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mistakes, is mystery. Ia any large tel.
egraph office in the country you will see
twenty or thirty Morse instruments cliok.
ing together, and perhaps House print
ing machine adding its hop-skip-and- jump
to the chorus.
Each operator hears and understands
his own instrument, even though he be
ten feet from it, and he does not hear any
other. I have often paused to admire the
scene in large telegraph Office as won
derful example of the perfectibility
of the human ear, but in the gold room
one must not only discern separate sounds
in the midst Of dense confusion, and re-
cord them accurately, but must have all
his wits on the stretch at once, and vet
preserve perfect equilibrium of judy
ment.
Now and then the noise flags, and al
most ceases. While 1 was there, it oeas-
ed for moment entirely. The smokers
placidly pulled their blue wreaths upward,
and the murmur of the little fountain be-
came audible. 10 ten seconds Bedlam
had broken loose again wilder than ever.
Market excited, and that when they ex-
changed yells 'trife more vociferously
than usual, "the market was excited"
struck me as so droll that I laughed i'm
moderately. 1t was nevertheless true.
These men were the market, and tho
market was excited. Some spark of in
formation had jusc come from some quar-.
ter Of the globe, which warranted the OPP
orators in believing that United States L.
gal tender notes were fraction less than
they were ten seconds before. The Gold
Room is as sensitive to news as the "ther-
mo-electr pile" to heat.
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females claws, "where is the Capting-
the man who was into the Crimea, amids,
the lannon's thunder ? want him."
He came forward. and cried, "What do
see? Me sister me sweet ADELAIDE !
and in teers. Willin % he screamed;
Sand you're the serpent as took to nv
bosum, and borrowed money of aud weat
round with, and was cheerful with, are
you You ought to be ashamed of your.
self"
Some how my coat was jerked off, the
brest-pocket of which contained nv
pocket, book, and it passed away like the
brest-pin. Then they sorter quietly hust.
led me into the street.
1t was about IL at night when reach.
ed the Greenlion.
"Ha! ha :! you sly old rascal, you ve
been up to larks p said the landlord, lar.
fin loudly, and digging his fists into my
ribs.
l said, "Bigsby, if you do that again,
shall hit you Much as respect you and
your excellent family, l shall disfgger
your benevolent countenance for life p
"What has ruffied your spirits, friend p
said tho landlord.
"My spirits has been ruffled !" l an.
swered in bitur voice, "by viper who
was into The Crimea. What good was it,"
cried, "for Sebastopool to fall down
without enwelopin in its rooms that
yiper?"
| then went to bed | come of very
clever family.
ARTEMUs WARD.
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M1see4Ianrons.
From the London Punch.
Artemus Ward in London.

Mr.. PUNoH-My Dear ,Sm: 1t is
seldim that the Commercial relations be.
tween Great Britain and the United States
is Iar'd by Games.
1t is Commerce, after all, which will
keep the two countries friendly to ard each
other rather than statesmen.
| look at your last Parliment, and |
can't see that single speech was encored
during the entire session.
Look at Congress-but no, I'd rather
not look at Congress-
Ente tainin this great regard for Com
merce, "whose sails Written every sea, as
every body happily observes every chance
be gets, | learn with disgust and. sur
prise that British subjeck bot Barril
of Apple Sass in America recently, and
when he arrovo home he found under a
few deloosive layers of saSs nothin but
saw.dust. | should have Instantly gone
into the city aud called mcctin of the
lcadin commercial men to condemn and
repudlate, as a American, this gross fruwd,
if L hadn't learned at the same time that
the draft given by the British subjeck in
payment for this irawdy Lent sass was
drawd onto a Banklu House in London
which doesn't have existence, but far
otherwise, and never did.
There is those who larf at these things.
but to mo they merit rebooks and frowns.
With the exception of my Uncle Will
lyim-who, as I've before stated, is a un-
Gle by marriage only, who isa low cuss,
and filled his coat pockets with pies and
billed eggs at his weddin breakfast, given
to him by my father, and made the cler.
gyman as united him a present of my
fathers new overcoat, aud when my father
on discoverin it got in II rage and deuoun-
ced bin, Uncle Wilyim said the old man
(meanin my pareuD hadn't any idee of
first class humor with tho exception of
Of this wretchcd uncle, the escutchn of my
family has never been stained by Games.
The little harmless receptions | resort to
in my perfesbi1n [ do not call Games.--
They are sacriisses to Art.
| come of a very clever family.
The Wards is very clever family, in
decd
believe we are descended from the
Purltans, VIII, nobly fed from land of
despotism to a land of ileedm, where
they could not onl y enjoy their own re-
llglon, but prevent every body else from
enj'yn his.
AS | said before, We are very clever
family.
was strollin up Regent street the
other day, thinkin what clever family
come OF, and lookin at the gay shop win.
ders. I've got some new close since you
last saw me. | saw them others wouldn't
do. They carried the observer too far
back into the dim vister of the past, aud
gave them to the Orfun Asylum. The
close | wear now | bot of Mr.. Moses, in
the Commercial Road. They was ex.
pressly made, Mr.. Moses informed me.
for a noble man, but as they fitted him too
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Stone Trees.

In the Eastern Slope newspapers we
lind report of many of the curiosities and
great riches of the Black Rock country, in
tho Northwestern portion of California;
The reports of the singular features of that
section are of many years standing, but
are so marvellous that they have seldom
obtained credence. Among the wonder
full stories we have heard is one that there
is a petrifed tree there seven hundred feet
in length Tho present report in part
confirms previous statements, and estab-
fishes the fact, that Black Rock is
one of the wonders Of the Pacific coast,
like the Yosemite, the big trees, the Gey-
sers, &c. Besides the curiosities there APP
pears to be an abundance of silver at
Black Rock, but the ore is said to be of
an unusual variety and very difficult to
rvnrL ~. - 49, L~-- ---.L-I .-:.L ----.
good results at the mills at Washoe.-
The quantity of ore is so great that it 10
said it will justify the erection cfa thou
sand mills. A gentleman who has visit.
cd the section has exhibited to the editor
of the Eastern Slope very many curiosi.
ties peculiar to the country, strange pet
rifcations from the ravnes, curious water
worn pebbles from the mountain tops
knives, arrow-heads and daggers manufac-
tured by Indian skill from solid flint,
superior quality apparently of ore-block
tin, said to contain six hundred dollars in
silver to the ton; pebble tin, with its GU
rious fracture, that admits no change in
form, aud q thousand strange and new
things. The editor says:
He also tells us of many strange things
that he saw but could not bring with him,
and many stranger things he heard but
did not see. Among the latter list of
wonders is great basin that contains
petrided forest, apparently foated there,
many vast trees Of solid stone, ranging
from six to fifteen feet in diameter
Doubtful as this tale may appear, shall
we dare to dispute its correctness when
we know this strange country has boil
ing spring Of fresh water fifteen feet in
diameter, that can not be sounded, from
which no drop of water ever runs; that
in the same vicinity, there is flowing
stream Of cold and apparently good water,
the drinking of which induces venereal
disease; and that any water found by dig
ging is as salt as salt can make it that
half dollar deposited in the soil is eaten up
by the salt, and after thirty days no yes
tige can be found
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poetital.
THE SUMMER DAYS ARE GONE.

THE SUMMER DAYS ARE GONE
-
The flowers that made the summer air
Alas are gone, their leaves so fair
Lie faded in their autumn tomb.
Tue pranches no" are Almost pare
Where trees are green, where flowers are fair,
Once more the happy birds have flown.
~
10 on, uistaht ltnus ct sunny seas
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WILMINGTON
WEEKLY COMMERCIAL!

A LITERARY, AGRICULTURAL NEwsPA
PER-
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D@- A native Of the green isle of Erin
called at chemists shop with pre-
scriptiou, the preparation of which 'ho
watched with great. curiosity. "What's
that, any way?" asked the customer. = !
"This," said the obliging apothecary, SIS
tincture cemicitaga racemosa and lini-
ment of saponis, cantharides, and opii,"
A look of bewilderment changed to one
of grave concern as the Irishman inquir-,
ed, "An1 what is the price ?" "Six
pence" was the reply "Be jabers,"
said Pat, 81 thought two such names as
that would cost me at Taste Eve shillings"
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gGS" A new invention in Paris is said to
DO pair Of musical boots, which have
been exhibited to the Emperor. Atevery
step the pressure of the foot produces mel.
ody--it may be waltz, mazourka, or
an operate air. This arrangement would
be extremely convenient for dancing
master.
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g. "Pap," observed young urohin Of
tender years to his "fond parent" does
the Lord know everything"
ayes, my son." replied the hopeful
sire "but why do you ask that ques-
ton ?"
"Because our preacher when he prays
is SO long telling him everything, l
thought he wasn't posted'
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NOTICE.

TNHE business heretofore conducted at
i ABERDEEN, Hartford county, Nd,
in the name of the undersigned, he has dis
posed of to his brother, JONATHAN
TURNER, who succeeds to the entire
business, from The lst December, 1866.
All responsibilities to that date will be met
by the undersigned, and to whom all i'll
debtedness prior to that date will be pay
able.
The subscriber commends his success
sor to his former patrons. and begs to re-
turn his grateful thanks for the favor here
toiore bestowed on
jan4 ROBERT TURNER.
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w. If a man wills you farm, it is his
duty tod lie without delay for what right
has he, as Christian, to debar you
from the promised land
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at tho Times; Markets and CONNER.
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We shall repub;sh from the DAILY CONNER
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Our humorous editor, "B. Dadd," or "a
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DE-. %. ]. KIsNER.

EChECTlC hEOlClA Id.
NEW TREATMENT j NEW REMEDIES
nR K. HAVING SECURED THE SER.
IL VICES Of an Intelligent assistant, who
VIII attend TO the PREPARATION OF Dedi-
s SIs pfi 10 EEtS SP bore 80 70 St Ps
tents, especially 20 his many friends In lis
country. bis medicines are all prepared IN
dstits 6y Himself bf. X tTeais ia an diseas
both Acute and Chronic, with which hnmsn'
ity Is afiiicted- He hasa large number OF neE
successful in many Of those obstinate CASES o.
Chronic diseases which heretofore have been
Supposed 10 be incurable, among which ulsy
be- named: Consumption, Serofnla- 5Dl-'
charResfrom the Ear, Ozetlas EsnlArsed Gland1
Cancers and Skin Diseases. HIS "! mode o.
treating Liver Diseases, Stomach ConplAtntS
Bronchitis and all diseases Of the Tnrost
and Air PaS2g@s LHYpertrophy and AZ! oIh-
,er diseases OF the Heart, Neuralgia, Epilepsy'
Suinai a fec4ions and all diseases OF The Ser
yoRs System, is acknowledged by al who have
tested Ito Be the most certain aI1d succsssIn!
has been eminentty successful IN the tesll.
meht OF all diseases peculiar 70 women, VIZ
Prolapsus Utert and all Nervous diseases 10
which they are subject !. il.g- .g.Iz..-.
He makes q speciality IN the treatment o.
all Chronic Anections Of the 6enito Urinary
Organs, viz: Catarrh OF Bladder and ufethia1
Irritable Bladder, and Son-retenpon ana
Gravel, Diabetts and Dldic1lt Untnattns, BY
philitie Diseases in all their Vaned ioL1nA
GhonaThea, Its com plicatons and se9uelIA
Spermaforrhea and ImPOtency, and all afiee-
tons consequent upon youthful lndtsoe
Also special attention paid to the treaLmehI
OF Eistulas, W hite Swelling. SGoinlo1S
Sores, Varicose Ulcers, &c. PeEssons aIlleIs1'
particularly with old troublesome CASE
should lose no time to call on or address Dr.
RLSNER- Communications containlnG fes
promptly noticed. Once prescriptions ara
medicine czsh. For visits IN city, same -
other PhysteianA - .ra. -.
once 40. Z odd FeIIows' blldInS, a fsV
doors east of Mcclure House, Monroe street
once hours, s A. N. 10 - n, a. NJ 700
P. NJ, and P. II. tosP- u jamie
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The White Pine Compound,
Greenwood CemeterY.

SITuATED ON THE NATIONAL ROAD,
y Smiles east Of the city, b now ready for
internnentH, sale, and in1pToyemHnt Of lots.
Itc6ntains 81 acres OF land, and Is laid out
in the most modern and improved style
can be easily reached at all seasons Of the
year by the National Road, and for three
fourths OF the year by the Hempheld Rail
Road. II Is perfectly secure, and Intended 10
be beautIfed by every variety oftrees, shrub
berry, public vault, chapel, artificial lake,
fountains, etc, To make Il equal to the best
rural cemeteries In the county. s.. as-
. Ample provision Is also made for Its en-
largement, order and care In perpetuity.
Persons DESTROYS of purchasing lots, can
examine the grounds with the Superinten-
dent, who has aplat or secure them by call
ing at the ONCE OF the Secretary, on Main
street. over the Bank of Wheeling. sIa.a7g
Persons wishing TO make intermenta VIII
call on the Secretary TO obtain permits there
tickets Of admission 10 Lotholders and
visitors will be issued by the Secretary.
BOARD OF DIRECroRs.-A- ]. Sweeney,
President; 4. o. Bonhain, SecretarYi j.. 8.
Rhodes, John o. Muth, Geo. Mendel, Jos
Bell, Jno. a. Armstrong, Geo. Adams, Il. 2.
jordan, E A. Hildreth. au3l-lyt
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POLICE CouRr.-At the Police Court,
yesterday morning, the case OF Henry
Foster, charged with an assault upon
John oxman, was compromised, the
defendant paving costs; also that of
Frank Ritter, for assault upon Jacob
kreiss, Ritter paying costs. e
jerome Meraban was arraigned for
playiully throwing a chair through! one
OF the windows OF the Virginia House
on the FOURTH" and fined $40 and
costs.
Thomas Mountain and John Reid
were brought up for having engaged in
a set-to on the Sd of July, in front OF q
beer saloon In Centre WheelEng.- They
were each hned So and costs. = 80
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TEGruse bdAIcH--We remind our
readers that n trotting match comes on
al the Fair Grounds this afternoon al 5
O'Clock. Horses have been entered and
a big time may be expected. The track
il in excellent order, and there will be
some fast going. Look 1T the sdver-
tisement on the second page
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i nmaEpe%n:i;i'....,.iss u So
Fly balls canght, Marshall 9. Porter l, Nc.
CnIrel =; total d MAnhtt /, fancy 1, Mendel
2, Cots ]; tOtAi5.
Foul bound catches, Britt l, Lucas /.
Home runs, Riddle I, -Afnrshail /, Porter g
Wilson Jr., ), Arnold /. MeCATrell !; total y
HoTnbrOoll l.. johnson l, MOfiAtt /, Mendel
!, Lucas l.; totals. -
MIssed catches. SIccarrel /, Harriet /; total
2. 1Aney !, Colts 3, Lucas 2; total6.
Passed balls, HornbrookT =, Sproul4.
D Umpire, W. II. Berger. H..
Scorers, hr. .. n. Hannum, independent;
Mr.. AcGoElop. Unknown.
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FIRE IL THE FIEsT WARD.-ln our
issue OF the 4lh inst. we took occasion
to aIlude to the fact that various cities
had suffered TO an unprecedented ex-
tent from CONGREGATIONS originating
through the explosion OF fireworks,
and 10 warn our citizens oil the evil con-
sequences that might result to this city
from q like cause. Il seems that our
obsery ations were not nl-timed-
Between fiTe and six z. VI. on the
Fourth, an alarm OF IRE vas given IN
North wheeling. Smoke and flames
were seen issuing from the kitchen OF
the residence Of Mrs.DuDbar In The First
Ward, and for a short time there WIS
tins prospect for an extensive conhagra-
tion. The Independence Hose House,
however, being Close to the scene, a reel
was run out, section of hose attached
10 an adjacent fire-Plng, and a stream
Of water turned upon the flames before
they bad acquired much headWay. The
IRE WAS soon subdued, and an inyesti-
CATION made Of It's cause, when IL WAS
revealed that there had been no fire in
the kitchen since the morning But
during the day some boys had been
engaged in firing OF pistols, fire-crack-
err, DC, about the Kitchen and IL was
concluded thai the burning waddinE
from the pistols or iEuited remains OF
the crackers had lodged in the dry
shingles ofthe roof and set IRE to il.
This vas the only reason that could be
offered, and in all probability the true
one. I'D.
Might il not be well enough for those
having authority to take actioD in re.
gar / 10 the suppression in this city OF
so insane a way Of celebrating public
days as by the firing Of pistols, IRE
crackers &c7
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AfSToH GAME OF BASE BAHIA
match game of base ball was played
on the Island, on the Fourth, !" between
a club from CanOnsburE, Pa, and an
Independent "nine' OF thisshity. The
''nine" were the pick and choice ofthe
Wheeling bHse-ballIsts, and, as the score
shows, nobly sustained the reputation
which the Wheeling boys have hereto
fore earned in their contests with Clubs
from distance. The following Is the
score as furnished us:
TSuEPESDEST USKSowS,
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TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE

DT. ]. addresses s4 those who have infUr..,
themselves by improper indulgence all.i 81
tzry habits, which ruin both body and mind
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An AccIDESr.-As illustrating the
dangers attending picnic by steamer
we relate the following:
While the st. Marys was sticking fast
at Bogg's Island on the night OF the
Fourth" the gentleman who does
the mixing for customers at the bar of
of his situation aboard the boat, en-
gagged n small boy to take himself and
three ladies ashore in n skin. After
getting Into the skiT the party dlscov-
cred that the boy was not competent to
manage his craft. The gentleman OF
himself, and among hands the skin " as
overset. Amer an infinite. deal OF stTng-
Cling with the watery element, the
whole party reached theshore in safety,
convinced that all picnic experiences
are not pleasant
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u.AoRICuLIuRAL, EAIR--we under
stand that the entries for both purses
at the Fair Grounds to-day are filled,
aud, therefore some hne trotting may be
expected. The gates will open at half
past one, and the horses win start at
ment has been made to accommodate "A
large attendance. We are requested TO
state that ckholdeTs can obtain free
admission tickets at the office on the
grounds. l't--1ilH.ti- fs5-
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"a. Teartn . ,lar.ln,.Ire.

EofR0rs Guk5tsSesi
The Baptist Union Basket Picnic at
Marsjnsville Grove, was very pleas
ant affair, and WAS fully up 20 the mos1
sanguine expectations OF its parttei-
pants in every respect The company
consisted Of the ARr1insville and
wheeling sabbath Schools with their
many friends The Wheeling schoo!
chartered the Ferry Bo9E EnEeha,
upon which We embarked at71z O'Clock
a. II, and protested on our short add
merry trip, and amid the indul-
veucs OF Innocent Jokes, shouts Of
laughter and singing Of Sunday School
and patriotic songs, the landing
and grove were soon reached, where
We ioiped the AArtinsviite school The
two soon Iningling together lost no
time in commencing the usual Pisys
and paslimes peculiar 10 such enter
tsinments. Every one seemed 10 enjoy
themselves hugely. the dinner and
super Refreshments were served
By the ladies from the well-hIled
supply OF good lemonade, In such 2
manner as 10 satisfy the most fsstid.-
Gus. Special cIre WIS taken that the
Sslittle ones'i should be well entertained,
Hnd thus alternating feStfvity with Re
creation. The GLORIOUS old Fourth
soon wore away and We could NOS out
wish IL long As the ZANE In ''RalTnsslz-
I We believe The objects Of the excursion
we're fuily accom- p isbed-for The Two
! schools and churches 70 get better &c.
/ quAfntsd and promote The social ana
/ religious unity which should exist 70 70 a
[ greater degree between Churches OF the
same and different Denominations OF
i RraDgeJiesI christians, al the same time
/ celebrate the glorious day our fathers
we're made free. We returned 90 our
bones al a zeasonsble hour and look
back with pleasure upon our ee4eoEa-
ton and The courteous treatment OF The
officers and crew OF the Eureka Q-s