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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

Rev. Dr. CHDULEs, in a discourse a
Newport, the other day, recalled some III
leres,ing "reminiscences Of MIR. WEBsrKI
-lhe following among The rest:
Two years ago, al the dinner Ia
bic at the Revere House, in Boston, and
several friends around the board, re-
mark was mado by one respecting the
poetry of the Old Testament. MIR. WEB
TER Immediately remarked, "Ah. m,
friend, the poetry Of Isaiah and job, and
Habbakuk is beautiful indeed, but whe..
you reach your 60lh year, YOU will give
more for the 18th or l7ih chapter Of Johns
gospel, or for one Of the Epislies, than for
ali the poetry OF the Bible" MIR. WEB,
sTER then said 10 me, 'Sir, | deeply regret
that have never recorded my opinion OF
Gods Word in some public manner" tie
then stated that he had declined speaking
at Bible Societies, from fear that the mo.
ives prompting to such step would be re-
garded as sinister. Inst February
dined with Mr.. WEBSTER, in New York,
upon the Sabbath day. He had been hear,
.ng DIR Hawks, and spoke in commenda,
lion Of the earnestness Of the discourse,
and pointing across the Park to the brick
church, said, s.There always hear capital
sermons from DR.. SPRING, always full OF
strong sense and simple piety.' After
dinner there was an immense procession
going through Broadway in honor OF
murderer who had been executed on Fri
day. Mr. WEBSTER gazed at the vast as
semblage, and observed, THAT, sir, is
terrible sight; have rarely seen anything
more shocking; but they sre foreigners.
their children will become good citizens;
education and religion will do everything
nr them" When history was
nee the subject of conversation, Mr.. WEB
sTER remarked, tha, ''he did not think il
was as we'll taught as other subjects 10 ed
luca,on. | would teach boy Roman
History with very many notes and ammo.
1ta,ions. A lad should be made to know
that Rome was a highwayman and princi
oaly admired because so successful. The
| whole history fRome is one of crime
We, as people, ought TO study the histor,
If Rome, very thoughtfully." On
one OCCaslun b"stoh Scu''ciiao "oS 'a'A
ing to Mr.. WEBSTER respecting the bes
wav to educate his son in the city. "Slr
| would send him 10 tho public school,
But an objection was made that there wa
great admixture Of boys, and evils TO b
4 Unprecedented from so many foreigners, &c
Mr.. WEBSTER replied, "Sir, send your sol
TO the public school, and if he sits by al
Irish bov, they will both, perhaps, be bette
4 tor the association. lam strongly in lavo
of public schools"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06
A HOME PICTURE

One autumn night when the wind was higf
And the rain fell in heavy FLASHES
little boy sat by the kitchen fire,
A popping cornin the ashes;
And his sister, a curly haired child of three,
Sat looking on just close to his knee.
Tie blast wen, bowling round the house,
AS ifto get in 'iwast trying;
II ratified the latch Of the outer door,
Then seemed il baby crying.
Now and then drop down the chimney came,
And sputtered and hssed in the bright red fame.
Pop, pop-and the kernels one by one,
Came out of the enbers flyingj
The boy held long pine stick IN his hand,
And kept il busily plying;
lie stirred the corn and il snapped the more,
And faster jumped to the clean swept floor.
A part of the kernels hoped out one way,
And part hoped out the other;
Some flew plump into the sisters lap,
Some under the stool OF The brother;
The little girl gathered them into heap,
And called them flock ofmilk- white sheep.
All at once the boy sat still as mouse,
And into the fire kept gazing;
He quite forgot he was popping corn,
Forhe looked where the wood was blazing
lie looked, and fancied that he could see
A house and barn, bird and atTee.
Still steadily gazed the boy at these,
And pussy's gray back kept stroking,
TIL bis little sister cried out, sswhy, bub,
Only see how the corn is smokingv'
And sure enough when the boy looked back,
The corn in the ashes was burnt quite black
''Never mind, p said he, 1--WE shall have enough,
So now, let's sit back and eat it,
III carry the stools and you the corn;
lis nioe--nobody can beat it''
She took up the corn in her pnafore,
md they ale it all, nor wished fer more.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06
Mr. JAMES G. BlnsEy is out again in fa-

sIr. JAMES G. BIRsEy is out again in fa.
vor of African colonization. In a late let
ter he alludes to the pamphlet which he
published las. year on the subject, and sus-
,ains its doctrines. He says:
"Some years, with many others thought
that the emancipation ofthe slaves among
us would be aided BY the free people Of col
or remaining in this country; that their in
creasng privileges and consideration in
the free States then supposed that
they were favorable to emancipation
would elevate the slave, give him higk.
er sell-respec,, aud, in the end, contribute
to bis liberation. In these expectations, !
am free to confess, have been altogether
Disappointed"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

Opp WAY OF GETTING A WIFE.--The
WAYS OF advertising for a wife are various;
but perhaps the following, is the mos, ex
raordnarv, A rustic residing near the
village Of Kirby under Dale, wanting a
wife, provided himself with large placard,
and printed upon i, "wanted, a woman to
make wife OF. with little money to 60
10 America This he placed on his hat,
and planted himself in front of the church
door on Sunday last, when the congrega-
ton was leaving.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

THorGHrs.--The Army Dispatch, a Brit
sh publication, in notice OF Mr.. Web
sler's death, uses the following language;
Three epoch's of England's existence are
now owclosed-AIfred-Cromwell--Welllng
ton. The first Of America is complete
1t began with Washington, and il ecds with
Webster. Shall there be fourth era OF
England's greatness: We ,rembe on the
verge of an answer. Our hope is in ''yes."
Our belief answers sno."
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06
LIGHT AND SHADOW.

I, is only little paupeF! Never mind her
You see she knows her place aud keep
close to the wall as if she expected al
oath or blow. The cold winds are max
ing merry with those thin rags. You see
nothing of childhood's rounded symmetry
lin those sbrunken limbs and wasted fea
lures. Push her on one side, she's used Il
IL; she won't complain; she can't remembe
that she ever heard kind word in hel
life. She'd think you were mocking II yot
tried it.
She passes into the warm kitchen, say
ory with odorous daintes, and Ia ordered
out with threat by the porily cook. In
The shop windows she sees nice fresh loave'
Of bread aud tempting little cakes. Rosy
little children pass her, on their way te
school, well-fed, well-clad and joyous, with
a mothers parting kiss yet warm on Their
sweet lips.
There seems to be happiness enough IN
the world, but it never comes to her
| Her little basket is quite empty; and now,
faint with hunger, she leans woarlJ
against that shop window. There ls a
lovely lady who has Just passed IN
She is buying cakes and bon boas for her
little girl as if she had the purse OF Foriu-
natas. How nice il must be to be warm
and have enough to eat? Poor Meta
She has tasted nothing since she was sent
forth with a curse in the morning to beg
lor-sleal, and the tears ariH come; there Is
happiness and plenty in the world-bu'
none for Metal
| No, SO fast, little one! Warm hearts
heat sometimes under silk and velvet
That lady has caugh, sight Of Your little
woe. begone face aud shivering form. Oh
what if i, we're her child?-and obeyiog .
| sweet maternal impulse, she passed out The
Ioor takes those little benumbed fingers Ia
her dsin,iy goved hands, 'and leads the
child. wondering shy aud bewlldered int
airy land
A delightful and novel sensation Of
warmth creeps over those frozen limbs "a
fain, color ,inges those pnle cheeks, and the
eses grow liquid and lovely. as Meta rails
es them thankfully to her benefactress. =
The lady's little girl looks on with an IN
nocenr ioy, and learns, for the first time,
how ..bessed are the mercful."
And then Meta passes out, with heary
basket and Light heart. Surely the street
has grown wider and the sky brighter
This can scarcely be The same world! Me.
ta's form is erect nom.' her step is light as
childs should be- The sunshine OF human
Tore has frightened her pathway! Ah, Me-
| a.! earth is not all darkness bright angels
vet walk the earth Sweetvoiced Pity and
heaven-eyed Charity sometimes stoop to
Hess. Gods image is Only marred, not
DESTROYED. lie who feeds the ravens,
bends to listen. Look aprard, little Meta
| FAaNY FERN.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

BEaUTIFuL SENTIMENT man with
oul some sort OF religion is at best, paoi
reprobate, the foot ball of destiny, with %
tie linking hint to ininity and the won
drous eternity that is within him; but a
woman without it, is even worse-a
fame without heat, rainbow without
color, flower without perfume.
A man may in some sort tie his fran
hope and honors, with weak, shifting
ground tackle, to his business Of; the word
but woman without that anchor which
they call Faith, is adrit and wreck. a
man may clumsiy continue kind OF faith.
A man may craze his thoughts and his
brain to thoughitalness in such poor har-
borage as Fame and Reputation may
stretch before him; but a woman, where
can she put her hope in storms It mol IN
heaven?
And that sweet truthiulness; that abid
ing love; tina, endearing hope, melowine
every scene Of life, tightening them with
the pleasantest radiance when the worid's
cold storms break like an army with smok
ing cannon, what can bestow II bat hoit
soul tied 10 what is stronger than an army
with cannon? Who that has enjosed the
love OF good loving mother, but will eche
The thought with energy, and hallow II
with tear?
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

How TO GET PooR.-Buy two glasses q
ale every day, at five cents each, amount
ing in one year to $3.50; smoke three
cigars, one after each meal, counting ur
in the course Of the year to $54,75; keeF
big dog, which will consume in year al
leas, Sl5 worth olproyisions, and cat, s.
more. Altogether this amounts to the
snug little sum of Sll0,25-sufficent I
buy six barrels of flour, one hundred bush
ais Of coal, one barrel of sugar, one sacl
of coffee, a good coat, a respectable dress
besides frock for tho baby, and a hal
dozen pairs Of shoes-more or less. jus
think ofni
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

Some rifles have recently been made in
Paris which pierce an inch pine plank at
the extraordinary distance Of niue hundred
wards. The reason of this strange is eX-
pIained by the form and make Of the balls
used. They are 10 the shape Of fir cone,
rather smaller than the bore, and with
hollow oriice in the centre, running from
The base to the apex. Before placing the
ball in the piece small capsule OF iron i
slightly affixed TO the exterior otthe ball
which is then rammed down. In the act
Of firing, the explosion, Of course, force;
the iron capsule the whole length ofthe boil
low in the ball, and in doing 50 it expands
the cone, which Of course fills up the
grooves Of the rifles, exposing the whole
base of the bullet to the action OF the pow
der, without allowing the slightest wEa
age, which takes, in ordinary rifles, SO maci
Of the explosive force Of the powder.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

Bremen county, in Iowa, is named alter
the celebrated au,horess; and new town
~ upper Cedar river, in the outh-western
part of the county, is called FredrIca, II
her honor.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

DRILLING WuEAT.-Edward Staber, il
his admirable essay on the advantage Of
drill seeding, states that alter examining
its results on some eight hundred or one
thousand acres, besides large experience
~ his own land, he finds there is not q
single instance where i, has not proved the
most profita BILE, first, in the saving Of seed
and secondly, in the increased produc, ol
the grain, amounting TO from one to six oI
seven bushels per acre. lie has knows
the increase, in one case, by careful com
parison Of the two modes, to amount io
nine bushels per acre in favor of drilling
lie relates an interesting incident: A ven
der offered drill for the increase in /
crop of fifty acres of wheat, TO be determn
ed by sowing few strips broadcast to
comparison. But before harvest the far
mer preferred paying the hundred dollars
The price of the drill, with interest. Or
carefully ascertaining the increase, h
found it to be one hundred and fifty three
bushels. Albany Culiirator.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

The following model proclamation ~
from Gov. Mcclellan, of Michigan:
"For the signal blessings bestowed oy
Divine Providence upon the people OF this
State during the present year, respecuul'
|ly recommend to them, in conformity
with usage, the observance II Thursday,
1.-The twenty,ffth inst, as day Of puoI'c
thanksgiving and prayer
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

81 am rich enough" says Pope to Swift,
sand can afford 10 give away hundred
pounds year. would not crawl upon The
earth without doing little good. ! will
enjoy the pleasure Of what give by giving
it alive, and seeing others enjoy it, When
( die" sdls the poet, II should be ashamed
10 leave enough for amonumeni, if there
we're wanting friend above ground"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

aFassy FrRN."-This dashing, slash
ING carving writer of the solve Branch"
known abroad as sister of N P. Willis.
Who is very much in favor Of the Bloomer
costume wears breeches, smokes cigars,
omenades the streets in Wellington boots
and standing shirt collars is the Rev. Tom
Norris! My conscience! Gin. Enquirer.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

In New York, the other day, an Irish
man working at forge. got particle Of
hot iron in his eye, while writing with
pain a boy stepped up to him and said
with great GOODNESS, "Will you give me
4 hslf dollar if get that out Of your
eyeH
an give you any,hing-rli give you a
dollar"
Away the boy ran, and came back with
a magnet, with which, in about minute,
he drew out The iron atom. Paddy wlnked
his watery eyes, and swore an oath OF re-
lief and gratitude.
lie then gave the operator the half dol
lar.
"Holy Molher!" said the poor fellows
sister, who stood b., "ihem Yankees could
do anything.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

How TO Lax OFF 4 SQUARE ACRE.
Measure two hund red and nine feet on each
,ids, and you will have the quantity "!.a'n
an inch.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

Arkansas is said to be the only State ia
he Union where the mineral called lapis
lnzull is found. II is worth four times lis
weight iu gold.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

Those who have lived in woody cnun-
~ can more fully appreciate the follow.
.ntr tbritfiur sEefrh.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06
NOTICE.
SYaasE SCrsEENEKY,

WIRE SCkEENEKX,
4 fONSTANTLY on hand and wove to order
~ Tor tanning Mills, Rolling Screens to flonf-
ing Mills, &c.
Every family will find ii TO their advantage 10
have wire screenery in their cellar windows,
cupb ard doors, cheese room windows, NC Tor
KeePing ont rats, mice and flies, have some on
hand wove for the purpose.
Orders by mail or otherwise will he promptly
attended to VIM. A. NURSE.
Moline, III. July Ist, 1852 4s-tl
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

INGENUITY OF RAscALIrY.-The "Sweli
Moo" of London has perpetrated robherles
with the most singular ingenuity and ap
pear never to be at fault. 4 lady allghted
at the bank, ascenied the steps and entered
the vestibuc, aud Presenting check TO
the paying teller received very large
amount Of bank notes, which she deposited
m her purse and returned to the carriage,
Just as she had taken her seat gentleman
C me down the stepsiofthe bank with out bis
hat, wearing spectacles, and having pen
behind his ear, said: "M4dame, we have
forgotten TO take the number Of those notes;
viii YOU allow me to take them otf!'' she
han ded him the notes, and he assembled the
steps Of the bank and entered the building
The lady having waited sometime, finally
returned to the bank and soon ascertained
that no person had been authorised 10 ask
TOR the notes.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

i"KEEP YOUR CHICKENS OUT MY GARDEN
i Col II. and Gen. Nj. were formerI,
neighbors, and had gardens adjoining eaci
other.
One fine morning in spring, about ths
Time Of planting, Col X. met his friend III
General in the street, btiliug over witt
rage. who addressed him after this wise
.Confoand your darn'd old hens, Colonial
they've been in my garden and scratched
The beds every which way; ! shall have Il
make them all over again; can't you shl
them up this summer?'
| Keep cool. General said the Colonel,
| 4 prefer tha, NV hens should have plenty
of sun, air, exercise, aud food and don'i
believe that your garden seeds viii hurl
them a, all. However, they trouble you
much shoot 'em-shoot EN-
Twill, Colonel said the still more excl.
led General, .l'l DO il, blamed i! | don't,
ani turning around on his heel, marched
away as mad as wild cat.
The next morning, as the Colonel was
slipping his coffee, the family were startled
BY The bang, 'bang', Of fire arms, the
cause Of which was soon ascertained
The Col. on going to the division !once,
looked over aud saw Gen NJ, in the heat
ofbloodv murder Six fine specimens ofthe
slunghll' fowl were iouncing about on the
ground, unwilling yet to give up their glz
yards to the gonrmand.
Aha, General! SO you are executing
your threat are your
TO be sure, told you I'd do it, and III
be darned if don't shoot all the rest, II you
don't shut them up. But here. take the
thiesiug critters; | don't want them; they
are too highly seasoned with shot for my
f,mi,.'
Thank you, thank you, General NJ, just
wait day or two before you kill any more,
until we eat these up, and then I've no OBJ
ec,ion to having The rest shot
Now, Col. 4. was rather jealous OF his
rights and. moreover, as fiery as Mars in
his disposition, aud it was great mysterS
to the General how he could keep 50 coel
about this matter. The sequel will show
Ia two or three DAYS after, three more
fiue Eat chickens were thrown into The Col
onei's garden, and duly taken care OF BY
the Geek.
At last tho General ssmelt rat His
own chickens were missing, aud the egg
oasket hung on the peg quite empty, to
he utter establishment of his good wife,
who hai never known similar occurrence
before.
Col. r. said the General, have killed
al your hens yet.
Killed all my hens, General slowly re :
peated Col. r., why have not owned
living hen these three years The Gen
eral soped lie had shot and given to Col.
R. nine of his bes, layers.--Car Bag.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-06

l
Ithat our time was come, and that all was
lost, when most terrific crash Of thunder
burst over our heads, and like the breaking
of a water spout, down came the rushing
torrent of rain which had been pent up tol
40 many weeks. In a few minutes the
chipyard was all afloat, and the fire was
elfectuaily checked. The storm which, un.
noticed by US, had been gathering all the
day, and which was the only one OF any
note we had that summer, continued to
rage all night, and, before morning, had
quite subdued the cruel enemy, whose ap
proach we had view Cd with such dread.
The imminen, danger ia which we had
been placed struck me more forcibly after
it was pas. than at the time, and both the
girl and myself lifted up our hears in hum
Bile thanksgiving to the God who had saved
US by an act of his Providence, from an
awful and sudden death. When all hope
from human assistance was lost, his hand
was mercifuIly stretched forth. making his
strength more manifest in our weakness:
aHe is their stay when earthly help is lost,
The light and anchor OF the tempest to,s'd."
There was one person, unknown to US,
who had watched the progress OF that rash
blaze, and had even brought the canoe 20
the landing, in the hope of getting us off,
This was an Irish pensloDer nan2ed Dunn.
who had cleared few acres on bis gov
ernmenl grant, and had built shanly on
the opposite shore Of the lake.
"Failh, madam! an thought the cap
tain was stark, staring madto fire his faI-
low on such windy day, and that blowing
right from the lake to the house. When
I'D Wittals came in and tow.d us that the
master was not to he fore. but only one
| lad an the wife an' the chilther at home,
thinks there is no Time TO lie lost, or the
crs,hur will be burnt up iniirely. We
started instanther. but, b. dove! we were
TOO late. The swamp was all in blaze
when we got to the landing, aud you
might as well have tried TO ge, to heaven
b, passing through the other place."
This was the eloquent harangue with
which the honest creature informed me the
next morning Of the efforts he bad made TO
save Us, and the interest he had tell IN our
situation. ! felt comlorted for my past
anxiety, by knowing that one human be-
| ing, however humble, had sympathlsed in
our probable fate; while the providental
manner in which We had been rescued.
will ever remain theme of wonder aud
gratitude.
The next evening brought the return OF
my husband, who listened 10 the tale of our
escape with pale and disturbed coan'e-
nance. not a little thankful to find his wife
and children still! in the land Of the Twins
For long time after the burning OF that
.aIow, it haunted me in my dreams.
would awake with d start, imagining nv
self fighting with the flames, aud endeav-
oring TO carry my children through them
to,he top Of the clearing, when invariahl,
their garments and my own took fire just
as was thin reach OF place of safety
-"Ronghiag il IN the Bush"
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