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-SIEs5ISjIN A. Adv EIt1'Isl1ME NIs.
Y0UCK'S PANACEA COUNTER
70 WEE PURLIC.

/ sHae+ IO THE GUtl4lCs
/ SENSE ofduty to myself as well as 10 the pub'
a lie induces me TO state that my Panacea has beea
connten6ited to considerable extent and that la%e
quantities OF it have been sold in New York, Phladel
nia and PitisbuEg. The bottles containing the med
cine as eila as the stereotyPed bills which cover each
bottle has been so neatly and closely copied by those
engaged in CONTRIBUTING them, that 10 difeuit TO do
tect them, and which indeed can alone be done by a
critical examination. As TO the spurious Panacea, Il
most wretched and deleterous compound, calculei'
ed 10 do doubtless has done, great injury TO The
constitutions of those who may be unfortunate a. 70
use IT, Ii there be any thing within the range OF human
action more immoral or wicked than another, Is
where an nuprnciped being jeopards the health ans
ves of his fellow creatures in the present instance
Tor filthy ucre, and palms upon them as genuine meal
cine of universal reputation for its sanatVe quahy,
most vilaiRous counterfeit, whose constituent proper
ties instead of possessing the power OF curing tend only
10 deceive and blight the hopes ofhe INVALID not per
manentlyt to destroy his health
Having discovered the author and agents in this mis-
ri0s fraud upon the public well as upon my own m
feress and being influenced by sincere desire 10 pa
nish The aggression of the former, and throw the pano
Div of protecuoH around the atcrI caused some weeks
since suits to be instituted in the u States Count for
Philadelphia against the parties concerned in this nee
ros affair regular reports of which when adjudcated,
will published for the public Information, and TO warA
the unprncpled against the danger ofdepredang upon
The rightof others, and Of periiag human health;
ni2 Al u'. JACOB HOUCK.
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THE OLDEsT ESTABLISHMENT IN

flames GRAY'S UNIVERSAL BOTANIC
eB MEDICINE STORE, No 70 Wster street. ono
door west of South st. Baltimore where is constdnhy ON
hand and for SALE the most extensive ana best sex TED
assortment of MEDICINAL HERBS, BARhs, Nd
ROOTS in the city; together with all the Thompso
Medicines; DR.. III. Howard's Medicines. aad DR..
Bsach's Remedies. Also number of his own prepare
lions all of which are warranted TO be equal to any in
The United States in point of quality Wholesale and re
tail.
ff7-Ali orders thankfully received and attended
with despatch. s.-s.
fhz-jAMES GRAY, General Agent for the sale of pr
H0RToNl HOWARD'S Improved System of Botanic
Medicines. The public nyitedto call and examine
the above work. and judge Of the superiority which IL
possesses over Dr.. Samuel Thompson's New Guide TO
Health.
Iz-In addition to the foregoing, the subscriber would
respectfully observe, that having in mis- possession the
works of THOMPSON, BEACH, HOWARD, SMITH
and HERSEY, distinguished practitioner, who have
devoted much Of their time 10 the requirement OF know
ledge apperann the healing art so far as IT ls haseo
upon Vegetable properties, the efhcacy OF WElea uey
y tested before they promulgated then oPniehss ne
iatsrs himself that from his experienced ans stuueo
care fthe truth of " ich known 10 mahyl ne Is pre-
narpd 10 COMPOUND AIRY MEDICINES from their aispen-
satsrss ,yc he VIII De pleased to do in obedience 10
thosr who may favor him with their orders, and he as
1Iyes such persons that every article which passes
through lis hands. will be In conformity TO the prescrip'
tons Of those authors. @ iy23d
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=. TITTo-T M TT3AVFTT.EFs COMING

CtAUTIOyg no TRAVELLERS COMING
u; soUTH.-TravelIers going south are cauuohee
against giving credenee 30 the hahaDs anu peu ~
S,ted bv me Bav Company between Baltimore ana Nor
S sim rsort 10 All sorts Ofdevices to deceive the pub
he and fndnce travellers to take tneir ine publishing
anng other things statements PHI porting 10 be from raV
ile that bv Inc mail routes passengers going South arc
Vi hor later by the Bay line, and thatthey are SUD
eeted 20 personal superntendenee of their baggage ~
he risk of losing it. and that they are compelled AT s
NORTH Anna River to walk considerable distance dowh
a steep hill and up another in the middle of The hS"'
involving both exposure and risk. ,.,s.nOe,s
Al of tnOse statements are entirely false sc Nail
by the mail route are, as stated in the 6s ~ ~ r.,
route, soften "a hours IN Gdcanee 81 fhoss ~ i IT,
b0ats in reaching Charieston and fles ZEN So far from
extremely contingency behind mem ~ - 90 tYS
bavHg any trouble with baggage, nv Z ~ ~, tl,,s
the Potomac steamboats,, (he companies ~ IA ~ 49,
becoming responsible for it) and IL seveieu " yoa
the W,imingtnn cSS ard the passengers have only az
points where changes occur, 70 aus Me- snns !, r
one conveyance te aaone f dsv1 10 walk short dis
tanca Temporary but perfectly secure bridge
ne SET NJ 10 another; but this Is at hat past eg
a;soc in the evening" instead of at ndnght, as sateo
. 80 octbe bels the Mail route. In the course OF
week AT artsst this difficulty Will cease 70 exist as az
The expiration of that tme the rail road bridge now las
pidy re-consuucuhs dciosS 'ne NSili h''iia WA
sable. 2. g. -. a.. ....
Mail ee being the shortest by 20 miles, ana hpng near
all rail road must be the most certain and
that il would not be employed for the conveyance OF e
all unless il and that there must De more
ask board bay steamboats, out oil sgnt OF adI uge9
10 the ton of their speed; 20 compete with the rail road
line in which the bursting Of boiler would probably
destroy all or nearly all board, than there can be IN
rail road cars, where in the event even Of an engine De
ing thrown off the track the engineer and fireman only
would be injured.
As proof of the great safety Of the great mail route
may be mentioned that of more than 10000 travellers
conveyed it within the last five years, not single
passenger has been seriously injured.
In coIclsinn the companies on the great mail Toute,
would respectfully ask the attention OF travellers 70 tne
wording of the libel on tie Line pPorl6 teos tagfso
no certain persons from the south 1ley vii once
rom it, nartzan character that if not forgery the per
ions signing Il have from motive been irdEesd 10
secome paTtiyans Of the 3Sy-boats, and TIA tEcHeu
lance and rot tue in:eres tofsyeel sAl GSs'ke DARN
attach their signature TO .s -
Office of Richmond & Fredericksburg X. K. Co!
and Washington do do Steamboat do
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PETERs' VEGETABLE PILLS.
NJ. Vel E.reana


WKyE would call attention to the advertisement m
w our columns to-day Of PETERS, VEGETA
BILE PILLS. We understand by the best medical au
thety there ia OF the day winch en-
Jews SO enyable reputation. AT the south ana nortn,
their success has been unbounded and wherever intro
duced we believe they have given sie most perecct salts
faction We have this day had an interview with one
of our citizens, Henry R. Fox, who was recently cured
of most remarkable and obstinate cutaneons eruption,
where the whole body was covered with large ioath
some Ulcers and even the onsilS Of the throat cate
away-und by using these PILLS daily for SIX weeks
was entirely restored TO health.
PETERS, VEGETABLE PILLS.
They do indeed .estore the health Of the body, be-
cause they purify and invgorate the bloed, and their
good effects are connterbaanced by any inconve-
eace; being composed entirely of vegetables, they do
moi expose those who them TO danger, and their eff
feels are as certain they sauary, they are daily
and safely administered to infancy, youth, manhood and
old age and TO women in the most critical and delicate
circumstances they do not disturb or shock the animal
nctons but restore their order aud reesablish then
health; and for all tbs purposes which Vegetable PuE
eaye or certain cleanser of the whole system ara re-
9ujred they stana without nval-they are allowed
be all that can be accomplished medicine, both 10
Bower and innocence - - s.
w General Agent,
Corner of East Baltimore and High streets
And nv an the Druggists u Baltimore, and IN washing
ton, GeorgetoYn, and Alexandra, ID. c.
r paw ..- 81 .+.t
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IN OUCTxsS PAEACEAs PREPARED SOLELY
IL FROM VEGETABLE MATTER, BY JACOB
HoUCK. Baltimore. This Justly celebrated Panacea
may be taken with perfect safety by all ages and in al
diseases. Its for the following Diseases Dys
pepsia Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Inflammation OF
the Stomach, Heart Burn, Darhea, Dysentery or Fux.
Piles, Fstua, Distracted Menstruation, Ague and Fe
yer, Bilious Remtent Fever, Typus Fever, Scarlet
Fever, Small Pox, ErysipeIus or ST. Anthony's Fire,
Asthma Pemisy, Measles, Yellow Fever, Costiyeuess,
Wind on the Stomach or Bowels Cholera Morbns, Con
sumption, Influenza, Colds Coughs, Intiammatory Sore
Throat o. Quinsey, WheoPing Cough, Thrush or Sore
Mouth Putrid Sore Throat Group, inflammation of the
Heart Dropsy Eckes, Diseases Of the Liver Jaundice
difficulty of making Urine, elect, Hysteics Nervous and
Screulous Affections Of the members and ligameLts
Mercura and veneria Diseases, Ulcers Sores, Alice
tons of the kin and all diseases arising from impure
blood.
PRICE, PER BOTTLE, 81 so.
Nh3-The above Medicine can be obtained in South
Charles street, opposite German, with proper directions
tor using liberal discount made to persons who buy
to sell.
Df3-Likewise, the PANACEA can be obtained in all
Of the Cities and the greater part of the towns and vii
lagos in the United States. The great number of
tcates accompanying the directions, showing the great
cures the Panacea has effected when all other medicines
have failed, will fully satisfy the pubic of its
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\ CEIALLESSEE.
90 DOLLARS will be forfeited to any MUD

a a
HUI vidual who viii produce Psegsratie 10,
squa TO DR. LEfDY'S INDICATED EXTRACT
OF l. i positively the s5,o n -
pnts OF the strongest syrup that be made and mum
erous individuals prepare from il syrup which they pu
ia bottles of different sizes and shapes, selling II as leir
preparation when in reality is the preparation OF Dr
Leidy; the syTsP being made from his extract reeept
for which accompanies each bottle of Dr. Ledys Ffepa
ration, whereby if syrup is wanted it can be made
an expense of Two dollars gallon without paying for
the Of SO TO rs cts bottle or eight to ten dollars
Dr. Leidy,s Extract of SGrsapGriua is unusually plea
SAINT to the taste taken either by itself glass of
water Iii useless here to speak OF It's medical virtues
as every man, and child who can read knows OF
its efficacy its qualities having been and Is daily beng
published in all newspapers
1t is particularly adapted IN the spring and summer
seasons being of more purifying than any 9TH
er medicine discovered Its character and fthca-
CIV is well known throughout the United States, being
in general and preferred to all Others throug the
South and West upwards of IL 600 bottles having been
sold during the past - montes
Numerous certificates from Physicians and others az
well as full directians accompanying each bottle
Extract of a letter from DIR. J. b. Hanlih, Mobile
Extract ola letter from Mr. James u Maslord mgh'y
respectable Merchant of Balhmor a.
ssHaving had frequent occasions 10 emplProy epara
lions of arsaparlia in my family during the past ten
years. last year tried yours, and found one Bottle equal
in efficacy TO five of any other that ever used"
Extract Of letter from Mr.. Suliord of Northampton.
.sYour Extract of Sarsaparla has performed wonders
with me- hayeg me 10 y. @
ring hat time having tried almost every thing well as
having received skilfu medical attendance, during
great portion of the time" 7.s.s-. ..-
| Numerous recommendations and extracts from various
communications could be added but for the greatexpense
| attending newspaper advertising
1t is prepared and sold wholesale and retail at DIR
Leidy's Health Emporium, No. 1871 North Second ST
| below Vine street.
| F. Browns Drug store, corner 5th and Chestnut ST.
| +. Kleu's do do I'd an CallOwhill SITS
James Bends do do 10Th and Locust sts
Longs and A. Fairer's Drug Stores, Lancaster and
! throughout the United States.
! Pnce 81 Bottle.
| Soldby G. 9. DUHURST,
Corner of Dugan's wharf and Pratt
| Lower end OF Centre Market Spae,
| IiaIiut .lrt
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Fer sale wholesal
Corner of Pratt street and Dugan's wharf
ks7m Lever end of Centre Market Space

n7- SVVAII'S NACEA-CAUTI0N. The
greatceIeDrl which this remedy has acquired during
period of twenty years, its Increasing demand, and its
Unparalleled success, has induced number Of persons
IRON time to time, both at home and abroad, oHitate
fin various ways.
AS long as these limitations were confined TO mixtures
bearing other names, did not consider it necessary
liver ito them hut having evidence in our possession
gross receptions praetsed by unprlncpled men, IN
hiding spurious syrup for the genuine Swaim's Pan
eea we strongly caution the public to avoid
purchasing medicines from any but the most respect
able sources.
perpetIaIoTs Of these mpostiens, tie spurious mix
lures the more geneFy sent into the INTERIOR and TO
foreign countries.
some time back we detected fraudulent imitatieni
Newly ork, closely resembling own but the bottles
were labelled William Swain, instead Of WHLIAA
SWAIN, ,
Mere recently we haye found bottles cast mnsd
uFecIsely like our own, hgt "SYaims Paraeca" New
York is blown in the glass; instead of "swaR's Pana
ca, % Philadelphia
We have received repeated advices from he West 10
dta islands that empty bottles are purchased up al
high rat 20, for the purpose Of remg them with sPv
o,is m ftre and of the thousands Of bottles OF Swans
Panacea annually sold in our principal cihes we can
collect nut very few of the empty bottss as they are
a6 - Iof in various ways to delaad tie proprietor
pAr !. ceve the public.
We h, We known instances of three bottles being made
Out of one, by mixing portion OF SarsapayIla SyruT
with The genuine swaim's Panacea thereby retaining
In PhiIadelpha, lately large order received b.
arnercante house for SWAMI Panacea DO Hes amoult
iulfaLi8n OF our Own was
spnnedand recent advices from Brazils inform tina
Vessel from Amsterdam had arrived at Rio dc Janeiro
rarty laden with bottles precisely like our own. W.
have also possession book printed in Germany fat
ns,;ie ~ our own book of cases and certificates.
From all these circumstances IL viii be seen tnt
seruins swans Panacea counterfeted and mitatct
~ considerable extent; and these limitations are no
anv fraud upon US, but Will necessarily protrect t
sferinpg of rvadsi in those diseases where the genuine
meaicIne might have proved ef:cacous, we must rec
masn die public 10 purchase the SWANS Panacea on
~ authentic and respectable houses and dealers, wit
obtain heir supplies either from our LabFatory ~ Pms
| deinn,a or from our accredited and General AGENT
LENRY JOHN SHARPE NO % Pine street,
| = tf +hew.York.
.s;oz.dA WILLIAM SWAIN T. son.
| PhiIstelphis, 2eth April, 1870.
1 ,f ifa1,nuaY and AfaYks.lnlp.
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g EYAINI'S WEIR IFUGA-THE MOST USE
y Full FAMILY MEDICINE EVER OFFERED To
THE PUBLIC.
This we'll known anti-dysenterc and worm medi ,lne
has proved successful these twelve years pas ana Is
universally acknowledged by all who have tired ~ 70
far superior any other medicine ever employed IN
the diseases for which il Is recommended. IL IL per
ecy safe and no child will refuse to take 1t. ..
" Onns being especially apt TO lnfest persons OF oe
bilitaied digestive organs eHacated CO Stilutons
much mischief is often done by the ordinary worm
medicines, which generally consist OF the strongest ur-
gaves, calomel-that destroyer Of the constitution
hterS, pink root spirits of tnrpenfne, wormseed OH
&C., Sc Articles % this Kind may destroy worms nut
they debilita the stomach and often materially iure
the general health, without removing the cause
Swan's VeimfuGe has the peculiar advantage OF re
moving of worms, Wy giving vgor and heailhy
action the stomach bowels, and organs OF dgestlan,
This medicine, by invsoratng the interIai functions,
strengthening lie organs OF digestion, ana emoVlg lne
urinary cause which creates morbid secEeu0nsi VIII re-
iieve Bowel Complaints, Choc, Dysentery, dyspepsia
and the whole of hillary affections, SICK Headach,
Acidy of tile Stomach, Foul Breath, Bleeding PILES,
&C. Ii is an antdote in the early stages of fever and
cholera morbus AS general family medicine IL stands
unTvalIed il is applicable TO most OF the diseases TO
which children are subject. Swaime Vefmifuge VIII
be found of some utility TO persons who occasionally
indulge in the convviay of the table; dose taken
before dinner will anticipate the effects of acidy of the
stomach, not unfrequenly produced by VINE. In the
neglect of this, however, dose in he morning. or e
following morning, will in NEST instances, restore the
tone of the stomach. II .- ...
Families resident in the country, and isolated in
measure from medical advicetravellers iourneyng 10
the far west or boun1 distant portssemnarIes and
all Eubc institutions and charitable associations, will
lind this remedy, constantly at hand, Of great utility
Prepared at SWAIM'S LABoRATORYi Philadsl
phia, and sold ny ROBkRTS X ATKINSON, corner Of
ESQ cav '''',-' ' VIM SWAIN SON.
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consequence of the change in the hoEr Of ARRIVAL OF
the Eastern Mail and in compliance WIN use Teq.i,
sons of the Post ONCE depN untnt, the Maryland ana
Virginia Senn-boat Conn y'' hereby give notice That
OF, aud after THIS DAY. April The 3D. the Steamboats,
of this line, Consisting of the ALABAMA SEOkUlh
ard JEVESS, will leave the lower end OF spears
wharf, alternately, EVERY DAY at O'Clock, a. M.I
or as soon as the Eastern mail arrives Tor Norioik anu
the POusrnout and Roanoke Rail road.
On arrival atF oFtsmoutl, Cars will be in readiness 70
convey passenp rs TO Weldon N. c.. from whence ira
vellers will proceed immediately to Wilmington, and
EDm thance by Steamboat TO Charleston " Issuance u
800 miles from Batraral In about 81 hours or less
The steamboats, PATRICK HENRY and TliOM 40
DAY. THURSDAY and . ATUREAX for hshRoas
aad PetersburF Pases2er1 sz7ing BalEz3fs ~ inns
line on Monday, Wednesday and Friday are sure Of .
conHexon. -, Ill, ..n. ryo,
For The Morrill, of The above Boats VIII ieaVe ~ OF
s.ik DATIY al 8 o'clock, p. NJ and touch at Ports
month for messengers by the Portsmouth ana Roanoke
Ra;Iroad who will have the option ofbeng placed next
mornina on board the Philadelphia Steamboat on norm
Point thereby arriving in Philadelphia several hours
earlier than they possibly do by any other route or
of being brought up the city, where they can remain
until half past p nj and take the Railroad cars nor
This line has been in operation "a years, ana mere
aeper has been az GccdeH bhara ue poaIs "fo'fihs
Ioss Of life or injury to limb. ,o,,,,oD,o.p
General Agent of the Maryland and
Virginia Steamboat Co., Balto
Freight for Portsmouth will be landed IN Norolk ana
sent across at the cost the eonsignee. -
Passage through 10 Weldon, VIC
Passge to Norfolk, (mGals inoludedD "
Pasae 10 Richmond, (meals incicdeo GU
an 3sagdn
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4 Ne AIMS EANACkA : FOR THE CURE OF
- sCROFULA, ef Kings E5l, Raeumausm, Ulcer
aied Sores Syphilis and the INST Of painful and hher-
TO incurabIe aheeIsons resulting there fromj White
Swenzs, Diseases Of the Liver and Skin, General De-
bility &C. and al diseases arising from impuriy of the
blood E-
This medicine is particularly recommended as an al
terative and purifier of the blood II gives tone ana
yieur TO ebiiIa:ed constitutions, which invad5 are un
conscious Of until they have experienced rs effects
Tits also recommended in diseases where the lungs
and breast supposed 10 be affected, and also Were
the constitution is broken down by the use OF mercury
quinine. =, - ...--
This medicine has the singular for tuneajust tribute
TO lis great ment-ef being recommended by tHe most
celebrated practitioners of medicine in the United states
and Europe; Whereas OF the spurious mixtures
made in imitation of il has the least support from the
medical faculty. This offers argument so plain
and conclusive, that il needs only to be mentioned TO
enforce conviction SweJ1's Panacea is recommended
10 all those invalids for which physicians prescribe Sar
saparilla Syrups, Extracts, &c.
Swaim,s Panaeea is in round bottles huted loBgltu-
dnally with the following words blown in the glass;
GSwaiIn's Panacea-Philada. having but one label,
which cover the cork with the signature of VIM Swain
on H. so that the cork, Clearing also upon as SEAL
the impression, sswm Swain, cannot be drawn with
out DESTROYING the signature, without which none Is
penuine The medicine may consequently be Known
10 be genuine when the signature IS VISIBLE 10 counter
cit il will be pun ished as forgery.
Prepared at SWAIM'S LABORATORY, Philadel-
uhia and sold by ROBERTS ATKINSON, corner Of
| Hanover ana Market streets, BaltimeTe.
ses VIM. SWAIN & SON.
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days without efectag the most delicate constitution
or causing any disagTeeuble effect frOn lis operation
IS so concentrated render it efficient in small dos
es consequently is practicable at atmes, IN perform
M cure much sooner than any Other medicine in the
United States and is sold under the sGre plan Ot no cure
no pay. Price 81 PSF bottle
Also (he We piablc Fluid Syrup or Mercural E1-
tractor This nahle Syrup is the discovery OF an old
veteran in nedciHes and has long been in use in pri
vate practice both in Europe and in America, and has
never been known fail IN eecng cure in all cases
of mercuria Diseases, and where persons had given up
the thought OF ever getting well II is indeed an nva
liable medicine aud whilst it has this new and peculi-
ar effect upon the homes affected with mercury, IL AZ the
same time purihes the blood from tie remnants OF We
nerea disease. Scrofulous Affections, Spotches and
Eruptions upon the Skin, old standing and ndoeAt III
GERS upon the legs. and elsewhere attended with gem
eral debility This medciue stands unrivalled-lt is
not only the greatest purifier known, Tut at the
same time il strengthens Ie whole nervous syR gil
wing fresh and permanent tone 10 the broken cOnstu
ton. PIice only 81 SO per bottle. . -
of DIR. BUWLBY, BROTHER, * co, No. so SOUTH
CHARLES STREET, between Pratt and lombard streets
nn the corner of uhlcrs Alley, and at the General
gency OfEice, No PITT STREET between Front ST.
and Bazaar Btdge. Plan CfGU cure no pay.
We beg leave say TO Strangers and the afflicted OF
both snxesbe on your guaa do not be ted with by
the miserable comp .unds sold in this city, by some
of the npothecaries-hey calculated 10 deceive III
most cases where they used. Those suffering UNI
der the above symptoms assured that in the above
named medicines they will find the true balm and sure
comforter.
We will keep on hand full and efficient assortment
of Tusses ofthe best quality suspeRsaory Bandages
Hip Draws FOR diseases of the hack and groin--as0
certain cure for the Bleeding Piles, -n3l
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SC1OMFORTs-COMF LECoMFoRTF-
~ Just finished, large supply Of Comfortsoies, en-
excellent article for he pproashing winter person
ensconced beneath one Of those truly comfortable arti-
ales can bid defiance TO the rudesi attacks OF his osty
Apply a,ths NV. d s. w. eonnsr Of Lombard &
Light streets. E. Oh