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and now WEAR them only when my new rank COM
pels me TO do so. Besides, thousand events may
deprive me OF rsc superb but useless things Have
mol the t,gnotetits that belonged to the queen, Ma
RE Antoinettc, Lot me advsc you, young ladies'
not TO envy magni6cence which in way contri-
octes 70 happiness. Yon Will be very much surprised
when tell you TINT have received more pleasure
irom the present ofa pair of old shoes than ever did
from the gift of any of the diamonds spread before
YOU .de'aoi''s Of asc Empress Josephine.
match race for 500 was run OH the 18th ul,.,
in Pntsyivania County, Virginia, by Owen Atkins
ana John Is. Boiling, ten miles distance, starting ut
the Store of Messrs. Smith &, Mooreuan, and keep
ing the road nearly in Northcrly direction. The
creates, anxiety was manifested by the friends of the
parties. Boiling is 4 tall, trim-loohng young man,
about 81 years of age ind the iavorto courser,
thoughe few knowing ones, who had been engaged
with Atkins Ia man about SO years oldl in hunting
PARTIES, and who fully acquainted with his speed
niu bottom, predicted quite different result. When
the time of starting had nearly arrived the friends of
the parties who were fearful Of dsagrccabe conse-
qucnccS, cndeavorcd to have the race drawn, to
winch Atkins showed some degree of willingness,
while tho other (who before had been auict) now
becauIc restless and appeared anxious for the word
10 be given, which was acc ordingly done. The
courscrs put off biskly, and were followed by SO
persons on horseback. The first several hundred
wards they ran nearly locked offer which Atkins
took the lead, and kept it during the whole course
which he. as near could DC lscertained, ran III
about f,rty niinutcs!!
Boiling, after rhaning about 7 miles, gave mp the
race Atkins aud his party were so far ahead thnt
they could not be ovcrtaken b. those that were on
horseback, until he bad the ten miles. BY the
best judges it is believed that no man in Virginia
Is able to run ten miles with Atkins. Neither of
the parties sussaieed any injury from the race.
Tir.inian.
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newspapers arc ht,lc ungenc,ous IN searching rsns
atlantic papers for paragraphs to head with March
of Intellect IN the ~ Statcs''fhe Schoolmastcr is
abroad ans-utlantc elegance of jiction," &C..
&C. These paid scribt.es would have spoon and TO
spare to exercise their Wit were they to ''look at
home"
In a provincial newspaper now lying beside me,
there are no less than four paragraphs, which, II
they might he taken evidence, would GO far TO
prove that the "Schoollnuster' had yet much to do
in this country ofen6ghtoned critics. Yhe of
the hrst Is in Berkshire county, and is credited to the
GA lady in Reading, few days since, Was waited
on by Hdy-lookng yonng woman, who requested TO
know 1t she vas m want of u lmuscmoid? On being
answered in the Affirmative, che begged To- offer her
services. Before engage you,, said the lady, u
must obtain your character from the person with
whom you last resded therefore, call on to- NOR
row, and in the meantime will write for it.. The
following is true copy ofthc rcply:-+ Madam Sucky
! Day lived with me yer lcvn nun rs she
cookin backin an brun an is huscfu kind ofbody"
The next occurs in another county-Hampshirc
"On the morning Of the last ball at Tnmbridgc
Wells, gentleman, wishing to be prepared with sene
compliment ready cut and dried applied to Of
Inc theatrical company for the nair of the goddess
Of dancing The son of rhespis thinking this oppor
tunty for Joke ire sistible TO &c lost told the in
quirer 'Joan of Arc. This suficcd and in the even
Ing at the close ola qundrile he actually stepped up
to lady and pnssionntely exclaimed, MADAM, you
dance like Joan OF Arc!"-t fIsaiti. .4dr
Nary IF Engir,d-At the time of tho Spanish ar
mnda WINS only twenty eight vessels none larger than
trigatcs. james added ten slips of 400 ton. the
largest then ever built, In 1893 the British navy in
commission consisted Of 40 ships of tho linc p Of
SO guns; i65 frigates, and ST. sonys of Num-
her of officers of rank of lcmten1nts and upwards
was 1880; expenditures for tn navy this year was
Gle SO I ,72S, or in dollars, S55, 9o7,27 81.
Ndrg y the Enthusiastically. 1929 consists of
seven ships of the line, figatcs ofthc first rate Of
second rate IL sloops war; Tschooners; the old
est vessels the United States, the Constitution and
the Constellation, all built in the year 1927; now
building i'll che United States ships ofthe line und
frigatcs of the rank OF f,cutenants and upwards
there arc 325; surgeons and assistant surgeons OF;
pursers ~; chaplans o. midshipucn AS; smiling mas
tiers 30; boatswains III gunncrs 10; carpenters 10:
sail makers IL. In the marine corps there are CO.
lonc captains, and 80 eutcnants the oldest officer
in the navy is John Rodgers, President the board
OF Navy Commissioners who entered the service in
March, 1893; date ofhs present commission, kIarch
90, 1899. There are is navy agents, naval store
keepers and 8nava cont ractors. Estimate required
for the navy during 1929. is $5,oos,277.
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~ a. Edi,nr rthe RnLtir,,n,.e l,nt,.;ot

q
Sir-On my arrival at this place last evening from
Washington in looking file Of your gazette,
observe IN your paper of Saturday the nth inst. the
following article:
Extract gf n,otts~ letter 70 the q. S. G. 1set,c
81 understand the difference between Mr. Bates Of
Missouri, and Dir. IT Dufiie has been arraneesI.--
Ater the disturbance of Friday evening, and the very
nncourteeus interruption of Mr.. Bates and the avo-
al by Mr.. M Dufie that he vas one of the persons
making this the gene rs expectation was
That personal affair would be the consequence. IL
rs whispered that, the following day, MI Bates nd-
dressed note TO Mr. Dufe stating that he could not
view the affair in any other than personal lriit
nQuiring II lac not in tatinr that view:
and stating that, if So be disposed take such
measures might be necessary 10 vndicutc his own
dignity and honor. This nutc Is said 10 have been
delivered by of the representatives from en:Ic-
Ky, to Mr.. 81 Dut and to have drawn from the lat
ter most explicit disavOwal of any intention to offer
personal indignty hr. Bates or TO do any thine
which could be construed into personal atfTont."
As had the authority az Mr.. ~ Dufic to act
for him, l beg leave TO submit the following cor
respondence, by which the injustice an. fhischood
of the above extract will be made sufficiently mani
fest.
On the morning succeeding the evening on which
presented Mr.. MDu!fie's answer to Mr. fletcher Of
KY, (who had presented bir. Bates lctter) | was
not only Informed by Mr. fletcher that the oxpuna-
ton considered satisfactory but he also sgni-
fed wish, which assnnted, th1t the corresion-
dcnce should not be published. ] trust. however
that gentleman Will readily recognise the neccssi-
ty Dhch now coerces TO pursue n different
COURSE. I rcnan Sir, very Respectfully
Your obcdIcnt servant,
J. HAMILTON, ir. Of s. C.
BeDndgH'S Totel, yBarch 9, 1899.
j. 3. Tho editor Of the u. S. Gazette, and the
sthcr prints which copied the above extract will be
so good as to copy this communications.
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SpyClIuIy your ODeulcnf 5cTVant,
GEO. McDUTFIE.

The Empress Josephine and her Jcwels.--We one
CiY asked the Empress TO show all her diamonds
With the utmost completeness, shc ordered them to
b. brought and arranged on large table. When
The various boxes were opened, we dazsled by
the bril- ancy of their contents. IL must, fancy
have ben collection unique in Europe, for it was
conPos OF all the most precious stones belongngsto
the various towns AMI cites conquered by the French
armies Tier majesty was exceedingly amused by
our Innte a{t"nishncnt. AAer having allowed us
to examine them lcisurcly ct is to euro you of an
excessive fondncss for jewels" said she TO u.s. in
kind tone, chat have shown you mine. Alter hav.
ing seen such extraordinary ones, You will have no
wish for others: especially when you recollcc, SPLEEN
did az they arc, how unlI2ppy have been although
possessed Ofthem To- tn eirlier periods Of INV az.
tonishng career, entertancdmys with these bau.
bios. bur ~ dcgrcg., hcvan, drsgr-ted viz thern,
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Hon. GEO. AfcDUrrIp.
WAsmNG ron, ed AIurch. 1929.

WAgHrNG roN, Cd Murch, 1929.
SIH: In answer 10 your note OF this evening" beg
leave 10 submit the following statement Of facts ex.
panatory Of the occurrences Of Friday evening last
Strongly participating in the goncr impatcnce Of
the House, and In an equally general dsinclnation
to hear any furtheY argument, alec participated in
tho effort made to bring the discussion to close by
exercising n power, sanctioned by parliamentary
custom, that of putting down n speaker by coughing
and scrapiDg.-ln the exercise of this power had
no personal feelings Of unkindncss towards Yourself
and had exercised IT the evening towards others.
But after The direct Dtcrrogatory you put to the per-
CONS implicated, felt that was undcra moral con-
straint, 10 avow wha; you did not leave me the
alternative of Withholding.
Respectfully your obedicnt servant,
GEO. McDUEFIE
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WAsnrxerox, Mnrch Cd. 1920.

WAsHINGToN, March Cd, 1879.
SIa: Causcs not necessary to be now mentioned,
have delayed my calling your attention TO the cir
cunstanccs which passed between u.s. on Friday
night in the House of Representatives. In an ord
nary should BIC disposed regard the incident
which might be allowed to pass awny with the
transitory cxcitencn. from which il sprung. The
particular Character which you gave it however, has
left unpleasant impression on my feelings, which
think have right to ask you to remove; and sub
init it to your candor to do So
Respectfully, yonr obcdicnt SORT,
H. BApES.
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RtcbeaaotsU S9ats6@~
sATURDAY MORNING, MARcIr "a, 1879.

The following description of the Inauguration
scene, is fuller than any we have seen. It is from
the correspondent Of the U. States Gazette Phil J
otW nsLi,rrton
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Othe following list ofhe Senators of the United States Two
Alcssrs Branch and Eaton transferred to Executive
Departments, under the Administration:
Ero, 49,, Yo,E yyee,u
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"Gcntlemen,--The curiosity which exists in the
public mind to discover the which the admin
stration Is about to take, becomes ardent,
lees and prying every hour-'rhe groupos Of office
seekers have experencedno sensible dimnuton: they
yet remain hanging the tentor hooks Of suspense,
ignorant as to their final destiny The behaviour of
General Jackson, as regards the Post Master Gene
raj, has disguised many, and opened the eyes ofstl
nose The facts. generally Understood. arc those
The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-01-17

nine of whom are living and she says none of her
relations are above the ordinary size. At 90 years of
ace, she weighed 1876 lbs. commenced becoming cor
nept at the age of about 80 Her general health is
Good but, from her unwieldy size, she walk but
: fpw steps. Nashville Banner
-~s@e--
Posr OrFIcE.-The following letter was addressed to
postmaster in the vicinity of Hartford, Con- y
GENERAL POST OFFICE. .
10th December, 1928. :
Sr-The mail must not, in any whatever be in the
custody of coored person. If colored person Is employ
ed to lift the mail from the stage into the post Office does
not pass into his custody; but the labor is performed in the
presence and under the immediate directions ofe white per-
son who has in custody but if cooured person takes
from tavern and carries himself to the post Office it
o his custody during the time OF carrying it, which is con-
ulry law. am, very respectfully, your obdt servt
JOHN MLEAN.
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a. WANTS. PANACEA.-ln the month Of November, 1927
~ female in the employ of the City Hospital severely
afflicted with the lnfammaiory Rheumatism and had been
suffering for long time, without any relief having tried al
most every known cure when occurred her friends to
recommend to her for trial. Parker's Vegetable Renovane
Panaeea which she fortunately for herself to ake
and do hereby certify that upon using only bottle
invaluable medicine, she perfectly restored health and
has not been since using it, troubled with the Rheumatism in
any shape JOSEPH T. ALTEMUS
Philadelphia March 5, 1928.
The above truly valuable medicine may be had at j. HAIR
LANs Drug and Chemical Store, 1885, Marke-st, Whining
ton January IT, 1925
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-A FUGE:-PATENT-Ths valuable .4nti-daseater;c
and W0 Medicine has been used for these seven
past and its virtues universally acknowledged by ali who
have tried it, TO be far superior any other medicine ever
employed for diseases children subject to- II is
fecy safe, and child will refuse take it, seldom,
fails curing Dysentery, Summer Complaint Collie or Cholera
Morbus, either grown persons children and gives an
petite to almost all debilated persons Worms frequently
nfest children, aggravae their other Diseases and arc the
and Diseases incident childhood which are On
numerous and frequently fatal 1t is much to be regretted
that most vermfuges in injurious, and thousands
OF children swept off, rendered feeble pae and
emacated through the first stage of le-whch leads on TO
pulmonary complaints, &c. &c. Sc
Worms being especially apt to nest persons of debtated
digestive organs and emacaed constitutions much mischief
often done by the ordinary medicines which general
~ consist OF the strongest purgatves, mercuas bers
narcotics spirits Of turpenne Articles of this kind NAV
destroy worms, but they debate the stomach and often
materially inme the general health SwA1Ms VERM1FuRe
has the peculiar advantage of destroying and removing worms
from the bowels without the weakening consequences of the
stronger purgatives &C. and has, moreover decided
tendency give vgo both to the stomach and bow and
of dgeson-thereby relieving the general system
from many troublesome complaints 1t is by this that
many grown persons have been relieved by its se of &
ferent complainssupposng themselves to be in decline
&c. &C. &c.
This medicine will rtkeDe Botcel complaints or Dsen
tery Bilious Coc VOMITING, Sickness main or apeaess in
the stomach booe Toss Of appetite either in children or
groom persons, in fen hears; and seldom fails curing
CHILLS AND FEVER OR FEVER .aGUE No
family ought, erer acW be acithout it, after trial
Sold IN Wilmington, at Mr. JoHNsoN's Drug and .Meds.
einal Store, No 3d. Market street, side third door
above the upper market. Nov. l.
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9UM1NfAR1o

The Secretary of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA has
issued proposals for loan of eight hundred thousand dollars
for canal and railroad purposes The proposals will be
ceed until the 25th instant. The principal be re-n-
busabe until after the year 1854 and to bear interest of
4 live per cent. per annum, payable half yearly.
The receipts at the Treasury of the State of Penn
yvauia, for the year ending Nov. Goth, 1928, were
3l99,47o. The expenditures during the same period,
were 3,lO7,552 81 Of this sum 1851 1867 were ex-
pended for internal improvements.
aryland-The term for which Governor Kent is cons-
uionay eligible having EXPIRED the Legislature OF the State
proceeded Monday, the election of Governor for the
year ensuing. Daniel Martin, of Talbot county, and
George b. Mitchell, of Cecil county, put in nominal
u on counting the ballots, appeared that 80 votes
TAKEN of which 81 for Mr. Martin, and 3s for Col
HfcheH whereupon, declared in both Houses that
Dane Martin duly elected Gov of Maryland for
the ensuing constitutional period.
Savannah, Dec. 20.-AIaior Bahcock of the Engi-
heer Department is in this city making arrange
hehtS preparatory to the erection of fort at the
rance OF Savannah River. We understand the Board
oil Engineers have chosen Cockspur Island as mos
suitable for the defence of this port. The fort is to
DC OF the third GLASS; to mount 80 gums.
We learn that the appointment of Ians Clark TO the
Vhce OF Treasurer of the United Sates which made
during the Summer by the President the United States has
Oeen confirmed by the Senae and that the ratification of his
appointment was by nearly or quite unanimous vote.
Nat. INTEL
-Mnes.-lt is stated in the Gazette of Lowve, |
Lewis county, N. Y. that silver mine has been dis
covered about halfa mile west of that village the veins
% which afford rich promise of wealth. A company
Das been formed, and machinery erecting to facilitate
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On the 9Th instant, JOHN nj. CLAYTON, was, in joint
meeting of tho houses of tho Legislature Of the State of
Delaware, elected Senator of the United States for
years from the 4h of March Mr. Clayton is friend
The present Administrations and is elected the of
Henry NJ Rdgeey Jackson man. The vote was, for Mr.
Clayton l9-for MIR Ridgeey TO-
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Prizes at Brandymine, yesterday.

Sup Flour 1926: Middlngs, a 800 Rye
Flour per Dbl 4,37a Wheat white per SO lbs. l,G3
red per do. so; Corn. old. per 81 lbs. so do new,
do l8 Rye per IS lbs. 60: Corn Meal, per hid. IA,
a l4,25; do. per Dbl. 3.
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About two hundred islands have been discovered by the ma
vgators of Nantucket the South and Southern Pac
fc Ocean, which not laid down map chart either
Europe America Many of those islands contain inhab
ans, who had never seen white till they our fell
low citizens of Nantucket.
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Wilmington, l mo. LIST 1929.

TLANTIC SOUVENIR, for 1S29.-This beautiful Christ
IVA mas NewYears Present, afordng gratifying spec
of the state of the and literature of this country
for sale at the Bookstore and Circulating Library of the Ed
tors No los, Market street.
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DH1AwARE REGISTER.
WILMINGTON, SATURDAY, JANUARY n, 1929.

Circumstances compelled to delay the communication of
THEODORE, which appears to-day The notice of this fact
was intended be conveyed the first paragraph under the
editorial head of the last Register.
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MARRIED

On Thursday evening the Sh inst by the Rev. E. W. Gil
bert, MIR ZENAS FREESE, to Miss SARAH KELLAM
both of this Borough.
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DIED

In this Borough, Thursday morning, the 9Th inst after
lingering illness, WILLIAM EAKIN, in the 22d year of
his age.
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TIE z LiOrsry Of the late 1hanas Jefferson

WMTI ILL be offered at Public Sale in Washington some
w time next month. 1t comprises about 1000 volumes;
consisting of small annual mportatons made by him since the
sale of his former collection Congress- and of works pre-
sented by their authors These books bequeahed such
Of them not already possessed by that institution to
the University Of Virginia; and the remainder two grand
sonsinaw: but the condition of his requires that this
bequest be diverted to the payment of his debts
Catalogues will be printed and distributed previous TO tie
sale Jan. o.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-06-16
TO THE PUBLIC

Iaa't Coach Line from Guyandotte to Ssaun-
ton, Three Times a Week.
't&ttE subscribers have established Line of poss
Il Coaches from Guyandotte to Stanton which. in
stead OF running twce week only, as stated in for
er notice, will, for the greater accommodation of thu,
traVeier, and to prevent unavoidable delay on the
road, perform the route three times a week
Inc Line will pass through Charleston. and frm
thence, by the Lichs and the State Turnpike. to
Lewisourg and the principal Medicinal SPRINGS r.,
WITT the White Sulphur, the Hot, the Warm. &c. 10
Staunton. 49, ~
1t will leave Guyandotte every Iuesdou. Thrive.
day and Saturday, at o'clock, a. NJ. and on i'm
return, will leave Staunton every "Wednesday, FRI
day and Sunday, at the same hour. =
At Staunton the Line meets the charlottesville
Jtchmond, and Fredericksburg Lines, also runninu
three times week.
The route, from Guyandotte TO Staunton. Will no
performed in five travelling days. 1.-THE 7th day in each
week being necessarily resting day and from Stann
ton to Rlchmdnd, or Fredericksburg, in two days
ana from Ric!mend to the City of Washington, in
20 hours, and tfon Fredericksburg to the CITY. in
eight hours. 49,
There will<be no night travelling throughout the
route. NV ''o
Persons ascending the Ohio on their way to the
North, will find this route very pleasant and chem
one. And those who may wish to visit the Sprinms
are informed that, exclusive of this Line thew can
eeneraii, De accommodated, on short notice, with
good extra Coaches to those watering places
And the public are assured. that In attention tn rho
accommodation and comfort of the passengers 40 far
as good Coaches and Teams and skilfu attentive anil
sober Drivers afford them the line shall M, No
Inferior to any other In the State.
PORTER e. BBLDEN.
% tTopraetoTS from Guy-dotte to the Warm Spyiupe.
;. JOHN WISE,
Proprietor from tie Ham, Springs to Star,u,,g.
Richmond, Va. June 10, 1929 - ieyn
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STE Ara SUGAR,

NNE oler tor sale assortment of family loaf and lump
sugars, refined by d. l. Thorans of Baltimore, with
s'ean apparatus lately erected by him, upon the
and improved plan and construction
greet agency o! fire being i'll this process refining en-
lc!y dispensed WITH the Sugars do suffer any dnintion
81 nooy alq Strength neither any made OF bulocks blood
n clay &c but the whole process carried on in the sim
pest and nea'et manner of which the firm gain us,re bril-
nancy ana colour OF the sugars, bear ample testimony and
must strike and convince every purchaser and consumer of
TIER superior quality and economy OF use
llns 1T IUCkE &. STEER.
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ROBERT B. SEMPLE, liz.
HIIOR.NkY .4V LNW.

LATE OF THE COUNTY OF KING e. oUEES,
I AS removed to Washington City, where he de-
signs IN future to prosecute the duties of his
profession tie will attend the courts held for the
District and the several courts of Loudoup and Fair
fax. He avals himself of this opportunity to inform
ms late clients that the small portion of business
which he left unfinished will be completed by his
very worthy aud highly talented friend, Mr.. James
smith OF King & Queen. His creditors and debtors
lie respectfully refers to his brother Mr. James Sem
pie of Essex. NAV o,