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18,
PROM THE DELAWARE WATCHMAN.
The Devil Fishing.
« All the world’s 2” fish pond !
Shckegpeare corrected.
Wat luck, old Clovenfaot, to-day?
Said I, one foggy morning,
As he threw out his line for prey,
Poor mortal folk stborning.
« Not much’ quoth he ¢but what I have,
Beyond dispute is fair gam; :
With notes to shave, ve caught a knave,
A miser with a bargain. )
To catch a needy becu, I took
A dragple-tail’d surtous—*®
A would-be belle found on my hook
A tempting full dress suit.
I caught a congressman, by ding
Of double compiensation §
A lawyer, on promotion bent
By Yimely nomination,
These lawyers are, though oft you wish
(No thanks fort) Satan had ’em,
Thc most unprofitable fish
Qf all the sons of Adam.
X caught a surgeon witha highe
fed subject for dissection, Vik
Ap offte hunter witha lie, |}
Well seasoned for election.”
« What fich bite sharpest, Pug 1” says;
« Whys as to that,” quoth he,
# I find not many very shy,
«Of high orlow degree.”
« Your toper bites well at a cork;
(When there's a bottle to 1t)
‘Tour Jews will even bite at pork,
. If he srcils money through it.
Your old man likes a parchment, when
By mortgage some one’s bitten ;
Jour youngster likes a frisker skin,
Where yet there's nothing written !
Some shy ones play about the line,
Till prudence waxes foeble,
And these at last are often mine,
for one dollar. Milk is
{mode of making it.
lin this city, all Catholic,
land so superstitious are
{rade the streets, with
{sor must kneel as the pass
{looking article, and draw
{by two white mules, which
{praying and howling as
and distillers, bakers, &e.f
{burn Sheep for the pur}
1 { lefonte, which if net redeemed will be
A horse can be purchase:
plenty but no butter, and
the reason 1 cannot divine
unless it be in consequence
of their ignorance of the
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There are 75 chuiches
the ignorant populace, that
every day ortwo they pa-
Holy Ghost as they say in
a carriage, and every per:
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or instant death is the
consequence,from the mab.
The coach is an antique
wh,
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the priests tell the people
have lived since Christ
was upon the earth. In-
side the carriage is a priest
he
REGIMENTAL ORDERS.
1 lettersin three months from this date,
John Askins,
Jobn Andersom,
John Atkinson,
Christian Amehiser.
James Butler,
Jape Baker,
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Wa. Beatty, 2.
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Jesse Cookson,
Andrew Cleaver,
Robert Couringdon,
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George Donaldson,
Henry Daugherty,
Nancy Du
the Jacob Ecklys ;
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‘Joseph M. Fox,
Jacob Flack,
{John Harris,
‘Robert Xnox,
To those who are so unfortunate as to b+
LETTERS
EMAINING inthe post office at Bel-
sent to the general post office as deacy
October 1816.
A Samuel Lamb,
William Lamb.
M.
Samuel Miies,
Rickard Moore, 2,
James Magee,
Samuel Moore,
John Melroy,
Alex. M« Williams.
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Atm Newelig. | 4
Sn Fare i
Villiam Boggs,
Daniel DO! Bayen:
Thomas Crawford. Elza Pennington,
Aaron Packer,
Laurence Peters,
Nancy Patterson,
John Patterson.
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Henry Russel,
Lewis Reissel,
Henry Reider,
Joseph Ross,
John Reed,
Suzan Robertson,
Isaac Rogers
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gness Evans,
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Walter Forster,
Peter Fulton.
H. .
George HoldenbauchThomas Spencer,
Patrick Hughs, 2, Archibald Stewart,
George Sweany,
Francis Steel,
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Philip Tavior,
Yames Todd,
Biizsheth Thompson
NV.
Jacob Hetherland,
James Hutchison,
John Haey,
Johr Helman.
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William Irwin. WW,
X. William Williams,
Charles Whiting,
Christopher Keatly, Jacob Way,
Rebeca Kephart. William Woods.
L or Y.
Wseph M. Yamg.
R.T. STEWART, P. M.
. Interesting Discovery.
John Lyon,
afflicted with
‘CANCERS,
HE commissioned and staff officers of
the 12th Regiment of Pennsylvania
militia wall meet at Camp Snyder on the
third Monday of October next at 10 o’clock
JA. M. completely armed and acquipped for,
{three days training, agreeably to the 16th
Militia Law.
Seotion of the 5
£ By order of the Colonel,
nil
manity excite them fo inguire and di-
rect where thow may obtain a perfect cure
for the malady, In the most sate, easy and
offectual way :
Doctor Gri gs, i
No 277, North Second Street Philadelphia
Confident that his remedy is superior to
{to make payment on or before the 1st
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AND to those whose feelings of hu
Who only meant to nibble! |
There's few indeed, of small or great,
(Or I am much mistaken)
Dut mey, by some pecyliar bail
Be tempted and then taken,
But there 1s one of all the rest,
TW l.0 most employs my CoOkeme
The IDLER pleases me the best,
Aft bites the NAKED HOOK 1
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* Nothing can afford a stronger instance
of the tyranny of fashion, than an extra yard
\ of broad: cloth dangling at the heels now-a-
fays That can never be becoming in the
wearer, the very sight of which is uncom.
fortable to the beholder.
| eens O Te
Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres,
dated 21st July 1816.
«There is plenty of em-
ployment here, and wages
are very high ; living toler-!
ably reasonable ; but every
thing else extravagant.
The people here obtained
their independence, but the
state is divided into three
parties, all struggling for
the Gevernment; they have
been under arms twice
since my arrival here ; the
page is brewing, and I ex-
pect they will eventually
“fight among themselves
~The soil 1s excellent
8 and L.very
WM A. PETRIKIN, all others that have ever been in practice,
ApsOTA¥T. thinks it his duty to make it known to the
- public, that he has succeeded in effectually
“curing near one hundred persons in this
Sept. 28,1816
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Regimental Orders.
THF Commission and Staff officers of
the 32nd Regiment Pennsylvania Militia,
under the command of Col. Thos. M¢Pher-
son, will meet at the house of Jacob Test,
innkeeper, Philipsburg, on Monday the
21st day of October next; ensuing, at 8 o’«
clock A. M. with their arms and accoutre-
ments, in order for three days discipline. /
All officers will appear in complete uni-!
form, agreeable tothe 11th Section of the
Militia 13w of Pennsylvania. a XY
By order of the Colonel.
WILLIAM PATTON,
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“Adjutant.
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Bellefonte Academy. :
UBLIC notice is hereby given, that
the Bellefonte Academy. in Centre
county is reorganized, and open for the re-
ception of scholars. The trustees have en-
aged Mr. M. Chamberlain, lately from
Dartmouth College, (Newhampshire) as a
teacher; a gentleman of respectability, and} = .
highly qualified. In this seminary will be
taught, the Greek and Latin languages,
English grammar, Geography, and the dif-
ferent branches of the mathematicks.
By onder of the Board ef Trustees.
J. G. Lowrey,
President.
Bellefonte; Sept. 21, 1816. . ?
Bear Skins.
The subscriber wishes to? purchase
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city, of the most dreadful of all maladies,
the CANCER, within the last 2 years ma-
ny of whome hid despared of ever obtaining
a cure, some of whom had been attended
in the Alms House and Hospital of this
place, without success and now are ef-
ectually cured
By the afflicted’s Humble servant,
| Daniel Griggs.
N. B. Reference cap be hadot some
bundreds of the most respectable citizens
of Philadelphia.
> All editors of papers in this state
will please insert the above once a weck
for three months, and send their accounts
All Editors in the United States will
subserve the cause of humanity by giving
the above a few insertions In their respec.
tive papers.
Sefitember 5, 1816. .
The Spread Eagle, Square
and Compass.
William T. Brown,
(OF Mirren)
Resercrr ULLY informs his friends
and the public in general, that he has taken
hat old stand, the
STONE TAVERN
in Aarghsburg, formerly occupied by Sam-
uel Miles, where be hopes by promptat
tentioty good liquors and stabling, to mee!
with a share of public patronage.
andwill givercashior a quantity. of -bggr ¢
skins. Saddles, Harness, Bridles &c. made
at the ‘shortest notice, and fo
sual,
r sale asu-
George Test,
Bellefonte, July 30, 1816.
Wanted immediately, 1
or 3 Journeymen Tailors, to whom good;
wages and constant employment will he
riven by
Samuel Baird.
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re is little wood here}
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RARPNSBURG, April 4
Centre County, ss.
Orphans Court, Aug. 28, 1816,
Ox motion of Wm. W. Potter, Esq.
rule on the heirs and representatives of Mi
chael Stiver, late of Potter township, in the
county of Centre aforesaid, deceased, to ap-
pear in Court on the fourth Monday of No-
vember next, to accept or refuse the real
estate of said deceased, as valued and ap-
raised by the Sheriff and Inquisition.
; By order of the Court,
STRAT HORSE. |
) AS 1iken vp by tle ailscribors
the 12thof Septomber, st. a BAY
nas
HORSE with a steren bis forehead, sup 1
possd to be about i years of age.
- yy poy charges and teke him away.
JOHN PATTERSON:
kif, Sept. 20,1816,
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Sprig ton ms
Notice. solid
ALL persons having demands against the
gstate oi Janyes Packer, senior late of Bald
Fete Township, in Centre county, deces-
way mdebted to the said estate, will ploase
of January next.
J.B. Shugart,
Administrator.
BerrxronTe, August 6, i816,
ae
TOWN OF
FOXBURGEL
WILL Ue exposed to public sale, in
FOXBURGH, on Tuesday the 29th Octon
ber next,
150 Lots
in the said town, and a large number of Out
Lots. Jtis situate in Richland townshin,
V enango county, at the cofluence of Toe
by’s Creck with the Allegheny River, which
is navigable for 120 miles hope the town.
Lke criekis also navigable for upwards of
70 miles. It is seventy miles d
Pittsburgh, and about thirty frorn Kittans
ning, Franklin and Butler. The land in
the vicinity is of a good quality ; the coun=
ty healthy; in general, well en and
rapidly mmoproving.-~Terms will be made
known at the time of sale. :
Joseph M. Fox.
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Ran away from the Subscriber living
in Clearfield County, an indented Neoro
Boy,named a rh
John Hall,
about 13 years of age; had on when he
went away a tow shirt and trowsers, and’
mockasins. Any person securing sa d bo
in the jail of the county where he may b
taken, and giving information to the sub
sgriber shall receive the above Yeward,
George Wilson, jun.
August 15, 1818.,
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5 Dollars Rgward.
STRAYED away from the subsaribery
living at Rock Iron Wopks, Centre county,
on the 14th of August, a BLACK MARL.
She was cut by the kick of anociher beast
of her hips, occasioned by a kick. Sbe
rides well and easy, but slow. Will work
any where in gears. The above reward
will be given to any person giving informa.
tion where she is, or if brought home all
reasonable charges paid. = She stecr’d her
course towards Lewistown, or cro
Tuscy mountain towards the Bears’ spo
dows. gl
PAULSLER SELLERS,
Accusr 14,1816. ; :
Vos my wife Sarah hath left
my bed and board without any just
cause; this istherefore to forcwarn all per-
sons from gir on my acconnt; as I
am determined nof' to pay any debts of her
contracting after this date, unless compel-
led by law. ' As some of my children have
absconded with her ; all persons, therefore,
are hereby forbid harboring them at their
peril, as I am determined to prosecute any
whe shall do £o as far as the limits of the
law will ademat,
~~ ISAAC
Aug. 25; 1816.
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NOTICE, a
{ poi subscriber having disposed of Ids
_ entire stock of poods in Bellefonte, aid
intending in a short time to leave that place
for a distant part, requests those who'hava
accounts with bim to come forward and
make immediate sottlement ; those whode.
not comply will be compelied at a very
early period. He also offers for sale twa
lots in the borough of Bellefonte, on one of
which is erected a convenient frame house
and stable, ag
J. B. Shugart,
Caution!
PARSONS,
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WM. BETRIKIN, Clerk 0. L,
BELLEFONTE, Sept, 20, i816.
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2 DOLLARS REWARD,
in her hindparts, and a small holfow in one a