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MISCELLANEOUS.
The Jewess.
A TRANSLATION OF THE RABBINs.

The celebrated teacher, Ribbi Meir, sat
during the Whole OF one Sabbath day, in
the public shooI, ins;ructing the people.
During his absence from the house his
two sons died, both of them OF uncommon
beauty, and enlightened in the law. Hi,
vile bore them to his bed.chamber, laid
them upon the marriage bed and spread
white covering over their bodies.
In the evening the Rabbi Meir came
home.
She reached him goblet. He prais
ed the Lord nj the going down OF the Sab
bath, drank and asked:
"Where are my two sons that may
give them my blessing! repeatedly
looked around the school, and did not
sec them there. Where are my sons. tina,
thoy too may drink of the cup of bless.
ingw
They will not be far off, she said, and
she placed food before him that he might
eat.
He was in gladstone and genial mood
and when he had sa d grace after the meal
she thu9 addressed him:
rabbi, with thy permission, would
fam propose to thee one question"
Ask it then, love" he replied.
"A few days ago a person entrusted
some jewels TO my custody, and now he
demands them again. Should give them
upl"
This is a question:" said Rabbi Meir
Switch my wife should not have thought
it necessary to ask. What! would'st
thou hesitate or be reluctant to restore ev.
cry one his ownl"
NO." she replied, "Lut yet | thought
it best not to restore them without ac-
quainting thee Herewith"
She then led him to the chamber. and
stepping to the bed took the white cover
ing from the dead bodies.
"Ah, my sons my sons = thus loudly
lamented the father, "my sons the light
OF my eyes and the light of my under
standing | was your father, but We were
my teachers in the law"
The mother turned away and wept bit
terIy. At length she took her husband
by the hand and said :
"Rabbi, didst thou not teach me that
we must not be reluctant to restore that
which was entrusted to our keeping o.
See, the Lord gave and the Lord has ia.
ken away, and blessed be the name of the
Lord"
blessed be the rame Of the Lord"
echoed Rabbi Meir; "and blessed be bis
name for thy sake too, for well it is writ.
tsn. Whose hath found a virtuous wife.
hath greater treasure than costly pearls!
she openeth her mouth with wisdom, and
III her tongue is the law Of kindness"
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The Dntch Blacksmith.

Colonel f., a very irritable and impa-
tient man had occasion once, wbilo pass.
ing on horseback through small town
in the west, to patronize Dutch black.
smith.
Are you the smith I" he asked of a
STOUT, black bearded, smoky, dirty man.
who came out Of the shop TO look at the
hors's detective shoes.
"Yees, been der schmidt" replied
Meinbeer, steadying his pipe with his left
hand. while he lifted one OF the hors's fee.
with his right. "You wish him to have
dc new shoesf
"No sIr," said the Colonel, in his quick
way. "set the shoes on bis four feet; |;
that's ell"
'Set de shoes on bis four feet: I oouder.
stand. iyill have him in Won hour she
ed.n "o'' '"O
: The Colonel went away. and returning
at the appointed time, &und The smith
still At work on his horse. He was very
wroth when he saw the state of Affairs.
hss 10 wsut away again with the promise
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GEORGIA HOME GAZETTE;
A SOUTHERN,
LITERARY AND FAMILY
% j R n A b..
PUBLISHED AT AUGUSTA, GA.
--<s8..-sI3s-
JAS. NJ. SMYTUE, ,,..
ROB'T A. WHYTE, { hul'oFs

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Art, Science, Agriculture, General intelligence,
and Southern Interests. The aim of the Editors
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Sketches of Biography, Choice Poetry, Enter
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cultural and Industrial Articles, the General
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Of any importance. Besides great variety of
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particularly adapted for FAMILY READING
1t is published for the Home Circle, and the
Editors feel that they have fully redeemed their
pledgc-to make it home newspaper should be
entirely free from political bias and heightened
i'll character.
Grateful for the liberal encouragement which
has been extended to our efforts to build up nj
the South, a LITERARY AND FAMILY Journal OF
high character, we shall increase our cxertions
to justify this public confidence, and to make the
Gazette still more worthy of general patronage.
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January, Q, 1851, Is
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Fashion.

"?'''o'' '",eS tne world, ana a 'yrann-
'', "i'S''ess sue is-coihpeI'hS people TO
"",',' ~ inc most announcement things
'''c"'s ", .nao1e' 'or iaSn'on,s sake.
one pmches our feet with tight shoes,
VI VI cnoNtS H us w'th a ught hankerchet' or
s4Ig'IrS "'" "Tc''h out OF our body 10y
''snI '"c'''S she MAKES people SIT up by
n'S"' wheh thcy ought to be in bed, and
Neei'@ ,"G'il III be0 when they ought to bc
cP "h" "o'n%
one makes II vulgar to wait on ones self,
anu Sehteel 10 I'VE Idle and useless.
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that in one half hour longer the shoes
woul he set. After dinner, it no very'
mild humor, he made his approach again
Mt the shop, and asked "what was to pay
-Four shilling!" was the reply.
-Four shillngs It's an imposition" :"
exclaimed the tirery Colonel. IL never
paid over shilling for setting shoe in
my life"
"Wery vell," nodded Meinheer, "von
shilling tor dc Won shoe-I set de four
shoes-dat is four shiIlings-nirf"
"Nir ! the old nick" 70 ,red the excl.
ted traveller, "wno told you to set more
than the two shoesl"
by doonder" said the smith, "you tell
me yourself"
81! It's falselood-a lea"
"Mine Cot! You said set de shoes on
de four feet
so did! the two shoes on the four
feet"
Got in Uimmel ish der man crazy Z
Two shoes on four feet Won hats on
dree hca@s as mooch."
You eternal fool" exclaimed the Colo
mel, who suffered when much excited, 81
said set the jour shoes on these tWO feet,
you laundering Dutchm."
"Sct tOur shoes on taCo feet. IIa ha ha,"
laughed the smith, scornfully and angrily.
"llundIct tousand bitten! Won tam
Yankee"
"luu wooden headed Dutchmanw
"'lo on Yankee goose. monkey! Won tam
jackass-foo!m
Tie Co!onel replied, suffering more
than ever; the smith struck his fists and
jabbered Dutch, his knowledge of English
being exhausted; aud thus they had it,
back and forth" until mutual acquain-
lance came up and explained the matter
The Colonel paid the charge, laughed at
the mistake; while Meinhcer smoked
herceIy, cursing copiously the language
which made four feet two feet, or two feet
four feet, "any way but der right way
donder and hlitzcnl"
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DR.. STRONG'S
COM POUND SANATIV E
PILLS,

THESE PILLS are entirely Vegetable,
l. and are most superior Medicine in
the cure Of all Bilious Complaints, Chills
and Fever, Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Liver
Complaints. Juandices, Sick Headache, Scro-
fnla, Salt Rheum, Pevers of all kinds, Loss
OF Appetite, Obstructed and painful Men,
situation, and all lingering diseases.
As n Female Medicine they net like n
charm, and when taken according to the d.
rections, they never fail to cure the very
worst cases of Piles, after all other remedies
fail.
They purify the blood, equalize the circu-
lation, restore the Liver, Kidneys, and other
Seeretory Organs to healthy tone and nc.
t;on; and as an Anu-Bilous Family Medi.
cine they have no equal. Price 25 cents per
hny
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PROSPECTUS
OF TIE
CONCORD WEEKLY GAZETTE

THE subscriber trbp6scs to publish In the
Town of Concord, n. c., a Weekly Newspaper
to be entitled the CONCORD WEEKLY CA
ZETTE" =.
The Editorial Department of the Gazette
will be under the management of gentlemari
of well known literary attainments, and who win
spare no pains to make the Gazette" n welcome
visitor to the family and an entertaining and
instructive companion, for the long and dreary
Pmter evenings.
The Gazette" will he devoted TO
POLITICS, AGRICULTURE, THE AIRS AND Sc,
ENcEs, LIrERTURE, FoREIGs AND Lo.
CAL INTELLIGENcF,
and TO the advancement of the interests of the
Town of Concord; and in fine, the Publisher will
Use every cxcltfon to make his paper inferior 10
none of the same character in the United States
In Politics the Gazette" win be uncompro.
misingly "Hhig."
TERMS:-1fa sufficient number of subscrib-
crs be obtained the Gazette" will be issued about
the first Of January, 1854, ina large Twenty
eight column form, printed with Entirely New
Material, at the low price of T NO DOLLARS
per year in Advance.
JAMES VI. HENDERSON.
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Some one has discovered that Ieecbes
when drunk, will bite until sober; and,
therefore, when they show disinclina.
ton to bite, lie makes them drunk: be
puts them into a little warm beer, and
directly they begin to kick about, he takes
them out, holds them in cloth, applies
them, and finds that they will bite yipor.
ousIy. This is one of the very few cases
we, Household Words,) have met with
OF personnge being more useful when
drunk than when sober. The surgeons
at the Hotel Dien, at Paris, are said to be
q little more delicate in their practice, |,
they lntoxicate their sluggish leeches with
a little warm wins and water, instead of
beer.
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THE FAR.FAMED MEDICINE!
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.
january, Q, 1851,

TTHESE Pills being composed entirely of
Il medicinal herbs ere of n most harmless
nature, while the extraordinary virtues they
possess have rendered them universally pop
ular in nearly every part of The world. The
immense success they have met with
throughout the States is most extraordinary.
owing, it is presumed, TO their wonderful
efficacy in the cure of Bilious complaints
and disorders of the Liver and Stomach
Persons who persevere in using them in nc
cordance with the directions, seldom fail in
being restored 10 health.
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MAN KNOW THYSELF."

nh oOOh lOi ~ SOhSo.
"EvERY FAMILY SHOULD HAVE COPY"
1000 COPIES sold in less than three
ONOO months. anew edition, revised
and improved, just issued.
DIR. HUNTERS MEDICAL MANUAL
and hand book for the afflicted-containing
an outline of the origin, progress, treatment
and cure of every form ofdisease, contracted
by promscuous sexual intercourse, by self
abuse, or by sexual excess. with advice for
their prevention. written in familiar style
avoiding all medical technicallitics, and eve
ryth>ng that would offend the ear of dccen,y
from the result of some twenty years sue
cessful practice, exclusively devo ed to the
cure of diseases of delicate or private ma
ture To which is added, receipts for the
cure of the above diseases, and n treaties on
the cause symptoms aud cure of the Fever
and Ague, for twenty-five cents a copy; six
copies one dollar will be forwarded to any
part of the United States, by mail, free of
postage. Address, postage paid, Cosden g.
co. Publishers, or" box 1876, Post Office
Phi adelphia.
"This is, without exception, the most
comp chensive and intelligible Work publish
ed on the class of diseases ofwhich it treats.
Avoiding all technical terms, it addresses
itself to the reason of its readers. II is free
from all Objectionable matter, and no parent
however fastidious, can ol icct to placing it
in the hands Of i scEs The author has
devoted man. years to the treatment of the
various complaints treated Of, and with too
little breath TO puff and too little presump-
ton to impose he has offered to the world
at the merely nominal price of % cents, the
fruits of some twenty years most successful
practice. Herald
"No teacher or parent SHOULD be without
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fiction and sorrow to the yonth under their
change. ADVOCATE.
A Presbyterian clergy in Ohio, in writing
of "llunters Medical Manual" says "Thou-
sands upon thousands of our youth, by evil
| example and the influence of the passions
have been led into the habit of self pollution
without realizing the sin and fearful consc-
| Qucnccs upon themselves and their posterity
| The constitutions of thousands who are
raising families have been cnfccbled, if not
broken down, and they do nGrknow the
| cause or the cure. Any thing that can bc
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lie mind as to check, and ultimately to re-
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! blessing next TO the religion Of Jesus Christ,
on the present and coming generations. In
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thousands, is not greater scourge to the
human race. Accept my thanks on behalf
of the afflicted, and, believe me, your CO.
worker in the good work you are so active
ly CT gagged in
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cents, or six copies for 81. Address, COS
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South Carolina.
LANCASTER DISTRICT.
IN The Common Pleas.
James J. Carlisle,
vs.. Atfaoh.,.,.
Jonathan Mnckey.

WHEREAS, the plaintiff did on IN. ,s,b
w day Of March 1854, file their deelara'
uon against the defendcnt who, "a is sald)
g Is absent ifom and without the limits of this
Stale, and has neither wife nor attorney
known within the limits Of thc same, npou
whom copy ofthe said Declaration might
DC served: 10 10 therefore ordered that ire
sad defendent do appear and plcaA 70 inc
said declaration on .or before the lgth dss
March which win be Ia tire year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty.Gve
otherwise final and absolute Judgment vii
then be given and awaFsd against him.
Join A STEWafAN, Clcrk.
Clerks Odicc, LancaAtor C. H.
Starch ". 1904. I'll saiy&1d
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$25 REWARD,

AT meeting ofthe Merchants Association
of Lancaster, htld on the lIth Nov, 1863, il
was unanimously resolved that n reward of
S25 be offered for the apprehension and proof
conviction of any transient Hawker, or
Pedlar, who may be convicted of illegally
exposing to sale, or selling any article OF
merchandise within Lancaster District. In
accordance with said Resolution, notice is
hereby given that the above REWARD OF
$25 will be promptly paid to any individual
prosecuting to convict on any person who
may Illegally expose to sale, any goods,
wares or merchandise within Lancaster Dis
irict A. &. DUNLAP, Ch'mn.
=. n. III SSELTINE, Scey. 4l-3n
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POETRY.
For the Lancaster Ledger.
ENCOURA G E III E N T
By THOMAS P. BAILEY, N. n.

What makes the plant in beauty spread
It's leaves 30 fresh and green,
And meath the dew.drop rcars its head
In all its vigor seens
What makes the fruit, by nature wild,
So pleasing to the taste,
From harshness turned, now reared so mild
No longer left to waste?
II is the cultivators hand
That nourishment bestows!
He renovates the barren land
The plant in beauty grows.
30 ia it with the youthful mind
Encouragement bestow,
When ali its attributes combined
VIII bud, and rapid grow.
Encourage science-and its light,
Upheld on golden wing,
Unweary speeds its prosperous flight,
And tidingS new doth bring.
Encourage commerce, DER the land,
And mark nation rise,
For all things then go hand in hand
To make n people wise.
Encouragement!-it is balm
Which mortal man doth crave
1t makes dying one look calm,
Itmakes the coward brave.
See how the youth his studies takes,
At schcol, see how he tries!
Encouragement, it is, that makes
His soul mount in his eyes.
Encourage vicc-sce what is told
On history'S dark page;
For miseries she can unfold
That stained a former age.
Thus It's the magnet of the heart,
1t nerves the soldiers arm;
For either good it doth impart
Or fills the world with harm
April %, 1854.
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ALSO,
D R. STR NG'S
PECTORAL Il STOMACH
PILLS.

a remedy for Coughs, Colds, Catarrb
Bronchitis, Group, Whooping Cough, Asth
ma Consumption, Nervous Diseases, Dys-
PePsia, Costyeness, Erysipelas, Disease o.
the Heart, Inflammation and Pain in the
Ches', Back and Side and all diseases arising
from a deranged state Of the Stomach, and
10 relieve the distress and bad feeling from
eating too hearty food, in weak and dyspep-
tic habits,
Warranted to be
PURELY VEGETABLE.
These Pills act as TN Expectorant, Tonic
and Aperient. One 25 cent box possesses
three times more power to cure diseases than
a one dollar bottle of any Of the Syrups.
Balsams, or Sarsnparillas that was ever made.
ana simple trial of only one box will prove
this important truth.
They promote Expectoration. loosen the
Phlegm, and Clear the Lungs and other Sc
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there Is not another remedy In the whole
Materia medica capable Of irnparting such
heaIing properties 10 the Lungs and Vital
Organs as these Pills. They cure Costive-
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Strengthen the System.
Price % cents per box, containing 26 doses
Of Medicine.
Call on the Agents who sell the Pills
and get the Planters Almanac gratis, giving
full particulars and certifsateo Of cures.
Both kinds Of the above named Pills are
for sale at Lancaster, G.. H, by HASSEI-
TINE d. HAGiNS and J. ID. HALE, who
also keep supply Of DR. sPEEcER's vEeE-
TABLE Pills and
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THE VOICE OF THE PRESS,

BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM LENGTHY NOTICES
The leaves of Spring will not be more
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Will call many smile to the lips and
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Everybody will buy the book-eyer, body
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IL will he the book OF the season, and tho
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Buy Fanny Ferns book, aud thank Us for
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We do not believe the author exists who
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II is glorious work, and one that we val.
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The smile and the toar she covets from
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Y. San.
Feb. Is 81 y
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"Wby do you set your cup ofcoffee up.
on The chair, Mr.. Jones ~
1T IS so weak, na-am,p replied Mr..
Jones, denurely II thought IwouId let
It rest"
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THE LANCASTER LEDGER.

SHERrDAN.-Lord Byron gives this nc
count of a party with Sheridan: it was first
silent, then taiky, then argumentative, them
disputatious, then unintegible, then alto.
gethery, then inarticulately, then drunk.
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WEAKNESS AND DEBILITY. = RES
TORATION TO HEALTH OF a GEN
TLEMAN, AGED IS, WHEN AT
DEATHS DOOR,


Cory Of Letter from he Rcr. CLas Smith,
d0ted, Norton, 81 Philips, near Bath,
SOmerS@fshire, Aug. II, 1853.
To PRoF. HOLLOWAY:
Sir--A Mr.. Joseph PuXton, formerly n
resident of this place, had been in n dccli-
ming state of health for upwards of three
years. gradually wasting away to a shadow
by nightly pcrspirations and want ofappetite,
which caused great uncasincss To his friends,
rs he had consulted various medical men in
Bath, without effect. He at last used your
pills, and under providence was restored to
health by their means. He lately emigrated
to New York, and has just written TO saw,
that he was never better in health, and de-
sired me to acquaint you With the circum-
stance. | ought also to mention, that my
wife had derived great benefit from the use
OF your Pills
remain, sir. yours respectfully,
CHARLES SMITH. Dissenting Minister.
a PERMANENT CURE OF A DIS.
EASED LIVER OF MANY YEARS
DURATION.
Copy ofa Letter from Mr.. Gamis, Chemist,
YeOril, 10 Prof. IIoLoudy
Dear Sir:--In this District your pills COM
mand a more extensive sale than any other
proprietary medicine before the public As
proof of their efficacy in Liver and Bilious
Complaints, | may mention the following
case A lady of this town, with whom /
am personally acquainted, for years was n
severe sufferer from discase of the Liver and
digestive organs her medic.,l attendant as
snred her that he could do noti;ing to relieve
her sullerngs, and il as not likely she
could survive many months This n1-
nouncement naturally caused great alarm
among her friends and relations, ard they
induced her to make trial Of your Pills,
which 81 improved her general health that
she was induced TO continue them until she
received n perfect cure. This is twelve
months ago, and she has not experienced
any symptoms Of relapse, and often de.
clares that your Pills have been the means
Of saving her life.
lrcman. Dear sir, yours truly,
(Signed,) J. CAMS.
July 23rd, 1853, ..
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DIR. ALFRED CRAVEN,

HAVING devoted his entire attention 10
il!he practice of DENTrsrRY, begs leave 10
inform the Citizens Of Lancaster and vicinity
that he will be found at Mr.. Hasseltine. :
on the End Monday in each month where he
will be happy to wait on those who may
need his services.
Oct. 18th 1853, To-