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$, very respectfully.
CHARLES DUVALL,

Prince GEORGE Co, March 10. 1887,
DEAR SIR The bay colt Industry, jr,
now in your possession. was put in train
log tho fall OF 1884. but was turned out
in consequence of being seized with the
Colts distemper Of an inveterate charac
ter, (of which he did not recover for II
months,) last fall put him in training a.
gain. and after few weeks preparation
gave him two mile Trial with Prince
George, his half brother. it was closely
contested and performed in good time
II was not repeated in consequence oil
Industry jr, receiving an injury 10 the
right fore ancle, he did not get another
gaIlop, am sir,
Very respectfully, yours,
CHARLES DUVALL.
a. Gentlemen sending mares by ser
wants, must tender written direction;
which horse they are TO go TO.
Clarke Co, March 2l 1888,
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$40 .TcreS.

an additional tract Of ONE HUNDRED
ACRES adjoining will be sold along "hn
it, making IN all 440 Acrcs.-l VIII sell
on accommodating terms, say, one thifo
Of the purchase money IN hand, and Tie
residue ~ ten equal annual instruments
With interest at three per cent. per an
mum till paid, also 50 Acres OF first
rat
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-04-25

EMJILL stand this season, which has
w commenced. and will end on the
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IRON.

a LARGE and general assortment o
IA Hughes best Rolled BAR ron
for sale for cash, at the Martinsburg Iron
Foundry, by DANIEL McGINLEY,
for S q H. Hughes
August 9, ls37.--tf
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GesaSge me ca r. LsOgs
CI,cEEING,

to suit both the Summer and Winter sea.
sons, at the shortest notice, and on terms
that will conform TO the present pressure
in the money market.
All garments manufactured at bis shop.
for beauty Of design and mechanical exc.
cution, shall not be surpassed by any arli.
Gle made elsewhere.
In returning bis thanks to The public for
past patronage, be cherishes the hope that
he win receive more extended support
from bis fellow citizens.
gg-Iis shop is situate on Queen street,
Immediately opposite the store Of Messrs.
Burns s. Seibert JOHN HOKE.
Martinsburg, June Z. 1887.
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lowing places viz on
Mondays and Tuesdays,
al tbs stable Of the sub :
scriber, about one mile
and a quarter moth east
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NEW FERN!

G. TRUNK rEAggNG BUSINESS,
in all their various branches All the va
rious articles pertaining to their line oil blu
siness. will be kept constantly on hand, OF
made TO order at short notice.
A share Of the public patronage is re-
specially solicited.
December 6, lS37.-tf
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s,atuable Eaao allo Aatlls
TOR SALE

n offer for sale the UNION MILLS,
q and Tract GLAND furroundmg them.
This property lies adjoining Mar'insbure
in Berkeley County Va, and IS motor
ously known as being one OF the most
valuable estates to the size OF II, 10 this
section Of the country'-If any pufcha
sher should desire larger tract than
The Mill tract contsins, which is about
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-04-25

fE THE undersigned, through the medium
q of the press. again takes the liberty
Of Informing the public that he continues
to manufacture according 10 the Lates.
Fashions, (Which he receives regularly four
times year from Philadelphia, y and in
the bess possible manner, all articles Of
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/. mics rom Lee
town. on Mondays,
Tuesdays, & w ed
days, and in Mar
tinsburg on Thurs.
DAYS. FridaYs, and
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GG HN0OwHR,

7 HEHlS fine and high bred Horse will
n stand the present season at my stable
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= years old tIlls
spring. full brother
TO old Isabella, (the
dam of Anvil. Mar
tina, Washingto s.
picton } will stand
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WI kudaJg VI RfSh
mond, a beautiful
blood bay, wllh
black legs. main,
and tail, no white
about him except a
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CE.ANTTCLEER,

A BEAUTIFUL dark brown sixteen
"a hands high. of fine fern and action,
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FIVE AND A 1rAz.r ACRES.
Fifty Acres.

being the ourlhpart of larger tract con
tanning 200 Acres. which fourth part was
conveyed to said Selby by William Nor
gan Jr. by deed bearing date h.naary 5,
1918, and another tract containing
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

falt him in no particular; he was so Just
a made critter folks used TO run to the
winder when he passed, and say, there
goes Washington Banks, beant he love-
Iyl do believe there wasn't gall in
the Lowell factories, that warnt in love
with him. Sometimes, at intermi>sion,
on Sabbath days, when they all came
out together, (an amasin hanson sight
loo, near about whole congregation of
young gal|s) Banks used to say,sI vow,
young ladies, Iwish had five hundred
arms 10 reciprocate one with each of
you; but | reckon | have a heart bio
enough for you all; it's Wrapper, you
may depend, and every mite and morseI
Of it at your service Well, how you
do act, Mr.. Banks, half thousand
little clipper clapper tongues would say,
all at the same time, and their dear lit
tie eyes sparklin, like so many stars
twinklin of a frosty night.
Well, when Hast seed him, he was all
skin and bone, like horse turned out to
die. He was teetotally defeshed. a
mere walkn skeleton. | am dreadful
sorry. says |, to see you, Banks, lookin
SO peecked why you look like sick
turkey hen, all legs; what on airth ails
you? | am dyin, says he, of a broken
heart. What, says ], have the gals
been jiltin youl No, no, says he, beant
such fool as that neither. Well, say S
|, have you made bad speculation ?
No, says he, shakin his head, hope |
have too much clear grit in me to take
on so bad for that. What under the
sun, is it, then {? said /. Why. says he,
| made a bet the fore part of summer
with Leftenant Oby Knowles, that !
could shoulder the best bower of the
Constitution frigate. won my bet, but
the Anchor ,ras so eternal heauy it broke
my heart. Sure enough he did die that
very fall, and he was the only instance
ever heerd tell Of a broken heart.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24
POETRY.
INVENTION OF PRINTING.

The following song was sung at the Gel
ebration of the 4th Centennial Anniversary
of the invention Of Printing, at Edinburg, on
the 18th of July, 1887.
When liberty first sought home on the earth,
No altar the GODDESS could find,
Till Arts greatest triumph to Printing gave
birth,
And her temple she reared in the mind
The phantom Of ignorance shrunk from the
sight,
And tyranny's visage grew wan,
AS wildly he traced in the volume of light,
The pledge Of redemption to Man.
All hail the return of the glorious day,
When Freedom her banner unfurld,
And sprung from the Press the Promethean ray
That dawned on slumbering world
When Science, exulting in freedom and might,
Unveiled to the nations her eye,
And waved from her tresses, light,
A glory that never can die.
The mighty cnchanter, whose musical key,
Unlocked all the fountains Of mind,
The thoughts of the mighty in triumph set free,
In cloistered confusion confined;
The lay of the poet, the lore of the sage,
Burst forth in obscurty's gloom,
And started to life in the wonderful page,
The glories of Greece and Of Rome.
Great ark of our freedom, the Press we adore;
Our glory and power are in thee ; -
A voice thou hast waited to Earth's fartherst
shore
The shout of the great and the free;
The slaves calling fetters are burst by thy
might,
The Empire of Reason is thine,
And nations rejoice in the glorious light
Which flows from fountain divine.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

The fire by which the splendid Thea
tire andCircus at the corner of Front and
Low streets was destroyed, on Sunday
morning last, will long be remembered
as one Of the most distressing occurrcn-
ces in the history of our city.-About
half pastsfour o'clock, on that morning,
one of the grooms in attendance upon
the stables attached to that establishment.
discovered fire falling through the CELL
ing over one of the stalls. In few mo-
'nents afterwards, the whole of the foo
ring over the stabling, which formed the
stage of the theatre. was in flames, and
it became apparent that the interior of
the bnilding must have been burning for
some time. So rapid was The progress
Of the fire, that the grooms had barely
time to release two of tn, horses, knock
out the windows Of the stable.
and make their escape. Efforts were
Instantly made to rescue the horses. po-
nies, dogs, goats, and deer, belonging to
the corps, but all in vain. The heat
and violence of the fire forbade all sue.
cess and in very short time, the noble
stud, the admiration Of all who had ever
beheld it, was utterly destroyed, in a
manner calculated to move the sympa-
thies ofthe most insensible. Not one Of
them was saved-the old stallion, who
had accompanied the corps for twenty
seven ycars-the splendid horse Mazep-
pa, the very embodiment Of Byron's
idea of the fiery steed'-the Burmese
ponies-the Angola ponv-the beauti-
lnl goat--the half reasoning fawn-all
--all pcrished miserably, in the most
excruciating tortures. When the doors
were burst open, the fawn the constant
companion of one Of the ponies. ran in
to the strect-but missing its mate and
alarmed, probably. by the mise and con-
fusion it turned about, rushed into the.
stable and shared the fate Of its fellows.
In the meantime, the flames was doing
the work Of destruction most effectually,
in other parts Of the building. The
scenery, decorations and platforms, used
ia the representation of Mazeppa, and
the costly wardrobe Of the company
were consumed almost In an instant, and
in less than an hour not a veslige OF the
building was left but its blackened walls.
The front of the House fell out. soon at.
ter daylight, with tremendous crash,
carrying, in the fall. every thing 10 its
Fortunately no lives were lost.
Mr.. Cookies loss is no. only enormous.
but entirely irreparable. His stud Of
horscs, and his collection ofthc other at
PENDANTS upon circus company had, we
are crcditably informed no superior in
the world. Forty ofthe persons attach
ed to the company belong, either nearly
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
r II e CLOG * M a X e r.
OR, THE SAYINGS AND DOINGS
OF
SAMUEL SLICK, OF SLICKvILLE.
The cheerful sage, when solemn dictates fail
Conc eals the moral counsel in tale.
CHAPTER x.

CHAPTER X.
THE ROAD TO woMAN's HEART-A BROKEN
HEART.
As we approached the Inn at Amherst
the Clockmaker grew uneasy. Its pret-
ty well on the evening, | guess. said nc,
and Marin Pugwash is as uncertain in
her temper, as mornin in April; it's
all sunshine or all clouds with her, and
| if she's in one Of her tanlrums, she'll
stretch out her neck and hiss, like an old
goose with flock Of goslins. lwonder
what on airth Pugwash was thinking
on, when he signed articles Of partner
ship with that are woman; she's not a
bad looking piece Of furniture neither,
and its proper pity such pretty wo-
man should carry such stiff upper lip
she reminds me Of our old minister
Jonathan Hopewell's apple trees.
The old minister had an orchard Of
most particular good fruit, for he was a
great hand at buddin, graftin and what
not, and the orchard, (t was on the south
side Of the house) stretched right up to
the road. Well, there were some trees
hung over the fence, l never seed such
bearers, the apples hung in strings for all
the world like ropes Of onions, and the
fruit was beautiful. Nobody touched
the ministers apples,and when other folks
lost theirn from the boys, hisn always
hung there, like bait to hook, but there
never was so much as nibble at 'em.--
So said to him one day, Minister, said
I, how on airth do you manage to keep
your fruit that's so exposed, when no
one else can't do it no how. Why, says
he, Ill tell you the secret, but you need
not let on 10 nobody about it. That are
row next to the fence, Igraftedi it myself,
and took great pains TO get the right kind.
| sent clean up to Robbery, and away
down To Squaw-neck Creek, Il was
afcared he was agoin to give me day and
date for every graft, being terrible long
winded man in his stories,) so says, |
know that, Minister. but how do you
preserve theml Why, | was going to
tell, said he, when you stopped me. That
are outward row | grated myself with
the choicest kind Icould find, and sue
ceeded. They are beautiful, but so e.
tarnal sour, no human soul can eat them.
Well. the boys think the old minister's
graitin has all succeeded about as well
as that row, and they search no farther.
They snicker at my grating, and laugh
in my sleeve, ! guess, at their penetra-
tration.
Now, Marin Pugwash is like the min
ister's apples, very temptin fruit 10 look
at, but desperate sour. If Pugwash had
a watery mouth when he got married, Il
guess its pretty puckery BY this time. -
However, II she goes to act ugly, I'll
give her dose Of soft sawder' that'Il
take the frown out Of her frontispiece.
and make her dial plate as smooth as al
lick OF copal yarnish. It's pity she's
such a kickin devil, too, for she has her
good points--good eye good foot meat
pastern---iine chest-a clean set oflimbs
and carries good. But, here we
are. and now you'll see what soft saw
der will do.
When we entered the house, the trav-
ellor's room was all ia darkness, and on
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THE RULING PASSION STRONG II

DEATH.-W Walter Scott, in his fragment of
autobiography, incorporated into Lock
hearts life Of Scott gives remarkable
instance Of Ibis, in his old instructor, DR..
Adam. When quite aged he was struck,
with palsy while teaching his class. He
survived a few days, but becoming de-
lirious before his dissolution, conceived
he was still in school, and after some
expressions Of applause of ccnsure, he
said, But it grows dark-tbe boys may
dismiss'-and instantly expired!
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THE MAN OF LEISURE AND TIE
PALE pOY

You'll please not forget to ask the
place Tor me, sir" said pale, blue.ey
boy. as he brushed the coat of the Mar
OF Leisure at his lodgings.
Certainly not" said Mr.. Inklin, &C"
shall be going that way in day or two.
Did you ask the place for me, yes
tcrday!' said the pale boy on the fol
lowing day, with a quivering lip, as he
performed the same office.
Mo- was the answer. "Iwas busy
but will to-day"
Heaven help my poor mother" mur
INJURED The boy, and gazed listlcssly OF
the cent Mr.. lnklln laid in his hand.
The boy went home. He ran to the
hungry children, with the loaf of brcae
he had earned by brushing the gentle
mcn'scoats at the Hotel. They shouted
with joy, and bis mother held out her e.
naciated hand fora portion. while sick
ly smile fitted across his face.
Mother, DEAR" said the boy, :" Mr.
lnklin thinks he can get me the place
and shall have three meals day-on,
ly think, mother, three meals and it will
not take me three minutes to run home
and share it with you"
The morning came, and the pale boys
voice trembled with cagerness as he en-.
quired Of Mr.. lnkIin if he had applied
for the place.
Not yet" said the Man of Leisure
"but there's time enough"
The cent that morning was wet with
tears. Another morning arrived.
1T is very thoughless in the boy tc
be SO late" said Mr.. lnkIin. Mot a
soul here to brush my coat"
The child came at length, his face
swollen with weeping.
(" am sorry to disappoint you," saio
the Man of Leisure, "but the place in
Mr. C-'s store was taken up yester
day."
The boy stopped brushing and burs
alresh into tears. 81 don't care now.'
said he, sobbing, "we may as wei
starve. Mother is dead"
The Man Of Leisure was shocked
and he gave the pale boy dollar.
The MAN OF LEISURE ON A pEArH.pEp
Mr.. lnklin was taken i'll. lie had
said often that he thought religion nigh,
be a good thing, and he meant TO look
into il. An anxious friend brought i
clergyman to him. He spoke tenderly,
but seriously, 10 the sufferer, Of eternal
truths.
"Call 10 morrow" said the Man Of
Leisure, and we will talk about these
matters"
That night the Man of Leisure died.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

SPECULATION days, when
all the customary forms of speculation
seem at an end, the enterprising ought TO
thank the suggester ofthe following very
promising one:
"Ofall the specul the market holds forth,
The pest that know for lover of pef,
Is to buy up a fop at the price he is worth,
And sell him for that which he sets on himself.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

An Irish lady in Ann street, a few
days since, in quarrel with drunken
husband, accused him of drinking up his
pick ace on one day, and his saw and
horse the next. The Mercantile Jour
nal calls this " hard drinking"
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

A SovERErGN REMEDY.-The u.
States officers on board the steamboat
New England, under the command Of
Ii. Champlin, on her recent visit 10 Dun.
kirk, found al! the boxes containing arms
and ammunition, marked "A Cure for the
Kings EvilP
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

A Clergyman took for his text these
words: "The World, the Flesh, aud the
Devil.'-and commenced his sermon in
this manner shall pass over the flesh,
touch lightly on the world and hasten as
fast as can to the Devil.
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

Two men are said to be exhibiting
themselves in New York, one Of whom
is SO tall that he does not know when his
toes get cold, and the other SO short that
he cannot button his coat
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

Halloo Jack, wish ye Happy New
Year 7 Thank ye sir wish ye April
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

SLEEPY HAT.-" Please sir" said a
waggish urchin to dilapidated dandy,
ais not your hal sleepy?"
:" Hat sleepy! why, you saucy little
rascal 7"
because it looks as though il had not
had nap for a great while"
Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-02-24

or remotely, to Mr.. Cookies family.
All Of the members ofhis corps were dis
tnguished for the correctness Of their
moral conduct, and for the propriety Of
their department in society. Their ca
lamity excites, the unreserved sympathy
Of all our citizens, upon whom their un-
obstrnsive merits had already made a
deeply favorable impression. We have
heard the loss estimated ats 100000 and
this, we should think. rather within than
beyond the truth. Chron.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-04-04

which proposes a gradual return to the ex.
elusive reception of gold and silver in pay.
ment the public dues, incline to the opin.
ion that it will prove sautary. 1t does not,
however, Immediately 90 into effect; and,
it, by the next session of Congress, it should
be found that the banks have resumed spe.
Gle payments, and have been restored to a
soundand safe condition, we may, lift should
be deemed ,expedient, modify or postpone
this provision still further at that time. We
need not be too tenacious upon this point.
The great object, in proposing and support.
ing this measure, is the divorce Of the Gov.
ernment from the banks. That object at
tanned, the Government will cease to be sub.
.lect 10 the dangerous power, the importuning
influence, the fluctlating operations of the
banks. he banks themselves will RELY up.
on their own proper resources, the custom
Of the merchants, and the confidence of the
people, for their support, their business and
profits. The people will cease to be per.
petually agiiated by the fluctuations produc.
ed, in great degree, by the connection be-
tween bank and State, between the bank OPP
eraiions aud the politics of the country
And our free, civil, and political institutions
viii no longer be endangered or overs had.
owed by the combined moneyed and bank.
ing power which pervades every part of the
| Union.
Mr.. President, one word more and have
done. If the bill before the Senate shout d
be rejected, am well satisfied that no 9th.
err measure on this subject can, at this time,
succeed in this body. The vague and IN
definite notions of special deposite system
special deposites of bank paper, as well
as ofspecie- only so many crude con.
ceptons of financial and political quackery.
They will, trust, find no sanction here. I
concur in the SUI gestion advanced on this
floor that we have the alternative of remain.
ing as we are (; and that, in my opinion is
the next best alternative TO the measure now
under discussion.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-04-04

I would respectfully caution the pu bic
against having anything to do with the notes
of the following Banks, to wit -
The Farmers Bank Of Genesee Co.,
The Farmers Bank of Sandstone,
Bank of Lapeer,
Jackson County Bank,
Bank of Manchester, and
Farmers 81 Merchants Bank Of st. 10.
seph at Centreve, commonly known as
the "Red Dog"
am Induced to give this notice in order
10 prevent designing knavcs from imposing
upof honest men, and cheating them out
of their property by purchasing it with such
,corthlcss trash, as is daily practised in tho
western part Of the State, and elsewhere.
There is set Of men ip this State, who
profess to be gentlemen, who have good
reason TO believe, have been engaged and
are still employed in getting up Banks with.
out capital, in order to enrich themselves
at the expense Of honest, hard.laboring
men, and the honor and credit of Michi-
gan. Their names, with proof of their er-
tensire frauds, such as would send poor
men to the States prison, will probably ap-
pear in due time, as it is in preParat'on:--
The Commissioners arc busly engaged IN
the discharge OF their duty. "''h ~'n he
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-04-04
CAUTIONl

Detroit, March 9th, 1888.
Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1838-04-04

cy, manifested towards him. But | could
neither excuse nor admire her for any de.
vo,ion which she might exhibit towards any
man who was opposed TO The cause of the
country in the second war Of independence.
in which she so prodigally and generously
shed her best blood. Il becomes her ma.
tive.bo.n children to
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-01-11

,,,.lon rila m, eeldalty which VI, eN.
81 VI kpuw s.gcra Baah, which vii uoI
,roueh an acceptance OF MS
Extract of letter. LIVERPOOL Dec. :.
nj, lenre<lon ~ our cotton market has heen
-, ior die two DAYS past, 10th dealers and
'nnrr, having again entered the market as we'll as
'n'II, uho al appear disposed purchase free
aJ the decline in r,lee OF HE first day u two
~ '"' 5egree been re-establtshed though tn
has ~ m. week arc al lower than last wcel
4r'a ,,Let closes on the whole very lrm.
LONDON MARkET, Nov. 2l.--rubacco-
,,...,, ,be home tfadc lhcte h1s been good t.
'.,'nJ and 400 hlids. Kentucky hasr been taken Al
",",'1 9 PRICES. md mixed ~ Ill ForeNpara.ao
'I,,. Ia, beru much inquiry. ard Goatas Cargo eli
ksn,ncky has been disposed q! lei Snata At j IL to
Aid per ID.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-01-11
81, AlsR'lNN.

J WILL sell on Thursday, the 9Th INST. in font
al M, Chries Phelps auction toom, Tor eost, o
% NEGROES, belonging 10 the estate OF Joel Camp
bel dee'd. WILEY CAMPBELL,
Efseatof Of Jori Campbell, }cc'G
Sale conducted by CHARMS Phelps, Auciionecr.
JANUARY II tds