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POETRY.
•‘HEAVEN, SWEET HEAVEN.”
Tune—“Sweet Home”
Tlic world with its glory and pride shall decay,
The rooks and the mountains like wax melt away,
The wide-spreading heavens shrink back ns a scroll,
And suns with their systems shall suon ecus* to roll.
Heaven, Sweet Heaven,
A calm, peaceful Home, to earth’s wanderer given.
And man, like the perishing earth flow’r shall fade,
And low in the earth his pale ashes be laid;
The li.rin now lit upwiih gladness and bloom,
Shall moulder to dust on its couch in the tomb.
Heaven, Sweet llcaven, &c
I‘ntbld thou thy pinions for that world on high
Where hope cannot wither—where love cannot die;
A region where pleasures unspeakably pure,
Thro' ages and ages shall ceaseless endure.
Heaven, Sweet Heaven, Sic.
There undying anthems shall melt on the tongue,
The same that by rapturous seraphs are sung,
Who warble their worsiiip to glory alone,
When veilin' their faces they kneel round the throne.
Heaven, Sweet Heaven, Stc.
O! may we all meet in that home of delight,
Not shaken by tempests, nor clouded by nfiht;
Whore the sorrows & griefs that now darken our way,
Shall lc lost in the light, of Eternity’s day.
Heaven, Sweet Heaven,
\ calm, peaceful Home, to earth’s wanderer given.
mSCEIiLA* EOUS.
REMAINS OF THE TOWER OF
ISABEL.
The most remarkable ruin, both in
magnitude and name, so far as that cab
be admitted to he of any authority, is
that called by the Arabs, Uirs Nitn-
t’ood. or Nimrod’s tower. This, there
is every reason to believe, was the an
cient tower of Babel, the earliest and
mightiest specimen of human skill and
human audacity. The travels of Mr.
Rich and Sir R. K. Porter have ren
dered us far more familiar with those
huge ruins than could previously have
boot hoped for. The compressed view
of their .accounts given by lleeren is
very striking and animated;—
“This huge mass of building lies a-
Irout six miles southeast of Ililah. It
has the appearance of an oblong hill,
the base of which, according to Porter,
is two thousand'and eighty-two feet in
circumference. Rich reckons it at two
thousand two hundred and eighty-six.
a more natural position. It is the best
to insert the ends of the posts about two
feet below the surface of the ground,
and to burn these parts in a hot lire till
they become quite black, which will
cause them to remain sound much lon
ger than they would otherwise.
The
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Finish cutting, splitting and piling : unms of common size.
your wood. It is best'to keep 1 year
stock of firewood before hand. Fliiln
sopbical gentlefolks assure us that dry
The Library will contain nearly all
the new works of merits as (hey ap
pear, viz: Voyages and Travels; His-
yvood will do twice the service of green tory; Biography; Select Memoirs; the
wood, and in this they are perhaps u- ; approved European Annuals; Adven-
scareely possible to fix in a positive j
manner the circumference of such a j
ruin. Its present height,' reckoning to j
the bottom of the tower which crowns I
ite summit, is two hundred feet; the
tower itself is thirty-five. Looking at)
it fj;omthe west, the eutirs mass lises j
at once from the plain, in one stupen
dous though irregular pyramidal hill.—
It is composed of line bricks, kiln fiak-
o»t. From the western side two of its
stories may be distinctly scon: the first
is about sixty feet high, cloven in the
middle by. deep ravines. The tower-
like looking ruin on the summit, is a
solid mass, twenty-eight feet wide, of
the most beautiful masonry; to all ap
pearance it formed an angle of some
square building, the ruins of which are
yet to be seen on the eastern side.—
The cement which connects the bricks
is so bard, that it was impossible to chip
off the smallest piece! and for this rea
son none of the inscriptions can be co
pied, as they are always on the lower
surface of the bricks. It is rent from
the top nearly half way to the bottom ;
and its foot lay several unsliapen mass
es of fine brick work, still hearing tia-
ces of a violent fire, which has given
them a vitrified appearance, whence it
has been conjectured that it has been
struck by lightning. The appearance
‘of the hill on the eastern side evidently
shows that this enormous mass lias been
reduced more than half. Only three
stories out of eight which it formerly
contained can now bo discerned. The
earth about the bottom of the hill now
is clear, but it is again surrounded by
walls, which form an oblong square,
enclosing numerous heaps of rubbish,
probably once the dwelling of the infe
rior deities, or of the priests and offi
cers of the temple. The appearance of
the tower of Nimrod is sublime even in
its ruins. Clouds play around its sum*
mit; its recesses are inhabited by li
ons, three being quietly basking bn its
heights whefi porter approached it, and
scarcely intimidated by the cries of the
Arabs, gradually and slowly descend
ed into tho plain. Thus the words of
the prophet have been fulfilled, “Wild
beasts of the desert shall be there, owls
shall fill their hoqses, ostriches shall
dwell there, and satyrs shall dance
there. Jackals shall howl in their pal
aces, and wild hounds in their pleasant
places!”—<S. S. Journal.
bout right, at least so far as respects
wood to be consumed for cooking.
Your carts, ploughs, harrows, hoes,
rakes and other farming implements,
should be subjected to a careful review
repaired where necessary, or replaced
by new ones, and had in readiness for
use. They will last„the longer if paint
ed, and covered with some suitable
composition. Covering wood repeat
edly with oil or greesfc, will have a ten
dency to preserve it. Where tools or
implements are exposed in the field tin
greater part of the year, they require
to be new painted, at least every other
year. This is as useful for iron, as fi r
wood, both of which should be kept
coated with paint or oil, so far as is
practicable.
You may as well take this opportu
nity to cut scions for gralling. They
should be cut from the extremities of j
ihe branches of the last year’s growth, I
of the most thrifty, and best bearing j
trees, ana placed with their lower ends !
in the ground or some dry celler till j
wanted.
Look at your drains and water coiir- j
ses, and contrive to spread over your ]
grounds as much of the wash of the
highway, as can be conveniently mo- j
nopolised. By frequent changing your
water courses, you may render your
mowing ground even, and prevent one
part from growing too rank, and lj ing
down before the other is fit to be cut.
Procure the very oest of garden arid
other seeds for the ensuing season. If;
you have not good seeds and good fen- 1
ces, and good breeds of animals, you
cannot reasonably expect good crops,
will not have a good dairy, and can
neither expect the reputation, nor to
enjoy the emoluments of a good far
mer.
It is almost or altogether time to at
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wherever frost will permit; but do net ;
spread it till the season is so far ad
vanced that it can be mixed with, or i
ploughed under the soil. Provide, if
von have not already a sufficient quan
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purpose of supporting such' vegetables
as require poles or rods. The length
and size ot your pea rods should be
proportioned to the sort of peas for
which you intend them. The same
kind of rods which the tall growing
peas require, viz: from 5 to 9 feet in
length, will answer for the generality
of running kidney beans. The Lima
and Cuba beans will need strong poles,
about 8 or 9 feet long. Ral>e togeth
er and burn the vines, haulm, and
whatever may remain of last year’s
crops. Straw mats for the hot beds,
rails, lattices or trcllices for espalier
trees, should now be got in readiness.
Clean trees from moss, and protect
them from mice and rabbits, by white
washing with lime, or smearing with
some composition which is offensive to
these depredators. Attend to forward
ing various sorts of seedling plants by
artificial means, so that they may be
provided with strong roots, and arrive
at some size by the time they would
naturally make their appearance above
ground.
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In making post and rail fence, it is
good economy to sot the posts with the
top part, placed in the ground, for sotno
experienced cultivators have assured us
that posts in that position will last much
finger than would be tho case if they
stood as they grew. It is likewise ad
vised, in making this sort of fence, to
? lace the rails with the heart side up.
u both these cases, it is thought that
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it lias also found its way to the in its first appearance, and slow in
room; and many classes of ( growth since; by some it was pronounc
ed premature, While others confident I
nj predicted that it could not be
heart.
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young pupils have been cheered twice
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teacher bidding rljciii to lay aside, for a tamed. Its original projectors, hovvcvl
few days, the class book which they ; er, were not to be driven r.
have read over and over, perhaps tvven j purpose by slight difficulties. Thel
ty times, and lead the pages of Par- ; jolt that a religious paper publishe
ley’s Magazine. The demand for the j at home, if properly conducted, was cal
work, to be used in schools, is rapidly ciliated to do immense good. An|
increasing. _• | they were unwilling to believe, the
Encouraged br such unexampled there was not public spirit and piet
success, the Pufi’lisheis have resolved enough, in this section of the countr;
to render it still more worthy of so lib- to support such a paper, until the exp
end a patronage ; and not to remit their rirnent was fairly made. That notvvit
exertions till they see it introduce d into standing the occasional irregularity pn]
families and schools, throughout the | bad printing of the Intelligencer,
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Of «• Novel and Interesting Weekly
Publication to be commenced in the
City of Philadelphia on Satur
day, Glk July, ensuing,
10 EE ENTITLED
7IIE SP Y IN PHILADELPHIA,
AND
SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
States.
In this view they have secured new
aid in the Editorial department. The
late Editoi ot the Jliveime Rambler,
who, in addition to his qualifications as
a writer for the young, has the advan
tage of many years experience as a
Teacher, will henceforth assist in con
ducting it.
the
We propose to present, in the pro
gress ot each volume, a great variety
of interesting and important topics, a-
mong which are the following.
T. Natural II istory—Of beasts,
T is very philosophically observed I . . ‘ '. ... .
uidison, that our greatest pride l«rds, l.sites, reifies, w_sccur.plants,
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moisture-is less easily imbibed by the
pores 0#theIvood than if it was left injvvsiyw^z ts^au* TSGO-tA* <»aaa
_ by Addison
arises from our doing good to each oth
er; or, in other w'ords, from being indi
vidually serviceable to society. This
can be best effected by a proper appli
cation of our intelligences, meeting
them out according to the necessities
of the community, and less lamenting
(h« decline of public virtue than cheek
ing the progress of public vice: lor
vice retarded is virtue advanced. As
the direction and discussion of mea
sures of national and state policy are
the business of the daily press, the lull
application of Addison’s remark is ne
cessarily neglected, and the conse
quence is, that vices, shielded by wealth
and worldly influence, are abroad a-
mong thq peoqle, not only unsuspected,
but courted and required, and that a
publication i,s necessary which will not
only detect, hut exhibit these wolves
in sheep’s clothing—a mark by which
others will be warned from their in
tent, and a service* be rendered to so
ciety. In effecting this object, we
shall pursue a yet untrodden path; one,
where the necessary thorn shull be
mingled (not concealed) with contrast
ing flowers. The manner of the “ Spy
in Philadelphia" shall bo perfectly del
icate, and uncontaminatcd by cant or
vulgarity; its censure shall be judi
cious, i^s satire chaste. Literature and
the Arts shall (ind in it an untired and
zealous friend: Dramatic and Literary
criticisms shall meet with most atten-
tlowers, trees; the human frame, &c.
II. Biography—Especially of the
young.
III. Geography—Accounts of pla
ces, manners, customs, £cc.
IV. Travels and Voyages, in va
rious parts of the world.
V. Lively Descriptions of the Cu
riosities of Natwi’t and Art,—in each
ot the United States, and in other coun-
. 1 ’
tries. . •
VI. Lessons on Objects that daily
surround Children in the Parlor, Nur
sery, Garden, ftc. Accounts of Trades,
and Employments.
VII. Particular Duties of the
Young—to Parents, Teachers, Broth
ers, Sisters, Sec.
VIII. Bible Lessons and Stories.
IX. Narratives—Such as are well
authenticated—Ori<
X. Parables,
;inal Tales.
'’ables, and
Pro
verbs, where the moral is obvious and
excellent
XI. Poetry—Adapted to the Youth
ful capacity and feelings.
Xli. Intelligence—Embracing ac
counts of Juvenile Books, Societies,
and Remarkable Occurrences.
Many of these subjects will be illus
trated by numerous and beautiful en
gravings," prepared by tho best artists,
andselocted not only with a view to u-
dorn the work, but to improve the taste,
cultivate the mind, and raise the aflec-
consider an omen for good, and regai
it as expressing the wish of a liber
public for success. Prompted by a d
sire to respond to such a wish, arrnng
inents have been entered into, whicl
we trust, will add to the respectabilit
and interest, of our paper.
The subscribers have entered into
partnership, and hereafter will nmkl
the conducting of the -Intelligencer
joint concern. While the editor wt
continue to preside over the editori
department as heretofore, his partne
will devote his whole time to the con
eerns of the office, and pledges himsef
to make the mechanical execution o|
the paper respectable.
No alteration in the character ofth
paper is contemplated. To proinot
the cause of literature and espcciail
RELiGiofr, to circulate general informal
tion relative to the cause of Christ
throughout tfyo world, to give the mosi
interesting domestic and foreign new
and to publish such miscellaneous ar
ticles as we think will be useful and in
teresting, shall be.our object.
Upon the importance of a religiou
newspaper we need not dwell. No fam
ily, and^ especially none embrnciB
children and youth, should be *withou
one. Many pious families begin to fee
the necessity of such a paper. The
regard it as a powerful auxiliary in lead
ing their children in the paths of virtue
and training them up for active useful
ness.—-And in retrenching their ex-
denscs they consider it very bad econo
my to commence with the newspaper
Each family should have a paper of it
own, that, when once read, it may b
put on tile for future reference.
Tho interesting revivals with which]
God is so remarkably blessing his
churches in this land, which we shall'
notice from lime to time, cannot fail
to add additional interest to our pn-j
per, in the mind of every lover of
Zien.
F. A. PARHAM.
DARIAS HOYT
January 25, 1833