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VIIRGINIA:-A Rules held in the Clerks
" Office of the Circnit Court for Augusta
County, February the 4th, 1856, William A. Per-
rin,-Plaintff. A,jt il7 -
~ Vs. 90 sffl ~
q Charles t. Ridgway, Administrator of Josiah
C. Ridgway decd, and William Pidgeon,-De
PENDANTS. aii' 30 ~ 90. -a ~
The object of this suit is TO have settlement
of the accounts of William Pidgeon, as agent Tor
the late firm of Perrin and Ridgway and for set
Element as between said Perrin and the said
Admir- of Josiah c. Ridgway, his deceased part
ner. H.r'.A -,
The Defendant William Pidgeon not having
entered his appearance and given security, accord
inc to the act of Assembly, and the Rules OF this
Court, and It appearing by satisfactory evidence
that he is not an inhabitant of this Common :
wealth 1t is ordered, that tine said Defendant 90
appear here within one month after due publlca-
ton of this order, and do what is necessary to pro-
tect his interest, and that copy of this order be
forthwith inserted in some newspaper printed IN
Stanton, for four weeks successfully, and posted
at the front door of the Courthouse.
A Copy Teste.
NICHOLAS G. KINNEY Cik.
Fob 6 IS56.-4t .tt
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ly tlm0ereQ. mere - uPoh ~
comfortable DWELLING, Barn,
aud other necessary out-houses.-
This place is we'll watered, having
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A TOUCHING STORY.

From the New York Five Points Month.
ly Review, we select the following scene
from real life:
A few Sundays since at morning service,
one of the most degrading specimens o.
humanity that ever greeted my vision, came
staggering into the chapel of the house of
industry. His wild and fr,ghtful looks and
ragged and dirty beyond description, his
face bruised and swollen, rendered him an
object Of disgust and terror. lie seemed
TO look at the children with wonderful in
te'est, occasionally muttering to himself,
"beaut!ul |! beautiful! Oh, that mine were
here!" lie sat an hour or two more and
then, with long earnest look at the chill
tren staggered out of the chapel, went up
to the dark "valley Of the shadow of death"
Cow Day.
AS the bell rang for service in the after.
noon, and while the clil.l,en wer clustering
together, the same Withholding man stag
gerel in once more. lie surveyed the faces
of the children with the closest scrutiny,
and at length his eyes rested on two bright
eyed little girls, who were singing one of
their little hymns. lie sat i,nmovablc as a
statute during the whole service, gazing
intcnty on the faces of these two chill
drcn.
The service closed, the congregation dis
persed yet he fingered, and the tears cours-
ing down his face thick and fast.
DIR. S.-;,sked him "what was the
mattcr!"
:" am a lrunkar! wrctc!.-an cut
cast homeless, and without a penny. Once
had Il home and frienls-ia,hcr, mother.
wife, children and hosts of friends, who
loved and respected me. Time passed on,
and became Il drunkard! One friend af
ter another left me; still drank on, and
down and down and down | fell. Father
and mother went down to their graves with !
broken hearts. My poor wife clung to me
when all others deserted me. I still drank
on, pawned one article after another till all
was gone. when my wife refused to give me
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MELVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA THURSDAY NOVEMBER ~ s5
MANAGEMENT OF STOCK.

We extract the following capital hints
as to the management of stock, from long
article which we find in the Valley Farmer,
written by Mr.. J. w. FAIR. We recon-.
mend them TO the careful perusal of our
readers j
Where animals are habitually over
worked, especially when at the same time,
subjected to - deficient system of diet, bad
housing or the breathing Of impure air, it
speedily and certainly reduces their strength
and vigor, and becomes the exciting cause
of some disease, and the prcdisposing cause
OF others, the evil consequences induced
occasionally occurring during the undue ex.
ert'on, but more frequently some time after.
The evils i'll over-work are very remarkable
in young horses, that is, in animals below
the age of five or six, because their strength
and power Of endurance are not so great
as i'll adult life, and their bones, muscles,
and all other structures are still growing
rapidly and want firmness and solidity.-
On this account hard work or any other
depressing agent produces its effects more
speedily and certainly before than after ma
turity. In some parts of the country it is
the practice 10 put horses to work much too
young, often many months before they are
three years old. Those who adopt this
practice, generally advocate it on the prin-
c'ple that the animals require exercise, and
that such exercise is beneficial to their
growth. This is certainly undeniaLle, but
the exercise to which the young horse is
subjected, is constant and unrcmitting toll,
and not the hcalthfu beneficial exercise
which he requires and wlcl, he would nat
urtlly take. In consequence of such mis-
when the animal is five years
old, instead of hcing healthy, vigorous, we'll
formed and full of animation. he is n mis-
cradle, jaded, worn out, dull and spirilless
creature, his limbs weak and probably mis-
shapen from injudieious wear and tear, his
spirit crushed by the lard usage received
in urging him 10 tasks to which, his strength
was unequal, and if not absolutely unsound,
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gils ISA u a N &@WS .
From The Valley Farmer.
ESSAY ON HEALTH.
CAUSES OF D,sEAsE-MExrA1

8 CAUSES OF DlsEAsE-MENrAL
$.!:.z4 DIsou1Er.
iss Among the particular causes Of disease
should be enumerated those Of a mental
character. The body bears relation to
mind. It is linked with and subject to
mind; tile mind rules it with an iron ty-
ranny. Either the intellect, the passions,
the affections, or all. bear tyrannous sway
over it. Sometimes the intellect, athirst
for knowledge, ambitious of scientific gain,
greedy in tile pursuit Of its wealth, subjects
the body to, all kinds of hardships, drills it,
works it, wearies it, cheats it of rest, sleep,
and aalriment through years of research,
study, business or toll, till the body is worn,
emaciated,a robbed of its life-principle, aud
only fit to die This process of feeding the
mind at, the expense Of the body, is one Of
which nearly all schools and colleges are
guilty, Of which most of The professions are
guilty, and concerning which charges can
.hes laid at the door Of almost every kind of
btsiness: It is an evil especially peculiar
s6 our age. Young America loads down
The ainteIiect, puts on all the power and
freaks down the bodily car in the morning
spAlite. Our country is all strcwn over
WITH the wrecks of this evil. 1t is hot
,houae culture Of the mind; a kind of elec
triad application Of power to develop mind
and secure results before their time. We
do hot Object to hard study; it is the ma
king of minds. We approve of strong
and continuous effort; it strengthens the
nerves and hardcns the muscles Of mind |
We recommend vigorous mental arp:ica-
tioh; it gives stature and powc, to the in
ner man. But we Object to doing it at the
expense of the body. We object to wear
ing out the body before it is time, in this
process. The mind should always he used
with view to its relations to the body; anI
AS the body. is formed with relations TO
= T-.o a~rs.. 70. ,h"s a ri..l, mental cul.
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FARMING BY RULE.

# farming is a science and trade Us we
believe, thch it ought to be done hy rule.
1t has system in principle and it ought.to
have in practice. There is time, a'place
and y way for everything connected with
the business. And the best success is to he
found in practicing the best system. Far
ming issiike housekeeping or school, teach
ing, or manufacturing, in this respect, If it is
nocdone Systematically, it is done to great
disadvantage. There is waste and loss at
all ends and all corners. The waste in tiiiie
is very great. The waste in material is
much. The waste in produce is not a little
How many farmers there are who do
everything by guess or at random. They
plow all soils alike forall crops. They SOW
when they happen TO get ready whether
the season, the soil, or tho weather is right.
'Tlny have no idea of the size of their fields
nor the quantity of seed they put on to the
acre. They guess ii. is about right. They
have no system of rotation Of crops; no plan
for saving manures or fertilizing their. soil {;
no way of draining or of feeding to do
their stock the most good with the least
feed. The road is their COW yard and pas
ture. Tie door yard is their hog pen. A
rail fence is their only gate. Their fowls are
everywhere where they ought not to lie,
destroying and wasting. Their tools; car
riages and harness are always ou: of order,
and generally exposed to the sun and rain.
Their stock is wandering they know not
where. Their fences are fast going down
or fast going to ruin. Unruly horses, hogs
and cattle are otter nrLreal:ing in where they
ought not to be. Fence corners and head
lands arc growing up with briars end brush.
Orchards are unt'immcd; gardens are neg
lected. Weeds grow crops fail stock die
tools break; family gets sick expenses null
tiply; profits diminish; spirits flag home
becomes unhappy; who can tell what does
not follow that is miserabici ALI this may
lie avoided by systematic farming. Every
merchant knows that If his business is not
done in order and in time, he is the loser.
The mechanic knows tho same thing. The
farmer ought to know it. In no business il
system more requisite than in fafihihs.
The farmer has to do with fixed laws. They
must be obeyed or lie or his crops suffer
Order is heavens first law; SO It should be.
The farmers Vdllev Farmer. - .-r-- 80
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POE TRWo
From the ". y. Em;ckcr5ocker.

MY WORK.
have a work to do,
A work may not shun;
One path must pursue
Until my life be done.
What others do need not ask:
Enough for me know IN tusk.
'Tis not to seek for weeltl,-
covet no mans store
thank my God for health;
ask for nothing more.
My daily wants are soon supplied,
Or what do not need, denied,
Let others seek for fame,
The homage Of an hour,
care not for Il name, :.
For glory, or for power
The race l leave to others free
Such transient bliss is not for Inc.
Pleasure, that syren fair,
Has lost her power to harm;
Her joys are empty air
own 10 more their charm:
ioi Vehot acceHtS seem TO say,
"Stny not, but work while YET It's day."
To wipe the trembling tear,
From the pale mourner's eye;
To soothe the anxious fear,
Or hush the rising sigh;
This is q bliss for which to live,
A JOY that wealth Gun never give.
To strive against the wrong,
Which tukes the nnme of right;
To battle with the strong,
And conquer i'll the fight;
Brings trucr happiness than could
The warriors wreath, if batlied in blood.
Work, then, from day to day,
Nor pause for praise or blame;
Care not for what men say,
Duty is still the same.
The rest which all at times would crave,
To none is distnn!.-in the grave
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men. often wear the frost OF tour-score

men. often wear the frost OF four-score
yyears.
,>y For strong hca''l,, for vigorous physical
powers, mind should receive a wise and
vigorous culture. The nervous system ac-
quires strength by the judcious culture of
the mind. Schools, study, hooks, learned
professions, mental pursuits are favorable
to health under tile direction of enlightened
I've 80 ordered as never 10 exhaust the physi-
zeal powers-as never to pale the cheek,
,:.withcr the muscles, Cypress the spirits or
interfere will, the health opc: atoms Of the
= body.
* Beyond actual mental cxcrtions, there
r5arc many mental causes Of i'll health. Dis
quietude, desponle:'cy, care: anxiety, ailcc-
tiohate solicitude. wounded pride, wounded
affections, disappointment, SORROW, grief.
and many other states Of mind long suf-
sfereG actually derange the healthy opera
/. tions of the body. They lower its tone aud
weaken its powers.
{. Mental clleerfulncss-a free and easy
spirit is the great antidote to aIl naadics
from such causes, one absolute essential to
health. The burden Of heavy heart is
very great. From observations of many
:. years making, we cannot but think that
mental unrest and over.cxcrton in all its
various forms, is one of the primary causes
Of the present low state Of hcaltl, and short
z ness of life in all civilized communities
One fact bearing on this point is worthy Of
notice. It is, that the average age among
I, the Society of Friends, or Quakers, is said
Ito be one-third longer than among other
people. The great distinction between them
ar,d the world at large, is their superior in
f96Aligeuce and calmncss Of mind. Though
sssTeOple Of thought, they are proverLally
people of calm and cheerful spirits.
WANT OF REST AND SLEEP.
AS intimately connected with The cause
i'll health We have just pointed out, we
would speak Of want Of sufficient rest
5sdend sleep as fruitful cause of early decay.
Ours is fast age. Wisdom, wealth, fame,
sfortuAe and many other things mys: lie OBJ
ssasa in red hot haste. Long days and
hort nights, many working and few resting
yatpSks Is the order of our time. Pleasure,
nd staay, all reach far into the night.
of day and night is materially
3n all towns and cities, and too
n ths: country. Late hours aud little
hss gnsstnng many strong farmer
natures great restorern of the
ssted powers. Let the night bt
gsst and sleep, and the day 10 il,
p SeSeMJes, and It would DO mucl
sassd energies aud failing health
seisissd world. Sleep will Otter
drugs and drams viii only kill
dlsssen sleep, tho you'll, sleep. ane
ones sleep, as much aa Tie,
SC to them regularly, in it
sorn one, and 3presery
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gutter. Jennliess, we ncgged our way from
Vermont TO this city. Here We hired n
small cellar, in dark and dismal street,
and scnt our children out to beg. Many a
weary day we spent in that drcary cellar,
while our children were wandering in the
streets, begging for their drunken parents.
About forty days since, my little children
went out 10 beg, and from that hour to this,
have not seen them. Without food or
fire, | have clung to the dismal abode, till
hunger forced me out to search for my chill
dren. My degraded wife has been sent to
Backwell's Island as a vagrant, and alone
! went to the Island, to the House of Re-
form, 10 the Tombs, and in despair wan
dcrcd to the Five Points, and for the last
few days have lived in Cow Bay, among
besgars and thieves. To day saw two
children, who, if they had not looked so
clean, and sung so swcctly, would have
called them mine. O! would to God they
wcrc!"
"Tell me the name," said DR.. s., "and
will see"
In few moments, two interesting little
children were led toward lin. At the
sight Of this fearful looking man they
shrank back. The poor man sprang to his
feet, exclaining, "They are mine; my
dear children, don't YOU know your poor
old father? come to me, my children; ia
lher loves yon, he won't hurt you." lie
reached out his arms; the little ones were
timid at first, but they soon climbed up
their fathers knee, while the tears were
streaming down his face.
Kiss your poor drunken father, my chill
dren." But the face of the man was so
black and filthy, not place could he found.
Soon they forgot the dirty face, and re-
mcmbered their poor, degraded father; and
each entwining their little arms around his
neck, and fondly kissing him, the elder one
said, with voice that touched every heart,
"Fathcr, We so happy here that we
want to stay; won't you come and live here
too, papaa What makes yon drink SO
Dear papa, do sign the pledge, and not
drink any more. Mr.. Pease found me in
the street begging, and now we feel happy.
Do, papa, come and live here, and be as
good as you used to BE-"
The fathers heart was overwhelmed--he
sobbed and groaned aloud. For more than
an hour they sat together, till at last the
old man arose, still clinging to his children
and exclaimed, "The pledge the pledge
will never drink again p -
/ gave him the pledge, and from thai
hour he has faithfully kept it. He is now
q man, engaged in business, earning ter
dollars per week, and none could recognize
in the weii-dresse4 ,nan-who still board,
in the house-tl,e degraded original, who's,
portrait can still be seen at the House o
Industry, daguerreotyped in its strikin,
defor,nity and squaior.
II Tic Sunday Atlas, in . it, of resolution
] ary enthusiasm, says
!, HuTsh Tor the girls Of '7e!"
= 2 ThsndsrTn eriss d New Isrssy. Whia
asiat's : 20 No, pos huvrsh 70
il lthe grls see4 e ~ se
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Setting Him Right.-'4 stand," said a
Western stump orator, "on the broad plat
form of the principles of '9s, and palsied
be mine arm il desert 'e,n !"
"You stand on nothing of the kind n
interrupted little shoemaker in the crowd /;
you stand in my boots, that you never
paid me for, and want the money!
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The Sunday Atlas, in . 6t of revolution
ary enthusiasm, says:
HuTah Tor thsgirIs Of rep
81 9 2 Ihpndsr r., eriss q New Isrssy: Wing,
g. & shat's tae y. No, pos hursh }or
ne girlse s,sss. ~ . I'd.
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-s,-~.
An Arkansas correspondent of inc Nsws,
Orleans Picayuue gives the following .u-
thentic anecdote: 49,. +. =
You are all fond of cracking jokes at the
expense of Arkansas now here is one of
your State, absolutely true. l 60. it from
an eye witness
The district court in one of your northern
parishes was in session-'twas the first day
of the court; time, after dinner. Lawyers
and others had dincd, and were sitting out
before the hotel and long, lank, unsoplis-
ticated countryman came up and uncere-
moniously made himself one Of 'cm, and re-
marked: "Gentlemen, 1 wish you would
go on with this court, for want to 20 home
Il left Betsy looking out"
"Ah!" said one Of the lawyers, sand
pray, sir, what detains you ut court?"
"Why, Sir" said the countryman, I'm
fotched here as a jury, and they say if ! 60
home they will have to Jind me, and they
mout MT do that as l live good piece"
"What jury are you on = asked a law
yer:
"What jurym
Yes what jury. Grand or traverse ju-
rye
"Grand or travis jurya dad fetched if
know"
"Well," said the lawyer, did the Judge
charge you9"
Well, squire" said he, "the little fellow
that sits up in the pulpit and kinder bosses
it over tie crowd, gin us talk, but don't
know whether he charged anything or not
The crowcd broke up in roar of laugh
ter, and the sheriff called court.
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Is virtually 'rnuc'eu nyed Dcivfe iea.i,,Is
maturity for certain it is that undue work
during early life and Dvore the animal Is NJ
for it, brings on premature old age, nor do
VIC think we over estimate the evils when
VIC say that year Of future usefulness is
lost for every month that the colt works be-
fore lie is fit for it.
insufficient shelter acts injurously OIL all
animals. chiefly 10y exposing them TO sud-
den changes Of temperature and to the in
flucnce Of excessive cold, winds, rain and
storms. Animals in good health and abun-
dainty supplied with food, do not suffer
much Inconvenience even from very great
cold if unaccompanicI 10y moisture. Of
this we have sufficient evidence in the fact
that horses, rs well as other animals, living
at high la,itudcs, and in climates much col
der than ours, enjoy unimpaired good
health. "The cooling OF the body" says
LieJig, "by whatever cause it may Le pro-
duced, increases the amount Of food neces-
sary." Sheep exposed to the inclemency
of the winter weather, eat much larger
quantities Of food, and fatten more slowly
than those in sheltered situations and re-
ceiving the same kind Of food. The milk
yielded by COWS is often mucl, diminished
if the animals are exposed to cold, even for
short while. Indeed, amongst all animals
the effects of cold are gradually aggravated
by insufficient food. Shelter may be in :
sufficient either from the exposed position
of pasture-lands, or of farm buildings, or
from the faulty construction, or bad repair
OF the stables or sheds in which animals are
housed. Disease is thus often produced in
small and badly constructed stables. These,
from being over crowded, and from want of
appliances for efficient ventilation, often be-
come overheated, and to remedy this evil
the doors and windows are thrown open,
admitting currents Of cold air. The previ.
o"sIy heated, and it may be fatigucd con
dition OF the animals, predisposes them to
suffer from this mismanagement, and many
serious and fatal catarrhs, bronchitis and
pul,nonic affections are traceable TO sucl,
errors. To conclude, we may remark, tha,
insufficient shelter may be considered as the
special exciting cause of all affections oj
the respiratory organs, and Of all rheumatic
infiammations, and powerfully predispos.
ing cause of almost every disease. 1t eau
ses an unusually great consumption of food
and even with the most liberal diet, good
condition is rarely attainable.".
Not afraid Of Dignitaries-The eccep
trio Peter Cartwright the well known Meth
odist minister, was once preaching, wher
General Jackson entered the church. A
.pastorsiR the pulpit gave Ills brother Cart
wright = nudge, and whispered that the Ole
hero had jast come I'M, as much ss 10 say
aBe careful xh@ gon say,s But Gafs
wighs inaloud voice, which could bel .bssr,
all nvar tha churoI, lsi,nn1 Il, ~
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Cotton IN Middle Norida.-From what
we can learn, the planters Of Middle Florida
will, with few exceptions, secure very fair
crop Of cotton, notwithstanding the disas-
trous storm Of the last of August. But for
that mishap their crop this year would have
been unprecedented in size.-iSavannah
Geor1ian,
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Official Atrocity.-A correspondent of
the New York Times says that one of the
inmates Of Blsckwell's Island prison, at that
city, having lately offended one of the
keepers, was buried to bis waist in the earth,
his hands tied behind his back, and there
kept foftwo days without food, except a
little bread which was put into his mouth
by poorsiunatic.
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I, The servant Of a Prussian officer one day
met = esony, y,swhoi inquired Of lin how lie
90. along wilh his fiery rHsster. Oh, ex-
cssient,n anssered ths;seryant /. we live On
very tdepdly tsrms !; every morning vebsst
ssseh oilers eossa the only difference i, he
tskea his of % be beste1.s and ! keep fmins
Insiss IS II, 81 H slasut hi.
:zsI ~ q 3.
p lA} xasd ;'sS H;t 8
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Scott Gays tllat u ~
all things ls o. ssi6, I -
woman, who ms sllss 8 i q
but only featutes, 81 81 q II 4
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This is question which occurred to us
more than once Mt the Fair, last week, when
we were wedged in the crowd-owinc to
the norrow"ess of the passages; fault we
hope the Committee ofJArrangements will
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-23

Cigars and TOBACCO. =
HAVE just returned from the East with lot Of hns S
nrs and Tobacco selected with great care by myself
and expressly suited to the of my Wheeling custom
ers Among my selections can found the