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From the Mew York Cypress.
Vaccination.

The opinion has obtained among some
medical authorities that the plague Of
Athens, SO graphically described BY Thu
cydides, was IDENTICAL with the small-pox.
But the frstIappearance of this terribly
destructiye disease is usually assigned to
the year $50. 9At thistime the Abyssihian
army was laying siege to Meccas when i
hrokesout,in the camps and made such fear
ful havoc that the siege was raised. The
conquests of Mohammed, which soon fol-
loved, hastened greatly ats spread through.
out the world, and it has now forf more
than thousand years prevailed in Eu.
rope. With il went CONSERVATION and
death, Neither the prescriptions Of med
ical knowledge nor the devices Of cf.supersti-
ton seemed to retard its progress or lessen
It's fatality.
The first medical author who, treated Of
the disease expressly, and whose writings
have como down toIrs,3 was Rhazes, who
pfacticsd at Bagdad at the beginning of
the )10th century. II was long before
erenIthe characteristics Of the disease we're
fully made out. Berhaayc was tho irst
W.,Hff a. <
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SoUNDNEss OF MIND.--A Hsnk--A
perfectly just and sound mind is rare
and invaluable gift but it is still much
more unusual to see such mind unbiased
in allits actings. Few escape the bias of
some prediction, perhaps habitually oper-
ating, and none, at all times, are perfectly
free. I once saw this subject, forcibly IL
Illustrated. "A Matchmaker once told me
that gentleman had put an exquisite
watch into his hands, which went. irregu-,
larly. Il was as perfect piece Of work
as was ever made. He took it to pieces
and put it together again twenty times
No manner Of defect was to be disceve red;
yet the watch went intolerably. AT last
it struck him that the balance wheel might
have been near a magnet; on applying
needle to it, he. found his suspicious true.
r. The steel works inethe other part Of the
watch had perpetual influence on its
motions; and the watch went as well as
possible withla new wheel. If the sound
est mind be nsagpetizedp by any predilec-
tiop, il must at irregalarly-M r Led
Qer. ~ 1,, ighT ~. t,.., a . ~ Y,s.L
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VOL.VIII.-NO. 6.
Want Of Decision.

sll WfHa ns.Ssf~>~S,~A ~SNfssAs~SAAs F
Sidney Smith, in his work on Moral Phil
osophy, speaks IN this wise Of what smen
lose for want.ofi 4 little brass, as it is
termed :d, a. ttss7,a| ss3E,6g sh9n : sa1
ia GA great deal of talent is slost to the
world for the want Of little courage!
Every day sends to their graves a number
ofIobscure men, who have only remained
10 obscurity because their timidity has
prevented them from making first effort,
and who if they could only have been in-
duced to begin, would, in all probability,
have gone great lengths in the career of
fame q The fact is, that in order to do any,
thing in the world worth doing, we must
not stand shivering on the bank, and
thinking ofthescold aud danger, but jump
in and scramble through as well as 4 we
can. twill not do to be perpetually cal
culating risks and adjusting nice chances;
it did all very we'll before the food, when a
man could consult his friends upon an in
tended publication for hundred and fifty
years, and then live to SEQ its success for
six or seven centuries afterwards but at
present a man waits and doubts, and con-
suits his brothers, and his uncle, and his
first cousin, and particular friends, till one
day be finds that he is sixty-fve years of
age, that he has lost much time in consult-
ing first cousins and particular friends;
that he has no more time to follow their
advice. There is SO little time for over.
squeamishness at present, that the oppor-
tunity slips away. The very period Of
life at which man chooses to venture,if
ever, is so confined, that it is no bad rule
tos preach up the necessity, lin such in,
stances, of little violence done to the
feelings, and efforts made ing defiance Of
strict and sober calculation ssI
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aSMALL EATERS The Bsdouins (says
Ritson) are most alert and military race.
and yet it is an undoub:ed sfact that the
quantity of food usually consumed by the
greatest part Of them does not exceed six
ounces day. Six or seven dates soak
ed in melted butter serve man whole
day, and be esteems himself happy when
he can add 9 small quantity Of coarse -four
or little ball ofrice.
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Qpetiita;l,,
THE sUPERFLUoUs MAN.
BY JOHN 9. SAKE.

. "a .
1t is ascertained by the inspection of the reg
RS of many countries, that the uniform propo
on of male to female births is as twenty-one
yenty; accordingly, in respect to marriag
Eery twenty-first man,is naturally superAuou
Smith s. Treatise on Population. 49, '
long have been puzzled to guess, =
And so have frequently said,
What the reason could really be4~T
That | never have happened to wed;
But now it is perfectly clear
| am under natural ban; ..5 i 2
The girls are already assigned .ra4 .si
And I'm superauous man.
These clever statistical chaps s,H
Declare the numerical run
Of women and men in the world .g,.
Is twenty to twenty and one .
And hence in the pairing, you see, hae
Since,woong and wedding began,
For every connnbial score "s
They've got sqperhuous mani
, By twenties and twenties they 60,
And giddily rush to their fate
For none of the nnmber,i of Course,
Can fail of conjugal mate. a.. p
Butwhile they are yielding in scores
To Nature infiexible plan,
There's never woman for me-
For Pm asuperauous man segr.
1t isn't that am churl, ~
? To solitude oyer-inclined;
It'isn't that lam at fault t'' t''.
( In morals, or manners, or mind; tirr
- Than u,hof ;r fba roocon Won asl,
am Still with the bachelor clln2 Is
Imerely was numbered amiss-- .. ~.
And I'm superhuous man
r 1t ism, tsthat an, in want ul7 b. ~
rsr 0fpersonal beauty or grace s.~ a
y For many man with wife -
Is ugier far in the face; -, 1}6j :
Indeed, among elegant men, 5s.e
fancy myself in the van
'T But what is the value Of that ~
When I'm a asuperfuous man r
Although am fond of the girls, ~ y
4 For'asght could ever discern VI"
? The tender emotion feel 4, ~ ct.'-t
Is onethat they never return; 10.
r IT'S idle to quarrel with fate, -:
For struggle as hard as | can,
They're mated already, you know
And I'm superfuous man .gss
) = No wonder grunisle. OF times, -
iIsaHi With women SO pretty and plenty, =
Toaknow that | never was born - i
To figure as one of the Twenty;
But yet, when the average lot 4, es
rr With critical vision scan, & 'slt q
ei ! think it may be for the best ,a u b
That Pm superhuous. man ! A,sa9q4g.
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'fgA A bar-keeper In Rutland, VT, COM
plains that The authorities have put back
the temperance cause for years by prose-
cutting him. He says that tho people were
becoming so'well trained that they took
liquors from him which were two-thirds
water, and II he had been let alone he
would have got them SO that they would
have drank clear water within six mouths.
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saa. 10 Portland, Me-, q few days since,
o boy sawa understanding upon door
step and "con6sticated9 it, and made off
with the scelerity Of a Mosby. y Getting
home, his establishment may be imagined
when he saw 1t contained d live baby,
which had been abandoned BY its inhumano Z
mother. IL was fortunate that this covet-g
Gus urchin happened along, otherwise the
little joker might hasa been frozen. Eg eaa
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SMAME WARE

Such as Ribbons, Laces, Gloves, Hosiery,
Suspenders, and MANY other PARTICLES in
the Notion line. - .." ..'s
Thankful'for the liberal patronage here
tofore given the firm, they expect by strict
attention to business to merit its continu-
ance. ~ rs 8
-9,al Nj. J. WRIGHT s. MITCHELL"
Washington street, two doors north Of
the Railroad, and next door to Nixon's
Hotel, HAvRE-DE-GRAcE. >. sep25
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s8 ALI EQUAL AT GHaIsT' s PABIE AS
the Dake ofWellington once remained to
take the sacrament at his parish church, a
poor man went up to the tabls and knslt
down by his side. Noticing this, some
one tonched him ON the shoulder, and
whispered to him to move 9urther, away,
or to wait till the, duke had communedl
The great tscommander overheard it, and
elasping The old, mans hand to- prevent
bis rising, said, iniaIirevereatial nndorl
Zone: tsDo not move ;lwe areiallsequal." z s
ia Al soldier ID 4 ons 0F tls Kshiucks
camps says tho motto with. them u, aUbi-
Ted, We Sleep divided, Ws freeze, n 10i' ssa. \
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NEW GOODS

THE undersigned have just received a
1 large and well selected stock of Goods
suitable for the season. They are con-
stantly making up the neatest work, and
the newest and most fashionable style Of
BONNETs for the Fall and Win
49, ter, to which they invite the atten-
VI ton of the citizens of the town and
the surrounding country. They also de-
sire an occasional call from their Baltimore
friends, when they want something Of exl
ira style and finish, as they are aware that
the undersigned can and will take.pleasure
in putting up work ofthat description
In addition to allystyles Of Bonnets,
they keep constantly on hand variety of
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
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y SERvANTGALIsar Mary Did you
call, mum ~ pLady--aY Yes, Maryis II
thought Iitoldyou not to wearyour hoops
before you bad done your rooms, because
you broke the jugs and basins with it.sI
sq Mary-"Oh, mum! you see, the sweeps
were coming this morning, and really, Il
Ieould not think Of opening the door 10
Ithamin such figure as Lshould hae been
without my crinuline l,ss sJ i suqaio;
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| VALUABLE FARM
AT PRIVATE SALE.

IN consequence of the remotencss of my
a property from my residence, | will dis
pose, Of at Private Sale, my FARM, on
Churn creek, on navigabe water, in Kent
county, Md, containing 1914 Acres of Land
adjoining the lands Of Messrs Isaac Parsons,
Geo. X. Beck and Geo. Il. Stephens. 1t is
divided into fields, is under good fencing
has .een several times lined, and is pro
ductive. There are ten thousand Peach
Trees Of different varieties and in bearing
which add greatly to its value Naviga5le
water and landing on the farm, make it
convenient Of access to the Baltimore and
Philadelphia markets. There is suhcicncy
OF wood, and surplus of Chestnut Timber
The Buildings are Two Story Frame Dwell
ing, nearly new, with attic, containing s
rooms and an entry, besides the Old build
ing adjoining, in good order. Tho outbuild-
:ngs are good and nearly new.
1uE TERMS OF SALE are one third cash, or
in good guaranteed paper, and the balance on
long time to suit purchaser, the interest
payable Semi'annually.
Apply to the subscriber, near Middletown,
Delaware, or to George Vickers, Esq, Ches-
trrtowr, Md. THOMAS MURPuEY.
June Is 1861
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Martenet's Map Of Maryland.

TliE undersigned would respectfully in
l. form the citizens Of Cecil county, that
he is about completing his large and very
full MAP OF MARYLAND, for which
purpose he has been for seven years past
since he made the Map of Cecil county,
surveying and publishing Maps of various
counties. He is now finishing thorough
surveys in the remaining counties that are
not mapped and will shortly have published
and for sale his final and perfect MAP OF
MARYLAND, which he designs shall be
equal, if not superior to any State Map in
the Union. Every public road in the State
will be accurately shown from actual sur
vcys, and every.public place, such as Post
Offices, Churches, Stores, Mills Schools. dc.
The Map will be about six by four feet in
size, and on a large scale, sufficient to show
everything very clearly and distinctly, and
every county will be even more perfectly
shown than on county maps, rs everything
contained on the county maps will be given,
excepting only the farm houses which could
not be crowded on a state map, and many
additional Improvements made, such as the
distances on the roads from one road cross.
ing to another, the depth Of navigable waters
in the Bay, Rivers, Creeks, &C., and every
thing that may be useful and interesting
concerning the State.
Particular care will be taken that every
thing shown shall be accurate and precise,
that the Map may be found complete and
reliable in all respects: so that all questions
concerning localities in our State, that may
arise, can be settled by a reference to it.
He refers to his first effort, the Cecil
County Map, as an earnest of his final State
Map, with the Improvements of the last
seven years experience, and for further
minute description of the same refers to
handbills which will be posted throughout
the county by his Agent
NATHAN l.. JANNEY, of Bay View, is
the Sole Agent for Cecil county, and will
call on the citizens and receive the names of
subscribers to the time Of publication, and
can give further information, as well as the
publisher, to those desiring it.
The price to subscribers will be TEN
DOLLARS per copy. The price to non.
subscribers may be higher, according to the
cost of map materials after publication.
SIMON J. MARTENET,
Civil Engineer and Surveyor,
No. 6 South ST., Baltimore.
7. S.-lNFoRMATIoN Of localities in this
or other counties that may be of value to
the Map will be thankfully received, and
made use of. July %, 1864.
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TO CONTRACTORS.

PROPOSALS will be received by the Com
L missioners Of Cecil county, to be directed
to them at their office, in Elkton, up to 2
O'Clock p. NJ, on TUESDAY, August 9th next
for building an open Canal Bridge over Como.
wingo Creek, at Dorsey's Ford, in the 9Th
District.
Said Bridge to be 40 feet span and IA feet
wide from out to out. The entire wood
work to be of good sound white oak.
The AbuIments to be 6 feet high above
ordinary water level, and sufficiently deep
for solid foundations to be 81 feet thick at
base and "a feet thick at top, battered on
face.
The Wing Walls to he's feet long, 9. feet
thick at base, and Il feet thick at top, secure
from frost at foundations.
Guard Walls same length as wing walls,
feet high and IS inches thick, covered with
white pine boards plowed and grooved, and
secured by fastenings built in walls.
Roadways to be filled in and graded one
foot in ten, if the nature of the ground re-
quires it. BY Order.
Us. CRAWFORD, Clerk
July %, lS64-4w Con,'s Cecil county.
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NOTICES..
NOTICE.
John F. stephens

John F. Stephens
VS..
Elizabeth Bolton, William In the Circuit
Bolton, Sarah Bolton, Ben ICourt for Cecil
| jamn +. Hanson, Alfred C ounty. In
u. Cau'k and Elizabeth, chancery. July
his wife. l6, 1864.
| THE object of this suit is to procure a
l. Decree for a sale of the Real Estate OF
James Bolton, late of Cecil county, deceased,
or so much thereof as may be necessary to
pay the debts of the said decedent, of whom
the complainant is one of the Administrators
and creditors.
The bill states that the said James Bolton,
being indebted unto the complainant and
| also unto divers other persons in large sums
of money and having real and personal estate
OF great value departed this life in the year
1864, leaving Elizabeth Bolton, his widow, of
Cecil county, Maryland, and William Bolton
and Sarah Bolton, residents of the State Of
Delaware, his heirs at law
That the said James Bolton left Will,
which is void SO far as the said real estate is
concerned, it having but two subscribing
Witnesses thercuno.
That the said James Bolton in his life time
purchased tract Of land, containing about
two acres, from Alfred D. Caulk and Eliza
beth, his wife, and fully paid the purchase
money therefore, but never re &c ived Deed
for the same.
That administration has been granted by
the Orphans Court of Cecil to John F. Ste
phcns, the complainant, of Cecil county, aud
Benjamin F. Hanson, of the State of Delaware
That the personal estate of the said de c.
dent is insufficient to pay his debts, and that
the real estate Of the said decedent, which
descended to the said heirs at law, is never
theless charged with and liable to be sold for
the aforesaid debts and interest, which may
remain due and owing after the said personal
estate is exhausted. Aad also asks that the
administrators may Immediately return their
accounts to this Court.
1t is thcreupon ordered and adiudged that
the complainant, by causing copy of this
order to be inserted in some newspaper
published in Cecil county, once in each OF four
successive weeks, before the twenty fourth
day OF August next, give notice to the said
absent defendants (William Bolton. Sarah
Bolton and Benjamin F. Hanson,) of the
object and substance Of this bill, and warn
them to appear in this Court, in person or by
solicitor, on or before the twenty-fifth day of
November next, to answer the prem Uses and
show cause, if any they have, why decree
ought not to pass as prayed.
CHAS. H. HAINES,
True copy; test, Clerk.
CHAS. H. HAINES,
July 90, 1SGi-4w Clerk.
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A NEW ENTERPRISE.

HAVING engaged in the sale of Agricul-
IL tural Implements, | am prepared to
furnish the Farmers with the BUCKLEY +
REAPING and MOVING MACHINE, the
celebrated KIRBY combined REAPER and
MOWER, with Sclf-Raking Attachment the
Bicktord Hoffman DRILL, for Sowing
Grain, Grass Seed and Guano the Buckeye
Self Unloading Spring RAKE Dumridge
Tool Co.'S Silver Steel Moving Scythcs ;
Corn Coverets, Cultivators, Grain Cradles,
Hand Rakes, &c. Also, few sets of Guilt
vator Teeth Excelsior Grain Fans. All OF
which will be sold as low for the cash as they
can be bought in any of the cities. Genuine
Chinese Sugar Cane Seed.
JOS. p. CANTWELL.
May IA, l864-3m
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TO CONTRACTORS.

PROPOSALS will be received by the Com
l. missioners Of Cecil county, to be direct
cd to them at their office, in Elkton, up to .
o'clock =. NJ, on TUESDAY, August 9th next,
for building an open sill bridge over the
Head Of Capt. Johns Creek, on the new
road leading from Pearce's to Veazey's
Neck IN the First Election District.
Said Bridge to be 10 feet span and l6 feet
wide from out to out, hoosed with good white
oak plank.
The Abutments to be Al feet high above
wafer level, md sufficiently deep to secure
good solid foundations,3 feat thick at top
and battered on face so as to be not less than
two feet thick at top.
The Wing Walls on three corners to be 6
feet long, and on the N. E. corner 10 feet
long-ail wing walls to be not less than two
feet thick at the base and II feet thick at
top; to be deep enough at foundations to be
secure from frost and covered with good
sized fiat stone at the level of the road way.
The abutments to be filed in and roadway
graded to foot in ten.
BY Order.
j. 5. CRAWFORD, Clerk
July %, 19G4-4w. CONS Cecil county.
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More Business in EIkton.

1--WE undersigned having commenced the
L. CABINET MAKING business in Elk
ton, at the corner Of Main and Bridge S,s.
Formerly j. p. Cantwell's Tin Shop,) are
prepared to furnish the public with all arti-
Giles IN their line, from a common Chair to
the most costly piece OF Furniture, at as
reasonable rates as they can be had in any
other place. Both being practical mechanics
are prepared to do their own work.
FUNERALS attended by Mr.. Foster, who
Is experienced liz that branch, at very rea-
sonahle rates.
Public patronage respectfully solicited
u Old Furniture repaired at moderate
prices. f. A. FOSTER,
W. B. HEATING.
Elkton, May IA, 1S64--3m.
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Draft i'm Cecil County.

OFFICE OF A. A. Prov. MAR GEM,
For Del. q Md, BALI, July 2lst, 1854.
CAPT. VIM j. LEGNARp,
Prov. Mar, lst Dist Nd.
Gou will draft at once for the deficiency
in Cecil Co., and one hundred per centum
in addition.
Examine the drafted men at Salisbury
The same regulation as to Communication SO
far as this quota is concerned will be OBJ,
served. n. L. JEFFRlES,
Col. & A. A. Prov. NJ. Genl.
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NOTICES..
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
OF Cecil County.

T1HE Eighteenth Annual Meeting of the
L Members of this Company viii be held
at their room in Elkton, on SATURDAY,
the 9th day of August next, at IL O'Clock
A. M, for the purpose Of electing Nine
Managers for the ensuing year.
at that meeting there will be due from the
members on each policy payne ut Of sir per
cent on the premium obligation flied thereon,
which must be paid on or before that day, or
the policy is by law suspended until payment
is made.
F. A. ELLIS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
CAuTIoN.-If the payment is delayed until
after the Annual Meeting the receipt becomes
a technical renewal Of the policy and will
require Stamp OF the value of Twenty-Five
Cents.
July 9, 1864
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NOTICE

Phoebe Ann Krauss, | In the Circuit
next friend, &c. Court for Cecil
VS. }county. lnChan-
I n1i.aSe,s k ksass' and 's'y'
ORDERED, This twenty fourth day of
" June A. d. 1864, that the sale made
and reported by William J. Jones, Trustee
for the sale of the Real Estate OF Charles Il.
krauss, decd mentioned in the proceedings
in the above entitled cause, by ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown on or before the fifth day
Of September provided, a copy Of this
order be inserted in some newspaper printed
in Ceci. county, once a week for one month
before tbs fourth day of August next.
The Report states the amount of sales to
be $4,000. CHAS. II. HAINES,
True COPY; test, Clerk.
CHAS. H. HA[NES,
July 2, 1S64--lm Clerk.
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Notice to Gre ditOrs.

THIS is to give notice, that the subscribers
l. of Cecil county, have obtained from the
Orphans Court Of said county, letters of
Administration on the personal estate OF
Thomas G. Mershon, late of said county, de-
ceased. All persons having claims against
the said deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof
duly authenticated, on or before the 4ch
day OF June, 1866 they may otherwise,
by law, be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate payment
to the subscribers. Given under our hands
this 18th day Of June, 1864.
ONEAS MERSHON,
ABNER MERSHON,
Administrators Z. T. A.
of Thomas G. Mershon, decd.
Test--CHALKLEY B. CUTLER, Reg.
June 20, 1864-6w
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B0rdentOwn Female College,
BORDENTOWN, N. j.
Rev. John III. Blakeley, A. NJ,

PRESIDENT.
"tlS Institution is pleasantly located on
L the Delaware River, about sixty miles by
Railroad from New York, and thirty from
Philadelphia. Thorough instruction is given
in the common and higher branches of Eng.
lish, and superior advantages are Furnished
in the Ancient and Modern Languages, Draw.
ing, Painting in all its branches, Vocal and
Instrumental Music.
For Catalogues, address the President.
June Is, l964-4m
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LIST OF LETTERS

- EMAINIHG in the Post Office, Elkton,
IL Md, on July 90, 1854.
Boulder, Jane Lawmier, Benj.
Barley, Mrs. Marsret Nice, John l..
Bradford, Add. Robinson, Mrs. l..
Craig, Mrs. Mary l.. Shippers, VIM.
Elton. Anthony Simpson, Jumes T.
Fisher, Lulu Wilkinson, Mrs. II
Jones, Mrs Jane Whelan, Mrs J as.
Joh nson, Miss Anna I5,
U-Persons calling for the above will
please say they are advertised.
JAMES MckINSEY, p. NJ.
July 80, lS64lw.