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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

My boy Is everything that is aiiec,iona,e
a laugh and a kiss his morning and evening
sac'iiice. and his bright eyes and 70 ~ cheeks
glowing in the sunlight Of happy heart
HIS voice preets me as come from nv
labor, and his arms encirele my neck in a
sweet embrace. and his cheek reposes
against mine in the tullness Of childish love-
and then | teel tina, my little hoy is better
than everybuiy's and can't he made
10 believe at such times bu, what every body
must think so. In short, as Mr.. Micawber
might say, my boy is a trump card in my
domestic pack.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

MICROSCOPIC WRIr1NG.-The London Morn
ing Chronicle says, in describing the articles
exhibited in the Crystal Palace - We were
shown one specimen of microscopic writing,
which was certainly the most astonishing Of
any thing of the kind we have ever seen. Up
on space not exceeding that of a small pin s
head. and which, indeed, was almost invisible
to the naked eye, was written the following
words Written as a microscopic object for
Mr.. Dent, 1851, Fremont Paris The in
scription occupies six lines, FIVE of which are
written in bold text hand, the fine and heavy
strokes are clearly distiuguishable, and are as
even and perfect as copperplate writing, the
sixth line is in capital italics, printed and shad.
ed, and which appear, when seen through the
small microscope attached to it, Of rather more
than an inch in length.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

CHEATING THE Crows. In an interesting
work of the Farmer, DR.. Goldman, entitled
.Rambles Of Naturalist, we find the follows
ing method Of preventing the depredalions
Of these cunning and destructive piunderers. ,
Where the crows are thus injurocs, nu-
merOus experiments have been made TO
avert their ravages, and the meihod shall
now relate, have seen tried with the must
gratifying success. In q large tub por,,on
Of tar aud grease were mixed, 81 as 10 ren.
der the tar sufficiently hin and soft, aud 10
this was aided portion Of shcked lime in
powder, and The whole stirred until thor.
"ugI.ly incorporated. The seed corn was
then thrown in and stirred with The mixture
until each grain received uniform coating.
The corn was then dropped in The hills, and
covered as usual. Tins treatment was found
To retard the termination about three days,
as The mixture greatly excludes moisture
from ile grain. Bu, the cruws did no in
jniv 10 the field; they pulled up a small
quantity in different parts Of the planting 10
satisfy themselves il was all alike. when be-
coming convinced Of which. they quietly Ief,
for some less carefully managed grounds
where pains had MOI been taken to niske all
the corn so nau-eous and bitter n 'aHlo aaa,
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

GOLDEN RULES OF LIrE-All the air and
the exercise in the universe, and the most
liberal table. hut poorly suffice to maintain
human stamina if we neglect other co-opera-
uves-namely. the Obedience to The laws Of
abstinence, and those Of ordinary gra,i6ca-
lion. We rise with the headache, and set
about puzzling ourselves to know the cause
We then recollect that we had hard dav .
fag, or that we fea>ted over. bounteously, or
lh.n we staid up very late AT all events, we
incline to find out the fault, and we call
ourselves fools inr falling inio il. Now, this
IS an occurrence happening almost every
day; and these are the points which run
away with the hest portion of our life before
we mud out what is for good or evil. Let
any single individual review hts past life |:
how insiantaneously the blush will cover
his cheek when he thinks of the egregious er.
rors he has unknOwlngly cOrnmitted-say
unknowingy; because j. never occurred 10
him that they were errors until the effects
followed that betrayed the cause. All our
sickness and ailnent and brief life depend
upon ourselves. There are thousa nds who
practice errors day after day. and whose pre-
vaiin9 thoughts Is, that everything that is
nyreeahle and pleasing cannot he hur,fiiI.--
The sothtul man loves hin bed the topper
his drink. because il throws him into an ex-
hllerative and exquisite mood the gourrnand
makes his stomach his god and The sensu-
alisl thinks his delights inpershable. So we
go on, and al last we stumble and break
down. We then begin to reflect, and the
truth srares us in the face how much we are
TO blame. Home Journal. .- ....
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10
TIE Indian and Ne Inn-keepeer. CoIone]

The Indian and TIE Inn-keepe. Colonel
Putnam used tO-ielI story Of an Indian
upon Connecticut River, who called at iav-
ern, in Autumn. for a dram. Tho landlord
asked him two coppers for it. The follow
ing spring. passing the same way, he called
for another, and had three coppers 10 pay fol-
it. How is this, landlord says he 'lasi
fall you asked but two coppers for glass Of
rum, now y" ask ,hrs~? sOh! says the
landlord. 1t c0sis me good ,Ienl 10 keep
rnm over winter. 1t is as expensive to keen
hOgshead Of rum over winter as q horse.
'Ah! says the Indian. q cad't see ihro"glI
tt1at; he won't eat 50 much hay may be Ae
drink as much ,rater.' The wse sheer wit,
pure satire, and true hunior IN one very
short repaftee. D'"-- 80
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

When No hear a man say. j will osnsnlt
my wife, No unhesitatinsly IT that man down
e safe one 70 Do bgsineo With md Il q mo.
cianio, one who viii te ultimately HEN, Sdd
respected by ths World. o1-s y Sssss77ns Isl q
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10
The Joys of War.

Major Edwards, in his book on the India
campaign, says :-On one occasion Major Ma
pier came out to me one night to talk over to-
morrows plans. We sat together under the
awning of my tent, with our feet resting on
the table, in the favorite attitude of English
men in the east. slipping hot tea, and breathing
the cool night air. Lake, exhausted with his
days work. was fast asleep in his bed under
the same awning as ourselves. Presently the
rebel gunners seemed to awake, and one shot
buried itself kissing in the sand BY Napier
side; then another ripped its way by me. A
third fell at the head of Lakes bed. and his
servant Immediately got up, and with great
carefulness, turned his head round. Poor
Lake gave yswn. and asked sleepiIy. what s
the matter 2 'Nothirg' replied the bearer,
it's only cannon ball = Lake went to sleep
again. Five minutes later, another shot fell a,
his feet, and seemed to say 'Pish = as it hit
nothing but the ground. when it came for a
man. Again the good bearer shifted his mas
ter's bed, and again Lake, half asleep, asked
What's fhe matter now ? and was told in re-
ply. Another cannon ball-nothing more =
On which he said Or and returned calmly ia
the land Of dreams, while Napier and finished
our conversation. This shows what habit
brings US to. II naughty boy was at this
moment to throw a pebble stone through the
window before me l should probably be un able
to think of anything else for an hour.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-07-10

wxAx !, hsrssse. Il "a las.las ass
thers being no osths d he Indian veSnseolas.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

theatre la Pcrgola. IN Florence. was hissed
by the audience, and flung ms dagger iulo
The pit Two Of the audience were wound.
cd, aud a not would have followed, il The
enOged player had not been immediate y
apprehendcd by the police
The RObbi's College, at Padua, Italv.
proposes prize of $500 for the best worl,
on the political aud religious history Of thc
Jews from the first seige OF Jerusalem to the
time OF the last colaboralers of the Talmud
The Posen journals report fatal duel that
has Just taken place, remarkable for the ex-
treme youth Of the combatants, two boys of
htteen and sixteen, scholars in the chief
school or gymnasium OF the place. They
were both Poles by birth A slight quarrel
was the only cause Of the encounter. The
duel was fought OF the ice OF sheet of wa.
ter near the town. Several shots were ex.
changed, the distance being decreased at
each fire from fifteen to ten aud five paccs,
at the last fire the youngest fell mogiaiy
wounded
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

property! Will it reach the heart of that
grand furnace Of mischievous plotting. the
Abolition Society! Viii it repeal the laws
OF Massachusetts, which brand, as penal
offence, assisting in the restoration of fugi.
tives to their owners! The mobs are the
mere bubbles on the huge and angry sea of
antl-slavery, and the Presidents Proclama.
ton directed against them, is even more
bnbble than they. They are the burning
cinders that fly from the glowing metal when
1t is struck; but the evil and the danger lie
IN the incandescent mass, sweltering forever
IN the fierce forge of popular agitation.
What remedy for this does the Presidents
proclamation, aud all such trumpery shows
OF authority without power, afford
We are not blaming the President. He
is himself nothing out a ceremony, signal
Tor turning on the power of popular SEMI.
ment upon the machinery of Jaw. But if
that power is hostile to the law--if that ma.
chlnery is corroded, rotten and dsarranged
what can he do! He can do what he
'as done, aud no more wait till the outrage
IS completed, aud then issue proclamation
or declaring that the perpetrators are not
he men he took them for that he is grieved
md dlspIeased; that he washes his hands of
t, and that if they repeat the offence, he |
will in ali probability, be compelled to wash
lis hands again.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18
W0rSc and W0rSe.

The mutual insurers TO the Union huuE
bug are growing small by degrees and
beautifully less" The last National IntelA
llgencer brings us the names of the sgners
OF the pledge to keep all the offices and
pInnder of the government among them
selves, and Lo and behold, there are only
Jortyjour' all told. OF the gudgeons thus
caught IN this clumsy Fillmore net, Alaba-
ma lays claim to but two--H. W. Hiliard
The faithful FillmoriDe, from this District
and Jere. Clemens, one of our Senators Ii
will be seen that there are but tzve demol
Gratis on the whole list, and they, of course
OF the submission stripe, and all from ut
SOnth-poor fools OF the entire list blft
cIeven are from the free States-out of one
hundred und sixty odd delegates-eigft
of whom are from New York, MIR. FIJI
mores own State-and HtytY-tIyee froh
the South-tWenty-eigh of whom are III
the wing party There is but one signes
from New England-he voted for iugi.
tive slave law, and is not re elected to Con-
gress. Pennsylvania has but one name out
OF her tWenty-six delegates. New jersey,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan. Wiscon-
sin and Iowa, have 10 signers. Thus, then,
OF a delegation oil 293-Senators and Rep
resentatlves--lhe Union Insurance Compa-
ny can only raise to1yJou'E Th' failure is
even more miserable and contemplate thar
1t has been represented to be. Accordj6g
therefore, to the logic OF the su mission
press in the South, all who have refused 10
Join IN this Union concern are disunionists
ard secessionists-ergo, the Union is inla
pretty bad way, we should Judge. Wei,
there is jolly crowd of us; and as we hafe
the majority we 'haIl be apt to take care Sf
ourselves, Clay, Cobb, Duer, Foote IL Ck
have been left high and dry" horse 4
cona6dt' so that we shall be troubled nh
more with their nostrums.
The truth Is, it is plain to be seen from am
analysis OF the signatures, that the whoes
thing was tie contrvance OF the Fillmore
ssse's's's. tSfsvtidatisn por,ssra the old w,Sg.
@ eaTsty sas sas sas ,Aa Rass@aaa VIA @ A. /. s2 x
the present Federal dynasty, and perpetua-
ting its power and strength in he hands of
Its presentrulers That slch miserabfe9urn-
spits as Cobb and Footsshoud have Joined
1t, is not to be wondered at, for they,had.
been literally kicked out of fellowship with
their old party friends, ans had nowhere
else to go. ."Any iort in storm" So
Cobb and Foote-names fully significant of
theAull worth of the indvidua who bear
them-haye placed themselves under the
federal6anner OF, ,ChyfDuer Brooks & CO
fit allifs sucf'a cause! We don't Won
Yer that no respectable name of the State
Rights school is found in the list; even Sam
Houston became ashamed of the connec-
ton and scratched off his namo
This expose of the little list of signatures
to this Union movement will be death blow
to its prospects here. What will the subs.
do next! They must at least whistle 10
keep up their courage" We publish the
names to the Round Robin, of the Mu-
tual Insurance Uuion humbug party, as a
matter of curious history.
Mont ror11eyg, A1nerfieer
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18
II Fl n M 81 .

The WooDvILLE REPUBLICAN is issued week
ly at three dollars a year, if paid in advance
or four dollars, if payment be delayed until
the expiration of six months
ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at 81 90 per
square (which is ten lines) for the first inser-
ton, and fifty cents for each continuance.
The usual discount made TO yearly advertisers.
Where the number of insertions are not mark
'ed, they will be continued during the pleasure
OF the publisher, and charged accordingly.
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES for State Offices
$40 90; for county offices, SIS OO-invariably
in advance.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

Total, 5
This is most humiliating commentary
on the vaunted philanthropy Of the North.
VERY ExPREssIvE.-"Do YOU find my
eyes expressive of my feelings ?" said
IA sentimental lover to a lady he desired
oplease.
"Oh yes, presume So" said the la
dy "they make me think of Goldfish
dying with the toothache.-
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18
From the National Ia,clligencer.
The Record.

Referred TO in our last communica.
ton has been further investigated, and
1t appears that for TIE year ending
3oth June, lstG, we are brought in
debt considerably by the following
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18
[Montgomez4 Advertiser.

The SLAVE TRADE The Washington
correspondent of the New York Express,
has complied from official documents the
number of American ships that have been
engaged in the Brazilian slave trade from
1874 to 1s49. The recapituIation is as fol-
lows:
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

"a 'hiildll bd~eil.k eoNSe where
"a red llag was hung out to indicate
THAT some infectious disease existed
within, Inquired Of onc whom he met
why the Ilag was suspended there.
Got The small puX ia there" replied
the man hurrying on.
The Frenchman paused and gazed
at the dag and The house for snomenl.
and then Wal1eslgp 10 the door and
IpIlcd the kuoeker igorously
What 10 you want here r inquired
a woman, who cautiously opened the
door
a want to see zccgrand show MAIDS
ame."
I'VE haven show here" said the wa
man, cudeavuring to keep the Frcncha
man from entering, And van Better
go away, for we have got the small
poX here r
Aha, dat is Il zc liule fox chuck
led Monsieur "Ny you say no Show
aha l"
81 tcllyou, sir, there is no show hereAl
we've got the small pox dye hear r.
"Sacro dan r cried the FrenchmuAi
getting out of patience, "zat is vat j
fny'. @ js n,,;i ,c,,,,,'y IN :" 60 ~ M
Grand slano
III, v.as nrncool,,., "a or.,,.a h,n,
self il ~ No n,ri,I,y onon@d 'Ina.
whcn mclIv ~on,ray9, ~ rass;,, " nS, 4,
tbc ,;me s,ycccc9.I /, % ,',dC1sn y :, ~
,omnraborJ m % G,t v,lo, ;" y" "'fn,ts had ,p i,,n
for ! "snalI fnyp ,y,s y, I'M inc,nt;n,l' h1n
Gscoso ''''No''N"7
Tbc cr;cb,crcl C,r.to,n. reaal.1
tho cnrh stono"t - sinaiee La.,,,I ,''' a1
w;u MIA c'o, a"l ,,on,h,'n ~ ID"' ,,.,h Nv
Lnrr;oL nd ,,,,.a,ia,. | "i,D ''"''''"e '''i'OS'
"Ab ncs,ci sal c,tc, 80 pana,J,
nh sal ~, yIto i, an !. .,.a."'. ,a.'",U
IrJ cpr,it yaroIclo " - - Wy
'|0 ~ - pI p"'U'o ~, -
THE FRrvcnHiS's RryryGEs-Thcrc
are but few "reminiscences of the rin,o
when business aud credit were nroS.
tratcd by the hurricane which swent
over this country 'in thirty scvcR"-
when the banks eenerally SUSPENDED
lsnocto.,,,., ,,,,,,,,,. ..IL t''''"
ol'e'eN'", ''o"'S, "'u nara cash was n
mirlh provoking incident, connected
with the great panic, and that was
the proschia'lon Of Il hundred dollar
bill at i6e counter Of city bank. by
rencHhI'n "Hl demand fer the
,Prcic'
rive mo % r,n,p;n ~ - =, "''' III you
"yyn cnnnn,' ~ ',''"'I r"I,... !.
said ,bo JIo tcJIo, =, ,''o'n u AZ present
'''' ''''' III very bIhnd tone,
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

y
LocUsT YEAR.-The seventeen year 10.
Gusts will appear this year in all those parts
of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia,
embracing in the, following boundaries !:
comgenY!Ag at s1e Delaware river, near
Gerta1bwn, Ffi sylvania, thence soufb.
westetlyto tlfesB is- Ridge OF the AIIeeha.
py Mountains, along the east side of the
Ridge to London and Fauquier counties, Va.
thence easterly through a portion of Fairfax,
across the Potomac, above Georgetown,
through Montgomery and upper portion of
Anne Arundel counties, Nd to the Petaps.
co to the Chesepeak bay. thence to Havre
de Grace through Cecil county and Della
ware; to the beginning. These boundaries
are nearly correct, as they appeared in 1884,
though they may now vary. The Locust
will certainly appear on the south side of
the Patapsco, at least in small numbers, as,
during the breeding season in 1884. great
numbers were blown over the river by
high wind that prevailed in the height Of
that season In Faquier county, Va, also
this dlstre, lobs over another district for
several miles, and though the locusts will
appear this year on the strip Of territory thus
doubly occupied, yet they appeared on the
same place in 1884, and will appear their
again in 1860, thus appearing alternate in
eight and nine years. Over the whSfe of
the large tract of country embraced in the
above boundaries, the Iocnsts will appear in
myriads. They will begin to leave The
ground about the Goth OF May, few days
earlier or later according to the weather
From the lst TO the 18th of April, their cham
bers may be uncovered by simply shaving
of an inch or two Of the surface Of the soil
with spade, in any place where trees or
shrubbery stood in 1884. They will resem.
Bile small auger holes, from two to four in
ches apart; aud the grub or larvae may now
be found by digging foot or two deep in
the same situations. Those who have val.
nable shrubbery, will do we'll TO prorec. IL
by covering il with cheap gauze, from the
Isl to the Goth of June. They do no other
harm than that of causing the death OF the
small twigs by their perforasioas for depos.
iting eggs.-[PhH Lcag~
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

D. lilr t'tid amount Of reccipis
by the washington National Nom.
ment Association during the year Is,
%, was was 7 ~ 5Rt50lsf, and the amount
paid oat dnring tlp.same period and
CRAFTS of The buil1ipS committee. was
p 1 10
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

.s;5'ssea sahtAilsalI ,f,rmcr to ono of
Rs m2n no rypI l;nuw how many
horns there's r. .1ip dilemma = "Np"
grp'iod Jake, "bu' know how nanv
hofns .Hercar in quart Of whiskc,,"
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

90 fiea - JoarueyjaaR printer has been
ohbt nGt ayest-a' iIpiy- being exhibit
ed with ringt'iA monkeys, Wild hor<
no, l'atred' hoter$f inar hggetf calves
lIlt4deh's Anrt Pir74Jr, and Other mean
( hinrS4 EsL7 7ef-. s-4Ge-.'7a si.f -''--
S-s.. ,,as gg .------6 z9es 3=s,t -ss-..-
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

the reduction of postage to three cents. pre-
paid, for all distances within the United
States, not exceeding three thousand miles,
with double and treble postage on double
and treble letters, each half ounce weight to
be treated as single letter, is ascertained
to be the principal featues. When the !
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

lhp negro was arrested two days
alter The deed AMI having fully con,
ie>Sed u, N1's'iHned to death upon
Tue spot of lbs commission. in The pres,
cnco OF u large uulaber OF the most re.
spectabte citizensof The county. The
punishment WIS 1rightjois one.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

FREE STATES.
The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-03-18

AwFcL MURDER. .--One Of the most
horrid dcnds Of crime we have over
read of occurred on the % ult in JAS,
per County The lady Of Mr.. John
Dixon was most bru'ally violated and
aitcrwards murdered by negro nam.
ed Haley Her little child. lust over
two years oId, was also bulcherrd by
the same monster, it. iAroa. being cut
twice acfoss.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-01-17
Written for the Maine Farmer.
TIL L. LENT PA PER.

sJol,n. what has become of last vcol,. M.
ner. manfred Mrs G. of her husband
Surely. wifr / cannot tnII II w,s bror,,I,t
from ,bc office. Think
.Ye,. James bronabt if homo ON Saturday.
evening but ncirLbor " and wifo ho;n!,
here. he laid if ON thc norlor toblr'
.O n has rot tho manor | ro,,o,,,Ior
now. of jcndino II TO him.
Il nm very sorry for that tbirl, ,or do
wronr husband in londinr tbo nanor, hof,ro
we have read Them. q who t,lios - nonnr
and paws for it. is certainly entitled ,n ,Ln frst
norus,i Oft,
yes: but N asked me TO lend if and
how coulJ refuse so kind and obli,,inro - nei,,h-
bor. am sure he wonld lend m" his f. he
took one. and should want to horrov,
Don't n take paper? inouirod Mrs.
C.. with sunrise.
mo,
| 'Whv not: lie is. as he savs. ALWAYS very
fond of reading
! .Ycs; but he seems TO think himself uooblc
to pav for ONE
Gnable he is certainly as ableas we are.
Irc pays much LARGER tax: and ne is nj.
most always Dragging of his supcror cattlc.
and
Hush, wife 1t is wrong TO speak Of our
ncighbor's faults behind their backs. lie prom
ised to return the paper today
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-01-17

mighty effect will be produced upon the value
Of property in the Southern States. The price
Of lands and slave property will at once be de-
m'nishcd. avd business arrangements entered
into upon the present value Of that species OF
property. will. after they have matured, produce
a crash that will be felt over the entire coun-
try. A lesson would thus be read upon the
mutabilny Of human affairs. The political
con.equences resulting from the change would
be most important. A considerable diminna
ton in the wealth and power of the South r.
States, would of itself have a marked effect
upon their political relations with other States
the importance of their friendship as well a,
the dread of their enmiy would thereby be dc.
rrca sod.