POETRY. : ——— YROM TET MONTREAL GAZETTE. CHARACTER OF ANEWEPAPER A public Journal should the world = muse, ‘With wit, with humor, and with pubiic News. This town contains variety of tastes and men; ¥irst, quid-nuncs, quizes, critics, sophists ; then Comes belies and beaux, coxcombs and ma- caronies; “Syme riding hobby horses, and some then hobby ponies ; Speeches, conventions, paragraphs In pa. pers, #oor Hobby fee's=—and stumbles—or cu's ] capers | ‘Quid-nuncs read papers with no othcr views, Than to extract the politics and news; Quizzes read marriages, births and bon- mots ; . Critics read papers their satire to expose; Sophists on subtle altercations dwell, And fashions occupy the lively belle; Beaux look at paragraphs for play or ball; Coxcombs for masquerades and scandal; A macaroni looks for every kind of stuff, or crim. con. elapements—or a fulsome puff; dad cr when her color gins to fade, ears that she will die a maid, e papers, for advertising places cosmetics sell, to renovate old fom a paper learns of well-bred cooks; oldier looks for deaths and rasignati- ons, d all the accidents of foreign stations ; Gamesters look sharply out for lucky win- ners ; * QGluttons delight in reading of great din- da ners ; While Misses eagerly persue the «title tattle ;” The Politician scans a hard fought battle ; The tradesman deep on money making : bent, Carefully observes every cheap advertise- i ment ; The Farmer looks with joy, or else with pain, At the depression or the rise of grain ; The gallant sailor, who all fears despises, Looks with delight at a long list of prizes; The Lawyer reads—<a libel here appears,” Ad strait he sets the parties by the ears; A well conducted paper public notice catch: : es. 1f it be filled with «Crim. Cons” and des- . patches, Accidents, puffs, hints and inuendos, irths, singular occurrences, and oratorios; Bulls, dinners and miscarriages, Departures, deaths, and marriages, Speeches, arrivals, and levee-days, * Promotions, super sessions and new plays, Battles, victories, rumours, and broad hints; n short, occurrences taken from all sorts] o Jd of prints. But of all others, the greatest secret in the trade is, Wo take great notice of the most conspicu- ous ladies. heir curiosity springs, in every female pe sens lhe hope to Hint “Torea € rs 1 the ¢ to find, Something or Mos. A. or Mon B. Or some such something as they should not see. If Editors should wish or ever hope to oe thrive, } y must for public taste vari&rY con- trive, P.JLC. PROX the AURORA. | — GENERAL JACKSON. The distinguished services of General Jackson duging the late War, and particu- Jarly at Neworleans, have made hima an ob- : Ject of universal esteem Al are desirous of being more intimately acquainted with the character of so renowned a Hero, The following briet account of him is extracted from a Pamphlet, recently published m Tennessee, and is probably the most aly Shentic which has yet appeared : ¢ Major-general Andrew Jackson was born of Irish Parents, in Mecklenburg county, Northcarolina, and educated in Charlotte, a small town in the same Stafe. He possessed little x) tron to domestic comfort looks, ==lbut old age and industry. old, or a very little up- wards; he is lean and spare, 5feet 11 ins. high, weighs 150 pounds, light complex- ion, with fair hair, blueish gray eyes, stern counfeu- ance, plain and familiar in his manners; a companion to the rich and learned; jo- cular to the gay; accommo- dating to his friends, and violent to enemies, hospi- table to all; kind to his slaves; charitable to the poor; humane to the unfor- tunate ; remarkably tender and loving to his amiable Spouse; free, liberal, and open-spirited, and natural- ly qualified for a Warrior and Commander. | «His first appearance in public life was at the bar; he has had an honorable seat in both Houses of Con- gress ; acted as a judge in the Courts of law and equi- ty in Tennessee; filled the office of Major-general of West-Tennessee Militia when he marched to the Creek nation; and is now a major-general of the U. S:- Army. His residence is 12 miles east of Nash: ville, Davidson county, in the fork of Stone and Cum- berland rivers,’ a Which are celebrated for the eure of mos: diseases ro which the human body is liable. PREPARED ONLY BY THE SOLE PROPRIETOR T. W. DYOTT, M. D. GRANDSON OF THE LATE CELEBRATED Dr. ROBERTSON of Edinburg ; AND FOR SALE IN PHILADELPHIA ONLY, AY THE PROPRIETORS WHOLESALE AAD RETAIL DRUG AND FAMILY Medicine Warehouse. Ne. 137, VoRTE E452 CORNER OF SECOND #£%B RUCR STREETS. And by retail of his agents throughout the UNITED STATES. Dr. ROBERTSON’S CELEBRATED STOQMACHIC ELIX, IR OF HEALTH: ( Price one dollar and #fty cents. ) WHICH has proved by thousands, who have experienced its beneficial effects, to be the public, for the cure of coughs, colds. consymptions, the hooping coughs, asthma pain ih the breast, cramps and wind in the stomach head ache, loss of appetite, indi- gestion, &¢. &c. For the Dysentery or Lag, Cholera Mor- bus, severe Guipings, and other diseases in the Vowels, and the Summer complaint of Children, it has proveda certain reme- dy, and restored to perfect health from the greatest debility. Persons afflicted with Pulmonary Com. plaints, or disorder of the Breast and Lungs, even in the most advanced state; will find ~or no wealthin his youth; immediate relief. € most valuable medicine ever offered tof PR a Sich al simon Coughs and Celdd, which ave in oecasoned by obstructed perspira : > rs Loe}. MON, wit be ound to ield to its benign l- have crowned hi ‘il Ww H ie uence Gd WOW Es a 1c Af roar tl To ASuinai.c or Cousummptive complaints Al hes. He is 90 y el Fic 5. Wheesingsy Shortness of breath, aud the Hooping Cough, it will give inme- diate reef. y ha 3 br. ROUBERTSON’s VEGETABLE NERVOUS CORDIAL, OR, NATURE'S GRAND RESTORATIVE, Price ome dollar and fifty centy, Is coniidently recommended as the mas efficacious medicine for the speedy relic aud cure of #1 pervous complaidts, attend- cat with award weakness; depression of the #pirits, head-ache, tremor, faintness, hyster ic fits, debility, seminal weakness, gleets, and various complaints, resulting from se- cret impropriety of youth and dissipated habits, residence in warm climates, the immocerate use of tea, the unskilful or ex- cessive use of mercury, so often destructive ol the human frame, discases peculiar to females at a certain period of hte, Fluor FAlbua, barrenness, &c. &c. Under the denomination of nervous dis. orders, are included several diseases of the most dangerous kind, and are so various that a volume would hardly suffice to com- plete a description of them. It pervades. with 1ts baleful “influence, the whole nere yous system, writhing the heart with inex- pressible anguish, and exciting the mor- To this demon have thousands fallen a sa- crifice, in the direful transports of its rage. The most common symptoms of its com- mencement, are, weakness, flatulence, pal- pitations, watchtulness, drowsiness after cating, timidity, flashes of heat and cold, numbness, cramp, giddiness, pains in the head, back, and loins, ‘hickup, difficulty respiration and diglutition, anxiety, drycj cough, &c. : a The Vegetable Nervous Cordial is also a great Antiscorbutic Medicine, and is ol infinite service for purifying the blood, and curing those foul disorders of the skin which commonly appear in the form of Scurvy, surfeit, Red Blotches, Carbuncles, Ulcers, &c. &c. A dose of the Anti-Bilious Pills. taken occasionally with this medicine, proves of additional service in the last men- tioned eases. Dz. ROBERTSON’s CELEBRATED GOUT & RHEUMATIC DROPS Since the above invaluable medicines were first discovered, upwards of seve: nuadred thousand persons, have expeiicn ced their happy and salutary effects, many of whom from the lowest stage of thei dis orders. 7 Take notice, that each and all the ai ove genuine Medicines are signed on the outside covers with the signature of the sole proprietor. T. W. Dyott, M.D. Price two Dollars. A safe and effectual cure for the gouy, cheum tism, lumbago, stone and gravel, swelling and weakness of the joints, sz ins, bruises, and all kids of green wounds— the cramp, pains i the head, face and bo dy, stiffness in the neck, chilblains, frozen limbs, &c. : Da. ROBERTSON’s PATENT STUMACHIC BITTEKRSy | Price one Dollar. Which are celebrated for streng thening weak stomachsyincreasing the appetite, and a certain preventative and cure for the fed ver and ague, ke. &c. vA For the Fever and Agtesa malady so prevalent throughout the southern states, and so afflicting te familics residing in all low cepuntries, redundant with marshes, lakes, stagnated pools, rivers, &c. &c. these celebrated and universaily esteemed Dit- ters, have surpassed every remedy ever ad- ministered, for the relief and cure of that most obstinate oppressor of the human frame, numberless instances of thew effica- cy have been testified, after the barks, and various other extolled prescriptions failed they proved succesful, te the admiration of those who experienced and wimesse€ thei happy effect. aio, Dr. ROBERTSON’s INFALLIBLE A WORM DESTROYING LOZRN- GES, ‘A medicine highly necesssary ta be kept in all families—price 50 cents. Symproms.—The common symptori of the Worins are, paleness ofthe counte- nance, at other times flushing of the face itching of the nose, and about the seat, starting and grinding of the teeth in sleep, swelling of the upper lip, the appetite sometimes bad, at other times voracious— loosness, disagreeable breath, a hard swel- led belly, great thirst, the urine frothy and sometimes of a whitish color, gripping or cholic pains, an voluntary discharge 0! pains in the side, witha dry cough, and uu equal pulse ; palpitations of the heart, swoo, &c. TOT eT EE dreadful suggestions of horror and despair.| saliva, especially when asleep; frequen hor Bh ste Rides abdidints ave | 2 toiled for cxpeling: ard killing worm sone are egnal in efficecy to Drv Roberts sor's WORM DESTROYING LOZEN- GL, they are miid in their operation, and saley. i= © : : ER % ] 7 DR. DYOTT’S ANTI-BILIOUS PILLS, For the prevention and cure of Bilious and Maligrant Fevers, Price 25 centgee large boxes 50 cents. These Pills, it timely administered will remove the causes which common pros auce thie Yellow Fever, Billious Fevers, Ague and ever, Clolic, Paing, Flatulens cies, lndigestions, Costiveness, Hypochon= drtac and Hysteric camplaints, Stranguary. Gravel, Rheumatism and Gout. ’ They are peculiarly serviceable in female Disorders, aud especially in the removal of hose obstrucuons which are the great source of their complaints at certain peri- ods, they possess this eminent advantage over most other purgatives, that while they operate gently, they produce neither cose uveness, debility, nor too great excitement, whenever there is a predisposition to a dis- case, arising from marsh efluvia, a too co- pious use of ardent spirits, er a vitiated state of the bile, they are sure to relieve. Dr. DYOTT’S PATENT ITCH OINTMENT ; For pleasentness, safety, expedition, ease and certainty, is infinitely superior to any other medicine; for the cure of that most disagreeable ‘and tormenting disorder, the ITCH. Price 50 cents per box Dr. Dyoi8’s Infudible Tooth Ache Drofis —(Price 50 cents.) Circassion Eye Was tery celebrated for curing most disorders of the eycs—( Price 50 cents.) Lr. Tissott’s Celebrated Gout and Rhemr matic Drops—( Price 2 dollars.) Dr. Gedboid's Vegetable Balm of Lifeegg (Price 1 dollar.) : The Bam of Iberia—Extracted from an {berian Fragrant Plant, for curing defects of the skin, and improving the complexion, &c. (Price 2 doliars.) _ The Restorative Dentrifice—For cleans sing, whitening, and preserving the teeth and gums. (irice 50 cents per box.) Maly’s Plaster Cluth, price 50 cents Prepared by Bouchony Lordonet. A Fresh supply of the above Medicines, usi received, and for sale by the following Agents, of wliom pamphlets containin certificates of cures &c. &c may beh gratis. BrirveronT E—James MGirk Aronspurc—Duncan & Foster, Ping Grove Miuis—T. & S. Davis, . JER‘EY SHorE~—1 homas M:Clintock. Bic 1sLanp----linis & Tweed. WitLliamsporT ---Andrew D Hepburn. Muwcy-~-Brown. Martin & James Boal. MirTon----David Rittenhouse: NorTHUMBERLAND -+ John Cowden. Dr. T. W. Dyorr, respectfully informs the public, that the abeve mentioned Gens uine Medicines, are prepared and sold in Philadelphia only,at his Wholesale and Retail Drug and Family Medicine Ware. house, No. 137, N. E. corner of Second and Race streets——where he has constantly for sale, a large and general assortment of fresh warrsiited genuine. g_> Those who purchase by the quan- tity for cash, will be allowed a very liberag discount. N. B. Country Storekeepers can obtain the ageney for vending the above Medi- ‘Jcines, on commission, by addressing | proprietory accompanied with satisfactory reference, &c. &c, Letters, post paid, from any part of the continent, will meet attention. Money. As I expect shortly to leave this place I am under the nccessity of informing alf those who have unsettled aceounts, to come forward immediately, and make or receive payment of the same, at the house of Jacob Test, in Bellefoutey where 1 shall remain a few weeks for that purpose. Those who intend calling are request d to do it withe out delay, as all those who neglect coming forward, it is supposed, prefer havi g their acccounts settled before a magistrate. James Mc<Girk. SEPTEMBRY9, 1815. Notice: ALL persons indebted to the subscriber are requested to come forward and pay off their respective accounts before the first of October next ; those who do not comply may rest assuved their accounts will be without respect to persons. : GEO. BRESLER.- Aug. 29,1815. RAGS nings, cold sweats, palsy, epileptic fits, &c ; wanted at thie Ofiens, may be given 10 Lhe youngest infant with Drugs and Medicines, of every description left with a proper officer for collection rh SIRI SEAT eT * a i
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