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way, and any of their superfns books which may be
ordered will be warranted to stand usage that length
of time.
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DErERS' COUGH LOZENGES are now rapid
y superseding all other preparations for the re-
lief of Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Whooping cough,
fghlness Of the Chest, Bronchitis, and similar pull
monary affections
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-08-03
( NO Al

ican, NaDa kee baUoh qia-sffower Aag
countryman'-a more complimentary de.
slgnation than that of red headed barba
r:an'.-the name first bestowed upon the
Dutch,
1t ls well known that all proper names
IN Chrnese are significant, every charac-
ter IN the language expressing thing or
an idea, as well as sound. There are.
consequently, no unmeaning names in
C'nnese; corresponding TO cur Tortss X.
and Harry, Jones, Davis and Jenkins
but mans name must be something like
House or Barns, white or Brown, Flood
or Stone. Wood or Waters. Foreign
names'howeveF unmeaning 0ieinalIv,ac-
quire, when written in Chinese, a sienif-
ieance which IS 0ften strikingly curl
Gus.
Yankee Doodle and Washington are
the INTERCHANGEABLE of these etvmologies
which have yet come under my notice.
The two Chinese characters, Yang kee
signify "the flag of the ocean, most
appropriate name for the banner which is
now to be seen wherever there is blue
water. The Chinese have no D,and Yam
kee Doodle would be written Yankee-
too-te lee, 'the flag of the ocean, sovereign
people of the wOrld!' This is an omen
sufficiently flattering, and if the Chinese
do not suspect there is something in it,
we must give them credit for being less
superstitious than many other peo5le.
Washington is no less happy in his
transition into Chinese, for 10 shine-
ring, as it would be written, signifies no
less than 'rescue and glory at last
Could the name of the father Of his coun
try be expressed with more felicitous
truth7
The Chinese attach great importance
to expressive and high sounding names;
and an ambassador tothe Court Of Pekin,
whose name had not something imposing
in Chinese, would be received pretty
much in the way that Bubb Doddington
anticipated when he thought of going
minister to Spain. "a
The Commissioner from the United
States is very luckily gifted in this res
pect, for Gu Sh'ag means ancient glory
a name that will satisfy. the most fastidi-
Gus courtier at the sNea5u Tang, and au-
gurs prosperous issue to the whole pi-
geon,' as the Chinese would say.
Chinese has been said to be language
almost impossible to be learned by a for
eigner. This, the writer pronounces q
monstrous exaggertion, and afFirms that
ii is no more difficult THAI Greek OF Ger
man. He adds. that China is full ef
books produced by a literature which.is
three thousand years old; that books
there are cheap as newspapers here, and
he suggests that the liberal Boston mer-
chants should ship afew books for Amer
lea along with their cargoes of tea.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-08-03
SOCiABILITY OF BIRDS.
Copy ofa letter from young Lady, t
; the Rer. Mr.. Linsey of Stafford.

Copy ofa letter from a yoeag Lady, to
: the Rcr. 1lr. Linsey Of Stafford.
Dear Sir,-Having often heard that
yourself and family were very fond OF
birds, aud something Of a very interes-
ting nature concerning them having come
directly under my observation, indeed,
entirely in connexion with myself, |
thought an account of it might not prove
uninteresting to you. Early in the sum-
mer of 1910, as | was one morning re-
Ginning on my couch, in the back room,
the doors being open, a very small black
bird came hopping in, and ran about the
floor, apparently in quest of something
to eat. happened to have a soda bis
cult by me, and instantly threw it some
crumbs, which it ran to and ate as if very
hungry. In few minutes it flew out.
Before long i. returned, bringing another
along with It. fed them both plentfully.
In short time one returned and partook
again; after while the other: so they con-
tinued through the day. did not think of
of seeing them any more. but | had no 500
ner taken my accustomed place on my
couch the next morning, than in came one
of my little visitors,quit tame, land quite
at home; it ran near me, took hasty
breakfast and ran out. Soon its mate
came. and took his in quite as friendly a
manner.
Thus they continued coming from ten
to thirty times day, and soon became
so attached to their, hostess that they
would seldom take their meal. ever rea.
dy on clean paper, by the door, but
would run close to my couch, and look
up to me, to have me drop it to them al
my side, which they would take, perfect.
~ unconcerned. They appeared for q
time quite afraid of strangers S, particular
| ly children, and would look 10 me, as
they came in, as II to ask, is 1t safe
However they soon lost their fears o
| them, and would come in when three OF
four were present. After few week.
they began TO carry away large piece,
every time they came, after satisfying
their hunger, which convinced me tia
they had little ones TO feed; and was as
tonished to see what a little load the
would carry, oitentinles three pieces a
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-08-03
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From the National Intelligence.
LETTER FROM HENRY WHEiFON, ESQ.,
1T;n;cfo,, of The TT G ri Po,.E,,
BERLIN, April IS, 1s43.


Berlin, april IS, 1s43.
My Dear Sir--You will doubtless re.
collect the remarkable incidents related
by Robertson in his Hist. Of Charles r.,
respecting the retirement Of the Emperor
into the Convent Of st. Justus, in Estra-
madura, after his abdication, and to
which narrative the historian has lent the
strong coloring of his graphic pencil
We are told how Charles renounced not
only the Substantial power he had inheri-
ted or acquired, but the pride, pomp,
and circumstances of imperial sovereign
ty, for the quiet and solitude OF monas-
tic life, devoted himself for the residue
of his days to religious exercises ard
practices of self modification. and he fell
into state of melancholy detection,
which nearly deprived him Of .he-use of
his mental faculties. This gloomy scene
is dramatically closed by his resolving to
anticipate the celebration of his funeral
obseques.
According to the historian the ex- Empe-
ror, wrapped in sable shroud and sur
rounded by his attendants, laid himself
in sarcopha9us placed in the middle of
the cenvent chapel A funeral requiem
was then performed and Charles mingled
his own voice with the voices Of the cler-
gy. who prayed for the repose of his soul.
After the close of the ceremony the spec
tators Withdrew. and the church doors
were closed; Charles remained some
time in the coftin. then rose and retired
TO his cell, where he spent the night in
solitary meditation. The sad ceremony
is supposed to have fastened his dissOlu-
ton, as he is stated to have been ivfnc,.
diateIy attacked by fever, Of which he
died on the 21st of Septemberd558.
According to Authentic Attenuation,
just received here from as<German tras-.
eler, now engaged in liking historical
researches,in Spain, n this turns out Ia
be fabulous legNhd- Don Thomas
Gonzales, we'll ktSwn as the learned auz
thor of an essa1fon the relations between
/ pbihn IT, Spain, and Mary of Eng.
hnd. nublsAe,l in tie Z III volume Of tie
payal .ssademy 3 History at Madrie.s
,sas ssseper Of tn anyal archives al ST.
J, las, and occupied himseifin the lat
! - years Of his lie With a history Of
Charles ", from his abdicatian TO his
death, complied from original documents
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-08-03

4 sooh AFTER the receipt OF this as possible
twill be necessary for you to bring your
! family with you; and to cover travelling
expenses, you viii receive bill 70,
3loo, payable at sight.
II have the honor. to be, Sir.
''your humble servant,
50. SMITH, for Mr.. DENN1s.'
Sure enough, said David, David Baird
OF Marden-on Wear was my father
| 80, 0, o. chuckled out little David
as he hoped about behind the group, "a
hundred pounds and cast!ett;.
Heaven be praised!' calculated the
wife, while she Rugged the baby in her
arms.
'And,' continued David, sthe great
! Sir David Baird was our ancestor, but
we never looked for any thing from that
quarter
Then the letter is for you:' asked
the man.
1T is. Please Heaven to make US
thankful for it, said David, seriously;
butt hesitated he, tyou want that mon
ey.'
mo- said the letter carrier, going out,
'l'll cali for that Tomorrow
'Bolt the door after the man; this
money requires safe keeping.'
'Nlend the iire!' said the mother; and
her son David put on the shovel full Of
Goals, and stirred up the ashes.
Kiss me, my children!' exclaimed
the father with emotion; kiss me, and
bless God, for we shall never want bread
again!'
is the house on fire p screamed Ma
ry, at the top of the stairs, 'for there is
such blaze!'
'We are burning mould candle! said
Judith, 'and such big fre!'
Come here, Nary said the father:
and Mary slipped down stairs wrapped
in an old cloak.
Fathers a rich man! we're all rich
and shall live in grand castle = laugh
ed out young David.
we shall have coats, and blankets,
and stockings and shoes' cried little Jo-
ey, all alert. yet still remembering his
frost bitten feet.
We shall have beef, and plumb pud-
dingh said Susan.
we shall have rice Pudding every
day. cried Neddy.
David Baird was again distracted;
but how different was bis feelings; he
could have done thousand extraYagant
things-he could have laughed, cried.
surg, leaped. about, nay rolled sp the
floor for joy; bat he did none of tMse-
he sat calm and looked almost grave
At length be said, wife, send the chill
dren to bed, and let Us talk over this
good fortune together
you shall have your sundss. clothes
on tomorrow. said the happysaother,
as she sent them up stairs. To bed they
went, and after while laughed them
selves to sleep. 'fhe father and mother
smiled and Wept by turns, but did not
sleep that night.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-08-03
CHINESE ETYMOLOGIEs.

A writer in the Boston Courier. who
takes the signatuse Chooing Kwoh- says:
when the thirteen stripes and stars
first appeared at Canton, much curiosity
was excited among the people. News
was circulated that strange ship had ar
rived from the further end of the world,
bearning a flag fas beautiful as flower.
Every body went TO see the kwa kee chu-
en-, or flower flag Ship This name al
once established itself in the language,
and America lsnow called ktea kee kmg2fA
the flower Gag country'-and an AZ
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-08-03
p o e. t &c A L
From Hiss LesAe's Magazine.
Canute on the Sea-sIlOre.

"A monarch sat beside the main,
That onward roll'd its tide;
Around him stood noble train,
Of England's realm the pride.
They told him that the mighty deep
His mandates would obey;
Nor farther would its pillows sweep,
II be but babe them stay.
: And is it sou aloud he cried
'And shall the mighty deep
At my command restrain its pride,
And down its pillows keep?
Then thro' thy secret depths be stirr'd,
Thou proud advancing sea!
And trembIe at thy so*ereign's word
Backs-from my presence fee!'
thine awful might let dtlers own,
/ claim thee as my slave;
And bid thee, from my regal throne,
Ny anger not to brave.
But still, presumptuous dost thou flow,
Thy monarch's feet to wet?
Back, back /! no farther shalt thou go
Dost thou not hear ne Jet p
He saii--but on the pillows rollPd,
His royal feet the've won;
And proudly CLEAN, like FURNISHED gold
Beneath the setting sun.
Then on his base and seryile train
He cast scornful look,
And strove to curb the ire in vain
That his strong spirit shook. 80
And gazing on the glorious sea,
He cried with eye of flame.
From earthly king thou wilt not flee,
Thy pride he cannot tame.
Thy waves were pour'd from Gods righi
hand
Around the newborn earth;
Nor tremble but at HIS command,
From whom thou hadst thy birth.
No mortal eve may pierce the gloom
That wraps thy secret cells.
Thou dread, mysterious, awful tomb,
Where night eternal Gwells.
And DER thy fathomless abyss.
That veil the Almighty flung.
When round this orb the sons of bliss
Their songs Of rapture sung.
sThe noble ship may find a path
Across thy peaceful breast;
Thou risest, fearful in thy wrath
She sinks to endless rest.
And there beneath thy booming wave
Till the last trump shall sound,
The loved, the faithful and the brave,
In deaths strong chain are bound.'
Then scornfully he seized the crown
That grit his noble bro V,
And turning with a naughty frown
To those that round him bow
lake this vain emblem of my power!
Hy sceptre take away!
Nosaudy frappings, from this hour
ShIl deck my feeble sway
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FARMING AND GARDENING.

IHNHE following works (among many others
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Sproule's Agriculture, vol. London, I643.
Youatt on the Horse, l vol: London, l643.
Bainbridge's Guide to the Conservatory, Hot
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Bevan on the Honey Bee, vol. l643.
Weeks Bee Manual, and several other works
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Johnson on Manures and Fertilizers.
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Cattle, their Breeds, Management, and Diseases,
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Calcareous Manures, by Edward Ruiin, Of Vir-
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American Flower Garden Directory, by Burst
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British Husbandry vol. published by the British
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The Complete Frazier, VOL octave, London.
Outlines of Flemish Husbandry and Reports Of
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Hayward's Horticulture the Fruit, Flower, and
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Practical Gardener and Modern HorticuIturist,
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Botanical Text Book, by Asa Gray, vol. New
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LANGU AGES.
Private and Class Instruction


Private and Class Instruction.
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uetnen Of Washington and its vicinity, who with 10
acquire an accurate and practical know ledge of the
French or German language in manner as expedi-
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the residence Of students at convenient hours,
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