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Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-23

peaceable possession. Take
these papers, and if you ever
escape the treachery these bad
men, the papers may be of some
use to you.
That night my father died,
and Lopez took the command
of the ship. The first thing he
did was to take possession of all
the spirits ON board, and he
drank deeply himself, and hand
ed it freely to his mates. When
all the sailors were we'll heated
with brandy, Lopez suddenly
thought of me. | had endea-
vored to hide myself, but was
soon dragged forth, and after |
had been beaten with the ropes
end by the order Of the brutal
Lopez, he commanded the sail
ors to throw me overheard.
'This order would have been
obeyed Immediately, but my
friend the Dane came to my
rescue. He whispered a few
words to the captain, the order
was countermanded and I was
set at liberty. When we got
within about twenty miles of
the coast, the captain told the
Dane it was quite time to get
rid of me. This man made
every effort to save me, and
saw at last only one hope. He
told Lopez that the crew would
not quietly throw me overheard
because they were too fond of
me; that if he attempted to
give the orders again they
might rebel, and perhaps put
him overheard instead. This
enraged the Spaniard, and he
dcrw his dagger and very near
ly put an end to the mans
life, but the Dane avoided the
blow. Ny friend then made
this suggestion, and said, Let
us put HIM into the boat under
some plea, and then sail off
and leave him
Next day the boat was low
cred, and a line and bats were
put inside, and I was told to
fish from the boat, which was
fastened by a rope to the stern
Of the vessel. Very shortly l
felt q fish on the line, and be-
gan pulling it up. i was q
large one, and gave me great
trouble; at last, however, I
succeeded in bringing him on
board, when, to my horror, I
found myself alone, The ship
had sailed away and l was alone
in the boat. | shouted, but
they gave no heed. | expected
at first tbs ship would 'heave
to- but, disappointed, | seized
the oars, and rowed with all
my might. 1t was useless. I
was soon exhausted, and gave
myself up to despair.
Under the seat at the stern
of the boat I found some salt
meat some biscuits, a flask of
brandy, and a stone bottle Of
water. I then began to feel I
had not altogether been forgot
ten, and thanked God and
prayed as I never had prayed
before.
'But I will not weary you
with further particulars, and 1
see ! am wanted. A word will
bring me to the end. After
passing a night Of terror and
anxiety, such as have never
felt before OR since, | was pick
ed up in the morning by an
English schooner which was
towing my fathers ship. The
Dane had sisnaled her, and
told the English captain the
history of the last few days, so
all the sailors were taken pris-
oners and put in irons, Short
ly afterward we were landed
at New York, where Lopez was
hanged, and the rest rewarded
according to their deserts, Ny
ship was sold, and the Dane
returned with me to England.
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CAST ADEsHFE'.

CAST ADEsHFH'.
One evening | was standing
on the quarterback of a steamer
leisurely watching the sea gulls
and now and then a lazy por-
poise rolling itself over on the
gentle wave. The rest of the
passengers were chatting to-
gether in little groups of two
or three. The captain was pa
cling the deck in a thoughtful
mood, a slight breeze just filled
the sails, and we were making
way by the help of wind and
steam as fast as possible. There
was no appearance of q storm
and yet from the look of the
captains face judged there
was something amiss. At last
he came near me, and as I knew
him very well, I said, captain,
1 am no judge of weather as you
are; tell me, is there are storm
brewing ?
No, said he, Why do you
ask 2
Simply because / see you
look anxious and not like your
old merry self, | thought some
thing was the matter.
Oh, no. nothing is the mat
ter replied he; ! was only
thinking of by-gone days, and
certain occasions one>s
thoughts make one feel little
sad He saw | looked inter
ested, but Of course l did not
venture to inquire into his pri-
vate sorrow, but he began
'This evening is the anniver-
sary of the death of my father.
Thirty years ago to-day-he was
murdered I
DO not tell me aboutit, said
l, sif it harnesses your mind.
Yes, l will tell you, if you
care to hear the story it will
do me good to tell it this even
ing
My father was the captain
and owner Of a small trading
vessel bound from Liverpool to
America. We had on board a
cargo of hardware from Bir-
mingham which was consigned
to a merchant in N. York. My
mother had died, and my father
had determined to take me with
him. I was fond of the sea
and therefore j was delighted
to go the voyage. Our crew
| consisted OF six men one was
iSpaniard named Lopez, one
Dane, a Scotchman and three
Americans. They were a quar-
relsome set, but we could ge'
no better. The Spaniard was E
man | very much feared the
Dane was the quietest of the
crew, and l had got into his
favor by teaching him several
little things, and by assisting
him in his efforts to speak Eng
lish. My father was a stern
and severe man, and during the
voyage had punished the Span
lard for laziness and neglect o.
his work. | could see plainly
that the man hated my father.
and hatred in a Spaniard S
| mind is certain to bring the
keenest desire for revenge. The
Spaniard seemed also to hate
me, because I was my father s
son !; but whilst the Spaniard
was my enemy, the Dane was
my friend. During the voyage
of several weeks, | taught hin
much of my language, and he
was grateful to me and kind
It happened one evening my
father was very unwell and no
able to come on deck he hae
been taken with q violent tit o
sickness, and cold shiveripg tit
came over him constantly.
was much alarmed, and CAV
him brandy it seemed to az
him no good.
g Norman, my SON, he said
l have been poisoned, and Lo
PEI has done it. Tomorrow
1.-THE ship will be yours. but
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-23
THE SHEPHERDS DOG AND
CHILD.

One day a shepherd, on going
to his flock, which were feeding
on the higher parts OF the
Grampian Mountains, took his
little boy with him as well as
his dog. The child was only
three years old. The father
left him alone while he looked
after some sheep, when, sud-
denly, a thick fog came on.
The anxious father instantly
,, fastened back to find his child;
but it was so dark that he
could not see him, and unfor-
tunately he missed his way.
After search ofmany hours
among the caverns and holes
in the mountains, he was at
length overtaken by night.
Still wandering on, he discov-
cred by the light Of the moon
that he had reached the bottom
of the valley, and was within
a short distance of his cottage.
He hoped that the child had
gone home; but when he in
CURED, he found his wife had
not seen him. To renew the
search that night was equally
fruitless and dangerous. He
was, therefore, obliged to re-
main where he was, having
lost both his child and dog,
which had attended him faith
fully for years.
Next day, by daybreak, the
shepherd, accompanied by a
band Of his neighbors, set out
in search of his child; hut latter
days spent in fruitless fatigue,
they were at last compelled by
the approach of night to de-
scend from the mountains. On
returning to his cottage, the
shepherd found that the dog,
had been home, and, on re-
ceiving a piece of cake, had in
stantly gone off again. For
several days the shepherd re-
newed the search for his child;
and still, on returning at even
ing disappointed to his cottage,
he found that the dog had been
home, and, ON receiving his
usual allowance Of cake, had
instantly disappeared. Struck
with this circumstance, he re-
manned at home one day; and
when the dog as usual depart
ed with his piece of cake, he
resolved to follow him and find
out the cause Of this strange
conduct. The dog led the way
to a waterfall, at some distance
from the spot where the shep-
herd had left his child. The
shepherd, stepping from crag
to crag, crossed the roaring
stream. The dog at last dis
appeared into a cave, the mouth
of which was almost upon a
level with the torrent. The
shepherd with difficulty fol-
lowed; but on entering the
cave, what were his emotions
when he beheld his little boy
eating with much satisfaction
the cake which the dog had
just brought him, while the
faithful animal stood by watch
ing his young master with love
and pleasure in his looks!
From the situation in which
the child was found, it appears
that he had wandered to the
BRINK OF the preclplce, ana
then either, fallen or scram-
bled down till he reached the
cave, which the dread Of the
torrent had afterward prevent
ed him from quitting.
The dog, by means of his
scent, had traced him to the
spot, and afterward prevented
him from starving by giving
up to him his own daily allow
ance. He appears never to
have quilted the child by night
or day, except when it was ne
cessary to go for his food, and
then he was always seen run
ming at full speed to and from
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-23
Manufacturers of Piano Fortes, wi
their Patent Combination
Sounding-boards.

NAH ulhcLuTeTS Vi flaHO FOrteS, w
their Patent Combination
Sounding boards.
PATENTED AUGUST l4TH, 1866.
This invention, introduced exclusive
into our Pianos, is of the greatest advan
tage to the tone of the Instrument, as il
affects the sound1ng-board,t the very sou
OF the Plano, and produces thereby pure
liquid lone greatly superior in quality
and power TO that OF the ordinar Piano
The sounding.bo board released from ia
connection with the Piano case, and rest
ing upon under sounding boards, Is re,
ieved from the rigidity caused by sucE
connection. and its Migratory quality in
creased.
Onr Pianos are frst-class in every 1t
spevG, and purchasers will hayenot only
our own guarantee of the reputation o
the instrument, obtained from the expe,
rlence OF our patrons who have used then
for a generation. All lovers OF this emf
nently household instrument, as well al
parties proposing to purchase new ri lpos
are invited to call and examine oul as
Sortment. ap6-p&wly
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TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.

Dr.. J. addresses all those who have in
jured themselves by improper Indulgence
and solitary habits, which ruin both BODY
and mind, uniting them fer either b1si'
ness, study, society or marriage.
These are some Of the sad and melan
choly effects produced BY early habits O
youth, viz: Weakness Of the Back arr
Limbs, Pains in the Head, Dimness q
Sight, Loss of Muscular Power, PaIll,
ton Of the Heart, Dyspepsia. Nervou,
Inability, Derangement of the Digest
Funct1ons. General Debility, Sympter
MENTALLY.-The fearful effects on
mind are much to be dreaded. Los
Memory, Confusion Of Ideas, Depress
of Spirits, Evil Forebod.ngs, Aversion =,
Society, Self Distrust, Love of Solitp
duced.
Thousands of persons of all ages O..
now. judge what Is the cause OF their O..
clining health, losing their vigor, necoz,
ing weak, pale, nervous and emacia v T..
having singular appearance about tt;e
ton.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-23
Clothing.
GREAT FALL STOCK OF
CLOTHING !!

a W. MI T L L s
Ga HAS JUST RETURNED FROM
~ the Factories with the largest and
IA best stock of
-. GENTS CLOTHING
ever offered in the Norfolk market, which
he has bought CHEAP, and designs to
astonish the people with the LOW
PRICES he intends selling at.
Tue finest stock OF
G l. D I Ii N u
ever brought TO this market can now be
found al his store, and the prices are as
tOulshiug low.
Gentlemen are invited TO call and ex
iinlHe
a. W. MILLS,
Gents Ciothier,
%. IL Main street,
noi4 dead OF Market Square.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-23
MARRIAGE.

Married persons, or Young Men conten.
plating marriage, being aware of Physi.
cal Weakness, Organic Debility. Dgfor
mites, speedily cured.
He who places himself under the care O
DR.. j. may religtously confide In his hon
or as a gentleman, and confidently ref
upon his skill as physician.
ORGANIC WEAKNESS
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-23

fear they will not give you
peaceable possession. Take
these papers, and if you ever
escape the treachery of these bad
men, the papers may be Of some
use to you.
Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-23
YOUNG MEN

9OUNG MEN
who have injured themselves by a certaln
frequently learned from evil com paniop
| or atschool, the effects of which are nignt
| ly felt, even when asleep, and, If not cur.
| ed, renders marriage impossible. and do.
stroys both mind and body. sholiid annIv
immediately.
What pity that young man, the
nope OF MS country, the pride of his par
| ents, should be snatched from all pros
poets and enjoyment of life by the conse.
quence of deviating from the path .,
nature, ana INDUCING in a certain secre'
habit. Such persons must, before contelu
plating MARRIAGE,
reflect that sound mind and body arc
| the most necessary requisites to promot G
| connub1al happiness. Indeed, withou
these the journey through life becomes
darkens to the view, the mind become
hadoWed With despair and filled with u
melancaol reflect on that the happines.
OF anothefo ecomes blighted with on
DISEASE AND IMPRUDENOE,
When the misguided and inprudep
yotary OF pleasure finds that he has I'M
bibed the seeds OF this painful disease, It
too often happens that an ill-timed sense
of shame in dread discovery, deters him
from applying to these who, from educa.
tlon and respectability can alone befriend
him, delaying TIL the constitutions!
| their appearance, such as liberated sora
| throat, diseased nose, nocturnal pains In
| the head and limbs, dimneSs Of sigh
| deafness, nodes on the shin bones &nc
arms, blotches on the head, face and ex-
| tremlt1es, progressing with fearful rapid
! tty, till at last the palate of the mouth O.
the bones of the nose fall la, and the VIC.
tim I THIS awful disease becomes a hOr-
rid object of commiseratiosa, till Se9 ID
puts period to his dreadful SUFFERING
sending him to that undiscovered con-,
| try from whence no traveller returns
1t Is MELANCHOLY FACT that tno,.
sands fall victims to this terrible disease
owing to the unskillfulness Of ignorao
| pretenderS, who, by the use of that DEA X
LY POISON, MERCURY, ruin the const!.
| tuition ana make the residue Of life mis-
erable. DR. JOHNSTON.
Ogtce, No. Z South Frederick Street,
Lett hand side going from Baltimor-
street, q lew doors from the corner. Faf!
not 10 observe name and number.
Is NO letters received unless post pail:
and containing a stamp to be used on The,
| reply. Persons writing should Stale ar
| and send portions of advertisement g..
scribing symptoms.
The Doctors DIPLOMA hangs N pls
office.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at thIs &.
tabi1shment within the last twenty y,.alS
ana the numerous important SuYEfgfi
Operations performed by Dr.. Johnsios1
witnessed by the reporters of The Sets ana
many other papers: notices OF which hay Q
| appeared again and again before the plll
| lie, besides his standing as q gentlemsn q
character and responsibility, Is a SUIT
cient guarantee to the afflicted,
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CUREr
o f-rry1
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BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.
ESTABLISHED AS AREFUGE FRO
QUACKERY.
THE ONLY PLACE WHERE Il GU.
CAN BE OBTAINED.

nr. Johnston has Discovered til
~ most Certain, Speedy. and only Etc
tual Remedy in the World for Weakne
ton of the kidneys or Bladder. InyOlu
tary Discharges, Impotenoy, General l.
b1l1ty. Nervousness, Dyspepsia, LanguC
Low Spirits, Confusion of Ideas, Paipil
ton OF the Heart, Timidity, Tremb1in
of the Head, Throat, Nose, or skin, Atfe,
lions of the Liver, Lungs, Stomach, c
Bowels-tnose Terrible Disorders arisip
from Solitary Habits of Youth-secret Il
solitary practices more fatal to their vie
Tins than the song of Syrens TO the Mari
ners OF Ulysses, blighttng their most bril-
liant hopes or anticipations, renderin,
marriage, &C.. impossible.
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who have Injured themselves by certs1l,
practice, INDUCED in when alone, a habi;
or atschoOl, the effects of which are nisi,t
ly. felt, even when asleep, and, If not cur.
ed, renders marriage impossible, and de.
stroys both mind and body, should apply
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member Of the Royal College OF Surgeon
London, Graduate of one Of the NJ osI en-
nent Colleges in the United States, al,
the greater part of whose life has be-
spent in the hospitals OF London, Par, :,
Philadelphia, and elsewhere, has etfecte,
some of the most astonishing cures TIT
were ever known; many troubled witt
ringing in the head and ears ben asjesy
great nervousness, being alarmed at sud
blushing, attended sometimes with de
rangement of mind were cured immedi.
atnlv
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-09
TEMPERATURE OF THE SPRING.

DELAWARE, o., July 5, 1868.
Eds. Gazette ~ have frequently no.
ticed, when at the Spring, that many of
those dipping water would reach out
and dip into the center, in order, as I
always supposed, to catch some of the
gas with the water, aud neVer dream
ed that any Il imagined that there vas
any difference in b temperature ofthe
water in any part of the bowl, until a
lew days since | was told that one of
oldest citizens, learned in the law,
said that he always dipped into the eeu-
ter of he bowl, as the water was colder
there than at the edge. Being satisfied
in my mind OF the in-cOrrectness OF
the idea, l thought a few days ago l
would test the matter with a thermom-
eter, II have a very goOd One); aud arm
ed with a stick that would reach across
the bowl Of the spring, and astring With
which to suspend my thermometer, /
went down, and bleaching the tube
and scale from the frame of the
thermometer, SO as to have as little in
connection with the tube as possible, l
piaced the tube in the cunJer Of the
So~I, anu ionnn tue temperature to he
etWee oil and 50 degrees. and could
not see any difference WHEN Dlaced aL
the edge of the howl. In Ordsr f., -
iSiy myself still further, [ placed tha
thermometer IN the water on The stone
4 which carries it from the bowl. and
found no difference which could br
measured. then placed it Twelve feel
from the bowl, and found the ate one
degree warmer; and not until I had gone
forty feet, did tue mercury rise two de.
grets higher than IL did IN the bowl -
The mercury in open air in the shade
at the time of these tests, stood at s.
degrees, and holding my watch in my
hand, I found that the mercury wa
just one minute in reaching 81 degrees
L have tested the water in the Spring
before, both in winter and summer
and the temperature was each time tn
same as the test of last wax.
MILESTONE.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-09

MAEUFAcrUREs IN DELAwARE-A
meeting Of citizens to take into con-
~sideration the subject Of ~eulargiBg the
manufacturing interests of Delaware
was held at TempIar Hal on Saturday
evening. Mr.. II. w. B. Page was call
ed to the chair and Capt.R. II. Humph-
reys was appointed Secretary. A con-
siderable number Of intelligent bust
ness and w~orkingmen were present,
and signihed a hearty concurrence in
the purposes of the meeting. The very
obvious Importance Of eularging the
manufacturing interests Of our grow
ing city was extensively discussed, and
the necessity for immediate effort in
that direction universally conceded.
Though the meeting was called specif-
cally to consider the propriety of or
ganizing a Company for the mannfae-
ture of agricultural implements, the
discussion took a wider range and de-
veIoped the very decided opinion that
we have here excellent facilities for
many other branches of manufacture.
The making of drain tile, which has al
ready been so successfully inauguroted
by Messrs. Sharer and Humphrey, was
referred to in illustration of what mag
be done in other directions with equal
enterprise. 1t was stated that we un-
doubtedly have in this county excellent
pOtter's clay and it was believed by
some that we have clay suitable for the
manufacture Of fire brick.
In respect to these matters we hope
for valuable results from the GeoIogi-
cal Survey which will undoubtedly de
termine whether we have these mate
rails, and if we have, point out appro-
pirate means for their utilization.
A committee was appointed with in
structions TO gather information In ref
erenee 10 the kinds Of manufactures
for which our city offers advantages,
the amount of capital required and the
steps necessary for securing its early
investment. This committee, which is
expected TO report at another meeting
to be held on Monday evening next, is
as follows J.. G. Evans, ]. H. Men
denhalI, Sidney Moore, James Barnes
and David Miller.
The meeting adjourned to assemble
at Templar Hall next Monday evening
when we hope there will b e a large at
tendance.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-07-09


INDUCEMENTs.-u vas the prevailing
opinion expressed at the meeting on
Saturday evening last that our city and
county not only afford facilities but
present many positive inducements for
the investment ofcapitaIin manufaetur-
ing enterprises. Living here is cheap,
transportation convenient, society ex-
c~elIent, and the location within easy
access of every market east and west.
The opening of the Southern railway
will place Us at the door of a new mar
ket now rapidly growing into existence
in the Southern States, and where the
stimulus of free labor and peace firmly
established upon justice viii impart
life to all kinds Of enterprises, and
create a demand for all sorts of manu-
featured articles. It is important that
we should not be behind in preparing
ourselves to share the beneficial results
to be derived from the creation of this
free. regenerated empire on our South
ern border.
Other cou mites, with agricultural adj
vautages equal to our own, have al
ready taken steps to build up manufac-
lures, and by this means will not only
create a demand for their produce and
furnish employment for the laborer,
but establish an interest which will be
an important reliance for the future.
Our Wool-growers will soon have to
compete with California woods and it
is a matter for serious consideration
whether the business viii remain sun-
GENTLY profitable to induce permanent
investment. So Of wheat, of which
the growth,has so far diminished that
h state Of Ohio has already COM
meneed looking to other States to make
up her deficiency Of bread. This, too,
while three quarters OF her unsurpass-
ed mineral resources remain undevel-
oped and even nnexplored. Vast beds
of coal and iron she working of which
would furnish empIoyment to tens OF
thousands of laborers and vastly en-
rich the State are lying idle under land
inferior for agricultural purposes, vet
valued only for what it yields to the
plough, while thousands of our people
who ought to stay here and develop our
resources annually migrate to Western
States not possessing half the diversi.
ty of advantages 10 be found in Ohio.
Our State offers extraordinary induce.
mants to manufacturing capital and i
they are properly set forth and imnrov
ed we shall achieve a degree of wealth
and prosperity of which our peopl,
have eve yet dreamed. Millions hav,
been yelled to the ploughshare, bu
Tar more numerous millions await thu
coming or the miner and manufactur
er. The exploration Of Il mineral re
sources now being made will draw t.
them the attention not only Of Ameri
can but Of foreign capitalists and tn,
time may not be distant when Obi,
viii be the leading manufacture
State of the Union. We hope the mel
ofenterprise in our midst viii early Sc
to it hat our own county has its ful
share in this new harvest of wealth.