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"barnstable patriot,
rmru£RCIAL
' ADVERTISER ,
LiUJl' j.;VEK Y TUESDAY , A FEW DOOIiS
.3 pUB T-tsHl- ' t h e CODHT HOUSE , BY
fflsflT
S. B. PHINNEY,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
WM. D. LEWIS PRINT ER.
ov ra_Two dollars per year, in adva nce, or
"B
,i thro e months—or two dollars and fifty cents at
*
l>e e"v-|UlTlSEMENTS inserted on the most f avora-
ge terms- discontinued until all arrearages are
&~
cept 'at the option of the Pnblisher.
LADIES •
Of Barnstable and Vicinity,
F A. JOIES & CO.,
No. I
TREMONT ROW,
B(TT)Sl[iTrlOTi^r
Would solicit your attention to the immense Stock ef
NEW GOODS
which they now have, and are dail y receiving by every
foreign arrival , suitable to the
AUTUMN TRADE OF
185 0 !!
E v e r y v a r i e t y of
©MAW IL §9
from the most expensive Cashmere to the cheapest
Wool Plaid.
SILKS
of every kind and quality, in Blacks and Colors,
MWAYS AT LOW PRICES.
FRENCH THIBETS
AND
GERMAN MERINOS
Of all Grades.
FALL AND WINTER
"¦¦
BRESS GOODS,
O*ur usual Assortment.
V E L V E T S ,
All Widths and Colors.
FRENCHCLOAKS &SACKS,
NEW PATTERNS AND TRIMMINGS.
TOGETHER WITH THE IMMENSE VARIETY
OF ALL OTHER STYLES DRY GOODS
ADAPTED TO THE PRESENT
SEASON.
Our long experience in the City Retail Trade ena-
bles us to know the wants of our customers , and gives
Ms unusual facilities for supp lying them. Daring the
whole of our business career, it bus always been our in-
tention to offer CHOICE OOODS at LOWER
J*RICE§ than any other house in the City. Wheth-
er we have done so, we leave the Public to ju dge ; but
we have succeeded by always keeping this point in view ,
"> building up the largest
EXCLUSIVE RETAIL TRADE
'" the City of Boston, as the crowds of purchasers who
dai ly throng our Establishment , show.
Our increased facilities will enable us, during the
present season , to offer still greater inducements ,by the
simple multi plication of business to such an extent that
we can afford to sell each article at a small advance
fom the cost of importation.
Pd
¦
t7
vsu'ie'y of goods, we shall, as usual , be suppli-
ed with. In short , we mean to make our place of busi-
ness a resort for the shrewdest and closest purchasers ,
s well as the most fancifu l and particular , where any
in l tT?
be snr
° of finding all the sty les of Choice
*"«fashionable Goods , always at the very lowest
mwket prices. '
tW
lankt'11 for Past favors , wo solicit a continuance of
¦w patronage which now enables us to refer you to
r«„»¦ perlence 'o prove that at no other place can you
our h
more fll
"y tli e valuc of y°ur monc y. tniin at
no t i ' and we feel warranted in asserting that at
at the
ewobeen able to offer so many bargains as
OT TRBkONT nOW
, SM AND SHAWL STORE.
lTR F, A, Jones & Co.,
HO y fO UT R O W B O S T O N .
___ »early opposite head of Hanover Street. 6m
MISCELLANEOUS.
[From the Lady's 17103111.]
A Cure for tow Spirits.
For some cause, real or imag inary , I felt low spir-
ited. There was a cloud upon my feelings , iiml 1
could not smile as usual , nor speak in a tone ol
cheerfulness. As a natural result , the light of my
countenance being gone , all tilings around me were
in a shadow . My husband was sober and had little
to say, the children would look strangel y at me when
I answered their questions , or spoke to them (or any
purpose , and domestics moved about in a quiet man-
ner , and when they addressed me, d id so in a tone
more subdued than usua l.
This reaction upon my state onl y made dar ker
the clouds that veiled my spirits. I was conscious
of th is, and was consc ious that the ori gina l cause ol
depression was ent irel y inadequate in itself , to pro-
duce the result which followed. Under this feeling ,
I made an eff ort to rall y mysel f, but in vain ; and
san k lower from the very strugg le to rise above the
gloom that overshadowed me.
When my husband came home at dinner time , I
tried to meet him with a smile ; but I felt that the
li ght upon my countenance was feeble , and of brief
durat ion. lie looked at me earnestl y, and , in his
ki nd and gentle way, inquired if I felt no better , af-
fect ing to believe that my ailment was one of the
body instead of the mind. But I scarcel y answered
him , and J could see that lie felt hurt. How much
more wretched did I become at this ! Could I have
then retired to my chamber , and , alone, given my
heart full vent in a passion of tears, I might have ob-
tained relief to my feelings. But I could not do
this.
While I sat at the table , forcing a little food into
my mout h for appearance sake, my husband said—
"You remember the fine lad who has been for
some time in our store ?"
I nodded my head ,but the question did not awak-
en in my mind the least interest.
"Ho has not made his appearance for several days
and I learned this morning, on send ing to the house
of his mother , that he is very ill ?"
"Ah !" was my indifferent response. Had I spok-
en what was in my mind , I would have said , "I'm
sorry , but I can 't hel p it." I did not , at the moment ,
feel the sma llest interest in the lad.
"Yes," added my husband , "and the person who
called to let me know about it, expressed his fears
that Edward will not get up again. "
"What ails him ?" I inquired.
"I did not clearl y understand. But he has a fever
of some kind. You remember his mother very well ?"
"O yes. And his loss to her will be almost eve-
ryth ing."
"Is he so dangerous?" I inquired , a feeling of in-
terest beginning to stir in my heart.
"Ho is not expected to live."
"Poor woman ! How distressed she must be ; 1
wonder what her circumstances are just at this time.
She seemed very poor when she worked for me."
"And she is very poor still , I doubt not. She has
herself been sick , and dur ing the time it is more than
probable that Edward's wages were all her income.
I am afraid she has ' not now the means of procuri ng
for her sick boy things necessary for his comfort.—
Could you not go around there this afternoon , and
see how they are ?"
I shook my head instantl y, at this proposition , for
sym path y for others was not strong enoug h to ex pel
my selfish despondency of mind.
'•Then I must step around ," rep lied my husband ,
"before I go back to Ihe store ,althoug h we are busy
today, and I am much wanted there. It would
not be right to neglect the lad and his mother under
present circumstances. "
I felt rebuked at these words, and with an effort ,
said—
"I will go."
"It will be much better for you to see them than
for me," returned my h usband ; "for you can under-
stand the ir wants better , and minister to them more
effectuall y. If they need any comforts, I would
like to see them supp lied."
It sti ll cost me an eff ort to get read y, but as I had
prom ised to do as my husband wished , the effort had
to be made. By the time I was prepared to go out
! felt something better. The. exertion I was requir-
ed to make, tended to disperse , sli ghtl y, the clouds
that hung over me, and as they began graduall y to
remove , my thoug hts turned , wit h an awakening in-
terest , toward the object of my husband' s solicitude .
All was silent within the humble abode to which
my errand led me. I knocked li ghtl y, and in a few
moments the mot her of Edward opened the door.—
She looked pale and anxious.
"How is your son , Mrs. Ellis ?" I inquired , as I
stepped in.
"He is very low ma 'am," she replied.
"Not dangerous , I hope ?"
"The fever has left him , but he is weak as an in-
fant. Al l bis strength is gone."
"But proper nourishment will restore him , now
the disease is broken ."
"So the doctor says. But I'm afraid it 's too late.
He seems to be sinki ng every hour. Will you wal k
up and see him ?"
I followed Mrs. Ellis up stairs , and into a chamber
where the poor boy lay. I was not surprised at the
fear she expressed , when I saw Edward's pale , sun k-
en face, and hollow , almost expressionless eyes. He
scarcel y noticed my entrance.
"Poor boy !
" sighed his mother. "He has had a
very sick spell. "
My liveliest interest was at once awakened.
"lie has been sick indeed !" I replied , as I laid
.my hand upon his white forehead.
I found his skin was cold and damp. The fever
had near ly burned ou t the vital energy of his system.
"Do you give him much nourishment ?"
"He takes a little barley water."
"Has not the doctor ordered wine ?"
"Yes, ma'am ," replied Mrs. Ellis, but she spoke
with an air of hesitation. "He says a spoonful of
good wine , three or four times a day, would be very
good for him ."
"And you have not given him any ?"
"No , ma'am."
"We have some very pure wine , that we always
keep for sickness. If you will ste p over to our house
and tell Alice to give you a bottle of it , I will stay
with Edward until you return. "
How bri ghtl y glowed that poor woman 's face as
my words fell upon her ears !
"O, ma'am , you are very kind !" said she. "But
it will be asking too much of you to stay here."
"You didn 't ask it , Mrs. Ellis ," I simply replied.
"I have offered to stay ; so do you go for the wine
as quickl y as you can , for Edwards needs it very
muc h."
I was not required to say more. In a few min-
utes I was alone with the sick boy, who lay almost
as st ill as if death were resting upon his half-closed
eyelids. To some extent the half hour I remained
thus in that hushed chamber , did I realize the con-
dition and feelings of the poor mother whose onl y son
lay gasping at the very door of death , and al l my
sym pathies were , in consequence, awa kened.
As soon as Mrs. Ellis returned with the wine,
about a teaspoonful of it was diluted , and the glass
conta ining it placed to the sick lad's li ps. The mo-
ment it's flavor touched his palate , a t hrill seemed to
pass t hroug h his frame , and he swa llowed eagerl y.
"It does him good ! said I, speaking warml y, and
from an impulse that made my heart glow .
We sat and looked with silent interest upon the
boy's face, and we did not look in vain , for some-
thing like warmth came upon his wan cheeks, and
when I placed my hand again upon his forehead ,the
coldness and dampness were gone. The wine had
quickened his languid pulses. I staid an hour long-
er, and then another spoonfu l of the generous wine
was given., Its effect was marked as the first. I
then withdrew from the humble home of the widow
and her only child , promising to see them again in
the morning.
When I regained the street , and my thou ghts for
a moment reverted to myself, how did I find all
changod. The clouds had been dispersed—the heavy
load had raised from my bosom. I walked with a
freer step. Sympath y for ot hers, and act ive effort
to do ot hers good had expelled t he evil spirit from
my heart ; and now serene peace had there again
her quiet habitation. There was light in every part
of my dwelling, when I re-entered it , and I sung
cheerfu lly, as I prepared , wit h my own hand , a bas-
ket of prov isions for the poor widow.
When my husband returned in the evening, he
found me at work , cheerfull y, in my famil y, and ail
bri ght and smiling again. The effort to do good to
others had driven away the darkness from my spirit ,
and t he sunshine was again upon my conntenance ,
and reflected from every member of my household.
Fugitive Slave Law among the old Pu-
ritans.—A writer in the Boston Courier cites the
following:
It may interes t the readers of these papers, as a
piece of cur ious anti quarian history, to know the or-
igin of the practice of restoring fug itive slaves from
serv ice. In the articles of confederation between
the United Colonies of New Eng land , namel y, Mas-
sachusetts , New Plymouth , Connect icut , New Ha-
ven , &c, made in 1643—and made, as the prea m-
ble declares , but those who "all come into these
parts of America, with one and the same end and
aim , namel y, to advance the king dom of our Lord
Jesus Christ , and to enjoy the liberties of the gospel
in purity with peace." Here is the following pro-
vision : "It is also agreed that if any servant run a-
way from his master into any confederate jurisdic-
tion , in such cases, upon certificate from one magis-
trate in the jurisdiction out of which the said serv-
ant shall be either delivered to his master , or any
other that pursues and brings such certificate and
proof." Thus it appears the rendition of fug itives
from service in this country, commenced more than
two hundred years ago, and what is remarkable , the
mode of proof prescribed by the agreement of the
colonies is precisel y analagous to one of the modes
provided by the act of 1850 ; the only difference be-
tween them is in the more elevated character of the
tribunal "in the jurisdiction out of which the said
servant fled ,'1 before which the proof is now to be
made , and the greater caut ion in the proceedings. I
presume t hat the subjects of this compact between
t he colonies were rather white servants and appren-
tices than negro slaves , which in 1643 were proba-
bly very few in number. It was very common in
those early times, more than at present , for master
mechanics to take indented apprentices ,who, if they
absconded , were (and now are) liable to be arrest-
ed and returned to the ir masters, as persons held to
labor or service in the State whence thev fled.
What an Old Kat said.—M y dear children ,
said an old rat to his young ones, "the infirmities of
age are pressing so heavil y upon me that I have de-
term ined to dedicate the short remainder of my days
to mort ification and penance , in a narrow and lone-
ly hole which I have discovered. But let me not
interfere with your enjoyments ; youth is the season
for pleasure ; be happy therefore and obey my last
inj unct ion , neve r to come near my retreat. God
bless you aH !" Deeply affected , snivellin g audibl y,
wi ping his eyes with his tail , the old rat withdrew ,
and was not seen for several days ; when his young-
est daug hter , moved rat her by filial affection than
by that of curiosity which has been attributed to the
female sex, stole to his cell of mort ification , which
turned out to be a hole made by his own teeth , in
an enormous Cheshire cheese.
Some of the women at Jenny Lind's Concert in
Boston , fainted , and were taken into her apartment ,
where they received her personal attention. An
exchange paper remarks that it was well that this
was not announced at the time , or half the men
wou ld have fainted too.
The most important element of success is econo-
I my—economy of money, and economy of time.
Gen. Cass and the Clay Barbcc ne.
Detroit, October 12.
Gentlemen ; I have received your invitation to at-
teud the festival to be held at Lexington on the 17th
inst., in commemoration of the adjustment of the
questions which have recentl y agitated our country,
and in honor of Mr. Clay, and of the other public
men , who have aided in this great work of compro-
mise. It will be out of my power to be with you up-
on that occasion ; but I am not the less obli ged to
you for this token of your remembrance , as one who
rejoices with heartfelt joy in the hope that the ac-
tion of Congress will ere long, if not now,be accept-
able, not to any particular section of the country,
but to the whole country, and that it will restore
that harmony and good feeling without which this
Union could never have been established , and with-
out which it cannot be preserved.
I should have been happy to j oin von in the man-
ifestations of regard for your distinguished fellow
citizen , Mr. Clay, whose former and whose recent
services in the cause of his country commend him to
the respect and to the gratitude of his countrymen .
I witnessed his exertions during the past session
with feelings of admiratio n ; exertions dictated by
the hi ghest patriotism , and disp lay ing talents and
energy worth y of the best days of his power, and
which will ever place his name high on the roll of
public benefactors.
We have passed throug h a fearful crisis ; indeed
we are yet passing throug h it; for there are ele-
ments of trouble in operation , both in the North and
in the South , which if not wisel y dealt with by man
and mercifull y overruled by Providence , may yet
rend asunder this confederacy, leaving its fragments
no one can tell where ; but all can tell that they will
be memorable proofs in after times, as similar ex-
amples of national folly have been in times that pre-
ceded us, how easil y human blessings,the highest in-
deed after the reli gion of God, are sacrificed to hu-
man passions, as well by communities as by indivi d-
uals. While rej oicing with you and with every lov-
er of his country East , West , North and South , that
we are thus far safe, permit me to remark that our
business is with the present and the. future , and not
with the past ; or with the past onl y so far as we can
deduce from it useful lessons of experience. AVe can
onl y hope to heal our internal dissensions by bonds
of kindness and conciliation : by a strict determina-
tion to adhere to the provisions and to the true ob-
jects of the Constitution—that law which is high
enoug h for any American citizen in the regulation
of his rights and duties and by a spirit of mutual re-
gard read y to concede as well as to demand when
sectional questions arise ,with no common ump ire but
the patriotism of the country. Fortunatel y, in the
recent adjustment , no triump h has been attained ,no
pride of character has been wounded ; and this is as
tiue a case of rejoi cing as the adj ustment itself; and
whenever we come together to interchange congrat-
ulations upon the result , if we do so in that enlarged
spirit of patriotism which looks to each as well as all ,
thanking the God of our fathers, and our own God ,
that we are yet one country, one government , we
may look forward , with the blessings of Providence ,
to a more glorious career than any recorded in the
long annals of history.
I am , gentlemen ,
Very respectfull y,
You r obd't servant ,
LEWIS CASS.
The Fikst Poetry written in America.
The following facts are taken from the archives of
the historical society, Boston :—
"The first poetic effusion ever produced on Amer-
ican soil ori ginated in a circumstance which was
handsomel y exp lained by one of the full-bloods of
the Jihwa , or as we call them , the Chi ppewas. All
those who have witnessed the performances of the
India ns of the Far West , as exhibited in Boston ,
will recollect the cradle , and the mode in which the
Indians bring up their children. Soon after our
forefathers landed at Plymouth , some of the people
went into a field where Indian women were picking
strawberries , and observed several cradles hung up-
on the boughs of trees with the infants fastened up-
on them—a novel and curious sight to any Europe-
an. A gentle breeze sprang up and waved the cra-
dles to and fro. A young man , one of the party,
peeled off a piece of bark , and wrote the following,
which has been repeated thousands of times by
thousands of American matrons , very few of whom
ever knew or cared for its origin :
"Lul-a-b y baby upon the tree top :
When the wind blows the cradle will rock ,
When the bough breaks the cradle will fall ,
And down will come lul-a-bv , baby, and all." l
Indian Batter Cakes.—Mix together a quart
of sifted Indian meal , (the yellow meal is best for all
purposes,) and a handful of wheat flour. Warm a
quart of milk and stir into it a small teaspoonful of
salt , and two large tablespoonfuls of the best fresh
yeast. Beat three eggs very li ght and stir I hem
araduall y into the milk in turn with the meal. Cov-
er it , and set it to rise for three or four hours.—
When quite light bake it on a griddle , in the man-
ner of buckwheat cakes. Butter them , cut them
across, and send them to table hot , with molasses in
a sauce boat.
If the batter should chance to become sour before
it is baked , stir in about a salt-spoonfu l of pearlash
dissolved in a little lukewarm water , and let it set
half an hour longer before it is baked-—[Miss Les-
lie.
Life.—The woes of human life are relative. The
sailor springs from his warai conch to the icy top-
mast at midni ght without a murmur—while the rich
merchant comp lains of the rattling cart that disturbs
his evening repose. In the time of peace, we an-
nounce the breakage of a home as a "melanchol y
event ;'
1
but in war , when we read of the slaug htei
of our nei ghbors and thousands of Ihe enemy, wi
clap our hands and cry a "glorious victory."
Patience is the best remed y for grief.
Democracy .
Democracy is a glorious word ; there are very
few in the wide world that will compare with it. It
is the darling of the poor man , for he knows that by
it he is raised from the pit in which his oppressors
would leave him, and enabled to turn his face heav-
enward , and bless God that he is a free man. De-
mocracy knows no distinction between man and man ,
it places every one on the broad platform of equali-
ty. If one says to another "I am th y superior ,"
this heaven born Democracy asks the question ,
"how is it ?" and if it is not in superiority of vir-
tue and intellect , it pronounces the arrogant one of
the worst as he is swelled up with disgusting pride.
Democracy teaches that no man is his fellow's supe-
rior , except he excels in virtue and intellect ; even
then he is entitled to no political privileges that oth-
ers are deprived of.
The scale which Democracy holds in her hands
will not preponderate a hair 's breadth the more in
favor of the rich than it does for the poor , or of the
hi gh than the low. Like the bri ght pure sun , it
would shed its rays on all alike. It teaches, with
the book , that we are all formed of the same clay—
the same breath was breathed into us all. The poor
man should cherish Democracy—it is to him a tow-
er of strength when all else fails—he should cling
to those who adhere to his piinei ples, they are his
only friends.
We will say of this priceless jewel, thou art ours
and we are thine—if we forget thee may our right
hand forget her cunning—if we cease to speak well
of thee, may our tongue cleave to the roof of our
mouth.
A Newspaper.—It was Bishop Homer's opinion
that there is no better moralist than a newspaper.
He says, "the follies, vices and consequent miseries
of multitudes disp layed in a newspaper , are so many
admonitions and warnings , so many beacons contin-
uall y burning, to turn others from the rock on which
they have been shi pwrecked. What more power-
ful dissuasive from susp icion , jealousy and anger,
than the story of one friend murdered by another in
a duel ? What caution likel y to be more effectual
against gambling and profli gacy, than the mournfu l
relation of an execution , or the fate of a despairing
suicide ? What finer lecture on the necessity of
economy, than the auction of estates, houses and
furniture ? Onl y take a newspaper , and consider it
well—pay for it—read it—and it will instruct thee.''
Making Stone I ence.—With us the motto
wou ld be, whenever stone were removed from the
field , put them into a wall. If ten rods cannot be
mack', make five ,and the next t ime a field is ploug hed
an d more loose stones appear , ma ke five rodSPmrore,
but do not throw them into the corners of the fencpi
nor into the streets. As to the kind of wall , we
should like to see posts with two wires connected
with a wall. If boards are put upon the posts, the
wind frequentl y moves the posts and injures the
wall. We feel confident that a wall with wired posts
may be made one half a foot thinner than when
boards are used , and yet be more durable. The
posts might be sma ll er, and the cost on the whole
muc h less.—[ Culturist and Gazette.
Sensible Speech.—At a recent meeting of the
colored population in Boston , held for the purpose
of considering the fug itive slave bill , after the excite-
men t had been wroug ht up to Ihe highest pitc h , and
every dar key had declared himself lead y to go out
and cut the throats of all the white men in creation ,
a sensible old man arose and thus addressed the as-
sembly :
"My friends , I link we are gwine a little to fast
in dis matter. We talk about arming ourselves and
resisting dis law ; bu t appears to me, my bredcrin ,
dat N W cor. Third and Chestnut streets.
gft . W. cor. North and Fayette
^-a Iff PettenSfHI , General Newspaper Ad-
^ A ,at No 10 St
ate street , Boston , is Agent
wiW'^oYovSTABLE PATRIOT, and is authorized
for the HA». ntg ^ Subscri ptionst at ti,e
r^ral
as required
at
this office.
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T^ewss»ai>er Ageiracy.
One Price Clothing Store,
A men ??nerally a"a favorabl y well-known Establish-
Pfepared f
'S n°W '" f"1' alu1 succcssful operation , and
fore. Iti,
Ora ""ich larger Fall Trade than ever be-
cumstivnces always been my intention , as soon as cir-
caPtion~_f0 !"r°,
ultl a(1mit , to "adopt the above one priced
'he only jjlx* llave long been well satisfied that this is
f'"d inereasin Way to trad e—especiall y with a large
lng Patronao-f C'ilss of customcrs. My gr eatl y incrcas-
to offer m
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"'"^ success in business , now enables me
terms the m
cxtensive and thorough made Stock on
Every ' st fail' and honorable to all.
rjght vvav
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which a ma of c
'omff business , and the onl y one by
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Can trad that yo u arc getti ng your money 's
¦Trade i'n iw
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so that ilU ga™ents shall be
, ' '"despatch and permanence.
SOEBNAH RICH,
'8 and 80 Ann-street,
B°ston n :« ulWinS N°rth of Blackstone-strect.
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