ADDRESS
At the Dedication of the New Masonic Jlall, in Lewis
town. Pennsylvania, by
REV. TO. F. BRYANT.
CORRESPONDENCE.
LEWISTOWN, July 21st, 1852.
Rev. WM. F. BR VANT :
Dear Sir —At a lata stated meeting of Lewistown Lodge,
No. 203, of Free and Accepted Masons, the undersigned were
appointed a committee, to request from you, for publication, a
copy of the able and interesting address, delivered by you at
the'dedication of their New Hall at Lewi stow n. July sth inst.
Hoping that you will meet the wishes of the Lodge in this
respect, we very respectfully and fraternally subscribe cur
solves, Yours, &c.,
W. J. JACOBS, }
T. F. McCOY, \ Committee.
ROBT. 11. JUXKfN,)
IAJCKE'S MII.ES, PA., July 28, 1852.
Bear Brethren —Were I to consult my own feelings. 1 should
decline having the address, for which you ask. l >u h4BHp
V u know that it was the result of haste, your note, request
ing rue to deliver an address for you, reaching me at so late an
h< nr. that, amid other duties, 1 had scarcely one half day in
which to make my preparation. As, however, the brethren
who heard it, think that the publication of the address will
benefit au institution, which 1 so highly regard, 1 am unwil
ling to withhold it. 1 yield it to you on condition that it be
published with the accompanying notes, whereby 1 hope its
deficiencies may bo, in some small measure, supplied.
Yours, fraternally,
WM, F. BRYANT.
To Messrs. W. J. JACOBS, and others, Committee.
ADDRESS.
BRETHREN :—ln attempting to fulfil the trust by "you as
signed roe, of advocating the cause of Masonry, 1 must be per
mitted to thank you for esteeming me worthy of this high
honor. At the same time, I fuu>t express my own diffidence
of my ability, properly to prepare for the discharge of that trust
to the honor of our ord< r, in the litt 1 > time, which the extreme
shortness of your notk. • has allowed me. Still, in dependence
upon that charity ami forbearance, which arc characteristic of
Masonry, and trusting to the indulgence of those, without our
fraternity, who have favored us with their presence, I proceed,
w ithout further sinology, to present a lew thoughts, suititi.de to
the occasion whi o1; - this dry called as together. I
Ti. ugh the spirit of Masonry has ever Ton opnosvd .o a ;
■ intentions maint- nu:-.ce of the principles by which it is guided, '
but has rather recommended the patient endurance of scorn,
and persecution, charging us not to cast our pearls before j
swine : still, we are ever permitted to answer, within certain
bounds, any questions, which may be proposed to us, by can- ,
ill i minds, in a serious and uncontentious spirit. We con
clude, from the number of friends here present, unconnected
with our order, that there are at least some among us, who,
from an interest which they feel in the fraternity, and the
good will which they have towards us, are desirous of reeeiv- j
ir;g such information concerning our organization as we nwv
fie allowed to communicate. For their sakes we may speak
very briefly upon one or two points.
The great book, our nrpeeted friends, from which the rules
and foundation principles of Masonry are drawn, is the llolv i
Bible. *" M iuy of her ceremonials, signs and symbols, strike
the mind of the intelligent members of the brotherhood, who
are conversant with the Bible, as having been suggested by its
perusal, and ars having their origin and phraseology in the
study and understanding of the same book. These things go
t, show that this institution is not only to be"venerated for its
antiquity, but respected, esteemed and patronized, for the
great and beautiful moral lesson it teaches—the amelioration
of human woes, nncl the undoubted truth it inculcates, that this j
; ure benevolence with which it surrounds the objects of it.-
eympathies, has its origin in the Bible —a hook, be it known,
without which, as man never could learn his duty to his Hod
or his neighbors, so no Masonic Lodge can organize or work!
In addition to this fact, not perhaps generally known by those j
who are not members of our Order, we may mention another: j
that 'here is no degree conferred, in our society, from the first
u> the last—-the duties, design and practical requirements of;
which, are not enforced by precepts, rules and exhortations,
from the Inspired Word of Truth : and still further, that no j
individual, however eminent in the world, or respectable j
among men, can become a member of the Masonic fraternity, I
who does not most emphatically declare his trust in God, and
have the great and necessary duty of prayer to that God en
forced in a most positive manner upon entering the Lodge. If
.nv other gain admission, it is with a lie upon ids lips, and a
perjured heart before God and man !"
The objection that some who are united with us in the
My die Tie are unworthy men, can be of no weight with the
candid, for the same objection lies, with equal weight, against
' very church organization, and is urged with equal injustice. 1 f
The Minister of the Gospel, and the private Christian have
■ fun been called upon to mourn over the crimes of those who
are with them brethren in the profession of a common faith.
Tic- religion of Jesus is often "wounded in the house of it
friends." Is the christian religion justly con s, mued for j
th> wicked conduct of some of its professors? Certainly it is | '
not. S i also Masonry is unjustly condemned on account of
th" airworthiness of some of its adherents.
But, 1 may further remark, that, the workings of Masonry <
b" ing hidden from the world at large, those who .-ire without
the order have no means of knowing, either the real useful
ness of the institution, or the degree of its vitality, whereby
it is able to rid itself of offensive members. Many persons
who have been known as Masons, have now no more interest j
in the association than if they had never been connected with
it. The world does not know them as expelled members, for
the charity of Masonry hopes ever for their reform, and will
not publish their degradation. On the other hand, we have
known instances of persons being recovered from the deepest
i ice and dissipation through Mswmio influence. The wife ho
wondered at the thoughtful dilligence of a once dissipated ,
and careless husband ; and has been yet more astonished to
see him quietly take down the old family Bible, and peruse 1
its sacred pages, by which he has been converted to God ; '
fiut she knew not that this change originated in the Masonic :
Lodge. Some may be surprised at what I have here said, for -
I know that "this sect (Masonry) is everywhere spoken !
against." But such results have often followed upon forming j
the Masonic connection. The world does not know this, hut
it is nevertheless true. Thus have I, as it were, raised a '
corner of the veil of Masonry, showing you that charity which (
hopeth all things, and at the same time, that modesty which 1
seeks to hide her good deeds from the gaze of the worfd.t 1
~ 1
*From an address by the Rev. John C. McCabe. j 1
fXo plea of the ungodly against true religion is more i
common, than that which they derive from the unworthy -
conduct of many church members. The plea is not sound, '
and is at once repelled, even by the conscience of him who 1
urges it.
I Since this address was delivered, I have been asked certain :
questions, which 1 think well to introduce here with answers, '
as follows: 1
"Do you allow your members to become intoxicated ?" 1
The spirit of this question seems to be an insinuation, that j
Masonry is not what is claimed for it, because some Masons
are guilty of notorious vices, unrestrained by Masonry. In J
answer to the spirit of this question, I would simply ask my '
eatechist to show me that institution, either political or re- '
bgious, civil or social, among whose members there are no 1
delinquents, or in which offenders always receive their deserts.
Such an institution cannot be shown on earth. I grant, sor- '
rowfully, that there are unworthy Masons, as I must also,
that there are unworthy professors of the christian religion! 1
But to the letter of the question : — Masonry is opposed to
every such rice !
"Do you suspend, or exp&i intemperate members ?" This is '
often done. Instances ox expulsion for this cause have come ;
under ray own observation. Persons so expelled, though they j
cdaao not to be Masons, because they cannot oe deprived of their ; 1
Masonic knowledge, and they are still bound by their Masonic '
obligations; yet thev are deprived of all claim to the benefits
of Masonry. We no not publish their names to the world.
Many professed Masons are unconnected with any Lodge.
< fibers are borne with, through human infirmities, or compas
sion.
lb-re, also, I may state a fact not perhaps, generally known, I
that about from one fourth to one third of the active members
of all the lodges of which I have knowledge, are professors of >
religion. This testimony is of no small value. '
Masonry is a human institution; but no society on earth
professes a higher antiquity, saving only the church of God.
- That she arose when the first temple was in process of building,
i every well instructed Mason sees good reason for believing :
and the deeper he descends into the mysterious art, the more
clear does the evidence become. But this internal evidence of
the great antiquity of Masonry, I am not permitted to Jay
j before a promiscuous assembly. There are, however, some
points of external evidence to which we may refer. In Kng-
Hand it was an ancient order in the reign of llenry Gth, who
enacted against masons, a statute, prohibiting them from
meeting in chapters. Its history can be clearly traced in Eng
j land as far back as the year 303.
Mr. Locke, the celebrated English Metaphysician, discovered
j in the Bodlein Library, a paper prepared in the reign of
Henry the Gth. This paper says " Peter Gower, a Grecian,
j journeyed for knowledge in Egypt, and in Syria, and in every
land where the Phenieians* had planted Masonry, ami winning
j entrance to all lodges of Masons, lie learned much and re- ,
turned and worked in Greeia Magna, becoming a mighty
wise man, and greatly renowned, and here he formed a lodge
at Groton and made many Masons, some whereof did journey
into France and made many Masons, whorefrom in process of
j time, the art passed into England." Upon this name Peter
Gower, the great 3lr. Locke remarks: " I was puzzled at
' first to guess who Peter Gower should be, the name being
' perfectly English; or how a Greek should come by such a
' name: but as soon as 1 thought of Pythagoras,' I could
, scarce forbear smiling, to find that philosopher had undergone
a metempsychosis he never dreamed of. We need only con
sider the French pronunciation of this name, Pythagorc, that
is, l'otegore, to conceive how easily such a mistake might be
made by an unlearned clerk. That Pythagoras traveled for
knowledge into Egypt, and other lands, is known to ail the
learned, and that he was initiated into s.-veral different orders
of priests, who in those days kept ail their learning secret
from the vulgar, is as well known. Pythagoras also made
every geometrical theorem a secret, and admitted only such to
the knowledge of tliem as had first undergone a five year's
silence."j-
This then clearly connects Masonry with that great philos
opher Pythagoras, five hundred years before the birth of
Christ, and he found it an ancient eastern institution. We
i need not consume time in following its contiguity further,
j \\ e have said enough to show that it is fur from unreasonable
to believe that Masonry did have its origin where tradition has
assigned it, namely, during the erection of the first temple by
Solomon. But one thought more : when we look at the scrip
tural account of the building of the temple, that there were no !
less than one hundred and fifty three thousand, six hundred ;
persons, engaged in the work, in various capacities, we cannot !
but see the necessity for some organization, where) v due sub- j
, erdinatTn m'._uv. be maintain 3-and that each might pursue j
■i:a \\ rk, free from the inquisitive scrutiny of others. That
so useful au institution as masonry, originating with the wis-
est man earth ever knew should continue to the end of time,
is rnit wonderful. That it has so long continued, we hold as a
pledge that it will still remain until the earth itself shall be
; dissolved.
1 his much I have thought well to speak for the information
of our friends, who have been pleased to favor us with their
presence. I must yet speak more particularly to my brethren
Of the Masonic Order.
Brethren, to-day this Hall is dedicated by a three-fold dedi
cation. First, to Masonry, as a place where the craft may
work, designing and fabricating for their own, each others,
j and their fellow creatures' good. Secondly, to religion, for
j here we pray, and our prayer should be fervent and sincere :
i to virtue, that we may gain the victory over our ownselves,
and have a helping hand and a feeling heart for every brother,
or brother s family, in distress : to science, that we nniv here
improve our understanding of every masonic art, and prove
ourselves worthy practitioners of the same. Thirdly, this
hall is dedicated to I niversal Benevolence : that here the cry
of distress, Jrom any source whatever, mav meet a cheerful re-'
spouse irom those who acknowledge tle-ir obligations to be
commensurate with the race of man. May the principles in
which we are instructed from that book of books find a deep
place in your hearts and influence your conduct. Make that
book your study. It will guide you to all true knowledge of
that God in whom we profess to trust. Let Faith, Hope and
( harity, ever reign in your bosoms : Faith, which will not be
tray the secrets of our order, or a brother's confidence : Faith,
which finds in every brother a friend in whom we may confide.
By Mope we look for ihe restoration of a fallen brother; for
although we are bound to note that man and keep no masonic
company with him, still we must not treat him as enemy,
but admonish him as a brother. And we hope, also, by a
patient endurance of the contempt, which has been cast upon
tne order, which we revere and love, and by living up to our
masonic principles, to overcome, eventually, that opposi
tion which for centuries has been maintained' against us, but
which has ever been m<-t in a quiet spirit of silence and for
bearance. 1 hat Charity must be ours which suffereth long
and is kind, which envieth not, which seeketh not her own. is
not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, rejoieeth not in iniquity,
but rejoieeth in the truth, winch beardh all tilings, and never 1
failetli. A brother in distress should never apply to us in
vain. Each tear of a brother's widow, and the orphan's cry,
are pleas which should reach our hearts and move us to re
lieve. Masonry requires that we seek oat the objects of our
Charity.
Our Charity must, however, extend beyond the brotherhood
to all mankind. That principle, which tile great Apostle of the
Gentile.- lays down for the guidance of Christians, we, as Ma
sons. a< knowledge; " Do good unto all men," especially to
those who are of the household of faith. Masonry likewise
commands that we do good unto those who hate us; but then,
like Christianity, it requires our first exertions to be put forth
iu favor of those who are united with us in common bonds.
But it stops not here. Masonic Charity is bounded only by
the extent of the human family, and our ability to relieve.
" The widow's tear, the orphan's cry,
All wants—our ready hands supply
As far as power is given :
The naked clothe, the pris'ner free.
Tin so are thy works, sweet Charity !
Revealed to us from Heaven
But, as Masons guided by our Holy Book of Constitutions,
we should seek to possess these virtues, Faith, Hope and
C harity, in a far higher degree than we have as yet suggested.
And while I stand before you in the honored character of a 1
Mason, i cannot forget my yet higher character as an ambas
sador for Christ, a Christian Minister: bear with me then. I
while I express the truth of our Holy Book of Constitutions. j
ihat faith then should be ours, which pierces into the very j
heavens, and there beholds the Great Mediator, who died for
our sins, and without whose merits, becoming ours by faith, !
no works, which we can do, whether masonic or other, can be j
accepted of the Groat Jehovah. Our hope, entering within
the veil, must prove an anchor to our soul, sure and steadfast, j
whereby we may steadily look for an entrance to that Heavenly-
Lodge into which our Redeemer has already for us entered.
And wo must have that Charity, Love to God, and to our fol
low man, without which, our faith must be dead, and our hope
vain. j
Brethren, I hesitate nut to speak of our masonic obligations
as high and holy, for many of them are laid upon u by Christ !
himself, and were spoken at our initiation in his express
words. As they are high and holy, so neither can vou in
your own strength keep' them fully and faithfully, 'if you 1
would be good Masons, you must seek help from on high, j
Remember, no one who negligently fails in the discharge of
his masonic obligations, can be a good Christian ; and the
doom of the hypocrite and the wicked man, must fall upon the !
unworthy mason ; he shall be east into outer darkness. Then,
arnnl miseries and distress, such as earth never knew, no
brother can stretch forth a helping hand, nor provide a drop 1
of water to cool his tongue. i
In conclusion, permit me, in the words of another,J to ad
dress myself once more to those who have honored the craft
WJ th their presence to-day. "Receive us as your friends." Wo
have wronged no man ; we are the friend's of humanity, and j
our order requires nothing of any of her sons, contrary to the
' The original paper has here " the Venetians." I have
substituted the word rhenicians on the auth -rity of Mr. Locke,
wno says: "In times of ignorance, it is no wonder that the
. henienins should be mistaken for the \ enetians. Or perhaps
is the people were not taken, one for the other, similitude of
iound might have deceived .the clerk w! o first took down the 1
examination. Ihe l'henieiatis were the greatest voyagers i
among the ancients, and were in Europe thought to be the |
with other at P cr ' ia T s they brought from the cast
t The Monitor, page 27
JROV. John C. McCabe.
*
duty he owes himself, his country, and his God. Nor does she
own as worthy, any man whose life is not pure and peaceable,
and full of good works. As a human institution, she is not
perfect, but we believe she is more so than any other system
which is not inspired. Like any association of men, however
guarded—like the Christian Church—she has been shamefully
imposed upon by unworthy individuals, and the blow which
should have stricken the worthless from her rolls, has too often
fallen upon her venerable brow ; and her tears and her blood
have been mingled together over recreant children, and amid
reckless foes.
" She has been banned for crimes of which she never
dreamed; she has been beaten for sins not her own : she has
been charged with corruptions she would have scorned ; and
ted me, it she had not been sustained by a power above man's,
could she have breasted the storm, and outlived the tempest,
and outrode the gale ? The lightnings of a lierv persecution
have blazed along her pathway, yet she hath built her lodges
, on the mountains and in the" valleys, and hath heard the far
otf breaking of the thunders, as their impotent clamors have
died into nothingness. Monarchy have banished her front
their domains, yet she has lived to see tlx-ir descendants flying
from their thrones like the dust front the wing of the An go]
of destruction, uttering in their wild and terror-stricken
agony, the almost forgotten hailing cry, and making their
signs of distress,'and they have found protection and safctv
beneath Ihe guarded dome of the masonic craft; nay, what
better evidence could she give that she is all we have said of
her, than when you call for her jewels, she points you to her
bright display—George Washington, Joseph Warren, Benja
min 1 ranklin, John Marshall, Gilbert Motier Layfayetto, An
drew Jackson, Henry Clay—"names that fame will not wil
lingly let die." And when we add to these the noble and the !
gittod of other lands—champions of freedom, who have poured
out tleor hearts' best blood, a rieli baptism upon soils they
would have consecrated to liberty ; and who, like their flush- !
ing swords, have been well tried, trusty and true—when we :
have x eti ministers of the cross of Christ wearing her badge, j
ami mark the bright array of Poets, Statesmen and Philoso- j
pher-, who have united to form the brilliant wreath that binds !
iter jew ded brow, around which wrath and sunshine have al- !
ternatoly played —we ask, it Masonry can be what our foes
nave called it? We ask. is she not all her friends claim for
her? We ask, should she be denounced because individual
Masons may have wrought evil ? W'e ask, if she should not be
fostered, whose great end and aim, for centuries, have been to
check the tide of human suffering, and build barriers around
the habitations of mortal sorrow, that she might break what
she could not destroy, and repress what she could not alto
gether prevent?
"Commending our order to your regard and esteem, as
worthy of both, and you to the Great Architect of the uni
verse, we pray that we may all arrive at that Grand Lodge
above, where the supreme grand honors will be awarded, not
to those who have worn the wreath of the bard—not to
, | those who have triumphed in the paths of starry science—not
i t0 those who have courted 44 Divine Philosophy"— not to the
j ' hymning minstrel—not to the laurel-browed hero, or eloquent
orator, but to him who hath given meat to the hunwrv, drink
, ; to the thirsty, shelter to the homeless, medicine to the sick,
r solace to the prisoner; and then shall the Judge sav, "Inas
t much as ye did it unto one of the least of tliese my brethren,
ye have dote it unto me." May we all think of these things,
. and act and govern ourselves accordingly."
APPENDIX.
In preparing this address for the press, I may add a word in
i' jcrcnce to toe objection urged against Masonry, that it en
, dangers the political interests of our country. "This, to mv
; ' mind, i.- utterly impossible. There are as warm and strong
Patriots connected with Masonry, as there are unconnected
\\iih it: and there arc as great differences of political views
among Masons, as among other men; and the determination I
with which uiey hold among them opposing political senti
moms is as great, though Masonry taught them to differ with
the kindest feelings. In illustration of the difficulty in the
• way of any such evil influence arising from Masonry, 1 may
introduce a pa- age from the memoir of the Rev. James Mil
tier, P. P., late rector of St. George's Church, New York ; ed
ited by the Rev. John S. Stone, I). P.
Before entering the ministry, and while yet engaged in the
practice of law, " he had been prevailed on to stand as a can
didate for a seat in congress. On the day of his election he
walked to the polls, in company v;tli his friend Bradford.
As they approaened. they saw a gentleman busily engaged in
distributing votes among the crowd. This gentleman was a
i warm, personal friend of Mr. Milner, J o brother /reetncison,]
ami one of his clients, and yet opposed to him in political
views. They saluted each other kindly, when the following
brief colloquy ensued. V ell, Right Worshipful,' said the
j v °tc distributer, ' here am I, working against you hard as I
can. 1 to!! you, and our mutual friend Bradford, 1 would
| trust you wdth all tny business, my property, and even mv wife.
; and children ; but i cannot trust vuti with my politics.' 4 I
thank you,' replied Mr. Milner, 'I thank you. jmy brother]
for your confidence. Do your duty, and lot the result be what
it may, it shall never break our friendship."'f
Win. 11. Milner, M. P., in an article published in the "Tem
j pie," Vol. 1, Xo. assures us that his father, the Reverend i
Doctor, continued his regard to Masonry to the day of his
■ death. lie writes as follows : " During the height of the anti
masonic mania, though uersoeuled almost !>• voiid endurance,
he stood firm. Whilst I resided in Philadelphia, he was,an
nounced in one of the leading journals as a seeeder from the
tanks of Masonry. It created no little excitement amomr
those who knew his character. 1 was beset on all sides with
questions as to its truth. I immediately wrote to him, and he
promptly answered that he had never renounced in any way
or shape, nor did he ever intend to do so. | If' never did. lie
died as he h<ul tired, a consistent, true-hearted .Vase/n.] I took
good care that publicity w as given to this denial of so gratui
tous a slander.
•'The following anecdote will illustrate his feelings on this
point. _ A brother clergyman, from the country, called to con
sult him on the propriety of withdrawing from the Order.
■ He stated that his congregation were all anti-masons, and he
was fearful, even if he did not lose his situation, that his use
fulness would be destroyed. My father's first inquiry was, 'Do
you wish to renounce 4 No,' was his answer, ' 1 love Ma-
I sonry too well.' 4 Then do as I do,' was the rejoinder. [' put
j down your foot firmly and say, 4 1 AM A MASON. AND AM
i'bOl P 01 11, and il any ask you what Masonry consists in,
| tell them love to God, and good will to man.'j"
; _ |Memoir, page 36. The words in italics, between brackets
in these quotations, are italicised by myself, the others hv the
j writers quoted.
Items of News.
It is said that the tract of land lately ceded to the United
States by the Sioux Indians, is about 800 miles long, by 140
broad making 11*2,000 square miles, or more than twice
|as much as the whole of New England. The whole district j
■ is made up of the most fertile land iu the world, and will ere :
; long be among the most productive and valuable portion of '
I the republic.
The Railroad from Cincinnati to Zanesville, through Circle- !
j vile, Lancaster. &e., will pass a bed of cannel coal, in J'errv
county, Ohio, which has been announced by Professor Mathor
and other distinguished geologists, to be the most extensive j
in the L nited States, the depth of depositc ranging from sixty 1
| to one hundred and twenty feet.
Che chloride of zinc is now used in Paris for the preserva
tion of anatomical specimens. A prize of 2000 francs has
been awarded to M. Sucquet for the discovery.
The general Convention of the Universalists of the
United States, will be held in Columbus, Ohio, in September i
j 1853.
On the Bth of November, 10,000 acres of land on the San '
Antonia and San Pedro Rivers, in Texas, will be sold at pub- !
| lie sale.
On the 30th ult., the wagon, paint and shoe shops of the
j State Prison at Jackson, Michigan, were destroyed by fire,
j The main building was saved.
The widow of King Louis Phillippe is residing permanently !
near the Lake of Como, where she lias purchased a chateau."
The troops at Newport (Ky.) Barracks are now under the j
most rigid discipline. Full parades twice a day,
Thero were 10,205,787 eggs imported into England in the !
| month ending the sth August.
i Rev. J P. Bickley, a Lutheran clergyman of Bellfontaine, j
Ohio, died a few days ago.
The great India Rubber ease between Goodyear and Day I
has been decided against Day. " 1
i:\rOl RACF HOME IVDISTRY !
Locking Glass & Picture Frames.
"TAMES CRI rCHLEY. thankful for past fa
,J vors, begs leave to inform his friends and
the public that he still continues the
Frame Waking Business
in ail its branches, at his old stand in Valley
street, Lewistown, Pa. A great assortment of
LOOKLYG GI~ISSES constantly kept on hand,
which are Li tter made than they can be had
elsewhere, which he offers very low to the trade.
H3=*All kinds of repairing done, such as
putting in new glass in old frames, re-varnishing
ap2-6ai.
PETER GHRISTEANA,
Fasliiosiable Boot Shoe
Baker,
; ffest Market street, Lewisloicn, next door to the
Red Lion Hotel.
WHERE he continues to mann
\ factnre GEXTLEMEX'S DRESS
HOOTS in the most fashionabe and
approved style—warranted not to be surpassed
by any made here or elsewhere ; also, INDIES'
and MISSES'
made to order, at the shortest notice, in a most
elegant and workmanlike manner.
N. B.—Full satisfaction given in every in
stance, or the work may be returned. [ july 23
W. G. ZOLLINGER,
Market sired, Lewis/own, next door to
Kenned}/s store,
Continues to manufacture, on an ex
ißi / tensive scale, every description of
HATS
suitable to the several seasons,
which for durability, neatness, finish, and gene
ral workmanship, will bear a favorable compar
ison with any manufactured Of this fact, as
well as the low prices at which they are sold,
any one can satisfy himself by calling" and mak
ing a trial.
Con is fry Be rcha uSw
will find it decidedly to their advantage to pay
him a visit, his arrangements being now such as
to enable him to furnish any number that may
be desired on the shortest notice.
The care and attention ever given to the man-
ufacture of the stjjc of hats used by his numer
ous Ornish customers, will be continued, and he
feels warranted in giving the assurance that they
will not be disappointed.
Don't forget the place, and whenever
you are in want of a good article, just step in
and make yourself at home. nu!3
1852,
\. J . si rif i s is.
Respectfully announces to his old natrons and
the public generally, that he is in the
I|||| J receipt of the latest styles of Grntle-
Msigtej / men's flats, and is manufacturing
out of the best material, at pri
ces that can't be heat, fie has con- ■
staidly on hand a large and varied as
sortment of Men's, Boys and Youth's
83a 1* aeid Laps,
j to suit every taste and please every fancy, com
prising Russia, Beaver, Moleskin, Fur and Silk,
of every variety, wholesale and retail, which in I
style, material and finish, cannot he surpassed
by any in the market, and which he is able to !
put at prices lower than ever.
I Ladies are invited to call and examine the j
c tock of Children's Hats and Caps, which he
flatters himself must elicit admiration.
Gentlemen, after securing their hats, can he
accommodated afterwards with a handsome
CANE, of which he has a choice and well select
ed assortment, that will be sold low, having been
bought expressly for accommodation.
Call at the old stand, a few doors east of the '
Diamond, on Market street. augl3
WESTERN HOTEL.
The undersigned has removed
*" r ° rn t,,e Tavern Stand known as
ill IS Black Bear, lately occupied
him, to the Western Hotel,
** aasesaraw former!y keplby Fred'k Schwartz,
and lately by Thomas Mayes, where he invites
his old friends and others to give lura a call.
Every attention will be given to secure the
comfort of his guests. Charges moderate.
ADAM HA MAKER.
Lewislown, July 2, 1852.
mm mm
JfcvmdL '1 be subscriber respectfully informs
lr ' em ' s and the public that he has
! 115!lOT handsomely fitted up the bouse ou
the corner of Valley and Dorcas
sts., opposite M'Dowell's old stand,
where he is now prepared to accommodate
HAQOXERS, TRAVELLERS, AXD BOARD
ERS, iti a style equal to any in Lewistown.
New and extensive stabling has been erected,
and a careful ar.d attentive ostler secured.
Ilis bar is supplied with a variety of choice
liquors, ami his table will bear evidence for it
self that neither pains nor expense will be spared
to meet a share of public patronage.
ALEXAXDER EiSEXBISE.
Lewistown, June 18, 1552.
National House & Stage Office.
rpilE undersigned having leased this popular
A aod well known public house, has made ar- J
Mrangements for the accommodation of all
his friends who may feel disposed to en
courage the enterprise. Every attention j
will be given to secure the comfort of his
guests. There is an extensive stabling attached
to the establishment, and none but careful and
attentive hostlers will be kept. He hopes the '
advantage lie offers will secure him a share of
the traveling custom commensurate with the
extent of his provision for the public accom
modation
The BELLEFONTE and NORTHUMBER
LAND STAGES leave, this House, the former
daily, and the latter three times a week.
C. o. HEMPHILL.
Lewistown, May 14, 1852—tf.
% mk 2i
A T the LElt ISTOWX CHEAP CALVET
ITL WARE-ROOM is the place for ail that
want cheap lurniture. Persons going to house
keeping, would do well by giving me a call be
fore purchasing elsewhere, as i have now on
La"f a large assortment of all kinds of FUR
NITURE, too numerous to mention. Among
his stock will be found that highly recommen
ded
Spring Bottom Bedstead,
of which I have sold within the last two years
two hundred pair. Numerous certificates can
he had from those'that have them in use, as tha
following will show :
A. FELIX.
44 This is to certify that we have purchased 1
the above mentioned bedstead from A. Felix,
and have got him to alter our old Bedsteads, and j
arc much pleased with thein, and consider them
a great improvement, and vastly superior for
convenience and cleanliness to the cord Bed
stead. and would recommend them to the
public. J. THOMAS.
JOHN A. STERRETT,
m „ , JOHN CLARK.
March I*2, 185*2. JERMAN JACOB *'
Harrisburg Book Binderv
F. 1.. IIITTr,IS A C
(auccessots to W. o. Hickock, Hickock 4c Canto',.
Jlickock 4c Barrett.) ' '
Book Binder*, Stationers, and Blank Book
Manufacturers, Harrisburg.
TRIE subscribers respectfully inform their fnemi, , rrt
. ,he f ub,lc ' they are now carrying on theti
business at the OLD tiTA.N D occupied by J| lck
Barrett They flatter themselves that by careful attn
lion to business they will merit and receive „ rnr
h'r'ms ° f U ' e palfonage su 'Orally enjoyed by the "hi
Particular attention will be paid to the Ruling ar , i
Binding of every description of BLANK BOOKS r
banks, county offices, merchants and private individual"
and every variety of full and half bound lies* tj l)OK ,'
OUJ BOOKS, PERIODICALS, LAW BOOKS. MI sic, \ tw „
PAPERS, A.C., bound in any pattern, and in any *nu, ,1'
quired. * 3 ,e "
In addition to the above, they have, and will, at a!!
times keep a (Jcaeral Assortment of Stationary, con
sisting of
Letter Paper, Knives, .Slates & Pencils
Ca P " Quills, Lead Pencils,
Drawing " Ink Stands, Letter Stamps,
Transfer " Motto Wafers, India Rubber,
Copying " Black Ink, Wafers,
Blotting " Seating Wax, Red Tape,
Steel Pens, Bine Ink, Blank Cards,
Carmine Ink, Copying Ink, Folders,
Arnold's Writing Fluid, Erasers, Ac
tt> PAPER RULE!) TO PATTERN, and all work
warranted and done very rbeaplv.
F. L. II UTTER & CO.
*> IE WALTERS, Lewistown, i authorised to s. t
as our Agent, and wiii receive and forward work intend
ed for us. tpuyT— i ."
I iitlciimify.
T IE FRANKLIN' FIRE ISSLRANCE C OMPART . f PT,n
•* phia—OFFICE 163; Cliesnui si reet, near Flit], street
DIRECTORS.
Charles N. Bancker, Geo. It. Richards,
Thomas Hart, Mordecai D. Lewis,
Tobias Wagner, Adolphe F.. Borie,
Samuel Grant, David S Brown,
Jacob 11. Smith, Morris Patterson.
Continue to make insurance, perpeiualorlimit-d,. n
every description of property in TOWN &. COI N I'li\
at rates as low as are consistent with security.
The Company have reserved a large Contingent Fund,
which, with their Capital and Premiums safely invested,
affords ample protection to the assured.
The assels of the Company , on January Ist, as
published agreeably to an Act of Asset..bty , w ere as f.,1.
tows. Viz :
Mortgages, 1,017,13 ft 41
Heal Estate, 04,724 fed
Temporary Loans, 08,001 cl
Stocks, 61,823 26
Cash, SLC., 3fe,strt 27
$ 1.325.1W 71
j Pince their incorporation, a period of eighteen y, , <j,
<h-> have paid upwards of One Million Four H„ndr,.l
Thousand Dollars, los*es by tire, thereby a [fording rnirv i.
deuce of the advantage* of Insurance,!!* welt as the a tut
ity and disposition to meet with promptnes< allliabiiiic..
CHARLES ,\. HANCKER, President.
CH AR t,Es G. UAXCKKU, Secretary
AHHNT for MilHin county, It. C. Ha! E,
Esq , Lewistown. [np!2-i v
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the vear IS.--1,
| by J S. HOUGHTON, MO. in tin- Oierk*. ortire of
itic District (Joint forth ' Ratern District >*t in
A\OTHER SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY I
CJ is KA T ci' R i: RO SS
DYSPEPSIA!
D h - J. s. KOUGKTOM'S,
S iß% fP§?&(4%Ba %*
nfr /
iyi saS %gNs'l/
J
TIIE TREE
DIGESTIVE FLUID.
or, C;is!i ic Juice.
Prepared from RENNET, or the fourth STOMACH OK
TIIE OX, after direrl. ; .,ns ofHAKON LiKli.G. m*
great Hhyeiologi •tl Chemist, by J. t. HOUGHTON
M. D Philadelphia. Pa.
This is a truly wonderful reined} for INDIGESTION,
DYSPEPSIA, JAUN I>!(T., LIVER COMPLAINT,
CONSTIPATION, and DEBILITY, Curing after N >
tsue'9 un method, by Nature's own Agent, the C
trir Juice.
:■> Half a tpaspoonful of PF.PMN. infused in water, wilt
<i;g.-l op dissolve, Five Pound r / Houft Beef aid u„f
fire tours, out of the stomach.
I'l.i'.M N is tilt cli.ef element, or Great Dice-uii c
Principle of the Gastric Juice —the >'nlceul of the F
the Pnrifying, Preserving, and f-timulmirg Agent *.f
Stoma* It and Intestines. It is pyij-acted from the Dige.-
live Stomach of the Ox, thus forming an ARTIFICIAL
DIGESTIVE FLUID, precisely likg the natural Gastric
J u ice in its Che mi* a I powers, and fumi>hing a CM ,L f/i k
and perfect SI BSTITI'TE for it. Bv the aid of this j.r<-
paration, the pains and evil* of I.VDIOF.S i t V !
DYSPEPSM are removed, just as they would he by a
healthy stomach. It is doing \* nudcrs for Dyspeptics,
curing cases of DEBILITY, EMACIATION, NER Vol's
DECLINE, and DYSPEPTIC CONSUMPTION, sic -
posed to be on the Verge of lite grave. The Scientific
Evidence upon w !ii< li it is h.tseri, is in ihc bight *1 degree
CURIOUS and REMARKABLE.
Scientific Evidence !
BARON I.IEBIG in leg celebrated work on Animal
j Chemistry, gays : 11 All Artificial Digestive Fluid, ana
logous to the Gastric Juice, may be read!'V prepare.J
| from the inncous membrane of the stomach of the Calf,
I in v* Inch various articles of food, ss meat and eggs, w ill
be sojtened, changed, and digested, just in the suv.ir man
■ ncr as they would be in the human stomach ''
K> Call on the Agent, and get a Descriptive Circular,
i gratis, giving a large amount of Scientific Evidence
similar to the above, together with reports of REMARK;
Ui E CURES, from all parts of the United States.
A* a Dyspepsia t'urcr,
Dr HOI GHTON'S I'FP.SIA' has produced the most
marvellous effects, in ruriug ca6eg of 1 tbili'p, F.m.
: nation, .Vcrcous Decline, and Dyspeptic Consumption
It is impossible to give the details of the cases in ■)>*
limits of this advertisement; but authenticated cettifi
cates have been given of more than TWO HUNDRED
REMARKABLE CURES, in Philadelphia, New York,
and Boston, alone These were nearly all desjiera'e
cases, and the cures were not only rapid and wondeifio.
1 but permanent.
D is a great NERVOUS ANTIDOTE, and particular!,
useful for tendency to Billinus disorder, Liver Complaint,
Tever and Ague, and the evil erlYcis of Quinine. Mercur*
and other Drugs upon the Digestive Organs, after a he g
sickness. Also, for excess in cat!,.?, and the-lootritr
use of ardent spirits It almost reconcile* Health WE..
/ nteviperuncs.
Dr. HOUGHTON'S PEPSIN, is sold by nearh a'l
the dealers ii. fine Drugs and Popular Medicines, through
out the United Stales. It i prepared in Powder and In
Fluid form—and in prescription vials for the u*e <>
physicians.
PULSATE CIRCULARS for the use of physicians
may be obtained of Dr. Houghton or his Agents, de
; scribing the whole process of preparation, and giving the
i authorities upon which the claims of tins new remedy
i are based As it is NOT A SECRET REMEDY, no ob
jection can be raised against its use hy physicians in re
spertabte standing and regular practice. Price, ONE
DOLLAR per bottle.
6>OB#ERVE THlS!—Every bottle of the genuine
PEPSIN bears the written signature of J. S.IIOUGH
TON, M. D , sole proprietor, Philadelphia, l'a Copj
right and Trade Mark secured.
tOSold by ail Druggists and dealers In Medicines.
AGENTS.— Dr. E. W. HALE, Lewistown;
J. M. Eystek &. BRO., Harrisburg. [fe2o
Fish, Salt, and Plaster
I sale by
JOHN STERRETT & CO ,
i JuQB 27 -tf At the Lewistown Mills.