J KFFEKbOMAN Rii? 1 13 LI AN 1 H J as bright and warm a firo as before hut where is the use in kindling up again, unless folks will see the folly of poking it. It is just so in Banking mailers. I tried it, and for !ixteen years and over, and no people inj creation ever saw a warmer and better fire than I kept up; it warmed al! kinds of folks, too; the circle around it was wide enuf to admit every living crittur in the country, and all equally felt the warmth. But then began the poking system. I tried eve--rjmeans to prevent it, but it was no use and thenfy quit, and Mr. Dunlap he tried; but the oAerjwere still ready and no sooner was it kindled up, when at it they went pokin and pok ing nnd.(ihe result you see; and now theques is"shall we have a new fire kindled, and what shall be the fuel? Shall it be Lehigh Coal, or English Coal? Old Pennsylvany has a word to say in this matter, if she chuses to speak for there is jest this difference between her Coal and all other kind of Coal; it won't stand poking, but if left alone, will burn steadily and surely to the last whilst other coal may blaze up with poking, and the sooner go to ashes. The Coal is in the grate yet, Major," says he, "though by poking, it has ceased burning." ' " Yes," says I, "Squire, but it is plagy cold i hough." " It is so, Major," says he; but that comes from poking" and wiih that, says he, "let's you and I take a turn round and see some folks, and hear what news is stirring, and by the time we get back, this fire will be kindled .irnl the blower on, and will soon give us a warm room and we'll have a roast potatoeand a leeile cider, and talk over matters comforta bly and cheerfully; and if you will only let the poker alone, the evening will close brightly." And so it did; but I can't tell more about it till I write you my next Letter and all for the present 1 can say is, put a black cross on all -croakers, and especially the pokers. Your friend and fellow citizen, JDOWNING, Major, &c. &c. &c. I, oss of aiSteam Packet and many laves. iL. The Lonclo'tjand Dublin company's steamer Thames, on her voj'age from Dublin to London, was wrecked on Southwest rocks of the Scillj Islands; and all on board, consisting of from sixtyto seventy persons, drowned, with the exception of a lady passen ger, two stewardesses, and one man. When the vessel was discovered in her perilous situation by the islanders, their boats were aground; but with great efforts they succeeded in launch ing a whale-boat through the break ers, and getting her under the stern of the Thames. The commander, Captain Gray, insisted on the females being first hoisted therein, and, unfor tunately, as soon as a lady and two stewardesses had been placed there, the boat broke adrift, and drove to the land. This was perceived byail-imr-boat, which took her in toiKid succeeded, with, great risk, in O her to the shore in safety. By this ! time the wind increased almost to a hurricane, whbh rendered itimpos?i-or lnal ay unumely death crop you in your m Mafnmnvr nrW Unut tn nnnrnnPl1 fant years, than see you an immWal, profligate, hie for any other boat to approach the vessel. Captain Gray then form ed a raft, on which a great many of the crew got; but it was almost im mediately dashed against the rocks, and all the poor fellows on it were lost, with the exception of one man, who was thrown on a perpendicular rock, and remained there till the fol lowing day, when he was rescued. The vessel became a complete wreck; and the remainder of the crew jjer- ished. Melancholy OcCBirreiacd.' The Greensburg Pa. Argus, of February IfJth has the following. "On Wednesday evening last, John Y. Barclay, Esq. started on horseback from this place to go to the residene of Alexander Johnston, his father-in-.aw, one mile east df Youngstown. About 8 o' clock in the evening, his horse came 'to Mr. John ston's without a rider. Several members of Mr. Johnston's family, being much alarmed, went out o ascertain if any accident had occurred, and found Mr Barclay about midway between their residence md Youngstown. He had been thrown from his horse and was murh hurt, but survived for several lours. About 1 o'clock in the morning of Thurs day he expired. Mr. Barclay was for many years a prominent ncmber of the Bar of this county (Westmoreland.) md a highly active and useful citizen, having fill ;d many posts of honor and responsibility. He ras a member of the Convention which amended he State Constitution. His lore will be felt by A$ family and the community generally." Cure for a Felon or Bile. Take a beet top m to the root, or the upper part of the ioot, und it duo mix in a plenty of common soap 1 1 sa.lt, and apply it to tho soref and in a few i-jrs the pain wiH bo relieved and symptoms of - are will appear Don't fail to- remember and trtf : few 23dtEm of Webster's D'i'ctionaryv Noah Webster is about to publish a new edi ion of his dictionary. He says it will contain :3,000 to 10,000 words not included in the quar o heretofore published. The whole number tf words will bo at least 80,000; being 20,000 re than are contained in Todd's Johnson, and ,000 more iban are to bo found, in. Richard- n's Dictionary. - From the Boston Mercantile Journal. 4 JoSm Quiizcy Atlanta - It is said that superior men always have su perior mothers, and it certainly seemjp be the c.se ingenera! if not always. Physiologists may iiotbe able to account for it, though the philosopherfamiliar with the operations of mind, may. It seems to be owing to ihe susceptibili ty of the infant mind to impressions, and the al most unlimited power the mother has, to mould it for gnodor ill. Whatever way be the views entertained to wards Mr. Adams as a politician, it is conceded by all familiarly acquainted with his private character, that he is and erer has been a man of high-toned morals, and of the strictest integ rity. The following letter is a key to this ex ception to the generality of public men. It is taken from a volume of letters ofMrs. Adams, mother of John Quincy Adams, just publiished, and compiled by her grandson, C. F. Adams, Esq., of this city. The letter was written to her son, then eleven years of age, who was re siding with hisfather at Paris: June, 1778. My Dear Sox: "Tijalmost four months since you left your nativeand, and embarked upon the mighty waters, in quest of a foreign country. Although I have not particularly writ ten to you since, yet you may be assured you have consiantly been upon my heart and mind. It is a very difficult task, my dear son, for a tender parent to bring her mind to part with a child of your years, going to a distant land; nor could 1 have acquiesced m such a separation under any other care than that of the most ex cellent parent and guardian who accompanied you. You have arrivedat years capable of im proving under the advantages you will be likely to 'liave, if you do but properly attend to them. They are talents put inio your hands, of which an account will be required hereafter; and being possessed of one, two, or four, see to it that you double your number. The most amiable and most useful disposition in a young mind, is diffidence of itself; and this should lead )ou to seek advice and instruction from him who is your natural guardian, and will always counsel and direct you in the best man ner, both for your preseni and future happiness. You are in possession of a good natural under standing, and of spirits unbroken by adversity, and untamed with care. Improve your under standing by acquiring useful knowledge and virtue, such as will render you an ornament to society, an honour to your country, and a bles sing loyour parents. Great learning and supe rior abilities, should you ever possess them, will be of little, value and small estimaiion, unless virtue, honor, truth and integrity are added to ihem. Adhere to those religious sentiments and principles which were early instilled into your mind, and remember that you are account able to your Maker for your words and actions. Let me enjoin it upon you to attend constant ly and steadfastly to the precepts and instruc tions of your father, as you value the happiness of your mother and your own welfare. His care and attention to yon render many things unnecessary for me to write which I might oth- ! erwise do; but the inadvertency and heedless- ness ol youtii require line upon line ana precept ... ,. , . . upon precept, and, when enforced bv the joint 'efforts of both parents, will, I hope, have a due uifliiprirn iinnn vnnr riinr mrl lor i p:ir as vnn ari lo me, r would "much rather you should have found your grave in the ocean you have crossed, or graceless child. . You have entered, early in life, upon the great theatre of the worjd, which is full of temp tations and vice of every kind. You are not wholly unacquainted with history, in which you' have read of crimes which your inexperienced mind could scarcely believe incredible. You have been taught to think of them with horror, and to view vice as -a monster of eo frightful mien, That, to be hated, needs but to be seen." Yet you must keep a'strict guard upon your self, or the odious monster will soon lose its ter ror by becoming familiar to you. The modern history of our times furnishes us as black a list of crimes as can be paralleled in ancient times, even if we go back to Nero, Caligula, or Caesar Borgia. Young as you are, the cruel war into which we have been compelled by the haughty tyrant of Britain and the bloody emissaries of his vengeance," may stamp upon your mind this certain truth, that the welfare and prosperity of all countries, communities, and, I may add, in dividuals, depends upon their morals. That nation to which we were once united, as il has departed from justice, eluded and subverted the wise laws which formerly governed it, and suf fered the worst of crimes to go unpunished, has 'lost its valor, wisdom and humanity, and from being the dread and terror of Europe, has sunk into derision and infamy. But, to quit political subjects; I have been greatly anxious for your safety, having never heard of the frigate since sho sailed, till about a week ago,-a New York paper informed that she was taken and carried into Plymouth. I did not fully credit this report, though it gave me much uneasiness. I yesterday heard that a Frenchvessel was arrived at Portsmouth which brought news of the safe arrival of the Boston, ihnt this wants confirmation. 1 hope it will not bo lonii before 1 shall be assured of your safety. Ydu must write me arr account of your voyage, of your situation, and of every thing entertain ing ytfu can recollect. Be assured I am, most affectionately, yours. Horrible. A few days ago, in a jail of Pike count)', Ilf., a man named Williams, who had been confined for murder, sent fdrhrs wife and children, under a pretence of a desire to see them. They came and shortly after entering the prison, ho cut his wife's throat and tliert his own, each surviving, but a Jew. minutes. Tho children wero not injured. Tfcte Secret of Popularity. 41 Sam, how did you contrive to get up high in the world? I remember when nobody would speak to you." " Oh, I cheated" my tailor out of a suit of clothes." , , , " Indeed? and was that all you did?" " No, deceived mv affianced." " Monstrous! What then? AVas it found out?" " Yes, indqed I took particular pains to that effect, and the consequence was,lhat 1. became introduced into higher circles, and every girl set her cap for me." " That is very strange." "And then I made a splendid-failure which capped the climax." , -How, sir?" "And then I managed to be shockingly abused by the public press. Then 1 was known as the rich and celebrated Mr. ." " All this is very queer. I should have man aged just as you have done, if I had been am bitious of mounting the "allows." " Your ignorance, friend your ignorance. There is but one step between the.sublime and the. ridiculous. You would havo' made your self ridiculous, but I have made villiany sub lime." -1 Grateful Beggar. "You saved my life on one occasion," said a beggar to a Captain under whom he had served. '-Saved your life!" re plied he, "do you think that I am a Doctor?" "No," answered the man, "but I served under you in the battle of ; and when you run away, I followed," "You are a queer chicken," said the hen to a hawk which she had hatched among her brood. "I know I am." said the hawk, "but that is no reason why I should be Mn-pecked " N. Y. Mercury. Caught in lis own Trap. The Portland Ad vertiser relates an amusing case, in which a beffcar in that citv received what he asked for but not what he wished for: "A few days ago, a full grown able bodied man, presented himself at the door of one of our citizens, and solicited the lady of the house to rive him two cents. She remarked that she had none, and inquired what he wanted of them "To buy a dose of castor oil- inarm, (was the reply) lor I am dreadful sick. The lady had no cenis but she had plenty o oil; and she prepared him a stiff dose. He tried hard to get excused from taking it; but she was firm, he was a sick man, and it must go down. He was caught in his own trap; and where he meant to have a glass of liquor, h got a dose of physic; but, making a virtue of ne cessity, and with sundry wry faces, he gulphed it down and cleared. He'll not call at that house again, we dare say." On Thursday the 18th ult. by the Rev. Mr Flannery Mr. William-Hustox, Jr. to Miss Mary Walter, all of Stroud tsp., Monroe county. On the 13th ult bv Jeremv Mackev. Esn ... j -j Charles J. Bellis, Esq. to Miss Catharine Huddle, all of Coolbaugh tsp. Monroe Co. On the 16th, bv the same, iJr John Gold of Pocono, to Miss Mary Ann Smoke, of Middle Smithlield. On the 21st ult. by Fk. EJlenbefger, Esq xMr. Charles Shoemaker, to Miss Elizabeth Starke, all of Middle Sinithfield. ME3, In Stroud township, on Sttnday evening last, Samuel Palmer, son of Obadiah and Sarah Pal mer, in the 18th year of his age. NOTIC All -persons indebted to the late firm of Hen ry, Jordan & Co., are requested to make pay ment on or before the first day of July next, or their accounts will be left in the hands of a Justice for collection. JAMES BELL, Jr. Agent. Experiment Mills. Feb. 12, 1841. Co-Farfcacrsbip Notice. ' Andrew M. Stuart having disposed of his interest in tho firm of Stuart, Howell & Co. to tho remaining partners, on the 1st isntant; the business will now be conducted under the name of Arthur Howell & Co., who are duly authorised to settle tho accounts of the late firm. ANDREW M. ST (J ART. ARTHUR HOWELL & Co. Pocono township, Jan. 30, 1841. DISSOLUTION. The Copartnership heretofore existing be tween the subscribers under the firm of FirecSa & Piiachot, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The Books,- Notes and accounts are left in the hands of John Finch, who is duly authorized to settle tho Same. JOHN FINCH, CYR1LL C. D. PINCHOT. Milford, February 16, 1841. N. B. The business will he carried on art usual by JOHN FINCH. SAW MILL FOR SALE, The subscriber o flora for sale his Saw Mill situato in Sinithfield township, Monroe county, about two miles from Bushvillo, adjoining lands of Peter Trively and others. Tho said Mill was built in 1837 by Adaih Mfetzc, a first rafe .workman, and is as good as new Irons and all in good repair. This mill is situated with in a few rodsif the river Delaware and can be easily removed, It wjll be sold cheap, , . . GEOKGE.BARNESv February $&. WORKS, IiAOT, &c FOR.' SALE. , The subscriber offer? for sale all the Works and Lands belonging to the late tirrn 8f Henry, Jordan & Co., adjoining the borough of Stroudsburg, the seat of Justice Of Monroe county, Pa. situated .about-three miles, fnm the Delaware river, and twenty six from Easton, on the located route of the Susquehanna and Delaware rail road, and adjacent to numerous stores, mills, houses of worship, several Acad emies, schools, libraries, &c.fec. . s The works are erected on a tract of about m ACIHg IF ASfl in a high statu of cultivation, and consist of a two fired forge, Tilthammer and Forge, Blowing apparatus, large shears, Ure stampers, Grind ing and Polishing works with three water wheels, and power and convenience for at least three more heavy mill wheels. The water power is never less than 2,S00 square inches, under a hree feet head;. the whole head and fall is eleven feet. Also one Blacksmith shop, with 2 fires, several large Coal barns, Iron house, Carpenter shop, Scale house, Store and Office, and other out houses one new brick MANSION HOUSE, fjTTll& Bam, &c, and tenother 2weiHsiig Houses, all in good repair. Also about 178 Acres 61 Wood JLasnd in the vicinity, with several good tenements, farm land, and water power thereon, in lots to suit purchasers. Also several hundred steel and iron pole axes, and a few tons of tilted iron, of various sizes, suitable for ironing wagons, &c. All of the above property will be sold cheap, and on accommodating terms. Apply to JAMES BELL, Jr. Agent. Experiment Mills. ft'Tonroe Co. Pa. ) February 12, 1841. P.S. If the above mentioned mansion house is not sold before the first of April next, it will be for Rent. ESarrIssi3s Speciiic InstBisesit. The great celebrity of this unrivalled Composi tion especially in the Northern Stales leaves the proprietor but little need to say any thing in its favor; for it has been generally conceded to it, that it is beyond all comparison the best remedy for external complaints that has ever been discov ered. Indeed the speed and certainty of its oper ations have the appearance of miracles : as ulcers, wounds, corns, fever sores, chilblains, white swel lings, biles, piles, spider and snake bites &c immediately yield to its apparantly super human influence. Thus if properly applied it will remove an inveterate, corn or break and heal a bile in five days, will allay and perfectly cure an ulcer in two weeks ; and the most desperate cases of white swelling that can be imagined, have been destroved ,by it in less than two months. In the bites of poisonous repines nserncacy is tnuly surprising; and even in the bite of a rabid dog, for if applied in time, its po'wers of attraction are so wonderful that they will at once arrest the poison and thus prevent it from pervading the system. It is like-j wise greatly superior to any medicine heretofore discovered for the chafed backs and limbs of horses for tetters, ring worms, chapped lips, and in short for every external bodily evil that may fall to the lot of man or beast. The proprietor has received at least a thousand certificates and other documents, in favor of his " Specific OinlmcnC upwards a hundred of which were written by respectable members of the Med ical Faculty ; and in selecting from this pile the following samples, he was governed more by their brevity, than their contents, as they all breath tho same spirit of eulogy and satisfaction. CERTIFICATES. Albany, July 9, 1837. To. Dr Harrison, Sir- I use your Specific Oint ment in my practice and cordially recommend it as. a most efficient remedy for Tumors, Ulcers, White Swellings, Scrofula, Rheumatic Pains, Chapped Face, Lips and Hands; and for general and external complaints. I write thi3 at the re quest of your agent here, who furnishes me with the article, and am pleased to have it m my power to award hoiior to merit. RUFUS R. BEACH, M D Extract of a Letter from Dr. J. W. Sanders, of Jouisville, Ky. October 8, 1837. J " I am prepared to say, that for Rheumatic Pains and tho Sore Breasts of females, Harrison's Spe cific Umtment has no superior, it indeed it has any equal, in the whole catalogue of external me dicines', as known and prescribed in this country." Extract of a letter from Dr Potts, of Utica. N Y. Dated July 28, 1838. "Harrison's 'Specific Ointment" is, in my opin ion, a most important discovery; and is particular ly efficient in scrofulas, ulcers, sore legs, erup tions, and general outward complaints, speak of its merits from an experience of four years " Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 4, 1838. To Dr. Harrison, Dear Sir, I write to con gratulate you on the extraordinary virtue of yonr 1 Specific Umtment,' in tho curing of hums. A little boy of mine, 4 years old, fell against thft fire-place threr weeks since, when his clothes be becaue ignited, and he was instantly enveloped in flames. After some difficulty the fire was ex tinguished, but not Wore tho poor little fellow's ower extremities were almost covered with a con tinual blister. Having much faith in vour oint ment, I immediately purchased three boxes, which i 1 appued unsparingly, accordinc to vour direc tions in such cnsen ; and it is with great pleasure and gratitudo, that I am able to inform yon that it allayed the pain in a few hours ; and in te'.i days iad effected a complete euro. I need scarcely Add that it ought to be in the possession of eve. ry family as thoro is no telling when such acci dents may occur. Yours respectfully. H. M. SllErJiARD. A Supply of this valuable Ointment just received and for sale, by Stroudsburg, Nov. G, 1810. . JOB WORK , . . Of all lands nealty executed ' at this Office. a CURING PRACTICE. The principle of purifying the body by purg ing with vegetable physic is becoming- more and more understood a.s the only sensible mettod bv which sound health- can be estabHshnil. H n- dreds of individuals have become convinced of this doctrine, and are"dai!jacknovledgmg the practice to be the best ever dtsL-nn.rMi7 ' ,tr is the unhealthy season, when our bodies are liable to be affected with disease; and now is. the time the state- of the stomaeha'ud bowel should be attended rr because on- the healthy siate of those organs depends the healthy siaitr of the general systemjarrci every one will see at once, if the general health be bad while that re mains, local disease cannot be- cured. All the medicine that is requisite to restorer the body to a state of health is Braudreth's TVju--etablc Universal Pills, which have perform cures upon thousands of helpless and hopeless persons, after the usut'l scientific jjkill .of phy sicians have consoled them with the assuran that they could do no more. The' properties of these Pills as aim-bilious and aperient uipdicimj are unrivalled; all who use thrm recJ:nvi. i them, their virtues surpass all eulogw- ifjhl in.;-. bx6 used to be appreciated. The weak ;ui( .1 icate will be strengthened by their jl bv br.tclng but by removiugtthe cause of w$k&ot the grosS' and' corrupt humors of SrfT: hm'v. They require no change in diet or cafe ;.' a:ir kind. Plain' dir fioi.s accompany mTfrfi' bo.t, so that every o'h'6 i his" own competent' jihvsi "cian. Remember, rion'e afe genuine sold" bv druggists. Da. BRANDRETIFS Office in Philadel phia for the sale of his Pills, is No. 8, North Eighth' street. - ID3 Agents for Monroe and Pike Counties are at the following places. At Milford John IL IJhodiiead; " Stroudsburgh, Richard S. Staplbs. " Dutottsburg, Luke Bromieid. " New Marketvilc TkoxeiX &. Schoch. THE spring term of the above named hist: (utidn commenced on Monday, the 4th day . : May ; and is conducted by Wiks Mnvj 1. TiaoiKiis, late of Troy Female Semjtnaiy, m experienced and well qualified teacher., 1 I he branches taugmvat this Seminary, rfre Reading, Drawing-" Wilting, Arithmetic y Geography, Grammar, Composition, History1, Natural Philoso- . phi . Chemistry, , Botany. Logic, Geometnji Algebra, French, Latin. Spanish & Italian ! languages, Rhetoric Music, Hie Seminary be;nr endowed bv the State, in. - j a j - - - - struction is afforded at the reduced rate of iwc dollars per quarter, inclusive ofjall branches. Having rented the spacious stone buiidinfr, for merly occupied as the male Academy, the Trus tees are now prepared to receive any number or young ladies that may apply, from all parts of the. uuumy. Board, in respectable families, can be obtained on reasonable terms. The Trustees, with the fullest confidence, cost mend the Stroudsburg Female Seminary to tho patronage, of the public. JOHN HUSTON, Pres't.. (Attest) War P. Vail, Sec'y. Stroudsburg, May 15, 1840. EASTON iiaraitEiiEiA manufactory. The subscriber grateful for past favors,, would thank his frien'ds and the public generally, for their kind encouragement, aud wouIdhg Ieava to inform them that he is now manufacturing a large assortment of Umbrellas and Parasols which he Offers for sale, at Philadelphia and New York prices. Merchants will find it to-their advantage to give him a call before purchasing in the cities. He would state that his frames are made by himself, or under his immediate inspection,, and that he has secured the services of an experi enced young lady, to superintend the coveriuj department. N. 13. As tho subscriber keeps everyti"s prepared for covering and repniring, persons trom the country can have their Umbrellas and Parasols repaired mid covered at an vhour's no tice. CHARLES KING. 401-2 Northampton Stree'.'next door to R.S. Chidseys Tirt waro manufacturing Establish ment. Jgaston Jnly 1, IS 10. THE CONSTITUTION. What is that we call the Constitution ? The constitution is evidently that which constitutes, ar.d that which constitutes is the blood. We. there fore, know that the blood is the constitution, and that a good or bad constitution is neither more nor less than a good or bad state of the blood. There is no person who, having lost health, does not wish to have it restored. Use then the proper means. Ex pel with Purgative Medicine all currupt humow from the body, and the blessing, Health, will be the certain result: for all pains or unpleasant feel ings proceed from the presence of corrupt or vi tiated humors, which are the real cause of ever, disonse, and therefore the anbj disease to w hich t' human frame is subject, because they clog uj tiu veins and arteries, and prevent the free circulatiua of tho blood. Brandreth's Yegetalle Universal Pills curft tl-3 disease : because they remove the corrupt or vi tiated humors by th? stomach and bowels, lea7irg the good humors" to give life and health to the bo dy. It is morally impossible that thoy can fail to cure, provided Katura is not entirely exhausted. Dr.'Brandreth's Offics for the sale of his pills in Philadelphia, is No. 8, North Eighth street. Sold in Stroudsburg, by RrcHARD S. Staplss, m Milford, hy J. H. Buoqhcar, and in Monroaand Pike couuties, by the agents published in anothoi part of this paper. October 16, 1840. it-.
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