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THE ADVOOCATE.
_ Mr. Editor—FEvery thing must be done
by Societies now-a-days. There must be
Charigable Societies, Sunday School So
cicties, Temperance Socicties, and Bible
Societies. ‘There must be great National
Socicties, and State Societies, and little
town Societies. It is a good thing to
spread the bible, to teach children how to
vead, and it is a good thing to be tem
perate;, but in what way are these things
aided by great Societies 7 can’t 1 stay at
home and be temperate and -charitable ?
whatis the need of all this fuse ? 'There
s my uncle John, used to go a dclegate
to one of these great Sunday School So
cieties, and one time he spent as much
money while he was gone, as fiftcen mem
bers paid into the funds to buy books for
the children, in a whole ycar—this: was
his expenses, and [ thought if he had
staid at home, and given that money to
the poor children; it would have looked
more like doing business. .But however,
it is well enough to have Societies and do
good thiugs, if it don’t cost niore than it
comes to, and under the cover ‘of doing
good things, they don’t do bad things. It
you make great professions and don’t
come up to them, why it is worse than as
though youhad kept still in- the first plase,
Now there is Jim Jarvis, has joined the
temperance society, and the dog gets fud
dled every day by drinking cider. - Some
of these socicties appear tobe got up by
persons, who wanthonor fromr them, and
to be sure it sounds very well to have your
‘name printed in large letters—Mr, ——,
in the chair. Mr. ——. Secretary, &c.
When there is a good thng to be done,
and men propose to do it, in candor and
with disiotercsted motives, why, to be
sure, they ought to be encouraged ; butif
their object is tomake themsclvespopular,
to gain some point in politicks, or to favor
some sect in religion, I say they ought not
to be favored, Ifthereis a good cause,
all good men are interested in it.—
Let every tub stand on its own bottom,
Let politicks take care of themselves,and
not depend on Sunday Schools, or Tem
perance Societies, or anti-masonry. Let
rcligion be sepcrate: from other things,
and when men " practice religion, - let us
respect them § but when they dip their
fingers into every thing, to promote sccta
rian views, let us shun thern ; for they
will sting. However; it won’t do much
good to talk about it—people will _have
socicties, and there can’t be any thing
donc withoutthem, Isupposeit isthe best
way to fight them with their own weap
ons, and T propose a society to encourage.
every body to mind-his-owen-business, and
leave his neighbor to do the same.
DEMOCRITUS.
Warning Militia.—* Howw many board
crs have you Madam,” said a Militia Of
ficer recently to the keeper of a respecta
ble Boarding House in Washington street.
“Why,” said the good lady, ‘“ 1 have
a pumber in the city, and several who
make short visits from the country,”—
“ But how many steady boarders have
ioa?” “ Why out of the tep now in “the
ouse there is not more than three I can
call steady.—[ Boston Manufacturer.
Always abserve this rule: stick to com
™mon sense against the world; and when
ever & man would persuade you of any
thing contrary to thut, never be meved by
any tricks and fetches of sophistry, let
him use ever o many,—| Secker.
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NORTHERN STAR,
FARMERS’ AND MECHANICS’ ADOCVATE.
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BOTTS IN HORSES.
- A writer for the American Farmer,wbo
signs Morgan Dewis, says,
“ Jmsend you a remedy for Botts in
horges, which I have practised for more
han half a century with invariable suc
ess. I received it from a German vete
rinarian, who came to this country with
che Baron Steuben, and ‘was attched, as
farrier, to the general staff of the main
army,inthe years 1778 and 9. He may
ne remembered by some of the military
gentlemen of that day, under the dignified
appellation of Count éaxc,n nom de guerre,
given him by the Baron, on his entering
our service. He was a man of great
skill and celcbrityx his profession. The
ingredients are simple, and too mild to
produce any injurious effects on the ani
mal to whom they may be administered.
They consist of new milk, honey or molas
ses, common salt and water, and linseed
oil, . _The manner of preparing and admin
istering is as follows :as soon as the dis
ease (310 symptoms of which are uner
ring,) is ascertained, drench the patient,
fasting if possible, with a quart of fresh
milk, saturated with honey, molasses, or
sugar ; to be preferred in the order stated.
Leave himn at rest for two hours—at the
expiration of which, having previously
prepared some strong brine, by boiling as
much common salt in water as can be dis
solved in it, drench him as before, with a
pint of it wheén cool. After a similar . pe
riod of two hours give him half a pint of
linseed oil, and the remedy is complete.
“ The rationale, éstablished as I con
ceive by a process, I shall presently state,
isag'follows. It is well ascertained that
lbottl destroy the life of a horse, by feeding
on the integuments of the stomach, and
finally perl%rnting it. Referring, howev
ever, a sweetencdmilk to a flesh diet they
detach themselves from the intestines and
zlut’the savory beverage. When satia
ted their volume, becomes enlarged, the
’nk'm extended and thin ; in which' state,
the strong brine by dissolving destroys
them. The operation of the oil is to
sheath the wounds they have inflicted, to
aid the cathartic effects of the salt, and
to carry off remaining impurities,”
THE SALEM MURDER.
From the Sulem Guzelte of Friday 28th.
Two otifer persons , were arrested at
Wenham on Wredneodny evening last, as
accomplices in the murder of Capt. Jos.
White- -their names are Capt. . Joseph
J. Knapp,Jun. and Capt. John F. Knapp
masters of vessels. They are goung men,
belonging to.a very -respectable family,
and the first was son-in-law of the lady
who was niece of Capt. White and for
many Yyears had lived in his family as
housekeeper. . l
This arrest we understand has beea
made in consequence of disclosures re
cently made by a man arrested a few
days a7o near Belfast, in the State of
Maine, by the name of Palmer. Palmer
was in this town from the 23d of Feb. till
the funeral of Capt. White. In his dis
closure he mentions that -he staid at the
La Fayette Coffee House some time un
der the assumed name of Carr; and on
recurring to the books of that establish
ment it appears that a stranger who called
his name Carr remained there two wecks
without appearing to have any business
or any acquaintance in town, and spent
his time in reading and in retirement. .
'The arrest of Palmer was madein con
scquence of a letter received - here about
ten days ago, by mail, from the vicinity
of Belfast, addressed to “Capt. JF Knapp,”
purporting to come from one Grant, de
manding money to'be sent to him by mail,
to be leit at the Post Office in the town
of Prospect—a person then went from this
town, deposited in that Post Office a - let
ter with money in it, addressed to Gran!,
—after waiting a few days, a person ap
peared and called for the letter, saying
his naime was Grant,—the letter was de
livered to him, and as he was about to re
tire from the Post Office with it, an offi
cer stepped forward and arrested him. It
turned out that his name was not Grant,
but Palmer, and that his plaee of resi
dence was in another town. lleis now
in custody, and i# to be brought to this
town.
A search was made yesterday, under a
warrant from Mr. Justice Savaie, about
the premises of the Crowninshields, in
Danvers,but we believe the objects sought
tor were not discovered, 7
~ 'The Knapps are committed to goul for
examination, i .
From the Belfast Journal of Wednesday,
the 206th.
« TueSarem Murper.—Ar every thing
connected with. this mysterious, cold-
Ylooded, and unnatural murder, is inter
esting to the tuhlio, we hasten to narratc
facts which throw new light upon the
transaction. A youn?nn, who 1s known
to be an associate of the young Crownin:
WARREN, R. 1. SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1830,
l shields, was azpnhcnded in Prospect, a
town adjoing this, aud examined before a
magistrate,when from a disclosure of facts,
circumstances and confessions of the pris
oner, not a doubt exists that he is in pos
session of the whole mystery,~knows the
persons who committed the murder—the
person wha procurred it done—and the
inducement and motives which opcrated
on the minds of both parties,
A letter, written by the prisoner to a
gentleman in Salem, requesting the loan
of $350, threatening the disclosure of a
transaction which would * harrow up his
soul” in case of refusal, which letter prov
identially tell into other hands, led to this
detection, From the respectability of
other persoas implicated in the murder,
we forbear at present to mention their
names. ; :
A further examination will probably de
velope the connecting links of'a chain of
the most extraordiuary circumstances ever
disciosed to the public. Suffice it now
to say, that it appears from the confess
ions of the prigzoner, that the Crownin
shields are the only persons now arrested
in Salem who ware probably concerned
in the murder. Others will be taken into
custody, no doubt, .as soon as the result is
known there. =We shall then give our
readers such facts as are proper to be nar
rated without prejudice to a trial of tlie
accused. :
From the Newburyport Herald.
It is stated that Palmer confessed there
were nine persons concerned directly or
ihdirectly, in the murder of Mr. White ;
that he was not the first victim intended ;
two other persons, reputed to be wealthy,
having been nmrked out before him. One
of these last was watched for some time,
but no fitting opjiortunity offered, for the
successfu i commigsion of the*act. * The
daggers used, he said, were melted ; and
the hatchet concealed ina place which he
designated. He confirms the statemncnt
of lfutch, that the plot was contrived at
the gambling house. Duiring the pro
gress of the examination, it is said his
father appeared and urged him to desist
froin further confessions, which he accord
ingly did. Palmer is sai@ to be a young
man, and was in the Mainc State i’risou
‘before he was nincteen. e~
The Boston Saturday Evening Gazette
says, we have this day reccived oflicial in
telligence that the elder Knapp has made
a full confession of all the facts connected
with the bloody transaction—and it i+
probable be will be used us a witness by
the Government in the prosecction. We
have received a series of particular facts
disclosed by Knapp, many of which we
forbear to insert upon the suggestion of
some of the Committee of Vigilunce that
they wish very little published’ at. the
presen moment. ‘Fhe public, however,
are impatient to understand who are the
esscntial cifcumstances developed by
Knapp’s-disclosure., We can only say
that they implicate himself as an accessa
ry before the fact—and Richard (Irown-]
inshield us the villian who -perpetruted
the murder.. The confessed motives)
which led to the act on the part of cither
Knapp or Crowninshield—and other parts
of the disclosure, we omit. Parts of the
dirk, with which the stabs were inflicted,
have been found.
RELIGION.
The following short and"beautiful quo
tation is from the pages of the elegant,
the benevolent, the inspircd Mackenzie.
Speaking of those who profess a disbeliel
in religion, he expresses himselfin the. fol
lowing heart-touching manner:
“He who would undeimine those
foundations upon which the fabric of our
future hope is reared, seeks to beat down
that column which suppoits the feebleness
of humanity :~—lct him but think a moment
and his heart will arrest the cruelty of his
purpose, Would he pluck its little treas
ure from the bosom of poverty? Would
he wrest its crutch from the hand of age,
and remove trom the eye of affliction the
only solacc of its woe? "T'he way we tread
is rugged, at best; we tread it, however,
lighter by the prospect of the better coun
try to which we trust, it will lead. Tell
us not it will end in the gult' of eternal
damnation, or break off in some wild,
which fancy may fill up as she pleases, but
reason is unable to delineate; quench not
that beain, which amidst the night of this
evil world has cheered the despondency of
ill requited worth aud illumined the dark
ness of suffering virtue,” ‘
MONEY WANTED I!
OTICE.—The bills for the last Vol
N ume of the STAR, ure ready for
delivery. 'Those indebted will please cali
and pay as soon as convenicut,
Apuil 24. ’
CODE OF INSTRUGTION FOR LA
DIES. ;
hl. Let every wife be persuaded that
there are two ways of governing a family;
the first is by zho’expr‘euion of thm
which belongs to force ; the second, by
the, power of mildness, to which even
strength will yield. One is the power of
the husband ; a wife should never employ
'my other arms than gentleness. When a
woman accustoms herself to say I will,
she deserves to lose her empire. ;
2. Avoid contradicting your husband.
When we smell a rose, itls to imbibe the
sweetness of its odour ; we, likewise, look
for cvery thing that is amigble from wom
an. Whoeverisoften contradicted feels
insensibly an aversion for the person who
contradicts, which gains strength by time,
‘and whatever may be her good qualitics
is not easily destroyed. :
3. Occupy yourself only with houwe
hold affairs, wait till your husband con
fides to you those of higher importance ;
and do not give your advice till he ask it.
4. Never take upon yourselfto be a
censor of your husband’s morals,nor iead
lectures to him. Let your preaching be
a ‘good example, and practice virtue your
self, to make him in love with it, -
5. Command his attentions by being
always ottentive to him : never exact any
thing, and you will obtain much ; appear
always flattered by the little he does for
you, which will excite him to perform
more,
6. All men are vain ; in some their
vanity is insufferable ; never fwound'this
vanity, not even in the most trifling
instances, A wifc may bhave more
sense than her husband, but she should
never seem to know it. 0
7. When a man gives wrong counsel
never make him feel that he has done so,
but lead him on by degrees to what is ra
tional, with mildness and gentleness :
when he is convineed, leave him - all the
merit of having found out what was just
and reasonable. .
' 8" When a husband is out of teiper,
behave obligingly to him ; ifhe is abusive
never retort ; and never prevail over him
to humble him.
5. €hoose well your fentale friends ;
have but few, and- be careful following
_their advice in all matters, particularly 1f
I'lnimicnl to the foregoing instructions.
' 10, Cherish neatness without luxury,
‘and pleasure without excess ; dress with
taste, and particularly with modesty; vary
-the fashions of your dress, especially in
‘regard to colors. It gives a“ change to
| the idcas, and recals pleasing recollect
(ions. Such things may appear trifling,
but they are of more importance than is
imagined, . it
{ 11, Never be curious to pry into your
' hushand’s concerns, but obtain his confi
' dence by that which, at all times, you re
'poao in him, Always preserve order and
,ccunomy i avoid being out of temper, and
|be careful never to scold. By these means
‘he will find his owu house more pleasant
| than uny other, _ it
] - 12, Seem always to obtain informa
'tion froin him especially before company,
[tho” you may pass yourself for a simple
ton. Never forget that a wife owes all
her importance to that of her husbapd.—‘
L.¢ave him entirely master of'his actions, |
to.go or come whencver he thinks fit. A
wife ought to make her company so amia- |
hle to her husband, that he will not be '
able to exist without it ;then he will not'
seck for any pleasure übroad, ifshe “does |
not partake of it with him, |
SLEIGHT OF TEETH.
There are various kinds of Sleight in
this slighting world of ours -such as sleight
of teethy &e. The first is shown in divert
ing tricks of the juggler;the second in run
ning away from a creditor, ;the third, in
forgetting a promise ; and the fourth in
eating at other é;eople’s cost, and dinning
uponrfire, ala Chabért—and the like.—
But-dmong ull the teeth tricks we have
henrd of the following is not the least
worthy of commemoration. ol
A pedlar, whom we shall call Peter
Sanicker, put up at a Dutch Tavern in the
interiory about the commencement of a se
vere northeaster, und as the weather for
some time continued stormy he was in no
haste to abandon his comfortable quarters.
For several days both he and his horse
exercised their teeth to good advantage,
and a bill to the amount of some ten dol
lars was incurred. As every storm, how
ever, has been, dr will be followed by
sunshine, so in this case the clouds began
to break away, and Peter began to think
of picking up his notions and beng off.
Having broken his fast preparstory to
his departure, he took a pipe as usud| with
mine host, and both engaged Vfl‘&“‘. brisk
ly in the plcasures of' famigation
lation. Xt length dr;:ving uldllo p: from
his mouth, and peeping under fhe
stick at the red-hot xip-qpr?a, usually styl
cd a loggerhead, Peter said cunw
¢ Lundlord what’ll you bet a I
OFFICE NO 2, MARKET-SE.
:::o‘:‘?’,. inch off that are ved-hotlog
“ Wy, you tam ¥ankee fool,” said &
‘Dutchman, “ I knows.you cant do &.” .
“ Well now” returned the pedlar, ¢ ¥4
bet you my load oftin ware, and other ug~
tions, against the amount of my bill, thet
I'lldoit.”
“ Done !”’ said the landlord.
.4 Done !” said the pedlar.
A group now gathered round to-see the
pedlar eat hot iron.
" % That’s & cool load of tin-ware of
yours,” said one, with a quizzical smile.
“ Not so cool as you &mk for,” said
pet.]rf } goou. friend,” [said
“ You're a gone ; friend,
;nother with ng ominous shake ;d{ his
ead. '
“Ifl am I'll give you leave to plack
me,” returned P‘ofer. .
“If I was in your place, I should pre
fer a cold snack,” said a third.
“ I'm not very particular,” said Peter,
“besides you know apdor pedlar can’t
always choose.”
By this time he had got the loggerhead
near his mouth, and ready for the exhib
ition. * Take notice, gentlemen,” gaid
he, ¢lam to bite an inrjl ofl’ of this-ere
loggered-head;»and have the amount of
my bill for so doing ; but if'l fail to do it,
I have to forfeit my load of tin-ware and
other notions, und pay my bill into the
-bn:fain. Isn’t that the agreement land
lord : : '
¢« Yes, said the Dutchman,” dat is de
akreement—take notice, zschentlemens.
¢ Now observe,” saidthe pedlar, “and
n}d the pediar, ¢ and see that 1 do it prop
erly.” :
Yes obsarve,” said the Dutchman,
¢ and zee dat he does broberly.”
Tlie pedlar now moved the red-hot iron
towards histeeth, gave a sudden snap,and
replaced the instrument beneath the fore
stick. - '
“ Is dat all 7’ said the landlord draw
ing half a dozen rapid vwhiffsa from his
pipe. “ Ifdat be all I could do it mine~
.JE" 4
“ I dare say you could,” coolly return~
.ed the man ofnotions,*lf you had thought
of:it. But I’ll be going now,if you please
and will thank you for my horse.”
“ HBut de horse and ({e odder notions
are mine,” said the Dutchman,
. “ O no, my ,Ear sir,” said the pedlar,
I happen to be the winner.” :
LB eleenthomnnd tifels !’ exclaimed the
Dut¢hman, dashing his pipe on the floor
—how do yow make dat out 7 you did
not bite off an inchvof de hot iron.”
‘ No, but I bit an inch, if not more, off
ofit. - I’ll thank you for my horse.”
| “O te tam yankee cheat ! you gets
round me once ; but I’ll look out for you
next dime. Here Haunce, vetch up de
fellow’s horse, eive him a glass of bitters,
and let him go.””—[N. Y, Constellation.
At a ball in Philadelphie,not long since,
a gentleman of six feet two, putting his
handk srchicf ingo his pocket, felt itna'awn‘
back. He thrust it in again, and again
it was jerked out. Turning round, he
saw to his utter confusion he was stowing
awayfhis partner’s sleeve. :
Why is a mnan, who rests his claim to
respect only an ancestry, like a Purnip 7
Do you give it up >—Because the bet
ter part of him is under ground,
Temperance, empzymont, anda cheer
ful spirit, are -the great preservers of
health, ™
~ “DONT BREAK IT JOS-E»
- Seid the fond mother, as she gave the
darling boy the looking-glass, iittle Jo
se, a 8 his mother called him, notwithstand
ing he had tays enough to satisty any rea
sonable child, one'day took it into his head
that he should be quite happy if' he could
have the lookin glass added to the num
ber. “ The looimg glass,”” said his moth
er—* why child who eyer heard of sauch
a thing?”’ Jos-e m;'?ht way began to
be importunate: “Ma, ma, I want the
glass; give me the dglnsa.” “ Poh, poh,”
said his mother, “ do you think I am f—
ing to give you the looking-glass to play
with?. You would break it, and. cut your
fingera with it, and then we should have to
send for the doetor " * | shant break it}
1 wont cutmy fingers; let me Laveit,” and
then he laid hold of his mether’s gown. in
good carnest, After being dragged ae
cross the room a fow fimm?gm began ta
cry, and his ’s patience beiug quite
cxhausted, she him off saying “ Joe
you shant hav i ass, #o there!
now io nm "your DY This
would have been ade to Jos-v if
he had ::'t cndured fore, n.d(
conme werer, hinse
therefore r;nn upon flo
Mgmb;w as if he *{ ‘
ne il
zh"wpon his mother’s wroth was kis-