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: MY MOTHER.

MY MOTHER, how like music falls
'rhatwordiapon my ear
1t speaks Of one whose tonder voico
Ineyer' more shall hear,
/ Ofone from whose deep hoart gush'd up
Affection warm aud FREQ,
Whoso--bright eyes never boamed in love
But they turned OH NE
know not but that sainted ono
Nlay hover--near me now,
i fancy that feel her breath
Steal Ger my troubled brow,
That now she dries the flowing tear
! with hor fond, ardent kiss
And whispers in mine car those words
Which made my child-hood's bliss
Ny MOTHER; from thy star-like-cycs
l saw the light depart,
Thy last. convusive, kiss fond ono
II almost broke my heart,
l saw them lay in tho cold earth
Thy loved and graceful form,
They gave the bring adored
10 feast Tho filthy worm.
And MoTHER, OH that glorious morn
When all the dead Of earth
Shall start Into cternul life
AS by II sccond birth,
May thy redeemed spirit bo
My guardian angel still
Aud lead me to the shining host
Ihat throng "the heavenly hill" w. T.
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"Well,' commenced the distressed
help-ewcll boo--boo tbcro,s a ,na
man In my boo--hoo-hoop
I uonJ,rp ,o;d .La :: -,
drawers, opening his ewes to their ut.
most Width and kcen;no them 6xad IN
incxprcssiblc astonishment on thc hcln
let's dror him off snouostaJ son,o
one. %
yes continued the crowd slct's
take him OUT
Garry him out on a rail-
con two cb;ns /,
sAh, the scoundrcl.'
sWho'd have thought
Don't push.'
so rascally.'
Lets 70 in
sInhuman.'
Infuriatcd at the audacity of such
villainy, the crowd rushed into the
chamber--thc man in red drawers tore
off the covcrlct, and true enough. there
lay stout large sized man! lie re-
NAMED perfectly still during all the cx-
ctcmcnt, not appearing even to breathe
Get up, SIR
The man remained perfectly inscnsi-
bic.
'Gctup, l tell YOU. or I'll strike you.'
Still he did not offer to stir. The
excitement became uncomfortable.
sTear him OUT
Drag him down.
Don't have any mercy
Get out, you scoundrel.' cried the
man with red drawers in a voice of thun.
der.
Still perfect calm. There was No
bearing such Indifference. Scizinc the
offender rourhlv bv the arm tho rod
drawers pulled hun violently over.
I'm! what $ fhutf
mhy its st"Ueaf
'lSoPed IN, by Jlngo, lisa parcel Of
"ray ctofhes:
Inc man IN drawers started at his
et'"" IN maze OF doubt and aston
,Sl''l'ehs' ~ roar OF laughter that rank
lhro"Sh every apartment IN the house
anu startiea Waterman on the street,
S',cccedeo' ana a young gentleman,
whose co''h'chahco IRON the beginning
hao Deen dishS"rcd by neXpllcablc
twists and conta:tons, slipped quietly
from the crowd. hurried to his room,
ana throwing himself on the bed was
lor i"ll quarter OF an hour holding his
sues ,oes' ana lauShm$ as II ne expected
',''s 20 oc ms very iast chance ior an
eo'',''lo,l ~ ol l',e sP,rits:
i.e''y: as Sal,' before ours Is very
ou;.o"S ;.o.; ''o'se' ou' as IT'S 'urmo''s ana
"i'."'l'l's i. arc r'I"cr OF an amusing
that. st. Louis ReyeiUe.
S,r,r ,r;a =,
,hou',h oova;an ms o'u r''''elnan' al
otLnsnsa lna eu he 'Asl.l @ Sli'tP 'iial
oe,,o t,;oi.. ,'' o'l %. -, ou sum- very
hcard Of noor % no1'EIo" s,.o ,'ls ,Is0' W. nave
looano w;,b RI II, o ",I ono WV 'nauo
cverv earthly hlcss;nn he Voc S;v:;toSS oS
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A CARD.
Jan. Is, lS49,
Clothing

a fine assortment of Ready Made Clothing
with Shirts Drawers Cravats Gloves &c.
Fahania Leghorn and Palmeaf Hats.
broad brlm fur do, ve-y low for Cash.
l.. D HANKS
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Columbia Branch.
Dozen.
Camden Train.

TUESDAYS, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Up. Dozen.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-07

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or b}ns IN Ba.tan fine W,.nIh".c,t. Rank onl
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We fin tho E,Il,,-;,.. 4 ...r..,.;,,, - a.
P',' Vt "'' pre-
sent sultan OF lNrNey' Who N defiance of the
thrcat| the Car Of Russia, pcrcmorily refused
It,.monlrrth the uunr,ri.r r.r,.... 10, ,l. T,,,,,,.
n or r,.,,,...,.
a. % '''."e''''
"AUnEL MrD'cmp the present Nalun /, twenty.
SIX years otace; dresses, with the exception of
ic@ cap IN European style: and, save that hi
Lace !, unusually pale AMI deeply pi,tcl by the
small pnN has nothing very noticeable IN hi, per
,Wla' appearance. lie mh"rl's little Of the intel
lcee'ual 'lsor OF ms father Nidmoul tut his heart
Is ai"i'olr, To degree bordering ON wcaknpe3
tlIN NenSIbIIliic' are such that Zee never signs
d@''h-wairantS except in eases of the most ur-
gent necessity Tie takes scarcely any personal
part in the administration of tho yGvcrnIurr,
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man could by labor satisfy his reasonable wanna
we should have much less crime and panperism.--
How men nbe assisted to find employment, j. a
point most worthy the consideration Of every
fdend to his race One thing is at least as 4plai,.
n preaching, (plainer than ome,Ef in any e..
Enlistment three hundred hours Of labor is 10 be
performed IN a day, it would require thirty men,
WorSlng ten hours each, while twenty five could
Ito 1t m twelve hours, which woild lie the employ
men' Of live men less, Tie Advantages in regard
to tie diffusion Of labor which limited hours wol
ensure, are, indeed almost beyond calculation. Ia
securing some participation in life blessings 80 all,
the security and ENJOYMENT TO the whole be best
promoted, Is truth, statesmen may well consider
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Female sHiinenrp.

h.rf God. owe my ry eiuration nav al
That have been or am to the council and tp,el.
age al a pl"us mother, Ii was peace 10 he,
sHhtrd spirit, II was her noai.ory voice tba, fir.
"h'ht my Young heart % feel that there was dan.
sei N the intoxicating cup and that safety law in
abstinence.
AMI as NO one is more indebted than nv, eli To
me ksni Of Influence In question So no one more
my re.'iLe- how de.-iyey i; bears upon tie dss
tiuie- ofutheri
Full well / know, that by woman came ,ha
'p's."cN Of Adam, 1n hy woman the recovery
I"'', On J'.uN " was woman that iubuad ,ha
'%,'' ana formed De character or Moses, Israels
"e"'gf'r II was a women thlt led the choir m
give BACK The response Of that triumphal process.
sam which went forth 10 celebrate with ,imb,els
On tie hIn,s Of the Red sea. the oycr,bror ~
n'Mra"h 1t WIS woman that prt Sisera "a
light. hat composed the SOM, Of Dehoroh MA
Bank the son Of Ah'nolm and indeed in right.
e""''r-7. ior wears, the tribes Of Israel II WIS
woman That defeated the wicked counsels Of Ia
man; delivered righteous Nor LEGAL, and saved \
"hole people from utter desolaion.
ana not now 10 speak Of Semiramis Of Babvlcn
/ o, catherine Of Russia. or of those Queens Of En-
gHni who,c logous rcigns constitute the bri1htes.
PERIODS ct british history or Of her the vonnp nnl
",,o'S' me patron Of learning and morals. who now
an"ril' the throne Of the seagrt isles nor now IA
speak Of those, there are others Of more socr.l
character, OF whom il were admissible even now
/ To speak "
NE srep're Of empire is not the srep.ro tho,
best belts the hand Of woman nor is the field Of
carnage her field Of glory; Home, sweet home ia
h'r Theatre ofaction, her pedestal Of naantv, and
''r9ne OF power Or ifsecn abroad. she ia seen N
'he bnNt advantage when on clrnnls of love and
wearing a robe Of mercy.
1t was not woman who slept during the acon.
re- 81 HethSemane: it was not woman who denied
her Lord at the palace of Caiaphas II was not wo
man VINO deserted bis cross on the hin Of Calvary
ih It was woman that dared to testify her rcsprc,
''r III, corpse TINT procured spices for embalminr
u. and that wa found last ut niyht. and first IN
the morning, AT hi, scpulchre Tine has neither
impaired her Kindness, shaken her consistency or
changed her character.
! Now, as formerly She is mast roqly tn on,or
and most reluctant to leave the aboie of misery
How, rs Formerly it is her office. and well has i,
hr'h sustained, 10 stay the Elintng head, win.
from the dim eve the tear ofnuyuish and from tbe
cold forehead the dew of death.
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Hours Of I.nhnr.

There u no measure Of greater importance to
the hbornE masses, than the limitation of the
hour, of daily Labor 1t has long been conceded.
- far rs the democracy. at least are concerned
that every step should hc taken. consistent with
the Crludpru ip,p ui restricted legislation, to re-.
duca the time daily devoted to hired labor. 10
this end, i, hes been urged that three uuportlut
steps may be clearly tll,cu ty Tie National and
state Governments, without reasonable objection
First TO declare, that in law. IN the uh.clcc Of 4
specific agrccmcn, to thu contrary, between the
parties, ten hours should hea day. labor, second.
TO prohibit corporations which boms mere crra.
lures of law, may be properly subjected To lcgi,.
htlyc regulation lupi employing hborers Cor Il
longer period than ten hours each day; and thlrl,
to limit the labor of persons IN government en-
pov to ten hour day.
The wisdom Of limitation of the hours uf In.
hor Is too apparent tounod argument 1t would
be sufficient tp say that such limitation l. uccrs-.
airy 10 secure % every man. with the time ncccs
siry for eating AMI sleeping opportunitic, for re-.
creation intellectual Improvement, religious dcvo.
uon' aud family cares, especially the training of
childrcn-dutic, the most important that ANY of
Us can perform The greatest security ror free
institutions is the education Of the people and
the best way to ensure good government is thou.
nNersal diffusion Of necessary information anon;
the mas,c.. 10 enable them to possess these all.
yan'agcs, men must be something else than more
machines for labor food and .lcrp--onlv allowed
the two last to procure the first Man, every man.
has by nature higher right. aud u 6ettGr destiny
than such use developcs
But there Is another point Of view in which the
limitation of the hours OF labor |, important 1t
L. the greater diffusion of opportunities to labor
Illcnc ia the grand root of the evils which afct
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ThcWasIiingtOn Coffee House and
Restaurant.

LdSi sac o. me t0Hff HOhSc NYH1Ie ana merit dDOr
Ia The Mansion House
SHARkEY \ CURTIS beg To inform their
- friends aud the public that having taken the a.
boyc prcmI-esnnd fitted them up suitably tor the bu-
slncss, it's their intention To accommodate the pub
lie with refreshments nj the most economical rates
Meal, can always be- procured on the shortest notice
at any hour OF the day Farmers and Others arrIy-
ing IN town and not wishing TO lose time cat always
be Accommodated Of hqad
7, S-'rhc BAR }, supplied with the choicest
kinds Of liquors. ale, wines, candles, and ,cgar-
Lunch every day from half pastten \ VI I'LL twelve
Ottawa sent ~ 1919
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Pcs UIuNG-Ihc Freshmen ut old Dartmouth.
are reported to have made Themselves quite mer.
~ oflatc, At Sophomore expense, hy the following
conundrum which the mathematical student will
understand
Why : the Sophomore class studying trigonom
rtry lhv the Scrrrs aud lharisecs of old
Because Il l. u wicked generation seeking after
a sim, ,,r.
The Suph' rctort by the following,
Why Is the Fre~hmcn'- recitation room like that
rcmurkabe tree, whose leaves quNer III the light.
est breeze.
Because 1t is an ass po,--ia>pcn)
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SLEEPING ~ CALIroHvll-A recent California
"nu-rant says, speaking of Sacramento: Il sle.p
ont under tree or in the streets as the mas, Of
the citizens do Ia the outskirts OF the cNv, there
lre some two thousand cmigrant, cnramped-
Men, women and children all sleep under the
broad canopy of heaven, and drink the waters Of
the Sacramento
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-07

on create panprrs and lodge them in your
'I'n-.H"l,e--conyictS and send them to your pen.
I''hi|rN You sy.lu.c men to crime then ar
'',Sn them AZ the bare Justice, immune them il,
PRISON Win ono honl you thrust the dagger to
me he'"t with tte other attempt to as,uage the
pain 1t eau c,.--Nr T. SeyaH.
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They who keep the fountains Of pollution and
crime open are -hqrcrs to no small extent. in the
-Hii' winch flows from fh'm They command the
gateway OF thnr mighty flood which is spreading
H.'"in'ion through iha land and are chlr-eabIe
WIN lh' present AMI everlasting consequences, on
less than the infatuated victim who throw. bins.Gf
upon the bosom Of the burning torrent. AMI !,
bouc bT it mo the gulf ofwo.--G. .Sgyiag
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United States Hotel,

By LATSuAw 4 fowLuR- Peru, Illinois.
THE house "a stone building, built during the past
summer by Nlr Hnhmul Is the largest building
used Is a hotel 90 northern Illinois, and the lessee,
have cndrayord at an enormous expense 80 to iJlr.
nI-h 1t n 20 make the interior correspond M some de
gree with the magnIiiccuce Of the exterior. Tn.
rooms arr large and admirably arranged iorconyr
euce and comfort. Travellers aud ,hr.r luggage IA.
ken 10 and from ih, boats free of churgr nov -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-07

ION are filling Your aims houses, ias, md pen.
ltentiare' with victim. loathsome and burden-o,ne
10 the community. You are engaged in bu,inaa.
which Is compelling your fellow citizens TO nav
,2Ne' 10 support the victims Of vonr enplovuent
on ar iilnnc mp the a5olcs OF wrptchetlna,s and
Tu''' and then king your fellow citizens to pay
iB,E Laiuss.
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Horse Shoeing and FarrjerV,

TlE subscriber beg, lruvr to auuuucr To- the vuhh,
that he has opened an establishment bon CulGmlu,
slrrri,ucu Oh" Catholic Chu0ch, wh,r, rUr hu,I.r,,
OF horse NHormg and lursry Wi be- r,uJur,y, IN no,
most sclruuhc principles. Il Is generally admitted
tally lL GRANT ut IT'S prime pies, thereby producing Oh,
numerous eases OF CouluCuuuS amt diseases ui jh,
feet daily witnessed II really hrcom,S the duty u
every one who values a good horse 81 essential u
his profit as wru his pleasure, to secure the >rry.
Ccs Of good nuirr tor 50 useful an animal
IUtcCa gcaTS practical experience II IS hoped, w,
enable the subscriber TO follow correct system. en-
culntcd 10 prevent diseases consequent On uushIwI
snocnr and when necessary 10 rrmcdyrhr error,
of the past l. TANNING
Ottawa, Nov o. SIS Ii
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Horns OF SLEEr--Wc find the following sens
bc remark, IN an exchange paper which we hope
Will give offence Ia none Of our readers;
Nature requires five,
Custom gives seven;
Lazlncss takes nine,
And wckedness eleven
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men engage in this destructive traffic if ,bcy
"'I St"op 70 Disgrace their reason and reap the
wages OF In,dlty, let them no longer have the
u" u. pillow, nor Quiet concicnce by the oriatc
'i Accn~e-A!oa, T. Frelmghaysea.
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Whether you will hear, or whether YOU will
i'fD''r shall not cease 10 remon,tratc and when
can d1no more to.reclaim Won, will sit down
At your 2! NE and cry. Murder Murder! Murier,-
H. N,mphcrI D. Il.
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) " not ! viii sell by the lr,e quanti,y-1
have 10 tippIer- about me, and therefore am NOT
guH'':: loa are the chief man in this business
ihe Others are only ,ubaltcmr You are a "roi.
soner general" - IiLJeH Iish DID,
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Nearly one thousand tons of copper have been
shipped from the Cliff Mines of Michigan this sen.
son. The mines are the property Of tho Boston
aud Pittsburgh Mining Company.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-07

fourteen dyna..ie- and 235 eup.r inrl ~waycd
the ,ceptrc over the people Of dat Empire,
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\ recent rcu,u, Of Cincinnati, shows the popu
htlon # 'hc City proper to be 93,6oi, AMI Of the
suburbs 10000 in all l02GOi.--lts Increase Us
the following table viii show, la, been wonderfully
rapid
The rI'wrc of the city in population during
the h,t5o wears h., been a follows.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-07

Rev rrrrR RoGrns. pgel ninetyuinc years
four months and ten days, died at Waterloo, H.
on the ith inst. lie WAS one of Washington's
Life Guard, IN the war Of Independence, and per.
haps the ast OF that noble band
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-07

Wi.covsiS MoNEY-Thc excitement in ST LOUIS
and elsewhere has not shaken the confidence of'hs
people of this city tall in this money, and Il passes
equally as it ever did though, as We remarked IN
our last paper, there is a general feeling anSug
the business men, that Mr. smith should give some
tangible security TO the public for the redemption
which he |, amply able 10 do.--Chie. Dor
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TUI I0TTIWInr UITI.TIITI- ITD .TVI. WW IT-I-I- I'm
IN. v,,. VII.
49,. wv" VI" '"'I' "'''''' VII inc '''''" o. SCI
"'I up FI'rm'" "''", or such rs have bciop
been uotorou, for their vice.. q, pnb!ic teacher.
Wcar,ol,I tn. .,,,, ;.,,- ,,.......; ,.,.i
.r....., '' '''' paw
'' ''.,'i "' '''' '"t''';
We lay il down %, general rule that COM
"'@c' ruth r.c" rorks Il pyye',nd d,ypohfca'i,a
Jof o"P'"""oa as Il te1ct'r ot rrtuc Every ease
should be settled upon this rule, unless it can be-
shown to be a clear and eminent exception The
ldea that a man may dcbase himself AMI then up
,h an easy reformation stand even higher thar
before yea rni the Nrtuous aside a- somewhat
",llaUlird Tor want OF grulunionin the school
"i vie subyersiyc Of all sober ors. II Il
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China and the Chinese.


own people as "chak-t'ccd creatures for to ob-
tam the color "l the English they applied to their
faces mixture of white lead and chalk and oily
headed creatures, from the glos.lnes' of their
har, They were also called 'sill,-worm eyebrow
cd Ladies ior 1t was their aim to appear, when in
In dress with their eye brows so SHADED rs 70 re
'enble the willow leaf or the appearance Of the
silk worm The hobLlng gate Of the women was
remarked by all strangers IN China; this arose
from COMPRISING the feet so as to form what /,
c'd'ei small feet Up to about seven years OF
age, the female children are allowed "a romp and
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DR.. COOLING,

Office north side Of the public square Residence
corner Of La Sale and Water streets
Being always devoted To his profession, hopes for
share OF public patronage scpt22
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II. II. IIINNAN, NJ. ID.
l.. 4. GUILBERT, NJ. d.
VIM. W. CAVARLY, NJ. ID.

Physician and Surgeon PONTIAC, Livingston
County, Illinois,
Offers his professional services To the citizens Of o.
tawa and vicinity, and hopes by attention 10 bust
ness to mcrrI, a share otpubuc patronage. $50.
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=. II. MEAGHER,

MAY be found I'm his office back OF the telegraph Of
flee. IN Ottawa Ill., where reference can be seen a.
10 skill and practice. Julj-i9
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KNOX INSURANCE. COMPANY.


Office on Water street, near Market, In Wisc's
Brick Row,
IinCrnncS. Indiana,
TlllS company having been duly organized and
L the capital stock properly secured are now pre-
pared to receive applications for insurance against
loss or damage by fire, on buildings, merchandise,
machinery, mills, manufactures, and all dcscrip.
tons ol property Also merchandise and produce
IN the course ui inland transportation and upon the
hives OF individuals. The rates OF premium which
wllI govern this institution, will conform To the es-
tnbIlshcd rates of the eastern offices Allosscs will
be literally and promptly adjusted, and paid.
Directors.
Robert N Chrran, VIM J, Ii'se, VIM ] Heb.
erd Horace +. Peck, Cyrus NJ. Allen. OF Ninccnncs
Vincent ! West, OF Pike county, Ind.
Peter 7 Bailey ,oi Fort Wayne, Ind
Thomas L Bcnbrldgc, Lafayette, Ind
Walter w. Early, Tcuc- lloutc. Ind
David Wallace, Indianapolis Ind
Henry u Als, Evansville. Ind
Henry r Schoolcrnft, Washington D. c.
Zephnniah Plat, New York
X n. Cnnan. President
; b Whitney, Scc'v. n, L Eldridgr. Treasurer.
Cyrus NJ Allen and Samuel Judah, Counsclicrs. of
Vlncenncs, TllOS l.. BOuGHTON,
sept 2l-ly. Agent, Ottawa Illinois
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-12-07

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He said there WIS burnin, curiosity to a,ccr.
tam whether in that distant aud won criul roun.
try, China, under all the rubbish in which they
were buried, any resemblance could be found To-
the details of tie Mosaic revelation Some time
>nccthe lecturer had undertaken To study the sub.
iect The Chinese divided their history INTO three
authentic, traditional and mythologial-
AT the present time, they had amongst them q
very correct and distinct mode Of coming thei.
historical periods by cycles of fifty
Now, looiiinyat the authentic period, and nkin,
the cycles to thc present time, aud rcducin; those
cycles to the entire number Of year, since the
commencement of the authentic history, aud the
time at which the first real character sat upon Che
throne, he found that thu, individual mounted the
throne $500 years before Christ, This was $50
years after the flood about the age of pecg. in
whose days, according to the Mosaic record was
the earth divided Compared with scripture chro.
noosy, that gave Us the thirty.sccond wear after
the dispersion and confusion, ns the date of that
emperor, iu, sitting upon the throne, which was
just tlme enough for such an increase Of family as
to admit Of immigration.
The lecturer then gave brief sketch Of the ira.
dition AMI pathological period and proving that
the first King of China must have synchronised
with the Immediate descendants of Noah The
Chinese empire was founded $500 years before
the christian era, mud was contemporary with tho
establishment Of the Bobyloni,h aud Egyptian