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KEEPING UP APPEARANCES.
BY ALFRED CROWQUIIX.
Tue keeping up of appearances is a disease not peculiar to one individual or one class.— All theworld is alway.-* trying lo keep up appearances, ll is lhe means by which everybody, deoeaves everybody, and, more curious still, consianily deceives himself.
When any unforiunaie individual fails in the allempl to keep up appearances, all the rest of the world flies at him and tears him lO piecemeal. I^^ine tenths of his judges aiid deiraotors all tha while trembling on the verge of the same destructive fall; yet they smile on, as if in the gre.'ttest slale of security, lavishing their means wilh troubled .souls, because they musl keep up appearances.
The world is always straining and ovet- roacliing ilself, in all grades, to be the one above it. Every one wishes to be ihought sjrnethingmore than he or she really is.
Some yearsago, an old lady, who belonged to a family of some standing, voluntarily ban¬ ished herself to a field far from the locality where sho was known, ihal she mighl save part of her stipend to remit to her elder sister, who lived in the house that the family had occupied in raore prosperous times.. She paid her regular visits, few and far beiween, as if she was as rich as ever, which she man¬ aged to do by coming by the cheapest con¬ veyance lo the nearest poslage lown, and rat¬ tled in from thence lo her native place in style. Here, for a short lirae, she lived in the luxury of keeping up appearances as they used lo be, by which she was repaid for all the tesl of her time being spent in penury.— At last her sister died, and she came, in her turu a lone woraan, lo reside in lhe family house. She gave her sister, of course, a splendid funeral, worlhy of the faraily, and inviled all the highesi of her acquaintances lo follow, in honor of her ancient narae.
After the interment she left her two old servants to keep house, who were as jealous of her honor aa herself, and proceeded to her distant home to settle, as she said, her affairs %ere, ere she took permanent possession of the family house. She was absent for some •months npon this errand, merely to econo¬ mize after the dreadfnl expenditure incurred by her sister's funeral.
She returned, however, apparently consol¬ ed for her loss, and gave her stiff ceremonious parties exactly as her sisler had done before her. Time wore on, and she died, but not before she had provided' for appearances, which she did by selling her house and costly furniture to a distant purchaser, that thepeo¬ ple immediately adjacent might think he in¬ herited il, and leaving her coltaae far away, with a small annuily, to tho old married cou¬ ple who had served her family so failhfully. She ihen devoted the remainder of her effects to her own funeral, which was to \>e as splen¬ did as the money could provide. Thus hav¬ ing made preparation to he deposited in the family vault, she died, fully satisfied that she had kept up appearances lo the last.
Some fifty years ago, a young man, who found himself the lasl of his farailj-, wilh the small remainder of a once splendid fortune, which had been squandered by a few showy generations, until il descended lo him in  the shape of about six hundred a year, shudder¬ ed as he looked at the paltry sum that was to keep him in the lashionable circle to which he was so muoh attached, and out of which he would have   ceased to exist.    His car¬ riage must be pul down!    That  admirable conveyance, the envy ol his brolher beaux.— His embroidered coat, that admiralion of the world—the fashionable world—would be ri¬ diculous wiihout all the luxurious adjuncts of servants,  carriages, &c.   Six hundred   a year could not do it.   Despair seized him at the idea nf cutting oif a single domestic from bis eslablishmenl or one frog frora his coat. He knew loo well thnt the lynx eyes of his dear  fralumity would perceive   the  defal¬ cation in an  instant, and triumph in his de¬ clension.   His wbole life had been hitherto spent in pondering on the color of his chariot, and cutting out paper palterns for his tailor, he felt that he could only live as he had liv¬ ed or die.   He was feeble-minded, bul honor¬ able.   To get inlo debt was repugnant lo his feelings as  a gentleman, and he also saw that such a course would soon overwhelm him wilh disgrace. He pondered   upon suicide, now that he '  mighl die wiihout the fading ofa single ray from his glory ; bnt he felt poignantly what a loss he would be to his followers and the beau monde, by whom he was looked   upon as a pure unquestionable pattern card.
Amidst these dark pondotings, a sudden lighl broke in upon him. His resolve was taken. Bright and happy thought I If he conld not shine all his life, he would shine half. He would illuminate this earth bul as a sun, appearing brighier from its occasional absence, which left lhe world in darkness.
This strange resolve he accordingly pul in praotice, by informing all whom it might con-
Bword 4nd lhe lie of his cravat, wete patternB; his manner of taking snufl'was attained' by very few—but to approach hiin was excel' ience • and so did he keep lip his appearance until ho disappeared.-      .
But the secrei of his beingable to keep up such iippearance was this—and il is no fic- lioH thai I am penning: al Ihejcnd of each of hi.s performance or seaiidns, his carriage was packed, and his borrowed valet discharged his hotel bill; his embroideries were laid in lavender, and he departed " into the depth of the cloud thai shadowed Borgia," which was a humble collage near the sea side, wbere he boaided wilh a decent couple daring his e- clipse, and amused himself in his baoishment by cutting oul puzzlers for lailors in' paper.— Thus he lived a harmless, silly life; a viciim to keeping up appearances; aud died satis¬ fied thai had gained immoital glory in the fashionable worhl by his tact.
In a eouniry lown on the north road, a sur¬ geon, who was his own dispenser, was cele¬ brated for his stylish shop, his stylish turn¬ out, as also the whispered slyle of his living; for, whea patients called, Ihey were shown into a handsomely furnished apai tmenl, the folding doors of which were lefl aja.r. If early in the morning, Ihey had a glimpse pf a splendid urn and tea-service, of apparently the most costly kind ; or, if late in the daj', a table, scrupuolously elegaut, laid for dinner.-v The plate and silver coveis. with the glisten¬ ing glass and decanters, promised a kingly re¬ past. This siruck litem with awe, andgave lhem a very high idea of the doclor's wealth and ability.
A bhifl^ and honest farmer, who was col¬ lector of the rales, found some difficulty in getting a heavy one,just made, from the young doctor; one day seeing him alight, he touched him familiarly onthe shoulder aud followed hira in. He wasasked politely iuto the show¬ room, and was dazzled, as others havo Taeen, by the glimpse of tbe dinner-table. After stating the reason of his call, he said that a genlleman placed as the doctor evidently was, ought really to hold out no example lo poorer people to avoid the payment of neces¬ sary rates; and that it might militate greally against him should it become known.
The doctor listened to him with patience; then, with a Irank smile, led him into the next room, and begged him to be seated, and take dinner with him. After some -shorl trial at evasion, he consented; and the doctor, with the mosi undisturbed countenance, faised one of his silver covers before the expectant eyes of the hungry farmer, when asingle chop was discovered, flanked by two polatoes. The farmer staried aghast; for he had ex¬ pected lo see sorae rich delicacy under so choice a cover
"You see," said lhe young doctor, ; "that [ Ireat you wilh frankness. This, anil lhe like, is my usual dinner. This sherry at my side is innocent of a sea voj'age. It is made a my kitchen; il is siraple toast and water. jTo keep out of debt, and lo keep up appear- lauces, I am forced lo limit my appetites; and am actually as poor a raan at preaent as there is in lhe lown. With the aid of this outward show my prospects are brightening, bul ir is sometimea a hard struggle. I show you this, because 1 know your character, and trust yonr discretion with my eecret; wishing for yonr good opinion."
After this strange interview, the doctor's gig waa often seen bowling down the lane to the farmer's beautiful home, and his tiger had to fetch hira lale in the evening from his comfortable quarters, more than once; and many wondered where was the charm in the blunt old farmer's conversation for a man of the doctor's erudition and elegance.
Time discoverelh all things. He rolled on, and the gossips found that il was the farmer's fair d.iughter that kept the gig so long al the gate—which eventually broughi her home with orange fiowers in her bonnet. The old raan dined wilh lhem, and the covers no longer covered a single mutton chop; and they were never more used for the sake of keeping up appearances.
A fussy old woman in single blessednes% who lived in a large town not many miles from London, and who was celebrated for the brightness of her brass knob and knocker, the polish on her windows, the whiteness of her sleps, and the constant beating of carpets, al¬ ways received her unexpected visilors with a stylo and preparalion as il th^y had not beeii self-invited. The dinner waa unexceptionable and slarlling as to quantity, when the visitors knew she would have dined alone had they not had the luck to be invited to stop. The large joint and ponderous cheeae showed splendid house-keeping; the puddings and tarts were delicious, but very large for duch a small establishment, ahe only keeping two servants—the keeping up of such appearances did n't seem lo put her at all out of the way. Nor did it, although her ineome was small; for an inquisitive friend, one nnforttmate day, dis. covered the secret of all this apparently wasteful luxury. In the absence of her kind entertainer from the room, she stood at the window, which looked out into the busy street, saw her friend's little maid-of-all-work stag¬ ger, with a load carefully covered, across the road to the cookshop, and return with Jhe napkin only in her hand, and presently proceed in like manner to the cheesemonger's.
The fatal truth was discovered. The cook- shop-keeper weighed his joint, last upj and lent it to the managing housekeeper, who
A DISCHSSION
OK THBOBDEROBIHE.
'SONS OF TEMPEllANCE."
BktwbeS Rkv. TV. R. De Witt of Harbisbubg, ASD Rev. William Easton of Shyrka, La»-
e.VSTBE COU.STY, PliNNA.
LETTER from: MR. EASTOK
CONTl-NtF.D. -    ..     .   •
As yon have not yeritured- even to assail the poaiiioiis iamy former communicaifons, and have passed in •prudent silence the Report of yuur own Synod &c,, I proceed novy to prove ihe im¬ morality of the Pledge or Oath taken by you, nnd ever}'member of the Order, on entering lhe Se¬ cret Hall.
All oalh is a solemn appeal lo the Mo.st High, and should uever be taken but iu matters of great inomenlj and with a solemn sense of our accoun- ti'.biiity to Him who is thc holy, heart-searching, sin-avenging God. You huve also stated in one of your letters, ai» follows: "I regard all ¦extra judicial oaths as tliey are usually termed, or af¬ firmations in which there is an appeal id God, immoral. 1 would not take one except when re¬ quired by the laws of -my country, or by a judi- eatoi-y of the chnrch of Christ. I Jo not consider it unlawful lo pledge my word or make a promise, iu whieh there is no-appeal to God, if the thing lo which 1 pledge my word, or the promijjc I make, is notin itself wrong." I design tii this communication adducing proot that the oath or vow reqttired by the Ordi^r is extrajudicial, aud does contain-'^au appeal to God," and of con.se- quenee that the pledge you have taken "is ini- nioral." And lo prevent any attempt at evasion by denying that you have taken a .solemn oath or vow on entering this Order,I sbalbriuoto someof the la5fguage used by your own accredited wri¬ ters, to show the true character and nature of your Pledge, and the way the Order designs thai Pledge to be viewed. _  i
III the " Crystal Fount," a paper pubjisUod iu West Chester, Pa., and devoted to the| Order, we find tho "remarks of Air. Whitehead, on present¬ ing the Bible to Unionville Division of S. of T." in which he defends what he calls tbe ** doctrine of pledging." (See C. Fount Jmi. 9, 1847.) In attempting lo defend the Pledge of the Order, he refers for illustration to Jacob'.s vow — io \\iQvow of the Nazarite—to Absalom's vow at Geshur— to the oath between Abimelech and Isaac, Gen. 26, 28—to the language of Jonah d, 9-^* I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of timnksgiv- ing; I will pay that that I have vowed"—to the oath which Neheraiah took of thc priests—*Then I called the Priests, and took ah oath of them, that they should do aocording to this promise.* (Neh. 5, 12.) G. W. Taylor, Esq., one of the chief champions of tbe Order, speaks of the "jw- cred vow" made lo the Order^of that " sacred vow being solemuly recorded"—of *'the vows the Order has received and registered"—of the danger to any onc who should " run tlie haz.ird of trifling with her aulhority, or his own solemn, and oft and solemnly renewed obligations !" And he adds, " the Son of Temperance takes ancl signs a pledge, solemnly administered, repeated and reitorated in his hearing every week, and solemnly renewed in every iuitiation of a new member," &c. (See a Public Lecture deUvered at Huntingdon, Pa., October 24, 1840, on the ob¬ ject, &c., of the Order of the S, of T., by George Taylor, Esq., P. W. P. of Standing St.orie Divi¬ sion, No. 17.)
Was there "no appeal to God" in Jacob's vow .— in tiic oath which Nehemiah demanded &c? These writers haye obviously taken correc' groimd m interpreting aud unfolding the nature of your plctlge or;vow, and do view it as " an appeal to God,"—indeed it is difficult to sec how any civilian or any intelligent bible 'reader could come to any other conclusion, imless previously biased. What would such " Sons" and leaders of the order think of your insinuation, that the solemn pledge is not a sacred vow—is not an oatli—isnot "au appeal to God;"—andwould il not somewhat surprise them to hear you as¬ serting: "I regard all extra judicial oaths in which there ia au appeal to (5od, immoral. No man can be a good citizen, or an ardent friend of temperance, or a consistent christian, who .se¬ cretly swears or pledges himself to, he knows not what"(!)
Au oath, you will acknowledge, is a solemn act ¦ of religious worship—a solemn appeal to the Most High God " to witness, the truth of what we assert or promise;"—and lightly, unnecessa¬ rily, unscripturally or rashly to make this solemn appeal, is a sin highly provoking to God, and a heinous profanation of his holy name.
" Thou shalt not lake the name of the Lord lhy God in vain: for the Lord will uot hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." Your own Confession of Faith, also, iu the following lan¬ guage, correctly and scripturally describes the nature of an .oath or vow. " A lawful oath is a part of religious worship, wherein, upon ju.it oc¬ casion, the person swearing, solemnly calleih God to wituess what he asaerteth or promiseth j and to judge him according to the truth or false¬ hood of what he swearelh. The name of God only is tbat by which men ought to swear, and therein it is to be used with all holy fear and re¬ verence ; therefore, lo swear vauilyor rashly^ by tbat glorious and dreadful name, or to ^wear at alt hy aiw other thin^, \s sinful, and to be ab¬ horred.    Yet; as  in matters of   weight and mo-
izcd, they are coram iton judiee, and void ; and- those administering lhem are guilty .of-a: high, contempt for doing it without warrant of law, and punishable by fine and imprisonment." Sir. William Blackstone says, " thc law esteems all oaths not administered iu some proceeding rela¬ tive to a civil suit or criminal prosecuiion, unne¬ cessary and extra judicial."
You "will .agree, I suppose, with Sir Edward Coke, that a jierson iu a private capaciiy has no right to adminii^ler the oath; and what right theu cun one Division of your Order comimsed wholly of private persons liave td'demand it ? How can the 900 Divisions of. your Order wilh its GO ihousand private tnembers, by associaliug in a secret band, acquire any move right to exer¬ cise anthority belonging duly to the Church or Slate, than one private individual ? Your Most Worlhy Patriarch, surrounded by his UO thousand subject-!, has no more right to usurp tbis prerog¬ ative of government, than lo aller or amend the constitulion of the U. States:—be is not "'duly. authorized"—lie is slill In the eye of the law, "a person in a private capacity^**—he catmot plead thut his aulhority was " ordained of God," und the oalh he requires, the promise he exacts is extra judicial and unscriptural; and such a claim should never, by freemen, by Christians, be yielded to any man. Indeed I cannot see how you are to escai^e the charge of eovntenancing " profane swearing," and violating lho slalute of this Commonwealth agamst that sin. Is not your rash oath or vow to this secret Order, calculated to cherish a gross indiflerencc ab,qut au " act of religious worship." Is/it not the native tendency ofsuch oaths, administered and taken on irifiing occasions, and \viihout any jnst neces.siiy, to sap the very foundations of sound "morality, and to counicniiuce an awful irreveronce for oue of the most solemn appeals man can make to his God i Is it consistent with the characier of a Christian, without any warrant from the divine word,— from curiosity, or selfish motives, lo enter such a secret Hall—submit to the nnaiilliuri'/.cd imposi¬ tion of a rash pledge or oalh, l^' a private indi¬ vidual, and engage to believe aud obey all the rules &;c., in a book he never saw, and-to con¬ ceal, he knows not what ? Is it nut diflicull to eouceive, how such a professor tr preacher after countenancing such a mockery of the solemn or¬ dinance if the oath, and suoh a profanation of Jehovah's name, can come from the Secret Hall and warn his fellow creatures of thc awful sin and the fearful danger uf taking tli6 name of the Lord in vuin. Neither your country nor the church require this rash pledge; vo dutyj made incumbent on you as a citizen or a Christian in God's wnrd, calls for suchan unnecessaryajipeal to the Most High. If you have a tight, and your GO thousand members have a right to make this rash, unauthorised, unnecessary appeal to God, as privaie individuals, and .are sinless in thus withoutany '* just oecasion or lawful authority" calling God to wiiness what you assert or prom- i.se, and "judge you according to the truth or falsehood of what you swear," will you tell us, why neither human nor divine, laws give the right to a private individual to administer thc oath, and why it is deemed a profanation of tlie ordinance for a man -to swear himself: yea will you tell us how you prove profane swearing a sin ? If you refuse to grant, that (as your Con¬ fession and the Bible teaches) the Church and the State aloue iiavu the right to use the oath, and to use it in the way appointed by God, and plead that one member or GO thousand members of your Order have a right to take such a iar*h pledge, and thus profane tbe ordinance of the oath, and to swear by his word, his honor, &c., then, to be consistent, you must" maintain that every one has a riaht to swear as his fancy or his depravity may tUciatc, whether by his soul, or Satan, or heaven or earth, and of consequence, that the volunteers of Satan, who poilnte tbe air with tlicir bla.'^phemy, do not swear unnecessari¬ ly. I believe you abhor the blasphemy of the profane swearer, but the tendency of your pre¬ seut position is to conntenance him in his sin. How can you condemn, as guilty of the sin of idolatry and profanity, those who swear or vow by their truth, their faith, their goodness, their conscience, their soul, their honor, by heaven, &c.—how can you prove all whn use such minced oaths chargeable with the guilt of profane swear¬ ing, and yet maintain that swearing by your hon¬ or as a man, by your werd, &c., and giving such a rash unlawful pledge or outh as this secret Or¬ der requires, is not swearing vainly and rashly—' is not inconsistent with the Christian profession— is not abominable in the sight of God-
cem, that he intended to travel abroad lo im¬ prove hiB taste—not in articles of vetoUj or by I relurned it when done with, and paid for the antiquarian research, but  in  studying lhe el-  warning weighL    The   cheeseraonger   also egauce of foreign manners and costume.    He lent hia most massiye cheese in cut, and was
continued the gayest of the gay during the re maindcr of the fashionable season in the me¬ tropolis, ll^en flitted, no one knew .whither, and no one had a right to ask. He had no livmg relative, and the friendship among beaux is of that quiet candle-light nature, that they feel no enthusiasm except in a crowd; and their knowledge of each other is only of the outside.
Time wore on, and tailors, and corset ma¬ kers had become busy. London again opened its eyes, andthe fash ionable season had ar¬ rived. Wilh it relurned our hero. Where he had been no one knew j where he came Irom no one cared: but there he was—the oraamentof his circle—the admired of the admired.   He was No. i.
Beforp the rainbow of fashion again failed from lhe sky of ton, he vanished like a crea- ,.tion of tfaebrain, = or .the bramleas. Tailors eighed, and carriage-builders mourned. Sea- Boii' after season came ind went—so did"he. Age crept o'u Hira,"bat he still maintained his supremacy among fools.   The hangmg of his
paid on its return, for the nibblings; thus she kept up appearances without any waste, and astonished her friends with her house keeping.
Appearances are everylhing. A nian of genius in a brougham is very differently Jook- ed upon from the man of genius in a shabby hat and a split boot; and paid for his genius accordingly.
Aman that «)uld be well with the world must appear'to be well with himselL Every body is eagef: to. patronize one who can appa¬ rently patronize in bis turn, and to giye him a lift who can ride in his ovvn carriage. Cou¬ sequently the necessity of keeping np appear¬ ances.
CEMENT FOR fiRAFTING.
^ One part of good beePs tallowy t ^o parts of pure beeswax^ ahd four'parts b/rbsiri. iMelt aUandrnix well j then pour mlo^Id^ater aiid .y:ork very thoroughly, aa.slib^mekjst's^ wax. We have, frequetitly' used cemeril made with, these proportfons, aqd it wilLnot melt in hot weather, nor crack in cold! wea¬ ther. .. ¦ -.
ment, au oath is warranted by the word of God, under the New Testament, as well as under the Old ; so a lawful oath, being imposed by lawful autliority, iu such raatters ought to be taken.— Whosoever taketh an oath ought duly to consider the weightiness of so solemn un act, and therein tu avouch nothing but what he is fully persuaded is the truth. Neiiher may any man bnid himself by oalh lo any thing but what is good and just, and what He believeth so to be," and what he Js able and resolved to perform. Yet it is a sin to refuse an oath touching any thing that is good and jjist, being imposed by lawful authority. An oath is to be taken in the plain commou sense of the words, without equivocation or mental reser¬ vation. It cannot oblige lo sin; but in any thing not sinful, being takeu, it binds to performance, although to a man's own hurt: nor is it lo be vi¬ olated, aUhough raade to heretics or infidels. A vow is of the like naiure with a promissory, oath, and oughl to be madewith the iike'religious care, and to be performed with the like failliful- nes.s. It is not to be made to any creatare, but lo God alone : and that it may be accepted, it is 10 be made voluntarily, out of faith, and eo7i~ science of duty, ifc. No mau may vow to do any thing forbidden in the word of God, or what would hinder any duty therein . commanded, or which is not in his own power, and for thc per¬ formance whereof he hath no promise or ability from God."
Ihave italicised some expressions in the nbove quotation as more especially applicablo to your rash and sinful pledge; and that this language of the Confession is in perfect acdordance . with God's word no Protestant—no intelligent Chrisl tian will dispute.    (Con. of Faith, Ch.. 22.)
1. I remark then, in the first place, th^ the pledge or oath you haye taken is extra judicial— is " not imposed by lawful authority," as your Confession expresses it, and is therefore immor¬ al. You doubtless well know, that all such secret extrajudicial oaths, obligations or promises, have been viewed by many, of the wisest and most pa¬ triotic Statesmen of our country as uuconstitu- tional, and deserviiig.exemplary puuishmeiit, not only by fine, but exclusion from offices of honor, profit or trust. As you andl however profess to take.the bible aa the iiliitnate standard of right and wrong—the only sure and safe director in the path of duty, I ahall confine ray proofs cliiefly to this statute book of Heaven. Your pledge or oath then is extra jndicial, because imposed by an association having no divine warrant for de¬ manding it. iVo voluntary Society has the: right to require any individual thusto pledge or swear. I do nol deny that voluntary associations, unpol¬ luted by rash vows and pledged seciresy, may do good ; but the bible: authorizes no societies ex¬ cept the Chureh MultJie State todemmid an oalh, or thus summon an individual into tho presence ;0f his God to promise and- vow. All voluntary associations owe their origin and derive their au¬ thority from the will of. inen, npt ihe appoint¬ ment of God; an^ forsuch .societies to deniand an oath of its member?,^to clmm the right of calling an iruiividual thi^s lo testify, promise or swear, is a.~ttsurpation of. llae .prerogatives God has given to the Church nnd State aIo7t.r ;; and the individual wJho.yfelds tb.sucb an imwairant- ed claim become^ a partoer in the stu. (See the texts adduced in the 22ud cl^ap. of Confession of
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;> SU Edw^d Cokfl, whJoin, legaLleatm^^ has per]jajwi^never beea.eacisliiSl/and'who is admit- tedj i be^wve, to be ph^ of ihe raoHi correct ex- .pQpi^rs of i^inmonlaw.^e'cl.ves t^at oaths to ,bp,l»^iful ",mu5i bp allowed! by the, conunoa IftWipr 5C^e.statater if theyare adniinisteredby petsdns inTa private cajwcity, or hot duly adihor-
2. Your pledge or oath is immoral and highly criminal because the candidate entering the Order swears or pledges himself to do that whicii he is nol at the time conscious is right and proper : because he places himself in the power of a body of men of whom he knows nothing, by pledging himself to obey their behests before he knows what will be required of him, before he. knows whether he wili be nhle to perfonn his promi.te, whether lie will be able lo redeem his pledge but by tlie commission of crime. Tbis guilt is oonlracted by every member who cross¬ es the ihreshohl of lhe secret hall. He pledges himself to abide by, and be governed hy the rules and usages of the Grand Division, and also by those of thc National Division, before he knows thein ;—to obey all the rules &c. of a Book he never saw,-never read, and never heard read, till the rash oath is taken to abide by all that is in it. And is not this promising or vow¬ ing " vaiuly aud rashly," is" it-not *'sinful and lo be abliorred?" It is futile to a-Ssert that the can¬ didate is informed that no obligations -will be re- (piired inlerfering with his domestic, social, re¬ ligious or political relations. The snme assur¬ auces have been given by other secret Orders, and the world knows how ihey have been ful¬ filled. The rash pledge or oalh not inierfere with his domestic relations,—and yet n^quire him to vow to conceal from all, and of course from faiher, inolher, family and friends, the pri¬ vate iransactions in which hc is weekly engaged in the secret hall ! No interfercnoe with the political relations of the Candidate,—where one great design of the Order, according to the state¬ ments of certain speakers and writers, is, to form a drilled, organized army, to vote down the li¬ cense law, and sweep awny lavcrjis by the bal¬ lot box. Has voting nothing to do with politics? I am not now discussing the question whether the license law is right or wrong, but coulrasting the sayings and doings of ihis secret Order. I may indeed add now, that I am opposed to that license law; government has no right to make criminals and then punish them :—but I also think it wrong, in this secret way lo oppose sin. Truth and righteousness spurn the aid of the se¬ cret dagger. A true reformation,—a victory over sin can never be efiected by combining in secret conclave, and meanly and covertly stri¬ king in the dark. A pure, healthy, pnblic sen¬ timent in reference to tbe license law, will nev¬ er be effecled by such contemptible quackery.— And tbe Secret Ordor, in this respect, is likely to prove positively injiirions to tho temperance cause. The cotton powder societies, sen¬ ding the bullet to tlie heart of the victim wiihout warning,—noiseles.sly and .secretly striking, but eoncealing the hand ; why, the rattlesnake, the frientls of the license law might say,-is a more honorable adversary. He at least gives war¬ ning to prepare for battle. AVe should oppose thepresent license law, but our opposition should be" open, and our plans all open as day, and all. based ou truth and righteonsnesg; and wc need never fear truth will fail in securing the victory at last.
But to proceed. The candidate is further in¬ formed, it is asserted, that the pledge he is re¬ quired lo lake will not interfere with his religion : when the very demanding, imposing,- and taking such a rash oath, is at open variance -with the law of (rod, and the duty of the Chrislian! Would a single member of the Order sign a bond relat¬ ing to llis earihly estate, before hie reads it, or ¦hears it reod :—yea, when the porties'interesled utterly refused to read it, or suffer him to hear it read before he ^igoed it 1 Would not the very employment of such -secrecy, mystery and con¬ cealment, juslly lead him to suspect that the bond contained sometbing contrary to what was repre¬ sented ; sometliing which ahould not be in it, and which he might object to if he heard it read be¬ fore signing ? And shall we be less careful when the concerns of the soul—when our eternal all is at slake 7 "If a soul swear, pronouncing with his li])3 to do evil, or to do good, and it be hid from him, wlien he knoweth 6C it, then-he shall be guilly in one of these. And it shEllbe, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath siimed in that thing." Levit. 5,45. Rnsh swearing is here condemned, and snch rash and v^in oaths as your O^der" re¬ quires, it is obvious from' such passages, bring great guilt on the souL If the rasb'bath or vow should require the candidate entering the Order to do what is either uoIawful,-b^' impassih^.e for him to perform,even if lawfnl, forihits swearing " vainly and ra9hly,"'he is chargeable withguilt —" he should bear .his iniquity.'?;; He htew 7ioi
ful shoald be de'inandedj afterthe solemn!?ow to abide by that ;Bqok^ had been registered. And thus, " he is gujity' in one of these"—guilty, if What Is contained in tlmt secret Book ia evil, should lie obey It: guilty, even if what is so se¬ dulously hidden is not evil, since he, knew not wheiher he could perform his oath: guilty, as the'Confessionof Faith expres-ses it, of refusuig to " bind himself '¦ to- any thing but what he was able and resolved to perforin," and kijew assur¬ edly would be in his powet to perform : guilty of foolishly and rashly swearing to do what -mQ.y be cither sinful or impracticable. " Such wretched dilemmas as these," says the Commentator Hen¬ ry on this passage, "do some men brinj them¬ selves into by their own rashness and folly; go which way they will,tbeir consciences are wound¬ ed ; sin. stares them in.the face, so sadly are they snared in the words oftheir inoath. A more sad diiemna this is than that of the lepers, " if we sit still, we die; if we stir, we die." Wisdom and watchfulness beforehand would prevenl these -s I raits.
3. The jiledge required by the Order is sinful, because it isa rashomnecessary appeal to the Most High God and a profanation of his holy name. That we may appeal to God by solemn oath in matters lawful, expedient and necessary, and when properly required, will-be freely ad¬ mitied; and thatas an act of. religious worship it should be performed in the most solemn man¬ ner none will doubt. Dent. 6, 13,-10,20." Lev. i9i 12. Isa. 45, 23. Mat. 2G, 57, G4. Heb. G, .13, 17. Rom. 1, 9. Thess. 2, 5, 10..Phil. 1, 8. Hom. 9,1. Rev. 10, 6, &c. " Thou shalt swear the Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment!, and in righteousnt».ss." (.Ter. 4,2.) "Thou shall swear the Lord liveth" —that is, by the Living Lord alone,—not by creatures, bul by the God of truth and by Him only. To swear by heaven or earth, our faith, our honor, ourselves, is au attempt to strip Jehovah of the glory of His omniscience, his sovereignty, his justice, and give Ihciu to a crea¬ ture—10 a wurm of the dust. The exclusion of the name of God from your oaib or vow, and sub¬ stituting your "word, your honor, yourselves," is unscriptural and idolatrous ; and even if ad¬ ministered and taken openly and before a lawful tribunal, would not be consistent with the re¬ quirements of God's word. (2.) " Thou shalt swear in truth"—that is, the thing to whiclrwe bind ourselves should not only be trne and right, we must certainly know that it ia truth, and we must swear without fraud, " without equivoca¬ tion or mental reservation." Now in the vcry uature of things here, it is impossible that the candidate entering tbis secret Order can certainly know, that what he is swearing to obey and com¬ ply with, is good, and truo, and thathe is able to perform his obligation ; because, he does not know and is not permitted to know, what is in the B. B. to which he solemnly pledges obedi¬ ence. (3.) " Thou shalt-swear in judgment," not only under a deep impression of the import¬ ance of the .solemn act, and the infinite Majesty of Him to whom tlie appeal is made, but when, antl only when judicially and lawfully called thus to swear; when regularly called on by the only two powers God has clolhed with authority to re¬ quire the oath. Henry gives the correet meaning of the original, showing that it refers to judicial ]n'0cpeding*s, and forbids rash swearing or extra jadicial oaths: and of consequence condemns the rash unauthorised oalh of your Order. " We musl swear in judgment—that is, wheu judicially called to it. Rush swearing is as great a profa¬ nation of God's name, as solemn swearing is an honor lo it."
(4.) " Jk righteousness^"—^AYe must swear not only lo what is true and just and good, but to what we hnoio to be lawful,and good; and hav¬ ing as our chief end tlie glory of God, in tlius seeking.to end strife and clear the guiltless.
Now in this respect also, the oath the Order requires is a violation of the divine law. The candidale, entering this secret association, may snppo.te that what he is about to vow or svveapjs correct enough, but he docs not' l:now it to be true, and lawful and good; he is not permitted; to kuow, to search and see and judge, till the vain, rash and foolish oath has polluted his soul. Is not all this taking tbe name of the Lord God in vain ? Is it not vainly appealing to the Most High, iu matiers which you did uot kuow to be, and durst not say were important, true and ne- ces.iaiy ; and in a manner for whicii you could not plead the warrant of God's word ? " Ye shall nqt swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou ])rofane the name of thy God." (Lev. 19, 12.) False swearing is not only forbidden here, but such foolish, unnecessary and sinful swearing as your Order requires, because il is n pi ofan ation of the glorious and fearful name of the Lord ou GotU Such rash and sinful pledges are pointedly condemned by our Saviour. " Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old lime. Thou shalt uot forswear thyself, but shall perform unto the Lord tbhie oath : Bnt I say unlo you Swear nol at all: (o^os —commonly—always—ou all occa¬ sions. He does not say, swear vot hy God—ho had commanded this :—but forbids swearing on trilling subjects and occasions, aud in coinmon coixvcrsation ; and even when legally called pro¬ hibits swearing by any thing bul * by His name.' Swear ' neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: nor by the earth; for it is his footstool : neither by Jerusalem; for ilis the city of the Great King: neither shalt tlicu swear liy thy head, because llmu canst not make one hair white or black." (Math. 5, 33^ G., Thc Saviour, in this chapter, condemns the faUe glosses the Pharisees hatl put on his law. The Jews at that time seem lo have supposed that perjury only was forbidden in the divine command. Lev. 19, 12. They seem to have Ihought it was iio sin to bind themselves by oath or jiledges, in trifling unimportant matters. If the pledge or oath was performed, they imag¬ ined it mattered little whether there existed a necessity for the oath or not. Now our Lord's design obviously was, to show them notoniy that what we bind ourselves to mustbe just and lawful but tlmt there must be a necessity for" taking the oath or vnw. It is rash swearing—swearingabout trivial matters and in common conversation— swearing by lhe creatures or any created object, that the Saviour here forbids. He does not pro¬ hibit the oath when rightly administered, and when jusiice to our neighbor and duty lo our country call for it as an eliding of atrtfe. He au¬ thorizes and sanctions tins. (See Deut. G. 13. 2 Cor. 1, 23. Heb. 6, 13, &c. Tbe language of our Lord and Judge is thus a poinled condemna¬ tion the rash, uimecessary, idolatrous swfearing required by your secret Order.
But there is " no appeal lo God in our pledge,' say same ignorant members of your association, " because tbc navic of God is not mentioned in it." This was precisely the plea of the ancient Pharisees, wilfully igiiorani of the obvious fact that swearing by miy creature or any created ob¬ ject, is virtually swearing by God.
[CONCLL'SIN NKXT .WELK.]
FIRE-«li)E AMUSEMENT.
^   CHARADES.
.1 My first the poor man ihinks his lot, . When forced to leave his native cot; - Driven by poveriy to roairr, My second bears him from hia home - Where he my wholo must undergo,   ' Without a friend lo soothe his wo.
2. My first is called a (Constellation, And carries goods about the naiion ; My next's a brave man and a free, Aud it may scot or payment be. My whole you'll find in ancient halU,
In castles too 'lis seen; When there, 'tis placed upon thc walls. Without much space between. [Solutions in our next.'\
i3ftfln^el4Thicr mfyztiinmmm.
?iiflaTrci4)h{ff gltrbcrtfsementB.
REBUSES.
1. Fro:.i India's burning clime Tm brougiit, With cooling gales by zephyrs fraught; For Iris, when she paints the sUy, Shows not more difl'erent hues than I; Nor can she change her form so fast;— I'm now a sail and now a mast,
1 here am red, and there am green, A beggar there, and here a queen. I sometimes livo in house of hair. And oft in himd of lady fair. I please the young, I grace tbe old, And am at once buth hot and cold. Now mediiatc and duly scan. And tell my title if you can.
2. When we our slury would be^iu, We first must trace our origin; A weary tasltMlien sure is mine, Whn trace it from bo.lh sides the line ; And true it is, 1 owe my birth
To animals as well as eurth. - My being to such climates owe, As vernal heat and endless snow. I've been a tree, I've l>een a ram ; Men have made me what I am, Thoughstraightjwell forined.and never sick, I cannot stand without a stick; Pleasing and useful to one sense, 1 to another give offence.
[Solutions in our 7iext.']
CONUNDRUMS.
I.—Why is a dwarf's whole suit like a pair of breeches ?.
2.—Why is a sirong man like Cain's brother 7
3.—^Wby is a-fool's mouth like a lavern door ?
4.—Why is a silk hat like a counlerfeit passion ?
5.—^Why is a wedding ring like eternity^?
6.—^Why is a shallow person like  apane  of glass 7 •
[Solutions in our next.'\
SONG.
Will yirn list love's muimur, Sanili ?
' WiU you lisi iis tone ? Wben tbe twiliglit shadows glimmer,
Listetl all ilone; . \\nien go EtiH and calm nnd holy, . The clear wavelets murmur lowly, And lhe breeze? seem to mnnn '
Willyou list ils murmur. Sarah ?
Will lhy hearl incline, As ona declined for ihal higher
Bliss and jny divine? Fur thy spirii longeih, longeih Pnr love's sympulhy,.nnr wrnngeth
If you Iwt, that fule of ihine.
FLORICULTURAL.
FLOWE RS—WORK FOR APRIL.
'Prepared for the American Farmitr, hy Samttel Feast, Florint.
Greenhouse Plants.—Repol all snch .is re¬ quire il, and give an abundance of air at all timeSj unleS'S the weather is cold. Attend to watering whenever the soil appears dry.— Syriiige or water them over the tops fre¬ quently.
Camellias will now be advancing in growth rapidly, and should receive plenty of water; if any require repotting, it should be done at once.
Geraniums wUl now be blooming, and sliould receive plenty of air and water.
Azaleas and Rhododendrons will now be in full bloom and shouUl have an abundance of water.
Cactuses shonld have an additional supply of water.
Hardy Annuel Flotcer Seeds maj' now be sown in the open ground—Tender Annuals in pots or boxes.
Lagerstroemias, Oleanders, and other hardy plants, which have beeu kept iu the cellar all winter, may be exposed to the open air about the middle of the month, choosing a damp day for the purpose.
Gladiolus, Jacobean Lilly, Tigerflower atul Tvhcrose Roots, raay be planted towards the end ofthe month.
Roses, Stocis, Verbenas, Cinpatias, and other flowering plants should have pleuty of waler, and if infested with greeu fly, fumi¬ gate with tobacco.
Ourselves, Yourself and Myself.—The great error, gentle reader, which I, and you, and all of us commit, in the conduct of our lives, is to suppose that we are the objects of observation—that society is deeply interested in our movements, and that whatever we do is'a thema for much coroment; and so. instead of acting independently, w« feel,as if unde' an iron constraint, forcing as often to act ad¬ versely to ourowu conviciions of right, and to commit error with our eyes wide open to the natnre of the sin. Bnt it is a mistake, gentle reader—your rhislake and mine. We are naiurally enough deeply interested in onr own selvesj as lhe nearest and deareat relative to ourselves; but we have this species of con¬ templation altogether to ourselves, and other, people are very little interested in the maiter of yourself and myself.   Fact, we assure you
 faot, as we have observed it, and found it
oul. There are many who care nothing^bout any of usy furiher than we choose to play the agreeabla to them—for they, like ub, are main' ly absorbed in the contemplation of themsel. ves—allsplf-admiring, self-copiJoUng, aelf-ap- plauding, and there are very few whp ever give ua more than a passing thonght, unless their inleiests are iu some way bound ug in ours. Itis wise, then, dear reader, lo jog alongat your own peculiar pace, doing right according lo your own cbnacienca; arid nol fretting yourself to ribando,: solely lo please; lhe world. Shapfe^your own conduct and ohafaeter for yburaelf independently;, instead of, ifiiming to.^iti'ipplauaea Ihftt ,neyer can be,ypuri unlesspbtiiried.,by your honest, vir-
Teaciiers 'Wanted.
ri^HE School Uireccora of Paradise lownship vvill A. meet at tho puMic liouso <jf. Johu Row (Black Horse) nn Salurday,  April 17. ut 1 uVhick P. M. (iir lha purpose nl appoinling ns-ven teacliprp. By order of liie board. P. J. Eckert, Sec'y. April 7, 18'47 2-ila
MAY BE HAD   VERY CHEAP AT
JUDii'S CHEAP BOOK STORE,
OPPOSITE the Post Office, Nonh Queen Sireei, FjancflBlcr.   Wlioso motto is "amall profits and
quick relurns."    Among lhem ore,
MEXICO : Its Geography, ils People, and ila In¬ stilulions, wilh 2 maps, price 25 cis.
Tcmperiincc Manual,  90  pages,   invaluable   for goneral circulation, 6 els.
Universal Theology, by Swedenborg, Lunil. td. 1^75.
Addison's Works, 3 voIj. 54,25.
Noble's Appeal, Sl,0O.
AliBookful of Books, by Tupier, jusl published 37 J
Milner's Church Hisiory, 2 vols. §3,00.
Greek Sepluagint Translation oftlie Old Testament a beauiiful cdilion, S3 00.
Biograpby oflhc Age gf Elizabetli, 2 vols. 80
Viewa Afoot, or  Europe sren wilh Knajisack; and Slafi; best edition, $1,25.
School Books very rheap indeed.
An assortment of Family Biblcn, very cheap.
Hymn and Prayer Books.
Stationery oi ali 'kinds, &c.    Call and see.
Constantly receiving new supplies of Books iu
Hislorv,-Medicinc, Law, Theology, Stc. Stc.
R.J. JUDD. March 24, 1847. 18
CHEAP CONFECTIONARY AND FBniT STOfiE. A'o 426 Market Street, between l2(/i a'ud Vith
South side PHILADELPHIA. rfihe nubscrihcr lakes thia nictlioti of informing X Counlry iMcrchanti and others, thai he keeps consianily "ii hand a large supply of FOREIGN FRUITS, NUTS, &c. etc, of die lalest imporla. lions, which hewill veil at reduced ctt^h piices,— also
C.\NDV Manufaclured FRESH every day from Slcnm Chrificd Sugnr, warranted to aland all wnilhcr, with fair u^.igc.
Purchase n arc respectfully invited locall and ¦¦•tamine fur Uicnisidvta, when every effort shall be made loplea.e, bolh io ipiali;,,- nnd price.
SI-KPllEN  l-. WHITMAN
OrTCSoodii ca.efully packed and sent to auy part of lho cily, Rail Road Dcpotn t.r Steamboat Landings, without charge.
March 17,l34~. 3„|.ij '
BARGAINS! BARGAINS! BAHGAI^!
HIRAM WAUL). Manufaciurer and Dealer ii, all kinds uf fashtonnblc Slraio and Braid Bonnel.t,
Would inform Merehaiit-i, Milliners, and llealcTi; in the Straw trnde, that ho wili acU Florence f}raids,|KngliHli OunfilablcE,Chitn Pearls.Coburgt:, Geneva*!, Rullands, Bedfords, Pedals, and all the vurious kindsof fashionable Bonnets, as low as Ibey Can he bought in ibis cily.
All Ihose who buy for ('ash will do well lo call al No. 77 NORTH SECOND ST., Philadelphia, Itbove Arch Si., Eaat Side, before lliey purclia:e; fur I will sell for a vcry sniall profit.
HIU.VM WARD.
MHreh 17, IS47.  5116
SPRING MILUNEHY GOODS.
JOHN STOxNE & SONS,
IMroKTtias   liND   DKALERS IS
Siilfis, Hihboits Si Jfiiliinertg Goods
No. 45   SOUTH SECOND STREET,
PHSL AB EI-.PHIA,
RESPECTFULLY inviie Um uUeiilitm of Mti. chants nnd Milliners viuiting- thu city lo theh udw nnd rich aHS(;rlmeiit of SfRlNG MILLIN Lity GOODS, lo whicii they are daily making athiition ; among which will be found—
Crlace Sillts lor casing boniurts, itt a varioly ol piiccB;
Alarge useoi tmenl uf ncu- Mylo Bonnot Rih¬ bons j
l*lain Maiit'ia and Satin UiMinnK, of till 'sidtha ;
Cliij) Hals. CrapcH, Crape LifRea :
French and'Anierinan Artilicial Fluweu irt great varieiy;
Fnncy Trimming Lacfs, Cap Siuff^, B.ickritinK,
WiUowfl.Crowni.', Tijta, Face TrimniingH,  &*¦.
Aa a Inrge portion of the above iiave heen im- purtcil hy ouraciveri dirtcl (rnm Fiance, wc ar- eii.ibled rn offi*r thcni ui lho lowest market piicef.
March 10 1847 Iml'
SUPERIOR FAMILY GROCERIES. IVo 55 South Third Sircet,
.4  few  doors above  the   Exchange^ opposite Girard Bank Philadelphia.
^Ven. 6<. Maddock
RfclSPfiCTFULLY imitestlic attention of pur- (•hast-rt: In hie t-hoice slock of Gmceiies, em¬ brncing the fint'iit assorimenl, t-elcctcd in bolh the Philadelphia and New York marketa.
In oddiiinii lo the u^u.iI variety ordinarily ior sale in Gruccty Stores, hia ifforls have becn pnr- ticulary d-rccted in lhe siilenion of artir-ieu of thc more rare and cluiicc (lescrijjiion, cnnsistinu-of FruitB, Preserves, Knglish and Ainciiciti I'ickles, Sardines, Hav.ina Swectmcils, C:ii«ups, Cocdj, ('hucolate, Brom:i, Yarmouth liloitier.v, Caper.s. Anchovies, Peppci Sauce, Oliver, African Cay¬ enne Pepptr India Soy, Currie Pnwdci, Maccam- ni Vermicelli, Peiitcs Pois, Engli.sh Sancea o! every variety. Anchovy P.iPte, &.c. (Sec.
Paiticul'tr care has beon ob.'iervid in lho ^elee- lion of the purest, inosl fragrant and ilcliciaus Teis, the finesi and bcBl rtavorcd iinporieti Cigara and the riches^l vurieties^o! Cheese, logcthcr with a firat rate aasortment of hij^h nnd low priced Sugara, Cotlees, Molassen, Spices, &,c.. &. em bracing every arlicle which can be desired by families or inivdiduals in his lino of btssiness, nnd atthe loweat cash pricps at which lliry cun bc furnished in either ofthe atlautic cities. ^^ Goods will bc caretully packed and sonl to any depoi, or oihcr poini named, in the city free ofchargcand orders by letter or otherwise will be lilled promptly on the same lerms aa if perfxtnally applied for*
Phlla. Feb. 17 1847. 3m-l 3
HOVER'S FIRST PREMIUM INK^
No: 87, North Third St., Philadelphia. ryillE celebrity of the Inky inunu.'ucturid hy the J_.'idbscribcr, and ilie extensive mle=- conpc(|uent npon the high rcpntution which thr-y h.ivc attain¬ ed, nol only throughout the UnileJ Slates, bnl in the Weat Indies and in China, has induced hini to make every nccassury arrangement loatijiply the vast demand upon his est tblislimuni. Uu ih now- prepared with every variety of Black, Bluo and Ued Inks, Copying Tnk, Indthhhi Ink, and InU Powder, all prepared under his own personnl su¬ perintendence, so that purchasers in.ty depend up¬ on its fiuperior qnaliiy.
Hover's'• Adamantine Cemonl,*' a supurior ar¬ iicle for Mending Gla->,China.Cabinet Vvarc, (tf.. useful Ul overy ilonsvkfi-pcr, bein_' u White liij'iid, t-asily applied, and not aft>:clcd hy ordiriary heat —warranled.
O" Pamphlets, eonlaining the numcron.=J :cstl- moiiialfi of men of snicnc*;, and .>di!.rH, w-li be furnished to ptirchnsrrs
For Snle !>t lhe ¦Mnnufttctory, Wln)lc»<i-.le and Retail, No. B7 Norih Third street, oppoBiie Cher¬ ry ilrecl, Phiiadelphiii, bv
JOSBPH K. HOV'KK,
ian 27,1847 Iy 9 iVIannfacIurcr.
OZiH oak HAIiti
CLOTHING EMPORIUM,
l^orth-East Comer Thirdand Market Sts.,
T PHILADELPHIA,
IIL proprieior keeps eonstantly on hand a good ^anil Ii.ii aiaorlment of
.iL^^r^^'^^^^^^ READY-MADE ULOTH- ING, Coosisiing of Frock, Diess and Sark Coals, Pantaloon*, Vesls, &c., adapted lu tKe seajon ; lo. gether with every uther article reouisiic for gen¬ llemen'a wardrobes. Also a large ami well.aclecl. ed assorimenl of Clolhs, Cassimeres, Vesting, &c. which will be made toorder, in tho besi and'most fjahiunable style, at short nonce, atd reaaonable prices.
Gratelul for the liberal .^iliarc of ciisium which haa been extended lo "OLD OiiK HALL." no pains shall be apared to deservo a continuance in fuintc.
W. B. I.C'iDY.
M.irch to. 1847.     3m 15
ISAAC BAETOlsi,
WHOLESALE
GROCERY WINE & LIQUOR STORE
tas and 137 Ji'orth fttld St.
Philadelphia.
March 10,1847.
ly-1.1
CIIEAP BLlJVDa ! :
E. J. WILLIAMS,
Veiiiiiau ffilind irSaaufaclnrer
-Vo. 12 North Sixth Street, (afew doorsahove Market Street,) Philadelphia,
HAS now on hnnd lho largest and mnst lashion¬ able asaortment of Nnrrow .Slal and oihcr Ve¬ netian Blinds of nny cst^hlishnitnt iu the United tStaies, whicii he will eell, Wboleaale at.d Reiail, st the lowest prices.
The citizens of Lancaster ara reppectfully so¬ licited to cull on bira befure puichatin^ eijc^ere us he is (wnfideut of giving enlire £3i::iiuction loall who may tlms favor liim with a cnll.
OLD BLINDS Repainted and Trimmed, ao as to look equal to new.
Ordeis poRctuell; aitended to, and the Elia-la ¦forwarded with despatch.
B. .L V.-ILLIAMS. .March 10. 1847. 3m-l5
nilp WATCHES ARD JEWELRY
Vy at
845 00 23 00 IS 00 10 00 Q Ofl 1  75
Watrh
FORSALE,
Al 1>. O. Prouty's
AGRICULTURAL
mrLEMENT WAREHOUSE, 194 i Market Street,
PHIL.4.DELPHIA,
EyKRY varieiy of AGRICULTCRAL AND HORTICULTURAL IMPLE.VIENT& in general use.of lhe most approved patternsand supe- rior worUminuhip, aler.icmely low pticts. A lull Iissortment of Prouty & Mears's Centro i)raughl t-cll-sharp-ninj;, Hight and Lelt Hand, Subsoil and Side-hill, VVhefJ and Swing Ploughs, wiih poiBts and shares so atrong, and Ihorouglily puri¬ iied and hardened, ihat .one huiidr.ed acres of land have oAcn heen ploughed with a siiigi.c set, at an e.TpcDse of 37 to, 62^ cents. These p'qughy are constructed ofthe heat material and oftha highest finish,and for ease of drauglil and manaBcniinl, lhe facility wilh wliicli thcir points and shares are lurned and sharpened, lho crQdicatii<n of weeds and lhe thorough cullivation ofthe soil, thcy siand un¬ rivalled.in lhe inarUcl. They arc vvarran.tcq to work in any soil, and tn give jierfecl Hniisfar/iun after fair trial, or thoy may be ri'luined, when llio purchase-money vvill he refunded. ' STRAW CUTTERS of every descriplion;— amcng them nre Hovey's Piemium Hay, Siraw.and Coriutalk Cutlers.
Grnin Fans in varieiy,— from 8 lo 1*30. Grani'e Patent Fan for chalTiiig nnd serecniofr ^vli^^^t, at ono operation ;—the best in use. Spain's Ini,'>roved Barrel Churn, so constructed that the dashers i7\D^ bo taken out lo f lean. Tliese (.'hurosluve beon iif use for the lasl year, and are highly approved.
Cheese Presses, Cast iron Pumps, Water Hams,
•ASIERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE DIFFDSION OF
CSEPl KNOWLEDGE." Offlce nio. 6^, South Srd St.,
PHILADELPHIA.
(CERTIFICATE OF AoKNoy.-Mr.DA.NisL Mam-        _ _ .. 	
../ TIN haviog given u« saiisPariory recommend. ( (Juliivators, flnrroiv.'s. Horse-rakes, Road-scrapers,
wherthus iMh^"sweati'nTwhetheihiwo^^^^^ .Satisfy Jour in-
abla to perfonii or ooiiiply'^^lth'wfiitwMrtqni-Jvward Janitor first, aU Bl?e is eeconaary, red inihe secret " B.B;" fevenU'iioaungnnlaw.'JVeol'iGMette.
aiionS;as 10 character and qualifications, wehave., and by these present do appoint him our agent fur the sale pf all our publications iu District No. 59. \ County of Lancaster, Pa., and  we.hereby  recom¬ mend him to the favorable notice ofthe inhabitants' ! of said District.
Every agent is expected to visit the Fumilies ire hia Districi, aod lorni^h  them  wilh oor works oL Publisbers prions, ano as ai.l ouk aoests have: pledged themselvemo us todo nothing that  may have alendencylo detract  from iheir digniiy a* Agenta uf a Sooiety having for its ohjcci lhe ben- ., ofll of lho  whole communiiy, il ia  hoped,  that', j ahonld any Agent he guil'y of nny tlelinqucncy,. ] aflecting hil Btandlng in foeiety as a gnod citizen, and an upright man, his name and offence, duly ceitified by responsible individonls, will  bo  for¬ warded to os.lhat ho muy be removed and another- appointed in his place. A. E. Wrioiit, Actuary. Atteit: G. E.Toothaksr,SmV-
Wm GrovcB *. Cn. Superintendini; Agent. AGENTS WANTED.
Several agents wanted to assist in canvassio^ the conn'y. Apply la the eubscriber at Shcrli*» Uvern, Eant King et. Laocastcr.
D.L.MARTIN. . Jamca McNottun has been appointed ^uh agont for'northren aod western parts of thie county, andi R. Rickets for Vie edstcm part.
March 17, 1847 ly-16
¦Mott's Agriculiural Furnaces. i;«sl steel Hay und Manure Forks,Casl-steel Shovels and Spades, Hoes, Rakes, Brier Hoiks, Bramble Scythes, Pole Prun- iug.shears, &c. , &c.
^^ Agricultural, Hoiicullnral and Flower— SEEDS, ill great varieiy, rali-eJ cipre.Xsly fur this eslablishmenl by cnreiul and experienced seed growers, and warranted.
Also Fair^nk's Patent Plalform niid Counter Scales, of various sizea, warranted.
March 10,1847. 2iii L5
DAVIES & BULL,
W1I01.ESAL,E. AND   RETAIL i GROCERS.
1       No. 348 Market Street, Philadelphia. EDWARD S   DaVIEiS,
COLE.MAN     bi;ll.
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i J. F.HKlNITSll&SON.
1 Eaal King Sireet Lancaner Pa.
ij  _March3,_1847^      ''"•14
550 BAbsHtO COFFEIJI 120 blids. S. H. Molasses. 200 Bagfl Brazil Sugar. 120 Half r.heula Tea.    For sale by
JUNGERICH Sl SMITH, No. 12 Decatur street Philadelphia. i     .Feb 17, 1847 12
J EWELRY STORE," No. 96 North   SEC0>:D STREET, below Race, eorner of Quarry.   Gold Lever Watches, full jewl'd, 13 caret cases, Silver Lever Watches, full jewelled, Siiver Lever Watches, acven jewcllii, Superior Quartier Watches, Ladies' Gold Pencils, Fine Silver Spectacles.
Gold Finger Rings, 37j rcr.ls !o 33; Gl;i3se9. plain. 12^ cents* patent, 185 ', ionel, 3.5; utiier articles in proportion. All poods warranted lo be what ihey are sold fnr.       O. COiN'UAD.
June 34, 1846. ly.SO
I    VV. GLENN & SON, IMPORTEllS
J-Ji AND DEALERS 1!V FANCY GOODS, COMBS, CRIT.^HES, PERFUMERY &. DRUG- GiST'ii ARTICLES, Sign of the VASE OF FrjOWERS,No. 20 South FOURTH Street, be¬ tween Markel and Chesnat, PHILADELPHIA. h:ive on hand a large ahsortnient of articles iu ilK-ir line, v/hieh they will sell at the vcry lowest prices, and on liberal terms. Havi tig esiaHislicd .^ifencioH in some of the principal European Cii- lt;!5. lhe Propiicti-rs will be constantly receiving irtali supples, ai.d Iiaving in cunnection with thoir business, a laigc luanufactory of PERFUMERY AND TOILET SOAPS, they aro enabled to sup. ply Dealers with CHOICE ARTICLES nl ex¬ ceedingly low priees. Ordera by mail or oilier, wi.^c, will meet v.'ith prompt aliention, and pack¬ ing warranted. Prices l^urreni I'brwarded F.'::cn desired. ^ I FANCY GOODS.-Lndiea nnd GonilemSn'a 1 Toilet Boxes. Accordions Paperwcighta Gi't nod Rronzo articles. Papeteries Smelling Dollies, in great variety ; Toilet Bottles of China and Cut (Jbiss, Pooket nnd Toilet Mirro,-s, 40 Palterns; SegarandCard Cases; Famy Boxes of Vv^ood, Paper and Glass, 100 patlems; Satchels and Scent Caga, Silk Thread and CoUon Purses, Snnff and Tohacco Boxci*, Shaving Boxep, Razor Strops.- -Music BoxcF, Opera and oher Fans. Dominoes, ColTrcts and Mouchoir Copot, Powdcr Boxes and Puffs, Fancy Sealing Waxes Tweezers Corn Filya Slc.. &c.
TOILET AND OTHER BRUSHES.—French,
English and American Hair. Tooih and shading
*B.-uslir's, in grcnt variety; Comb  and   VVIiiaker
Brushes, Cloth  Brushes,   Flesh -Broshes, (of thia
article the ussoriincni is very oomjilete.)
COM Bd.—Torioiie Shell nnd Boffalo Tnck and Dressing Combs, Shell side Combs, Buff.tio Horn and Metal Pocket Coin'js, .Comb clcanirs, fnie Extru nnd common Fino Toolh Combs. .
FANCY AND TOILET. SOAPS of-0;to of Ro.sc Biitcr .almond Jasmin Oronge Flower C-n. arnon Lavender Musk Willcfieiira While r.nii Brown VVindsor Omnibus Floating T.-ansparer.* itc, of French Engli.ili nnd Americnn mantifuc lure; also Transparent Rose, and Floating Vv'ash Ualls.
OILS FORTHE HAIR.—Pure Bear'eOii Ox Marrow .Aniiquo Indian und .Macaaa.-.r O.l." K.-'-n Lus Wale Fino PomatumB in Pota nm! Slicks ; Btack Pomalum Indian Dye for the Hnir Bani'o- lino Cydonine Es.^ence of Tyre, Bears Grei^sA, Depilatory Philocomo Curling Fluid Persian Hair T.inic, Slc., &c.
FOR THF. TEETH—Glenn's Rosa Tcviih Paste Rose Tootli Po'.'-der Carhonio Dentifrice Or- riaTooth Wash Pelleticrs Odontine, &.c.
FORTHE C0MPLF.X10N—Gknn'B Roman Kalydor Michaux's Freckle Wash Cream of Al¬ monds Blanc de Nciga pearl Powder and Balls Lijy White Toilet Powder Vinegar of Ronge Ronse in Powder Chinese Rongo Blanco de I'crla. TOILET WATER, &e:—eeiii;,ine Fnrinn Co¬ logne Water, ip long and short tiotlles ; Ficiich and Anjcrican .Cologne V.'nler, about 40 p.Tlicrns Ol bniilei*i Layeniicr, Rose 0-:ange Flo-.vcr, Flori¬ da and Cilronella Walers in great vaiiety. EXTRACTS FOR THE HASDKERCKIEF. Frum Lubin Guerlain Prevost and others, (war¬ ranted genuine) as WillclJeurs Bouquot (.-aroiiiic Palchonby Verraine Vc.-ber.a Musii Flcur d'Or- age Eglantine Tuberose Mousseline Meil Swoel I Pea Ocillet Boquet Vioioria Eslerhazy Hedy Osniea Cilronella Rosa Heliohope Jasmin Vio¬ let Portugiil, wilh obout 50 fiihor kino's.
SHAVlNG SOAPS.—Saponaceous Compound Shaving Cream Nuiilcs Soap Militury Soap Kesan Soap Rose and Congress Shaving Cakes Gucr- laiiis Cream 01eo|hane,&c.
SUNDRV ARTICLES.—Otto of Roses lu splendid gil' "i^lS' pes* Lip Salve in China and metal b.ixes, Court Plaster Razors Scissors Sle^l Pens Wafers Crayons Indelible Ink Ink Siande Mpllo Senls" Pocket Bonks and \Vallcla Percuti. 100 i3jps Senling Wax Camela Hiir Pencils Col¬ ored nnd Whito Tbreod in halls Linon Twin» Din.niond CenieDt Water Colors, &.C., Slc.
DRUGGISTS' ARTU;LF.S—As Bougies Cmh elers White Skins fancy Cologno and oihci labels, pire Essential Oils Vial Corks Olio of Roso Vi¬ als Wedgewnud Funnels Pungents Turkey Spon- g»« Curmino Cork Pressers, nud a great varioty of other articles.
Dealers may be certain of gelling none but good articles at this estniili.skinciii.s''- " |°"f " similar aniclea can be parchsscd in.the  Lulled
States.
N. B.—L. W. GLENN has removed frora iVs. 8ASouth Tbird sireet to bis present location. GLENN'S CELEBRATED PREPARATIONS
GLENN'S INDIAN DYfi, V/.wroL.iled to chango gray, lighl, or red hair, whiske.'.>, or ej'ebrows to a handajmo brown or jot block, withoul tlaining tho akin or injuring the hair in the lea;!. The color is naiurui, nr.d will nol rnn off or soil ,ihp V'hitsst muslin.    Ptiou
50 eenls.
GLENN'S aO.MAN KaLYDOH. .\ ccriain remedy for Pimplea freckles tan moih or morphew redness blotches sunburn teitcr Stc, It may be used witb perfect safety on ihc must delicate completion, and gives the ekin a soft ur;d fair appearance.    Price 50 cents por boitle.
TIio abovo named excellent arliclea tro cor.?.- denily recommended lo the pablic ss really g'^od. They havs becn in general use fi'r ni;,ny yenrs past, and have fully sustained thcir well-earned reputation. As they have been imitated al various limes by unprincipled persona, purchasers v.-ill do well in all cases lo ask lor Glenn'.i—and -?e (hut the name nf the proprietor is on lhe wropper or lobel of eaeh nrticlo. Sold Wholesale and Re¬ tail by L.W. GLENN & RON,
Sign of thc Vase  o(  Flowers, No. 20 South 1'6UkTH Strert, boi.vcen   Market and Chesr.ui streets, Philadelphin. I      August 12, 1846. 37