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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1867-02-07
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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, & Musical
instruments Repaired.
NNDInES An-.-n rrnr, o. IN lnl NJ cant

w GtcheS, CLOCKS, JeWelry, o. MuSlcdl
Instruments Repaired.
DRICES put down from 25 to 100 per cent.
List Of Old Prices. List of New Prices.
Breastpin Tongues 25 cts. New price Is cts
Breastpin Catches % cts. New price Is cts.
Finger Rings % cts. New price Is cts.
Far Ring Wires % cts New price Is cts.
Ear Ring Catches % cts. New price 10 cts.
All Kiad&cf JOBBLNG done at same i,afes.
Watch Glasses 50 cents. New price 25 cents.
Main Springs 81 90 New price 81 80.
Case Springs 81 90 New price 81 so.
Clicks 81 90 New price 10 cents,
watches cleaned from one dollar to one dollar and
fifty cents Clocks cleaned at one dollar each, and
NO extra charge for cords and bushing.
All work warranted to give satisfaction, or the
money refunded. m
These who have not money to throw away, will
find il TO their advantage to call ON me: PLAIN
Gold Is carrots engagement FINGER RINGS or
dcreCr at the shortest notice ot Wholesale price, for
accommodation. ". w. BURTON,
Oppo ifc The Court House
Charlestown, Nov. %, lS66.-ly.
, 1867-10-11
BARBADOS
Mutual Life Assurance SOciefx.
ESTABLISHED IN 1910.
INCORPORATED BY SPECIAL ACT 1861.
CHIEF OFFICE:
No. 20, HIGH STREET, ~BRIDGETowN, BARBADOS.

THaHIS Society, which confines its bust
a ness exclusively to assuring The lives
of persons resident in the West Indies,
presents advantages such as no other AS
surance Company, .%labouring in the same
field, can offer. It's scale of Premiums,
although considerably lower than that Of
any other Company, has nevertheless been
found quite adequate TO provide for the
risk of life in the West indies, and sufi-
cient 10 create large surpluscs, out Of
which Reversionary Bonuses, averaging
% per cent per annum upon the amount
assured have been distributed among the
Members of The Society.
Its career, during a period of 81 years,
has clearly demonstrated the fact that the
lives of persons residing in this part of
the world, are, when carefully selected,
almost as valuable as those inhabiting
Europe, and that they do not demand
such excessive Premiums as are charged
by every other Company.
The following abridged Table shows
the Premiums required TO assure 500,
for the whole term, upon a single life:-
, 1867-10-11

Life assurances in this Company effect
ed on or before the 3Ist December 1867
but not after that day will participate in
The next division to be made.
The Profits hitherto appropriated have
been among the largest ever declared by
any Life Assurance Company.
II. MONEFELDT,
Agent.
Royal Insurance Office, st. Croix Agen-
cy, 3rd October 1867.
, 1867-10-11

Assurances of every description on sin
gle lives are granted by the Society for
any sum from 100 Dollars to 10, Dollars.
Premiums are received Quarterly, Half
yearly y, or Yearly, at the option of the
Assured.
Assurers wishing to discontinue the
payment of their Premiums, may either
dispose of their Policies to the Society
upon equitable terms, or obtain a free
Policy for a reduced amount.
Loans are granted to Members on the
Security of their Policies.
All claims occurring by death arc
promptly met within 8 months after salts
factory proof Of such death has been re-
ceiyed by the Society.
Strict Investigations into the position
of the Society are made quinquennially,
and the surplus then existing is allotted 10
the Members, after a sufficient sum has
been set aside for the purposes of the
Reserve Fund. The next investigation
and Division of Profits, will take place at
the 31st December, 1870.
The Society has Agencies in nearly all
Of the British West India Islands.
Actaory-ALEXR. S. BURNETT,
Secretary-HENRY CRUMPTON.
MEDICAL EXAMINERS:
DR.. Won. BRETON. DR.. HOLM.
Forms Of Proposal, Prospectpses, and
every Information may be obtained from
f. b. GRIFFITH,
Ageat.
, 1867-10-11
DENMARK.

Iwish TO send rare post-stamps, photo
graphs, Autographs, curiosities or other
'things'from Europe, in exchange for post
stamps, also photo graphs, from the West
Indies, Central and South America,
Mexico and other countries. / have use
for every number of all used and unused
post-stamps; but I will most value old
obsolete stamps, that can be found on very
old letters. Letters paid.
". c.. VIUM,
Copenhagen.
, 1867-10-11
FOR SALE

n few quarter pipes and octaves of
{1l fine l.. NJ. MADEIRA Wine,
Just received on consignment.
st. Croix, Christiansted, 5th Octbr.
1867.
w. III. HEYLIGER & Co.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

A Coop THING ON THE JoURNAL.-A
correspondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
tells the following excellent joke upon the
editor of the Louisville journal:
The following took place in the Kentucky
Legislature few days ago:
A member from one of our mountain
counties, full of conservatism and streng
advocate Of the Louisville Journal, each
morning as he would take his scat in the
House, as business opened would commence
reading his favorite paper, and about the
same moment some member would move to
dispense with the reading of the journal,
when our mountain member would lay down
his paper. He stood this for some time,
when, rising from his seat one morning, he
exclaimed at the top of his voice:
"Mr. Speaker, I've sot here in my seat fur
MORN week, and submitted to the tyranny
of this House. Somebody, every morning,
moves to dispense with the reading of the
journal and I've lost every paper I've
bought for week by it, and no man has
ever moved to dispense with the Democrat
or Commercial, and, Mr. Speaker, 1 won't
stand u any longer. Mr.. Speaker ="
Here the balance was lost in the general
| laughter.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19
poon PEOPLE AND Poon MONEY

PoOM PEOPLE AND POOR MONEY
In q sermon on the disadvantages Of being
poor, presched by Henry Ward Beecher, occur
cd the following: q In all the troubles and mis-
chief that arise from false weights aud spurious
currency, II is usually the poor that suffer the
most. Here is spurious quarter Of dollar.
The merchant. in whose hands II chances to be,
though,lessly, Of course, (for merchants are al
wsys honest y passes II to the trader, and he
seeing that it doeEnot look quite right, but mot
thinking it worth while to scrutinize it too
closely, passes it to the grocer; and he, glano-
ing at it, aud not liking the looks Of 1t, but not
wishing to be over particular, and saying, u
took it and must get rid Of it, passes it to the
market man, he, saying sit might as we'll be kept
travelling passed it, ss he was journeying, to
the conductor, and be knowing that it 10 moi
good, but disllkiug to say anything to the man,
says to himself, i will keep 1t and give IL tt
somebody slss,' and passes It to a sewing wo
man. She Is poor, and person that is poor
is always watched; and Whsu she offers 1t, it Il
discovered to be spurious and is refused. Il
is nearly my whole days wages, but 1t Is coun
terSeit, and Of course must mot pass it;' an
she burns it up, and SO Is the only honest on
among them all. Bad bills, spurious currency
almost always settle on the poor at last"
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

the gladdest Of bells. This has been soma
compensation for losing the happiness of
crossing the East River on FOOLS bridge of
Ice.
Personal beauty is not so common in the
West as IN the East Indeed, it is not com.
mon anywhere. But have observed that
the inland atmosphere of the Western States
lacks something of the magic by which the
salt air of the seaside adds roses to woman's
cheek. Western men are finer looking than
Western women-a TACT which | attribute
to their frequent journeyings on business
from climate to climate. Moreover, take a
thousand Western children gathered into
Sunday-school audience, Can experimen
which have had a dozen opportunities to
witness), and a careful observer notices that
their cheeks wear less bloom than the cheeks
OF children on the seaboard do not mean
that Western children are less healthy than
Eastern perhaps they are more healthy;
but certainly there is no such positive rosy
color as in Yankee complexion. Still. 1
find that here, as elsewhere, ones own chill
dren are self-regarded the handsomest in the
world.
cannot see why household music need
be 30 scarce In the well-to-do families of the
West. In the hundred families which 1
have mentioned, did not see five good
pianos, or hear ten good players. But, as
music has been the tardiest of arts to make
Its way through the great world, so 1t Ia
peculiarly the tardiest of arts to make ita
way into new country. Very little good
singing is heard in the Western churches
call no singing In churches good that is not
done by the congregation. The Methodist
churches excel all others in this respect-as
in most other respects, in the West; for
have seen abundant evidence that the Metho.
dist denomination is the chief dominant.
and conquering church of the West. And
half the mischief which it does by its engine
OF ecclesiastictsm it purges away by the
fervor Of its hearty singing The Methodist
Church is the Christian song-bird of the
West. But all the Sunday y-schools, of every
name, are rapidly teaching all the children
to sing. There will come day when the
American people will be more musical than
the Germans; and the credit of the change
will belong to the 5unday-school system. I
solemnly believe that, at this very day, the
Sunday-schools of the Republic are of more
Importance to its welfare than are all its
churches. ga little child shall lead them. "
One thing more. I am sometimes told by
friendly critics at home that I draw my
Western pictures in over-colors. No.
endeavor always to understate, rather than
overstate, my admiration of the West. It
is a majestic region. Its people belong to
the nobility of mankind. Its prospective
growth is beyond calculation. Its soul is of
fire. Its ambition is to rule the land. Its
opportunity is not far in the future. It's
triumph, when 1t comes, will be complete.
The West is to be the Dictator of the
Republic.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

RUINS OF BLUE Boards CAsTLE.-A tour
ist writes from France: "There are certain
localities in the vicinity of Nantes which are
well worth visit. For instance I imagine
mot few of our little folks in America would
like to have Joined me in an excursion took
the other day to the ruins of Blue Boards
castle-that very identical castle where, the
story book tells us, the murdered wives hung
in line in the mysterious chamber The
original Blue Beard, it seems was one fe-
rocious old ohevalier Duval, who was, in
truth, an atrocious old bigamist, and lived in
this castle SO long ago that hardly anything
except tradition in regard to him yet remain
ed.
The excursion is a delightful one, and you
may reach the ruins either by road which
conducts through a charming rolling land
scape, or by the pretty little river Erdre,
which winds romantically northward from
the center Of the town. Just outside of the
primitive village of Jardiniere, immediately
/ upon the sloping bank of the stream, you
encounter some crumbling walls, SO thickly
covered with moss, ivy and brush that you
can hardly discover them, and in the midst
of pretty wood; and this is all that still
exists of Blue Boards castle. They under
take to place you on the very spot where
the murdered wives were transfxed; for
tradition takes strong hold on the ignorant,
superstitious minds of those French peasants,
and doubt not that the old woman who
shows the ruins for few cents thoroughly
believes In the story from beginning to end. /"
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

How TO "FINIsH" DAUGHTER.-1. Be al
ways telling her how pretty she is.
@ Instill In her mlud proper love Of dress.
8. Acoustom her to SO much pleasure that she
is never happy at home.
4. Allow her to read nothing but novels.
8. Teach her all the accomplishments, but
none of the utilities Of life.
o. Keep her iu the darkest ignorance Of the
mysteries Of housekeeping.
I. Initiate her into the principle that II IL
vulgar to do anything herself.
8. To strengthen the latter belief, let her hAy,
| lady's maid.
o. And lastly, having given her such an edu
cation, marry her to q clerk upon ave hundret
dollars year, or a lieutenant going out to fort
II, with the above careful training, you
daughter Is not "hnishsd," you may be sure /
is no fault of yours, and you must look upoi
her escape as nothing short Of a miracle.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19
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rreventng them from wearing out Hhsn dragging down
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Tks Duplex Rilips ID great fAvOrits With all ladies'
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Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

GEHERous GUEsTs.-At a wedding In
Raleigh, N. c., few evenings since, the in.
vited guests, after the ceremony, were re-
quested to pay ten dollars each to the bride
who was in such INDECENT circumstance that
she had not the means to complete her ward
robe. Each person present promptly re-
sponded, and the sum raised amounted to
about five hundred dollars. The bride thank
ed her friends for their generosity, kissed
them all, and went home with her husband
in the best Of spirits.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

A gentleman, who takes g business view Of
most thipgS, whom recently asked respecting a
person Of quite poetic temperament replied,
'oh be Ia one Of those men who have soar
log after the iu6uite and diviAgs after the IN.
fathomable, but who never pays cash.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

A picture in late number Of Punch repre-
sents fashionable and atieetiOnats couple, the
husband searching vigorously in his WAistcOat
pockets. The young wife inquiries, Have you
lost your watch love y and be replies, 'NO dar-
ling, 'twss new bonnet had for you soms-
where ,,ls.. f
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

Those two observing men, one Of whom said
he had always noticed that when he lived
through the month Of May he lived through the
year, and the other Of whom said at wedding
he had remarked that more women than men had
been married that year, were neither Of them
| Irishmen.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

TURKISH BARBARIrY,-The syrA Hermupolis
Of the 18th of January publishes letters received
from Thessaly, reporting that an order from the
Sublime Porte had been promulgated In all the
towns, forbidding all Christians 10 speak Of the
insurrection in Gambia, or Of that 10 Agrafa
(ThsssGiy,) under the fearful penalty Of having
melted lead poured into the mouth. This order
was proclaimed by heralds during the three
Bazaar days. Is this Europe in the ninstosnth
esnturyf
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

Two Partisan women fought a duel, re-
Gently, with small swords, in the Bois de
Boulogne. One Of them was slightly wound
ed, and the other tainted at the sight OF her
adversary's blood They afterward kissed,
and resolved to die for each other
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

II gsl HALES
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e III HAIR
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Vegetable Siciian Hair Rsnswsr

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and Is tEflsu9lIG ssed as O HAIR
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dc, as one bottle WtfE accomplish
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The sUO1ldeiJtEL results produced
DU our StctLtait Hair RetteaUeT' have
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Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19
MEDICAL ELECTRICITY.
DIR. G. H. LAWTON,
Late of New York and Philadelphia, would SAy 10
his friends and the public that he
may still bs found
at 913 Market Street,
whers he is treating
NERVOUS AND CHRONIC DISEASES

OF every description with the mos gratifying results,
BY HIS NEW SYSTEM OF MEDICAL ELkoTRIoITY,
system Of practice based strictly scientific prn eple
thorough knowledge Of which e not only nseessary in
order Insure successful treatment, but without which
the application Of Electricity in any form s but DANCE
rous experiment We give below lAt Of diseases TO tho
treatment of which this system IL especially adapted, and
in " hich We have been most successful.
Amanroas blindness from paralysis OF the optic nerVes
HmenorrhmA Interruption or retention OF the mengeh
aphonia suppression OF the voice, asthma agre ehsI
choTea st. Vltus dance constipation, eaArrh connnmp
ton in Its early stages cough ehloros coldness Of foot
and hands cramps cancers, deafness, when from para
lyss Of the acoustic nerve dyspepsia diAbetia dropy
aatulence, gravel goiIe hyaterlat hip disease, impo
lence lumbaso liver complaints, lockjAw, neuralgia,
nervousLels pileu, palsy, TheumAsm spinal disease
curyaures, and tumora. .
In uterine Tor womb disease It's value cannot bs ss
mated Proapsus mispAcement, alterations and other
forms of womb diseases, promptly relieved and perma-
nently cured IN incredibly short space Of time.
RRFERENoRB
We have the pleasure Of referring those who may wish
to undertake Electrical treatment 70 the following vel
known citizens of Wilmington and vicinity, who hav
been treated by u aud witnessed treAmsntin otheFn
Joseph BrnghHrft 2le West street.
Edward l.. Rice, SOL shpley street.
W. II. Nah East Fourth atreot.
Charles II. Gordon, 62i Market street.
George Oleland, Of Seventh and Washington Ht
H. Ii Jones corner Of Fifth aud Market streets.
VIM. L. Rudolph, 2lT Marke street
DR. Wash nstln Russell Christians, Del.
Walter p southgate, fehl5
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19
no sEEAM ENGINE AND MACHINE

ITO STEAM ENGINE AND MACHINE
Il MANuFAcrURRRe.
/, the undersigned, having obtained Letters Patent
from the United States Government for IMPROVEMENT
IN THE ROTARY ENGINE and its adoption to certain
purposes derous Of entering into company to sell
this enterprise In the City Of Wilmington.
am theoretical and practical engineer, having con
utrurted and built great quAntity Of low and high
pressure aeam engineer pattern maker and draughts
by trade therefore the necessity and demsnd Of
the Rotary Engine particularly for pTopsng Of vessels
propsng carriages on common and turnpike roads and
working all quick motions The advantages fer which
diminishing Of weight overcoming
dead eenters; eAAe OF revealing and hAndlipgi sim
petY Of adoption not affecting the stability Of vessel
regularity Of eondsusng and thereby less danger o
Eorgng the eondet adoption (pRtented for oarAge
on sommon and turnpike roads whereby las the enen'
fofmsa part Of tie driving whee) the driver has 81 hi
eOmaand with and By the power Of ztsam, 10 back
tarn, or ndvancs.
Any person desrous Of further information, OF wishn
70 sntsf Into this businsss, address .fs
MATTHEW FLETCHER, d..
No. $40 Market Street.
Lonlsrille,
isS5'tmo Kentucky.
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

Has.y people drink the wine Of life ssaldIns
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

ALL PnnciIA ARH STAMPED
R@r"AMKRIoAN LIP PENCIL Co., N. "
None genuine without the exact name Of the Arm.
LOOK TO 1T. Ifsbl-t
Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-02-19

THE ARTISANS SAVINGS BANK,
No. COZ MARKET STREET,
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Open to receive daily Sunday exceptsd) during
the usual busuassH hours and Tuesday and Saturday
evenings, from TO O'Clock, P. Nj.
All the profits Of the Bank, after the payment of ne
eeasary expenses devoted TO the benefit Of the de-
posItora and Dividends made semiaunuay in April
and October Since the organization OF the Ranki In
is6l the Dividends have uniformly been at the rate oil
SIX per cent. per annum.
Dividends not drawn are regarded Deposits, and al
once become entitled to participate In future Dividends
No Manager 10 allowed to borrow any Of the funds In
trusted 10 the Bank.
MANAGERS.
WILLIAM g. HILLRB EDWARD DARLINGTON,
GEORGE W. BUBH, JOaEPH W. DAY,
n r BRHsoR, HENRY y. DuRE,
| EDWARD BRrrs. CHARlRs W. ROWLAND,
Wa. n bILLAAY, JoB Il. JACKSON,
| GRoRGH 8. CArBLLB, CLEMENT b SMITH,
WM s, HLLEs, President.
| oHoRar W. BUeH, Vice President
| ootle-ly ions P McLEAR, Treasurer.
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