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NArURAL BARoMErER-The spider is almost
universally regarded with disgust and adherence;
yet after all, il is of the most interesting, IL
not the most useful OF the insect tribe Since the
days of Robert Bruce II has been celebrated as
model OF perseverance,, while IN industry ana IN
renUity IL has no rival among insects. But the
most extraordinary fact in the natural history OF
this insect il the remarkable presentiment II ap-
pears have Of an approaching change IN the ~ea-
thcr. -,
The statc Of the atmosphere produces a visible
effect on human beings; but they generally prog;
nosticate a change OF weather more from what
they sec than from what they feel II Is not I'M
probable that our instructive perceptions would 20
much more acute in this, "a well as IN many o'ncr
respects il we turned attention more to our
feelings or perceptions, and depended less on our
reason. ,,
A state Of the atmosphere which indicates
change Of weather produces more or less NhiOi"
effect on all animals cats, dogs frogs, hogs, &c
but thc spider u said 10 possess this quahty IN
more eminent degree than all the other anlmals'
and s peculiarly fitted TO serve az an uhorring Oo
these insects have two different ways Of weav-
ing their webs, by which we may know what wea-
tlier We arc TO have When the weather inchnes
TO turn rainy windy, they make the principal or
foundation threads Of their whole web very short
and rather thick; whereas, when pleasant weather
il expected, they spin them much longer ana hher'
Barometcrs AT beet, only foretell the state OF the
weather with certainty, for about twenty -tour
hours snd they frequently very falhble gulGes,
particularly when they point to seftisd Jar. but
we may be sure that the weather wil be hno
twelve or fourteen days, when the spider makes
the principal threads Of iu web very long. Ths
insect which IL ono Of the most economical AMI
mals does not commence a work requiring such a
nrrcat length Of threads, which 1t draws out OF It's
BODY unless the state Of the atmosphere indicates
with certainty that this great expenditure Will not
be made in vain.
let the weather be ever 40 bad, we may conclude
with certainty that II will change 70 settled
fair when VIC sec the spider repair the damages
which his web has received IL is obvious bow I'M
norant this infallble indication Of the state OF the
weather must be in many instances, particularly TO
the agriculturist This u an INSTRUMENT when
may be owned and used ~ those who arc able to
owl no other; and Il need be no longer iainent.u
,bat The best baromctcrs, Thermometers, &c, arc
in the hands OF the consumers, and very rarely ln
the hands Of the planters Of the harvest.
fGTorceste Tribune.
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DisrarssrSo DEATH From HypRoPHobtA.-We
learn from the Natchez Free Tfadu that Mise
Sarah Fulton, lovely and interesting young lady
of nineteen years, belonging 70 Franklin county
Mississippi, came 10 her death on Sunday, The ith
inst. from tho bite Of mad dog about four weeks
previous. The FIRE. Trader says:
''Miss Fulton, on Saturday morning, felt shoot
ing pains from the place where enc had been bitten
in The arm ascending towards her neck and throat;
bot was well enough to ride some distance TO attend
a temperance barbecue. The day being hot, inuch
water was drunk, and while attempting To drink,
the poor girl felt an unacc0untable sPasm or emu
pcrvade hcr frame, which prevented her from
drinking As she rode home she grew worse, AMI
told the gentleman who accompanied her that she
would die Of canine madness The paronysIns
soon became dreadful; her mouth constantly hlhng
with saliva and throwing out foam, which had 10
be wiped away constantly. Her distressed and
hoarsc breathing could be heard for many hundred
yards. Nature sunk under the awful struggle in
about twenty four hours, and death came to hcr
relief Sunday evening, the day after she was
taken III. What IL most awful and fills the con.
Inuuity far and near with pcrvading gloom,
j. the fact, that Mrs. Fulton, a widow, and the
mother Of Miss Sarah, was bitten much worse tiar
her daughter W the same dog; negro bclongin
to them was also bitten, neither OF whom, az yc"
have felt the symptoms Of the disease
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PLANETT's BITTERs

PLANEV"VS bAX"IAkSS
CREATE a healthy action throughout the body,
give tone and energy to the system, and create
power Of resistance to disease in all its FORMS rarely
TO be obtained; they will perform speedy and
permanent cure of Dyspepsia, indigestion, Ftatl'
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JecfiOnS.
HEADACHE
will he Immediately relieved by the use Of this in
valuable compound, which is purely vegetable, and
is adapted to all ages and conditions.
FEMALES
will find in this delicate and palatable preparation
combination of Tonic, AIteratipe, and Aperisnt
qualities, peculiarly adapted to their systems.
The specific action that this article has on the
Liuer and Digestipe Organs, render it a complete
dntidote for Feper and Ague, and Bilious and Ty-
phus Fevers.
CHAsEvLLE, IL. ID July II, 1850.
DEAR Sir: have used the article of Planett's
Bitters, and have derived from them great benefit.
have been subject for years past to the Feper and
Ague, but since the introduction of your bitters
have entirely escaped my usual attacks, and can
with confidence recommend them one of the best
Tones in use Respectfully yours,
SPRINGFIELD, June 20, 1850.
My DEAR Sin: II gives me much pleasure to
state, that the Dyspepsia with which my wife has
been 30 long troubled arising from naction Of the
the use of your invaluable preparation of Btters;
and for your kindness in recommending them
please accept my thanks. Your obedient servant,
c. l.. LEECH
Distributing Agents,
WILLIAM T. HICKS & CO.,
l49 and Isl Front street, New York.
And for sale by r. S. PATTERsoN and Y. D. and
w. II. GILMAN. April l6-ly-(Jy 24)
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A BRAHNtN's DtvtsioN or Property AMONGST
HIS WtDOws-The East India papers by the last
overland mail contain tho following singular mar
rative;
A curious case Of the tyranny practiscd in ma
tive states, even when mOst strictly under the sur
veilsncc Of the British government, has just come
10 light. Some years since "a wealthy merchant at
Bafuda died. leaving two wives behind him The
elder widow was Of weak intellect, but had a son
the younger, woman Of talent and spirit, was
four months advanced in pregnancy at the time Of
her bereavement The husband willcd that hs
property, amounting 20 above half million ster-
ling, should be fcrented in the widows. and that,
in the OF boy being born, IL should be divided
eIually botwNt the children, the mothers being
trustees the whole ill they were Of age-the
survivor % inherit all in case Of the deceasc Of
either. The Brahmin died; five months after
wards his widow was delivered Of n son As the
heritage was an enormous one, every prccaution
was taken TO secure evidence Of the gcuuiuCncss OF
the child. Not the sghtcst doubts were raised on
this subject for a year and a hall, when the
younger widow began b bring Baba, the manager
of the estate TO account for eKtravagant conduct.
While the child out on airing, II was stolen
and carried into the wilderness, by Biba's dircc-
tons as ia now allowed tho mother was plac ed
under personal restraint, md told che was an i'm
postor-that the child WAS none OF h,rs-that hers
had died ia infancy. Rcnonstrancc was in vain
BAHIA had now secured every channel of access 10
government by brides or loans. At length pun
chayet or jury Of five was proposed this at first,
according 20 the advice Of Estive lawyer anxious
! 10 maintain litigation, the widow, strong IN Der
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rINHE SUBSCRIBER, wishing 10 engage in other
Il business, offers for sale the Suiiiudn County
U'hig printing establishment at a very low price.
The Uhg has been published six years, and al
ready has a circulation Of nearly eight hundred
paying subscribers. lis advertising patronage Is
better than that Of most country papers, and the
office has liberal run Of Job printing. The press
lie a Washington No. Imperial, Of Taylor's manu-
facturc, and is nearly new. The type and other
material arc as good can be found in a majority
Of country oficcs, and all that is required for the
business. The county is sordercd by the New
York and Eric railroad on one side, and is one Of
the most growing and prosperous Of the southern
tier IL has now population of nearly 10000 being
an increase Of third in the last years For the
past five years the official patronage has been in the
hands Of the Whigs and the prospect Is fair Of ts
continuing 50 10 be. Only one other paper (Loco-
foco) is published in the county and that is located
fifteen miles farther west. To practical printer,
or any person possessing the means, this oder af-
fords rare opportunity Tor investment, the pub
lie patronage Is rapidly increasing and the pros
pect Of making money never better than now.
AZ il is the wish Of the undersigned 10 make inn
mediate sale, those desiring TO purchase would do
we'll to communicate with him on the subject with
out delay; and any further information that may
be desired will be readily given.
II being the object Of the subscriber TO SELL fair
and reasonable offer will meet with acceptance, and
the terms of payment made easy.
Address JOHN w. HASBROUCK,
Bloomngburgh, New York
JuLyl5 1880 July 20
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MONTGOnIERY'S PATENT TUBULAR
BOILER.

VTNHE ATTENTION OF THE PUBLIC is IN
J. vited to this valuable improvement. Expert
ments the past year on boats, both in Salt and Fresh
water, also for land purposes, have fully tested
its superior qualities steam generator, and the
great saving of fuel, weight and space occupied,
any boiler now in use
These Boilers can be seen in operation at
Messrs HECKER & BROS, Flour Mills, POI Cher
ry street.
HOOPER & BROS, 1893 Pearl street.
Z" MOTT & AYRES, Foundry, foot 25th
street, N. X.
ATLANTIC DOCK, Brooklyn.
" A. w. METCALF, 90 and 60 Centre street.
h" ID. ID. BADGER CO., Al and 46 Duane
street.
b. sTARBUCK's Foundry, Troy New
York.
SMITH & CURLETT, Baltimore.
READING DEPOT, Reading, Pa
And on board steamboats, JONAS c. HEARTT and
EDWARD PAYSON, foot of Liberty street, n. Y :,
and towboat JOHN P. WHITNEY, New Orleans
For further information apply to
JAMES M0NTG OMERY and
SAMUEL WARD,
Is South William street, New York.
June 20-u
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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.

TINE NEXT SESSION will begin on Monday
i the l4th day of October, 1850, and close lst
March, 1851.
Nathan r. Smith, M. d., Surgery.
VIM. Z. A. Aiken, M. d., Chemistry and Phar
macy
Samuel Chew, nj. d., Therapeutics, Matera
Medica and Hygiene.
Joseph Roby, M. d., Anatomy and Physiology
William Power, M. d., Theory and Practice OF
Medicine.
Richard II. Thomas, M. d., Midwifery and Dis
eases of Women and Children.
George w. Miltenberger M, d., Pathological
Anatomy.
The most ample opportunities for the prosecution
OF Practical Anatomy at a moderate expense
Clinical Lectures four times week, by Profes-
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with the privilege of daily vsits to it's wards, with
out charge to the student for the ticket.
Fees for the Lectures, $50 to $95; Practical An
atomy, Sl0 Matriculation, $5; Graduation. $40
WILLIAM f. A. AIKEN, Dean.
BALTIMORE, July let, 1850.
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NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS AGAINST MEXI-
co, UNDER THE TREATY OF I'D FEB
RUARY, 1915.

OFFICE OF TRr EoMMIssIoNERs,
June 2S, 1850.
4 Il THE SITTING of this day, the following or
"A der was made: " Ordered, That the Secretary
cause notice to be published in the National Intel-
gencer, Republic, and Union newspapers, that no
memorial will be received by the Board after the
first day of February next unless for special rea-
sons shown, which must be verified by affidavit;
and that all cases where memorials have been re-
ceved but not yet decided, be set down for hearing
on the first Monday in December next; and If fur
thcr delay in any case be wanted a motion IN writ
ing To that effect must be submitted on or boforo
that day. setting forth the reasons for such delay
Claimants will please receive, accordingly, the
notice conveyed by the recital of the foregoing or
der. EDWARD WIN. JOHNSTON,
Secretary to the Commission.
y,,lr att
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pnInrEns. AND nINpERs,

NTAREHoUsE, Nos. 29 aud 81 Gold st.-Man
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The subscribers offer for sale, Of their ownman-
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n. r. Proprictors Of ofnewspopers who will insert
the advertisement three timcs and send ne a ntm-
ber of their paper containing IT, VIII be entitled to
payment on purchasing Of us four times the
amount of their Till Jan. 26-tf
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u,UE FRENCH COOK,

rJ,HE FRENCH COOK giving full directions
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July % FRANCk ia fLOR.
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GUIDE TO HEALTH AND LONG LIFE,

GUIDE TO HEALTH AND boNe LIFE
" or What TO Eat, Drink, and Avoid by Robert
Culverwell, NJ. ID. % cents.
Culverwcl on Coughs, Colds, Consumption, and
other diseases Of the chest 25 cents.
How to be Happy, Essay for general and fam
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Redheld's Outlines Of a new System OF Physiog-
nomy, with numerous engravings. 25 cents.
The Family Dentist, including Surgical, Medi-
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Charles A. Du Bouchet, M ID.
Thompson on the Management Of the Sick Room
For sale by TAYLOR & MAURY,
Aug Booksellers, near 9Th 81.
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BEAUTirUL PHsSoNENoN.-At Iagerstown, Ma
ryland, on Sunday LAST. about twelve o'clock, t~o
rtngs, having the color Of the rainbow, were %
served around the sun. The inner circle was much
the brighter, and far enough from the sun To be
looked upon Tor a short time with the naked eye
The outer ring less brilliant, but Of the bright
ness Of the ordinary rainbow. There were hght
neccy clouds ia the atmosphere et the time the
rings we're fret seen, but the clouds becoming
heavy, they disappeared. They were, however,
visible for an hour ~ PhilgdslphiF North Arn1iedn
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REMARKABLE CURE OF BRONCHITIS.

New YORK, February u, lS4S.
Messrs SANDS: Having suffered many years
with disease of my throat, affecting the larynn,
during which time i was treated by The most dis
tinguishcd physicians in Europe and the United
States, without receiving any permanent beneht,
but all the time my general health and strength
declining, and the disease making fearful progress
caustic applications were used, and whatever else
was thought most efficient for producing a cure;
but am confident that the dcportble situation j
was in, the laryngitis being accompanied with
phthisis and great difficulty in Breathing, would
coon have terminated my fife, bad not obtained
relief through the medium Of your invaluable Sar-
sapaTilla. | must say, gentlemen, when | com
menced using the Sarsaparilla did not place much
confidence in its virtues; and this will not surprise
you, when you are informed had tried more than
fifty different remedies during the past four years,
without any success; but after taking your Sarsa-
parlla a few weeks, was Obliged at last TO yield
TO evidence. This marvellous specific has not only
relieved, but cured me; and therefore think IL
my duty, gentlemen, for the bcnoft Of suffering
humanity, TO give you this attostation Of my cure.
Yours, very truly, ID. PARENT.
Consulate Of France in the Unibd States
The above statement and signature we're ac-
knowledged in our presence by Mr.. d. Parent as
true.
For the Consul General Of France,
l.. BORG, Vice Consul.
The following interesting case is presented, and
the reader invited 20 its careful perusal Comment
on such evidence is unnecessary
New YoRK, April %, lS47.
Messrs. SANDs-Gentlemen. Having long been
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Yours respectfully, JANET MCINTOSH
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Pastor Of Second Pres. Church, Brooklyn.
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Aug l3-codtr- w& cowtOct IL
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ITO RENT.-The whole, or part, Of a comfort
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June l5-tf
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GEORGE NJ. BIBB. Counsellor mt Law,
OFFERS his professional services in the Supreme
" Court Of the United States, the Circuit and Or
phan's courts for the District Of Columbia, claim.
before the Court of Commissioners under our treaty
with Mexico, and in claims upon the Treasury.
Office of and 9th streets, opposite west end
of Patent Office square; entrance from east side Of
9th street Sept. l9-tf
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ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY.
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ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.
THE course Of study embraces the Ancient and
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Terms, for board, washing, fuel and lights, with
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Oct I-tf X. l.. BROCKET'T, Principal
DHILIp BARTON KEY will attend TO any
Il business he may be entrusted with before either
Of the Courts of this Districts and will also attend
to the prosecution of Claims before Congress and
the Departments. Office on street.
July l7-tf
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FOR THE REMOVAL AND PERMANENT CURE ALL
DISEASES ARISING FROM AN IMPURE STATE OF THE
BLOOD, or HABIT OF THE SYSTEM, VIZ:
Scrofula, or Kings Eoa. Rheumatism, Obstinate
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The value of this preparation is now widely
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The unfortunate victim of hereditary disease, with
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with regeneratcd constitutions, gladly testify TO the
efficacy of this inestmable preparation.
The following certificate from Colonel Samuel q.
| Taylor, u gentleman of high standing and exten-
sve acquaintance through the southern States, and
lately appointed consul TO New Granada, COM
mend, itself TO the attention of all.
| New York, January 7, ls4S.
| Mcssrs. A. b. & ID. SANDS: GESTLEMES Hay
ing used and witnessed the effects of your excel
lent preparation of Sarsaparilla different persons
in various parts of the southern country, viz Vr-
gina, Louisiana, Texas, and Mexico ] feel much
pleasure in stating the high opinion entertained Of
! its great medicinal value. In my own case 1t acted
almost like charm, removing speedily the eher-
waited state of the system, and exciting in the most
agreeable manner tonic and inylgorating lniiu-
| ence.
! Your Sarsaparilla Is highly approved and exten-
! siyely used by the United States army in Mexico
and my cousin, General Zachary Taylor, has for
the past five years been in the habitof using it, and
recommends the same; he and myself adopted th,
article at the same time, and It is now considered
an almost indispensable requisite in the army. Ii
conclusion would say, that the better it is known
the more highly it will be priced, and trust tha
ts health restoring virtues will make il generally
known throughout the length and breadth of oui
widely extended country.
Yours, very respectfully, s. G. TAYLOR.
| u. S. Consul to New ranada