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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

LEG sLATnE PRAYER. The Chaplain Of
the Indiana Legislature, recently opened the
session with a general prayer, which closed
with the following eloquent and sensible invo
cation
"And, o Lord, have mercy on our legisa-
tors. Be with them and bless them even If
they know Thee not. Spare their lives and
teach them TO gutiiy Thy name. Hasten them
10 their homes where they may direct their at
,enton TO good works and general usefulness
among their families and neighbprs, May the
people resolve to keep them there, and in fu-
ture elect men of sound morals and temperate
habits, SO that good may hereafter result from
legislation. Save the good people of the State
from the disgrace which must follow if this
sanc crowd should again come here to make
laws. Hear us, Lord, and grant our prayer
Amen.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

"a THERE Is patient IN the insane ylum
at tea who has been cmployed lur the last
two years in getting upa steamboat whose en-
gine shall he worked with EPSON salts -
another gentleman in an adilinin, room pro-
poses to put elliptic springs under Ma uu.
: to ease the water when it jumps; willie am
other is busily engaged in getting cat timber
for siN-bladcd horse and leather frying
pan.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

THE PRoGREs,.-" How | travel :" said the
coach, H. the horse ran away with it. - How
| swim ~ cried the exulting pig, cutting his
own throat, at every stroke Don't |
shine ~ sang out every iarthing candle, that
could only be seen because it was dark, We
are all equal" swOre everybody, when all
were trIlng to get above their fellows --
" Down with the rich :" cxcaim men, each
OF whom il doing his utmost to become so.--
" We are all brothers 80 shouts the Frcnch-
man, just when he wants To cut all the
worlds throat Why do the low govern -
They never do 50 but when great men have
ceased. Why do rogues succeed best Be
cause they are most to the public taste, Why
do so many fools make hooks Because there
are no wise men to do it. Why does the
softer sex seek to turn manly Because the
rougher have got Nomanly. Why do the
women aspire to fame Because their lords
aim at only notoriety. Why do the ladies
writc' Because men cannot.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

\ VALUABLE T,BLE,-The following table
will be found very valuable to many of our
readers
\ box ~ inches by Is inches square, and
y inches deep, will contain IL barrel, Is
bushels.)
\ box - inches square, and | I inches deep,
will contain half barrel.
A box 20 inches by l5,2 inches square. and
inches deep, will contain one hushcI.
box - inches by | - inches square. >.
and inches deep, will contain half ii hu,h,l.
i box inches by 81 inches square, and ;
inches deep will contain one peck
box : inches by inches square, and =
inches will contain one gallon
box inches by inches square, and I 3
inches deep, will contain half gallon.
box inches by inches square, and 81
inches deep will contain one quart.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

To Village subscribers, t.cr aunum, So 90
j. those who receive y by Mail. fer fN months 90
Dryer Gnut'', 40
ALvAlS iN ApNANtE.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31
FNRNITFRE WAREHOUSE.
NJ. PARKER

IA iloLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER in Sofas
" Dndus, Tctc-a-tctrs, ottomAns, Mahogany
and Cane seat chair, Center, Pier and Card Tables
with Marble, Mahogany md Black Walnut Tops
Furniture Of all kind, Painted Chamber Sctts, Mat
tress"s, Feathers, Nilluw-Wnro, " nduw-C -Curnirc,
Loo, ,uc-'lasses, Cioc = Picture Frames, bird Cages,
Tubs, Pals, Boxes, Broons, sc, Alsu Piano Forirs
"BouIoir Pccolo" and square, from the Manufacto-
rirs of the most oelchratod Boston makers.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

ANECDoIE OF WoLF-At one time had
serious thoughts of training fine female
wolf, in my possession, as "a pointer but
was deferred, owing to the penchant she ex-
hibited for the ncighbor's pigs. She was
chained in little enclosure, lust in front of
my window, into which those animals, when
the gate happened to be open, occasionally
found their way The devices the wolf en-
ployed to get them in her power seemed very
amusing When she saw pig in the vicinity
OF her kennel, she, evidently with the pur-
pose of putting him off of his guard, would
throw herself on her side or back, wag her
tail most lovingly, and look innocence per-
sonifed. And this amiabe demeanor would
continue until the grunter was bcguiled with
in the length of her tether, when in the
twinkling of an eye, Richard was himself
again. Whilst young, her charges were in
varibly directed at the rear of the animal !;
and if she got hold of the tail it was always
taken off as clean as cook would slice car
rot. Several pigs were under my own eye
thus mutilated. When full-grown, however,
she was not altogether satisfied with this
fraction of II pig, and if one Of "A small size ap-
preached her too near, she would pitch boldly
upon 1t, and scizing it crosswise in her mouth,
as far as the length of her chain admitted,
walk backwards and forwards with 1t in front
of her kennel. The squcaks of the sufferer
were, on the occasions, awful, piercing, and
] have had difficulty in relieving them from
durancc. And no wonder, if the Jaws of the
wolf, as have heard asserted, possess such
power as to enable his teeth to penetrate IA
thin plate of iron. Lioyd's Scandinavian
idrenfur7S.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-31

Me',rs, Hitchcock, Cobb wmlow,)
r. +, Fletcher 4 Co., 49,
Blanchard, Converse Co, hos'oS'
F, +. Rice,
g. n seymour & Sons, osdcu,burs, n. Y!
Cox ilubbell, Potsdau, y. Y,
Mciss 4 Wead Malone, \. Y.
Reeves 4 stevens, Cincinnati Ohio.
Hodges Owen, RutlanI, Vt
II. Is. oo~les, Esq, II. Albans,Vt.
samuel Morgan, Esd, Vergennes, Vt.
P. V. Lankton, Agent,
d8wu OGDkssBuRGu,N. Y.
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GEORGE W. .BENEDiCT,
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
Legitimate Conclusion.

The Editor of the Old North State deduces
a most unwarrantable conclusion from a pre-
vious article of ours, illustrating why the
laws of the State against Illicit liquor trading
are not enforced. With as much truth and
fairness could he argue that, because some
men have perjured themselves as jurors,
therefore all have done it as to construe
that, because we said some liquor dealers
have periured themselves, therefore we charge
it upon all who sit in the jury box. We new
er said or intimated any such thing, nor do
we believe it. There are som engaged in the
traffic who are high-minded honorable men,
as much so as the Editor of the Old North
State-but they would not engage in the un-
lawful sale of the article, by retailing it with
out license, or selling it to those whom the
law interdicts and suchas would, were those
to whom alone we were referring. and of no
other dealers were we speaking therefore
we said-"They c%onvicta man of doing just
what they are daily practicing themselves ?
Not they"
Such disingenuous special pleading is un-
worthy of our contemporary, and we regret
that his case is so desperate as to cause him
to resort to it.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
The PartialMother.

Fancy that little, pale neglected, sensitive
child, meekly returning that touching an.
swer to the mother of her petted, beautiful
sister Who could not find a warm corner
in the heart for her? Who could not hasten
to make those sad, pensive eyes beam hap
piness? Who would not raise her estimate
of her own powers, chilled and crushed in the
germ, by the hand that should wine away
every childish tear? All! the coat of MANY
colours is not yet worn out. The sullen brow
of defiance, or the early grave, is too often the
sad penalty. Other Josephs and Ishmaels
may yet thirst in the desert > other Jacobs
and Els have their 8 grey hairs brought with
sorrow to the grave How seldom is eouaI
Justice done to the children of a large family
The superficial, the brilliant, the SNOWY. the
witty, throw q dazzling glare over parental
eyes. They make the not less gifted but often
warmer-hearted child, as she Greens with
swelling heart and filing eyes to some unno-
ticed corner, to sob, with passionate tears.
All, it's only me!
Frown not impatience at the little shrink.
ing creature at your side-slow of speech and
stammering of tongue, turning his eye timid.
ly even from a mothers glance-because
the quick flush Of embarrassment mounts to
his forehead, and he stands not up with a
bold, flashing eye, to answer the pleased
guest! Glide him mott Let him hide tear.
ful eye and blushing cheek in the folds Of
your dress, if he will ; put a loving arm about
him, and let him creep to your heart, and
nestle there, till the little dove gains courage
to futter and soar with a strong wing. He
shall yet, eaglelike, face the suni You shall
yet scarce keep in sight his soaring pinions
Bear with him yet a while, ambitious mo
ther.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
The Ladies The Ladies ! |!

We don't know a lady who is not in favor
of putting Town the liquor traffic. There
may be some, but at this moment we don't
think Of one who is not. God bless them,
they are always foremost in every good work.
And what can they not do, if they bring wo-
mans energy, woman's perseverance and wo.
mans love to bear upon it? Anything, yes,
absolutely every thing, that human kind can
do, if they put their heads and hearts to it.
Now, they can help US much in favor Of a
prohibitory law, if they will begin to talk fol
+--a--vrk FOR #. eorue are at ft ufrcudy
but we want all at it-and alscays at it. They
can talk for it to some purpose and they car
work for it, by distributing temper ance tracts
and getting subscribers to temperance papers
&c. Come ladies, will you help US? We
appeal to the fair sex throughout the State
to lend US their influence and their efforts in
this noble work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
There is work for all.

Don't suppose friends of Temperance when
you have given your money, and our State
Lecturers are in the field, you can lie on
your oars. Your money will be judiciously
expended and your Lecturers will do good
service; but over and beyond this, there is
work for every one to do. In every County
in the State there are at least fifty Temper
ance gentlemen who have the time to obtain
subscribers to Temperance papers and dis
tribute Temperance tracts. Send on for them,
then, and let these little messengers be
spreadingthe light of truth among the masses.
Again, there are at least ten Temperance
men in every county who can make Temper
ance speeches-yea, and stump speeches too,
as good and in many instances better, than
three fourths Of our legislative candidates.
Mount the stump gentlemen, and charge
home upon the enemies of Temperance. Let
us have county Lecturers-the more the bet
ter, and meet the foe at every point. Down
with the liquor traffic" must be our " morn
ing, noon and evening cry" Come to the
rescue, ye men who have tongues to speak
for the safety, the honor, the glory of the old
North State.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
Condition of the Order.

The Grand Scribe of North Carolina has
forwarded to the National Division his An
nual Returns of the Statistical and Financial
condition of the Order of the Sons Of Temper
ance in this State, for the year 1853, from
which we gather the following particulars,
viz: No. admitted during the year 1906;
suspended 1858; expelled 900 deaths 80
violated pledge913 reinstated 1876; violated
second time 1T No. Of members 8,602* !;
cash received into sub. div. treasures $751;
100; paid for benefits $5,245; cash in the
treasury of sub. divs. $1O,932; paid for con-
tingent expenses S1O,289; public meetings
held 267 tracts distributed, 1850.
Near 100 Divisions failed to make Re-
turns for last quarter, which makes the num-
Der of members appear less than is the fact.
If all had reported, the No. ofmembers would
have appeared between ten and twelve thous-
and.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22

B3~ Some of the liquorites exulted exceed
ingly over the simple fact that a committee
of the Massachusetts Legislature had recon-
mended the repeal of the Prohibitory law
What will they think of the fact that the
House refused to concur in said
dation by a vote of 100 against repeal, 70 80
in favor of it? 1t is a notorious fact that in
every State where prohibition has been tried,
the law becomes more strong and popular
the longer it exists and the more strictly it
is enforced.
BI@ In Pennsylvania the Senate passed
the Prohibitory law, but the Senate has sue
ceeded in ~strangling itby ~addingsuch amend
ments as forced the friends of the measure to
go against the bill. 1t is believed it may yet
be resuscitated and adopted in a manner ac-
ceptable to the friends of legal interposition.
Dr In Maryland the House passed a pro-
hibitory bill, but the Senate killed it by at
tempts to tinker it SO as to regulate the evil.
Many a Senator has dug his political grave
by his vote on this bill. The next election
will secure the choice of such men as will re-
feet the will of the people in this matter.
New YoRK.-We gave the glorious news
from the Empire State in our last. The Pro.
hibitory bill passed both branches of the Leg.
i%slature without a single amendment, except
changing the time of its going into effect
from the 1st of August to December next.
MIssIssIPPI.-The bill passed by the Leg
~islature of this State is not entire Prohibition,
but in general it will amount to it. 1t il
made unlawful for the Board of Police ofany
county, or the corporate authorities Of any
city or town, in the State, to grant license tc
retail vinous or spirituous liquors to any
person or persons applying for the same, IN.
less the person or persons applying shall first
produce a petition for the issuance of such
license, signed by a majority of the legal vo.
tiers resident in the Police District where
such liquors are to be sold and if such Ii
quors are to be sold within the limits of al
incorporated town, then by a majority Of tn,
legal voters resident therein.
Petitions for license are to Law over on,
month for consideration and for the receptio,
o%fcounter petitions, and when any name shall
be found on both petitions, that is, for an,
against license, the name shall be counted i,
the negGtice. That is q good rule!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
To Correspondents.

"ADoLEsCENs" exhibits marks of genius and with
a little more care and study, will succeed in the high
path of literary excellence he has marked out. The
disuse ofso many e~xpletive ad~jeetives would improve
his style much. There are some defects in his arti-
Gle before us which compel us to decline its publica-
ton. Let him resolve on amendment, and soon he
win be a most acceptable contributor.
"a FRIEND OF THE CAUSE" has given us his
ideas in rather a jumbled up condition, and more
over has neglected the essential of giving us his
real name. His article is therefore declined.
ment and pruning than we have time to bestow up
on them.
"E. R. H." with the beautiful extract sent, shall
have place in our next; as well as other Communi-
cations on hand.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
CaroGas-9 Grnpsraptt ann family daakg y}e6s paper.
state Lacturers-A suggestion.

Our readers are already advised, that the
efforts Of the Central Committee have been
partially successful in obtaining suitable Lee
turers to canvass the different portions of the
State, during the approaching political cam
paign. IF meR and money canbe obtained,
the entire gx nd y be occupied. The Lee
turers already secured are ''good men and
true" able to spread light, to meet our foes,
and if need be, to carry the war intothe camp
of the enemy. What of time, energy and un-
firing effort, they can bring to bear upon the
great question of prohibitiOn-ofthe total an
Inhalation of the Liquor traffic" will be be-
slowed without stint. They enter the field
with the prestige of victory, but with the as
surance that it is to be obtained by deter
mined courage and unflinching effort. They
will need the hearty cooperation and support
of every friend of Temperance. 1t will not do
merely to receive them ciyilly nor to back-up
heir exertions with sheer courtesy. There
is no time for stiff compliment, or formal ap-
prevail of the men or their mission. The en-
envy will be in the field, "horse, foot, and
dragoons," fully equipped and EARNED to the
teeth" for a deadly conflict. The black legion,
flushed with the triumphs of many q field,
will come to the fight with banners flying,
and with music such as only the orchestra of
hell can maEA8 Highten and intimidate the
friends Of order and reform. Wine-loving
gentry, will act as picket-guards or foraging
parties, as may best suit their purposes
Whiskey-guzzling politicians on horse back.
will form the cavalry of the legion. Liquor
sellers, by the small measure, will serve a.
infantry. The artillery will be composed O
the heavy wholesale dealers and on in thu
rear will be found the whole tribe Of politi
cal demagogues, who will serve as Wagon
ers to take care of the stuff, and watch tn
movements of the long line of besotted mel
and women, who have been taken prisoner
of war. Nor will the legion lack means an
encouragements. Money will be showered 0
it like fakes in a snow-storm-liquor W
flow on like the surcharged Mississippi, whe
its neither streams nave been swollen by til
O1CdkIIlE Ob VI IA " dA0 NV vi "AhOS
and the welkin will be made to ring with til
laundering peals of Onward Onward! !! froI
the tongues Of tfpsrtyfUvnug, dontrurv gel
tle-people, magistrates and statesmen, WI
would sit cross-legged and smoke their pipe
over a debauched, drunken and ruined pc
pie, SO you will only let their glass Of s0i
alone!
Now, friends of Temperance we mu
give the Lecturers, a warm, southern WI
come. Let US hold up their hands, until Vi
tory is ours. Let us spare no means
pains to accomplish the redemption of t
Old North State from the bondage of Alcoh'
Good heavens it must be done, sooner
later-or her ruin is inevitable. Up! a.
let us be doing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
Destruction of the Soul.

We feel that the strongest arguments a
gainst the liquor traffic, is, that il lays its in
fernal hands upon the immortal soul and
sends it reekina with pollution upon an i'm
Our Bible says, BE not deceived: Meth
er fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers,
nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor ertortion-
ers shall inherit the kingdom of God"
If intoxicating drinks only deface and des-
troy the body, the mere casket, and leave the
jewel unscathod-if the result of their use
but hands over a few days sooner the body
for a worm banquet, and the immortal part
goes unscathed and unpolluted into the pres
ence of its God, this would be horrible enough,
but in comparison the consequence would be
trifling, and our labor and our cause little
worth. If all our reasonings against liquor
and the liquor traffic are based simply on its
temporal evils-if we never rise higher than
the region of political economy-if we sum
mon to our aid no more august authority than
that of constables and jailers-if we always
sum up the evils as consisting only in ruined
health, and Tame, and fortune, we rob our
cause of its true worth and sublimity-and
ignore our own faith.
Clothc this body IN rags, feed it on coarse
bread, confne it in q poor-house; bury it in
a mean coffin, and let no marble slab tell
where it lies, this is all nothing compared
with the loss of the soul. The soul is the
man. When you have made this a wreck,
and by this maddening poison turned away
its affections from God and holiness, then you
magnify your subject, and its Importance is
appreciated,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22

Why is it that a large majority Of d~istillers
invariably send off their liquors to be con-
sumed by men they are not acquainted with ?
Why is it that some refuse to sell to their
~neighbors? Is it because, when they see the
damning effects of their compounds upon
their fellow men, their conscience goads them
and Gods "woe" groans in the secret ear of
the soul against them for putting the bottle
to their neighbours lips? Is it because they
stand too high in the church to have a drunk
en- rabble about them :? Who can tell? Let
them not lay the fattering JUNCTION to their
souls that because they do not see the de-
s~tructive influences of the liquid fire upon
the community of strangers to whom they
have sent it, they are no less responsible to
the High Court of Heaven. Gods curse is
written with the flaming pen Of His Right
eousness upon it everywhere, and tho they
be strangers to you, in whose paths We dig
pits, that the blinded may fall in and perish,
they are His creatures and "all ye are breth-
rem" And though the young man that goes
down to a drunkard's grave by your infamous
handicraft is not your son or that of your
neighbor, yet remember she is somebody's
son I" X
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-22
RALEIGH, O. Q.
Wednesday, March %. 1854.
A Positive

Subscribers r~eceiUing their papers NTH a red mark,
ore thereby notified that IN four Teeks from the re-
ccipts of the first number thus marked, their su6scrip-
ton years sOiH expire ; and unless reneaCed Uithin
that time, Mepaper wiU be discontinued. This rule
,oiH be inferidly adhered to.
Dr Since our last notice, Social Division,
at Enfield, has contributed 800 to the Lee
turer's Fund Cold Stream Division at War
renton SIS Springfield Division in Rich
mond county, $40 Woodville Division, in
Hartford county SO; SO from South Fork
Division, Lincoln county $40 Roanoke Di-
vision, Williamson, Martin county $40
from Pleasant Grove Division in Alamance
county SIS Cane Greek Factory Div, Ala
nance $13 so from do. by individuals :
This is doing well. We believe an ample
fund will be raised-the Committee earnest
ly ask for Lecturers to occupy the vacant
Districts.