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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-08
THE LEPERS IN JERUSALEM.

In my rambles about Jerusalem passed.
on several occasions, through the quarter Of
the Lepcrs. Apart from the interest attach
ed 20 this unfortunate class of human br;nr>
(arlslng from the frequent illusions made 70
them IN the Scriptures there is muck in the
appearance and mode of life To attract the at
tention and enlist the sympathy of the stran-
ger. Dirt and disease 90 revoltinylr tose,b.,
here; gaunt famine stalks through the streets
constant moan of suffering swell, upon the
dead air, and sin broods darklv over the ruin
IT has wrought in that gloomy and Inflated
SPOT. Wasted forms sit in the ,loorwavs: fac
cS covered with white scales and sichtlcss
eyes are turned upwards; skeleton arms. dis
torted and trted with the ravages of leprosy.
are outstretchcd from the foul moving mass
and low howl is heard, the howl of the
stricken for aims. oh. stranger, for the love
of God, aims to feed the inexorable DESTROY
er. aims to prolong this dreary and hopeless
misery.
Look upon it stranger, YOU walk forth in
all your pride and strength and breathe the
fresh AIR of heaven; YOU who have never
known what 1t is to be summed by your fel-
bowman as thing unclean and accurscd :;
you who deem yourself unble.t with all the
blessings that God has given to you on earth:
look upon it and learn that there is misery
upon all that You have conceived in vour
gloomiest hours-a misery that can still be
endured; learn that even the Lcpcr, With
death gnawing at his vitals and uncca.ins
tortureS IN his blood, cast out from the society
Of his tellowman, forbidden to touch in friend
ship or affection the hand of the untainted.
still struggles for life and deem. each hour
precious that keeps him from the grave.
The quarter Of the Lepers is sad and i'm
pressive place. BY the laws of the land.
which have existed from scriptural times.
they are isolated from all actual contact with
their fellow men: vet there seems to bc no
prohibition to their going out beyond the walls
of Jerusalem, and begging by the roadside
Near the gate of Zion. on the way to BcthIe-
hem, | saw many of them sitting on the rocks
their hideous face. uncovered, thrus,inr
forth their scaley hand. for aims Their huts
are rudely constructed of earth and stones,
seldom with more than one apartment. and
this so filthy and loathsome, that it seemed
unfit to be occupied by swine. Here thew
live and propagate, whole famile. together, I
without distinction of sex and their dreadful
malady is perpetuated from generation to
and the groans of the aged and
the dying are mingled with the feeble wall of
the young that are brought forth branded for
4 life Of misery.
Strange and mourntnl thought. arise, in
he contemplation Of the sad condition and
probable destiny of ,,,,>c iE-iat.I beings.
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come up sooner than they would otherwise

come up sooner than they would otherwise
do
The teeth of sheep are similar in number
and distinction to those of cattle The inc;s.
ors (ln proportion to the size of the animal, J
are longer. more convex, and more rounded
anterlorly than those of oxen. The molars
are sharp and ragged, of dark appearance
and metallic lustre. Both they and the incis-
ors appear in the same years as the CORES
pondInS teeth in the cattle. but usually seve-
raj months earlier. The times of their irrun-
tions are liable, however, to more variation
than in cattle, and often differ by several
weeks in the different breeds, and under
different methods Of feeding and manage
ment."
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died on his lips. Mrth faded from his coun-
tenance. Tie became dcathly pale.
with Lizzie = he gaspcd
Making strong effort to appear self pos
sessed in the presence of the crowd which
pressed around me, said-'Ithink she is dv-
ing
a cry OF CONSERVATION quivercd on every
lIp. Only William was silent. He disap-
pearcd like shadow. No direction was
needed to lead him to the Lily. Already d
crowd pressed around her, Indicating the spot
where she lay in the arms of those who were
endearorlng to restore sensation.
1t was too late
II heard murmnr fall from the ashy lips Of
Jane Il who had penetrated the thronn
and obtained view Of her companion.
'Fro1en 10 death"
Dizzy and faint | turned away. For mo-
ment l seemed staggering under a horrid
dream. The walls rceled around me. Ghast-
ly faces and spectral forms fitted before nv
vision in mist.
My perfect consciousness was restored by
seeing pale figure approach with wild s.S-
lures ofdcspair, 1t was William. Ills face
Wa haggard; Inever saw a conntenanre 81
iull of grief unntterrahlc. lie wrunr his
hands. and muttercd-
Lizzie Lizzie"
That was all | took him by the hand.
endeavorcd to say somcthing-I hardly know
what-somrthlng TO lessen his grief-but he
pushed me from him with desperate gcs
ture. and falling heavily upon a chair with
his hands clasped fcrcey to his brow. .rroancd
aloud.
How deeply WAS the terror of that night
stamped into my Young and inexperienced
heart How wildly the scene flashes upor
my sonl Once more seem to cazc on III,
pale face ofihe lily a> she Law in the cold en-
brace OF death, still beautiful in The marnjfi
cencc ot her ballroom dress?
Oh, the vain and hollow heart of vonth =
Not even the fate of auc 50 Young and t,;,
could check the mad pulse of mirth, or i'm
press serious thought upon the CAV bein-.
who had met To celebrate the death of apo,b
er year, The music pcaled forth its in,ou
tones; the dance went on: the hall-room r..
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JOB PRIN TING.

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Unpublished Letter from John Randoiph
of Roanoke.

The Washington Union of the 18th Drcem-
her, ha' the following letter. II WI, found
among the papers of the half brother Of the
author, Hon. Henry ST t;"orec Tuck-r, TO
whom IT was addressed on the death of h;,
oldest son, and was communicated to the | II
ion by the Rev $. Tustin, late one of the
chaplain, in Congress,
fHE LETTER.
May he who has the power, and alwa,. the
will, when earnestly, hurbly AID i,yop,,,llv
entrea'ed->upPor; and comfort you.mv hro,b-
er. shall not point to the treasures ,I,,
remain 10 yon in your surviving eli lr.n anil
their mother, dearer than all she's. ru, ,o-
1cther No have f;.i; t5o j, .;,lr hon Er,ra
power have words that rIav rpnna -. L..,i
to reach the heart,~hrr i: * y.r. +, rca.,,l.!
The ceninonlla:c> uf s~,t->.ri.. 49,. 49,.
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"a A good story is tol1 of an { Jrdoc
and Editor-both locofocos. tt formo,
wrote to friend in Cincinnati. to : tbe,,
an Irish speaker. The friend coulr ot find
one, but concluded to 90 himself. an -anlied
to the Judge that he would do so. De, oI.,e
"God willing" His Honor was ienc-,,t of
Latin, but to his great JOY, read that ennis
Folens would be with them on this !, roc,
ing occasion. He fastened to the Edit With
his letter, and the announcement was ada
IN due form, that "Dennis Volens Es =,
eloquent son of Old Ireland, the count of
Phillips. Curran, Crattan, &c. Sc, woula d.
dress the Democracy on the great oues, ne
at issue in the election of Frank Pierce" g.,
Well, in due time, the cars came, the fri.
came, but Dennis Volens was non est =
Judge became exasperated, so did the Editor.
such trifing with dignitaries was not to he
endured. The bills were out-the editoria,
pulling done up-nobody but Mr. Volens
would answer. Explanations were awkward
and mbarrassing.-Lou;sriN Courier.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-26
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, FEBRUARY 10, 1853.

PARIS, FEBRUARY 10, 1858.
We have had since the date Of my last an inte-
resting specimen of the nloduS operdRdi by which,
under the despotic regime which now presses upon
France, Government proposes to maintain the pub
lie peace and detect and punish all opposition. On
Sunday morning, just before day, body of some
two hundred policemen might have been silently
issuing from the gloomy Enclosure Of the Prefecture
Of Police ri de Jerusalem, and, as soon as they
found themselves upon the broad quay opposite, to
break into thirty or forty distinct squads, and,
wrapped closely in their dark blue cloaks each squad
under the command of a chief, to move off rapidly,
without further concert to many different points
Of the capital 1t was evidently no ordinary police
duty that they were engaged in. They passed on
quickly, paid no attention to what was going on
around them, and cast no scrutinzing glances upon
bcated passers-by, like their brethren usual night
service. What, them was their errand Why, they
were going to from their beds thirty forty
gentlemen who suspected by Government Of being
the Paris correspondents Of Belgian German Swiss
and Italian journals and Of being the authors Of those
libels and epigram no1rciies "a MAN. which,
manuscript Autographed or engraved, have during the
last three weeks flooded Paris to the prejudice Of the n
press Eugena. They going arrest those gentle
men, break open their drawers and seize all their papers
in hope Of finding something conclusive than mere
suspicion for the conviction Of these persons But what
you will ask directed suspicion suddenly and
tanly upon these persons, who belong party,
but are Of all parties and VIGOROUSLY much opposed
to each other all may be supposed be 70 the Govern
inert They known to be in the habit Of receiving
letters from abroad containing lbellous printed matter
against the Emperor and Empress, and extracts from
foreign papers that would not be permitted TO be dssr
buted in France if sought TO be introduced in the ord
nary way as printed matter. And how did the Govern
men arrive the knowledge Of these facts Through it
police. And the police BY he rey SIMPLE proccs,rs
opening hep post office letters 20 the address Of the gsalee
suspected On Sunday and Monday these exceeding;
arbitrary spread CONSERVATION through Paris an
the unfavorable effect felt at the bose The gentle
arrested the greater number Of them Legiass
but the editorial corps of the Journal des De5d Orean
ist) has seen Of its members taken, NJ. Tgst
the Steele Republican, Of its corps, NJ Pclioqpet
Almost the whole OF the late editorial corps Of the defunc
journal lie Cossare included in the raza the Duke
Of Rovigcy the Count Mirabaud Count Coctogon am
NM. virmaitre, La Pierre, and Yillemessant, al lie
gitimsts Among the seized The General S. Priest
with whose you have been familiar for several
as one Of the most distinguished members Of the Legt
mist party in France lie arrested il seems By ms
take His SON. occupying house in the same street bu
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and France We subon detailed statement Of the more
important VARIATIONS which have taken place in the TWO
establishments since the beginning September last when
the drain upon both ap pears to have first set in
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04

EE Although rather lengthy, we give the
following model advertisement for the benefit
of Liquor venders, generally. 1t was gotten
up by the Rev. JAMES SMIru. of Philadelphia,
who certainly deserves the thanks of dealers
for his minute notice of their wares:
"Friends and neigh6ors:-haying Just
opened commodous shop for the sale of
Liquid Fire. embrace this early opportunity
of informing you that. on Saturday next.
shall commence the business of making drum
kards, paupers and beggars, for the sober,
industrious and respectable portion of the
community to support shall deal in 'famil-
liar spirits which will excite men to deeds
of riot, robbery and by SO doing. diminish the
comforts. augment the expenses. and endanger
The welfare ofthe community. will under
take, at short notice for small sum, and with
great expedition, to prepare pi,tims for the
Asylums the poor Houses the Prisons and
the Gallows. l will furnish an article which
will increase the amount of fatal accidents,
multiply the number of distressing diseases.
and render those which are harmless incura-
BILE, l shall deal in drugs which will deprive
some Of life, many of reason, most Of property,
and all of peace; which will cause the fathers
to be .fends! wives, widows; children,
orphans: and all, mendcants. l will cause
the rising generation to grow up in ignorance,
and prove burden aud nuisance to the nation.
| will cause mothers to forget their sucking
infants; virgins their priceless innocence. l
will corrupt the ministers of religion, obstruct
the progress Of the gospel, defle the purity Of
the church, and cause temporal spiritual and
eternal death; and if any should be so hnper.
tinent as TO ask why have the audacity to
bring such accumulated misery upon a com
parstively happy people, my honest reply is,
Money. The spirit traffic is lucrative. and
some professional Christian give it their cheer
full countenance. Ihave license, and if |
do not bring these evils upon you. somebody
else will ive in land Of Liberty.
have purchased the right to DEMoLIsH THE
CHARACTER, destoy the health, shorten the
lives, and ruin the souls of those who choose
TO honor me with their custom. pledge
myself to do all l have herein promised
Those who wish any of the evils above speci
fed brought upon themselves or their friends
are requested to meet me at my BAR, where
| will for a few cents. furnish them with the
certain means of doing So"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04

BUsHrNo ToaAroEs.-Those who love good
tomatoes will take pains to cultivate them SO
as to insure them in full perfection. There
is no other fruit that delights more in air and
sunshine than the tomato. They should have
therefore abundance of room, and the vines
be sustained from falling to the earth. have
found stout brush firmly set around the plants
to answer the purpose better than any other
method. The branches have room to extend
themselves as they like, while the limbs of the
brush keep them in their positions. by this
method the fruit is more fully exposed to the
genial influences Of the air and sunshine where.
by it attaines more delicious flavor, larger
size and comes quicker to maturity.
New Yorker.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04
Valuable DeDOSIte,

Carbonte Of Lime in state almost pure
and in large quantity has been discovered BY
Mr.. Rawson, on his farm, North Ridge, Kings
vile. It occurs in the peat deposi,e north Of
the ridge, were the peat is three feet deep,
being interposed at half the depth of the peat,
and about 10 inches thick. 1t is in form OF
yellowish, and grey clay. but being analxed
is found to consist of 95 parts of lime in 100
1t etfervesces briskly in dilute su lpburic acid
until the whole is neutralized-leaves but a
trace of silica on the fil,er-and with oxalate
Of ammonia deposits the oxalate of lime purely
white 10 the amount per cent above noted
For all the purposes Of lime it cannot be
surpassed
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04

A WORD TO LITTLE GIRLS Who is lovely ?
Il is the girl who drops sweet words kind re-
marks, and pleasant smiles as she passes
along. Who has kind word for every boy
or girl she meets in trouble, and kind hand
to help her companions out of difficulty. She
never scolds, never contends, and never teas
es her mother, nor seeks in any way to dmin-
ish, but always to increase her happiness.
Would it not please you TO pick up a string
Of pearls, drops of gold. diamonds, or precious
stones, as you pass along the streets? But
these are The precious stones that can never
be lost Extend a friendly hand to the
friendless; sympathize with those in trouble
strive evrywhere to diffuse around yoa sun
shine and Joy, fyou do this,you will bs
sure to be beloved.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04
American Character.

MIR. Casey, in bis work, 1.-TWO years on the
Farm Of Uncle Sam" just published in Lon
don, gives the following analysis Of American
character:-
Vieing with the Psrisisn in dress--the
English in energy--csutous as q Dutchman
--impulsive as an Irishman--patriotic as
Tell-brave as Wallace and cool as yelling
lon--and royal as Alexsnder-thereb he goes :
The American citizen In answering your
questions, or speaking commonly, his style is
that of the ancient Spartan: but put him on
the stump, with an audience of Wings, Dem
ocrats and Barn-burDers, and he becomes
compound Of Tom Crib and Demosthenes,
fountain Of eloquence. passion, sentiment sar.
casm, logic and drolery, altogether different
from anything known or imagined in the
Old World States Say anything (as public
men) united with conventional phraseology,
he swngis bis rhetorical mace with vigorous
arm, pushing the antagonistic principle or
persons into most villanous compound. See
him at dnner--he dispatches his meat with a
speed which leads you to sppose him Rot a
Illuminating animal, yet enjoying his cigar for
an hour afterwards, with the gusto and enaui
of Spaniard.
o'hihB iiHhb Oup hu u " WCtO
time, with the glass at fever heat, ye. taking
it cool in most serious and pressing manner
"A compound Of the Red Man, Brummell
and Franklin, statesman and laborer-on he
goes, divided and sub-divided in politics and
region-professionaily opposed with keen
ness of competition, in vain looked for even
in England. Yet let but the national rights
be threatened, and that vast nation stands a
pyramid Of resolve, united as one man with
heart. head. hand and purse, burning with
Roman zeal, to defend invoilate the cause of
the commonwealth.
To him who has lived among the Ameri-
cans, and looked largely at the theory and
practice of their government and its executive
there remains no possible doubt that the great
est amount of personal security and freedom
has been produced from the least amount Of
cost o: any nation in the world. Culling its
principles and wisdom from the history Of all
empires, it stands the nearest of all earthly
systems to perfection, because it is built on
and embodies those principles which God hath
proclaimed its attributes.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04

BOYS. TAKE YouR FUN.-Nothing equals
boy, except girl. The frolicking, harum
scarum. high glee times of boyhood, happy
they were. Perhaps you never broke steers
or colts, never slid down hill, over fences.
across the ice on the meadow, never skated
among the huge fires on the ten acre pond
on clear winter night. drawing the pre.tiest
girl in all the town after you holding on to a
stick. If you never have, you never was a
boy How many years does man have to
live to Pile up as much happiness as jumped
out of boy in a single old-fashoned. ginger
bread. molasses candy. wrestling, bat and
ball playing. town meeting day ? Bring ou
your sleds and skates. roll up your snowball'
as huge as Atlas, play tag, and make The
most OF your legs.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04
March IA. 1853.
mo. 34.1

No. 81.
AN ACT To provide for the publication Of
an accurate and detailed statement Of the
receipts and expenditures Of the public
revenue.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State of Ohio, That each and
every officer or agent Of this state, who may
be charged or entrusted with the receipts or
disbursement of any pert Of the publii money
Of this state, shall make an accurate and de-
tailed account Of all such money by him re-
ceiyed or paid out, in which the date and
amount of his several receipts or disburse.
ments, the person or persons from whom re-
ceived or to whom paid, and upon what ac-
count, shall be accurately stated.
Sec 2 That on or before the fifteenth day
Of November in each year. every such officer
or agent shall make an abstract of the de-
tailed account required by the 6rst section Of
this act, which, with proper voucher corre-
spending in date, amount, person 70 whom
paid. and on what account, with the several
receipts and disbursements entered in said
account and report said abstract and vouch-
ers to the auditor of state.
Sec g. That the auditor Of state shall an.
nually cause the reports made in accordance
with the foregoing requirements TO be tram
scribed, classified and arranged under proper
heads, SO as to present in detail an accurate
account of the receipts and the entire expen-
dtures of the public revenue for the prece-
ding year.
Sec. 4. Tha, if there shall be session Of
succeeding the period to which such reports
are required to be made, the auditor Of state
shall report the account of public receipts
and expenditures required by the preceding
section OF this act. to the governor, who shall
communicate the same to the general assem-
bly,; and whenever there shall be no session
of the general assembly to be held in the year
next succeeding the period to which such
reports are required to be made, the audi
tor, secretary and treasury of state shall
cause to be printed in substantial pamphlet
form, fifteen thousand copies Of the detailed
account of the entire receipts and expendi-
lures of the public revenue; and the reports
when so printed, shall be distributed to the
several counties, under the same rules and
regulations and in the same proportion rs the
laws and journals are now or may hereafter
be distributed.
Sec 5. That whenever any such officer or
agent as aforesaid shall have reported io COM
piance with the second section of this act.
the auditor of state shall receipt TO such OIL
Ger or agent for such abstract of account and
corresponding vouchers. with statement
therein of the aggregate amount appearing 10
have been received or disbursed. which re-
ceipt the disbursing officer or agent shall Gle
and preserve.
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
Speaker of the House Of Reps.
GEORGE REX,
President Of the Senate. pro ,empore.
March IA, 1883.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-06-04
Timely Hints on Gardening. &C.

The Ohio Cuitivator for May, has the fol.
lowing general hints. They are valuable and
should be remembered by our farming readers
In planting Cucum6ers, Melons and
Sq~ashes, on clayey soils. it is ofgreat adyan-
tage to add few shovelfuls Of sand or fine
gravel TO each hill, and we'll mixed with earth
and do not forget to add plenty Of manure to
the soil, not merely to each hill. but through
out the entire space to be planted as far be-
meath the surface as the vines will above.