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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26
NIAGARA.
BY MRS. LYDIA II. sIGoURNEY.

Flow on forever, in thy, glorious robe
OF terror and beauty. Yes, flow on
Unfathomed and resstless. God hath set
His rainbows on thy forehead; and the cloud
Mantled around thy feet. And he doth give
Thy voice thunder power to speak of Him
Eternally-and upon thy rocky altar pour
Incense of awe struck praise.
Earth fears to lift
The insect-trump that tells her trifing joys,
Or feeting trumphs, mid the pearls sublime
OF thy tremenduous hymn. Proud ocean shrinks
Back from thy brotherhood, and all his waves
Retire abashed. For he hath need to sleep.
Sometimes like spent aborer, calling home
His boisterous pillows, from their vexing prey
10 a long dreary calm; but thy strong tide
Fants not nor eer with failing heart, forgets
It's everlasting lesson, night and day,
The morning stars that hailed Creation s BIRTH
Heard thy hoarse anthem, mixing with their song
Jehovahs name; and the dissolving fires,
That wait the mandate of the day of doom
To wreck the earth, shall find it deep inscribed
Upon thy rocky SCROLL
The lofty trees
That list thy teachings, scorn the lighter lore
OF the two ftful winds; while their young leaves
Gather fresh greenness from thy living spray,
Yet tremble at the baptism. Lo yon birds,
How bold they venture near dipping their win g
In all thy mist and foam. Perchance it's meet
For them to touch the garments hem, or stir
Thy diamond wreath who sport upon the cloud
Unbalanced, or warble at the gate of heaven
Without reproof. But, as for u.s. it seems
Scarcely lawful with our erring lips to talk
Familiarly of thee. Methinks, to trace
Thine awful features, with our pencils point
We're but to press on Sinai
Thou dost speak
Alone of God, who poured thee as drop
From his right hand, bidding the soul that looks
Upon thy fearful majesty, be still,
Be humbly wrapped in its own nothingness,
And lose itself in Him.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

A FAST SToRY.-An Englishman was brag-
ging of the speed Of English railroads to Yam
kee traveller seated at his side, in one of the cars
Of :" fast train" in England. The engine bell
was rung as the train neared station. 1t sug-
gested to the Yankee an opportunity of taking
down his companion a peg or two.
"What's that noise :" innocently inquired the
Yankee.
awe are approaching a town." said the Eng
lshman q" they have to commence ringing about
ten miles before they get to station, or else the
train would run by it before the bell could be
heard! Wonderful, isn't it | suppose they
haven't invented bells in America yet!'
"Why, yes," replied the Yankee "we've got
bells, but can't use them on our railroads. We
run so tarnal fast that the train always keeps
ahead of the sound no use, whatever, the sound
never reaches the village till after the train gets
by"
"Indeed," exclaimed the Englishman.
"Fact," said the Yankee, "had to give up bells
Then we tried steam whistles, but they Wouldn't
answer neither. | was on locomotive when
the whistle was tried We were going at a
tremendous rate, hurricanes were nowhar, and
had to hold my hair on. We saw a two-horse
wagon crossing the track, about five miles ahead
and the engineer let the whistle on. screeching
like trooper. 1t screamed awfuly, but it want
no use. The next thing knew, was picking
myself out of pond by the road side, and the
fragments of the locomotive, dead horses, broken
wagon, and dead engineer lying beside me. Just
then the whistle came along, mixed up with
some frightfu oaths that had heard the ongi-
neer use when he first saw the horses. Poor
fellow! he was dead before his voice got to him.
After that we tried lights, supposing that these
would travel faster than sound We got some
so powerful that the chickens woke up all along
the road when we came by, supposng it to be
morning. But the locomotive kept ahead Of it
still, and was in the darkness, with the light
close on behind it. The inhabitants petitioned
against it; they couldn't sleep with so much
light in the night time. Finally we had to sta
ton electric lelegraphs along the road, with sig
nal men to telegraph when the train was in
sight; and hare heard that some Of the fast
trains beat the lightning fifteen minutes every
forty miles. But can't say as that is hue-the
rest know to be So"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

THE ALrINE HoRN-Tbe Alpine horn has
on the lofty hills Of Switzerland, another still
more solemn and religious use besides that of
the cowcall. When the sun has set in the valley,
and his rays still gimmer on the snowy tops Of
the Alps, the shepherd who dwells on the high
est of them, Immediately seizes his horn, and
calls through it, Praise God the Lord r' All
the neighboring shepherds, as soon as they hear
this sound, seize their Alpine horns hasten out
of their huts, and repeat it, This often lasts a
quarter of an hour, and the name of the Lord is
rc-echoed from the mountains and rocks. AT
last there is solemn silence all kneel, and with
uncovered heads, pray. In the mean time it
has become completely dark. !" Good night"
the highest shepherd excaims through his speak
ing trumpet. "Good nightr' resounds from
all the mountains and the sides of the rocks
Then each goes to repose
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

Somewhere down east" Democratic news
paper was started, depending mainly for sup
port on the contribution of the " faithful" in
that region. Its motto says:
(" BE just, and fear not."-Shaskpeare
An old farmer, who had been quite active in
promoting the interest of this newspaper enter
prise, took up the first number and commenced
reading it, with laudatory comments As he
read the motto, his faced flushed with honest
enthusiasm, and he exclaimed, " Fear not Shaks-
peare, no-that won't-nor any other darnd
old Federdlist" iI.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

HIGHFALUTM RUN WILD IN THE CoNNEcTIcUr
VALLEY.-The following is veritabe copy of
a native production, posted, with other specimens
in the garden of the diviney-inhated author,
somewhere up and down the Connecticut VAL
ley. There is no old pamphlet mustness about
this; nothing short of the last half of the 10Th
century, is equal to it:
The Poet Philosophers Alone, broodng mel
ancholy, in the fair solitudes of pictured woods,
frowning in their tempting grandeur around the
Handicapped crags of the sublime mountains !;
wandering mitred roads of Mqyesiic Jore; trav-
eler in the weird gardens of philosophic orients;
linger on the hearsed pumed ruins; rehearsing
his mnstrelsy amidst the circumvolutions of po-
etic rivers; shooting the pillow of the dying
Achemist; surveying the starry tops of tho't,
unseen by minds Of common stature, he feels
himself the incomprehensible atom-the still
small voice from the sunset shrouds of forgot
ten ages. His library is the universe, his studio
mmensity, his sanctum sanctorum, the all tenn
pie; his zend, vista creation, the only work of
God; his adored, the creative intelligence, the
Almighty presence, who sitteth supreme upon
the circle Of Eternity, rolling the vicissitudes,
seasons, and rounding the periods of time-his
celestial parent, great father of light and Ancient
Of DAYS.
Metamorphos of Season, are TO time as how-
ers cut down by pale Pomona; he sees the
years vanish like the mirage of the desert; he
looks from the loop holes of his retreat upon
thoughtless world, rolling his numbers DER the
track OF man; his path is ilumined by reason ;
pleasure follows in his footsteps, and his walks
are pleasant when his star has set in funeral
Grape behind the dark mountains.
ELwooD BARD.
Shade of Ossian Genii of the Highfalutn !!
Come forth from the opaceous gloom of the
dim Past Spread thy ethereal conformation
of gossamer-wing-lk fan the viewlcss ether
with thy gentle, unduative and agtory motion; I;
sing in thy wrapt ear once more, thy grandilo-
quent and elysianic, pollysylabcal melodies
until the phosophic spirit of paraphrastic prose
charmed to poetic paroxysms shall forego dull
plumbers, and soaring upon the everlasting fight
Of the highc ockoorum, and shall float eternally
upon the sivery clouds of the rgdumfunidosa-
cal realms of double-barreled glory!
Clinton Courant
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

DEEP SEA SoUNDINGs.-The u. S. surveying
brig Dolphin has completed n perfect line OF
soundings across the Atlantic, from Chesapeake
Bay to Rockule, off the west coast of Scotland.
The greatest depth at which bottom was reach
ed, was $3.50 fathoms. Specimens of the soil
were obtained at each sounding, and have been
preserved for analysis. The temperature of the
water at various depths was also noted. Much
difficulty has heretofore been experienced in OBJ
tanning a return of the line after being sunk, it
having invariably broken under the weight
This obstacle has been obviated by an apparatus
used on the Dolphin, whereby the shot at the
end Of the line becomes detached upon touching
bottom. This invention will doubtless facilitate
such Investigations and will lead to Interesting
results.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

FEMALE PATRIoTIsM.-There is only one
stone on the Washington Monument grounds
contributed by the fair sex for insertion in the
column; and this bears the inscription, From
the Ladies of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Here industry her grateful tribute pays
To him whose valor won us prosperous days"
The slab is Of white marble, and the letters
are sunk (and gilded) in the raised oval surface
washington Sentinel
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

SOME SATIsFAcTIoN.-An elderly lady writes
to friend; "a widower with ten children has
proposed, and | have accepted him. This is
about the number should have been entitled
to, If had been married at the proper time. in
stead of being cheated into nonentity." SEN
sible to the end.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

HOPKINS g. BROTHERS, Storage, Forward
ing and Commission Merchants; general dealers
in all kinds of Dry Goods, Groceries, Grain and
Provisions manufacturers and dealers whole
sale and retail in all kinds of lumber Mill
Point Mich
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

New YORK EXTRAvAGANCE.-Int the days of
the decline of the Romans horses were made
consuls and were fed with gided oats One
would think we were fast travelling the same
road. The horses Of some Of our upper-ten fare
much better than half the poor people of the
city. We saw a stable the other day built like
small temple; the walls inside were succeed,
and decorated with engravings, busts, and a
large clock. In an ad djoining room, equally we'll
finished, stood pair of elegant horses. The
whole was brilliantly lighted with gas. The
wood work was grained in imitation of oak and
highly vanished. n Y. Daybook.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

WASHINGTON HO USE, BY Henry Penney
er. The proprietor has the past spring newly
fitted and partly re-furnlshed 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??, 1853-10-26

j. MULDER Clock and Watch Maker Mill
Point, Mich is prepared to do all kinds of work
IN the best manner and on the most reasonable
terms.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

HORACE MERRILL, Boot and Shoemaker.
Boots and Shoes neatly repaired, and all orders
promptly attended to- Shop one door below the
Washington House.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

HENRY GRIFFIN. Justice of the Peace and
Notary Public for Ottawa County, has resumed
MS former Land Agency business, and will at
tend promptly to the payment of non-resdent's
taxes VIII negotiate for the purchase sale of
ooth pine and farming lands. Deeds, Bonds or
mortgages, &c. executed at reasonable rates
4 and with despatch. Office opposite the Wash
! ington House, Grand Haven.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

G. AVIS & CO., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groce
ries, Provisions, Hardware, Crockery, Boots ant
Shoes, sc. Muskegon, Mich.
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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

AN UNIVERSAL MORAL PANAcEA-The Yam
kee Blade proposes the following remedy for
theills ofthe flesh and spirit, composed of leaves,
plants and roots, which, if taken without wry
face, will make any man respectable and happy ::
Leave off drinking; leave off smoking; leave
offchewing; leave off snuffing; leave off swear
ing; leave the ghals alone; plant your pleas
ures in the home circle; plant your business in
some honorable employment; plant your faith
in truth root your habits in industry; root your
feelings in benevolence; root your affections in
God for directions see the Holy Scriptures,
and beware Of counterfeit creeds and quack the
ologaus.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

WILLIAM TELL HOTEL, BY Herman Jo-
achim. This House is pleasantly situated with
excellent rooms well furnished, and the table
abundantly supplied with the luXuries and sub
stantials of life.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

The Boston Post says that the man who
couldn't "express" his feelings, has applied to
Adams g. Co.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

SHARP SHooTNG.-A rife-shooting match
came off near Troy, last week, between Mr..
Williamson,o of New York, and N. Lewis, of Troy
The match was s4O0, offered by Mr. Williamson
the challenger, and won by Mr.. Lewis. The
distance was forty rods, each having twenty
shots. Plain globe sights were used. Mr.. Lew
is string (reckoning the distance of each ball
from the centre) measured thirty-six inches, and
Mr.. Williamson's sixty-one. Mr. Lewis shots
averaged only one to one and q half inches from
the centre point, and Mr. Wiliamson's three
inches Mr.. Williamson was considered the
best marksman in the State prior to shooting
with Mr.. Lewis. But few bets were made be-
fore the shooting commenced, but after M. Lew
is fourth shot, offers of five to one were made
on him, but none taken. Mr.. Lewis has won
several matches" within the last three years,
amounting in all to over $1,000. Mr.. William
son used rifle made in New Haven, Connecti-
cut, and Mr.. Lewis one of his own manufacture.
Altogether the shooting was considered the best
ever done in these parts. Six hundred and SIX
ty feet is long shot. N. Y. Tribune.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26


The following description of the "noblest
work of God," we find in the Genius of Liberty
at Cincinnati. 1t is beautiful picture:
In the farming district of l., lived man
of few words, Of little personal expression, of
no attraction to the stranger, and Of no particu-
lar mark to the occasional observer. BY word
and manner he conversed but little with the
world The voice, the eye. the countenancc,
the gesture, were apparently, not noble enough
for him, to talk to the world with He sought
different channel Of expressions one of pure
gold. He chose the one that his Maker had
ever used with him. Acts were his language.
His voice was heard in what he did. 1t was,
like that of Natures, silent, yet audible as the
roar of cannon. Those who heard this speech
of his, soon discovered another golden trait,
that every action was honest.
Whatever he did was well done. The acts
of his God were complete-were faithfully
done. No half-work in the realm Of the Inf
mite. In the construction of the bee, the rose,
the pine, the intellect, the heart, the finger and
the sun, his Creator embodied honesty. The
work was perfect. And the more he studied
the works of his Father, the more he loved them
Such became his pattern. To his work he
was faithful. Through his works he was made
manifest to his friends. His acts coed all the
tendrils of his wife around him; and the friend
ship of his neighbors, was TO him like the fra.
GRANGE of thousand roses Honesty made his
heart her home
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

FERRY g. SONS, Dealers in Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, Provisions, Hardware Clothing, Boots
and Shoes Crockery and Medicines; and man.
ufacturers and dealers in all kinds of lumber.
Water street.
VIM. M. FFRRY Jr. I w. NJ pn
THos. w. FERRY. " h' iHHNi'
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

The peaks of the White Mountains are a
ready covered with snow.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

Three. things to avoid-idleness, loquacity,
and fippant jesting.
Three things to reverence-religion, justice,
self.denia
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

l.. NJ. s. SMITH, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines,
Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, Dry Goods, Groce-
res and Provisions, Crockery, Hardware Books,
Stationery &c. At the Post Office corner of
Park and Barber streets, Mill Point, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

A young lady Of our acquaintance has writ
ten it down in her album code, that kissing is a
capital offence, and should be punished with
matrimony. 1R4
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

= tGROSVENOR REED, Attorney and Counsel.
lor at Law. All business intrusted to me will he
promptly and satisfactorily attended TO. Resi-.
rdence, Charleston Landing Ottawa Co Mich
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

SAMUEL HO WARD, Barber, Hardresser, &c
Office in George Parks new building, up stairs
Washington street
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

II. q. BID WE'LL g. SON, Confectionery ant
Bakery, Grand Rapids, Mich. c. b. Albec agen
for Grand Haven and vicinity.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

GILBERT g. CO.. Storage, Forwarding and
Commission Merchants, dealers in Dry Goods,
Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, and Stone
Ware, Hardware, Groceries, Provisions and Ship
Stores, Lumber, Shingles, Slaves, &c.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

HOYT G. POST, Clerk of Ottawa Co. Office
over H. Griffin's store, opposite the Washington
House.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

HENRY MARTIN, successor to Ball & Mar
tin, Storage, Forwarding and Commission Mer-
chant. Grand Rapids Mich
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BUSINESS SDIRECTORY--1S5s

WILLIAM HA TIA VA Y, Jr., Judge Of Pro-
bate for Ottawa Co. p. o. address, Crockery,
Ottawa Co., Mich.
ASA A. SCOTT, Sheriff of Ottawa Co. Office
over III. Gritfin's store opposite the Washington
House.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

r. w. DUNCAN, Attorney at Law, Prosecuting
Attorney, and Circuit Court Commissioner for
Ottawa Co. Office third door below the Wash
ton House, up stairs
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

DIGNITY, GRAVITY, &c.-Professor Boyle, of
the Dublin Freeholder, says" have seen the
gravity parsons in the pulpit, lawyers in court,
Judges on the bench, quakers at conventicle,
demagogues at public meeting, the chancellor in
the lords, the speaker in the commons, soldiers
at drill-doctors near a patient, clients at law
suit-auctioneers putting worthless daub, an
tiquarians over a brass farthing, old gentlemen
at funerals, young gentlemen at tailors bills,
bailiffs at an execution, and the hangman at the
gallows; have seen the gravity of an author
when his play was damned, and of coxcomb
taking his place at twelve PAGES, of an attorney
drawing out bills of cost, and of an alderman ad-
justing his napkin at a city feast; have seen
Messrs. Rogers and Belonzi's mummy; but the
gravity OF each and all taken together, does not
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

N. b. HOPKINS, Attorney and Counsellor at
Law and Solicitor in Chancery. Office first door
west of II. Griflin's store
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

PERILoUs ENCOUNTER WITH A SHARK.-On
the 10Th of April, while five youngssoldiers,
stationed at Corfu, were sailing along at rapid
rate, the boat in which they were, received "a
sudden shock as if it had run upon rock, which
nearly capsized her. One of the soldiers look
ing over the side, saw large shark swimming
close to the boat but it disappeared on his throw
ing bottle at it. A number of porpoises were
also about and one of these was harpooned by
a soldier named Flowers, son Of Mr.. Flowers,
chimney sweeper, Theatre street, Warwick
On being struck, the porpoise Immediately
dove, and the line becoming cntangled round
the arm of soldier named Hanson, he was
dragged into the water. Flowers seeing Han
son about thirty yards from the boat making
for a rock, turned the boat in that direction and
nearly overlook him but, when within about
six yards Of him, one of his companions cried
out that there was shark going towards Han
son. Flowers seized knife which stuck in
the side of the boat, plunged head first into the
water, and diving underneath the shark turned
himself on his back, and thrust the knife into
the belly Of the monster in several places but
it was Of little use, the shark having seized
Hanson, and taken his leg off near the knee
Flowers then endeavored to get his comrade ,on
his back, but both of them were nearly exhaus-
ted. He succeeded, however,, in getting him in
to the boat, and bound up the wound with his
shirt When they reached the hospital their
unfortunate comrade was nearly dead from ex-
haustion, but after a short time recovered On
their way they captured the wounded shark,
and towed it on shore. 1t weighed two hun
dred and thirty y-four pounds, and, when opened,
the leg was found in his throat the bone man.
gled to bits. The body of the shark has been
placed in the Sailors Home, at Corfu
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-10-26

The RED RIVER RAFT.-Many years ago, the
attempt was first made to remove from the bed
of Red River an extensive raft which obstructs
its navigation for nearly 100 miles. This raft
is composed of an aggregation of logs and trees,
which can only be removed by digging and saw
ing them out. During all the time expended in
the work, but about ten miles have been clear
ed. All former contractors have failed in accom-
plsbing the work, and now the government is
seeking new proposals for il.