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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

"a VIII exercises of this Institution will be
II resumed on the first Monda, in January.
The course oi Instruction. ~ heretofore. viii
comprise the Latin. creek, French and Eng
li'h Languages; History, Elocution, Bellies
i.eiires, Typography and the use of the q lobcs :
Mathematics, aud the usual branches of edu-
cation.
The students of The Classical department
,~iii be thoroughly grounded IN first priuci-
sple>, Tie construction Of the Languages, the
sIdiom-, and the beauties 81 the Authors VIII
e carefully noted Particular attention will
$,ke"''e he pad to the pupils Of the EngIi.h
department They vii bc prepared for the
Counting or Tor v latcy or business their
parents or guardians may design them The
siudeni- Of both departments - ~ be frequent
" exercised a. composition, defamation, sc
Ihc subscriber wishing 10 prepare his scho-
i4rs for usefulness, add the bu.inc,, Of active
nc all his cNcriiOns and ctlprl, viii hc faith
4Ily directed Ia these important objects.
few BOARDERS, in addition ro the pre-
'nt number, can toe accommodated on Iea-
'n'h'e terms, ~ The family OF the slb,erib,r.
To whose comfort, Improvement. correct and
gchtcei department, -ttict attention will be
paid EDWARD urGUPS
H'c' ~ lTJJ' prsnetgai.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

Sound j. ssid to move through the
atmosphere az the rate Of Il4e feet
per sscoGd. u - proposed by Wi
ter IN GoodseIl's Gepesee Farmer, that
pipes be laid under rail roads and IN
The banks Ofcsnsls. for the oonveyanee
II Intelligence between distant points
lie thinks suitable pipes might be
bfough, and laid down for one hundred
dollars mile guess he j. mistaken. J
Experiments an England have proved
that the humsB eoiee NAY be heard
through pipes IS or 20 miles. The
principle = doubilrss esrreei, and the
application Of Il 10 practice seems
much simpler matter than the use Of
steam a. motive poser. Such = mode
II transmitting mt 'gsnos would c,r.
tainly be exceedingly yAlsable.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06
Flour and all other Articles

mat may be entrusted To- their care. Flour
PC. VIII be received in Ware Houses at the
Furnace, and when shipped IN boats be ctIec-
tually sheltered from the weather
TIC undersigned, with no improper mo-
lives, but IN justice TO themselves and for the
Information OF the public, will proceed to set
Forth some of the great advantages of Keep
iryst rs place Of deoositc for all article.
intc ndcd 10 be forwarded on the Canal. The
zapProach 90 the Canal is more easily accossi-
Ib!c, and ut shorter distance. to the farmers.
tiniliers, &c. Of Jefferson, Frederick &c ut
4ihis point, than any other. u i. we'll known
<7hat the smi,hheld and iIarper>-fcrry Turn
pike, which at present j. unpaVed Tor the
5f?acc OF up~ ards Of two miles from the Fer
py, passes within about one mile of kcepir, Il
4 urnace. The road, connecting koeptr,> :,
+lurnace and said turnpike at the Cross Roads
n Mrs. hlstadtts) about two and one half milc.
1rom Harper,-Fcrry, de>cends in gradual
flopc towards the Potomac can easily and
pill always bc KEEP, in good repair-and Is
onIy about one mile in length Another great
}dvanioge enjoyed by thu, place over any
Epther, ~ derived from the fact that the fee
pier OF this great and noble Canal l. the W ide
land expanded basin Of water ~ front Of Keen
&'FJ Il Furnace, extending several miles above
aud aqnarter Ut n mile below, in one unbro-
Ken sheet, aiiording sufficient depth Of watcr
Tor loading boats, containing iour or five hun
1dscd barrel, OF Flour, imme Iiatcly at th,
shore. The passage over ihi, basin. either
: 10 or from the canal 70 the llrscst boats, will
i nos De Prevented cor interrupted even IA high
floods OF the river.
The subscribers will keep on hand a con-
Plan, supply OF FiSH, S.IT, PL.IISTER
zI.iR, NC which they vii ell at reduced
3rices. srRiDER 4 FOJkE.
keePtryst Furnace,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06
THE BLIND BOY.

/. The ia, VAS br,gh, snd bsa,,iful;
The boys to pi-, had gone.
Save Que, Who sat bcs,tc tie door.
Directed aud alone:
Aud a. The tone uf merry sport
Came faiu,l, To- his car,
lie sighed, aud from his swcllin. lids
lie brushed the falling tear.
His little heart MAS rcnt Nith pain;
lie could not pom their play.
lie could not run about tile fields,
And nv IN. brook side stray.
The rolling hoop. the bounding ball,
The Kite boruc by the Wind,
The acorn hunt, were uought To hun,
For lac, alas, Mas blind.
lie eonid not see the setting sun.
Aud watch the glowing skies,
L hc brsutN of thc moon and stars
Fell not upon his eyes.
The rs,nb0N When It sl,anncd the clouds
Was lost unto his sight,
And waving woods and sparkling streams
For all To him Wa, night
Thcsc truths came fresh into his mud,
While sitting thus apart
No Wouder that the tcsr drop fell,
And heavy wss las heart
All, little did the youthful thrung,
Who's hearts err full ct jo,,
Kciicc, upon thc lousl, state
OF that poor sishtle,- boy
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06
EEarI,crs-Errry .Ecndcn.y.

|THNllE Principal Of the above Institution
III icel' haPPs in Announcing Ia those WHO
pave paironZ'd u, that Ice has, after the usual
aTi'imas recess, rc-umed the dutie. OF ms
'irSe. Aware that tho announcement and
i9pori % an Intelligent community. can bc
ob'ainod, only, By pcr,cserancc and industry.
ne "nicr-is ed proni.c, that no effort shall
re- 1n''nF. on iis part, 20 inspire those COM
i"ilied to hIs case Wiis profitable zeal for
''r acquisition ~ knoHlrdgc. Amidst tb.
'A' iItcs, almost parental. necessarily AZ.
'''hiii O" TIE Instruction of youth. and the
ares resulting from a st1tion humble. vet
p"n'i'ic tic subscriber 81 not without The
y 'r''l1- hope ihsi hi- laJors have been spprr-
f''"i. whilst Dec taAes much pleasure io
j. rewarded
Tie m'. ue permitted q, mention. viii,
ONE q" @rec "i ''mPilcc1ry. That the df.ci-
Iine oi TIC school nfeh - Tat Of our best
o. quilted College, De. not iatcfGered w,ti,
liiI -itnopt ani plrs.ty CO. II of tho.c
,Y Nhon % was intended o.. operate
50 tar solicitation Of .pH,e tt... &. f., C-,,
cong ladies' val be- received. a. i,.,.. 49,.
rIcuon lady qIshh'd by ,dlr4t,on and
4 porc1ce, uader thr .upefy.i.n 81 do
f'ipai will be- wholly voted
tAe course % in.trIctipn wdi. a. hereto
embrace thorough AID practical
flcdsr u The substantial brin,he ct a
fn,.i-h education. The ancicnt and
..l lsasGsgcs aili also receive due aticn.
JpiiN ,. lIl,kLi, Pf.aeiysL
J--4afy 3, 1884.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

that the word expectation shah no, be con-
,trued to prevent the owners or their agents
from transporting flour and corn neal, with
Out inspection, from Hsrper~ferr, or Keep
uyst Furnace To Georgetown, AieNandris
New York, or any other port within the L.
states, where the Inspection Of those articles
IS enforced; and that the Inspectors fec shall
not exceed two cents for inspe iirg each bar
rel. And VIC shall ever pray. sc.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

men orr exccilcnt and eccentric Trend
Grant Thorburn, OF this city, embarked for
England. in the sth Of October packet, he
promised TO drop an occasional letter 60 Us
during his absence. His first number - Civ
en- beiow. % was written at sea, Oh Tie oc-
casion OF funeral, and Is characteristic A.
well "a solemn. " y. Commercial
Smir GroRGE WAsHiScIoN, Al SEA,
10th October, l533.
promised to drop you a line, should
any thing occur worth noting. One
ut our steerage passengers died last
night, shout Q o'clock, after being six
days out. He was brought on board
almost in the last gasp OF consump-
ton. He hoped his bones would
moulder in his native soil Ureland);
but his grave is in the deep. None
oil our cabin passengers knew Of his
situation. till some hours after his
death. We have ON board the Rev.
Mr.. Ban Episcopal Minister from
England. He was in bed and knew
not that there was corpse OH board
I'LL informed him in the morning. lie
seemed SO a,cfuily struck when [ ask
ed him If he had his prayer book and
funeral at9 A. NJ. He mustered the
materials, and finding all in order.
said he would perform the last Office
OF the dead, while was TO do my best
ss clerk pro tenn. as he said he under
stood had been Clerk ia Church in
New York, for some years. inform.
ed the Captain Of the arrangement,
and requested that he would order ev-
cry thing to be conducted with decent
order and propriety. After receiving
my short lesson, We repaired on deck.
The scene was novel, solemn. and i'm
posing. Thsimorning WAS fine the
sun shone bri ltht and mild gentle
breeze was humnins through our sails,
just enough TO steady the vessel hun.
drcds Of sea gul, were sporting in the
sunbeams, and dropping their snow
white wings in the trans parent element
beneathj ever aud anon as they crossed
our path, followed In our wake, and
SKINNED our stately ship, they looked.
and hey screamed rs f anxious To
know the meaning Of this dance Of
death.
Our crew and our passengers, eight
" live ia number, were all on deck.
unoo'ered-All watching with intense
interest, the order and systematic pre-.
pafa'Ions OF the seamen. The body
was tightly stitehedup IN awhile sheet,
not spot OF skin appearing then
fastened TO a plank aud a heavy stone
appended 10 the ieet the end OF the
plank with The feet towards the sea,
was no" placed on I e bulwarks, about
n"dsh'ps-lhe end where the head
rested was supported by the carpenter
and MS mate All things bcmg ready.
I'VE captain on ihe r'slt' and ! on the
'e'' ~ Tue MINISTER the beautiful ser
wee Tor the DEAD commenced" ain
The Ne.utree''on' and the L'ie, &c
10 we iu'' toned solemn ana clear ac-
cent o' a'ego'@' e'ed '"fk'hne Par
,o"-'hs various ana intense feelings
"eP"'eu 10 'he races oi The motley
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

TIE Graf Pyramid Of EgVpf cost
the labor OF one hundred thou sand men
for twenty years. exclusive Of those
Who prepared and collected the mate.
rails. The steam engines n. England.
worked by thirty six tho0saud men.
would raise the ,Smc qusnity 81 mate
rails 10 the same height m ~ hours.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

Mr.. Biafk.-1'he Duchess Repub
hoan says, that the Hon. John Black.
the senator from Mississippi, was .
teacher OF a common school 81 X 'ngs-
ton, Ulster county, y. York. 1918.
lie rose By his own exertions to the
bar. and from the bar TO the Senate OF
the Union.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

There arc some people IN the world
who are continually speaking Of i'll
luck. Every little mlshspis consider
ed BY them as special drspensAtion
Tor their evil. They are satisfied with
nothing. u, by aoei'ieni, they do hap
pen TO meet wIIb IIttle good luck. II
- nothing 90 what would have hsppen.
ed 10 some favored one. One Of these
d'sconteDted beings was passing thro'
our streets the other day. Something
glisiened on the SIDE walk and lie stop
ped to pick IT up. II Was an old fash
toned pistafeen. Dang IT, be exelaim.
ed. IN tone Of petulent dlssppo,nt.
ment, II any body else had found IL.
It would hare been guGrfsr dollar"
Neto Be,LIord GG=tIfS.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06
7, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY O, 1884.

BILE Of Siberia. there is melting re
Voting to the feelings, when a human
earease Is sunk in the cold green sea.
But this sea must give up the dead that
are IN her.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06
TRANSFORMATION
On the Chesapeake - Ohio
CANAL.

1--WE Chesapeake and Ohio CANAL being
II now completed aud open To navigation
rom tins place (kcep,ryst or old Furnace
Georgetown, the undersigned. who have
3pns been carriers on the Potomac, beg leave
p inform The public that they are ut present
.snsascd IN, aud Will continue Transporting,
y'a The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, without
fclay. and on the most moderate terms. "a
|and from the Point OF Rocks. Georgetown,
and other points on the line Of the Canal.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06
aLIsssp. wsEKLr. MT
DOAr -. G.lLL.lHER.
CONDITIONS.
TWO DOLL AIRS & FIFTY OTIS

PEH .L\.Et.M
Payable half yearly; but Two Doii.ps
, Ill be received A. payment in fun. Il paid
Entirely "a advance. Whenever payment II
(cGerrod bcyonl the expiration OF the year,
P,.esest VIII be charged.
ADVERTISING.
The terms of advertising. are Tor n square
|r less, 81. for three in,eriions-larSer ones
3 the same proportion. Zach continuance,
F. cents per square.
~ MI advertisements not ordered for a
(Pccihc time. vail bc continued until forbid,
|nd chIrs,d accor,iinsiy
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

Old Maids. II consider an uumar
RED lady declining into the vale Of
wears. a. one Of those charming coun
ircs bordering oa Chioa, that lies waste
for want Of proper inbsbuants We
are not To accuse the county, bot some
Of So neighbors, who are lnseDsibie Oi
IS beauties. though 81 liberty TO enter
and cultivate the soil. GOldsmiM.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

n Sailors rim II wish ny execu.
tor 10 pay loot Of ny FIRST money col
lected) TO nv beloved wife, Sarah, II
living, one sh'iiing-Whleh give a. a
token Of Ioss-ihat she mAy buy la
<le nuts. a. know she - better pleas
I'd nth cracking them than she Is i,h
mending HOLES IN her stocking.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

The commentary of severe friend ).
better Than ihe embellishments u a sweet
tried l4ticgcr.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

Longtriiy.-.7necdofos Of khe aged.
The oldest person deceased IN the
United States, was negress. aged so.
IN Pennsyivania. The oldest know
on the continent. was also a ncgress.
OF Tucuman, ). America, deceased
IN 1870, at I.5. Humboldt mentions
a Peruvian Indian who died At Lima,
while he was there. aged H., after liy.
ing IN marriage 90 years with one wo.
man, who attained the age oil IL. As
old as $50, he is said by the authorll,
just named, TO have walked pretty reg
ularly three or four leagues a day.
The oldest Englishman known was
jenkins. who died at I69. IN 1870. lie
was originally . hard working fish
erman, aid swan in rivers after 100,
and ,hreshed grain at $50. Al the age
of Is. he gaze ieSiimony IN q cOuTi Of
justice Of matters nhieh had occurred
40 yeays JoIore. Parre. vino died ia
1868, at l52. was farmer. lie was
married at 80, aud agaiu at 20; and We
lind u stated by Worcester, ia the Me
moIIs oi the American Academy Of
Arts and Sciences, that he had chill.
dren by both wives.
Perhaps. he most remarkable case Of
sectional Heeviiy IN Modern times is
stated by Lord Bacon, who SAYS thai
a census Of the territory between the
r'vcr Pc in Italy nd the AppeDine
mountain, taken IN thS.Scar 20. au
thentIcsted the existence az that time.
IN that region, of ia men over the
age Of 100. namrly-ji Of 100, - Of
10. 2 OF I25, ! ol $50. 1 ofIj5. and
} OF 40. BOsfoH J0tUnaL
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

Eloquent Extract. How different
is the scene we this day behold from
that OF fifty years ago. The traces Of
havoc have been erased by the hand Of
time. The farmers boy this day sips
the wine cup beside the blue streams
once cr'msoned with human gore
Where banners and plumes went dow n
amid the shock Of battle, now the col
den harvest waves its yellow shcaVes.
Where rolled the purple wave Of blood
IS now beheld the gambols Of child
hood, the frolic Of youth. The angel
OF peace now hovers over her domes-
TIC affairs, with outsprcad wings. The
hills
Which frcedom's ,harr ha., ploughed,
sun mars race that has nDt bowed
Their Knee To sught bat God.
e. The laurel Srva,hs their fathers won,
heir ehildryn wear ts IN st,ll
fruud deeds thess' iron men have done,
They fought and Won nj bennington,
Aud bl,d al Bunker Hill.
a. u, tl.. moun.s their ashes made,
isy the affairs where they PRAYED,
By our own riyh, hs.d anal blade,
Still Will bc free"
II the time shall ever come, when
this mighty fabric shall totter; when
the beacon Of joy that now rises in a
pillar Of fire. a sign and wonder OF the
world, shall wax dim, the cause will
be found IN the ignorance Of the peo-
pie. Ii our union is still TO continue
to cheer the hopes and animate the ef
forts Of the oppressed OF every nation;
lif our fields are 10 be untrod by the
hirelings of despot,sm; IL long days
Of blcssedness are TO attend our coun
try in her career of glory II YOU would
have the sun continue to shed his un-
ciouded rays upon the face Of freemeu.
then educate all the children in the
land. This alone starties the tyrsnt
IN his dreams Of power. and rouses the
,lumbering energies Of an opp essed
people. Ii is intelligence that reared
up the majestic columns Of national
glory; and this alone can prevent them
from crumbling into ashes.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06
Ch@rtesso,cn .RcUde,,y.

NteP'ry>l Furnace,
Nov. -. I-J3.-if.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-02-06

A FUNERAL. AT SEA.

When our excellent aud eccentric friend
Grant Thorburn, OF this city, embarked for
England. in the sth of October packet, he
promised To drop an occasional letter 60 W.
during his absence. His first number i Civ
en- below. % was written at sea, Oh Tie oc-
casion Of n funeral, and is characteristic A.
well as solemn. ": y. Commercial
Suir GEORGE WAsHIScroS, Al SEA, ,
o. 4
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-26
MISCELLANY.
THE PR OPIFECY.
colony
"He was brought to this
By a vain prophecy. Henry ViH.
C0ncl ded.

By a vain prophecy Henry VII,
COnclu dcd.
For consider able period after this
,ragical event, the warning and predic
ton Of the stranger were constantly re-
curing, with the most painful intensity,
to Morley's mind. He had been warn'c
by that extraordinary man 10 beware OF
Clavering, and by neglecting the warn.
ing, his life had been placed in jeopardy.
He re nembered the prediction which
limited hs life TO his tbirty-four,h birth
day. He vas now scarcely three nd
twenty, but eleven years SCENE d so
shor, term TO one who had strong
desire for life, that he became melan-
choly us he looked forward TO its ter
minating so speedily. In spite of him.
self he could not bring his mind to feel
though he could easily bring his reason
to admit, the absurdi.y of a prediction Of
which no human creature could have
divine assurance, because such divine
have long since ceased
TO be made and he seemed to grow dat
ly more and more convinced that the
hour Cf his death was written in the
lines Of his palm, and had been read by
the mysterious stranger. He knew the
idea was weak-,but it was superstltlous
but he could not control it. II was h
sort of mental calenture, presenting to
his mInd what bIs reason readily detect
ed to be a fgment, but which his morbed
substan,iated into reali-
,y. lie became so extremely depressed,
that his mother, bis now only surviving
parent, began to be exceedingly alarm'd.
Seeing her anxiety, he fully stated to
her the cause of his unusual depression.
She argued with him upon the folly,
nay, the cnminality Of giving way to an
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-26
VOL. 24.


dong God service in the ,erc,ro
o' such abominable acts? Are no,e
" hese sects even nov, the oppressors
" "e'' iei'ow men, reaIing with the
sword the harvest which others had
planted We must not dwcu ,,,a
'"ose 'nihgs-but their history is fami-
'iar 10 all men. They were, and are.
disgusting, and being so proclaimed.
nave been checked in their outward one
ration-though tho spirit of them re.
mains to considerable extent, and now
ana then shows itself in terrible denun-
c,a'lon IN sectarian pa oers, as thourh
'"e aom'nion of the world 10 come was
committed to the keeping of individual
inhabitants Of the present! Much has
been done, but much remains To do
That pure aud unobtrusive Chr is,ian
feeling may universally prevail. 1t is
true that the opinions even of the Nor
monites are tolerated in the u. States.
but many are often disgustod in seeing
seciarinaism drummed up to our pulls,
and passing itself into the section of po-
IiticaI agents.
II would almost seem that u return
Of tho days offife =;:a =::. tfagsoi might be
speedily looked for if the secular power
could be rendered subservient to tho
propagation and progress of some of the
christian sccts. Franklin, abour s,s,x
'ears ago. said in letter to private
riend, as follows:
when 'heolosians or religious people
luarrel about religion, each party abuses
hc other tho profanc aud the infdcl
'e''eve both sides, and eujoy the fray;
he reputation of religion in general
uiil RS, and its enemies are ready to say
'ot what was said in the primitive times,
'ehold how these ChrisuSlt love one
mother but mark how ii aapri.,iuus
IATE one another.
And when we refer TOD f6finin religious
newspapers, in which tflb drum ecclesi-
ast'c is most loudly apdtwickedly beaten
with rub a dub here, and rub dub
there, It may well be said, mark how
these Christians HATE one another.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-26
(From Niles's Weekly Rogister.)
Religious Newspapers.

wi. r.., ..i -. ,,,r,s 49,,
published in these newspapers cannot be
denied aye. and in terms that arc wor.
Thy only Of the lowest Of the Joli,ica
press-and when one party undertake tc
speak Of all the ministersof another, and
far more numerous party, as "perured
knaves" for single example, we think
it is evidence Of a bitter personal enmity
which, il it had extent only over the
minds Of sectarian gladiators would be
Of little coDsequcnce-but it embitters
the feelings, and restricts the social in
tercourse Of large bodies Of individuals,
who ought to love one another, and be
instant in the performance of kind Off
happily content in doing
what they esteem their own duty, should
chari,ably yield TO others the same
rights Of thought and action, concerning
a most serious matter, in which each d
every man must answer for himself, iD
the judgment of justice and Of mercy.
But are they no utterly opposing dog.
mas in religious newspapers and sects !
Whence then came the prosecutions Il
prescriptions, and even murders Of
harmless individuals, (sou,e in our own
land, because Of The operation Of such
dogmns How was it that certain OF
the sects, when possessed of the secular
sword, burthened and banished scores
of thousands Of others for conscience
sake--,hinking perhaps, that they were