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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11
For Sale.
:. THE LAND& HOUSE on Stump

49, THE LAND& HOUSE on Stump
I" Hill, lately owned by Mr.. Norton,
sA being about ItDenty.one Acrss,
"well enclosed; on the little river
road, Two miles from Alexandria,
The garden contains many valuable shrubs
vines, and fruit trees. The situation Is
handsome and healthy.
Possession may be had immediately
The time of payment will be reasonably
extended to suit the purchaser,
may 27-tf VIM. CRANCH.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11
Y,HIs is TO GIVE NOTICE, Tha
nov IS

YNHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That
the subscriber of Alexandria coun-
ty, in The District Of Columbia, hath OBJ
tanned from the orphans court of AIexan-
dria county. letters Of administration on
the personal estate OF Charles Norris. late
of said county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the said decedent,
are hereby warned TO exhibit the same,
with vouchers to the subscriber passed by
the orphans court, on or before the 18th
day OF May next, or they may by law be
excluded from all benefit to said estate,
and those indebted thereto are required
10 make immediate payment. Given IN.
der nv hand, this 10th day of November,
1928. JAMES NORRIS, adm.
Of Charles Norris deceased.
nov Is iaWSw
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11
Pepper, Cloves, &c.

Pepper, Cloves, &c.
lOHN H LADD u Co. have received
- per brIg Medtord and offer Tor sale
25 bags pepper
2 barrels cloves
10 barrels coffee
90 barrels loaf sugar
Also. avs, rece,psd from PHILADELPHIA,
100 zen cat,y boxes imperial tea
oct II
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11
LOOK HERE !

THOS. H DONALDSON respectfully
Il informs his friends and the public, tha
he has removed his shop opposite to Mr..
Brunets confectionery store, where he
intends carrying on the
SADDLE and HARNESS MAKING
BUSINESS,
in all its various branches. He has on
hand and for sale
Saddles, Brides and Harness,
which he will selllo wer, and offs better
quality, than can be purchased at any
other establishment in the District.
disorders from the country for any
article in the above line, shall be pune.
tuallys TENDED to july 10
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11
Notice.

John III Laid & Co.
I1AVE received per schooner new Pris-
III ella and offers tor sale
10 tons hemp
SO SO S 3" k knss,a DUCk.
81 bbis n T.. Rum
80 tanners oil
50 'nns plaster
8 cases mems, boys and chlldren's
coarse and fine shoes and bootees OF supe.
rior quality, from ALDEN's mandatory.
Also, from stoop Fanny,
! ! s Ssis ebs sss Imperial Tea
oct Is
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11

Landing from schnr. Romeo,
OK bales Of Blackstone shirtings & sheet.
~ ings
10 do bieacbed and colored dimities
60 do cotton yarn.
From Richmond,
go kegs OF first quality manufactured to-
bacco, warranted TO be equal to any in the
District, For sale by
oct 9 A. C. CAZENOVE & Co.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11
Toilet.

keAl The House and Store form #,
" occupied BY the subscriber On ,,,s
M corner OF Fairfax and King street.
alt is considered a good Stand n.
any kiad OF business, and will be rented
low to good tenaDt.--For terms annIu
10 THOMAS L: MARTIN.
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11

Salt, &c.
S 4! &c., 81 i i'''" }sAlr
Bridport herring 3 shad seine twine
and shoe thread
40 bills shad
10 bhds. molasses-with an assert
mept of Groceries
For sale by GEO. COLEMAN.
oct Ia
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-12-11
Removal.

TINE subscriber respectfully informs
i. bis friends 4 the public, that he has
removed to the Mex square below hls Tor
mer establishment. in brick house, near.
ly opposite to the Mechanics Bank OF A.
exsndria, on the South side sfKing street,
where he carries OF the!
Saddle and Harness Making
Business
in all its various branches. He tenders
mis- grateful acknowledgements 10 his Gus
toners for the distinguished patronage
be has received from them. His friends
and the public are assured OF prompt &C.
Communications; he feels confident that
with the aid OF some OF the best work.
men and constant supply OF the most
choice materials, he will be able 10 rem.
der ample satisfaction TO those who may
please to favor him with their applications
by order or otherwise.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30
CONGRESS-


TUESDAY, Dec is.
The following resolution offered by Mr..
D'Wolf was read, and laid over for consider
alton
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Com
merce and Manufactures be instructed to 70
quire into tile expediency of allowing draw
backs on all articles Of domestic manufacture,
the raw material Of which il Of foreign growth
with leave 10 report By bill Or otherwise.
Mr.. Dickerson and Mr.. Holmes of Maine,
called up the several resolutions, proposing a.
mendments to the Constitution. in relation to
the mode Of electing President and Vice Pre-
sident, which were offered by them, al the
last session. These, together with the reso-
buttons on the same subject. recently nr1po-
scd by Mr.. Benton and Mr. Hayne. wei# re-
ferred 10 a Select Committee. consisting II
FIVE members, and ordered to be printed -0r
the use OF the Senate
A letter from the Hon. MIR. King. of N. III.
stating that III health would prevent bis az
tendance on the meetings III the Committee
excused from. se rving on that Committee,
was received and read, and Mr.. \. was &C.
cordingly excused.
The resolution sobnlssd yesterday by Dir.
Parrotts inetrucugtFn inquiry INTO the expe-
dicncy Of authorizing al addiiional number Of
sIooPs Of war to 'be built, was again read and
adopted. ..
The resolution othxsd yesterday by Mr..
Lloyd, Of Maryland, ins&9apng 40 inquiry
into tie cxpediency Of authorizing the settle
ment. on'equtablc terms, "a che claims of Ma
Fyland against The Government Of the United
States, arising from advances during the late
war; was again read and adopted.
The biiiAnppiementary 20 an Act % relieve
persons.inprisone for debt, was taken up il
t-omEaltteasf the whole, rep0rtc5ssthout =
mesanent, and ordersd 20 Re engrossed and
read a third time
Tfe-senale sss'ea i0urnad tiif twelve o'-
clock tomorrow.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

Pirfh for BttfHnH PORK --.ATfe ibiEom llir
receipt ior making pehle sorl AT a. gork, IS
strongly recommended i0 fAk adoption NV
these Who pickle beef and PORK H. family use.
Persons In lbs trade. wh0 viii sdngt w. wall
bad q ready sale i0r their heefpnd pafk. HI
has been used w many families W thiA cliy,
and always approved. 40 &C hesitate AZ o.
scrt. thai ttere " W. pickle III Ase - w com
pared with a. Ii IA Familiarity knu#n hy llE
nance of the knukerbofksr fsAfh touls
this receipt he generally adopMd. oHr picklea
beef and pork sould have certain presercncf
ia the foreign market
Receipts galIons naier, Us sait. coarse
and fine mixed To-. brown sugar. % ounces
salt pctfe, ounce pearl ash, Itiuart molasses
40 every gallons water.
lii making larger on smaller quantity Of
pickle, lbe at0ve proportions arc Az ~ obaerv-
lea Boil aud skim thess ingredients wei. ana
nhen cold put III over Vie beef 0r PORK
IN Old HosHktxper.
.4dsifion.-yYe are assured " the gentle.
man who furnished rs with The flrevoinr. that
lie i acquainted with a number "a lsmilies II
good Circumstances, who have been long w
the habit Of using the sb1ye pickle, ana have
found ID to answer their most saBguinc expect
afionk. He assures rs that oar butchers
rouHd find Il highly valuable X they-sHtr0dnced
il into ose in the market.---N: X iE-gf. Posi-.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30
House q Representatives.

TrEzsAr, Dec. "a.
Mr.. Hemphili, from ne Committee o.
Roads and Canals. reported biIl, entitled
= An act 10 procure the necessary surveys
and estimates nahc subject " Roads ami "a
MAXI which, haring been swice read, Ike
rrot1sed 70 refer T. the C3mmiisee 81 the
IFt&le On the state oflhu UuiDn
.a~fhe Quesiion being taken % referring i
tordine To Mr. Hemphili's motion. il uas
decided 10 the neEatiTe--ayes 70, noes Ia
And the bill was referred t0 committee 0f
the whole.
Dir. Fsinsets Submitted the following
Resolred. That tie Conmittee 90 Naval
Affairs " Instructed u inquire into tie expe
diency Of Authorizing the conHlrurtion 0f Ten
additional SLEEPS III war.
The resolution was aRreed ID.
Mr.. Webster, made ! report Against he
propriety 81 giving concurrent lArisalCtsun to
the Supreme Courts ID tie States. il certain
cases undtr the patent law, nhich was read.
and laid CO ihe.iabie.
AIr. Crtrninshield, frum the Committee oB
Naval 4FIaiFs. reported hlll for Che relief 0i
sarah Perry, mother VI Tie late Oliver IN.
Perry which vas read twice ard committed
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

The hard Case.--A physician 0f Dublin De
ing summoned 70 Vestrs, in order to rePri-
mand the sexton for hinnders he had commit
ted through drunkenness, dwelt 80 much on
the poor fellows misconduct as 70 raise liia an
ger. aud draw from him a retort. +" Upon NV
shout, sir, this is ID natured and that Won
should be 70 eager ID lay open all my bltader4.
whe0 | have 50 often, 50 rerg often. c0rrred
y0urs, Is hard, very hard, Master Doctor
that's all
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30
MISCELLANY.

Ecclsxaasticnl .aaecdoie.--In the N. Il.rn.
shire Collections Tor Dec. (which W. have M !
recci,edAthe Interesting ecclesiaas,cai ii; .sa.
~ II New Hampshire " Continued and u
naonr other particulars ii contains xonn 49,
count of de Rev. John Adams IN Durh.m.
~. Adams graduated at Harvard IL i7a5. and
was settled II Durham il I748. Some oppos,-
ton was made ID him a glie tirne, which how
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30
Bolingbrokes, ChmchiHis, Bon
nets & Fsrs.
CHARLES FROST

Hos reeeiped, at the Boston FIR and Hat Store,
No 2, ExcHAEaE STREET, PoRTLAsp,
A VERY extensive assortment Of Ladies Chin.
- chilli CAPS,
Misses do do
Ladies Beaver B0NNETS
Ostrich Plumes, black and drab
Elegant Fur Trimmings almost every description;
Sable Muns and Tippess;
Bear DO. do.
Gentlemen's Fur Seal Caps
Do Imitation do
Youths DO do
Mems and Boys low priced Fur Caps and
jockeys
Gentlemen's nperine Beaver Hats
Do. Imitation do do.
Youths do; do. do
Mems and Boys Felt do
Boys Morocco do
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

Some caution IL requisite, ir passing our opiu-
ion upon strangers caution, however, which
few Of Us adopt. al a public leyee at Tile
court OF st. James, gentleman said 10 Lord
Chester6eId-pray, nv lord, who il that TAN.
awkward woman, yonder That lady sir repli-
ed Lord Chesterfield, i piy sister The gentle
man reddenedwith confusisn, aHd stammerad
out--no, no my lord, ] beg your pardon;
mean that very ugly woman, who stands next
to the Queen. That lady, sir-auswered
Lord Chesterfield calmly-that lady, sir, is--
my 'c.je.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30
~ MARINE.
~ PORT on -
:;:POR7L.4ND::


Nov. 10th, small sen. with 10 iOpsa ~ fYoniB8s-
ton understood the Eastern Siar24 hours fran Cay
i4sad which bore N. AZ. NV y 81 ica.
2sfn At 1Sf-z lon. 4. 20, Aniagton, Liflle. Ga
Gardiner, AZ days from HasFe. ior Savannah.
ith Of +. p. Shoals, Hope, from Clsfihe. GA
Wilmington
Oct. 90, near Lownsfode Lights, the Moro. Cor
dcns ~ this port, deeply LADIES' with wheat. MI E
bon. IN Southeriy gale. struck several times 81
SmHhs knole- 4. coast Of Englana, aad came near
being wrecked
MFmDRANnA
Ar. AZ Havana. Nov. 2g. brig Mexiro KelIeran.
Of this port, Hamburg 49.-Sailed, Dec. al Hgne4A
on Richards of Bath. New Osicaus--at da sA
inst Cumberland, Prince. uf this port, aiding "A
feet left mere TN lash, under convoy of Bnsish
sloop IF war.
Al Barbados abou. a5lA uIt Maine. Furdrsiqn,
Bath 10.
AT o. Thomas. Nov ~, Decatur MiIlar W.
Wiscasses. 4s days from Bordeaux just a. Mon
roe, for NV Ofeans, a hm. Dawson. Aiillhan
for sale Francis Augusta. Foster, from Bath. Just
ar
AL ~ PierFes. Nov IT, CsthsYins. Brsdiev. W.
Bridgeport. jastar from Portland for Wtinsngton
Thr@iiarana Packet Hall. VI Maiue. sailed sapa
day Or ST. Lucie
yessal. which ar days before from ny. p.
trs: reported that fish were very scarce and ths
place sicky.
Al Bahia. Nov S. WIN. Johnson. for she river
Sailed ffom the Ncser Nov. 81 bfie kichmon
Eoaic7tt Of this port, FOR Ltss0n.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

n IN ihs Old Colony Memorial.
- the incIiaations Of men. arc the
oe of life. Labour for support, Wa 10
me beginning, the appointment or Heaven. il
has ever been, a. il were, a condition ofhuman
existence. He who is TOO coed, or rather too
andoIent 10 make exertion, Is too good or rath-
eF too iDdolenf 70 llpe.
But in unemployment caE 70 much profit be
combined with % much pleasure, As IN that q
agriculture. The cup 81 tile farmer IS Not
MIXED with dqabt and uneertaints - Raiseci
NOT abore the common level 81 mankind, ne IS
equally free from the wants that creep around
the cottages Of The poor, and the plaques that
haunt the door Of the wealthy. Neidepesding
upon ether men for his food and clothing, he
possesses and can use them AZ H. Will. ~
iabour in the season for iabcaring, 4 p more
than be expects and when the fr0st and snoWs
Iof winter have bound him 60 his cottage, ~
enjoys the fruit 81 bis labeurs Ia &C. snlal'
mcnt. there is moro satisfaction than "a sPien-
did retipues aud luxurious feasts Of hraPeFor'
can afford.
"lhus, IN some deep retirement, woua' PAS
The winter gl0oms, withfriendsc q Pisari soui'
Or hlithes OF solepn, Is the theme insF9 n
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

- 70 "a 80 Hefss 90 young DttN.
For your own comfort, for your friends sol-
ace, for the sAse Of your eventual prosperity,
cultivate strict and manly habit Of Econo-
my 1t is impossible 10 raise a good character
without IL. And this one single article, con
nerted with moderate talent, will recon
mend you to all with whom you are to have
any transactions, from whom you may wish
confidence, or expect remuneration. AsSis.
lance, should you need IL, win not be with
held, If Il IS known that your care Of personal
expence is correct +E&H Ia nof esfpcrr
the name Of Economy trife. DO got &C
count the practice Of it mean. Generous
free, call It whatyeu will, are terms which do
not apply, unless it is literally and truly your
own money with which you are sporting; nor
then ifyOu sport more than your rank and cir
cumstances Prndently wzrrant--T'aylor.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

ADAMS, PANE u WOODBURY.,
cernsr C8s~t end ftasrai Slrset. Pafflaad
CoSrsrsaSz - 70 Dollafs per annun hall
~ 4lssnee III hni psif M5tiain the year. Twe
Dpfiafs mi Fits Cents. 8yNo papers dis.
coniineed gill@ll arreefagss are paid.
Tfbse Subscribers - Ae Cazffif. who wefs o.
theliss wien Al shisisy sssnsirued the estat,lsh
Henk 40 a.. viii BE ennkAefed Al oar subscribers
nHsl sheY disecni sns the per IL ne usual mode
~ rs3ias Al afsses.
WI shah fndeavos 70 insert advertisements vita
he afmoss accuracy bot We cannot Be iespepsiblf
ioF esmrs IN eny sum. beyond the smoual charged
fer the publication.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

The StaffordshiTe Collieriss.-Manv anec-
dotes might be collected 10 show the great diff
Guilty ofdlscovering person ia the colIieries
without beingip possession Of hisnickname.
me ioiowing vas receive from 4 respectable
attorney. During his clerkship. he was sent to
serve some legal process on man whose
name and address were given to him with legal
accuracy. He traversed the village to which
he had been directed from end to to end with
out success, and after spending many hours ID
the search, was about to abandon itin despair.
when young woman, who had witnessed bis
abors, kindly undertook to make inqniries for
him. aud began to hail her friends for that pur
pose "Oisay, Bullyed, does thee know a man
neamed Adam Greenl" The BuIl-head was
shaken in sign Of ignorance aLoy-a-bed.
does thee = Lie-a-bed's opportunities ofmak-
ing acquaintance bad been rather limited, and
he could not resolve the difficulty. Stumpv,
a man with = wooden Ieg) Cowskin, Spindle
shapks, Cockeye, Pigtail and YelIowbeliy
were seversllY invoked, bat ia vain, and the
querist fell into brown study, 10 which she
remained forssone time. AT length, however.
her eyes suddelly frightened up. slapping
one Of her comp %ions on the shoulders, She
exclaimed triuniphantly, Dash nv wig
whoy he means my feyther = and then turn
ing to the gentleman, she added, \. 70 shold'h
ax'd for Ode Blackbirdi"
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

tits said ofthe excellent Mr.. Cecil, that Be
ing once invited to play cards, he proposed 10
ask, first. the blessing Of God. The astonished
ganesters hesitated and he added, IA 90 noth-
ing on which cannot crave the benediation
of Heaven"
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30


Mr slani isu# lh4
CambeflAA III repeated
sefrathn uud WV tAs a ag
III eftet tat9 fema A sA
read tpleH eni tHd
TIE fafalsfan s'eFaar eHsf hy
Mercer VS. tAksu vg igf cssl3er ap
after few oAaerAahuns fran l4a @nm
ry VI Ais gbicca " upsuE " iss f>sesassea
was agreed as.
ca moiina y ST. flames. - NJ III
Eftaisi. "A aAl H t.aniuailte M Military
Aa.ars bs sasiriesta q inea.re irIo lse sxre-
diencypf pFogtinE ty l4w levy iie htlni sut-
uement, ~ princWles 81 eqaiis and 5al4fces
~ ths claims Of Ihe state We New iiampslnFU
against the 4. States ior militia services Jar
IT, the tate war pith M. BRITAIN.
hlr Kent. "a hiafsiand. Offered Che fulieg-
inE resblpgi8p ior rousideFst,oH
Rf4ofrtd. That a comnittee he appointed
IN inquife VITO the crpcdienCy wv makins ssch
An appropriation al ihe pnblic lands Nh ths
purp0ses W. education wv flsc.e sfates tp which
10 grants hare YES hern made, All will corref-
pond ~ JUST proportion viiA TIE apprcpril-
lions which may have haan heretofore madn
ii favor ~ other siaies-an5 itat said com
mittee have leave t1 report ty blil cr other
wise
After a0mc debate Che resolution waH inId
On The table and oriered 10 Sc printed.
On moti0n of Air. Ilcmphiil. The cansidera-
ton 81 lhe bin providing ior fhe shiaining NJ
survey ana Plans 8u tlie suhlect ui Roads and
Canals, was made The order of the day ior
Tie 10th w January.
The following Committees have been ann
RENTED IN fhe House WI Representatives.. in
addition ca those whic have been heretofore
announced
On lhe Claim AZ The Representative 1f
John II. Platt-AIe.srs Ross Mailary. JeU-
kins, L0nEfellow, hcCoy, Ninl0n, Fpote of
~ York.
On The Public Bmldings aud Public Land
ia the CITY OF " aslineton--A iessrs Cushman,
Van Wycl. Cas4edy Brown, Hobart, Bartlett
and DwinnsL
JOINT COMMITTEES.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

SHoRT SPDEcHEs.--s. The old blunt com
mander al Cadiz," says Selden. 10 his Table
Talk, showed hinsefa good orator. who,
having 70 say somethingto his soldiers, (which
he was not used to do) made them speech to
this purport -" What shame Wilt be, En-
gIishmen, that feed upon good beef. to let
those Spaniards beat you, that eat nothing but
ranges and lemons With this we may class
speech. more remarkable Tor its spirit than
ir Iegance, addressed BY the commandant
regiment in Lancashire 10 lady,
on presenting the colors to bis corps -" Mad
ang We recelr'n EN- wi gratitude, and wen
defend EN- wi fortitude and If aver We are
IL ctuai sarvice, and z coiors are shot
bring'g Po'rs tpoles) back again. y
address Of acknowledgements 10
is one Of the finest specimens Of
- III advsnc3 follow me: IfT
me; il ! iinclss 81 me-"
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

To make distribution of new RoomA--AEas-
srs Dickersou. D'Wo.k Lloyd ~ Ma. gof ~
Senale4 Messrs Taylor. Ctithbert, Csudtut.
lof the House OF RepresentatRes.)
On Che Library Acsars DicitaFs0n, Elli-
ogt, Williams, lof The Senate Messrs a.
smyth, Bradley, Poinsett, t0f the House of
Representatives.
The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-12-30

pAtr Soa sknxs ~ SOS 3 & : LosasHHAns
4 J00 Bbis Frtdericks-
W burg Saperiine
10 Bbik de- Middhnrs LOl Ak.
20 10 AleN snperfne
lea 10 ID. Scratched
800 Bushels SHORTS
100 Bushels Yellow CORN
Hhds Virginia TOBACCO
Pipes CoFnac BRANDY
g Do. Holland GIN
- Bbls. Aiaeriean do:
~ lihds 81 Croix RUN
70 ~. a. Johns d.
I2o ilalf Chests Caper S0uehong TEA
10 Chess Tyson do.
80 a. dyson skin DO
10 Bnafs hnanna White SUGAR
81 ~ 10 Brown d..
fhis alhFcovado do;
1900 Lbs Losf DO;
10 Casks malaga RAES1Ns
20 Boxes Me- CHOCOLATE
80 kcgs BuT1ER
q BIS SEkGkkf
3D,000 Aiexapdsia CIGARS -A
% Hampers Cider BOTTLES
200 Bbls Mess No. 4, No. 2. L. No. 3BEEF
200 Boxes 6by :, bye, Z BY ~, 4 10 by A.
Window GLASS;
Pieces Ravens DUCK
ALSO.
Tie Hull of a new high decked BRIG. built
of White Oak, Of the following dimensions
Length on Deck, eighty three ieet six inches.
breadth, twenty-five feet ten inches, depth, eIev-
ca feet ten inches.
Portland, Dee 10, 1923.
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\. win soon follow Those numbers Fitho1l
any prizes attached to them are eatitied 10 ii
dollars each gAAN t
American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-20
IMPROVEMENT IN BEDS.

AN Engllshman has made an improvement in hi,
necessary 'le, which is peculiarly novel and
mighty economical. He proposes to render the bed
imperSious to air, then 10 fill it by means Of an an
pump, or eondensing syrlnl &c, with common atmos.
pheric air instead OF down OF feathers. m. Air L
introduced through aperture ortube into the case
ahd prevented from returning by means of an aii
ught stop-cocS or valve. The case NAV be made
4hpsr'lonS 10 air by various methods but that re-
commended by the patentee is a composition of In
dlan rubber, spirits OF lurpenline and lnseed oil
which when d'y IS exceedingly pliabe, and SO elias
nc, that Il the cloth be folded in sharp corners i, vii,
not crack or peel off. The advantages Of iris me-
thod OF constructing beds and pillows are their su.
Peror degree Of elasticity, atfordlns the nos, IT,
ireshihg and easy repase ID the warmest climate
thsy may. When required be changed from The great.
es degree oi sot,ness to the hardness of nattress
oy moving the handle Of he ait pump when "
Pla,ed commoliously within reach or NAV be rem
GER sot 70 any required desrrr, by he exhaus,na
Punp, at'o within rea h. They NAV be made freeh
and too by changing HE air by the alternate -.
OF 'he ar pumps. This may be effected. in a frw
m"n'es' without removing the person who occvnirs
we p1a. II nee z eat advantage to iuvaIds For
HedleaI purposes they may b= filed with air al anvl
1eqUHsu temperature or with water steam. 4,
o'her hC'd' The author enume 4tes i, ,.rictv I'll
o'hef Advantages, to De derived from his inrenianei
c9hlriVance tor winch he is fa " entitled u ,harnI
OF tnose blessings which SanlAo Pan2a INVOKED Iori
'he inventor 9f sleep. u y Gn"ctls