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The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-02-28
Ell nn From Arthur's Home Gazette.
osTORY FOR HUSBANDS.
TIE INVALID WIFE.
ny T. 8. ARTHUR.

INV poef head! X Seems as il il
would bursi!' murmured Mrs. Balm, as
she nose from stopping position, and
ellsped her temples with both hands
She was engaged in dressing restless
Getful child, some two or three years old
Two children had been washed and
dressed, and This was The last to be made
ready for breakfast.
As Mrs. Balm stood, with pale face,
closed eyes, and tightly compressed lips,
sill c'asping her !hrobhing temples, the
bell announcing the mor"ing meal was
rung. The sound caused her TO start.
and she said, in low, and fie,ful
Voice.
.Thcre's the breakfast bell; and Char
ley isn't ready yet; nor have combed
my hair. How my head does ache! !
an almost blind with the pain.'
s.Then she resumed her wolk ofdrsss-
ing Charley, WHO struggled, cried and
resisted, until she was done.
mr.. Balm was already mp and dressed.
He was seated in the parlor, enjoying bis
mt m ng paper, when the breakfas, bell
rung. The moment he heard the sound,
,he threw down his newspaper, and
leaving the parlor. asc' nded TO the d.
Ling room. His two oldest children
were there, ready 10 take their places at
the table.
where's your mo,her?' he inquired Of
enc Of them.
.She's dressing Charley was ans
wered. ss
Never ready in time.' said Mr.. B,in to
himself impa.ienily. He spoke in an
under tone.
For few moments he stood with bis
hands on the back Of Ills chair. Then
he walked twice the length OF the dining
goom: und then he went to the door aud
called
g;sJane! Jane! Breakfast is on the
table, 2y Hglali a
FaI'll be there in a minute,' was re-
piled b, Mrs. Balm. z
= .Oh, yes! | know something about
your minu,es' Mr.. Balm said this ID
himself. 'This never being in iimt
snnoys me terribly. I'm always ready.
I'm always mp to time. But, there NJ
regard 10 time IN this house,
: Mrs. Balm was still struggling with heI
Cross and troublesome child. when the
voice Of her impatient husband reached
her. The sound caused throb OF in.
tsnser pain to pass through her aching
head. lo iss
Jane, make haste! Breakfast is al
getting cold and Pm in a hurry TO e.
sway to business was called ono
more. tG rgi4ga5oal el ve
l's'Do have a little patience. I'll be
there IN moment replied Mrs. Balm
"A moment !! This is always thu
swsy.'
f}sAud Mr.. Balm ones more psced back.
-NsrIs sRd forwsrds.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-02-28
fH 81 KALrDA vENTuREI
,rUbLlsHED, EVERY FRIDAY,
DY JAMES MACK ENzIE.
THE BIRTHDAY OF WASHINGTON.
srss. D. PRENTICE. ESQ.,, LOUISVILLE, KY,

syse. D. PRENTICE. ESQ.,, LOUISVILLE, KY,
Why swell . million hearts as one,
With memories Of the past! ait qlHr
Why rings out yon deep thunder gun, ll.i
Upon thoEushing blast? ~.
Why hold the beautiful, the brave, 81
The Jubilee Of earth?
Itis--it is the da, that gave
Our Patriot hero birth.
We offer here q sacrifice sa s.7..r
OF hearts, TO him who canc
70 guard young Freedoms paradise,
With sword cf living finme!
To him who on wars whirlwind loud
Rode like an angel form.
And set his glory in the cloud,
A halo of The storm!
4 hvndred years, with all her train
or shadows. have g,ne by,
Aud yet his glorious name remains,
"A sound that cannot die!
'Tis craven on the hill, the vale,
And on the mountnin talI;
And rpeaksin every sounding gale,
And roaring waterfall! att As Jt
No marble on his resting spot, t--f..l.
Iis sculptured column rears,
But hi is still a roller lo',
A grateful nation's tears! '1
Old time, that bids the marble bow,
Makes green ench laurel leaf,
Ths, blooms upon the sainied brow
or our immortal chiet
His deeds were ours--but through the world
That mighty cl ief will be.
Where g!ory's banner is unfurl'd,
The prophet o. the free!
And as they bend their engle eye,
On Victory's burning sun; ".
Their shonis will echo to the skies
sour Gtd--and Washington"
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-02-28

The Imperial Library, founded at ST.
Petersburgh. by Ca,harine H., has beer
,hrown open 10 the pnblic by the En-.
perof Nicholas. 'asfs q
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-02-28

SLAVERY IN NEW MExlco.--A core.
spondent of the New York Tribune,
writing from Santa Fe, Nov. 30,. 1850,
says: '''t
am informed that there is a much
stronger disposition among leading men
here, in favor Of slavery, than was sus.
pected some time since. There will no
doubt be vigorous effort made TO repeal
the law Of God which Mr.. Webster ha+
been kindly helping Providence 10 enact
for the security Of this Territory
Whether The efEor. should succeed, is a
matter for future trial. Partly, il has
succeeded already, and there arc now,
nearly as ] can ascertain, some twenty
or thirty negro slaves held in this Terri
tory. notwithstanding the Divine prohib
itory enactment in which Mr.. Webster
expressed SO much confidence.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-02-28

The Senate OF Hamburg has decreed
the expulsion Of the Hungarian refugees
in that town.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10
Those Yankees.

In their own phraseology the people Of
the United States designate a portion only
of the nation as ankees-but abroad the
whole people come under the term 1t is as
good a national familiar name as any other
better than most; and We have no occa-
sion to be ashamed of il. The wonderful
changes that Yankees are making are tur-
ming the world upside down; and even
Blackwood, the contemner of republics aud
republicans, is forced to pay us some com
pImeuis though rather ungracIously. Old
Ebony" however, is not, lalterly, SO fond
of speaking of those Yankees" as sepa-
rate and foreign community. lie is rather
for consolidating, and strives to keep alive
the memory of our relationship. lie talks
of the Anglo-Saxon blood in America, as
doing these great woders. Ii is not worth
while to be particular, or we might tell our
cousins over the water, that, since they have
cast us of, we have formed many new all
ances. The Yankees include very large
admxture of Nllleslan blood. The German
land is very well represented. The French
man IN many places is at home, and stran-
ger IN none. Even the Ceestals are whlsk-
ing their long queues about in California,
and the new people who are to sway the ma
tons of the earth, will be a composite of all
races.
Rails are being laid on the Panama road.
/ In less than ten years, we shall steam IT,
every inch of the way, from away down
East" ia the State of Maine, to " away up
West" in Oregon II the United States had
been in the place of Great Britain France,
Spain, aud Portugal would have been can
nexed" long ago ireland would have fur
nished two or three Presidents, Scotland
would have kept the Secrelaryship of the
Treasury, the overland route" to India
would have been by railroad. Turkey and
Persia would most probably have Texas-ed
themselves IN part into the Union, and be
looking forward to the day when they should
come in, ep,ire--as thinking men IN Mex
co are now measuring on the map the dis
lance to Washington. 1t is dcStiny."--
Say, rather, it is PROVIDENCE, aud that the
great purpose of the All.SeeiDg and All
Arranging and Authorizing, is the gradual
but sure elevation of the world into ration
al, political, and thence spiritual freedom
Until the nations of the earth are free ra-
uonally from true intelligence, and poltl.
cally, from seli-government, they cannot be
free spiritually. Religious freedom is only
compatible with rational and civil freedom
and the " mission" of these United State:
to the World, is to prepare the way for the
advent of spiritual freedom Already, tc
the cry" What Of the night ?"-is heard
the cheerful answer of the Waichman-
" The morning breaketh." Whoever lifts
his eyes and looks abroad, may see the mild
precursor of the coming dawn.-1rthur's
Home Gazette.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10
4 Dinner Story.

The following anecdote from Noah's
Weekly Messenger, beautifully illustrates
the principle of charity, and teaches us it is
often for our own interest to feed the hun
CRY and clothe the naked
Sir, bring me good dinner, said mel
ancholy individual to the waiter at one of
our principal hotels.
Yes, SIR
The dinner was brought and devoured,
and the eater called the landlord aside, aud
thus addressed him
You do good business here 2
Yes Tin asionishmeni)
You make probably ten dollars day
clear
Yes.
Then | am safe cannot pay for what
| have consumed; l have been out of en-
ployment for seven months, but have en-
gagged to 60 to work tomorrow, had been
out of food for lour-and-twenty hours when
entered your place; | will pay you in
week
cannot pay bills with such PROMISES
! clustered the landlord aud | do not keep
poor house. You should address the po,r
authorities. Leave me something for Sc
curly
Il have nothing
/ will take your coat
! IF | 90 into the street without that,
will get my death, such weather as it is
You should have thought of that before
you came here
will leave the coat
! The coat was left, and in week afte
wards redeemed.
Several years after that wealthy man
entered the political arena, and was presen-
ted to caucus as an applicant for Congress
sional nomination The principal Of the
caucus held his place-he heard the name
and history oftbe applicant, who was mem
Der of the church, and one of the most re-
spectacle citizens. He was chairman. The
vote was tie, aud he cast negative, there
by defeating the wealthy applicant, whom
he met an hour afterwards, and to whom he
said
You don't remember me-.
NO
i once ate dinner at your hotel, and
although | told you that | was furnishing,
and pledged you my word and honor to pay
you IN week, you took my coat and let me
go into the Indictment air at the risk of my
life without H."
Well, sir, what then ?
Not much You called yourself Chris
tian. Tonight YOU were candidate for
, nomination, and but for me you would have
been elected to Congress-
Three years after the Christian hotel
5 keeper became bankrupt and sought a
r home at Bellevue. The poor dinnerless
wretch that was IS now high iunctlonary !;
! we know him well. The ways of Provl-
/ dence, indeed, are wonderful, and the
: worlds mutations almost beyond conception
! or belief.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10
Raising Fruit Trees from Cut
tings.

Cut a scion of the last years growth
from the tree early in spring, and divide IT
into lengths of three or four inches each
dip the ends in rosin or grating wax plant
the pieces in good orchard soil, first put
ting little clean sand around them aud
shoot will start from each bud. Select the
most thrifty for your standard, and lop down
and cover the others with sand aud earth to
form roots. Out door culture at the South,
will produce trees in this way, two years
sooner than from seeds, particularly from APP
pies, pears, and ounces. Roses and many
others garden shrubs are propagated in the
same way. At the North, artificial heat
and moisture may be required.-1gricut-
tuydi paper
! Upon tins subject ofraising trees from cut
tings, we have some information that we be-
ieye will be found valuable.
Within the limits of our experience and
observation, attemps to raise trees from cut
tings above described have almost uniformly
! failed. And such we suppose 10 have been
the fact generally, throughout the country.
The reason of this failure, we suppose to
be that the trial has been made with scions
cut for grating, and taken, therefore, from
the tops oitrees.
The root, trunk aud branches of a tree
constitute single whole. The root chan
ges by imperceptible degrees into the trunk
1t is impossible TO tell the exact spot where
the root ends and the trunk begins. o.
course the part of the tree nearest the root
is most rool-like 1t partakes most of the
nature of a root. 1t follows that the lower
end of the trunk will have the most aptI
tude to throw out roollels, and thus 10 grow
as a cutting.
Accordingly we find that it is the cut
tings of low growing trees aud shrubs thai
are best propagated by cuttings the
; currant, goosberry, ounce, &c.
The rational inference Is, that, If you
would raise an apple or pear tree from 1
cutting, you should take the cutting from
D the most root-like part of the tree that is a
r near the ground as possible.
4 Such is the theory. As TO the facts, we arr
/ told, and suppose 1t TO be true, that a SINAI
] nursery in Maine is kept up by grating the
a small trees at the root aud sticking the par
$ cut off immediately lnlo the ground Tor
i new row the next season. The cutting II
: this case pariakes strongly of the nature O
5 the root a, the lower end, aud takes readily
OF course they are cut down to a suitable
/ length.
c The Shakers at Enheld, n. ii. keep u
l their supply of pear stock by the same pre-
y cess. The pear takes more readily tha
y the apple; and they have no difficulty i
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10
4 Pointed Funeral Discourse.

The Calskill Wing, few days since
published a sketch of sermon by the Rev
Mr.. Murdoch, over the remains of one
Vedder, man of wealth, who went to Cal
llornia, and came home to die. The text
was from James 4, l3, go to, now, We
that say to-day or tomorrow we will go IN
TO such city and continue there year,
and buy aud sell, and get gain, whereas
we know not what viii be on the morrow.
For what is your life 1t is even vapur
that appeareth for little time aud then
vanisheth away" The style fthe sermon
may be Judged from The opening. After
giving the CALIFORNIA frenzy review, the
4 Doctor says:
No case, however, has excited more
remark than the present. A man possessed
of ample property, dwelling at home IN his
palace of house, surrounded by these rich
ly cultivated fields, in the midst of his
friends and numerous relatives, prospecting
IN all the gifts which kind Providence
saowered down upon him, is slezed with
the gold mania, leaves his native place tC
embark on the ocean, TO which he is an en-
tire stranger, takes the most hazardous voy
age known around Cape Horn-endure,
all the hardships of that stormy sea fol
months, then lands on that strange coast
submitting himself 10 the merest drudger,
of work to which miners life is subjected
and after eighteen months trouble aud diff
fculty realizes a few hundred dollars, Will
which he prepares to return to his realll
rich home, aud is robbed Of the whole, an,
is left as beggar in the heariless commu
nifty. But finding his way hilherward, h
endures still greater hardsbIps on his re.ur
yoyage-sckens as soon as he touches To
land of his native state, and Just succeed
in reaching his doorstep when death seize
him, and his grave is dog behind what wa
his own barn"
And on these facts DIR. NJ. POUNDS one O
the most pointed dlscourses on the want
of riches, aud the sinful lust for gain, s.
universally prevalent, aud SO forcIby exeul
pli6ed BY the man whose corpse lay belor
him.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10
The Major and the jewelers..

We were much amused the other day
with the Majors story Of his first adventure
IN Iewelry. In due time the Major got mar
RED. as all young folks are apt to do. and
IA the course Of time found himself in New
Orleans with an extra one hundred dollars
in his pocket.
Determined to do things up handsomely
in the way of presenting his wife with some
costly presents, he marched into jewelry
store, resolved to spend thirty or forty dol
lars for trinkets, under the delusion that a
sum so enormous would buy everything
and more too
The ever attentive clerk waited on his
summons and handed out variety of the
low priced, varying from one dollar to fit.
y.
The major examined the assortment with
critical eye. felt for his forty dollars with
grandIloquent air, aud ordered something
expensive, iancying IT would reach as high
as three cents
The clerk placed upon a glass two mo-
rocco boxes, which, upon being opened, pre-
scented variety of necklaces and finger
rings.
The Major eyed the collection in a verv
critical manner, aud said that he would
take the largest box, demanding the price
while pulling out his wallet.
You can, said the clerk with solemni-
| ty, have the box FOR ten thousand dollars
Internally the Major felt astonished OUT
side he was as cool as u cucumber-the
price had gone over his pile and his ex-
pectations, nine thousand nine hundred and
seventy-iye dollars.
With sang .JrOid that sunk into the
heart of the clerk, he said
Is that the highest priced jewelry you
have in your store ?
The clerk said it was, Just them
Well, drawled the Major, waving his
hand somewhat in the style of julius CO.
sar, this dont cost enough to suit me-, and
with swing of grandeur left the store.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10

A correspondent OF the Horticulturist
says,-I had the pleasure OF eating some very
fine musk melons at the cottage Lawn, the
seat of Thomas w. Ludlow, Esq, and he
kindly gave me the following account of his
method of treating them, which is so much
less expensive aud more simple than the
usual manner of protecting the young plants
with hand glasses, which require a small
fortune devoted to them alone, that l think
II may be useful to some OF your readers:
After the young plants have been started
in frame, they are set out in tue melon
patch, and each one rs enclosed by four
common bricks, laid flat on the broad side,
and the space at the top is covered over
with a pane OF ordinary window glass
THIS enclosure remains until the plant
reaches the glass, when the bricks are turn
ed up on one side, and the glass replaced.
By the time they have grown up to this
roof" they are strong enough to do with
out protection, and the season SO far adj
yanced that frost is not feared. The fruit,
resulting from this treatment, was uncom-
monty fine, and the vines very strong aud
healthy. The seeds may be sown at once
in the melon bed, if convenient, and en-
closed with the brick and glass.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10

We'll, sir, you now know my opinion
and have got my advice. Don't be faint.
hearted, sir get up early and elope with
your lady Tomorrow morning; and take
my horse and gig for the purpose. They
are quite at your service, very much at your
service
i am really under infinite obligations to
you for the deep interest you have taken in
the matter I'll adopt your advice and a
vail myself of your kind offer Of your horse
and gig to enable me 10 carry her off
Do sir, do; aud mind you do It elieetu-
ally, Let there be no mistake, no failure
in the matter Success to you IN your en-
terprise. Let me know when you have made
the young lady your wife
will with the greatest possible pleas
ure.'
On the following morning the old gentle
man summoned his daughter, as was his
custom, down TO breakfast he stationed
himself on the occasion II; the foot of the
stairs. No response was made to his first
summons.
What do you mean, you lazy, indoleni
huzzy, that you don't come when you arc
called (! bawled the old man, IN the way oil
continuing the FIRST call.
Still there was no answer.
You are sound asleep, suppose. Why
don't you get up and come down directly
Do you hear say, you ndoent good
for-nothing piece Of goods, why don't you ?
Please sir, ln,erposed an outdoor man
servant, who had just entered the hall
please, sir, saw Miss and the tutor driv
ing away this morning at . o'clock IN you
gig. And more than all thai, please you
honor, they (horse, gig aud a) seemed a
if they were in dreadful hurry. The.
were, indeed, SIR
The old man audbly grolned. and sanl
down on the stairs The Truth flashed int
his mind. 1t was his own daughter VIII,
had clipped with the tutor, 10 obedience t,
his own advice rendered to the latter Oh tn
previous day.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10

getting fine trees from tops taken from small
stocks when grating near the root. Indeed
these stocks are considered decidedly pref
cradle to seedlings, as snall roots are thrown
out horizontally. Being without tap root,
aud having plenty OF roots near the surface,
they better bear iransplanting.
Scions cut for grating will generally, il
stuck into the ground, and especially ifsha-
died. throw out leaves but there is no ten
dency to take root, and As soon as the winter
stock of sap aud vitality is exhausted, they
of course wither. Scions from near the
root. aud partaking Oft tie roots nature, are
protected against this result by throwing
out roollets in season to meet the exigency.
EDS. VIZ. Chronicle.
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4ilisrcllancous.
Mike Fink in a Tight Place.

Mike Fink, a notorious Buckeye hunter,
was contemporary With the celebrated DaSy
Crockett, and his equal IN all things apper-
tanning TO human prowess. IL was even
said that the animals in his nelghbofhood
knew the crack OF his rifle, aud would take
TO their secret hiding places on the first in
tmation that Mike was about Yet strange,
though true, he was but little known beyond
his immediate settlement"
When we knew him, he was an old man
the blast of seventy winters had sllyered
DER his head aud taken the elasticity from
his limbs yet in the whole of his life was
Mike never worsted, except on one occa-
sion. TO use his own language, he never
gin in, used up, to any thing that travelled
on two legs or four" but once.
"That once, we want, said Bill Slasher,
as some dozen of Us sal an the bar-room Of
the only tavern IA the A." settlement.
'Gln ii to us now, Mike-you've prom
ised long enough, and you're old now, and
needn't care" continued Bill.
Right right Bill" SAID Mike, " but
we'll open with Gckcr all round iust, III
kind o. save my ieeln's, reckon"
Thar, that's good. Better than toIher
barrel, if any thing"
"Well boys" commenced Mike, you
may talk o your scrimmages, tight places
aud sich like, aud subtract 'em together III
one almighty big 'un, and they haln'nt nc
more to be compared TO the one war Ia
than dead kitten to an old she bar !
I've foul all kinds o varmInts, from AN In
gen down to a ratllesnake and never wa
wllln to quit fust bat this once-and 'twa
with Bull You see, boys, 1t was an aw
full hot day in August, and | war nigh run
min of into pure lie, when war thlnkln'
dip in the creek mout save me- Well, tina
was a mighty nice place in Deacon Smith
medder for that parIic'lar business. So
went down amongst the bushes to unhaI
ness. lst hauled the old red shirt owe
my head, aud war lhinkln' how scrumptlou
teller of my size would feel wallerll
round IN that ar water, and was Jest boz
goln' in, when | seed the old Deacon's Blu
maxim a B-ine To where | stood.
know'd the cuss, for he'd scar'd more PEI
'han all the parsons o the settlement
-h,y nigh KILN few. THINK
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10

PRoGREss. The papers are Dragging OF
an invention by which leather can be tan
ned in ten minutes. We have seen the hu'
man hide, however, tanned in five minutes
Our schoolmasler used to do it occasionally
IN two.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10

"BEvARE OF the VIDDERs" 1t is stated
that dashing widow recently enlangled
with her bewitchIng ringIels rich old gen.
lleman of New-York city, whom she lnduc-
ed to part with real estate to the amount OF
$50 900, which she converted into bills oil
credit and dashed off To. Europe on little
holiday excursion. "Oh these weighing
ylddera -
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luottbmon & Gtntc Journal.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.

TERMs-sl50 cash 10 advance $500 ifpaymcnt is not,
made in advance interest always ohuiGed itom The end o'
tie year.