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PROPOSALS FOR BRICKS.

ARcHITkcr,s OFFICE, UNITED STATES CAPrroL
/ WAsHIseroN, D. c., December %, 1852
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this
~ ofilce until the twenty. eighth day Of February
bricks that may be required TO comnsts tha a sne
tension of the United States Capitol. an az ub;ch
are to be composed of tempered CLAW. made b,,
hand in single moulds, and to be Thoroughly burnt
without any admixture of COAL
The bidders are required to accompany each of
their bids with sample of the bricks proposed to
be furnished and to submit salts factory evidence
that said samples were made at the works of the
persons depositing the same, and of the clay of
which they respectively propose to execute the
contract. y
No proposals will be received for bricks that are
not made in conformity to this advertisement and
to the municipal laws of the city of Washington
The successful bidder will be required to furnish
approved security for the faithful performance of
the contract to the amount of twenty thousand
dollars.
Each bid to be accompanied by guarantee
signed by two sureties. to the effect that in case
the BID shall be accepted the bidder will enter into
contract for the aforementioned bricks, at the
price stated in the bid, at any time within thirty
Gays from the acceptance of the proposals. the suf
hclency OF the said guarantors or suretes to be
certified to by some person known to the Depart
ment OF the Interior. 80
Each bidder is requested to state the number of
bricks ne will be able to deliver per week, and the
time he will be prepared to enter upon the fulfil
ment OF the contract, should the same be awarded
to him. ral2E - $3.50
Each bid 70 be sealed and endorsed, .sproposol,
Jor Bricks for the Extension Of the United States
The bids will be opened in presence of such of
the bidders as may see proper to attend, at the De-
partment of the Interior, on Tuesday the first cay
of March next, at IL O'Clock m. u
THOMAS U. WALTER,
Architect of the Extension of the u. S. Capitol.
Dec 29-eo2m a,TBalt. AmericanlTr1 =
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AUCTION NOTICE.

I1HE SUBSCRIBER respectfully announces to
i his friends and the public that he has com
menced the Auction and Commission business on
his own accounts and offers his services for the sale
of every description of real and personal property
upon the most favorable terms.
With an experience of twenty years in the va
rious departments of Auction business, the last
four of which he has been personally known to the
citizens of Washington as the. Auctioneer of the
late firms of Dyer & Bro and Dyer & Mcclure,
he deems it unnecessary to say more than that his
personal attendance can be relied upon in all mat
tiers of business, and sales of any amount cashed
without delay.
Until permanent arrangements can be made for
the reception and sale of merchandise ON commits
sion, persons wishing to employ an Auctioneer
will please call at the Office of A. RoTHwELL esq.,,
on D street, east Of 7f5, where can be found
during business hours, ready and prepared to
June 10-dtf E. NJ STRATTON s
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PROPOSALS for MAST s SPAR TIMBER

NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT & REPAIR,
January "a, 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed q Proposals
~ for Mast and Spar TIMBER will be received
at thls bureau until O'Clock D. M of the 2Sth day
OF February next, for furnishing and delivering
the Quantities of yellow pine mast, and spar tim
Der aflxed to each of the following navy yards, to
wit:
At the navy yard Portsmouth, N. H.:
For one raxee, estimated to contain 8, $50 cubic
feet.
AT the navy yard Charlestown. Mass:
For three soeps-oEwar, estimated to contain
4,llO cubic feet.
At the navy yard Brooklyn, N. Y:
For one ship of-the-lne, } Estimated to con.
For three sIoenseof war. tain 1880 cubic #.
AT the navy yard Philadephia:
For two sloops of-war, estimated to contain TAO
cubic feet. @
At the navy yard, Washington, D. c.:
For one sloop ofwar, estimated to contain $40
cubic feet.
At the navy yard, Gosport, Va:
For one ship of-the-line, ! Estimated to con-
For two sloops of war, : tain {, 440 cubic feet
At the navy yard, Pensacola, Florida:
For frigate, estimated to contain 2, 500 cub. it.
For sloop- wary
jibbooms, pieces
main yard,
pieces cross jackyd. Estimated
pieces maintop sail to contain 2,03l cub. f..
4 pieces foretop sail
yard,
1851 cub. #.
DIMENSIONS OF THE FOREGOING SPAR
TIMBER.
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By the President of the United States.

By the President of the United States.
IN pursuance of law, /, Willard FILLMORE
President of the United States of America, dc
hereby declare and make known that public sales
in the State of IOWA, at the places hereinafter de-
signated, to wit:
At the Land Office at EVANSVILLE, COM
mencing on Monday, the sixth day of June next
for the disposal of the public lands within the fol.
lowing named townships and fractional townships,
viz:
North Of the base line, and ,oest of the m principal
Fractional township sixty seven, and township
sixty eight, of range thirty-two; fractional town
range thirty three fractional township sixty sew
en-, and townships sixty eight, seventy four, sew
enty hve, seventy six, seventy seven, and seventy
eight, OF range thirty. four; fractional township
sixty seyen, and townships sixty eight sixty nine
seventy, seventy one, seventy two, seventy three
seventy four, seventy five, seventy six, seventy
seven, and seventy eight, of range thirty five
fractional township sixty seven, and townships
seventy two, seventy three, seventy seven,
and seventy eight, of range thirty six fractional
township sixty seven, and townships sixty eight
sixty nine, seventy, seventy one, seventy two
seventy three, seventy four, seventy FIVE, seventy
ok, seventy seven, and seventy eight, of range
thirty seven. Q
Al the SAME PLACE, commencing on Monday,
the twentieth day OF June next for the disposal OF
tnc PuOiic idHus Witnlu Inc aforementioned tOwu.
ships and fractional townships, viz
North of the base line and ,oest of the fifth r;,,c;ool
meridian.
Fractional township sixty seven, and townshins
sixty eight, sixty nine, seventy, seventy one.
seventy two, seventy three, seventy four. seventh
five, seventy six, seventy seven and seventy eipht
Of range thirty eight. = sis e ~ -
Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sixty eight. sixty nine, seventy, seventy one sew
enty two, seventy three, seventy four, SEVENTH
FIVE, and seventy eight. q range thirty nine
Fractional township sixty seven, and townsb;ns
sixty eight, sixty nine, seventy seventy one. sew
enty two, seventy three, seventy four, seventy
Eve, seventy six, seventy seven, seventy eipbtJ
seventy nine, and eighty, of range forty =
At the SAME PLACE, commencing on Monday
the eleventh day of July next, for the disposal 81
the public lands situated within the limits Of the
following townships and fractional townships, viz:
North Of the base line and ,1est Of the h princiDn
meridian. @ -. ss =
Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sixty eight sixty nine, seventy, seventy one sew
enty two, seventy three, seventy four, seventy ve
seventy six, seventy seven. seventy eight seventy
nine, eighty, and eighty one, of range forty one
Fractional township sixty seven, and townships
sixty eight, sixty nine. seventy seventy one, sav-
enty two, seventy three seventy four seventy FIVE
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Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-. EMpT1oN ac1A1Nanrs

NOTICE TO PRE-. EMPTION CLAIMANTS,
Every person entitled to the right of pre-emp-
ton to any OF the lands within the townships and
fractional townships above enumerated is required
to establish the same to the satisfaction of the reg
lister and receiver of the proper land office, and
make payment therefor as practicable after
seeing this notice and before the day appointed
for the commencement of the public sale of the
lands embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Feb 3-1aWISW H stsafs3
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twenty one. twenty two, twenty three, twenty
! four, and twenty Eve. sgFs u hi xsaa Il =
Fractional township sixty seven, on the Missouri
Lime, and townships sixty eight, sixty nine, and
seventy, OF range twenty SIX Fractional town
ship sixtV seven on the Missoori line, and town
ships sixty eight and sixty nine, Of range twenty
seven Fractional township sixty seven on the
Missouri line, and townships sixty eight and sixty
nine. of range twenty eight.
Townships sixty eight, sixty nine, seventy, and
seventy one, of range twenty nine. Township
seventy four, of range thirty.
At the Land Office at DUBUQUE. commencing
on Monday. the twenty seventh day of June next,
fer the disposal of the public lands situated within
the aforementioned fractional townships adjoin-
ing the northern boundary Of the State, viz IN 81
North Of the base lane and sOest Of the fifth principal
as 50 meridian.S ~ ~ sa
Fractional township one hundred, in ranges
i've, SIX, seven, eight, and nine. 4Gt 7ol
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools,
military and other purposes together with sthose
swamp and overlooked lands, made unfit thereby
for cultivation, any, which shall be selected by
the State authorities before the days appointed for
the commencement Of the public sales respective.
~, under the act entitled ssAn act to enable the
State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the
sswamp lands within their limts,'' approved Sep
tember %, 1850, seiA be excluded from The sales i
The offering of the lands will be commenced on
the days appointed, and will proceed in the order
in which they are advertised, with all convenient
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered
and the sales thus cosed but sale shall be kept
open longer than two weeks, and no private entry
of any Of the lands will be admie ed until after the
expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this fret day of February, Ammo SDomini one
thousand eight hundred and fifty three.
WILLARD FILLMORE
By the President.
JOHN Wilson
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NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS. +
Every person entitled to the right of pre- emption
to any of the lands within the nships and frac.
tional townships above enumerated, is required to
establish the same to the satisfaction of the Register
and Receiver of the proper Land Office, and make
payment therefor, practicable after seeing
this notice, and before the day appointed for the
commencement of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Feb 3-1aw13w
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BOOK NOTICE.

LIBRARY HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE,
August "a, 1852.
LARGE NUMBER OF BOOKS belongings
"A to this Office are yet out. The members Of
the House, and others having them in their pos
session, are respectfully requested to cause them
to be returned. JOHN A. PARKER
Librarian House of Representatives.
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! THs STRgNGTH UF INSECTS. In volume pub.
! Iished by Van VoursI. on The Natural llisIO.
~ Ct AuimaIa." several illustrations are given
Of the super. hercuIean strength With which The
commone,I insects are endowed. The CON.
mon ia. as every une kaOws, will. Without
mach sPpsrenI rff, jump iva hundred times
It's own lengIh. and several grasshopPers and
Ocusls are said l., be able 10 perform leaps quiIe
as wn derlul. In the case Of the insect they
scarcely excite our notice but il a man were
coOIly 10 take Standing leap Of three hundred
and eighty odd wards. which would be 40 equiv
aleuI exerlinn Of muscular power, perhaps our
admirers Of athletic sporIs might be rather
startled at surh performances. Again. for a
man TO rua ten miles within the hour would be
ad,niurd 10 be a iolerobiy good display OF Pc
destrianis,n 6UI what are we TO say To the lit
tie iy observed bv Mr.. D.IIsle. $50 minute as
to he almost invisible" which rsn nearly six
inches 10 q second. and 10 that space was cal
culaIed To make one thousand and eighty steps
This. according 10 The calculation Of Kirby and
Spence. is as il man whose steps measured
only two feet. should run At the incredible rate
of twenty miles in minute. Equally surpri-
sing are the instances sG insect Strength gwen
by Mr.. Nrwpou. the great s'agbeeIIe. which
tears IF The Uark from the roots and branches
of trees. has been known IN gnaw hole an
inch in diameter. through The side of an iron
canister IN which i, was ron6ned. and on which
the marks OF iIS jaws were distinctly visible
The common beetle can. without injury, sup
port and even raise very g'eat weights. and
make lis way beneath aln"sI any amount Of
pressure. In order 10 put the strength OF the
insect Alias To the test. experiments have been
made which prove that IL is able TO sustain and
escape IRON beneath load Of from twenty to
lhr,y ounces. ProdigioUs burden when II is
remembered that the insect itself does not
weigh as many grains 10 fact, once more ta-
king man as a standard OF comparison, it is as
though a person Of ordinary size should raise
aud 81 hnm under weight Of between forty
aud iny lons.
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Vol gO.--.Number 10.
poGtrp,
nome AID FRIENDs.

oh,ihefeS power 10 make each hour Z
AZ sweet as heaven designed
Nor need We roam 10 bring il home,
y Though few there be Ihal God i'll
We seek 100 high Cor things close BY,
And lose whaI nature fOand us;
For life hath here 90 charms % dear BE-
AZ hume and lriends around us
r H Hr. rH'
We of destroy The present joy sussz
For future hoPes-snd praise them,
Whilst flowers as sweet bloom al our feet
we'd bul s'OOP 10 raise them !
For things s(ar SIill swesIer are
When youths brigh, spell hath bound Us
But soon we're taught that earth has naught
Like home and friends around usI
The friends that speed ia time Of need,
When hopes last reed is shaken,
To show US sill, that come what will,
We are not quite fotsaken
Though all were night, il buI The light
From Friendships altar crownd US,
'Twould prove The bliss of earth was this
Our homes and friends around We.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1852
EGeeis 90 Railroads npOn the price OI
Lands and FaEmlag Predmee.

lI has brsB essimssed. by those whose obser.
valCu has quali6sd them M jadas eoFreclly. lhai
The iherease 10 Ihs value OF slrip Of land lhree
miles side. through which Q railroad is ron.
s1rocted. 10 solisieuI n badd and sock il. The
experiences &c Ihs shOls country has proved
thst Ihis estimate ais nos exinVigsBt. Every
nile of q sIrip Of land Ihnse miles side, oos
and half miles each side of the road. will con
tain $50 sores. The avssaeeincreass in Ihs
pFics Of such . strip Of land hes been nos fsr
from SIS a. acre 10 new end lhinly seuled
disUics of country. u hus b-ea mach more 10
many instances. Thn So0ld bs equal 10 SIS.
800 increase 20 every mile OF road /; or. 10 9th.
er woFds, If the farmers nr Owuers OF thiS strip
Of country should themselves build the road.
ths land would be worth enough more 90 pay
the Whole stpPBse of ne construction. and they
would own The road besides. lf railroads there.
fore conferred no other benefits 0pon farmers
Ihan this grsst sddiuon 70 their wealth, they
will see thai they are more deeply interested in
their construction than sny OIhsr class Of The
community. They receive a direct, posiuss.
tangible udVanIsge in she immsdisie rise Of the
value Of their property. The farmer owning 9
faIm Of $50 acres. worth perhaps $50 per acre,
can sell il iuS s6E per acre The very day q rail-
road shall have been compeWd through or near
il. He Is, therefore, made nearly 2 500 richer
by his enterprise. a.s .. ."
But there are other advantages 10 the farming
Interests besides the rse in the value OF their
farms. The products Of farm situated al nny
considerable distance FROM market. where or.
binary roads have to be depended upon. are oi
but liule comparative value to the producer
bat railrnads gives them al once . ready access
to market, al good prices and quick sales. The
Experience Of farmers neaI the gteaI centres oI
population is a sufficiehi proof Of the great ad.
van'Sges Of railroads in hi, point Of view. In
deed no one has any doubt Of il. The reasons
for ii are too obvious 10 need proof or argumenl
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