; -tr.-TT-sii!r; f A 4. The whole art ov Government consists in the art of being honest. Jeffersoa 4 ii VOL 7. STRO UDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1847. ft? 1 9 - '; ; TERMS Two dollars per .annum in advance Two dollar. nnJ a quarter, half yearlv and if not paid brfoni the ond of iic year, Two dollars and a half. Those who receive their napeiiby a carrier or plage drivers employed by the proprie tors, will be charged 37 1-2 centK, per year, extra. No papers discontinued until all arrearages arc paid, except at the option of the Editor. IO" Advertisements not exceeding one square (sixteen lines) ivill be inserted three weeks for one dollar: twenty-five cents f.r every subsequent insertion : largo r ones in proportion. A liberal discount will be made to yearly advertisers. IT? All letters addressed to the Editor mustbe post-paid. Harinz a general assortment of large, elegant, plain and orna mental Type, we arc prepared to execute every description of Cards, Circulars, Bill Heads flfotcs, Blank Receipts, JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER BlfANKS, PAMPHLETS, &c. Trintcd with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms, AT THE OFFICE OF THE -Jcffersonian Republican From the New York Tribune. IUy Final Rest. BT MRS. J. W. MERCUS. ' Where shall I sleep when Earth no. more Holds this frail tenement of clay,. -When life's short, fitful day Is o'er, And I am wafted hence away 1 . Shall it be where the Sun declines With glorious grandeur in the West,. Beneath its tall o'erhanging vines, Shall there be found my latest rest Where Nature decks with lavish hand Her favorite haunts with shade and flower, Within my own green native land, Where Freedom's banners wave with 'power! Where every shout that's borne on high, And echoed back to Earth again, Resounds beneath our azure sky. With Freedom blent in every strain ! .. . There let it be ; I could not rest Where stars and stripes ne'er waved' above, Though in some Island of the Blest,- ' Where all is light and joy and love. And my freed spirit, it would pine, Though basking in Heaven's blissful sight, If Freedom's glories ne'er could shine Around me in that Land of Light. Yes! I would sleep where Freedom sits Enthroned upon our giant hills, Where every breeze which omvard flits, The banner of our Country fills. Where founts and streams which onward glide Their sparkling waves to Ocean's strand Proclaim within each rushing tide The glories of our Father-land. Yet I would rest w?here his loved form Might bend my quiet grave above, Where he might read at every morn The records of my changeless love. Love which had known no waning mark Since its first spark to life had sprung, Love which had known no shadow dark Upon its glowing pathway flung. Then would my rest be calm and deep, And quiet as the placid main, O'er which the waves are lull'd to sleep To raise no more their heads again. Yes I calm and deep, where every cloud. As Love's pure emblem blest Is given, .At d Freedom's echoes high and loud Beneath the vaulted arch of Heaven. Jlannah's Rest, Santa Cruz, 1847. Calves without Horns. A writer in the Albany Cultivator says " I vr.-use calves without horns, and think them quite preferable to calves with horns. They are not 1 table to injure one another. When the calf is JYom two to four week old, tie hist legs, and cut off the hair on and around the horn; having an .iron, an inch or more in diameter, square at Vhe end, heal it to a red heat, and sear the lump down even with the surface of the head, and put .on a plaster of shoemaker's wax, or some jijber adhesw) plaster, to keep the air from it, and no more is necessary to be done. The calves do aoi suffer the least inconvenience foam it. If the lump is not seared down close, ilaxe will sometimes grow a loose nub of a iurn." Cure for Nervous Maladies. Persons, especially fine ,ladie, who, in con rquence of inactive or sedentary habits, ihe too frequent use of close carriages, and an over rrflned and luxurious regiment, are afflicted with the distressing disorder termed nervous ess, will find their complaint effectually cured ly six weeks' residence in a workhouao. What branch of education do you have caief ly, in your school ! - . Avillow branch, sir; the masier; has used up almost a whole tree, 'l t ? 1 Interesting Case of Insanity. A gentleman, engaged in the higher departments of trade a good man, an enlightened man, and an affectionate parent had two sons, who, at the time I begin this history were respectively at the ages of five and ten. The attachment between them was so remarkable as to be the common to pic of conversation among all their friends and ac quaintances. The children were incessantly to gether,and to see them walk around thegarden.with the arm of the elder round the neck of the younger, while the other who couldjiot reach to his neck, endeavored to clasp his waist vith their long au burn hair in the fashion of the day, hanging down in ringlets, nndj as the elder stooped to kiss his" little brother, 'covering his face, those who had seen them thus occupied, their lovely features 'beaming with affection, would have said that no thing on earth could give a more vivid idea of an gels. The children when separated for a few hours were miserable ; and when the time arrived for sending the elder to school, it was a subject of se rious reflection with the parents and friends, whether so intense an affection should be checked or encouraged, the former was decided on, and the elder was sent to a distance. Both children were so exceedingly unhappy, that sleepless nights, loss of appetite, incessant weeping, and rapid wasting of body, mAtie every one" fearful of the consequences of prolonging the absence, and they were brought together again. Those who witnessed the tumultuous joy of their meeting, describe it as inexpressibly affecting. They soon recovered their health and spirits, and their mutual affection seemed, if possible, to be increased by their temporary separation. The experiment, after a while, was again made, with similar results; and it was decided never to risk 'another. An arrangement was now entered into with a schoolmaster to. receive both boys, although con trary to the regulations of his establishment, which professed to admit none under ten years of age. The two boys kept themselves almost entirely aloof from all the rest; the elder helped the young- er in his education, watched him with a kind of - parental solicitude, kept a vigilant eye upon the character of the boys who sought his society, and admitted none to intimacy with his brother of , herself who had died and left her in comforta whom he did not approve. The slightest hint of J ble ciicumstances. About two weeks since the his wish sufficed with the younger ; who would j Tjawreneeviile omnibus drovo up to her door, almost as soon have contemplated deliberately i , i . .u u- i r .t r , -M and she stepped into the vehicle for the purpose breaking the commandments, as opposing his; r ... , ... friI , -n . , -jiof visiting the village. There was but one wishes in the slightest degree. Loth made rapid j 3 to progress in their education, and their parents' i o:her Psenger, a gentleman about the same hearts were filled with thankfulness for the bles-;age vvuh herself. sing. A few minuies after the omnibus started, the In the midst of this happiness, news arrived from gentleman made a remark which attracted the the schoolmaster, from some unexplained cause, the attention of the lady, and throwing back her veil elder boy had begun to exercise a very unreasona- j 0 answer, enabled the stranger to net a glance oie ana tyranicai aumorny over me younger; mat . he had been repeatedly punished for it; but al though he had always promised amendment, and could assign no cause reasonable or unreasona ble for his conduct, he soon relapsed into his usual habits, and the schoolmaster requested to know what was to be done. The father immedi ately sent for both boys, and entered upon a length ened investigation. The little one was almost heart-broken, and exclaimed; "He might beat me every day. if he would but love me; but he hates me, and I shall never be happy again." The elder could assign no reason for his ani mosity and ill-treatment, and the father, after ma ny remonstrances, thought it right to inflict on him severe coropreal chastisement, and confined him to his room for some days, with nothing but bread and water. The lad, on his liberation, gave so lemn promises of altered conduct, but showed lit tle affection for his brother, although the latter used a thousand innocent stratagems to inspiie him with tenderness. They relumed to school. In a few Says; similar scenes, and worse, occurred, the boy was'again punished by the master, again and again promised amendment, but in vain, and he was at last taken away from the school by his father. A repetition, of severe punishment, long incar ceration, and a rejection by all his relatives, had no' effect in changing his disposition ; his dislike to his brother became fixed animosity, and from animosity degenerated into the most deadly ha tred; he made an attempt on the child's life ; and if he saw him pass an open door, would throw a carving knife at him with all the fury of a maniac. The family now resorted to medical advice, and years passed in hopeless endeavors to remove a disposition obviously depending on a diseased brain. Had they taken this step earlier, these floggings and imprisonments would have been Lspared, as well as the heart-sickening remorse of the father. Still. the boy was not insane; on every topic buf one he was reasonable, but torpid, it was only by the sight of his brother or the sound of his name, that he was roused to madness. The youth now ddyahced'towards manhood; When about the age of fifteen, he was taken with a violent but Platon ic passion for a lady more than forty years of age, and the mother of five children, the eldst older than himself. His paroxism of fury now became frightful; he made several attempts to destroy him self; but iri the very torrent and whirlwind of his rage, if this lady would allow him to sit down at her feet and lay his head on her lap, he would burst into tears and go off into a sound sleep, wake up perfectly calm and composed, and looking up into her face with lack-lttstrc eyes, would say "Pity me I cannot help it.1' & Soon after this period, he began to squint, and was rapidly passing into hopeless idocy. when it was proposed by Mr. Cline, to apply the ttepine, and take away a piece of bone from the skull, in a place where there appeared to be a slight depres sion. "The indication is very vague," said he, "and we should not be justified in performing the operation but in a case in which we cannot do any j harm; he must otherwise soon fall a sacrifice.1 It was done; from under the surface grew a long spicula of bone, piercing the brain. He recov ered, resumed his attachment to his brother, and became indifferent to his lady. The disease .which led to these terrible results had its origin in a blow on the head with a round ruler one of the gentle reprimands then so com mon with school masters. American Journal of Insanity. From the Cincinnati Journal. A Romantic L.ovc Story. That the course of true love never did run smooth, has been again proved by a circum stance with which we were made acquainted a few days since. For some time back a widow lady has resided m the upper part of our city, wriose quiet and retired manner led her to avoid society almost entirely. She was only known to her neighbors, and by them but slightly. She had no children, wa9 scarce ihirty ""in ap pearance, and was remarkably good looking", with a face of the mournful cast, which novel- isis so often chooso for their heroines, and whc, ,ellds such a charm 10 llie features of the pensive order. Ii was known of her that she had been married to a man much older than of her fealures. An o;acilial:on HvrHSsivR nf surprise escaped him, and a scream from the lady proved that she was startled in no slight degree. 'Mary!' 'Charles!' and in a mo- j ment a scene rarely witnossed off the stage was performed in the omnibus. The people who bad entered the carriage as strangers, were in each other's arms, the lady in tears the gentleman exhibiting by his voice and caresses, the extreme of joy. In two days longer, the widow was no lon ger a widow, nor the stranger a bachelor. The secret of this sudden change. of circum stances is this : Some twelve years ago, the two persons whoso names we have given as Mary and Charles, resided in a little town of Western Pennsylvania. The former was the belle of the village, and the latter, some two or three years her senior, was her lover. The match was perfectly satisfactory to the friends of both parties ; the young man bearing an excellent character. Before the time fixed for their mar riage, however, misfortune came upon the lov er, reducing him from comparative affluence to penury, and at the instance of her relatives the engagement was postponed and finally broken. Depressed in spirits by this double misfortune, the youth left his home, no one knew whither. A year or two afterwards, our heroine, still inconsolable for the loss of her lover, attracted the attention of. a rich old fellow who resided near this city. He was a bachelor, and had neither chick nor children of his own. Indif ferent as to whai became of her, ihe girl suffer ed her relatives to dispose of her hand, and she made what was called a successful match in marrying the rich old bachelor. Three years after her marriage, her huxband died, leaving her e.very doLlar of his estate. Independent now of the world, she "deter mi u;d to spend the remainder of her days single a mourner for the cruel fortune which had so destroyed the happiness of her young loveTs dream. She re moved to this city, where she has resided for nearly seven years, unknowing and unknown living only in the world of a mournful memory, enlivened only by an occasional thought that she might yet meet with her heart's chosen. - By a singular coincidence he happened 10 be in our city where he had arrived a few days before from New Orleans, and was paying a visit to the garrison on the day on which she called the omnibus for ihe purpose of ah ex cursion in the same neighborhood. They re cognized each other in a moment, mutual ex planations ensued, he was still unmarried, and her wildest hopes were realized by her union with the husband of her girlhood's choice. We have the names of the parties in this lit tle, romance in our possession, amjl would give them if it were necessary. The bridegroom had gone to the South, success has crowned his efforts, and he is by this time on his way with his bride, lo his plantation in Louisiana. The history affords "material for half a dozen novels, with, a proof thai romantic attachments are still extant in this humdrum world of ours. We hope that ihe parties may live to enjoy through long years of happiness, ihe reward of their fidelity to their early vows. A Shrewd Boy. A friend tells, us the following, which he considers a good !un. ' ' Being in a mechanic's shop, the other day, an urchin came in, his dress covered with mud Hia father, observing his dirty plight, said to him " William, my son, how came you to muddy your dress so V The boy stopped a moment, then looking his father in the eye, very soberly asked " Father what am I made of?" " Dust.- TheBible says, "Dust thou art, and unto dust shall thou return."" " Well-, father, if I'm dust, how can I help'50'1' and obtained seven bushels of seedtwo being muddy. when it rains on me?" " William ! go down stairs and get some Ml;, wood. Start !" Aquatic Shoes. Ilata warranted to become effectual floats for the use of persons in danger of being drowned, are no novelty to the readers of advertisements in English newspapers. A new article of dress, of more extraordinary floating pretensions, has it seems, been' invented by Lieut. Smith, the director of ihe military swimming school at the Hague. It is a species of shoes which will enable a man to walk and run on the water, and, if upset, to float on it. The shoos are at tached to an apparatus which covers the entire body, leaving it the free use of the arms, and the apparatus is said to be shot proof. Several experiments have been made, and have proved successful. Daily News. To the JLadics. I am a great admirer of fine teeth. There is no excuse for neglecting these ornaments. Some pretend they cannot find good tooth pow der; I will remedy this difficulty. Every lady reading this article is requested to cut it out arid send the recipe underneath to any apothe cary in the town or country, and she can have for eighteen cents a box of the same tooth pow der that is used by Queen Vic and ail the la dies at court. An Old. Bachelor. Recipe. Arminian bole, 4 drachms; borate of soda, 2 drachms; powdered mirrh, 2 drahms; prepared chalk, 1 ounce well mixed. JJjTake a fellow who swears hard enough to shame the devil, with a good stock of impu dence, and a cigar in his mouth, and you will find one nearly prepared to, take his diploma in the school of blackguards. Cure for Founder. . Tho seeds of sunflower are the best remedy known for the cure of founder in horses. Im mediately on discovering that your horse is foundered, mix a pint of the whole seed in hi3 feed, and it will effect a cure. Woman. An exchange pa,per mentions the case of a woman who is so large round the waist that her husband cannot hug her all at once, but when he takes one hug, he makes a chalk mark, so as to know where to. commence the next time going round. Front the Germantown Telegraph. The Sun-Flower. It is not perhaps so generally known as it deserves to ber that the oil of the sun-fltiwer r seed is possessed of highly valuable prop.riiti It is stated that C. A. Barnitz, near Bahimorcv instituted a series of scienlific experimontaTTof the purpose of accurately ascertaining the quan tity obtainable from a bushel of seed, and found that a gallon of fine oil was the result. Thf seed,-it is said, was previously pulled, and none' was lost by the saturation of the dry covering ! He thinks that, when well managed, a gallott may be counted upon with safety There are probably few productions more easily cultiva ted than the Sun-flower. The seed is an ex- -cellent article for poultry ; its highly oleagi nous character rendering it a mot valuable substitute for meal an article which it is ne cessary lo provide, and in no stinted quantity, when the fowls are confined and debarred the range and freedom of the fields. Since penning the above, I have perused an article in the New England Farmer, written by" a Mr. Inan, who seems to have been acquaint ed with the process, and who obtained no more, than half a gallon of oil from a bu&hel of. heed. The failure of this person is easily accounted for, however. Ho did not hull the seed. For burning, the oil of the sun-flower is justly pre ferred to all other articles of ihe kind, as it burn with a brilliant and clear flame, and is, totaljy destitute of any offensive smell. For painting; lit is preferred to linseed spreading biiioothly and with ease, and drying with a rapidity ap proachable by no other oil in common use. For culinary purposes, it is preferred by many to the purest olive oil, possessing an advantage in cheapness, and having a mote agreeable fla vor. ! I have made some few experiments "with trie sun flower, and have found it exceedingly' pro- lific. In the spring of 1837, I planted uvu hundred and sixty two hills on old, well-worked plants only to the hill. Many of the flowers measured ten inches in diameter. The leaved of this plant are an excellent food for cat tle, and are believed to produce an extra flow of milk. It is supposed that on soils of hKu right constitutional conformation, and with prop er management, the sun-flpwer will produce j'from one hundred to one hundred and fifty bushels per statute acre. My experiment in 1839, corroborates the correctness of this sup position, although the soil was carefully prepar ed and great attention accorded during the en tile season. I mention these facts as many might regard my successful experiment as the common result, and expect the same quantity of produco from the same number of plants, on soils of inferior quality, and without a moiety of the care in culture or the economy of the crop. An agricultural friend of mine, assures ma that he has cultivated the sun-flower for year's, principally as a feed for his poultry. The last year his crop amounted lo one hundred and fif ty bushels, from about two acres of land, cost ing according to his estimate, forty-five cents per bushel, and worth for the ordinary purpoa es of feeding, one dollar. Ho regards. it as the most profitable produc tion of his farm A Practical Farmers Bald Eaglo Farm, Feb. 10, 1847. .; U Certain Cure for the Dropsy " Take cinder from a blacksmith's shop .and beat it fine, sift it, take out the coarse parti cles, mix the fine cinder in a pint of honey until it is stiff enough to lay on the point of a case knife, not hard like pills. Give the pa tient as much as will lay on the point of a case knife, three timesa day, morning, noon and night. This mixture is very purgative, and will cause the patient to discharge great quan tities of water, both purgatively and by urine. The portion may be given according to ihe op eration , if that appears to be too severe,- give less ; if it does not operate enough, give more; and continue it until the swelling h gnup.. 'r?ho patient may eat any diet but nnlk, of which vhe should not lasie. a drop, neither ik; any o'hef kind of medicine while using the above". F have known several persons who were cured of that dreadful disease, some of whom were so bad that the. Water oozed out of their feet and legs and left their tracks, as they walked on ihe floor. The editors of all the papVrfn the United States, who wish to benefit man kind, will give tho above an insertion" in their respective papers. r Mi?1. 7 .."4nw , A Little Paragraph with a Big Moral. rl can't find bread for my family," said a lazyffeilowin company.. "Nor I," replied an.ioditstrious'miller "I am obliged to,w.qrk,fqr(it.!L , ... , t,ru
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