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Sprecher & Rohrer's Cheap Hard-
• • Ware Store.
'T_TARDWARE, Glass, Paints, Oils, and Varnishes
II at that long established stand, East King st ,
LancasterArtnerly occupied by.Howett & Krieder,
a few doors east of the Court House, next door to
the Drug Store of James . Smith, and opposite Geo.
Messenkop's Hotel, which they have recently taken
and where they will carry on the business.
They most • respectfully beg leave to invite the
attention of their friends and acquaintances to their
stock of Hardware, which they have just opened
and will sell at the most reaeonable prices, includ
ing every variety of Iron and 'Steel, Latches, Locks,
Bolts, Hinges, Screws, and all kinds of building
materials, every description of Files, Blacksmith's
Bellows, Saddlery, best warranted Edge Tools,
Planes, and Veneers. Also a complete assortment
of CEDAR WARE, such as tubs buckets, butter
churns, together with every article in their line.
They will keep constantly on hand every variety of
Coal. and Wood Stoves; also a highly approved
COOKING STOVE.
The attention of young beginners is particularly
called to their full and complete assortment of
household utensils.
Determined to spare no pains to accommodate
purchasers, and by steady adherence to business,
they expect to merit a continuance of the liberal
patronage thus far bestowed upon them.
GEORGE D. SPRECHER,
REUBEN S. ROHRER.
Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange for
goods. Jan 1.?..-50
To the Ladles.
jALL and see Mrs. Raninger's stock of Bonnets,
Muffs, Feathers, Flowers, 4-c., 4-c.
As Winter is now upon us, it behooves every
Lady to seek that place where the prettiest, cheap
est, and most fashionable Bonnets can be purchased.
Direct your steps to
- MRS. RANING„P.B. , SMILLINERY ROOMS,
and,your desire can Be gratified.
Ladies, if you have not supplied yourselves with
MUFFS, call on Mrs. Raninger, and you can get a
first-rate article at a very moderate price. In tact,
at a much lower rate than any Dry Goods Store in
this City can furnish you a similar article.
Morrs are so cheap at this establishment, that
they go off like chaff,before a Winter's wind. The
Ladies are invited to call early, or they will lose
bargains that are not to be met with often.
Mrs.l. takes pleasure in informing her Blends
and her hundreds of kind customers, that she still
continues the MILLINERY business in all its
branches, on the second floor of Kramph's Build
ing, opposite the Post Office, where can be had the
most elegant assortment of goods, consisting of
kBONNETS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS,
HEAD DRESSES, RIBBONS, CAPS,
/ BONNET C.4PS, SATINS, SILKS,
and VELVETS
of'every variety, and in the latest and most fashion
able' styles. She feels confident that in the eaten
siVe stock which she has been so careful to select,
and at her very reduced prices, she will be able to
please all who may favor her with their presence.
January 16, 1849 51
Notice to Distillers,
AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
WHEREAS, I, Jacob Weitzel, of the city of .
Lancaster, coppersmith, have received by let
ters Patent, recorded in the Patent office in the city
of Washington, certain useful improvements in the
construction of ? Stills, which improvements consist
of an additional tub, called a dr : :I , rig tub, which
is placed partly above the still, Ir which tub 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 plug made
of wood, copper, or any other material.
What I claim as my improvements 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 make
full reparation for having infringed my patent right,
on or before the first day-of March next, suit will
be instituted against all and every such person or
persons. .1.A.C08• WEITZEL.
Feb. 22, 1848
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry.
THE great remedy for CONSUMPTION, and the
best medicine known to man for Asthma of
every stage, Liver Complaints, Bronchitis, Influen
za, Coughs, Colds, Bleeding of the Lungs, Short
ness of Breath, Pains and Weakness in the Side,
Breast, &c., and all other diseases of the Pulmona
ry Organs. A very important disease over which
this Balsam exerts a very powerful influence, is that
of a Diseased Liver.
In this complaint it has undoubtedly proved more
efficacious than any other remedy hitherto employed
and in numerots instances when patients had en
dured long and severe suffering from the disease,
without receiving the least benefit from various
remedies, and when Mercury has been resorted to
in vain, the use of this Balsam restored the Liver to
a healthy action, and in many instances effected
Permanent Cures, after every known remedy had
failed to produce this desired effect.
Besides its astonishing efficacy in the diseases
above mentioned, we also find it a very effectual
remedy in Asthma, a complaint in which it has been
extensively used with decided success, even in
cases of years standing.
It not only emanates from a regular physician,
but has been well tested in all complaints for
which it is recommended,. It is not my intention,
therefore, either to cloak .it in mystery, or in any
way deceive the public by over-rating its virtues ;
on the contrary, I' hall simply endeavor to give a
brief statement of its usefulness, and flatter myself
that its surprising efficacy will enable me to fur
nish such proofs of its virtues, as will satisfy the
most incredulous, that — Cr,onsumption may and l an
be cured, if this medicine be resorted to.
The genuine is signed I. BUTTS. For sale in
Lancaster City by . GISH & BROTHER, Agt's.
Feb 20 4-2 t
Dentistry linproved.
HAVING secured the Patent Right to use Gil
bert's " Central Cavity Plate," last summer,-1
we take this opportunity of informing the public
that after thoroughly testing this important inven
tion
we prondunce it one of the greatest improve
ments in our profession. fty means of' which we
are enabled to insert partial or entire upper sets of
teeth without the use of clasps or springs, better i
than by any other mode herrtofore in use.
Obturators or artificial plates inserted in the most
comfortable manner.
Persons having difficult cases which may 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, 1843. tf-42
no,okbindery,
THE undersigned hereby returns his
sincere thanks to his respected pa
trons, and the public in general, for the,-
liberal encouragement in his business, ~. -71g r`l
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
us the State.
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 countrymen,
as desired ; and will also send moneys for them to
any place in Germany, with perfect safety.
PHILIP C. RANNINGER.
I y-23
July 4, 1848
Vestings,
FANCY Cachniere, new and beautiful styles.—
' Plain and Fancy Velvets, Plain and Fancy
Satins, togetherwith a great variety at low prices
in plain - and fancy styles, now opening at the New
York Store,
Oct IQ
GRIEL & GILBERT.
37
Sign Painting.
TOHN L. KEFFER has commenced the above
11/ business, in A. N. Brenneman>s Building, Cen
tre Square, Lancaster, and will do the-hest he can,
by strict attention to business and moderate charges,
to satisfy all who may be pleased to favor him with
their custom. - (Mas , 1848.-1 5.
DiATHEMATICA.L INSTRUMENTS.-4 sup
ply ofMatheinatical Instrpmenta in Fish Skin
and Morocco Cases.. For sale by
CHARLES A. HEINITSH,
Jan 9-tf.so East King Street.
Richardson's Bitters.
DR. RICHARDSON'S Sherry Wine Bitters, ad
vertised in our columns, are recommended
very highly by the press and by physicians gene
rally. It has one virtue which to many is consider
ed very important—it is prepared by an able and
experienced physician, a regular M. D. We have
tested its qualities, and so far as we are able to
judge, think it is every thing "it is cracked up to
be."—Northern Star, Warren.
This is the season for the use of this highly valu
able medicine.' It is the most safe and effectual
family medicine for diseases which it professes to
cure, that has ever been discovered. It is corn
posed of'different roots and plants. We like )he
Bitters because they are no quack, but prepared by
a regular practical physician, who says but very
little about them himself, but leaves for those who
use them to make their own statements of the bene
ficial effects upon the system. We have just used
the hail of n olir bottle,'which we purchased of one
of his agents, whose name will be fbund on the
outside of our paper. A month ago, we could
neither run, fight, sing, -halloa, dance, or go to
work, without feeling that our days Were soon to
be numbered among those that are not. But these
Bitters have cured us, and we feel as if we had
been born again, and can sing (in our own peculiar
style,) begone dull care" to suit ourselves, and
those who wish to feel so too must resort to Rich
ardson's Bitters, or there is no help for them—Es
sex Banner and Haverhill Banner.
For sale by
GISH & BROTHER, and
JOHN F. LONG, Druggist.
February 20, , 49 2t-4
An Ordinance
)ROVIDING for the election and appointment
of certain officers of the corporation. .
Be it ordained and enacted, by the citizens of
Lancaster, in Select and Common Councils assem
bled :
SEC. I. That the Select and Common Councils
shall on the second Tuesday of February in each
year, and whenever any vacancy shall occur, elect
in joint meeting, a City Treasurer, City Solicitor,
Collector of City Taxes, City Assessor, Superinten
dent of Water Works, Street Commissioner, Three
eegulators, and Messenger of Councils.
Ste. 11. That a certificate of such election, sign
ed by the Clerks of Councils shall be delivered to
each of the said officers and agents, immediately
after the election,- , —who shall thereupon have and
enjoy all the powers and privileges incident to
such office or agency.
gec. 111. That the Watering Committee be and
they are hereby authorized and directed to appoint
a competent Engineer and Machinist to take charge
of the Water House and Works, and to run the
pumps and perform whatever other duties may be
required of him by the Watering Committee.
SEC. IV. That the Superintendent of Water
Works shall be Collector or Water Rent and Water
Taxes, and shall be entitled to receive as a com
pensation for all his services, a salary of $125,
payable quarterly, in addition to a commission of
4 per cent. on all Water Taxes by him collected
and paid over, in compliance with his bond and
existing ordinances applicable to Collector of Taxes.
Sec. V. That the Engineer and Machinist elected
under the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be en
titled to receive an annual compensation not ex
ceeding $375, payable quarterly, for all his services.
SEC. VI. That the officers and agents of the cor
poratton elected or appointed under the provisions
of this or any other Ordinance, shall hold their
offices for the term or one year, and until their suc
cessors shall be appointed, unless sooner removed
by the appointing power.
SEC. VII. That the securities required by law or
existing Ordinances, from an.y of the officers or
agents of the corporation, shall be approved by the
Mayor.
SEC. VIII. That so much or any Ordinance or
I Ordinances as is hereby altered or supplied, is
hereby repealed.
. .
Ordained and enacted into a law at the city of
Lancaster, the 15th day of February, A. D. 1847.
N. LIGHTNER, Pres't of S. C.
Attest: JAMES BLACK. Clfrrk of S. C.
WA!. IviATHIOT, Pres't of C. C.
J. C. CARPENTER, Clerk of C. C.
February 20,'49 4
Canal, IVater Powerand Stone
QUARRIES FOR LEASE. _
1 - IROPOSALS will be received by the undersig
1 for leasing, for a period of five years from the
15th day of March next, the old Maryland Susque
hanna Canal, in Cecil county, together with the
Saw NI ill, Lands, Stone Quarries, and all the other
property of the Company appertaining thereto.
The Canal has its outlet locks at Port Deposite, and
has extensive ponds for the accomnrdation of rafts.
There is a Farm of 60 acres of good lend,
and a comfortable House connected with it.
Persons disposed to offer for this lease are re.
quested to address the undersigned, post-paid, be
fore the 15th day of Pebruary,lB49. They are re
quested so to frame their proposals as to secure to
the Company a stipulated net rent, clear of all char
ges for repairs, taxes, superintendence or any other
matter. Proposals will be received for the lease of
the whole property, or for the Stone Quarries and
the. rest of the property separately. Satisfactory
security for the fulfilment of the contract will be
required. , • AVM. BOSE,
Gov.• Md. Sus. Canal Co.
Baltimore, Jan. 11, 1848. tf-51
(Baltimore American, $2,00.)
Estate of Valentine Cramer, dec.
NOTICE is hereby given that letters testamen
tary have been granted to the undersigned on
the estate of Valentine Cramer, late oil Martic
township, Lancaster county, deceased. A❑ per
sons having claims against said estate are, there
fore, requested to present them, duly authenticated
—and those knowing themselves indebted, are re
quested to make immediate payment to the subscri
ber, residing in the same township.
_
DAVID LAIRD, Executor.
6t-1
January 30, '49
LANDIS & BLACK,
ATTORNIES AT LAW:
Office—Three doors below the Lancaster Bank,
South Queen Street, Lancaster, Penn'a.
9 All kinds of Scrivening, such as writing Wills,
Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, &c., will be attended
to with correctness and, despatch.
January 16, 1849 51
Estate of Hugh Curley, dec'd.
lETTERS testamentary having been granted to
/the undersigned, Executor Of-Ilugh Curley, late
of Earl township, Lancaster county, deceased—all
persons having claims are requested to present them,
and those indebted to make payment, to the sub
scriber, residing in Leacock township.
JOHN 'CURLEY, Executor
1-6t*
Sons of Temperance.
HE Members of Lancaster Division, No. 47, S.
of l'., are respectfully requested to meet at
their Hall on Tuesday next, Feb. 27, as business of
importance will be presented for their consideration.
J. L. EEFFER, R. S.
Feb 27 It_2
City Appeal Day.
Tr HE Day of Appeal for the City of Lancaster for
State and County Tax, will be on Monday, the
12th of March next, at the Commissioners' Office.
JOHN LANDES,
JOHN WITMER,
JOHN MUSSELMAN, Com•rs.
February 27 td-5
Estate 'of John Eshleman, jr., late
Strasburg township, deed.
LETTERS of Administration on the above Es
tate having been granted to the undersigned,
notices is hereby given to all person having claims
or demands against said estate, to 'present them
duly authenticated for settlement; and those in
debted to make payment without delay.
ISAAC GIRVIN,
Administrator, Strasburg township.
February 27 7t-5
Ginghams! Ginghams!
JUST received and now opening another case of
those splendid fast colored spring Ginghams at
124 cts. at the New York Store.
feb 27-51 GRIEL & GILBERT.
USLINS! MUSLINS 7—Now opening 1500
yards of these extra heavy full yard wide
bleached and unbleached muslin, superior to any
ever offored before at the price, for 6h at the New
GRIEL & GILBERT
York store
feb 27
WASHINGTON BAKER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFERS his professional services to the public,
Office in Centre Square, next door to Thomas
Baumgardner & Co.'s Store.
Nov 21 tf-43
"THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR: COMMANDS • THE GREATEST REWA RD."-BIICHANAN
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1849.
•
. 'E. C. - FRAIM & Co.
Opposite the Museum.
1) ESPECTFULLY inform their friends and the
public that they have just received direct
rom importers , a large addition to their stock of
French, German and English Perfumery,
Fancy Soaps, &c., &c., comprising many difrerent
articles: Confident from the good quality and the
low price of their articles, they. will give perfect
satisfaction. Among their goodswill be found the
following:
Cologne Water, Lavender Water,
Florida Water, Ray Rum.
Extracts for the Handkerchief.
Du for Flavoring.
Cosmetics.
Prepa'rations for the Hair.
Do do Teeth-.
Toilet and Shaving Soaps.
Ladies' Caps, and Head Dresses, Trimmings.
Fancy and Staple Articles in every variety.
January 23 3m-52
LANCASTER CITY IRON WORKS
TAMES WHITEHILL, Iron Founder and Mantl
efacturer of Steam Engines, Boilers, Rolling and
all other kinds of MILL GEARING, Shafting, Cot
ton Machinery, Planning Machines, double and
single geared Slide and Hand Lathes, upright and
horizontal Boring Mills, all of which I guarantee
to build on the most improved plans and finish in
the best style of workmanship.
N. B. Drawings, plans, specifications and estima
tes of mills and machinery made at the shortest
notice.
Oct 10, 1848
For SA.le.
•
AN excellent two-story brick
DWELLING HOUSE,
witirk large garden, frame barn, and about 3 Acres
of fifst quality limestone land attached, situated in
Manheim township, near the Rail Road, about 11
milei from the city of Lanaster.
The property is in good condition—in a pleasant
location, and suitab.e for public business or private
residence, and will be sold on accommodating
terms if early application be made to the under
signed
JAMES C. CARPENTER,
Lancaster city
Estate of Christian Cramer, dec.
NOTICE is hereby given, that letters testamen
tary have been granted to the undersigned,
Executor of Christian Cramer, late of Martic town
ship, Lancaster county, deceased. All persons
having claims against said estate are, therefore,
requested to present them, duly authenticated—
and those knowing themselves indebted, are re
quested to make immediate payment, to
ADAM CRAMER, Executor.
JanuarT23 *7t-52
Remoyal.
OWLBY & BRENNER have removed their
HARDWARE STORE to No. 41 MARKET
STREET, eleven doors East of Second, where
will be found a large assortment of English and
Domestic Goods.
they are receiving a fresh assortment of goods
to which the attention of dealers is particularly re
quested.
January 30, '49 tf-1
500 Tons Plaster.
OR Sale at Graeff , s Landing on the Conestoga,
T . 500 Tons of Soft Windsor Plaster. Also, 800
Sacks Ground Alum and Fine Salt, in lots to ac
commodate purchasers. Enquire of
GEORGE CALDER,
kt the Office or the Conestoga Navigation Company,
Centre Square, Lancaster.
January 30, '49 6t-1
Estate of Esther Stauffer.
In the Court of Common Pleas for the Co. of Lanc'r.
WHEREAS, Jacob Martin, Trustee of monies
bequeathed by her, the said Esther Stauffer,
to her nephew Henry Zimmerman, did on the fifth
day of February, 1849, file in the Office of the Pro
thonotary of the said Court, his account of the said
Estate :
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested
in the said Estate, that the said Court have ap
pointed the 19th day of March, 1849, for the confir
mation xhereof, unless exceptions be filed.
ATTEST: HENRY STOEK, Proth 2 y.
Prothonotary's Office,
Lancaster, Feb'ary 16,'495 4t-3
Geiger and Lehner,
RESPECTFULLY announce to the public, that
they hare entered into a Co-partnership and
intend to carry on the
FOUNDRY and MACHINE 'SHOP,
situate near the Railroad, at the city of Lanca,ster,
formerly conducted by Pennell &
.Lehner. They
will commence business on or about the Ist of
April next.
February 6, '49-
Estate of Henry Kendig, deed.
NOTlCE.—Letters of Administration upon the
estate of Henry Kendig, late of the city of
Lancaster, deceased, have been granted by the
Register of Lancaster county, to the undersigned,
residing in the said city of Lancaster. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make im
mediate payment; and those having claims against
it are requested to present the same properly au
thenticated for settlement.
MARY M. KENDIG, Adm.,
EDWARD S. HURLEY, Adrnr.l
February 20,49 6t-4
LETTERS Testamentary upon the Estate of
Peter Shindel, late of the city of Lancaster,
deceased, having been gtanted to the undersigned,
all persons indebted to said estate, are requested
to make immediate payment, and all having claims
will present them duly authenticated for settlement.
GEORGE S. DANNER, Executor,
CATHATINE SHINDEL, Executrix,
Residing in the City of Lancaster.
February 20, , 49 6t-4
Gum Shellac.
600 LreßeSeiveßdriagnhdt Orangefor
rseaGt
a um Shellac, just
t
JOHN F. LONG'S Drug and Chemical Store,
North Queen Street.
January 30,'49 tf-I
CHARLES A. HEINITSH,
Successor to J. F. Heinitish Son,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRUGGIST,
EAST KING STREET, LANCASTER.
January 16, 1849. 3m-5I
JU N SB. KAUFFMAN, Attorney at Law,
ej offers his professional services to the public.—
Off ce in Longenecker's building, Centre Spuare,
next door to Kendig's Hotel.
April 13, 1847. 11
GEORGE W. M'ELROY, Attorney at Law, of
fers his professional services to the public—
Office in Centre Square, in the room formerly occu
pied by AVillliam Carpenter, Esq., next door to the
Mayor's office. [dec 1-14
WILLI_AII 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 nest door to Col. D. W. Patter
son. rnov 2 43
Bengal Indigo.
A .Prime lot just received and for sale at
J. F. LONGS
_ . _
Drug and Chemical Store,
No. 8 North. Queen Street
January 30, '49
pASTILES DE PARIS.—For the cure of Coughs,
Colds, Bronchitis, and other Affections of the
Throat, Breast, &c. Imported and for sale by
CHARLES A. HEINITSH, Druggist
Jan 9 ti-501 East. King Street.
MORTARS.—GIass, Brass, Iron and Wedge
wood Mortars ' assorted sizes, for sale by
CHARLES A. HEINITSH, Druggist
East King Street.
January 30, '49
To Country Merchants & Dealers.
THE subscriber has just returned from Philadel
phia, with a large assortment of Small Wares,
and Trimmings, Threads, Tapes, Buttons, Pins,
Needles, Sewing Silks, Suspenders, Combs, - Fancy
Soaps, &c., &c.
W. E. REINITSH, East King St.,
4 doors West of the Farmers' Bank.
February 20,'49 tf-4
ELISHA GEIGER,
JOHN LEHNER.
Notice.
3ntelligenter Journal.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY 3108N189,
BY E. W. HUTTER
TERMS
SUBSCRIPTION.—Two dollars per annum, payable
in advance; two twenty-five, if not paid within
six months; and two fifty, if not paid within the
year. No subscaiption discontinued until all ar
, rearages are paid, unless at the option of the
'Editor.
AnyEartsratExra.—Accompanied by the CASH, and
not exceeding one square, will be inserted three
times for one dollar, and twenty-five cents for each
additional insertion. Those of a greater length
in proportion.
JOB PRINTING.—Such as Hand Bills, Posting Bills,
Pamphlets, Blanks, Labels, &c., &c., executed
with accuracy and at the shortest notice.
Poctri.
GRA'TLEVV.I3BB
If thou hast crushed a flower,
The root may not be blighted ;
It thou haat quenched a lamp,
Once more it may be lighted;
But on thy heart, or on thy lute,
The string which thou halt broken,
Shall never'in sweet sound again
Give to thy touch a token !
- If thou hast loosed a bird,
Whose voice of song could cheer thee;
Still, still, he may be won
From the skies to warble near thee;
But if upon the doubled sea
Thou hast thrown a gem unheeded, '
Hope. not that the wind or wave shall bring
The treasure back when needed.
If thou hast bruised a vine,
The summers breath is healing,
And-its cluster yet may glow
Thro. , the leaves their bloom revealing,
But if thou hast a cup o'erthrown
With a bright draught filled—oh, never
Shall the earth give back that lavished wealth
To cool thy parched lip>s fever !
The heart is like that cup,
If thou waste the love it bore thee,
And like that jewel gone,
Which the deep will not restore thee ;
And like that string of harp or lute
Whence the sweet sound is scattered--
Gently, oh, gently touch the chords,
So soon forever shattered!
uicous.
Story of a Back Log.
Our nearest neighbor was Squire Peleg Sanford;
well, the old Squire and all his family was all of
them the most awful passionate folks that ever
lived, when they chose, and then they could keep
in their temper, and be as cool at other times as a
cucumber. One night, old Peleg, as he was called,
told his son Gucom, a boy of fourteen years old, to
go and bring in a back log for the fire. A back
log, you know squire, in a wood fire, is always the
biggest stick that one can find or carry. It takes a
stout chunk of a boy to lift one.
" Well, as soon as Gucom goes ,to fetch the log,
the old Squire drags forward the coals, and fixed
the fire so as to leave ared hot bed for it, and stands
by ready to fit it into its place.. Presently in comes
Gucom with a little cat stick, no bigger than his
leg, and throws it on the fire. Uncle Peleg was so
mad he never said a word, but seized his riding
whip and gave hima , most an awful whipping. lie
tanned his hide properly, you may depend. "Now,"
said he, "go sir, and bring in a proper backlog."
" Gocum was clear grit as well as the old man,
for he is a chip of the old block, and no mistake ;
so out he goes without so much as saying a word,
but instead of going to the wood pile, he walks off
altogether, and staid away eight years until he was
one and twenty, and his own master. Well, as
soon as he was a man grown, and lawfully on his
own hook, he took it into his head one day he'd go
to home and see his old father and mother again,
and show them that he was alive and kickin'; for
they didn't know whether he was dead or not, never
havin' heard from him one blessed word all that
time. When he arrived at the old house, daylight
was down and the lights lit, and as he passed the
lceepin' room winder, he looked in, and there was
old Squire sittin' in the same chair he was eight
years afore, when he ordered in the backlog, and
gave him such an unmerciful whippin'. So what
does Gucom do but stops at the wood pile, and
picks up a most hugeaceous log, (tor hehad grow d
to be a most a taunderin' big fellerthen,) and open
in' the door he marched in and lays it down on the
hearth, and then lookin' up, said he--
" Father, I've brought you in the backlog."
Uncle Peleg was stuck up all of a heap, he
couldn't believe his eyes, that that great six-footer
was the boy he bad cow hided, and he couldn't be
lieve his years when be beard him call him father;
a man from the grave wouldn't have surprised him
more, he was onfakitized and bedumded for a min
gle. But he came too right off, and was iced down
to a freezin' pint in no time."
" What did you say ?" says he.
‘. That I have brought you in the back log, sir,
you sent me out for."
" Well, then, you've been a confounded long time
a fetchin' it," says he; "that's all I can say. Draw
the coles forward, put it on, and then go to bed."
"Now, that's a fact, Squire; I know the parties
myself—and that's what I do call coolness—and
no mistake!"—Sam Slick.
[From the Now York Cbrieti. Adromte & Journal.[
Christ Always New.
The believer is made "a new creature in Christ
Jesus." By faith he hath passed from death unto
life, and is graciously renewed in the image of God.
"Old things have passed away; behold all things
have become new." Here is a new creation ;'a
new creature—new delights, new joys, new pros
pects, new consolations, new pleasure. But, above
all, to them --that walk after the Spirit," Christ is
always-new. His. presence is always glorious. He
is eternal excellence itself. "Altogether lovely—
the fairest among ten thousand."
The most gorgeous prospects of earth, by their
frequency to our vision, lose their attractiveness;
the loveliest flowers that bloom, as we often observe
them, impart not at first such fresh delight ; the
melddy of the sweetest song tires, and our loudest
hosannahs languish on our tongues; but in Christ
there is always something new, His grace ever
cheers us; his promises impart to our souls new
life, and his presence gives us abiding rest.
Murmuring rivulets lose their sweet minstrel
hogs; the glories of the day soon vanish before the
darkness of the night; the leathered tribes, when
autumn comes, no longer cheer our groves, good
and useful books may cease to please, and we grow
weary even in the society of our friends. But the
presence of Christ is always cheering to our hearts,
light ever more to our pathway, and even fills our
souls with new pleasures, and opens before us in
expressible beauties and imperishable glories.
"The grace the dear redeemer brings
Will bear a strict review:
Nor need we ever change again,
. For Christ is always new."
The Inconsistency of Man.
We are all'prone, in adversity, and disappoint
ments of our too sanguine expectations, to burst
out in complaints against fate and her whims,
against fortune and her caprices ; while in cases of
success and prosperity in our undertakings, how
ever unexpected and unforseen,may be such a re•
'suit, we boast of our discretion, our skill and our
wisdom. forgetting that in most cases the failures
arise from our own indiscreet and precipitate ac
tions and words, and that success emanates from
Him who reigns above fate, and who, in his inscru
table wisdom, turns the wheel of fortune, and guides
it often for our welfare, when we imagine it to be
for our own misfortune.
IP Somebody, who writes more truthfully than
poetically, says: "Au angel without money is not
thought's° much of nowa-days; as a devil with a
bag full of guineas."
A Frightful Battle-Field.
Allison gives a thrilling description of the ap
pearance of the giound on which the famous battle
of Eylau was fought on the morning after the battle:
" Never was spectacle so dreadful as the field of
battle presented on the following morning. +Above
fifty thousand men lay in the space of two leagues,
weltering in blood. The wounds were, for the most
part, of the severest kind, from the extraordinary
quantity of cannon balls discharged during the ac
tion, and the close proximity of the contending
masses of the deadly batteries which spread grape
at half musket shot through their ranks: Though
stretched on the cold snow, and exposed to the se
verity of an Arctic winter, they were burning with
thirst, and piteous cries were heard on all sides for
water ; or assistance to extricate the wounded - men
from beneath the heaps of slain, or loads of horses
by which they were crushed.
"Six thousand of these noble animals encumbered
the field, or, maddened with pain, were shrieking
aloud amidst the stifled groans of the wounded.
Subdued by the loss of blciod, tamed by the cold,
exhausted by hunger, the foemen lay side by side
amidst the general wreck. The Cossack was tobe
seen bdside the Italian ; the gay vine dresser, from
the smiling banks of the Garonne; lay athwart the
stern peasant of the Ukraine. The extremity of
suffering had extinguished alike the fiercest and the
most generous passions. After his usual custom,
Napoleon, in the afternoon, rode through the dread
ful field, accompanied by his Generals and staff.
while the still burning piles of Serpallen and Sauss
graten sent volumes of black smoke over the scene
of death ; but the men exhibited none of their
wonted enthusiasm ; no cries of live Empercur
were heard: the bloody surface echoed only with
the Aries of suffering, or the groans of wo.-
A Merchant Should be an Honora
ble Man.
Although a man cannot be an honorable man
without being an honest man, yet a man may be
strictly honest without being honorable. Honesty
refers to pecuniary affairs; honor refers to the
principles and feelings, He may pay his debts
punctually, lie may defraud no man, and yet he may
act dishonorably. He acts dishonorably when he
gives his correspondents a worse opinion of his ri
vals in trade than he knows they deserve. He acts
dishonorably when he sells his commodities at less
than real value, in order to get away his neighbor's
customers. He acts dishonorably when he purcha
ses at higher than market price, in order that he
may raise the market upon another buyer. He acts
dishonorably when he draws accommodation bills,
and passes them to his banker for discount, as if
they arose out of' real transactions He acts dis
honorably in every case wherin his external con
duct is at variance wilh his real opinions. He acts
dishonorably, if; when carrying on a prosperous
trade. he does not allow his servants and assistants,
through whose exertions he obtains his success, to
share in his prosperity. He acts dishonorably, if,
after he has become rich, he is unmindful of the
favors he received when he was poor. In all these
cases there may be no intentional fraud. It may
not be dishonest, but it may be dishonorable con
duct. —Hunt's Merchant's Magazine.
History of the Sabbath.
The Creator has given us a natural restorative—
sleep; and a moral restorative—Sabbath-keeping;
and it is ruin to dispense with either. Under the
pressure of high excitement, individuals have passed
weeks together with but little sleep, or none; but
when the process is long-continued, the over-driven
powers rebel', and fever ; delirium and death conies
on ; nor can the natural amount be systematically
curtailed without corresponding mischief. The
Sabbath does not arrive like sleep. The day of
rest does not steal over us like the hour of slumber.
It does not entrance us almost whether we will or
not; but addressing us as intelligent beings, our
Creator assures us that we need it, and bids us no
tice its return, and court its renovation. And if,
going in the face of the Creator's kindness, we force
ourselves to work all days alike, it is not long till
we pay the forfeit. The mental worker, the man
of business, or the man of letters, finds his , ideas
becoming turbid and slow; the equipoise of his far •
ulties are upset; grows moody, fitful and capricious;
and with his mental elasticity broken, should any
disaster occur. he subsides into habitual melancholy ;
or in self destruction speeds his guilty exit from a
gloomy world. And the manual worker—the arti
san, the engineer—toiling on from day to day, and
week to week, the bright intuition of his eye gets
blunted, and, forgetful of their cunning, his fingers
no longer perform their feats of twinkling agility,
nor by a plastic and tuneful touch, mould dead
matter, or wield mechanic power; but, mingling
his life's blood in this daily drudgery, his locks are
prematurely gray, his genial humor sours, and sla
ving it till he has become a morose or reckless
man, for any extra effort, or any blink of balmy
feeling; he must stand indebted to opium or alcohol.
—North British Review.
What it is to be Polite
Politeness is a trait which every one admires,
and which confers upon its possessor a charm that
does much to pave the way of life with success.
But it is very much misunderstood. Politeness
does not consist in wearing a white silk glove, and
in gracefully lifting your hat when you meet an
acquaintance. It does not consist in artificial smiles
and a pleasing, flattering speech, but in sincere and
honest desires to promote the happiness of those
around you ; in the readiness to sacrifice your own
ease and comfort, to add to the enjoyment of others.
The man who lays aside all selfishness in regard to
the happiness of others, who is always ready .to
confer favors, who speaks in the language of kind
ness and conciliation, and who studies to manifest
those little attentions which gratify the heart, is a
polite man, though he may wear a homespun coat,
and make a very ungraceful bow. And many a
fashionable who dresses genteel, and enters the most
crowded apartments with assurance and ease, is a
perfect compound of rudeness and incivility. He
who has a heart flowing with kindness and good
will towards his fellow men, and who is guided in
the exercise of these feelings by good common
sense, is the truly polite man—and he alone.
Now I Lay me down to Sleep.
There are probably no four lines in the English
,language that are repeated so many times daily, as
the following:
Now I lay me down to sleep,
• I pray the Lord my soul to keep ;
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take."
And it is not only children and youth that repeat
them.. Many whose heads are "silvered over with
age," have been accustomed to repeat them as their
last prayer before closing their eyes in sleep, every
night since they were taught them in infancy. The
late ex-President of the United States, John Quincy
Adams, was among the number. A Bishop of the
Methodist Church, in addressing a Sabbath School,
told the children he had been accustomed to say
that little prayer every night since his mother
taught it to him \when he was a little boy.
In conversing recently with a ship master, over
seventy years of age, and who has been many years
a deacon in the Church, he said that when he fol
lowed the seas, and even before he indulged a hope
that he was a christian, he never lay down in his
berth at night without saying with great serious
ness, and he thought sincerity,
" Now I lay me down to sleep."
He felt so strongly his need of religiOn, and his
danger without it, that he used always to read his
Bible, and place that precious book under his pil
low at night, and often to kiss the sacred volume,
trusting, no doubt, in this reverence for the word
of God, instead of trusting alone in the Saviour.
Let every reader learn, and every night repeat
that little prayer :
" Now I lay me down to sleep," &cc.
fig" It is stated that if a horse be shut up in a
pasture where there is no water, he will at certain
times of the day, make it it a practice to stand in
those situations where water is nearest the surface,
and -thus indicate the best places for digging for it.
ThOse who allege this to be the fact, say. thathorses
have the faculty of smelling the water, like the
camel of the African desert, or the camel of the
Sotith American "pampas."
Casting Lots on the Bible.
An instructive instance of the effects which may
follow a superstitious use of scripture, is recorded
in the life of Mr. Lackington. That celebrated
bookseller informs us that when young he was
one' time locked up, to prevent his attending a
Methodist meeting.in Taunton, and that, in a fit of
superstition, he opened the Bible for directions
what to do, and hit upon these words: "He shall
give his angels charge concerning thee, land in
their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time
thou dash thy foot against a stone." "This," says
Mr. Lackington, "was quite enough for me; so,
without a moment's. hesitation, I ran up two pair
of stairs to my own room, and out of the window
I leaped, to the great terror of my poor mistress."
He was, of course, very severely bruised—so se
verely, indeed, as to be confined to his bed during
fourteen days. Mr. Lackington did not see, he
could not at the time reflect, that he grossly abused
a text of sacred scripture--that he contorted it to
a sense which was imposed on it by Satan—and
that he applied it to the exact purpose for the sake
of which the deceiver vainly adduced it to our
Lord; and he thus very notably proved to all .per
sons who cast lots upon the Bible, that, in super.
stitiously seeking counsel from the mere book of
God's word, they may not alone reject the teaching.
of Christ and of the Holy Spirit, but directly yield
themselves to the guidance of a foolish imagination
and of a deceitful heart. How true is it that the
"letter killeth," while "the Spirit giveth lifer
"The work of God is quick and. powerful"—it
"converts the soul of the simple—it is God's
"hammer" and 'God's "fire," "the power of God
unto salvation;" but that word is neither paper,
ink. nor vocables; nor is it even verses and senti
ments addressed to the mere understanding; it is
God's testimony—God's testimony to the soul—a
testimony which when understood, is written on
the believer's heart, and which no man can appre.
ciate but through the enlightening influence of the
Holy Spirit. Whoever would understand and pro
perly use it, let him pray with David: "Open mine
eyes, 0 Lord, that I may behold wondrous things
in thy law."
Incomprehensibility of God
All the discoveries of modern science serve to
exalt the Deity; but they do not contribute a single
iota to the explanation of his purposes. They I
make him greater, but they do not make him more
comprehensible. He is more shrouded in his mys
tery than ever. It is not himself whom we see, it
is his workmanship; and every new addition to its
grandeur, and to its variety, which philosophy
opens to our contemplation ; throws our understand
ing at a greater distance than before ffom the mind
and conception of the sublime Architect. Instead
of the God of a single world, we now see him pre
siding in all the majesty of his high attributes,
over a mighty range of innumerable systems. To
our little eye he is wrapped in more awful myste
riousness: and every new glimpse which astronomy
gives us of the universe, magnifies, to the •appre
hension of our mind, that impassable barrier which
stands between the counsels of his Sovereignty,
and those fugitive beings who trust their evanes
cent hour in the humblest of his mansions. - If
this invisible being would only break that mysteri
ous silence in which he has wrapped himself, we
feel that a single word from his mouth would be
worth a world of darkling speculation. Every
new triumph which the mind of man achieves in
the field of discovery, binds us more firmly to our
Bible; and by the very proportion in which philos
ophy multiplies the wonders of God, do we prize
that book, on which the evidence of history has
stamped the character of his authentic communi
cation.—Dr. Chalmers.
Leprosy.
The awful disease of leprosy still exists in Africa.
Whether it be the same leprosy as that mentioned
in the Bible, I do not know; but it is regarded . as
perfectly incurable, and so infectious that no one
dares to come near the leper. In the south of
Africa there is a large lazar-house for lepers. It
is an immense space, enclosed by a very high wall,
and containing fields which the lepers cultivate.—
There is only one entrance, which is strictly
guarded. When any one is found with the marks
of leprosy upon him, he is brought to this gate and
obliged to enter in, never to return. No one who
enters in by that awful gate is ever allowed to
come out again. Within this abode of misery
there are multitudes of lepers in all the stages of
the disease. Dr. Helbeck, a missionary of the
Church of England, from the top of a neighboring
hill, saw them at work. He noticed two particu
larly, sowing peas in the field. The one had no
hands, the other had no feet—these members being
wasted away by disease. The one who wanted
the hands was carrying the other who wanted the
feet, upon his back, and he, again, carried in his
hands the bag of seed, and dropped a pea every
now and then, which the other pressed into the
ground with his foot, and so they managed the
work of one man between the two. Ah! how
little we knew of the misery that is in this world.
Such is this prison -house of disease! But you will
ask, who cares for the souls of the hapless inmates?
Who will forsake father and mother, houses and
land, to carry the message of a Saviour to these
poor lepers? Two Moravian Missionaries, im
pelled by a divine love for souls, have chosen this
lazar-house as their field of labor. They entered
it never to come out again. And, lam told, that
as soon as they die, other Moravians are quite
ready to fill their place. Ah! my dear friends,
may we not blush and be ashamed before God,
that we, redeemed with the same blood, and taught
by the same spirit, should . yet be so unlike these
men in vehement, heart-consuming love to Jesus
and the souls of men.—.2lrCheyne.
Everybody.
Next to Nobody, this is the most important per
sonage known, whose place the former is very often
compelled to supply. Everybody, says the political
sectarian, knows the righteousness of our party ex
ceeds that of the Scribes and Pharisees; while the
wickedness of our opponents is as the troubled wa
ters which cast up mire and dirt. Now it is No
body, instead of Everybody, that possesses this in
formation. In the same manner, those whose voca
tion it is to fabricate and vindicate creeds, dogmas
and fashions, in all the various departments of law,
physic and divinity, uniformly aver that Everybody
acknowledges the accuracy of their several doctrines
and principles—whereas, through the aforesaid tram
position, another character is entirely deprived of
his rights; what legitimately belongs to Nobody,
is placed to the credit of Everybody—thus revers
ing the established maxim, that Everybody's busi
ness is Nobody's.
Notwithstanding the consequential character so
generally accorded to Everybody, there is not a
more ignorant, booby in existence. A thousand
crooked points and tangled questions are referred
to him for decision—on which occasions he is sur
named the Public, and complimented with much
praise for charity and sagacity ; but in the' end,
every one of these knotty matters is resolved by
Nobody, to whom in fact belong those very supe
rior qualities so courteously ascribed to his would
be coadjutor. Thus Everybody runs away with
honors that in truth are the sole property of No
body ; and the latter is also doomed to endure im
putations and reproaches that were justly designed
to rest upon the broad shoulders and thick skull of
the former. Multitudes of false assertions are
wrongfully laid to the charge of Nobody; and the
very highest virtues, which are known to belong
exclusively to that individual, are,not seldom as
sumed and held as the appurtenance's of Everybody
—so prevalent is the question that " what Every
body says must be true."
It is indeed high time that the political vices and
the professional impositions which have so long been
known to exist, and which have increasingly been
palmed off upon Nobody, - should find their true
owners, and they alone be held responsible. Until
things are called by their rightnames, the innocent
must suffer, while Everybody that is really guilty
is suffered to escape.-r-Nantudcet /quires.
137 - How is it pdssible to expect that mankind
will take advice, when they will not as much as
take warning ?—Swift.,
Err' Imagination is to love what gas is to a ha 1-
loon. 77 that which raises It from earth.
A Novel Proposition.
From the Humber' Denehentre Dethmt
The following modest and patriotic. Thicument
was seriously and gravely laid before the two Houses
of the Legislature, now sitting at the Capitol at
Harrisburg, endeavoring to devise means to in.
crease the revenues of the State, and 'relieve, the
good people of Pennsylvania, from the heavy bur
thens, they are now enduring. Let it be read care
fully in order that what follows may be clearly
understood.
LANCASTER, Feb. 22, 1849
To the Hon. GEO. DARSIE
Speaker of the Senate:of Pennsylvania:
Stn:—Having for some years past observed that
the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad; so far as
regards the Motive Power used thereon, has been
a most unprofitable investment for the Common
wealth, and increasing drain upon the profits of the
road, I feel myself warranted, at this time, in sub
mitting, through you to the General Assembly, a
propositioc which will convert that which is now
an actual expense per annum to the State, into a
source of profit to an exhausted Treasury, in as
few words as it is possible for me to embody my
proposition ; it is this :
First—lf the Legislature will enact a law to the
effect, I will agree to take for.a period of ten yearn,
all the locomotives, stock, tools and machinery now
owned by the State, at a valuation to be placed upon
the same by three competent disinterested men, to
be chosen as follows;
One of the said men to be chosen by officers
designated by law one by myself, and the other,
or umpire, to be selected by the two thus chosen.
On the valuation thus made, as well as upon• the
cost of any new locomotives required, which* shall
be selected by me for the increased trade, I will
agree to bind myself with sufficient and undoubted
securities, in any amount which May be named, to
pay to the State Treasurar, for the use of the Com
monwealth, the sum of eight per cent. per annum,
at the present rate of tolls charged, to be paid quar
terly.
Second—ln consideration of this, I will agree to
furnish any amount of .Motive Power required, at
all times, for the said road,. under any penalties
which the Legislature may see proper to impose
for any failure on my part. The Commonwealth,
in the mean time, keeping the superstructure of the
road in proper repair, and good travelling condition.
Third—At the termination of the ten years, I will
either agree to continue to use the locomotives,
machinery, &c., under the present offer, for a fur
ther period of ten years, or surrender the same to
the Commonwealth, upon a valuation to be made
in the same manner as set forth in the first division
of this proposition. '
With my request that you will lay this proposi
tion before tne Senate over which you preside.
I have the honor to subscribe myself,'
Your moat obedient servant,
- A. MEHAFFY.
Here is the modest proposition of Mr. .Mehaffy
laid before the public, verbatim et literatim. He
proposes in brief, that inasmuch as the motive
power department of the Columbia railroad has
been a most unprofitable investment for the Corn
monwealth, and an increasing drain upon the road,
he will take this unprofitable stock off the hands of
the State at an appraisement, and pay into the
Treasury EIGHT rEn CENT. per annum upon this
appiaised value of.stock.
Now let us see what this very liberal per cottage
would amount to. In the annual reports of the
superintendents of motive power, the valuation of
all the locomotive engines, cars, tools at the Parkes
burg shop, &c., is set down at less than $250,000.
To this we presume might be added the stationary
engines and machinery at the Schuylkill inclined
plane, which could not be valued at more than
$50,000, making the whole machinery and fixtures
of the road, belonging to the motive power depart
ment, amount—at the highest figure—to $300,000.
Eight per cent. upon this sum would be TWENTY
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. -
Now let us see what amount of net revenue, this
much abused motive power has yielded the State
annually for the last six years, and when this 'ex
hibit is laid before the public, we think Mr. Mehaf
fy's proposition will be scouted from the Legisla-
Mire, notwithstanding the favor it has received in
some quarters in Philadelphia.
The following is the annual net revenue for six
years:
In 1843, net revenue from M.P. was $67,432 57
" 1844, do. do. 82.,509 49
" 1845, do. do. 87,136 47
" 1846, do. ''' do. 92,911 67
" 1847, do. do. 123,782 62
" 1848, - do. do. • 96,535 76
Thus it will be seen, that for the last six years
the motive power department of the Philadelphia
and Columbia railroad has yielded an average net
annual income of near $90,000. or over thirty per
cent. on the value of stock on the road, and every
one must see that the increase in business must be
very large within the next ten years, which will
enable the State to derive fully $150,500 per an
num from motive power tolls. This would cer
tainly be a very'pretty speculation for Mr—Mehatry,
or any other gentleman who might be able to ob
tain the contract.
We have heard it suggested by a number of
gentlemen, that Mr. Mehaffy makes this proposi
tion merely as the agent of the Central Railroad
Company. If so it is the still more objectionable.
It has appeared to us that for some time past this
company has been entirely too solicitous in regard
to eastern control and eastern corineetions, whereas
true wisdom should dictate to them that their whole
energies should be directed to the early completion
of their road to Pittsburg. When they need a.
million of dollars to carry their road to the foot of
the Allegheny mountains, with their stock now
selling in the market at nineteen dollars for thirty
five dollars paid, they should be careful how they
arouse prejudices against their great improvement.
Put the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad in
the hands of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
and the main line of the Pennsylvania Improve
ments would pay but poorLy for the amount- in
vested in it.
We have always advocated the making of tb;
Pennsylvania Railroad, but must ever oppose all
efforts to give it directly or indirectly the contr
of the Columbia railroad.
Forget Your Injuries.
He is unwise and unhappy, who never forgets
the injuries he may have received. They come
across the heart like dark shadows, when the sun
shine of happiness would bless him, and throw him
into a tumult that does not easily subside. The
demon of hate reigns in his bosom, and makes him
of all creatures, the most miserable.
Have you been injuried in purse and character?
Let the smile of forgiveness find repose in your
bosom. Study not how you may revenge, but re
turn good for evil. It was the constant habit of
Bishop Butler to forgive all who injured him, and
he always enjoyed peace of mind. After his death;
the following lines were written by one 'of his
friends. They are not less beautiful than true:
Some write their wrongs in marble; be more just,
Stooped down serene and wrote them in the dust:
Trod under foot, the sport ot every wind, - -
Swept from the earth, blotted from the mind--
There buried in the dust he bade them lie [ eye.
And grieved they could not 'soap the Almighty's
Idleness.
Nine-tenths of the miseries and vices of manhood
proceed froni idleness; with men of quick minds, to
whom it is especially pernicious, this habit is com
monly the fruit of many disappointments, and
schemes oft baffled; and men Lail in their schemes
not so much for the want of strength, as from the
ill direction of it. The weakest living creature, by
concentrating his powers on a single object, can
accomplish something; the strongest, by dispersing
his overmany, may fail to accomplish anything.
The drop, by continued falling, bores its' passage
through the hardest rock—the hasty torrent rushes
over it with hideous uproar and leaves no trace .
behind.Thomar Carlyle.
ID— The friendship of some people is like' our
shadow, keeping close while we walk in the sun
shine, but deserting us the moment we enter the
shade.
E' He that threatens us, not having the power
to harm As, would perhaps do 'so if he cotddi t but
he that threatens, laving thespower ie not much
to be feared..- •
V' Gold and Silver. are metals quitetcio.heavy
to be carried•to Heaven, but, in. good hands; they,
may pave the way . .to•it -
NO. 6.