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TAR. yBANNING's BODY BRACE.-Debliuited public
speakers pulmonic dyspeptics, weak and delicate la
dies and children, and those with weak spine and one
prominent hip and shoulder, will find immediate comfort
by the application Of this perfectly easy instrument, which
is substitute the and acts unlike other sup
pos) by supporting the small of the back, and lifting and
not com pressing the suuken abdominal organs fully
banding the through the support of the internal
gans correcting STOPPING form by balancing the body
on It's axis aud by restraining the motions OF the should
Ladies will be fitted by Mrs. Baldwin, at p. Brenners
Pennsylvania avenue, 4h door from a street cast.
The medical profession invited 10 call and examine
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Extract from the act Of Congress Of Sd d@ch io4o 'eosn TO-
ind be ihr enacted That 1t shall be the duty oil the
Postmaster General all future lettings OF eohtaciS ior e
transportation the mall let the every case TO
the lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for aihfu
performance without other reference 10 the mode Oh such
transportation than may necessary provide for the due
CELEBRITY certainty, aud security ofsuch transportation nor
shall any hereafter be required TO purchase
out take at valuation, the stock vehicles of any pre-
vious contractor for the route"
Bidders will be careful read the forms and nstruc-
tons appended to this advertisement They requested
to state IN their the mode by which hey intend
mails speed called for in the schedules shall require
it, will be made for coach, steamboat rail-
road conveyance the may be; and, consequently,
such routes will be let bids proposing such mode of
yeyance In all other cases, the will be assigned
bids proposing the cheapest modes of transportation.
PROPOSALS for carrying the mails of the United States,
from the LIST day Of July ls49 to the 3Olh of June,
1852 inclusive in NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA,
MARYLAND, and OHIO, will be received at the Contract
Office of the Post Office Department IN the city OF Washing
ton until M 4,h April 1919, Ito be decided by the
oath April lS49 the routes and IN the manner and
NEW JERSEY.
1869 From New Germantown at 10 a Wednesday
By Potersvie and Unionvlle
To German Valley, by m, II miles
And back between p m and 81 m same day.
1870 From Kew Port at m, times week. as often
the boats run between New York ana hey
Port.
By Homdel and Colts Neck
To Squankum, by II m, 20 miles
And back between l p m and p m same day .
1911 From Tuckahoe at m Saturday
BY Lower Bridge, on Cedar Creek, Seaville, and
Townsend Inlet
To Cape May C. H., by IL m 20 miles
And back between 6 m and IL m same day.
Proposals leave the morning. and return in the after
noon of the day, day to be named, will be con-
sdered
1872 From Philadelphia lPa) at a m Saturday
BY Camden IN. j. and the following places :
Ellesburg, Fellowship, and Green Tree
To Mount LAUREL Burlington county, IN. I'D by IL
m, 20 miles
And back between p and Same day.
1873 From Cranberry at 9 a m Saturday
To South Brunswick by III m, miles
And back between m and 3 pm same day.
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+ of the General Land Office.
To the Public,

The lands embraced in the above proclamation are 10
Gated principally and adjacent the Mississippi and
ST. Crox rivers Those designated mineral are ex.
rcmey vauabe because in addition to the copper and
other ores found them, they well waered, and have
ready access TO market the South, by the Misss-
spp river the East by the OF the lakes, ana the
lines of communication that connect herewith
Valuable timber and all other necessary requisites for
building and smelling found in great abundance and
of the finest quality The climate healthy and pleasant
the cold being rarely than in the northern part
of New Yor-and many OF the lands exceedingly fer
tile producing all the grains and vegetables that can be
raised in Massa chu sets and northern New York
Maps showing the localities of the mines and other va
able information relating thereto, derived from the geologi
cal survey Nc which be embraced in this bref
notice will prepared and deposited in the land Office at
Crox for inspection early pactcaDle before the
commencement Of the public sales.
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OF the General Land Office.
Notice to Presumption Claimants.

Every person entitled to the right OF preemption any
of the lands within the townships and paris OF townships
above enumerated is required TO establish the the
satisfaction of the register and receiver of the proper land
office, and make payment therefor practicable
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed
the OF the public sale of the lands embra
cling the tract claimed, otherwise such claim will be for
teited.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
Mar 4-laWl3W
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NEW YORK In siicss-Beinp the sketches appearing
IN originally in the New York Tribune, collected into
pamphlet brm, with very numerous Illustrations. Price 81
cents. +. TAYLOR.
Mar 8
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TN pursuance of law, |, JAMES k POLK, President OF
The United States of America, do hereby declare and
make known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land offices tho Stale OF IOWA, at the periods
hereinafter designated, to vii: :,
At the land Office Fairfield, commencing on Monday
the fourth day of June for the disposal OF the pnb
lands situated within the aforementioned townships and
parts of townships viz:
North of the base line and Of the ff principal
dian.
Townships sevenytwo and seventy three, of range TWEEN
y-ihrec.
Townships sevenytwo and three, OF range TWEEN.
tyour.
Townships seveny-two and tythee Of range TWEEN
ty-ive.
Island section twenty three, in township scvcny-two,
of range fourteen. :,
At lie land Office at Dubuque, commencing on Monday,
the eighteenth day of June next for the disposal OF the
public lands situated within the aforementioned town
ships, to wit:
North of the base line and the h principal meridian
Township niDetyhree OF range seven
Township ninety three, of range eight
Townships nineytwo, niney-three ana nlhey-Iour Oh
range nine.
Township ninety three of range ten
Townships ninely-two ninety three, and ninety Jour- oil
range eleven. -.
Lands Appropriated by law for the OF schools MILL
tary other purposes, wall be excluded from the sales
The Offering the abovtmcntiond lands will be COM
menced on the days appointed, and proceed in tic order
which they advertised with all convenient despatch,
whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
closed But sale shall be kept open longer than TWO
weeks and of any oil the lands wiz be adj
Given under my hand, the city OF Washington this
twenty-seventh' day of February, ammo Doninl one
''o"''A' GIG ~ '''''''' JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
RICHARD M YOUNG, -
,,fcyt, rrif tho l.ln
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Notice to Presumption Claimants.

Every person entitled to the right of presumption any
OF the lands within the sections aud Of sections above
enumerated is required establish the same to the salts
faction of the register aud receiver of the proper land Office
and make payment therefor practicable after
seeing this notice. and before the day appointed for the
of the public sale OF the lands embracing
the claimed, otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
Mar 4-laWl3V
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Notice to Pre-emptloa Claimants.

Every person entitled tie right of ption
the lands the townships and of TOWNSHIP above
enumerated is required TO establish the same to the salts
faction OF the and receiver Of the proper land Office
and make payment therefor soon trdccabe alter
tract claimed, otherwise such claim will be forfeited
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Mar -laWl2W
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TN pursuance of law /, JAMES X. POLK President Of
the United States OF America, do hereby declare and
make known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land office, in the State OF MISSOURI herein
after designated, TO wits -
AT the land office Springfield, commencing on Mon
day. the fourth day of June for the disposal OF me
public lands situated within the aforementioned townships
and parts OF wnships, viz
North of the base line and oe Of the nm principal msri-
dian.
Townships twenty 1.-TWO, twenty three and twentyour, OF
range eleven.
twelve.
Township twenty-five, of range nineteen.
Townships twenty three and twenyfour OF range TWEEN
tyrone.
Township twenty three of range twenty-five.
Lands Appropriated by law tor the of schools mill
tary or purposes will be excluded from the
The offering of the above lands will be COM
menced the days appointed and proceed in the order
in which they advertised with all convenient DESPATCH
until the whole shall have been offered and the sale thus
closed But sale shall be kept open longer than
weeks and private entry of of the lands will be adj
miiied until after the expiration Of the two weeks.
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
twenty-seventk day OF February, ammo Domni one
thousand eight hundred and forty-nn
JAMES X POLK.
BY the President;
RICHARD M. YoUNG,
Commissioners of he General Land Office
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Notice to Presumption Claimants.

Every person entitled the right OF pre- empuon to any
of the lands within the townships and parts OF townships
above enumerated required establish the to the
satisfaction of the register aud receiver oil tie proper a
Office and make payment therefor, as soon as Wactcdoe
after seeing this notice, and before the day appointed Tor
the commencement oil The public sale OF The lands en-
bacng the tract claimed otherwise such claim VIII be
forfeited. -
RICHARD NJ. YOUNG,
Commissioner of the General Land Oihce.
In,u I0,Ir
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u 10n REWAHD.-Ran away from the subscribers
sD lOO plantation, Warrenton, Virginia. during the
Christmas holidays negro man Joshua. The said negro
about six feet high, dark red eyes, and about a.
years of age.
At the tne and from the same place, negro boy
Frederick elopedsupposed be in with Joshua
Frede rick Is years of age, stout made, about five
feet three inches high shows his teeth when spoken and
has very heavy eyelids which conceal most OF the eye
when he looks up.
Said negroes supposed to be in the vicinity Of Brents-
vile Washington city, unless they have attempted
reach free viii give 800 for the OF either
OF said slaves il taken in the State of Virginia District OF
Columbia 800 for either if arrested OF said Stale
District and secured so that get them.
JOHN +. JACKSON
Jan I0-Iaw9w~ IInelgencerl
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PiTrsBURG, May 2S 1916.
We the undersigned having used ia our practice ban
nng's Lace, the relief OF cases of simple pro-
psus uer, cheerly testify its being the best instru
vita 10 fulfil all the Indications required
the case which be required from external sup
port. ~ ou,rr, IN
r. +. DALE M. ID.
JOS p. GAZZAM, M. ID.
Ian G--Iv
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DREMIUm Pi"nos-The subscriber has Just received
Il three very superior instruments from the unrivalled
manuacory of HaIleu ~ Davis, whose pianos received
the highest premium at the last fair
Persons DESTROYS OF possessing fist rate instruments are
invited 10 call and examine those Staoners Hall before
purchasing elsewhere Second hand pianos taken in part
pay.
Feb. | WIN. FISCHER,
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TINEBRUARY Report OF the Mutual LILO Insurance
Il Company, of New York, Office No IS Wall street.
This institution, during the month of February issued
hundred aSd tn ry-one new policies viz.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
FREEMAN, MONTPELIER, VERMONT, Is49.

people" Algtter to the Windsor Journal,
III speaking Of the convention to be c ,'trt
to form state government, says-"Ihe
great question wifi be slavery or no slavery
Free Soil is lound to carry the day"
A correspondent of the Portsmouth Jour
nal, writing from the San Joaquin Tlyer'
describes The mode of fencing off gold lots
there as follows:
There is gold enough here, but it is very
hard work to obtain it. The modes oil
operation for every new conner is this: he
selects his spot upon the beach or bar OF
the river, PAGES off one rod and piles up
stone to mark his boundary lines. All
within that rod, and from the channel OF the
river back to the bank is his by right OF
discovery, and no one else is allowed to
trespass. Thus the river up and down Tor
miles Is marked of, and to this law every
one acquesces, as implicitly as though 1t
had become statute
Below is his experience OF the musqult'
oes of the region =
Millions upon millions and torment upon
torment, could not express, neither the
number, nor their annoyance. They would
bite through the heel of our boot, and
gouge holes in your indian rubber blankets
quick as ga woodpecker i'll a:holow tree
They always found us, hide where We
would, or cover our selves as we could
and when we,arrived at Stockton we bor'
our scars t1;fk about as.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
How the Wagon was Broken.

How is it, John, that you bring the
wagon home in such broken condition 7"
" broke it driving over stump, sir"
Where 2"
Back in the woods, half mile, or so. "
" But why did you run against a stump
Could you not see to drive straight 2"
" dld drive straight, sir, and that is the
very reason why drove over it. The stump
was directly in the middle of the road"
" Why, then, did you not go round it ?"
" Because, sir the stump had no right to
the middle OF the road, and | had right t.
it,"
" True, John, the stump ought not to
have been there. But | wonder that you
was so foolish as not to consider that ii
was there, and that it was stronger than
your wagon"
Why, father, do you think that am al
ways going to yield to my rights! Not /.
| am determined to stand up to them, come
! what will"
& But what is the use, John, of standing
up for your rights, when you only get
greater wrong by 20 doing !"
&" shall stand up tor them at all haz
ards"
"Well, John, all have to say is this
hereafter you must furnish your own wag
ons."
This little dialogue between John an'
his father, recalls to our memory many
difficulty in which we have seen men invoI
we'd, because they would not consider hoy
thugs are, not how they ought to be-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
The Penalty of Greediness.

A fisherman of Balladoole, in the Isle of
Man, having baited a number of hooks with
herrngs for the deep sea fishery, left them
suspended in an out building for the night.
The door was open, and lot of pigs nav.
ing scented the fish, they entered to eat
them: and presently every porker was fast
hooked by the cheek, the tongue or the
snout A great uproar ensued, which
brought tie women of the village to the
spot; but in he darkness ii ey could not
see the lines, and they thought the swine
bewtched so they added to the din by
their terrified Glamour When some fish
ermcn arrived with lights, the poor pigs
were liberated at the expense of sundry
gashes to extract the hooks.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
A Race for Life.

Presence of mind is a life preserver
which, although never patented, is not yet
to be possessed by all men. Presence of
mind is the power of maintaining the ope.
rations of the mind in the midst of danger,
and against the assaults OF fear and sur
prise 1t is invaluable to the possessor as
personal safeguard, and gives him the
power toprotect the lives Of many Of: his
fellow men.
As an instance Of this latter power we
will relate little incident told to by one
who had seen muclf of the world IN various
lands. He was at port in the west In
dies. With two friends he went down to
the water to battle While he remained up
on the shore, and his companions were spor-
ting with the waves at considerable dis
lance, he espied an enormous shark maxi
ing straight for the unconscious swimmers.
The first impulse Of hasty and lnconsdc-
rate person would have been to ala IN the
bathers by loud outcfes OF danger. But
our friend knew that such course would,
by frightening them, deprive his compan-
ions of all power of escape. He therefore
preserved his unconcerned appearance, and
playfully shouting to them, bantered them
to race, and to increase the rivalry be-
tween them, promised the one who should
first reach the shore slight reward Moth
ing 10th to try their power, of speed, the two
swimmers struck out for the shore with all
the swiltness at their command. All this
time the shark had been silently nearing his
prey, and as they turned for the shore he
shot through the waves with increased RAJ
pidity The race for life, unconsiously on
the part Of the pursued, was now fairly be-
gun. The swimmers raned every nerve
in their friendly rivalry, while the shark
gained rapidly upon them. Our friend up
on the shore, although inwardy tortured
with anxiety, still preserved his calm anc
smiling appearance, as he continued t.
throw out incentives to increase the speed
Of his unfortunate friends. They wert
still long way from the shore, when on
of them showed signs of fatigue, and wa
apparently about TO relnquish the race
That was a moment Of great agony to on
friend. Still he preserved his presence q
mind, and shouting encouragingIy TO tn
tired swimmer, induced him to contnu
the contest for the victory On came til
shark, nearer and nearer, his fins hashin
in the sunlight. The swimmers approach
ed the shore the shark was so near hi
victims that he turned upon his back I
begin the work Of death; our friend rushe
into the water, and dragging his amaze
friends upon the bank, pointed to The ba
fled sea monster, now lashing the wav'
with his fms Then the swimmers cor
pretended the imminent danger from whlC
they had escaped, and one of them ft
fainting to the EARTH They never forg
the unconscious race with the shark, n
that it was to the admirable presence
mind of their friend that they owed the
lves.-P Portland Transcript,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
An Interesting Custom.

From that delightful book, by Mrs Kirk
land, " Holidays Abroad, or Europe from
the West" we CLEAN the following curious
practice among the Dutch at Harlem. 1t
appears that the inhabitants, on the birth
of a child, place gaily trimmed pncnsh'
ion at the door of the house. If The new
conner be daughter, the pincushion is
white, if a son, there is a strip Of red intro
duced under the worked muslin. The ex-
hiblion Of this token secures to the house
certain privileges, such as exemption from
legal execution, and whatever would he
likely to disturb the mother. If troops
pass the drums are silent for the time, and
all classes honor the custom and the sym
Dol.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
SAXON.

We have heard good deal said about
the force Of the old Saxon language if the
following language from correspondent in
Virginia is not Saxon it is at least forcible.
After giving many reasons for leaving Vir-
ginia on account of slavery, he concludes
Il am sick of Virginia; it is emphati-
cally cursed at both ends, and damned in
the middle. 1t may be truly called IIelps
kitchen But must hold, or maybe | may
struck old KaintuckW
he Dutchman.s rail was to short at
one end the Irishman's horse was blind of
one eye and could not see ont ofthe other
the Yankees knife wanted new handle
and new blade, only but to be cursed
at both ends and damned in in the middle
-is-wofp
What say the Church South !
True American.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18

~ A letter from lady to the Editor of
a Maryland paper, describing recent pic
mic at Gipin's Rock, in Cecil county, states
that party OF ladies' having, while walk
ing, accidentally disturbed hornets nest,
the gentleman who accompanied them took
off his hat, in order to attract the furious
insects exclusively to himself, and thus al
low his fair charge to escape unframed ;
which they fortunately did. The hero-for
such he may be called-was, however,
most shockingly stung, but bore the assault
with the firmness OF martyr. This is
probably one of the greatest leats of G /
lantry in a small way on record.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
A Monkeys Memory.

Authors generally seem to think that the
monkey race are not capable Of retaining
lasting impressions; but their memory is
remarkably tenacious when striking events
call it into action. A monkey which was
permitted to RIM free had frequently seen
the men servants in the great country kitch-
en-, with its huge fireplace, TAXI down pow.
der horn that stood on the chimney piece,
and throw few grains into the fire, to make
Jemima and the rest of the maids jump and
scream, which they always did on such occa-
sons very prettily. Pug watched his OPP
portunity. and when all was still, and he
had the kitchen entirely to himself, he clam
bered up, got possession of the well filled
powderhorn, perched himself very gingerly
on one side of the horizontal wheels placed
for the support of saucepans, right over TIE
waning ashes Of an almost extinct wood fire,
screwed off the top of the horn and revers-
it over the crate. The explosion sent
him half way up the chimney Before he
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18

ANTIQUITY "A lawyer and a doctor were
discussing the antiquity of their respective
professions, and each cited authority to
prove his the most ancient. Mine," said
the deciple of Lycurgus, commenced sal-
most with the worlds era. Cain slew his
brother Abel, and that was a criminal case
in common law" True" rejoined Hsc.
uIapius, but my profession is coeval with
the creation itself: old Mother Eve was
made out of a rib taken from Adams body,
and that was a surgical operation" The
lawyer dropped his green bay,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-10-18
The polite Laird.

OF one of his own ancestors, James,
Earl of Balcarres. who was great agricul.
turalist and died in 1868, Lord Lindsay,
IN his Lives of the Iindsays," just pub
Iished, relates some pleasant anecdotes -
" Walking one day in field of turnips, on
which he particularly prlded himself, he
surprised an old woman, pensioner Of the
family, busily employed in filling sack
with his tavorites. After heartily scoding
her-to which she replied only by silent
eIoquence of repeated curtsies-he was
walking away when the poor woman called
after him, Eth my lord, it's unco heavy =
wad We no be so kind as to help me on
wit (which he did, and with many
thanks, she decamped. -" There had
been many robberies in Fifeshire-every
house in the neighborhood had been visited
except Balcarres. The robbers were at
last captured and brought before the Coun-
ty Court. why did you never come to
me p asked Lord Balcarres. My Lord
they replied, I'VE often did-everywhere
else we found closed doors, but at Balcar
res they always stood open, and where such
is the cnse, it is rule among US not to en-
ter -" Earl James great delight was
to ride across country on wild unbroken
horses, and if on an errand from the fair
sex, this delight was ten fold He never
met carriage without stopping to inquire
whether he could be Of service to the la.
diep,"