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The Daily spy., 1849-01-27
Female Medicine.
TO pTothers and rTarEiea ladies.

To Mothers and Married Ladies.
This Extract Of SarsaPariia has been expressly pre-
pared in reference female complaints No female rho
suppose she is approaching that critical pc
it is certain preventive for any ofthe aud
horrible diseases which females subject at this
timc Of hfe This period may be delayed for ssrers
for those who are approaching womanheod, as il is
calculated assist nature by quickening the blosd
Invaluable Cor al the delicate diseases to which wo-
subject
The Daily spy., 1849-01-27

Junction with Worcester aud Nashua Trains:
Leave Boston 90 ain. IL 90 S45 pm.
Arrive at Groton Junct $50 am 1880 pm. SIS pm
Leave Gfoton JrnrIion at $50 II 80 pm. is pm
Arrive in Bosten at 10 90 am 200 pm. 6.45 pm.
FREIGHT I RAINS leave Worcester daily for Groton
Junction. Nashua and lowell Leave Nashua and Lowell
daily for Groton Junction and Worcester
The Daily spy., 1849-01-27

Connections NTH other Railroads at Worcester.
The A. n. Train from Worcester connects with the
Norwich and Worcester Railroad Steamboat Train from
New York. conveying the New York end Worcester pas
sengers to Groton Junction and Nashua and via Stony
Brook Railroad to Lowell, Lawrence, and Boston and
Mo;n Dali
The Daily spy., 1849-01-27
UptOu, Grafton, N. II. Village, and
.lF x9 WarCastar Exnrpas.s FN

m-SLAxmn THE subscriber has commenced running
&NR7SA l. Stage to and from Upton daily,
Sundays txcepted) 70 connect with thG
ins between Worcester and Grafton leaving Upton Hotel
At ST AM and returning will leave the General Stage
Once, Worcester at p. NJ.
The GRAFTON and Worcester Stage will twice day
leaving Worcester at 10 Am. and Pm. Leave Grafton
at "A. M. and p. M.
Books kept at the g. alton Hotel L. M Smiths Post
O1lce, N. & Village, and In Worcester, the General
Stage 0fce fret door North OF the
House.
Il Is very necessary that all Express Business should
accompanied with written orders and signed personally
that it may Q done with correctness. e'a
Sept. IL dwtf TYLER HARRINGTON.
The Daily spy., 1849-01-27
WESTERN RAIL ROAD.
FALL MANAGEMENT.

Sss SeSs SsSsssSsE ssslSs- sa g. !s
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

lIoRrIcuLTuRE-Mr. Winthrop, Sp-vk-
CT of the House Of Representatives, said,
on late occasion:
Horticulture, in its most comprehensive
sense, is empha,icnlly the fine ars Of COM
mon life. II is cminen,ly republican enc
art. Il distributes it's productions with
equal hand to the rich and poor. It's i'm
plcmcnss nny ho welded by every arm,
md its results appreciated by every eye.
II decorntcs tho dwelling Of the humblest
laborcr with undouh,cd originals, by tho
oldest masters. and places within his daily
view frni, pieces, such NJ Van Iluysen new
cr painted. and landscapes such as poussin
could only copy.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

MIspoRTUNEs or FAMILy---NlIkT
WAisH.--ln kind of memoir OF Mike in
the Subterranenn, VIC find the following
paragraph Mike Walsh ia the only living
member Of his family. His father was on
orulcnt man, and once possessed fortune
Of SsO,OOO. lie owned two farms 10 Now
Jersey, on one Of which was mill, valued,
with its machinery aud stores, at S35. 900.
This had been insured for thirty years, and
on the day Of tho expiration Of this policy,
he had made arrangements to 60 to New
ark to renew il. Tho business Of friend,
which involved endorsements 10 the amour,
Of S22 900, detained him Tor day That
night the mill burned down, and every dol.
lar Of it's worth was lost The friend for
whom the endorsement had been made,
subsequently proved insolvcnt, and this,
with tho law expenses. and other cmbar-
easements. swallowed up the remainder Of
MIR. Wnlsh's property. aud left him PENN.
less. lie shortly nfter died, n broken
hearted man. The children, consisting of
four brothers, Of whom Mike was the young
SCss "ssu /" tHss SIustVisu III uuGNtIoDse
the latter alone staying with tho mother
A singular fatality pursued them all. One
Of the brothers fell by tho side of Crockett
ut the massacre Of the Alamo; another was
shot in duel across table in the South !;
the third was burn, in the Ben Sherrod, and
the sister persisted in tho ill-iatcd Lexing-
ton. And vet, God is above NIL! The
mother soan followed, and left him, like Lo.
gan, the las, Of his race.
Mike Wnlsh--formerlv member Of the
New York Lcgislature----is Young man Of
extraordinary abilities. but low in his asso-
Citations and habits When he WINS sent 10
Albany, he had a chance to reform, and,
VIC believe. did make the attempt. With
his mind rightly directed, were he to absn-
don old associates, and quit forever the in-
toxicating howl, Inc would, doubtless, be-
come distinguished and able man.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15
NUMBER 3S7.

Mosr EXTRAORDINARY FrAr.-Sn,r-
TING BANK NoIE-A person named VIM.
Baldwin, whose occupation has been that
OF II picture inountcr, and was for some i,me
employed Mt a print-scller's in Bedford
street, Convent Garden, has discovered tho
mems Of splitting sheet ofpapcr. be il cv-
or so .hin-a fea, often before attempted,
hut never successfully accomplished A
few days ogo lao exhibited to some gentle.
men at psmphilon's Coilccrooms, Brydycs
street, Convent Garden, sheet Of one Of
the morning papers, which he had complete
~ split thus making two sheets Of j, and
leaving ono side Of each blank and also
copy oftho Illustrated London News, served
in the Same maEucr.--The Governor and
Directors Of the Bank Of England having
been informed Of tho extraordinary inccn
nity OF MIR. Baldwin. aud tina, he was able
TO split not only newspaper, but Bank
note, sent for him in order to ties, his Skill
That his task might DO ns difficult, as possi-
bic, they picked him out one Of the old ono
pound notes, which aro printed upon paper
much thinner than the notes Of tho present
day, and told him 20 spill, !, if no could
Mr.. Baldwin took the note home with him,
and yesterday returned with il in the state
he had promised. The pnpor was not in the
slightest degree torn, and seemed rs though
il had but just come from the rnanuiactory,
so little WINS il appearance affected by tho
operation. The directors ren,uncrnted Mr..
Baldwin for his trouble. but could not elicit
from him tho means he employed. Tho
discovery is considered Of much impo r,anco
10 connection with the paper currency Of
the country.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

A NEW BrslxEss.-The Cincinnati Com
mercial says, that Mcssrs. koblc L. Miller
have M establishment in TINT city, whose
whole business, employing some $4,000
worth ofcapItal, is preparing sausage skins
for the European markets; thcy attend all
the slaughter houses, obtain tho inards Of
all the hcgs. prepare, and then ship them
across the Atlantic, realizing large profit
in the transaction. The people Of Europe
receive these sausage skins ready Tor use,
AZ imported from Cincinnati. But this is
not MI, Western Avenue has another e..
Enlistment, not whit less singular! i
is the establishment af a little German.
whose entire business is cleaning hogs
bladdcrs, and making them fit tor holding
lard TO ship 10 the English market. We
learned that he was in fair way 10 get
rich. sending OF per annum over 10000
bladders!
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

what pleasure it is to pay ones dcbts.'
Sir y. l.ittletop made this remark The
pleasure Of paving debts flows from COM
binaiion OF circumstances each Of which IL
productive Of pleasure. In the FIRST place
il removes the nneasincss which sr,in
spirit feels from the sense Of dependence
and obligation. Il affords plcasusc 10! slAo
creditor, and thereby gratilies our social
affections. Il promotes our future conf
dence, and opens prospect Of being sup
piled on forthcoming occasions. |, lcnvcs
= consciousness Of our own virtue. And
il il a measure which we know To he right,
both in point Of justice and sound policy.
Finally, it 10 the main support Of rePuis-
ton.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

INCREASED EMIGRATION TO LIBERIA
Il appeared by the statements Of Mr.. Pin
ney. at a meeting 10 New York, on We'd.
nesday evening last, that since the Colony
became a Republic, emigration has greatly
increased. The annual average Of emigra-
,inn has this season increased from 100 a.
near 400, md there arc now 1000 appIi-
cations Tor u passage which the Society
need the means TO furnish. Already Eve
vessels have been dispatched this year with
over 400 emigrants. Among those now
waiting TO 20 nre 200 slaves in Jefferson
county. Mississippi, Of the estate Of Capt.
Isaac Rose, who died in 1896. Tho Soci-
ETY. called for the sum Of $1,000 from it,
friends. which call was in part responded
to on the next day by check for 1000, Tor
the Ross slaves. Enclosed from m unknown
donor 10 J. h. Pinney, Esq.. the corrcspon.
ding Secretary OF the Society.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

THr MosT PRonABLE Reason yIT.-Wo
see il stated upon oxcelIen, authority, ;tsa
some one Of the lucky California gold spec
ulators gave mn ounce aud half for n
hx d Seidlitz powders. As this was an
extraordinary price, we presume he wanted
tkom TO work the mines. Toall ndven,ur-
ers, anxious for qnick'pnsssge, VIC would
certainly advise taking llhese powders.
PHI. bulletin.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

MARy.-Who does not love the common,
yet beautiful name Of MARY? Il is from
tho Hebrew, and means 'fcar-irop'-
What sweet and joyous hours Of other DAVIS
what pleasing associations does not this
sweet name call up in every heart! Who
knows nught i'll Of MARY? Who docs no,
love that name! II there is any thing gen
tic. and valued. and womanly, what MARY
possesses il not?
Il WAS MARY that woke the Tyre when
sitting on the s,ile.' and when Sin Heaven,
it was again nttuned in her praise. By
ron's soul was poured out in inspiration
that only MARy's name could call FORTH
Was il not MARY who was
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

PAPER VINDows.-It appears that the
first houses built in Now England had no
window glass, oiled paper being used Cor
this purpose, Is il was in many places Of
Europe century ago. Edward Winslow,
writing from Plymouth in li2l TO friend
in England, who vas about to emigrale,
save. "hring paper and linccd oy!c for your
windows"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

LYNN. Mas, has a population Of less
than 10000, yet 100000 pair If boots
aud shoes were made there last year.
Nearly 5000 Of its inhabitants Of both sex
es arc engaged in the business. The val.
ne ofthc boots and shoes manufactured in
l647, was &l7 100000
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

ENcouRacISG.-rhc Richmond WAY
Soutberner says: 1t II not generally
known, yet il is nevertheless true. that
two thirds Of the people of Virgins are
open and undisguiscd advocates &c Riding
the State Of slavery; and atier the wear
1850, when the census IL taken, their views
will I've embodied in such q manner % TO
startle the South.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

MASSACHUSETTS ENTERPRISE Since
1886, about S57 COCOON have been invest
cd in public enterprises by the people Of
Massachusetts. The dividends to be mado
on those investments the present year, will
exceed Sl0,G0O,0O0. The valuation Of tho
State is over $ $50, 100000.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

AN ORGAN WELL DevEIopED.-Certsin
propensilics IRE often exhibited in child
hood, which show the character Of the fu-
turc man. In youth rs we'll as nge, the
actions ot on individual seem 10 be influ-
cnced by a ruling passion, which should b.
carefully watched, and encouraged or
checked, accordingly us it may lead to good
or evil. The following nnecdotc, rotated
To us, furnishes an illustration: A little
boy, whose parents reside not many miles
from this city, was in the habit Of seating
himself on the patcways, posts, capstans
ot wharvcs. aud tho like. much TO tho an.
noyance Of his parents, who tried hard to
overcome this habit. but to no purpose
Ono day his father. having found his little
son seated on the cspstan of the wharf. mud
apparently deriving great enjoyment from
his dangerous situation, resolved to try a
desperate remedy. llc accordingly went
softly behind him and pushed him into the
water. and then Immediately Jumped in
himself, 10 save his son from being drown
cd-the water being nearly twenty feet
deep. lie naturally supposed that the
fright consequent on tho sudden event, and
the imminent danger to which he was ex-
posed. would cficciually cure hi, son OF
such dangerous propcnsi:ies for the future.
But after the little boy was borne safely 10
the shore, and had time 10 recover his
hrenth, hc exclaimed, with chld-lkc sim
plici,y, "Fsther, do 70 sgain-do, father"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

In North Carolina, near Billiards. bridge,
l63 persons were hapiised Mt one time in
October. They took ench other By the
hand, and the line extended > hundred
yards while they stood in the river.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

THE WAcEs or SIN ARE DEATH.-The
unfortunate class ofIewd Women. of oil oaher
persons are most subiec, to tho epidemic.
In certain street in Paris il is said, whore
resided |, 400 lcwd women. in very short
time 300 persisted with cholera! And ia
house ofsixsy ofthese miserable creatures,
every one died.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

panic. but IRE hardly missed from among
the people.
IL do not believe there is or has occur
red case Of Asiatic Cholera in the Uni
led States, or snch an epidemic, call !, what
you will, rs visited Us 10 80. Then al.
most the first symptom was death. have
heard Of no case now, which did not give
sufficient warning Of its approach, and il
invariably yields if attended to when the
first symptoms appear.
'sln cases where citizens have died very
suddenly, it is through imprudcnce, and a
want Of attention. A person has diar-
rhGa which he thinks nothing of-takcs
nothing to stop it. lets it run for or 4
days, is taken with cramp and dies "vcry
suddenly" 10 3 or 1 hours of cholera ncw,
which ut Other times would be cholera NOR
bus as we always have it among US. lean
see no difference in every caac have
heard Of from cholera morbus. This is bad
enough, bu, it need not scare people into
tits so that when person is sick they APP
ply no remedies thinking they will be use
less, MS has been done in half the cases.
awe have had spell Of unprecedented
warm, wet weather for this season OF the
wear, most every person is disposed to diar-
rhua and unless they orc careful! in their
diet and exposure, they will be sick aud
add one to the number Of cases of "chole-
IA" in tho papers. Whether or not the
glory Of having ones name in the papers is
fair equivalent for the risk run in getting
it there, is yet unsettled question. Ia
Is the greatest number OF deaths per day iu
\. Orleans. At the time of its breaking
ont there were $4,000 emigrants in the
shipping lying a, the 'evcc. 1860 peo-
pie confined in dungeons, rs it were, for
or months, coming in during such wealth
er, drinking water they have been unac.
customcd to, eating 10 excess, fruits, fish,
and vegetables. who wonders that thew
should have the cholera mor1us! Who
wonders j, should prevail in other parts Of
the country where they have the same kind
Of weather! Who wonders that thousands
should be scared into it when YOU sec pa.
pers for months filled from beginning to
end with cholera, cholera! cholera IL
Speaking Of papers, this one is pretty well
filed with the same.
Il have always noticed during yellow
fever, the reports We hear going down tho
river seem n great deal worse than we find
things when we get where j, exists. But
when we look at our down trip and the
panic created and compare tho reports
with things ns we found them, i, is truly
aughable to say the least.
ave had not n case Of sickness on our
way down, il | cxcep, the case Of deck
hand who came 10 me for his money 10 &c
ashore because he had an s'awlul griping,'
to whom gave about hatful Of compost
ton ten, double distilled and sent him 10
bed. That was the last | henrd of s.gri
pingm We had no sickness in n. Orleans
We now have ono hundred and twenty NJ
we'll fed, healthy looking and as we'll salts
fed passengers as you ever saw, without q
single case Of sickness"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

THE PITCHER PLANr.--This plant a
bounds in the stony and sterile parts Of tho
Island Of Java, from which, were il not for
this vegetable wonder, small birds and
quadrupeds would be forced 10 migrate in
quest Of watcr. Al the foot stalk Of each
is a bag shaped exactly like pitcher fur
nishcd with lid, and having kind 81
hinge that passes over the handle Of the
pitcher, and connects il with the leaf
This hinge is strong fibre, which con-
tracts in showery weather and when the
dew falls. Numerous little gohlcts filed
with sweet fresh water arc thus held forth,
and afford delicious draught TO the tiny
animals that climb their branches. and 20 a
variety Of winged vis;tants. But no soon.
er has the cloud passed by, and tho warm
sun shone forth, than the heated fibre be-
gins TO expand, and closes the goblet %
firmly ~ 10 prevent evaporation, preclu-
ding further supply ill called for by the
wants Of another day. This beautiful and
perfect provision ri nature would afford a
fine theme for Thomson or Wordsworth.
and would afford an illustration Of the de-
sign Of Providence, such ss Psley would
have delighted to press into his service.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

TO CrRE CHILBLAINs.-Let a person,
two or three times week in the cold
months, Immediately before getting in.o
his he'd, wash Bis feet in salt and water in
milk. warm state, wiping them very dry.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15
L1ss NJ the cross.
And earliest ut the grave ~

And was not MARY the mother Of the So
vior ofthe World?-Chicago Journal.
We love il, OF, VIC love il! Il was, il is,
the name Of our inothcr-abscni though
ever remembered.--ED. GAz.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-02-15

"'rhc mules went to ask for, horns, and
returned withou. cars" ssys IN Arabiss
proveYb. f6%
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-19
The Wpafhpr.

Our distant readers, will! be surprised a,
our report of the thermometer at St. Paul,
when we inform them that on the 18th of
July, the mercury stood at lO4 Far. in the
shade. The heat almost made the fishes
scream. If the heat is so great here, how
intense must it be as high north as Lake
Superior, where nature pours down the
suns rays in the scalding torrents required
to dissolve the ice of six months accumu-
lation! Again what lens-like hea. must
be concentrated in the highest ATTITUDES of
vegetation, where fruits terminate from the
seed, grow and arrive at maturity in the
space of fifty-fve days.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-19
Fire Insurance.

Below is notice of the promptness and
integrity of one of the Insurance companies,
which sustained the late St. Louis losses
Their conduct comments itself to the gen
erous consideration of the public. A branch
of this office is under the agency of II. L..
Moss, Esq. Saltwater. See advertisements
PRoTEcTIoN Insurance Co. OF HART
FORD, CoNNECrIcUT--We understand from
Messrs Camden s. Forbes, Agents in this
city, that the Board of Directors of this COM
pany held meeting Immediately upon hear
ing of The late fire in this city, and unanl-
mously resolved to add one hundred thou
sand dollars to their capital. They now
offer to the public an unimpaired capital of
three hundred thousand dollars, as 'PRo-
lection for the future, and authorize their
agents to say that their earned premiums
are full indemnify for the past" and that
the cash is ready to pay all losses. adjusted
by them with their usual promptness. This
is what we call the right sort of grit, and
should secure to the Company large in
crease of business, and add to the popular
ity of this already iavorite institution. mo.
Rep. 5th inst.
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-19
The Presidential Tour.

We understand that the President will
leave Washington on his tour to the North,
about the middle of August. He will pro-
coed from Baltimore to York, and from
thence visit Lancaster, Harrisburg, Cham
bersburg, and the Bedford Springs, Holli-
daysburg aud Pittshurg. He will then pass
through Ohio to Cleveland, where he viii
embark for Buffalo, and will be at the New
York State Agricultural. Fair at Syracuse
on the 10th. From Albany he will proceed
east to Boston, and after visiting the capi-
tails of New Hampshire and Maine, will re-
turn south via Providence, New York and
this city, his purpose being to reach Wash
ington about the close of Sepsember.--Phn
Ne,cs,
The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-07-19

% Lady BLEssINGToN died in London
June 4th. Her disease was apoplexy. She
was lady of extraordinary personal at
fractions; holding station in the fashion
able world similar to that of count DE Or
SAY, who was her especial protege. She
possessed literary talents of high order,
and has left TO the world some excellent pro-
ductons of her pen. Probably there was
no woman i'm London whose death could
create so great sensation.