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HICKLING e. cos

II HICKLING 81 cos
GREAT SALE OF W ATCnES.
On the popular price plan, giving every patron
a handsome and reliable watch for the low price of
Ten Dollarsl Without regard to value, and not to
be puid for unless perfectly satisfactory!
Solid Gold Hunting Wachcs $3.50 to s75
500 Magic Cased Gold Watches 200 to 800
500 Ladies Watches, Enamelled 100 to 500
1000 Gold Hunting Chronomcter
Watches $50 to 800
1000 Gold Hunting English Levers 400 to 2O6
5000 Gold Hunting Duplex Watches $50 to 200
Watches 100 to ESQ
5000 Silver Hunting Levers 80 to $50
5000Silver Hunting Duplexes Is to $50
5000 Ladies' Gold Watches so to $50
IL, 900 Gold Hunting Lepincs DO to 10
10000 Miscellaneous Silver Watches so 10 100
5000 Hunting Silver Watches % to as
$4,000 Assorted Watches all kinds 10 to. so
Every patron obtains Watch by this arrange
ment costing but $40, while it may be worth $3.50
No Partially shown.
Messrs j. Hickling & Co.'S Great American
w atch Co., New York City, wish tc Immediately
dispose of the above magnificent Stock. Certificates
naming articles, are placed IN sealed envelopes
Holders ar entitled to the articles named on their
certificates, upon payment of Ten Dollars, whether
it be a Watch worth $3.50 or one worth less. The
return Of any of certificates entities you to the
article pamed thereon, upon payment irrespective
Of its worth, ana as no Tucie 'ausu less tnan Sio
is named on any certificate, it will at be
that this is no lottery but straightforward legiti-
mate transaction, which may be participated in
by the most tasudlousl
single Certificate will be sent by mail, postpaid
upon receipt of % cents, five for 81, eleven for ST.
thirty three and eleganl premium for SIS, sxty-six
and more valuable premium for $40, one hundred
and most superb Watch for SIS. To agents or those
wishing employment this is rare opportunity. 1t
is alegitimately conducted business, duly author
;zed nv the Government and open to tho mast care
full scrutiny Try us .as', III
Address j; HlCkLlNG CO.
Feb. 7-S mos. l4a Broadyay--Near p. o..
City Of New York.
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: AMP CNININFYS

Just received the very latest style lamp Chimney,
Patented Jan. 1867. Call and see them at
Feb. IA. BELLS Drug Store.
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tt business heretofore conducted by the firm of
Brewer 10y will hereafter be continued in thc
name of the undersigned. He respectfully sol cts
"or tinuance Of the iavors extended 10 the firm,
Feb rs. J. II. BREWER
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ENFEERLED AND DELICATE CONSTITU-
TONS, Of both sexes, use ITELMRoLp's ExrnAor
BccHr. 1t will give brisk and energetic feelings,
and enable you to sleep well.
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TNSOLyENTs' NOTICE,

i
man an Insolvcnt Debtor, for the benefit Of Tho
4Sth Art Code Pub Con. Laws ofMaryland
No 1882 on the Insolvcnts' Docket in:th Circuit
Court for Washington County.
ORDERED ~ the Clerk of the Court this 9th
doy OF February 1861 that the first Monday of the
July Term OF this Court, next succeeding the date
OF TINS order; b. and the same is hereby fixed as
the day for the said petitioner to appear in This
Court, and answer such interrogatories or allcga.
tons as his creditors, endorSers and suretics may
propose or allcge against him; and that said petit
TONER by causing copy of this order to BE- printed
IN some newspaper published in Washington coun
ty once week for three successive months prio,
Ia the said Monday in the next July Term OF tn.
Court, give notice ofthe fixing of said day for tn,
purpose hersin recicd. True C0py-Tcst:
LEWISB. NYMAN, Clerk
March l. 1867
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7 ATEsT
FROM TIE

ATEsT
FROM TIE
BURNT DISTRICT.
The subscriber having saved portion Of his
large stock Of foods from
DESTRUCTION By FIRE
aud from the hands of
LU N d f r Il r ,
has removed into til store room on South Potomac
ST. one door from the Public Square, where he will
hereafter
DISTRIBUTE TO TIE PUBLIC
... great variety of
CLIO T II N G ,,.......
ready made! or will make to order, as may be do
sired, at C0ST-MonE on LEES. This determination
20 almost
GIVE AWAY
his remaining stock ofGoods will, as he hopes long
. to be u
CANDIDATE
for Public Patronage, be no indncemcnt to slight
bis work or to otherwise impose On those who may
desire to avail themselves OF this \hanec 10 clothe
themselves
AT HIS EXPENSE.
Remember the place. On South Potomac street
one poor south ofthe Public Square. ,
Feb. Z, JNO d. D" AhlA.
". II. Mcdowell. E. EcHTLLE.
HAGERsTowN FOUNDRY
SToyEs -,
~ "Empire Cook three sizos.) f-522
"Dining Room Cook"
"stanley Air Tight"
"Egg." 1--WE sizcsl
Homney Minis,
Mill Gearing,
Iron Railing
Castings.
Job Work.
GA> Particular attention is called TO ens
"FAMILY HoMIEY MILL,
THE ONLY GOOD ONE IN USE.
~ IRONS for the
TxV 1I 60 III u
Furnished in COMPETE SETS. This Saw
capable of cutting
4 500 Feet of LUMBER per Day.
All kinds of GEARnTG put up in the best
manner los
Grist, caw and Planning Mills.
MCDOWELL 4 BECHTET.
Hagcrstown, May 10, 1866.
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y
MASTER BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR.
WILLIAAsPoRr Nj.
VIII contract for the erection Of every kind of
Buildings and furnish estimates for the same.
Letters addressed to him at Wiamsport or al
Stanhopes ilotcl IlagerstoNn, will receive prompt
attention. FF
Feb To- mo-
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Feb 2a-ly.
T0IsSo!,LUTIoN.

.@lEe partnership heretofore existing uaier the
name and sty lie ofBrewer 4 10y has ills day. l.,
nut, al consent been diSsO, ed. Persons md h, d
to the late fm will please close their accounts ih
ont delay. J. ii. BREW Err,
JOSEPIICS 10y.
Hagerstown, F.b %.
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DEC. 10, lSCG
IOAE:5 WANTED

ID
The highest price, in cash. will he paid for
BONES, delivered at our mill, formerly know
AS 'Freancr's MILL" at the N~rth Eastern end G
llagcrstown, near the Aims House.
HUiETT, kENDEL & co.
Hagerstown, May 81, 1866.
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w WM. Mex KEPPLER, Trustee,

--r7' WM. Mex KEPPLEH, Trustee,
VERSUS
DANIEL B. WEST aud wife SARAH ANN
PATTISON aud others.
In the Orphan s'Ccurt for Washington County
ORDERED, by the Court here this lst das of
March A. d., 1867, that the sale made and this
day reported to this Court ofthe ltea' Estate OF
OF Mrs. Susan Pa,tison, deceased, by " iliam
Mex kcppler, Esq.,, her Administrator will be
finally ratified and confirmed on the goth dny
of March inst, provided Il copy of this order I've
published ONE week for three successive weeks
before said last mentioned day, III some newspa-
per printed and published in this County: and
no cause appearing to the contrary.
True Copy-Test .......
.. WIN LOGAN Register.
March !, 1867, ...
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II L NJ L n G Il D N S

200 900 fnrniSLeiMe &. S. Government.
Army Revolver, 44-lOO in Calibre.
Navy Revolver, $4,000 in. Calibre,
Belt Revolver, Navy Size Calbre,
Police Revolver, Navy Size Calibre,
New Pocket Revolver, 3l-lOO in Calibre.
] ocket Revolver, (Rider's PITY 3l-lOO in Calibre,
Repeating Pistol, Elliot pit. (No y l. 81 Cartridge,
Vest Packet Pistol, No22, 1922 and Al Cartridge,
Gun Cane, No, % and 80 Cartridge,
Breech Loading Rife, (Beals') No. 80. and SO
Revolving Rifle. 36 and 44-lO0 in Calibre,
L. REMINGTON SONS, Lion New YoR1.
PRINCIPAL AGENTS. ...
Moore & Nichols, New York
WIN. Read & Son, Boston
Jos. G. Grubb, Go. Philadelphia
Poutney Il Trimble, . Baltimore
Henry Folsom Co. New Orleans
Johnson, Spencer Il Co. Chicago
l.. NJ Rumscy, & Co. ST. Louis
Albert +. Crane, San Francisco
Feb Id mo.
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NJ tfIO uoO UE
G III AS ELLA RS
w III 7 L LIQU ID
L n A MEL,

For Improving and BeGuh yiny the Complexion.
flNHE most valuable and perfect preparation in
4 use, for giving the skin beautiful pearl-like
tint, that is only found in youth. 1t quickly re-
moves Tan, Freckles, Pimples, Blctchcs, Moth
Patches, Sallowness EruptioGs, and all impurcites
Of the skin. kindly heasing the same leaving the
skin white and clear as alabast,r. Its use can not
b. detected by the closest scrutiny, and being II
vegetable preparation is perfectly harmless 1t i.
the only article Of the kind used by the French.
and is considered by tn. Partisan as Indispensable
to perfect toilet. Upwards OF 80 0G0 bn.tlrs were
sold during the past year, sufficient guarantee of
its efficacy. Price only 10 cents. Sent by mail,
postpaid, on receipt Of an order, by
BERGER, SHUTS & CO., Chemists,
2sj River St, Troy, New York.
Fob 92-1v
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"C0ST.AR'S"
u y | YER S 4 ].
G o r \ SOLVENT,

For Corns, Bunions. Warts, &c.
g : Boxes % cts, so cts, and 81 sizes.
Nc=ta. Sold by all Druggists everywhere
wa. nd by IlENi.I II. COSTAR, Depot 4s4
Broadway n. Y.
Va and by-ilagorstown Nd.
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ssCOSTAR' S" e
PRECIPITATION OF
FOR BEAurIFYING THE coMrLEXIoN.
Used to softenand Beautify the, Skin, remove
Frcckles, Pimples, Eruptions, dc.
Ladies are now using it in preference to all others.
va Bottles, 81.
.Izts~So by all Druggists everywhere.
va. And by HENRY r. C0STAR, Depot 4s4
Broadway, n. Y.
;G=S~And by-Hagcrstown Md.
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7 NO. w. LETTER.

March I, 1867.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-04-27

yielding the ore he desired. His most successful
process was melting the ore with graphite in
crucibles in the proportion of eleven pounds of
ore with five of graphite, and one thirty-second
part of iron scales with a small quantity, one
twenty-fourth, of fux, as dolomite magne-
stun limestone. The crucible is placed in o blast
furnace and kept from four to six hours.
The following are Gen. Anossoffs requisites
for the best steel Charcoal of the clearest Sort
as that from pine; furnace of the most refractory
materials; the best qualify of crucibles iron
very malleable and ductile pure native graphite
or that obtained by pulverizing the best crucbes;
fiux OF dolomite or calcined quartz high tenn
perature, and fusion continued as long as posi-
BILE. The working after THO crucible is cold is
simply repeated heatings and forgings. The
sword blades are tempered in hot oil The razors
made from this steel are of very superior quality,
but the cost is excessive; the steel being valued
at $1.1O per pound. The blades prodaced by
Gen. Anossof seem to be equal value with the
original Damascus blades, one of them cutting
through gauze handkerchief floating in the air,
cleaving bones and even nails without injury to
the edge. Gen. Anossof died in 1851, and it is
said the cutlery made at his establishment is not
Of so good a quality as when he personally super
intended is manufacture.
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Danlascus Steel.

Probably there are many of our readers who
have never seen genuine Damascus blade, either
saber or razor, but there is quite q trade still
carried on in these articles notwithstanding the
common opinion that the manufacture il to be
reckoned az among the lostarts. To the eye the
surface of Damascus steel presents variegated
appearance, silyery and dark lines crossing each
other in sort of irregular net work One of the
finest specimens we have ever seen was a sword
blade, more than three feet long, a present from
a Tartar Emir to "a former United States minister
10 st. Petersburg t,s f.te ~
This steel is very generally initiated in up
pearance by English manufacturers but their
specimens do not possess the rare qualities of the
genuine article As nearly Us can be ascertain
cd the foundation of these blades was the Indian
''wootz." This is smelted from amagnetic oxide,
yielding, by the crude process employed, only
about fifteen per cent. About pound of the
ore is placed in a crucible with bits of dry wood,
covered by green leaves Of particular plants. The
crucibles are luted with clay and submitted to a
blast Of a charcoal furnace. The fire is kept at
the highest possible temperature for nearly three
hours, and on removing from the fire and cooling
the crucibles are broken and the steel found as
lump button at the bottom. Selections are
made from these Jumps and those which are ac-
cepted are exposed again to red heat for several
hours and then drawn out under the hammer
This ''wootz," or Indian Steel is considered SUI
perior for cutlery to any of the English make. 1t
IL supposed that the Damascus blades were forg.
ed from this STEEL which is still made in Persia
as we'll as in Hindostan.
1t has been supposed that fagoting short bars,
reinelting, and working them over and over, was
the true secret Of the superiority of the Damascus
blades; but this does not seem 10 BIO sustained
. by experiment. Some years ago Gen. AnOssoff,
n Russian, made many experiments with great
,minsteness Of detail, and finally he established
woks al Nlatoosk in the Ural where were mines
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-04-27
Execution Of a Youth Of Nineteen
Years.

At Burlington, Kansas, on the Goth, Martin w.
Bates, aged but nineteen years, was hung for the
murder of Able Polly in Usage county. A cor
respondent of the Lawrence Tribune of the 23d,
thus describes the fatal scene:
The prisoner betrayed no emotion on behold
ing the gallows; but at the request of Father
Perrier knelt near the foot of the scafold stairs
with cross i'll hand facing the instrument of
death. Those present quietly seated themselves
around the room, while the last consultations of
religion We're offered to the doomed wretch. The
Rev. ). b. Orwig, Protestant, during the cere-
monies read few passages from the Scripture,
and offered up prayer, and was going on furth-
| er, when the Reverend father interrupted him,
asking Bates if it was his wish still to die in the
Catholic faith
Bates answer, "Yes, yes"-kissing the crucifx.
The priest then put his arms around the prison.
er's neck and with great warmth kissed him up-
on both cheeks. The prisoner did not percepti-
bly, falter in his ascent to the scaffold but when
upon it, he again fell upon his knees by one of
the chairs remaining about minute. On TAX
ing his seat upon the trap, the priest again kiss
ed him and babe him adieu. Sheriff Cozine
with the assistance of Deputy Hills, then placed
the rope about his neck, when they both shook
his hands and bade him "good-by.'' Bates thank
ed them for all the kindness shown, and she hop
ed to meet them in Paradise, where be should be-"
Ahe piVck coWl was Jnen drawn over his face,
he rose to his feet the chair was removed, and
ting. Sheriff stepped Enthusiastically turned his
head to the left Bates said '.Jesus, let me be
with Thee in Paradise. Dear friends, good by,
good-by, dear
Here the Sheriff touched the fatal pulley, and
Martin W. Bates was launched into eternity
the expiration for the death of citizen, according
to law, being fully completed. In eighteen min
utes ne was pronounced dead by Drs Brown and
Heart, when he was cut down. He fell distance
OF four feet, yet his neck was not broken
Martin w. Bates was born in Grant County,
Ind. July B. 1S47 and was consequently nineteen
years old. He came to Kansas, Lyon county,
where his father resided in 1860. In 1861, being
only thirteen years of age, he returned to Iowa,
and Joined Company c. Twenty-irst Missouri
Infantry. and was discharged at Mobile, after
serving over four years. He participated in six
battles, two sieges and many skirmishes. He lost
his mother at two years Of age. He married a
girl near Emporia year ago this month, who,
during his incarceration, bore him twin boys.
he acknowledges TO many crimes and thefts COM
mitted within the last year.-He told Mr.. Jarboe
to-day that he once took $50 from him, which
Mr.. j. said he never missed.
None OF his family. not even his father came to
see him, or offer one word of consolation.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-04-27

IRON MoUNTAIN.-There you see over five
hundred acres of single mass of solid iron
hardly an ore. A piece of it is like cast-iron to
look at, and apparently as heavy. The road over
which we walked was iron; the loose pebbles
with which the surface of the mountain is plen-
tfully covered, is all iron. A light soil, bearing
some trees and bushes, covers the hill. But in
many places are enormous moss-covered blocks
of ore just above the surface In one of the
mines in which the men were working, we saw
solid and almost perpendicular face of ore sixty
feet high Pilot Knob too, is an iron mountain,
but covered with strange, broken crags and wild
rocks, crusted together like towers, castles and
antique tombs, which had been three-quarters
melted at doomsday, and then suddenly cooled.
1t is a grand and strange hill, rising steeply for
nearly six hundred feet alone in beautiful
country, quiet, fertile valley sweeping around.
In this tranquil lowland lie two villages and far
beyond rises Shepherd mountain, which is still
larger pile of iron ore.-P Philadelphia Press. ,.,
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How he came to be Comm Toner of
Agriculture.

The Troy Times tells us how Isaac Newton be-
came Commissioner of Agriculture
Mr.. Newton was not born to Office, nor was the
Office thrust upon hm-That he ever got Office,
and such an Office as he long occupied without
filling, was wonder to all his friends and a
wonder to himself. Fully sixty winters had
passed over his head, and Sir Isaac had never
shaken official dust from his shoes, nor dreamed
of such thing.-For many years he sold ice
cream and fresh pies to railroad passengers be-
tween Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.
In the early days of Mr.. Lincolns administra-
ton, his interest in the country and the advan-
tage afforded by the Washington market, took
him more and more frequently to the capital of
his afflicted country. 1t is stated that one day
in the goodness of his heart he sent Mrs. Lincoln
six quarts OF early, very early peas. They were
accepted by the lady Of the White House with
many thanks. Elated at his success, he very soon
repeated the kindness by sending Mrs. Lincoln
crock OF the very finest butter. Thanks again
thanks from the White House--overwhelmed the
old man. Rare sguashes, enormous pumpkins,
delicious melons, strings of onions, crisp lettuce
plump cabbages followed not in unseemly fire.
quency, nor in large quantities. the gift of Isaac
to the first lady of the Republic "A
Mrs Lincoln one day said to Abraham. m
"Why can't Isaac Newton have an Officer"
Certainly he can have an Office said the Pres
ident; 'fll make him Brigadier." N"
ono, now l am in earnest; can Isaac Newton
have an ofice?" yes; III make him gardener
to the White House "That'sin not an Office; it's
only place'I mean good Office Old Abe saw
the way to peace in his domicil was in giving
Isaac an office. and the happy thought struck
him OF making him Commissioner of Agriculture.
Isaac was dumb-founded, but happy, and eontin-
ued in that singular condition from the day of
his appointment until he was ruthlessly decapit-
ated, on Tuesday last. Those who were in the
habit Of seeing him in his Office know that he
administered it with vigor The bugs in the
showcases were always kept in order The gar
den seeds had their proper labels The flowers
were arranged in the highest style of art. No
country seed store was ever more inviting or in
teresting than was Newton's departn at. The
most difficult duties of his Office were devolvod
upon a we'll appointed and experienced set of
subordnates. Isaac superintendent affairs in gem
eral, and Showed up the visitors" He was es-
pecially at home early Strawberries and "sass"
The knowledge he dispensed to visitors was cheap
as dirt "a, 900 per year, his salary. We don't be-
lieve Hon. John G. Kennedy, Isaac's successor,
can fill his place.
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foresight, and knowledge Of results more akin to
reason than to instinct. The succeeding winter
the acorn remains intact, but becoming satura-
ted with rain, is predsposed te decay, when it is
attacked by maggots, which seem to delight in
this special food; it is then that the woodpecker
reaps the harvest his wisdom has provided, at Q
time when the ground being covered with snow,
obtaining suitable or palatable food. It is q
subject Of speculation why the red wood cedar or
the sugar pine is Invariably selected; it is not
probable that the insect, the most dainty to the
woodpeckers taste, frequents only the outside of
wet trees but so it is that in Caaveras Mariposa,
and other districts of California, trees of this
kind may be frequently seen covereiall over their
trunks with acorns when there is not an oak
tree within several miles.--A. b. Barton.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-24
TIE NATIONAL GAME.


Tn. Mutual w. Eureka. ~.
~ game between these clubs played pursuant to
Es'.0aemeot yesterday afternoon on the Union
gsoonds Brooklyn T. D.. although long one and 70 q
certain extent experimental, proved 10 DO Interesting
and generally pretty well played After the heavy
rains Of Thursday the ground necessarily omswhat
spongy, and it seemed 10 be the opinion Of many that
the game would not come or II did come ID, how
ever although each side not represented by its
strongest nine Hatfield placed behind the batter
70 test his abilities fill the position OF catcher to
Peters as pitcher, and Pike was placed at second
base Both Hatfield and Pike amply demonstrated their
ntness Tor the positions assigned them IN THIS MATCH 80
that now, with judicous management, the hutuas can
present nine almost invnciole. with two pitchers
whose styles totally different and caichers able TO
back them up, with o nine comprising good neiders
and batters we'll unexcep,onabie basemen, their
team viii be found 10 be worthy and troublesome an
three o'clock they viii meet at The study and ieav.
ing there will embark the half past seven p NJ train
direct for Washington, where on Monday they VIII play
Western tour the mo strike" business dropped from
Heaven or some other place to the internal qualification
Baltimore with the Pas,imes; on Wednesday at Pha-
depha with the Quaker City Club on Thursday with the
on Friday with NE Ksy.osss and On ss hsvs
plenty 81 work in Store for them. or The individual
playing - ibis match, that OF Hatfield, Peters Pike.
Of DocKosy, Thomas, B1eatna Bssns ND,s ana lex on
.he Eureka SIDE deserve especial notie Zs,sr t9ok
an overhead ca1ch 10 beautiful style, ana bearnnau
souI ny alter bard run Brentnal took fool bound
back Of the score table after hard run The Mutuas
assonished thsmselves at the bas. fhey found nite
changed of with him, but he found that he was beng
wiped out also, and Dockney was brought 70 the
front; for time his siows troubled the Mutuas, but
when they got the hang OF them they punished them
finely Peters pitching proved to be, rs almost any
one may see very effective The large scoro y owing to
certain extent 10 dropped fly balls and ma0ed balls.
Mr. Mills gave another evidence Of his GOODNESS and i'm
Partially as an umpire.