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Wan1's FOuntainHead.
Steam Candy nIanufactorv

Fanny ConteetioHary, Pie and Cake Bakery,
AND REFRESHMENT SALOON,
Long Wharf between Sansome and Battery SIS.
BAN FRANCISCO.
WILL just say to my patrons for their special
benefit, come Of whom have been frequently
dscoyed by the near limitations Of tables. chairs,
&c, (as well As my system Of lckeis), by a house
in close proximity TO the Fountain Head, land
been as oflen taken i'm, that with little more
attention they can avoid the like occurrence for
the future, by just noticing the numbers on the
candy windows, ~, 50, and IS anG so on the
doors.
THE FOUNTAIN HEAD
Wss first established on Jackson street, and des
noyed by fire in September 1850, reopeDed on
Clay street, he same month, then again consumed
by the same devastating element on the memora.
bic 4th Of May, 1871, and was again opened where
It now stands, in July following, and was the frst
public reireshment saloon ever started upon the
coast Of the Pacific, without intoxicating liquors,
not even glass Of beer has ever been sold upon
tho premises. neither shall be.
NV friends advise me TO introJnce the .sI. of
liquors into my business, as they thought it would
add much to my profits my reply was, I have
hands 10 labor and produce what sustains life but
not to deal out that which will destroy il. The
FOUNTAIN HEAD 90 usual il open from s;v
o'clock in the morning, ill twelve o'clock At nioh,
50 that gentlemen who are unable to obtain seat,
at regular meal hours, NAV get refreshments be
tween times, when the crowd is not so great
NJ. l.. WINE.
Jan. %, 1853. 2fh
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SANDS SARSA PARILLA,
IN QUART BOTTLES.
For Purifying the Blood, and for the cure Of
Scrofula, Mercurial Diseases,
Rheumatism, CutAneous Eruptions,
Stubborn UleeB, Liver Complaint,
Dyspepsia, Bronehihs,
Salt Rheum, Consumption,
Fever Sores, Femalo Complaints,
Erysipelas, Loss Of Appetite,
Pimplss, Biles. General Debility, &c, SC,
The value Of this medicine is now widely
known, and every day the field Of its usefulness is
extended. Il is approved and highly recommend
ed BY physicians, and admitted to Be the most
powerful and searching preparation from the root,
that has ever been employed in medical practice.
lis operution extends to the remotsst parts Of the
3 4,cm and consists in removing diseased action
in the absorbng and secreting organs. In man,
Nature seldom effects, unassistsd the cure Of any
viruent disease but requires the aid Of stimulant
Alternative, or antisepue medicine In diseases Of
the skin and flesh, a combination Of these three
classes Of medical agents Is highly desirable. All
thcse properties are combined in this prepsFaton
and instead Of operating suceessiVely upon the
systsm, a. they must NECESSARILY do Whsn taken
separately, they operate simultaneously. and in
perfect harmony when administered 10 this form.
lts tonic properly strengthens the digestion, and
improves the appetite. lta altefatNe tendency
carries off the aecumulations Of morbid msttsr /;
and lis antiseptie influence nsuirsliEes the virus,
by which the disease is fostered. Ils uniform sue
cess in curing and relieving the various diseases
for which it is recommended, is established BY q
multitude ol facts.
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STEAM ENGINES,

AND MILL WORKS.
11HE undersigned are prepared to furnish at IF
L teen days notice, engines of the following
, 1853-06-25
LIVER COMPLAINT AND SALT RHEUM.

LIVER COMPLAINT AND SALT RHEUM.
New York. July ~, ls49.
Messrs. A. B. & d. Sands-Gentlemen Words
can but fcebly express my fesliEgs, in conveying
the pleasing intelligence that my vile is restored
TO perfect health BY the use OF your invaluable
sarssparilla. She was afflicted with q severe Gu
taneous disease that covered the whole sufiaeo Of
the body. 80 that il would have been impossible
to touch any part that was free from the humor /:
the head face and body were covered with scales
like those Of a FISH f; the hair fell out in large
quantities, aud walking caused the most eIerueia-
ting agonies, as it affected the johns more severely
than any other part. She suffered also long time
from an affection or the liver, connected with gen
oral debility. and prostfation Of tho sys-
TEN. Physicians, both In Europe aud America,
had exhausted the usual remedies, without Affect
ing a cure. or scarcely afordng relief; and the
best medical skill was unavaing, until she happi-
ly used your Sarsaparilla. The disease was pro-
nOuneed salt rheum, but her whole system, inter-
nally and externally, was altogether deranged but
so complete has been the cure, aner using the
Ssrsspariua for sir weeks. and taking in all less
than one dozen bottles, that she now enjoys better
health than for wears previous to taking the Sar-
ssparilla The Oh ect in msking this eommunica-
ton is that all who have suffered as she has, may
know where and to whom tn spply for relief snd
that not m vsin), As a complete cure will be the
result Nv wife ties with me In heartfelt thanks
and believe me, gentlemen,
Yours sincerely.
FERRIER NAZER.
City and County Of New York. ss-.Feuier
Na1cr, being duly sworn, doth depose snd say,
that the foregoing statement, to which he has sub
serhed his name. s true and accurate, TO the hest
Of his knowledge and belief svom aud subscribed
thi, 27th day Of July, ls49, before me,
c. S. WnODHULL. Mayor
Prepared and sold. Wholesale and retail. BY A. |
B. & d. Sands. Drugpists and Chemists.f00 Full
ton street. CORNER Of William, New York. Sold
also by Druggists generally throughout the United
states and Canada. Price 81 per bottle sir bot
ties for s..
Forsale at Oregon City by our agents,
GRO. ABEREErHY & CO.
Septs, 1859. <
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WILLIAM II. STOWELL,
COM ISSION ERCHANT
No. 4, Msynarl's Fire proof Stores,

SAN FRANClSO.
NIB. W. H. 5. makes no purchases Of any
description Of property on his own account, but
generally has a large assortment Of merchandise
for sale on consignment
lie respectfully tenders his services to any per.
son in California or Oregon, who may wish to en-.
ploy an agent FOR the sale Of domestic produce OF
>thet merehandits.
1s-.. :. 1872. ~ ~
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NIAsON'S PATENT PURIFIED
ttI Snerm OIL

This oil. for briliancy, durability, and purity
light, and for lubricatng purposes, whether applied
to the delicate works of watch or the most pOnde
rous machinery, surpasses any oil now known.
II is warranted not to gum being entirely deprived
of that substance. which seriously impedes The
pid movement of all kinds of machinery; and for
burning it is cheaper and better than any oleagnous
substance now in use.
While it affords light superior to gas campbine,
it is also free from the dangerous explosive quality
of the latter. being solely sperm oil purified
So pure is this oil that it will not freeze at any de-
gree of cold known within the liiits of the United
States; having thereby in this, in every other par
ticular an advantage over the best sperm oil
used
After devotng many years in experimenting with
the various oils for the purpose of overcoming their
impurities at present fabricated the undersigned
assures the public that he has succeeded in producing
the I" ne plus ultra of oils He offers it superior
to any known oil in the world, for the purposes Of
burning and lubrcating, and invokes the scientific
of all countries test it and pronounce their opinion
satisfied that all will agree that it is the finest oil
ever offered for sale
WILLIAM D. TOWNSEND, PHILADELPHIA
For sale by A. HATCH, jr., in the of Browns
HOTEL and also by vbolesale at the corner of 18th
and streets. by III. D. WALBRIUGE
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THE GREAT BRITISH QUARTERLIES
L AND BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE.

Important reduction in the rates of post
age! LEONARD SCOTT & Co., No. "a,
Gold street, New York, continues to publish
the following British Periodicals, viz:
The London Quarterly review, (Conser-
yative,)
The Edinburgh Review, (Whig,)
The North British Review, Free Church,
The Westminster Review, liberal, and
Blackwoods Edinburgh Magazine, (Tory.)
Those Reprints have now been in sue
cessful operation in this country for twenty
years, and their circulation is constantly
on the increase, notwithstanding the COM
petition they encounter from American pc
riodicals of similar class, and from nu-
merous Eclectics aid Magazines made up
of selections from foreign periodicals.
This fact shows clearly the high estimation
in which they aEe held by the intelligent
reading public, and irds a guarantee
that they are estab pm a firm basis,
and will be contind bout interruption.
Although these 49, are distinguished
by the political shades above indicated, yet
but small portion of their contents is de-
voted to political subjects. 1t is their
literary character which gives them their
chief value, and in that they stand con-
fessedly far above all other journals of
their class. Blackwood, still under the
mastery guidance of Christopher North,
maintains its ancient celebrity, and is at
this time, unusually attractive from the
serial works of Bulwer and other literary
notables, written for that magazine, and
first appearing in its columns both in Great
Britain and the United States. Such works
as The Caxtons' and "My New Novel"
(both by Bulwer, "My Peninsular Medal %
&c The Green Hand and other serials, of
which numerous rival editions are issued
by the leading publishers in this country
have to be reprinted by those publishers
from the pages of Blackwood, after it has
been issued by Messrs. Scott g. Co., so that
subscribers to the reprint of that Magazine
may always rely on having the earliest
reading of those fascinating tales.
R% Remittances and communications
should be always addressed, post paid. to
the publishers. LEONARD SCOTT & co.
70 Fulton st. n. Y, Entrance 54 Gold st..
n. B.-L. S. & Co. have recently pub
lished and have now for sale, the GAR
MER'S GUIDE" by Henry Stephens of
Edinburgh. and Pref. Norton of Yale Col
iege, New Haven, complete in 2 vols, royal
octave. containing 1900 pages, IA steel and
600 wood engravings. Price, in muslin
binding, S6; in paper for the mail, SIS.
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,.CHANGE OF HOURS.
ON and after Monday March IA, the Passenger
" Trains will be run as follows:
Leave Washington at j and o'clock A. NJ
DO do at 3I and o'clock 2. NJ.
On Sundays ut o'clock A. NJ. and 2 NJ
Leave Baltimore at ~ and 9 o'clock A. NJ
Do do at 80 and $40 minutes p NJ
On Sundays at a. o'cl'k A. NJ. and Ga o'cpk P NJ
The LIST and 4th Trains from fillmore. aud the I'd
and 4th from Washington, will be Express Trains,
stopping only at Annapolis and Washington Junction
Stations.
The Train leaving on Saturday evening goes no
farther than Philadelphia; the one of Sunday morn
ing only to Baltimore.
Through Tickets and Baggage Checks to Philadel-
pha and New York will be given by Trains leaving at
A. NJ, and z. NJ, except on Sunday morning.
By order: Z. Ii. PARSONS
mar IS AGENT
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Letter from Hon. Henri Clan.

ASHLAND, Goth July, 184s.
Dear Sir: wish to express to you the qualification
1derived on receiving the July number of the Mer-
chants Magazine and Commercial Review, from view
ing your portrait in the beginning, and from reading
your address to your friends at the end Of it. When
we feel under Obligations to those who have contrib
uted to our information and amusement we are nat
urally DESTROYS to possess knowledge of them of
their appearance, of the features of their counten
ance and of the character and habits of their mind
which We can acquire. You have placed your mum
erous readers Cat least you have me, if 1 may not
speak for them) under those obligations and the
number Of your valuable work now before me- in
some degree satisfies the desire to which have alu
ded.
have become quite familiar with the Magazine
and Review and have no hesitation in expressing my
humble opinion that it is eminenty entitled to the
public regard and support. 1t collects and arranges
in good order, large amount of valuable statistical
and other information, highly useful only to the
merchant, but to the statesman to the cutvator of
the earth to the manufacturer, to the mariner in
short to all classes of the busir ess and reading COM
munity.
Entertaining this opinion, am glad that it has
been and hope that it may continue to be, literally
patronzed.
Offering you cordial assurances of my esteem and
regard, am truly your friend and obedient servant
freeman Hunt, esq H. CLAY.
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Letter from the Hon. Thomas II. Benton.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 20. 1s49.

WASHINGTON CITY, April 20, 1919.
MI. freeman Hunt.-SIR: owe you many thanks
for the opportuntie have had read the Merchants
Magazine, and have found 1t in reality be Maya
zine, and that we'll replenished. of alIfthe useful
matter which the title would imply. and presented
with fulness and clearness which delights while it
lnstructs. 1t is, in fact merchants magazine in
the large acceptation of the term-merchants who
between nations, whose large operations bring MANY
departments of knowledge and view of the STATE If
the world, into daily requsition But it is not the
great merchant only, but the one of more modest,
put, nevertheless, of most useful operations-the
merchant oithe interior also-who will find this ma.
game to abound with the information the pursuit
OF his business and the elevation of the mercantile
character requires Nor is its utility at all confined
eIcnants put extends to the legislator and d po-
matist, and to all who are charged with manag;no
the affairs OF the nation For myself, have found
1t most useful to me in my senatorial labors. and
consulting it. VI
very respectfully, sir, Your obedient servant
THOMAS II. BENTON
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CHARTER OAK LYFE INSURANCE COM
. It5[e jPANY. ~mT

- 90 tCdNI. -t ...-.
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.
Capital 100000.
Securely invested under the official approval of the
=. Comptroller of Public Accounts of this State.
Office, corner Of Aain and Asylum Streets
VHIS Company wiilissue Policies on the Joint Stock
i principle, and upon the Mutual plan, thus com.
bining the benefits of both syste.s at the option of
the insured; and make contracts upon any and all
conditions appertaing to- connected with life risks
of whatever name nature.
Policies will be issued at thei west rates of premium
that be ad ted and afford requisite security to
: the insured and PEI Oetuity to the institution.
On the surrender fla Life Policy the holder will re.
ceive its equitable value in cash.
This Compa. ycontinues to effect insurance on the
lives of person. gongto Calf rnia, at fair rates of
premium; and grant permits for travelling, sea
and foreign reside zee at equitable rates.
Policies issued for the benefit of a married woman,
On the life of her husband any other person. will
to her separate use INDEPENDENTLY of her hus-
band and of the claims of his creditors.
The Company is managed and con trolled by Board
of Directors who personally interested stock
holders and policy holders in its success.
Pamphlets, containing rates of premium and infor.
nation in reatos . the plan of operations and all
papers necessary to e ct insurance. may be obtained
at the Office of the Company, or Of any one of the
Agents.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
ALFRED GILL, President.
JOHN L. BUNCE, Vice President
JAMES C. WALKLEY, Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
Alfred Gill. William r. Cone.
John L. Bunce. Nelson HOLSTER.
James G. Bodies. Samuel Colt.
John A Butler. Daniel Phillips.
Noah Wheaton G. N. Humphrey
BOARD OF FINANCE.
GEORGE BEACH, esq President Phoenix Bank
D. F. ROBINSON, esq, President Hartford Bank.
Hon. ISAAC ToUcEY, late Attorney General U. 8.
J. c. JACKSON, NJ D., Medical Examiner.
ARCHIBALD WEIGH NJ. D., Consulting Physician.
AGENT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Benjamin c. Worcester, Duvals Building, owe
Whitehursts Gallery, Pennsylvania Avenue.
Hartford, March, 1852 jan 81
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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE.
AND COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND pRopR1Ero,

BY FREEMAN HUNT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
INHE number for December, $780, completed the
Il twenty-third semi-annual volume. The work
has been enlar- ed since its commencement in July,
1888, and each volume now containing more than
seven hundred large octave pages. few complete
sets OF the Magazine may be obtained at the publish
ers Office, az Futon street, New York. neatly and
substantially bound, for two dollars and "a half per
volume
The following are few the many commendatory
letters recei ed by the editor of the Merchants Ma
gazne from distinguished statesman:
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DIR. Roses Dyspepsia Cordial.

FINHE Liver being the largest gland in the human
j body, it is more frequently oeranged than any
other Then follows Dyspepsia. Constipation, Gold
Feet and Loss Of Appetie-the skin becomes yellow,
the spirits droop. there is great aversion to
ciety Regulate the Liver and you correct all these
evils The surest preparations TO take DIR.
ROSES celebrated Rditrood or Anti-BlIious Pills.
They carry off the bile, and give appetite and
strength.
His Dyspepsia Compound should be taken where a
person has been troubled with Dyspepsia long time.
Price so cents: but for Colds, Bilious habits Jaun-
dice &c. take DR.. Roses init Bsinus or Roiirodd
s they go ahead of all other Pills ia their coed
ELECTS. 1917 and % cents per box.
~ The above preparation he found, With
circulars and full directions at the stores of
H. ID Gilman. ". H. Gilman,
Charles Stott Co., Samuel Butt,
j .Callan, John W. Nairn,
Kidwel Lawrence, Washington cityD. C.
j. l.. kidwell. Georgetown, d. c., and the various
Drug Stores in Alexandria
CIGARS AND TOBACCo-A few fiDe first grade.
~ Havana Cigars
boxes Chewing Tobacco. extra quality
Received, and for sale nv.
feb IS ]. T. RADCLIFFE, It'll street
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PRINTERS INK.

There once prevailed, in the town of Pal
mara, Mo-, q custom, sometimes effectual
for good, but invariably productive of
mirth to all except the unfortunate victim.
Whenever drunken man was seen in the
streets, a few of the ..fast boys" about town
would watch him, until convenient oppor-
tunity was found, when one of them, step
ping up behind him, would clap upon his
face heavy plaster of printers ink. In
the blindness and confusion of the sufferer
the culprit was always sure of escape.
You, who are editors, know something of
the tenacious qualities of that compound
Water has no effect, soap no influence over
it. Time alone, with healing on its wings,
can efface its foul spots.
During the period of bleaching, the poor
devil was compelled TO hide himself from
the public view, and the shame of appear
ing again on the streets, where many sly
allusion was sure to be made to his health
and complexion, kept him, at least for a
while, total abstinence man.
On one occasion, fellow named Tim
Jenkins was found most gloriously drunk
in Wilcoxs tavern. Of course be was
BACKED, and either because he was SO gross
an offender, or because each one Of the
boys desired to leave his mark, not only
the face but the neck, feet, hands, and
every part of Tim Jenkins body that was
exposed, was subjected to the foul process.
All this was done while Tim was lying,
utterly unconscious, on the tavern floor. In
the morning, large crowd assembled to
witness the waking, and enjoy the sport,
and sure enough he did wake at last. AS
the sun was evidently up, he concluded
that he had better arise and stretch himself
after his nights repose, which conclusion
soon became facts. AS Tim left the door,
utterly unconscious of his condition, the
crowd was ready to burst with suppressed
merriment. No one, however, said a word,
expecting the catastrophe every minute
Nor had they long to wait for in few
moments the door was violently opened, and
Tim rushed in, his eyes stretched, and
with every indication of mortal terror about
him, and holding up both his hands he ex-
claimed, in the most piteous tones: Oh,
Lordy! oh Lordy! Friends and acquaa-
tances, mortifcation!!
The reader can imagine the uproar that
followed. Jenkins did not long remain in
that community, but while he did, he was
never known to be drunk again.
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Letter from the Hon. Vim. II. Seward

My Dear SIR Have the goodness to place INV name
on your list of subscribers for the Merchants Mara
zine regard 1t as an invaluable work for the use
operations in this extending country but the fiscal
and commercial questions involved in the .dm;nis.
traton of the government -, - -
am, with great respect. YOUR humble servant
WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
Freeman Hunt. esq.
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ARD OfL.-Just received 500 gallons Lard
IL Oil. For sale by A.HA,rcU r.
street, opposite the Bank Of Washinrton.
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OUR FASHIONABLE HoTELs-HIGH L1v-
ING.-Yes-" high" living, in every sense
Up three or four flights of stairs-(we slept
ON the eighth floor, few nights ago, as we
hope to be insured -crammed into closet
and pigeon notes.-the whole day expended
in lodging about among trunks, band boxes
trays and empty bottles, preparing for the
grand parade at dinner-cold suppers at
midnight, and five dollars month for black
ing your boots-that's the way to live high
in New York at the present day. And if,
when the bill is sent in, you don't find it
high enough, you have only to wait till
the next new hotel opens, and you will be
sure to be satisfied. Every new one charges
an advance upon the others and the same
accommodations which five years ago could
be had Dating, perhaps, little fummery
and fourish) for two dollars day, are now
worth ten, and difficult to be got at that
Homes, it seems to us, must have gone
terribly out of fashion. Our population
seems rapidly moving out upon the side
walk; and it will soon be deemed vulgar
for man to have a house and home of his
own, or to retire from public observation to
his family or friends during the brief hours
stolen from the rugged fright of business.
Ladies appear to have become altogether
too delicate and dainty 70 assume the man.
agement of a household or the education of
their children. Home is in fact effectually
broken up. The mother, in grand toilette,
deserts the crib and the cosy sofa in the
corner, for the drawing room in the hotel
or boarding house; the daughters follow
land frequently exceed,) the example of
their mother-the sons resort to the billiard
room, the bowling alley, the coffee house,
or the the theatre while the shy and dis
contented papa, exiled from home, seeks
compensation for the cares of business and
the disappointments of his home-where,
We will not even venture to guess.
Such habits of life inevitably beget care
lessness, extravaganza, prOfigacy-some-
times even crime. This pernicious hotel
and boarding house life is the curse of the
wealthy and idle classes. 1t promotes ex-
.trayagance, gossip, gadding, immortality,
and general depravity of the whole moral
nature. An entire community thus, as it
were, deprived of the grand central attrac-
ton and regulator of home, must tend to /.
wards all sorts of evils and disasters.
v. ]. Times
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IItI UCt y u LetLeT ITOV 1HlItt0TU FlIL7nOTe.
81 have read it (Merchants Macazine) with a
good deal of attention, and have no hesitation in
ing that think it one of the most valuable periodi-
Gals that was ever published. To the merchant it
seems quite Indispensable and to the statesman and
man of general information almost equal, desirable
1t Is grand repository of useful facts and nforma-
ton, which can be found nowhere SO well digested
and so accessible as in these numbers. only regret
that do not own the whole work"
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Captain Hamilton has resigned his com
mission in the q. s. Army. T