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Table of Rates, Nc. g.
Those not drawing for the first weeks sickne


Those not drawing for the first weeks sickness,
by paying
ssspryr draw sSp w'k s5pr yr DIR 81 50 pr w'k
A" "60 90 a a. 1000 {.
Those over dfty years of age win De charged e5
PSF cent extra One dollar and fifty cents sdm,s
sion fee will be charged in addition to the above
the first year, and must be paid at the time of ap
phcatlon, and the first years deposit within thirty
days.
REFERENcEs-Ex-G Governor Jared w. VII
liams, Lancaster, N. II Hon. A. F. Stephens, Rock.
land, N. Y Dwier 81 Barber, Western Hotel, New
York City; Robbins & Brothers, Draper, Tiff g.
Bacon, New York City; His Excellency John Hub
bard, Augusta, Maine; Pratt & Reath, Witham &
Newman, Philadelphia Philo Wilcox, Presi.
dent Chicopee Bank, Springfield, Mass; Albert
Morgan, President Agawam Bank, Sringfeld,
Mass.
All communications should be addressed to
A. WILBUR,
Actuary and General Agent, Richmond, Va.
H few Agents wanted Apply at the office
fe9
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SUPERIOR SOAPS.-Genuine old Brown
~ Windsor,
White Windsor, Genuine Kesan,
Pure CASTLE, white and motted old and dry,
Military Soap of Vroome g. Fowler's, Rigge Brock
bank Rigge's, J. Daniels & William's man.
ufacture,
Honey Soap, of Colville's, Cleave's, Gosnells and
Lows manufacture,
Rose, Almond, Camphor and Chlorine
Envy OF snow, and the celebrated Chinese Skim
Soap, very superior article,
ALSO,
Roussels or Bazin's Barber's Omnibus Circassian
and other varieties, =
Lows old Brown Windsor, Honey Musk, Cosmet
les, &c.
Hauel's Nymph, Barber's, &c.
Taylor's Floating Lilly, Crystalline, Floating, Palmy
rene, &c,
Hensley's Crystalline Soap,
Hulfs Pure Palm,
Railways Medicoted Soap, together with thz cele.
brated Panariston Soap for Shaving
ALSO,
Guerlain's Ambrosial Shaving Cream and Cakes,
Williams Yankee, Congress, and American Bar
ber's Soaps,
Roussers, Hauel's, r g. A, Wright's, Williams
National, and other celebrated Shaving
Creams, in great variety, for sale in all guam.
titles by ADIE & GRAY,
Apothecaries and Druggists,
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a CAHD:-Ihe subscriber begs leave to inform
"a the public that he has opened the store No.
Bread and Tea Cake Bakery. and respect.
fully sofcits their patronage
From long experience in every department of
the business, and ever careful to produce nothing
but what Is made from the best materials. he
doubts not, by paying visit at his store, they will
be pleased with the variety and quality of Cake dis
played.
As Regards his Bread. he would simply state, that
Z iss oeen ais greatest aim TO manufacture il
in the very best manner, and without extracting
from it those nutrtiye qualities, which Y but too
often done. s
EE ROLLS and TwIsr furnished to dinner par.
ties at the shortest notice.
RICHARD ADAM.
N. B.--Hor ROLLS every morning, and Hor
Buns and TEA BISCUIT every evening. au Cts
TACKSON,S CANDLES-50 boxes, receiv
y ing per schr Sharon, for sale by
fs7 WILLIAMS Il BRO
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ID ICHMOND FEMALE SEMINARY.
A. 1lTH STREET, IN REAR OF SYCAMORE
CHURCH. u. r. FINCH, PRINcIPAL-Iate
Principal of Wesleyan Female Institute.
staunt0n.-The new apartments of this Institu.
ton will be ready to receive pHpis the lst October
The same thorough discipline and laborious sppea-
non will be maintained as have heretofore charac.
terized the exercises of this School,
Patrons entrusting their children to the care of
the Principal, may rely every attention and pains
oeing taken to secure an intellectual development
commensurate with their soicitude, and the inter.
ests of the pupils.
TERMS as heretofore-S20to to $50 in the English
department.
Application should be made from A. NJ. to
Pm. - s
V Entrance from 18th street. and from 10Th
street, rear of Baptist Church. se.JI-ts
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The Truth of the Bible.

There are four grand argument, for
the truth of the Bible. The first is the
miracles 1t records. 2. The prophetic, it
contains. 2. The goodness OF the doc
trlnc. 3. The moral character of pen
man.
The miracles flow from Divine power.
the prophecies from Divine Understandings
the excellence Of the doctrine from Divine
goodness, and the moral character Of the
pcnman from Divine purity. Thus Chris,
tanlty is built upon these four immovabc
pillars, the understanding, the goodness
and the purity Of God.
The Bible must be the invention either
OF good men or angels, bad men or devils,
or Of God.
1t could not be the invention of good
men or angels, for they neither would nor
could make a book, and tell lies nll the
time they were writing it, saving, This
saith the Lord" when it was their own
invention.
1t could not be the invention of bad
men or devils, for they would not make a
book, which commands all duty, forbids
all sin, and condemns their soul to all
eternity. | therefore draw this conclusion:
The Bible must be given by Divine in
Spiration.
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the fact that they are his ,Ooys, must hush
the soul in quietudc under the most trying
and mysterious crosses of life. Faith will
t"ke up Cowper's song:
%Behind frowning providence
He hides a smiling face"
BE still under sore affections. They
are all deserved. They are embraced a.
mong the "all things" that shall work
together for good to them that love God.
Murmnring does not lessen, but rather in
creases the burden of griefs. Submitted
to-acquiesced -sanctited-cvcrv sor-
row may distil new joys; every atfiiction
may work out " a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory. Many saint
has never experienced the infinite precious
ness OF the gospel, until the rod Of God is
upon him. ltis when in the vale, with
eyes up!iftcd and the mouth closed, 81
was dumb"-that the stars of promise rlis-
ten on the spiritual vision, and the Sun
OF Righteousness darts his rays of comfort
and holy joy on the stricken soul.-He-
Der.
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Gratitude.

DR.. Doddridgc, on one occasion, inter
ested himself in behalf of a condemned
criminal, and at length succeeded in OBJ
tanning his pardon. On entering the cell
OF the condemned man, and announcing
to him the joyful intelligence, lie prostra-
ted himscl. at the Doctors feet. and with
streaming eyes exclaimed, GO sir, every
drop of my blood thanks You, for vou
have had mercy on every drop OF il
Wherever YOU 60, will be yours"
This was the emphatic expression Of
his gratitude to an earthly freuh fer
saving him from temporal death. VII.
how much greater propr;ctv mpv ,r
Christian PROSTATE himself a, DLv f,l ,f
Chrst, and say Ny soul thank, thee,
for thou hast had mercy on nv soul. In
all circumstances and in all places, in ii e
and eternity, | will bc thine owe "v,-
ry thing to thee, and all that | am Id
have | will vote to the. Tl.u Inst
saved me, and | will follow thee ami cling
TO thee as my best and only friend"
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SELECTED ARTICLES.
Mysterious O. cul,ente.

An occurrence of a somewhat mvsteri-
Gus and melancholy character recently
took place at hotel in New York city.
theparticulars of which have come TO tie
writer's knowledge, and are as follows -
Some six weeks since la,ly took rooms
at the hotel before alluded to: she was
young and beautii J, and from her man
ner and gentccl appearance had evidently
been used to refined society. She was
without companions or attendants of any
kind, and from the moment she entered
the hotel, seemed to prefer the retirement
Of her own room-sccking the acquain-
tancc of no one, and taking her meals in
hur priva,e apartment.
Dnring the first few days "f her res .
dence there, a gentleman, apparently a
stranger, and Of preposscsSing appearance
| called TO see her upon two separate occ;,-
sions and was admitted to her room sincr
which time nothing has been heard grr,
him. Matters went on this way '., ....
eral days when the lady comp.uuca =,
to the waiter who attended her of h'r.
very i'll, and requested him to procure '..'
physician, who, when he cam, promo,
ced the disease fever and agun, and pre- .'.
bed accordingly. She, however, r.fusrd T.,
! take any medicine whatever and coutinu.
ed to grow worse daily. Suffering As she
informed the waiter from burning fever
she ordered a basin Of ice water, witt
which, it appears she bathed herself
This treatment, as might be expected
brought on inflammation Of the lungs
from which she never recovered, but sunk
gradually into that sleep that knows
no waking"
For several days previous to her deatl
she was attended by lady, a resid mt o
the same hotel, who, learning the peculis
circumstances Of the case, volunteered he
services, and continued almost day anc
night to watch by the pillow Of the dy
ing stranger, until she finally closed he
eyes in death.
To this lady the unhappy woman re
vealed the story Of her life, under 90
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n UNI B ER II.

cred promise never to divulge itabeyond
mat shewas the daughter of Judge, a
resident Of Long Island, New York, and
Snat her husband was wealthy and held
hiSh oinclal station under the Govern
ineht at Washington. She also stated
that she had no wish to live longer in this
world, but preferred death: and continued
10 refuse any medicine offered her to tho
last: She had ample means in her DOS
session, and made ALI the necessary an
preparations fol her funeral expcnses-re-
requested that she might be laid out in a
rich cashmere dress, which she ordered to
be purchased for that purpose, and that
her body might be deposited in Greenwood
Cemetery.
"A few hours before her death, she took
from her fingers several valuable rings.
wePt over them for moment, and then
handed them to the lady who had cvinced
SO much kindness towards her, remarkinr
that they were inexpressibly dear to her,
but that she had no further usetor them
now, and begged their acceptance as a
token OF remembrance.
After her death, an advertisement was
inserted in several of the city papers sta
ting the facts, in order that her fricnr
might have an opportunity to claim her
remains. On the, day appointed for her
two gentlemen called at the hotel
and requested to see the body: their re-
quest was complied with, and upon view
ing the features OF the deceased, they burst
INTO tears, and acknowledged themselves
ono TO be an uncle, and the other an only
brother, whose feelings on the occasion
can be better imagined that described.
Her death has hrolahIy drawn a veil over
4 scene Of seduction and dcsertion, the
particulars Of which may never be made
Brookipn Adycrtimr.
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SUNDAY READlN G.
B Still.

1t is often easier to do than safer the
will of God. There is pleasurable cx-
element in the employment of ones ac-
tive powers in the service of Christ salts
faction in the. consciousness Of doing good.
A little grace, with favoring providence,
may make n Christian hero; while aboun-
ding grace alone viii! suffice to make a
Christian martyr.
BE still Dhen perSccuted and SIAN
dered. Hunjustly accused, you may re-
gard every epithet of abuse as badge Of
discipleship. Your divine Master and
his apostles and witnesses were marked
in the same way. Then, too, every lie has
the SEEDS Of death within in it. Let alone,
it viii die Of ITSELF Opposition may look
very formidable it may seem as though
The mountains were carried into the midst
Of the sea; the waters thereof roar, and
be troubled, the mountains shake withthe
swelling thereof;" but the voice of wisdom
cries, BE still, and know that am
God"
BE still tchen htOdrted in your plan,
and disappointed IN your hopes. You
are not responsible for results. II you
have sought trustworthy ends by Lawful
means, and have done your utmost TO at
tain them, the iss hing is of divine ordering
and should be no more the subject ofmur
muring or rcpining than the changes. 0
/ the seasons, or the rolling Of the spheres
The purpose Of God in your loss or disap
pointment maynot be obtieus.. You ma,
have to content yourselfwith the thought
These IRE but parts Of his ways" Bu
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CHAPTER VIII.
A DISAPPOINTMENT.

A week passed swiftly away, Mr.. Don't
be-in-a-hurry scarcely giving thought to
ncedful preparation in view of his journey.
There would be tirue enough for that Oh
Monday and Tuesday, he thought within
himself.
DO You mean 10 start on Wednesday,
asked his wife, as Mr.. Don't-be-in-a-hurry
was preparing to go out on Saturday NOR.
ming.
"Yes. ! shall leave on Wednesday"
was replied.
"Are thoee your best boots Z" and his
wife glanced down at his feet.
"Iney are"
"You'd better order nsw ones, then
an SEQ my boot-maker as / 70 to the
store" returned Mr.. Don'tbe-in-a-huny,
"and tell him tomake me another pair.
This was his intention when he left
home. But, as the boot-maker did not
live directly on his way to his place Of bu.
siness, he concluded, as he walked along
that It would be time enough to call there
as he came home at dinner time. lie
was in no particular hurry, that he thus
put off until another time what needed To
be done at the earliest moment; but act.
ed merely from a bad habit Of procrasti.
nation.
"Did you order new pair Of boots q
asked his wife, on his return nj dinner
time. She know his failing, and was
therefore, watchful over him at times.
~ declarel No: forgot all about II, :
repiied Mr.. Don'tbe-in-a-huuy.
aPm afraid you'll be disappointed
said his wife, il you expect to get then
BY Wednesday. Remember, only Mon
day and Tuesday intervenes after thi
week"
q know. But I'll stop as 90 bacl
from dinner, and explain 10 Barker the ne
cesity Of having them done by Tuesda,
night He'll get them donssfor me with
on. doubt Pm an ola and good custom
Ter"
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BALTIMORE CoNVENTION.-We are
glad 10 see that the iSouthnm .StandarH
has broken ground i'll favor of the Bal
un"re Convention, and urges with great
force OF argument the pr"priciy of South
Caroima beng represented in that Conven-
ton. II Is To be hoped that the other CO.
operation papers THROUGHOUT the State will
follow >u.t. anI that dergatcs will he ap-
p"lltc, 10 meet in Columbia during the
sitting Ufth" State Convention, for the
purpose othav:ng IN" State ably represent
cd in the Baltimore Convention. In all
probability the nominee of that body will
: br the President of the United States for
the next four years after the expiration
of the present term. Is it not therefore,
matter OF some consequence that South
/ Carolina should exercise her nhuchce in
making the nomination. We have to
remain i'll the Union and lie governed
as the other STAGES are, and it becomes
us to act with the other States.
We would, therefore, suggest again
the propricty Of the people assembling in
each Election District in the State, and
appointing delegates to meet in Columbia
on the fourth Monday in April. If the
people should fail to DO this, we suggest
the propriety OF the members of the Con-
venlion consulting about the matter after
they have convened in Columbia We
know that a majority of that body are
sccesSionists, bat in nominating Presi-
dent there will be no difference between the
choice Of co-opcrationsts and secessianists.
Southern Patriot
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ODD FELLows' AsYLUM.--A proposition
is pending before thc GrasB Lodge of the
Southern district Of New York to estab-
lish an asylum for aged indi.ent men,
bers of the order Of Odd Fellows, The
plan suggested is the purchase Of tract
ofnot less than fifty acres Of land in the
vicinity Of New York, and the erection Of
the necessary buildings thereon, the oc-
cupants thereof to contribute IN pact to
their maintenance 10y such light labor as
they may beiable to perform.
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Eg When Julia Long stood at the
altar, the minister inquired, ais your
name Julia Longi" The innocent girl
replied, ut ant nothing shorts1g But
Il wasn't 50 long.
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CHAPTER TX,

CHAPTER TX.
During the day the new boots came
home, and on the next morning Mr. Don't,
he-in-a-hurry started for New York; net
however, without a narrow risk of being
left behind by the steamboat in conse.
qucncc of his failing to be ready to start
when the hack driver called for him.
The gangway plank had been withdrawn
when they reached the wharf. A vieor-
ous spring enabled him to reach the deck
ofthc boat. But, his trunk remained in
the hands Of the porter who had taken
it from behind the carriage.
"Throw the trunk on board I" he cried,
eagerly, to the porter.
But, the man stood immovable, while
the boat, the engine having been set in
motion, started quickly ahead.
1t was all in vain. Mr.. Don't-be-in-a-
hurry was on his way to New York-but,
his wardrobe was behind him. On Civ
ing information to the Captain, that per
| sonage very politely offered to look after
. the trunk when the boat returned, and see
! that it was forwarded to New York by the
| afternoon train.
About rs easy in mind rs a man well
could be under the circumstances, Mr..
Dont-be-in-a-hurry pursued his way to
New York. lie tried not to think about
the trunk; but his thoughts would turn,
| every little while, to the scene on the
wharf at the time the steamboat started;
and, in spite Of all his philosophy, he
felt troubled. What was there, he asked
himself; t. prevent the porter, who had
possession Of MS trunk, from stealing it I
This was our friends state of mind
when he arrived in New York. After
he had taken dinner, he thought he
would 60 to the telegraph office and
ask some acquaintance in Philadelphia
to make enquiry for his trunk, and, il
fbund, to send it on by the five o'clock
train. of cars. lie deferred this, however,
on the ground that, as tine steamboat
Captain would attend TO the matter 70,
mn. there would no use in troubling a
third person. '
During the afternoon Of this day in
New York, it had been the purpose o
Mr.. Don't-be-in-a-hurry iG visit one cy two
places of note. But, the uncertainss; in
regard to his trunk, so disturbed IN mind
that all interest therein was for the time
destroyed. SO he moved aboas the read.
ing room and parlors Of the Aotel until
supper time. After supper, he though,
Of going to some place Of amusement ol
loted exhibition; but the trouble about
his trunk still oppressed him.
"oh dear p he sighed to himself. q
wish now, that 1 had telegraphed to Phil
adelphia about the trunk. Iwould, a
least, have had certainty todepend upon
i / would have known whethefit had beer
fbEnd or not. Ash is, all will be suspens
nntil ten o'clock tonight Andtthcn--
i Poor man. "And then r. Thore wer
| questions, pow, in his mind, as tawhethe
the Captain of the boat had thou 9ilt abou
his trunk. II not the probability of 4
! kcoming in the next train, was but small.
III "How foolish IN me not to have sent
despatch ON the moment Of my ariva
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"Have you ordered carriage 4" aske,
Mrs. Don't-be-in-a-hurry, looking up from
her work of packing her husbands trunk
Mo- forgot all about that. But
there will be time enough in the morning
The line doesn't start, you know, until MIN
O'clock"
Morning came.
"Have my boots been sent home vet p
was the natural question of Mr.. Don't-be
ln-a-hurry, as he came down to breakfast
at seven o'clock. Early for him.
lie was an apt reasoner-r-ncver with
out an argument to favor his inclinings.
The reply was negative.
"Ihey'll be along in time, no doubt"
and he took his place at the table, unds-
turbed in feeling.
mo boots yet" said he, half an hour
afterwards, little uneasily.
Pm afraid you'll be disappointed" re-
marked his wife.
Barker is man of his word The
boots will be along, 1 am certain. In the
mean time I'll go for carriage"
So off he started for the stable of a man
who lived close by. But the man. in no
expectation Of such a visit, had left for his
stand in Seventh street half an hour be-
fore.
"llow annoying!" calculated Mr.. Don't
be-ln-a-hurry, now considerably fretted in
his mind.
There was no remedy but to walk over
mile to one ofthe regular carriage stands.
80, Oft he started-going rapidly. In
due time the stand was gained, and car
rage engaged. In this our friend drove
back to his dwelling, feeling, still, a good
deal disturbed. He began to have pretty
serious fears in regard to his boots. Not
that he was so over anxious to get away
on his own account. lie thought more
OF MIR. Havn't-time who had delayed since
Monday, in order that they mi ght 90 in
company. To fail meeting him at the
boat as he had promised, was by no means
pleasant to think about.
His fears were not idle. On arriving
with the carriage, the boots were still at
sent. A-
ats not halfpast eight. They'll be a.
long yet, | am sure" said Mr. Don't-be-in-
a-hurry, as he walked restlessly about his
parlor. lie was disturbed for in
his life. "lt it wasn't for Mr. Havn't-time.
/ would not caro- tig. But, he'll be SO
disappointcd.'
:. Nomatteras to consequences. The boots
d'd not come. And, as his old pair were
broken out at the sides, they were unfit for
g"ntecl service. So, at quarter to nine
the driver was paid and dismissed Mr..
D"nt-bc-ln-a-hurry was compelled to wait
another day. But, Mr.. Havnt-time went
on his way alone, as the reader is aware.