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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-01

see themh the end, dishonor TO their
family, atI:a disgrace to themselves. :.
Every han should supply himself and
family viii books and papers. The lat
ter Of :whJh, above all things else, per-
.haps, is Inlost likely 10 beget taste for
reading, AID thirst for knowledge. To
these hisiinter evenings and olhe, leis-
ure hours Sshould be devoted, aud he will
soon find 3solid pleasure as well as prof,
derived -fran this course, that will do a
way his deposition to idle away his time
at the grosfsy or gaming table. In coun-
try like ona. where much depends upon
the peopl8reading should be universal,
and hoseskhose parents reelected 10 learn
them insyehtb, should now learn of them
Ii is aSf9fsh notion that man cannot
learn toisad aiier he is twenty-five or
thirty yeatold. We are personally ac-
quaintedsSlh Que at this time. who COM
menced atShis alphabet, and learned to
read welEIler he was seventy gears old i!
aud we harcse the old man poring over
bis hook, B;lost without internlission from
morning ns;il might, and blessing his God
for the PsHilege of reading! There is
now Seittor in the Legislature of Ken
lucky, wh3as Statesman and Lawyer,
commandsfnniversal respect, and who
made his essa mark ,Uhen signing his mar
riage bond de short time since, in a
speech befaFe the Senate remarked, that
his son, WEpWas then sitting as member
of the other branch of the Legislature,
"was st0stboy, when learned to ,orite. -
Few nls know what they can do, un-
til they trgsand il is "a want Of effort that
keeps manga man from performing deeds
ennobingsfa his own character, and last
ingly beneficial to his fellow man. II a
man sits.d5wn determined MOTTO try 10 ac-
complish my thing for his own. or the
good ofesfsrs, he will be sure to succeed
in making himself a blank; but if The time
that is noMtspent in whining over suppo-
sed inabiIges, and perhaps real disadvan-
tages. were spent in more vigorous effort,
much wo1Slsbe done for the benefit OF 9TH
ers, as wetdasfo the individual concern
ed.
We holasit.to be undeniable, that in a
country lik8ours, for man to neglect to
inform hinfslf and family in reference to
their relatisas. obligations, duties and res
ponsibilitie society, is treacberous to his
country, All HteEly unworthy of the high
trusts she ceSspitted to him. There
is no exetf 55 bssNSS v. cheap periodicals
made numerous; ann rurrruu- ~
the money spent in this State for whiskey
and tobacco, or lost by idleness, would be
more than sufficient 10 educate every child
in it. But we must stop, as we are about
10 write a chapter, where we intended
only paragraph.
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Fron, the Ladies COmpanion.

THE WAR-WOMAN'S CREEK.
In Georgia and North Carolina, there is
hardly a river, creek, or stream, that has
not connected with it some old Indian tra-
dilion. The title of the present sketch is
taken from one of these-l believe one of
the principal tributaries Of the Natahaee
river, in the Cherokee nalion, North Car
oliua. The story, as told by the few In
dians remaining since the removal in the
fall of 1898, runs thus:
Many years ago, in the first settlement
Of the country, wandering party of their
tribe attacked the house ofa squauer some
where upon their borders, during his ab.
sence, and massacred all his children, and
left his wife covered with the nanSed bo-
dies of her bulchered offspring, scalped
like them, and apparently dead. She was
not, however, wounded so badly as they
had supposed; and no sooner did she heal
the sound Of their retreatins footsteps, than
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-01
A GOOD [nFl HAND.

In the endless variety of hand writing to
be met with in this scribbling, scrawlin g
world, there seems to be some difference
of opinion, or tasle, as 10 what constitutes
a good nF.-When fair lady sends a
fair note, and requests The pleasure of your
company TO tea on given evening, that is
doubtless fair C.. When man writes
you that unless you pay that note he holds
against you, in lwenly-four hours, he will
send you 10 Jail, that may be called plain
~. When a gentleman sends you an
exceedingly polite note, only demanding
the satisfaction Of blowing oul your, brains,
that is denominated an honorable lF.
When lady writes a Luiet-dour, with a
quill plucked from the wing of Cupid, and
with such a fine, delicate stroke, as TO be
inadvisable, except TO the eyes of love, that
that is, without doubt, lovely &C.. The
Lords prayer, written in the compass Of
half dime, is very fine 0F. A GF
which is frequently placed at the bottom of
a note; for value received" however vile
and coarse tmay appear, it's a very prom
isiug 0T. One which after writing long
lean, sopGri6c article, requests an Editor
10 favor the public with the sublime squeez-
ing of an empty noddle, is to say The least,
"a very inpudent @. The gentleman,
again who writes to The same humble SER
want of The public, on matters of business
of any kind relating 10 newspaper, and
makes it point of forgetting The postage,
(by the una1imous opinion Of The Corps
Edilurial,) writes most rascally GF.
The individual whose name is given 10 ev-
cry petition, whether he approves Of its
object or not, without giving himself the
trouble of examining lis contents, writes
Without, doubt, very careless C.. Then
with these, there is close ", and The
sprawng 0P-lhe round OF, and the
sharp GF-the easy 0F, and the cramp.
ed lLF-lhe running O., and the halt
ing (S--the copy C., and The busiues.
GP-aud the g. that has no business
There is tbe counting house O., the lie
gal NJ, the clerical GO, aud twenty olhe
different lFSGF, all of which may b,
"cood, bad or Indifferent" as it happens
But when we receive letter, posi- paid
| which reads thus. Though it be qudil-lrack
and pot-hooks] Enclosed are SO, 10
which you will be good enough TO forwart
your paper 10 Peter Paythecashdowu"-
this, we consider, 10 he positively The BEsI
IT,! THE PRINTER.
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@pstie Geeess.

From tie Georgia Journal.
81 had dream which was not all a dream
Byron's Darkness.
Oh why have walked 1t was so bright
And my hear, was filled with such strange
delight,
/ could dream for years and never awake,
For the chillness of Earth the charm might
break.
l dreamed, aud / stood by rivulet's side,
"A, soft breeze f1ffied'i,s silvery tide.
-=7si1d-1fs rniurisdIfns sound Tell soits on my
ear
r, ,v,s siyeeter th an minsuel's harp 10 hear.
And mingled with that there seemed to be
A voice of enchanting melody;
Not such as is heard by mortal ears
But swee,er-He'll ue'er forget it who
hears.
i listened, and louder arose the strain
Alas 'twere worth life to hear it again
A ligh, step approached-Ilearned me not
'Taa, music has chained me fast TO The spot.
1t isnot in human power to tell
The power of that wild enchanting SPELL
The being who raised it only could break
And she stood before me, smiled sweelly'
and spake.
~Tbou ar. lone,' she said, and her wcrd:
sank deep
In my sorrowing heart, and did weep;
MAY, dry those tears, though l know full
well
"Thou hast more in thy breast than thy
tongue may tell.
"Tbou art sad, for the friends of thy youth
are gone,
"Yhere are few who greet thee with friend
ly tone;
"Thy hearts full love has been given ant
spurned,
"Tby visions ofJoy to sadness nave turned
"Thy morning Of life is cloudy and drear-
"Where smiles should be, there is often {
tear
"And care with his withering touch e'e'
now
as left his mark deeply upon thy brow
"But sorrow no more, for see have com
VITO live with thee a, thy quiet home;
u will be mother and sister and friend,
"And love thee sincerely till life shall end.
She ceased-ny heart leaped high as sh
spoke
She touched me, The charm of the spe
was broke
/ turned-she followed the path | led
And then awoke but "the rision had fed.
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Cold Water and Croup.-The Roches-

Cold Water and Croup.-The Roches-
Ter IN. W Democrat records case OF
The Group, by application of cold water.
The patient was little girl, two and a half
wears old. Her parents were called to her
bed-side, about 10 O'Clock al night, by
strange noise, and found her apparently,
in the Jaws of death, from that fearful dis
ease, the Group. Their was no medicine in
the house suitable for the case: the fire
was out, so that the wafer could not be
speedily heated; and the parents felt that
twas no time TO get physician. In this
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-01

A Chapter on Mairimony.-There are
four sorts of women amang the candidates
for matrmony corresponding TO wives, COM
panions, ladies, and ladies offashion. One
weds wife, marries companion, courts
a lady, and becomes afianced TO a lady Of
fashion. One is happy with a wife, con-
tented with a companion, lives in quiet
way with lady, and manages to gel along
with lady Of fashion. One is loved by
a wife, well treated by companion. es-
teemcd by lady, and tolerated by a lady
of fashion. One is one body and ones soul
with wife, couple with ompanion, a
family with lady, and house keeper
with lady Of fashion, When "a man is
sick, he is leuderly nurscd by his wife, pi-
tied by bis companion, visited by the lady,
and inquired after byIhe lady offashon.-
II the husband dies, the wife is inconsola.
bic, the companion mourns for him, the
lady is married in year, and the lady of
fashion forgcls him in six weeks. For
widows are singular creatures they resem-
bic green wood, which while it is burning
OH one side. is weeping on the other
Phil. Stand.
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Mothers Loue.-There is so divine a
holiness in the love of a mother, that, no
matter how The lie that binds her TO the
child was formed, she becomes, as it were
consecrated and sacred and the past is
forgotten, and the world and its harsh ver-
diets swept away when that alone is visi7
BILE; and the God who watches over the
little one sheds his smile over the human
deputy, in whose tenderness there brealhes
his own
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An old man. who lived TO the extraor-
dinary age ofone hundred and fifty years,
laid down for himself the following excel
lent and concise rules to which lie adher-
ed, and the result sufficiently evinces their
wisdom: keep he says, "your head cool
by temperance, your feet warm by exer-
else, RISE EARLY, go to bed soon, nev.
er drink till nature requires it, and always
paw the PRINTER"
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Every funeral may justly be consider
cd as a summons to prepare for that state
into which it shows us that we must some.
time enter; and the summons is more loud
and piercing as the event of which it warns
US is at less distance.
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Singular Remsdy.--We find in French
Journal the account of the cure of case
of Hydrophobia by largo quantity of
vinegar administered 10 the patient by
mistake. Count Leosina, physician of
Padda, hearing of the case, exhibited the
same remedy in very violent case. and
succeeded in effccting perfect cure.
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Second Flood.--Oh The 9Th instant. the
Cumberland River. at Nashville, rose
higher than it had been for several years:
Much of that portion Of the city, on the
cast side of Broad street, was under wafer,
filled the basement stories Of The houses
with water. The Sulphur Sprius neigh
borhood was alsu inundated, and the. wa
ter had reached the second stories Of the
houses. Chron. & Sen.
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Breach Of Mail La,os.-About so suits
have been commenced in New York,
against persons who have incurred the Pc
nalty for writing on the margin of newspa7
pers SEM to their friends by mail. The
fine for each oflenc is $40.
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Things Certain in ls41.-The year
1S41 will be a very eventful one-to every
body who gets married.
Throughou, the whole course of the
year whenever the moon wanes the nights
will grow dark.
Those who have debts to pay, and no
cash will lose their credit.
Lis probable thatif there is 90 business
doing, people will complain of hard times,
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miscellaneous.
From the Recorder and Watchman.
MINISTERIAL SUPPORT.
A HINT OR TWO.
To all 10 ,chom ii may concern. y

To all 10 ,1hom IL may concern. y
There are some subjects, Mr.. Editor, to
which The attention of Christians, and chris
tiap churches, cannot be too frequently di-
rected. If / mistake NOT, such is the nature
of the one which stands at the head ofthis
article. On this, they need "line upon
line, and precept upon precep'." -
The remarks propose TO make will be
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-01

An Irish gentleman thus addressed an
indolent servant, who INDUCED himself in
bed at late hour in the morning :-"FaH
to rising! YOU spapeen, fall to rising -
Don't stand there lying in bed all Gay!'
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Roup, or Gapes in Poultry.-Soap mix
ed with The food of chickens, or Indian
meal wet up with soap suds and fed to
them is said 10 be cure for this disorder.
that is so fatal 10 poultry.
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Consolation.--A couple of loafers were
standing upon a wharf on South Maine
street, last Monday" / say Jim," said one,
there's a new license law goes into opera
ton lo-day-.no more liquo for love snor;
money"-"well, I've got one consolida-,
ProI;9ence' rodfaHnaltf Fanlt Il got drunk enough
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but it is certain that those who hang them
selves will escape starving TO death.
Many a man will grow rich this year
in dream.
iflhe incumbent of fat Office should
die, there will he dozen feet ready TO
step into one pair of shoes.
He who marries during this year will
run great risk-,hat is, if he docs ii in a
hurry.
He who steals match, will make tat
tiers gossip, aud ge, himself into scrape.
He who is peunyless this year will not
grieve much al the fall of slocks.
He that grows without growing wiser,
will be long time coming to the years Of
discretion.
He who wants to borrow money, will
know the value of it.
He who laughs at his own dull jokes,
and hunts for cat with three tails, or be-
comes an applicant for Office, will rival
honest Dogberry, and be content 10 "write
himself all ass.
There will be more books published this
year than will find purchasers--more
rhymes written than will find readers, and
more bills made out than will find payers.
Ifa mau builds house this year with
out counting the cost, lie will know more
al the end Of bis undertaking than at the
beginning.
If any body jumps overheard without
knowing how to swim, il is two 10 one that
he gels drowned.
If afy one lends all umbrella, it is two
10 one thathe is obliged 10 go home in the
rain for his pains.
There will be great noise about the
country-whenever il thunders, and dust
will be kicked up-by coach horses-un-
less the roads are McAdamized.
Whoever makes the discovery that the
world is given to lying, will only do what
Jack Fallstaff has done before him.
Many an old sinner will resolve TO turn
over new leaf this year, but the new leaf
will turn out blank.
Many fond fool will jump into a honey
pot, and Gnd it mustard, without being a
BILE TO say, with the fly, "l'm Off"
Many things will be wondered at this
year, and turn out not 10 be miracles.
Finally we are ofopinion, that this will
be a wonderful year-just like all that have
gone before it. Politicians will make
fools of themselves, pettilosgers will make.
fools ofothers, and women with pretty ia
ces will make fools both of themselves and
others. The, world will around and round.
fror, Spbich II set ont
who should be up and dung. ueTe sTs NJ.
be great cry and little wool, as at the
shearintr of p:rs cr 4 session of Con nress
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4 Buckeye Girl.---Therc is a Girl at
MassilIon, Ohio, named Hannah Grouse.
who is little over six years old, and weighs
l6l pounds.
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o.. g.

dilemma, they remembered having read Of
child being relieved of similar distress
and danger by The use Of cold water I'm
mediately cold waller was applied with q
sponge, 10 the neck and chest, and in less
than minute The child was so far recover
ed as 10 drink freely Of the iwater. She
was then wiped dry, wrapped up warm,
and in less than three minutes from the first
application Of the water. breathed with
perfect freeness. The child had similar
though less severe attack some months af-
ter, and was relieved in the same manner.
The Beggar and the Caster 'Oil.-The
Portland Argus relates an amusing case.
in which a beggar in that city received
what he asked for, but not what he wished
for.
A few days ago, full grown, able bo-
died man presented himself at the door Of
our citizens, and solicited the lady Of the
house to give him Two cents. She remar-
ked that she had none, and inquired what
he waned with them. ITO buy dose
of caster oil, marm," was the reply, for
I feel dreadful sick.'
The lady had no cents, but she had plen-
ty of oil, and she prepared him sliff dose.
He tried bard 10 get excused from taking
il, but she was firm: lie WAS sick man,
and i, must go down. The loafer found
he was caught in his own trap and where
he meant 10 have glass of liquor, he got
a dose of physic; but, making virtue of
necessity, and with snndry wry faces, he
gulped il down and cleared. He'll not
call at that house again, we dare say.
Mysterious Professions.-"Now Torn,"'
said the printer of country newspaper, in
giving directions to his apprentice, "put
the "foreign leaders into the galleys, and
lockem applet 'Napoleon's remains haye
larger heaa-distribute the army in the
East'-take up line and finish the Brit
ish Minister'-make the young Princess
to run on with the Duchess ofKent'-move
the Kerry hunt out Of the chase-get your
stick and conclude the horrid murder that
Joe began last night-wash your hands
and come into. dinner, and then see that
all the pie is cleaned up" Some printers
are deuils-and no mistake.
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From Mc Ues.crn CarOlinian Temp. Adroente

From tic Ees.crn CarOliaian Temp. Adrocntc.
Among the various causes Which in this
country lead men to oinlemperance-isnor-
auce and idleness in our opinion, stand
most prominent. Men, in general, do not
drink from, love oflhe tasIe ofspirits, but
from love of its effccls-a love of its
stimulating qualities, and who in health
need or feel the want of stimuli. but The
idle and empty headed! The man who,
nc Dr Younu oynresSes IT,
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BY vigorous effort and an honest aim"
needs no stimulus beyond that given by
his attention to his duiies,-his hours never
hang heavily, time never drass with him
simply because he is engaged. Honestly
and uscfully engaged. And how rarely
do we see truly industrious man drink
ing
1t is he who is idle-unemployed-un-
interested and feels that he has nothing to
live for, that seeks that peculiar glow of
feeling produced by artificial stimulus; {;
hence among the suresl remedies for in
temperance, or at lcas, among the most
eG'ectual prevculives, is to teach the peo-
pie to be industrious. To follow steadily
some useful occupation, and devote their
leisure hours to reading and other means
of. mental improvement. Children who
arc suffered to grow up in idleness, are al
most sure 10 become dissipated. !, is a
natural consequence, and parents who are
so foolish as to think their sous too good
to bc usefuIly employed, must expect to
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-26
TARn Il GILES.

Family Grocery and Commission Merchants, in real
OF the Exchange, F. or Main street,
RhG Leave to cali tho attention Of their friends and thu
xS.S tS to 'hsir stock OF Family Groceries,
P P1Gw1 nod La LSIi sugar: OF all quslto.
0dWhic, OH Java and IasuyIs Corss
Trinidad, sugar house and n Molasses
samond, sh,d and Roe Herring.
S.nsS.g gI wIm Sperm aud Tsl9w nsnde'
siekhns NlncEaT, very superior
Fresh Hops, lat sort
salad Ol, In tasks and bottles
walnut Mushroom and Tomstoe Catsup
LonInn' French snj American Mustard
Guava Jclics andPrcscrves
Branded fIuita
Anchoyies, Anchovy Paste, Picked Lobsters, and
al, FRENCH S1riincs in Oh
Maccaroni, NcTmiccllc
1ni EnS ish and American Cheese
10 IIiI ' Pa 1 AZ" "' and quarts
Imperial GGnpoWder, Young HysOn and Rack Teas
chopg Tea '" "
Oh Laasyeie, Blackburn snd Hope E a Madeira
Pale aud BIowu sherry Vines, various brands part
iiII,:a;sss. bS5Sa1 f aud nd Campaign. Wines.
sl ,"n' = Gown hup"ttationlD
Sparkling burgundy
Sparkling ani >iiu itocks
hhnisr'ic, hcTchur uaSsc' aud Marasc hno CoJTials
iSnd.n Dock Cognae Brandy
DcziSerad a., , Io' " y. ISS
Rum. 'tSuoitci Ia 1910
0ld Apple Brandy and Rye whiskey
Double hcrri'd Schtcjgm Gin
kCtata Congress aud priuctpr Cigars
Oituha SnrEing Tobacco an OF which togebet with
Articles too numerous to mention, are offered for
DC had Ia this market Any aruce purchased of US that
c ~ XIV ynl'r Siisiac'iou, may be returned the
iuuIc'. !. 9I-2sNxtI
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NEW FALL AND WINTER DRY
GOODS


GOODS.
THE suhscrbcrr Uag. received their .pr,, a,ors NJ
L Fab and Winter Dry gpuIs and offer them al ysIoe.
.il' on rcaii n Irf.ns That cannot 1 10 sales
ET,rsiapsfar won. dyed black cIo,hs and c,ssmer,s
% ~ ins'fhe green blue, brown, 1raJ, and other
Heavy beaver AMI pilot Cloths
superior fancy London C.ssmcrcs, great variety at an
prices
slrnera, Hun'oons, Kentucky Jeans
tlbIc-r0ap k'raty4. Washington DO
Blue mixed rcd HuI pIsIu iIu8.yH
Rose, Whitney Dun 7uI MscKi1aw Blankets
Printed DrurEr'fa, Green H1izn, Ingram Carpets
Superior Hru..es and Iunsd Rugs
Common Z. fine white. rcd green and yellow Flannels
sr0hC'ds Welsh and Rogers no shrinking no
Pine u0mstT French English and German Msrn0ss, ell
qualities
Pine and supcrfne black anil bluoblark Botnbazins
Grape da Hfch'. Grape dc Rcd
Black anf Ls1d black ans DIucLlack 30
Pink blue cherry am lpfurrp.s 30
superior black lr1 ID, Rhine, and Italian silks
Rich Brgcaie tusue -trpod Poultde Sole
Msriuo. ziIE -arn and Cinliy vcrirgs
Cotton, AK and Medno HoFc and Hslf Hose
9eglem'n's ~ and Mor'no 5nirs a9d Drawers
Ladies and GentIrtnsns Goycs SILK, Kid and Morino
Thread laecs, Cambnc and Muslin EdruEs and IN.
| Nlsln Bands Iylo and BobbinctLaces
, Insh Linen, Table Linens, Huchbacki Brds.eyc and
51Gi. x and 100 Linen sbesfinrs
French EgsIsh sud German Ncdnoea, al al prices
Brown and h'rsrhcd ShCrfluEs and ~mrtinEs
Checks
Gum Braces, saHn and Bombazine stocts
Linen Collars and B0soms
OH Pins, spool COuOn
Shell Bruzls1i IVORY Combs
SIIk, S8fin, Klbyc and BrDcuc shawls
| Fancy slk and Mouuo Handkcrchicfs
Together with many other ARTICLES too numerous ~ men
uon, Az Of which Will be sold az small advance from
Sc Is LATHRoP 4 vANDEURsEN.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-11-26

JAMES ~ GEoRoG WINSTON.
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
REFER tn
Lambert a Mckenzie, AleKaalrta
John BoEgs a Go, BALTIMORE
TIA W Butcher, Phl,dslphh
James Hunter, Ne~ YORK
Francis Fishcr Roson
bingham a HruihcTs Putsburg
Henry Crew. Ric hniund, Ohio
hcni W Ladd, Smihhcld, Ohio
Lcmucl Jones, NJ Pleasant, Ohio
Nm X Todd. Cine nnau
Horn Carpenter, do