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n NVTICE # ersons WirhiaEIo nnr.

Nv NOTICE persons wishin q 10 pur-
ICA>chase heavy draught HORSES, will apply to
->TURNER & BRO. As they wish to exchange
their Horses for Mules they will sell privately their
entire stock of Horses consisting of four horses
pair of them matches and suitable for Carriage
Wagon or Plough; one Bay Mare for harness or apy
kind of work. ard one fine Blooded Horse, works well
in any kind of harne;s. For further Information n
ply to A. BonEKER. TURNER L BRO
Ia 5-6tk
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By Alexander Mott.
M Y 7I11AnS a~vx

EURNITURE, DIZZY GOODS AND GRO
l. CERIEs.--Witl be cold 1t suction at INV .to,.
on SATURDAY next, 10 h inst, commencing AZ M
O'clock. large and general assortment of Household
Furniture.
DRY GOODs--Cloths. Csssineres, Csssipstt.
Linseys, Mouslins. Domestics Calico 60
Lsrge lot Ready N sds Clothing Boots Shoes &c.
9ROCERiES- :" hiskey. Brandy. Gin. Sugar,
Coffee. Candles Sosp. &c IS bags Buckwbest; 80
dozen Brooms; 10, eco seaars.
ALEX MOTT Aurt
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f5v-v-N FOX SALE.--A very fine and
9-.g A beautiful young COW with her second
3y calf, nota week old-rsised 10 the town
9.==essaaHGssG OF Sidney. Apply at this office.
Ia
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AUCTION SALES.
-~~~~~~w~~.~~~~~~
FUTURE DAYS.

FUTURE DAYS
= --~.--~s..---@--~-~ .-~-->~~-~~-~~~~~~~~-
~ =. ,. Geek Il Cs.
I UMBkR go. AT AUCTION-I will
sell q my 1astory on 18th, between Main and
Cary streets, on MONDAY mornine. i7th int n no
o'eioos' large lot Of Lnmbsr, &c, consisting Of
5000 feet Of ecsntIipg
2et0 " Of Crsipg Boards
17,o01 of Poplar
5000 of strips
ALSo-l large Desk; Office Chaita and nums
rous other articles remaining unsold at Ists .sis
Terms made known at sale.
N. 3. DICKINSON L CO.
=. D NooN q 70. Aoce. jalo
SHEKIFF,s sALE.~WiiI be .oIo- lar
- cash. on the Goth day ofthe present month, (Isn
1857, on the premises If Robert J. A. Smith, wbsr.
Saw MIL to be sold at the cost and risk of Thomss
Peyton, he having become the purchaser at a aale
made on the 22d day of December 1856 at the price
OF four hundred dollars cash. and having failed to
comply with the terms of said sale after having bee
notified 80 to do.
JOHN A. HUTCHINSON,
Sheriff of Henrco, acting for A. B. Hutchinson,
]. lo--2tawtd Late sheriff Of Heprico.
BY Dickinson, Hill & Co.. Aucts.
ADMiNIsTVATOR,s sALEOF yALU.
"A ABLE NEGhOE8.--On TUESDAY, the 18th
o. January, at II o'clock A. NJ. at the Auction
House of Messrs. Dickinson Hill Co., will be sold
the following valuable Negroes, belonging to the es.
tate of William Evans. decd, to wit:
rstsey and her child Maria and her child, eusan
and her two children, Charity, Washington, and a
email girl. These negroes mostly young Of good
Character, aud are we'll qualified
Fl. A. PEARCE, Adm'rof
William Evans, deed
DICKINSON, HILL l. Co, Aucts lag
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- !FGUas UFatS"lAb- SSo"AS'
- ia snG ~ s .ar,e tumtss
e. IT,: suG J. fsussE Table Cloths
.--.i Nsnkius
tg7.ts end cora Linen poyHes
U.-.sk ard RrcEGlacE : -tEe.s
,..s. nd DyGtss 40
-Er.- LINEN Sseetrg.. I'll wiCsas
,'.-io4 Pillow La"N
"a A.; sid Ia bieacasd Cotton sEeetings
r..oe--Csss Cotton ard Esd czug9
lie OIL f.o-h. Boxing sad luor CIash5
81 -.. 81, rrs-e' very i2z yuces
III PRICE L WATKINS.
~ PrrEIEfnl s$00G. for Misses.
.--... ...r.tS FIeuch CeLsineg
riDts. Cezir.--es, small PztternI
,lr-zal Fcarrh Fls.ls
-.--y Cloth Cioaks nd Cgges, for children
. s..-e=s' Cy..srG ana Sleeves, &c
la FNi"f. q "aihlts9.
~ attractive Notice At and below Cast.
~. rs sine u1,iI ,he IRA inst, 81 which time
STORE vii be closed, cHsr the residue OF my
s-f q: by G5oi- al ana below Get, foE casa
a.rt4ls-es sud dss!rab!s cssortrlent Of Spring
g.. .es aB rsaa, coa..stfg Z part of Summer Mou7s
.z a.-s-s u Lakes aLd OtGcr Vi 1etles OF L2aies'
..-s. GOODS s.oa. Inducements Viii Dc offered to
F.-. ss can lay in sacIs supplies they need in
..s'.c fabrics and Housekeeping articles and save
.. d. - pes cent.
t5a s..s tune Tor 5a;gajEs, as the stock must be
t-r T. D. QUARLE3,
. J
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E'pR RAk LA strong able bOdiee l,I A N
VINO - hrst rate ostler, carriage driver or wa.
goner and OF the very best character either by the
month or gear. Apply to
E9GLESTON & FITZGERALD,
detO No. II Pearl siraet
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NWEErE Ok FIFTEEN VALUABLE
l. SLAVES AT AUCTiUN.--On FRIDAY, the
Esd day Of January 1851 in front of the Union Hotel
in the town of Gainesville, will sell at public AUG
ton, 70 the highest bidder IL or Is valuable
SLAVES, belonging to the estate of Geprge w. Wiz
hanson, deceased
Terms Negotiable notes, well endorsed at four
months, with interest added.
JAMES WILLIAMSON
Admir-. OF Gao w. williamson decd
g. w. r. AvERETT, Auct. is S--tds
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"a HOP AND POWER FOR RENT..-A
~ shop suita ole for Sex Factory, A. fact by So,
and two stories with Five Horse Power Engine and
Fuel gratis. Apply at Beyidere Plaiping Mills. 9Th
and Arch Streets 10 s. ROBINSON,
de 3i-2g
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cunfT--
DUF4L.
1ext Leg
with re-
fafFr, IS
e any 70
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A w. EsECHAkDsesT.

A w. EECHAkDSON--
IA. GEN ERAL AGENT AND COLLECTOR
Attends TO the Collection of Claims, Hiring out Ne.
gross, Renting out Houses, and general Com
mission Business.
EE- Otice l4th street, opposite Exchange Hotel,
with w. II. Richardson, Richmond, Va.
a5-hIm
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SSjASTEU.--Nc wish TO purchase f8ur
w or iya hundred bushels Ma | Dried Apples.
BRIDGFURO l. co,
de ID On the Dock
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EEANTkD--pETIi AND@...E WIsii 20 hife
" for the ensuing year, number of GOA l. PIT
HANDS, 20 whom full prices will be gwen. DuEinG
the past four years no: single serious accident Ia
ht7 or limb hGs occurred in underground opera-
ticna For al hires, prompt quarterly payments viii
bs made 1t my Office in this city.
de ATS JNt j. WERTH. AGENT
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A DMlNlSTkArOk'S SAIL OF NE.
"A GRUGS.-At the same time and place as above,
will sell TWENTY-SIX NEGROES belonging to
the estate of J. P Vaughan consisting of men, wo.
men, boys and girls
Terms same as those of the Commissioners sale
JOSEPH N. VAUGHAN,
de S1-tds Admir- of i p Vaughan
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GALE Ut n T. q h 0k y Ar .SErhns.
~ WILLIE, ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,
THE 10Th AND 2lsT OF JANUARY, l857.-In pur.
suaDce Of a decree of the county Court of Amelia,
in the case of Vaugbsn's administrator vs.. Vaughan
ct ais, shall offer for sae public auction, at Je-
tersvlle, on the Richmond and Danvie Railroad,
FORTY NEGROES. consisting of men, women,
boys and girls of them house servants and the
rest antation hands.
TEkMs-six months credit, with interest from day
OF SALE the purchasers giving bond with satisfactory
security. L. MASTERS, Com'r.
de 3I-fds
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niVIDEND.--.The President and Direc.
~ tors of the farmer Bsna Of Virsnia have de
oiared dividend Of four and one-quafter per cent
ont Of the profits Of the Institution for the last sx
months, subject to deduction 1t quarter per cent
bonus. payable to the State, leaving four per
TO the ochhodsrs
js7-..lUt J. 4. SMITH, Cashier,
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WANTED, LAND WAHkASTa.--I an
W constant paying tke CHEST market price fo
LAND WARRANTS. Persons who deal ia fhein,
and sill others who have chem fer ssie, will do well
a! NM. HURLEY'S Exchange Cffice, SO M ain at
oppoIste the 81, Charles Hotel, Richmond, We.
FOk kENr-Two lodging rooms Over my oRss.
OF I'm
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I 0On BALES HAY, IN etOre and for
.UUU sale by
ia9 r. H. WHITTocK Il SON
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s.'hESH EUkL BUTTEk just rece.y-
Il ed per railroad, lot of MOUNTAIN RUA /.
BUTTER, at retail, for sale by
WM. T. KING
ia Bot 6 and Fraoklin street
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kFOR HIhE.-A WOMAN who Is n good
COOK, washer and ironer, Also, q GIRL which
1sdies' maid. "a
ig6 ALEX MOTIF
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AUC1lON oAlea.
=
TA70 DAY.
ny. Baker Il plensaase-


$1,000
~. Baker 4 Pleasure.
HORSES AND MULES Ar Arrrrn~
IL We VIII eeu Ct auction, thie tsATrYncxvs
morning, January 10th, 1887. ct 10 o'cIoek sh,s.
eream-colcTed MARE8, well mstched 1880
s1und and sentle Y harnes Also several sADnI.H
AND HARNESS HORSES; two ins yours nIyi.rzz
web broke.
js10 BAKER PLEASANTS
tyr q b TKE'S SALE OF TWO NEW
L WAGONS AND BAROUCH Az AUCTION -
viii sell at the Horse Lot, near the Central depot
EdiS DAY. ct 10 o'clock, two Carryss and
one second hand saroueh, BY virtue Of deed Of re-
cord In the Hastings Court.
J. n. PLEAsANTs, Trustee
DAkER PEASANTS Aucts jsi0
BY Thomas W. keesee,
ounce with Geo. ]. Sumner, No 90 Pearl street,
Nv HORSES AND LES, FOR
08SALE At AuCT1ON.-WiIl be sold, on
SATURDAY morning, January 10TH COM
mencins at 10 o'clock at the Horse Auc ion Lot. near
the Ce Railroad Depot, several Saddle and Har
neA Horses.
ALSO.
Three very fiue Mules three years old nav. .rdps
all warranted sound and . ell broke
ALSO-Three sets Of Harness nearly nav
Jag THOS w. KEESCE Auef
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MINERAL --The subscriber
~ tenders his services TO the public for the hiring
out CT NEGROES, COLLECTING CLAIM MS,
RENTING HOUSES. and all business connected
witc General Agency and Commission Business.-
He will aso attend to the gale and purchase of live
stock OF ali kinds Business entrusted to him will be
promptly attended to.
Office OF Franklin and Wall, or 18th streets
formerly occupied By y. 3. i C. 3. Bill
VIM yUOQn
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NOTICE.---The subscriber most respect
Y fully informs the citizens of Richmond that he
will be prepared on MONDAY next, January 18th,
to undertake Washing and Ironing. To any that may
eel disposed to patronage him his price will be so
cents per dozen, for resulsr customers.
ia 2-zwk WM. II. WOODWARD.
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E'SH Hih Is "A good Driver, two sOod
L Farm Hands two good Cooks Annlv r. ne st
the County Court House
ia 7--1w mo
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FlrhUkiAs AND CARPET BASsS.-.,Iust
l. received $50 of the above articles, for which "
e'e agents and sell you lower than any other
house in the city. 3. MAURICE,
Metropolitan Store, ISL Main st,
Eagle suDare
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29
A Funny Pbeaix.

"John Phenix," most quizzicaI writer,
lately took trip from Boston TO New Orleans
and gives an account of the same in the
Kniekvboeksr Magazine. -
John gives an account of meeting be-
tween fellow passenger and his wife, at
New Orleans. He was accom- panied by his
old friend Butlerield, who had joined him a,
Memphis; he landed at New Orleans, and
proceeded forthwith The st. Charles Hotel--
Al this great tavern Buueriield expected 10
meet his wife, who had arrived from Gala
foruia, to rejoiu him afler three months
separation. Pbenix says:
81 have never seen man 60 nervous
He rode on The outside of the coach with the
driver, that he miehI obtain the earliest view
of the building that contained his adored one.
# was with great difficulty that KEEP, pace
with him as he unanimously rushep up the
steps leading 10 the Rotunda. In an instant
he was at The Office, and gasping Mrs. But
-tsrfeId.' 'In the parlor, sir,' replied Dan, and
he was off. | followed and saw him STOP
with surprise as he came TO the door. In the
centre Of the parlor stood Mrs. Butterfeh.-
That Admirable woman had adopted the
very latest and most voluminous style and
having or rich silk of greenish hue, looked
like lovely bust on the summit of q new.
mown haysiack.
Bui,erfeld was appalled, for moment, but
hearing the cry "Amos," he answered hys.
iericaIly, any Amander ~ and rushed on
He ran three times around Mrs. Butisrfield,
but it vas of no use, he couldn't in. He tried
10 climb her, bnt tho hoops gave way and
frustrated the attempt. He extended his
arms 10 her; she held out hers 10 him tears
were IN their eyes. !, was the most affecting
thing ever witnessed. Finally, Mrs. But.
ierfiele sat down, and Amos got behind the
chair and kissed her, until their offspring, by
bowling and biting the calf of his leg. created
diversion. They were very happy, so were
the people in The parior. Everybody appear
ed delighted; anc small, boy year or two
older than little Amos, jumped up and down
like " whiP.saw, and huoa'd 'Hoop-ee' with
all his might
'ButterfieId,' said !, an hour or two later,
Il suspect that Mrs. Buiterfeld has adopted
hoops.'
'0h! yes,' answered he, Il saw that stick
ing out. Perhaps it will obviae the little
tendency she lad to 'blow up.' I'm glad of
ii.D
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TALLEYRAND,s ApaoRisns.

Our welcome 10 a stranger depends upon
the name he bears-upon the coat be wears;
our farewell upon the spifi! he has displayed
In the interview.
8 There is 80 great charm IN friendship,
that there is even kind Of pleasure ir ac-
knowledgiug ourself dupsd by the sentiment
il inspires.
Unbounded modesty 10 nothing more than
unavowed vanity the too humble obeisancs
is sometimes disguised mperliuencs.
The reputation oi man is like bis shadow
gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy
in its proportion when it follows.
Beauty, devoid Of grace, is mere hook
wilhou, . bait.
He who cannot feel friendship is alike in.
capable of love. Let woman beware Of The
man ~ho owns tia. he loves no one bu, her
self
The Count de Coigny possesses wit and
talent, but his conversation is fatisueing, be-
cause. his memory is equally exact in quoting
the death of The Princess de Gnemsnee's poo
die.
To contradict and argue with total stran-
ger, is like knocking at gate to acertain If
there is any one within.
The love Of glory can only create hefo /;
the contempt of it creates great man.
The errors Of grea, men, and the good
deeds of reprobates, should not be rsckoned
in our estimates Of their respective charac.
ters.
Itis someihiug'quite enough for man to
feign ignorance Of that which he knows TO
gain the reputation Of knowing that Of which
he is ignorant.
Bolh erudiiion and agriculture ought 10 be
encouraged by government; wit end manu-
factures will come themselves.
Too m uch sensiblily creates unhappiness;
too much inseusibilily creates crime.
1t is an attribute OF true philosophy never
TO force the progress OF truth and reason, but
to wait Till the dawn of light; meanwhile,
the philosopher may wander into hidden
paths, but he will lnever depart from The main
track.
A generous man will place the benefits he
confers beneath his feel-lhcse he receives
nearest his heart.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29

DIGGIEo WELLS IN QuIcKsARD--1ow 70
MAKE 4 CuRs.-The following from a Mich.
igaa paper, is simple and ingenious meth
cd for the construction of the curb;
"When they came TO the water, a. was
always the case there on the openings, ,hsy
found an abundance Of quicksaud. So 10
stop that out they went to the woods and cut
a white oak tree about three feet over, and
cut of three feet Of the butt, then mark Of
about three inches thick around the outside,
and split il off in pieces like stave bolts, bs-
ing careful 10 lumber them so as 10 selihem
up, hoop them toge,hsr--having first cham
peFed of the outside go az to sharpen tho
lower end, then let them down into the
quicksand, liuls at time, being careful to
keep them to their natural place, dipping ont
The sand from the inside, and thus settling
hem down till the Top was even with the wa
Ter Being under water i, would never rot
out, and the thickness Of the slaves would
prevent them from ever moving out of. their
place. II kept the sand out perfectly, the
water came in from the bottom, and, aftef tho
first s;x months, was as clear as the crystal
fountain" e s.
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CoTJMBIA COUNTY, PA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20. 1857.
avsr,sd the Mahommsdan yoke from Eu

averted the Mahommedan yoke from Eu-
rope.
8. The battle of Hastings, A. D. 1866, ia
which William of Normandy was victorious
over The Anglo-Saxon Harold, and the result
OF which was the formation of The Anglo
Nofmsn nation, which is now dominant in
Europe.
Q. The battle of Orleans, A. D. 1929, in
which the English were defeated, and The in-
dependent existence Of France secured.
10. The defea, of the Spanish Armada, A.
D. 1888, which crushed the hopes Of Papacy
in England.
II The battle of Blenheirn, A. D. 1704, in
which Marlborough by the defeat of Tallard,
broke the power and crushed the ambitions
schemes of Louis XIV.
IL. The defeat of Charles XII, by Peter
the Great, ct Poi,ows, A. D. 1909, which Sc
cured the stability Of The Muscov:ie empire.
10. The battle Of Saratoga, A. D. 1777, in
which Geuera! Gates defeated General Bur.
goyne, and which decided the fate of the
American revolationisis, by making France
their ally, and olber European powers friendly
to them. ......
IA. The battle of vslmy, A. D. 1909, when
the continental allies, under the Duke of
Brunswick, were defeated by the French un.
der Dpmourier, wilhou, which the French
revolution would have been stayed.
IS. The battle of Waterloo, A. D. 1915, in
which the Duke of Wellington hopelessly
defeated Napoleon, AMI saved Europe from
bis grasping ambition.
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29
The Pacific Wagon Roads.

The Secretary OF the interior is pushing for
ward rapidly The arrangements for vigorous
prosecution Of the Pacific wagon road recent
Iy provided for by Congress. The road is d.
vided into five sections, each Of which has a
superintendent to construct it. Mr.. w. E.
Mobiles will construct the road from Fort
Ridgely TO the South Pass, and return over
the Platte road 10 Fon Kearney; MIR. M. F.
Magraw, of Missouri, will construct the Fort
Kearney and Honey Lake road as far as the
City Rocks; John KIRK, Of California, will
complete this road from City Rocks 10 Henry
Lake Valley, working from the Catalonia
side the road from Ell Paso TO Fort Yuma
has been placed under The supervision OF Mr.
James B. Leech, Of Texas; ftom Fort Def
ance to the Colorado is assigned 10 Mr.. Beale.
A new Bureau has been established to take
immediate charge of the business of the road
and Mr.. B. H. Campbell, civil engineer, has
been placed a, lis head.
These wagon roads will enable the Gov
ernmeEt to transport with greater facility mill
itary stores and troops to our distant posses
sions. The power of the Government and
the security Of The laws will be extended 10
evsrp quarter of the country. They may be
regarded az the sure precursors OF the stream
Of population and civilization which will
spread over the whole extent Of the country
from our present western borders TO the Pa
cific, and win be followed in good time By
= railroad connecting The sastsru and wssistr
divisions OF the United States in closer union.
--Lsdes. - 's-s sssssssss''ess Z
The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-04-29
Mistellaneo o u 8.
Life Of an Engineer.

The life OF railroad engineer is graphical
ly depicted in the following extract from the
Schenectady Star;
{" But the engineer--he Who guides the
train by guiding the iron hore, and almost
holds the lives oi passengers IN his hands
his is life OF mingled pain and pleasure. 10
a little seven.by-nine apartment, with square
holes on each side for windows, open behind
and with machinery 10 look through ahead,
you find him. He is the Paibfinder;" he
leads the way a: all times Of danger, checks
the iron horse, or causes il 10 speed ahead
with the velocity of The wind, at will. Have
you ever stood by tie track, Of dark night,
and watched the coming and passing Of a
trains Away off in the darkness you discov.
o. light, and you hear noise, and ths earth
,rembles beneath your fee:. The light comes
nearer; you can compare II 10 nothing but
the devil himself, with iis terrible whistle; ;
the sparks you imagine come from Beelze-
bulbs nosiriIs--,he fire underneath, that
shines close to the ground, causing you 10
believe the devil walks on live Goals. II,
comes close 10 you; you back away and
shudder; You look up, and almost on the
DEVILS back rides the engineer perhaps the
"machinen shrieks, and you may imagine
the engineer is applying the spur to the dew
il's sides. A daring fellow, lhat engineer
you can't help saying so, and you wonder
wherein lies the pleasure of being an engi-
nser. But 90 he goes, day after day, night
after night. Moonlight evenings he sweeps
over the country, through cities and viliasss,
through fairy scenes and forest cearings. He
looks ihrough the square holes at the side
and enjoys lbe moonlight, but he cannot STOP
to enjoy the beauty of the scenery. Cold,
rainy, muddy, dsrk night, il is The same
Perhaps the tracks are undermined or over
flowed with water; perhaps some scoundrels
have placed some Instructions in the way,
or trees been overturned across the track
and, in either case, !, is aImos, instant death
--io him, ct least but he stops not. Right on
10 the word with him, and on be goes, re-
gardless Of danger, weather, and everything,
save the well-doing of his duty. Think oi
him, ys who shodder through fear in the
cushioned seats of the cars, and get warm
from the fire that is kindled for your benefit,
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Decisive Battles Of the World.

The decisive battles OF the world, those OF
which, to use Hallam's words, ia contrary
event would have essentially varied the dra-
ma ot the world in all lis subsequent scenes, {"
are numbered as fifteen by professor Greasy,
who fills tue chair Of ancient and modern his
Tory of the University of London. They are
the grand subject OF two volumes by him,
just from BenlIey's press. These battles are :
1. The battle Of Marathon, fought 400 B.
c., in which the Greeks under The emisiocles,
defeated the Persisns under Darius, thereby
turning back tide of Asistic invasion, which
else would have swept over Europe.
2 The battle of Syracuse, 4I3 B. c., in
which the Athenian power was broken, and
The West of Europe saved from Greek dom.
ination.
8. The battle Of Arbella, 33i B. c., in which
Alexander, by ths defeat of Darius, establish
ed his power in Asia, and by the introduction
of European civilization produced an effect
which as yet may be traced there.
4. The battle of Metaurns, fought 2o7 b.
c., in which the Romans under Consul Nero
defeated the Carhagenians under Hasdrubal,
and by which the supremacy The great re-
public was established.
s. The Victory of Arminus, A. d. Q, over
the Roman legions under Varus, which &C.
cured Gaul from Roman domination.
6. The battle Of Chalons, A. d. 45i, In
which Actius defeated Aiilla the Hun, The
sslf'styled "Scourge Of God," and saved Eu-
rope from entire devastation. ...,,-.
The battle Of Tours, A. D. 7s2, in which
Charles Mar sf, By the dsfsa. Of the Saracens