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From the London Times Of April 7th, 1912
We stated Yesterday that the British and North
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Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
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Office cfthe IT. g P. Railroad Conpanq.3
Winchester, March 80, 1912.
fEyO PREVENT all apprehenson. no
e tee is hereby given, that dill freight coli
lected at the Depots Of the Company, whether
due to this-Company, or any other for which
1t acts. will be received in Virginia Paper,
current at Winchester It is also made known
that all goods and merchandise. or other
freights, shipped from Philadelphia or New
York, sent to the care of the baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, viii by an arrange
ment between that Company and the Winches
ter and Potomac Railroad COMPANY, be for
warded direct to Winchester, without any
commissions for receiving and forwarding
charged at Baltimore, and the whole freight
through from either of those places, or any
other point north of Baltimore, will be collec>
ted at Winchester. BY Order,
j. GEO. HEST,
April Z. 1osZ-tf Agent.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

With the view of amusing himself little
Al the expense of this comlcal figure. he
began to address him in strain of polite
! compliment, to which the other replied
with awk ward goodness. The travellers
alishted to walk up steep hill, in order
to relieve the horses. On their way they
encountered ditch OF some width, and
Vernet. who was famous leaper, wager
ed that he would jump clean over it.
You jump over it exclaimed the stout
gentleman with establishment. Certain
~, II is narrow enough Marrow Is it is.
should like to see you do it-1ere |
go. then, said Vernet. as he bounded
lightly over the ditch That's we'll done.
indeed, SAID the person whom Wernpt had
singled ont as his victim; but it strikes
me that i could DO it myself: your ex-
ample has wound up my courage, and Eli
try.-You. exclaimed the painter. burst
ing INTO mt of laughter; should like.
indeed. to see you do it; wager din
ner You will fall into the water Don't
/ srlghten me before hand Let Us see. q
dinner. How much will that cost "A
bout d crown, | suppose. THAT'S good
IDEAL. but no matter, I'll try nv luck. =
! After thousand wrv faces the cat gentle
man lcaped aud fell. 1ik e heavy load, a.
bout ,tnot beyond tie point which Yer
net had reached. II vii have my re-
vense. said the latter, little piuued.
YOU VIII not refuse me that hope oh!
certainly not. What has happened by
chance may not, perhaps happen again.
and tomorrow we will decide who shall
pay the dinner.
Accordingly, rcxt day they had new
trial Of agility. The fat gentleman was
again the wianer, and he congratulated
himself on the good fortune that favored
him. NeFnet. who was deeply mortified
at the triumph of his adversary, repeat
eddy renewed the wager, and always lost
it. 4. length they reached the last re-
lay. the Pafoud, as Vernet jeeringly call
cd him, said I" Sir. / return a thousand
thanks fer the handsome way in which
you have paid for my dinners almost all
the way from MarsellIes, | am anxious
to offer some little rroof of my gratitude.
Ii a few tickets for Nicolet's would be
acceptable, / shall feel much pleasure in
offering them. / am engaged there rs
clown, and am to make my first appear
ance in day or two. This, perhaps may
console you for having lost your wasers.
You are good leaper; but had you leap
ell fifty tunes better. YOU would still
have last. for / have a -streng reserve OF
talent. which shoud have called into
exercise had / found it necessary, and
thus have realized the proverb, which
You have n" doubt heard Better and
better, as al Nichoet's. "-Dncrest's
Josephine
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
4. l.. MARTTE.
8. HEART.
TERMS.
PROSPECTUS FOR THE
SECOND EDITION OF THE
'xzastosyofthe Valley .

FENHE undersigned has devoted much time
n and pains in revising, correcting improv.
ing. and extending to the present period, the
HlsTorT OF THE VALLEY" In fact. the Sc
cond edition, when completed, will be far sup
error. i'll every point, to the first.
1t IS deemed unnecessary al this time, to re-
fer to the contents of this book. Suffice it to
say, that it is precisely what its name imports,
history cfM FaNy Of Firginio, from the
pered OF its settlement ; correct detail of
those thrilling and interesting events and Incl
dents that are. or at least ought to be, familiar
to all.
Many testiF,oninaIs, from gentlemen of
kncwn and acknowledged respec liability and
high standing might here be adduced to prove
the value and importance of the work but
the undersigned prefers testing it by much
more satisfactory way ,-let the public Judge
for themselves
have had repeated and urgent calls, from
various quar-, tersto come out with the work /;
bat not being able, from the infirmnites Of
age. to see the people personally upon the
subject, and not having the pecunary means
to publish il, have been unable to do so, as
much as desire 10 issue it,
My objectnow is, first, to ascertain, as far as
possibly, the extend Of patronage that canbe
obtained; and in the second place. if sufhci-
ent to justify it's publication, to make some ar
rangement to raise the funds necessary to pur
chase paper. &c, for its publication. 1t is
hoped that no obstacle may prevent the sue
cess Of the enterprise. Respectfully.
SAMUEL KERCHEVAL.
Middletown. July Il, 1912.
~ Those Editors in the Valley who will in
sert this Prospectus months. shall receive a
copy Of the work finished and bound in case it
can be published. s. K.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
p O Il TT f l..
From the w. r. Washingtonian.
AWAY WITH THE BOTTLE
HADa1KUK, 81, Is.


TrNE-- The camp5e'ls ere coming.
away with TIE bottle, away, away.
The curse IS upon YOU unless you obey,
For the Lord who is righteous hath noticed
thy sin,
And soon shall thy .j.tst retr;bution begin
Thlnkest thon to escape from the snare thou
hast laid,
Thy foot shall be caught in the gin thou hast
made,
And VIII ''e glory and honor are sought for thy
Thou shalt sink in the depths Of pollution and
shame.
Look thou on the bottle with richness of ewes
Drink thou cfthe poison there hid in disguise
And let thy fair fame be exchanged FOR dis
grace,
While TIE mark Of thy traffic is seen in thy
face.
o, g.Te this foul spirit no longer control,
Thou are killing thy body and cursing thy
Fly. fy from the fiend. ere he u7aketllee his
prey,
Ava, with the bottle, away, away
Lafayette, Aug. 20. sD. c.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
GRAPHIC PfCTU RE OF AN OLD
DRUNkARD.

Here is picture, painted by the hand
Of a master Professor Wilson, that is
worth thousand sermons or lectures a.
gainst the sin of drunkenness
,"Look at that grey headed man of
threescore and upwards, sitting by the
wayside. He was once an elder of the
Kirk, and pious man he was. If ever
,plety adorned the teHapIes-sthe .ivant
hafets. wearing thin aud bare,' Of a
Scottish peasant. What eye beheId the
many hundred steps that. one by one.
with impreceptlbIe graduation. led him
down--down-down tothe lowest depths
Of shame, suffering, and ruin! Fer wears
before If was bruited about that Gabriel
Mason was addicted to drink, his wife
nse'f TO sit weeping in the spence when
hes sons and daughters were out at their
work in the fields. and the infatuated
man. fierce in the excitement of raw
spirits, kept causelessly raging and storm
ing through every nook OF that once so
peaceful tenement, which, for MANY hap
Ply years. had never been disturbed by
the loud voice of anger or reproach. His
eyes we're seldom turned on his unhap-
py wife except with a -sullen scowl or fee
ry wrath; but when they did look oa
her with kindness, there was also rue
ful self-upbraiding in their expression on
account Of his cruelty; and at sight of
such transltory tenderness. her heart
would overflow with eforgleing affection,
and her eyes with uncomfortable tears. But
neither domestic sin nor domestic sorrow
will conceal from the eyes and ears of
men and at last Gabriel Mason,s name
"as,a hye word in tbe mouth of the SCOT
( Ter. One Sabbath he entered the kirk IN
state Of miserable abandonment. and
from shat day he was no longer an elder
To regain his character. seemed TO him,
IN his desperation. beyond the power of
man and against the decree of God. So
/ he delivered himselfur, like slave. to
that one appetite. and in few years bis
! whole household had gone to destruction.
Ills vile was a matron. almost in the
prime al life, when She died but as she
kept wearing away to the other world.
her face told that she felt her years had
been too many in this. Her eldest son,
unable. IN pride and shame. to lift up his
eyes at kirk or market. went away to the
city. ard enlisted into regiment about
to embark on foreign service. His two
sisters went to take farewell of BIN. but
never returned !; one. it is said, having
1!ed Of fever in the infrmary. just as
u She had been a pauper; and the other
-7-spr the thought of sin, and sorrow. and
shame. aud suffering is ruinous to the
sopl---gaye herself up, in her beauty, an
easy prey to a destroyer. and doubtless
haS run her course Of a.onY, and is now
at peace. The rest of the family drop
pea down, one by one, out Of sieht. into
interior situations in far-oH' places but
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
F Al M O U T II
g 9 t t 8 1t g ~ It.

VIZ subscriber has lately had consipr.
Warn n ~ ha, o. goo lbs. of superior Cotton
assorted from No. to ID ''' '"''o"si!
=, .s virtue of an agency and arrange sn,s
mace with the proprietors Of tb;s 49,. 'ne'',
~" uehrer yarn into the ware borses sc - - :
oaan.s o. Page, Shenandoah and TocL;noi -
:. preclseiy the prices charged At The psa.an
~ a',nnHth or Richmond, free Of carr;soe e.
enn mo . credit, rive per cent. d;scon,,,
r;,r.r GABRIrL SOCnAN
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
OFFICE OF THE LEEsBURG
" Genius Of Liberty
EOR sale

WA ISFIING to engage in other business,
w we offer this establishment for sale
The location is remark ably healthy neighbor:
hood and the Office in 1ourishing condition
Tor country paper TO a practical Printer
with moderate sized family the situation
would prove advantageous. If the purchase
money be well secured, the terms will be made
accommodating. Every necessary information
will be given on application to the Editor
and If by mail. to be post paid. July so.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
4 MARD CUsT0MER

'ernet the great painter was travel.
ing from Marseiles by what was called
the votturtn. clumsy vehicle. SO very
STOW in its motions that ] believe the
journey to Paris topk twenty. two DAYS.
Among the passengers who were closely
packed together, Vernet observed fat
red faced man, who seemed to be as dull
in intellect as be was heavy in person.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

In relation TO those whose notices of
Bankruptcy have been published in our
Columns. We intend pursuing the course
adopted generally by publishers. That
IL. we will not make affidavit to the fact
OF their insertion, anti ace get oar fee for
publishing hem.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
F.7HF CONSTITUTION WHAT is
IL THAT WE CALL THE CONS1IT u

DIN
The Constitution of Man may be eaid 10 tie
that which constitutes his frame as the bone,
muscles, carriages, nerves, &c. The bleed
is, therefore, the constitution, because it con
stitutcs or makes every part of the t odv
THE HEART is first formed which nus
Gle, BY the power il receives from IT'S r.
RENT THE BLOOD. builds up the whole
body. We must then confess that according
az the blood is pure impure, so must the
solids Of the body be healthy or rrhe altfy.
"PURGE OUT THE OLD HEAVEN, THAT
YE MAY BECOME A NEW LUMP"
"a the language of Holy Writ, q figure appli-
ed spiritually it is true. but how could it have
any application unless confirmed by practical
experience in the body of natter The foun.
1atioH upon which this figure Of scripture
rests. IS as immovable as the laws which gov
rig the tides or that occasion the thuuolers q
Heaven.
1.-THE CONnITI0N"'-The condition
upon which God has given health tothern man
$ a constant care tokeep his stomach al.d
bowels free from all morbid or unhealthy &C
CT mutations. The means TO effect th;s must
be those remedies which cleanse the bowels
md purify the blood.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

Pr9f .M.fitt's srcond lsciu~e. -'E7iie
second OF the series of lectures By Air.
Mafit was delivered at the I.ight-street
church, on FRIDAY evening last, the SUBJ
jec1 ri which was Genus.
The orator commenced with a brief
nlluslon to each of the constituent quail
ties OF genius, and commenting with his
peculiar style of establishment thereon ::
Genius is displayed. not in grandeur
and magnificienee alone it is seen in
she cotton gin, as we'll as the Principle
ns Newton it is in the Had Of Homer,
as we'll as the lever IF Archinedes; il
was in the song Of Miriam 10 the plan
If Washington. for the surprise of Corn
wallis at Trenton; il was in the daring
"s Napo'eon at the bridges of Lodi It
constructs edifces, fills up valleys.
bridges the Atlantic, and hangs the rail-
way upon the verge OF the mountain cliffs.
1t was the genius Of benevolence that
sent Howard forth on his tour of pli,an.
fhropy; taught Wesley to lay down prin,
ctpIes whose excellence was to be felt
through inns vistas Of coming genera.
tons; and urged Mathew the apostle of
temperance. To the vast labor he has tan-
dersone. in removing plague-spot from
the esoutChc0n OF that land whose genius
has filed the world with admiration, az
i!eT sons have enb'az0ncI her name un.
on the scroll OF honor. with pen of fire
Genus was in Cnsar's 'Veni vidi, Vi
oi; it was in the woods Of Nelson at
l'rafllga England expects every nan
shis day TO TO his dpfy'; in The language
Of Franklin, Where liberty dwel}s.
there is my country : in the last speech
Of Robert E,n,net, Until Ireland is free,
LET not ny epitaph be written 1t was
~ that appropriate tho't which adorned
the grave Of the dead with TIE weeping
willow. that dropping emblem Of perpetu-
nj sorrow.-EaIth, ocean. thonehts nf e.
'ernhy. and coming resurrection, were
all Jul Of us. "-BgH. Sun.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
/ I + NJ S OF HOICE

Teaching Ioung Chlldrm hot0 10 aUaLk
TOO youag Some fond parent, disregard
log the tact that the bones are compare
lively soft and pIable in infancy in
theii hurry TO sec the Iittlr objects walk
without support. are continually solicit
ing attempts at standing or walking long
before the bones have acquired sufficient
poWer of resistance and the muscles sui.
tlcient power OF contraction 10 cope with
the laws Of gravjtatlon: The natural
consequence is curvature Of the bone,
which yields Just like an elastic Stick
bending under weight. The ends an
preach nearer to each other than they
ought to do; and. to accommodate them
selves to the change, for the muscles be-
come shorter on one side and perhaps
longer on the other, each losing part of
'ts efficiency in the unnatural change it
undergoes. From this view. it will be
seen how turttu leading strings must be.
In the first place; by their mechanical
force. they compass the chest. and i'm
pede respiration; and in the second, by
preventing the bodvfrom falling to the
Eroura, or rather by preserving an D
right position, they cause mare OF The
freight to fall on the bones Of Inc spine
and lower .extremi,les than those parts
are fitted TO carry. From this ohnoxous
practice, hatness Of chest, confined lungs,
distorted spine. and deformed legs often
degenerate. DR.. .4ndrtw Combs P,aaci-
PIES cf Physiology.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

DEEDS OF B.aRG.4Z.p e. sale,
and also DEEDS OF TRUST VAR.
RANTS. EXECUTIONS, NOTES,
SC. for sdis at t!fs ofice. r
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

-~''O ~ sHrlGPP
Congress street. Georgetown.
- Sothoran, Bridge near Market stree,
Georgetown.
what IS the difference between the moral
g'hit OF the connterfeiter of popular .medi
cine, which has gained its reputation bv it's
goodness, and he who counterfeits the circuIa
ting medium Are they not both equally
guilty and do they not both commit crime for
the same purPose-namelv to benefit them
selves at the expense of others3
Always remember that no Apothecary or
Druggist sells the genuine Branlreth spills. -
purchase OF the rSents alone, and YOU will be
sure to get the genuine medicine. Every a.
gent mas copper plate certificate of agency
s'snea oy Hr' Brandreth and also by his gen.
eral agent.
Be'nare of Countsrfsits!-Purckas Of eth
err of the following agents and you will be Ger.
tain OF receiving the genuine Rrandreth Pills.
ASK to see the certificate of agenov-if that
cannot be shown, do not purchase.
DR.. Branireth's baltimore ,Gfices. for the
sale of the Pills are
Principal Office, No. so, S. Charles street
Sd door south of Platt street.
Saratoga Office, No. 81, Saratoga street. be-
tween Howard and Eutaw streets.
Recommendations Gre genuine soI9-5u 1yvepists
BENJAMIN ZEIGLER.
General Agent for DR.. Drandre tn.
The following is List ofh names sfn
he Agents in
SHENANDOAH COUNTY.
Woodsfock-s;bert & Dinges.
Strasbnrg-Bird, Lee & Co.
Toms Brook. & D. GrabiIl.
Columbia Fnrnace-Hnpp, Machir & Co
stony Creek-Richard Miller.
Mount Jackson--John N. Hill & CO.
New Market. D. Zirkle s. Brother.
PAGE COUNTY.
Lursv-Gabrel Jordan.
Baltimore Office Corner of Light Nercer !
b. BRANDRETH, ND
July 4, 1s4l--y.
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DIR. b. BRANDRETErs
VEGETABLE UNIVERSAL PHI. s

tenl to cure all diseases. because they are Il {
natural medicine of man, and. therefore only
remove the corrupt or vitiated .humors, the
cause OF pain and sickness, leaving the coed
humors to give.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20
LIFE AND HEALTH TO TIE rony.

Observe that each Agent has an Engraved
Certificate of Agency, containing rebreSen-
taton of DR.. Branireth's Manufsctory At Sing
Sing, and! upon which will also be seen exact
copies of the NEW LABELS NOW USED
UPON THE BRANDRETH PHIL BOXES.
and whicht is believed will prove the
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

The public will, therefore, please observe,
that no Brandreth Pills can be relied upon as
the TRUE and GENUINE unless each box
has these new tables upon il. There are
three, and each contains a fac simle signature
of DR.. d. Brandreth These labels are en-
graved ON steel, beautifully designed, and done
at an expense of several Thousand dollars
REMEMBER, the fac-simile signature Of
r. BRANDRETH must be upon7the top of
the box, uron the side, and also the bottom of
the box. BY careful examination the name of
Benjamin Brandreth will be found on several
parts of THE NEW LABELS, being an ex-
act transfer Of the writing ofDr. Brandreth.
This name viii be found in the Net Work.
THE PILLS ARE SOLD AT, 25 CENTS
PER BOX. AT 241 BROADWAY. n. v;
AT s N. EIGHTH STREET, PHII.ADEL-
PHIA; and by 10000 Agents in the United
States an'f Canada, whose Certificates and
Pills should be carefully examined before n
purchase is made.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-20

U'The Druggists The Druggists!! The
Druggists IL have in my possession Coun
terfeit Brandreth Pills, purchased of the fol
lowing Druggists, viz:
G. & n. Popplein. No T ~ Liberty st0 :.
DIR. Didier, No IS March Market Place :
F. leitzelberger, corner of Gay and Sara Z
toga streets e
G. X. Tyler, norner of Market and II;gn :.
street.
Also Of IF Ca1ian, corner Of e snd-7tIfo -
streets 8
" Guntou, corner of Pennsylvania Ave e
nue. and 9th street
- Watkins, corner of PENNSYLVANIA
and 4th street.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-07-08
IG r ON AN c L =.

Igronance is apt to excite ridicule and
contempt, whereas pity is the feeling it
ought to engender. We should splre no
pains to gain knowledge while young, but
should indulge charity towards those who,
by poverty or misfortune, have been dcpriv-
ed of the means of education. Neverthc-
less, there are very few who can avoid
smiling at the curious case Of ignorance, de-
scribed in the following paragraphs
can old lady, hearing it stated by a
school-boy, that the world was round. and
rcvolved daily on its axis, REPLIED Well
| don't know anything about its axis, but
know it don't turn over, for if il did, we
should be tumbled off; and as to its being
round, any one can see that it is fiat piece
of ground, and stands on rock
But upon what does the rock stand !
'Why, on another one, TO be sure
But what supports the last"
'Why, la my child, there's rocks all tho
way down."
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WWR hYRRo
THE FOREST TREES.

They're beautiful! they're beautiful!
The spreading forest trees,
By mornings gentle zephyrs famed,
Or by the noontldc breeze.
And when DER them the setting sun
Casts his las, lingering ray
Oh then they seem too beautiful,
Too lovely for decay!
We love them in the spring time when
Inc cold winds from the north
Are hushed, and warmer breezes come
49, 10 call the green leaves forth;
we then IN every opening bud
Our fathers love may see,
Who in robe Of beauty decks
Each woodland forest tree.
When brightly beams the summer sun,
And sultry is the air,
oh, it is then we joyfully
To their cool shade repair;
Where we may see the wood birds come,
Melodious in their lays,
And perch upon the boughs to hymn
Their varied songs Of praise.
Aud in the early autumn, when
The summer days have flown,
They're lovely in the gorgeous robe
Nnlcn over them ls thrown.
But soon is heard in forest dell
The wild winds moaning sound,
Aud then those leaves of every hue,
Lie scattered all around.
"Tis ever thus" The things of GARTH
All beautiful and fright
Are fleeing, fading destined soon
To meet decay and blight.
ct oh, there is n u better lind "
Where sorrows never come,
Where no decay or blight is known
II is the "spirit's home"