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Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

~lA The suhserlur heated iilufeli IN Wilmington
LIZ DEL Oh Trout and fatiall Sis ,ve,r he ends
80 continue III mnnuliennnsti II ydfaui,e Il ans
sotts aud ssrr duubfe AID sinse acting. lie wili
aiso atend personally pstjfx ten ~ add ID ating
~ XMAS pipe ihs Many he desirsd snef Is ieau
non, glass cument. &C.
h..se SUN aud scOris y FraMhms GpA fas f,iing
Ppes ~ NJ TT heatig luiidfnsh with steam. Al
Nlnus "i Pump. f'fcns. lining. Chains anr Lutnts y.
Kept cnnrnnily ipild to an assortment Of ~
PIPE dfali weighs and eikeh.
All work will be warranted ID give fAn sniisfaciior
~ 10 Va *" wild +. nnde shigrs the fnisefh-r
are hereby respectfully Referred to ie following hnmrl
sei ileinen ailof whom have had work dune by him.
iphn q. Latlnier, Hrhry lafimrr, fnmua tsmhy Juhn
a Snhni win an Iatnsl Edward Edaatds, Capt ].
Martin John q t'hfk, George fyebiul. Sheriff LSnati
!annn Davis, Aqniin D,tficksan JuH l'ri,e Jolel1
5hiplry, uhsh Bidiefman. Jusiin. simm.ns. Maiiun
neils ara Janey lafol. ALLEN GAN 1'iiRUr.
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

THE unde hed ~ osns BIZ. fieuds and The putlie
generally that he has purchased the inieresi Vi Rad
cid Chadwick In the Coal and Wood Yatd, oothrr Of
King and Water streets, and win constantly keep OF
aud Heaser meHiow,yNshishl aud Broad Mcuntsin
carefully Ssssnfd for fhmii, use: -..J..a
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

IoHH BEIz Especially informs his fiends 81.
y and the pnhlic generlly that h. has commenced
the baKing utsiness At No rs Eiglnh 81 hetwten -
Oragga Ned 7stRsl, wnre be vii serve Tvs cu,nhrrf
wiikh-sad Of the Be u description at their Residences
nfeah consiannysr ls-d cess- hahes 'ao'fs' Z.
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

II Jersey zic Psalk = NY
Pure Whis Lead. 'pirde~ Glass. eolured sads aasn-
ellad. g.
Superior conch aud Furniture vmrnirhes .
Win hfs-iste sssoriipe offrrsh Drursa aud Chem
ieals for sale at ALFRED NILTBERUER's
Drag and Chemical Store. No. ICY North srcunJ 81 :,
rhlaielrha, principal Depot for tnn ,ne Il Bnfluw's
iadg' Blue, sidns's solve, lhilersas lesve Powders.
aud lisFbrrs 2nbroeation. PAyscinns aud
sup lied Goods se,lo my Vt c depois fee Of charge.
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

aud The quality uI Tie Eoodt gaaTsitHsd. NY
WEI.LAR'S PREMIUM JAPAN BLACKING
OBTAINED the P,rst yfeaium at The Great Fair. New
W York, 1850 And tlfsPeiniuuis aud edsl, at the
fair OF The Franlti fns,tpte. Philadelphia, leis ~
and so. hse the first Psemun at he Msrslsrd, In
al ua'tinofu fcsc ~ ,s,s,s, 90.
These awards made tner careful Chemical
hnalytes conducted by eminent Chemists engaged for
ths purrc4s by The Insttutes the OF which de
moistraied that, while the POLISH produced equal
II superior to any Other DlAcKfN1. yredfent
found in the rompositio in Tbs slisIe dexee In
jur.us IL the LEATHER AT nbjerou which has jufer
every other Kind that hap been offered public.
Sold Wholesale and Reiail by Tho Manufacturer No
so chesnh 81 mud BY Eroeeis aud druggists lfong the
United slsiesgsnetkllr. WILLIAM CURAEY.
N. B.-Tiimhdss sold whcleaale and retail.
n 4
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-.-.-.1inptEtssns information! f'
TO Inform the community Tho place 10 buy Hats ard
Caps cheap. Is in faei important matter il onrr
10 do THIS we niisi refer you the cheap nAr ~
sdakxrszH mud CAR store Of Keeisr u ioic,nib y
nj No. 10 East sieond street, VII. -
&8sR7 nlfnsoh Del. We VIII 6rst sail yodr at.
- teafon 10 inl Of priees that Ham and
Gaps gan b bsasht for At tae Second street, Hat and
CHr sioJr.
Mas hno dtth IIath 81 so to % o.
kossutn do STU IS
cuth Caps, 10 To UD
Boys' do do i2to Itpl
inianunr. anI capa Of al io.eripAidAs IS els and
upwards This store being oea'ed ID seeehd sirnei
lew steps from Market fur doors the extensive
Hardware store Of Wink M'ulecs Que object in ST.
ltihg I'M part oftle eity Il 70 give you all ehanee
10 Jay ghhdf IA our inc nj pffres HAT eano fail
suit you aud which you could not expret OF us inv
paidhs exirayagaui rents eh'rg y ia Ms,ket street.
Are you In want ola fine dreasi iat call an obtain
Que IN ysur satisfaction and warranted To give you
entire = iscuon il duiby In fashion, Gle fance an
beauty not surpassed IN this any olher eli usn
kssp complete assortment Of Straw 0oud-. eonsist ia
ofrvsrJ kind of men aud boys W ar. also in ianrr
st aw hats msrs epomrrs and Flats. Ridrg hats, &e
cc &C., a. II which We VIII oh-r at the vory low cal
Prices. ffEf.fW x uOitOMR,
o.-Ie Highest prices paid in cash f5s All pds of
ST lpnin ' Furs IaiI s. hho5
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

Remaining in the Post Office, Wilmington, Del,
July lst, 1854. Persois applying for advertised
Letters win please mention the date Of List.
d Office opened on Snndiys from 8 to . O'Clock,
! A. NJ, and between 6 and Y. NJ. q 20
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

bur Country and It's InstItutIons. :
- OUR HpUsE, No. 10 EtBRARY STREET
;flsH PHILADELPHIA, where can be found tn,
'holcest wia'es,ahd Liquors, scgars, &c
D. r. HANNAMs,
Philadelphia July q3-w
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

r the chesnut Linen Stnre. SOC vlcsnui ST..
n above Eighth, rhindslphis George Miiken las
nierafedo large and andsomc assortment Of The fol-
lowing for tile present Feason, viz:
White Linen Drill from 25 cents upwards
Slate eoourrd and unbcaeivi 70 cents.
Dark checked patterns, stoht. 3il.
Stripes, Notifies aad Inited csSufs.
Satin Sirilts nnh Cheeks TOT genis.
White Military Duck.
iirown do do FIR Simmer Co.'s kr
Heavy Duck for ridIng rHnis.
Printed Linen for Boys Jackets.
liberal reduction 10 cothiers aud Merchant Tdlors
Store for Linens oily 20G Uhesnnt above din
GEORGE MiLLIKRN
n B.-hs this slera Is cstabshe, fur the sale OF Line
Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1854-07-07

e M lev Rifse, a thI, yey ,caree AZ
jc 30 W No 50 MnrLrt rir..,
MANTlLLAs AND sHAWLs.
Il large '''f'"s" 'a', s,s p , sss ne store
je 81 ma. ii Mai s,,s.,
Drpot fer silk, Fsinsep Ne,
4 IL pretuet he bkus fivo as.url nieNt Of ilk
Fringe. Gmps Bteids he, Bnttons Ae IL he found
IN this CITY or State Of Delaware i a. The stafe Or The
subscriber 90 Market Street. JOHN 8. KKNNARD.
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The Dardanclles.

The Dardanelles are four strong castles
built upon the European and Asiatic coasts
of the Hellespont, opposite to each Other
and commanding that strait. They are re-
garded as the Key TO Constantinople. The
name i. probably derived from the old city
of Dardanum. The entrance to the Hell
lespont is defended by two castles, which
are called the new castles, because they
were built Subsequent to the other two,)
in the middle of the seventeenth century,
under Mohammed w., to afford protection
to the Turkish fleets against the Venetlans.
The distance from one to the other IS about
two miles and quarter. Four hours. sail
to the north, are the old castles built by
Mohammed H., Immediately after the con-
quest of Constantinople. They are not
more than fifteen hundred yards apart.
Farther on, the channel becomes narrow
er, and, at an hour and halfs sail from
the old castles, two prcmontories, about 7oo
yards apart, suddenly appear, and form
that strait rendered famous by the Bridge
of Xerxes, by the nightly visit OF Leonida'
to Hero, and by the passage OF Solyman
upon bare raft. The Turks have been
extremely negligent of the celebrated cas-
ties of The Dardanelles, and at times they
have been almost completely in ruIns..-
The guns with which they are provided
are said to be very large-22 English feet
long. and % inches diameter of bore. The
old castles are now seldom referred to and
when the Dardanelles are spoken OF, the
last erected castles are meant.-.E YORK
Sunday Times.
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truth stranger than Fiction.

The past history of the families of LOU
j, Napoleon and the Sultan of Turkey is
full Of interesting and marvellous incidents,
some of which are probably not generally
known to our readers.
These two monarchs, now so cordially
united in the struggle to maIntain the in
teerity oe the Ottoman Empire, are both
erandsons of American ladies'. These la.
dies were born and raised in the same
neipbborbood on the island of Martinique,
one of the West Indies. They were of
French origin, and companions and init.
mate friends in childhood and youth
They were Josephine de flasher and a
Miss S.
The history Of Josephine is generally
known. She WENT D France, and was mar
r,ed to M. de .Beauharnais, by whom she
had one son, Eugene, and daughter. Hor-
tense. Some time after the death OF Beau
harnais, Josephine was married to Napole-
on Bonaparte, and became Empress OF
| France. Her daughter, Hortesne, was
married to Louis Bonaparte, then King OF
Holland, and the present Emperor of France
is her son by that marriage.
Miss S. quilted the Island of Martinique
some time before her friend. Blu: the ves-
sci that was carrying her to France was
attacked and taken by the Algerine Cor
sairs, and the crew and passengers made
prisoners. But this Corsair ship was in
| turn attacked and pillaged by Tunis pirates
and Miss S. was carried by them to Con-
stantinople, and offered for sale as slave
Her extraordinary beauty and accomplish
ments found her purchaser in the Sultan
himself; and she soon became the chiei
lady in his seraglio and Sultaness of Tur.
key. Mahmoud III. was her son and the
present Sultan, Abdul Medjld, is the son o.
Mahmoud.
Thus the two sovereigns who now occu'
py so large space in the worlds eye are
erandsons of two American Creole girls
who were playmates in their youth and
were as remarkable for their beauty ant
excellent dispositions, as for their yariee
and singular fortunes.
Both these women, in the height OF then
power, remembered all the friends of thei'
youth, and provided munifcently tor theil
welfare. Many of the relatives OF the Sui,
taness left the Island of Martinique, and
settled at Constantinople, where then. de-
scendants still reside, and enjoy the favor
of the Sultan.
The Sultaness died in 1911, the Empress
Josephine in 1914, and their grandson
now rule over two wide and powerful EN-,
pires, and are entering, as friends and
allies, upon one Of the most momentou'
and sanguinary struggles in which Europe
was ever MISUNDERSTANDING Posi-.
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WoMANs BEAUTY Is it true" asks
a lady correspondent ofthe London Leader
ntbat women stand over the fumes OF char
coal to make their eyes more bright 6
And she adds:
OPIUM gives an unusual distent!on to
the pupil Of the eye; but the effec. is not
permanent, and after repeating that dam
gerous experiment few times, the effect
Ceases altogether. Rouge gives lustre to
the eye but unahppily rouge itself IS DIS
cernible. and its moral effect on the behol
der is dangerous. 4A3
Rowland gives the following receipt for
long eyebrows and eye-lashes. slf .
In Circassis, Georgia, Persia, and India,
one of the mothers earliest cares IS to pro-
mote the growth of her children's eye lash
es, by tipping and removing the fine gos-
.amer like points with a pair of scissors,
when they are asleep. By repeating this
every month or six weeks, they become,
in time, long, close, finely curved and OF
a silky gloss. The practice never fails to
produce the desired effect, and it is partic,
ularly useful, when owing to inf animation
of the eyes, the lashes have been thinned
or stunted.-Baltimor Times.
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4Ssssssss ssssssAs3,s
&ssssSe@s e@~*
POETRY.

For The Spectator.
Something Mournfnl'
BY SUFFERER.
Oh that my lot, by some kind fate were thrown
Where those vile pests, pianos, are unknown
Some vale secluded, where sweet rest Is iouha
From wirY mazes of metallic sound,
And painful strains from tortured throats express
ed,
By custom wrung from many tuneiess breast.
In Fashions realm, where wealth with iaVish
hand
Has ,trewp pianos broadcast Ger the land.
No peace to untaught ears is ever known;
The echoes of that sharp, annoying tone
Still ring their changes through the lengthen-
ed day
And pessecute us in the name OF play!
Foul play" it is, thus to encumber ar
With screams and screeches Of tn affected fair,
And spoil th' harmonious tenor OF our joys
With harsh exploits of fashionable noise.
Perched on mushroom pattern of stool,
They shipper, smrk, and sing and play the fool,
While moustached monsters listen to the strain
Entranced, and beg to hear the noise again.
The voice Of nature is stream OF bliss
To vile imported agony like this,
And in her haunts soft zephyrs How, to heal
The wounds our anguished ears so Otter feei'
Beneath her shade t'is privilege to lie
And slumber to her whispered lullaby,
Dream on her flowery banks and lose the tone
OF all false music in oblivion.
There let me find, where heavenly silence reign'
A respite from these fashionable palms,,
And find the chords that in my bosom lie
Restored to order and to harmony.
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CuRovs HYDRAULIC FAcrs.-Hot wa

Curious HYDRAULIC FAcTs.-Hot wa
ter 80 to 60 degrees below the boiling point
cannot be drawn off from the boiler. On
ly cold or moderately warm water can be
lifted by pump. If the water be above a
certain temperature, about $50 degrees at
the utmost, the sucker cannot form a per-
feet vacuum, because, in the attempt to do
so, the water yields steam or vapor which
fills the space in other words, by reno
wing the atmospheric pressure by the pis-
ton, the water begins to vaporize as IT about
to boil. When pump is made to oper-
ate upon hot water, it labors in vain to
raise the liquid. This circumstance limits
the heat of water injected at high tenn
perature, It must receive its heat between
the pump and the boiler, and this is some
times done by causing the tube from the
pump to pass through vessel of waste
stxam.-Scienlfc american.
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CHINESE FEAST OF THE DEAD.-On the
9th of March, the Chinese Of San Francis
CO celebrated their annual feast in honor of
the dead, with some curious ceremonies
They formed procession, some in carri-
ages, some on horseback, and some on foot,
and marched out to the cemetery, taking
with them roast pigs, and various other ed
ibles. Having poured wine on the graves
ofahe deceased, and gone through varie-
ty of other strange forms, they marched
solemnly back, and ate their roast pigs in
town. All those in the procession who
walked carried umbrellas to protect them
from the sun. In the procession was borne
huge red silk banner, covered with gold
en- Chinese characters. One Celestial wore
paper mask, resembling dragons head,
and trailed after him tail Of crimson satin
twenty feet long.
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VIM. CHAPMAN,

GRADUATE of the Baltimore College Den
W tai Surgery, having returned to Augusta, re-
sames his profession. Any person wishing infor-
nation as to his qualifications are respectfully re-
ferred to the faculty, viz:
Chaplin A. Harris, NJ. d. ID. d. s., Professor
Of Principles and Practice OF Dental Surgery
Aired A. Bandy. NJ. d. D. ID. s., Professor OF
Operative Dentistry.
WIN. R. Right, NJ. D., Prof. of Chemistry:
Washington r. Handy, M. d. Professor oil A
natomy and Physiology.
Thomas E. Bond, M. d. Professor OF Pa'hoigy
and Therapeutics n
Philip ri. Austin. A. NJ. NJ. ID. ID. ID. 5. Pro
Eessor OF Mechanical Dentlstry.
Post Office address, Cliae's Mill or Mt. Sidney.
il. March s, lS54.-iy.
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BRIDAL CosTUME.-Robe Of rich white
glace. The skirt has three broad flounces,
edged with band of white terry velvet,
cut out in points at each side. The corsage
which is high and fits closely to the figure,
is fastened up the front from the waist to
the throat by buttons. the tops of which are
Sc, with clusters of small pearls. The cine
ture, which is of white terry velvet, is fas-
tened in front of the waist in small bow
and long flowing ends; the latter, like the
trimming on the founces, is cut out in
points at each side. The sleeves, which
lust descend to the elbow, are of moderate
width, and are finished at the ends by bands
of terry velvet. The undersleeves and COL
lar are of Brussels lace. The front hair is
arranged in bandeaux, and plating of the
back hair is brought across the fore part oi
the head. Under this plat of hair is pass
ed band of white ribbon, which is fixed
at each side by an ornament, consisting Of
a small spray Of fine pearls. The wreath,
which is worn at the back of the head, is
composed of jasmine, white roses, and or
ange blossom, and under it is fixed a superb
scarf of Brussels lace, which forms the bri-
dal veil. In front of the corsage small
bouquet of the same flowers as those COM
posing the wreath. The prayer-book is
covered with white terry velvet, embossed
with silver, and is fastened by mother-o',
pearl clasp. Boots Of white silk.--London
Ladys Newspaper.
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Among those VINO lorm6u par -
settlement Of S. Carolina during the revolu-
tionary struggle, was poor widow. wno'
having buried her husband, was leftin pow
erty. with the task upon her hands OF rat
sing three sons. Ofthese, the two eldest
ere long, fell IN the cause Of their cou'ryt
and she struggled on with the Youngest as
hest she could. After the fall of Charles
ton. and the disastrous defeat OF Col Beau
ford, of the the State Of Virginia, by Iarl-
ton, permission was given to some tour
or FIVE American females to carry neces-
saries and provisions, and administer some
relief 10 the prisoners on board the PRISON
ship and in the jails at Charleston. Inns
widow was one of the volunteers upon tnis
.rrand of mercy. She was admitted within
the city, and Drawing the horrors oil pes1-
Ience, employed herselfto to the extent OF her
humble means in alleviating the deplorable
,uff.rings of her countrymen. She knew
what she had to encounter; but went
bravely on. Her mission OF humanity nav
ING been fulfilled, she left Charleston on
her return-but alas her exposure 10 tne
pestiential atmosphere she had been oo'
| iiged to breathe, had planted in her system
the seeds of fatal disease; and ere she
reached her home, she sank under an at
tack of prison fever, brave martyr to the
cause of humanity and patriotism. The
dying mother, who now rests in an un-
known grave, thus left her only son, the
sole survivor of his family, to the world $
charity; but little did she dream, as death
closed her eyes, the future OF that orphan
bow. The son became President OF this
free republic-for that widow was the moth
er of ANDREW JAcKsoN.-D DR.. Hauks be-
fore the Historical Society. -01r
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VIRTUE OF SNUFP.-An old lady in Cor
inth, Nd, who has attained the remarkable
age Of 1l2 years is in the habit of taking
three boxes of snuff daily which would
make about two bushels and one peck per
annum. Since her fiftleth birthday, there
fore-to 60 no further back--she has snuff
ed up one hundred and ,thirty-nine bush
els Any person hereafter, who may
preach against the salubrity Of this cleaniy
custom, may be safely set down as not be-
ing "up to snuff" 14' 7eeoi dt
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-05-31

RlGHTs OF AN AUDIENcE.-Tt has now
been solemnly decided in Scotland that
any man at a theatre may hiss like twenty
geese, if he will. Aperson who had ex-
ercised this privilege was rudely turned
out Of the theatre, and taken into custody.
The magistrates, on the case being brought
before them, fined the manager 90 guineas,
and sixteen pounds expenses. This was
appealed from, by a bill Of suspension !;
but the original decision was confirmed by
the Lord ordinary, with additional COSTS
London Examiner. Fla ye
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To KEEP BIRDS FROM PlcKiNc FRuIT.-
As the season is coming On for the depre-
dations of birds. Ibeg to report my expert
ence of last year, when | saved my cher
ries by hanging up several pieces of tin
with strong thread in the different trees,
two pieces being hung near enough togeth-
er TO clash. with the wind, which sound,
with the bright reflection of the tin in the
sun, entirely frightened them away; and
/ had my due share Of fruit, which, The pre-
ceding year, I was obliged to relinquish to
them. So says New Jersey farmer.
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a. The gnats of Arkansas seem to be as
bad as the fabulous mosquitoes of that State.
The Young Amsrican states that not less
than one hundred horses have been killed
in Union county in the vicinity oftbe river
by the gnats within the past two or three
weeks, ,ss.-t -,r ~ .,f -.-.s....e,...
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1854-05-31

HoRsE.SHoE MAcHINEs.--A man at Al
leghany City, Pa, has just patented ma NJ,
chine for making horse-shoes, which WILL
il is said, turn out twenty-five per minute
perfect in every, part. BY this machine
the price Of horse.shoes will be reduced
full so per cent. a's r. ~ 4
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Pa.YER.-One Of the prettiest prayers
we ever heard of was that OF little girl,
not quite three years old; h4a sa- a., 80
30, Lord, bless my dear Papa, and my
sweet mamma, and our man John. and our
horse Billy, and Kate's bright star, Venus
and all the beautiful flowers. Amen"
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STAUNTON SPECTATOR
,RYJ. A. q l.. WADDELL, Sr'
TERMS.

s,- The "SPECTATOR' is published once
wssk, a. Too Dollars a year, if paid IN adraacs,
or Too D,ILars and Fifty Cents delayed! beyond "a,
the expiration of che yeor. No subscription J. w'l'
Be diseontiaued bat al The option Of the Ed'tors'
xa!il GH arreGrGges are pad.
90 .au cons mnnicatioas TO ths Editors 0y ma''
mu,t Be paid. or they toiA not be attended to-
nt .ADVER TTSE.MENTS Of thirteen hneS
Tor l.s, } inserted three times for one dollar, ana
tssnty-f fce cents for each subsequent continuance
Larger advertisements inserted IN the same proper
Gon A liberal discount mode to those 'rho aacsr
tiss by the year.
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nz. To the DISGRACE Of the canine .r,ce

&y. To the disgrace Of the canine race a
drunksn dog made bis appearance in Mil
waukie The Democrat says "he acted
pretty much as other folks do when m a
similar state, He made very good rail-
fence for few minutes, and then went and
laid down by the side Of wood pile.'' = p.
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naeThe oldest book in the United States,
II is said, is a manuscript Bible in the pos
session of DR.. Witherspoon, Of Alabama.
written over thousand years ago on parch-
ment. ,