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ARISTOCRACY.
Of all the notable things on earth,
“The queerest one is pride of birth
Among our “flerce damocracie !
A bridge across a hundred years,
Without a prop to save it from sneers,
8 Ging fhe D, giben ooed fooss,
» a
l.:x-ontu aristocracy !
and [ and S,
German, Tialian, Datch and Dasin.
Crossing their veins until they mh‘
~ ln one conglomeration !
So subtle a tangle of blood, indeed
No heraldry Ih'r'v.oy will ever succeed
In finding the circalation.
Depend upon it, my snobbish friend,
&our famdy thread you can’t ascead,
ithout good reason to apprehnd
¥You may find it waxed at the other end
By some plebeian vocation !
Or, worse than that, your boasted line
May end in a l‘:? of stronger twine
That plagued some worthy relation.
THE TWO BRIDES.
BY R. H. STODDARD.
I saw two maids at the kirk,
And both were fair and sweet ;
One was in her bridal robe,
Oae in ber winding sheet.
‘The choristers sang the hymn,
The sacred rites were read,
And one for life to Life,
And one to Death was wed.
They went to their birdal beds,
In loveliness aund bloom ;
One in a merry castle,
One in a solemn tomb.
On> to the world of sleep,
Locked in the arms of Love ;
And one in the armas of Death,
Passed to the Heavens above.
‘One on the morrow wokae,
In a world of sin and pain—
But the other was happier far,
And never woke aga:n!
Stliscellaneous.
THE RETURNED SON.
BY MRS. OPIE.
Once on a time, and when the names of the
famous and the infamous did not wavel as far
and as fast as they now do, fer mail coaches
were not then invented, a young north country
man tramped up to London, with almost all his
wardrobe on his back and his purse slenderly
filled with gineas, but his head full of learning,
and what was better still. with great intelleet
ual powers of various kinds. He had also self
deuinl, and unwearied industry ; and at length,
after long toiiiug durs and shert mights. he
tound himself suddenly raised into opulence,
consequence, and fame, by the successful ex
ertion of his talents, and his scientific knewl!-
edge, assisted ne doubt by the fortunate cir
cumstances which had called them inte action.
But his kealth required some relaxation’; and
as his heart yearved tewards that tender moth
er who had been widewed during his absence,
and the brothers and sisters, who were grewn,
since he saw them, out of childhood into ma
turity, he resolved to indulge himself in a vis
it to his native mountains, aud with an eager,
impatient heart, be set off on hislong journey.
My hero, whom [ ehall call William Deleval.
was couscious of his bigh reputation, and no
doubtenjeyed it; but when he firstsaw hisna
tive hills, and was welcomed by his mother
and his family, he felt that there was a pleas
ure in the indulgence of natural affection far
beyond any enjoyment which wealth could be
stow ; and while they huog round his neck,
and welcomed the long absent wanderer home,
the joys of family love banished awhile from
his recollection the pleasares of gratified am
bition. He soon discevered that his mother
was wholly ignorant of what a celebrated pee
son she had the honor of entertzining ; and
as he travelled without a servant, and was as
plainly dressed as a gentleman at that time
of day could venture to be it was not possi
bie for her even to suspect that he was a man
of property; and whea he produced some
bandsome presents for herself and sisters, she
expressed her fears that he had laid out more
money than was prudent: ‘and though,' add
ed she, ‘I know that thou art well te do in the
world, and can maintain thysell, still, Willie
dear, remember to take care ol the pence, and
the pouads will take care of themsedves.'—
Willie smiled compliceutly on this effusion
of maternal prudence ; but perhaps he could
aot help being a little mortified at seeing that
be whe was somebody in the world's opinion
and esteem, was a mere nothing in his moth- I
er's, compared with her eldest son Robin, who |
looked after the farm : aud as he had lost his ;
powers of climbing, runuing, wrestling, and I
breaking pomes, his younger brothers aud sis
ters thought him very inferior to themselves ; |
but as he was kind and generous, and admired |
them for the abilities which he did not possess,
he was very soon their dear dear Willie, aud ’
they did aet know how they should bear to '
part with him again.
Things had gone well with his family, as ,
well as himselfl, during his long abseace, for g
the father a weak, do-little man, as the phrase |
is, bad been a hindrance, rather than a help ; l
therefore his death was am advantage to his
survivors in a pecuniary point of view, and the ‘
mother and children had, before Willie's ar
vival, idereased both in cousequence aad in
wealth, and were jooked upon as conmsiderable
farmers. William Deleval’s arrival was soon
known amongst their relatives and friends;
and wae warmly welcomed as a yeung man
who had been so pains-taking and industrious,
as net for many years to require assistance
from his pareuts ; but this was, as far as they
knew, the very height of Willie's excellence,
for it was not in his nature to boast of himself ;
aud he was contented to leave the discovery
of what he really was, to time, and what we
call accident.
‘Pray mother,’ said he, soon after his arri
val, ‘are Lord and Lady W——at the castle.
*No ; but they are expected. [ suppose
they live a great way from thee, Willie, and
thou art sot likely to see them in London r
‘I do net see them very ofien.?
‘No, my dear, I dare say not; they do not
ofien come in the way of a body like thee.’
Deleval smiled, but said nothing. Oa the
Sabbath day fellowing he went to church with
the family ; and as he beheld them in their ho'i
day attire, and saw the respect which was paid
to them by all descriptions of persous whom
they met in the churchyard, hs experienced
the most heartfelt enjoyment ¢ and never dur
ing the service, probably, was his soul more
fervently, though humbly, offered up to his
Creator in thanksgiving and praise.
The vext day one of his sisters came jump
ing into the room and exclaimed. *Why, Wil
lie! T wonder what great man thou art like !*
*lndeed,’ replied he, his eyes involuntarily
sparkling, ‘I believe [ am no great man but
mysell. Apaie.’ .
“Oh ! but thou must be, for a fine geotle
man stopped me in the road just now and
said, ‘Pray, young lady, if L.may be so bold.
did I not see a celebrated wan walking with
you from church yesterday afternoon ?* No,
indeed it was only my brother; my brother
Wi illie from London.’
*What is that thou art saving ' gaid a
neighbor preseat, who was that disagreeable
thing, a banterer, or a dealer ia sarcastic flings,
as the phrase is.
Anvoie repeated what she had said before ;
poor Deleval had to undergo, during the rest
of the day, the course jokes of his person, and
those which it provoked from others, on his
being taken for a great man.
‘Well, well,’ said he at last, impatiently,
‘perbaps I may one day be a great man my
self.’
‘Thee, Willie! Thee Well, to think of
the conceit of these Loandoners! Thee a
great man, indeed !
~ *No, and | am sure | bope not,’ said his
mother, affectionately Passing her hand over
his face; ‘for- perhaps if thou wert a great
man, Willie, thou wouldst forget thy poor old
mother !
A most pleasing consciousness, accompa-
vied by a choking feeling which impeded ut
terance, forced the tears into the eyes of the
affectionate son he as held the caressing hand
to hislips ; at length he articulated, in a hoarse
voice voice, ‘forget thee mother! never, never!
The next morning Liord W—— called but
the whole family were out ; and whea they re
turned, Deleval was the only one of them who
diddnol ieel suprised at the sight of the peer's
card.
*Why, what does this mean ! said his moth
er to the deaf old servamt who had goae to the
door; Lerd W—— never called here before.
*lt waa a call of civility, no deubt,’ said
Deleval. :
‘Pho, nensense!" eried his mother, ‘he is
two proud to call en such as we.’
‘He asked for you, 1 am sure,’ said the deal
servant.
‘For me! oh, I new know why ke called ;
he wants te buy grey pony, neighber Norton
says, and thatis what he called for; but here
is our neighbor, I will ask him about it;' and
the banterer mentioned before, entered the
room, ot which she immediately ehowed him
Lord W—-'s card, adding, *Our Willie here
thought he came to call out of civility: but
[ thought he came about the pony.’
*No doubt,” replied bantersr Nortoa grin
ning sarcastically at Deleval; *but I suppose
that cenceited Loundon gentleman thought he
called upon him.!
‘Perhaps I did,’ replied Deleval, giving way
to irresistible laughter, in which he was joined
by the banterer; but Deleval remembered the
proverb—‘L.et those laugh who win;* aad he
knew he had the laugh on his side, and that
time would prove it so. Nor did his incogni
to last long. The next morning, just before
Norton and the family were sitting down to
dinner, and while Deieval was devisiag means
to get away unsuspected as soon as dinner was
over, to return Lord W——"s call, Apnie ex
claimed: ‘Well, 1 declare if there be not that
fine gentleman who spoke to me, coming up
to the door!* And, befere any ore could ex
press surprise, the straager was in the parlor,
had anneuced himself as Sir George L—,
and, alter sundry low bows to Deleval, had
muttered ‘Proud to make his acquaintance,’
and so forth, he requested to see him in an
other room, as he was the bearer of a mes
sage and nete frem Lord W——m, "
Great, ne doubt wasthe surprise of Deleval's
family, and great the mortification of the ban
terer at this evident proof of Willie's being
somebody, till the latter exclaimed, striking
his hand on the rable, *I have it, I see how it
is : this Sir George Thingimmy is going to
stand for the county at the next election, and
he takes Willie for the son who has a vote :
aye, aye, and the fellow will be camiag grin
ning, and bowing and flattering te me next, 1
suppose.’
After 2 short conference, Sir George L—
departed, and Deleval returned to Ins friends
witha look of mild beniguity. *Se London sir,’
said Norton, ‘I suppese that fine spark, with
his bows and his speeches, came to ask your
vote and interest at the next election, taking
you for the landholder
~ +No, sir," returned Deleval, smiling, he came
to offer his vote and interest to me ; and f
you please 1 wiill read aloud the note which
he brought from Lord W—-.'
Before his astonished auditors could reply,
Deleval read as follows :
’ My dear sir:—l hepe you will do us the
favor of dining with us to merrow ; but [ lose
0@ time in assuring you that 1 find, with the
greatest satisfaction. you will certainly be re
’ turned for the borough of ——, as soon as ev
‘er you show yoursel'; and Sir George L—
~will accompany you thither. Parliament is
the proper place for talents like yours. 1
am, dear sir. your friend, W
When Deleval had ceased te read, the si
lence caused no doubt by geod and aiso part-
Iy by bad feelings, remained a while unbroken;
while he was absorbed in watching the emo
tions of his mother, who, at length. bursting
into tears, and throwing her herself on his
neck, exclaimed, ‘Oh! Willie, Willie! now
then { see thou art already a great man ; aud
still a goed man too, (blessed be He who made
and kept the so!)—for thou hast not forgot
ten thy poor eld mother !’
A YANKEE STRATAGEM.
| The ‘General Monk," about the beginning
| of the year 1782, was a terror to all merchant
! vessels which navigated the Delaware bay.—
| Having regular commission, she was justified
| in making captures ; and played havoc with
! the commerce of the bay and river. The ves
'sel carried eigteen nine-pounders, and was
- manved by one bundred and fifty men. The
news of her comtinued captures was any
| thing but pleasaat to Philadelphians, and
| much couversation took place upon the sub
‘ject among the citizens. Ata casual meet
of merchants and others, at Crawiord & Don
| aldson's insurance office in Market Street,
| (insurance companies were not common then.)
the comversation turned upen the damage
' which this vessel was committing with entire
impunity. It was thought necessary to do
| something to remove the pest, and the gentle -
' men present agreed to raise a loan for the
| purpose of fiting out a vessel to attack the
Englismaa. The Bank of Nocth America
loaned the money on the respensibility of
the subscribers, and with it the ‘Hyder Al
was purchased of John W. Staanley, and plac
ed 1 the command of Commodore Barney.
A commission as a ‘letter of marque’ was pro
cured, aud the crew wus composed of volun
teers. The vessel was fitted out with four
nine-pounders and twelve sixes. The crew
numbered eue hundred and twenty, mosily
landsmen. There was cousequently a great
inferiority on the part of the American vessel
in point of metal and men. Nevertheless,
Barney sailed in a week, having disguised his
vessel as a merchint man. He commanded
the crew, that, when he should order them to
board, they should ot board but fire: and
when he directed them to fire®they should
board. They soon espied the ‘General Monk,’
which proved not to be so fast a sailer as the
‘Hyder Ali Barney therefore hung over a
drag-ancher to impede his way ; and deceived
by the slowness and expecting an easy prey,
the vessel ranged up to them. Whean they got
near enough to the American, Buarney cried
out to his mea, ‘Prepare to board !’ The
Enghshman, interpreting his command liter
ally. lined the sides of his vesssel with men to
resist the boarding. The Americans took
their stations at the guas—once there, Barney
cried out, ‘Board !’ lnslantaneously a flash
broke out from the broadside of the Hyder
Ali. and the iron missives preduced a terrible
effect upon the the thick ranks which lined
the decks of the opposite vessel. The cap
tain of the Moak ordered his crew to fire, but
it was (00 late. One hundred men had been
stricken down, killed and wounded by the first
broadside ; among the latter were the Enghish
captain and many officers. The fire was but
feebly returaed, and Bariey ordering his men
to fire, they boarded the vessel and took pos
session without a blow. They brought their
prize up to Philadelphia, and great were the
rejoicings thereat. Barney's loss was but four
killed aod fifteen wounded.— Philz. Dispatch.
Prarg—-Several anecdotes of Plato are
preserved, which reflect honor on his moral
principles and cbaracter. Having raised his
hand in anger to correct a servant, he kept
his arm fixed in that posture for a consider
able time. To a friend coming in, aud inquir
ing the reason for his conduct, he replied : *I
am punishing a passionate man!" At another
time he said to one of his slaves, ‘[ would
chastise you if [ were not angry.’. When told
that his enemies were circulating reports to his
disadvantage, he remarked: ‘I will so live
that no one will believe them.' A friend, ob
serving his studious habits, even in extreme
old age, inquired how iong he intended to be
a schdlar. *As long,’ said he, *as I have nced
to grow wiser and better.’
. ' Presipest Naroneon.—An heir to this
3 | once mighty name, which shook the thrones
i lofuhe old world, has been elected President
>| of France. We find a brief sketch of the lije
! !of this Napoleon in the Boston Transcript :
t | *Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the
- ‘ third sonof Liouis Bonaparte, a younger broth
| er of Napoleon, and of Hortense de Seauhar
} | nois, was born in Paris, April 20th, 1808.—
‘The roar of artillery announced his birth from
- | one end of the empire to the other; for, as
- | Napoleon had at that time vo children, he was
- | regarded as one of the heirs to the throne.—
[le had just reached his seventh year, when
the battle of Waterloo decided the fate of the
empire, and he was called upon to part from
his uncle. On leaving France, the Prince
| went to Augsburg with his mother. He
studied the science of artilery with Col. Lu
four. The Revalution of July inspired hopes |
of a return to France: but the edict of proscrip- ‘
‘liun against bis family was not removed by
Louis Philippe. |
In 1836, Louis attempted the insurrectior
at Strashourg, which resulted in his seizure
t and imprisoument. The king pardoned him
on condition of his quitting France. He ar
rived in New York in 1837. Being recalled
to Europe soon afterwards by the illness of his
mother, he addressed a letter to the President
of the U S., in which he expresses his regret
at not having been able to visit Washington
and make himself acquainted with our public
men. ‘I wished,’ he says, ‘to study the cus
toms and icstitutions of a people, who have
achieved more lasting .riumphs. by commerce
and eunterprise than we in Europe have gained
by arms. Ihoped to have travelled, he con
tinues, *through a country which excites my
sympathy from the fact that its history and
prosperity are closely connected with the re
membrance of that which isa glory to French
maa.’ Lowis next went to Switzerland, and re
newed his efforts to enter France as a French
citizen. The French Government would vot
suffer him to remain in quiet: andin 1840 he
made another attempt at an insurrection.—
Gen. Montholon, #ho had shared the captiv
ity ef Napoleon at St. Helena, accompanied
bim. Being unsuccessful, he was sentenced
to imprisonment for life in the fortress of Ham.
May, 1845, he effected his escape ; and re
turned to England, whence he has but recent
v returned to be placed at the head of the
‘l' rench Nation.
. _— ;
| Rlcur.s.—-Every man is nch or poor ac
cording to the proportion between his desires i
and enjoyments ; and enlargement of wishes, |
is therefore equally destructive to happiness |
with the diminution of possessing, and he that
teaches another to long for what he shall nev
er obtain is no less an enemy to his quiet than |
if he had robbed him of his patrimony. The |
rich lose all gratifications, because their wants |
are prevented ; and added to the lassitude |
which foliows satiety, they have a pride pro- I
ceeding (rom wealth, which makes them impa
tient : t the loss of pleasure. though they have ‘
enjoyment from the possession of it. The o
dor of ten thousand roses, pleases but for a
moment ; the pain occasioned by one of the
thornsis long felt. One hardship in the midst ,
of luxuries is, to the opulent, a thorn among |
tlowers. To the poor, on the contrary, one ,
indulgence in the midst of hardships, is a|
flower among thorns. They have a lively |
sense of it—the effect of every thing is in- ‘
creased by contrast. Riches are of no value |
in themselves ; their use is only discovered
in what they procure. They are not coveted
uuless by narrow winds, which confound the
means with the end, but for the sake of power,
influence and esteem ; or by some of less ele
vated and refined sentiments, as necessary to
seusual enjoyments. It almost always hap
pens that the man who grows rich, changes
his notions of poverty, sates his wants—Dby
some new measure, and from flying the ene
my that putsued him, bends his endeavors to
overtake those whom he sees before himi.—
Wealth cannot confer greatness, for uothing
can make that great, which decree of nature
has ordained to be little—the bramble r;;;_;'ul;e
planted in a hot bed, but never can become
oak.
Terriric Tueory.—-Professor Silliman
-mentions the fact that in boring the Artesian
-wells in Paris, the temperature of the earih
‘increased at the rate of one degree for every
fifty feet, towards the centre. Reasoning from
causes known to exist, he says—‘The whole
interior portion of the earth, or at least a part
of it, is an ocean of melted rock, agitated by
violent winds, though I dare not affirm it, is
still rendered highly probable by the phenom
ena of volcances. The facts connected with
their eruption have been ascertained and plac
ed beyond donbt. How, then, are they to Le
accounted for? The theory. prevalent some
years sioce, thatthey were caused by the comn
bustion of immense coal beds, is perfectly pu
erile, and is entirely abandoned. Allthe coal
in the world could not affurd fuel enough for
a single capital exhibition of Vesuvius. We
must look higher than this; and I have no
doubt that the whole rests on the action of e
lectric and galvanic principles, which are con
stantly in operation in the earth.’ |
STAGE MavLice.—We heard of a revenge
ful trick played upon a theatrical ‘star’ by a
subordinate brother actor whom he had of
fended by his overbearing manner at rehersal,
which strikes us as well worth recording.—
The *star,’ was shining brightly in *Hamler,
and the other was ‘reflecting’ him in Guilden
stern. In the scene which introduzes the
players, Hamlet it will be remembered, says
—* Will you play upon this pipe 7’ *‘My lord,
I cannot,’ replies Guildenstern. ] pray you,’
urges Hamlet. ‘Believe me, I cannot,’ again
protests Guildenstern. ‘I do beseech you,’
implores Hamlet. At this point, to the hor
ror of Hamlet and the utter amazemeant of the
of the audience, Guildenstern, instead of re
sponding to Hamlet's coutinuous entreaty,.
‘1 know no touch of it, my lord," took the flute
and said :—*Well since you're so pressing, I’ll
try to play youa little tune: butyou'll be dis
appointed—l know you will ;' and so sayigg,
he put the ‘pipe’ to his mouth, and gave :fie
audience, who by this time ‘smoked’ him, a
slight touch of *Yankee Doodle!" As Yel
lowplush would say, ‘Phansy Hamlick's feel
inks !" Knickerbocker. \
A person more remarkable for inquisitive
ness than for correct breeding—one of those
who, devoid of delicacy and reckless of rebufls,
pry into everything—took the liberty to ques
tion M. Dumas rather closely concerning his
genealogical tree.
*You are a quadroon, M. Damas ' he be
gan. o YO
~ ¢ am, sir,’ quietly replied, Dumas, who has
sense enough not to ashamed of a descent he
cannot conceal.
*‘And your father
‘Was a mulatto.’
*‘And your grandfather 7’
"*A negro,’ hastily answered the dramatist
whose patience was waning fast.
*‘And may | enquire what your great grand.
father was !’
*‘An ape, sir, thundered Dumas, with a
fierceness that made his impertinent interoga
tor shrink into the smallest possible compass.
‘An ape, sir,—my pedigree commences where
yours terminates.’
A Poor ENpoßrsEr.—‘A worthy but poor
minister,” writes a friend from the country, re
quested, a few days since, the loan of fifty dol
lars from the cashier of our bank + and iu the
note requesting the favor, he said that if the
cashier would oblige him, he would ‘pay him
in ten days, op the faith of Abraham.’ The
cashier returned word that, by the rules of the
bank, the endorser of a note must reside in the
State !" Knickerbocker. ‘
Bob, what is your name ' ‘Robert sir !I'—
‘Well, what is your other name?' Bob.'
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LATE ADDITIONS—Oregon and California in 1843, by
J. Quinn Thoraton, late Judge of the Supreme Court
of Oregon, containing informati -n on the subject of the
gold mines of California, &¢, with illustrations and a map,
2 vols.
Tour of Duty in California, by Revere.
What [ Saw in California, by Bryant.
Notes on New Mexico and California, by Emory.
Journal of the Pilgrims at Piymouth in 1620.
Laneton Parsonage, 2p and 3d parts.
Raphael, or Pages of Lamartine’s Life at Twenty.
Rocky Mount:ins or Adventures in the Far West.
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CASHMERE SHAWLS.,
LARGE ASSORTMENT NEW CASHMERESHAWLS
—G. F. GLaopixe & Co. have just rec’d cartons of very
rich all wool Cashmere Shawls, in white and fancy colors
and in great variety of vorders ; also, new styles thinner
Shawls,adapted to the season ; small Shawls, of new styles,
for misses ; long and square Qiaid wool Shawls, &ec, for
sale at the lowest prices at 35 Nerth Main st. ml 4
0 ’ SMYRNA EDGINGS,
- REC’D this day at P. L. &M. W. COOPER’S, 1 carton
Smyrna Edgings, of entirely new patterns, which wil,
€ | be sold by the piece or otherwise, at unusually low prices,
e | 33 Westminster st, up stairs. m 3
e| GENTLEMEN'S SILK POCKET HDK FS.
e (1 F. GLADDING & CO. have rec’d a large assortment
e of printed pongee ldkfs, in light nmf dark colors
and new patierns; also, fine Linen Cambric and Lawn do,
for sale very cheap at 35 North Main st. ml 4
. NEW GOODS.
N I{ECB[VBD this day at P. L. &M. W. COOPERS a
) choice lot of Lace Gapes, of entirely new desigus, wor
thy the attention of every lady who may be in pursuit of
y | such an article. No. 33 Westminster st., up stairs. 17
1 | BOOTS AND SHOES.
o C ALIFORNIJA at last, yes even we must go to the land
| of goid, piease listen then, call at No. 10 Market square
U and . elect Boots and Shoes for yourself, then for you lit
j | tle ones at the lowest cash prices, ¢ish we must have for
3 | this lmige stock of wen’s, boyz’, children’s, ladies, and |
| wisses Boots, Shoes, Slippersand Overshoes, again we say |
| now is your time, and the place is at |
1| _mi7 SHUTE’S, No. 10 Market Square. ,
. | BUSKINS, GAITERS. AND POLKA BOOT'S.
Y , J UST opened at No. 1v Market Square, a lot ladies’ and
3 misses’ Buskias, Gaiters and Polka Booul and for <ale |
> | very low. C. V. SHUTE. ||
, FOR CALIFORNIA.
. A LOT of Partridge’s best double sole and double vamp
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p ml 7 SHUTE’S, 10 Market square. |
; NOTICE. g
' IFyou want to get a pair of Boots or Shees, of any or
every kind, good and cheap, just drop in at f
> my 7 SHUTE’S, 10 Market Square.
- BOOTS. t
GEN'I‘LEMEN'S spring style sewed and pegged dress |t
calf Boots, a large assortment, just rec’d and for sale |
ata very small advance from manufacturer’s prices by
' mlo EZRA BAKER’S, 55 South Main st. I
GAITER BOOTS. -
LAD[ES’ thin sole common Gaiter Boots, spring style, '
for $1; fine silk do from $1 25 to $1 50, at 55 S. Main .
mlo EZRA BAKER, 55 S. Main st. t
| BUSKINS.
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assortment, just rec’d and for sale very low by fi
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GAITER AND POLKA BOOTS. :
NI [SSES’ and children’s Gaiter and Polka Boots, a great fi
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BOOTS.
BOYQ’ and youth’s fine calf Boots, for sale by is
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MUSIC STOOLS AND MUSIC RACKS. r:
THE subscniber offers for sale a new style of Music Stools o
and Music Racks, just from the manufacturer. Those -
| who wish to purchase are invited to call before purchasing, L
at LELAND’S Music Store. b
] NEW MUSIC. St
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i 11-‘ you wish to buy a fancy Walking Cane of any price, |4
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25 CRATES flowing mulberry Dining and Tea Ware, tt
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SHAKERS’ HERBS, ROOTS, &c, tt
COMPR[SING every Kind in use. Dealers will be sup- |se
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Main st. H. H. BURRINGTON, Druggist. tr
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SILK GLAZED CAPS. ‘
A FIRST rate article, selling cheap at -
PORTER’S, -
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CHILDREN’S SILK VELVET CAPS. pr
AN assortment of very handsome Silk Velvet Caps, for | re
infauts, may be found at PORTER’S.
SADDLERS’ SILK. .
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EMBRACING Ames’, Adams’, Andros’ Carr’s and Ed- |Or
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CARPENTER'S TOOLS,
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ENAMELLED WARE,
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| 150 HALF bbls J. K. Livingston and Scio Mills, just ot
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PROPOSALSFORCARRYINGTHE MAILS.
Exzxtract from the actof Congress of 3d March, 1845, section 18.
“And be it further u.a.:l That it shall be the duty of
the Postmaster General, in all future lettings of contracts
for the lnufnn.nlon of the mail, to let the same, in every
case, to th 2 lowest bidder tendering sufficient guarantees
for l’lithful performance, without other reference to the
mode of such transportation than may be necess ry to pro
vide for the due celerity, certa nty, and security of such
transportation ; nor shall any new contractor hereafter be
required to purciase out, or take at a valuation, the stock
or vehicles of any previous contractor for the same route.”
&7 Bidders will be careful to read the formns and instiue
tions appended to this advertisement. They are requested
to state, in their proposals, the mode by which they intend
to convey the mail. Whee the size and .weight of the
mails, or the speed called for in the schedules, shall require
it, the contracts will be made for coach, steamboat, or rail
road conveyance, as the case may be ; and, consequently,
such routes will be let to bidi&fopoulu; such mode of con
vo‘{ance. In all other cases, the routes will be assigned to
bids proposing the cheapest mod= of transportation.
& Railroad companies are specially notified that their
regular bids are to be understood as including the supply
of each .ffice on the line of their respective roads, not over |
a quarter of a mile from a depot. Sesarate proposais for ‘
offices more than a quarter of a mile off, will be considered.
PROPOSA LS for carrying the mails of the
United States from the Istday of July, 1849, to the 30th
of June, 1853, inclusive, in Rhode Island, will be received
at the contract office of the Post Office Department, in the
city of Washington, until 9 a. m., of the 4th April, 1849,
(to be decided by the 24th day of April, 1849,) on the routes
and in the manner and time herein specified, viz:
RHODE ISLAND.
601. From Providence at 9a. m., every day, excofic Sunday,
By Vue de I’Eau, Barrington, Warren, Bristol, and
Postsmouth
To Newport, by 3 p. m, 29 miles
And back between 10am and 4 p m; with six ad
ditional weekly trips to Bristol 8 months of the
year. .
602. From Providence at 64 p m every day. except Sunday
By East Greenwich, Kingston, S‘mnrock Mulls,
Dorrville,and Westerly
To Stonington, by 9 p m, 48} miles
And back between 2} a m and 5 a m.
603. From Providence at 3} p m every dav, except Sunday
B&l’nwtuxa, Warwick, and East Greenwich
To Wickford, by Bpm, 22 miles
And back between 6 a m and 10 a m.
604. Frovidenceat 4 p.m, Monday, Wedaesday, and Friday
By Knightsville, Natick, Centreville, Coventry, West
Greenwich. Pine Hill, Brand’s Iron Works, Hop
kinton, North Stoningten,(Conn.,) Mystic, Centre
Groton, and Groton
To New London, by 5 p m next days, 57 miles
And back between 7 a m, Monday, Wednesday.and
Friday, and 10 a m next days ; with three addi
tional weekly trips to Coventry, 14 miles.
605. Prolg !:lruvidonce at 12 m, Monday, Wednesday, and
riday
By Simmonsville, South Scituate, Mount Vernon,
Rice City, Quondoc, and Moosup, (Ceun.)
To Ceatral Village, by 5 p m, 30 miles
And back between 7 a m and 1 p m, next days.
606. From Providence at 5} a m, Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday
By North Scimne; South Foster, and Seuth Killing
ly, (Conn.) to Wes: Killingly, by 11 a m, 26 miles
And back between 2 p m and 74 p m, next days.
607, From Pr vidence at 5} a m, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday
By Nor hScituate, Poster,and East Killingly,{Conn )
To Killingly, by 10} a m, 26 miles
And back between 2} p m and 7} p m, Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday
608. From Providence at 3 p. m, Monday, Wednesday, and
Saturday
By Lippitt,
To Fiskville, by 7 p m, 12miles
And back between 6 a m and 10 a mn same days.
Prolgosnls for six-timesa-week service will be considered.
609. From Providence at 3p m every day, except Sunday
By Fruit Hill, Greenville, and Chepachet
+_To Pascoag, by 7 p m, 19 miles
And back betwe 'n Gam and 10 a m; Fruit Hill to
be omitted b three of the trips, each way.
610. From Providence at 7 a m every day, except Sunday
By Pawwcket, Valley Falls, Lonsdale, Lime Rock,
| Albion, Cumberland Hill, Woonsocket Falls, Wa
‘ terford, (Mass.,) Blackstone, Slatersville, Millville,
| Uxbridge, Whitinsville, Northbridge, Farnums
| ville, Wilkinsonvilie, and Millbury
| To Worcester, by 93 a m, 44 miles
| And back between 7} a m and 19} a m ; with an ad
| ditional six times-1 week mail between 3} pm
and 6 pm oing,and 3§ pmand6} pmr turning.
611. From South Scituate at 6 pm, Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday
By Claywille
To Foster Centre, by 8 p m, 6} miles
And back between 6 a m and 8 a m, Monday, Wed
nesday, and Friday
612. From Chepachet, at 6 p m, Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday
To Barrillville, by 7 p m, 3! miles
And back between 6 a m and 7 a m, same days.
513. From Newport at 6 a m, Tuesday and Frida
By Jamestown,Narragansett, Tower Hill, “);keflold,
Perryville, and Charleston
To Westerly, by 7 p m, 37 miles
And buck between 6 am and 7 p m, Monday and
Thursday.
614. From Newport at 8 a n, Friday
To New Shoreham, by 6 p m, 31 miles
And back between 2 am and 6 p i, Thursday.
613. From Wakefield at 6} a m every day, except Sunday
By Peacedale and Kingston
To Railroad Depot, by 8 a m, 6 miles
And Pack between 4 pm and 6 p i
616. From Coventry at 8 a m, Saturday
By Noose Neck Hiil, West Greenwich Centre, and
Escoheag
To Voluntown, (Conn.) by 4 p m, 26 miles
And back between 8 a m and 4 pm, Friday.
617. l’-‘ro:: }Ve terly atBam, Monday Wednesday, and
‘riday
By Potter’s Hill
To Hopkinton, by 10 a m, 8 miles
And back between 104 a m and 12m, same days.
Form for a bid where no change from ad
vertisement is contemplated by the bidder.
““k (or we, as the case may be) [here write the name or
names in fullj of [here state the residence or residence -]
hereby propose to carry the mail on No. from to
as often as the advertisement requires, in the time
stated in the schedules, and by the following mode of con
veyance to wit : [Here state Liow it is to be conveyed,] for
the annual sum of § R
Form ofa guarantee toaccompany cach bid.
“The undersigned [here nsert the name of the guaran
tor ur"glmmnlors;_ guaranties that, [here insert name of
bidder or amss of bidders, as the case may be,] if his (or
their) bid for carrying the ail from to be ac
cepted by the Postinaster General, shall enter into an obli
gation prior to the first day of July .ext, with good and
sufficient sureties to perform the service proposed.”
Form of Certificate.
The undersigned.postmaster of ,certifiesthat
the guarantors above named are sutlicient and able to make
good the r guaranty.
Instructions.
1. Seven minutes are allowed for opening and closing
the mails at all offices where no particular time s specified ;
but on railroad and steamboat routes there is to be no more
delaythan is necessary to deliver and receive the bags.
2. The mail is to be conveyed in preference to passen
gers, and to their entire exclusion, if its weight aud bulk
require it. ==
3. Post office blanks, mail bags, and the special agents of
the department, on the exhibition of their credentials, are
to be conveyed without further change, on mail lines ad
wmitting of such conveyance. g
4. Mail agents are to be conveyed without charge on the
princival railroad and steamboat lin s, wiere the size of
the mails and the number of the offi es wili require their
empleyment by the department ; and in that case, a sepa
rate apartment for the assorting and safe-Keeping of the
mail is to be provided by the contractor, under the direc
tion of the department.
5. In all cases thers is to be a furfeiture of the pay of the
trip when the trip is not run ; a forfeiture of at least one
fourth part of it when the ranning cr arrival is so far be
hind time asto lose the connexion with a d>pending mail ;
and a forfeiture of a due proportion of it when a grade of
service is rendered inferior to that in the contract. These
forfeitures may beincreased into penalties ofhigheramount,
according to the nature or frequency of the failure and the
importance of the mail.
6. Fines will be imposed, unles: the delinquency be sat
isfactorily explained in duetime, for failing totake from, or
deliver at, a post office, the mail, or any pa t of it ; for suf
fering it to be wet, injured, lost, or destroyed ; fur convey
ingitina place or mnannerthat exposesit to depredation loss,
or injury ; for refusing after demand to convey a mail by
any coach, railroad ¢ 1, or steamboat. which the contrac
tor re‘gul:\rly runs on the route beyond the specified numn
ber of trips in the contract, and for not arriving at the time
set ; and for setting up or running an express to transmit
commercial intelligence in advance of the mail, a penalty
will be exacted equal to a quarter’s pays
7. The Postmaster General may anwul the contract for
repeated failures ; for violating the post uifice laws ; for dis
obeying the instructions of the department : for re{using to
discharge a carrier when required by the department; for
assigning the contract without he conseut of the Postmas
lerdGeneral, or for setting up orru ming an express as afore
said.
8. The Postmaster General may alter the contra‘t, and
alter the schedule, he allowing a pro rata increase of com
pensation, within the restrictions imp sed by law, for the
additional service required, or for the increased speed, if
the employment of additional stock or ¢ rriers is rendered
necessary ; but the contractor may, in such case, relinquish
the contract, on timely notice, if he prefersittothe change.
The Postmaster General may annul the contract or curtail
the service, and pay when lie wishes to dispense with the
service, in whole or in part, or place a higher or different
grade of service on the route, he allowing one month’s ex
tra p:'?' on the amount dispensed with.
9. The payments will be made through drafts on post
oflices or otherwise, after the expiration of each quarter—
sav in February, May, August, and No ember.
10. The distances are given according to the best infor
mation ; but no increased pay will be allowed, should they
prove to be greate' than is advertised, if the placesare cor
rectly named.
11. The Postmaster General is prohibited by law from
knowingly making a contract for the transportation of the
mail with any person who shall have entered into any com
bination, or proposed to enter intoany combination, to pre
vent the making of any bid for a mail contrazt by any other
person or persons, or who shall have made any agreement,
or shall have given : r performed, or promised to give or
perform, any consideration to do, or not to do, any thing
whatever to induce any other person not to bid for a mail
contract. Particular attention is called to the 28th section
of the act of 1835, prohibiting combination to prevent bid
ding.
12. A bid received after time, to wit: the 4th April next,
at 9 a. m, or without the guaranty required by law, or that
combines several routes in one sum of ompensation, can
not be considered in competition with the regular proposal
not adjudged to be extravagant.
13. A bidder may offer, where the transportation called
for in the advertisement is difficult or impracticable at cer
tain seasons, to substitute an inferior mode of conveyance,
or to intermit servi:e a specified number of days, weeks,
- or months. He may propose to omit an office that is inac.
cessible, or is not on the stage road, the railway, or at a
steamboat landing, as the case may te; or he may offer to
substitute an inferior mode of supply in such cases. He
may propose diff>rent days and hours of departure and ar
rival, provided no more running time is ask>d, and it is
obvious that no mail connexion or other public accommo
dation is prejudized. He may ask for more running time
to the trip, during a specified numbor ot days, at certain
seasons of peculiarly bad roads ; but beyond these changes,
& proposal for service different from the advertisement will
grevent its being considered in competition with a regular
id not set aside for extravagance : and where a bid con
tains any of the above alterations, th ir disadvantages wik
be estimated in comparing it with other proposals.
14. "There should be but one route bid for in a proposal
| 15. The route, the service,the yearly pay, the bidder's
'nun and residence, and the name of each wmember of the
firm, where a company offers, should be distinctly stated
!dfloun mexde of conveyance, if a higher mods than on
| horseback is intended.
16. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed to the
First Assistant Postmaster General, with “ Mail Proposals
in the State of ———,"" written on the face of the letier;
| and should be despatched in time to be received by or be
| fore the 4th April next, at 9 v’clock, a. . It should be
| guarantied, and the sufficiency of the guarantors should
| be duly certified. (Sce torms.)
17. ‘fho contracts are to be executed by or before the Ist
July next.
15. Postmasters at offices situated upon or nesr railroads,
; but more than eighty rods from a depot, wiil, inunediately
| after the 24th April next, reportthat fact to the department,
| stating their exuact distance from the railroad depot, and
how otherwise supplied with the mail, to en bie the Post
master General to direct the propersupp y to be made from
:lo railroad by mail messeugers, from and after the Ist
uly next.
lg. Under the act of 3d March, 1845. the route is to be
let to the lowest bidder, tendering sufficient guaranties for
‘ faithful performance, without other reference to the mode
of transportation than may be necessary to provide for the
due celerity, certainty, and security of such transportation.
When the lowest bid proposes a mode of conveyance that
is inadequate for the route in respect to the certainty, se
curity, and celerity of the mails, aside from any accommo
datica for travel, t will not e entitled t) the route.
20. When the bid does not name a mode of conveyance,
it will be taken and naderstood to be for the lowest mode
of conveyance, it will be taken and understood to be for
the lowest mode of conveyance, to wit: on horseback.
When it proposes to carry according to the advertisement,
and no mode of conveyance is stated for the route in the
advertisement, it will be counsidered as offering ouly for
horseback conv yance.
<l, Since the passage of the act of March 3, 1845, a new
‘description of bid has beea received. It sp- cifies no mode
of conveyance, butengages to carry the mail with certainty ,
celerity, and security, using the teris of the law. These
bids are called, from the manner in which they are desig
nated on the books of the department, “ster bids.” It has
been decided, after mature consideration, that a bid pro
posing a specific mode of conveyance of as high a grade as
two horse coach transportation is to be preferred to the star
bid. The experience of the department enables it to lay
down the followin: rules, viz:
When the mail on the route is not so large as to require
two-horse coach conveyance, a star bid, if the lowest, will
be preferred to the specific bid.
} 22. When the mails are of such size and weight as to
render it necessary orexpedient, in reference to them alone,
to provide two horse coach conveyance, the specific bid,
though the highest, will be preferred to the star bid, t the
exteut of a moderate difference in the compensation, in
case the difference is not such as to interfere with the pol
lt}y of the new law, which looks to a reduction in the cost
of transportation. Exceptions, howeve:, may be allowed
where the star bid is made by the present owner of the
stock on the route, and it is manifest that the reasons for
preferring the specific bid do not exist in his case.
23. On routes of the highest class, wh refour horse coach
or steamboat transportation is required by the size and im
portance of the mails, the preference for the specific bid
Will be, if necessary, carried, to a greater extent of differ
ence than on the inferior coach routes ; subject, however,
to the exceptions above stated.
24, A modification of a bid, 1n any of its essential terms,
is tantamount to a new bid, and cannot be received, so as
to interfere with regular competition, after the last hour
set for receiving bids.
~_ C. JOHNSON, Postmaster General.
Posy Orrice DerarTMEnT, Dec. 18, 1848,
d3o—llaw 12w
The Asthma can be Cured !
THE ONLY REMEDY !
DR. PETER H. LEE has discovered a remedy that will
certainly and effectually cure the Spasmodic Asthma,
as has been demonstrated in hundreds of instances beyond
ali doubt. He asks the attention of the afflicted to the fol
lowing letter from Rev. [. D. Williamson, who is well
known thronghout the United States :
Editor of the Star—lt is knows to some of yvour readers
and many of my friends, that [ have recently found a cure
for Asthma, with which I have suffered severely for many
years. During my recent visit to the East, many anxious
inquiries were made as to the meaus of a cure which ap
pears astonishing.
To save further inquiries, and also to put others in the
way of procuring a like reiief, allow e to say, that I pro
cured a prescription from Dr. Peter H. Lee, to which alone
[ attribute a cure I have every reason te believe perfect
nndlra;lical. I have indeed no symptom or feeling of Asth
ma left,
Through a long perio? of fifteen yvears I have suffered
much—tried various medicines, and been acquainted with
hundreds of cases and [ am well satisfied that Dr. Lee’s is
the only prescription that can be relied upon. Gratitude
to him for the immeasurable relief he has brought me, and
a desire to serve the suffering, have alone induced me to
make this public statement, which I do in the utmost con
fidence that those who fullow my advice will not be disap
pointed. I. D. WILLIAMSON.
Cincinnati, Oct. 10, 1847,
In aletter sent Rev. Mr. Drew, of Augusta, Me.,he says:
*‘l have not taken a half bettle, and am well, and haveé
no fears of Asthma again, inasmuch as 1 have for the last
two montiis been exposed to ail sorts of weather, and am
free from that complaint which has made me a sufferer
through long dreary years.”
Dr. Lee believes,fromhis knowledge of the medicine and
its eficets, that the five cases will be perinanently cured,
if the use of it is continued.
Now let the reader examine the impartial statement of
Rev. Wm. A. Drew, editorof the Gospel Banner, of Augus
ta, Maine,and he will be in possession of actual experi
ments, e says:—
“The editor of the Banuer is no friend of humbuggery ;
and would not consent to receive any of this medicine on
sale until he had, by means of several bottles forwarded
through him ascertained to his own satisfaction, that it is,
on the whole, a good medicine. He did not require that it
should cure every body, for such a pretension would be
humbuggery ; Ro medicine will cure in every case; but if
he should ascertain that it accomplished the objectin a
majority of cases, he meant to consider the fact as enoufih
to estabiish fur it a good claim to general confidence. e
has ascertained that in fifteen out of seventeen cases it has
given relief; that in ten of that number it appears to have
effected a cure ; and that, in the other twocases, nocflects
good or bad have been perceived from its use. Justice,
however, requires us to s.y, that these cases were quite
hopeless ones, which it was not really expected any medi
cine could reach.”
To this might be added hundreds of similar testimonies 3
but the following from the editor of the Starin the West,
who is personally acquainted with Dr. Lee, and knows of
the sucesss of his medicine, is worthy of notice :
Tue Astuma Mevicixe.—Persons frequently write us |
letters of inquiry about this medicine, to know if itisreally
what it claims to be. Wecanonly say that the certificates |
in the Star are ceNviNe—to which might be added many |
more of a similar character. Our own opinion is, that it
will permanently cure at lest eight out of every ten who '
are troubled with the spasmodic asthma. It is certainly a
very remarkable medicine, althougzh we know nothing of
the ingredients of which it is composed. It is the grst
medicine, we believe, ever made known that will cure
the spasmodic asthma of long standing. A phy=ician of
this city said to the maker of the medicine a few days ago
“Tell me what the medicine is made of and I will give
you a hundred dollars! It has cured an old gentleman, a
patient of mine, who has had the asthina these twenty
vears!” He will only add some
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS.
Unlikequack medicines, itelaimsto cure but one disease ;
and there can be no deception when a case of asthma is
cured. The complaint is of that nature, as all know who '
have it that it cannot be charmed away by faith or other-'
wise. A man with a cough may suppose he has the con- ;
sumption, take medicine, and get well Perhaps he would
have recovered without it—but the medicine gets the cred
it The same is true of patent pilis and other nostrums
which claim to cure almost all discases. Not so with the
asthma. It generally follows a man all his life—and il he
therefore gets well after taking a certain wedicine, he |
Anews that cured him. He cannot be «deceived, and no
remedy has ever been discovered except Dr. Lee’s that ‘
will cure it. ‘
To prevent imposition and counterfeits he designs to
confine the sale of it to a few responsible ageats. Ile pre
fers that it shall become known more by its success, than
by extensive advertising.
All orders forthe medicine, wholesale,should be directed
to JOHN A. GURLEY, Ciucinnati, Ohio, who can send it
by express to almost any priucipal town in the United
States ; it may always be found at his bookstore on 4th st.,
five doors west of Walnut sireet. Price 3.
Jason Gurley, of Cincinunti, Ohio, is the exclusive gen
eral agent for the medicine throughout the United States.
The medicine may be had of the Messrs. ROW E, N 0.25
Market square, Providence ; of J. M. Twee, N 0.9 Bowery,
New York, and Win. A. Drew, Augusta, Me Jy26
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GREAT BLESSING OF THE AGE.
NIORSB'S Compound Syrup of Yellow Dock Root—The
demand for this celebrated article is daily increasing.
We are continually receiving orders from all parts of the
country for it. Our agent says in a letter we received
from him this worning that he had orders on hand for 76
dozen bottles. It is the greatest preventive of disease ever
known ; persons who take this will not be attucked with
summer complaints ; it is a great article to have in a family
to give to children to keep them well. Prepared only by
the proprietor, at 167 Broad st. C. I\;UIISE, Jr.
ACCOUNT BOOKS, PAPER,
AND STATIONARY-——The subscriber invi-es atten‘ion
to his extensive and well selected stock of Account
Books, Paper, Stationery, &c.
Account Books, ruled to all the patterns in general use ;
alro manufactured to order to any pattern and style re
quired, and warranted to give satisfaction.
Writing Papers, of every description, including blue,
white laid and wove Letter and Cap Papers, of English
and American manufacture ; Playing Cards.
Note Paper and Envelopes, plain and fancy.
Inks—English and Awerican writing, copying, blue and
red Inks.
Sealing Wax and Wafers—Jones®, Victoria, Harp and
Dutch Crown Sealing Wax ; Royal, Scarlet and Red Wa
fers, assorted sizes.
Steel Pens, of Gillott’s, Windie’s, Hertz’s, Perry’s and
Leman’s manufacture.
Gold Pens, from the different manufacturers.
Quills—A full assortment, of all sizes.
Whatman's Dr#wing Papers—A full assortment.
Slates—Hard wood frame School and Log Slates ; proce.
lain Slates and Tablets.
Cutlery—Pen and Pocket Knives, Erasers, &c.
GEO. H. WHITNEY,
f 7 successor to C. Burnett, Jr, 3 Westminster st.
WESTMINSTER LIBRARY.
‘VE have established a circulating Library, with the
above name, in connexion with onr booxstore, at 140
Westminster st, and shall be happy to receive the calls of
the reading community in town and country. We have
nearly one thousand volumes to offer at the start, compris
ing the most valuable in every department of Literature,
Biography, History, Voyages and Travels, Domestic Econ
omy, Poetry, all the best novels and the latest works on
Ihe ancient and modern sciences. Additions will be made
from day to day of new works, as soon as they are issued
from the press. Rich, rare and racy Antiquarian Workg
will be :uided occasionally. We shall endeavor to accom«
modate the wants of the public and we solicit a share of
public patronage. WINSOR & PERRIN.
PAPER HANGINGS.
FRE!\'C" and American Paper Hangings—Hexny Cusn
& Co, 116 Westminster st, have justrec’d from France
an assortment of elegant gilt and other Paper Hangings
and Borders, Landscape Views and Fire Board Lam'io
scapes ; alse, a handsonte supply of American Papers of all
prices and a great variety of elegant printed Window Cur
tains. Those in want of the above articles are invited to
call and examine them, as it is presumned that their assort
ment is as complete and will be sold as reasonable as oun
be found in the city. m 4
LOOKING GLASSES,
| 00 DOZ common Looking Glasses, just rec’d and for
; sale unusually low at 51 and 53 North Main st.
7 THOMAS WHITAKER& SON.
SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK MANU.
FACTORY.
SAMUEL WESSON,
NO. 4 NORTH MAIN STREET,
WO(.'LD jufoim his friends and Ihe public that be is
still 1o be found at his old stand, No. 4 North Main
street, where e w uld be h-rg-y te furnish them with all
descriptions of axticles in his line of busimess.
Now on hand and for sale on the most favorable terme,
a complete assortment of Sadddes, latnesses ccmmon and
traveling Truuks, Valises, Carpet Lags, Poura amteans,
Whipl,.g‘ly Nets, Collars, and a great varicty of cther arti
cles too numerous to menticn. je24—lt
ECONOMY IN KINDLING FIRES.
(PATENT RIGHT SECURED)
The attention of Housekeepers, 80? Masters, @voeers, Man~
wfoeturers, Tin Smiths, §c, is iuvited v » Patent
Composwtion, ealled
CHEEVER'S FIRE KINDLINE,
“rl"t‘ll is the best, most sufe and econcmical astiele
ever used for kindling Sres. Many testic cwials as
to its utility might be offcred, but a trial will e nvisee the
most incredulons. Fifty cents will supply cne re cvery
day for six months. It wili dispense with the use «f shav
‘ings and paper, and thus remove a very great risk from
many houses. Each package comtaius 24 calies, enech c:he
10 inch squares, ome of which, instautareonsly taking fire,
will burs with sucient heatand blaze to ignie bitumincus
coal; and by the addition of a few small piecer of woed or
charcoal will Rindle the antkra-ite. or Uy umsing a hittle
I zer quantity no ether KindlNog is reguined.
To every shipmaster it wiil be of great®usility and con
venience, as it is not affected by water or climate,
Dizxcrions—Afier placizg one or wore of the small
Squares. (as the Kind of fuel reguires) in the bottcmi of the
grate or stove, put on the fuel, then apply a lighted match
to the kindling underneath. One fthe inchk squar s will
give a strsng and intense blaze from 15 to 20 minutes.
Manufactured exclusively for GRAY, WOLCOTT &
gREEi:\‘ Lk’ Industrial and General Agents,3 Spruce street,
ew York.
M. ROBINSON, general agent fur Provideneeand vicin
ity, Howard’s Block, Mnseum Avenue, of w hom it can he
‘had wholesale and retail on faverable terms. Retail gro
cers and others disposed to sell the above aitirle are invited
to call and see its operation. 4w dl6
WILDER'S PATENT SALAMANDER IRON
SAFES,
MANUFACIURED BY
| SILAS € HERRING, New York.
| A TRIAL was made before a Committee of eminent Mer
i chauts at the foot of Wall stieet, New-Yark, for the
purpose of testing the fire-proof qualitics of Wilder’s Patent
Salumanderr Snfr, as compared with those claimed for
Jesse Delano’s, C. J. Gayler’s Patent Double, and Seott’s
Patent Asbestos Safe. The subjoined extract frem the
Committee’s Report, with the uzmes of the gentlewmen wheo
rendered that decisive verd et atiached, presents clearly and
concisely the result of the experiment.
EXTRACT.
The above was a fair trial, amd was tous a convincing
proof of the superiority of the Salamander Sufe over all oth
ers; and considering that it was exposed to an intense Leat
tor a period of eight hours, while cach of the others were
destroyed by the same Leat in less than two hours. We
have no hesitation in saying, that we consider Wilder's
Salzmander Safe really fire-proof, and affording perfect se
curity to books and pa;crs in case of fire. We therefire
take much pleasure in makine this statement to the public,
and in recommending to them Wilder’s Patent Szlamander
Sale, as fully entitled to their confidence.
;\“Alll)s‘\‘\'luk'l’l{ & SMITH,
ALDWIN & ¢,
MINTURN & CO. Committee.
CHARLES I MAKSHALL,
fubsequent accidental trinls have been equally satisfae
1y as can be shown by numerous certificates and testi
monials, and also by the Safe, which was tested in the
aurning of the building occupied by Messrs. Stone & Wea
ver, in this city, last December, and which can be seen at
he store of BROWN, BARKER & CO., No. 53 Market
“treet ; and have an assertment of the Genuine Salamander
afes, for sale at manufacturer’s prices, fl 7
Ce—— R
CAUTION.
AS my Spanish Lustral and Medicated Hair Preservative
has acquired a high reputation, and is almost universal
¥ used for promeoting the growth and preserving and beauti
(ying the hair, another article has been brought before the
sublhic under the same name, but entirely different in its
“omposition and effect, and I bereby caution the public not
to be taken in by it, but always to mquire for “Camm’s
Jpanish Lustral” and use no other, if they wish to be se
‘ure from deception. The ingredients, and a portion of
hem can only be obtained from the Spanish markets, and
he manner of compounding the Lustral are known only to
uyself, the secret having been communicated to me 12
years since by a distingu shed surgeon in Ed nburgh, Sco:.
‘and, and was by me intyoduced to the public for the first
l Awe. My Spanish Lustral may be known by its bright gold
l 0 color, being free frem all coloring matter which 1s al
ways injurious to the hair, and I would caution the public
aot to use any article of red color for the hair, as it must
‘end to injure it very llm!ori‘\ll}‘, and above all to purchase
a 0 article bearing the name o Spanish Lustral unless my
name is attached to it, as all cthers are vile imitations, cai
culated 1o deceive those who are unacquainted with the
zenuine and highly approved Camm’s Spanish Lustral.—
For sale by the proprictor,
T. W. CAMM, 0! Westminster st.
And also by CIIARLES DYER, Jr., 40 and 42 Westmin
ster st., sole agent for the Spanish Lustral. aul—lf
LELAND'S MUSIC STORE.
Musical instruments and Musical Mer
chandise, can be obtained at this estab
lishment, of every descripticn, and of
Q the very best quality, consisting of supe
rior Guitars, plain and ornamental, at prices from §5 to
$25; Flutes of every description, from §1 to £35; Clari
| uets, Flagelets and Fifes, of various kinds of wood and
| ini=h ; Violins at every price from £1 50 to §35; Brass in
struments ef every kiud ; Banjos ; Tamborines ; Tuning
Forks; Pipes ; Hammers ; Reeds ; Bridges ; Strings ; Rosin ;
Pegs ; Bow Hair; Violin Bows, and Viclhin Trimuangs ot
allkinds ; also, Seraphines ; Melodeons ; Accordeons ; Mu
)sic Boxes ; Music Racks, and Folios, &c.
Glee and Music Instiuction Books for every instrument
THE SHEET MUSlC—Consists of an extemnsive stock
of old and new music. The publications of every store in
the conntry can bo obtaired at this store. Purchasers will
find all the newest a «l most favorite Songs and Pieces
continually for sale. Piano Fortes to let, at prices from £
to 212 per quart r; also, second hand Pianos for sule.
PIANO FORTES tuned and warranted to give satisfac
tion.
- REPAIRING of every kind of Musical Instruments
with neatness and in the most expeditions manner.
The price of Music, Instruments and Merchandise as
80'd at this establ shment, as low, if not cheaper than New
York or Boston. Orders will be attended to with the great
estcare by A. M. LELAND, 135 Westminster st. myloo
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PIANO FORTES.
HALLETT, DAVIS & CO., Boston, re
sok spectfully imform the public that they have
= appointed Jr. 8. T. THURBER, sole agent
i (-Q fur the sale of their Piano Fortes in the
l'?:lll’ of Rhode Island. They take this opportunity to ex
press their thanks for the very hiberal patronage they have
received from this city and vicinity, and would call” the at
teution of purchasers and others to the recent improvementg
they have made in their instruments, rendering the tone
and action unsurpassed if equalled by any other make,.—
The numerous meduls and diplomas which they have rce
ceived from the different fairs at Philadelphia, New York
and Boston, is sufficient proof of the high estimation in whi k
they are held abroad as well as at home. Mr. Thurber wi ')
be always supplied with a large assortment of Piano Fortes
of the first class, which can be obtained of him as low as at
the manufactory, and which will be warranted in all respec @
perfect instruments.
8. T. Thurber has just received a large supply of Piano
Fortes from the above makers, which he oifers for sale at
his ware-rooms, 33 and 35 “‘e.ftminster st. 024
PIANO FORTE,
A large assortment of Rosewood, Black
walnut, and Mahogany Piano Fortes
made by Hallett, Davis & Co., Boston,
and warranted equal to any made in this
country, for sale very low at
m 7 THURBER’S, 33 and 35 Westminster st.
New, and seccnd hand Piano Eortes to let.
PIANO FORTES.,
J UST received at THURBER’S Piano Forte roc ms, 137
Westmigster st, Howard’s building, a fine assortment
of Piano Fortes from the manufa tery of Hallett, Cumston
& Allen, Boston, warranted of the very best gquality, and
r sale atthe manufacturers’lowest prices. my2o
SHEET MUSIC AT 3 CTS. PER PAGE!
T HE sulgrribfl wishing to reduce his stock of sheet mu -
sic, will sell it at 3 cents per page. New and pcpular
music received weekly from New York and Boste n,which
will be sold at the same reduced price. Instructicn Books,
and all Musical publications, for sale at much less than
former rices at THURBER’S, 157 Westmninster st.
CHURCH BOOKS.
lIORNI\‘.‘S Works, 2 vols; Horne on Psalms ; Jackson’s
Remains ; Stanford’s aged Christian’s Companion ;
Hawkstone, 2 vols; Churchman 4rmed ; Christian’s Man
ual; Mant’s Hore Liturgical ; Bickersteth on the Lord’s
Supper ; Mrs. Fry’s Memoirs ; Paget’s Sermons ; Colrid&‘.
Aids to Reflection ; Mant’s Happiness of the Blessed ; -
ter thy Chwrch; Tromton’s Family Prayers : Margaret or
the Pearl; Lady Mary ; Palmer’s Church History ; Hobert’s
Apology ; State of Departed : Companion to the Altar;
What is Christianity ; Ferrien’s Prayers ; Simeon on Holy
Spirit ; Father Clement; Christ’s Warning to Churches :
Religion as seen through Christ; Recanta ion ; Cecil n‘
his Dufi: Cousin Bertha ; Always Happy ; Steps to the
Altar; Vast Amry : Jones on Trinity ; Chapin on the Puri
tans; Stanley on the Parables; Spencer s Reformation 3
Hymns on Catechism ; Sacra Privata ; Lord’s Su wer ; De
vout Churchman’s Companion; Law’s Sericus Call;
Sword’s Pocket Alingnxe, for 1849, a fresh su Y, just
rec’d, for sale by GEO, H. “’Hl‘l‘lgg\',
fl 4 successor to C. Burnett, Jr, 3 Westminst: -t.
RUBBERS! RUBRERS!! RUBBERS 11!
C HILBREN’S imported Rubbers, 37 cts ; misses® manu
factured do 50 ; ladies do do (2: gont’s Over Shoes,
leather soles, §1 25 ; ¥adies’ Rubber Buskins, (2cts ; gent’s
imported Rubbers, 75 ; misses’ Rubber Buskins, 50 ; ladies’
imported Rubbers, 62 ; gent’s manufactured Over Shoes £7.
dl3 ALLEN J. BROWN, 111 Broad st.
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IVORY. :
‘; CASES ivory handled Knives and Forks, Knives with-
D out Forks, Guard and Game Carvers. Reef Slicers, Nut
Picks, &e, of American manufacture, just rec’d-and for
sale very low at 51 and 53 North Main st.
46 THOMAS WHITAKER & SON.
DINING WARE.
FLO\\'ING mulberry, lowing blue, and white iron stone
Dining Ware, a full assortinent, rec’d and for sale very
low at 51 and 53 North Main st.
1y THOMAS WHITAKER & SON.
LETTER PAPERS. >
AN invoice of Cap and Letter Papers, from the celebratea
manufactory or D. Carson & Sons, justrec’d and for
sale low, a nice article for retailing.
dl3 . WINSOR & PERRIN, 140 Westminster st,
LETTER, CAP AND DRAWING PAYT ERS,
P‘ROM the celebrated manufactory of D. Carson & Sons,
for sale by the quantity, ream or single quire, at - ery
low prices for eash by
"l'fl WINSOR & PERRIN, 140 Westminster st.
SECOND HAND BOOK§, %
01-‘ all kinds, bought and sold at 14" W cstminster st, by
4 WINSOR & FERRIN.