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The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-06

SEWARD FOR President. Such is the
heading Of the lea'ling article In the New
York Mirror Of the l2th. a paper which for
years has been helping to save the Union,
and assuring the South that the millennium
would come ere Mr.. Seward could be elected
to the Presidency. The Mirror now says:
4" From the moment Of his reelection to
the United States Senate, an event hailed
ny his friends with extraordinary demons:ra.
tons OF delight, and announced by thunder
and lightning throughout the Northern por.
tion OF the Union-the thunder of cannon
and the fash Of tho telegraph-lrom that
moment, NJ. Seward has been already nom.
mated in the heart Of The great nnti.slavcry
party, Of all shades and denominations, as
tho successor Of franklin Pierce and thcus.
an1s of vows are silently, but firmly mado,
to leave no means unemployed that may
contribute to his triumph.
In regard to the result, it is not our pres.
ent purpose to prophesy. That Mr.. Seward
10 gaining strength every day is fact not
to be denied. His whole course during the
last session Of Congress has been eminently
patriotic and generally satisfactory while
his industry in the discharge of bis public
duties is only surpassed by his unhnching
devotion to tho interests OF his friends
And here is the great secret of Ssward'~
success-his fidelity to his friends whom .he
grapples to his heart with hooks OF STEEL
In all the charges brought against him rs
politician wo have never heard II said that
he ever proved false in friendship, either
personal or political. This is rare virtue
Ia the ambitious, who are apt to use men
and then cast them Of, as the mere scaf.
folding that helped them upwards.
The readers OF the Mirror well know that
we are no partisans OF Senator Seward
We have for many years conscientiously-
and, wc believe, fairly and consistently
posed him Us the conspicuous representative
Of u sectional party; but wo have always
cndeavored to Go full justice to his eminent
abilities as a statesman. to his remarkable
shrcwdness as politician, and to lis excel.
lent character as man. And wc hope to,
live to merit, if we never receive tho credit.
OF expressing our honest opinions as journ.
alist, both Of men and measures, uniniluenc
cd by mere personal or party considerations.
Our object in this article is simply to an
uouncc tho fact. that Mr.. Seward Is inform.
ally, bu. inevitably, nominated as candi.
date for the Presidency, and to briefly al
lads to some Of the elements at work in bis
favor"
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SAVE THE BIRDS. Charles L. Flint, Esq.
Secretary Of the Board of Agriculture, ha.
issued the following appeal in behalf ol
birds: .-...
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
State House, Boston, March 26, 1855.
DEAR Sir - There 10 a custom, very
prevalent in many sections Of the State, ol
regarding the Annual Fast AZ holiday, and
using il for cunning and shooting. Many
thousands Of our most useful and beautiful
birds, TO none more useful than to the far
mer, since they destroy innumerable in.
secis injurious 10 vegetation, are then sac.
rificsd 10 the wanionness and cruelty ol
those who know mol what they do. Many
painful instances OF this came TO my knowl-
edge Q year ago, when robbins, blue birds,
sparrows, and other varieties OF birds, which
occasionally visit Us in early spring, were
shot down without distinction or mercy.
need not say that. apart from the pleas
uro and delight which these innocent crea.
lures afford, the injury done 10 the commu.
nifty at large, by their destruction, is almost
incalculable. take this occasion, there.
fore, 10 en,reat every farmer, and every man
who has any regard for the public good, 10
use his influence TO put stop to this prac.
lice, not only on his own premises, where
he has an undispu,ed right, but throughout
his neishborhood and town. Stringent laws
already exist against the destruction Of
birds. Let every man see 10 II that these
laws be rigidly enforced, and rest assured
that he will be richly rewarded, not only by
the consciousness OF an act Of mercy in pre-
venting their annual and rapid diminuiion,
but also by the fulness Of joy and song with
which these sweet messengers OF heaven
will surround his dwelling, and testify 10
every pas,er by that there is practical Chris.
,iani,y enough in its owner 10 protect and
save them.
will thank any man, in any section OF
the State, 10 inform me OF the extent OF the
violation OF the laws Of mercy and Of the
Commonwealth, in order that, If necessary,
more effeciual measures may be taken TO
project the birds, and thus invite and en-
courage them TO live among US.
Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
CHARLES L. FLINT,
Secretary Of the Board Of Agriculture.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-06

BABIES. The local editor Of tho Buffalo
Republic has made himself one Of the i'm.
morials BY The republication ola discovery
which he has recently made, Of grea, i'm
poriance 10 mothers. Ii is an iniallible
means OF keeping babies, from Two 10 Ten
months old, perfectly quiet The modus
operandi is as follows As soon rs the squal-
ler awakes. sc, the child up, propped by
pillows, il il cannot sit alone, and smear its
fingers with thick molasses. Then pa,
bali dozen feathers into its hands, and The
young one will cit and pick The feathers
from one hand 10 the other until il drops
asleep. Az soon as il awakes. more mo
lasses and feathers, and in place Of nerve
astounding yells, there will bo silence and
enjoyment unspeakable
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NJ We understand ,b,, , .,o,,;o, .,

~ We understand that n sporting gen
'leman IN this city, who has for some Tim.
past paid grea attention To The culinr. ~
rats, offers 10 make be, Of considerable
amount, that he will durin. the coming
summer, before light wagon built on pnr
pose. drive from the As,or honse M Broad.
way 10 the Union square EIe estimates
that he can accomplish The iask with one
hundred rats in harness. II will be n novel
sight A posse Of police will be- detailed
for the occasi,n. 10 clear the track. and all
omnibuse> will be- required 10 take the back
s,reeis.-Nep York Atlas.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-06

A FORMIDABLE UNDERTAKING. A con-
iemporar puts The tobacco question, into
,h. following shape: Suppose a tobacco
chcwer il addicted TO The haiti OF chewing
tobacco fifv years Of his life. and !ha, each
day of ,ha, time he consumes two inches o'
.,liJ Ming. il amounts To six thousand fonr
hundred and scveniy-fve feet. making
nearly one mile and n quarter in Length oi
solid tobacco. half M inch thick and Two
inches broad. Now what would the Young
beginner think II he had the whole amount
stretched out before him, and were told 10
chew !, would be one Of Tho exercises Of
of hi. life. and also iha, il would Tux his
income 10 the nmoun, Of two thousand and
nine.y-iour dol!ais!"
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SoIrc,rupr FOR B.,1y Bunn, Am,

SoLrciTuDE FOR HAsTY BURIAL A man
who died u, the Alm.hou.s in Ba,cm SIT
nnlay, at four o'clock. requested That he
mi9hl he buried by -ix o'clock. The same
evening. lie begged the Superintendent
no, 10 leave hi. body above pronnd later
than that hour. les, The Augusta mail coach,
which was won, TO pass The place nj seven
o'clock, might b:iEo The news Of The passage
of Mr.. ingenoll's Pauper Dissection Bill.
With him the question ITO be- or no, 10
be- ruled moi. but he felt
"Thc. dread OF something after deaih,r
contemplated in the new Legislation.
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with the soil. is unques.ionably.an excellent
manure for carrots. A good supsrphospha,e,
IN addition TO rich, well rotted barn-yard
manure, is recommended. One great I'D.
vantage Of artificial fertilizers for such crops
as carrors, onions, &c., is that they are free
from weeds and act quick.-Country Gen.
tleman.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-04-06
VOL. XL NO. IA.
y" tie Union and Es,fsrn Jo.srsi
A PARTING SONG

When will ye think Of me. my friends,
When | am far away,
Shall II be when the morning giveth lis light,
When the sun Is shedding its lus,re brightl
o, yes, let my name be breathed in the prayer,
That goeih up for the loved ones there,
When I am far away.
When will ye think OF me, my friends,
When / am far away,
Shall II be when evenings milder beams,
Cast DER the earth silvery gleam'
Then let the evening prayer ascend,
That may always have friend,
When am Ear away.
When will ye think OF me, my friends,
In glorious summer time,
Shall II be when ye pluck the blooming flowers.
Where we have wandered in childhood hours
Then place flower on friendships shrine,
And think love 10 call l, mine,
In glorious summer time.
When will ye think of me, my fricnds7
Olet II ever be,
When holy thoughts come DER your heart,
And when with other friends ye par,
Then, then Of her whose parting words,
In tones Of sadness thou hast heard,
Then wilt thou think Of me.
How will ye think OF me, my friends,
When am far away'
As one whose ever-changclcss heart,
When wide DER land and sea we part,
With love for thee will ever beat,
Although on earth no more we meet,
When am far away.
What will ye think Of me, my friends,
When am far away'
Tha. naught can Ger my friendship turn,
That for thy love my heart will yearn,
Through sorrows night, or joys bright day,
My love shall beam with changeless ray,
When am far away.
BlDDEFoRp, March q, 1855.
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EXTRAORDINARY ENDURANCE. c. II. Lay
communicates to the Portland State 81
Maine the particulars Of case of exlraoriI'
nary endurance, which we condense. On
the 3lst ult., Nathaniel Copp, a young mar
residing near the Glen House, White Noun
tains, commenced hunting deer, and was
out four successive days. On the fifth Jay
he leil again for a deer killed tho day pre-
viously about eight miles from home. He
dragged the deer (weighing $50 ponnds)
home through the snow, and al one O'Clock,
P. NJ, started for another one discovered near
The place where the former was killed,
which he followed until he lost The track
about dark. He then found ,ha, he had
lost his own way. With the thermometer
ranging from 32 10 35 degrees below zeIo,
10 remain quiet was certain death, and ac-
cordingly he commenced walking. He
soon heard deer, and pursuing him by
moonlight, overlook him, leaped upon his
back and cut his throat. He then dressed
him, and taking on, the heart placed ], in
his pocket for trophy. He continued walk
ing ttreniy.one hours, and the next day al
a5ou, Ter o'clock, A. NJ, he came out at OF
near Wild River, in Gilead, Me-, having
walked on snow-shoes the unparalleled ,iis.
,ance Of 30 miles. without rest, a part Of The
time through an intricate growth Oi under
brush.
His friends becoming alarmed a, his pro.
onged absence, stated in pursuit ofhim.-
Four men followed The tracks in The snow,
and alier being out iwen,y-slx houp lio
was found. The deer which youn. Copr
had killed and dressed was also fornd.-
Conn seems not 10 have realized The great
danger he had passed though. and although
his medical advisers say he canno, entirely
recover the use Of his limbs for from three
10 six months, talks with perfec, GOODNESS o
taking par, in hunts which he had planned
for the mex, week.
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For ns Union and Ea'isrn Js.r"si.
Lines on the death Of o Child.

Br CYNTHIA ,. ooophicH.
Sweet Willie, why hast thou ieft US here
To grieye in silent sorrow,
Tha, VIC no mote can have thee near,
To make more bright the morrow.
Those charms which nature round thee ssrev
While in thy cradle sleeping,
Have vanished like the morning dew,
Thou vert not for our keeping.
A though, Of all thy childish ways,
Comes sadly DER US stealing;
And wha, thou wert in bygone days,
Sad mem'ry is revealing.
Thy rogu,sh acts 30 full Of glee,
Thy laugh so full OF glsdness;
Thy sobs when something troubled thee,
And filed thy hear, with sadness;
We think Of thee from day to day,
While sorrows DER US lower;
AT morn. at noon. AT twiligh, gray,
At evenings sable hour.
That halEunconscious smile OF thine,
Thy though,less, careless playing;
Those eyes which told Of things divine,
Thy locks a, random sirsying;
Though pas, before our mind, unfold,
They come, and come unS'dden;
And reach the fountain Of III, soul,
Where feelings deep are hidden.
Blu, there s sweet relief We find,
which may be worth the telling,
The hand, we know, was not unkind,
Which tore thee from our dwelling.
And thou cans, now enjoy thy rest,
Where pleasures are unceasins,
While every Joy which fills thy breast,
Will always be increasing.
And when our days on earth are Ger.
When earthly things shall fah us;
We hope to greet thee on iha, shore,
Where grief cannot asaail us.
BlppxFoRp Marclf27, 1855.
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Tho report does not inform us what kind
OF guano Was used, but We suppose il to be
Peruvian. Good Peruvian guano COW
broadcast on the land after ], 10 plowcd, and
cultivated in, thoroughly incorporating it
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BIDDrFcRp, March 81, 1855.
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POE T r Y.

MARCUS WATSON, Printer.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-02
RAISING FRUIT TREFS

This is one of the most important of
the farmers duties, and one in execution
of which he can rely but little on the ex-
perience of the generations which, in this
country, have been before him
AS to the value of the fruit trees, as a
source of profitable income, all doubt has
long since vanished Fruit in great va
rieties may be proftably raised for home
consumption, and the market is always
open, and seldom refuses paying profit
A single orchard may fall-or single
variety of fruit-but this luxury the peo-
pie will have cost what it may. Apples,
pears, ounces, plums, gooseberries, peach
es, black berries, cherries, grapes, and
even walnuts, always find a market.
We,know that orchards deterioate, but
still apple trees live quite as long as their
owner. Fruits deterioate but this pro.
cess is very slow. and the new varieties
take the place of those run out The
Fewtown Pippin has been standard fruit
for over one hundred and fifty years. and
is now as good as ever The Baldwin
apple has stood among the first varieties
for more than one hundred years five
are not mistaken some of the earlier trees
of these kinds are still in bearing order.
One pear tree, at least, is known. which
is over two hundred years old-the Endi-
colt pear tree, in Massachusetts, and we
are told by Mr. Proctor, that, another.
eighty years old, has recently made twelve
or eighteen inches of wood in one season
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-02
THE PEDDLER'S BARGAIN.

One day tin pedder with an assort-
ment of knick- knack, arrived at a village
in Maine, called at one of the houses to
sell his wares After disposing of few
articles to the lady of the house who seem
ed to live in the midst of children, she
declared her inability to buy more for the
want of money.
"But, marin, arn't you got any rags. 2"
"None to sell, sir"
Well" said he, "you seem to have
plenty of children. Will you sell me one
for tin ware ?"
What will you give, sir ?"
q Ten dollars for one of them"
l. In good tin ware 2"
go, yes, marin, the best"
Well, sir, it is bargain"
She then handed one of the urchins to
the peddler, who, surprised that the offer
was accepted, yet convinced that the mo-
.ner would not part with her boy, placed
him IN the cart and supplied the woman
with the tins until the sum of ten dollars
was made up
The man felt certain that the mother
would rather raise the money than n,r,
Wv" VIZ Saiiut cSdeSu Himself DIV the side
OF the boy, who was much pleased with
the idea of having ride. The peddlsr
kept his eye on the house, aud expecting
to see the woman hasten to redeem the
little one, he rode off at slow pace. AZ
ter proceeding some distance, be began
to repent of bis bargain, and turned back
The woman had just finished ornament.
ing her dresser with her tin, when the
peddler returned
" Well, | think the boy is too small; |
guess you had better take him back again,
aud let me have the ware"
" No, si-, the bargain was fair, and you
shall keep to it You may start off again
as soon as you please"
Surprised at this
"Why, marin, how can you think of
parting with your boy, SO young, to an
utter stranger ?"
80, sir, we should like to sell all our
town paupers for ten dollars head"
The boy was dropped at the door, the
whip cracked, and he never forgot his
pauper speculation.-N Y ReueiAe.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-02
ORIGIN OF PRINTING

The city of Mentz, in Germany. is en-
titled to the honor of being the birth
place of printing. Strasburg. and ono or
two other cities, have laid earnest cl.;,ns
to this high honor. but it is pencrallv oan
Mentz. "
Gutenberg invented, and first usea
separate letters, or movable tvnes in
i442 AS early as 1923, he had printed
with lines cut on wood, but this was onlv
small mechanical advance on what had
been done for many wears.
Ayiographic printing, or the taking of
impressions from wooden tables. on which
letters or figures were engraved. had pre.
vlously been practised in Germany This
was an eastern invention. 1t came from
China and Japan, where it is still in use
Among the japanese, from time immemo.
RAJ, the art Of taking impressions in wax
mas been exercised, and these curious and
isolated people claim the merit of having
originated Xylographic printing.
topographic printing, or the taking
OF impressions from immovable wooden or
metal. types, began properly in l3ee-
The oldest work geographically execnted
was Latin Bible, which was published in
1855.
A man named John Faust or Fanstps
became associated with Guttenburg. and
did much to improve the art the latter
had invented. The Bibles then extant
were IN manuscript, and the writing Of
them gave profitable employment to the
Monks. In 1862, Faust went to Paris
to sell the Bibles he had printed. when
the Monks, fearing his business wonId So
interfere with theirs as to render their
copying labors unnecessary, opposed him
bitterly, and appealed to the preiudices
and superstitions of the people. BY declar-
ing that be was leagued with the Father
of lies. Faust became alarmed, on ac-
count of the violence of their persecution.
and fed from Paris hence arose the ira,
ditlon that Satan mysteriously conducted
the printer to his invisible kingdom.
From Germany printing was first car
RED INTO ltal y it was next practised in
France. 1t was introduced in England
by VIM Caxton, about the year I54I.
Guttenburg at first took impressions
from his types by fastening them upon a
table-coloring them with writing ink
spreading the paper over them, and
pressing it with rubber OF horn
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-02
INDIAN MUMMIES

George T.. Bates writes to the Detroit
Ad0eTtaSer that the great mystery among
the savans of the world-to wit bv what
process of art or skill in science, the num-
mics found in the Pyramids of Egvpt
have been preserved, and which modern
skill has exhausted all its resources in
fruitless efforts to analyze, is known on
the shores OF the Pacific. among the wan
dering races of the Chinooks and the Flat
heads These rude savages understand
and practice this art with as much success
as attended the efforts of the ancient
Egyptians Mr.. Bates says:
At the famous depository for the far
mers of California. on Montgomery street,
are two specimens which are we'll calcula-
ted to arouse the attention of the reflect
ing, and to show how intimate, after all,
are the relations of the past and the flu
ture. The former of these is a Flathead
mummy, found in his canoe on the shores
Of Puget Sound, in perfect state of pre-
servation. Those who have seen the
Egyptian mummy. would be utterly as
tonished at the simlitude, save in the
conformation of the subject. The fore
head of the skull has been evidently de-
pressed by outward mechanical applian-
ces, but in all else. it is the mummy of the
Pyramids, in a perfect state of preserva-
tion. The eye balls are still round under
the lids, the teeth, the muscles and ten
dons perfect, the veins injected with some
preserving liquid, the bowels. stomach and
liver dried up, but not decayed, all per-
fectly preserved. The very blanket that
entwines him, made of some threads of
bark, and saturated with pitchy sub
stance, is entire. The inner canoe in
which he was found had entirely decayed,
and the outer one was nearly gone, yet the
oody is evidently just as it was prepared
by the embalmer; and although exposed
to the open air, it shows no sign of decom
position. 1t would seem as if prepared
for all coming time Where these wan
derers of the desert learned this art is
query over which the wise may ponder;
and those who are skilled in such things
will find food for thought in this strange
specimen, picked up near the disputed
boundary on our western frontier