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From Scott's Philadelphia Weekly Paper
THE EBREAVED-A SKETCH.

Oh! mother, there's news cheering news, from
the war; asF1H @ a'N"
The people they hasten and. down the street
q pour.
My mother dear mother, come, cheer the
awhile,
There's Victory gain'd sure, now you must
smile.
Look! see the gay flags they are waving
around,
Oh! tell me, sweet mother, does not your heart
bound!
How father would latgh corld he see but your
face, .as
How proud should feel were 4 there IN his
place.
All. why look SO pale, now, my mother do try;
But why does that tear dim, your mid preas-
ant eye!
Why press and embrace now your own vii
I'm soldier like father SO pray let me 60.
The people look proudly and talk of the fight
None weep or look sadly, their faces are light;
Only you; It's too bad, mamma, once more try
TO look as you did ere lupa said "good bye"
All! " hat have said! oh! no, no I'm not glad.
How can be merry when you are so sad!
But | Il talk of something, I'm sure, that will
rleasc--
First, take me, dear mother, TO sit en- your
knees.
Now kiss me; ah! there was smile, declare;
I'll yet make you happy and chase away care.
Well talk aboutfathof, how he used to plny-.
Oh! how happy we were ere he ent away!
But soon he II cousc back, for the. war will be
DER.
Just fancy, dear mother, he Il stand at the door
Ill be drest in my best and yoa viii look
.s bright,
AS we welcome dear father safe home from
the fight
How pronJ yod viii Feoi @iica the solastersswe
,see!s -
But, mother, you still! turn your face from poor
Well, then, must stop, for you will tot be
glad; ts
/. Do tell me what's happened hat keeps yoe
so sad.
NV child, dearest Willie, God grant that you
Be spared from the pangs which | suffer this
7s- day!
Thy innocent prattle, ali! would 'twould be,
guile
Thy father no longer may see your sweet
smile.
He has left US dear Willie, no more to return;
For his country he died, lis his loss now
q mourn;
Though all may look glad as they pass to band
fro, aelsa
'Tis to US, my poor boy, day of sad woe.
o! mother! how cruel! it cannot be so;
O. tell me then, must we--My tears how
they aow! I
Shall we mover Forgive me sweet mother,
pray;
How could feel cheerful this sorrowfal day.
Dear child, bitter tears now you mlngle With
mine,
Yet murnur not love, tho the sun cease to
shine, at
The reward ofthe brave thy poor father shares,
A notions sighs blend with our heart stricken
prayers.
He has left us; but yet our protection will re
AYhere the serrowed in Leart ever hopefully
flee; ss ,lss.
Where tbe prayers of The widow and orphan
are borne,
, There our anchor we'll fix though the world
be forlorn.
{ Philadelphia, Aug. II, 1S47. TIC. NJ.
DEw pRors,-A delicate child, pale
and premalu,ey wise, was complaining,
on hot morning, that the poor dew drops
had been hastily snatched away, and not
allowed 20 glitter on the flowers like othe
happier dew drops, that live the whole |
night through, aud sparkle in the moon
light, aud through the moraing cnwards I
10 noon day. ''fhe sun, said the child, (
shas chased them away with his heat, or
swallow edsthem up in his wrath Som
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-09-03

The Cnoics OF EvILs.-Lord A.
asked lis friend IL - Way lac
being so tall a man, had married so shor'
a wife. sway, IN dear lord responded
IL G, You know, that OF al
evils, we should choose The least
The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-09-03

DEw nR5ps.-A delicate child, pale
and prematu,eiy wise, was complaining
on hot morning, that the poor dew drops
had been hast,l, snstched away, and not
allowed 70 glitter on the flowers like other
happier dew drops, that live the whole
night through, aud sparkle in the moon
light, aud through the moraing onwards
10 noon day. 'fhe sun, said the child,
shas chased them away with his heat, or
swallow eiithem up in his wrath SoUn
after came rain and arainhow; whereur-
onsiis father pointed upwards. See, sad
he,ubere siand the dew-drops, glorio0sly
re set--a glitteriug jew elry--Iu the heav-
ers; add The olowuish foot tranples on
item no more. By this, my child, tboa
ars taught thai what wilLers npon earth
blooms againiip heaven Thus the father
spoke. and knew not that he spoke pre-
figuring words fer, soon after, the deli
ute cailJ, with the incoming brightness Il,
Llsearly wisdom. vas ex,,aied like dew-
urrrs intoLeaven. asaf sal g n5a
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The world is bread, tlis people can I've.
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This page is filed with interesting matter.
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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18

I Poison. Cyrus, of Persia, when youn
prince, visited his uncle, Cyaxares; and, t.
show there was no merit in being good cup
bearer, took the cup from Sacas, who acted il
that capacity.
AStyages, history informs US, admired hi
skill, but laughingly observed:
The young waiter has forgotten one
thing"
"What have I forgotten ?" asked Cyrus.
To taste the wine before you handed it to
me and your mother"
C. did not forget that, but did not chose
to swallow poison"
Poison !' exclaimed the King.
eyes, there must be poison in the cup, for
they who drink of it sometimes grow gddy
and sick, and fall down."
Then you never drink in your country :"
inquired Astyages.
" Yes; but we only drink to satisfy thirst,
and then little water suliicos"
This occurred nearly two thousand four hun
dred years ago yet it is as true as if it were
an event of Yesterday, that Intoxicating drink
is Il poison"
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18
Reckless and Inprovident.

When we see young man lavishingly an(
rapidly spending his patrimony in gaming
and dissipation instead of establishing himself
and investing his money or property in some
respectable business, we have the voice Of
the world with us in denouncng his course
as reckless and foolish and the sentiment
prevails in every heart, that the natural con
quences, poverty and degradation, to which
he is so madly fastening, will be his just and
proper desert When we see II strong heal
thy tradesman or farmer, on whose industry
and attention to business an interesting fam
lily is dependant, so dead to all sense of pro
pricty and discretion as to spend the finest
weather in summer or autumn in lettering
about the grcggcries, or following frivolous
recreation, we have the opinion of all his
prudent neighbors and acquaintance, that he
ought to be severely punished, or compelled
by law to provide for those whom Providence
has entrusted to his care. He is justly cen
surcd for his improvidence. A stin more
criminal and responsible case is that ola nun
whose more wealthy friend has kindly fur
nishcd with store of goods on credit, if he
Immediately commences squandering in a
prohgate manner the proceeds Of the saes,
of the goods,regardless alike ofhiS obligations
to his friend, or his own credit, reputation or
interest Yet neither of the foregoing figures
are to highly coored to represent the charac-
ter ofevery man, old and young,who believes
he is a candidate for Immortality that the
longest life in this worlds but speck when
in comparison with the endless eternity
of the future, and that the happiness of the
future state depends on the improvement of
time in this life, and yet with this knowledge
pursues the vain things of the earth instead
of drvoting his whole power and faculties to
secure the favor of his creator. large por-
ton of the American community believe or
profess to believe in a future state Of con-
scious existence, and that dependant on
their respective characters or conduct here
they admit the infinite importance OF Sc
cur;ng salvation with which the state of cir
cumstanccs of this life is nothing in compari-
son and vet thew not only bestow more at
tcntion on the affairs of this world than on
those of the future. but are ever ready to de-
ride and ridicule any one who has conSdera-
ton enough to neglect the vain pursuits OF
bride. pleasure and possession Of wealth, for
the sake of securing u glorious and everast-
ing Inheritance. Int wisdom is justified Of
her children and all who are truly wise will
search the sacred srriptnres--our only true
guide in these matters. to see and learn tho
way of salvaion.-and elevate their whole
mind and strength to tho one object of Sc
curing state of honor, health, beauty, that
will endure forever,--Sci. .4p'er.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18

AFFECTION OF THE SWALLOW. As a
person was shooting swallows few days ago
at Ospaldwick, he fired at and wounded one,
which fell as fits wing was broken, to within
a few feet of the earth, when another swat
low flew directly underneath and bore it
gently up After having attained consid.
cradle elevation the bird underneath with
drew its support; but finding the bird was
sinking again to the earth, it resumed its sta
ton, and once more raised it in the air This
was done several times; till at last the bird
which was wounded flew away, as lift had not
been hurt-its companion following it. This
is as remarkable an instance of attachme mt
& sympathy in the feathered tribe as we have
ever heard of-and it should teach us to as
slst the afflicted The Student.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18
From the National Era.
A DREAM OF SUMMER.

Bland as the morning breath of June
The southwest breezes play
And, through its haze, the winter noon
Seems warm as summers day.
The Snow Plumed Angel of the North
Has dropped his icy-spear;
Again the messy earth looks forth,
Again the streams gush clear.
The fox his hillside cell forsakes,
The muskrat leaves his nook,
The blue-bird in the meadow brakes
Is singing with the brook.
"Bearup oh Mother Nature ~ cry
Bird, breeze, and streamlet free,
sour winter voices prophecy
OF summer days to the !"
So in the winters of the soul,
BY bitter blasts and drear,
O'erswept from Memorys frozen pole,
VIII sunny days appear,
Reyiving Hope and Faith, they show,
The soul its living powers.
And how beneath the winters snow,
Lie germs Of summer flowers!
The Night is Mother of the Day,
The Winter of the Spring,
And ever upon old Decay,
The greenest moses cling,
Behind the cloud the starlight turks,
Through showers the sunbeams fall;
For God, who loveth all His works,
Has left His Hope with all
JIG. w.
h LIST month, 1917.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18

TIE ATLANTIC, THE ONO, AND THR
LAKES. There is no little activity Just now
in regard to projects of railroads to connect
the East with the West, through Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company has given offence to
its Pittsburgh friends, who in consequence
have declared off The Pennsylvania Central
Railroad, from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh is
likely to be built, the necessary stock having
been subscribed; and the Pittsburghers are
engaged in line from their city to Cleaveland
Ohio, thus connecting themselves, and Phila-
delphia with the lakes. On the other hand,
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad designs to
strike the Ohio lower down. Mr.. McLane,
the President, expresses the opinion that
ParkersburGh is the Legitimate Termination
of the Baltimore and Ohio road, inasmuch as
it would give that road undisputed possession
of an avenue to the West whereas, should
the termination be at Pittsburgh, Baltimore
would at best but divide the Western trade
with Philadelphia" Opposite Parkcrsburgh
on the Ohio, is Belpre; and a charter has
Just been obtained for Railroad between that
point and Cincinnati, -tomake continuous
chain from Baltimore to the Queen City ofthe
Wcst-T. Chronicle.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18
ARAn SCHOOL IN ALGIERs. It was 9

ARAB SCHOOL IN ALGIERs. 1t was q
building adjoining the principal mosque. We
saw about twenty children seated confusedly
on mats, studying and repeating aloud the
lessons they had been set to learn. They re-
pcated these lessons in sort of singing tone
accompanied bya continued movement ofthe
holy. In the midst of all this stunning noise,
the Arab s"hoolnlaster communicated his in
structoin. He was Il poor marabout or priest,
whose only source of subsistence was the en-
oument he derived from his little class, to-
gether with the payment he received from
some shieks for chanting the Koran. No re-
gular method Of teaching was observed in the
Arab school. Each scholar was furnished
with little piece of vanished wood, on
which the mrster traced few letters Of the
alphabet. When the lesson was learned, the
master rubbed the piece of board with Il wet
rag, and having oblitorated the old lesson, he
ira ed a new one. The instruction was not
cole tive; the master surccssively called up
en- h nuoil, showed him his lesson, and then
sent him back to his place to learn it, In
front of the little building in which the mar
about had established his school, there was
Inscribed the following appropriate passage
from the Koran :-"During the first seven
years of life, let the child play; during the
next seven years, instruct and correct him;
during the seven following years, send him
forth into the world, so that he may acquire
and adopt its usages-the man will then be
perfect - Visit To algeria.
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their successors, and to the hands of skilfu
sculptor In the vaults beneath are the re
mains of the heroes to whom Poland voweC
an eternal sentiment of love and veneration
Led by sacrstan into the crypt, by the aid
of a trembling light, | read on a black sarco
phagus the name of Sobiesli, on another that
of Kosciusko, on third that of Polatowski
glorious assemblage of three imperishablc
names, separated by time and reunited in
the tomb, the last treasure of people from
whom everything has been taken away.
The royal castles of the Jagellons and of
the Piasts is now only an Austrian barrack.
The University, but short time since one of
the richest in Europe, only contains about
seventy students. The town of Cracow, which
formerly contained 1000 inhabitants,is now
reduced to 100000 From the height of the
terrace of Wavel, are to be seen at three
points of the horizon, three gigantic tumuli,
similar to thoss near Upsal, which bears the
names Of the three Scandinavian gods. The
first Of these contains the names of Cracus;
the second that of Wanda, his heroic daugh-
ter, and the third, raised by the love Of
whole, is consecrated to the memory of Kos
ciusko.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18
From the Youths Cabinet.
THE VINE.
BY MRS. LYDIA II. sIGoURNEY.

BY MRS. LYDIA II. SIGoURNEY.
The Vine hath beauty rare;
We train its tender shoot,
We Irvine it round the trellis fair,
And praise its fragrant fruit;
Yet there's a secret vein
Ofpoison near its bower;
And he will find it to his pain,
Who hampers with its power.
So, from lifes earliest morn,
While we, like shadows, pass,
Beneath the rosc-cup Turks the thorn,--
The adder in tie grass
Be ours the love of Heaven,
Clear mind, and cloudless view,
TO share the Eden it hath given,
And shun tie serpent too.
Hartford, CT. Jan. 1917.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18
J.F. MCCLELLAN, Printer.

printers ink rollers of the prepared and im1
proved India rubber, and are more perman-
emily elastic and will last at least ten times as
long as rollers made in the ordinary way and
of the ordinary material. We have never bee
fore heard ofthe successful application of this
material to this purpose; if it has been thus
applied we hope some person will inform us.
We shall give further notice on the subject
if the operation of these rollers proves salts
factory Sci. amer.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-02-18

SALTILLo AND VICINITY. We extract
the following account Of Saltllo and vicinity
from letter written by Capt II. w Merrill,
after accompanying Gen. Worth in his march
from Monterey to Saitilo.
"-Nev Jiontercy, Nov. 25, 1916.
The entire route from Monterey to Saltillo
lies along a narrow valley, ranging in breadth
from quarter to three miles in the extent,
while Oh either side cold and precipitous
mountains rise almost to the very clouds
They are entirely destitute of timber or
vegetation of any kind; and the scene at
times was particularly grand and sublime.
On one occasion the sun was oDscured from
our sight at 10 A. M. by these towering
heights The whole distance was gently as
cending, and the road rocky aud broken, As
our route for tie most part lay along stream,
we found ple,:ty Of water In one of these
narrow deiiles the Mexicans had thrown up
some defcnres, which were evacuated after
the fall of Monterey.
CAT Sl!tilio we found no wool Of any kind,
and were reduced to The necessity Of pur-
chasing brush enough from the Mexiuans to
boil our coffee. ThiS they brought some ten
miles ormore upon their backs, or upon pack
mules, as is customary in this country. At
Monterey the orange. lime, lemon, citr6n. g. ;,
prosper to perfection, wlliiea Saltillo Qarther
south) these do not grow or to well. Both
wheat and apples do well at SaltiIlo; at Mon
tercy they are not raised. Corn grows well
in both places, and the season is SO long here
that two crops are raised from the same piece
of ground yearly Potatoes do not grow here.
About Sairillo the fields are without fences.
and are watched from cattle, g., daily and
nightly by sentines,"
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BRANDON, Thursday February 10, 1917.

woman in the neighborhood seeing the
disater, ran and filled her apron. Mr.. b.,
from the loft of his store called out, "NVhat
are you doing there ?" The poor woman
looking up, answered, "Privateering sir"
The retort was so forcible, that the merchant
immediately made her present of the entire
hogshead,
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], HOLCOMB, Editor Il Publisher

tltul was the injunction of the prophet of tn,
Hebrews: "Ye shall not Cypress the stran
ger, for ye knoaO the heart of the STRANGER, see.
Egypt"
love my own country--I have a strong
New England feeling but am no friend Of
mat narrow spirit of mingled national vanity
and religious intolerance, which under the
name OF "Native Americanism," has made its
appearance among us l reverence man, as
man Be he Irish or Spanish, black or white,
ne IS my brother man. | have no preiudces
against other nations-1 cannot regard the
people of England as my enemies, nor sym-
pathlze with that clustering sham patriotism,
which is ever exclaiming,li like the giant Of the
nursery tale,
"Fee-faw-fum
smell the blood of an Engshman
Dead or alive, will have some"
remember that the same SIM which shines
on England's royalty and priestcratt, streams
a ans: into the dusty workshop of Ebcnezer
Elnot--rests on the drab coat of the Birlning-
nam Quaker Reiormer-greets O'Connell
through the CRATES of his prison-gloriies the
grey locks OF Clarkson, and gIaddens the he
folc-hearted Harriet Martineau, in her sick
chamber at the mouth of the Tyne. With
heart heart and soul respond to the sentiments of
Ch1ia,nning,. when speaking ola foreign nation:
" 1hat nation IS not an abstraction to me; it
spreads out before me Individuals in thou
sand interesting forms and relations; it con-
slStS OF husbands and wives, parents and chill
dren, who love one another as | love my own
home 1T consists of Christians, united with
me to the common Savior, and in whose spir-
II reverence the likeness of his divine vr-
tue; it consists of Il vast multitude of labor
ers at the plough and in the workshop. whose
tolls sympathze with, whose burden should
rejoice to Tighten, and for whose elevation
have pleaded; it consists of men of science,
taste, genius, whose writings have beguiled
my solitary hours, and given life to NV intel,
!ect and best affections. love this nation:
Its men and women are my brothers and sis
ters"
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-06-05
YOUR OWN
MECHANICS.

The disposition cannot no too much re-
buked, let it exist in any town it may, to
sendt to distant places for products, which
could be equally well furnished by the me-
chanlcs in their own town. This will ap.
ply to Nations as we'll as towns. No one
thing can be more positively injurious to
any town than to go over the heads Of its
mechanics, and buy else where. IT takes
out of the place money, which justly be-
longs at home. It discourages, and drives
away honest and enterprising mechanics.
It prevents them from advancing in pros
perity, SO as to add to the success Of their
own town. When ever you see poor me-
chanics you will be very sure to see a poor
town. The prosperity Of both are identi-
fed.
We regret TO believe that there are peo-
pie, who think that no article can be good
for any thing unless it be an imported one.
Such persons are the enemies to the towns
in which they live. They do what they
can to retard its progress, AMI discourage
its citizens. It is wholly wrong, unjust and
foolish. Every real friend to the place in
which he lives should do all he can to en-.
courage its mechanics, and he who has a
correct conception Of the duties Of a good
neighbor and a true American citizen,
will ever take pleasure in doing so, and not
run after every thing that is foreign, from
the foolish idea that by doing so it renders
him d man Of the ton, by such an act Of
deep injustice to his " fellow citizens
WSst Tenn. Wing
Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-06-05

A CURIOUS Gale ULAT1ou--What is a
billionl The reply is very simple mil
lion times a million. This is quickly writ
ten, and quicker still pronounced: but no
man is able to count it. You may count
$50 or ITO ina minute; but let US even
suppose that you may go as far as 300;
then IN hour will produce $4,000; a day
100000, and a year of365 days los, I20,-
900. Let US suppose now that Adam, at
the first beginning Of his existence, had be-
gun to count, had continued to do so, and
was counting still, he would moi even now,
according to the usually supposed age of
our globe, have counted near enough. For
to count a million times a million, he would
require 94I2 years. 81 days, 5 hours and
50 minutes.