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This Company being composed mostly of our lead
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We Applications for Insurance will be prompt
" attended to at the Office of GEO, i. CORDELL,
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y. G.. ARTHUR, Secretary,
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WV. BAILEY, President,
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November H. lS69-tf.
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OUR experience In the business which we adyer-
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the public that any work entrusted to us will be
executed in the most workmanlike manner, and
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their services are offered in building up the waste
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Particular attention given at all times to the
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the Valley Of Virginia,
ES- Being well known in the community, they
deem it unnecessary to say more, than that orders
left for them will receive prompt attention.
April ., lSGS-tf.
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a man Of nit oucs a-k-i aI-l-t.t what
part he performed la the great ,rma of life.
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Private Sale
OF
Valuable Real Estate.

I'VE undersigned, Executor Of George Islcr,
i viii cell at Private Sale, the fine farm Of which
TIE late George Isler died siesed and possessed.
lying in Jefferson County, West Virginia, about
~ miles from the town Of CbarlestOwn, on the
County road leading 10 Summit Point. both Of
which places are on the line Of the Winchester e
Potomac Railroad, and afford fine markets for the
sale Of produce. Said farm contains about
Two Hundred and Fifty Eight
ACRES OF GOOD LIMESTONE LAND, between
40 and 80 acres Of which Il in VALUABLE TIM
Der. II adjoins the lands Of Bushrod C. Wash
ington, Henry Davenport, Esqs., and others, and
is very convenient 10 Mills, Churches and Schools.
The Improvements consist Of a comfortable
DWELLING HOUSE and 0ut-Buildings, a never
failing Well Of pure water, Pond for cattle, stock
&C., &c. The farm Gall things considered Is ono
Of the most desirable in the fertile County Of jeff
ersOs.
TERMS ACCOMMODATING
JOSEPH CRANE,
March q, ls7O-tf. Executor Geo. Isler.
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GENUINE Eureka Fertilizer for saIe By
" Sept. 10. JAS. LAW. HOOFF.
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Two Hundred and Fifty Eight
Notice.

OUR Books and Accounts have been Placed in
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-06
How We Used to be Physick ed

Who does not remember the time when
spring purgation was considered indispens-
able to summer health? Nomatter for wry
faces, the inevitable salts and SIENNA, rhu-
barb, or calomel and jalap, must be admin
istered. These "spring medicines" the
youngsters were told, were to keep them
hale and hearty during the summer. We
all know now that this was a falacy; that
new vigor, not depletion, IS what is re-
uuired at the commencement Of the sum-
mer sOlstice AS a preparation for the
enervating effects Of oppressive summer
weather, a course OF Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is nightly expedient. This famous
vegetable preparation has three prominent
properties 1t renovateS, purities and reg
ulateS all the functions of the body. 1t is
composed exclusively Of pure vegetable
productions, viz: the essential principle or
Monongahela Rye, and the most efficacious
tonic and Alternative roots, banks and gums
known to medical botanists. Hence, it is
an absolutely safe medicine, and no tinct-
ure OF the PharmacOppia can compare with
IL either in purity, or in the variety of its
objects, and its comprehensive results.
Happily for mankind, the theory that 1t
was necessary to PROSTATE patient in order
to cure him, is forever exploded, and the
true philosophical doctrine, that vigor is
the great antagonist of disease, has taken
its place. Hostetter's Bitters is an invigo-
rant, and hence it is the proper medicine
for the feeble at this most trying season OF
the year.
Be sure that you obtain the genuine arti-
Gle, as there are innumerable vile imita-
tons in the market. Look to the ornamen-
tai stamp, the engraved label, and the name
blown into the glass. Hostetter's Stomach
Bittcrs Is sold in bottles only.
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If the ward school corps Of teachers Is
not reduced in number more than tocor,
respond with the small per cent OF
students diverted to the central school
and not reduced in quality atall, then l
think thew will be improved instead OF
degraded by the change. The Gram,
mar school students and teachers WILL
have a constant stimulant to prompt
them TO labor; the pupil to be able to
mass examination for promotion, and
the teacher to send a respectable mum.
Der OF we'll qualified representatives Of
his success. 1t is nevertheless true
that some now acquire the elements OF
tie higher branches who would never
enter the central school, but their
knowledge of the common branches
would be more thorough whilst a greatly
increased number would be well discip-
lined scholars, and thus the ultimate
object be obtained that Of THE great
est good to the greatest number"
But it will increase taxation, says one;
Admit that it may; but how much
Suppose it should cost seven or eight
thousand dollars annually, Git will cost
less, what per cent. will it increase the
levy? How much will the poor mali
who pays on one thousand dollars pay
extra? Just about SIXTY cents.
Are YOU sir, who have a family OF
children who are receiving education
at a cost to YOU OF so small an amount,
not willing to pay the additional trltie
for so fine chance for the higher PRIV
ileses offered you and them at the Cen.
trail School? But, says one, the sons OF
the rich will be benefited manly
Facts in other places show that such Is
not the case. The rich send their sons
to Yale or Harvard, or some other III
stitution most frequently, but did 1t
ever occur to this objector that the r'ch,
who nor pay the bulk Of tie tares and are
compelled to send their sons OFT to
school, have some reason to complain
as it is : Let us be just But the most
novel objection is, that it would fee a
swarm of pampered and highJed teachers
at the public expense. 1.-THE salaries OF
the principal and teachers as no'c re-
tanned by the Honorable Board OF Ed
ucation is taken as a criterion, it is the
dullest joke OF the season, for they are
the most Je9gary paid of any north oil
Mason g. Dixons line, and | trust very
few anywhere have their respectful
petitions for redress cavalierly treated.
Finally the additional per cent IN
taxation, will not be felt, the Ward
Schools may be in creased in eificl,
encv, and the rich and the poor reap
the benefits OF highly increased fac
ilities for securing liberal education
PARENT.
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virtually steal the funds committed TO
their charge. If this be opposing the
free school system of West Virginia
thsn we and a large majority OF the
people Of the State are opposed to that
system, and the sooner it Is abolished
and more perfect one adopted the
better for the State. But the Demo
cratic party here has never uttered q
syllable of objection to what is good
and commendable and worthy OF reten
ton in the school law of West VIZ
ginis. We believe that certain changes
may be made that will inure to tne
general advantage Of the schools ou'
trust that no political party may ever
again arise in this State to iDfict SC
deadly a blow upon the cause Of popu.
lar education as was given by a Radical
legislature in the adoption OF some
features of the school law as It existed
only few years ago.
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Laughlin's Infant Cordial,

FOR CHILDREN TEETHING.
An old and well tried remedy. Thousands
OF mothers can testify that IL is reliable and
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gums, dbates Inflammation, invigorates the
Stomach and Bowels, corrects Acidity, and
Is sure and speedy cure for Collie, Cramps,
and Windy Pains. After a single trial, no
mother will do without 1t.
If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth use the Cor.
dial. 1t facilitates the process OF teething
and is a reliable cure for the many ills 10
which infants are subject.
Thousands will testify that The Infants
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for the various disorders to which children
teething are liable.
Mothers, use this preparation and your
children will be spared all the sorrows OF
teething.
A mild, yet sure and speedy cure for Collie,
Cramps and Windy Pains. Invaluable for
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Price % cents bottle.
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LAUGHLlN BROTHERS & CO.,
apro .... Proprietors.
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A Word TO the Board OF Education
on the High school Question.
Editors of the Register: %


As the final decision in regard to the
High School-for the present year al
least-will probably be reached by the
Board OF Education at their next ses
sion, the following facts and deductions
may not be inappropriate:
lst., Almost every city and village Of
| 500 inhabitants and upwards in the
Union has a High School as terminal
link in her system OF popular educa
ton; and the same is true OF the OLD
countries, where the free school system
is adopted. We conclude from these
facts that the aggregate judgment Of
educated men and educators recognize
the High School as necessary part oi
the working machinery OF the scheme.
ID No instance has come to my
knowledge where the High School has
been adopted and, after trial, been aban,
doned. From this / conclude that the
results Of that department of the system
have been generally satisfactory.
The basis of the system Of popular
education is, these cardinal truths, that
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness are the inalienable rights of all men;
that to secure these rights, governments
are instituted, aud as intelligence aud
virtue are the essential requisites of
prosperity and happiness, it is therefore
the duty Of the State to protect and foster
those institutions best adapted to cult
vate and discipline the minds of the
governed, as well as of the governors.
These grand truths are recognized by
every State in the Union, and by the
most enlightened everywhere.
The only open question on the general
merits of the case, seems to be the Amita-
ton Of free instruction. Some sap the
State has performed her whole duty
when she provides for the common
branches, and some include the higher.
The facts are deduced from custom, and
plain logic shows that peN disciplined
mind is what is essential, and further,
that that discipline may be readily sa-
cured by systematic study, necessarily in
Guiding more or less of what is demons
mated the higher branches OF science.
Neither custom nor logic teach that a
SPECIAL education, or what is termed
professional training falls within the
duty of the State, but only such com.
pass of instruction as will essentially
benefit its possessor, whether his sphere
be exalted or obscure, and further, that
it shall be of such a character that a
large per cent. Of the population cilI
avail themselves OF it. OF such char
acter the main scope ofour High School
course throughout the land is now COM
posed. Such a course of instruction,
then, the State should provide.
What effect would the establishment
Of a High School in this city have on
the ward schools? Will the quality Of
instruction up to the second year in the
Grammar school be vitiated or its ad-
ministration or quantity less efficient or
satisfactory These questions must be
answered BY the Board of Education.
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Expense OF Amending the Conssf'
tuition.

Editors of the Register.
The Republicans generally admit that
our Constitution might be improved,
but they say it may be amended by the
Legislature, as provided for in Art. IL
sec. 2, and save the erpense of Conven-
ton. How is this? Surely the Dem
ocrats who are heavy taxpayers, desire
to have the government administered In
the most economical manner. Now, let
us see. The. next Legislature under
takes to amend the Constitution. There
will he from one to twenty amendments
suggested to every section, and good
many new sections suggested by the
different members OF the Legislature,
and thus the Legislature is turned into
a Convention. Is a rose any less sweet
by any other name? Is body OF rep
resentatives engaged in amending the
Constitution, any less expensive because
they are called a Legislature, than they
would be if called Convention?
The Legislature with two sets of Off
GERS, pages, and complicated machinery
is turned virtually into Convention
to amend The Constitution, and this is
said to be cheaper than the same mum.
Der of men, with one set of officers and
pages, doing the ssme work, but called
Convention. This idea must have
been thought Of at the time and by the
person, that figured the cost of a Con,
vention at 100000.
But this is not all, by turning the
Legislature into Convention. we have
Convention in reality, with its greater
expensiveness, but we have two Legisla-
tive Conventions, for the second Legls'
lature would again be turned into a
Convention to consider whether or not
to adopt what the first Legislature had
proposed. Thus there would be the
expense of two Legislatures, each OF
which in it's machinery would be more
expensive than a Convention. The pub
lie printing would be more expensive
under the Legislative system, than I'M
der Convention, because there would be
printing,for two Houses instead OF one.
1t will not do to say that the Const-
tuition only needs three or four amend
ments, and this ought not to take up
much of the Legislatures time. Per
haps no two OF the members of the Leg
islature would at first agree as to any
amendment that might be proposed,
and certainly if the Legislature goes
into the amending business there will
be hundreds of amendments proposed.
Some members will oppose townships,
some favor them. Some will favor Su-
pervisors, some Commissioners, some
the old County Court, some will favor
county judges, others oppose. Some
will decrease the number Of circuit
Judges oue-half, others one fourth, 9th
ers not at all. Some will favor in
creasing the salaries OF officers, others
lessening them, and so on, to consume
much time. 1t surely is better to have
a Convention to fairly and deliberately
consider these things. ).
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civil Service REFORM"

The removal of United States Mar
shall CArrERsoN and United States At
torney WHIPPLE from the offices they
respectivelyheld in the State Of Arkan-
sas is making things rather hot for
CLAYTON and the Administration in that
State. The Little Rock State Journal, q
Republican paper Of much influence
there, condemns the transaction in un'
measured terms, and calls upon Presi
dent GRANT to retrace the step if he
would retain the confidence OF the peo
pie Of Arkansas.
The frauds committed at the elections
in Arkansas last fall were so open,
glarips and notorious that the United
States Court was compelled to take cog
nizance OF the violation OF the law.
Judge DILLON charged the Grand Jury
to inquire into the facts in various To-
calities and the result was the present
ment and indictment of many promi'
nent men for the commission of grave
offenses connected with the recent cleo
ton. In Pulaski; county, the capital
county of the State, the Court was
presided over by Judge CALD-
WELL, who is, by the way, a
brother of the member Of Council from
the Fourth ward in this city. The
Grand Jury presented among others,
Senator POWELL CLAYTON for having
fraudently issued a certificate ofe!ectlon
to one EDWARDS, as Member Of Con-
gress, when the returns showed that his
opponent had more than two thousand
majority. District Attorney WHIPPLE,
as was his duty by law, drew all these
bills of indictment. Judge CALDWELL
summarily discharged the Grand Jury
for its temerity in presuming to bring
CLAYTON to justice, and President
GRANT, at CLAYroN's request, promptly
removed from office the Marshal and
Attorney who had endeavored to do
their sworn duty and enforce the law.
We presume this is the kind of"civil
service reform" that the President
pledged himself to in his last annual
message. 90
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We publish this morning card from

WE publish this morning card from
Rev. A. D. WILLIAMS, late State Super
intendent of Free Schools, in relation
to his address before the Teacher AS
ISOLATION at Ravenswood. We had NOT
the pleasure of hearing the address, ana
the report of his remarks which we
published on Monday morning was
copied from the Ravenswood Ne'os' a
paper as intensely Radical as any IN
the State. We are glad to know that
Mr.. WILLIAMS did not say what that pa
per attributed to him, or rather did not
intend to convey the meaning'that we
attached to the report and which others
understood from the address. We Ger
tainly had no desire to do any injustice
to Mr.. WILLIAMS in relation to the mat
ter, and the error, ifany, has not been
our own.
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Trustees Sale.

NV WRITE OF A DEED OF TRUST
X - 70 nc hy wiIIiom W Miller and
- iilaue w. - ,i1 ,r;fo dated The I.t dow nj
hnnie o. ms nr,ad ~ ,hn nj Of tho
Iuly, teo. an, ME- couutv ~ WaSt Virginia IN
Rec9r GER VI E,'i1 oan 10 and oiren 10 60.
Deeu pook ~. q; PaSv p.- ~, 90" ','on, Of
cure Aie % ai'h, io,,Sond dnIIorS with in.
t me sum VI said Sobt ;s awidnncad nv
three 'nromiSsorv notes' each made by said
WitIiJpn, w Miller 70 the order of said Ia
cohS with Interest from their date. nayabIe
Semi.annuaIIy. and each for the sum of
40 AZ eigI the first of said notes being due
o,,d ,oy.shIa on or before Jnly / $50. the
"anoIp% on mr. hefore INV iii and the
tbird on or before JnIy /, IS73 I viii on
~.
wednesday,, inc SIn daS oil August,
1871,
sell at public auction, at the front door OF
the Court House OF Ohio county, in the city
Of Wheeling, the following described real
property, situate in Richland township,
Ohio county, West Virginia, and being part
Of what is commonly known as the Wad-
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The Intelligsncer affects to consider
Democratic support Of the free school
system sort Of new departure" but
it is not so. The public school system
OF Ohio, which is one Of the best and
most effective in the United States and
one Of the earliest in the West, was Gre
ated by Democratic Legislature. The
old constitution Of Ohio authorized the
extension Of some State aid to the "dis-
trict schools" but the enlargement and
improvement Of the public school sys-
tenn was made one of the reasons for
calling the Constitutional Convention in
1851. That Convention was Demo
cratic measure and was carried through
successfully against an opposition as
bitter as that now being waged by the
Radicals in this Sta.e. The Convention
was largely composed Of Democrats and
the Legislature that passed the free
school law was also largely Democratic.
The free school system Of Pennsylvania
was also the work of the Democracy,
and THADDEUs STEVENS was publicly
denounced by his party associates for
having voted with the Democrats in
favor Of the bill. The flee school laws
of New York, Indiana, Illinois and
probably OF majority of the States
where the system had been established
before the war, were prepared, advo-
Gated aud adopted by Democratic legis-
h Mt6rs. The record Of the Democratic
party Of the country in relation to this
subject is far cleaner than that Of its
opponent, no matter by what name the
opposition has been called. That free
schools have not been generally adopted
in the South has been owing to local
aid special causes and not to the hos
tility Of the Democratic party, as such,
to any system Of public instruction.
The Democrats and conservative citi-
zens Of this State have been, and are,
unalterably opposed to the abuses of the
public school system tina, have been
perpetrsted by the Radicals in West
Virginia. They are opposed to that
spirit of prescription that compelled all
public school teachers to take the iron.
clad test oath. They are opposed to
running the schools exclusively in the
interest Of any distinctive political
party. They are opposed to permitting
school boards to uselessly squander or
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Gard from Ex.state superintendent
Williams.
FLEMINGToN, July ., 1871.

FLEMINGToN, july D, 1911.
Editor of the Register:
DEAR SRI am surprised at your
construction of my remarks at Ravens
wood on the school question. | claim
no monopoly of wisdom. and may have
been "unwise' in my utterances. But
it is an entire misapprehension il
anv suppose that attempted to repre-
sent either Of the political parties on the
school question, or made any alluslon
whatever TO party politics, | feel NOR
titled that | did not express myself with
sufficient precision to avoid such a con-
struction. Very truly, yours,
A. D. WILLIAMS.