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Written at my Mother's Grave.
BY GEORGE D. PRENTICE. -
The trembling dew-drops fall
Vpnn the shutting flowers like souls at rest
The stars shine gloriously and all
Save me, is blest !
Mother I love thy grave
The violet, with its blossoms blue and mild,
Wave o'er thy head when shall it wave
Above thjT child !
'Tis a sweet flower yet must
Its bright leaveB to the coming tempest'bow,
Dear mother 'tis thine emblem duaiv
Is on thy brow !
And I could live to die
To leave un'asted life's dark, bitter streams,
By thee, as erst in childhood, lie,
And share thy dreams.
And musi I linger here
To btain the plumage of my sinlens'years,"
And mourn the hopes to childhood dear' 4
With bilter tears ?
Aye must 1 linger here,
A lonely branch upon a blasted tree,:n
Whose last frail leaf, untimely sere,
Went down with thee !
Oft from life's withered bower, . L
In still communion wilh the past I turn,
And muse on thee, the only flower -In
memory's urn. T
And, when the evening pale, !
Bows like a mourner on the dim, bluoj wave,
I stray to hear the night winds wail.,
Around thy grave. , t
Where is thy spirit flown 1 i-'-
I gaze aliov-e thy look is imaged there
I listen and thy gentle tone
Is on the air.
at
Oh come whilst here I press i '
My brow upon thy grave-and, in those mild
And thrilling tones .of tenderness
Bless, bless, thy.child! ...
Yes, bless thy weeping child,
And o'er thy urn religion's holiest shrine
Oh, give his spirit undefiled 5
To blend with thine.
Remedy for Deafness...
Tim riir,.r;n,T .imnln VnmfiHv for deafness ts
v iwiiu n nig ov v - j
said to cure the most obstinate cases, wheru it
has been tested. Persons afflicted will do well
to try it.
41 Take a pint of pure cla'rificdj honey, put it
into a strong glass bottle, and then the bqule
into iho centre6f a loaf r'breadfirsi taking
Cam til nlnn it tln'b'ritr mi rl HhUq tHe whole thor-
y .J , --
nughly in an oven. Poitr a small quantity o
'ho honey thus treated dnto your ears, and pro-
eci tnem Irom the action 01 jne exiemui
hy iho use of 'raw 'cotton!" . .
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Ladies of fashion starve their hapjun
feed their vanity.
ess to
The whole art ok
STROtJDSBURG.. MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, MAY1 29, 1845.
The Cannibalism of the Fcejecaus.
The Hnlino if h HIYinn 11 licit ID lirf A ti aT tri '
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cases of sacrifice for religious purposes, but it
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nous notions, Has been doubted by many.
There can be no question that, although it may
have originated as a sacred rite, it is continued
in the Fejee group for the mere pleasure of eat
ing human flesh as a food. Their fondness for
it will be understood from the custom they have
of sending portions of it to their friends! a
distance, as acceptable presents; and the gifts
eaten, even if decomposition have begun before"
it is received. So highly do they esteem this
food, that the greatest praise they can bestow
upon a delicacy is to say-that it is as tender as
a dead man. Even their sacrifices are made
more frequent, not merely to gratify feelings of
revense, but to indu'ge their taste for this hor
rid food. In respect to this propensity they af-
' feci no disguise: I have myself frequently spo
ken with them concerning it; and received but
one answer both from chief and common people,
that it was rnaka (good.) ' The bodies of ene
mies slain in battle are always eaten. The
Feejeeans will, however banquet upon the flesh
of their dearest friends ; and it is even related
that in times of scarcity, families will make an
exchange for children for this horrid purpose.
The flesh of women is preferred to that of men;
and they consider the flesh of the arm above
the elbow, and of the thigh as the choicest parts;
the women are not allowed to eat it openly; but
il is said that the wives of chief do partake of
it in private. It is also forbidden to the Kai si,
or common people, unless there be a great quan
tity; but they have no opportunity of picking the
bones. As further instance of these cannibal
propensities, and to show that the sacrifice of
human life to gratify iheir passions and appe
tites is almost a daily occurrence, a Jeasi fre
quently takes place among the chiefs, to which
it is required to bring a pig. On these occa
sions Tanoa, from pride and ostentation, always
furnishes a human body. A whale's tooth is
about the price of a human life, even when the
party slain is of rank, as will be shown by the
following anecdote: Rivaleit, the joungest son
of Tanoa, while passing along the north end of
Oralon in his canoe, descried a fishing party.
He ai once determined to possess himself of
what they had taken; and for the purpose dashed
in among ihem, and fired his musket. The
shot killed a young man, who proved to be a
nephew of Tui Levuka, the Chief Oralan, and
was recognised by soin of Rivaletta's follow-
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ers. 1 uis discovery utu not prevem meir uai-
rying the body to Amban to be feasted upon,
but in order lo prevent it from being known
there, the face was disfigured by broiling it in
the fire in the canoe. Tanoa, however, soon
became aware of the fact, and forthwith sent a
whale's tooth to Tui Levuka, as the value of
his loss together with a number of little fingers
cut from the people of Amban, as a propitiona-
ry offering. The remuneration was received
by Tui Levuka as sufficient and no more no
tice was taken of the matter. Capt. H tikes.
Rev. Richard DeFkost, an Evangelist in
the Western part of the State of New York,
has been troubled wilh affections of the Lung-,
pioduced from frequent preaching. By a time
ly use of Sherman's Cough Lozenges, lit- tini-
formly succeeded in breaking up attacks tn a
few hours, no matter how severe, lie pro-
nouuees them an absolute specific.
On Sows dcvowritig their Offspring
Some have supposed that this is caused by a
.desire for meat, and they have Ted pork to, their
sows to remedy the evil. But il is a mistaken
view of the case. When they are confined to
t 11 ar 1 nrii-Hfl of nure
a Sly Or 8lIldU I'cn, m'; "' r
earth, and various condiments thai conduce to
their health, conseqently a feverish habit is in
duced,. which causes an appetno unnatural, and
the unfortunate animal in her frenzied Mate at:
lempts to satisfy it by eating her own ujfcprihg
It has been found ihat when hogs run at large
seeking various .condiments as iltoy please, they
do not devour their young. Allow the sow as
much room as couvcnieiil in the yard, and throw
in fresh, pure earth, if there bo not a supply
i :r h lin.iif.jl tn Rtnall snare, where
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there are tiO green vegetables, give our
jand glass SUdfi charcoal and loiten wool
Government, consists in the art of being
The Farmer.
" Agriculture is the most healthy, the most
useful, and the must noble employment of man."
Washington.
The character of " the man who scarcely
conferred greater benefits oh his country, than
posterity will derive from his example" who
was himself a practical farmer, passionately
fond of rural pursuits, and an accurate discrim
inator in regard lo everything which can en
gage the attention of a virtuous and mighty
mind, has, in the above quotation justly charac
terized the calling of the Farmer. Ask the
truly intelligent men of our country their views
of iti character and importance its bearing
and influence upon all the interests of society,
and the future well-being and prosperity of its
various institutions, and without a single ex
ception they will respond to the sentiment of
Washington. They will tell you that not only
the farmer, but the mechanic, the lawyer, the
doctor, and the ruler is supported by the field.
They will tell you thai it is not only pre-eminently
useful and indispensable, but honorable,
and they will refer you to innumerable instan
ces in which the farming art, as in ihe case of
Washington, has been dignified by the practi
cal example and admiration of the wisest and
best of men, and that
"Good Cincinnatus, at his plough,
With more true glory shone,
Than Caesar with his laurelPd brow,
His palace and his throne."
They will furthermore assure you lhat agri
culture is a health-giving and invigorating cm
ployment ; that those who engage in it are the
most robust, the most intelligent and virtuous
that agriculture not only gives riches to a nation,
but the only riches she can call her own that
corruption of morals among the mass of culti
vators is a phenomenon of which age or nation
has furnished an example ; and thai taking into
consideration all the advantages of the farmer
the regularity of his labors, the salubrity of
his situation, his proverbial contentment and
cheerfulness of deposition, together with his
superior means of mental and moral cultivation,
no condition or employment is belter adapted
to aid the functions in the accomplishment of
iheir purposes, or to render humanity more tru
ly blessed. Man was created an active being.
A condition of indolent, inactive rest and hap
piness are, in this state of existence, utterly in
compatible. Ask the man of wealth, into whose
frame indolence has been the gentleman usher
of loathsome and careless disease, whether he
would not gladly exchange all the splendors
wilh which he is surrounded, for the robust
frame and bounding spirits of the penniless la
borer aslc him if, on his couch of 1 eider down,'
bathing almost literally as it were, like Danoe
in the fable, under a shower of gold with ev-
ry gratification within, his reach, if there is
not a spectre whoe absence he would gladly
purchase at the expense of his wealth. " Time
murdered," remarked some person, " leaves a
ghost behind." That ghost is ennui the es
pecial companion and enemy of those whose
unhappy condition in life exempts them from
abor and brands loo often the seal of disgrace
on the brow of " honest toil."
We intend hereafter to resume this subject,
but aro unable to do so now for want of time.
We can assure our readers, however, that we
most cheerfully concur in the sentiment ex
pressed in the following humble distich :
"A farmer's life's the life for me,
l' own I love it dearly;
And every season full of g'ce,
I'll take its labors cheerly."
Cultivator. )
Delicate Compliment. A young lady be
ing addressed by. a gentleman much older than
htToelf, observed, that her only objections to
an union was the probability of his dying be
fore her, and leaving Inn to thesorrows of wid
owhood. To which he ingeniously replied:.
' Blessed is the man that has a virtuous wife,
for the number of his days shall be doubled.'
It is said that in Iowa, the petrifying power
of the soil is most remarkable. 'I he body of a
woman, after having been buried five years, is
found to have changed lo stone, so as to be. bro
ken like marble" Birds, insects, and many
other strange things, are found to bo petrified
tn me same region.
honest. Jefferson.
True Politeness.
He who has a heari glowing with kindness
and good will toward his fellow men, and who
is guided in the exercise of these feelings by
good common sense, is the truly polite man.
Politeness does not consist in wearing a while
silk glove, and in gracefully lifting your hat as
you meet an acquaintance ; il does not consist
in artificial smiles and flattering, speech, but in
silence and honest desires to promote the hap
piness of those around you, in the readiness lo
sacrifice your own ease and comfort, to add to
the enjoyment of others. The poor negro wo
men who found Mungo Park perishing under
the palm trees of Africa, and who led him to
their hut, and supplied him with food, and
lulled him to sleep with their simple songs,
were generally polite. They addressed him in
language of kindness and sympathy; they led
him tenderly to their home, and did all itf their
power to revive his drooping spirits.
A poor drover was driving his beeves to mar
ket on a winter's day. The cattle met a Jady
in the path, and apparently unconscious of the
impoliteness, compelled the lady to turn one
side into the snow. Madam," said the dro
ver, apologizing for the rudeness of his herd,
" if the caule knew as well as I do, you should
noi walk in the snow." That driver was, in
the best sense of the term, a gentleman, while
many a young man, in Washington street or
Broadway, with glove and cane, and graceful
step, is a brute.
The man who lays aside all selfishness, in
regard to the happiness of others, who is ever
ready to confer favours, who speaks in language
of kindness and conciliation, and who studies
to manifest those little attentions which gratify
the heart, is a polite man, though he may wear
a homespun coat, and make a very ungraceful
bow. And many a fashionable, who dresses
genteely, and enters the most crowded apart
ments with assurance and ease, i3 a perfoct
compound of rudeness and incivility. True
politeness is a virtue of the understanding and
of the heart. It is not like tho whited sepul
chre, or like Sodom's far-famed fruit.
Early marriage.
, The Senior editor of the Savannah Re
publican, writing from Smyrna, says:
I think it will surprise some persons to know
that girls are actually sometimes married here
(not to say betrothed) when they are children
that is, ten and a half and eleven years of age.
They attain to womanhood very early, owing
perhaps, as much to the use of the bath as to
the climate. A consequence of this is, how
ever that women here are regarded as old at
the age of thirty or thirty-five. The popula
tion here loo seems to increase abundantly. I
slate what is a fact when I say ihat there is a
lady in Smyrna, who is remarkably well look
ing, who has eighteen children, and whose
grandmother had ihirty-three! What a climate,
and what productions !
A Word to War ISasteuers.
Snatchers at Oregon,
All of you stop : Avn .
Wait, till the pe.ar is ripe ; . ,u
Then it will drop.
WAR PRICES. -
IN THE WAY UF QUESTION AND ANSWER.
Q. Pray, wul you tell us, Mr. Polk,
Why about Oregon such work?
A. .In. 'time of war our wosiern folk
Will have a market for their pork.
POKING FUN;"
Extract of a letter: from the Hon. Mr.
Buchanan to Sir Robert Peel :
Don't, good Sir Robert, snap so, likp.a gun:
Our Mr. Polk was only polk-in' fun !
"DO YOU GIVE IT UP!"
Whai is the great bore in all creation ?
Why, Mr. Polk's in-auur-al oration.
t.t nr,p.. Th Allfliibanian states that
thousands' upon thousands of tons of iron ore,
1 JV U l "
for use ai Mount Savage, can now be seen lay
ins adjacent to Cumberland, Md. Hundreds
of hands are empj.oyed in jajsiug it. The veins
varv in size from seven lo iwenty inches in
thickness the yield is from forty ,ao seventy
fiye per cent.
There are only three ways to gel oui of a
scrapewrite out, fight out, or, back out, but
the best way is to keep out.
No. .52-
An Act concerning Bail and Attach-'
incuts.
1. Be U enacted, That in lieu of the bail
heretofore required by law, in the case herein
mentioned, the bail in cases of appeal from the
judgments of aldermen and justices of the peace.
and from the awards of arbitrators, shall be bail
absolute, in double the amount of coals accrued
and likely to accrue in such cases, with one or
more sufficient sureties, conditioned for the pay
ment of all costs accrued or thai may be legal
ly recovered in such cases against the. appel
lants ; and the bail in all cases where ball is
now required for ihe stay of execution, shall b
bail absolute, wilh one or more sufficient sure
ties, in double ihe amount of the debt.aiamages,
interest, and costs recovered, conditioned for
the payment thereof, in the event that the de
fendant fail to pay the same at the expiration
of the stay of execution.
2. That in all cases of dissolving foreign:
attachments,, the bail shall be bail absolute, iiti
a recognizance in double the amount in contro
versy, as nearly as may be ascertained, witlt.
one or more sufficient sureties, conditioned for
the payment of the debt or damages, interest,
and costs thai may be recovered.
3. That the. right to appeal from judgment
of aldermen and justices of the peace, and front
their judgments on-awards of referee, is. here-,
by extended to defendants in all cases whore
in, by existing laws, the right of appeal is en
joyed by plaintiffs."
4. That so much of the act of assembly,
passed the 16ih day of June, eighteen hundred
and thirty-six, entitled, "An act relating to ex'
ecutions," as provides for the levy and recovery
of stock, deposiles and debts due to defendants
by process of attachment and scire facias, here
by extended to all cases of attachment and
scire facias, is hereby extended to all cases of
attachments to be issued upon judgment against
corporations, (other than municipal corpora
tions,) and from and after the passage of this
act, all such process, which hereafter may be
issued, may be proceeded in to final judgment
and execution, in the same manner and under
the same rules and regulations as are directed
against corporations, by the provisions of the
act of the 16th June 1836, relating to execu
tions ; and ihat so much of the thirty-sixth sec
lion of the act of 16th June 1836, as requires
service of attachment on any defendant, be and
the same is hereby repealed, except when the
defendant is a resident of ihe county in which
the attachment issued.
5. That this act shall take effect on the
first day of June next, and so much of existing
laws as are hereby altered or supplied, be and
the s8.mo is hereby repealed.
Atproved the twentieth day of March;ono
thousand eight hundred and forty-five. ,
FRS. R. SHUNK.
Raising Cucumbers.
As soon as there appears several flower buds
on a plant, bend second or third joint or branch
below the bloom, fasten it firmly in the ground,
and cut off the capillary point of the plant.-
The vegetable speedily takes root when you
separate it from the parent stalk. Proceed thu
with tho most vigorous plants; and as each has
only to support a few fruits with nourishment,
you both save labor and procure a constant suc
cession of cucumbers, for a number ol months
rom one sort, and which are not as likely to
degenerate as if they were raised from a varie
ty of seed. Boston Cultivator.
Two tea-spoonsful of finely powdered char.
coal says ihe N. Y. Herald, drank in a tumbler
of water, will, in less than fifteen minutes, givo
relief to the sick headache, when caused, as in
most cases it is, by superabundance of acid on
tho stomach.
A gallant wag was lately silling by the aide
of his beloved, and being unable to think of any
thing else to say,' fumed to her and asked why
she was like a tailor? 'I don't know, said
she, with' a pooling lip, 'unless it's because I
am sitiing beside my goose.'
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Somebody who writes with "more truth. than
poetry," says. " An angel wiihout money ,i
not thought half so much of now-a-daysr as a
devil with, a bag full of guineas."
The gross value of property in the U. States
is estimated at four thousand million of dollars.