by me

TIMOTHY DEXTER."

Lord Dexter believed in transmigration sometimes; at others
he was a deist. He died on the 22d day of Oct. 1806, in the
60th year of his age.

_Salem Observer,_ Dec. 17, 1825.

From what we have heard and read of Mr. Dexter, it is a matter of
surprise to us how such eccentricities could have attracted the
attention they evidently did. It is doubtful if so much folly and
conceit could now interest many people for any length of time.

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Curious old almanacs.

AN OLD ALMANACK. A friend has handed us an almanack one
hundred and fifty years old, which is quite a curiosity in
its line. The following is the title:

"The New-England Almanack for the Year of our Lord MDCCIII.
Being Third after Leap-year, and from the Creation, 5652.
Discovery of America by Columbus, 211. Reign of our Gracious
Queen Anne, (which began March 8, 1702,) the 2 year. Wherein
is contained, Things necessary, and common in such a
Composure. As the Quarters of the Moon, Aspects of the
Planets and Weather set down Exactly according to the