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Head Quarters.

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ship. attg o,Iyreduretisas AlEordrrss
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piscs III snit ttie time.
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sedsdiscases. even the most hopeless and
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persons having %,insonnd negroes, and no,
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12
4 Horse STORY.

A writer in the Buffalo Courier tells the fol-
lowing anecdote of "A horse. The incident oc-
Cured in town adjoining that city:
A butcher, my neghbor, recently went to a
pasture. where the family horse was usually turn
ed when idle, to get calf which he had purchas-
ed for slaughter. Finding difficulty in other
wise catching him, he set large bull dog upon
the calf, which soon brought him to the ground,
uttering most piteous cries. The horse, which
till now had seemingly paid no attention, aroused
BY the cries of distress, no sooner perceived the
perlous situation of his helpless companion. than
with ears leered, laws distended, name aud tail
erect, he fastened to his relief!
The dog still continued his hold, despite the
threatening aspect of the horse, when the noble
fellow, fastening his teeth upon the dog, with
one toss threw him completely over the adjacent
fence! Meanwhile, the butcher had approached
so near as to catch hold OF the calf as he was
rising which the horse perceiying he turned up
on him his posteror artillery, throwing his heels
every time still nearer the butchers head, until
he also was glad to reinquish his hold. With
what proud and exulting air he pranced around
his liberated charge, with head and tail erect
snortng defiance to all oppressors. In fact before
the butcher (ah who would be one y could se'
cure his subject he had first To secure this cham
pion of freedom in the stable
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12
The Missouri Compromise.

Southernpr'ntsa says that II the Senate agrees
with the Rouse OF REPRESENTATIVES IN regard TO
the question OF slavery IN me territories inc IN
ION Is at an end: ana councils a. meeting OF all
the southern members OF both Houses o, Con
gress TO strengthen each other hands IN the I'M
aNerable determination not TO submit TO the
aoandohmeht OF the missouri compromise.
we are not aware, tor our part, OF any dspo-
sltion on the part OF the Northern members to
abandon the Missouri compromise. That meas
ure referred to the domain which was 'ceded by
france TO the United states under TIE name OF
Loh'siaia. lnese are It's Verywords; mere
was no compromise IN regard 10 any other terrI-
tory, ana nooouy Pretehds that california or New
Mexico was included IN the sale OF Louisiana to
the chlted states 70 the compromise WITHIN
the lmlts TO "hlch II was limited. by the act OF
lo2o, the Nortil Is Wiling 10 aohere' Dut II any
new territory Is acquired, mere must De, OF me-
cesslty, new arrangement.
1t strikes us however, that the Southern mem
bers have not always shown themselves so zeal
Gus Tor extending the Missouri compromise TO
newly acquired territory Il, they now are. The
whole extent OF Texas, both north and south OF
the line OF compromise. has been admitted INTO
the Union with constitution not only sanction
ing slavery, but placing certain difficulties IN the
way of abrogatngt it. The compromise. which
| these people hold as so sacred, has been treated
with utter contempt in the case of that state.
| This Compromise, by an express resolution of
the two houses, about two years since. was SOL
EMMY extended TO Texas. That state was aS
much brought within the compromise as any
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12
Cbe = farm.
From the Massachusetts Spy.
To Agriculturists.
IT IS CHEAPER TO BUY.

This song, my agricultural friends. is sung
too much at the present day. The times are
changed, and III some respects for the worse.-I
The time was when it was the cry of about all,
that it was better for the farmer to make and
raise certain things, than to buy In this COM
munication, | shall attempt to prove that the old
way is the best. To buy about ALL may do for
some classes Of people but not for the farmer.
His profits are small, of course his means will
not allow it. Nor ought we, my friends to de-
sire 1t; for were this the case our minds would be-
come stupid, and our bodies inactive. and we
should soon die of rust. Whenever things can
be made or raised for farmers family, without
material loss, it ought unqucstionabv to be
done, for this case requires degree of indcren.
dence. farmer ought to make his own pork.
will not except the milksellcr. | very well
know that pork is low and to reckon the shoats.
labor OF tattenlng and the food eaten, at fair
price, 1t would amount to more than the pork
But what OF that! great part of what we give
10 the porkers could not be sold for cash, and do
ing as above recommended, the farmer saves his
money, has hand good supply, and what out
weighs all other considerations, prevents the dis
agreeable cry of the women, Ito WITT we are all
out OF pork! We are ont of lard &c. Such
1acts do not set well on farmers ear nor ought
they ever to take place.
FARMER ought 10 do as much as to fat his
own peef. Here the same remarks will apply
as were made on pork,
- person VINO calculates to be farmer, ought
to begin in his youth to do some mechanical
work. man of activity can do many things
ana do them neatly and WELL and make grea
saving. There will be stormy and Indictment
weather, when he cannot work on the farm. anc
If he has suitable shop and tools, he can worl
uouch Of his m"ner - ia anus aolng ne may save
nfoarnnr,or 'I Gn -, aa may not oh'y DE a k'nf
maker and mender w;,bnv, o,H' out even shoe
;n, NTH he h". ,a'e''a'iy 'h'et'er
farmer o1ght to raise his oYr cr,;, .,..
~ cav smch as sncceeds woll in hi ar, r ", ~
country well know that corn comes in fr %,
the South and West like a flood, and is lowe
than we can afford IN raise Ru, What or that
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Yours respectfully,
A. STEWART.

BY means of the barometer, we are enabled to
regain, in some degree at least, that foreknowl-
edge of weather which the ancients did possess.
Chaptal considers that the value of the barome-
ter, as indicator of the weather, is greater than
the human knowledge of the most experienced
coun,ryman and indeed of all other means put
together
The rising of the mercury presages, in gener-
al, fair weather; and its falling, foul weather. as
rain and snow high winds and storms.
The sudden falling of the mercury foretells
thunder, in very hot weather, especially If the
wind is south The rising in winter indicates
frost; and in frosty weather, if the mercury falls
three of four divisions, there will follow thaw;
but if in continued FROST snow may be eXpec-
ted.
When foul weather happens soon after the
falling of the mercury, it will not be of long du'
ration; nor are we to expect continuance o
fair weather. when it soon succeeds the rising
of the quicksilver. II, in foul weather, the mer
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12

PRESSED GLASS "TuMBrARs As many of
our readers may not be tamilicr with the meth
cd of the manufacture OF this kind of glass ware,
now 50 common on almost every table, both pub
lie and private. we subjoin a brief sketch of the
moduS operandi BY which the fluid mass of met
al is converted into that beautiful form and
nearly perfect resemblance of the most perfect
cut glass. The description is by correspondent
of the Christian Mirror who observes -
" In the first place they have a brass mould,
consisting of solid mass, about as large over
as hali-peck measure. containing a hollow in
it. exactly the form of the lumber to be made,
with follower of brass. of the same form, but
so much smaller as to fit the inside of the tum-
bier. When the two parts ofthe mould are put
| together. the space between them is the exact
thickness OF tie vessel required.
:" In the process Of manufacturing. three men
and two boys are required. The first thing done
is for Of the men to dip an iron in the melted
glass and move it about until he has a sutii-
cient quantity of the fluid mass on the end of his
rod he then holds it over the hollow of his
mould, and, with pair of shears. cuts of what
| he Judges to be enough to constitute the sub
stance of the tumbcr. Instantly the other man
brings down the follower with lever power,
and the melted glass is so compressed as to I'LL
the cavity of the mould. He then turns his
mould bottom up, with little blow, ard the
tumbler drops red hot upon stone table. One
of the boys with an IRON rod having little melt
ed glass on its end presses it on the bottom Of
the lumber and it slightly adheres lie then
holds it i'll the mouth of glowing furnace turn
ing it rapidly, till it is almost in melting state,
when the third man takes it, and whirng the
rod and tumblers on a sort of arm of chair, he
holds smooth iron tool against the edge OF
the lumber, till all the u5,ness is removed
from its edges. when boy takes the rod from
him. and BY light stroke on the end of itdrops
the tumbler into box OF coal dust, when tho
other boy, with an iron fork on the end of stick
takes the lumber and places it in a hot oven to
i cool gradually. These five hands will make "A
beautiful tumbler in about forty seconds, or
= about one hundred in an hour"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12
From the Albany Eve. Jour,
Letter from an Officer of the California
Volunteers.

Dated on board ship Susan Drew, Sept. 81
To the surprise of all, including the officers OF
the ship, we went right out 10 sea, supposng
we were to anchor in the Horse Shoe and wait
for the men (about 800 to come on board ; but
off we went, with spanking breeze, which
continued increasing until it became hearty
gale For the first time in my life was upon
the element had so long desired. Before us
expanded an unlimited world of watcrs-behind
the Highlands of Neversnk fading in the dis
lance had seen little of sailing in Pilot boats
outside Sandy Hook, and had been at Nahant,
bat this is quite different affair. The farther
we advanced the more nnquict it became. The
waves broke against the ship with a force that
made her tremble, and shortly began to dash
over the deck. Most of the men and all the
women began to feel uncomfortable, and from
the tossing and rocking of the ship were soon
seized with sea sickness, many of them wishing
t!ey had never seen slip. The rest of us 90,
our sea legs on forthwith and he who was mos,
especially at home was man about my weighi
and size.
Oct. LIST. Gale abated have enjoyed i,
much-been at masthead continually, except
when on duty) comfortably seated in the cradle
or on the yard-arm, the waves dashing over the
deck-ship diving her bows under and raising
with the swell, like good ship, as she is
Again, at night, am comfortable ina private
hammock or BERTH India rubber bed and pillow
Oct. I'd. East of the Bermudas, the men have
been catching many fine dophns and have
now seen what landsman read of the dying dol
phin.-ilis rich, variegated constantly changing
colors, are beyond description.
Last evening, lth lat. 81 %, lon. 43 %, jus,
before dark, a sail was seen about l. miles of
to westward. At dark, signal rockets were LET
of and replied to- She was afterwards signal.
zed by a globe lamp, &c. About ,, A. NJ, or A
bells, she neared us enough to make her ont
(thc Perkins , after which, she altered hel
course, and was soon lost in the distance, she
heading toward the Azores and we the Madeira
! 18th, This is one of the days we read of for a
beauty, the wind what the sailors call the vara
bles, (prelude to the trades) the different messes
making duff, pudding, &c. BY the way, we are
living shade better than fighting cocks pic
killed. cabbage, potatoes, onions, -four sugar, cot
fee, molasses rice, etc. etc.
have divided the company into four messes
all of which, and partc ularly my own, have ex
ceent cooks SO we beat the cabin all hollow
They (oilicers) expend about 81 per week FOL
living, and Uncle Sam feeds us.
| 18th. Lat. q SO ~. lon. 81 10 w. One O
our mess caught ten pound dolphin, which
soon transformed into one of those chowders, a.
taught by the Squire.
18th. Lat. Is As n, lon. 80 81 w. We are
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-02-12

A convict in the State Prison of New Jersey
has invented machine for taking the yeas and
nays in Legislative Assemblies. The Trenton
News thus describes it
Yesterday we saw. for the first time, most
wonderful machine, made for the purpose Of sa.
wing time in taking the yeas and nays in orr
houses of legislation The model Of this ma
chine has only been completed day or two, and
is not even yet quite ready to be exhibited
"The machine. when put into use, is to stand
at the clerks table, and from it two wires are TO
extend to the desk of each member, terminating
in two knobs, one of which should be marked yea
and the other nay. When the question is to be
taken and it is announced by the chair. the clerk
unlocks the machine by touching spring, and
every member pulls one of the knobs attached to
his desk. II he wishes to vote yea, he pulls the
yea knob-if he wishes to vote nay, he pulls the
nay knob-he whole being done simultaneously
and in moment.
"The clerk then turns small brass crank 4,
part way round, and then figures appear before
him. in the machine. one of which gives the
number of yeas the other the number of nays
which have voted. and the third the aggregate
all the votes taken. AT the same time, and
without any additional movement, the yeas and
nays are ali distinctly registered ON the clerks
catalogue of members, which is printed pretty
much in the usual form {: the persons voting be-
ing marked by a small round hole pricked
through the paper.
All these operations are done with unerring
certainty. aud the whole should not require more
than single minute. The size of the house or
the number members will make no difference in
the time required As soon all the members
who wish to vote have pulled their wires, the work
is complete. The clerk then has only to turn
his crank. and in an instant the number Of yeas
a,, TO tnft, IaF,r
him in large figures, and all that he has to do is
to declare the result. His marked register will
at the same time, show how every member has
voted.