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The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
CLAIMS OF TEMPERANCE ON MORAL

There are few men in the community who
do not desire, or claim, to be placed in the class
OF moral men. And yet how small a proportion
give their aid or their influence to the causes
that are peculiarly moral in their organization
or effects. The cause of Temperance is, in
every respect, moral one, and one that aims
at the moral as well as political elevation of
men. 1t is based upon the purest principles of
morality, and looks to men of moral tendency
for influence and support. The truly moral
man desires that his fellow men should be ele-
waited in the scale of humanity, and that the
lives of men shall be such that righteous
judgment shall pronounce them good. II intem-
perance fourishes, and all its concomitant evils,
the cause of immortality also fourishes, and men
forsake those paths that. lead to goodness and
virtue. immortality leads to bad government
and dsorder-to the breaking forth of violent
passions, and all the evils that naturally flow
from violence and crime. Can any man pro-
fess to be moral man, and lover of his fellow
man, and refuse to give his assent to these
great truths. We claim from every man of
this class his earnest and well directed assist
ance, or else that he relinquish his title to
place among the well-wshers of the community.
Temperance is exerted in favor of goodness,
and he that will not aid it, is either opposed to,
or lnulHerent 10, tne Weli-DeillS Vi lidlikinu.
The professor Of religion, and particularly the
preacher of the gospel, has no right to place
among moral and Christian men, so long as he
opposes that which is altogether in favor of
morality and goodness-and favors, by intlu.
ence and example, that which is directly and
altogether in favor of immortality and vice-and
opposed to all that is good in man, to all right
eousness, and the law of Cod ChrysL Fount
SCHOOLS IN GERMANY Y.--Germany is the
best taught country in the old world. There
are, according to late statistical account, no
less than 52,250 teachers of public schools,
with 100000 OF pupils; 4,250 professors Of
learned institutions, with $4,000 pupils; l,4OO
professors Of universities, with $4,000 studens
500 professors in the seminaries for instructors.
with 5000 pupils; and 1000 teachers, with
10000 pupils in the polytechnic schools. There
are, further, 35 seminares for preachers, and
about 30 lyceums, 70 institutions for the deaf
and dumb, and 81 for the blind; besides 5000
teachers, and 461 900 pupils, in the infant and
other schools, not enumerated. There are,
consequently, in Germany, $4,000 teachers,
with 6,5O0,O00 Of pupils, causing an annual ex-
penditure to Government Of 23OOOOOO Of rix
dollars, or about 20,O9O0OO of our currency
A sixth part Of the whole population of Ger
many is thus constantly at school.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
a RARKEEPER,.

We have often thought that if there is a
man, or being, or creature, or thing on earth,
who is the very fiend personi6ed-who stands
in the same relation to society that hateful.
venomous, Kissing, detestable snake, let loose
and legalized, would stand to company Of yet
innocent, prattling, and unofending children
it is the man, being, creature, or thing, who
stands from early dawn till the lights burn
blue," among glittering mirrors, and surround
ed by decorated decanters, dealing out to poor,
deluded, depraved, degraded, starved, tattered,
suffering, miserable, lost, undone, ruined, and
dying wretches, liquid poison and distilled dam
nation, at three cents drink IN. Y. Organ.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

A good natured man in the world is merely
a convenience, very useful to others, but worse
than useless to himself. He is the bridge
across the brook, and men walk over him. He
is like the wandering pony, seeking his own
provender, yet ridden by those who do not con-
tribute to his support.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

A Tender and A6ectionate Wye.---"My dear
the fowls have nearly destroyed the garden.
Did you not see them there while was abb
sent?" eyes, love, but could not bear the
thought of driving them away, they seemed
to take so much pleasure in scratching"
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

TEMPERANCE HALL.-We understand that
the stockholders to the Temperance Hall,
which has been for two or three years in con-
temptation in this city, and the corner stone
Of which was laid two years last 4th of July,
have directed the building committee to pro-
ceed in the erection of the building.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

D1pN'r "SHUrE." "A clever story is related
in the Concordia Tntelligencer, Of an old lady
who "sot up" to see the stars "shute," and
was disappointed. She was wilfully imposed
upon by a Professor" somebody-but hear
her: "
"He told me as how that on the 22d day
of the month the stars were gwoin to fall agin
like had hearn tell off, the time that some
folks thought the world was goin' to be sot
on fire. Well, stranger, counted the days,
and at last, according to the notches cut in
that door post thar, the 22d came. had sup
per uncommon late that night, and left the
coffee pot bilin', and some cold pork and greens
and corn pone sot by the fire, and determined
to set up and see The stars shu'e. 1t was sorter
coolish, but got under that shed SO that |
could give 'em fair chance; and sot, and I
sot, and smoked powerful deal, and then I'd
eat bit and take a sup Of coffee, and watch
agin; and kept it up till broad daylight, and
I didn't see a single one Of the blasted critters
bulge"
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
.... THIS DAY!
OE S 4UHO00!A DO
CLASS IS, FOR 1874

:, GLASS IS, FUK 1S45.
To be drawn in Alexandria, D. c., on Saturday,
...... August 30th, l845.
." BRILLIANT SCHEME ..
$40,000!!! $l5,00O!! $1,000!
prize of $3.50 prizes Of 1900
SO. do of 1000 60 do of 500
&c. sc. Sc
Tickets $l0-Halves $5-Quarters 80 so.
Certificates of packages Of 26 whole tickets, $14O
Do do 26 half do 10
Do do 26 quarter do IS
Call at A. W. KIRkWOOD'S,
One door east of Browns Hotel
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
TERMS OF THIS PAPER.

To citizens of Washington, Georgetown, and Alex
andra, the WAsHINGToNIAN will be delivered every
Saturday, at FIFTEEN CENTS per month, payable
monthly.
LARS per year, payable in advance, in all cases,
Any person remitting us FIVE DOLLARS will re-
ceive THREE papers, to any address, one year.
For TEN DOLLARS we will mail SEVEN papers
one year Under this we cannot CO. as the expense
attending the conducting of paper in this city is al
most as great as IN any part of the United States.
All persons friendly to the cause are requested to
aid us, by procuring subscribers.
% Postmasters are authorized, under the law, to
remit the names of subscribers and money
All communications to the publishers must he free
of postage.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
STATIONERY WAREHOUSE.

VNTM F. BAILY, Stationer, Penn. avenue,
w doors west of 18th street, has on hand, and
is continually receiving, all kinds Of Fancy and
Staple Stationery, English, French, and American,
which he will sell at the lowest market prices.
Letter and Cap paper at I'll SO and 81 25 per
ream, ruled. Also, all kinds of printing and
wrapping paper.
Highest prices given for clean rags.
July l2 tt
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
THIS DAY!
ALEXANDRIA LOTTERY.
II $40, ,O00!!! -

CLASS 35, FOR l845.
To be drawn in Alexandria, d. c., on Saturday,
August 80, l845.
SPLENDID SCHEME!
$4O,O0O!!! $l5,OOO!! $1,000!
prize Of $3.50 6 prizes of $2,ODo
10 do of $500 90 do of 1900
so do of 1000 60 do Of 500
&c. &c. &c.
Tickets only $lO-Halves $5-Quarters 80 So
Certificates Of packages Of 26 whole tickets $l40
Do do 26 half do 70
Do do 26 quarter do 35
For tickets and shares in the above lottery, call
at J. RAYMOND'S,
Corner of Penn Avenue and 9th st.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

ELEMENTS OF A RUM SHoP.-Bro. Bonner,
of the Cataract, does lay it on the rumsellers
sometimes, in the real style. He is something
of chemist, too; hear how he resolves that
abode of wretchedness-a rum shop-into its
original elements"
Were many taverns reduced to the origi-
nal elements from whence they sprung, what
think you would appear in their stead Why,
hundreds Of ruined houses, once the abode of
neatness, peace, and comfort thousands Of
stoves pots, kettles, pans, dishes, plates, tables,
chairs, hats, coats, shoes, and various other
articles too numerous to mention. Thus we
see that prosperous liquor dealer is actually
made up of the odds and ends of other men S
miseries. Every dollar of his funds may rep
resent disease-every shilling crime-every
cent headache, and every mill curse. o!
for pen omniferous, to write upon the 'plas.
ter Of the wall OF every drunkery, in charac-
tiers Of awakening light, the history Of all the
calamities Of the grog shop 'omnium gather
um Of wretches who are now undone-the
blessedness Of whom is extinguished in the
| 'blackness of darkness forever"
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

CHARACTER OF A True FRIEND-Concern-
ing the man you call your triend-tell me, will
he weep with you in the hour of distress?
Will he faithfully reprove you to your face,
for actions for which others are ridiculing or
censuring you behind your back? Will he
dare to stand forth in your defence when de-
traction is secretly aiming its deadly weapons
at your reputation Will he acknowledge
you with the same cordiality, and behave 10
you with the same friendly attention, in the
company of your superiors in rank and for.
tune, as when the claims Of pride or vanity do
not interfere with those of friendship? If
misfortune and losses should obige YOU to
retire into walk in life in which you cannot
appear with the same distinction, or entertain
your friends with the same liberality as for
merly, will he still think. himself happy in
your society, and instead Of gradually with
drawing himself from an Improbable connex-
ion, take pleasure in protesting himself your
friend, and cheerfully assist you to support the
burden of your affliction When sickness
shall call you to retire from the gay and busy
scenes of the world, will he follow you into
your gloomy abode, listen with attention to
your tale of sympathy" and minister the
balm of consolation to your fainting spirit I!
And lastly, when death shall burst asunder
every earthly tie, will he shed tear upon the
grave, and lodge the dear remembrance of
your mutual friendship in his heart, as trea-
sure never to be resigned? ? The man who
will not do all this may be your companion.
your fatterer-your seducer; but depend upon
it he is not your frend.-Enfeld.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

A Missouri JUDGE.-They have quite an
original way Of doing things out in Missouri.
A good story is told Of one Judge Allen, famil-
iarly known as "Horse Allen" He deter
mined at one time to administer the law in
due order, for the punishment of certain often
ders, and accordingly the sheriff, jury, and
witnesses were assembled. The first order OF
the Court was to "strip" and 60 to work and
raise courthouse; this was done with few
logs, and the Court was opened, when remark
from some one called down the Indignation Of
the Judge, and he ordered business to be sus-
pended for fifteen minutes, and going up to
the disturber gave him terrible whipping.
He then returned to the bench, putting and
blowing from the exercise, and rising: "Peo
Pile !" said he, Pm here to adjudge the law,
and administer justice, by thunder If you
care anything about civilization, I'm ready TO
give you touch of it. As the sheriff and
officers are not enough, here am single
handed-and if any one says he amt satisfied,
I'll adjourn The Court again, and give him a
chance" 1t is hardly necessary TO say ,ha
the etiquette Of Horse Aliens" court wa.
never again infringed after that.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
TEMPERANCE IN RHODE ISLAND.

The Society numbers 81 900 strong. A good
host for so small State.
Since the commencement of the effort, the
number of the distleries has been reduced
from fourteen to one
The number OF annual licenses granted in
the State has fallen from $50 TO 179!
The city of Providence registered, in 1928,
209 licenses. In 1S43, 106. In 1S4l, Al.
Fourteen towns grant no licenses. Twenty
one local societies report the following facts
relating to the reign Of alcohol:
Thirty deaths by intemperance.
Four robberies.
Six murders and suicides.
One Judge rumseller!
Two judges opposers of the cause
Forty-three divources in ten years in one
county!
Five hundred and forty-six habitual drunk
ards, who consume more than 1900 gallons
annually!
Four hundred and ninety-two town paupers,
supported at an expense of at least twenty
eight thousand six hundred dollars, the largest
proportion of it caused directly by intemper-
ance and the license law.
-Four hundred families in distress by ardent
spirits!
Thirty-eight Incorporate criminals support
ed annually by the State in the county lails !!
Fifteen hundred members of churches of
different denominations, who have not signed
the pledge-including ministers, officers, and
others, who manifest no interest in, and do
nothing to sustain the cause. Some Of them
offer wine to their guests, and use this and
other liquors before their children and their
friends.
Seventy or eighty individuals in the State
are prosecuting the netarious business of sell
ling in violation of law. Thirty or more of
them reside in Providence.
Truly, mass of appalling evil! "It is
well to bring it OUT" temperance men May
no longer say, we have nothing to do.
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30

The great source of pleasure is variety
Uniformity must tire at last, though it be uni.
formity of excellence
The Washingtonian., 1845-08-30
SELECTED. S

The Connecticut Fountain" published at
New Haven, records the following awful do
ings Of Rpm, which occurred in that State du-
ring the past week.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29
.rnal food.
F.esh-forming Fat co-mirt

BY this table j; appears t.,at there is E-aa,
difference in the capacity Of the ditferen; kinds
of food to form flesh or fat. Beans, for irs sance,
contain the most Of the a,sh forming principle.
corn, nearly the least while on the otker hand.
corn possesses the largest amount of fat-forms
ing principle Of any other grain grown. Corr
contains about 9per cent Of OIL The ANALYSIS
of the chemist agree with the experience OF the
taTmer.-For we oil know thet any animal giIi
grow rapidly on peas, oats and barley but they
will tatten much faster on corn. By mlxrBG
the food, cooking and fermenting, so thq' twill
be in the best possible state to assimils,e ise!t
in the stomach, the farmer can anpv his feed r.
the best advantage five wish 10 fatten fgs,
give greater proportion Of corn
But we learn anothe. important far-. viz
the fatting principle is in proportion to the oil
contained in the article fed This we know al.
so by experience for hogs which feed on nuts,
especially beach NUS, become very fat, and the
nuts contain large proportion of OIL Hence
1t Is in the power of the farmer by raising and
feeding with seeds that contain large quantity
OF oil, to faiten bis animal much faster than By
the old process. Sunfower seeds contains,
it is said, 40 per cent of oil By mixing and
grinding small quantity OF these seeds with
other fooi, it would materially hasten the fa,'
tening process.
All food should be cooked if possible, and
fermented. From my own experience | am sa'
tisfed that f1ll one quarter is saved by thu
means.
ID. L., in the last number, says that the Wa
ter in which potatoes are cooked should be
thrown away, lest some of the detes,able pro.
perties of the potatoe should njure the animals.
This is theory against fact and shows how
long popular error may go uncontradicte !,
when the evidence is daily before us. ha -
fed hundreds of bushels of boiled potatoes f.
hogs, and always mash them u2 in the water IL
which cooked them, and never yet saw ~
bed effects.
Finally, observe the following rules;
lst. Keep your animals warm and quiet
%. Prepare The food, 50 that it viii be eas!'
y digested
Sd. Mix the food, and remember TINT ti1
more oil in the food, the faster the animal VII
fatten though TOO much might make tie mc@F
soft and much time and money will be ~
we'd P
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29

regions with his horses and chariot, Il could mol
have caused greater CONSERVATION, Or more has
ty fight. The guard were with difficulty kept in
their places, the crowd returned and soon all
was quiet every one ashamed Of himself fol
having beer frightened ct nothing. One wa
gon was fodud upset, but it wss supposed to be
the effect. and not the cause of the panic. The
wretched victim Of the law was at length des.
patched, and the crowd dispersed.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29

o'clock at night, by stencil of burning cotton,
and that bright light was seen through the
windows oI the house, and thick smoke ari-
sing from the chimney, it is supposed the light
and stencil arose from the burning ofpart OF the
goods of the Pedlar.
A Son in Law Of Albertson, whose name is
Morrison, and who removed somewhere into the
state of New York, is also implicated in this at.
fair; he was residing with Albertson at the
time, left this place about tha; time, and passed
Mr. Carey's between this place and Wilkes
Barre with horse answering The description of
the Pedlar's, there exchanged blind brdc for
riding bride, and purchased an old saddle
The blind bride W. learn was subsequently re.
cognized by Mr.. S rs similar to that of his bro.
ther.
Taking into consideration oil the circumstances
attendant upon the disappearance of the PeGlar
and the caution which those who murdered him
for there is no doubt that he was assassinated
-nust have used To remove every evidence Of
the crime, in connection with the appearance OF
the remains, and the Situation in which they
were found, it leaves little doub, on the mind of
our citizens, that they are the reiAains of the
FedIar, and that whoever Mere the perpetrators
Of the murder. were men well acquainted with
the glens and valleys of the lehigh. Who they
were, will probably forever remain mystery.
Mduch Chunk GuceffC
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29

II a person, ten years ago, had said any thing
about fattening animals scientifically, he would
have been much ridiculed. Still, there is such
thing as applying science 10 making pork 0,
beef
II is known that certain kinds of food would
make an animal ftteD very fast. while Others
would only keep them thrifty. The analysis of
the various grains and articles Of food used thowe
The reason, and demonstrates fully the impd,s
lance Of a knowledge of the elements it con.
tans. To enable the readers of the Farmer u
Judge foT themselves, have prepared table
complied from various books and papers, show,
ing the hcss-ormng principle ard ,he lg;s
forming principle in some Of the lesding ~
ticles used for animal food.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29

RAvAcEs ot pL,cuEs-Tt'' Plague in i347
destroyed $4,000 of the inhabitants of London !;
in 1907, 10000 persons were swept oil in The
same city by the same scourge, and lG0i one
.fdarh of the whole population died from the aw.
fnl pes'ilence. II next visited Constaninop'e
in 1911, when 10000 persons died of tin
1865 it again visited London taking off GS 600
persons In Bcssorah, l1Ij3, 10000 were des.
troyed by it. In Smyrna, l7S4, 200G0. In
1'unis, ltS5, $4,000. In Egypt, l192, $4,000,
and in lSli, 10000.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29
t'htta ii esphfss.
SHUGERI'S PATENT
WASHING MACHINE s..

YgVHIS Machine AIS row been tested by more
D. than thirty families in this neishborhood, and
has ven entire satisfaction. IL n 20 simple in lis
construction, thot It cannot get out of order II
cGnsins non TO rest and no s7riiics or rollers To
get out of rcpar. Il will do twice as much wash
ing, with less than halt the ard tear OF an, of
theist Inventions and VIA, is OF greater npor
iance costs hu, 1.-THE half much ms olhcr
washing nrpchiTIes.
The subscriber PAS the exclusive fight for Nor
ihumherisnd Onion. fs,comins, Columbia Lu-
-erne and Clinton counties. Price OF slnele ma
chine So. II. Il. W A%SER.
The following certificate IS from few of those
who have these machines in use.
Suuhnry, Aug. ~, lS44.
We, the sahscrhers certify that we have now
IN use, in our farncs "Shugert's Patent Wash
ing Machine. and DO mt hesitate saying that it is
q most excellent invention. That, in Washing
Il will save mote than one fall the usual lsbor.=
Iha, i, t1es nor require more than one third the
usuai quantity ofroap and water and thst rhe,e
is M rGbhing, s,d consequently, little o. no
iag or iearna.-ihal il Succts oi. no buttons. and
that the finest clolhes, such collars sces, turks
Iriils, &c, may be wa,Le-i IN very short time
without TIE least injury, and in fact without any
apparent wear and tear wha'evrr. We therefore
cheerfuily recommend /, t, our friends and To the
public, es a most useful and labor saving nachine.
CHARLES w. HIGGINS,
a, JORDAN.
CHS. WEAVER.
CHS PIE ASANTS,
GIDEON MARKIE,
Hon. GEO. g. WELKER,
BENZ HENDRICKS,
GIDEON LElSENRlNG-
Htns's HorsL, (fornerly fremont House, No.
li6 Chesnut streer,) Philadelphia. September
2lst, 1914.
have used Shugerts Patent Washing Machine
in my house upwafds Of eigh, months, and do not
hesitate to say that deem it one of the most Use
iuI and valuable labor.saving machines ever nsen-
ted. formerly kept two wemen continually oc'
cuped In washing, who now do as much in two
days as they then did in one week. There is no
wear or tear in washing, and II requires not more
than one-thrd the usual quantity of soap. have
had a number of other machines in my family, bu.
this is so decidedly superior 70 every thing else and
so little liable to get out Of repair that would not
do without one If they should cost ten times the
price they are sold for. DANIEL HERR.
CUPERIOR Port wine, Madeira and Lisbon
- wines. Also superior Brandy and G'n Lemon
Syrup. Also few barrels Of Blue FIsH, for sale
m HENRY MASSER
sunbury, July 10Th, lsi5.
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29

MARRIAess.-ln all marriage notices, the
name of the officiating minister should always
appear. A Western papers objects to this doc
trine, and says, by the same rule, every obitua-
ry notice should have the name of the attend
ing physician. A proposition which would find
no favor with the faculty
Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29

Az ARMFuL--1'he Cleveland plaindealer
has somewhere found this description Of the
Queen of Spain, the rib, but not spare one,
which the King OF the French has settled, that
his son, the Drc d'Au,nals, shall love, honor
and cherish
Isabel Second Of Spain, is described as fat,
fair and fifteen. Her arm is immense-her
bust redundantIy developed and her ankles are
solid enough ia support the golden tower ofSe-
vile. She @addes in her gait from excessive
corpulency, and her fat chubby face, after lit.
tie exercise, becomes sufinsed with delicate
boom-Ihe result of the fatigue OF carrying SO
much blubber Her manners are represented
as exceedingly childish and common place.
The young lsabei's appetite, it is said, is well
calculated to nourish the tatness Of her frame
us her corpulent Majesty devours at meal
SOUP an entire fowl, pastry, followed by sweet.
meats and preserves of which she is passionate.
ly fond. She has been badly brought up. one
moment having every whlm gratifed, and the
next being cufed 10y her molher-ber educa.
,on too, has been neglected. She writes and
spells very badly.-This is the prize that Louis
Philippe wishes his son, the Duke d'Aumae
to posses,-For This "fat, fair and fifteen lump
of flesh the king eeht his son 10 Spain