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-V . A . t.y . m v- A. n,, a,.. '(.; . . THE WHOLE ART OF GOVERNMENT CONSISTS IN THE ART OF BEING HONEST. JEFFERSON.
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VOL. 13.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 22,1852.
- No 29.
Published by Theodore Scliocli. 'of New Jersey.
TERMS Two dollars per annnum in advance-Two Sec. 2. That the Capitol Stock of the said
dollars and a nu.trtcr, half yearly and if not paid be-1 . ., - . ,
tore the end of the year, Two dollars and a half. Those company shall consist Ot thirty-thousand
WeW cLaSS; shares: Provided, that the said company may
SjISSrdined until all arrearages are paid, from time to time, by a vote of the stock hoi
except at the option of the Editor. ; ders at a meeting1 called for the purpose, in-
IE? Advertisements not exceeding one square (six- , , . , v l iil , j
teen lines) will be inserted three weeks for one dollar. crease the capital Stock, if it shall be deemed
and twentv-five cents for every subsequent insertion. ' , .
The Charge for one and three insertions the same.- necessary, to an amaunt sufficient to carry
MieffiE intent and meaning of this act,
Pj'- . ; for the purpose of completing and equiping
JOB PRISTING.
Having a general assortment of large, elegant,' plain
and ornamental Type, we arc prepared i
to execute every description ot
cards, circulars. Bill Heads, Notes, Blank .Receipts
Justifies, Legal and other Blanks, Phamphlots, &c.
printed with neatness and despatch, on reasonable
terms,
AT THE OFFICE OF THE
.Teffersoniaii Republican.
A Welcome to Spring.
BY V. II. ALLEN.
Sweet Spring : bright, beautiful Spring,
We'll welcome thee back? to our clime ;
For thou doth gay hearts with thee bring,
And bid the cold zephyrs decline.
Thou dotli laugh at the worn weary king,
And bid him depart from our door ;
Thou doth welcome the gay brds to sing,
That have long been away from our shore.
Bright flowers will deck thy fair brow,
And sweet he the soft balmy gale ;
The song of the robin breathe now,
To welcome thee back lomr vale...
Then hasten thee, fair Queen of the year
We'll give thee a warm welcome hand,
For thou doth in splendor appear,
To cheer up the hearts of our land.
:
Kailt'Oatl fl'OlII Pllilaflcltlhta
to the W'ller-G-m
Tho fnlWinrr imnortnnf iirl',! 1,511 i I
nA fin.il. w. hn.i, of fhn t .i-
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most uuerai ana comprenensivu ciiariur uvur j
granted to a railroad company in eastern ;
Unnncl,.,,,;, on,1 : nvo-.rnrtu-n xvtinri'
lennsjnama, anu, m ajearorwo wneii
Uie railroads in progress of construction from
thccitjofAewortlacroe Jeeitofferacrwhohu hh
connect with railroads in our own Slate shall
be completed, Philadelphia will be compelled
to build a road to the Lehi .hand the Water- i
Gap, by the shortest and most direct route.
tnr)n fliA rfrtfrinr fnitnlntf'nml rtnmnnl limn
In anticipation of these transactions, and to !
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bv thev mav forever maintain the commercial !
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supremacy in one of the richest regions of the I
state, tins cnarter was gotten up.
The following is a copy of the bill just,
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passed :
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, &c, That John O.
James, Samuel II. Gillingham, Andrew Man
derson, Elwood M. Smith, Josliua Brant, I
saac S. Waterman, John Jordan, Wm. P.
Brock, Wm. B. Hart, Charles Santee, Joseph I
M. Holhnshead, IJarry Conrad, John Gilbert, !
T r , .'t mi !
James SYoung, Solomon Smith, Thomas ;
Taylor, Wm. Raigul, John Ely, Wm. C. Lud-'
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wig, Samuel II. Bush, Daniel Dally, Bern.
Kemerer, S. 31. Bunn, George Barron, James
Shields, Charles Koons, Milton Cooper, and
Peter Sieger, of Philadelphia county, Wm.
T. Rogers, John Sv Brown, C. E. Wright, ;
Stephen Brock, John B. Pugh, Wm. S. Hen
77 " Z r ,t- 5 r ' n
dne, R. Thornton, It. Watson, Wm. Carr,
and E. J. Fox, .of Bucks county, Andrew II.
, Tr t i r . 7 T,r
Reeder, M. II. Johnes, Jacob A. Wagner,.
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vj. ii. uonder, J. J. .Levers, Wm. UeiteJ
, n. , r at 7
Samuel Straub, and Samuellaylor, ofiSorth-
ampton county, and Joseph Lukcns, John.... , .. , , 4,
J " 1 flue mnitntf fnr tliomco unu nnl n rn cnra 1 1 1 n r
Shaffer, George Sechler, Jacob Wentz, and
uijr i.CUi., ux .uuumw., v.uv,
any three of them be, and they arc hereby
appointed commissioners to open books,receive ,
subscriptions, and organize a company by the !
name, style and title of "Philadelphia, Easlon !
and Water Gap Railroad Company," with
power and authority to construct a railroad, earth who may be properly denominated ' ment. at this moment a boat was seen put-1 the prisoner was directly after declared not melons and cucumbers, all KV spon
beginning at a point north of Vine street, in- loWj it is tnat class who spend witbout 1 ting off from the hostjle ship for the Guerri-' guilt)-. - j hnC0tl shrub-troSro quUo com-
the county ot Philadelphia, and thence by the
mostexpedient'and practicable route to or near
the borough of Easton, or some other point in
Northampton county, with the right to extend,
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eaia raiiroao.io any point or pmcc i xuoiiruc
or Pike counties, and to connect with the
to all the provisions and restrictions oi an.
act regulating railroad companies, approved .
the 19th day of February, 1849, so far as the j
earae are not altered or supplied by this act,
and the said Philadelphia and Easton railroad '
COmDanv fihnlt Imvo tho rltrlit ciiliJoirt fn tllfil
provisions and restrictions0 of the act afore-!
said, to connect their railroad by lateral or
branch roads with any railroad constructed
or to be constructed in any of the counties
through which the same may pass, and also
to construct one or more bridges across the
river Delaware, and to connect by one or
more lateral or branch roads; ;witi any, rail
road or other public imitrAvemojil'iinthcKiliiic
Delaware, Lehigh, Schuy.kilJ, and fcusnue-; aown tne nmus ot,a captive is as tne wen ( "Uomraodore Hull's compliments, and wishes at times from t10 ,,reat cathedral above "OHC ' uuuuuou "- .y
hanna railroad, the Delaware and Cobb's Gap , of the gossamer, compared with the pledge, t0 know if you have struck your flag." At i 110 ' ' . i'n nA iw ei,.inf Th?ir houscs aro, wo7 c.olo.red, T:hlte
uiW u, m of the man of honor Tim will of stone .u- n . r j j t . us, we can hear the organ and the cii.mt- never excoed two stories in height.
Railroad, and the New York and Erie rail- oi mt. man oi uonor. xne wan oi stone this Captain Dacres appeared amazed, but re- . ' . , , . ., . , , s. i,jawni,n;r0
wium, ura iut iw and the bar of iron may be broken, but j , , , ing choir; we sec the light stream through They have ncithePtables, beds nor chairs,
road, or artv other ra road which may have , ' ut wruiU-u uu covering himself, and looking up and down, , b , c . , Woii- nnfi i;nnr.nrnot,nnilmit! Tho
' ; j his plighted word never. j, , ... .. , ,,, tj ii the open door, when some friend goes up but sit and lie on carpets ana mats, ine
connected with it in Pennsylvania, subject. 1 he deliberately replied: "Wcllrldontknowji f moi,t Dutch can only trade with them atone
The said company shall
have the power to borrow any sum not CX
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ceeding two thillions of dollars at a rate of.
interest not exceeding seven per centum per
Lannum, and to secure the payment of the
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same by the issue of bonds, and a mortgage
of the said railroad, together with the corpo
rate rights and franchise granted by this act,
and'to annex to the said bonds and mortgage,
j the privilege of converting the same into cap-
itol stock of the said company, at par, at the op-
tionof tlie holder.if they shall signify their cele
tion in writing, so to convert the same one
the said railroad.
: year before their maturity. Provided, that Asthe Constitution neared us, Captain Dacres room ; and I well remember his perfect un
! said company shall issue no certificate of loan handed me his "lass and asked me" what I concern for himself, althogh the surgeon had
of a less denomination than 100. J took her to be ? My reply was " -She looks ) apprised him of his danger. Every courtesy
Sec. 3. That said company shall have pow- jjj.e a frigate." Very soon, she came within anu" kindness was by Com. Hull and his offi
er to connect with any railroad belonging to reacn 0f the long guns of the Guerriere cers extended to the prisoners.
j any other company using part of said route,
m any anij eVery case where it may be deem-1
ed inexpedient, for a time, to build the whole !
' panyjn every respect, as if said company had
built the whole of the road authorized by this
' act.
j Sec. 4. That if the said company shall not
. commence the construction of said road with-'
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in nve ycare, and cornplete.it in ten years
frfufi lliD nnciiim of tliro nnt tlm cn mo clmll I
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be 1,0,1 and Vu,d' so r as t,,e
bo ncc.ess to sellIe UP thc SS aai ,
pay the debts of said company. I
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The Sua Flower A word to F
iiiers.
I hf tsiin flower is (tGStinoci In hn nnp nfnnr
2reatest ajrncultural 'products, yet few know
itg l hae raiseJ and
w - -v
it! nO
it for feeding various animals, and the oil it
i produces. Jt has yielded with me, from 90
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aS 1 " dri"8'
. 7 7 7 7 7" . 7 ,
six inciies aisiaiu in uie rows using irom
tuur tu 11
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lve quarts per acre.
vnen ripe, as me large neaus Degm to
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oucii uui x kui ik uu aim icavu 11 tuiilitucu ill
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rows to dry, and when thoroughly cured,'
draw into my barn, handling carefully and ,
nlarintr nn nn niru cpnfTnM Whnn umntnl '
t'""a w J"-v r uuu nuuiLU
the seed will nearly 'all shell out by throwing
own, and needs but little pounding. Clean
in a common fanning mill.
One hundred pounds of the seed yield 40
' oi uie roau autnorizeu oy mis act, ana saiu s;tjon Jurino- which Captain Dacres said to ' ine wnarves was now coverea wun Doats to e.-w.v .Ul uwu vcuuiiemuiij ages w:u uaye paaacu uwuy
J company shall have as full power and con-' me Do y0u think she is going to strike Iearn the news- To the first boat that we evening he was cut down and instantly still, something will always be wanting to
' trnl nvnr the nart or narts built bv said com-1 ...:.'u... i t .t .u:t- ! nnnred. we hailed 'The Constitution has can- r)UriCci- complete our picture. With all OUT per-
( r -j wiwiuut mini: . i. icuucu, ;x uiuib nut, . i i
? .. P . , . shape and condition. An officer who wa
into oil at a common oil mill and used it fork. . i, u w . . j
. . . , . . .. . the table having his arm amputated, w
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,no- Our house has been painted a long
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more .
I glossy as though a little varnish had been
applied.
The oil cake is nearly equal to any other
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' and tI,ere is nothinff better 10 feed hens in
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winter than sunflower seed ; they did not I
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, know what it was at first, by mixing it with
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usual on
duced eggs more abundantly than
;other food. The seed is well know
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ff00d fr horses, and
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L Hope lliey Will ICbt
will find it profitable to raise their own oil,
&C., US I lldVe doHC.
II. C. Adoate.
East Bli-hanv, N. Y. Feb. 1852.
Moore's Rural New Yorker.
If there be a class of human bein-on
earning, who consume without producing
vrho dissipate on the earning of their
father or relatives, without being anything
i" ana 01 tnemselves.
The heaviest fetter that ever weighed
r, f1lft i.:ffilfiR Hntv. nriv!!,. nnfl
pieasure for the great man and the.whole-
SOuled worn an to earn what they possess,
to work their own way through life, to be
the architects oi their own tortuues.
" " "
A gentleman out West tells of an
'improved treed, of inucquitoes which
.uave w "bf r
vent their pulling up corul
Header, did you ever notice that the ;
TOOT. T-rt lil Anno flin most for was the i
Crst-to turn on you when in a tight place,
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Thingsp byilaw uol'b luki
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The Capture of the Guerriere by
the Constitution.
The following account of the capture of the
British frigate Guerriere by the American fri
gate Constitution, is commmunicated to the
Evening Post, by a correspondent, who was
a prisoner on board the Guerriere during the
combat. It is a paper which deserves a place
among the historical archives of the country.
Having been an American' prisoner on board
the'Guerriere during the famous battle 'be-
tween that frigate and the United States fri-
gate:Constitution, I propose giving you an ac-
count of that important action, which took 1
place fn June, of the year 1812.
About two weeks previous to the ensracre-
ment, I left Boston in an American ship, room till wearrived in port. About two hun
which was captured by the Guerriere ome'dred of his men were necessarily ironed, as
five days before she fell in with the Constitu-'
1 tion.
It was about ten o'clock in the morning,
when the Constitution was discovered.. The
Guerriere hove to, to enable her to come up. 1
which were fired, but with no effect, as the
sea ran ,;, ne Constitution made no re-'
pj,. Dut as I saw, was raancevering for a po-
sir.
At this moment, seeing a severe contest ,
was about commencing, in which I could take '
no part beinff oniy a prj8oner, I raised my ,
int fn Hnntnin TWroa nnri cnM tn him '
Hill, iii i in iiiji iii i r:. iliiii nniu iu nun
"
With your permission, sir, I will go below,
t . i .,r
as A can laKC no pare "vj, ceriamiy, saia
he; "and you had better go into the cock-pit,
and should any of our men chance to get
W0Undcd, I shall feel obliged if you will as-
sist the sumeons in dressinjr them 1" "Cer-
ar- tainly, sir," said I, and then descended into ' Who can remember that day without feeling ' fte watch, and grip the teeth to the oth
! the cock-pit. There were the surgeons, and ' a Slow f Pride tl,at 50 car!y in le war, and er end : with tke lingers close each ear,
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SUrgCOU S mates, ana aUenaantS, Silling rOUnQ
,u, . a .uu .i
VI II M I U I I 1 1 1 I ' I II I Ir l!l I'll IV II II II Ll llllirill . illlll
H .U :- C 1 : J.l
w.t.. '
ter mv foot left the lower round of the ladder.
lhe Constitution gave that double broadside,
which lhrew a" iu lhe COcI"Pit ovcr in a heaP
on the opposite side of the ship. .
For a moment it appeared as if heaven and
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shock cannot be imagined. Before those m
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.the cock-pit had adjusted themselves, the
blood run down from the deck as freelv as if
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aw"h"tb Ml, had bec" l,urned over' and '" -
stantly the dead, wounded, and dying, were
till "11 11
uttuuu uuvu uo aHm7 uauicu wuuiu
them, till the cock-pit was filled, with hardly
room for the Eurgeons to work. Midshipmen
were handed down with one leg, some with
one arm, and others wounded in almost every
was on
ould
SID out t0 a comrade coming down wounded
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' Well, shipmate, how goes the battle 3"
Another would utter sonfe joke, tliat wjould!
make even the dying smile, aria so constant
I and free were the playful remarks from the
I maimed, and even dying, that I almost doubt-
,
I CU
1 7 7 , , a"'' na "
ded into the space of not over fifteen or ttven-
in j ri t ri crsnociE? inrmnt nil tiiio iiinn n i w
, ty minutes -before the firing ceased.
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I thdK i
; went upon deck, and what a scene was pre
6enle(3, a"d ll0W chanSed in 50 6,,ort a time,
! The Constitution looked perfectly iresh
and even at this time, those on board the
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fought.
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On the other hand the Guerriere
was a uieie iuiuu lug annual euureiy ai uie
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mercy of the sea.. Her colors all shot away,
herjrhain-mast and mizzen-mast both gone by
the board, andjher fore ma6t standing by the
mere honey-comb the shot had made. Cap-'
tain Dacres stood with his officers surveying!
' the sccue all in the most perfect astonish -
ere. as soon as witmn speaKing distance, a ,
young gentleman (Midshipman Reed, now,
Commodore Reed,) hailed and said, " I wish
to see the office in command of this ship."
At this, Captain Dacres stepped forward and
answered. Midshipman Reed then said:.
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: our mizzen-masi is gone, our main-maBi is
one and uI)on lhe whole' yu ,nay BRy t,,at
'we have struck our flag." .
Commodore Hull s compliments, and wish-
es to know if you need a surgeon or surgeon s
mate?" Captain Dacres replied: "Well
. i Bhbuld suppose you had on board your own
ehi p bu6ineLr cnough for Qn yoUr medical of -
hcers." Midshipman lleed replied; y, no'r, ' .", V . " i.f .
v'e have only seven wounded, and they were
dres&edalf an hour ago."
Captain Dacrce then turned to me, deeply
j afiected, and said
" How have pur situations
been, suddenly tGversed;.you are now free, and
I .u prisonor.'? iii . ;
All the boats of poth ships were now put
in requisition to remove the wounded on board
the Constitution so dreadful was the condi
tion of many of them, that two days were
nearly consumed in the removal, after which,
the Guerriere was burned, with all her stoics,
armament, &c. The Constitution having re
cently come out of port, and no room to take
scarcely an article.
Who can imagine the joy I experienced in
finding myself again under American colors,
or the pride I felt at finding from Commodore
Hull down to the most humble man on board,
a" entire absence of everything like a boast-
ful or even triumphant look over their won-
derful victory. Capt. Dacres kept his state
th'e shiP was 60 crowded. Charles Morris
(now Commodore,) the first officer of the Con-
stitution, had a ball through his body, and
for several days his recovery was doubtful,
during which he sent for me to come to his
n Qunday, about noon, the Constitution
arrived in Boston harbor. I was Eent on shore
m a ooat- The harbor between the ship and
tured the Guerriere." Instantly the two men
n me Doat tooK on tneir nais anu violently
struck them on the side of the boat, and ris-
int gave cheer upon cheer. They hailed
other boats, and thus the afr was rent with
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cheers, and the victory passed along till it
rannhnA thn wmrf n ml t lion cnronil 1 i L-n Tirilrl-
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firo all over the city and country.
It is now nearly Forty years since the trans-
action of that day proved to the Americans,
that the Hritish frigates were not invincible.
;n n .nnr. c ..nnnnr..i;nn. n
uiijiicwiiuiug, a ii.iuijr Du
norfor.t sJmnl,1 h'nvn homx nMPVPI t T writn
-.--w . Uw.vbVBBwvm
lllic clntnmnnt tvitlinnf nnfnc tint linl
tn hn. - .hf! m, nr,Iirntp
I" justice to Captain Dacres, I add, that
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' there was none of the boasting on his part,
before CUm' hm
, tributed, as he did not know the ship till Mid -
n'F' am,uu"u l"JU t-u"1"
maiuier
o. w
Some years aco an Irishman was knocked
,i j u..i u j rt...
, iwumu a uwu ui mv
j ing committed therobbery ; indue time the
j caee came up for triaL The Irishman helng
unon the stand, was cross R.vam nPil aftpr hav
ing sworn positively to the guilt of the pris-
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iiuiit .ruuiiuiy in mi- uilb ui bill UiW" . , f t
' eigners, is just now from anticipated com
by one ot the keenest lawyers, and eyc'nts the gubjecfc of mJh k.
lung like the following was the result. j :4.o. V m.po r,n
oner,
1 Bomethin
I . you 6ay that lhc prisoner at the bar was
the man who assaulted and robbed you V
Yes.'
1 Was it moonlight when the concurrence
took place V
Not a bit of it.'
Was it Etar-li"ht V
Not a whit; it was 60 dark that you could ,
, not have seen your hand before you 1'
. . .
, 'Was there any light shining Irom any House
mnrivi'
Not a bit iv a house was there anywhere
about.
j 'Well then if there was no moon, no star-
lipht. no liffht from any house and so dark
that vou couldn't see even your hand before
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prisoner is the man How
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nimi"
'Why your honor when the spalpeen
struck' me, the fire Hew out iv my eyes so
bright you might have sesn to pick up a pin;
you could be japcrs. 1 '
The court, jury, cousel and spectators ex-
' ploded with shouts at this quaint idea, and
;
The End of the World.
o-uay, to-morrow, every day, to tuou-
, sands, the end- of the world is close at
baud. And whv should wefear.it? We
j walk herc as ifc were inthe oryifs of life:
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, ,t, c(n;,,M80 Af ti1A rnvn that
i leads us put of his uncertain twilight into
the' serene maiiAons of life eternal?
HavanauU
To Make Mice Decamp. We sec it
stated that if, m places infested, by mice
, their holes be plentifully treated with
j yenayo never trieu n uurneivca, v
hope 'it is true, as .it will be putting the
snuff to at least one good purpose.
AVeduiud may be ovcrbiirdcnetljjvlikc
the body, it is strengthened morp by the
warmth ot exercise man oi ciiuc,
Evading the Death Penalty.
An apparatus to prevent death by
hanging is said to have been used at Ar
magh, in Ireland, in 1784. Tham O'Neal,
who was capitally convicted of stealing
a mare, was ordered for execution. The.
sheriff, accordingly, attended with a prop
er guard, saw him to the place of execu
tion, and after some time spent in prayer
he wag turned off. Having hung half an
hour he was seen by the sheriff to move
his neck as though he wanted to ease
himself. On that the sheriff immedia
tely ordered the executioner to strip his
coat and waiscoat off. Nothing appear
ing, he ordered him to strip off his shirt,
which the executioner seemed very re
luctant to do, saying that stripping would
be indecent and that his time of hanging
was nearly expired. The sheriff insisted
that it should.be done ; but the execu
tioner was very dilatory in doing it, in
hopes that the hour would expire. When
he had stripped off the shirt there was dis
covere'd a collar of iron about his neck,
which was fastened to two straps that were
fastened to four others that went round his
body; there were likewise fastened two that
went to the bottom of hisfeet ; and there
went up each thigh another strap which
went round his waist. On the sheriff see
ing this, he emmediately ordered the
' straps to be cut, and stayed with him full
four hours and a half, and commanded
Hearing with the Teeth.
That faculty which we call hearing'
can be as well conveyed to the mind by
means of the teeth as the ear. Curious
as this assertion may appear it is easy to
?i.V .1. nil - i -
prove ic uy me ioiiowmg simple expen-
mCttt ! T
Lay a watch on a table, face down
wards ; then stand so far from it that you
cannot in the ordinary way haer the tick
ing. Now place one end of a small dead
stick, sav six feet Ions, UDon the back of
i nnl4n n tl . l,nn4-
w cauuuu ui caiciuhi uuuu , mu ucat ui
the watch will then be as audible as if
-
I nlaccd a?ainst the ear. All
other
same
I sounds can be conveyed in the
i iii::iiiiiir i n l i i imt iiiin iiinir i iih i ic.h i
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A I S
I the garden, and the stick it thirty or for-
; t febet longj estendi to the fartber
. ena oi a lawn or waiK, now u tne mstru
! ment is ever so lightly played, 'the tune'
will be instantly distinguished by any !
i person applying tneir teetn to ine oppo
1 it I iti jl
site end of the stick.
The Empire oi Japan.
This mysterious country for so it
may be regarded which has so long
baffled the cupidity and curiosity of for-
following authentic description of it, so
far as it goes :
lhe .Linpne of Japan consists of three
large islands, tho superficial extent of
I which is estimated at 90,000 square miles
also several of smaller dimensions.
phou is the principal, and has a length
ot about seven hundred miles. " its great
capital the city of Jeddo, has a popula
tion of more than a million and a halt.-
-
Th ace f th Bmperor including its
j v i j In,..:u: :
j gardens, courts and outbuildings, is five
leagues in circumference, and forms a
sort of miniature city. The whole eni-
pire is divided into seven principal dis
tricts, which are subdivided into 70 Pro
vinces. The population amounts to up-
i nnnntvioe in f hi tout H nnil nhmmris With
vwuumwo i iuu nuiiu. uuu umuuuuji II IU
I gold, silver and copper. The religion is
j T(i,i-of nnii f, , nffnrnm(int fl,nofm.
Tho revcnue allci forces 0ftue pirc are
immense. The inhabitants are ingenious
anf warlike, but treacherous. They
j manufacture silks, cottons, porcelain and
lackerware ; rice, millet, wheat and bar-
ley are cultivated, winie turnips, carroiw.
mQn but tn(7,nost remarkable is the var-
'nish' tree the iuice of which is used to
varnish their furniture. The Japanese
are of a yellowish complexion, their hea
arc large, their necks short, their ey
heads
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email, their hair dark brown, and their
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nort
that of Nangasaki.
The merchan-
, dise carried thither consists of spices,
.'sugar, linen, cloth and elephants' teeth,
for which gold, silver, copper, rice and
'porcelain aro exchanged. Japan was
formerly divided into a great many small
Kingdoms, which still retain the names
but they were at length swallowed up in
' - '. wuntn
uauui auvjuuv i luumui j. uv. buwuvu
ry princes are invested with regal dignity
and are absolute in their respective tor-
i ritories. But they are entirely subje'et
to the Emperor, who can dispose, and
- 1 even condemn them to death, if ho thinks
troper.
InveiitioM.
The Scientific American, referring to
some recent prizes offered for mechani
cal discoveries, make3 the following ap
propriate remarks :
The works of God, the Great Creator,
the Divine Architect and Mechanic, are
alone perfect. The human frame, that
machine of machines, is no more perfect
to-day than when it .sprung, bounding
with life and beauty, from the inanimate
dust of Paradise. This we cannot say of
the works of man j this real perfect must
ever be before us. When we look behind
and see what progress man has made in
invention, and then compare what he has
done with the works of Nature, we always
find more imperfections in the former,
and more perfection in the latter. It is
true, indeed, in respect to the mechanic
arts, that the present state of them may
be called perfection in comparison with
the state in which they were a century
ago, but this should not damp the ardor
of the ingenious mechanic.
There is still plenty of room for inven
tion and improvement ; yea, and it will
ever be so ; with every new achievement
new wants will spring up ; and to provide
for those the inventor wilL still have to
exeroisc his genius, and the mechanic,
his cultivated skill. We can go on to
wards perfection, but can never reach itj
and the more perfect the arts become, e-
fection in the arts, more new inventions
are demanded to-dav, than ever there
were at any period of the world's history,
and the mechanic who may. be living
hundred years from now will have thff
same story to tell.
Here we have prizes offered for five
new improvements, relating to railroads
alone, and when we consider that it is
only twenty years since the first scream
of the locomotive was heard in our land
that not a single iron horse was seen
panting along in the United States at
that time, and that now his iron hoofs
are heard thundering through the heart
of the Green Mountains, over the Hudson,
down the slopes of the Alleghenies, and;
along the banks of the Mississippi, well,
may we hold up that man to ridicule who
even hints at a limitation to new inven
tions and discoveries. In twenty years
we have built a track twelve thousand
miles long for the iron steed what a race
course ! In a few year3 more he will
commence his race wet with the spray of
the Atlantic, and will not slack his iron
nerves till he has snuffed the breezes of
the Pacific. Inventors of America S the
progress of invention in your laud is en
trusted to your keeping.
Rose Lisccts. If our lady readers are
desirous of keeping their rose bushes free
from the small green vermin that so fre
quently infest them, the following reme
dy will be found a most effectual one:
To 3 gallons of water add one peck of
soot and one quart of unslacked lime.
Stir it well let it stand for twenty-four
hours, and when the soot rises to the sur
face skim it off. Use a syringe for ap
plying it. jScic Englaiul Farmer.
Stop and Think.
Do our young friends ever think of the
glorious privileges they enjoy at this day
over their forefathers! Do young men,
who earn their dollar per day, and spend
it all or more, know that the foundation
of most of the fortunes, or competencies
of those advanced in age, was laid when
the price of labor was not more than
three or four shillings! In their fretting
andmuttcring about their lot, do they
not know that patient toil and judicious
economy, is all that is necessary for their
happiness, or to win the reward of forr
tune! Do our boys ever reflect of the
glorious advantages they enjoy for at
taining an education ovor their fathers!
do they not know in their eager pursuit
of enjoyments, which are as fleeting as
shadows to the neglect of the useful,
hondrable, and intellectual, that they are
already fast on the road to ruin! Why
will not the young properly estimate the
great privileges with which they are sur
rounded. Childhood is like a mirror, catchiug and
reflecting images all around it. Remem
ber that an impious, profane or vulgar
thought may "operate upon a young heart
like a careless spray of wator thrown up
on polished steel, staining it with lust
that no after effort can efface.
The man who was.kickcd by asawhorse
last week, was obligated to submit to an
amputation. His trowsers' legs were
taken off just above his .boots. His case
is a bad one.
Why are persona born blind unfit to
be carpenters? Because they never saw!
If you love others they will love you.
If you' speak kindly to them, they will
speak kindly to you. Love- is repaid
with love, and hatred with ha'treoV.
Would you hear a sweet and ploa3iug
echo, speak swcclfr ind pleasantly jour-
if-