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AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL
... FOR THE RAPID cURE OF

COUGHS, COLDS, ,HOARSENEsS, INFLU.
ENZA, BRONCHITIS, WHOOPING
COUGH, GROUP, ASTHMA, IN.
CIPIENT CONSUMPTION,
and for the relief of consumpvs patients in advanced
stages Of the disease.
We need not speak to the public Of its virtues.
Throughout every town. and almost hamlet Of tho
American States it's wonderful OF pulmonary com.
plants have made II already known. Nay, .sw arc the
families in civilized country this continent without
some personal experience Of Its ects and fewer yet the
communities any where which have not among them
living trophy Of its victory the subtle and dan
gerous diseases of the throat and 1ngS. While the
most powerful antidote yet known to man for the forr
dabe and diseases Of the pulmonary organs
also the plesssntest and safest remedy that can Be
ployed infants and young persons. Parents should
have in store against the nsdious enemy that steals
upon them unprepared We have abundant grounds TO
believe the CHERRY PEcroRAL more lives BY the
sunptions 1t prevents than those It Keep It by
you and your colds while they curable
isct them until human skill master the ine1oFable
canker that fastened the vals, eats your life away
All know dreadful fatality Of lung dsorders and
they know the virtues Of this remedy, need not de
moro than them it Is still made the best Il can
be- We cost care, no toll to produce Il the
most perfect possible, thus aerd those who rely on
1t the best skill furnish for their cure
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NEW FIRM.
New Principles of Business

~ IL w f13tN0s
New Principles of Business.
DEING satisfied that selling for CASH and
IL short credit, for one price, at small profits,
s best in the end, both for the buyer and seller,
We will hereafter do business on that prnoi-
pie, and will marx everything at the lowest
CASH price, in plain figures, from which we
will net deviate. ~ .
We do not wish to open any new accounts,
but will continue accounts with such of the old
customers of j. SENsENEY, that have always
paid their bills promptly when presented.
Placing them on the same footing as the cash
buyer, we will require their bills to be paid
hereafter ".
QUAR- TERLY IN CASH.
We repudia:e the present custom of selling to
one person at one price, and to another, at a
different price-everything being marked at a
fixed PRICE, in plain figures, the smallest boy
in the store will sell as cheap as the owners,
and . child can buy as cheap as the greatest
Jew. We wish to do business on strict moral
principles, and rely on the good sense of the
people to sustain US in our efforts.
SENSENEY Il co.
Wheeling, Jan. 1st, 1855.
81 We are now in receipt of NEW SPRING
GOODS, to which we invite the attention Of
buyers visiting Wheeling.
April Z, 1855.
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The proprietor of the above named House
bess leave to inform the public that he has
Just opened up said house for the accommo.
dation of travellers and boarders. Every
attention will be paid to those who favor him
with q call, to make them comfortable and
their stay pleasant. He is well provided with
Stabling, and the utmost attention will be CIV
en- to that department. Charges reasonable
Don't forget to call at the Willow Grove.
JOHN SUTER.
Baresville, April 81, '5s.
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Best stallion of any age or class S. 90
Best mare DO do w
The township entering the greatest number
of horses of all classes, not less than Is will
be entitled to 4 premium of fifteen dollars to
be equally divided among the owners thereof
according to number.
ommittee.--Thomas A. Way, Benjamin
briggs. Jerry Witten.
MECHANIC ARTS
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-08-18
Riches of the Bible.

Some writer gives the. following analy-
Sis OF the Book OF books, the Bible.
1t is book of laws, to show the wrong;
it is book of wisdom, that makes the
foolish wise: it is a book of truth, which
detects all human errors il is a book Of
life, which shows how to avoid everlast-
ing, death it is the most authentic and
entertaining history ever published.
II contains the most antiquities, the
most remarkable events and wonderful
occurrences.
1t is a complete code Of laws; it is a
perfect body Of divinity ; it is an unequal.
led narrative it is book of biography {;
it is book Of travels it is book Of voy-
ages.
1t is the best covenant ever made. the
best deed ever written it is the best will
ever executed; the best testament ever
signed.
1t is the youns mans best companion ;
it is the schoolboy's best instructor it is
the learned mans masterpiece; il is the
ignorant mans dictionary, and every
mans directory.
1t promises an eternal reward to the
faithful and believing
But that which crowns all is the Au
thor. He without partiality, with whom
there is no variabieness, neither shadow
Of turning
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Generous Children.

Lucy, did you give your little brother
the peach which | gave to you for him g
SAID father to his little daughter.
No, father, | did not said Lucy.
ana why did you not, my child 2 said
her father Il gave you two peaches, a
large one and small one. The large
one was for yourself, and the small one
Tor your brother. Were YOU not salts
ned ! Pours was much larger than the
one l told you to give him. hope YOU
have not eaten them both
oh, no deai father said Lucy. y ate
only the smaller one, and gave to dear
little brother the larger one.'
But why did you not give to him the
smaller one, as l told you to do g said the
father.
because | thought he would like the
larger one BETTER said Lucy. 4 love my
dear little brother and am pleased when
see him happy. did not intend to dis
obey you, dear father, and ! hope you
will not be displeased with what | have
done
Her father looked at his little daughter
with smile on his face, while tear star
ted in his eve, as Lucy continued:
But little brother almost quarrelled
with me about it, dear father. lie said that
be would have the little peach, and that
| should eat the big one.'
He was a generous little fellow" said
her. father, "and you, too, are a generous
little girl; and so far from being dispeased
with you, | am pleased with you both, |
gave the large peach to you, because you
are older and larger than lie is.'
And l., said Lucy, want to give the
! best things to my dear brother"
Lucy said her father, tell me truly.
when you had eaten the smaller peach,
and saw your little brother eating the lar
ger one, did you not wish you had kept
the larger one yourself
'Oh, no! dear father, 1t gave me more
pleasure TO see my dear little brother On
joying his peach, than if were eating it
myself
That is true generosity said her father.
we are not generous when we give to
others what we don't want ourselves. To
be generous is 10 give to others what we
do want ourselves, and can enjoy
And now, my dear said her father, as
he kissed her, \ wish you to remember
bow happy you feel after you have done
a generous act. II you had eaten the lar
ger peach yourself, it might have pIeaseG
you for the time, but the pleasure would
soon be forgotten. But now your action
not only gives pleasure to you, bu, it will
make me and your dear mother and all
! your friends happy
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Rev. B. N. Palmer, D. D,

The commencement sermon for the
University Of Mississippi, at Oxford, Miss,
was preached on the 18th inst bv Rev.
b. M. Palmer, d. D., Of the First Pres.
byterian Church, New Orleans, and late.
ly Of Columbia, S. G. The Oxford Mer.
curry says Of it:
The sermon was characterized, through
out by superior learning and eminent
ability.
Every one who had the pleasure Of lis
tening to it, whose opinion we have heard
expressed. pronounced it 10 be one of the
best they had ever heard. The text upon
which his discourse was founded was the
following from Acts XVI, "a but he
said, | am not mad, most noble Festus
but speak forth the words Of truth and
soberness." The reverened gent!sman's
sermon was in the main yindication OF
christianity from the charge Of fanaticsm;
and his argument was throughout mas
terpiece Of logical skill, clear and conclu.
sive reasoning, and most brilliant orata.
ry.
He concluded with an earnest and elo.
quent appeal to the students of the Uni.
versity land TO all his impenitent hearers
his remarks were applicable) to turn from
the serviee of sin to that of the true and
living God. The students he feelng!y
besought to give themselves, now in the
days OF their youth, to the cause OF reli-
gion, which should be to them a conso
lation in the trials and cares OF life, andla
sure support in the hour Of death.
We presume this able se:mou will ap.
pear in print; it is calculated to do much
good, and should be widely disselnina.
ted
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LANCASTER H, SOUTH MORNING. AUG IS ss
Numerical Relations in Nature.

Every one has observed that the leaves
Of some plants stand in pairs opposite
each other, on opposite sides ot the stem
over the stem but in these cases also,
we find them arranged in the most regu.
lar manner. Commencing with any Civ.
en- leaf, for instance, we shall find the
next leaf above this, onethrd of the way
around the stem a; the next another third,
and the next another third, so as to stand
exactly over the first. The series is there.
fore arranged in spiral, which may be
designated by the fraction, l.3. Taking
another plant, we shall find the next leaf
above any given one, two-ffths of the
distance around the stem. The next will
be four fifths-the next sixth .fifths. and
so on--each leaf moving two fifth, Of the
circumference, further around the stem.-
Here is spiral, therefore, which may be
expressed by the fraction two o.ffths. in
precisely the same way, we discover in
other plants, spirals which may be ex
pressed by the fractions s, 10, S21,
DC. If, in the case of opposite leaves
first mentioned, we consider each leaf as
separated from the preceding by one haif
the interval around the stem, we shall
obtain the series Of fractions, ., l3,
2-5, 3 8, 5-l3, s 81, &c. 1t must be
kept in mind that these fractions are as.
certained by actual observation. But no
tlce the relation which exists between
them. Each numerator is equal to the
sum OF the two preceding numerators,
aud each denominator TO the sum of the
two preceding denominators. knowing
this law, we may continue the series TO
any extent-and it has been so continued
and fractions obtained, to which plants
have subsequently been found TO cores
pond. Is all this the result of chance 2
Is 1t not rather. mathematics law in.
teligence
But the most wonderful coincidence is
yet to be noticed. Neptune, the reno.
test planet, revolves about the sun in CO..
900 days Uranus, the next, in 10000
days, which is one-half the preceding
number; Saturn, the next, in 10000 DAYS,
which is one third of the period of IRA
nus Jupiter revolves in 1000 days, which
is two-tifths of the period of Saturn
And so we go on through the system,
and find law regulating the revolutions
OF the planets, which is identical with
that which determines the arrangement
Of leaves upon the humble stem of a
plant. This wonderful law is so exact
and uniform in its application, that be.
fore the discovery of the planet Neptune,
the botanist in his garden could have pre-.
dicted its existence and place in the hea.
vens, with greater precision than the
French astronomer in his observary,-
Moreover, an examination of this series
of fractions renders it impossible that any
planets should exist exterior to Neptune,
though more may exist within the orbit
of Mercury. Astronomers will therefore
please take notice, and not be found
planet-hunting in the deserts Of space
beyond the orbit Of Neptune.-Prof 4.
WincheH.
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Trusting TO Providence.

One of those stiffnecked purtanical
missionaries, who sometimes wander away
down South, and take sly chances Of
endeavonring to enlighten the benighted
darkies of that region, was riding along
one Sunday morning in the neighborhood
of a wealthy planters negro quarters,
waen 20 his horror he spied Guido hoeing
small potato patch. Stopping his horse
at the fence, he addressed him thus:
'Ay poor unfortunate coIoured brother,
is it possible that your cruel master
compels you to labor on the Lords holy
dayF
oh, no, massa stranger; my massa's
good man; he glib nigger far chance, glib
him gardin for hisself Dis all minev
looking around with Importance upon his
little property.
Worse and worsew exclaimed the other
rolling up his eyes. The ignorance of
Egyptian bondage. Has he never
taught you the sinfulness Of working on
the Sabbath
Well you see, massa stranger, nebber
know fore twas sin fur nigger to hoe his
own ta'ers Sunday, said Cudjo, scratching
his head
:. "A great sin, my coloured brother;
how can you expect the Lord to bless you,
If you break his commandments
What nigger gwine to do fur taters,
denP asked Cudjo, somewhat puzzled.
Trust to Providence my unfortunate
friend Oar Oar you done made mistake
dat time, massa stranger. Dat Providence
is the LATEST niger on dis plantation; he
don't eber hoe bis own later patch. yahl
yah! yahl Providence, ehl
The missionary rode off in disgust, the
more promptly, perhaps, he spied some
gentleman coming down the road.
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From tie Louisville Journal.
The Two Angels.

iiark !! hear ye the bell sounding fa- on the
air!
1T is tolling the knell Of the lovely and fair,
And 1t bushes the mirthfnl and saddens the
gay,
For it tells of spirit from earth passed
away.
See, low o'er her ashes each stricken one
bends,
And the deep wall Of anguish comes up from
her friends
For bright ray of sunshine forever has fled,
And the hopes of the morners le low with
the dead.
And many heart for the early dead bleeds
And many tongue recounts all her deeds
And many kind words to the mourners are
given,
AS balm for for The hearts which affection
hath riyen.
But oh! there's knell which the world can
not hear,
That sounds all unheeded, except by one
ear
And the depth Of the dirge it bears in its
tone,
TO none. save the stricken, can ever be
known.
IT'S the death knell of hopes that have ban.
ishd away
'Tis the death knell of dreams that were
bright as the day;
And its last ling'ring tone as it dies on the
air,
Leaves the soul filled with gloom, and the
heart with despair.
Aud there is no eye with that wecper to
weep;
And there is no friend his lone vigils can
keep;
And there is none other that ever can know
The depth of his grief and the weight of
his woe.
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Great Men In Southern History.

If we look at the character of those dis
tingushed persons Of the nation who may
be deemed historical, there are names that
certainly will live as long in the South as
IN the North. Yea, there is one Southern
name with which there is none to compare,
either in the North or in the world We
speak Of the Incompatible Washing.
ton,' that the Northern colonies were SO
ready to have as commander-in chief OF
the American forces in the war of the
Revolution, and who was unanimously
elected the first President Of the United
States Of America, OF the fifteen Pres
idents ofthe United States eight OF them
were Southern men. and where is the
Northern man that will not agree with us,
that the names Of Washington,
Jefferson Madison, Monroe, Jackson,
Tyler, Polk, aud Taylor, are quite as
illustrious as those of the Adams, Van
Buren,, Harrison, Fillmore, Pierce and
Buchanan? il the North has produced a
Samuel Adams, Hamilton, Story, and
Webster, the South has given birth to
Patrick Henry, Pinckney, a Marshall, a
Calhoun, and Clay. If the North has
gwen to the country more distinguished
scholars and authors, the South has Weld.
ed more than lis share Of the most dis
tinguished generals, statesman, and poll
ticlanS.-BoSton Post
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USEFUL INFoRNATIoN.-The wash.
erwomen Of Holland and Belgium, so
proverbially clean, and who get up their
linen so beautifully white,u refined borax
as washing powder instead Of soda, in
the proportion Of large handful Of borax
powder to about ten gallons of boiling
water; they save in soap nearly hall. All
the large washing establishments adopt
the same mode. For laces, cambrics &c.
an extra quantity Of the powder is used
and for crinolines (required to be made
very stiff a strong solution is necessary.
Borax being neutral salt does not in the
slightest degree injure the texture Of linen;
It's effect is to soften the hardest water
and therefore it should be kept on eyery
toilette table. To the taste Il is rather
sweet, is used for cleaning the hair, is an
excellent dentifrice, and in hot countries
is used in combination with tartarIc acid
and bi carbonate OF soda as a cooling bey.
erage. Good tea cannot be made with
hard water; all water may be made soft
by adding 3 teaspoonful of borax powder
to an ordinary sized kettle Of water. in
which il should boil. The saving in the
quantity OF tea used will. be at least one.
fifth To give 10 black tea the favour OF
green tea, add a single leaf from the black
current tree.
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a tppler, VINO squintS' awfully, used
somstimss to mourn iha, ais eyes did not
agree, Ats very lucky fJryoo," replied
his friend, for il your eyes had been patch.
cd, your nosc would aaye SO, them on fire
long ago. s
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There was much sound argument in the
reply ola country lad TO an idier, who
boasied ofhis ancient family: $50 much
the worse for yoa, said the peasant "as
We plowmen say, tbe older the seed, the
worse the crop"
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A gentleman having been asked, on his
return from party, ifhe had seen any,
thing Of Miss A, replied that he had
seen "good deal Of her" The lady was
in the habit Of wearing very low necksd
dresses.
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Lucy, did you give your little brother
the peach which | gave to you for him q
sad father to his little daughter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-05-01

AAAK aAa1ss FAIRPfRLDs1V4
~ hsA .fg sRINp hkRr.
s on TUESDAY May III ssS i. esn, I'm cum a.
s. s,ss I, psye,rgEs D.. Mar
with the following subscribess WHICH mas closed
eo,a d. 9siesSn Of New Jersey. names The ,oaI q
a VIM Il rd,ssoa q sw J.ry. name. n. ,o.f 81
ehons.s " assson q Virginia. name the foa of Mar
TxTw boswell, &c virginia. name ,he s,.,. - "a.
ran war,hingson, BIZ Revenue '''' ''s '0"' Oh ca
Nina by Rsv ps.wei o. Virginia name the foai Of
ss' ssness gsse sa, e yrsn. tho al of
melita sr ,sn OF virginia. name the foal Of Ca
cssathsm 1 rally, Of Virginia, name the ,o., ),
ch ea,ssm, = " T hide Hssroid; ' :.
orssrs ~ chiide 81 Virginia name the foai Of
ME Belle S1 q Virginia. names the foa Of Nan
by EnYas dT r q Virginia names the foal of
oIivsr aodsby. Of Alabama names the foa Of Betty
doidsey. Of Alabama. names the foal Of Sally
n,m9diesworth by Sovereign. - -. ."''!
an, Sseaasoy Of Alabama. uamss the osl of Boston
~ ~ V9 y o. ficayune. by sovereign. 8
Soon sS 49, % Kentucky. names the fual Of Too
p u Coyle. Of Kentuok names the foal Of Blfnkey
Of T Rsm4 PnEyer q South Carolina names the a
ofM h9mas Paryer Of South Carolina, names the fal
9ohn campbell, OF Kentucky, names the foaI of
Emily Speed by Glencoe - y = - ~
,, John Campbell, of Kentucky, names the f,aI of
Mrtb, by Glencoe. $50 - = = =
a., VIM Cheaiham of Tennessee, names the foai of
the dam Of Berry, by Albion Ela so
III Il Cheatham. OF Tennessee, names the foai of
Lesnora Love, by Glencoe.
r Fowler. OF Tennessee. names the foal OF Prin
4 q Moore, of Kentucky. names the fosl of Blue
II, @ Moore. Of Kentucky, names the foal of Lady
7 Moore, Of Ken usky. names the foai Of Mag
nolia, by Yorkshire.
IT b foindexter. of Louisiana, names the foal of
Marietta. by Glencoe
a.. 4 b Poindexter, Of Louisiana. names the foal of
saiiy Morgaa, by York shire.
sECOND DAY-WEDNESDAY-FrR RAcR-A
match for 5000 between Col Henrys ch two years
Old by Red Eye, and Mr 7 w Doswelrs two year old
colt by keves ne. single d. sh of a milo.
SECOND RACE, SANE D.Y.--proprietoF's Purse $780,
mile heats $2I entrance, the entrance money added
TO the purse. Free for all ages. Three or more 10
make race.
THIRD DAY-THURsDAY.-Pr Purse
Sln, two mile heats. entrance five per cent.
FOURTH DAY-Jockey Club Purse $500, three
mile heats, i've per cent entrance.
The boswell stake - De run on the first day, i
creating great excitement in every section of the
country. There seven States represented in the
stake, and twenty-.ight declarations have been
made.
On the second day the much talked of match be-
tween Messrs Henry and boswell colts will attract
breeders aud turfmen from every part of Virginia
The proprietor will spare efforts to make every
thing pass of pleasantly. and expects TO see the
gone by. NJ G EGGLESTON,
ap 25-dtd Proprietor
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Al1r---- @k1g M%x3H
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF REAL
" ESTATE, IN AND NEAR TIN f,Irv ~
kICHMoND1-As Gonnisssoners. appeiotsd bs sfe
Circuit Court 81 the city Of hchmond 81 = dseree
made on the 18th day Of March, I8sa In the e. - ~
oieker ~ icker sHim'r, and Ferguson W. WIKI
er's admir-. &C., we shall, In WEDN SDAY the isth
DAY Of Msy, commencing at4 c'sIpck n, tipou the
premises proceed 10 self respectively the Kssl ~
tate Of which Francis Wicker died siezed and poe-
tessed. In the following order, 10 wit. xs-95s
-Four Houses aud Lots on Rockets street near
iy oppWite n Mr X o uaskins. X - 8
House and Lot on Ash street, fronting there.
on ~ teet, and running back l32 feet.
HLof, fronting SIX feet, on Poplar street and
running back 10 feet on Nspie street. n Dgg19
4 Eightcen-nineteenshs ls-lab of half acre Lot
IN lis nrico county. with brick honse thereon be.
Ing The residence Of Francis Wicker At the time Of
HIS utsatu Fs tsf1 assis faSs 4zasssEF
Piats and surveys Of the property may be seen at
the ofics Of the anctioneers F.1fEFls :
Trims One fourth in cash, the balance In canal
insta msnts OF }, and gmcnths respecti ely from
tne cay q sale, for negotiable notes with interest
aaeu uties TO be ret aimed until the hole purchase
money is paid. and convey ance directed by The
court. Taxes for bis 70 be paid by the purchaser.
gANDREW JOHNSTON :.
JOHN o sTEGER. crmTs
JAS NJ TAYLOR SoN, Aucta - - "a Es mvI
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By Jas NJ Taylor 4 Son. -
O0OOn WORTH OF MARBLE STOCK

P@OoO AT AUCTION.-Thes ubscriberintend
ing 70 aey9te nis nt e 70 f os 81 hls
Work of every description for private residences
in the city and country. &C. will sell on TU ESDAf
the Attn of May, at his yard. North Main street
between 7th and Sth sts, commencing at II O'Clock
NJ, hi. entire stock, consisting o: Monuments
Tombs Head Pieces Grave Enclosures, Marble Man
Ties &c, &C, executed out of the best Italian aud
American marble
TkRMs-Sums of $50 and under. cash; that amount
and over months credit for approved negotiable
notes, with interest added.
Persons desiring to purchase, would do well 10 ex
anime the stock before the day Of sale.
s.t- .tt -s+f WM. j. McCL0Y.
JAS. NJ TAYLOR 4 Son, Aucts.
N B.-Persons having ordered work, will please
send their inscriptions forthwith. Having one of
the best leterers in the country employs all work
bought will be lettered 80 cent cheaper than else
where Persons buying on the day of sale can have
their work lettered before leaving the yard.
an 10 W j McCL0Y.