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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-24

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INTENSIVE SALE SUPERIOR sRAsoNABLE DRY
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shall without
superior SILK ali shades and coaoss
800 black and coiOred silks
chsIeys, dotted ausins
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40 superior shs~is, all styles
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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-24

ny GREEN a. SCOTT. Auesionesrs.
HANDSOME HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT AUCTION
III Tbsrsday issant, II ocork
occupied Johneoc
Kidwel
ly new ofmahogany furniture. viz
Mahogany sofss, divans
Rocking, parlor chairs
ando the
DO marble top washco.ets, wsdrobes, &C
DO bookcsss and secretary
not md etpr~
mari top entire, nd sofa table
DO hef,te ada. mamie hedst
Large gilt fame mirror,
fsior sod chamber window
Palor and amber carpets md olcIoth
Solar, hsll and other lamps, toilet &c.
Feather holsters pillows +
Hair and other ms'irsssss, bedding GA.
Andironx shovel
With other articles which
Terms All under IN,
ninsty days. for satisfactorily endorsed
GREEN b SCOTT,
ApH-d Aacioweeus.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10

The good. sound sense Of the subje:ned ex-
tract should recommend it to the attention Of
all who are in any way entrusted With the
care Of youth:
1T is a matter Of sound policy to cultivate
the manners Of our children. For gentle
manners and a kind and obliging address viii
do more to gather around one finn and en-
during friends. than strength Of mind and su.
periority Of attainments. The manners to
which we refer are the fruits Of the cultisa-
ton Of the mind and heart; the outpourings
Of benevolence. sincerity. and inward purity.
In all the departments and professions Of life.
We prefer other things being equal, to avail
ourselves Of the services Of persons Of agreea-
bic and obligng manners. Good manners
are passport to favor with all men, They
are coin of great intrinsic value. aud every
where current. We may be allowed TO glance
at some Of the features Of good manners, such
as we desire to have taught and practiscd in
our schools, and such as all persons in well
ordered society are bound to observe The
conventional rules of society are not arbitrary
eoactments, which any who choose have q
right to set at defiance They are essential
to the maintenance and enjoyment Of social
intercourse and the furtherance Of It's highest
ends. Every person who enjoys the privile
ges and benefits Of society is morally bound
to observe its wholesome rules. III breeding
is sin against good morals, as well as a
breach Of social laws. No person has any
right to act the clown in well ordered society,
or to be unkind and offensive. setting at de-
fiauce tho laws made for its convenience and
comfort BY common consent. The leading
feature of good manners is d scrupulous OBJ.
servance of all the rules that regulate social
intercourse. Let the pupils Of our schools
be required to observe them in their inter.
course with each other aud their teachers
and upon all other occasions. Many Of these
rules abstractly considered are little things
and yet in their influence upon the convent
ence and pleasure Of social intercourse. they
are great things. A particle of dust is q
small thing yet in the eye which it initiates,
it becomes great thing in its Influence. Sc
Infringement of the rules Of good breeding
may be in itself Of small moment, but il Of
ten becomes important in the friction and ir
rtation which It produces in social utter
course"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
THE HUMAN MACHINE.

In the course of an address to the Mechanics
Institute of Washington, delivered by Pro-
lessor Henry, its President,in speaking on the
subject of motive power, he said:
"The Human body is itself an admirably
contrived complex machine, furnished with
levers, pplleys, cords, valves, and other APP
pliances for the application and modification
of the power derived from the food. 1t is,
IN fact, locomotive engine, impelled BY the
same power which, under another form, gives
activity and energy to the iron horse of the
railway. In both, the power is derived from
the combustion Of the carbon and hydrogen
of the organic matter employed for food or
fuel. In both, the direction of power is un-
der the direction of an inmeterial, thinking,
willing principle called the soul. But this
must not be COMPOUNDED, as it frequently is,
with the motive power. Tho soul of the man
no more moves the body, than the soul Of the
engineer moves the locomotive, and its at
tendant train Of cars. In both cases the soul
is the directing, controlling principles, not
the impelling power. Let, for example, a
locomotive engine be placed upon the track,
with water in the boiler and fire in the CRATE,
in short, with all the potentials of motion and
it will still remain quiescent. In this state
let the engineer enter the tender and touch
the valve; the machine instantly becomes
instinct with life and volition it has now a
soul to govern its power and direct its oper-
ations; and, indeed, as whole, it may be
considered as an enormous animal, of which
the wheels and other parts are additions to
the body of the engineer"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10

rents kindly invited US TO visit them agaiu
AID even the little laughing bsy. smiled ar
adieu.
A year rolled by. and again I found my.
self at the cottage; but alas Jose hss beer
called to sleep
'.The sleep that knows no waking"
and there, where we had left all smiling and
hopeful but short.period previous. all was
shrouded in gloom! The madre seemed to
have lost every spark of viyacity. and several
times during her recital Of the sad narrative,
did the tear Of sorrow soften the brilliancy Of
her eyes
And often since have | thought Of her pale,
careworn face, SO strongly consrastd with
the rosy checked pra,tler by her side
But reader, must again apologize for be-
ing diverted from my subject by the happy
"reminiscences Of those joyous times. and like
the schoolboy, promise that II won't do &c
no more !" for entire Mons ain very much
given to diuersion from any subject, And
now | can only wish
"To all, to each fair goodnight
With pleasing dreams and slumbers lightn
To ne CONTINIrrD
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10

We take the following passage from Thack.
eray's lectures. The speaker contrasts The
views ofdeath of Steele, Addison. aud Swift
Can there be three more characteristic
moods of minds and men? Fools do you
know anything Of this mystery" says Swift
stamping on grave and carrying bis scorr
for mankind actually beyond it. miserable
purblind wretches, how dare you to pretend
to comprehend the iuscrutable. and how can
your dim eyes pierce the unbelievable depths
Of yonder boundless heaven
Addison, 10 much kindlier language and
gentler voice, utters much the same ssnti-
ment and speaks Of the rivalry Of wits and
the contests of holy men with the same skep.
tic placidity. Look, what little vain dust
we arr" he says. smiling over the tombstones
and catching, as is his wont, quite divine
effu!gence as he looks heavenward; be speaks
in words Of inspiration almost of "the great
day." when we shall all of US be cotempora.
ries, and make our appearances together.
The third, whose theme is Death, too, and
who will speak his word Of moral SIS Heaven
teaches him, leads you up to bis fathers cot.
fin, and shows you his beautiful mother weep.
ing. and himself an unconscious little DO,
wandering at her side. Hi. own natural
tears flow, as he takes your hand and confi.
dinghy asks your sympathy. See bow good
and innocent and beautiful women are" b,
says; show tender little children Let III
love these and one another, brothcr-Go OF
knows we have need Of love ard pardon
So, it is, each man looks with bis own eyes
speaks with bis own voice, and pays bis owr
prayer"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
COURTESY TO LADIES.

We like the views which a contemporary ex-
presses We 60 as far as any one in that
courtesy which characterizes 4 americans but
we also 60 in for the abolition of revolution
airy customs in our churches.
Every sensible man and woman should set
their faces like flint against tho custom
which compels the men to march out Of a
pew to give the ladies the inner seat 1t is
well enough for one gentleman to keep the
outer seat, to proffer any vacant seat there
may De in his rev to strangers of visitors )
but with this exception, the custom Of a
general stampede on the approach of lady
would, in our opinion. be more honorcd in
the breach than in the observance.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
AMONG rHE ROMANS, Ac.. &C.

They tell good story Of Lorenzo Dow. OF
a perambulating preacher Of bis school, 10
the effect that riding once in stage coach on
his way to an appointment, he fell in compa-
ny with some wild young blades. who were led
from his eccentric appearance aud manner. to
imagine that be was proper subject for their
jokes and raillery He at once humorcd their
design, by affecting Stiffness and making tbs
most obsurd and senscless remarks. Upon
arriving at the place where be was to stop.
they ascertaiued who their butt was. aud be-
gan to apologize, observing in extcnuation Of
their rudeness. that his own conversation had
misled them Oh said be, that's my
way; | always try to accommodate to the
company ! am in ; and when am among fools,
talk foolish !"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10

Rsg-IHow few Of us at the close oflife eau
say, ! have filed my position to which ] look
ed forward when boy In the onward prog
ress of life how often, in some stray moment
oe thought and reflection, do we no. fiud our
selves inquiring, is this as hoped-have ]
enacted my dreaml And the answer is in
var;ably-No! We look forward in child :
hood--and only look forward without refec
ton. We build up gorgeous palaces. we
sketch career Of life all gold and sunshine.
What arc they, and where are they. When
years aober US
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10


California is advancing with giant strides
on the high road to civilization. BY the la
test intelligence, it appears that SIX ''honora-
BILE men there have been trying to murder
each other in duels Two ofthese fights were
with rifles at twenty and thirty PAGES distant,
the parties wheeling aud firing a. the word
One ofthe fights was between Senator Gwiuu
and the Hon j. w McCorkle, in conse-
quence Of some offensive remarks made by
the latter while on the race course They
fred at each other three times at thirty PAGES
distance, without effect aud then discovered
tina. they bad been acting under "nlisap
prehension Of facts, which being fortunately
explained, caused the further attempts Of the
parties to shoot each other unnecessary.
Speaking of duels, which are so generally
denounced at this Alphabetically, says
Colonel Benton, in bis forthcoming autobiog-
raphy, "duehug is bad, aud has been put
down, CD bu. not quite SO bad as its substi-
tute--reyolyers, bowieknves, bIackguardiug
aud street assassinations, under the pretext
of self defence"
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10

Hly~ A bachelor friend Of ours is about
getting married. for no other reason than to
have some one to take care Of him when he is
sick. I'll g treatment he received at fash
ionable boarding house, when be last had
the ague. cured him not only OF single life,
but single bedsteads and single mattresses. =
lie ordered-he says. tho servent to bring
him up some cruel on Monday morning but
which never reached him till the next Wed.
nesday afternoon. During bis whole con-
fnement not single soul visited him, save
the young gentleman who dusis the knives ;
and be came not Cor the purpose of admin
istering consolation" but to inform him that
"Missus would DO much obliged if Mr.. Skee-
sicks would do his shaking on a chair, SO as
not to get the bedstead apart" This was the
feather that broke the back Of Skeesick's
bachelorship. From that moment he resoly
ed to connect his fortunes with piece of
dimity. Who can blame him? No one
who has ever passed through a confirmed
bronchitis at fashionable boarding house
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
THE DEGREES OF SLEEP.

Few of our readers, perhaps, are aware
that the human body falls asleep by degrees.
According to NJ. Cabins, French physiol-
ogist, "The muscles of the legs and arms
lose their power before those which support
the head and these last sooner than those
which support the back, and he illustrates
this by cases of persons on horseback or
while they are standing or walking" He
conceives that the sense ofsight sleeps rst !;
then the sense of taste next the sense of
smell next that of hearing land lastly that
of touch. He maintains, also, that tine WIS.,
cera fall asleep, one after another, and sleep
with different degrees of sounduees.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
#kEC EzS, WATCHES,
AND JEWELRY.
REMOVAL.

WOULD would inform the citizens Of this
Il county, and the public generally, that have
aEaovED my WATCH aud JEwgLRY STORE TO No 2l7
DaL1lbORE STREET, SIX doors 6eiou Charlie.
ss3n areff BdHsnors where they will find CT
49, large supply Of fine COLD Levers "a
L !, ana SILVER WATCHES Of every description
GOLD LEVERS from s25 to 500
ALSO, a variety Of Gold Chains, Keys, Gold
fencsls and Pens, Rings Ear Rings, Bracelets
re Also, q fine assortment of Silver Spoons, Cups
Butter and Fruit Knives, ofgenuine Silver Coin
a variety Of Albatta Forks, Spoons, &C., &C.
Clocks and Fancy Goods large assortment OF
Watch makers Tools, Jewels. Hands, and Watch
Glass of every kind
D6s~C0UNTRY MERCHANTS and Watch ma
kers will find it to their interest to call and
inc my goods rs intend to sell as low as any other
house, at Wholesale or retail, prices
CHARLES BLAKE,
No. pit Baltimore street, Baltimore.
March 90 1885, w
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10

IL5~The industrious bee does not stop to
complain that there arc SO many poisonous
flowers and thoIny branches in his road, but
buzzes on, selecting the honey where he can
find it, and passing quietly by the places
where it is not. There is enough in this
world to complain about and find fault with
if men have the disposition. We often trav-
Ell on with hardness of heart, and fail to
praise God for his mercies, when we may
walk therein with comfort, and come TO the
end of the journey in peace
Give Ine calm and thankful heart,
From every murmur free,
The blessings Of thy grace impsrt,
And make me live with thee
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
miscellaneous.
For the Gazette.
VALPARAISO, CHILLI, S. A,
BY LUIS.
CONTINUED.

CONTINUED.
The genial character Of the Chienos is DIFF
sereat in many points from that of the chiv-
airic natives Of old Spain. Doubtless the
Indians with whom the early settlers inter
married were as usual, loath to change their
time honored manners and customs, preserv-
ing their many poetic traditions and habits
with tenacity peculiarly their own which
may be assigned as reason for the numer-
GUS and varied alterations in every thing
Spanish, except jealousy aud hospitality.
This latter trait is truly general, for no
where have met such genuine, warm, heart
ed, faithful friends, as amongst the Chilians |;
and no American Officer has ever visited
their ports who did not leave them with re-
greet, except when returning to Yankeedom !;
and | really think one could, after long alb.
senee, leave an Eden in the lea and smile,
when the prospect of being re united to those
nearest and dearest" light up his future
Many mirtbful jaunt had we into the in.
terror of the country, now viewing the beau
tiful scenery, as We slowly wound round the
bases OF some ofthe most accessible peaks of
the Andes: anon gathering wild fruits and
flowers chatting with some old farmer on the
state of government affairs, or winning the
smiles of the mother thro' the never failing
medium of caresses bestowed on the children /;
| (precisely what Sam Slick calls soft sawder')
One must particularly mention. for though
some time has rolled by since | last saw him,
the joyial, yet benevolent face Of old Jose
ferrara is wildly stamped on my memory.
In October, 1851, party of three of us
stopped at his lowly cottage to procure some
water. Inviting us to alight he led the way
into his humble domicil, where we were pre-
scented to bis lady, and welcomed most cordi-
ally. The interior of the cottage was fur.
uished in splendid style, and he. replying to
our looks of surprise, informed us that bis
parents had lived there for years twas hi:
birth place, and he, having returned from
| WV" I" 6oVuiJ iuuuthy VI tuo yci'
low dross," had removed, with his family, from
Conception, and intended to improve the
cottage, and make it permanent residence
The countenance of the old man told of an
intimate acquaintance with care and sorrow
yet the short, curved upper lip, and the fear
less expression Of his still brilliant, black eye
betokened heart that could brave misfor-
tunes sharpest pangs. Soon after our en-
trance his eldest daughter, Baptista. a lovely
brunette, entered. followed by servant with
| glasses of rich cool, milk. luxury which
none can better appreciate than he who fol-
lows life on the bounding wave"
For two hours did We chat and enjoy our.
selves, aud before parting. our kind hostess
insisted on our partaking of some delicious
wild strawberries and cream, to which
proposition we accedea, without much press
ing, aud truly it was treat The bright
eyed maiden. blushing. presented each of US
1 a, our departure. with large orange, The pa
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
QUARRELING.

If anything in the world viii make man
feel badly, except pinching his fingers in the
crack of door, it is PROFESSIONALLY quar-
rel No man ever fails to think less Of him
self after than he did before; it degrades him
in the eyes of others, and what is worse blunts
his sensibilities on the one hand, and increa-
ses the power and passionate irratability on
the other. The truth is, the more peaceaoly
and quietly We get on the better the better
for us, the better for our neighbors In nine
cases out Of ten the wisest course u.s. if man
cheats you, to quit dealing with him; if be is
abusive, quit his company; ifbc SANDER you
take care to live so that nobody viii believe
him No matter who he is, or how he mis-
uses you, the wsest way is to let him alone
for there is nothing better than this cool calm
and quiet way of dealing with the wrongs we
meet with.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
THE DEPAR TED.

Who has not been deprived Of friend by
death Who has not seen the soul-speaking
eye-heard the love-thrilling voice for the
last time flushed in deaths cold slumber
is the voice Of father, mother, brother,
sister, or friend yet the memory of such
remain. Impressed upon our hearts pure
tablet is the face, form and deeds of the low
ed, yet departed ones.
But where are those-the departed s
the query. Dwell they in the grave, or have
they scared to lands unknown to us-where
happiness reigns supreme-a land of light
and love, rendered thus by the visible ap-
pcarance of God
What darkens our sight, what arrows
rankle in our heart when loved one is torn
from the bosom, and consigned to the damp,
cold grave. We pray for their return, but
should We Why wish them back to be a
sufferer, mayhap victim to treachery or
vice, on this sin-stained earth, Why wish
them to be partakers of misery Let them
rest wish them not back We shall meet
with them-soon, aye very soon our dust will
be mingled with theirs--our souls 60 where
theirs have gone. We are being swiftly
borne adown the rapid stream of Time. We
can almost see deaths gate, so nigh we have
approached the line, that connects life with
death. Then mourn not the departure OF
friends. They have but passed through what
awaits every one of us poor dying mortals.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10

Hsy~ There is no isolated life; there is no
isolated motion. The feeble pulses in the
heart of an infant have an affinity with all
motion; and the lightest breath that hovers
on his lips, with all life. Every drop of wa
ter has its own particular motion its own
individual energy-while at the same time it
partakcs of the motion Of the earth; the
earth Of that system to which it belongs
while the system itselt moves with the re-
volvipg universe. SO each ray of light, and
each form Of life is associated, combined and
re- combined with higher and still higher
forms, through which the laws of the Great
Fountain Of Life and Light shine ever more
clearly, operate ever more perfectly, until we
reach the ultimate in Man, who as he is d
child of tho common Father, is alike brother
to all below him, and all above.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
cusrARps WITHOUT EGGS.

One quart of new milk, four tablespoon
fuls of flour, two of sugar. Season with nut
meg or cinnamon, and add salt to your Xix
ing. The milk should be placed over slow
fire, and when at the boiling point, the -four
should be added, being previously stirred up
in cold milk As soon as thoroughly seal
ded, add the sugar, spices and salt. This is
an excellent dish, and deservedly priced by
every one who has tried Il
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1853-08-10
VOL. 54.-NO. rs.
PROVERBS.

A good surgeon must have an eagles eye,
lions heart and lady's hand.
The best physicians arc Or. Diet, DR.. Quiz
ct and Or. Merryman.
Better be meals many than one too merry.
II there be a rainbow in the eve
1t will rain and leave,
But if there be rainbow in the morrow
1t will neither lend nor borrow.
II the partridge had the woodcock's thigh.
1t would be the best bird that ever did fy.
Go early to the fish market, and late to the
butchers
A little house well fll'd.
A little land we'll til'd,
A little wife we'll WILD.
Women must. have.their wills while they
live, because they make none when they die
A man of words and not Of deeds,
Is like garden full of weeds.
As your wedding-rins wears, your cares
will wear away.
Never sigh but send.
Spend not whe,e you may cave spare not
where you must spend.
The charitable gives out at tho door, and
God puts in at the window.
Lightly como lightly go.
knavery may serve for turn, but hon.s-
~ is best at long run.
One leg Of lark is worth the whole body
of kite.
He that doth lend doth lose his friend.
While the leg warmetb, the boot harmetb.
A little stream drives light mill.
When the winds in the south.
1t is in the rains mouth.
They must hunger in frost tina, will not
work in heat.
Better ones house too little one day than
too big all the year after
When mans house is burning it is not
good to be playing at chess.
Huge winds blow on high hills.
A carrion kite will never make a good
hawk.
They that live longest must so fartherest
for wood.
When the water is shallow, no vessel will
ride.
There are more ways to the wood than one.
1t is not safe to wade in unknown water.
II is not good to wake . sleeping dog