, Ac. So the Fox lay down, nml his voice got wheezy, llis luce grew pule, nml his stomach unousy; lie heaved, he kicked, urn! cried 1 mil lost, Aud the night wind moaned as he gave up the ghost. The little Red Fox is quite unlucky, For the people are going lor Old Kentucky! MISCELLANEOUS. VO I,. XXXV- MILLKDGEV1LLK, TUESDAY. MARCH 5, IS44. NO 23* nmsquiiiics wero upon mo; tlirou>>li shccl, mid doilies, uikI night cup, they pounced mvny ut mo. »s if they were shooting at tlio murk, Mmlneas ! I started to my feet in tho dark. I whisked tlio shoot round mid round nt tlio invisible foo. Hut lliu inslni l my liroil arm foil by my side, whizz ! — there ibry came again, on nose, eyes, ears, mouth, every where. Ami, worst of all, my tliuni snored on without cessation, “Yuu dirty, dusty-, tanned, tough-hided son of sleep,” grow led 1 ‘-wish you were a sired, thin skinned, piul: little halt/; llien would iliese most delicato lusted fellows nibble you a hit,” W bisk went llio sheet, again, and over a chair ; whisk on the other side—and crack went tho pitcher, wash-bowl, tumbler, ull. lint the inus. quitoes cared not ; they only flew faster, buzzed louder, hit harder. Another whisk, and the sheet boxed my' friends cars, purposely, I confess, who awoke, und startled, asked, w hat’s that 7” What’s Ill'll, you eighth sleeper, it's a musquiloc," roared I. "Oil, is that till? They never bite me.” And with a faint '‘good night, ’ he turned over, nod puli’ ed on. “Good night, indeed ! you leather-cheeked parcliincilt.fuce dog. if you hud a clean skin, you would sliaro this sport with me.” Ton o’clock, eleven o'clock struck ; tho watchman cried '-all's well and a pleasant night," nt which 1 repeated the text “All men are liars.” At last n thought struck me. It enmo like a plank to a swimmer in his agony. It was executed at once. I felt in the duik for the table, lifted it up and arranged it on the bed above the pillow, threw tho sheet over the table, tucked it carefully down behind and on two sides, put on my pantaloons and bools, got upon the bed, pul my head under the ta ble, tucked down the sheet under my nrms, and fairly triumphed at my triumph. “Ay ! sing away beauties ! oh, beautful little pets, how 1 would like to oblige you !” I even tantalized them, ns an old lady of my acquaintance used to do. put my hand a little way, heard llieir faint, twittering noise, ns they settled and pulled it away. Oh ! it was fine to out wit the leeches. 1 slept, Horror! I seemed to be, in my dream, a lobster, just put into a pot to hail; the water A Torino Hero. The Cincinnti Mercury tells tho following amus ing story of which a facetious comedian named Jim Wilis, who played in that city some years ago, was ho hero. I lc w as, says tile Mercury, n queer com pound of human nature—a man who could with ease make others laugh, hut seldom ever laughed himself; a melancholy man through life it caused him to “shufllo of this mortal coil,” cro half ids race was run. About tlio time the Texas excitement ran so high in tlie United States,.Jim Wills was in Pills, burg, in that situation so common to piny actors, viz: “fl it broke.” Standing one day on tlio Wharf with liis seiious visage expanded, planning how lie should gel down the river without money, when lie lien I'd n drum and fife. On looking uround ho saw a company of reckless looking, half uninform ed soldiers, about embarking for New Orleans, bearing a Texian banner. A thought struck him. Next day lie sent his trunks on board the first boat to start, and just as the Captain was tapping tho boll for the last time, Wills slopped on board, and dragged his trunks into an unoccupied stale room; and from his theatrical wardrobe a soldier’s coat, with a hull'breast and (hreo rows of buttons, u chap eau w ith an immense plume, a red sash, a pair of military trowsers, a grizzly black wig, and a pair of false wiskers. By the time the boat had got (airly under way, Jim was fully equipped, with his stage sword gracefully hanging by his side. Draw, mg his white gloves, lie hesitated a moment, hut re lying tin liis peculiar powers, lie opened the door, gnvo tlio usual military stoop, and walked inlo the cabin, which was filled with passengers. In a mo. mrnt all eyes were directed towards him, but he walked up to the bar and drank a glass of brandy and water. In the mean time nil was hustle and confusion to find out who the officer was. A gen eral rush was made for the register, hut he bad not yet put down bis name—the Captain was consulted but lie knew nothing. At length, however, the Cap tain, feeling n little curiosity himself, walked up to Jim, and bowing politely to him said, “Sir.” “Sir. to you,” said Wills, touching his chapeau a [FROM THB CINCINNATI ATLAS.J A SIIOItTS 1'OKY OF A LONG MGIIT. “How lie blows and pulls liko a consumptive steamboat,” groaned I, as I flung myself frenzied, devoured, utterly spent and tired out, into a chair, by the window, und listened to tlio deep hreuthing of my room-mate. It was an August niglit, but ns the black bole ol Calcutta, and not u star gleamed through tho heavy gloom. It was a night to gasp and gulp fora mouthful of air, so oppressive was the sultii- tioss; above all it was a night of Musquitof.s. Do those impudent and ollicious thieves, see i wondet by their eyes or their noses ; the darkest niglit they Seem to like tho best, to do their deeds of darkness in ; certainly on this night, which was ut terly black, they had all turned out, from tlio old slow, deliberate buzzer—who chooses long a good place to settle on—to tho rash, shrill trembler, who darts at the first hare spot. Did you ever notice the various shades of sound in a full concert o( musquitocs 7 If you feel curious on this point and are an nn amateur in unwritten music, your besi mode of experimenting is to go lo a meadow just af ter mowing and keep quiet. The tflucl is beautiful when these beautilul sweet creatures are not dis turbed. The exultant rapture witli which a liuii- gry, largo.bodied, long-tongued follow come whiz zing on—the delicious luxurious, die-awuy lone, in which ho just dips his little feet and inserts his pro- -boscis—the satisfactory last quaver, with which il ho finds the spot to his taste, he settles fairly down to his work ; and fiunl/y the pompous bass drone, witli which plump, full-pored and bloated, he bids farewell, like it tipsy alderman, arc unequalled in natural melody ; and then there are degrees of re finement in their modes of approach. A vulgai brute of a musquitoe takes hold anywhere biting tile loe through u boot or the head through a hat, if necessary ; while a well.bred one buzzes softly, wheclsall uround and around you, skims over the cheek makes a little flourish towards the eye, co quets with the tip of the nose, und just as you think he is gone, drives Ids dart homo in your upptir lip. Ah ! how sharp: Slap, and lie is oil'; (liko a pick pocket, with your watch in liis fob) and you hear him chuckling politely in the distance. Most inusquiloes are gentlemen in dress :—ns you will see any lime ; if yuu are benevolent and give them a dinner from the blood you can so well spare. By tho way, l set down among piousfrauds that saying of compnssinnnto ministers, and maid en* aunts, that if you will let a musquitoe have a full meal, lie will draw uway all Ids poison, (which they say lie puurs into tile wound, only because lie is an epicure, mid like to dilute the rich draught.) I always found the bites the largest, reddest, whit est, and most irrilulile, where these pretty visitors staid longest, doubtless this is bccauss they are so badly treated by men, tliut they grow suspicious, and expecting u knock, fly off nt tlio earliest opportunity. Certainly it is an interesting inquiry whether musquitocs, in a natural state, are thus treacherous. Alas! that a non-resistant's faith cannot conquer tiieir selfish dispositions. Wliul would a pntionco-kecping society do for their ton) pers 7 But tilis is a digression into the metaphysics and elides of musquitocs, while I should speak of llieir dress. The coat is a changeable velvet of greon and red, without bullous. Tlio hose aro striped and spotted grey, turning up at the toes; those soft little downy leathers on the head—hut 1 forget. The fellows who wear fuulhors never bile. They probably uro the Captains, and lot common soldiers do the fighting, and gel the knocks. Well: it is the oasier to observe them. But lo inv tale. Wc had been riding all day, nnd were very lired aad very sore, and very hot,mid particularly cross, and every way uncomfortable; and so. slier taking a warm bath, 1 went eurly to bed. My compan ion was wiser ; ho took no bath, and left on Ids ling of dust. I heard the clock strike nine—aid. breathed I out, in that long continued aspiration so indicative of perfect comfort, as I stretched myself from corner to corner;of the fresh lied, and ina moment u ns asleep. I suppose I liu-l slept just enough to allow tho nuisquitoe, tliut stood guard on the bed post, to see 1 hat I was quiet, and woke up bis gang, when a noise, liko tlio voice of many ua- tort and a sensation, liko that of reposing on a nest of aunts, awoke mo. I am not a coward, but thi- time I was frightened. lie name was Legion. Tin grew warm, warmer, very warm—hot, holer, abso- ! |a tniliiarie. lutely insufferable—and i awoke to a sense of suf- j “Will you do mo the favor to register your name fucalion, drenched in perspiration, actually stewed s0 that I limy provide a stnte room for you7’ in my close little tent, under the table. 1 dashed . “Oh, witli pleasure,” said Jim, and walking up up the sheet (or a mouthful of free air far my pant- j t 0 tlio register lie flourished in round text, ting lungs. I lifted the shed; yea, I lifted tlie i “C. P. Edwards, Major, Texas Army.” sheet, yea ? veri/y. 1 opened the gate and throw Tlie Crutvd pressed around llio table—they read down the portcullis for the enemy. They entered ; tho name—universal enthusiasm prevailed, und tho breach by scorees, by hundreds, Miin-rn.m-m j three tremendous cheers were given for Texas and m-me-ctn-ch-eh-eh ; shrill luiss.uHo, treble, tenor, j Liberty. they settled victoriously upon me. j Jim took of his chapeau, acknowledged the com- It was hopeless, despairing, to keep up the une. j pliment with a graceful bow, and a few patriotic re- qual fight, i cried not quarter not half, not any marks. tiling. I gave myself up, skin, flesh and hones, to j It is almost needless lo say dial from flint mo- tho tormentors—J dashed awny the table, and threw | men t the sot ilisant Major was a lion.—Every my face, nrms, chest, wholly open to llieir kind i one sought to make liis acquaintance—tho ladies applications. Why nut 7 why not 7 Surely they opened tlie cabin door to get a peep nt him— are nature's surgeons. Ever kind nature ! How { |,o was placed at tlie head of the table—and at necessary in hot weather to let blood; again, how j night lie was made ns drunk ns Bacchus on chain lieulthy is friction—how it circulates tlie fluids of: pnign. life. Again ! oh tile bounty of this benevolent lia- j Next day he was promenading the hurricane what pleasure amid pain. I ask, is it not worth being hit 7 Is il not worth—fu'iy worth any number of bites, merely to have the delight of-of- of-(whatis the polite word for it 7) of scratching. One o’clock—nvo o’clock—three o’clock und 1 re member no more. Probably 1 fainted from loss of blood ; and the Cassocks left mo only when they hud robbed the slain. At last I came to a dim, indistinct consciousness of life, it seemed to me, that I was in the presence of the Big Manliou of tlio Musquitocs, the huge, first typo, and gigantic primeval ancestor of the race. Bless us ! what tin eye 1 n kind of bright, horny deck, linked urm and arm w itli the Captain, and a warm hearted Southerner who resided nt Vicks burg. “Major,”said the southerner, “1 know very well that you liuvu been on n mission to collect arms, ammunition and recruits—but on die subject you must, of course lie mum, in consequence of the treaty between Mexico and tlie United Stales.— For my part, I could see every d d copper col ored rascal hung, liko dogs on trees!" “Whatever my business may have been I find that I have exhausted all my means in tlio cause; in horny . faci, ] fear 1 shall not he eblo to pay my passage eye, that winked at one awfully, wit a sort of “1 unt j| | j, el t0 n uw O, leans.” “Dont mention it,” said the Captain, “I could not think of taking any tiling of you.” itnow what I’m abuul” look ; what a most pecu liarly long, hard, sharp, polished nose, how very like a 6mall sword—rather a rougli plush juekei that; and those twitching, hairy, spindle legs— why, decidedly limy look better in a miniature copy. He whizz- d Ills long, gleamy wings like a gong, deatcningly. He pul a great paw on tny shoulder; and 1 awoke to catch tlie last clang of tlio break fast peal, and to hear tny friend say, who was sliu. king me by tlie arm, “why, what in flic world, Bob, bus bunged up your eyes so ; and your nose, and cheeks; why, whin’s the matter, you are swelled all out of shape; have you been fighting in the night 7 I remember hearing a noise." “Alii my dear John ! is tliut you," 1 answered. “I thought it was a musquito." Ila! ha! ha! laughed he in reply. “You lobe sure, Boh, are a regular Pick wick : but 1 am not quite such a Hum bug." Elloant Extract.—The following is ail extract from an oration delivered by Dr. George IP. lSc- tliune before tlie Literary Societies of Dickenson’s Cullege. The oration opens with tlie following fine passage : “There is a story told somewhere, of one who came hack, after a long absence, to the scenes of Ins youth, lie lmd gone forth in early adventure to distant lands, and tlie hope uf return lmd cheered his many years of foreign toil until the noon ol life found him drawing near once more lo the only spot dial ho ever could call home. His heart heat mure and more quickly as the mountains around the village arose in thu blue distance ; then, ns lie I , . . , . , saw the spire of the village church, or the well re- ! ""“T 1 on - ! llu fwl snu B lv ”” '•«> l ,llll, '’’ T niembercd trees grown old hut still green ; und ! , 1,1U . 4 ,lm, S s "»• ,“" d " ll1 '; r< t '. n< ; l ' ed New Or. then lie entered die cheerful street. Munvadwel lun !’ 8 m ,r, . un, P^ . f l,oro 10 do 1 f,ud llls umlorm ling was familiar, though loucl.ed bv time ; but j ,lm returned to \ leltshurg. where he got an engage- among the groups about flair ll.rcshl.olds, nnd ! " ,e 1 " 1 «>'« tiiealre. Jo became a great favorite, those who met him on the wall, there was not n i n ' ,d when he wn. at the zenith ol his glory, the face that ho knew, or that knew him. Ho pnssed ,,ld w ' ,oln 1,u ,n ' :l °. n ll,e boal, went on through the abodes of the living to the resting ! "> ''•« "'futfB. Between the pieces Wills sung place of the dead ; and there he found graven on ^rlow-llm old follow was bnwildored-thu stones, many names dial were written on his soul. , !’ "'T'™ cam . e 0,, ’,' md ' ,ds “I'penrod in the same All whom he had hoped lo mcot again, were gone,! ldell ' icul 8UU "• which he hud enacted the Texas or were buried, or had forgotten him. Hu was! ‘ ‘'J” 1, alone, a stranger in his early home. IIo paused to | Alter the theatre let out, tho o.d fellow sought look uround Imn; There stood die venerable edi- 1 wuh Jim. , lice within which his young mind hud been trained I ul ) “ r.iscul, I oug.it to shoot you, but to learning. Thera was the green where lie lmd 1 ll,e lrlck wns clu . v, ;‘' ll "»‘ * you. so lot us leaped and shouted with Ids fellows. There (low- | "'T nu ™’ rc «• cd the little stream from the shaded spring which J "" l '" ,k , rd " l '"I" , a m ""wnt with a serious ex had so often slacked ins summer thirst. He foi- ! ircasl ”"> :e P l,cd » " Maa "> •“* ‘"me plays nm. lowed i: to the path deep beaten in tho sod. IIo. 11 - (>•*• 1 -• stopped nnd took one long cool draught; his tears , Social I.ntf.rcoorsb.—We should make it a fell on the culm water’s face ; lie lifted Ins Imt from : priuci|>lo to extend the hand of fellowship to every liis head, breathed a prayer, und departed to return , IIIlln (V |, 0 discharges faithfully ids duties, and main, no more. ’ | tains good order—who manifests a deep interest in “Witli some such emotions does your orator t hc welfare of general society, whose deportment “ 1 have it,” said the Southerner, me.” Tlio trio adjourned to tlie clerk’s office, whore a stirring appeal for aid to Texas, was w ritten. The Southern gentleman carried it among the passen gers, and collected 81S0 which was handed tu Wills. At night a grand supper was given, nt which speeches were made and toasts wore drank. The cabin was decorated with star spangled ban- ner, entwined with die (lag of tho lono stnrs, manu factured by the ladies out of some of their red and white “oh, ho, wo never mentions ’erns” for tlie oc casion. About 11 o’clock die company commenced sing ing songs, nnd al length the Major wns called on to favor the company with n song. lie complied by favoring tlie company witli ids famous song of-Bil. ly Barlow.’ “Bravo!” said one. “Excellent!” said another. “Capital!” said a third. “1 could do il a d J sight better,” said Jim, who w as fast verging into tlie fourth stage of intox ication, "if 1 lmd tlie proper togs on.’ After giving three faint huzzas for Texas llio company broke up. Next morning the Clerk went into Jim Wills’ stale room lo call him to breakfast.—Imagine liis surprise when lie discovered dial dm Major had actually turned in standing—with boots chapeau and address you now. A score uf years lias passed since iio left, for the urgencies of mature life, Iliese ucademic shades, dear from a thousand memories of happy youth. They were then populous witli liis friends, and llieir classic excitations were direc ted by die kind and parental solicitude uf teachers to whoso skill, fidelity and gratitude can never make sufficient payment. He lias trodden the college is upright nnd whoso mind is intelligent, without stopping to inquire whether he swings u hammer or draws a thread. There is nothing so distant from all natural claim us die reluctant, the back, ward sympathy—the forced smile—the cliccked conversation—tho hesitating compliance, which the well-ofl'aro too upl lo manifest to thoso a little down; with whom, comparison of intellect and Discovery ofilic Spy-Gluss. The first discovery of tlie spy-glass, in IfiO!) was tlie result of childish sport and accident, Jas. Mctins, of Aletnajer,in Holland, saw some hoys on tlio iruxen canal adjust fragments of ice lo the op posilo ends of their ink horns and look through them nt enlarged objects; lie look llio hint and formed a simple spy.glass. Galileo Gailei, im proved this into the telescope, nml opened n new flood of astronomical light in tlie beginning of die 17tli century. In die later part of die lust centu ry, Hcrschcll enlarged the field of telescope vision by increasing llio size of the glasses, nnd the length of tlio tube. In 1824 the third enlargement of the visual orb, by object glasses fourteen inches diam eter and tubes twenty feet focal distance,unlocked again die secret chambers of die firmament, found a parallax in the star of Lyra, and exhibited solar systems ofslars, revolving round each oilier, within a limited space, by tlie hundred and thousand. Tlio inventor of this instrument was Joseph Fraunhofer, an ingenious mechanic of Munich, in Bavaria—one of those productions of nature, says Mr. Adams, which once in an ago she exhibits as symbols and samples of creative power. He wns born at Straubing, in Bavaria, of parents so indi gent, that they could not give him the education of i common school. His father was a glaxicr, ami destined him for liis own trade ; hut in uis eleventh year lie lost both Uispareutsnud was hound to a glass maker in Munich, by his guardian. Towarls tlie end of Ids apprenticeship llio house of liis master fell in. ami Joseph, by a special interposition of Pro vidence, nud extraordinary exertions, encouraged by die personal presence nnd cheering of the King “f Bavaria, was drawn out uninjured from thu ruin. A pecuniary gilt from die compassionate King en abled him to purchase hooks on optics, nml buy the nst half year of Ids apprenticeship. Alter many lisustors in Ids struggles, nt once for knowledge »rid for hi end, he was admitted as a partner in the establishment of Uty.sehncider & Ueichenbncli, pticians, who soon acquired the highest reptitn- mu iii all Europe. Fraunhofer not only succeed, d in making larger object glasses than was ever itternpled, hut made them more perfect. In 1821 tie furnished to Struve, for tlie University at Dar- nut, the Achromatic Refractor, afterwards still more enlarged lor tlie Observatory at Pulkowa. l’liere, perhaps, is Struve ploying liis optic nerve o tlio detection of tho lirninincut with an object ^lass of fourteen inches aperture, a tube of twenty, one fuet focal distance, nud a magnifying power ol two thousand fold duplication. Fortunate Incidents.—Evelyn was walking ono day in a field near Say’s Court; lie slopped for a moment to look in at dm window of a poor solita ry thatched house, and beheld a young man carv ing a cartoon of Tiutoral,uf which lie had bought n FROM THB AMERICAN FARMER. Mr. Miriver’s large Crop of Corn. Mtt. Editor.—The largo crop of Corn raised last season by Augustus Sumer, Esq. lias given rise in our neighborhood to no little inquiry ns to the distance proper lo tie observed in planting, to elfect tli devoutly to he wished for object of 100 bushels per tide. Tho usual distance observed by us i» il 1 2 leet each way. There are many ex perienced Farmers among us who object to iliat distance as being too close for a full maturity of tlio year. ’1 lie above dislanco will produce 2555 hills per acre, assuming tlie calculation of 120 ears to the bushel, of 12 inches long and 7 indies in circumference; which is considered correct by ma ny, ami indeed hv taking the internal dimensions of a bushel in inches, and making proper allowance for heaping, by computation, seems to lie about cor. reel. Agreeably to llio above calculation, allow ing 2 stalks ill each hill, wc have 00 bushels of ears, or 0 barrels of corn per acre. Mr. Shriver’s produce was 20 barrels per acre, making 24,000 stalks,allowing end) stalk to have producuj one ear 12 incites long and 7 indies in circumference, Mr. S’s field must have been cuvo-ed at the rate of ono stalk 10 inches apart cadi way. But as Mr. 8. worked liis corn with a horse a d cultivator, lie must have planted not less tiinn 3 t. one way, and if so, with 2 .stalks in tlie hill, th. ..li.must lie-o boon 14 incites distant. If 3 stalks in the hill, the hills must have been 22 inches nparl. Now, as Mr. Shrivcr is a subscriber to your val uable paper, an enterprising farmer, nnd a gentle man, 1 am happy tube informed, of most excellent feelings, nnd as tiiis will likely fall under liis eye, I take t*io liberty ol asking him, to inform us through the medium of your paper the exact dis tance he observed in planting, ami the number of stalks in die hill. My impression is, that Mr. -S.’s corn will exhibit much closer pluming than the n- hove calculation indicates. If so it muy enable us to determine with some accuracy how much of Mr, S.’s crop w as lost by two close planting, in tlie want of the full maturity in die size of tho ear.— And also satisfy our farmers, that to expect a great yield of corn per note, we must greatly shorten the distance wo h ive heretofore observed in planting. A SUB-ClilHEIt. Near Ellicott's Mills, Ba/limore Co. Mil. Gardening.—The season being nt hand for gardening, wc consider it our privilege as journal, ists lo suggest u few tilings in reference to tlie im portnuce of the science us well as instruction on the first and most important operations. The history ol gardening is most interesting in all its details, and for information on this subject wo commend to die reader’s attention Loudon’s Encyclopedia, ns containing more valuable infor- copy at Venice. Evelyn requested permission m 1 mutton than ull o;her works we have examined.— enter, and soon recommended tlio youthful urtist to tho pntronuge of Charles tlio Second. Such, ays the Editor of Frazer’s (London) Magazine, was the commencement of tlte fume of Gibbons. Hut lor that walk, and that listening of Evelyn, lie night still have pursued liis solitary toil unfriend ed nnd unknown; it was a light circumstance, a mere shadow upon die stream, but it was full of promise for liis future fortunes. Ticked owed ull his political prosperity to a little poem suggested by the opera of‘Rosamond.’ The lute William Gif ford was rescued from the penury and hardships of a coasting trader by llio report and tlie sympathy ol the fish-wutntiu wliosuw him playing rugged ami neglected upon the bench at Brixtim. And went is particularly deserving of notice is that the very circumstances which seem to portend our injury, or our ruin, often promote to an extraordinary extent, our prosperity and happiness. This apparent con tradiction may ho exemplified from die life of tin- present amiable and learned Professor Lee, whose early struggles to acquire knowledge, amid the po. verty and depression of daily labor, must he well known to many of our readers, lie was by trade a Carpenter, nnd had no means of ex'emling ills knowledge of languages except by exchanging the grimmer of one for that of an otiicr. But no Gif. Acuities or privations could chill the fire of liis on. thiisiasm; his only time of study was after the con clusion of Ids work in the evening; still ho persevered. At length he married; and tlie expen ses of his new manner of life not only obliged him to undertake severer toil, but seemed also to call for tlio abandonment of Ills literary pursuits; Ida evening ns well as his morning hours were to he de voted tu tlie hummer nnd the saw. At litis criti cal juncture, the chest of tools upon which Iio de pended for subsistence, «as consumed by lira, and destitution und ruin stared him in die face. His calamity proved liis greatest blessing; liis loss be came known, attracted attention to liis character, and friends were not long wanting to assist die pa dent ami struggling scholar. But for the btirniu* of that cheat of tools, tlio Cambridge Professor of Hebrew might at this instant have been mending a window Ira me at Bristol, instead of occupying u stall in its cathedral. The Duke of Wellington," NArriNG."—At tlie conclusion of tlie banquet al Windsor Castle, on Tuesday evening iast, her Majesty ami Prince Albert, with llieir distinguished guests, retired as usuilto the green drawing room; tlio Queen’s private hand being stationed in tlie adjoining apart, ment (the crimson draw lug-room) tlio folding doors of which were tin-own open, in the course of the evening her Majesty left tho private apartment, irrn inarm with the Duke of Wellington, and scat, ed herself with tlie Duke on h-r right hand, nml surrounded by die court, near the hand. After lis tening to tlie performance of two or three composi tions, die Queen rose from Iter seal to retire, a movement which was of course, followed by tlie whoio of die royal parly with the exception of the Juke, who lmd fallen into a profound nap.—Her Majesty, smiling, nnd evidently enjoying tiie in voluntary forgetfulness of liis grace, playfully tap pod tlie duke on liis shotilJer with her bouquet, w hicli speedily brought him from a state of momen tary oblivion to perfect consciousness, w hen the Queen, with a gracious sinilo (amidst tho suppress, ed titterings of die illustrious guests,) made liis grace a low curtsey, nml, taking llio noble war rior’s anil in tlie most kind and affectionate man ner, and laughing tho while, proceeded from die crimson lo the great drawing r om, where coffee was served. wails ngain lo day, and lias seen within them many ; principles of virtue, they frequently sink inlo in. happy faces i i the bloom of youth ; bill lliosn whom 1 significance.—Daniel llVis/cr. he loved to greet with frank regard, are all gone. I Some are in tho grave, the rest widely scattered t Courtship.— Den. Murvin, of Connecticut, a through a cold world, never to know again the ! large landholder,an exemplary man, was exceed, bunyanl happiness and careless wealth of afloctiou | iugly eccentric in some of his notions. His courts, tlml'hero blessed them nml him. But thanks lie to | ship is said to have been as follows ; Having, ono Gud ! the fountain of truth nt which they drank. I day, mounted liis horse, with only a sheepskin for still pours forth its living waters; the path to it is . a saddle, lie rode in front of the iiouso wliero Bet. still deep beaten by youthful feel, and I have come j ty Lee lived, and, without dismounting, requested lo take one draught with you ; to send up n prnyei l Betty lo come lo him ; on her coming, lie told her to the fn’lior of lights, who cause it to flow—and to 1 that llio Lord lmd sent him there to marry her.— gomy way.” Betty replied, “die Lord's will bo done.” How to sat “Yes."—Brevity lias been said to be the “soul of wit," nnd tiiis has been repealed so often, that whether it he true or not, in till cases, it has certainly come to bo established as a fact. A genllemnn whose attachment to a lady com. meiiced in liis youth, nud who thought the fulfil ment of liis “love’s young dream,” was “a consum mation devoutly to he wished," informed the fair one by letter of his wishes, praying for nn early answer. Tlie lady had known the worthy snppii cant ull her life, and reciprocating liis ceiitiinuiits, she had no reason (or delaying her uoswur. She sent him the following reply: My dear A. As Miranda said to Ferdinand, “1 am your wife if von will marry me.” Ever yuurs &e.'” VVImt words could he more to tho purpose?— They were nil tlie lover wanted, who, when lie (len to givo her "his hand with liis heart in it,” confes sed liar candor and brevi'y were dm very soul of her love. in point of profit, no labor gives a belter reward than dial performed in tlie garden. Near lurge cities, extensive und industrious communities make handsome supports from die sale of vegetables and fruits. No family, scarcely, suflicicutiy appreciates the ft very day com forts, to say nothing oi’ the l.ixurius, of tho garden. Vegetables and fruits may givo a! least half a support to u family, and -.vlion it is con sidered they constitute tlio must healthful and a- grcoahle diet, they becoino much more valuable, it should not he forgotten that the, seiuncci of garden ing is an intellectual cm Pl'tf iniMit of llio liiyliur or* dor. Hotany, ynoloyy, chemistry* vegetable phy- viuluyv anil (Mitiniolugy arc intimau ly connected u ill) its practice Again, none hut those who cultivate the garden can estimate the p ensure accruing to those who spend u portion of their time in iu operations.— There i-> not a seed, sprout, leaf, hud, flower o particle uf fruit that does not ntVord pb’.vsure in at eminent degree. No marvel, indeed, our Heaven ly Father should have selected a garden for tin first happy pair, and no wonder the most scientific ofbotli sexes, throughout the civiliz'd world, are charmed ami delighted with the garden. — We will, however, not enlarge on this pmt of tiie subject. The operations of tlio garden shall next have our attention. 1. Tiie matter first to be studied is the location and chnrnclor of tiie soil. For early vegetables it is preferable to have a southern exposure. The m li ning sun brings forward plants much faster than the evening rays, and therefore; when prnctienhl the land should incline to the southeast. For late roots, gonsebet vir$ and currants, a not hero protec tion from the scorching rays ofn mid-summer sun becomes necessary. The soil is of much moment. — Fn fpjentiy there is a superabundance of day— When this is tho case, no application is better that, sand. Pulverized t citnrcoul is excdlhnl on clay, (1 have hied it.) When sand superahounds. day tuny bo pm (.nudvnnt.igcousiy. But for an unproduc tive soil, well rotted stable manure may ho iinii'pcn- sable. Fresh mold from tho woods bus advantages over all other upplicutims. It is freer from in. sects, and injuiiou.s set ds of weeds and grass, than s’ablc manure, and lias iio tendency to fire the plants. Tiie most important point in a country garden, is to obtain a sutUoieui quantity cd' manure. In towns it is not so,and not uiifrcrpionlly llwro is so much put npmi gardens neither vegetables or fl »w. i ers arc good. There is little b ur though to be anticipated on this.score in our country gardens. 1 —Tu get enough vegetable mold 1st be irnpor- j tant matter* This w iii correct most evils ol u soil. No time should be lost in >pading llio ground j nnd having it made ready for sowing. In our | judgment, the moio the soil is exposed 'o tlie frosts ! tho easier it will he of cultivation, nnd tlie more j abundant the crops. We think it no economy to plough u garden. Potatoes, beets, carrots, «Scc., may be cultivated as field crops, and then plough ing is preferable ; but in the garden the spade, hoe, fork and rake* should bo the chief implements. Land can he put in hotter state by one spading, ilian four plougliings, and when the plough is the reliance, wo generally find it inconvenient to use it after tho seed are sown, and the consequence is, too often, tlio weeds tukc entire possession, But I whatever instruments are used, the soil should he thoroughly pulverized ton considerable depth, ami ' always kept friable and free from weeds, which | drink up the soul of the earth. 3. Tlie first preparations should bo for rnrly peas, radishes, lettuce and potatoes. The soil tor p as should not he very rich in stable manure.— One-third of sand nnd two. thirds of vegetable mold answer admirably. Wo call attention also to another item in the cultivation of peas, which is not generally regnidcil. Commonly* llio drill is too deep and narrow for early peas. Raise the soil about four inchos, and open a trench nt h ast six inches brood, and scalier the seeds plentifully over the whole. By this mode, tlie sun will have tlie greater cfleet; the rows will bu broader* the Mod;* will mnUui.iy assist each utiicr; fewer sticks wiii be noj iir. <1 lor support, niH tho crop ui.l be three or four times ns great ns hi the ordinary plan. L'/ulv pens may bu pre’ected by planks or broad rails during fiecz^s, and the sun should exert ail liis influence in the heat of the day, bor rudi'ltcH and lettin’e, when not protected bv glass, open bedi shoo'd bo mado. Their con* struct! m is simpiu and cheap. M ak oiVa bed tb» size wanted, take om from six to ten incl rs of tin burfuci*, and fill it two-thiids full of unrolled #tnb'« manure, old tail, or froth leaves. Some eight or ten duys nfierwards, put on about six inches of good garden mold, rake it to a level, and the sow. ing may commence the first open day* If cheap frames were put around such beds, and they could bo covered with plank in bad wealber, the plants would come forward a little sooner* Cabbage seed might be sown in tho tame man- ner for early crops. But in ull these operations, judgment, and many circumstrnces dependent upon the season, must of necessity have a contrary in fluence. —Naihville Agriculturist. Transferring Bees.—Sometimes many moths infest bee hives and are continually encroaching unuu ti e bees so that they will finally destroy them, under such circumstances tho bees will frequently become discouraged and neglect to work. Other causes induce old bees to be sluggish, so that they will be no profit.—The best remedy against moths when they have become very numerous in a hive, or for idleness in bees, is to transfer them into a new hive, they will then go to work in the most ac tive manner, us though they intended to redeem lost time. If this be done before the 20th of Juno, they will generally get honey enough to winter on. Sometimes they will when transferred at late as tlie first of July. We have tried to drive bees out of a hive by striking upon tho hive and other methods recom mended for tins purpose, but without success.—Wo Imve succeeded by smoking the bees with leather— such as old boots or shoes and putting them inlo a new hive while in a dormant state ; they will soon revolve. The smoko may be taken up in a bellows and blown into tlie hive, or dig a hole in the earth, and put in some coals of fire, they lay on tho lea. tlicr, and if it blaze, smother it by throwing on ash es, dust or dirt; then conduct the smoke into tho hive having open a very little at tho top, so that tho smoke muy ascend through every port. The hive should not be placed directly over tho fire, in that Cu.*o those bees that fall would perish. When well smoked, which will be done in five orten min- utos, they may he put into a new hive.—Tho com!) may ail be taken out nnd all tho bees careful ly saved and put in llieir house. When smoked so that they appear motionless and dead, they will re vive alter sornu hours. Sometimes by transfering bees you m.iy have a valuable stock hive in tho fill; now, clean, bright nnd active, when without this process the b«es would be few, and not likely to winter and of no use should they they live till another warm season, Since writing the above, a friend informs U3 that he had transferred a swarm enough for them to support themselves, nnd they have worked well, and now have a good quantity of comb, and con siderable honey.—He transferred to get rid of llio on.'t«is. He smoked them with leather as we advised Ilia), it being preferable to tobacco, brimstone nnd other powerful subsistances, and more covcnicnt than p ill ball which is recommended for this pur- pose.—Boston Cultivator. Improvement of Old Fields.—As there rro doubtless many worn-out old fields that have, for years, produced nothing hut poverty grass, wo should like lor somo entci prising proprietors of s uch to make nn effort to bring them back to o statu of fertility ; and would suggest that by sow- i:ig a bushel of plaster per aero, on them during thu present month, ploughing them tip ns soon ns tho spring crops are in, nnd then sowing a bushel of buckwheat to an acre, and ploughing that crop in in soon us il gets into blossom, we have no doubt tliut tiie soil would hear a crop of rye without any thing else; and that, witli‘.lie addition of fivo bushels cd’ lime per acre, spread evenly, u very fair crop < I wheat might ho grown thereon, without any addi tion of other manure ; and wo huvo us little doubt, that clover seed might ho sown the ensuing spring, with a good prospect of a fair crop of grass pro vided tlio plants were plastered as soon as llio wheat crop wns cut* Wii have seen a very good pasture of while clover produced by the application «d plaster on such fields as we have described, will., out the aid of any other manure, by simply harrow, ing the. ground idler tlie plaster had been sown a fiov days, the j rccuution having been taken, in sowing the plaster, to select u moist day lo do il in; ami wo can sro no reason to doubt that, with tlio ad iitiuii ul a green crop ploughed in, a very fair one of grain might he grown. Tho cost of such an experiment ns wc have suggested, is rompnra- lively so small, that we hope sonic one will lest it.—j. I mcrican Fanner. (j ween and Dry Wood.—A cord of wood whilst grreii, is said to contain 1443 pounds of water, "lii' h would make one hogshead and two barrels. Let every farmer who hauls wood to market, re member that when l o transports it green, Iio is carrying that weight and quantity of water on his load, which if ho had suffered his wood to remain al er it was cut till it was suitably seasoned ho might 8a vo from the burden of his oxen or horset*, or pile upon tho top of it three*fourths of a cord of seasoned pine nnd yet huvo no heavier load than the green cord alone weighed.—Maine Cultiva tor. Turnip Fly.—Lime slightly strewed over lur* nips (just up) before the dew is ofTtho ground in in the morning, most eiTcctualiy and invariably pro- serves the crop from the fly, Sic. [from TIIE works of MISS F. BREMER.] Literal y Gems. Love and Reconciliation.——It is a glorious thing,—and those who truly love know how glori ous it is—niter moments of misunderstanding, even of reciprocal transgression, to rest ngain, heart lo heart, audio feel, deeply feel, that there is a ccr- lainty in the world, in spite of all the powers of hell, a certuinty. which is heaven upon earth,—that they love each other, that they belong to each other, that nothing, nothing in tho world shall aep* urate them who have found each other again in I oi feci love. (J ! this is n certainty the most beau- tdi d them is on earth—a certuinty, which is tho foundation und security for every other. He felt it truly, tlio man, who, when about to leave the stage of life, laid his hands upon Ids heart and said ; l love, therefore J am iinmortul ! ADMIRATION. A miration,—ricli source ol enjoyment—Why art thou not more sought ? Thy pure streams will never scorch the thirsting: now up n this littlo earth he can bo refreshed by thco ; after thousands and thousands of years, in a higher unfolding ol Hod’s intN.ito creation, shall he drink of thy ever voung, thy ever fresh waters. The pleasure which tiiuu givest is pure, nnd followed by no pain. Hap py iltoso who early learn to admire wlmt is wor thy of admiration F* Tnn Goon Man.—Wliut can produce happier reflec tions than a well-spent life 1 If we have passed the morning and the noon of our days and arrived far into the evening of existence, how blinsful is the contcin* pint i**i» of a virtuous nnd active life ! No vicious pro. penalties have been gratified ; no unhallowed deeds have been perpetrated ; but all behind is beautiful to (’(•nteinplato as a glowing landscape in the distance. Now beautifully has Blair expressed tho last days of the good man; Sure the lant end Of (he pood man i* Pence, llow calm liis exit! Niphl dews full not more rsntiy to llio ground, Nor weary, worn-out winds expire so soft, ltoliold liiiii in ilm eventide of life ! A !il« wi ii spent! w hose early csre it was liis riper years should not upbraid his green ; Hy unpcrceivrd degrees ho wesry swty ; Vet like tlio sun seems larger at his setting. It you wish that such an end may bo yours, live an upright ami virtuous life, and you may depend upon joy nnd tnuinpliat Iasi. The good man dies in peace. Him thoughts aro not filled with dread, when he contcin- plati s his end, but liis heart is foi) of poacc. He looks beyond the bounds of existence, and feels there is in reservation for him joys which the heart ol man canuot conceive. A polilo young ludy recently asccrted that she bid lived nr ar u burn yard, nnd that it was impose- h'o for her lo sleep in the morning—on account of the outcry mode hy * gentleman hen.