Vol XX XV —Whole \o 1 891. Rates of Advertising. One square, 18 lines, 2 squares, 6 mos. $5.00 I time 50 " I year 8.00 44 2 times 75 column, 3 mos. 6.00 " 3 " 1.00 44 6 " 10.00 44 1 tno. 1.25 " ] year 15.00 " 3 " 2.50 1 column, 3 mos. 10.00 " 6 " 4.00 " 6 " 15.00 44 1 year 6.00 44 1 year 25.00 2 squares, 3 times 2.00 Notices before mar " 3 mos. 3.50 riages, &c. sl2. Communications recommending persons for office, must be paid in advance at the rate of 25 cents per square. Philadelphia Advertisements. .YluH*, Rons, Victoria*, and Fur Trimming*. M . I>. C O II K X, FANCY FURRIER. WOULD inogt respectfully fall the attention of all per *' sons in want of any article in the Fancy Fur busi ness, that be has now ready a splendid assortment of the above mentioned articles, made of every description of F'urs, and in lite great variety of shapes that are now fashionable, which he offers to sell at very reasonable profits, at his Fl'R STORE, No. 52 North Second street, (two doors below Arch si ) Philadelphia Merchants purchasing to sell again, would find it con siderably to their advantage to call and examine his stock and judge for themselves before purchasing elsewhere 5-The full market price always given for SKIJbSaf every description. ** The store is always closed on Saturdays. M. D. COHEN, JV"o. 52 -V". 2d st., (tico doors below Arch) Philada. September 15, 1849—3 m Filth FRESH COD LIVER OIL 'PIUS new and valuable medicine, now used by the 1- medical profession witb such astonishing efficacy in the cure of Pulmonary Consumption, Scrofula, Chro nic Rheumatism, Gout, General De bility, Complaints of the Kid neys, 4* c, is prepared from the liver of the Cod Fish for medical use, expressly for our sales. (Extractfront the London Medical Journal.) "C.J B Williams, M. D , F. R. 8., Professor of Medi cine in University College, London, Consulting Physi c:tu to the Hospital for consumption, Sec., says: I have prescribed the Oil in above four hundred cases of tubercu lous disease of the Lungs, in different staphs, w aich have been under my care the last two years and a half. In the large number of cases, 206 out of 234, its use was fol lowed by marked and unequivocal improvement, varying in degree in different cases, from a temporary retarda tion of the progress of the disease and a mitigation of dis tressing symptoms, up tea more or less complete restor ation to apparent health. " The effect of the Cod Liver Oil in most of these eases was very remarkable. Even in a few days the cough was mitigated, the expectoration diminished in quantity and opacity, the night sweats ceased, the pulse became slower, and of better volume, and the appetite, flesh and strength were gradually improved. "In conclusion, I repeat that the pure fresh oil from the Liver of the Cod is more beneficial in the treatment of Pulmonary Consumption than any agent, medicinal, dietetic or regimenal, that has yet been employed." As we hate made arrangements to procure the Cod /.iter Oil, fresh from head quarters, it can now be had chemically pure by the single bottle, or in boxes of ont dozen each. Its wonderful efficacy has induced numerous spurious imitations. As us success depends entirely on its purity, too much care cannot be used in procuring it genuine. Every bottle hating on it our written signature maybe depended upon as genuine. Pamphlets containing an analysis of the Oil, with no tices of it from Medical Journals, will be sent to those who address us free of postage. JOHN C. BAKER & CO , Wholesale Drugpints and Chemists. LOO North Third Street, Philadelphia. October 13,1849—6 m LIFE INSURANCE. Thf Girird Life Insuranee Annoity aud Trust Company of Philadelphia, Office No. 159 Cliesnut Street. Capital $300,000. Charter Perpetual. /CONTINUE to make Insurances on Lives on the most G favorable terms; receive and execute Trusts, and j receive Deposits on Interest. The Capital being paid up and invested, together with accumulated premium fund, affords a perfect security to the insured The premium may be paid in yearly, half vearly, or quarterly payments. The Company add a BONUS at stated periods to the insurances for life. This plan of insurance is the most ( approved of, and is more generally in use than any other HI Great Britain, (where the subject is best uriderstoodby the people, and where they have had the longest experi ence,; as appears from the fact that out of 117 Life Insu rance Companies there, of all kinds, 87 are on this plan. The first BONUS wag appropriated in December, 1844, amounting to 10 per cent, on the sum insured under the s oldest policies ; to SI per cent., 7i per cent Ac., ice , on others, in proportion to the time of standing, making an . addition of #100; #-7 50 ; #75, &c., Ice., to every #IOOO, originally insured, which is an average of more than 50 l-r cent, on the premiums paid, and without increasing the annual payment to the company. The operation of the Bonus will be seen by the follow- j lag examples from the Life Insurance Register of the _ Company, thus : Bum j Bonus or Amountof Policyand Policy. | Insured, i Addition. Bonus payable at the 1 party's decease. No. M #I,OOO #IOO 00 #l.lOO 00 " 68 2,500 250 00 2,750 00 " 205 4,000 400 00 4,400 00 " 276 2,000 175 00 2,175 00 " 353 5,000 437 50 3,437 50 PAMPHLETS containing the table of rates, r and ex planations of the subject; Forms of Application, and farther information can be had at the office, gratis, in j person or by letter, addressed to the President or Actuary i B. W. RiCHARDS. President, is <i. F. JAMES, Actuary. [ap2S:ly BLUB 3IX I FACTORY. 11. CI/ARK# \ EMTIAN BLIND Jilil'FAfTlßF.B, A iun of the Golden Eagle, A". 139 111-1, South Second street, below Dock street, PHILADELPHIA, V LLP 8 on band a tar."- and fasbion^bassort mei.t of WIDE and NARROW LA T W INDOW bI.INUB, manufactured in the best manner, of the best materials, and at the lowest cash prices. May rig refitted and enlarged his establishment, he is prepared complete orders to any amount at ihe shortest j '• - .re Constantly on hand an assortment of Furniture. d every variety, manufactured expressly for Ins ovv n ; ,4 *es. and purchasers may therefore rely * C 0' "1 * rt,t "■ j •> Open in Ihe evening *• Orders from a distance packed caiefully. an g£ " j 'ret i,t porterage, to any part of the city. ~,r 11. CLARK. ! 'h:U<l..lpbis, Aug ist 18, IstSe— ly JPSiSiJli'lala) iiSJIS JfrtuTHLiESanBIE) JF2" ®a®is©if ffUJ'S'SESJC&SISa IMSWHSTKEWSo SSSKFEJSKT W3Sm"S 3 n>^ a Philadelphia Advertisements. IMiTe nuns. Wholesale Commission Agent, FOR ALL KINDS OF F ISM, No. ,"54 North lYharve*, Above Race street, Philadelphia. Philadelphia. April'2l, 1849. ly V A r F R ! F A P F R! No. 21 Bank street, Between Market and Chesnut, and 2 d and '3d streets, PHILADELPHIA. fpilE subscribers beg leave to call the attention ofcoun* i try buyers to their assortment of papers, embracing the different Varieties of Printing, Hardware, Writing, j Envelope, and Wrapping papers, Tissue papers white and assorted colors, also Bonnet and Box Boards, Ac. Being engaged in the manufacture of printing papers, tbey solicit orders from printers for any given size, which will he furnished at short notice, and at fair prices Market prices either in cash or trade paid fur Rags DUCKETT KNIGHT. No. 21 Bank street, Philadelphia. October 6, 1849 ly. Tlie larenl China Store OF PHILADELPHIA. fJIHANKFUL to the citizens of Lewistown and its vi cinity for their increased custom, we again request tbetr company to view our large and splendid assortment of U'hina, Glass and (iucensware. Dinner sets, tea sets, toilet sets, and single pieces, either of Glass, China or Stone Ware, sold in quantities to suit purchasers, for less than they can be had elsewhere—in fact at less than wholesale prices. American and English BRITPA.VIA METAL GOODS, in greater variety than ever before offered in the city. Fancy China in great variety, very cheap. s>We would invite any person visiting the city to call and sec us—they will at least be pleased to walk around our beautiful store, and to view Ihe finest China and the cheapest the world produces Very respectfully, TYNDALE ic MITCHELL, No. 219 Chestnut street, Philadelphia. September 2*2, I>l9—ly. MANUFACTORY OF POCKET BOOKS, Ac. No. 52 i Chestnut Street, above Second, PHILADELPHIA. THE subscriber respectfully solicits public attention to his superior and tasteful stock of Pocket Books, Pocket Knives, and Banker's Cases, Other Fine Cutlery, Bill Books, Gold Pens and Pencils, Dr.-ssing Cases, Begar Cases, Card Cases, Chess Men, Port Monaies, Back Gammon Boards, Purses, Dominoes, Ac , Ac. His assortment consists of the most fashionable and modern stvles, of the finest quality and excellent work manship, embracing every desirable fancy pattern, which he will at all times be prepared to exhibit and furnish wholesale or relation the most pleasing terms. s>Purchasers who desire to supply themselves with articles of the best quality will consult their own inter ests by calling at this establishment F. H. SMITH, Pocket Book Manufacturer, 52j Chestnut Btreet. August 25, 1819—Cm. Wholesale <X IC eta i I FLOCK STORE, •Vo. 238 Alarket street, above Seventh, South fide, PHILADELPHIA. 4 LTHOUGH we can scarcely estimate the value of -4 TIME commercially, yet by calling at the above es tablishment, JAMES BARDKR will furnish bis friends, among whom he includes all who duly appreciate its fleetness, with a beautiful and perfect Index for marking its progress, of whose value they CAN judge His extensive stock on hand, constantly changing in conformity to the improvements in taste and style of pattern and workmanship, consists of Eight-dny yTOi ail Thirty hour Brass Counting House, Parlor, llf.A Church, and Alarm CLOCKS, i r in ii, <- thic and other fancy styles, as well as plain, which from his extensive connection and correspondence with the manufacturers he finds he can pu: it the lowest cash figure, in any quantity, from one to a thousand, of which he will warrant the accuracy ttV Clocks repaired and warranttd. C'luil Trimming* on hand. CALL and see me among them. J AMES BARBER, 238 Market st. Philadelphia, August 18, 1619 —ly. N. S. LAWRENCE, Agent for the sale of Soulhworlh Manufac turing Company's Writing Papers. W T arelion*c No. 3 fliiior St., PHILADELPHIA. IDO cases of the above superior Papers now in store, and for sale to the trade at the lowest market pricts,con sisting in part of— Fine thick Fiat Caps, 12, 14, 15 and 16 lbs , blue and white. Huperfine Medium and Deini Writings, blue and white. Extra super arid superfine Folio l'osts, blue and white, plain and ruled. Extra super l.inen Note Papers, plain and giit. Sii[>erfine and fine Bill Papers, long and broad Superfine and fine Counting-llouse Caps ami Posts, blue and white. Extra super Congress Caps and Letters, plain and ruled blue and white. Extra super Congress Caps and Letters, gilt. Superfine Sermon Caps and Posts. Superfine blue linen thin Letters. Extra super Bath Posts, blue and white, plain and ruled. Embroidered Note Papers and Envelopes. "Lawyer's" Brief Papers Buperfin# and fine Caps and Posts, ruled ami plain, blue and while, various qualities and prices Also, 1000 reams white and assorted Shoe Papers, lion net Boards, white and assorted Tissue, Tea, Wrapping, Envelope, assorted and blue Mediums, Cap wrappers, Hardware Papers, lie. Philadelphia June 30, ! t l9-6in TO COUHRY MRIHANLS. U have always on hand a fine Block ot the following articles, which wo are prepared to sell Wholesale, at a small advance no city rates, having been " well bought;" pur chasing almost strict ly for CASH ; Drums, Patent Medicines, Class, Oil, &.C. tSpices; Coffee, Suifar, Tea. Ac. Tobacco and Hogare; Fish and Salt Nails, and almost every article.n Hardware . Saddlery-ware; Candies, Nuts, Ace. Cotton l.aps and Cordage All kinds of PAPER, and Blank Books Cooking Staves ; Hats and Caps; Matches. F. J. HOFFMAN, lewistown, March 31, 1819. I XRENCHand English Merinoeaand Mouse j line de Ijiinea, a large assortment of ev- ! ery shade and quality, at JONES HOV3. New Cheap Cash Slore. i SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1849. i Harrisburg Advertisements, j. ivr- STEVJBN-SOIJ, JR., WHOLESALE DEALER IN Ciroterie* and liquors, Three Doors South of the Old Bridge, Trout Street, II AIIItISII Ult G, PA. JM. S., for the accommodation of mer • chants and others in Dauphin. Cumber land, Franklin, and neighboring counties, has opened an extensive Wholesale Establishment, for the sale of Groceries and Liquors, as above. With the co-operation ot a large importing house in Baltimore, he will offer goods here u! I the same prices at which they can be purchas ed in the city. He respectfully solicits the favor of a call from those wishing to purchase, to satisfy them of his entire abili'y to sell as he promises. The attention of landlords is invited to a lot of choice Liquors, in store and for sale at importers* prices. f r V - Orders trom a distance promptly filled, and goods despatched at city prices. September 8, 1849—tf. Baltimore Advertisements. University of Maryland twn i/rv OF PHYSIC. SESSION OF ]49-'SU. riMJE LECTURES will commence on MON- L DAY , 29th October, and continue until the loth of March, ensuing. Chemistry and Pharmacy—WlLLlAM E A AIKEN, M. D., L. J.. L). Surgery—NATHAN R. SMITH. Therapeutics, Materia Medica and Hygiene— SAMUEL CHEW, M l). Anatomy and Physiology—JOSEPH ROBY M. I). Theory and Practice of Medicine—WlL LIAM POWER, M. D. Midwifery and Diseases of Women arid Chil dren—RlCHAßD H THOMAS, M. I). Lecturer on Pathology and Demonstrator of Anatomy—GEOßGE \V. MILTENHHRGER. Instruction in Clinical Medicine and Clinical Surgery every day nt the Baltimore Infirmary, opposite the Medical College. The rooms for practical anatomy will be opened October Ist, under the charge of the demonstrator. Fees for the entire course S9O. Comfortable hoard may be obtained in the vicinity of the Medical College, for $2,50 to £3.50 per week. WILLIAM E. A. AIKEN, Dean of the Faculty. Sept. 15, 1649.—3 m. Indemnity. TIM* franklin Fire Insurance Company ot Philadelphia, OFFICE, .No. 163j Chesnut street, near Fifth street. DIREU TORS. Charles N. Ranr.ker, George \V Richards, Thomas Hart, Mordecai D Lewis, Tobias Wagner, Adolphe E. Borie, Samuel Grant, David S. Brown, Jacob R Smith, Morris Patterson. Continue to make insurance, perpetual or limited, on every description of property in town and country, at rates as low as are consistent vv itli security. The Company have reserved a large Contingent Fund, which with tin ir Capital and Premiums, safely inve.-ted, affords ample protection to the assured The assets of tlte Company, on January Ist, IS|, as published agreeably to an A't of Assembly, were as fol lows, viz : Mortgager, #890,558 65 Real Estate, 1'"..35b HO Temporary l.oans, 121,459 00 Blocks, 51,503 25 Cash, At 45,157 87 # 1,220,097 67 Since tin ir incorporation, a period of eighteen .ears, they have p u t upwards of one million lie. hundred thou land ili liars losses hy fire, Ihereliy affording evidence of th- advantages of insurance, as well as I lie ability and Imposition to meet with promptness all liabilities CI! MILES N BAMKLR, Pre.-i.le ot. t'lisßt.rs G. it a MHr.H, Scrretury. For terms apply to It. C. HALE, Lewis town. apl4—ly. HOSIERY AND TRIMMINGS. FIAHH fullest and most complete assortment ■ of Hosiery and Trimmings ever opened before in 1 cwislown will be lound at t\ L. JONES' nov3. New Cheap Cash Store. Cloths. Cassimeresj Sattinets. and Vestings, IN endless variety, at every price and quali . Tv, for sale 20 per cent, below the usual price, at C. L. JONES' nov3. New Cheap Cash Store. 4 'arpets! Carpets! At Jones' Carpet Hall (IAN be seen the most splendid assortment Jof every grade ami quality—Rag, Venitian, ingrain, ami Imperial; RUGS&c. These Car pets are direct from the celebrated manufac tory of A. B. Cuitou & Co., in Chester county, and warranted good—no auction trash. Call and see. C. L. JONES' 0c27. A< u; Cheap Cash Store. TO THE LADIES. C"1 L. JONES respectfully informs the In dies that, he made a large purchase of Cashmeres when last in the city, at greatly re duced prices, and is now able to sell a genuine ai tic'" ol Cashmere at the extremely low price of 25 cts. per yard, equal to ar.y to he had at 50 cts at other places. Call soon, as they are selling like hot cakes.—Also, a splendid assort ment of sack Flannels and many other new goods just received and arriving at the cele brated new cheap cash store. Nov. 17. C. L. JONES. I'.xcciilor'N Notice. klf HERE AS Letters Testamentary upon TT the estate of ACNES STERRITT, late cf Armagh township, deceased, have been granted to the subscriber, all persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immedi ate payment, and those having claims or de mands against the deceased will make known the same without delay- CHARLES COLFELT, Executor. Armagh township, Nov. 3, 1819 —Ot. iJoetry. From the Poems of Alice and Phoebe Carey. BOOK OF I.ILIIT. Gentlest sister, I am weary— Bring, oh bring, the Book of Light! There are shadows dark and dreary Kettling o'er my heart to-night. 1 hat alone can soothe my sadness, 3 hat alone can dry iny tears, When 1 see no spot of gladness Down the dusky vale of yeais. Well I know that I inherit All that sometimes makes me blest; And in vain I ask my spirit Why this feeling of unrest. But all day have been around me Voices that would not be still, And the twilight shades have found me Shrinking from a nameless ill. Seeing not despair's swift lightning— Hearing riot the thunders roll, Hands invisible are tightening Bands of sorrow on my soul. Out beneath tlte jewelled arches Let us bivouac to-night, And to soothe days' dusty marches Bring, oh bring, the Book of Light! JH isr 11 1,1 iu 0u s. _ PEACE COVLKESS. \ ictor Hugo s address to the Peace ("ongrcss which assembled not long since 111 Pans, and of which he was President, has been commended verv <n u< ra.llv, as master-piece of eloquence." Th commen dation seems to be deserved. It is a grand I and beautiful picture which he draws of the expected result of civilization in iis harmonizing and assimilating influence upon nations. Looking back over the history of Christendom for the last eigh teen hundred years, one might conclude that the progress of peaceful tendencies had not been very encouraging, and that the eflorts of those and such as those who assembled in Congress in Paris, were di rected in pursuit of an illusive vision. Nevertheless the views and conclusions presented in the follow ing extract from \ ictor Hugo s address are not without an impressive interest: Gentlemen, il four centuries ago, at the period w hen war was made by one dis trict against the other, between cities, and between provinces—if I sa y, some one had dared to predict to Lorraine, to Prov ence, to Dauphiny, *a day shall come when you w ill no longer arm men, one against the other—a day shall come when it shall not be said that the Normans are attacking the Picardians, or the people of Lorraine arc repulsing the Burgumlians ; you will still have main disputes to settle, interests to contend for. difficulties to re solve; but do you know whom you will select instead of armed men, instead of cavalry and infantry, of cannon, bavoncts. lances, pikes, swords? You will select instead of ibis destructive arrav, a small box of wood, which you will term a bal lot-box. and from which shall issue— what.' An Assembly—an assembly in which you shall all livi—an assembly which shall be, as it were, the soul of ail —a supreme and popular Council which shall decide, judge, resolve everything.— which shall make the sword fall from every band, and excite the love of justice in every heart—which shall sav to each, 'Hen terminates your right, there com mences yourdutv. Lav down vourarms!' (Great applause.) And in that (lav von w ill all have one common thought, com mon interests, a common destiny ; YOU will ( nibrace each other, and recognize each other as children of the same blood, and of the same race ; that dav YOU shall no longer be hostile tribes—you will be a people ; you will 110 longer be merely Bur gundy, Normandy, Brittany, Provence— \on will be Prance. (Bravo.) You will no longer make appeals to war—vou w ill do so to civilization'—(Great appleause,) —if, at the period I speak of, some one bad uttered these words ; all men of a se rious and positive character, all prudent and cautious men, all the great politicians of the period, would have cried out,' What a dreamer ! what a fantastic dream ! How 1 little this pretended prophet is acquainted with the human heart! What ridiculous lolly! what absurdity.' Yet, gentlemen, time has gone on, and we find that this dream, this lolly, this absurdity, has been realized ! (Bravo !) And I insist upon this, that the man w ho would have dared to utter so sublime a prophecy would have been pronounced a madman lor having dared to pry into the designs of the Deity. (Bravo !) Well then, you at the moment say—and I say it with you—we who are assembled here say to Prance, to England, to Prussia, to Austria, to Spain, to Italy, to Russia—we say to them 4 a dav will come when from your hands also the arms they have grasped shall fall. A day will come when war shall appear as itnpossi- j ble, and will he impossible, between Paris and London, between St. Petersburg and Berlin, between Vienna and Turin, as it is now between Rouen and Amiens, between Boston and Philadelphia. (Applause.) A day will come when you, France—vou, Russia—you, Italy—you, England—you, ; Germany—all of you, nations ol the con tinent. shall without losing your distinctive qualities, and youi glorious individuality, he blended in!a 1 superior unity, and shall ' constitute an European fraternity, just as Normandy, Brittany, Burgundy, Lorraine, Alsace, have been blended into France. I A day will come when the only battlefield shall he the market open to commerce, and the mind opening to new ideas. A day will come when bullets and shells shall be replaced by votes—as ihe universal suffrage of nations—by the venerable ar bitration of a great sovereign senate, which shall be to Europe what the Parliament is to England, what the Diet is to Germane, what the Legislative Assembly is to trance. (Applause.) A day will come when cannon shall be exhibited in the public museums just as an instrument of torture is now, (laughter and applause.) and people shall he astonished how such a tiling could have been. A day will come when those two immense groups—the Lnited States of America aud the United States ol Europe—shall be seen placed in presence ol each other, extending the hand ot fellowship across the Ocean, exchange their produce, their commerce, their in dustry, their arts, their genius, clearing the earth, peopling the deserts, meliorating creation under the eyes of the Creator, and uniting, for the good of all, these two ir resistable powers—the fraternity of men, and the power of God. (Applause.) RATS—IMPORAANT IF TRUE.— It is men tioned for the benefit of planters and others annoyed with rats, that they may be kept from -.. /iiig .jury to grain, Am., bv the use < . 'Oi.Hiioii i Itler Luah. Break oil boughs from the grou ing bush and seattter them around outside of the grain heaps, and no rat will trouble the premises. The dis coverer was much annoyed by the crea tures before he tried the plan. L_ Incombustible Preparation for lfood. The following receipt for rendering wood incombustible has been, we believe, tested in regard to its eflicacy, and al though personally we have not seen it proved, think we can recommend it as be ing of much utility, particularly when ap plied to the surface of wooden roofs, or other places particularly exposed to the action of fire. It is very simple in its preparation, which requires the operator merely to take a quantity of water propor tionate to the surface of the wood he mav wish to co\r-r, and add to it as much pot ash as can lie dissolved therein. When the water will dissolve no more potash, stir into the solution, first, a quantity of tlour paste, ot the consistency ot common painter's size ; second, a sufficiency of pure clay to render it of the consistency of cream. When the clay is well mixed, apply the preparation, as before directed, to the wood ; it will secure it from the ac tion of both fire and rain. In a most vio lent fire wood thus saturated mav he car bonated. but it will net er blaze. If dt 'si rable a most agreeable color can be given to the preparation, by adding a small quan tity of red or yellow ochre.—A*. Far mer. The (oniuion Hemlock for Hedges. Attention is now being directed to the common American Hemlock as a substitute for the thorn and other deciduous shrubs, in hedges. It has been subjected to reite rated trials, it is said, in various localities where it is indigenous, and in every in stance with the most complete success. It bis many things to recommend it; among the more prominent of which may he mentioned its great hardiness, and the slight injury, comparatively speaking, it receives from transplantation. It is also well adapted to every variety of soil and will flourish with great luxuriance on ordi nary lands, without previous preparation or manure. Extensive lines of this beau tilul hedge are to be seen in various see lituis ot W cstern New York, where its cultivation lies been attended, thus far, with the most astonishing success. As the tree is an evergreen, its appearance is necessari ly at all seasons extremely ornamental, presenting in its full, dense foliage a most refreshing contrast to the drearv monotony of the winter scene, and adding, by its many attractive beauties, to the leafv glo ries of the spring, and the affluent summer months. It is asserted, 011 reliable author ity, that of all trees and shrubs yet applied j for this purpose it is the most certain of success ; being less liable to injury from the ordinary e\ils which so frequently : prove fatal to the thorn, the locust, and other cognate species of plants, and in 110 way objectionable in consequence of root sprouts, by which the above-named pro duetions foul the contiguous soil, and pro duce a suburban progeny, extremely detri mental to cultivation, whether directed to the production of root crops, grain or grass. . " 7 ADVICE GRATIS.— One of our exchanges says : —Be content as long as your mouth is lull and body covered—remember ! the poor—kiss the prett\ girls—don't rob your neighbor's henroost—never pick an editor's pocket, nor entertain an idea that ; he is going to treat—kick dull care to the deuce—black your own boots—sew 011 your own buttons, and be sure to take a paper and pay for it. Good practical ad vice. Come out here and I'll lick the whole on you, as the hoy said, von ho seed a bat tle luli of sugar sticks in a shop viu iow. New Series—Vol. 4 No. 7. SEEI\G THUOIf.II A BRICK. No OIK would suppose that human na ture could he gulled to part with its hard earned cash for the sight of a common card, visible for nothing. But some things can he done a.s well as others. A 3/oscy looking individual was yesterday attracting a crowd in front of our office, and making money hand over hand by showing a card through a brick. On a small oblong box he had two others, placed at right angles, and on the tup of the latter, two small tubes with glasses in them, looking like a telescope, cut in two in the middle for the interposition of a brick. Setting the brick on end between the tubes, for two cents he would allow any anxious gaper to look in at one end, promising that if lie did not see the card at die other, straight through the brick, his money should be returne ~ Many a loitering errand-boy, or shabby philoso pher who had been sorely puzzled before then to see through the brick in his hat on retiring from Hartley's, walked up and paid the two cents, and sure enough, saw the card straight through the brick 1 No mis take. Ami oft' he went, wondering at the miracle, and muttering, " the devil is in it," I while his serious and awe-struck face exci ted others to come up and pay their two , cents to see the laws of nature at defiance, and a brick made transparent. It for the two cents, die fellow had made an explanation of his apparatus, and shew ed his spectators how :hev were able to see die card, around the 1 rick, he might have been doing some good. As he faded to do that, we will give a rough diagram illustra ting the nature of his transparent humbug. A C V II I) E From A to 11 is the intersected tube, the brie r being placed at (1. At the corner C, is placed a mirror (hit of looking glass) at an angle of 45 degrees, throwing the light down to another mirror at I>, which, placed at the same angle, throws it upon another mirror, at E. so placed as to throw it up to F. whence a fourth mirror throws it out to wards 11. just as if nothing had happened to it. Thus, if a card held at A, the eye at II looking towards A, sees it by the light reflected around the lower box by the mir rors, whether there is any brick at G or not. In precisely the same way you can see through a brick wall, or a mill-stone widi ou' a hole in it, or the back side of your head. \\ e lnve taken the pains to explain this to break up a petty imposition, hut perhaps its only effect will be to teach other rogues how to pi<-k the pockets of the simple.— Boston Chronotype. The Strait Way to Heaven. An itinerant preacher of more zeal than discretion, was in the habit of accosting those he met in his walks, enquiring into their spiritual welfare. Passing along a country road through a small settlement, lie met a simple country fellow driving a cart, loaded with corn. 4 Do you believe in God, sir ?' said he to the country man. •\ es, sir," was the instant replv. * Do you read your Bible, pray to your Maker, and attend divine worship regular- Ami this string of question, was also an swered in the affirmative. * (lo on your way rejoicing, niv lad.' continued lie ; you are on the high wav to heaven.' Clodpole flourished his whip, and drove on much delighted, no doubt, with the blessed intelligence. Another person came by this time, and he also was interrogated with a very ceremoneous stare. * Do you believe in God V ' What have you to do sir, with what I believe V replied the person accosted, with a look of surprise. 4 You are in the gall of bitternes--, and the bond of iniquity,' cried the offended preacher. 4 Look at that poor lad, whist ling along the road and driving his cart be fore ; he is on the strait way to heaven.' 4 ll may be so sir,' said the person in terrogated, 4 but to niv certain knowledge if he is on the road there, he is going with a cart load of stolen corn.' A PERTINENT Qt J STio.N.—A celebra ted eccentric was once warned that he must be very guarded in his language in a town at the south where he was going to preach, for the people were noted for their highly intellectual and moral charac ter, and especially that he must avoid the most distant allusion to the peculiar do m- stii* institution. On observing a great number of mulattoes in the gallery, he taid as ho arose— 44 Brethren and sisters ! 1 have been told that I am to address a highly intellectual and moral congregation ; but I would just like to ask a question of this moral congregation :— Where did ail them yaifcr gals comefrom ?" A Wood -chopper is always a polite man —w hen he wants wood he goes and ar i for it.
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