Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1859-05-14
THE PILLAR OF FIRE (;
Or, Israel in Bondage.

ne ITuCe " fHe HOUSt " D"Ott'
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"The Prince OF the House Of David
has had sale unexceeded by any volum
Of lis size and character. In that worI
The effort was made to il Illustrate events il
the land Of Judea, by the letters Of a Jew
ish maiden. In this young prince o
Phenicia Is supposed TO write from Egypt
The condition Of the children Of Israel
and the wonders wroght by Moses, from
the staple OF the work, and as much o
Egyptian history and description is intro
duced are necessary TO complete the pic
ture, and give il fulIness and unity.
Mr.. Ingraham has diligently consulted
all accessible authorities upon The anuquI
lies and customs Of Egypt, and the vol
ume is lhe,esult Of long and palien! study
Mary difficulties attend an undertaking o
such a nature. and justice 10 the writer re
qures that the preface and appendix
should be read before the text Of the work
The object is to promote knowledge o
The Bible. by leading readers TO compare
and verify, and search for themselves
The material for the volumes, it is prop
er to say, is drawn from other sources
and the Imagination Of the writer is EN-
ployed 20 fill up, from brief data, con
lnuous narrative. 1t is Phenicien ant
contemporary view of the scenes and events
which we are accustomed to regard from
quite different stand point. 1t will pop
ularize knowledge upon subjects hereto
fore restricted to archnologisrs.
This enhancing and instructive book 0
500 pages, bourd in excellent style, il
sold for Sl.25- same price as 9TH,
Prince Of the House of David"
Evans of Philadelphia, Of has purchas
ed 10000 copies of The Pillar Of Fire,
and 5000 Of the prince Of The House o
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with either book, on recei pit of the price
and twen,y-one cents for postage.
A new classified Catalogue of STANDARD
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LAND SALEs.-Mr. Daniel Hefflebow
err has sold his farm, near Rippon, in thI
county. containing 23l acres. 10 DAME
Dovenberger, Cor s37 per acre, making il
the aggregate $s,547.
1 Logan Osburn, Esq, has purchase
Jos. Myers farm, near Kableton, con
sisting of l44 acres, for the sum of SO,
600.
Francis Lakeland has purchased from
w. n. & J. l.. Craighill and others, heir
of Mrs. Eliza G. Craighill, the Trenton
farm, lying on the Shenandoah river, con
tanning go acres, for the sum Of SILL 75
76.-Spirh.
Holo,coy's PWs.-Coughs, particular
ly those of hard, dry character, IRE
quenhy proceed, primarily. from a dis
eased condition of The stomach and III
liver. and NAV often be removed by sin
gle dose Of these extraordinary Pills
Dyspepsia is sometimes accompanied viii
a hacking cough. and cough is also
symptom of consumption OF the liver. I
such cases, physicians generally Civ
mercury, practice as unnecessary as
is dangerous. since few doses, or at an
rae full course Of The Pills. never fail
to remove both The cause of The difficult
and the difficulty itself. The invigors
ting influence Of the remedy upon n
weak and debililaied is truly marvellous.
The license tax Of Berkeley county
a liuIe upwards OF So 900 OF which IN
merchants, on their Dry Goods. Grocerie.
&C., pay about $4,000 ; Hotels, and me
chants who sell liquor, pay about $685.
and Lawyers, DocIois. Auctioncers' ID,
guerreotypists, &c. pay the balance. sa
/ $3.50. There are ten licensed Ordinare
or Hotels. in Mariiushurg, and ihrt
siores that retail arden, spirits.