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The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-02-09

THE WAR.-The war with Mexico
has already cost the nation a large amount
Of money and many valuable lives. and
will in all likelihood cost much more be-
fore it is over. The opinion has been fire.
quentiy expressed, that Mexico must in
demnify our Government for all the ex-
penses of the war, and that a peace would
not be concluded upon any other terms.
Yet, in The face Of this opinion, Promul-
gated by the friends Of the Administra-
ton, the President asks for 100000 to
enable him to conclude a peace. How is
this! Which party is to pay the piper!
The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-02-09
WING STATE CONVENTION.

a State Convention, to be composed OF
Delegates from the City Of Philadelphia
and the several counties equal to their
renresentation in the General Assembly
q this Commonwealth, will be held at
Harrisburg, on TUESDAY, the 9th day
Of MARCH NEXT, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon. for the purpose of selecting
candidates for Governor and Canal Com
missioner to be supported by the Wings
and the friends of the Protective Policy at
the next ensuing election, and TO transact
such other business as may be deemed
important to the success Of the Wing
cause.
J.P. SANDERSON,
SAMUEL ID. HARMS,
Joseph "KONIGMACHER,
MORTON McMICHAEL,
GEORGE ERETY,
II. JONES BROOKE,
THEO. ID. COCHRAN,
JAMES FOX,
JAMES MARTIN,
WILLIAM BUTLER,
J. J. SLOCUM,
JOHN X. EDIE,
EDWARD COWAN.
JOHN B. JOHNSON,
VIM. j. HOWARD,
Wing State Committee.
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Administrators Notice.

Administrators Notice.
ETrERS of Administration on the
a 4 estate Of JOHN D. REESE, late
of Shade township, deed. having been
granted 10 The subscribers, all persons
indebted To said estate are requested TO
attend at the store Of Snyder g. Zim-
norman. in the borough OF Stoystown,
on Friday, the 5lh Of March next,
prepared TO settle; and those having
claims, to present them at the same
time and place. properly authenticated.
JOHN II. SNYDER,
JOHN REESE,
IAN. 96,-6t.
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The Young Prus ian.

Frederick, king of Prussia, one day
rang his bell, and no body ausw ering, he
opened his door and found his page fast
asleep in an elbow chair. lie advanced
towards, and was going to awaken him,
when he preceived letter ranging out Of
his pocket. His curiosity prompting him
to know what il was, he took it out and
read 1t. 1t was letter from the Young
mans mother, in which she thanked him
for having sent her part of his wages to
relieve her misery; and finished with tel.
ling him that God is filial affection. The
king after reading it, went back softly
into his chamber, took bag of ducats
and slipped it with the letter, into the
pages pocket.-Returning into his cham
ber, he rang the bell so loudly that il
awakened the page, who instantly made
his appearance.
You have had sound sleep said the
king.
| The page was at a loss how to excuse
himself; and putting his hand into his
pocket, TO his utter astonishment he there
found purse of ducats. He took il out,
turned pale, and looked at the king, shed
torrent Of tears without being able to
utter single word.
What is that!' said the king, 'what is
the matter!'
'Ah! sire, said the young man, throw
ing himself on his knees, somebody seek,
my ruin ! know nothing aboutthis money
which have just found in my PICKETT
My young friend replied Frederick
God often does great things for us ever
in our sleep.-Send that TO your mother
salute her on my part, and assure her tha
! will take care both Of her and you.'
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Promotion OF a Pioneer.

In delivering his orders, the general
with that presence OF mind which is nni-
formly the precursor of victory, presented
himself in person at every point where
danger appeared to threaten the most aud
thus exposed himself like the common
soldiers. Upon Que of these occasions a
pioneer, perceiving the iminent risk
Napoleon ran, thus addressed him in the
unsophisticaled langul lge OF camp
Stand aside!' General Bonaparte, hxiug
his eyes upon him, hesitated, when the
veteran, Indely pushing him, addressed
Napoleo iD these words, which were ex
pressiye Of the greatest compliment that
could possibly be paid to his talents as a
military communicable thou art killed
who is 10 rescue US from tins JEOPARDY!
Bonaparte instantly appreciated the
sterling value of this exclamation, and
consequently rem aimed silent; but after the
termination of the conf CT which prov ed
favorable TO the republican hag, he order
ed this dependent pioneer to be brought
into his presence, when, familiarly tapped
him upon the shoulder thus addressed him
Thy noble buidness claims my esteem
thy bravery demands recompense; from
this hour, instead of the hatChet, an
epaulette shall grace thy shoulder. He
was of course mediately raised to the
rank of an officer.
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ANECDOTE.

Horace Walpole tells the following anec
dote of Doddington. Doddington was in the
habit of falling asleep after dinner One day
dining with Sir Richard Kemple, Lord Cob.
ham, &C., he was reproached with his drowsi
ness. He denied having been asleep, and te
prove his assertion offered to repeat all thai
Gotham had been saying, He was challenged
to do so. In reply he repeated story, and
Gotham acknowledged that he had been tel
ling it. WELL said Doddington, 'and yet
did not hear word oft. But went to sleep
because knew that about this time of day,
you would tell that story
NEAT PUN
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.WESCELL Y.H.N'.
THE EATEoF ST. AGATHA.

In the most secluded quarter of the de-
par,meut Of Ueur Scores, there existed
in the year 1893, under the protection Of
ST. Agatha, small parish composed OF
abou, forty houses ,--itsnch The tenements
might be called which were formed OF Ill
built clay walls, and covered with turf
and rushes. The Inhabitants, simple aud
resigned, lived on the scanty produce OF
about a hundred unfruitfnl acres, and
looked with reliance on that Providence
which, however, for inscrutable purposes
permitted them to be afflicted. The spir>
itual wants of ST Agatha were cared for
by man truly "after Gods own heart. "
Ordained at wenty five, he had, by order
of his superior, fixed himself with these
poor Iaborious people, to live as they lived
and inhabit as they did, tdrf covered hut,
TO watch over their welfare and do them
tiously had he performed his sacred and
often difficult duty. For ifty years had
he pre- cached the consultations of the gospel
in a temple covered with rushes, and had
secured the veneration and love of his
flock. Several times had offers Of ad
vancement been made him. but lie loved
his poor people, and would not leave them
lest successor should care less for their
spiritual comfort, and temporal welfare
1t might have been hoped that when the
French revolution broke out, an existence
SO useful and holy would have been pro-
tected by its obscurity from the storm
that devastated more opuent districts,
and threatened their teachers. But St.
Agatha was not to escape. One day the
venerable curate received an order from
the president of the department to attest
what was then called "the civil constitu-
tion of the clergy" or TO withdraw im-
medately from his presbyterg, and the
performance of it's duties. lie wasso ig
norant of what was going on in the great
world that he did not understand what was
required of him; and copy of the consti-
tuition accompanying the order, he read
it over, but he saw nothing in it which
could have emenated from his superiors in
the church, nor concerning the doctrines
which he had been accustomed to teach;
he therefore declined singing the paper.
The idea of leaving his parish he did not
entertain for an instant, thinking that no
authority save that of his own bishop could
dissolve the spiritual union which he had
contracted with his church. He there
fore remained at ST. Agatha, and contin-
ued to perform his sacredotal duties. This
general measure, however, subjected the
pastor to an oath, which many of them
refused to take, and disturbance took
place in many departments of the west.
The authorities had arrested some re-
fractory curates, W no like he Of ST. Agatha,
had remained at their curscies, and the
parishioners of others had assembled 10
defend them, and resist any attempt to re- !
move them BY force. By degrees ibis re- I
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
BY MRS. HALE.

Young ladies are, now >a.days, Taught
such multiplicity of arts and accomplish
ments, that nothing which can add to the
graces of mind and manner, seems omitted
or forgotten, Only one requisite is want.
ing to complete the system. 1t is that
these intelligent and accomplished young
ladies, should be sedulously Instructed in
the art of applying their knowledge, and
exhibiting their graces advantageously
Not that they may procure a good estab.
lisLment, which, as the term is now I'M.
deret ood, meansa fine furniture, and a
husband who has money in his purse,
but that they may be fitted to discharge
those important duties which can only
make woman useful. respectable, truly
belosed, and consequently happy,
| The aim of female education, therefore
ought to be, not TO exalt those who enjoy
its advantages above their sphere, but to
make them more capable of perf,rming
the part which the laws of society, and
indeed, the nature of things, allot as the
peculiar province of the female.
'She looketh well to the ways of her
household,' is commendation which
every lady, who is the mistress of family
should be ambitious TO deserve, and should
she possess genius, and even talent, vet
still let her remember, that to make a
happy home for her husband and children
is far more praiseworlhy than to make
book.
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ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON
HIS FUN ON THE WORD MILAN.


On the evening of the day previous to the
taking OF the city of Milan, General Bona
parte, being then commander-in.c chief of
the army of Italy, was engagedto dine at
the mansion of lady Of consequence.
THIS parsonage, considering the distin-
guished rank and above all, the illustrious
na me of her guest, conducted the honors
of her table with great attention and
politeness. Napoleon however,, being
| fully occupied with the momentous events
that were to characterize the succeeding
day, replied with coldness and brevity to
the repeat ed marksof Difference wlnch the
hostess pointedly expressed towards him,
who at length in order to give animation
to the company, requested to know Bona
parties age, adding, by way Of paliating
the apparent rndeness Of the inquiry.
Il ain rot indeed very old at the present
moment; but in less than twenty -four hours
| shall count much more, for to-day have
to number twenty five years, whereas to-.
morrow ] shall have attained Milan
(mille-ans, J a thousand years.
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NEIREIDA'SINvITATION.
A SONG.
BY MRS. coouBE

We'll met beloved mortal, on this moonliti
shore,
Whose pale yellow sands / thus nightly
have sought,
Whether nature reposed, or tempest, swept
DER,
And each pressing moment with danger
was fraught.
Nay, Cease, cease thy terror; though not of
this earth
be one who now seeks thee, with love and
song,
Believe Sea Maiden has truth and has worth
Sincere as to daughters of mortals belong.
Hark! shells Of The Tritons proclaim that my
sire
Rises up from the deep his wand rer to find;
Ger distant dim waves, lashed with fury and
ire,
His wild horses rush with the neetness Of
wind!
And stern is that Being, Monarch of Oceans
Sad, sad is my fate, should he know I love
thee!
Then pause not, but trust Neireda' devotions
And tempt the blue waters, thou dear One;
with me.
Illlead thee to caverns radiant in beauty,
Gemm'd by the lost treasures of this, thins
own realm,
Where the fierce wrath, due TO truants from
duty,
Our joys shall not shade, or our fondness
. DER whelm,
Come, fearlessly launch upon the light blllow.
Disirust not but Danish all dread and alarmsS
Safe be thy wave-couch, and faithful the pil-
low
That's form'd the clasp of an Ocean Maids
arms.
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PRESERVING EGGS

Some time since patient was granted to-,a
Mr.. Jayne, of Yorkshire, England, for the fol.
lowing recipe for preserving eggs
One bushel of quick lime, thirty-two ounces
OF salt eight ounces of cream of tartar
These ingredients are to be mixed with az
much water as will llreduce them so the consis
tency that an egg when put in, will swim. By
this method, eggs have been preserved ip q
condition perfectly sweet for two years.
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-04-30
The Difference.

"A little more animation, my dear;
whispered Lady b., to the gentle Susan
who was walking langudly through a,
quadrille.
DO leave me to manage my own busi.
ness' mamma replied the provident
nymph; :! shall not dance my riDglets out
OF curl for married man.
'of course not, my love: but I was NOT
aware who your partner was.'
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-04-30
THE STAR OF LovE.-A srREsApE.

THE STAR OF LOVE.-A SERENADE.
THE star of love now shines above,
Cool zephyrs crisp the sea;
Among the leaves the wind harp weaves
Its serenade for thee.
The star, the breeze, the wave, the trees:
Their minlstrelsy unite,
But all are drear till thou appear
To decorate the night.
The light of noon streams from the moon,
Though with milder ray;
Ger hill and grove, like woman's love,
1t cheers us on our way.
Thus all that's bright, the morn, the night
The heavens, the earth, the sea,
Exert their powers to bless the hours
We dedicate to thee. G. p.
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alpnrtrp.
STANZAS.

Thy harpcrs, fair Scotland,
Repose in the grave!
They are dead who once sang
The exploits of the braYe!
The bards, whose strains yielded
To monarchs delight,
Have all vanished away,
Like phantom of night.
In the bower Of the fair,
No minstrel presides:
At the banquet, no bard
Mirth and revelry guides;
Tuneful troubadors sleep
In oblivion's stream,
And are only recalled,
AS beau,eous dream.
The days of the minstrel
Have long, long gone bysa
Since his plaintive- toned no1
Drew from beauty sigh
Thus, friends, Ger whose memory
Awhile we deplore,
Like the children Of song
Are remembered no more.
w. G-Y.
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8 nsibIe Advice.

.Ifyou ever marry said Roman Con
sui TO bis son let il be woman who has
Judgement to superinteud the getting Ofa
herself pride enough to wash her face be
fore breakfast, and sense enough TO hold
her tongue when she has nothing to say,
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Mechanics, wives,

A writer has thus described good wife,
There we behold woman in all her
glory, not doll to carry silks and jewels,
not puppet to be fattered by profane
alteration, reverenced to-day, discarded
tomorrow, always jostled out of the place
which nature and society would assign
her, by sensnality or contempt: admired
but not respecteds desired but not esteem
ed: ruling by passion and not Affections
impairing her weakness, not her consis-
tency to the sex size would exat: the source
and mirror to vanity-we see wife par
taking the cares, aud icheering the ankle.
ties Of husband, dividing his tolls by her
diligence, spreading cheerfulness around
her, and sharing the decent reinements
Of the world without being vain Of i,
placing all her joys and happiness in the
man she loves.
Aa mother We find her affectionate
he ardent instructress of the children she
has tended from infancy, training them up
to th'nght and virtue, 10 piely and benev-
olence; addressing them as rational be-
lngs, and preparing them to become men
and women in their turn. Mechanics
daughters make the best wives in the
world
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Scolding.--l never knew scolding
What makes people scold! because they
cannot govern themselves How, then,
can they govern others! Those who
govern well, are generally calm. They
are prompt aud resoIute, but steady and
mild.
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T''nih,--Poiticians will make fools Of
Observation-Disclosures will make fools
Of others, and women with pretty faces
VIII alw ays make fools of themselves and
the men.
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Water dangerous. reasoned with
an inebriate few days since on the vile
habit he had of drinking spirits.
Why he said in reply, water is dan
gerous, very dangerous-it drowns peo-
pl gets in their chests, aud into their
heads, and then, too, it makes that inier-
nal steam that's always blowing feller
up
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Duty IF Pos.masters--The Boston
Traveller publishes letter from the %
Assistant Postmaster General, in which
the decision is made, that letters written
TO distant Posimas,e's, requiring them ID
forward letters, are not subject TO postsgei
but should te treated as an ',oGicial busi=
ness"
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a son of Erin, after being distanced in
a foot race at length succeeded, when he
exclaimed, well am frst at last, but I
was behind before
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-04-30

a printer ON seeing sheri # closely pursua
ing an unfortunate author, remarked, lhat it
was new edition of the Pursuits of Litera
ture,' unbound and hot pressed
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Curious Method of Forming Pictures

curious Method OF Forming FlCtureSs
Cover white paper, or leather, with a
solution Of nitrate of silver, and place it
behind painting on glass, which is ex
posed to the rays of the sun. The rays
that come through will blacken The paper;
the shades Will be more or less deep, in
proportion tc The quantities ofl'ght trans
mitted through the different parts of the
glass. Where the glass is transparent,
and all the light comes through, the paper
will be quite black; where the glass is
quite opa que, and does not transmit any
light, the paper will be quite white and
there will be degrees of intensity in the
shadow of every variety of these. The
picture is not sensibly affected by the light
OF candles or lamps; bnI daylight destroys
it very soon, causing all the paper 10 be
come black.
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To q Bottle.

iis very strange that you and |
Together cannot pull
For you are full when ain dry,
And dry when ] am full.
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MY dear, you are not the woman
took you TO be-
But you are the man took yoc 10 be.
Go and purse that chiId this minute, or ]
will
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-04-30
h Edward Cooke SAYS.

Sir Edward Cooke says
Six hours to Slept laws grave study six;
Fourspcnd in prayer the rest on nature fix;
Or rather as Sir VIM. Jones says
Six hours to law--to soothing slumber sew
en-;
Ten to tie word alot-and all TO Heaven!
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VOL. 2. NO. 90.
A SWEAT FOR A SWEAT.

a physician had skeleton so Fixed, that on
entering tho room spring was touched, when,
in an Instant, it grasped the person entering.
An lrishman called On lllee doctor for some
medical aid, andlwas shown into the room
where the skeleton Was--it seized him mo-
ment-0h Howly Varoin- --up with his fist,
to defend himself bo Bis great astonisii
ment he saw the g'iislly igure disengaging
itself, when he flew from the house as swift
as lightning. A few DAYS after he met the
doctor, twho might be ca}1sd skele,on) coming
out of his own house. Ah, my honey, are ye
there! Do ye thinkI don't knowye, with yer
clothes on!' He seized the doctor. by the
throat and bestowing some hearty whacks--
take that for sweat you gave me tother day,
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General 1ablor ais mdebffer N9re=

tfbent.-Der gntbu1 u1iaSmus Der fjb ibsrall
fnnb tbut une bic grwdbIuns bss tapfsrn gss
nsra!s, Sabarias 9aplor, ale ndbfsm Yrsiis
esntsn Der Der. Staatsn gum 3wsd bat, fins
bet ben unsstbstsn Ssifau Der Dbiss o lattr
no 90 nur INNER sur gprabs fcmmt, uno i'm
SAL feline Grnsnnuns fir cas bobs Nmt wirfs
ltb erfcl9t 70 ,pirp bic lIntsrfieuns osrlslbsn
pom Sstsn bsr wbisspartsi aub sbsnio eff
rig uno sinmitbis fsin. Sei ben Nnfaburn
Der qcecfcecspartsi bat Der laute gntbufas.
mus cine SanS sntssssnssfsets 9eirfuns bsrs
lporssbrabt. Sbre Sldtter mslbs bsim Ins
fanse pss msrifanifbsn Srssss 70 pisI Sumqos
be bsS altsn @snsraIs ~ fa9sn battsn, iinb nun
sntpebsr 9anS ifumm cbsr iubsn ibn gar bsim
9plfe pubdbtis ;u mabsn-aass nur oarum
neil sr Elm 96bis iif.-Gin srof bIsibt ibnsn
nod, nanlib Der, "bab Gen. 9apIor Die Grs
nsnnun9 nibt annmmt," absr in foIbsm Sals
ls rprp iein Srsuno uno Wafsnbrubsr an isis
ne Stsas fommen unc bic Ssrrsn qcfos barum
nibt bsfer ab fsin.
Bon Seitsn Der Wbi9fpartei wirb man Der
grnsnnun9 ess Gen. Saplor fsin Iointsrnis in
Den QSt9 IsSen uno nur fsin sisnsr 9SQe fam
biefslbs binesrn. Or miro alS Der @anbibat
bss GOfss une Der IbigsYartsi ins 8slo fom>
men une Nsmane ipjre caran smsitsln, tas
ct als Gisser aus Dem Sample bsrpor9sbsn
wirb. @r ,pirb lnbsiissbar fsin.
prsfesnt HcIF bat bles fbon lan9e tsfarbs
tst babsr fubts er ben @sneral aub semIid
Dsib Su fsIsn; otsr bic 9crfebun9 botts es ons
bers bslblofsn. Ssn. SapIor bate Mutb 9ss
mug, allen @sfabrsn Su trOesn uno fem 0sfuns
Der Ssritano ;si9ts ibm Den rsbtsn 1Esa, Zen:
fslbsn 9lidIib ;u sntfommsn. 9aS GoIf bat
bsfbIcfTtn i'm fir feline 9isnits ju bslobnsn, Ii.
Ecle nit fensm sanSsn Inbanss mirc ss nidt
binbsrn scnnsu.
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-9snjeni9sn unftrsr esebrtsn &unesn,pis,
ein9sosnf unisrsr mcbI9emsintsn NuHorbsruns
i'm pcr!sstsn Sscbabtsr unS mdErsnb ben
@curtnobsn tsIudtn unb ibrs Sbulb bcjabls
ten, itnb mir oanfbar. Bon 9snsnigen, bic
fhcn fribsr um @sbuo 9ststsn uno fsisrlib
psrfprobsn battsn am lifsn April ju tsSabIsn,
bat aub ni1t @insr fein 9sriprsbsn ere
faIt-wir MAIDEN fs oaber aufmsrffam auf
bic "S ID warSe 9 lfG" mslbe bcuts gum
@rifsnmaI wsesr srfbsint uno 70 Ian9s fCrtess
fest werben fol-, biS aQs fbls6tsn &untsn Der
Belt bsfannt fino. Nufsspast!
Die Sanfnotensgifte auf Der IsstenSsis
ts erlbsint bsuts jum @rifenmal rpsesr uOas
ifdnei@ gang nsu unc 9snau bsrjbt9t. Sis
piro 8ie!en slib fein.
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Don unfern Sreiwilisen llno pcrias g6 o.
DE privat:@risfs bier anesfommsn, bic aber,
70 melt lpsit mir srfabren fcnntsn, feline wid)tis
ssrs TabrdDtsn entbalten, ale bic pel9e mir
bsrits rsriss 1Dots minbsltsn.