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n ii. COOLEY respectfully tenders his hearty
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einiiy for the very liberal patronage they have
CT extended to him, and begs leave to inform them
mat he intends to reopen bis Daguereotype rooms
Re will be happy to see his friends in his magnificent
ualery in Springfield.
brattleboro, Feb, 3.
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Sfiddletown, Nov. 8, 1877.

"Your beautiful and almost faultess yolume"-
Rec d.. Babcock Of Ne0 Bedford, late Pres. Of Va
terrible Con Ne.
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-10-05
III ] SGNL j. & W Y
EXempIilicatiOns or Instinct,

The similarity between the simple in-
s'inc,ive ar,iot,s Of animals and ,he,r Or
binary organic function. is so great as to
letd US TO suppose that both sets Of opera +.
tons arc arranged ulon similar plans.
though these may not be idenl ical, and tn a,
both are carried on wi bout the foreihons hi
or the consciousness OF the animal. Thus
the young bee on The day II FIRST leaves the
cell, without teaching and without expe,i.
ence, begins To collect honey, aud form wax,
and build up its hcxagonal cell, according 10
the form VIII oh its progenilors have used
ON the earliest generations. Birds build
nests Vt c:rialn structure alter their kinds
and species, at certain seasons, excited by
some internal impulse. take their m,gl atory
light TO other countries. The insect which
never exper enced a parents ca!eor a molh-
ei', example labor> assiduously and effects
lively for the future development and susle-
nance Of an offspring which ii, in its turn is
doomed ever 10 behold. Others toll all
Summer. and lay up stores for Winner,
without ever having experienced the sever
ity Of such IL season or being in any seusi
bic way aware Of its approach.
We know that such actions are the re-
suit of involuntary and un'efec,ive impul-
ses, because we often drd them performed in
vain. Sir Joseph Banks had tame bea :
yer which was allowed in a ditch about his
grounds, AID vas at all seasons literally
supplied with food. One day abou, the end
of autumn, il WIS discovered in a ditch
very busily engaged in attempting 10 con-
siruct dam, ailer the manner Of its com>
panions in state OF nature. This was
evidently the blind impulse of its instinc>
tive feelings, for moments exercise Of the
loves: degree Of reflection must have shown
it tina, such labor, under the circumstan-
ces in which il was placed, was altogether
super6uou.. .........
A common quail was kept 10 cage. and
became quite tanned und reconciled 10 its
food. Al the period C: its natural m graz
sion 1t became restless and sleepiess-
bca, its head against the cage in mary vain
effor.s 10 escape, and "n examination lis
skin was found several degrees above is
usual temperature. A bee which can fy
homeward one or tEo miles 10 straight
line 10 its hive, with extreme accuracy, II
i, happens 10 enter an open Window in a
room, will exhaust all is efforts in attempt
mg ,oge, ont Of ,be oppo=i,e window which
is closed Gown, but nt.ves psruses 10 think
Of retfacins its fight a little way backs
ward, so as to iiy out a, the opening which
il had entered.
We Ofisn observe dog, wheD going tn
sleep on The Aoor. tu'n himself several times
Tount b, fore he lies down, and This is just
OLe Of The lingering instincts which he has
retained while in his wild state he is ac-
Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-10-05
A Real Hero.
victims.

A Liverpool correspondent of the N. Y.
Courier, who was passenger in the packet
ship "New World" gives thrilling de-
Scription of the burning Of the Ocean Mon.
arch, in the course Of which he thus chron.
icles the conduct Uf real hero, who is an
honor to his country aid to human nature /:
awe then hauled of. leaving about twen>
" on the wreck-Fersons vino were so fright>
ened that, except for Wild and almost glib.
bering gestures 10 rs. they might have pass
ed for statues their faces were of green
ish pale color and their eyes looked large
and hollow. They chung 10 The wreck, and
refused (by utter non c"mpliance) every en-,
deavor TO induce them to jump for the boats.
At this time-will II be beiicved2 some
passengers and the captain probably sug
gested by the latter urged that we could do
no mole good, and that We had better pro-
ceed on our voyage! ! shall ever feel gfa-
tiled that human nature redec med itself
the proposition vas received With horror.
l SPOKE DHt D XIV WI III w neu We saw
,hisship first, the captain said, all who ~ere
aboard must either have persisted or been
taken of, add, therefore. he did not wish 10
bear dOwn we came, and haze sayed al
least ten ! say lie, as stay BY her. no nat.
ter how long I, may he, so there Is a living
thing aboard her. Look al that little child
clinging 10 the boom--wil yon leave Il p
A groan and a Never = was answered from
all save two or three The captain appear
ed vexed. lie turned Onr boat r." assern,
picked mp his hoais. and ordered the helms
MN TO .run us close sIongside' lie had
refused o1o this three or four hours before,
when there was lit'ie.o or M danger; now u
vas espec,ed tbaf lbe whole head Of the
burning ship would fall, and the experiment
be resIly dangerous Some Who had advo-
ca iedn before now dsmprred bu. abe more
bold declared they would run Athelrlslt, and
The voice If lear was stiAed! Z give our
w ~ 4s@s4fs 81 sN4s - EN#
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No. FL. WHOLE No. 1175


captain credit here-it was trying time
my heart fultered, for was afraid bo,
sun could not look al that child which
Tor hours we had seen hanging with the
mute determination of despair, without RI,
solving efery risk rather than no rescue.
And there. close into the head, was an old
gray haired manwilh an infant in his arms
He sat their with Perfect ease, apparen,it
unconscious o. the particulars of the sceEe
about him. We backed down within about
en- yards, aud then was performed an acl t
heroisn the memory of which should be ul>
dyirg as the reward must be eternal
Frederick jerome, of 343 Water street.
New York. a sailor belonging to the SKIP
New World, volunteered to board the wreck.
and declared he would not leave her until he
had saved them all. lie stripped, passing
hauling line around his body, and was
pulled in boat close to the wreck, and thea
jumped overheard, swan under her bows.
caught by the hanging rigging, and, By
climbing and shining, got up to the head
The loose saicks-ihe risk of being struck
by which was imrinent-and remember
that we all looked momenlarily for the fall>
ing away of the head, bowsprit, pa ssensers
and aH--aud you may conceive the noble
spirit, the only one out Of the hundreds
around, that dared venture his life !or the
salvation OF his fellow-creatures. l wept at
the recollection.
After ATTAINING his position, one by one he
fixed a line around them, took turn with
it, and lowered them away; they were thea
hauled by the other end Of the line close to
the boat, and picked out of the water into
it, The little child 10 which have before
alluded was not more than five years old,
1t chung TO its hold, resisting him with des>
pera,e and extraordinary strength; whea
lowering, it had got well down, the little
creature grasped rope and clung to it, while
the sea, large and strong, broke over 1t two
or three times ut least. Jerome was com-
PEELED by main strength to tear it away, and
lower il swittlylo prevent it seizing another
hold. II was saved after having chung to its
one position fur al least three hours. The
old man who had the little infant " as the
last-the infant had been sent before-he
refused 10 let so, and it required o great
deal of lhreatenlng and some slight force 10
clear him. Al last he was gol off. jerome
hauine performed his promise that he would,
not leave the wreck I'LL he had saved them
all, after being in imminent peril for hak
or three quarters If an hour, lowered him>
self, sprang off INFO the sea, and was picked
up and brought on board our ship.
A collection was made on board and givea
| him, which, as there were but few cabiA
passengers, and none Of them were very we'll
provided, and as he was compelled to hurry
to his own ship, did not amount TO much.
He will be in New York soon, in the New
World. New York should do something for
him. lean assure You, I, as New Yorker
was proud when heard where he hailed
from. Somebody said that he was born in
Portsmouth, England but he called him>
self from New York. He said that by soma
similar feat he had ence preserved the lives
of near 500 people.
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Cbe 19ort's Corner.
The Music of the Seasons.
BY ANDREW DICKINSON.

We birds in Springtime on aerial wing,
That tnneful rise 10 the cernIean sky
Learn the your upward Alghl aud how to
,..sa p. sing
The joyous song Of chast ND m;nsi.elsyl
To Springs mild realm # green. thai bloom.
on high,
unlike the fading verdure Of the earth.)
Though my fra,l form low IN the ground may
lie,
Lo! il shall sp,ing into celestial birth,
And join tn ETHEREAL quire that pours blest
anthems forth.
Summer! thy music, with melliAnous swell,
on my rapi ear symphonious doth pour,
In sweeter tones than s,ammering tongue can
tell, ta. ... . ..
In pleasing ri!ls my spirit stealing DER:
So sweet, tn exlaic soul can bear no more!
List fading s"nnds, like living lhundrrs. roll !
Winds softly langu,sh on the sounding shore !
And mnrm'ring waterfalls entrance the soul
What time the moonbeaus eild the hillside s
grassy knoll.
Autumn feel thy deep mysrerinns power
Thy low spell-whisper in the twilighl breeze
In Meditalion's calmly solemn hour,
The dapasi"n swells amid The trees!
Too we'll know thy m urnir. s,mpathies
When breath -Eulian siirs the trembling woo d
With murm'ring signs, what dulceI strains are
these
Oft let me muse in sy Ivan solitude,
beneath SOME shadowy pine, beside the dark
deep food. .-....
There's solemn music to the penxive ear,
hoary Winter in thy roaring blast!
Zen when bleak Gaurus' ICY cheeks appear
Distant with whistlihg winds that rush full
fast.
d"s' melancholy charms 10 me thou hast
AT mIdni ght, meath the roof, when huwls the
s,urm,
And burden'd winds drive furiously past,
On my lone winl:y couch, y pleasing CT ann
bless the ,oAring stern, secure FROM all
alarm.
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had taken possession Of her beeast, or sht
had indeed resigned herself to her Eaie,
"Sol,iier :" she exclaimed, t"pe.tnft m,
10 say one parting word to my father-le
me bind up his wound, and will a, coGnpa
ny lhee.in peace.'.Sft .lEEf# egIrgr
Tie man who did not relish continu,
ance OF her cites and wild struggles, was
'ndaced Ia cnalply wiah her request: rq
Then speak to the obstinate old rebel,
am thou will. but lie, thy conference be
brief"
''Paulne knef by her father bu. the
aged man already broken down ny sickness
and famine was evidently dying.
''Paaline, my child! where art rhon p
family cried ' ~. :}7a
"Father, am with you stillw
"Thank heaven. my beloved one! let
me pass MY hand over thy face-thou art
not weeping, Pauline. then our mere less
foes have LEI, us. God preserve thee, and
less thee My heart seems 10 freeze one
kiss. FurewellH' 4~.~.
The blind painter of Harleam ceased to
breathe.
No tears, indeed. gushed from the maid,
ems eye for the fire in her brain had driet
up the source whence flow the milder TO-
kens of sorrow. The agony in that gentle
bosom had reached the point where reason
ceases her wonted influence, aud frenzy be-
gins. She threw back the masses Of golden
hair from her hot forehead. She crept
along the floor and secured the dagger.
The soldiers surveyed her in silent curi>
osity, and they smiled on each other, i'm.
agining that she designed to defend her
self 'r
"The saints protec, us /! my sweet ANA
zon--and dost thou mean 10 do battle
against two soldiers OF his Majes,y's guard?
Ha, he! Int enough y and the blacker
villain of the two drew near her.
Wrelched man !" cried Pauline, with q
burst Of Indignation, her eyes flashing, and
The purple veins swelling on her beautiful
forehead-approach me not We leave
this house to the sorrows of child over
her dead father, or We bear me away a
corpse"
"Then dead or alive, thou shalt be mine /!
exclaimed The soldier, spring ing towards
the girl. He paused for one moment ere he
srasped her-she looking up into his face,
with the stern resolve of hnrnic virtue.
Even the villain, beneath the flushing OF
that bright and majestic eye, seemed for a
moment TO quail He advanced--he hesi-
ta'ed. Again he stretched forward his
arms-no, he did not seize her, for, ere his
defiing louch was on her, she had sheath
ed the dagger in her Cwn heart
The young girls bright hlocd, swelling
from bosom where fial affections and
! virtue had uiumphed over the fear Of death
bubhed forth upon the body Of her lfelesss
falher-and there, resting on his breast, she
lay, heyond the power Of the human fends
who scowled near her, her white lids veil.
ing her dimming eyes, her rich cheek turn.
ing 10 alabas,er, AMI her last sigh of puri,
~ breathing from lips that would soon be
still forever.
The Spaniards gazed for few minute,
on TIE wreck they had made, and then witt
u low laugh. turned away in search Of new
victims. 1919.
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BIZ PAYNE KENYON KILB0JRN,
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TE.kHS.
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Tuesday p. M Sept 5th. be.we"n
" Worthwhile and Mount Tom, Mo
rocco covered Pocket B"ok, with steel
clasp, cOnia lining che owners name. nc
cUunss, and accaunt' hc,alr. sHhS"PIbt ~
names fsr the Sunday Echool Advocate,
and from seven tn fifteen dollars IN b1nk
bills. Any person shall be rrasonabiy
rewarded. .Hn giving Information wi1r re
Il NAV be found ,Ur forwaritrg the SaHe
IA - sos. SETH ~. HCUFIELD.
Pleasant Valley, New Milfosd. Ia
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Drugs and Medicines,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BY
j. Edward Smith,
Physician and Surgeon. H.
West Cornwall Conn. tf9
p. BGARDS,EG, nj ID.
Physician ami Surgeon,

WOLCOTTVILLE. CONN.
Of:e first 'or South Of Wadhams' store
Will be found nj ghiS al Richards Hotel.
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c"Stomed thus to prepare ms bed amid tho
tail grass Of TusheS. .lI slT.- .s
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White Washing (!

The Rev. ]. Williams. the well known
and ph,lan,hropic Church Missionary,
so long resident in the South Sea Islands,
taughl the natives TO manufacture lime
from the coral of their shores. TIE pow
erfuI effect IL produced upon them, and
extraordinary uses 10 which they applied
it, he thus drsrribes-
After having laughed at the process Of
burning, which they believed 10 be to
cook the coral for food, what was theie
establishment when, Ia the morning,
they found his cottage gliltering in the
rising sun, white rs snow. The whole
island was in commo'ion, and the laugh.
able scenes which ensued AFTER the ma
tivrs got possession Of The brush and tub
beffle description. The bon ton imme.
ately voted it q cosmetic and kalydot.
One party claimed il on the score OF su-
perior rank and riches; second had got
possession Of the brush, and was deter
mined al all events TO keep IL; and q
third tried 10 overturn the whole. that
they nigh, obtain some ofIhe sweepings.
,,u, SOON new lime was prepared. and in
a week not hot, q domestic p,ensil. q
war club or garment, but was perfectly
white--po, ,an inhab::aat but had his
skin pal ,led with The mos, gro.esqpe fig
ures-not pig but was SIMILARLY vhi>
tened. and even mothers might be sern
in every direction capering with ex.Tay-
agant gestures and yelling with delight
at the superior beauty af their white
washed infants. fss yg.ssss
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pEATH oy ovR cEAReE DArsAsAs Az
RoMe. Extract u letter dated Rome. 2SsA
August. = write thi. ia great distress. Il
the sudden death Of The Hon, J. l. sIartis.
Charge PAfiairs. He was taken with iessv,
but died suddenly. we think a anp6plexy. IA
Saturday Goth inst. athaIf.rast leD AS had
been much with him. and being ire oaly
american with whom chad any Intimacy. i
feel lively mach. ! havetwsf,snao Mr.. pa
chanaa ,qshe psrtseuiaas, sIIelsi 10 abs bur;sa
.wsaa 10 sss4A 81. .iEa 81 Is
Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-31
Monday, March 9Th, lg48.

The citizens of Bowen Prairie met at
the house Of D. Grahnm, according to
adjournment. The meeting was called
to order by tho Chair, when the commit
tee reported as follows. viz:
We, the committee appointed at meet
iEg Of the citizens Of Bowen Prairie, at
the house Of VIM. c Johnston, Feb. goth,
1913, on the subject Of the contemplated
Railroad from Dubuque to Keokuk, by
way Of Cascade and Marion, would re-
spect'ully report
That we think route can DO found
from Cascade to the South Fork Of the
Maquoketa. by way Of this prairie, in as
direct line as the Military Road, and
not TO exceed one mile from said road ut
any point on the route, and the grading
not to exceed Thirty fee, TO the mile, with
good ground for the road, and 10 stream
to Cross: distance eleven miles, and nc
lembankment to make, and but little cut
ting-it being all, or nearly all, open and
dry prairie.
As to the amount Of produce raised last
year, we are not able to state; but we
venture to say. that before the railroad
is completed, it will compare with any
part Of the Stale for tho same number oil
square miles.
In conclusion, we would offer the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That we feel deep interes
in the contemplated Rail Road, and will
do all in our power to help forward the
work, and give the right ofway through
our lands.
The above Report and Resolution were
unanimously adopted, and the meeting
requested that copy Of the proceedings
be sent to the chairman Of tho committee
of Dubuque county, signed by the chair
man and clerk.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
WM. T.. JOHNSON, Chm.
J. BELL, Clerk.
Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-31
CONGRESS-.

On the 18th inst, Hon. S. Letter Intro
duced bill for the donation Of alternate
sections Of land along the route, to aid in
the construction Of Railroad from Da-
venport, via Iowa City aud Raccoon
Forks, to Council Bluffs, on the Missou-
ri.
In the Senate, on tho 18th, Mr.. Doug
lass introduced bill granting portion
Of the public lands to the State Of Iowa,
for the construction of Railroad from,
the Mississippi to tho Missouri River. e.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Davis Of
Mississippi, reversing the decision Of the
Commissioner Of Pensions relative to
bounty lands, was taken up aud passed,
with a slight amendment.
Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-31
RAILROAD MEETING.

Al meeting Of the citizens Of Bowen
Prairie, ut the house Of VIM c.. Jonston,
on the esth Feb, l84s, agreeable 10 pub
lie notice, to express their views III refer
epce to the contemplated Rail-Road from
Dubuque 10 keokuk, by way Of Cascade
and Marion, William C.. yohnston was
called to the Chair, and J. BeHappointed
Clerk. 1t was agreed to appoint COM
mi.tee Of five 10 report the views Of the
meeting, and the Chair appointed the
following persons, viz: J. Bell, II. Bow.
en-, VIM. Collins, ]. Johnston aud P. Cline.
Said committee was directed 10 Tepor. At
the next meeting. Adjourned 10 NEE, ii
the hOuse Of u. Giraham, on Monday
Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-05-31
SUDrEaRANEAN LAKE -"Otsego," writ

SUBrERRANEAN LAKE -"Otsego," writ.
ing to the Cincinnati Gazette, says:
"On the Railroad line between Sandus
ky and Usbana, and near Belle fontaine, is
small 'round prairie,' containing about
eighty acres-thc Mad River Railroad
was originally laid out and graded across
this prairie, but the worknen one morn
ing discove red that portion Of the track
had disappeared; large timbers were laid
across the 'hoIe,' and the supe rstruc-
tvre again completed, when, about six
hundred feet Of the road dropped down.
Again tho company sought 10 build a
foundation; the timber upon sixty acres
was deposited in this acknowledgements
and more thnn $4,000 expended, and
still the hole was not filled. A slight
curve around the prairie was then made,
at All expense Of about $l,lO0, Wherein
the cars now run.
"Connected herewith are certain facts,
interesting to the reading public gene rel
y, and peculiarly so 10 that portion who
delight in suberranean Investigations
Across this 'round prairic' runs small
stream; the soil is rich, consisting Of de-
cayed vegetable matter some six or eight
feet deep, which is evidently crust over
a small lake; the water under this crust
is thirty feet deep, and fine fish are found
in these pure subtorranean waters
Whether these fish arc eJeless, like
those found in the subterranean streams
Of tho Mammoth Cave Of Kentucky am
not advised. The streams III this cave
are no, known TO rise and fall with the
waters Of Green River, ia the neighbor.
hood, and are supposed to have water
communications with other lakes in the
vicinity, Of which there are several, from
the fact, umang others, that he same spe'
else Of fish are found in each.''