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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-05-31

IA ROCHEFoUCAULT-Ro Maxms
IL and Reflections, complete, in one neat pocket volume
Price 81 cents.
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+ Asst WEEK OF COOKIES GALLERY OF
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StOUTHEYS NAVAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND,
- by Robert Southey, Poet Laureate, volume OF 366
pages price 62 cents just received and for sale by
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DOCKS ON AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE,
ID BOTANY, GARDENING, FARMING, &c.-F.
TAYLOR has recently made extensive and valuable ad-
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prices Among those recently received and imported
will be found
Loudon's Encyclopedia Of Agriculture.
1" /" Gardening.
/" Plants
Cottage, Farm and Villa
Architecture. ..
Haywards Science Of Agriculture and Agricultural
Chemistry, vol, octave
Hayward's Science OF Horticulture, vol, octave.
smith on the Building Of Cottages
The System Of Agriculture reprinted from the Ency-
cloppdia BRITANNICA, VOL quarto with many engravngs.
London price ST.
Of Virginia and Maryland. Price 81 cents
Chapta's Agricultural Chemistry, translated from the
French ....
Treatise on Cattle published by Lord Brougham's
British Society for the Diffusion Of Useful Know ledge
Hilbert and Buist's Flower Garden Directory.
Bigelowss Medical Botany ..
American Farmer; American Orchar!ist; American
Gardener.
Mowhay Poultry, Cows, Swine and other do
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Thatcher on Bees, &c &c and many others various
works on the Grape and Wine making on the Mulberry
and Silkworm and Silks the Sugar Cane, Beet Root,
&c. &c. very numerous Botanical Treatises of every
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their proper place.
The loss OF nearly one half the teeth which extract
ed, is owing the eating away the gum, thereby
causing the teeth to become loose and rendering their
traction necessary.
supply of the above Just received from the patenee
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reail,b
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CHEAP NOyELS-Tyney Hall, by Thomas Hood,
~ complete, for 81 cents. Wanhoe, 81 cents.
The Charity Sister, and other Tales by Mrs. Norton,
81 cents. +" 49, ~.
Lodore, by Mrs. Shelley, author Of Frankcnstcn, 81
cents.
The Cruise Of the Nudge, 3volumes in one, so cents
The Tor Hill, by Horace Smith, author OF Brambletye
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A NIMAL MAGNETISM-Prac Instruction in
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with large additions by J. G. Iarshotn, of Providence
second edition.
Col. Stones Pamphlet on Animal Magnetism.
Durant's Exposition Of Animal Magnetism. .
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BOARDING SCHOOL, NEW HAVEN-Mss AN
ID GELlCA GILBERT and Miss MARY f. ED.
WARDS, respectfully inform the public that they
tnue their school in the city of New Haven assisted by
several ladies', who have also taught number Of years
and by masters in French and Drawing; which, with
the opportunity to those sufficiently advanced, Of attend
ing the Lectures OF Professor Slliman and of Professor
Onsed comprchends all the usual departments Of female
education
Their house is sufficiently large to accommodate well
about thirty boardes, small number being generally pre-
terred by parents
The year is divided into three terms that of the
mer commences the LIST of May those of the winter
the LIST of October, and the 9TH Of January.
Reference may be given to parents and guardians Of
present and former scholars and to the Rev DR. Cros"e
of this city, or the Rev. Dir. Hawkes. and Alderman
Woodruff, New York.
IL A card of the expense will be SENT request, by
mail.
New Haven, CT, April 9, 1898, april 7-3t&law3w
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DY THE PiCKWICK CLUD.-Oliver Twist, by
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The State Prisoner Tale Of the French Regency, Q
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r. IN I LUK.
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MAJOR GENERAL SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS,
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Soncatons Reports, edition, complete in ono vo
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Adcock's Engineers Pocket Book, for 1893.
Parkinsons Fossil Organic Remains.
Burnctt's History Of his Times, and beauti-
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Nieholson's Builders Director. quarto volume.
Jamicson's Mechanics OF Fluids.
Gallery Of Portraits and Memoirs, volumes.
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Hasslcr's Elements of Arithmetic, Theoretical and
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collection OF Mathematical, Mechanical Engineering
Architectural and other Scientific Works to which large
additonshavc just been made. For sale AT the lowest
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THE LAWS OF ETIQUETTE, or Rules and Re.
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Etiquette for Gentlemen, with hints on the art Of con-
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Etiquette for Ladies, with hints the preservation
and Improvement of beauty.
Madame Ccnart's Book Of Potencss and Propriety Of
Department addressed the youth Of both sexes; 9Th
American, from the 9th Paris edition Price so cents
Just published and for sale by +. TAYLOR.
Also, Lord Chcsterfelds Advice to his Son vol Of
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Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-12

~ ~ ssglan1, au1vsd early Ills morning. An. $50.
rssher nnfavorahA ColOn hes again declined 3D. A -.
szpeclot % 60 dovn aafurher In another column vi, -
cen, maletter iron en- correspondent statement
e Of cotton held BY i've different rms o. the A.,
ofour latest dates there bales in The h.nd -
the United States Bank agent and bales in The hs.d
OF others These latter sell fast received On the co.
trary the United STATES Bank are kent out Of he mar
ket In expectation OF revival Of business aad m, oubted
whether the bank had the ability held back this ,rr.
sneuntsush engh Of time the uncertain prospect 81
revvaio business here to fresh demand for the
when the storehcuses already OVERCOMING
WIN manufactured sssds waiting orders from this country
In consequence Of this view Of the ease United States RAM
stock Londen to E2 Cd, and other America.
stocks were heavy. Money was plenty in London Al a
per cent but only for frst rate bills The England brny.
near SlOooo00-of which e75seoe come to Prime Ward
King and the balance other firms This amount f6Is the
contract originally made ship 100000 to this country
Money In Wall street svery plenty. The Merchs,r B.,L
hasdscounted very beray audit thoughsths other banks
will pursue the Inland exchanges have av,,
improved s quoted Phladephia al q DER cent, .,d
Western money has improved from to per C Mt
fair extent Of business the stock
and the prices generally locking up the excep,jor
Of United States Bank which receded per cent i.
quence Of the English this institution has oos
dependent on the price Of fall Of Id In that article S
liable to aecthe Stock Delaware Hudson rose Il per oep
Bat the closing sale was at advance America.
Life Trust improved per cent; Mohawk showed rise ar
censver yesterdays prices; Utica went upA Der cent
also Long and Treasury sales yesterdays prices
ANew Orleans, the Sd Exchange Londsn was taken
as remittance to New York. ISL premum Specie per
cent premium.
The following Banks and Insurance Companies have d.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-12


We notice No sew feature 10 trade generally. i u rashsr
falling of than otherwise The grocery
auctions continue, however, to be veil attended, fair
prices are obtained for most goods terms generally cash.
about over, tte more trade viii be desc
before the ars business forward small usnsrs has
beer done In this city, and twohirds OF auction,
but business has chsacerzcd this springs
uoneers centsue their regular sslea They falling
however and shortly entirely the want OF sesds
TO- sell These numerous auction beuses have attracted nearly
III the cash In dry goods much TO The r.ry Of the
the importation will be, 10 impossible elose thing h
certain Mat Is large supply Of goods viii BE wanted TO meet
TIE dsnsre dsmasd a. the country " completely
foreign houses experienced In this springs and last falls
soss 10 lie hoped that they viii b. gove ned by the
demand Tor foreign mas uacture before they send forward
such a uemendous quantity ofthew.
Corrossses for the week have reached 4soe bales, At
the os wirg rates, via UpaHds leic, Mobiles "A l1ie
one lot Of cheiss n lac, Florida lie and Orleans lie
we 9so,s Ordinary e; nidding y g.; rddrg fair
and command Than their prsporo value for bone
consumption There hes been ar dessd thrcogheut the
week The demand at New Orleans On the Sd inst VS. &C.
G is ~ X. ss u. ~: q c T.
see add N. Alabama "a y; fair SIC.
bksApsrvSrs-Tke prices OF hour are rather down
wards sales have made common brs.A.. m The
eastern purchasers having retired from the MARKET the article
rather heavy the reseipu rather than the ou-
gees wbes,-,here h nose y ne Massl Rye renaiss
Ags-The demsnd continues fair fer shipment and prices
inue the q those last quoted.
on-The sales given below show no variation n prices
wnalrsoss-This narhet eentisues mach n last slated
The stock rather iied though the price rather disposed
20 fade.
N
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-12

The following Il me OF the Londoa meetiags-
g y. .r s IL. sc;s e
1ss ssy vas hs .s 70 s.,. ss so
assns peSy.s.s Fl: Losa;asp, ;,..
se: Sses. Of ss meetings hss
In the ball and the other IN the dining room MT
Yer meeting From =. repsr spps.I. !, r nov nnes.
salhs This auxiliary society was ssrned TIE dsre,
es reaching south end ssrsS from lie Thames
G sS a.: "S a. ss
hey they sisir amply pro.idsS fer every direction
q ii: sa1isy ss q s:o
which ss .sss ~ = - public rs,.
mshag altogether nearly 500 boasss !. Which ysrsus ,no.
- ys.r % SUBSCRIPTIONS d"ssion. &c. soun iis
Not one word need be said in favor Of these sece-
ties, when We remember that for many months past,
the papers have termed with horrible accounts Of
suicdcs murders robberes, rapes, arson, parrc'de,
fatricde and infantcde all committed under the in
fluencc Of intsxicaton and have now in our Jail,
father who when drunk, tned 10 murder his own
son;
GsxAr Fnx-Twrxrr BUILDINGS DpsrnoysD.-
Al o'clock yesterday afternoon, fire broke out in
wosdsn building IN the rear Of No. 80 Pitt street. be-
inn the centre Of the block bouHdedb by Rvingon, Will
let Pin, snd Sfsrten Streets and before csuld BE-
got under, destroyed or greatly injured upwards Of
twenty ssnsmsnss. The wind, which blew from the
west, gave the Are direction towards Rivngion
street. upon which the greatest amount of property
was destroyed, consssihg Of twelve brick front
buildings and eight - tn rear buildings, occupied
generally BY poor 0ssuan families, many Of whom
unable, from the rspdisy Of the flames to save
their fsrniure By this distressing calamity upwards
Of seventy poor families hsvs been deprived ola shell
Ger, and their household goods scattered to The
winds.
LIST or ovvrczns attached 70 u. 8. ship Maoedo
nisn'--Jss Armstrong Esq, Commander. Andw
II. Long JAS H. Rowan, Chas. q. Huater, ssmue
swarwoat VIM. Lambert, Lieu.enants. Edward
r. Dunn, Purssr. James Edelin, Captain Of Marines
III. s. Harsteae Acting Master John L. Fox, A.
ssisnt Surgeon. Ges. A. Thomas, Captains CLERK
J. W. " Reid, Geo. A. Totten, John b. Lewis, PasssJ
Mldshipmsn. Jas. L. Blair, 8. b. Sanford. Isrse
G. Wait, Midshpmes. John shannon, Bostswsin
Grs,svus Newman, Gunner. Samuel B. Panisser
ssilmaker. DAVID Maple Carpenter Frsnklir
Cartis Purscr's Clerk.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-12

I'D be . Sub Tire surer.
Al sssg By a Onos Folder NTH ~.bsxndsd ap>isss
ArR-"rd be Butterfly"
I'D be q Sub Treasurer-true In the traces
I'D 20 with the party ill snug In my seat,
Bsyins al thing. ,hsi we're pretty and cheap;
OBJ h.w ! .isk TO see wbigs Il my fse,.
Pdb . Sub. Trensurcr-tbsn play the orsees,
I'd Ne Sob Ire s.ursr-ps se sub.Tresssreeif.
Buying Tor specie-sure could buy cheap.
OH eculd pilfer the wand Of fairy,
I'd pluck Quill fren Uncle Sans wings,
Chnk.s the mint drops tSo.s b.suuiaiy things
Those WIS earn money. wstchful and wary,
Tee slow the returns which industry brinss,
I'd Be Sub Trcssurer-srortive and airy,
AndcG In jill, when the nightingale sings,
Fdse sus-Tr.ssurer-Td be sab. Treasurer,
on ajln, when the nightingale sings
What though you tell me each rascsny, rover
Will have 10 st some future dsyl
Surely Ills well, e'er the chance Ia sI over,
TO line well yenr posket, and then rpn away.
Mesrs 81 subsistesce IL some homes, wsy'
But I'D get ofSce-rd ht Sab Treasurer,
I'd be Sob Trsssm.r~r .pt Be- . as sssTgy.a.urer
focketth yellow boys-then run away.
Dj' The following IL go years DID, bat It is pecu-
lariy applicable at the present time, when Corpora
ton and Custom House removals are the order of the
day
The las and the Oats.
There's change coming on
The great questos upon
Atlenst iis by many runorsd;
All nonsense ssd freaks, siss,
And be 70 each other COED humord.
The question IN doubt
h-"who'll In and who'll sutf-
Lei the outs be ,6e 10,
And we soon shall begin
To see oil eur grievances mended.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-12

whitehall Treasury Chsmhers May a. is1s
Only oHeenh II The expen3ed by 0esrre the Fourth
Wa expended BY wilhsn the Rsurth
The three following able sketches are said to be
from the pen Of Brousham =
n ruinre had enlsrged; Of ohssss dsposise which
- educssn, psrbape could have husssee; of strong feel
;S~ ~ Srxiusry thias, End reclue ssch<nt 10 HI hi
ss splnio~s so pvetlecsns 0eEe ~ Tbre p~ssrsssl
ou~h n I've Awnnem 81 porpO<s which, beisG exhibited ~
-. M rorsrscsa uiad wibous sny Decentralization and (,
ersse,os<ly whes y srs n NJ ~rueg ~ whsn
IL tke rCht ends tote chacsrS sptesyance Of nhps
IL which ofen mssken for ind
sne NOT seldom received substitute for hescsty In Ill
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-12

Ls 6fosksbexgM and sold the Nu York Stock Ercxar,
with their par raue $50
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-12

Court OF SESSIONS, Frday-The only case on
tral Yesterday was that of James Erwin, On an in
ac!ment for forgery which resulted in the acquttal
OF the accused. He was remanded TO prissn moon
another charge.
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-20

the government itself. The eslabhslr
ment therefore Of such an institution, ~
rather matter Of necessity than choice
And upon this necessity, and the cons,
quent implied power, would also rest abs
action Of Congress.--The dangerous pc
litical influence that National Bank il
capable Of welding may be dreaded: bNI
how arewe toIessen the evill The oh,cc
ton will apply with at least equal fore
to the mode Of operating through the
State Banks. The power Of q Nationa!
Bank is open, patmbte, and standing sapar
rate and apart from those of the State, Il
operations will be closely scanned, ana
the States will be more vigiIant in guard
ing against its bad effects But the f ic-
raj agency and controlling influence opoG
ating through the State Banks, is iasidiotp
and Perrading, and consequently more b
be dreaded. y
Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-01-20
almost unlimited.

almost Unlimited,
dence, seems to have gwen way TO an
unreasonable distrust, and a widely ex"
tended credit was suddenly followed by q
refusal on the part of the Banks to extend
any accommof tons. On similar oc-
easion, and during a eavere pressure IN
London, when The Bank of England
thought it not advisable to enlarge its ls-
sues to INSET the increased demand, Par
lament, by the loan Of exchequer bills
speedily relieved the distress. | mention
this circumstance as demonstrating the
fact, that an enlarged accommodation al
such cr,sis is necessary f51the restoration
ofconfdeace,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-20
IMPORTANT TRUTHS.

Newspaper Subscribers.-ltis ever an
unpleasant duty for publishers Of news.
papers to make mention of their pecnnla.
~ affairs. They should never,be requir-
ell to DO this. II patrons. as newspaper
subscribers are apt 10 style themselves.
would all act like honest men, there
would be no occasion ever 10 in,rude
such matter into newspapers. But stern
necessity compels j. sometimes. especial
ly at seasons like The past disastrous year.
The perpelually-recurring demands Of
Paper Manufacturers, Type Founders,
Printers, lnk-makers. and a variety Of
minor drafts upon the proprietors Of a
Journal. which has a large circulation.
make prompt payment Of his numberless
small dues. imperative upon his SUBJ
scribers.
These various branches of business re-
quire prompt liquidation Of their bills. as
well as printers accounts. Their reason
able expectations should not be thwar,ed
from the excessive laxi,y Of newspaper
subscribers. Few publishers are men oil
capital sufficient enough To run on for
years without having their oullays refund
ed. Again il prompt payments were
made when bills are due or presented.
the business of publishing newspaper
would no, only be agreeable but lucrative.
But the evasions and subterfuges some.
times prac,ised for the non-payment Of
pal,ry items of a subscription, are enough
some times to make philosopher indig'
nan, or dog laugh.
Great injustice is done the press in this
country. Editors are expected To fight
political bu,Iles. get up caucuses and dis
Tribute votes-advoca,e schools, churches,
and good order-plead for the farmer and
mechanic. and denounce iniquity in high
places-insiruc, the young aud old-de.
scribe every big vegetable or mammoth
animal product-publish the death Of
friends and marriage Of nemes-expose
vice a, the hazard Of the maligni,y of The
vicious, and defend the injured a. the
risk OF becoming the victim Of the fierce
passions Of the injurer. What thanks for
his personal services. exceptthe indignant
and averted looks of supercilious and thin
skinned men, or the insults and personal
outrages of heartless vsgabonds!
The system OF unlimited newspaper
credit to any body. strangers abroad as
we'll as a, home, is bad system. /. is
con6Iing too implicitly to the honor and
integrity Of unknown pnrsons, some oil
whom, every newspaper has learned from
bitter experience, possess no such features
of character. Many individuals neglect
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-20
From the National Tntclligenrer.
yOUNG MECHANICS.

There is no class of the community
upon whom the future welfare Of the coun-
try more essentially depends than upon
Iherising generation of young mechanics.
lf they are intelligent. sober, Industrious,
able and accustomed to Judge for them
selves, and governed. in their conduct.
by an enlightened view of their own best
interests; if they are men of this sort, the
mechanics, and especially the young
mechanics, will form the strongest bull
wark Of our free institutions, and The best
hope Of the Republic.
II. on the other hand. they are ignorant,
idle. dissolute, and consequently poor,
and dependent upon those who are willing
to ius, lhem-if our mechanics should
unhsppily become such class, (of which,
thank God, there is but little DANGER
they would soon be converted into the
mere tools Of few rich and artful men.
who, having first stripped them Of every
sense of sell respect. and every feeling
proper 10 vir,uous citizens, woulduse them
as passive instruments for promoting their
own ambitious objects, and for the enact
ment of laws which are beneficial TO no.
body bu, the ariful few with whom they
originate.
Ii is as true Of the mechanical arts as Of
any other profession. that" knowledge is
power," and we earnestly recommend To
The attention Of our friends among the
young mechanics, the following excellent
hints, copied from the Buffalo Journal.
Hints 10 Eomg Mechanics.-The FIRST
object of a mechanic, as 1t should be oil
every one, is to become thoroughly &C.
quainted with his particular business OF
calling. We are too apt 10 learn our trade