The Newhampshire gazetteer — Exeter, N.H., 1791-04-09 00:00:00, page 4

what will our do for the pre-
Jent folks do for good land? The
aniwer is easy ; necessity will
compel' them to use common'
sense ; and common sense will
soon make old poor land rich'
again. When farmers learn
to work it right, they will keep
it good, for the Prompter veh
jires to assert, that a proper
adage will forever keep land
Jent.
So fays the Virginian plan
ter ; he has raised tobacco on
a field, until the foil is ex
hausted—he knows not how
to fertilize the land again—
his only refourfe is to clear a
new spot and take the benefit
of nature's manure. This does
for the present. —-But when his
land is all impoverished, what
will he do ? Go to Kentucky;
as the New-England-men do
to Genefee. But when the
From the Connecticut Courant.
CUSTOM, with an iron
rod, rules four fifths of
mankind. My father plant
ed corn on a certain piece of
land—it anfivered well —I do
the fame, tho' it does not an
swer well. My neighbour
fucli a one tells me that I had
better try a change of crops,
deep ploughing, or sowing
turnips or clover, it may be
the land will recruit—But my
neighbour is notional and fond
of new things!—! do not like
projects —My father did so be
fore me, and it doesjor the pre-
weftern world is all peopled,
The PROMPTER.—No: X.
JT is as high as all the stars,
No well was ever dug so low ;
It is in age five thousand years,
It was not made an hour ago.
It is as wet as water is,
No red.hot iron e'er was dryer ; ,
As dark as night, as cold as ice, [fire.
Shines like the fan, and burns like
No foul nor body, to consume, [dull ;
No fox more cunning, • dunce more
'Tis not on earth, 'tis in this room ;
Hard as a (tone, and foft as wool.
'Tis of no colour but of snow,
Outfidt and inside black as ink,.
All. red, all green, all yellow, blue.
This moment you upon it think.
In every noise, this flrikes your ears,
'Twill soon expire, 'twill ne'er decay.
It always in the light appears,
And yet 'twas never seen by day.
Than the whole earth this bigger is,
Than a small pin's point 'tis less,
I'll tell you teti times what it is.
Yet after ill you shall not guess.
'Tis in your mouth, 'twas never nigh,
Where'er you look you fee it still,
'Twill make you laugh, 'twill make you
cry,
You fell it plain touch what you will.
(^Afolution of the above is requeued.)
It will do for the present.
PART 2d.
SEAT of the MUSES.
£X3^
A RIDDLE.
MISCELLANY:
in a higher court, which they
have before judged in a lower
couft—or which makes a le
gislature of 200 men, a Su
preme court, to review the de
cisions of all inferiour courts
and reverse their judgments ;
or if a constitution has no ex
ecutive at all—and a judicia
ry power dependent on the an
nual votes 200 men, which is
little better than none; I fay
if a man proposes any refor
mation in these particulars,
the public body fays, away
with your projects —let us go
on in the good old way —it will
do for the prelent.
So in little public bodies—
a town or a city —the poor
must be provided so
must be built —roads must be
repaired —How; by a tax or
by labor. Is it best to raise
money enough this year to
pay the town debt ? No, fays
the town. We will raise al
most enough — this will do for
the present. Let a little debt
accrue every year, 'till the
whole will make a (hilling
tax —and pay the whole at
once. Put off—put off; fays
the town. —And so fays the
tinner.
it best to build a good one ;
of stone, or some materials
that will last ? No, it will cost
more, fays the town; a wood
en bridge will do for the pre
sent. The winter may carry
good. How does nature 'work
it? Why nature covers land
with herbage—-that herbage
withers and rots upon the
land—and gradually forms a
rich black mould —But far
mers, when they have used
land till it will bear no crops,
let it lie without feeding it.
No herbage grows on the land
till weeds and a little grass
creep in by chance ; after
tiiree or four years, these
begin to enrich the foil,
by decaying on the land ;
and after losing the use of the
land some years, the farmer
plows it for a crop, and has a
job at killing weeds. —Surely
the man does not work it right
• —but he fays, this will do for
the present.
But no bodyfe so apt to put
off things with it will do for
the present as corporate bodies.
If the navigation of a river
wants improvement, the pub
lic body, that is any body, eve
ry body and nobody, immediate
ly exclaims " how did our fa
thers get along —the river did
well enough for them — it must,
do for the present." If a bad
law exists, by which the pub
lic money is to be collected in
the worst manner that can be
imagined; or if a constitu
tion is defective, in permitting
the fame men to be makers
and judges of a law—or the
fame men to rejudge a cause
A bridge must be built. Is
BY virtue of a licence from
the Hon. Judge of Probate, for
the county of Rockingham, will be Sold,
at Public Vendue, on Menday the iith
of April next, at 3 o'clock, P. M. at the
the late Dwelling-House of John Thomfe
fon, of Exeter, deceased, so much of the
Real Estate of said deceased, as
will amount to Thirty-five pounds lawful
money.—The estate is as follows-—
A Dwelling-House, Barn,
and a valuable House Lot—situate in
Exeter aforefaid.
^ Conditions will be made known
at the time arid place of sale.
•BENJAMIN BOARDMAN,^.
Exeter, March 18,1781.
'^/NATURE BLOSSOMS in her VIRGIN
PRIDE.'
Congress finding the troops in actual ser
vice infufiicient for the protection of the
Weftern Frontiers of the Country, have
ordered another regiment to be raised for
the purpose, and affigped one company
to this state, to, the command of which
the fubferiber has the honour to be ap
pointed.•;
The term for which the non-commissi
oned officers and privates are to be enlist
ed, is three years, unless foonpr difeharg
ed. They must be healthy, rebuff, and,
in every refped, found men—and not
less than five feet fix inches in heighth,
without shoes. Those who are defirons
of serving their country in this honorable
employment, are requefled to call on the
fu pferiber, in Exeter, (the place of ren,
dezvous) where good provisions will.be
issued for their support and convenient
barracks provided for their accommoda
tion. A bounty of fix dollars will be
given every man. As the funds of the
United States are on such a refpedable
footing as to insure a punctual pa v .ent
of the wages stipulated, and a r danr
supply of eloathing, provisions, c, it is
expeded a Efficient number ?oung
men, of refpedable characters. '1 im
mediately appear to compleat t.. .n
pany. Such enterprizing per' as
have long had an inclination to plore
the Weftern country, with a view of be
coming settlers, should they find a place
to their mind, may now have an oppor
tunity of obtaining all the knowledge
concerning it they can desire, without
any expence; and they are particularly
invited to embrace it. For further in
formation on the fubje&, apply to
JONA. CASS, Commanding
[Officer of jaid company.
Evter, March zzd. 1791.
it away,it will decay and some
body may break his neck by
the fall—but no matter
To the enterprizing Young Meh
of Naw-Hampfeire.
Puplifted, and ready for Sale,
at the Printing-Office in Exeter,
Divine Hymns, or Spiritual
Songs, for the use of Religious As
semblies and Private Christians,
Sir, I do, and all that are
like you between A and Z.
Prompter.
By Joshua Smith,—Baptift Preacher.
g^Subferibers are requeued to fend for
their Booh immediately. April ift. —
BLANKS, of various kinds,
for sale at this Office.
It must do for the present.
I will close with the follow
ing short, but pertinent let
ter, Which I have lately re
ceived from an unknown
hand.
To the Prompter,
Sir, In your last number
do you mean me ? A.B.
A N opportunity is now pre
' ^ fenced of becoming acquainted with
that celebrated Western Country,
which the Poet had in view in the fol
lowing line'—
•Let's rife ^go where happier climes invite,
'Thro' midland seas and regions of delight ;
'Where fair OHIO rolls her amber tide.
Public Vendue.
THIS DAY
To A. B.
SEASON,
That leauti f nl and ^cell-approved Young
HORSE, The
/MUREIN DEER.
I TjrEwiii ' e '° ur
ffipifoi .os, § J— 1 years old next
I <WX/ VJune, is full blood
-11 ed—of a genteel
' 4JI " ze an d figure—
_^rfe2#=zA moves gracefully,
and from the excellent quality of his
Colts, he needs no further recommenda
tion. Fe will be kept constantly at the
little Village, in Deerfield, as ufual—
where, alfc—'
Gcod Pasturing may be had
for Mares, at four /hillings per month.
Deerfield, March 21st, 17,1.
A few copies /?c/s'Latin
Grammar, correfied by Burr, &c.may
be bad at the Printing-Office, Exeter#
On WedneJday the fourth day of
May next, at eleven o'clock in the fore~
noon, quill he Sold to the bigheft bidder,
at Lamson's Tavern, in Exeter, At.
Ham,/hire, (if not frevicufy dij/ofed of
at Private Sale) the folkwing Parcels
cf Real Efate, in fata Exeter, late the
Property of Patrick Tracy, Esq.
deceased, viz.— "., ,;
ADwelling-houfe, with half
an acre of Land adjoining, now in
the occupation cf Mr. Jcje/h Lonfn,jr.
About five acres of Land on
the northweflerly fide rs the mein read,
between the Meetirg.hoefes, which, for
the convenience of purchasers, will be
fold in several lets.
About eighty acres of PaL
ture Land, at the Neck (so called) and
known by the name of Coffin's Paflure.
^CONDITIONS will be made known
at the Time ana Place of Sale.
For further particulars enquire of —
— EY ATKINS TYNG
Newburx-Port. March &tb, 17QI.
AT EIGHTEEN SHILLINGS FOR THE
Nat. Rogers,
, Comm.
Eph m Robinscn,j
Merch 20th, 1701.
ON Tuefday the 26th of
April next, at 3 o'clock,
P. M. at the Town-Hcufe in
Exeter, the EXCISE in the
county of Rockingham, from
the ift day of October, 1790,
to the firft day of January,
179 J, will be fold at Public
Vendue, agreeable to a Re
solve of the General Court.
WHEREAS the Legislature
VV ofifaid State, by an A& passed
the, 16th day of February, 1791, did in
corporate the following Physicians into
a Body Politic and Corporate, bv the
name of THE NEWHAMPSHIRE ME
DICAL SOCIETY,viz. Josiah Bart
lett, Joshua Bracket, Ammißu
hami Cutter, Hall Jackson, Na
thaniel Peabody, William Page,
Moses Carr, James Brackett,
John Rogers, John Jackson, Ezra
Green, Ebenezer Rockwood, Wil
liam Cogswell, Kendal Osgocd,
George Sparhawk, William Par
ker, Samuel Tenney, Benjamin
Page and Isaac Thom ; and that they
and their successors, and such other per
sons as ffiall be ele^ed in the manner by
said a& dire&ed, stall be and continue a
Body Politic and Corporate by the fame
name forever. And the fubferiber being
authori fed and directed to fix the time
and place for holding the firft Meeting
of said society—This is to give public
notice, that I have appointed Wednes
day the fourth day of May next, at ten
o'clock, A. M. at the house of Benja
min Lamfon, innholder in Exeter, in the
county of Rockingham, as the time and
place for holding their firft Meeting —
and the fellows are desired to give their
attendance accordingly.
JOSIAH BARTLETT.
March 28, 1791.
Lands foi Sale at Vendue.
Public Vendue.
State of New- Hampftire.
TO COVER,