Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-05-19

curing the whole war. The character Of
| MaJsr Aadre was held in such respect and
es'es,n ny The officers Of eur army, that it
was their anxioas desire that he should sxpe-
renee every possible favsr and indulgence,
So"sis'ent win nilitafy precedence; bat had
MS request sesn granted, il might have az.
ioided ground for doubt whether he ought
70 DC convicted as spy. But the assertion
Ihat alarming designations would have been
'he consequence, is Of piece with he in.
curry made of the present writer not long
SINCE whether the story were true. that he
was hung with silk rope. 1T
.ua'uaers.=l make it point of morality
never TO lind fault with another one for his
manners. They may be awkward or grace
Iul, oiunt or polite, polished or rustic. care
not what they are, IL the man means we'll
ana acts irem honest intentions. without &C
eentrieity or afsctation. All men have NOT
.he advantages OF good seeiety.n rs il is
caheu' 10 school themselves in all its fantas
NC rules anu ceremonies and if there is any.
s'a"oafu OF manners, il is one founded in
reason ana good sense, and not upon these
aruheiai regulations. Manners. like CONVEX
sa"0n' sheuid be eStemporaneou. and not
Nuoied always suspect man who x,ects
me WIN me same perpetual smile on his face,
''o Same eongeelng OF the body, and the
same prcmeditated shake of the hand. Give
nae tiie hearty may be rough-grip Of the
ha'u-'he careless nod Of recognition, and
"heh occasion requires the homcIv but wei
friend?n
IL you wish TO give consequence 10 your
geio, advised 10 resent the insolence Of some
obscure upsiart who was pushing forward TO
notice by declaring himself bis rival answer
ed, 'who contests with the base, loses with
ALL"
CrGmmar rersus Orthodoxy worthy
young clergy man, Who has respectable
kirk III has eye, MAS in company, few DAYS
ago, with venerable matron of the old
school who congratulated the reverend gen
tleman IS follows: Heeh, sirs! | hear ye're
coming out TO he a minister 9th, man.
sea that We preach guide common sense and
orthodoxy. Dinna fash your head we grain.
mar. calian, for a hautle o. grammar ser
mons dlnna edIiy; aud the pulpit and tire
Warld were bath better when mac grammar
was heard tell O.. Preach ye guide common
sense, laddi. but aboo all things preach Or.
thodoxy - EduburgA Scotsman.
II Craze mode o) pushing Gade.-On the
18th OF September, i776, MAS held a gene
raj communion at the cathedral church Of
Zurich, IN Switzerland, called Munster Kirk
Many thousands were expected 10 partaka Of
the sacrament, and the wine was prepared
and brought into the church OH the evening
before. In the morning, when the ordinance
was administered, there was horrid cenfi
sion; several iaiated away on the spot: seve-
raj yomItcd; several were taken with a VIC
lent chollc, and, in short, the whsle city was
thrown into the utmost CONSERVATION. Upon
this the vine was analysed, when it was
found 10 be poisoned About eight had died
OF the poison; and had not the bad taste Of
the wine given early nntice Of the intended
mischief. maay more might have perished,
some hundreds were, however, dangerously
i'll After strict examination it was discov-
cred that one Wftz, grave digger, was
the perpefrator OF this diaholicaI deed, with
a view 10 promote his business, which had
been slack Tor some time Scientific Gax.
inordlnate curiosity is not always without
an accompanying benefit; il appears that The
New York Bank Robber owes his detection
entirely 10 the curiosity Of Mrs Bangs, the
lady Of the house who're he boarded, abe
could not conceive within herself why Smith
should seclnde himself in The day time, and
go out al midnight; why he should shut one
half of his shutters and leave the other o.
pen, by be should drink bis tea 10 the cham.
Der, when the family table offered so many
| more inducements; for a solution of these
queries she applied 10 her husband, he appli-
Ell TO the police, and the police applic d TO the
man himself, and the disclosures followed,
he receives handsome fortune in conse-
quence Of the inquisitive spirit OF his wife,
| which, under other circumstances, might be
| considered an insuperable evil, but, in this
case, happy and profitable accomplishment
Female curiosity, hereafter, must not be has
| tily condemned, il may produce moderate
| fortune, or it may ruin Princeiy one
| NORTHAMPTON Cour.
Increase If The numbers Of Mankind
On the suppesitien that the human race
| has power to double its Numbers four times
in century, or once in each succeeding pc.
riod Of twenty five years, as some phlleso-
pliers have computed. and that nothing pre-
vented the exercise Of this power of increase,
the descendants of Noah and his family
| would have now increased to the following
number:-I, 496 ,577 OF, 626 ,S44, 5SS, 240,