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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-11
PEcULIARIrlEs OF CHINESE PRACTICI

PECULIARITiEs OF CHINESE Practice.
The physician approaches the sick
loom with courtesy and politeness, and
having ascertained the nature of the
disease of hispatient, proceeds to pre-
pare his prescription. Their prescrip-
tions generally are vast compounds;
they 60 on the supposition, very COM
mon with other practitioners, that it is
best to give several remedies together,
so that one or another of them will hit
the case. Sometimes they compound as
many as fifty or eighty ingredients, and
stew them all together and administer
them. They hardly ever prescribe less
than fifteen or twenty simple medicines.
The physician is not SO much aprescriber
as a seller of medicine. He tells his
customers what he thinks best for them
or their friends, but it is very frequent
ly the case that they make the selec-
ton. For instance, he may make up a
prescription of ten or thirty remedies
to be compounded, when the question
will arise how much this is to cost. The
physician makes as low an estimate as
possible, and replies. The patient or
friend may think it too high;that it cam
not be afforded; and one article or an
other is thrown out to reduce the cost
often the articles most valuable for the
patient. In some cases they cannot
agree on prescription or its price, and
the patient deliberately gives himself
up to die rather than pay the price de-
manded.
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High Heeled Boots with Watches In
go. Thcna.g SsFs
In the tlays when high heeled French

boots were the pride Of fashion, there
was a shoemaker in London who made
a fortune by the sale of the best Paris
boots at a price which all his fellow
tradesmen declared ruinous. He under
stood the trade, and obtained troops Of
customers. "These boots must be
stolen" said his rivals, but there was no
evidence that they were; Ger tajnly they
were not smuggled boots-for any one
could satisfy himself that. the full duty
was paid upon them at the Custom
House. The shoemaker retired from
business with fortune. Afterward his
secret was accidentally discovered-al-
though he had paid for the boots, he had
not paid for everything that was in
them. There was q heavy duty paya-
BILE on foreign watches: and every boot
consigned to him frum Paris had con-
tsined in its high heel cavity exactly
large enough to hold q watch. The
great profit obtained by the trade in
smuggled watches made it possible for
this tradesman, when he had filled mp
their heels, to sell his boots under prime
cost. This was worth while again, be-
cause, of course by the extension of his
boot trade, he increased his power OF
importing watches duty free.
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ANew way 81 AFoppan8 kSats.
The May number of the Amsrioan Ag-
ricalturist contains the following COM
munication from L. L. Langstroth, of
Oxford, Ohio. ,.s.-,..s
Get common round wire trap. Bait
il with the most inviting food, and wait
patiently until rat is caught. Instead
of killing this rat, and waiting perhaps
for weeks before you are fortunate
enough to trap another, keep him alive
and feed him as much as you would q
pet squirrel. In few days he will
become quite reconciled to his cage,
and you arc now ready for business. At
night, bait the trap we'll and set it
where the rats resort most. Some one
or mere of them, seeing o rat quite ct
home in the midst of plenty, will enter
the trap without any suspicion ofharm.
Next morning, pump or pour water
thoroughly over the trap, to clean it,,
and to make the killing of your prey
more easy. Have an empty barrel, in-
to which drop the contents of your
cage; the prisoners, being we'll soaked,
will be so heavy and slow that you can
Treat your partially tanned rat, how
ever, cas- ifyou loved him," and return
him to his cage; this is easily done by
lowering the cage into the barrel. Re-
peat the operation from might to night,
and you will be surprised to see how
easy a matter it is to outwit SO cunning
an animal as all "old rat" '.'s-~'N
Be careful not to keep large one for
your tame rat. He win frighten off all
the younger fry as none of them will dare
to enter. The only difficult thing in the
matter is to get your first rat. 1 have
had o wire trap we'll baited for weeks
before could entice one to enter it. To
get the first, is something like Astor's
receipt for getting rich: SECT a thou
sand dollars clear of the world, and it is
all very easy" Since ! caught my first
rat, I have failed but once for many
nights in getting from one to four to
keep him company. If your readers
will try my plan, think that some
thing may be done to abate one of the
most intOlerable nuisances Of this coun-
try. To say that millions of dollars
worth of our propety is annually de-
stroyed by rats, would not be an extrav-
agant assertion.
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THE quantity Of oysters brought to
Baltimore in single season is fully
5000, 900 bushels. Some of these are
packed raw in caus, iced, one gallon in
size, requiring about 4,250, 900 cans and
200, 900 cases. The balance of them, say
300, 900 bushels, are hermetically sealed.
The consumption for the whole season
is upward of 10000 bushels, but during
the months of Theoretically sealed ac-
tivity, the consumption is upward of
Al, 900 daily. The raw or fresh oyster
branch gives employment to about
l,2OO persons. The Theoretically sealed
branch requires about $500. The num-
Der of cans, of one, two and three
pounds each, Theoretically sealed daily
during the active season, is quite 5000.
Thus nearly 5000 of cans are required
for the oysters, and during the fruit
and vegetable season of SUNNI er the
amount is about the same for period
equal to the oyster season of winter. So
that some 5000 to $1,000 cans of oys-
ters, fruits and vegetables are the pro-
duct of this industrial pursuit, and
these again require some 100000 cases
in which they are packed. The manu-
facturers ofthe cans give employment
to upward of 400 persons, and the value
of the tin, solder, &C., used in the man
ufacture is near million of dollars.
The case making keeps some $50 carpen-
ters constantly employed, and the cost
of them is about $250,O0O. The average
cost of the oysters for the year has been
about fifty cents per bushel. The value
of the Theoretically sealed oysters, fruit
and vegetables is equal to $500, 900,
and that of the fresh oyster branch more
than half as much more, or sum total
in value of this trade upward of s, ,250,-
600. The number of vessels engaged in
taking oysters for the Baltimore marke:
is more than 1000, Of fifty tuns each,
and some 500 to 600 vessels of larger
class are running them to market.
These vessels, 1,500 to l,60O in number,
require an average of crews equal to
four each, or some 5000 persons
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Testing Steel Rails.

The test ut the "Cyclops" steel works,
Sheffield, is blow from ton hammer
dropped from hight of 36i feet and
striking with V-corner upon the rail
midway between supports placed three
feet apart. 1t is apparent that this test
is grossly disproportionate as to tensile
strength or toughness, in comparison to
hardness, which is the great virtue re-
quired, on the face of the rail. Never
theless, a steel rail at Chalk Farm is
said to be now wearing ont the twenty
fifty face of iron rails adjoining it. At q
special professional test, held in Shelf
field, in February last, the 9S-lb, double
headed steel rail was bent at right
angle by the third blow Of the. ton ham,
mer, falling thirty feet: the irst, with
fall of 20 feet, having bent the rail 5
inches in length of four feet, and the
second having Strengthened it back. No
cracking was produced. A hydraulic
pressure of 20 tons on similar rail
caused aldefection of offive-sixteenth inch
and permanent set of ! inches and a
permanent set Of 2.55 inches. r ;
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The Norfolk Journal says that the
rumor has been confirmed that General
Burton is to be transferred to Charles
ton, South Carolina, and that he will
probably leave this week. 1t is also
stated that an artillery school is to be
established at Fortress Monroe, which
will consist of two companies from each
artillery regiment in the army, who
will remain in practice for two years,
then giving place to other companies.
Additionally, it is rumored that General
Schoheld has directed the Missionary
Society in New York, th.t recently pur-
chased the Wood farm, situated on
Hampton creek, for sig, 600, not to pay
the owner of the property, as it remains
IN the hands OF the Government, and
he designs keeping it to erect thereon
the buildings and appurtenances of this
practice school.
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PRIVILEGED Glasses.

The holders of United States securi-
ties are truly favored class OfInortals.
They are generally richer than their
neighbors, their property yields larger
returns than does that of any one else;
they enjoy The benefits of high priced
government, and the protection of cost
ly laws. aud they pay positively moth
ing for their privileges. Other men
make daily offerings at the shrine oftax-
alton; they bring no gifts to the altar.
Other men are burdened with ASSESS
ments for State purposes, improvements,
public lnildings, wages of officers.
and cost of legislation; they contribute
othing for such purposes. Other men
are called upon To defray the expenses
oi our pnblic school system; the bond
holders educate their children at the
public expense, paying themselves no
lakes under the law. Other men re-
ceive the visits of the city taxgatherer,
and pay according to their property
their proportion of the expenses of mu-
uicipal government. Not so with bond
holders. They not only enjoy all the
privileges of citizenship without cost
10 themselves, but at the actual cost of
their neighbors, for those who do pay
taxes must bear in addition to their
own the burdens of those who do not.
In another respect, the member Of
the bondocracy is still more fortunate.
By the decisions of the courts the people
generally are obliged to take legal
tenders for their debts, although they
may have been contracted to be paid in
specie. The boud-holders, on the other
hand, get theirs in hard cash. Gold is
the currency with which their securi-
ties arc to be redeemed, while for all
other classes, a deprecated paper cur
rency is deemed ample and inst. The
Cinciunati Enquirer heartily denounces
such favoritism. 1t says:
We have suggested the payment of
the public debt with legal tender notes.
Gold and silver Is no longer the curren-
cy of the country. 1t is merely an ar
ticle of merchandise, 50 declared by the
highest judicial tribunal in the land.
The money which debtors can compel
their creditors to receive, is that issued
by the Federal Government, called legal
tenders, and vulgarly known as green
backs. Why should there DO favored
classes, who are not compelled to re.
ceive that kind of money from their
debtors, bat who can demand Q more
valuable medium of exchange, and il
not paid in that more valuable medium
can charge their debtors with bad faithi
To pay the bondholders in the lega! cur
rency of the country, can not be
charged as repudiatioa any more than
it can be charged on debtor, who dis.
charges his debt by paying principal
aud interest thereof in legal tender
notes, that he repudiates his debt. We
are for paying the bondholders in the
currency the people use, are compelled
to use, and which the law requires cred.
itors to take from their debtors in pay
ment of theirlclaims,, whether those
claims are evidenced by bonds. notes OF
book accounts. Aud we are afraid that
unless they are paid in legal tenders
the time is not far distant when they
will get nothing at ell through virtual
inability of the people to pay. @
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st'heeling gegister.
x.,e,-.ruc,ion in the Churche..

Rereu-tructtou IN the Churches.
We tind the following in the Buffalo
,,,hp,a,iem of last week. The incident
,.iadrd To. is a healthy SYMPTOM, indi-
.,a:ing u degree of Progress il, Putnam
,onrty at which other localities would
40 well 10 aim
BrRY THE ToMAnAwK.-In one Of our
,.hurches last Sunday it was resolved
,ba, hereafter, all animOsities arising
from p0litical differences, shall cease,
ana pert, Ct unanimity of feeling pre-
vail This WAS good move in the
rrhi direction, aud every member Of
HAT church would have voted for it
were il not for the fact that many of
them were DISTINGUISHED by some who
,otrd for the resolution. This church
is two years behind the wicked" world.
Every honest and brave man passed this
same resolution in his own heart when
Gen. Lee surrendered.
II seems that some men think these
rebels" good enough to fellowship in
church, and 20 with them to heaven,
vet not good enough to live in and en-
Joy the privileges of this "best Govern
mcnt," &c. .a
Are the franchise privileges more
sacred than the rights in heaveni
The public will be pleased to learn,
that by decree of West Virginia 10y
atty, the Kingdom of Heaven is again
opened for the reception of those "vile
sinners who have "worn the gray" as
we'll as for that other class of malignants
who habitually vote the Democratic
ticket. The magnanimity of the
Putnam county loyalists, who have
thus generously consented to zen
Ter in at the straight gate side by side
with their formerly "disloyal" neigh
hors, cannot be too highly commended.
Until now, the effect of ''loyaF policy
has been to exclude all rebels and rebel
sympathizers from the benefits of the
scriptural invitation, "whosOever will,
let him comes" hereafter, let it be known,
this call is to be of full force aud uni
yersal application, and subject to no re-
strictions on account of previous rebel
lion 10y the repentant sinner. The
self-appointed dispensers of redemption
have generously withdrawn that awful
restriction, go rebels need apply and
in the greatness of their souls have
consented to the reception of saints
from either the dominious of Dixie Oh
of Democracy upon the same liberal
terms hitherto extended only to the
hosts of unconditional Union men who
have been unquestionably loyal from
rhe beginning If these sturdy Union
brethren would be as bountiful with
political privileges that they can con-
uol, as they are with the gifts of saliva,
rion which they merely assume to dis
tribute, they wonld establish much
clearer claim 10 the general gratitude.
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From the n. Y. Commercial Advertiser, tkep.)
Unisa md Disnniea.

From the n. Y. Commercial Advertiser, tEep.)
- Unisa md Disnniss..
Mr.. Greeley uttered no truer seuti.
ment than when he, avowed that "the
war for and against the Union, ended
two years ago, at the surrender of Gen.
eral Lee, and that the time for peace
has come.n-CAarleston Courier.
unfortunately, this was only for ths
southern market The 1ri6sne, not.
withstauding Ar. Greeley's speech at
Richmond, has been sustaining Con.
orcss for two years in keeping the
Union and the people divided. We Of
the North started right, against seces-
siop , and in favor of thea Union. But
the war over, our leaders came to the
combustion that they could elect aRadi.
cal President by keeping the Union di-
vided. And in this they have had the
support of the Tri5sae, tnough its edi-
tor, when in Richmsnd, talked peace.
We Gould have Had ~Peacep in 1S65, II
inch journaIs as;the Hibsss had acted
mon M. Lincoin's plan for restoring
the Union. isr sssssesk -. sssseA /,
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"Tom. Lytle," notorious. desperate
in Mississippi, was arrested on Saturday
on suspicion of being concerned in the
Richmond, No., bank robbery, at which
time three persons were killed in the
bank. Lytle was confined in Jail at
Warrensburg. On Monday a mob of
about four hundred mounted men sur
rounded the Jail and demanded the
prisoner. The Sheriff, under protect,
gave him up, when the mob took him
outside the town and hung him. So
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State or West Virginia.
Ohio County Cirena Court, Nag RSl,s,


ls67. .. aEf
Alexander MeEfruy %. Achilles seaiterday
Alfred Caldwell, Joseph Gfst. and John W.
weils, partners under the firm Of Gisf & Wells:
PolasG Scatterdzy, Robert Norrfsoa, Mn. A:
Hutehinson; The Merehznts' and Mechanics
Bank Of Wheeling: Z. &. Noczusiin; EIeeutors
of Steel Smith, deceased; Thomas Smith; the
School Commissioner Of the city OF wheeling;
Elijah J. Stone and Jacob c. Thomas partners.
under the firm Of StOae & Thomas lillian
Robertson, Alfred Caldwell snd Henry Y. flssn-
er, late partners, under the nrn OF Caldwell 4
ii,HE OBJECT OF THIS SUIT Is TO RI
II cover the purchase uSuey dae, ana oSing
the ooruulainant upon the property mentioned
I'm TIE B,Il fled in this cause
Ard m xppeariRg from an sfadayff hled IN
.lis ea.,se. Tat fi1e defendants, Aesines SCAT
tsrasv. III. C. F1esher. .. Gist j. y. Wells Ma
a Hu.ehinson, william R0bertson and z G.
Ne,ausiin are not residents Of this State.
Tbsrrfore. it i ordsrct BY the PlaiHtifisi coun.
sei that -t,,ey do appear here within one month
sfter the fourth weekly publication and due
posting Of this order and attend 20 their interest
A sspy. = q .Testc- NICHAELJ. BREiHIG,
&C. L CRAx1rER ~. 49, = = Clerk
Atfy for Complainant ie4o wIv
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CHE REVEALS SECRETS NO MORTAL
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who. from dOlefnl events, catRstrOphes, crosses
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ton 10 Themselves, as If in person. full and
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ence returned or destroyed References Of the
highest order furnished those desiring them.
Write plainly thsday Of the month and the year
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P O, DRAWER 20. BUFFALO, y. Y.
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RRPARATOR CAPILLI.


NOR RESTORING HAIR UP0N BALD
IL heads (from whatever cause IL may have
fallen opt) and forcing growth Of hair upon the
face, II has no equal Il win force the beard TO
grow upon the smoOthest face in from five 20
eight weeks, or hair upoR bald heads tn from
two TO three months. A few ignorant practi-
TONERS have asserted that there Is nothing that
win force or hasten the growth OF the hair OF
beard. Their assertions are false, ~ Thousands
Of living witnesses (frow their own experienceD
can bear witness But many will say, how are
we to distinguish the genuine from the spuri.
Gus It certainly is difficult, a. nine.tenths Of
the different preparations advertised for the
hair and beard are entirely worthless and yvu
may have already thrown away larEe amounts
In their purchase. To such we would say, Try
the ReparatOr Capilli; it will cost you nothing
unless II fully comes up 70 our representation
III your Druggist does mot keep H. send n one
dollar and we win forward IL, post paid, together
with a receipt for the money, which win be re-
turned you on application, providing entire az
w. L CLARK 4 CO, Chemis.s,
No. West Fayette Street, SYRACUSE. y. T.
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RIVER NEWS.

THE RIVER was was falling last even
ing, with about eight and one-half feet
water in the channel. F-r
The fine steamer Potomac, Captain
Muhleman, will leave for Cincinnsti
this evening at FIVE o'clock.
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order, The town clerk and one of the
justices only were elected, and the elec-
tion will be tried over again on Thurs
day of this week. The average Demo
cratic vote was 27s, Republican 272,
and Temperance 46. That's what was
the matter.
A barrel of highwines was stelen
from q bonded warehouse in Stirling,
H., the other night, and rolled out in
to the street in the neighborhood, where
its contents were distributed among a
large crowd Of people, who drank freely
of it. In a short time two-thirds of
them were writhing in agony. Men,
women and children lay here and there,
groaning with pain, vomiting freely,
and tortured with the, burning of the
ardent fluid. e One little child died from
the effects of the liquor, and three or
four others were for long time dan
gsrously ill.
On the 9th ult. three deserters from
the 3sth infantry, at Fort Hays, Kansas,
went to the house of P. J. Peterson, on
the Smoky Hill route. Finding Mrs.
Peterson, aged fifty years, alone, they
dragged her into the cellar and out
ragged her perssn in "a horrible. manIer.
On the Goth ult. they were captured,
after desperate resistance. They COLI
fessed their guilt, and while being taken
to Jail were rescued by mob and killed,
and their bodies thrown into the river
They were the last Of thirty who de-
serted ten days ago, and who have been
q greater terror to the settlers than the
Indians. Mrs. Peterson is not expected
to survive. -e a'9'
A Scotch emigrant passed through
Milwaukee one day last week, en- route
for Minnesota. In his family was his
eldest daughter, who is described as Of
extraordinary beauty, with form Of
faultless symmetry. Her every move
ment was graceful and ladylike; her
eyes were brilliant and sparkling, fair
ly electrifying whoever caught their
glances; her nose finely chiseled, and of
the pure Grecian style; and her com
plexion Of rare beauty. After dinner,
the head of the family sauntered out to
obtain q glimpse of Milwaukee. In
his rambles he found a young fellow
countryman, whe had preceded him
about six years. The two were soon
engaged in conversation about auld
Scotia, closing with an invitation from
the old gentleman to the young man to
visit his family. This was accepted.
The moment the young man was intro
duced to the daughter, he was blindly
in love, and before the intervieS " closed,
proposed and was referred to father.
The old gentleman took the matter into
consideration, made due inquiry into
the character and prospects Of the young
man, was abundantly satisfied, and
within twenty hours from their first
meeting the two were made one. The
parents proceeded west, ami the bride
and groom came eastward on wedding
tour.