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From tie Gdiena Gdxetts.


For he is like refner's FIRE, and like ful.er's
soap. And he shall sit refner and puri.
her OF sllver.-Maidchi, Chap Sd.
Within the mighty heart of England's isle,
Shut from the noisy din OF busy life,
Down in a street obscure, there often met
band y: Christian femsles-twas their wont
10 gathcr weekly thus, to ponder Der
Gods holy word with prayer and studious
search.
This day the caption Of my verse became
The theme of earnest thought and tcrvent
prayer:
Deep was the search.ond each opinion gave
All saving one had spoken: she wrapped up
In solemn nusing. sat with downcast eyes,
y silent, not u needless listner.
'Whcrefore so mute, dear sister7" question
cd one,
For you are always readiest, and your mind ,
Like a clear mirror, ever flashes forth
The light of truth shed from tho sacred
page.
"Gains not our exposition your assent"
With calm smile of sweet humility,
She raised her head, and spoke in accents
Iniid
You all have answered well. and yet. to me,
"Ihere seems meaning couched beneath
those words
IA precious hidden jewel, yet unbound.
"Have patience with me till shall enquire
"Of one who lives near by, how he refaes
s'The silver from the dross--thsn speed me
back.
"And this is al7" said she, as from the
man,
With disappointed look, she turned away.
She rose to go; Tor her enquring mind
Had query upon query heaped, and he
Had stra'ghtly answered, though he marveled
much
Wherefore woman such enquiries made.
land this all z" Her fingers pressed the
latch,
Yet still she fingered. as if loath to go.
A sudden thought inspired one query more
"But wherefore do you sit when you refne2'
"Oh, lis to watch the metal" was reJoined.
land how long do you .t7" she questioned on.
Hall smiling at her pertlnacity,
The man replied, ave SIT until we see
yourselves reflected in the molten ORE"
A glance, like sudden sun burst from u cloud
Lit AL her features in glad surprise.
While tears, like gllst 'ning dew drops, filled
her eyes.
The gem iods fomnd,--precious and beautiful
And with quick steps, and face that rcemed
to SHINE,
1t was so bright with holy. happy thought,
She fastened bacx, her treasure TO make
known.
Ye chosen ones, sorrowing. and sorely tricc
In the hot furnace of affecting love,
| OF doubling whether We are saints or no,
Mid poverty, distress, toni, grief and pain,s
Ready almost to loose your hold on Heaven,
| ALI, murmur not; there is u watchtul eye,
Scanning each rising thought of hope and fear
| That furnace, though twcre heated sever
times,
| Till nature seemed dissolving in its fire,
/ Was kindled by the hand OF tcndrest love
| Ills love divine, refining earthly dr"ss.
Your God retines you, nH he shall behold,
Within the molten s,tuer Of your hearts.
HIS glorious image in retuigence shine.
| Galsna, III Dec 30 lo45. +. NJ. l..
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No. Sc.

The following article concerning the
printer well he appreciated BY members
o; the Graf, as y clever effort. worthy the
comic genus Of a Hood We do not know
It's origin. All our readers will under.
stand il and acknowledge its truth
The Prinier.-The Printer is the most
curious being living. lie may have
bank and Quoias. and yet not be worth a
cen,-h.ve small caps and have neither
wife nor children. Others run fast, bu,
he gets along swifles; By setting fast
He may be making the in,prfe sions with.
out eloqnence-may use the iye without
offending, and be telling The truth; while
others canno. stand while they SIT he can
set standing and even do both a, the same
time have and use furniture, and own
no dwelling make and put away pi and
never see pie. much less eat it during
life-be human Being and rat at the
same tlme-may press great deal and
never ask fav"r-may handle shoot
ing iron and know nothing about can.
non, gun or pistol; he may move the teuer
that moves the world. and vet be as far
from moving the globe as hog with his
nose under mole hill-spread sheets
without being house wife: he may lay
his form on bed and yet be Obliged to
sleep on the bare flo n-use dagger (t)
wi,hou, shedding blood. and from the
earth handle the ~ he may be Of roll
ling disposition and never desire TO travel
may have sleeps foot and no. be de.
formed never be without a case and
know nothing of law or physic have
em5race1 ~ wihou. ever having the
arms Of lass thrown around him-dis-
tribute the metallic all around him daily,
and be as close 0E7-ed and unchari,abIe
as the veries, miser-have his form lock.
Ell up and still be free from jail, watch
house or any other place Of confinement;
his office may have he'll in i. and no, be
such bad place after all; he may be plagu-
ed by the derH and be a Christian Of
the bes. kind. And wha, is strangest still.
be honest or dishones, rich or poor drunk
or sober industrious or lazy he always
stands up to his business. .-.ff
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cRIMES g. ST RR,

rAyEassocia,cdt hcmsc yes foT the prac-
II ,ce Of the Law, under the abovcstyle,
- will,ttend to professional business in the
rs.,,n, counties, and also in the Supreme
r.n,t Of the Territory. Particular attsn-
~, will be paid to claims for lands in the
Mn breed tract, and elsewhere.
Burlington, Jan. %, 1871. (32l
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third day Of tho appearance and onward;
for il can, if profuse. never be filed with
good pus, wiihou, much mois; nourish.
ment of some kind, and as such, milk is
by far the best, and is both food and med i.
icine.
To fill the puslules, other medicines
are Intellectual, sufficient autriment must
ito IL. or death is at the door.
But in all these difficult eases, it should
also be especially remembered. that nau-
seating drugs and lax bowels. re.ard or
multiply the eruption, and after lis plen-
uful appearance prevent lis filling with
peculenl matter. so that in the worst ca
ses the life Of the patient depends on a
degree Of cosiive habits of the bowels, TO
be encouraged till the turn Of The poch.
MOSES YOUNGLOVE.
HunsoN Noyembpr 9Th 1894
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The inciden. upon which the follow.
ing lines are founded was RELAXED by Elder
Weed, at Quarterly Meeting held in
Burlington, last Winter, and published by
request.
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BARRETT HOUSE,
Corner Of Jefferson 4 Third-Sts, Burlington,
q

j. u Z Z ] . n z "A,
Proprietor.
YNTilS House, recently opened. is ono OF
L the largest and most commodious in
the Western country. 1t has all the con-
venicncics Of the large hotels in the cities,
and is fitted and furnished in tho nsatest
and most substantial manner. The Propr
etor has had much experience in the keep
ing of public houses. which, taken IN CON
nexion with the facilities afforded in Bur
lngton for furnishing his table, jnslhes him
in promising that the character Of his house
shall be kept up.
Visitors from The South and elsewhere, with
or without families, can at a II timss be accom-
modated with plea.antand airy rooms, and on
reasonable terms.
Families will also be taken as permanent
bos rders
September 25 1915 Is
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Ifs Good as Livery man rs as good
az another. and great deal beiter' says
Marble in one Of his plays-This senti-
ment prevails, we Judge, to consldera-
bic extent, as may also be inferred from
the following:
One evening Of last week. a rough,
jovial son Of Green Erin. with some
what bruised and bloody frontisplece.
presented himself at the door Of a gentle
man and handing him paper. blundy said:
Here's something for ye.
Ii being to dark to read the contents of
the document. the gentleman inquired
from whom il came and lis object.
why The fact is, me wife's jlst dead,
and we want 10 have bi, Of a wake over
her Now have got exactly shilln'
and Dr. -, what lives round the cor.
ner. told me that you were pretty good
fellow. and would give me a lif, in the
way Of small contribution.
The gentleman was mntch amused by
the of hand manner Of the arplican; bul
as wealthy Irish gentleman lived in the
adjoining se,he imagined The bereaved
widoweI had made mistake and called
on the wrong person. He therefore told
him that wealthy coun,ryman Of his re
sided next door, who would most like
unlnose his purse strings in his behalf.
OH said The petilioner.' that dom
make any difference; Id as coon have
something from Won as from him. I'm
not prone, and have no national prejndices
Give. me any thing you please; II NJ"
be offended; for think an .Amerieon jusI
as good as an Iishmdn.'
We believe the unprecedented gentleman
succeeded in HE object. and tina, his neigh
berhnod resounded shortly after with the
weeping and wailing Of the bereaved.-
New Fork Sunday Timer. o ~
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Mdrims For Merchants The fellow
ing are from the N. Y. Evening Gazette;
Credit should be sparingly given, and
integrity be the basis Of il. t..4
Guarantees should only be taken in wri.
ting and consideration always expressed
therein.
The honor Of All honest man. as far az
dollars and cents goes. dies when he dies
therefore honorable conditions in writing.
Lying wont stand while truth is truth.
Rascals may flourish, but honest men
will outsleep them.
Wealth is desirable, il honestly acqui.
red, and is blessed with conteniment.
Prudence in promises is fair guarantee
in the redemption OF them.
A genuine sronndrel is man who. by his
sanc,ity. has Obtained credit; and through
religious professions. keeps back prop
er,y from his Legitimate creditors.
burglar is gentleman. compared
with smooth faced. merchant robber.
Credi, or confidence given to men Of
doubtful integrity. is an injustice done to
all who hold to their honesty.
Liberality should never be extended 10
the nigardly and decentive. 7-5
Risk anything before YOU risk your rep
u,ation. iss
Truth is a res,oraiive-it saves the con-
science, and keeps up glow Of happiness
under all the workings OF life.
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1AIrzH ds RAra
Manufacturers Of French Barr MIL
Stones and Dfafers in
Billing Cloths.
BURLINGTON, IOWA.

MlLL STONES made to order, and con.
lVl slant supply on hind Screen Wire,
Hosting Screws and Mill irons, furnished at
the shortest notice and Of the hes, quality.
Oct '45-ly 90
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Law Partnership.

|T c. HALL, Of Mount Pleasant. and +.
u. D. MILLS, Of Burlington, have this day
,.ocn,ed themselves into a partnership FOR
III Hall and Mills. They will attend all the
Can't, Of the irst and second Judi sal Dis
t,ie,s. Criminal business attended 10 in any
p,t Of the Territory. Office in the brick
building on Maia Street now occupied BY +.
ID Mills.
J. c. HALL.
r. d. MILLS
sspl Il-,f II
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S.--We find in the last number of the
Merchants Magazine. an article by DR..
John Space. of Mass, analysing the vari-
Gus U. s. censuses. regarding the ages OF
the inhabitants, with view to illustrate
the value and prospects of life in the diff
eren, sections Of the U. ). The introduce
ton INTO this country, Of the institution
Of life Insurance.; which has been so long
in extensive and successful operation in
Great Britain, must, is well remarked
by The author of this article. be male only
on American foundations, on the value OF
life under American Influences. These
and other considerations. render the deter
minaton of the value Of life of political
and mercantile importance. The whole
article, illustrated with tables, is replste
with conclusions deduced from statistical
data. We compile from the article few
of the conclusions arrived at by the learned
writer. Ii appears tina, the average age al.
tanned by all who die in England. is ihir.
Is eigh, years. Were the U. s. equally
sulabrious. the average Of all who DIE
here must be less. becsuse the actusl
number Of living are SO much younger on
an average and deaths. other things being
equal, must take place at ages probortion.
al 10 the number Of the living. ...ss
The city Of Boston had, in $4,000 per
CT. of it's white male population between
the ages 90 and 30. which is but lrtle
less than the whole per cen,age under the
age Of ID. a circumstance which slnaws
how few OF the former were lives OF tho
cily.-Tne average per ccniage OF deaths
for ten wears. Of persons between % and
81 was l3 6 lOths Of all the deaths, while
less than per CT. Of all the deaths occur
between these ages in New England gen.
orally Massachusetts has greater per
cen,agc of her population between the
asrs "f 30 aud 30, than any other
Safe in the Union, wiz. 20 per Ct. EVIL
IDENTIFY due TO the temporary residence Of
many unmarried persons from States .,
the North; brought in by the higher wa
Department Of labor. las
In ihe Southern States, with one or two
exceptions there are more inhabitants IN.
der The age Of 5 years Than between the
ayes Of 30 and 80. 50 in The '" esssrn
States while the reverse il true OF the
Middle and New England States. In the
u. States these numbers are nearly bal
anced In 1890. there. were more undeg
than between 30 and 80. which become
reversed IL 1910. and 10 future the ma.
;,ri,y will remain as in 1870. continuing
70 increase. The daiesnf equality must
have been about 1893. f|.5 whole is inter
e.,ing snd instructive. IN. r Eve. Gax
/ @s~fn m
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South 10 produce their own provisions Will not
the grain growing States Of tho West thus lose
the Southern market, as well as forfeit forever
the English market about to be- opened TO them
by The repeal Of tho corn !aws2 viii not the
pork and beef Of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana. Hi.
nuis, and Missouri become yalucless win not
thor bread stuls moulder u DO eaten up in their
granaries by the weeyl7 Will not our foreign
commerce be destroyed, and direct tax DO the
inevitable consequence
Bet is this the worst feature Who arc the
parties who aro giving tone to public opinion on
this question Are they not The candidates for
the Presidency. aud the candidates for commits.
sions IN the army ] nov call upon the country
to note tile men in and out Of Congress, and |
venture to say that there is not single indiyid.
ual in or out Of Congress who clamors for war,
or ondcayors 20 dive the country INTO position
TO render war inevitable who il not acting on
purely selfish considerations. Every one under.
stands the tactique Of the Presidential aspirants,
but every one does not understand tie new d.fec
ton token by the Office hunters Tie army opens
new field for them. Once drive the country
into a war, and patronage thcn takes that dlrec.
lion, aud the Government then changes charac.
ter !, Will bc military IN all It's aspects Whcro
viii lien yc the refuge Of pubic liberty p
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16

The Harrisburg Pa.) Telegraph says
that since the receipt Of the Presidents
antl.Iaril' Message, followed By the ultra
Fr,c Trade Rrpod Of The Secretary Of the
Treasury, Messrs, Pratt & Son have stop
ped their works and discharged their hands
both at Harrisburg and across the Susque.
hanna, at the mouth ofthe Counodogwlne,.
The rolling mill there was recently built
and put into operation in May last.
The Mcssrs. Pratt were most strenuous
supporters Of Polk, and all their hands are
SAID to have voted for him, under the belief
that he was in favor of the Tariff which
gave them work aud bread. They are now
without employment, rcaping the fruits OF
the deception practiccd upon them. Such
are the benefits that are 10 be conferred
upon the poor by Po!k's Free Trade Policy.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16
RANk OLE TIE STAIE.

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49,. I,.,....,'. VI
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mt,tae. tg,I there W. l,r-,o ro,in,,,y !,
tine S,ark ra,5esanted Igj,a Co,reyon
The President If Bant .ulm;t,rI IN ,ho
meeting g, sar,e. or dr,,,lrd >,,,,ornc,,.
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n,asa1, morn ..,.,,r.,.a" r,t'I,, - ~
Of ~ riz..F.{,I77 $1,000.
W1Lag, I@.aa,I,a, u, In,,,rs L,h,-l ,mn
...naa, a. ea- ,.a,..'.
n.G ,f'ss a.,rb 1, 80 - sto.,. ,,,,
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S,re7 q Ya,s and q o5ort,r has hc oCn a -
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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16
LOCO Foco NOMINEE.

The Loco Foco Convention came or on
inc sth instant. We have mol received any
Recount Of their proceedings bu, private
! Information has been received which states
hat Green W Caldwell, Esq, Of lhis town
deceived tic nomination unanimously, Mr..
p'ls'cr having by letter positively declined
accepting. THIS has taken Us al By sur.
ErIse, aud We doubt very much whether
pie gentleman nominated was not as much
surprised as the rest Of US. lie may say,
and well say. "dtIjrer gic from my friends, "
for the opinion seems 10 be- general that he
had no aspirations IN that way. We oplne
that this nomination has been brought about
by some rery kind friend who has his eve
upon the superintendent post, and suppo.
sin. that there was no other way to dispIacc
him, set the wires 10 work to have this
Inomuaran made, which places the supcrln.
pendent quite dilemma aud we must
|ay that h. situation IS any thing bat
comfortable one, Tor If he dec ines 10 ac.
|ccp' those Who arc no douJ, fishing Cor bis
|plhcc will charge hlm wIili want Of pa'r..
|piism, citing Judge Saunders as an exam.
pie, 10 not leading his party 70 The victory
|ihoy arc 80 confident oi achieving, and the
attempt 70 remove him viii no doubt be
successfully made and should lie accept
he vii have to give up an Office yielding
10 good salary without much expense, for
one, should he be successful yielding a
salary that would not more than cover his
expenditures. Bot this is no alIiir ofours
we therefore leave il to be settled between
the nominee and his party,
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16
THE OREGON QUESTION.

The article below IS copied from the
New York Journal Of Commerce, beng a
letter from its Washington correspondents
The information contained in 1t concurring
with similar reports through other chan.
nels OF private letter said to have been
received IN Washington may be regarded
as authentic. The National ln,c!Iigencer
says that the comment Of the writer upon
The subject is 10 so different view from
that Of the correspondence Of the same pa.
per for some months past, that, knowing
The party bias Of the writer in favor Of the
Administration, il deserves being copied il
only for the rarity Of its complexion
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Dec a.
have seen letter from high official source
" London, brought by tho last steamer to a gcu.
,letnan in this city, which says " unlcss your
PRESIDENT Is tho most unreasonable man alive,
there can DO no difficulty about Oregon ~ The
faihe writer says that tho views OF the British
government 10 relation to America pacific
Is can be, and ADDS that the repeal Of their corn
h~a and food taxes is certain,
repent that have seen and read this lcttor
'pt myself and that the official station and high
."a'aeter OF tho writer gives grout weight to what
no writes. With a desire to preserve peace on
we part of tho British Government, and Ger.
'a'hty Of repeal of her corn laws and food tax.
e. what apology will the Western members give
" 'heir constituents for their var speeches
III war increase our chances for tho pos
SESSION oil The whole of Oregon Will il facrIi.
'a'e our acquisition of California Will create
new market for provisions or broad.siutfs! VIII
u not rather place Mexico, and especially Cali
iofnia' under the protection OF England Wiz
not delay, ii il does not defeat, our possession
:" oregon Will it not close ports no Ms tC
prevent the export Of cotton, and thus compel III,
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.

The Charleston Mercury, in publishing
an extended analysis of the several leading
articles from the London Times, on the
subject of the Oregon controversy, which
are supposed to possess peculiar interest
from the fact that they are emations from
the Brush Cabinet, remarks
These articles show nj once tho danger 10
which peaceful relations are exposed and the
case with which they might be preserved. Tho
British government desires to compromise aud
settle tho disputc--but it has determined TO meet
aggression with resistance. On our sido all is
extreme We give to our opponent every ad,
yantarc-wo hasten to load ourselves with every
prcudlco--we SGT at defiance the opinion Of the
word--wc mock our prccnsion to DO peace.
loving nation. After having occupied Oregon in
common with England for near thirty years, the
President declares it all belongs to us, and MIR.
Douglass in the House offers resolution affirm.
ing tho same, and repeling the suggestion Of ar
btraton After having offered TO England an
adjustment loss favorable than wo bad thrco times
offered before, MIR. Cass in the Senate makes il Il
point of honor that wo s ould never roccdo an
inch from that. Other Senators use language
fnll of menace and an insult TO England If we
cnnnu, reccdo from our offer without disgrace,
neither can Eugland from hers aud thus case
is made TO grow out Of the pcaceable common
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16
REAR HUNTING.

A letter from Currtuck County, states
that there had been some rare sport in that
neighborhood about the 20th nit. 1t APP
pears that the great fires in the Dismal
Swamp last fall, having destroyed their
food, had driven great numbers of bears to
seek suslenance on It's borders; and as they
were very free with the pigs, &c. of the
farmers, party turned out in pursuit OF
them, aud in the course of few days they
killed no less than nineteen FIJI erown
bears, besides taking one alive, which was
freed by the dogs.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-01-16
ABOLITION OF MILITIA TRAININGS.

Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont have abol.
shcl the compulsory drills In Massachusetts
the Sum Of fifty thousand dollars per annum has
been appropriated to any number of the old mill.
'il not exceeding ten thousand, at The rate of five
dollars each, for voluntary duty certain number
Of dogs IN every year
In Maine the system If militia drills was en-.
hra,y abolished some ten or eleven years ago,
"Uoa Oh. her laws requiring that useless service
were repealed, but retaining the militia system,
simply Ivy continued enrolment Of all that would
be bound At her call to come forth for the support
Of her laws or for tho defence of her soil.
Vermont, at the recent session Of her Ierisla
tufe, has followed the example Of Maine. Sho
passed an act repeating all laws that heretofore
required militia drills, and substituted merely an
enrolment, ps for jury purposes, ofall that would
under the cd system, have been liable to militia
service