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iSDFriNlTE PosTPoSfaEsr or PUBLIC LAND
SALES AT CHICAGO, and also (uih The err
ception Of Township "a ~ Range Q E.) al
Diron, Illinois heretofore ddrertised 10 De
held ia august, 1871.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES
TINE Public Sale Of lands directed by the Execu-
Il tive proclamation issued the 18th Of February,
1871 10 be held at the Land Office at Chicago, in the
State Of Illinois, commencing on Monday, the ninth
day Of august next, Is, In consequence OF urgent
representations from the settlers Of the injury which
will result To them by insisting the sale al the time
aforesaid hereby declared TO be postponed without
day.
Notice i also given Of the indefinite postponement
cor the the foregoing Of the entire sale
directed BY the proclamation aforesaid 10 be held at
the Land Office at Dtron, in the State, com
mencng Monday, the sirfeenM day Of AuRust
ne H. with the exception Of tow nship trsnty ". of
range nine E. the sale of which township will be held
commencing the day heretofore ordered aforesaid
The sale al the Land Office al Quincy, in the same
State Of fractional townships two and three n, bor-
derng the Illinois river, of range three east, will
take place as ordered in the proclamation aforesaid,
commencing on Monday, the sixteenth day Of August
next.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington,
this twenty ninth day ofJune, ammo Domini 1911
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President
JAMES WHTcoMB,
iulv z coumis'r If the General Land Office
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ITO THE READING COMMUNITY AT the
Il " Periodical Agency" between the American
Hotel and the Rail Road Depot, Pennsylya ave
nue., (aended by my son. at the residence II the
undersigned in Georgeown subscriptions viii Il Re-
ceiyed for the most Of periodicals. newspapers in
publication Among which are
WRldies Library for which he il sole agent for the
District Of Columbia a. Oo
New York Mirror (much improved) 90
New World, folio and quaro (Which will he
gin novel in few days much inn
proved , %
Magnolia published in Savannah, Georgia, 90
Mothers Magazine and National Preacher
each %
Baltimore Saturday Visiter (weekly1 90
Olive Leaf, devoted chiefly TO Temperament 80
Stocklons Christian World, (Inonthy) %
Littells Museum 90
Llttells Select Reviews 90
Aexander's Messenger, (weekly) %
Lutheran Observer do O0
Scottish Journal, do 90
Saturday Courier do 90
Brother Jonathan, 50; New Yorker 90
Boston Notion 80, Benefits Herald, %
Grahams Magazine 50; Knckerbocker, 5 90
Lndys Book, 50; Lady's Companion, 3 %
Besides several Medical and Agricultural works
For the Farmers Cabine, (Sl D and Farmers Month
y Vlser 70 Cts the subsc bcr is sole agent for the
District Monthly Magazines will be delivered free
Of postage in the District and mailed to subscribers
In the county. All payments must be in advance,
TIL. r. HAMPTON
II Foreign Quarerlies and republications gene
rally will be ordered if the money paid in adranes
june 3-6m
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COLLECTIONS OF THE NEW YORK HIS
~ TORlCAL SOCIETY-New series, voI, L
just published and this day received for sale BY r
TAYLOR, containing Verrazzanos Voyage from
Carolina 10 Newfoundland, 1854 Lambreehtens
History and Van der Donck's description OF New Ne
herlands Extracts from the voyages of Deyfies and
De Laet Juel's Journal of Hudsons Voyage Cor.
respondence between New Netherlands and New Ply
mouth 1927; Argalls Expedition to Acadia and to
Manhattan Island, 1913; and much other interesting
matter--wuh map OF New Netherlands and view
of New Amsterdam (now New York. in 1856.
iuIy 3
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! STATIoNERY, OF SUPERIOR QUALITY
| - FOREIGN AND AMERICAN--The sub

CTATIONERY, OF SUPERIOR QUALITY,
- FOREIGN AND AMERlCAN.-The sub
scribers have constantly on hand extensive assor-
ment OF Foreign and American Stationery, of the
finest qualities and they receiving by each arrival
from London and Paris varieties of the best Sta
tionery articles of those cities
They also engaged in manufacturing almsst all
kinds Of American Stationery, and particularly of
BLANK BOOKS,
Ofthe most durable kind made from the finest linen
paper, and bound in a manner unequailed in This
country for strength and durability Books made by
their predecessors upon the plan still followed, have
been in upwards of siIty years, without giving
way, and any Of their superfne books which may be
ordered will be warranted stand usage for that length
of time.
Orders from public offices, institutions, and indivi
duas will be attended to with promptness, and at fair
rates. HOGAN 4 THOMPSON,
No, 80 North 4th St, and No. los.
Chestnut, St, Philadelphia
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ENGLlSII BOOKS imported by the Great West
II on her last voyage, by F. TAYLOR, tins
day opened large collection, packed in London
ths 22d May, embracing all that is new and many
others that have obtained reputation for value the
subjects Of Geology and Mineralogy, Political Eeono-
my, History, Naval and Military Science and Service
illustrated books-ine editions of standard authors
&c. &c, all ofthem for sale at prices as low, IN every
case in lower than they be found else
where in the U. S. july
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23d June, 1885 as extended and modified by the act
Of lat June lsi0 or OF the provisions Of the latter
granting certain privileges TO another class Of set
tiers requested 10 prove The to the satisfaction
d the Register and Receiver OF the proper land OF.
fee, and make payment therefor practicable
aer seeing this notice and before the day appointed
for the commencement of the public sale of the land
above designated; otherwise such claims will be
forfeited.
JAMES WHITCOMB,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
april 23-wtds.
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rrnEoIoGlcAL coLLoauIEs ~ pep

THEOLOGICAL COLLOQUIES, by Rev. L.
Il &. Thornton, complete IN volume octave, he
M Compendium II Christian Divinity spccuI tive
sn practical, funded On Scripture and Reason, de-
sgn'd V al ihe heads Of families young about
a. enter the Ministry and the youth of both Sexes IN
their efforts 10 obtain and Communicate knowledge
4 true priy just received and Tor sale Nv
june u r. TAYLOR.
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MI RS. THOMSON has just taken, and fitted up,
INl the well known stand as Boarding House at
the corner of sth street. and Pennsylvania avenue,
where she will be pleased to accommodate Members OF
Congress- or others, who may honor her with their
custom. june II
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l.. II. MOORE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Winchester. Tirpiuid.

HAVING permanently located himself in Win
i chester, will practise his profession in the Supe-
rior and Inferior Courts of Frederick, CLARK, Warren,
Hampshire and Morgan counties.
All business directed to him at Winchester will be
promptly attended TO- l.. L. NJ
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NOTICE TO PRE- ENPrIoN CLAIMANTS

Every person claiming The night - pre c.oit,uh ~
land IN any of the townships dc.lgnstd ~ thgs pfo
camaiton, in virtue OF the 5ssipn. u he go " the
22d June ISIS, extended ami modified ~ NJ -
OF the lst June 1870 of the provisions II the IT,
settlers, is requested ~ prove the the satsg
ton of the Register and Receiver o The Land ofirs
and make paymcntthrtelo som - fra.tcahis fft
seeing hn notice, and before the day spf.at,l ~
the commencement Of the pullIc sale y She sud -
above designated otherwise such clam MI ~ tr.
feitcd
JAS wHtTCONR
Commissioner ~ The G.nsral LAID Dffes
may iwds
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~ ARDENING, FARMING, BOTANY, AG-
VI RlCULTURE, for sale by F. TAYLOR list
continued.
Ruflin on Calcareous Manurcs Mecklenburg on
grasses
Useful and Ornamental Planting vol. London.
The Planters Guide, by Sir H. Stcuart, vol
Busby's Visit to the Principal Vineyards of Spain
and France, their Methods of Cultivation and of ma
nutacture.
The Culture ofthe Vine in France, Italy and Swift
zerand, and the art of wne-making by 5. Fisher
MarshalI's Rural Economy of the West of Eng
land, vol London.
Agricultural state of Great Britain vol.
Outlines of the Husbandry of East and West
Flanders, vol. London.
Natural History of Vegetables, by B. S. Barton,
Nj -
Andcrson's Agriculture
Smiths Flora Britannica 2 vols London
The CultiNators Almanac. 1910 and lSil.
Report of the Secretary Of the Treasury 10 Con
gress on Cotton, its cultivation manufacture and il
reign trade
On the Culture of the Beet and on the manufac-
ture OF Beet Sugar, vol % cents
Cobb on the growth the Mulberry Tree and the
Culture of Silk - cents
Child's Botany, ninth edition.
The Flora oithe District of Columbia, by Brcrcton
Loudon's Cycloppdia of Gardening; do do 1T
Agriculture do do, of Pants do do OF Rural an
chitccturcj do Suburban Gardener--and many other.
Of " hleh the list will be continued may
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~ ~ hilQuETTE in one pocket vol
- price 80 cents treating of Introduction Vis,,,n,
ine Drawing Room, Dining out, Socicty. Converse
son Dress Fashion, Letter VIZ ting, Good Breeding
&c NC just received, for sale by
june IL p TAYLOR
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WALTER LENOX,
ATTORN Ely AT LAW.

OFFERS his professional services to the public.
~ instruments of writing carefully prepared notes
and received for collection and prompt
turns made of all moneys collected.
OFFICE on Louisiana Avenue few doors above the
Old Theatre. may 7-tf
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Commissioner Of the General Land Office.

MOTTO ETO PRE,EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person claiming the right of pre-cmtton to
land IN any Of the townships designated thus proc,
amation in virtue of the provisions of the act OF 22d
June, 1893, as extended and modified by the act of
granting certain privileges to another class of settlers
is requested to prove The 10 the satisfaction of the
Register and Receiver of the land office and make
payment therefor practicable after soeing
this notice and before the day appointed Tor the com
mcncement the public sale of the land as above des
ignated; otherwise such claims will be- forfeited
JAMES WHlTCOMB,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
may i-wtds.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-22

ELLlOT'S DIPLOMATIC CODE in vols
II octave, containing the Treaties and Convention
ftht United States with Foreign Powers since -
giving also the Judicial decisions points connect
ci with oar Foreign Relations giving also complete
summary Of the Laws ot Nations from the works I'd
Urcqueiort Veuol Martens Ward Lord Coke,
Chancellor Kent, Judge Story, and others
A few copies Just received and Tor sale by
may u r. TAYLOR
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF TIE U. STATES.
I n pursuance oflaw, JoHS TYLER, President of the
i United States of America, do hereby declare and
make known that public sale will be held at the
Land Office at BATESVILLE, in the State of Ar
kansas commencing on Monday the ninth day Of Au-
gust next for the disposal ofthe public lands within
the limits Of the aforementioned townships to wit
North Qfhe base line and east Of The nth pr incipai
meridian.
Township seventeen of range one.
Township nine, of range two.
townships seventeen and twenty .one, except the
northern tier OF sections in twenty.one OF range four.
Township sixteen and seventeen, of range five
North ofhe base line, and oest lof The nm principal
meridian
Township sixteen, of range one.
Township sixteen, of range two.
Fractional township ten, north of the old Cherokee
boundary line, and fractional township fifteen lying
west OF White river, of range eleven.
townships fourteen and titte n OF range sixteen.
Township fourteen, of range seventeen.
Lands appropriated, by law for the use of schools,
military, other purposes will he excluded from sale
The sale will be kept open for two weeks, [unless
the lands sooner disposed of) ard no longer and
no private entries OF land In the wnships offered
will be admitted until the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand, at the city of Washington
this thirtieth day OF April, ammo Domlni si
JOHN TYLER.
BY the President:
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-22

y ANCROFT'S HISTORY OF THE COLO
- NIZATlON of the United States BY George
Bancroft Complete in two l2mo volumes.
Just published and this day received for sale by
may Is F.. TAYLOR.
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CHARLES GILMAN.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, QUINCY, ILLINOIS,
Will promptly and faithfully attend TO any protes
sional business entrusted to him in Western llnes
and the river counties of Missouri and Iowa. above
Hannibal
zJParcular attention given to the collection OF
DEBrs.
Refer TO Hon. George Evans, U. S Senate Hon,
Elisha ii. Allen House of Representatives. julyl II
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IL lSTOIRE D'ANGLErERRE y, Rspn -ia
IL French Is volumes qnarto With many mRl.s apd
engraynr- IN perfect orcr Toll bound ~ cali pee
only Us dollars tor the 81. Imported hy
y TAYLOR
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NOTICE THE ALPHABET FOR THE
IN DEAF AND DUMB.-The undersigned re-
specially requests the ladies' and gentlemen Of this
city, and others to buy the Alphabet for the Deaf and
Dumb and signs for the figures price 25 cents for
one card Apply to p d. J. ROGER, born deaf and
dumb, at Mr.. WIN. Morrisons july l-3t.
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l. Smith, one OF the Authors of the Rejected Ad
dresses, just publishedand The Life and Literary
Remains Of l.. K. L. . vols, received this day by f.
TAYLOR, and for the use of the Subscribers 10
the Waverly Circulating Library june 81
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STEvENS' NEW BOOK ON THE RUINS
~ and AMERICAN ANTIQUITIES IN CEN
TRIAL AMERICA COPAN, PALENQUE, &c.
&c this day received, for sale by F. TAYLOR two
volumes, with many engravings june %
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C'ULTlVATION, MANUFACTURE ANp
~ FOREIGN TRADE or COTTON BY ~
Secretary Of the Treasury Senate Document y
pages with Notes aud Tahrs A few remaining =.
pies TOT sale by = TAYLOR pnce 31cent'
NAV
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NOTICE TO PRE- ENlPTlON CLAIMANTS
Every person claiming the right OF pre-cmption
to land IN any of the townships designated in this
proclamation, in virtue OF the provisions of the act of
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~ ARDENING, FARMING, BOTANY, AG-
VI RlCULTURE, for sale by F TAYLOR list
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-06-23
Sorrows of Old Bachelors.

We never could, for the life of us perceive
why old maids should manifest such a mortal
antipathy TO old bachelors. There is no reason
in their wrath. 'Fis spiteful. cruel and uncall-
ed for;-the trampling on reed already bro
ken. 1t is like fogglng cripple with his own
crutches because he is lame. Few men are
bachelors of their own free will Go to the
veriest misanthrope among them, and ask of him
his history, and he will tell you of the unforgot-
ten hours of his early Affections and his eye
will light up again with It's wonted energy, and
as he relates the story of his love, for one who
had proved faithless, or whose affections were
repressed by the rude hand of arbitrary author
ity, or who had gone down to the churchyard
"a beautiful bud plucked from the tree of Be-
ing, to open and expand in brighter and holier
sunshine, where no worm could gnaw at her
bosom, and no blighting descend upon it.
Talk not to us of old maids!-They are light
as air in comparison to those of fbachelors-the
patter of the small rain to the overwhelming OF
the deluge. Old maids can commune together
and mingle in the charities and kindly offices
and sympalhles of existence. |, is not so with
the bachelor. He has no home-he has no
happy Ereside-no child to ask his blessing
no beautiful creature of smiles and gentle tones
to welcome bis coming, and melt away the
sternness of care with the warm kiss of affec-
tion---no patient watcher at his couch of sick
ness, stealing with hushed and gentle step
around him, like the visitation of a spirit. True
---his sorrows are somewhat of negative char.
acter. But what is it save positive agony, for
him TO gaze, all his life long, upon the Paradise
of Matrimony, like half starved schoolboy upon
the garden whose enclosure he cannot scale?
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-06-23
From the United States.


THE Moon, as it makes its monthly circuit
round the earth, continually turns TO us the same
hemisphere-we never see the other half. Of
course she revolves upon her axis exactly in
the same time that she takes to complete her
revolution round our earth, viz: 27 days and
hours, &c. Her DAYS and nights are conse-
quen,ly each l3 days and 10 hours of our meas
ure. When the moon is between us and the
sun, her dark side is of course presented to US,
and she is invisible When we are between
her and the sun we have full moon; and her
phases are occasioned by the unequal portions
of the bright surface which we see, as it grad
ually approaches or recedes from that situation
in her orbit When the sun, earth and moon
are in straight line an eclipse occurs. This
would always occur TO the moon at its full, and
to the sun at every new moon, II the orbits of
the earth and moon were coincident, which is
not the case The inclination is little over
degrees. Our satellite is 1000 miles IN diam
e.er, or about $500 miles in circumference.
A correct idea of the effect of great distance
upon the apparent size of great objects may be
obtained by remembering that the distance of
the moon from us is about 240, 900 miles, and
the extent of the hemisphere we see, from side
to side, is about 3, so miles. Our earth is 49
times larger than the moon, which, to our sight
appears as large as the sun. The optical delu-
sion which makes their size alike to the eye is
occasioned by distance, the sun being about 95
millions of miles from US.
The moon is heap of PERCEPTIONS mountains
some of which appear volcanic The portion
Of the surface which we see is mapped out by
astronomers, the mountains named, and their di-
mensions accurately given, &C., as if it were a
part of our planet There appears to be no at
mospherc round our satellite, and certainly no
clouds. There can therefore be no water; nor
can any beings like ourselves live upon it, II
inhabited, which we cannot doubt, it must be
by quite differently organized race of animals
and vegetables, with functions every way differ
ing from those of this earth. Respiration, speech
and hearing, could not exist without air, neither
could vegetation; and water is indispensable 10
plants, for large portion of their substance con-
sists Of that fluid. In the absence of an atmos-
phere, the expanse round the moon must be a
gloomy black, instead of the brightness which
our bne tinted atmosphere causes the suns rays
10 dIffuse over the earth. ANTHRAX
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-06-23
JOHN WISE.
DanvilIe, June 8, l84I.
Scene i'm a Printing Office.

A tall six footer with spice of oddi,y and
humor in his phlz, and breastpin OF warming
pan size in his bosom, walked into our office
the other day, leading rustic belle, as slim,
perpendicular, and as fresh as a wafer lily.
Being in our SHIRT sleeves as Jack Downing
would say we "kinder blushed" Now for a
scene, thought we.-"Bees you the head man
here?" ga hem! head man. ehi you mean the
marriage ector-the--the-"L La my Jonas
is so awkward, he means the head-eater, ,an-
glico editor.) "Oh-ah understand you now;
you've brought us lot of wedding cake hey
we'll marin we are pretty much all headeaers
at that" "Oh, now, none of your jokifcation
am serious. Sal and me amt harnessed yet!
be we Sally. Yer see, Mister | thought as
how I'd fetch my gal in to see, (puting his
mouth close to onr ear, and then screaming as
if we were deaf)
"To see the printum office go,
And kind surprise her you know"
"My dear fellow we are not deaf" said we,
screaming in our turn at the top of our lungs,
and catching up dictionary "Ax pardon,
I've Just been talking with deaf man below
"may we see the printum Officer" Oh certain
ly. Please prominads between the cases
right and left, down in the middle, cast off-rhe
Office isn't exactly in good order, but" Oh
don't consarn yourself mite-but wha, on
earth is this ere!" "Only press" "Oh! an
improved cheese or cider press" "Ho no,
well vow that's curious enough-lets try it!"
taking hold Of the DEVILS tail THE bari and CIV
ing it pull it flew back and Jonas in trying to
get out of the way upset keg of ink, which
heaving out, blackened all the lower part of bis
dulcina's white gown to charm to say nothing
of polishing her clean stockings and pink hid
shoes. 1t was TOO badl "My golly" quo,h
Jonas, jumping mp and trying to wipe off the
ink from his bellies gown, "my golly who'd
thought could pump three or four quarts at
pull" Having let her see the printum office
go, and kind surprised her. like, they depart
ed.-Yankee Jonathan.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1841-06-23
AmOtIler's Dying Love.

The plague broke out in little Italian vii
lace In one house the children were taken
first, The parents watched over them, but on
Iv cauqht the disease they could not cure. The
whole family died. On the opposite side of
the wav lived the family of poor laborer, who
was absent the whole week; only coming home
on Saturday night to bring his scanty earnings
His wife felt herself attacked by the fever in
the night. In the morning she was much
worse, and before night the plague spot showed
itself. She thought of the terrible fate of her
neighbors. She knew she must die, but as she
looked upon her dear little boys, she resolved
not to communicate death to them. She there
fore locked the children into the room, and
snatched the bed clothes lest they should keep
the contagion behind her, and left the house.
She even denied herself the sad pleasure of a
last embrace. o think Of the heroism that en-
abled her to conquer her feelings, and leave
home and all she loved--to die. Her oldest
child saw her from the window bye,
mother" said he, with his tenderest tone, for
he wondered why his mother left them so
strangely. GOOD bye, mother" repeated the
youngest child, stretching his little hand out of
The window. The mother paused Her heart
was drawn towards her children, and she was
on the point OF rushing back. She struggled
hard while the tears rolled down her cheeks,
at the sight of her helpless babes, At length
she turned from them The children continued
to cry, "Good bye, mother" The sounds sent
a thrill of anguish to her heart, but she pressed
on TO the house of those who were to bury her.
In two days after she died, recommending her
4 4 L L
ing breath,
o that mothers were as careful not to impart
the worse contagion of sin TO their children.