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LANDS! LANDS!
EDWIN w TONYEI

Z.
EDWIN w. TOWER.
Nov offers for sale, in Lots to suit purchas-, r.
IN ere, tho following Tracts OF Land:
IN VIRGINIA.
At prices ranging ficn one dollar and twen,s.
i've cents to four dollars per aero. .a,t.-r
o,VOo acres In Calhoun county, on tho West loTS
of Littlo Kanawha.
800 acres in Monongalia county, mountain lauG, 4
miles east OF Morpantown. .....r
5000 acres in Mouongal.a and Preston, mouh- .
tain land, from to Ii miles southeast OF
4 q Morgantowo. aa f III.
200 acres III MononCalia county, near Clinlnh
~ Furnace. .NEa tETssH... tfFE.H
200 acres IN Afonongaia, 8 miles east of Nor
gantown- Burton tract.
81 and III acre tracts in Monongalia, near Gin
ton Furnace. 10 1lasF III 3 .fEsEaG8at'
so acres, part of the Ridgway land, opposite
Morgantown; price so TO 500 peracrc.
goa acres near Morgantown, on the Monon-1
eShola river, and apple orchard, vel se!ec-
ted grated irnit.
Al acres miles northeast of Norgan,own,
price S23 dollars per acre. ,.a., st-tssh u-g
ali acres IN Monongalia county, on Dunkard
creek, Daniel Burton tract. HE s.st HatN
Ia Town Lots in W est NorgIntown, price 500
each
small Brick House, rooms m j kitchen i'm
~ Morgantown $500 on time. .siEsassal
J other House and Lot in Morgantown, price
5000 cash.
.18 E' IN WISCONSIN,. 9s,ggr.em
70 At S2,T5 Per Acre Each. ra
1000 acres in is tracts, first rate farming land,
well tmbered and watcred. These Lands Ito
near the line of the Milwaukee and Superior city
Railroad, which is now completed TO Ripon and
will be completed in sAor, time TO its north
crn terminus. '.'" s-.t ia oa' 4af
.av INIowA. a.,a aaa.5ai
at Prices ranging from $3.50 to $15
alIn per acre, each: aas .sq.Er
1870 l$S ara :. ! "n f Bi"ot,h $40 90
so ~. 1 q. Jobnson SIS 78'
These Iowa lands are all situated in the viein-
ity of the Rock Island, Iowa City, Fort pcs-
n,oines and Council huff Railroad, the Dubuque
aud Sioux City Railroad, and the M'Grcgor's,
Landing and ST. Peters Railroad, are increasing
in value, and have been selected with great caro-
by experienced survey ors, und are al! warranted
to be good dry farming lands .-. ,.....
IN MICHIGAN.
A 10 per al Gre nl#f
l60 acres fl rst rate Ian | heavy timberod. aag
acres cleared with a small log house about
8 miles from the town of Ridgway.
.'' " IN ILLINOIS. 'a . 81.
100 Town Lots 81 by l33 feet, in the southern
suburbs Of the city of Chicago, on Stewart,
Duncan and Wentworth avenues price 5000
and $500 each, one half cash and the bal
so. ance in IL months with interest - .....
T.. w. TOWER,
'a, Morgantown, Monongalia county, Va.
December 20, 1896. .,.'..f .....-.''.. ..-.s
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THE FARMERS GUIDE
70 Scientific d, Practical Anrinaln,l

THE FARMERS GUIDE .s
10 Scientific g. Practtcal Agriculture.
by iESnY STrPnEHs, +. Il. 8. Of Edinbura, and
the late J. p. NORTON, Professor Of Scientific
Agriculture in Yale College, Now Haven 9
vols. Royal Octave. GOO pages, and numer-
GUS Wood and Steel Engrayings.
I'M is, conlcssGdiy, tho most complete work
on Agriculture ever published, aud in order to
give It a wider circulation tho publishers have
resolved TO reduce tho price TO ....s ...aa
Five Dollars for tao Two Volumes!
when sent by mail (nost.f adj TO California
and Oregon the price Mi be 81. 70 any OTTER
part OF the Union, and to Canada, (postpaid) SO.
" This ~orh is not Tie old book efMe FaYm'
Ren,lances for any of tho abovo publications
should always DO addressed, postpaid, /, tho
publishers, M"
LEONARD SCOTT g. Co..,
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BALTIMORE PRICES,
For the week ending March ID. 1857.

CORRECTED WEEKLY FOR THIS PAPER ny
RANDOLPH & LATIMER,
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% On Thursday last, we had a variet,

" oh thursday last, we mad variety
Of approved winter weather, viz:
:" II rain'd and Jie,o,
JtiS and sneW! 20 ~
and even at this present ,type-sticking The
hills around are covered with snow. March
is retrieving what February lost in rough
weather. The signs have failed. sfsE
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-. or THE CAR, where the fines, Ambro.
type Ii keDesses are taken for 81 90, is still
open FOR the accommodation Of customers.
II is only necessary TO examine the beauIi.
lul specimens hung out al the door to be
convinced of the excellence Of the Ambro
Yre, and The skill Of MIR. oliphant as an
artist. He talks Of leaving about the first
OF April, SO that all who want nice pictures
had better be leaving their measuro' pretty
soon. Give him All early call. H.
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ol5- The River is now up to eamboating
'nd rafting stage. The snow has come down
Nom the moun,ains, and the rain and snow
" "Wednesday night and Thursday have
made full river.
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H. SCOTT & Co., New York. continue 10 publish
The JOAopiag ieading British PcriodidaIs, ris:
BLACKWooD's EpIspunc MAGAZINE rr,

HESE Periodicals ably represent the three
great political parties of Great Britain-Vhfa,
Tory, and Radical--but politics forms only one
feature OF their character. AS Organs Of the
most profound writer's Science, Literature,
Morality and Religion, IN cy' stand, as they ever
have stood, unTiyalied in the world Of letters,
being considered Indispensable to tho scholar
aud the professional man, while TO the inteIii-
gent reader OF every class they furnish more
correct and satisfactory record of the current
literature of the day, throughout the world tina,
can be possibly obtained from any other sourc,
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-21

Gs- Col Lee Roy Kramer has returned
nome, after spending The winter in Philsdel.
PAs. He looks quite well, aud enjoys good
''slth ard fnc spirits. II
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0~s- A Post Office has just been estab-
lshed al Cushman's ('stone- pile) on Robin
sons Ran, in this county, called MaG,vilie.
Adcnijah Cushman is appointed Postmaster.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-21

The Catholics of Montreal arc about
to erect cathedral surprising in SPLEEN
dor any church ediiice on tho western
continent. . -L-..-.- {.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-03-21

Az SA,ic IeF fhcIc IdcD. fh"4LiIt
1000 acres in is tracts, first rate farming land !,
well timbered and watcrcd. These Lands ho
near the line of the Milwaukee and Superior city
Railroad, which is now completed to Ripoa and
vii! be completed in shor, time to its north
crn tcrn,irus H..'. ...HH Ha# p" a.I u.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18
TOBACCO CHEWING PREACHERS.

Is it possible ! Not tobacco chewing
preachers? Yes, indeed. Lots of them
bishops, presiding elders, and on down
to the youngest class. And do they
preach temperauce? Why, certainly they
do. Wouldn't they be singular preachers
if they didn't? Certainly they would.
But are they not more singular as it is ?
They preach temperance, and practice
iniemperancc lhemselyes-tell the drunk
ard to put the bottle away from his mouth
and at the next breath thrust a plug Of
tobacco into their own. Wonder iflhese
preachers ever found a text in this pas
sage; "Thou that preaehest a man should
not steal, dost thou steal p or in this
- Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou
commit sacrilege?"
Tobacco chewing preacLers Are
they " 10 recommend everywhere deeeB-
cy and cleanliness 2" So says the De
ciple. Wonder if they do It! Can't say.
Put plug Of the weed in their mouths,
stain their teeth, render their breath Of
feusiye, aud then tell every body else to
be decent Spit all over the floor, and
then tell the good sister Of the house to
be cleanly Stain the sacred desk with
tobacco juice, and then preach decency
and cleanliness to the congregation Con-
sistency, thou art jewel That's fact.
Wonder what inconsistency is ? Guess
this would be a pretty good definition
a to5aeeo ehel0ing preacher.-I'itsJtargh
ChristiaD Ads0c0te.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18
IRASBURGH VERMONT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 49, 1857

Pennsylvania, that of the SchoylkilI,
contains also about fifty coal seams, and
twenty-five of these have a thickness
each of more than three feet, and are
available for mining. Further west, the
great Appalachian, or, as we have here
termed it, the Pennsylvania coal field,
contains about twenty beds in all, ten OF
which are thick enough to be mined
Still further onward the broad basin of
Indiana and Illinois shows apparently
not more than ten to twelve beds, and it
is believed that only seven of these are
thick enough and pure enough for min
ing. Northward, in the Michigan coal
field, there are only two or three layers,
and these lay so low that the expense of
draining mines by pumping viii long for
bid successful coal mining in that locali-
ty. Still further westward, the coal field
of Iowa and Missouri contains, it is be-
lieved, but three or four beds of profita-
bic size, and the total number, thick and
thin, does not exceed six or seven. A
similar graduation is noticeable in the
general size of the individual coal seams,
by far the thickest being in the anthra-
cite basins of Eastern Pennsylvania
The coal in the Western territories is
generally thin.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18
A ROMANTIC REGION.
The fairy is l." Casta Diva"

The editor of the Abingdon Viryinjan
recently spent a few days in the White
Top Mountains, and other peaks in that
range, and in all the region round about.
In giving his experience, he says =
"The White Top is the ehigher peak in
the whole Appalachian range, and from
its summit the most extensive and mag
nifcent view is obtained it has ever been
our good fortune to witness. The trees
upon its summit are just beginning to bud
and the whole foce of the mountains is
carpeted with wild flowers, rich in fra
GRANGE and gorgeous in colors. While we
were upon the summit, and looking out
westward with glass at Abingdon and
the farms many miles beyond, a cloud
came rolling up to the mountain, which
soon swept across the top, careering like
a snow storm, the wind whistling mourn
fully and winter-like, through the naked
limbs, and the vapor hiding our company
from each other. From the southeastern
slope portions of North Carolina, Tennes-
see and Virginia, all fell within the scope
| of natural vision and from the north
western slope the bold outline of old
Kentucky marked the horizon. The
most remarkable thing we saw upon
White Top was its crowds of trees called
Lashhorn. These trees are Of all heights.
from mere shrubs up to fifty feet, and the
tops are almost invariably fat-so much
so, and the branches so closely interwo-
ven, that persons can stand or walk upor
them. Our company, consisting Of nine
persons, had the curiosity to ascend tc
the top of one Of these trees, where We
all sat down together upon the level plat
form of foliage, some twenty-five feet il
diameter, and two or three of the com
pany actually laid down and rolled acros
the top. This tree is a species of fir, ant
, is, we believe peculiar to the peak. Th,
: timber near the summit is small ant
l gnarled, but at the base the trees ar
giants. We saw and measured one whit
=; oak 18 1-2 feet in circumference, wit
j 20 feet trunk without a limb. Th
t streams in the neighborhood all aboun
a in trout (the best table fish in the south
: west), and their capture, though labor
j Gus, is full of sport"
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eyes will not deceive her. Her baby's
features are indelibly engraved upon her
her heart.
Her kind friend supports her up five
flights of stairs, and she stops to take
breath and to nerve herself for either
intense happiness or disappointment.
They were about to enter the room,
when a little voice greets their ears, sing
ing with wonderful power and express
sion, an Italian melody, which the lady
herself used to sing in her own sunny
land. She stops and grasps the arm Of
friend.
Oh, wait she whispers, 'let me try,
with great effort, she continues and
completes the unfinished strain in a voice
that an angel might not exceed.
He opens the door.
Lauretta stands in the center of the
floor, alone and agitated her great eyes
dilated with emotion long repressed-
Her mothers voice had reached spot
in her little heart, which vibrates on her
memory like a glimpse of Heaven.
Madam Victor sinks upon chair
gazes long and earnestly upon the little
motionless figure; then she stretches out
her arms and whispers, "come here"
Lauretta slowly advances, and when
she is close to the lady, she nestled her
head upon her bosom, and draws a long,
deep sigh.
Tell me your name, sweet one."
The lady presses the little form still
closer.
" Darling I am your mother"
I knew it sighed the child"
"You know it, my angelp'
"Yes; I have seen you in my dreams
and always called you mother" and
when you sang just now it brought it al
back r'
Good Mr.. Patron went to the window
and wiped his eyes.
Once again we see him sitting in bis
easy chair at the bright coal fire. By hi
side sits beautiful lady-one hand les
in his, and the other is tenderly strok
ing his hair, but her eyes are resting up
on the little fairy who sits at the piano
silently dreaming over some of Handel
music which her papa has brought hom
to her.
The lady is his wife.
The fairy is l." Casta Diva"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18
ROBERT EMMETT AND HIS LOVE.


Twas the eve Of lovely day-the
last day ofthe noble and Inflated Emmett.
A young girl stood at the castle gate,
and desired admittance into the dungeon.
She was closely veiled, and the keeper
could not imagine who she was, nor that
any one ofsuch proud bearing should be
an humble suppliant at the prison door.
However, he granted the boon, led her
to the dungeon, opened the massive iron
door, then closed it again, and the lovers
were alone. He was leaning against the
prison wall, with a downoast head, and
his arms were folded upon his breast
Gently she raised the veil from her face,
and Emmett turned to gaze upon all that
earth contained for hm-the girl whose
sunny brow, in the days Of boyhood, had
been hispolar star-the maiden who had
sometimes made him think the world was
all sunshine. The clanking of the chains
sounded ike q death knell to her ears,
and she wept like a child. Emmett said
but little, yet he pressed her warmly to
his bosom, and their feelings held silent
meeting-such meeting, perchanee, as
is held in heaven only, when we part no
more. In low voice he besought her
not to forget him when the cold grave re-
ceived his inanimate body-he spoke of
by-gone days, the happy hours of child
hood, when his hopes were bright and
glorious-and he concluded by request
ing her sometimes 10 visit the places and
scenes that were hallowed to his memory
from the days of his childhood; and,
, though the world might pronounce his
! name with scorn and contempt, he prayed
5 she would still cling to him when all
: others should forget. Hark! the church
bell sounded, and he remembered the hour
} of execution. Fhe turnkey entered, and
! after dashing the tears from his eyes, he
; separated them from their long embrace,
and led the lady from the dungeon. At
the entrance she turned and their eyes
met-they could not say farewell /! The
door swung upon its heavy hinges, and
they parted forever. No, not forever ;
f is there not a heaven
| A.. Il
, gIoriously martyr to his country and
= liberty.
And one-o'er her the myrtle showers
Its leaves, by soft winds famed
5 She faded, midst Italian flowers
2 The last of their fair band.
Twas in the land Of Italy it was a
gorgeous time of sunset in Italy. What
a magnificent scene ! A pale, emancia-
ted girl lay upon the bed of death. Oh I
i it was hard 10 die far from her home, in
'' this beautiful land where flowers bloom
} perennial, and the balmy air comes fresh
ly to the pining soul. Oh no her star
has set the brightness Of her dream had
i fadedy her heart was broken. When
. ties have been formed on earth-close
t burning ties what is more heart-rend-
ing and agonizing to the spirits than to
!" find, at last, the beloved one is snatched
away, and all our love giving to pass
e ing foweret" Enough: she died the
-' betrothed of Robert Emmet-the lovely
Sarah Curran. Italy contains her last
'' remains It's flowers breath their fra
! GRANGE over the grave, and the lulling
notes ofthe shepherds lutte sound re-
- quinn to her memory"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18
"REMINISCENCES OF Ma
POLEON

III 1O4O-IIldL memorable year Wnen
Rome, Amsterdam, Dantzic, Antwerp
and Paris were cities of the same proud
empire---Napoleon had brought his
young bride to Brussels, and was receiv-
ed with great enthusiasm and pomp. On
the morning after his arrival, he review
ed the troops of the garrison in the AUee
perte, and as the different regiments de-
filed before him, remarked a grenadier,
who bore the cAeUronS of seajeant-ma-
jor. Tall and erect, his black eyes blaz-
ed, like stars, from a face bronzed by
twenty campaigns, while an enormous
moustache rendered his appearance still
more formidable, or bizarre. When the
line was reformed, the emperor rode up
to the regiment of grenadiers, and called
the sergeant to the front. The heart of
the old 5vidiur buaU n1gn, and his cheeks
glowed.
81 have seen you BEFORE" said Napo-
leon, your name ?"
"Noel, sir" he answeree with falter-
ing voice.
" Were you not in the army of ItaIy?''
" Yes, sire: drummer at the Bridge
of Arcole."
" And you became a serjeant-major p
Marengo, sire"
But since p
q have taken my share of all the
great battles"
The Emperor waved his hand, thu
grenadier returned to the ranks, ant
Napoleon spoke rapidly to the Colone
for few moments-the quick glances O
his eyes toward Noel showing that h,
was talking Of him. He had been dis
tinguished for his bravery in severa
battles, but his modesty had prevented
his soliciting advancement, and be hac
been overlooked in the promotions. Th
Emperor recalled him to his side.
You have merited the Cross of th
Legion of Honor" said he, giving hin
} the one he wore. You are a brav
: man."
t The grenadier, who at this momen
stood between the Emperor and the CO
t lionel, could not speak but his eyes sal
more than volumes. Napoleon made
: sign, the drums beat a roll, there was
q dead silence, and the Colonel turning tc
e wards the knight, who with tremblin
q hands was placing his cross upon b
O breast, said with loud voice,
t In the name of the Emperor, II
+ spect Sergeant Major Noel as sub-lieut'
c nant in your ranks"
z. The regiment presented arms. No
: seemed in a dream and only the stel
[fl immoveable features of the Empert
1t prevented him from falling on bis knee
: Another sign was made, the drums bea
n and again the colonel spoke,
Y In the name of the Emperor, respe
sub-lieutenant Noel as lieutenant in yol
n ranks"
,r This new thunderstroke nearly owe
S. came the grenadier his knees tremble,
i his eyes, that had not been moist
70 twenty years, were filled with teal
and he was vainly endeavoring to star
le mer his tanks when he heard a third r,
Ia Of the drums, and the loud voice Of
ID colonel,
In the name of the Emperor, repe,
j. Lieutenant Noel as captain in 70
" ranks"
y After this promotion the Emper
as continued his review with that calm, m
" jestic air which none who beheld bi
: ever forgot; but Noel, bursting into
d food of tears, tainted in the arms Of t
VI colonel while from the regiment ear
of a loud, united shout Of VtUe PEmperep
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18

MARRIAGE.-IfI we're talking 10 my
own daughter, would entreat her never
to allow herselfto dwell upon marriage
as an object 10 life. Dignity and deli
cacy sink, IcaBnot say how rapidly, when
once the idea takes possession OF the
mind; and 50 for happiness there is no
more miserable being in existence than
a woman, past the excitement Of youth,
aiming TO be married, for the sake Of be-
ing married. She becomes more and
more dissatisfied and eDyious and neglect
ful Of present duties. May you never be-
come what / have seen many others, sole
ly from the influence Of tLiE one false,
degrading principle,
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18

gsF John,' said a clergyman 10 one
Of bis flock, "you should become tee
toteler-you have been drinking again
to-day"
DO you never take wee drap your
self, sir:" inquired John.
"Ah, but John, you must look at youl
circumstances and mine"
Vera true" quoth John, but, sir
can you tell me how the streets Of Jeru
salem were keepit sac clean y
No, John, ] cannot tell you that"
Weel, sir, it was just because every
one kept his own door clean (" replied
John, with an air Of triumph.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18

How TO KEEP PREsERvEs.-Apply
the white of an egg with small brush to
a single thickness of tissue paper the
paper must be sufficiently large to come
an inch or two over the jar, and will re-
quire no tying.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-09-18

pAV
+.
sugars
d shoes
|rniture
will re-
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1857-07-10

Puoroaurm ~ rur Err. Dr. sanford,
who examined the eye OF E,arl.lsy, mur-
I.rcl last winter at Auburn, New York, 70
,r., the trath u the statement that the last
.cgnc viewed by dying man remained fixed
ou the r,tinl Of the eye, publishes the FOL
lovin: interesting statement
AT ir,t We suggested the 'lturation Of
thc eye in weak solution OF atrophinc,
which evidently produced an enlarged ';ato
Of the pupil. On Observing this, We touch.
cl IN, end Of the optic nerve with the eI.
tract. when tho eye instantly became pro-
ubsrant. We now applied apowerful lens,
aud discovered IN the pupil the rude, worn
away figure of a man, with light coat.
bcsil, whom was a round stone, standingor
suspended in the air, with small handle
stuck as it were in the earth. The remain
der wa, debris, evidently lost from the de-
.,ruction II the optic, and lts separation
lrpm the mother brain. Had We performed
the operation when the eye was entire in
the socket, with all It's powerful connection
with the brain, there j. rot the least doubt
but that we should have detected the last
idea and impression made on the mind aud
eve Of the unfortunate man"