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"FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE :" 1
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JUST RECEIVED at .1. bLSIPS GENERAL AGENCY for pie sale of Genuine Popular Medicine
Store immediately opposite Mrs. Kauffman's Hotel, and nett door to the Examiner 4- Herald Offic( ,
North Queen Street, Lancaster, Pa., a fhll supply of the following genuine and celebrated Family
Medicines. .1)i'" Merchants and all country dealers tin genuine medicines) supplied at the lowest terms.
Wistar's celebrated Balsam or Wild Cherry. Dr. Cullen's Indian Vegetable Panacea. .
Bull's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla. Steven's pure \Vine of Tar for coughs, colds and
Swaiin's well known Panacea. consnmptions.. . .
Townsend's Sarsaparilla. • Hyena Tooth Ache Drops.
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Atwood's Dyspeptic Bitters. Dr. Jayne's Expectorant and other preparations.'
Comfort's composition Powder—spiced Bit. No.d. Dr. Swavne's Syrup of Wild Cherry.
Shet man's All-Healing ijaiS:llll.Dr. Steeling's Pulmonary Syrup.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. I Louden's Indian Expectorant and Hair Tonic.
Brandreth's Universal " 1 Dr. Sherman's Poor Man's Strengthenin,g Plasters i
Beckwith's Anti-Dyspeptic " Euen's '
Dr. Dyott's Anti-Bilious : " I Dr. J. B. Longenecker's Black Salve.
Grafenberg Vegetable Graetenberg Health Bitters.
Dr. Rush's Infallible Health •• . Green Mountain Ointment.
Dr. Steeling's Vegetable 121 cent Pills. I Tousev's .Master of Pain. i
Dr. Wistar's Sarsaparilla and Tar " Shenck's Pulmonic Syrup.
Clickner'i Sugar Coated I Roberts , Vegetable Embrocation.
NVorsdelPs Restorative " I Thomson's Tar and Wood Naptha.
Dr. Leidy's Sarsaparilla Blood " Beekman's. Pulmonic Syrup.
Dr. Wistar's Vegetable .. Ilibbard's Wild Cherry_ Bitters.
Dr. Soule's Sovereign Balm " Ritter's Tar and Wild Cherry Syrup.
Hibbard's Family '• Rowand 's. Tonic Mixture for Ague.
Staitiburn"s Vegetable Extract ' Hobensack's Worm Syrup. . •
APAllister's All-Healing Ointment and Hair Oil. Fahnestock's V ertnithge.
Mrs. M.C.Maxwell's Indian Extract for Rheuma- Gay's Extract of Chanchalaqua, a californian l
in and Pains, a certain cure. ' ' plant of rare virtues.
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Dr. Jayne's American Hair Dye. Dr. Sherman's Orris Tooth Paste.
Detterer's Magic Hair Oil. . Dr. Wistar's Cherry Candy for coughs, &C ,. .
Indian Cholagogue for Fever and Ague. llauck's Vegetable Panacea.
Wheeler's Teaberry Tooth Wash. Barnes' Pile Lotion, a certain cure.
Allebasi's Celebrated Medicines. Davis' horse Linament.
. Stainburns Medicated Toilet Soap. I Dillow"s Heave Cure.
Dr. Davis , Wild Cherry and Tar Syrup.
OPODELDOC, CASTOR
With a number of other popular Medicines, (aIL o
at the Lowest Prices.
Err-Banipblets, Hand-Bills, and copies of the Grad(
GENERAL AGENCY, opposite Kauffman's Hotel,
November 14, IS4S.
Ca Xi DR. HUNT 1..11 will Ibrfeit EISO, it tannin
t.pe....ni to cure any case of Secret Disease that may
come under his care, nu matter how long standing
or afflicnng. Either Sex arc invited to his private
rooms. No. 3S North Seventh Street, without tear
of interruption by other patients, -as thousands are
cured yearly by his practical experience and great
remedies. Strangers and. others who have been
unfortunate in the selection of a Physician, are so
licited to call on the Doctor. Ills RED Dnev and
his SPECIFIC act like magic in diseases of this class.
.12. E A D AND REF L EcT.—The oilicted wo u ld
do well IA; reflect before trusting their health, m,p
piness,•and in many cases their lives in the hands
or Physicians ignorant 0r this class or nmi.die,
is certainly impossible tar one insu to nuclei-stain - .
all the ills the human I:it:lily are sphject to. Every
respectable Physician irio.:eular branch, in
which lie is inure suceessrul tian his brother pro
fessors, rand, therelbre, to I.11:11 !IP lev stns more of
his time and study. Dr. to be
the must successful practitioner in the United States
in diseases of the sexual organs.
'YEARS OF PRACTICE - exclmivelv devoted to
the study and treatment or &et,.striciure, effects
of solitary habits, ulcers upon ff.,: 'only, throat,
nose or legs, pains in the head iirtiones, meicuria!
rheumatism, gyavel, climate, or nn
purities
tire blood, wherehy In censtitution has
become enrenilil.l, enables the Darter to slier spee
dy raid . to all vino may place themselves under
his crier.
061,, open during the weel , ,. from 7 A. M. until
9 P. M. On Sundays the office will Ithiee at 2 P. M.
Dec 12 '4B ly-16
EMICTOC?iiIIf:2I 10.7 kat)2'SCS.
rffitas most valuable
will cure. Sprains, Bslllass, Cull,
Galls, Sweliiims and all SAG, onto.:
whicri reignite au mi.ternal 1 414 -4,:k
remedy. It gives immediann• relief in 'I!
the Scratches and tine disease iimident
to horses of white feet and no s•s, Lroilneed by St.
John's lVort. It is aiso us . efel in relaxing
stiffness of the tendons and .joiuts, and produces
beneficial effects in cracked heels brought on by
high feeding, splints . and sprains. This Embroca
tion is bights• recommended to Farmers, Farriers,
Keepers of fiver . ) , Stables, and private gentlemen
owning. horses, and should be CMlStalitiy kept in the
stable. The genuine article is prepared only by
W. MARSHALL, No. 302 Race Street, below OM,
south side, Philadelphia, and Mr sale by
GISH 5: BROTHER, Lancaster.
Jan 2,'4J
To Coun#ry
i'IOUNTRY DEALERS and others can be sup
plied at the lowest city prices with fresh an,'
pure
Ground Cinnamon, Ground Cloves,
Pepper, ,•
Ginner, lt Mustard,
. < Mare, Cayenne Pepper.
—ALSO— .
Sal .:Erattns, Pearl Ash, Potash,
Washing Soda, Saltpetre, . Alun..
.Brimstone, Innen°, British Lu;tre.
Indigo, . Madder, Copps ras,
.Blue Vitro!, Borax, . Camphor,
Cream Tartar, Saffron, Starch,
Castor Oil, Sweet Oil, Liquorice Ball
Epsom: Salle, Bice, Black and Red Inks,
Shaving Soap, Fric. Matches, Bottle Corks,
Shoe Blacking,' Spt. Turpentine, Span. Brown,
Venetian - Red and Yellow Ochre,
For sale, together with every other article in th
line, on the most accommodating terms by
JOHN F. LONG, Druggist,
No, 8, North Queen Street.
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Nov 2S, '4B
Satinets
JUST RECEIVED ;.nd now opening an exten
sive assortment of Satinets, compris'.ig every
price and color of most desirable st:—es, at the
New York Store
GRIPE & GILBERT
Holiday Presents
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
GOLD LEVER WATCHES, 18 carat Cases, full
' jewelled, from $3O to $lOO. Silver Levers,
from $l5 to $3O. Lepines, Quartiers and all other
watches at the lowest prices. Jewelry, Silver-
Ware, Spectacles, Fancy Goods, Brittania Ware,
&c., low for cash. Call and see—no charge for
looking.- 3 Repairing of all kindst i attended to.
G. M. ZAHM,
Centre Square, Lancaster.
Tuition in the German and Ile,
, brew Languages.
JACOB EHRLICII respegtfully informs the citi
tens of Lancaster, that he is prepared to give
Instruction as Teacher of the German and Hebrew
Languages, and ',yin be happy to receive a class.
By long and practical experience in this profession,
both in Europe and America, he feels competent,
in a short time and by the simplest methods, to
impart an accurate ,knowledge and comprehension
of these two useful and important languages.
Applicants will please call at the Book Store of
J. GISH & Co., (Dillers,) city of Lancaster.
Dec 5, t
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Vestings.
F ANCY
Cachmere, new and beautiful styles.—
FPlain and Fancy Velvets, Plain and Fancy
Satins, togetberwith a great variety at low prices
in plain and fancy styles, now opening at the New
York Store
Longenecker Si. Co.,
TT AVE just received a large assortment of
GINGHAMS, plain and plaid which thepwilt
sell very low. Also, LINEN LUSTRES, Lawntl
&c. Black BEREGE SHAWLS, rich colored ligh,
Fabrics, do. Superior black and Blue Black Sum
mer B&IBAZINES. [May 9, 248.45-15.
To Shoe lilalcers.
MHE etbscriber has a first-rote workman from
I Philad: Iphia, who makes and repairs all kinds
of Shoe INlskers Tools, which will be done at the
lowest ?rt.:es, and warranted to
2-4 work well.
dcc 27 H.LOCHER.
Sign, Painting,
JOliti L. KEITER has commenced the above
business, in A. N. Brenneman's Building, Cen
tre &inure, Lancaster, and will do the best he can,
by strict attention to business and moderate charges,
to satisfy all who may be pleased to favor him with
their custom. (May 18.18.-1 c
Cloths I Cloths II
FRENCH, GERMAN, AMERICAN and ENG
LISH CLOTHS, embracing every color that
can be desired, from $l5O per yard upwards, now
opening at the New York Store.
OIRIE,L & GILBERT.
Ost 10 37
NEW Yeas, Dec. 19, 1844.
Messrs. A. B. 5 D. Sands—Gentlemen: In the course cu
my practice I have extensively used your Clove Anodyne
with much success for the relief of the Toothache; and
as I constantly recommend it to my patients, I deem it
tut just to inform you of the high opinion I have of it
over other remedies. lam yours, very respectfully,
M. LEVETT, Dentist,
--4-- 260 Broadway, corner of Warren-st.
•
Sprecher a. Rohrees Cheap Hard , PRIDE 25 cm. PER VIAL.
Ware Store. Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A. B. to
Iv RDWARE, Glass, Paints, Oils, and Varnishes D. SANDS, Druggists and Chemists, 100 Fulton-street,
at that long established stand, East King st , cur. o ra t n W t fl: r ia o t , n ,g , h,, N ,
it w the Y' llin k i . tetT o t d ate a s ls a o nc i PC . a n u r a t a g L iEts
Lancaster, formerly occupied by Howett & Kriedcr, g ' e Y
a few doors east of the Court House, next door to For Sale by GEORGE A. MILLER, Druggist,
the Drug Store of James Smith, and opposite 'Gem I West King Stieet, who is the sole agent fbr Lan.
Messenkop's Hotel, which they have recently taken caster county.
and where they will carry on the business. January 16, '49
They most respectfully beg leave to invite the
attention of their friends and acquaintances to their Estate of John Berg.
stock of II ard ware, which they have just opened in the Court of Common Pleas for the Cs. of Loner.
Siil will sell at the most reasonableprices, *lnd- NXTHEREAS, Jacob Heisey, Committee of Jacob
tug every variety of Iron and Steel, Latches, Leeks, 11 Berg, a lunatic, (now deceased,) did on the
Bolts, Hinges, Screws, and all kinds of building 2Slli day of December, 1848, life in the Office of
materials, every description of Files, Blacksmith's the Prothonotary of the said Court, his Account of
Bellows, Soldiery, best warranted Edge Tools, the said Estate:
Plain's, and Veneers. Also a complete assortment Notice is hereby given to all persons interested
of CEDAR WARE, such as tubs, buckets, butter in the said Estate, that the said Court have appoint
churns, together with every article in their ; line. , ed the 27th day or January, 1849, fur confirmation
They will keep constantly on hand every variety of thereof', unless exceptions be f led.
Coal and Wood Stoves; also a highly approved', ATrcsfr: II ENRY STOEK, Proth'y.
COOKING STOVE. : Prothonotary's Office,
The attention of young begi n ners is particularly Lancaster, Jan. 9, 1848. 5
OIL, SWEET OIL, &c:
Nrhich arc warranted fresh and genuine,) and ; sold I
or Health, to he had gratis by applying at J. GISH'S
North Queen Street, Lancaster. tf-42
called to their fitll and complete assortment of
household utensils.
Determined to spare no pains to accommodate
purchasers, and steady adherence to business, COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA.
they expect to merit a continuance of the Mr ral VIIIS article is employed with great success and
patron:lgo thus far bestowed upon them. I_ by the most eminent physicians of this city,
GEORGE D. SPRECIIER, for the cure or the following diseases:
REUBEN S. ROHRER.. Seri Mla or King's Evil, Rheumatism, Cutaneous
Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange for l Diseases, Sypheletic Affections, Tetter and Ulcers,
goods. jan White. Swellings, Scurvy, Neuralgia or Tic Dolor
eaux, Cancer, Goitre or Dronchocele, (swelled
neck,) Spine Disease, Chronic Disease of the Lungs,
to counteract the destructive effects of Mercury,
DRS. WA VLAN & McCALLA, ' Jaundice, Hypertrophy or the Enlargement of the
i f 1 I; .u.)u - ATEs or the Baltimore College orDen- i Heart, Palpitation and Trembling in the Region of
kj - tal Surgery, beg leave to announce th the the Heart and Stomach, Enlargement of the Bones,
citizens of Lancaster, and public generally, that' Joints or Ligaments. Also, all the Various diseases
they Irtve egtered into partnership in he p.racto•e Skin, such as Totter, Ringworm, Hiles, Pimples,
-,-,.....-.. of DENTAL SURGERY, and will' Carbuncles, etc., Dyspepsia and Liver Complaints,
.
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t c ---1.7 f 1 i -_. i - t , hereafter occupy conjointly the roomservous Affections, Dropsical Swellings, Constitu
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hitherto occupied by Dr. Wavlan, di- Brutal Disorders, and diseases originating from an
rectly over Messrs. Sprccher and Eohrer'"s H impure state of the blood and other fluids of the ard- '
body, in short all diseases where a change of the
wary Store, in East King street, 5 doors from the •
Court House, where they are prepared to practice • system is required.
all the vs riot's branches of the rofessi ft r t on the Price 50 cents per bottle. •
most approved plan. . Prepared only by the Proprietor,
For the intbrmation or any whol may be suffering,, JOHN C. BAKER& Co.,
from Palatine defects, either Congenital or Levi- ' Aholesale Druggists and Chemists, No. 100,
dental, see would remark. that 'ouil ' art holds out North Third Street, Philadelphia.
the only means of relief. [sept 191.f-34 ! Tile) , always keep a good and general supply of
• ' FRESH DRUGS,
READY-ILIDE FRE:NCII BURR MILL STONES.
THE subscriber will receive orders fur French
I Burr Mill Stones , of all sizes, composed of the
best quality Burr Blocks, and finished in a superior
manner at the Quarries in France. All sizes from
3 feet 6 inches to 6 feet, can be furnished in a very
short time. A pair of 4feet 6 inches can be ex
amined at ally time, at the Warehouse, o•Donnell's
Wharf.
Baltimore, Dec. 5.'48
jR. WILLIAM STEELING'S P U LMONARY
SYRUP is the GRAND REMEDY for Cdughs, :
Colds, Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Throat
Disease, Whooping Cough, Scarlet Fever. Measles,
Shortness of Breath, :mil in short for all Diseases
of the Throat, Breast and Lungs. Try it and you
ill not be disappointed. It is far superior -to the
host of useless trash that is offered to the public,
and on trial you will find it so! The only thing in
which it is deficient is that the price is only Fifty
Cents, while others are extorting One Dollar a
Bottle for articles Crory far inferior!
For by
MR. SMITH, Druggist.
JOHN GISH,
JACOB LONG,
Lancaster City,
aild wholesale by the Proprietor, at Camden City,
New Jersey.
Doc 5, '4S
Longenecker Sr. Co.,
HAVE received a large lot of very cheap LIN
EN GOODS.
Skirting Linens at 25 and 371 cents.
12-4 Linea Sheetings, very low.
9-4 "
Damask Table Linens, 50, 621 and 75 etc. •
Table Napkins, very cheap.
Diaper Toweling, best quality.
Fine Huckaback 'Toweling.
Bird Eye Diaper, for children's aprons.
Cambric Handkerchiefs from 121 to $l.
May 9, 'ISA& tf-15.
MISSn
N o ll A b p e r c a p n a d r e t t
r o onu
h l o o 1 , 1 ;
day,
3d
the entire season, to attend to all businesS
belonging to 111ILL1NEIRY, and is prepared
to alter, whiten, press, and trim Straw Hats and
Bonnets, in a superior manner and short notice, at
the residence of her mother, in Prince street.
April 4—tf-10.
ErLNG secured the Patent Right to itse Gil
bert,s " Central Cavity Plate," last summer,
we take this opportunity of informing the public
that alter thoroughly testing this important inven
tion we pronounce it one of the greatest improve
ments in our profession. By means of Which we
arc enabled to insert partial or entire upper sets of
teeth without the use or clasps or springs, better
than by any other mode herrtolbre in use.
Obturatnrs or artificial plates inserted in the most
comfortable manner.
Persons having difficult cases which rpay have
baffled the skill of Dentists are invited to give us a
call at No. 361 East King Street, Lancaster.
ELY PARRY, M. D.,
CHARLES H. BRESSLER, M. D.
Nov. 14, 1848. tf-42.
GRILL Sz GILBERT.
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THE undersigned hereby rout:ins his
sincere thanks to his respected pa
trona, and the public in general, tor the
liberal encouragement in his business, -. Eh
BOOK-BINDING ; and makes known ' at the same
time, that he still continues at his old AND WELL
KNOWN STAND, in North Prince Street Lancas
ter, Pa., to carry on his business, in all its various
branches. His work, in regard to beauty, durabil
ity and cheapness, cannot be exceeded by any other
in the State.
LANCASTER OF CITY, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 184,9.
DENTISTRY
WM. G HARRISON.
3m--15
The Great Di4eovery
Bonnets and Hats.
Dentistry Improved
Bookbindery.
At the same time, he deems it not, superfluous
here to remark, that he likewise continues the bus
iness of writing POWERS OF ATTORNEY, LET
TERS, DEATH CERTIFICATES, RENUNCIA
TION DEEDS, &c., for his German colintry.nen,
as desired ; and will also send moneys for them to
any place in Germany, with perfect safety.
PHILIP C. RANNINGER.
July 4, IS4S. ly-23.
WILLIAM W. BROWN, Attorney .at Law,
tenders his professional services to the public.
Office in West King street, a few doors west of the
Lamb Tavern and next door to Col. D. W. Patter
son. piny 2 43
"THAT COUNTRV IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE i GREATEST REWARD."—BucsAN.:(
CLOVE ANODYNE
TOOTHACHE DROPS.
An immediate and perfect Cure.
9 1 110 SE who have felt the painful throbbing and en
cruciating pangs of this disease shooting through
their Jaws with most tormenting perseverance, and, as
is often the case, have received but little sympathy from
friends on such occasions, will no doubt be much pleased
to know of a remedy that wilt never fail to quiet forever
the unmerciful offender. This remedy is the CLOVE
ANODYN V, an unfailing cure.
The following testimony is from one of our most dis•
tinguished practical Dentists :
. .
JOHN C. BAKER'S
also a new article, IMITATION PLATE GLASS, Very
superior, equal to English or French plates, for
about one fifth the price,—any size, according to
order, together with Oils, Paints 4 Glass generally.
The Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla for sale by
HENRY & CASLOW, Druggists, corner of Market
and Third Streets, Harrisburg, Sole Agent for
Dauphin county
Dec. 4, '4B
Notice to Distillers,
A.ND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
Lancaster, I, Jacob
il"ilE'S'
t ‘ b V e b i a t , z , e e l
r ,
e o c te i t , h e e d c b i y ty le o t f
ters Patent, recorded in the Patent office in the city
of Washington, certain useful improvements in the
construction of Stills, which imprnvements consist
of an additional tub, called a dr 1.,! , ng tub, which
is placed partly above the still, .r Allich tulf•the
doubler is inclosed, the beer which is pumped into
the upper tub passes down by a plug pipe into the
doubling tub, where it is brought to a boiling state
before it is let into the still, which pipe is opened
or stopped when requisite by means of a ping made.-
of wood, copper, or unyether material. •
What I claim as my iiiiprovements are the above:
described doubling tub and the plug by which the'
beer passes from one tub to the other, or from the
tub into the still.
Having received infOrmation,amounting to proof,
that my patent for the above described improve
ments has been violated by several distillers in this
county and in various other places, I hereby give
notice, that unless those persons who have made
use of my invention, or have it now in use, without
being authorized by me, come forward and mako
full reparation for havin g infringed my patent right,
on or before the first dab of March next, suit will
be instituted against all and every such person or
persons. JACOB WEITZEL.
Feb. 22, 18-IS.
CALIFORNIA GOLD
jDES not create an excitement equal to that
produced by Cheap Dry Goods that are now
opening at the BEE lIIVE, North Queen Street.
Splendid Plaid Lustres only 16 cts worth 371
Striped Changeable Lustres only Thets worth 621
Rich Maroon, Drown, Modes, Pur
ple, Striped 621
French Merinoes—all shades
The largest variety or Ladies Dress Goods in
this city.
Excellent Dark Calicoes only 6; cts. worth 10 cts
34 inch heavy unbleacli'd Muslins only 61 Ms
134 " fine " 61
These articles together with a variety of other
choice DRY GOODS have just been received for
the HOLIDAYS, and are. destined to be sold as the
greatest bargains, auctions, &c., to the contrary
notwithstanding.
'CHAS. E. WENTZ & BRO.,
Bee Hive, North Queen Street.
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T UST RECEIVED and now opening another lot
t) of those superior Fast Color PRINTS at fh as.
together with an elegant assortment of Cocheco,
Hamilton, American and Merrimac, in new and
beautiful patterns at the New York Store.
GRIEL & GILBERT
Removal
GBO. SPURRIER would respectfully inform his
friends, customers, and the public in general,
that he has removed his Clothing Store from hie old
stand next door to the Post Office, to one door
south of John Bear's Printing Office, and nearly
opposite J. Michael's Hotel, at the sign of the Bic
PANTS, where all would do well to call that wan
to buy CHEAP AND WELL-MADE CLOTHING.
Igr Customer's work attended to at the shortest
notice,4nd made in a workmanlike manner. Don't
forget the place, sign of the Big Pants.
dec 7 47-45411 GEO. SPURRIER.
Ornamental Marble Works.
EAST King street, next door to John N. Lane's
store. Charles M. Howell, Marble Mason,
respectfully informs the citizens of Lancaster and
the public in general, that he carries on the MAR
BLE BUSINESS, in all its various branches, and •
invites all - to call on him, as he is satisfied that he
can sell cheaper than any other establishment in the
city or state.
He invites the public to call and examine his
stock of finished Mantels, Monuments, Tombs,
Grave Stones,
and also his collection of designs for
Monuments, Tombe, &c., before purchasing else
where. jan 16
TOB PRINTING DONE AT THE OFFICE OF
U THE " LANCASTER INTELLIGENCER.
The. Days of Childhood
MEl=l:2
The pleasant days of Childhood,
How SIN iftly have they flown,
Like young flowers in the wildwood,
When Autumn winds have blows
They're gone, they're gone forever.
They will no more return,
Though Memory holds them in the heart
Like ashes in the urn.
The happy:days of Childhood,
When innocence and glee
With gentle fingers, tuned the heart
To music wild and free;
They're gone, they're gone forever.
Like rivers to the main,
Their dancing waves of joy and mirth
Will ne'er return again.
l'he holy days of Childhood,
Ere evil thoughts came near,
When in the heart no sin was found,
Arid on the cheek no tear;
They're gone, they're gone forever,
Like foot-prints on the shore,
Washed out by Time's relentless waves,
They will return no snore.
The pleasant, holy, happy days,
Life's only blossom time,
Where are your buds which promise gave
Of flowers in Summer's prime
Though gone, though gone forever,
Ye haunt the heart and brain,
And Memory keeps to anoint
Life's after years of pain.
llliscellancoto.
Omenw-31
Extracts frotn illacaulcy's lllstory
- of England.
CHARACTER OF JEFFREYS
The great seal was telt in Guilford's custody;
but a marked indignity was at the same time oared
to hint. It was determined that another lawyer of
more vigor and audacity should be called to assist
in the administration. The person selected was Sir
George Jeffreys, Chief Justice of the Court of
King's Bench. The depravity of this man has
passed into a proverb. Both the great English
parties have attacked his memory with emulous
violence; for the Whigs considered him as their
most barbarous enemy, and the Tories found it con
venient to throw on him the blame of the crimes
which had sullied their triumph. A diligent and
candid inquiry will show that some frightful stories
which have been told concerning him are false or
exaggerated; yet the dispassionate historian will
be able to make very little ededuction from the
vast mass of infamy with which the memory of
the wicked judge has been loaded.
He was a•man of quick and vigorous parts. but
constitutionally prune to insolence and to the angry
passions. When just emerging from boyhood, he
had risen into practice at the Old Bailey, bar, a bar
where advocates have always used a license of ton
gne unkown in Westminster Hall Here, during,
many years, his chief business was to examine and
cross-examine the most hardened miscreants of a
great capital. Daily conflicts with prostitutes and
thieves called out and exercised his powers so effec
tually that he became the most consummate bully
ever known in his profession. All tenderness for
the feelings of otherfs,i all self respect, all sense
of the becoming, were obliterated from his mind.
He acquired a boundless command of rhetoric in
which the vulgar express hatred and contempt—
The profusion of maledictions and vituperative
epithets which composed his vocabulary could
hardly have been rivalled in the fish market or the
bear garden. His countenance and his voice must,
always have been unamiable: but these natural
advantages—for such he seems to have thought
them—he had improved to such a degree that
there were few who, in his paroxysms of rage, could
see or hear him without emotion. Impudence and
ferocity sat upon his brow. The glare of his eyes
had a fascination for the unhappy victim on %Idiom
they were fixed; yet his brow and eye were said to
be less terrible than the savage lines of his mouth.
His yell of fury, as was said by one who had often
heard it, sounded like the thunder of the judgment
day. These qualifications he carried, while still a
young man, from the bar to the bench. He early
became common sergeant, and then recorder of
London. As judge at the city sessions he exhibited
the same propensities which afterward, in a higher
post, gained for him an unenviable immortality.
Already might he remarked in him the most odious
,vice which is incident to human nature, a delight in
misery merely as misery. There was a fiendish ex
ultation in the way in which he pronounced sentence
on offenders. Their weeping and imploring seemed
t o titillate him voluptuously ; and he loved to scare
them into fits by dilating with luxuriant amplifi
cation on all the details of what they were to suffer.
Thus, when he had an opportunity of orderiug an
unlucky adventuress to be whipped at the cart's
tail, "Hangman," he would exclaim, " I charge you
to pay particular attention to this lady! Scourge
her soundly, man ! • Scourge her till the blood runs
down! It is Christmas ; a cool time for madam to
strip in! See that you warm her shoulders tho
roughly!" lie was hardly less facetious when he
passed judgment on Ludowick Muggleton, the
drunken tailor who fancied himself a prophet.—
" Impudent rogue!" roared Jeffreys, " thou shalt have
an easy, easy, easy punishment!'' , One part of this
easy punishment was the pillory, in which the
wretched fanatic was almost killed with brickbats.
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By this time the nature of Jeffreys had been har
dened to that temper which tyrants require in their
worst implements. He had hitherto looked for
professional advancement to the corporation of Lon
don. He had therefore professed himself a Round
head, and had always appeared to be in a higher
state of exhilaration when he explainnd to Popish
priests that they were to be cut down alive, and
were to see their own bodies burned, than when he
passed ordinary sentences of death. But, as soon
as he had got all that the city could give, he made
haste to sell his forehead of brass and his tongue
of venom to the court. Chiffinch, who was accus
tomed, to act as broker in infamous contracts of
more than one kind, lent his aid. He had conduc
ted many amorous and many political intriguesibut
he assuredly never rendered a more scandalous ser
vice to his masters than when be introduced Jef
freys to Whitehall. The renegade soon found a
patron in the obdurate and revengeful James, but
was always regarded with scorn and disgust by
Charles, whose faults, great as they were, had no
affinity with insolence and cruelty. "That- man,"
-raid the king, "has no learning, no sense, no man
ners, and more impudence than ten carted street
walkers." Work *as to be done, however, which
could be trusted to no man who reverenced law, or
pottri).
was sensible of shame; and thus Jeffreys, at an age
1 at which a barrister thinks himselt fortunate if he is
employed to lead an important cause, was made
Chief Justice of the King's Bench.
His enemies could not deny that he possessed
some of the qualities of a great judge. His legal
knowledge, indeed, was merely such as he had I ,
picked up in practice of no very high kind: but ,
he had one of those happily constituted- intellects
which, :.cross labyrinths of sophistry and through
masses of immaterial facts, go straight to the true
point. Of his intellect, however, he had seldom
the full Ise. Even in civil causes his malevolent
and despotic temper perpetually disordered his judg
ment. To enter his court was to enter the den of
a wild beast, which none could tame, wild. which :
was as likely to be aroused to rage by caresses as
by attacks He frequently poured forth on plain- I
tiffs and defendants, barristers and attorneys, wit
nesses and jurymen, torrents of frantic abuse, inter
mixed with oaths and curses. His looks and tones
had inspired terror when he was merely a young
advocate struggling into practice. Now, that he
was at the head of the most formidable tribunal in
the realm, there were few indeed who did not trem
ble before him.. Even when he was sober, his vio
lence was sufficiently frightful; but, in general, his
reason was overclouded, and his evil passions stim
ulated by the fumes of intoxication. His evenings
were ordinarily given to revelry. People who saw
him only over his bottle would have supposed him
to be a man gross indeed, sottish, and addicted to
low merriment, but social and good humored. He
was constantly surrounded, on such occasions, by
buffoons, selected for the most part, from among
the vilest pettifoggers who practised before him.
These men bantered and abused each other for his
entertainment. Ile joined in their ribald talk, sang
catches with them, and, when his head grew hot,
hugged and kissed them in an ecstacy of drunken
fondness. But, though wine at first seemed to soften
his heart, the effect a few hours later was very
different. , He often came to the judgment seat,
having kept the court waiting long, and yet having.
but half slept off his 'debauch, his cheeks on lire,
his eyes starting like those of a maniac. When he
was in this state, his boon companions of the pre
ceding night, if they were wise, kept out of his way,
for the recollection of the familiarity to which he
had admitted them inflamed his malignity, and he
was sure to take every opportunity of overwhelm
ing them with execration and invective. Not the
least odious of his many odious - peculiarities was
the pleasure which he took in publicly browbeating
and mortifying those whom, in his fits of maudlin
tenderness, he had encouraged to presume on his
favor.
The services which the government had expec
ted-from him were performed, not merely without
flinching, but eagerly and triumphantly. His first
exploit was the judicial murder of Algernon Sid
ney. What followed was in perfect harmony with
his beginning. Respectable Tories lamented the
disgrace which the barbarity and indecency of so
great a functionary brought upon the administra
tion of justice ; but the excesses which filled such
men with horror were titles to the esteem of James.
Jeffreys, therefore. after the death of Charles, obtained
a seat in the cabinet and peerage. This last honor
was a signal mark of royal approbation; for, since
the judicial system of the realm had been remodel.
te I in the 13th century, no Chief 'Justice had been
1 a lord of parliament.
Hope and Memory.
A little babe lay in the cradle, and Hope came
and kissed it. When its nurse gave it a cake, Hope
promised it another to-morrow ; and when its
young sister brought a flower, over which it clap- I
ped and crowed. Hope told brighterq ones which
it would gather for itself.
The babe grew to a child, and another friend
came and kissed it. Her name was Memory. She
said. " look behind thee and tell me what thou
seest. — rhe child answered,"l. see a little book."
And „Ili mory said, "I will teach thee how to get
honey f.om the • book, that will be sweet to thee
I when tl ou art old."
The child became a youth.' Once when he went
to bed, Hope and Memory stood by the pillow.
Hope sang a melodious song, and said, " follow me,
and eve:) , morning thou shalt wake with a smile
as sweet as the pretty lay I sung thee."
But Memory said, " Hope is there any need that
we should contend? He shall be mine as as well
as thine—and we shall be to him as sisters all his
life long."
So he kissed Hope and Memory, as he was be
loved of them both. While he slept peacefully.
! they sat silently by his side, weaving rainbow tis
; sues into dreams. When he woke, they came,
with the lark, to bid him good morning, and he
I gave a hand to each.
He became a man. Every day Hope guided him
to his labor, and every night he supped with Mem
ory at the table of Knowledge.
I But at length Age found him, and turned his
temples gray. To his eye the world seemed altered.
Memory sat by his elbow chair, like an old and
tried friend. Lie looked at her seriously, and said,
"Hest thou not lost something that I entrusted to
thee
And she answered, I fear so—for the lock of my
casket isworn. Sometimes lam weary and sleepy,
and Time purloins my key. But the gems that
thou did'st give me when life was new—l can ac
count for all—see how bright they,a.re.”
While they thus sadly conversed, Hope put forth
a wing that she had not worn, folded under her
garment, and tried its strength in a heavenward
flight.
The old man laid down to die, and when his
soul went forth from the body, the angels took it.
And Memory walked with it thro' the open gate of
Heaven. But Hope lay down at its threshold and
gently expired, as a rose giveth out its last odors.
Her parting sigh was like the music of a seraph's
harp. She breathed it into a glorious form, and
said:
'•lmmortal happiness! I bring thee a soul that
I have led throagh the world. It is now thine—
Jesus hath redeemed it."
The Seamstress.
The following lines are from the pen of James
R. Lowell, the Boston poet, and' possess quite as
much undeniable truth as eloquent poetry :
Hark, that rustle of a dress,
Stiff with lavish costliness!
Here comes one whose cheeks would flush
But to have her garments brush
'Gains; dm girl whose fingers thin
Wove the weary broidery in ;
And in midnight's chill and murk
Stitched her life into the work ;
Bending backwards fom her toil
Lest her tears the silk might soil
Shaping from her bitter thought
lloart , s-ease and forget-rownot,
Satirising her despair
With the emblems woven those !
A Thrilling Narrative.
The fires on the prairies always Jim before the
wind with an advancing tongue or ioik in two re
ceding flanks, and in a high wind so rapidly do the
dancing, curling, careering flames leap from point
to point of the dry grass, that it is sometimes diffi
cult for the swiftest horsemen to escape. The sight,
especially in the night, is always beautiful, and at
times beautiful !beyond description. But after a
while we become familiariied to it, and look upon
it without emotion, as all of us do upon the glorious
sun the most splendid object in nature-
At the time I refer to, I had been two or three
days drive to the town of C-, with my horse
and buggy, and was on my return home. All.day
I had noticed signs indicating fire on the prairie,
masses of smoke in the distance, lying like white
clouds upon the horizon, and a hazy atmosphere,
but these gave me no trouble as long as they were
far away, and busy with my own thoughts for
hours I would pay no attention to them whatever.
At length, after some of these periods of abstrac
Lion, I observed with some apprehension that the
conflagration was drawing near, and had actually
worked around in my rear, until it bad crossed the
path by: which I had travelled, that all behind me
was fast becoming a smoking sea of fire; and for
the first time the thought of danger that I might
be overtaken or possibly surrounded, occurred to
My horse was a powerful one, but not very fleet
nor yet fresh ; but without the loss of a moment; I
applied the whip, and quitting my direct route,
bore to the left, because that placed me more
squarely before my enemy.
Soon the tongue of fire, the advance guard of
my terrible foe, became distinctly visible on my
right, at about two miles distance, as near as I
could judge, stretching on with a speed that was
really frightful. I knew the struggle was to
be with that, and pushing my horse to the ut
most, I kept my eye fixed upon it, like the Willy
racer intent on measuring the power of his antag
onist before the final effort. For a few minutes
the result was in doubt, but not long. Sinews of
flesh were no match for the wing of the wind which
bore on that fleet and terrific column of 'lire, and I
became satisfied that it was outstripping me, and
almost with a feeling of indifference, for I thought
for a moment that my last hope was gone, and was
bracing my heart and nerves for the final event of
life l . t was now twilight, and as the day departed, and
I the shadows of night fell around, the cordon cf
fire seemed to magnify its splendors and its terrors
and like a vast serpent, to extend itself behind and
on both sides, and to be closing up its folds to en.
circle me. I was no stranger on that part of the
prairie, its general localities, though one portion is
very much alike another, were familiar to me; and
in recalling them to mind, I recollected a little
rugged mound or hill, some twenty or thirty feet
in height, and was satisfied that I was no great di.-
! tance from it. With my hopes
! revived a little, I
taxed my sight to the utmost on every swell of
ground that I passed and at length detected the
faint outline of the eminence in advance. But the
fire was making for it too, and the subtile leaping
tongue on my right, now quite ahead of me, al
! ready seemed almost between us, and prepared with
a single leap to cross my path and secure its
victim.
Still with my almost exhausted horse I pressed
on with an energy and despair so mighty as almost
to wreck the powers Of life I have not recovered
from the effects of that mental struggle to this day
—but as you have already, no doubt, concluded,
the mound saved me. In the race for life, I was
obliged, as it were, to place myself side by side
with that giant and awful sword of flame, and for
the last half mile the contest was doubtful, hopeless,
dreadful. But God nerved my horse with an un
natural strength, as it seemed to me, and guarded
his footsteps so that every effort told ; and at last I
dashed up the bare side of the mound, where there
was no fit:substance for the devouring element to
follow, and was safe.
The flames swept by with a dull, heavy roar,and
a hot sweltering suffocating breath, burning with
an intensity and grandeur which realized to the
imagination my idea of the final catastrophe of
nature, encircled and plssed the little eminence on
which I stood, and stretched off in two long lines
as far as the eye could reach. I fell upon my
knees; and since that terrible night, I trust I have
been a more thoughtful and thankful man.—Gedcy's
Lady's Book.
Moravian Funeral.
I once attended a funeral in a remote village o
Moravians. It was in the depth of summer.
Every little garden put forth beauty, and every
tree was heavy with fresh, cool verdure.
It was a Lord's day afternoon, when a dead in
Cant was brought into the church. The children
of the small congregation wished to sit near it and
fixed their eyes upon its placid brow, as upon a
fair piece of sculpture.. The sermon of the clergy
man was to them. It was a paternal address,
humbling itselfto their simplicity, yet lofty, through
the deep sonorous tones of their native German.—
Earnestly and tenderly they listened, as he told
them how the baby went from its mother's arms
to those of the compassionate Redeemer. When
the worship closed, and the procession ffirmed,
the children, two and two, followed the mourners,
leading each other by the hand, the little girls
I clothed in white.
The place of slumber for the dead was near the
church, where they had heard of Jesus. It was a
green, beautiful knoll, on which the sun, drawing
toward the West,-lingered with a smile of blessing.
The turf had the richness cf velvet; not a weed or
a straw defaced it. Every swelling mound was
planted with flawers,and a kind of aromatic thyme,
thickly clustering, and almost shutting over the
small horizontal tombstones, which recorded only
the name and date of the deceased. In such a spot
so sweet, so lowly, so secluded, the clay might
willingly wait irs re•union :with the spirit.
Before the corpse walked the young men of the
village, bearing instruments of music. They
paused at the gate of the place of burial. - Then a
strain from voice and flute rose, subduid and tremu
' lons, like the strings of the wind-harp. It seemed
as if a timid, yet prevailing suppliant sought ad
mission to the ancient city of the dead.
The gate unclosed. As they slowly wound
around the gentle ascent to the open grave, the pas
tor. with solemn intonation, repeated passages from
the Book of God. Thrilling, beyond expression,
amid the silence of the living . , and the slumber of
the dead, were the blessed words of our Saviour—
" I am the resurrection and the life."
He ceased, and all gathered round the brink of
the pit. The little ones drew near, and looked,
downwards into its depths, sadly, but without fear.
Then came a burst of music, swelling nigher and
higher, till it seemed no longer, of earth. Me
thought it was the welcome in heaven, to the in-
nocent spirit, the joy of angels over a new immor
tal, that had never sinned. ;Wrapped, as it were,in
that glorious melody, the little body was iet down
into its narrow cell. And all grief--evert ' the pa
rent' s grief—was swallowed up in that high trium
phant strain. Devotion was there, giritig back
what it loved, to 'the• God of love, not with tears,
but with music. Faith was there, standing among
dowers, and restoring a bud to the Giverl that it
might bloom in a garden which could ne,ver fade
—Mrs. Sigourney.
LIVE HEM DOW? .
Brother, art thou poor and lowly,
Toiling, rolling, day by day;
Journeying painfully and slowly, I
On thy dark and desert way ?
Pause not—though the proud ones fro •
Shrink not, fear not,Lut alum Dow'
Though to Vice thou shalt not panda
-Though to Virtue thou shalt knell,
Yet thou shall escape not Slander—
Jibe and lie thy soul must feel—
Jest of witling—curse of clown— _
Heed not either !—LIVE THEM DOWN 7
Hate may wield her scotirgiss horrid,
Malice may thy woes deride ; j
Scorn may bind with thorns thy fore?
Envy•s spear may pierce thy side
Lo ! through Cross shall come the Crown !
Fear not foeman !—LIVE THEM DOWN!
• From Miss Strickland" Queen! Victoria
The Queen's Accomplishments.
Her Majesty is, undoubtedly among the most
accomplished ladies in her dominions. She is
mistress of the modern languages, in which she ex
presses.herself with grace and fluency. Her love
of music developed itself at a very early age, she
plays with taste and expression on several instrm
meats, and has inherited her royal grandfather,
George the Third's, predilection for the organ. She
is said to e. , ince a decided preference for Italian
music, and takes delight in the compositions of
Beethoven and 'Mozart. Her voice is mezzo to/ano.
She inherits her musical talents, not only from the
royal family from whom her descent is paternally
derived, but also from her c illustrious mother, who
is a composer.
The Qbeeo s talents for drawing are so remark•
able, that one of her masters, before her accession
to the throne, when speaking- of his royal pupil,
said," The Princess Victoria would have made the
best female artist of the age if she had not been
born to wear a crown.-
She told this, gentleman ti-at her pencil was a
scource of great delight to her; and that, when
fatigued by severe studies, it was refreshment to
devote an hour to drawing.
So affable was this amiable Princess in her de
portment to her instructors, that she was beloved
by them all. One of her drawing masters ventured
to make known to her, that a lady whom he knew
had expressed the most ardent desire to possess
something sketched by her hand.
Indeed, - replied' her Royal Highness, with a
smile, '• I wish it were in my power to gratify the
wish of every one as easily; and dipping a pen in
the standish, she rapidly made a free sketch of a
horse's head, in the style called sketching, and
kindly presented it to Mr. Westall for his friend.
The lady was astonished at the beauty of the ex
ecution, but observed that no one would believe it
was really the work of the Princess Victoria, un•
less it were distinguished by her autograph.
When this remark was repeated to the Princess,
she very good humoredly completed the happiness
of the fortunate possessor of this valued drawing,
by adding her autograph. She writes a very fine
hand, free, hold and legible. She 19 also an e x cel•
lent arithmetician, and •xamines accounts with the
ease of a finanper..
In her private expenditure, Her Majesty is both
economical and generous. Her majesty is more
liberal in her gifts, and more munificent in her hos
pitality than any of her immediate predecessors;
yet the privy purse is unembarrassed. We have
afforded, in our previous detail, a solution of this
apparent enigina: Her Majesty is an excellent ac.,
countant.
Anecdotes of Duelling.
In 180 G, a duel was fought in England between
a Mr. Richardson and Baron Hornpesch. The
ormer was killed. It arose from the Baron's ac
cidentally runnig against a lady in the street.
In 1804, Lord Camelford and Capt. Best, of the
Royal Navy, fought about a female in the gallery
of the opera 'house - . Lord Camelford was killed.
What simpletons!
In January, 1806, Ensign Brown and Ensign
Lukens, aged 17 and 19 years, killed each other at
Margate. They fought about an opera glau. ,
In 1771, a fatal duel took place between a Ma
jor Hobbs, of Liverpool, and 'Lieut Sussex., of the
11th Dragoons. The latter was killed at the third
fire. To the astonishment and timer of all, the
victim proved td be a woman. Major Hobbs procee•
ded to London and blew out his brains!
In 1792, the Earl of Lonsdale and Capt. Cuth
bert of the, Guards, fought near London - . It arose
thus : Capt. Cuthbert, as officer of the Guard, had
orders to keep the street cle;ar, and Lord Lonsdale
attempted to force his carriage through. He was
informed that 'he could not pass ; upon which the
Earl replied, " You rascal, do you know that I am
a peer of the Realm?" The Guardsman, ruffled,
replied, " I don't know that you are F. peer, but 1
,know you are a scoundrel, for applying such a
term to an officer , on duty, and I will make you an
swer for it.'' Hence the meeting.
In 1720, two physicians, named Mead and Wood-
ward, fought in England. The latter slipped and
fell. " Take your life," exclaimed Dr. Mead. "Any
thing but your physic," replied the prostrate Wood-
ward.
Maxims on Money.
The art of living easily as to. money, is to pitch .
your scale of living one degree below your means.
Comfort and enjoyment are more dependent upon
easiness in the detail of expenditure than upon one
degrees difference in the scale., Guard against
false arsociations of pleasure with expenditure—
the notion that because pleasure can be purchased
with money, therefore,money cannot be spent with..
out enjoyment. What a thing coats a man is no'
true measure of what it is worth to him; and yet
how often is his appreciation governed by no other
standard, as if there were a pleasure in expenditure
per se. Let yourself feel a want before you provide
against it. Yon are more assured that it is real
want; and it is wort,h, while to feel the relief from
, it. • When you are nridenided as to which of two,
courses you would like best, choose the cheapest.
This rule will not only save money, but save also a
good deal of trifling . indecision. —:Too much leisure
leads to expense, because when a man is in want
of objects, it occurs tohim that they are .to be had
for money, and he invents expenditures in order to
pass the time, --Taylor's Notes, from Lift.
NO. I.