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From the A'ezo. York Columbian.
TO THE EDITOR.

SIR-Tbe inclosed is a descrip-
ton in part, and correct as far as 1t
goes, Of one Of the most celebrated
sLEEP.TALKERs which has appeared
spon the foststosl for two thousand
years. Please publish it it may
give occasion for the display Of much
seeptieal ingenuity. Vevy truly
yours, ALI lEhi.
WONDERFUL PHENOMENON
Eatracs of u letter from a gentleman
infhe Western District to his friend
in this city, dated March 20, 1917.
DEAR WILLIAM went last eve
ming with our friends 8. and H.
TO hear the famous female somnilo-
quist, or sIeep-talkers Of whom |
said something in my last. We weat
at an early hour, that we might have
an opportunity of conyersing with
her while waking. and of laying in
stores for scepiicism She Is
plump, hale country lass OF nineteen,
rather above the middle size /; of a
smooth, equal, vacant tranquility Of
visage, without mental vivaeity or
rigor. You would pronounce the eye
to be good it is unsteady, wild and
caprieious, with an unusual, If you
please, say sickly, dilation of tho
pupil. She is taciturn and diffident,
with a heavy, languid drawl of after
ance, which pains you.
Our conversation was ola critical
cast ran mostly upon facts relating
to herself; her parcntage, nativity,
ape. education, health accidents, re-
Iieion, Sc. and the amazing nncon-
scious faculty of talking in her sleep.
She followed all our questions in a
regular paee-she anticipated no
thing-but on the last head spoke
with reluctance, and in a manner
which betrayed deep sensibility of
her misfortune. 1t was not a reluc-
tanee called in to rests our ineivili-
tv It was female delicacy, busy in
ssseereting deformity,
She informed us that she had been
IN this way about two years, and was
mot sensible Of any bodily :disopder
which could occasion it.--She IS OF
tho Baptist sect, and for many years
has been zsalaas and fervent de-
voice, and whom sleeping, her mlnd'
taking the pious tendency o. ner
waking hours, appears to be wsoliy
occupied with subjects OF religion.
On this head she appears 20 DC
intuitiyely prepared to meet CUES
tions the most dark and abtruse. She
answers with promptness-with null Il
tifariousremars; right onward, With
out repetition-to a total exhaustion
Of her subject, and not unfrequsnuy
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ersti6ed. The promise was given, and
solemn.y confirmed On his next visit,
the ohg.icisn presented her with 3 splen-
did copy Of the New Testament She
laid IL down. That book / have often
seen: I could not have supposed that
YOU would raise my curiosity merely to
d;saopcint me. Bot have you ever read
In, No, never We'll, have your pro.
mise to read il carefully. She catered
aDon the work as task bUt IN the pro-
ese,s of rsadiag her feelings we're arous'
ed. she saw with new eyes. and telt
with nev heart. She had sought hap
piaess where happiness was not 10 be
fund she now sought it In God, and
fund resi- TO her soul From that peri
cd she was distinguished Tor the simpil-
civ of her manners, the pIety OF her
worship, and her extensive usefulness.
Doctor LEcnaAN. of Glasgow, was
raised, By his merit, 10 the head OF the
university in that place. He was fami-
liar with the literature OF Greece and
Rome. His taste was thereby reformed I;
abat for purity and hope, he was indebted
20 be lter Teacher. invite your at
tention 70 his dying moments. The son
OF a nohicmaa, then in town, who had
resided With hin when attending the u
University, and had been under his Ipme-
date care. came to visit him. His eyes,
nearly closed in death, Frightened his
countenance was placid and bis voice
rose as he spoke. He welcomed his
youny pupil am always glad to see
you; and never more 80 than Al present
! AN diving, but you see me hahfy--nay
frivmhhaat; for this / am indebted TO
that nertecfed book, pointing at bible,
on table near the bed II assRres me
Of inmorralns. The scene was uncom-
mouly Impressive. He survived only a
short time. and then died in peace.
ADpreciating the scripture why 90
far for Witnesses gifts value I'll appeal
20 muI,itudes among ourselves. 1as
not the scripture enlightened your minds
! and directed your conduct Has 1t nor
.uppliea rod and staff, for your help
and comfort, in your passage through
this, the valley and shadow OF death /;
where all around you die; where you
have the sen,ence Of death in yourselves,
and may die, any day, any hour, any mo-
ment-- Taught by the Oracles OF Zoo,
thatthe goodness and mercy which baye
sttended yeu Hitherto. shall attend you
ali your days; aud that although you die,
YOU shall live again: To lead life; 10
8 engage in worship. and to participate OF
Joys, such az eye hath not seen, NOT ear
B heard--nei,her hath 1t entered into the
heart to conceive.
s II is mater of deep regret, that fsmi-
lies Who have Bibles, or may have them
ifthey please, put no value upon them
They are neither read, nor believed, nor
acted upou; they are thrown aside as
trash: Alb The dust ofthen shall wit
ness against such at the great dsY it
shall testify they hated knowledge,
aad did not choose the fear ofthe Lord:
: They wsuld none of his counsel, and
deapised his reproof: They acvountsd
themseaves unworthy Of eternal life.
Exis<ine circumstances recall such
|. 10 sshse of their duty, and appreciate
aspriyilsge, which through Ignorance
Or neglect thsy overlook societies arc
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DISTRESSING AccIDEsr

Yesterday afternoon, MIR. Lsuu,,,
DA, Mr.. FuIton's chief ensiinssr, -;
dentslIy got entangisd in tie so,I, :
the new Brooklyn Steam Bsa,, Na.,
bad his left arm torn of, and BIZ j.,
strained. He survived Only ar.
hours
The death Of Mr.. Rhoda i, mt ~,
4 most distressing event, bu! .,.,
public loas, as he was a mechale Ois'
Grst grade.
The same day, On board Of Ii. H.,,
Boat belonging to the upper lem, |
young man, a PASSENGER, hadaIle,ps
severed from one Of his fssL ty oD.J
the rollers.-Ibid. Il
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the day before abdicated the chair in
the Senate, on the express ground, that
As there was nothing to do, that Honor-
able House would be able to get along
without him and he hoped now TO con-
vince his meurnfui friends present, that
nj, time, since that abdication, had not
been wholly misemployed, as he had
.pent il in preparing a poetical offering,
with immediate reference to the occa-
sion which had brought them together
that eyening-and which ne now pro-
posed the company should Join him in
Staging. ,,,,
Tunes II Funeral Thought"
(omitting the last Vsrss.
J..
Mourn /! sons of democratic woe,
In sadness bow the head,
Bend every back with sorrow low
Poor TERRAPIN is dead.
And see bis dying bed around
Hi. weeping friends appear,
Low droops his grand-sire TO the greusd'
His father drops tear.
Old Clopton begs the twentieth god,
The victims LIE to spare
Calhoun and Grsndy kiss the rod,
And Troup and Johnson swear.
Good old Long Tom Glands sniyeilirg
by,
His dying eyes to close,
While Jenny heavcs bitter Sigh,
And wipes his mournful nose.
Let sharks exnlt with savage JOY,
The vallnwing porpoise spout,
No more his fangs their peace annoy, (
Nor dread their ribs his snout.
Mud turtles paddle at your ease
Ia every pond and pool;
Ys ad.polss settle on your lees,
And in the sliIne.bed cool.
Ye British weavsrs shout and sing!
Ye linkers JOIN the chorus!
Coblsrs and taylors make ring,
And dance a jig before Us!
s.
Tell old King George the glorious tale /;
Amid his dire offences,
Perhaps twill light his visags pale,
And bring him to his senses.
THE time will shortly como when We
Like Terrapin must wander,
And our poor eyes shall nothing see
But deaths Geld derrymander.
We are not able to clearly see the
reason Why the Vice.Prssident omit
ted tho lat ve,s" The alinsion in it to
the NEST illustrious act Of his life--that
is to the elegant geographical division
Of the state Of Massachusetts, Into Sena-
torial Districts so as to secure MAORI.
" Of democrats against the sense Of the
heetle, was deed that might, with
great propricty, be said or sung-sspe-
cially to such an audience. We are not
sure, however, that he was not struck
with the recollection, that the party e.
lected him to his present Office, with
an express expectation that he would
die within four years, and not plague
them, at the end Of that period, with
pretensions to higher station. IL so,
we are not surprised that he started at
the idea Of meeting, so soon, the depart.
ed spiri. of the Monster that so appro-
priately bears his fathers title, and per-
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Coty of a letter, from William Lcsst
Esq. to tie Governor, daft
Lsncaster Co. near Klmorst
"a. .1hra %, 1914
SIR,
At the time of writing ngass
ter, it could not be scertained 10 N
extent, the depredations OF the u7
on the Corotoman estate were aHa
1t appears since, that they took Or
groes, ia the property OF Jos ca
bell, and " the property OF Chn 70
teri and about 60 sheep.
On Saturday tning, the sa%
they landed on Rappabanuo't 90
Wind. mill or North point, and p'ha'
ed a poor man of the name Of hn@
Of almost every thing he was H'
AS they were carrying off the M'
mains Of booty, a detachment oil aa
fred across a creek upon them
which they dropped a bag Of ns4I
ran with all speed to the bai5ss
made of to their ship, then a'i''.
near the point, threatening "as ..,
in the hearing Of our militia '' a.;
habltants-On the Monday l'n''
the ship sailed up the baI- -.at
course ofthis week, FIVE Of 'hsns
vessels were seen from ditsHn
in Lancaster and NorthdmbslDa =.
is expected, and no. w' tn ~, ri
tina. farther attempts will 's' NJ
made By British troops to ia'a ~
lage the people Of this quarter
Ersract Of a letter from co.,
Ba..rtt, to the Coz. dsm q,
W1lLInsBuRe, May j"
SIR, 6, b.,
beg leave to report ~ ,saas
forgation Of the Executive . a
sitting the post a. York, ,sm ~
found there two deserters, 0T 10
calling himself John Crawford ~. ~
to an be American, and said lsE
in New Castle, Delaware; ~" ,rtJ
been brought up 10 BaIimo's . y
been impressed three years "sdp
in the British service.-A eoEI
in substance he communism
enclosed =. w
The other said his name W ss, 4
mes Francisco, born in Le e. rs
spoke but little English.-p5~p
tina, the British had capture
dred stand Of arms, with ~
bound to the Eastern Shore, ~
T The vessel alluded mwia
patched by the Executive ~
but she had on board on9
quets, and some ammuna'0"
M. cye,s,srd,. ,"rs.1'ss
He was born in Nova y. IL lbsf
laware, impressed while %iJN1
ladies-has been three sa 'ss p
ia the British ssrvice-c.'sSsII
muda in Feb. 1915 10 ;"
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mediate on them day ano
ray whilst you read, and whilst
tate, that the spirit who in,
sc writings may render them
e and impressive. These
awaken an appetite for the
manpa, a thirst for the water
You viii not be able to subsist
such spiritual nourishnent
even long TO retiss, that IN
be scriptures you may converse
In this holy book ne speaks
bis words are melody to the ear,
bridal to tho heart. Let your
partake Of the benefit; read the
Is daily in their hearing; and
whole ihhuence;- precept ex-
and authority /; attended with
urge them to believe what God
d 70 obey what he commands.
cations of different kinds are
some 10 relieve the necessiries
considered as mo tails :: others to
their necessities considered as
IT, They are the friends OF
no. in their individual or social
J afford them information of adj
in time !; how much more are
their friends who afford them
ton Of advantage to them IN Q.
They do we'll who supply the
bich perisheth to the faInlshed
mt they do better, who supply
id which gives life, and perps
for ever, TO the famished soul.
oflaurel encircle them who res
.l,ew creature from the jaws OF
r set the captive Tree but heir
hall be unfsding, q crown OF
Tho are instrumental in rescuing
lis from an u1dyng death; or
The captive of sin, free from a
:, which is found oppressive and
through the ages of eternity.
10 of this kind are noble; it ID
empt who give circulation to
oture, that vital blood on which
,en6s God will accept their
nd find more Measure therein,
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work, and lind moro pleasure therein,
than in burnt offerings and calves Of az
year old, than in thousands of rams, and
ten thousands of rivers OF OIL
TO he Continued.
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This is to give Notice,

That the subscriber of Alexandria
county, in the District of Columbia,
has obtained from the Orphans Cour;
of said county, letters of administration
on the personal estate of JOHN ". Har.
Per, late of the county aforesaid, de-
ceased: all persons having claims a.
gainst the said decedsnt are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof, passed by the Or
phans' Court to the subscriber, on or
before the 10th day Of November next,
or they may by law be excluded from
al benefitto said es.ate-and those in
debted are required to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 10th day
of May 1914.
VIM. A. HARPER,
.Adr'r. Of John w. Harhve
Nav ia st
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every where forming, and . society has
been formed among ourselves to give
circulation TO the scriPtures-But cha
rity begins at home: partske OF the
bread with which you supply others !:
Drink of tbs stream which how. in the
channel which you assist in opening.
II would be miserable thing to die
with famine 10 the midst of abundance.
Take up a determined resolution to
search the scriptures; let them dwell in
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of herself These facts, the people
With whom she lived, and who had
been acquainted with her from her
infancy. united in confirming. The
object Of our visit being attained,
and our curiosity more strongly ex-
cited, We retiredto a neighbor's for
an hour, and returned to full gratih-
cation. She had been in bed some
time, and in a few msments we heard
her commenee-the doors were
thrown and we all entered. 1t was
! stormy inclement night, and 50
or 10 auditors snly attended-h was
NOT uncommon, we were informed,
for three or four hundred TO be pre-
sent.
She opened with prayer OF hall
an hour. and delivered herself win
great distinetness, in a clear. hsr-
monious, unhesitating animatedtone
ofvoiee, with much devotional zeal
and attracting feryor; when she
sighed and groaned as if in bcd'-
ly anguish. for 10 or ~ minutes
her chest bove-she grated her teeth
and eatched her breath, as one does
with a palpitation Of the heart
At a proper interval. some enc
who belonged to the house, calling
her mildly by her came, observed
that elder somebody-his name ! for
get, had come some distance to see
her. On this. she laboureda moment
as for breath, when she commenced
and went threugh with, most eie-
CANT exhortation, addressed to him
personally, on the subject Of his dn-
ties !; urging him to diligence, ASST
duty * perseverance in his calling
painting in eolors Of delicious exta-
cy, the pleasures OF the life to come,
for the life well spent ; x denoune-
ing in awful solemnity. with the
shndderiug terrors ofeternal damna-
ten, the sentinel who slumbered OF
winked upon the watch tower--lnter-
Harding her discourse with many per-
tineut scriptural allasions, and j. a
eopiousness OF language, which in-
deed very much astesished us. The
elder in the meantime.
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ORPHANS COURT.

Alexandria County, May Term, al4.
ORDERED, That the administrator
of John w. Harher deceased, do insert
the following advertisement three times
in the Alexandra newspapers.
A Copy-Test,
A. Moore, Regr.
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Washington Monument Lottery

Washington Monument Lottery.
On Tuesday next the 18th instant,
which will be the sotb day Of drawing,
the First Drawn Number will be snti.
tied to the Capital Prize of
10000 Dollars.
JUST REcEIvED,
A few TICKETS x SHARES, war
ranted undrawn Present price B "a,
but will positively advance on Tuesday
morning to 3 Is.
8 For Sale by
R. CRAY. q
May u: st.
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M. Cynwtard's rr..tIsp
He was born in Now; y lhe
Iaware, impressed wh'ls ,IdiJ|Ss
ladies-has been three Gnu o., ~,
in the British ssrvice-',,ss w
muda in Feb. 1915 ~
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"-pale, amazed,
All gaze, all WONDER,

All gaze, all WONDER,
Eying. in tremuleus meekness, the
oracular corps which lay, before
him, in deep, dead sleep, Intervene
The sentiments which dropt from it,,
with the awful mysteries Of pre-
teruaturaI---" Saul. Saul! Why per.
secutest thou rae !"--and wept in
silent obsequiousness. In fact, the
deep attention of auditegs--the
signs of the women--tbs patterriDg
of TIE hail--the bowling Of the tenn
pest united with the speaking corpse
as it appeared, utterring its awful
warning TO neutrality-suspicious. one
Of those moments Of retirment to
the soul, when we shudder and shiver
in subIimity, like eulprit at Rome,
with bis heels to the precipiee; in
deed, 1 was ten times within an ace
of coilling up my logic and uniting
in the symphathies of the crowd.
Having finished her address to the
elder, she lvlapsedagain into thesame
commissions which she had at the first
interval, but visibly in greater pain;
it was the eoutortion of an Incubus !;
il was the last conscious grasp eflife
to its fixture: she was as eoieurless
as dead!
This unexpected and frightful
debility of the young lady excited
our curiosity, and gave rise to a con-
versation with the lady of the house
upon the subject. She told Us that
three nights before the company had
SO multiplied questions upon her
that she was driven to a state of
most alarming exhaustion, and
whenever this happened, it required
six, eight, and sometimes ten days
of kind attention, caution and a for
bearanee, to recruit her. We were
very sorry for this information. as
We were obliged to give over asking
her many questions with which we
had come prepared. The company
on this Information Immediately
broke up and we retired.
Now friend William, what do you
think of all this 7 Get along as soon
as possible with all your doubts; take
it as a fact that it is no impostsrs,
TO delusion; and then let me hear
from you.
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RICHMOND, Myil
OFFICIAL.

Coty of a letter, from William Lsssi
Esq. to Tie Governor, dafes
Lsncaster Co. near KiimoTrz
"a. ltra -, 1914. !
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-09-19
TOWN MEETING.


The inhabitants of Portland, in
town meeting assembled, taking into
consideration the important crisis OF
public affairs and whilst they shall
ever deplore that policy which ha 5
involved the country IN the caiamities
of war, they avail themselves of this
opportunity TO declare to their fellow
Queens their united and firm res lu-
tlon to defend and resist all hostile
attacks against that territory, freedom
and independence which was acquir-
ed by the wisdom of their fathers,
and the valor OF Washington, with
all the means which God and Nh.
lure has placed in their power
And whereas we have every reas.
on to believe that the enemy, in the
prosecution OF the war in tins section
OF the country, is now preparing a
force for the invasion OF this place, IL
becomes the imperious duty OF ali
classes OF citizens TO mike every pos
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-09-19
Military Spirit Of Massachusetts.

Military Spirit Of Massachusetts,.
The troops directed by the Commander
in Chief Of this Commonwealth for the
defence of the seaboard have obeyed the
orders with the most praise worthy alacrity,
All due respcc, will be paid to our brethren
in arms. The valour and patriotism Of the
military force of Massachusetts will guar
antee the Freedom and Independence OF
our country, which have been put at hazard
by policy, We shall not here comment
upon. Let the motto in the Cabinet and
Field be "An honourablc Peace, but no
submission to foreign dominion" The
crisis is an important one and the glory and
honour that will rebound to the defenders OF
New England at the present period will be
recorded On the roll of those who deserve
we'll OF their country.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-09-19
Measures ofDefence.

Since our last, the remainder of Maj,
Gen. Richardson's Division has arrived in
this town, together with Brig Gen. M'NlIL.
LAN's and iUasER's Brigades These
Cops ars well armed and equipped The
Cavalry, Artillery and many Companies Of
Light Infantry are in complete uniform,
and in high state Of discipline & in Mar
shall appearance and efficiency are equal TO
regular troops--between s and 1000 strong.
Tho we subscribe to the maxim, let
not him that grdeth on armour boast" yet
should We be invaded by the boosted con-
querors of the Peninsula, they shall never
have it to say, they are the conquerors of
Nesv .kngiandr
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1814-09-19

the Bay and have since been lowering on the
coast between that and Kennebec but We
have no autht mic account of their having
attempted Landing. Great alarm prevails
at Wiscasse eli and other places all the
property has been removed f ON the town
and very respectable force has arrived Tor
It's protection.
In this town nearly all the movable prop.
erty has been sent into the country.
The number of vessels destroyed s. taken
on the Penobsco, is very considerable, AT
Hampden upwards OF 90.
Sir John Sherbrook, it is stated, issued
an order Tor stopping the destruction of
private property and several sailors have
been arrested for plundering dwelling hou-
ses.