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The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-01-06


No Coal IN CAIIFoRNIA.+Mr. P. Tyson,
of Baltimore, as the result Of a scientific vis4
it to to the late territory Of California, effec-
ually contradicts the reports of plentiful
supply Of coal there, in a communication to
one Of the departments ut Washington; and
it seems likely, lle says, that the same geolog-
ial features extend from near the Oregon
boundary to the southern terminus Of Lower
California. An inspection Of the various
localities where coal has been reported to exo
list, proved that every one Of those beds de-
scribed as Of ''the best quality for steaming.
were composed Of either Ignite or bitumen,
or something or other still further removed
from the character of coal: tits tQ. Q.vancou-
yer's Island, Mf. Tyson says, that California
must look, for supplies, unless they may be
obtained from Oregon. = ''"' ~ '''' n
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( WELL TURNED.--A discussion lately arose
at a dinner upon the basis Of :he right of
sufferage, when the following 4colloguy
took place: rc
al do mot thiLk," said one Of The party,
that all men should unfortunately be per-
mitted TO vote. There must be. some re-
striction; and if you tear away all barriers,
you may as well extend the privilege still
further, and admit women to the polls. 70
"Woman - quickly responded spirited
lady on the opposite side Of the table, "and
why should women not vote Do you
mean to say thatwe are inferior to the other
sex 2" aqib sloG g mIq agV bloV 3d
"By no means. madam. The alailks;
admit, have their intellectual powers, as yiv-
i'll, and as we'll cultivated as those who have
assumed the title Of lords Of creation, but
then like to see them in their proper
sphege.niis ssd' pd5 90 lrl8is 81 a
HTheirproper sphere!ls And pra$;9 sit.
permit me TO ask what do. you desm tieii
proper sphere z .f.t.-....l.
'lWhy, madam, the sphere Of woman is
-a--it isa celestial sphsre% ta9ilI ~ e
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Distressing Case.

Mrs. Sophia Cross, of this place, recently
married TO man by that name, who desert
ed her not long since, a few weeks ago be-
came much depressed in spirits, if not par
tally deranged, in consequence of this de-
sertion, and suddenly left the residence Of
her parents one day. Nothing was heard
OF her for over a week, when one morning
in the early part Of last week, she was found
a short distance from town, sitting near
hay stack. tits supposed that she had been
on tOpo the hay stack the greater part Of
nine days, ensconced in the hay. We are
informed she returned to the house of her
parents on the Thursday evening proceed
ing her discovery; hut finding her parents
(Mr. ana Mrs. Myers) absent, who had
gone 10 New Castle, in search of her, she
again returned to the hay-stack. 1t mined
that day, and very cold weather succeeded
The presumption is that she got her feet
wet, as they were SO much lrozenthat NOR.
tification ensued and entered her legs Il
such an extent that it became necessary tc
umpatate both legs above the knee. The
operation was performed BY Drs. Wood,
and Farrel. assisted by DR.. Harmon and 9th
ers while the patient was under the Unfit
ence OF chloroiorm. Her recovery is con
sidered extremely doubtful Trumbul Dem
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FRENCH ENGLISH JEU-DE-MoT.-The celebra-
ted Mrs. Thicknesse undertook to construct a
letter. every word Of which should be French,
Vet 10 Ffenchihah Should BE- able to read i'll
while an illterate Englishinahs Of EenglishSSo-
man should desipher it with ease, Here is the
specimen Of the lady's ingenuity:-'Pre dire
0istre, CONNIE an Sc us, an pas the de here, Il
yeux cannhe, an chat toni dame, an dine here
an yeux mai goto the faire if yeux plaise; yepN
maj have fiche; riutih, pore, butter fon1e, half
fruit, pigeon, olives, salete,l forure dinner, ar
excellent tie, cafe, port vine, an liquers,g ant
telle your bette and poll to CONNIE; lpd lie 6
to the fare an visite the baroni. But il you don
CONNIE to us, lie go to we house an Sc oncle
anIse hone he dosi for mi dame seslhe beinlil
but deux CONNIE, mi dire. yeux, came he hero
YOU love musique, yeux mai have the harp, Tut
Of viol here, Adieu, mi dire Cistre!p nsaa e
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QrThe Masonic Hsllat 81 C,aifssil ille
was entirelyudestgoyc lb5ufiie 6R TnesAs,
hsts Loss $1,000 Sloi lle sgiS.g6l II
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EioouENT ExTRAcT.--A spirit of fault fin
ding, an unsatis6ed tempeT-7a constant iIri-I
tabillity-little inequalities in the look, the
temper, or the manner; brow cloudy and dis
satisfed--your husband cannot tell why-will
more than, ,nettralize all The good you cen fdo;o
and render life anything but "a blessing. It Is
in such gentle andquiet virtue as ffeekness and
forbeaiance, that the happiness and tsefdlhessp
of life consists; faf more than btilhAtt eloquence
in splendid talent, or lluStrous deeds that shall
sendthe name TO future tinesslnl hti| rft'1
lis the bdbbling spring which flows genflyS
the little fiyplet which glides through hemead-.
ow, and which runs along day and night by the,
farm house, that is useful, rather than theswols
len flood OF the waFing cataract. ,eNiagafa AxI
cites our wonder, and we stand amazed at the
power and greatness OF God there, as he, poufS
It from bis hollow hand But one Niagara Is
enough for continent or world; while the,
same world needs thousands and tens of thou
sands Of silver fountains and gently flowing riy1
ulets. that water every farm and meadow, and
garden, and that shall flow on everyday and
every night with gentle and quiet BEAUTY, So,
with the acts Of our lives. II is not by great
deeds only, like that Of Howard -tot by great
suiferings only, like those of the ihaftyfs that
good Is to be done; it is by the daily and quiet
virtues Of flife@-the Christian temper. the meek
Interchangeable spirit of forgiveness mthe hIiss
band the wife, the father, the mother, the BROTH
er, the sister, the friend, the neighbot, that
good is TO beidope: and in this all may be.pge-
ful,--Rey, Albert Barnes, ,r, s,a r glno iot
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afknAtE BEAuyY.--We find beauty itself q
very poor thing unless beautifed by sentiment.
The reader may take the confession as he pleas
es, either as an instance Of abundance Of sehti-
ment on our part, OF asetidence Of want ofprop-
per ardouf and impartiality but we cannot (and
that is the plan truth think the most beautiful
creature beautiful, or beat all affected by heI
or long to sit next her, or 20 TO a theatre viii
her, Of listen to concert with her, or walk il
field f0r forest with her, or cali he Chfistiof
name, or ask her il she like pOetry,ot be asket
whether we admire hef shoe, or take her arm
even into dining room, OF kiss her at Chrstmal
On on April-fool day, OF on May-day, or on an
other day OF dTesM Of her,eor wakethinking .
her, OF feel want in the room when she ha
gone, or pleasure the more when she appeqy
unless she has 4 heart ss well. .As iace, and !
| 4 ptuptfs good t-temnefea, nstnrsl, ssiesfrs hon
est gill, Who has IA love f0Fi0thei ps nfOtA
er things. *.
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4 ausa, VI PORTSMOUTH, Y ~ l,,, ,s',e N.
ITlL1 NI I GIT ass WORKS
VNHE nnaorhirncd are now prepared 70 f.l
~ prdcra q fQrIl Ill kinds Of Flint Glass
Ware, which they willsell at rittsburghr rpri'
ces, aud warrant equal 10 any IN market.
h sMerphnntp viii fuditto their advantnge Y
can bvfore making their pprchassl elsswherc
n; Portsmouth, Sept 30, leSo--2 -26yiieli'qNsl
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u BENEDICT ARKoLD--A RELIc.--At the
warehouse Of W. Z. Foster, at Sophia street
bridge, among mass Of furniture, and house
hold sufficiently left there BY an English
gentleman, is sign. Of which the following
is n COPY: l la u%vaYlgHe 98}
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,as.B ,Bnsinfss !, GdrSs.s "54 |.
Blanks! Rianksi!;-sl,..5D. !-l..5 !.

a ~ assortment Of blanks aof various kinds
IAlsuch as Warrantee, Quit-C Claim aud Mort
gage iDseds, Subpenas, 6ummons,i Executions
At5achments, aud other Justice'sblanks,c
ttntly,oa hand at thisofiice 10 s0aB9I mI1l
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B. ARNOLD, DRuoGIsT,
Bookseller, ,tc., si
FROM LONDON.
Sill 1nfinfLE.

This is probably tic Identical Sign which
belong ID 10 Arnold when he carried on bu-
siness in New Haven from 1853 to 1767.---
II is alike on both sides, having been used
asa su ing sign. Assuming that we are
right IN lis identity, 1t was recently found
among some rubbish ia the garret Of Arnold's
formel residence and place Of business,
which as we learn from Lossing's Pictorial
Field Book Of the Revolution was still
standing on Water street, New Haven, SO
late as 1885, Rochester Adp. al az ao.
Benedict Amold's old residence is still
standing on Wafer street, New Haven, and
ia apilal state of preservation. II wat
originally o substantial frame house-twc
stoTi IS high, with dormer winlows-capa
cious, and elegantly finished for the time,
with g,eat deal ol wainscOt ting, chimney
piece luxuriance, &c. Itwas built BY Am
old himself, and occupied BY him until hi
treason forced him 10 abandon it and th'
country. .ls .'eN5 Wla4 ~ ls fs
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al. d NUMBER Rs49p
/. Mefchant

The idea that a man gepefally can succeed
| in mercantile pursuits without knowing
what is goifg on id the commercial World is
absufd4-this kiioWledge 1e must have in sonrf
way or other sor he will most assuredlyhaye5
| to foot up serious losses, Some individuals
1 win take q paper for d yeaf 6f two, bat whebT
the bill ispIesentedffo for the subscription, thew
will become SO alarmed that their .firstiri-a
pulse will be to send q telegraphic dispatch
to stop, their paper. They are disposed to
| think that it has been Of no advantage toF
4 them, or that the rknowledge which theynoI
doubt btreeelyed from twas the effect of heir
\ own sagacity, or, perhaps, attribute, il. IA,
peculiar inspiration. They Try 10 get along
without the press, and their sagacity and iaii.s
cied inspiration leaves then, and they soon
find themselves behind the age if not. minis
several hundred dollars. .ii i,,,,. .,.,, 80,
We know Of a case in poiiit, which is 10
ifiagi nary one, but which actually took place:
Amerchant whoh we shall call Brown; doit
ing good general business in a. furnishing
town in, a neighboring State had some 400,
bushels Of fla seed In his &afehouse last,
fall which be was about sending to this mar
ket--but the ar ticle having went up to ans
unusual high price here, Iheh were Sent out;
through the coun Try to- purchase, One of,
these men, whom we shall, call Jones COM
ing into Browns vicinity, and hearing he had
considerable seed, called upon him, when tlleb
following dialogue took place: leiag9 ly7roq
Jones.-'Haye you got any faxseed TO SELF,
Mr.. Brown? 49,
Bfown.-Yes, Sit, alittle., la,H7msaa1s
Jones. es.-sWhat do you hold your seedatl
RrnxuffP ~ j Il o. =
,Brown.-'Well, really, i don't know. Il,
tanoed in Cincinnati; but ! suppose il Isl
worth about eighty cehts..'s i ,l'g912a Hs omO
.Jones.--'I will pay you seventy five centS4
for your seed, Mi Brown, and that is q rnate5,i
rial advance .It
Brown looks thoughtful for momeht,q
then turning to Jones, says: Twill let!you
know immediately and left his store to hunt
up Cincinnati papef in order TO post him.
se1f,up' before he'd concluded the bargain.--.
He found copy Of the Prics CGrreiit, which
had been sent by one Of our merchants to ohe{
Of his neighbors about three weeks previousso
ly, in which, fiaxseed was quoted, steady at,
81 ,05, which was quite an advance, He
studied the matter over with considerable sa!a
gacity counted the freight charges to Gincinf
natl, which would be about twenty-five cents
per blshel, but never thought of how many
hanges take place injthis world of ours i'll
So he finally concluded he would let the,
seed slide: II was good price, and he was
making fair profit, SO the bargain was clo,s'
sed. Now the secret Of The matter was, the
article was in active demand at the time in
| n
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THE LEARNED PRMrER. Mr.. John Patterson,
Of Albany, N. ~, is represented obe one o.
the most extraordinary men in America. He IL
iourneyman Printer, working daily at his case,
while he is one Of the most profound mathema'
ticians and best languist in the country. Hi!
great work, The Calculus Of Operations hal
been Just isned from the. press, and Is, in ~
opinion nofscientiflic men, says the Albany Dutch
man, one Of the most profound productions tina
| the mathematical world has yet given TO society
He, is not only thoroughly versed in ever
branch Of mathematics, but can read an,
wfite Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Arabic, Wit
as much ease and fuency as he can the Eng
| lish, besides which, he can conyerse freely y
every language spoken in Europe; With n
aid but industry, and no higher salary than tha
which is bestowed on 4 iuurneyman' Printer
Mr.. PArTERsoE las became not only thorough
acquainted with every department Of huma
knowledge, buthas acquired 4 handsome pfoT
Eerty and a libraIypf some three thousand yol
umes,t Mt. PArTERaoN Is . native OF New jel
sey, and is 81 years of age,a sl,lass ", vT.lsll
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The following little song is said to be the rag
in Paris ,Theiwords ars by Charles Jcffreys:
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/; B By CLEVELAND 4 PEARCE,
'rBnsi,,etss;ss So Dirflfttorrtpll.. N
\ eRocHRs 3 E PmRoDUcn Pr 3 DEALER.

70. s4siHhYbB y, H. Ross, lN Him 40
aFronutreet,5 doorsbsloy Market. q III
8ghaoi 70 osOakes & Buskirk, ,ai d riadu
.No.6, Frontstreet. above Market.ipu 40
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-11-17

port to reft. And as Tor the AIge inrs,
you may guess how they. were treated.
The nigh, ufier I'VE, landed | enjoyed an
interview alone with Bealrice; won again
from the blushing girl a confession of her
love. |. VAS happy moment. She yet
acknowledgements el!-tho. she
loved me ali along-b but tnatl my conduct
had deceived her into the belief il was un
requi,ed. She resolved at once to conquer
it and avoid my presence as much as posi-.
BILE. Sill a, times she ,lnpcied she nigh,
be mistaken, and for IA few days before they
sailed, my conduct seemed 10 prove IT,
Bot then my silence-and cold, formal
parting. y r. -
il Beatrice returned to America, whittier
followed her at the end OF our cruise, and
enjoyed the happies. of my days in call.
ing Beatrice my bride. And often in after
years, we would talk over The incidents ol
her capture and her rescue. But forgot
how was talking; you would no, have
thought was. such on ardent lover, would
you? T. = a. -. =, - y
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For the Portage Sentinel. r.
gl.-g Autumn. ds'-

Mournfnlly, o, mournfully, the autumn winds
ai3anow blow, ica' 5ese*soa an. 81 & " --
And chase the seer and withered leaves in eddies
l=l to and fro; noises t2.2 75a'4aa e---i.3s.'7
They chant requiem DER the spot where With
I'd cred flowers lie dead, SS2at.'5'' q 5'.'
Sigh in the garden and the grove whose bril-.
liant hues are fed. i.Nt -' ''@+
Of late the, fine old forest in green array stood
bright. r.:gs..s.~s ..ia.t zss.r a
And cast their welcome shadows, DER flowers
n pure as light, nj g-5s5 --t,..s3y.,,f'E3
While natures little songsters, lin graceful beau
ty clad, -s..-e1E! s.ua -zz.48
Hymned forth their Makers praises, and made
/ s the forest glad. = ts.a vzs.a .a3ss}E
Alas, one night not long ago, confding nature
slept; = ~ - '-''.' 49,,
When 10, foe with withsring powers into her
! presence crept, :,
And like the slanderersU pas breath which blasts
life's fairest flowers, '7a''' ''-'.-
He breathed his deadly breath on this sweet
happy world Of ours. e. .4 ..- +
Next morn when Sol came forth and smiled to
. Danish natures fears, ss-rt gg r.5sS
He saw each favorite leaf and flower gem'do'er
with pearly tears; f= .ts-s'-s
And as he strove with warmth and light his
soothing powers to shed, s''ait ;'.s4E'ss5'
The beauteous things, ,so'long his care leach hung
its dropping head. z" ',..
Soft zephyrs fingered round and sighed to wit
the spoilers pow'rs, ~ s..,-f asa.1
And strove to cheer the stricken ones like
friends in adverse hours; .-,.-ts,.sst
Next hope, first born of Heaven, came gently
fitting Ger; s,ags !sa.s s,s,.zu,azs,}L-
She smiled and waved her magic wand, bade ma.
ture sigh no more. IL h.Jg. s7Hs.a5a.s
She said not many moons shall wane ere thou
again shall stand,
Crowned with thy leafy houors bright,a temple
nobly grand, go.
Wild flowers shall nestle in thy shade. and there
earth's weary sons,
Shall oft retire to muse on Heaven. their home
when life is done.
Nov. sth, 1851. x5.4s ,A.N.H.
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BEATRICE VERNON,
FIGHT WITH TRIP0LITAN PIRATES.
BY CHARLES J.fpETERsoN.

"She was vision of delight ~ -
When first she beamed upon my sight:
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-11-17

NkNUFAcfURER Of Doors AND SHOES, Of al
IN kinds, TWO doors south Of the Court House u
khe shop formerly occuPied by Andrew Mcbride
Rasennas - sf'sf8e-L3 81 K ly323.
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MORRILL,s

Sky-Lfght Daguerrean Rooms
ALLRHs rLocK, OPPOSITE THE ODD FELLOWS HALL
ef5 s2ss sIszs sRAVENNA. ~ s5 s=.4-
MINIATURES taken, and warranted equal II
SeOfics hours from sA. M, to s p. M..~
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New Saloon,

i the Collins House, where they areprepared 10
supply customers with everything seasonabe in the
eating Hne.J xssiafr aET;s. zesz2 t=ft rEE
Picked and fresh Oysters, Clans and Lobsters,
Sardines, Picked Tongue, Boiled Hams, Pies, and
everything that the market affords suit the taste,
kept constantly on hand and served up at all hours.
Ice Cream served up regularly at our Rooms. or
supplied to parties or families in any part of the town.
July g. lS5r.' ~ MASON SEVERNS
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!, CO-PARTNERsHIP.

Black and Green Tea =.
- " H4TCH's.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-18

'l call you,n answered C'Connell "a P''"'-
telegram and Dublin judge and jury VIII
say that it's no libel TO call you So"
ooh, tare an onns oh, holy Biddy mat
an honest woman like me shoNld be called
parrybellygrums, you rascaly gaIlowS bird,
you cowardly sneaking, pIatelickinG DiaS-
guard.n
ooh, not you indeed retorled O'Conne'l
"why | suppose you'll deny that you keep
hypothenuse i'll your house"
''Tt's lie for you, by robher never
had such thing in my house, you swindIlng
ihiefu
Why sure all the neighbors know very
well that yon keep not only a hypothenuse'
but that you 20 out to walk with him every
Sunday, you hcartless old hep,agon."
.Oh. hear that, ye saints of glory ! Oh
there's bad language from fellow that wants
TO pass for a ginlleman. May the devil fly
away with you, you micher from Munsten
and make clergy sauce Of your rotten limbs,
You mealv-moulhed tub of gus'
"Ah, you can't deny the charge, yon mis-
erablo snbmultple of a duplicate ratio"
eco rinse yonr mouth in the LiiIey, you
nasty lickle-ptcher after all the hard words
YOU speak, it ought to be iilihier than your
face. you dirty chicken of Beelzcbuh."
"Rlnse your own mouth, yon wicked min
ded old polygon- TO the deuce pitch you,
you clustering intersection of a st-Hg super
ficies.n
"You saucy ,inker's apprentice, ii you
don't cease your jaw l'Il''-but here she gas
ped for breath, unable to hawk up any more
words for the last sally of OConnnell had near
ly Knocked the wind out of her
"While have tongue, I'll abuse you, you
most inimi,able periphery. Look at her boys
there she s,ands-a convicted perpendicular
pelticoats There's contamination in her
circumference, and she lremblcs with guilt
down to the cXlremilies of her corollories.-
Ah you're found ont, yon recllllneaI ante
ccdcu, and cquiangular old hag IT'S with
you he devil will fly away, yon porter swlP
! inc similiude of the dissection of vortex
Overwhelmed with this torrent of Ian
guagc, Mrs. Moriarty was silenced. Catch
ing a saucepan, she was aiming al OCon
nell's head, when he very prudently made :
timely retreat"
"You've won the wager, O'Connel here
your bet" cried the gentleman who propose,
the contest.
O'Conuell knew well the use of sound il
vitupera,ion and having to deal with an ig
norant scold, determined TO overcome her il
voluhili,y by using all the scsTHPedai'a serb
which occnIs in Euclid. With these and
few significant epirhetS aud a soothing, i'm
pudent demeanot he had, for once: impose
silence on Biddy Moriarty.- Madden's Rerc
lOtions Of Ireland
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1851-01-18
WORD ABOUT FInS,

Excepting the Black Fox and the Silver Fox,
the Russian Sable is, when of the finest quail
". the most costly fur Soft and glossy as satin,
the darker the hue the more II is esteemed,
the skins ranging in value from twenty TO five
dollars each. SO precious Is it, in fact, that
the morsels fur, which covers the paws are
collected sold by weight, and sent abroad, to
Bohemia and other countries, where labor is
cheap, 10 be neatly joined together, and alter
wards prepared for Innings and the portion oi
fur Immediately under the Jaw, being lighter
in color than the rest of the animals, and pe'
cutler in appearance, is also removed from
each skin, and these pieces, when joined TO-
gether, are made up By the furriers, and sold
under the name OF sable-gills. Now, as il
takes four or five skins exclusive OF the paws
and gills, to make mufI of the modern small
! size, and, Of course, proporllonate number
| for boas and trimmings, il is obvious that the
! cheap articles 50 often called Russian sable
can be no such thing. But the Hudson Bay
! sable, or fur of the marten, which Is sold al Il
quarter the price Of the Russian sable, is still
Il very beautiful fur thick and warm, not so
| dark as the Russian, but almost as soft. This
is a fur most extensively used, the li@ht sorts
being often dyed 10 improve their appearances,
aud so skilluiy, that few, save experienced
dealers, are able 10 distinguish the dyed from
the undyed.
The still cheaper sort of fur, known gener-
ally underline name Of French or German sa-
Bile. and called in the trade stopped sable, -
is. in reality, the fur of the stone marlen,
which is soft end fine, shades from a light To
a dark BLUSH grey, taking the color of the
rocks among which the animal is found, \
treat deal OF il comes from Switzerland, and
the French excel in dying II, or rather, in dy-
ing only the tips OF the hair, OF the desired
brown, to initiate the genuine sable This
diving process, which is, in great measure, a
secret. il no way injures the fur ana II mus
be remembered, that all the varieties OF
marteu have IN intrinsic value OF some sort
all have the firm, leathery skin, and qualities
of durability color, solness, aud hneness de
termining their value. We cannot, therefore
he surprised at the facility with which un
nrincipIed traders pass oil the dyed martens
for costly sable when they have lneXperien
cad nurchasers to deal with nor Is the de
/ ception always very soon discovered, Bu
we have heard of ladies having dyed cats
skins imposed on them for costly furs, tn
worthless things being mysteriously vampe
e up to look well for the hour, but splitting
y tearing, and rubbing bare with the first week
service.
!, The Mink is dark fur, with shorter ha
a than sable, bu, soft and glossy, and rich !
appearance, 1t is much worn. and admire