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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19
POETICAL.
HIS FIRST, BEST FRIEND.


t.. The following touching verses from the Dub
lin Frseman-w wonderfully pathetic in their
simple fidelity to one Of the noblest relations
and emotions in human nature-represent an
Irish mothers message to her emigraut son in
America by another emigrant just about to
sail, and will find responsive echo in all kind
hearts; % td
Remember, Denis, all'I baie you say;
Tell him we're well and happy, thank the Lord !;
But of our troubles since he went away
You'll mind, avic, and never say word
0fcares and troubles, sure, we Te all our share,
The finest Summer isn't always fair
Tel him the spotted heifer calved in Nav;
She died, poor thing; but that you neednt mind
Nor how the constant rain destroyed the hay;
But tell him'Go 20 US was ever kind,
And Whenthc fever spread the country Der,
Ills mercy kep. the sickness from our door
Be sure you tell him how the ncighbors came
And cut the corn and stored il in the barn;
'Twould be as well 20 mention them by name
Pat Murphy Ned McCabe, and ShAmGs earn,
And big Tinr Daily from bcliihd the hill;
r, And say, agrG-oh, say, mss him still.
They came with ready hands our toll to share;
Twas then | missed him mOst-my own right
hand
! felt, although kind hearts were rOund me there,
The kindest heart beat Ia a foreign land
Strong hand! brave hearl.-one severed far
o. from iue
BY maay a weary league Of shore and sea.
And tell him she was with us-he'll know who;
Mavourueen, hasn't she the winsome eyes
The darkest deepest, brightest, bonniest blue
ever saw. eScep. in Summer Skies
And such Bla ,k hair lit is thG'blackest hair
That ever rippled over neck so fcir
Tell him old Pincher fretted many day.
And moped, poor dog twas well he didn't die,
Crouched by the roadside, how he watched the
way,
And shifted the travellers as they passed him by
Hail. rain OF sunshine, sure twas all the same,
He listened for the foot that never came.
Tell him the house is lonesome-like and cold,
The fire itself seems robbed Of half its light,
But maybe it's my eyes are growing old,
And things look dim before my falling sight.
For all that, tell him twas myself that spun
The shirts YOU bring, and stitched them every
one. ....
Give him my blessing morning, noon and night
Tell him my prayers are offered for his good,
That he may keep his Maker still in sight,
And firmly stand as his brave father stood
True TO his name, his country and his God,
Faithful 20 home, and steadfast still abroad
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

4 committee appointed by the Mineral
County West Virginia. Court and Vice
President Keyser aud Hon II. G. Davis, u. S.
Senator, representing the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Co., had conference at New Creek
on Friday week, relative to the amount Of
taxes due from the railroad company to the
county, about which there has been considera-
bic dispute for some time past. The repre-
sentatiyos Of the company made an offer Of
$4,000 for the back taxes and 81 500 per
annum hereafter. This offer was accepted by
the committee, and viii doubtless be ratified
by the court.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19
ONLY A HEART!


1t is not stone that will bruise, my lord,
Nor is it serpent that will sting;
A thorn TO rend, sword to pierce,
Or any vile, poisonous thing.
Only q heart-a wOmau's heart;
Step on it! crush It so
Bravcly done like gentleman,
Turn on your heel and go.
Only heart Wha harm is done?
Let it bleed in the dust and moan;
Or stifeit anguish as best il may,
Or stiicn, my lord, into stone.
Only heart, it was fresh and young,
And tender and warm, knUw
As pure as the spirit Of chastity,
Ny lord, and it loved you SO, ID
Nothing is lost let it die, NY lord
Let its death be quick or SLOW; o. r.
Such hearts are as plenty as summer leaves
We find them wherever we 60.
Only heart! do not fear, my lord;
Nobody on earth is near
To come to the cry Of the wounded thing,
And God Is too far to Lear.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19
Papa, DON'T Bury Me Deep"

In the Spring of 1869, a little girl died Of
consumption in Frederick city, aged eight years
and three mouths A few days before she
died she called her father to her bedside and
said. Papa, when die, don't bury me deep
not more than 50 d,ep,' holding up her
slender and emaciatcd arm aud measuring from
her shoulder out. 90 it is so hard to be put
down so deep in the cold, damp ground and
please don't place any marble slab On my grave,
it will be So dark under it, and it will press
so heavy upon my little breast Sod my grave
nicely, aud plant a tree at its. bead 50 that the
wild birds can gathsr in It's branches and sing
for me- After pause she continued, But
It seems to Inc | would rather have our birds
sing for me than the wild birds.
Couldn't you let brother Willie and sister En-
ma bring our cage Of little birds out to tic
cemetery every Sunday morning and leave
them SIM % me all day2 Then when you
are all at church in town it won't seem SO lone
some out there by myself" Z few days after
this, Annie died, and her a1ectionate parent
did everything as she requested. She was
buried shallow, the grave nicely sodded and a
tree planted at its head. And still yet every
Sabbath morning, Willie aud Emma can be
seen going out to theicemetery with their cage
Of little birds to Annie grave.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

Sixteen years ago the Rev. Hiram Bingham
and his wife landed on one Of the Kings Mills
or Gilbert group Of islands, in the Pacific
Ocean, 1000 miles southwest Of Honolulu
Here were 10000 700 natives, living in
the lowest state Of heathensm, nc written Lam
guage, cruel and savage, no commodity for
trade but cocoanut oil, and their clothing the
merest 6g-leaf arrangements. Among such a
people this missionary took up his abode, aud
through numerous hardships, often in poor
heahh, aud facing most formidable difficulties,
he Pressed forward in the great work Of giving
the Word Of God to this benighted people
And & public meeting at Honolulu on the
18th o. April last, the finished translation Of
the entire New Testament vas presented to
the audience, the King oftha Sandwich Islands
aud otha uOtables being present, in cordial
sympath, w:th this great and good work.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

LAST CHANCE To APoLoGIzE.-A man in
Massachusetts, had an unreasonable grudgo
against bis minister that lasted twenty-five
Years But, at last the hand Of death knocked
at the door Of the parishioner, aud he sent for
bis pastor The good man hastily obeyed the
summons with a solemn delight, as bis being
thus called showed melIcwing Of the heart
Of the dying man which promised recoucilia-
ton both with heaven aud himself q" You
sent for me- :" he said as be approached the
bedside. "Yes," answered the dying man,
whose breath was now short and difficult,
have but lew-few hours to live, and sent
sent for you to say that-that this is your
last-last chance to apologize"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19
Collection Depot.

TINHE Charlestown Depot, Winchester Stras-
burg Branch of the b. & o. Railroad, has
been madea Collection Depot. Freightswil here
after be collected al Charestown. instead as here
tofore, at the points from which shipments arc
made. All persons receiving freight on and after
August lst 1872, will be required to pay for the
same before removal. j. d. STARRY,
Aug. 3, 1872. Agent.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

Temperance and labor are the two best ply
sicians Of man labor sharpens the appetite,
and temperance prevents him from indulging
in excess.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

A Danbury agriculturist made a scare-crow
so Internally frightfnl thati not only kept
away the crows, but caused winter-killed
near tree TO leave.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

A California lover, who expected kick from
his sweetheart, sold bis good will to a rival for
a waistcoat.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

Rev. Robert CoIyer wishes that every rum
shop was chained in the bottomess pit Of hell"
We are opposed to anything that would tend
to encourage emigration to that locality.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

The orator who chained his audience has beoa
sued for false Imprisonment.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

ltONNENIENI totut Depots of all the South
I cru and Western Railroads and Steamboat
Landings, saving Hack hire. Street Cars pass
every tive minutes conveying passengers TO alisec-
t'a-oi th. City, making 10 d, convenient as any
Uut..u Baltimore. Althe Appointments oithis
NHus. lre i-.t class trr reasonable charges. This
house IS supplied with -be National Fire Escape,
ALSO the ExtiugUisAcr. Water convenience on
every t.oor. Il. SHARE, Proprietor.
H
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

An editor may not be religious, but he gen.
orally has al umbrella Which keeps lent
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19
tSTTEFFS PIANOS!
OF FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS

UPWARDS OF FIFTY FIRST PREMIUMS
AND
Gold and Silver Medals
UTERE awarded to CHAS. NJ! STEEP. for
+" w '.the best PIANOS in competition with all
the leading Manufacturers OF the country.
OFFICE AND WAREROOMS,
No. 9 y. Liberty ST., Baltimore, Maryland
The superiority Of the Unriyalled Stiefi Piano
Forte, is conceded by al who have compared it
7yith others. In their New Grand Square Scale,
ia Octaves, the manufacturer has succeeded in
making the most perfect Piano Forte possible.
Prices will be found as reasonable consistent
with thorough workmanship. '"'''
A large assortment of Seeodd Hand Pianos al
WAYS on hand, from S75 to 5000 q ''
We are ayents the celebrated Burdett Cabi-
net Parlor and Church Organs, all styles and pri-
2es, TO suit every one, guaranteed to be fully equal
to any made.
Send for Illustrated catalogue containing the
names of over :. 500 Southeruers, 500 Of whom
are Nirginiaas, tyo hundred North Carolinians,
one hundred and fifty East Tennesseeans, and o.
theirs throughout the South, who have bought
the Stietf Piano since the close Of the war.
July -, lS72-yearly. April 10, 1873.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1873-07-19

Give him my blessing morning, noon and night,
Tell him my prayers arc offered for his good
That he may keep bis Maker still in sight,
And firmly stand his brave father stood
True to his name his country and his Cod
Faithful 20 home, and steadfast still abroad.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27

his checks, chest, and legs are Of lovely
pink salmon color. We calculated his weight
to be nearly one ton, and his mother would
make and weigh about three little hppos,
He eats and sleeps we'll and besides his nat
ural nourishmcnt, his meals consist Of chaif
bran, mangel-wurtzcl, scaldcd oats, biscuit
and sugar He is very fond OF anything
sweet He has already learned to beg for
food; he puts his head out between the bars
opens his mouth, and pricks his little ears
when he wants to beg, The cape of his
mouth Is about eighteen inches, he has al
ready most lovely set of teeth, ana the tusks
begin to project out Of his pink gums, His
mother is very waiChtul over him, and If she
thinks any one is about to disturb her child,
Kisses loudly like big snake. Every morn.
ing, when it is moist and wet, he and his
mother are let out into the bath outside; and
when it is dry and frosty they are kept in the
house as the frost would crack and parch
their delicate skins. When in his morning
bath he is very playful, and plungcs about
like a porpJi,c'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27
List of Patents,

The following Patents were issued from the
United States Patent Office to citizens of Illinois
for the week ending Nov. 18th, 1873. Reported
for the FREE TRADER by Alexander Il Mason,
Solicitors of Patents, COS Seventh street, Wash
inston, ID. C.:
Sitting Shovel-Chas Kaestncr, Chicago.
Hog Ridging Pinchers-J. c. Schoettle, Col
linsyille.
Farmers Boiler-Paschall CoYin, Pecatonlca.
Blind Hnge--L. Cathmann, Chicago.
Furnace for Disappointing Ore. {. Hege-
Ter and T. W. Natthesscn, La Sale.
Stovepipe Stretcher, Sc-G. Elsey, Sterllsg.
Clothes Tougs-E. A. Foulkc, Paris.
Safety Snap for Harness-Chas. w. Nichols
Chicago.
Railroad Switch-T. J. Reynolds, lrvington:
Potato Digger-Adare Williams, Mt. Carmel
Curtain Picture--J. I. Wallensaky, Chicago.
Reissue.
Gate Latch-James Bull Galesburg.
PLUCK" for Christmas or New Year
presents, at Bowman'S Gallery.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27

4 SINGULAR INCIDENT-We were informed
some days since Of very singular occur
renee which happened to a lady Of this place,
Mrs. Burney, which we think will bear re-
cording us one of the wonders of the day.
Mrs. b. has been a resident of this place for a
number OF years. in fact from her infancy,
(shc is a daughter of Dr. Rousseau OF this
place. and all who have been intimate with
her for the last few years know that she has
suffered much from very bad and apparent
ly deep-seatcd cough, which she and her
friends feared would lead into consumption.
Her parOXysms of coughing would come at no
stated intervals, but would frequently be very
severe, combining her to the house for several
days. One week ago last Sunday she was
seized with one of these spells of coughing
which was very severe, and during this par
oXysm she was surprised at bring up some
some hard substance; which upon eXamlna-
ton proved to be the point OF knife Dlade,
and which from the description given US,
must have been over half an inch IN iength,
and near quarter of an inch VIDE HOW
this piece of knife blade came there is IA
mystery to Mrs. b., and of course to every
one else. but its exit is a source OF much Joy
TO Mrs B. and all of her friends, as she has
exnerienced much relief, and firmly believes
that the knife blade was the cause OF her
coucb and that in time she will regain her
usual hpalth.-HenRepin Record.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27

4 writer in limit and Water says: The
9Th OF November being the first birthday OF
little Guy Fawkcs. the young hi2popotamus
! called at the geological Gardens to wish
the pretty little fellow many happy returns
81 ~. dsy' AMER lac had finished his break
fast; Prescott. the keeper, enticed Guy
Fa.aes and his mother outof the water, The
iiui. one Is - tame playful, and docile MS a
kitten We made him ont To be about SIX
feet four long, and two feet ten at the shout
ders His back is slaty black color, but
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27

! Bcrnicr, distinguished nobleman, at that
/ time in the kings service was about To visit
! England, and that he would have the pleasure
of giving him a letter Of introduction TO Nj.
/ Upton.
1 The banker read the communication with
feelings of pleasure. 1t was always crafty
ing to his vanity 10 bc the recipient of such
communications His wife, to whom he cX.
hibited the letter, at once began TO play II
match for her daughter Augusta. The latter
INDUCED in such screams of laughter that the
proprety Of her mother was shocked
1t was arranged that great dinner should
be given in honor Of tlc Counts arrival \
malicious smile was ever playing upon the
lips Of Augusta, which both her father and
mother attributed 70 u wrong motive.
In his old accustomed seat at the bank
Sandhurst Upton was sitting some moments
after, when the card OF Count Bcrnicr was
han led him.
"Show him in Immediately" cried the ban
kcr, springing toward the door.
The next moment he had mechanically
graspcd the hand Of the Count, and the two
stood regarding dach other in silence Al
length Mr. Upton spoke:
GLOW is this, believe am looking upon
Mr. Lewis>'
The Count smiled and sitting down by the
his visit to Hereford, and completely satisfied
the banker of the propricty Of his actions
Before leaving the bank Connt Bcrnier had
obtained Mr.. Tipton's consent to propose to .
his daughter.
Come down stairs, as he arrived at his |
door, absolutely forgetting for moment his |
dccorum. Come down here and see an old
acquaintance
81 s. s.
A few weeks later there was a grand time
at the Upton Mansions; every one was jolly, !
and none more so than DR.. Stole, as he fuss.
ed and fumed around the rooms Augusta
was to marry n0blcman after all. Her
mothers cup OF joy almost ran ovcr,--Tom
Delong was there, but did not call the count
a "lcllow' and suspended his slang phrases
except in one solitary instance, when his
luntasked him what he thought ofthe cercmo-
ny, he replied "WclI, the parson gave them
a pretty fair start, and | think on square
heat Gussy will come out ahead"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27
OTTAWA FREE TRADER: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 1878.

Farm products rather scarce on account OF
the dry summer I'VE have however an over
abundance Of rain just now.
Health has been unusually good this year
Respectfully, q. i. Il.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27
MEMORY BELLS.
ny GARNET Il. FREEMAN.

Memory bells are inging ringing
In the distance, far away
Do YOU hear them ugiug-siugng:
viii YOU tell me what they say?
DO you hear their silver Ginning;
DO you hear their mellow rhymIng:
Do you hear the dear, sweet story
OF your chdhood's fnr-0ii glory:
Do they take you back to years
Clouded by no haunting fears!
DO they speak OF summing hours
When YOUR way was strewn with flowers,
When rainbow archcd your sky,
And when Faith stood smiling by:
They are tolng-tOlliHg slowly;
Hear the echoes die away
Tender, lowly, sad and holy,
VIII YOU tell me what they say?
Do they ell of InanhoOds dreaming:
DO they tell of bright eyes bcaming;
Do they tell of loud words spoken?
DO they tell OF young hearts broken
Do they tell Of hopes you cherished:
Do they tell how faith has pershcd:
DO they tell how, night and day,
Cruel Fate has tracked her pray;
DO they tell of proud hopes blasted,
And of lies sweet treasures wasted:
Memory bells are pcaing-pcaling-
O'cr the ruins by the way
Through the minds dim chamber stealing;
VIII YOU tell me what they say?
Has your heart lost all It's IEhlneSs'
Has your life lost all its brightness;
Has your daystar set III gloom:
DO You hear the voice Of Doom
Mocking every grOan that bursts
From the aching heart that thlrto
For the love it ne'cr may share,
And the Joys 1t ne'er may wear
For the light by clouds o'crcasl
For the glorics Of the past:
Memory bells, Memory bells, softly DER yol
ringing;
Through years Of long silence lhcaryou to-day
SOOTHING 10 rest with the notes you are winging
Oh, Memory bells, shall tell what you say?
Over long years you are bearing me back
Over each step OF the desolate track
Over temptation, and yielding, and sin;
Over the hurry, and whirl, and din
OF a life that was dark; and knccl once more
At my mothers knee as knelt of yOre,
While she cells me story, sweet and brief,
OF the Man Of Sorrow, acquainted with grief"
And hear the lips that have long been clay
Pray for her boy rs she prayed that day.
oh! Memory bells, with your weird, strange
power
You have brought back my mother to nae this
hour,
And brought what you boarded with faithful
care
Her ieryent love and her earnest prayer.
You have stillcd in my bosom the tempest Wild
And made me again " as little child"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-12-27

INSTINCT OF lNsECTS.-Ants and beavers
lay up magazines. Where do they get their
knowledge that it will no, be SO easy to col
lect food in the rainy weather as il is in the
summer? Men and women know these things,
because their grandpapas and grandmamas
have told them SO; ants, Matched from the
eggs articlalIy, or birds halched in this
manner, have all this knowledge by intuition,
without the smallest communication with
any of their relations. Now, observe what
the solitary wasp does; she digs several holes
in the sand, in each OF which she deposits an
egg, though she certainly knows not that an
animal is deposited in that egg, and still less
that this animal must be nOurishcd with other
ANIMALS She collects a few green flies, rolls
them up neatly in separate parcels dixie Bo-
lo.na sausagcs), and stutls one parcel into
each hole where an egg is deposited. When
the wasp-worm is h atCCd, it finds store of
provisions ready-madc. This instinct Of the
parent wasp is the most remarkable, as it
does not feed upon flesh itself. Here the lit
tie creature has never seen its parent; for, by
the time it is born, the parent Is always eaten
by the sp0rrows; and yet, without the slight
est education or previous experience, il does
Now the directors to the doctrine of instinct
may say what they please, but young tailors
have no intuitiyc mode of making pantalOOns
nature teaches cooks daughter nothing
about sippets. All these things with us re
quire seven years apprenticeship but in
seCts are like Moiere's persons of quality
they know everything Gas Moliere says with
out having learned anything.-SidHty Smih.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-25
Naval Movements.

BosToN, November 81. -Twcnty-onc hum
drcd persons are employed in the Charles
town nlVy-yard. The Franklin will DC
ready in two weeks.
PHILADELPHIA, November 2t.-Thirtecn
hundred men are now employed at the navy
yard. The monitor Ajax was taken OFT the
drry:1ock Yesterday, and the Terror takes
h,a: place to-day. The monitors Nantasket
and Jazon have been sent to private yards
for repairs. 1t is reported that all the mon-
tors at League Island will be put in order
at once.
Especial telegram 10 The Dispatch.I
NuRr0LK, VA, November 24.-The Mlho-
poc and the Os>ipec left here Yesterday at l
Z. Il. Botu ships are detained in the EoaJ,
By heavy weather.
The iri,ate Savannah is ordered into tom
mission Tor storcship.
The dispatch.b0at America went into
dock at noon to-day TO be fitted out for im-
mediate service between Key West aud Ha-
V3na, irutcnant-Commandcr Rogers in
charge.
Great crowds assembled on shore and At
the windows to See the ships 20 down.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-25
Supreme a.our. ,,ectsion.

WASHINGTON, November 24.-rn the case
of the United States against Lapine and
others, the Supreme Cour, to-day decided
TIA, where party advanced funds to firm
IN New Orleans TO be used by their agent in
the interior in the purchase of cotton prior
10 the capture of the city in 1862, all the
parties being then i'll New Orleans, and the
city was captured by the Federal forces be-
fore lie cotton WAS purchased with the funds
- advanced, the agent having gone into
tile interior prior TO the capture, his
agency to purchase cotton WIS terminated
by the hostile position Of his principal, to-
ward the cOtton-owners consequent upon
The capture. aud that a purchase OF cotton
afterwards was an ciicctlIal aid to the enc
my. II was forbidden by the soundest prin-
cin|cs of public law. The purchaser. there
fore, obtained no title to Tie cotton, and bad
no claim against The Government for it
capture. sl.. Justice Hunt delivered the
opinion, Justices Miller and Field dissent.
inr.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-11-25
Gt.:.I.c FREAKS OF Il s.I,l..sic

i,.ecio! le'c-'9'n 70 Inc Dlsr'ichI
CHARACTERISTICS Va November 49,
Rev Ah4fe" ''1h.oA carney naS come 10
gG!e-. IL was arrested mere 'o'I''S UPON '"r
caF9e ol Carrying coaeoaIe" weapons liz
had ptcacl'c" u >''"ifn Poin'' IL ,"o Town
orEIh@ TIC DAY ''la >ou'' ON "'" po7'@' 4
local rom one OF Tie HarrIsohbHr5 pr
pcIa deno+nHnE Inn Is acAeai i'u ''AI'''-
t"r.. tal- ciira-ed Iaiuey, WAC Tore lhc
Thing down. ana thchteloE"atd ID Ms >1t'
mon, uSaDh'lSra men ana mHlilitiH 10 sucl'