VOL. L.
"FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE"
. J UST RECEIVED at J. GISH 4- BROTHER'S
GENERA L AGENCY for the sale: of Genuine
Popular Medicines, at their Cheap Book •Steire (old
- stand of J. Gish & Co.) 3 doors from the-National
House, corner of North Queen and Orange Streets,
Lancaster, Pa., a full supply of the following gen
uine and celebrated Family Medicines. rf-
chants and all dealers in genuine medicines supplied
at the lowest terms.
the Genuine Dr. Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparilla.
—From this day forth the people shall have the
Pure Gendine Townsend Sarsaparilla, which shall
never sour in the bottle, or in the stomach, sole
Agents for Lancaster county.
• Dr. Williams' Universal Pain Extractor, highly
recommended by several of the best Physicians in
New. York.
Dr. Freeman's well known Indian Specific, war
ranted 10 be genuine.
Green'S Oxygenated Bitters, for dyspepsia and
general debility.
Hunt's Liniment.
Dr. Gallagher's Sarsaparilla Pills.
Dr. Steeling's Pulmonary Syrup, the great Pana
cea for Consumption—price duly 50 ets. per bottle
Schaefler'S Vermifuge.
Carltun'S Fou nder, Bone and Spavin Ointment
Wistars celebrated Balsam of Mild Cherry.
Bull's CoMpound Extract of Si,rsapanlla.
Swaim's well known Panacea.
Townsend's Sarsaparilla—the genuine.
Atwood's Dyspeptic Bitters.
Cornfort's composition Powder—spiced Bit. No 6.
Sherman's All-Healing Balsam.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. •
Brandreth's Universal "
Beckwith's Anti-Dyspeptic "
•
Dr. Dyott's Anti-Bilious "
Grafenherg Vegetable cc
Dr. Rush's Infallible Health "
Dr. Steeling's Vegetable 12} cent Pills.
Dr. Wistars Sarsaparilla ancL.Tar ''
Clickners Sugar Coated cc
Worsdell's Restorative re
Dr. Leidy's Sarsaparilla Blood "
Dr.,Wistar's Vegetable
• Dr. Soule's Sovereign Balm cc
Hibbard's Family ci
Stainburn,'s Vegetable Extract "
M'Allister's All-Healing Ointment and Hair Oil.
Mrs. M. C. Maxwell's Indian Extract for Rheuma
tism and Pains, a certain cure.
Dr. Jayne's Ainerican Hair Dye. '
Detterers Magic Hair Oil.
Indian Cholagogue for Fever and Ague.
Wheeler's Teaberry Tooth Wash.
Allebasi's Celebrated Medicines.,
-Stainburns Medicated Toilet Soap.
Dr. Davis' Wild Cherry and Tar Syrup.
Dr. Cullen's Indian Vegetable Panacea.
Steven's pure \Vine of Tar for coughs, colds and
consumptions.
Hyena Tooth Ache Drops.
Dr. Jaynes. Expectorant and other preparations.
Dr. Swayne's Syrup of Wild Cherry.
Louden's Indian Expectorant and Hair Tonic.
Dr. Sherman's Poor Man's Strengthening Plasters
Euen's Li
Dr. J. H. Longenecker's Black Salve.
Graefenberg Health Bitters.
" Green Mountain Ointment.
Tousey's Master of Pain.
Shenck's Puhnonic Syrup.
Roberts' Vegetable Embrocation.
Thomson's Tar and, Wood Naptha.
Beekman's Puhnonic Syrup.
Hibbard's Wild Cherry Bitters.
Ritter's Tar and Wild Cherry Syrup.
Rowand's Tonic Mixture for Ague.
Hobensack's Worm Syrup.
Falinestock's Vermifuge.
Gaye Extract of Chanclialaqua, a Californian
plant of rare virtues•;
Dr. Sherman's Orris .Tooth Paste.
Dr. Wistar's Cherry Candy I'm coughs, &c
Hauck's Vegetable Panacea.
Barnes' Pile Lotion, a certain cure.
Davis' Horse Linament.
Dillow's Heave Cure.
OPODELDOC, CASTOR OIL, SWEET OIL, &e.
With a number of other popular Medicines, (all
of which are warranted fresh and genuine,) and
sold at the Lowest Prices.
igr Pamphlets, Hand-Bills, and copies of the Ora
cle of Health, to be had gratis by applying at J. GISH
& BROTHER'S GENERAL AGENCY, near the
National House, North Queen Street, Lancaster.
February 27, '59 - 5
Why wall you Suffer?
THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES of the A ERIC AN
COMPOUND have been sold during the past
year, and was never known to Heil of Miring, in a
few days, the worst cases of a certain delicate dis
ease, Seminal weakness and all diseases of the
Urinary organs. Persons afflicted using this plea
east and popular remedy, need fear no exposure, as
it leaves no odor on the breath, requires no restric
tions in did or business—colitains no Mercury or
noxious drugs injurious to the system, and is adapt
ed to every age, sex, or condition. It is also the
best remedy' known for Flour Albus or Whites,
tferna'e complaints) with which thousands suffer,
without' the Inowledge of a remedy. Tine celebra
ted remedy leas long been used in the private prac
tice of a physican with unerring success, radically
curing ninety-nine of the hundred cases in a few
days. Around each bottle are plain and full direc
tions.
Dz:T,CAUTION—Ask for the AMERICAN Con
-I.oHND, and purchase only of the Agent. Price $1
per bottle. R. WILLIAMS, agent Mr Columbia.
Sprecher & Rohrer's Cheap Hard-
Ware Store.
TT ARDWARE, Glass, Paints,Oils, and Varnishes
at that long established stand, East King st ,
Lancaster, formerly occupied by Howett isr. Krieder,
a few , doors east of the Court House, neat door to
the Drug Store of James SMith, and opposite Geo.
Messeukop , s Hotel, which they have recently taken
and. where they will carry on the business.
They most respectfiffly beg leave to invite the
attention of their friends and acquaintances to their
stecV of Hardware, which they have just opened
and will Sell at the most reasonable 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 Abll and complete assortment or
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 Ihr bestowed upon them.
GEORGE D. SPRECH ER,
REUBEN S. ROHRER.
Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange for
goods. jan 118.-50
DENTISTRY.
DR. JOHN M'CALLA, Graduate. of the Balti
more College of Dental Surgery, begs leave
to inform the citizens of Lancaster and the public
generally, that he will continue to practise his pro
fession, at the- old. stand, directly over Messrs.
Sprecher & Rohrees Hardware Store, sth door
from the Court House, East King Street.
He deems it sufficient to say that he practises the
whole of the Dental Art, and is constantly prepared
to supply artificial teeth under every variety of cir
cumstances, and upon any known approved princi
ple, from a single tooth to an entire set.
February 6, ,49 1 -2
New. sUpply of Boots & Shoes :Nil
Gum Shoes, &c.
MHE subscriber has just received a new
r gii
supply of Boots, Shoes, Gum Shoes, &c., at
his stand, in Nofth Queen Street, two"doors above
the Post Office, to which he invites the attention of
his patrons and the public in general.
He has a suppli , of Gum Shoes of every descrip
tion, consisting df Buskins, Sandals, and plain,
with double soles, and also a common articlq.
Nov 9 '47-41] ADAM S. KELLEr.
IIASTILES 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-50]• .East King Street.
MORTARS.—GIass, Brass, Iron and Wedge
wood Mortars, assorted sizes, for sale by
CHARLES A. HEINITSIT, Druggist,
EaA King Street.
January 30, '49
SPRING STYLES.
QlNGHAM—American, English and French
Fabrics, the greatest goods in this city. Just
received and only 12} cents per yard.
AT THE BEE HIVE, North Queen st.
Feb 27 tf-5
DR. WILLIAM STEELLING'S
PULMONARY OR COUGH SYRUP,
Superior to any Medicine in the World, for Coughs,
Colds, Consumption, Measels, Scarlet Fever, Asth
ma, Whooping. Cough, Bronchitis, Throat Dis
ease, and all Complaints of the Breast and
Lungs. Only FIFTY CENTS a Bottle!
bile Jr inferior articles are Selling for
One Dollar a Bottle !
MR. ROHRER, a very highly esteemed Mer
chant of Lancaster city, writes as follows :
LANCASTER, Pa., June 9, 1848.
Doctor William Steelling :—lt affords me great
pleasure to state to you that I have used your Pul
monary Syrup with great benefit for Coughs, Pain
in the breast„and Bronchitis. It is about one year
since I begun the use or it: I consider it the best
article I know of for those complaints, having de
rived great benefit myself from it in those affections,
I have no hesitation in recommending it to all who
labor under similar diseases. I have also given it
to my little son with great advantage.
_ _
REUBEN S. ROHRER.
Mr. Harman, a respectable Teacher of Lancas
ter,-speaks thus :
LANCASTER CITY, Pa., Oct. 2, ISIS.
Or. Win. Swelling :—I take, pleasure in inform
ing you that I have been greatly benefitted by the
11Se of your Pulmonary Syrup. 1 had contracted a
very severe cold, and With it a violent cough, so
that 1 would sometimes spit blood; in tbiscondition
you Mund me when you gave one a bottle of your
Syrup, 1 hail not taken half a bottle before I found
myself much relieved, and in tlict felt like a new
HIM, I would recommend your Pulmonary Syrup
to all who may he afflicted with colds or any other
diseases of the lungs.
R. T. HARMAN.
Testimony of a well known Merchant of Williams
town, Lancaster county, Pa.:—
Dr. Steelling -Dear Sir :—lt affords Inc
much pleasure to inform you of the great benefit 1
have received and also i c a my family, from the use
of your Pulmonary Syrup. I have used it for Ca
taarrh on the Breast, and from a very few doses
have been relieved. I have also found it a certain
remedy for the Croup and all common colds. I
base sold it at my store for fbur years and could
give a great many instances of its success in all
diseases of the Lungs and Throat.
Respectfully yours, R. P 4. JONES.
Sept. 30, 1948.
Read the following Extract from a full Certificate
dated August 13, 1896, from a Partner of the very
respectable and extensively known firm of Caleb
Cope & - Co., No. 165 Market street, Philadelphia.
" Having used your Pulmonary Syrup individu
ally, and in 'my family for the last four years, it
affords Inc great pleasure to inform you, that I have
iu every instance found it highly efficacious in cur
ing Coughs, Colds, &c. Indeed lam so well satis
fied of the good resulting from the use of it in such
cases, that I keep at all times three or four bottles
on band. W. B. JOHNSTON."
Rev. William Heilig, of Abbottsville, Pa., writes
thirs, , June 10, 1842:
Dr. William Steelling—l take great pleasure in
informing you that I have been much benelitted by
the use of your Pulmonary Syrup; my throat which
has been sore for better than two years, has been
greatly ,improved ; I think by using a few more bot
tles a radical cure may be affected.
WILLIAWHEILIG.
' Rev. 0. Douglass, Pastor of the Mariners Church
Philadelphia, writes thus:
I feel mach gratified in being able to say to you
that the Pulmonary Syrup you sent, has been used
by several persons with great success. I can truly
say that :dim./ every one who has taken it has
been more or less benefitted. I cordially recoms
mend it to all who are afflicted with a cough.
July 10, 1513. 0. DOUGLASS.
Rev. H. Miller, Pastor of the Lutheran Church
Trappe, Montgomery county, Pa., writes thus un
der date April 29, 1893.
Dr. William Steelling—My throat having been
sore for some time, by using three bottles of your
Syrup, I found it an excellent expectorant, and
have been much benellitted. H. S. MILLER.
Mark this from the Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, in Deerfield, N. J.
DEERFIELD, January 25th, 1845.
Dr. Steelling—Dear Sir :—There are some things
that impress us very favorably at first ; but further
acquaintance convinces us that our impressions
were too exalted. There are other things of which
we think more highly as our acquaintance becomes
more intimate. In this class I rank your Pulmonary
Syrup, and Vegetable Anti-Bilious Pills; which
have been kind friends to me and which I take
great pleasure in introducing to the acquaintance
of others. • Yours very respectfully,
J. W. E. KERR.
The following testimonial is from the Rev. Mr.
Raybold, of the Methodist Church, N. J.
CEDARVILLE, N. J., January 20, 184 G.
Dr. Steelling,—Deal Sir:—The two bottles of
Pulmonary medicine of yours, which you did me
the honor to send, I have used according to direc
tion, and have the pleasure to inform you that the
medicine removed my severe cold, pain in the
breast, and violent cough most effectually. I feel
no hesitancy in recommending the article to those
who may be afflicted with Pulmonary affection.
Very respectfully yours, G. A. RAYBOLD,
Minister of the Gospel.
This very excellent Syrup is for sale in Lancaster
city by JAM ES SMITH, Druggist,
•
JOHN GISH & BRO.,
JACOB LONG:
Jan 9 49 - I y-50
JOHN C. BAKER'S
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA.
r IHIS article is employed with great success and
by the most eminent physicians of this city,
thr the cure of the following diseases:
Scrofula or King's Evil, Rheumatism, Cutaneous
Diseases, Svpheletic Affections, Tetter and Ulcers,
White Swellings, Scurvy, Neuralgia or Tic Dolor
eaux, Cancer, Goitre or Brobchocele, (swelled
neck,) Spine Disease, Chronic Disease of the Lungs,
to counteract the destructive effects' of Mercury,
Jaundice, Hypertrophy or the Enlargement of the
Heart, Palpitation and Trembling in the Region of
the Heart and Stomach, Enlargement of the Bones,
Joints or Ligaments. Also, all the various diseases
Skin, such as 'fetter, Ringworm, Biles, Pimples,
Carbuncles, etc., Dyspepsia and Liver Complaints,
Nervous Affections, Dropsical Swellings, Constitu
tional Disorders, and diseases originating from an
impure state of the blood and other fluids of the
bodv, in short all diseases where a change of the
system is required.
4 , Price 50 cents per bottle.
Prepared only by the Proprietor,
JOHN C. BAKER & Co., •
Wholesale Druggists and Chemists, No. 100,
North Third Street, Philadelphia.
They always - keep a good and general supply of
FRESH DRUGS,
also a new article, IMITATION PLATE GLASS, very
superior, equal to English or French plates, for
about one filth 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, 7 48. ly-45
To the Ladies.
ALL and see Mrs. Raninger's stock of Bonnets,
Vi Muffs, Feathers, Flowers, 4-c., 4-e.
As Winter is now upon us, it behooves every
Lady to seek that place where the prettiest, cheap.
est, and most fashionahre Bonnets can be purchased.
Direct ydur steps to
MRS. RANINGER'S MILLINERY ROOMS,
and yourdesire can be gratified.
Ladies, ifyou have not supplied yourselves with
MUFFS, call on Mrs. Raninger, and you can get a
first-rate article at a very moderate price. • In fact,
at a much ldwer rate than any Dry Goods Store in
this City can furnish you a similar article.
MUFFS 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 tharare not to be met with often.
. Mrs. R. takes pleasure in informing her friends
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
BONNETS, FEATHERS, FLOWERS,
1? HEAD DRESSES, RIBBONS, CAPS,
BONNET CAPS, SATINS, SILKS;
and VELVET'S
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
JUST Reed.-4 Cases Splendid Dark Calicoes,
fast colors, only 6,1 cents per yard.
AT THE BEE HIVE, North Queen at.
Feb 27 tf-5
WILLIAM F. BRYAN, Attorney at Law, of
fice opposite Sprecher , B Hotel, East King.
Lancaster. [dec 8-445-tf
"THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD."-BUCHANAN
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 3, 1849.
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 improiements in the
construction oiStills, which improvements consist
of an additional tub, called a dr ):I;ug tub, which
is placed partly above the still, it 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 whore 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
Cull 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. JACOB WEITZEL.
Feb. 22, 1848
Dentistry Improved
HAVING secured the Patent Right to use Gil
bert's Central Cavity Plate," last summer,
we take this opportunity of informing the public
that after thoroughly testing this ,important inven
tion We pronounce it one of the greatest improve
ments 111 our profession. By means of which we
are enabled to insert partial or entire upper sets of
teeth without the use of clasps or springs, better
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, I\l. D.
Nov. 14, 1848. tf-42.
Bookbindery.
THE undersigned hereby returns his
sincere thanks to his respected pa
trons, and the public in general, forthe
liberal encouragement in his business,
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.
At the same time, lie 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,
July 4, 1848
PHILIP C. RANNINGER.
Iy-23
E. C. F R. A I 111 & Co.
Opposite the Museum.
ESPECTFULLY inform their friends and the
it, 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 different
articles. Confident from the good quality and the
low price of their articles, they will give perfect
satisfaction. Among their goods will be fbund the
following:
Cologne Water, Lavender Watrr,
Florida Water, Bay Ruin.
Estilicts for the Handkerchief: .
Do for Flavoring.
Cosmetics.
lvreparations 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 3-111-52
LANCASTER CITY IRON WORKS
TAMES WHITF.HILL, Iron Founder and Mann
tifacturer of Steam Engines, Boilers, Rolling and
all other kinds of MILL GEARING, Shafting, Cot
ton Machinery, Planeing 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.
00.10, 1843 Iy-37
For Cale
A N excell
j t v, t r ‘ F v : o ll st i u r v io
brick u s E
with a large garden, frame barn, and about 3 Aires
of first quality limestone land attached, situated in
Manheim township, near the Rail Road, about Il
miles from the city of Lanaster.
The property is in good condition—in a pleasant
location, and suitathe for public business or private
residence, and wilt be sold on accommodating
terms if early application be made to the under
signed
JAMES C. CARPENTER,
Lancaster city
Removal.
IDOWLBY & BRF.NNER have removed their
_lllllO HARDWARE STORE to No. 41 ILIARKET
STREET, eleven doors East of Second, where
will be found a large assortment of English and
Domestic Goode.
They are receiving a fresh assortment of goods
to which the attention of dealers is particularly re
quested.
January 30, '49 tf-I
Geiger and Lelater,
RESPECTFULLY announce to the public, that
they have entered into a Co-partnership and
intend to carry on the
FOUNDRY and MACHINE SHOP,
situate near the Railroad, at the city of Ltincaster,
formerly conducted by Pennell & Lehner. They
will commence business on or about the Ist of
April next.
February 6,'49
To C onntry Merchants & Dealers.
rpHE subscriber has just returned from Philadel
j 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. HEINITSH, East King St.,
4 doors West of the Farmers , ' Bank.
February 20,'49 tf-4
Vestings.
FANCY Cachmere, 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.
Estate of John Eshleman, jr., late
Strasburg township, dec , d.
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-2
LANDIS & BLACK,
ATTORNIES AT LAW:
Olfice—Three doors below the Lancaster Bank,
South Queen Street, Lancaster, Penn , a.
7 - All kinds of Scrivening, such as writing Wills,
Deeds, Mortgages, Accounts, &c., will be attended
to with'eorrectness and despatch.
January 16, 1849 51
MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENTS.--A sup
ply of Mathematical Instruments in Fish Skin
and Morocco Cases. For sale by
CHARLES A. HEINITSH,
East King Street.
Jan 9-tf:so
Gum Shellac.
61 - irl LBS. Bright Orange Guru. Shellac, just
VA." received and for sale at
JOHN F. LONG'S Drug and Chemical Store,
North Queen Street.
January 30, '519 tf-1
(Translated for the Boston Olive Branch.)
THE GOOD CONSCIENCE.
A band of robbers had secretly introduced them
selves, by night, into a provincial city; several
houses had been entered, services of plate stolen,
and secretaries forced. The robbers had executed
their project with such skill and success, that, altho'
some noise had been heard, the suspicion of none
had been awakened.. They had directed themselves
to the houses of the richest persons; they had se
lected the most favorable hours for the execution
of their design they had entered at an earlier hour,
the houses of those who retired at an early hour,
and waited a snore advanced hour, to enter the
houses of those who retired later.
It was clear that thy had been well instructed,
awl well directed, and that their entrance of, and
departure from, the town, had been facilitated by
the windows and roofs of some houses bordering
upon the ramparts, and in this place they observed
traces of their passage.
In une of these house lived a carpenter, by name
Benoit, on whom suspicion fell, so much the more
readily, because Benoit, little known in the town,
having lived in it but a short time, had inspired in
all a sort bf dislike, on account of his
, gloomy coun
tenance, his dark eye brows, and a large scar which
crossed his countenance. He hardly ever spoke,
even to his wile, to whom he was in all respects, a
good husband, but -in whom, nevertheless, he had
inspired a little fear by his taciturnity, and the habit
he had, of not liking to repeat the same thing. a
second time; so that the neighboring gossips pitied
Madame Benoit very much. He had not been seen
to punish his son Sylvester, but he would not per
mit him to disobey him, and although, he was only
seven years old, he was obliged to work; and the
little boys who saw that, when Sylvester perceived
his father at a distance, he ran away quickly from
among them, in order to set himself at work, came
to fear Benoit, and call him the wicked Benoit.—
Besides, they knew he had been-employed in vari
ous occupations, that he had • been a soldier, that
he had travelled much in the world, had met with
many adventures; and since be had never mention
ed any, they inferred that he had no good ones to
recount.
ELISHA GEIGER,
JOHN LEHNER.
GRIEL & GILBERT.
37
After they bad begun to suspect him, they col
lected all the proofs which could confirm their sus
picions. They noticed that Benoit, who never went
to the tavern, had been there On the night of the
robbery, had drunk for some time, and had con
versed With an air of great familiarity with two
men of bad appearance, who did not belong to the
town, and had not been seen since.
'A neighbor also declared that, having accident
ally gone to the window at eleven o'clock at night,
on the evening on which the robbery took place,
he had seen the door of Benoit's granary, which
was always shut at nine o'clock, half open, although
there was not any light in the workshop. Finally,
they went on to examine the place through which
the robbers had passed, and they found there a sil
ver spoon which they had let fall, directly under
Benoit's window. They observed near the window,
the end of a rope, which had probably served to
attach a ladder; they even distinguished where the
ladder had been placed against the wall, which it
had a little depressed, and they saw on the window
the mark of a man's foot.
After all this, they arrested Benoit and put him
in prison. He let himself be conducted. thither
with great tranquility, for he was innocent. But
we must explain what had previously happened.
An old soldier, name Trappe, a comrade of Benoit,
had come, a short, time since, to establish himself
in the town as a hair. dresser. He had formerly
saved the life of Benoit, on one occasion, when they
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THE OLD MAN.
In a dwelling lone and dreary,
By an unfrequented road,
Marked I oft an old man weary,
Dwelling in this drear abode ;
Old man weary,
Dwelling dreary,
Form bowed down by flight of years;
Aged stranger,
Lonely wanderer,
Sorrowing through this vale of tears.
Oft I marked him, aged stranger,
At his solitary meal,
And I feared lest harm ordanger,
Unawares on him should steal
Sad and lonely,
Cheerless, gloomy,
Full of trouble, full of care,
Hopeful never,
Sorrowing ever,
Loads of grief he seemed to bear.
Entered I one morn his dwelling, .‘
Wishing touch his grief to heal ;
Noble thoughts my mind impelling,
And my heart was full of zeal,
Love and kindness,— '
Never mindless,
Of the sufferer though he be
Sad andweary,
Lone and dreary,
Tossed upon life's troubled sea.
Why so gloomy ? Why so sorrowing 7
Why so given up to grief?
Aged pilgrim, trouble borrowing,
Say, can'st thou find no relief?
Ever grieving,
None relieving
Thy poor sad and aching heart,
Can naught lighten,
Nothing brighten ?
Nothing joy or hope impart?
Many sad years have r wandered,
Full of sorrow, full of grief,
Anxious thoughts my mind has pondered,
And I could find no relief:
Yet I linger,
A cone traveller,
Sorrowing through this dreary life ;
No one caring,
No one sharing
With me the world's bitter strife.
But can hope, no bliss iniparting
To thy sad and heavy heart,
Causing (grief and care departing,)
Tears . of joy unbidden start
lliith hope cheer thee,
When thus weary,
Sad, and given up to grief?
Doth it lighten
Doth it brighten
Doth it give thy soul relief?
" Aye," responding, thus he answered,
" Hope, the beacon of the soul,
Lights me to a happy goal.
Heaven's blessing,
Hope impressing, -
Gives me strength and gives me power,
God doth aid me,
God will -save me,
God will cheer my dying.hour.
" Thus I linger, thus I linger,
Sorrowing, sorrowing, sorrowing on,
But hope cheers me as I wander,
Hope bids all my fears, begone.,"
Thus replied he,
" Sad and gloomy,
Hoping yet and sorowing on,
Thus I wander,
Thus I linger,
Till this weary life be done."
111i5rellancous.
FROM THE FRENCH
were hard pressed by the enemy, so that Benoit re
ceived him in a friendly manner, although he did
not like his character.
The evening of the robbery, Trappe came to him,
telling him that two of their old comrades, who
had served in the same regiment, had arrived in
town, and that he must come and drink a bottle
with them. He, at the same time, recalled to him,
that it was the anniversary of the battle in which
he had saved his life, After this, Benoit could not
resist the invitation; he even wished to bear the
expense, but this they would not allow. They
endeavored to make him drink—to make him con
verse; for Trappe and his two companions formed
a part of the band which were to enter at night
into the town.
They hoped to obtain from Benoit some infor
mation which might be of service to them, and
wished, at all events, to make him drunk, in order
that he might not know What would take place in
11% "house, or, at' least, that he could not be in a
condition to oppose them. Benoit, however, neither
spoke much or drunk much; only he inclined' his
head a little heavily, and slept sounder than usual.
The next morning, he perceived that the door of
his workshop had been opened; this astonished
him, for he was sure of having closed it. He went
up to the granary, and found the window open; he
had also shut this. He also perceived that a sack
of beans had been removed from the place where
it had been put.
He said nothing to any one, for-he was not ac
customed to speak of things for which he could not
account, but he thought deeply of all this. Going
out to his work, he bound rumor busily at work in
the town; nothing was spoken of but the robbery
which had been committed during the night. They
said that they had seen, in the evening, suspicious
looking men in the taverns; they particularly de
signated that in which Trappe and the two others
had drunk.
He soon perceived that they began to avoid
speaking before him, and that they looked upon
him with an evil eye. He called to mind that the
preeeding evening, Trappe, departing from the
tavern, followed him home, jesting, bottle in hand,
that he had gone up into the chamber where his
wife and son were, and laughing, forced them to
drink two glasses of wine, apparently to intoxicate
them he recollected also, that having gone to the
'window after Trappe had descended, he was as
tonished not to see him depart, and believed that
lie had already departed.
From all this he concluded, that Trappe hacecon
cealed himself in his house, and that it was he who
had opened his door and his window to the robbers.
He went to find him, and said to him,
"It is you who have opened the window of my
granary, and the door of my shop."
Trappe pretended not to understand him, and to
assume anger, but he was disconcerted at the un
expected accusation.
'You have saved my said Benoit to him,
I will not denounce you ; but if you have corn
rnitied this crime, depart, and never let me see you
:again, or I shall not refrain from denouncing you.''
The next morning Trappe disappeared. This
was the same day that Benoit was arrested. They
asked it it was he who had opened his window and
his door; he answered in the negative.
He was asked if he knew who had opened them;
he said that he did not know; for in fact he was
not certain that it was Trappe. They asked him
if he suspected any one. He replied that as they
had arrested him on suspicion, his suspicions might
cause another to be arrested, who deserved it no
more than he, and even if he had any, he would
pot disclose them. In fact, he answered truly to
all questions which were proposed to him, but
without adding anything which might inculpate
Trappe.
Atter having investigated this affair, as they had
no proof against him, they were obliged to set him
at liberty, but they remained firmly convinced that
it was he who had opened to the robbers. He per
ceived this from the manner in which they an
nounced to him that he was free, and from expres
slims he had heard when erasing the court yard.
. He appeared not at all moved. In entering his
house,
- after having embraced his wife, who was
transported with joy on seeing him again, he em
braced his son and said to him calmly :
.Sylvester, you will hear it said everywhere,
that although I have been acquitted, I am not less
guilty, and that I opened to the robbers; but be not
disturbed, for this will nut always last."
His wife was terrified at what he said, but would
not belie"e him and departed to receive the con
gratulations of her neighbors. Some turned their
backs 'upon her without saying anything; others
looked at her with an air of pity, shrugged their
shoulders, as if to say, poor woman! it is- not her
fault. Others even declared what they thought of
it. After having suffered these insults from three
or lour, she re-entered her own house weeping and
sobbing loudly, saying, "that they could no longer
live in the town, that it was absolutely necessary
to leave it:
"If I go," said Benoit, "nothing but my bad rep
utation will remain."
"01 what use will it be to stay?" asked his wife.
"To establish a new one, - he replied.
" You will lose your inistom."
"No, lot I will be the best workman in the
"'There are other gond workmen in the town—
how will you become better than they."
When things are difficult there is nothing to be
dune but to take more pains."
Benoit had work which lie had commenced be
fore his arrest : it was necessary that he should be
permitted to finish it. He did it with so much
promptness, so neatly, and in so good season, that
those for whom he had done it, continued to em
ploy him, although they had not a very good opin
ion of him. He arose two hours earlier, and re
tired later, and labored still more assiduously than
usual, in order that not being obliged to employ
workmen so often, he might work cheaper than
others, although he promised better work and exe
cuted it better.
Thus he not only preserved all his former cus
tom, but obtained still more. He saw plainly that
they examined his accounts with a sort of ;
but he took care to have them so clear and so de
tailed that they sometimes ended by telling him
that he made them more so than was necessary.
" No," he would say, " I well know that you
have it bad opinion of me ; it is necessary that you
should see clearly that I do not deceive you."
A house took tire and threatened to set fire to the
next house. Several workmen had endeavored to
cut off the communication ; but at length they gave
up the attempt, on account of the dangers with
which it was attended. Benoit arrived at the door
of the threatened dwelling; he saw that the domes
tics did not dare to let him enter without the per
mission of their master, who was not there at the
time.
"Ah !" said he, entering in spite of them, "the
point is now to save your house; you will after
wards find whether anything is stole or not."
He ascended alone to the top of the house, which
every one else had abandoned. In crossing a cham
ber he saw a watch left by the chimney; be put
it in his pocket for fear others should take it; but
thinking afterwards that he might perish in the un
dertaking, and that, it they found him with the
watch they would take him for a robber, he con
cealed it in a hole in the wall. He climbed to the
place whence the fire was approaching, stationed
himself on the part which had begun to burn, cut
it'off by blows of the hatchet, interrupted all the
communication, and afterwards descended. He
Met the master of the house and showed him
where he had concealed the watch.
" I concealed it," said he to aim, " because it
might have been taken, and then you would have
thought it was I."
So many marks of probity and sincerity and the
regular conduct of Benoit, continually exposed to
the gaze of every one, at length began to make an
impression in his favor.
A rich man came into the country in order to
erect three extensive buildings, which he intended
for a manufactory. He inquired for the best car
penter; it was impossible not to point out Benoit
as the best, and. he employed him. He was so
well satisfied with his intelligence, his zeal and his
probity, that he declared that Benoit was an honest
man: As he was a man of great influence, this
produced a good deal of effecL
The reputation of Benoit as a skilful workman,
extended itself throughout the province: he was
entruste I with extensive enteprise ; he was even
enabled to undertake some, though less extensive,
on his on account. This occasioned him, neces
sarily, to transact business with a great many per-
sons, and all those with whom \he transacted any
formed a favorable opinion of his character. He
was no longer watched; nevertheless he was still
sometimes asked how . it happened that his .door
and windows were found open for the passage of
the robbers. Many believed that he knew it. The
rich man who had . employed him in the building
of his manufactory, and who felt interested in his
welfare, told him one day that he ought:to endeav
or to explain this matter. .
" It will be useless," said Benoit, " when I shall
have entirely established my reputation as 'an hon
..
est Man.
They at length ceased to think of this matter, in
which they -felt sure he had no part. One of, the
robbers was taken several months alter in the coun
try, and made mil confession of the whole transac
tion. Benoit was congratulated that ,the robber
had at length been discovered, and that he had been'
freed from all suspicion.
"This did not disturb me much" said he:. ,
WELL KNEW THAT AN HONEST ININ
COULD NOT ALWAYS PASS FOR A ROGUT...'
Riches and Genius.—An Allegory.
Riches and Genius once started on a journey,
but they soon parted company ; for Riches rode in
a splendid car, and was carried by large and rapid
coursers, while Genius walked by the way side,
and often paused to contemplate the skies andearth,
with her mountains, rivers, trees, and flowers.—
Riches had not proceeded far, before-he perceived
the castle of Pleasure, in a green and sunny mea
dow. All 'around and within it was enchanting.
The air was soft and balmy, blowing freshly, fraught
with odors, and reviving to those on whom it breath
ed. The birds sang melodiously, the streams fell
with gentle murmurs, and the fruits were golden.
Pleasure, lightly and magnificently arrayed, came
smiling forth to meet her guest. Bowing grace
fully, she invited him into her luxurious halls,
which, wide and lofty, were filled with musicians,
dancers, and all who could in any way contribute.
to charm away the hours. Her tables, covered
with inviting viands, were set in the midst. The
mistress of all things delightful was herself ex
ceedingly fair. Dimples beautified her delicate
cheeks; her silken hair fell, in wreathed tresses,
around her neck; her eyes had a laughing and
sweet expression, blent with .a soft dreaminess.—
Poor Riches, not knowing her to be a coquette, soon
became violently enamored, while she, am usedether
1 power over him, smiled more bewitchingly than
ever. Long time he tarried in the abode of Plea
sure ; but, at length, becoming ill, and chancing to
groan, she became offended, told him that Pain was
her mortal foe, and that she thought it best for him
to leave the castle. Riches obeyed with reluctance,
for Pleasure seemed more charming in his eyes
when he knew himself he wasobligea to leave her.
Being forced, however, to comply with her com
mand, he ordered his proud chariot, and melan
choly and dispirited, again commenced journeying.
Meanwhile, Genius pursued his path towards
the dwelling of Knowledge; a memorable and wise
sage. He paused, it is true,at Pleasure's attractive
abode, but after some consideration, resolved not to
halt; knowing Riches to be there, and distrusting
the smiles of the siren. Now Riches was gaily
dressed, while Genius wore garments that were
threadbare. He was proud and sensitive, in spite
of this, and feared Riches would insult him. Con
tinuing on, he soon arrived at the habitation of
Knowledge. The old man rose to receive him.—
His countenance was dignified, and his bearing
noble. Time had shed its snow on his head, and
increased instead of diminished his strength and 1
majesty. He led Genius into his well filled library,
and addressed him thus " Here 0, Genius, is food
for the mind. lam glad to see thee scorn Pleasure
and seek better things, for her voice is deceptive,
and she often leads to death. I know that thou
Wert tempted to her hall ; for who is not but the
wisdom of thy'choice will appear in the end. The
way to renown, 0, Genius, is before thee! It is
steep and thorny. Yet lie who has conquered the
wiles of deceitful Pleasure, evinces greatness of
mind; and thou has but to persevere in the path I
show, to win fame." Genius bowed himself to the
earth, assured that the words of the sage were those
of truth.
Riches oppressed with pain; a weary pilgrim,
at last died in a wretched hovel never ceasing to
deplore the loss of his beloved Pleasure, though she
had proved so false and heartless. Neglected and
obscure was his end, and there is no record of his
lite to be found. •
Genius climbed the hill of Renown, lived to a
good old age, died lamented, and left a name dear
to"the world. Pity weeps at his urn, Glory unfolds
her banner over the place of his repose, and his
memory is honored among men.
A Cemetery without a Monument
Ftom the Christian Intelligencer.
The noblest of cemeteries is the ocean. Its poe
try is, and in human language, ever will' be, un
written. Its elements of sublimity are subjects
of feeling, not description. Its records, like the
reflection mirrored on its waveless bosom, cannot
be transferred to paper. Its vastness—its etertial
Leavings—its majestic music in a storm—and its
perils, are things which I had endeavored a thous
and times-to conceive; but until was on its mighty
bosom, looking out upon its moving mountain
waves, feeling that eternity was distant from me
the thickness of a single plank, I had tried in vain
to feel and know the glories and grandeur of the
sea. I there first felt what John of Patmos meant
when he said of Heaven, "There shall be no more
sea." . Bnt there is one element of moral sublimity
which impressed my mind, and which I should he
pleased if I could transfer in all its vividness to the
minds of your readers. The sea is the largest of
cemeteries, and all its slumberers sleep without a
monument.
All other grave-yards, in all lands, show some
symbols of distinction between the great and the
small, the rich and the poor; but in that ocean
cemetery, the king and the clown, the prince and
the peasant, are alike undistinguished. The same
wave rolls over all—the same requiem, by the
minstrelsy of ocean, is sung to their honor. Over
their remains the same storms beat, and the same
sun shines; and there, unmarked, the weak and the
powerful, the plumed and the unhonored, will
sleep on, uutil, awakened by the same trump, the
sea will give up its dead.
I thought of sailing over the slumbering, but de
voted Cookman, who, after his brief but brilliant
career, perished in the President.. Over the laugh
ter_toving Power, who went down in the same ill
fated vessel, we may have passed. In that cemetery
sleeps the accomplished and pious Fisher: but
where he and thousands of others of the noble
spirits of earth lie, no one but God knoweth. No
marble rises to point out where their ashes are
gathered, or where the lover of the good and wise
can go and shed the tear of sympathy. Who can
tell where lie the tens of thousands of Afric's sons
who perished in the "middle passage?" Yet that
cemetery hath ornaments of which no other can
boast. On no other are the heavenly orbs reflected
in such splendor. Over no other is heard such
noble melody. In no other are so many inimitable
traces of the power of Jehovah. Never can I for
get my days and nights as I passed over the noblest
of cemeteries, without a single human monument.
Feeding and Fattening Sheep.
Perhaps there is no domestic animal thatrequires
More nice and constant attention than the sheep;
and no other will more richly pay for generous
keeping. Though he may not be more liable to
disease, nor require a greater quantity of food, than
neat stock, still that management which will keep
cattle in good case will not answer for sheep. His
habits and mode of feeding is entirely different. For
instance, in the winter season, a cow may be kept
tied to the stall twenty-two hours out of the twenty
four, and if fed three times a day, keeps her flesh
and gets sufficient exercise for her health. Serve a
sheep in the same manner, and it would probably
not live a month. It is natural for sheep to move
about and change situations. Turn a flock of hun
gry sheep into a pasture, and they will run to the
end of it before they begin to eat; feed them in
troughs, and they will run over it all till they come
to the last, when they have it in their power. They
are almost constantly shifting situation from hill
to dale, from one kind of food to another; and it is
a fact that sheep. will thrive better on two or three
kinds of fodder, than they will confined to one kind
that is of a superior quality.—Prairie Farmer.
[From the New York Tribuoe'.]
The Mission of Suffering.
Wouldst thou suffering's boon refuse,
Dainty Lord, or sluggish boor?
Then a worthless portion choose,
Weak and imbecile and poor.
Kno‘ir that mighty powers are . wrought
By the mighty throes of thought,
Stunning is the blow that steels,
Bitter is the cup that heals.
Dowried ease may seek renown,
But the thtuous splendor Hies;
While the martyr's thorny crown
Gleams with jewels of the skies.
Pangs like death attend the birth
Of the infant soul on earth
By the pangs of death are riven
Ties that keep that soul irons Heavtu
Fire and hammer torture steel
Ere the tempered sword is wrought;
Cruel blows the mind must feel
Would it test its power of thought.
Bid the lightning scourge the skies
\ When malaripus damps arise; .
`To the furnace bear the ore
And the virgin gold restore.
Think you that the ingots gleam,
Wg.iting for the loiterer's hand
Floats the pearl upon the,stream t
Glows the diamond in the sand I
No : To-day brings toil and sorrow ;
Brighter dawns the glad To-morrow .
Pleasure is the boon of Pain ;
Present loss is future Gain
Wendell, Mass., March 12 ,
\, Look Up.
A little boy went to sea with his father, to learn
to be a sailor. One day his father said to him,
"come, my boy, you will never be a sailor if you
don't learn to climb; let me see if you can ggt up •
the mast." The boy, who. was a nimble little fel
low, soon scrambled up ; but when he got to the
top and saw at what a height he was, he began to
be frightened, and called \ out, "Oh! father, I shall
fall ; I am sure I shall fall; what am Ito do?"
" Look up, look up, my 1 1 " said his father, _" if
you look down you will be giddy, but if you keep
looking up to the flag at the top of the. mast, you
will descend safely." The boy followed his father's
advice, and. reached the bottom 'with ease.
My dear children, I want you to learn from this
little story, to look more to Jesus "and less to your
selves. If you ligep thinking always about your
selves, it will make you unhappy. 'Shall I tell you
the reason of this? It is because ou hearts are so
full of sin, that the more we look at them the more
reason we shall have to fear that Pod will be
angry with us, and not take us to heave n \ ; and this
will make us very unhappy. What I want you to
do, is to look to Jesus ; that is, to thinlivt great
deal about all • that he has done for you, and how
much he loves you; to come to him every day and
beg him to forgive and wash away all-ygur sins in
his own blood ; this is the way to be. fiappy, I
hope you understand what I mean. When.\we
look from ourselves up to fhe Saviour, we are 'fl le
the boy when he kept his eyes fixed on the flag,
and so got down safely. Once more I say, "look ,
up! look up!"
Look up, ye young, and while ye gaze, ,
Forget all earthly things ;
Look up,-and sing the Saviour's praise,
And - -crown him King of Kings.
Washington.
•
One Reuben Rouzy, of Virginia, owed the Gen
eral about one thousand pounds: While he was
President one of his agents brought an action for
the money; judgment was obtained and execution
issued against the body of the defendant, who was
taken to jail. He had 'considerable land estate,
but this kind of property cannot be sold in Virgi
nia, unless at the discretion of the person. He had
a large family, and for the sake of his children, pre
ferred lying in jail to selling his land. A friend
hinted to him, that General Washington did not
know anything of the proceedings and that it
might be well to send him a petition with a state
ment of the circumstances. He did so—and the
next post from Philadelphia, after the arrival of his
petition in that city, brought him an order for his
immediate release, together with a full discharge
and a severe reprimand to the agent, for having
acted in such a manner. Poor Rouzy was conse
quently restored to his family, who never laid down
their heads at night without first presenting prayers
to heaven for "their beloved Washington." • Prov
idence smiled upon the labors of the grateful family,
and in a lew years, Rouzy enjoyed the exquisite
pleasure of being able to pay the money, with the
interest, to this truly great man. Washington re
minded him that the debt was discharged. Rouzy
replied the debt of his family to the fattier of 'their
country, and the preserver of their parent, could
never be discharged; and the General, to avoid the
pleasing importunity of the grateful Virginian; who
would not be denied, accepted the money—only
however, to divide it among Rouzy's children,
which he immediately did:
Death.
In death nothing dieth of thee but what thou
mayest well spare—thy sin and sorrow. When
the house is pulled to pieces, all those ivy roots in
the wall shall be destroyed. The eggshell must
be broken that the little chick may slip out. The
body must be dissolved, that thy soul may be de.
livered; yet thy body doth nottlie, but sleeps in the
grave till the morning of the resurection. The
outward apparel shall not be utterly consumed by
the moth of time ; but locked up safe, as in a chest,
to be newly trimmed and gloriously adorned above
the sun in his greatest lustre, and put on again,
when thou shalt awake in the morning, never,
never to be pub oft more.—Bishop
How to be Happy,
Said a venerable farmer, some eighty years of
age, to a relative who lately visited him, I have
Lived„on this farm for more than half a century. I
have no desire to change my residence as long as
I live on earth. I have no wish to be any richer
than 1 now am. I have worshipped the God 'of
my fathers with the same people for more than
forty years. During that period I have rarely ever
been absent from the sanctuary on the- Sabbath,
and never have lost but one communion season. I
have never been confined to my bed by sickness for
a single day. The blessings of God have been•
richly spread around me; and I have made up my
mind long ago, that if I wished to be any happier, I
must have more religion.—New York Observer.
Pure air for Animals.
As the weather becomes warm, those farmers
who have been careful to make their animals com
fortable by close buildings, during the cold winter,
should be equally careful to supply them with pure
air, as warm weather approaches. If many animals
are in the same apartment, or near each other, in
close shelters, and exposed to the gasses arising
from the manure, the atmosphere around them lie
comes contaminated, and the animals are Very lia
ble to become diseased.
In ventilating a barn or stahle while the weather
is rather cool or chilly, carefully avoid directing a
fresh draught directly on the animals, for, like hu
man beings, they are liable' to colds, under great
exposure. Plaster, charcoal powder, and various
other absorbents, spread on the floor where stock are
kept, are excellent for imbibing the gasses arising
from manures, and rendering the air pure. Com
mon earth, of almost every description, as loam,
sand, gravel, pulverized peat, and sods, &c:, are good
absorbents, tending to render the air purer, and save
the manure; and some of these are within the reach
of every farmer in the country.—New England
Farmer.
The Bright Spot.
The late excellent Francis Markoe, Esq , of New
York, who seemed to hold habitual :and familiar
intercourse with God, and whose temperament was
as far from misanthropical as that of any man EV
ing, was accustomed to say that the brightest spot
of earth to him lay directly before him—it Washis
grave ! Happy the man who, in the exercise
of Christian faith, and the confident assurance of
an immortality of bliss, can smile at the approach
of death, and exclaim, " 0 grave, where is thy vic
tory !"
" Like one wi° draws the drapery of his conch.
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreims."
[Presbyterian.
NO. 10.