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There are some feelings which never grow
oM. A thousand times we may give them exercise
and utterance; but at each return, they show the
strength and the freshness of their first action.
Chief among these is the love of that Home-unto
which we are borne when the eartli receives us.
It clings to the heart as long as life ; and no after
lortune, however brilliant, is attended with such
satisfying delight as the memory of those joys
which encircled, like an armed guard, our life's
beginning.
Oh! word of my thoughts Home, sacred home ! I
"With longing love my heart looks back on thee
From the dun verge ol life thy voices come,
And move the air with mournful melody
As the lost bird above the ocean flying,
Rests on the wave and fold her weary wing
As the sick lion, in the desert dying,
Pants for the cooling shade and flying spring
So rests my love in thee,
So pants my soul for thee,
Dear Home.
Give me again the peace of infant life, j
My mother's fervent kiss and yearning smile j
Iiring back the years of youth, the sportive sirne: i
Tne mimic passion, and the harmless wife
When up ihe air the sky-lark, gaily springing.
Poured o'er ths earth "his sun-saluring'stratu-
And by my side my little sister singing:
1 knew not which was sweetest of the train.
The sky-lark's song for me,
My sister's voice to me, A
At Home.
Thor-? when the Sun uprose in glorious light,
With kindred light and joy 1 met his ray,
There, in the darkness of the quiet night,.
I sweetly slept the lingering hours away
There, on the banks of rivers gently flowing,
1 watched the waters as they murmured by
There, when the summer-wind is softly blowing,
1 by, and dreamed of music in the sky
Life was all bright to me,
When 1 had rest in thee.
Sweet Hume
Urns AJemory wahes anu. wipes ner siarung xcars, i
1 lius fondly turns to old, ueparteu joy,
Till all forgetting the long lapse of years,
I seem once more a happy hearted boy,
Alas lor me ! that Time is ever flying
The friends that blessed my childhood live no
more
O.ie alter one, I saw them sickening, dying
so they passed to the eternal shore.
Like the last gleam of day,
They vanished all away,
From Home.
Not lost not lost beyond that arch of blue,
Which smiles and brightens as 1 gaze on high,
The friends of my young years, the fond and true,
Have met -within the mansions of the sky
All safely gathered in their heavenly dwelling.
Prepared of old for those that love the Lord's
Willi songs from golden harps in rapture swelling
They live to praise Him and, obey His wo; d.
Oh 1 could my spirit free,
.Break its flesh-chains, and sec
That Home !
AffricaUtiral f2yuiir.
Gicat God of Eden! 'twas thy hand-
That first clad earth in bloom,
And shed upon the smiling land,
Nature's first rich perfume. '
Fresh as thy glance the floivers sprang,
Kissed by the sun's .first rays
While plain and hill, and valley rang
With life, and joy, and praise.
Gou of the clouds ! thy hands can ope
The fountains of the sky,
And on the expectant thirsty crop, J- -Pour
down the rich supply.
,,
The farmer, when the seed time's o'er,
Jovs in thy mercies given , . ,
Thinks of thy promised harvest's store,
And smiling, looks to Heaven. ,
God of the sheaf! to thee alone? ,
Are due our ihanks and praise, -
When harvest's grateful labor's done,
On plenty, glad we gaze. r .
Then shall our thoughts on Heaven-rest,
l'hy grace wc will adore, " "
And thank jhat God; whose, mercy's blest
Q.ur basket and our, store.
UTtTTTC SHUN
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The Hope of the World.
OUR COUNTRY.
No American cilizen who really loves his
country, and rejoices in the hope that our na
tional influence and example will prove saluta
ry lor ages lo come, in liberalizing ihe nations
of Europe, and in assisiing the mighty work of
political reform and moral regeneration through
out the world, can view the present aspect of
affairs as relates, to American character, with
other feelings than those of pain, regret and
humiliation. What are the facts? Our fathers
pernlled every thing that was dear to men and j
to freemen, in an ellorl to establish a Kepuoiic
which would sere as a bright and shining light
to all the nations of the earih. They succeed
at an immense sacrifice of blood and treasure,
in achieving the liberties we enjoy, and in
building no the Constitution under which we
live. Our progress has not only been repaid
but -wonderful. We are now a mighiv nation'
of States and 1 erriloncs, with a population ol ;
seventeen millions. Providence lias smiletl i
upon us with the richest light of His benefi-
cehce.- Our soil is vast and fertile, our people
Mn ihc mass tire Honest anu liiuusirinus, me
Uhrislian religion is every wliere rccogniseu
and nrofessed. ihe wilderness has been con-1
- - . i ..I,.
verted into glorious cities and thriving towns
and villages, and abundance crown the labor of
the husbandman. The philosophers and states-
men of the Old World have been watching our '
nnreer w ith astonishment and incredulity. A
republic, many of them argued would soon fall
to pieces. Man, they said, was incapable of
jell government. The "old monarchists dis
credited the story of our bounden progress,
while the jealous and malignant assailed and
vililieu us as ueun-savueb ui uiac.
! i i .........
liut wane
our Union kept together, while our laws were
fully vindicated, while the bonds ol our states
were sought after eagerly by European capital.
ists, and while dishonor had never yet been
counled with anv national or State transaction,
jihe libels of our opponents, were laughed to
scorn Tho ''Model Republic" was not only
regarded as the wonder but the hope of the
would. The friends of liberty and liberal In-
Istitutious pointed to our example in triumph.
"Theie there!" they exclaimed, is a nation ,
0f men there the people are the rulers their,,
hcmesiy is regarded as dearer than me mere
ihp fhiih of ihe Stale or the nation is held far
i more priceless than gold." The. patriot of Po-1
! land breaihed our name, when he struck for ;
' the liberty of his own country; the Republicans ,
! of France referred to us with confidence, when J
r.:
(... .1 ol tlin nfile nf iMnrTrrall? nnil the
I J I C . Ill . 1J1V. lli IftlW V 4 " .-....--
U IU
1 .1 ,.f .1... i-rirt.ro mwl wnrrnc nf
Greece saw iheir wildest dreams ol freedom
realized, in the beauty, symmetry and perfec
tion of the American system. .Mexico audi
South America were also influenced by our
example, and even the mighty reforms which
within a few years has taken place iu the Gov-
! eminent of our parent nation, iny with justice j
he attributed to the policy and prosperity ol the
child on this side of the water. Bui a. few
years since it was indeed a pride and a glory
io stand up any where on the face of the earth,
exclaim,
AMERICAN CITIZEN
1"
ihe valley of the Mississippi and beyond the
limits of the Rocky Mountains. " Heiu:," ibe
ay oe accompiisiieu oy iioit.ii mwss,
rtw.il tv , rnfipA in what we had accotnnllsh , "Ol soap.
, l, eJ , ou, mi.ion ad our durac .. U ".rrency of .be.pl.ee. 11 currency, " - V , few
1ter and we saw in the deptlis ol tne mysien-, . " -bef - sridino-. It is necessary that every
ous future, the mighty progress of a people, be the case, an. Zot?."' part of Si process should be done with great
who never swerving torn the path of rectitude, pear, soap is really a lawful ender in the pay- pa n i P (o
who, true to themselves and their progenitors-, ! ment of all debts, from which no doubt, a ises est desptcl..
were emulous of each other in carrying n .he he c,,." b()ijing ou"glu ,0 be pr0p;
i - o . , . i ,i , ,,.c mi hi hrr .Nin? i nrnvftd io , ia iiul",u "
Ureal work of civilization and cliri3iiaiiity uiro' , g", H"") J 1 pru, mil in an hour, or at most two li
.1 - in I niiKVini' I i v.i .luuiiiui. nuni.i.3 u i-vii i . .. . ..
. ' i t - i fin t .Til riri.i i .-..... tuir trt n n n nir
P 1 ISI 1SI C.Lld HlCUVnil nix .iiin.iiiuiu v..... , i nu j. V- ' ,wl linlll rTllllll ICICM.
mence here trill Wrights of man be vindi-; of the holy scriptures now in the possession ol E SHl rnp
cated and the laws ol Uod be respected here i James Adams, m .iauisim, n u,......, n win bc ()b,aine,i
will we show to all mankind, a happy illustra-1 printed iu 1524. For three hundred and eigh-, and boiljng
o what in
wise rulers and a virtuous people." Dut, al.v,!:and from notes in manuscript upon us iiwrgui,,
'how has this dreum been dispelled! How has
he American name been larnibcd. How has
ihe fair fame of this model republic been dark
ened. I3ul still ours is not the design to aban
don hopo. Our national position is iu some
respect.; an unworthy one, but it U by no means
irremediable. We have a sacred duty to per-
form one due alike to those who preceded and
! , who will come af.er s; and we trust
in God there is still patriotism cinuh lefi iu
this country, Jo discnarge ibis uwy nmy
triumphantly. The American character must
be vindicated, the American name must he pu
rified, the indebtedness of these Untied States,
as well at home as abroad must be relieved !
We care not by whai means provided they be
legitimate, we care not whose plan iuy he
adopted; but wo earnestly and solemnly call
upon our statesmen and our sages, upon our
philanihropisis' and .our pajriot-, to give this
matter due, prompt and recpeciful consideration.
If a remedy can bc devised in no other way
why not hold a National Convention, whose
debates shall be elected in some fair and pro
per manner, and whose object -shall he to vin
dicate the American name, and fame, and the.
Ke.puhlic.ui system to all the nations of the
-.h? AV reiiefli-. this Union has Ions' been
. .i : . .1 r..ll..
uaiuii " " ii. -
reoardud h)' pllt'ophurs and hharals ul tht? j
O&'WorlU US ihe polifieaj hope Of mankind, a.ij
IHIMJTIIL HIM -4MPWf
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the brightest and most triumphant example, of
a successful republic, that has ever been chron
icled in the annals of ume. Shall we then
permit ihis hope to be extinguished now and
forever, by any act of meanness or dishonesty?
Shall we can we prove false to our duties as
men, as patriots and Christians. Ex. paper.
N The latest Fashion.
This world of ours is a wonderous strange one,
Its fashions are enough to derange one,
And make us think wy'iinfinitely rather,
Go back to the fig leaf of ASlatn our father,
Singing hi ho. How much we grieve
For the good old days of Adam and Eve.
Now the time is coming fast they tell me,
When folks will all be getting shelly,
And casting aside broadcloth and leather,
With Terrapin shells will keep out the weather
With a hi sins ho. Uh wlio would grieve
Forthe fig leaf days of Adam and Eve.
file Mantua-makers will be in a passion,
And Ta)lors t00 at this Outre" fashion,
20or whose hath the strcakedest shell,
Without their aid, will bear off the bell
With a hi sing ho &c.
',uonfT the Elite t'w 11 create a commotion
guciiapract,c,Ug there'll be oltlie .
Instead of importing Persian notio
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They'll send lor Shells to the Indian Ocean
With a hi sing ho, oh who, &c.
This plan our rulers did conceive
The people's burthens to relieve,
fsTo more then deem the leaders seihsn
Who for their country, would turn to shellfish.
With a hi sing ho, oh who, yc.
Such patriots we are bound to cherish.
Their gloiious deeds must never perish,
Since we cannot hope in a course of nature,
For another Terrapin Legislature,
Its like ne'er was, 1 do believe
Since the good old days of Adam and Eve.
P. S.
There's one among this scaly galherin
Not recognised by some of the brethren,
1 A tricky, rabid, mongrel loafer,
!. . . i .i i r
A cross twixt mud turtle and Gopher,
His shell's so tough you cannot burst
hl f101' Would not tr.U5jt
him,
him.
1&Wg neertheless- a statioll h,gh,
JIe gtan(ari bearer is to the crew,
Aml js as fal as any 0thcr two,
So fat that he need never gtieve
For the grass-fed days of Adam and Eve.
" Over the hills and kak away."
ti. l..r,..,rc i nniin indignant
; ahmiL .he liule narodv concernine bustles. It!
X UK. J TV ' J -w I O
-i
i S3S tlial
Bustles arc not an empty show,
For man's illusion given;
They're filled with bran, or stuffed with tow,
They stick out 'bout a feet, or so,
And look first rate, by heaven !
They use cakes of soap for currency in Mex
ico, Mr. Kendall says. One of his companions
(Falconer) handed a dollar to a man to get
chanced. The fellow .shortly returned with six-
,y four cakes oT soap tied upin a handkerchief.
! Falconer told ihe corporal he wanted change,
The corporal retorted by saying
Ati Oid S5ible.
j iccn uaia naa ui "uwn uv .
i ii is probable that it has passed through several
difierotil nations.
A loafer onre promised never again to call
for liquor al a bar. In order to evade this prom-
1 . . i . r l 1
ise. he went ...to a i.vern wiin a ine.m u
walked up to iho bar Ills friend, .hen accord-
; ing lo agreement, asked mm sou y wim w ua.
weapon David slew Col.ah lie looked at, he
barkeeper, and replied in a loud voice, 'a sling.
If a man were riding hi a skiff with his sis
ter, and were to as)c her to use the oars, what
el.MMcal proper name would ho pronounce?
This must be given op, for it is original !
Wouldn't he say Cicero 1 sis-y, row !
orerty.
Poverty h often a torch liht, which kindles
tip an iutellertual flame to brijihten and beautify
ihe-whole world ; while the glitter of gold'blinds
ihe vision of millions to their best inteiest, and
finally leaves them in hopeless ignorance and
disgrace.
Appetite.
A relish .be-Ttnwed up1"1 lfi poorer classes
ihat they may like what hey oni, while it U
.seldom. en joyed,sb)he rich, bqcause ihey eat
seldom .enjoyed)'
what ihayMe..
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When morning pours itsrgolden rays
O'er hill and vale, o'er earth and sea,
My heart unbidden swells in praise,
Father of Jight and life, to Thee !
When night from Heaven steals darkly down,
And throws its robe o'er lawn and lea.
My saddened spirit seeks thy throne,
And bows in spirit still to Thee-
If tempests sweep the angry sky,
Or sunbeams smile on flower and tree ;
If joy or sorrow, brim the eye
. Father in Heaven? 1 turn to T
hee.
Directions for making C.oraa Slalk
Sugar.
It should be remembered that as much corn
stalk as possible should be grown. To do this,
the com should bo planted as. broom-corn is-
tMiinmnnlv n anted very close in the row,
j probably "a stalk every three or four inches,
j When the young ears begin to appear it is ne
jcessary to pluck them off carefully, and to re
j peat ihe gathering as often as is necessary, so
las to prevent ihe formation of any grain. Be
! cause if "rain be allowed to form, ii takes all
I ihe sii"ar from the stalk. About the lime that
' corn beins to harden, the making of sugar
i shuuld be begun
i anv ihmf about a proper mill lo crush the stalk
and separate the juice, because mills of the
cheapest kinds only should be employed now,
until the busine.- 'would fully warrant an ex
nensivo outlay. It would probably be found
that the common cider mill, with plain cylindri
cal nuts, would be quite sufficient for a farmer
who would raise a fourth or hall an acre o
corn for sugar for his family, and this quantity
i would-be quile sufficient for satisfactory exper
i imcnt.
! When tho iuice is separated from the sl'alk
j about a table spoonful of whitewash made o
the best quick lime and aboul the consistence
of thick cream, should be added to each gallon
of the juice, and then the boiling should com
mence. The scum that rises should bo care
fully removed ; and the juice if this process
has been carefully and properly conducted, wil
be quite clear and nearly colorless. Then
commences the process of evaporation ; and
when the iuice has boiled down m.the propor
i lion of eight gallons to one, ihe boiling will be
completed, and it may be poured out m a snai
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low .light woouen dox io uiaui.
It has been ascertained, although as yet ih
reason is unknown, that if ihe juice be boiled
in a deep vessel, like ihe common cooking ves
sels. susar will be seldom obtained ; while if it
I W . . . . .
be done Hi a shallow vessel, so inaiine juice ai
the commencement ot the boiling shall not oe
more than three to five inches deep, sugar
would be obtained without difficulty. It ha
been ascertained also that the sugar from corn
will not grain so readily as that from the sugar
cane. And in some instances, it has remained
more lhan a week after the boiling before ihe
suoar was formed, and yet excellent sugar
made.
n snou.u oe 1---' ; .epara ed
the juice should be boiled as soo i ..s pawlel
, fro. .he . k ! t SZ
anu no M.ga - -r " u-i hnil-
"1"
hours
ours
"rinding And the process oi oonmg uo..
J . . r t. .1
hould iuiniediately commence and be conimu-
superior to the best molas-
by observing the above qi
ltfe gallons of juice lo one
gallon.
- . . f . corn stak s very nch ln
, cultivated in the manner suggested.
I Tested bv Beaume's sacromeier, the inslru-
ment used to measuro uie sin-ng.u ui aiup
the juice of the corn-stalk weighs 10 to 10 1-2
decrees, vhich is uhout the weight of ihe juice
of the best cane in the West Indies, and is
richer than the juice of the cane in Louisiana,
which is seldom heavier than S 1-2 degrees.
.t . ... t v r ttf nnc
One gallon of juice will produce nearly l 1-4
pounds of sugar; and an acre o, guuu tu,,,
will yield, ii careiuuy preaaeu, uu.u-.
1,000 gallons of juice."
New use for Bees.
A small privateer with forty or fifty men,
having on board some hives made of earthen
........ r..i i .r hi.P w.is nnrsued bv a Turkish
nii..v manned bv 200 seamen and soldiers
Ao cnn:, tbn Inner came aloncside, tho crew
r.i ;,,r mnt.ninfl ihft rifTfruic wlin llieir
. - ' . i .1...... ,l,nt?n nn the deck ol
linUB, rtllll HUH." .11, ll.Ia
the galley.- Tho Turks, astonis
i r. ...i imnh e to ueienu
, i
........I imti linn ii Ti i I :i I r . i.i...
IlllVCi IIIUIIIUU
nre. aiUl llliuu
r. tiaoiiiKTsn the enraceu uuc
. .1 l
became so terrified ihat they .hough f n.ih8
. . , .i,!r furv: while the crew
uut now in usiiiu'? 1 i i
... .. ..n defended bv masks and
Ol Wie Mumi n - , . , i i
.ilnves. flew upon the enemy word in hand and
captured ihe galley almost without resistance
From the Tribune , ,
The Homestead 'nealh She t p
BY MRS. K. S- BAMES.
'I remember, I remember
The house where 1 was born.
It stands before me now,
v The Homestead 'neath the lull
With its old stoop, long and low,
And smoothly-worn door sill ;
With its ancient sloping roof
I31each'd by the summers rains ; .uf
The gray mass hanging off
And tho small-cut wiudow-panos-v
WTtth its'qUpjritfy-fasliioned imuii$,
St
Where the cricket macle its home,
And the swallow 'came lohidok
It stands before me now,
So pleasant and serenri,
With its leafy popla bough,
A nrl woodbine wavinc ercen ;
With the broad, blue stepping stone'-s
Before the open door
And the morning-glory thrown
In purple beauty o'er
With the grave-walk. that led.
To the neat garden-gate.
"Where the rose and lilac shed
A world of perfumes sweet.
It stands before me now,
With its group of children fair
Father, and mother too,
Wp, one and all, are there.
Alas ! a change has passed
Over that happy hearth,
Our lots are seperate cast,
Far from our place of birth!
That Homestead 'neath the hilli
The strangers own it now
And it stands before me still,
6nly in Memory's glow.
if
A S"acl for Farmers
Dr. Jackson in a late lecture before the far
mer's meeting, in Boston, adverted to a state
ment made by Johnston in his lectures on ihe
application of chemistry and geology in agri
culture, that deserves attention, viz: That a
strong luxuriant crop draws to itself the car
bonicacid of the atmosphere; so that he who
manures highly, draws to his field the carbonic
acid from his "neighbor's poor field; making
good the scripture, that to him that hath, shell
be given, and he siiall have abundance.
gambo's Astronosny.
One ob dc stars is Jupiter, and one oh dem -is
Wenus, and one ob dem is Satan. Dis is do
s.ar dat go wandering io and fro in d&air.h,
seeking who he may devour somebody. I hear
him roar in de nighl like a lion, and I gets do
Bible and put him under my head, so dat ho
cant do nossin to me.
" My love," said an amiable spouse to her
husband, " dont sell that horse ; I like himr.and
I Wail. to Uoop him."
He's my horse and I'll sell him," rcpliedthe
loving lord. Did'nt I buy hiin ?" - -
"It was my money bought him," retorted tho.
aristocratic lady"?
" Yes. madam," said ihe husband, " andjby
Jupiter, your money bougnt me, or yt
...n..l.l linrn ant me !"
,'ou never
.VUUtU " fa
How does the little Boston Bee,
Improve the shining hours ;
And gather honey every day,
From paragraphs of ours ! Phila. Forum
Right skilfully you break, your jest,
But wrongfully do us tax ; w ,
From weeds we never honey get
Nor e'en a piece of vrax.BostonBee,
Dahlias.
nhii like the most beautiful women
;,r,n,,t intellectuality ; they strike you wi.h
w
Blnn;.hmpnt at iKeir splendid exterior, but are
mutably desti.ute of those properties which
distinguish and render agreeable less imposing
flowers. Had nature given wio iwg""" ;
he rose to the slock of the dahlia, it wouiu
mve been the magnificent gem of the garden;
but wanting scent, it ,s like the fine woman
without mind-
Extension of tne Pension Act
The widows of revolutionary soldiers, enti-
titlcd to receive pensions, under ,he acts of
7th July, 1838, and 23d August, 1842, and tho
resoluiion of 16th August, io,
from the 4th March, 1836, are entitled by tho
act approved on the 3d lt., ,o receive .he same
annually or pensio'n for one year from, the 4,h
March, 1843.
Velocity of Sound.
In a still night, the voices df x the workmen
.. " 1 1 - . Ditlln.Bnn mnl Iim ticnril nf.
at ihe distillery ai juu,uoi3cu,
Westminster bridge, an interval ol tnree mues.
The walch-word at rortsmoutn, u is saiu, tu
be heard at Ryde, in the Isle of Wigh,, a dis-
lance ol lour or live tntiesv i ne euuu
stock-park is repeated seventeen limes by day
and twenty by night. The artillery, at tho
siege of Genoa by the French, was hearcl av
Leghorn, a distance of-ninety miles. Tho
firing at tho Wle of Waterloo was heard at
Dover, at a distance, in a direct line, of M0
miles, of which 110 wore over land, and tho
remainder over water. F . Winslow. ,