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Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-04-09

SAINT LOUIS.
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HARDWARE Il CUTLERY.
CHILD. FAIR & CO.,
III Main street, Sd door north Of
the Bank of Missouri,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers
In Hardware, Cutlery, etc.
HAVE in store and will be in constant
n receipt nf one of the largest and most or
ten5ive assortment of Esrd ware. Cutlery. &c,
tdrec' from tie English and American Manu-
faetuTeis.i ev.r offered in this market, 10
which ", invite the attention III eity and
coun'rv merchants and purcha 81 rs, previous To
selecting Their goods elsewhere: among which
may be found in part---
1000 doz Waldrnn's kimbla's and eth.rs, grass.
grain. hemp aud bush scs thes as.'d
50, . common aud patent sc,ths snszthe
800 greece scythe s;onvs and rises
400 doz hay and manure forks--2. 3 and 4
prongs
400 " steel and Yankee hoes, with and
without handle.
500 {" iron and steel Carolina hoes ass'd
3 0 !" hmcs RowlInd's and others, gsrien
and mining spades
200 " Ame~'. ho@l-nd's. and others, long
and short handled shovel,. assd
&c caskst700 prs.) brigh, trace chains, ,ss'd
and : It
25 +" bright OK and log chains, s.'d
so " sad irons, assd 100 dog fry pans ass'd
800 doz Collins, Hunts and others axes, assd
100 :" tcakettles ass'd, IS dor grain scoops
100 lbs brass palf and kettles. ass'd
100 doz Shaw's sickles. $50 doz meal selves
Saws-Rowlaud's until, K cut, hand and
wood
1000 weavers' reeds, ass'd, Nos. 4, S 6 land g
100 dog hog and sheep skin collars,
$50 - names. 1000 doz curry combs, ass'd
100 i" horse brushes
800 :. Adams & Wilson's plain and boz esf.
fes mills
100 sets smiths tools. anviis. bellows. vices
$50 doz states ass'd 800 groce bed screws
| $500 pen and pocket knives ass'd--l, 2, ,.
aud blade
500 groce table cutlery ass'd all kinds
| 500 doz butchers and shoe knives ass'd
| goo groce iron, Britannia and q. s. tea and Ia
bic spoons
GOO dog door latches ass'd, so do knob do as'd
| 1000 " TIL. chest. cupboard and trunk locks
1000 " narrow. square brass and table butts.
ass'd
5000 groce American screws ass'd. / to 4 inch
-.9LSO-
A large assorimen Of files, rasps. platform
| and counter scales. scale beams, augers, r NIB.
let's, cel-yards; horse cotton and wool cards
razors, razor strops, shears, scissors, pins, nee.
dies, combs spectacles, haBps, fish hooks,
shaving cream and soap, waters. percussion
caps, ,acks. brads, brushes, looking glasses
sheep shears, candlcsticks, Indian mirrors
| large brass wire traps. guns Indian knives.
&c, &c, together with every article usua y
kept in hardware store, all Of which we ars
prepared to sell at the very lowest prices, for
cash or approved paper.
marI2 147 Main street. St Louis
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-04-09

NG . A~ is the time 10 SET
IN TILT wish to 90 East; al that know
themselves inGebted-ei:her by Note or Book
acc't-wili come forward before the 18th OF
March and pay up what they owe me, tor
want funds. (mar5) b L DAVID.
Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-04-09

E.NlENs SLk n. CANNON, Master Will COM
menca her r. gular weekly tri RS between Sain,
Louis aud the above point. on the opening OF
navigation in the Upper Mississippi river. leav
ing 81 LOUIS Friday at O'Clock. 7 NJ and
he at GAINESVILLE, Louisiana. Hannibal, Marion
City Quincy, La Grange, Tu!i1. Alexandra,
Warsaw and keokuk, on Saturday; Fort Madi
SOW Burlington. Oquawka. New Bostan,
Bloomington, and Rock Island on Sunday.
On her return trip, she will leave Rock
Island on MONDAY morning at o'clock and
VII oe at Bloomington, New Boston. Oquaw.
ka, Burlington aud Fort Madison on the same
dav. Keokuk. Warsaw. Alexandria. fully. La
Grange, Quincy, Marion City, Hannibal, Lou
isiana and Clarksvillc IN Tuesday, and will
arrive in St Louis Wednesday morning
The OCEAN WAVE, was built at ST Louis, ex-
pre<sy 'or the trade. and will continue her
iriI s regularly t:rou, hout the season.
Passengers and shippers may rely on her
punetuality. [fvbl2-33
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
VIRGINIA., TM thursday, FEBRUARY &c.

dropped his knife, and with, "I.ord bless us %
termed around and made tracks as fast as his
legs could carry him. In his course he upse,
woman with basket full of golden pippns,
which, by the by, were soon hidden in the
pockets OF some dozen nrctisis, who we're
standing about in eager waiting. To make
amends 20 the poor woman for this accident,
the Fakir purchased quarters worth of ;he
apples ami on opening the first one with his
knife, out dropped gold piece. second
apple produced another gold piece--a third
the same. '''rhese are real golden pippins,
old lady," said the Fakir; show much for
the ioi:" 81 sells no more" replied she of
| the pippins, at the same time sna,ching up
the basket aud making off in the wake of him
| of the calf's head Shortly AFTER the pipsnn
lady was observed, hastily engaged in cut
ting up Tie remainder of her stock. Things
by this time had go, little quiet In about
fifteen minutes we observed the Fakir talking
with one of our eilicien. police officers, Mr..
Turner, and expecting some more sport, we
drew near. In this we were disappointed !;
but, as Mr.. Turner left him, we observed the
Fakir's eye altentvely fixed on large cab-
bage. he walked up to the Dutchman who
was attending the basket, and addressed Aim
with, show do you sell cabbage by the
dozen, my old friend 7"
"That size fifty cents, cause GO. hard heart
this size thirty Cents, 'cause go: soft heart"
"Why do you make the difference 20
"Tha's good for crout and got hard heart'
"Let me see," says the Fakir, taking up
the large cabbage. After examining very al
;entively ne said, syou allow your chickens
to run amongst your cabbage -
"No," said the Dutchman.
"Yah," said the Fakir sand can prove it.
hear a nest of chickens in the cabbage
now," and an audible chirruping was easily
distinguished.
'Give me your knife,' says The Fakir, and
on opening the cabbage, out popped good
sized hen and several chickens, apparently
week old.
We can easily account for the limitations
OF the sounds produced by the calf's head,
ihe eggs and the turkey. The gold pieces ia
The apples were orcourse placed there by AN
ingenious slight-ol-hand. The Fakir per-
formed similar experiments during his pub
lie lectures. But how the hen and chickens
got into The cabbage is conundrum to u.s.
We are rather of opinion that our eyes must
have deceived US, and that they were not
there at all, but must have been stored away
somewhere in the folds of the Fakir's ample
cloak, until he saw fit To release them, appa-
renuy from the Dutchman's cabbage.-Piits-
burg Chronicle.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
A BEA UTIFuL INCIDENT.

On fine summers day, clergyman was
called 10 preach in town in Indiana, to young
Episcopal congregation. At the close of his dis
such words as these:
"Learn that the present life is preparation
for, and has tendency TO, eternity. The pre-
sent is linked 20 the future throughout creation,
IN the vegetable, in the animal, and The moral
world. As is the seed, SO is the fruit; as is the
egg, so IS the fowl; as is the boy, so is the man
ana as is the rational being in lIi,s world, SO will
the be in the next; Dives estranged from, God
here, is Dives estTanged from God there; and
Enoch walking with God here, is Enoch walk
ing with God i'm caimer and better world, |
beseech you then, live for blessed eternity Go
10 the worm that you tread upon, and learn les
son OF wisdom. The very caterpillar seeks the
food that fosters II Tor another and similar state
and, more wisely than man, builds its own se-
puchre, from whence In time, by kind of re-
surrection, II comes forth new creature in almost
an angelic form. And now, that which was hide
Gus is beautiful, and that which crawled flies,
and that Which fed OH comparatively grass food
sips the dews and revels in the rich pastures, an
einblem OF hat Paradise where flows the river of
lille, and grows the tree of life. Could the cater
pillar have been diverted from its proper element
and mode of life, if it had never attained the
buterfly's splendid form and hue, it had persisted
worthless worm. Consider her ways and be
wise. Let il not be said that we are more negl-
gent than worms, and your reason is less availa-
bic than their instinct. AS often as the butterfly
fits across your path remember that it whispers
in It's tight-'Live for the Fulure.' !"
With this the preacher closed his discourse !;
but to deepen the Impression, a butterfly directed
by the hand which guides alike the san and an
atom in It's course nuliered through the church as
IT commissioned by Heaven to repeat the exhor,a-
tion. There was neither speech nor language
but its voice was heard saying to the gazing au-
d!ence-'.Live for the Future.--.7UonY !Speciotor.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
DISTRESSING EVENT.

The Racine (Wisconsin Territory Advocate
Of the 18th ult. has the following account of
most distressing occurrence which happened in
that village on that days
Zone Of the most heart rending and affective
calamities that ever befel our community, occur
red in this village before dawn this (iuesday)
morning. The dwelling of the Honorable Mar.
shall nj. Strong, now absent at Madison, as one
oil the Councillors In the Legislature from this
County, was consumed by ire--and Mrs. Strong,
with her son and daughter, pershei in the flames.
Our whole community is hoiror-sricken at this
awful Providence. The pail o! death seems TO
nave been spread over every house in our place
grief and mourning are depicted iii every counle-
nance, and sorrow and alarm agitate our entire
population.
The servant girl, with the little boy, were sleep
ing up stairs in the back part of The building
and Mrs. Strong, with the little girl, were in her
bed-roonFan the second story OF the front part.
And FROM the incoherent relation of the servant
girl--whose agitation and distraction of mind
prevent her from recollecing any thing very dis.
iinctiy That occurred at that awful uIoment--it
appears that when Mrs. Strong and the servant
girl were first awakened from their slumbers by
The smoke or the cracking of the flames, they
both Invountarily rushed out of doors in their
night clothes.
Mrs. Strong, at the instan, she turned and was
made sensible of the danger around her, urged
by mothers ai-pervadIng affection for her Off
spring and following the holy impulses of wo-
mans nature, heroica'ly rushed into the midst of
The smoke and flames, with the frantic hope of
saving her children.
Devoted woman! She and her darling of.
spring met a common fate Ladders were pro-
cured, windows burst in, and every effort was
usrd by those first on The ground, 10 penetrate
The mass OF fire and smoke, with the hope of saw
ing The victims from so awful d fate.-But Ger
tain death awaited hiH who might have made
the daring attempt to enter.
The remains of Mrs. .,Wohg a"o ..bil-
d,a 80 ~, -, OUT OF the ruins OF the buiIdinc
MS ihothing; their bodies were so nearly con,
sumed, that it is utterly impossible to recognize
them~-oiher than the crsp'd and chaIr'd bones
and remains of human beings. How agonizing,
and how appalling, TO even the manly feelings OF
| the honored husband and father!
! gentleman started for Madison at 4 o'clock
this morning, TO carry the affective intelligence
TO Mr.. Strong.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
A WELL GUARDED SAFE.

The Rothcbilds of France have inventor ,o.
derlul piece Of mechanism TO prevent anv reno.
val of their deposites. If person altemu,s Tho
lock, or Hampers with it in the slightest deoreS. ad
iron hand and arm is thrust out from nh door
cIenches The offender and holds him moiiohless
70 us IRON embrace, while at the satne instant 4
Waterman, giving him notice Thai his presence -
required In the room below. Should this Watch
man not get down to the assistance and release or
tne wretch held by the iron arm In Is mintied
,lme, then bunderbuss is discharged itj6 ihS
BODY OF the tresPassef. Thus he is fnercGully
aiio"ee 10 minutes grace to reflect dpon The ehofs
mIiy OF his offence. il is told that a few tea5s
since man was caught by the iron hippets ana
The Waterman came to his release only two mia.
u,es before the blunderbuss would have been d,sr
charged. ~" Wv
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
From the New York Evening Gazette.
EFFECTS OF WAR.

AS so many inexperienced warmi-hearted wound
patriots are so hot for war, it would be as well
to inform these gentlemen 'eXperieniia docet,'
that the same causes produce similar effects and
that third war with England would produce The
SAME effects as the asAe. Of 1912. AMI How let
us see what some OF muse effects will probably be;
LIST. The seizure of our merchant vessels in all
quarters of the world, and Imprisonment OF the
officers aud crews. Consequence-,he failure Of
our merchants by scores, as in 1913, and the de-
struc,ion o! all foreign trade.
end. The suspension Of spoc Gle payments at all
the Banks. Conseq uence-nilatiom of the cur.
rency at time when laborers are out of employ;
thus impoverlshing the lower and middle classes,
and driving them, nolens volens, into the Army
Navy for bread.
Sd. The blockade of our ports as in 1913 and
1871. Consequence--no outlet for our produce,
wl!ic!; "ili remain iii the hands of our Farmers;
or be disposed Of at starving prices for worthless
paper money.
4th. Suspension Of all commerce. Conse-
quence-cariinen, rggers. steVedores, porers and
clerks by hundreds, ont al the elbows, and in ex,
IRENE poverty, in common with all who lived OH
the profits OF commerce.
9Th. 1t vii! break up the occupation of thou.
sands, convert many Industrious mechanics into
soldiers, others into loaters and drunkards, and
send hundreds Of growing wives to an early
grave; TO say nothing OF the thousands Of wiz
dows and orphans, made SO by war, and driven
10 poverty.
9th. Thousands now at school receiving :nos
raj education, must be suddenly deprived of in.
siTucon and be ever after afflicted with the evils
that the want of early cultivation of the mind al
ways entails r.i
7;h. Thousands who look for long life NAV
suddenly find their graves far from home; and
thousands wounded may hobble through life
without the sympathy and possibly the respect Of
those by whom they surrounded, and for
whom they have sacrificed their limbs. Such
things have been and may be again. HI
SIX years war may result in general bank:
| !uptcy; breaking up of families; plunging in
the deepest poverty those. who have always been
enjoying the comforts and luxuries OF life, and
consequently least prepared 10 endure misfortune
with patience.
II these things occur-which God forbid--we
| shall look back with astonishnent that we have
Incurred all these evils for the sake of possessing
a few acres of the worst land in country four
thousand miles distant, that could in no event
have been of The vadc Of one cent 10 one man in
five hundred who will have suffered by the en-
forcement Of the claim.
Rome and Greece fell by the extension of ier:
riicry, and England sooner o. later. must experts
ence the same Fate, but il is 20 be hoped that
America will profit by the experience of the past;
and avoid the only false policy which is sure I'd
rain her, as it has other nations, if she is weak
enough TO adopt it, %.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
BEAUTIES OF BEplNcER.

Elegant extracts from speech delivered In
the House Of Representatives on the 18th Janua.
ry 1916, by Mr.. Bedinger Of Virginia.
| I. Specimen of wise and mastery statesman
ship.
.Am l to be answered i'm the words Of the no.
norable gentleman from Indiana, MIR. Kennedy
| that this would be ''stealing the country;" thar
it would be "creeping and crawling into the
country, and acting. in bad faith !' No such
thing, sir. All thfFshoulJ be done In the broad
face Of heaven and the world. We have said 10
Great Britain, "Oregon is ours ;" and, we should
add, "we mean to maintain our rights to every
portion of il; we do not choose to fight for it at
this moment, but we are getting ready, and we
mean TO get ready" Would this be acting Ia
bad faith
.. Eloquence and invec,ivc. A splendid specf.
men.
IA great deal has been said in this House a.
gainst the character of Great Britain, and gehile
men have Seemed TO vie with each other in the
use of opprobnons epthets against her. l do
not desire 10 be behind-iand, i'm this matter,
sir; and have therefore selected from very
humorous lelier-writer to the New York Herald,
certain expressions admirably suited 10 the occa.
sion. That writer declares that Great Britain is
a "damned. incorIigible, Unsuitable, nnappeasa.
Die, unsatisfable, unrelening, never-y iedng. al
never-receding, aways-encroach-
ing, unconsconabie bloody pira,ep Not hav.
10 express my Indignation against
Great Britain, have been compelled to borrow
them; and if any gentleman can lind stronger, or
more appropriate, should like 10 hear them."
B. magnificent and never-to-be equalled Gea
scrfpsion OF tia. remarkable bird, the American
cgi5 asIeen by Mr.. Bedinger himself at HaI.
ier's FeFSy, in his own district.
al witnessed there, upon one occasion, sir,
scene which | wish had The skill or ability to
lerct TO this committee, for il was very beauti.
I'll. There was black, lowering, and porten-
GUS cloud in the west, charged with thunder,
'ver its dark bosom the red lightning CLEANED
md danced and the voice of The thunder came
orth in tones which shook the hills. An eaglo
ame swooping on from the east, directly in the
ace OF the cloud itself Onward he came with
he rapihy OF an arrow, seeming resolved to
penetrate the dark barrier, and make his onward
way in spite of all resistance. Now he plunged
nto the dark bosom OF the cloud as if determine:
ID to snatch the ghinings of heaven anon he
Wheeled aloit as If resolved to scale lis summit;
md his Shrek forth in fierce defiance oil
he angry thunder. But, suddenly, he made one
majestic swoop-not backward, sir no retreat
n his nature-but directly along the very verge
# the cloud, skirting the Blue Ridge, and perch:
ID himself upon one of the lo!iiest peaks. He
aused moment, with bowed wings and
dancing eyes the cloud blew over without even
he smallest pat,ering of rain the sun came out
gain from the cloudless heaven; the eagle
prang from his pearch and pursued his course
ar in the dim regions Of the ,rackless vest
Charlottesville AIuocatel
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26
THE UNwAsHED oTHELLo.

One night Major P IL 49,, Colonel
c., of C., with one or two others,
who were supping at the Bugle Inn, at New
port, agreed TO amuse themselves i'm This man
ner. scene from 'Olhello' was fixed upon,
-Oihello, by the Colonel, who in order to
look the character, blackened his face all over
with a burnt cork belonging 10 one Of the
empty champagne boules, that Stood under The
side board.
The night was far spent, when Lady
BIS coachman, who waited to drive the
the Colonel home, and who had made seve-
raj attempts TO get the Colonel away, sent up
word that'he couldn't keep his horses on, any
longer, and if the Colonel didn't come imme-
diately, he must drive direct to S-without
him. The later not wishing to compromise
! an old and valued servant, Instantly complied.
and dismissed the carriage at the lodge, walk
ed up TO the house, let himself in with latch
key, and went straight to bed. quite forgetting
that his face had been blackened all over.
In the morning Mrs. c. awoke and turn
ing round, discovered black man snoring 5y
her side Too much frightened 10 scream
she jumped out Of bed, rang the bell furious
ly. and wound herself in the bed curtains.
In rushed the lady's maid and housekeeper.
cried both in a breath IS
.Noihing happened TO the Colonel, | hope,
ma'am p said the butler a; The door.
Hope master amt took with a fit, ma'am ;,
pursued the foo'man, peerng over the buffers
shoulder
ooh take it away take it awavp cried
Mrs. c., speaking with great difficulty.
and giving herself another twist in the bed
curtains. a Gs>l
'What is it, ma'am--wl,at is it2' said the
femme de chambre, frightened out of her wits.
is it in bed, ma'am?' inquired the house
keeper waddlng up TO it,
'Kna-a-wap snored the still slumbering
Othello.
! Thieves! Murdern screamed the women,
Thieves, Murderp echoed Mrs. g.
applying herself to The bell da capo.
| 'Don't be alarmed, ma'am3 said the butler
! boiling in, followed by the footman and groom
armed with what weapons they could Law
their bands on,'we'll soon secure the rascal
Lads mind your heads p-and with this he
gallantlv nourshed The Colonel's sabre, which
he had appropriated; and supported by The
rest fthe party. approached the bed
'fIallo,' roared the Colonel, starting on his
'head's an,ipodes,' for he had been awakened
| by the bubbub.
The devil, by gum cried the groom. over.
turning his compatriots in bis eagerness 10
escape
Help! murderp vociferated Mrs. c..
stamping and jerking down the bell-pull.
! sHelpl murderp reiterated the footman.
scramblng ont of the room on all fours, as il
he were acting stag-houDd in some mytho-
logical charade.
| Here, Tom Dick Come back you ras-
calsp cried the bewildered Colonel, throwing
his night-cap after them. John! you old
fool you, get up! where is your mistress /
If you don't get up this instant and tell me
the meaning Of all this, and who keeps
screaming behind the the curtain here, FIJI
fling the bolster at you, will you old villain
! Are you all mad p
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1846-02-26

Bless me! is il you STRIP said the butler,
rising and rubbing tie small of his back.
La my dear is it you q cried Mrs. C,
peeping.
'Ale! TO be sure it is WHO the plaguev
should II be? What are you both laughing
al! What were you all so frightened for
Did you take me for the devilf
we did indeed, sir said the butler, as soon
as he could speak.
sand no wondern cried Mrs. c., laugh
ing heartily. sWhat in the world have you
done TO your face, my deari'
Face! what is the matter with my face =
inquired the Coioneh who had forgotten all
about the previous nights theatricals.
Nay, you best know reioined his better
hali.--'John, bring the Colonel that glass;
Eth! Oh irecollect now said the Colonel,
looking at himself. |.Ia! ha Capital, glo-
rious! No wonder you took me for The
devil. lia'! hat ha!" Eol no ho! How
H and the rest Of 'em viii ia,,ss .yhen
they hear this. Joha you may go'' And
when the servant had left the room the Colo
mel explained the natter