Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-11-23 00:00:00, page 4

Temple of tbe sufes.
<*<&»& —
THE PUPPET SHOP/.
FROM DR. SWIFT.
THE life of man to represent,
And turn it all to ridicule,
Wit did a puppet show invent,
Where the chief after is a fool.
Tile gods of old were logs of wood.
And worfbip was to puppets pa;d,
In antic dress the idol (tood,
And priests and people bow'd the head.
No wonder then, if art began,
The funple vo aries to frame,
To fliape in timber foolish man
And consecrate the block to tame.
From hence poetic fancy learu'd
That trees might rife from human forms,
The body to a trunk be turn'd,
And branches iflve from the arms.
This fleeting feene is but a stage.
Where various images appear,
In different parts of youth and age,
Alike the prince and peasant share.
Some draw our eyes by being great,
False pomp conceals mere wood within,
And legislators rang'd in state
Are oft but wisdom in machine.
A dock may chance to wear a crown,
And timber as a Lord take place,
A Statue may put on a frown
And cheat us with a thinking face.
Others are blindly led away,
And made to aft for ends unknown,
By the mere spring of wires they play
And speak in language not their own.
In short, whatever men pursue,
Os pleasure, folly, war or love,
This mimic race brings all to view,
Alike they dress, they talk, they move.
CURIOUS FACTS,
Refyeßing the attachment and patriotism of
Bees.
It is said, by those who have made the most par
ticular enquiries into this fobject, that these little
animals, when they return to the hive, laden with
materials for constructing the comb in which they
depolit their honey always find foine of their
brethren ready to relieve them of their burthen.—u
The travellers recommence their excursions, and
while they are engaged in collecting new dores,
the class of laborers who remain in their hive, de
posit in proper places, the materials which the o
thers have brought, and there prepare them for
their different uses. Others, who are not immedi
ately engaged in work, employ themselves in ren
dering good offices to the laboring class—they
bring them food, so that no loss of timeqnay be
sustained in the public Jervice.
This concord, which approaches so near to hu
man patriotism, is what is mod striking in the e
conomy of a bee-hive. The wealth of each citi
zen is the wealth of the whole community ; and
the whole Republic, however large and numerous
is but one family. Here is no private intereff—no
avarice—of course, no plunder. Here no faction
unites, to disturb the peace, or to derange the or
der of the commonwealth. Here you never fee
one bee ambitiously usurping power, to which he
is not legally entitled by the general content—
you find none grasping at the poflfeffion of the
greater part of the hive, while others are condem
ned to want, and when they have fufficient provi
sion laid op to carry the whole fraternity through
the winter, they are content and seek no more.
What lessons of wisdom do these little infests teach
to the Lord of Creation, Their indufiry, their har
mony. and patriotism, loudly reprove the idleness,
the difeord and felfith views that influence the
greater portion of human beings, who plume them
selves so greatly on the pre-eminence of reason.
just Puuli/hed,
By W'm Treadwell & Co.
And For Sale at the Portsmouth Book-Store,
The New Novel of Amelia,
Or the Influence of Virtue,
Or ar Old Mar's Story.
“ Know then this truth, enough for man to know,
Virtue alone, is happiness below,'
By a LADY OF MASSACHUSETTS.
N. B. This work i> comprised
in one Duodecimo volume, and is hand △
lomely printed. Repeated proofs of public:
regard have been given to the Authoress of
Julia and Dorval the Speculator ; their at
tention is again requeued to a work from
the fame source, which boasts of equal or
superior claims to their support.
Ports. Nov. 16, 1802.
JOHN BADGER,
Tin Plate Worker,
Opposite No. 5, Daniel-street, Portsmouth,
KEEPS constantly on hand, a general
assortment of
TIN WARE;
Litoife, PEWTER WARE,
confiding of Platters, Plates, Bafons and
Porringers.
Sheet Iron Stoves &Funnel
kept constantly for sale. °
New Pewter exchanged for Old.
Portsmouth, Nov. 9.%
— -
' TO BE LET,
3^^^ A Convenient
. ^OP,
in Congress-street, a
few d^rs oetow the State House, suitable
for a Grocery Store, or for English Goods.
Inc [uire of the Printer.
Portsmouth, Nov. 9.
THE subscribers are now running a Line
of Stages from this town to Boston,
every day in the week, (Sundays excepted.)
' Leave Portfinouth at I o'clock, and arrive
! at Buffon the next day to dine. Leave Boston
every day at I o'clock, and arrive at Portf
moutb the next day at 12 o'clock.
I They have form'd this line of Stages for
the convenience of those who do not with to
rife so early as to go in the Mail Stage, which
starts every morning, Sundays excepted, at
5 o'clock in the morning.
William Stavers,
Elias Bagley.
63° Passengers who wilh Scats will please
Ito1 to call at Mr. Davenport's Inn, in Ports
mouth, where a Stage Book will be kept for
receiving their names,
Horses and Carriages to Let.
tHE fubferiber refpedfully informs his
Friends and old Customers, that he ha?
I lately purchased sundry good HORSES and
CHAISE, which he intends to keep for the
purpofc of Letting, to those who may please
j to favour him with their cuftora.
William Stavers.
1 Portfinouth, Nov. 16.
ICAZNEAU BAYLEYS
Informs bis friends and the public in
general, that be bus again commenced
buJinefs at the Store he formerly
occupied in Danielfirect,
Sign of the Spinning Wheel,
Where he offers For Sale,
A variety of
ENGLISH GOODS,
Received by the Minerva and Galen, from London,
direct from the Manufacturers.
AS his Store is a little from the centre of
business, those who favor him with
^heir cuttom, will find bargains' for ready
f money, that will compensate them for their
trouble.
I As he has formed a connexion
'with an extensive Hosier in London, a
general assortment will be kept cunftantly
for sale.
Ladies' Cotton Hose, from jj. to
12s. per pair, some of the latent fathion,
with laced clocks and fandall'd ; Ladies'
white and black silk Hose ; 61k Mitts and
Gloves. A variety of ,
Open Work Cotton Gloves and
Mitts of the extra long fize. #
A[leafing affectment of
Men's, worsted and cotton Hose ;
youth s Worsted and Cotton do. ; men's
Worked and Beaver Gloves ; with a variety
of other articles, Qat will be particulariz'd
in a future advertisement.
N. B. Best white Chapel Needles,
sorted in quarters.
PortJmouth, Nov. 9.
RAGS. I
— —Xfy——W
© CASH, AND THE HIGHEST PRICE y
@ “ GIVEN FOR§
^CLEAN LINEN & COTTON & LINEN©
0 RAGS, @
© AT THE LEDGER OFFICE.
;fydoo@oo xrf»§§-fy§§7c
Portsmouth Aqueduct.
•<.< «to^
THE Proprietors of the Ports
mouth Aqueduct will please to take
notice, that the annual meeting
will be held at the State-House in
Portsmouth, the firft Wedr.efday
in January next, at ,3 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The late receivers of water from the A
quedu&, whose bills are unpaid, are called
upon to make immediate payment ; and
those proprietors and others who are in ar
rears, are'" again" notified, that the rent
of the Aqueduct becomes due and payable,
by contract, in a half yearly advance, to wit
—on the firft day of January is due the rent
for the half year ending on the goth June
following : and on the firft day rd July is
due the rent for the half year ending on the
31st of December following. Should there
be any delinquents twenty days after the
date of this notice, they will be prosecuted
at law.
By order of the Direaors.
SAMUEL ELLIOT,
Proprietor's Clerk.
All concerned are cautioned to beware of
the penalty which will be exacted for any
unnecessary watte or misuse of the water.
Portsmouth, Nov. 13th, 1802.
NEW LINE of STAGES.
4 ',
A few pieces Black, Blue, and Green Flo
. rentine, suitable for Women's Shoes ;
Black, Blue and Red Morocco Strip'd
BINDING-SKINS; Pink and Yellow
Sheep Skins, suitable for binding shoes ;
Write Sheep Skins, suitable for Free
Mason's Aprons, or Apothecary's use ;
Ruffett and Black Calf Skins; Velvet
Binding and Webb for Boots, &c. &c.
A handsome assortment of
ROSETTES,
to, Lati;e'> Shoes.
Boots and Boot-Legs,
of the fiift quality, with a great variety of
TRUNKS.
fc, Those who wfh to purchaje for export
ation, or country sale, fball have Shoes on gen
erous terms, for case or approved credit.
Nov. 2.
1,000 Volumes of Books
Now Adding.
C. PEIRCE
Is happy in interning the Citizens of the State of
New-Hampshire, that he has just added tahis
former extensive assortment, One Thous
and volumes of moflly imported
NEW BOOKS,
On Divinity, Law, Surgery,
Phytic, Anatomy, Midwifery, Cbem
iftry. Hitlory, Geography, Biography,
Voyages, Travels, Adventures, "Memoirs,
Husbandry, Navigation,* Poetry, Novels, Tales,
Romances, Stories, Architecture, Algebra,
Arithmetic, Book-keeping, Surveying,
Cookery, Farriery, Military Disci
pline, Dialogues, Essays, Fables
Letters, Phifofophy.
BeJidt- a capital assortment of
Classical & School Books.
He now anticipates the pleasure of supplying
the good citizens of this Rate with public and
private Libraries, on as liberal.terms as any book
itore in Bolton, or ellewhere. His Catalogue is
now printing, which will make at lead lixty pa
ges, common pamphlet size, and which will be
handed to gentlemen and ladies gratis.
He is also now opening a complete assortment of
? Gentlemen and Ladies'
Morocco Pocket Books,
of almost every tize and price.
His
STATIONARY
is alto very extenlive, and he is happy to add,
very cheap.
WRITING & LETTER PAPERS
of various descriptions and prices ; some of which
is super excellent.
A few sets of excellent RAZORS, from 6fg to
7/6, 9f(i<>J6, i2f, and I,J a set. Razor Straps,
Shaving boxes and Brushes ; belt English Wind
sor Shaving Soap ; Pomatum; Smelling Bottles;
Tooth Brushes ; Ink.pots and Hands of various
kinds ; mahogany Secretary Writing Delks ; Red
and Black Ink and Ink Powder ; Pounce and
Sand Boxes ; black and Red Waters and Sealing
Wax,&c. &c.
He would just inform young house-keepers, and
all who anticipate entering soon into the
family state, that he has jolt open
ed a capital assortment of
Family Bibles
of almoit every lize and price.
*
C. Peirce hopes his old cuflomers will not forget
that he occupies Np, 5, Daniel Jlreet; and that he
always feels happy in waiting on them.
PortJmouth, Nov. 2, 1802.
WILLIAM GARLAND
HA'S FOR SALE,
At his fore in Congress-street,
FIVE Chests Hyfon, 6 do.
Hyfon Skin, 15 Souchong, and - whole
and quarter chefls Bohea TEA ; 15 bags
Coffee ; Brandy and Gin ; Nutmegs ; Cot
ton ; Philadelphia Loaf, India and W. I.
Sugar ; boxes Chocolate, Soap and Candles ;
kegs Mustard, Gun-Powder, and Fig To
bacco ; frefh Raisins ; Salt Petre ; Flotent
Indigo ; Ginger ; half boxes 8 by lo Glass ;
Pepper ; Caflia ; 4,6, 10 and 2od Nails
per calk ; Salt ; Rom, &c. &c. Alfa —
Tea Sets China, very cheap.
FLAX SEED.
He will pay Cash for Flax Seed.
Portsmouth, Nov. 2.
Robert M Cleary
Withes to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of
Portsmouth and its vicinity, that he has jutt re
ceived, and now ready tor sale, at his store,
next door to N. S. & W. Peirce's Book-ftore',
Congress Hreet, Portsmouth,
Afrejh jupply of Ladi s' and Gentlemen's firfl rate
SHOES.
Ladies' Engiilh and American Kid and
Morocco Shoes ; Gentlemen's Morocco and
Leather do. Ladies' English and American
CORK SOLED do. Miffes' Morocco,
Leather, and Cloth Shoes ; Children's Mo
rocco, and Leather do. Ladies' MOGGA
SONS.
TO BE LET, or SOLD,
't^^i A House, fituat
||, gon cd in Jcifcjlon-ftreet,
BuF,^ (formerly Jofes lane) now
occupied by Mrs. Eliza
beth Hilton. Said House is very con
venient for two families, and in excellent
repair ; if fold, three years credit, (with
good security) will be given tor the greafeft
part. —For further particulars inquire of the
Printer, or of
ELIZABETH HILTON.
Portsmouth, Nov. 2.
"STOVES:
Two large, and one final!
STOVE for sale, reasonable, with funnel
attached to each of them.—lnquire of the
Printer. November 2.
A general afertment of
SHOES and SLIPPERS,
Os a// kindr,
Kept constantly For Sale r the
Portsmouth Shoe Store,
Opposite C. Peirce's Book-store, Darnel Hreet,
Asa a general assortment of
TRUNKS.
Portfm>uth, Nov. 9.
OLIVER BRIARDJ-
Has just received and has now ready
FOR SALE,
At his Store in Market-freet,
A LARGE SUPPLY OF
FALL and WINTER
GOODS,
which will be fold very low.
Portsmouth, 00. 26.
Bank Bills, Wanted /
C. PEIRCE
CONTINUES to take small Bank Bills
of any State in the Union, where the
whole amount is laid wut in his Store ; and
he will allure the Citizens at large, if there
is an, place they can possibly be suited at,
for BOOKS and STATIONARY, his is
the one. 'll hey will bear in mind it is
No. 5, Dcmiel-jireet, PortJmouth, N.H.
WANTED,
Part of a House,
suitable for a small
family; one-near the
parade would be preferred. Inquire
of the Printer. Nov. 3.
l* Infpedor's BLANKS,'
For Sale at the Ledger Office.
¥tre@^fa¥^o^^^
{PRINTING, 1
& In all its branches, executed with neatness „
« and dispatch, by S. Nutting.»
I Cbe Heputitan LagtrL f
« Is publifoed every Tuesday morning, at %
« the Printing Office in Cmrt-flreet, opfjde>
,the Brick Market ;at One Dollar ana .
QFif<y Cents a year, exclujive cj postage.—
^ Letters, Subjeriptions, Communications, »
£ Advertifements.Articles of Intelligence,kSc. I
,direfled to the Editor, (,f paid) care-«
fully attended to. S
« (#As the Ledger has an exterfoe cir-§
, culation, it is very advantageous for Ad F
& veruj aments, which are cofiffauoifa in- u
« ferted on reasonable term<. }
TO LET,
faA & A large FARM,
bn^fo^i " ear this fuwn ' w " h fifty
^41 >ead of Stock, and all Utcn-
EL^ s Dece ff ar y | o work at
possession given immediately. Inquire 0
the Printer. Nov.g.
HARD-WARE
GOODS.
-<-« «s^4^4*'>-»-
H. & B. Penballow,
Have Received by the (hip ohn Adams,
from Liverpool, a very large addi
tion to their former extensive aL
fortment of
Hard Ware Goods,
Which they offer for sale
1 WHOLESALE & RETAIL.
OR. 26.
A LL Perlons indebted to
the estate of AB^ER NEWHALL,
late of Portsmouth, deceased, are once more
called upon to make immediate payment to
JOHN BADGER, of said Portsmouth,
Tin Plate Worker.
Portsmouth, Nov. 9.