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on anJ Rag Carpets, &e , Ac, with a good as
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lid Stair and Entry Carpets from 13 to 60 eta.
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"A LEX A N 1) E H 17 IIICKEY.
'RUN K MAKER,
Ko, loo i nrxiiui Mreei,
TTt TT. A Tl n T.T TTT A .
I rHERE all kimls of leatuer trunk, valiaeaand
' earftet lags, of eveiy style and pattern ate
muf n tuie.l, in the ! st manner and from the best
itcrial. and soli) at the lowest r le.
PhilwMpl.in, July lllih. 1815. ly-
SlIUCSEKT'S PATENT
fASHHTG- MAGHI1TE.
HI3 Machine his now Un tested by more
L than thirty families in this neighborhood, and
s given entire ratisfxetion. It ia o simple in its
natrtirtion. that it cannot get out of order. II
Mania no iron to ni-4, and no .prints or rollers lo
' out of repair. Il will do twice aa much waah-
1, wkh less lhan half the wear and tear of anj of
i lila inventions and what of greater tnjpor-
M,it costs hut lit 'I over half aa much aa other
shiog machines.
The imbsrrilierhaa the exclusive right for Nor.
imherlaiMl, Union, Lvcoming. Columbia, Lu
ne and Clinton counties Price of single ma.
nelS. H. B. MASSE R.
The following cert i first 'a fiom a few of those
a have) lbesa machines in use.
unlury, Aug. 34, 1844.
vVe, the auWiibers. certify lhat we have now
use. in our families, "Shugeit'e ratent Wash'
Machine," and do not hesitate atylng thai it ia
vet excellent invention. I bt, in Washing,
vill save more lhan one half the usual labor.
at it dou not require mora than one third the
al quantity of soap and water ; and that there
to rubbing, and consequently, little or no wear
or teariag. That it knock off no buttons, and
t the finest clothes, such aa collars, lacea, tucks,
la, &c, may be washed in a very abort time
bout the least injury, and in fact without any
rent wear and tear, whatever. We therefore
erfiilly recommend it to our frienda and to the
tjic, as a aaoat useful and labor saving machine.
CHARLES W.HEGLNS,
A. JORDAN,
CHS. WEAVER.
CHS. PLEA8ANT8,
., P.IUEON MARKLE.
Hon. GEO. C. WELKER,
i ' B.ENJ. HENDRICK8,
, - ' GIDEON LE18ENRINO.
am' Hotsi, (formerly Tremont House, No.
16 Cbesiiut atieei.) Philadelphia, September
1st, 1844. '
h.m used BhuaerOs Patent Washing Machine
ay home upward of eight months, and do not
late lo lay that I deem it one oi me most uae
and valuable Isbor-aavint machine ever inveo
I furrnevtv kent two women continually oe-
ad in waafaiua. who bow do aa much in two
aa they then did in one week. There ia no
. nr tssr In waahina. and il reouirea not mora
i one-third the usual Quantity of soap. ' I havo
a number of other aaachioea in any family, but
ia aa decidedly aupenot to every thing else, and
ittle liable to get out of lepair, lhat I would not
without one if they should coat ten time th
a Ihey ara sold for. UAHifcuiinin,
LAX SEEP -the highest price will be
given for rial Deed, at llie si ore or
u6.9, 1815 HENRY MASSER.
BUN
Absolute acquiescence In the decisiona of the majority, the vital principle of Republics, from which
By Manner & Elscly
L.ATR FROM CALIFORNIA.
The St. Ijoiiin Mlmnuti Reporter of the 1st
ins', has the following late and inlereslinjj let
terfrmn California, written, if we mistake not,
by a brother of lion. Jnmei Semple, U. S. Sena
tor from Illinois and prospective Governor ol
Orepon. It give the clearest and fairest ac
count of the peculiar advantages and disadvarl
vantages of California aa a country to ttle and
live in that we have met with. We have drawn
attention to ann.e nf its statements by putting
them in Italics. lie gives a plain and distinct
account of that country, which will benefit those
intending to emigrate, thither.
BrAR Ritkr, California, April 10, 184G.
Dkah Sir: I sit down to redeem my pro-mi.-
to write after my arrival in this country.
If the California fever should rage aa high as
when I left, all information here will be gladly
received. I shall try tn give an impartial ac
count of the country, and its political situation,
and embody as much information aa I cnn.
First, then, the road from Independence to the
foot of the California mountains, acorns the
Rocky and Calumet mountains, is about aa
good a road as that from St. Charlea to Colum
bia, (Boon's Lick road,) and might, with a little
wo. k, be made a good deal better. There is
plenty of water and timber for cooking ; there
is no place where water may not be had, at far
thest every 23 miles. From (he sink of Mary's
river about 80 miles Xofreth water, are several
hot springs and salt springs. From where we
ftnke Trucky's river to its head, (Trucky's
lake,) at the foot of the California mountain,
the road is rough and rocky, but perfectly safe
From the lake to the top of the mountain, a
bout 5 miles, the ascent ia very steep and rocky,
but the last emigrants got their wagons over
without breaking, by packing the load up the
mountains. The descent on this aide is about
100 miles to the plains, 80 of that distance be
ing very rough and hilly. Dut there is pro
position among the foreigners who expect their
friends from the States, to go and work on the
road ; if so, we ehall make quite a passable road
atalleventa. Outof the 2250 miles from Indo
pendence, there is about 100 of bad road. Our
party had no trouble from the Indiana, and the
emigration had none, except the occasional loss
af some of their stock and one man killed, and
that by rushing on the Indians in a fight, for
shooting the cattle. As there ia but one tavern
or grocery store on the road, (Fort Hall,) I
would advise persona coming to this country to
provide themselves with plenty of provisions,
flour, rice cheese, butter, lard and bacon.
The face of the country. I can only de
scribe the great valley of the Sacramento, from
personal observation, and whatever I may say
of the remainder ia (mm information. The
valley ia about 300 miles long, from 1 tn 2(H)
miles wide, crossed by tcvoral pretty large ri
vers, many of them navigable to the foot of tho
mountain; and from lhat up, tho water 'limbics
(rom rock to rock, a Hording neither navigation
nor valleys for cultivation. On all the rivers
from the mountain to the mouth, there are large
botton.s from one-half tn six miles wide, mostly
alluvium, and of the most fertile character, co
vered with grass and tho richest vegetation,
with a skirt of trees near the stream, mostly
oak, some buck-eye, box, elder and willow.
The oaka grow very large, 4 to 7 fe in diame
ter, but the trunka are very ahort, seldom more
than 8 or 10 feet, and then it branchea into
large limbs, good fur fire-wood, when seasoned,
but poor timber for farming and building purpo
ses. We make no fences, but use the ditch,
which stands well, aa there is no rata from A
pril to December to wash them.
. The plaina, which form about three-fourths
of the valley, are wholly untuiceplible of cvl-
tivation,Jrom the fact that they arc wof only
poor and barren, but the iry weather in Smm
mrr would not permit a crop to be raised.
They are covered now with small flowers and
some bunch graaa, which makes good pasture
until the rainy season acta in, though it ia entire
ly dry by the 1st July. The population will
forever be confined to the banks of the rivers.
A gentleman present say, that the plain be
tween here and the St. Wankine, are much
more fertile, am! that very much of them may
be watered and profitably cultivated. He thinks
the lower part of Upper California much supe
rior to the valley, but the difficulty of securing
land and tho bad character of the Indians, have
induced many of us to atop here. This coun
try, taken together, i greatly inferior to the
Western States, but those who get tituationa
on the rivers, where they can easily irrigate
the aoil. can do 200 per cent better than in
Missouri. Irrigated lands here will produce
from 40 to 60 bushels of Wheat to the acre ev
ry year. There ia no fly, nor rust, nor rot
and the only trouble ia to have moisture enough
to make it head well. Tobacco, Cotton, Flax
Potatoes, Beans, Peas, fee. grow finely, but
not without watering. While on this subject.
I will speak of the labor to be performed.
farmer who is fitted with sufficient teama and
fanning utensils, may employ as many Indiana
aa he ploaacs.for nothing but their victuals, and
BUM. Y AMEMICAM.
' " " f
AND SHAMOKIN JOURNAL.
Siuibury, Northumberland Co.
that very cneap, and about two shirts and pair
of pantaloons of tho coarsctt kind. lie may
keep them while he wants them, which is only
at eeedtime and harvest, and then aend them
lo their villages again for the remainder of tho
year. They are about hair as good as the ne
groes in Missouri, with good looking after. So
that a farmer, with a capital of 400 or 500 dot-
ara, can raise and gather about aa much grain
as the Missourian with 40 negroes. The Indi-
.... .now nut K ... ... . ... uu. ,
i. .u: r.u e .k u... .u
are good ditchers, and ditches are the only fen-
mi - I. .1 . J
me umorr is a.iogemer in me mountains,
which are covered with the most beautiful pine,
fur and cedar, very tall and straight, but in
most places very difficult to gel into the valley
for use, from the fact that there is generally 15
nr "0 mill of hilis between the mountain and
the valley, which make bad rnmla. Most of the
houses here are built of adoblcs, or sticks set up
endwise and daubed with mud, sometimes co
vered with boards, and at others with tooly
(btillrush). So far we have not had much ti.e
for timber. The country below is supplied with
timber from the red woods near the sea-const,
which ia very good and beautiful timber, much
like the rod cedar.
Slock. Horses and cattle arc raised here
without any feeding; even when we ride a
horse, at any season, ho gets no other fond than
what he can get of grass, staked out with a
long rope; o that it requires no other trouble
about horses and cattle, but to mark and brand
them, and to break the cults when Urge enough
to ride. The old settlers in this country, some
of them, have several thousand head of cattle
and horses. The prices of horses are from $20
to $Tj0, mares from $7 to ?20, cattle JS 50 to
$15; American cattle and horses generally ire
. . i
about 25 per cent, higher than tho stock ofCali-
fornia. Everything else is very high. Plows,
such as we have in St. Louis at $7, are worth
$35, and even $50, and very hard to gel at
those prices; axes $5 ; spadea $5 to fG, scarce;
cooking vessels about 30 cents per lb. ; all sort
of iron tools or vessels very high; clothing of
every description about five to six times what
they cost in St. Louis ; common yarn socks $2
a pair.
jjsunr is bifo nign; common nanua esi mi per t
day; mechanics -2 to $3 ; mill-rights frt per
day. So that although we pay hih for cloth-
ing and all we want for use, yet we get high
prices for labor and for what we raise. Wheal I
is worth now $250 per bushel, usually $150;
beans SI 50 ; peas $1 50 ; potatoes 50 cents
per robe (25 lbs.)
The climate ia pleasant, seldom any ice oc
casional frost from December tn April. Up tn
the 25th of December, the lime of our arrival,
there had been no rain, and hut little frost, anil
the weather was about as pleasant as usual in
he Slates in September and October. The
rain began Christmas day, and there was "orre
ice. The rain usually falls for two or three
lays, and then we have plestmnt weather. In
week or two after llto rain set in, tho plains
or high lands become what we call tasky, that
s, a horse will sink in to his knees, and some
times deeper, so that it is not practicable to tra
vcl on horieback, except in the bottoms which
remain firm all winter. Hut they are crossed
by gulfs, which we must swim. Our travel is,
therefore, confined to tho bottrns ; the high
hills are impassable during the rain, except on
toot. It may bo truly Said that there are but
wo modea of travel here during the winter,
that is, eithtrjly or swim. T he game is be-
coming scarce, hut during the winter there are
a great many water row I. 1 Hey lea vo in the
spring for a more northern latitude, and do not
stop lo breed here, as has been reported ; nor is
it true that "you can gether a feather bed in i
lay on Veathrr Iliver.n
Musketries, flies und insects of every descrip
tion are here in innHmcrable tnyriaJsfea
and mice, but no chinches.
Iands have been obtained by persons who
have resided here some years and become cili -
tens, in grants; some three, lour, and sometimes
thirty to fifty leagues. Dut the Government has
become alarmed and changed its policy. The a
are but few can now obtain grants of any siz;
and those who have lands are not authorized by
their titles, to sell ; there being no such thing
as fee simple titles except in a f.-w special in
stances. The grant are only loans from the
Government which is the main reason why the
people live in tents or little shanties, and at the
same time own aevcral thousand head of stock,
They will not improve the lands until there is
some security for the title. 1. would like to
write you more at length, but my time and your
patience admonish me to stop.
The people I am but ill qualified to give you
a description of, from personal intercourse, tor
1 took charge of the first plantation I saw in the
valley, and have travelled only in that valley
and the ranches are irenorallr from ten to fifty
milcsapart. 1 have, therefore, aeen but about
one hundred men since uiy arrival, and those
entirely foreigners, most of them persons who
have eitucr ruiirea irom the ica, or run away
there ia no appeal bat to force, the vital principle and
Pa. Saturday, Auguot 29, 1846.
from the snipping. Borne of them give each I
other led character many not only confess
that they steal horses and cattle, but boast ofiL
thought a horn? this morning that the man
it to steal for me in a doy or two. , You wil!
think this strange conduct, but tli,is same man
was not only robbed, but beaten by the other;
and there is no law to punish him, so that he
has to make liimeelf whole In the coin of his
oppmitrni. s ne panin ponton w .ne popnia-
-. , 'I'l ... i . r , i i
.: .j ji..
. rrprfecmvu as a ,nue,ng, cowaru.y,
dancing, lewd people, and generally indolent
and faithless. The history given of them by
v.api. Hastings, in nts r.mtgrsma uutac,"
T . It . '' s a I
confirmed by general report here. It may he
truly said, we have priests, a governor, and al
cades, but we have neither law nor gospel.
The Indians of the valley aro numerous and
live in small villages. Thev have a cl.inf and
an alcaile who aro in the habit of selling them
the whitee for mere trifles a few beads or
a handkerchief. The men are entirely naked,
and the women have a buncb of weeds or grass
tied round their waists. Those who are em
ployed by. the whites, generally get shirts and
pant for Iheir work They arc entirely inof-
fensivo, but very wild. Those who are bought
by the whites when yntng, learn lo do very
well, but the wild ones liveson acorns and roots
They catch fish at some seasons, but many of
them live on clover, like sheep.
" I send you a cony of Castro's proclamation,
which will show you how Capt. Freeinont lias
been treated. Fremont left his parly on the
other side of the mountains and crossed with a
few tii"n, and called on tho Governor for per-
mission to bring them in, which was granted ;
but when the company arrived, the Caotain
was ordered out of the country forthwith. He
remained to purchase supplies. Then the
proclamation was issued and the Spaniards cm-
bodied. Fremont wrote to our Consul st Mon
terey for advice, and he, (Mr. I ark in,) a full-
blooded Spaniard in feeling, advised him lo
leave, which he did ; seeing that he must
fight the whole force of California, without the
countenance of the Consul, whose advice was
dictated by hi private, interest entirely, and
not by the honor of his country. ' There arc tew
Americans here but what v.onl.1 be gl id to hear
or ms removal irom nitice. we wrre all in
hopes that Fremont would remain until attack
ed by the Commandant,"whicli would have been
the aignal for an united action of the foreigners
to form a new government We were all wait-
ing fur the wordto rally round the 'stripes and
stars,' and under it declare California free from
Mexicans, am! (pialificd to live under laws of
their own making.
I h're is sunicicnt force in the country to
maintain our independence, and I have no dotihi
that we could do ro against any power which
Mexico, in her prereut comlttion, could cnd
here from the tict lint it is almost as far from
Mexico as from the Slates. The authorities
are much alarmed about the expected emigre
ti.Ki of thia Summer. It ia reimrtrd that the
Mormons are comiiig in lio numbers. ' The
Governor has sent a special messenger to Mex
ico with a request and earnest appeal for forces
to stop tho emigrants from entering tire country
My ovn opinion is, from what I can learn, that
Castro will make an effort lo cut oil the foreign
era now in the country, in the couree of the
next month, which will be after the departure
f the party for the Slates and the one kir Ore-
iron. We shall ihrn hn weaker lhan un otror
wj be but wp have no fear of the re
lb - ' " -
PUt even then. Severn! Americans, wlm have
become cit tens of California, have been imnri
soned and had their property confiscated for
iheir refusal lo turn o.il against Fremont. The
only trouble we have now is, the want of one
man who has sufficient
forcignrs.
nfliience to unite the
(Oyy of I'rorlwlion, translated by Capt.
Sutler.)
Head Quarters, Sam Juan, )
March Hih, lli.
1 The citiy.cn Jose CWns'l.ieotenant Col. of the
Mexican Army and Commander-in-Chief of
the Department of the California: ' '
Kklixiw Cititrns: A band of robbers, com-
manded by a Captain of the United Statea Ar
my, J.C. Fremont, have, without respect lo the
lawa and authorities of this Department, daring-
ly introduced themselves into the country, and
disobeying the orders, both ol your Commander
in-Chief and the Prefect of the District by whom
he was commanded to march, forthwith, out of
the limits of our country ; and without answer
I ing their letters, he remains encamped at the
Natividad, from which he sallies forth, commit
ting depredations and making scandalous skir
miehe.
I" hB nameofour native country, I writeyou
10 Pl,ce yourselves unaer my immediate orders,
Ilead-Uuarters, where we will prepare
; lnce the ulcer, which, should it not be done,
would destroy our independence and liberty, lor
which you ought always to eacrinee yourselves,
I wl" yur friend and lellow-citicens.
I (signed) JUfcb IASIKU.
i i havo aince conversed with Mr. Sbaddcn,
sola.
Vol. GXo. 19 Whole Wo, 309
a very respectable rcntleman residing in tho
neighborhood of San Juan, who says there is not
a word of truth in lite whole proclamation but
hole proclamation but
that the men were orderly and behaved well. .,.
A few general remarks to those who start for
this country, and I shall have done. They
should all remember that they are coming where
the duty paid for the introduction of everything
is from 100 to 1 ,000 per cent, on the cost at
nnm - n,v . -J,- M . . ca ...
' f"" -'
.. . , , , . . . . ...
,xc8) .-.J , (ew ctrpcn,ct,v too,Si ,uch
hand.MW, drawing-knlves, augers and chisels
fi,A, . fr(,.i,fW. .,, ,i, m,
K.ave ,cir rlher bej8 and miln- olher thinpa
which they can do without in a warm climate.
Very course shoes ure worth $4 per pair, and
tho poorest possible wool hats Above all
thinga be sure to bring all manner ol hei dh, ex
cept wheat, barley, potatoes and beans. We
want some rye, oats, tobacco, cotton and all sorts
of garden-seedn, peach stones and plums, cher
ries, &.C. If they will brin a few awls, coarse
needlce, and some coarse hi;h-colored calicoes,
tlx y may swap them to tho Indians for dressed
skins profitably.
With respect, your obedient servant,
R. 8EMPL&
Tn k I, at b Cot.. Ili'Mi'itREm The Wash
ington lutclligencvr contains the following brief
notice of Col. Samuel Humphreys, whose death
was announced yesterday :
Col. Humphreys wss the son of Joshua
Humphreys, of Philadelphia, the first U. S. Na
val Constructor, who has left us the 'Constitu
tion' and 'United States,' the finest ships that
graco tho ocean, aa monuments of bis skill
These ships were planned by him and built in
the year 1707; and, what ia remarkable at
showing the cast and character of his mind, he
had never seen a frigate when he planned them
and yet he bit i It tho frigatea which to this day
have never been surpassed, and which aro the
pride of the nation. Indeed, the father of Col
Humphreys, by his skill, may be said to have
cfiected a complete revolution in the whole
science of naval architecture, causing the old
wooden wails' of England lo be replaced by
vessels quite of another sort. Great Britain,
finding that her ships could not compete with
those modeled by him, haa since the war made
the 'United Slates' and 'Constitution' the guide
for her architects1. ' Her old frigates have oevn
broken np, and she i at this day ra teeing her
o'd 74, building larger frigates, and modeling
her whole navy upon' tho Humphreys plan,
which is set forth in his official reports and let
ters, made and written halt a century ago,
They may be seen by turning to the American
Stale Papers, vol. 1.
Hi. son. the snliiiTl of this nntire waa nl.i
J
fit ml liu Ins father as a naval ronntrorlor. aim
j . - - - 1
of which art he waa a matter. Seme of the
iniM-t beautiful t-hipa in the navy are from his
models. He was appointed naval constructor
for I lie Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1813, and
OloI Naval Constructor in 1820, which posts
he filled with advantage lo his country and
honor to himself--the lutttr till tho day of his
oeaiii.
Ne.lhcr in ll.o fierceness of parly excite
ment, for in the cravinga fur office, nor in the
blackest daysnf pnscripiinn did the tongue of
malice ever asail him. Upright in all his deal
ings, faithful to his country and himself, he was
a man beloved and rcsM-ctcd by all who knew
him. Hi; has left a large family and circle of
fr'n-ii.Ulo mourn bin lo e."
Attkhmt to Cafttke a Slavs Jh'sperate
Conflict In Charles county, Md., a slave,
named l.eorge, belonging to Mr. John H. bowl-
ing, ran away from hi master last March. Last
week, information having been obtained of his
whereabout, a party, among whom waa
young white man, named Jerse Cook, started in
pursuit of him. tie was found on the plautt
lion of Mr. Edward Keach. As he refused to
surrender himself a hiredog waa set on him,
I which he killed with a blow of a scythe. Mr,
Cook then advanced towards him, when he
- 1 struck him with a scythe, completely cutting
through his collar bone down into his breast,
and producing instant death. The negro then
made hi escape.
How to KfoNosHHi:. The Alexandria Ga
zelle thinks that the ennrnioue expense of long
sessions of Congress may be saved hereafter by
a proper understanding in advance with the
President upon the subjecta to which he intends
to apply tho veto.
IlvDaot'tioBiA A writer in tba National In-
telligcncer saya that spirits of hartshorn ia
lo certain remedy for the bite ofa mad dog. The
wound, be adds, should be constantly bathed
with it, and three or four doses, diluted, taken
inwardly during theday. The hartshorn do
compos chemically the virua inainuated into
I th wound, and immediately altera and destroy
" acivicnousncss.
immediate parent of despotism.-
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The "Tralta Arnold."
A writer in the New Haven Pelladium gives
some of the closing incidents in tho life of Ihis
remarkable man aa remarkable for his brave
ry as his treachery which, thought not now,
may bo interesting lo readers. The writer
eaya: -
The close of Arnold's ignominnus career wan
characterised by the loss of caste and the re
spect of every body. A succession of personal
insults and pecuniary misfortunes fallowed lii-t
treason, and deep abiding retribution was fully
me,pd degraded culprit long be'oro
tre died.
An cldcry lady, of cultivated mind, reside
in Massachusetts, whose early social intimacy
with Arnold and his family, at St. Johns, New
Drunewick, gave her peculiar opportunities for
knowing many details concerning the close of
his miserable career. Subsequent to the ter
mination of the Revolutionary war, and after
the perpetration of various atrocities against
his countrymen, Arnold went to England ami
received a commission in the Dritiah army.
He was frowned upon by the officers, and eve
ry where received with contempt, if not indig
nation. Various public insults were offered to
him, and in private life be was the objrcl ol
perpetual scorn.
Soon after, Arnold threw up his commission
in the army in diegust, and removed to Si.
Johns. He there engaged in the West India
trade becoming as notorious for his depravity
in business as he had been before false lo hi
country ; his integrity was suspected at various
times, and on one occasion during his sudden
absence his store was consumed, upon which an
insurance had been effected. Tho Company
suspected foul play, and a legal contest was
the result. During the trial popular odium
against Arnold increased, and manifested itself
by a succession of. mobs and the burning of him
in effigy. During this painful scene bis family
were greatly distressed, and the lady to whom
allusion haa been made, and who resided near
Arnold's house, was requested to go and pass)
that trying interval of time with them. That
request, in the fair hand-writing of Mrs. Arnold
until recently was in my possession, as well as
a copy of a satirical handbill describing Arnolda
life, hundreds of which were circulated anion
the populace during his tria'. Mrs. Arnold in
her note says, 'the Generai ia himself to-day,
meaning that ho bore the insults with his usual
firmness; but she was alarmed herself, and
wished for the presence of some female friend
during the painful scene which followed.
The proof wag not enough to condemn Ar
nold, but there waa enough detected of foul piny
to vitiate his policy. From that time the situ
ation of Arnold, at St. Johns, became even more
uncomfortable, and that of his family distressing
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he was both shunned and despised. She was a
lady of great delicacy and refinement, with a
mind cultivated by more lhan ordinary care.
and of course, her sufferings were rendered
acute by imputations against her husband's in
tegrity, aside from his treason. They shortly
left St. Johns and went lo England, whero Ar
nold became lust to the public eye, and died in
degradation and obscurity.
Thete is a moral connected with the history
of Pcnedict Arnold, which should be deeply
impressed upon the youth of the country, lie
waa headstrong, disobedient and vindictive
in early lifo, and often painfully wounded a
mother's heart In mature years, the satno
characteristics were visible, strengthened by
power and rendered perilous by the abaence oC
moral principle and self control. He died aa
lie lived, a man of ungovernable passionn, des
titute of integrity, deeply depraved and without
ever having openly repented of his heinous of
fences. "Stiti'H Stitch StiTth." The persons)
who advertise for women to sew caps, allow onet
cent a piece for the work ! 1 wo uoaen can u-i
made in a day by a smart womsn.
Shirt maker are allowed twenty five CPnta
for making a fine shirt with seven plaits! Dun
can be made in a day.
' We know a poor widow woman who make
four carpet bags a day. They sell for four do!.
lars each. She receive ten cents each. Mm
receives four centa for her day's work sewing
from six in the morning until ten it night I
No wonder that poor and destitute women
. . . ,
are sometimea unven 10 ueepair. iorri
(Vhilad.) Press.
Th Cotton Ci i.ti'rb is about to be attempt
ed in Turkey, the Sultan having engaged two
American planters for the purpose, who will t
sail immediately. The aoil and climate of Tu'
key, it ia said are better adapted lo tho culttve
,in of Cotton than those of India, where, a aim-
I jlar experiment failed from tho excesa f
heat and humidity. It la thought that it Willi
- succeed in the new attempt ud that Cotton-
will become as essential ',0 tht comfort of lh
I Turk, aa his coflt;C U(U bethel, uid dozcu
wives.
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