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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

REMARKABLE SAGACITY OF A DoG.-Some
years since, in the town Of New Boston, N. III.
there was in family woman who was insane,
a confirmed maniac. A partition was made by
upright slabs secured in the floor Of the room,
which was the common living room of the fam
lily, and piece of timber overhead. Here she
was constantly confined. A shower coming up,
all the members of the family women as well as
men, went out into field adjoining the house
to assist in raking and getting in hay. A win.
dow was left open, the dog was in the house
believe full, or cross of the shepherds dog.
The family had been baking, and had thrown
n large quantity fcoals from the oven into the
large fire place. The people in the field heard
the dog barking and bowling, and saw him jump
ing up to the window in such apparent distress
and want Of assistance, that they concluded
something was wrong at the house. They ac-
cordiugly dispatched one of their number to see
what the trouble was with their dog. The per-
son came up, and looking in at the window, wit
messed the dogs operations.
The mad woman had got out Of her pen, and
thrown Goals about the room. They set fire to
the floor. The dog would get hold of the wo-
man and pull her away from the fire place; he
would then brush the Goals with his paws, and
put out the blaze on the floor; while he was
uolS tHlS the woman Would SeI 10 lhe iire pIace
and scatter out the Goals again. Again he
would pull her away, and then 60 to work to
brush up the Goals and put out the fire. But
finding he had more work to accomplish than
he could perform, the fire kindng in so many
places, he gave notice at the window, and called
for assistance. The person entered the house,
secured the woman, swept up the Goals, put out
the fire, and returned to having.
Now, instinct would have taught the dog to
make his escape from burning building but
knowing that this woman was crazy-knowing
that she would burn the house-and finding that
he could not manage the affair, bat thinking that
The sane folks could-calling for their assistance
and giving them notice Of the danger, looks
very much like what the ,cise folks call reason.
ing, or would look like it if it had been done by
human being.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08
BAYARD TAYLOR.

This young man is fast making himself SOL
id and brilliant reputation as traveller and wri-
ter. He is now in Asia on his way to penetrate
if possible he inner provinces Of Japan. The
following beautiful and touching incident in
his life, is not generally known. 1t is copied
from n biographical sketch of him by r. ii.
Stoddard. Taylor was born at Kennels Square
Pennsylvania, on the ! lth of January, 1925,
and is now only 2S years of age. After speak
ing Of his tour 10 California, his biographer
says:
On his return to the United States. Taylor re-
sumed his desk and duties in the Tribune office,
where he remained till the summer of 1851
But in the meantime, change came over the
spirit of his dream; the friend" of his early
poems, the Lillian of his Rhymes of Travel,
died. Years before they had betrothed them
selves in sincerity and truth, and it was their
only wish in life, to call each other by the en-
dearng names Of wife and husband, two of the
sweetest and most holy words ever uttered on
earth. For years the marriage was deferred,
perhaps, says DR.. Griswold, in an affectionate al
lusion to the circumstances, for the poet to
make his way through the world; and when he
came back from California, there was perceived
another cause for deferrng it-she was in i'll
health, and all that could be done for her was
Of no avail; and the suggestion came, the doubt,
and finally the terrible conviction that she had
the consumption and was dying. He watched
her, suffering day by day, and when hope was
quite dead, that he might make little journeys
with her, and minister to her gently, as none
could but one whose light came from her'eyes,
he married her while her sun was setting he
placed his hand in hers that he might 60 down
with her into the night There are not many
such marriages; there were never any holier
since the father of mankind looked up into the
face of our mother. She lived a few days, a few
weeks perhaps, and then he came back to his
occupations, and it was never mentioned that
there had been any such events in his life
Could the sanctity of private letters be exposed
to the public eye, his grief and maniness on the
occasion, would shed new lustre upon his char
acter; but why allude to these things! It's the
old, sad story; the beloved have been dying, and
the bereaved have been weeping for them ever
since time began. [Ohio State Journal.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

"Live WE'LL" said the dying Johnson, to a
friend who stood by his bed side and the part
ing words of Sir Walter Scott, to his son-in
law, echoed the counsel of the sage !, IL may
have but minute to speak to you. My dear,
be good man; nothing else can give you COM
fort when you come to lie here" ,,
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

NoRwALK CALAMITY-SUITs FOR DAMAGES.
The Law in Connecticut provides that actions
for injury to the person, whether such injury
result in death or not, shall survive to the exec
utor or administrator, provided not more than
one year elapse between the injury and death,
&c. Under this statute, two suits have been
commenced against the N. Y. e. N. Haven Rail-
road, by the surviving relatives of friends killed
at Norwalk One suit lays the damages at $685.
O00 another at 100000. Det. Tribune.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

From the Boston Post we learn, what ought
to have been chronicled by the New York pa
pers that Mrs Partington has been on brief
visit to New York. She appears to have been
delighted with her hotel on the Avenue, where
she says it was SO pleasant to see the cars pass
ing pro and CON previous to her window"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

The beauty of poetry lies in truthful sim
plicty. After all the intensified agonies Of
feeling manifested by poct-worshippers who
knee at shrines heaped up with mysticism and
un-euphonic rant, it is the simple, truthful
tho't, harmoniously expressed in words which
the simplest can understand, which tell deepest
with the commonheart Shelly has written moth
ing so beautiful as his Queen Nab, and the
beauty Of this lies in its earnest, heart felt, and
simple truth. We speak Of it, with exception
to portion of its philosophy. Some Of our
poets strain after outlandish and outhearenish
words to express their ideas, as though the
/" Kings English was not good enough. Where
we find strong writer, poet or otherwise, in
our language, he is one who hugs Saxon words
as the Crusader did his Damascus blade, They
are at once round, full, solid and sounding, me-
tai that bespeaks true coin Bayard Taylor,
in his delightful volume, has felt and acted up
on this idea, and there is ringing Of the
shields and corselets wherewth he clothes his
warriors, and the bits champed by his neighng
steeds, which it does the soul good to hear.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

HORACE GREELEY.--ln the year '3o-'31 he
worked as an apprentice in a printing office in
Erie, Pa, for fifty dollars year; out of that
sum he saved enough to buy his father yoke
of steers-$25 or $30-clothed himself and
laid by what paid his expenses to New York
His father at that time was very poor, living on
small piece of rugged hemlock land, near the
line of Crawford Co., Pa, and Chatauque Co.,
N. Y. The whole of the worldly gear of HoR-
ACE, when he started for the city to make his
fortune, might be summed up in short sched-
ule--a suit Of blue cotton jeans, two brown
shirts, chip hat and brogans, and less than five
dollars in money Madison Argus.
The first time that HORACE ever voted in the
city of New York, we were his pilot down to
the First Ward poll, then held, we recolect on
the corner of Pearl and Broad streets. Then as
now, he voted the whig ticket of the regular
blue stripe, and although we were but a boy in
the office with HORACE at the time and showed
him the polls at his request, yet may the Lord
forgive us for that sin Of commission. Still,
there were hopes of him then--but they all
vanished years ago. .. Detroit Times.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

To THE GIRLs.-Here is paragraph Of
plain talk to girls which is library of Young
Lady's Books or Young Ladies' Friends, or
whatever may be the title of the wishy wdshy
compends that are sold for the benefit of that
interesting portion Of the community:
"Men who are worth having want women for
wives. A bundle of gewgaws, bound with a
string of flats and quavers, sprinkled with CO.
logne, and set in a carmine saucer-this is no
help for a man who expects to raise family of
boys on veritable bread and meat. The piano
and lace frame are good in their places, and so
are ribbons, frils, and tinsels but you cannot
make dinner of the former nor bed blanket of
the latter. And awful as the idea may seem to
you, both dinner and bed blanket are necessary
to domestic happiness. Life has its realities, as
well as fancies but you make it all matter of
decoration, remembering the tassels and curtains
but forgetting the bedstead. Suppose man of
good sense, and, of course, of good prospects,
to be looking for wife, what chance have you
to be chosen! You may cap him, or you may
trap him, or catch him, but how much better to
make it an object for him to catch you. Render
yourself worth catching, and you will need no
shrewd mother or brother to help you find a
market"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

The common fuency of speech in many men,
and most women, is owing to a scarcity of mat
ter and scarcity of words /; for whoever is
master Of a language, and has mind full of
ideas, will be apt in speaking, to hesitate upon
the choice of both; whereas, common speakers
have only one set of ideas, and one set of words
to clothe them in; and these are always ready
at the mouth: SO people can come faster out Of
church when it is almost empty, than when a
crowd is at the door. Swift.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

A western paper says, awe would suggest
the propriety of railroad companies attaching to
their advertisements notice, that the compa-
ny have, in the most liberal spirit, provided a
large stock of collins of all sizes, for the trans
poration of which an extra car will attend each
train The friends of passengers by this line
may rely upon the bodies of those killed being
shrouded, coffined with the utmost speed, and
delivered at their homes the same day by en-
press
N. b. An experienced undertaken accompa-
nies each train.'"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

FERRY q SONS, Dealers i'm Dry Goods, Gro
ceries, Provisions, Hardware, Clothing, Boots
and Shoes, Crockery and Medicines-aso man
ufacturers and dealers in all kinds of Lumber.
Water Street. Grand Haven.
WIN. M. FERRY, JR., W., N Ern,v
THos. w. FERRY. % AVA ~
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

Miss Rose Partington says Col. Green's ap-
pointment as naval officer at Boston, is very
cochtnate one, and she hopes he will soon con-
tribute himself to the public in knavish custom,
with chateau on his head, and big gold epi-
thets on his shoulders. She has often seen the
Colonel in undress, and thought he made very
mustang gay appearance, and has never seen
him in full battalons. She thinks that with
nice bright buttons, red sash and sword, and the
other usual malicious ACCOMPLISHMENTS, his tehu-
antepec would be very fine.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

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??, 1853-06-08

BRAINS AND DIGESTION question " why
printers did not succeed as we'll as brewers? 2"
was thus answered: Because printers work
for the head, and brewers for the stomach, and
where twenty men have stomachs, but one has
brains. ga 4a .ts..r, .nl
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

WHAT WASHINGTON THOUGHT OF PRoFANE
SwEARING.-The following is from the pen of
the Great Father of our country, on the subject
Of this useless and abominable habit: U1
"Many and pointed orders have been issued
against the unmeaning and abominable custom
of swearing; notwithstanding which, with much
regret the General observes that it prevails, if
possible, more than ever. His feelings are con-
tnualy wounded by the oaths and imprecations
of the soldiers, whenever he is in hearing of
them. The name of that Being from whose
bountiful goodness we are permitted to exist
and enjoy the comforts of life necessarily impre-
Gated and profaned, in a manner as wanton as
it is shocking For the sake, therefore, of re-
ligion decency and order, the General hopes and
trusts that officers of every rank will use their
influence and authority to check a habit which
is Improbable as well as wicked and shameful.
If the officers would make it an inviolable rule
to reprimand, and, if that won't do, to punish
the soldiers for offences Of this kind, it would
not fail of having the desired effect"
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

THE MIssIssIPPI-The Mississippi river runs
through nineteen degrees Of latitude, a space
extending from the northern part of Ireland to
the rock of Gibralter. At its source the win
ters have the rgor of those of Norway, and at
its mouth the seasons are those of Spain. The
fir and the birch grow about its northern springs,
and the palm, the live oak, and orange at the
Balize. 1t is closed by ice in November in its
northern course, which is melted in early spring
before it has hoated within many hundred miles
of its mouth. "Lone wandering but not lost,
it flows for the first four hundred miles through
high prairie like country until it is precipita.
ted over the falls; then having descended from
the high shelf of land it has lately watered, it
flows for the next seven hundred through one
of the most beautiful regions.
N. Y. Literary World
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

In two years the population of California has
increased thirty per cent, and it is thought that
in ten years it will have, at least, quadrupled.
There are, as at present estimated, 3O8,0O0 in
hnbitants, the annual increase being thirty-nine
per cent greater than that of the other States.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

A COOP ONE.--A correspondent Of the N.
Y. Spirit of The Times, relates the following:
Some years since, North Carolina lawyer,
yet living, undertook to convince a Methodist
preacher of some celebrity that his manner of
preaching in threatening his auditors with dam
nation was injudicious; and that arguments
and exhortations of milder character would
be more successful. After listening patiently
the preacher replied -" My friend you are
mistaken. Sin IS terrapin--you may exhort,
admonish, even kick him, and he will not move,
but merely draw his head within his shell, and
you labor is lost--but place a coal Of fire on
his back, and he travels-HeU. fire is the article.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

GILBERT s. 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??, 1853-06-08

Money in your purse will credit you-4wis-
dom in your head adorn you--but both in your
necessity will save you.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

1t is rumored that the boys out west contem-
plate holding convention to revise the ten
commandments. They think the fifth should
be so amended as to read "Parents obey your
children" a,al ll1l'dta slst tl7.1t.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

NEGRO STAMPEDE.-Slaves are running away
from Missouri, at the present time in battalions.
Three belonging to Mr.. r. Meek, of Weston,
ran away on Wednesday of last week-two of
whom were afterwards apprehended. They
were making for the plains. Fifteen made a
stampede from Ray county, the week before,
and took the line of their march for Iowa.
Several were captured in Grundy county, but
the larger number made good their escape. 1t
would be a glorious thing for Missouri, if all
her slaves should take it into their heads to run
away If she only knew it they are one of the
greatest drawbacks to her advancement and
prosperity. ALTON Telegraph.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

The New York Tribune says of David Brom-
bush who died on the 18th inst, at Brooklin,
N. j., aged 80 % Being of a peaceful and modest
disposition, he neither entered into politics or
religion. ~ -
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

T.. 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??, 1853-06-08

MoRMoNs.-We are told there are large num-
bers Of these deluded fanatics in and around
Keokuk, waiting for stock and conveyances to
transport them across the lake to council Bluffs.
and they are now lounging about Keokuk, wait
ing for the Saints" to fulfill their promise We
are of the opinion that all who are penniless
will not find the brotherhood of Salt Lake in
any great hurry to take upon themselves the ex-
pense and trouble Of getting them in the con-
fines of the Holy Land" st. Louis Rep.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

Lay in good store of patience, but be sure
and put it where you can find it.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

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 oflumber, at Mill Point, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

Z L. NJ. s. SMITH, Dealer in Drugs, Medicines
Paints, Oils and Dye Stuffs, Dry Goods Groce-
ries and Provisions, Crockery Hardware, Books,
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??, 1853-06-08

An urchin being sent to buy cents worth
of Maccaboy snuff, forgot the name of the art-
Gle, and asked the man for cents worth of
make-a.boy sneeeze. ffh 9lim ~
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

The, barber pole of pantaloons will be out
this week. the stripes ascend spirally round
the leg, giving the wearer the appearance of a
double barreled cork screw.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

Of the one thousand men who formed the
New York regiment in the Mexican war, only
sixty are now alive, and about forty are able to
earn their living. Hni ale
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08
IN. Y. Literary World.

LIES CHANGEs--A letter writer speaking
of the accident at Norwalk says
"a deep gloom is thrown over the whole
community. have lost several friends. One, a
young lady from Boston, who, only few days
ago, was at Stewards shopping-full of life and
hope, and in anticipation of delightful sum-
mer--now she lies cold and lifeless corpse.
Her purchases in New York, remain sad me-
mentoes of her taste, and the new and beauti.
ful dresses had given place to the plain and sim
pie white robe. Her joyous laugh, her smiling
face, have left us, and she sleeps quietly now,
in her grave.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

y. B. ALBEE Storage, Forwarding and Com
mission Merchant, and Dealer in Dry Goods,
Groceries, Hardware, Crockcry, Boots and Shoes,
&c, sc. Flour and Salt constantly OH hand
Store, corner Washington and Water streets.
Grand Haven, Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

y. DAVIS a. CO., Dealers in Dry Goods, Groce-
ries, Provisions, Hardware, Crockery, Boots and
Shoes, &C., &c. Muskegon, Michigan.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

A MICHIGAN HEIFER.-A heifer four years
old weighing 1850 pounds was sold in this city
yesterday for Sl4S,5O by Mr. Henry Livingston
of Macomb county, she was raised by Harris
Newton Esq, of Oakland county,. If any of
our neighbors can boast of any thing better
than this we should like to see the evidence of
it, s8t aHo Det. Tribune.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08
BUSINESS DIRECTORY--1S53.

WILLIAM HATHA WAY Jr., Judge of Pro-
bate for Ottawa Co. p. o. address, Crockery
Ottawa Co.. Mich.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

+" Ground Hog Glory" and Sumgul!ion
Bar" are the names of two towns in California.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08
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Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

PAINFUL ScENE.-The following scene oc-
Cured in the Mobile city court on Tuesday,
March 9Th. Daniel Chase convicted of murder,
was called on. "Have you any thing to say
why sentence should not be passed upon you p
He answered: "May it please your honor,
was well raised. But have one fault, which
yielded to; it is drinking too much came to
this city to seek honorable employment. | had
been on the st. Charles at work. was enga-
ged to work on a boat. On the night of the
murder, went ashore to friends house. to
write letter. | wrote the letter and wanted to
carry it to the Post Office, but was advised it
was too late, and had better go and take a
game.
| went and played my first game of dominoes.
| drank and became intoxicated. My friends
left ME. started, as well as my very imperfect
memory Of what occurred. cannot recollect
it,or anything that occurred afterward that night.
When first awoke in the morning, thought
was on the boat, but found was in the guard
house. ! never harbored malice. could not
be guilty of the offence of which am now con-
victed. Before God | am innocent of murder.
could kiss the corpse Of that man." The Judge
then passed the sentence on the prisoner-con-
fnement in the pententiary at Wetumpkin, du-
ring his natural life.
Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1853-06-08

Fanny Fern delicately styles certain COM
plaint from which children suffer in cherry time,
Z" pain under The apron"