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! have often remarked the eager
ness vi all classes OF people to read or
hear accounts Of marriages. SO John
has taken to himself a vile, cries ooe:
sAh, there has been a wedding ceies
another. Lack a day sxclaims an
old lady, so. Betsy has got a husband
q. LAST and each is Anxious to know
oil the particulars --who married them
who was there how she was dres
sed, and 80 on On such occasions !
have particularly noticed that the men
seem 10 sympsthizs chilly with the
bridegroom from the cause probably
that each has beeo, or expects to bs,
IN the same delicate aud interesting
situation as the persons for whom their
sympathies are excited. The gsason
IL not difficult 10 explain. There is no
circumstance IN life half so interesting
as that OF entering into The holy bond Of
aedlock A choice is made Of com
panlon for life, for good or evil, for
prosperity or adversely, for veal or
woe. or, in the good old sc. terms OF
the ceremonial, for better or fOT worse
Then, too, tie solemn ceremony, the
wedding banquet. and The nameless
delights appertaining shereto. render
this period of life far more interesting
than any other. Looking forward,
too, through the Kaleidoscope of Hope,
il presents to the young inauguration
an infinite variety of splendid and beau
tifnl imagery, which charms Ike lilo
sions Of ths P,rsIsn Genii in The Fs,ry
Tai the yourg man hopes his turn
may come, and | dare not skc,ch the
picture his fancy draws. The g,rl,
from budding fifteen through blushing
twenty up TO ripened womanbood, feels
"a she hears the account Of wedding,
o soft thrill, vibrating like the treble
chord Of a pi,no, through every nerve
of her susceptible frame. Her bosom
throhs quicker. she hresthes with a
hurried respiration, yet not painfully;
no image that she need blush for, ever
cast its passing torn across her pure
mind, yet she bushes; her eye bright.
ems; her lips assume a deeper stain of
the strawberry; she laughs and won
ders what alls her, for how is she in
terested! The old married people are
differently affected, and yet they are
affected. Memory is busily employed
in brushing away the cohwebs OF Time
(and that Time is 40 industrious spider)
from the picture Of the coEnubial bliss.
The husband chuCks his deary under
the chin, and instead OF addressing
himself 10 her as Mrs. Maulty,' or
her name be, calls her viz
gin name My dear lucy Howard
and she W with a modest caress;
which speaks most %el0qnentIy of the
days gone by Mean while, the old
Bachelor and old Maid forget the
chair is no, big enough for them The
old codger, whom no m pi!les, but
every n in turn laughs at as a 'fussy
old bachelor very probably recalls
the recollection Of Zone who, in the days
of youth. r%eciprocsted with him the
senderest feelings of affection; one who
listened to the music of his voice with
delight; who watched his ceming with
anxious eye; whose ready ear distin
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Frsm the Eoea,ly Post.
WOMAN.

x----"Varium ct mutsbile semp'
7OeanHa."--Virgd.
Trust not-,rust not Der hckls heart,
II beats thy spirit 10 beguiie;
Her every word IS framed ln Art,
And ruia dpails within her smile.
She hath her s,gh-s she hath her tear,
And both she doth command at viii,
The purest hopes OF man to scar,
The sweetest flowers OF life TO kill.
is thine 8 heart Of feeling ,onef
Oh lie, it freeze in solitude
Thou wilt escape the bitter moan
OF cheated Joy and hope subdued.
oo-trust tbs tigress ere she sprIng-
Trust the cooled addeF's deadly vile;
Nu, rust not that be gu'ilng thing,
F~ssse.heartrd womsn's srtful smile.
Her eyes vith seeming truth is bright,
THE bloom upon her face IL fair,
Thy bosom's dearest bliss to blight
And plan, the sting OF anguish there.
Thea trusting fool, vii. SORROW bind
Its folds around thee day by day,
And on thy desolsts6 mind
Dull madness will forever prey.
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ani.hed ths sound Of bis Sootslep from

Ruisbed the SOUND OF Dis OOistep from
among a hundred; who loved-prom
ised-withered before the nuptial hour
gave him the right TO pillow her throb.
hing head in his bosom, and died. Or
the lone virgin, designated by the IN
fesling world as IAN old Maid.' may
mourn, in the depth OF suppressed
grief. a ruddy youth, Of manly brow
and gallant bearing, whom the caveIns
Of the ocean have entombed, or who
dead TO his pllghted faith, may have
sooghi in the arms of wealth for that
happiness which true love can alone
imo,ri. All, all are interested
But the world |! what does it carer
those who are intent on gain, worship
gold as their god, and have no sympa
ihiss unconnccted with Iucre! Vcnly,
they, 100, are Interested ~ marriages.
Sitting in my easy chair, these thonghis
were passing in my mind, when | do
zed, aud dreamed a feast was getting
up, and large number, il was thought,
would attend. Hymen entered, ligb
ted by his torch: a crowd pressed to
the door, hut no one was admitted until
nm,s satisfactory reason was assigned
how the person came in Hymcn's
company No one will doob.,' said
the minister, my RICH, here, for who
cedid have performed the ceremony
were | absen.:' aud seated himself in
a large easy chair. MY worship, said
Il justice Of the peace, could tie The
knot az tight as your reverence A
merchant followed with bills Of rich
silks and every variety Of elegant pat
ferns for wedding dcesses--,he mar
tuamaker and the tailor close upon his
heels. They must certainly have
bureaus, and probably a cradle,' said
a cabinet maker, ss he passed along.
And chairs and settee, said the chair
maker. A. that instant a doctor ap
pearsd: Hymen declared he could not
conceive how a disciple Of Escu'spius
could be considered az belonging TO his
train. 1T is u SQUIRE OF my most pro-
ftable employment gtavely answer
ed the doctor. "Then [ have a right,
too, exclaimed a nurse rushing for
ward, her left arm bearing a piece of
diaper. A shout was now raised by
the shoemaker, the poul.erer, the vic
trailer, toe school maaler and the Lord
knows who; among the rest a printer
popped his S in a. the door allured
BY the delightful savory smell Of the
ierapin and oyster SOUP, is par, OF
business to publish the marriages, said
he. Let them Inlet them in, said
fIymen. 'for it is Impossible 10 tell
who is not interested, directly or ind
reclly.-Bid them all welcome TO the
feast; and | awoke
On full consideration. | see that
there is abundant reason for the inter
esl every body takes in a wedding, and
| hear it whispered by those who IN.
derstand the signs of the %,irles, there
will be more weddings the present
year 10 come, than there has been for
many years past.
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DUBLdC SALE.-On Saturday. the 27th ms,
i will be sold. by public auction, (by agree
ment Of The creditors of Henry Wigie,) at the
Shop lately occupied by said Wigle, in the town
Ut Martinsburg, and as advertised at the last
term OF Berkeley county court at the Court.
House, q large Stock Of WAGON STUFF,
dressed and undressed, the running gears of q
New Wagon; a complete set of Wagonmsksr's
Tools, among which are a frs, rate set OF Hob5
Ausers; an excellent Grind Stone; 3 good ten.
pla t Stove and Pipe. Bed and Bedding, toge-
'her with a humber of articles not necessary to
particuiaTise, the property ct said Henry Wi
gle, 10 satlsiy Rent. Taxes, and sundry Exc.
cu,ions. Niue months credit will be given, the
purchasers giving bond with approved security.
CHARLES ID. STEWART, ID. 5.
Sert. IL
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NeW Fall Goods.

vEstIG subscribers are now receiving and Q
4 pening st their Store al Bunktr's Hill,
Berkeley county, Virgins, a handsome and
very general assortment NJ FANCY, F.3SH
TON.4BLE and SUBSTANTIAL GOODS
whicll having been bought upon the best terms,
and previous to the operation of the late Tariff
upon many of them, viii be found re remarkably
cheap. We invite = call from our friend, Gus
toners, and the public, assuring them tina,
what we here assert, will then be made mani.
fest.
JEFFERSON & CLEVELAND.
SEM. LIZ.
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A physician at Poissy rAbbaye. in
France, so years OF age, and enjoying
u high reputation, has been committed
to prison on a charge OF having poison
ed u person named Bouiilon, with
whom he was a, law. 1t appears
that the accused and the deceased were
in a coffee house together, when Lang
lois, whilst Bouillon's back was turned.
threw a quantity Of corrosive sublimate
into bis cup I.anglois was detected
in an e%ndeavour to conceal a portion Of
the poison which remained upon bis
person -
Carrier Pigeons - Fify.six of these
birds. brought to London, from Liege,
were started last week, in The neigh.
bonrhood of Aldersga,e street at thir
ty four minutes past 4 o'clock in the
morning One Of them, called Ma
polcoD, reached it's destination, Ia dis
lance Of aboni three hundred miles) at
twenty -four minutes past 10 O'Clock
the same day, having thus accomplish
ed It's task in five hours and fifty min.
utes. The others followed in success
siop, and most of them reached Liege
at noon.-London paper
ETtent of the City of Canton -
The Canton Register remarks, that
foreigners in CHINA are prohibited en-
terlng within the walls OF cities, ex
cept on special occasions, bu, that there
IS no law against their walking in the
suburbs They are, however, by u
sage, limited TO very narrow bounds
These bounds have been occasionally
passed, and Europeans have several
tunes extended their walks around the
walls Of Canton. This excu, sion is
commonly effected at the expense of
all occasional battle with the idle ma
tiveS who may he fallen in with by the
way, and an English baronet once
paid for the indulgence of his curiosity,
by being robbed Of his watch and
clothes. In March last, a party of
three gentlemen set out at 6 O'Clock in
the morning, to make the circuit, and
accomplished it with impunty, in .
bout two hours. A few days after
wards, two persons set out for a walk,
and were less fortunate. They were
violently assaulted by a rabble of men
and boys, and pursued with bludgeons
brickbsts and stones, and were obi
gcdtO fight and run alternately, for a
distance of several miles.
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y AKSuAL'o SALE.

cfARSaAL'o SALE.
nBEDlENT to a decreetai order Of the
" Winches'e r Chsncery Court, pronounced
the l4,h day Of December, 1927, in a SUIT de-
pending il, said court
john Sherrrrd, pitH.
Robert M'Fariand and others, Deft's.
| shall selt on Monday the 18th day of oc,o
Der next, before the Court House door in the
town of Bath, Morgan county, a tract OF land
situate in SAID county, four OF five miles from
said town, being the same which belonged to
tho defendant Robert M'Farlrnd, and which he
conveyed in trust 10 Henry A. Byrne Terms
of sale: one third ,s the purchase money to be
paid in cash; the balance IN two equal payments
One in Sin months ,ha other in nine months,
the purchaser to give bond and good security
for tue credit payments, and the land TO remain
liable for the same. The sale will take place
between II ard 8 O'Clock
G w. SEWERS, NJ w. CD
Sept4 Or one cf his Deputies
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DUBLiC SALE On Saturday. the 27lb Of
J. September, at II O'Clock, | will sell to the
hie hest bidder, on accommodating terms, the
HOUSE AND LOT which | now occupy, in the
town OF hsrtinsburg, situated near the Clerks
C.tce Terms made known on the day OF sale.
sept IL Is u. REYNOLDS.
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Office ofhe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Co.
WA@sHINaToN, AVG 9, 1898.
NOTICE..

Office IF The Chess beakc and Ohio Canal Co.
WAsHINsroS, Ave 9, 1928.
NOTICE.
PROPOSALS. will be received at this office,
between the lat & 17th days of Oct. next,
and at he town Of LeesburCh, Loudoun Co. Va
from the l7th to the Goth days of October
inclusive, ter the excavation, embans men,. and
waiil6g. of about y m,!ts OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio Cansl, in half mile sections, extend
ing from the mouth OF Seneca Creek To the cas-
tern base of the CstoctiG Mountain.
And, at the same time and places, proposals
will be received for building OF locks on The
line Of the Canal, between the Little Falls OF
Potomac ard The Catoctin mountain; and slso
for the masonry of such squeducts, c~ulverts,
dams and waste .weirs; and tor such road ard
farm bridges AS may be- found necessary on this
portion of the canal.
The forms OF proposals, for the above, will
be ready for distribution by the LIST of October.
No proposals will be received at Washington
after the 18th, nor at Leesbnrgh after sun set
on the goth October, and the contracts will be
declared and entered into al Leesburgb, as soon
after the Goth October rs practicable.
Contractors who are not known to this Com.
pany are expected to enclose letters of recon-
meadation with their proposals, which should
be addressed, post paid. by the writer. to
JOHN p JINGLE,
Clerk ChesnpeGke and Ohio Canal Co.
Sent Il 0nort
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Sert. IL

DUBLlC sALE.-Wiil he sold, by pubiic
l. auction, at the subscribers residence in
Martinsbarg, on Wednesday, The first of Octo
her nsxt, a variety OF Household and Kitchen
Furniture, a COED ten plate Stove and Pine; a
Csrry.stl and Harness; a f~rst-rale Mich Cow,
together with a number OF articles. not neces
sary TO partieulsrise. Six months credit will be
given the purchaser. on bill sums over two dol
lars. upon giving bond With approved security;
under that sum. cash SAKE 10 begin about IL
O'Clock OF The day.
DAVID G. DEVINNEY.
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DUBLiC SALE Will be sold. by pubic
l. vendue, on the land Of Jacob Newcomer,
lying on the road between Witherow's siiil and
Martinsburg, on Friday the 2otb inst. the fol-
lowing p oper,y: four Mich Cows, ten hesd
Young Cattle, a number OF Hogs; two Colts
Also. Household and Kitchen Furniture. Terms
made knowo on the day Of sale. Sale to com.
mencs early in The day.
FRANCIS BIDDLE. Jun.
Sept, IL
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y HEREBY forwsrn all persons from
a taking an assignment on a Dote Of hsnd
gwen by me to Mrs. Sussnnsh Nichols. for tor
" dollars. due since .he first of April last, as I
am determined for reasons as I conceive law.
ful and r'gh', not 10 pay the same, unless COM
PEELED thereto by law.
JAMES SAUNDERS.
Sept, Ii.-3t.s
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The eIegont futI-biooded Horse,

GRACIOUS.
A thorough bred horse OF the oc
fsCyf" imported Diomede, and sire OIL
W5&N Rob Roy, will stand the fall sea
~XsA~niw- con Sundays excepted) At tue
- tsrm Oh W,lIism 3. King, one ana
a half miles from Mart, nsburg, near Fiaggs
mill, Berkeley county, Va. at Fight Dollars shs
season, and Sixteen Dollars TO ensure q mare =
foal; the money for ensurance to be paid assoon
as the mare IS known to he with foai-pa'tng
with, removing, or not continuing the mare 'e'
guiarly to the horse, f~orfeits the ensurancs'-
Those gentlemen who put mares to Gracious
this spring. and not proving in foal car put 'ns
same mares at Six Dcilsrs the season fhes es,
son 40 commenre the first of September "s
end the 25th of November next.
aug. 2l.-tf. JOHN RANDOLf'.
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Sept. IL
Ed SALE.

Ed WAKSHAL'S SALE.
f. URSUANt TO a decretal order ofthe supe
rior court of chancery, at Winchester. pronounc,
ed IN a case therein depending, wherein Jacob
Newcomer is plaintiff, ard Samuel p, Harris is
defendsnt-I shall, on .ifonday the 1911 Of DC
iober meet, sell at public auction, to the hughes,
bidder, on the premises. one undivided half
part or moiety OF Lot No. 81, and of another
Lot adjoining thereto, in the town Of Martins,
burg, which were conveyed by Miss Jane Bry
ant TO SAID defendant and heirs, that half part
which is now held by said defendant Harris -
Terms; one half of The purchase to be paid on
the day of sale, the other half in six months,
the purchaser TO give BONO and good security
for the credit psyment and title retained.
G.. W. SEWERS, NV CD.
Sept ii, 1923. or one OF his deputies.
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Rodgers Orange Gun Powder,

7 y . 1dFN VN
LINES q WILLLfM y. RIDDLE.
0TIhis article, remarkable for its superior
rity, is warranted by the manufactures 20 con.
tain only sbout one fourth Of the dirt and com
bust'ble matter found in the best English c0uis-
ter powder.
Msrtinsburg, July 10.
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Pulling. Dying, &c.

THNHE subscriber having liked up a
g. FULLLNG MILL at his establishment
IN Martinsburg, is now prepared to receive
Cloth, &c TO be PULLED and Dressed. Those
who may favour him with their custom, may lie
assured that the work shall be well done, and
he prices moderate.
C. C. CoNRADT.
. Martinsburg, aug. 28.-t
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NOTICE.

". 8. FOWLER Of the late firm o. > an.
Alien, & Co. at Washington, who has conduc-
ted the Loaery, Exchange and CoH"sssioH Sas'-
ness tor the last ten years, nov continues the
same in his Individual name.
Letters Oh business, addressed to the subserl.
Der will meet With prompt attention.
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Office of the C. and o. C. Combonu.

July so, 1898.
NOTICE is hereby given, that an instslmeu,
~ OF Two dollars per share on every share Of
Stock in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal CON-
pany, Is required to be pad on the Sd day of
October next; and a further iustaimen' of tue
dollars per share on the Sd day OF November
next, a further instalmen, Of two dollars AID
hat per share on The Sd day Of ID ceaber peY,.
a further insi amen, OF two dollars and a has
per share on The 81 day of January next; a tn.
thet sun oftV dollars and a half per share on
the Sd day oil February next; and a firlher sum
OF two dollars and q half Pei share on the Cd day
of March next; which instslmsnts mustbe maid
I, the creGis OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company. 10 the Cashier OF other proper officer
of either of the following Banks, viz:
The Branch of the Bank of The u. States. M
" ashington.
The Bank of " a~shington, al Washington.
The FsrHers and Mechanics Bank. at George.
The Bank of Alexandria. at Alexandra,
The Hsgerstown Bank, in Hagerstown, Ma.
ryiand; and
The Branch Of The Valley Bank. at Charles.
town, Virginia.
By order of the President and Directors:
JOHN p. iNGLE,
Clerk Of The {. and o. Canat Co.
Extract from the BY lnas ef Tie Chesapeake eas
Ohio Canal Company.
SECTION VIII
"The President and Directors OF the Comps.
ny shall designate the Banks within the Dis'rit,
of Colombia, within which the funds oftbe Conp-
pany shall he deposited. and whenever any mo-
ney shall be payable to the Company in pursu.
ance Of any call upon the Stockholders, or on any
other account, the person from whom the same
is due. shall make payment to the Cashier, or
other proper officer. of sny one of tie Banksso
designated lhe certificate of pay men, by such
Cashier or officer, delivered TO the Treasurer,
shall be received by him as evidence OF payment,
and authorize him to pass his receipt"
au,rs. 90. IH28-i3E
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CRANE
ccUsoIIDArED LOTTERY,

For Internal Imp ovement, Literature and Cha
rites, in the City OF Washington. and in the
states of Marylsnd. South Carolina aud Loui.
sisna.-ElG nth CLASS
Highest Prize, 1000.
TTcKErs ONLY THREE DOLLARS.
6o Numbers used 9 Ballots TO be drawn.
TO be drasOn in me Cityo Of Harrington,
On Wednesday, LIST of October, 1928.
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MOTIcE-Ait those who became purchs-
~ scrs at the sale of the personal property
Of .1lrdnder Nezsson, de'd. ara hereby Notified
that their respective obligations will become due
on The 2sth lnst. and that prompt payment is
expected; those falling 10 lift the same imme.
dialeiy, may expect to have their obligations
put into proper hands for collection. as is the
Intention OF the undersigned to bring the estate
TO a settlement as soon as possible. Those hay
ing claims against said estate. are requested to
bring them forward, properly authenticated
for settlement.
JOSEPH NJ. NETSON, .9Gm'r.
Sept. IL -3t.
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T,ciU'd Bags.
b WILD RAGS Of the hest quality, and
PEN.NYBiKER'S IRON,
For sale by
JEFFERSON & CLEVELAND.
Bunker's Hill, Sept. II.

Jsurneymen Coopers Wanted
THE subscriber will give employment to
i two or three JOURNEYMEN COoP1RS,
Of sober, Industrious habits, 10 make Tight
work and Flour barrels Constant employ and
the highest wages will be given. Young men
will be preferred.
JOHN GALLAHER.
Mar,insburg, Sept. Il.-3t.
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very bisek, hne countepanee, very unnsr
has a small scar over bis right eye, ns re.
fore teeth somewhat snsgg'ed or crooss,,d
marksble small ears; had on when e LII. I'D
an cid torn pair OF drsb woofisn overs, ! he.
tow shirt, old shoes, and old hst-says Va,
longs to a MIR. Rscchus n Fiuvannis e9. ~ core
The owner OF said negro is Tequss'su "J;og 10
prove property. pay charges. &c. aocof'"e
law, snd take him away. rp I,,,r
August q, l628.-Sm.
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"A Ran aWGy.

WAS committed to the Jsn q
Berkeley county, on the "a Gay
June last, as a runaway, et
man who calls himself LOA.so"
n n five tee, six and hall aeOs'
high, between % and 4yearsu ~