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The Empire County argus., 1856-10-11

The RICH FAMILY THAT NEVER READ n EwsPA-
pER-A correspondent of the Indiana State Sentinel
travelling in the western part of that State relates the
following incident:
The second night after l left your city, put up at
a large brick tavern, known as the L House.
The proprietor, in answer to interogatores in
formed me that he owned over 400 acres of land had
raised the present season 900 bushels of wheat $50
bushels of oats, and expected to harvest 500 bush
els Of corn; that he owed no dollar; and that
he never took newspaper in his life! l had curl
osity to learn how family kept up with the current
news of the day. when deprived of the means of OBJ
tanning it. Soon after | entered the family circle,
which consisted Of the parents and six children the
eldest daughter on the shady side of twenty-five
the mother commenced with "Mister do YOU know
whether the great Mr.. Webster is hanged yeti"
Eyes, Madam
"Wall," said she, 81 allow he'll not make more of
them spelling books"
81 suppose not"
"I've lived so long in the world" said the mother,
with deep SIGH "and l neved seed anybody hanged
yet always thought I'd like to see one hanged but
it never happened to right, and I'm getting so
old now don't spect ever will. I've seen the cir
Gus and caravn and sich kind of shows, but I'd ruth
er see one fellow hanged than fifty of them shows"
stranger" said the daughter, "there is going to
be an animal show tomorrow down here about six
miles, may be you'd like to lay over and go down.
Brother James says they've got two snakes there the
same as what can swallow an elephant, and 1 don't
believe there ever was any such snakes do you?"
mo, Miss"
"Wal then the jography lies just like other folks !"
Mother" said James "you don't know what you
are talking about. Don't the United States make
the biographies? What's the use putting lies into
EN-? They make 'em every ten years; they are
going to make another in few days. They send
men out all over the country to find out every thing
that's what that chap here tother day for, ask
ing so many tarnal questions about. Stranger, your
suppers ready"
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DIED IN HIS YoUTH-It is written in quaint old
Jewish manuscript, now in the British Museum, that
the oldest of mankind, Methuselah, did not live as
long as he might have done. The writer says that
God promised him in a dream that if he would rise
and build him house, his life should be prolonged
five hundred years. but he replied that it was scarce
y worth while to build house for so short period
and so he died before he was thousand years old.
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~ REAT BLESSING TO MANKIND Innocent but
~ potent!-Dr L. j. Czapkay's Prophlacticum, self-
disnfectng agen preventive against gonorrhoeal
and syphtc diseases, and unsurpassed remedy for
venerea scrotuous, ganglenous and ulcers
oetd discharges from the vagina uterus and uretha and
all cuaneous eruptons and diseases As nnoccuation is
preventive against smallpox is DR.. L. j. Czapkay
Prophactcum preventive against syphic and gonor-
rhoea diseases Although harmless in ITSELF possesses
the power of chemically destroying the syphtc virus,
most loathsome Of all diseases Let young man who
appreciates health be without Dr. Czapkays Prophact
IS tn % VsT be1 e aoss anP M M
sale at Dr. Czapkays Private Medical and Surgical sti-
ute Armory Hall, of Montgomery and Sacramento
streets, San Francisco.
- All orders must be addressed to l.. j. Czapkay, NJ
d. San Francisco California.
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From the New York Reformer.
LTFES DRAMA--IN TWO ACTS.
BY C. Z. LATIMER.
SCENE FIRST

BY C. E. LATIMER.
SCENE FIRST
l stood in the halls of mirth at night,
Where beauty and fashion met
And all looked bright in the dazzling light,
AS the full orb'd moon on night in June,
When the golden sun has set.
l marked proud and manly form,
Which told of a noble soul,
And genius warm might brave the storm,
And leave a name on the scroll of fame,
So long as time shall roll.
He raised cup to his lips and laughed,
And saw the beverage shine,
As he eagerly quaffsd the treacherous draught
And his cheeks were flushed like the morn's blush
With the hues of the ruby wine.
SCENE SECOND.
! stood where the willow sighed song,
When the zephyrs gently blew,
And sable throng came slowly along
And drawing near they rested bier,
Where that weeping willow grew.
A prayer was offered up to God,
For the spirit gone before,
And they bowed to the sod meath the chastning rod
Then the pail was raised and l stood and gazed
On that noble brow once more.
His history is not an unusual one
And may be briefly told
A name he had won as others had done,
Till his praises went forth from the south to north,
For the noble, the fearless and bold.
But the tempter spread treacherous snare,
And no earthly power might save
He drank in his glee, he drank in despair,
Till his honors were fed, and he joined the dead,
And he's now in drunkard's grave
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A GRAMMATICAL CONTINENTAL lady who had an
excellent voice and great taste in singing on being
one day entreated to oblige the company with proof
of her ability declared that she could not positively
THAT we are all very well aware Of, said Miss Edge
worth, who was present, "for we know, my dear mad
am you sing superlatiuely"
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Quick Cures and Low Prices.

GALD Established Office, corner of Montgomery and
w California streets.DR. YOUNG returns his sincere
thanks his patients amounting to two
thousand in the last year for their patronage and would
embrace this opportunity remind them that he continues
to consult those difficult of Venerea which have
baied the skill Of of the most celebrated physicians
and which he failed to perform radical
The Doctor happy to the public appreciate the val
liable services of regular medical graduateone in whose
skill and integrity they place the utmost confidence
rather than class him with that herd of Quacks who nfet
the city, sowing the seeds of debility disease to an
ming extent by pretending to the worst of diseases
when they know nothing of the OdtS 0perda of medi-
cine. They give mercury and other poisonous drugs under
entail upon the system humor which is handed down.
from generation to gcneraton carrying misery in its tra
but what does the mposor long he gets his pal
try fee.
vertse largely out in false and ninnng coors de-
ceye the unwaysome say have great enmity towards
because they determined do Justice to our
fellow beings, and expose the deceptios and humbuggng
dractiscd We would say more but thanks the all
guiding hand who directs the sufferer where he can be
cured, that all affected with private diseases will call
DR.. |OUNG'S Office, corner of Montgomery and CaLi-
f0ld Streets San Francesca where he devotes his whole
attention to the of the above disease His medicines
pleasant take, produce bad effect upon the
TEN, and warranted to effect permanent in the
shortest possible time. They arc perfectly adapted to
miners travellers and Others they require restrictions
in diet or fear of exposure to weather.
Young men affected with constitutional debility brought
by secret habit which ruins the constitutions of many,
will by calling find remedy to effect perfect cure
pay will be required.
All letters containing the usual consultation fee of SO
will be promptly attended to- Office hours, from A. M.
to Z. NJ. Address
(Oyer Wells, Fargo ~ Co.'s Express Deparmcnt)
Corner of Montgomery and California streets.
ID 5m San Francisco.
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The Paris correspondent of the Boston Post says
an English horse was made to travel backwards on
the Champs Elyses the other day by his owner, the
Count de Lancosme to decide wager. Crab-like,
the docile animal performed tiveeighths of mile in
five minutes and thrty-seven seconds
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Some years ago, clergyman of Newburyport,
when abroad, being asked what his people thought of
the Second Advent, replied, that he had never been
able to convince them Of the First Advent, and had
therefore not thought best to inquire into their opin-
ions on the Second
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1t is supposed that the reason why most of the
women's rights women who are old maids don't mar
ry is that they consider themselves so far in advance
of the age, that they aorad their offspring would
be grandchildren.
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LADIES MEAsUREMENT.-We are curious to know
how many feet in female arithmetic go to mile be-
cause we never met with adys foot yet, whose shoe
was not to say the very least "a mile too big for
her."
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Mrs. Partngton says she was much elucdated last
Sunday on hearing fine concourse on the parody of
the prodigious son.
The Empire County argus., 1856-10-11

Ladies would not use such small envelopes as they
do for their letters by post if they aware of the
trouble they occasion in sorting and the risk of loss
in the course of delivery.
The Empire County argus., 1856-10-11

A fish in Java, called the Jaculator, catches flies
and other insects by squirting water from its mouth
and seldom misses its aim at distance of five or six
feet-bringing down fly with single drop.
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nR. i. J. CzAPKAY late in the Hungarian Revou-
- tionary War, Chief Physician to the goth regiment
Of Honveds Chief Surgeon to the military hospital at
Pesth Hungary, and late lecturer diseases of the uri
nary organs and diseases of and children, has
opened his Institute for the of all forms of private
diseases, such syphilis, gonorrhoea nocturnal ennis
sons, and all the consequences of seabuse In the first
stages of syphc gonorhoea Diseases he guarantees
in few days. without inconvenience to the patient
hndrance to his business When patient, by neglect
improper treatment has developed the symptoms of
secondary syphilis such buboes painful sweings of
the grons ulcers in the throat nose which, if not
checked destroy the soft parts and cause the bones to
mory separate and come away leaving the sufferer hid
to behold when spotches and pmpes break out
upon the skin when he has painful sweings upon the
bones when his constitution injured to preds-
pose to consumption constitutional disease the Doctor
guarantees cure or asks no compensation.
In rheumatism, chronic acute in dysentery diar
rhoea he has safe and eectua remedies For the treat
ment of the consequences of seabuse such nocturnal
emissions, nervousness, tmidy, headache pains in the
back and limbs, with general weakness, loss of appetite
loss of memory injury to the sight, Testessness confu-
sion of ideas, dislike for society, and feeling Of weari-
ness of life, with the nervous system excitable that
slight noises shock starte the patient making his
istence miserable For the above maades the Doctor
will guarantee ask compensation. He can be
consulted free of charge and invites all to CALL it will
cost them nothing, and may be much to their advantage
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A Frenchman once asked what difference there was
between M. de Rothschild and Herod? "The differ
ence was that Herod was king of the Jews, and
Rothschild was Jew of the kings
The Empire County argus., 1856-10-11

The Tinkytoodle Eagle Debating Society will dis
cuss the question: (Which does boy like best
three cents worth of gingerbread or catfght be-
hind the kitchen door?'
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SPERMATORRDEA.

nR local weakness debility, low spirits lassi
" tude, weakness of the limbs and back, indspostor
and ncapabity for labor and study duness of appre
he1sGn S;s OF mf%oTy to society love of soil
tary discharges pains in the side affections of the
pimples the face, sexual and other nrmtes in man
and surgeon, L. J. Czapkay. His method of curing dis
is new unknown to others and hence the grea
All consultations by letter or otherwise) free
Address L. j. Czapkay N. D., San Francisco, California
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DIR. Z. J. CZAPKAY'S
Grand Medical and Surgical Institute,
Armory Hall Building, Corner of Montgomer
and Sacramento SITS, San Francisco.

PERXANENTLT ESTABLISHED FOR THE CURE
FAIL PRIVATE AND CHRONIC DISEASES
AND THE SUPPRESSION OF QUACKERY.
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POST OFFICES IN CALIFORNIA.

fOSIMAS1".
B P Whiting.
j M Jones.
A J Barber.
H G Smith.
j G Scribner.
Elijah Lott.
James Bowen.
Charles l. Frost.
A Rathbone.
A J Alston.
j ID Clarke.
M Flashner.
T T Hooper.
. b w OOstrum.
w Coddington.
} w Butler.
:. j M Miller.
. j Clarke,
j ames Buckner
. j M Jemison
A Mcdonald.
T 7 M Pawling.
. = T Brundage.
George Thatcher
. Fred Peake.
. John Bidwell.
. NJ B Graham.
j S Cook.
. A II Hunnewell.
VIM Vincent.
. I'M Groetscheihsr,
T Gallagher.
P o Lamorie.
w D Wilson.
w Lane.
r F Davis.
. J c Fain.
; ID G Lewis.
= J M Root.
T M Daniels.
w w Dobbin..
Richard Smith.
d Thompson.
j Guernon.
A G Sneath..
r. McAdams.
G N Noteware.
J w Crichfeld.
A Merier.
j w Hall.
Mr.. Elliott.
H w Bean.
Lewis Stark.
s Moody.
j w Everett.
j B Whitcomb.
w G. Brown.
ID Townsend.
Nathan Plum.
r. w Noble.
. j Smith.
w Henry.
IS Foreman.
A G Bentzhoof.
A Updegraph.
IS Stewart.
. A M Stowe.
A G Everett.
"A G Johnson.
. r Matthewson.
. J ID Tabor.
IN VanTassel.
Thomas Eddy.
s B Jaques.
. G Tucker.
j M Sedwell
. p M Burrows.
j Lefevre.
C d Dickinson.
g w Baker.
j. w Gilbert.
j III Alvord.
. B Brickell.
. J Colgan.
RI A Mardis.
g B Keys.
. Bruce Husband.
w f O'Kear.
John T Beener.
. VIM Potter.
George M Dent.
w p Mayhem.
George H Bull.
VIM Lewis.
w B Osborn.
g W Applegate.
. l. M Booth.
p w keyser.
q. } F Mcnamara.
p Ditts.
Hiram Togg.
George Kimball.
g w Coulter.
Il w Fisher.
"A G. Hendree.
j J Vallejo.
j B Mckinney.
. VIM Vincent.
ID A Kneass.
Ira Thompson.
George Eastman
VIM Curtis.
j Shumway.
j Barron.
. A II Stevens.
. J II Miller.
. J T Hoyt.
. E II Hart.
.R E Pratt.
. w F McDermott.
. M Hamilton.
j Otlifson.
. E B Eaton.
. J p Thurston.
. w II Endicott:
It A Russell.
. E T Lake.
w Fisher.
j G Lewis.
&C T Howell.
g ID Shoemaker.
ID B Curtis.
.G White.
. r S Garland.
w Mccormick.
.G H Coe.
T Gallagher.
Peter Rice.
.E S Gaver.
"A J Bailey.
"A M Thatcher.
IS w Brown.
"A Kenyon.
. .E Syloa.
T l. Andrews.
r. H Hoerchner.
j Gaines.
j L Sargent.
j E Slater.
j r Little
s Bradway.
T Wood.
II G. Head.
G L Weller.
J b Hill.
f Forman.
G Lyon.
p Breen.
T J Harvey.
J w Patrick.
F Cooper.
II J Share.
T G Hahmann.
w Russell.
J Downer.
G r Fisher.
ID N Thomas.
S J Skidmore.
John Wood.
w Van Wagner,
G. Alexander,
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State of California, City and County of San Francisco
ssOn this thrtyrst day Of July, D; 1856, before me-
VIM c. Jewett, Notary Public personally appeared D. j.
and say that the contents of the card herewith signed by
him is true
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my official SEAL the day and year first above writ
ren. WIN. G. JEwETT,
L. s. Notary Public
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A CARD-I the undersigned, having been under tn

A CARD-I the undersigned, having been under the
"A treatment of Dr. L. j. Czapkay, although unsolicited
feel called upon to give publicity TO the efficacy of hi:
in preventing Others from the fearful suffering and misery
which experienced and which often result from the
perncous practices of pretenders My disease has been
that of physical and mental debility, which follows in con-
sequence Of the ndscreton in youth. The agones which
endured are, perhaps unnecessary for TO detail they
it to say that having called the services of Dr. L. j. Gap
kay in requisition all my expectations which may have
formed of him more than realized | would there
fore recommend DR.. Czapkay to all who may find them
selves afflicted with that dreadful malady my object in
doing being sympathy for suffering humanity, and heart
felt desire of relieving them.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-05-17
For THE Cecil Wing.
The G.. EGnlbia and PORT Deposit
7sI ;irOaH,

Mr.. EDIToR: AT the la.e session Of the
Legislature an effort was made Ia procure Il
charter for Railroad from Columbia to Port
Deposit. The effort was not successful. al
though there is every reason for believing that
n charter would have been granted, had tn,
bill been voted on by full House: vet the
enemies of the measure defeated it by post
poning it from time to time until the close of
the session.
In Pennsylvania. the Gicnds Of the propo-
Sod Railroad have. it Is said, succeeded III
procuring a charter. aud now there remain
no obstacle in the way # the construction of
the Railroad but the want Of u charter from
Oul Legislature. But it seems that there is
not even this difficulty to contend with.
The Central Railroad Company. who AZ;
constructing Railroad through the upper
part OF this county, have the right under thcl
charter 10 construct lateral branches.
1t is III derS ood fu,tltr that the Cen.
tral J.. K. Co., proposes cohsruc, ing branch
road tiCm the point where their road strikes
the SuSquclanna river, to Port Deposit and
another branch tron the same point Of inter.
section TO The Pennsylvania line and und,r
the Charter recently granted Ly the pcnnSyl-
vanla L. gislature.
The construction and completion of the
Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad will re-
suit III greater advantage to Cecil county.
than any work Of a slnilar character thai has
ever been made within her borders. The
great indncelrent for opening the quite is lis
great adaptation for the transportation Of
heavy articles such as coal, iron, lime &c.
Like the Reading Railroad, its grades are dcs-
ccnding throughout its entire lcngthyand the
Iron Horse with ease will transport down
wards the heavily lad,n,d trains to tide wa.
Ter.
It's connection by means Of the Port De
post branch X. r., with thcP. W. Il B. r. r.
will open route for the transro, talion of
coal to the Delaware. The opening Of such -
route has for several Years past been great
dcsidcratum with the coal interests of Penn
>ylvania IN Tie region Of the SuSou,hanna.
The Octoraro Railroad from Columbia direct.
" to N,w Castle has been surveyed and
charters granted 10y the States of p,nn>ylya-
MIA and Delaware. This route is said on ac-
count Of the high grades to be altogether i'm:
practicable for the transportation of coal.
BY tie construction Of the Columbia and
Port Deposit Railroad and the completion ,f
that part Of the old Eastern Sh,rc Railroad
lying between Elkton and the New Castle
hhh iSil iltpN II ~ b.i IL EplitlIlliDuS route
will be opened from Columbia to New Castle
admirably adapted to the transportation of
heavy articles. There is but little doubt but
the coal interests Of Pennsylvania will soon
he awakened to the advantages and impor
tanre Of tins route and that the Town of New
Castle always as it is, accessible in the win
ter seasons from the ocean, like New Castle
in the old country will become a great mart
for coal, from which the northern cities will
draw their chief supplies. y. Y.
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county. But this would be paying for
knouicdae u s'n that Cecil county has never
been known 30 be guilty Of
This host Of examinations that are making
and to be made of roads and bridges, is no,
thing less than IA swarm of corrnorants upon
the treasury, whicn hope will be kept in
check by those MLo have been placed as
guards oycI the golden gate Of that insttu-
ton.
Nine tcnths Of Tie roads and bridges pc
ti,ion'd for a'e to SubSc,ve private ends, with
but very limited accommodations to the
public. aud the loose system of appointing
Examiners. which has been heretofore pur.
sued, is very prrjudlcial to the interests of
the county. A committee Is recommend,
by the petitioners who reside i'll the vicinity
of the proposed road, and who are too apt
to he biased perhaps unawars-by a laud-
able desire to Accommodate their own neigh
bolhood and please their ncighbors: and the
new enterprise is laid before the County
Commissioners with the call for an appro-
priaion. ON the grounds Of a great public
accommodation. ACORN.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-05-17

Mr.. FILLMORE SUSTAINED IN TIE OLD BAY
STATE. The result of the CELEBRATIONS in the
American State Council, which recently met
in this city. affords pretty conclusive evidence
that Fillnn re is gaining strength in the State.
The delegates composing this Council we've
elected with a vi,w t the issues which were
p e cnted and there was no installing the
feelings o! a majority Of members. TIL,
vote wlecly the resolution repudiatng the
nominations Of the Philadelphia Convention
was laid on the table was decided and IN
equivocal, and even the shutting resolution of
MIR. Ely, recommending II union upon State
ticket, but asserting that each member of the
party may rcpUdate the nominations and still
remain in good standing, was laid on the ia
bic he decided vote. The friends Of Fill,
more had everything their own way, aud we
Ito not doubt that resolution fully 'ndorsing
the Philadelphia nomination could lave been
passed by the Convention. Boston Journal.
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COXSTABLE,S SALE.

I'd Y virtu: Of writ of fcri tacias issued
~ by Samuel Peace, one Of the Justices
OF the Peace OF the State of Mary land, in AM!
for Cecil county, at the suit Of William
Reynolds, against the goods and chattcs
lands and tcnemcnts Of William ID Hall and
Richard nphrcys, to HE directed, ! have
Sciz"d and taken in execution all the estate,
right, title, interest. property, claim and
demand, at law and in equity, OF the SAT-,
William ID. Hall and Richard Humphreys in
and to certain TAVERN STAND, and
Land thereto attached, known rs the BALD
FRlAR ROPEkTY, now occupied by John
BaddcrS; and hereby give notice that on
Saturday, The IN duy Of June. 1886, at
O'Clock p. NJ, l will offer for sale on the
premises, the said property so seized and
taken in cxecution by public auction, to the
highest bidder for cast.
JOSEF ii kINNARD.
May II, 1S56-ts.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-05-17

BIC SALARIES. w Lyon Mack enzic. mem
Der of the Canadian Legislature for the Coun
ty of IIaldimand, in presenting TO the Upper
Canadians reasons why they should dissolve
their Union with those of the Lower Province
has occasion to speak Of the large salaries
paid to officials IN Canada. The Governor
Sir +. Head, gets S3l 900 year. his house
rent servants. hire. The ten Ministers get
each $1,000 a year. ST a day during the ses-
sions Of Parliament, mileage. and "immensc
patronage The Engineer of the Grand
Trunk Railroad has $4,000 year. Sir
Cussac Roncy. agent for that work, gets the
same. Chief Justice Robinson has Sc ,666
per annum, $500 for travelling expenses. and
pension of S-l,44l when he Shall see fit to
resign. The Registrar of Hamilton, Dundas
aud Wentworth. Che is Minister alSo,) gets
s. 500 aycar. The Registrar of Toronto in
York gets $4,000 year. The Governor
has Secretary to whom the Canadians pay
So 900 annually.