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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

All she John Smiths are not Dead yet.
WRITTEN FOR THE Esprit OF THE TIMES"
The following comedy Of errors was enacted
In Court ofQuarter Sessions in the West,
tea weeks since,
The Clerk of the Court called over the names
of twelve jurors Two answered to that rare
and romantic name--yonS SMITH.
The clerk well knowing that there was one
certain John Smith, if indeed any John Smith
can be certain, returned by the Sheriff as a
Petit juror, took it for granted that John Smith
had answered twice to his name, and that by
some mistake he, the clerk, had written du-
plicate of the name of john Smith
Proceeding upon his absurd hypothesis name
ly, that there could only be one John Smith on
venire, or in a box, he after a while succeed.
ed admirably in bewildering himself and every
body else
Clerk-1f the Cour, peases. there is one ju-
ror wanting.
Court-We have counted The Jury, and there
are twelve men in the box.
Clerk-Some man must have get into the
box by mistake vino is not a juror
Court-CalI their Mares.
Clerk-Gentlemen of the Jury, please 10 an
swer to your names.
Here he called them over again, and the two
indomitable John Smiths answered to their
names like men.
Clerk--There mus, be something wrong,
here
Court--llow many John Smiths arc in the
box
'One : answered the two John Smiths si-
nel,sneoasy, to7 they were strangers to each
other, and from the noise of the Courtroom,
and the crowd 1t escaped observation that there
were two John Smiths, ard the John Smiths
did not know it themselves
Court-'Scnd for the Sheriff! = (entcr She,
riff COurt continues, Bring your lis' Of IA
rors ill we compare it with the clerks list
'Sheriff-(Pernsng his lis,) If the Court
pleeses there is but one John Smith here
About this time constable bawled out
Clear the ~ay for the Grand jury p And in
the hustle and noise of their approach one o
TIE SOHH Si'PfCN OHN vi hi4S . wv tH')
box quietly and unobserved, and seated himsel
10 the back row of the Grand jIrora
Clerk-There are, as SAID before, only II
Jurors in the box, ard two Of them think mus
be John Smiths.
Court-There are twelve, sir! counteC
them and if there are more John Smiths thar
one, then there are thirteen jurors in the box
as a matter of course.
Cietk-Their voices are wonderfully alike
Court-I, is impossible there should be NOR
than one John Smith in the box, as there ar
bat one on the Sheriff's list of jurors; ca
them again.
Here the clerk called them over sgnln, an
although there were but eleven iurers m tn
box, one of whom was yerltabie John Sinl'
who was 30 obfuscated with what had i...ansprs !.
tina, be answered to the ns..1,.e twice, and as
fet that the D',.er was becoming personal.
answered With tremendous VoclteratioS, af
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25
MUSICAL MNEMoNICs.

Many a student in music, we doubt not, have
experienced the difficulty of retaining in theil
memories the several keys, the knowledge o
which is so essential in order to make any pro
fcency in the science To such we think, tn,
following scale will afford considerable assis
tance:
AS a major key three sharps will tell,
The minor A is natural
And A flat MAJOR all will say,
With four flats ever we must play.
With major B FIVE sharps sent,
B minor is with two content;
The fiat major two flats place,
With flat minor five flats trace,
To prove our maxim plain and true,
C's major key we natural view;
On minor C three flats attend,
And sharp minor four befriend
The major d two sharps doth crave,
The minor D one fiat will have;
With fiat d ma ior five are told,
With sharp d minor six behold
With major F. four sharps must come,
The minor f. has only enc,
To Z fiat major three flats fix,
And + fat minor must have six.
rs major key has one poor flat,
The minor T has four times that,
For + sharp major six sharps score,
To F sharp minor three--no more.
G's major kcywith one sharp make,
G's minor key two flats will take.
To G sharp minor five sharps name,
And G fat minor six flats claim.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

Among other evils that attend gaming, are
these-loss ftlme, loss of reputation, loss Of
health loss of fortune, loss OF temper, ruin offa-
miles, defraudng OF creditors, and what is the
Uken effec, o. IT, the loss Of hie tseif
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

Captain MlrTyatt rela'es tts'rhere were two
lawyers in partnership ,r New York, with the
peculiarly happy names OF Cateh"m and Che.
ium. People having hughed to see these two
names in juxta-posltion over The door, tae two
lawyers thought it advisable TO separate them
BY the insertion OF their Christian names Isaac
and Urah. The painter, however, finding the
board too short to admit the Christian name a.
full length, put only the initials before the sar
names, which made the matter still worse, tet
there now appeared, 4. Catchem, and L. Che'
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

Fire birns only when we are near it (, but
beautiful face burns and inhames, though at a
distance,
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25
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Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

The Athens (Pa.) Scribe perpetrates the 70
lowing, on the marriage of Dir. James Bee an
Martha Ann Flower:
Well has this little bnsy Bee
Improved life's shining hour
He gathers honey now all day
From one sweet chosen Flower :,
And from his hive, il heaven pleases,
He'll Fa.ss A swarm ol lIU.e 'Beeses,'
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-05-25

FUNNY DEsCPIPTIoN-A funny way OF an
nouncing an incident we find in recent New
York paper. In describing the explosion OF :"
brig near the Narrows, he says: "The onl'
passengers were T. B. Nathan, who owue
three thousand dollars worth of the cargo an,
the captains tcVe :" A cotemporary think
that something akin to the above is case men
toned by a London editor who speaks Of 6.
hen belonging to stone mason that !ay
brichs."
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
TILE WIG ALMANAC For 1875

WIN be published in few days. II has been DELAYED 10 OF
der TO Obtain the Official Returns u The Pfeidshhm
from II the States Besides TIC usual Calendar pages,
L. NIL the States and Territories Of tho Unon Wil eD
entire those three great and impenfhabe Nduonai DOc
--THE DECLARATION Oy INDEPENDENCE, The CoS,.'t
TioS ~ THE UsiTED sTATgs, and WAsEfsoIos a
wXLI AppRYss These soEo surely worth the pho'o -
AlmnBac Il will also contain List Of all the olce'
United states Government, with tbcf c9rnpeius''op. -
those IN theState Department. all Foeign Sinh,sn - ns
Agents. nho the number and ssares Of all Gers "a ,l
partment Il Will likewise contain lni LIT Of az US go,
cers attached to tie Har Department, ncIndn5 e.,
Agents. Interpreters Teachers. Mechanic. ans Isei
in the ferent Regiments, CaG>ts, &c win u f,,oo
the services performed aud the compensation of
10 the Treasury Department. II VIII conlan - 1900,
all the Clerks and nil the House oicef', u
Light House Supeunieadens, Registers ana he's. Ia
Moners for Public Lands with the compensation o. ~
relation TO the Nary Department, there WIN y s.s
number and pry Of oil the Commanders, Co2tslns. a.
ants, Midshpmen, Names. Heads Of Bureaus &c -. a.
with Their respective sniaries aud compensation. a
tic Names and Force of uIl the United states az.
the nuuter and pay Of Clerks and Agents OF e
Dr,nrt,ueu, with the number of Post-OSces In ea'H
States The aggregate amount paid 10 Postma'e N,
State and the nett receipts 10 the Department Tia
aggregate amount paid in each State 10 Maj ,,r,.,;
number and pay OF the Judges o.: the onitsd ''s Es
Compensation of Members of Congress- heaS'
perses OF the Public Printing. &c. &c &c AZ
,rs,v of other matter. which viii be found n'esa'
TIE TAR.yr LAw-Ths Almanac sl'o eoai.aa s,s sI b.
ne,e List Of the Duties puid onaa articles impoea, =.
Tinted states unde, the existing Tamil ARRANGED ~ :, s
cal order The same information cannot be ooais''
than 50 Cents in any oeher 'crn fer /. sllls
NJ The price the same as hereto'o'e' w. "
eour ,sx cents, 81 per dozen, or 81 per 100
~ po,r,asers reuluns 81 entitled to u ccp
- GREELEY s. McELRAIS,
Tribune Buildings, New'i"A
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
The sidewise Texas Hen.

The Birney party arc Just now talking largely
of tbeic hostility to Annexation, and calling on
the People 10 petition against It. This comes
viii! admirable grace from them! The Albany
Evening Journal gives the following list of Polk
tod Texas Congressman elect whom their votes
night have kept out, sending hearty, unequivo-
;a anti Texas men instead. Here they are:
Albany-Bradford r Wood
Oneid1 Timothy jenkins.
Madison and Osrego-Nilliam J. Hough.
Onondagd-Horece Wheaton.
CayugG and Ccrtana-G George Rathbun.
!S|seca 0Dd iYnyne-l ohm de Mott,
1t is highly probable that Annexation will be
carried by the votes CT these six Mem5ers, with
The half dozen like them which Birneysm has
sent from Ohio and other States. On whom,
then, will Justly rest the responsibility
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
Indiann-Hsr Debt.
can't COnie

We rejoice to learn that au effort will be made
in the Indiana Legislature this winter 10 render
speedy though partial justice to the holders OF
her Bonds. The friends of the measure have
faint hopes OF its success, bat we are confident
taat vigorous and determined effort mast pre-.
vail. At all events, give US the Yeas and Nays.
TAxEs.-We would call attention to the follow
ing synopsis OF the Law in relation to the collection
Of taxes.
The Office of Ward collectors having been abol-
ishsd, no lax bills viii be served as heretofore
Persons having taxes to pay, must procure their
bills Of, and make payment TO, the Receiver of Tax
es, u, his Office, New City Hall Park.) A deduc.
ton OF interest 1t the rate of seven per cent will ba
made an all taxes paid p,eyious,o tbs first OF Jsnu
ary calculated from the day of payment to the lst
OF February, and an addition OF enc per cent will
be made on all taxes remaining unpaid On The l5Sh
February, and Two per cent On the 18th March.
EF Tie American Pocket Almanac Tor ls4S is
published by j. Disturnell, l02 Broadway,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
The Gag Repeal at the south.

Some Of The Southern wing donot hesitate to
utter their dislike OF the lick back they received
asst week on the Repeal of the Gag Rule. oac
Of them 1--WE think Pickons of S. C.I thus writes
To the Richmond Enquirer:
'srhe vote VAS siric,Iya Northern ard Southern
gcte and confess feel dtepIy mortified and con-
:erned 1, will tend oinfl4me our Southern friends
lnd TO produce fear much inschici. Ii is thought
oy some that the increment covered q hidden par
pose 10 strike down ccriain Southern Statesman,
MIR Calhoun, of COURSE by either throwing him in
rect opposition his STATE, and thus compel him ~
sere 10 private life, or otherwise doom himIo fixed
majority in the whole country. Whether this be
he object or not, shall NOT stop to inquire look
opon with fearful lorebodings as indicating want
Of sincerity and good inth, well as good feelings
on the part of our Northern friends. The result has
produced profound sepsaiion here
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
nnniness anna poll,ics.

The Epsning Post pasades Il string of para
graphs from various papers showing that ships
are built, factories run, lots bought, machinery
ordered, &c although Mr. Polk has been chosen
President All very true. We did not suppose
any body expected an entire cessation Of business
as the result Of The Loco Foco triumph. But that
that result has had depressing efIcct-that en-
terprises have been abandoned or indefinitely
suspended on account OF it, and that thousands
of workmen arc now Idle who would have been
proftably employed if iir. Clay had succeeded, is
also abundantly poved. We take the facts alto.
pelhsr, and they prove Just what we had alwaye
anticipated. There wilt be Work, there Will be
Manufacturing, Snip building, &c. even though
the Tariff should be Gu down to uniform % per
cent. but there will not be 80 much oft, not viii
il be 80 well p4id ne if the Protective policy had
been sustained. For DO bat look at the reason OF
the case We are now making nearly all our
Cotton fabrics, by far the larger part OF our
Woolens aud Hardware, and are beginning TO
make considerably OF Silks, Sc. Now cut down
the Tariff TO mere Revenue standsrd-say 25
pe. cent on raw Iron and on Manufactures
thereof, the same ON Wool and On Woolens, and
the same on Cottons Silks and all other fabrics,
AID it must follow that many which we now
make at hoiae would then be imported, and the
demand for Labor here in those departments
must inevitably tail off. And, when 80 Amer
can mapufac,u,er-say of Hardware-shall be
allowed bu. rs per cent duty on Foreign Hard.
ware. counterbalanced by ike duty on Iron--
how can he pay double the wages which are paid
bv his rivalsin Europe whose products are brought
IN competition with his in our msrketsl And,
iii is probable that he viii be obliged to face
such q competition mex. year, or even the year
inter-, is it wise or prudent On his part TO go on
extending his works and increasing his invest
oents or his debts OF course, some wall brave
.he risk and some will not, each being lis own
iudpe; but is not he who sho,tens sail influenced
nv yery Obvious and dcfensib.c motives Why,
then. should he be assasled tor so doing I Why
should those who state the fact that nc las so
done, With his reasons, be DETAINED as political
psnic.makers? Ne appeal to Alexander sober.
Yet ,hs Post does not scfuplo TO speak OF
81 some of the millowners discharging their
Democratic wer&men," as if this had been done
toz Political effect or fer meye spite. The Post
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09

should knox better. Time and again have we
halienged specifications of any such conduct
ou, none have been given. But every diabolic
srt is tded u Convince those laborers whom the
triumph of Loco FocoisIn has deprived, or may
'eprjye, Of employment. that they are the VIC
tims Of waatca prescription. This is but car
yipg tut The game Of exciting war OF the Poor
.gainst the Rich from which Loco- Focoizn he's
capped power and inFamy for The last twelve
years. It is this warfase--iho Jealousy and Ia
t,ed Of the en,crprising and thrifty which is Ia
used into the minds of the depressed and iil-in-
ormed, which has done the Country more D]ary
han even the specific acts Of m.srule in whose
,ehalf i. has been invoked. Are we never to &c
net IN g Icorc n4an'y warfare
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
a Lie n1oa,ned.

Tire Bay State Democrat has corrected its
original statement that Hon. Levi Woodbury., in
a Loco.Foco speech at Boston, charged alr.
clay with favoring the Assumption of State
Dcb's by the General Government; According
TO the amended report, MIR. Woodbury. said
nv Clay was favor Of distributing the proceeds OF the
sales o Public Lands and that HI, e friends were in
Of the Assumption OF the State Debts"
The Democrat truly adds mat there is scarcely
any essential difference between the two state
ments-thc original cmb0dy;ng direct, upe-
quivocal, whole soulcd calumDy and fasehood,
while the corrected avermcnt tells the same lie
in more sneaking, cowardly way. Mr. Clay IS
" Wing .frien6s" are no more in favor Of the AS
SUMPTION Of State Debts than they are Atheists
or Kidnappers, though halt dozen Of them mey
be either OF these. That they arc generally in
favor of daring tie State Debts paid, is truth
of which we proud, and Il point on which
they contrast gratiiyingly with large proper
ton Of their opponents but that they are or
nave been in favor OF throwing The payment OF
one States Debls on unothsr State-which is
but another form of Rcpudlation--s vilanous
calumny.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
Row and Then.

The Polk Electors Of this SAFE were treated
% g Public Dinner at Albany On the completion
# their ard1ous lahors. Hon. Ben. Butler re-
olying to a complimentary toast, closed with The
following scorch0g aluson to the intrigue by
skich Van Buren, was chiseled out of the no;n'-
nation at Baltimore in Convention Of which
hree. fcurthg were expressly Instructed and
pledged to support him:
Fiity to distractions r,c>rel asdto Pledges ssreA
qrdna raj: political rnorat-n cDei coIncTstone III me
iabrlc 81 Representative Government.
Wen planted, Mr.. BatleE Tney deeerve it :
The State Printer volunteered the following
BIZ EDWIN CRoswELL-The aeo Eras-The rc-tcrntion OF
he Democracy 100 and IN 1874 one Enye To u, IHoNAs
Mississippi: the other assures 70 ns JAMES Polk and the
eaceiu eunneSauGn of the Valley OF the RIO
statesmen ani American measures ta WIZ i've IN Inc Ms
iofy OF the Republic
What was the use in pre6xiug BY Edwin
roswell to such Il toasti WHAT ether man
could have gwen it? Mf. Jefferson pfided him
elf on overhrowng the ascepdancy Of Loose and
4iitudinarisn construction and bringing back
me Government to u strict and literal obedience
% the Constitution, ard yet he frankly admtied
that The purchase OF Louisiana was utterly un-
-uLIpliLSl diiu I'll lltdl ltS utiitH'
He justified it expressly on The gcound OF neces
,iy or National advautoge-th2t is, on the pin.
ipc which he irputed to the Federal party and
1isclaimed for his own. Mr. Crosweli, tcn
months ago, deprecated Annexation, without the
assent Of Mexico, as unjust and perilous, and
goifcautly asked in relation to it, Do the Pea
ale rciM War p Nov nc talks of Folks cleo.
ION as securing the peaceful Remuneration Of
ne Valley of the RIO B,ao0 (Del Norte DRe.
annexation Of the Valley of tho Rio Bravo
Sell, if that Valley can be reanncxod TO this
country Sd may that of the Lake of Mexico, and
The one just as peacefully as the other The
Valley of the Rio Bravo That is to say, nor
ny Jexas, but Coahuila, chihuahua, and Santa
Fe! This, we suppose, is what Messrs fyler
md Calhoun style arranging the boundary OF
Eexas On the most liberal footing!
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
CO. DIR. smiths Cs"Gnr Coated "lm-
nrnged IndInn VsEetnbIe Pllls" nfe daily II

u
pro yed Indinn Vegetable pills" afe daily If
iecnz some Of astonishing und wonderful cn aai
have been known. consequence O which 'bey ae
now become shining mnrk against which all The amos
disappointed hope, envy and unebariabcne'' are F''N
without distinction. The town nnt country are alike N
with their prnse The pl.cc and the poorhouse nike to
with their virtues. In n climates. under ali enpefsHs'
they .; retain wonderful powers, and exert them sn
tered y aze They ae simple tn theIf pfap
un mild ia their actions, thorough IN all then opc'huoh' '
unrivhed IN their results They IRE nuttbous antuI''p-
tic md anti ncrcura: and they are peculiarly behehca
the following complaints: fever and aguc yeow and bs
isven dyspepsia Group liver complaint. sick hcnd1ec Is
dice asthma iIopsy spleen, piles, collie. distinctions near
bum, lred torge and foul stomach. nnueo dnf@a c."
t.eHe loss OF appetite ,allow compcx"u eoid h"d ID -
torpor of tho bowels where cathnr1c OF an 'p
Is needed ~ B. I- No Sugar Con,ed Pih can 10 esna''
unless every box has oa It the signature Of C. BEN'N
SMITH NJ. d. Sold 179 Greenwchst and Rusf'HH q 70
10 Aston House. and throughout the United states.
Dc5- To those 1vtso use Pills. OF al! tho fel'
cincs put forth in tie wori has been regarded with 'a
general yar by MI wla have used them. tie so vel kngrn
and eichcnts medicine called In. SMITHS isFR"'Lp
isD wa. PirLs" md pcrhpp no medicine ever po''p'i
in rs peculiar combination, such ystr0is power o'e ~
case lady pi The ir,t f.psctaby 10 ts city, twie nm
we permitted 10 gwen pnync) informed u' t' "eoh %
she had long suffered tic most violent hefdacbc hhi %
nothing Ind ever afforded her rel ct Ike ts'e Pi s o"
tint d. Huntington advised her ny them. ssing no ADs~
them to be good medicine This case - nd uncommon
Physician. do recommend them dad haze the proud ~
faction Of being permitted refer 10 moro than one h m
profession These Pills, besides tbett gfsat efficacy fA''
taste II. pleasant sugar plum being eoated ri spf@
thing urhcari of IN tie nOrd. until Dr. Sh mads hem'
ter more thnn years tro and great cEpen") III" po~"
aro informed that these Pills not Of 'ic mushroom CAS-
made Of any thing merely to sell fora short ne as 'b "
made Of the pufe,t materials. and ,oy will benf The 'rAA
Of either Pysieisn of Chomi. The public ought 10 HS
b.r TINT no Sugar CyqiDi) Ps eau be rolled upon
.i.naDro Of G. Benin Smith, MD the sole inventor wv
,he ,de ofeysry box ai,s bewnso Of conisen Jhhsi"
portart M miserable reoiei may be Lapel IN nEn
Sold at Rsi,on &c Co 10 Astor House Esefets' - 1s y,
soa.t Cuion. conner Gland aud Bowery at the ohee :"
At a.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09

= no WISHES COOP BRE4Dl-lf you are ANXIOUS
to have sweet, light, aud wholesome Bread, we re-
commend you to use Commits Patent Yeast, for the
account Of which look to the advertisement in ano-
Their column. We have tried it, and were put in
possession of good Rolls light and pulled within q
few minutes. Conants Pstsrt Yeast, TO all who use
IT, viii be found to puff itself 10 your satisfaction.
See advertisement.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-09
Police omcs.

Stating H0i0sSes "A colOred man named Isaac
Thompson was arrested ard committed for stealing barrel o.
molasses, worth sl2. iroa the loot OF Wall street.
Cbarge Of Conspiracy 10 Deirl1f. TWO m n.
named Pencher and Williams. Were arrested on charge oi
having by conspiracy denud, ohtarcd So md attempt
cd 10 o;In si5 70, from lnm Lumniso Ne.iayen,
10 mock auct store NJ i0 CHATHAM street, Saturday
Arcr getting lis s. iorn s3 purchase, md also de;nrng ie
roo they demanded q more, and kept im confined IN the
shop for .ure mc compel MN 10 pny but he ury bnka
away aud the Police Office They were held TO bail.
IN 500 each. ioG
Anemp, 10 strut Lpst oisht two ilueses wen,
IN . e,ebsnre Office of Mr. Merchant IN Chapel street, and
ted rope 10 the ron IA Ing and around the door knOb 10
vent any one from getting They then brkc tic window
with the intention nf stenn tho money but hnd fortunately
been romoven There Police officers asleep over:
head IN the house the who wise moiested
by the iurtlye operations w:ihOu'.