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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-20

A SINGULAR FAscrHArIoE.--An
English paper relates the following
unaccou utabls occurrence:
One Of the most singular instances
in connection with material things ex-
lists il the case Of young man, who,
not very long ago, visited large iron
manutsctory. He stood opposite
large hammer and watched with gro t
interest ita perfectly regular strokes.
At frst it WAS beating immense Jumps
Of crimson metal into thick black
sheets; but, the supply becoming ex-
hausted, at length it only descended
on the polished anvil. Still the young
man gazed intently on its motion,
then he followed its stroke with cor
responding motion of his head; then
his rigA Farm moved 10 the sans tune
and, finally, he deliberately placed his
tst upon the anvil, and in a second it
was smitten to ajelly. The only ex.
planation he could afford was, that
he felt an impulse to do it. that he
knewh he should be disabled, that Q
saw all the consequences in misty
kind OF manner, but that he still felt
the power within above sense and rea-
son-a morbid impulse. in fact to
which he succumbed, and by which
he lost = good right hand. ..s.a
a very particular Friend is Amos
Smith and a very decided enemy to
all worldly titles, as any body in Phil
adelphia knows; but as a business
correspondent from the South didn't
know. And thereby hangs a tale
This correspondent had directed his
letters to Amos Smith, Esq. Friend
Amos replied pnnctuaHy, aAd after
dispatching business matters, added
the following postscript:
i desire to inform thee that, being
q member Of the Society of Friends, |
am not free to use worldly titles inlad-
dressing my friends, and wish them
to refrain from using them to me-
Thon witt, therefore, please to omit
the word Esquirs at tie end Of my
name, and direct thy letters to Amos
Smith, without any tail. " 3 = a
By the return mail came reply.
directed in precise accordance with
the request Of the particular Friend,
to 7go ~ .4 ss z@e a'.@"
Amos Smith, oithout any tail, Phil
adslpAia. 49, sa p lso s..@e. ...@''' d -, stss
--$--@--11-----. 49, ..--t
1t is related by the celebrated his
torian Herodotns, that Histaus, the
Milesian, being detained prisoner
by Darius, and all correspontencebe be-
ing interdicted, he shaved a mans
mead, wrot, despatch upon it, and
kept the man out OF sight till his hair
grew. The living letter was then
sent, and the person to whom it was
addressed, upon shaving the messen-
gers head, found the news there in
scribed. ssA.' a..arH ~ ~..1s
DR.. Kane, on his Arctic expedition,
outward bound, used the following
daily prayer, to wit: Lord, accept
our gratitude, and bless our undertak.
ing Alter all hope OF further ex
plorations ceased, aud the only effort
was to getchis party back home, the
praye:: was changed, aud read thus;
Lord accsptour gratitude, and restore
- 70 our homes.
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DrG;ssfrifS,
i REMOVAL. - s. q.
ShaT1cS M. HA~AOa.g
~r WHOLESALE GROCER,

WHOLESALE GROCER,
Faes4 sTRzET, CORNER ssRRs Ia 4
Gg4 asa s-A@ CARD.
AsiaH rerlosedtn new bsick store n ahavnx
tue pufpose oi LaasacuDg Wholsseis 0ecsss
ass slke ihls orpertanIt Of tetpIaine Ia III,
o. ia asenP 9El and Sieiaily my shsnkS a. ~.
N1sfsi patfonass oeSicved upon lie, and E.nIs ~,
pafel-sefs ai Grsssrsss at DlsIssaL ~ ~
~ ~ neT stand, hoPag 10 merit = lib.rsl shass
- patronage bx .eepisg good ARTICLES at q wsst 49,
.oe4 i, 1866. esEi4aa cHaRLas n. RAwxsss sa9s
As kxlxzmS,
Sugar Cured Hama II II Pants, T.
y2a want choice Sugar Cured Han q ..,. {
str Get. = =. u ~ ~SeW w FksAt
sugar Cured Sacked Hams IL esnss.
Smoked Shoulders
Liberal Discount made 10 the Trsde @t.iaa
-SaIs 9-u J. N. D. RURRoWs
- N. H. hHfDENHETNEF. -
1o!esaie sGa Retail Grocery ana Prsvisiop
stors. - =. = -. i
SstSaa NJ, doors beio,o RraSn. Aork -.
HAVE jnstrecaiyei a nd am opeyning : an. - -
Gisestasd best selected stock, OF = ~. =
GROCERIES, AND PROVISJONa
ever before bro.ghst to inis market 10 rhiah s...
.h5 kesaon OF country merchants and The nm ~ ~
sshsral 10 Hhpm snat ha above at rrcstiy r.dn.
estand. for yourselves before purcA.aa ~. ~.
= - -. FL N&n t.s L5G Qec 12%dtf s.. b.
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fxNYaYLYAaIA RAIfR0AD.


Ths ereat CentfaI Routs, Connecting the Al Iantis
cities with the Western, North hwessrn, ana South
wcs.sln sistes es ksn % :, Irses; IN,
steamers To all psrn on the Western Rivers, and at
Cleveland and Sanjusky with Steamers 10 all ports
onl the North western Lakes; making me most di.
rect eieapsst and rsIStts rorfs by which Freight
can be for rwxrdsd to and from the Crest West,
Rates between Philadslphia and Ptttsburg,
Efrst class boots, Shoes, Hats
aad Caps, Books, Dry Goods Tin ta0a. q iaa n
boxes, bales and trunksD Drugs
On boxes & bales,) Furs, Feathers,
SeconA ClaSU..eDonestic Sheet
ing, ,shirung aAi Ticking lin origi-
nal bsies,l Drugs Din essks,) Hard 1Sc- = l06k
Wosl Wool nd fss ssssp y pst. sS I. ss.is.ra ssa
Third Class...Anviis, stssl,
Ckains Qn casks,) Hemp, Bacon
Pork, ,Eaitsd uoose or IN sssksl1o- t6se p 100 .
bacco, manufactured, tsxcspt Ci-
ears or cut,) 6c.
Fourth Ciass...Cofee, Fish Bal
con, Beef & Pork, lin casks or box
es easswA Ard,3 Lard d Lard OIL, }5Sc , 100 =.
Lead, Nails, Soda Ash, Gsrmsn " aaa5a-a5a
Clay, Tar, Pitch, Rosin, &c.
ELoqK-ei FER barrel o unsl further =: notice:
COIToN-S2 per bale, not exceeding 500 lhs,
weight untilfutner notice, HS
T PIN shipping Goods from any point east Of Phil
adelDhia be particular to mark packages "uis Pen.
syssenis Rs'ires1.' All good. csIsiensd to The !.
gents for this Road al Philadeiphis fttsbure, viii
5e forwarded without detention.
FRsIsHr Aas.rs rs.-harris, Normly & CO., Mem
NH Penn, X. r. Sass CO., St. Louis, J. s. Mitch
eli q Son, Evansville, lad; Dsmesail, Bell q Bur;
dock, and Carter Jeweti, Louisrilis Ky. R.C Mel,
dram, Madison, Ind; SPrSmsn B'own,snd lI.ir
Q. Leech 1. Co., 81 kilby 81. Boston; Lesch 4 Co.
Asior House, 4. York, william 81. and Batter; 4;
Place, New York; b. J. Snee5er, Philadelphia; Ma
xrsw & Koons, Baltimore; Geo. c. Pronclscus, Pitts
II. H. HOUSTON, 6sRsrai Ffsisht Jdxsnt, P&ite
H. E.J.LOMEAERT, SpP'!. 9tscnS, Pa. -.84
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DoteIs, SaIceQs, &c.

CITY HOTEL,
Corner OF Third and Perry strestA
AcXLEY 4 eLAsTKAD, Propristors,
rUSBE undersigned would respectfully inform their
i friends and the publc, that they have this da,
opened the 'sclTT hoTHL for the reception OF sttn
gers and travellers. II Aas Deon entirely femoasieo
and ne WHY furnished The location isesnuai aad con
ysnent snd no EFFORT the part Of the Psopsfe'or-
shall be wAntng to eontrbae 10 tks comson cfthei'
patrons VI g8U5 r.
tiers always ia Attendance, Also tsrfs tsrs con
nectea for the accom- unodssion Of Fsrmsrs, 6e.
Asharc sfpublic patronage - rsspsctfa!y sS,eaIea
ACkLEY D. OLMsTkAD.
-Htf
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-20
Coall Coal!

owKET THOMAS 4 co. are rev receiving, 81
i Itheir Yard near the rail road depot, 100 TONS
0FCUAE DAILY. For Fuel aud Steam ithas nc sa-
peTor ia this Market. 9#H5s Il #,EF
Owl ing TO y eomb nation oil the miners TO raise the
price oi Goxl--which we would rot ssbnit io-we
sere unable for short tims TO supply our easts u
srs nus having succeeded IL breaking df this - NJ
buatto lin which the inmtnty has 10 SINAI inter.
xst) we nre prepares ~ deliver IN this ely or
davenport, in quantity TO suit Purchsser ~ our
tvrRs Or psices, OH appiiCg All eh ~ the ard, t
Rn.l I-isnd Inn li.dn 4a4s.l-...-..
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esuUsyivania Kailroaa ,

TLrss Daily Thfaasl Trans between Phiiadelphis
leaves Philadelphia for Pittsburgh II A. l., and
piilsburxh fer Philadelphia att A. NJ. The fast line
leave r. NJ and Pittsburg for Phil
sdalphia at 4 +. nj. THE NIGHT kAPRkSS irsi.
leaves Philadelphia for Pittsburgh at ii p NJ. aud
Pittsburgh for philadelphia al Al T. NJ es gaEG.
The above lines connect al Pittsburgh with the
Railroads 10 and from ST. Louis, Mo-, Alton Galena
aud Chicago, Ill. Frankfort, Lexington and Lonis
vile, Ky. Terre Haute, Dayton, Springfield, Belle
zanesSis, Massilion and Wooster, ohio; also, Wiz
lie steam packet boats IRON and 10 New Orleans
ST. Louis, Lcusville and CiDcinnsti. aEs.
Through tickets eo had 70 from either Of tbs
above places. 49, = -tsr.nr
For further particulars sac hsndhiils at the di6e
sut starting points. Passengers from the West viii
ind this The shortest and most expeditions route Ia
Philadelphia, BALTIMORE, Ne. York or Boston.
TAO's. M0Okk, Agent, Passenger Lines, Phila.
q MESklMEN, Agent Pas ssaSer Lines, Pitts.
s# PkiIs Nov I'd I55 div i~s-4 "ss8 "
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Stepfs
BUY YOUR STOVES
Al fliE
BKkAT WEkTEhN CINCINNATI
s r o " e s r o r e
And Tin Ware uanuiactory,
I'd street, aoors East of harrison,
Wholesale and Retail

" HERE Niilalsays 10 Eo21d one of the bsst a
Nv sortments Of soves, Tin Plate, Sheet Iron
Wsrein ibis city. Among as assortment OF
5 Il Ot l.S
are the celebrated Climax sDd Charter OAK C6st
stoves, coal or woai; Al VI fll. and com p.e,e s.
sortn,s pt psrter soyaut Heating Stoves, fieystsi
ovso Stoves, snc mInJ otscr patterns too uunsr
cns 70 mentsoh. Our motto 10, Quick Sales ara
small Profits Good work, all warranted or no sals
One dollar saveiis dollar esrnsd; and by sailing
- this stove store yoa VIII save and get Just al
good RE article ss at AMI other ho use ls y
Particular attention paid to House Rooans Spout
ing and Job W Wcrk in general out 0f GOOD Tin and
aoes, hoping to receive share OF the public pat-
Tonsge By this motto: "Qutck Sales and Smell
Proft.' fsep6) u. l.. HORNE, i
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EMBROTDERIES
RAU-ROAD rORyfyTK

4 LARGE arrival frem auetion-m skTGs oni
\ t,ock tho largest and cheapest IN the city. Il,
urs 10 call 81 i$u4f42 -.9f WADSWltRFH's.
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The GNfy GeHlsis.e .Ha chine
Was Patented Nov, eth, 1858
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
Mtsnerl. Patent Wash xun

WisneT's Patent wash xUB
THE undersigned offers fos szieths RIGHT to mako
sell and uss the 40 te aamed popular tabs Ia
?, ne OF the best capHiies 10 lows. THIS is rare
chance for energetic men 10 make mnnsy. As This
tstritosy is ssiiRg rapidly, porsons who think o.
embafking in the enterprise viii do well 70 apply
soor. e l. r, COATES.
oaiee, Nos Commercial Buildings, entrance 81
EeaaE 81. Dse27d.u
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EVANS, CHEW & Co.

EVANS, CHEW 81 CO. '-.''
"hc1essaio Grccor1. fs'
~ AVE on hsrt aus VAN ho ccp.tanth reesIvtnr
yn,pp hsxssappls q fsssh ch 9rsesrass, sssG .
s.,i.. asaeH wArs, Si.s,., S,.s.. 5 Da:l grs,.
bose dS op1so' sSaiasss Siassss, Sa.. Sal..''
ioees' ,.,.- sssdsxe, Naval Stores. g5
Large Sales and small Profits, Il ssos
Il ssAss, SiihW 4 CO.i.aIsf tgaa.
= .efi il Cor Perry and second strssts.
fresh GrOcerie..-
D1s1zell, Jr., - &C.,
south East, csEasr "a q Perry q. ~
rae Ss Ft1L for past patronage We now os,r u
ssf s'si1sns Y n., sapcr. lIssh suPpiy u
HG ARs--s. 0, crushed, cisriasa, G,pu,.,.a.
4gt !. ssssas. =. ss,~. dslssas, syras, '-
OF fEErkio, Laswya, lava a%II1 ,S9ifa
=. Roasted and Ground. n 10
lEAS of al grades and s,1s iity sA
ssees. ss.:s sss., sa.! s.s:s
'sa, sesssss Fsa,,s s.ss drs..s
slisa @ ahses s 81 a,js>.a .j,s>.a oseSd low .ad var.
neg 70 si's c.ms... s,o., .,s IL st1.a@
,aarIsls taif and qaartey barrel, sasksJ
E5ssl8E Crssknsl bissuis. Y ,t34st
s5opsesin store and fof ssis. ~
seSFs,', e INT haes, We'll buckets, Mops oAeppins
y Baskstss
SoEs'oeS s . isfs' ~ and soA assorted, ai ts
st,R M. A., y DALzsll., jRa Ca !
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Batting and Bags. ~
50 BALES tUT@gGN BATTING
5000 SEAMLESS Iixsss

w. 1N SLL.l. Sa. G:o-,S
ovl7 NEW YORK STORE.
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DAWSON TRUE,
attorneys and COunxeiOrs saw
and Kotaries Public
OFFICE, on Brady Street, In " srwGx iew
ai'ug, - > ....a @.r
.BNhK aVlsON. ID. s. RUE.
i2tL, lolt-WtTw-i -#"| tFasFt
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Aaalisis.
a.. DOD gsIC IL
Natal Gnryann

eaes on BRADY street, east side, 81 door below
/ Third street.
i.os7du DAVENPORT, IOWA.
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jas. r. LAKE.,
AttosDcy III Law and Notary fubiac =
usSttz iraiy Street ssose Second ,o7er Esrns'''
si'sstose. e-s+" 5s
.ayonnoEt. Apri 18Th, Is54-wlrw.tf
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! SAMUEL PKRRY--

q - EUWA AID Adm
soha street, opposite LeCAise Row. 6avo1nayf
lows, factssea Mryt Il Rrsdv.I .srSx.ss'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02
lloetitaL.
Written for the Green Mountain Freeman.
Written by request.
Elegiatio Stanzas,
On the Death Of Byron c. storrs.
On the Death Of B


He has gone he has gone, like a star from the sky,
His spirit has flown to its home on high;
Like dew from the flower at the kiss of the morn,
Unseen was its flight, unheard was its song,
Save by the Father whose hand divine
UnlocS tkAk..es of that summer cline,
Where the beautiful dwell, the free, the pure,
The redeemed of earth forever secure.
He has gone, he has gone have laid him to rest,
And sprinkled thsci1st o'er his lowly breast,
And We weep, oh!-ye weep sad mourning friends,
For knowledge OF this deep anguish sends -
To each loving heart that on Earths fair shore,
That form so dear We must see no more,
That the voice which sweeter than musics breath,
Is hushed to your ears in the sleep of death.
He has gone, he has gone, DER the circle of home
manting shadow of gloom is thrown,
For ye wings the joy Of his presence now
And the cheerful light Of his noble brow,
And We look in vain for the beaming eye,
Which told that heart Of worth was nigh;
But oh! in your grief be yc trustful still,
For tho it is hard It's the Fathers will.
he has gone, he has gone, yet mem'ry deep
In her holy cell shall his image keep,
And the faith which gave to his cold, pale brow,
glory--crown, that is with you now,
And We joy in that faith for halo light,
1t hangs on the clouds Of the darkest night,
And back to your SOULS for his love it brings
snow-winged dove that forever sings. ~
&C He has gone yethe lives, in brighter land
He has Joined the choir of the angel band,
With brother and sisters who have gone BEFORE
He's united for aye on that sinless shore"
Rlcgt Comforter never fnruata those ,,bo ,,aao
But tell them their darling has risen from sleep,
Like our glorious Master and that bright throne,
He waiteth for them in " his heavenly home"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02

Smiles.

Nothing on earth can smile but a man -
Gems may flash reflected light, but what is a
diamond-fash compared with an eye-hash and
mirth-hash? Flowers cannot smile. This is
a charm which even they cannot claim. Birds
cannot smile, nor any living things. 1t is
the prerogative of man. 1t is the color
which love wears, and cheerfulness, and joy
these three. 1t is the light in the window Of
the face, by which the heart signifies to faith
er, husband, or friend, that it is at home and
waiting. A face that cannot smile is like a
bud that cannot blossom and dries up on the
stalk. Laughter is day. and sobriety is night,
and a smile is the twilight that hovers gently
between both, between both, more betwitching
than either But all smiles are not alike
The cAeerfulness of vanity is not like the
smile of love. The smile Of gratfed pride
is not like the radiance of goodness and truth
The rains of summer fall alike upon all trees
and shrubs. But when the storm passes, and
on every leaf hangs a-drip, each gentle puff
of wind brings down a pretty shower, and
every drop brings with it something of the
nature of the leaf or blossom on which il
hung; the roadside leaf yields dust; tht
walnut leaf bitterness some flowers poison
while the grape blossom, the rose and the
sweet briar lend their aroma to the twinklin&
drops, and send them down perhmed. Anc
so it is with smiles which every heart per
fumes according to its nature-selhshness II
acride pride, bitter; goodwill, sweet ant
fragrant-Henry Ward Beecher.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02

PARENTAL DUTY.-The father who plunges
into business so deeply that he has no leisure
for domestic duties and pleasures and whose
only intercourse with his children consists in
brief word Of authority, Or a surly lamen-
tation over their intolerable expensiveness, is
equally to be pitied and to be blamed. What
right has he to devote to other pursuits the
time which God has allotted to his children
Nor is it an excuse to say that he cannot sup
port his family in their present style of liv-
ing without this effort. ask, by what right
can his family demand to live in mannea
which requireshim to neglect his most solemn
and important duties? Nor is it an excuse
to say that he wishes to leave them that COM
petance which he desires? Is it an advan-
tage to be relieved from the necessity of la
Dor? Besides, is money the only desirable
bequest which father can leave to his chill
dren? Surely, well cultivated intellects /;
hearts sensible to domestic affection; the love
fof parents, and brethren and sisters; taste
for home pleasures habits of order, regular
ity, and industry; hatred of vice and vicious
men; and lively sensibility to the excel
lence Of virtue, are as valuable legacy as
an inheritance of property-simple property,
purchased by the loss Of every habit which
would render that property.a blessing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02

meyer call him father again as long as |
lived" said Alice.
/" Oh, well, this is strange world, and
strange people live IN it," sighed Mary Price.
How much such idle gossip is daily repeat
ed in every town, village, hamlet, and, indeed,
in almost every family in the land. How
many precious hours are wasted in circulating
+" News" that is altogether useless and UNI
profitable. How many bright intellects are
left uncultivated, simply because leisure time
is employed in vain and dcleterious CONVERSE
ton, thereby rendering those powers of mind
curse which were intended for a blessing.
How many happy hearts are made miserable
| by the tattler's poisonous tongue.
An indulgence in gossiping, gives the mind
disrelish for the contemplation OF high and
noble objects, and leaves it to groVel In the
dust. Some are active gossips, not because
they have any malicious design against any
one, but merely from force of habit; some
because they wish to be first to tell the news,
and their vanity is hattered by having ac-
quired the reputation of conversing with flu
ency others with malicious intent, having a
desire to iniure and harrass some individual
Perhaps those sustaining the latter character
are the most despisable Of the three classes,
yet they all exert a very pemiclous influence
upon society But [ seem to hear several
young persons halfpettishly exclaiming,-
ave have nothing to talk about except oul
neighbors and their affairs, and if We remain
silent we shall BIS considered very dull alrd
insipid." If the reputation Of being sociabl(
and agreeable is to be acquired at such
price, it is not worth possessing. But it il
not necessarily so for with a little care ant
attention on your part, you might easily ex
tricate yourself from such u dilemma. L
you would spend one fourth, or even on'
eighth of the time that you employ IN vail
and deleterious conversation, in perusing som'
instructive book, or in studying SOME usefu
science, you would never be in want of al
interesting topic for conversation. Now dc
not turn sneeringly away, feeling that if yo'
pursue the proposed course, you will be oblig
ed to be as grave as q monk, and as mum a
convict. Useful knowledge has not ten
dency to render its possessor unsocial and mel
ancholy, but on the contrary, rightly disci
plined mind contains within itself the ele
mcnts of cheerfulness.
LYDIA 4. WHITE,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02
Try the Experiment.
LYDIAE. WHITE.

The Sunday school teacher who has never
paid hearty, loving visit to the home of a
pupil-no matter how rude and uninviting his
home may be-has yet to know one of the
happiest seasons of his life. We have seen
Sunday school people, and heard them speak,
who would say, on reading such remark as
we have Just made, Well, there's no ac-
counting for peoples tastes-for my part, it's
quite enough to have the care Of 'em in the
Sunday school, awithout seeking their compa-
ny in the week" But we must regard it as
an open question whether persons who use
such language aye, properly speaking, Sunday
school teachers. They may, indeed, occupy
the chair assigned to teacher, and keep the
key of the teachers drawer, and may have
their names on the roll-book, and pass for
teachers in everythng-except teaching.
There are, doubtless, very faithful and COM
petent teachers in our Sunday schools, who
have a valid excuse for not visiting their pu-
| pills at their homes. Such will not question
the position we just now took. They will
rather express surprise that those who have
the power and opportunity to discharge thi:
most important and interesting duty, are viii
ling to neglect it. Onr present business il
with that large body of teachers, so called
who have no apology to make for such neg
lect. They have time-they have health
they have ability to make their visits welcome
and profitable, and they need just that excite
;ment of their sympathies and impulses which
is the natural fruit Of domiciliary visitation
We never make such visits, nor hear a re
port of them, without a feeling Of regret tina
any occupant Of a Sunday school teacher
post, should voluntarily forego privilege 81
inestimable, or omit an opportunity of useful
ness so inviting.-S. S. Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02

OLD MEN-A wise man will never rust
out. As long as he can move or breathe, he
will be doing something for himself, or his
neighbor, or posterity. Almost to the last
hour of his life, Washington was at work. So
were Franklin, and Adams, and Young, and
Howard, and Newton. The vigor of their
lives was decayed. No rust married their
spirits. 1t is foolish idea to suppose that
we must lie down and die, because we are
old. Who is old Not the man of energy !,
not the day-laborer in science, art, or benev-
olence but he only who suffers HIS energies
to waste away, and the spring of life to be-
come motionless on whose hand the hours
drag heavily, and to whom all things wear
the garb of gloom. There are scores of grey
headed men we should prefer in any impor-
tant enterprise, to those young gentlemen who
fear and tremble at approaching shadows, and
turn pale at lion in their path, a harsh word,
or frown.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-02
Here is an example worthy the imitation

Here is an example worthy the imitation
of Christian girls A young lady was asked
by Mr. Finney, when that eminent minister
was young man and an impenitent sinner,
to accompany him to the theatre. with
the utmost kindness and the most decided
earnestness, she gave a negative reply, and
invited him to 60 with her to the house of
God. 1 should have despised her. said Mr..
f., if she had yielded for | knew she was
a professorof religion. But her fearless re-
fusal to do what she knew to be wrong, was
an arrow in my heart.