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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-17
New series, Vol. 7---NO. I2.

knows that large sum alone can meet expen-
scs that everybody knows must occur. a small
income viii not do it; with some the small in
come even is beautifully apocryphal and yet
how they live "Solomon in all his glory"
never Jared 50 well IN his life, or ate better
beef, or wore better clothes.
1t is by no means envy that prompts the
above queries tls simply curiosity. We see
one class of men toilIng aud mpillng and say
mr, living scan'ly, dressing poorly, their fani-
lies as poor as themselves, the whole Of whose
earnings will 6urely cover their expenses -
while the other class spoken Of above, wlil
thrive and grow AMI flourish on the same soil,
wiki far greater Insurance, and with far less
htanS.
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For the Free Press
The Sea The wild Blue Sea.

The sounding sea hath n charm for me,
Where the ioamlug wavc- are cleaning,
In the soft moonlight otan autumn night,
So brightly swectly bcaming.
| love the sea--therc's wlchcry
In the play OF the bounding biIIow,-
And how bold and irec may the mariner be,
As he rocks on his ocean pillow.
And the mariners rest is swe {, Tor his breast
Hath nev'ra thought ol sorrow,
utaway and away, where tn" mad storms play
And no fear nor doubt Tor the morrow.
The morrow doth rest in Gods own breast,
While TO day is given for gadnr.s
Then cheer up-cheer forget to irar--
Forget all thoughts ol sadness.
The morrow doth rest in Gods own breast,
And our lives are IN his keeping,
From the shades OF night til the morning bright
lie doth watch DER the mariner sleeping.
ARloN.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-17

GPBARNuM AT HcME.-There was pleas
ant party Of Editors and other friends Of P. 7.
Barnum at 'lransran yesterday to examine the
" ater-works just erected for Mr. B. by right
engineer. The grounds of Eranis-
tan are about seventeen acres, hitherto water
ed by Il brook which fails i'll the drye5t weather,
imprlhng Blrnum to a resolute effort to supply
the deficiency. To this end he has dug and
blasted out well Of twenty feet diameter to 4
depth Of sixty feet and built over it Brick
Tower, abou, one hundred feet high, with an
Iron Tank at the summit, capable OF holding
seven hundred hogsheads. a new ard beautiful
Engine (which has much other work assigned
it) pumps this Reservoir full in three or four
hours, atiordng an ample supply to the House,
Gardens Stables, SC. inc!udlnga a Fountain be-
fore the front door, for at least a week. Hence
forward a lack OF rain Is not 10 be felt as pri
yat.on at lrlnistan.
Mr. Barnun's COnservatories exhibit Grapes,
Nectarnes and Peaches fully ripe and luscious
with superb specimens OF the Dluanl, the only
ones which have borne ruit in this part OF the
world. His Gardens and Grounds are unsur~
passed in thrift aud beauty. Long may he live
to enjoy them - y, 7. Ttms3.
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AUCTION & GONNISSI0N
S / @ IRE +!
r E M Q v AL .

WIIE Subscriber would respectfully in
\ form the citizens Of Burlington and the Com-
muniry that he has taken the Auction and Commits
sion business formerly conducted by Isaac Sher-
wood, and removed To Col. Thomas store, on
College Street, Ia ely occupied by Pierce, Dayry &
A len where the business wlIibe slrcl'y attended to
all its branches The rooms will be opened every
day in the week for the retail trade and Auction
Wednesdays and Saturdays. Particular attention
will be paid to the commission business and Gus
toners may de?rui upon having all business in this
branch strlcky and fairly attended to and may rely
upon prompt returns the Subscriber vii also attend
20 the sale of real estate live stock and every kind
OF Merchandise which may be thrown INTO the
piaIket
! !. pUNCKlEE.
Burlington, June Ist. 1852 d&wu
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s.Enkr my IInI.N

and another swain eager tu lnilct the same
punishment, said to the fair one, take my hat
whether she did or not is not now the ques
ton, but this did not originate the saying; nor
did 1t, as some suppose, originate from the fact
that II ifollcking blade, who had too many bricks
IN his beaver, sisted most earnestly that the
town pump should take ms hut; but ad near
as we can ascertain, and it Is Il matter of hsto-
ry, the saying originated as follows.
About nineteen years ago, a fine looking old
gentleman, from Western Virginia entered
store IN Nashville, Tenn. Slld store was own
ed by bluff, honest old trader, who knew II
great deal more about the quality Of the liquor
ne sold at the back end of the counter than he
did about the tincncss Of the fabrics at the 9TH
er, nevertheless between the two cxtrcmi;es OF
that shelf, con.rvrd to make both ends meet
the necessities OF the case The old Virgin
IAN cast his eyes around the shelves and finally
remarked-
Nv ell neighbor, | SOC, hev got hats "
a slight sprinhIc," was the answer; and
then followed the query, w here are you from !"
"Od Virginia" was the response.
"Right smart old State, replied the Tenncs-
sean, but getting rather too Old to keep her
nlr on
"What DO you mean inquired the Virgin
ian.
'Wcll, just what | saw uncle, it can't keep
her haIr On-tJr instance, now should tnuk
YOU hey been a rrni neatly enid Of the Old
DOnmlln, but sue has shed yuu at last, ami
like sampson OF Old that's irsi the way shes
losing al! the best hair off her venerable held.'
Tuc old Nlrglumu looked around the store
rather bothered with the liberty tins 'lenn2S-
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was onIy ygn,ur,ng = nnI,t,r,l on,n,nn about
fine r,n,,l,,,,n N ,rrnrr,l and nm th,, Le,n we
won't u.,,lr,l huI brtnr. W, l,nl. AT the L,i..
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L]rrn"r ] bl,w,rc w',H rrnr.,nn. 1rsrcnJ4d fran,
his narrt ,ybn7. no was str,dJlinr FROM Shell
to coun,rr As soon as he re,rhsd the 1oor
tha nII y,rr;ninn ra,n,rl,ed tI,t bn h,1 MOT On,
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- ,,u, wan, ,or, r,r ,,our .,;,r,r,r, :, say,
,to s,1rntaoner ' We,I why 1%n7t7 ,77 yon ,, soy -
whom wa, rr, onI ha ,,r,in nr,,roolai r.
nar,h himsrlf M ike a nercont,lr COLOSSUS
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-17
The state Fair.

we were compelled to omit any notice of the
,,or,,Gcont State Fair which was held in Rut-
land last week. We COPY from the Brandon
po,t, tho f,Iloyipc interesting account -
Tho harvest ossomhlapc Of pcople ever con.
vonoJ ,oretLer IN Vermont, attended the State
t,o,r At Finland Inst week The LARGEST num-
hnr ot anv ono timo present was on the second
dav ot tho delivery of Governor Seward ad
drcSs Tbo ,hron, around tbe Speaker stand
,yos so lanso ond numerous that we in valn en-.
de,,orcd +, catch onn complrtc sentence. and
o,;t,oJ tho ,rro,rd tnr we will not listen TO any
nna if we cannot hear cnouoh TO comprchoni.
W. o.t;no,od tho unn,brr of vjs,tn.s in Rut-
ianl ~, this ,irc TO he 10000 and still thinl,
orr o.,i,notc NOT above tine mark.
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l"r "''?, u SUN "'9 ,l;, .....a,
VAccP"ol :" "o', 1''" ,r,.,,i,u
erhon. :, covered "e''''' t,i s,U' -.
pay oi '',3''' w." =, ''''' ''' i
aii''la'; ,,c E'etl '9'''''i -n%' Wv 49, '
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The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-04-08
Enigma.
BY GENEVA.

My /, ,3, 10, 5, is dire confusion,
Ny 4, s, 0, designates conclusion,
Ny IL, 1, A, s, VIC call caption,
~ 6, 2. 8, is styled /" Lord of Creation"
My Z, II, 4, is made by fomentation,
/, 4, 2, 8, is gained by excavation.
10 be my 6, 2, 8, would cause vexation,
Ny 10, 4, IL, when fried is fit for mastication
;, Z, IL, 5, 2, 0, is sung for recreation,
: -, IL, died by assassination,
8, ~, 8, is raised by cultivation,
., 10, 4, 8, is title of distinction,
! 10, I, %, is used for decoration,
Ny 0, A, IL, and 5, is not an elevation,
G,7,,9, 6, 2, 8, is a victim of delusion,
8, 10, 5, IL, sends forth loud detonations,
,, 2, 8, o, is secure foundation,
40 be 6, 10, 2, 8, becomes no rank nor station
|, 2, 8, 10, doth often cause destruction,
TO be II, 2, 9, A, gives cause for lamentation
Eleven letters are the whole extension
Of the name Of certain Straits which form
connexion,
between two we'll known seas Of great dis
tinction.
April l, 1852.
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Aarirnltural.

PRuNINa FRUIr TREEs.-Therc are
but few kinds of fruit trees that require
pruing farther than to keep the heads Of
the trees in proper shape. Peach trees
should be shortened in, every winter.
This consists in taking off from one-third
to one-half of the current years growth
of the surface limbs, as well as all such
of the inside as need to be shortened.
The shortening in or surface pruning,
very greatly promotes the vigor and pro-
ductivness of the peach tree, supplying
it annually with plenty of young fruit
bearing wood in the interior Of the head,
VIII 'ch can never be the case when the
trees are permitted to grown in their
own way. All dead and decayiug
branches should be carefully taken away
from the heads of all fruit trees. In all
cutting and pruning operations, great
care should be taken to cut the limb i'm
mediately above bud, and in cutting
peach trees the cut should always be
made Just above a leaf-bud; if made
above fruit bud, the limb cannot elong-
ate from the fruit-bud and is compelled
to die down to leaf-bud which often
happens to be foot or two. When
there are three buds together, the mid
die one is leaf bud, with but few ex-
ceptions and where the fruit-buds are
single, they can be readily recognized
by their plump whitish appearance,
while the leaf.buds are 81 m and pointed.
In our climate, pruning may safely be
done in almost any month in the year,
but wounds inflicted in the summer,
heal much sooner than at any other
Farmer and Planter
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AsPARAcUs.-In reply to the query
of a" Lady Subscriber" the american
Farmer recommends the following
mode Of renovating old asparagus beds !:
"The bed should be cleared of all
stalks, grass and weeds, and then dress
ed with 7 parts rotton dung and part
ashes the compost should be forked in
between the rows carefully, so as not to
injcre the crowns of the root, then rake
and strew salt over the bed with pref
ty free hand. This done, cover the bed
with straw, which should remain on until
the plants get above ground in the spring
when the straw should be carefully re.
moved, and the ground given another
top-dressing of similar compost, which
should be forked in, and the bed receive
another dressing of salt"
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-04-08
Reply to Bcta's Enigma.

Hogsheads, with hoops are tightly dressed
we know,
And foods of liquor often from them flow;
If from the bung to human lips they go,
They rightly may be called streams of woe
But if the la,c destroys the liquid foe y
We're all we'll pleased to see it treated so.
lIolasses, too, from hogsheads oft is drawn,
Ind hogs, no doubt, is used by way of scorn
.'urely no man would wish his head to loose
With hogsheads you may measure what yor
choose;
Ind when two hogshead) are together put,
For fun or not for fun, ,they form butt.
GENEVA.
April !, 1852.
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SowING GRASS SEEDS We find in
the Albany Cultirator, the subjoined
experiment made in sowing an abun'
dance of seed, with the result = a result
which, We feel pretty certain, will attend
every similar experiment, where the
land is equally fertile. AS the present
is the season when farmers will be about
sowing grass seed, the article will not
come amiss.
Farmers, as we'll as other people, like
to make good bargains. Some of the
worst bargains they make is with them
selves. For example-to save five dol
lars of seed they loose twenty dollars Of
hay or pasturage. BY way of expert
ment and to exhibit the advantages of a
good supply of seed, the writer sowed in
the spring of 1850 piece of ground to
grass at the rate of one bushel of seed
per acre, or half bushel of clover and
the same quantity of timothy. In less
than two months, the field afforded a
prodigious amount Of pasturage-ful
twice as much through the season b,
estimate as ordinary good pastures. Th
present year the grass was allowed Il
grow, for hay, which has just been Gu
and drawn in, 7 mo. 10, 1851 an
the product was found to be three and
half tons per acre. Where can we find
permanent pasture or meadow that will d
, this ? The soil was of ordinary fertilit
r only, or would not probably have yielde
r more than % bushel of corn per acre
l The amount of pasturage afforded by tn
second growth of this grass field, full
I warranted the belief that ton and
half per acre might have been again cut
making .jfre tons Of hay per acre in al
f for one year.
$ The hay produced where plenty Q
S grass-seed is sown, is of much bette
/ quality than where the stalks stand thi
on the ground.
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The Wonder Of the Age!,

Lips. Pimples on the Face, all kinds of Break
ing Out and Sores on Children and all Dis
eases of the Skin.
This Ointment will cure the Saltrheum
and Burns or Chapped Hands. quicker and
surer than all other medicines Of the kind
before the public. .rH0l- ..e ie1d9r
To substantiate the above, can give hum
dreds Of certificates, but / consider it Of no
use, as (any person can do the same, il they
have friends, for even worthless article,)
rely solely on the merits Of the Ointment
for the public patronage. .o .8t
n, Is. A single box Of this Ointment will
keep any Blacksmith's, Farmers, Sailors or
Mechanics hands, let them Chap or Crack
ever SO bad, sound and in good working
order all winter.
Prepared and sold by
.-...lr MONROE TERRELL, ~
Naugatuck, Conn.
ES-All Orders directed to the above ad.
dress, will be thankfully received and
promptly attended to. Sold also by the
principl Druggists and Country Merchants
generally. f-if.. ...'.sf .F,
Price % cents.
Wholesale DEpor-A B & ID Sands, No.
100 Fulton street, New York. READING &
Co, Boston; A. MCGUIRE 4 Co., Albany
For sale by j & p Noyes, Pawcatuek; W
& A Parkerson, Westerly; + A Palmer,
EzraC hees boro and W II Holmes Stonington !;
g D& WP Hyde, Mystic; + NJ Manning,
Mystic Bridge; NJ Stillman, Stillmanyille /;
Handel, Temperance Valley Rockville
Manufacturing Co., Centerville Uanufactur-
ing Co., and G & Il Arnold, IiopkintOn. I
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SoAP-SUDs FOR VINEs.-A. j. Dow
ming, editor Of the Horiiculturist says =
81 have seen the Isabella grape pro-
duce 5000 fine clusters of we'll ripened
fruit in season, by the liberal use Of
manure and soap-suds from the weekly
wash" ri
The effect ofsoap-suds on other plants
is somtbing surprising. A cypress vine,
which had remained stationary for q
fortnight, when about two inches high,
Immediately commenced growing after
a good watering with soap-suds, and
grew about six inches the first five days
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-04-08
Watches, Jewelry. &c.

CONSTANTLY + on hand and for sale by the
" subscriber, at the old stand, in Westerly
Gold and Silver Watches and Jewelry; Silver
Ware; gold and silver Pencils gold, gold
plated, silver and gilt Watch Chains; gold
and gilt Lockets; Gold Pens; fine Cutlery
hair, tooth, shaving and nail Brushes rold,
silver and steel bowed Spectacles; eight-day
and 30 hour Clocks, &c ,.-,r
Articles bought of the subscriber engraved
free of charge. Clocks and Watches repaired
and warranted. THOMAS PERRY.
Westerly, April. 1852. 1y
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The Wise Monkey.

Mr.. Pollard states, that in his drink
ing days he was the companion of man
in Maryland, who had a mo key which
he valued at five hundred dollars. He
says-we always took him out on our
chestnut parties. He shook off all our
chestruts for us; and when he could
not shake them off, he went to the very
end of the limb and knocked them of
with his fist.
One day we stopped at tavern, and
drank freely. About half glass Of
whisky was left, and Jack took the glass
and drank the liquor Soon he was
merry, skipped, hoped and danced, and
set us all into a roar of laughter-Jack
was drunk. We all agreed, six of us,
that we would come to the tavern the
next day, and get Jack drunk again,
and have sport all the day.
I called at my friends house the next
morning, and he went out for Jack
Instead of being, as usual, on his box
lie was not to be seen We looked in.
side, and he crouched up in a Corner
Come out" said his master. Jacl
came out on three legs, one of his fore.
paws being upon his head. Jack hat
the headache l knew what was the
matter with him. He felt just as 1 fel
many a morning. Jack was sick ant
4 uld not go; so we waited three days
We then went and while drinking,
glass was provided for Jack. Blu
where was hei Skulking behind tn
c'lairs. "Come Jack and drink" sal,
lis master, holding out the glass to hin
= lck retrcated, and as the door wa
opened he slipped out, and in momer
was on the top of the house. His ma,
,tr went out to call him down but B
@ould not come. He got whip an
hook it at him; but Jack sat on ii
ilge pole, and refused to obey. ii
hiaster got gun, and pointed IL at hin
y monkey is much afraid vf gul
Jack slipped over the back side of ii
house. His master then got two gun
ald had one pointed from each side
tie house and the monkey, seeing h
rredicament, jumped upon the chimne,
anl got down into one Of the Aues, hol,
iig on by bis forepaws. Thus the ma
tr was beaten. He kept that monk,
twelve years, but could never persua'
him TO taste another drop of whisky.
What lesson does this teach to
poor drunkardsi We hope that Il
'sl be read by many of them, and le
their abandoning the intoxicati
y.
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American Temperance
LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Capital 100000 Dollars.

Sk~~~~~ e~~yS~~ ~~~~s~@S
Organized ON the Mutual Principle.
THE great and especial object of Life In
i surance is to secure the wife and chill
dren against want and misery after the death
Of the husband and father though it is
useful, as may be seen, in great variety Of
cases.
This company will grant insurance on
lives upon the mutual principle, at the lowest
safe rates, and also without participation in
profits. Persons may effect insurance on
their own lives, or upon the lives of others,
and for the whole duration of life, or for a
limited period
All persons whose lives are insured with
this company are permitted to travel on any
of the regular mail routes in the United
States and Territories, by steamboat or
otherwise, and to travel inland, or on any OF
the western or upper lakes, by steamboat or
other conveyance. 1t is the peculiar merit
of this company that it combines all the
advantages of the two systems Of
Joint Stock and Mutual Insurance ce
while its business is done for the benefit OF
the holders of life policies and not for stock
holders.
1t becomes every person, before making a
life contract to consider we'll the terms, the
rates of premium, the character Of the Office
its financial affairs and management, and alst
its ability to discharge its obligations.
We have adopted the lowest safe rates, bu
il they should prove to be higher than they
need to be on account of the greater valu,
of life upon temperance principles, the in
sured have the full benefit, for the profit.
are to be made for them alone. Our pre-
miums are to be paid in cash (not requiring
a note as il the case in most companies).
"The strength, ability, and well invested
capital Of this institution, are surpassed by
no other Life Insurance Company, which en-
titles it, in my opinion, to the fullest conf
dence of the public.
LIS RUTUs G. PINNEY,
Controller of Public Accounts, Conn
California risks will he taken at equitabl
rates. The undersigned is the only authori
zed Agent for this vicinity.
46 WOODBURY. COY.
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Life Insurance.
THE CONN. MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.,

INSURANCE CO.,
Viii a Capital Of mare than 200, 900,
CONTINUES to sureliyes of both sexes as
" low as any well conducted Mutual Compa-
ny. 1t is conducted with great prudence and
economy, the dividends having been 53 l-2
per cent. annually, on the amount paid by its
members. ana
BY the charter of this Company. the wife
may insure the life of her husband secure
from the demands of his creditors.
Two persons also may insure jointly. all
payable at the death of the first that may
occur. Sea risks, California risks, and for
eign, taken as low as any other responsible
Company. Pamphlets may be had gratis,
giving valuable information on the subject,
by calling on the Agents in Pawcatuck,
j. & Z. MOVES.
JAMES GOODWIN, President.
EDMUND G.. HOWE, Vice President.
Guy u. PHELps, Secretary,
EDMUND HEDGE, General Ag't. 6m39