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CAWS, SAWS, SAWS! of every descrip
~ ton, manufactured and sold by
e T0IAN0 A. BIJRGER

CAWS, SAWS, SAWS! of every descrip
~ ton, manufactured and md sold M By ;. p,,norn
CIRCULAR SAWS of all sizes and styles, and
every other variety of SAWS that may be called for
All Saws stamped TOLAND 4 BURGER, warranted
to give satisfaction, if not being fairly tried will
be exchanged or the money refunded.
STRENGTHENING, re-toothing and repairing Of all kinds
do WE at IN the shGTsesf not TMr woR1n 70 od
Circular Saw, either large or small that we cannot
straighten, matter from what cause or how badly
1t may have been sprung or buckled.
All Circulars warranted to run true. de 16-6m
CARD.-LADIES, NOTICES. hand
~ some Mahogany Cane Seat Chairs, $7.75 usual
price $40; Mahogany Sofas upholstered in hair cloth,
spring seat SIT, usual price $22 Mahogany Bureaus,
large size, 49, usual price $l2 very large High Post
BesSS s fine p.as 9ss G in
w ash Stands, Sc. usual price 50; handsome Marble
Top Bouquet and Sofa Tables. 50, usual price SIS.
VIM. SMITH, Manufacturer,
3S4 South Third street, above Cathedral,
Philadelphia, Pa.
~ Small profits and quick sales. Goods careful
ly packed and shipped to order. ma 2S-Sm
OFFICE OF THE FIRE AND MA
" RINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE
Owe Doos FROM the PosT OrFIcE.--AUTHoRIzED
CAPITAL, $500, 00o.-This Company will take FIRE
and MARINE RISKS favorable terms as any
other Company of equal responsibility,
O. F. BRESEE, Actuary.
REFERENCES.
Samuel Marx, Cashier Bank of Virginia, Richmond.
Joseph r. Anderson, Esq do.
7. A. Tidball President Of the Bank of the Valley,
Henry M. Brent, Cashier of the Bank of the Valley,
Winchester 80 s..
.J.H shsrrard, Cashier of the Farmers Bank, Win
chester. ,..f
Hon James M. Mason u s. S., Winchester
B. w. KNOWLES will receive applications
heretofore. NH % dim
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ID DECOU e. CO., Franklin Clothing
X. Store. richmond, va- is the best and cheap

I'D I1E(yOU dE OOsJ 4 uHfsH1hA s.11''6
IL. Store, richmond, Va, q the best and cheap
~ tore in the city to buy all kinds OF READY
~. are Constantly making up and have for sale,
al onsties and styles of Garments, from which me
most fastidous select and be suited. Inc iae,-
,; e enioy with reference to the selections OF the
newest and richest styles of goods as fast as they
snoear in the Northern and Eastern markets. afford
Guarantee that we will be second to none in the
sshionable tasteful and excellent character of our
goods Included in our stock, will be found
Dress and Frock Coats. of all colors and matenale
suitable to the season.
Plain and Fancy Cashmere Pants of new and
beautiful patterns.
Rich Fancy aud Plain Vests, in great variety.
In fact, every article required to complete the
wardrobe of the gentleman and the man of business,
may be met with above; and all of which we will
self as cheap as the cheapest and warrant good
the best Therefore, ali who may be in want of
Clothing would do well to call atthe Franklin Cloth
ing Store, No. SO Main street.
fe 10 X. DECOU CO,
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MILK LEG, DREADFUL ULCER.
Nl PALPITATION, WEAKNESS
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CURED,
HAMPTON'S TIECTURE TRIUMPHANTi
HUNDREDS OF OUR OWN CITIZENS,
The Rich. the Poor erery,ohere, bear the same
.,f TESTIMONY
Read the following certificate from lady, endorsed
by Postmaster Z. p. Cooper:
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O. MOST DESIRABLE RESIDENCE
41 ON GRACE STREET AT PRIVATE SALE.
We offer at private sale most desirable Residence
on Grace, between Foushee and Adams streets, now
near completion and finished in excellent style
throughout, with gas, water, &c., the premises.
The premises may be viewed at any time. This lie
unusually pleasant and desirable residence, and
those in want would do well to apply at once to
ap 4 TAYLOR j. WILLIAMS. Aucts.
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lSE1-spkING AND SUM = +

GOODMAN invitesa call from oil ia want 20 ex
anime the large sock Of Spring and Spmmsr Cloth
ing, which he has now opened st No. ia hsin o.,
opposite Eagle Square. His stock embraces every
article kept IN clothing and furnishing house from
ti-weekly receipts tdirect from the manufsctory DO
10 enabled, at al rimes furnish the very LATEST
STYLES and from his very great facilities u unus
uaiiy low prices, for cash. All articles warranted oil
the best make. from finest 10 lowest gFsdsa
He deems il needieas amer the long sisl tire rne-
lie has had with his goods to say more in their com
mendstion, Endeayoring always to meet the app O.
hetion Of the most iastidioes, call from bis od
cited An he asks 70 TO give him trial None shall
70 away sssatisGed. ], D. GOODMAN.
Of AL sss lessna siseG also, iNbIX kUbRER OVER
advance on coat apis
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. STORE FOR RENT.-The Store
LII at present occupied by the subscriber is for
rent. 1t is most desirable location for Family
Grocery, and being immediately opposite the Rich
mond and Fredericksburg Depot commands good
country trade also. Possession given very soon
APPS GEO. l. HERRING.
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A CUNNING TRICK.

Dr. NilIc"tt, the celebrated Peter
r'idar, was an eccentric character.
AMI had great many on er notions of
ms own. a good story is told by one
OF his contemporaries of the manne:
IN which he once tricked his publisher.
The latter Wishing to bny the copy.
rSht OF his works, offered him by let.
ter l'le.annnity of .E2OO. The doc
tor learning that the publisher was
vrr, anxious t" purchase, demanded
1900. In reply, the latter appointed
a day on which he would call and talk
the matter over. At the day assigned,
the doctor received him in entire di.h.
ao'ilo' even to the nightcap; and hav.
ing aggravated the sickIy look of q
naturally cadaverous lace by purpose.
~ abstaining from the use of razor
tor some days, he had all the appear.
ance OF u candidate for Quick consump.
t'"n. Added t" tl.is, tho crafty author
assumed hollow and most sepulchraI
cough, such as would excite even the
pity Of a sheriff $ officer, and make O
''ch mans heir crazy with joy. The
Publisher however, refused giving
more than f20O, till suddenly the doc 3
tor broke out into q violent fit of
coughing, which produced an offer of
t2oo. This the doctor pcremptorily
refused, and was seized, almost instant.
W, with another even more frightfuI
and longer protracted attack, that near
~ suit"cated him-when tho publisher
thinking it impossible that such man
could live long, raised his offer ard
closed with him at E3OO. The old
rogue lived somo TWEEN FIVE or thirty
years afterwords
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Tale of a PIN,

In an early month of the year 1888
with tole,ablc education, and with
many qualifications for financial life.
jaques Lafitta was seeking for situa.
lion as clerk. He had igh hopes and
a light heart, for he brought with him
a letter Of introduction to, NJ. Perreg.
aux, the Swiss banker. Bit with all
his sanguine anticipations and golden
day-dreams, he was bashful and retir
ing. 1t was with trembling heart
that the young provincial appeared
before the Parisian man of bonds and
gold. Ffe managed to explain the
purpose ofhis visit, and presented his
letter of recommendation. The brok.
er quietly read the note. "It is i'm.
possible" said he, as he laid it aside,
= that fcan' find room for you at present,
all my Offices are fill. Should there
be vacancy ut more future time,
will see what cah be done. In tho
meantime advise you to apply else.
where, a it may be II considerable
period before shall be able to init
you" Away went sunshine and pros
porous visions! Disappointed and
gloomy, Jaques left the presence Of
the polite banker As he crossed with
downcast oyes tho courtyard Of the
noble mansion, he observed pin yihg
on the ground. His habitual habits
Of frugality, amidst his dixappoint-
fent, were still upon the watch. He
picked up The pin, and carefully stuck
1t in the lapel of his coat.
From that trivial action sprung his
future greatness; that one single act
of frugal care and regard fof little
things, opened the way t. stupendous
fortune. From the window of his
cabinet, NJ. Perragaux had observed
the action Of His rejected clerk, and he
wisely thought that the man who would
stop to pick up pin, under such cir
cumstanccs, was endowed with ncccs.
sary qualities for good economist; he
read in that single set Of parsiryony
an indication oFa great financial mind,
and he deemed the acquisition Of such
a ono as wealth itself before the day
had closed, Laiittc received note from
the banker. "a place it said, els
made for you at my Office, which you
may take possession Of tomorrow. ="
iAe banker was not deceived in his
estimate of the character OF Lafitte.
and the young clerk soon displayed a
talent and aptness for his calling that
procured his advancement from clerk
to cashier; from cashier to a part
ncr; and from partner to the head
proprietor OF tho first banking house in
Paris. lie became deputy, and then
President of the Council of Ministers.
What a destiny for man who would
stoop TO pick up Din
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great to females also. All that w,.
nave SAID about preservi the health
IN the man, is MS true of the opposite
sex. But this is not the whole. The
true foundation Of beauty in woman
is exercise in fresh air. No cosmetics
are equal to these. The famous Diana
OF Poicteers, who maintained her love.
i,ness until she was near sixty, O., cd
this extraordinary result, in her own
opinion, to her daily bath, early rising
and her exercise in tho saddle. En-.
gi'sl ladies of rank are celebrated, the
world over, for their splendid persons
and orlilian, compilations; and they are
proverbiaI for their attention to walk
ing and riding, and g hours spent
1a'iy out ofdoors. The sallow cheeks.
STOPPING figures susceptibility to cold, i,
and almost constant ill.health, which
prevail among the American wives
anu daughters generally, are to be at
er'buted almost entirely to their ex.
cesslv- sedentary | fe, and to the in.
hrmIty caused by the same life on the
part OF their parent. A woman can
no more become beautiful, ia the true
sense oi the term, or rcrnain so, with.
out healLhtul exercise in the open mir
than plant can thrive without light.
1t we put the later into cellar it eth.
er dies out right, for refuses to bloom.
shall we wilt our sisters, wives or
daughters, by similar deprivation of
what is as necessary to their harmoni.
Gus development
In another aspect, the care of health
IS more importan thing than is usu.
ally supposed. There is no doubt
that, as between city and country. the
population of the fbtrter suffers most
from want Of exercise aud fresh air.
and that consequently to stamina. so
TO speak, OF city population, is infe.
rlor that Of q rural one. 1t is even
said that in some cities; Paris for in.
stance, few strictly town bred families
iast over a century, and that if the
population was not continually recruit.
ed from the country, it would die out.
IL Is ah equally striking fact and one
That lies within the observation of all
of ns, that the most energetic mer.
chants generally, in New York, Boston
a"d' lhiIadelrhia. have been original,
lads from the rural towns or countries
whose well balanced health has not
only produced well balanced, vigorous,
enterprlsing minds, but cna led them
to endure an amount of fatigue which
the average of their city tfed competi.
tors could not rival.
Inc public veal, therefore, as we'll
AS the happiness of the individual, is
concerned III this question of health
1et' we Americans almost ignore :,
and practically neglect it entirely
The old Greeks had their gymnasiurns
for physical exercise, which we're as
mach STATE institutions as common
schools are now. Were not the Greeks
wiser, after all, than we are, at least in
this povicular?
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;; ;1'ERMs-s2 IN ADVANCE.
NO. 2s.:

The NEGROES OF JAMA1cA.-Jamai-
ca, as it is, under the favorite British
policy Of II ahumission, is THUS repro.
sented by Bishop Kipp, in letter pub:
lished in the ChurcRman, dated at;
Kingston, where the steamer on which
ne embarked for California stopped s'tc
coal ~
The streets, the BisEocpp SAYS ara
crowded with the most wretched look
ing negroes to be seen on the face Of
the earth. Lazy shiftless and diseased
they Will rot work since the manumis.
sion act h:s freed ther1. Even coal
ing the steamer is done by women.-
About hundred marched On board
in line with tubs on their head ,)tubs
and coal together weighing about 90
Pounds) and with d wild song empty
them into the hold. The men work q
day, and then live on it d week. The
depth of degradation to which the ne
gro population has sunk, We are told,
is ndcscribable. The inhabitants Of
sodo'n were pure compared With tliem.-
Once said q gentlemen to me, 'you
did not see an unity negro in tho
streets. Now look at them pointing:
to group Of squalid wretches. This
is the unvarying testimony Of the resi-.
dents lhavc SEEN"
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a W,rr,. ~ .

A W1rE's IsrLuEscr.-a notice. .
said Franklin, "a mechanic amone
others. at work in house erected near
my Office, who always appeared to bs
in merry humor, and had q kind
word and cheerful smile for every one
no met. Eet the day be ever SO cold
gloomy or sunless, a happy smile dan.
ced like a sunbeam on his cheerful
co"ntenance. Meeting him one morn.
ing, asked Him oteA me tho secret
oi his constant Happy flow of spirits.
No secret, DOCTOR he replied II have
got ono ofth's best of wives and When
60 to work sho always has a kind
word of encouragement for me. and
when | so home she mocts me with a
smile and kiss and SHE ia sure Il, b;,.
ready, as she has done so MANY things
during the day to please mo, thai I
cannot find it in my heart to speak un.
Kind to any body What ihaAer,cs;
then, hath wofnah' ovor the heart Of
man, to soften it and make it Thu fbaIfs,
tain ofcheerfnl and pure enidtieaissa r.
Speak gently, then, n happy sri!ils AHA,
U kind word Of greeting, aftep thy'toilas
ofthe day are over, cost nothIit; ana
60 far towards making O. hoine Peace.
tul and happy"
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I'd. for scarcely had they descended a
hundred yards, when low whist from
the girl warned them Of their danger
The spies sunk silently on the ground
where, by previous arrangements, they
were to remain till the signal was Civ
en- by the girl to move on. Her ab.
sence, for the space of an hour. began
to excite the most serious apprehen.
slons. Again she appeared, and told
them she had succeeded in removing
tw" sentinels to short distance, who
were directly on their route The de
scent was noislcssly resumed, and the
spies followed their intrepid leader for
halt a mile in the most profound silence
when the barking ofa dog at short
distance aFprized them of new dan.
ger. The almost simultaneous click
of the spies rifles was heard by tn. girl
who stated that they we're now in the
midst of the Indian camp, and their
lives depended!upon the mos, profound
silence, and implicitly following her
footsteps.
A moment afterwards the girl was
accost d by s4uaw, from an opening
in her wigwnm she replied in the
Indian !angnagc, and MISUNDERSTANDING
still pressed forward. In a short time
she stopped and assured the spies that
the village was cleared, and that they
had passed the greatest danger. She
knew thot every leading pass was guar
ded safely by the Indians, and at once
resolved t" adopt the bold adventure
OF passing through the centre of the
village, as the least hazardous, and the
sequel proved the correctness of her
Judgment. They now steered q course
tor the Ohio river, and after three
days travel arrived safe at the block
house. Their escape and adventure
prevented the Indians from making
their contemplated attack, and the
rescued girl proved to be the sister of
the intrepid Corneal Washhorn, cele.
brated in the history Of Indian war.
fare, and as the renowned spy Of Capt.
hentons bloody kentucKinns.
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From the Mobile Morning Ae,cs.
How TO be Healthy

lt was we'll said by one w.,o had
or''lghly st"cied he subject tuat
tho h'g est ambition of an auc en-,
Greek was so be healthy, beau, full
and rich. We canu,t help thinking
says the Philadelphia Bullet n, hat tho
Old Athenians, in this respcc,, were
wiser than ourselves. Muc, as we
boast "l our Wonderful intelligence
we have no: yet practic lily at empted
20 method Of life $ comprehensive
as that ursucL not onl, by the phi.
los piers, but by the men Of t-sh ON
!. about ton'l,in AT Q. and tho ,'elopope
sus. They placed health first, md
m.ney making last. while we invcrt
this orde'. Yet they we're Parans
and we Christians. Surely we should
cry Shati,e " to nrsclye
In eaIi'y, the two I.riScital objects
sought by the ancient Greek. health
and beauty were but one and the
same. For beauty rauno, is, with
out health. he main who i. constant.
~ contln d at the counting ,!.sk. SO n
4uIreS an h bitual S,onp: the one
who dcvotrs hiI whole soul to nor.v
making bec''nes nkl i before his
umc On 'he Contra y, he who in
u"'SeS IN oper eI rcisc and rccrra. .
t'on, az, TOR example, . wclI-,n do farm
er IN heal ny district. carries an er.c.
frame to tie verge of seventy, and has
ruddy cheek ev II when an nctossna.
rlan. The first b. neglecting the laws
OF natu c, not only destroys his own
manly bearing, bat transmits n puny
form and weakly constitution to his
children. The last prrpctuatcs race
OF hardy sons and majestic daughters.
there is but one way to preserve
his health, and that is to live nnder.
";eiy, tux proper exercise, and be in
the fresh air as much as rossible. The
man who is always shut up in close
room, whether the apartment be a
ministers study. lawyers office, a
profess ors labnratnr ora merchants
gas light store, is dcfying nature, and
must sooner Or later, pay the penalty.
IL his av cation rcnd, RS such copline.
ment necessary during a portion of the
year, nc can avoid a premature breuk
ing down Of the constitution only by
taking due exercise during the long
vacations us slse summer and wint.r
months. The waste of stamina mus,
be restored by frequent and full
draughts OF mountain and sea beach
air, by the pursuits of the sportsman,
by travel, or other similar means
Every man who has felt the recupcra
tive fleets of a month or two of relax.
alton, knows from his own experience
how general its influence is; how it
sends him back to business with new
flow Of spiri.s; how it almost re. creates
him, SO to speak. Betwo the lad
brought up to physical exercises in
the invigorating open air, and no kept
c. ntinually at school, or in the factory,
tn re is an abyss Of difference, which
becomes moro perccptiblo every year,
as manhood approached, tho one ex.
panding into stalwart, full chesteG
health, Will the other is never moro
than q half completed man.
Tho adYantagcs Of exercise arc as
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ExTRAoRDISARY D1sGoyERY.-Yes.
tcrday afternoon, as some workmeu
were excavacating q cellar on Linton
street, short distance below John
street, they came in contact With a
hard substance, about nine feet below
the grade Of the street, which after
some trouble, was e1cavacated and
brought to light, and proved to be a:
human body in perfect state of petri.
hcat'on. This extraordinary specimen
OF the human race is male, about fiye
feet seven inches in length. The hair
is cut very short, and seems I'd have
been shaved in several patts, as its
formation is perfect and apparently UNI
INJURED oy time. The lace is singulary
formed, and differing in shape and ex-
sPresslon from any Of the RACES Of the
present age.
W nat is more remarkable the body
is perfect in all its parts, every ,nuS.
Gle hbre and sinew being perfectly de.
VcloPed. The color is rather Of light
gray, and in some parts approaches
very near to the white man although
this may have been produced by the
action ofthe soil in Which it has been
buried, for ages. A number of emf.
nent scientific gentlemen visited this
remarkable and strange exhumation:
Yesterday afternoon, but nothing of a
definite character was arrived At rela.
tive to the cause, or what length Of
time it had lain there, although oil
agreed that several hundred yearsmuss
have elapsed since it was buried,
Cintinatti Inquirer Isl
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MusK-The Empress Josephine
was very fond of perfumes, and, above
all. of musk. Her dressing room at
Malnalson was filled with it, in spite
OF NapoIeon's frequent remonstrance.
Forty years have elapsed since her
death, and tho present ownerof Nal.
maison has had the walls of the dress.
ing room repeatedly washed and pain.
ted; but neither scrubbins; aquafortis,
nor paint, has been able to remove the
smell of the good Enprcss's musk,
which continues as strong as ii the Dot
tie which contained it had been but
yesterday rcmovyd.
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Gypsum for. Gardening
Purposes.

This valuable fertilizer is not We;
half appreciated by Southern garden.
ers. AS manure for poor soils, it is
valneless ) its chief benift arises from
It's power Of holding and fixing the
ammon:" which rises from manure al
ready in the soil, and we look upon
anything as manure that is food for
plants, whether it comes from the sta
ble or the swamp. From the sulphur
in Gypsum, it is great preventative
OF worms; gardens we'll dressed with
it, will he exempt from the cut worm.
Young cabbnges and turnips sprinkled
with Gypsum in their germing state
will be exempt fiom the ravagcs of
the 6 cen worm. Guano is doubIy in.
creased in value by being solved with
plaster. The past dry summer has
fully developed the utility ofGypsum:
wherever we applied Gypsum to the
unions, English reas, Irish potatoes,
or melons, there we have had the finest
crops, Notwithstanding the drought
we observe when thcre has been no
dew at night, and all vegetation looks
parcheI and dry, where Gypsum has
been fully used in the garden, there is
dampness in the morning like a dew.
had fallen. It's asserted by an emf
nent Northern Horticul.urist, that
Gyps,,t: is positively injurious to
strawberries; we have no doubt bnt it
stimulates the vine into too rapid
a growth, and as We ofthc South want
fruit instead Of vine, it should be used
cautiously. But for garden vegetables,
where thos: vegetables have anythint.
to feed upon. Gypsum isa great pros
moter of ,appctitu by mois.enint tile
food ready tor the rootlets to take up
with their thousand mouths. It can
be had in the New York market at
about 81 per barrel. Exchange paper.