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ELEGANT IMPRoMPrU.

Truth is mighty.
So. Is cheese
Fanuyl's highiy,
Sc are tleas,
Figs are some"
And SOS figure;
Steel Is strong
And SOS niger
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Cash for Negroes

r AM DESTROYS to purchase largo number Of
i NEGROES for the Southern markets, men,
women, boys, girls and families, tT 2
which will give the highest cash PRICES. -
Persoss having slaves ito sell vii
please inform ME personally OF BY letter ~
ii Winchester. which wilIrsceive pro1pt Al
attention; or B. M. g w. y. Campbell,
No. 242, West Prat, street. BALTIMORE
EEuAH McD0WELLs
Aefntfor b. ~ 4 II. III CdmP5eu.
Winchester September 4 i65i
N ccARoNI, o. sals ]. Z 4, g.,
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Posfnonefl,enf.

The above case has been postponed until MON.
ia y, the 20hl day Of Fs6vuGrv
r. WORTHENGTON Comm
February o, 1854.
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Maryland & Virginia Marble Works.
], ETcDERMOTT 81 SON,

W G4O1AGN48O W 0OLNl
South Market. Street, Frederick, Nj,
WI OULD inform his customers and the public
wv generally, thar he continues to manufacture
Nantes, Monuments, T0.Mbs,
HEAD and FOOT STONES, SCROLLS, Sc,
ana every decrip,ion Of work as done ia The cities,
Of the best AmeTicaHs andltalian Marbles. He can
deliver all work as cheaply as can be purchased in
Baltimore. He finishes all Of his work from the
rough, which enables him 10 compete with any es-
adjustment in that city or elsewheIe. Drawings
OF Monuments, Tonlbs Heah-stones, Scrolls or fan
CIV work. will be sent free Of charge 10 any person
wanting work Wfh ample force ccns.auiiY en-
ployed, he is ready.to execute all commands a,
the shortest notice. HIS materials are OF the very
bestquality That caat be procured ia The State and
his work cannot failto please the most iasiidi0us
Orders thankfully received and promptly at
tended to.
Mr. HENDERsoN RIsHoP, Agent, will receive all
orders. He has al his bouse in Charestown, Steel
Plate Engravings of Monuments, Tombs, &c, Of
the latest style from Boston which are designed ex-
pressly forihe regular Marble Workers
EsY-We are responsible Tor the delivery Of all
work ed 10 our Agents.
May -, ls53-iy.
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tuS1Ala W W.T.
Al Rules held in The Clerks Office of the Cir.
cult Court Of Jefferson County, on The 2l day Of
January 1854
1YIitiaRs o. Sprigg, PLArSr1Fr,
AGAINST
"; d. F. Crawford, TPiiians G. FIrlong,
Fraaklia Reynolds and Jacob W. Rev
n0tis, DErEspAYTs,
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T, BROWN. Clerk.
CoMMlssIoNER,s OrrlcE-

COMMISSIONERS 0FFlcE.
Charlestown, December 18th, 1853. r
AT persons interested in the above decree Of
Court, viii take notice that have appointed the
ll9 day Of next month. January, lS5i,J when at
my Office aforesaid, attic O'clock NJ, shall pro-.
coed 10 execute the above order Of Court. -
r. WoRTHINGToN, Comm.
Decembetl5, 1859
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< TONS ROCK SALT joa received A NJ
= sale p KEYRs . KEARsLEf. 4
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The above case is continued until Friday he Sd
day Of february aSri az 10 o'clock
R. WoRTHINGToN, Comm.
Jan. %, 1854.
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ItoN4 cIpEn VINEGAR for sale b
~ Fan' -. W. CRAllER.
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Old Things done ateay and al things become
Neac
THE subscribers respectfully call the attention
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Farming ElnpIements,

comprising every kind Of implement used BY the
fauner to facilitate and cheaper his operations in
GLIDING our celebrated Patent
Uranium ThrpShar and Hfannas.
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Racine composed his verses willie
walking about, rcc;tin@ ;hen in loud
voice. Onc day. when ,lr> wuri:inr
at his play Of Ali;hri';:trs, in the 1'ui
lcrcs Gardens, u crowd cf woyknrll
gathered around Iiln. attracted Ly hi,
gestures; they took h IN to be Il mad
man about to throw himself litu HE
basin. On his return home from slc!
walks. he would write down scene hv
scene. at first III prose, and when he
had tllns written it ont, he would cx
claim. My tragedy is done cnn,id
crins the dressing Of The acts up in
verse aS Il very small affair.
Magliabechi, the learned librarian
to the Duke of Tuscany, on the contra.
ry, never stirred abroad, but lived
amidst books and upon books. They
were his bed, board, and Washing
He passed cigh. and forty years in
tAcir midst, only twice in the course Of
his life renlurinS beyond The walls Of
Florence; once to go two leagues Oh.
and the other time iii &C and half
leagucs, by order Of the Grand Duke.
lie was an extremely frugal man, lis.
ing upon eggs, bread and water, in
great moderation.
Luther, when studying, ALWAYS had
his dog lying at his feet; dog he had
brought from Wartburg, and OF which
lie was very fond. An ivory cr,lcilix
stood on the table before him, and HE
walls Of his study were stack round
with caricatnrcs of the Pope. lie
worked AT his desk for days together
without going out; but when fa,igucd,
and the ideas began to stagnatc in his
brain, he would take his flute or his
guitar with him into ;hc porch, and
there execute some musical fantasy,
(for he was IL skilliul musician,) when
the ideas would flow upon him as fresh
rs flowers after summers rain. Mus.
ic was his invariablc solacc at such
times. Indeed Luther did not hest
tate to say that, after theology, music
was the first Of arts. "Music," said
he, is the art Of the prophets, it is
tho only other art which, like thcolo
gy. can calm the agitation Of the soul,
and put the Devil to flight" Next to
music, if not before it, Luther loved
children and flowers. That great
gnarlcd man had a heart ;.s tender as
IL wolnan's
Calvin studied in his bed Every
morning, at live or six O'clock, lie had
books, manuscripts, and papers carried
40 him there, and he worked on for
hours utter. ltle had OCCASION to 20
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Origin Oa' dhc 6 Aztec :
Children.

y correspondent Of the Athcnmnum,
under signature Francais, of a. de l..
has published, in the number Of 1l,h
February, an article on the Aztec
children, OF which the following is n
Translation, slightly abridged: 6 The
two children exhibited in Europe are
neither Lillipntians, Azlccs, saccrdo.
tails: natives of lximaya, nor belonging
20 an extraordinary race of men; Meth
er do they como from the re public of
Guatemala. Here IS their history; in
the department. Of San Maguel, in Il
village called La PIcrta, near the town
Of uSu!utan, thcro lives mutatto
woman, mother OF these two little
children, who pass among US for pho
nnmona, as we'll Us . bird infant, be.
longing to tho satro woman, like th,,
two Others, ana who will cottainly
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I'fae Modest Poet.

l-ucius Halerius was born at IIirco
mum, in the reign ofTraan. Atthir
teen years Of age, he became compel.
itor for the prize OF poetry. This
prize was beautiful gold medal, and
an ivory Tyre, which was, every five
years, adjudet to the author who pro.
duccd the best poem. Valerirs,
though opposed by a number of doub
Ic his age was victorious Among
other honors paid him, it was deter.
mined to erect brazcn statue, which
should be placed in the most conspicu-
ors pa't the city. The day Of the
presentation of this statue to public
view, presented n trait in the character
Of Va!erius still more lovely than his
talents.
at the moment in Which tho chief
magistrate was placing crown
of laurel on the head of the statue, Va
crius perceived a young man, who
had conlestcl the prize with him, and
who was, in the opinion of many, little
inferior to him, looking on this scene
wi'ha sorrowiul and objected countcn
ance. Valerius instantly discovered
the cause OF his chagrin, and detcrmnf
cd TO rcmnSe il, which he did in the
following manner: lie seized tho lau.
rel crown, an pressing towards bis
disappointed rival, placed it ON his
head, saying: You ara moro desorv
ing oft Than J ON ] obtained its n,oys
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out, on his return he undrcsscd ant
went to bed again to continue his
studies. In his later years he dictated
his writings to secretaries. lie rarely
corrected anything. The sentence.
issued complete from his mouth. /
he felt his facility of composition lcav
ing him, he forthwith Quilted his bed
gave up writing and composing, and
went about his ont. door duties for days
weeks and months together. But as
soon us he felt the inspiration fall upo,
him again, he went back to his bed
and his secretary set to work forth
with.
Rousseau wrote his works early il
the morning: lie Sage at midday
| Byron at midnight; llarlouin rose II,
four in the morning, and wrote Till late
at night
Aristotle was tremendous worker
he took little sleep. and was constant
iy rctrcnching it. He had contriv
ancc by which he awokc early, and tc
awake was with him to commcnc,
work. Dcmosthcnes passed thrc.
months, in u cavern by the sea side
in laboring to overcome the defects OF
his voice. There he read, studied, and
dcclainled.
ltabclais composed his life of Gar
gantua ut Brllay, in The company OF
Roman cardinals, and under the eyes
pf tic Bishop OF Paris. ia iTontainc
wrote his fables chiefly under the shade
Of trees. and sometimes by the side OF
Racine and Boilcau. Pascal wrote
most Of his '1'houyh'S' on little scraps
ct paper, ut his by moments. Fcncl
on wrote his TrIcmachus in the palace
Of Versailles, At The court of the Grand
Monar4nc. when diScllargng the duties
OF tn'or TO the Danpi.in. That book
50 tho. oughly' democratic should have
issued from such Il source, and be writ.
ten ~ priest, may seem surprising.
he oulnc first rromulMate his notion
"i universal freedom OF person and
trade: and Of throwing all taxes on the
land-thc germ perhaps, of the French
Revolution in the boudcir of Mad
anne lie Pompadour.
l'hcon knclt down before composing
BIS great work, and prayed for light
iroml heaven. Pope never could com.
pose well without first dcclaiming for
some time 1T the top Of his voice. ami
thus r"nsins his nervous system to lis
fullest activity.
The life Of Leibni;z was one oircal.
In". writing, and meditation. That
WAS The secret o. his prodigious knowl-
clge. AItcr IN attack Of goul, he COZ
tined himself 10 diet OF bread and
milk. Often he slept in chair, and
rarely went 10 bed till after midnight.
Sometimes he was months without
quitting his scat, where he slcp, bv
night and wrote hy day. lie had i'm
ulcer in his righ, leg which prevented
his walking about, even had he wished
to do SO. EN:u Cooh's Jouruui.
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a2e~sraal'E'Scd :eatcr am as,-
SNllCn OF 2Ss H-c:ss,s

The Cpnncaut (ohic) Reporter men
Tons the mar'iagc at tL%t place, on
The llth Of February 1922: Of ,lr.
Ella, Jones and Mrs. Della Swa2,
and gives the following interesting
sketch of The parties:
p" There is iit,le history connec,c,l
with the above which may not be uu.
| Interesting to the reader About tho
close OF the last war with Great Brit.
am the parties became acquainted With
each other, and in April, they were
"ar":c;:, III TIC county OF C5cncscc. i.
e., against the consent and wishescf
relatives on both sides. \ few weeks
prior TO the birth ofthcir second son,
nradford. now of this place, Mr.. Jones
lett ms family for the purpose Of pur-
chasing piece of land, and during his
ahse' &c lis wife was pursuadcd b her
relatives to desert her home and hus
band and reside with them. Mr.
Jones, on earning the fact, and being
threatened with violence If he attemrt.
cd TO claim his family. left the country
and went to sea. On his return. seye.
RAJ years Subsequent, he Hsc.r,aIned
that Mrs Jones had again married
m removed to the west.
IN l4allia,io.r Of this transaction !.
should be stated that the wife supnuseo
the former husband dead, and did re.
ceive tIding, of his supposed los, at
sea. Mr.. Jones did innedi.taIy r,,
turn to his vocation on the sen and
from that period until Il few weeks
since lost all trace OF his wife and his
two sons. After Il space Of twenty-
i've years he chanccd, by mere cir
culnstancc, to learn the residence OF
his two sons, and wcnded his steps To
th's place, where, to his qualification,
he learned that their mother was still
living and widow, having lost her
husband after rearing ten children. and
then residing in Mercer, Penn. III
company with his sons, Mr.. Jones
mn edIatcly started for the residence
OF the partner Of his youth, who at
once recognized and welcomed him to
her home; though she could not have
been more surprised had he risen from
the grave to confront her. The trials
OF the past were recounlcd, the love Of
youth renewed, and after IL bri cf court
ship they were again plighte /, and the
hnale is recorded at the head OF this
article.
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o,,,e u.' - er,I' I,,, , yu" nasty PUPPY let me
] S,,m,. w.. gu, III" cr'ed out
,nm s:'.. ,..n,, m ~ b, ,',1: "IHe VINO sat about
ch;mnoy o, ian, '''' 'o''''s u'r' rom Inc
..Tnrn', T I,, Ia",;,
ea Jalo "W",, ~ c,Dh uh' na'' respond.
o.'"o e"' l'e'i'ap, you doh't
"No | don't"
cco,s 49,,
90, lnmn ,.,,na,, ~" . ~ "a, '"', Scary'
sidaa ,I;|rai5s 49, ,o,a ''''s'.' ',"eu, sap,
Won III, r ho;":, 49, ~, a",o : , A'eed owl
sns, ; ~, o," a'' 50 .n' ''''' n'' o'
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ho,, n0", !, ",,I H. ,"1o ou 'nu you can
s,ar @ nnn ., on,', ""u , :. =" u"'' itt me
yoHr, e., , 10, oo'.' ""' u"u iI ~ WI sue
AZ r., ;;nmo M ha m ..iI W hu,d i','i -, ;',ner ;,n
!.Wa,} LIZ ,0I hnro "r S'ti t"ta ''' nf g w y.
70 co,rt mo Wv" yn,,d Ir' J"n,' ,'a,, =, y'u want
wbitc man 1ors ,h,, % ,b;,,n =" ona "s ~ "
set off ,h"r, ~ sc 49,, " ,h's, .'i" M 'ol
nizenn WIS
How on oir,b is th,, S,,eu
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'Slse IVORY Trade.

HE New York Journal of Com.
mcrcc has an article on "Thc Ivory
Trade" from which We quote:
" Nine trnlhs Of all the ivory
brought directly to the United States
comes from Zalnbar, in Africa, To The
port oFSalcin. 1t has been coniccturcd
that eventually the supply would be
stopped, on account Of The. cxtin, ton
of the elephant, but this, We arc in
formed by those cunvcrSant with the
subject, Is not probable, large quaint.
ties being brought from The ,mex.
riorcd interior of Africa by the traders
on the coasts, Of which part is OBJ
tanned from animals WHO have died
naturally; the eIcpIIat being TOO large
game to be seriously affected by the
weapons Of savaycs. The dealer can
readily discern by the appearance Of
the tooth whether it is taken from =.
freshly Slain animal or not. Some of
them, broken and nuuliIatcl give
evidence Of deadly cncoun, crs their
proprictors have had in their native
.lnnsIc,, while others are gnawcd By
African rats probably, for the teeth
marks are large and deep incisionS.--
The English traders, owing to their
superior facilities, have the monopoly
of the marke; in India and in Africa,
and the choicest articles can only be
, obtaircd from them.
In price it varies from 75c. to SI.75
per pound, nett, which arc the extremes
for corresponding qualities. Within
i've years past, owing to its extended
appropriation 10 purposes of art and
luxury, it has increased twenty per
cent. in cost, and great economy is
requisite to work up the scraps and
clippings to advantage, as its curved
form will not admit Of Strengthening
without destroying the texture, which
would be fatal to its usefulness and
beauty. Nothing, however, is per.
mltlcd to go to waste. The refuse is
carefully calcncd, and, when carefully
ground upon Il marble slab, yields q
jet black vcIvc,y pigment, used bv
artists opailt Uncle Toms, broadcloth
coats, and ether matters requiring a
particularly jetty hue. Next to the
Chinese, the Germans excel in ivory
carving and ornamental work, most Of
tho beautifully ctnbellishod umbrella
aud cano knobs being mSdo by them.
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Nhr. ES0asisco5s 9ViaS.

We take the following from tn, Bns
ton Transcript
lie had always mingled pleasantly
with society at aShington, but the
tie which connected him most dearly
to America, originated in singular
instance Of love ut fist sight. He was
one day walking with friend out to
wards Georgetown Heights, when he
passed Il boarding school for Young
ladies and was attracted by a far girl
Of IL, who stood swinging her bag and
talking with animation TO some oi her
companions. WHO is that beautiful
girl! Who is she q eagerly asked he,
Dut, ~ friend could not inform him.
The oor opened and in she went to
her books and slate; all unconscious
OF the dagucrrcotype that glimpse had
ielt on the heart oi the grave Russian
minister. HE next day and the dav
following saw him taking the same
walk .w!!ch snbsidcd to 4 very SLOW
step as he approached tbs building and
looked earnestly a. every door and
wndew. May day uas ut. Aan.. and
"as tH be celebrated rs usual. in III.
school, by the usual festivities, and the
choice OF y Queen from among the
number; and this Year floral ROYALTY
happened 10 fall Oh Miss Harriet vii
iia'ns: The very gi.:l who had SO instant
y chthroncd herself in the admiration
OF the foreigner.
just before May Day, the Principal
was surprised to receive a note from
the Itu>sian Envoy at Washington,
expressing g great interest in education,
ana begging permission to be present
at me festival cf May Day, which it
would give him particular pleasure as
Il stranger TO the customs Of Tie coun
try 10 witness. Consent, of course.
MAS very graciousIy granted; end the
occasion was rs charming as youth and
howers always make it. At the end
OF the term, Miss Harriet announced
that she would not attend school any
more. What not graduate ? oh, why
not Are you going away? But she
shook her head. laughed, and kept her
own counsel, and iii few weeks was
the ~'iic ofthc Russian Minister. She
accompanied her husband once or
twice to Russia, where she was Ycrv
much admired, and known as the
american Rose" Her face had req.
uiarity Of feature, but was particularly
distinguished for exquisite coloring.-
Nc.hing could surpass the chesnut
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loa,hsomc nook, with a hole in the wall,
through which his scanty rations were
thrust, was killed by the want ofslcep.
His fcvcrish temples we're scarcely
laid upon his pallet, when stern
voice pcalcd round the walls Cupct,
0" es tu2 dors M2 BY a refinement
of cruelty of this description, his due
tile and conliding spirit, drawn out to
the last gasp, silently gave up the
ghost, on the Sth Of June, in his 10th
year, 1895. The famous st. Dominic
never rcposcd except on the floor, or
the bare boards, which served him for
= bed. st. Bonavcnura, one OF the
lllst EranciScans, made use of Il com
mon stone of some size, instead of a
pillow; and st. Peter, Of A!can;ara,
slept but an hour and Il half in The
twenty four hours, for forty years to-
gcthcr, either kncc.ing or standing,
with his head leaning aside, on Il little
piece ofwood fastened for that purpose
in the wall. He usually ate but once
in three days yet he lived to be old
though his body was SO atlcnuatcd and
weak that it seemed to be composed
ofroots of trees, and his skim so parch.
ed that it rcscinblcL Tic dry bark of a
tree, rather than flesh.
People may sleep in all sorts Of
posturcs. According to Mr.. Wilkin-
son, the ancient Egyptians, who, as
everybody kti"wS, shaved their scaipS,
Il
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IERMS-S;2 IN ADVANCE
no. s8a

on account OF my youth than my mcr
't: aho ra'h'r rs an encouragement
than p reward"
This gercl"us conduct called lDr,I,
enthusiastic admiration from the spec.
tators ; "nd Inc astuni>hed youth, :, Il,
thus unexpectedly received the CROWN
OF victory from Tie hands OF the victor.
WAS overcome with yratitu and 10y.
10 preserve the rcn cnlbrancc of ar
action which evnccd ut once SO ,u,;cb
m"derty, and such kind feelings, the
people conferred Oh Nalrrius lhe sur
name Of P"deas, which signifies mod
rst-;il honor greater even han ;Dat
which he derived from hi, l,oetrv.
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man of intelligence and wealth. He
is one whom the world delights to hon
or; but among his plcasantest memo.
rIcs, doubt not. is tllot of the barre!
OF -four he bought for his beloved mo-
thcr.
sLilial love will never 60 unrcwar-
dcd. ~. y. MRelendenf.