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THE GREAT GERMAN REMEDIES.

Professor LOUIS wUNDRAWs BLOOD PURI
YING AND PURGATIvE HERBS, I'm Pills or
Fowders,( for the cure Of ali Acute or Qhro1lo
Piseases, resulting from impure blood and ImpI'
Oct digestion.
ieAlso, the following Medicines by the same Prc.
sor Louis Wundram, Brunswick, Germany y
fesOUT POWDERS.
GRheumasic Tincture.
Epfleptic Remedy. v
For sale by Dr.. q. BAER,
No. 181 Meeting street..
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Drmas anb Me6irlr1es.
GuYoT's TAR
CONCENTRATED PROOF LIQUEuR

Mr. Guyot has succeeded in depriving tar
of its insupportable sourness and 'blttesness,
and in rendering it very soluble. Fronting
by this happy discovery. he prepares con,
centrated liqueur of tar, which IN small
volume contains large proportion OF tne
active principle. !.
Guyoes tar possesseSall the advantages OF
ordinary .tar-water without any OF ITS draw.
backs Aglass of excellent tar-water without
any disagreeable taste may be instal:::sr. 'ousiy
obtained by pouring teaspoonful Into
glass of water
Any one can thus prepare his glass OF tar
water at the moment he requires 1t, thus
economizing time facilitating carriage and
obviating the disagreeable necessity OF hand
ling tar.
GuyofaL tar replaces advantageously Sc
veral more or less. inactive ptlsans IN tne
treatment of colds, bronchitis, coughs, and
catarrhs.;
Guyots tar is employed with the greatest
success in the following diseases -
| AS A DRAUCHT. = A teasponfal in a glass
of.oater, or t,Do tablespoonfuls in bottle.
BRONCHITIS
cATARRH OF THE BLADDER
-.f~vs COLDS af.s..
OBSTINATE COUGHS
IRRITATION OF THE CHEST
PULMONARY. CONSUMPTION
WHooPINe, COUGH II
DISEASES OF THE THROAT
AS A LOTION. - Pure or diluted with a
little mater. -
AFFECTIONS OF THE SKIN (
iTcHINGs
DISEASES OF THE SCALP
Guyofs tar has been tried with the
greatest success in the principal hospitals of
France, Belgium, and Spain. Experience has
proved it TO be the most hygienie drink in
time Of epidemics.
Detailed instructions accompany each bottle
Depo! in Paris, L. FRERg, i9, rue Iieab.
Agents in Charleston, DowIE, NOISE
DAVIS, Wholesale Druggists.
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9hippl11g.
TlHE PHILADELPHIA IRON STEAM
THE FIRsr.oLAss IRON SCREW STEAMSHIP

VIRGINIA, Captain Hinckley,
GULF STREAM, Captain hunter,
Are now regularly on the Line insurlng q nrst
class sea connection between Philadelphia ant
Charleston, and In alliance with Railroad Com
panies at both termini afford rapid transportation
to and from all points In the Cotton States, and
to and from Cincinnati, st. Louis, Chicago and
the principal cities Of the Northwest. Boston
Providence and the Eastern Manufacturing Cen
tres.
sa- The VIRGINIA is appointed TO aan from
Browns Wharf on SATURDAY, 27th July, at IL
O'Clock n.
EThe GULF STREAM will follow next week.
/. For particulars OF Freight arrangements, Apply
to WIN. A. OOURTENAY, Union Wharves.
p. CLYDE co., General Agents, No. u
South Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia.
1Ql925
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1Datent me6irines.
RUGS AND ME- DIC1 N E s,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.

pa. q. BAER, No. Is1 MEETING STREET,
CHARLESTON, 8. O.,
Invites attention to the following Preparations
of his own Manufacture:
THE CELEBRATED GERMAN SOOTHING
CORDIAL, FOB INFANTS TEETHfNG.
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Mlisrellarteons.

NOTICE.-THREE MONTHS AFTER
~ date application will be made 10 tne SCUM ,aat
Uarouno Railtoa Company for renewal OF lost
Certificate fnumber and date up6noWnl lot NINE
Shares srandng In the name Of THOs. ?, SMITH,
Trnstee for SUSAN N. TOWNSEND,
iu''eo .oA THOS. P SMITH,
,un3-lamo3 E4ecutor.
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The Fine Steamship FALO0Nh Hsynie, Com
manaer, will sail for Baltimore, on SATURDAY,
27th July, at haf.psst IL O'Clock A. n.
s3- Philadelphis Freighrs forwarded to that
city by railroad from Baltimore without add
tonal insurance. and Oonsignees are allowed
ample time to sample and sell their Goods from
the Railroad Depot 10 Philadelphia.
For Freight or Passage apply to
PAUL O. TRENHOLM, Agent,
july23-5 So. 2 Union Wharves.
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LIVERPOOL.
The Georglana, Main, sailed. ....,.. June z
The Duke OF Cornwall, Keays, sailed. .....M May %
The Granten, Duke, .lune 10
CARDIFF.
Bi bark Architect, Doddrdge. sailed. -. June
WEST HARTLBpooL. ENG.
The Peparus Ohrsiiansen, cleared. .......may Is
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iTTHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,

VTTHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
GREENBRIER COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA,
Famous for their ALTERATIVg WATERS and
fashIonable patronage, are nUw open. lhey are
1000 feet above tide Notwithstanding entire reneI
from prostrating summer heat. capacity Iof 9"o
thousand persons. .,,,r
06aroes-sS per day and $50 per month OF th!r'
~ davs GEO. L. PEYT0N d CO..
W Suoyys5t.w uoySt .wfm3s Proprietors.
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4ARINE NEWS BIZ TELEGRAPH.

NEW YORK, July "a.
Arrived, steamship City OF New YORK.
Eyening.-ArrtYed, steamships Moro Castle,
Anglia aud Manhattan.
Arrived out, the Peruvian.
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NFOsEs GOLDSMITH d SON,

MOSES GOLDSMITH d SON,
OoLONNADE row, VENDUE RANG
Highest Cash Price paid for WOOL, WAX
Hides, Skins, Paper Stock, Iron, and all kinos Oh
Metals.
ALSO,
p,o ITon. A may2o-mwf1yr
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I.I9T M VEASEI.E s
LIVERPOOL.

Up. CLEARED AND SAILED FOB THIS PORT.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-30

MoDr or RoasrIxG Corr.z.-M. Jolly
has lately published an essay Upon the
proper mode OF roasting coffee. and re-
marks that. as far as this operation il
concerned. coffee may he distinguished
into three very ditferert classes; frst.
green; second, yellow and third. the
tender, Among the green cofFses are to
be included the Guadaloupe, Martinique.
Porto Rico. Porto CabellS. Gonaives, st.
Mark. Cape Hay;ien, Port-au- Prince. etc. :.
the last four being all Haytain. Undcr
the yellow are embraced the Javs. Mysorc,
Demarara, Manila, Winard, Jacmel. and
the Jeremie-tho last two also Haytan.-
AS tender cofFees, n. Jolly enumera,.s
the Mocha and Bourbon. Although
there are other varieties used in commerce,
these are believed to be the most generally
employed.
\ special process Of roasting is Ieces-
sary for each kind Of coffee according 70
N. Jolly. For the first. a bright md con-
,inrous FIRE is needed. these cofEees readily
assuming a reddish color ind !, becomes
necessary to moderate the ire and remove
them when all the grains are Chestnut
colofed. For coffees Of the second class
the FIRE must be less intense. and kept a,
a uniform heat. These cofess, although
more tender. require longer and moro
delicate roasting, aud it is necessary to re.
move them when done TO ligh; chestnut
color. Cosce. Of the third class are ex-
cecdingly delicious. and and special care
is necessary in treating them, a. in less
than 9 minute they loose al their .aroma.
L allowed TO remaiH over tie Gre vithou.
stirring. The roasting mist. therefore.
he prosecuted very gently over q regular
Ere. and they must bc<emoved whenever
all are Of dark rufous brown. When
the operation 10 complete. the coffee mus
be cooled as promptly as possible. as til
vapors which exhale from il constitute shs
greater part Of i,s force and aroma
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-30

TRt,rMESr OF ITYpRoruoprA.-Ac cor
4 respondent Of the Detroi, Tribune gives
an account Of the treatment pursued in
the recent case of II ydr phobis as Flint.
! Michigan. The subject OF so much discus
sion. Mr.. Burt True. was bi, .abij dog
last May. The dog hsi bitten him ID the
centre of the right hand Being Il the
country at the time. it was seine twelve
hours before he reached surgeon, who
cauterized the wound will, nitrate If sill
yer. The wound healed and remained 80
until it became irritable and broke ou.
again. Soon the first marked symptoms
of hydrophooia showed themselves. con
vul>ions. barking like a dog" frothing
at the mouth. aud making strenuous cx-
ertious to bite everything that esme near.
During the commissions the patient would
seize the pillows from his bed in his teeth.
and shake aud rend them with all the fe-
rccity Of all angry dog. An intense dread
of water also exhibited ITSELF the sight Of
which threw him into the most terrible
, conrulsions. at these times requiring the
united strength Of five men to keep him
under subjection in fact every symptom
of hydrophobia made itself conspicuous.
The patient was attacked on Friday
evening, January the 10Th. On Satur-
dav evening his physician. DR.. AFFORD.
reached him aud at once was convinced Of
the terrible nature of the disease. Hay-
lhg had similar case seven or eight years
ago. where the paticn, recovered under
his treatment. and has remained we'll ever
since, after consulting the physician pres
cnt, DR.. Mccall. it was decided to place
III" patient under the same treatment
Which had been successful in the former
case, which for the aid Il may be TO 9th
crs who suffer from the same disease, We
here give as follows:
The injection under the skin Of large
doses o: morphine. and the aimiuistrs-
ticns Of castor. which is a powerful anti
spasmolic. Abont one grain Of morphine
was injected under the skin once in four
hours and half drachm Of powdered cas-
tor. mixed with syrup. given internally.
The eject was to produce sleep in about
half an hour. which lasted about an hour
and half, when the convulsions returned
at intervals of an hour to an hour aud
half until nine o'clock on Sunday morn
ing. when the last couyulsion occurred.
after which he suffered severely from OBJ
stuate vomiting until Monday morning at
ten o'clock when that all ceased, leaving
the patient comparatively easy. bu. very
prcstrated. Since ,ha, time he has grad
ually improved. and now is to all Appear
ances quite we'll
Ia addition 70 the above treatment,
small quantities of chloroform were in-
hailed a, times. and on Sunday morning
the patient was wrapped in WOODEN blank
cts wrung cat Of n warm solution Of mu-
riate Of ammonia. This WAS the treatment
which checked the fearful malady. and
which for the sake Of humanity. DR.. Ak
ford is anxious should be pnblisAod to the
world and thoroughly tested.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-30
VI AND WHAT THEY
COST.

The best place to study botany is in the
feldswhera it becomes delightful COM
binatIon OF recreation and labor. II is not
convenient. nor would i: be altogether sat-
isfactory and pleasant to 60 to the des-
crts. juu.les, mountains and marshes to
study zoology. The next best thing is TO
visit menagerie AMI interview the un-
fortunate animals in prison. They are
not quite themselves any more than a man
is himself in irons. Tamel wild beasts
are really stale aud insipid compared With
their freshn"sss amid the scenes Of their
nativity. Tanned wild beasts, They are
impossible. They are no. tanned. thy
can only DC cowed. Their spirits can be
crushed. not broken. Will beasts can
not be tanned any more than barbarian
can be civilized. Remove the pressure Of
the stronger power and governing miud
and they relapse into the freedom end IL
csnse of mother nature who gave them
their unquenchable instincts.
Commerce subjugaies the whole field of
nature and weakens the pristine visor of
everything it embraces in its system Of
conquest. When wild plant is found to
be coed for something as a eommodi,ys
and is cultivated for that purpose. its con-
stitutioh undergoes change. 1t loses
some Of lis original favor. aud hosts of
enemies arise against il as if to ex,ermi-
nate the species. Wild beasts are hardly
in their natural fastresses. and they bat
tie successfully agains, the elements, but
when they are canghs and put in the the
nagene dens for commercial purposes,
they become very precarious pruperty.-
Although their appetitcs are carefully con-
suited. and their native climates A. far as
possible are reproduced for their comfort.
yet their whole life is a painting for free
dom while they languish in luxury. They
have lost vitakty. and their health l. ne
cessarily impaircd. This Is the charac-
ter Of the wild beasts VIC are permitted 10
lock st in menageries They are the best
that can be offered to our inspection, and
they doubtless suit the tastes of spectators
better ,hsh the real animal to be me, near
its chosen habittiou.
As an article Of commerce, IL mar be
Of interest to examine the /" tanned wild
beast in light in which We do not view
hin, when acting bis part in the .howuan's
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-30

500 to 500 pounds II raw mca, daily for
hons. tigers. leorards. etc. A healthy
elephant is said be eat ffom 500 to 700
pounds Of hay per day. besides poeks,-;ns
apples. cakes. etc. given him By the chill
dren for dessert.
: Camels eat about twice as much a. a
horse. Of the same kind of prevender.
GirasFes eat hay. oats aud corn. but il
they can do no better they can make .
living of young trees.
Bears are vegetarians. but all vegetari-
ans are not bears
&. Sea lions eat 100 peunds Of salt 6sh
day. Fresh water fsh are net good for
them. ~ e'7 :" -
The menagerie property in the Uui,ed
States. including animals. apparatus and
material requisite for their exhibition
and transportation is over $4,000, 900
worth.
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English Peer put TO death for high trea
son.
John Gerrad. surgeon. cultivated IN,
first botanical garden in London in 1867
The London College Of Physicians va.
founded in 1919. > H-
I Pins were first used in 1543, befor.
which time ladies used skewers. n
Plays were FIRST acted in Rome 24O B
c.
The use by royalty of I'VE, !" Instead o.
l. Is attributed to King John. of England
in 1899.
Arehi'ochus introduced iambic verso
900 years Il. G. a5,ItEsi. ,aiu, "a, lli-
The ~ ;sSrasf ssiisisips isos Rxash sri'
There have been and still are disputes
as to the age Of typography. The Chi
nese claim to have invented the system OF
printing from blocks of tables, in $50.
aud almost Immediately after by l.. Kos
ter, at Harlacm Holland with separate
wooden types: with metal type. Ly John
Geisisieich, his brother. Gnttenburg Of
Mentz. aad Faust. in 144l. Peter Schaef-
fer invented the method of casting type,
in 1852. Printing was introduced at the
University Of Oxford. England, with
wooden type, brought frcm Harleam bv
Fr. Gor<ellis. in 1859; brought to Lon
don by VIM. Ca1ton, mercer, in 147l
who had press at Westminster until
1894. when be died. Aldus Mauntius
cast the first Hebrew. Greek and Italic
characters; the first Greek book was prin-
tel IN liG1, aud the first Hebrew book in
l41S.
In 1ll7 it cost but twelve pence 10 pur-
chase a fat OK in England.
Prussia was auriently possessed by the
Ncnedi, W hose Kings were descended
from Arthirius, first King of the Hisuli.
on the Baltic, go B. C. Its original
name was Burussia. The Poles held pos
session, under King Jagello. in 1919 4:
the Grand Master of the Teutonic order
conquered them and held possession until
100, when be was made King.
There were three Queens in England at
one time. in 15l1, viz: Eugland, of France,
and Scotland
1 tie use OF quicksilver. or cinuihar., in
refining precious metals was discovered
in 1910.
James |. was seized by the Scottish no.
bles. Aug. 90. 1892. The act was termed
the Raid of Ruthven."
The medicinal use of cassia. mama and
SIENNA are snid to have been discovered by
Greek physician, in 1oi5.
The quadruplc alliance between crma-
ny. France. Holland ard Eugland was
concluded July 30, 17lS.
The first rebellion in English history
was BY the Scots and Danes, \. n. 1867.
in favor Of Edgar A;hlins against VIII
liam T.
The first notable riot in London was the
demolition Of The convent belonging to
Westminster Abbey. ~ d. l22l. The
rin-leader was hanged and his associates
had their hands and feet cut of.
The rose bush. it IS said, was first plan
ted in England. 1522.
The Russians attempted to- take Con-
stautiDoplc FIRST in SCI, under the Grand
Duke Rurick. and have been irving for it
ever since.
Amadeus was the name of the first Duke
Of Savoy, l411, 4. D.
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: From the Washington Capi,al.1
Hon JERE S. BLACK INTERVIEWED

In this day Of anxiety and ignorance
! while men go about in questioning way
striving to get ut the drift of coming events
the opinions of such sagacious man a,
the Hon. Jeremiah 5. Black src valuable
Ibis gentlDman can be listened TO with
profit, for if he is not msiructive at al
tunes he is sure ta be entertaining. hav.
ing line sense Of humor and vast stories
OF Information. We therefore hastenel
to draw him out as to the political situation
when we met at dinner table the other
night. Seated next the .:old man elo.
quent," We said:
Well. judge, what do you think oI
our nomination at Cincinnati p
Greeley -
"Ics. Greeley"
"You want my honest opinion ?"
Certainly"
well. had you raked this world and
the two adjacent you could not have found
hitter mau to DO candidate or more un.
fit one to be President
Why unfit? Is he not hones.?"
"Granted."
"Earnest
Probably"
"Able ?"
That depends upcn what vou exnec,
him to do. You recollect the story of the
farmer who yokeG up his hogs to plough.
The farmer resnsrked subsequently tha,
hogs were good to eat. but very irving when
you stte'nped soplough with them. Your
candidate has made a suece ssfnl journal and
written one or two clever books. bat he
has no qualifications for the Presidency. -
Il ou think be viii be elected I"
"lt looks likely. As I said, he is the
httest man to be a candidate know of
| once saw-before your time-one of the
ahlest Of statesmen and most accomplished
OF gentlemen turned cut At the end Of \
term Of the Presidency he had made emf
nsnt'y successful, BY three gold spoous.
There Is no telling what our beloved coun-
srymen may do when they once Set about
dc;n: H."
Then he runs against Grant"
''Exactly. Il is nos - easy 10 think Of
q man who ought not to bsas General
Grant. ! say oEght for certainly no man
can be found % little qualifsd fer the
place, Sho has committed such grave blum.
ders. to use the mildest ssrn, and vhcse
Shortcomings sze 80 weH known Is Grants.
and Jet when yca reoollees that The yass
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months and no psper 10 be discontinued until
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Tor the hrsiinsertion. and 20 cents for every sub
s"rucnt insertion. Eight lines or less constitute
square. lfthe number ofinsvriions be no,
marked on the Advertisement. II will he nuh-
'Ishcd until forbid, and charged accordingly.
liberal deduction made 10 those who aiyer-
tise by The year.
Cemu'unieaticns Of q personal character WIN
be charged, NJ the same rates advertisements.
obituaries over ten iiresin length will be charg.
Cd AT the rate nf 20 cents per square.
Al! eoulinu mentions for publication must be
accompanied with the real name Of the author.
or no attention vii he paid 10 them. The real
nafne OF the author will not he published unless
desired, hut We cannot crnsrn. 10 insert COM
muncaiions unless We know the writer.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-05
a Model Wife,

There has resided in the south end of Bos-
ton. for = number of years past a man and
wife, The man kind and indulcent hns.
band, the wife most extraordinary woman
which the sequel to this story viii show
They were In good circumstances, though NOT
saved up much money apparently. They
had lived for many years in this way. until one
day, the wife said to her husband, Husband
nicer than to rent" 'Ah." said the husl,a nd
~ .,'a.. cant afford flor t." But" said the wife,
give you one?" Certainly" SAYS lie. LITTLE
thinking 1t would ever come to pass. The
wife then presented him a sheet of paper
Ke.dtr what do you think that sheet of paper
WIS? 1t was nothing less than the deed OF
Of a nice house III this city, costing nearl,
1000. which amount the wife had saved ouI
OF the money her husband had given her t.
spend for various things. You can jud .e OF
the surprise to her husband Do YOU think
he Thought any less OF his wife? How many
wives do you think would do that? Wives
follow the example of this woman, and In
stead Of spending every cent your husban,
gives you, save some oft, and you may neve
regret it.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-05

Arsocrous MAssAcRE CoNFEssED-Th The muir
dor Of the Cook family At OAK Lake, Minnesota,
attributed to the Pilager Indians, has been con-
fs,,sd BY one Of their number, known as " Bobo-
link" He says.
Icampsd alone the night previous to the mur-
dsr. Started In the morning towards Cooks place;
called at Little Sioux's camp; his hoy walked with
mo short distance; we talked about nothing but
hunting They asked me where my partner was:
sud did not know. After leaving Little Sioux S
camp made up my mind to commit this crime,
because wss poor and wanted clothing. Iarrlved
q. Mr. Cooks little after dark opened the
door without knocking, and Immediately shot MIR.
Cook, who was sitting and reading. Mrs. Cook
seized Mr.. Cook and held him on tina chair until
reloaded my gun and shot her, when they both fell
together. / then went into the house, taking a
stick in my hand, where found three children. -
struck each Of them on the head with nv stick
and killed them. They did not cry or moan.
then took the furs and threw them out OF doors
Mr. and Mrs. Cook were dead. l took the gold
ring from Mrs. Cooks finger, then went inte the
other room where got the clothing and Other
things; took these things all out of doors ano
PACKED them to carry. I then put some ha,
against the door end set it on lire; the house was
old, and was in flames before I got away, l dc
not consider the ahove brave act and have neve
felt brave until to-day sncs havs told the trutl
know will be hanged, and intend to give th'
Wsr-whoop ON that occasion.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-07-05

A great deal Of curiosity has been excited 10
know where the money came from to pay for
the new Seneca sandstone stables which fresi-
dent Grant has built in the VIII te House
grounds. without any authority for making such
IN expenditure. 1t il reported that members
Of toe Appropriation Committee Who have TAX.
en- the pains to inquire into the subject have
ascertainsd that the money used for these stables,
amounting to $48,0 900, has been taken from the
appropriation fur the new State Department
building. Such misaPpropria,ion Of the pub.
lie funds would be entirely characteristic Of
Grant, whose disregard Of Law where il inter
feres with the execution Of his desires has often
been shown. And it is not at all surprising
tha, PresidentsRho cares more for his horses
than for the duties Of his Office should be desir
ous Of giving them fine quarters 80 long as he il
able to do 50 At the public expense. 1t is for,u
nate thai Grants time is drawing to a clo.e
Otherwise the country might be exposed to ths
mort,6cation Of seeing thousands Of dollar
diverted froln some otter Congressional appro
ton - build a palatisl kennel for his bul
pupa-[N. Y. Sun.