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lose the advantage which her fears at
present afforded me. Fortunately, how
ever, we reached the lower hall without
my fears being realized, and as the street.
door swung open, ! addressed my COM
panion for the last time.
Your project" l said, "was not i'll
conceived, but has failed some what in the
execution; and you have given me a les
son in physiognomy which may be useful
to me. Were it not that owe you some
slight consideration for yonr interposi-
tion when you thought my life menaced,
l would deliver both you and your &C
complete into the hands Of justice, but as
it is, spare you.'
She made no reply, and in another mo-
ment l was in the street. l walked
rapidly down the alley, and on arriving
at the street with which it communicated,
l was so fortunate as to meet police
man, by whose direction easily succeed
ed in rcgaining the Strand. In few
minutes more l was at my hotel. As l
entered l heard church clock strike
twelve. Can it be possible, thought,
that quilted this house only two hours
ago; it seems as if whole days had clap
sed since l last passed its portals. So
true is the remark of Montaigne i" that
we measure time often rather by events
than by duration and the greater the
number Of incidents that occur in any
period, the longer that period appears
when we look back upon it,"
I retired to my chamber, but for some
time sought reposc in vain. " hen sleep
did at last visit me, it was ftfu and dis
turbed, and in my dreams l re-enacted
the scenes of the evening. l awoko in
the morning, fevcrish and unrcfreshed,
and it was some days before fully re-
covered from the effect on my nervous
system of my first night in London.
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GUM-sHELLAC IN PRUNING TREES. AND IN
CUTTING OFF You've Trees IN THE NURSERY.
Young trees which were budied the past
season W III require to be cut Of hove the bud
this spring. The plan adopted by many
nurSeymen is to cut the tree an inch or half
an inch above the bud. and after the latter
has begun to grow. to trim the trunk down to
the point Of connection with a sharp knife
As the young shoot is exceedingly tender. it
is in great danger Of being injured by this
operation. The necessity for this laboorous
and Objectionable method results from the
danger Of the buds being killed by the drying
of the trunk down from the place at which
it is cut. We have practlced for several
years. and on many thousands of trees, plan
which saves entirely the second trimming,
and which has been fully successful. We
trim the tree down close to the bud at the
first operation. and pain. the surface of the
cut with thick solution Of gum. shelac IN
alcohol. AS the gum is not solubl. in
water it Is not washed off by the rains. and it
preserves the tree alive to the very end, so
that the wound heals in the rost perfect
manner. making smoother joint than can
be produced in any other way. This prepa.
ration may also be used with advantage for
coating the wounds made in pruning choice
trecs.-Sclentife american.
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A Satisfactorily Answer.

An attorney in the country recently received
an account from abroad for collection, and
in reply he made the following statement of
the financial condi ion Of the section Of Min
ncsota in which he Srsides. which was doubt.
less perfectly satisfactory 10 the creditor:--
Now, am pcritc ly aStonisl,d at you
Tor sending claim out here for collection in
these times. You nigh: as well cast your
net into the Lake Of Fire and Birthstone,
expecting to catch sunfsh. or into the Gel
ehrated Stysian pool to catch spcckled trout
as to try to collect money here. Money
have faint recollection Of having seen 1t
when was boy, | believe it was given me
ny my uncle to buy candy with. The candy
| do remember.) But it has been so long
since | have seen any, that almost forget
whether gold is made of corn or mustard. or
silver or white onions or fish scales. Why.
Sir, we live without money. You're behind
the tunes. 1t is relic of barbarism- of ages
past. We I've by eating, sir we do. IIoot.
man. the millennium is coming. the year of
jubilee has come, and all debts are paid here
as much as thew will. be. unless YOU
take projuce.' The word money is not in
our voca bulsry. in the latest Webster revised
for this meredian) it is marked obsolete. :
formerly coin representing value and used
MS medium of commerce. \ few small
pieces can be seen in our historical Soci.ty's
collection. where they are exhibited as
c'lliosIies, along with the skeleton of the
Mastadon, Noah old boots, and Adam s
apple.
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To Planters and Gardeners.

TINE subscribers offer 70. Gallo $4,000 barrels of
i pouIrette, made by tho Lodi Manufacturing
Company, in lots to suit purchasers. This article
is in the twentieth year OF its introduction into
this country. and has outivcd fertilizers Of every
other description, for tie following rensous -
Isl. Ii is made from the night soil of the City
of New York, by the L. NJ. Co, who have a CAPT.
tai of over 100000 invested in the business,
which is at risk should they make II bad article
I'd. For corn and vegetables it is tho cheapest
neaest and haIiGiest minura in the world it can
be placed in direct contact with the seed, forces
and ripens vegetation two weeks earlier, prevents
the cut wo-rH. doubles the crop, and is without
disagreeable olor. Three dollars worth, or two
barrels is hi Sufficient to manure an acre Of corn
in the hill.
pRIcE-1 bbl. 81 hbls S3.50-5 bb's 81,
and over bbls $l.5O per barrel. delivered free Of
carriage to vessel or railroad in New York City.
pamphlet containing every information and
certificates from Farmers all over the United
States, who have used it from two to seventeen
years. will be sent free to any one applying tor
the same. GRIFFING BROTHERS l. CO.,
90 CORTLAND Street, New York.
Feb 10, 1S60-cm.
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GDnfaticnal.
Wesleyan Female College,
WilmingtO ton, Delaware.

TNlllS Institution is in highly prosperous
l. condition, and offers to Young Ladies'
superior advantages for acquiring complete
and thorough education.
The domestic and social arrangements are
designed TO secure the boardcrs, within the
college, all the benefits OF refined christian
society, and the comforts and satcguar ds Of
pleasant home.
Special attention is paid to the manners
and habits Of the young ladies, and it is the
aim of the teachers Ia have them acquire
that cultivation and self-disciplne which will
qualify them to fill, with honor and pleasure,
their appropriate sphere in life.
The French language is taught by Profess
sor Panlin, native of Paris. a gentleman OF
thorough education, and Of rare skill as an
instructor. He and his wife reside in the
institution, and the pupils have the best
facilities for learning to speak tho language
tlucntly and correctly.
C|Pupils are received at any time, aud
are charged from the date Of entrance.
For catalogues, or further particulars, ad-
dress JOUN WILSON,
Feb 4, ls60--3m. I'res:dcut.
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A Brahmin's Account of his Country.

"
Rev. Mr.. Gangooly, a converted Brahmin.
now travelling IN this country. delivered
lecture in New Bedford. few nights since,
on the manners and customs OF his country.
lie said the Nindons were divided into
thlrty-fonr castles, Of which the Brahmn
reached the highest. and the banker, gold
smith, and shoemaker were among the lowest
The blacksmith is Of 4 high caste, because of
its u>cfulnts IS. lf a BrahInin eats animal
food, he loses his caste, which he can never
regain. The subject of birth was next
treated. The birth of male child was
always made the occasion Of a great rejoicing
while the birth Of a female child WIS hardly
noticed. The mother of five or six girls was
always the subject Of Scorn and drrision and
never went INTO society.
There were but three castles in India that
could not read or write. The strictest attcn.
ton is given TO the education Of boys in India
while giIls never 80 to school. The discipline
OF Brahmin life in some instances was grand.
Brahmin rises as early as five o'clock,
walks out and gathers flowers, and bathes
before the sun rises. If the sun sees one of
this class in bed. the fourteen generations Of
his ancestors will be punished in eternity
Women must battle every morning before
they so into the kitchen: if they do not.
people will not cat their cooking. Brshn,ins
must keep silence while at the table if they
speak while eating, they are obliged to 60
without food the entire day.
The marriage system was next considered.
llindoos do not know, strictly, what mar.
r'ages are. Neither the boys nor the girls
have anything to do with this matter
Parents make NIL matches. and the parties
have no idea with whom they are to unite
their desinies. until they arrive at the altar.
The manageable age of girls is from seven
to ten; and that of boys. from thirteen to
twenty-five A girl Of thirteen years of age,
unmarried, is considered All old maid past al
redemption.
In regard to the burial ceremonies of the
dead in India. many things have been said
and written by travellers thai were untrue.
The bnr'ing of the bodies of widows upon
the funeral pile Of the husband was explained
and accounted for by the fact that. when a
woman becomes widow, she must always
remain IN that situation. and they were never
thought anything Of or treated respectfully.
and many Of them. in view of these facts,
preferred death. This custom has says the
speaker been recently abolished by the
British Government.
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Louis NAPOLEON AND TIE RHODE ISLAND
SHoEMAKERs. One of the speakers at the
Lynn meeting of shoemakers, said the jour
neymen Shoe,nakers in Massachusetts num-
bered about fifty thousand men, and if they
concentrated their political power they could
do almost anything they wanted to do. They
could make laws for the protection of the
la borer, and could do away with the competi.
ton Of prison labor, and pres Mt the repetition
of such an event. as isnow taking place in Rhode
Island, where the prisons are filing an order
for Louis Napoleon for 200 900 pairs Of bro.
gans, because prison labor is cheaper than
the pauper labor Of Europe can do it.
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AN INTERESTING ITEM FOR YoUNG LADIES.
The New York Evangelist has so,nt where dug
mp the following quaint fossil Of by.gone
legislation: Leap year." A Scotch statue
of A. ID. 1928 reads MS follows:
1T is statnt and ordsint that during the
refine OF her maist blisst Majestic. ilk forth
year. known as leap year, ilk maiden
ladyc OF bath high and low estait, shall hae
liberty to bespeak ye man she likes albyit.
II he refuses 10 take her to he his wife. he
shall be mulcled in the sum of ane pounds,
LEI. or less as his tstait moi be. except and
avis if he cen make it appear that he is
betrothed to ane woman, that he then shall
b. free"
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ELKTOH
MARBLE works.

TUE subscriber has opened MARBLE
l. YARD in ELkTON, and will keep on
hand, and prepare to order, all kinds Of
work, such as;
Monuments, Head and Foot stones,
Tombs, Nantes, Table and Bureau
Tops, Door Stills, Window Sills,
STEPS, De, &c.
NCemetery Lots enclosed, and all kinds
OF fRON WORK done at the shortest notice.
G5Tonb Stones cleaned and re lie ttere;...
Italian and American Marble constantly
on hand. All to TO be sold at the lowest
possible Prices. WILLIAM McDEvITT,
Elkton, Apr 2. 1921. Proprietor.
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CARRIAGE MlNtFACToKf:
JOHN v. REARDoy..
(srccEssoR TO II. A. HALL.

Z l. X Il O N, M d.,
A NNOCNCES' TO the ciixcns Of Cecil
IA county that be is prepared 10
Make all kinds of Carriages to Order,
and guarantensto give satisfaction to all who
may favor him with their work. An ex.
periencc Of ten yeais enables him to aay that
his carriages will compare favorably with
those OF any OTHER manufacturer, in finish
and durability. He solicits the custom OF
the people OF the county, generally.
oJ-Second hand carriages taken in ex-
change for new, at fair prices.
number Of second hand Carriages on
hand, and for sale low. Jan /, '59--y.
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Development OF the Teeth OF Cattle

MODE OF AsCERTGINING THEIR AGE BY THE
SANE -Persons acquainted with the dcniition
OF " neat stock, can form pretty accurate
idea of age, from the period of birth up to
that Of adult life: and this method of ascer-
tanning the age Of an animal is. probably,
more correct than which applies to horns !;
for by means of rasp applied to the rings of
the horns, any amount of imposition may be
practiced. when it is well known that the
same liberties are not to be taken with tho
teeth. without the chances of discovery.
1t IS possible that there may be some slight
variations from the following rules, in the
development OF the teeth, yet such variations
VIII not embrace period Of over month or
SIT weeks, which at maturity does not amount
to much. and may be considered as purely
accidental out of the ordinary course Of
nature. The front teeth or temporary incisors
are found in the lower jaw !; there are eight
OF them. all prominent at the age Of four
weeks. The calf is usually born with three
temporary grinders or molars; the fourth
appears six months after Lirth the fifth
appears at the age of fifteen months: and the
sixth is to be seen al the age Of two and
hall years now, the animal has a full
mouth v of temporary teeth, numbering
t:irty two. Atthis period very remarkable
change in the teeth is about to occur; the
temporary ones. having answered the pur.
poses for which they were intended are to
be removed IN the following order. so as to
give place to others which shall correspond
t" the increase in the size Of the jaw bones,
and prove as durable as other bones of the
body At the age Of two years the central
or middle nci>olS llower jaw are shed and
replaced by two permanent ones. At the age
Of three, the two incisors known as the inner
middle undergo the same process. At the
age of four. the outer middle are shed, and
replaced by permanent teeth. At the age of
five, the corner incisors are also transformed
in the same manner, and the animal has
full set eight Of permanent front teeth. The
flrst and second permanent molars known as
grinders, appear in the upper and lower jaws
on each side. at the age of two years and at
intervs Is of one year, the other four are sue
cessvely cut: so that at the age of six years
the animal has full mouth of permanent
grinders. -Amer'can Stock Jouraoi
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Bridge Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that application
IN will be made to the County Commits
sioners of Cecil county, at their first regular
meeting after IKE 18th day Of March, next,
for the construction Of Bridge over
branch of North East creek where it crosses
the road leading from Elkton to Oxford, half
a mile south Of Blue Ball and near Israel
Reynolds. FEB IL, l8eO-6w
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ROOFING and SPOuTING..

THE subscriber respectfully informs the
l. Public that lie Is making a business Of
putting on
TIN and other Metal Roofs,
PUTTING UP SCOUTING, &c. lie las
experienced workmen, and all work Under
taken By him will be done in the be- IT manner.
GS-Persons wishing Roofing or Spouting
done, will please write to him at Eikton, and
they will be promptly attended to.
FREDCS ALDRIDGR.
July l6, Is59-tf.
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DCMen's lives should be like the days,
more beautiful in the evening: or. like the
season glow with promise, and the autumn,
rich with golden sheapes: where good works
and deeds have ripcned on the field,
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JAMES w. MAXWELL.
DRESS MAKING.
MISS KATE MILES

RESPECTFULLY informs the LADIES
IL Of Elkton and vicinity, that shc Is pre-
PLAIN DRESSES, and do Fancy Sowing
generally she wi also make Gcntl-mcn's
Shi,ls; a; the residence OF her father, on
Main Street, Elkton. [Apri iG, 1859.
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Port deposit.
JAMES WILSON,
Medicines, Drugs, Chemicals, &c.


DORT DEPOSIT, MARYLAND.--would
i respectfully call the attention Of the public to
his extensive and we'll selected stock Of DRuGs.
MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, DYE WooDs AND DYE
STUFrs, CAApHgNE AND BCRsISo FiUID. Oils,
PAINTS. VARSlsMEs, WINDOW GLASS AND Perry,
PAINT BRUSHES. VARSisH BEusHEs, &c. &c
Also good stock of PERFUMERY and TOILET
ARTICLES Pomaae, Hair Oil, 1Inir Brushes,
Tooth Brushes. Nail Brushes, Shaving Brushes
Pocket Combs, Fine Tooth Combs. Rcdding Combs.
Fine Soaps. Starch Indigo Spices, Matches, To-
bacco. Cigurs. Snuff, Lilly hite, Meen Fun
pcntrifrcc. Glycerine Cream. Lip Balm, Specta.
cles Taylors Shaving Compound, en-Knves,
Pocket Books. Buckskin Purses, Portmonnaes,
shannon Erasivo Soap, Balm Of Thousand
lor's Balsam Of Liver Worth. HolIoway's Worm
Confcctions Blackeys do Patent Wheel Grease,
Hampton's Vegetable TinctLrc, Syrup Phosphate.
Supporters. Trusscs, &c &c. variety Of Gar
don and Flower Seeds, together with all the
Most Reliable Patent Medicinss Of The day.
In fact, full and complete assortment of every
thing that belongs to the Drug and Paint business
constantly on hand or procured ON short notice.
From our long experience and ths great f,cili.
ties enjoy for purchasing, We can offor superior
Inducements to those who are using any thing in
our limo. We buy in large quantities make Cur
purchases for cash, ind warrant our goods to CO
FRESH. PURE aud GENUINE. and with it to DO
distinctly understood that VIC will not bo under.
sold by any similar esiu blshment in this section
Orders promptly filled and satisfaction guaran.
teed. with regard TO both price and quality
y'Physicians' Prescriptions carefully com.
pounded at all hours Of the day and night.
June IT, lo5o-ly,
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The Campaign OF 1860 is at hand

A ND so is Fortune to those who buy
n MILLlKEN'S $40 STENCIL TOOLS,
for by SO doing any one can make SIS to
$3.50 per month. Samples and full particu-
lars sent free. Stencil stock Of all kinds
cheaper than elsewhere. Address
d. L. MlLL1KEN,
Mar 3, 1S60-3w' Brandon, Vt.
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Winter Millinery Goods,

and is now prepared in the shortest time to
make all kinds OF Fashionable Velvet, Silk
and other Fall and Winter Bonnets, and also
to alter Bonnets Of all descriptions into
fashionable shapes.
HyA fine assortment Of Head Dresses.
Ladies' Caps, Ribbons and other Millinery
Goods, constantly for sale at city prices.
Her business is In the Second Story of the
New.lork Ciethihg Store, opposite the Fouu-
tain I'm, NOV IS, ls5e-u.
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TIAWARE AND STOVES.

now on hand, which they arc pseptrsd to dispose
of on as reasonable terms - Trey car be pur.
chased Of any other Establish raSIt Thsir stock
of COOKING STOVES on hand Embrace. tho
latest ind mt ST improved patterns.
VWe are also prepared to do all sorts Of Tin
and Metal Roofing and Srnatng On ressnn, hts
terms JOSEPH p. CANTNELC,
June II, Soy WI II. EpCR
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MRS. IEEFNfANN
PESTPECTFULLY informs her friends
IL and customers that she has just returned
from the city, with q handsome assortment
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AltloIp,ieal.
CANTWELL L. EDER,
(succEssoRs TO ALpRIpcE / COL
Dealers in TinWare and Stoves.

TTHllE undersigned having purchased Of Aldriass
1 Co.. their entire interest in the Stove and
Tinware Business, in the town Of EIkton. weuil
invite the merchants md citizens of Cecil. Kent
and Hartford counties to call md examine before
purchasing elsewhere, their large stock Of
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Principally. F. NJ. FAEHTZ, A. NJ.
Assistant--MRs. T.. F. N. FAEurz, MISS
S. Z. Brown and Miss A. Z. BRoKAw.
The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-06-19

The alternative to the success of the Democratic
Party in the coming Election, is the triumph of
the Republicans. On all hands, it appears to be
conceded that Mr. LIYCoLN's best, if not his only
chance of being elected, lies in division of the
Democratic Party. The personal strength of the
Republican Candidate is chiefly, if not altogether
local, and confined to the States of the North
West. He is not strong at the Eastward nor in
the Middle States Of the Atlantic sea-board In
New York. he is particularly weak He is too
ultra-too radical-in his views, to be palatablc
to the commercial classes, whose interests natu-
rally incline them TO the side of conservatism,
and he cannot even command the hearty support
of his own Party. Since the Chicago Conven-
ton, Mr.. SEWARD sulks like ACHILLES in his tent,
and his friends are not likely TO give more than
halfway and luke-warm support to the man
whose elevation has been purchased at the ex-
pense of his humiliation. Intrnsically, therefore.
the Republican nomination is not strong one
and it only requires the united action of the
Democratic Party TO insure its de eat If the Con-
venton in session in this city, but succeed
in harmonizing lis differences, and uniting the
various sections of the Party in support of one
Candidate, that Candidates success may be con-
sdered as certain;if it fail in this defeat is not
less certain. double nomination by the Demo-
cratic Party, while it would probably give to
BELL and EVERETT the otherwise Democratic States
oil Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, kentucky
ana tennessee, would inevitably secure to the
hepuoiicah SIDE the doubtful States of New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Indiana and Illinois.
ohuet Suon circumstances, n disruption of the
Democratic Party is worse than fo,rr;t
becomes a crime Will the Convention ho
guilty of that crime? In view Of tho ro,,o,.;
bility which its action involves-w;u :, 60.
suicide? In the face of the opposition of sln,ost
the entire South, the nomination of Mr.. Doue1As
will be nothing short of that.