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" In regard to the Presidency viii not say that would
not sevc the good people OF the country require
do however much is opposed TO my wishes Tor
free 10 that have aspirations Tor the situhuon
Nv greatest perhaps only wish has been bring aid in
bringing, this war n speedy and honorable close
" II has been, and still is my anxious wish that some
one OF the experienced talented and vttuous
the country should be chosen that high place at
the next election satisfied that If friends will do
their duty, such citizen may be elected.
"lmus however be allowed to say that have not the
vanity consider nysef qualified for high aud espon
sibc "A station and whilst have far more eminent and
deserving before the country should prefer 10 stand
aside ii of them could he raised to the first office IN the
Gin ola free people
" go for the coutrythe whole couny-and 1t Is my
aud wish the individual placed NJ The
head of the nation who by strict observance OF the con-
stmton tbe he whom lie may) make us most prosper
Gus ~ home as well as most respected abroad
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SPLENDID sCHEAIl

To be drawn in Baltimore June g. 1917, under the supern-
tendence OF the State Commissioning Of Lotteries
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Magnificent Lottery.

D. FAINF ~ co.,
Contractors and Managers Of MTWdad State Lotteries
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From the New Orleans Bulletin, May 20.
A LETTER GENERAL TAYLoR.--A valued friend, and
who is also distinguished citizen OF this State, has for
warded the following communications which, at tho
present moment, will doubt, be perused with general
interest.
The letter from Gen. Taylor is written with The same
modesty and decacy of feeling which have eminent
charac terzed everything we have seen from his pen
1t is sufficient, hope, rest all the doubts tC
his acceptance of The nomination for the Presidency which
have been expressed by those in whom " the wish wa:
father TO the thought"
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DEAR send yon annexed extract of letter
which have recently received from Gen. Taylor; and
shadows forth The feelings and views OF the general on the
subject Of the next Presidency, in manner which can do
violence to the feelings OF any have determined to
have published That portion OF which relates 10 subject
ia which his name has been very generally associated
throughout The country for time past. do so with
the readiness because II Is emnently calculated 10
give proper insight into the real character OF this eminent
man. Please let il have place in yonr columns.
Yours, very sincerely and respectfully
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Tue United STATES STEAMER GEORGE WASHINGTON
The New York papers flied with pton of ibis
steamer, which leaves for Bremen the LIST June,
and the trinp of which has resulted very tory
We cut the following of this steamship from
Journal of Commences
She is 1890 tons burden; length of keel, 220 feet on
deck 2i0 feet ALL 2J6 feet; breadth of beam, 80
depth of hold 81 feet engines, 900 power each ~
frame, all of wrought iron Shaft 20 inches in diameter
weight OF crank, 900 pounds each boilers Is feet front
II feet SHE'LL and 20 feet long Her reroom plete-
y covered with sheet iron TO prevent almost the possible
y accidents from that quarter Her wheels feet
in diameter Il feet face So much for size and equip
ments and her accommodations for ga ssengtrs
Her main saloon 50 feet long by 20 feet wide elegantly
decorated and gilded and lighted night by lamps
costly kind, and novel Her
composed Of splenddly saiued glass, each pane OF
which contains either the of other those
countries which she IS intended TO visit, the likeness
some American foreign patriot Every part of her in
tended 10 be occupied by passengers elegantly
of TO minister their comfort convenience and II the
entertainments furnished them only ia keeping with the
magnificent service OF china glass, and plate, with which
her pantry IS filled, her passengers will certainly have
cause To plain OF their fare. And the cost
of this floating palace and this may be considered
wonder, in comparison the OF other vessels of
similar cassthe entire outlay upon her for all and every
thing, being but S250o0o
The fgurehead Of this is of course, Of
Washington. On the 9TH Of September 1876 The first
Der the ships frame moulded On the l5l of
Der, 1876 the whole frame completely raised, aud the
ship launched the Both OF January 1871 Ia three
months from that day she had steam upon her
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cSsSE 0EsElEe II

ARRIVAL. AND DEP ARTti RI CT TIE
THE WHEELING TOS9 9FIiGI
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TRIU MPHANT SUCCESS
Consumptives remember that At is
IOMPsON.s COMPOUND SYRUP OF Tar AND
WO0U NApIIIHA

consumptives remember that II IL
IOMPsONS COMPOUND SYRUP OF TAR AND
WOOD NAPiiTHA.
Which is daily e,iectine such wonderful cure
PULMONARY CNNSUMPTI0N,
sthma. Brochitis. Splitting Blood. Pa
The Side and Breast, Sore ThycGt Eoa
ness, Palpiiation Of the Heart, UboopAg
Cough, Group, Hires, Nervous Ircmor5.
Liver Compliant and Diseased hidaeyg,
dc. dc.
therefore, beware Of all spurous MlA,sres II
/. TAR or NApHIHA and pnrohase Of tie advertised
.nts only
MOTHER WONDERFUL CURE =
PnILAbELfnIA, Oct. II, lst5.
The undersigned induced 10 make the following hef
tement under firm conviction that many valuable
rs might he saved, Was recourse had 10 the same
ans which have restored me 10 health haa suffered
= wear with weakness Of the 1t NGS aud LIVER
lMPLAINT, but 80 gradual were tie infoads Of dis
Sc thai felt no alarm until within tie last car. The
ref OF distress was pain IN my breast aud r2t
e great oppression, almost stTangng, aud total ma
fly 10 raise the corrupt matter winch oistfucled inY
.ahng aud al times great my suffering !
ought could mol live an hour. II IS SCARCELY ncctsSa-
say that during This tire lad tie est Hedi cal al
dance, capped, hiis,ered, &c. with avail.
used various advertised aud Vel known medicines,
aimed no relief wha'eyer, until procured " 1HONf-
ms coMrouND syRtfP or TAR aud Wopn
APilTHAS one hottie of which icnedted Ae mote
Al all else Mad taken and nov assert a. inJ sol
IN helief that BY this lime Should tecn in my
I'VE hadi not pTocured this remedy az The time Ibid
SARAH JANE ADAMS.
No. ias South Fourth street Philadelphia
sworn and suhcrihed this lftl, a., ~ orfoI ar
IS, before me, CHAUNcY BURKIEY Alderman.
II Prepared only, n Conner Of rim Spruce #.
niadeirhi~ =. Nov u.
WAeafts "a
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TLU liEkN.
CTFiP Is THE CHEAPEST
.-s s.s-I, sff,t, NJ tp,-t.i, g, - ,-.# 49,. ,t
- -. e.1a45 T-,i9i'. - 5lszls,s a.. 80 -
7-, 100 t.t4s.. .tt.l @,t,, f tir t,.ss -
- FyFrRIrTgF 10. t,5iita -. ~ ~ ff44
5,.,.t. a. 10 "a, ,.fr,i., =
M. rer-,- A., w iIe ol s,rtareotrrrf,
IN Nf; IN ali =. f.ranebes
/ Xq7it 4Nh Tt4ppa4rrD IL,AB pIpE
- - - ~ - i-'-.A = "a -.
hN diratEeHsetts Mllhlhe manutsetnler. we have re
oeiNed ana vii constantly le reeeVHs and PREPARED 70
Supply me owe iHe wholesale and Ieta, - tAe Test
quality, and as low he had IN the country.
lhef nave constantly on ahd ~ ANS OF different
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or ADVERTISING.

Real estate and steamboat adv srH5Hts sff ard
commissioners sales, heatiral czFs, sIiaf silver
iisiug. noi to he published by he fesf.
Advertisements chzrvuehie hy tire Insertion s.I1Hid u
all eases he sceemr hs tie Wftrr aHEeEta4z e. o
the number Of tseri IONS. Il not, tcy VIII IS Published
ti forbid. and payment eNacted,
No advcrtisenen inserted gratultaus't
Marriages and deaths published uf.vs Ont
varies and funeral invitations arc Embellishments.
The privilege of advertiser iy e teaz is caHf'fei
advertisements of their TeEHzaT tNsIHHs aH H4i
exceeding squares. All other adserizf3Heut sent s
them will he charged at the usuai rae.
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WHEELING TIMES AND
ADyERFEsfEs 4
WHEELING TGHfS sND g .zfT1f.
PuBIIsHEDBsiI.y rgf wUEEIN & WEEEt& By
J. i. WHARTON

J. i. WHARTON
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q 1eGzfr Cu sn-'-f1s. feaa.el taa Wl
z.fs4 csaIs "A, {. =. Classl q. L. .ae tsss
Ip.- &. Alt4.aa
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EnR LIE LADIES.

TEerfNF 0tHr Ca-s srsw - e n ottcr cars
-Ezd IT slEf =af.4a = rs vain street.
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FORGET Your Injuries,

He is unwise and unhappy extremely SD
who never forgcts the injuries he may have re-
cciyed. They come across his heart like dark
shadows, when the sunshine Of happiness would
bless him, and throw him into tumut, that not
easily subsidies. The demon of hate reigns in
his bosom and makes him Of all accountable
creatures the most miserable
Have you been injured in purse or character!
Let the smiling angel Of forgiveness find reposc
in your bosom. Study not how you may revenge,
but the best way to return good for evil. twas
the constant habit of Bishop Boulter to forgive
all who injured him, and he always enjoyed true
peace of mind After his death, the following
lines were written by one of his friends They
are no less beautiful than true:
Some write their wrongs in marble; he, more just,
STOPPED down serene and wrote them in the dust;
Trod under foot, the sport of every wind,
Swept from the earth, and botted from his mind
There buried in the dust he babe them lie
And grievedt they could not scapc the Amightys eye
~ Y, Organ.
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Laugh ter.

Douglass Jerrold thus discoursos not unphilo-
sophically;
Without it, our faces would have been rigid,
hyena-lke; the iniquities Of our heart with no
sweet antidote to work upon them, would have
made the face of the best among us horrid,
husky thing with two sullen, hungry, cruel,
lights at the top--for foreheads would then have
gone out of fashion-and cavernous hole be-
low the nose. Think of babe without laugh
ter--as it is, its first intelligence The creature
shows the divinity Of its origin and end by
smiling upon u.s. Yes, smiles are its first talk
with the world, smiles the first answer that it I'M
derstands. And then, as worldly wisdom comes
upon the little thing, it crows, it chuchles, it
grins, and shakes in its nurses arms, or, in wag-
gsh humor playing boo-pcep with the breast, it
reveals its high destiny, declares to him with
ears 10 hear the heirloom of its immortality
Let matcriasts bIaspheme as gngerly and acute
y as they will. They must find confusion in
laughter. Man may take triumph, and stand
upon his broad grins; for he looks around the
world, and his innermost soul, sweetly tckled
with the knowledge, tells him that he of all crea-
lures laughs. Imagine, if you can, laughing
fish. Let man then, send loud hal ha! through
the universe and be revcrently grateful for the
privilege.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-01
FERMENTATION lOr Dcall.

When you lie down at night, compose your
spirits as if YOU were not to awaken till the heay-
ems be no more. And when you awaken in the
morning, consider that new day as your last, and
live accordingly, Surely that night cometh, OF
which you will never see the morning, or that
morning of which you will never see the night,
but which of your mornings or night, will be
such, you know not Let the mantle Of worldly
enjoymcnts hang loose about you, that it may be
easily dropped when death comes to carry you
into another world. When the corn is forsakinq
the ground it is ready for the sickle; when the
fruit is ripe, it falls off the tree easily. So when
a Christians heart is truly weaned from the
world, lie is prepared for death, and twill be
more easy for him. A heart dsengaged from
this world is heavenly one, and then we are
ready for heaven, when our heart is there before
us.--BoSton.
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Let the thousands in our own land, from whom
the means of grace are withheld answer; let the
savage tribes Of our western wilderness answer;
let benighted injured Africa, the hundreds of
millions in heather Asia, the vast numbers who
follow after the false prophet, and who worship
the beast, the islands Of the sea, the two millions
of unconverted so1mcn answer; and from the
whole will be heard the melancholy response,
NO, the church has not obeycd the high man
date of her head, She sits at ease, with the dy-
ing shrieks ofmi!lions il her cars, In vain does
the heather world unro before her the sad pic
ture gifts degradation; in vain does the mission
airy, as he tolls alone amid the wide wastes of
pagansm, call for more aid. Vain, as yet, the
burning, heart-stirring appeals of those who with
brokon-down health, have visited their native
shores, She loves her gold, silver, merchandise,
goody apparel, and Injuries Of life, more than
the souls of men, and will not listen to her duty.
| know that something has been done; but alas!
how feeble our efforts, compared to the magnitude
and urgency oCthe work! A few rays from our
churches have strcamed across the wide waters;
upon darkness SO dreary and immense, that like
the Pickering light Of a taper in gloomy cav
ern they serve little else than to make the dark
ness more ysible.-Cbrjs. E2jM
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the bran, coarse flour, &c, that the acre ofland
produced. We leave it for farmers to say whcth-
or the acre would have Summcrcd those fifteen
sheep, and throw wntering (not small consid-
eration) out of the question.
Some prefer raising oats to buy their -four
This system of proceeding will admit of inyest-
cation. Let us see. At the present price of
oats, forty cents per pushel Gin the country it
will take II ~ bushels to buy barrel of flour,
costing 81, and to buyy your three barrels, or the
product of an acre of wheat giving fifteen bush
els, you must get 50 ~ bushels of oats. How
much of our New England land will produce this
quantity! Probably no more than WILL with
little care and attention, give 30 of wheat. At
any rate, you can get your Is of wheat as easy
as you can the quantity Of oats necessary to OBJ
tain it. If you do more than this, you save the
trouble of selling the oats, and carting the flour,
and the crop leaves your land at least 33 per
cent better for producing the next three years
than the oat crop will, a consideration that
should always be brought into the farmers es
innate.
There are other considerations which might
be brought into the account, but we have sait
enough to awaken the investigation Of the inqui
ring farmer in this matter. Yours truly,
March, lS47 w. Bacon.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-01

The lack of faith is the great, crying SIN, not
of an ungodly world only, but eminenty Of
Christians. 1t is the littleness of our faith which
makes us dwarlS i'll spiritual stature, towards in
conflict and in enterprise, narrow-minded in our
views and plans of duty, and niggards in sacri-
flee and in contribution to the cause of Christ
Yes, it is the sin and the misery even Of the sin
cerc disciples of Christ, that the promises of God
have 50 little daily influence on their practical
habits. Christian! be afraid of unbeief; be
ashamed Of unbelieE only believe, and act as if
you believed, and you shall see the salvation OF
ofGod.-Rcr. Samuel Miller, ID. d.
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Cbc 4onliIn GtrtIe.
A Happy Meeting,


no'IG 'Io''','a io"e uoc9ul' was PuoISnea IN
;lty I'll ;uG P'17,S; VI yoo0g man VINO was Vihg
IN Ulo s!o'nly VI Ho'CeSlo Mass WHO was el'hef
los. VI Il'Ign l'oi ms PIIen5 noory ~ years ago
m,eIi nG was oy oF yeaLI OF age-WoSe only
81 Ipo latIGI %19' '1V tf was IoNeh from
4" ia ~ anu t,oH'y Si'.'u '0Ge' AIodly aS ne mas
%,""J6 SuPpo1Gu ".u CaIii0G nc Ane% NOV "lIner-
.laI a'oi st,oIl'g tIousn 'uo country some years
wau b oopf"y G yag!o nnqil5 or Negroes WIN
".'oli Nv 9eo,'u "'oI' 'nolouID'G nd'uS'P' haHln@
jill oce ,oo',on ,illoTy escaped ooIg murdered oy
p.l 'ie ,'''l'{ 'Io llc' az
~ 1891 ~ =, o'N u''gi IN!"E M olo P'@ce una
So,,T' go"'eu ~ t''" 1..g.a'I ''gv l ura'toI'
5 7II @,Co Nc was IIa @ aoou' ~ years AZ
%u as a'Io osIuIu il0 l'' o' llly years coeu
V Tn anu O''" N'o"" " ''9 'i1la7 o AOfoi''
'ss'' -,... .c,
"A L ~. VI li9 r"U! LSe"'nS 'oUr'uI
S3 >, ''' So "'3o account ~" "to 'lg MINUS Oh an
WY couPl9 j" 'uo IoMH Vi HLyoFio' wayne county,
NJ T., VINO having loSI Two cnId[en ABOUT Tue period
'n'oneu' elG peculiar jneresl IN lne case ana the
loSloSl2FS OF ontario anu ul9 4NoW hngana Vliage
opened Correspondence on IN 'ne SUBJECT he result
OF IL s tat lne Irloh"3 OF f Nesi l"ho is poor con-
lrooleu vac menus ana lie mas just Ooe' out 10 sec MS
S0P5jo'eu p'Io"'a -..,..c,,, ,rL.
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The Nail in the Coffin.
BY T. WEsTWOOD.

What, thrccscore years and ten -aughod child,
with eager look
Oh, good my MOTHER therc' be tmc--nay, close that
weary book
Hank very sweet the ousel sings upon the old elm
bough,
And my trusty hound he waitch me Il hear him whine
cen now;
For have promised he shall scour today the beach
wood by the burn,
And rouse the coney from the brake and the hare from
out the fern;
Oh, good my mother, chdc me not-sweet mother,
smile instead;
Ill read anon, when skies grow dark and the merry
months have fed
Tap! tap said the hammer
10 the nail in the coffin-lid!
Drink, drink, thou solemn sod-faced LOOM why list what
billiards say?
Quoh yeoman DID, with rosy check Of stawart heart
and gay!-
There's no such virtue in their prayers and prcachngs,
well throw,
As sparkes up from this merry bowl that saith Come
quatf me now"
LIES sand runs fast too well wot-Tm old, know,
and grey
But troth! it seems to me- sir knave, grow more hale
each day;
Knock at my door, thou sad-nced loon, when tell good
years have fled;
And--ha ha-we'lI drain as jolly bowl, and never
drop be shed
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49, Have [ spoken the truth from my heart?
The Lord is the God of truth, and he abhors
liars
60 Have | been guilty ordcceivng or of that
sad habit in relating facts, of going beyond the
truth, by making false statements, and by that
means often deceiving or injuring another!
Search me, 0 God, and know my heart; try
me, and know my thoughts;
And see if there be any wicked way in me,
and lead Inc in the way cyerasting,'-PsaLm
c1rrir 23-4.
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The presentiment of evil had already almost
broken her heart, and ne knew that the relative
must be oe,y near one.
She had avoided giving us her name, and, so
soon as we found the list, appalling long, which
comprised the causalties of the designated corps
we began to read We did not know when we
would reach the fatal name, if at all, and at each
individual we looked inquiringly i'll the woman's
face She said nothing, however, for some time,
and we began to hope that the name was not
down, when we read
"John F., sergeant, KILLED"
Such a scream! 1t was the wall of broken
heart. Only one-and then still as DEATH
That cry was ringing in our ears for a month";
We Immediately ran towards her, but she arose
from her chair, motioned us her thanks and
withouta word left the office. We had read
to her the announcement Of her husbands death!
We didSot do much service in the office that
day.
The next morning, happening down on the
wharf, we saw the woman and her little girl 60
ing on board the Cincinnati packet. She recog-
nizcd us, and we spoke to her. She was crush
ed completely She had grown twenty years
older in as many hours. She informed us that
she had resided with her husband in New York
that she was originally from the West and, Oh
his corps being ordered to Mexico, she deter
mined to repair to her friends, and await the
conclusion of the war. She had heard of tho
battle, and knew that Captain is battery wa.
engaged; and on her arrival in Pittsburg, hat
been directed to the Journal Office for further
information. She arrived the very morning altcl
the receipt Of the list of killed and wounded
We babe her goodbye. She continued heI
route to her girIhood's home, now desolate, az
was all the world to her; andwe to our daily bu
siness sadder man, indeed.
The little incident recorded above, was re
called to our mind on Saturday, by reading il
a Western paper, the notice of the death 0
"Mrs Sarah --, widow of John -, sol
der killed in the battle of Buena Vista
1t was our cqualntancc--thcrc could be NJ
mistake. She had grievcd herselfto death fol
her misunderstanding JownaL
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prate Department.
The Wages Of War.
Tap! tap! said the hammer
10 the nail in the cofiin-lid


1t was a few days after the news Of Buena
Vista-the very day that the mail brought the
official list of the killed and wounded-we were
seated in the Office reading over the names with
a sad curiosity, seeking out those with which we
were Of old familiar. Mckee was remembered
wcl-a dashug, daring artillery officer; he was
in the third when we knew him. But he mar
red, left the service, engaged in business, and
at the opening of the war resumed the epaulets
as Colonel of a Kentucy Volunteer Regiment.
Brave fellow none Drawer fell on that bloody
field.
We were sorrowfully enough engaged in these
thoughts when young woman entered the Office
When we say young, we mean under thirty
She had small girl by the hand-a beautiful
little creature, about three years old. Both
mother and child (for such no one could doubt
/ to be their relationship who observed their fea-
tures,) were dressed with extreme ncqness
though all the little elcgances of decoration were
bestowed upon the child.
We Just looked over the top Of the paper to
note these particulars, when, having been d.
rected to us by the clerk, she came forward tc
our desk
We handed her chair, and while we en-.
deayored as well as we could, to soothe her very
apparent agitation, We were somewhat at loss tC
account for its existence.
After few minutes conversation, we dscoy
cred the reason in the fact that she was relative
of soldier in Captain IS company of artil
lery. This corps had been engaged, and we re
membered had suffered very severely. She ha'
been informed that the list of killed and wounded
had arrived and she had called to hear some in
telligence Of his fate.
She wished us to read over the names
We again took up the paper, and proceeded tt
comply with her request. We shall never for
) get the expression of that woman's features a
we read. Her agony was terrible. She wa
not unhandsome, but her face became ghastl,
pale, and her eyes looked unutterable despa
as she fixed them upon the child, who was play
ing with newspaper, and laughing joyously il
its needless innocence, Her lips were cooress
the perspiration started on her forehead, and, a
!, she lifted her hand to wipe the large drop
away, we could see it trembling as though pal
sled