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VIZ FrSDEsBEEs, p: AZ. HrIIlHEE "a. Hrl1Ir,s
DENTAL SURGERY.
FUNDENBGRG & HUI,LIHENS
=, 5 '1-'Lt''' ! NEW Firm.

DRs. BARTLETT WINCHELL Dentists Il
tF Mar ketstreet, opposite " ashins ton Hail. Whet
<LICCiing Ga.
DR.. Winehe being compelled by his rapidly inerssr
business To add to his facilities for doing same take
peasurein Informing his friends and the public
formed business connection with y. :. aTtlett ~ b
Who has had fifteen successful
tai profession.
Drs q W. prepared perform operatjoIln
Surgical and Mechanical Dentstry-art lama With an
practice all the Of the
guarantee that for beauty duTahltt. and practical utility
their Artificial Teeth shall not be surpassed.
Persons Who have denied themselves the pleasure
comfort Of Artificial Te. from the dread SAFER
ing experienced during he necessary preliminary
ton OF the old teeth and roots, Informed that
entirely unlike ChlOTofoTm Ether ap~ca
ble in most nad perfect yAdrIless an al are
nov extracted Withoutpain.
Any Information advice appeTtainiDg profess
sion they viii be pleased tn give gratis.
Please call and examine specimens Artificial Teeth
~ 0lies open At all hours srpIG
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1t is as disagreeable to a prOdigal to keep an
account of his expenses, as it IS to sinner to
examine his conscience, the deeper they search
the worse they 1nd themselves
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NEW SPRING STOCR

BEG LEAVE to inform, the public that have just
turned from the East with my FIRST SPRING STOCK,
which determined to sell as cheap any house in
Wheeling.
Ny stock consists of all the latest styles of
DRESS GOODS, such black and fancy silks, Lawns,
Chntzes Caeoes Of eniless variety, Chaes, Berage
LANES, de Berges, with variety Of other goods
to mention.
EMBRoTDERIEs, the best be found in wheeling; my
assortment consists OF Collars Of all prices the
the highest OF Sleeves Collars amongst which
will particularly mention MarseIle Sets
the East complete assortment Of embroidered Bands
BONSEr at price from 20 up 1882 the ricest
ever brought into the market also Ronnet Ribbons
lneFy line.
WHITE GOODS, such plain and figured strip5Briants
amongst which would call attention French
brOcade, plain figured striped Jaeonets
SHAWLS, SliAWtS, SteIal Cashmere, plain fancy,
at almost YOUR prices.
CASSIMERE Cloths, every thing In the Way of
wear suitable for SPRING can offer the largest any
house 10 Wheeling, and would particuls
sale.
MIrTs, complete line OfthOse long ruitts
worth 5 I25Sc.
Call and examine my stock, / It win compare
favorably with any other, and doing and have al
way done my business on the cash principle,
very loT figures.
IsAAC PRAGER-
Inar2o l23 VI ain street.
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New Advertisements.
For Rent.

VIHAT desirable property Mt Wood Cemetery,
j known as the King property. The dwelling contains
sufficient accommodations for large family. The lot
contains acres which could be made COED
garden Also good orchard &C. and all lately enclosed
with an excellent fence. For terms apply to
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DENTISTRY.

\ Il 4
ME undersigned respectfully inform the public
have associated themselves together for the practice
OF Dentistry Their ONCE is At l33 Market street etEerH
Monroe and Union Sts- where they will be happy
their friends and all others wishing the services
Dentist
Tney both students and for :veral yeaTsthe assist
ants OF the late Dr. Hahen anu ir senior partner IA
been constantly engaged in tv practice for himself for IA
last eleven daring hr become Aequan
ted with OF the leading Dentists in almost all Ia
cities Of the United States and has fAmaEisrd LiEse
with their variOus PecuaTties in operating They there
fore feel confident OF beins able to give entire Satfao
to all who may favor them with their patTonaFe-
ABR ROBERTSON, N. D. =
n. B.-8IessTs r. o. take pieaSuTe in referring by
mission, to the following gentlemen:
H. L. Weed, D. D.: Hon Geo. W. Thompson, His Hon ARA
Caldwell Morgan Nelson, ESQ., B. NJ EaF, Es, d.. John
Prissell, DR.. W. J. Rates Or. = H. Cummins, Or e.
Hildreih Dr. ;. Told TaIant OelaplAn, John KIote
Esq, HsCl4llens. Knox Co, Marsh Taylor. nosl9
First Arrival of the Season.
IOAYNE co. receiving their Spring Stock Of Hcy
Goods, Stationery, Wall Paper, &C. which when
Pieted will surpass, in point OF variety and quality,
sto-k of the kind offered In the city.
mhi PAYNE CO.
COMETHING FORTHE I.ADiEs.-We have inst received
y 1.-THE French S%lf-aliuEtnE. Steel Frame, skt'pn
Skirt which, for convenience and durability, vxeeis
thing yet invented. Call and examine Also, SKIRT Reeds
wrapped aud uaWrapPed. lmhIl PAYNE co.
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z. HAYES & co,

MANUFACTURES Of description Of Carriages,
VI BIggies, Harness. and light and fancy work Of all
kinds, prepared, with full stock for the Spring
trade Parties wishing tn purchase invited TO call.
Ware Room corner Of Market and John Streets Wheel
ing, Va. nh30
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For Rent.

VIE Store Room Main street, North Wheeling a.,
= merry occupied BY g ID. Woodrow For terms 49,
TO lmhl9l GEORGE z. WFCEHAWP- w
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THE NEW ROCUELLE, Oh LA WTON
BLACKBERRY

HAVING made arrangements with Rev. }. KNOX, Psts-
IL burg Pa, for supply - Plants Of this valuable Black
berry, 2U0n strong, thrifty Plants offered At the oE-
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Washington and Wheeling daily by Carriers.
Price for Mail Subscribers of the daily WICKER
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SuBrERRANEAN IcE-F1ELDs.-


Amongst the many wonders of that
wonderful country which the over
land immigrant traverses in coming
to California, not the least marvel
lous are those beds of ice which lie in
places beneath the surface Of the
ground. Cutting down through the
warm green sod, a..few inches only,
the surprised traveller dicovers an
underlying stratum of unthawing ice
at the warmest seasons. 1t is as il
summer had suddenly thrown her
verdurous mantle over polar glaciers.
shutting them out forever from the
warm rays Of the sun. The extent
Of these icebeds is unknown, and
equally unknown are the strange pro-
cesses Of congelation by which they
were formed. Their existence is
cause for much speculation, and they
are infinitely suggestive of SMILES.
We have often thought they typi6ed
that class of person, who 60 through
life with smiling exterior and wiz
the reputation Of being good fellows
yet whose hearts are ice, their pri-
vate characters void of kindness, their
conduct towards their friends and
families marked by sel6shness and
petty cruelty, and their whole career
ungraced BY one purely benevolent
action. aa..sa s aa.an 80 - 81 DIN
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D1scoNrENr.-1n the American

DIscoNTENT.-1n the American
character there is a strong progress
sive element which may be designated
as discomfort. This prompts US to BE-
migratory in search Of wealth or in
dependence. This has extended civ
ilization from the coast of New Eng.
land to that of the Pacific, from Maine
to California. This drove our fore
fathers from Europe-produced the
Revolution-produced the coustitu-
ton. It has made US all We are at pres
ent, and will conduct US to whatever
greatness is reserved for US in the flu
ture. 1t is not a merely MOI bid quail
ity of the mind diseased and
causeless fretting against irremedia-
bic circumstances; but a healthy
power that has its appointed work.
Oftentimes it is co-laborer with rad
icalism, if not its parent, and then it
is condemned by the conservatives.
This latter class forget the day of
their own discomfort, they know not
the words of the wise man who saith
the radicalism of to-day is the con-
servatism of tomorrow. Discomfort
is the synonym of activity, the spur
of genius, the master-spirit Of ad-
vancement. Its the destiny of man
kind, the curse that fell on Adam
all that ever inspired the idea of a
millennium. Without it man would be
a prisoner to changeless fate; his
own slothful intellect would exclude
him from all healthful, invigorating
influences, and he would ultimately
fall victim to his own impotcncy.
Discomfort is the conservator of the
race.
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n6rP arson Beecher does not think
much Of politicians. Hear him.: +

-
much Of politicians. Hear him s
official life. is bad, very bad.
There are some good individuals. I
suppose, to be found in every place
Lot, you remember, was found in
Sodom-but / think. the angel would
be a.. puzzled to find ten honest men
in W ashington as he was in that old
CITY. This state Of things doesn't
seem promising, truly /; but yet it is
true, the time will come, when Chris
tianity. will be applied to- politics.
The statesman smiles whom I say this
to him, and advises me to attend to
nv own business, preach the gospel,
and let politics alone. Nay, but this
is my business, for it is my business to
preach the devil out Of the world ;
and if -you want to End the devil 60
among the statesmen, or those who
are called SO. politicians Pr
And. here is what the heterodox
gospeller says about churches !:
"I- thank God for churches, but
You must never undertake to estimate
the number Of true Christians by the
number Of church members, for there
are great many men but Of the
church, more orthodox, more Chris
tan, than many in. ii
We concur.
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"The age of Chivalry has gone p
Yes: and let us rejoice that it il.
Oh, if the devotion and heroism 90
rapturously described BY the old
Froissart, whose pages inspired the
immortal writer of Ivanhoe, had been
spent on works of mercy and good-
ness--on knowledge and freedom,
what might the people Of the world
to-day have been /! False zeal for
fantastic faith-the recovery OF .
slab or stone from . foreign power
the possession of a bit of rotten wood,
of which there were ship loads, all
sworn to be of tho ''true cross" like
the bogus cable selling in our streets:
what centemptible objects Of strug-
gle! how the record lessons our ss-
innate of human naturel But cour-
age, a better chivalry is begun. Ba-
con, Newton, Locke, and Milton,
began it for thought; Luther, Rongs,
Penn and Williams, and other Pill
grims began it for free opinion ;
Hampden and Sydney for freedom ;
and Washington, Jefferson, Franklin.
for the extension of true freedom to
all. Knighthood-the true knight
hood in Americas no longer thing
of caste. The working men Of tho
United States step into the arena of
literature, science and art. They
claim right, knowledge, happiness,
brotherhood for all. Go forth, then,
Democratic working men in the true
spirit of Knight-errantry, champion
ing right and contending against
wrong until ~
GA brighter morn awaits the human day,
When every transfer of Earth's natural gifts
Shall be q commerce of good words and works.
When poverty and wealth, the thirst for fame,
The fear of infamy, disease And woe,
War, with its million horrors and fierce hell
Shall live but in the memory of time,
Who, like penitent libertine shall start,
I.ook har and nd Mt wears"
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GALVANIZED IRON HOSE.
To Miners.

lust RECEIVED-A LARGE LOT OF
q POWDER, 8 PECK COLEY.
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AN1H @NANs,
CHEAP PUBLICATIONS.

circulating Library of 1000 volumes, new, and IN
good order, and am constantly receiving the latest
and most desirable works published, direct from New
York and Philadelphia Magazines Periodicals, News
papers, &c from all parts of the Globe.
Steamer papers and California Weeklies, neatly put
up for mailing-Postage Free. 49,
1t is useless for to try to enumerate the endless
variety of everything And 1 will say have good
assortment be found this side of San Francis
co.
Persons wishing anythingin my line Of business will
where. rk~ ee-g,sa r.rs4ssst
Our Motto is We Strive to Please.
q Sm J. E. HAMLIN. 2
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CHoATE's SrYLE.-It IS said that
the very FIRST paragraph Of Hon. RAJ
fus Choate's Grafton at Boston, on
the 5th July, contained two hundred
and sixty-six words, uttered without
pausing to, take breath. Another.
sentence contains over Eve hundred.
words, is IL inches long in print, and
is decorated With about two hundred
adjeotives. - y
The hydraulic press., 1858-11-20

AMBERGRIs.-In the intestines Of
a whale which was lately captured
BY Capt. Hussey, Of Nantucket, was
found the extraordinary secretion Of
about six hundred pounds Of amber-
girls. The largest piece before knownl
weighed one hundred and eighty.two
pounds. The lucky Captain sold bis
prize to . Boston firm Of Druggists
for $4,000, and the purchasers will
probably realize 100000. II il
mostly used in making perfumery.
The hydraulic press., 1858-11-20
California Home Journal.

SELFISH WEALTH.-The punish.
ments for not using or for badly using
wealth are decided and unerring.
We pity the miser, or despise him, or
we do both. We do not respect him.
The man who boards has the respect
of no man while he lives, and the
tears of none when he dies. There
is in the universal human heart . tri.
bunal by which such a man is justly
Judged. On the other hand, the
compensations for the right use Of
wealth are marked and certain. A
man who lives in the atmosphere Of
grateful hearts, and takes genuine
satisfaction in the use Of his power to
make men happy, and minister's 70
the prosperity of great human inter-
ests, is the only happy rich man the
world ever saw. Ali men bless him !
all men love him; and when he dies
the world feels that q great grief has
befallen it.-Springfeld Repu6lican,
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THR TRHUANTEPEc RoUrE.-Itis
estimated thatabout 81, 600, 000will
be necessary to put this route inrsuch
. condition that mails and passengers
could pass ovsreitin sixteen hours
with certsinty'and safety The road
is now in j course Of construction.
According to contract il was toshaye
been completed 10 October. 1850
The hydraulic press., 1858-11-20
That Of her smiling was full simple and coy" .
he mentions as one Of her charms he
decent mode Of eating: us

aAt meat-e was she we'll y-taught withall;
She let no mofsel from her ippes fall,
Nor wet her fingers in her saucer deep. 500 s
Well conld she carry morsel and well keep,
That-te no drop Ger fell upon her breast SO w.
In curtesy was set full much her lest. lpleasure.l
Her over lppe wiped she 90 clean ~ %
That in her cuppe was lsopmall spot seen.
Ofgrease when she drunken had her draught."
The text as given here is slightly
modernized in point of photography,
and the syllables Of some vordssepa-
rated in accordance with the rythm
for the convenience Of the reader
otherwise, this quaint specimen o
early English manners remains 8.
y<oid Dan" wrote it Eve .cen.uriet
ago. The whole passage indicates
the most dainty cleanliness on thu
part Of the fair young nun, and q;
doubt she ate with modesty and tenn
perance. Her behavior at table
might serve as an example. even a
the present day, when It il so com
mon to see ladies linger over their
platesIwith . long hcontinued indus.
trious application which .savors more
Of = good appetite than Of good man
heft.
The hydraulic press., 1858-11-20

Next is the coin of the second Re-
public, bearing the hopeful legend o.
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" and
that poetical group which personi6es
r.
The hydraulic press., 1858-11-20

PERRY's FLAG SHIp.-The re<
mains of the flag ship Lawrence, Of
Perry's feet, are being raised by
Captain Van Norman with his wreck.
ing machinery. A large. portion Of
the hull has been taken up. The
timber is in good condition, notwith.
standing it has lain in the water for
a long series of years. Some Of the
planks and heavy .imbers bear the
marks Of cannon balls, and are COM
siderably shattered. sasssorns. sssn,
The hydraulic press., 1858-11-20
THE HYDRAULIC PRESS
Political Numismatics.


Political Numismatics.
Curiously examining a handful Of
French Coin recently-for even edit
ors have money sometimes-we were
struck, although not for the first time,
by the mute testimony they bear to the
fckleness of France in her choice of
rulers. On enc FIVE franc piece We
observed the profile Of royal Bour-
bon legitimate-he who lost his head
to appease the fury of his mercurial
subjects. On another piece was
stamped the calm, firm face Of Ma
poleon-Corporal, General, Consul,
Emperor, exile. The next coin, dated
one year later, bore the gross features
Of Louis XVIII, who could learn
nothing from experience, and who fed
so ingloriously when Bonaparte re-
turned from Elba. Next comes
Charles x, and following him the
late Louis Phillip-the history Of
which royal couple was drolly told by
Punch, in a single stanza after the
style Of Mother Goose: ~.
W vchar ae al, and hi Phil 6
In France across the water;
Cha les fell down
And lost his crown,
t And Phil came tumbling after" tfp
Next is the coin of the second Re-
public, bearing the hopeful legend of
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity" and
that poetical group which personi6es
it. M 49,
Lamartlne, the Poet P resident, I'm
equal to the burden Of government,
was succeeded by Louis Napoleon,
who soon executed the coup detat,
and now figures on the current coins
of France as Emperor-Napoleon
III. All these momentous changes
occurred within a period of time that
might have been embraced in one
long reign of peace. The jingling
coins that chronicle them now lie
peacefully together, none Of them
bearing marks Of age though SO elo>
quent Of mutability. But the Amer
lean coin, like American institutions,
lis always the same,-for though our
rulers change, the Constitution never
changes, at least in it's vital FORM
Faction may croak, and the timid
dread, and disloyalty prophecy the
fulfillment of its own wishes; but the
Constitution, and the Union with it,
is 6rro. The federal currency bears
no imperial upstart's head, nor that Of
kingly ruler. but simply the maiden
face Of liberty, grit with stars, fit
emblems of stability lsso.
(Which gaze tempests but are never shaken"
To foreigner, the subject of a
despotism that brands all free express
sion Of opinion as treason, the strife
of party in the United States must
appear full of dangerous threatening
to the existence of our Government.
But to our own citizens, who boldly
canvass every public measure, and
who know how triAing are some of
the questions which have agitated
| the whole nation, this strife seems
only the natural offspring Of liberty
and its best protector. And even
should the confederacy be divided
which heaven forfend!-the blood.
bought privileges Of freemen would
remain inalienable, and the coins Of
the land be ever typical Of their ex-