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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-20

Iron is the most valuable of all met
ais and although it is not estimated
to be Of equal value with gold, yet our
remark will not be insalidated for ia
correctness, any more than if we com
pared coffee or spirits With pure water
by just standard of intrinsic worth.
Iron has the remarkable property of
berg welded, IN other words, two sep
crate pieces of iron, like he tabled SER
penis of mythology, can be united to-
getber by hea: and the action OF the
hammer. Pla,ina alone of all other
metals, has the same quality. This is
one property in iron which makes it so
valuable, because it can be forged in
to so many difivren, shapes. 1t is
therefore used for almost every pur-
pose, such as house building, ship
building, machinery Of every descrip-
ton, in medicine and for coloring.-
Within the past ten years iron has been
applied to greater variety of purposes
than ever could have been anticipated
by the most sanguine philosophers Of
old. To some of these applications,
namely, bridge building and tunneling,
we would desire to desire to direct at
tention for few moments.
Suspension bridges nre no longer
problematical they have been "weig hed
in the balance and not found wanting"
But although success has attended
suspension bridges and genius and
skill have triumphed over supposed i'm
possibilities, yet no sound practical
man can doubt for momen, that there
is limit to the extent Of our powers
"a line beyond which man cannot ex-
tend the sceptre Of mechanical domin
iona line beyond which the laws
governing practical mechanics, SO far
as we understand them yet, seem 10
be suspended. The fall of the Dee
Bridge in England aroused attention
10 the sub ject on both sides Of the At
Iantic, and there has been a wise set
Ting down of the Scientific ito schemes
OF. PEI feet practical utility, and not 1ca-
rus Ii e, attempting flights to the sun
on waxen wings. We would not,
however, BE- supposed to speak word
agains experiment, but would only
caution against the supposition that
experiments successful on a small
scale will all be equally SO on large
scale. Science ard art have now been
carried to such state Of perfection
that it is almost impossible to define
its limits-to point out the line Of de .
marcatien which bounds the empire OF
mechanical genius. Tabular bridges
are rising up On The other side of the
Atlantic like the mighty works Of the
tabled Titans. A single iron tube has
beeK thrown over the river Conway in
England, which weighed 1900 tons
as heavy as some of our largest packet
ships. An iron bridge will soon span
the gulf of Niagara, and countries that
have been separated for ages by the
| furious waters of the whirlpool will
then be linked together by metal dug
from beneath the dust upon which we
,read. This is truly the age of iron
iron intellect and iron enterprise. Sci
entifc american.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-20
PAGE.

fsy-Wc are authorised to announce Maj.
THOMAS BUSHNELL as candidate to
sep-esen, the county Of Page in the next Leg
sslaiur Of Virginia.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-20
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WuoopING CoUGH.-A teaspoonful
of oil to tablespoonful of molasses, a
leaspoonful oftiie m.xiure given when
ever the cough is troublesome, vii. af.
ford relief at once, il is said, and in q
few days effect cure The same rems
edy it's also affirmed relieves the Group
however violent the attack,
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-20
STROTHER J. BULGER,
HOUSE & SIGN PAINTER.
Warranted to be Of tie best quality.

Warranted to be q I've best q'ldllty.
4 DDRESS, Woodstock, Virginia. Work
~ done 10 order and charges made mod
crate. A credit oftweIve months given in al
cases.
June 10. -sep'6so
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-20

No longer a Grahamite. The n:
Y. Island CITY says that Mr.. HoRAcE
GREEDY, who is known 20 The rountr,
as the able champion of Fonri%rlSm,
An,i-renism, Abolilionism, and great
many other isms, has renounced the
system Of living az taught BY Graham,
and is now "llving like a white man"
II il be :,ue that the body will assimi-
late TO the character of the food thai
nourishes it, perhaps this eccentric ge-
MUS found himself merging into huge
cabbage stock, with monster squash
on The top oft, and two moderate siz-
led potatoes, roasted and aattened, AT
the bottom, and The whole encased in
a thick covering of shucks. i ii is true
that GREEDY has returned to the sne>h
pots" it is his duty to announce the
fact for the benefit Of others.
Take Cure Of Yourselves AT this
season Of the year-when the days are
warm and the lights cool--ti.ose who
are in the habit ofexposing themselves
after night, without putting on warm
clothing, render themselves liable to
sickness. Colds, ftvers, pleu;sy, and
ether kindred diseases, are prevalen,
in many portions Of the country, most
Of which, no doubt, result from impru-
dence in this particular.
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$ &c Seutiuef:
Fer President En 1915, :
J 4 n q Blu G Il A n 4 n

Eor Vice President,
GEN. WIN. G. BUTLER,
80
OF KhNTUCKY.
SUBJECT Td:IHs DECISION OF A National coNvEarloA.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
MltstrIlol1Gous.
Poor way to set a House.

A very poor way to get house, and sometimes
losing 1t, is this. A young man with, say 5000
in his pocket, bargains for house and lot worth
81 200. He pays down his 5000, and gives his
note for the 81 ,0OO-bnding himself to pay
500 year. for ten years. Besides his one
hundred dollars he must pay interest money
the first year sixty, the next fiftyfour, the next
forty-eight, and so down along, until he has paid
interest money to the amount Of three hundred
and thirty dOtlms-mOre than one gears vagcs
at one doIIar per day. He has paid in the time,
probably, not one farthing less than this sum for
repairs of his house and lot and in the end has
got house already growing old, and worth very
much less, unless the rise in property has been
considered more than what he gave for it. Per-
haps some mis-step OF his own, or arrangement
in the business world, or sickness in his family,
upsets all his plans at the end of eight or nine
years, and he loses his house, his lot, and his
ambition At best, he makes slave Of himself
for ten years-s continually tied down to single
lOcation-and is in constant fear of losing every
thing by some mishap which otherwise he would
scarcely feel How much better off he would
have been, had he put those two hundred dollars
at interest, and kept them there for these ten
years, adding hundred dollars and interest ac-
crung to the sum annually. At the end of the
first year the 5000 would have become 2l2 add
500, and he has 1912 to draw interest the sec
ond year. Keep on in this way, and at the end
of ten years he finds himself the posscssor Of
Sixteen hundred and seventy-six dollars nough
to purchase a small house and lot aud new fur
niture for the former lie has paid rent, it is
true, but nothing for repairs and no interest mon
ey. These two items would amount to $66 per
year in the first case we supposed, and this sum
will hire as good a tenement as one generally
finds in house that can be purchased for $1,000.
But this is not all-the man has been free, free
from debt free to go where he pleased, and in
dependent He has not rsked the loss of his
property by failure to meet his payments and
he has not trembled or fretted when there has
been sickness or mishaps in his family
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
Consistency.
Your true Friend,
LIBERTAS.

Under this head, the Lowell (Mass.) Daily
Advertiser. Democratic paper notices the
course of Messrs. Hale and Giddings, as contras-
ted with that of the wings on the question of vo-
ting thanks to the officers engaged in the Mex
lean war
"The course of Mr., Giddngs and Mr.. Hale is
the only consistent one If the war is, as the
Wings say, utterly infamous a war for spoiIation
and territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, then those that
carry it on--the officers who prosecute it, with
their own free will--are cut-throats, robbers, and
murderers. There is no escaping from such a
conclusion. A robber is no less a robber be-
cause he sells his services for eagles and epaulets
"The Wings have exerted themselves to the
utmost to render the present war infamous IN the
ewes of the nation at the same time, they are
ready and eager to assist in placing the crown OF
honor upon the brows of certain men who con-
tributed to make the war unexampledly brilliant,
Hale is consistent-he denounces the war and
those who carry it on from the President to the
meanest subaltern He cannot see that Gener-
ais TAYLOR and Scott are entitled to any consid.
Grafton on account Of their services, or why,
because having plundered and pillaged Mexlcans
thew should be nominated for the Presidency,
He says the war is Infamous as highway robbery
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
1Dorrnts' department.
From Dr. Chalmers Lecture on Romans ". 81
ThOughtS for Bereayed Parents.

This affords, we think, something more than
dubious glimpse into the question that is often
put by distracted mother when her babe is ia.
ken away from her-when all the converse il
had ever had with the world amounted to the
gaze upon it for few months, or few opening
smiles which marked the dawn of felt enjoy
ment; and ere it had reached perhaps the lisp Of
infancy, it, all unconscious of death, had tc
wrese through period of sickness with his
power, and at length to be overcome by him.
Oh, it little knew what an interest it had created
in that home where it was so passing vsitant-
nor, when carried to its early grave, what tide
of emotion it would raise among the few acqualnt
ances it left behind.
There was no positive unbelief in its little
bosonl-no resistance yet put forth to the truth
no love at all for the darkness rather than the
light-nor had it yet fallen into that great con.
demnation which will attach 70 all who perish
because of unbeIief-that their deeds are evil.
And when we couple with this the known dis
position of our great Forerunner-the love he
manifested to children on earth-how he suffer
ed them to approach his person-and, lavshing
undearment and kindness upon them in the
streets of Jerusalem, told his disciples that the
presence anu Colupduy vi ouCn dS luese III HcdN'
en- formed one engredient of the Joy that was
set before IIim-te us if Christianity does not
throw a pleasing radiance round an infants
DOOM And should any parent who hears us,
feel sofened by the touching remembrance of a
light that twinkled few short months under his
roof and at the end of its little period, we can.
not think that we venture too far, when we say
that he has only to persevere in the faith and in
the following of the gospel, and that very light
will again shine upon him in heaven. The bios
som which withered here upon its stalk, has
been transpanted there to place of endurance
and it will then gladden. that eye which weeps ou
the agony of an affection that has been sorely
wounded; and in the name of Him, who, if Oh
earth, would have wept along with them, do we
bid all believers present to sorrow not even as
others who have no hope, but to take comfort ii
the thought of that country where there is NJ
sorrow and no separation
Oh, when mother meets on high,
The babe she lost in infancy,
Hath she not then for pains and fears
The day of woe, the watchful night
For all her sorrows all her tears,
An over-payment of delight?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
GeOrge and his little Sister.

A little boy asked his mother to let him lead
his little sister out on the green grass. She had
Just begun to run alone, and could not step over
anything that lay in the way. His mother told
him he might lead out the little girl, but charged
him not to let her fall | found them at play, We
ry happy, in the field
I said, you seem very happy, George. Is that
your sister,!
yes, sir
Can she W ak aloncr
yes, sir, ON smooth ground
And how did she get over these stones, which
lie between us and the house,!
%, sir, mother charged me to be careful that
she did not fall, and so put my hands under her
arms, and lifted her up when she came to
stone, so that she need not hit her little foot a.
ganst it,
That is right, George and want to tell you
one thing, You see now how to understand that
beautiful text, He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee, lest at any time thou dash thy
foot against stone God charges his angels to
lead and lift good people over difficulties, just as
you have lifted little Anne over these stones
Do you understand it now!
%, yes, sir, and l shall never forget it while
l live
Can one child thus take care of another, and
cannot God take care of those who put their trust
in him? Surely he can; and there is not a child,
who may read this story, over whom he is not
ready to give his holy angels charge.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
An Angry Man,

As the whirlwind, in its fury, tcareth up trees,
and deformeth the face of natures or as an earth
quake, in its commissions, overturneth whole cit.
les; so the rage of an angry man throweth mis-
chief around him. Danger and destruction wait
on his hand
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it
is whetting sword to wound thine own breast,
or murder thy friend.
If thou dearest slight provocations with pa
tience, it shall be imputed unto thee for wis
dom; and if thou wipest them from thy remem-
brance, thy heart shall not reproach thee.
Seest thou that the angry man Ioseth his un-
derstandingl Whilst thou art yet in the sem
ses, let the wrath of another be lesson to thy
self
Do nothing in passion. Why wilt thou put
to sea in the violence of storml
If it be difficult to rule thine anger it is wise
to prevent it, avoid all occasions of falling into
wrath; or guard myself against them whenever
they occur.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18

solitary tree. The Doctor lay for long time
silently looking upward, through the openings Of
the boughs, into the still heavens, when he re-
peated the following lines, in a low tone, as il
communing with himself in view of the wonders
he described
"Oh, the joys that there mortal eye hath not seem
OH the songs they sing there with hosannas between
OH the thrice-bessed song of the Lamb and of Noses
OH brightness on Brightness the pearlgates unclosed
Oh white wings of angels Oh, fields white with roses
Oh white tents of Peace, where the rapt soul reposes
Oh the waters so still, and the pastures so green"
The brief hints afforded us by the sacred writ
lngs concerning the Better Land, are inspiring
and beautiful. Eye hath not seen, nor the ear
heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of
man to conceive of the good in store for the
righteous Heaven is described as quiet ha-
bltatlon-a rest remaining for the people of God
Tears shall be wiped away from all eyes, there
shall be no death, neither sorrow nor crying,
neither shall there be any more pain To how
many death-beds have these words spoken peace
How many failing hearts have gathered strength
from them to pass through the dark valley of
shadows
Yet we would not forget that "the kingdom of
Heaven is within y that it is the state and affec-
tons of the soul the answer of a good con-
science; the sense of harmony with God; a con-
dtion of Time as well as of Eternity, What is
really momentous and alI-important with US is
the Present, by which the Future is shaped and
colored. A mere change Of locality cannot alter
the actual and intrinsic qualities of the soul
Guilt and Remorse would make the golden streets
of Paradise intoerable as the burning mari of the
internal abodes, while Purity & Innocence would
transform hell itseifinto Heaven. j. G. w.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18

To preach against sin in general, without de-
scending to particulars, may lead many to COM
plain of the evil of their hearts, while at the same
time, they are wholly inattentive to the e0it Of
their CoNDUCT.-R0bert Hail.
Echo Ansyers When THE opinions of most
men are controlled by circumstances When
did an ofice-holder speak against the Admins
tration!
B-g 1t was said by one of the ancients, that
trouble marched before virtue, and after vice !;
but pleasure followed virtue, and vice was fol-
lowed by repentance.
10 1t was said of rich miser, that he died
in great want-the want of more money.
10 If the Spectator misses his aim, every
body cries out "he's fool" and sometimes
hes rogue" If he succeeds, they besiege
his door, and demand his daughter in marriage
D-Y7 Remember" said trading quaker to
his son, " in making thy way in the world, aspoon-
ful of oil will go farther than quart of vinegar"
E1 Sam Slick says he would rather break a
yoke of steers any day, than to try to make up
quarrel between two women when they have got
their dander up.
W Those who depend on the merits of their
ancestors may be said to search in the root of the
tree, for those fruits which the branches ought to
bear
w" What l give is nothing to nobody" as
the miser said, when asked how much he contrib
uted for charitable purposes.
G5g7 A clergyman said to the boys in the gallery,
"Don't make so much noise, for you will wake
your parents below"
"a you wish to obtain refreshing sleep, put
a receipt for printers bill in your pocket. No
matter if the bill has stood three years
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18

the efforts of the oppressed of every nation; if
long days of blessedness are to attend our coun-
try IN her career of glory if you would have
the sun continue to shed its unclouded rays up
on the face of freemen, then educate your chill
dren IN the land. This, alone, starles the tyrant
in his dreams of power, and arouses the SUM
behring's Of an oppressed people. 1t was intelli-
gence that reared up the majestic columns of our
national glory and this alone can prevent them
from crumbling to ashes Extract
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
Humility,

OF all trees, observe that God hath chosen
the vine, low plant that creeps upon the help
full wall; of all beasts the soft and patient lamb;
of all fowls, the mild and guileless dove When
God appeared to Moses it was not in the lofty &C.
dar, nor the sturdy oak nor the spreading palm,
but in bush--an humble, slender, abject bush
As if he would by these selections check the ar
rogance of man. Nothing procureth love like
humility; nothing hate like pride
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18

and those who, by their own free will, engage
IN IT, are no more nor less than fOot-pads. The
Wings, as a body, agree with him, as to the
character OF the war, but differ as to the merits
of those engaged in it They resemble the man
who would denounce sheep-stealing as a miserable
thieyng, yet heap all sorts Of honors on the per
petrators, seek to be hand-in-glove with them,
marry the chiefeSt to his charmingcst daughter
and perhaps now and then accept a fleece or fat
quarter from them !"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
Kindness,

The language of reason, unaccomPaned by
kindness, will often fail of making an impression:
it has no effect on the understanding, because II
touches not the heart The language of kind
ness, unassociated with reason, will frequently be
unable to persuade: because, though it may gain
upon the affections, it wants that which is nee
essary to convince the Judgment: but let reason
and kindness be united in discourse, and sell
dom will even pride or prejudice find it easy to
resist.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
Religious,


IHO OluNO L ulut
love the place where sleep the dead
In solitude alone
Where mortals weary rest their heads,
Beneath the turf and stone.
Those longloved names oft do trace,
Deep cut in marble gray;
As sad mementos of our race,
Who swiftly pass away.
The young, the old, sleep side by side,
The bold, the tender mind;
The grave, it yawns and opens wide,
For those still left behind.
The rose, it blooms through flying years,
Upon the silent mound,
Unconscious of the bitter tears
Remembrance sheds around.
The grass grows green upon the soil,
Tall willows gently weep,
For those beneath, now freed from toll
Who calmly, sweetly sleep,
Hardwick, May 9th, 1913
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
Educate Your Children.

If the time shall come when this mighty fab
rio shall totter; when the beacon which now
rises in pillar of fire, sign and wonder Of
the world, shall wax dim, the cause will be found
in the ignorance of the people If our Union
is to continue 10 cheer the hopes and animate
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18

Good Words. Put down in thy thoughts, read
err, the true saying Of Archbishop Leighton If
thou dost, they will serve thee many good turn.
He says -
Good words will do more than hard speech
es as the sunbeams, without any noise, made
the traveller cast off his cloak, which all the
clustering of the wind could not do, but made
him bind it the tighter
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18

Mr.. HALE.-The position of Mr. Hale of New
Hampshire, in the United States Senate, is thus
noticed by the Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Patriot
MIR. Hale, although an abolltionist, has made
himself decidedly popular as a member of Con
gress, not only with the members generally but
with the lockers on He quite lion in Wash
ington, and throws his more experienced, stiff,
sedate, aristocratic colleague, Anterior, com
pletey in the shade, OF the two men, every body
says Hale is the democrat, the friend of the many
and Atherton the aristocrat, the friend of the
few !"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
From the Emancipaior.
Learning too Much,

A Southern patriarch one day inquired of his
slave-boy, if he ever went to meeting.
Boy. No Sir.
Shareholder. Do YOU ever say your prayersl
b. No sir
s. Why not?
B. Why, massa, me don't know how
s. Come here, then, and will teach YOU
b, Comes forward)
s. Our Father which art in Heaven
b. Our Father which art in Heaven
s. Hallowed--
b. Bethinking himself Have said that
rightl Our Father!
s. Yes, go on.
b. But is God your Father
s. Yes
y. And he is my Father too?
s. Yes
B. Why, then, we are Jr0tdtrs
s. IHsA Tush Why don't YOU learn?
You can 90 now.
B. Moves off slowly, rather dsappointed.)
So then, if the little fellow can't take care Of
himself his logic can take care Of the doctrine
of Human Equality, to say the least
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
How Near is Heaven?

Christians sometimes look far away to the
blissful seats of their destined rest But it is not
far. The clouds that hide the shining world are
thin; they are transient, and soon will obscure
no more. The journey may end this hour-one
short step may place him in the world of delights
One dark hour may hang upon him; but the
morning comes and no shade behind it. Day,
bright, peaceful, and eternal, succeeds. A pang
may wound for moment, and then it flies for
ever away. A conflict, sharp and painful, may
continue for night but victory, eternal victory
cnsues How soon! o, how soon the Chris
tan's cares are DER, his struggling soul at rest,
his eyes sulIused no more with tears Near at
hand is the land of his pursuit Hope cheers
How glorious the object that hope embraces
how holy its spirit Who can contemplate the
home our Heavenly Father is fitting for his chill
dren, and not feel his soul ahirst for its enjoy
ments and employments? Well, these delights,
that happy cline, those ever verdant plains are
not far distant.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18

Whenever we drink too deep Of pleasure we
find sediment at the bottom which Pollutes and
embitters what we relshed at first,