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States-he nation-who were the acknowledged reposi-
tories Of all power both the States and the Ma
tonal Government and who in that name declared the
supreme law by which both the National and State Gov
ernments to be controlled in the due Administrations
Of the system they proposed to the country Ia short
they the people created the United States and made them
emphatcay nation with supreme powers within the
orbit assigned to it.
The question simply reduced to this Do the United
States constitute NATION, do they represent az
glomerate of naons bound together by temporary bond
Of texture feeble that any one may lawfully put
end TO the combination whenever 1t may find motive to
do so1 Was it the intention OF the States and the people
really to construct temporary alliance OF separate
tons, dependent for its duration upon tenure fail
the possible and probable discomfort Of dominant party
In any one Of the associated nations7
The answer to this question will lead Ms directly TO
consideration Of what must suppose to be the
view which the founders Of the Government took
the enterprise they had in handI mean to the estimate
they made whilst they engaged moulding the Con-
stituton-o the object they intended to accomplish This
Is an pror view OF their purpose, and avoids all debate
upon those subtetes Of Interpretation which, at later
day ingenious logcans have invented prove or pretend
to prove, right of secession
What did the authors Of the Constitution intend to estab
lsh when they met together to frame Constitution for
the Government of the United states
waive all reference TO that record OF historical facts
which is now eKant, to prove that the contron g majority
OF the Convention discussed the question and maturey
cded that their purpose to erect nation out Of
ederate States which nation should possess every nc-
ton of supremacy necessary preserve ts own existence
and that 10 establish aud such supremacy the
raj States should surrender appropriate phrase
should be deprived Of every attribute Of sovereignty that
could interfere with or impede the free and full exercise
Of the national sovereignty it their design to create,
and equally their declared intention to render perpetual
waive all reference to this record aud for the presen
look only TO what must have been the view
which these cearsghed took Of the task committed
TO them Did they deem il expedient wse TO invest,
either ny grant or implication the States then existing, or
which 10 future time might be organized, with what
claimed as the right of secessionf
In responding TO this inquiry is only necessary to
hect upon some Of the prominent and obvious conse
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herblVorious, has erect ears, short body.
long snout and tusks, aud an elevated
head. The demonstrated breeds are, mild
aud gregarious, take food by day. have
long capacious bodies, pendent ears. and
short, dropping heads. sl 4 80
! There is! oimuch difference in the breeds
and treatment of these animals, that some
good farmers aver that there is no prof,
N any kind. Let MS look at this matter a
ltttle' It.takes on an average, it is said,
seven pounds of meal 10 make one pound
ofpork. II grain weighs ffty-six pounds
to the bushel, seven pounds would be one
eighth of a bnshel, which at one dollar
bushel rwoRld be worth twelve and a
hall! cents. Pork fed on clear meal
would thus cost twelve and a half
cent pound. A hog that would
weigh 4OOl pounds would thus cost $50
But,zWe will suppose, western pork can be
bought for eight cents pound, and a 400
pound hog for $32, or $l9 less than the
eastern corn fed cost, then what is to be
done We answer. stop raising pork to
sell till yo0 can find a breed that will
make pork faster, and on cheaper food. 1t
Wlllsoe generally admitted that the Suf.
tolk and its crosses form some of the most
O9tahle breeds. The Suffolk alone takes
on tat easiestt but then they are small and
poor breeders. a cross of the Suffolk and
Chester county is probably as7 good as anV
breed known at present, for feshaand size.
There are also other things that grow and
tatten a hog faster than grain. Refuse
milk, apples, beets, grass, beef scraps, and
cooked vegetables, all have their advocates.
We know of good sensible men who
keep swine, and keep them as they think
with profit. One ehrewd man, a butcher,
raises pigs, and grows them up to about
Two hundred pounds, and then sells
to others who tatten them. Another keeps
swine to compost manure, and thinks the
gain ottmanure c0mpensates for the final
loss of corn fattened pork. Another keeps
tWo dozen hogs, and grows and futtens !
them almost wholly on scraps, which are
bought in Albany by the ton. Another |
soois and mixes the different grains and
vegetables, and thinks the saving thereby |
s very material. We have merchant |
1elghoor, who has three year old SOW,
and who makes the raising of pigs profita-
DE: The animal weighs about 400 pounds |
lud has had 81 pigs, So of which have
'eached ahog's estate. Her largest litter
vas fifteen. A bona-fide offer of SlOO |
vas recently made for the mother and |
olgs' when the latter became six weeks .
I'D. Other cases of fsupposed profit might |
De cited. 1t is our private belief that if
lome of the best races of swine were kept I
neatly and comfortably, and fed regularly |
md freely, they might be fed to ad vantage |
wen on.corn at present prices. There are |
'ases recorded of hogs making a gain of |
NO pounds day, reckoning ''from the I
cradle to the graVe." a
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NOTICE.


PROVOST NARsHAL GENERALS OrpIcr,
rTOEJp o,..,;.,. washington, May %, 1868
SiI,.S raoiy discharged on OF wounds or is
ana who desire to the service in the
Orders No. los, of 1868, from the War Dsnart,,,t
snh snDsasd In the papers throughout the country
fI oncers are requested to comply promptly with
OF that order, and to send their TSritten
as therein provided for positions In the
bifv ;tfP 1GFPs' {?ta,tng the cl'"raot Of their ss
ASST MIn as ttIe delay as possible, to the Acting
Micn they may be. Such Acting Assistant Provost
t3oIs GENERAL will at forward the appiics
General at Washington Y't- - tV' Vst PAaFstiat
OSers for the Invalid Corps will be MppoibteI
Hao, upon furnishing The papers reGuired sT
ment' Their pay and emolaments viii 9Isc.
n6t o %e dt o. acceptance Il such appointrnents and
mands to %te 1 Gt organization of the respective co
mvoo1r ]. b. FRY, ai
SN' An Provost Marshal General
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The seyenteen-Year Locust.
ITS HABITS AND PEcuL1AR1rlEs.

= FASOAIAhITlESss
We see by the papers from Western
Pennsylvania, Eastern and Central Ohio.
Wheeling: and some other parts Of Yir-
ginia, thai those regions now have visit
alton Of the seyenteen7year locust { (Glcada
SfPtemdecim.) This singular insect is one
of the eight OF nine families or broods
found in our country-each brood coming
to the surface at intervals of exactly sew
enteen years. the greater number coming
up out of the ground on the same day, in
the evening, between sunset and dark
There are a few places-one in Louion
county, Virginia where they appear twice
in that time, owing to the fact that two
families overIapi but the two visitations
always make the exact period ofseveuteen
years. This circumstance has ,givenilrise
to the popular impression in some places
that calling them seventeen year locusts is
nOtcorrect; and we hear of the seven year,
ten or nine-year .locusts. 81 So al3EfI1s
But there isno fact better establish ed in
entomology than the exact periodicity of
the return of these locusts. Records have
been kept for more than q century of the
family in Eastern Pennsylvania, and there
are men living who have seen them in. 800,
1917, 1884, aud 1851, and expect to meet
them again in 1868 80. IT,z
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TRUsTEE,S SAFE


RY ,,irtq virtue Of deed of trust executed by Hugh
~ Nichols on the 18th day of fAIarch 1859 and n1yv
OF record In Ohio county, State of Virginia. in boo
~ page oI2, will sell in the city of wheeling, at
the mont door Of the Court House, on the arst Mon
day Of July, 1858, the following property viz lots
No. 3d. lO3 q, ITO, Ill, aud 20 feet of Lot No 100
parts OF Lots No. and g. and haIFof Lot No 60 aIi
IN tho ttrst Ward Of the c ty of Whee ing Als1 nj
same place aud time piece of ground With the I'M
provemsnts thereon located the west end of Union
street on tie wharf, formerly known as the Perry
House. Also, at the Same time and place the GoI
lowing property In Grham's addition to the CITY Of
wheeling, on Quincy street, Lot No. 81, x LOT No
20, lot No. 81, y lot No.35. Also in East Wheat
Ing, North 4 oflot No. T6. Il lot No o8 and lot No
D Also, at the Bame time and place l7O Shares
Of stoek In the Belmont Bridge Company and 10
shares OF stock in the North Western Bank Of Vir.
gtnia will also sell under same deed Of trust on
the second Monday In July, 1868 in the town Of
MoundsYtllei Marshall county, State of VIRGINIA n
farm known rs the Sockman Place, situated In Sai6
Maj shall ciuntY, on the waters Of Fish creek co1
tanning $50 acres, more or less. Said farm IL sIr
miles from Glen Eastou and eight miles from Csmar
on Also viii sell under said deed of trust On The
third Monday Of July, 1858, In the town of Harins
vile, State of Ohio, belmont county, the artinsyiIIe
kerry right and boat the Cottage Hotel with to oS
NO. oS and 1885, together with two PIECES ~ and u
acres OF ground, all located in the said town Of MAJ
tfhsViIle. -S9.s} $50 ~ ", w " "a pd'S- S
Terms Of sale-One. third In cash, the balance In
IL and1S months, with approved security and title
retal1eduntl the money is paid. .ffl 80
my9 ISAAC Colts, Trustee.
81 ciairstille Chronicle copy and send bill To this
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252.
The Upited stateI...
Upon information
- for
ConRscation.
The goods aud chattels, credits
and effects Of the Bank Of the
Commonwealth

% . rsl q
WHEREAs, an information has been Blei in tl,a
w district Court Of the United States for tho
District Of virginia at wheeling on the Goth
Gsy Gay Of May 1858 on behGlfot tho United States by
JS se thereof for said District, against the
chattelS credits and effects OF che Bank ofthe
Ronit 10 I'D the hands Of D. Burkhart and the
nank OF Berkeley, in Virginia. alleging in substance
that said property has been bronSt since the IBfI
Say ol August, lS6l from parts Of the United state
GScaIedby the President to be In inaurrect on into
t parts OF United States not 50 in nsnrrec
.i oi ior which, among other reasons in said infor-
soh mentioned said property became forfeited to
same sJe SI bs 5se United States and praying that
Nou, tSsroS az forfeited as Aforesaid.
Ter me seal Of the said court me directed and de-
do hereby give public notice to ali peTsons
o.s tue said property, OF In any manner inter
sSssQ therein, that they be and appear before the
salu District Court, to be held at Wheeling Ia and for
~ "a estern District ofYirginIa on the 18TH day
q. T 1858 at eleven o'clock In the forenoon or
I9AL Gay, (proVided the shall be daV Of fTis
ssio1; otherwise, on the next day ofjlrisdiction
thereatter then Ind there to interpOse their caIs
and make their allegations In that behalf 'e
Dated the 2Sth day of MAY, 1858
EN-. MOTION, o. 8. Marshal,
BENy. II. Saith, U. s. Attorney, SmypS Ist
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-12
H0! FOR THE SUMMER RESORTS.
The ONO white Sulnhnr Snrlnes

Nv W1LL be formally opened on tho 18th of June
the Anniversary occasion OF the meeting Of the
These SPRINGS. so national in reputation, and
popular In favor, are situated in Delaware county
Onio, 10 miles from the Capital and Ave from the line
They will be under the exclusive control Of the
troprletor' ANDY WILSON, Esq. They will be con-
Quoted with special reference to place of
R.ASHIONABLE RESORT
relaxation ane healthy improvement. They excel In
all these features ANY SPRINGS IN AMERICA ~
reference to A. WILSON, Proprietor, Post.ofBee
Ss' aaoress' a Lewis Center, Delaware county, Ohio
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Upon Information
HtA for s
nA-a...As
The P9rgensl Property Ol

=. o. 0Ftor' ton q, lAa4s,st. 4tt,ts !
NJ HEREAs, an informatioIt has beer ma ~, l,o-
half Of the United States, BY the Attornsy
Ior the Western District Of Virginia in ti
Sourt of the United States for said strt
On 1ne s0th day Of May 1858 against the persoSS
Psrt Of >; y Morton, III the hands Of B. Bnrj
an9 the Bank of Berkeley, in VIRGINIA nIIeSi
snes ts S9b shat said Morton has Sasae1
tho United States and fn giving aid sJ I,
a,,o me enemies Of the same: and that the eby
among a other reasons In sad Information roentIons
sag property became forfeit 10 the United stats.'
Sit. ptLaylne That the same may he condenned az
sr EGE TS hsssiSre ip pursuance of the montiOp nm
9eI me seal OF the said Court to me direcfsS e,
delivered do hereby give public notes ta ei1 AND
d0bng tbaltIg said property or in any inter
said district Court, to be held at WheelnS. in sn
a ny 9aia western District of Virginia, on the 10Th
Gay oi June 1868, at II o'clock In the forenoon If
y mat fay-f the same shall a. day Of jarisdetIo1 Ut
Y a Mos On She neSs day Of jurisdiction thereafer
tuen ana there to nterpose their claims aud not
their allegations in tn It behalf '''N 'AANe
Dated this 2Sth day of NAV, 1868
REM II e,,,r,I T. N N. NORTON, U. s. Marshal.
- " ' A ~ u o. attorney. My29-16t
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AoNGIvIrY OF THE LoCUsr.


ltis not known that any other insect
lives so long as this one, bat many. others
live several years, and observe a similar
periodicity. Many of the ephemera ,fllesi
that appear in such countless numbers.
and are seen but single day upon the
wing, have lived under water, in,litlIe cells
in the mud, for several years; there feeding
upon the impurities that Otherwise would
probably make that water unWholesome,
aud cause the malaria of marshy districts.
The chafer, or May bug, dark brown.
beetle, about three quarters of an inch
long, that fills the atmosphere. somstilnes
on spring nights, and that bangs a9afnsti
the sides Ofyour houses or windows. civ
ing rise to the saying, "as blind as a bee
tie" !, has lived as alarva or grub four years
under ground, aud is often so numerous as
to be quite destructive to the roots of some
of the grapes, and occasionally Injurious
tothe potatoes. This is the grub that bows
often use as bait for fresh. water fishing:
the locustiis. better, but boys cannot wait
seventeen years. Many other varieties
could be mentioned that require more than
year to go through the various stages of
life. though most insects are ANNALS.
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Somsthlng for Farmsrs-A 7T.Iea. FOR for.
-.s -ssss. the n 0n -5s,E= =asiiil % .iI'51-
From thospFIpgaeld RspuBlfcan.


Swine are generally considered animals
of gross habits, filthy tastes, and obtase
seusibiities. As if nothing was too bad.
the,tollies and vices of humanity are heap.
ed upon themrantil,t they are made to bear
a multitude Of sins. g ssMarrying hog for
the sake of the stye;" 1independent as a
hog on ice;H i'contrary as g;",tEglut-
tGnous as hog;;" s'drunk as a hog,5T are
some of their more common ISLANDERS. We
protest against this, and ask for them
better acquaiatance and treatment. We
claim for this oppressed aud injured race
the simplest Justice. We think it can be
proved that they enjoy neatness, under
stand good living, are sensitive to pain,
comprehend things quickly, and are ksenly.
alive to anything tyrannical. Treat a huZ
man being like hog, for successive gener-
atoms, keep himsWithin marrow walls, let
him have nought but filthy bed, feed him
on the.coarsess fare, and cramp and re-
strain his free agency, and it will not be
long before even God-like humanity would
become british.
There is no, kind of livestock more easi-
" or. quickly impFoTed by the breeders
All the varieties doubtless descended from
the same wild progelitors, whose chhrac-
'teristics vary much from those that are
dOmesticated. For example, the wild boar
is solitary and bold in his habits; roamsl
most at night in search of food, is chiefly
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HEApoUARTERs 5rH RxGlMESr. Va Nj
Wheeling. NAV 2n F6ko

General Order No. g.. 81 10y ~ AO'''
hob EG6edence to General Order No. from pricu,,e
Re1ieu W sSEs, H the compshIes composing the 9th
est'ent '. NJ will assemble at their rasnectivs no.
lA1S grounds AS follows every Saturday at o'cIoc
1 PrScsey until further ORDERS for drill and in
SeTenth street, East Wheeiinr S0 az t"o lOOt OF
Capts. Gondy, Mckee and smitb,s ,.o,,,
Oe1tEe 1t Wheeling Market House. p'A'''O' a.
Cant GSyse GGyoFs company at sweeny's brick yard.
wSssIinE w5i; ADAMS company at Market square, East
GsPts nsnlan and Han
Commandants will see that the roll IL called a, ~.
later than 10 minutes after O'clock. Ito aos %: 1os T
Sn5 ION IN tmel and all absentess noted thereon
Regiment. ~ 'Ae Apputant ot the
dri ioFSME aGS reports t must be made promptly alter e
U9ments particularly reported to the Adintapt
i3,.Gn 1 SEiii must continue at least two hours
~ Nt"eEI OL "'- ]. McCLJNEY
" Commanding 5tb Regiment v n
j. II. sTALLMAN, AdJutant. mva9 IT1 m
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9atIp8 8nteIllaentRetl i
TERMS OEADVRRTTsTNGS=75
TwnEvEsOuD LlEEs OF NospAA111, fOa, orr uyou. on
LESS, MAKR SoUARE - . -

= -SPEULA NOTIcEs DoubIe The above rates.
early Advertising on reasonable ter1ns accor-
All advertisements from transient persons or
era, to be paid fos-Gn aduance fIH7ft
business Cards not exceedng I've lines SO peryear
oE ~ Tor six months b't for shorter period
VIII be counted less than a square, EsFfTf .
The privilege OF Annual Advertising Ia Iinita3 70
tne advertisers own Immediate business: And ali
aaysrtisements for the benefit of other prisons al
well a9 alliegnl advertisements and
OF auction sales and real estate sent IN By them
be paid for at the usual rates.
i, dyertisements not accompanied with VIZ tte,l
accordingly. V'Ea = ~ ''-AS hSsea
Notices for Political Meetings to be charged in all
Marriages, Notices Of Funerals, and annoncementa
OF sermons, 90 cents oach. nonyi1-1sa
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BOARD AT SARATOGA SPRINGS,

WAsHINGToN HALL (Iate Mrs. Mason,sI. so
y! long and ayorably known to visitors at the
springs, is NOW OPEN for the reception of puests
1ne mouse Ii large delightfully."- situated on BROID
STt114 MA4, between the CONGRESS- and EMPIRE
SiIi and is surrounded by ample aud beauti.
I4Lly snaded grounds. Table first class-and the
for EaInIles and large parties or
friends. For further particulaTg address WASH.
1NGTON HALL, SARATOGA SPRINGS. iun6 in,
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TnR FooD on THE locusT.

The locust in its last or winged state
appears TO eat nothing. The silkworm. ias
worm, is a gross feeder, but as a butter.
Hy, eating seems to be no part of its busi.
ness, aud that, though not rule, is com
mon in insect life. But the seventeen year
locust, when it frst energies from the
ground, is mass OF fatness; all the poul-
try, many of the birds, hogs, and even cats
feed upon it ravenously.
Farmers who plant their corn late ina
locust year, SO that the Iocusts shall come
up first, will not be bothered with the
crows. A. lady in Germantown, Penusyl-
well-known naturalisI-has given
an in Interesting account of the feeding of
this insect underground. By digging up
pear tree she found great mum bers at.
tached to the roots and living by. suction.
The writer of This had large brood hatch
ed from the eggs left in the trees by those
that were here in 1860, which he kept 10
the earth in flower pots for several months.
and tedtby giving the7roots of young trees.
and always found them attached by their
little beAks, Just sas you see the aphities
and many other feeding above grounds
If this locust is injurious, itmust be to
the trees while under ground, by5exhaust
ing the sap; and from records kept by some
cider-making families in Railway, N
there is reason to believe that the appie
cCopis agood dealdependent upon thea3e
of the locusts. The first half of their
lives, or for eightor nine years after each
appearance, the cider crop has been found
to beSthe largest. 1t is certainly COM.
mon saying that locust year is good fruit
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IN So RA CE
FRANKLIN INSURANCE Comply
OF WHEELING, VA.
CAPITAL - 816o,ooo-
DIRECTORS

DIRECTORS,
John Reid John r. Miller, Goo Wheat,
Geo Mendel John ZeOckler, Sam Mcclellan,
G. w Franzheim, Jas. N. Vance, Alex. LauE Ehlin
THIS COMPANY having been duly organized, are
prepared to take risks at fair rates on buildings
of all kinds merchandise. manufacturing establis6
ments, furniture steamboats, and cargoes on the
Western rivers and lakes, and alsO on the lives Of
persons for term of years. This Company offers
superior Inducements to farmers, whereby they can
bo insured for three years reduced rates This be-
ing home institution, composed Of some unety-four
st"ckhOidcrs, most of whom among our best bu-
snes5 men, recommends itselfto the favorable con-
sde:ation Of the insurng pnblic and solicits their
patronage.
Applications for insurance will be promptly at.
tenled TO by the Secretary.
Office, No Mcclure House, being the same for
nerip occupied b. Adams Express Company.
JOHN REID. Pr. sident
sAML MCCLELLAN, yice-President.
N. G ARTHTR, Agent for paying Pensions oface.
No. J. MoLsure House, being the office formerly
occupied hy Adams Express Company. april
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IN 1913 during the Millerite dsliaIIsIFioD.
the sudden pouring forth of5the locusts
was looked upon as a sign that the
tsna ma So e5 mp Twas come, and many t the
r"beltevers' were looking for their ascen. :.
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TIE RoNANCE OF THE LocUsr.

This insect above ground is harmless
it willneither bite you, sting you nor poi.
son you. 1t will eat none Of your posses
sions. tthe utmost it will but sip.aslittle
dew from the cupsthe skies have :iiied. I. If
your heart is in the right place-if you
contemplate the wonders of creation as
you shopld-this little locust will give you.
great pleasure. 1t is one of the most
beautiful creatures in the insect world
elegant as the oriole among birds, or as
the rose among flowers. 1.-THE red-eyed
ctcada," has been theme for poetry in all
ages, 6ut the wings of this locdst are its
especial beauty;~ as clear and pelIucid as
water, with bordering tint of, yellow. be-,
yond the power of the painter to initiate.
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flf.E-stsi-H Qsf fAI6 FbCUI4ARlEIES. ae ~
All who heard them in the neighborhood'
three years ago will remember how vocal
the whole country was with their music
As with most insects, the males are the
only musicians. "Phsraoh, islOng drawn
out, of this locust, is not voice, but is
produced by y kind of drum, one on each
side, just back and under the root of the
wing. Touch thiswith the point ofa pin.
and the voice ceases.
There is a variety Of this locust in Bra.
zil, where the notes of a single one can be
heard mile. The loc1sts op Staten Island
have been heard on the Long Island side
of the river, distaRce of twoimiIes. Az
the larger number come up at the same
times so the commencement of their sing
ing is Simultaneous.
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The United stata.

BENJ. ~ sMrn, III s. AttoTneS. t .. mnas ma5S5l IA,