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Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-07
WASHINGTON Iron WORKS,

Hatse aresEts. EettueeH ~ and Gh SIS
NT8NURACrUEER ofsEteam Enginss Boilers,
INl Wsssr TanEs, shafting, Puileyt, hangers and
Mill Werx generally. .-s.....
viii flraish cav Mills, all kinds Of Castings,
Wruu ht and Cast Iron Pipes, and everything in the
Iroa line generally.
Two small E1vGINrS on band and for sale For
inf rmatoi. address g. Is. MOVES, Washn, ton Iron
Works, Wsshin yton DC, jy le-n
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PIAEC5 And EURIC

PIAECs AID GUKIC.
The undersigned desires 20 >zaa
cau the attention Of purcha- {7s3
sers 70 his stock Of PIANOS, $f
y v soonsisting Of q, 81, 81, and
7<csasse, with or sasLout metallic frames Thess
ya=os rerae.k=b,e tr SSsst power Of tone, from
ths lowest 70 tie NJ hesI notes, with an ssstic and
r-.dy touch, being soited TO any psyk,f.nsrs- &U-
BIC fos pianos, and al other Musical Ip-cTuments
constantly 81 hanI Az received Is soon ~ p0biisb
q. The srste Supplied On hte-sl ssrma.
Jas. H. B0SWkLL,
30. "a, Baltimore STREE. Baltimore, I'd.
% i9-iy
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PIANOS FOR SALE AND RENT
Ss=sha New and secondhand PIANOS of
nYvTsmy own and several other factories,
are always to Q had at my 1irno WarsrOon, on
1itn street, between Psnnsylvsnia avenue and
street.
uid Pianos taken in exchange.
Tuning also attended n.
=. G. REICH"HBaCH.
P.s-A f.w very low psiosd sscOnd hama Pianos
fNW SO, tos eata. xuS l0-so3R>
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Car RE sssFErAiLr oUxkn II
DR.. HOOFLAE ED'S
Celebrated German Eittere,
pEEfAHEu 81
DIR. G.. IL. j JACKSON.

Heir power ever the sboge disessss is rotsxoaiie,
ne allied, by sny other preparation IL the Unitei
stat Is the cures stssst, in many cases kfssr ski
full phv icisns ha. failed.
fh5se bissers W rthy tas attention CT finvsEds
Possessing great sirtass 10 tbs rectidcaton Of dis
sses Ct tho IiSsr snd issser glands, s1essiai1g u
s1oet scsfcLis lowers in wSGaness snd afsei ..z q
ths OH Ana, they oith~ s.s, certain.
and pixxsSnt
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Dartetp

A PuzzLER.-The July number of Forester's
Monthly Instructor, a most excellent mag
azine for Young Folks, an advance copy of
which has been sent us by the publishers,
among other good things for the family
circle, has the following puzzle:
1t is required to put 20 horses into 5 stalls,
and have an odd horse in each stall. How
can this be done?
Get your states and pencils, boys, and study
1t out. We don't know how MARK is going
to bring this about, but we have no doubt that
the next number of the Mstrursor will in
form us. He published a puzzle about ten
cent piece some years ago, which perplexed
the young people a good deal. This looks
worse even than that
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

A lady, writing to the Pennsylvania,
makes the admirable remarks we append be-
low. Women, to be lovely, must be starched
neither in manner nor dress:
speaking Of beauty, | wish people would
dress pleasantly, benevolently. l saw love-
ly girl to-day looking so unovely and unlove-
able, because her muslin dress was stiffly
starched, to keep clea" longer. My laundress
tries to persuade me into the barbarous GUS
tom. 10 my mind, a woman should always
look as soft to the touch as the flower, and as
pure. All her garments should be made of
the finest and softest material possible, mate
rial that will easily dispose itself into folds,
falling gracefully around her, and not, by be-
ing liable to be ruhled every moment, compel
her to stiff attitudes and starched demeanour.
denying her the luxury of lounge and loll
why, my very words would grow prim and
precise were | to wear dress that depended
on -four or potato for its propriety."
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The LETTERS land Many people in
writing the letter j, make no distinction in
form from that Of l, or, if they do, it is so
slight that most people would be at loss to
distinguish tle two, unless the letter is ac-
companied y the who e word Such indis-
tlnctness often occasions misakes-nistakes
that might at times result in something seri-
Gus, always in that which is unpleasant. Ev-
cry letter should have characteristic form
that will distinguish it from all others at a
glance. And why j has come to be written
so much like [, is hard to be told. The fault
must lie in the teacher, or him who leads the
hand to the use of the pen.
j should always, when designed as CAPT.
tai, be made with its lower half bpiay, while
| should come only TO the line; then there
can be no mistake and if the renowned John
Doe should take.a notion to write his first
name with only its initial, the printer would
never transform him into |. Doe. Every one
who instructs in penmanship, should bear this
in mind, and teach the pupil the difference in
constructing these two letters and those who
have acquired the habit should at once break
it, and so write their Us that they may be
"known of all men,
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nv" FrOm thc Sclehtiilc Amel
GRAsSH0PPErS RAnn. Il.

The Government of the United States
holds its sway over the people of all nations,
tribes and tongues, and some of these are
strange specimens of the genus homo The
natives Of many parts OF Africa end Asia
make fine feasts of roasted loeusts; but some
of our aborignes are equal to them in this
respect, the only difference being, that ours
use grasshoppcrs for want of locusts. In that
great country-California--there are tribes
of Indians called the 'Diggers,' whose gas
tromic tastes are thus described by the EN-
pire County Argus"
"There are districts of California, as we'll
as portions of the plains between the Sierra
Nevadas and the Rocky Mountains, that lit
orally swarm with grasshoppers, and in such
astonishing numbers that man cannot place
his foot to the ground while walking among
them without crushing great numbers. Tt
the Indian they are a deIicacy, and are caugh
and cooked in the following manner "A
piece of ground is sought where they mos
abound, in the centre of which an evacuation
is made, large and deep enough to prevent thu
insect from hopping out when once in. Thu
entire party of 'Diggers, old and young, mall
and female then surround as much of the ad
joining grounds us thoy can, and with greer
bough in hand, whipping and thrashing oil
every side, gradually opproach the centre,driv
ing the insects before them-in countless mul
itudes, till at last all, or nearly all, are Sc
ured in the pit. In the meantime, smalle
excavations are made, answering the purpos
Of ovens, in which fires are kindled, and KEEP
till the surrounding earth for short distanc
becomes sufficiently heated, together with
fiat stone large enough to cover the oyen.-
The grasshoppers arc now taken in coars
bags, and after being thoroughly soaked il
salt water for a few moments, arc empticd in
to the oven and closed. Ten Or fifteen min
utes sufices to roast them, when they are tax
en- out and eaten without further preparation
and with much apparentrclish, or, as is some
times the case, reduced to powder and mad
into soup. And having from curiosity taste
not of the soup, but Of the roast; if any pei
son could but dvest himself Of the idea Q
eating an insect, as we do an oyster or shrm
without other preparation than simple roast
ing, they would not be considered very ba
eating, even by more refined cplcures tina
the Digger Indians"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

The DEVILS Foor-MARKs.-A singular
pnenomenon has existed in the parish of Row.
Ter Regis. England. More than five years
ago. IN small meadow occupied by Mills e.
0o'' at the Eagle Colliery, and through which
10 a ioot-path to the house of Mr.. Higgs the
saeck bailiff at the wharf, one mornin9 were
discovered number of marks across the
greensward, from the path to the boundary
re- and back again in triangular form
1aese marks were nearly in the form Of a
IA. mls'saapen human foot, and not only was ev-
sry trace of vegetation destroyed but the
very turf appeared as if scorched bv > rod
70 'ne spot daily, and as the report snread S'o !.
was visited by thousands, and p Jam sp.eaa' II
considerable amount done esnao i%n,age 10 a
Gays The affair went on, and utter the Sa Dua
OF year or two, strong thorn fs 'no 'apse
grass would again grow over the sDo &s course course
,ae common belief now is, that his Isl" Ins Mnere
",es'y' ior some purpose unknown to mo ra'
has imprinted the marks Of his feet IT. bt
mas ma been to no purpose; not a s;oa,o Va b' al
any description Of vegetation has ever y'I Vat
a III on the enchanted spots and tbosah
'ne fence has since been rep,oved aAu' 'lougn
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"a AYERS
I&:I!::: !||R;;|!;:' PILLS.
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES OF
FA MILY PHYSIC.

THERE has long existed public demand for an
effective purgative pill which could be relied
sure and perfectly safe in its operation. This has
been prepared to meet that demand, and an extern
sive trial of its virtues has conclusvely shown with
what success it accomplishes the purpose designed
1t is easy to make physical pill, but not easy to
make the best of all pills - which should have
none of the objections, but all the advantages, Of
every other. This has been attempted here, and
with what success we would respectfully submit to
the public decision. 1t has been unfortunate for
the patient hitherto that almost every purgativs
medicine is acrimonious and irritating to the bow
els. This is not. Many of them produce much
gripping pain and revulsion in the system to
than runterbalance the good to be derived from
them. These pills produce no irritation or pain,
unless it arise from previously existing obstruc-
ton or arrangement in the bowels. Being purely
vegetable, no harm arise from their use in any
quantity; but it is better that any medicine should
be taken judiciously. Minute directions for their
use in the several diseases to which they are ap-
plicable gwen on the box. Among the COM
plants which have been speedily cured BY them we
may mention Liver Complaint. in its various forms
Of Jaundice, Indigestion, Languor and Loss Of APP
petite Listlessness, Irritabty, Bilious Headache,
Bilious Fever, Fever ard Ague, Pain in the Side
and Lons for, in truth, all these are but the con-
sequence Of diseased action in the liver. As an
aperent they afford prompt and relief in Cos
tyeness, Piles, Collie, Dysentery, Humors, Scrof-
ula and Scurvy, Colds with soreness of the body
Ulcers and impurity of the blood; in short, any
and every case where purgative is required.
They have also produced some singularly sue
eessful cures in Rheumatism, Gout, Dropsy, Gravel
Erysipelas, Palpitation Of the Heart, Pains in the
Back, Stomach, and Side. They should be freely
taken in the spring Of the year. to purify the blood
and prepare the system for the change Of seasons.
An occasional dose stimulates the stomach and
bowels into healthy action, and restores the apps-
tite and vigor They purify the blood, and, by their
stmulant action on the circuatory system, reno
vate the strength Of the body, and restore the
wasted diseased energies of the whole organism.
Hence occasional dose is advantageous, even
though no serious arrangement exists; but IN
necessary dosing should never be carried too far,
as every purgative medicine reduces the strength,
when taken to excess. The thousand cases in Itch
aphysc is required cannot be enumerated here, bat
they suggest themselves to the reason Of every
body; and it is confidently believed this pill will
answer better purpose than any thing which has
hitherto been available to mankind. When their
virtues are once known, the public will no longer
doubt what remedy to employ when in need Of .
cathartic medicine.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

CAPTURE OF A BlIaAND.-In the year 1S1 6
Mr.. Worthy, merchant Of Naples, was trav-
cling post with IL Swiss merchant, and had
nearly reached the city of Capua, which is
about fourteen miles from Naples, when his
carriage was suddenly stopped by a formida-
bic band of robbers. 1t was night, but a
beautiful moon-the moon of Naples is worth
a London sun-iluminatcd the scene, and
allowed the Englishman and his companion
to see that there were only three or brigands
near the coach, and that they had not yet
knocked the postilion off his horses. Mr..
Worthy took his measures accordingly, with
great presence Of mind and bo!dness AS
the foremost brigand came to the side of the
carriage, within reach, bawling and cursng
for those within to come out and be robbed,
he caught hold of the ruffian by the breasts
Of his jacket, and called out to the postilion
to glllop off for Capua, when he should be
well rewarded. The postillion, who had
known him before on the road, took Mr.. Wort
ly at his word, and, with boldness rarely
found in his class, whipped his horses, that
went of-as Neapolitan horses generally will
doom end As the Positions whip touch
ed the withcrs of his stceds, bullet whizzed
passed his head, but missed its aim. Away
went the carriage, and the merchants, and the
robber, as swift as the cid witches in Goethe's
Faust Mr.. Worthy. who was robust man
keeping a firm hold of the robber, who dan
g!ed, his head and shoulders in, and the resi-
of his body outside the understanding
like calf over butchers cart. After MT
merous but vain struggles to cxtricate him
self from their grasp, the captured brigand
whose legs were bruised against the rapidly
revolving carriage wheels, and whose breath
was almost bumped out of his body, protested
it was all a mistake, and begged most piteous
ly to he released. The merchants, however
kept the prize they had made in 50 curious {
manner, and soon arrived at Capua. This
being fortified town, most awkwardly fol-
travellers, placed on the high road, they hac
to wait some time until letter was sent tc
the commandment, and permission obtained tt
admit them. When the drawbridge was low
cred, they rolled over it, with the robber still
dangling over the coach-sdc and delivered
him at the guard-house. The next morning
Mr.. Wortley and his friend appeared befor,
before the justice of the peace, and after thei
dispositions had been received, the brigant
was given over to the civil authorities, an(
cast into prison,where he lay for many months
without being brought to judgement. Wha
finally became Of him we never learned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

SMART YOUNG LADY.-At party few
evenings since, as young gentleman named
Frost was eating an apple in corner by HIM
self, young lady came up and gaiy asked
him why he did not share with herr" He
good-naturedly turned the side which was not
bitten towards her, saying" Here take it if
you wish" "No, | thank you," she said,
looking at him archly; l would rather have
one that is not frost-bttn'," and ran off to
join the company, leaving poor Frost with
thaw in his heart
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

SHoRTENING-IN LIMA BEANS AND SouAsHEs.
The Fami Visitor states that clipping
the shoots Of Lima beans, when about six feet
high, produces an ABUNDANT crop, the beans
ripcning in August. Squashes, the vines of
which were nipped after two or three squash
es had formed, were larger and ripened better.
By cutting out the early bearing branches, a
succession of squashes was obtained through
the summer. Tomatoes which grew on an ex-
cessively rich piece of ground, were benefited
by shortening, new and more vigorous shoots
successfully pushing out in place Of those
which were clipped.
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LIQUID INpIA-RuBBER.-A correspondent
Of New York paper. writing from Para, in
Brazil, says: "There is method in prepar-
ing the gum, which has recently been patent
ed, and which differs essentially from the usu-
al curdling. The milk, as drawn from the
tree, is put into large glass bottles and demi-
johns; preparation Of some chemical ma
ture, which is secret, is mixed with the milk
and the bottles are securely sealel. In this
way the gum is sent to the United States
1t ourdles ,wenty-four hours after exposure to
the air, and forms pure, white, solid and re-
markably, stryng rubber. There is only one
house in Para which has the secret Of this re-
cept, as l learn, aud member Of the firm
gives his personal attention to the preparation
| Of the article, some thousands Of miles in the
interior of the country"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

ANEcDoTE OF PETER Commemorative
he was preaching yearsago, General Jackson
entered the church, when a pastor seated in
the pulpit, gave his ''brother Cartwright"
nudge, and whispered that the old hero had
just come in-as much as to advise, snow be
particular in what you say" But Peter to
the establishment OF every one, louder than
ever exclaimed
"Who cares for General jackson? He'll
go to Hell as soon as anybody, if he don't re-
pent."
When the sermon-a homemade onc-wus
ended friend asked the General what he
thought of that rough old fellow, and receiv-
ed for answer
"Slr, give me twenty thousand of such men
and LII whip the world, including the devil y
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

CLEANING WALL PApER.--Persons who find
their paper dirty, would make saving by
cleaning it, instead of putting on new. The
best process ior doing this is to take about
two quarts of wheat bran, tie it up in bum
die in coarse flannel, and rub il over the pa
per. It will cleanse the whole paper of all
descriptions of dirt and and spots better than
any other means that can be used. Some use
bread, but dry bran is better. IS ,,a,sa ,svs ssa
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

A RIVAL TO llEMp-The East India Com
pany have forwarded to the Manchester (Eng.)
Commercial Association some samples of GER
tain fbrous grasses said to grow in Assam
and other districts of India. One of these
samples is identical with the fabric known as
China grass, and has been valued by Messrs.
Marshall, of Leeds at 94S to ESQ per ton.
Another OF the samples seems calculated to
rival Russian hemp, as in recent expert
mcnt the former bore strain of 345 pounds,
while the latter could only sustain 100 pounds.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

! field regularly mown, the -banefuf influence
still remains; and there the deep, indented
marks are hard, dry and barren as at first, a
memorial of some mysterious agency; but
what it was, no human ingenuity has yet dis
covered. A gentleman near by has affirmed
he would gladly give half his fortune to have
this disagreeable mystery satisfactorily ex-
planned. a,,s-.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

A little boy had a colt and dog, and his
generosity was often tried by visitors asking
him-'just to see what he would say to
give them one of his pets. One day he told
gentleman present he might have his colt
reserying the dog much to the surprise OF
his mother, who asked:
why Jack, why didn't you give him the
dogF
Say nothing, say nothing, mother, when
he goes to get the colt, iii set the dog on to
him y
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The Greatest Me deal
DISCOVERY OF THE AGE.
WI N, hENNEDY Of RoxbnJv, has discovered in enc @
'ui common pasture weeds remedy that cures
EVERY KIND OF HIIMOR

=, Ef ERf KIND OF HUMOR
n, .,n Tue worst scrnfula dawn to Il ecInmen Pmpe.
e. nhs inca tin over eleven hundred cases. nd never
now IN NJ III Two cases. (boIh thunder bum"r He has
yn Is p,ssessi"n over two bundled certificates Of its
T,. = , ~hh'h twenty miles of BusiOn. ..r
r., ,i are warranted In cure a nursing sore mouth
ies on re f oors Will cure the Kind If PIN
Two 10 THREE BOTTLES viii clear In. svs,.m If h,,,.
, Mo sure warranted ~ cure the worst canker In
u e mouth AMI stomach. So ~ 50
Three tH five bottles are w,,,,,,a a, ~, =.
kind ii erysipeas, e"'e '"o "'''
oneto two boues are warranted 10 eu,e nj, buuo, i,
the Eyes ~ -" ""''' ~
Two bottles warranted to cure run,inr ~ IN. ,,.
and bl tclirs among III ; Nair. " 49, $500
FODT 10 SIX bottles are arranted In rms. ..,,u,, -
running ulcers. N' ~
tine bottle will cure sealy eruption Of The skin
Two to three b"es are warranted the mos, ses
perate case IL rheumatism
Two bottles are warranted to cure the wers, ,as.
ipgg,w,"m ..l...,
Five 10 eight bottles will the Of sc ronla
brnt H. il always experienced rm he first hottie md
perfect cure is warranted when the absve quantity il
taken.
Render fhave pe,dled thousand b,ttjr. of ,b,
in the vicinity If Boston. Iknow The Il; cts Of it in ry.
cry SO sure AS watrr will exinguh fire. 50 sure
will this humrr never sid bitie Of but that
bottle sold ahrr after triai il always speaks for it.
self There wn things about This herb that appear ia
me strpng frt that il grows IN cur pastures in
places quite rny.ad set its value has been knnwa
until discovered il in 846; second that it should care
NIL kinds of hunor. have gwen il To children year old
up rid mrn Of sisil from The h"mliet wtman in Bos
up To the belle If pouaiu, and IN ali casrs the
is ceran. N" change Of diet is ever necessarya the
best ynu can get.
Mr. Kennedy gives personal attendance in bad Vt
Scorfna.
Price 81 90. Mannfac by Donald Kennedy 100
w nen street Rosbnry. Par .aie b, SM,TH& PIERCE,
Montpelier VI General Agents fer V-rmnt. Sold by F.
E. Smith, Norihhcd T. e. Baiiry, "ai-fbu,y. Green,
Richmond n,ris French, Barre A. Il: Al'sworth, viii
Jamestown, Wallace Hickey, We.t Torsham.
liberal discount made to iise who buy T." EEL again
Apoilecaes, Gcers, and others. VIII" wolld HE N act
agents. WI p',le send IN fltHtr orders lUnib
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INDIAN NAMrs.-All Indian names Of thre,

INDIAN NAMES.a-AII Ihdlan names OF three
syllables have the accent on the middle syla-
Bile. Hence those persons who pronounce
Wyoming, Iowa, Absecom and Passyunk on
the first or third syllable, are in error.
te Manayunk may seem to be an exception to
this rule, but this is not the Indian way of
spelling their name for the Schuylkill river.
They spelt the word Ma-nai-yunk, rhyming
with Pas-sia-yunk, with the accent strongly
on the middle syllable.-Sot, Zoe. Post
Biologists assert that five entire groups of
animals and plants have come into existence,
lived their time, and totally disappeared from
the earth. Man is the last of the sixth class
and itwould be interesting to know what is
coming next after we have gone.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

The origin of the term "windfall'' is said
to be the following: Some of the nobility Of
England, by the tenure of their estates, were
forbidden selling any of the trees upon them,
the timber being reserved for the use Of the
royal navy. Such trees as fell without cut
ting Were the property Of the occupants. A
tornado, therefore, was perfect god-send IN
every sense Of the term, to those who had &C.
cupancy Of the extensive forest, and the wint.
.fdH was sometimes Of very great value.