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7 @ L I'R Y
TllG TRAILING ARDUTUS.

~ MRS. WHITMAN.
There's a flower that grow. by thc greenwood tree
In its dcsontc beauty moro lcN" 90 me,
Than all that ha in th" nuontilc beam
Through the long bright summer hy fount and trcam
Like rure hope, nurscd beneath sorrows wing,
It. tir't buds from the cold moss spring,
Their delicate hucs like the pink scn-shcll,
Or the shaded blush ofa hyacnth'> bell.
Their breath more sweet than the faint perfume
That brcathc> from the bridal uriuge-bloun.
1t is not found by the garden wall.
1t wrcaths no brow in the lcstal hail,
hut it dwcll' in the depths Of the ,hadowv wuod,
And Shines like star. IN the solitude.
Never did numbers it. name prolong,
Nc'cr hath 1t huatrd on wings of song,
Bard and minstrel have passed Il by,
And left it in silence and shade to die.
But with JOY 10 it, cradle the wild-hoe, come.
And praise it, beauty with druuy hum
And children love, in the season of 'rrirg.
10 watch for its earliest blossonirg.
In the dcwy morn OF en- April day.
When the traveller Finger, along tho way.
When the sod i, sprinklcd with tender green
Whcre ri'ucts water the earth, unseen,
When the floating fringe the naples Greet
Rivals the tulip, crimson vest,
And the budding leave, Of the birc h-rcca throw
trembling shade IN the trri below,
When my flower awake from it, dreamy rc-t
And yields its 'tps TO tho sweet south west,
Then, in those beautiful day Of spring,
l'h heafts as llght A. the wlld bird > wing.
finging their tasks and their toys aside
Gay little groups through the the wood-paths glide,
Pecpng and peering among tho trees
As they scent its breath on the passing breeze,
Hunting about, among lchens gray.
And the tangled MOSES beside the wav.
Till they catch the glance Of its quie, evo.
Like light that breaks through cloudy ky.
For me, sweet blossom, thy tcndrla cling
Round my heart of hearts, as IN childhoods sprn :
And thy breath, as it floats on the wandering air
Wakes all the music ofmcmory there.
Thou recallest the time when, a fearless child,
roved all day through the wood walk. wild,
seeking thy blossom, by bank aud brac
Wherever the Snow drifts had melted awrr
Vow as Gnger, mid crowds alone,
Haunted by echoes of music flown.
When the sha low, deepen around my wav,
And the light Of reason but leads astrav
When affections. nurturcd with fnndost care
In the trusting heart. become traitors there
When, weary of all that the world cstow.
turn to Nature for aim rcpo,c,
How fain my spirit, in some far glen,
Would fold her wings mid thy flower, again
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

P,Ris, Thursday. April 6, l'jl.
The Emperor Nicholas himself, nutwith-
standing his efforts to appear calm and full of
hope, brarg ON his features the traces Of
anxious and troubled days and slccplrSs nights
and the diSlrpDntmcnts Of the last few
months haze done on him the work of years
The principal topic of conversation for some
week, past in the SoloHS of st. Petersburg is
Il dream which the Emperor has had. and
which hr has rccountcd to some of the cour-
tior-. For four consecutive nights it seems
the patron saint Of Russia appeared to him in
hi l1i->lccping, halI-waking moments, and
Stcrnly cat"chised him as to his motives in
undertaking the crusade against the Turks,
and whether the conquest Of the Ottoman
Empire was prompted by ambition or the de-
sire to plant the cross on the territory Of the
uUbclever The Emperor assured the sanity
Visitor. nearly in the same terms as those
employed to Sir Hamilton Seymour, that he
was above all paltry and personal considera
tious he gave his word as a gentlemen, that
r. hEion. and religion alone. was the cause of
hi, taking up arms and though the acquisi-
tion ot territory might follow from the success
OF his armies. vet that such ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
would -orclv afFlict him nevertheless, he
added, fit we're in the inscrutable design of
Providence that the Muscovite sway should
extend to the Bosphorus, he must resign him
seftu 'c decree. The saint, it appears, was
at first as incrndulous as the British Minister
~ 10 the sincerity of his imperial protege,-
he repeated his visits and his questions, each
time more sternlv than before. The emperor
got rather impatient at SO much cross-ques-
tinning. and in moment of irritation .wore
Justify, in good Sclavonic. that he rcpudiated
the in>inuations Of his visitor and that his
only oi,lcct was the triumph of the orthodox
faith. TINS little cbulition Of temper. though
rather protancly displayed, calmcd st Nicho-
la>, and the last words uttered by him were
= Pursue thy project, my son, and in the
name of God, who has sent me to You, pro-
misc YOU victory" This tale was soon bruited
abruHd. and from the sdionS of the mobiles cir
culutnd among the lowest classes of the people
and j. perhaps ut this moment related. with
the usual additions, in every part of the Rus
sian empire. 1t would appear that the Gar
has not tn" monopoly of dreams visions have
also dieturh"d the slumbcrS of King Otho of
Greece. His Hellenic majesty has likewise
been assured that he also has Il mission. This
mission was revealed to him by monk, and
it j. nothing more nor less than that his hand
is the one which shall plant the cross ON the
dome Of st. Sophia, and to this dream, it
seems. hc listens more than to the advice and
warnings OF his best friends.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

~ ruu FoRTrIcATIoNs or Nrw YORK HAN
rot are in very complete condition, and are
probably far more capable of defence than is
generally credited it being the policy oft the
matters Within a comparitively short time,
they have been furnished with heavy she'll
guns termed Columbia" guns,) Of large
calibre and the most approved pattern
Twclve-inch guns of this description throw
shells with almost unerring accuracy three
mules and half On striking. the SHELLS ex
podc with destructive effect, Major Thorn
ton of the Ordnance Department, states that
the stecl,le of Trinity Church could he struck
from Goyernor's Island by every shot, and
NoolSey Co.'S sugar house, distant per-
haps two aud half OF three miles, would
form suitable mark for ordinary target prac-
flee
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Picking the Wicked.

And then I'd pick the wicked"
Yes, Id pick the foul-mouthed sanderer
the oily tongucd t'attercr the hcarless de-
ceiyer I'd pick the wolf in Sleeps clothing
who would take from the widow and orphan,
that which their daily need demand I'd pick
the scOundrel who would rile with maidenly
innocence. and break the true heart that has
contijed itself TO his protection I'd pick the
nsers-and oh, ho'c I'd pick the II can con-
temptible william who would take money from
the man Of perverted appetite, for that which
would sink him beneath the level of the brute
creation; Id pick the serpent who, IN nv pre-
scnce would act the friend, and IN my absence
the .fsnd
Id plrk the friend that gold would purchase
or misfortune drive away. I'd pick the lady !
who would slt all day IN the parlor and chat
with heaux. while her mother was hard at work
in the kitchen; I'd pick the one who would
waste all the energies of her mind upon foolish
nonsenslcal novels the one who would dance
until two IN the mornnr-remaln IN bed until
eleven, and then complain of dyspepsis ID
pick the one that would firt with moustached
foreigner, and snecr at an honest. plsn dress
ed man-and don't know how long should
be obliged to pick, before stopping, if should
pick one half Of the wicked ono
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

Is it possible :" said | to young
French peasant lad, who was telling me long
story about a miracle working chair, in
neighboring church.
There's nothing impossible. - he answered,
"but stick with only one end, and if You
go To Chartres you'll see it,
"See what the stick, or that there's no
thing else impossible - lreplied
"Neitber but you will see Chartres if you
so there, won't you !" shouted the little ras-
cal, as he ran away, laughing
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

F"R toQr rErrES.--There Is an Eastern tale
OF a mnglcmn who discovered by his lncan,a-
'Iou, that the Philosophers stone lay on the
bank Of certain river, but WAS unable to de
teuuluc 'hr locality more definitely. lie there
fore ,troI'nd along the bank with piece of
iron, which he applied successfully TO all the
pebbles he found AS one after another they
produced 40 c1luge on the metal. he flung them
into the stream. At lest he hit unon the object
of hl- -"lIch and the iron bccpnc gold in hl,
hand But alas he had become 50 accustom-
ed 10 the Hnuch and 90 movement that the re,.
Stone waS mvolunlarlly thrown INTO the rlver
afer the other aud lost to him forever. The
story well sllogon1es the fate of the coque,,e.
She h's tncd and discarded So many hearts
tilt at lrng'h she throws away the right one,
from pure force OF habit.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

Y MorHERLY ADNoSlIIoS. An old lady,
whose son was about to proceed to the Black
Sea, among her parting admonitions gave him
strict injunctions not to bathe in that sea, for
she she did not want to see him come back
"nIgger ''-London D,ogcncs.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

"a better description of the manner IN
which sea sickness "takes down the loftiest
and most pompous character was never written
than that which is furnished by that Illustrlous
luuly, Mr.. Chawls Yellowpush =
"G'nrl reader av you ever been on the
ouou: The sea. the hopen sea = as Barry
Cromwell says As soon as we entered our lit
tl' vessel. and I'd looked to masters luggltch,
aud mine ,mnc was wrapped up IN very small
ankcrchict,' rs soon, ! say, as we entered our
lnllc vessel. as saw the waivs. black and fro
thy, like fresh drawn porter, a dashln against
nv t"s "r .,., --l'""r ,'..L, me k"dl like "a
w"dIn. cutting tn" Oiiocs IN two, the sales a
tilppln IN the hair, the standard Of llcnTland
floating at the mast head, the steward a gettn
ready the basins and things, and the captain
proudly trcddIug the deck and giving orders to
the srl'rS, the wllte roX of Albany. and bath
IN wtshcus disappearing III the dlstans-then,
tirn tclt for the frs; time the mite, the mad
gl-'e Of existence. "YeIIowpIush NV bov,"
SAID |. N a dmlog to myself, your life is now
about 10 comneus; your career as man dates
'rl'n your cntrans on board tins packet. Be
wise, be manly, be- cautious forGlt the follies
ut your yuu,h. You are no longer boy now,
but tuo'mqn Throw down your TOYS. your
marbles, your hOvlsh games throw off your
childish habits with your lnky clerks Hcket-
throw mp YOUR
"ilcrr, rccEcct was Obliged to stop
\ t'nlm IN the first place singular, IN the next
painful. and al last completely overpowering,
had came upon me while was making the abuv
speech. and now found myself in situation
winch dllIyy forblds me to describe. Suffis to
say. that ! now discovered what basins was
made tur that for many hours lay IN hag-
onv of eAostion, dead to all intence and por-
Pn'"s, the rain patterng in my face. the salers
'ramplrnk over my body the panes of purger-
tory gong on inside ~
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

HnUsE CIEANING.-As this is about the
season when good housewives clean their
houses from garrett To cellar, it may he well to
say few words On the subject When Won
wash paint don't use soft soap and warm
water, is II will take off the paint as well a,
the dirt. So cold water and hard soar.
Scrub the floor with soft soap, and don't put
down the carpets until the floor is perfectly
dry. Always put some fine clean (nind cleanl
straw under the carpet, and Law It smooth
and level Carpets may he cleaned bv pound
inE them IN strong soap sud>, and washing
them well out of the soap. The suds must he
very strong and cold This is done by cut
ting down the hard soap and dissol,ins il in
warm water The suds should feel slippery
between the fingers Bedsteads should re-
ceivc a complete scruhbing with soap and
water. and should not be put up until per
tectly dry, The seams and holes should then
be anointed with corrosive sublimate, dis
solved in alcohol or sulphur, mixed with
camphene, or solution of the chloride of
zine. No person should 20 to sleep in A
damp bedroom Many people, by overlook
ing this caution during house cleaning sea
sons, catch severe colds. ana make their bed.
with the clods of the valley before the subsn-
quent Christmas. Always commence 20 clean
at the top of the house, and descend by steady
and regular stages. Some people can clean
their houses with quietness and scarce any
disorder Others do no more work but make
a great deal of noise Ifthere is a dog or cat
ahodt the house it generally disappears till
the squall is over. The grand rule for faci-
Iitating work is system. Arrange all the
work TO be done before commencing. For
want of system many a job has To he done
Iver and over again. n.-Sdienhhc Amer,oon.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

50 poctical young gentleman, while alone
in a village Church the other day, under
the influence of highly devotional feeling, de-
livered himself Of the following sublime vers-
es, which betray more genius and wit, than
sympathy for our fallen race
II stand again,
oh sacred fame,
Beneath thy turret high.
Conscious that all,
By Adams fall,
Arc fond of apple pie"
The deacon remained after the services"
on the following Sabbath, and summoning the
"\in". to his assistance, wrote directly un-
brunath
Men TO this temple should resort,
In prayer their time To pas
hut some appear to come Tor sport
With too much apple sas,.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

Ircn-born rcnnsylvaniun, who had thus hcroi
"lllv poricd his life to regain his liberty. to
the claiming to be his owncr.-N,r York
TrjbuH,.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

~ A Mr.. BAYNEis in court at Petersburg
Va, charged by Miss Williams with having
"hlackguarded her, vilifed her reputation,
and ruined her character and the front door
Of Ter residence. -
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

- \ GREAT STATE ron JuyENlLrs.-I
Pennsylvania girl is legally marlaseable at
fourteen, and II boy at sixteen, without the
consent of parents. We shall expect To see
a large emigration of Young America" t.
IL" Key Stone statewhen this become, gcucl-
ais known
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

PLANT TREES In all carnestness we say.
plant trees Now, just now, is the true por-
tion Of 1854 in which you can set out trees tn
advantage, They will grow il you treat them
fairly. Wait a few days and you will be
obliged to wait one whole year.
Choice fruit trees should be set out profusc-
ly. There is room enough for them, and thers
Is no State in the Union where the Apple tree
houri hes better, and produces fairer fruit.
than in Vermont, Rough stoney land will
satisfy this fruit tree if you keep the
soil rich. We suggest whether those trees
which, when burned, leave the largest amount
of ashes, are not the ones which exhaust the
soil most rapidly, 4 pine tree will grow on
the poorest soil and its residue OF ashes i.
small Not SO with the Apple tree. 1t leave.
a larger quantity of ashes so far as We have
observed, than any other tree This portion
of the tree is drawn from the soil and, Of
course the soil must soon become exhausted
il new alkalies are not fed to II Put ashes.
manure, salt or decaying chips around the
apple tree and It will grow tie better for II
Apple trees turn black, and lie when ar-
parently there Is no cause tor it. Th.y cr.
Vorr.d 10 d'a'b, because th,v have icorb~1
the soil. Feed them we'll. Look out for ,tis-
orrut podar- of fruit trees 10 obtain truit
trees, 90 To some trusty culti,ator OF nur-
sery, rnd get YOUR trees Of him
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-05-12

We believe in small farms and thorough cul-
tivation
We believe the soil loves to cat as well a.
its owner, and ought 10 be manured.
We believe in large crops which leave land
better than they found it, making both the
farmer and the farm richer at once.
We believe in going to the bottom Of things
and therefore in deep plowing and enough
Of it. \ subs1jl is all the better.
We believe that the best fertilizer of any
soil is a spirit Of enterprise and intelligenc'
without this, lime gypsum, bone and green
manure, or guano, will be Of little use
We believe in good fences, good barns good
farm houses, good stock and orchards, and
children enough to gather the fruit.
We believe in clean kitchen, neat wife
in it, spinning piano, clean cupboard, and
a clean conscience.
We disbelieve in farmers that will not i'm
prove-in farms that grow poor every year
farmers boys turning into clerks and mer-
chants-farmers daughters unwilling to work
and in all who drink whiskey till honest men
are ashamed of them.
Moreover, we believe in taking newsp.-
per, in paying for it, and reading it. Such
hints are worth at least years subscription
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-27

smeared and married, distinctly traceable--
his four years lining and scraping having
only removed what little of beauty and SYM
metry they once possessed, and substituted
scars aud seams. They accordingly advised
that the tanners tail be subjected to at least
another four years process before he could
be entrusted with the commend Of the old
line democracy; at the same time casting TO-
wards Graves knowing wink. as much as
to say that he too might make up his mind
to stey at home on account Of the company
in which he was found Poor Graves! his
fate reminds us of certain good natured
dog named Tray, who though he had done
no great mischief, was sorely beaten on &C.
count of the company he kept.
HOWARD.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-27
The Game Of Living.

There is disposition to defeat Col. Da-
Wis, which borders on desperation. The
Banner is in full howl, and being open for
the pens Of all his enemies, they work des-
perately. Another plan has been put in OPP
Grafton, Intended to operate upon wings
II is reported in Fayette, that there are eight
or ten wings in Glasgow, who will not sup
port Col. Davis. Then it is told in Frank
lin that there are number of wings some
where else, ''who wont touch him." And
so they go, telling lies at every corner. In
all our acquaintance with wings, we know
oil not one who will not vote for him. We
caution wings against believing these reports
Depend upon it, they are false. Give the
ticket your whole strength, and it will be
elected.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-27
Rail Road Congressman.

The Lagrange Bulletin, thorough going
improvement Journal, in an address 10 the
People of the Third District, says
eff you want the North Missouri Rail-
road built, vote for its advocate and friend,
Jas. J. Lindley. If you want your rich
and beautiful prairies and woodlands always
to remain wild, barren and uncutivated,
vote for A. w. Flournoy. If you want
your lands to be worth just as much ten years
hence as they are now, without any means
of conveyance by which to get your produce
to market, vote for A. w. Flournoy. But
if you want your county to prosper, your
lands to enhance in value, gamers to be
stored with grain, your neighbors and chill
dren to prosper in wealth and intelligence,
your waste lands to be occupied by a thrifty
moral population, and your now waste lands
to blossom as the rose, vote for Jas. ]. Lind
ley, the friend and champion of the people!
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-27
Later-Per Niagara.

NEW YORK, July IL.
The Niagara has arrived. Breadstuffs
are tending downwards.
Flour six pence lower.
Wheat declined three pence.
Corn one shilling lower.
The Gear has consented to resign the ex-
elusive protectorate of the Greek Chris
tians, if the Turks will acced to Joint pro-
tectorate of the Powers. He will evacuate
the Principalities when the Western Pow
ers evacuate Turkey. He will still main
tain a strong military position in Moldavia,
as provisional security.
The Gear has sent friendly autograph let
tiers to several German Powers.
Hostilities continue. Fighting reported
in the Black Sea, Oh the Danube and in
Asia.
A French army has embarked for Fin.
land.
No decisive naval engagement.
The Turks had a battle with the Russian
rear guard of $500.
Richardson quotes West
ern Canal Flour at 36s Sd; good Ohio 39s
Corn-Western white and yellow, transac,
tions at lower prices, SOS. An average
crop is reported.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-27
It Won't Win,

The Antics in this part of the State are
certainly very willy set Of fellows. They
are vociterous in their abuse OF Benton and
lavish upon him all sorts of hard names un-
til after they have made their nominations,
when they all at once become as mute as
mice, and have not word to say about the
hero of "six lustrums," at lea,t until the
election is over, and then they are down OIL
him again as hard as ever. This is the game
that Mr.. Flournoy and his Anli-Benton or
gan are now trying to play off upon the Ben
ton voters Of this district, but it won't win
1t is so transparent that the Benton men see
right through it. They regard it as the
shallowest kind of Discrimination prac,iset
only to catch their votes and they will trea
it accordingly.-[A Alexandria (Clark co.
Missourian.
IS The Antics indulge in "nice compli
ments" before the election and "bitter cur,
ses after" You struck them in the righ
place that time, neighbor.