ji 3 Gn - & rn : ; a jinconstant. He will promise one thing any doe a norher, and remam poor == Cpe lady wiil be pretty : & little given 10 centradic- tion, a Little coquellishy and sometimes # Sip BS, 4 . ’ - BTATE DAPLRS AFD The following verses which was pres Bonaparte wien she was madan harnois, ~ The imagery is beautiful, and the allegory well sustained. We have induly ¢d 1a mauy a pleasant reverie in ented to madame the contemplation of this genius playipave a fine face, and be upon words, as it is Yepresented to the, eye in the office of ope of our former friends. Whether it be love or time that he consults, we hope it will be long before either shall have power to detain the cheerful current of his thoughts, or congeal that stream of benevolence which animates his actions. [ Port Folio | Destined with restless foot to roam, Olid Time, a venerable sage, Reaches a tiver’s brink, and—* Come,” He cries, * have pity on my age. What ! on these banks forgetten I, Who mark each moment with my glass! Hear, damsels, hear my supplant ery, And courteously help TIME to pass.” Reclining on the farther shore, Full many a gentle nymph look’d.on; And, fain to speed his passage o'er, Made Love, their boatsman, fetch the “crone ; But one, of all the group most staid, Still wain’d her venturous mates—-“Alas, How oft has ship-wreck whelm’d tbe maid : Whose pity would help Time to pass Lightly his boat across the stream. ~ + Love guides, his hoary freight receives, And, uttering mid the sunny gleam, His canvas to the breezes gives: And playing light his little oars~= . In treble now, and now in bass, _ « See, girls,” th’ enraptur’d urchinroars, x « How gaily Love makes Zime to pass ! But soon-="tis J.oves proverbial crime Exhausted, he his oars let fall; And quick those oars are snatch’d Uy Time, Ar d—heard ye not the rallier’s call f=~ & What, tir’d so soon of thy sweet toil, Poor child, thou sleepest !—=I, alas In graver strain repeat, the while, My song—"tis Time makes Love to pas€l eal § Qi nch Alina a ; v hel i’ France is ‘commences horoscopes” Fre tor is) ATs a an amusing preduction with the following lists of “ it is an imitation of a copy offlitle too fond of talking. Not fond of 1e Beau-jdesvice. {eembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the [this ect, wilie, ste will give the preference to leau- ‘She will have three husbands, who will die of grief: she will best kuow why, : Nuvember--The man horn now will aay deceiver—— The lady of this mooth will jg large, liber al, aud tull of novelty. 3 December--The man born in this month will be a good sort ota person, though passionate. He will devote himself to the army, aud be betrayed by his wife. The lady will be amiable and handsome, with a good yuice, anda well proportioucd body; continue honest. After this satisfactory adjustment of fates according to months, follow many other explanations of destiiy directed by different rules and tounded on other prin ciples. © We have predictions according to the four seasons introduced by the woad cut representation of a studious aid gentles she will be twice maried, reinaid poor buy Young Clearfield Lion, WiLL stand for Marcs this'scason from the first of April, until the | first July next at the following places, viz the first week at the stable of Philip Clover, inkeeper, 1 A P 21 Yaa Ny. . x abi Locuments OF THE D STATES, EMBELLISHED WITH i YY Ni Nn x boil U 3 Sk HN 4 * BLEGANY ENGRAVINGS | OF THE FOUR PRESIDENTS. ntl 50 Rae THOMAS B. WAIT & SONS, AND JONN K. SMITH, Jr. PROPOSE to publish the state pape and public documents of the United States, cxuibiting a complete view of thelr ntervaurse with other nations. i - Redbank township, Armstrong county, au he first three days of the second week, & the stable of in 'oby town: ship, and the residue of the weck, at the stable of in Richland township Venango county, and the thivd week atthdd man, tha cap and beard. logking through a telescope actually touches one of the seve en stars, compels the lightning to become one of the zig-zag species; and is very near eclipsing the sun. pleat 0° rem re se NEW MAL. BProrosaLs will be’ received either at the office of the Secretary of the Com monwealth or Surveyor General until the 1st day of June nex, tor the formation oi a Map of each of the counties within this Commonwealth, agreeably «0 the directs ons of the Ist section of An act directing the formation of a Map of Pennsylvania” passed the 19th day of March 1816, which is in these words: 4 «Section In Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the €om- monwealth of Pennsylvania wi General As. autharity of the same, ‘L'hat the Secretary of the Commonwealth and Surveyor Gen: eral be and they are hercby authorised auc required, immediately after the passing of to contract with the Deputy Sar sespeciiyely or with sly achersuite ble person or said officers may deem just and reasonable and can be agreed upon by the parties, foi for each month is January-—He who is born in this month will be laborious, and a lover of good wine, ‘but ‘very subject to ipfid lity ; ‘he may | two often forget to pay bis debts, but hey wilt be complaisantfand withal « fine singers The Lady born iti this month will be a pretty prudent house wife rather melanco- ly, but yet good tempered. bn ‘Febuary==The man born in this month will love money much, but the ladies more; he will be stingy at liome, but prodigal a- broad. The lady will be a humane and af $cctionate wife, and a tender mother. Marvh==The man born in this month will be rather handsome ; he will be honest and prudent, but he will die poor. The lady will be a jealous, passionate, chat- ter box something given to fighting, and in old age, too fond of the bottle. Afiril~=The man who has the misfortune to be born in this month will be subject to maladies—He will travel to his advantage, sud love the ladies to his disadvantage, for be will marry a rich and handsome heriess, who will'meke’him———-mwhat, no:doubt, you all understand. The lady of this month will be tall and stout, with a little: mouth, little feet, little wit, but great talk, and withall, a great liar. May—The man born in this month will handsome and amiable. He will make his wile happy. The lady will be equally blessed in every respect. June—The man born now will be of] small stature, passionately fond of women and children, but will not be loved in return The lady will be ¢ giddy personage, fond of coffee ; she will mairy at the age of 21. and will be fool at 45. July-~The man will be fair ; he wil, suffer death for the wicked woman he Joves. The female of this month will be passably handsome, with a sharp nosc. but fine bust. She will be of rather sul- ky temper. August—The man will be ambitious and sourageous, but two apt to cheat. He will bave several Majadies, and two wives The lady ‘will be amiable and twice marr ed, but her second husband will cause her to regret her first, ; September—He who is born in this month will be strong, wise and prudent, i { but two easy with his wife, who wilt give! him great uneasiness. The lady round fa- ced and fair haired, witty, discreet, affable, and loved by her friends : October-~The man of this month will have a handsome face & florid complexion; Be will be wicked in his youth and always springs, the cities, towns, villages and re- the formation ofa Mup of exch of the cntti= ties within this Cammonwealthy which Maps shall be on a scale of twp mmles and an half to ap ‘lnchy and shall {exhibit the boundary lines of the ‘cotnty and of each towrship, the courses of the rivers und o thet principal sureams, the position of the mouritains, the lakes and mineral and salt markable buildings, the roads, woung par ticulatly such as are tarnpiked aud the dis tances in miles between the principal towns and remarkab,c places; and that the Maps so formed sinall be sent as scon as conve. nient to the office of the Sarveyor : Gener- al: Provided, That the expense of procur- ing the said Maps “shall not’ exceed two undred dollars for each edunt formation required as afor had in any of the public pf or of the proper county, Wy satd Secretary of the Comm Surv: yor General are hers! cause such information to ‘be ebtaijied by actual survey ‘or otlxrwife as they may eem most expedient; and Gt any expense, pot excecding in the whale six bundred dollars for any oneeomyd oly In order that a more perfact idea may be formed of the style of the work, it is intend: ed to have shortly a specimen engraved, and a copy deposited at the dffice of the Register and Recorder of each ceunty lo the inspection of such personsias may be disposed to send in proposals, and aller wards for the use of the person or persons with whom contracts shall be made. It is expected that a prospectus of the ate Map will be issued in a short time by thé publisher, which will offer some addi. (ional advantages to the contractors for the county Maps; and itis confidently hoped hat a disposition to carry promptly into ef fect the landable views of the Legislature (0 bring to periection the geography of the country, will every where be found; and that therefore no time will be lost in for- may be in as great forwardhess by the next meeting of the Legislature as possible. “UN, B.Boilean, Secretary of the Commonwealt Rich’d. T. Leech, | Surveyor General. MARCH 26, 1816. BLANK SUMMONSES persois on such terms as] [ warding proposals, in order that the war "#3585 and one fourth acres. tract of Jand adjoining the above, and sur first mentioned place ; and so. on through ont the season, at the following low rates viz :three dollars and one bushel of oat: rhe season, six dollars and one bushel o oats to insure a foal, one dollar the singl leap, for which wheat will be taken at th J iarket price at the above stands. YOUNG LON is a beanuful Iron Grey five years old this’ Spring, full eightee hands high, heavy made, and well propor tioned either for the saddle or harness. | NATHAN CLOVER. Redbank townshifi, March 21, ; Bb A 5.4 0 | AL ¥ Which was last 'scason kept hy’ Lev. Packer; will stand from the ficst day of A- prily next, ensuing, until the first day of Ju- 'yy at the following places, to wit : the firs three days of April at Michael Schencks: he nextthree days at Alexander Rober! son’s Cedar Springs “and the three suc- ceeding days at lob Packer’s, Bald Eagle’. and thus to procecd alternately throughout the aforesaid term at three dollars and fifty cents the season. BALL TRON hands high, and well proportioned. His sire was the celebrated horse ENGLISH BALL, which was imported from Liver: | pool, in England, by John Huckle of Ches- ter county, and is said to be of the greatest train of draught horses in England. His dam is of the celebrated horse Chester county Lion. Evncomiom, however, is deemed unnecessary, as it is presumed the appeavance of the Horse will be his best reconmunendation. James Murry. March 12,1816. For Rent. ‘The subscriber offers for rent the farm on which hic now resides, near Washing- ton fron Works, Nittany Valley, Centre County. there is on said farm about 40 acres of plough land and 10 of meadow, ‘land an excellent spring of never failing water, a double barn, the fences in good order, tor further particulars enquire of the subscriber, : John Shields. «Stray Bull. Lame to the plantation of the subscri- ber living in Ferguson township, Centre ~ounty, about the 15th of December last, a small red and white Bull, supposed to be two years old this spring ; the owner is de sired to come, prove property, pay chaivg- cs, and take him away. GEORGE COLEMIRE. APRIL. 6, 1816 Sheriff’s Sale. By virtue of a writ of venditioni expo- nas, issued out of the district Court of we City and County of Philadelphia, to me di- rected, will be exposed to public sale at he Court house in Bellefonte on Tuesday the 23d day of April next, the following property, to wit: A certain tract of land in Bald Eagle township, Centre county, on: branch of Tanguscutach creek, surveyed in the name of James Johnston. containiag Alsoy one othe: veyed in the name of John Susw, containing 424 and one fourth acres: Aliso, one other tract of land adjoining the last above des- cribed tract, surveyed in the name of James Faylor, containing 300 acres, be the same more or less ; all seized and tuken'in exe cutionp as the property of George Taylor. Jeceased ; and 10 be sold by Wm. Alexander, FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. t {sa dark bay, handsomely marked, full 17] ln January, 1814, proposals were issued or priiting the state papers and public tocuments of the Uitted Sates, commen ing with the accession of Mr, "Jefferson # the Presidency. The edition was sold. nefore the printing of the last volume was completed ; and Whe increasing demand mmduces the publishers to issue the pres- nt proposals for. the whole seifes of A- nericai state papoas, which will be incia- ded in pine volianes; commencing with he administration of Washington, and ringing the work down to the close of he late war. ie 00 th It has long been 2 subject of regret with he intelligent and ipguisitive part of the country, that there was no collection of tie state papers and publick documents of the: United States, In a country which boasts of its freedom and m which the preserva- don of its liberties must depend upon the reneral diffusion of knowledge, among a oeople, where so many men in rotation re called apon to exercise the powres, and perforin the duties of legislators and states- neny it does seem 10 be no small re proach, that there las rot yet appeared a publication, which should present to those, who are called upon to guide’ the interests of the nation, or of the severrl states a complete view of our intercourse with foreign nations. Our conntry has just been involved in war with one mnatipn, and it has most Interesting relasions with other European states j and yet to what vole nme, or what collection of different works, ‘an an enquiring man resort, to. ascertain the progress and gavses of the existing re- laiions of the United States? -~ a “ Congress indeed direct the publicatiio of a certain sumberof copies of suCiypa pers“ asare deemed proper tobe made known. “This number 1s witerly «ncoms petent 1o-the great object of diffusing. gém- ral information. They are confined to the favored correspondents of members 6 conicress. Even these few copics are soar geattored © destroved, or logt, One or two iterary socictios in gach state, perhaps, preserve them; but’ how laborigus the rea search! How often the question is repeated Ly men about 10 deliberdte or decide as legislators ~- Where can sugh fi imporiai document be found? ren | A publication of this sort will e equadl ly uscful to persons of both p Hes. | it will have no party cugracter. dt is pros publick documents ‘relating to our inter course with foreign nations. Nothing wi be omitted, and no political remarks: will made. Tt will be a book of useful refer. ence on the plain of + Debrett’s State/Pas pers.” Those who have ever had occasion o examine the diplomatic history of Eu- rope priovete. ands i l its importance. : L ' work will contain the only authentic hiss 1 tory of the foreign relations ot our coun. * try, and inust of necessity bethe source of every other history which may be written, | Ttis requested that every gentleman who wishes to be possessed of the work, would honor the subscription with his | name, a3it is not intended to publish arty copies beyond, the actual subscription. | Boston, July, 1815, CONDITIONS. The work will be printed in octavo vols Se good paper, apd with fir types. ig ‘ . * It will be embellished with elegant and}. accurate engravings of presidents IWoshe ington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, ens ecuted by the first artists of this country. The price to subscribers) will be ton dollars and sev: nty. five cents a volume im hoards, and three dollars: and twent se cents bound. Payment, on delivery. 7d C7 Subscriptions received at the offs of the Ametican Patriots 5 posed by the publishers to print. all the | 1 5 as (] EE ication, will ready PurcEIve 45) ak | It ix unnecessary. to observe, that thia CPA EN ames of five bapdred ‘pages cach, on Pig ROU if 4 o* he
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