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West Virginia
GlLLEEEI

THE FALL TERM or THIS INsTITU.
/ Tl0N will bpgin September lSt, 1858 -
The scope ofthc College beside a PRtPAR.
ATORY DEPARTMENT., embraces full and
thorough Courses of Instruction In Mgtllrnat-
les. Ancient and Modern Languages, Philos.
ophy, General Literature, the Sciences, Agri'
culture and Military Tactics.
The cost Of Tuition, Books and Boarding
need not exceed frum %l50 To Us per nnurm.
In rcspect TO health, beautiful scenery uud
favorable moral surroundings, the rlace is un.
surpassed
kLFX. MARTIN. D, D.. President, aud
Professor Of Mental aud Moral PhlO' ophY.
F. S. LYoN A. n Vice President. Profess
or Of English Literature, and Principal Prpn.
tory Department
Col j. Il. V'EAvrR. A. ", Professor Of
Mathematics aud OF Military Tactics.
S, q. STEVENS, A M Professor Of Mutual
Philosophy aud Of Natural Sciences.
HrSRr W. HARNAS, d. D Professor Of An.
Client aud Modern Languages and Literature.
OLIVER W. MlLLLR. A. W., Assistant IN the
Preparatory Department.
GEo. NJ. HAOASs. Esq. Superintendent Of
the Grounds and Buildings.
HuoH W. BnocK, VI. D., Lecturer on Physi.
olipy and Hygiene
HoS JouS A. OLLIE, Lecturer on Civil and
and Constitutional Law.
ALEX MARTIN.
MoRGANrowS, West Va. [octl-lY.
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Ufsr'c0i. 8 habits who require u ',n .
pursative win iGd Gohacl's Blood III, IL
The M cps hcy wynt; thev ate prriec,is ale
and c"n be taken a all lime hey contain
no mercury or mineral po' ION, oct puteiy
vegetable. For sale by Z. 5. G.sai. 81
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What church do you attend, Mrs,
Pnliogon?' oh! my paradox church
where The Gospel ia dispensed Will
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Night Mare

Il one Of the many diseases Of which Dys'
pepsia is the parent. To affect cure persons
should avoid hearty food a, night, aud take n
wine-glass hll Of i.ohaelE Stomach Bilters on
geliring 10 bed For sale by L 5 Bright,
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Old maids are well dO,s"oed Os'emb;rs
irom which The parks have Asl,'
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A ssETs OF TIE COMPANY February LIST
N 1863.
Stock Bonds (wcll securely SIS 900 0D
Fifty thousand dollars in U. S $50
Bonds, market value $4,000 90
Seventy, eight shares Merchants Ma.
tional Bank, market value $3.50 90
Bills receivable. Discount and pre-.
MUM notes. l5.s49'59
Office furniture, iron safe, DC. quo 90
Cash in Bank 496s 30
Cash OIL huud 3456 OF
$lG2,O64 O5
Losses paid since tLa organization OF the
company five years.:
Fire losses S26.s9l sc
Marine losses $4,000 81
Total 7O,9Ol II
N. c. ARTHUR. Secretary.
april i6-tr
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NEURALGIA

Can he sf, caally cured by taking DR.. 20.
backs BluOd Purifier and BioOi Pills, aud
b. hing the affected parS with rincmre Of
Acouie or Chlorolorm. Sold BY Els. Bright.
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A Positive Remedy for all
kinds of Humors,

TTNuIS excellent medicinal compound was Grst
Il prepared BY pr. J. W. POLAND, Ia isi',
and was then employed with great success In
Cxpclue humorp from the blood; but In 1873
medical friend who was quite celebrated rs phyhl-
clan, especially In the treatment of humors, sug'
gCstcd some important improvements, which were
adopted, Rhi which has male It 20 tic people say)
the very best remedy for all kind Of huuors known
TO "the fleultyp
This preparation IA composed entirely Of rcgrta'
b'cs, among which are Smsaparilla, Yellow Dock,
Noble Pine Mandrake and Bloodroot.
When the originator lived In New Hampshire, at
Gorstown Centre, for tic space Of thirty or forty
miles around, mud In Manchester particularly, the
llumor Doctor was well known aGi higlyNalued
for the numerous and wonderful cures which II cr
icctcd. Though manufactured In large quantities,
the supply waa frequently exhausted. and purehas.
crs had to wilt for moro To b. malc. III that re-
zion, some very severe cases Of l.rysipra' were
treated with, and they were currdl Eryslpelaa
sores, Or carbunclcs -tAofc ugy, rilnfil ulcers,
were entirely removed wherever this medicine
was faithfully used. SO 1t WAS with Scrofala and
saltl,cum Tho lluruor Doctor cured thom.
Ills Jrcr from any dangerous drugs l'plca'antto
the taste, safe yet sure and elective IN IT. action.
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From the Buffslo Express ]
'Yurrup."
MARK TwAIN's VIs-A-vIs WITH A
MAJESTY FAMILY

Have you ever seen family OF
fools just lack from Europc-or Yur-
r"p,as they pronounce it? They never
talk TO you, of course, being strangers,
but they talk to each other and at
you till you are pretty nearly dis
tractcd with their clattcr: till you arc
sick of their ocean experiences their
mispronounccd foreign names their
dukes and cmperors their trifIe ad-
ventures their pointless reminlsccncc
till you arc sick of their imbecile faces
and their relentless clack, and wish it
had pleased Providence to leave the
clappcr out of their empty skulls.
/ travelled with such family one
eternal day, from New York to Bos-
ton, last week. They had spent Just
year i'll "iurrup:" and were return
'Ig home to Boston. Papa said lit
tie, and looked borcd-hc had simplv
been down 10 New York to receive
and cart home his cargo of travelled
imbccility. Sister AngcIinc, aged %,
sister Augusta, aged 25, and brother
Charles, aged 33, did the conversa-
tional drivcl, and mamma purrcd and
admired, and threw in some help
when occasion offered, in the way of
remembering some French BARRIERS
l should say somo French Counts
name, when they pretended to have
forgotten it. They occupied the
parlor of the drawing-room car, and
for twelve hours sat opposite to them
was their ris-o ,Ix, they would have
said, in their charming French way.
Augusta-"Plaguc that nahsty {nas-
ty) steamer! I've the headache yet,
she rolled so the fifth day out"
Angclinc-"And well you may.
never saw such q nuhsty old tub.
never want to go in the Vile dc Paris
again. Why didn't VIC so over to
London and como in the Scoti:,?"
AuS-"Bccausc We were fooIs!"
ll fcivcnt!y endorse that sentiment.
AnSc-"Gu>t!c, What n,ndo Count
Caskowl,i~ky drive off looking so blue
that last Thursday in Parry? (Paris,
she mcantD Ali own Up, now"
Angg-"Now, Angie, how you talk!
told the naLsty creature 1 would
not receive his attentions any longer.
:" the old duke his father kept bor-
Kim and his two million
him off with
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The Abuse Of the Franking Privilege.

The fianking privilege enjoyed by
Congress has long been justly invcigh-
ed against by the entire newspaper
press of the country. The system in
itself would not be so bad or 20 con-
dcmnatory, however, were it not that
it leads to such abuses as has drawn
upon it universal odium. In his cx-
ccllcnt message to Congress and to
the country President Grant assures
the people of an administration of
economy and rctrcnchmcnt in all the
departments Of the government under
his especial charge. 1t is to be hoped
that Congress will keep step with the
Executive in this course of rctrench-
ment and economy, and that the first
earnest Of its good Intentions in this
regard will be to abolish the tranking
privilege altogether, or institute a re-
form in the present system which will
render impossible the frauds upon the
Post Office Department, to which it
is now notoriously subject.
The abuse Of the privilege has gone
so far that not even the scmblance of
the autograph of n Representative or
q Senator is necessary to fianl, letters
:" the most distant parts of the I'm
Washington not one person
"tamps n letter
I'll the
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VOLUME XVII---NO. IS.

ana from that moment they lapscd
'h's barbarous French and kept it up
ior an hour -hcsitating, gasping for
words, stumbling head over heels
through adverbs and participlc,
tioundering among adjcctivcs, work
ing miracles Of villainous pronuncia.
tion-and neither one of them ever
by any chance understanding what
another was driving at.
by that time some now comers had
entered the car, and so they lapsed
into English again and fell to holding
everything American up to scorn and
contumcly in order that they might
thus let those new comcrs know that
they were just home from "Yurrup."
They kept up this little game all tho
way to Boston-and if ever I can
learn when their funeral takes place,
/ shall lay aside every other pleasure
and attend it. To use their pet and
best beloved phrase, they were a
"nashty" family of American snobs,
and there ought to be law against
allowing such to go to Europe and
misrcprcscnt the nation. 1t will take
these insects five years, now, to get
done turning up their noses ut every
thing American and making DANA
Sing comparisons between their own
country and "Yurrup."
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day the laboing man must work
and the kind Of work, farm work or
amy other, and What kind of work
the females are wanted for, kitchen
work or any other, or all.
The wages will be the first year
so much besides the money paid in
advance. The contract must not
be for any longer space of time than
from the arrival Of the Immigrants
OH the plantation to tho 31st De-
cember the same year. If the im-
migrant arrives i'll the spring; or in
the next year, if the Immigrant ar.
rives in the fall or late year. The
laborcr must he received in Charles
ton, and pass FREQ of charge to the
plantation or tho place of destina-
ton.
If the people engaged 10 not do
what they contract to do, tho en-
ployers have rightto dismiss them
at any time. and if the employer
docs not come up to his contract,
the people will have Il right to 1uit
him. The immigrant does not re-
ceivc any of his wages before he las
been in the service three months.
Ifyou make the above known to
the people Of South Caroliua, and
you think I shall meet with success,
l may count on at least two hundred
immigrants the coming year. 1
shall myself arrive in Charleston
the latter part of November, but
only to remain there ten or twelve
days, as my business prevents me
from any longer absence.
Honrs, respectfully,
W. j. FERLOW.
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THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
10 tho Public of South Carolina.

The immigration of an industri-
GUS white population into our State
is now universally acknowledged as
the true cornerstone of future pros.
perity. The undersigned, having
completed his arrangements to fur
nish good aud reliable luborcrs,
would be glad to have the planters
and other patriotic gentlemen gen.
orally, cooperate with him, and re-
specttullv v calls attention to the fol-
lowing programme, as already part
ly indicated in the correspondence
published in the Charleston papers
several weeks ago, viz:
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
A few days ago l received letter
from Mr.. Fcrlow, our former State
agent of immigration for the Scan-
di..avian countries, in which he in
forms me that earl y in this month
he will leave Malmo, in Sweden, to
arrive in Charleston about the 23d,
when he would be happy to meet
planters that desire to make con-
tracts for European labor, ut any
convenient place. 1t would, per-
haps, be interesting to a number of
your readers to peruse MIR. Ferlow's
letter, and if the country papers
would generally copy ii, some good
might result. Yours, respectfully,
JOHN "A. WAGENER.
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ger agent tor ~.

steamboat companies.
great deal Of delay, and trouble, l
have now obtained the agency Of
the Cunard Iinc-the best steamboat
line running from Liverpool to New
York. This company has deposited
with the Swedish Government S15,
600 in gold lis a security for the for
wardlng Of the immigrants in
conformity with the Swedish emil
grafton laws am now i'll posses
sion Of license as agent for the
forwarding Of immigrants to trans.
atlantic llarbors, and l shall do my
best III trying to make the immi-
grants go to South Carolina. I We
have, in Sweden, a great number of
people who are unable to pay their
whole passage to America, and they
embrace the offers of some three or
four land companies. in Missouri,
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Lower
Canada, wllicl, pay half of their pas,
saga bout s25 in gold. Wiscon-
sin got ABOUT one thousand immi-
grants last spring in this way.
When these immigrants arrive at
their place Of destination, they have
to work Oh the lands. of the compa-
mics at a fixed price, and then re-
ccivc some acres of land in wages.
If something similar could be ar
ranged, Ihave no doubt that / could
send out a number Of immigrants
every fall. ,.
My proposition would be rs fol-
lows: :dta farmer wishestto get a
number of hands, he deposits, at the
tinls hefh fhakesstAer ereduisitions nsmStf
anysbalker in SGh siIssfoA t@epty.
five dollars in gold, or he may bind
himself to pay tfiaeamount on the
demand of the bankerfor eaclihaId
male or female: above twelve wears,
and half.the amount for children
under twelve years. The reouisi-
tions, with q duplicate, are sent to
me, f'endorscd by the ba6kori The
duplicate send, to, the frm,in Liv.
errool, who are to forward the inn.
pt@fakogs6 15atoa Dc aaasaaaa
is notified a by >thc seia; frm THAI the
immigrants engaged haze left Lily
erpool for Charleston, he will. for
ward the amount deposited for NE
Immigrants in question ITO the order
of the firnfsin5question! a'tThe taany
ter will b. running no, other risk:
thanlthat6the vessel with his people
should oge down, and that he MAY
gaaEsal ppggaaih!sgtt W. iaqhggt@ "a
contract should abe. drawn up be-
tween the employsr,apa bis people,
whieh M shsoald 4! ..lqtit|aillaA lstitpallaltagA Rqak
each person, male or female, n shall
receive ihswagetpet mopshy besides
board ,! l.! apa'1 1bdgipg!! ! ioIfha Inarfisa
man heM s. opaueh, lapdo hhs oMiG iGf hase
for garden, how many hoursefthe
- .iI . a q y lib wv
e &c ,esal ,s- .ss1
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VALUABLE LANDS
Fer sale in AJJrrilc. Impo,tui to
Lond BuwTs. =:

For safe IN 1GOrcitc. Imp0rtdi 10
Lo"d Buy',s. =:
n a. ACRE lot in Gr-.n~;eoda, wit, Cue
HO improvements; 30 rcres i.r Original
forest-large young orchard. This rl;te can
lie bought low, as The owner has ~ us- for it.
Two l6 acre i"ts iii,in ST Get, nj sn,ne vii
lase. well improved. O. a. r., ,,
teyls eat e. portion Of ..h itG fOrys, eorIlnin.
Ing nom ~ - .J0 acres. One tact of 500
acres known as W'i'fIE.i; 600 "c,cs in for
ett, 80 'arres prime bot,or,s; we'll, impiov-Lx
and contains an eSc"'lent store house, aud is. a;
good me- canriie stand. -f
Ono firin OF Sal"ds river. Of $50 acres l2 /,
in: f". eel. ~ acres in new ho,t oms, 100 Acres
CT uPl"Eds hns TOR COTTON all under Qno.l f-I,c.
confo' tally imp owed for tenants. Excellent
fills on The river and wril adapted to maritime
~.
Que farm adjoining the above on Turkey
c'e"k. Of $50 scra, 100 acres npinud cleaf-..
60 "crss good i,o't oms. Ia.anre in original for
est ""i pines, fencing good, and good ten ut
oss M,mS Soss 5aei acre,. i :hrieSSssead.ss;;es
n'ile.frH Finefv sa dero'S SsS III ss;ia hii,i = !.
vaLion. orcha,d 4 ON 3 o 4 acres, trees in good
condition. FfiS place is we'll improre,l:SS
One farm of 500 "cres in Edg"6.id +.exce,
lent timber.
co,.s,s ""s 5ts e 5 ssess, i Assjan
Proved ;orteYants.
.ons farm 81 BOD T. er.s, orr. orr.ks ( M, aaik ID.
rsr's. iosSn sn rs serss sgpsfsr bot
rior imnrovemen's ior' fibhIiy 2.sidsnce; Iand
Of The !"s a* ,sss. ssasSy "a JasASaR e sAdISaa H.
For terms apply tsathei Lahil Comphuy. IL
Greenwood. ------J,T PARKS 80
W. sserstsss. s; tasg s u P'ss1s"t; PsSs t;
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GU oeuaht.
autographs, which .' .. ..
term of their offices and tor ..
ter they are dead-of which there
have been instances. Not only mail
bags of letters arc thus fraudulcntly
transmitted through the Post Office,
but tons Of Congressional reports and
documents and such heavy matter,
that is never read, but which involves
the Post Office Department in great
expense and encumbcrs the mails and
often rctards their prompt transmits.
sion from point to point.
Congress, perhaps for want of q
little good advice in the matter, has
hitherto pcrsistently and contuma-
ciously refused to abolish their privi-
lego of franking letters and Congress
sional documents, Notwithstanding oil
the abuses which we have pointed out
rs attaching thereto, and which havo
never been denied as existing. Now
we propose once more that the privi-
lcgc bo abolished, but not without of:
fcring a substitute in its place. Here
it is. Let there be a law passed grant
ing to members Of Congress while en-
gagged in their Congressional duties
postage stamps for all proper and nee
essary purposes, tho Postmaster Gen.
cral to keep a record Of the amount
Of stamps thus contributed by his de-
partment, designating tho quantity
allowed to each Representative and
Senator. If Congress is imbued with
any of the political wisdom of Gener-
al Grant, who first in his own admin.
istration of affairs promises economy
and retrcnchment and recommends
the same much needed policy to the
Legislative branch Of tho government,
it will surely move in the. matter and
act at once upon our suggestion
With our suggestion .tiseN economist.
and rcformers in Congress can once
moro DIRECT their effoHs to the reno
val of the abuses of the frankipg priv
ilcge. The opponents to the change
must be few, as opposition to such a
just and economic measure would as
sprcdly bring down on members the
obloquy and odium of their constitn.
ents. - !
The change which we hers propose
in the fanking spstem would embrace
all the departments of tho government,
civil and military. The check 70 IN
undue and extravaganza uss Or misap.
preparation Of posts { stamps would
lie II the fact that the Pastma aster
General in his ,annual report to the
Aresident for ssnbmissioa TO Congress
and the country would bs required ia
.til.J JlTPiG t'J.r .sIG HE; sSOtilrlrl
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FLOWERS IN WiNrER.-There is no
good reason why tn, winter should
be the sepu1cher of all the beauties
and charms of fsummer. Wo keep the
fruits and vegetables of summer
through tho winter: why not tho
flowers, too7 They are US beautiful
in January as July; nay, they arc
moro beautiful, for they seem to bo
blossoms On tomb; they arc typo
OF lie that survives and fourishcs in
the midst of death. 1t does not require
a hot-house or a conservatory to pre-
serve them. An ordinary family
room will suffice. If it looks to tho
south, so as to allow the slanting rays
OF the winters sun to stream in at the
windows, all tho hotter. The touch
OF these slanting rays will remind them
OF their familiar summer, and couso
them to smile with beauty and
brightness scarcely inferior to the ra-
diance they exhibit in the bowerv
month Of Jnue. They require attcn-
ton, and it is useless to attempt to
preserve them through the rigorous
winters of this latitude without being
prepared to give them this attention.
They need to be regularly watered,
and that tho temperature of the room
where they are kept should be main-
tanned pretty equally. If tho fire is
permitted to 60 out for twelve honrs
during severe spell of weather, they
will hardly survive it. If the room is
heated by stove, there should be n
vessel of water kept constantly on the
stove, to moisten the atmosphere with
'apor, and prevent the air from bccom-
ing too dry and whitening. This is 6.
measure that tho health Of plants re-
quire no less than the health of per.
sons; for the former absorb moisture
from the air through the pores of their
leaves, and wither if such moisture is
vomiting. With such precautions as
these, geraniums, roses, fuchsias, vcr-
benas and other simple plants may be
made to brighten the dulles and dark
est winter with their beauty, and i'm
part to the dwelling a pleasant. air
which nothing else can give. -.
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you get this -.
Angc-"You, CholIy, ~ ...
Cheap! Well, how could 1 help -
There we were, tied up in Switzer.
land-just down from Mon Bong
(Mcnt Blanc, doubtlcss) couldn't buy
anything in those nahsty shops SO far
away from Parry. had to put up
with that slimpsy forty-dolIar rag
but, bless you, I couldn't 60 nakcd!'
Chorus-"Kc-hc-he"
Aug-"Gucss who was thinking
of. Those ignorant persons we saw
first in Rome and afterwards il Won
ice-thosc-"
Angc-"Oh, ha-ha-ha! 1t was SC
funnyl Papa one Of them called the
Santa della Spiggiola the Santa della
SpizziolM ua-ha-ha! And she
thought it was Canova that did Mi.
cheal Angeles Moses! Ouly think OF
it! Canova u sculpture and the Moses
a pictuyc! ] thought should die! ]
thought should die! I. guess lot
them see by the way laughed, that
they'd made fools Of themselves, be.
causo they blushed and sncalled Off"
[Papa laughed family, but not with
The easy grace Of aman who was cer-
tain he knew what he was laughing
abont. "n"
Aug-"Why Chollyl Where did
you get those nahsty Beaumarchais
glovcsP Well, I wonldn't, if 1 were
you" '' ~ ''..
Manima-fWith uplifted hands. ]
"Beaamarchnis. my son! !"
Angc-"Beaumarchuis! Why how
can you! Nobody in Parry wears
those rahsty things but the common.
est people," u '''' ''.'
"Charlcs-"They are rum lot, but
then Tom Blennerhasset gave .cm to
mc-he wanted to do something or
other to curry favor, I s'posc."
Angc-"Tom Blennehasset.
.7Agg-"Tom Henncrhasset,"
Mqmma-:t'Tom >4Blonnerhassct!
4 Az M5a4S 9Hy0 S~tYaa you been "sssesinting with
+ i'""":.lcHyiU !. T. .aN II II f..,....,
PappaM-[snddenly ~ Interested
"]liieayyen, What has the son of an hon
9red :'ls MS snSd h ]hhoporabls abls1olfq 1olq friend been
!! Chorus ous- poingl WHY, his fathe,
thbpss iaq iisaaorsed himself. bankrupt to,
ffrieennddss7~that's # es nds7 what the ,matter!''' p
os 4Apge T7"ob, mon Dieu, j'ai fim
Ayezyogs quelque chose ne bon, en- vo
tre poche, mon chere frere? Excuse
me for speaking French, for to tell the
truth, havn't spoken English for sc
long thpt 1t Comes dreadful Awkward
Wish we were back fnss, = prrup iaalp2 c'easa, 'aa,
vo.fe desire 'aassi,,,1 ln'eest9e, pas, me,
! ohrres9"hl 1"iTl '.lai%y 80 -" H"iC'"
II; 1870 ,taa Of :; ,sdi -.a's. sSSlo.l gam
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make return ofthe amount of stamns
supplied to each Senator and Repre-
sentative. In the same way he would
designate the amount consumed by the
heads OF the various departments, and
thus would be insured not only o re-
dress OF the present great abuses Of the
franking privilege, but would show
the extent to which the Post Office
Department would be entitled to credit
Tor its share in tho performance of tho
great work of tho govcrnment.-Her-
aid.