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LEONARD SCOTT & CO., Publishers,
70 Fulton Street, entrance 81 Gold ST. New York
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07
THE YANKEE BOYS JACK-KNIFE.
BY PIERPoST.

The Yankee boy before he's sent to school,
Well knows the mysteries of that magic tool
The pocket-knfe. To that his wishful eye
Turns while he hears his mothers lullaby;
His boarded cents he gladly gives to get ii,
Then leaves no stone unturned till he can whet it
And in the education of the lad,
No little part that implement hath had,
His pocketknife, to the young whittier brings
A growing knowledge of material things.
Projectiles music, and the sculptor's art,
His chestnut whistle, and his shngle dart,
His alder pop-gun, with its hickory rod,
Its sharp explosion and rebounding wad,
His cornstaik- fiddle, and the deeper tone
That murmurs from his pumpkin-eaf trombone,
Conspire to teach the boy To these succeed
His bow, his arrow of a fcathered reed,
His windmill raised the passing breeze to win,
His water-wheel that turns upon pin;
Or if his father lives upon the shore;
You'll see his ship "beam-ends upon the floor"
Full rigged with raking masts and tmbers staunch
And waiting near the washtub for a launch.
Thus by his genius and his jack-knife driven,
Fer long he'll solve you any problem given
Make any gim-crack, musical or mute,
plough, q coach, an organ, or flute,
Make you locomotive a clock,
Cut canal or build floating dock,
Or lead forth beauty from marble clock;
Make anything, i'm short for sea or shore,
From child's rattle to a seventy-fOur
Make it, said /? Ay, when he undertakes it,
He'll make tn thing and tn machine that makes 1t
To move on earth, in air or on the sea.
Whether on water, o er the waves to glide,
Or upon the land to roll, revove or slide
Whether to whirl or JAR to strike or ring,
Whether it be piston or spring,
Wheel pulley, tube sonorous, wood or brass.
The thing designed, shall surely come to pass;
For when his hands upon it, you may know,
That there's go in it, and he'll make it go.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

yards distant Both ships were now nearing
each other and both settled down in the trough
of the sea simultaneously the merchantmen
evidently alarmed at our near approach, ran of
two points, this caused her to follow nearly in
line of the trough of a sea, and her entire
masts were entirely out of sight at least twenty
seconds. Both ships came up side by side, one
sea distant, and spoke each other. The mer-
chantman was full rugged, having royal masts
and sails set; her mast, from the top of main
royal, was judged by the officers and crew to be
ninety feet to the main deck, her body out OF
water ten feet, her masts inclined 45 degrees
would leave a sea of fifty feet; this caused
much wonder, even to the old sailors, it being a
sight seldom seen, and was witnessed by the
whole crew Of "a men, at the dog watch, at
6 o'clock in the afternoon; this sight cannot be
witnessed only on like occasions.
Cor: Scientific American.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

A gentleman living, we think in Illinois, and
known to many in this city, has family of
sons and daughters, grown up men and women
of the highest respectability. Some years ago,
his wife died. and he since has never married.
During her life they were very happy, perhaps
less than the usual domestic vexations of mar
ried life attended them; not the first blush of
a suspicion ever attached to her good name
But this has been swept away by the damnable,
(excuse the expression, but it is the most ap-
plicable, and we write it down in great snceri-
ty), magnetic Juggling of a medium, who has
borne evidence from some departed spirit, that
she the good wife, the revered in memory, was
unfaithful to him through her whole career, and
that the children, one and all were illegtimate.
Is not this, truly horrible! But the worst has
to come. Wholly under the influence of a con-
viction that spiritual agency is fixed fact: that
gentleman has disinherited his children as CON-
mon bastards, and driven them from his heart.
A wife's memory blasted, children's names dis
honered in their life, and make thing to coup
lie with a scourge to whip their hearts, with a
happy home made desolate, and fathers clo-
sing eve of life rendered dreadful in its lonei-
ness. On what evidence! On nothing.
st. Louis Despatch.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07


WISE of Lancaster, Pa, made his l3lst aerial
voyage from Portsmouth, Ohio, on the Sd inst
His balloon voyage was remarkable one, and
the grandest he ever performed, so far as mag.
nificent sights are concerned. He ascended a
little after o'clock in the afternoon, and soon
rose to an elevation of 1000 feet. While
slowly sailing along at this elevation, by the
range of hill in Kentucky, three rifle shots
were fired at him, one struck the car, but so
very lightly that it did no harm. He believes
the striking part was mere chance. Those who
fired the shots, we have no doubt, did not i'm
agine that there was person in the balloon
Some exceedingly useful meteorological infor-
nation was obtained by Mr.. Wise in his voy.
age. These he states are as follows:
lst Thunder storms have two plates of
clouds, the upper discharging the contents, what
ever it may be, rain, hail or snow.
I'd. Sheet lightning Of an orange color undu-
lates silently between the upper and lower cloud
in a waving motion.
Sd. The discharges of electricity take place
in the lower cloud, 10y discharges are meant
thunder and lightning).
4th The distance between the upper and
lower cloud is not less than 1000 feet, (this is
mere eye measurement.
OlH He uprising cuTTeNG WIS nOI cOHtlDueu
higher than the lower cloud, and was rising and
whirling as long as | was in the margin of the
storm, it being twenty-five minutes.
9th. The storm was much wider below than
above, and the deposite divergng at least 25
deg, from perpendicular line.
7th. The deposition of hail and rain was
thickest in the center Of the storm could not
of course, look through it, but | viewed one
from it's front, the other from behind its line
of direction, and they both appeared the same.
Sth Under the shadow of the upper cloud
it is very cold, and in the lower cloud it is quite
warm.
9th The upper cloud was moved by the cur
rent which always blows from west to east.
10TH Other causes than the current may af
feet the horizontal course Of thunder storms so
as to increase or diminish their violence.
might deduce some data from what was so
distinctly observed on this occasion, but will for
the present leave ADLER heads, and particularly
to Prof Epsy and the Smithsonian Institution
Mr.. Wise enjoyed the grand and terrific spec
tacle of looking down upon war of the ele-
ments upon scale of grandeur far surprising
Waterloo. We advise Prof. Epsy and DR.. Hare
to make number of aerial voyages to settle
their disputes. We think it would be grand
plan for them; much better than writing and
printing long papers OH the subject. Let them
get up into the regions above along with Mr..
Wise, and make observations. This point
might be very useful to the Smithsonian Insti-
tute in getting meteorological information.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

BANK OF ENGLAND.-The Bank of England
hundred clerks; should a clerk be too old for
service he is discharged on half pay for life.
There are no windows on the street; light is
admitted through open courts; no mob could
take the Bank therefore, without cannon to bat
ter the immense walls. The clock in the GEN.
ter of the Bank has fifty dials attached to it.
Large cisterns are sunk in the courts and en-
gines in perfect order always in readiness in
case Of fire. The Bank was incorporated in
1864. Capital, fl8,OO0O0O or $90,0O0,000.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

| MORE TROUBLE IN YALE COLLEGE.-We
learn from the Boston Traveller the following
facts in reference to this college. If it were
not for the Fictitious Importance which news
paper commentaries, in approval of their actions,
give to the folles of college boys, we should
have very much fewer of their pranks than we
do now. If a city loafer engages in such oper-
ations as college students sometimes do, he is
quietly lodged in Jail and disciplined by po-
lice magistrate. But when property or charac-
acter is destroyed or outraged by students, es-
pecially when their instructors are the suffer-
ers, it seems to be taken, by nine persons out of
ten, as an excellent joke Grave clergymen and
judges will defend the young rascals in their
evl-doing, and censure college faculties for
their want of allowance for the harmless !"
freaks of the young gentleman. We know
nothing of the displine of Yale College, but we
presume that the severity of the faculty was
justified on the same principle that dozen RI
oters or vagrants are committed to the Tombs
by magistrate, and that it was done on proper
evidence of their character and deserts. The
Traveller says:
cit will be recollected by our readers, that
some weeks since number of students in
Yale College were pretty severely disciplined
for being concerned in publishing a newspaper,
in which the faculty of the College were lam
pooned. We learn from our New Haven cor
respondent to-day, that the offence and disci-
pline have both been repeated within few days.
Another number Of the same newspaper has
appeared. in which divers weak points in the
character and conduct of the College faculty are
held up to ridicule, as students are apt to do
This paper seems to have been regarded by the
students, even the more sober ones, as witty,
rather than a malicious affair but the faculty
thought otherwise and on Thursday evening
the members of the society to which common
port attributed the authorship of the paper were
called into the presence of the faculty, and Sc
vercly rebuked by the President for their partic-
ipation in the business; and eight of them, who
confessed to having been contributors to the
paper, dismissed from college.
"There is, as usual on such occasions, great
excitement among the students, and the course
of the faculty is loudly condemned as injudicious
and unnecessarily severe"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

A COMMERCIAL LovE-LETTER.-In France
women take an active part in the business of
life. The combination Of romance and reality
is curiously illustrated by the following letter,
found in railway carriage;
PARIS, April 2, 1852.
In reply to yours of the goth ult, which duly
came to hand, beg to say that have duly for
warded the samples you asked for, together
with the price current of the article in question.
And now return to the subject of my former
letter-indeed can not take your answer as
definite one, indeed you will listen to my devo-
ted love. At your age you can not long remain
a widow, you have nothing to fear from SO easy
a temper and devoted love as mine. The house
Of Charter & Co., have asked for six months
credit; are you disposed to grant it? Answer
by return of post this question, and the one
which concerns the happiness of my life. You,
are the realization of all my Dreams The af-
fection, respect, and esteem | feel for you are
sincere and profound. The union of our
two houses would give an extension to busi-
ness on both sides which would be incalculabe.
have accepted your bill upon the house of
Bernard & Co. Cola oil is at 81 francs. Ho-.
ping reply by return of post, close this let
ter with beating heart. Yours respectfully,
M. The house of Fritz has stopped
How my heart beats as ! write to you'll Oils
are decidedly increasing in price.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

FERRY & SONS, Dealers in Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, Provisions Hardware, Clothing, Boots
and Shoes, Crockery and Medicines-also man.
ufacturers and dealers in all kinds of Lumber
Water Street, Grand Haven.
VIM. NJ FERRY JR., Wy, \, p.
THOs. w FERRY !" NJ W. rEhhi'
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

HENRY GRIFFIN, Dealer in Staple and fan
cy Dry Goods, Ready made Clothing, Boots and
Shoes, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery and Glass,
Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines, Paints and Oils,
and Provisions Also Lumber, Shingles, &c. &c.
Opposite the Washington House, Grand Haven,
Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

The sound of your hammer, says Franklin,
at five in the morning, or nine at night, heard by
a creditor, makes him easy six months longer
but if he sees you at the gaming table or hears
you at the tavern when you should be at work,
he sends for his money the next day.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

JAMES BARNS, Carpenter and Joiner. All
kinds of work one on reasonable terms plans
and specifications il desired, will be given on
application to me, free of charge. | will also
furnish Glass, Putty, Paint, Nails, together with
all kinds of trimmings for buildings, if ordered.
Shop, few rods northeast of the Washington
House. Grand Haven, Mich
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

HOPKINS8' g. BROTHERS, Storage Forwarding
& Commission merchants; general dealers in all
kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries, grain and provis-
ions; manufacturers and dealers wholesale and
retail in all kinds of lumber, at Mill Point, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

GILBERT g. CO., Storage, Forwarding and
Commission Merchants and dealers in Produce,
Lumber, Shingles, Slaves &C., &C. Grand Ha-
ven Michigan
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

Il. NJ. s. SMITH, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, Dry Goods Groce-
Stationery, &c, &c. At the Post Office, corner
of Park and Barber streets, Mill Point, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

&. b. ALBEE, Storage, Forwarding and Com
mission Merchant and Dealer in Dry Goods,
Groceries, Hardware Crockery, Boots and Shoes,
&c, &c Flour and Salt constantly on hand
Store, corner Washington and Water streets.
Grand Haven, Mich
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

r. w. DUNCAN, Attorney at Law, will attend
promptly to collecting and all other professional
business intrusted to his care. Office over Ii.
Griffin's Store, opposite the Washington House,
Grand Haven Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07
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paid.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

VA NGTONHOUSE, BY HENRY Penney
Err. The proprietor has the past Spring new
ly fitted and partly re-furnished this House,
and feels confident visitors will find the House
to compare favorably with the best in the State.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

r. b. GILBERT, Dealer in Dry Goods, Cloth
ing, Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps, Crockery
and Stone Ware Hard Ware, Groceries, Provis-
ions and Ship Stores Grand Haven Michigan
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

M. b. HOPKINS, Attorney and Counsellor at
Law, Solicitor in Chancery and Circuit Court
Commissioner for Ottawa County. Office third
door west of the Washington House.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

STEPHEN MONROE, Physician and Surgeon.
Office over j. T. Davis Tailor Shop Washing
ton Street. Grand Haven.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

c.. DAVIS g. CO., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groce-
Shoes &C., &c. Muskegon, Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

An invincible wit and punster asked the cap
tain of craft, loaded with boards, how ne man
aged to get dinner on the passage. "Why,"
replied the skipper, "we always cook a board"
"Cook board do you?" replied the wag-
then see you are well supplied with provis-
ions this trip, at all events"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

WILLIAM TELL, HOTEL, BY HARRY EA-
TON. Pleasantly situated with excellent rooms
well furnished and the table abundantly sup
piled with the uXures and substantas of life
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

A RICH CAsE.-Some years ago an Irishman
was knocked down and robbed. He accused
man of having committed the robbery; in due
time the case came up for trial. The Irishman
being upon the stand, was cross-examined, after
having sworn positively to the guilt Of the pris-
oner, by one of the keenest lawyers, and some
thing like the following was the result:
"You say that the prisoner at the bar was the
man who assaulted and robbed you?"
"Yes"
"Was it moonlight when the occurrence took
place? 2"
"Not bit of it."
"Was it starlight?'
"Not a whit; it was so dark that you could
not have seen your hand before you"
"Was there any light shining from any house
near by!"
"Not bit iv house was there anywhere
about"
"Well, then, if there was no moon, no star
light, no light from any house, and so dark that
you couldn't see even your hand before you,
how are you able to swear that the prisoner is
the man? How did you see him ?"
"Why, your honor, when the spalpeen struck
me, the fire flew out iv my eyes so bright you
might have seen to pick up PIN you could,
be jabers !"
The court jury, counsel and spectators ex-
plOded with shouts at this quaint idea, and the
prisoner was directly after declared not guilty.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

H. G. SMITH, Blacksmith. All kinds of work
in my line done to order, and no trust for pay
Shop south of G. b. Albee's Tannery, Grand Ha-
ven Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07
BUSINESS DIRECTORY--1S52

WHITE LAKE HOUSE, BY Clements & Bow
ers. The proprietors having recently newly fit
ted and re-furnished this House, feel confident
that visitors and travellers will find this House to
compare favOrably with the best in the State
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

.SIMON SIMENOE, Dealer in Groceries and
Provisions. Washington Street, second door
East of the Ottawa House.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

Whatsoever desire, always have, because
| desirs nothing but that which can have.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

JAMES PATTERSON, Painter and Gazier.
House, Sign, and Ornamental Painting done at
Grand Haven. All orders will be promptly atten-
ded to- by leaving word at this office. Shop at
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

H MERRILL, Boot and Shoemaker. Boots
and Shoes neatly repaired and all orders prompt
ly attended to. Shop one door below the Wash
ngton House, Grand Haven, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

AS California has been established a land
flowing with gold, it will soon come in for the
definition of land flowing with honey. One
Of the papers in Stockton states that in the re-
gion around, there is to be found an abundance
of saccharine matter of delicious flavor. 1t is
to be found on different descriptions of trees,
and in different forms. On the leaves of the
willows which grow upon the banks, it is found
in candied form, on the upper surface, early in
the month of July. The Indians gather the su-
gar, and at their encampment, enjoy the luxury
of chewing the leaves. On the leaves of the
white oak, also, there is clear deposit of hon.
ey, which is as transparent and fine as the arti-
Gle is ever seen, but is of thicker consistency
Here, also, it collects on the upper foliage un-
til the latter is borne down the saccharine mat
ter drops in masses of Jumps. Its flavor is ex-
ceedingly pleasant. On the ascent of the Sier-
ra Nevada there is species of pine, much re-
sembling the white pine Of the Atlantic States,
except that the leaves turn down. This tree
grows to an enormous size-27O feet in height,
and 80 feet in diameter at the base; and some
times the trunk runs up lSO feet, almost with
out limb or crook. The resinous matter
which exudes from the bark has a rich saccha-
rine flavor. The Indians eat it in large quanti-
ties.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

eGROSVENOR REED, Prosecuting Attorney
for Ottawa County Residence at Charleston
Landing, Allendale, Ottawa County, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-07

JOHN T. DAVIS, Merchant Tailor. Shop on
Washington Street, first door west of H. Grif-
fms Store.