TnE wnor,e akt ok Govehnmrnt consists in the art op being" honest. Je'ffersoa
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vol. 4.
,STROUDSBDRG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1843.
No. 2L.
P JE If N S Y Ii V A 2V A .
30,000 Families destitute of thcBiblc!
Docs this statement appear to be
incredible? Consider the following
FACTS.
Philadelphia city and county have
been explored and 4,000 families sup
plied with the J3iblc.
Lehigh, York and Alleghany coun
ties repbrt each about 1000 families
destitute of the Bible.
Lancaster and Berks comities, by
an estimate based on facts so far as
developed, show a destitution of 3,000
families in the two counties, or 15,00
in each.
In these SIX counties, therefore, the
destitution amounts to TEN THO US-
AND FAMILIES!
Warren county has been explored
and the destitution amounts to one
family in every SIX.
Potter and M'Kcan counties have
been explored and the result is, on
nn average, one destitute family in
FIVE.
Clearfield county reports an aver
age destitution of one family in eve
ry FOUR.
Other facts of a similar character
might be mentioned, but we add but
one more explanatory of this sad and
surprising destitution. It is this;
since 1840 the population.of Penn
sylvania has changed to the amount
of three quarters of a Million or sev
enty thousand new families.
raormoE count'
This County has not yet been ex
plored. So far as enquiry has been
made we arc led to conclude that the
destitution is great.
Will yon, dear sir, as a christian
and citizen aid in accomplishing this
ivorlv so rich in civil, socialj domes
tic and religious blessings?
In behalf of the Managers of the
Monroe county Bible Soeietv.
DANTE L STROUD,-Pres.
Wm. P. Vail, Cor. Sec.
J. W. Burnett, Treas.
We cordially approve of the above
object and hope that it will meet with
prompt and cheerful aid from our fel
low citizens.
Rev. J. B. IIYNDSHAW.
" B. JOHNSON.
DAVID E. GARDINER,
" JOHN DECKER,
" G. IIEILIG,
T.CW.HOFFEDITZ.
A Hint for the ladies.
The1 following love Idler from a victualler
oaugmer .oner aunnrcr, we nave ptcKea up
somewhere, and give it as a curious document, j
It is meet that u should be piescrved, for it is i
not often that we find such a 'rare object, or a
billet-doux bo 'well done vido : j
l IJ . -t in m. I I ! i
i uw iuju mi; tu wiu uu ci leiiucr line, wjiicn ' i . vere in me railway cars jor Uerh, I31J mj to the Duke of Rutland TlmiM, 1,t
he scd would ese my kalf lovo and make me miles off, which we reached about 30 P. M., deserted, the family keep a watchful" care Jo
less sheapish than I was afore. Ho scs beust dark. Here we siasd all night and in the ! prevent its dostructionand allow tho tapistry
Mill he in to your muttui if you don't come and morning took a walk ov-r the town which we. and tfome other old relics to remain It is a
put the thing through as a gentleman orter. found quire large, built xery much like our old ! (hie old structure and in excellent preservation.
Paw is a iiieatacksdiBposishcn and no mistake.: towns Jn Pennsylvania. After breakfast we It came into the poession' of the Vernons in
and he ses he is nothing but bul beef and gnz- proceeded by the railrond to Ambergaie and i the reign of Richard I. and remained the seal
z.d, going the hull ho, hide and taller, never ; there took coach to Matlock Bath the prettiest i of feudal splendor and magnificent hospitality,
i-arm about extra sbm of beef. He es you ! place 1 had seen since 1 left Eastyn. Both J.j until by the death of Sir Geor.ro Vernon,
wilt he made mirree meat on and done up in 'and I remarked many s.m.larines. It was a' known as the ivinr of tho Peak" it came to
MMVBuages for the bnackaday markit, afore you I perfectly picturesque beamy ?p,. J, j3 rfj,Uu. j 8ir John Manners, with vhom the fair Dorothy,
go- auuuuiho u.auuci un vu ii.ucniicu on .lie Jcrwcin groupeo inasmo.ilar man-
longer, w lien, lie sees you, ne ses you won 1 1
lindthe wooley side out, but the way the bris-iits
lolrf will tiquel, will make you squeal like fresh
ork, on pnkareous troHersr. So cum. deerest,
v uvu jirtY ib uwo), , " i.., jwu wnij
..i.i t:..i. :j i. -...u..- i.
io cl,u Tcb without hoarn and tale mouth shet
and ears ojn with the privilidgo of winkia at
vhal wain
li aurihowducks.
jVcVo of the Tomato.
The Cheraw Ga7tte states thatj in addition
0 iho advantages of tho 'Pomato'for tabic use,
s1t vine is of great Taluo as food-for cattle, es
pecially cosvs. It is stated that a cow fed" on
Tomato vioc will give more milk, and yield
buiity of Sof flavor, and in greater abundance,
thjiii any mhr long feed ever tried. It is
bought, too; that more good food for cattle: and
at less expense can- he raised from a given
quantity of ground in-.Tomatoes than from any
aiUior :tfg$tab)e.kijpwj m fcc Southern' country.
J-'iom the ftcu York Tnbitne.
The Wilis Rifle.
Air- "Oi.n RoMTnn Bow."
Come true gallant Whigs of the Union
Though cheated, we'll never complain,
If a traitor-Juts snapped our Whig1 Bide,
We'll pirk flint nnd trv it 3gnih.;
We'll pick lliul and try it again,
We'll pick flint ami try it again ;
"If a traitor has snapped our Whig Kille,
We'll pick flint and try it again.
It's time wo fell in with a Judas,
A dotnrJ both selfish :md vain;
And he's nude our Whig Rifle hum priming,
But we'll pick flint nfid try it again ;
But we'll pick flint and try it agniri,'&c.
Ilis eyes have grown dim with the vapors,
Abstractions have adled his brain:
And whatever he shoots at he misses
But we'll pick flint and try it again;
13 ut we'll pick flint and try it again, &c.
Urave William, when he lay a-dying.
Gave up the Whig liitle with pain;
And for his sake, who gallantly won it,
We'll pick flint and try it again ;
We'll pick flint and try it again, &c.
From the grcenfields of Kentucky
A Hunter steps over the plain,
And his eagle-eye sights our good BiflC
And he'll pick it and try it again;
And he'll pick it and try it again, &c,
Huzza ! for our bold, gallant Harry !
He lifts not the Bifie in vain,
And straight to the centre she'll carry,
When he picks it and tries it again :
When he picks it and tries it again, fcc.
Last War, when our poor captive Sailors
Their cries sent abroad on the main,
'Free Trade!" 'Sailor's Rights! cried brave Harry:
Lads, pick flint and try it again :
Lads, pick flint and try it again, A.c.
And now, when a dastard and traitor
Has caused us to triumph in vain,
True Hany leads on to the rescue,
Crying 44 Pick flint and try it again !"
Crying " Pick flint and try it again!''
Harry Clay of Kentucky's our leader !
Come rally from mountain and plain ! .
Think no more on the thing that betrayed us ;
But nick flint and try it again:
Bui pick flint and try it again,
But pick flint and try it again;
Think no more on the thing that betray 'd us,
But pick flint and try it again.
Foreign Correspondence.
Belfast, Ireland, July 16, 1843.
I mentioned in my last letter that we were
only wailing for the Drawing room procession
taquit Loudon. Thai took place on the Thurs
day after wrote, 1 then had another very good
view of her Majesty as .he passed within
about a yard of me. The best part of the show
was the magnificent display of noblemen's
carriages, coachmen and fooimui all dressed in
their very best and tome as-oddlv, ! our eves
as could be well imagined, staining the same j
lamny jivery mat was worn uy llieir prericces-i
burs ccjr.uues ueiure. u e aiso nau an excel-,
rent opportunity to see ttie IVeresses and Peori:
m their best1' bib and tucker," as thoy went in
their carriages" Uncovered.
As soon as w had seu ihir Majcstirs we
posted to our boarding house, and at 5 o'clock i
O A ! -1 : 4 f ... . ..i.
nor up the mountain side. It is celebrated for
mineral waters, which are held out, as the
1 inducement .io- bring strainers, tbotigh the great
beauty of iis acienery should procure it more
.;oui3 man ns springs, me A'aiiey is" about
three miles long, in which are exhibited s'qmc
of the wildest freaks of nature. It abounds in
caverns, petrifying well, mountains, rocks, dells
and- beautiful streams. Wo first commenced
the ascent of Masson-or tho Heights of A'bram-,
after ascending about 100 yards wo came to
some tables covered with b'eauliful specimens
of the spars which abound here, kept by two'
old women, of whom of course wd had to pur
chase. We soon after arrived at the entrance of the
Rutland Cavern, where was another Toy-shop, !
ad was indeed at every point of interest irr tho
neighborhood; these poor people' makingtthe'.r;
living by the sule of these sptfrtf, the Workman-
,ship' of which employs votv many of the in-
jhabiiani? ol Dejtysy ,e. We emgroil by Torch j
t Illllf tml IVdril . tVtl.nK nLnnil ...llfl ilia ....
njjiii. Him hcic ioij nun.. j pm.oi'u niia ap
pearance. After ascending some distance our
guide preceded us and lighting a circle of can
dles, she fixed a Bengal light upon an upright,
huge block of stono beforo ns, resembling an
altar, which showed an immense room all
around us of great height. This room is called
the Druid's temple, and the siono the Druid's
altar. We then proceeded on, aifd came out
after a long walk halfway up the high moun
tain when we continued to its top. 4t is near
1000 feet h'gh and the view from it was most
lovely. Thh beautiful village with its Hotuls,
the river, the romamic High Tor, the Wild-cat
Tor, the Dungeon Rocks and the pretty church
are all around and beneath you.
Crossing over to tho other side wo visited
the old village wjih its pretty steeple, then
High Tor, a lofty rock -100 feet high that seems
to start from the bed of the river, which here
dashes turlntjonil v. over rough blocks of stone ;
then Wild Cat Tor, Lover's leap andviuany
other points of interest, until we crossed over
to tho other side, when descending wo came
to a spot called the Lover's Walk, as quiet and
retired as though no mortal lived near. Here
we crossed the river and were taken to the
Petrifying well where were scores of queer
things being petrified, as shecps' heads, birds'
eggs, old wigs, &c. &c. From this we again
ascended to the Romantic rocks or Dungeon
Tors, as they arc called, where a scene of the
wildest character was presented. Rocks upon
rocks some 40 ft. high, Kissed togctherin every
position, the appearance and angles exactly
corresponding, shewing they were all once to
gether. Walking hi among them you seem
separated from the rest of the world and im
prisoned within their huge walls. After going
through ono of tho lead mines soveral hundred
J yards wo emerged into daylight on the point
overlooking these vast rocks and descended to
' The Temple' our hotel, having been on our
feet l 1-2 hours and well satisfied that for ro
mamic and sublimely picturesque scenery few
places can excel Matlock. Montgomery in
sneaking of it aptly says,
"Here rocks on rocks, on forests forests rise,
Spurn the low earth, and mingle with the skies,
Great nature, slumbering by fair Derwent's
stream,
Conceived those giant Mountains in a dream."
After- dinner we posted it over to Bakewell,
10 miles and in the morning walked three
miles over a high hill which gave us a succes
sion of very line views, to Chatsworth, the
splendid seat of the Duke of Devonshire, call
ed the Palace of the Peak, and admitted to be
one of the most magnificent in the kingdom; 1
have not now time to go through this splendid
mansion in detail, but will bring you a descrip-
non oi i', sumce it io say, mat me money ol a
peer with an annual inco'mc of .400,000 has
been freely lavished in it, on it, and around it.
The paintings in it are very fine, there being
fewer poor ones than wo had seen among so
irianv. Pie has just removed all his fine paint
ings from London here, concentrating several
fine collections in the new picture gallery he
has built within the last few years ; but it is in
sculpture' that he can most safely boast. It is
said to bo ono of the finest collections in Eu
rope. It surely is the best in England. The
gionnds around are well laid out, an artificial
water-fall, rmmenso rocks placed
give a
wilderness to one place, flowers and .statues to
a ve beann
Pivi! bfrmrv m :nwilhrr 'r ruiinniul tRiL-v
well by another route delihied with our walk
1 omitted to mention that on our way from
Matlock 2 miles from Bakewell we 'visited'
UaddoO Hall, an old baronial, mansion, once
the residence of the Vernons and now be Ion-
ti
h danohter. had i; oned. as vnn hnvn hoxr.Y
tell of. It of situated on' art vetiiine'rtce with'
beautiful little stream below, and no part can
yet bu said to bo in ruins. We were shewn
the door out of which the fair heiress escaped
ith her lover and many more interesting
things.
From Bakowcll, a rido of 1G miles" brought
us to Caatleton, the locatibn of Poveril's Cas
tle, the Peak Cavern, the' Speddwell Mine,
Mam Tor and other curiosities, a place as you
will allow Of great interest. Tho dale' in
j which Castleion lies presented a beautiful ap
pearance as we descended into it. As soon as
we had alighted, we luimodia.'.cly started oil' to
see tho castle,' and scion climbed to it. It
stands on the very verge of the rock that ovor-
nang- ine eniraco to the lJeak Cavern, and
rc'.st havj, boon in its day a very strong fortress
in situation, though its effbet from below is
now mar rod by the kind aitempt of some of the
good people of Gastieton who live off the visi
tors that 'come to see thes "curiosities,. and Who
have patched up tho old wall where it had
fallen down, laying the stones in bright white
mortar. After dinner wc went first to sec the
celebrated cavern, rightly termed one of the
seven wonders of Derbyshire. Tho entrance
is 120 feet wide, 2 feet high and 250 feet
long, it they contracts and leads into various
cells, some of great hize and magnitude. A'ou
soon cross the liver Styx which can only be
dune by lying rt;:frfrti if' bottom of a liitle canoe
and being pushed over. Thi passago occurs
twice; at other times you wind along the side
of the stream, all having lights which reflect
' Of
upon the sides and fissures, lighting it up very
finely. One of I lie guides would frequently
precede us and ascending far above its, lire a
blue light that w oil Id shew off the cavern most
beautifully. We passed through a great many
distinct rooms known as the Grand Saloon,
Roger's Rain House, Half-way Hoiise, and at
last came to the Bell House resembling the
Dome of a Church. Here our guide proposed
a blast, and fired it, and such a report I have
never heard. Although expectini: it, it aston
ished us and as we heard it for minutes reverberating-
from .cavern to cavern, it seemed liko
some mighty convulsion 'of nature. This is
called the Great Tom of Lincoln, comparing
it to that hugo bell. From this extraordinary
caverri we went to its competitor, the Speed
well Mine. It was excavated by a company
searching for lead' until the workmen 750 yards
in a straight line from the bottom of ths en
trance, broke into a huge cavern, when a
stream burst in upon them that made them fly
for safety, and has since filled the bottom of
excavation some three feet deep arid made it
navigable, so that they proceeded farther yet
beyond, using boats to convey the mineral but,
and this gave it tho name of the Navigation
Mine, by which it is most generally known.
Wo descended 106 steps and came to the wa
ter. Here we entered a boat and tlio guide
fixed three lights, one in the centre and then
shoved on 750 yards in a direct lirie, so that
at the end wo could see the caudle in as straight
a line as could be drawn. Hero wo carrie to
the greUt curiosity, a natural cave, whoso height
is unknown, rockets sent up havb never reach
ed it. 1 1 ia known that it is 470 vards id the
top of the hill immediately over; on one sido
the stream gushes over iiito a pool that has riev-
er been fathomed. The guide by opening a
sluico poured the stream down in a fine water
fall immediately below us. lie says lie once
went down by a rope and tried to sound it with
a line of 10S yards but without success. t He
also lighted up this dreary place with a Bon
gal light from a high point which lie reached
by a ladder, and the effect was very grand, and
then prepared a blast which if that of the Peak
astonished us, this almost frightened us. The
report came just as we pushed off with life boat
and it fairly bowed us down making our flesh
to quiver. We returned to our inn satisfied
with our day's labor.
Gives it to them.
The New Haven Register says "Wc can't
exchange with tho Bachelor's Advo'cate, Boston,
edited by an association of bachelors, and abu
sivo of woman-kind ; we don't ride in that
troop; ii there are lools enough lit Boston to
support a sheet that scandalizes their mothers
and sisters, they dorit deserve a change of lin
en for the rest of thoir lives". We'll wager a
dollar against every sound tooth in' the heads
of their whole 'association,' that ovcry mother's
son of them are fidgety old grannies, that re
quire a warming-pari and a dish of herb tea to
composo their nerves" ere they can' shep like
honest married men ! 'Old maids forsooth !
why we'd gtvo more for an old maid's cat than
for a whole regiment of such follows !"
The Better Choice.
A Quaker, residing at Paris, was wafted on
by four workmen, in order to make their com
pliments arid ask for their usual now year's
gifts.
4 Well, my fricrid's,' said tho quakcr, Micro
are ydur gifts; choose' fifteen franca or tho Bi
ble.' 4 1; don't know how to read.'.said the first, 's.o
I'll lake, the fifteen frari'es.'
4 1 can read,' said the socorid, but I have
pressing wania.' He todk tho fifteen francs.
The thii'd also made the same chojee. He
now came to the fourth, a' lad of about thirteen
or fourteen years. The qiiaker looked at him
with art' air" of goodness".
4 Will you' take' thosp thr.ee pioces, which
you may attain' af any time by your labor and
industry?'
4 As yott say tl'.o hook is nood. I will take it,
and read it to iy mother,' replied fhr boy. He
took tlie Bib'.e, opened it, a'nd found between
the leaves a gold pieceof forty francs.
The others hung down their heads, and tho
quafcer iold them he was very sorry they had
not made a belter choice.
Curran said to Father O'Leary, ." ReVcrond
father, wish you were St. Peter '.""Why ?"
said the'priest. " Because then you'wouhlhavo
the keys of Heaven, and could let me in." 44 1
had better have the keys," said father 0, 11 of
another place, and then I could lei you out!"
An amiable old lady on reading a recom
mendation in a newspaper, that Sal Soda
should lie used in washing paint, and that by
following this advice the work could be dune
better and nib re speedily, remarked, llut her
"daughter Julia could do more at wuFiing
paint in nn'fc hour than Sal Soda could in three,
notwithstanding the printer puffed 'up her suiajrl-,
neas so much."
. 31 lit ton- IfSiil.
The Boston Transcript laiely publihed 7i
brief and imperfect account o'f a iriuitii nttlj,,
which -is in successful operation in on 6 u" iliitt
upper counties in the State of New York. A
some of our readers may wi&h to have a uun
particular description of this wonderful i-lforl
of human genius, we rejoice that cireurristanciW
have p'ut it hi our power to give an authentic
account "of tho work performed at the said mill,
though the mechanical principles which are in
volved in its consi'riiciioii, yet remain a secret.
A gentleman travelling in thathection of tho
country, overtook a farmer, dragging a lean,
wretched looking rarn along the rOad: "Wnero
are you going with that hifscrablu animal ?"
said ihe traveller.
" I am taking hint to the Mutton Mill, to have
him ground over," said the farmer.
"The Mutton Mill? I in; ver Jioahi of such
a thing. I will go with youan'd witness the
process."
they arrived at the mill. .The sheep wa
thrown alive into ihe hopper, and almost imme
diately disappeared. They then descended iw
a lower apartment, and in a few moments them
were ejected from a spout in the coiling, four
quarters of excellent beef, two sides of green
morocco leather, a fur hat of the first quality, a
calf's hcail handsomely dressed, and two ele
gantly carved powder horns !
Among a series of exercises to " come off"
al Cambridge Park, near Boston, next Monday
is a pig race. The pig's tail is to be -greased,
arid tlio competitor who shall catch the pig by
tho tail only, .and tlirow him over his shoulder,
shall carry oil tlio prize! Rather unclassical
sport for tlie vicinity of ihe u modern Athens."'
. Cucumbers, dressed as asparagus, arc said
Ju prauuee a uisn equal to me laiter. t rc ba-
been served tip on toast, at the Pulaski House.
Savannah, for tho last six years ; and says- ihat
if the cucumbers be sliced lengthwise and fried
in butter, they will be found an excellent sub
siitutejbr fried oysters. Try them.
The very Idlest. Why is a cow's tail like- a-V
dandy's chin? Because it grows down'.
IfiV. Clay, Agricultural, IrXccIaaiiic
Arts, Commerce, Protection, &c.
Wc find the following letter in the last Nash
ville Banner, into which it was copied from the
Agriculturalist. Wc need riot call attention to
it, as nothing coining from the hand of Henry
Clay, upon subjects of general concern, can
oscnfio notice. Like other letters from him
upon kindred subjects, it expresses in a con
densed form, his views in regard to the great
interests of society., and exhibits a spirit of en
larged patriotism arid comprehensive statesman
ship. Forum.
Ashlaxd, August, 1843.
To the PulHsIiers of the Tcnn. Stale Agriculturist:
Gentjvme?: I duly received your letter,
requesting my present views as to the station
that tho Mechanical portion of our population
should occupy in tho United States, and also
as to the subject of Home Industry and Man
ufactures, Although I havo often had occasion
publicly to express my opinions on these mat
ters, I take pleasure in communicating them to
you.
It has always appeared to me, Gentlemen,
that the task of admiriitteririgour common gov
ernment would not be very difficult, if honesty,
liberality and reasonable information were car
ried into tho public councils. It was instiled
to promote tho general prosperity, by a faithful
oxerciso of the powers granted by the Consti
tution. All parts of the Union, and all the great
interests of the country should, therefore, re
ceivo tho parental care and attention of the
Government. No ono section, and no ono in
terest should desire or expect to engross its
exclusive regard.
The main pillars of Society aro Agriculture,
Commerce, including Navigation, and Manu
factures, including tho Mechanic Arts. Owing
to tho peculiar position of the U. States, Agricul
ture requires but little protection, and that con
tinued to a fow branches of it. It is otherwise
wiiH iuu uuier iwo interests. 1 licy require
some protection against the selfish legislation
and tho rivalry of Foreign powers, which, to
make it beneficial and effectual should possess
two qualities, moderation and stability, inti
mately connected with each other. Without
moderation, other interests would feel that they
had been Unjustly dealt by, dissatisfaction wouh1
ensue, and that stability in legislation, so de
sirablo in all business and pursuits, wouldr ho
be served.
Protection to Manufactures and Conimerr
is in:fact, whatever it may be in form, enqey