. .5 Y I r IfM:l W'l II li l I ' II 1. r I; II fl'l f, I-J. 1 a ran jL. - is- ih im w. mv s iui u'. ilm. h lira a ih ih- ib i h . taa - n.- . im !fi itn ik if lina - ii-t, -r-. . ie. m&i - a& ...--iyi'Lj,..,, j a, i in miii'JtiiMi'ii i" . jjCMuuJuiLJjjjku.aro2a Zr-TW.'i,'r.!Ljl,.:w. i gigjjwauU: 1 1 . """ "l &saim---J t-n.-h - i . - ' k"' J '; " " The whole' aW 'ok G(wbuioiESTcoNsisTs-iN;,ThE art or-being honest Jenersoa . , w-- The raoLE aW ok GovbuioiESTr'coNsisTs-LN.ThE art of'-being hone JejiersoiT- . VOL. 2. STKOtfDSB:URG. IvlONROE .OOUNTY PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBEIl 23, 1842; ' - - - '"' - a .r fi- ' A i . PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY - THEODORE SCI50CH. TEUMS. Two lollars per annum In artvancc Tiro dollars 1 a quarter, uiu yeany, aim u not nam before the- cna oi year, two aouars ami a nail. Those 'vho receive their iprrs by a carrier or stage Urivers employed by the proprie- pa"i?rs discontinued Until all arrearages are paid, except HI UL- 11 -. . . . . , . --v in . ( I 1 -i . ii ... - 1 1 tlirvirt irfuil-n f-. .IkIIa. . 1 (i r..... ei -tv s-.ioseq'.ieni insemon laraer ones in nronortion. A jf.Ul letters aaarcsjcu to tne t.aitor must oe post paid. mental Type, we are prepared 10 execute every ins cription of ci civil i li t'J. clihd,.!.J lii -" 7 ' i ' JUSTICES, LEGAL AND OTHER 133LANKS, AT THE OFFICE OF THE , Jeffcrsoniau Kepublicasi. Fashiossafolc Tailoring ESTABLISHMENT. Would respectfully inform the citizens of j jSiromlaburg and county generally, that heisj iMill exerting himself lor their accommodation ;at his stand, one door below the office of Wm.j Davis. Esq. on Elizabeth street, and has now, in lus possession plates and diagrams of the ; Very ILatcsl Cily Fashions; from which he is enabled to cut all kinds of geu'lemen's wearing apparel in a manner that fiinnoi fail to please ihoso who may wish to idress in strict accordance with the prevailing i modes. For others whose tastes may not in-line to the latest fashions, or whose ages may ! suggest ideas of comfort rather than display, he trusts he is equally well prepared; having had the advantage of many years experience in the difficult, yet not unsurmounlable task of adapt ing his work to the wishes of many and vari ous persons. lie is prepared to supply orders with projnptness and despatch With his sin ceresuthanks for the patronage heretofore bet stowed upon him, he respectfully solicits its continuance determined to, neglect no means of civiriff his customers full and ample sausfac Hon. All kinds of cutting neatly executed at the shortest notice, and in the most fashionable style. "September 14, 1842. LUMBER! LUMBERH The subscribers have at their Mill situate three miles from John Fleet's Tavern, which is on the Drinker Pik", and only half a mile from Hours' W. Drinker, Esq., a large and general assortment of seasoned Wiisie Flue jLuinbor of the best quality, which they offer at very low in it ts. , Purchasers would do well to call and examine their assortment, it being from 5 to 10 miles nearer, and a much better road, than to any other Mill in this section of country, where a eneral assortment can be had. PHILIP G. READING & Co. .SfptpmVr-21, 1812. Jm. Petitions for Discharge and Certificate under t!n- Bankrupt Law, haie been filed by Moes jSross, Lumberman, Pike county. Wilier Buchanan, Tanner, do. An J FnJ.-iv 30in u:iV of December next, at 1 1 n !;, a. 51. is appointed for the h'arin tti.vrrof, before the ssiJ Court, sitting in Bank UK)'- v. at ihe District Court Room, in the City r I Philadelphia, whtui and where the Creditors of the said"Peaitinners, who have proved their Debts, and-all other persons in interest, may appear and .show cause, if any they have, why such Discharge and Certificate should not be granted. FRAS. H0PKINS0N, Clerk of the District Court.. Philadelphia, Oct. 5, 1842. 10. NOTICE. A PeJition'for Discharge and Certtficate'un- ,.r i he Knnkriirit Law, has been hlod by John Finch, Leather Manufacturer, Pike rmm'fV. Ami Friday tire 30ih day of December next at 11 nVlnrk- A. JVL is anoohucd for the hearing thereof, before the said Court, silling in Bank- r..nt,.v :.t ibp District Court Koom, in uie vi tv of Philadelphia, when and whew the Cred itors of the said Petitioner, who have proved their Debts, and till other persons in "interostj may appear and show cause, if any they Have, be granted . FRASHOPKIISSQN, . Glerkjaf tfic District Oour.ti. PhiladlnhiarOct. G, 18121,0011 POETRY. FOR THE JEFFERS0N1AN REPUBLICAN. . Adieu to Old Eviis. Home of my childhood, I bidrthee farewe.il, My eyes on thy sorrows 'no longer can dwell'; -I leave thee, but ah ! .it's with.grief and despair'-" I leave thee, thousand of the brave and the fair. Parewell to thy mountains thy rivers and meads, Farewell to the cliffs where the proud Eagle breeds, Farewell to daisy and sham-rock clad fields, And the rivulet banks that ihesweetprimrose yields. My friends and my country I bid thee farewell,-. I go where the bold sons of liberty dwell, I go to a land that lies far o'er the wave, But it's the land of the free and the land of the brave. My brethren and sisters I bid you farewell, The grief "of my bosom no. pencil can tell; I grieve for my country, my homeland for those I leavein the land where pure fricndshipsti'l flows. I leave thee, but oh ! I hope yet to return When-prosperity's star o'er my country does burn, When peace without discord, is spread all around, And her people witblove,and Religion are crown'd. Till then, dearest Erin, I bid thee farewell, My heart to thy green fields is bound by a spell; But duty commands that 1 leave thee a while, . My home and the shores of the Emerald Isle. - T. M. ,4 .. nf 7P ...., Williamsburg, Northampton co. Pa. From the Literary Harvester. The Memory of the eparted. BT WILLIAM II . CRANSTONE. "The sweet remembrance of the just, Shall flourish when they sleep in dust," When darkness veils this variant earth, And sorrows cluster round the soul, Tis well to bow at memory's shine, Where orient thoughts unceasing roll; The forrathe looks, the words of one, Once buoyant on life's stormy sea, Come rushing through time's vista, fresh The tailsmen of memory. The mind, in ecslacy of thought, Is wrapt in infinite delight, And holds communion with the just, Redeemed from error's factious nighty. The virtues of the good appear, h . In all their vividness of life The calm remembrance of the dead Can often lull the storms of strife. The fond remembrance of a friend, Who sleeps the silent sleep of death,' Whose warm affections I possessed,. Ere she gave back her borrowed breath, Oft cheers me when despair is rifej And doubting, madly on I press, . , Regardless e'en of life's concerns j -3 But vainly seeking happiness. The kindly counsel that she gave, In youth's too wild and reckless day Is treasured up within my -heart, A sure defence 'gain3t errors swayj The meek example thai she set, For me, while in this world of. wo, . . , With freshness rises in my mind, ' Wherever I may chance to go. V" Such sweet mementoes of-the dead, And fond remembrances I prize ' I dearly lore to dream of those,. " When Heath's tranplanted in the skies; I'm lost with transport and.with joy, . Whene'er the memory of the dead, ,;Steas gently o'er my troubled" mind, ' ;And calms my wild, delirious head . ." I deem it but the harbinger - v. Of joyous seasons yet U) come, '." When, rc-uhited, I may live, -?' With friends, should Heaven but be my home; Transporting theme! O bliss divine! When life and all its cares shall end, Be mine the joy at last to meet In Heaven, my much beloved frien'd . . Posing a Pcdasogne "Sally Jones have you done the sum J "set your' ' ..n.T t t. .1.. r ; io inir, i can i uu h. . Cat do it! I'm ashamed uf yotr. .Why at your ae I could do any sum jhat was set me I hate that word can't! For there is no sum that can't be done, I can tell you." "1 think, thir, that 1 knowth a f hum you can't thiferout." ' . uHa! well. well. Sally! let's hear it." "it itli thith thir: If one apple caUtlied: .the ruin of thewholo human-rath, how many thuch will it take to make a .barrel of- thvcet -thider, thir?"- 1 - . J ,5Miss Sally. Jones you malurno your parsing lesson:" '.y.eth,-h:r," : After yo.Ui,,Jas -thllsaidihlii'rdogQlil' - Tlie Delaware Water Gap. "Mr. K. Howe, of New Haven, who has dur ing the past season visited nearly every town and settlement in New Jersey, in thq pursuit, of materials for a general history of the. Stale, from its earliest settlement, and whose researches appear' to" have been well rewarded, gives the following-account of a visiut o the Delaware Water. Gap, in. a letter from Newton (Sussex Co.) to the New Haven Herald: On each side of the Gap the mountains arc seen rising to the height of nearly one-third of a tnile, yeir sides clothed with the lowering hemlocjr,ahd othtyr forest frees. In many pla ces huge ledges of rock, hundreds of feet high, stand frowning forth ; and on the Jersey, or right side, descend precipitously to the water's edge.' 'In thc-distance the .mountains appear lower, more graceful, and curving around to'tho left, shut out a farther prospect. From between, the Delaware comes winding down in all her majesty, like one vast sheet; of liquid silver, and giving the finishing touch to a landscape of surpassing grandeur. As evening approached, I proceeded to-the tavern, seen at the basis of the mountain. Sup per was soon ready. Capacious dishes filled almost to overflowing with a desirable variety, wore piled promiscuously, hi"" "country fashion," on the board. While helping myself to the good things, and partaking of the best of coffee, the landlady, a hale, robust, elderly woman, amused mo with stories of rattlesrinkes, and other reptiles that infest these regions, until II almost trembled at the thought of ascending the mountain on the morrow. Among the rest, she related ihe following, as having occurred lo her self. It is almost incredible, but I have no reason to doubt its truth. When a young woman, as she was coming home one evening, barefoot, she was bitten be tween the toes by a rattlesnake. It felt like ihe sling of a bee. The part soon became numb; the sensation being like one's fool wak-in'o- from sleen. Rv the lime she arrived at the house, the , effects of the poison had gradually i ascended the 4imb, and was diffusing itself all over her person. In an hour she was so swol len as to be incapable of moving, arfd could but slightly wave her hand. The skin broke in several places, blood and poisonous matter oozed out. She could neither speak nor see. Her longue protruded from her mouth, and blood ran therefrom jnyi stream. Her heart seemed as though it would burst and her agony (ac cording to her expression) was as great as though she had been" dipped in a cauldron of boiling water. She momentarily expected death. By this time some warm milk was procured, and poured down her throat. This felt like cold water on a burn; giving instant relief. The swelling partly subsided, and she could draw in her tongue. For nine days she was con fined to her bed, unable to help- herself, suffer ing great pain, and vomiting almost continually Meanwhile, she was nursed with pilot root, boiled in milk. At the expiration of this period ihe neighbors, who had killed several snakes, at last (as she believes) destroyed the identical one that had bitten her; To tlu'si in conformi ty with popular belief among the -tuountaiuers, she ascribed her cure; and from that time gained rapidly. Iir a fortnight, she was up and about the house. Although twenty-five years have he'lapsed, there is at times, particularly in the autumn, numbness and patn in the bitten loot, which frequently deprives- her of sleep. While in that vicinity, 1 saw several who had. been bitten by poisonous snakes; and from wliat 1 there learned, warm fresh milk drank freely, together with salt and soap mixed, ap plied to the. wound, usually effects a cure, un less the poison is absorbed into a large vein, .when deaih-aimost invariably ensues. These reptiles still abound here, and are frequently killed; yet the "inhabitants stand in little fear. The snake rarely strikes above the ancle,- and a thick boot is a certain protection. The pilot or copper-head of the South is the most feared, because it is sly and malicious, being rarely seen until it biles. The rattlesnake is a gene roils animal. It seldom attacks, without first giving warning. The oil fried from its fat is highly valued by tho ignorant as an universal specific in ahrtost every disease. After dark, I Went into the Gap, and there witnessed a novel method of fishing. Several lines were stretched across the river, at that place about lorry rods wide, to which were at tached smaller ones with, hooks.. Once in -an hour or two, the fisherman would row across the stream, lake in their, lines, gather the fish, and then re-scjl them. Nbt wishing to join in so unscientific a method -of angling, I seated myself alone" on a fallen ( trunk, under , some trees, beside the river bank. I shall never for get that moment. Oh- ih opposite" side, high in air, in gloomy grandeur, arose the Jersey. Mountain; its rough,, craggy precipices, ami deep, fearful chasms, just discerned through he blackness ofnight, were" reuV.ctedJjoJdly on the surface of:iJie:river, which appeared dark and unfathomable its eternity. A few stars were Hhkfinsiar; 'a wayabo,vo ite mDuniainatfd J .1. . 1 - ...i.t.Uwr . o ltirril Ifrtnv tiorc antr-jiiurcipii- tne. viui-t , ?V5MV."- some solitary dwelling cast its ray across the blackened waters. Immediately behind me, lay ihe fishermen in grotesque posture around a' huge fre, tho warm light of winch illumina ting ihe leafy canopy over my head, enhanced the wild sublimity of this Alpine scene.. The next morning in company with the laud lady's son, and a small dog as a protection against snakes, I crossed the river and com menced ihe toU'sonie ascent of the Jersey Mountain. At first, 1 experienced slight trepi dation, momentarily expecting to hear tho low, lerrifia warning of a rattlesnake, or feef the sling of some malicious pilot, as he darted from a jutiing rock into my face; but our Utile cur going ahead, snuffiHg and smelling among the stones, in search of these reptiles, set an exam ple of fearlessness that hisi superiors were glad to copy. Wo at length arrived at the summit, when was presented a scene of glory. To the south it was, "A gaily chequered, heart expanding view, Far as the circling eye could shoot around." A vast expanse was spread out in the luxuri ance of vegetation; diversified with hills, val lies, woodlands, cultivated fields, and here and there a dwelling. Through this lovely land scape, gently wound the Delaware, tho gurgling of its passing waters in the vale, in soft mur murs, reached the heights above. To the north, up the" gorge, the scene was wild. On ihe left, the Pennsylvania Mountain came abruptly down to the water's edge, To the right and front', the eminence we were on, curved around and enclosing the river in a basin imparted to it the similitude of a lake, as it lay below, deep and sombre in the shadow of encircling hills. Still further on, the whole back ground was rilled with long ranges of irregularly peaked moun tains: those near, fresh in their livery j)f green; those beyond, assuming a deep blue color, and then becoming fainter, until mellowing away like indistinct clouds afar oil" in the horizon. Descending, 1 re-crossed the river lo the ta vern, where 1 had stayed the preceding night. Buckling on my knapsack, I walked through the gap At the distance ot halt a mite, me river turns suddenly lo tho left, and then soon again resumes its former course. In a mile or more, the mountains grow le3s bold, although still lofty; and ihe stream wider, until it ex pands to its full breadili. Numerous verdant isles now appear, graced with massy trees, whose branches wave as if to kiss the passing waters. The hills recede from the river; cul tivated farms and dwellings present ihomselves, nnfl tho scrub changes its wildness, to one of enchanting beauty. I walked on for several miles, and was finally rowed in a boat across the river lo a neighboring farm house, where I was to pass the night. The rays of the depart ing sun gilding the" summits of the mountains, and the lengthening shadows in the valleys and across the waters told lhat night was near. While enjoying the prospect, my mind was fill ed with pleasing retrospections of the few past hours; and as I sat in that Utile skiff gliding over the placid surface of the Delaware", I felt that this had. been one of the happiest days of my life. Truly yours, II. Howe. . - . : - - . Water NtUrHions. Water, besides serving ihe purpose of dilu tion, and being the indispensable menstruum and medium by which other substances are kept in solution and conveyed Trom one -part of the body to another, has also numentrital pro perties of its own a large proportion of which; if drank, is speedily absorbed by the veins, and finds its entrance at once in the circulation some time before the product of the digested food is introduced by the Way of iho lacteals. We have well authenticated cases of persons who have lived for a length of lime entirely ab stinent from all customary aliment, and whose onlv drink was water. In the "Transactions of ilia Albanv Institute" for 1830,-Dr. McNaugh- ton relates the case of a man by the name of Reuben Kelsey, who lived on water alone lor fifty-three days. "For the first sk weens ne walked out every day, and sometimes spent a great part of the day 'in iho woods. His walk was steady and firm, and his friends even re marked that his step had unusual elasticity. He haved himself until about a week before his death, and was able to sit up in his bed to the last day." At ihe time of hU death Kel sey was 27 years or age. Dr. Bell. "Nimrod, can you tell me who wes tho first mane (i Adam somebody. His father wasn't nobody, and he never had no mother; on account of the scarcity of women and tho pressure of the times. "How long were tKe children of Israel in the wilderness!", .. . "Till they found ihW, way.olit.", "Who was compelled":io aee;K rcfugeVin the land of Nod." - : - - "Gov. Dorr.". - . . - Why was. ho obliged tMee hither?" . "Because . he got up King's ebenezeand Prbviden?evuuld'ntnroteci him." -4- 'L -.-.Tt-' I'ecc2tcclio2S-xS vL StroilerJ ' PV -CHARLES It. SAUNDERS. . ,tr Duririo- my tour through the western coun;r.yj I accidi-ntly stumbled tipQtt the town, di.,Irlc , in which, place, an old showman was niy, ex hibiting "Tho Wonders, of Nature ifl -Art.' As I happened to "lie up," at the same' t.-nern where ho "htlng out," I. was favored witlulUs acquaintance shortly after'my arrival. Hewrw of the genus Yankee, and as 1' am no pbtbio pher, his repeated questions s:n forced from mo the fact that I belonged to the theairica pro fessioti, aml was on a strcdl 'fur pleasti.rtv Ps sessed of this infirmsiiion,'he made me hi.- con fident, and I soon learned that the good peopld -of H. seejned to be devoid of curiosity iO wit ness the "Wonders of Nature anlln,0 -anil my Yankee friend was making a losing gariie of h he had beeti for some weeks engaged in the construction of a piece of mechanism vhich "was now completed,, and the bills announced lhat a "miniature representation of a Battle' on the Ocean Would shoitly be exhibited." Now old "SnuihVMo use his own expression, meant to. hconie itsArong," and pressed me to remain till after the "first night,1' at any rale, and lie would pay me any sum 1 wished, lie, would accept of no excuse, and 1 finally consented to remain. The "first night' arrived the benches were crowded and groaned beneath the weight of the, corn-fed dignitaries of H The little-stage, which was conce'aled from the audience by a green table-cloth, represented the open ocean. Two or three lessons rendered me perfect in my part of the performances and old "Snuffle" gave me my station. My post was beneath the waters which were hung some four feet above me; my agents were a powder flask, a big drum, and a small furnace in which were hcatmg'sev eral pokers which were to enable me to "touch off" with, more facility the pow'der we should use during the engagement; above me-floated in apparent security the American and British Squadrons whose .destinies I was to wield. "Snuffle" undertook the management of several "seventy-fours" which were lo get dismasted during the fight, and the rest were left to me. The curtain rose! Lifting up my hand I grasp ed the handle of a frigate, and moved her through the waters "like a thing of life" placing her in a position, I brought up the others, and they lay in line. "Snuffle" then advanced with tin "enemy," and told me in a whisper, to (snirl. sniff, sniff,) "fire the first gun!" 1 touched ic ret hot poker to a few grains of powder, which caused ajlash, and a terrific whack on the drutt made the report. The fight now commenced in earnest now poker, now drum was the or der. "Snuffle" dismasted all his ships, and then commanded me to (sniff, sniff,) "to sink or. of the English vessels." First giving the dnn i a mortal thump, I seized a seventy-four and pulled her down to "Davy Jones" in a twinkling "(Sniff, sniff,) thunder and lightning!" exclaim ed "Snuffle," you've sunk an American vessej,! and there you're moving a ship along -about ten miles an hour without a bit of canvass im hr and ihe others under full sail are standin' still!" In my hurry to remedy the evil 1 iiad caused, and forgetting" the ship I was sailing, 1 dropped it, and of course that sunk also. Seizing tho American ship I had doomed so malapropos to , destruction, 1 lifted her up again to the surface, but not calculating the distance in my confu sion. I exposed my whole arm to the audience, hoidtii" iti my hand the rescued vessel- (Sm(i. Isniff.) "Damatton," said buultle, "thcy.su? your arm, take it down quicK. i insianm dropped it, ship and all, and then came the final catastrophe. A button of my sleeve caught on tho slight frame work on which the shfpVlrav erscd, the sudden jerk tore it down, anil both fleets were instantaneously plunged into tl unfathomable depths. A seventy-four hit rile on one side of the head, and Snuffle hit, me on the other, but I was too much convulsed. wih haughter to mind either blow. Snuffle discharg ed me instanter, and mat was the last night uf tho new Panorama. r The incident given below has the merit of truth. It occurred a few days since at tlru Post Office irt this city. "One hundred and elivin " exclaimed a voice, lhat told at onco its owner's wish and his placc of birth. The officer on duty, finding ihatvilm Box so numbered was not let, returned to hu loop .hole, and scrutinized tho speaker- vuy carefully,- when the following conversation touk place. . Officer. "What do you wanU". Pat. "Letters, if you plaze"." Officer. "Who sent you herol" "Pat. " 'Twas just myself, sir." Officer. "Whac is your nam!"' " . Pat. "Dermot Hughes, sir." r . Officer, "Why do you expect to get your t.. : 4t.: i'f Idlers in "ia way; Pat. "What way 'ud I expect to get. thim. sir? shure, this is the post-officer' . . - ' Officer." "Yes, but why do you askfy,y ?" Pat. ""It's where I live, sir one hundred and elivin Delancy-slreet." N. Y. imericon. Fanny Elssldr is about to appoar in Paris,
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