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LAND OF THE GREAT. Aesn

What a wonderful continent is this !.
rounded smooth-shoredJ Africa, known
from the earliest dawn of time yet still un-
known; the granary of nations yet sterile
and fruitless as the sea; swarming with life
yet dazzling the eyes with its vast tract of
gittering sandl If we seek a land Of ro.'
nance and ystery, what quarter of the
globe compares with that which holds the
Pyramids; the giant Theban temples one
roof of which clusters modern village;
the solemn hewn mountain cliff of.a
Sphinx, the ruins of Carthage; the Nile,
with its hidden sources, the Niger with its
unknown outlet; the heaven bearing Atlas;
the dimly seen mountains of the moon?
There was the home Of Dido, Of Hanni-
bal, the scene Of Scipio's triumphs and
Jugurtha's crimes; there lived Tertullian
Athanatious and Augustine: the last breath
of Louis Of France was drawn there.
Africa is the home of the leviathan, the
behemolh, the unicorn, the graffie, the
sight antelope, the earth shaking elephant.
the indomitable lion, the all conquering
buffalo.
The past, present and future Of Africa.
are alike wrapped in mystery. Who can
tell US of the childhood of dark ,browed
Egypt, square shouldered and energetic?
Carthage, the England of the worlds ru-
lers, has not even romancing Lvy, still
less an unwearied Niebuhr to explain her
trise and untangle the mysteries of her
constitution. If the old Egyptian Sesos-
ris had paused TO contemplate the illiterate
wanderers of Greece TO whom Cadmus
was just striving to make known the Phe-
nicia, would not Plato and Aristotle have
seemed as impossible TO him as the exis.
tence in Africa of higher christianity
than has yet been seen to US? Would not
the present position of the Teutonic race
have appeared equally incredible to tho
founder Of the Parthenon the loungers to
the gardens OF the Academy!
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THE YANKEE CAPTAIN.

During the last war with Great Britain
a small schooner, laden with silks and
other valuable articles, belonging to SO.
ning,on, was hailed on her home passage
from France by British Armed brig
when the following dialogue took place be.
tween the commander of the brig and the
master of the schooner: ... ...
Oficer.-Schooner ahoy!
Yankee.-Ilellow!
O.-Who commands that schooner!
Z.-Brother Jonathan used tew but
dew now.
O.-Brother Jonathan! Who the dev-
lis Brother Jonathan?
| Y.-Why you must be darn fool not
70 know Brother Jonathan. Every body
in town knows him.
O.-Send your boat on board.
VI don't know whether | shall or not;
for l.le boats all soggy and haint got no
new clothes. Brother Jonathan has got a
new coat-if he's mind tew 90, he may,
but I'm sure shant
O.-Strike!
Y.-Strike! Why, haint got nobody
to strike but dad; he's cooking, and he's
crazy: and if | strike him, he will strike
back agn; so taint no use.
O.-What are you loaded with!
Y.-Bale goods, and hens, and hen s
husbands, and hob goblins, and long fac.
ed gentry.
O.-Where are you bound to!
Y.-Sto. .nir-taown.
O.--Where's your bale goods! [By
this time the officer had boarded the
schooner.
Y.--There they be. Pointing to some
bundles Of clab boards and shingles.1 ".
O.-You confounded fool do you call
them bale goods!
WHY sartin! Don't you!
O.--Where is your hens and hens hus-
bands!
Y.--There they be in that coop there.
O.-Where is your hob goblins!
Y.--There they be in that tother great
coop there.
O.--Where's your long faced gentry?
Y.-There they be, in that pig sty.
O.-Elave you anything to drink OH
board! "''
Y.-We had some rum when we came
away, but the kegs down under the load;
and if you try you cant get it, so it's no
use.
The British officer received but little
satisfaction, and having, no doubt, be-
come dlsgusted at the ignorance Of the
Yankee, returned on board the brig, and
left the poor simple creatures to take care
Of themselves. A few days afterwards, the
Yankee captain with his vessel arrived at
Boston with cargo valued at one hundred
thousand dollars! , "'1+t' "
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and then, as her fathers circumstances
were Indifferent, that she should have the
pleasure of relieving him, by the agreea-
BILE surprise of telling him she was the wife
of a nobleman, and possessed Of unbound
ed means. She refused for long time,
but had won enough Of her affections to
blind her judgment, and she at length con-
sented." #'t
He paused again, and was evidently
suffering thesmost acute pain. II was sew.
eral minutes before he proceeded, and
then his voice was much weaker, as he
said:
"She consented. A note was left with
her father, and she eloped with me. We
were married in London"
"Married" said |.
eyes, yes, mock marriage. My valet
was the mock priest; she believed herself
my wife, and she claimed my promise OF
returning the following day to her parents.
By one excuse and another put her off,
and then wrote a note to her parents as
if from her, bidding them adieu forever.
The reply came. 1t did not suit me, for
it was full of love and expostulations.
wrote an answer myself, initiating the hand
writing as well as | could, and that pung-
ed her in despair, for it harshly her forever.
Well, she insisted upon going to throw her.
self at her fathers feet. entreated-l
commanded, and finally | told her all.
She rushed from my house, and--and
there-she is dead-dead! Oh, Heaven,
have mercy upon me!'
He tossed his arms wildly in the air for
some moments, and then lay perfectly still,
the only indications Of life being an oc-
casional low moan.
$50 to the next street," whispered I to
my man, sand call Nj, the surgeon" "
Thomas ran off, and in less than ten
minutes came back with the eminent prac-
titioner had named 70 him.
"A bad accident have we here!" said
the doctor.
"Yes; look at him; fear-"
The doctor shook his head, after care
fully examining the eyes of the dying man.
"No hope?" said |.
"None!" was the reply.
Suddenly Mandelholme sat upright. and
stretching his arms up towards the ceiling
he cried
"Help! help! Ellen, save me--save
mel" He gasped for utterance; dull,
rafting sound in his throat succeeded, and
the seducer was no more.
* X X x
Lord Mandelholme' friends took away
his body, and Ellen was inferred in the
nearest church.yard. The young aveng-
er was never, to my knowledge, heard Of
again.
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THE, REvENGED; LEV

OR, THE MOCK MARRIAGE.
. How truly pitable it is when talent and
genius are arrayed against the simplicity
ofinnocence-when those rare qualities
given 10 their much favored possessors for
noble purposes, are diverted from their
proper channels, and made to pander to
vice and niquhy.d' 'a iod'f .'Fr
,islwas setting one morning in my study,
culling frommy notes some Of the most in
teresting records of my diary, when my
servant came to tell me that young lady
wished 10 see me. Gs Ji,anoy ai
e,"She seems, sir, very i'll, and in great
PAIN said he. iiGds ~ll..laaf ..t
ra'tlndeed, where is she?" asked, rising
from the table. i7omsb aae .st..I.l t
"Insthe patients room sir. She is as
pale as DEATH" ~ -
l.hastened tothe room where she was,
and theres half lying on the sofa, with her
face hidden in her hands, saw a young
and apparently delicately formed female.
She was sobbing piteously, and scarcely
beeded my entrance. s.#
ii went up to her and said f.
sl"My name is ----.2 You wished to
see me.". eaghg. aat a 4" " q.
bi"Oh, hel lp me--help mel" she cried, We.
hementy, falling on her knees at my feet.
"Saye me, for the love of God-oh, save
me from eternal perdition. IL have ta-
ken poison!''u ;Goal .s3&A iaj2 .-t
oit'Poison7''b bGa qa h1.asa l'H-aa 1
y"Yes---yes. Even now It's burning
throughmy veins Ekeliquid6re. Oh! save
me, DOCTOR save me! thought to end all
nv miseries, and to rush to the oblivion
ofthe gravesbut now, now--oh, God! my
guilty soul shrinks inahorror from death.
Give me life--life!p 7sGGam 'p-1 aa'
or"For Heavens sake," said /, "waste
no words in explanation now, but tell me
what you have taken.' oia aa.heo otl out
es".Arsenic." ."aaiS.5pl ad ilrGs taf 10 pre-.
aI immediately rang the bell, and when
my servant appeared, j said" " ~ a9 ~
Bring me eggs and soap and water
here Immediately a'sg a4l .alea p
Accustomed to obey promptly. he in.
staptly LEFT the room, when there came
such Numbering knock at my street door,
that thought il must have broken in.
S".Neyer mind the door, but bring me
what ] have ordered you.''.q an1a' l4a
Eyes Gir,"l said my man and away he
ran; at the instant that another appealmore
loud tbsn the former one, was made upon
my k1ocker! yIinoup3aneo po ds.ga
y'rSays me-rsaye mep the young lady
ptcFyipg, II dare not dienow. Oh! !
cannot die,'sgaoa ia,li8iQ ad. o. 1aIg'
siHEysry thing ashall be done for you that
che skill Of men can suggest. % Wait one
moment."uliissW 10 Yinpco Oh m -
limo very patient mode / ran 10 the
strsst doorcio opentit myself. and tscold the
person, ,wb9 knocked so fariously, and just
succeeded in openingit as snothor knock
was sbopt being administered, liT
.vIkte19sE ,TA1akESai G37ks
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4 81 POETRY. x
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LABOR.

ns - $40 yssLABOR.qisia ~ h.as6
ssdW .lIBYi cARoLlNE r. oRNE. 7ee7"i
Ho;; yye who at she anvil toll, = - ..' .1ta y.
:. y And strike the, sounding blow, ,es,
Where from tbe burning iron bar, Il
- The sparks fly to and fro, n.,Ia oa
While.answering 70 fine hammers ring,
- And fires intenser glow, ..,ay,o .3
or, While ye feel It's bard to toll, i.,, ,,i.,
And sweat the long day through,
Remember il is harder still, ,,.-..,..f ~.
TO have no work 10 do. o,,, 4
Ho,,ye who till the stubborn soil, d"
-oeWhose hard hand guides the plough,
Who bend beneath the summers sun,
with burning cheeks and brow
Ye'deem the curse still clings TO earth
o. From olden times till now 1''''' =
But while ye feel lis hard to toll
= And labor all day through,
Remember it is harder still d "7.i w -.
To have no work TO do. ...
Ho, ye who plough the seas blue field
Who ride the restless wave,
Beneath whose gallant vessels kneel
IA There lies a yawning grave, .
Around whose bark the wintry wind,
II Like the fends Of fury rave 81
Oh, while ye feel It's hard to toll ~
h"And labor long hours through, "
Remember it is harder still
-erTo have no work to do.
Ho, ,ye, upon whose fevered cheeks,
a The hectic glow is bright,
Whose mental litoil wears out the day
yeAnd half the weary night,
Who labor for the souls Of men,
Champions Of truth and right '
Although ye feel your toll is hard,
& Even with this glorious view, " 1877.
Remember 1t is harder still ''
ITO have no work to do. 4'.. '+
esiiaHu9 4i,t 10 hso0 Inp5 'li~.'t -
Ho, all who labor---all who strive, III !.
lIs Ys. WELD q lofty tower. s7ios
Do with yourmight, do with your strength
re ELL every golden hour;o oaf ao-amoa
The glorious privilege TO DO. .4raYo~ .a
10 mans most noble power. or .raHI.4
Oh, TO, your birthright and yourselves,
~ To your own souls be true! a'. 70 ~.'
A weary, wretched life is theirs, oal
Who have no work to do. is.3.
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GOOD SENSE.

Good sense, never the product Of sin.
gle mind. is the fruit of Intercourse and
collision. The cares and tolls, and ne
cessities, the refreshments and delights of
common life, are the great teachers of
common sense; nor can there be any efec-
tive school Of sober reason where these
are excluded. Whoever, either by eleya-
ton of rank, or peculiarly OF habits, lives
far removed from this kind of tuition, rare
ly makes much proficiency in that excel
lent quality of the intellect A man who
has little or nothing to do with other men,
on terms of open and free equality. needs
the native sense Of five to behave himself
only with fair average Of propriety. -. -,
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A Coop ONE,--"Boss came very near
getting a subscriber to-day" 10 'i'ifa
show near Tommy" H . n ~
"Why, asked him to subscribe, and |.
said he believed he would'n mt" 49,.
"Tommy, what excuse did that man
make for not subscribing-was it reason.
able?" iaE@
( "Yes." sa.,., ~ @gsf8 seakb
"What was itl' -+. "a i.s,.,,t,
"oh, his wiie's fathers brother takes an |
eastern paper"
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Lord Mandelholme's friends took away
his body, and Ellen was inferred in the
nearest church.yard. The young aveng.
er was never, to my knowledge, heard Of
again.
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EsE
TsICHMOND " PETERSBURG RAIL
Ea ROAD.-SPRING AND SUMMER AR
RANGEMENT and after Saturday, tile 18th OF
March, the Trains will run AS follows:
MAIL TRAIN.
Leaves Richmond daily, at. ........ 49,. P. NJ.
Leaves Petersburg daily, at. A. M.
ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.
Leaves Richmond Tuesdays, Thursdays and
saturdays, al. .oS a. W.
Leaves Petersburg same days, at. 81 P. M
Fare when tickets are procured at the Office, 81 90
when paid in the cars. ....... l l2a
Children over g. and not over - years Of age,
wants and coloured persons-when tickets are pro-
cured at the ofice-half price.
N B. Servants travelling by themselves must be fur
nshed with two passes that can be retained at
the ofce and it must be expressly stated on the pass
that they are permitted to 60 on the cars.
No freight or packages OF any description will be al
lowed on the Mail Train
NORFOLK TRAIN.
Leaves Richmond on Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays, at ......................6a A. NJ.
For Port Waltha where it connects with the steamer
Augusta.
Passage ...-.....-'.......... So w
Meals each. Observation-Disclosures. SO
THOS. DODAMEAD,
Superintendent transportation.
Office r. and P. r. r. Co. NH Is
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EeoBE,sT mcNAMEE, MAKER OF SUB J!S
asks the attention of Physicians and Dentists to his
stock, which will be found to comprise all kinds OF
Dental and Surgical Instruments, Trusses Cutlery, &c.
lie likewise to order and repairs all descriptions
If Instruments Thankful for the liberal patronage he
has already received he trusts to be able to merit con-
tnuance of it, by increased business facilities and de-
termination to give entire satisfaction to his patrons.
MAIN STREET opposite American Hotel.
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Intermediate distances, two and half cents per
mile. III
s@g' Way passengers wishing to take the boats, will
see the hour necessary to be the Canal by referring
10 the time OF starting of the boats, and adding the
hours it takes to reach any of the above distances
"a 90 BOYD, EDMOND q DAVENPORT.
-xssI ORTIZ AMERICAN ELECTRIC WASH
lN ING FLUID-For washing in hard or soft wa
terThs the only genvne article TO be found IN the
world and possesses double the power OF any thing eV-
er discovered for washing cloths at t1ng expense,
doing away with washboadS at once In fact, 1t seems
to be the long sought philosophers stone or universal
solvent; seeming magical preparation, Its operation
being of the most astonishing character "A common
sized washing may be done with one gill OF this FLUID
in less than two hours 1t sottens and removes the
dirt leaving the articles OF the most brilliant whlteness
1t being harmless in its operations as pure water and
clothing will much longer than when rubbed 10
pieces by the common method OF washing.
This Fluid powerful agent, to be used IN all cases
wheree soaps required particularly for cleansing milk
,tsnsils, cleaning windows and paint and securing
doors; in short tits beyond precedent, as Its use Is
universal in the washing world.
Ahcolored Goods are rendered brighter oy helng
washed in this Fluid and Woollens are less liable to
SHRINK and more perfectly cleansed and thereby rem
dered much softer than in the old way OF washing.
The above article is warranted by the Manufactures
not 10 contain soda ime camphene, burning fluid, or
acids of any kind but TO be purely an alkaline prepara-
zion oil the most powerful character, possessing more
than double the washing power OF any thing ever DIS
covered being perfectly harmless IN without pos
sessng the castc properties OF the miserable article
which floods the market, and many instances disgust
people 10 that degree that they unwilling to try
| good article when it really is to be found The pro-
pretors only ask lair trial oil this article and are per-
iectly willing forfeit any amount for single failure
| in any instance where it is used
| WILLIAM TAYLOR. Richmond, Va, is our Cen
eal Agent for the sale of the above article, to whom
| orders should be sent, to secure supply.
| Sold by the principal Druggists, Apohecaries and
Crocers throughout the world. Manufactured by Moore
Collins 4 Co., at their Laboratory Nos. y, ID and 1t
Atkinson corner of Milk Street, Boston. None genu-
inc unless the Labels contain their signature. Full d
| rec,ions for use accompanying each bottle.
| MOORE, COLLINS & Co.
| A iull sunplv constantly on hand and for sale by
| ang VIM. TAYLOR.
1 W " REEVE
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sEa %
E7IRGINiA CENTRAL RAILROA d
v OPEN TO RICHMOND, FOR FREIGHT
AND ASSENGERS.-GREAT REDUCTION
OF FARE, AND INCREASED EXPEDITION.
HOURS OF ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE.
Leave Richmond daily at quarter past 6 o'clock,
A. M, breakfast al the Junction, and arrive in Char
lottesve at ! o'clock, P. NJ
Leave Charlottesville at quarter past 7, A. NJ and
arrive in Richmond at o'clock, p. M.
Fare between Richmond and Charlottesville. SO 50
I" Lyuchburg. so
&c Staunton ......... so
&c Junction and +" ......... rs
Children between the ages of and u years, half
price.
The system of Return Tickets is abo shed.
Servants should be furnished with two passes, to
be left with the Depot Agent.
To prevent frequent stopping of the Train, passengers
who get on between turn outs and depots, will be
charged extra.
Tickets will be procured at the Depot, corner OF
Union and Broad streets, and 10 all passengers
will be required obtain tickets at the different Depos
the line. If they get the at turn out, the
ticket should be obtained the first Depot arrived at
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EIRE, LIFE q MARINE INSURANCE.
u The Richmond Fire Association are now prepar-
ed to ssue policies of Insurance on the above descrp
ton of risks on as reasonable any similar COM
pany, and respectfully ask share Of the patronage Of
the pub c. Applications will be received at the Of
fee No 223 corner Main and 9th streets, where the
officers will cheerfuy furnish all information that may
be required. All losses promptly and literally adjusted
JAMES BOSHER, President.
IouN Fl RnsuFp Secretaru no
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To prevent the Depot in Richmond from being so
filled up with grain and other produce as to arrest the
transportation from the country depos, it it is not re-
moved by the consignee within eight hours after its
arrival, it will be removed by the company and stored
at the expense OF the owner. G. K. MASON,
ia 80 Superintendent of Transportation.
.sss.--r7,T,-7h DAILY LINE OF PACKET
ssSszsS BOATS FOR LYNCHBURG.-On
ana a'er the Sd MarcM our packets VIII leave Ken
rive in Lynchburg day, ate P M. Fare through,
SO so.
RETuRNING-Leave Lynchturg every evening, at 81
o'clock, Except Saturdays,) and arrive in Richmond in
80 hours.
Passengers for the North one day by taking this
route, as the boats arrive in Richmond the second
morning ample time to breakfast and take the or
tlern cars and also in time with the Norfolk
boats and Petersburg morning
Passengers Tor Cumberland G. H. and Farmvle, and
also for Charlottesville will leave in the Monday,
Wednesday and Fridays boats Fare to Charlottes-
vile So.
Below see Fare for intermediate distances the
Canal, and time OF the boats passing
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% Dc
Ed edmond AND DANYILLE RAIL-
MA, ROAD.--On and after TUESDAY, the 4th
of March, 1851 two regular passenger trains will COM
mence running to the Falling Creek Coal Pits, at
which point the train will connect with Messrs Boyd
Il Edmonds line of Stages for Powhatan and Cum
berland Court Houses, Farmville, and Lynchburg.-
The stages will hereafter stop at this point, instead oil
coming to Richmond.
The hours Of departure Of these trains will be fol-
lows:
Leave Richmond every day except Sunday at A. NJ.
Returning, leave the Fits. y A. M.
Leave Richmond every day except Sunday ats P. M.
Returning, leave the Pits at.............5 p. M.
On Sunday leave Richmond at. ............9 A. M.
Returning, leave the Pits at. T. M.
are 10 the Lower Quarries. .l2t cents.
Browns Summit. ...........25
" River Road. ..................37a +"
I" Coal Pits. .....................5O ="
Children, over and not over IL years of age, and
servants half price to any point except thetwo first
named
For stage Seats apply at the bar of the Columbian
Hotel.
Servants travelling by themselves must be furnished
with two passes that be retained at the Of
ce and it must be expressly stated the pass that they
are permitted to 20 on the ears.
JOHN II. OSBORNE,
Superintendent of Transportation.
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RICHMOND FIRE ASSOCIA-

ESN> TION.-LIFE INSURANCE RE-
SUMED.-Ths Association is now pre-
Ss----SR-pared to issue Policies OF Insurance the
lives of all persons enjoying good general health and
of sound constitutions for the whole duration OF life,
for admitted period, and upon reasonable terms
any similar company. AS this is the only institution OF
the kind in this State it claims fairly the patronage OF
own citizens, especially when it is remembered that
premiums of other companies, literally encouraged by
the public, are carried out Of the State. The advan
tages of Life assurances now too universally
knowedged to require minute detail OF the benefits
resulting hereon it is enough to say that all persons
who derive their incomes or support from public or pri-
pursuits should avail themselves of its advantages, in
order to secure liberal support to those who de-
pendant on their exerolfs. The rates of insurance
are as favorable as those of any similar institution in
the United States and general information relating to
Life Insurances together with the rates of premiums
will be cheertuy given to those who call at the Office
No 223, corner Main and 9th SITS.
Slaves will be insured as usual on reasonable terms.
JAMES BOSHER, Prest.
JOHN BosHER Sec'y all 3
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GORGE j. SUMNER, No. s, FIFTEENTH
VI ST., Importer and dealer in QUEEN SWARE,
CHINA AND GLASS, would call the attention
of Country Merchants to his extensive stock of
QUEENSWARE, CHINA and GLASS of the new
shapes and patterns His stock is large and the
rey great be found in the city, and will be sold
at as low prices any where either North or South.
He respectfully socits CALL Special attention paid to
packing. NH l3
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CHARGE. 70. .....'': e i ] ]!
Wheat per bushel Of 60 lbs in ow- Cts Cts. Cts.
ners bags 81 IL -
Corn, per bushe of Sc lbs. ....... "a 10 IL
Flour, per barrel. ............... 30 30 80
Plaster, Guano and other manures,
per ton of 1000. ............... l65 l75 200
Tobacco, per 100 lbs. ........... q 30 80
Hogs and Sheep. .............. IS 50 40
Bacon, Butter and Lard twhen car
ried DOWN per 100 lbs. ....... 20 % IS
Fish, per bb, and Salt, per SACK. 80 30 3s
DIV Goods ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 "a IS
i1rnceries 25 28l 30