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90
Vicious Dressing.

A writer in the Mothers Assistant, pub
lished in Philadelphia, says, that her health
was exceedingly delicate when girl, she
having been educated in an English board
ing school, where she was laced up in buck
ram and whalebone. On her voyage to
this country, in 1900, she threw her stays
into the sea, and from that time has had
good health.
am now, she adds, in my seventy-hrst
year, have had twelve children, eight OF
whom are living, and am blest with an ex-
cellent constitution, able to walk eight
miles without fatigue, and to be as usful in
Sabbath school instruction as | was thirty
wears ago-when, but for this timely re-
lease from thraldom, | might humanity
speaking, have made my grave in the
ocean.
was forcibly struck, and pleased Gas
we always are when an authors opinions
agree with our own,) the other day with a
passage on the thirty-sixth page of "Per-
sonal Recollections Of Charlotte Eliza
beth" Her father came in while the stay
maker was spreading out her buckram
whalebone, &C., &C.,
" Pray, what are you going to do with
the child -
Going to fit her with pair of stays
" For what purpose -
To improve her figure no young la.
da can grow up without them"
81 beg your pardon-young gentlemen
grow up very well without them, and SC
may young ladies'"
"Oh, you are mistaken. See what 6
stoop she has already depend upon it this
girl will be both dwarf and cripple, il
we don't put her in stays"
My child may be cripple, ma'am, il
such be Gods will, but she shall be one Of
His making, not ours"
Therefore, she grew up without the
headaches of other lady-like maidens.
Prehaps some may say this has no bearing
on the subject we are upon; but I beg
leave to differ, for the stihening now put
in the dresses of our females, is more in
furious to the vital parts of the body, than
" stays" could ever be.
1, equally with you, admire the present
neat fashion of hi Oh neck dresses and flow.
ing skirts but the wasp-like waists ruin
the health of hundreds Of the fair popula-
tion Of our land !-Arthur'S Home G0z.
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Ds~ The following anecdote was told of
a very clever fellow, who had been some
what frolicksome, but who had recently
joined the Sons of Temperance After
becoming "Son" he went to Mobile on
business, and was taken i'll there. The
physician was called, and after examining
him, pronounced him in very dangerous
condition, and prescibed brandy. The
sick man told him that he could not take
it. The DR.. insisted that it was the pro-
per remedy, but the patient told him he
would not take it. The DR.. said he must,
or he would have spasms. Well, said the
Son of Temperance, l will try couple Of
spasms first He did not take the brandy,
nor did he have the spasms, but went on
his way rejoicing. We wish there were
more such men.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-02-26

A FACT ABOUT ADVERTISING gen.
tleman in Dayton, Ohio, writing for the
Journal of that city, gives the following re-
markable case. We hope every body will
readit:
The following memorandum may be Of
some benefit to that class of persons who
consider advertising useless. For four
years never advertised, and always found
1t an uphill business for me to carry on my
occupation. Last spring 1 made my bus;.
ness known to the citizens of DAYTON and
surrounding country, by advertisements.
Soon as that was done my business chang
ed. Orders came in every day. Busi-
ness pressed me on every side; and in one
week, gentlemen, l made two sales amount
ing to $4,000, half cash in hand, which
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-02-26

Rsg" Will the Literary Echo, Dombury
Times, and Bordentoacn Register, inform
us what policy or what is gained by send
ing half-sheet exchanges. We confess
we are at loss to determine, unless it be on
the score of economy.-Plainticld Gaz.
We plainly see that our friend Osborn
is not acquainted with the ways of the
world, at least the ways of the press. "
We have sent half sheet exchanges, only
in two instances, and then because we had
an order for an extra quantity of papers
after the outside was worked.
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~ On Monday Of last week, an aged
man, by the name of Thomas G.. Walton,
of Mystic, Conn, fell into the dock at the
foot of Grand-street, N. Y. His cries
were heard by two policemen, who hasten
ed Immediately to his assistance, and res
cued him from watery grave, and then
carried him to the thirteenth ward station
house. Rcstoratives were administered,
and after great excrtions, he recovered
during the night
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pSg- The New York Legislature is in
full consideration of the Liquor question
and has three bills Or plans for disposine
of the question before it: One the Maine
Law made more utterly annihilating if
possible F.; another thirty gallon monopoly
like our old fifteen gallon experiment and
the third, introduced by Mr.. Beekman,
proposes to leave the entire regulation of
the traffic to the supervisors of each county.
This last is like Massachusetts, present
law.
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sale I owe toyour valuable Journal, copies
of which containing my advertisement, were
brought by the purchasers, in order to find
my establishment. Advertising has been
the handspring to my business and while
l am now penning this, 1 have orders, and
agreements, for not less than three thou
sand dollars worth of work. This you will
say is pretty good, when you consider the
great number of mechanics must contend
against in my line of business in our city.
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nG5~ In endeavoring to avoid everything
like display, young ladies, especially should
be careful not to fall into the opposite ex-
treme-that of prudery. There is more
sincerity, if there be less nicely, in the
conduct of a really virtuous woman than
there is in that of a prude !; and some de-
gree of freedom so far from being incom-
patible with the strictest virtue, is one of
its greatest privaleges. IF lady is OBJ
liged to receive company en- dishabiAe, it
is sign of her good breeding if she ap-
pears perfectly at case, and makes little
or no apology for her appearance. A per-
son who changes her manner with her garb
must be innately vulgar.
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"THE OLD MAN."-No expression that
we are acquainted with CRATES so harshly
on our ear as that of "The old man,
when it comes from the lips of son speak
ing of his father. The person who habit
ually uses the expression, is either intimate
with low characters or he does not feel that
respect and Difference due from a son to a
parent. In excuse it is said, 'tis but a
joke and means nothing. If so, it were
better not to jest on such subject, and
use some expression that means something.
Old man" is used as term of re-
proach, sort of by-word, and bugaboo to
scare bad children, and in the manner
used expresses a sort of contempt or
don't care
There are several stages to be gone
through before the old man is brought on
Pa, papa and father have had their day.
AS the young swell, lazily rolls his cigar
or quid of tobacco in the corner of his
mouth, and strokes his goosedown chin
and replies with a curl Of the lip, to the
gentleman by whom he is interrogated,
that's nobody but the old man.'
Young chaps that frequent oyster eel
lars, beer saloons, and fashionable wine
shops, who can smoke "regalia," or
chew " ladies twist" without making them
sick, or walk crack with three glasses of
champane-these are the chaps who talk of
the " old man" who don't know they're
out
We have also heard these same charac-
ters speak of their mother as the "old wo-
man ~ True it is no hienous offence, yet
it shows as plainly as any other swagger,
what company they have kept, and the es-
innate they place upon their parents love
and care for so many years.
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ASKING Too MUcH.-A young couple
were sitting together, undoubtedly in some
romantic spot, with birds and flowers all
around; at least the reader is led to infer
that they had these "appliances and
means to boot" when the following con-
versation ensued:
"My dear, if the sacrifice of my life
would please thee, most gladly would l lay
it down at thy feet"
"Oh, sir, you are too kind; But it
just reminds me that l wish you would
crafty me by discontinuing the use of to-
bacco."
"Can't think of it. It's a habit to
which [ am welded"
every well, sir; since this is the way
in which you sacrifice your life for me,
and as you are already welded to tobacco,
I'll take care that you are never welded
to me, also, as it would be bigamy."
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GoDEY's LADY's Book, for March
comes to us laden with good things in the
way of reading matter and embellishments
Of the former we have a rich variety,
among which arc "The Wrong Passenger"
|" Moving in the Country" =" The First
Born" %" Sleep, but my Heart Waketh,"
&C.. &c. Of the latter we have twenty
six, two of which are beautiful mezzotints
though we shall show our hands" for
" The Soldiers Dream of Home" L. A.
Cooley, Philadelphia, Publisher; So 90.
per annum.
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HGS~ The Proridence Post says Levi
Cole, at the Supreme Court sitting in
Washington county, was Wednesday again
arraigned and pleaded guilty to the indiet-
ment. The Court sentenced him to four
years in the State Prison at hard labor.
This completes the list of the gang of rob-
bcrs who plundered the Fhenix Bank of
Westerly Of about $4,000, some two
years ago.
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Westerly, February &c, 1859.
TT-V II pATNER the American n,

G5-V. B. PALMER, the American News
paper Agent, is the only authorized Agent for
this paper in the cities of Boston, New York,
and Philadelphia, and is duly empowered to
take advertisements and subscriptions at the
rates as required by us. His receipts will be
regarded as payments. His offices are---Bos-
TON, Scollays Building; New York, Tribune
Buildings PHILADELPHIA, n W. corner Third
and Chestnut streets.
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The LADIES' KEEPSAKE for February
was received last week, but not in time for
notice. This number contains portrait
and biography of Martha Washington, be-
sides several other interesting articles.
John S. Taylor, New York: ST. 20 per,
annum.
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Government of Children.

Few mothers understand the method
by which children should be governed, and
this is the principal reason why there are
so many unprincipled persons to be found
in the community, and why upright, hon
est people are so scarse in society. 1t
has been said " 'Tis education makes the
man - In this we fully concur, but not
in the common acceptation Of the term
education. The education of a child COM
mences the moment it first takes cog
nizance of external objects, and ends
when he rests his head in death No
schooling, no long course of mental cul-
ture, forms an education, but it is the
whole training, the moral and physical, as
we'll as the intellectual culture, which
& makes the man."
But there is one branch of the educa-
ton of children, about which we wish to
throw out q few hints, and that is the gov
ernment to which they are subjected. 1t
is the hardest part of a mothers duty to
curb the desires and restrain the passions
Of her child, yet it is part which she
must take upon herself or her child is
irrecoverably ruined. But it is not the
storming, fretting, scolding, frightening,
whipping, or coaxing government, which
children need to make them mind, it
should be done by appealing to the moral
feelings, and the manly pride, rather than
the fears of the child. Though Solomon
did say, /" He that spareth his rod hateth
his son but he that loveth him chasteneth
him betimes," yet is not necessary that a
child should see a rod continually over it's
head in order to make it perform the
wishes of his parent. We have all seen
how much easier sense of right will cause
obedience, than the fears of punishment,
and with how much happier looks and
brighter smiles the child meets its parent
and imprints kiss upon her cheek and
calls her by the endearing name "mam-
ma" Then it becomes her to nourish
those klndlier feelings which make it so
much easier and more pleasant for both.
We will lay down a few rules which
parents would do well to practise in the
management of their little ones.
l. No command should be given, either
by word, look or gesture, which is not in
tended to be enforced and obeyed. 1t is the
custom of too many parents to be continu-
ally ordering their children to do this and to
do that trifing thing, and then leave it to
the option of the child whether to obev Or
not. This should never be done: #
weakens the authority of the parent in
matters of more moment.
2. No unnecessary task should be i'm
posed upon the child when in fretful
mood. 1t is not uncommon when a child
feels particularly uneasy or is more un-
manageable than common to compel it to
/" say' the letters of the alphabet, or re-
peat the catcchism This not only ag-
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Nsay" Among the latest counterfeits said
to be in circulation are fves on the
Coventry Bank, of Rlmdc Island fives on
the Farmers Bank of New Jersey, Mount
Holly and two on the City Bank, Brook
lyn. Spurious quarters Of ls47, arc also
in circulation.
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DEATH Is IN THE TERMINATION,

But too often of what, in its inception, was lightly
treated and fatally neglected common cold. The
ball does not increase faster by rolling than does
danger from unchecked Cough or Cold When iniam-
nation scizcs upon the delicate tissue Of the Lungs
the progress of fire is scarcely swcr or more fatal than
that of Pulmonary Disease through its various stages to
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$50 Reward! Will be paid to any person
who will buy abox of Dr. TERRELS Healing Ointment
and use according to directions If they will call at my
Office and say with clear conscience that 1t will not
completely Chappcd Hands, Chilbains, Chafng Sore
Lips Burns and Freezes Sore on Children and greatly
alleviate If not entirely sarheum Pmpes on the
Face, and all Diseases of the Skim
MONROE TERRELL.
Naugatuck. Conn
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" A SNEAK. ."-With this caption. a

CA NEAK."-With this caption, a
contemporary, Rev. Mr.. Crowell, of the
Hesterm Wotchman, has the following -
" A sneak is man who subscribes for
a paper, and after reading it awhile, re-
fuses to take it from the office. II we find
the names of such sneaks on the books of
the Western Watchmam, we intend to have
them suitably embalmed."
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1S5" The Philadelphia Mint has just
struck gold dollar coin of new design.
1t consists of fiat ring, on which there is
a new superscription but no head, as the
place for the head is cut. This new form
makes the coin conveniently large, so that
it is not liable to be mistaken for three
cent or q five cent piece.
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The LADIES' WREATH for March is
received, and contains its usual variety of
reading and illustrations. 81 90 per
annum. J. M. Fletcher & Co., New
York.
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kegH We learn, by the I'roridcncc Post,
that on Thursday, the Maine Law pass
ed by the House, was killed in the
Senate.
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pa- A clerical gentleman of Boston,
on hearing of Jenny Lind's marriage to
Goldschmidt, exclaimed -
"she stoops to conqucr,--
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CHE Citerarp Gfbo

AND
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NOLDsMITH.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-03

.sndsrs Wine store 10 WALNUT street Iphs,
HE gndyslled place io oHriains a. wines liquors Se, good
os ssss made y him 70 s p Obliged Largely
by hun lie would refer % some invoices as follows, viz
prices ra Old and vely choice
BY Tue gallon Also; old delicate Amsntado in casks q 4
In bottles pat up Earope which he challenges as equal 20
The Msslania Amonado shsuss are peculiarly adapted
10 eonyaeseent as sy strengthen without stimulating and have
Ponwins principally specially selected for his
ms from the stock OF "Burmeser" opoo, and imported d.
fi and delicate, and have highly APP
m y ms Gu because Sc s manifest superiority os
They Of various and prices in bottles and daught BY
delicate while Port and Malmsey
Persons suffering
Madeira sor dry rich, side
and West indies sereial SCI ac Se daught and in bottles
sparkling subscriber ,ha
BY him. any other wines and are sold al
as low a. most Of the inferior wines in The marker which
lie has also champagne qualities
prices, retail Wholesale. article
gensray himself judge
The finest from the price, the
burgundy large stock
that he can them from his vaults good boe of Bur
ssaterns and Barsse always hand in bottles.
BERNHARD Jordan CoLenz, extensive
sun Hooks and Mosee from The cheapest the
In The articles cosnac other brandes has now fine
and Of 1921 in eighth casks and sa2 u
and "Dubouehe 1914 hhds consignment which will
be sold low.
Of The above sold by quantity desired
An goods within days reach Of Philadelphia, fregh
paid Orders will be promptly executed Il sent BY mail or ee
graph, ,Acop sNrnrp !,
Chrap Wine Store, 70 Walnut street, Philadelphia
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A NEW Route to Ptttsburg, VIA the Baltimore, Sus-
"a gehdnna, and Pennsrcnr RaiiroadThrough 10 Pbrg
hosrAn express Of will leave Calve station daily
United States mail from Washington and Baltimore
connecting with the fast line Mddlelown
irving al Harrisburg at IA, M, 10 dinner.
leaves Harrisburg for the M arriving
Hodsysbu g. Al this point have the option Of
taking either the Johnstown thence packet boats
ftages direct from Holideysburgt Pittsburg.
Tickets viii be sold the following points ny this tran
York, Wnghuvle, Columbia Marietta Mddetown, Harrisburg,
New Port MDcrown Perysvlc, Lewown, Moyeystown, Hunt
ingdon, HoIidaysburg and risburg.
also with the Cumberland Valley Railroad
which through Carlisle shppcnsbug Chamberburg and
other points ibis road
accommodation Of from Washington
Of the will The
the Baltimore Ohio Railroad Company the arrival Of
morning the baggage, which viii be
carried free ~ charge 20 Calvert station.
ROBERT STEWART,
Oct1-dn Ticket Agent.
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BY Asa Knns-aphahe,icay arranged with reference 70 the
latest ahlm osia approved authorities.
vols, Law Sheep, svoo pp 4i77 Retail PRICE 80 ao
40 and 81 Ann street, New York
Opinions Of the Profession
There are few profession that sch bady OF
law within the same limits or that are more deserving Of
p'''' p''''ee' CHIEF JUSTICE NELSON.
concur Justice Nelson In hIa opinion Of the above
TONED work -. -, , -, :. /, ,tonn,,,
The vast OF reliable citations from the whele
sa sns 70 s Ss'n 's
References and viii extensively aid the STUDENT The practitioner
and the man of business ,un u.,,,,
ooro.ER 10, 1850.
frequently examined lis citations and have been highly
precision cieaes with which annonnces the prn
saS S 1e myss ha, feel ss The should
learn It's merits and, like me, enjoy lis advantages ,n
NKw CRY, Oct 49, 1850.
impas advantages Of well arranged
while the profession deal Of time and
DAVID PAUL. BROWN Philadelphia.
collected with great diligence and accuracy the
very ably questions apply
authorities copious
JUDGE PETERS, Philadelphia.
lhavs Law Compendium with much
mraby adapted The purpose for which was obviously de
titles with confidence that they are treated with great
'u's"'A' 'A' '' JUDGE GRIDLEY, Uucs, New York.
oH Is 4. .sn BE- ana I a 70 y 'Gsn n ANY
' : W. L. HURST Phlsdelphia.
The plan and utility and accuracy
unqualified appreciation Of the most distinguished isis the
United The late Justice s,ory Shs Juess MILAN.
o '''''f Fab,shsa by JOHN F, TRow
Nov 2a-u 40 and 81 Ann street
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virsi,,ia Land omes,

hlCHNONDl NVVelnleT t. 1851.
in conformity Virginia Of s4s 4s 10
L all whom IA concern thai
by certificate of the eseheaor Of the e Of Norfolk dated
% and received Into the land ofe
IAN Ie5 at by Inquest held the
following lots lying ~ the city OF Norfolk
have been found this Commonwealth 10 vii
oland bounded BY Dartmouth street on The soah ~ Prince
tho n0fh and BY Amelia
east with wood dwelling house on H. eseheated nom is
estate OF John Lawrence, deceased.
LOT bounded BY Liberty street hs NORTH by Robe
Pseons land tbs eas by North h street on The south, and
BY Cumberland the with old kTck house
esehe ated from Of Robsn Meslann, deceased
Of land the east Of Boeoun street, bounded
by seden by Bousss land SOUTH
the east esebeaied nom ihe estate Of Richard
y. Burke, deceased. Test :.
8. II. PARKER,
Nov l6-Iaw6w Register OF the Land Once.
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A MEXICAN AND FOREIGN AGENCY, city Of Washington,
IA Of Hsght Palmer, Of New York,
counsellor Of the Supreme Court Of the United States for the follow
ing objects
l. Conducting professional business ID the Supreme Count Of the
United States Especial viii be Of California
land uues coming up appeal
The prosecution and recovery Of all claims In law equity,
the United before depart
asn against foreign before boards OF commission
a The settlement siate Treasury, War,
Slvy Post Once, and Interior aAd obtaining
issien Of penalties and orcures alleged violations
the revenue, post office, or other laws
Recurring United
nom foreign and procuring land and
sions under the various pension laws Of The United States
Collections generally embracing debts, egHcics and Inherit
ances In The United States and foreign countries.
o. funds United States and State stocks and
loans, and on bond and mortgage Of freehold estate
All communications addressed (post pad to the undersigned viii
prompt faithful He solely authorized
settle the sgrncy business md Of the late firm Of Palmer
Snshcu.
from leading European languages executed with
ndeliv and despatch.
. n 80 = AARON II. PALMER
WAsnisoros, Oct, %, 1851
Oct 2S-diwSlawu