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A GREAT BARGAIN!
" aGo Vsa1als iIs

II ME subscriber intends 10 SCI al
"A Prhate sale, bis LOT aud OUT
10 / IN CARROLLT0N. The Lol rs
No. 2S IN Bob rus 81 addition 10 Car
re'ltoH, aud has d good story ard a4raH
frame house with Eve ooH1s, and eood
'ceI tsr, wood shed, we'll, smoke house.
large and comfortable slate pig pen
eRd numoer OF bearing ffVit trees on
II The 0uI lot is bat Two or three
roos from the lot, and contains a IItlIe
less th1A oHe aHd half acres. Yhe
nOoVe property will be sold Uery lon.
tho terms will be made to S0H nearly
any purchaser, aud an ndIspn,abe title
VIII be giveH Those who wish to OH
taIh a comfortable home in the town Of
CurrolI'on for a propoIlionabiy small
consideration, will do we'll to take this
chance Enquire, either personally
by letter, (posl paid) of the Rev D.
Ro'hacker, IN CarroIIton, or Of he sub
scrIber.
A. B BlERDEMANN.
UnioutoWn, Stark Co, ,Ok
Feb. IA. 1916
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LNOUR Hog'heads of New Orleans
a Sugar, and TEN barrels New Or
leans and Sugar.house moasses, Just re
celVed and Tor sale by K JACKSON.
CarroIlon, A priI l8, IS45-27 7-lf
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A Few sets Of beauudu China ware,
with large assortment OF Liverpool
and common wsre,Just received and for
sale chedpbv CUMMINGS & CAMERON.
May lG, lSl5-3I.tf.
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A Large and splendid stock OF pati4
IA nets and kentucky jeans. just te,
'celVed and for sale Al very reduced pi.
cos by CUNNING, tM CAMERcN
May l6, 1876 3I.tI.
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w OOI! WOOIy!

The subscribers wish to purchase
large quantity of wool, tor which the,
will pay lhe highest market price, on de
tIvery al thar sore.
CUMMINGS & CAMERON.
NAV 10. lSdh-3I~,t.
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A Large stock of cotton yarn, of the
IN best quaIlty, Just received and for
salo cheap by CUMMINGS & CAMERON.
May l6, lS45 -3l-U.
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Nov. 9Th 1914.

PoPULAL REMERIEs The most pop.
uInr remedies Of The present 8ay are
those which cleanse aNd purifythe biood,
and which ere known to be mnocent ~
their qualities Such remedies as anti
mony, mercury, ziHc, and having re-
course Of bleeding IN disease, are now,
It is hoped going nut OF fashion end veg
elabie remedies viii SOON he rhe popuIar
medicine. Ther BrandrehS Vegetable
.UnirerSatT'iHs will be used and appre-
clated, They are known to net beneii
cIally on every part oI ihe body being
tab en- up by The CHI vie they pass into The
blood, which they purify, and st should be
remembered that they only remove those
parts from The blood which we're the
Cause Of Infnmarion or disease Di any
KIND. Nolhlng is equal to riddlng the Vi,
hated hum0rs with vegetable medicine
OF this kind, which eighty lourvearsthave
proved never TO do injury, but always
aood. For sale al the store orH A Std
ser Crrollon, July IS, lS45-40i60
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BLACK BEAR HOUSE,
4Ih street, SteWbenVilIc, %
BY Tn0MlS NORTON

The Undersigned respectfully informs
his old customers and the public in geHe-
raj, that he has takeR the above we'll
known house, formerly kept by him or
twenty five years, aud receNliy By Jas
aannN, and is prepared to cater for the
wants Of all who may favor him with
their patronage. There w also an ad.
dhion put TO the House, which will add
much TO the comlorl Of the Puess -
Likewise furnished with
New Furniaure.
No pains or expense will be spared tt
furnish III" TABLE and The RAk with III,
very best ihht the markets can afford
With The determination 10 devote his en-
the personal atlPaltan to The com foFl an,
accnmmodaton Of those Who may faVo
him with a call. aided ~ active care(
and obliging servants, be hopes TO Civ
g'asral sais(acho". The terms ar,
rght THOHAS NORTON.
A, Ill 2S, I>a5 -2s II.
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A Large stock OF summer olbs, gam.
oroons, +R"Pku cords end cotton drills of
7snous kinds, just received and Tor sale
very low by CUMMINGS 81 CAMERON
MAY l6, lSl5 -U.tI
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10 lbs best Rio Coffee Tor 50 at the
kadian Queen House by
X, JACKSON,
Nov 9th, 1914.
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MNNGEsH msstfld, RAppee & Scotch
M son@, OF the hest quality, on hand
end Tor sale by tlUMMINGs n CAMERON
CarroIton, May 80, l845-S3-I
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A large stock OF exceflrUl Maddsr a
Indigo just received and Or sale by.
W. N. SINCLAIR.
Nov 6tb 1914
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BD llNFS -Ehlte cad Venetian red
u copa Varnish. &c, on hand and for
sale cheap by CUMMING, IL CAMERON
CarroItcn, N y 80 l845--23- If.
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NOTICE

Myself or deputy will SIT at the
place r0l Aoldingelections, tofeceive
taxes. on the lay mentioned 'oppo-
site each township, as follows:
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H5 Kegs Juncta npils. Just received
a., IIr mle Sg Cow Nss 81 CAMEa,N
Giat Id I895 3I.u
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GNE box rosin soap, jusrreceived a I'D
W for sale Inv by
CuMMrNGs 4 CAMERON.
Carrollron, May 80, l645 - 33-u.
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FISH, &c
I Barrel MackeFeI.
I ShAd.
] 3" Herring.
2 Z" Whlue Lime
s 4" Waite ? aster.
On hand and for sale by
WM. NJ. SINCLAIR.
May I6, is(5.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27

to be expended in the purchase of food;
he also calls for tax on landed pro-
prietors, for the same purpose;and asks
that no provisions shall be permitted to
leave the Island, and that distilIeries
nay be prohibited from consuming any
grain. All these demands may not be
palatable to the views Of the ministry;
but, the present distressed condition
of the people, and the gloomy aspect
Of affairs abroad, will at least insure
for them no little deliberation and con-
Germ.
We waive, at present, any further
speculations as to the probabilities of
war, as Congress meets in a few days,
when new chapter will be opened in
the matter.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27
SAVE THE LEAVES.

At this season a great quantity of
leaves may be gathered in many places.
A rake used at the right time will ga
Their them very fast by the sides ofbuil-
dings and fences. They make excel
lent beds for cattle to lie on, and they
are more valuable after such use than
before. Rake all clean, and you will
much increase your manure heaps.
AS soon as the manure is scraped
out of the cow-yard, leaves, litter, loan,
sand, gravel, or peat mud may be
spread over the yard. 1t costs less TO
do this than to buy guano or poudrette,
and it will prove more useful, for you
will be able to improve the texture of
your soil, if you exercise good judg-
ment in choosing your materials.
Your gravelly manure will suit best
your lowest or coolest grounds. Your
sandy loads will do best on clayey soils.
Your peat manure works quickest and
best on your gravely Snolls and sandy
fields. 1t is quite important to consi-
der well the use you are to make OF
your manures at the time when you are
gathering the materials to increase your
heaps; for in this way you alter grad
ually the very texture of your SOIL
You can render it more light and po-
rous, or more compact and retentiye of
moisture. You can warm it, OF cool 1t
by means of the materials that you ga
Their to be impregnated by the excre-
ments of animals.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27

those which were fiontingns remained last,
but one line was carried away after another
1t Was the widest, most disorderly flight that
ever saw. Infantry, cavalry, ran in pushing
each other, exactly, cannot better illustrate
IT, like Hooks which, overthrown from theNtop
Of mountain, carry every thing down into the
abyss.
we stood looking and staring at the confu-
SION, aud for a long time we We're unable to un-
derstand the enemy and his strange flight
At last all became plain to u.s.
The infantry had leaned its left flank against
the Salado, and extended its right flank into
the prairie as far as the Musqueet Island, to
connect their forces with the Dragons who
were in our front, and then march upon us to-
gether This maneuvre, as | have already
said, would have divided our attention and for
ces, and brought US into confusion. The plan
was not a bad one: the infantry and cavalry
had already reached the island--of course
without suspecting in the least that we might
| have post there-nor was there anything to
be seen that could excite their suspicious, and
twelve capital ritiemen, concealed behind the
trees, allowed both squadrons and companies to
come within twenty PAGES of the island; but
! when they had reached so far, they began to
fire, first, their pistols, and then their rifles.
This sudden surprise of some thirty shots,
coming from an ambush, might have startled
the best troops; and our Mexican dons, as soon
as they had got over their first fright, fancied
that they We're surrounded On all sides by the
incarnate diablos, as they called us. To es-
cape out of their reach, they ran to all sides,
irresistibly carrying the infantry along with
them; enc column after another was set in con-
fusion, until, at last, the whole line was in the
greatest disorder.
'We had thus gained the victory, we knew
not how. The men of Wharton and Tanning
had fred twice-nine only once-when the
Mexican troops disbanded, like wild herds Of
mustangs, pursued in the prairie by the lasso-
hunter M
Our first thought, naturally, was to pursue
the flying enemy-to cut them Oft from the
ford. We were going to give the order to set
out after them, when several of our men, who
had examined the pouches and muskets of the
Mexican infantry, prevailed upon US to desist
our intention. Our ammunition, as | have
aid before, was nearly out, and that which
we had gained so bad, that, as we afterwards
found out, it did not carry ball at fifty PAGES.
The powder, not much better than charcoal
dust, accounted for our invulnerability. But
it furnished us also a new pronf-if such had
been needed-of John Bulls honesty in his
dealing with foreign nations. The muskets
and cartridges We're stamped Birmingham
but with the maize addition, for eXportation.'
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27

the fas-famed bird's+nest pudding,
which is not unlike toploca or vermicel-
Ii in taste, and is very palatable.--
Then came six cooks and six walters,
with six large silver dishefs Of roast
joints, turkey and pig whole and
gilt. From these the cooks carved,
using the fingers of the left hand for
forks and delivered the slices to be
thrust down our throats with the ever
lasting chop-sticks. Then came the
finale to this reversed dinner, in the
shape of great bowls Of soup, of which
each Chinaman swallowed an enor-
nous quantity. We then retired, in
due form, the music struck, the usual
salute of three guns was fired, and
we moved off TO our lodgings, hav-
ing that night at least 'supped full OF
horrors
The dress Of the Chinese appear rid
iculous to US; but if we examine the
| weather we shall see that in that coun-
| try ours is the inconsistent form OF
dress. A mandarin in full dress pres
ents visible title to receive respect
| and obedience. Their dresses are ex-
tremely rich, being profusely adorned
with gold and embroidery. They wear
satin boots with white instead Of black
toes. The higher officers, however,
dress tolerably plain, being distinguish
ed only by their buttons and peacock
feathers. The richest dresses were seen
on the stage.
Of printing, canals, silk manufuc-
lures, &C., in China, we are all aware.
Paper money was used and discarded
Iorg before the Jews thought of it.
Now,in thewhole business ofthis vast
Empire they use no paper money, and
but one coin, which is of copper, Of
about the tenth part Of cent in value!
The origin of the Chinese govern
ment is beyond our reach. 1t was
known as an old government by the
Egyptians and the Romans. There
is Colony of Jews now in the interior
of China, keeping all the statutes OF
Moses, who went there Immediately
after the Second Dispersion. The
Chinese themselves have many absurd
traditions of their antiquity, carrying
back their religion far beyond the date
of Adams creation. All that we can
say is, they are the Oldest people on
the earth to our knowledge. We must
conclude from the fact that this gov
eminent is purely patriarchial, and
their languages purely hierogliphic,
that their government was formed in
the very dawn of mans creation.-
They have list of kings,to all appear
ances correct, numbering back 1852
years before Christ.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27
-6E9-
FOR TIKI SENTINEL.
THAT BEAN VINE }.


That vine has made mighty fuss
Among the sous of Calculus.
That Querist may be justified,
l will the question now decide.
Elza's lovers answer is found
To be imperfect on the ground
Around the pole where lately fourish'd
The bean vine that young Querist nourisa'J
Querst is absent from the Lawn,
For oughut we know, forever gone;
But glad We are, he has friend
Who in his absence will defend
His rights, and give to public view
An answer though not strictly true;
Yet he being fair Eliza's lover,
We are 10th his errors to discover
Come, gentle youth, be not dismay'd,
The work VIII surely be portrayal,
And tho you oserleap'd the bound
Eliza measur'd on the ground,
A small mistake has just occurrd
In choosing of single word,
To make a gingle in the time
And keep your poetry III rhyme.
Take courage, friend, you soon shall see
The days of brighter victory.
know with tremb'l ling hand you came,
And therefore did not add your name
But see angelic Eliza come,
With graceful form across the Lawn.
She clips the bean vine at the root,
And trips around the involute,
Until twelve branches fairly show
The lenght of curve that's Just below.
Ans. 1924. AZ feet.
Woodlawn Ac. Nov. 2l. EwINs.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.

coat the request Of friend, we publish
below complete list of the next Legislature,
carefully revised:-Enguirer.
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.
CWHIGs IN Halics)
Chesterfield District-James H. Cox
Franklin District-Robert I. Woods
Caroline Distrct-.Norbo,ne E.. Sutton.
Amhest District-Johaa Thompson, IT,
Fauquer District--John r. Wallace.
Rockbridge District-Samuel. Med. Moore.
Shenandoah Distrct-David Crawford.
Marion District-William j. Wiley.
Southampton Dissrict-Nm A. Spark
Mecklenburg Dstrict-Richard Ii. Baptist.
Buckingham District Thomas VI Bonduraat.
York Disirict-Richard r. Carrot.
Orange District--John Voolfolk.
Jefferson Dstrict-John S. Ga!laher.
Wythe District--James H. Piper.
Monroe District-.4tlen r. Caperton.
Charlotte Dstrct-Wm II. Dennis.
Pittsylvania Dstrict-Vincent Witcher. n
Richmond City District-Robert c. Stas,ard. =
Northumberland District-James NJ Smith.
Rockingham District George E Deneale
Hampshire Dstrict-Thomas Sloan.
Wood Distrct-John D. Singer.
Scott District-Fayette McMullen.
Princess Anne District-JoL,s C. Ci-ump.
Greenuille District-Edward P. Scott
Middlesex District-John R. Taylor.
Goochland Distrct-John Guerrant
Loudoun District--.4so Rogers
Roanoke District-John McCauley
Marshall Observation-Disclosures Newman.
Kanawha District--Rob't. A. Thompsoa.
Democrats 81, Wings IL.
MEMBERS OF THE Rouse CT DELEGATES.
Accomack-Wn. H. P. Gusts, J. H. Cuetis.
Albemarle- Vnlt'ias W. SosahoN, Boreteel
Bro,pn. D4 eN
Alleghany-Douglas B. Lsyne.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27
COSTUMES.

Georgia.-A shirt collar and a pair
Of spurs.
.Merico. blue ribband and a string
of beads.
Southern hadian.-A piece Of rope
round the waist.
Sandwich Islands. ostrich fea-
Their.
Teras.-A straw hat and a pocket
handkerchief.
South CaroIina.-A segar and a pair
of spectacles.
.4nti .Normons quill behind the
ear, and two brickbats.
Wolverines.-A fur cap, quid Of
tobacco and bottle Of anti-ague
drops.
The Maine Folks.-A comforter and
a pair Of Of COW hide boots.
Connecticut. "A string OF wooden
nutmegs and bundle Of notions.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27
FLETCHER wEBsTER's LECTURE
On China and the Chinese.

The vast Tabernacle says the N. Y.
True SUM was again well filled on
Monday night, to hear the conclu-
ding lecture of Mr.. Fletcher Web
ster, upon the history, manners
and customs of the Celestial En-
pire.
The laws of China, said Mr.. W.,
reparticularly and surprisin ely minute
in regard to the most trivial circum-
stances of conduct. The laws pre-
scribe certain rules for the conduct
of all private business, even of court
ship; the seasons are marked by the
Mandarin's change of dress; and no
one is presumed to know when sum-
mer ends and autumn commences, ex-
cept by the color of his official robes;
as, on board a man. of-war, the time of
day is decided by the world OF the
commander. The present reigning
family are Of Tartar origin, and sue
ceeded to the throne in 1914, after a
bloody and exterminating war. Taou
Kwang, the present Emperor, is an
aged man. His subjects seldom use
his real name, as an Englishman sell
dom says Victoria Guelph, but rather,
Her Majesty the Queen In the first
invasion of the Tartars, they literally
waded in blood. The Dutch ambas-
sailors, who travelled about this time
from Canton to Pekin, and who pathet-
ically relates his great loss Of flesh
from apprehension of bodily peril,
says he saw one universal field Of
devastation for nearly the whole dis
lance.
Until the invasion, the Chinese wore
their hair as we do; but the relentless
Tartars made every one of them bare
his head of all but the queue, so we
may say China has been once tho
roughly shaved. The only people in
the Empire who now wear the usual
hair, is small tribe near the head of
Pekian or Conton river, who are wild
and independent of the government.
The long queue of the Cbinaman bears
a close analogy TO the Indian scalp
lock, and the lock by which the Mus
selman supposes he will be pulled into
paradise.
The Chinese have no hereditary
aristocracy. All are equal in blood,
being nominally brothers and children
of,he Emperor. The only exception
to this rule, are the descendants of
Confucins and the Emperor's near
4 relatives. Schools are universal; and
the blessings Of education are shower
ed alike upon rich and poor. Literary
excellence is the surest passport to
high favor and authority in the govern
ment. On the whole, wealth is much
| less regarded in China than in any other
country on the earth; though it is said
that sometimes the superior degrees
in the great government College have
been purchased, yet if the matter is
known the buyer is despised and
J secuted for the act. There are nine
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27

Fire in Ch;licothe. We learn from
the Pil1etonian of the goth inst, that a
few occurredin Chilicothe, on the 18th,
by which two printing Offices and sew
eral other buildings were destroyed
The loss is not stated, but must be
considerable.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-11-27

ron THE SENTINEL.
ANSWER TO WIN. H.' 49,
considerable

ANS w LIZ L - w NJ. II
1t has been found by experiment, that when
beam of white light passes through any Co.
loress transparent medium, its color lnchnes
to red, in proportion to the density OF the
medium. and the space through which it has
travelled. The light rejected by Mars is a
dark red, owing to lis atmosphere, which is
so deep and dense, that when he approaches
any star, the latter changes color, grows dim,
and often disappears, though it be at some
distance from the planet. DIR. Brewster at
firms, that the difference of color among the
planets, and even the fixed stars, is owing to
the different heights and densities OF their at
mospheres The dim light, therefore, by
which Mars is surrounded, lzvnssas. nsa Is.
twice through its atmosphere before it reach
es the earth. must be deprived of grea.
portion of its violet rays, and consequently
then be red. 5.
Will some young astronomer explain the
reason why TIDES rise i'll the Gulf OF Mexico
fourteen feet higher than in the Pacific Ocean,
while, at the same time, the Tides at the West
India Islands are very low-never rising more
than twelve or fifteen inches
The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-28
"BE YE ALSO READY"

We perceive that the Columbus Whig
and Vicksburg Wing are urging a COnven.
ton of their party in this State, and the adj
vocates for such a move are becoming more
numerous and jealous. And although when
asked what principles they intend to con.
tend for. and,what measures they win EN-.
blazOn upon their banner, they reply it is
not our concern" yet they are busily
collecting their forces, viewing the move
ments in the Democratic ranks, and anx-
iously Wishing division, so that they may
conquer. The Democratic party flushed
with the glorious triumph they achieved in
November last and relying with too much
confidence uponthe strength, do not seem
to appreciate the great importance ofunity
Of action, and the necessity Of presenting
an unbrOken front, Divide Ct imperaH
win be the policy Of the Wings, and the De.
mOcracy should remember that in union
alone there Is streRgth-and in view of
these facts we would exclaim to
them, "be ye also ready" Cease un.l
necessary elimination, Of faithful soldiers
in the ranks, flown down the attempts of
demagogues to create divisions to promote
their selfish ends--bury intestine feuds-I
allay the evil spirit of discod-snnoke the
calumet Of peace, and with ZEAL battle
alone for the triumph Of the glorious cause. !
Then indeed win the eagle Of victory perch |
upon the banner Of Democracy, and Whie- /
cry experience a defeat unknown in the an. |
ials Of party warfare.