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VARIETY.
LAST wIsHes or a cnII.p.

IAN the hedges are IN bloom,
And the warm wcst wind Is blowing
Let me leave this stihed room
Let me 60 where flowers are growing.
Look ny cheek Il thin and pale,
And my pulse Is very low
Ere my sight begins 70 fail.
Take my hand. ana Ie, us 90.
wss not that the robln'ssong.
Piping throagh the easement wider
shall not be listening long;
: Take me 90 the meadow side.
Bear me 70 the willow brook;
Let me hear the merry mill;
On the orchard must look
Ere my beating heart i still.
Flint and fainter grows my breath
Lead me quickly down the lane;
Mother. dear, this chill is death
Ishall never speak again =
Still the hedges are in bloom.
And the warm west wind is blowing;
Still We Sit in!siicnt gloom
Der his grave the grass is growing.
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pump MAKTNs,,

To the Citizens Of .JsgeysoH. BetEeley, fred
crick and Clarke Counties
T AGAIN appear before you as PrMP Make
il and as hope YOU have mol Forgotten me in that
capacity, you will, One and all ea on me should
you need any thing in that wav. Please fail ON
me at Charestown, or nv son TBoM3s J. BRAeo
living near Mr.. George B IBeal!'s go the Charles
town and Shepherdstown Road. ASH have en-
ployed him to do The work HI pledge myself that all
orders will be promptly attended,
February o. 1853 aC. G$BRAGG.
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VIM. s. ANDERSON,
MARBLE STONE CUTTER.

Efederick Cltg, I'd
pETURNS bis thanks 10 the citizens Of JefFer-
H son and adjoining counties Tor The liberal -pa-
trcnage extended to him in his iEe OF business ts-
specially gives notice that he SNOW prepared 10
execute all kinds Of work il his lsne--such as i
Monuments, TombslabS, Head and
Foot Stones, &c.,
at the shortes, notice and upon the most reasons-
bic terms; and bis work shall compare with aky
other in the country. AL Stones delivered at my
own risk and expense.
All orders thankfully received and promptly At
WM4 s. ANDERSON.
rredcrjtk City, Nj,
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ChaTieSown Va
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CORN !. CORN /!

TIME undersigned are prepared 10 receive CoRs,
BOTH al The several Deposs 10 Inc County and
= he Ola Farnare They will stale ndkF as an
inrariabse rule that Mlzed Corr viii mol be taken
il any price Or % any terms. II must Ne either
White Or Yellow They viii receive cEYn now
and win advance one half Of is supposEd value
and paySibe balance when il reaches market. de-
ducsine gnly The cost Of transportation from lie
pries il which il may sell.
BLACKBURN A. co.
February 3, I655.-if
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$40 Reward.

i (EO G1NNa AL ~
I DEANAW AY from the subscriber, on the i9ah OF
IN February, Negro Man named
LIE WaI&,
about u years oil age belonging the estate Of the
lateEJ. J. Fl. Gunnel whoAwas sent 10 Mr. John
FL. Boltz ef Berkeley county, In orderfo be hired
on MIR. Bollz complaining with the terms, he was
directed 70 return with bond f5r approval ! am
informed that The said negro claims the right TO
hire himself Also Negro Wom1nSnamed
{. C.fROZE9.E,
aged abont % years has elqped from the service 81
Mr. y. Shauil Of his county, to Fhom hired her
Notice is hereby given to all persons, warning them
against employing or harbbring said negroes I'M
Ger NE penalty q the Law, made and provided for
ii sneh cases
The above reward viii 81 given FOR the taking
andseearing said negroes III the county JAIL or The
sum Of $40 as above for either enc Of them, and
notifying me OF the fact As 10 the matter OF their
final disposition nnd4r the win Of my testalor, I
have filed bill in equity il order thar the court
may direct what may he done Ia fhe premises.
TH0SE HITE- Executor
March 10 1858. on J. II. Gunnelt, deed
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EXTRA FLOUR,

HNHE Undersigned las aIways on hand sxTRA
Il FLoaR, No. 4, for saIeSand 10 excha1ke for a
good article Of Wheat Tie ADORE Flour Is kept
On hand IL ChaFlesiCwn. byBJobn r. Woods 4 Co.
and Eby 4 Soa; aud by different merchants al
HzIpersFerry
HINGa
have alss nv 81 y esd repair. and bills
will be furnished N tie sbofifst notice.
MARTIN ElCHELBERGER.s
Rock Spring Mills. Nav 3. lfl0s--tfl
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TINE two ees aaioipine DE Free Press ((Iics.
u one lately Ii TIE oexnrancY of W. Z. Baker.
deceased. and the other occupied ~ Mr. Fornel-
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April I, 1885,
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ORPHAN RGYI

OHPHAN BQ4{
ORPHAN BOY is beautiful barb dun, with
" black name and tail i6 hafdk his5h. b wears
old. andio psemixm At the Blitiulore Canle
Show in October last
lie will stand during the ensuing sdason, com
meneing on the 2sth Of March AM ending on the
25fh Of June at the following plaeet VIZ: on Mon
days and Tuesdays at The subscriber sstable. on
Wednesdavs and Thursdays. atN. W Mo6re,s
stable in Charlrsiown. and Frijatssa and Saiur5svs
at The sable Of Dr.. Nelson near Msddlewsy
He will b let Ga The fsillswinr tI,adiiioIs. For
insurance, SIS 50-irregnlsr at,endssce ;,r parring
with he mare, f0ffeiis the insurants Ertrv mr.
caufior will Re used bui D resroSkbilEr ~ srr;-
denis should any occur.
T. The undersigned os7trs rrtiu;stis IL * 10.
him Who shan Be owner Of Orphan soy's best colt,
o. sir months old, ia The sniisnn ols5855
April Z 1858. W.JBL 4cEFORD.
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CASH FOR NEGROES.

THE subscriber is anxious to purchase alarre
u number OF Negroes, OF boiA sexes, sound ana
likely. Persons having NeEroes u dispose OF viii
6nditto heirinteresto give him call befsre sell
ing. as be wiz pay the rery Asgkea easA psises
He eaa beseen 1.-THE Berkeley Courts. al Martins
burg thead Monday, and at Btrryville on die 4th
Monday in each month and usually al his residence
in charlestown.
Alletrers addressed 10 him WILDE prompslr a.
tended 10. VIM CROW.
Chariestown. Jan. l3, is53-y.
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Cash fsr Negrsks.

+ AN DESTROYS to purchase lafve nnmker Il
i NEGROES FOR the Southern markets, meh
women. boys. girls and families! for
which will give the hi<hesi cash prices. o.
Persons having slaves 10 seli win
please Inform ne personally ar 81 lkIi-r N
a. Winchester which viii receive ,e5-,rs - [
attention; or 3. AZ 4 ". u, (.snol-lI ~
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/ Cash For Negroes.

HsH0SE persons having Negroes Tor Yale, can
u get the highest price br calling on the subscri-
ter 81 ChaTlesiown. Application in perspn Or by
letter will Be promptly aiiented u.
July "a 1851. g. G. BRAGG
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FLOUR & GENERAL COMMISSION
BUSINESS.

TIME undersigned late Of the firm df Wood g.
Banner of Winchester, Va. taxesffhis oppor-
t,nitv rs extend 10 his friends his hsarEeltthanks
far teir liberal patronage since resident eli this
civ and he's leave 10 inform Them that be mas
ken Sore house No 4 South Howard Street. lately
oceupiesI by Mr. JoHS " BEiL, and formerly by
me late ELns Shaw, together with Store house
No. gives him ample room. And he ks now Tre-
nsred rs dos apy reasonable amount df FLOUR
TNJ1 6rESEsRAL COMMISSION BUSINESS
Tbe oeation & GOOD one for the ss}e Uf all kinds
of eotntr produce, and he respectfully sicils your
patronage.
Re will also give strict attention 10 the purchase
~ piasfey. S4h FFSi. Grocsries, Gnano OF any
Mo- else ana his Knowledge oil he wants Of the
Agricultural and Mercantile eo1manisg, are sucA
~, ~ fe;s warranted n assuring fheIn that conf
sfgnuaents or orders with which be fnas be favored
viii he promptly and faithfully sltends 10, To-
MICHAEL IA M ER.
NJ 2 d. iSsnkk Hysrana 81
Baltimore March lO fs53-6m.
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s significantly reccmmdnded 70 invsllds, e w ING
4 s1rpaSsed 81 aay known pEeperatlon: ~ -
cure VI Coughs Hsavsrness, md ether forms q ..
Coies BroacAifis Azkma. Group, ConsursF,,en y =.
Early Stage, and Tor the reefef the Patient even =
Adyapeed Stages OF that Fatal Disease
Itdomhlnes 4, manner, remedies Of long
esieelApd value Vim ethers Of more recent discovery,
and hFSides s so0tg and lEic quaIies aets ,nseesn
the skin gently. and with great eheaey, ioL INC s1is
Of this class Of diseases,
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TheEvaIuable Medicines above named hare recently
been ntroduced with The approval OF number of the
N}inl profesSotf Ia The CITY of baltimore and elSe
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-09
Marriage i'm Australia.

It appears that the male and female con-
victs obtain certain privileges which Won
ederfuliy promote matrmony. A cores.
pondent writes to the Alta California from
Van Dieman's Land:
'The only care ofthe Government seems
to he to get these people off their hands as
fast as possible, and another method has
beed hit upon in finding @ ready market
for thousands of convicts, and thereby re-
lieving the Exchequer Of the expense Of
maintaining them, and presume the man
that first devised it was made baronet by
the British Government. tits neither more
nor less than encouraging, between the
consicts and .lle free portion Of the inhab-
f.ants, "matrimonial alliances" In these,
Young ladies' alliance themselves to old
men, and young men marry old women
] will explain. A female convict, by be-
coming the spouse Of free man, is enti-
tied to all the rights and privileges of a free
woman. AS long as she keeps with her
husband, the bonds of rnat4t7nony are the
only bonds to which she rs subject. The
same with the male convict. BY marry
ing free woman. he becomes, by virtue
of his office, as "husband,' as free as the
Governor himself, as long as he conducts
himselfto the satisfaction of his better half.
The consequence OF this clever stroke Of
poiicy is, that marriages Of this description
ale continually coming off with wonderful
rapidity. ANY old man can get, in this ac-
commodating country. as yoang a lady for
his wife as he pleases; that is, il he is not
over scrupulous as to her past character,
which is never, in Van Dieman's Land,
by.the-by, taken into consideration. He
has many hundreds to choose from, not one
of whom will spurn his offer. So anxious
are they to escape from Government, that
/ question whether one Of them could be
found who would refuse fer hand to Old
Nick himself. And on the other hand, a.
ny Australian lady-verging upon fifty, can
be supplied, if she require il, with as youth
fui husband as her heart can DESIRE
There are before her men Of. every age
and condition to select partner from
parsons, doctors, clerks, tradesmen and la
borers few will hesitate moment when
she breaches the subject. The vast major
itv, to get out Of Government power, would
marry the Witch of Endor herself, if that
would accomplish it,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-09

only child, and noble fellow he was
But she was a religious woman. never
saw religion like that before or since.
We lay off the river till dark, and then
silently came to the shore on this side for
the night. We dared moi TO light candle,
lest the Indians should see it. We MIXED
our only COW, and fed the children and got
them asleep. We then brought the body
of the young man up the bank and when
The moon rose up, we dug that grave which
you see yonder. We had to be careful not
to make a noise, nor even to weep aloud.
But after we had opened the grave and
were ready TO put the corps in it. the Wild
owed mother spoke.
us there no one here that can offer a
prayer as we bury my only child -
There was no answer. We could all sob,
but we had never prayed for ourselves
She then knelt down, and laying her hand
Oh the bosom of her boy, she in subdued
voice, uttered such prayer as few ever
made. She was calm as the bright waters
at our feet. And when she came TO pray
for the whole of us-for the poor Indians
who had murdered her boy when she gave
thanks to God that he had Sc long comfort
ed her heart with her son;and when she gave
thanks that God had given her such son to
give back to him it was awful we could
not sob aloud You preachers talk about
subimity, but if this was not it, donot
know what it is. Well there we buried him,
and there he sleeps yet. In the morning,
came up here to place the stone at the
head of the grave, it was Bloody for his
head had rested upon it. found the moth.
er was here before me; perhaps she had
been here all night. She was trying to do
the very thing; and so without saying
single word, took hold and helped her put
the stone at the head Of the grave 1t is
now nearly sunk in the ground, but it
stands just as we placed it When we had
done, the widow turned and said Rogers"
but tears came, and was thanked enough.
have sat on this log many times, and
thought over the whole scene; and though
the mother has been in the grave many
years, yet can see her even now, Just as
she looked when she turned to thank me,
and | can hear her voice just as she spoke
to her dying boy,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-09

A HoRsE's Foor-The foot of horse is
one of the most ingenious and singular pie
ces of mechanism in the animal structure,
and scarcely yielding to any in regularity
and compexity of parts, under simplicity OF
design. The hoof contains series ofverIi'
cal and thin lumine Of horn, so numerous
as to amount to about 500, and forming a
complete lining to it. Into this are fitted
as many laminas belong to the coffin bone
which sets are elastic and adherent. The
edge of quire of paper, inserted leaf by
leaf into one another, will convey sufi-
cient idea of this arrangement Thus the
weight of the animal is supported by as
many elastic springs as there are Iamig in
all the feet, amounting TO about four thou
sand, distributed in the most secure man.
ner, since every spring is acted upon i'll an
oblioue direction. Such is the contrivance
for the safety Of an animal destined TO car
ry greater weightthan that Of its own body,
and to carry those, also, under the hazard
Of heavy shocks.-ynacculloch,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-09

l. The following curious paragraph is
from The Dumfries (Scotland1 Courier So
Jerome Bonaparte, the only surviving bro
tber of the great Napoleon, married, in the
U. S., a Miss Patterson, who was a grand
daughter of one Robert Patterson, better
known in Scotland, and indeed over the
world, as odd Mortality FOld Mortality ,
by some accounts, was native of the par
ish of Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, though,
according TO others, the paris of lIawlck
claims to be his birthplace. AT all events,
he settled, before commencing his we'll
known wanderings rcnovating the tomb
stones of the covenanters, in Morton, the
adjoining parish 10 Closeburn. and married
one Elizabeth Gray, who tras Jor consid.
cradle time eookma'd in The family Of The
Kukpatricks of Ciose6urn. fOtd Alo,aEty's'
wife, with her children, settled in Balsna-
chellan, Kirkudbrig gttsssre, and the third
son. John, emigrated to America in TITS,
and established himself at Baltimore. Je-
rome Bonaparte married his daughter
Truly, truth is stranger than fiction This
story, with the exception of the last link.
seems sufficiently vouched for by the re-
searches of the late Mr.. Joseph Train, Of
Castle Douglas, the result of which Sir.
Walter Scott has embodied in his introduc.
ton to Old Mortality (Library Edition
of the Waverly Novels, vol. v. pp. 5-9.)-
But though that introduction bears the date
Of 1929, it makes no allusion to the clrcuu>
stance that the Miss Elizabeth Patterson.
Of N. York, whom the future King of West
phalia married, in 1903, was the daughter
of John Patterson, of Baltimore, and the
granddaughter Of Sir. Thomas Kirkpat
rick's cook. And now descendant of the
Kirkpatricks is Empress Eugene Of France
married to another Eonaparte.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-09
A western Silk Factory.

The editor OF The Cleveland Herald, be
ing on a visit to Wheeling, thus describe
large silk factory there:
Not the least interesting of Wheelin:
manufactures is the Silk Factory of Johl
w. Gill; Esq. He commenced The culture
and manufacture of silk at Mount Pleasant
Ohio, some twelve years ago, and removed
his establishment to Wheeling, in 1845
His establishment is the largest Of the kint
in the United States, employs capital o
$50, 900 worth of silks per annum. Ht
would manufacture much more extensively
but for the difficulty in obtaining stock. Ht
buys all the American cocoons and reees
silk he can get, but can only keep his loom:
III operation about three months of the
twelve. Mr.. G.. attributes the slow pro.
gress of growing in this country TO the
morus multicaulis speculation, which dis.
gusted every body with the business. He
regards the morus multicaulis as worthless
The White Mulberry is found TO be the best
for feeding silk-worms, and it is hardy and
OF rapid growth. &Mr.,G. says an acre OF
the mulberry will net family $lOO ayear
for raising cocoons, and the labor can be
performed by women and children in six
weeks. The worms do not need artificial
heat, or any extraordinary attention in the
Ohio Valley climate. The quantity of CO.
coons raised is now increasing; and Mr..
G., who is an enterprising gentleman of
great wealth, is resolved to continue the
n 10 IF of n of # M
it, but if possible, to induce more gen.
eral attention to the American silk busi-
ness. We can and should become inde-
pendent OF Europe IN silk fabrics.
Mr. Gill has thoroughly tested the capa-
city of the United States to produce and
manufacture silk, and be is satisfied that
20 country is better adapted TO the business
thar the Valley of the Ohio, He has man
ufactured every variety of staple silk, en-
bracing satins. veIvets, dress silks, hat and
coat plushes, brocades, vestings, levantincs,
surges, ,Aorentines, flag silks, handkerchels,
scarfs, cravats, gloves, stocks, sewing silks,
coach lace and trimmings tassels, twist,
buttons, &C., to the value, some seasons, Of
$25, 1000. and the first premiums hare been
awarded to his goods wherever they have
been exhibited.
Many well. recollcct the fine display of
American Silk at the last Ohio State Fair
from Mr.. Gtll's Factory. An incident is
related, that shows how incredulous even
Custom House officers are, that American
silks can equal foreign. Mr.. Gall sents spe-
cimens of his silks to California. 4 por-
ton were returned TO MIR. G., and at the
N. Y. Custom House the duties on foreign
silks were demanded. The officer was as
snred they were of American growth and
Wheeling manufacture, but lie could not
believe that the best French and Italian
silks were made in Wheeling. The goods
were seized, but on proper evidence Mr.
Corwin ordered their release.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-09
Important Literary Discovery.

In The year 1919, Mr.. Payne Collier. a
English gentleman, who has devoted hal
a century to the study and elucidation @
Shakespeare, bought at an auction dirt
COPY of the second folio edition of tn
Works of Shakespeare" printed in 16SI
1t was full of manuscript notes; but h
paid no attention to them. After the laps
of about three years, Mr.. Collier had occa
sion to make reference to the second 10
Iio. He took down the book in question
from the top shelf on which it had beer
put away and then noticed for the frs
time, that there was inscribed on the cover
Thomas Perkins, his Book" There hat
been a Perkins, plsyer--could this be he
Inquiry was made : and it was found thai
the players name was Richard" But
attention once directed 10 the book, went
| further; and II then discovered" says Mr..
Collier, ITO my surprise, that there was
hardly page which did not present, in a
handwriting of the time, some emendations
in the pointing, or in the text while on
most of them they were frequent. and on
many, nuinerous." OF emendations of all
kinds there are not less in the whole VOL
ume than iwenty Mousand. Complete ex-
animation has resulted IN the opinion that
the volume was once in the possession of
some ofe connected with the theatre at
which several of the plays we're originally
performed, and that the emendaticns were
made either by the prompter, or from the
prompters book. Most of the corrections
are Of such nature, that they produce
immediate conviction in the readers mind,
that Sc Shakespeare wrote the passage. -
Mr.. Collier he's lately published volume,
containing about a thousand Of the most
striking emendations. We copy a few
specimens. Here Is ore from the "Mcrry
Wives"
Will you go, An heires9
This has been great stumbling-block.
Infinite have been the conjectures. Mr..
Emendstor clears off the difficulty in
trice.
alteration. VIII yoN 20 on kssss
Here are two from THE Tempest"
And thy father
Was Duke Of Milan, and his only heir
And princess no worse issued.
liberation. And thy father
Was Duke Of Milan. thou his only heir
And princess no worse Issued.
They all have met again,
And arc upon the Meaitereaneen .jfotc
Bound sadly home to Naples.
liberation. They all have met again,
And all upon the Mediterranean float, etc.
It's not necessary to multiply instances.
In some passages, ,rhole lines arc supplied
by the emendator, which do not appear IN
any known printed edition, though, when
supplied, their necessity to the sense be-
comes obvious. In word, Mr.. Golfers
accidental discovery throws more light up
on Shakespeare than the isbours Of all the
commentators that have ever occupied
themselves IN Calculating the text of the
poet. 1t has also stimulated the hope, that
accident or research may yet bring to light
some information respecting the life and
habits of the great bard himself. whom we
prize so highly, but know so little OF.