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The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-17
NEW MUSIC.

N m NE w MUSIC.
lust received the following pieces of New Music,
d at the old established Store, two doors east OF
10Th street, Pennsylvania avenue.
'a. w. FISCHER.
Oh, come to me--by F. A. Rawlings.
Forget thee by Jane Holman.
My happy home-by J. Blockley.
The promised hour--for the guitar--by G.. H.
Derworl
Sound, sound our horns-from "Amelie"--for the
guitar.
Cornthian Waltz.
Souvenir de varsovie valss--by A. Henselt.
L'Aragonaise valse-by ID. F. E. Auber.
GabrieIsky's six polonases-arranged for two
flutes.
kuffner's light do do do do
Berbgnier's airs-from La Dame Blanche, do do
Wiess' studio on modulation-for the flute.
Walkers airs--from La Bayadere-arranged for
l two flutes q. H." .0 oct &c
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-17

CAPTAIN MARRYATT'S NEW WORK.
~ Travels and adventures of Monsieur Violet in
California, Sonora, and Western Texas, by Captain
Marryatt This day received Harpers' cheap edition)
and for sale by F. TAYLOR. Price Is cents.
nov. LIFT .. ....." ...... ...... .. '.
lSKUlSSAkISCH LES-tran slated into
Il English--complete in large volume, hand
somely bound, with many eDgravings-price three
dollars. ....... H..' ~. ....
ported from Paris by F. Taylor "
Ireland and the Irish, by J. G. Khol author of Rus
sia and the Russans-cheap edition, complete for Is
cents. " ." .'.'... .......
Thirty Years among the Players in England and
America, by J. Cowell, Comedian, written by him
self vol.
Scenes and Scenery in the Sandwich Islands and
in Central America, by J. J. Jarves, vol with en-
cravings. .s"'' F. TAYLOR.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-17

EARTHENWARE,C CHINA, AND GLASS
~ THOMAS PURsELL, Importer, has the pleasure Of
informing his friends and the public generally that he
has just received by late arrivals from Liverpool and
other sources
lib packages of the above articles of the new.
est patterns and shapes
Ivory handle and other Knives and Forks, in set,
Of 81 pieces, and separate
German and Britannia Table and Teaspoons,
Walters
Plated and Brass Candlesticks and Shutters and
Trays
Looking-glasses, Casters, English and American
Tea and Coffee sets
Coffee Urns, covered and uncovered Pitchers, &c
Astral, Hall, Side, Liverpool, Solar, and Read.
ing Lamps and Wicks, of all sizes
Also, Southworth's Patent Lard Lamp.
All of which will be sold wholesale and retail, as
low and on as good terms at any other establish
ment. ...,
Goods assorted in the original packages, Pipes in
boxes, Window Glass of assorted sizes at very low
prices, Stoneware at reduced factory prices
The subscriber has the agency of a Britannia man.
ufactory, which enables him to sell these articesat
reduced prices. He soicits call from his friends
and the public generally at his store on Pepnsyyana
avenue, opposite Browns Hotel.
nov 2S-eolm THOMAS PURsELI.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-17

A NTHON'S VlRGIL.-Just issued from the
II Press.
The Eneid of Virgil with English notes, critical
and expanatory-a Metrcal Claws, and and an His
torcal, Geographical, and Neurological Index. By
Professor Anthem. volume. THIS day received
by F. TAYLOR.
|. dec at
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1845-02-17

(tHEAP LIBRARY for Families or Schools, con-
~ sistng of fifty volumes, many of them being the
best works from Harper's Family Library, selected
from that series for this purpose. ,...
All the volumes Of the same size, and bound
uniformly and handsomely, and put up in a neat book
case of three shelves with lock and key.
Price for the set, including the book case, $40,
oct 80 +. TAYLOR.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
MANURE.

II is we'll known that in a close stable,
where there are good many horses,
there is very pungent smell, affecting
the eyes ard noes, more particularly
when the stable is being cleaned OUT
This smell is occasioned by the flying off
oil ammonia, which is the essence and
value of manure, ard which volatilzes or
flies off at very low emperature--even
the warmth Of the manure in a stable will
send it off, and it goes off IN great guam.
tiues by the common heat OF the manure
in a tarm-yard, whether thrown up in
heaps or not. There is however very
cheap and simple remedy for this. Be-
fore you begin 10 clear out your stable,
dissolve some common salt in watey; II Il
four horse stable, say four lbs. of salt
dissolved in two buckets of water and
poured ihro' the nose of watering pan
over the stable floor an hour or so before
you begin to move the manure, aud the
volatile salts Of ammonia will become
fixed salts from their having united with
the murlatic acid Of the common salt, and
the soda thus liberated from the salt will
quickly absorb carbonic acid forming car
Donate of soda: thus you will retain with
your manure the ammonia that would
otherwise fly away, and you have also a
new and most important agent thus intro.
duced, viz: the carbonate of soda. AS
this is most powerful solven, of all veg
etable fibre, and seeing that all mauures
have to be rendered soluble before they
can act upon vegetation, it is apparent
that the carbonate Of soda so introduced
must be a most powerful agent.--Engdsh
paper.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
Agricultural
TIE BEST COWS.

You cenEot be absolutely certain, when
YOU purchase heiiers, that you will have
good cows; bu, by close attention you
may acquire, the artof judging pretty &C.
curately whether they will prove good.
The first point is the udder; if this is not
capacious, or if it has not the power of be-
coming so, she will never be great milk
er. Then the colour of the skin is i'm
portsnt, If YOU would have rich milk; IT
should be yellow, or rather a mahogany.
colour; but you will want good teats to
draw the milk; large teats, not standing
close together, are good sign. These
are the most important points.
As TO the form of the COW, you will not
choose large head and horns, for it costs
too much to support them; nor long legs,
to make you hold the pail up from the
ground, and to require high fences
Long legs require too much support; they
are not good even for travelling. Choose
shorl.legged animals, whenever you have
the choice, whether cows, oxen, horses
or hogs. Choose slender necks and ia
pering tails: straight backs and broad
briskets, for such feed better, and are less
liable to disease. The cows body should
be large in comparison with her head and
limbs, but it is no, an object to keep very
large cows or oxen, or horses on our
farms, as a general rule. Midde.sized
cows and those below ii, you will almost
always find better mixers than large
cows are.
10 regard to the color of the body, a
red or yellow, or yellow. briudIe, is as in
dca,ive as any of a,good rich milker.--
You cannot always determine, by any
external marks, whether your hefer will
prove good COW. After tying her one
summer, you can tell better, and you can
then turn her off for beef if you choose.
10 purchasing yoI will have some re-
gard TO colour as matter Of fancy
Nobody wants black COW or a white
one; and though partly colored cows are
endurable, no white man buys skunk.
coloured horse for his own keeping.
Mid and gentle cows are better than
irritable animals, and will be more ready
to yield their milk. BY close scrutiny
you can determine in some degree by the
countenance and the motions of the hefer
whether she is naturally dociIe; yet very
much depends on her breaking, her :reat-
ment and education during the first ses-
sion. Vicious treatment will make any
animal Vicious; still there is difference
of character independent Of education
Examine the eye, and the face ofthe he'll
er; large mild eye, with yellow circle
or halo around it, is good indication.
The face should not be large, and the
bones should all be small in proportion to
the body. A large chest is evidence of
good lungs and of a hardy animal. The
hips should be we'll spread. for obvious
reasons.
By proper attention to selecting and
breeding, we may just as well have a
race of cows that will yield ten pounds Of
butter per week as five pounds. We
know OF no neat stock superior to our red
Devon cattle; such as we meet with in all
parts of New England. -.Massachusetts
Ploughman.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

DRILLING MEXICAN SoLDIERs.-A
correspondent of the New Orleans Tropic,
writing from Vera Cruz, thus speaks of
the mode of drilling raw recruits, as prac-
tised in Mexico.
81 witnessed to-day in Plaza the drilling
ola company Of soldiers; they were in
deed, not OF the most solderly descrip-
lion, but they were all clad, their accou.
trements were correct and Clearly. They
amounted to several hundred, and never
shall forget the brutality with which
,heir dicipline was attached. The drill
sergeant appeared to be the most hard
hearted exactor OF the exactest minuue
connected with his business that can well
be imagined. He was armed with cane
about five feet in length, and seemed TO
consider that it was solely grown to be
applied to the unholy purpose Of hoggng
his fellow creatures he marched through
the ranks, scrutnized every soldier, with
the most malignant diligence, and If any
ones musket was not found to be in an
orthodox position, down came the cane
with the vehemence with which brute
force aud brutality could inhict it. And
then saw kicking Of the shins because
the legs and fee, were not in right ORDER
| turned away from the disgusting specta.
Gle. which understood is repeated dali
ly."
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
IRON HOUSES.

The late frightful earthquakes 10 the
West Indies, in which the brick and stone
buildings OF whole towns have beer level
led with the ground, and The wooden ones
consumed by the fires which usually burst
out after the overthrow of the other build
ngs, have drawn the attention of many
persons to the advantages Of houses con.
Structed OF iron, which have been found 10
stand the shocks Of the severest earth.
quakes uninjured. Some of these iron
dwellings have been, in consequence, OF
dered from Mr.. Laycoek for different
parts ofthe world. He has now finished
8 very neat iron cottage, which he has
just built for the use OF two maiden Ia.
dies residing in the island of ST Lucia
1t consus Of three rooms each, nine feet
high, VIZ one room 20 feet by ii feet,
and two rooms IL feet by 10 feet. There
are six large jealousy windows and two
smalls ones over the front and back doors;
these and the floor are the only parts
made of wood. There is an inside cell.
ing of iron in panels, and the roof is in a
wrought iron frame, and covered with
galvanized plates OF iron, with thin
stratum of air between them, an arrange.
ment which will prevent the passing Of the
solar heat into the interior OF the building,
at least through the walls, and keep the
interior delightfully."- cool. The weight of
the bulldogs is Ia tons, and the cost ra-
Their more than two hundred pounds
Liverpool Times.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
FANNY EI.SsLER IN THE MASSACHU-
SETS LEGISLATURE.

A bill being under discussion lately in
the House of Representatives of the Bay
State, the object of which was to increase
the capital Of the Boston Museum, at
which there are occasionally theatrical
performances, Mr.. Fay, who represent
ted he good old town OF Southboro,' re-
lated an incident the scence OF which is
New York. After remarking that he was
younger man then than he is now, be
said:
81 had q brother who had travelled
away from home, and got as far as New
York, where he lived. went there in
search Of him, but did not reach the
wharf till about s o'clock at night. 1t
was too late then for me to look for my
brother, and went TO a house and secur-
ed a place where | could rest for the
night | .hsn thought | would walk out
little before | retired, and as was 60
ing along the street | came to a place
that was all lighted up, so that il was al
most as bright as day; and there was a
LOT OF carriages standing in front. | ask
ed what it was. A boy told me that it
was theatre, and that there was plenty
Of music. asked him if there was any
ching to pay to go in, and he SAID he had
paid fifty cents for his ticket, but as the
performances were about half over at
was near nine o'clock that could get a
ticket for quarter of dollar. So
bought it, and went into the pit, | believe
they called it, and looked around. 1t
wasn't long before they SAID there was TO
be dance, and then young girl came
out and danced all over the stage and
turned herself every way. When she
was whirlibg round, am sure her clothes
came up to ner arms. | was astonished.
looked round expecting to see all the la
dies with their handkercb'els up TO their
faces, but instead of that, TO my utte- sur.
prise, they had their magn5ying glasses
up. thought the girl was IN state of
nudity, bat was afterwards informed
that she had on drawers"
There was much unbecoming laughter
in the House, il is said, during Mr.. Fay's
affecting narration Of his experience of
the seductive wickedness of our city, and
we really do think tina, that ''brotner who
had travelled away from home, and got
so far as New York." has a great deal to
answer for, as being the means of Mr..
Fay leaving the sylvan retreats ofSouth-
boro' for the trying temptations Of Goth.
am.-NeU York paper.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

DOMESTIC HINTs.--lt is an old saying
that, "when your wife appears at the
breakfast table in an unusually good hu
NOR, and insists upon buiterine your toast
with her own hands. it invariably p0r.
tends visit to the Stores"
To which wife responds, in the New
York Mirror; "When your husband
shows great anxiety on the subject Of the
delicacy Of your health and the badness
OF tho weather, you may be sure he is
planning to 60 somewhere, and does not
wish 10 take YOU with him."
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
IPooG3oaIo
PULASKPS BANNER !;
Wrought by the MOravian sisters at Beth
iehom--Isy LOngfeIIow.

Wrought by the HfOravian sisters at Beth.
iehcn--By LOngfeIlow.
When the dying fame Of day
Through the chaneel shot It's ray,
Far the glimmering tapers shed
Faintly on the cowied head;
And he censor burning swung,
Where, before the altar, hung
The biood-red banner, that with prayer
Had been consecrated there.
And the nuns sweet hymn was heard tue while
Sung law 10 the dim mysterious aisle.
Take the banner! May it waive,
Proudly DER the good and brave;
When the battles distant wall,
Bfeaks the sabbath Of the vale:
When the olarions muaic thrills
To The hearts Of these lone hills;
When The spear 10 conflict shakes,
And the strong lance, shivering. breaks.
Take thy banneri and beneath
The war-clogd's encrcling wreath,
Guard it TIL our homes are free
Guard it, God will prosper thee
In the dark and trying hour.
In the breaking forth of power,
In the rush of steeds and men.
His right hand will shield thee then.
Take.thy banner! But when night
Closes round the ghastly fight,
If the vanquished warrior bow,
Spare him by our holy vow.
By our prayers and many tears,
BY the mercy that endears'
Spare him The our love hath spared:
Spare him. las thou woulJst be spared!
Take thy banner and if e'er
Thou shouldst press the soldier bier
And the muflled drum should beat,
To the tread Of uouruful feet
Then this crimson flag shall be
Martial cloak and sbroud for thee.
And the warrior toek that banner proud
Ard it WIS his martial cloak and shroud
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

GYPSUM FOR STABLEs.---ln our con.
Germ, where we have great number OF
horses, we use gypsum in our stables,
strewing il on the floor, which arrests he
ammonia as it IS formed, and thereby not
only helps TO preserve most valuable
fertilizer, but also renders the stable much
more wholesome for horses. If, in the
hot stables that are sometimes met with
at inns, where the air is SO charged with
ammoniacal vapors, that when you enter
your eyes ara affected, little gypsum
were strewed on the floor every day, all
that offensive smell would be done away,
and the stable be much more healthy for
its inhabitants. -LOndOn AgricuL Gard
eaer.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

BLESSINGS OF LAw.-The Louisville
Courier mentions an exciting case of as
sauIt and battery which was tried last
Friday in the Jefferson Circuit Court
The dispute between the parties arose
from the sale of the plaintiffs COW under
execution, and it ended in blows, some of
which were received by the wife Of the
plaintiff. The jury returned verdict
against the defendant for twelve hundred
dollars in damages. A pretty dear COW,
we should say.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

An Irshmsn going to be hanged, beg
ged that the rope might be tied under his
arms, instead of round the throat; 'far'
said Pct, | am so remarkably tIckllsh IN
the throat. that if tied there, III certainly
kill myself with laughter"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

An eccentric preacher, IN his address
to his congregation, lately observed that
"there 10 as much chance for drunken
man to inherit the kingdom of heaven, rs
there is for pig 10 climb up an apple
tree and sing like a nightingale
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

There was "little Niger" in our citys
says the Arkansas Inteltgeacer. who had
such extraordinary long heels, that wit
observed shat he was ten years old be-
fore it could be decided which gay The fel-
lou poun UQH."
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

A gallant wag was lately sitting by the
side of his beloved, and being unable to
think Of any thing else 10 say, turned to
her and asked why she was like tailor.
81 don't know" said she, with a pout-
ing lip, "unless its because am sitting
beside my goose"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
Auaulsimgo

CROCKETT BEAT.---l am rlng-tail
roarer of q Jaw breaker, from Thunder and
Lightning county. Down East. I've been
rowed up Salt River seventeen times,
and I'm not soiled a whit. make my
breakfast of stewed Yankees and Pork
steak, and, by way of digesting, ! rench
them down with spike nails and epson
salts. take dinner of roast elephants
stuffed with wild cats, onions and fish.
hooks. | sup on nothing but wind. |
can sneeze the coat off Col. Crockelt's
back, from "down east" to Tennessee, by
taking pinch of the Generals sunti.
can lick my weight and the Generals in
raccoons. can grin steamboat machine.
ry out 81 place, and snort Major Jack
Downing from Washington to his uncle
Jonathan's barn yard. am just what
you may call regular snorter and gall
buster. can out eat, out drink, out grin,
out snort, out run, out sneeze, end out lie,
any thing in the shape of man or beast
from Maine to Louisiana.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
A QUEER oBJrcr.--An exchange pa

A QUEER OBJECT. An exchange pa.
per has the following:
We once saw in Connecticut one OF the
queerest looking darkies imaginable. HIS
face was so black that he couldn't tell
when it was mornIng--his wool cprled
so tight that it made him round shoulder
ed--hs nose was so fiat and greasy tina.
he had to put tar on his fingers when he
wanted to blow this Sims we're so sharp
he couldn't go through cornied with
out splitting the stalks and his heels
were SO long il was impossible for him
to go down hill without tying couple Of
stones on them tor ballast. He died
young, OF modification, which commence
in his legs, in consequence of their being
too crooked for the blood to find its way
up and down them.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

ADVERTISEMENTS will be inserted three times
at 81 per squase, fourteen linss) and nj % cents
per square for each subsequent insertion.
D'Tbe number of insertions must be marked
on the manuscript copy Of the advertisement
sent or it will be continued until forbid, and char
red accordingly
GJMiisry advertisements a, half-priee.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

"Why am like rexas?" said the un-
married Miss Star, to bashul wocer,
who did not "spunk up, as the saying is.
al do not know" said the green one. BE
cause am a lone star" "Then," said
the fellow, frightening up, "Iet me pro-
pose annexation"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
MARTlNsBURe GAZETTE.

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
At $500 "a year, n paid In advance $3.50
If paid within the year; and $500 nj
the end OF the year. No paper discon-
tinued until all arrearages are paid, ex-
cepf ut the option Of the Editor.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

A country girl riding on aturnplke read
without paying toll, the gate keeper hall
ed her and demanded his lee. On her
questioning his authority, he referred to
his sign, on which It read, "a man and
horse, six cents" WELL" said she.
"you can demand nothing from me, as
this is nothing but loomdn and mare"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

MAKING FENCE. - Married al Barn.
stable, by the Rev. John GATES, Mr.. John
Post to Miss Sophia Rails. lfthis match
don't "make fence" OF the first quality,
we should like to know what stuff will.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

SPARKs.-A lady at card table bad
her rpille take fire. Lord Lit,leton, in
tended 10 be witty, sad, "he did not think
she was apt to take fire." "Nor am |, !"
said the lady, "rom such spark as yoa. "
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

\ couple of Johnny Raws, from the
country, visited Boston last week, for the
first time. On getting out of the Stage
Coach, in the centre of the city. they
gazed around for some time IN silence. -
AT length ore said TO the o;her--"l vow
jim, | never seen the beat OF this sfore -
did youl The roads are all fenced an
nth houses"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
SUNDEsEES.

HRACKEBS, Cheese, Candies, Pipes, Black
" ing, Pepper, Mustard, Teas Matches, Letter
and Cap Paper Ink, British Lustre, Scotch Snuff
Starch, Indigo, Cofees, Sugars, Sal Aeratus, Gin
ger, Allspce, Cloves, Mace. Cinnamon Nutmegs,
Camphoir, Fancy Soaps, Pins, Rice, Birthstone
Castor and Sweet on, Smoking and Chewing To-
bacco, Cigars, &c. &c, for sale cheapb by
Jan. &c J. NJ. YOUNG.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
New Drug, Confectionery,
AND GROCERY STORE.

in the room for many years occupied by Adm
Young, on Queen Street. His assortment Of the
several articles in bis line, although not full the
present time, will be found to contain those which
beneficial TO the sick, and pleasing to the taste;
and besides, his charges are very moderate. lie
therefore confidently invites the patronage o. the
nabc as the quality Of his assortment and the low
charges which be will make must certainly meet
the public appreciation. All who are disposed to
patroniss a beginner in business, and who regard
economy should give him call. Among his goods
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

II say, Mr.. lmpudence, what are you
doing with your hand in my pocket 7"
al axes your pardon, master, but in this
here cold vether, Won scarcely knows
we're Won puts von's and"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10

An Irish maid, boasting of her indus
:rious habits, said sne rose at four, made
FIRE, put on the tea.ke,tle, prepared
breakfast, and made all the beds before
Gny one an The house uaS up.