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How TO MAKE Coon CANDLEs.-Candle wick, il
stepped in lime and saltpetre. and dried in the
sun, will give clear light, aud DE little apt to
run. Good candles may be made thus Melt to-
gether ten ounces Of mutton tallow, a quarter Of
an ounce of camphor, four ounces Of alum then
run it into nfoulds. or dip the candles.. These
candles furnish q beautiful light
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* OLE F5POPJJI4AR Il VTNTS.

. TINE wAsTkp.--A dreadful account must be
given Of al that is lost aud wasted When the
Judge shall ascend His throne in the air, and al
the sons and daughters Of Adam are brought DO.
fore him, The grand inquiry will be, What have
you done all the time in yonder world 2 You
spent thirty or forty years there, perhaps sew
enty, eighty and give you, this time, with
a thousand opportunities and means Of grace and
alvation, and what have you done with them
allf How many sermons have you heardf--
How many seasons did give you for prayer and
retirement and converse with God and your own
soulsa Did you improve time wellf Did you
pray Did you converse with your souls and
with Godi Or did you snffer them TO sliJe
away in thousand impcrtineuces, and neglect
the one thing necessary ".. ....
A fruitless and bitter mourning for the waste
and abuse Of time will be another consequence Of
your folly. Whatsoever satisfaction you may
take now in.spassing away time merrily, and
without thinking, it must not pass away so for.
ever If the approaches of death do not awaken
you, judgment will do it. Your conscience will
be worried with terrible reflections on your fool.
ish conduct i.. -. .'".." ..."-#
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MANY FAcrs IN SMALL CoaPKss.--The number
Of languages spoken is 1904. The humber of
men Is about equal to the number of women.
TiaS average Of human life Is SO years One
quarter die before the age of seven half before
tile ago OF n. To every 100, reaches rs years.
and not more than IN 500 viii reach 80 years
There are on the earth 900, 10000 Of inliabit-
ants OF them 3s.3ss,SSs die every year; 9l,.
s24 die every day 1880 every hour; and 60
per minute, or every second. These are about
balanced by an equal number Of births The
married are longer lived than the single, and
above all those who observe sober and indus
trious conduct Tall men i've longer Than short
ones Women have more chances of life previ.
ons 10 the age Of fifty years Ihanmen, but fewer
after. The number Of marriages are in the pro.
portion of 76 TO 1000. Marriages are more ffe.
quent after the equinoxes--that Is, during the
months Of June and December. Those born In
spring are generally more robust than others
Births and deaths are more frequently by night
than by day. Number Of men capable Of bear.
ing arms is one fourth Of the population.
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SRI down, sit down, now-eat, drink and he
merry, every mothers son of ye," cried Pat, to
HE guests =" Make yourselves at home I'm at
home, and jist wish ye were every one Of ye that
same"
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Nor AtoSE.-Alone! say not that am alone I
Do you not see that little sunbeam dancing so
grncefnlgf 1t peeps ever and anon over my
shoulder, and now shrinks back rs IL blushing TO
see itself the subject of eulogism. Welcome,
sunbeam for thou hast come from world far
brighter than this--tis thou who gildest the an.
gels crown, and throwest halo of light where'er
thou dwellest The ocean welcomes thee, and
ceases for while its heaving; for to IFS bosom
sacred guest is clasped. The sea nymphs WOO
thy gaze; the untold wealth of the sea thou be.
hodest, while man cannot give one glance at the
many mysteries and beauties concealed beneath
its profound depths. Thou hast come to bring
good tidngs to the weary and thou whisperest
There is rest in heaven" And thou has visited
the lonely CELL too, where the poor criminal is
incarceratcd in chains thou art kind, indeed to
think Of him: to wander from so bright home
TO cheer the unfortunate. --
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REL'cIoS should begin in the family. The ho-
liest sanctuary is home The family aIshr is
more venerable than that of the cathedral. The
education OF the soul should begin and be car
ried on at the fresidc
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STurENDoUs ELooUENcE-One Of the
creates: speeches on record is the following,
describing The destruction Of n meeting.
house ly a flood:
ct A few short weeks ago, and you saw
the stately meeting house towering up iii
your mids, like a grsnnydeur in a corn
field! Now, none so poor to do j, reyst.
ence! II has gone the way Of all ffesbsA--
The mighty torrents descended from the
eternal clouds; the mir was filed with cries
OF despair the river swelled and ran over
the mighty building creaked, shook, rose
from the surface Of the water, inoxed like
world in miniature, down the vast expanse,
carrying off with it an ole pair Of boots
that had left IN one corner Of our pew"
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DR. HALL on HOTEL LrviNo.-In the last num-
Der of his journal Of Health" Dr. Hall says of
the system Of family hotel living: sas,
"When n wife or daughter has nothing to do,
and the, appetite is stimulated day after day by
all the arts Of scientific cookery when the
five O'Clock dinner is universal, and when the
stomach is raving' for food in consequence OF
the almost entire abstinence since hreakfast-a
double work is thrown in upon it in its debilitat
ed state and Keeps it 'iaboring during the
greater part Of the light, making what ought to
be the hours Of peaceful rest absolutely hideous
by terrible dreams, and the morning comes with.
out the blessed renewal of strength which health
ful sleep would have given, and this for weeks
and months together. Verify, IL is no wonder
that the thoughtful physician should apply the
ePithet Thou fool to any parent who would
expose family to such life. And in the light
of it we may gather that the most certain means
OF making life failure, in toto, on the part of
any newly-married couple is 10 go to boarding
Better thousand times socially, morally and
physically, hire q two.roomed shanty, live on
bread and potatoes. and do the house~ork with.
out the aid of menials, and continue TO do these
things until means are accumulated to take a
step higher ,a. .... ..
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LriRS in childhood, IT, you can, that happiness
Is not outside, but inside. A good heart and
clear conscience brings happiness; no riches aud
no circumstances ever do.
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LOOK on slanderers as direct eDemcs to civil
society, as persons without honor, honesty, hu-
tnahity. Whoever cntertains you with the faults
Of Others. desisns TO serve you in similar man
ner ..... .-. ..... Il.
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TnE mad who was kicked 10y saw horse last
week was oblige to submit to an amputation.--
His trowsers lcges were taken off just above his
boots. uis case is q sad one.
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Nrw clothes and piety 60 well together. For
whole month after certain Miss obtained a
new manlilla, she appeared in church three times
a day.
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PATs REspoNsE.-A A Irishman was about
to marry a Southern girl for her property.
Will you take this woman 10 be four
welded wife T. sad the minister.
fes, your ri, ,e:ence, aud the nigccrs
too" said Tat.
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wRrE your name~by kIhdness, love and mer.
cy on the hearts Of the people you come in con.
tact with year by year, and you win never be
forg often. -
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i,WAcss OF Non1HERS FARM LADaRERs.-The
New Yotk Tribune I've presume to demonstrate
the blessedness Of free labcr) is publishing an
swcrs toits Enquiries about present and prospect
i've prices of farm labor in the Northern and
Western States Here are few figures which
will give q just idea Of all Western Nob York,
Otsego county, 624 cents day. Farmers do
not shiro by the month In winter onondugo
co,itity, S7f cents per day and board. chemung
county, 90 to G2i cents per day. Ulster county.
5000 per month and board. AieAigan, so cents
per day and board. Wisconsin, 81 10 per year
and board Indiana. $500 year and board
Ohio, 80 cents and board. Pennsyipania, $500
per month in winter and board, $3.50 to Sl4o all
the arround. Girls get sI.25 per week for
housework. Massachusetts,. (interior,) rs cents
per day and board 7. - phF-.--
Ibe reader, will be surprised 70 see, in running
over these figures tha; the price of Northern free
labor (and it is hard labor at that) is something
less than average negro hire in this part of the
South. He will see, too, that q Northern farm
laborer cannot actually lay by as much money
In the year as clever Georgia plantation negro
with an ordinarily indulgent muster. Indeed,
many Of our Georgin plantation hands could
hire one Of these farm laborers ms a substitute.
with the product OF his "Nankeen cotton crop"
lIurrsh for the blessedness aud luxury of North
ern free farm labor. Is it wonderful those bows
areready to fight for the sdignity Of North.
ern free farm labori Toling ten hours day in
winter SHOWS at FIVE cents an hour is something
worth fighting for indeed Turn away with
your hurdy gurdy, Mr. Greedy. -.-. ..
500 -ar...a r.' a.. .. . Mdco,i Teiecrdph
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Do Nor>believe one half You that YOU
hear but make sure tha. you J,lie,e all
: hat you say.
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SAVE Youn Boor.-The Fishermen, in some
parts Of the country, preserve their boots water
proof by the following composition: One pint OF
boiled linseed oil, half pound of mutton suet,
six ounces of pure beeswax, and four ounces of
resin. These ingredients are melted together
over q slow fire, and the boots, when new and
quite clean, are warmed and rubbed with the
composition, till the leather is completely satu-
rated. There is also an impf0Ued composition,
the good effects Of which are sufficiently ascer-
tained,; viz One ounce of drying oil, two ounces
ofyellow wax, two ounces of spirits of turpentine'
and hulf an ounce Of Burgundy pitch, carefully
melted together over slow fire.
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"I 90 through my work, as the needle said to
the idle boy. But not Till you're hard push.
ed. as the idle boy said to the needle.
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Tie WAY THE ESGLlsH BRING Ut CuILpRRS.-The
English bring up their children very differently
from the manner in which we bring up ours -
They have an abundance of fresh outdoor air.
every day, whenever il is possible. The nursery
maids ore expected to take all the children out
airing every day, even to the infant This Gus
tom is becoming more prevalent in this country,
and should be pursued wherever it is praetica ble
Infants should be accustomed to the open air.
We con6ne them too much, and heat them too
much for vigorous growth. One Of the finest
features of the London parks is said to be the
crowds of nursery maids with their groups Of
healthy children. II is go with the promenade es
of our large cities to a great extent, hut is less
common in our country towns than what it
should be. In consequence of their training En-
glish girls acquire a habit of walking that ac-
companies them through life, and gives them
much healthier middle life than our women en-
joy They are not fatigued with walk OF FIVE
miies,and are not ashamed to wear, when walk
ing thick soled shoes, fitted for the dampness
they must encounter. Half OF the consumptve
feebleness Of girs results from the thin shoes
they wear and the cold feet they rust necessari-
ly have English children, especially girls, are
kept in the nursery and excluded from fashion
able society and all the frivoliies Of dress at an
age wheD our girls are in the very heat of flirta-
ton, and are thinking Of nothing but e. shionaLle
life .., ...,... ... .. ........
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To sror porA1ors IRON R0rnso.--Aa asrieul

To Srop PorAToEs FROM RorIso.--Aa agricul.
tural exchange says. -
An experienced agriculturist informs us tha,
about six yeors ago he applied lime to potatoes
that were partly rotten, and that it immediately
arrested the decay! Since then he has made it a
common practice to apply Stacked lime to his po-
tatocs as he takes them up He puts a thin lay
er of lime rpon the floor where the potatoes are
to be laid; and sprinkles some of it over them
about every ten inches ms theyFnre put down
consfdefs this as perfectly prctetiing them from
rotting, as he has never had a rotten potatoe
since he has practiced it; and he believes. also,
that the potatoes thus used, are rendered better
by the action Of the lime We advise the farm.
ers to try this plan. as it easily can be done 10y
them alf." ..' ....' n'"''. f''...'
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In Eouitv-Pickons.

GUARDIANS. Trustees, Committees and those
~ who have SOLD property under the degree of
this Court. are required to file their AnnnnIpRe-
thras in my Oihce on or hefoPo Monday the f4ih
day OF -Alay'ncxt, setting forth on oath the valuo
OF the Estates committed to their care exhibiting
mnnmcnls of title. bills of sale. and receipts VI
money from NIL belonging thereto Youoh-
crs for all payments out must bcs exhibited before
credits can bo allowed. No Returns can be re-
ceived public days unless properly made ont.
The administrators. Executors and sureties of any
Of tho parties above designated. who may be
dead. are required by law TO make ,rotnrns fop
their intestdtes, testators. or principals. Those
failing to comply herewith will be ruled ng the laYg
requires. ,i.r IA
RoBvr. A. THOMPSON, o.g.p.p.
Feb Z, 1860 28 Am
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feoted, or, in my judgment, will prove an
abortion, III consequence of the ultruiSm OF Il
small minority in the South.
The Better Thonpht.

The hcttcr thought how oft in days
When youthful passion fred my breast,
And drove me into devious ways
Dds thou my wandering steps arrest,
And whisper gently i'll my ear
Thine angel message irnught with love;
Check Tor the time my mad career,
Aud melt the heart naught else could move
Thine was no stern and harsh rebuke;
No friends advice" so true. so cold;
NO message wise, such as in book,
Or by the teacher OF is told
" hich. line Inc pvim;icss triO%. .ll!s
Ana rings, perhaps will hollow sound
Bnt neer the wandercr recalls
But nee. inllicis the healing wound.
Thy voice was gentle. winning mild;
ny words told him thOu vert from above
Like those with which the wayward child
Is wooed by fond mothcrs love;
Or like strain OF music stealing
Across the calm and moonlight seas.
" inch moves the hcnit oi silinys; feeling
And wakes its inmost halmonigs
Sweet was thy presence welcome gucst;'
And |, responsive TO thy call
AROSE, and lclt within my breast
power that made the letters fall
From of my long cntunlcd soul,
And wove. rs with magic spell,
Grieis which yet owned the soft control
OI hopes that all might yet BIZ we'll.
Eui ali. thou vert an injured guest;
How soon departed, soon forgot,
We're all the hopes OF coming rest
That clustered round the better thought
The tender griciS, the iiym resolves,
Tue ycam;ngS after better days
Like transient sunlight which dISsnlvcs
Anu leaves no traces Of It's rays!
Yet despair not: through the night
That long had rcigncd with tyrant sway
Zen now see the opening lght--
The mrbingcr OF coming day
To Heaven now direct my prayer:
q, God of Love. tols;lkc me not
Grant that my waywardncss may nccr
Uuench the returning Better Thought
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Speech Of Hon J D Ashmore,


70 nca oi nH pt"P'11,o'' 70 e!ec! speaker by
= ., P'n,',,''.! ~ ~, o"' - "o' ~ nuc"
,.t t; "', "Vt '''c t'.'
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p'' p',o - v'1o' ~ '"o"o'n "P''Ne'' II
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! nnt ~ nh;.ct If ,hc ,,cn,In,.n, rrnr, PAM,
syly,u;. ~ rI,n, I;,,y ntt t,r.t III,
distinct ,h;.nt whl. Lo ,,, rr,r...nd =. in
4. Dn,nn.r., n,I .at n,,n Ill. 'yil, or ,I,
I,nn.n, D;5 NM o,nr, mann Lc,, - th.,t t;n,.
lun,v v,h,t v,sLi. I;cct2 M, ~, =.
}, tr.y thn p.,,,or,c.. ;,tn ,boJn,Is of ,l,
panni,;;.,n. and ,hcr,ly oI,ct Mr. Sbor,,o,,
or il d.C,ui, of nu,t to s.crr, Iis n,,,,
,lnrtion
ol-n,n that mimi sir lot mo ..Ilross 70
tho llo,,so one ar two considerations L,yo
y,tod rcrs;., ,rtlv AGAINST Mr. Sbcrv.n frn,,
the cnn,ucncrrrrt Of rho scssi,,n i,ayo
done 50 because condemn the J,.ma. nro
tr,,ed by him, 2y = Rrmrblic,n and hnc,,,lr
ann on,tscl f. thc nn;t,tinn with h.. L,,nr
provoked by the RonubIic,n n,rtv on,j with
1T this time. regret to saw. is thrcalpnin~ thc
stability of our free Institutions have
voted against him because he is an indo,ser
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-03-24

/ ''iN 'N"''" VI ''S IlCSiuSl VI IiIlo
i'hd' Yes, sir, 1t is he who, while his reck-
lesS ag'tiuonS are sundcrIng the very bands
'hat pil.u thcSe states together in conc"rd
ana UNITY cries out treason against others,
icrSeu'nS -ntogGthcr ms own demcrits and
"n'"'nu'u 'h"' the bolt which 1e has forged
' "'''r'S may; aye VIII fecoh upon lIiS own
o't"''a mead.
:, '"'"' ,"' s'r' Is ,nc p0oHc record OF John a.
'cN ,'r"a"a on inc question OF State Rights,
"r','S "''T' "StIputloh acts the black
.,,,'',,,, " ,-I ~. W i."o' P'oN'So' iiicNman
'',y;ta - ~ ,'v,",'c Tr P'i'y' ana the "c-
,r;mof f :. <, G,,,, U"o". ne en1er.inS the doe
rnt snon :, ",i,o' ,T .,ove''iSnY' % nave never
Sno .rrahln III y" t' t"v io,1Iu nor nave | heard
c,n,I in"I ~ .o't' , 'oG icr,'""o "hich
ro,,vl, ~ t :" % = '"1' "e "ocS so; ne
,,i,'o, ;,,I;";. "'i l".?'''cu' aS surety ana
tl,a .l;,,,I;as.; ",'" VIII hp'u" ny
.n,l,m;,;o, &c H. " ~ - 'nc ,"",'lut,ohai
.Eo y. ''c country. II ne does how
t,t .nh;ont .o"1 ui,'.Eu. from '"'nG on
,,,,I;,,,i ,l,a, n' 'ir'o ''le''i """N rs re-
,m,aS,,re. ,,,.,a on I''',' ''yS"l' TO no
on,uI., ~ p'''L9 ~ 'ne SV""c"'n' no mat
oyo. h.,,, N''''">'o' u''9 io" W of nave
ni,,ht oo 80 s;n 1,,
of thn bnn,oor. I"" @,o| .''c ".''o"%Ty
mi. L,. r.,ro o,,,,, :'o'' III
I'm, % ''0"' ms ''co'"'
Snch iS ,I,o ,,.,,, c,. ,,,o
sidr nycr Ills II,,.o a,,J ,"'oI ~ p'o-
nittccs who ,rc to sbnno ;,s Inr,, 'ti, ,V" e",
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p \ hidcOus peal; vet. when they list Nyoul c.non
Taught disturbed their noise. in to her womb
/ An E'nGeI there,
cue" was thc image OF that frightful
'""''' Pr"u'2y, .he o'hSrupt law with its foul
anu oo"oie tc"'"teS OF voluntary and inyol-
"n''rS oahNruP'cy' witch Knocked at tho faith
o' con,'"c'S' ana afforded sanctuary for
ne" MY thousand doctors aS'lnSt the de
no'"H o. 'ne'r honest creditors the enormi-
81 w''g" soon orong"t upon Its authors
.''o "'Ir>n"y % 'vl,E''inE ''--oi committing
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If shane !, n,;,.,,t ,o oo,r,I ,i.t I, E",'pT'
Distinguished in member. Joint or linb; '''''''
Or ,pJstancc might be called that shadow seemed,
,..m. What seemed his head
'"v ..TI:s IT'uVSS ., Mne'y crIM,' haa on, ;,
,o, n;,I % S,' ""s .ne i'T'"'SS OF oiS'rnu-
,;a ~ ,,;. @'''.n"S ""o So"".',o''' opera,
,I,'Ji;a j WV l''oI''"S o' '"e sues OIL
-, r., '''N ''''"' m'c" V''e
ar -, NV" cc''rsii ~ maxi
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w, ''''rV"' :, o
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~ i; ,l . = N'''I ''''I"~'H ~ 'o"n"-
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

john Daniels \ wife
Bill for Partition &c
Elizabeth ol,ins. ct nj.
/ appearing To my satisfaction that the hcirs-at-
l law oi Sas Collins. deceased. innmcs and num-
bcr unknowm) defendants u h> case. reside be
n lindlcn. complainants' Solicitors, il is ordered
that the said absent defendants do appear i'm this
curt, and plead. answer dcmur to the said bill,
within three months from this date. or their CON
sent tn tho same will be taken as confessed by an
order pro co"ttsSo
ROB'T. A. THOMPSON. cEr.p.
Dee. ~. Sa9 22 3m
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The Politician.
nY NOMENl. LNssEl.NN.

~
Observe the smiling incc he wears;
How pleasantly lac talks
OF foreign and OF home affairs,
His glib tongue never bu.ks.
The Wit and wisdom OF the Greeks.
The majesty Of Rome;
Seem blended in linn as lie speaks
OF Europe and OF home Z"
How much he loves The Commonwealth!
How ardcntly desires
Her fame prosperity and health.
The patriotic fires
Are ever ready from his mouth
To burst III dazzling blaze
Nor East nor West. nor North nor South
His homes, purpose sways.
y great man, ,doubtlcss-onc whose worth
IRE cmimcntiy stands,
y noble pyramid on earth
The praise OF distant lands.
o, stupid dupo to outward show
No patriot he. nor sage,
But politician, base ana low,
VINO struts upon the stage.
His heart is rotten to tho core,
His tongue living lie;
His patriotism, scll--no more
thing to sell and buy
His brain, shallow, muddy pool,
breeding pcsilcncc:
His band, the ready, plant tool,
Its poison to dispense.
God help The Union Can such stuff
Secure the common veal?
With Just ability enough
To llattcr. lie and sreal
Rouse, irecmCn! through the Iallot box,
Sweep of the foul Disgrace
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Pioxens-In Equity.

J Brown. vs. ct. ais. p'''''@" ''F N'''oE
NDER an order Of The Cpurtrf Equity. IN
~ this case. alIthe creditors of John T. Brown
arcrequired To prove their demands legally he.
fire me or befnre Monday tho lIth day Of
May next. or they will thcrebv be barred :
ROB'T. A THOMPSON, c.EP.D.
Com'rs Office. Feb I. lSG0 3,n
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Lost,

LOSG, .NI.-
IN Thursday both December last a small red
" leather Pocket Book, containing some money,
tho following Notes, and other papers. 10 wit: On
James George Y Go. for $40, 4. Deutch for $5b,
on John Maulden for $25, md one on ". ,l,ahntge
for. $l7 These persons are requested not to pay
these Notes to any one but myself Aly name is
also in tho book. Any information in relation
DANIEL RILEY. !,
jan. 2, 1850 2s '''Et n
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LAME BACK.

T ALLcocT & CO.. No. 294 Canal Street New
York. Nov. -, SG0.--Gcntcmeu--i lately sut-
tcrcl severely from weakness in my back. occa-
stoned hy suddenly cxcrtiug myself Having henlrl
your plasters mnch' recommended for cases of this
kind procured one, and the result was all that
could desire. y sngcplaster cured me in n week.
Yours respectfully, j. G.. BRiGGs,
Proprietor of Brnndrctll House.
MaY" Sold by w. S. 4 G. f. WILLIAMS.
Snnhrty. Feb. Z, 1860 2S tt