Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-12-02
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49, AwfuI-Dcception.zsnH'1
While travelling the other day through
one Of the cities Of this Slate, @ehappen-
ed to call at,he house ofBto. $. He had
hired girl in bis employ who had been
afflicted with The Agls, andt%ho had Ia
ken several remedies 10 remove the dis
ease. She finally called On her priest,
| IA Catholic) @ho eraPieces sotWri;-
ing purporting to have, been sigped. BY Js.
su;, Mary, and Joseph. The, pslpost Of
this strange document waa as !olioWs.-
"When Jesus was led TO CaEaty and saw
the cross ID. tFembled and shock. The
Jewsasked limif he had thechiils and ie-
yer, or did he shakelrom' feet? He sali', |
have no ague, nor feyer. bit troubled in
view OF the calamities which are soo:! 10
befall this nation. Whosoeyer hasths
writing, or retains this narrative lina his
possession will never have the Ague.--
The girl had no more chills and valued
the recipe above jewels. Size unfortun-
a,ely mislaid The handwriting Of "Itsa',
Mary, and JosephS' and isliable ,to, west.
ern shakes at anytime. CAN'T be possi-,
BILE that intelligentmen Under the garb of
religion, impose such superstition upon
the members oftheirHockSin thisland Of
Bibles, and in the latter half Of the uine:
teen,h century !-GArtstsaa Register.
PaofiiTABLE FARIisd.- John w. Boyd
Esq. has thirty acres Of corn asjqinins ihis
place, which is pronounced b, COMPETENT
Judges 10 bs'the best field of corn inths
county. The product of Three acres was
measured last week, and madea little otet
two hundredand t@enty-6ye.or ahontsey-
enty-fvei bushels pet acre. Thisaatssl
pei bushel-the ruling price for eorntin
this market-makesS quite a paying bqsi-
ness. Upon the same three acres he also
produced 14o opoands ofbroom; brush worth
Ss.75 and 10 bushels of seed thercassp,
worth S.; also 8 bushels ofiturnips sold
ior 81 per bushel. AddtoStheset etheisaii
Tie OF the fodder taken form the corn, 1s0
shocks at is cents,,ihe price jortwtiebis
sold, and we hayea total Of 1854 .15oai
the product. Of three acres Or ,Sss,25per
acre. The corn was, planted .thressset
each way, three stalks to The bill, andSths
turnips were sown inthe Corn at tlls last
plowing .-HagersiO.ss !Mig Ca..sSi-
7eEe. 81. % ,s'as'1 Ffl iie' q 'si,l 10 ~
ias:,rg eqri as /. .. V. I..sltt s'-i ,yasE
syiaaliia,ig d Id Ia ols.-The pe,ersburg.
Democrat records the following paiisscs d,
scientific swindling, witch transplted i'd
that city on Monday last: tsA '''0tSs
A lady ofprepossessing appearace and
richly dressed entered the store Of MEG
w. Bradbury and purchased dry 'goods!to
the amount ofsl5, which she had charged
to a gentleman inthis city and taking up
the bundle, she bowed gracefully the
clerk and departed.gasi4 10 sshd,t saT
Again; she entered theIstore of Messrs.
White & McKenney. and bought !oi,heas
mount of $50 saying with a captivating
smile that they were 10 be charged 10
another gentleman, whose name she case.
Fearing all might not be right, enquiries
were Instituted and il was found that lhs
whole thing was aswindle, complete, cool
and successful. 7'3-' q"
Upto our time Of soing,to press ths
ladyhsd no! been taken 49,
4 Noble Boy.--A train of ears on The
Baltimore and susqnehanna Railroad was
saved from an n impending disaster the 9TH
er day by little boy named Eli Rheeln.
A bridge on the road was destroyed Eby
fire and although the conflagration, was
witnessed by some twenty persons ITO cue
had the thought TO 'endeavot 10 stor
the approachingtrain il,utsthis little 10y.
tie, placedihimsel on the track and sue
s,nobleeilort;, ;,and.was liberal
Yrewarded for his presence ofmiud and
daring blythe passengers and BY The Board
Of Directors. Had The train reached the
bridge inlRo6ld have been dashed over u
precipice, andradded other ID thellst Of
terrible railroad disasters. 7ss r -SgE
,tlis iaya 49, = 80 . :: .lisd ssaiq'S
Coapictiea{ and Scateacs sf James
Amrs:-A correspondent pf ,the Peters
burg Express writing from Accothac Court
House, states that James Ames recently
had his trial before the circhit court of
that county for the murder Of George East
bis stepfather which sresulted a convic-
tien Of murder in the second degree with
. sentence ofeigAteen yrars Imprisonment
in the renitentiaty, The murlerswas q
most brutal ne-anpatalleled, almost 10
theannals ofcrirte-ahdlit WAS D matter
yofseneral surprise thatthepriDnpf's neck
was spared, He was, however defended
by able counsel-Hon. Henry A. Wise
making one Of his most powerful eforls
in his behalf.
Tho Lexington, Ky, Statesman an
nounces the death Of London Ferrill.
colored mani tpastorinfthe First Baptist