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.tients can be restored to robust, vigorou,

patients can be restored TO robust, vigorous
health.
The afflicted are cautioned against the use OF
Patent Medicines, for there are so many ingcni.
Gus snarcs i'i the columns Of the public prints
TO Catch and rob the unwary sufferers, that mil.
lions have their constitutions ruined by the vile
compounds of guack doctors or the equally poi
Sonous nostrums vendcd as Patent Medicines
have carefully anaiyzcd many of the so-called
Patent Medicines and find that nearly all of them
contain Corrosive Sublimatc, which is one of
the strongest preparations OF mercury, and
deadly poison which, instead of curing tic dis
case, Gisables the system for life.
Three fourths of the patent nostrunls now i'm
use are put up by unprincipled and ignorant per-
sons who do not understand even the alphabet
Of the materia medica, and are equally as dcsti.
tute of any knowledge of the human system,
having enc object only in view, and that to
make money regardless of consequences.
Irregularities and all diseases of males and
females treated on principles established by
twenty years of practice, and sanctioned by
thousands of the most remarkable cures Med-
cines wi th full directions sent to any part of the
United States or Canadas, by patients commu-
ncating their symptoms by letter. Business
correspondence strictly confidential All letters
asking advice must contain postage stamp.
Addks J. SUMMERVILLE, NJ. D.
Box No. S.
Office No. 1871 Filbert ST., old No .O9. Below
Twelfth, Philadelphia, Pa,
Nov. p5, 1857. Ally.
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This Great Journal Of Crimes and Grimm
nails is in its T. irtcenth Year, and is widely
circulated throughou. the country. 1t IS
The lirst paper of the kind published in the
United States, ond is distinctive in its chnr-
acter. II has lately PASSED into the hand,
OF Geo. w. MatscII Il Co, BY whom il will
hereafter be conducted Mr.. MatscIl was
formerly Chief Of Police of New York CT.
ty, and he will no doubt render it one of the
most interesting papers in the country Its
Editorials are forcibIy written, and of n
character thut should command universal
support.
~ Subscriptions, 81, per Annum 81
Tor S'H Months, To be- RENTED by Subscri.
ocrS, (who should write their names and the
town, county and state where they reside
p!ainlyy
To GEO. w. MATSELL e. co,
Editor & Proprietor Of the
National Police Gazette,
New York CITY.
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THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS

J.. subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary. are considered as
Wishing 10 continue their subscription.
=. II subscribers order the disconlinuonrc
OF their papers, the publisher can continue
/" send them until all arrca-ages are paid
). If subscribers neglect or refuse 10
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they are directed, they are held responsible
tlIi they settle their bill, and order the paper
discontinued
4. If any subscriber removes to another
place wIthou! informing the publisher, and
their paper is sent To the former direction.
they are held responsible.
q. The Court has decided that refusing
I" take Newspaper from the office. or re
moving and leaving it uncallrd for. il prima
idcie evidence Of IN Intentional fraud.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENT

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To Planters and House
Builders.

The subscriber returns his thanks for tho
very liberal patronage received for the past,
ana takes this method to inform the citizens
OF Chester and surrounding Districts, and the
whole South, that he has effected another
Improvement in the
Cotton Gin & Wheat Thrashcr
TINT eXcels anv that have ever been intro.
duced heretofore; ana from long experience,
he has no fear in challenging any other Fac
tory, either North or South, TO produce an
equal. lie feels very confident in saving to
The public, that his Gins excel i'm perform
ance any other make or pattern now in use.
with dry cotton the roll cannot be broken
or made to spew over, which no Other pre-
tends to claim, and with good driving pow.
or and attendance, u I5 saw gin, will uin
from i To 8 bales or more in a day, WEIGH.
ing from $50 to 400 lbs: which is as much
as any one hand can we'll handle in n dav.
Any person wanting Gin or Tnrashcr, can
be supplied by sending on his order to me
ut Lewisville, Chester District, S. T.. Work
will be shipped to any place desired
REPAIRING done at the shortest possi
ble notice
To House Builders, | will say that I am
manufacturing SASH, BLINDS & DOORS
OF any description, made of the best mnteriaI.
and dry lumber, and workmanship the very
best.
All work carefully packed and forwarded
to order JOHN SIMPSON
June llth, 1856. l7.,f,
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y Y : = f. u ST A :.

The great scourge of this continent yields
quickly TO course of these antiseptic Pills,
and the digestive organs are restored to their
prope' tone; searching and uncrring remedy
dispcrses it from the patients system
GENERAL DEBILITY AND WEAKNESS.
From whatever cause, Lowncss Of Spirits,
and all other signs OF a diseased liver, and
other disorgauzation of the system, vanish un.
der the eradicating influence of this all power
tul antiscptic and detergent remedy
BILIOUS DISORDERS.
The proper quantum and righ, condition Of
the bile ~ OF momcmtOus importance to the
health of the human frame, thi, Iuti.hiloUs
medicine cxpels the hidden seeds Of the com.
rlaim', and rendcs all the fluids and secretion.
pure and fluent, cleansing aud rcsusitating the
visal functions of the body.
SICKLY FEMALtS.
Should lose no time in trying a few doses of
TINS regulating and renovating remedy, what.
ever may be their complaint, it can he taken
with safety III all periodical and other disorrau.
izr lions its effect il all but miraculous.
UNREFUTED PROOF.
The testimony of Nations ia unanimously
born to the health giving virtues oft his noble
remedy, and certificates in every living Ian.
L 4
their Intrinsic worth.
Hoiio"ay'S PATS arc The best rrnc1y
kmowm an tie cOrh for tie toUoying
Diseases
Asthma, Diarrhma, Indigestion,
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Colds, Fever and Aguc Inward weak
Chest Diseases, Female Compi't, ness,
SoSuvhess, Headaches, Liver Complf
Dyspepsia, Lowncs ofSp:rits. Piles,
Stone and Gravel, Secondary Symtons, Ven.
eral Affections, Worms OF ali kinds
s9s- CAUrIoN!--None are genuine unless the
words Holloway New York and London, are
dscerhible as a "Water-mark" in every Leaf Of
The book OF directions around each pot or box :;
the same may be plainly seen by "holding the
leaf to the light" A handsome reward will be
gwen 10 any one rendering such information as
may lead to the detection of any party or par
ties countcrieitng the medicines Or We, ding
the same, knowing them to be spurious.
=. Sold at the Manufactures Of Professor
HOLLOWAY, so Maiden Lane, New York and
10y all respectable Druggists and Dealers in Med.
clnr throughout the United States and tho
CIVILIZED world, in boxes at 25 cents, 63 cents,
and Al each.
cS- There is considerable savingby the lar
ger sizes.
n. B.-Dircctions for the guidance of pat.
tents in every disorder are affixed to each box.
June 10 1858. ls-ly.
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The Great Ambassador of Health
TO ALL MANKIND.
II Oil 0 " Avs PILLS.
A BOON TO THE sICK2

The want of u sterling medicinal to meet the
ills and necessities of the suffering portion OF
humanity, and one entirely free from mineral
and other delcterious particles was severely
felt till this all powerful medicine was ushered
into the world HoLLowAy's INVALUABLE PILLS
have tccame the household remedy of all ma
tions. Their attribute is to prevent as well as
to cure; they attack the radix or root of the
complaint, and thus by removing the hidden
cause of disease rcinvigorate and restore the
dropping energies Of the system, assisting ma
ture i'll her task of vital aud functionary rcfor.
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
PHILADELPHIA.
n benevolent Institution, cstab lishcd by spe
cial endowment for the relief of the
sick and distressed, afflicted
with Virulcnt and Ep-


with Virulcnt and Ep.
idcmic diseases.
INO all persons afflicted with Sexual Dsea.
Il ses, such as Spermatorrhpa, Seminal
Weakness, Impotence, GonorrhGa, Glcct, Sv
phyllis, the Vice OF Onanism, or Sell Abuse, &C.
&c,
THE HOWARD ASSOCIATION, in view Of
the awful destruction Vf human life, caused by
Sexual diseases, and the deceptions practiscd
upon the unfortunate victims Of such diseases
by Quacks, several years ago directed their
Consulting Surgeon, a. Charitable Act wor.
thy of their name, TO open y Dispcnsary for
the treatment OF this class of Diseases. in all
their forms, and to give Medical Advice Gratis,
TO all who apply 10y letter, with a description OF
their condition, (agc, occupation, habits of life,
&c.,) and in cases of extreme poverty, to Fur
nish Medicines Free OF Charge. 1t is needless
to add that the Association commands the high.
est MEDICAL skill of the Age, and will furnish
the most approved modern treatment.
The Directors, on review of the past, feel
assured thatthcir labors in this sphere of be.
ncvolcnt effort have been of great benefit TO
the afflicted, especially to the young, and they
have resolved to devote themselves, with re-
ncwcd zeal, to this very important but much
dcspiscd cause
just Published by the Association, n Report
on Spcrmatorrhma, or Seminal Weakness the
Vice of Onanism. Masturbation or Self Abuse,
and other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, BY the
Consulting Surgeon WHICH will he scntby mail,
lin sealed letter cnvelopc,) FREQ OF Charge,
on receipt OF Two Stamps tor postage.
Address, for report or treatment, DR.. Geo. r.
Calhoun, Consulting Surgeon, Howard Associ-
alton, No. South Ninth Street, Philadelphia,
Ia. By crder of the ircctors,
EZRA b. lIEARrWELL, President.
GEO. FAlRCIllLD, SCcrefnrv
March 10, i-ly
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Srlfrt puptrq.
My Mothers Dead


I'm very, very lonely:
Alas | cannot play;
am so sad, | sit and weep
throughout the livelong day,
mas dear mothers welcome.
Her light hand on my head,
her look of love, her tender word
Alas M mothers dead. .
have no heart to play alone:
To day | thought Id try.
Aud got my little hoop to roll,
bu, nh it made me cry;
Tor who will smile to see me come.
Now mother dear has gone;
And look so kindly in my face;
And Kiss her little sau!
III get my blessed Bible,
And sit Inc down and rcua
Ny mother said that precious hoo.
Would prove friend in need.
seem to see dear mother now
10 hear her voice Of love;
She may be looking down on me,
From her bright hcme above.
She said that must come to her
She cannot come TO me;
~
Our Father, teach little one.
How he may come 10 thee;
For ! am very lonely now;
Our Father, may come,
And join my mother in the skirs7
And heaven shall be our home,
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TERMS OF HARPER's MAGAZINE


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cup oi twelve or twenty-five subscribers,
Volume | Of " Harpsr's Weekly" hand.
somely bound in cloth extra, price SO 90, is
nov ready.
Muslin Covers are furnished TO those who
wish their Numbers bound, at fifty cents
each twenty per cent discount allowed
TO BGokbhders and the Trade.
"ii"rper's Magazine" ana "HarpeFs
weekly, when taken together, are sup.
piled at four dollars year
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supplied. Specimen copies furnished ora.
tnItously. CIergymen and Teachers sun.
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The postage upon llarper's Magazine -
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Persons residing in the British Provinces
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y-4lx cents on the Weekly for the Ameri.
can postage.
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THE HAIs-It is great mistake to
PLAT the hair Of children under eleven or
twelve years fage. The process of plai.
ting more or less strains the hairs in their
roots ny pulling them tight tends to
depnve them OF their requisite supply Of
nntrIment and cheeks their growth
The hair OF girl. should be cut rather
short, and allowed to curl freely. When
they are about eleven or twelve, the hair
ahould be twissed into coil, not too tieb,
nor tied at the end with thin thread, bu,
with piece Of ribbon.
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a HISr.-"Mother,' said little girl
seven years old, Il could not understand
our minister to-day, he said so many hard
words. wish he would preach so that
little girls could understand him. Won't
he, motherl'
Yes, | think so, IL we will ask him.
Soon after, her Gather saw her going
into the ministers Where are you ecing'
Emma 7 said he. "
Il am going to Mr.. A-a TO ask him
10 preach small
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We received the following through the
Post Office. The direction was in a fair
delicate hand, indicating that i, was sen,
oy female. 1t is important if true -
Take string that will reach twice around
the neck OF the young lady, let her hold
:he ends in her teeth, and then if the
moose will slip over her head to the back
OF her neck, II is n certain indication that
she ~ married, or wants to be.
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BLANKS : RLANKsll

WE would call the attention Of members o
tue par and magistrates Of this and thssur
rounding Districts, to our extensive assert
ment OF Blanks. We have 'now on hand
a tnIl supply printed in excellent vie, aud
can NJ all orders promptly at Sc, enty.fye
cent. per quire cash. . ~
We are hlso prepared TO print Brioc. n,
short notice, in handsome style and as low
ss the work can be done any where the in
Si,te Cor c1sh :"
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Our Terms.
I'll | /,
W. NJ. CONNOR.S 8
Is PUBLISHED WEEKLY. ny

WI Y y N N y To >
EDITOR AND ETOR
AT Two Dollars per annum. IN ADVANCE
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six months; and Three Dollars. if not paid
until the end of the subscription yeor
eF Subscriptions, when paid within three
months after receiving the first number, will
be considered in advance.
S No paper sent ou; of the State, un.
less The money accompanies the order, OK.
cept I" n known responsible name.
Any person sending us five subscribers
ana Ten Dollars, (accompanied by the cAsm,)
VIII be entitled to one copy gratis.
eS" No paper discontinued, until all ar.
rearages are paid, unless at our option.
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time than six months
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A gentleman who, under the least ex
c't'men,. wou1 excaim, there's \ crisis
coming ! was considerably amused at be.
ing gravely informed by little four wear
old son. that the cry SIS had como, and
was in the bed with mother
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ihe most remarkable instance Of indie
c's'on we ever heard of Was that Of the
man who sat up all night, because he
could not decide which to take off first,
his coat or his boots.
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FIVE GREAT OBJECTS OF LIvE.-SDesk
ing OF these, Sir William Temple says: -
The grea:est pleasure of life is love: the
greatest Treasure is contentment the
greatest possession is health; the creates,
ease is sleep; and the greatest medicine
Is true friend
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why are sheep the most dlssipa,ed and
unfortunate OF 8nimalsl Because they
GhmJoI IN theu youth, frequent the turf,
1s' o'.en bIacSieg', anu are universally
'!eeccd.
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NJ OSE s l. ETTE R S.
A NEW ROOR.

Ihe Editors Of the Live Giraffe have in
contemplation the publishing of book.
the title of which will b., LIFE AS 1T Il
or THE WRITINGS OF "OUR MosE," which
book will not only contain all the letters
which have appeared in the Girafc over the
signature of "M0sE," but many others, rich
rare and spicy, that Nave Ecvcr been read
The Editors deem it useless TO say ANY,
thing relative 50 the character Of the pro-
posed New Book, nor need they saw that il
will be the rrost amusing work that has
been issued in half century, for, it need
only be known that "MosE" wrote il. to
satisfy all on these points. While il will
be IN amusing work illustrated with pro.
per designs and cuts to show up persons
and things IL their true light, it will be free
from Vulgariiy, and, will have for its chief
object the correction of the many absurdi-
ties so prevalent in the present day.
1t viii be book of over 100 pages. prin-
ted on good material, aud bound in paper
cover. We propose TO put it to press ms
soon as a sufficient pumber of names is re-
ceived To justify the expense Of publishing.
~ Price Fifty cents for single copies
Five copies to one address, for So. No
money required until the work is pu blished,
but those who wish copy of this rare
work should send in their orders at once,
so that the publishers may determine
whether they can venture upon ;ts publica.
ton. Let the orders come al once, as we
wish 20 put the book to press early in July.
.3~ All our friends are requested to act
rs Agents
WHITAKER g. BUNTING,
Editors "Lire Grdfe,'
R1i"igh, " &.
Nav 20 1919 iG
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II was n maxim Of General Jaclson's
lake time to deliberate; but when the
hour Tor action arrives, sop thinking and
60 in
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blessed are they who do not advertise
Tor they will be rarely troubled with Gus
TONERS.
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-. What sit that will keep in any climate?
lhe secret OF woman's age.
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IoBAcco.-A triple msemenio mori dust
for the nose, ashes for the mouth, poison
for the stomach.
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Virtue is rock, from which rebound
~! the sriows shot against it.
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Bnlwer's Brilliant Romance, cu,itled
What Will lie Do With It?" pronounced
I" he the masterpiece of this polished wit
ty, and learned novelist, by special arrange.
ment with the Author, appears in Harper's
Weekly simultaneously with its publication
in England.
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MErArHYsIcs.-Words to stay the Nd.
petite I'LL facts are ready. Feeling for a
science ir the dark.
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An engraving OF a churchYard is grave
SUBJECT; bu. the tool that does j, is yrnv.r
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II is NOT A DYE

We suGjoin few names of those who re.
commend Mrs. ). A. ALIENS Worlds Hair
Kestorer and Iylobalsamum. Prcst. Eaton, of
Union University: "Thc falling Of hair ceased
aud my grey locks changed to original color. "
Rev. Z. a. BuCkbcc, Treas Am. Bible Union
y. l.: 81 checrfuly add my testimony" Rev
IL '. Dcgcn. Ed. Guide to Holiness" Bos.
ton: eve can testify to its effects Rev. f.
Il, FdrGhiId, Cor Sec. C1I'n Union y. y
Used III my family with bcuctcial effect. -
Rev. \. Webster, CAN Era" RnstoI,: "Sincc
using your preparation, | am neither bald or
grey AS heretofore" Rev. Jas. IL Cornell,
Cor. Sec, etc, \. Y: at has restored the hair
oi one OF my family TO its original color, and
stopped its falling" etc, etc. We can quote
from numerous others of like standing in Eu-
rop" ana AT.crica, but for further information,
send for circular to
MRS. 5. 4. ALIENS
WORLDS HAIR RrsToREG DEPor,
No. 1855 Bro0mc-St., y.
~" Sold Everywhere
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Infallible Remedy.

II you are suffering with any of the above
distressing ailments, the Fluid Extract Bnchu
VIII cure you Try it and be convinced of its
efficacy.
BEWARE OF QUACK NOSTRUMS AND
0UACK DOCTORS,
who falsely boast of abilities and references
Citizens know aud avoid them, and save Long
suffering, Money, and exposure, by sending or
calling Tor bottle OF this Popular and Specific
Remedy.
IL alays all pain and inflammation, is perfect.
~ pleasant in its taste and odor, but immediate
in its action
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iEN.-A lever, snail enough to be used
oy any man, but strong enough to rails,
the whole world.
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a truth for Lawyers to stare at.-The
Gaze most easily got up IS the staircase.
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Dl4llrtu.

MARRrAoE'-'A State lottery not pu,
down. f''
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tie who can take advice is sometimes
superior to him who can give it.
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ihe young are slaves to novelty, the
old 10 custom.