-- . -- 71, .. . • .. .. . . 1 . . ~,.. .. .. . . i ... . . ._. . . : - Y. -T : l ' o" ...... ..',-;:,•.: . : ll' • .'-.'. .' ' . ' - ''' ' , ~ • i . .. . .—. , . ;-• . `.l/ P ;LL_ _ .. .. .. , . : f., ,i, t- • 1 1 4-,t ~ • • .:l. .:, ~ - • i •. - --- -... ! - - - , 1, 1 • r ‘ - ' . ''.- -- il - , '. l 1• I !I f • ; IP , , ~. .- 1 I • / • . . . . . , . . . ~ VOL. L OLD DR. JACOB TOWNSEND, THE ORIGINAL DISCOVEREII. OF THE Genuine Townsend Sarsaparilla. fILD DR. TOWNSEND is now ahout7o years of J age, and has long been known as the author and discoverer of the Genuine Original Townsend Sarsaparilla. Being poor, he was compelled to limit its manufacture, by which means it has been kept out of market, and the sales circumscribed to those only who had proved its worth, and known its value. It had reached the ears of many, never theless, as those persons who had been healed o sore diseases, and saved from death, proclaimed its excellence and wonderful HEALING POWER. Knowing, many years ago, that he had, by his skill, science and experience, devised an article which would be of incalculable advantage to man kind when the means would be fUrnished to bring it into universal notice, when its inestimable virtues would be known and appreciated. This time has come, the means are supplied; this Grand and Unequalled Preparation is manutlictured on the lar gest scale, and is called for throughout the length and breadth of the land, especially as it is found incapable of degeneration or deterioration. Unlike young S. P.Townsend's, it improves with age, and never changes, but for the better; because it is prepared on scientific principles by a scientific man. The highest knowledge of Chemistry, and the Weir. discoveries of the art, have all been biought into requisition in the manufacture of the old Dr's Sarsaparilla. The Sarsaparilla Root, is well knOwn to medical men contains many medical ' properties and some properties which are imxt or useless, and others which it retained in preparing it for use, produce fermentation and acid, which is injurious to the system. Some of the properties of Sarsaparilla are so volatile, that they entirely evap orate and are lost in the preparation, if they are not preserved by a scientific progress, known only to those experienced in its manuthcture. Moreover, these volatile principles, which fly off in vapor, or as an exhalation, under heat, are the very essential medics! . properties of the root, which give to it all its value. Any person can boil or stew the root till they get a dark colored liquid, which is more from the col oring matter in the root than from anything,else ; they can then strain this insipid or vapid liquid, 'sweeten with sour molasses, and then call it " Sar saparilla Extract or Syrup. , ? But such is not the 'article known as the -. GENUINE OLD DR. JACOB TOWNSEND'S` SARSAPARILLA. • This is so prepared, that all the inert properties of the Sarsaparilla root are first removed, every thing capable of becoming acid or of fermentation, is extracted 8 rejected; then every particle or medical virtue is secured in a pure and conce.itra ted form; and thus it is rendered incapable of los ing any of its valuable and healing properties. -Pre pared in this way, it is made the most powerful agent in the CURE OF INNUMERABLE DISEASES. Hence the reason why we hear commendations on every side in its favor by men, women, and ' children. We find it doing Wonders in the cure of Consumption, Dyspepsia, and Liver Complaint, and in Rheumatism, Scrofula, Piles, Costiveness, all • Cutaneous Eruptions, Pimples, Blotches, and all affections arising from' IMPURITY OF THE BLOOD. It possesses a marvelous efficacy in all complaints arising from Indigestion, from Acidity of the Stom ach, from unequal circulation, determination of blood to the head, palpitation of the heart, cold feet and hands, cold chills and hot flashes over the body: It has not its equal in Colds and Coughs ; and promotes easy expectoration and gentle perspi ration, relaxing strictures of the lungs, throat, and . every other part. But in nothing is its excellence - more manifestly seen and acknowledged than in all kinds and stages of FEMALE COMPLAINTS. It works wonders in cases of Flour Albus or Whites, Falling of the Womb, Obstructed, Suppres sed, or PainfurMenses, Irregularity of the mens trual periods, and the like, and it.is effectual in curing all the forms of Kidney Disease. By removing obstructions, and regulating the general system, it gives tone and strength to the whole body, and thus cures all forms of Nervous Diseases and Debility, and thus prevents or relieves a great variety of other maladies, as Spinal Irrita tion, Neuralgia, St. Vitus' Dance, Swooning, Ep ileptic Fits, Convulsions, &c. It cleanses the blood, excites the liver to healthy action, tones the stomach, and gives good diges-• tion, relieves the bowels of torpor and constipation, allays inflammation, purifies the skin, equalizes the circulation of the blood, producing gentle warmth equally over all parts of the body, and the insensi ble perspiration ,• relaxes all strictures and tight ness, removes all obstructions, and invigorates the entire nervous system. Is not this then the medi cine you pre-eminently need 1 But can any of these things be said of S. P. 'fown send's inferior article ? This young man's liquid is not to be COMPARED WITH THE OLD DR'S, because of one Grand Fact, that the one is incapa ble. of Deterioration, and NEVER SPOILS, while the other does ; souring, fermenting, and blowing the bottles containing it into fragments; the sour, acid liquid exploding, and damaging other goods ! MUst not this horrible compound he pois onous to the system ? What! put acid into a sys tem already diseased with acid ? What causes Dyspepsia but acid I Do see not all know that when tbod sours in our stomachs, what mischief it produces? flatulence, heart-burn, palpitation of the heart, liver complaint, diarrhea, dysentary, colic, and corruption of the blood 1 What is Scrofiala -hut an acid humor in the body I What produces ail the_humors which bring on Eruptions of the Skin,Scald Head, Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, White Swelings, Fever Sores, and all ulcerations internal .and external? It is nothing under heaven but an acid substance which sours, and thus spoils all the fluids of the body, more or less. What causes Rheumatism bin a sour or acid fluid, which insinu ates itself between the joints and elsewhere, irrita ting and inflaming the delicate tissues upon which it acts t So of nervous diseases, of impurity of the blood, of deranged circulations, and nearly all the ailments which affect human nature. Now is it not horrible to make and sell, and 101 l nitely worse to use this Souring, Fermenting, Acid Compound of S. P. Townsend, and yet he would fain have it understood that Old Dr. Jacob Townsend's Genuine Original Sarsapa rilla, is an imitation of his inferior preparation. Heaven forbid that we should deal in an article which would bear the least resemblance to S. P. Townsend's article; and which should bring down upon the old Dr. such a mountain load of complain and criminatione from Agents who have sold, any. purchasers who have used S. P. Townsend's Fer . menting Compound. We wish it understood. because it is the absolute truth, that S. P. Townsend's article and old Dr. Jacob Townsend's Sarsaparilla are heaven-wide apart, and infinitely dissimilar; that they are unlike in every particular having, not one single thing in common. - As S. P. Townsend is no doctor, and never was, is no chemist, no pharmaceutist—knows no more of medicine - Or disease than any other common, unscientific, unprofessional man, what guarantee can the public have that they are receivinr, a genu ine scientific medicine, containing all the virtues of the articles used in preparing it, and which are incapable of changes which might render them the AGENTS of Disease instead of health. But what else should be expected from one who knows nothing comparatively of medicine or dis ease ! It requires a person of some experience to cook and serve up even a common decent meal. How much more important is it that the persons who manufacture medicines designed for Weak Stomachs and Enfeebled Systems should know well the medical properties of plants, the best manner of securing and concentrating their healing virtues, also an extensive system, and how to adapt remedies to these diseases! It is.horrible ; to think and to know how cruelly the afflicted are imposed upon by presumptuous men • for the sake of money ! Fortunes made out of the agonies of the sick! and no equivalent rendered the despairing sufferers ! For sale by J. GISH & BRO., Agents. Jan 9 49 SIT CIIRA .FUTURL EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMRANY OFFICE—No. 74 Walnut .treet, Philadelphia. President—JOHN W. CLAPHORN. Vice President—PETEß CULLEN. TRUSTEES: • Joseph T. Thomas, Edw. C. Markley, William Craig, , Robert Morris, George - isT. Diehl, Stephen R. Crawford, Peter Cullen, Alve E. Laing, Wm. G. Alexander, . William M. Baird, Wm. W. Haly, R. F. Loper, Clayton B. Lamb, Harry Conrad, Peter Rambo, Franklin Comly. H. G. TUCKETT, Secretary and Actuary. ... Capital s2so,ooo—Charter Pe'rpetual. Marie In. urance on Livei at their Office, in Philadelpha, and at their Agencies throughout the States, at the lowest rates of premium. 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 gfeater than have ever yet been derived from the system of Life Assurance; which reason and experience convinec 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, af 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 - olicy will be disputed, unless under an act of fraud by the assured, and after the same shall have•lieen 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 fraudulent, will not be deemed to vitiate the policy. The. travelling leave is extensive and liberal. Persohs insured for life have liberty to pass to and from the States of Virginia and Kentucky, and west of hue river Mississippi, between the first day of November and the first day of July foll Owing. And to pass from shy 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, June, July, August and September, free of charge; .luring remaining months of the year, 25 cents on each 8100 insured. The age of the assured will be adm:ttcd on the policy. It' the insured die in a duel, by hie own hands, or under sentence of the law, such death will not invalidate the policy, except so far twit 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 may be 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 hnother, the Company will be satisfied if the party sad, 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 knowleage or assent of the Company (there being no clause in the Equitable policies usual in the policies of MP -rust 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 lessexpense than would in any mutual office be charged for assuring the life for seven years. If the debt is nor PAID he 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 8100. (Without security or deferred note.) Age. Half Credit. Age. Half Credit. during 5 years. during 5 years. 90 40 '8146 25 9S 45 175 30 8109 50 213 35 1 25 55 2 64 The assured has to pay the premium in all cases in advance, and tins NO LIABILITY of any kind, sort or description. A deferred note is not neces sary to pei feet any operation, and none will be taken by the Company. Persons insuring should bear in mind that a pro missory note given to a MUTUAL OFFICE at com pound interest, soon amounts to more than the sum assured. Thus, 8100 per annum for 20 years at 6 per cent., would cause a DEDUCTION from the BUM 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, should be very much lower, than those or stock companies; YET THE EQUITABLE IS LOWER BY sIX TEEN PER CENT. THAN ANY MUTUAL OFFICE, and at the SAME RATES OF PREMIUM charged by the "New York Life," "The- 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 the payments cease altogether after twenty-one years. Annual Premium payable during Twenty-one years only, for an assurance of $lOO at death. Age. An . paym't. Age.A - n.paymq. Age. An.paym , t. 20 $1 77 35 $2 75 '5O $4 60 25 204 40 320 55 576 30 2 86 45 3 73 60 7 00 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 OrricEs are all on the highest scale, (and by their own ad vertisements) much beyond what is requisite for the 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 WHOLL , ' CONTINGENT AND REMOTE PROMISE, for it is self-evident, and cannot for a moment be ques tioned, they must suffer loss by .every insurer who dies before the amount paid by him in premiums, with the accumulated interest, shall be equal to the amount of his policy—nevertheless, in the Mu tual Offices the " profits" (???) 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 good and really profitable investment for capital, beside a vote for each share. This action the Trustees conceive must commend itself to the judg ment of every unbiassed 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 combination presented by no other office than the Equitable Life Insurance Company. THE ACTUAL MONEY BONUS given by the Equi table, saved, is upwards of 15 per cent., at the time of effecting the insurance; OR IN ACCORDANCE with the SCRIP BONUS OF A MUTUAL OFFICE; THE SAVING IS EQUAL TO TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY PER LENT. PROFIT SCRIP (?) 0:Z: 0- 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. } Medical Examiners. J. B. BIDDLE,M. D. - })e" In attenance daily from 12 to 2 o'clock. Treasurer—F. W. RATTLE. Bd/iCitOr—WM. W. HALL Actuary—H. G. Tocrtnrr. GEO. A. MILLER, Agent for Lancaster, Penn's April 17 749, Salt ! Salt I GROUND ALUM, FINE AND DIARY SALT for sale in lots to suit purchasers, by duns 12-2m-So] W/LLIAMS St CLARKSON. " THAT COUNTRY IS THE MOST PROSPEROUS, WHERE LABOR COMMANDS THE GREATEST REWARD."—Bucrutrezt. CIT Y OF LANCASTER, TUESDAY. MORNING, AUGUST 7, 1849. Greatest Agricultural Improvement of the Age PATENTED, NovEMBEIL 4, 1846, TO H. W. §MITE, 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. Id, An equal distribution of any given quantity of seed covered at an uniform depth. 3d, A saving of labor, as 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 tly. 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 plant any given quantity of per acre at any required depth. This machine is made with moveable . teethat 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 Office. H. W. SMITH, Patentee. AGENTS—War. KIRKPATRICK, Lancaster City. A. K. & A. L. WITMER, Paradise. lC Revolving Horse-Rakes for sale at the above places, and at J. RUMPE & Co.'s Hardware Store, Columbia. April 10, '49 6m-11 Sprecher & Rohrer's Cheap Bard- Ware Store. ARDWARE, Glass, Paints,Oils, and Varnishes ja . at that long established stand, East King st Lancaster, formerly occupied by Howett & Krieder, a few doors east of the Court House, next door to the Drug Store of Jaime Smith, and opposite Geo. Messenkop's Hotel, which they have recently taken and where they will carry on the business. They most respectfully beg leave to invite the attention of their friends and acquaintances to their stock of Hardware, which they have just opened and will sell at the most 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 full and complete assortment of household utensils. Determined to spare no pains to accommodate purchasers, and by steady adherence to business, they expect tO , merit a continuance of the liberal patronage thus far bestowed upon them. GEORGE D. SPRECHER, REUBEN SPROHRER. Old Metal and Flaxseed taken in exchange for goods. jan 150 Notice to Distillers, AND ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN WHEREAS, I, Jacob Weitzel, of the city of Lancaster, coppersmith, have received by let ters Patent, recorded in the Patent office in the city of 'Washington, certain useful improvements in the construction of Stills; which improvements consist of an additional tub, called a dr : Ong tub, which is placed partly above the still, Ir which tub the doubler is inclosed, the beer which is pumped into the upper tub passes down by a plug pipe into the doubling tub, where it is brought to a boiling state before it is let into the still, which pipe is opened or stopped when requisite by means of a plug made of wood, copper, or any other material. What I claim as my improvements are the above described doubling tub and the plug by which the beer passes from one tub to the other, or from the tub into the still. Having received information,amounting to proof, that my patent for the above described improve ments has been violated by several distillers in this county and in various other places, I hereby give notice, that unless those persons who have made use of my invention, or have it now in use, without being authorized by me, come forward and make full reparation for having infringed my patent right, on or before the first day of March neat, suit will be instituted against all and every such person or persons. JACOB WEITZEL. Feb. 22, 1848 SAVINGS INSTITUTION, MONEY LOST—BY NOT CALLING AT Pinkerton cS' Snickz's. ()OR fiiends and the public will please read, being that we have just received a splendid assortment of DRY GOODS, &c., which we will sell as low and perhaps a little lower than can be had elsewhere. The style and quality cannot be excelled by any other store in the city. We most cordially invite all to call and examine our stock of ,DRY GOODS, Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, &c., Changeable and Plain and Satin Stripe Alpacas, De Loins of various shades, Linen Lustre, Lawns, Gilighams, Calicoes, Hosiery, Gloves, Bleached and Unbleached Muslins with a' variety of other foreign and domestic Dry Goods. Groceries and Queensware, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Molasses, with every article in the grocery line. Oranges, Lemons, Figs, Rai sins, Candies, Almonds, Filberts, Cream and Ground Nuts, &c. Baskets—French and other travelling, also mar keting Baskets, with or without covers, Basket Carriages, Chairs, &c. MACKEREL 150 Bbls. 1 and 1 bbls. of the choicest brands— Mackerel warranted. TOBACCO AND SEGARS wholesale and retail We would especially invite the attention of all who wish to purchase articles at the lowest possi ble prices to call at No. 80 North Queen St., under the Museum, two squares from the Court House. PINKERTON & SMELTZ. April 3, '49 ly-10 850 DR. HUNTER will forfeit $5O, if failing to cure any case of Secret Disease that may come under his care, no matter how long standing or afflicting. Either Sex are invited to his private rooms, 38 North Seventh St., PHILA., without fear of interruption by other patients, as thousands are cured yearly by his practical experience and great remedies. Strangers and others who' have been unfortunate in the selection of a Physician, are so licited to call on the Doctor. Hon RED DROP and his SPECIFIC act like magic in diseases of this class. READ AND REFLECT.—The afflicted would do well to reflect before trusting their health, hap piness, and in many cases their lives in the hands of Physicians ignorant of this class of maladies. :it is certainly impossible for one man to understanu all the ills the human family are subject to. Every respectable Physician has his particular bran& , in which he is more successful than his brother pro fessors, and, therefore, to that he devotes more of his time and study. Dr. HUNTER is known to be the most successful practitioner in the United States in diseases of the sexual organs. YEARS OF PRACTICE exclusively devoted to the study and treatment of gleet, stricture, effects of.solitary habits, ulcers upon the body, throat, nose or legs, pains in the head or bones, mercuritl rheumatism, gravel, irregularities, climate, or im purities of the blood, whereby the constitution has become enfeebled, enables the Doctor to offer spee dy relief to all who may place themselves under his care. Office open during the week from '1 A. M until 9 P. M. On Sundays the office will close at 2 P. M. Dec 12 , 48 Iy_46 W. Whiteside, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 10 AS removed to the office formerly occupied 11 I by E. C. Reigart, Esq., in West King street, 3d house below Mr. Reed's Tavern April 10 Removal. T E. HIESTER, Attorney at Law, 1. Has removed to the Office hitherto occupied by Judge Champneys, a few doors west of the Lan caster County Bank, in East King Street. April 3, 49 Dr. M. M. Moore, Dentist. e . TILL continues to perform a. operations on the I.J TEETH upon terms to suit the times. Office North Queen street, opposite Kauffman's Hotel. april 19 New Goods AT ERBEN , S CHEAP STORE! In the National House Building ANOTHER SUPPLY of elegant SUMMER GOODS just received, which will be sold lower. than ever ! • Lawns! Lawns! Every description of style from to 50 cts. Bareges! Bareges! Beautiful French Goods, selling from 121 cts. upward. Linen Lustres! Linen Tissues! Bareges! 4.c., new and handsome styles at reduced prices. White Dress Goods! Plain,Figured, Striped and Plaid. Book Muslins from 12b to 371 cts., cheaper than ever before sold. Ginghams ! kinghams ! an endless variety— VERY cheap andorast alors. Parasols! Parasolk_, The most complete assort ment in this city. Every color, style, quality and price. Mantilla Silks, Fringes and Gimp, Sacking Linens, Braids, 4w., 4w., Bonnet Ribbons, Blonds, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery, new styles and low prices, with a general assortment of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vesting; Summer Cloths, Linen Drillings, Tweeds, 4w., 4w. China Pearl, Braid and Palm Hats a new lot very cheap. Rich embossed Piano and Table Covers—Scarlet and Black and other colors. Give a call and you will find a complete assort ment of CHOICE GOODS at prices that will no fail to please. CHAS. M. ERBEN & BROTHER. June 5, 1849. tf-16 HORACE F. ASH. ISAAC R. DILLER Laud and General Agency Office, AT THE CAPITAL OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF SPRINGFIELD. To non-residents owners of Illinois Lands—Holders of Illinois Indebtedness, aid all persons desirous of purchasing State lands with Illinois scrip or bonds. THE undersigned would respectfully inform the public, that they have established in this City —the capital of the state of Illinois—a Land and General Agency Office for the transaction of all business appertaining thereto, within the limits of the State. All transactions relative to the purchase and sale of lands, examining lands and reporting their loca tion, anvantages and value, paying taxes, redeem ing land sold for taxes, investigating titles, &c., buying and selling all descriptions of state indebt edness, this and every other description of business attached to a General Land Agency on the most extended scale, will be promptly and faithfully attended to, ASH & DILLER SPRINGFIELD, March 14, '49. REFERENCES Hon. James Buchanan, - Lancaster, Penn'a. " Benj. Champneys, " Reah Frazer, Esq., " r, Wm. NI athiot, Esq., " Roland Diller, Eeq., New Holland, Penn'a Gabriel Davis, Esq., " c, i, Hon. Daniel Sturgeon, U. S. Senate. " Jae. Cooper, CC 6C James Fox, Esq., Harrisburg, Penn'a. Gen. Robert Patterson, Philadelphia, " " Adam Diller, r., Jos. L. Chester Esq., ‘, ‘, Col. S. W. Black, Pittsburg, His Ex'l A. C. French, Governor Illinois. Hon. Thos. H. Campbell, Auditor " John Moere, Treasurer " " S. H. Treat, Judge Supreme Court " Lyman Trumbull, ,i " J. Dean Caton, ,c April. 7, 1849. 11 Conestoga Foundry. STOVES! STOVES!! STOVE4S!!! 2000 STOVES on hand, comprising the best assortment ever kept in Pennsylvania. The following list includes a part of the most pop ular kind:— Hathaway's Improved Cook Stoves. Buck's Superior Cook do. The very celebrated "Victory ,, do. The " Paragon> , Cook do. Also, a new Cooking Stove, called the "Farmer." Application has been made by the proprietor for Letters Patent for this stove, which he has desig nated "THE FARMER," in view of its complete adaption to the wants and uses of this class of the community. It has been constructed with great care, upon the most scientific and approved princi ples, and bids fair to become the most celebrated Cooking Stove in the country. In addition to the above, the subscriber has an assortment of other COOKING STOVES adapted to the use of coal or wood, such as the "Complete Cook," the "Parlour Cook," &c., &c., with all sizes of NINE PLATE WOOD STOVES, and a large variety of COAL STovr.s for parlours, dining rooms and offices. The proprietor of the Conestoga Foundry has purchased the right for manufacturing and selling the Hathaway and Buck's Patent Cook Stove for Lancaster county. The castings at this foundry are made of the best No. 1 Codorus and Conowingo Iron, long celebra ted for strength. KYAII kinds of CASTINGS made to order; irr Stoves will be sold and orders for castings received either at the Foundry or at the store of the subscriber in East King Street, a few doors Irons the Court House in the city of Lancaster. June, 13, , 48-20-tf.] C. KIEFFER. Schteneck Coach Manufactory. largHE subscriber respectfully informs his friends 111 and customers, that he has now on hand a e stock of CARRIAGES, BUGGYS and ROCKAWAYS, of the most approved Eastern patterns, trimmer in the neatest and newest style, and of workmanship that will be sure to recommend itself. Orders for carriages will he punctually attended to, and de livered at any place that may be. requested. The subscriber is resolved to do his utmost to please his customers, and in regard to cheapness he is re solved not to be undersold by any shop in the state. He invites his friends to call and examine his work before purchasing elsewhere.. He also returns thanks to his customers in different counties, who have so well supported him, thus far. Old carriages and produce taken in exchange for new ones,—and all kinds of repairs executed with cheapness and expedition—such as, painting and trimming old carriages. All kinds of Blacksmith and Wood work, belonging to my business, will be executed. Lettere must be addressed to JESSE REINHOLD, Schceneck P. 0., Lancaster County. May 1, 1849. 6m-14 SHENK & LONG'S Coal and Lumber Yard. rrt HE subscribers 'have taken the Coal Yard on 1. Prince Street, in the city of Lancaster, lately owned and occupied by Messrs. B. & J. Reinhold, .where they intend keepin g a general assortment of COAL FOR FAMILY USE, such as Lykens , Valley, Baltimore Company, Pine- Grove, Shamokin, Pittston, &c., with a great variety of Coal for lime-burning and Sulphur Coal for smithing. Also, a gencral ASSORTMENT OF LUMBER, will he kept constantly; on hand. Raving made ar rangements with the Saw l\ ills, every kind of bill stuff will be furnished at the shortest notice. It is the intention of the subscribers to give their personal atte , ation to the Misiness; and their object will be at all. times to please and accommodate all who may favor them with their custom, pledging themselve a to sell as low as any others in the city of Lancaster or its vicinity,. Now is the time for Bargains] B. F. SHENK, R. H. LONG. irr In retiring from business, our friends and the public generally have our thanks for the very libe ral patronage they bestowed upon us while in busi ness, and hope the same:may be extended to our successo rs, Messrs. Shenk & Long, as we are confides t they will merit the confidence of the public. B. & J. REINHOLD. May 27, '49 1S A LEXANDER L. HAYES, ATTORNEY AT LAW: Office.--West King Street, next door below C. Hager & Son's Store. January 9, ,49 GEORGE W. M , ELROY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Offers his professional services to the public. Office in. Centre Square, in the room formerly occupied by M. Carpenter, Mayor. [May 1,349-14 JOHN A. HIESTAND, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office in West King Street, fourth door West of Peter Reed's Hotel, Lanca*ter. anqatter. May 15, 1849. *6m-15 ~J~e#rn. DOUBT NOT When the day of life is dreary, And when gloom thy Course enshrouds— When thy steps are lanai and weary, And thy spirit dark with clouds, Steadfast still in thy well doing,, Let thy soul forget the past— Steadfast still, the right Pursuing, Doubt not! joy shall come at last. Striving still, and onward pressing, Seek not future years to know, But deserve the wished fdr blessing, It shall come, though It be slow, Never tiring—upward gazing— Let thy fears aside be cast, And thy trials tempting,ibraving— Doubt not! joy shall come at last Keep not thou thy soul regretting, Seek the good—sparn evil's thrall, . Though thy foes thy lath!, besetting, Thou shalt triumph o'er them all. Though each year but bring thee sadness, And thy youth be fleeting fast, There'll be time enough for gladness— Doubt not! joy shall come at last. His fond eye is watching o'er thee— His strong arm shall be thy guard— Duty's path is straight before thee, It shall lead to thy ressard. But thy ills thy faith made stronger, Mould the future by the past— Hope thou on a little longer, Doubt not ! joy shall cbme at last. Aliscellaricono. From Ileadleyte Adirondack, or Lifo in the Woods. Singular CoUrtship. The other day I took a heavy boot to a shoe maker, or mender, to be repaired before I set forth on a new expedition, of which I was told a capital anecdote. An English emigrant who had settled down in a remote part of the forest, where he cleared a little space about him and built a log hut. He had been there but a year or two when one day as he was absent in the woods with his eldest daughter, his hut took :rrg and burned down. His wile was sick, but she Managed to crawl out, taking the straw bed on which she lay with her. At evening the husband returned to find his house in ruin. It was a winter night, and the snow lay deep on the ground. Calling aloud, he heard a faint voice reply, and going in the direction from which. it came, found his wife stretched on the bed in the snow. Getting together a Jew boards left from the conflagration, he Made shelter over her. That night she was safely delivered of a child which survived and is now living. But under the exposure and excitement together, the husband took a violent cold, which having fastened on his lungs and being resisted by no medical treatment what ever, terminated in the consumption. He however reared another hut, and during the summer a young settler came in and purchased a tract near by him. His being the only family within a long distance, this backwoodsman often pissed the evening in their society. It was not long Before he discovered that his neighbor could not long survive, for the most ignorant in this region knew all the symptoms of pulmonary disease which carries off three-fourths of those who die. Accompanying this conclusion came naturally the reflection what would become of the wile, and as she was rood looking and in dustrious he thought he could not do better than to marry her himselt. Acting under this conside ration, he mentioned , the matter to her, remarking that her husband could not live long, and asking it she would marry him after he was dead. She replied that she had no objection at all if "her husband was willing!' He said he had no doubt on that point, 'and he would speak to him about it. He did so, and the husband unhesitating ly gave his consent, adding that he was glad she would be so well provided for after his death. So when winter approached, the young settler would come and "court" the prospective widow, while the dying husband lay and coughed on the bed in the corner. Now there was not much sentiment in this, I granted, but there is a vast deal of philosophy. It was rather cool on her part, to be sure, but vastly sensible on his. What could his wife and children do there in the woods, without a protector? The toughest part of the proceeding, and that which no doubt tested the backwoodsman's philosophy the severest, was the courtship. To lie gasping for breath in one part of the room, and see the young, athletic and healthy backwoodsman and his wife sitting together by the fire, and know that after a few more painful weeks, he, would occupy that place permanently, and yet bear it patiently, re quired a good deal of stamina. Especially must the reflection that they were both very anxious to have him take his departure, have been rather a bitter pill to swallow. I go into all these little particulars you know to show the character of my hero to the best advantage-;--the heroine speaks for herself. These two interesting personages were my shoemaker and his wife."' Economy of Farming. In every department dindustry, except that of the farmer, special effort is made to cheapen the expense of producing articles of manufacture.— This has resulted in diminishing also the price at which articles are sold, though the profits to the manufacturer, from the extensiVe sale of his articles, are larger than formerly. Why, then, may it not with propriety be asked, doeslthe farmer in most instances continue in the beaten track of olden time, instead of availing himelf of the facilities which have been furnished hini for cheapening the cultivation of his farm? Hovi many farmers con tent themselves with a preparation for a single crop, instead of adopting a system of manuring that will, by a proper rotation,' be available for a succession of crops. How little attention is given, after all, to systems which hate been adopted, by which the products of many farms have been large ly increased, and the expenses bt cultivation, by the use, of improved implements and the right use of manures, have been very materially lessened. Now it must be evident that any farmer who does not avail himself of the means within his reach, and thus economize the expenses of his farm, is pursuing a course that must!result in great loss, and in permanent injury. It may be 'said, and doubtless truly, that this deficiency arises from want of information. But are not of agricultural jour nals published at such rates as to bring not only one, but several within the means of every farmer? and can it be excusable in a farmer to make his ignorance his apology, when necessary means of information are placed within his reach? Our farmers read far too little of what is going on in the world around them. In the pages of our agri cultural journals, in the proceedings of our agri cultural societies, information is afforded that would enable one of these farmers greatly to increase his income, whilst at the same time his farm would be rising in value and increasing in fertility. Let me then urge upon the farmers of our country to patronize liberally the agricultural press. Give to their columns the results of experience on their every farm—add to the usefulness of these works by contributing the results of their observations— and thus make these papers what the editors desire them to be, the repository of the experience of practical farmers. Were this done, I doubt not economy in the management of the farm would prevail everywhere, as it now does in comparatively few localities. Much might be accomplished toward attaining the object suggested, economy, if the farmer should become as systematic in his accounts with his farm as he is with individuals. lam pleased to learn that many of our farmers are adopting this system in their operation. Not long since I was permitted to look at a farmer's account for the year; and I found a statement, with all the necessary facts to substantiate it, of the expense of all his crops--- that is, what each had cost him per bushel. Thus, wheat 38 cents, oats 13, barley 29, beans 37, &c. Now who cannot see that this farmer can at once determine whether the course he is pursuing is the one best for "his interest, or whether a change is necessary 7—and, if so, he knows where to make it. From the tiew York Atlas. The Covenanterle Night Hymn and The following beautiful poem—and we hesitate not to say that it possesses merits equal to those of any poem that has graced the pages of English literature, since the introduction of the art of print; ing--originally appeared in Blackwood's Magazine. It is from the pen of an anonymous writer, who is known to the readers of that celebrated Magazine by the signature of" Delta." The poem is illustrative of the privations and sorrows that were endured by the Scotch Covenan ters, in the earlier days of their existence, as a re ligious sect ; when, hunted like wolves they fixed thir homes, and their temples, in which they sought to worship the only true and living God, among the crags and cliff's and glens of Scotland. Although it be true, it has been justly remarked by a late historical writer, that the Covenanters, both in their preachings from the pulpit, and their teachings by example, frequently proceeded more in the spirit of fanaticism than of sober, religious feeling, and that in their antagonistic ardor, they did not hesitate to carry the persecutions of which they themselves so justly complained, into the camp of the adversary—sacrificing, in their mistaken zeal, even the ennobling arts of architecture, sculp ture and painting, as adjuncts of idle worship—still it is to be remembered, that the aggression emana ted not from them ; and that the rights they con tended for were the most sacred and invaluable that man can possess—the freedom of worshiping God according to the dictates of conscience. They sincerely believed that the principles which they maintained were right; and their adherence to these with unalterable constancy, through good report and through bad report—in the hour of privation and suffering, of death—in the silence of the prison cell, not less than in the excitement of the battle field—by the blood-stained hearth,• on the scaffold, and at the stake—forms a nobler chapter in the history of the human mind—of man as an accoun table creature. It should be recollected that these religious per secutions were not mere things of a day, but wei e continued through at least three entire generations. They extended from the accession of Janies VI to the English throne, down to the revolution of 163 S almost a century, during which many thousands perished. In reference to the following stanzas, it should be remembered that, during the holding of their conventicles—which frequently in the more trou blesome times, took place amid mountain solitudes, and during the night—a sentinel was stationed on some commanding height, in the neighborhood, to give warning of the approach of danger: Ho ! placid watcher of the hill, What of the night I—what of the night ? The winds are low, the woods are still, The countless stars are sparkling bright; From out this heathery moorland glen, By the shy wild-fowl only trod, We raise our hymn, unheard of men, To Thee ! an omnipresent God! Jehovah ! though no sign appear, Through earth our aimless path to lead, We know, we feel Thee ever near, A present help in time of nee.d— Near, as when pointing out the way, For ever in thy people's eight, A pillared wreath of smoke by day, Which turned to fiery flame at night! Whence came the summons forth to go ? From thee awoke the warning sound, "Out to your tents, 0 Israel ! Lo! The heathen's warfare girds thee round ! Sons of the faithful! up—away ! The lamb must of the wolf beware ; The falcon seeks the dove for prey ; The towler spreads his cunning snare!" Day set in gold ; !twas peace around— 'Twee seeming peace by field and flood: . We woke, and on our lintels found The cross of wrath—the mark of blood. Lord ! in thy cause we mocked at fears, - We scorned the ungodly's threatening words, Beat out our pruning-hooks to spears, And turned our plowshares into swords ! Degenerate Scotland ! days have been, Thy soil when only freedom trod— When mountain crag and valley green Poured forth the loud acclaim to God ! The fire which liberty imparts, Refulgent in each patriot eye, And graven on a nation's heart, The Wonn—for which we stand or die ! Unholy change I The scorner's chair Is now the seat of those who rule ; Tortures, and bonds, and death, the share Of all except the tyrant's tool. That faith in which our father's breathed, And had their life for which they died— That priceless heir loom they bequeathed Their sons—our impious foes deride ! So we have left our homes behind, And we have belted on the sword, And we in solemn league have joined, Yea! covenanted with the Lord, Never to seek those homes again, Never to give the sword its sheath, Until our rights of faith remain Unfetter'd as the air we breathe ! 0 Thou who rulest above the sky, Begirt about with starry thrones, Cast from the Heaven of Heavens thine eye Down on our wives and little ones— From Hallelujahs surging round, Oh ! for 'a moment turn thine ear, The widow prostrate on the ground, The famished orphans' cries to hear! And thou wilt hear! it cannot be, That Thou wilt list the raven's brood, When from their nest they scream to Thee, And in due season send them food ; It cannot be that thou wilt weave The lily such superb array, And yet unfed, unsheltered, leave Thy children—asking less than they. We have no hearth—the ashes lie In blackness where they brightly shone ; We have no homes—the desert sky Our covering—earth our couch alone ; We have no heritage—depriven Of these, we ask not such on earth; Our hearts are sealed ; we seek in heaven For heritage, and home, and hearth 0 Salem, city of the saint, And holy men made perfect! we Pant for thy gates, our spirits faint Thy glorious golden streets to see ; TO mark the rapture that inspires The ransomed, and redeemed by grace ; To listen to the seraph's lyres, And meet the angels face to face ! Father in Heaven ! we turn not back, Though briars and thorns choke up the path; Rather the torture of the rack, Than tread the winepress of thy wrath. Let thunders crash, let torrents shower, Let whirlwinds churn the howling sea, What is the turmoil of an hour, To an eternal calm with Thee I 151=1!!III . Rising early is a habit of high importance to fix in children; and in forming it there is tar greater facility than in other cases. There is a natural propeqpity in children generally to early rising, which needs only to be gratified and encouraged They usually retire to bed some time before their parents, and at daylight or at least sunrise, are generally awake and anxious to rise Many of them are actually bred up with. difficulty to the habit of taking a morning nap, which ',when once formed, generally prevails through life. Let his father den) himself so far as to retire early and become an early riser also. His health, enjoyment, and usefulness, he may depend upon it, will be perceptibly benefited. And this may be connected with another preventive disease—active employ ment. The morning is the season for activity; the frame, invigorated by repose, is prepared for exer tion, and motion gives pleasure. The pure atmos phere, so much more bracing than at other hours, so much sweeter and :more exhilirating than the air of a confined chamber, has been prepared to be breathed, and like all nature's medicines, it is supe rior to any which science can produce. Early rising and early exercise may more properly be called food than medicine, as they are designed for daily use, and to protect us from disease rather than to remove it. Everything except mere sloth, invites us—nay, requires us—to train up oar chil dren to use them. The morning is the most favorable season for exercising the frame, as well as for making useful impressions on the mind and heart; and whoever tries to conduct the education of his child independently of this practice, will lose tome of the most favorable opportoalties. Prayer - . Health of Children. A Man who Never saw a Woman. From "Visits to Monasteries in the LevaM,7 a vesy,entertaining bOok of travels, by Robert Cru son, tve make the annexed extract: "He was a magnificent looking man, of thirty or tlairtY•five,years of-age, with large eyes and long black hair and beard. As we sat together in the evening in the ancient room; by the light of the dim brazen lamp, with deep shades thrown across his face and figure, I thought he would have made an - admirable study for Titian or Sebastian del Piom boo. 1 : In the course of conversation, I foundthat he had learned Italian from another monk, having never been out of the peninsular of Mt. Athos.— His parents and most of the inhabitants of the vil lage where he was born—some where in Rolinelia, but its name or position he did not knowhad been massacred during some revolt or disturbance. So he had been told, but remembered nothi:ig about it; he hid been educated iii this or one of the other monasteries, and his whole life had been pasted on the Holy Mountain, and this, he said, was the case with many other monks. He did not remember his mother, ,and did not seem quite sure that he ever had one, he had never seen a woman, nor.had he any idea what sort of things women were, or what they looked like. He asked me whether they resembled the pictures of the Panagia, the Holy Virgin, which hang in every church. Now those who are conversant with the peculiar conVentional representation of the Blessed Virgin in, the picture of the Greek church, which are all exactly alike, stiff, hard and dry, without any appearance of life or emotion, will agree with me that they do not afford a very favorable idea of the grace or beauty of the fair sex, and that there was a difference of appearance between black women, Circassians, and those,of the other nations, which was, however, difficull in describe to one who had never seen a lady O f any race. He listened with great interest while' 'I told him that all women were not exactly like the pictures he had seen, but I did not think it charitable to carry on the conversation farther, al though the poor monk seemed to have a strong in clination to know more of that interesting race of beings from whose society he had been so entirely debarred, I often thought afterwards of the singu lar lot of this manly and noble-looking monk, whe ther he is still a recluse, either in the monastery or in the' mountain farm, with its little moss grown Chapel, as ancient as the days of Constantine—or whether he had gone out into the world, and ming led in its pleasures and its cates." , Cattle Trade of the West. An interesting and true, though very brief, ac count of the cattle trade of the Western States, es pecially of that portion of it which centres in the Scioto Valley; Ohio, is given in the following ex tract from one of Mr. Mansfield's letters to the Cin cinnati Atlas. Though a very important branch of our productive industry, the modus operandi of this business is not generally understood. It is con ducted with much system, and is yearly becoming of greater extent and importance. When the business of packing Beef for the Eng lish market, fur some years under way in this city, and More recently commenced in Chillicothe, shall have reached the extent to which it is in all pro bability destined to attain, the plains of the Scioto and the Big Darby will be dark with their thous ands and tens of thousands of cattle, grazing and fattening for the slaughter. Mr. Mansfield says: "While at Yellow Springs, I saw a fine drove of cattle, which were driven from the Wabash. I was told that about 25,000 head a year passed that point ; that being a common route from Illinois and Mis souri to the grazing lands of Madison and Fayette. This is an immense business, and employs four classes of persons. 1. The raiser of cattle, who sells his animals at one or two years old, or even three, to the grazier. The raisers are chiefly in the great prairies of Illinois, Missouri and lowa. 2. The graziers are chiefly the owners, or renters of the great pastures of Madison, Fayette and Union counties, Ohio. 3. The cattle feeder, who is the corn raiser, who takes the cattle in the autumn and feeds them on corn, till' they are fat enough for the markets of the Atlantic cities. Sometimes two of these occupations are united; but not often. 4. The fourth class of business, which arises out of the cattle trade, is that of the Banker, who furnishes the funds. The banks of Chilicothe, Circleville, Columbus and Xenia, taken together; do more of this sort of business than of any other. It is the most profitable banking business done in the State. The cattle trader about to buy a drove of cattle to fat with his corn, applies to the bank for a loan. For this he gives a'bill of exchange on Philadelphia or New York, at lour months, which the Bank dis counts—receiving the funds, when the cattle are sold. and getting both interest and exchange, which brings the profit to about 10 or 20 per cent. But this is not all. The cattle feeder receives the notes of the bank, which are paid to the grazier, who pays them out for cattle. through the entire West ern States. In this manner the circulation of the bank is kept out. These transactions are as truly Commercial and safe, as they can be possibly made; for, they are all based on the actual sales of cattle in the' Atlantic cities. I suspect the sales of cattle in the counties of Ross, Pickaway, Franklin, Mad ison and. Fayette, amount to near a million of dol. lams, and which, therefore, supply that amount of bills of exchange." A Galley Slave Re-Captured. Mr, Kendall, in a letter from Paris, gives a sketch of a.very brilliant--Mijjtary Display, and says that among the crowd, the - Police recognized a well known forcat or galley-slave; named God: mus, who but recently has got away ; rom Brest.-- He was now attired with great elegance, had the ribbon of the Legion of Honor at his breast, and was otherwise "got up" in magnificent style; yet through all the sharp,eyed police knew their man, and at once determined to arrest him. It may be thought that this was no difficult matter; but as Godmus was known to be a man of extraordinary strength, desperation and resolution, and at the same time fruitful in expedients, the officers did not make the attempt until they had collected a numerous posse. And even then they had the greatest difficulty in securing the fellow, for he fought and struggled to the last, and besides biting off a finger completely from the hand of one of the police, severely injured several others. Seeing that he must in the end be overpowered, the fellow cried, at the top of voice, that he was an insur gent of June, and . implored the thousands of by standers not to allow an honest man, whose only offence was of a political nature, to be carried. off like a felon. But notwithstanding this appeal, he was in the end crushed down and carried off by main strength to the Perfecture of , the Police. A heavily charged pistol, a knife, and a dagger were found in his possession, as also some articles which proved that he had been concerned in a recent daring burglary. To have seen the struggle at a sho'rt distance, before he was overpowered, one would have thought that at least fifty men were engaged, so desperate was the resistance and so superhuman was the strength of this notorious scoundrel. Exvi.—When a statue had been erected to Theo genes, a celebrated victor in one of the public games of Greece, by his fellow citizens of Thasos, we are !told that it excited so strongly the envious hatred 'of one of his rivals, [hat he went to it every night, and endeavored to throw it down by repeated blows, till atlast, unfortunately successful, he was crushed to death beneath its fall. This, if we con sider the self-consuming misery of envy, is truly what happens to every envious man. He may, perhaps, throw down his rival's glory, but he is crushed in his soul beneath the glory which he overturns. Tr.3lr-raTiox.—That temptation which at first is but a little cloud, as big as a man's hand, may quickly overspread the whole heaven., Our engag ing in sin is the motion of a stone down strengthens - itself by going," and the longer it runs, the more violently. Beware of the smallest begin nings of temptations. No wise man will neglect or slight the smallest spark of fire, especially if he sees it among barrels of gunpowder.. You carry gunpowder about you—O, take heed of sparks. E' gnu many court•in poetry and...live together in prase. NO. 28
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