for the gazette of the united states. The Student. —No. I. BY SIMON SEARCHER. " \"\/HAT have we here?" cries the-LoutfGEß, (ashe sips his coffee froin'a half pine porce laine cup, which rests on its kindred saucer, placed with a negligent ease between the thumb and two longelV fingers of that delicate hand which is raited half way to the lips, horn the po liced table 011 which the elbow prefles, support ing the upper extremity of the listless frame.) " What have we here ? The Student, by Simon Searcher ! One would rather expect Isttures from the Profcffor than the Student. Had you not bet ter, Mr. Searcher, search a little longer before you commence teacher ?"—This is said with an air of triumph ; —and with all due modesty I re ply : Far be it from me Sir, to afl'ume the office of a Teacher ; my utmost hope is, that by publifh lifhing my thoughts on the various objects of my flu dies, I may induce others to refletf upon fucli fubjetts as will tend to make them both wiser and better j such fubjeds, only, being worthy ofa Student's attention. I have experienced great advantages from the presence of a fellow Student, to whom I could communicate my senti ments refpe<fting the author in hand, or his work : Now Sir, as I find it a difficult matter to entice a clever fellow to my corner, (that corner which I hold by ancient charter, granted by the great King Cuftoin, (a tyrant with whom you are, 110 doubt, acquainted Sir,) to all who follow in the dance of the nine old Maids called Muses ; the Poet's Corner, Sir—not in a newspaper, but, in a garret.) I purpose, by means of a Corner in the National Gazette, to make companions of all who will condescend to read the Student, and as mankind are of such various tastes and opinions, it will be hard if some few are not found willing to be acquainted with solitary Simon. Of all the thousands, that around me flalk, That ft en to fee—and what is strange, do talk, I ftiall not grudge my labour or my ink, If I can add but one to those that think. << Think!" cries Lounger, with a molt ex pressive yawn. "Oh d nit I hate thinking .—What fignifies one's thinking for one's felf, •when there is fomany people to think for one ?" " True" cries Mrs. Lounger, setting her cup and saucer on the table, " True Mr. Lounger, I declare it is the mod worryfome thing in natftiure to think: I had some hopes from the creaiftiure's beginning, that he might afford some entertainment ; but I suppose we are to have his fufty opinions upon mully old books." Hold Madam ! —I study nature as well as books : I in tend Madam that every nook and corner where it is poflible for Dame Nature to hide herfelf, or any of her ornaments, ihall be rummaged, top and bottom, behind and before, up and down, backwards and forwards, in all poflible directions, that can be thought of by your serious servant Simon Searcher. Dress and fafhion Madam, ihall be objects of constant study, and you may depend upon the earliest intelligence of every change : I have even now Madam a communica tion notunworthyyourear —It is a fa<ft Madam— A facft that may be depended upon, that the la dies throughout the Britith dominions (whom it is absolutely necellary to imitate, because they liave, or affeift, a hearty contempt for us) have adopted for the winter season, the thin, light silk bonnet j so Madam it is devoutly to be wifli ed, as it is reasonably to be expe&ed, that our la dies will discard the warm Beaver, so preposter ous at this season. Likewise Madam, jby the la test accounts from Europe we learn, that the gen tlemen ot the tort, have universally adopted the Craw. Further Madam, 1 learn that at a conven tion afl'embled for the purpose of deliberating on a federal dress forthe beaumonde of the Uni ted States—present, Billy Dimple, Jacky Simper, Peter Frii&c. ire. It was agreed to recommend to all pretty fellows, the crap: Cujhlon, somewhat altered, the fide hair being brought down towards the (honlders, after the model of the wings o a panting Hen-Turkey in the dog-days. Perhaps &adam 1 (hall Tat some future period address a Song to you—the burthen of which (hall be Sing heads and tails, hats, caps, and other like rigs With braids, curls, ana fine frizzled wigs, wigs, wigs, ! As my design in wishing for companions is not '.merely to declare my own opinions, 1 hope those Vho may be induced to study with me, will favor me with tlieir's,which {hall be thankfully receiv ed and acknowledged ; any thing addrelled to Simon Searcher and conveyed to Mr. Fenno will reach ine— Come what will, or come what may, Whether serious, whether jay, SIM oNSzA rcH s r fecks for knowledge, Far beyond the bounds of College. I expetfl my Eflays vrill be like my Introdu&ory Number, pretty much of a medley. Dec. 1790. FUNERAL CEREMONY. WE 'have already mentioned some funeral ceremonies at Straf burg, and in other towns, to the memory of the soldiers who facniiccd their lives at Nanci, in support oi the revolution. Similar ceremonies have taken place at Baugency, at Vienne, at Grenoble, at Rouen, &c. in honor of those departed patriots. On the 20th instant, this last duty was dilcharged by ihe cm zens of Paris, on the Champ de la federation. All the 60 battalions, the Parisian Cava'iTy, the Corps of Veteran *1 toops, the Dauphin's Company, and the National Guards of the municipalities 111 the vicinity of Paris, met at 11 o'clock, on the Champ de la federation, with colours flying and drums beating. The drums were muffled with black—the colours and standards were surmounted with crapes, and the trumpets enjbutdine—A deputation of the Municipality, with the Mayor at the head ol it, elconcd by the Guard of the' Hotel dc Ville, also aflifted at the ceremony. Another frotn the National Affcmbly wasalfo pre fect, at the joint invitation of the regular troops, and of the Nati onal Guards, and occupied the firft rowsjof ieatsunder the gallery, oppofitc to'the Military School. Three hundred ihoufand persons witnessed the solemn ceremo ny, in awful silence Mat's was celebrated by M. St. Martin. Afterwards, the Deputies of ihe National AlTcmbly approached the altar, which was placed at ihe foot the Maufoleu m, sur rounded with cyprrfs, funeral torches, and the voung men of the National Guards. They walked round the altar, and sprinkled the tomb with holy water. The following mfcriptums were engraved 011 the four fides of the tomb. On the fiift, " The manes ot those brave warriors, who died at Nanci, oil the 3illof Augull, 1790, in defence of the Constitu tion." On the second. " Tremble ye enemies of your country, their example is all powerful." On the third. " Marble and brass (Hall perish, but their glory, and the empire of liberty arc eternal." On the fourth. «• Here had l'worn to be laithlul to the nation, to the lav, and the kin^." rhc immcnfc multitudes, penetrated with the moll heartfelt /rief, quitted the mournful fcenein solemn order, trnpreffed with an indelible remembrance of the awful cercmony. BOSTON, Nov. 20. DONATIONS OF CURIOS iTILS.. WE hear that the Corporation of the College have returned their thanks to the following among other gentlemen, who have lately contributed to enrich the Library and Muftum, at Cam bridge, by their benefactions. i To John Gakdj ner, Esq. of Pownalborough, for several ad ditional proofs of his generolity, among which are fix excellent paintings, finifhed by Baunias y a French painter of eminence, and reprefen'ing the people of difFerent colour in some of the islands in the Weft-Indies ; fifteen medals, struck by the celebrated En glifti artist Pingot, in commemoration of the vi&ories obtained by the Britiih in the war of 1756, and other important' events ; and 'thirty-two gold, silver, copper and brass medals and coin of dif ferent kinds. To Mr. Richard Surcomb Howe, an officer on board the Columbia in her late voyage, for various articles of drefs,and other curiofuies brought from the Sandwich I Hands, and North-Weft Coast of Amcrica. And to Capt John Pater son, a gentleman in the service of the honourable the Englifti East-India company, for a very rare and valuable manuscript in folio, written on vellem in the Persic charaller, and presented by him to the Library. A USEFUL HINT TO APOTHECARIES. FATAL accidents have sometimes happened by mistaking Cream of Tartar for Tartar Emetic. Would it not be worthy ot attention to guard against the probability of an evil so horrible in its consequences ? The error usually arises from a resemblance, both in name and colour, between these drugs ; altho the one is an innotent medicine and the other a deadly poison. I would therefore propofethat some other technical name ftiould be adopted instead of Tartar Emetic ; and the drug itfelf be dis guised by colouring it with something that should not sensibly al ter its qualities, and yet give it a niaoifetylv different appearance. As our apothecaries may pofllbly be too busy to attend to this precaution, may it not be worthy the notice of our college of phy sician*, who may thereby be the means of fomctiaies laving the jife of a fellow citizen. H, (Gen. Advertiser.) Improvements and Additions to Mr. Bowen's Exhibition of Wax-Work, HIS Excellency Benjamin Frank!in, Esq. A Philadelph'ian Beauty. Peace, (.on elegant figure) with her Olive Branch. Plenty, with wreaths of Flowers, basket of Fruit, &c. TICKETS r at one quarter dollar, ma y had at Mr. Jamis Bryson's, No. 4, Third, below Market Street ; where the exhibition is open from 10 o'clock in the Morning, until 9 every Evening. N. B. MINIATURE and PORTRAIT PAINTING done at the fame place, on reasonable terms. Philadelphia, 061. 30, 1790. The 'nice cj this paper is 3 dolls, fir. atin. and $d. finale nu-nber. 668 PARIS, Sept. Ebcnezer Hazard, At No. liß, in Second Street, between Race and Vine Streets, BUYS AND SELLS ALL KINDS OF Public Securities. N B Persons having Business to Iranfatt at the Public OSccs, may be affilted, or have their Bufmefs done fur ihem (without (he trouble and expence of a perlonal attendance) on very moderate Terms. November 29. [MPERIAL, HYSON, SOUCHONG, andBOHEA TEAS REFINED SUGARS, COFFEE, and SPICES, &c. Of the fiilt Quality—by Retail, No. 17, Third-Street,between Chefuut'and Markei-Sireeis. John Francis, Late of New-York, rcfpeitfully informs the public, that he has opened a Commodious Boarding No. 53, Fourth-Street, one door from Rare-Strret, WHERE Gentlemen may be accommodated with CiEKTEEL BOARDING AND LODGING, By the Wed, Month, or Year, and on the molt moderate terms. Phila. Nov. 20, 1790. [zaw.3m.J Co L L EGI of PH 1 L AD E L FH I A, DeC. ill, 1790 LAW LECTURES. THE Hon. Judge WILSON, Professor of Laws in the Col lege and Academy of Philadelphia, will deliver Ins Intro duftorv° 111 the public Hall, on VVednefday the 15th of this Month, at 6 o'Clock in the Evening. Those Gentlemen who pro pole to attend the Lefturrs are requeUed to fignify their inten tions soon, that the necelTary Preparation raav be made [or their accommodation. By Order of the Faculty of the Co/lr^c, WILLIAM ROGERS, Secretary. PURSUANT to a Resolve or ast of Congress ot tiio 10th day of May, 1780, relative to the dcllruftion of Loan-Office Cer tificates by accident ; notice is hereby given to all whom it mal concern, that on the 26th of December 1788, the house occupied by William Haselton, of the Delaware State, took fin and was contained, in whi' h was lodged a number of certificates as pr. lilt below, all which were destroyed by the lair! fire !> Therefore if any person, hath any objection why the said Certificates (hould not be renewed, agreeable to the ref.ilvis of Congress, they mnft make thein before the expiration of three months, from the date hereof. Invoice oj Loan»OJfice Certificates defiroyed in the house oj W,... Hcjelton > on the above date. 1788. Oftobcr 24, 4873 > o f. oo d o l] ars eac h. favor of James i'i ' tl J,l ) Hasf.lion. 6356 one of '4CO dollars, ( ELIZABETH HASEI.TON, Adminiftratvix ol James Haselton, dccafed, [62 61.1 aw.] Philadelphia, Nov. 26, 1790. By Carey, Stewart, and Co No. a-2, in Front-Stk eet, THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE DOWAY TRANSLATION OF THE Vulgate Bible, Containing 990 Pages in Quarto. (Price Six Dollars.) (£3" Subscribers arc requested to fend for their Books. Nov. 29. This Day is publifhcd 1 By Carey, Stewart, and Co. No. 22 * Front-Street, The American Museum, FOR NOVEMBER, 1790. CONTENTS. ORIGINAL ARTICLES. METEOROLOGICAL observations, made in Philadelphia, Ot\. 1790. Obfeivations on the weather in do. Medical Gale. The Temple of Hymen. An-cdote. Fragment. Remarks on locust trees. A (ketch of the nature and causes of difeafts, ex plained upon fcitntific principles. Remarks on capital punish ments. Peter Pennylefs—a fragment—by John Carey. Short (ketch of the life of dr. Franklin. pOJE TRy The Temple of Hymen. Female love forfaken. Song to al>- sent Laura—By W. P. Carey. « * SELECTED, 'ARTICLES. i:ROi't. » Character of Dr. Franklin. .' Accost of a curious Wild cheery tree sprouts poisonous to cattle. Description of the falls of Niagara. Method of checking the progress of fire. Dr. James Malone's receipt for the cure of a cold. Number of veflels enter ed at Philadelphia, from March 1735 to March 1736. Remarks on frugality—by the Rev. Joieph Lathrop* Thoughts on cenfnre, family disagreements, &c. by fir Win. Keith. EH"«y on the influ ence of religion in civil society. The origin ofdefpair. Eulogy on early rising. Reflexions on the cuitom of burying the dead,, arid the danger of precipitate interment. Influence of death. Life of Julia, or the penitent daughter* Public virtue to be diftin , guilhed by public honors : by the kite Gov. Livingfton. Re marks on beauty and grace. Eflay on good humour. Census ot t tie inhabitantsof Cbarlefton. Enumeration of the number of peo ple in different towns of the state of Rhode-Iftand, in 1782 & Amount of tobacco exported ftom Virginia. Number of people in Boston. Extract from a masonic difcoui fe. Receipt to make lan excellent American wine. Remarks on faking pork. New ( method of feeding silk worms. A Georgia planter's method of j {pending his time. Account of the culture of (ilk in Newhaven,. ; Lonllituticm of New Hamplhiie. Conllitution of Mailachufett. POETRY. Address of a lady to her huiband, on his return from a long abfcnce. Song ; in imitation ot the watry god. To a lady— carcfiing her children. Elegy to Laura by W. P. Carey. The hermit: by dr. Beattie. Vcrfcs on the marquis de la Fayette. Fragment of a poem on the ere&'ron of the works at Dorchester. Philidia's riddle. Verses, addrefferd to mils M. A. A. Ode, fungat Bennington, i 6, 1790. Dr. Price'; Revolution Sermon to be fold by r th 9 Editor—pries if 6-. 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