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Gun and LOckSmith Shop

The %nb>;rnrr informs The pubc that
fc has t'lri Ia til" workshops near the
Drpo, il ;'un'crvllc. n shop for doing
Gun, l.nc!; S.n.ih. aud either fine ;SunIihwurk.
and his employed IL iirs, rate workman
for that purpose.
Sept. y, 1851 45 If
IL Waterman COPY Il.
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American Arts Union,

The american Arts Union would respect.
fntly announce Ia the citizens of the United
States and the Canadas. that for the purpose Of
cnltivaing II taste for the fine arts throng hOu,
the country. aud with the view of enabling
every family to become possessed of gallery ni
Engravings,
by TIE FIRST ARTISTS OF TIE AGE,
They have determined, in order To create an
extensive snlc for their Engravinss. anI thus
not only give employment to n large number
OF artists and u,Iere, hut insp>ire among our
counirymcn taste for works of art, to present
To the purchasers Of their cugr,,viitgs, wlicu
1000 "f them are sold,
$4,000 GIFTS, Of Lhc actual cost Of SljO, 600
Each purchaser "f II One Dollar .ntrav ing
therefore, receives not only al engraving ricn
ly worth the money. hui also a ticket whicl,
entities him to one Of the Gifts when they are
distributed.
For Five Dollars. Il highly finished engraving
beautifully paint cL in OIL, aud five gift lick",s
W i'll hr sent or five dollars worth Of splrruled
cngra,i ,ings can be selected from The Cutnlocuc
copy Of the Catalogue, together will, 4
specimen OF one oi the cngravlngs, can 6c seen
ut the 0ilicc of this paper.
For each Dollar sent, an engraving uctualy
worth thar sum- ami II Gilt iichct, will immrdi.
ntcly he forwarded.
AGENTS.
The Committee believing that the success of
the Great Naiionai Undertaking will he mate
rally promoted by the energy and enterprise
Of intrlliscn and rcrscvcriny Agents. nave re-
solved to trcut with such uli tic most liberal
terms.
Any person wishing to- become an Agent. by
scn,iiug tpost pnid.l 81, will rrrcive by return
mail, II one dollar engraving, and :, Gift Tick.
ct y I Prospectus, catalogue and ulilrr ne
cessnry Information.
On the final completion Of the sale, the Gifts
will he placed i'll the hands ola Committee of
the purchasers 10 he distributed. due notice. of
which will he gwen throughout he United
States and the Cauarlas.
hg%'H qpaS dsSFl'S.
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Candidates.

We the friends Of A.. R.
BRADllAM Esqr.. tax" pleasure in an
n"uncing him as a candidate for Sheriff
oi Sumter District, at the next Election.
MANY FRIEDS.
Mar 90. 1851 % If
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Steam GriSt Mill.

a first rate Grisl Nil! Is nov in operation
at the Sumter Machine Shops. a careful
and attentive watc!lmnn attends III this
department. Those who chon$e tn ava !
themselves Of this convenience can !sc ac-
comnoda'rd cr'ry d Y "xc"p' Sundays.
r. ] COGilf..AN, Manager
Sept. -, 1854 - If
~ Watrhu,in cnuv ,f
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Reference In regard to the Real Estate +.
J. VisScI,cr ~ 20, Real Estate Brokers, New
York, Orders, (ir"st pail) with money enclosed
to the addressed,
w. .HOLBROOkE:, Srct'y
5U5 Broadway, y. y.
rV The Engravinss III the catalogue are
now ready i"r delivery.
Aug 23, 81. I3 Gn,.
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Choice Old Brandy and
w / n T. g.

We have now in store some very shpe.
rior Old Brandy, which has been selected
by ourselves, for medicinal purposes. Its
age and mildhess together with lis purity,
viii be OF great consequence to invalids
who arc nccessitaied 10 use it. e.
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MIR. Editor. Please announce

Capt j. ID FEIEESOS aS II Candidate or
Sheriff OF Sumter District at the ensuing
election.
Aug. ~. 1853.
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n1a~'H' aba7 dsaFI,s.
100 Marble bu.,s OF Wnal.iI.y.


100 " Calhoun, 100. IUUO0
80 elegant Oil Paintings, in
splendid gilt frames. size 3Ii 100. 5000
feet, each,
lO0 elegant Oil Paintings 213 f. SO. 5000
$40 slecl pac Engra, lngr, brill
ian;ly cold in oil, rich gill 10. 5000
frames 2lx3O inches each,
10000 elegant steel plate En-
Cravings, ruiu'd in uii ui tho
Washington Monument, ~
by u. in. each, 1. 10000
23I GOO steel place Engravincs,
from 100 different plates,
Low in possession nf, and
owned by the ARTISTS Union,
OF tic market value vi, from
% cents to 81 w cacn IL, 900
] first-cllSs Dwelling, i'll 3lst,
street. y. \. Cisy. $4,000
~ building lois in 100 and I0lst
each 2jNlOU fl. deep, Ut 1000. 22,000
100 Villa Sites, containing each
10000 "a. #. i'll the surbnrb, oil
New York City, and cum
inanding magnificent view
the hudson River ami Long
Island Sound, 1T 500. 10000
20 perpetual loans ofcash, with,
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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

The Empire is vast in extent, and its
resources incalculable. Russia in Eu-
rope, covers 500, 600 square miles-in
Asia, $3.50, 900 square miles Her pop
ulation is about 90, 900, 600. The militia
ry force of Russia at the command of the
Emperor, is not less than 100000 of
men, of which 750, 600 are infantry, and
250,000 horses. One bundled and eigh-
ty thousadd young men and ten thousand
officers are constantly in the military
schools supported by the government.--
But small portion of the frontiers of
this vast Empire are liable to be assailed
by foreign foe-nature has placed there
to barries insurmountable. With such
an immense force to protect her south
western frontiers, it is only for such sol
diers as Napoleon the First to attempt to
penetrate her interior with any hope Of
success. Russia may be checked in her
ambitious designs upon neighborlng ma
tons by the united power of Western and
Southern Europe; but her conquest, sub
jugation, and dismemberment by extern
al force is next to impossible. The spell
that binds many in slavery to the few,
may yet be broken, and anarchy or rev.
olution dissolve the Empire. Until this
is accomplished, Russia must be watched
and feared
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04
The Jews.

There are said to be some seventeen
thousand of the Jewish faith in the Uni
ted States Their churches number thir-
ty-one, and their church accommod dations
perhaps may be Justly taken as an index
to their sect. Probably six thousand
Jews are to be found in the city of New
York. Their children attend the same
schools with our children, and, until we
reach their religious peculiarites, there is
little to distinguish thcm from others of
our citizens. And yet they have some
peculiarities. We seldom find one in our
prisons or penitentiaries. When one is
seen in our prison, he is there for some
petty offence, the charges seldom being
graycr than of false pretences or of re-
ceiying stolen goods. Some years ago,
we remember, one was sentenced to the
State Prison for arson; but yet it is true
that, to a remarkable extent, Israeiitss
are seldom offenders against society
They are not frequently found in our
hospitals, and never in our poor-houses.
At Wards Island, where so many hun
dreds of the poor drifting across from the
shores of the Old World are continually
gathering, we fud all classes of Chris
tians, Quakcrs, perhaps, excepted, and
all shades of inidels representative
never a Jew. When the Jewish emf
grant arrives, he does not commit himself,
though poverty has chased him from his
old home, and met on our wharf, to the
Commissioner of Emigration for the re-
cept of that assistance to which his COM
mutation fee entities him, but he queries
first. Where is there q Jeao? His broth
er found, leads him to the man who, by
appointment Of the synagogue, or other
wise, assumes the specific task of caring
for such. Aid for the stranger is solicit
ted from his own people, and by contri-
buttons within their circle, all his imme-
date wants are relieved, and he is put in
the way of obtaining livelihood for him
self. From the extraordinary amount of
Jewish emigration to and through New
York, we judge that there must be large
disbursements made by some of them in
charity. Thirteen hundred tons of coal,
we are told, have been given to the poor
by one Society of Israelites in New Y 1ork
during the present Winter. This early
and unfailing attention, of those who are
able, to the wants of the poor, must great
ly tend to prevent the commission of
crime, since crime stalks in nowhere SO
surely, as when Hunger and Nakedness
open the door, and Want perpetually
beckons on.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04
A Fact in Natural History.

The researches Of scientific men have
shown that some species crustacea, inclu-
ding, others, the ordinary barnacles which
infest the bottoms of our ships, although
blind, fixed and helpless, as they appear
to US, are in their youth; active, sharp
81 GIFTED little creatures, shaped somewhat
like our water flea. with longatten-
ma, which are provided with cups at their
extremities. Having passed the period
of youth, they begin to think of settling
down steadily in some chosen spot for the
remainder of their life. BY means of
sucking cups they adhere to some fixed
or floating body. In this position a long
hump grows out of their backs, from the
end of which sticky fluid is poured out,
which Clues them firmly to the object to
which they have attached themselves
The functions of their sucking cups are
thus rendered useless, and the little ami
NAL gldes down the declining days of its
little stream of life, in quiet, placid, con-
tented enjoyment of new phase of ex-
istence.
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Incerrigible.

Young man, do you believe in future
state'
In course I does, and what's more |
intend to enter it as soon as Betsey gets
her wedding things ready.
You mistake me. Do you believe in a
future state of rewards and punishment!
Most assuredly. If should cut mugs
at red headed woman, | should expect
my hat indented Oy the first cistcrn pail
she could lay her hands on"
'Go to, young man, you are incorrigi-
ble.'
Go two! If it wasn't for that law a.
gainst bigamy, darn it if l wouldn't 60 to
dozen, But who supposed, Deacon, that
man Of your years would give such ad-
vice to person just starting in life!'
This took the deacon down. Whether
the conversation was renewed, will not be
known until our express arrives.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04
Aaron Burr and the Widow Of
Hamilton,

A correspondent of tho Detroit En-
q't1rcr says Seeing paragraph in your
paper of the 4th, speaking of the onis-
sion, in all the lives written by Alexander
Hamilton, of the name of his wife, re-
minds me of thrilling and painful Incl
dent, to which l was an eyewitness, con-
nected with that lady, (who by this way,
l suppose few need be informed, was be-
fore marriage, daughter of General
Schuyler, of Albany About the year
1922, as near as | can recolect, [ was on
board one of the old Fulton and Living
ston line of boats, (say the james Kent,
or Chancellor Livingsten,) on my way
from New York to Albany. All who
travelled in those days will recollect that
the dinner hour was quite as interesting
as now. The ladies were, of course pro-
vided for first; and the gentlemen who
stood near the foot of the tables, could
crowd upon the back seats, $50 that they
respectfully retreated as the ladies came
down until the latter were all seated;
then such as were not crowded quite of,
could take a seat on the signal being CIV
en-.
Among the first that were passing up
next to the berths, and back Of one table
stood Aaron Burr, and it was my lot to
be next to him. We got as far up as
those ahead of US could 60 before coming
to seats occupied by ladies on that side,
and all came to a stand facing the table.
At that moment there came down op-
posite to US, large lady, richly dressed
in black, and yelled, and while yet stand
ing directly opposite to Burr, she put her
veil aside, and raising her eyes across the
table she saw. with his eyes directly upon
her, Aaron Burr, and only separated by
the width of the table. She gave loud
scream and fell, but there being quite a
number standing by, they caught her and
took her out, The boat was then about
approaching Newburgh, and she insisted
on being put ashore at once, as she would
60 no further in the boat with Burr on
board, and it was done as she wished.
During the whole scene at the table,
Burr stood like statue, looking on with
stoic-like Indifference and composure,
never moving a muscle; and, as soon as
Mrs. H. was removed, he sat down and
ate a hearty dinner and went on his way
as usual.
But to say / relished and enjoyed my
dinner, crowded up to a close proximity
to that man, with the history of that fatal
duel rushing through my mind, cannot.
1t was remarked at the time that Mrs.
Hamilton said it was the first time she
had ever set her eyes on Aaron Burr
since the day he killed her husband, and
no doubt it was the last.
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NO 26.

IL A Quaker gentleman who visited
Cincinnati few years ago observed, on
the bright morning Of business day, that
the doors and window shutters of the
stores in one of the principal streets were
closed. Curious to learn the cause of
circumstances SO extraordinary, and no.
ticing the front door of shop standing
slightly ajar, he entered, and was sur
prised to see lamps burning, and grocer
behind his counter dealing out articles to
a number of customers.
"Friend," asked the Quaker, "canst
thou tell me why the stores are all closed,
is there to be public funeral, or what
does it mean,"
"sir," said the grocer, chow old are
you!"
Sixty" meekly answered the Quaker.
"Iti possible" exclaimed the aston
ished Cincineatian, "that you have lived
in this world sixty years and never found
out that lard oil is 4 great deal cheaper
than daylight"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04
The Kisses Cf Girls.

Hardly any two females kiss alike
There is as much variety in the manner
of doing it, as in the faces and manners
of the sex. Some delicate little creatures
merely give slight brush of the lip
This is sad aggravation. We seem to
be about to 'have a good time, but actu-
ally get nothing. Others 60 into US like
hungry man to beef steak, and seem
to chew up our countenances. This is
disgusting, and soon drives away a deli
cate lover. Others struggle like hens
when burying themselves in the dry dirt.
The kiss is won by great exertions, and
is not worth so much as the trouble it
costs. Now, we are in favor of a certain
shyness when kiss is proposed, but it
should not be continued too long; and
when the fair one gives in, let the kiss
be administered with warmth and energy.
Let there be soul in it. If she close
her eyes and sigh Immediately after it,
the effect is greater, She should be care
ful not to 'slohoer' kiss, but give it as a
hum pming bird runs his bill into honey
suckle, deep, but delicately There is
much virtue in kiss, when we'll deliver
ed. We have had the memory of one we
received in our youth last us forty years
and we believe it will be the last thing
we shall think of when we die.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

The Year ,ce Hve in.-According to the
"American Almanac" we are in the 18th
year of the independence of the United
States of America; the 6567th year of the
Julian Period; the SCI 4th year since the
creation of the World according to the
Jews; the 1907 year according to Varro)
since the foundation of Rome; the 2530th
year of the Olympiads, or the second year
ofthe 658th Olympiads at 775a years be-
fore Christ; the l27Oth year (of twelve
lunations) since the Hegira, or flight Of
Mahomet, which, is as generally suppos-
cd, took place on the 10th of July, in the
year 622 Of the Christian Era
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04
The Printer.

Many men, who have acquired great
fame and celebrity in the world began as
printers. Sir William Blackstone, the
learned commentator on laws, was prin-
ter by trade. King George III. learned
the art, and frequently set type after be
ascended the throne of England. We
scarcely need mention Franklin, for it
is we'll known to all who are familiar with
his name, that he was printer. Alexan-
der Campbell, the greatest theOlogian than
ever lived is printer. Gentlemen Of the
craft, these are gratifying facts; but let
US not be content that they alone be held
up to the credit of the profession-let US
honor ourselves, and do all We can TO keep
up, and elevate still higher, the character
of our beautiful art.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

Many man of wealth would be great
ly puzzled if asked what he intended to
do with his money. Shall he hoard it
for thankless heirs? Shall he squander
it on empty Injuries! Shall it be accu-
mulated for the mere sake of accumula-
tion9 Or shall he employ it in philan-
thropic ways? Who does not know that,
aside from the pleasures of acquisition all
that man heaps up after he had gained
a competency is burden and snare!
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04
4 Safe Bet.

Several gentlemen were riding in a car
on one of the Boston railroads few days
ago when the conversation turned on the
next Presidential election, and the merits
and prospects of Everitt, Fillmore, Scott,
Cass and others, were discussed at large.
After some time, solemn individual
who had listened in silence, addressed
the party thus: My, friends you are
all of you wrong. Before the election Of
1856, the world will have come to an end,
and Jesus Christ will be the President of
the Universe" Up started an enthusi-
astic gentleman from down east said to
Millerite-'S-ir-I'll b-b-et you ten DID,
dollars Connecticut w-w-w-wont ego for
him, for sh-sh-sh's turned w-w-whig.
A roar of laughter greeting the exit of
the Second Advent man as be removed
himself to another.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

IL Never despise girl because she
is poor. If her face is pretty her heart
pure, her head we'll filled, her affections
fresh, and she dresses passably we'll, re-
gard her as fOvorably as you would Queen
Victoria, or the wealthy Miss Goldfower.
In fact, We think better poor girls than
of most others. They arc most always
sure to make you good wife, bake good
bread, sleep on the north side of the bed
in winter, and have something very i'm
portant to do at home about the time you
feel like calling on the pretty Misses
Smith, Brown or Baldwins. Poor girls
and rich comforts, like country meeting
houses and bad singing 60 together.-AI-
bany Transcript.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

kS A Yankee boy had whole Dutch
cheese set before him by waggish friend
who, however, gave no knife. This is
funny cheese, uncle Joe, but where shall
I cut it,"
'Oh,' said the grinning friend, cut it
where you like
Very well,' said the Yankee, coolly
putting it under his arm. I'll cut it at
home
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

RATHER FoxY.-"Dad, if was to see
duck on the wing, and was to shoot it,
would you lick me- :"
90 no, my son, it shows that you are
a good marksman, and l would feel
proud of you"
"Well then, dad, I pumped our old
drake as he was ayin' over the fence to-
day, and it would have done good to see
him drop"
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HIS Doom.
BY DOW, JR.

That man who runs down the girls,
speaks i'll of married women, and throws
a quid of tobacco into the contribution box
and takes out penny to buy more, can
never expect to have peace in this world,
and he never will. Bedbugs, musquetoes
and hobgoblins of a guilty conscience, will
haunt him on bis way to that we'll hated
prison where conyicts are fed on cinders
acquafortis soup and are allowed no 9TH
er amusement than to set and pick their
teeth with a red hot poker through all e.
ternity. .
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

Let no man be too proud to work. Let
him not be ashamed of hard 6st or =
sunburnt countenance. Let him not be
ashamed of poverty, Let him only be g.
shsmed of dishonesty and idleness.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

Newark, N. j., contains population
of 80, 900, and has ffty-one Churches
Over four hundred buildings were erect
ed during tue past year. Jersey City,
with a population of 20, 900, has fourteen
churches, and there were over six hun
dred buildings erected during the past
year.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

Mother, what is hush!' y hush child'
| don't krow-what makes you ask
Cause the other day l asked Jane what
made her belly stick out SO, and she said
hush
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

An Asiatic chief being asked his opin-
ion as to wine, remarked that he thought
it was juice extracted from woman S
tongue and lions heart, for after he had
drank enough of it, he could talk for ev-
er and fight the devil,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

II Your coward, said Low Lon
doner to poor countryman, who had re-
fused to fight. "No ain't," said the
coantryman, 81 have nothing to do with
cows, am shepard"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

An orator holding forth in favor Of
woman-dear, divine woman-concludes
thus
'Oh, my hearers, depend upon it, moth
ing beats a good wife :
Il beg your pardon, said one Of the
audience, "a bad husband does,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

s@The Pennsylvania Senate has re-
iected bill to prohibit the banks from
issuing notes under SO.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

why is a muff like silly gentleman
Because it holds lady's hand without
squeezing it, 4
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1854-05-04

Matty, come here. Climb into my lap
LAY your head upon my shoulder So
Now listen. You are well and strong,
Matty?-yes. You have enough to eat
and drink yes. You have a kind
father and mother Yes. You have a
crowling little dimpled baby brother >
yes. You can jump, and leap, and climb
fences, and run up trees like a SQUIRREL
yes. Well, the little girl with the rose
colored bonnet, whom you saw riding in
the carriage, is poor cripple. You saw
her dress and pretty pale face, but you
diden't see her little shrunken foot, dang
ling helplessly beneath the silken robe
You saw the white g loved coachman, and
the silver-mounted harness, and the soft
velvet cushions, but you didn't see the
tear in the little owners soft, dark eye, as
she spied you at the cottage door, rosy
and light-footed. free to ramble mid the
fields and flowers. You did not know
that her little heart was aching for some
one to love her. You didn't know her
mamma loved her diamonds, and silks,
and satins better than her own little girl.
You didn't know that her little crippled
limb paincd her, and her heart ached,
that she had "no nice place to cry.'--
You didn't know that through the long
weary days, her mamma never took her
gently in her lap-or kissed her pale face
or read her pretty stories to charm her
pain away-or told her of that happy
home where none shall say, I'm sick.
You don't know that she never went to
her little bed at night, to smooth her pill
low, or to put aside the ringlets from the
flushing cheek, or kneel by the little bed,
and ask the dear Father to heal and bless
her child. You didn't know that she
danced till the stars grew pale, while poor
little Mabel tossed restlessly from side to
side, longing for cool draught for her
parched lip.
"You won't be daughty any more" y
that's darling. And now remember,
my dear little Matty, that money is not
happiness-that fine clothes and fine car
riages are not happiness-and that even
this bright, beautiful world, with its birds,
its flowers, and its sunshine, is dark with
out loving heart to rest upon. Thank
God for kind parents and happy home.
IT'S you who is rich, Matty; pray for
poor Mabcl.--Fanny Fern.