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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-07-20
General Taylor is a Man of Lcarnin

General Taylor is Man of Learning.
Not mere scholastic learning he has
never graduated ut collcge-but his mind
is richly stored with that practical knowl-
edge, which is acquired from both men and
books. lie is a deeply read man, il oil an
cicnt mud modern history, aud in all mat
ters relating to tho practical duties Of life,
civil and military. lie is intimate with
Plutarch, snid The speakcr--a Putnrch he.
ro himself, as ever adorncd the page OF his
tory. Gen. Gibson--you all know aud
love Gen. Gibson, ono ot Your own Penn
sylvanians, n man whose reputation for
truth and honor was provcrbinl. aud whose
word was always the end Of controversy,
50 implicitly wns !, relied upon Gen. Glib
son had told him, TINT he aud Gen. Taylor
Ind entered the army nearly together, aud
had served together almost constantly, M
I'll he, Gibson, retired, md that during
that time, they had sat together on
seventeen Court Martials, many of them
important and intricate cases, md in eve.
nv single instance. Zachary TAYLOR had
been appointed In draw up the opinion Of
the Court-a brilliant testimony 10 his
superior abilities. aud ripe learning and
practical knowledge.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17

er its fish, flesh or cold meat there an,
one ofyou kn,'ws it's Jest hobby for tbs,
little smilin, smirkih, Sandy wbiskered
traitor ofKinderhood to ride into offs I
never seed man with sandy whiskers
but who had the devil in him bigger ,ban
woodchuck, and its so with Van Ruren
-he's jest got to be good for nothin old
abolitioner-7 n~za sBs s.,s... =,
IT'S ie!i Don't tell me | liz Jones-
jest look at bis followers-who's the bio.
gest toads in youfree sile meetin gs-w6o
presides over you-who makes your
speeches-who puts up your poles-wbo
hurrahs the loudest for Van Buren, hut
these same old aboliioners that 90 for
free sile and free niger and and make
themselves mighty free with every thing
they can lay their hands on. Oil wish
every one on you had to shleep with the
b ggest blacklist niger in all creation
twou ID be servin you right--so il would.
La! me. lvc most forgot the supper
and Mrs Jones Immediately commenced
setting table. -s- zs1 &. .s.s--
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17
Device Of an Arab Lady.

For the ediication of those who imag.
inc they can penetrate the designs of wo.
man, we have translated, from a French
volume on Oriental manners, the follow.
ing little story. To understand it we
have 10 inform our readers, that among
the Orientals it is customary to hgfee for
lime TO pay stipulated forfeit, ifa hus
band receives from his wife, or wife
from husband, anything whatever, with.
out previously pronouncing the word 'Di-
ddeSte.' Each, therefore, practices the
greatest ingenuity to throw the other off
his or her guard.
A philosopher ofthat country, who was
by no means msensible to female charms
had often worshipped at their shrine, and
as often as he thought, had he suffered
from their wiles and caprices. But he
determined TO become wiser. He collec.
ted number of stories of female cunning
and copied them into a book, which he
always carried with him, as occasion
might require 10 consult it.
One evening as he was passing. through
an Arab camp he noticed at the entrance
of one OF the tents, a young woman of I'M
common beauty. She saluted bin as he
passed, offering that he might enter and
rest from his fatigue. Scarcely had he
taken his seat en- the carpet, and near the
beautiful creature, when be became alarm
ed, he drew bis book flom his pocket and
began TO read without daring to cast a
single glance at his tair neighbor.
II hat must be charming book," said
the lady. ito engross your whole atten-
ton so. a,s7 ~-aEg .-i zrre. 1888
.'Indeed it is, replied the philosopher,
"but it contains secrets" sr--,r .....
(which certainly you would not con-
ceal from me-" said the lady, with an IT.
resistable smile. z..g
''Since you will have il So" retorted
the philosopher, sit contains a complete
lis, of all the arts and wies of cunning
women-butI an sure you could not learn
anything from it, and SO it would not in
terest you" 3.sse1 g az .s.s.s
'.Are you certain that your list is com.
plete?" said the lady again. sgs
Thus the conversation was gradually
resumed. the philosopher Pocketed his
book, and SO far forgot himself and his
system Of. philosophy that he was kneel-
ing before the lady, holding one Of her
hands between his own. and who knows
what might have been the result, had not
the lady espied at distance her husband
who was returning home. Struck with
terror, she exclaimed. ..Isee my husband
at q distance returning homewafd! Should
be find you here, he will put both of US to
death. ] see but one chance for your
escape; conceal yourself in this box, Of
which keep the key - -. -.
llmay be supposed the philosopher did
not long hesitate to conceal himself, and
the lady locked The box. and drew the
key. As the Arab entered his tent. tbs
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17
JOLIET, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER. IL. 1a lu 6

lady met him with smile, saving. "You
come in good time-for a stranger, cal.
ling himself a philosopher, stopped at our
tent to rest, but so far forgot himself and
Propriety. as to talk to me oflove."
The Arab began to foam at the mouth
with rage; but who can describe the ag
ony of the philosopher, who could in his
retreat hear every word that was spokenl
- ''Where shall find the wretch?n. ex.
claimed the Arab, ''that my sword NAV
put an end forever to similar presump.
toni"
''Here in this box" said the lady, hold.
ing out the key. -, @ aarl - =
The enraged Arab snatched it out OF
her hand. but she soon retook it in a fit OF
laughter. ...
INSTANTLY pay me a forfeit. for caueb,
you at last accepting thing without pro.
nouncing the word 'Diadesse.' a
For while the Arab stood as if petri.
ned, and after recovering a little from his
anger, said-"l have lost and mist nav
the forfeit. but let me request YOU here
after to gain ends without giving me such
bitter veXation." saz rf-.a.o. !.
-a After a while the Arab had to attend to
other business. and left his tent, and the
lady unlocked the box. in which she found
the poor philosopher more dead than alive.
On saying "you are SAFE" the philoso.
pher vaulted nimbry from his retreat.
depart in peace" said the lady to
him. "but do not forget to record his days
occurrence in your book"
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17
From the Washington Union
Awake! freemel, awake!

A few more weeks, and the conflict
will be over. And how now stands the
canvass? Are our forces in all The States
ready for trial? Are they thoroughly, radi.
cally. efectualy organized Are the
captains and subalterns at work. But,
above all, are the honest yeomanry ofthe
land, the freemen of the naiion-those
who unfurled the standard of Jefferson,
Madison, Monroe, and Jackson-are they
standing with the armor Of battle on pre-
pared for the encounter now just at their
doors! Are they awake to the ten thou.
sand secret funds and appliances by which
an unscrnpulous adversary is endeavor-
ing TO ensnare theml Can they have
forgotten that The usual weapons of fed
eralisrn, in all political contests, are in.
trigue, deception, and fraud! Do they
not see everywhere around them the in.
sidious movements of party hiding their
principles, afraid to ayow their opinions,
and dishonesty conniving at the base
treachery by which they hope to trick
Gen. Taylor into the Presidential chair2
Let US awake in time, friends, TO a
solemn sense of these inquiries.
How goes the battle? In Pennsglva-
MIA and Ohio, are you ready The
seed, of deception are now profusely
pouring in upon you from the federal
council chambers. Your canals, your
railroads, your avenues of trayel. are all
now literally groaning under the weight
of documents, pamphlets. tracts, lives.
and speeches. Intended TO mslead and
entrap you. Watch well these are in-
triguers, and guard with the caution that
becomes you. the first approaches Of the
ioul adversary who would draw you from
the path of rectitdde and duty, Washall
surely triumph. and with an overwhein.
ing vote, if you are not cheated out Of
your rights. !. If ever watchfnl Of that
faithful mandate Of the freeman. .tetenral
vigilance is thefpeice ofliberty," you viii
not only awake from sldmber. but arouse
Ito exertion. yv s. aas aa
IS All look well drOdpd us. STATE ahe9
'Ssss-~--@-z2s AfN 6ss3s-s3sE -
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17
- From the 4pneiiOn Beacon.
e THE FALL.~~' So -.
BY 2HEopHIIns.

asfF+f f.
The leaves DIRE falling from, yon tree
tn every passing wind, ..r 80.
~. AND IN their fall mankind may see
The emblem Of mortality i50''es
The lot OF human kind. .nop
We v e.. dream life s journey sin IS long,
That life which is but. given e7#
Asa trough passage to the lhrJJnig
VI hsppy guests whose seraph song oaa
Is heard for aye in'heaven. ~
Mortal 1 the rolls of time look ,bropob
Thy narrow span there see;
Thy knowledgel nougbt--thy pleasures
Thy life a moment in the view
Ofvast eternity.
No more with earth thy thoughts divide
!. But ttrp to yonder tree: aan
Behold its honors scattered wide, IS
Zen smitten thus is human pride,
In all its revelry. = ask s.aas
Then who tof1eetiDg joys would cling?
The world has noug6t secure;
DesPIse Its foul, distempered spring,
And, poised on bright Religions wing.
Seek heaven, where all is pure. p
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17

CALIFORNIA GOLD REG1oN..-The &C.
counts recently published of the gold dis
coveries in California are so remarkable
that, if they had not been well authenti
Gated. they would scarcely be credited
But they are undoubt1y true, and prove
that there is an Ell Dorado, not fabulous,
in that distant region. The Louisville
Courier learns from MIR. Edwin Bryant,
author Of "What saw in California, I"
&c, that, in crossing, as he did on sew
eral occasions the tributaries of the Sa.
cremento and San Joaquin rivers, flowing
from the Sierra Madre, he discovered
fine particles of gold mingled with the
sand in the beds and on the banks of the
streams. These particles on the surface,
however. were exceedingly minute and
light. resembling the scales Of small fish.
and glittering brilliantly in the sun. They
could not easily be separated from the
sand. BY digging deeper, the more pom
derous particles and Jumps have been dis.
covered and sifted from the black aIIuvion.
1t is Mr.. Bryanis opinion that the entire
western slope ofthe Sierra Ladrs IS au.
riferous, and that, when these mountains
are scientifically exploded, they will be
found to contain not only gold mines of
unheard of richness and value, but other
minerals more precious than gold. From
the eastern to the western base of the
Sierra Madre, the distance is about $50
miles, and the range extends, with the
exception OF break near Los Angeles,
entire length of Alta California. Mr..
B. thinks that. whatevef the mountain
streams have deposited alluvion in the
valleys, the earth will be found richly i'm.
pregnated with gold to a considerable
depth. But the matrices which have
poured forth this food of gold into the
valleys are yet to be sought for and dis.
covered in the deep and rocky gorges
ofthe Sierra; and when they are thus dis.
coyeredthey wilprobabIy present mine.
ralwealthto which Ophir, Golconda, and
Potosi will bear but fain. comparison
- 41OD 1's'''sss' go sGaaa e ssases
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17

LIFE. -,
Life, believe, is not a dream .
So dark as sages say;
on little morning rain @
Fortells pleasant day, .mrrr
Sometimes there are clouds Of gloom.
But these are transient all;
1.-THE shower will make the roses bloom
0 why lament its fall?
~ Rapidly, merrily,
Life's sunny hours fit by,
.... GreatfulIy, cherily,
Enjoy them as they fly,
What though Death at times steps in,
And calls our best away?
What though sorrow seems to win,
Ger hope heavy sway?
Yet hope again elastic springs,
UDcOnquered, though she fell;
Still buoyant are her golden wings,
Still strong to bear US well.
Manfully, fearlessly,
The day of trial bear,
For gloriousIy, VIGOROUSLY,
Can courage quell despair.
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17
Begin Right.

Are you Just stepping on the Threshold
OF lite! Secure good moral character.
Without virtue you cannot be respected;
without integrity can never rise to dis
junction and honor. You are poor, per.
haPs. No matter; poverty Is ofiener a
blessing than a curse. Look at the Young
man who is heir to halfa million. What
is his standing? or what use is be to the
world! You must make yourself. The
richest man in Maine was born Of poor
parents, and earned by hard work the
arst dollar he ever owned. The veal
Ihies man in Massachusetts was born in
North Yarmouth, a small town in Maine
ofparents who were in humble circum.
stances. BY industry and economy he
has become immensely rich. The veal
thiest man in New York, and the richest
man in America, was also a poor boy
The road to wealth lies open before YOU,
young man. But remember wealth is not
everything in life-it is not mans chief
good. A virtuous character is better
than riches. Expect not success where
firm integrity is wanted. Shape your
course by true wisdom, and let correct
principles govern your action. In this
way only, you will gain the confidence
and respect of mankind. You know ma.
ny wealthy man perhaps, who is des.
pissed by his felIow-citizens. Why is it
so? On account of his niggardly DISPOSE
tion-his lack Of upright dealings and TO.
bust principle. He makes himself OBJ
noxious to his neighhors, by his mean be.
havior and grovelling character. You
had better live in poverty than initiate
such a person.. Riches, with restitution
ofmoral principle, would be only curse
to you. ..--- Co.. ..-.- s,..--..-r
There is nothing like making good
beginning as you start in life. The foun.
dation must be firm, then all will be safe
Have an eye about you that nothing shall
seduce your virtue no matter how strong
the inducement held out for your counte
nance. Ifyou see this principle is in
volved do not for right hand persist in
wrong. doing, Present gain, at the sacri.
fee of virtue, will be future loss and mis-
cry. Tens OF thousands have ruined them.
selves by such acourse. Be extremely
careful to begin right, and do duty careful.
ly. and you will most assuredly succeed
John Neal. n- -e.-,r.s. s.Ie
Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-17
By G.. 4 G. FARLEY
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WILLIAM MYERS.
Mn WIN. TAYLOR, Arenzyille.

Greatness may build the tomb, but
goodness must write the epitaph.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-06


"vesges the Natural History of Creation, says, in
that remarkable production:
of the brain is of an electric nature, modification
surprising agent of whose general scope in this great
tom The Brain Of nswiykiled animal being taken out
and replaced by substance which produces electric ac
ed by the death of the ANIMAL resumed showing the
absolute identity of the brain with the galvanic battery"
seems to be this The nerve of the animal receiving
the galvanic current produces the same Or at all events
analogous results when is excited by the vital pnc
pie The commissions general often to impress the
spectator with belief that the animal has been restored
the power sensation and that life is terminating the
breathles frame. The eyes open and shut in their sockets
re-endowed with vision the nostris vibate as in the
act Of smelling; the movements of mascaon initiated
by the Jaws and the whole muscles OF the frame
lowed with an action and energy no less powerful than
with the mere exhibition OF their phenomena 1t
possesses an influence no less powerful over the functions
which our vital existence depends The experiments Of
number Of The Journal Of the Royal Institution ofondon
are illustrative of this. Several rabbits fed with
sey and in some Of them the proceeding the
stomach being cut across found that after applying
ofgavanism, the food was as prefechy digested
divided hence derived the grand conclusion that
all functions performed By pocer similar to that of
If the above be true, and it be clearly demon
sated the assertion cannot be maryeed at when we state
the wondrous efficacy of galvansm in vast number OF
serious diseases which subject and that
the and beautiful application by means of Dr. Chris
creasing in favor may stated with confidence,
in nervous Diseases such paralysis, fits, headache,
bronchitis c-dooreux, dyspepsia spinal and hip com
is attended with positive and permanent Explain
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may be had gratis, on application to the agent
CAUTION.
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in each city town. from whom alone the genuine articles
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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-06

BILE to the BILL declaring that notwithstanding the
has been unconstutonally brought on by the Pres
dent, yet the country is at war, and supplies must be
granted We cannot believe that this ridiculous and
mischievous scheme will be attempted Do the violent
wing members of the House believe-we ask II with all
respect-that they pass through that body' DO
they believe that pass the Senate do they be-
eve that il can become law OF the land Let It's
authors impeaeh the Presidents II they please Let them
try to head him in that way ifhey not sick of that
expedient Or let them refuse supplies if they dare.
But let them not add insult towards Executive to
the responsibility of virtually denying all supplies The
effort will east slur upon their party than upon
the President Let them be assured that this too will
Illustrate their views and PROSTATE their party.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-01-06
Death of an Accom- pli.hed Woman,

Ii is with much more pain than we can express that
republish the following obituary from last Tuesdays
Richmond Enquirer" The tribute which it pays to
Mrs. Stevenson is perfectly just, every one will bear
witness who has enjoyed the pleasure of her society
Long and intimately acquainted with her, for so many
years enjoying the delights of her brilliant conversation
the refinement OF her manners, the attractions of her
ireslde, and the beauties with which she adorned the
public of her accomplished husband, cannot
hear of her death without the deepest affection We
ure to say that her private correspondence with her
friends, when she residing in England the lady
OF the American minister, the portraits which she drew
of the English society, the characters which she por
ayed, and the which she described are not sur
passed by the letters of any other person who has visited
England. Unite with these talents the and the
warmth of heart which delighted all around her, and the
reader may form idea of the loss which her fam
lily and her numerous friends have sustained by her
death.
It becomes melancholy duty to the death
OF Mrs Sarah c. Stevenson, daugh of the late Col John
Coles of Enniscothy, Albemae, and wife of Andrew Ste
venson esq She breatled last O'Clock yesterday
morning, after long and painful Illness which she bore
under most duplicated and agonzing disease to which
her buoyancy of spirits and Christian resignation enabled
friends We knew her long and intimately, yet shall
attempt sketch her many virtues and noble qualities
her brilliant nteect-her fascinating manners, which,
whether in the glitter of court the quiet of the do
mesc circle, the love and admiration of all who
within the magic circle of her conversaonher selsacri
devotion her aectionate and watchiu husband,
and deep and sincere pey We trust that the of some
of her and devoted admirers will pay prop
tribute her noble character and virtues Peace to her
pure spirit.
:" The funeral services will take place p. this al.
temoon, at St Pauls Church. and the mortal remains will
be carried morning to their final resting place.
the family vault Aibemarle-'