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Dcwoteb to ©emperante, ill oralitn, /literature, ^Vrts, Science, Business nni> (General intelligence. ULYSSES WARD, Editor and Proprietor. [ DAILY, j Kev.J.T. WARD, Asxintant Editor. VOL. I. NO 204. WASHINGTON, 1). C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1846. PRICE ONE CENT. THE COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN, EDITED AND PUBLISHED DAILY BY ULYSSES WARD. ASSISTED BY HIS SON, K K V . J. T. W A H r>. Jit One. Cent -per Number. A I.SO, THE WEEKLY FOUNTAIN, AI 3 rents per number, per year. 3 subscribers, $2. Office on Pennsylvania* avenue, a few doors East of the Railroail. TF.RMS OF ADVF.RTISlNfi. 1 square of 14 lines, 1 insertion 37 els.] I do u u u 2 insertions 62 " 1 do « 3 " 75 « 1 u 3 times per weeK for three months' $3 75 1 line 1 insertion 6 cts. For every subsequent insertion 3 " Business cards of »> lines for 3 times per week for three months $1 001 For one year 3 00 Payable invariably in advance. Printing of every description neatly executed: such as Books, Pamphlets, Cir¬ culars, Cards, Handbills, etc., etc., on as good terms as at any other office. While the "Columbian Fountain" will be devoted to the cause of Temperance, its columns will be enriched by original articles on subjects calculated to interest, instruct, and benefit its readers. It is intended so to blend variety, amusement, and instruction, as that the various tastes of its patrons may be (as far as it is practicable) gratified. Commerce, Literature, and Science, and every other subject of interest, not inconsis¬ tent with Temperance and morality, will re¬ ceive the earnest attention of the publisher. Nothing of a sectarian, political, or personal character will be admitted. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS. The Eastern Mail for Baltimore, Philadel¬ phia, New York an J Boston, closes at 4.J and 9 P. M. daily, except on Saturday nights. No mails sent East of Baltimore on Sunday morning. The mails from the above cities arrive daily at 9 A. M. and 8 P. M. except Sunday night. The Western Mail closes at 9 P. M. and arrives at 8 P. M. daily. The Southern Mail closes at 8 A. M. and arrives at 5 P. M. daily. Office open from 7 A. M. to 9 P. M. daily, except Sunday, on which day it is open from 7j A. M. to 10 A. M.. and from 12 M. to 1J P. M., and from 7 to 9 P. M. Mew House-Furnishing Ware Room. THE subscriber respectfully informs his custom¬ ers and the public general'y, that he his opened a Ware Room on 9th street, near the ave¬ nue, where he is continually receiving FRESH SUPPLIES of goods in the House-keepers line; »iz: AMERICAN AND BRITISH CTTTLERY, Shrivels and Tongs, Holloware, Woodware, Brush¬ es, Baskets, Britaniaware, Teat rays, Velocipedes, together with a large collection of USEFUL and FANCY articles, too numerous to mention. Sale store at the old sland, Pennsyjvania avenue, near 9th street. GEO. SAVAGE. feb 27-tf | JUST RECEIVED. Super black and colored Cloths ft. Cassimeres Do Merino and Marseilles Vesting* ' Do Jeans, Gambroons, and Drillings Do Bereges, Lawns, and Ginghams Do Chintzes, Calicoes, and Muslins Alpacas and Plaid Silks Furniture Calicoes and Curtain Muslins Whit# Cambrics and Plaid Muslins Shawls and Scarfs Fancy Handkerchiefs, Glove* and Mils Bleached and Brown Sheeting and Shirting Cottons Bed-tickings, Osnaburgs Penitentiary Plaid Cottons and Checks White and colored Cotton Hose, assorted. Together with almost every article usually kept in a Dry-Goods Store. Bargains, and no mistake. Call at WM. M. PERRY'S, ad door west of 7th street, opposite Centre Market. april9-tf JUST RECEIVED. "VJOW landing a cargo of White Pine Lumber, xN consisting of 4-4, 6-4 and 8-4 Select and com¬ mon cullings, Hemlock Rails, Cherry, Ash, Poplar, and Maple, together with a general assortment of building materials, which will be sold low for cash or short notes. FOR RENT..Two nearly new H story brick b*uses on 11 th street, between G and H streets. Enquire at the Lumber Yard, 12th street and Ca¬ nal. WARD <k LENMAN. june I .tf C. ECKLOFP A SONS, MERCHANT TAILORS, South tide of Pennsylvania avenue, be/ween 12th and 13th streets, WOULD respectfully call the attention of the public to their assortment of Spring and Summer Goods, of the latest stylos. They believe t 'lem to be unsurpassed in beauty and fabric. It is suggested to all who are in want of articles in our line to examine our goods, prices, ike. We have no doubt they will be fully satisfied of the fact that our goods, cut, finish ami prices, are unexcep¬ tionable in all their requisites. We have at all times a large and fashionable as¬ sortment of READV MADE CLOTHING on hand, of our own make, which we can with confi- tlence recommend as being of superior finish, which, together with an assortment of Karicy Articles, ren¬ ders our stock well worthy the attention of the public. apri! 28-tf. [Nat. Intelligencer cod I m.] I) A R 1 S MILLINERV, Just openetl nt Mrs S. Parker's Fancy Store. LA|*il I. BUSINESS CARDS. BENJAMIN ROMANS, Auctioneer aiul Commission Merchant, Between 10th and 11 th Streets, fronting Penn* sylvania Avenue. Sales of Real Estate, Furniture, and Personal Property, attended to at any place within the city, march 9-tf D1 ENN1S PUMPHREY'S Livery Stable, cor- ner of fith and C. streets. Horses and Car¬ riages to hir». Horses taken at livery, and kept in the best manner. A. GLADMON, House Carpenter and Joiner. Shop corner of 9/A and M streets, Washington. Where, at all times, Sash, Blinds, Doors, &c., can be had. All manner of work in his line will be ex¬ ecuted at the shortest notice. HOMCEOPATHY..Dr. Jonas Green,(late of Philadelphia,) tenders his professional ser¬ vices to the citizens of Washington and its vicinity, as z practitioner oC the Homoeopathic system of me¬ dicine. His residence is on C street, near 3d. dec 33-tf BRISCOE & CLARKE, Dealers in Cloths, Cas simerea, Vestings, &c., Pennsylvania avenue, a few doors west of Brown's Hotel. TSAAC STODDARD..Blacksmithing in gene- I ral, on Four and a half, between E and F sts. Work done cheap. WILLIAM P. SHEDD, Old.Centre Market, opposite ./. Wullters. KEEPS constantly for sale all kinds of fresh meats; meat well dressed, and at moderate prices. march 11.tf PRESLEY SIMPSON, Pennsylvania Avenue, North side, 2d door tost of l l'/t street, keeps a general assortment of Family Grocenes. A NDRKW J. JOYCE, Horse Shoeing and Smithing Establishment, successor to John Daley, corner of 14th and E streets, near Fuller's Hotel. Thankful for the patronage he has receiv ed from a liberal public, he solicits a coirtinuanc* of the same. WH. GUN NELL.Dealer in Lumber, , Lime, Wood, &c. Corner of Canal and Gth streets, near Pennsylvania Avenue. DR. HAMILTON P. HOWARD, tenders his professional services to the citizens of Wash¬ ington, D. C. He may be found at Dr. F. Howj ard's, N. E. corner of F and 11th sts. Dec. 2. RICHARD YANSANT, Merchant Tailor and Gentlemens furnishing store, Pennsylvania avenue, between 14th and 15th streets, and adjoining Fuller's Hotel. march 12.tf WM."NOELL, Venitian Blind maker, south side Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and 10th streets. Bfinds of all sir.es and colors, fur- nished to order. Old blinds retrimmed and painted. JONATHAN T. WALKER.House car¬ penter and joiner on K street, shop corner K and 3th streets. FRANCIS Y. NAYLOR, Copper, Tin, Sheet-Iron and Stove Manufacturer. Rooting, Guttering, Spouting, &c. Houth side Pennsylvania avenue, near Third-street, Wash¬ ington, City, D. C. C. H. VAN PATTEN, M. D., Dentist, PERFORMS all operations upon the Teeth, Gums and Mouth, with the greatest care and skill. Office near Brown's Hotel, and next door to Todd's Hat Store. feb 25-ly CHEAP FOR CASH!! L. S. DECK At SON, I louse-Furnishing Store, Pennsylvania Avenue, South side, between 9th and 10th streets, Washington. We have on hand new and second-hand goods: such as Bedsteads, Beds, and Bedding ; Tables, ('hairs, Bureaus and Sideboards; China, Glass, and Crockery ware, Cutlery, Hollow-ware of every variety, Shovels and Tongs, Carpets, Brooms, Brushes, Willow and Woodenware; with a va¬ riety of articles too numerous to mention, apr 16 I. S. BALL, Dealer in Tobacco, Snuff 4" Cigars, Pennsylvania Avenue, between Fullers 4* Gallabrun's lUtel. april 22. IS. BALL also repairs Watches and Jewelry. t april 22-tf EARTHENWARK, CHINA AND GLASS, rn PDRSELL, Importer and Dealer in E. Ware, I , China and Glass, wholesale and retail, at liis store, opposite. Brown's Hotel, Pennsylvania avenue, Washington city, D. C. (CUPPING, LEECHING AND BLEEDING y A large supply of l>est Sweedish Leeches, already on hand, to be applied or for sale, by SAML. DEVAIJGHN, 9th street. Who also has ICE for sale whenever called for, as above. april 2-tf W WHITNEY. Boot and Shoe Dealer, , opposite Brown's Hotel, Pennsylvania Avenue, has received his fall stock of Boots and Shoes suitable for plantation use, he invite# the at¬ tention of those who wish such articles, and prom¬ ises them good bargains. GEORGE COLLARD, DEALER IN LUMBER, WOOD, COAL, LIME SAND, AND CEMENT, Comer of Qthst.atul Missouri Avenue. Nov. 4 ^ I). (JLAGETT & CO., DEALERS IN FANCY AND STAI'LK DKY <1001)8, CARPET1NG8, OIL CLOTHS, CURTAIN HTUFF8, Ac. Comer of 9th street Venn, avenue, Washington, d. c. EMJRNITIIRE..New and second hand, daily re¬ ceived. For sale, on reasonable terms, hy B. HOMANS, april IS. Between 10th and 11th streets. J. E. W. THOMPSON, CABINET MAKER UNDERTAKER, F between 13th and 14th sts.. n""'1, *#* IIrarses krj>l, and funerals uttindfd lo.1 Nov. 4.y Hardware! Hardware!! Hardware!!! K. WHEELER, Pen"- Avenlle, near 7l!i street. I FAS just opened an entire new and well select- |i e.d assortment of Hardware, Cutlery and Fancy Goods, which lie offers for sale at whole¬ sale or retail, on as accommodating terms as they can be trad in the district. . His stock consists in part of the following arti¬ cles : Roger's k. Son's and others' Table Cutlery in complete sets, Ivory, Buffalo, Buck, Bone, and Cocoa Dining, and Desert Knives and Forks, Ger¬ man Silver, and Brittannia,Tea and Table Spoons, Penknives, Razors, Scissors, Nut Picks, and Crackers, Cooks', Butchers,' Shoe and Carving Knives, Snuffers and Trays, Plated, Steel and Brass Audirons, Shovels and Tongs, Shovel and Tong Stands, and Fenders, Tea Trays and Wal¬ ters, in sets and separately, Bellmetal and Porce- lian Preserving Kettles, Iron, Tin, Tea Kettles and Sauce Pans, Long and Short Handle Frying Pans, and Stove Pans, Ovens and Lids, Pots, Skillets, C;riddles and extra Lids, Iron Furnaces, Potatoe Steamers, Mortars and Pestles, Warfle Irons Sad Irons, Skimmers, Ladles and Forks, Cottee Mills, Sifters, Bread Toasters, &c., Shovels, Spades, Forks, Hay and Straw Knives, Axes, Hatchets, Hammers, Saws and Planes, Cut, wrought and Horse Shoe Nails, Cut Tacks pat. Brads and Spara¬ bles, Rim, Cottage, Mortise and Stock Locks, Closet, Cupboard, Till, Chest, Trunk and Pad Locks, Mortise' Stop, Knob and Thumb Latches, and Baits, Table, Butt, Parliament, H. L. &. Strap Hinges, Palmer's pal. Blind Hinges, to fastei back and to Farnltam's pat. Window Blind lis¬ teners, Common and Axle Sash Pulleys and sash Cord New England Co. Wood Screws all sizes, Sofa'Springs, Bed Screws, Castors and Furniture Knobs, Curtain Bands and Pins, Iron arid Brass Hai and Coat Hooks, Single and Double Barrel Guns and Apparatus, Brushes, Combs, Buttons, Needles and Pins, Shoe Thread, Cotton, Worsted, Diaper, Boot and Straining Web, Curry Combs, Horse Cards, Wool Cards, Ox, Trace Halters, Backhand and Dog Chains, Brass, Copper and Iron Wire Round, Flat and Square Irou, Hoop and Band'lron, Nail Rods, Burdens' pat. Horse Shoes, Carriage Springs, Wagon Boxes, American and English Blister, Cast and Sheer Steel, &c., &c All of which, he will sell as low as can be had at any regular Hardware Houae in the city. Washington, Nov. 4, 1845. nOMBS, BRUSHES, AND PERFUMERY.. I i We have just returned from the North with an extensive assortment of the above-named articles, and are now ready to supply our customers with the best and freshest Perfumery, consisting of lo- matuma, Ox Marrow, and Oils for beautify ing and promoting the growth of the hair; Cold Cream, Lip Salve, Bay Rum, Farina Cologne, Lubin's Ex¬ tracts for the handkerchief, with a great variety of English and French Hair Brushes. Also Shell, Buffalo, and Horn dressing, tuck, and side Combs; Nail and Tooth Brushes; a very tine article of Purses, all of which we are determined to sell cheaper than the cheapest. S. PARKER'S Perfumery and Fancy Store, bet. 9th and 10th streets, Pennsylvania avenue. nov 4.tf n korgew7~clarkeTbuilder, and ITGE*ER~1h FURNISHING UNDERTAKER corner of Virginia avenue L anil 9//i street, near the Aami Yard Gate.or at his residence, on the west side of 111h street, near the eastern Branch bridge .Thankful for the liberal patronage with which he has already been favored,he respectfully solicits a continuance of the same. Always on hand, ready for use, line, Cherry, Walnut, Poplar, and Mahogany, which he manu¬ factures into Coffins at the shortest notice, and on the most reasonable terms Hearse and carriages furnished at the shortest notice. All orders thankfully received and prompt¬ ly attended to at all hours, if left at the above place. jy B. Carpenters work in all its branches done on the most reasonable terms, and at the shortest Old Furniture repaired and varnished, and made look equal to new. dec 18-6m LOOK THIS WAY EVERY BODY: Painting done by the art of Hocus Poous. rilHOMAS HILTON. House, Sign, and Orna- J. mental Painter. Old Chairs repainted, and Furniture varnished. He will be ready tor the prompt execution of work at all times, on the most, reasonable terms. Shop on 12th street between (i and H streets. march 12 ' / 1IJMBERLAND COAL, from the celebrated (j mines of the Maryland Mining Compa¬ ny, and of a quality better than any heretofore of- FJed in this market, can be had by thj caHoad. or smaller <luan<V^j J* j Yard, Centre-market, feb 6.tf 1 MEDICAL notice. PHILANDER WOULD offers his proles- D ,ions! service* to the citizens of Washington. Office on Pennsylvania avenue, opposite Messrs. Bwwn'sHotel. 11T',m New l lour rpHE subscriber has taken the warehouse on the 1 north side of water street, opposite Messrs lLd& Hon, and intends keeping a supply of all the various grades of flour. He will endeavor to make it the interest of dealers in the article to give him a call as he is determined to sell at small pro- hun a can, as n LEWIS BROOKS, 7 Water street, Georgetown. jjT HOWARD'S IMPKOVKl) CHEMICAL Chloride Koap. HIS SOAP has fully stood the test of experi¬ ence and is deservedly more celebrate.! than any other in use, for rendering the skin smooth and Jt, removing chaps, pimply Mem.she. ; for the preservation of the teeth and gums and the cure of offensive breath ; for cleansing and healing Dores and wounds ; for preserving and curing cuta¬ neous diseases particularly m infants; for bleac ing muslins and handkerchiefs, and for the removal of grease, paint, tar, Ac., from clothing. It is ul o mwh esteemed as a Shaving Soap. Prepared only Z THOMAS P. MORGAN, Chemist, ¦> (Successor to r . Howard,) Washington, D. C. For sale by the Druggie of the District, may 13-1 m i A Car«l. IIHE undersigned, considering himself duly _L qualified, offers his services to the cituens of Washington for the drawing of plans and spe¬ cifications of dwelling or other houses, and also as measurer of builders' work. Charges moderate H may be consulted between the hours of 9 and U o'clock, A. M.,at Mr. Purdy s Office, Lumber Yard, 7th street, Mflrket-IIou^ ^vmre. B 27.t f JOHN 0. HARK NESS. | C. 11. MUNCH, Gun, lAKhmilh, ami Bell-Hanger, D, Between 6th nnd Street*. T1 T P 0 E TRY. Its words Are lew, hut deep and solemn, and they hreak I* iesh I ruin t he lonnt. ill Ift-ling..P&rcivu/. LAMRNT OF THE SRLF RXILF.I). The following was written by one who had drank deeply lrom the cup of prosperity.and whose name lor a long time was honored among the'gieat and good. Well fitted by ed ncation and talents to move m the highest cir cles ol society, long days of happiness and prosperity seemed hofore him; but by a sudden change of fortune he was compelled to leave his family and flee from his country. Oh ! that it were an idle dream, That vexed my sleep in midnight hour, And sent its dark and fitful gleam Across the heart with fearful power! I then again should happy be, And wake my former joys to see. Oh ! that it were a transcient cloud, How dark and fierce soe'r its form, I hat poured its flood, and thundered loud In all the terrors of the storm ! J then could list its dying voice, And soon in brighter skies rejoice. Alas ! alas ! this dream of life Is all a sad real it y; A storm of vengeance and of strife, Which closes with vitality. I must till dealh abide its spellj i ill dealh be toss'd upon its swell. Where are those days of joy and mirlh, Those hours from care and sorrow free, Which once, around mv father's hearth, Were happy days and hours to me? They re passed away like rainbow dyes, While 1 am left 'neath darkened skies. I hose recent scenes where pleasure dwelt, And friends and lovedcompanions came, And at the social altar knelt In fervent prayer to God's great name. These too are numbered with the past. And scattered by this sweeping blast. My country, children, friends and borne, Those links of life forever dear, Ilow can I flee, and from them roam Where all is cold, where all is drear! 'Tis death.'tis suicide indeed! This wounded heart must ever"bl«-ed. And can 1 not escape such woe ? Is there no mighty helper nigh, Where I may to his footstool go, And humbly pour my suppliant cry ! My God.be thou my guide and stay, For thou canst turn my night to day. CHOICE READING. " II you enlighten the people, do not lorget that thi* is hut half the work, l.et them Int made virtuous and religious, or you leave them mure exposed to danger than they were before." CHRISTIAN CHARITY. Christian charity is universal benevo¬ lence, obeying the injuucliau, 'love thy neighbor as thyself,' and being always in readiness, without grudging, to bestow their goods to feed the poor, as their Heavenly f1 ather in his bountiful goodness hath given unto thetn all things necessary for life and godliness. As faithful stewards of the manifold grace of God, it is the duty of all Christians to ap¬ propriate the means which he has placed in their hands, to the furtherance of his cause, and the relief of his needy followers, not burying the Lord's money as slothful ser¬ vants, nor laying up treasures on earth, where moth and dust doth corrupt, and thieves breakthrough and steal. The word of charity is also employed in the sense of love. The Apostle Paul, writing to the church of Corinth uses it in this.he says : 'Though I speak with the tongues of men, and angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling sym¬ bol. And though I have the gift of prophe¬ cy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge: and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though 1 bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have no charity, it proliteth me nothing.. Charity suffereth long and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketli no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, en- durfth all things. Charity never laileth.' And in concluding the chapter, he says : 'And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three, but the greatest of these is charity.' 'GOD IS LOVE.' How much docs the beloved apostle com¬ prehend in this short sentence, God is love! How simple in words, yet how sublime in idea ! It were not enough to say that the Infinite, Incomprehensible Jehovah is love¬ ly, but He is love ! And what follows from (his great truth in Theology ? Every thing which is life-in¬ spiring in Christianity. Jf 'God is love,' then it is always to be a prominent char¬ acteristic in the children of God. He that dwelleth in God, dwells in love. Men are Godlike when they abound in love. In j ust so far as Christians are of God, they are tilled with love; they love one another and .ill men. In just so lar as they hate one another, they are not of God, in this they are not the children nor imitators of Him who is love. Love is the main-spring of all truly Chris¬ tian effort. Behold their enemies must con¬ fess, how these Christians love one another, when churches and denominations are so in God as to dwell in love. He that loveth is begotten of God; he that loveth not, is not born of God, for God is love. My breth¬ ren, let us love, not in word only, but iu deed, and in truth..Morning Star. HOPE OF THE CHRISTIANS. Our daily observation and experience proves to us, that hope springs continually within the breast of man. If he under¬ takes n scheme, and fails of accomplishing it to his mind, hope will nerve him up to the undertaking of another, and so on to the end of life. It is right that it should be so. 'Were it not for this, life would be insupportable. But there are times, when the delusive hopes of this world cannot give peace to the soul.when sorrow, trouble and affliction overtake us.when health, fortune and friends are gone,.how dreary, how inconsolable, how sad our lot, did not the hope of the gospel incite us to look forward lo fairer prospects, and did not one blight spot appear through sorrow's clouds, which tells us all is not darkness. that light may yet shine upon us ; and while we view this bright spot, our drooping spirits are revived, and a hope of belted, brighter ptospects cheers our heart*, aud gives us life within. Misfortune's storms may rage, and sorrow's waves dash ; trials and troubled, with a foaming fury, rush in on every side, and even death's dark wa¬ ters be full in view ; yet if we ride in the bark of christian hope, we need not fear, . 'twill bear us safe through life's tempes¬ tuous seas.outride the dark waters of death, and conduct us to the haven of eter¬ nal rest, where peace like a river, will for¬ ever flow to the soul. family pkayer. Ill binding a family together in peace and love, there is no human influence like that of domestic prayer. Uniting thein in a common object, it unites their sympathies and desires. Raising their hearts to hea¬ ven, it brings them all together in the pre¬ sence of God. The family altar is an asy¬ lum to which they repair from the cares and toils of life; reminding them of the rest reserved in heaven, it unites them in effects of faith and obedience for its attain¬ ment. Earth has no holier spot than a house thus sanctified by prayer.where the voice of supplication and thanksgiving con¬ secrates every day ; where the word of God is devoutly read, and young and old unite to show forth all His praise. It mav be humble, but itis holy. Poverty may be there, and sorrow.but its inmates are rich in faith, and joyous in the Holy Ghost. Sickness may enter it, but it comes like an angel of peace and mercy. HOOKS FOR KALE, fly U. Ward Son, at their New Store on Pcnn. Avenue, near Railroad Depot. School Books. Emerson's Arithmetic, Part* 1,2 and 3; Milch nil's Geography and Atlas; Webster's School Die tionary ; Webster's Lar^e Hvo. Dictionary ; Schol- nrs' Companion; Hazen's .Speller ami Definer, Smith's Arithmetic; English Reader; .Smith's En¬ glish Grammar; Parley's Common School History; Goodrich's History of the United State*; Oood rich's History of France; Wilson* United Stales; Robbin'a Outline of History. Temperance Books. Life of John B. Cough; Wedding Days; .Ie«*e .Johnson and His Times; Autobiography of a He- formed Drunkard; Death by Measitre; It Will Not Injure Me; The Drunkard's Doom; War of 4(>t>i» Years; Young Man's Guide. Religious Rooks. Mowers History of the Popes; World Display¬ ed; Havward s Hook of Religion; Hinton's His¬ tory of Baptism ; Backus Church Hi»tory; Cote's Life of Melanc.thon ; Watts' and Rippon's collection ol Hymns; Hall's Help to Zion's Travelers; White¬ head s Life of Wesley, with an Introduction by T. C. Stockton; ChrisUan World, by Rev. T. C. Stocky ton; Bible Companion. Miscellaneous Books. American Pocket Library; Confessions of a Schoolmaster; Art of Conversing; Something New; Floating Flowers; Kussel's France; Consumption Prevented; Chase's Trial; History of Lancaster county; Bible Quadrupeds; Historical Collection*; Miriam on the Power of Truth; Young's Night Thoughts; Washington City Directory for 1846; Force's Picture of Washington; Congressional Di¬ rectory for 184fi; Foster's Practical Book-Keeping; Seare's Guide to Knowledge; Sowing and Reap¬ ing; Lives of the Necromancers. Together with many olher useful Books, for sale cheap at the New Book Store at the Columbian Fountain Office m U. WARD 4. BON

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Dcwoteb to ©emperante, ill oralitn, /literature, ^Vrts, Science, Business nni> (General intelligence.ULYSSES WARD, Editorand Proprietor. [ DAILY, jKev.J.T. WARD, Asxintant Editor.

VOL. I. NO 204. WASHINGTON, 1). C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1846. PRICE ONE CENT.THE COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN,

EDITED AND PUBLISHED DAILYBY ULYSSES WARD.

ASSISTED BY HIS SON,K K V . J. T. W A H r>.

Jit One. Cent -per Number.A I.SO,

THE WEEKLY FOUNTAIN,AI 3 rents per number, per year.

3 subscribers, $2.Office on Pennsylvania* avenue, a few

doors East of the Railroail.TF.RMS OF ADVF.RTISlNfi.

1 square of 14 lines, 1 insertion 37 els.]I do u u u 2 insertions 62 "

1 do " « « 3 " 75 «

1 u 3 times per weeK for threemonths' $3 75

1 line 1 insertion 6 cts.For every subsequent insertion 3 "

Business cards of »> lines for 3 timesper week for three months $1 001

For one year 3 00Payable invariably in advance.

Printing of every description neatlyexecuted: such as Books, Pamphlets, Cir¬culars, Cards, Handbills, etc., etc., on as

good terms as at any other office.While the "Columbian Fountain" will

be devoted to the cause of Temperance, itscolumns will be enriched by original articleson subjects calculated to interest, instruct,and benefit its readers. It is intended so toblend variety, amusement, and instruction,as that the various tastes of its patrons maybe (as far as it is practicable) gratified.Commerce, Literature, and Science, andevery other subject of interest, not inconsis¬tent with Temperance and morality, will re¬

ceive the earnest attention of the publisher.Nothing of a sectarian, political, or personalcharacter will be admitted.

MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.The Eastern Mail for Baltimore, Philadel¬

phia, New York an J Boston, closes at 4.J and9 P. M. daily, except on Saturday nights.No mails sent East of Baltimore on Sunday

morning.The mails from the above cities arrive daily

at 9 A. M. and 8 P. M. except Sunday night.The Western Mail closes at 9 P. M. and

arrives at 8 P. M. daily.The Southern Mail closes at 8 A. M. and

arrives at 5 P. M. daily.Office open from 7 A. M. to 9 P. M. daily,

except Sunday, on which day it is open from7j A. M. to 10 A. M.. and from 12 M. to 1JP. M., and from 7 to 9 P. M.

Mew House-Furnishing WareRoom.

THE subscriber respectfully informs his custom¬ers and the public general'y, that he his

opened a Ware Room on 9th street, near the ave¬

nue, where he is continually receiving FRESHSUPPLIES of goods in the House-keepers line;»iz:AMERICAN AND BRITISH CTTTLERY,

Shrivels and Tongs, Holloware, Woodware, Brush¬es, Baskets, Britaniaware, Teatrays, Velocipedes,together with a large collection of USEFUL andFANCY articles, too numerous to mention. Salestore at the old sland, Pennsyjvania avenue, near

9th street. GEO. SAVAGE.feb 27-tf |

JUST RECEIVED.Super black and colored Cloths ft. CassimeresDo Merino and Marseilles Vesting* '

Do Jeans, Gambroons, and DrillingsDo Bereges, Lawns, and GinghamsDo Chintzes, Calicoes, and Muslins

Alpacas and Plaid SilksFurniture Calicoes and Curtain MuslinsWhit# Cambrics and Plaid MuslinsShawls and ScarfsFancy Handkerchiefs, Glove* and MilsBleached and Brown Sheeting and Shirting

CottonsBed-tickings, OsnaburgsPenitentiary Plaid Cottons and ChecksWhite and colored Cotton Hose, assorted.

Together with almost every article usually keptin a Dry-Goods Store. Bargains, and no mistake.Call at WM. M. PERRY'S,ad door west of 7th street, opposite Centre Market.

april9-tfJUST RECEIVED.

"VJOW landing a cargo of White Pine Lumber,xN consisting of 4-4, 6-4 and 8-4 Select and com¬

mon cullings, Hemlock Rails, Cherry, Ash, Poplar,and Maple, together with a general assortment of

building materials, which will be sold low for cash

or short notes.FOR RENT..Two nearly new H story brick

b*uses on 11 th street, between G and H streets.

Enquire at the Lumber Yard, 12th street and Ca¬nal. WARD <k LENMAN.

june I .tf

C. ECKLOFP A SONS,MERCHANT TAILORS,

South tide of Pennsylvania avenue, be/ween 12thand 13th streets,

WOULD respectfully call the attention of thepublic to their assortment of Spring and

Summer Goods, of the latest stylos. They believet 'lem to be unsurpassed in beauty and fabric.

It is suggested to all who are in want of articlesin our line to examine our goods, prices, ike. Wehave no doubt they will be fully satisfied of the factthat our goods, cut, finish ami prices, are unexcep¬tionable in all their requisites.We have at all times a large and fashionable as¬

sortment of READV MADE CLOTHING on

hand, of our own make, which we can with confi-tlence recommend as being of superior finish, which,together with an assortment of Karicy Articles, ren¬

ders our stock well worthy the attention of the

public.apri! 28-tf. [Nat. Intelligencer cod I m.]

I) A R 1 S MILLINERV, Just openetl nt MrsS. Parker's Fancy Store. LA|*il I.

BUSINESS CARDS.

BENJAMIN ROMANS,Auctioneer aiul Commission Merchant,Between 10th and 11 th Streets, fronting Penn*

sylvania Avenue.Sales of Real Estate, Furniture, and Personal

Property, attended to at any place within the city,march 9-tf

D1ENN1S PUMPHREY'S Livery Stable, cor-ner of fith and C. streets. Horses and Car¬

riages to hir». Horses taken at livery, and keptin the best manner.

A. GLADMON,House Carpenter and Joiner.

Shop corner of 9/A and M streets, Washington.Where, at all times, Sash, Blinds, Doors, &c., can

be had. All manner of work in his line will be ex¬

ecuted at the shortest notice.

HOMCEOPATHY..Dr. Jonas Green,(late ofPhiladelphia,) tenders his professional ser¬

vices to the citizens of Washington and its vicinity,as z practitioner oC the Homoeopathic system ofme¬dicine. His residence is on C street, near 3d.dec 33-tf

BRISCOE & CLARKE, Dealers in Cloths, Cassimerea, Vestings, &c., Pennsylvania avenue,

a few doors west of Brown's Hotel.TSAAC STODDARD..Blacksmithing in gene-I ral, on Four and a half, between E and F sts.Work done cheap.

WILLIAM P. SHEDD,Old.Centre Market, opposite ./. Wullters.

KEEPS constantly for sale all kinds of freshmeats; meat well dressed, and at moderate

prices.march 11.tf

PRESLEY SIMPSON, Pennsylvania Avenue,North side, 2d door tost of l l'/t street, keeps

a general assortment of Family Grocenes.

A NDRKW J. JOYCE, Horse Shoeing andSmithing Establishment, successor to John

Daley, corner of 14th and E streets, near Fuller'sHotel. Thankful for the patronage he has received from a liberal public, he solicits a coirtinuanc*of the same.

WH. GUNNELL.Dealer in Lumber,, Lime, Wood, &c. Corner of Canal and

Gth streets, near Pennsylvania Avenue.

DR. HAMILTON P. HOWARD, tenders hisprofessional services to the citizens of Wash¬

ington, D. C. He may be found at Dr. F. Howjard's, N. E. corner of F and 11th sts. Dec. 2.

RICHARD YANSANT,Merchant Tailor and Gentlemens furnishing store,

Pennsylvania avenue, between 14th and 15thstreets, and adjoining Fuller's Hotel.

march 12.tf

WM."NOELL, Venitian Blind maker, southside Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th and

10th streets. Bfinds of all sir.es and colors, fur-nished to order. Old blinds retrimmed and painted.

JONATHAN T. WALKER.House car¬

penter and joiner on K street, shop corner Kand 3th streets.

FRANCIS Y. NAYLOR,Copper, Tin, Sheet-Iron and Stove Manufacturer.Rooting, Guttering, Spouting, &c. Houth side

Pennsylvania avenue, near Third-street, Wash¬ington, City, D. C.

C. H. VAN PATTEN, M. D., Dentist,

PERFORMS all operations upon the Teeth,Gums and Mouth, with the greatest care and

skill. Office near Brown's Hotel, and next door toTodd's Hat Store. feb 25-ly

CHEAP FOR CASH!!L. S. DECK At SON,

I louse-Furnishing Store, PennsylvaniaAvenue, South side, between 9th and 10th

streets, Washington.We have on hand new and second-hand goods:

such as Bedsteads, Beds, and Bedding ; Tables,('hairs, Bureaus and Sideboards; China, Glass,and Crockery ware, Cutlery, Hollow-ware of everyvariety, Shovels and Tongs, Carpets, Brooms,Brushes, Willow and Woodenware; with a va¬

riety of articles too numerous to mention, apr 16

I. S. BALL,Dealer in Tobacco, Snuff 4" Cigars, Pennsylvania

Avenue, between Fullers 4* Gallabrun's lUtel.april 22.

IS. BALL also repairs Watches and Jewelry.t april 22-tf

EARTHENWARK, CHINA AND GLASS,rn PDRSELL, Importer and Dealer in E. Ware,I , China and Glass, wholesale and retail, atliis store, opposite. Brown's Hotel, Pennsylvaniaavenue, Washington city, D. C.

(CUPPING, LEECHING AND BLEEDINGy A large supply of l>est Sweedish Leeches,

already on hand, to be applied or for sale, bySAML. DEVAIJGHN, 9th street.

Who also has ICE for sale whenever called for,asabove. april 2-tf

W WHITNEY. Boot and Shoe Dealer,, opposite Brown's Hotel, Pennsylvania

Avenue, has received his fall stock of Boots andShoes suitable for plantation use, he invite# the at¬tention of those who wish such articles, and prom¬ises them good bargains.

GEORGE COLLARD,DEALER IN LUMBER, WOOD, COAL, LIME

SAND, AND CEMENT,Comer of Qthst.atul Missouri Avenue.Nov. 4 ^

I). (JLAGETT & CO.,DEALERS IN FANCY AND STAI'LK DKY

<1001)8, CARPET1NG8, OIL CLOTHS,CURTAIN HTUFF8, Ac.

Comer of 9th street Venn, avenue,Washington, d. c.

EMJRNITIIRE..New and second hand, daily re¬

ceived. For sale, on reasonable terms, hyB. HOMANS,

april IS. Between 10th and 11th streets.

J. E. W. THOMPSON,CABINET MAKER UNDERTAKER,

F between 13th and 14th sts.. n""'1,*#* IIrarses krj>l, and funerals uttindfd lo.1Nov. 4.y

Hardware! Hardware!! Hardware!!!K. WHEELER, Pen"- Avenlle, near 7l!i street.I FAS just opened an entire new and well select-|i e.d assortment of Hardware, Cutlery andFancy Goods, which lie offers for sale at whole¬sale or retail, on as accommodating terms as theycan be trad in the district.

.His stock consists in part of the following arti¬cles : Roger's k. Son's and others' Table Cutleryin complete sets, Ivory, Buffalo, Buck, Bone, andCocoa Dining, and Desert Knives and Forks, Ger¬man Silver, and Brittannia,Tea and Table Spoons,Penknives, Razors, Scissors, Nut Picks, andCrackers, Cooks', Butchers,' Shoe and CarvingKnives, Snuffers and Trays, Plated, Steel andBrass Audirons, Shovels and Tongs, Shovel andTong Stands, and Fenders, Tea Trays and Wal¬ters, in sets and separately, Bellmetal and Porce-lian Preserving Kettles, Iron, Tin, Tea Kettles andSauce Pans, Long and Short Handle Frying Pans,and Stove Pans, Ovens and Lids, Pots, Skillets,C;riddles and extra Lids, Iron Furnaces, PotatoeSteamers, Mortars and Pestles, Warfle Irons SadIrons, Skimmers, Ladles and Forks, Cottee Mills,Sifters, Bread Toasters, &c., Shovels, Spades,Forks, Hay and Straw Knives, Axes, Hatchets,Hammers, Saws and Planes, Cut, wrought andHorse Shoe Nails, Cut Tacks pat. Brads and Spara¬bles, Rim, Cottage, Mortise and Stock Locks,Closet, Cupboard, Till, Chest, Trunk and PadLocks, Mortise' Stop, Knob and Thumb Latches,and Baits, Table, Butt, Parliament, H. L. &. StrapHinges, Palmer's pal. Blind Hinges, to fasteiback and to Farnltam's pat. Window Blind lis¬teners, Common and Axle Sash Pulleys and sashCord New England Co. Wood Screws all sizes,Sofa'Springs, Bed Screws, Castors and FurnitureKnobs, Curtain Bands and Pins, Iron arid BrassHai and Coat Hooks, Single and Double BarrelGuns and Apparatus, Brushes, Combs, Buttons,Needles and Pins, Shoe Thread, Cotton, Worsted,Diaper, Boot and Straining Web, Curry Combs,Horse Cards, Wool Cards, Ox, Trace Halters,Backhand and Dog Chains, Brass, Copper and IronWire Round, Flat and Square Irou, Hoop andBand'lron, Nail Rods, Burdens' pat. Horse Shoes,Carriage Springs, Wagon Boxes, American andEnglish Blister, Cast and Sheer Steel, &c., &c

All of which, he will sell as low as can be hadat any regular Hardware Houae in the city.Washington, Nov. 4, 1845.

nOMBS, BRUSHES, AND PERFUMERY..I i We have just returned from the North with anextensive assortment of the above-named articles,and are now ready to supply our customers withthe best and freshest Perfumery, consisting of lo-matuma, Ox Marrow, and Oils for beautify ing andpromoting the growth of the hair; Cold Cream,Lip Salve, Bay Rum, Farina Cologne, Lubin's Ex¬tracts for the handkerchief, with a great variety ofEnglish and French Hair Brushes.

Also Shell, Buffalo, and Horn dressing, tuck, andside Combs; Nail and Tooth Brushes; a very tinearticle of Purses, all of which we are determinedto sell cheaper than the cheapest.

S. PARKER'S Perfumery andFancy Store, bet. 9th and 10th streets,

Pennsylvania avenue. nov 4.tfn korgew7~clarkeTbuilder, andITGE*ER~1h FURNISHING UNDERTAKERcorner of Virginia avenue L anil 9//i street, near theAami Yard Gate.or at his residence, on the westside of 111h street, near the eastern Branch bridge.Thankful for the liberal patronage with whichhe has already been favored,he respectfully solicitsa continuance of the same.Always on hand, ready for use, line, Cherry,Walnut, Poplar, and Mahogany, which he manu¬

factures into Coffins at the shortest notice, and onthe most reasonable terms

Hearse and carriages furnished at the shortestnotice. All orders thankfully received and prompt¬ly attended to at all hours, if left at the above place.

jy B. Carpenters work in all its branches doneon the most reasonable terms, and at the shortest

Old Furniture repaired and varnished, and madelook equal to new. dec 18-6mLOOK THIS WAY EVERY BODY:

Painting done by the art of Hocus Poous.rilHOMAS HILTON. House, Sign, and Orna-J. mental Painter. Old Chairs repainted, andFurniture varnished. He will be ready tor theprompt execution of work at all times, on the most,reasonable terms. Shop on 12th street between(i and H streets. march 12 '

/ 1IJMBERLAND COAL, from the celebrated(j mines of the Maryland Mining Compa¬ny, and of a quality better than any heretofore of-FJed in this market, can be had by thj caHoad. or

smaller <luan<V^j J* j Yard, Centre-market,feb 6.tf 1

MEDICAL notice.PHILANDER WOULD offers his proles-D ,ions! service* to the citizens of Washington.

Office on Pennsylvania avenue, opposite Messrs.Bwwn'sHotel. 11T',m

New l lourrpHE subscriber has taken the warehouse on the1 north side of water street, opposite MessrslLd& Hon, and intends keeping a supply of allthe various grades of flour. He will endeavor tomake it the interest of dealers in the article to givehim a call as he is determined to sell at small pro-hun a can, as n

LEWIS BROOKS,7Water street, Georgetown.

jjT HOWARD'S IMPKOVKl) CHEMICALChloride Koap.

HIS SOAP has fully stood the test of experi¬ence and is deservedly more celebrate.! than

any other in use, for rendering the skin smooth andJt, removing chaps, pimply Mem.she. ; forthe preservation of the teeth and gums and thecure of offensive breath ; for cleansing and healingDores and wounds ; for preserving and curing cuta¬neous diseases particularly m infants; for bleacing muslins and handkerchiefs, and for the removalof grease, paint, tar, Ac., from clothing. It is ul o

mwh esteemed as a Shaving Soap. Prepared onlyZ THOMAS P. MORGAN, Chemist,¦>(Successor to r . Howard,)

Washington, D. C.For sale by the Druggie of the District,may 13-1m

i

A Car«l.IIHE undersigned, considering himself duly_L qualified, offers his services to the cituens

of Washington for the drawing of plans and spe¬cifications of dwelling or other houses, and also asmeasurer of builders' work. Charges moderateH may be consulted between the hours of 9 andU o'clock, A. M.,at Mr. Purdy s Office, LumberYard, 7th street, Mflrket-IIou^ ^vmre.B 27.t f JOHN 0. HARKNESS. |

C. 11. MUNCH,Gun, lAKhmilh, ami Bell-Hanger, D, Between 6th

nnd Street*.

T1

T

P 0 E TRY.Its words

Are lew, hut deep and solemn, and they hreakI* iesh I ruin t he lonnt. ill Ift-ling..P&rcivu/.LAMRNT OF THE SRLF RXILF.I).

The following was written by one who haddrank deeply lrom the cup of prosperity.andwhose name lor a long time was honoredamong the'gieat and good. Well fitted by edncation and talents to move m the highest circles ol society, long days of happiness andprosperity seemed hofore him; but by a suddenchange of fortune he was compelled to leavehis family and flee from his country.Oh ! that it were an idle dream,That vexed my sleep in midnight hour,

And sent its dark and fitful gleamAcross the heart with fearful power!

I then again should happy be,And wake my former joys to see.

Oh ! that it were a transcient cloud,How dark and fierce soe'r its form,

I hat poured its flood, and thundered loudIn all the terrors of the storm !

J then could list its dying voice,And soon in brighter skies rejoice.

Alas ! alas ! this dream of lifeIs all a sad real it y;

A storm of vengeance and of strife,Which closes with vitality.

I must till dealh abide its spellji ill dealh be toss'd upon its swell.

Where are those days ofjoy and mirlh,Those hours from care and sorrow free,

Which once, around mv father's hearth,Were happy days and hours to me?

They re passed away like rainbow dyes,While 1 am left 'neath darkened skies.

I hose recent scenes where pleasure dwelt,And friends and lovedcompanions came,

And at the social altar kneltIn fervent prayer to God's great name.

These too are numbered with the past.And scattered by this sweeping blast.

My country, children, friends and borne,Those links of life forever dear,

Ilow can I flee, and from them roam

Where all is cold, where all is drear!'Tis death.'tis suicide indeed!This wounded heart must ever"bl«-ed.

And can 1 not escape such woe ?Is there no mighty helper nigh,

Where I may to his footstool go,And humbly pour my suppliant cry !

My God.be thou my guide and stay,For thou canst turn my night to day.

CHOICE READING." II you enlighten the people, do not lorget that thi*

is hut half the work, l.et them Int made virtuous andreligious, or you leave them mure exposed to dangerthan they were before."

CHRISTIAN CHARITY.Christian charity is universal benevo¬

lence, obeying the injuucliau, 'love thyneighbor as thyself,' and being always inreadiness, without grudging, to bestow theirgoods to feed the poor, as their Heavenlyf1 ather in his bountiful goodness hath givenunto thetn all things necessary for life andgodliness.

As faithful stewards of the manifold graceof God, it is the duty of all Christians to ap¬propriate the means which he has placed intheir hands, to the furtherance of his cause,and the relief of his needy followers, not

burying the Lord's money as slothful ser¬

vants, nor laying up treasures on earth,where moth and dust doth corrupt, andthieves breakthrough and steal. The wordof charity is also employed in the sense oflove. The Apostle Paul, writing to thechurch of Corinth uses it in this.he says :

'Though I speak with the tongues of men,and angels, and have not charity, I am

become as sounding brass or a tinkling sym¬bol. And though I have the gift of prophe¬cy, and understand all mysteries, and allknowledge: and though I have all faith, so

that I could remove mountains, and havenot charity, I am nothing. And though 1bestow all my goods to feed the poor, andthough I give my body to be burned, andhave no charity, it proliteth me nothing..Charity suffereth long and is kind; charityenvieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, isnot puffed up, doth not behave unseemly,seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,thinketli no evil, rejoiceth not in iniquity,but rejoiceth in truth; beareth all things,believeth all things, hopeth all things, en-

durfth all things. Charity never laileth.'And in concluding the chapter, he says :

'And now abideth faith, hope, charity, thesethree, but the greatest of these is charity.'

'GOD IS LOVE.'

How much docs the beloved apostle com¬prehend in this short sentence, God is love!How simple in words, yet how sublime in

idea ! It were not enough to say that theInfinite, Incomprehensible Jehovah is love¬ly, but He is love !And what follows from (his great truth

in Theology ? Every thing which is life-in¬spiring in Christianity. Jf 'God is love,'then it is always to be a prominent char¬acteristic in the children of God. He thatdwelleth in God, dwells in love. Men areGodlike when they abound in love. Inj ust so far as Christians are of God, they aretilled with love; they love one another and.ill men. In just so lar as they hate one

another, they are not of God, in this theyare not the children nor imitators of Himwho is love.

Love is the main-spring of all truly Chris¬tian effort. Behold their enemies must con¬

fess, how these Christians love one another,when churches and denominations are soin God as to dwell in love. He that lovethis begotten of God; he that loveth not, isnot born ofGod, for God is love. My breth¬ren, let us love, not in word only, but iudeed, and in truth..Morning Star.

HOPE OF THE CHRISTIANS.

Our daily observation and experienceproves to us, that hope springs continuallywithin the breast of man. If he under¬takes n scheme, and fails of accomplishingit to his mind, hope will nerve him up tothe undertaking of another, and so on tothe end of life. It is right that it shouldbe so. 'Were it not for this, life would beinsupportable. But there are times, whenthe delusive hopes of this world cannotgive peace to the soul.when sorrow,trouble and affliction overtake us.whenhealth, fortune and friends are gone,.howdreary, how inconsolable, how sad our lot,did not the hope of the gospel incite us tolook forward lo fairer prospects, and did notone blight spot appear through sorrow'sclouds, which tells us all is not darkness.that light may yet shine upon us ; and whilewe view this bright spot, our droopingspirits are revived, and a hope of belted,brighter ptospects cheers our heart*, audgives us life within. Misfortune's stormsmay rage, and sorrow's waves dash ; trialsand troubled, with a foaming fury, rush inon every side, and even death's dark wa¬ters be full in view ; yet if we ride in thebark of christian hope, we need not fear,. 'twill bear us safe through life's tempes¬tuous seas.outride the dark waters ofdeath, and conduct us to the haven of eter¬nal rest, where peace like a river, will for¬ever flow to the soul.

family pkayer.

Ill binding a family together in peace andlove, there is no human influence like thatof domestic prayer. Uniting thein in a

common object, it unites their sympathiesand desires. Raising their hearts to hea¬ven, it brings them all together in the pre¬sence of God. The family altar is an asy¬lum to which they repair from the caresand toils of life; reminding them of therest reserved in heaven, it unites them ineffects of faith and obedience for its attain¬ment. Earth has no holier spot than a

house thus sanctified by prayer.where thevoice of supplication and thanksgiving con¬secrates every day ; where the word ofGod is devoutly read, and young and oldunite to show forth all His praise. It mavbe humble, but itis holy. Poverty may bethere, and sorrow.but its inmates are richin faith, and joyous in the Holy Ghost.Sickness may enter it, but it comes like an

angel of peace and mercy.

HOOKS FOR KALE,fly U. Ward Son, at their New Store on

Pcnn. Avenue, near Railroad Depot.School Books.

Emerson's Arithmetic, Part* 1,2 and 3; Milchnil's Geography and Atlas; Webster's School Dietionary ; Webster's Lar^e Hvo. Dictionary ; Schol-nrs' Companion; Hazen's .Speller ami Definer,Smith's Arithmetic; English Reader; .Smith's En¬glish Grammar; Parley's Common School History;Goodrich's History of the United State*; Ooodrich's History of France; Wilson* United Stales;Robbin'a Outline of History.

Temperance Books.Life of John B. Cough; Wedding Days; .Ie«*e

.Johnson and His Times; Autobiography of a He-formed Drunkard; Death by Measitre; It Will NotInjure Me; The Drunkard's Doom; War of 4(>t>i»Years; Young Man's Guide.

Religious Rooks.Mowers History of the Popes; World Display¬

ed; Havward s Hook of Religion; Hinton's His¬tory of Baptism ; Backus Church Hi»tory; Cote'sLife of Melanc.thon ; Watts' and Rippon's collectionol Hymns; Hall's Help to Zion's Travelers; White¬head s Life of Wesley, with an Introduction by T.C. Stockton; ChrisUan World, by Rev. T. C. Stockyton; Bible Companion.

Miscellaneous Books.American Pocket Library; Confessions of a

Schoolmaster; Art of Conversing; Something New;Floating Flowers; Kussel's France; ConsumptionPrevented; Chase's Trial; History of Lancastercounty; Bible Quadrupeds; Historical Collection*;Miriam on the Power of Truth; Young's NightThoughts; Washington City Directory for 1846;Force's Picture of Washington; Congressional Di¬rectory for 184fi; Foster's Practical Book-Keeping;Seare's Guide to Knowledge; Sowing and Reap¬ing; Lives of the Necromancers.

Together with many olher useful Books, for salecheap at the New Book Store at the ColumbianFountain Office m U. WARD 4. BON