VOL. L.
SIT CURA FUTURI.
EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMRANI
OFFICE—No. 74 Walnut treet, Philadelphia.
President—JOHN W. CLAGHORN.
Vice President—PETEß CULLEN.
. TRUSTEES:
Joseph T. Thomas, Edw. C. Markley,
William Craig, Robert Morris,
George N. Diehl, 'Stephen R. Crawford,
Peter Cullen, Alve E. Laing,
Wm. G. Alexander, William M. Baird,
I Wm. IV. Holy, R. F. Loper,
Clayton B. Lamb, HaXry Conrad,
Peter Rambo, Franklin Comly.
H. G. TUCKETT, Secretary: and Actuary.
Capital s2so,ooo—Charter Perpetual. Make In
„urance on Lives at their Office, in Philadelpha,
,a.ndat their Agencies throughout the States, at the
owest rates of premium. i Persons should insure
their lives, and do .so without - delay, whilst they
are healthy and fit subjects to be insured.
In this Office there are advantages greater than
have ever yet been derived from the system of Life
Assurance ;'which reason and experience convince
the Trustees may with safety be offered to the
public. It will be found, on inquiry, that most
offices have in the outset professed to act on some
new principle; or to offer to
.assurers some one
particular benefit not to be obtained from other
Societies But policies are - effected under various
circumstances, and' with widely different objects,
and what may facilitate the views of one man, al=
fords no accommodation to another. It appears,
therefore, to the Trustees of the Equitable, that
the greatest good will be effected by that office,
which allows such reasonable advantages to every
assurer, as at the time of completing his Policy, he
considers to be suitable to his particular case. On
this principle they act, and a few instances. will
suffice to show the benefits derivable from its
adoption—the greatest good of the greatest number.
No policy will be disputed, unless under an act
of fraud by the assured, and after the same shall
have been declared by referees of undoubted char
acter. In case of error, either as to age, or in the
form of policy, or the answers of referees, such
errors, unless wilful and fraudnlent, will not be
deemed to . vitiate the policy.
The travelling
,leave is extensive and liberal.
Persons insured for life have liberty to pass to and
from the States of Virginia and Kentucky, and west
of th , e , i s. ll 4,, }Mississippi, between the first day of li
November ' d the first day of July following. And
to pa any place or port within the British
North American Colonies, or United States north
of thirty-four degrees north latitude, without pay
ing an extra premium. They are allowed to cross
the Atlantic in first class steamers during May,
Jun, July, August and September, free of charge;
during remaining months of the year, 25 cents on
each $lOO insured,.
The age of the assured Will be admitted on the
policy. If the insured die in a duel, by his own
hands, or under sentence of the law, such death
w,ill not invalidate the policy; except so Far as it
was the property of the deceased.
Thirty days allowed after each annual payment
becomes due, and fifteen days atter each quarterly
and half yearly premium becoMes due, without for
feiture of policy. Premiums or lapsed policies
maybe renewed at any time-within six months on
the production of satisfactory evidence as to the
health of the insured.
When a party effects a policy upon the life of
another, the Company will be satisfied if the party
had, at the time, a bona fide interest in the life of
the assured. The policy may be assigned to whom
soever the assured pleases, without the knowledge
or assent of the Company (there being no clause in
the Equitable policies usual in the policies of Mu-
TUAL Companies, claiming a right to be notified of
an assignment and their approval obtained) so long
as the assignment or transfer of a policy in the
Equitable is a legal act, and the party who claims
can give a legal discharge, the amount is paid by
the Company.
The extraordinary advantage afforded by means
.of the Half Credit system, in not requiring, under
any circumstances, an outlay of a larger sum of
money than is absolutely necessary to secure the
amount insured, is peculiarly applicable to the
CREDITOR desirous of possessing a policy on the life
his DEBTOR. If the debt is paid off during these
five years, he can diScontinue the assurance alto
gether, having secured the amount, in the event of
the debtor's death previously, at a less expense than
would in any mutual office be charged tbr assuring
the life for seven years. If the debt is NOT pArnhe
would be enabled to continue the assurance for the
remainder of the debtor's life, whatever might then
be his state of health. Attention is particulary re
quested to the
HALF CREDIT RATES OF PREMIUM PER 100
. • -(Without security or deferred note.)
Age. Half Credit. Age. Half Credit.
during 5-years. duping 5 years
20 90 40 `146
25 98 45 - 175
30 1 $1 09 50 213
35 = 1 25 55 2 64
The assured has to pay the premium in all cases
in advance, and HAS No LIABILITY of any kind,
sort or description. A deferred note is not neces
sary to petfect any operation, and none will be
taken by the Company.
Persons insuring should bear in niind'tilat a pro
missory note given to a MUTUAL OFFICE at com
pound interest, soon amounts to more than the sum
assured. Thus, SIOO per annum for 20 years at 6
per cent., would cause a• DEDUCTION from the sum
assured of THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS AND FIFTY-FIVE CENTS.
The premiums of Mutual Assurance Companies
being, as they profess, (though the Mutual offices
"do somehow" advertise guarantee capitals) free
from the burdens of dividends to shareholders,
shotild be very touch lower, than those of stock
companies; YET THE EQUITABLE IS LOWER BY SIX
TEEN PER CENT. THAN ANY MUTUAL Orrice, and
at the SAME RATES OP PREMIUM charged by the
"New York Life," "Thy New York Mutual,'
" Albion," " Worcester Mutual," "Connecticut
Mutual," " Pennsylvania," " Girard," " Penn,"
"New England," "Hartford," "Baltimore Mu
tual," "Boston Mutual," &c., &c., &c., in the.
Equitable e payments cease altogether after
twenty-one ars.
Annual Pmi dyable during Twenty-one years
• only, or an ranee of $lOO at death.
Age. An.pa 't. Age.An.paym't. Age. An. paym't
20 $1 35 $2 75 50 $4 60
25 2 04 3 20 55 5 76
30 236 45 373 60 700
The assured being thus entirely relieved of pay
ments (if he is under 35 years of age) before he has
passed the prime of life, and that for the same pre
mium charged by the Mutual Offices.
The premiums charged by the MUTUAL OFFICE S
are all on the highest scale, (and by. their own ad_
vertisements) much beyond whaLis requisite for th
purpose of their business.
Their
." profits" can only be realized, if ever
realized at all, after a lapse of twenty years. The
word Profits, therefore, is an abuse of the term, A
WHOLLY CONTINGENT AND REMOTE PROMISE, tbr
it is self-evident, and cannot for a moment be ques- ,
tioned, they must suffer toss by every insurer who
dies before the amount paid by hint in premiums,
with the accumulated interest, shall be equal to
the amount of his policy—nevertheless, in the Mu
tual Offices the "profits" (71?) are to be shared in
by the representative, should the insured die IM
MEDIATELY after one or two payments.
By the diminution of -the premiums in the Equi
table, THE GREATEST PRESENT BENEFIT IS SECURED
to all persons assured by this company; whilst
those who wish to participate in the profits can do
so, by the purchase of ...the reserved shares, (first
instalment, 10 dollars) which at all times afford a
beside
And reqlly profitable investment for capital,
beside a vote for each share. This action the
Trustees conceive must commend itself to the j udg
ment of everynnbiaSsed inquirer, being based on the
broad principle of equity; and securing to all the
members, the advantages to which they are justly
entitled by their actual payments; without opera
ting to the peculiar benefit of old standing members,
or placing recent entrants at a disadvantage—a
combinationpresented by no other office than the.
Equitable Life Insurance Cothpany.
THE ACTUAL MONEY BONUS given by the Equi
table saved, is upwards of 15 per cent., at the time
Of efeeCting the insurance; on IN ACCORDANCE with
the BONUS OF A MUTUAL OFFICE; THE SAVING
IS nutria. TO TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY PER CENT.
PROFIT Sciirr(9) . igr Pamphlets, tables of rates,
lists of agents, obtained at the office, 74 Walnut
Street, or from the agents throughout the United
States.
The public are requested to examine carefully
the Prospectus of The Equitable" before insuring
elsewhere. JNO. W. cLAGHORN, Pres't.
FRANCIS WEST, M. D.
J. B. BID= M. D. Medical Examiners.
irr In attendance daily from 12 to 2 o'cloCk.
Treasurer —F . W. RAW LE.
Solicit dr . W. HALT.
Actuary—H. G. TucnErr.
GEO. A. MILLER)
Agent An . Lancaster, Penn'a.
April 17, ,49
Dr. M. M. Moore, Dentist. "
Q TILL continues to perform a. operations on the
1.3 TEETH upon terms .to suit the times. Office
North Queen street, opposite Kaiiffman>s Hotel.
april 19
DR. WILLIAM STEELLINWS
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!
While far inferior articles are selling for
One Dollar a Bottle
AIR. ROHRER, a very highly esteemed Mer
chant of Lancaster city, writes as follows :
LANCASTER, Pa., June 9,.18-18.
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 of it. I consider it the best
article I know of for those complaints, having de
rived great benefit rnysel I 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. 2,184 S.
Dr. Wm. Steelling :—I take pleasure in inform
ing you that I have been greatly benefitted by the
use of your Pulmonary Syrup. I had contracted a
very severe cold, 'and with it a violent cough, so
that I would sometimes spit blood ; in thiscondition
you found me when you gave me a bottle of your
Syrup, I had not taken half a bottle before I found
myself much relieved, and in fact felt like. a new
man. 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. Wm. Steeling -Dear Sir :—lt affords me
much pleasure to inforth you of the great benefit I
have received and also in 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
have sold it at my store for four years and could
give a great many instances of its success in all
diseases of the Lungs and Throat.
Respectfully yours, R. M. JONES.
Sept. 30, 1845.
Read the following Extract from a full Certificate
dated August 13, 1846, „ fr0m 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 of my family for the last four years, it
I affords me great pleasure'to inform you, that I have
in every instance found it highly efficacious in cur
ing Coughs, Colds, &c. Indeed I arn 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 hand. W. 13. JOHNSTON."
Rev. William Heilig, of Abbottsville, Pa., writes
thus, June 10, 1842:
Dr. William Steclling—l take great pleasure iu
informing you that I have been mucli benefitted 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.
WILLIAM - . IIEILIG. •
Rev. 0. Douglass, Pastor of the Mariners Chureh,
Philadelphia, writes thus:
I feel much 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 almost every one who has taken it has
been more or less benefitted. I cordially recom
mend it to all who are afflicted with a cough.
July 10, 1843. 0. DOUGLASS.
Rev. If. Miller, Pastor of the Lutheran Church,
Trappe, Montgomery county, Pa., writes thus un
der date April 29, 1843.
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 benefiitted. 11. S. MILLER.
Mark this from the Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, in Deerfield, N. J.
DEEBFIELD, 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
ot• others. Yours very respectfidly,
J. W. E. KERR.
The following testimonial is from the Rev. Mr.
Raybold, of the Methodist Church, N. J.
CEDARVILLE, N. J., January 20, 1846.
Dr. Steelling—Deal Sir :—The two bottles of
Pulmonary medicine of yours, which you did one
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. 1 feel
no hesitancy in recommending the - article to those
who may be afflicted with Pulmonary affection.
Very respectfully yours, G.A. RAVBOLD,
Minister of the Gospel.
This very excellent Syrup is for sale in Lancaster
city by JAMES SMITH, Druggist,
JOHN GISH & BRO.,
JACOB LONG.
Tan 9 49
JOHN C. BAKER'S
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA.
THIS article is employed with great success and
by the most eminent physicians of this city,
for the cure of the following diseases:
Scrofula or King's Evil, Rheumatism, Cutaneous
Diseases, Sypheletic Affections, Tetter and Ulcers,
White Swellings, Scurvy, Neuralgia or tic Dolor
eaux, Cancer, Goitre or Bronchocele, (swelled
neck,) Spine Disease, Chronic Disease of the Lungs,
to counteract (he 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 Tetter, 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
body, in short all diseases where a change of the
system is required.
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, IMITATICIII PLATE. GLASS, very
superior, equal to English or French plates, for
about one fifth the price,—any size, according to
order, together with Gas, Paints 4. Wass 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,'43. . Iy-45
CHARLES M. ERBEN 6t BRO.
Have this day opened at their
NEW STORE,
In the National House .Puilaing, North Queen St.,
AN ENTIRE New and choice stock of the most
desirable kinds, styles and qualities of
DRY GOODS
'Ever before offered in this city. Their stock em
braces a full and most elegant assortment of every
thing in the
Fancy and Maple Dry Goods Line,
And will be sold at remarkable low rates.
Their long acquaintance with the business in this
city warrants them in saying that they will be able
to sell the Tight kind of goods, and at the
RIGHT PRICES!:
They will be constantly receiving every new style
of goods as they appear in the market; and it will
be their earnest endeavor to satisfy all those who
may favor them with a call.
CItAS. M. ERBEN & BRO.
march 6 tf-6
DENTISTRY.
DR: JOHN SPC ALLA,Graduate of the Belli
] j 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 & Rohrer's Hardware Store, sth door
from the Court House, East Ring 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 ly-2
,=.T 0 B PRINTING neatly and expeditiously exe
tP euted at this office.
THAT COUNTRY IS7 i E MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD."-BUCHANAN
CITY OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1849,
Greatest Agricultural Improvement of the Age
PATENTED, NOVEMBER 4, 1846, TO H. W. SMITH,
OF PARADISE, LANCASTER COUNTY.
PATENT LEVER DRILL
Or Grain Planter.
THE advantages of this Machine are fully estab
lished by use and experiment, and are:
Ist, A saving of from two to three pecks of seed
per. acre.
2d, An equal distribution of any given quantity
of seed covered at an unifoim
3d, A saving of labor, ad this machine can be
made to complete from 8 to 18 acres per day.
4th, The grain is not so.liable to be thrown out
by frost.
sth, It stands stronger and firmer, grows more
rapidly, is not so liable to' be injured by the rust,
and overcomes and outgrows the action of the fly.
6th, Where these machines have been used, the
saving of seed and increase of product amounted
to from 10 to 25 per cent.
The great characteristics of this machine, over
all others of the kind, are its simplicity, durability,
and economy, and the facility and certainty with
which it can be set or altered, by a regulated index
and gauge, to drill or plarit any given quantity of
per acre at any required depth. •
This machine is made with moveable teeth at
present, to suit the unevenness of the ground. It
will answer alike for rough and smooth land. -
_ Manufactured by the Patentee at Concord, Lan
caster county. Address to Paradise Post Mee.
H. W. ,SMITH, Patentee.
AGENTS—Ws,. KIRKPATRICK, Lancaster City.
A. K. &. A. L WITMER, Paradise.
irr Revolving Hors-Rakes for sale at the above
places, and at J. RIIMPE & Co.:s Hardware Store,
Columbia.
April 10, '49 6m-I I
Nothifig
APPEARS at first sight so insurmountable a bar
rier to the intercourse of nations as the ocean
—but Science has converted it into the most ex
peditious means •by which they may supply their
mutual wants. • Nothing is so violent as steam, or
so destructive as fire—yet art has made them sub
servient to the necessities, the comforts, and even
the elegancies able. What so hard, so cold, and
so insensible as Marble? yet the Sculptor can
warm it into life and bid it , express the tenderest
emotions. How variable is . color how swift is
light? and how empty is shade I—but the pencil of
a Raphael can give those fleeting things both a body
and a soul, and can confer upon them an imperish
able vigor,—a beauty that increases with age, and
which must continue to captivate generations.
How is it Chat Erben, at the Sign of the Striped
Coat can have his Clothing made and trimmed so
much better than the other Lancaster tailors and
yet sell far cheaper than the rest of the trade! His
clothing never rips, it is made of good material,
and the fit of his garments can't be excelled, and
the price this Spring is almost nothing. How can
he afford to sell so low, how does he do it 1 These
are questions often asked, and no doubt it seems
wonderful, especially to the, high price tailors,—
but, impossible as it may appear, he has neverthe- -
less succeeded in producing good Clothing cheaper
than ever before known in Lancaster, in fact quite
a revolution in prices; ;indigo it should be. The
public good demands still farther reform. No
-more dull plodding in time beaten track. This is
an age of progress. Innovation is the order of the
day, and the subscriber believing that the Art of
Clothing the human form was yet in its infancy
and susceptible of great improvement, has devoted
his entire energies to its perfection with a view to
the reduction of prices, so as to bring a line suit of
Clothes within the reach of all, and can confident
ly recommend the " SIGN OF THE STRIPED
COAT" as the cheapest Clothing Store in the
World.
• REUBEN ERBEN,
United States Clothing Store, No. 30 North Queen
Street, Lancaster, Penn'a.
Don't fbrget the place.
April 10, '49 6t-11
SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRUNK
LE.LIZZ72'OU(OMVo
NEW ESTABLISHMENT.—EranigvEt. Meirz-
GER, k until recently in the employ of Emanuel
Schaeffer, Esq.) begs permission to say to the public
that he has opened a New Shop, in Lancaster city,
two doors north of Col. Mavens Hardware Store,
and directly opposite Eauffman's Tavern, in North
Queen Street, where he will keep constantly on
hand, and manufacture to order, every description
of work in his line of business. His stock
consists of Patent Spring Saddles, Corn- I o i L A
mat do., Bridles, Carriage Harness of the i
latest patterns, Dearborn Harness, Wagon Geers,
Buffalo Robes, Fly Nets, Wimps, Hobby Horses,
Horse Blankets, 4-e., together with other articles
usually found at similar establishments.
He would invite particular attention to his stock
or HARNESS and TRUNKS '
as also to his stock of
New and Fashionable Saddles,
All manufactured by himself, of the highest style
of finish, and which for elegance and durability,
will compare with the work of any other establish
ment in the State.
The public are respectfully invited to call and
examine for themselves before purchasing elsewhere,
as he is determined to suit customers at the very
lowest prices. Flour, Wheat, Corn, Oats, Wood,
park, and all kinds of Country Produce will be re
ceived in exchange Mr work at the current market
prices.
N. B.—Particular attention will be paid to all
kinds of repairing, which will be done at the short
est notice, and in the best possible manner. The
subscdber solicits a share oh' public patronage.
ENIANU EL Al ETZGER.
- .
NI arch 27, '49 tl-9
Coach and Carriage
MANUFACTORY.
THE subscribers, formerly in the a
employ of G. B. Mowery, would i..ttreu .. ;„,4- . -
respectfully inform their friends and
the public generally, that they. lave taken the old
and well-known stand, corner of Duke and Orange
streets, where they are prepared to manufacture
every thing in their line, consisting of
COACHES, CHARIOTEES, ROCKAWAY,
BUGGY and YORK WAGONGS,
SULKEYS, PEDLAR WAGONS, SQUARE
BODY WAGONS, 4-c.
Of the latest and most improved patterns, which in
point of style, neatness, and durability, cannot be
surpassed by any other establishment in this section
of the country.
Particular attention will be paid to all kinds of
repairing, and work executed at the shortest notice
and on the inost ac.comoduting terms.
Orders for any description of Vehicle, will be
thankfully received and personally attended to.
All work warranted to be of the best materials and
workmahship. There are no apprentices employed
at this establishment. Call and see before purcha
sing elsewhere.
By moderate charges and strict attention to bus
iness, they hope to receive a reasonable share of
patronage. GEORGE DECKER,
. _
April 18
DANIEL A. ALTICK.
3m-11
Confectionary and Millinery.
MRS. H. KF.FFER respectfully informs the
public that she will continue the Confection
iry and Fruit business at the old and well-known
stand of her deceased husband, Benj. F. Keifer,
No. 6 East King Street, where she will constantly
keep on hand a large assortment of
CANDIES, CAKES, FRUIT,
of the best and most approved kinds. She hopes
that the patronage so liberally bestowed upon her
late husband will be extended towards her.
CANDIES Wholesale 12; cts; Retail 20 cts.
NIBS. H. KEFFER still continues the Millinery
business in all its branches, and has just returned
from Philadelphia with a large and beautiful
assortment of Silk Casing Bonnets, of newest
patterns, and a general assortment of Straw
Bonnets, Flowers, Ribbons, &c., which she offers
for sale upon the most liberal terms. Bonnets
whitened as heretofore in the best manner and upon
liberal terms. [april 24-tf-13 •
Agentii Wanted.
THE Lancaster County Bible Society wishes to
engage an agent for the purposes of selling and
distributing Bibles and Testaments in the county.
One who can speak the English and German Lan
guages will be preferred and a good salary given.
for his services. 0411 on
3.'W. HUBLEY,
Treasurer and Librarian of Lancaster County Bible
Society, 3d door above the Post Office.
February 20,249 4
Removal.
j E. HIESTER, Attorney at Law,
1 . , Has removed to the Office hitherto occupied
by Judge Champneye, a few doors west of the Lan
caster County Bank, in East Kipg Street.
.
April 3 )49 6m.10
Seitz's Safety Bridle Bit.
THIS is a safety Bridle Bit invented and secured
by Mr. Henry Seitz, of Marietta, Pa. This
Bit is expected to supersede eventually all others,
either for riding or driving, combining, as it does,
the common snaffle, so arranged with the 'pulley,
as to give any person perfect power over the most
vicious or frightened horse. It obviates the objec
tions made to the: severe bits now in use, which
from their painful action, often make a Spirited
horse rear, kick and try to run away. This tiit is
pleasant in its action on the mouth, causing no pain
whatever, and has the r_quisite power when'wanted
—no horse having been found able to resist it.
The operation is as follows: The rein is hooked
firmly to the saddle at A, passing through the loop
C, into the bit.over the roller at B, and securing it
fast to the ring D, which prevents it from drawing
back and forms the check rein now in use,"and to
which the driving reins are buckled and pass back
to the driver. For horseback, the loops and rings
are dispensed with, the rein being continuous, form
ing two reins, one of which is thrown oier the
saddle horn or strapped to thei pummel, and the
other to the rider's hand—both reins can pass thro'
the rings of a martingale. For ladies it is particu
larly recommended on account of its safety and
power, as a horse is by no means able to throw his
head sufficiently low to kick. For double harness
the reins should pass'from the Ist horse over to the
bit of the 2nd, through the bit and back to the
the saddle piece at G, of the Ist horse—platting
the reins as they cross each other between the
Horses have been successfully driven with this
bit, that were set aside as beyond managenient as
harness horses with ordinary severe bits, from the
habit or invariable practice of running away in spite
of the utmost endeavors of their driver—no* they
are good and serviceable horses.
The Bits are manufactured only by HALDEMAN
Si SEITZ, of Marietta, , Pa., who will attend to all
orders concerning the sale of the same. The
patent right of this invention has been secured, and
it is conning fast into use.
The undersigned is the Agent for Lancaster
county, of the above Bit, and feels warranted in
recommending it as a valuable invention. He would
refer to the following persons, who have it in use:
John Ferry, Manor; Henry Spiehlman, Jr., Stras
burg; Jacob Stahl, Dr. J. Cushman, Marietta.
There is no necessity to multiply references, as the .
Bit recommends itself, upon inspection. For sale,
wholesale and retail, at manufacturers' prices.
GEO. M. STEINMAN, Lancaster.
April 24, '49 *6m-13
A LARGE AND SPLENDID STOCK OP
. 00
DRY -.GOODS
FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER TRADE,
Now Opening at the Bee Hive, North Queen St.
rIHIS Stock of Splendid Goods is the largest
ever opened in this City, and is well deserving
a careful examination—as opportunities are now
made that in all probabiltiy may not be again tbr
ages.
LADIES DRESS GOODS.—Silks.-22 inch rich
! .'d Chameleon Ponlt de Soles.
Extra wide splendid quality Glace Poult de Soies,
the richest goods imported.
21 to 40 inch High Lustre Blk Gros de Rhines—
lower than ever offered.
A large variety of Styles of DRESS SI..ES from 371
cents upwards.
Printed Bereges and Brilliantines.—Rich Printed
Bereges, from 121 to 75 cts. Emh'd Mode Berege.
Bege. Changeable Jaspe Berege. Mosaic Jaspe
Berege. Metallique Berege. Rich emb'cl Jaconet
and Swisswhite grounds, cold, fin]. Mode
Toil Perlee, a new article.
Lawns.—Real French 4-4 Lawns, only 11l cts.
Gros, Odier & Co. Lawns. Hartman's Printed
Jaconet, &c.
Ladies Dress Goods.—The largest and most de
sirable variety in this city, every opportunity is
here given to snit the most fastidious.
White Goods for Ladies Dresses.—Swiss, Jaconet,
Mull, Cambric, Book and Nansoock Muslins—plain,
fig'd and embroidered.
French Linen Cambric Hdkfs.—Corded Border
French Linen Cambric Htikls, with a general as
sortment of other styles.
JUST OPENED.-1 Case Plain Bereges—green,
pink and blue. Plain Linen Lustres—Chameleon,
Plain and Fig'd.
4-4 French Ginghams only 121, cts.
Bajous First Quality Kid Gloves—summer shades.
Ribbons, Ribbons, Ribbons.—A large invoice of
New Styles Bonnets and Cap Ribbons. Rich new
styles Enitob Ribbons for the Neck. Neiv styles
Waist Ribbons, a beautiful assortment.
GENTLEMEN'S DRESS GOODS—every branch
complete, and every facility to give the greatest
bargains of the day.
New Style Cassimeres, Vestings, Pocket I-Idkfs.,
and Cravats, some of the richest designs.
A large lot new styles Parasols; French styles
—thin branch is very complete.
Blk and White Lace Capes—beautiful styles.
Splendid Blk Silk Laces--wide for trimming, &c.
Fringe and Gimp.
Calicoes for only 61 cts. that has never been
equalled.
Heavy 7-4 Table Diaper only 124 cts.
Veils—new styles. Paris Demi Veils.
The best fabrics of Ble'd and Unbl'd Muslins—
very cheap.
Tickings, Tickings,—great bargains.
Checks, a good article only 61 cts.
A complete assortment of Mourning Dress Goods:
Bereges, Ginghams, Mazatlans, Lawns, &c., &c.,
all very desirable.
Irish Linens—lrish Linens, the choicest fabrics.
Table Linens, Table,Cloths, &c., &c.
Persons purchasing their goods may rest satisfied
of their being, perfect, as they are all warranted.
NEW GOODS are received almost daily at this
establishment, and nothing left undone to render a
visit a pleasant, as well as a profitable one.
CHAS. E. WENTZ & BRO.,
Bee Hive, North Queen Street.
April 17, >49 12
Superior Packed Teas.
rf:)=") - 7,--:‘, HOSTETTER & BEATES, have just re
.ihipeived a supply of Jenkins and Company's
..;•:011 SUPERIOR PACKED TEAS,
and Will hereafter keep them constantly on hand.
They are neatly and securely packed with metallic
and paper envelope, in 1 1, and 1 lb. packs, with
their printed card on each—showing the kind of
Tea, price, name of the ConCern and depot in
Philadelphia. The prices range for
GREENS—Gunpowder 75, $1 00, $1 25, $1 50.
Imperial 50, 75, $1 00, Si 25, $1 50.
Hyson 50, 75, Si 00., $125.
Young Hyson 50;75, $lOO, $1 50.
BLACKS-371, 50. Fine and Extra Fine 175 cts.,
$lOO, $1 25, and $l5O.
These Teas are highly approved in every com
munity %here they are used—aud such a result
is to be expected every where, from the fact of the
advantages possessed by this Tea Company.
May 1, 1849. 3m-14
Cheap Clothing Store!
Sign of the BIG PANTS, North Queen St., nearly
opposite Michael's Hotel.
CAF.O. SPURRIER, thankful to his friends and
the public for past favors, would inform them,
that he has a very large stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
of his own manufacture, which he can warrant to
be welt-made and of good material. His stock of
Cassietear.s, and VEnnvos, is large and
selected with care which he will make up to order
for those who prefer leaving their measure.
lie has also a very large assortment of
FINE SHIRTS, SHAMS and COLLARS,
and a beautiful assortment of Fancy Silk 'Cravats,
all of which he will sell at the lowest prices.
Remember his Clothing is of his own manufacture,
and being a practical Tailor, he can warrant them
well-made. Don't mistake the place. Look out
for the BIG PANTS, then yOu are right.
GEO. SPURRIER, Tailor.
April 24, 1849. 3m713
“Tithe is Money” and "Economy
'is WCalth.”
THEREFORE, the Farmers ought to look to
their interests by examining the merits and
improvements in MONTGOMERY'S VERY Jurrcv
CELEBRATED FANNING MILLS.
The undersigned continue to manufacture at their
Shop, in Chesnut Street, a few 'doors West of the
Museum, and near WhitehilPs Foundry, in the
city of Lancaster, Fanning Mills greatly superior
to any ever before offered to the public, embracing
ad THEIR very latest improvements, among which
are the Double Screen and the better application
of the wind, so as to produce the most desirable
effect in cleaning grain of all kinds. Experience
of many years, great practical knowledge, and
strict personal application, enables us to say our
Fans are superior in every particular to any here
tofore in use.
Our attention is especially turned to fitting up,
and all work undergoes our careful personal inspec
tion'betbre leaving our shop.
In addition to our important improvements, our
fans are celebrated for their ease in working, and
the great expedition with which they clean all kinds
of grain, besides their superior finish warrant us in
saying they surpass all other mills manufactured,
and we confidently warrant them to give entire sat
isfaction upon trial.
"CORN PLOUGH."
We also call the especial attention of farmers,
to. KROUSER'S Patent Pennsylvania Buggy Coax
PLotiox, which are admitted to surpass all now in
use. Farmers wishing a first rate article of this
kind, will do, well to call and examine this, before
purchasing elsewhere.
Don't forget the place, a few doors West of the
Museum, where the undersigned will be pleased to
Wait on their friends and the public generally. All
Machines manufactured from the best material,
" AND WARRANTED."
J. MONTGOMERY & BROTHER,
West Chesnut Street, Lancaster.
6mo-11
BRUSHES : BRUSHES !!
JACOMROTHARMEL, thankful for past favors,
takes pleasure in announcing to the citizens of
Lancaster, that he still continues his
BRUSH STORE,
at the same stand, East King Street, in the city o
Lancaster, between Sprecher's and Swope's Hotels,
and immediately opposite Demuth's Snuff Manufac
tory, where he contemplates keeping a general as
sortment of BRUSHES, suitable for this market,
all of which are manufactured by himself, or under
his immediate inspection, such as clothes brushes,
hat, hair, tooth, hand, flesh, shaving, sweeping,
white-washing, scrubing, dusting, window, shoe
maker's, watchmaker's, varnish, paint, graining,
horse brushes, and all other kinds that are manu
factured by the trade, to which the attention of the
public is respectfully directed to call and look at.
No charge made for looking.
All orders from country merchants and shop
keepers attended to with promptness, wholesale
and retail.
COMBS of every description and at moderate
prices, constantly kept on hand. Also, a good
supply of first-rate B j 2 0 OM S.
Kr . The highest prices paid for country bristles
March 6, '49 3m-6
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
SADDLE, HARNESS AND TRIUNK.
MANUFACTORY.
At the well-known Establishment, corner of Centre
Square and East King St., Lancaster.
7•HE subscribers beg leave to return their thanks
for the very liberal patronage which they have
erceived, since they have been in business, and
would remind their customers and the public that
they are prepared to accommodate them on the
most reasonable terms, with the following articles:
Patent Steel Spring Saddles, Quilted Tea Colored
and plain Saddles, If the best quality ; Carriage,
Gig and Sulkey Harness ; Self-adjusting Pads' of
every description ; Carriage, Trotting, Sulkey and
Riding Whips of every style.
Water Proof, and an extensive assortment of Iron
bound, Box, Valliese, Hair and Travelling Trunks,
Travelling Bags and Ladies' Satchels; Buffalo
Robes, Horse Covers, and Hobby Horses and a great
variety of articles too numerous to mention.
They are also agents for Seitz's Patent Safety
Bridle Bit.
Just received a very large assortment of FLY
NETS, of the most approved styles.
Every article in their line will be furnished at the
lowest prices, and all kinds of COUNTRY PRODUCE
taken in exchange.
E. SCHAFFER & SON.
N. B. E. S. & Son have a large assortment of
their most approved WAGON WHIPS.
april 24 13-tf
Willow Street Turnpike Road.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Commissioners
named in the act of Assembly, incorporating
the 6, Willow Street Turnpike Road Company,"
will open Books for receiving subscriptions to the
capital stock of said company, on Monday, the 21st
of May next, at the public house of John M'Cart
ney, in Conestoga township, and at the office of W.
Carpenter, in North Queen street, Lancaster, which
will be kept open for five successive days, from 9
o'clock A. M. till 3 o'clock P. M. of each day.
.Two of the Comniissioners will he in attendance
at each place to receive subscriptions.
By order of the Commissioners.
april 24 . td-13
E. M. IAAIVIBRIGHT,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
HAS removed his establishment from his old
stand to one door below COOPERS, directly
opposite the Lamb Tavern, where he keeps con
stantly on hand Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, &c.,
which he is prepared to make up for customers,
after the newest and most approved fashions. He
is thankful for past favors, and will be grateful for
a continuance of public patronage.
april 24 6m-13
To my Creditors.
TAKE NOTICE, that I have applied to the
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the
County of Lancaster, for the benefit of the several
Acts of Insolvency, of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, made for the relief of insolvent debtors,
and that they have appointed the third Monday in
June next, at 10 o'clock A.M., at the Court House
in the City of Lancaster, for the hearing of myself
and creditors, when and where you may attend if
you think proper.
ABRAHAM TAYLOR.
3t-14
May 1, X 49
Bookbindery,
•
THE undersigned hereby returns his
sincere thanks to his respected pa-,
trons, and the public in general, forthe
liberal encouragement in his business, ft
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, 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 seneihoneys for them to
-my place in Germany, with perfect safety.
PHILIP C. RANNINGER.
ly-23.
July 4, 1848
Dr. A. G. Hulls' Trusses.
DOutde and Single Inguinal and Rotary Wedge
TRUSSES.
Also Hulls' Utero Abdominal Supporter.
THE attention of Physicians and the afflicted is
called to these celebrated instruments, of which
a large assortment has just been received by the
undersigned agent, which will be sold at consider
ably reduced prices. J. F. LONG,
Druggist, No. 8 North Queen st.
tf-5
Geo. W. Hunter,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE—North Queen Street, first door to the
right of John F. Long's Drug Store.
All kinds of Conveyancing, writing Wills, Deeds,
Mortgages, Accounts,' &c., will be attended to
with correctness and despatch.
April 3, 249
Ili oeftv.
THE MAY QUEEN
BY A. TENNYSON.
You mustmake and call me early, call me early,
mother dear;
, To-morrow will be the happiest time of all the
blithe New Year—
Of all the glad New Year, mother, the maddest,
merriest day ;
For I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to
be Queen co Ihe May.
There's many a black eye, they say, but none so
bright as mine;
There's Margaret and Mary, there's Kate and
Caroline;
But none so fair as little Alice; in all the land, they
say;
So I'm to be Queen the May, mother, Pm to be
Queen o' the May.
I sleep so sound all night, mother, that I shall
never wake
If ye do not call me Timid when the day begins to
break:
But I must gather knots of flowers, and buds and
garlands gay;
For I'm to be Queen•o' the May, mother, I'm to
be Queen o' the May.
Aa I came up the valley, whom think ye should I
see,
But Robin, leaning on the bridge beneath the hazel
,tree
He thought of the sharp look, mother, I gave him
yesterday,
But I'm to be Queen la , the May, mother, I'm to be
Queen of the May. .
He thought I was a ghost, mother, for I was all in
white;
And I ran by him without speaking, like a flash o'
light,
They call me cruel-hearted; but I care not what
they say—
For I'm to be Queen of the May, mother, I'm to be
Queen o' the May.
They say he's dying all for love; but that can
• never be:
They say his heart is breaking, mother what is
that to me?
There's many a bolder lad will woo me any sum
mer day;
And I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, Pm to
be Queen co the May.
Little Effie shall go with me, to-morrow, to the
green;
And you'll be there too, mother, to see me made
the Queen '
•
For the shepherd lads on every side will come from
far away;
And I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to
be Queen o' the May.
The honeysuckle round the porch has woven its
wavy bowers, •
And by the meadow-trenches blow the faint, sweet
cuckoo-flowers,
And the wild marsh-marigold shines like fire in
swamps and hollows grey ;
And I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to
be Queen o' the May.
The night-winds come and go, mother, upon the
meadow grass;
And the happy stars above them seem to brighten
as they pass;
There will not be a drop o' rain the whole o' the
livelong day;
And I'm to be Queen o' the May, mother s I'm to
be Queen o• the May.
So you must wake and call me early, call me early,
mother dear;
To-morrow will be the happiest time of all the glad
Ney Year:
To-morrow will be, of all the year, the maddest
merriest day;
For Pm to be Queen o' the May, mother, I'm to
be Queen o' the May.
Alisrellancous.
Popping the Question
There is nothing more appalling to a.modest and
sensitive young man, than asking the girl he loves
to marry him, and there are few who do not find
their morrd courage tasked to the utmost.
Many a man who would lead a forlorn hope,
mount a breach, and " seek the bubble reputation
even at the cannon's mouth," trembles at asking a
wottian the question which is to decide his fate for
ever. Ladies may congratulate themselves that
nature and custom have made them the responding
party.
In a matter which men have always found so
terrible, yet which, in one way or other, they have
always contrived in some awkward way to accom
plish, it is not easy to give instructions suitable to
every emergency.
A man naturally conforms to the disposition of
the woman he admires. If she be serious, lie will
approach the awful subject with due solemnity--if
gay and lively, he will try ; to make it an excelleut
joke—if softly sentimental, he must woo ner in a
strain of high wrought romance, and it severely
practical, he relies upon a straight forward common
sense.
There is one maxim of universal approbation.
Never lose an opportunity. What can a woman
think of a lover who neglects one? Women cannot
make direct advances, but they use infinite tact in
giving men occasion to make them. In every case
it is fair to presume that when a woman gives a
man an opportunity, she expects him to improve
it; and though he may tremble and feel his pulse
throbbing through every limb, though his heart
fills up his throat, and his tongue cleaves to the
roof of his mouth, yet the awful question must be
asked—the fearful task accomplished.
In the country, the lover is taking a romantic
walk by moonlight, with the lady of his love—
talks of the beauties of the scenery, the harmony
of nature, and exclaims—
" Ah, Julia, how happy would existence
.prove if
I always had such a companion."
She sighs, and leans more fondly on the arm that
tremblingly supports her.
" My dearest Julia, be mine forever."
This is a settler, and the answer, ever so inaudi
ble, makes or undoes him quite.
" Take pity on a forlorn bachelor," says another,
in a manner which may be either jest or earnest—
" Marry me at once and put me out of misery."
" With all my heart, whenever you are ready,"
replies the laughing fair. A joke carried thus far
is easily made earnest.
A point is often carried by taking a thing for
granted. A gentleman who has been paying atten
tion to a lady, says—
Well, Mary, when is the happy day?"
" What day, pray?" she asks with a conscious
blush.
" Why, everybody knqws we are going to get
married, and it might as well be one time as another;
so when shall it be ?"
Cornered in this fashion, there is no retreat.
"Jane, I love you! Will you marry me ?" is
somewhit abrupt, and frankly given. "Yes," is the
shortest and sweetest answer.
" Ellen, one word from you would make me the
happiest man in the universe."
" I should be cruel not to speak it then, unless it
a very bard one."
"It is a word of three letters : and answers the
question—Will you have me?"
The lady, of course, answers " Yes," unless she
happens to prefer a word of only two,letters, and
answers "No."
And so this interesting and terrible proCess, in
practice as simple as it is in :theory, is varied in a
hundred, ways according to the circumstances and
various dispositions.
The timid gentleman asks : " Have you any ob.
jections to changing your name ?" and follows this
up with another which clenches its significance,
" How will mine suit you?"
Another says: " Will you tell me what I most
wish to know ?"
" Yes, if I can." -
" The happy day when we shall be married."
Another says: "Eliza, we must do what all the
world evidently expects we shall."
All the world is very impertinent."
" I know it—lnit it can't be helped. When shall
I tell the parson to be ready?" •
As a general thin, a man need never be refused.
Every woman, extept a heartless coquette, finds
the means of discouraging a man whom she does
not intend to have, before the matter comes to a
point of declaration.
Slavery Among Insects.
,
The following singular facts are from "New
man's History.of Insects." They show that even
among creeping things, might subvert right, and
the strong tyrannise over the weak:--"The most
remarkable fact' connected with the history of ants
is the propensity possessed by certain species to
kidnap the workers of other species, and compel
them to labor for the benefit of the community,
thus suing them completely as slaves; and, ea far
as we yet know, the kidnappers are •red, or pale
colored ants, and the slaves, like the captured natives
of Africa, are of a jet black. The time for taking
slaves extends over a period of about ten weeks,
and never commences until the. male and female
' are about emerging from the pupa state; and thus
the ruthless marauders never jnterfere with - the con
tinuation of the species. This instinct seems spe
cially provided; for, were the slave ants created for
no other end than- .to till the station of slavery, to
which they appear to be doomed still, even that
office must frail, were the attacks to be, made on
their nest before the winged myriads have departed
or are departing, charged with the duty of contin
uing their kind. When the red ants are about to
sally - forth on a marauding expedition, they send
scouts to-ascertain the exact position in which a
colony of negroes may. be found. These scouts
havirig discovered the object of their search, return
to the nest and report their success. Shortly after
wards the army of red ants marches ffirth, headed
by a vanguard, which is perpetually changing; the
individuals which constitute it, when they have ad
vanced a little before the main body halt, falling
into the rear, and being replaced by others. This
vanguard consists of eight or ten ants only. When
they have arrived near the negro colony they dis
perse, wandering through the herbage and hunting
about, as aware of the propinquity of the objectflf
their search, yet ignorant of its exact position. At
last they discover the settlement; and the foremost
of the invaders, rushing impetuously to the attack,
are met, grappled with, and frequently killed by the
negroes on guard. The alarm is quickly commu
nicated to the interior of the nest; the negroes sally
forth by thousands; and the red ants rushing to the
rescue, a desperate conflict ensues, which, however,
always terminates in the defeat of the negroes, who
retire to the innermost recesses of their habitation.
Now follows the scene of pillage. The red ants,
with their powerful mandibles,lear open the sides
of the negro ant-hills, and rush into the heart of the
citadel. In a few minutes each invader emerges,
carrying in its mouth the pupa of a worker negro,
which it has obtained in spite of the vigilance and
valor of its natural guardians. The red ants return
in perfect order to their nest, bearing with them
their living burdens. -On reaching their nest, the
t
pupa appears to be treated precisely as their o .;
and the workers, whenthey emerge, perform he
various dirties of the community with the grea ..st
energy and apparent goodwill. They repair the
itest, excavate passages, collect food, feed the larv,r,
take the pupa; into the sunshine, and perform every
office which the welfare of the colony seems to re
quire. They conduct themselves entirely as if ful
filling their original destination."
From the Carlisle American Democrat
Character.
The most important possession for. man in his
intercourse with the world, is a good character.—
Riches may take to themselves wings and fly away
with the frowns of fortune—friends may prove
false; but so long as a man has within him the
consciousness of having done right, he has a trea-
sure tar superior to wealth or the esteem of those
who are friends in prosperity, but not even acquain
tances in the hour of 'adversity.
Without a good' character, all the blessings of
life must ever fail to produce that enjoyment which
is experienced by the humblest son of toil, who
knows that the world esteems him honest, and feels
that he is so. The world pays a certain kind of
deference to wealth and position, but real worth is
respected and esteemed even by those who are
themselves vicious. The upright man is honored
by the veriest rogue that lives. may affect, to
despise the man who labors day alter day to pro
cure the wants of life, when by a bold stroke of
rascality he might obtain wealth and ease; but in
his secret heart he knows that the humble honest
man in the possession of a clear conscience is the
owner cf a treasure worth all the ill-gotten gain
that might be acquired by a life of roguery.
But it sometimes happens that a good character
is not accompanied by a good reputation. Circum
stances may and often do occur to place the purest
and most.virtuous in a false and suspicious position.
At such a time it is a hard trial to continue to do
right, But the man who labors on with a firm de
termination to preserve a conscience void of offence
whatever the world may say, or however much he
may be slandered and maligned, will still be happier
than if driven to desperation, he enters upon a life
of crime.
Let the young man then, who wishes to go tbru'
the world pleasantly, preserve a good character.
That cannot be taken away from him however
much the world may injure his reputation. The
character is an actual possession. The reputation
is the credit a man sets for that po'ssession. A
poor man sometimes is esteemed rich, and a rich
man poor, by the world; but that does not change
his real position. Neither can the world take away
a good character by inventing false reports, or be
stow one by undeserved compliments to the merits
of an individual. A good chaf:.!eler is the best
capital a man can possess in life, and' .I.'e who has
it cannot tail of commanding success, Ih; wa Y ar
much, at times, the world may calumniat for'.
tune frown u oon him.. e!•-or
Don't Complain.
A merchant was one day returning from market.
Hs was on horseback, and behind his saddle was a
valise filled with money. The rain fell with vio
lence, and the good old man was wet to the skin.
At this time he was quite vexed, and murmured
because God had given him such hard weather for
his journey. He soon reached the border of a thick
forest. What was his terror on beholding on one
side of the road a robber, who, with levelled gun,
was aiming at him and attempting to fire; but the
powder being wet with the rain, the gun did not
go off, and the merchant giving spurs to his horse,
fortunately had time to escape. As soon as he
found himself safe, he said to himself, "how wrong
was I not to endure the rain patiently, as sent by
Providence! If the weather had.been dry and fair,
I should not probably be alive at this hour. The
rain which caused me to murmur came at a fortu-.
nate moment to save my life, and preserve the my
property."
The Axe.
The other day I was holding a man by a hand
as firm in outward texture as leather, and his sun
burnt face was as inflexible as parchment; he was
pouring fourth a tirade of contempt on those peo
ple who complain that they can find nothing to do,
as an excuse for beconiing idle loafers.'
Said I, "Jeff; what'do you work at? You look
hearty and happy; what are you at ?" 'Why,"
said he, " I bought me au axe three years ago, - that
cost me two dollars; that was all the money I had.
I went to chopping wood by the cord ; I have.done
nothing else, and have earned more than six hun
dred dollars; I have' rank no grog, paid no doctor,
and have bought me a farm in the Hoosier State,
and shall be married next week to a girl that has
earned two hundred dollars since she was eighteen.
My old axe I shall keep irrthedrawer, and buy me
a new one to cut my , wood with."
Atter I left him, I thought to myselt,."that axe,"
and "no grog !" They are two things to make a
man in this world. How small a capital! That
axe! And en a farm, and a wife the best of all.
—Weekly Mssengee.
Tax Passs,—The press is a messenger of truth.,
the herald of science, the interpreter of letters, the •
amanuensis of history, and the teacher of faturity.
Like the sun, it diSpells the gloom of night, irra
diates the shade of ignorance, and pours a flood of
knowledge on the world ; it dilateethe preceptions
of man, extends his intellectual-vision, inspires his -
heart with sensibility, and his mind with thought,
and endows him with past and present on3niscince
(humanly speaking,) it directs his way to the
temple of fame, and discovers to him the path by
angles trod to Zion's holy hill.
Beautywithout virtual]; a flower without perfume.
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