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LLIELSI ILl NlSI ElMIl5II
WORK.
oysters, Vince. ale, sec.

rENHE Oyster Season has commenced, aud the
undersigned is prepared to supply The Beet
that the Cts markets afford, by the Plate or in
quantities o. suit purchasers for fan or other use
Also a choice stock of Wines, Philadelphia
Ale on Draught, and other liquors. \ superior
stock Of genuine Champagne at Cost
PFEIFFCR Copper Distilled Pure Rye Whis-
ky-aualyzed and pronounced chemically pure BY
DR.. Akin, Prof OF Chemistry, &c, Of the Uni
versitg Of Maryland-for sale FOR medicinal pur-
poses and otherwise by
FAYETTE B. SOUDERS,
Basement Of Jefferson Building.
Sept. Is, 1877.
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Boot and Shoe Making.

7 IGHTNING Stove Polish, best and chespest
1 4 in the market, for sale By
Nov II. DUKE GALLAHER.
WE ha We just received our Stock OF Stamped
w and Pressed Tinware-cOnsisting of Dish
Pans, Sauce Pans Wash Basins, Pie Plates, Jel-
ly + ate., &c, &c, which will be sold lower than
ever. DUKE d GALLAHER.
BEAUTIFUL Tin Chamber Sets, very low, for
} sale by DUKE 4 GALLAHER.
ENNAMELED Sauce Pans for sale By
Il, DUKE & GALLAHER.
EOOT TUBS, painted in all colors, for snle by
DUKE e GALLAHER.
MICA, for Coal Stoves, fo- sale By
WI DUKE & GALLAHRR.
NEW Mouso Traps-bcst ever used for sale BY
Nov. II, IT. DUKE 4 GALLAHER.
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Ready For christmas.
Holiday and Staple Goods

NEW LONDON RAISINS, New Cooking
Raisins, New Dried Currants. New Figs,
New Citron. Almonds, IS boxes Raisins and
Oranges and Lemons, at lowest rates, bv
". EBY.
Ii sale by w. ELY.
HANDSOME Toilet Sets, China Cups and
Ssucers, Mugs and Glass Sets; Beautiful
China Tea Sets, good assortment, for sale BY
DLATED Casters, very best Tea and Table
1 spoons, cheap, by W. EBY.
GtHOICE Canned Peaches, Tomatoes and Corn,
\ for sale by W. EBY.
nRIED PEACHES-Pealed and unpcalcd. just
- received by W. EBY.
OYSTER, Water and Soda Crackers, Sugar
" Novelties, Spced Nuts, Sugar Jumbles, Lem
on Snaps. Cocoanut Drops and Cornhill Crackers,
all fresh, forsale by W. EBY.
TNIRE Crackers and Torpedoes for sale BY
/ W. EBY.
nGNE Apple and Cream Cheese, Italian Maca-
[ roni and Cocoa Nuts, just received and for
sale by W. EBY.
DISING sun Stove Polish for sale by
CALF PETRE. Ground audWnole Pepper. and
- Pure Cider Vinegar, by W EBY.
n 0. MOLASSES-New Crop just received,
n. for sale by W. EBY.
CANDIES-Foreign and Domestic, for sale by
Dec l., 1877.
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State Of West Virginia,
Jefferson County, Set.
IL The County Court, December Rules, 1871.
At Rules held in the Clerks Ole Of said
Court the First Monday in December, 1877.
Realm b F. MILTON and MARIETTA S.
MILTON. use Of Marietta ) Milton,
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The Sauuiou papers pay splendid tributes
to The purity Of character and personal worth
Of the venerable John Wayt, ot that town, who
died on Wednesday q las, wo,k-aged 50
years. lie was a Ruling Elder in tho proeby-
tcrian Church, for many years leading uer-
chant in WlyuesborJ', and subsequently To-
SiSunion occupied responsible positions 10
Bank. and Trust Companies The Ijnlica,or
concludes It's notice Of bin 10y remaIkiug that
Go bis integrity was spo.les'; his heart gentle
and kindly, lis intercourse With men marked
by tbs, universal courtesy which came from
love Of D.. fellow-men, aud bis service to CO.
vas spresi over bis whole life
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Gen Benjamin ugssr well-known g. many
Of our county peopIe,-aayirs been several
years Superintendent of the Arnory az Har-
Per's Ferry, died on Friday morning Of last
week a, Charleston, South Carolina, where be
Was on a visit Gen. Huger was native Of
South Clroln1-anl before the war was q
distinguished officer 10 the United States Army.
lie j5inel the fortunes o. the South, and be-
came MAJOR Gcueral-ParticiFatius in some
@ iSo notable battles Of the var. OF late
years be has been living 10 FauQnier County.
Virginia, engaged 10 toe pursuits Of agricul-
turo Where De was bes, known be was es-
TENED for lis kiujooss and courtesy, ard is
well remembered Tor bis character luI skuIas
an officer
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Acii0n Of Dcst aod AHgcInent rs DefRdan
I'm BiyIey
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Oct. 90, 1877
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Grange Glesnings.

Harper's Ferry, December 10
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

threads began to glisten in Arkwright's
=sae+pe., hair, although he was not vet
thirty. And Virginia Wilde lost some
Of her fresh brightness and elasticity,
but she never for moment wavered
in her loving allegiance.
"I will wait for him, though it be a
lifetime" said she.
One day a gentleman called at the
Court to see its gloomy and selfcon-
tanned master.
"Did he send up a cardP asked
Arkwright.
"No, sir" answered the man, who
had lately entered service at Arkwright
Court.
'Then tell him l see no visitors"
"But, sir" pleaded the man, che
said his business was of special ur-
gency."
Arkwright hesitated moment; then
he went down stairs, slowly and unwil-
lingly.
"Great Heavens p he exclaimed
starting back. "Adrian HarwoOd ?"
eyes, old fellow, it is l" said Har-
wood, airily. "Been all around the
world. Just returned from China
And never once dreamed, until I heard
of it here, that my abrupt departure
could make such whirlpool Of mis-
chief Forgive me, please, Arkwright," /"
holding out his hand, "for indeed |
meant no i'll. 1 was angry with you,
and meant to make you repent your
rash words and naughty airs-but I
never anticipated this ] Say that you
forgive me now, Arkwright p
Charles Arkwright was silent for a
moment. A sufocating sensation rose
up in his throat, as he remembered all
that he had endured in consequence of
this mere whim, this idle caprice of
Harwood's fancy. But it was only for
a moment, and then he took Adrian's
hand.
eyes," said he; Il forgive you"
He was married to Virginia Wilde
the next week, and they were happy at
last. But it was not the fresh, buoyant
happiness that might have come with
their earlier days. They had suffered,
and they we're at peace-that was all.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
"stOp MY Paper"

The following remarks are too good
to be thrown one side, without at least
a passing notice. They are true to the
letter, and suitable to all localities.-
We are of opinion that the weakest
capacity cannot fail to understand
them:
1t is astonishing what exalted no
tions some persons have of their own
Importance. They seem to imagine
they are altogether necessary to the
onward roll of our little world, and
that if, by any means, they should be
showed out of the way, the screws
would be so loose that the old machine
would no longer hold together and of
course, if such important personages
only say to an editor, "stop my paper"
the whole establishment must 60 to rot
instanter. We have often laughed in
our sleeve-though outwardly we look
ed as grave as an owl-when one of
these regulators of the world has
marched into our editorial sanctum,
and ordered a discontinuance of his
paper. And it always does us good to
see how the starch is taken out of him,
while the editor smilingly replies,
Certainly, sir, with the greatest plea
sure, Just as soon as the clerk has en-
tered a hundred or more names, which
have been just sent in" The mighty
man Wits down like the narrative of
whipped spaniel, and he shrinks away,
muttering to himself, "Well, am
afraid that stopping my paper has not
ruined him after all"
These swells who stop their papers
on account of some milf which has
found its way into their Uranium, are
sure to watch the time of the next
issue, thinking that another number
will make its appearance; and they
are sure to borrow their neighbor's
copy to see if it does not contain the
editors farewell address to his readers.
We once knew minister, who, in
describing the Christians character,
and the circumspection of his walk,
said the way to heaven required as
much care as it did for cat to walk
on a wall covered with broken bottles. |
1t is something 50 with an editor, if he
is to please everybody.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
A TRAMP's HISTORY.
His Capabilities, Devices and General
Achievements in Life

HIS Capabilities, Devices and General
Achievements in Life
He stood in the dusty road for some
time, apparently accommodating, with a
view of ascertaining whether the slight
hedge which inclosed Mr.. Jones place
concealed any lurking bulldog or
spring guns. He was a tramp, and
having satisfied himself that there were
no death or damage-dealing engines
concealed in the shrubbery, he opened
the gate and proceeded to the back
door, on which he knocked as one hav-
ing authority. Mrs. Jones responded.
"Please'm, could you give poor
man who has walked seventy-eight
miles since breakfast something to eat ?
I amt particular, so long as it amt
cold; and I can't a bear coffee with
more than two humps of sugar in it and
too much cream. It makes me bilious.
I'll sit here on the stoop while you're
getting the things ready"
Now Mrs. Jones is a very nice little
woman, but she was alone and natur-
ally lacking in nerve, and presently
the tramp was discussing a bountiful
repast, while she, taking up position
ofstrategic importance, prepared to fall
back upon the sideboard and defend
the spoons, if necessary. But the peri
patetic was not pugnacious; far from
it.
"You don't know" queried the un-
welcome visitor, as he munched
doughnut, "you don't know of any man
round here who would like to hire
gentleman to look after his horse or take
care of garden or act as private sec
retary, do you?''
Mrs. Jones shook her head.
81 should like" remarked the gem
tleman, "to find some nice OF man who
would want a gentleman to read the
papers to him. l know all about the
war, do. I can wrestle with the Turk
ish names and throw 'em every time.
I'm a horseshoer by trade, but Lord
bless yer, what can man do in these
times of general depression and bust
ness stagnation. I tell yer I can just
sling them Turkish names; been there
myself"
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

'She had seen him" so she said, con
the top of the back porch, and believed
that he had jumped off and run into
the garden. She wished they could
ketch him and kill him, for he would
keep a comm there after her young
misses, and she kept a tellin' them
that he was bad man, and that he
would get them into trouble, and now
it had all come true, and she wished
they would ketch him and kill him.
and make an end of it. Darkness
had now fallen, but still the search was
prosecuted with lighted candles until
the officer in command was fain to be-
lieve that the old woman had told the
truth, and that in some unaccountable
way Stringfellow had made his escape
from the house. At one time this Off
Ger stood at the window beneath which
lay the object Of his search, and so
close to him that Stringfellow feared
that the beating of his heart would be-
tray his position. There he lay with
pistol in hand ready at the moment of
discovery to sell his life as dearly as
possible. The candle was thrust out
of the window that the top of the
porch might be examined. The shadow
of the board barely covered his person.
In another instant the candle was with
drawn and Stringfellow was saved.
Had the sun been shining his discovery
would have been inevitable.
Chagrined that an escape should
have been effected where escape SEEM
ed impossible, the enemy, after linger-
ing for perhaps half an hour, took
their departure. In the meantime
Stringfellow, unstrung by the excite
ment and sudden revulsions of feeling
through which he had passed (for the
whole search had been audible to
HIM, had fallen into a sleep of nerv-
GUS exhaustion, from which he did not
awake until the woman who had saved
his life laid her hand upon him to in
form him that he might leave his hid
ing place. In the confusion of the
sudden awaking he at first thought
that he had been discovered by the
enemy, and he was about to attack his
deliverer, but he soon realized his
position. His life was saved under
circumstances where hope seemed use
less. His horse and accoutrements
were captured; but that mattered lit
tie, for horses and blankets were plen-
tiful in the Federal army, and he soon
remounted and refurnished himself at
the expense of those who had hoped to
be his captors.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

PADDLE Your Own CANoE.-Young
man you must paddle your own canoe !
1t is, on the whole, better that you
should. See that young man whogets
into canoe purchased with the money
of his parents or his friends. When
the vessel is launched, he must have it
padded by hired hands, while he lolls
back, and perhaps sees nothing but an
unsubstantial shadow of himself in the
smooth waters. By and by the canoe,
through carelessness and presumptuous
steering, is dashed among the rapids
and he goes down. Should he come
up again, he finds that he is abandon
ed by all, and that he has made a
wreck where he might have made a for
tune.
Young man or womanl paddle your
own canoe. Even if you are favored
with parents and friends who can give
you one, be sure you earn it by the
worthiness of your lives. In high pur-
poses, in noble resolves, in generous
deeds, in purity and virtuous endur-
ance, and blameless conversation, let
your endeavors to paddle your own
canoe be seen by all. Pull awayl If
the paddle breaks while pulling against
the rapids, have another ready. If
you have but one, pull with the stump
of the old. Don't relax one effort.
One stroke lost, and it may be the fatal
one. Pull awayl your canoe if you
have built it, like your friend, of the
right material in your character, viii
hold as long as yourself will. Pull
away, and before long you may find
yourself in as fair haven as the man
that paddles his own canoe"
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
shippIng Fruit to Distant Markets.


A firm Of Chicago commission mer-
chants i1avo sstltlfeal j dressed 3 Letter Letter to the
McComb City Intelligencer in regard
to shipping fruits and vegetables from
Mississippi to Chicago. The advice it
gives is fully as useful to fruit-growers
everywhere as in Mississippi, and we
know many of our readers will profit
by its appearance here.
Let your fruit destined for market
at large distances be fully grown, but
not fully ripe. Ifnot full grown, its
taste is insipid; if full ripe it is parti-
ally decayed before it arrives. As to
packing your packagesshould beflled
tightly as possible without MASKING or
bruising, to prevent shaking or moving
about in the package. 1t is also i'm
portant that the fruit when packed
should be cool and dry (no dew or rain
on it, and kept cool till delivered to the
express company or other carrier, not
being allowed to remain in the sun and
become heated. As to package, the
crate Of fruit and quart boxes we think
are the bestso fardevised. For peaches,
pears and tomatoes the third-bushel
box is the best we know. But some Of
these are not properly constructed.
Some manufacturers use one broad
board for each bread side of the box.
This gives an opportunity to the pack
er to cheat, which, in Illinois and
Michigan, at least, has been used to the
cost and disgust Of buyers and consum-
ers, until they have become suspicious
and insist on seeing the fruit before
they buy it. Your people may be more
honest than in the North, but so often
have our buyers been defrauded that
they take nothing for granted, and will
insist upon proving the quality of the
fruit by an inspection of it. Hence in
your fruit-boxes let each broad side
have two boards or stats with say half
an inch space between them, so that
the fruit can be seen at a glance. The
boxes should also be constructed as
light and of as light material as posi-
bic to give it the requisite strength.
The distance from market requires that
as little time as possible shall elapse
between the gathering and delivery to
the express company. Long distance
also implies costly transportation. Poor
fruit costs as much for transportation
as good fruit. As the crop is sreported
large, poor fruit viii leave nothing for
the shipper after paying for boxes,
gathering and packing, express charges
and commission. Therefore, send moth
ing but choice fruit. People will not
pay for poor fruit when they can get
good at price that they can afford.
To recapitulate; Gather only your
choice fruit; pack carefully neatly, hon
estly; be careful that it is not wet with
dew or rain, nor heated by the sun;
deliver to express company as soon as
possible after gathering, and mark or
brand your name and place ofresidence
on each box as a guarantee of the
quality Of your goods.
Also send your commission merchant
by mail notice of what you have sent
him, and the quality. Ifyou want any
information pertaining to your busi-
ness with him, write him for it. He
will be glad to answer you if he can.
Your interest and his are natural.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
grlrft aanptrp.
q "
TWENTY YEARS AGO.


It was twenty years, and now Pm old and
gray;
found to-day.
Ny eyes are growing dim and my steps are
weak and slow,
Oh where is now the laughing girl Of twenty
years ago2
wonder if my heart grows gray, like to my
sunny hair;
All, me ! they've been weary years of sorrow
and of care.
And as / sit tonight by the frelight's golden
glow,
Ny heart recalls one summer eve full twenty
years ago.
The stars shone soft and bright, and the gentle
signing breeze
Sung lullabies to sleeping birds whose cradle
was the trees;
We stood together hand in hand, with whis-
pered words of love,
With only summer flowers to hear and glow
ing stars above.
Heart answered heart; he loved me true, and
would have died for him;
Ah, well It's many years ago, yet my eyes
will grow dim.
Twas only light word spoken, but two hearts
were full of pride,
So we tread alone the path we should have
walked side by side.
A word, look, jarring tone, and lifetime
ofregret;
Meath a ceaseless touch heart may break,
and the music Time will set
To the dreary words in minor strain, mourn
fnl, deep and low
Such is the song my heart has sung since
twenty years ago.
All, well the sunny days of youth have glided
far away
feel the heavy hand of Time, and my hair is
growing gray;
The shades of night have deepened, and my
fire is burning low,
And gone with the light are the girlish dreams
Of twenty years ago.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23

Have you ?" said the unfortunate
woman, beginning to look upon the
tramp as pOssibfy Il 1nerit0rious rsl
er down on his luck, or a Russian
grand duke taking a pedestrian tour
incog.
"Yes, was in the Crimea. Ifta
through it, and was twice mortally
wounded. 'Spose you've heard about
the six hundred. Well, 1 was one of
'em. Saved Lord Cardigan's life. Tell
you how it was. When we rode into
the Russian battery fourteen of the
Cossacks made straight for Cardigan.
Me an him were great friends; brought
up from childhood together, an when
I seed the Cossacks going for him l
went for them. They was altogether
in heap. I was lancer, an I run
my lance clean through seven of them;
strung 'em like herrin.' Lord Cardi-
gan says to me, says he: Tom, ye've
saved my life, God bless YER He and
me allus called each other Dick and
Tom. Well, yer never see a man so
grateful. He wanted me to marry his
oldest daughter, but I told him I was
married already. Get a divorce
says he. No. says I, I can't do that
Yer never see a man so mad as Cardi-
gan was then. He thought / was slitin
him. Fust he raved, then he wept
like child. But / see a man COM
ing, and I may be in the way" And
he lodged round the corner OF the
house and was off justas Jones and the
dog entered it. Jones subsequently re-
marked that you could make woman
believe most anything.-BOston Trau-
eler.
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
The IMpERrNENcE OF BEeGARs.-


The IMPERTINENcE OF BEGGARs.-
A lady, who is quite benevolent, says
that each person who solicits aims has
a peculiar style of his or her own, and
that that style is either made up Of
gross impertinence or professional
whine. She has yet seen only few
who did not in some manner consider
it favor to have food or raiment Civ
en- to them. One youth always ad-
dresses those from whom he solicits
grufiy as follows: 'Guv me some cold
victuals." Another in a doleful way
says: please marin, give me a
penny to buy loaf of bread for my
sick mother" If penny is refused
she Airts herself away quite angrily,
and for several minutes bombards the
house with feminine imprecations. One
woman is always after clothing. She
is familiar with the name Of about
every piece Of clothing man, woman
or child would be likely to wear, and
she makes a separate inquiry in regard
to each, as to whether the lady has it
to spare, not being satisfied until she
has gone through the whole list, and
in her mind checked off each article,
unless the door is closed in her face.
One day she was given white skirt,
and after looking it all over she in
quired: "Hain't you got one with a
rufie on to it? I think that looks SO
much more genteel." !"
Middletown transcript., 1877-06-23
A Narrow Escape.
An incident in the Career OF stusrt's
FavOrite Scout.

FavOrite Scout.
Major Mcclellan in Philadelphia Weekly Times
1t was during one of those periods
when the line of the Rapidan river
divided the two armies that the follow
ing remarkable incident occurred: A
considerable part of the counties Of
Fauquier and CuIpeper, while not ac-
tually occupied by the enemy, was con-
stantly subject to visits from their
cavalry, and it was in this district that
Mosby and Stringfellow. were at that
time operating. Stringfellow and a
number of Mosby's men had been hos
pitably entertained at a certain man
sion by ladies whose male relatives
were all in the Southern army. A late
dinner had been provided, after par
taking of which all had departed ex-
cept stringfellow and one young man
whom he had persuaded to remain be-
hind his party, and who soon betook
himself to the sofa in the parlor for a
nap. Time passed rapidly and plea
sanity in conversation with the ladies
until about sunset, when the sudden
alarm was given that company Of the
enemy was approaching the house.
Stringfellow's first thought was for bis
comrade, asleep in the parlor, and he
rushed to that room to awake him, but
he found that he had already received
the alarm and had succeeded in reach
ing his horse in time for fight. Run
ming to the front door he was greeted
with volley of carbine balls crashing
through the panels, for the enemy had
seen his approach through window
and felt secure Of him. Escape being
impossible in this direction, he turned
to a window at the back of the house,
but on raising this he was saluted by
a blue coat who discharged his gun
almost in his face. Evidently the house
was surrounded, and there seemed to
be but the faintest hope Of escape. As
a last resort he ran up stairs hoping to
find some hiding place, or perhaps at
some auspicious moment to be able to
jump from the back porch and escape
to the adjacent garden. At the head
of the stairs he was met by an old negro
woman, the faithful slave and nurse of
the young ladies of the house. She
offered to secrete him, and leading him
to window which opened upon the
back porch she showed him board
projecting from the lower windOw-sill,
between which and the roof Of the
porch it was barely possible for him to
squeeze his body. Stringfellow lost no
time in availing himself of this posi-
ton, for the enemy had now gained
entrance to the house and were busily
searching the first floor.
Not finding him they ascended to
the second story, where they were met
by the negro woman upon whose faith
fuIness stringfellow's life now depend
ed. Nor did she fail him. With ready
wit she volunteered to assist in the
search. Every bed, every closet, every
chimney-place, every nook which could
by any possibility afford any conceal
ment was carefully examined, but all
without result. All the time did the
faithful negro assure the searchers that
Stringfellow was not in the house.