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all the boats we'll take that hulk by
the board :"
In five minutes we were pulling for
the hulk, the grape and canister were
plowing up the water in all directions
Several of my men fell before the ter
rife fire of the pirates. for they fought
with desperate courage.
Now. men, do your duty = shout
cd |. as we struck the hulk and en-
deavored to gain footing on her deck
Already were my men enraged and
worked up to pitch Of madness
against the wretchcs who disputed
with US inch BY inch the passage to
their decks.
No quarter To the hounds - was
the cry. And making desperate
spring, several Of us succeeded in gain
ing the hulk.
''Ah, Mr.. Lieutenant shouted,
as my sword crossed with his in dead
~ combat; you have forgotten me, |
see allow me 10 freshcn your memory.
Well. then, deserted from you some
time ago. lam captain of that top
sail schooner YOU burned once on n
time
With roar like a tiger he bounded
towards me, both of his hands bran
dishing the immense cutlass which he
always carried.
You cursed traitor !" he hsse>.
forth. why have spared you so
long, Take that aiming blow at
NY head.
! partially succeeded in parrying the
blow. and my guard being bent down,
received deep cut in the head. which
made me reel. With cry Of triumph
he again raised his cutlass aloft to give
me the iinal blow. but with the blood
running from my wound and nearly
binding me, | drew pistol from my
belt and fired. At the same moment
my strength failed. .
When consciousness again returned
was stretched under the grateful
shade of apalm tree ashore; and the
surgeon, who had dressed my wound
was busy bathing my face with water.
Il am glad TO see you coming to.
Captain Stcdnan your wound j. deep,
but not dangerous.
The place is ours, sir; and the pi-
rates stronghold, though dearly
bought. il in our possession.
Have we taken many prisoners,
surgeon."
NO sir; the boys, cnragcd to see
YOU fall, determined On dear revenge.
and no quarter was either given or ask
ed. a"
What are the men doing now."
Taking possession of the treasure,
and carrying il On board. Kegs OF
dollars, bars Of sp.l .2Ql silver. bales
uf silk and velvet, are slowed in the
stronghold, and our prize is a rich one.
But come, sir allow me 10 assis, you
Ia Your boat would recommend
rest and qnietness for some days.
For two days | confined myself to
my state-rpom, and nv wound healed
rapidly la the meanwhile the dead
hal been buried, the treasure brought
aboard the vessel. and the houses and
defences constituting the pirates
stronghold were blown up and destroy
cd The Sea Gull wcnded on her
cruise and dire was the havoc she
wrought among the pirates. She be-
came the scourge OF the West Indies,
and | finally wound up the cruise. all
hands being mutually satisfied with
their share Of the sputls
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A REMEDY FOR THE BLuEs.-W hen
Whitelock was about to embark rs
Cromwelrs envoy to Sweden. in l77j,
he was much disturbe. in mind. "a he
rested in Harwich on the preceding
night. which was very stormy. while
he reflected on the distracted state Of
the nation. \ confidential servant
sleI t in an adjacent bed, who tindin,
that his master could not sleep
said s.
Pray, sir. will YOU give me leave
to ask YOU aquestion
Certainly"
PRAY, sir. don't YOU think God
governed the world very well before
YOU came into it ?:
..Undoubtedly."
And pray, -ir, don't you think
that He will govern it quite as we'll
when you are gone out OF it,"
Certainly"
Then, sir, pray excuse me: but
don't you think YOU may as well trust
Him to govern it as long as YOU
are in it,"
To this question, Whitelock had
nothing to reply, and turning about,
soon fell asleep.
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1octru.
FOR the A merican.
May Music.

The swollen bud. arr bursting upon IN. t~ts. sr-s
tr~-s.
Upon the branches aud the boughs. vibrating in
thr breeze.
fancy | not. their growth. | almost hear them
"Msy has come again
Pleasant Nav
The hiria returned from exile elcaueni and
free
I Uniting their meIoaious NOTES Of pure.t harmony
JOYOUS lay--
May has come again
Levely May
Released from hi. home prison the lttie busy bec'
Rensws his .rdnous labor with r-ioublet energy.
May has come again
Hapry Nav"
garments wear.
/ of dccaieiy tinted hues-wiih fragrance Gil the
ar
Thcir fair heads nodding to the brce,e. in assent
Iiainly say
May has come as-in-
sunny Nay.~
4 Aud d. iA~ well aued broosl lets and gushing lit
l.ruAs-
q i4.. wing H. L. propes eoaT~c. Ger ,aies, and
t,. ;H t.fe hill
D. t.,i, o~r rebby diAirct. distinctly seem to .aS
Nav hss come again
y r., Mas,"
4n4 tla. the bursting icafct.. upon the t~iss and
iu.e.-
The rncrr, vsrbl'us Q, the ,ird.ts hHnhnlnE u
thc hces-
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Ayers Ague Cure,

For Fever nni Acne. In.errni,:sn' Pee
Chill Fever, HcuItteut Feve-. d.
Ag1e. Periodical or Bilious Tete-. ,1-
and indeed Ril the affections ~htcl
from rnalArious, nsa-Aa, or E.-aAll-:
poisoua.
A. g. uanc implies. It dos C,,r~. srl fs.- ~.
fll. Containing neither Arscuir. onIutHr. N.-I
raf Other mineral or fsoisnneu- ssfhstga
'f H'Ttt~. rs tn uow1.r iniurcs anv p#tituf. Tfe
ru - ara importance Of IL curts n tic agsr 'li-
- t+, arr iteFsllr fcFonti account Hni We D.. -fc
uitteuf parallel tn thc history Of Aruc ug~iia
oar p-sir is Eraiiicd hv the arknovi~ ~irrnrut.
T-cVs IT iHe railf-7i cures C;crfrsl IN obstinate
ca-r-, na where other gcsn-lirs bad whailv ia4c'l
-7- i.HlNfri pr-Hnas. rithcr rcsFirut ln. w
'1r t ae fhHnrsh mis- -a1'i ip-N'teE. M h. pro-
tr. tr t4Ll-c il,c tar T. FEEI daily.
ne ft~rr Com fiTsIifs- arising t.oun tsr1i,''v
at''- .~-. t d. IN CN~sl.--t remedy, stimulating
f.a i..tsr. tsia hea',rv 4ctiVstv.
b au- n..o0i+-s srl Iivcr Complaint. Il i
-0 nt.t'i--f rct1~f- ra.ln-.n- fnanv t-Ih ~
sarrt tr aurcs sIrFs either r1r-ictHos hat faiicd.
f'~r4.rrl l+l ID. y t- AnrH & CO., Practical
faett'i-rl t'rniist.. Loucl. Mas. and soll
'i.'- ses..
FEICE. ST.oO PEE LoTrLE.
ftr .air in Ellsworth Ny 9 Peck ana :.
"a
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-D,'in Piatt has just been IN New
York. lie went to one oil the theatres. ana
saw piav called '.fhe Tempest. 1t
was he say. ''tlse most a. palling H.
stance Of the laundering of IL canal boat N
a storm that Was ever Witnessed. though.
while the shipwreck continued. Of those
t,,,,chiay lines Of the Indian bard telli I,
OF the ioss Of his bruadhorn Susan Ann:
she heaved aud sot. snd sot aud heave'l,
And high her rudder flung.
And every time she heaved aud sot,
A bigger leak she sprung
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
such a. Coughs. Colds. whoop'ng
Cough. Bronchitis. Asthma.
and Consumptlon

Probably never before in the whole history 81
medicine has ANYTHING - widely and 40 deeply
Nfi,u ile confidence of mankind, tins eNvpiltnt
I+Ileeiv for pulmonary complaint Through hong
ssFin- uf Years. and amotss t1osi Of the races of
iutu i aas FisoB htIhCV and higher their e-tima.
tf.f. has l-Acone belter Known H. nniforrn
tHAr4ctrr aaa power To Ulc NAE1ous aficr nns
uf the lungs and throat. have made u known a
lsAiie pfotectpr against klegn. " hiie adapted
iaf.lcr fsftas II disease a5sd 10 youns chsrru
81; ic same tame the cectual r.nsfls that eaa
Dr. gwen Tor incipicnt uuapuan. and tie dan
.rnn. a1tcfions - the throat aud lungs. As pro.
VISION against -r,iicn attacks oi Group. si1uiI
be Arrt va hand on cvctF family, ns-t iasdcrsl III
a"c teH5etimcz suber; 10 colds and cough. a1
s.orii f-s ftoy iiTl with ths autEdote for them.
Al.lH-ucu settled totssBs tifsoH J. thought in
rU-.hic sg great numbers Of cases wheFr thu ,s-
raae .ccned -riIirvl have been completely cut,Hl
aul tNc patssnt rp-;orssi TO sound health hr TIE
th@rfu F'ecsrrnf. - cosnplCtr j. ~ mastC.Y
oscg te Disorders "f Tie LunEs and 1,sroai. tllai
te f1a-t Obstinate ol them yield % r. When moth
ia- ti-c rpnI rssarh ihern. under the Cherry Pee
aorai thc9 slbside aut disappear.
singers asd I'sa5sac Speakers ilnd great pro
tcruun from ii-
.isfhnia Is always reiievci aad oflcn vhaliy
cured hY X
tRToH~Lffis IL generally curcl II taking tie
Chcr-ry PICTORIAL IN small and frequent dp-s4
- generally are its virsucs known thif Nc pecti
rot puhii- i.Ie certificates Of them hc-r. do
iasa assure The public that IT, gua'.lca arr f-.g
maintained
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Claim Agency.
ELLSWORTH. NJ

HAVING been engaged inr several year. "a tfse
iana NEenrv- iu prosecuting claims A. hAEhtnE-
iau d. d. IN the yA~leu~ arf.Arlfus nis and uaf lns
lt-tIae tAntllar Algh the most eNplaIilnus meth
ei sf establishing claiin<. now solicit the pat
,.-e sf sli 5 need ms esrFier- iu Fts~tLt
. rlaians upon the tioye.fuH4eui-
iuNAtt soldiers miie ~urh hF wounds nr dts
ttss, Contracted In the q =. service.
NJ lGaWs during dnW-hoo,i
NeienJent Mothers. Whose husband having
serted them. and abandoned their support or Tho
are lAy>icals incapactta. ed "a supper thela, hAy
ilE uo other source of income
Depeud-ut Fathers where tic Mother j. dead
-iluNns Children, Orphans Bratii.rs Snd si-teT :
Gnder sixteen yeAr~. are entitled 70 pensions.
trisinal and addif .oRAi bouBIies. back pay mile
age ration money. y bile prisoners oi War or
their heirs collected IN the u priest possible man
heT. charge f4r services renae ed unless sue
cessful
A. r. bURNHAM.
E..r- aa,h
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Mt--ln
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
WESTERN INVENTIONS.

A Western inventor writing to one OF
the Bloomington papers, says:-"While
| write there is an Odd and rough look
ing object, about the size of your hat,
fashioned under the not overly keen
cdgeof my jack knife, floating about the
room. 1t will gee and haw, or go to
the larboard or starboard, according as
you move ITS tail, or perhaps to speak
nautically, | should say rudder. 1t
moves gloriously by its own internal
powers, which are impaired by means
of a small clock spring. Its beverage
acts entirely on the air, and is what we
all have been so long looking fof-an
appliance that will control the course
of balloon. More wonderful is lit
tie machine l am also the inventor of,
winch was also moved by a spring. a ii
completed, l wound it up, and let it go.
OF its own force, like a bird, it darted
into the air; but alas for human frail-
ty, the spring, running down while its
wings were on the upward stroke, it
came to the ground, with all the force
of gravitation acting upon it, and, as it
was necessary frail creature, it was
smashed to flinders. The next one 1
make shall go with, and the power be-
ing hen my own muscles, shall see to
it that it does not run down too sudden.
ly, and that the wings are kept in q
sailing or floating altitude until its legs
shall strike terra firma."
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
A PRACTICAL JOKE EXTRAORDINARY

A curious practical joke was played
in Quebec a few day ago, the victims
being an officer in the 53rd Regiment, n
city merchant, and the Chief of Police
The officer received an anonymous let
ter, purporting to have been written by
the merchant, warning him against
visiting his house during his Absence
The following day it was the mer-
chants turn to receive letter, forged,
of course, purporting to have been writ
ten and signed by the officer, acknow-
lodging the receipt of the merchants
letter, and threatening to break every
bone in his body for bis insolcnce in adj
dressing such All eplstle to him. The
third anonymous letter was written to
the Chief of Police, signed as before a
magistrate, warning lIim to look out for
certain parties SIS thcv intended to fight
duel on the plains of A braham. Early
the following morning the Chief conf
munica:ed his letter to the Judge OF
Sessions, and it was decided to put a
guard on the hill leading to the citadel,
another at the merchants door, anu the
third officer to watch the door of the
doctors residence who was requested
to be in attendance on the field. The
merchant was the first to sniff the
morning air; and as soon as he made
his appearance upon his door step, the
attentive officer stepping over his stand
told him it was all up, that his CEie:
was IN possession OF full particulars of
the intended sangunary contest, and
advised him to return to his home. This
disclosure brought the whole matter to
light, and inquiries followed which
plainly showed that it was a hoax
Montreal Herald.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
A "HIWAYMAN's" LETTER,

One of, gang who robbed one of
Wells, Fargo 6 Co.'s stages, near
White Pine recently, has written let
ter to The Vrginiaa City Enterprise, in
which he claims that the robbers are
not "hiwaymen but tell you Mr.. edi-
tur they are onest working MIN who
had to do something to keep from starv-
ing in this Bad country" He says
that hundreds of men are starving i'll
the White Pine region, hrving been at
tached thither by reports in the Treas
ure City and Hamilton papers :hat
workmen were in demand at from So to
$40 a day, and continues "AEd thin
when our toung is Pareed and our feet
blistered and we set down to wrest
ourselves and we take up the enterprise
or some other paper to read, we find a
peace from the White Pine muse that
we are thiefs or dead-beats or lazy
loafers or something els now Mr.. edi-
tur this is aiding insult to injury and
the American People wont stand it So
we robed the stage gust to get money
enough to take us away from the mis-
erable place but we are not goin yet
we will try to burn the press that sinds
forth so many lies before we go now
Mr.. Edltur there is 800 min in this
place who cant get cne day work and
no way of goln only to wax to virginia
and that is hard"
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
COUNTRY GIRLS.

Meta Victoria Fuller, in sisterly
way, thus talks to country girls,
The farmers daughters are soon to
be the life as well as the pride of this
country-a glorious race of women
which no other land can show. | seek
not to tfa:ter them, for before they can
become this, they will have tomakc an
earnest effort of one or two Kinds
There are some who deprecate their
condition, they demand more consider
alton than they merit. A want of in
telligence upon all the subjects of the
day and of q refined education is no
more excusable in a country girl than a
town-bred girl. in these day Of many
books and newspapers.
Many girls are discouraged because
they cannot be sent away from home to
boarding schools; but men of superior
mind and knowledge of this world,
would rather have for wives women
well and properly educated at home.-
And tlns education can be had when
ever tlie desire is not wanting. A taste
for reading does wonders; and an earn
est thirst after knowledge is almost cer-
tain to obtain sweet draught from the
"Pierian Spring." There rs farmers S
daughter in this very room in which l
am writing-a beautiful, refined and in
telligent woman-in whose girlhood
books were not SO plenty as now, and
who obtained her education under diff
culties which would have discouraged
any but one who had true love fol
study.-0Mo ClsltiUdtor.
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8arut att& GarSttt,. .
ANOTHER NEW CLOVER ,

There seems to be no end to new va
rieties of clover, and each new Kind is
always "the best,' The lass we have
noticed is thus referred to by the Far
mer'S Home journal, of Lexington, Ken
tucKy:
Dutch Clovg.-The Maysville Bulletin
thus speaks of new variety et clover,
known in some places as Dutch, and in
others as Mispel clover. We have been
informed that several farmers IN the
lower part of the State are growing it
also. If, as is Claimed it never runs
out and possesses the other valuable
qualities for which clover is priZeG, 1T
will soon be extensively cultivated:
We have before us a sample of the
Mispel clover, which has been introduce
ed into this country by Mr.. Wolf, liv-
ing near Minerva. 1t promises we'll,
differing from the common clover III the
shape OF the bloom, which is one and q
half to two inches long. In the old
country IL is cut three times a year and
never runs out.
STILL ANOTHER. From The Macon
(Ga.,) Telegraph we clip the following:
Persian Ciour,-A gentleman OF this
city brought us yesterday stalk of
Persian clover, (seed from Bokhara,l
which was eight feet high. The stem
was half an inch at the base. This
clover was in bloom, and when three
feet five inches high grew at the rate OF
four inches day. The seed when dry
is as fragrant as the Vanilla bean. The
original seed was brought from the Pa
ris i EXposition and sowed in 1867. ttis
perennial grass OF the tallest kind cer-
tainly.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
From "LHomme qui Writ" by Hector
Fuego.]
AN AGGRAVATED CASE OF HUGO.

This man had black
bangup. Bangup, grave affair. Bang
up. The baaing of a sheep, the report
of the cotton pod when it opens, the
sweat of the Birmingham nrechanic,
tie inexpressible come -and-go of nee
dies, the sarcastic gnasaing of the seis-
sors and the burning kisses of the sad
iron, all were in that 6angup. All and
nothing. Mathematic proiniscuosity OF
the Seen and the Unseen. Secret CO.
habitation of Electiclsm and The Abb
stract.
The sleeve revealed misfortune.
There is ice at the Pole. There was
grease on This sleeve. The bangup had
been young. 1t was now prey to all
panics of decrep!tude.
The elbow yawned. This yawn was
tear. And this tear was witress.
More than witnes ess, a traitor. 1t gave
states vidence OF the absence of a
shirt.
A fly settled upon the bangup.
Black also. Addition of sombre to
sombre. This group was horrible
The bangup between the and the Ily.
The dead between two living. The one
carried the other. The other carried
both.
A sinister knock re-echoed through
the depths of the solitude.
A man entered. The bangup bowed.
Presentiments of the dorsal column.
This man was tailor. Tailor in Eng
lsh, schneider in German. In French
Taylor is Baron, and Schneider a
Grand Duchess. This tailor had in
his hand rag. This rag had become,
under the implacable wheel, q paper.
Man is more implacable than the wheel
he makes of the paper a note. Bill,
protest. The man has worn out the
coat. The coat has consumed the
man. =
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
DOES IT PAY TO ADVERTISE 2

we give the Gern1antolpn Chronicle cred
1t tor the following sensible article
To business men of every class this
is a question of no little Importance, as
total failure or complete success is Of
ten the issue. A young man, just e.
mancipate from parental controle, Is
abodt to embark in business on his
own account. He has good stock of
merchandise on hand for saley but be-
ing only Beginner, he has bus little
patronage. What should he do /?
Why advertise. If nobody knows him
let him make himself known. Al news
paper advertisement, j u diclo u sly,
drawn up, and if necessary, rearly il
lustrated, and given to proper r1edi-
um, will often suffice to make suct ess
almost certain. A good advertisement
will ring louder than any bell, and is
the staff of life in trade, just as bread Is
the staff of human lie. Advertising
enables business man to place his
goods before the eyes of thousands who
otherwise would never know of their
existence, or that of the owner. 1t is
we'll known among our most successful
merchants that liberal advertising not
only pays, but is indispensable 80 the
economical and successful working of
their establishments. There are :nnu-
merable livings instances among us
where colossal fortunes have realized
by timely and judicious appeals .or
patronage through the newspaper and
periodical press, whilst it would be dit
licult to find an instance in which it
failed to pay.
An experienced advertiser from Min
nesota writes to Po,oeHs Advertiser, as
follows: Last year at an expense OF
sos my advertising yielded me s3,774
b0o
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
WOMEN's DRESS.

The present prevalent dress OF wo-
men is both absurd and vulgar, absur-
dity being the irrational deduction of
ends from means, and vu.garity, the
settir ,of the sensational, the sham,
above the significant, the real, We are
not sure that the fact that women have
not seen the terrible ills of their own
system of dress and resolved unani-
mously on its reform, does not go far to
prove them incapable both of that fine
discrimination and that directness and
unanimity of action which must under
lie all reforms. A man swings along
to his business in broad English shoes;
in the coarsest and usefullest of rough
suits; reasonably Indifferent to rain or
sun; lungs free, spine unchafed, eyes
shaded, body alert, brain clear. A wo-
man minces to her business, or nips
along the avenue; In narrow, Walnut
heeled boots; in the unusefullest of fine
suits, COMPRISING her waist, binding
her arms, impeding her movements;
buffeted by the rain and beaten by the
sun; lungs half filled with half-aerated
blood, spine hot and chafed, eyes un-
shaded save by the parasol which itself
confesses the inadequacy of the hat;
body laneuid, brain dull. If the body
be more than raiment, doctrine as ar
tlstic as Christian, then this subordina-
ton of the body to raiment is the es-
sence of vulgarity. And the long dress
of the house is worse than the Short
dress of the street, because it still more
letters and weighs down.
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
WHEN TO swEETEN TARTs.

DR.. Letheby, in his lectures on Food,
states that common cane-sugar is adul-
terated in Europe by means of starch,
sugar or even starch itself. Starch-su-.
gar or, as 1t is sometimes called, grape
sugar or glucose, has a low sweetening
power-not half so great as that Of cane
sugar-in fact, it is produced from the
latter by the action of vegetable acids
and heat, when cane-sugar is added to
fruit in making tart or fruit pie, and
in making jeTlies and jams. 1t is false,
economy, therefore, to sweeten to any
extent before the tart is baked. Some
American housewives have discovered,
by practice in making rhubarb pies,
which require large amount of the
swectening principle, that given guam
tity OF sugar will be most effective when
the largest portion is applied to the pie
after it has been taken from the oven,
The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-07-16
WILD MEN,

For some days there have been lurk-
ing in the neighborhood of Harrisburg
two wild or insane men. They cut the
throats of horses, cut off the ears of 9TH
err animals, and would allow no human
being to approach them. On Saturday
one of the men was surrounded in the
woods, and though he defended himself
with i,nce rail, he was; after strug-
gle, captured. He was bareheaded,
.orefoot, and without coat. He refus-
ed to eat, and showed such violence in
manner that on Sunday he was trans
ferred to the custody of the sheriff, and
lodged in the county Jail. He gave the
building close examination, seemed
familiar with locks and cells. and tried
the strength of the bars. His inspec-
ton concluded, he proceeded to trounce
one of the prisoners in the hall with a
broom. This was two-handed game,
in which the unknown, much to his as
tonlshment, came out second best. He
was finally locked up in a cell, much
against his will, refusing before this,
however, to touch meat or drink
Once in the cell, he commenced opera
tions Oh the bed, threw of the bed
clothes, and finally the mattrass,
stretching himself on the iron bedstead.