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- fereiil dvortiietnenu weekly. ' ' ' .
" l' Larger AdvertiaeiuwiW, P agreement.
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H. B. lASSEB.,
ATTORN CY AT LAW,
, . suNBurnr, pa.
Dimlnna .Ufndcil til in UnunllM Of Noi
tiaipl wlaad, Union. Lycoming nd Uotumbia.
,. lleftrui.' . ",: -
.: ,. . P. & A, Hotiiuiit, "1
Lower & Uai,
(SoMKKl & Mnoooik,
' RttMOtna, McfaHLAKii & Co
SfKBlKoiooii JiL Co.,
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. . o ! THE FI1EAP BflltK STORK.
' " D A1TIELS & SMITH'S ;
,. j Cnif Nw & Skcokd hamd BooaSioRKr !
North Weil cvmr of Fourth and Arch Strttlt
PMHatleiftMa.
Law Bonki. Thnoloeirnl unil Cllrl Booki,:
:r ilvtiii MBDIOAL BOOKS, 1 -
JtlOGRA PHICA f. Sr H1XTOHWAL BOOKS,
'--:.. . - ...i. I SCHOOL rlOOKS. . . . ;'
' SCIKHTIPIC AND MAIHRMATICAI. BoM. i1
, ' Juvenih Books, in great variety. .
" Vymn Booki and Prnyir Books, BiblM, all siaet
., - .'I ,' , ". - ' nH prirp 11
'lilanlc Books, Writing Paper, and Stationary,
,. r w :.( ffiw' ttitnl'." ' 1
fTT Or rrioeK ara mirli lwar than the TiFon-Ati pticci.
(', .iiarif anil rtnll f.-irii'l' if b ika pnrchaaeJ.
Y ip-llmjii niBirtl 1 1 "Mur fr nu LuimIj. . -.
I'liilodclpliin, April 1, IMP y
PORTER' &E1T&LISH,
.-l" enorERSrOMMISSIOTJMEKCHAKTS ;;
oud Dralrra in Seriln, ' i . '
X 3: Arch St PHILADELPHIA. -
Conatantly on band a eoiiHtal aoriiiipnt of
' GROCERIES, TfeAS, WINES, SEEDS,
.. LIUUOKS, &c.
Jo wpich they renpHcil'illy invite the attention
, ' ' of th piihlie. '
All kinds ofcountry produce taken in exchange
far Grorerfng or gold on Cominisainn.
Philad April 1. 18-18
f ' BASKET
MANUrACTORlT,
' Nil i 5' South 'Srcontf strtft Ef irfe, duwn nairt.
T ,r . PHILADELPHIA.
IV- ' V ILENRY COULTER,
KESPR Tl'DLLY infarma his frienda anil
tha pubic, that he conlant y keep on
hand a arge asaovtment of rhi drena wil nw
caches. Chairs. Crad e, market and Have ,
linj baaketl. and averjr variety of baaket work
mamitactiirfd.
Country erchanta and othera who wiah t"
Tiiiichme tuch amcea Bood and cheap, would
do weii to call on him. a they are al: manuUr
tared by him inthe bent manner.
; t hiiade phia. June 3. 1818. ly
C1KD & Si:iili:ll4VIXG.
WM O MASOiV. -48
Chunut t.H tt.mfiihm ei'iti t . PUihidrtphin
Engraver ol BUSINESS fc VISITIMG CARDS,
Watch pa'pera: Labels. Door platea. Seals ami
Flamps lor Odd Fellows. S.ma of Temperance
&e.'. tc Always ori hand a eeneral aortmeni
ol Fine Fancy tJooda Gold pent of every quality
' Dot; Collars m great variety. Engravera- touU
and materiala
Afeney for the Manufacturer of Glaziers Dia
tnnnda.'' '" ' ' v
OrrJera pet mail post paid) ba punctually
attended to- I ' ' ',
i-Philadelphia, April 1, l48y '
FZBSr PREMIUM PIANO POH iXSS
Fa HK fcUBSCRlBF.K has been appointed agent
1 (or the sale of COXKAD MEVKR'S ('ELK
BRAlED PREvIUM ROSE WOOD PIANOS,
at I his place. These Pianos have a plain, mas
aive and beautiful exterior finish, and, lor depih
of tone, and elegance of workmanship, are not
aurpased by any In'tbe United Sutea , I
These instruments are highly approved of by
tha most eminent Professors and Composers of
" Miiair, in 'bit and other ciliet. " ' :
For qualitiea of tone, touch and keeping in
tone upon Conrerf pitch, tbey cannot be sue pas
ted by either American or Euiopean Pianos.
. Suffice it to say that Madame Castellan. W. V
Wallace. Yi'ena. Temps, arid hia titter, the eele.
brated Pianist, and snany othera ol the mot ilia,
'tinqliisbed perftwm'era. hve giverr these iiittru-
snenta preference over all other '1.' .i !
They have also t eiveiHhe first untie of lb:
three lat Exhibiiiona; and the last Silver M-lal
by the Ftanklin Institute in 1843,' waa awaided
to I hem, which, with other premiums Irom the
aame source, may ba seen at the Ware-room No
S3 smith Fourth ai.l - I . '''
tQAakitlier Si'ver Me-lal wat awarded t C
Meyer, by the Frahklin Iu.titute, Oct 184ft lor
the beat Piano U le eahibitinai. . . t
Acain-r-at the eghib.lion of the Franklin Inslj ,
tula. Ovt 4848 the Aral premium and milal a
awarded ti .C. Meyer fur bia Pmiios althnugb tt
bail been wcrdad at -the exbihilion nf the .yeai
be'fnre.oo (he ground Ibat 4ji bad majleaiill great
r imptammante in bit Instruuiiit wilbm (be
past 'J.ranrvbs. , , , v
Aga'U at tba laal exhibition of the Franklin
nstmnelB-J?. another Premium waa awarded
toC. Mey"r, tor the beat Piano in the exb lniion
At Bo'lofi.at Ikjvr lt exhibituiu. Sepl 1817
fc M,-yfvei)Vlfhe,nist ailver Medal aiid l;i.
Jlloing. for tlieV'jifquare. PiMin he exhili.tion
These' Pianos will lie anld'at the n.anu'actu
I'et's loW'St TJi'lailelpi'ia pi ices'; If not siirri'lhing
luwer. Persoin are requested lo "a)11 and eiam
roe fp? tbeitiaelves.'ft tbe reatd. Hee of th nb
erlMr."'""V ' "T " IT. B. M ASSF.R. ,
"Sui.fi.iVy Xprll, 8!.H18 ".''j,
Effi! cheap :;1
Brush, a Comb' nnd. v ariety
e . IT 1 t It J'i .ni
BOCKITI AND BROTHER,
A eivttWJt)H MAHr;FATlREBa. i ..
ANT) DEALERS IN COMfta& VARIETIES
Ao 9B North Jliirit. fteMo Hn,g mod 'N.th
V- JS conifer 0 Ttitrd and Market afreof.f " 1
"'"""i -i rm-ADstPRxA: 'n 'u
TIJIKRCtbey offer for aa a general assort-
meat of all kinds of Bioshes.' Combs an I
vtrietiea which tbey ara deter mvnd to sal
Lower Iban can ba purchased e acta here.
Country Merchanta and othera Purchasing in
the above line wil-6nd it to their advantage to
rail before purchasing e'.tewhert as tha quality
rad prices will b fuVy guaranteed against all
aomoct'tiea
Tai'aileVVila, J .n J. 1118 If
i.w 'N K r KIJ I. I'll JK, I If. Y .
'' The fiar f Mobile liavflf recent Xy had
frslival, of which a full Docoiuit is given in
tha lUgislcr pf thut city, Thefollowing sonir,
written for heoccfgioii by A. B. Mekk, Esq
full of spirit and humor, w.is sung upon' litis
occasiun by one of the company: ' "
t SOXO AT THE BAR DIMVER. ;
Ve sons of BUckstoiip, Chitty, Coke, .
"" 6f Marshall, Kent anil Story,
, Come join awliilo in tang an J joke,
11 In" mirth anil festive glory t . ,
' Put up your summons, writa and picas, :
1 YouVbrfcfTa and declarations,
c - And for a season take your ease
.1 . In fcostwgs and libations. -
. What though your lady love, the Law,
1 i la grave, noJate and solemn,
- And aoldoni can refreshment draw,
i . But from some musty volume ;
Yet she, herself, will now decline., , "
Each dull and knotty question .( '
, Desert her Yiuer for tho fine,
The Digest (at digestion. ; -
The drone who over Dot and Roe,
' Can only feed 'his fancies, -:
Will find, at least, his cake all drttgh
". His rondings all ro mances; ': 1
:"liut he who bends o'er "cakes' and ale,"
' Aa well as Cray and Akin, - I- '
, Will find himself both Swift and Ilal,' ,
1 And doubly "aove his Baron I" , ,.
;, Thou put thp green lag in ila place.'.: :i ' '.
. Lijjht with your tape those taptrt ) ; .
i . Exchange your, ease. t for this cast , . ....
, Of wines, scjurs and capers j , 1
"A deed,' indeed, "is doing now," , '
Vorth all your deeds intended j '
' ' It ffortert here Is wrf e rs how i
' Don't be HeWi'fwt-tid ! l ' "'" , :
' ' Come file your pleas before this Court,
' ' MTiere all may please on1 trial, " "' ! '
You can't demur, not e'en in short, I '
i ! So come there's no denial t i ' i
. This is tho Bur straight, roverM join,
Your fee is in your pocket
Crave oyer quickly, of this wine. .
Or striLe him torn tJie doclet ! .
These dishes arc in season all,
So make at once your teiztn'
To disolwy "lairs' s serious call,
Is mutiny,- nay treason.
You can't desert without dessert.
'Twould shame your high profession
So while of mirth, we make profirt, !
, , ,llejueit to possession ! ' ' '
The sons of Themis in Mobile,
. . A nymeroua generation,"
Once more have met, for cSinmon weal, :
To keep this celebration :
',' Grave judges now desert the Bench,
Old lawyers leave their cases,
And Bludcnta turn from jN'oruiaii-French,
To meet with merry faces!
I , - t :
Then throw the dull Reports aside,
i. Let Johnson sleep with Peters, 11 '
Let l'ortcr prove a liquid tide,
And Stuart feast the caster!., 1..
Ono day we'll give to sonj and wit,
' Ad malavsjue novo,
And then resume to brief at writ,
And try tho Law, de novo !
pIjUosopI)) in a 2Cut-Sljcll.
POOn RICHARD'S ALMANAC.
'The only ' complt'te colloction of this
celebratnd almanat-, of which thfri' is any
knowledge, and beyond a doubt the only
ono now in existence, is in--the possession
of Mr. John Dowett, Jr., of this city, a
gentleman generally known to our com
munity as the editor of the City Directory,
and to a more limited class of friends, as a
most diligent and cultivated antiquarian.
It is about four years since, Air. Doggett
commenced, his researches for those aiem
prable records of Franklin's learning, wis
dom and wit ; and in prosecuting them, he
has visited most of the public, literary insti
tutions of the country, and' conducted a
very extensive correspondence besUe?. .
He lias. now ope complete sej, commencing
with the year 173:1, pud continuing until
Franklin's connection with it terminated in
1753, about twenty-five" years. ' ' u'u
'-About ei-iht years ao,' Mr. Sparks, in
his life of Franklin," referring to Ims alma
nac says :, HUU JUtiwd lsiat.ao complete
edition of . Poor Richnrd's Jtlmannc 1b ii4a
in existence. ' After' much' researcrf, J hive
not been able to find more than'one third
of tlie numbers that, were published,"
'' Spiking of thi work iah'n aulo-Uogra-phy,
Franklin savr . '' ' v -1
- 'In 1733, 1 first published my Almanac
under the name of Richard Saunders r it
was continued by me, about twenty-five
years, and commonly called Poor Ricwd's
"rtllmitnttc "t I endeavored to make ' it both
etitertaiiilns and useful, ahd H accordingly
tame to bp In audi demand, that I reaped
considerable profit from it; veiuHug annu
ally near ten thousand. And observing
that it wasgenmlly end,'scar'ce ahV tieijb
borioorl in the pro'vince. being.. without' it,
I considered it as a proper vehicle for con
veying iu ruct ion among the commdn'peor'
pie,' who bought scarcely any other books';
I therefore filled all the little1 spaces that
occurred between tlie remarkable days a
he,! icakadar, with proverbial aentences,'
chiefly such as errculcatod industry athd
frugality, as" the means of ptoctirlng wealth,
and4herbjf aecuntvy virtue; it being morj
difficult lor a man itv want to act always
honestly, as, to uie here ono of those pro
verbs, it is hard for an empty tack to ttand
upright,
"These proverbs, which contained the
wisdom of many age and nations, I assem
bled and formed into a connected discourse
' prefixed lo the Almanac of 1757 as ihe
i harangue of a wise old man to the people
attending an auction. J he, .bringing all
these scattered counsels thus' into a! focus
enabled them to make greater impression.
The piece, being universally approved, was
copied in all the newspapers of the Ameri
can Continent, reprinted in Uritaiu on a
large sheet of. paper, to .be stuck up in
houses; two ' translations Averemadii of it
ut i ranee, and gn at numbers bought by
the clergy and gentry, to distribute. gratis
amo!i their poor paiiihonersand tenants.-
In Pennsylvania, as it discouraged Useless
expense in foreign superfluities, i Rome
thought it had its share of influence Iti pn
ducing that growing ; plenty or itipney,
which was observable for twenty years" af
ter its publication." . , . ..,, , ' ' 1
Few compositions in any language have
been so widely read as this summary pre
fixed to the almanac of 1757,: to which he
refers. It was : translated three times lnt'6
the French language, before 1S00, and in
1823 an edition in Modern Creek appeared
from the press of Didot, at Paris. -.,
' The following is a copy of the advertisf
ment of the first number of Poor Richard's
Almanac, including the table of .contents.
It was Drinted in the Pennsylvania Gazelle.
on the 19th December,' 1732, as follows;
"Just pnblished, for 1733, An Almanac
containing the Lunations,' Eclipses, Planets,
Motions and Aspects, feather,' Siin and
Moon's Rising and Setting, High Water,
&c; besides many pleasant and witty Vt.rT.
sps, Jests and Sayings; Author's Motive of
Writing; Prediction of the death of his
Friend, Mr. Titan KLfed; Moon no Cuck
old ;; Bachelor's Folly r.Parson's Wine and
Baker's Pudding ;, Short Visits ; Kineis!aod
B ars; New Fashions; Game for Kisses;
ffathtrine's Love; Different. Sentimenls;
Signs of a Tempest Death of a Fisherman ,
Conjugal JJebate: Men: and Melons; The
Prodigal ; Breakfast ih'Bed ; Oyster Low.
suit, &c. ,By Richard Saunders, Phijomat.
i iiuieu uuu poiu dv i)., r raiiiiiin. .. i
'"Such was'the eagerness with which this
Almanac was sought," say? Mr. Sparks,
"that theve editions were) printed before
the ond of January,, and, although he eh
larged bis first editions . for the, subsequent
years, yet two' editions were frequently re-
quireo to supply the demand." ,
We learn from Mr. Doegett, that he col
lected the copies in his possession in the
states of Maine, New Hampshire, ' Massa
chusetts, , Rhode Island, ' New York, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and that there is
1 ! F "il r .
i.ui u single copy in iue possession Ol a sin
gle Historical Society in the country, nor
in the Cambridge Library, nor in the Boston
Athenaeum, He has been obliged to pav
as high as five dollars for pome of the num
bers, and in addition, to pledge himself to
return them if he were successful in .pro
curing duplicates. ' ' ' 1 ..
In prosecuting his search, Mr. Dogrreft
has fallen upon other Almanacs, prihted y
Franklin, both previous to and during thr
publication of Poor Richard's. He has one
copy as early as 1731, two vrors before bis
own commenced, edited by "Jo'ttl Jcrmnn,
Piiom," with the following imprint. I '
"Philadelphia, printed and sold hvPi:
Franklin & H. Meredith, at the .New Build
ups Printing Cilice near the market.?' ';
This same John Jerman continued, to
publish and Franklin to print for him an
almanac, down to 1754-, during nearly the
wnoie period ol roorKichard's publication.
He may have continued it for the whole of
that period, but Mr. Dogaetthas found none
of Jerman's later than 1751-. He also, du
ring a portion of the same period, printed
i uz rimcrican country jjimanttc, winch
was edited by Thom is More. A' copy for
the year 1751, which Mr. Doggttt has,
bears the following imprint.
Printed and sold by B. Franklin & D.
Hall at the Piintinj office, near the market."
In liW, Poor Kichard's Almanac was
ssuedforthe first time with illustrations.
The se are of the most primitive character.
and would be without interest but for the
violent presumption that they were the
work of the Doctor's own hands.,; He cer
tainly did engrave well enough t0; have
executed any thing in these almanacs, for
he says in' his auto-biography, ispeaking of
the printing of some pa pi r money for New
Jersey : Th4 New Jersey fob was obtain
ed ; I contrived a aopper plate press for1 it,
the first that had been seen in the country ;
I cut several ornaments and checks for. the
bills,";. The improbability of, his employ
ing any one to do what he could dojiinu,
self, the iTilfiVultv of nrncurir nnv artist in
the cotyny, jii 179l who was competent, to
(to mem, ann ine plainness xt . tne ..engra
vingg, which wefe not worth paving any
thing for; even if the publication was ''one
that could hav. borne any stirh- expepse,
are the principal; , and we think sutlicjept
reasons for believing these illust rations weiv
tpewoikot rattklin. ., -..,-rr ,
The "maxims and seutimenis of Poor
KicharJ, which, of course, constitute the
supreme attraction of his almanacs, are
printed in italics down, the columns of the
calendar, iu tlie vacant spaces, ' not 6ccu-J.
pied by ji calendar watter, met'iinea one;
worj ai aymetinies murb on a line, and '
not, unfrvqitently a single Jientintent ot six
words running f)own A.whole column, .ire
The following ,is the iirst of those golden
sentences! which we sought with some curi
osity in the. first almanec of 173 J. ' '
r.r "wVf vtr spare th parson's vini nor the
ioJfcrr' pudJin-r.'lst i ii u , l.vR.'J
Ye have already alluded to the wonir-)
ful popularity of these thoughts-of, P(Hr
Rtchai'd, a popularity which will be readily
comprehended by ' those wh are.' rami Hap'
with the wonderful M'isdom sagacity and
wil Ltvkit-H the author has' )rTinresefJ.in
his brief and simple ntenclf!So naarry
years have elapsed since any collection ol
them has been laid before the American
people, that we leel we shall oblige many
of our readers by selecting from among
them tome which have been least hack
neyed by quotation. Tha telections we
oiii-ir nave been made from the entire series.
embracing a period of twenly-five !y ears,
and one or tnore fiom the alrhanari of each
y . . , j ,;-
' - ' Take this reroara! ftnm -Richard, poor onil lame,' '' '
,! !.Vr),a,e,-Tt Viguu in aiiger emit iu thrniia. ' ;
r: Home raan gMw mad by studyi i ig much tu kn iw j
But wlio grinv, mud tiy sludyiug goud to griivtt.'
An egg to-day is better than' a hen to
morrow, -jo ?.tie v r.t :1 S ,
Law, like c-ibweti, titcli amiOl flics., i j
'' Greit rncs lirua'i through bef re ynur eyos. !' '
i : 'If pride 'leads the ai, begrarv brings up
hm? ivar. . '-v- : . i; ir
K,pep tliy shop, and thy shop will keep
... tnee. i -i!
' God heals, ahd the doctor takes the fees.
Mary's , mouth cost her nothing, for she
never opens it but at others' expense. . -
i He tint would live In peace and ot enee, ' -'
Must n t speak all ha kntm-t, n rjuiige ail lie sees.
He that can travel well afoot, keep, a
goon norsr
The worst wheel of the cart makes the
most noise. ro tvMi . . - . ; '
He that falls in love with himself will
have no rivals. ,4: ,, 1: .
Afminat iliscases hero, the slrTgcut fence,
,i Is the defensive virtue, Abstinence. i
Tart words make no friends; a spoonful
of honey, will catch more flies that) a gallon
of vinegar. .. ,..,.. . j
" Drive thy business or it will drive thee.
' Beware ot little expenses; a small leak
will sink a great ship, i1 ' ',
j -, j An ounce of wit thnt ia Iwturlit, .
, , la worih a pnund tkiit is taught. u'
' ' A ploughman on his legs is higher than
a gentleman on his knees: " '
:lMad kings and mad bulls are not to be
held , by treaties ahd pack thread. I ' '' '
V hat maintains oat vtce would bring rjp
two children. ... i. '
A rtibb's a monster: head enough but no
brain. n hwi.: -. J -r . ... "-'L'in
Nothing humbler than ambition when it
is about 1q, climb.-' , i . ... "i ' jH.
The discontented man finds no easy
chair. ' ; '.' '
When nrosnerTfy.'.vai well mounted, she
let go iji'e, briilfy, and soon came tumbling
bnt'bf the; saddle'.'.' ' " .' ? r '.
1 1 he master's eye will do more workman
both liie bnnrla . li' i i-l ir i''. ! !"
r A change pf. fortune hurts a wise man no
more than a change q he moon..., : ;
'He that'lias'a trade has. an oflice of profit
and hotter. ij n" " "-'"
: A falsw friend and a shadow attend only
while the sun shines. . ' ! ' ;
, , IV 'Ugh deep while autejBrda sleep,
' Ant u aiall harv C'iru ti sell and tq keep.
If y ou would not be forgotten as soon os
you are dead and rotten, either write things
worth reading or do something worth wri-
tin- .'.-.:'
Nothing dries sooner than a tear. .
' Scarlet, silk and .velvet have put' out the
kitchen fire. ' ' " ' l " ' '
The first ' mistakri Jt public ; business is
the going into itiutltrons. 't- -
. -, Tle idle. , man,i is . tbe .devil's hireling ;
whose; livery is rags, whose diet and wages
are famine and diseasr4.' ",' .' t " . . i
( Kings and bears often worry their keep
ers; t li uJ ir,--' A fit:.. : - i
, Hi'Sja (ool that makes his doctor hU heir.
. ' N'e'ir take d wife, till thou hast a house
(and a fire)' to put her in.' " , : i
Love well, whip well. ' 9" '" . "
Hunger never W ba3 bread.'. ;- "
Gr-at Ulkerti littlasloersv 'ac 1 : -i ;
, A rtoli refine i 'ikfJt fiat Jjg, , j. .j , ; j :
Who never Area -Vxl till aa ilcod.a I -g. ... !
Fools make feasts arid wise men eat them.
The poor have little--beggars none-
the rich too much?- tmough not one.
Mankind are, very od,d, creatures. One
half censure what they practise, the other
half practise what fh'ey censure.' The rest
always-say Tyid ,do as they ought. '
Old boys have their playthings a well
as young ones, the difference is only in the
price, i i : f .i i ii ' tt - - ' - i
If a nian could, have his. wishes, he would
double his troubles. . . ,,,, ,t ,
Christianity commands us to pass by in
juries; policy to let them pass by us. '
: If you wottld keep your secret from an
enemy, tell it not to a friend. t m !
We learn with .pleasure that . lr. Dog
gett designs to republish the almanacs from
year to year,' with the appropriate modern
calendari'in the preparations of -which he
proposes, to, engage some accomplished sci
entific man, probably Professor Pierce, of
Cambridge. The fipt pttinber, being the
almanac for"' the vyear' 1850, 'will appear
sdme time next spring, and will contain the
editorial ;roatter Franklin for. ahuut the
three first years, that is for; 1733, 1751, ami
1735, TJie last ten pages, or -thereabouts
will be1 appropriated to the autobiography
of the-doctor! which;'with the editorials and
advice of poor liiehard, will be cotitinded
i'roii jea.r to, yef till.Jo(h ara cpmplijteijj
It is, also hiSj pyrpose to, have (he work!
Illustrated "in a superior "style, by the first
artists tri ffie; coantry.1 ''" ' 1 ' "'"' '" ' j
eiWe inpe:ttpat slnoPrvly thiit Mr. Do-i
geH'sj'irVrprise, 4Jyvhe; suitably rewarded,1
and that ..bis.proiect,. may. prove successful.'
It becoines" each succeeding generations of
AiiieficTalis Id assist In ph'serving fresh for
evfi the farne'of ottr mosr illustriau1 pitiiy
Qsophmr', sti'vi ia study to appreciate and to
profit by the wisdom upon which his faros'
is founded. Aeir? York Evening I' wit,
vft sniiOiiiuiiii.V.' hit 1
' Powr.Bf, n af ' WiaVr'o,'; nerer,k p'erhapi
had a tiibse tlaHaHnt or aii.ooro compliment
paid lif awnliiuaihan hi !tA-'1ittla' sofV of
tha late Riehard MeiieCweiot' .Koqtooky, full
from the cars-ou 4h road between Lexington
?ft4: aBbiVfpnaV Ks'tariw' was- (errlbly
rislved(aiiJ; sx freajffpntataxL A abort
aa the operation was over, says lJ0 ; Jonenal,
his aflliuto l mothor went in tears to hia bed
side, and said to him, 'My poor boy, your
visit to Louisville) has been a dear one to
you." ,!Ah, mother," replied tho little fel
low, with a look and tone of animation, "but
I sum tk Grttl Sim "
OKTXIXO I.NTO THE WBOJifl SHOP.
A Story ol Down-East. ..... ,
Kn'J
tt TfTE YOUKO CN.
A few months ago, there are arriyed in
the quiet city of Portland, a home-spun
specimen ol the' genus homo, in a packet,
all tha, way .from Passamaquoddy ' Upon
going ashore, he, inquire-d the way ' to the
nearest public house, and was informed that
it stood directly at the head of the pier
where he landed.
Opposite the head of the wharf stands
the "Eagle Coffee House." At the enrnpr
is located the Custom House, the front of
which is surmounted y a large gilt spread
eagle.,, Into the latter our traveller walked,
with carpet-bag in hand; and having found
bis way into the first room which chanced
to be the Surveyor's Department he threw
his luggage against -the corner, seized an
arm-chair, and drew himself, up to the fire.
Bracing his feel against the grate, he pulled
forth a huge pipe, and having very leisurely
crowded it M-ith pig-tail, he cocked his
hat over his shoulder, and commenced to
puff away in right good earnest. "
I he burvevor gazed at the queer biped a
moment, but concluded to 1 wait for thp
finale 6f this scene without intruding un
profitable questions. Having finished his
pipe, lazily, the traveller turned about to
the official with "'
"Cold day, nabur." . - 1 I
"Very, sir." ... , .- - ;
i , "How long to dinner?" . ; i,
"To what, sir?" ;
"Dinner." , , . . - .- ' i " '
' W dine at two," continued the survey-,
or, discovering tliejstranger's error, anddis
posd for the nohce to hd'mor it. , .
"Whar's the old man?" (meaning the
landlord.) --v-t.. '
, "1 he collector Is in thr? next room. sir.
said the agreeable surveyor; andburdown
easter immediately moved himself into the
Collector's Department, toting his luggage
along as he went. Haying laid down his
traps, he stepped up to the counter, where
stood a pitcher and a tumbler, for tho use
of the room. The cashier looked at him
art instant," when the stranger broke
silence ?! :' -: to '' "' ' " i
"Brandy and water.' , ; r
"What, sir?", exclaimed the astohished
accountant. ., ., I
"A little brandy and water, -'fu please,"
Leaving the bar-keeper fas he supposed
him) to fix his toddyj he moved forward
and suddenly discovered the Collector of
tie 1'ort sound asleep. In his easv chair.
Stepping jup to him,, he gave him a' most
unceremonious blow, upon the back :and
shouted at the top of his voice, ; n r. ., i ;
"Hello! ole feller how ar yel i J say,
ole boss how d'e deu !" . ;
"Sir !" exclaimed the collector. " j '
"Glad tu see yer. : Tew toddies, bar
keeper! . Brandy and water for me wot
dcr yer drink- 'squire 1" - r, - : ' - " .
"hir:" continued the cbllector agnin.
magining himself tho victim of some hor
rid dream. . , . .. i
"Come, come, old feller! wake.un!"
addinl his tormentor, bringing doVn his
huge mauler again between the" collector's
shoulders, , and well-nigh knocking the
breath entirely from his body.
"there's some mistake here, sir," said
the collector, springing back.
"JNot a hit uv it, old rusty: I know you
jest like a inkstan." ' ," . , . , j -
"I don't remember really i
"'Yisyeu deu,sart'n. But never mind .
wot yer goin' tu take." : -
jvo vou know where J'ou are, sir V in
quired the collector, supposing the man to
be a lunatic whom he had better got rid of
as easily as possible.
"Me ? . Sart'n. In Port I an' Eagle Cof-
ee House. You're ole Brass, the lan'Iord,
I know yen. G, gitaout!. We're baound
to hev a drink (" and he drove his thumb
and forefinger into the collector's ribs with
o much good earnest, that he nearly
finished his business' for him.", , .,
' "Excuse me, sir but n ' ' ' '.
"No sir-ee. No backin' aout, pld suui-
bob I've' seen veu go it afore yer know.
Come, bar-keeper, tote aout the licker -
All munchuini yer know.' ' I itn'stan' agin
the law to sell brandy in Portlan' but we
know; pass it up.".-t .' - - ; .; ;
. "You have mistaken vour Quarters, sir."
I "Eh?", , ... ...
"This is1 the Custom nonse," '
"The wot!", .,
"Custom ITotise." ...
"Ctis eh ?" continued the discomfited
traveller endeavoring to;' sret' the thirto;
through his head "not the CoffeoHoQsel'l
, "No, -sir. i,i : , - - ,,.-.;T f :.v! vd j
' 'Why, T seen the eagle over the, top---i
they tole 'me head of the wharf tayern-ri
an Veti eayi it aint a' public house ?"' 1 j
,.'Nasir I - n' wU rl: d:nii.!l
'Wa-r-Ji! never W said ? the 'chop-fallen
Looking,
error, be
was the ex-
peasoJ He) was informed that there was,
nothinsj toay. l..u ,TJ.-::jrt d t-t J -:,i J
... i ,,,Wal-r-ple'fvlUr a piistaka m hay
Slack?", . . ; , . .7 t
u it Xo-fort u na? el v," id th e' coll ecior, ' . !
"Waf; I aA-ouldiit ha Vlieved 1 'could
ha' marie sich a 4)lttnderM-and then Insist
ing tha,t the ,...'hul eraowd should f'ottt and '
take.. gio'ral.dtiiik,",,, whirl) was. declined,
he secured his luggage and hastily yampsed, 1
to the na small gratification ot the govern-1
mfnt.ofticiabi, who had been sq, (piwerly j
startled" frm tfieir custohlary propriety.
nieAyMrA.t Av?'sn'y sonfwill Veinrh to1
fcanoet aird dsrefltri hearlsof the Freticr
people, liko thunder in the clouda'af flealeri,1
and throb with ceaseless Ufa in new revolu
tians." Xanoleoii.
Gold and Sure are metals quite too
heavy to be carried to Heaven, but, iu good
hands, thoy may pave tho way to It.
traveller, garnering up tyis duds.,
about him to he satisfied of his
cohclnded by inquiring what'
BETTER THAN GOLD. i ,
The New York Stin, which every tiow and
theu discovers a mare's nest, has tha follow
ing announcement: ' . - :.-.,-. i ", ' '
One of tha most distinguished jewellers in
this city has, within a few weeks past, set in
gold three of the most valuable emeralds ever
seen in this country. They were left with him
by the wifo of Col. Fremont.: 'The emeralds
were presented to . Mrs. Fremont by Col.
Fremont, on his. last return to the United
States. In size and brilliancy, these eme
ralds will vio with the most gorgeous of those
described by the Spanish : writers in their
chronicles of the wealth of Mexico and Peru
at the period of the Spanish conquest. -
After referring to the Mexican aud Peruvian
Emperors who possessed many of these stones,
the Sun says: .
How Col. Fremont came by the three we
have alluded to is not for us to say, nor are
we at present permitted to name the jewel
ler entrusted with their settiug ; but we may
say they were not all the emeralds in the
possession of the gallent Colonel when ho re
turned. Col. Fremont is said to ba some
where near the source of the Gila at this
time, and the remarkable haste he made in
leaving the United States immediately af
ter his court martial, may have more to do
with emeralds than gold. Of one thing wc
are sure a few months, and perhaps weeks,
may open up an excitement far transcending
gold fever.
. This is very exciting, no doubt, but the ex
citement is likely to subside when it is re
membered that Mr. Fremont, at the latest
accounts, which we publish in this day's pa
per, was on the Upper. Arkansas, just about
to cioss the Green Mountains, to' proceed to
the Great Basin, a long distance from Gila,
with a view to finish his surveys and explo
rations in that vicinity.
Treatment of Frcit Trees is Winter.
An intelligent writer observes that, to pre
serve fruit trees from frost, in the spring, far
mers should, dutiug the coldest weather, re
move the snow from tho roots around the tree
and allow the ground to freeze as deep as it
will. lie can then pack old hay, straw, leaves
rotten, wood exhausted tan, or .almost any
vegetable matter, with snow aud dirt, so to
forth a heap around tho tree of as much as
four or five foot at the base, and two pr three
in height. This forms a temporary icehouse
and prevents. tha prematura warm weather
from starting the sapj and s -velliug tho buds,
until the season is so far advanced that the
fruit is not endangered from frost. This treat
ment can be applied to all kinds of fruit trees,
and by covering the heap with shrub soil and
pressing it hard around the tree, the insects
about the roots may be effectually expelled
Tha heap should be allowed to remain until
the next autumn, when it can be taken away
for tho next winter's freezing. Trees treated
u this manner are not apt to become Sward
bound, and seldom ornever suffer from drought
as tho hap always attracts a plentiful sup
ply of moisture. -
. : " .
A worthy old citizen of Newport, who had
the reputation of being the laziest man alive
so lazy, indeed, that he used to weed the
garden in a rocking-chair, rocking forward to
take hold of tho weed, and backward to up
root had a way of fishing particularly his
own. , Ho used to drive his whitefaced mare
down to the dowu to the spot where tho tau
tog, (b!ackfish) rni'ht be depended ou for any
weight from two to twelve pounds back his
gig down to the water, put out his line, and
when the tautog was safoly hooded, started
the old mare, and pulled him out.
RECIPE FOR. MAKING GOOD BREAD. :
- Jas. Roche, celebrated in Baltimore, as a
baker.of excellent bread, having retired from
business, has furnished the Baltimore Ameri
can with the following recipe for making
good bread, with a request that it should be
published for the information of the public:
"Take an earthen vessel, larger at the top
than at tha bottom, Bnd In it put one pint of
milk warm water, one and a half pounds of
floor, and half pint of malt yeast ; mix them
well together, and set it away (in winter it
should be in a warm place) until it rises and
fulls again, which will be in fiom three to
five hours; (it may be set at night, if it be
wanted in the morning;) then put two large
spoonsful of salt into two quarts of water, and
mix it well with the above rising; then put
it la about nine pounds of four, and work
youi dough well, arid set it by until it becomes
light. Then make it out in Ivaves! The
above will make four loaves1. ' 1 ' "' ' '
J'A's some flour is dry and ether runny, the
above quantity,' however,' will be a guid'e.i
The persoti making bread will observe thar
funny and new flour wilt : require one-fourth
mora salt than old and dry flour. The wa-'
ter, also, should be tempered according tho
weather; in spring anli fall it should only be,
inilk-warro ;' in hot weather, cold) and iu
,, ... i. - -i. tjy '.
winter warm." ,'- . .. j
''' ' '
it Two Dwtchm livihg opposite each ether'
who had for many years been In tho 1m bit of
srookhig by iheif ,oweide in silence!, at
length bro!e forth in the! following'dialogus-:
,el'Wht sort pf weddar yoo link it i-itf Te,i
to-day, neighbor!" .ivjk,'-i. n. : u"
.0,The flthaf, after Iwo at three hasty jwfTs,!
repliod, '-VVolV- I don't know,- what sort ol
psddar yetfctiNk If will be!' - .. ''- .
The first, xsome what nettled, said link
it will be wedder, as you tink it will be,"
Tha other acquiesced "Well, I tiuk so
loo."
There were 2,500,000 bales of cotton rai
sed in the United States in 1848.
AM ELEPHANT ON A SPK.E.S,
An elephant which is being exhibited in
New Yoi k broke loose from his place of con
finement on Thursday night. ,Tho first placo
he entered was a shanty,, the second story
floor of which he raised, upset a .woman and
, two children in, bed and set the place on fire.
From this placo ho went to the corner ot
Mott and Bayard streets, and entered a gro
cery store, and scattered its contents pretty
extensively. , Whan the owner , saw him
coming, he shut the door against him, but it,
was of little use, Tho elephant walked
straight through it, and gave the owner u
charge of mud from his trunk, for bis polite
ness in shutting the door in his face..-! Ftoru
this place he entered a school yard. next door
to the church at the corner of Cross and Molt
streets, broke in the school-house door and
did considerable damage. Upon coming out
of the ynrd he broke down the iron railing,
as though it had been so much brushwood.
After leavins this place he nnssml ilmm Knr.
a I j . J
ard to Mott, then went down Bayard toOrango'
men into ranfclm street, across. Broadway tu
Chambers street, up Church to Leonard, then
tip to Broadway, and down Broadway to
Duane, followed by thousands of people in
the greatest state of excitement. He then
passed down Duane street to the North tivcr
making an inspection into the condition of
several of tha piers to see what improvements
were being made bv our citv fathers, when
- . rf .
he proceeded up West street to the Hobokeit
Ferry at the foot of Canal street. Noticing
the lights in the Hoboken Hotel, and suppo
sing it to bt a tavern, he determined to mko
advantage of that part of tho license law stip
ulating for 'entertainment for man and beast.'
and endeavored to effect an entrance : but tho
granite pillars not affording space for hishngo
iratne, ne was obliged to desist .from further
efforts. Being now quite satisfied with his
spree, ho suffered his keeper to conduct him
Dack nome to mis domicii.
' Grapcs is California. In a recent notice
of the productions of California, the facts of
which we obtained from Lieut. Freemont's
journal, it was stated that grapes grew abun
dantly in California. An old resident of the
country, writing to the San Francisco Journal,
says; ' .
"I possess a small vineyard of 1000 vines,
occupying three acres of land, which produces
me nearly S1000. The produce of last sea
son, hovever.(1847,)exceededS1200. . Isold
grapes to the amount of 4000 pound, at 8 cts.
per pound, amounting to S320 ; manufactured
30 barrels of wine at $28 per barrel, amount
ing to 840, and 4 barrels of .brandy, nt 10
per barrel, amounting to $200. The vines
commence bearing the third year and perfect
on the fourth. A vinyard does not requite
more labour then a common cornfielJ, and one
man is capable of attending 500. vines,
merely laboring three hours daily, for eijht
months during the year."
To Yockg Ladies. I have found that tho
men who are really the most fond of the
society of tho ladies, who cherish for them a
high respect, are seldom the most popular
with the sex. -Men of assurance, whose
tongues are highly hung, who make words sup
ply the placa ofjdeas, and ptace compliments
in the room of sentiment, are the favorites.
A due respect for woman leads to respectful
action towards them ; and respectful is usu
ally distant action, and this great distance is
mistaken by them for neglect or want of in
terest. Addison .
INTER CS5TIMQ CONFAB. v ,
"Hab you got de janders, Pete? de white
ob your eyes am yaller as saffrum." .
"Hush yout roouf ob dosa insidious capa
risons, Sambo ! Tse got de Kallumforuea
gold fever wen de crisis arribes in da dele
rium stages, den dis iudervidual also lebes
for de regum ob perpetual gold. Pat h,
Sambo, perwided Congress dus not peihibit
us to take cur slaves, mid odcr real estate
wiJ us."
'Well, Pete, you is insane ! A gemman
ob your color talk ob foolishing after dese.
visiumary white folks down Cape Horn. I
guess. 'twill be in shorn dey'll find du gold ! ,
If you includes to take do stages, Pete, I shall
detract my remarks on yonr appearance, am!
subsurtourt de re fore dat all ob a color, aU
ober alike, you is darkest greenest nigur in .
Belknap treet you is a disgrace to de whole
colored sex ! you is green as a geese."
I'Einpty dis. building ob your presence,
Ssmbo, or Vm act repousibie for your early
decease." .: 'i .... . ,
. SiNTtMEXTAi. The Wilkenaon (Miss.)
Whigs gives us the following, as eomipg from
a ''darkey," the ' property of a gentleman in
that neighborhood, who. on Christmas, gave
his servants something to make their heart
merry and their ' dance light. Tha master
having called upon each for a toast, was met
wilh a snicker, and "I don't know how' to d''
dat, massa," from one and another, uptil Joe'
tnrn'rame (whose cotton basket is always tho
heaviest of tha gang) when he held up his
glass, ith ludiorous gravity and gave :'
''"The Wg bra flies biglv .
' ' 'The miW.pee pake the" honey ,
Tlie black fulLs makes the cotton,
' ' And the whits folks jet tho money,
. t ... - - ;
- :Ile that thsiatkks ps, net having thf
power to harm us, would perKaps do so if hb'
sould ; but he that threatens, having the
power, it not muoh to bo feared.
The Medical and Surgical Journal says, '
that in Sardinia the fees of phvMt'uns are
fixed by law. Ninepence is "the rhar '
or a short v'it.' "