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Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-10
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BY MISS s. IT. HUNT.

William, you scamp, bring that book
here, cried Fanny Wood, springing from
her seat and chasing her brother through
tie hall to the top of the stairs. Give it
10 me this moment. | IN in earnest
Give il TO me!' she repeated, angriIy
stamping her pretty little foot, as he pulled
It from the momentary grasp she had upon
II.
| II give it TO YOU rs soon as | sec what
inpatient. You II get wrinkles in your
forehead II YOU frown SO. Oh, believe
nave pencil in my pocket; | ii take
your portrait now. Don't you think had
better, my lovcIk creature 2 said William,
looking at his sister with that tantalizing
air which some brothers are accustomed
70 assume
Now, William, do behave Yourself for
once, and give me that book pleaded
Fanny, with very decided, sensible ex-
preston, holding out her hand as if she
thought lac would not dream of refusing
miid request.
What was Your observation, Miss
Wool asked the young gentleman, Law
m his finger upon his ear, and inclining
hi, had towards her on one side.
ien Iaow very wen what said. Oh.
ino'.rn all my life saw such disagree
anIc, a'.obhgIng, provoking animal as you
ar.
AeiI, dear, it is to be lamented; but
yoo know ANIMALS must be excused -
la", atr Obliged to depend on instinct
~, ~ i TO me, and stop your non
sense, ~ald Fanny, half CRYING with i'm
patient 'oNnnon, and screwing her face
III Iato z distressed expression. Will
"'m, 1t you only knew how awfully disa-
-I'eahle YOU appear, m sure YOU would
never tease me again. Just think of the
consequences. 1t causes me, your own
s'sE' (" Luxe 10 pleasure whatever in
N''t society. Il is great relief to nv
h''"a When you get out Of the house
Sen hbbing there; YOU know YOU
l''e mc 10 distraction. cried her brother
h,>ng her pouting lips, and then Welding
- laign' winch larly amounted to \
'.'s Fanny returned his marks Of affac.
'.'H y pulling his hair in a very unladv-
.'>' maanor then She caught hold Of
NJ a.'A, and was about bearing if off with
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1847-09-10
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From tbs, Literary Magazine
TIE OLD HOMESTEAD.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
Farmers and their Children.

The paramount duty of the agriculturalist is
to elevate his class, and place himself in the po-
sition to which he is entitled. No idea more IA
tai to the supremacy of the farmer ever posses
sed him than that of educating some one child
in particular for what are denominated the learn
ed professions. Let agrculturallsts educate their
children thoroughly regardless of any such I'M
fair and unjust consideration. Let them not
give bread to one and stones and serpents to the
others. Let them bear in mind that education
adorns and improves the cultivator of the SOIL as
much as it does the lawyer, the doctor or divine
1t is false notion and unworthy the citizen Of a
free republic, that education is not necessary to
the cultvator of the soil When we reflect that
this is a free country and that freedom can only
be preserved by the pure light that is reflected
by knowledge, can the cultvator of the soil hes
itate moment to put his shoulder to the wheel
If he loves his children, let him educate them
1t is duty he owes both to his children and tc
his country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04

him should be Adlutant General Major Andre,
who indeed had been the person on my part, who
managed and carried on the secret correspon-
dence."
From these facts it appears that Andre did not
himself propose to undertake this mission, nor en-
gage in it voluntarily, but yielded to the wishes
of Sir Henry Clinton in conformity with the ex-
press solicitation of Arnold Although this cir
cumstance does not affect the nature of subse-
quent transactions, yet in its bearing on the
character and motives of Andre it is worthy of
remembrance.
At length, to facilitate their communications
the Vulture Sloop of War passed up the North
River, and took up station convenient for the
purpose, but not so near as to excite suspicion
An interview was agreed on, and in the night of
September 81 1880, Andre was taken in boat,
which was despatched for the purpose, and car
ried to the beach, without the posts of both ar
mics, under pass for John Anderson. He met
General Arnold at place called the Long Glove,
on the west side of the Hudson While the con-
ference was yet unfinished, daylight appeared,
and to avoid the danger of discovery, it was pro-
posed that he should remain concealed until the
succeeding night. He continued with Arnold, at
the house of Mr.. Smith the succeeding day, and
when on the following night he proposed to re-
turn to the Vulture, the boatmen refused to carry
him, because she had during the day shifted her
station, in consequence of gun having been
moved to the shore and brought to bear upon her.
This embarrassing circumstance reduced him to
the necessity Of endeavoring to reach New York
by land. Yielding with reluctance to the urgent
representations of Arnold, he laid aside his regi-
mentals, which he had hitherto worn under a sur
tout, and put on plain suit of clothes, and re-
ceiving pass from General Arnold, authorizing
him, under the feigned name of John Anderson,
to proceed on the public service to White Plains,
or lower if he thought proper, he set out on his
return in the evening Of the 22d, accompanied by
Joshua Smith, and having crossed the Hudson at
Kings Ferry, passed the night at Crompond-
The next morning they proceeded on their jour
ney, and arrived at the house near Pines Bridge
where they partook Of some refreshment Here,
Mr. Smith deeming Andre safe, babe him adieu
He had passed all the guards and posts on the road
without suspicion, and was proceeding to New
York in perfect security, when three militia men
named John Pauldng, David Williams, and Isaac
Van Wart, who were employed with others in
scouting parties between the lines of the two ar
mics, springing suddenly from their covert into
the road, seized the reins of his bride and stop.
ped his horse
(Remdinder merit aoeek.)
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
q be Family GtrtIr,
A W ord to Boys,

The Learned Blacksmith says: Boys did you
ever think that this great world with all its wealth
and woe, with all its mines and mountains o.
ceans, seas and rivers, with all its shipping, its
steamboats,, railroads and magnetic tclegraphs;
with all its millions of darkly cropping men, and
all the science and progress Of ages, will soon
be given over to the hands of the Boys of the
present age! boys like you assembled in school
the Atlantic? Believe it and look abroad upon
your inheritance, and get ready to enter upon its
possession. The Kings, Presidents, Governors,
Statesmen, Philosophers, Ministers, Teachers,
Men of the future are all Boys, whose feet, like
yours, cannot reach the floor, when seated on
the benches upon which they are learning to
master the monosyllables of their respective
languages"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
The Corn and Wheat CrOnS,

We can scarcely conceive the immense guam
titles of corn and wheat which are annually pro-
duced in the United States. The Delta says
that the crops of the West for the year 1916 will
be more than 500, 900, 900 of bushels of Corn,
and 14O, 100000 of Wheat In the State of
Ohio alone, the quantity of corn raised is estima-
ted at go 900, 600 bushels The Cultivator says:
"The Ross County Agricultural Society have
taken pains to ascertain, as near as possible, the
amount of the principal productions raised on
each farm in several townships of that county
In the report recently made to the State Board OF
Agriculture we find that in the townships of
Scioto the aggregate of corn is 359, 1876 bush
els, from only 66 farms or estates, On one Of
these DR. Masse's) $4,000 bushels were pro-
duced! and on another, Or. Watt's) $500
bushels! Another township, Liberty in the
same county, gives an aggregate Of 93,704 bush
els from rs farms or estates. In both of these
townships the average per acre is not over about
so bushels The population of Scoto township
in 1910 was ,379-of Liberty, 1856. There
are seventeen townships in the county, and many
such counties for the production Of corn, in the
central and southern valleys of Ohio. In The
thinly settled county of Fayette, where most o
the farms are devoted to grazing, and not rivel
county, the agricultural society, after extensive
inquiry report an estimate of the corn crop fo
the present year at 100000 bushels"
Our minds are bewildered and lost in the cal
culation of the quantity of food that the vas
and almost illimitable extent of our yet uncuti
waited country may be made to produce Farm
er g. Mechanic.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
SPEECH of Mr., CALHOUN,
ON THEsORTGLN or THE WAR.

Mr.. Calhoun then rose and said: | am really
obliged to the gentleman from Tennessee for CIV
ing me an opportunity to repel great many in
situations which | have seen upon this very sub
iect and the endeavor to fix upon myself and
friends the responsibility of which he has spoken.
lie has got up and made grave charge, that
there was on this side of the chamber party
combined together, in reference to presidential
elections, who controlled all measures in refer
ence to that. have already denied that | was
any candidate for the presidency appeal 10
every lriend-to my friends upon this floor, upon
either side of the chamber, and to every one IN
the Stlte of South Carolina, if my whole course
of conduct has not been this: that would not
accept the presidency unless it comes to me by
the voice Of the American people, and then only
from sense of duty, and taken as an obligation
1t is suspected that | will net vote for the
three million bill; and that because said, when
spoke on the subject, waited for further de
velopmen.s. Waz there 2nythinae, NJ. p:ts;1sH:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04

Mr.. Cilley's resolution, requesting the Pres-
dent to withdraw the army from Mexico being
under consideration, Mr. c. addressed the Sem
ate as follows;
Mr. PreSident:-I have many reasons for i'll
Producing the resolution; and | will, as briefly
as possible, state some of them. Sir, we are at
war with Mexico. AS to the manner in which
we got into that war; shall not now undertake
to inquire; but will state that think the war
unnecessary and unjust, and all wrong. If Mex
leo had wronged us, we should have forborne-
There was no necessity for hurrying into fight
for very small causes. The President proposes a
vigorous prosecution of the war, for procuring an
honorable peace; yet it seems that peace is no
nearer than it was at the commencement of hos
Titles Sir, how are we to get peace! The
President says we must Conquer apeace." We
may keep a military force in Mexican territory a
long time without obtaining peace. We cannot
get peace without negotiation. Well, sir why
not bring our army out of her unhealthy climate,
into our own country where we can reinforce
organize, and discipline the army, and have some
plan of operation that will be efficient, instead OF
scattering our forces all along the frontier, from
the gulf of Mexico to the Pacific ocean. Sir, il
costs too much to prosecute the war in this way
and what is the effect! We are expanding large
sum of money in the purchase of Mexican pro-
duce paying them high prices for all that is want
ed for our army, enriching her citizens in large
entent of country. Is this the way to obtain
peace? think not, sir The commanding gen.
eral has said that he considers it mpracticable to
proceed to Mexico by the way of San Luis Potosi
Sir, if this is the case, why not withdraw the army
andmake ample preparation to carry out our plans
if we have anyl The Senator from Ohio, in the
proposition which he submitted to the Senate,
believe, intmates a desire that large reinforce
ments should be raised and forwarded immed
ately, for the prosecution of the war; but the
great objection which rests upon my mind in re
gard to this sudden increase of the army was
that the troops thus hastily raised must necessari
ly be undisciplined and inexperienced and il
they were enlisted with the utmost despatch, they
could not be concentrated on the field of military
operations before the commencement of the sick
ly season. Will you send them into Mexico tC
contend with their deadly climate, and sacrifice
our soldiers to no purpose! think my plan bet
ter, to withdraw our forces to some healthy place
within the boundaries of the United States, where
the subsistence of the army could be more read
lily obtained, and then if it is necessary to IN
crease the army to any desirable extent, to have
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
Improvement of Time,
BY MRS. FARRAR.

Much of woman's time is necessarily con-
sumed by the everyday business of life The
proper care of her own person and clothing de-
mands much more time than that of the other
sex.-Some household duties fall to the share of
almost all Young women, and claim portion of
each day, and without wise distribution of her
time and strict adherence to her plan of life,
she is in danger of having her intellectual and
spiritual improvement continually sacrificed to
the lesser interests of clothing and feeding the
body. To prevent this, it is desirable that you
should take into serious consideration the plan
of life which best suits your age and circumstan-
ces, decide upon what ought to constitute your
daily round of occupation, and allot each its fit
ting time BY having regular hours for the diff
ferent employments of the day, you will avoid
the great waste of time which is occasioned by
uncertainty as to what you will do next. Hav
ing made general distribution of your time ant
occupations for the day, provide for unavoidable
Interruptions and delays, by having a book o
easy reading to fill up odd minutes, and piece
of needle-work always at hand to employ you
fingers upon, when listening to others, or whel
your mind is SO pre-occupied that you canno
give it to a book.
The old adage, "Take care of the pence, AM
the pounds will take care of themselves" ma
be thus parodied.-Take care of the minutes
and the days will take care of themselves.
the minutes were counted, that are daily waste
in idle revere or still idler talk, in thinking {
setting about task that is not relished, and /
looking for things that should never be mislaiC
they would soon amount to hours, and prove su
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
Agricultural,
Labor.

Labor,
Labor, labor" sounds the anvil,
Labor, labor, until DEATH"
And the file, with voice discordant,
"Labor, endless labor" saith,
While the bellows to the embers
Speaks of labor in each breath.
"Labor, labor" in the harvest,
Saith the whetting of the scythe,
And the mill wheels of labor,
Under waters falling blithe;
Labor, labor" groan the mill-stones
To the bands that whirl and writhe
And the woodman tells Of labor,
In his echo-waking blows
In the forest, in the cabin,
IT'S the dearest word he knows!
Labor, labor" saith the spirit,
And with labor comes repose.
"Labor!" saith the loaded wagon,
Moving towards the distant mart,
Labor" groans the heavy steamer,
As she cleaves the waves apart,
Beating like that iron engine ~
Labor, labor" saith the heart!
Yes, the heart of man cries, " Labor"
While 1t labors in the breast,
Hear the Ancient and Eternal,
In the Word that He hath best,
Saying, " Six days shalt thou labor,
On the seventh thou shalt restm
Then how beautiful at evening,
When the toilsome week is done,
To behold the blacksmith's embers
Fade together with the sun;
And to think the doors of labor
Are all closing up like one.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04

same time without waste This machine has
two great advantages over all others invented for
the same purpose; first in the quantity which
can be sheIed each day; and second, that corn
with the husks on can be shelled as clean and
readily as when stripped. The labor of husking
is saved entirely. With two men to turn the
crank, and one to feed, three hundred bushels
of corn per day can be husked and shelled with
out difficulty, as an ordinary days work. By
the application of horse power, this machine
can turn out from two to three thousand bushels
per day
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
A New Corn Shelter,

The ST. Louis Union, Of the 22d ult., says
yesterday we witnessed the operation of new
corn shelter, invented by j. A. Hedges, ESQ.,, Of
this city. 1t is far superior to any machine for
that purpose now in use, Every ear was shelled
clean; the cobs passing out at one end, and the
corn near the other. By slight addition to it
which will be made in few days, the corn will
be shelled, famed and deposited in sacks at the
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04
CaGtes' Department.

From the Tribune
The Star and Child.
A maiden walked at eventide
Beside clear and placid stream,
And smiled as in its depths she saw
A trembling stars reflected beam.
She smiled until the beam was lost
AS cross the sky cloud was driven,
And then she sighed and then forgot
The star was shining still in heaven.
A mother sat beside Iife's stream,
Watching dying child at dawn,
And smiled, as in its eye she saw
A hope that it might still live on.
She smiled until the eyeds closed,
But watched for breath until the even
And then she wept, and then forgot
The child was living still in heaven.
A. D. F. R.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04

8" / must work, eat, drink, sleep and get mon
ey for that is the whole purpose and end OF
life," said the fool. He labored to get money,
six months and died; that was the end of his
life. II must learn to live, and prepare for
life" said the wise man. He lived long and
loved was loved and died happy man. So it
is with all the world The fool lives to eat,
work, &c, and the wise man is always learning
to live.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04

tclent for the acquisition of some elegant art, OF
the study of some useful science. Almost every
young person has something in view which she
would like to do, if she had time for it; and by
serutinizing her appropriation of every hour in
the day, she will generally find as much time
wasted as would suffice for the desired end il
resolutely redeemed from idleness.- Young La
DIS Friend
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-03-04

Young man, hold up bravely your head when
the surges roll over you; knowest thou not that
the energy that works within thee is the meas
ure of thy capabity, that whatsoever thou will
est thou canst achieve, if not interdicted by the
laws of thy being! Look then, on obstacles
with an unblinking eye. Most of the good and
great of all ages have been thy fellows in suffer.
ing, and thou mayst be theirs in success.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1847-09-01
FACTS AND CURIOSITIES FOR
THE YOUNG.

A swarm Of bees contain from 10000 to
10000 in natural slate, and from 10000
TO 100000 in hive.
Sponges are believed 10 consist of excit-
able flesh, full of small mouths, by which
they absorb and eject water.
The sloth does not advance above 100
yards in day. II is two days in climbing
and descending tree.
Insects breathe through holes or pores
on each side o.! every segment Of the abo-
men, called spiracula.
The gall-hy forms the gall nuts on trees
and plants by its eggs and young, and the
gall.f1y does the same in The skins Of cat
lie.
A healthy liver weighs nearly four lbs,
but diseased ones become four or FIVE times
heavier.
The human brain is the twenty eighth of
the body, but the brain of horse but The
4OOlh.
The human body, in healthy state, is
generally al 90 of Fahrenheit. :
The heat Of an oven applied 20 a dead
human body, for II days, reduced it from
100 to II pounds.
The earth is believed to Increase, in heat,
a degree iu every Is or 20 yards in depth.
Mercury for thermometers is purified by
agitation in bollle with sand, and then
by straining ii through leather.
The walters of the Red Sea appear 10 be
80 feet higher than Ghe Mediterranean-
and the Gulf Of Mexico is % higher than
the Pacific.
Coun, Rumford, by boring cannon
within water, so heated it by tho friction
that he made it boil, and actually boiled a
piece Of beef in il.
The sea is to the laud, in round millions
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PuEBLA, Mexico, August s, 1S47.

Gen. Pierce arrived this nrorning-his
men. though much jaded and travel worn,
making most soldiery appearance. The
9lh resirr ent in purIicuar-lhe New En-
gland regiment commanded by Col. RAN
soin-allracted much attention from the
crowds assembled To- see the new levies en-
ter.
Notwithstanding all the stories told ia
the Mexican papers, II seems that General
Pierce has brought his command through
without losing man, and with hut three
or four wounded. He was attacked seve-
raj lines BY guerrilla parties. YET by
them OH every occasion.
The officers with Capt. Ruff, at The
limc he routed The guerrillas al San Juan
de los Lianos, were Lieut.. Walker, of his
own company, and Lieut.. Hawes, with a
company Of The 81 Dragons. Thc defeat
was complete.
We have hundred conflicting rumors
from the city Of Mexico. One is to the
effect that Valencia is coming ou, with r.
OOO men 10 attack US in trout, white Alva-
reZ, with 5000 Pintos, makes demonsIra-
linn in the rear; another report has IL that
Santa Anna has disarmed 5000 Of the
Guardia Naronal, having discovefed that
they were halching some plot against him.;
while still anoher report would have it thar
q regular revolution had broken out against
the Jenemerito of this counrry, and tina, ALI
was 'cpnrusion worse confounded" at Mex
leo, at last dates. Then, again, we have
il, hat Puebla is 10 be attacked immediate.
y after the army has left, the garrison put
10 the sword, and The citizens severely
muced aud robbed for the good treatment
iley have given to the Yankees. For any
cue Of those rumors lhole is probably not
the least shadow Of foundation YET as the