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Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-14

PEARLAsH IN Nothing is more
common among US than the use of peariash
and saleraius in our food. When these
substances are met with free acid. as in the
case of overrisen bread, the alkali and acid
combine to form salt, which though ir-
rila,ing, and more or less injurious, is Of
ten less so than the alkai or even the acid
would be by itself.
Of the poisonous nature of both pearlash
and saleralus, we are well aware that the
public have many doubts. For though
they are not generally ignorant that they
have an ucrii or biting taste when taken
alone, yet they do not readily believe they
are. in the smallest quantities. necessarily
poisonous. We do not say they would
abstain from their use. if they knew they
were so. The d,iry women OF Worcester
county will not abstain from the use Of ar
senic in their cheese, though they know
it 10 be poisonous. They use so little OF
it, they say, that it cannot be gerry hurtful |!
Prof. Ives, of New Haven, and several
other lecturers on materia medica, have
Hong taught that pearlash and saleratus
have narcotic or poisonous properties. Or
fila, in his work on poisons, confirms this
opinion of its poisonous character. We
have. however, seen nothing, OF late, Sc
striking as the following fact, which was
copied from foreign medical journal:
| "A man about S5 years OF age mistook
the liquor of potash. Tor, as it might be
called, pearlash water,) fr wine, and
drank quantity Of it. A quarter of an
hour af!erward, he was taken with Sc
we're pain in the epigastlic region, accom-
panied with nausea, paleness Of the fea-
lures, and general GOODNESS. But by the
use o: diluted tartaric acid and other rem
edies, he was restored, in few days. tc
a comfortable state of health"
In view of statements and facts like
these. will any one believe that the com
mon use OF alkalies in ouI food is a
all safe ? The custom of employing these
Jas we'll as many other medicamrnts, ii
our cookery, deserves much more con
sideraton than it has hitherto received
Library of Health.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-14

noting to its Chap!aincies more of the
ministers of a certain sect than of other
sects. The organs of other of The disaf.
fected e. they are many') will probably
copy and adopt the complaint How
grovelingl With the true Chrislian,t the
kingdom of Christ is sufficient. He had
rather be door-keeper in the house of the
Lord. Ia spiritual house, than a dweller
IN the tents or courts OF earthly, sensual.
satanic State. The true Church dwells
10 Chris. The false one sits ON Beast.
Disciple.
Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-12-14
From the New World-Extra.
AMERICAN. NOTES, FOR GENERAL
CIRCULATION,--By Charles Dickens.'
cone ded.
/" Afray in Mississippi.
C. on c ! u d { d .

" AUTny IN uISStSStVpt.
"On the 9th uit. in an ARRAY near
Carthage, Leak county. Mississippi. BE-
tween James Co,ling ham and John Will
burn, the latter was shot by the former.
Ind SO horribly wounded, that there was
10 hope of his recovery. On Che I'd inst,
here was an ARRAY at Carthage between
"A. c. Sharkey and George Coffin which
Inc latter was shot, and thought MORALLY
Wounded. Sharkey delivered himself up
10 the authorities, but changed lis mind
rnd escaped"
"Personal Encounter.
IAN encounter took place in Sparta, .
few days since, between the barkeeper OF
nn hotel. and man named Bury. It ap.
pears that Bury had become somewhat
noisy, and that the barkeeper, determined
10 preserve order, had Threatened to shooi
Bury. whereupon Bury drew a pistol and
shot the barkeeper down. He was no
dead at the last accounts. but slight hopes
were entertained Of his recovery"
Duel
1.-THE clerk Of the sieaa boat Tribua
informs us that another duel was Tough
on Tuesday last. by Mr.. Robbins. bonl
officer iE Vicksburg. and Mr. Fall, III,
editor Of The Vicksburg Sentinel. Ac
cording to the arrangement the pariie
had six pistols each, which, after the wor,
Firep they uere TO discharge as fast a
fhev pleased" Fall fired two pistol
without effect. Mr.. Robbins first she
took effect in Falps thigh. who fell, an
was unable 10 continue the combat"
"Afray in Clarke County.
"An unfortunate affair occurred j
Clarke county. mo near Waterloo. o
Tuesdsy the 18th ult. which originated j
setlling the partnership concerns
Messrs. M'Kane and M'Alister. who hs
been engaged in the business Of dis,illin,
and resulted 10 the death Of The latter
was shot down by M'Kane. because Of b
attempting 10 take possession ofseven ba
rels Of whisky. the property. of M'Kan
which had been knocked of to M'Allist
at Sheriff's sale. al one dollar per ba
rell. MKane Immediately fed. and
fhe latest dates had not been taken.
"This u.fortunate ARRAY caused CO
siderable excitement in the neighborhoo
as both the parties were men with lar,
families depending upon them, and sto
well in the community"
will quote but one more paraprar
which. BY reason Of its monstrous absr
diiy, may Be q relief to these airocio
deeds.
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a LIE q r i q

From James Boyle to VIM. Lloyd Garrison,
Respecting The Clerical Appeal, Seeta-
riamism, True Holiness. &c. Also,
Lines on Christian Rest, by Mr.. Gar.
risOn.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-03
From the Savannah Georgian.
The I.ubOriug Man.

The world, as now constituted, is based
on the mandate of Eden - "by the
s,ceat Of the broc shalt thou earn thy
breads" and the entire arrangements of
society, have acknowledged this as the
corner stone of lis existence. From this
general necessity TO till the earth to lay
all nature under physical contribution,
have arisen, and ever will continue those
artificial distinctions. which divide soce-
ty into various classes; cause the division
of labor; rich and poor; learned and
unlearncd; the statesman and the arlizan.
But so aciscly have these several elements
been blended, and SO happily have their
several operations been adjusted, that no
one could exist independent of the other.
Each has specific relation TO the whole
and, in the vast machinery of mans natu-
raj state, no part can say to the other-l
have no need Of thee, no portion can con-
denim the subordinacy of another; but all
must work together under the eye of the
same master, who regardeth with equa
care the exalted and the lOwly, the edu-
Gated and the ignorant. We pity the
man, 10 matter how elevated his station
who contemns the honest toll of industry
and regards the laborcr as a vessel of dis
honor. He knows not what life is.
what man is. That life is but the pro-
baton day for eternity, in which we are
all laborers, doing the great work of OK
istence in the several departments Of tenn
poral being and that nan, under what
ever cline or condition, is still a mora
and intellectual man, with faculties tina
ally him TO angels, and spirit that adum
brates the yelled existence Of Jehovah
The king on hls throne can be no more
the beggu al his footsool cannot be less
He, the work Of whose hands is Hearen
and who made the sua and the stars til
great mastcr-buiider of the universe, ha
hallowed labor by the majesty Of his ow
work, and made it honorable by the cS
ample Of Him, who, though seated at til
right hand of God, was still the mango
Graded son of Joseph--THE CARPENTER
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and at last, in return, he invited all his
kind relatives to honor him at his lcvee
at "the Mansion"
There never was such an outpouring of
Worihingtons. The great halls of the
"Mansion- House" were filled 10 reple,ion.
All was gaiety, beauty, and fashion. Ii
was magnificent assemblage OF the rich
est and most respectable families of the
town and each one was most anxious to
ouis,rip the others in doing honors TO
",he rich and Distinguished Mr.. Perley
from abroad; y when the spoon relation"
made his appearance, in the midst of the
brilliant assembly, dressed in precisely the
same clothes in which he wandered tho
the village, and holding in his hand the
same uncou,h stick, cut from the Milds,
which supported his feeble steps from
house to house!
1t would be impossible to dclineate the
various countcnances which were there
exhibited. We must leave the filling up
of that picture TO the Imagination of the
reader. 1t is only necessary TO add, that
the stranger was the long-lost Thomas,
who had made an immense fortune in the
Indies. He now Immediately took steps
to carry out the will of his beloved parent,
receiving all the property it gave him.
In the year following, he purchased the
delightful retreat of "Auburn Grove"
where he erected charming residence. -
He soon after led to the altar the amiable
and aflectionaie young widow, Mrs. Ame-
liza Perley, who was not too proud to wei
come him to her humble cottage, as a rel
alive of her departed husband. even tho
he appeared there in the borrowed tatters
of poverty and misfortune. 1t was les
son which is often repeated by the. villa
gers at Wexford, and will do no harm by
being repeated elsewhere.
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e.utynnisn

The following is comprehensive and
brief history Of the origin OF an interesting
branch of science.
Fif,y-one years ago, an Italian priest,
Galyani, preparing some frogs for his fru-
gal meal, observed, as, doubtless, many
thousands had observed before, that the
muscles of the animals quivered as the
nerves connected with them happened to
be touched By metallic substance. He
lived in an age Of chemical and electrical
discovery, and he traced, by successive
experiments, the principle of phenome.
non, for which, simple aud indifferent as
il seemed, he could not account by any
law of nature. The investigation led &c
the development Of that amazing power
which, from the name of lis discoverer, il
called galvauic elecircity-apower which
in the hands of Sir Humphrey Davy, ana
lyzed substances though, simple, into pre-
yiously unknown metals; which willu
fifty years, has supplied ,elegraphs i
/; some places, superseded steam in numer
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-03

Gus instances; superseded the printers.
engraver's, and sculptor's labor; which
mot the least honorable Of its triumphs)
enables the engineer, at safe distance
a distance of miles, If neeessary-to spring
mines, or enables him, as in the case Of
the Royal George, to violate the peace of
the great deep with tremendous explo-
sions, himself remaining all the while in
perfect security. The lastof the achieve
ments OF This mighty power is SO wonder
full that we canno, forego the opportunity
of mentioning it for the qualification Of our
fair readers. 1t is clecroiype painting. |.
A drawing is made-no matter how
simple, no matter now complicated. the
task of copying and perpetuating it is the
same to the marvellous agent employed
and from this drawing alone, without any
recourse to etching ground or BURN. a
perfect copperplate is obtained in afew
hours, at the cost of few shillings--n
copperplate, if we may so say, ssnpied by
the hand of nature, certainly by natural
operation, and, therefore, more exquisite-
ly faithful to the original than the most
accomplished artist could execute.-N.
q. Picdu,tle.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-03
From the Knickerbocker.
The POsr Relation.
Az AUTHENTIC STORY OF REAL LIFE.

1t was in the early days of Goldman
county, that Eldred Worthington swung
his axe upon his shoulder, and departed
to seek his fortune in her almost untrod-
den wilds. Like thousands of others, the
early pioneers of our land, he "kept bach
elor's hail." until he had "made an open
ing, and reared his rustic cot" Then,
with buoyant heart, he returned to the
place of his nativity, to claim the plighted
hand Of Miss Abah Perley, to become his
help-mate in his future home.
To those who know any thing of the
difficulties encountered by the first settlers,
il will be unnecessary to portray the tolls
and hardships they had to overcome be-
fore the savage was driven farther back to
his forest.air. They went forward, grow
ing with the growth of the place and in
series of years, rearing family of eight
sons and four daughters. 1t was natur-
al wish of the parents that their children
should not suffer for want Of education,
as they themselves had done in early life ,
and hence they yielded to their particular
wishes. Benjamin, the eldest, desired to
be limb of the law; the second was for
-physic, and had his choice and Thomas,
the third, also, was much gratifed, when
arrangements were made for his departure
TO neighboring seaport, to serve mer
= camille apprenticeship. His father was sc
fortunate as to place him in the house o
an old acquaintance. Nj. John Howard
one Of the irss merchants of the city,
This gentleman, having commenced liz
with nothing but his hands,sllad becom,
extensively concerned in commerce.
was The very field for the mercantile pro
pensity Of Thomas. He devoted himseI
with unccasing assidu,y;. won the conf
dcnce Of ~ employer; was made super
cargo Of BIZ vessels in several yoy agcs
and dRsllyss the good ship Ajax va
bound o. AZ East India voyage, hogan
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-03
From the Philadelphia Saturday Courier.
TO NAV MOTHER.

"Oh MOTHER! In that magic ,cord,
What lore and joys eomJine,-SwArN.
Mother thy name sounds sweeter far
Than aught of earth that breathes;
The soft'ning thoughts of bygone years,
Thy love around me wrcathes.
And oft fond mem'ry leads me back,
70 childhood's pleasant hours,
When thou vert near, and life was made
Of smiles, its path of flowers.
Alas those happy hours have fled,
Those sunbright days have past;
And with the glow of manhood's pride,
> My cheek is overcast.
But manhood's years check not the thrill
Oflovc, which childhood knew,
And ..rrrgh leag absence sears the breast,
Mother, to thee I'm true.
For oft in gratitude I've thought
Upon thy midnight prayer,
Whilst torn with anguish, thy fond heart
Has watched with anxious care.
And though since then my rowing feet
Have wandered far and near;
Thine image was my polar star,
Thy precepts ever dear.
HOfHu ueW NUHeF, Ut my hailc,
Old feelings DER me rush;
And not for laurel wreaths of fame,
Would | those feelings crush;
They're on me now, soft bright dream,
A hush and holy calm;
For earth's vain cares the heart has found
In thy dear name balm.
And though on fate's tcmpestous wave
My barquc of life bc.tost;
I'll hope through all, for never may
A Motaer's prayers be lost.
Times ruthless hanl may change my form,
My eyes grow dim in death;
But Mother, naught shall change my love,
Not cen lifo's parting breaty y. D. BAr'
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10 R W q R K
Agent. for the Free Trader.

H y. MUrr, Peru, La Sale county, Ill.
A. @. SHirH, Smiths mills.
TpsrrN d. WIxoM, Troy Grove.
HgSnY PaILLIrs Munson, (Indian creek.)
e. w. REYNOLDS, p M. Pontiac.
RsEs MoaGAS, Morgan's mill.
William RiSEY, near Van Buren,, Ill.
WILLIAM X. BRowN, Sunbury, Illinois.
Ha~nx HICKS, Hicks MILL De Kalb Co. Ill.
w. w. VIM, Oswego, Kane COLL.
ANTHONY PrrzEn, Boonesboro', Ogle Co. Ill
X. H. DUnrEA, Yorkvile, Kendall CO., Ills
DR.. G. SMITH, Georgetown, do
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9 PUBLIsHED WEEKLY ON
La Sale street, one door w Me north corner
sSs ofMe Public Squire.

Two dollars and fifty cents per annum, If paid IN
advance; Three dollars ifnot paid before the expi-
ration Of the first six months; And three dollars
and twenty-five cents if delayed until the end OF
the year.
Advertisements inserted at 81 per square Tor
tho irst insertion, and 25 cents for each sub
seauent insertion. A liberal discount made 10
those who advertise by the year.
G1rNo paper discontinued until all arrearases
are paid unless at the option the editors.
--u r qsu uuu..ss->o tho uumc nj any ii'divianai
n candidate for office, the sum of one d0iiar
will be required--to be paid in ADVANCE.
All co m nunications, to ensure attention, must
be post paid.
JOB WORK
OF every description, executed in the neatest
manner, at the usual prices.
OTTAWA is the seat of justice of La Sale
county; is situated at the junction of theF
with the Illinois, 900 miles, by water, from Saint
Louis, andmidway between Chicago and Peoria.
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Wafer suov;s.

The physical phenomena TO which |
now wish 10 direct your attention, is The
water spout, with which you are all, no
doubt, more or less acquainted already
In the production of this phenomenon,
mass OF water forms and seems 10 descend
from the cloud from which il issues to-
wards The earth or water beneath it. 1t
is attended by a circular or gyratorv mo-
ton, and progressive movement also,
and is family represented in those whirl-
winds of dust, which you all have observ-
ed in dry roads. 1t is, beyond question,
an electric phenomenon, and is attended
by flashes Of the electric fluid, like ordi-
nary lightning. Trees that have been
struck by it are blighted,and sulphurous,
precisely as they would be if stricken by
lightning.
Many theories have been suggested to
account for water spouts, but the only COR
rect one is that which attributes their for
nation TO elocig:cily.g II is evident, from
the luminous flashes which they throw off
and the rumbling noise they create, tina,
they are accused by concentration of po-
siliye electricity in the clouds. which ma
turally attracts the negative -fiaid in the
waters beneath them.-The former de-
scends and the latter rises, by the force Of
their mutual attraction, and, meeting, form
the spout, through the agency Of the ra-
pid whirling or circular movement Of the
former. In support of this, it has been
shown that they only affect good conduc-
tors of the electric fluid, while they leave
non-conductors untouched. A remarkable
instance Of this was exhibited in France
some time ago. A chateau was struck by
a water spout, which displaced the roof Of
the building and destroyed every electric
conductor in its reach. Among other
things. il destroyed closet in which a
quantity of china was stored, but the lat
ter being non-conductor, was, lett unin-
jured.
Water spouts are never formed n storms,
and are Usually exhibited in dead Gains.
They occur in an even temperature Of the
atmosphere, and in state of reppse. But,
notwithstanding their calm and quiet ORR
gin, they display Il power of Destructive
ness and ilee'ness of the most astonish-
ing character, and, while they travel with
the velocity Of lightning. whirl trees from
their roots, houses from their foundation,
and sometimes carry up animals, and ilins
the whole, in mass of ruin, TO an almost
incredible distance. DR.. LGrdRer.
|
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"I!allo, jenkins, stop"
GLOW are you, Smith! Good morning,
good morning"
"I.ook here, Jenkins, LEI me speak to
YOU"
MY dear Smith, with the greatest
pleasure. What can do for you! Just
say the word"
"rm in great distress for money
Can't you let me have that ten dollars -
"Why, you don't say ,hat you have
not yet been paid tia, paltry billl,,''
"Why, yes, | do"
"Wasn't ii paid long ago.
"No ~
"Well, !, should have heen.'
"Ycs, it should.'
ooh, it must be paid, certainly"
IL hope So"
"Cerlainly, certainly reminl me Oft
the next time we meet. Good moraing.
good morning. ~. o. Pic. @
; Sheen Jones, tic somewhat celebrated
= fuancier, once fought duel in Rhode
0 Island, and the Governor issued q prpcla-
r nation for his apprehension. Shocco.
S having re.rea,ed 70 Virginia, issued u
/, counter proclamation .i9r the apprchen-
l. sion Of the Governor, and concluded II
! by saying that the next time he h}il
n occasion 10 tigh, duel, i should A0t
n be in the Governors little tr'aing state
.l--hc teo,la fight ocsass il XXI
The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-30
POE sc R 81

To Fanny H.
BY mrs. sEBA SMITH.

BY mrs. SEBA SMITH.
Careless maiden, careless smiling,
Tossing back thy raven hair,
Guileless thou, though ell beguiling,
Scarcely conscious thou art fair.
PLAYFUL words with music ringing,
Lightly falling from thy tongue
Snatches of old minstrels singing,
Telling that the heart is young
Flashing now thy radiant eyes
LIQUID with the light Of youth,
Stealing gladnesS from the skies
Only known to souls Of truth.
Maiden, on thy heart hereafter
Will hOlier spell be wrought,
That shall mellow down thy laughter
Deepen every Utmost thought.
Then thine eye shall drOOP in sadness,
Shielding thus the fOunt within
Hope, AOw speaking in it's gladRess,
Then shall be to fear akin.
And u spell shall be around thee
Love thy spirit shall control
Yet rejoice when Il hath bound thee
Love creates for thee Soul.
, 1842-10-22

DECISION IN BANKRUprcY.-Judge
Engle decided yesterday that the
property acquired by n Bankrupt, az
ter filling his position for the benefit
of the law, is exempt from seizure on
execution for debts contracted prior
to filing his petition and mentioned in
his schedule. This decision was Civ
en- on a motion for an Injunction to
stay an execution levied upon the eff,
fects Of a Bankrupt, acquired after he
had petitioned for a discharge under
the recent law of Congress. A writ
ten opinion was read by Judge Engle,
but as we did not hear it, we are una
bic to state on what grounds the de-
cision was based.
, 1842-10-22

LATE FROM NExIco.-The schoon-
er Doric, Coffin master, arrived here
Yesterday in Ten days from Tamplco.
We received nc papers, but have
been kindly permitted to make ex-
tracts from several letters received by
our merchants. News had reached
Tampico that the Mcxicans had cap
tured all crafts belonging to the Iuca.
tanos, thereby destroying all Their
commerce. II wa also announced
that Santa Anna had proclaimed We
IA Cruz the seat of government under
the lew constitution. The Dictator
for such he is---had left the capitol,
and it was not known where he had
gone.
Intelligence had also been received
that the "Napoleon" was going TO
throw dice again for an empire. He
will command the expedition against
Texas in person; hat is, he will be a
calm spectator o events, from his ca
bin in the iron steamer Guadaloupe
which is to batter down all the towns
and forts Of Texas. The attack by
land and sea, it is said, will be made
simultaneously; Gen. Refs command
ing the land forces, and the Dictator
the storming regiments. As soon as
the transports sem to Yucatan arrive
at Vera Cruz, the "water power
will be despatched to Galveston. Fun
in the offing Ores. City.
Mr.. Fielding r. Clupp, the young
officer in the Texan Navy, who was
wounded in the duel with Mr.. White.
expired on Tuesday, and was buried
that day with naval honors; another
victim to the Unsuitable Moloch OF
miscalled honor.-N o. Bee.
, 1842-10-22

llORRoRs OF WAR.--Col. Seruzier
was II Of the most able and eff.
Gent artillery officers in the French
service, under Napoleon. and from
his Military Memoirs, Il correspond
ent OF the New York Evening Pos,
translates the following from chapter
", Battle Of Austerlitz:
AT the moment in which the Rus
sian army was making its retreat.
painfully, hut in good order. on the
ice OF the lake, the Emperor Napo-
leon came ridIngat foil speed towards
the artillery. You are losing tirne.'
cried he; ''iire upon those masses
they must lie eDguIphed! fire upon
the ice, The order given remained
uneXecuied tor ten minutes; in vain
several officers and myself were plac-
ed on tie slope Of a hill TO produce
tie greater effect; their balls and mine
rolled upon the ice without breaking
1t mp. Seem. that. ! tried q simple
method of elevating 8 howitzers; the
almns, perpendicular fall of these
heavy Projcctiles produced the desir-
ed effect. My method was followed
immediately by the adjoining bate
rles, and in less than no time we buri-
ed $4,000 Russians and AuStrians un-
der the waters Of the lake"