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ADJUSTMENTS.

Nv ALL'S oPE ERA HOUSE
PUN MUSICtf FUN,,r
Engagement Of the CHAPMAN SISTERS and
q. B. BISHOP
WEDNESDAY, MARCH q, JOAN OF ARC. THE
NEM MAlp OF OLD ORLEANS, and A QUIET
FAMILY. IN
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Government secarasses.

WAsHrSeToS, March9 ,ls7O.-JayCook q Co.
furnish the following quotations Of Government
securities:
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ALTON AL ATRE
WEDNESDAY, MARCH srH.
Elnk m ID llaakL n n :

having recovered from her recent illness in appea
10 MORROW EVENING in the great sensations
play OF LADY AUDLEYs SECRET. supported b,
MIR. J. 4. McCOLLOM
and The Efficient stock Company.
THIS EVENING,
the great Sensational Drama Of
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT N
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pUBINI-UDD FELLOWS' HALL-MONDAf.
IA March z. and iye following nights. The T.
JUROR, in his refined IIlusions and aeIsghuaI
M sM}Hs,sTies Nearly 100 TeslIksna PkhskNIs Pini.iss
. cents; Reserved Seats 80 cents. Door open at
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The people have a full measure of inteIli-
gence, are as free from the wees as the popula.
tion of any American city, and have All tl,.
germs and elements of enterprise and eapabili-
ties for all the achievements of their country
men. The District has been under the ercFusiye
sorernment of the Congress Of the Cnited Siafes
and, with due respect to that august bod, If
this is the best of what 1t can do when il h.s IL.
own 'sexclusive" way, Ii is about time that lis
real value as governing power was estima ted
1t is a fundamental condition upon which
alone the governors of the District can become
vested With the right-that they should not
know anything OF its wants, and shall never
have an opportunity to ACQUIRE that informs-
ton, nor time to discharge their duty toward it.
They cannot be Residents of it, ami are com
PEELED to devote tier entire time t. other grave
duties. With the highest possible Intelligence,
thc Pnrest intentions, and kindest disposSions,
they can at best only misgovern rs In fact,
they have not governed us at all, and we have
had 10 government save that which chance and
accident have provided.
Little dats of Ia rs, little bllstering OF caasttc
acts dropped at radon on the raw body po.itic,
uDadjusted to any want, connecting with moth
ing, remedying nothing, and often worse com
f'siEg what no mortal man could understand
before. And rske rcst-old black letter acts
OF Parliament, Of the time OF the Stuarts; AMI OF
the cd colonial days Of Maryland, that have
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OK, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1870.

pocket The girl opened the drawer,
and quick as thought. drew forth large
navy revolver-one with which she her
self had killed trapped bear-and cock
ed it.
William = sho exclaimed. planting her
back against tho wall, and aiming the
weapon at his bosom, many wild beast
have shot with this good pistol, and II
shoot you if you don't instantly leave this
house | will give you not even a second!
Start or fire =
The rufiian could read human looks as
well as could the maiden, and he could
read very plainly in the firm set lips and
the flashing eyes-but more clearly in the
steady hand with which she held the
pistol-that she would not only fire, as
she had promised, but her aim would be
sure and fatal one
And he backed out from the bed room
backed into the setting room--then leap
ed from the open window aud disappear
ed.
Bessie kept her pistol by her side until
her father and his guests came home !;
and when she told her story, search was
made for tue rufian. But he was MT
found. Our heroine hal so thoroughly
frightened him that be never came thar
way again.
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princa Frederick Charles.

This prince, WHO now commands the
centre Of the Prussian line, is nephew
Of King William, and not brother, as
has been enormously stated. Ills father
is Prince Frederick Charles Alexander,
third son Of Frederick William III, King
Of Prussia He was born on the 10Th of
March, 1928, and bears the name Of Fred
crick Charles Nicolas The prince is a
Lietenant General of the Prussian army
commander of the third army corps. and
chief of several regiments. During the
first Schleswig-Holstein war he behaved
with conspicuous gallautrY, for which he
was placed at the head Of regiment
which did good service in the flank attack
upon the Danes. Prince Frederick Charles
also aidel in the suppression of the yepub-
lican revolutionists If 1878. serving in
South Germany and receiving a wound
at Niscnthal. For these military servi-
ces he was made a lieutenant general. In
1866 he was placed in command of, the
Army of the Elbe, and i was due to the
rapdity of his movements and to the skill
full handling Of his troops that Marshal
Benedek was outmanGvred and forced to
concentrate at Sadowa. Prince Freder-
iek Charles followed him with vigor and
struck him at Sadowa, where the great
battle was fought. The arrival of the
Crown Prince completed the discontinue
Of the Austrians, but even had he not
come up the general testimony is that Ben
edek would have been compelled to re-
treat.
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goetry.
THE HAPPY WIFE.

Behold, how fair Of eye and mild ofmien,
Walks forth of marriage yonder gentle queen;
What ehaste sobriety Wiener she speaks,
What glad content sits smiling on her cheeks
What plans of goodness in that bosom glow :;
What prudent care is thorned upon her brow,
What tender truth in all she does or says,
What pleasantness and peace in all her ways;
Forever blooming on that cheerful face,
Homes best affections grew divine in grace;
Hereyes are ray'd with love, serene and bright
Charity wreaths her lips with smiles of light !;
Here kindly voice hath music in its notes
And Heavens own atmosphere around her
floats
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Seleft Aeading.
A BRAVE GIRL.

Our heroine lived in Bartlett, Now
Hampshire, and was desccndent of the
old Crawfords Tier father was Craw-
ford, and followed the profession of a
guide among the mountains. Her name
was Bessie, and she was the only daughter
remaining at homc--a darkeyed, brown-
haired girl of slight. but compact frame,
just entering her ninteanth year. Her
mother had been dead several years, and
upon her deyolved the whole care Of the
household.
One Gay, late in summe", Mr., CraW-
ford went with party of travellers, away
10 the hcadwaters of one of the many
mountain streams that empty into the
Saco. and Bessie was left alone. Evon
the dogs had all gone with the pleasure
seekers. Near the middle of the after
noon, while the girl was in the front
room, engaged in sewing. a man came up
from the road and asked her if she would
give him drink Of water. Bessie had
seen the man before, and had not liked
! his looks. lie was stout, broad
shouldred. illfavored fellow, and the bits
of moss and spikes Of the pines upon his
clothes indicated that he had slept in the
woods
But Bessie did not hesitate. She laid
aside her work and went to get the water.
When she came back the man entered the
room. She did not like this, for she was
sure no had come in by the window; but
she handed him the tin dipper without
remark. The man drank, and then sci
he dipper down upon the table. Then
he turned upon the girl, and drew a
broad bladcd knife from his po"ket.
Look ye, my young LADY," he said
know there's money in this house and
7 know you are alone. Show me where
the money is If you don't shall kill
you, and then hunt it up myself I'm
in earnest. and there amt no time tc
waste. Don't make fuss. for if you dc
you'll feel this knife quick
Bessie shrank back. and looked into
the MANS face. and she could sec that he
meant just what he said
IF show you where the money is vii
you promise not to do me harm ?
Show me honest, and won't harm
you
Then come with me. But you vii
take only the money-yop won't take my
fathers's papers 2
'Only the money, girl.
Bessie led the way to small bed room
on the ground floor where there was al
old mahogany bureau, the upper drawer
/ of which she unlocked The man, when
he saw this. thinking doubtless, thai
Crawford gold was within his grasp
shut up the knife and put It into his
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The Rhine--Its Source Elevation
above the Sea--Its Tributaries
| length and Brsadth-Isiands--N avn
gable Portions.
The river Rhine is formed in Switzer.
land by the union of two small streams,
the Hinter aud Vorder Rhein. The first
springs from the glacier Of Rheinwald
and the second rises on the north sides OF
Mount St. Gothard at height of 1850
feet; these meet at Reichenau, in the eau
ton Of Grisons. The united stream flows
generally north past Mayenfeld, and en-
tiers the Lake oe Constance on the south
east. near Rheineck at Stein it quits the
lake at its VESTS extremity, flows west
past Schaff hansen and I4aufenburg, sepa-
rating Switzerland from Bavaria At Ba-
sci, where the Upper Rhine terminates,
with an elevation of 755 feet and a
breadth of $50 feet, it turns to the north
and flows past Bresach and Strasbourg
Speyer, and Mannheim. where it's bed is
three hundred feet above the sea, between
the territories of Baden on the east, and
France and Rhenish Bavaria On the west.
From Worms to Mentz it traverses th0
Hcssian territories. At Mcntz it receives
the Main and flows West to Blugen, whore
it turns t, the northwest, passing Cob
lentz, Bonn, Cologne, end Dusseldorf,
Vessel, and Emerich, below which it d.
vides into two principal arms, the larger
of which, called tbs Waal or Wahal Cane,
VahaIlis), joins the Mcuse Cor Mans j.
The other, which still retains the name OF
Rhiue, falls into the North Sea in So de-
grees - minutes north latitude The
principal afiueits the Rhine are on the
right, and Kinzig, Ncckar, Main, Lain,
Ruhr, and Lippc; and on the left the
Thur, Arr, Ill, AMI Mosclle. The total
length Of the Rhine, following its wind
ings, is about 900 miles, and its basin
comprises an area of IS $50 square miles
The breadth of the Rhine and the char
acser Of tac channel differ much at differ
ent parts Of its long course. lis breadth
at Basal is $50 feet; between Gtras bon.1,
aud Speyor from ] 900 TO 1900 ssyet al
! .Mrgliz nom 500 tq 100 feet; and at
Schenkensohanz, where in enters the Ne
thorlands. 2.150 feet It's depth varies
frem 5 to % feet. and at Dusseldorf
amounts even to SO feet. The elevation
of the Rhiuo above sca-lcvel is, at tht
Col d'Ober Alp, 9,967 feet at Keiche
nau, 2,021 feet; at Constance. l 325
feet at Basel, I'll feet; at Kchi, 46s
feet; and at Calogne, 12l feet. From tn,
Lake of Constance to Basel it has very
rocky bed. but, lower down contains nu-
mcrous islands, partly composed Of clay
and sand. From Brcisach several Of thu
islands are clothed with heritage, an.
even admit Of cultivation. Between Stras
bourg and Germcr sheirn they form thick
cts Of bru hyood
The Rhine first becomes navigable at
Chur (Coirc), in the Grissons, but the
navigation is not continuous till below
Schaffhauscn and the traffic in loaded
vessels is not important above Speyer.-
, From Strasbourg to Mentz the burden o
the vessels in which it is carried on l
from one hundred to one hundred and
twenty-five tons; from Mcntz to Cologne
one hundred and twenty five to two hun
dred tons and from Cologne to Holland
from three hundred to four hundred an(
ity tons.
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A ROYAL CHRISTENING AT PoTsDAM.-
In the midst of all the great preparations
for war, there was ceremony at the
place of Potsdam, on Sunday, which had,
says the Berlin correspondent of the
Times, an interest all its own. The
Youngest born daughter of the Grown
Prince and of the Princess Royal of
England vas christened in the presence of
the king, Of the royal family, of many
grand dukes, serene hig Illnesses, land princes
of the foreign ministers, and Of the great
personages of state, and the generals
The venerable Won Wrangel was there in
white tunic and jack boots-major of
heavy horse at Leipsic, and alive to see
another Napoleon in the field against his
master. Count Dismark lowered above
every one in his uuiforma terrible major
of dragons, more potent than "the cor
net" who once disturbed the peace of a
British minister, and there were the men
whom history has made famous in the last
few years-the Crown Prince, Prince
Frederick Karl, and the soldiers of Ko-
migrate. The christening was performed
in a room from which the day was
excluded, lighted with wax tapers, with
an altar draped beneath canopy. The
officiating clergyman delivered a dis
course which was listened to in dunt
silence BY all but the infant princes, and
when the service was over the king and
tho queen, surrounded by the members of
the royal family. the home and foreign min
listers. Lord A. LOTUS. and the guests, sal
down to a banquet in the Marble Saloon.
There were no toasts given, and only once
the company rose, and that was for
THE health Of the King 1t was men
toned as a curious coincidence that the
last ceremony of the king in the place
was Just before the war with Austria.
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prvcwn ,r1oN The Norfolk Journal

PUNCTUATION. The Norfolk Journal
suggests, as an improvement ir the pune
tuatop of English, the placing of inter-
rogation and exclamation marks at the be-
ginning and at the end of sentences to
which they are respectively appropriate,
instead of at the end only, as at present.
This system is pyacticed in Spanish and
other continental languages, and is espe
cially useful in the case of persons read
ing aloud, who thereby are at once inform
ed Of the proper pitch Of the voice to be
adopted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-08-25

IF all accounts are correct, Butler, of
Tennessee, is certainly "a model" lie
not only defrauds pensioners, but he
passes bills for half the amount drawn
from the Treasury, aud besides con'pels
those whose pensions pass through his
hands, to take pay in groceries at his
store, charging for the same, fifty per
cent. above the market price.
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A writer in tho Knoxville Glenn }
Wing suggests ex-Presilent johnson as Il
candidate for Congress in that district.
now represented by Butler. The Knox>
Vile Wing heartily approves the sugges-
ton of its correspondent, and says ="
We would not at all be surprised if he is
nominated by reclamation"
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A gentleman in Indiana says, in a MEN
accompanying letter. for publication to
the Louisville Courier Journal: II some
times misspel word, and it is possible I
have epelt sieafant rong"
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Miss Brown, [ have been to learn how
to tell fortunes said young fellow to q
brisk brunette: Just give me your hand.
if you please La! Mr.. White. how
sudden you are. Well, go ask pa
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Slender party (who is not very COM
fortable): These strect-cars ought to
charge by weight Stout party (sharply):
'Ah, if they did, they would never
stop to pick you up
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'Bub, is your sisterter at home 2 Yes,
but she won't see you tonight why 2
because she said she she was going to
have one more mess of onions if she nev-
er got another beau
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A bridegroom intcrferel with person
at Rnggold. Georgia, when in accor-
dance with the usual custom. desired 10
kiss the bride. and assured the preacher
that as he had paid for the ceremony, he
was not going 10 have any Of fsat footing
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-08-25

A little darkey in Columbus rashly
went in bathing the other day and was
drowned. His mother said it served him
right for taking up with new-fangled
notions, for The neber was washed befo.''
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4 tAYLOR HOTEL,
4 MAIN ST., WINCHESTER, VA.
J.P. HEIR0NIMUS, PROPRIETOR.

Having leased for term of years the TAY-
LOR HOTEL PROPERTY, long and favor
ally known to the travelling public, and hav-
ing cleansed the house and refurnished it with
comfortable Bedding, Furniture, &C., l offer
to my friends and the travelling public the
comforts of Il HOME. With competent assist
ants, and polite and attentive servants, [ think
| can safely guarantee satisfaction to my
guests. 1t shall be my eHdeavOr TO restore
the Taylor Hotel to its former reputation as
the best conducted and most comfortable
public house in The Valley.
confidently appeal to 'hc public for a
generous patronage.
nCv2G, SO J. ?. HGIEONlMUS
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a little boys idea of thoplogy-'I
don't see how the devil came to turn out
SO, when there was no other devil to put
him up to it,"
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Teacher Why was Joseph put in the.
PITY Thomas (who goes to the theatre
on week days. Because there was no
room for him inthe family circle
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Charles says: eff you are in doubt
whether to kiss pretty girl, give her
the benefit of the doubt"
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VIoToR HUGO on THE WAn-Victor
Hugo has addressed the ladies' of Guern-
sey as follows:
"Ladies, a gain some men have con-
demned part Of the human race to
death, and a desperate war has commene-
cd This Is neither war Of liberty or
duty, but war of caprice. Two peoples
are about to destroy each for the pleas.
ure of two princes. While thinkers arc
perfecting civilization, kings arc perfect
ing war Thi, will be a fright full one
Some chiefs ddeurre are announced--a
gun that will kill twelve men a cannon
that will kill one thousand. It is n
longer the pure and free waters of the
great Alps is to flow in torrents into the
Rhine, but human blood. Mothers, sis
ters, daughters, wives, shall weep. You
arc all about to be in mourning; some be-
cause Of their own troubles the rest be-
cause of the misfortuncs of the others "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-08-25

In fifty libel suits instituted against
newspapers in The last ten years the gross
amount Of money collected is only S.
900.
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Some ingenious biped has machine to-
make man rise early in the morning.
A young Benedict says six months
baby can beat it to death.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-08-25

Soft soap in some shape, pleases all ;
and, generally speaking. the more ley
you put into it the better
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-08-25

An Irishman said he did not come to
this country for want. He had an album
dance of that in his own country.
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Hint to lover TO succeed as a sutton
you must suit her well.
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At the present moment there is o revived in
terest in Nikolans Beckor's ''German Rhine
and the reply to it by Alfred de Musset, am
the following translation of them may be &c
ceptable:
1t never shall be Frances,
The free, the German Rhine.
Though rayen-like she chances
Aud croaks her foul design.
So long as calmly gliding
1t wears its mantle green,
So long as our dividing
Its mirrored wave is seen:
1t never shall 5e Frances,
The free, the German Rhine,
So long as youth enhances
His fever with its wine:
So long as sentry keeping,
The rocks lis margin stud
So long as spires are sleeping
Their immagc in its flood.
1t never shall be Frances,
The free, the German Rhine,
So long as festive dances
Its lover-groups combine;
So long as angler bringeth
Its lustry trout to shore,
So long as minstrel singeth
Its praise from door to door,
It never shall be Frances,
The free, the Geemun Rhine,
Until its broad expense is
Its last defender shrine.
REPLY.
1t has served our wassail bowls to fill.
Can singing its praise from door to door
Efface the footprints, legible still,
Of our cavalry charge that bathed its left hank
in your gore?
Your German Rhine has been ours before.
On its breast the wound yet gapeth wide
Which conquering Condo made, when he tore
Through its mantle of green to the farthest
side:
Where once the sire has ridden, shall the sor
not ride once more?
Your German Rhine has been ours before!
Of your German virtues what remains
When across its food our legions pour
And the Empire over clouds your plains
When al your men have fallen. have ye othe,
men in store ?
Your German Rhine has been ours before
If ye your annals would fain forget,
Your daughters remember the days of yore,
And wish the Frenchman among them yet
For whom your vintage white they were al
ways blithe to pour.
If your German Rhine be yours once more,
Then wash your liveries in its tide;
But pitch your arrogance somewhat lower! ..
Can yc recall with generous pride
Your myriad ravcn-beaks that drank tho dy-
ing Eagles gore?
Meg your German Rhine flow evcrmoft
In peace and mcdcstly may each spire
Be mirrorcd fair in its CLASSY floor
Bat, oh! keep down your bacchanal fire.
Which, else, may rouse to life again the vic
tor hearts of yore.
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A man who has wife named Liza is
not to be believed in anything, for he is
always sure to tell Like about everything.
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E,HE AMERICAN DRIVEN WELL.

TtIE AMERICAN DRIVEN WELL.
We arc prepared to have drigon the above
named WELLS, at fair rates. Can be sunk in the
house. barn any desired place.
The water, unlike that from ordinary dug wells
is perfectly pure. and entirely free from super
fetal drainage. These wells give general satisia1-
ton, and are preferred to all others.
Town and county rights sold. Orders filled
and information furnished at Office.
MASON & CAMPBELL, Agents,
For Maryland, Virginia and District of Colum-
bia, corner OF Seventh and streets opposite
Post Office, Washington, ID. C. je30tf.
WASHINGTON, D c., June Il, 1870.
GENTS It affords ME great satisfaction to assure
you that the well you had driven for me on my
premises. No. St3 street, is complete success !;
furnishing excellent water in abundance.
Yours Respectfully.
). b. WOODRUFF.
Messrs. Mason & Campbell, Washington ID c.
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LARD Some three Or four years prior
to the war, we found ourselvs on the
''Ulive Branch frst-class steamer at
that time running between New Orleans
and St. Louis We were wandering
istlessly about the boat. when the gong
sounding for dinner we followed the
crowd into the saloon AMI took the seat
assigned us at the table. Directly oppo-
site us sat genuine specimen Of the
''deown East Yankee, and immediately
to his right. was representation Of the
"codfsh aristocracy."
The butter plate being out Of reach q
the dandy he turned to his ncighhor tho
Yankee, when the following dialogue took
place !:
Dandy,-Pointing to the plate -''
Bustah Sah"
Yankee. -s'Yas"
d. Buttah Sab
Y ,-s'Yas."
D Getting angry. fI1ultah !! Sab +
r., -" Vas, | see il
d, -Fiercely. ''Buttah Sab =
"" Meow see here, you drafted fenf,
know it is butter, du yoa think tuk
it fur lard Z"
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Rates OF Advertising

Transient advertising inserted at the rate Of ST
per square, (ten lines Of this type. The rates Of
three months and upwards, will be found in the
following table:
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Meg your German Rhine flow evermoft
In peace; and modcstly may each spire
Be mirrorcd fair in its CLASSY floor
Bat, oh keep down your bacchanal fire.
Which, else, may rouse to life again the vic
tor hearts of yore.
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gsleet 2oetru.
THE GERMAN RHINE.

the present moment there is q revived in
terest in Nkolans Becker's "German Rhine
and the reply to it by Alfred de Musset, and
the following translation of them may be &c.