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Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-29


Same tathsr q4eer scenes were enacted at the
lemon, lionse in Boston, the hotel - which MI,
q Sle, ana h., suite we're ertained hia recent
EASTERN visit Il seem, boat Of nfiico hunters
ana sycJphnhts followed his woke from New York
and otief places, aud always TO be seen 10 the
very midst Of the Presidential par,y, taking upon
themselves By authority privilege Of answering
,jnestous about the heitli &c. ol the eaptsin.--
The city councils Of New York paid the hotel bills
in that city which tho "suite' Of Captain Tyler
ran up 10 he snug Of $1,000, 10 the short space
Of thrfs day. When tho cortege arrived at Bos-
ton. the committee PERCEPTION tl,ete requested an
,ll. a list Of those in lie Presidents suite, when
the captain handed in but six, via his excelleney
and son, aud Messrs Upshur, Spencer, WichIife
and Portcr 81 tie swarm Of danglers were PIE
sruted With deii ills, Whereupon they all scamp
cred like raf. from a sinking ship. di"insuisl-
81 ,fi:e holder from New York, wns among the
number cut" which the New York Express
thinks augu,s rather badly for hi' continuance in
Office. n@Wrh.tauding he was most as du"Hs in
his II ttttions 10 tie President while in that city.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-29
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G. A. HARPER.

made visit to Lowell on MONDAY, and
was escorted through the town By nj i.
tery aud ,ivic csco 10 full pro ession.
On his return he visited Chafl' st wn,
where he was also received and escorted
thrcu ugh the iowu. lie afterwards msde a
Wis to the Navy Yard, whore the honors
we've duly paid by Con-. Nichols II. lie
returned TO Boston about eight o'clock,
much exhausted and indisposed inso-
much that he was unable to be present at
the party given in tie evening by Mr..
tIenshaw.
Tho Boston Times Of Tuesday says
The President, now almost entirely
Frustrated by bis late Ialigu ng tour and
unusual exertionS, has * received a new
cause If depression in the death If Mr..
Leeare. He returne from Lowell last
evening harrnssed and wern OUT, and re-
tired +, b q al an ca y hour, aud is ex
cecdtngly feeble this morning: He wos
not able to attend the Ievee of Hon. David
Hensh w, lest evening, or any ether par
ty.
The anticipated arsaagem as for Icsv-
iHg the oily viii not take place. The
Pr s,'eot aud suite will remain in town
today, and lie President will keep himself
entirely secluded for the cay, and has
signiti d that he will not he able To re- eve
any cpl's. AZ this present Writing, tn
intentions Of the Pr, sdent and Cabinet in
relation t1tle ord Of the funeral, sc.
are not known, hut will be de ed upon
early to-day.
The lIost Bee of Tufs lay evening
SAYS: ~ firud just from the apar;m' nj
Of the Pres dru', informs us, that e WIS
s. lied du ing the nightw tldeliripus foyer,
and was uu ,Lle to rise from his bed this
morn'ng. D. Warren S in a eadauee,
and vii give hun all the aid that can
possibly DC rrdeted. Ne pr sumo his
illness Las been occa toned by fatigue aud
unusual y il, m nj.
The New Io,k Journal OF Con ma'c
Of "Wednesday. , O'Clock, T. NJ. has let
ter from its Bos.on correspondent as fol-
lows:
rosroH, Lunc %.
The nre.iGrt was Ill last CIV, nng, uut
at r. The operation Of med en-, is f e l.
"a day, hu, walEi1g ma, and IS Il b ", !!
80 M ROW, p esme.
The New YORK Cemm la # We'd
ncsday ai,e noon has the follow n para
or pin.
I5cahh Of lie President IT,
thr rival "r t c eastern mails, bringing
an ,ccouu' Of tn" &c IN Of Nr. Iegsr',
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-29
TIE CABINET.

The Hsdsonisn Of Saturday last states that The
H'a upslur has been appointed Secretary
cf State nd iHfsftm.
he iea,iI OF Mr. Lggsre leaves two places ~.
eaat in the cabinet ot Mr. Iyler, thst q Attofnfl
Grners ss also Gtat Of Secretary II siair.
4 very eourRt ranot Vi picsent is, ibat ihe re
.lAsn, ~ pfahebiy offer the Nssy Department. 10
Canaan Il = sto1kton Capt,s safe+'dchtof
Nsw Jer,Yy and i, an ayowcd Tyler no" D"'Hs
rs late yi. to the east. MI IyieF s'J2"f"e' WI"
Capt Stockton snd was pubIiely sdife''sd oy
hin oa behalf oftbe people d New Jrf'ey upon
-lsav'ne the Stnte.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-06-29

Tho Secretary Of the Treasury has is
sued proposals for CONVENIENT loan q
I millions in sums no, i, S. than $40 600
redeemsble at the pleasure - the Gov
eminent, afltr ten years. The loan 10
bear interest ofi and per cent.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
HINTS TO YOUNG LADIES.

II young women waste in trivial amust-
ments the prime season for Improvement,
which is between the ages Of sixteen and
twenty, they will hereafter regret bitterly
the loss when they come to feel them
selves inferior in knowledge to almost
every one they converse with; and above
all, If they should ever be mothers, when
they feel their inability to direct and as
sis! the pursuits of their children, they
will then find ignorance a real evil. Let
it animate their industry, and let no mod
est opinion of their capacities be dis.
couragGment to their endeavors after
knowledge. A moderate understanding,
with diIigcn. and well directed appIica-
ton, will 90 much further than a more
lively genius, if attended with that impa-
llence and inattention which too often ac-
company quick parts. 1t is not for want
of capacity that so many women are such
trllling and insipld companions, so i'll
qualified for the friendship and converse
ton Of a sensible man, or for the task OF
nstrucling or governing family; it is of
ten the neglect Of exercising the talents
they really have, and from emitting to
cultivate taste for intellectual improve
ments; and by this neglect they lose the
sncerest Of pleasure, which would remain
when almost every other forsook them,of
which neither fortune nor age could de-
prive them, and which would be comior!
and resource in almost every possible Sit
uation of life.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
TINE T.ER.EKER.
Gathering Potatoes.

Irish potatoes, if it is desirable to have
them in all their excellence, should never
have the sun shine on them after they are
dug,ard should be exposed to the air and
light as little as may be. Potatoes pitted
or buried in holes in the field, retain their
freshness and good qualities much later
than those put in open bins in the cellar;
and the farmer will ALWAYS do we'll to
have few pi,ted for spring use. The
necessity for this may in great mea-
sure be obvlased, by lining the bottom
and sides Of a bin with turf, and when il,
il filed, covering it in the same manner.
Potatoes will keep perfectly sound and
good for years, if placed so low in the
earth as to have temperature too low for
vegetation. Experiments made in a
compact soil, on the north side of bull
dings or walls, show that four or five feet
is sufficient; in lighter or more porous
soil, greater depth is requisite. No
water in any case should stand on pota-
toes, as it will soon destroy them. lfpo-
tatoes are dug and pitted early, there
should be an opening made at the apex OF
the heap, and filled with wisp OF straw,
to keep out the rain, but a, the same time
TO allow the heated air to pass oE-A-
merican Farmer.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
TOadS.

Never destroy toad he is benclactor
to the farmer, and one Of the cleverest and
mos, efficient Operatives" he can possb-
ly employ. In the season of bugs and
heas, a toad will do more towards the
preservation Of garden than man, and
all he requires of your hands for his val
liable assistance, is the freedom of your
garden turf He NEEDLES with no ones
business bur his own constantly avoid
ing company and intent only on e1Ilrpa-
ting those voracious insects by whose ra-
wages the beauty of the garden is so fire.
quently laid low. Farmers who cannot
conveniently keep hens for the protection
of their garden vegetables, can raise no
reasonable objections against keeping a
few toads. They will not necessarily di-
minish the treasure Of The exchequer, nor
intrude themselves into scenes where
they are not desired,-Maine Cutivator.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23

they fly a little way in straight line, and
alight again, striking against anything that
intervenes, simply because they cannot
see it. When they come they are lean
and fly with celerity, ,but after a stay of a
few weeks they become so very fat that
it is with difficulty they rise to fly.
In the evening after the sports Of the
day were over, ! went up to the jail to see
the Editor of the Wing. found him
surrounded with books, papers and many
conveniencies to make him comfortable.
Twenty, to thirty of his friends are in to
see him daily-nor is helorgotten by the
lades-there around him were fruits,
flowers, aye! and billet dour-or at least
notes from fair hands and warm hearts,
containing kind words and wishes.
told him how had spent the day, and
promised 10 send him some RAIL the next
morning. didn't think of my promise
again till towards the next evening, when
the following note was handed me:
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23

had swallowed; but the third, an old lion,
(or clap match,) foate d; and, after towing
his carcass alongside, he found his weigh I
to be 1929 lbs with only three stones in
his stomach, but not of sufficient weight
to carry him down with the others. The
allgators of the Nile, and of the South
ern States, are known to have more or less
of this kind of ballast aboad i, being
found in them when killed and opened"
This is singular fact in natural philo-
sophy, and shows, in remarkable NAH
ner, the intelligence of seals. They have
undoubtedly that repugnence which all
intelligent animals feel at having their car
casses "cut up" whether TO supply men
tal light to medical tyros, or the oleagi-
nous substance which dispels the natural
darkness. Hence they swallow enormous
stone, that when they are shot their bodies
will Immediately sink to a secure grave
in the depths of the deep. The Indians
always run off with the dead bodies of
their friends, to prevent them from falling
into the hands of their enemles.-Ledger.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
THE HOUSEWIFE.
From the Michigan Farmer.
MAKING SOAP.

Among other things let me tell you to
learn how to make soap. do not know
that should have thought of naming
this, if my ignorance of soap making had
not troubled me exceedingly. At first
did not know the method, and depended
on the old woman who lived with me TO
make It. went TO her when the soap
keg was almost empty, and told her we
must have some made ifpossible. "Why
law Miss, now don't you see it is not the
right time of the moon?" | tried to per-
suade her that soap making and the moon
were but slightly connected, if the other
part of the business was we'll conducted.
1t was however, to no purpose-l had to
wait till the ''righttime" came round, be-
fore could get my soap. After this, when
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
TEiss Leslie.

This gifted aulhoress, says the New
Bedford lntelligencer, spent few days in
this place last week, and also took trip
to Nantucket. She is about forty years
Of age, rather below the average height,
and neither slender nor corpulent; has a
large and finely developed head, bright
grey eye, small and rather deeply set, but
very expressive; nose inclining to the
Jewish order; thin, and somewhat conn.,
pressed lips, which give an expression Of
irmness; highly benevolent cast of
countenance, is erect and dIgnhed i'll he,
manners; and. on the whole, is very
fine looking woIsan-as Miss Leslie GER
tainly ought to be. The impression
which she left upon those who were fa-
vored with her society, while here, was
such as will lead them to read her pub
llshed writings yet again, and to be impa.
tient for the appearance of her future pro.
ductions.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
Whittier, the Poet.

The Harrisburg Union pays the proper
compliment to John G. Whittier, whom
we have long regarded as one Of the best
of living poets:
"No young writer in America has pro-
duced more thrilling emanations of poetic
genius than Mr.. Whittier. He has enrich
ed our literature with numerous fine COM
positions in prose; also, as well as verse;
and his fame is sufIicle ntly loud to be
heard by the humber classes, which is
more than can be said of some self-adver-
tising bardlings Of the day, who force
themselves into temporary fashion, but.
not into fame. The reason, we apprehend,
why Mr.. Whittier is not more generally
brought forward as the very prince of
American poets, is, tina! his modestv is
fully equal to his merit, and the world
seems reluctant to meet any body half
way"
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
Force OF Instinct.

Soulhly, in his history of Brazil, thus
describes the perilous situation of Cabeza
de Vaca, who sailing towards Brazil, is
preserved from shipwreck by grillo, or
ground cricket:
"When they had crossed The line, the
state of the water was inquired into; and
it was found that of hundred casks there
remained but three to supply four hundred
men and thirty horses; upon ;his the Ade-
lanlado gave orders to make the nearest
land. Three days they stood towards il.
A soldier, who set out in i'll health, had
brought griIlo, or ground cricket with
him from Cadlz, thinking to be amused by
the insects voice; but it had been silent
the whole way, to his no little disappoint-
ment. Now on the fourth morning the
grillo began to ring its shrlLl rattle, scent
iug,as was Immediately supposed the land.
Such was the miserable watch that had
been kept, that upon looking ou! they
perceived high rocks within bow-shot;
against which, had it not been for the in
sect, they must inevitably have been lost.
They had Just time to drop anchor
From thence they coasted along, the grill
10 singing every night as though it had
been on shore, ill they reached the island
OF ST. Catalina
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
Albert Pike.

We find the following notice Of this
poet and gentleman in New York letter
to the National lntelligencer:--
"Albert Pike, the author Of the s'IIymns
to the Gods" so much lauded in Black
wood about two years ago, is now staying
at The Astor Mr. Pike resides at Little
Rock, in Arkansas, and is one of the first
lawyers and most respected and influential
men of the West. Il will not offend him
to say that twelve years ago he parted
from me in Boston, (after contributing
these same noble hymns gratuitously to
a periodical then edited,) bound to the
West to seek his fortune, with sixteen
dollars only in his pocket, and not friend
west of the Hudson. shook hands with
him then with some feeling, for loved
the man; but knew his genius, and pre-
dicted to him the success that awaited him
| trust he will give us chance to niche
him among the classics, by collecting his
poems in a volume. lie is still quite
Young man.o 81
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23

! had the superintendence of large fam
lily, was obliged to buy it by the barrel
because did not well understand the man
ufacture of the article, and was really
ashamed that such extra expense was cau-
sed by my ignorance Sometimes there
was two much lime with the ashes, then
again not enough; sometimes it was too
greasy, and sometimes anything but what
it ought TO be- | tell you my experience
in! the matter, so that you may learn
from your mother now, and not have the
trouble of learning; when you ought to be
making it. As have given you so long
talk on the subject, will add recipe
found in the Culsivator. ltmay be OF use
to some Of your mothers if not to you.
Mr.. Tomlinson writing to Judge Buel,
says "My wife has no trouble about soap.
The grease is put into a cask, and
strong lye added During the year, as
the fat increases more lye is stirred in,
and all occasionally stirred with stick
that is kept IN it. By the time the cask,
is full, the soap is made ready for use. 1t
is made hard by boiling and adding quart
OF Hle SAT- 10 llfee gdliOhs Oh soap us
put into a tub 10 cool, the lroth scraped
off 1t is afterwards melted to boiling
heat, and little rosn orturpentine given.
which improves the quality"
Some of you will think me most un-
sentimental sort Of ia woman, when adj
wise you to learn how good bread, butter,
coffee, pickles, pudding, sc, are made:
butyou will have to learn sometime, or
do worse, Work with your own hands too
even, if it should tarnish their whIteness
a little. A man does not consider the beau
ty of soft white hand a very strong re-
commGndatOn, when he finds il has been
kept for show and not for use. think a
young lady should be able to scour a
kettle and grace a diamond.
Lucy.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
Tomato Pickles.

Take tomatoes when two thirds ripe
prick them full of holes with fork; then
make a ssstrcng brine, boil and skim it
When cool, put your tomatoes in; let
them remain eight days, and then take
out and put them in weak vinegar Let
them lay twenty -four hours; then take
them out and lay laying of tomatoes,
then thin laying of onions, with a tea
spoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and
pepper, and tablespoonful Of mustard;
then pour on sharp vinegar. You may
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
The SNOW Bird.

The birds, when winter shades the sky,
Fly DER the seas away,
Where smiling isles in sunshine lie,
And summer brcezes play;
And thus the friends that futter near
When fortunes sun is warm,
Are startled if cloud appear,
And fly before the storm.
But when from winters bowling plains
Each other warbler's pass'd,
The little snow-bird still remains,
And chirrups mid the blast.
Love like that bird. when friendship
throng,
With fortunes sun depart,
Sill fingers with the cheerful song
And nestes in the heart.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
SKETCHES OF AUTHORS.
E'EceiericfkN Esrelner.

A late letter from New 7 YOrk in the Ma
tional Intelligrnccr contains the following
interesting notice of a visit to this dIstln-
gushed Aulhoress. translated from a book
Of travels by German Countess Hahn
Hahn. her self person OF some celebrity
in the fashionable world:
- found Miss Bremen at small conn
try estate near Stockholm, where she resid-
es with her mother and younger sister
had formed some idea about her person
from her books. ! figured TO myself
quiet, serious person, with some humoris-
tic touches. | found her indeed thus in
reality. with an addition Of an extraordl-
nary degree OF sweetness in all her bear
ing "l was offered a promenade. pre-
ferrcd to remain in the house, though pas
sionatelv fond of nature. open air, walk
ing. All the attraction for me was here
within-every thing so comfortable
could comprehend how 'Homc' here could
be made be so attractlve.--l desired Miss
Frcderlka to show me her own room
1t was arranged with the greatest SIM
plicily-amost a cell. 1t would not do
for me at all. Besides, it was a corner
room, with windows on two sides---con-
sequently double supply Of light. There
were three square tables, covered with
books, papers and writing materials ;
sofa in a severe style, Il mean one that
cody and merely invites you to sit down
without loling, which is my fayorite po-
| si!ion) On the walls there were several
pictures. There is a genuine Teniers,
| but know you will not like it," she said,
laughing, pointing to a beautiful little pic
ure OF countrynan filling his pipe. !
answered honestly, NOT and IN general
found lhat said mo- when she said yes.
Suck a. difference of opinion is only dis
agreeable when you have dislike TO
person. tried to persuade her to make
voyage to Italy. We would 90 togeth-
er. But she would not. She does not
like travelling She thinks that one may
soon become overpowered, carried away,
get c0niused--and what to do with all
these foreign impressions! said "you
will soon conquer them--that is Just the
pleasant thing, think" She still took
a lively interest in all told her of foreign
countries, what had cen, and what !
had written about them. was naturally
well pleased at this. Our conversation
carried on in French and German. She
expressed herself with great simplicity
and decision. She had beautiful thinking
eyes, clear firm, may almost say solid
forehead, under which the strongly delin-
Gated eyebrows move very much when
she speaks.-This becomes her very
much, particularly when an idea labors
to shape itself into words. She has a
light and small figure and she was dressed
in black silk. In the rarlOr there were
two large book k-cases.-Mlss Bremen paints
beautifully in miniature, and she has a
collection of heads done by herself, to
which was added mine. generally get
sleepy when sitting to artists; therefore
do not like to have my picture taken
as it hurts my vanity that all my portraits
look so immensely sheepish. This time
however, the sitting went better of, fol
the Countess Rosen was singing the whole
time, with her fine voice, some beautiful
1 Swedish songs"
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
Barn Yards, Cow Pens and
Hoe RcslT,

Have these covered with loan and leaves
from the woods, or mould Of any kind, a
foot deep, as your stock will convert
every cublt foot OF it into good manure
before next spring. Don't say YOU have
not got time to do it, but resolve that it,
shall be doue, and the possession OF tho
time will be an easy matter. For "A far
mer to say tina, he has not lime to proetde
food for his crops, is language which
we do not comprehend; and our opinion
is, that every man engaged IN farming
should teach every one about him to for
get the meaning Of the terms.-Amerlcan
Farmer,
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
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No subscription will be received for less than
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The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23

Freedom.
BY II. T. TUCkERMAN.

Freedom beneath thy banner I was born
o let me share thy full and perfect life !
Teach me opinions slavery to scorn,
And to be free from Passions bitter strife
Free Of the world, a scll.dependent soul,
Nourlshed by lofty aims and genial truth,
And made more free by Loves serene control,
The spell of Beauty and the hopes of Youth.
The liberty Of Nature let me know,
Caught from the mountains, groves and crys
tai streams,
Her starry host, and sunsets purple glow,
That WOO the spirit with celestial dreams,
On Fancy's wing exultingly to soar,
Till llfes harsh fetters clog the heart no moro!
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
EHEAaIE'aH

Two things are necessary to attend TO, TO en-
sure perfect health-the skin, and the stomach;
and with how little care, as to cleanliness, dress
and diet, may both of these be kept in their ma
tural action. If men attended half as carefully
to these organs, as they do to the appearance of
their coats, we should have little use for doctors
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
SKETCHES OF ANIMALS.
"FaCt i'm EsElilOsOphy.n

The Editor of the Buffalo Courier has
seen an interesting letter from an Ameri-
can officer in the Pacific squadron, which
states that, while in the Bay of CalIao he
shot three seals upon the rocks among the
islands off the harbor, two of which sunk
On account of the weight Of stone tbsy
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
SHORT SERMON.

Let no man expect to prosper in lie, or
gain the respect and esteem Of others.
without an undertaking course of integri-
ty and virtue.
The Cecil Whig., 1843-09-23
"A DiSCGycry.

Capt. Cooke, Of United States Dragons.
stationed at Fort LeYenworth, has Disco
veret new kind of grass which grows
wild in that section of country, and
which he thinks will prove a valuable adj
dition to the agricultural interest OF the
country. The rich grain which it bears
forms the principal food of countless here's
Of Buflaloes upon the Praries. Capt.
Cooke picked about a pint Of the grain
with his fingers, and intends to send 1t
TO the National Institute, by the first OF
Dortu,uty