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Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-31
NOR COLoRING RED ar GRAY HAIR A PERM

I,OR COLORING RED SIR GRAY HAIR A PFRMA.
II NENT BROWN ORBLACK.-Red or gre, hair NAV
permanently coored rich and glossy black by
nge application of Mahom eds Turkish Dye and inst.
njurng ne hair most preparat de- il improves IT, APP
psaranee and IL grow very uxurany So as, lie
y-ston Of this article that orders have been received Coz
from American gentlemen residing Canton who have sa
actory tested its efficacy while home Price a. bottle
AID sold Wholesale and retail at
GUIONs. $50 Broadway
s1a-y Agents for the United s,.te. or A,nerts.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-31

WORD TO THE ECONoMICAL.--Thc.e 10 wan, of
"a first Clohisg would d. we'll to call los Beck ma,
street. PEARL where they will find very superior articles
manufac turea al the follow reduced ratcs:--
Super Dress Coats s4 to % Made and trimmed 81 90
super Frock do. Is 10 III. Frocks do. 10 . 80
Best Cashmere Pants, 10 9. Pants do i50to2O0
Vests, all rinds, ~ 70 :. Vests, do. 30 70 90
iyIa.3meod+ J. MAFFAT
IyIyE MINUTES ADVICE ON THE TEETH.-.Jwt
IL received from Lendon supply Of the popular little work.
entitled Advice the Care Of the Teeth, and the best
of Preserving Recovering, and, when lost Restoring
thens Edwin Saunders Dentstthe twenty hrst edit
This practical ease the ssbect Of the Teeth
prises few clear pages hints aud instruct that IL pro
p,ry sneed may fair readers from weeks
% aronisng pain and from years Of premature dfm
aeormiy that when the opening lips disclose no longer tive
peary within them This little work sho~ld find is way
10 every lsdys toilet table, Ccwf Maeaztne
Imported and for sale by v. SAUNDERS
sstasmy a7 Broadway
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Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-31

TNFALL1BLE CURE FOR a-Norsans Com
pound Basamic We, certified being the safest spsedie
and agreeable b, Sir Asy Ceop. Bransby Cooper
Dr. Eic.ou Surgeons Lawrence keas Brodie SIR Charles
Bell Nc For sale by appointment ~ A. y. Sands, ~
loo Fulton st. and the following Drugg m csner Chamber
Broadway corner Church thamser ga B~uad~ay O. d
3ss Rowery Carine and Bedford street ~ Ios 9Th
Ave Price 81 per bottle.
NJ B.-Oservst he seal"J NJ On each jyis-sm
Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-07

Further Effects Of Ae S'orm-We learn from tho
Lcnox, lMass.) Eagle. tina, every bridge upon the
Honsatonic, between sDalon and S,ockbridge, is
gone, except the ut Ienox Furnace, and that was
barely saved. The town Of Lee has suffered severe
~. from the number Of bridges destroyed, and the
damage done TO the paper mills, and other manslac.
turing establishments. Loss estimated at Si5,OOU
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

broidery, not much inferior to what they
now display. In the lab.ed days of the
Yellow Emper, at the commencement of the
Chinese monarchy, the empress taught
her subjects to rear the siIk-worm, and un-
wind the cocoons, 10 make dresses, SO that
the people were exempted from cold and
chllblains." When Confucius arose, the
Chinese had long been in the habit of cult.
vatIng the sllk-worm, and the general rule
then was, for "every family thai possessed
five acres ofground, TO p'ant.ihe circumfer-
ference with mulberry~trees, in order that all
above a certain age might be clothed in
silk. Down 10 the present age, the Chinese
are still celebrated for the abundance, varie,
ty, and beauty. ftheir silk fabricks, equal
ling the richness of,heir colours, and the
beauty Of their embroidery any thing that
can be manufactured in France or England,
while the grapes Of China still surrass the
products of this western world. But they
are not only skilled in making, they are also
attached to the wearing Of gay apparel /;
the Chinese are confessedly welI-clolh.
ed nation, and except where poverty pre-.
vents, the people are seen attired in silks
and grapes, as commonly as we appear in
cloth and leather. Their fashions differ
indeed from ours, but the dress ola Chinese
gentleman or lady is as elegant in its way,
as the external appearance OF a modern
belle or beau in Europe.-Medhurs:.
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instrument proper and its appendages. The
instrument is formed of a number of wire
plates or selves made somewhat after the
manner of those Of Davy's safety lamp, and
fixed in flexed frame. The breath in pas.
sing through the plates yields its caloric to
the wires, and this caloric is taken up by
the cold air which is drawn through the 10.
sirumeni during Inspiration, and thus raised
from the freezing point to from 60 to 80
degrees, according to the quality Of the Re.
spirator used. The air too, in its passage,
inward, parts with the grosser irritating
particles which it may contain.
The Respirator is recommended by some
Of the first medical men in England. Mr..
Combe says friend of his who had for
some time coughed so much during the
night as tc be hardly able to sleep, was en-
abled to do so without disturbance on the
first nj sh' Of wearing the instrument, and
until he recovered.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30
LETTER FROM AN AMERICAN IN
PARIS.
Paris, August, 1888.
FRENCH CURRENCY.

The hard money Government of France
has of:en been quoted in the United States
as a pattern of safety and convenience to
be adopted there. Besides. however, the
lesson which is being taught 10 the world
by Frenchmen themselves, in their late and
multiplying measures for establishing a
more extended paper currency by the insti-
tuition of banks upon very much the same
principles with those existlugin the United
States, | have, myself had frequent illustra'
tons of the operation, upon lndIvluuai eoh:
venicnce. Ct :h;ss his hard money currency sys-
lem here. No bills are issued by the Bank
Of France of less* denomination than
5Oof. say 500. All the remainder ofthe
currency is in gold. silver, and copper
This is all very safe, beyond question:
But when We come to the matter OF con.
venince, the story is very different. Eighty
dollars, even, in silver, is no small matter
for man to carry in his breeches pocket
If he puts it in the pocket Of his coat tail, ne
is scarcely better accommodated. In The
one case he will find his suspenders ready
10 give out at every step, if his pocket l'sell
does not; and if his trowsers are OF thin
material, suied to summer day, he will
find himself lucky if q goodly portion ot
them be not carried away by the burden.
In case the coat pocket be resorted TO, it
will soon give the wearer the appearance OF
a one. sided, rheumatic, or distorted person; ;
besides, the dangling load will swing to and
fro upon him like a dog with a pair Of shears
suspended upon his tail. And yet $50 is
not a large sum for one to desire to have
about him in making his excursions through
city, either on business or pleasure
Truly, he may relieve his clothes of the jog
by having a bag Or pouch TO carry in his
hand. But on day ofquest'ouable wealth.
or the Inconvenience fcarryug 4 light uu.
breila is not small, if added 10 this is 4 Dag
of metallic coin. the odds in favor of losing
one or both would not be small.
But why not take gold. whic'. has but
little bulk and not great weislh in a sum that
will answer all ordinary purposes ? Sure
enough-but then one must buy gold in or
der 10 get it, though he may be jaded down
with silver, and even in this old country of
the metallic currency. This demonstrates
that do all we will, still gold will remain an
article of traffic, and not an article of cur
rency exclusively. Take an instance: |
hive today paid fora small purchase made
in the Palias ROYAL, The centre Of business
transactions; It amounted to POP francs
"A private banking company here issues bills
of $50 francs
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30
REATH OF MRS. GRANT.

The Edinburgh papers announce the
death, on the 7lh November, in the 8lth
year of her age, of Mrs. Anne Grant, Of
Laggan, widow of the Rev. James Grant,
minister of Laggan, Inverness-shire.
Mrs. Grant was remarkable woman.
She was the daughter Of an officer in the
British army, serving in the American COL
onies before the war of the revolution. For
several years she was domesticated 10 the
Schuyler family, in Albany, or rather for
the most part, at the country seat Of the
Schuylers, in Waterliet. Portions of her
time were passed in New York, and also
among the gentry in the interior. She was
a vister at the mansion Of Sir William
Johnson, and also at the court Of King
Hendrick, at the Canajoharie castle. Hen.
drick was the last Of the sfohawk " kings"
so called. He fell at Lake George, under
Sir william johnson, in 1855.
When the British government determin-
cd to erect a formidable fort at Oswego,
Mrs. Grant, though quite young, was with
The ladies of the officers of the army who
accompanied their husbands, when they cut
their way through the woods from the Mo-
hawk valley to Oswego, and afterwards
gave a most interesting and picturesque
account the expedition, and their resi-
dssce in the wilds Of Oswego.
She was yet young when she returned to
Scottland-bul not TOO young 10 remember
what she had seen, and with whom she had
been acquainted. Accordingly, after the
publication of work descriptive ofScotish
scenery and manners, under the title Of
Letters from the Mountains" in two VOL
umes, she second time appeared as an au.
thcr-and delightful author she proved
herself, in the a mirable work." Memoirs
of an American Lady,.
The subject of this memoir was Madame
Schuyler, mother of General Schuyler.
But it is not simply memoir. being rather
history of the life and times of that dis.
tinguished lady. The descriptions given
IN that work, of the early society and man.
ners of Albany, the admirable sketches OF
character which its-presents the personal
anecdotes with which its abounds together
with thousand other things appertaining
to the history of those days--all told with
the most agreeable ard arless simplicity
render that book one Of the most enter.
tanning and instructive volumes, concern.
ing the history of our own country, that
we have ever read.
Her death will be sincerely mourned by
the few of her survivors at Albany, who
had The happiness TO know her in the fresh
ness and buoyancy other own youth and
their's.-N. Y Com. Adr.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30
CHINESE SKILL.

In the art OF engraving the Chinese ex-
eel. The rapidIty with which they carve
their intricate and complicated characters
is really surprising, and not to be initiated
by European artists, in the same style OF
execution, and at the same low prices. A
London engraver was surprised when he
learned, that what would cost sixty or eigh.
" shiIlings in England, might be accom-
plished by Chiuase workman for half
a crown. In seal engrayings they are no,
behind our own countymcn, and in ivory
and ebony, tortoise. shell, and moiher-of-
pearl, their carving surpasses that of most
other artists. The celebrated Chinese balls,
one in the other, to the amount of seven or
nine, all exquisitely carved, have puzzled
many of our English friends ; who have
been att loss to know, whether they were
cut out of solid piece, or cunuingly in.
,roduced by some isnperceptible opening,
one within the oih>r. There can be no
doubt, howeve2, Of their having been origi.
nay but cne piece, and cut underneath
from the various aperures, which the balls
contain, until one after another is dislodged
and turned, and then carved like the first.
The ivory work boxes and fans, common.
" sod iu Canton, exhibiting the various
figures Standing out in very bold relief
may be considered as fair specimens ofChi-
neSe skill.
In the useful arts, the Chinese arc by no
means deficient !; and in what contributes
10 The necessaries, comforts, and even ele-
gancies Of life, show themselves to be as
great adapts as their neighbours. The
manufacture of silk has been long ago es-
tab ished among them; and thousand of
years ago, when the inhabitants Of England
were going about with naked bodies, the
very rlebsians Of China were clothed in
silks: while the nobility there We'd with
each other IN he exhibition o(goid and en,-
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

Sgnor Forest, an Italian exile who ar
rived in this country about two years since
has been appointed Professor of Italian Lit
eraturc at Columbia College, New York.
formerly filled by Lerenzo Da Ponte, but
lsf, vacan, by his demise last simmer. The
New York American says that Signor For.
esi was bred iurisconsut at Fcrrara, but
expressing opinions displeasing to the Aus
trian government he was condemned 10
perpetual imprisonment, which, after four
ieen years passed in the dungeons of Spell
bug, was commued to perpetual exile
Phi. National Gazette.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30
DISCOVERY OF MUMMlEs AT DURANGO MExl.

DISCOVERY OF MUMMIES AT DURANGO MEAI.
A million ofMummies, it is stated, have
lately been discovered in the envlrons OF
Durango, in Mexico. They arc in sitting
posture, but. have the Same wrappings,
hands and ornaments of the Egyptians ;
among them was found poignard Of flint,
with sculptured handle, chaplets. neck
laces &c. of alternately colored beads,
fragments ofbones polished like ivory, fine
worked elastic tissues, (proably our modern
India Rubber clolh.) mocasions worked like
those OF our Indians to-day. bones OF vlPers'
&c. II is unknown ofthe mummes above
mentioned what kind of embalment was
used, or whether it was nitrous dispositions
in caves where they were found. A fact
OF importance is stated. that the shell Of the
necklace are ofa marine shell found Zaca.
tecas. on the Pacific, where the Columbus
of there forefathers probably therefore land
ded from the Malay, Hindostan or Chinese
coas. or from their islands in the Indian
ocean.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

Discovery OF A NEW CoNTlaENr.-M.
Dubouze, an officer attached to the French
expedition 10 the South Pole, has written q
letter dated Valparaiso, March 80, con.
frn'ng the details given by M. D. D'Ur-
VILE. A new circumstance mentioAedby.
him in The discovery OF great continent
to the south of South Shetland. 1--WE
carefully explored and determined" says
that offic-r, forty leagues of coast not.
withsanding the surrounding ice." This
discovery is a real service to pautical and
geographical science.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

The Respirator.-Mr. Combe has ex.
hibited in New York, an ingenious contri.
vance called n Respiraor, invented in Eng
land, to obvia:e the irritating effect of cold
mir upon the lungs, in authmatic and con-
sumpiive patien S. The Respiratoris worn
over the mouth and is constructed on strict
" scientific principles. It consists of the
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

VILLAGE LIGHTED By NATURAL Cas-,
The Village of fFreedona, in the western
part of the State of New York, presents
this singular phenomenon: Village is forty
miles from buffalo, and about two from
small bHt rapid stream called the Canad.
oway, rasses through ii, and after turning
several miles, discharges into the lake be.
loN near the mouth is a neat small harbor
with light house. While removing an
old mill, which stood partly overthis stream,
in Fredonia, three year since, some bubbles
were observed to break frequently from the
water, and on trial were found to be infam.
mabs.
A company was formed, and hole an
inch and Il half in a diamct being bored
through the rock, a soft fetid lime stone,
the gas left its natural channel ascended
through this. A gasomtcr was constructed,
with small house for its protection, and
pipes being laid, the gas is conveyed through
the whole village. One hundred lights are
fed from it, moro or less. at an expense of
one dollar and a half yearly for each. Tho
streets and public churches are lighted with
it.
The fame is large, but not so strong or
brilliant as that from the gas in our cities
it is, however, in high favor with the inhab-
i:an,s. The gasometer, found on meas.
I urement. collected eighty.eight cubic feet
in twelve hours during the day; but the
man who has charge OF it told me that more
might be procured with larger apparatus.
About mile from the Village, and in
the same stream, it comes up in quantities
four or FIVE times as great. The contrac.
tor for the light house, purchased the right
10 it, and laid pipes 10 the lake. but found it
impossible to make it descend, the differ
ence in elevation being very great. Itpre.
ferred its own natural channels, and bub.
bled up beyond the reach ofhis gasomler.
The gas is carburetted by drogen, and is
supposed 10 come from beds of bi,uminous
eoaa'' coal the cnnly rock visible, however, here,
anito great extent along the southern
shore of the lake, is fetid lime stone,-
Brewstcr's Journrl.
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only, or say$40. | had but little more than
800 IN my pocke', and that consisted
mainly Of n 500 franc bill this ! handed
to the tradesman, and he returned me, Of
necessity, 800 francs in silver. But said,
don't burden me thus, the weather is op.
pressively hot, and have already broken
my suspenders once to-day in attempting to
carry about me your heavy metal currency.
Pray give me gold, if | must have coin. o
yes, he replied, but | must send few doors
distant and buy it for you. | could not
avoid tine alternative, and the gold was
bought, at an expense, it is true, of only fiji.
ty.fve cents for the $50 that was due me {;
but aptly illustrating bo,h the Inconvenience
and expense TO common people ofa system
of hard currency, that is, nevertheless, by no
means system Of exclusive hard currency.
The man who deals only in hundred dollar
operations, and from that up to thousands,
feels no inconvenienience or expense from
such system, for he is not touched by it
at all. But it bears upou the smaller class
OF dealers-lhe everyday matters, and
such as appcrtain to both that class of indi.
viduals and that class oftrade which isleast
to bear such tax. | am sure that, reason
as one may on the theory ofa hard curren.
cy, he will but attend to the conveneaces,
cheapness, and practicable security cf pa.
per currency, even as lew as five dollar
notes, and contrast 1t with the inconvenience
and expense Of currency much more,
metallic, as it exists in France, he will be
persuaded that for people like ours in
America, and even for the French people,
sucha paper currency is far the best, and
preferable in every point of view.
1t cannot escape observation that the in.
stitution whose credit is safe for bills OF the
denomination Of 500 francs must certainly
be safe for bills or only % or of SO francs
each. If bank can be made to act hon.
es'ly relative to the former class of bills,
certainly it can be made equally hopest in
regard to bills Of the latter class. And
hence, more depends upon the nnen admin.
isering any system Of bankiog that maybe
determined upon than upop the mere ele-
ments oflhe systemitself.
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30
,.,r,cu Ann coLuMe1A RAIL ROAD.

RALEIGH AND COLUMBIA RAIL ROAD.
The hands broke ground on this road, IN
the north. ives, corner of,hs city, on We'd
nesdav last; bu, when and where they will
hall, we crc No. advised, Il is, however,
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

FRANCE AND AFRlcA.-The conquests
Of France in Africa are said to be aiready
very extensive, and are still progressing.
They now spread over so wide q surface
as to require an army of one hundred thou
sand men to guard The frontier, and keep
the fiercs Arabs in check. From all ac-
counts, the territory of France in Africa is
larger than in Europe, and from present in
dica,ions promises to expand till the Desert
of Sahara becomes the boundary. Her
possessions, however, in Barbary will prove
troublesome acquisitions. The native
tribes cannot be easily subdued or con.
ciliated., There is too much of the wild,
untamed 1shmalite in the temperamen,s Of
the followers of T. bdel Kader, ever TO sub
NIT to foreign yoke without many dss.
derate struggle. Hence We hear of con-
,inual instructions in the newly subjuga.
ted provinces. AS fast as one rebel is put
down another daring Shieck raises the stan.
dard ofrevoIt. 10 this way the colonists
are kept in constant alarm, and are as un.
safe in their property and lives as were the
first settlers of Virginia and Kentucky from
the depredations ofthe Indians. This state
Of things cannot last long. The barbarism
of Africa must eventually bow down under
the footsteps of E Iropeans civilization and
the northern coasts of that continent will,
ere long, presen. the spectacle Of a large
and populous kingdom-speaking the Ian
guagc, governed by the laws, and enlgh-
tened by the institutions of one of The first
nations of Europs.-N. O. Bulletin.
NEw YORK, Jan l6. I
FROM THE Fast. The advices from
India in our lates, London papers are not
quite so favorable TO the preservation of
peace, or to British in'eresest, as those by
the last previous arrivals. 1t is said now
that Rsnject Singh, the powerful rajah off
Punjaub, has exhibited marks of ill.will, it
not ofposilive hostility, to the Anglo Indian
government and that Lord Auckland.
the Governor general, has been completely
duped by him, in coming to the conclusion
that his alliance was 10 be depended on.
1t is stated in the Delhi Gazette ofSept.
9Th, that the Candahar chiefs have sided
with the Shah Of Persia in his war against
the sovereign of Herat. To this statement
is appended the following remark, which
gives an insi ght into the motives Of the An.
glo Indian government.
This information is satisfactory as it
.fords ample justification, were any need:
ed, ofthe measures for aiding Shah Kam-
ran which our government have adopted
and also holds out some prospect to our
gallant friends, of becoming acquainted
| with the contents of the Candahare treasure
chests and Sundoogches. Success attend
them!
Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-01-30

A letter received from Havana, dated
the 4th instant mentions the arrival of the
United States ship Natchez at that port, on
the Ist. She entered the harbor in beauti.
ful style, during "Norther," exchanging
salu,es with the Captain General Of Havana
and the Spanish Admired. The French
ship. .of.war Creole had arrived few hours
before, and her commander, the Prince de
Joinyille. honored the Na:chez with a visit.
A salute oftwenty.one guns was fired from
her decks as the royal tar stepped on board,
which was Immediately returned by the
Creole. The intercourse between Capt.
B. Page, ofthe Na'chez, and the young
Prince, was accompanied with the cordial
i,y characteristic of their profession. The.
SON Of Louis Philipeis saidto be very pop.
ular with his brother Captains, both ofthe
British and American navy. There were
number of French ships at Havana,
bound 10 the westward, despatched, as con.
cclured. for more troops.-N. q. bulletin.
WISCONSIN LEAD.-Goveruo Dodge in
his message, says that upward of the mil.
lions of pounds Of lead are sent east annual.
" from The mines Of Wisconsin. 1t now
goes by the way of New Orleans TO New
York, bu, from the internal Improvements
now going on, in two years it will pass
through the lakes and down the Erie canal
ST. Louls.--The annual value ofexports
from St. Louis is estimated at two millions
Of dollars. The shipments OF lead, alone,
arc stated, to be equal to halfa m'Ion' and
the ,urs 100000 dollars in year: The
aggregate value of horses and mules sent
from n Missouri into the cotton growing States,
during the pas. year, is estimated at15o,ooo
dollars.