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V The following admirable poem from an
Euglish paper received by the' Caledonia.
It is replete with spirit, and gives a vivid, bin
we fear, too trhe a picture of the evils of
war.' J It is applicable lo the present condition
of this country! and isdeservingan extensive
circulation:
THE SONG" OF THE SWORD.
PARODY am THE "SONG. OF THE SllIRT.r
I Weary, : and wouuded and worn,
i ; Wounded and ready to die, "
' A soldier ihey left, ail alone and forlorn,
! Ou the field of battle to lie.
The dead and the dying alone
:i Could Yheir" presence aud pity afford;
Whilst with a sad and terrible -tome, .
He Bang the Song of the Sword.
Fight'.
fight! fight!
Though a thousand fathers die:
Fight '.fight! fight ! - - -
Though thousands of children cry !
Fight! fight! right! .
Whilst mothers and wives lament; '
And fighi! fight! fight!
Whilst millions of money are spent.
Fight! fight!, fight! .
Should the cause be foul or fair;
Though all that's gained is au empty name
And a tax loo great to bear:
; An empty name and a paluy lame, .
And thousands lying leud;
Whilst everv glorious, victory
Must raise the price of tread.
War!
war! war
Fire, and famine, and sword;
Desolate fields and desolate towns,
And thousands scattered abroad,
Willi never a home and never a shed
Whilst kingdoms perish and fall,
And hundreds of thousands are lying dead
And all tor nothing at all.
Ah! why should such mortals as I ""'
. Kill those whom we never could hate!
TPis obey your commander or die
'Tis the law of the Sword aud Slate.
For we are the veriest slaves
That ever had their birth;
For to please the wbim of a tyrant's will
Is- alt our use upon earth.. , .,.
'War!
war! war!
' Musket, and powder, and ball; "
Ai.! what di) we fight so for?
All! why have we-battles at all?
'Tis justice must be done they say,
t The nation's honor to -keep ;
jAlas! that justice is so dear,
And human life so cheap!
Tis sad that a christian land
A professedly Christian State,
Should thus dispise thai High command-'
So useful and so great
Delivered by Christ himself on eartb,
' Our constant 'guides lo be:
To "love our neighbor a? ourselves,
: r And bless our enemy."
,
War! war! war!
' Misery, murder and crime,
Are all the blessings I've seen in thee
From my youth to ibe present time;
Misery, murder and crime,
Ah! whould t have known in ray younger days
!"' In my hours of boyish glee,
A tenth of its misery;
J now had been joining a hnppy band
: ! Of wife and children dear,
And I bad died in my native land,
Instead of dying here.
Weary, and wounded, and worn
Wounded and ready to die,
A soldier they left all alone and forlorn,
i On the field of battle to lie;
The dead and the dying alone
, Could their presence and pity afford,
Whilst ihus, with a sad and terrible tone,
" (On: would that these thruths were more
' perfectly known,)
' Ho sing the Song of the Sword.
' tThe return home of one of Mr. Polk'
' Commissaries to Illinois, has been accounted
' for in the following short synopsis of a speech
cf that Gentleman
.'D n Jim Polk and bis war and the
tiuole posse of' them togetherI-will have
nothing more to do with it? As for yoii Jim
1$. n ff you are disposed to stay here
aad break mules for Jim Polk; you can do
rSJbui as for Jim C I he will not do
.'it by G d he is loo welt raised for that,
and will go home and tend to bis own busi
ness." !
' .This Jim is a pretty humorous, good heait
- fellow, and having seen the Elephant and
"stiid a little too late one night at a f.indanvo,
"cinght cold and left in disgust. Quincy
"(Ills.)
I "jTHE FOURTH OF M ARCH A cor
respondent of the, Philadelphia Inquirer
-ea?s: .
""."An interesting fact was elicited here a few
dis siuce, in ihe decision of a bet between
t-iwc gentleman, in reference to the day set
'apast by the Constitution lor the in inguration
"of the President of the United Suies, viz:
th4th of March. It was supposed by some
thl tbat day might come on Sunday, aud
thee fore the ceremony should be postponed
til'.the following day. By referring to the
delates of the Convention that formed the
Coistitution, it was found that the Fourth of
Mrch in every fourth year would not fall on
Sti day for - the period of ihrce hundred
jess, and it was on that 'account selected as
thfeinauguration day by that body.
From tiie Spirit of the Tames.
"RUNNING A SAW" ON A JUDGE.
SCBAPS FROM TIIE ' NOTE BOOK OF A MI3SOTJBI
LAWVER.
Among the .members of the bur was young
II . whose round smooth lace, soft skin
and clear complexion, gave him a rather fe
minine cast of countenance. And the mode
iu winch he dressed bis hair, heightened the
egect of his peculiar pbisognotny. la his
childhood he received an - injury on his head
from a scald, whichever aher prevented the
growth of "any hair on the scald spot. On
every other part of his head his hair was ol
the most luxuriant growth. This blemish he
was always very careful to conceal by comb
ing bis hair over the naked place and fasten
ing it with a ladie's comb. .
But it must not be inferred that H
was feminine in disposition; for a more mad
ly,, geneious-hearied, good-natured fellow
never lived. He was always full of fun, and
always ready to enter into any joke that was
going. '
The landlady at one of our usual slopping
places on the Circuit, was a very precise,
formal widow, considerably past the prime ol
life, who valued herself very much for her
strict' propriety ol deportment, and the re
spectability of her house To do Mrs. In
justice it must be admitted that her house
was the most orderly, .aud Wie neatest in its
arrangements o any iu the circuit.
But some of us thought that her extreme
nicety of demeanor hotdered rather ou prude
ry; and the greater pains she always took to
provide for the comfort of the judge, who
was a formal old bachelor, manifested a pref
erence not altogether to the taste of the
younger members of the bar, who tbtkight
themselves equally as well entitled as the
Judge to ! lie kind consideration of the land
lady. Some of them, therefore, determined
in indulge themse!ves in a joke at the first
convenient opportunity, at the expense of the
Judge and our hostess.
The appearance of II on our cir
cuit suggested a convenient, opportunity for
playing off the long contemplated prank. As
II never had- been "victimized" on
our circuit, no scruples were entertained on
his'account.
We had been riding during the gieater
patt ol a cold uucomfortable day, over an ex
tensive prairie, exposed to a sharp cutting
wind, when we app:oacied within a few miles
of the house -ol Mrs. L , whom we
intended honoring with our company lor that
night.
F and B suggesled that it would
be better to ride ahead and give Mrs. In
timely warning for our approach, iu older that
she might have ample time lo prep ire the
s?uppr, and make the necessary arrange
ments for slowing us away for the night.
1 his was at once conceded to by all. and
F - B , and mysell offered ourselves
as tiie "advanced guard "
Mounted on tiue horses, and going at a rap
id puce, we soon arrived at the house.
Our landlady received us in her usual stiff
formal manner, and soon commenced making
inquiries about the Judge of whose health and
speedy arrival we give satislactory assur
ances. ' - .
We found, as usual, that the best bed in
the house, and the best stall in the stable,
ware reserved lor the comloit ol the Judge
and his horse.
'M
rs.
," obsetved F-
in a
very serious manuet, "how long
been 't qu iiuted w;th Judge T
have yon
7"
'Ever bince he has been in the circuit,"
replied our hostess.
Mrs. L ."continued F have
known you for several years, and have al
ways entertained a high respect for you, audi
I deem it my duty to apprise you uT a cir
cumstance that may deeply affect your char
acter, and the standing of your house."
"My character and the standing of my
house? why, what do you mean, Mr. F ?
Who has dared to say anything against tnj
character, or the standing of my house?1'
"No one that 1 know of," arnswered F
"but I want :o put you on your guard. Mi.
L I have my dout ts whether Judge
T is the man you take him to j)e.
To come to the point, be is now travelling
the circuit in company with a young woman
dressed in man "a clothes, whom be is passing
off for a. young lawyer. . lie calls her- Mr.
11 , aud they wtd be here m a lew mo
ments." "Is it possible!
What Judge T
can it be, Mr. F !
guilty of such conduct !
Why I tiave always legated him as one of the
most correct meu 1 ever knew. It cannot be
M. F ."
"You will soon see, Madame, to your sat
isfaction. I could not believe it myself when
I first heard ol the affair.'"
"Alr.F ."remarked the widow with
great earnestness of manner, "Will Judge
T Lave the presumption to enter my
bo-.ise with such company ?"
"Doubtless he will Madame,", answered
Ft , "for they have been travelling togeth
er lor the past three weeks. Bat a short
time ago 1 heard him remark to this young
woman that he would take great pleasure in
introducing her lo you."
"He wiil will he. I will let him know,"
exclaimed the widow with virtuous indigna
lion"that if he has no regard for bis own char
acter, I have some for mine. They shall not
stay in my house."
F had succeeded in working up the
old lady to the right pitch, when the Judge,
in company with H , entered the
house.
" "Mis L ."observed the Judge, with
much cordiality of manner, "I Bin indeed ve
ry glad to see you looking bo well. How
have you been this Fall? Allow me to in
troduce to you my young friend Mr. H -
who intends to practice in our circuit.''
The old lady drew herself up to her full
height, '. and with a countenance epressing
the utmost indignation, replied:
"Judge T , you are the last person
from whom I should have expected such
treatment. You might at least, have spared
me this insu't in my own house."
"Insult, Mrs. L ?" said the Judge,
with the greatest astonisrnent. What is the
meaning of all this? ' I am entirely tincon
cious of having done anything to injure your
feelings.11
"You are indeed!" replied our hostess.
"Do you not regard it as an insult to a lady
to introduce to her such a worthless creature
as that?" pointing to II- , who stood by
the side of the Judge, cap in hand, and lost
in uner amazement . at this unexpected at
tack upon his character.
'Why, Mrs. L cetiniinued the
Judge, "this is Mr. H , one of the
most respectible young gentlemen in our
country. You certainly"
"Respectible indeed!" interrupted our
landlady, in a scornful and indignant manner.
"A worthless hussy dressed in men's clothes,
And you Judye T-
to be traveiliii" in
company with such
creature,
had I not
I -never
beheld it
would have believed il,
with my own eyes.".
"My dear Madame ,'vsaid
II-
step
ping forward, "you are mistaken--some one
must have been in. posing upon you."
''Don't 'dear. Madame' me you- brazen
faced trollop," exclaimed the old lady, "How
dare you come into ray house? Out of my
house in a moment you impudent jade."
"Surely Mrs. L ," said the Judge,
endeavouring to stop this torrent of abuse,
'there is some strange mistake in your sur
mise. This young gentleman is well known
to all the members of our bar." Mr. F
you are well acquainted with Mr. II
Where is Mr, F 2"
The Judge looked around, but all had dis
appeared save the actors in this ludicrous
scene. v
As soon as we saw that matters were com
ing to a crisis, we all left the room, and go
ing round the house placed ourselves in a
position where we could hear ail that was
going on within, without any danger of being
discovered. - -
In the mean lime, Mrs. L insisted
that the Judge and II should leave
the house.
Not being able lo find any one to aid them
in their extremity, anojdesparing of convinc
ing her of the mistake sue was laboring un
der, they mounted their horses and rode on to
the next house.
As soon as they departed we returned to the
house, and complimented the old lady on the
resolution and spirit she had manifested on
this trying occasion.
As she had now successfully repelled this
assault upon her dignity and the character of
her house, by driving out the invaders, she
soon became restored to her usual equamity.
Siie repeatedly declared, during the evening
n.at nothing but her own eves would have
convinced her, such had been her esteem for
ihe character ol Judge T She de
clared thai under the same circumstances
she would have driven (rorn her house the
President of the United States.
That nighf F selpt in the bed reserv
ed for the Judge, aud regailed himself with
many little delicacies set apart for the espe
cial use of his honor.
In truth we who remained, were treated
with unusual attention, The Judge vho
soon unravelled the mystery, was for a short
time very indignant; but being very sensible
to ridicule, he promised forgiveness upon
condition that we would not tell the story on
ihe circuit.
II , said it was too good to keep,
although he was the principal sufferer.
Our hostess was for a long time unappeas
able, but eventually was reconciled to us
through the meditation of a handsome silk
dress.
A LAPLAND WEDDING. The follow
ing account ot the- method ol deciding on
marriage between young persons in Lapland
is extracted Irom 1' ulleks "Worthies ol
England."
Here let me insert a passage of a custom
in this barbarous country, from the mouths
of credible merchants whose eyes beheld. It
is death in Lapland lo marry a maid without
her friends' or parents' consent: wherefore.
if one bear affection for a young maid, upon
breaking thereof to her friends the fashion is
that a day is appointed for their friends to be
hold the two young parties run a race logeth
er. The maid is allowed in starting, the ad
vantage oi athiidpart of the race, so thai
il is impossible, except willing of herself
that she should be uvertakeh. If the maid
overrun her suitor, the matter is ended, i
being penal for the man to renew the motion
of marriage. But if ihe virgin hath an affec
lion for him though the first running hard to
try the truth of his love, 'she will (without
Atlanta's golden ball to retard her speed) pre
tend some causualiiy, and make a voluntary
halt before she cornea to the mark or end of
the race. Thus none are compelled to marry
against their own will; and this is the cause
that in this country the married people are
richer in their own contentment than in oth
er lands, where so many forced matches
make feign iove, and cause real unhappi
ness.
An eastern paper gives an account of the
robbing ot a dandy. His lodings were rob
bed of a pair of stays, a smelling bottle, two
pair of artificial eyebrows, aud a while stur
tout, in a pocket of which there were three
love-letters, written to himself, in his own
hand-writing.
A TALE OF LIFE AND DEATH. In
another centuary such a story as the' follow
ing, which ur Police Reporter sends us,
would be deemed a frightful fable now it
is simply a lenible reality:
A few morning ssince a woman of rather
respectable appearance was observed to cross
the yard of (he Dead-Houe in the Park,
tpake her way towards a pile of coffiins which
occupied a corner of the enclosure. The
driver of ihe Aims-House hearse was em
ployed about the yard at the time, and ll.ought
nothing of the appearance of the woman
there, until' he saw her, after soma consider
able time bad elapsad, leave the yard and
make her way into the street. The woman
had been gone but a very short time, wheu
'Johu' was-aurpftsed at hearing the cries of
an intanl
-.Coming front-
direction oi ihe
pile of coffins in the corner. He immediate
ly commenced a seach.and discovered in -a
coffin, the top of which had been remove! Hornless there shall be in
t i 11 n I
an luiani entirely uuae, ana evidently newiy
born. The thought of ihe woman immedi
ately flashed across the driver's mind, and
he started off lo look for the moiher-who had
thus left her offspring to perish or exist in a
poor-house , coffin. Nothing could be seen
of the woman, however, and John rejurned
and reported . the case to the Cotr.misdoner
who had the new-comer plncexj tu the care
of the ASms-House niuses,Jo dess it and
give il a fair start in ihe world: .' f ' .
The nexf day after the occurrence of these
circumstances, Coroner Rawson was called
to hold an inquest on the body of a woman
named Frances Shaw, who bad died under
peculiar circumstances. She was on her
way home, as was staled, from a shop where
she had been lo take home some work which
he h.d been doing, and bad nearly reached
her boarding house, when she was taken
suddenly ill at the corner of City-Hall place
and Duane Street and died, either in the
street or soon after being carried to her resi
dence. The Coroner was accompanied by a
physician, who made a post-moriem examin
ation, and came to the conclusion that the
deceased had, a very short time before death
given birth to a child, and that her death
was caused by concomitant circumstances.
The inmates of the house could hardly be
lieve this, as they bad never seen anything
which iudicalet the approach of any such
evenl as that mentioned by the physician.
The woman, they said, was an honest, indus
trious seamtress, nnd they were entirely un
piepared to believe what they vyere told, but
the indications from which ihe Doctor judged
were unm''.akable, and a verdict w is render
ed accordingly by the Coroner's Jury. The
inquest was at length completed, and as there
weie no relatives to perform the rite of buri
al for the deceased the body was directed to
be buried at public expense, and the Alms
llonse hearse was sent for. The driver came
aud was about lo place the body in the coffin
when he recognized it as the woman who
came into the Dead-house yard i lie day pre
viously, and after whose departure ihe infant
was found; aud thus the whole mistery was
explained. Il is said that the woman was a
widow, and was probably driven to the course
which she pursut d by a a dread of the shame
which must haVv followed the discovery ol
her real situation. The child, though pre
maturely born, is now doing well, aud ap
pears as likely to live as any in the nursery.
CURIOSITIES. A writer in the N. York
Journal of Commeice offers the following
curiosities to the managers of the National
Museum;
.The tail of an Irish Bull.
Some sand from Time's hour glass.
A lorn TufHe from Love's last shirt.
.The iron Irom ihe plane of the ecliptic. .
A quandary with a man in it.
Part of the patch with which O'Connell's
rem was mended.
Half a dozen feathers from a gin cock
tail.
A fishing rod and two walking slicks made
of a hurricane.
A knock down argument and ihe impress
ions made.
The world in miniture; a very old copy
faded. .
A nound of butter from the cieam of a
joke, and a cheese from the milk of human
a
kindness.
The march of mind, arranged for a full
orchestra, with a Trumpet obliga to of France
Some bristiles from the last brush with the
Mexicans, aud a liille of Gen. Ampudia's
dander on them.
A fluke from the anchor of Hope.
Whiskers and noses from a masked bat
tery.
The shadow of the meat that the dog saw
in the water.
A pair of skulls from a White Hall boal,
and a table showing the phrenological devel
opments.
A bottle of the smoke Mr, Polk's message
ended in.
Some ten penny nails made from the frag
ments of the Iron Duke.
A finger post from Ihe Toad to rum.
Music of the spheres, original score.
Tr.e cap of climax.
Musket and powder horn of a shooting
star. ' . ,
The faith that Henry VIII defended, rath
er the worse for the scuffle.
A boot made on the last of the Mohcgans
withone of the spurs of the Rocky Mountains
on the heel.
The pearl that Cleopatra drank, and the
two diamonds that cut each other.
A silk tassel from the staff of life.
The afternoon of the day of Algiers.
Some of the eels that were used to being
skinned.
A pair of pointer! from the Great Bear;
well trained.
Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot .
Washington, Nov. 23, 1846.
Can any one tell how our Government is
to get out of the war with Mexico? It Is an
e isy matter for an ambitious, weak or unwise
President to get ihe country into a war, even
without the aid of Congress, alihotigh the
Constitution prohibits the act, but to get
it oaf of a war when once once in, is not the
most feasible task in the world! ,
Will we consent to a treaty of peace and
amity with Mexico alter wha has happened,
without a slice of fer territory? And sup-
pesing she yields as much territory as we
agree to be satisfied with will end the mat-
ter? Will there be- no strife, no contention
after that! Let the treaty be made and sign
ed and sen! to the Senatevit must receive
the aDorohatioi. .." iwo thirds of that body,
or il 'will be a dead letter, blowu lo -he winds
made null and void! ,
Will' two-thirds of the Senate vote for it,
il a clause prohinu-
.i... ..-,!..... in the newiy
acquired territory? On the other .hand,, will
two thirds of the Senate vote for the tea'y
if it does contain a clause of such a pro.10'-
toty nature!
It is well enough to look this whole mat -
ler full in the face, and for every lover of his
country and the prosperity of this ' gloriou,
shockingly abused Union, lo ask himself
what dangers this war with Mexico is fraught
with! If it shall result in the dissolution of
the Union which Heaven forbid! let him
who brought it on, be overwhelmed with the
terrible' responsibiliiy of the act! .
The message of Mr. Polk will be looked
for with very great anxiely all over ihe coun
try. I am informed that he will be very
stubborn on ihe subject of the Tariff, and
take high ground in favor of the act of 1846.
Itjs said that two Locofoco editors from
Pennsylvania waited on him a short time
since,' and broached the subject of the Ta
riff; but he was inexorable. Very likely he
was, and very likely he may be in his forth
coming message to Congress. It is quite
possible that he will stand on the Tariff as
he did on the Ooregon question, until the
next Congress assembles, when he will sub
mit the subject for its decission, as be did
that of Oregon to the Senate. If Cougress
chooses totakklbe responsibility of repealing
the act of 1S46, why he will give the meas
ure his sanction! : .
He will want to see the complexion of the
next Congress, however. And who can
doubt that the popular branch of it will be
Whig? It must be, if the Whigs do but half
their duty iu the States yet to eleet. How
ihey ought to unite and exert themselves in
Old Virginia for example, where they have
everything to gain, and nothing to lose! Four
teen Locotocos to one Whig! Shall this be
so any longer? The Whigs all over theState
in one universal shout say no! - -
And how is it to be in Indiana also! Shall
the delegation any longer stand eight Loco
focostolwo Whigs? The Whig Hoosie'rs
with one voice will say no! Let them re
member a former occasion, when they with a
mighty, a glorious, a patriotic effort, they
threw off the galling shackles of Locofoco-
ism and returned Whigs to Congress from
every district save one in the State! They
have the same cause now that ihey had then
and a similar effort will be attended with a
similar result ! .Who can doubt, then, that
ihe Whigs of the Hoosier State will make the
effort?
From the United States Gazette.
GUN CO TTON. Much interest is fell
sn the new discovero ol means to make raw
cotton as powerfully explosive as common
gunpowder; and experiments are daily tried
by gentlemen' who, being acquainted with
ihe ingredients to be used, and in the man
ner of application, without experience in the
incidents of the process, are constantly' in
danger ot doing or receiving mischiet, ex
tensive iu proportion to the amount of their
ooeration. We are much obliged to our
friends, the enterprising proprietors of the
"Tacony Chemical Works," for the subjoined
communication, wich is admonitory, from
source entitled to respect, and is in itself cal
culated prevent mischief: - "
Gun Cotton. The subject of this article
engaging at present so much ot public at
teniion. we have devoted. as. it seems lobe-
come au article of great importance, consid
erable -time aud attention -to its production
and examination ol iis properties: but as for
the general reader a scientific digression
won Id scarcely be interesting, we think i:
proper to furnish a few succinct remarks.
which may be the means of preventing some
serious acudenH to those who not fully aware
of the dangerous qualities of this article may
proceed incautiously in its preparation,
duced thereto, by the facility with which
may be produced by the veriest tyro iu chem
isiry, and from some of its qualities having
thus far been enormously stated. Professor-
Otto's method of immersion in fuming Nit
ric Acid does not produce as perfect au arti
rip. as a mixture of the same acid with con
centrated Sulphuric Acid, ihe proportions of
which may be considerably varied. In pre
paring quantities exceeding a few ounces ai
the time, peculiar precaution must oe em
ployed in steeping the cotton, as a great ev
olution of heat takes place, so much so as
entirley to decompose the cotton, at the same
time ejecting the acids on all sides. If Nit
ric Acid alone be used this does not take
place. Alter the prepared Cotton has been
thoroughly washed, so as not to change the
blue color of liiimus, it is dried and fit for
use. Shavings of wood, saw-dust ect., we have
treated in similar manner with like tesults, ex-
cept that, weights being equal, ihey are not
sis powerful as cotton although considerably
exceeding the efficacy of ihe best gunpowder.
The most dangerous process will be ihe dry
ing of la'ige quantities of the cotton, and this
is a poiut on which we would place the inex
perienced on their guard,, as the article ex
plodes very considerably below'the tempera--lure
of 400 deg., as thus far statedr and. un
der circumsiatices even by us not yet acoun-
ted for our aiiention, being drawn to thia
by an accident occurring to lis under the
following circumstances: we had two ounces'
of Ihe prepared cotton drying in a flat dishr
in which- ii lay to the depth ot abotit.JWO
inches and crowded with a ebeet of paper,
which vessel was placed .in a water bath, at
the pressure of the atmosphere, and beyond
all possibility of communication of fire from
the hearth. This, lo our astonishment, ex
ploded'while yet in a partially moist state, a3
particles of the cotton were afier the explo-r
sion found projected and adheting on the
adjoining walls, quite moist. We immediate
ly endeavored to reproduce the same-result
with smaller quantities, but unsuccessfully ;
but in this-instance a 8t"ge of spontantaneous
decomposition, under ihe influence of mois
ture, must bave.takeii place ana wntcn may
..c ,HUie to recur whenever large quantities
he nlaced lo drv. even
without
being'
a tr. hnilmf water temperature, if
expose.. ..,. I, , ,t,;,.UIo and not
incaui iou ' P"cu T" -7 . -""y '"
c ! 1 , An nt air tuo run
exposea 10 a , precis(J inj t)f ex.
scarcely doubt,. , n mhe of exoeri-
r -ci instruments does not
mt-nts, with very
varv two dearee
tnvery pt , 231 deg.
degrees eiiner hUherl())
TlSttl Qnil rw.t at St flVef
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stated. . - - ' - . ilt,.i.i.
We would furthe i express on
this preparation bee mig B";'k ',;-
of gunpowder, as aurnber o.
lead lo the conclusion n" , . Hpcom-
(.hough very gradually ""I quality
pos,..on,and .hereby a - hi -it can be
nor can we thus tar pt
thus far ot 'W "" .e.
produced at a price equiv
if even produced wilh 1
aientio g"t -'he
cheapest 'et all
v i .L.u'inns. Of.
vegitable fibre, such as w .
OOU sua "5-1
saw-dust.' t
Tacony Chemical Laba
Philadelphia.
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ur pavements
he. " They
' ud to make
MUD It requires conside
lo progress very rapidly over o.
the few past days of damp weal
are just sufficiently coaled with in
the travelling very disagreeable. . Y
ed an interesting young lady siip j
Ve observ
. 'esterday, .
. Vide with
" ; t grace
a; the very moment she was side and t .-,
a brawny Irish drayman, he caught he '
fully in his arms, set her upright agau;
touching his hat, remarked: , ,
"A good fut lot dancin1 makes bac
trav'lin' in such muck, ma'ma; you'd n .
slip on a floor." ., . . .. -
A number of dashing young men ,we
passing, looked daggers ai him for his bold
ness, but ihe belle returned him a pleasing
smile for his little bit of smooth blarney.
St. Louis Reveille. 4
IMPROVING THE BREED. An army
correspondenl of the N. O. Delta writes:' 'I
don i care what is said lo the contrary, some
of the Mexican women are very pret'y, and
although the men are still very hostile, they
are becoming every day more Americanized.
The last word brings to mind a remark of
Gen. Twiggs. A short time after the oc
cupation ol Matamoros by our troops, the old
General was standing on the plaza one day,
and seeing a numberol volunteers promena
ding with a score of Senoritas he turned to
Lieut. Britton and said, 'I wouldn't like to
storm this place twenty yeurs hence? Why
s?,said he Lieut. "Because I should hive to
fight a different breed of dogs?
NEW MILITARY GEOGRAPHICAL
DEPARTMENTS. General orders have
been issued from the Adjutant General's of
fice at Washington, creating two new milita
ry departments, being the 9th and 10th.
The 9ih embraces so much'of the Mexican
Province of New Mexico, as has been or
may be subjected in ihe arms or authority of
the United States head quarters Santa Fe;
the 10th embraces the territory of Oregon
and so much of the Mexican province of the
two Californias as has been or may be sub
jected to the arms or the authority of the
United Stales headquarters in the field.
- A COURAGEOUS WOMAN. Mrs.
Harriet Hoyl,wife of private James Hoyt, of.
Capt, Washington's company, left , Carlisle
about the middle of August last, (taking with
her a child about two years of age,) with the
intention of joining her husband, who had
marched to Texas with this company.' , She
arrived in safely at Gen. Wool's camp, on the
22d of Sepiember, though part of her - road
was infested by hordes of hostile savages.
THE WIND WAGGON The last In
dependence Expositor is in fits bout the suc
cess of ihe newly invented wind waggont
which bv-theTbye, if it work as well as is sta
ted, will be of no small consequence in the
prairie country. Mr. Thomas, the inventor,
is said .o have run about with a light breeze,
at the rate of eight miles an hour, while
he has reached twenty! The waggon has
a wheeltwelve feet in diameter, and one
fool broad. It is shipped rigged, carries bal
laslT may be mads of any size, and the in
ventor guarantees to run a line oi them, for
passengers or freight, between indepence and
Bent's Fort, thence to Santa Fe. Another
line is talked of to the South Pass.' Think
of it once! t
A fellow who was charged with stealing a
piece of cloth, when the lawyer put in' as a
plea, thai the individual charged with stealing
could not see it, for it was an invisible green.
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