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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1859-02-12

'ENHE Members of the Board will take notice that
there will be adjourned meeting on the LIST
Friday III March next. JOHN T. GIBSON,
Feb. 5. IS59.-3t Trcns & Cietk
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TO he DRAWS
EACH SATURDAY IN FEBRUARY!
Approximations PRIZES.
100000
WHOLE TICKETS SO; HALVES So; QuAR. So so

~ A Cir"u'ar showing : e l'Ian If the
Lotteries will he sent To any one desi "us of
receiving it.
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WANTED-A PURCHASER.

nor the farm in this county belonging 10 Cor
Il don II. Pend!eton, upon which he resides The
Timber. so acres well set in Glover and the whole
farm in fine state of cultivation, and under good
fencing improvements. LII
NEW BRICK HOUSE, SssEd
two stories high, six rooms, NEW CORN no USE;
ICE HO USE, and all other necessary out building
gssS in good repair. a GOOD APPLE AND
wv PEACH ORCHARD. Never failing WELL
49, of first rate water, and Ciatern at the door.
Location-within few hundred yards of the Ber-
ryville and Summit Point Turnpike, miles from
Bertyville and from S Point, on the Winchester
g. Potomac railroad, and within p miles of Rip ON.
This is very desirable Home. and in it will
sell bargain. S. H. BROWN.
Feb. IL, 1859.
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pICHARD b. WASHINGTON, ESQ, intending
III to remove from the county OF Jefferson has al-
thorized me to sell his very VALUABLE LANDED
OF Land.
LIST, g BLAKELEY.'' at the head waters o
the north fork of the Blu nk run, one of the most
desirable farms in the Valley Virginia, contain
ing about $40 ACRES of first class limestone an nd
of which about 10 acres are in TIMBER, stu assSf
ated within three miles OF the Winchester & TN2F
Potomac Railroad Depot at Charlcstown, with 49,
Mills, &c, convenient. The improvements consist
of fine BRICK DWELLING, with egEi rooms, be.
sides Dressing Room, Basement and Attic, Brick
II >uses for Overscer and Servants, Stone Meat
House, and fine Orchard of good fruit, splendid
Spring, Cistcrns, Well of " alter close to Kitchen
good Stables and Corn House. The farm is we'll
supplied with rur ming water, with access to same
from every field. large portion of the fencing is
of stone, and chestnut rails With locust posts.
3D., tract of very superior TIMBER LAND,
containing about 100 ACRES, beinga part of the
Ya RiCHWoOD TRACT The land is
49, also of superior quality, and is within half
mile of the Winchester & Potomac Railroad.
This tract will be divided if desired, to suit pur
chasers. For terms apply to the subscriber, at
Charlestown, Jefferson County, Virginia
S. HOWELL BROWN.
August 81 1853
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A LII persons knowing themselves indebted to
IA the late firm Of Campbell & Cooke, will please
come forward and settle, as l am anxiou to close
up the books. E. H. CAMPBELL.
November 8, '5S.
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VERY VALUABLE
Farnn for @a1e

A DAM STEPHEN cambridge, ESQ, has
- authorized me to sell his very valuable farm in
this county containing about 966 Acres, of which
is probably notsurpasscd in the county. This ia rn
Is situated on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Kearneysville,' one of the best graf nd produce
mar kes in the Valley. The said Railroad passing
for considerable distance along the timber land,
offers great facilities for market of wood and tim
bcr with but little hauling, as it be loaded up
on the cars from the ground. MartinsLurg, dis
tant some miles, the location of the Railroad
ComPany's Engine Houses, Shoes, &c, is vcry
fine market for wood. a bout 40 acres of timber
could be dvantageOusly cleared and sold to said
company or send it to Baltimore Improvement
an ordinary DWELLING, Good Barn, Corn House
&c. Land, of first quality.
Payments made to suit the purchaser
Nov. 2. 1880 q BROWN
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" 70 Half 40
" IOQunrter 90
&c &C 10 Eighth 10
IN ORDERING TICKETS OR CERTIFICATES,
Enclose the money tu our address for the tick
cts ordered on receipt of w;lrh they will be for
warded by first mail Purchasers can have tick
cts ending in anv figure they NAV designate
The List of Drawn Numbers md Prizes will be
sent to purchasers Immediately after the draw
ing.
(3- Purchasers will please write their siona-
lures plain, and give their Post Oficr, COUNTY
and State.
Gu-Rcmember that very Prize is drawn and
payable in full without deduction.
C1-All prizes of s. 900 and under paid immedi
ttTy al nGF the SrswngOth'r prizes at the usual
T, Office TO CORRESPONDENTS.
nose a0hO prefer MOI sfnding money by rail-
TGH use
TIE ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
whereby money for Tickets, in sums of Ten dol
iars' and upwards, can be sent US
AT OURRISK AND EXPENSE,
from any city or town where they have an Office
inc money and order must be enclosed in a "Gov-
eminent eminent Post Once Stamped Envelope" or the
Express Company cannot receive them
All communications strictly confidential
Address orders for Tickets or Certifcates 10
WOOD, EDDY & CO., Augusta Ca
or, WOOD, EDDY & CO., Atlanta. Ga.
y or. WOOD. EDDY &aCO Wilmington. Del
the wheel, the amount of the prize each one ia en-
titled to. will be published after every drawing in
tne following papers :-Augusta (Geo.l Conetitu-
Sonahst, New Orleans Delta, Mobile Kegister
Nashville Gazette. New York Weekly Day BOOK
savannah Daily News, Richmond Dispatch, New
1s ok (Ari1) True Democrat.
Jan. l. lS69.-ly.
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Chariestown. Jan; 8, 1s59.-6m.
NEW SUPPLY ,

NEW SUPPLY
I AM just receiving and opening a large and we'll
L selected stock of PURE DRUGS, Chemicals,
Paints, Oils and Dycstufis.
Also large assortment of FANCY GOODS,
embracing Pcrfumcrics put up in boxes, or in beau
tlful stands, Soaps, Colored Cream for chapped
lips, &c.
He calls particular attention to the Book Table,
where may he found choice selection of
ANIMALS, GIFT BOOKS,
and Chldren's Toy Books.
These Goods have been bought to sell, and will
make Chrismas presents will lose nothing by look
ing the stock. E. II. CAMPBELL.
Dec. 81 1858.
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OLIVE SYRUP

:
A NEW and delicious article, just received and
II for sale by HEDGES & TRUSSELL.
June Is, 1853.
II H. CAMPBELL, Charles.own, Jefferson
icaIs, Pants. Oils, Dye Stufs, Perfunery Fancy
Articles, Combs, Hair Brushes, Books, Stationery,
Cigars, Tobacco, sc.
Physicians Prose riPtions carefully compounded
at any hour of the nj ght or day.
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NOTICE

NOTICE.
TNHE partnership of "Easterday & Co." has this
i day. by mutual consent been Dissolved
Jan. 90, '59. yesterday & CO,
TNHE TIN AND STOVE business will be hereaf-
l. ter conducted by the undersigned, who hopes
to receive share of public patronage.
Jan. %, '59. VIM. p. yesterday.
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P u. ]. L TC S A l L.

" - -
TWILL be sol d at Public sale at my residence.
w Two miles South of n iddleways on the ope-
quon Creek
On 7Eesday, tie 18th February, 1850,
PERSONAL PROPERTY,
eonsisting in part follows:
Head Of good arOrk Horses
6 Fine Coils
Superior Young Stallion, 10y Phmpot)
6 Head of Cattle, including HsiIch COIos
so Stock Hogs
Brood .SosCs. ttro Nth Pigs;
Sets ne.U Wagon Gears
Plough Gears, dc;
Barskear, Singls and Double Shovel
PIouShs;
good Road Wagon and Bed
Sleigh aud Gears, HarrOaOS, Hay Lad
ders, Double and Single trees
Il lot OF erceltent Timothy Hay JV the
Ton a lot Of FLoWs Barrels
40 Acres Of Wheat in the ground.
Also all my
HOUSEHOLD aud RITChEN FURNTTURS,
Cons sting of Beds, BedstcadE aud Be1dingi
Blu eaus, Faoles, Chairs, Cupboards Cooking
Utensils, Earthcnware, and many other articles
too numerous to mention.
TERMS.-On all sums of SIS, and under CASH
will be rcQuired-over that amount Credit of 3
months will be given. the purchaser giving bond
and approved security. No property to &c removed
until the Terms ofSaIe complied with.
GEORGE K. MOORE.
NV. McGISSIs, AuctIonccr.
February IL, lS59.-ts.
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AucUioneer.
COB IS L.G.
SCHOOL COMMISSION Rs.

( &NE COW, and TWO HEIFERS, each with De
~ TON CALVES Cash, or Nc cotiable Note.
Feb 5, '59.-3t. JAS. L. RANSOM
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WANTED.
"AETED to rent FARM of two or three hun
wv bred acres of good land, for which will he
paid either monied rent or a share of crop.
Nov.16, 1858. S. Fl. BROWN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1859-02-12

A MATHIoT & SONS
SOFA hNB FURNITURE WARER00MS,
No. 25 and 81 North Gay Street, near
FAYETTEJ
Extending from Gay to Frederick streets. be.
ing 40 feet wide, ITO feet deep, sir stories
high, and not erce1led in tile Union
A LWAYS on hand large assortment of every
IA variety of
HOUSEHOLD and OFFICE FURNITURE
embracing
every style of French Tete>a -Tetes, in Plush
Hair, Cloth, or Brocatelle. - .
french Full Stuff and Medallion Parlor Arm
Chairs, Carved Parlor Chairs, in sets; Sofas
Half French Spring Mahogany and Walnut
Parlor Chairs; Rocking Chairs, Stuff Spring
Lounges, Chamber Suits, Cane Chairs and
booking Chairs; Bar-room, Office and Dining
Chairs, in Oak, Walnut or Mahogany with
Cane, wood Stuffed Seats..- Wood Seat
Chairs and Setrces and Rockides Chairs.
Gilt and plain frame Looking Glasses O every
variety, and all kinds ofBedS and Hair and Husk
Mattresses. -
EXTENSION TABLES of every length
Persons disposed to purchase are Invited to cal
ana give our stock examination; which, for va
fiety and quality of Workmanship. cannot be ex-
Selled by any establishment in the country,
A. MATHI0T & SON,
Nos. 25 and 81 North Gay ST.,
Angus 2, 1s5s.-1y.
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MOTHER CHANCE FOR ABARGAIN.

TTNIIE "PROSPECT HILL, farm, belonging to
Daniel Moler, Esq, containing about 275
ACRES, of which large proportion is first quail
ity ''red land, with CD acres of TIoER, consId-
cradle quantity of beautiful Chestnut farm divi-
ded into 10 fields; seven have access to running
water, also, several natural ponds, very fine
More than ono halt of the fencing is of Chestnut
entire fencing in good condition.
Improvements consist Of two new, neat and com
Portable DWELLING HOUSES; Barn with Sta
bling, &C., underneath, and Corn House. also new
with all other necessary buidn gs in good re-
pair. WatCr-A very fine and never failing Spring
Of EXCELLENT WATER within a few steps Of
the house. IOcation-Within l.! miles of Harpcr's
Ferry and Bolivar. of a mile Of Keeptryst Fur
mace, where there is a Merchant Mill, Saw and
Plaster Mill, and two Ware Houses orcceve er2i
and produce t" be shippcdby Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal to the District markets. In short, for soil,
improvements water and location this farm offers
facilities rarely met with, being enough to
HarPcr's Ferry (the best produce market in the
Vallcy,) for market farm, where every thing that
could be raised would command the highest cash
prices.
This farm could be divided if desirable by pur-
chasers, making the road cading'frOm the toll gate
tn, npike to the furnace. the line of division.
thereby throwing to each portion new Dwelling
House, &c.
Payments made to suit the purchaser.
Nov. is, 1858. S. II. BROWN
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Payments made to suit the purchaser.
Nov. 2 1880 8. H. BROWN.
CHANCE FOR A SPECULATION.

CHANCE FOR SPECULATION.
AM authorized to sell tract of Reproductive
tic aud others, containing about $50 cres, Wing
on the eastern Bank of the Shenandoah rIver. in
Jefferson county, of which about IGO acres arein
cultivation Forty acres being cry superior BOT
TOM LAND, the remainder in GOOD I'll MBER
The upland abounds in IRON ORE of suneriar
quality and in great quantities, supposed to be- IN
cxhaustibie. This is alao a fine grazing farm, snd
most delightful and healthy situation, with com
Portable improvements, consisting of TWO NEW
EEsA DWELLING HOUSES, and several small
tItEII tenemcnts, barn, corn house, dairy &c
I-lpHL and very fine spring of pure and soft water
not surpassed anywhere, also spring in each field
upon the farm. The Alex. Loudour & hampshire
Railroad is located within short distance Of this
land. Also an IRON FURNACE on one side and
FORGE on the other, with merch Mt mill in 81 Ght
of house, (off IA of a mic.)
Payments made to suit the purchaser
In this tract IF land great bargain can be had bv
immediate application to SH BROWN
October 26, '5S-tf ~
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BARGAINS IN sADDLERY AND HAR-
NESS.
HAVING leased the shop belonging to Andrew
IL Hunter, Esq, in this town, one door west of
the " Carter House, am prepared and w i'll exc
cute to o.der, in the very best style and of the
best material every kind of article found in first
class Saddle and Harness ma ker shop.
Terms "A short credit to punctual dealers;
small discount for cash.
In exchange for which will take all kinds of
HIDES and SKINS at the highest market price.
Repairing done with neatness and DISPATCH
Call and see my stock on hand.
R. sHUGERT
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OLD IRON-Any quantity of Old Iron, tax
" in exchange for Tin Ware.
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NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS.
MAJ f receiving stock of FALL AND
w WINTER GOODS, which is equal to any in
the market Our friends will please Grill and ex-
anime Ihem. ]. N, & L, L. SADLER.
Nov. 2. 1855.
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WILL sell at Private safe, tract of NOUN
! TAIN LAND, belonging to the heirs of
Thomas B. Washington, decd, lying on the west
ern slope Of the Blue Ridge, in this county. ad-
containing 3O2 ACRES, all of which is in Timber
with considerable quantity of Chestnut Oak
The Alexandria, Loudoun s Hampshire Railroad
as projected, passes through this land for cons1d.
cradle distance.
95s For terms apply to
S HOWELL BROWN
SEVERAL other very fine Farms for sale in this
~ county. Sept. ID, 1858. 8. H. BROWN.
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WASHING MACHINES,

ID. F. BLACKBURN, NJ. n.
Hnuary /, lS59-Iv,
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SKATES.I have just received from Philadelphis
~ a handsome lot of Skates which I am seliine
very cheap for cash. THOS. RAwLINS.
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EXTRA Flour and Fresh ground Corn meal No.
II Best ETHEREAL Oil. Rice Flour, Pearl Starch,
Lanterns, Coffee Mills, Horse Shoes, Glass, Putty,
New crop N. o: -Molasses, Brown, Crushed and
Coffee Sugar, Manure Forks and Long handled
Shovels all just received and for sale by
Jan. 22, $50. W. EBY.
Smyrna times., 1859-10-06
A n Nigger Story"

Two darkies had bought mess of Pork IN
partnership; bu; Sam having no place TO put
his portion in, consented to entrusl the whole
to Julus's keeping.
The next morning they met, when Sam says:
" Good mornin', julius, Uythlng happen strange
or mysterious in your vicinity lately"
"Yaas, Sam, most a strange thing happen at
my house yesterday night. All mystery-all
mystery to me-"
"Ah, Julis, what was datF
"Well, Sam, tole you now. Dis moTnin'
went down into de cellar for to get piece OF
hog for dis darkey's breakfas' aud | put my
hand down in de brine aud tet around, but no
pork dere-all gone. Couldn't tell what be-
went wild it, so turned up de bar'l, an Sam as
true as preachin' de rats had eat hole clar
fru de bottom of de bar'l aud dragged de pork
all out ~
Sam was petri6ed with astonishment, but
presently said
"Why didn't de brine run out OF de same
hole :"
"Ah, Sam, dat is dc myslery-dat is the mys
terry"
Smyrna times., 1859-10-06
The Dollar Mark.

The interest, among our readers, respecting
the origin of the s mark seems undated, iudg-
ing from the number and variety of ofsuggestions
which we continue to receive. Many of these
tell US 10 more than what we knew before, and
that knowledge we placed before our readers.
Here, however, is a new correspondent, Viator,
who has just returned from Brazil. He writes
as follows:
"The sign S was always a mystery to me, as
pupil and teacher. | was taught in youth, and
In after years instructed others, to regard it as
contraction for U. s., the U being written
over the 5. But age, travel, and reflection
have taught me differently. The dollar 4" is
an old coin, much older than our Government,
older than the English in AmerIca. You have
approached the truth, | think, in the views you
published yesterday. But it strikes me that it
needs little more unfolding. 1t is not in Bra.
zl, with it's mil reiS, but in Spanish America,
and in Old Spain itself, that we find the true
explanation of the cabalistic sign s. The
Spanish word for dollar (and from them we
adopted the coin and its abbreviation) is peso
durO, or peso fuerte-" hard dollar" Peso is
the word in general use. And in Spa nish ac-
counts this Is always contracted by writing an
5 over p, and written. as in Portuguese, after
the sun. This conceive to be the frue expIa-
nation of the enigma, as every Spanish scholar
knows. ."-PhiLa. Press.
Smyrna times., 1859-10-06
The Engineer of the Great Eastern.

Mr.. Brunei, engineer of that sea-monster, the
Great Eastern, is no more. He was born at
Portsmouth (England) in 1906, the year in
which his father, the late Sir Mark lsambert
Brunei, completed his contract for making
ship-blocks by machinery for the British navy.
Sent at q early age to France, his fathers ma
tive country, he was educated at Caen, in Nor
mandy, and, on his return, at the age of 20, was
employed under his father, then constructing
the Thames Tunnel. In 1888 he was appointed
chief engineer of the Great Western Railway.
The Great Western, the first mammoth At
lantic steamer, was built by Mr.. Brunei, at
Bristol.
Mr.. Brunei built the Hungerford Suspension
Bridge across the Thames, from the back of
Charing Cross to the Surrey side, not far from
Waterloo Bridge. He built the Sardino. Tusca q
Railroad, and took an active part in the erec-
ton of the Britannia and Conway tubular
bridges. During the Crimean war he was
charged with the building of the Hospital of
Renkioi, on the Dardaneles.
Tine Leviathan, as she was originally called
much to the holy horror of the Rev. DIR. John
Cumming, of London, preacher and prophet
was originated by Mr.. Brunel, who was her
engineer from the first. The difficulty of
launching her is known to have SO greatly af-
fected Mr.. Bruncl's mind, that when she was
fairly afoat, his nervousness had not much aba
ted. He died, on the l4th of September, his
complaint being paralysis. Several years ago,
when playing with one of his children, Mr..
Brunei accidentally swallowed a golden half
sovereign, which stuck in his throat, and though
ablest surgical aid was employed, it was found
impossible to remove it. The coin remained
firmly fixed in his throat for a considerable. Pc
riod, and Mr.. Brunei, of very nervous tenn
perameut, appeared literally Pining away. AT
last, when things seemed at their worst. his
Irish man-servsnt gave him a pinch of snuff,
and the violent sneezing which this caused
suddenly removed the coin.
Ia stature, Mr.. Brunei was short, without
being stout. He was dark-compl plexIoned, ac-
tive, restless. and very lively in conversation.
He used generally TO work Is hours out of the
"a, and generally made his own finished plans
being an excellent draughtsman. He was a
kind as we'll as liberal employer. With the
single exception of Mr.. Robert Stephenson, son
of the Father of RaiIwayism, Mr.. Brunei was
the best English engineer. From his unosten-
tatious manner of living, and his immense bnsi
ness. he must have realized a great fortune.-
He happily lived to see his great ship. the
Great Eastern, fairly in blue.water.
Smyrna times., 1859-10-06
was shot away, the Chinese aiming simply at
81 LII

was shot away, the Chinese aiming simply a
the hull.
| Five days after the battle Mr.. Ward obtained
Chinese chart, on which he found the north
ern branch to which he had been requested tC
proceed. Accordingly he sent his brother with
two or three others there, with letter, which
was left on shore.
As may be supposed, the English press is dc.
cidedly wolish upon this Chinese outrage
as they call it; and demand the blood of the
Celestials, and the modest appropriation of a
large portion of the territory to Great Britain
as a material guarantee of the future. The
London Telegraph says:
Great Britain must attack the seaboard OF
China throughout its whole extent, invade the
capital, expel the Emperor from his palace. and
possess herself of a material guaranty against
future aggressions. We must cat-o'-
nine tail any ragon-decorated official who pre-
sumes to treat our national symbols with con-
tumely. Every one of them (the Chi
nese Generals) must be hanged as a pirate and
homicide to the yard-arns of British man.
of-war 1t would be refreshing and saIutary
spectacle-that of a dozen bebutoned villains,
with the countenances of ogres, and the appa-
rel of buffoons, swinging in the sight of the
population. Terror must be struck, by one
means or the other; and we have already had
more than enough of leniency. The
Chinese must now be taught to value the Eng
lish, who are their superlors, and ought to be
their masters. The least that can be
attempted is to capture Pekin; while, if bold
policy were adopted, the coSfscation in perpe-
tuity of Canton would follow. We might re-
tain Canton as we held Calcutta, make it the
center of our ultra Eastern trade, compensate
ourselves for the influence of Russia on the
Tartar frontiers Of the Empire, and lay the basis
of a new dominion"
The former China war was very unpopular
with the people of England; and we think that,
the rawlings of the British
press, the present difficulty will be considered
by Parliament in such manner as will lead to
a better understanding between the two pow.
ers, and war be avoided England must look,
not only to her defeat at Peiho, but also to the
position she occupies before the world, and
which. in its particular relation to China
brought about that defeat.
Smyrna times., 1859-10-06
Inventors,

Henry Cort, the inventor of the process By
which cast iron is converted into wrought, ad-
ded hundreds of millions TO the wealth of Eng
Iand, died mlserably poor, and his children only
receive GlO0 year from the government
But this Is more than our government of poll
ticians has given to the descendants of Fitch,
who hrsL applied steam to the propulsion of
vessels, and was driven by poverty aud ridicule
to kill himself. Fulton, who perfected the gil
gantlc conception, was worried to death by ridi-
cule and litigation, and out of the $4,000
which Congress gave to his children, the vam-
plre lobby got two-thIrds for engineering the
bill INTO law. The dlscnverers of the saw, the
plane, railroad, and the tnder-box. are unknown.
John Walker, the accidental dscoverer of the
friction match, and Scotchman, is only re-
Gently dead, leaving behind him a large for
tune. Abel Cooley, of the land of wooden nut
megs, simplfed and cheapened its manufac.
ture to such an extent that he and his success
ors all over the country made and are still ma
king fortunes. Cooley was the inventor of pat
ent medicines, and the protector of advertising
them-two arts that have never failed to make
rich those who follow them up diligently
Bali Patriot.