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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-09-14

MEDICAL STATISTICS OF THE y. s, ARMY.
CTATISTICAL REPORTS on the sickness and
piled from the records of the Surgeon Generals and
Adjutant Generals Offices, embracing a period Of
twenty years from January, 1919 to January, 1899
Prepa red under the directions of Thomas Lauson NJ
d., Surgeon General vol. octave, with map price
one dollar-a few copies for sale by
sep IA f. TAYLOR.
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CHALLENGE BLACKING.

wv FISCHER has just received fresh supply of
w Masons inmtable Backing, which is the
only standard article in the country. 1t affords
beautiful polish in less time than any other SINH
lar imposition. 1t will not soil the whitest linen and
shines alike in damp and dry weather. For whole
sale and retail at Statoners Hall.
sep S-3taW4W
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CHICKERING'S PIANO FORTES.-W. Frs.
~ CHER has just returned from New York and
Boston, where he has been repenishing his stock of
goods, and while there effected arrangement with
MIR. Chckering which will enable him to furnish
any of his superior Pianos at the ioces factory prices
three Of which on hand at Stationers,
Hail. and will be sold as above. Pianos Of any des-
cription Obtained at short notice
sept S-3taw4w
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BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL Mrs. c..
ID BREscHAHo BUaR respectfully informs her friends
and the public that her Boarding and Day School for
Young Ladies will reopen on Monday, the 18th Sep
TENDER, at the corner of Il and 9th streets.
In this Institution all the branches of a thorough
English and French education will be taught by
petent and experienced teachers The house will be
considerably enlarged, rendering il of the most
pleasant aud spacious in the city Its location is
central and unsurpassed for health and retirement.
TERMS:
Board and Tuition in English and French, per
annum, $500
Day Scholars.
English and French, First Glass, per quarter,
payable IN advance Is
English and French, Second Class, per quarter,
English and French, Third Glass, per quarter,
English, First Glass, per quarter, Do. 10
English, Second Glass, per quarter, Do. 8
English, Third Class per quarter Do. 6
Music, Dancing, Drawing, Sc, at Professors
charges.
For further particulars apply to the Principal
Sept. 6-d&cf
CLOSED FOR IMPROVEMENTS New
~ York Cheap Lace Store, between 10th and lth
Streets Pennsy vania avenue will be closed for one
week, TO regenerate and make larger the inside of
the store, so that the Ladies will not be obliged to go
past Tor the want OF room, as they have done. When
we open again, which will be the last Of next week,
we shall have the cheapest lot of LACE GOODS, of
all descriptions that were ever brought to this city,
although goods are higher than they have been, and
the prospect is that they will still be higher, there
are but few Lace Goods in the country. l have just
returned from the East with splendid assortment of
Goods which were bought (the most fthem) at New
York auctions, consequently we sell them cheap
er than ever. Ladies will do well to wait till next
week JAMES Il. KING.
sept 6eo3"
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yNHE THEORY PRACTIC AND ARCHI
i LECTURE OF BRIDGES of Stone, Iron
Timber and Wire, in three large volumes, London
1913 with go engravngs. The Theory OF Bridges
by James Ham, Kings College, London Pfnci-
pies of con structlon, translated from Cauhey Theo
nv of the Arch, &c. by Professor Moselv Papers
on Foundations, by T. Hughes, civil engineer; Is
saws and Treatiscs, by VIM. Hoskng, single copy
imported per Graf Western by +. Taylor is this
day received also Buck Obque Bridges, vol
quarto; Bland on the Construction of Arches Piers,
Buttrcsses &c vol. octave; Hart the Con-
struction of Oblque A rches vol quarto Sir How
ard Douglas on Military Bridges, vol. octave; Ma
vier. Lecons sur les Points Chausstes vols Paris
Pope on Bridge Architecture; The PRINCIPE, Con.
struction and Practical Execution of Bridges by
ltAie Town The Mechan cal Principles of Engi-
neerinq and Architecture, by Professor Mosey, one
vol London, 1913; w atoms Problems, Ilu lrative
of the Principles of Theoretical Mechanics | vol.
London lSi3 Transac ions of Institute of Civil
Engineers, vol. 30, quarto, London, 1913; Profes-
sional papers of the Royal Engineers, vol g. quarto
Iopd n lSi3; Nicholson on Masonry Shaw's OPP
erative Masonry; Barlow the Strength of Mate
rials; Turnbul on the Strength. and Stress of Cast
lion Beams and Columns; Vicat on Clements Ro-
binson's Mechanical Philosophy, vols. Edinburg !;
aud a variety of valuable works on Architecture,
Engineering and Constitution, in which The same
subjects treated OF.
~ Books Stationery, Periodicals and any thing
else imported TO order from England and France
july20 F. TAYLOR.
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TREATISE ON FOOD AND DIET,

MYTH observations on the regimen suited for dis
w ordered states of the digestive organs and an
account of the detares of the principal metropolitan
and other establishments for paupers unatics, Grim
mails children, the sick, &C. &C. by j. Pereira of the
Royal College of Physicians of London, l vol. 6vo.
lo43, price one dollar.
Food, and its Influence Health and Disease with
rules for the preservation of health by Matthew Iru-
man, M ID. vol. London, lS43, just imported.
Principles of Human Physiology, with their chief
applications to Pathology, Hygiene and Forensic Me-
dicne, with over one hundred illustrations, by w b.
Carpenter, Nj. d., Lecturer Physiology in the
Bristol Medical School, First American edition.
lS43 with additions by the author, and notes and ad
dtions by Meredith Clymer M ID.
Just received, for sale, together with many other
late Medical and Surgical Books, by
sept l3-tf F. TAYLOR.
NOR RENT, well furnished House, for six or
l. twelve months, in the neighborhood of the Pre-
sdent's house. For further Information, apply to
ROBERT w. DYER & co.
sep 10 3aw2w
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FOR SALE FOR CASH.

A NEW two-story Brick House, situated in the
II Second Ward, and about five minutes walk to
Pennsylvania avenue, and contains five well finished
rooms-also, kitchen, wood house and fine ga
ddn in high state of cultivation. This house is in a
delightful neighborhood, and is a desirable residence
for small family, and will be sold at price suit
the times JOHNSON & CALLAN,
sept l2-3t General Agents, f street.
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POST OFFICE BUSINESS.

THE undersigned continues to transact business
i for mail contractors, pensioners draughted vo-
unteers, and claimants generally, at the seat of Co
yernment.
He has blank bids ready for persons DESTROYS of
bidding for mail contracts. The old service and paw
upon any route given at the shortest notice and adj
vice as to bidding communicated, if desired No APP
picaton attended to, unless accompanied by fee of
five dollars and no letter taken from the office I'M
less the postage is paid Nc person having business
at the seat of Government need attend in person. if
a full descrip ion of the business is communicated
end a full power of attorney sent on by mail
Ten per cent charged upon all old claims allowed
by the proper authorities after the allowance is made
Nothing charged unless he claim is allowed.
Refer to the members OF the REIMBURSEMENT Con
gress generally
JESSE T.. DOW,
Washington, Sth street, near General Post Office
March 2l-lylf
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NOTE.

AL bidders are requested to extend the amount of
their bids for each uruce, and hbt the total amount
of each bid. The periods and quantities of each de-
livery hose posts where hey specified will
he, fourth LIST June LIST September, LIST December
1874 and LIST March, l845 Tue hogs of which the
pork is packed TO be fattened corn, and each hog
to we Oh not less than two hundred pounds and con-
ss of hog to each barrel, excluding the feet legs
and snout. Side pieces may he substituted tor
the hams. The pork is to be first sailed with Turks
Island -at, and then carefully packed with the same
article in pieces not exceeding ten pounds each.
When the packing has been completed the con-
tractor furnish to this Office certificate r m the
Iacker, that the pork has been sailed and packed.
The pork to be contains, in seasoned heart Of white
oak barrels full hoped; the and salt in bar
els and the soap and candles in strong boxes Of
venient sze for transportation.
Salt will only be received by measurement of thirty
two quarts to the bushe The candles to have cotton
wicks. The provisions for Prairie Chen and St.
Peters pass ST LOUIS for their Ultimate de,t tina
ton by the 9th of April, 1914 failure in this
particular will I've considered breach of contract and
the Department will be authorized to purchase sup
ply these posts The provisions will be inspected at
the time and place of delivery, and all expenses TO be
paid by contractors until they deposited a: such
store houses may be designated 10y the Agents of
the Department.
The Comnissary General reserves the privilege of
increasing or diminishing the guam tiles or of dis
pensng with any all articles required any post
at any time before entering into contract and alec OF
increasing reducing the quantities of each delivery
one third subsequent to contract, on giving sixty
DAYS previous notice.
Bidders, not heretofore contractors required TO
accompany their proposals with evidence oftheir ab-
ty, together with the names of their sureties whose
responsibility must be certified by the District Auor-
new or by same person well known to the Govern
n,en otherwise their proposals will not be acted on.
Advances cannot be made in any case, and cvld-
ence of inspection and full delivery will I've required
at this office, before r,quiston will be made upon the
Treasury for payment, which will be effected in such
public money may be convenient to the points of
delivery, the places of purchase the residence of
the contractors at the option OF the Treasury Depart
ment.
der any circumstances.
Each proposal will be scaled in a separate envelope
and marked Proposal for furnishing Army Subsist-
ence"
GEORGE GIBSON c. G.. S.
July s. lawtl5thSept.
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ON AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND
" GEOLOGY, by Professor j. f. W. Johnson. in
three volumes, complete, cheap edition-addressed
to practical agriculturists who possess no previous
knowledge of Chemistry or Geology.
VOL |. On the Organic Elements Of Plants.
Vol 2. On the Inorganic Elements of Plants
Vol 8 On the Improvement Of different soils by
mechanical means and measures.
Just received, for sale by +. Taylor, who has
for sale ali of the best works on every branch Of
Agriculture and Husbandry.' Many of them entirely
new. sent
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GHIPWRECKS AND DISASTERS AT SEA
~ being historical narratives, in / volume 427 pa
ges, and 100 engravings. Just received price IS cts
sept +. TAYLOR
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For Tickets and Shares or Certificates of Packages
in the above Splendid Lotteres-address
J. G.. GREGORY s. CO, Managers,
Washington City, ID. C.
Drawings sent Immediately they are over to all
who order as above.
august l9d&cif
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MIR! CALHOUN'S SPEECHES.-Spceches OF
wi JOHN G. CALHOUN, delivered in Congress from
1871 to the present time--in large octave volume,
price 81 25 Just published this day received for
sale by +. TAYLOR.
July 5
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uNHE DISPATCHES AND LETTERS OF
Il FERNANDO CORTES, the Conqueror Of
Mexico, addressed to the Emperor Charles ", writ
ten during the conquest, and containing narrative
OF its events. Translated from the original Spanish
by Geo. Folsom, vol. Just published and this day
received for sale by f. TAYLOR, or for circulation
among the subscribers to the Waverly Circulating
Library. Sept 7-3t
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and eleven years of age. Inquire At the Office OF
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| ONDON MUSlC.-The larmonist, VOLUMES
II folio London, lSi3 Musical Cabinet of Clas-
steal and Popular Music, for the voice. Piano and
Guitar, comprising some of the best productions of
all the great masters also, English Scotch aud Irish
Melodies and National Airs of other countries duets,
glees and overures, watxes rondos &c SC. in great
variety complete in two volumes, very Handsomely
bound single copy. just imported by f. TAYLOR
and this day received. sept 2
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COOPER'S NEW NOVEL, "The Wyandottn
- Expected this day, will be for sale by f. TAY-
LOR. volumes, price so cents sep5
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ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY,
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the Library with great regularity about the Goth OF
the month for which they published in Eng.
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number of copies of erery ne,o book are supplied
to the Library Immediately upon pubHcation-the full
use of which together with the English and Ameri-
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N INA, by Miss Bremen, translated from the Swe-
IN dish, by Mary Hewitt this day received (cheap
edltion) Tor sale by f. TAYLOR. sep
M CCULLOCH'S NEW UNIVERSAL GA
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eceived. June l7--tf
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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12
Tokens Of Autumn.

The sweet spiing birds away have flown,
The summer fOweis are mostly blown;
Tho summer gas IS neatly mown,
The PUMPKIN vines are folly grown,
The cricket chirp> al night, alone,
The owlet boots with Sadder moan,
A blight is o'er the Landscape thrown,
Aud more than have ever known
OF kaiydids are heie:
And Va nous other thing> ioreshow
That summers going t'r 10 20,
And autumn's drawing near.
Dame Natures changing her green gown
For one that, sprIgged with blue and brown,
Pomona throws her basket down,
And pippinS roll around;
The days are growing shorter last
The nights are rather coil, al last,
Aud every breeze that murmuis past,
Has an autunnal sound.
Jack Frost viii shortly pick The flowers
That blossom now 90 summers bowers,
And strcw them on the gale;
The hills shall kiss the painted skies,
And iaub their check with various dyes
From red 10 yellow paic.
| know that autumn's nigh at hand,
By slsus IN air aud ihingS on land,
so let IL come apace;
For |, FOR orc, have always found,
That every season coming round,
Comes with smiling face. SfooN
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12
81 IL Year. in advance.
THE STATE SENTINEL

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Southeast u the state House.
prThe State Sentinel viii contain about twice as much
reading matter subjects Of general interest, any
other paper 10 the state.
TERas-Two dollars year, always IN advance. In no
instance iT more number be W the money
received Sub,cribeTs will due notice few weeks
before the expiration Of each term and f The
for succeeding be advanced the paper will
be Discontinued This rule ll be adhered gf
One dolar viii be received f0r months ani fiy cents
for three monfhs-GltrGys a. GdraHce
Five dollars viii be received To- three years; oT three
papers wiil be sent year foT the
ApvrRrSE1rxrs viii be inserts, three times doiilr
sauafe and be continued az the -
square weekly Quarterly adsest,emons inherited at -
a square Of 2jO
Yearly advertisers will be accommodated reasonable
Al easements fion abroad must b. ngaicd ~ fhs
casa 90 no attention vii be paid 10 thcm
R1TPo,tsge must be paid.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12

Tur TAnrrr SYSTEM ~ SrAIN.-l.ct US
qo ON liltlc further and consider some Of the
signal examples aud features Of the high pro-
tective system staring us in the face. One OF
them, in the case Of Spain, IS tic more Sink
inr. as her natural commercial advantages
were 30 very conspicuous. She had some OF
the finest harbors IN the wO'd-hcf borders
washed bv two occans-her COLONIES in every
latitude almost, from the equator To the poles
vet resorting most unadvi,edly 10 Prohihhory
laws, and madly pcrsisling IN thein. have sunk
her To third rate power, reduced lien popula-
ton more than half caused the gas TO grow
over the streets of her great commercial maris
have robbed her OF the richest colonies ever
shown on bv the sun IN its whole eareer-hIled
up her numerous seapous with sediment ruo-
bi,h. and decaving nharyes, rotted her naves,
lined her borders with armies Of bneand snug
olers. and ruined almost the whole OF her vast
internal trade and manufactures quite rs eject
ually as her foreign coinmerce.-U o'ao"'y s
Lecture.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12

DECAY not ANNIHILATIoN.-O UNIVERSAL
nature has death stamped IA lcgIble characters
ON us every feature. The globe which We
iuhabu has, ever SINCE rs creation. been under
aoine a s,rics of organic changes. The splen-
did palaces and magnificent temples, reared
by the genius of antiquity, and associated in
our minds with the mighty spirit Of ancient
Greece and Rome. have with a few exceptions,
passed away. The sweet and beautiful
dower-Gt emblem Of death-whose fragrance
and loyelincss afforded US 50 much pleasure,
buds INTO life and then expires. The spirit
of change. or death. pervades alike the animal,
vegetable. aud mineral kingdoms. Organic
bodies thus become separated isto their con-
sllrnent PARTICLES. These elementary parti-
cles unite with other bodies, and new struc-
lures are reared. five looked on death phil
osophicalv. il would be dsamed Of most Of
is terrors. What We call destruction or death.
Is but change Of clements. Annihilallon Is
i. "a moral and physical imPossIb'lity. How
presumption, is man TO boast Of his capabllIty
Of destroying productions Of the great
Creator. Nothing that has ever been formed
has ceased To exist.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12

By MRS NORTON
HaFk through the dim woods dying,
With moan,
Family the winds arc sighIng-
Summers gone
There when my bruised heart fseleth,
And the pale NOM her face revealetls
Dafkly my footsteps slGsleth
10 weep alone;
Hour after hour ! wander
b. men Unseen
Aud sadly my Young thoughts ponder
On what has been;
Summers gone
There in cur own green bowers,
Long ago,
Our path through the tangled hOweTs
Treading slow;
OF hand in hand eniwining-
OFT side by SIDE reclining
We've watched q II, crimson shining
The sunset glow
Dimly the sun now bufneth
FOF me alone
Spring ter spring retuneth,
Thou AIT alone
Summers gone
Still on my warm cheek playsth
The restless breeze;
Still in its freshness stayeth
Between the trees;
stu the blue streamlet gusheth-
SIN the proud liver husheth
The hearts disease:
But who shall bring our meetings
Back aEaia
What shall recall thy greetings
Loved an vain Z
Summers gone
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12

ORIGIN OF BEArING WTEs.-Mrs. Mul-
rooney was the corpulent wife of Mr.. Mul-
rooney, and it happened, one day, that MIR.
Mulrooney, found his wife Ms. Mulrooney'
dead drunk on the parlor floor; so, IN veXailon
of spirit, he goes to the 'praste" to consult
him about his new calamity. The priest,
being a wae, told Pat to go to the Lake OF
Killarney, and tell it pretty loudly ms com
plaint. after which he would immediately hear
It's reply, and was to act in strict compliance
with ITS advice So thther Pat went, and, put
tinq his hand to his mouth in the form OF a
trumpet, Numbered fourth these words OF de-
lamation against Mrs. Mulrooney =" MIsther
Killarney, tell me what must do, for me ~'le
is devil for liquor Liquor" Click her)echocd
the sympathizing lake. Pat went home ioI-
lowed MS advice and in weeks time Mrs
Mulrooney was out Of spirits.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12
lei yomr Summer Friends 20 by.

WN 7 W"IfIINTN
Let your summer friends 20 by,
With the sunny weather
Heat, there aie that will not fly,
Though the stoim, shouid ga,her
Summlr love 10 fortune clings,
From the week II saIitth,
Like the b q that spIe ids ITS wings,
When the honey f.Ieih.
f.irh tns son where NerriS appeaf,
Let their false bloom perish
Flowers there are more rare and dear,
That YOU still may cherish.
Flowers Of feeling pure and warm,
Hearts that cannot wiiher,
These fir thee shall bIie the storm,
As the sunny weather.
Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1843-09-12

New >PArrRe. 'Encouragc liberty OF
speech therefore Encourage IT N your ''',,
rlr, of iu-tice-in your lecture room--'n IA
the business of hfc-bu above all N your
nessyqp,rs Your new'Palngc,r' are , src
mig6itic,t preachers Of earth. They arc moro ~,
nn-oerou-i more active. and more listened to-
and with thcrn-Ebcrty Of speech i every
aing: not every thing Tor thom. for they can a,
49,. TO as ,ou M 80. and prosper all
the bett9r. and grow al the richer 'omenmes'
for not bcing PERMITTED to think for them,
sclyc,. or to peak above thcir breath. but
erlry hpr FIR yo''-every thing TOR your oI.,.
drcn-cvery thing for your oountr. every
thino for mankind .'-Jofn Wal.