TERMS OP PUBLICATION.
, —t.i.a __
£2 00 per annum, in advance—or -
£2 50, it not paid will,Hi the year.
NoeuSscription taken foj;» less term than -six
innqths, and no discontinuance permitted until
all arrearages affe paiJ.' A failure to notify' a
discontinuance at the expiration of a term, .will
be considered a new engagement!
Jdv'crllackienta-—'sl 00 per square for-the
first three insertions, and 1 twenty live cetits for
every subsequent one. '' ' . ,
LEMUEL TODD, ‘
' BT AT ZiATTfm.
OFFICE No. 10, Harper's-Row, in the room
formerly occupied by Isaac Todd, Esq.
Carlisle, August 26,1841.
LAW NOTICE.
SAMUEL R. HAMILII,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Wiirpractice in the several courts of Cumber
land county; Office in'Main street, the office now
ocrup'cd by James H. Devor, Esq,
Carlisle, September 30, 1841.
WILLIAM B. KNOX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Carlisle, Pa.
OFFICE (Tfew doom west of the Post Office*,
in Main street. • ’
CHARLES M’CLURE,
Attorney at Law. .
_ dTkFFICK in Main aircet, a few doors west of
Post Office.
CVrHsle, April 29, 1841.
WILLIAM H. LAIWBERTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WLli practice and attend to collections in
the comity.nt Venango. .In any bnsii.es>.
tiiat may he entrusted to him, he. will he assist:
ed hy.Snmtel A. Horvi iore, lisq. of Butler.
Franklin. August 12; 1841. ' tl
NEW
HATMANUPACTQRy.
• and wilt keep constantly oh handaml luatiufac-r
lure U» onlH; #
lints of every Description,
r .inr.h as-RUSSIA. HKUSII, NUIKIA.CAS
'I OKS. fee. £?c.'“‘lli» work will be done in the
\w s fashionable style, and at moderate prices.
He solicits a’shmic, t.f public. patronage.
WILLIAM H. I ROUT.
• OrIVICeJIiJCaO, 1841. . : 6m.. _
BOOTS AND SHOES.
«Tho subscriber respectfully at|noifncps
to tl»i* inhabitants of Mechanicshurg ami
vicinity, that ho has Just received from
fet* Philadelphia the mostvsplendid-assprt
rncnl of lollies, Misses, and Children's Morocco
nnd Kid ,Hoots and Shoos, ever offeredlo the'puh
lic in this place, varying in price from $1 lo $1,50;
Misses and Children's in proportion. Thn sub
scriber intends to confine hinsclf more particular
ly lo the. Ladies' branch of the business, and lit)
flatters himself that he will he able .to please the
most fastidious. The Indies are moat respectfully
■Miu’itcd to call and examine for themselves*
Don't forgot Cain's Boot and Shoe Emporium,
Mcchaniesburg.
GEORGE P: CAIN.
■-V .t-
Srptc mlirr 9, 1841
Public Sale of itcal Estate.
"VPK7ILL ho Bold at public Salomon Friday,the-
V 2*2d of Octohor next, on the premises, in
’ pursuance of the last will ami testament of Anthony
Jflack, late of lTiflcsirBoh^o\\ r
following described real estate? late the property
of said testator, lo t wit: 's'■
A tract of lufid situate in Dickinson townships in
said county, hounded by.lanfls of JohnDlack, John
l.leikes, John Myers-, John Fishliurn and others,
containing about 85 acres, of which about seventy ;
acres arc cleared and the residue well timbered.—
The improvoments are a large
. -iOG HOUSE. fc-ElfcOSlN,
ADOOBX.S LOO BARN,
Wagon Shed, Corn Crib & other oul Buildings, a
never failing well of watercohvenient'to the house,
ami a young and thriving Apple Orchard of choice
grafted fruit .trees. This farm is situate .in the
•‘Rich Lands, 11 , is limestone land of a superior
quality and in A good state of cultivation, and a
bout three fourths of a mile south of the turnpike
road from Harrisburg-to and about 6
miles west of Carlisle. .
The terms of sale are as follows: One half of
the purchase money to be paid on the Ist of April
next, when possession will be given and a deed
made to the purchaser, the residue in two equal
annual- payments thereafter, to he secured 'by
'lien on the land, or bonds with security satisfac*
lory to the undersigned. The rent due on the Ist
of April next is reserved, and will not pass to the
purchaser.
If the above farm is not sold, it will bo rented
■aUthe time and place above mentioned, for one
year. . ’ .
-WILLIAM CAROTHRRS,
: Executor of Anthony Blai Jf, de'u d.
September 9, 1841.'
Valuable Town rrojierty for Sale.
*The property of the hit John IV. L. ffogtte, dec'd.
THE subscriber will dispose of at private sale,
that valuable property at thecornorof Hanover
and North streets, in the borough, of Carlisle, ad*
joining Mr. Weibldy’s Hotel. The property is
comprised of a full lot of ground, on which aro,e
reeled ajarge
TfVO STORYFRAME :
iffil WEATHERBOARDED HOUSE.
On Hanovcr'tjtrcct, and two Frame Wealhcrbnard
ed Unused on North street. The first mentioned
building bps been fur many years occupied ns a
store and is ndmirably calculated, froiq its sium
. tion, for public business of any kind. There is
also a Frame Stable on the premises, and a well of
’excellent tauter Jyith a pump In it, at the front door
of the 'largo bujldjhg,.. There is a largo cellar,.
■ walled, at the corner nf the lot, on which a large
building‘fhtgbt , 'ho erected,'{this, part, if the pur
. chaser .wished to build, he.rriight have possession
* of inifncdiately.)' Possession wilUbp given of l(te
oilier part of the property on the let of April next.
An indisputable title will bo givfn, and terms
made easy to the purchaser. *
Apply to . > EZEKIEL BULLOCK.
August 26, 1811. If
Eslale nf William M* JJiinchn, dee'ei.
BETTERS, of, administration on the,estate of
—B jWilliam M. of bioutbamptnn town
ship, Cumberland, county, dcc’d, have been issued to
the subscriber, residing in . the same township:'' AH
persons kndwing.thcmSclyca indebted jpl any way. to
said, estate arc fcqUcsted ta' make; payment immediato
- Iy, and thosfi'havidg claimß. to present-them properly
. auUieritieated for scttleiJient.
-*• . ' -ftTLLIAM G. DUNCAN, Adm’r.
September lb, 18dl. 1 , . ' fit*
-~ri —■ ■ . , - - -■ ;
BY ] / *
Whole Ho. 1491.
E. ROBUVSOIV & CO.,
HAVE located in Carlisle for the purpose of
manufacturing and selling Hathaway*s Pa
tent Hoi JHr Cooking and being aware that
the people in this place and vicinity have been
much imposed upon by the introduction of new
and highly recommended articles which they have
been induced to purchase, and which have, been
so’slightly made, and of such bad material, that
in a short time they have failed and become use
less. We therefore do not intend offering stoves
for sale unttHhey are fairly tried in-lhis commu
nity and >pronounce t d more durable- ih-their con
struction, and better adapted to the purposes of
boiling, baking and all the varieties of cooking,—
also ihat they are a great saving of fuel as well as
labor.
Wo earnestly invite farmers as well as residents
of this place and the neighboring villages, to call
on us at S. Wunderlich’s hotel, or notify us by
[lefter (postage unpaid^th at th ry ave.witlmo: to U\
4 ■ jiivjng na>\u;n uoAK'vj
I taken away'^(^jiTV^Vt.Viibbwiany^expenseto pet
-of Mr, J. Fridley, and ai l lhe Foundry of Messrs. ■
Lay and Stouffer, icpCarlisle. |
. HavipgAniitracled for 100 tons of castings, we
will in a few Hays supply stove dealers with all !
tlie’dilferrnr sizesr on. llie most liberal lenns. 1
Kieazer Robinson of .Carlisle, Is agent lor sell
ing the right to make and vend the Hot Air Stoves, -
.and will dispose ofcountie.s in Ibis and the adjoin
ing States.
VVe publish the foUowingrecommenclalions.from
some of those who are using the stove,-to-encour
age others to try ‘it,
I do Certify that I am now*using one of Hatha
way's. Patent Hot Air Cook Stoves, No. 3, and
do recommend it as superior lo any stove 1 have
seen.. T.he great saving, of fuel and the variety
that can lie cooking al.lhcsame time, makes it an
object to those who wish to’facilitate the operations
of the kitchen. ‘ i p J. CULBERTSON.
Vx.Chainbersburg, September G> 184 L
JJjave in use in my kitchen one of Hathaway’s
Patient Hut Air Cooking cloves, and can (recom
mend it as a very superior article. The one I have
Is No. 3, it has 5 boilers and an* oven sufficiently
largo to bake 6 loaves of bread. The baking, roast
ing and boiling, ran bo done at the same time and
,wilh much less wood than required for any stove
J. have ever used* This size appears to ho pecu
liarly calculated, for. Farmers, and for their benefit
1 invite them to call and see this stove In use,’as I
shall-take-pleaSuro-in-showing— thn-stovn-td-ihuso
who wish to see it. S. WUNDERLICH.
Carlisle, September Ifi, 164 iU
Messrs. E. Robinson & Co.
Gentlemen*—l have fairly tested the_l 4 H'ot Air
Stoves’* which you put up al my house and cm
recommend it as possessing principles of economy
and convenience far surpassing any other stovi-s
which I have ever seen. The boilers coming in
immediate contact with ;the fire giyes it great fa
cilities for boiling, and the oven is .heated on such
a principle that bread is baked in as fine a mannet
as jn a brick oVen. I find it also-a great saving of
■fuel and labor, and would advise alt to adopt it.
' m. McClellan.
Carlisle, September 12, 1841*
is innocent, and performs the cure by strengthen-
Messrs. E. Robinson & Co. 1 in £ nerves. My neighbor Jones* wife thought
“ Gentleman.—l have during the few days I have she. would try it 100, being a long lime, troubled
had your Hathaway Hot Air Stove in u'se become. weak and sole eyes together,*\vilh her deaf
convinced of Us great superiority over all 'other ness, (caused by nervous weakness,) so she sent
stoves I have used or seem—l find by the trial that the. customary fee of five Dollars and got some,
boiling, roasting, baking and broiling may. all be which, in little more than-a week made them as
dome at the same time, in a most perfect manner good and strong as ever-doing needle-work now
and .with less than one fourth the fuel I have or- wilhout andjiow, is restored lo her eye
HipHrily uspd for purposes: l have as well as to her hearing—therefore, friend
tofota been of the opinion bread could not be well printer, by 'publishing‘the abovei no doubt you
baked In a Cook Stove, but 1 am convinced upon will blcssingpf many a distressed prea
trial that it can bo done a* well in ydur stove asm, together with the thanks of your subscribers,
a brick oven. 1 believe that the general 1 ihtroduc-1 J ork, Pa. 1841. C. F. Baring.
lion of your stoves into use will be very beneficial: _ Until quite lately the people had to go to the
to the public, therefore I shall take pleasure in to get help.
commending it to my friends? - > This was te them great trouble. - - -
WM. MOUDYw Ist, Absence from nome and business neglected.
A GRIST MILL” AND FARM 3d. Running the risk of getting sick from home
| which often happens.
■ * ”*‘ iSAijKJ. I 4th. Being obliged to stay with the Doctor at
THE subscriber, .Executor of the last will and times from I to 2or 3 weeks and<sometimes iong
testament of -Peter Creamer,. late of South- c r.
' ampton township, Cumberland county, dec’d, will sth. Generally cost, from SO or 30—up to 40,
, offer fur sale by public outcry, on the premise's, on 50, and sometimes more dollars.
Friday the sth of.Novemlier nest, at 10 o’clock . 6th. Now hy this new plan of sending.help to
in the forenoon, the following described Real Ks- people at their homes all this, is saved, and costs
tate of said deceased, situate part in Cumberland j so Rule fj,at ’tis not worth mentioning,
and part in Franklin counties, viz: 1
ONE HU NO It El) #• SEVENTY ACRES OF
\ PATENTED LAND, ICO of which is first-rate
limestone land, and the balance is excellent slate
land—about IOQ acres cleared and in a good stale
of cultivation, and the residue covered , with thriv
ing timber. A. portion of the tract is excellent
meadow. Thii improvements are a , .
A sToste QBIST IVTIT,! ,
A DOUBLE TWO STORYDWELLING HOUSE
PART STONE—STONE BARN—TWO AP-
PEE ORCHARDS, Ac. Ac. '
The Mill, House and Barn, and about 35- acres
of the land, are in Cumberland county, and will
be offered for salt) separate. The balance, US
acres, is in Franklin county, in two separate tracts,
adjoining each other. The whole is situated about
2 miles north-west of Shippotishiirg, bn the Mid
dle Spring—said stream running through the
premises. Itlb one, of the most desirable proper
ties in 4b«Uyo counties. . ' ■
Terms will bednade known on the day of sale by
< JACOB CREAMER, Jr. Ex’r. -
September 3,1841., , ; . : , \ .
Tho subscriber,-; WAig .sold his stock of DRUGS,’
&c., intends settling up hit basin cSsptad’wouM hereby'
notify those indebted io call pnd settle, their account,
before the first of January next, .when ms, booled will
bo left with X for.collcctioni'^
. A. J. NORTH.
Nmvvillc, Sept 23, ISdi.v^Sm.*
Carlisle, Pa. Thursday October 21, 1841.
Ur. Swayno’s Syrup of Wild Qlier-
< Cincinnatti, Februaryls,lB4o. ,
Dr. SwAYKtt—Dear Sin—Permit me to take the
liberty of writing to you at this time to express my
approbation, and to recommend to the attention of
heads of.families and others your invaluable med
icine—the Compound Syrup of Prunes Virginians,
or Wild Cherry Bark. In my travels of late I
have seen in a great many instances tho
ful effect' of your medicine in relieving children of
very obstinate complaints, such as Coughing,
Wheezing, fhoaklng of Phlegm* Asthmatic at
tacks, &c.&c. ’ 1 should not have written this let
ter.'however, at present, although I have feltitmy
duty to add my testimony t 6 ilfor some lime, had
it not been for a late instance where' the medicine
above alluded to was Instrumental in restoring to
perfect health an ‘.‘only-child,” whose case was
almost hope.less, in a family of rpy acquaintance.
“I thank Heaven,” said the doatlng mother, “my
child is saved from, the jaws of death! O how I
feared the relentless ravager! But my child is
safe! is safe!”
Beyond doubt DrSwaynes Wild Cherry Syrup 18
the most valuable medicine in this or any other
country, lam certain I- havlTwitnessed more than
one hundred cases where it has been attended with
complete success. lam using it an obstinate dt- :
tack of Bronchitis, in which it proved effectual |n
an.exceedingly short lime, considering the severi
ty of the case. --1 can recommend it In the fullest
confidence of its superior virtues; 1 would advise'
that no family should be without it; it is very plea
sant and always beneficial—worth double ond of
ten ten limes its price. The public are assured
there' is ho quackcry about it. ■
‘ - , , R. Jackson, D. D.
Formerly Pastor of the Ist Presbyt’n. Ch. N. Y.
September 23, 1841. 1
AGENTS—3, J: Myers & Co. Cnrlislc.-'Marlin
Lutz, Market street, Harrisbur; G. & R. W. Da
vis, (254 Market street) and Rev, J. P- Cook, (52
Market street) Baltimore.*
j • * ~zsSt .
'>?rt , diy’ , thb;s , of, o’clock, A.-
M;, a tract of land'containing 423 Afros & 63 Parches,
Jpcrjyoounly,' throe JaritaA
t o f 1j andisbn rg, on -th e M- Cl li re's ,Gap road
leading from Londisburg to Ncwvillef being 9 milcp
from the, latter place—it adjoining lands of the heirs of
Matliias Hollenbeck oh the south, Samuel Nunemacher
on the west, and Daniel Miller on the cast* Sand lajid
1 is*dividcd'inta-cight'tractsor-lots,-thc smallest contain
-1 ing and the largest 66 acres.
... One of said lots, marked No. 2 in the plot or draft,
contains 45 acres and IS perches, with a
LO a. HO US 3
Iliiyyii STABLE THEREON
creeled—about 30 acres cleared, with 4 acres of mca*
good Orchard, *and a*,-nevefr Tailing" spring—a
large run and a small one passes through the sam?, the
; latter of which is taken through the garden.
1 - The other seven lots of Woodland, arc Jieavily tim
bered with LOCUST, CHESNUT, CUES- /&•£?<.
NUT OAK, BLACKOAK, WHITEOAK,"
! HICKORY and POPLAR. Each of said
I lots adjoins the public road, and possesses the
j advantage of running water, with the exception of No.
8, in the plot. A large stream passes through five of:
said lots, with water sufficient for a 1 Saw Mill or other 1
water works. «
An.indisputable title will be given. ■‘’Persons wish
ing to purchase will find it to their interest to examine
the same, as it is bclicvcd'to be the best tract of timber
land in that section of country, the timber having been
carefully preserved for twenty fiVe-ycaro. ’
Persons wishing to view the' same will please coll
with Mr. Jacob Ruhl, living on the premises, or Mr.
Jacob Evinger,lnkccpcr-at-Lan'disbonr == cncl?of Whom
are furnished with a plot or draft, and will accompany
and shew them the different lots. A draft of the same
can be seen with the subscriber, living at Waggoner's
Gap, Cumberland county.
Terms of sate.—One half of the purchase money in
hand, and the balance in three cqli&l annual payments
without interest, to be secured bv Judgment Bonds,.
ABRAHAM WAGGONER.
Scptcmhei; 30, 1841.
HEA&I2I& AND EYE-SIGHT RE
STORED*
The following is an extract of a letter from Mr.
Daring, to die Printer. ■
Mv Kbienk,
Doctor Green's remedy is to be taken inwardly.
Certificate of the Cnee of Jlfr. Tibuhi.
A respectable Farmer of Chester by tho name
of Nptint, had one of his family sorely afflicted
with . partial owing to weakness of
Nerves, and other causes, and. the principle, of the
Remedy”restored the eye-sight again.
There were specks of skin Or film, about grow
ing over them, and what I believe iu called a ca
taract,—and which .at times must becut away, but
die principle of dtp Doctor's Remedy scattered this,
akin from the eyes and restored dm sight again
doing away the necessity and danger of culling.
Friend Reader, bear in mind that the Giver of
all things, hits given to us, a Remedy fur most of
sickness. .
This must riot surprise us.”
But:—ought not.we to be surprised at our neg
lect to send for.lliis Remedy, when known where
to get it, and when we know whereto find ill /
Assigneesliip Account.
IN the Court'of Common I’leas gf- Cumberland
county: 9lb of August 1841. Samuel N. Bailey,
asmgnedn^p^h^iisfanriPCniMltefirpn^n^
to dm court ah account of die' execution of his trust
under a volurilaiy dred of assignment, and Mon
day the.,Bth day bf. is appointed
Top.lhe confirmation, of the'MiWe by the court, of
which all pefsena interested will'take notice.
GEO. SANDERjSON, Proth'y. .
; October 11,1811. , j.
‘‘ODR CODNTKY—EIGHT OR WRO(tO.*.*
ON THE LOQUACITY OF WOMAN.
Tsxiv—Nature, impartial in her ends, '
When die made men the. strongest,
' ' In Justice, then, to make amends
Made womtn'p tongue the longest.
Tisx.uitti ,i
Mt Hearbh*.—Keep your nut crackers
closed, and be tongue tied while I longue it
for a few moments on the subject of tongues
if you please. As regards the utility of the
tongue, it is needless to say that it is one of
the must'iinpnrtnnt appendages of the human
system. It is designed for other uses than
licking molasses and carrying grub from one
grinder to the other during the plearant, but
sometimes tedious, process of mastification.
Its principal office is to form or finish words
as they bubble up in a chaotic state
through th.e thorax, from the well spring of {
heart, tn society the tongue is both a use
ful and pleasing member—as it not only im
parts information to the unlearned, but
serves in beguiling many a weary hour, and
aids in digesting sorrows, that sit’as heavy
upon the soul as stewed horse nails upon a
dyspeptic’s stomach. In its operations it
should be guided by prudence,and modera
tion; else it becomes a bore instead of a bless
ing. Some peqptc have naturally so much
loquacious'steam in their boilers, that when,
they once get the clappers to their com mills
iiroperafiiui, they never know when to stop
them.. Such folks, generally speaking, are
as empty as egg shells and softer than snap
fat. A dam with a gate that’s always hoist
ed can hold bui little water; and a man who
leaks at the mouth, can’t ha.ve much in him
excepting that gas with which the bladder of
vanity is ever inflate!). :
in order to compensate her' lor what- she
ijftVteil-jn physical strength—that whenever
'tUe' sciehcL'-ot' ftstificnlion-inight fail ‘in- her
purposes? she might have I'ecourse" to that
worst of all weapons—a long tongue;-ami 1
feel bounil to say, with regard for the deli
cacy qf the feminine gender, that woman’s
tongues are often too extensive for the bene
fit of the community. If they would only
bring them into play when necessity requires
it, I' would_’nt shy a word; but, the .Ihct
is, they arc too apt to keep up a continual'
clickclack, for the sake of the music alone,,
and often, too often they upset their°*own ten j
pots while leveling a kickat-lheir neighbors;
Why, my friends, ( know several of the she
sex in, this city who have knocked out all
(heir front teeth and worn away a part of
their gums, by the continual and everlasting
working of their scandal distributors. 1
know it is the nature of the beautiful animal
to indulge in meddlesome garrulity; and
when she becomes so expanded with gossip
as to be in danger of bursting her apron
strings, I am willing she should let oflf her
surplus steam, provided she doesn’t blow it
in the face (if innocence, and to the detri
ment of social peace. I admire, respect and
love a woman whose looks are as mild ps a
moon beam, anil whose words are gentle ns
the zephyr, which disdains to brush even a
dew drop from the mountain daisy; but I
don’t like to meddle with one whose dispo
sition contains the essence of lightning, vit
riol, cream of tarter, hartshorn—who manu
factures words by the mile, and measures
their meaning in a thimble. 1 don’t' care
whether there be any meaning in them or
not. All talk, and no cider—as is the case
with some women and the loco focus—is un
endurable; and all talk with too much cider
—us with the whig S—is equally as bad.—.
These arc my politics. As the ruin falls the
gentlest from the clouds when unattended
w ith thunder, so, give me a tongue that can
silently shake ofTilic panicles of speech and
let them drop calmly through the ear .into
the heart—there to moisten and'refresh the;
young plants of virtue, and cause them to
flourish, like hog,weeds in a barh yard.
My friends—the Dutch Governor thought
wisely, when, he advised the girls to wear
short tongues and long petticoats; but his
advise was as water, spilt upon the ground.
They will persist.in wearing lung tongues
and short petticoats; and when I come to
take the measure of tjie difference it makes
in their mural characters, I must confess that.
1 feel a disposition to persecute them with
my preaching till I can let out a hem. of the
latter, and cut short about four inches of thie
former, with the keen edged sword of per
suasion. My-deur young damsel! it is said
that the angels of heaven only whisper,’ in
their walks mid the silent bowers of Para
dise;- and why.don’t you take a pattern after
them, in whose likeness you are created, and
whose attributes you possess, with the ex?
ceplion of that restless & never-to-be-tired -
out member—the tongue? It is a sin, a
shame and a pity, that so many of nur ladies,
both oldqnd young, are addicted to iluigh
excessive talkativeness—that they are so
inclined to gad about, telling things which
ought not to, be told, and leaving, untold
things which .ought to be told.- There is no
doubt it) 'my mind but a strong cup .of tea
contains a vast quantity of the onimalculae
of scandal; and those who drink thedeepest
froni.it are the most given to gossiping. Old
maids for instance,,will drink buhea, of suf
ficient substance to float a pin; and they can
breed more musquetocs about town in a sin
gle day, than.(he swamps of Louisiana can
in a month. Perhaps, my friends, you may
say there is,no use in niy preaching thus; for
ifji.woman's tongue is.made long by Nature,
she can he guilty of no fault,’but only sub
jected to misfortune. I don’t mean to blame
her fpr what she cannot help—an occasional
-overflow iif loquacity; but T want to give her
a good dose; of admonition with respect to.
■what she tjilks, and how she talks’. ■ She
! mu¥necoTleettfint w ords arc as.anppcry as
Jive eels; and when they bav‘e.jnn,co.carclessr:
ly escaped, they may caat lheir slime on the
White frock of "Reputation, ere they can be
overtaken and captured.—Slander that has
been gathering by degrees, like a slow,thun
der cloud, hursts up at the climax o! its
Sbort Patent Sermon.'
BY "DOW jft.’’
V QAT TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM,
New Series—Vol. 6>N0.19.
blackness, and unwonted sunshine i mined I
succeeds; yet still'.it casts a gloomy shade
fora time over life’s happy hours,and threat*
ens destruction, though it may accomplish
but little. ,
My dear hearers—although men's tongues
are shorter in proportion, than thore of the
women, and’are slower in their movements,
yet, I believe they are capable of doing much
harm, and are- often vulgarly, sinfully and
profanely employed, They are levers', in
the mouths of many, that assist them in put
ting out oaths as big as a bushel basket, and
horrible as they are bulky. Some men’s
tongues are constantly coated with the thick
sfcum of vice—others are only staihed with
tobacco juice and treachery—while a few
are, that arc kept perfectly clean by the pure
and unadulterated saliva of .truth and virtue.
O, my dear friends, one and all! I pray you
keep a tight rein on that furious charger, the
tongue, lest it should break loose in Hie wil
derness of unrestraint, and dash your vehi
cles of happiness down the precipice of per
dition,.pitching hope’s golden-treasures into
the-dark deep ocean of despair. And oh,
ye mothers! look info the mouths of your
prattling babes, and see whether any Symp
toms of the, tongue ail are beginning to be
developed. Watch over them steadily,and
teajli them to lisp the words of truth ond
sincerity; for they may’be called into eter
nitty in their swaddlings, and cause a black
mafkiohe set ngainst your panics in the
book oflife. Yes, the very cradles in which
thev-are-now steeping may turn out to be
coffins on rockers, soon to be oterspread
with the white mantle of death.
My hearers—having shown you about half
-tlie length of_ my tongue, the whole nf.wo
man’s,omd die tip end of man's in general,
1 i>3 kf.'. Ttof ll, -lire-1 o cm y; fyyr-.nr>iij''r ih-yy
1 rtVigucs;Tn tlie sil etiCsopul.ehrcj bey <ihd w lib li
we mny,indjilge(T, s^ki^^vJUi^iyEju^^flßitatUin-
Sunday Jlfercvh/. '' v • "' ~
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
THE JIISSOEI^;IPM»
This extraordinary natural curiosity is
now. in exhibition at the Masonic Hall.—
We have conversed with'gentleman fam liar
with such matters, who ha v e cxainine < It hi a
specimen with much minuteness. They re
gard it as a very extraordinary skeleton of
an extinct animal, supposed to be the mas
todon; or a very similar genius. It differs
in some parts from the mastodon remains
heretofore discovered, and this difference
forms the exciting point of inquiry. Mr.
Koch, the gentleman who discovered the
Missourium, says the skeleton, measures .52
feet in length and 15 in height; (hat the head
measures from the tip of the nose to the
spine of the neck, 6 feet. The whole num
ber of teeth is eight—four upper and four
lower, not including the two tusks, The
two upper m: fore teeth arc 4 inches broad
and 4J long. The back teeth : n the upper
jaw tire 7 inches in length, and where they
unite with the front teeth, they are like those,
4 inches broad, and from thence run nar
rower back, until they end almost in a point.
Mr. Koch states that while alive, the tusks
were carried, almost horizontally, bending'
somewhat down, and coming with their
points up again, their length is 10 feet, ex
clusive of 1 foot s inches, which lorms the
root. The body of the tusk has been a for
mation of coarse ivory; somewhat of the na
ture of bone. A protuberance on the lower
jaw has been mentioned as remarkable.—
The first rib is 2 feet 5 inches in length, and
6 inches in its widest part. The thigh bone
is 4 feet and half .an inch long, and 8j inches
in diameter. 1 The tail is composed of IS
vertebrte.and only measures 2. feet ri inches.
It has been very broad nr flat,.and possessed
of great strength. The fore foot has four'
toes and a thumb, the longest toe-measures
1 foot 8 Inchest the.shortest,
thumb, 7 inches. Each toe is pi sscssed of
four joints, and the thumb of two. The
smallest and, last of the joints of each toe,
shows plainly that it was armed with a nail;
the nails of the rigluduotturned-outtowards
the right, wliile those of the left were rever
sed, and turned towards the left. The hind
lout is much . smaller than the fore, font;
it has also four Tqcs, but i$ destitute of The
thumb. Its longest toe measures 1 foot two
inches; its shortest, 9i.inches, Both the
fore anil hind feet have been webbed. ' -
All the bones are firm, and contiin no
marrow, Mr. K, thinks that the aiiimal.has,
without doubt, been an inhabitant of water
courses, such as large rivers and Inkesphhd
he cites as reasons for this'opinion, first,
that “his feet were webbed; 2d, all his bones
were solid and without marrow, as the nqua
ticanimalsof the present day; Sd, his ribs
were too-'sinali ami slender-t.o'resist the
many pressures and bruises tbey.jvould be
subject toon land; 4lh, his legs are short
and'.thick; sth, his lad is flat and broad; €th,
and last,. his> tusks ; are so situated in the
head that it would be -utterly impossible for
him to exist in a timbered country. His
food consisted as nittch of vegetables as flesh,
although,he undoubtedly consumed a great
abundance uf the latter, and was. capable of
feeding himself with the fore foot, alter the
manner of the beaver or otter, mid possessed,
also, like the hypopolamus, the faculty ol
walking on the bottom of waters, and rose
occasionally to'lakcair. ' "
.The singular position of the jusks has
been very wisely adapted-,by the Creator for
the protection of the body, from the pinny
injuries to which it would-be exposed while
swimming or walking under ihe.’wafer; and
in'.addition to! this, it appears that the ani
mal has been' covereil with the same armor
ns the alligator, or perhaps the megatherium.”
5 The bones were found near the shores-ol
The.river-/.o Povnme de Tern, a tributary
of the Osage, in Hentmr county/
ahd'suppnsed originally to havc been a largr
and magnificent stream. .In their present
furm, at the Masonic Hall, these, wonderful,
remains have been somewhat elongated by,
as to lbs genuine.:
AGENTS.
John Moore, Esq. Newville
Joseph M. Means, Esq. Hopewell township.
John Wondehlich. Esq. Sldpptnsburg.
William M. Mateeh. Esq. l.te’s X u»«d».
John Meiiapev, Dickinson township.
John Clesdenis. Jr. Esq., Hdgeiituwn.
George F. Cain, Esq. Mechnnicahut-g
Frederick WoKDEBLtcB, do.
Jons Stough. Esq. Stmighstnwh.
Daniel Kbtsheb, Esq. Cburchwwn.
’Jacob Lovgneckeb, Esq. Worndeyshurg.
J. B. DrAwsauoh, Cedar Spring. Allen tp.
Martin G Kupp., Esq.Shiremanstown.
ness of the original structure. The curiosi
ty is one of an extraordinary nature, ami to
gether with numerous remarkable fossil
bones In the possession of Mr. K. cannot but
excite interest, ns well in, the miml of .the
naturalist and philosopher, asof the ordinary
observer.
Finp and. Loss of Life !~The house of
Mr. Sylvester H. Brown, of South Creek
township, Bradford county with all its con -
tents, was consumed by fire on Saturday
night the 1 III) ult., and horrible to relate,
FOUR PERSONS PERISHED IN THE
FLAMES i The family were all in . bed
when the fire broke nut, mu) Mrs. B. was
awakened about eleven o’clock by the smoke
and heatof the fire. Mr.and Mrs.B. rushed
from the house ip their night clothes, taking
a child about two years old which was in
bed with them. Their two remaining chil
dren, one aged 7, and the other 5 years old,
.with a girl about 15, (an adopted daughter,)
were in bed up stairs... A man named
Thomas Smith, a mason, was also-in bed in
an upper room. So very rapid were the.
flames that when the .alarm was given all
means of escape to those in the upper rooms
were cut off. Mr. Smith and the children,
were repeatedly heard to call for help; but
alas! no help could reach them, and the four
'persons above stairs, fell victims to the de
vouring element. The almost frantic moth-,
er would'have rushed ipto the mid/St.of the
fire, in a vain attempt to succor her children,
and perished, with them, had she not. been
restrained by actual force.
British Colton*.—Th® New Ycjk Express says
that the value of manufactured cottons imported into
this country, from England, in 1840, exceeded five
millions an4.a half of. dollar*.. To, Ruaaia thc.amqunt
e—-—'-V - W»Uy ■ » fir' C) -
-••,. . . ~ '
yj **vuiiuu>tcxiittUUyM«iy.<k).uUaxy,lU^ys^avu»uurw^w
lo Brazil/about ieven^miUions., The tobl 'amo'unt lo *
all the'world, was about one hundred and twenty-fivo
auilidna. * . *
Slice (*.—The Journal of 'Commcrceaays;—"Tho
picket ship Mediator, from this'port for London, will
taka abopt $303,000, and the pocket for Havre about
$200,000, This nearly clear* the market of silver.— ,
Mexican dollars ore sellings at IJTi 2 half* do!- *
lars at $ a I; and Six. pieces 04j a* QSjoente each.**
A letter from Canton dated May 16th, to the Editor
of the New York American*; says that the
collected about 60,000 men in the neighborhood, and
were evidently preparing for another fight with the
British. It was not expected to take place for two or
three weeks, and the writer’adds:—‘‘New forces are
expected from India, and th&Britfsh fleet will leave for
the northword about the first of June. There Is likely
to be much delay, arid groat loss of life, before the Chi
nese arc brought to terms, nnd 1 think the English
will have to storm Pekin,/before ft settlement can be
effected with the Emperor, 1 * **s.
jU
Tke Encampment at Potisiown.—The Military
Encampment held at Camp Montgomery, near Potts
town, Pa. on*Friday week, was u spleiMid affair. There
were present about seven hundred troops, fivo hundred
of which were Cavalry. -Many of the companies show
ed to great advantage, but none more so than Capt,
Tuetin’s Corps of National Guards of the District of
Spring Garden. The corps returned to Philadelphia
the same day they left: His Excellency David R. Por
ter, Governor, accompanied by his aide Colonels Lei
per, Servosa, Cameron, and Gem Diller, reviewed the
troops. The appearance end Conduct of the Govern
or on the occasion, is much lauded. The whole was
highly creditable to the military of the Keystone.
Extraordinary affair —Death qf Pcyne, tie Dc •
frothed of Mary C, Rogers.—Daniel Payne was found
dead on Friday afternoon), at Hobo lien, K. J„ near the
•pot where the body of that unfortunate girl was dis
covered. under ..circumstances that justified the belief
that he committed Suicide. Payne called at the Plienix
on Thursday afternoon. Hie ap
peatfqicc was singular, aridi : attrncted.jnuch attention.
Ho had no hat on, and a gentleman to loan him
one. Ho eventually obfair.rd a hat, and aa ho was
going away, he remarked, “Perhaps you don't know
who I mu—l. am Payne, the lover of Moiy Rogers:
No olio knows my troublea•■' He then left and no
knowledge was had of hie movements until ho was
found dead. One.account Bays', important papers arc
said to have been found upon his body, lut their char
acter was not mode known. Rumoraays four persons
arc implicated in the murder of the girl. Another ac
count nays it hr rumored thattho papers fou nd' on'
Payne, consist principally of letters, qne'of which in
written to-Mrs. Rogers. If the man bee committed
suicide, thcsq.lcttcrs may give some clue in conduct
ing, farther proceedings, Aa evidence,, they arc in
'themselves good'fafTiOthing'in judicial proceedings.—'
The N, York Tattler says it Reporter from lhal office
has just returned from Hoboken, and states that the
"papers'' are of very little consequence; one of .them
being an account of a “dream,” which thpderoasod.has
hod, in which Mary appeared to him. It is said that
Payne who was first seen in Hoboken, on Thursday,
was intoxicated on that day and also on Friday. His
face was.brained probably .by his falling { while in a
state of‘intoxication. Oh one of tho papers was a
memorandum in pencil, “I am on the ■ very spet, God
forgive -me for the mis-epcnt’lime.” The budget was
{irihcipally filled with. memoranda of the dates, &c. of
thb different examinations had before the MaVor, a
bout the murder.
JSritiih Troops in Canada. —The United Service
Journal eta tea chat the British troops stationed in Can
idj. on the Ist of Bep|enibor last, are as follower Ist
;/»gS. Dragoon. Guards; 7th Hussars; 2d battalion
Grenadier Guards; 2d battalion .Coldstream Guards;
2d battalion .IstToot; I4tb, 23d,52d, 43d. 66th, 64th,
67th,’68th, 70th, 71st, 74th, e3d(B6lh, 86th and DM
Regiments InEtfiny, and the Rojo! Canada Rifle reg't.
. Cheltenham (England) Chron
icle statue that its editor had just seen the wife of a 1
small fanner .who* sailed with her husband- snd six
children last February from Liverpool.* -They. and s
bout ono hundred others, landed at rletv Orleans, went
several-miles up tho country, peat St. Louis, snd atri’--
-cd safe at the “promised land,” —the Njw Jerutalem
—on tho Scat of May last; a three wacfirtaidcnce was'
sufficient to let them Inlo the secret. and they arrived i
safe back in the old county sbeut a fortnight ajoc
. They bad Sequent;, communications while on the
benksof the Mississippi with the renowned prophet,
Joe Smith, end hia brother wbotookewery
means in their ", powers to get hold of our infcftpspts
money, by oflering to sell them Isrgoplots of daed,'
take them in partnership,' Ac.ic,. but the Gloneectiri
shifo yeoman was proof against their wit a, end used
his little capital in bringing hie tamQy bark
What most staggered the faith Of the party waa that
■the great prophet, Mr, Joseph, Birith.cooid jurtekew
them the “plates of . gold" on which it>ra* -pretended
the book of Mopnon wit written;. Job ersdod thaouec-'
tionby,saying the srtgd. raenlyehowrdthcm tobiiu,
and alter ho had. taken a fcir .oopj.'toot thain back '
agaihe—- St. Id. Ttnnttrtf.
r : iC7*Tlie ancient Romnn ron»i»(«i.j
r-if 6,000 men ilivic!«f ihio;.^^ v cnh6tts^and :
every coliortjp.lo t>ix cnituriee. . ; " ’ .