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SPRITG AND SUMMER CAHFlIGI F.!
House building, sc.

1 prepared to construct Houses and to execute
all Work pertaining to the Carpentering Business
in the best manner, OF the best materials, and as
expeditiously as anybody else. will contract to
erect Houses. furnishing all the necessary mate
rails if desirable 10 parties. The Work hereto
fore done by me in and around Charestown attests
whether or not understand my business. Per-
sons proposing to Build, or to have work of any
description, in my line, done, may consult their
interests by calling upon me. Respectfully,
Feb I, 1870 SAMUEL MYERS.
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THE Ell VINO CATALINA

IS invaluable in Weakness and Debility. II re-
lieves Morning Languor and gives freshness TO
both mind and body; sharpens the appetite, and i.
not followed by any unpleasant reaction so COM
mon to whiskey biiters.
IL cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Costiveness,
BILIOUS arrangements, Collie, Cramps, Flatulence,
Diarrho, Dysentery, Nausea, Vomiting Morning
Sickness, Heart Disease, Nervous Irritability.
Liver Complaints, flor which It is used in all hot
climates with great success) Diseases Of the Kid
neys and Bladder, Skin Diseases, either caused by
other diseases or impurity Of the blood, Despon-
dency, rheumatism, Gout, Gravel, and Whoop-
ing Cough (for which il is famous and as Ton
ic in Consumption it has superior in the world.
Thousands believe Themselves cured by it, But
We do not claim that IL will cure Continuation.
but we are sure that if taken freely in time it will
preventit.
Its so very agreeable to the stomach Of the weak
and delicate. Elegant for Colicy and CRYING chill
dren, relieving costiveness and aatulence with
marked promptness.
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i viii Also Buy Black Oak Bark

That is properly taken and cured, and pay CASH
for it at the rate of SIX DOLLARS PER CORD
delivered at my SUMAC AND BARK MILLS,
WINCHESTER, VA.
Commence peeling the bark
as soon as the sap starts in the SPRING and in tax
ing II peel as much Of the tree as pOssbe-even
the large limbs-for the young, tender bark is the
best.
After it is peeled il must be piled up loosely as
as allow the air to pass freely through it, and per-
fectly dry it. The outer or rough side must
GUays be kept mp, in order to protect the inner
Aeshy side from the weather-which being the
part used, must be kept bright and not allowed to
mould or get wet, which Injuries its color.
GERMAN SMITH.
June 3. lS7l-6m.
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PEABODY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Wheeling, w. va.
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DR.. VIM. J. Bates, Henry Stamm, Thos Hughes.
TINHiS Company having been fully organized, is
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Buildings of all kinds Merchandise, Manufactu-
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Cargoes on the Western Rivers and Lakes; also to
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This Company being composed mostly OF our lead
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able consideration of the insuring public, and So
licits their patronage.
Ma. Applications for Insurance will be prompt
~ attended to at the office of GEO, L. CORDELI,,
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w. II. AGSEw, Asst Sec'y.
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ALOYzo L0RISG, Vice President
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Every Kind of Lumber,

Seasoned or Unseasoned, and in Bills OF any size
from one to three Car loads per week.
Laths, Shingles, &c, furnished upon the short
est notice. Terms rery moderate.
j. /. TRIPLETT,
Mt Jackson. Shenandoah County, Va.
April 20, lsIl-6m.
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MONUMENTS. TOIIBs,

Head and Foot Stones, Nantes, Statues and
Carving, in all its various branches, and all
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Judge for yourselves before purchasing elsewhere
and patronize Home Manufacturers.
The subscribers have also in operation their shop
in Martinsburg, where they will give prompt at
tention to all work entrusted to them.
DIEHL L BRO.
-Charlestown, July Is, 1S67-ly.
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The GREAT CAUSE
or
HUMAN MISERY.


y Lecture on the Nature. Treatment and
~ Radical Cure Of Seminal Weakness, or Sper-
@g matorrh@a, induced by Selt-Abuse, Involun-
tary Emissions, 7--Potency, Nervous Debility, and
Impediments to Marriage general; Consumption,
Epilepsy, and Fits Mental and Physical Inclpac-
itv. 6c-By Rob. J. Culverwell, NJ. D., author
Of the " Green Book" &c.
The World-ren0wned author, in this admirable
Lecture. clearly proves from his own experience
that the awful consequences OF SelfAbuse may be
efactually removed without medicine, and with
out dangerous surgical operations, bouges, nstru-
ments, rings, or cOrdals, pointing out a mode Of
cure at once certain and etiectual, by which every
sufferer, no matter what his condition NAV be,
mas cure himself cheaply, privately ard radically.
This lecture viii prove a boon to thousands and
thousands.
Sent under seal, in plain envelope to any ad-
dress, on receipt Of six cents, or two postage
stamps, by addressing the publishers.
Also, DrF Culverwelfs " Marriage Guide"
price 25 cents.
Address the Publishers,
CHAS. J. C. KLINE d Co..
III Bowery, New York, Post Office Box4 $50.
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SOUTHERN
HEPATIC PILLS,
Tg7UAT Old, Long known and Well Tried Rene
dvf1r an Bilious Diseases, caused By
r.r-rr -sr~r. Z rr~rrr

Tsd.st.ned. as no distant day, 70 be the only Med
ec.ne recognized and used ey The people. wher'
th,t disease IS SD prevalent. Our present obiec
b.irr 90 introduce the Medicine into those Dis
tric.s where the disease is most rife, and let tn,
reonl. have the benefit of so great blessing. anC
demonstrate its correctness by showing such re
salts as have nc-er followed any other plan o.
treatment
Gross, $500.
They can De sent to any point in the United
states. Address g.. W. DEEMS.
. South Calhoun street, BALTIMORE.
April g, lsTl.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
Mineral Wealth of the West.

The stories Of the wonderful mineral
wealth Of the Western Territories are
often so incredible as to be taken for
pure inventions, which many Of them
doubtless are, and yet some come SO
directly from responsible parties, they
must be taken as containing q large
percentage of truth. Of this class, we
think, is the account IN the ST. Louis
Journal of Commerce, purporting to be
the result of survey of Iron Mountain
in Wyoming Terriory, made by judge
Kingman, of Supreme Court. This
mountain is situated few miles north
east of Laramie, is an issolated peak or
cliff about mile long by several hun
dred feet wide and nearly two thousand
feet high. The ore IS stratifed, and is
entirely free from rock or earth OF any
kind The blocks are black, smooth,
heavy, sharp edged and crystalline, and
break with a fracture almost like cast
iron. Near the moutain, of which it
was formely a part, are the Black Hills,
ridge of land running nearly north
and south, a,out two thousand feet
high, twenty miles across its level top,
and of unknown, or at least unstated,
length. The outcroppings all over this
vast plateau show the ridge to belong
to the same deposit with Iron Mountain,
and the Judge closes his account with
the remark: "There Is more pure mag
netic ore in the Black Hills OF Wyom
ing Territory, above ground, than al
the teams of North America can haul
away in lifetime"
| Another story often secuted as a
/ co1 L - Il :-t,.o !
TACT, is that relating to the immense
natural deposits of soda III Churchill
County, Nevada. The geologist of the
General Land Office, after describing
these singular deposits, declares that
"pure potash and soda can be manu-
factured to any extent, and the i'm
mense quantities consumed in the arts
! of civilized life need no longer suffer
any restriction" He adds that the
important and comparatively rare sub
stance, bromine, may be there gather
ed in quantities great enough to supply
the United States, It's recent employ
ment in preparing analine dye colors
| has greatly increased the demand, and
it is now manufactured by the hun
dred weight.
| Equally incredible in their extent are
the immense coal fields brought to
light by the geological surveys in Texas
and New Mexico. The carboniferous
| formation is said to cover six thousand
square miles, with an average thickness
of three hundred feet. One vein, five
feet in thickness, proves to be pure
anthracite, hitherto supposed to be the
exclusive product of Pennsylvania.
These almost exhaustless stores, laid
away for future use, taken in connect
ion with the vast forests of timber not
yet broken, and rich farming lands
that have not yet produced the first
crop, are, perhaps, the most conclusive
proofs OF the future greatness of ON
country, and the best refutatiOn o1
those who are annually predicting the
end of the world-Detro5t Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
Summary Of Tate News.

The Wheeling Savings Institution
went into liquidation Monday afternoon
It's liabilities are stated at $50, 600.
There we're between $50, 900 and S55,-
900 belonging to the Wheeling city
sinking fund on deposit, and many pri-
vate individuals and working men have
ell their savings in the institution.
THE engine of the express train Of
the B. & O. Railroad, ran of the track
near Warrington, Sunday. James
Baker, engineer, after shutting of the
steam, jumped from the engine and was
badly injured. Fears are entertained
that he will not recover.
COL WHITLEY, chief Of the Z. S.
Secret Detective Service, arrested at
Hooksett, n. H., Sunday, Wm. B,
Dow, leading man Of a gang of coun-
terfeiters. Dow has distr;t-s3ed 5100,
/ 900 of counterfeits throughout the New
England States.
/ W. III. HUNT, retired merchant OF
Memphis, blew his brains out Monday.
Long sickness is supposed to be the
cause.
SATURDAY night the northern bound
train on the Mississippi Central ran
through bridge seven miles south of
Holly Springs, instantly killing Dan
Bryant, colored fireman, and severely
hurting, but not fatally, the engineer,
No passengers were hurt.
A DEFALcATIoN is announced at Cam
den. Henry Samuels, paying teller OF
the First National Bank, ID charged
with using eleven thousand dollars Of
the banks money in buying farms The
bank will lose nothing.
The collection OF Beecherie church
for the benefit of the suffering French
amounted to over $4,000 Ten thou
sand thalers were sent from the German
General Consulate at Berlin on Satur-
day, making, with the previous remit
tance to date, total German relief
fund of 399, 900 thalers.
ABOUT six O'Clock Monday morning,
four new brick buildings III course Of
erection in South Brooklyn fell with 8
loud crash. The heavy rains the past
week had sapped the foundations, which
were upon made ground. No one was
injured.
Hon. JOHN. D. TURNER, an old and
prominent citizen of Chicago, died sud-
denly Sunday. He has been for years
one of the directors of the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway.
! The President has nominated H D.
Cook, of Georgetown, d. O., member
of the banking firm Of Jay Cook 6 Co.,
Governor of the District of Columbia,
under the new law providing o terri
torial government for the District
A GENERAL army order has been is
sued abolishing the departments end
divisions Of the Chief Paymaster. This
is in accordance with the act Of Con-
gress reducing the army.
The new House IF Representatives
as far as elected stands as follows !:
Republicans, 1870; Democrats, 96; In
dependent, l. There are some yaean-
cies to fill and some members yet to be
elected. Some seats are to be contest
ed.
FOREIGN.
The United States Commission Is en-
Enthusiastically received inSan Domingo.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the London
Times telegraphs that the armistloe has
been prolonged to the 18th. When
the armistiee ceases, three days notice
Will be given before a renewal Of hos
tihties.
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
4 Woman With Gn Ossiiied Face

From the Nashville Union and American.
To those who have not visited the hos
pitfalls and anatomical museums of large
cities there are conditions of the hu-
man mold and form divine, as it is in
fully developed and heathful proper
tions, narrowing and strange, and OF
which their philosophy never dreamed.
We saw yesterday at the ST. Vincent
Hospital, on South College street, a
case almost taxing creduGty itself. The
patient was admitted to the institution
on the 9th of this month, and is on the
list of pay patients. She is Mrs Car
ter, from Carroll county. Some years
since, near the close of the war,
while suffering as an invalid she was
sitting in her room before @ glowing
fire. Suddenly species of helpless
ness came upon her, and she tell for
ward with her face upon O heap of
burning Goals. Her entire face was
bedded on the heated fire. Unable to
arise, she endeavored to scream, but
the very voice was drowned in the fire,
that smothered her breath, and was
sucked in for air. Writhing In agony
there she lay, burning and helpless till
some of the family came to her relief
1t is enough to make the marrow freeze
in ones bones to think of the agony she
endured during that torturous space of
time. On being removed, it was dis
covered that the face was literally burn
ed away. The lips, the nose, eye-lashes
were crisped, and the eyes themselves,
so to speak, were inverted. She recov-
cred of the Illness under which she was
laboring at the time, and survived the
fearful accident. All mobility of fea-
ture, lineament of countenance and
facial expression, however, are vitually
obliterated by the eating fire. What is
most singular is, that the face seems to
have assumed species of Justification,
and is hard, infexible and impenetra-
bic to oranary touch of puncture.
She is under the treatment of DR.. W.
Z. Briggs, whose skill viii, doubtless,
yet make a vast change, if not a radical
cure, in the case.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

A JIGHTHoUsE-KEEPE recently ap-
pointed on the New Jersey coast, made
O ridiculous blunder. Immediately af-
ter he had taken possession, complaints
were made that the lights went out by
twelve o'clock. The proper officer was
at once sent to look into the matter.
and he was told that complaints were
made against him. "For what2 was
the inquiry. Why" replied the Off
Ger fthey say that our lights do not
burn after twelve o'clock at night.
'FWell, " was the reply, "I know they
don't, for put 'em out myself then,
for I thought all the vessels had got in
by that time, and wanted to save the
lie y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

A JUSTICE in Charleston, South Caro-
lima, decides that if a captain accepted
a seaman, and took him to sea, the cap
tain, owners or agents of the vessel
were bound for the advance, no matter
if instructions were received from the
captain not to pay the wages.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

A RoBBER having broken into the
house Of q Mr.. Garnett; Oregon Hill,
Richmond, Va, one evening last week,
was going off with an armful of plunder
when he was courageously seized by
Mrs. Garnett. The robber, finding
that she was rather troublesome Gus.
toner to get rid of, threw quantity
of red pepper into her eyes, and DISC
eating one of the lady's wrists, succeed.
ed in escaping out of window.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

THE wind is unseen, but it cools the
brow OF the fevered one, sweetens the
summer atmosphere, and ripples the
surface of the lake into silver spangles
of beaury. So, goodness of heart,
though invisible to the material eye,
makes its presence felt, and from its
effects upon surrounding objects we are
assured of its existence.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
PRESIDENT ANaEIL, who leaves the

University of Vermont to accept the
presidency of the University of Mich
1gan, will receive salary of 81, 500 and
house rent, besides which the expense
of his removal to Ann Arbor are to be
paid. It is said that Professor Frieze,
of the University of Michigan, was in
strumental in inducing President An
gell to go west. Professor Frieze has
been acting president of the college,
and has been very successful. He was
offered the presidency, but declined,
saying that President Angel was the
man for the place, and he believed he
could be induced to take it. This in
cident proves the value of both men to
an institution of that kind.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

DUTCH PE.-Prepare rich paste as
for other pies, upon pie tins; pare,
quarter and core nice tart eating apples
and place upon the paste, beginning at
the outer edge and filling up the center
uniformly. Sprinkle sugar plentifully
over them, also little -four, bits Of
butter, grated nutmeg and few drops
of water, bake and serve hot.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

One hundred and ten daily news
papers are published in the United
Kingd ON; 20 in London, 81 in English
provincial towas, 2 in Wales, II in
Scotland, 19 in Ireland, and one in a
channel island. Sixty-one are penny,
and "a are half-penny newspapers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

THERE is good authority for stating
that Germany's final conditions of
peace include a session of Alsace and a
portion of Lorraine, with the fortresses
of Thionville, Metz and Belfort, and
the payment of an indemnity of e2S0,
600, 900.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
mid Gloves.


It is lamentabIe that, in these expen-
sive times, ladies have not the benefit
of the Naples glove market. One wants
to lay by stock Of gloves that shall
not be exhausted during the average
life of "threescore years and ten )" and
but for that dread Custom House, how
we might make glad the heart of many
friend, whose glove bill is a skeleton
in the house, Miss Satchel and I have
not the bargaining talent, the endur-
ance, persistence and scorn of time
that characterizes the skillful shopper.
So we were accepting gloves by the
dosen at the clerks own price, and un-
dergoing base imposition, as you shall
see.
Suddenly voice exclaimed, ."Girls,
you must not take those gloves without
getting ten per cent. discounts" and
Mr. Satchel stood beside U.s. Seeing
us as he passed in the street, and TAX
ing it for granted that we did not habi-
! tuate ourselves to the custom of the
country, he stopped us in our mad
career before he had heard word OF
our bargain.
We had not beaten down the clerk,
UttU IC dCCCPbCo CIlC lCN cItuuploA WloI
bland smile.
We departed with four dozen pairs
of kid gloves at thirty-two cents (cur-
rency) a pair The gloves are very
good, though not the best quality
The same sold in New York for 81 and
$1.50, before this French and Prussian
war so unsettled the glove market.
An American gentleman has had ex,
cellent durable kid gloves made to
order, from his measure, at one franc
and half pair These people un.
derstand the art of making the glove
business pleasant. A lady clerk waits
upon the gentleman, and vice versa.
You need buy no glove without trying
on the mark and number, and you need
not buy the pair even after having tried
them. In Chicago a celebrated prima
donna of the United States boasted
that Gin Europe they always let me try
on glove" So they did the Satchels
You not only try on glove but it is
put on for you. Resting your elbow
on soft cushion, the (gentleman)
clerk bends over the counter and man
ipulates the glove in most artistic
way. 1t would be pleasant to try
on" gloves all day; but, alas after
two or three trials you find fit. Il
you are not satisfied, merchants will
pursue you half block, begging you
to accept their goods at any price, SC
anxious are they to sell. This custom
subjects one to more street notoriety
than is sometimes pleasant. Y
T Mail
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

THERE has been an unusual mortali-
ty among the woodchoppers of Maine
the year, five men have been killed by
falling trees, while sixth has been SO
seriously injured that he is not expect
ed to live. All but one of these acci-
dents have happened to farmers who
were engaged on their lots in getting
up their fnel, and not to persons engag-
ed in logging in the woods.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

The Office of Jacob Weacht, Collector
of the Fifth New York District, was
robbed of $4,000 worth of beer and to-
bacco stamps. The stamps are worth
less to the robber.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

A CEMENT FOR IRoN.-Sixty parts OF
pulverized cast-iron turnings are mixed
with two parts sal ammoniac and one
part flour of sulphur, and water is
added till paste is formed A cement
is thus obtained which spontaneously
becomes hot, evolving sulphureted
hydrogen and becoming soon very hard.
Of course it must be prepared imme-
diately before use.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

A SHORT cable-chain, of massive links,
with locket or cross attached, is the
correct article for tie neck.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

CLARA BARTON is organizing and
managing hospitals in Alsatia.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
A HALIFAX gentleman was sadly de-

A HALIFAX gentleman was sadly de-
luded at fair the other day He Of
fered a young lady ten dollars for a
curl from her head. His surprise may
be imagined when the young lady cut
it off and gave it to him with smile.
His further indignation may be imag-
ined, when he learned that the eLtire
covering cost only three dollars. Thus
is trasting man ever deceived by ap-
pearances.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

ENGINEERS will commence locating
the route of the Cincinnati and Dayton
Short-hne Railroad this week.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08
PARIS. 1871.


And is this she, the beauteous, mad Bacchente
Whose splendid revels, one short year ago,
Set Erayer eyes agaze with saddest wonder.
And blinded careless eyes with glittering show?
Surely this is not she, who sits forlornly,
With famine wasted limbs and haggard eyes,
Her Dependencies all dust and smoke bedraggled
And sta1ned-not with the purple grapes cleo
dyes.
Her vine-crown all abased beside her lying
Big hted with burning, torn In deadly strife
Sad Priestess of the broken fanes of Pleasure
Her shrunken lips breathe out starving Hfe.
Pity her pity = spare the taunt and cavil-
Prets palms of healing on her faded hair
Poor prodigal of rarest gift and graces;
Freedom her passion-glory her despair
Pity her lift her up to nobler uses
o. Sister Nations! Spare her, conouerinr Foe
The pathos of her constancy appeaIeth
Out OF the depths of her self-tempted woe!
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-08

The United States Commission Is en-
Enthusiastically received inSan Domingo.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the London
Times telegraphs that the arnistloe has
been prolonged to the 18th. When
the armistiee ceases, three days notice
will be given before q renewal Of hos
tikties