Indiana Republican, Volume 4, Number 168, Madison, Jefferson County, 9 March 1820 — Page 4

TO AX OLD PEN.

Ah! poor pen, thy strength is spent; V"iui aeand Ubor thou arc bent; The length of service proving A literary retVan thou A second Witbrington; I vow, Upon thy stumps till movir.g? The clay I can remember still, Whtn first a grttn and youthful quill, Of a poor Jerr I bought thee, And whtn thv tongue wa: neatly split. And sh.ived thy sidt 5, fcr writing f.t, A shapely pen I thou -lit thee. Vv'hat .T! of ink since then thou'st spm d, W nuv ci .:tinent of fochc?p fill'd, With cr U:lv;ts r.t the br.tir.! But ncr thy da;. draw near an end, ' And thou canst never !w; e, old frit rid. To do the like again. Yt cct.U it take, and w the Irife Shortens thy slender th: cad of ii!e, If'!f (t, x iJi .ni -.faction, To t tltw'jgh ti.- master wa-.ud v c:dth, II new r fade thee, cYn in stealth, Ucco:::l the to d oi faction. Of pen-,, or per.rvn, third: how f,-u 1 hi ir pa; Lhoi can i - it vv Without a pnrt'.ne: -;.:h; Ik this th t. .st, that th-m.-h n hi. You rt-vrr r-.t- f r hlthv r ;1 i, A libel cr a lie. Frcn the riczvtr; cflVtt. Thales, one oi he wi-c men cf Greece. A sophist widiing tO pUZZlC Idtll Vith ill ill v u 1 1 questions, the sage of Miietus replied to thru) ail without the feast hesitation, and with tac utmost precr-ion. What is the nldr t of all thing-? God because he has alwavs existed. What ir- the most beautiful. The w ot Id, because it i? the work cf G nl. What is the greatest f all thing-? Space, because it contains all that has been created. What h the most constant rf aU thing-? Hope, became it Mi 1 remains with man, after !;e has lost every thing ei-c. What i the best ot ad thing Virtue, because without it the: c is nothing good. What is the quickest of all tilings? 1 bought, because in less than a moment it can i to the end of the universe. What is the strongest? Nccevsity, which makes men lace all the elangers ot lite. What is the easiest? To give advice. What is the mo:t difficult ' I o know yourself. What is the wi.ct: Time, f;:r it discovers all things. C MONEY WAN 1 VA All tluetidchted to the sub. scril)crs either bv note or book account, aie ret-noted to come forward and settle the same without delay, as one of us intend starting in a few das to Philadelphia tor gHvls, ami niut have money; without it we cannot buy g cds. We hope our debtors w ill not giv-e this a careless reading, as, though it were a common tale, and t ill trust to our indulgence; it they do thev cannot expect low; :ndulgence: V. & J. KING. Madison, Feb. 2:d, iS:e. 1 66 3 t. LOOK HhiU;. I w ill sell low for cash, the following property, to wit: 126 acres ot find rate land near Vernon, Jennings county la. also a grist mill, 1 1-2 miles north of Madison; and in the first addition ot said town, two lot known on the plat thereof by Nos. 41 and 45. For terms apply to the suh"ribrr living at th' aforesaid

C. POSTLEY'S Patent Cookmc Stoves, or Portable Kitchens. MANUFACTURED & sold by H. MILLER & Co. in Second street, two doors from the corner ot Wood street, Pittsburgh; and also at their store, corner ot Main and Columbia streets Cincinnati. This stove with fixtures complete, comprises every necessary article of apparatus for an extensive cooking establishmerit. The difTerent sizes are calculated to do the cooking for small and large families, public houses and steam boats, and are so extremely simple in their construction, as to be managed with case bv a child, twelve or fourteen years ot age. With this stove may be cooked by baking, roasting, boiling, and by steam, a sufficiency ot meat, fish, fowls and vegetables, to make a dinner fr from 5 to ico persons, while at the sjinc time may be baked fron one to eight good sized loaves of bread. A wooden vessel containing from twenty to fifty gallons of v. ater, ;an j1m be kept boiling, for the purpose of washing, cVc. i ' thec are done simultaneously and with one ;:r.a!l fire 1 The circumtar,o: of these stoves having go: into very general ve at the eastward within two or three years pat, particularly in the cities ot N. York and Baltimore, with the rapid sale and general approbation they have met with since their i:r-t introduction lat winter, west of the mountains, are suflicitnt testimonials of their utility and advantage. I he Mibvi iher having purih vcd ot thepatcntee, the right lor miking and vending Naid rdoveinthe we-tern countiv, are ready to execute with punctuality and despatch all ord-rs, at tfictr manutactury, as above, v. heie also inav he had CAST ami SHEET IRON SiOVic, ratable for parlours, ollices, ores and bed-t ooui, to which boilers may be attached it wanted. The proprietors, in order to accommodate persons residing in diberen: parts of the country, have appointed agents, a follow -s : Ohio N. C. Eindley, Zar e-villc ; James Eflinger, Latuatcr; J. MCoy, Chilicothe. R. ntuc'kv A. . January cc Co. .Maysviile ; J. ec P. Dudley, IVauktott ; J. B Bow. c!s Louisville ; and Luther Siephcns v' Co. Lexington. 1 ;;re op!i Littleton, ha-!ivi!;e. 1-J.j Jis. Cochran, Midnon. Lcuisijna Jas. C. Wiikins, Natchez. jr.vrt Tcrr;::ry Messrs Neal Liggct, Sr. Louis. H. MILLER & Co. June 3. 1819. 133 i:mo. Commission W arehoiibc. Emanuel Young, cf JefTersonviile, Indiana, iias commenced the Sizrae jt:J C;nr:usicn Business, where ail kinds ct produce and merchandise will be Stored cr sold as may be directed, and a liberal advance made on any consignment. He also expects by the steam boat Maid ot Orleans, a Large & General Assortment of Groceries, which h- will be able to sell at wholesale on moderate terms. December u, 1819. 15S

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NIXES' WEEKLY REGIS-

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ports, at the cost of the editor, but the risk of the purchaser. Files arc sold cr.ly fcr cash. Subscribers may begin at what period they please, but it is recommended, (so that they may have a complete work w hile they receive it), that they should commence with a volume. The safe carriage of money remitted by mail is guaranteed but it is expected that the postoge will be paid. Subscribers received at this oflice.

Madison Land airenevThe subscribers have opened a Land Agency Office, in the town ot Madhton, Indiana, for the purchr.se and sale ot lands and of general land intelligence. A register will be kept of lands offered for sale by individuals, and information given ot their qualities and local advantages, to emigrants and others; all persons holding the tide ot lands cither by bond, certili cate or patent, may deposite the same together with their terms of sale, which will be open for the inspection of any person wishing to purchase. They will transact on commission or for a reasonable compensation, all kinds ot negociation connected with real estate such as purchasing eithcr ot individuals or of the ollices of tiie United States tiayirvjr taxes, &c. and will act as at-ents in all landed concerns. As it is the intention of the proprietors to render this establishment both permanent and useful, it is scarcely necessary to add, that no exertion shall be wanting on their part, to merit the confidence and patronage of tho;.e who may wish to make use of their services in the above business. All kinds ot conveyancing, either by bond, deed or mortgage, will be attended to. Sosoon as any section of the new purchase may be offered tor sale, by the general government, maps descriptive of tfie soil, water courses, ic. occ. also plats of all the unentered lands, with field notes which describe the quality and soil will be kept, to which references may be had, and such other local and geographical information, as may be advantageous to the purchasers. WM. C. ENOS, J. T. DROWN. Madison, Feb. 17, 1820. 65 N. B. it is apprehensive that those persons who are wishing to dispose of their lands in this section of the countrv, with an iutentiou of going to the newpurchase or elsewhere, would do well to deposite their titles and terms in thh office. Letters addressed in the name of the lirm to this place, (post paid) will receive prompt attention. NO I ICE. I expect to set off for Philadelphia, about the hrt of April; I therefore request all persons indebted to me, for goods, to call and settle their accounts, prior to that time. I.T. CANBY. Madison, Feb. 28, 1820. 67

NOTICE. The copartnership cf David M'Clure, & Co. has been this day dissolved, by mutual consent. All those indebted to the firm arc requested to make immediate payment to D. M'Clure, or suits must be commenced, for the collection ot the same. DAVID M'CLURE, TUOS SLOO, Jr.

THE HIGHEST PRiCE Witi be given by Vm and Henry Shannon for wW Oats, T.dlow and Hides, ' Win, Shannon's store in Ajat? son, Indiana. Au-st 24-, 1819. l44 OFFICE OF THE EMIGRANT SOCIETY. At a late meeting of the b rectors of the Madison . grant Society, they agreed wir'p) Mr. Nathan B. Palmer to open on behalf of the society, an officJ of Intelligence in this 'town. Having made this selection of the agent, and being Ue!j satisfied of his ability and zeal to effect the objects of the society, the directors hereby recom. mend Mr. Palmer and his office to the attention of emigrants and others. In this oflice, according f0 notice already given, wij 5 deposited whatever can kCQ lected to render the esta5sJi " ment interesting and useful t0" the emigrant, and to those wha arc engaged to promote the im. provement cf our town and vicinity specially, and oi Indiana in general. Books, maps, surveys, ctl. tries, articles of informjuor. wiilbeopen free to theinpectVoa of all who call at the oilic:. All information will be giver, readily and gratuitously, and especially tj the Emigrant, whose benefit and convenient will be faitlituily consulted bj Mr. Palmer. By order of the Directors TUOS. C. SEARLE,

(.or. ScC. I K LLLiLi 1 .L OiDr.RS. The sixth regiment ot W;. ana militia, is divided into tut j batalions in the following are;, ner, viz: The first Batalion to be era. posed of the companies coat, manded by captains Thiuras Douglas, James Burns, Jcha Meek, N. D. G rover and Lieut. John M'Ocland. The second ;Bittalion of the regt. afored, will be composed ot the companies commanded by captains Rucl Custer, Henry SjIuts, Beniamin Brooks and lku:caant John L. M'Croskv. R. c. talbo i r, co . 6th. regt. I. M. N. B. the regimental nailer will be held at the hoasj ot Saml. Led-rerwood on txe 2S.i1 dav of Oct. next; the 1st battalion will muster in the town cf Madison on the 20th diy otMaj next; the second battalion vul muster at the house of John Mi nor, near Pittsburgh, on t.c 27th day of Miy next; the drill muster will be held at the house of Saml. Ledgervvood otitic 18th and 19th ot August r.cxt. The icgimental court of f quiry will be on the 1 st Monday of November next, at ; place of mustering the regt; tw court of appeals at the place on the ist Monday off Cember next. LAND SPECULA! 0 K6 LOOK AT 1 HIS. The Subscriber will sell tfollowing property, viz: k Nos. 46 and 47 in the townct Vernon, No,. 96, 97, ol'l'l & 130, the in town ot Vcva'jIJ one quarter section ot hnJ ' David's settlement. A of two years will be given, w bond with approved iccurw will be required. For further particulars aff ) li to the subscriber m m-m -STEPHEN ANIMUS March 1, iSao. S U OA K WANTED. Cash will be given (or try suxir at this oJlvej?,l