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NOTICE.
New Flour Store.

THE subscriber has taken the warehouse on the
north side Of water street, opposite MessrS
Read 81 Son. and intends keeping a supply of all
the various grades of -four. He will endeavor to
make it the interest Of dealers in the article to give
him call, as he is determined Ia sell at small pro-.
fits LEWIS BROOhS,
feb IF Water street, lieOreetnWn.
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CHOICE READING.

g" you enlighten the people, do not forget that this
is but half the work. Let them be made vrtuous and
religious, or you leave them exposed to danger
than they were before.''
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n GORGE W. CLARKE, BUILDER, And
lTGE.NERaL FJIR,NIShU.N'G U.NDERT.7KER
corner Of Virginia areaue and 9Th street, near the
Nary Yard Gate-or at his residence, on the west
side of l. lth street, near the eastern Branch bridge
Thankful for the liberal patronage with which
ne has already been favored he respectfully socits
a continuance Of the same.
Always on hand, ready for use, Pine Cherry,
Walnut, Poplar, and Mahogany, which he manu-
facures into Collins at the shortest notice, and on
the most reasonable terms
Hearse and carriages furnished at the shortest
notice. All orders thankfully received and prompt
y attended to at all hours fet at the above place
N. B.-Carpenters work in all its branches done
on the most reasonable terms, and at the shortest
notice.
Old Furniture repaired and vanished, and made
look equal to new. dec 1S-6m
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"A Card.

"A CARD. ...
EIHE undersigned, considering himself duly
H qualified, offers his services to the citizens
Of Washington for the drawing Of plans and spe,
cfcations Of dwelling or other houses, and also as
measurer Of builders work. Charges moderate.
HI may le consulted between the hours OF 9 and
IL O'Clock, A. M, at Mr.. Purdy's Office, Lumber
Yard, uh street. MarketHouse square.
fob 27-n John &. HARDNESS.
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I DAILY. ]
Hardware. Hardware.! nardware,.!

f. WHEELER, Penn, Avenue, near 7th street.
II AS just opened an entire new and well select
| III ed assortment Of Hardware, Cutlery and
Fancy Goods, which he offers for sale at whole
sale or RETAIL on as accommodating terms as they
can be lrad in the district.
His stock consists in part Of the following art-
cles Rogers s. Sons and Others Table Cutlery
in complete sets, Ivory, Buffalo, Buck, Bone, and
Cocoa Dining and Desert Knives and Forks, Ger
man Silver, and Britannia, Tea and Table Spoons
Penknives, Razors, Scissors, Nut Picks, and
Crackers, Cooks, Butchers, Shoe and Carving
Knives, Shutters and Trays, Plated, Steel and
Brass Audirons, Shovels and Tongs, Shovel and
Tong Stands, and Tenders, Tea Trays ard Wai-
ters, in sets and separately Bellmetal and Porce-
Ian Preserving Kettles, Iron, Tin, Tea Kettles and
Sauce Pans, Long and Short Handle Frying Pans,
and Stove Pans, Ovens and Lids, Pots, Skillets,
Griddles and extra Lids, Iron Furnaces Potatoe
Steamers, Mortars and Pestlcs, Warfle Irons, Sad
Irons, Skimmers, Ladies and Forks, Coffee Mills,
siiters, Bread Toasters, &C., Shoycls, Spades,
Forks, Hay and Straw Knives, Axes, Hatchets,
Hammers Saws and Planes, Cut, wrought and
Horse Shoe Nails, Cut Tacks pat. Brads and Spara-
bles, Rim, Cottage, Mortise and Stock Locks,
Closet, Cupboard, Till, Chest, Trunk and Pad
Locks Mortse' Stop, Knob and Thumb Latches,
and Bolts, Table, Butt, Parliament, H. L. & Strap
Hinges, Palmers pat Blind Hinges, to faster
back and to Farnham's pat. Window Blind fas.
teners, Common and Axle Sash Pulleys and sash
Cord, New England Co. Wood Screws all sizes.
Sofa Springs, Bed Screws, Castors and Furniture
Knobs, Curtain Bands and Pins, Iron and Brass
Ha2 and Coat Hooks, Single and Double Barrel
Guns and Apparatus, Brushes, Combs, Buttons,
Needles and Pins Shoe Thread, Cotton, Worsted,
Diaper, Boot and Straining Web, Curry Combs,
Horse Cards, Wool Cards, Ok, Trace Halters,
Backband and Dog Chains, Brass, Copper and Iron
Wire, Round Flat and Square Iron, Hoop and
Band lron Nail Rods Burdens pat. Horse Shoes,
Carriage Springs, Wagon Boxes, American and
English Blister, Cast and Sheer Steel, &c., &c
All Of which, he will sell as low as can BIZ had
at any regular Hardware House in the city
Washington, Nov. a, lS45.
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WM NqGLL veaitian r. Blind hoaae maker as sGu,h ah
10th streets. Blinds Of all sizes and colors, fur
nshed to order. Old blinds retrimmed and painted
JONATHAN II. WALKER.-fIouse car
,J penter and joiner on Il street, shop corner X
and Sth streets.
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nOMBS, BRUSHES, AND PERFUIERY.-
" We have just returned from the North with an
extensive assortment of the aboye-named articles,
and arc now ready t. supply our customers with
the best and freshest Perfumery, consisting Of Po-
matums, Ok Marrow, and Oils for identifying and
promoting the growth Of the hair; Cold Cream,
Lip Salve, Bay Rum, Farina Cologne, Lubin's Ex-
tracts for the handkerchief, with great variety of
English and French Hair Brushes
Also, Shell, Buffalo, and Horndrcssing, tuck, and
side Combs; Nail and Tooth Brushes; a very fine
article of Purses, all Of which we are determined
to sell cheaper than the cheapest
s. PARKER'S Perfumery and
Fancy Store, bet. 9th and 10th streets,
Pennsylvania avenue. nov 4-tf
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OH ZAP For CA SH!!
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House, Furnishing Store, pennsylvania
Avenue South side. bef,Deen 9th and l0M
streets, Washington.
We have on hand new and secondhand goods:
such as Beds,eads, Beds and Bedding; Tables,
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The scene is changed. Come with me
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nARIs MILLINERY, Just opened at Mrs
s. Pa,Ler,s Fancy stors. April |.
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shout succeeded, and ere he reached
half the distance, twenty armed boats
were in swift pursuit. His noble horse
dashed through the Delaware, his mas
ter spurred him on with double inter-
est while the balls whistIed around him.
The tide was running down, when he
reached the Jersey shore, he found
himself Immediately opposite the old
slip at Market street. On reaching
the shore he turned round, took out a
pistol, with a steady aim, fired at the
first boat, man fell over the side and
sunk TO rise no more. He then disap-
peared-his pursuers gave one look,
one curse, and returned to the Penn
sylvania shore, fully believing that if he
was not the devil, he was at least one
ofhis principal agents.
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Revolutionary ReculIections.

In the autumn Of, l777, when Lord
Howe, had possession of Philadelphia,
the situation Of the Americans who
could not follow their beloved com
mander, was truly distressing, subject
to the every day insults of cruel and
Oppressive foes. Bound to pay obedl-
ence to- laws predicated on the mo-
mentary power Of a proud and yindic-
tive commander, il can better be pic
tured than described. To. obtain the
common necessares Of life, particular
" flour, they had to go as far as Bris-
,tol, a distance of eighteen or twenty
miles, and even this indulgence was
not granted them until apass was pro-
cured from Lord Howe, as guards were
placed along vine-street, extending
from the Delaware TO the SchuylkiIl,
forming complete barrier; beyond
these, through the woods. extending as
far as Frankford, were stationed the
apique, guards--thus rendering it in a
manner impossible to reach Bristol mills
unless first obtaining pass. 'ls !
q The commander in chief. OF the
american forces was then encamped at
the. Valley Forge, suffering from cold,
hunger and the Inclemency Of the sea-
son. The British rolled in plenty, and
spent their days in feastipgs, theirnlghts
ain balls, riots and dissipation; thus rest
ing in supposed security, while the
American .chieltain was planning a
mode for final extirpatlon. A. poor
woman with six small children, whose
husband was al the Valley Forge, had
smade frequent applications for apass.
engagements rendered it impossible
ffor her cruel torments'to give her one.
Rendered desperate from disappoint
Sinent, and the cries Of her children, she
started alone without pass, and by
good luck cluded. the guard and reach
z ed Bristol. RQg 40 ahYlgEA
a.,It will beremembered by many now
living, that six brothers, by the name
of Loale or Doale, aboutthis time com
,mitted many acts ofheroic brayery,bu
smore in the character Of mauraders
than soldiers. q Theyweresmen full siz
fort high, stout and active, a a,fearles.
yintrepidity characterized their deeds
s.and they always succeeded IN making
,their escape.e IA marked partiality to
sthc Americans rendered them pbnoxi
.sous ID the British and always welcome
Ito the former, to whom they conveyed
what information they could CLEAN II
their adventures. q, ,,...s ,.,,.s.s,
S Our adventurous female having pro
cured her -four in a pillow case hold
ing about twenty pounds, was return
ing with light heart to her anxious ant
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II r. A n III

"Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north-wind's breaths
And stars to set-but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, o DEATH"
The emblems of mortality surround
US. A voice audible comes up from
creation, telling us that we are born to
die. Death is the end of all that live.
Death is the sleep that wakes not again
to things of time. Its impress is stamp
ed upon all things. Where is the little
blue-eyed ffoweret which trembling in
the summer breeze, opened its petals to
the warm and invigol ating beams Of the
sun but short time age? 1t bloomed
in health and beauty, the rosy tints Of
youth were pictured on its folds. but it
is seen no more. The chilling breeze
has fingered too long about it and it has
died. The rose has bloomed but blooms
no more. Decay is gathering upon tho
whole vegetable system, and ere long
the white mantle OF winter will have
shrouded its bosom, and hollow winds
will sigh the requiem Of the passing
year. Time rolls away as the swift
gliding Of stream. The past with all
its Joys and all its sorrows has gone new
er to return--the present. the time to
prepare for the uncertain future, and to
lay up treasure for coming life, is here
the future lies before US and through its
dark veil we cannot penetrate. So.emn
reflection!
The pulse now beats in health, but
each pulsatlon leaves the number less
and tells our funeral marches to the
tombl Soon we that now live will
drop, like leaves of autumn into the
grave. The tints of health and vigor
will have left our cheek, and deaths
pale mantle shroud the brow. Where
are those friends whom we have loved,
and whose society we so much esteem
ed! They too, now "sleep the sleep
of those that dream not,' and we are
following after, and will meet them in
another world. A world beyond the
shining orbs that glitter in the firma-
ment, where peace spreads her bright
pinions, and where joy inhabits every
bosom. This is the Christians home.
The Christians death, to die in hope
lof gloTy--to fall to sleep on Jesus
breast, and hear his plaudit in dying
hour welcoming thee, in accents sweet,
to the regions Of peace--to dwell with
HIM in glory. Who would not be a
lChristian, that when death comes he
can leave this world with the hope Of
dwelling in heller cline!
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Vol. III. No. "a.

any appetite. Now captain of the af-
ter guard, bring piece Of old canvass
and some sand here and clean his teeth
nicely" The captain of the after guard
came forward, and putting the boys
head between his knees scrubbed his
teeth we'll with the sand and canvass,
for two or three minutes. "There that
will do," said the lieutenant. SNOW.
my little fellow, your mouth is nice
and clean, and you'll enjoy your break
fast. 1t was impossible for you to eat
anything with your mouth in such
nasty state. When it's dirty again,
come to me and iii be your dentist.
Peter Simple.
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was amused the last morning watch
that / kept. We were slowing the
hammock in the quarter deck nettings,
when one Of the boys came with his
on his shoulder, and as he
passed, the first lieutenant perceived
that he had a quid of tobacco in his
cheek. "What have you got there,
my good lad, a gum-blle? your cheek
cheek is much swollen" "No sir," re-
piled the boy,"there's nothing at all the
NATTER" 80, there must be; is it 9
tooth then? open your mouth and lei
me see."+ Very reluctantly the boy
opened his mouth, and discovered a
large roll of tobacco leaf. 81 see, ! see'
said the lieutenant, "your mouth wants
over.hauling, and your teeth cleaned
wish we had q dentist on board, bu'
as we, have not, | will operate as wei
as 4 can. Send the armorer up here
with his tongs." When the armorel
made his appearance, the boywasmade
to open his mouth, while the chew o
tobacco was extracted with bis rough
instrument. sThere now," said the
lieutenant, slim sure you must feel bet
ter already, you never could have hac
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Beautiful Extracts.

! saw the temple reared by the hands
of men, standing with its high pima
cles in the distant plain. The storms
beat upon it, the God of Nature hurl-
ed his thunder bolts against it, and yet
It stood as adamant. Revelry was in
its halls-the gay, the happy, the young.
and the beautiful were there. Ire
turned; and the temple was no more!
Its high walls lay in scattered ruins,
moss and wild grass grew wildly there,
and at midnight hour the owls cry ad-
ded to the deep solitude. The young
and the gay who revelled there had
passed away.
saw the child rejoicing in his youth;
the idol OF his mother and the pride of
his father. returned; and the child
had become old. Trembling with the
weight of years, he stood the last ofhis
generatlon-a stranger amidst the des-
olations around him.
saw the old oak stand in all its pride
on the mountain; the birds were CAROL
ling on its boughs. Ireturned; the oak
was leaAess and sapless. the winds
were playing at their pastimes through
It's branches.
"Who is the Destroyer" said l to my
guardian angel.
sit is TIME," said he; "when the
morning stars sang together with joy
over the new-made world he commenc-
ed his course, and when he shall have
destroyed all that is beautiful on earth,
plucked the sun from lis sphere, veiled
the moon in blood; yea, when he shall
have rolled the earth away as scroll.
then shall an angel from the throne Of
God. come forth, and with one foot on
the sea, and one on the land, lift up his
head towards heaven, and swear by
heavens eterAal King" Time is, Time
was, but Time shall be no longerm
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Hgs From the Washington Union
Interesting Statements.

The following letter from our correspondent in
Europe contains some very important facts We
vouch for his integrity. His own letters are the
best vouchers for his intelligence. We beg our
readers to con this letter over first and second
time. Extraordinary as those developments are,
we cannot doubt their correctness. They relate to
Of the gre atest discoveries of the age, in which
we are particularly concerned.
The combusdbilay fprepared cotton appears to
have been discovered about the same time by two
of the chemists OF Europe. 1t seems destined to
supersede gunpowder itself. 1t is more combus-
tible than gunpowder--more powerful in its ex-
plcsion--heating and fouling the gun much less,
and probably endangering less the lives of those
who fire the gun, from its danger of bursting. II
is much more efficient and economical, because it
is four times as strong and costs much less to make
it, and it is SO simple in its preparation that il can
be manufactured by the most common operatives.
II there be any truth in these statements, the dis
covery introduces new era in the progress Of i'm.
provement 1t opens new demand and new mar
kes for the consumption of one of our most valu-
able staples. This is another decided advantage
which it presents to the United States. The ques-
ton comes up, whether, with these experiments
before us, directly vouched for, as they are by
one of our most intelligent citizens it does not be-
come the dutysof the War and Navy Departments
10 investigate the subject, and to institute series
Of experiments as soon as they can communi cate
with the authors or the patentees. We esay paten.
tees, because we understand that the first stephas
already been taken to take out patent right in our
own Patent Office.
Improbable as these experiments appear on the
first blush, yet we must recoIect the spirit of the
| age itself in which we life. What wonderful i'm
provements have burst upon US within the last thir-
ty years-the virtues of steam applied to such a
variety of purposes to the steamboat (under the
auspices OF the American Fulton,l and to the fly
ing car, and the thousand forms in which it is EN-.
ployed upon manufactures, are sufficient alone to
prepare our maginations for the other prodgies Of
the age. The invention of the magnetic telegraph,
(from the inventive genius of another american,
Morse, ~ which seems almost to annihilate time and
space themselves, strips increduly itself of almost
every excuse to dispute any innovation. Our own
country, too is singularly favored in these changes
The potato decays IN Europe, and this failure in.
creases the demand for our corn. A German chem.
ist discovers new virtue in cotton, and this cre
ates new demand for our staple production.
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[From our European Correspondent
p. No. V.
FRANKFoRT.oN-THE-MAINE,
September 80, l846,

.gg.ala September 80, l846.
DEAR SIR: One of the most wonder
ful scientific discoveries of modern
times has been exploited here and at
Basle, in Switzerland, within the last
lew weeks. Professors BaItger of the
former place, and Schonbein of the lat
ter, simultaneously, by a similar course
ofexperimenting, g,have invented meth
cd of preparing raD cotton which will
undoubtedly eventuate in the discon-
tinuance of tie use of gunpowder!-
The article which they prepare has
been submitted to many severe ordeals
and its vas, s,superiority for all explosive
purposes, over gunpowder, is acknowl.
edged by the first chemists and militia
ry officers in Germany. can scarce
ly believe my own senses when ! wit.
ness an exhibition OF Its extraordinary
properties. ~ ansl
Upon my arrivalin this city | wa;
invited By friend, distinguished
member Of the German Diet, to dine
with HIM, and not declining his hospi
tality, met with and was presented
to Professor Baltger, who tits but pro
per to remark is distinguished for hi:
attainments, and who has charge o
the public laboratory asa chemical lee
turer. Before the separation Of tht
party, Professor B. took from each o
his waistcoat pockets a paper contain
ing some raw cotton;. a small portion
of that which was in one he placedup
on sheet of white paper, and near j
spme gunpo WIDER upon another sheet
He touched them at the same momen
with the burning endof a cigar, ant
with the quickness Of the lightning
blast, the cotton was consumed with
out smoke or odor, or ashes, or ever
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POETRY.
From the Washington Union.
"A Roundclay for Monterey.

When Reseca's bloody field tet' -
s& Crown'd the glory of the day, 't,
e4 Palo Altos cannon peal'd 7swt.Iss .f
On the eighth and ninth of May!
There was Guild laurel wreath,
s"'r Which adorns nation now,
IA Whose dawning buds were pluck'd beneath
,,a The fire and sword of many a brow; rsi
Whose early spring,of glory shed
A lustre on the days Of May.
7'f' And reap'd harvest midst the dead,
Jo4 Beneath The walls of Monterey! 3@
where the Rio Grande's wave "
Rolls along the cory shore, '''" 2 % y p
as And the laurel and the grave 8 cen
Z, =, Crowns the battle evermoret 5.s -.,.ta,,
There a host of heroes fell. Ia, ...i
Charging deadly on the foe,
80 Or, midst the waving chapparai, a-l :"
fso LAID their fierce assailsDts low; 51i 81 rt
r,Aie Then with the eighth and ninth Of May,
Well add a chapIet to the wreath.
For those who fought at Monterey,
pnHg Or found a soldiers grave beneath4
From the citadel and tower NJ,
From the palace and the wall
Where the cannon's fiery shower o'f''
s Heral' d many braYe mans fall,
There, the stony streetall red, ge ~
1oAs the Rios bloody wave. 4ire. ~ .isii.a
n Will tell how nobly died aud bled, s.4
IS Those who fought aud found grave!
sslsi IL Then with these proud days of May.
q sfgse We'lla add chaplet to the wreath,
s = ~ For those who fought at Monterey.
sss tas Or found soldier grave beneath!
-. There will beat for those who bed @ ~
~. 4 Many a loving heart and dear! t..s
For every drop of blood that's shed, - So.
q. There will falla Nations tear; f,,aa.o
For the noble host deplored, s....s.5
81 A country will as freely yield b.. t... .st
It's tribute, as her children pour'd ,,,tg5
a,. & i. Their blood upon the battlefield!
,.s.,. Then with the eighth and ninth of May,
.p ~, We'll add chaplet TO the wreath, 4
.p.r For those who fought at Monterey,
~ ~, Or found a soldiers grave beneath
ss 80 e., ..,-,,, y.j. ~. J. F. TUEL.
Z WAsH1N GroN CRY, D. G.. Oct. 1916. ga7E
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