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n,ens tina, their issue of notes under The denom'a
lion of FIVE dollars was believed not by lhose
interested in the banks simply, but by me cominu"
within which they located, to be IN direct aia u
nacie by the institutions which made Tie s
and that the fleet Of those issues, under the cir
cumsances Of the and in The then condition OF e
currency is still thought 10 have been aiu'ary upon all
interests public and private These are circumstances
which as il seems 10 The committee, cannot escape Inc
attention of Congress deciding upon the pr"priey oil
the suggested modification OF this provision ot The depo'
site law Of 1886 =. =,
neral subject of legislation, covered by the hill upon
which os has been before remarked the Senate has act
cd during its present session, and which bill has Geen
long since sent the House OF Representatives Tor I'VE
concurrence of that body When that bill shall be act
ed upon the committee believe that an amendment l"
the erc, they have suggested will be proper and eSpe
dent and as they have bnrdan evidence that the at;fn
lion of ha, body has been repeatedly and expressly CALI
ed TO that particular point they have no reason to doubt
that it will receive The required mod'ca''on there, M
case the Judgment of the House. upon the pr"prey OF
i,s ,dopon snail agree with that which the committee
entertain and express.
They believe il, therefore, inexpedien that any nde.
peudpnt proposition accomplish this "h"c should, at
The present lime be originated in. acted upon by Ia"
Senate Should the bill referred to be rejected by The
House or should it be returned to the Senate wih"u,
the amcndme suggested, in either case ;he noiihca-
ton may be originated and passed independent ball.
without material consumption of time, in relation to Tie
business of this body while lis adoption By the other,
in the manner here suggested will save the time ana
forms of legislative action. For these reasons the com
m.e return the resolution 10 the Senate, wh"al any
proposition for the present action of the body upon any
one of its suggestions.
We have the pleasure of laying before our readers lie
following report Of The operations Of the Mint for the
past month The information gives must be very gra'
,fying 10 every one:
Mist OF TIE u.IrEp STATES,
June 5, ISIS.
SIR send you to day the usual report, required by
the Department. Of the gold coinage in May, and now
ptrsrnt to you the following statement Of The whole
amount Of coinage done al The Mint during the same
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Feb. 10

EDUNAWAYS.-Lef my plantation, in Albemare
EA, county, Virginia. rather than year since,
my negro man FONTAINE. about % years of age stout
strong made rather below the ordinary height and yery
broad several shades brighter than black very pleasant
coun,enunce and fine teeth | will give one hundred
dollars for his delivery me- if taken within the State
and two hundred if out Of the State. think it quite
probable he is about of the Iron Public Works
passing as free mani would therefore call the atten
ton of agents and specially TO this notice
Also, GARDENER, about 20 years of age, we'll pro.
por,ioned about ordinary size, black and when con-
fused, stammers very much. | will give the same for
Gardener as for Fontane. and twenty FIVE dollars for
each, if taken within The county, any where near
Lndsays Store, Abemarlc county, Virginia
MANN PAGE.
February 20 e0-2awtloMsy&wG
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and nseusible when sent to your lntirmary The P[ac.
tce according 10 the regular mode was exhausted ou
the efficacy of your medicine, and The vnpor pam u
SO sau,nry an effect that he was truly and astonsnngy,
aud nexpscedy to me- and all my family, also 10 the
establishment OF every person who saw him, soon re-
stored to life and health feel bound to confess the
fact and recommend all opposeis OF the system the
proprety of correctly what they DO oppose oe
fore they Condemn and do recommend me pFacce 70
ell who have los. their health. and the aic'ed TO your
tender fnA'S'S Is,
We the undersigned members and S'"ns Of M
Pace family do hereby certify that We are acquainted
with the boy Mr. Pace speaks OF, and saw MN cnfhs
his Illness and that every particular refaing 10 MS cure
sc which Mr.. z mentions is confirmed by US
ELIZABETH 2. PAGE,
Wisely PACE,
CARTER Z. CuSwAY,
ELIZABETH Smith.
The demand for humpsonan Practitioners is conlinu-
oy increasing and gentlemen of respectable character
cominu well recommended. can be admitted at the IN
Urinary as Students, on reasonable terms-where they
can enjoy all the advantages o. Dr. Thompson eIpe-
rence and have access lbe best Medical Library IN
the world In cases where course OF medicine IS Ia
ken change of linen is necessary no accounts Will
be opened-payments must in all cases, be made mad
vance.
Iura : S-w3w
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THE ETNA
FIRE Insurance EO21shNs,u

A RE continuing to take risks in Town and Country,
IA Dwelling Houses, Stores. Manufactures Mills
and other Buildings, and Furniture, Libraries Wear
ing Apparel Stocks Of Goods, Machinery, and the
Stock of Mills and Manufactures well as on most
other descriptions of insurab!e property The terms
will in all cases, be made favorable can be obtain
ed at any other good Office Applications 10 be made
either personally, by letter. to the Agent in Richmond
JOHN o. LAY,
AgeRt at Richmond
THOS K. BRACE,
President .Etna Insurance Companu.
THE subscriber intending for the future 10 devote hi.
it proper to add, that EVERY loss which has occurred
during his agency Of the Ena Office for the last l6
years has been literally adjusted and settled by him. 10
The satisfaction OF the parties insured.
JNO. o LAY,
.9gent .Etna Insurance Cornpdnu
Feb. 10 S6-w52wS
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3O,0OO---1O,OOO Dollars.
VIRGINIA State Lottery.

For the benefit of the Town Of Wellsburg Class No"
for 1893
To be drawn al Alexandra, Va Saturday, the go '''
1888.
SPLENDID SCHEME. -, ,rf'
Highest prize $50, 600, 10000. 1000, o!ooo ~.
5000. 2lG5, % of 900, so of 500, &c arm
Tickets only $lO-halves S5-quar'eTs y oV: 8
Certificates Of packages Of % Whole Tickets S'''
Half do G5; % Quarters do. 30 80. e;,:k
Tickets in all Lotteries for sale by the package
ticket, by the all-lucky n he ga
AT The Virginia Lottery Office directly under me G,s
of,he Eagle, who has and is now selling more sort
Prizes than any other vender in the known WOLF
n 3. Orders in all cases strictly confidential
M Orders for Tickets from any part Of the ~. ,Tp
States by Mail otherwise enclosing cash bT p' rts
mail with the same proInpt attention as persona
nlica,ion and the result sent (when requested) "'
steIv after the drawing, when addressed 10 ,,oyT
May IS lo-wul =. W. - +,
RRINTING lNK.-Just received at this , oD hi,
supply of Johnson Il Durants b.ntsr 'I Ss,b
,rh;rb will he sold for - cente per pound, foI 0'
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ssssa.'a'ks b .
uurcH YLI RLMAiss UsSuN6'"
FTVW
SPRING VERSES.
(Frvm the Hssperian.)

SPRING VERSES.
BY WILLIAM u. GALLAGHER
voy with the song Of every bird,
And with the scent Ufevcry flower,
Some recollection dear is stirred
Ofmtny a long departed honr,
Whose course, though shiouded now 10 niG"'
Was traced in lines Of golden light.
know not if, when years have cast
Their shadows on lIfc's early dreams,
'Tis wise to touch the hope that's past,
And re ume its iuding beams:
Bot, though the fuiuro hath its star,
That olden Hope is dcarer far.
or all the present, much is bright,
And in the coming years, see
A biliian, and cheering light, -,
Which hurns before mic constantly
Guiding my steps through haze ana s,oo"''
To where Fame's tunets proudly iooH'
Ye,coldly shines i, on my brow,
And in INV breast il wakes to me-
None ofthe holy feelings now,
With which my boyhood heart was me-
I, cannot touch that secret spring
Which erst made life so blessed th'ng'
Give mc-thcn give me birds and how'",
which are the voice and breath OF spring;
For those III. songs Of lifc's young hours
With thrilling touch recai and s'ns'-
And these with their sweet breath imPart
Old tales whose memory warns the heart
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Jan 6

NTOTlCE-The estate Of the late WILLIAM MAYO
~ deceased, has been committed to my hands for ad
minis,ra,ion All persons having claims against said
estate, hereby requested 10 make them known as
possible in order that the funds in hand may be
legally applied the discharge of his debts Such as hold
claims Of superior dignity against him, either as prnci.
pal security, hereby notified that unless they are
presented in due and legal time and FORM the funds in
hand will be applied 10 The payment Of such other debts
may be presented and in that case this notice will be
plead in bar against all claims that not presented
within the time prescribed by law.
Persons indebted 10 the estate will make immediate
payment, legal steps will be taken ganst them inds.
w. D. WREN, Sergeant c. r.,
and administrator Of Vim. Mayo, deceased.
April "a ll5-tf
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RsDYT'S
Lottery and Exchange 0h'ee'

Hoyt presents to his patrons and the pubic Two ="
f4vore Schemes. soliciting their oraers toy' w.,
sav o boss who do no, now know it, that he is dec "
out those comfortable things (prizes) IN his old ~o!
in want of such articles will please address The wy
lucky NJ ~,
NB Besides in the two schemes published oe'''i
Hoyt has tickets in all Lotteries that published
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INSURANCE AGAINST LOSS OR DAMAGE
d BY FlRE-The Hartford Fire Insurance Compa.
nv Of Hartford Connecticut, and the Howard Fire In.
surance Company OF New York, continue to Insure on
the mos, favorable terms against loss damage By fire.
Buildings furniture and merchandise of every descrip
ton both in town and country, and all losses honoraby
adjusted and promptly paid within sixty days after the
amount Of loss is ascer,aned Application for
addressed to the undersigned will be attended to-
HUBBARD & GARDNER, AGENTS.
Jan 7l-w25w
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Saie Of Land IN The Sarge Gran

Sale of Land IN The Sarge Grant
IN CHANCERi-VEGrSI..-CHc Superior Court Of Law
and ChanceTy for Augusta county, adjourned te February ~
'', Wiiiiam Coleman and Others Pisiatir.
Simon Morgan md Others Defendants.
On of the Of the receiving Lot that the Ce
directed collect the third Of III. cuazaou none
winch decree of July 1890 TO Temg'n nncoecd ur
the further order Of the Couft and to enforce payment" hc
sary y sale of the Lots and of Lots charged hec"
well OF those Lots and part oLos which have been ALREADY Sex
by the collector undcr said decree TO r"i-e The ~
thereby ordered be- collected ne OF the ~
OF still aenr, aud which not sold under SAID dtc-
The Court without deciding whether the Lots ard parts OF L
sold under the twU-thrts OF the eiuuE'
money thereby ordered TO be collected are now charsab" WIZ M
proportion OF the remaining onehrd OF the equalization money
doth order the collector do proceed 10 o
the onchd of the equalization none! remaining uneoee
far rs charged upon Lots and Of Lots no, sold under SAT-
decree upon Lots and parts Lots and tina, in cases eag
said collector DO after the Ih day OF neat
se inch Lots aud parts Of Lots or much thereof sia k
sufficient satisfy the of SALE the remaining one'
Of cGuazaou money aud the expenses OF ut,e! ana Pan
lion viii, which thew ale respectively chagcabe which .s
shall be advertised and in all respects conducted in The min
ner and upon prescribed by said decree OF JU
Isao AS modified by the tecrera tia, subject Deem
her ls1O except OF the of sale sbs
be required Aud the sad Collector directed report
hs % = 70 luz Iii, c, Ib and nav the MOE @
this Court be subject 10 It's future order And the t"o
aer necessary decide whether the Lots ard parts OF ". COX
uuser july e20 s,ale with the" Io
portions Of the remaining oncrd ofcu"I@aon Money! o
expenses OF and PARTITION and whether the Po
charged upon receiving Lots and parts OF Lots OF Tue ep
survey and pi,ion shall be collected and men ei'o
and whether claimants OF money under "I "'
July s2o whether pld or yet TO be paid arc entitled to '
ar vot to be ol chargcabIe With such interest.
''' 0''' n. c. KINNEY, c.
Notice hereby given pursuance of the above decee
suscbcr following Lots and of Lots so mr
tner will several thereto annexed, al pGs
OF upon credit Of and eighteen monlh- ieN
the OF SALE which Will be required N CASH. the ui'S
.vU: bond and security for the purchase mcncy:
Charles Smiths Lot, S35i
J. Housion's, - =
Chris Bum.hFthHeTs, - HS y
J. Mua. c!2 .
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office, Richmond, Ia
OPPOSITE THE EAGLE HoTEL
10000. 10000 E1Off0ys.

$4,000, 10000 keOffNrs.
Virginia state LOTTERY,
For the benefit Of the Town of We!lsburg Gloss No !
for lc3S.
TO be drawn at Alexandra. Va, Saturday the 23d June
1888.
SrLESDID SCHEME.
Highest prize 100000, 10 600. 7hOO, 5,OVu, f,V"@
5000. 2lG5, % Of 900, 50 of 500, &c.
Tickets only $l0-haIves S5-quarters 81 Jo. -.
Certificates of packages Of % Whole Tickets SI5u q
Half do. 65; IS Quarter do. 30 30 Il"
5000 capital.
l3 drawn Numbers in each Package OF - Tickets
Virginia state Lottery,
For the Benefit of The Mechanical BcnerOtea Sotst.
.Nortoik
Glass No 4. for lS3S-'ro be drawn at Alexandra, "
on Saturday, the Both Of June, lc3'.
GRAsD SCHEME:
Capital-S25 600, 10 600, 5000, 5000 1850. JC u;
prizes Of 81 O0O IS Of $780, ~ of $50, % Of 200, "'
$50, $50 Of 100, &c &c.
Tickets $40, halves 5, quarters = 90. .,a
Certificates of packages Of % Whole Tickets -,
Do do. % Half do y
Do do. ~ Quarter do :,
II Orders for Tickets and Shares or CcTt!htH'"
Packages in the above Magnificent Schemes vii 'rc';
the prompt attention, and official account o. M
DRAGGING sent Immediately after il is over 10 all VINO o'
from US. Address,
D. S. GREGORY & co, Ma"cgo''
June l2 [0-td] Rtchn"H ma, -
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PETERSBURG, Sept IT, 1887.
Dear Sir-Hcah is the greatest temporal blessing
bestowed upon man. and is essential his comfort and
happiness. ] verify believe. that The system Of med
cine invented by Samuel Thompson, is the safest and
most efcacous means, rightly understood aud properly
carried out a curative system, adopted We are
bound 10 exercise that which is given as for
government and direction, TO pursue truth, and hold
to ii, and never TO give up any known plain matter Of
fact for conjecture. several of your patients
heard of several cases, and witnessed several; saw
your and attention 10 the afflicted under your i'm.
mpdiue charge, and this had great effect upon me- but
the of my dying boy has the scales from nv
eyes, satisfied my Judgment and confirmed it, His case
most serious and hopeless had given him
over die; his jaws became fastened he was seeming.
y dead to all sensbty; his pulse which before bad not
abaed for sixty hours, nearly gone; he was
fast approaching The embraces of death To my great
asonishment, you, in :hor Time relieved and restored
him to health This and num,er of other cures have
convncedand satisfied me, that il is the best and most
safe practice have ever seen carried out.
My boy was at FIRST taken with chill, succeeded By
severe fever, and he completely out Of his head
for three days before you him.. He was in spsslns
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The Board Of Visitors TO the West Point Military
Academy have met al that place and organized by the
appointment Of Professor Julius I. Duca,e Of Balt
more as their President.
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Observation-Disclosures witAta Circuit Superior Cor
and Chanccy held for Goochdnd county, CUur
house. on the 2Ist day OF April, 1889:
James Sizer surviving partner OF Luke Sizer, Plaintiff
against
Edmund George admir-, Of George ". McLen, dec. How.
Lewis and Martha f. his wife, John A. Panc aud Ann
nni Ale xauder Mcl.rin, Defendants
Tn. defendant, Edmund George, by leave Of the Count fled
amended the plaintiffs amended bill TO winch the par
INF replied generay and the defendant, Alexander Nrlcn,
having entered his appearance and given security according
act of Assembly and the rules Of ts Court, and appearing H..
satisfaction of ibe that he rhaJ,ant OF thus
monwesIh i. ordered he appear here the
Oo,bs out IT. aud the pan'I bill that
nj mi. order he forthwith inserted published
The civ of Richmond for Two months successfully, posted
the from, door of the Cont house Of this COUNTY
a Copy-Tcsic W. MILLER C. T.
MAY .-"rw
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6hN Low SPIRITS Low spirits is certain state
q y of the mind, accompanied by indigestion, wherein
tn. creates, evils are unprecedented upon the slightest
grounds and the consequences imagined Ancient
medical supposed this disease 10 ne cohmhea 10
those m cuI, rerns Of the abdomen technically call.
ed hypochondra which are situated oil the right or lett
side OF that cavity whence comes the name hyPochon-
drlass.
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Totals, sos O52 30 2G23,34S
This statement shows amount Of work greater than
has been heretofore done at the Mint IN the
time, since the labor is Proportional not TO the value Of
the coins, but more nearly the number of pieces 1t
will be observed that 229 $40 coins have been struck,
OF less denomination than the half dollar; and we
still busy occupied with The fabrication of these small
coins for which demand 10 be but little dmi
nshed
The Mint al New Orleans, after having various
fneseen difficulties ercome commenced coming
the 1ih OF last month that all the branch Minis
now IN full operation
Very respectfully,
Your faithful servant,
(Signsd) r. NJ PATTERSON,
Director.
Hos. LEVI WonDBURY,
Of h,
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PErEEsnuEG, Aug. 30, 1887,

Doctor Benjamin w. 7homp'on,
DEAN SIR-Your note Of to-day, is before me; and in
answering your inquiries ii gives pleasure to say,
have derived both pleasure and bcnt from the various
trials have made o! the Thompsonan practice.
have been seriously indisposrd repeatedly with BIZ
ious and other diseases, and that practice, think,
has always brought me out sooner than any other when
diseased in similar way, and left no unpleasant feeling
or ache behindand in justice 10 you, would add, for
attention. skill and knowledge of the system, | must
give yam Tho preference OF all Others who have attend.
ed me.
Your steam process is delightful (or vapor bath) and
safe, even as cleansing operation.
believe you nave thorough knowledge Of the sys-
tenn and are ahle by it, TO all durable diseases 10
short time. These are my vi and answers 10 your
inquiries, and wish you success.
| am, respectfully, your obedicnt servant,
JOHN MABEN.
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r<Ef%3EESzsSsNs@ss;sTsssS s ss;sgsE TS
(Nz1E1E| s Egs kiA %
AND PIANO FORTE WAREHOUSE,
DuDosjte ibs Ranks

s'IE Subscriber constantly receiving from the cee rated ~
factory of NUNS, Clark Co., New York, cecna aud
Piano For.cs possessing the latest that
of touch and sweetness of peculiar tHur
Constantly on hand large assortment Of
Flutes FiagcOcis. Clurlonets,
Guitars, Yolns, Nio0nccIos,
Accordions, Musical Boxes,
Horns, Buges, and Tsumpcts,
Flies, aud Drums,
Guitar VIOLIN Harp and Piano Forte Strings OF superior qs
Piano Forte Stools and Covers
Also large stock of Music Tor various instruments BY the b
composers, and the newest songs.
SPanos repaired tuned, let on hiTc ard taken in exchange
Jan. 80 ci-wIyl T. ii. IAl LDR.
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August y, 1897.

We the undersigned. do hereby certify with much
pleasure that we have visited The Thompsonan lnfrma.
ry recently established in Petersburg the Thomp.
sonian plan and believe that better calculated
do il justice, and to hep the afflicted, than Doctor
THoMrsoy. We have taken his medicines. and have
them repeatedly given with manifest advantage in
number of cases wmre the patients were quite Ill
His peculiar nf mixing them goes 10 make Them
agreeable and paalabe, and his seeming skill in timing
and proporonng the doses to the age and strength OF
the patient and disease met our wGrnPst admiralion.-
His vapor and medcaied baths truly luxurious and
given in the most delicate and agreeable way, and
perfectly understood by the female attendants under
the direction Of Mrs. iASsoS and Dr. THOMPSON
The whole process, from what have and expe.
rienced, may be undergone by The most limd lady
d.Icne child. without The least apprehension Of danger
any point Of view; the contrary with much advan
laGe when it is needed We would recommend all the
afflicted TO the Thompsonians and the Petersburg In.
Urinary believing firmly that it is great place for the
cure Of all durable diseases
SALLY 6. STURDIvANT,
ELIZABETH NIBLETT,
MARTHA LlLLEY,
MARTHA 2. CLARK,
ANN MILES.
pttersburC, Sent 81. 1S37
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sedentary life of any kind especially severe Judy,
pro,racled to lae hour in The night and rarely rel eyed
by social intercourse exercise dlssoute habit great
excess in eating drinking the immoderae use OF meF
curry violent purgatives, the suppression OF some ha
b,ua discharge las the obstruction Of the nenses) or
ong continued eruption; relaxation debility OF one or
more important within the abdomen, is frequent
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do certify, that DR.. Thompson has been in my house
for several weeks have witnessed The efficacy Of the
vapnr bath, also the hompSonan medicine, when given
by him, 10 numerous persons These severa!y agreed,
alter coming out from The box in which the sIeam is
raised that the vapor bath did afford TO them comfort
The construction vt his apparatus, and method OF ap
plying the steam, together with the knowledge Of the
quantity Of heat applied, is 10 u.s. in this section,
new. have not seen. nor do think that any person
need apprehend any of those alarming symptoms in 60
ing through of medicine when administered by
him. still his medicine does operate etfectuay, yet with
ease. My eldest son, twelve years old, taken i'll
with the bilious fever such the violence Of the Al
lack that the second did not subdue it, The fol-
lowing day, told DR. ] that apprchendrd the death
Of my SON and that within twenty four houfs unless
more thorough De given 10 him. To this he re-
Piled You have his i,na,ion-he is Of deli
constitutions and TOO large for his agctat he had
administered lightly to him. but wonl nnw more en-
rrgv in giving the medicine. My son was so weak
as not able TO he in the box alone, went in with
him. assist him, that he might receive the stramthe
medicine then given to him after The operation Of
was over my then from The he'd walked into
the Steam box and slad in it without aid, until he
steamed sufficiently. He is now restored to health.
g. STURDlVANT
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Notice hereby given OF the above decrce
subscriber " sell the Go0wn. Lots and parts Lots,
will rails" tho several thereto annexed al Ss
auction Cahc Court house, Fiday the I'D fi
OF June upon Of and eighteen month";, ieN
expenses which will be required cash. the PurcSa
civiu. bond and security for the purchase mcncy: