The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-05
Local Matters.


WINTER is CoMINe.-Autunn is a delightful
season, and well may enjoy its soft beauties ;
but not without remembrance of the eager and
the nipping air. that is behind it. And this re-
| minds that the comforts of stoves, and wood
| and coal, and wooen carpets, and listed DOORS
| and warm cloaks, will again be invoked; and pru-
dent people will attend to them in time.
| II the Cumberland coal mountains are to roll
themselves down upon US by way of the canal, we
shall be bounufuly supplied at small cost but if
they are to brought down in small fragments, they
will cost something, and it will be well for US to
| count the cost But without data to go
upon, and will he thankful to any person who will
enlighten Us upon the subject.
| Hitherto active competition has been kept up
| between anthracite coal and wood, and each has
| had its hvorers; but if the superior coal of the
Cumberland regions comes to us at the prices we
have heard conjectured, il will doubt supersede
in use the other articles we have named
With the introduction OF article of fuel, we
| doubt not some more new discoveries will be made
in the arts of making stoves and CRATES. OF late
| years the important improvements in these have
been annual, and the necessity for changes, alter
atoms and renewals has also been of annual recur-
| renee 1t may now become necessary with the
coming in of each new month, and so continue I'M
til the great desideratum should be supplied, which
suppose to be asell-heating self adjusting, self
extinguishing stove, in which the fuel supplied will
suffer diminution
But the cost Of fuel ia not tremendous an affair
as most persons imagine; it only seems SO because
! it comes, or goes rather, in bulk. The other day
we heard a poor bewailing the approach OF
winter, on account Of the expenses attendant upon
that season, and especially that of fuel. Chow
much wood do you consume per month in the win
| teri" we asked. cone cord" ''And how much
! in summer" but half a cord'' "Do you use
ice in summer" "Yes, fps worth a day
W that is two dollars per month equal TO the half
cord of wood you do not burn. Now, in the win
ter We will furnish you with ice without cost, and
the accounts for the two seasons will balance each
! other"
Our friend smiled his approval, and assured us
We had given him world Of comfort, and that he
thought that winter would never appear TO him in
! the future so drear it has in the past.
| Such is the false estimate uncalcuating people
make of petty expenses.
Stoves and fuel, however, are not petty expenses,
and therefore all persons who will need them should
make diligent inquiry, in order to be rightly in
formed upon the subject in time.
Beautiful BooKs.-The writings Of the eloquent
are published in five volumes, by Moesrs. j. Muir
ply s Co., Baltimore and two beautiful sets Of
these volumes have been apart by the publishers
presents 10 Pope Plus IA and the Cardinal Fran
zou Those for the Pope are in snow white leather
with rich gliding, and ornamental on the side with
the Pontihcal title and coat of arms and those de-
| signed for the Cardinal are in beautiful crimson
leather; also beautifully gilt The intrinsic merits
Of these volumes, the superior paper and typogra-
ply, and the exquisite skill and taste exercised by
the bookbindcr, render them eminenty worthy the
destination designed for them, and will reflect
credit upon the ability skill and taste Of our coun
trymen
Persons DESTROYS Of inspecting these exquisite
gihs can be gratifed by calling at the store of
Messrs Taylor Maury, near Ninth street, on the
Avenue, where they will remain for n few days
prior to being consigned to the distinguished person
ages for whom they have been prepared.
Ak opD SORT or CARRtAoE-A number Of per-
sons on the Avenue seemed highly amused the
other day at a queer looking guy Of riding fix, in
which couple Of gentlemen taking their
evening airing. twas a comical- looking concern
truly, and strange sight in our city. Now,
reader, what think you il wac II you forty
years old, il once the most familiar Object upon
which your eyes could rect, though now go rare as
To be unknown to the juveniles in our streets IL
was gig-a gig; such a vehicle a. the physician
and the parson, and your rich uncle, aud Stickcm
the gambler, and all folks who would be gcutcel,
always rolled in over the strctts, long, long ago
Alas, that should live to learn that il is for
gotten, and that Juvenile connoisseurs should cry
out TO the inmates aver tother wheels ia rolled off
somewheros!" But 20 il H. and We ourselves will
be deemed old fashioned looking coveys before we
get glimpse at all sides Of the much oftener.
80 the world goes, and 50 we 60.
DEAR Ma. ITgMs: | often ride in the omnbuses
like them very much, but still think there's ono
thing wanting to their complete comfort, namely,
row Of green blinds in the window frames TO
exclude the sun. am always obliged to keep my
parasol up, and so arc other lady passengers To
do this is inconvonient In such situaton; but the
heat Of the sun must be kept of. The blinds that
propose should have movable stats, and thus would
admit the air freely, while iInpar,ing shade We
arc not alone IN this demand, but gentlemen, also,
arc frequently observed with raised umbrellas
while riding in the omnibuses. may remark thai
it would not be necessary to close moro than one
side Of tho "bus" at time, that persons fond of
looking out may still be gratided Please consider
our case, and take Messrs. Reside and Wander
werken Of your counsel; then calls right"
JULIA.
We have been under the impression that little
more could be done in the omnibus way; but per.
r.