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ID ECTIFIEE WOOD NAPHTHA.-Tb

OEC1JFIED WOOD " APh III n - rms
Ia having recently come into use in London as
favorable and happy effects having resulted from
it, has induced the subscribers to have some of it
prepared with great care, perfectly pure, and high
Of its merits.
This is warranted to be the article so highly
commended by Dr.. Hastings physician to the
Free Dispensary DOndon.) in his statement pub
lshcd IN the London Lancet, when he cautions per
using IL to be sure and procure this kind, az
an impure article Cor Coal Tar Naphtha) has pro-
duccd the most unpleasant and dangerous effects
IL has been used by many Of our most eminent PLY
5icians, with decided success.
Ns,o York, Jan. list, 1916. RUSuTIN & co.
The above article of Naphtha just received and
for sale by HENRY BUFF,
July ~ High street.
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T WILLS Wholesale Grocery and Commits
j sion Store, Commerce street, Norfolk, Va.
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HOVEY'S SEEDING STRAWBER-
H RY.-We arc daily expecting these cclcbra
ted STRAWBERRY PLANTS. Those wishing a
supply will please leave their orders as soon as pos
sbc, at Inc Drug Store, High street, 9TH door be-
low Middle.
~ We can furnish Print gratis a general hislo
" Of these Strawberries, showing the manner of
cultivation, laying the beds, &c. &c. Please call
and get copy.
Oct4 CHAs. II. HEGNfTsH, Agent.
DLAID CLOAKING.--JOnN COOKE & co
have now in Store and arc Offering for sale n
large lot Of Plaid and other style Choking
which they will sell ~ very reduced prices
Oct7 JNO COOKE & co.
II AMS.-Auotber iOt Of choice Soutbampton
II HAMS. For sale by
oct1e THos. BROOKS, Jr.
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GOSHEN CHEESE
~ ceived and for sale by
Oetio
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TERMS OF THE NEW ERA:

". ~ TERMS OF THE NEW EKA. aQF
TO subscribers, TEN CENTS PER WEEK, paw
,bl. to the CARRIER, to whom alone they
sponsibc for the amount due at the expiration of
the week.
mouths So so for six months, s as for three
moaihs fFiltfE LA1.L 1tiE
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39ubItshed Daflp.
Vide Water street, Norfolk, and corner Of
81 High and Crawford SIS, Portsmouth,.
TERMS OF THE NEW ERA.
TO subscribers, TEN CENTS PEk w EEK paw
sponsblc for the amount due at the expiration of
the week
mouths, So so for six months, 81 rs for three
moafhs. 49, y
TERMS oFTHE OLD DOMINION, (wEEKLY.)
One copy 81 per yearly Mail.
Ss-To be paid in advance.
q WHEELER, Attorney and Counsellor a
-. Law. Portsmouth, Va
o. Office in Bourke's New Building, High street,
where he will be pleased to all persons having
business in the line of his profession. Sep IS
trrILLIAM WOODWARD. Notary Pub
wv lie and Scrvener, General Agent, Convey
anccr and Collector, will attend to all business
trusted to his care with promp,ness and dsspsieh
noke SQUARE JulyS
nOBERT BELL, Wholesale and Retail Hat
a. and Cap Store. Sign of the Panther, High
;srect, Portsmouth Va.
RI BUFF, Chemist, corner of High and Mid
a. die streets, Portsmouth, Va
TOHN COOKE & CO., Dealers in Foreign
,D and Domestic Dry Goods Hi Oh street, near
Middle street. Portsmouth, Va
WI Hill HODGES & CO., Wholesale and
w. Retail Dealers in Books Stationery and
Fancy Goods, Crawford street, Portsmouth Va
CHARLES III. HEINITSH, Agent. Drug
" gist and Apotccary, and Dealer in Paints, OILS
Dyestuffs, &c, High street, Portsmouth, Va
II D. HAYNES, Wholesale and Retail Fur
Il. nture Warehouse, corner of High and Mid
die streets, Portsmouth, Va.
n HOFFMAN, Boot and Shoes Manuiactur-
i err, south of the Market, Crawford street,
Portsmouth, va
STEPHEN JAMES, Wholesale and Retail
y Dealer in Family Groceries, Wines, SC, Mar
xet S1uare, Portsmouth, Va
WILLIAM b. PITCHER, Wholesale and
wv Retail Dealer in Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps
Trunks, Leather, Innings Bindings, &c, west side
Crawford street, Portsmouth, Va
lxTILIAM ID. ROBERTS, JR., Manufac::
w turer and Dealer in Stoves Iron, Copper and
Tin Ware, &C., Sc, corner of High and Crawford
treets, Portsmouth, Va.
las. A. SPALDING, Manufactured and Deal
- err in Guns, Rifles, Pistols, and every other ar
tcle in the Sporting line Sign of the Mammoth
Gun, High street, Portsmouth, Va
MILLS g. CO., Wholesale Grocers and Com
w mission Merchants, east end of High street,
Portsmouth, va
q HALL & co. Wholesale Retail Book
V. Stationery and Fancy Goods Establishment,
Main street, Norfolk, Va
WILLIS Wholesale Grocery and Commits
- /. sion Store, Commerce street, Norfolk, Va
yXTILLIAM REID, Wholesale and Retail
wv Hat and Cap Store, east side Market Square,
Norfolk, Va.
TSERGUSoN s MILHADO--Lumb Coal,
IL and general Commission business Wide Water
steet, Norfolk, Va
AXES! ES!!-Can be had at the Store of
n S. JAMES, West side Market Square, Ports
mouth an assortment of II. Huestis's AXES, of all
Sizes at the lowest prices; Warranted 10 STAND SIX
months Oct 81
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The Charleston Couricr's corespon-
dent gives some inklings Of Partisan fash.
ions, which we do nal expect TO see cop
led lcre-decidedly not. According to
this authority, 'the ladies of Paris now
generally sport Wellington boots, made
of palen. leather, reaching to the knee,
and adorned with silk tassel al the top
(at leas, so exhibited in the shop win.
dows) The leg of the boo, is rounded
and shaped in firm leather, like the fash.
ion for gentlemen some twenty years ago,
aud the boot is furnished with high heels
Smoking cigars is also all the rage-ant
a certain style Of beauty (,rhat style mer'
cifully unpronounced) is considered great
ly heightened by the use Of this Gragran
lip-paslile.' Well may the writer add
chacu, son gout.-Pic.
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Most Singuiar.-We find in the En-.
gllsh papers curious narrative, illustra.
tive of the manner in which big stories
may originate. the graveyard a, Dun.
kirk, Scotland. while the sexton was dig
ging grave, skull arose from that
which adjoined it, and which was also
open, and as the terrified man started
back, advanced toward him He then
fled on to the road, crying for mercy.
Another man hearing the alarm, and be-
ing told the cause of it, had sufficient
courage TO go to the spot, and there saw
the head still moving. Uudaunted he
took i! up, and on examination, found
within it two moles, which had made it
their retreat, and given it motion.
Every unusual occurrence has not had
such intrepid investigators, and thus it
is that the world is stocked with ghost
stories. Hundreds nigh! have seen that
skull move, if the alarm had continued;
and no man alive could possibly have
guessed the cause Of the motion without
such examination as the sections intrepid
friend gave the matterr-Philad. U. s.
| Post.
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Rather AIarming.-Professo Bron'
son stated in his concluding lecture last
week tina. if a drop of human blood be
subjected to examination by the oxyhy-
drogan microscope, and magnided some
twenty million Of times, all the species Of
animals now existing on the earth, OF
tha, have existed dining The difleren. stages
Of creation for millions Of years past. will
be there discovered. In the blood of a
healthy person, all the animalcula are
quie, and poaceable, but in The blood Of .
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VOL.V.-NO. 43.

diseased person they are furious, raging
and preying upon each other. This he
stated in illustration of his position that
man contains within himself all the prin.
ciples Of The universe. I, was also ascer.
ted that if dead cat be thrown into d
pool Of stagnant water and allowed TO dis.
solve there, drop of water taken from
any part Of the pool and examined as
above will show every species of animal
of the cat kind that has ever existed on
the earth. raging and destroying one an.
other. The bodies of all the lower ami.
NAL being thus made up of animalcula
similar to themselves; and the body Of
man being compounded Of all that is be-
low him in the scale OF creaiion.-.4nn
.2rbor Journal.
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Kickinc Conference.-The follow
ing anecdole is told by correspondent,
of the New York Spirit of the Times.
A gentleman ioGfer was found one night
in private box at the theatre in New
York city, by the gentleman who had
previously taken the box-on being re-
qucsled to leave, he refused; lie was f.
nally kicked on, of the box and out of the
theatre also. After getting into the street,
the loafer (who had an impeachment in his
speech bris,led up pretty smarlly to the
gentleman and expressed himself as fol-
lows:
'Y-ye-yer think y.ye've done some
Id great th.thing, by k-ki-kicklng
me out Of th-iheatre-d don't yer
(clenching his fists and stepping towards
The gentleman with savage air.) Live
been k-ki-kcked out Of the theatre be-
fore to-day, and in better fashion nor
that, l can tell y-ye-ycr. You don't
know the l.li.6rst rudimen,s of kick-kick-
ing-yer don't. Up-up-upon one occa-
sion married gentleman found me in his
bed ch.ch-clamber, and wha, do you
think he did-d-d-dod 70! yer! l can
tell yer. He kicked me down stairs, and
OH, OF his h-h-house, and across the str
slr-s,reet, Der lingo! That was what yer
might c-c-call ki-ki-kicking. While !
was in the street, lr.lr-lriend Of NINE
spoke to mel know he w-w-was (r-
fr-lriend from what he sail---(or said he,
'G-g-ger-go it my little shirt tail fellow,
h.he's g-g-gainn' on yer! And guess
he did, for the way h-h-hc put in the
kicks was some. Every ono OMEN I'll.
tOld with a v.v-vengeance, like Till and
Pages p'p-pa,ent morlisIng machine
Y-y-yer don't know how to kick gen
tleman-yer don't
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Sharp Shooiing.-The ST. Louis Rev.
ellie tells the following most wonderful
siory-a regular Munchausen:
i belong to rifle company in Yer
mont, 100 strong, called the Mountain
Peak Rangers Our captain takes us
out every week TO practice he draws Us
up in single file, and setting cider bar
rel rolling down steep hill, we COM
mence shooting from RICH. to lefI, by file.
at The Jung hole as il comes up! You
know, stranger, this is pretty quick work.
We then shoot by sections, then by pla-
,oons, and lastly by companies. Alter
the shooting is over. our captain ex-
amines the barrel, and il he finds sin.
gle sho, tina, did no! enter the hung holes
the member who missed is expelled; and
I assure You, sir, tha. have belonged to
the company eight years. and there has
not been single member expelled 10
! tina. time. ,.st.
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Understanding 10 statements in the
Ohio Cullivator, there has been decrease
in the wheat crop of that State, within the
last three years, of nearly Ten millions OF
bushels. The crop Of 1912 was eslima-
%, 1887, 439 bushels that of lS43, at 49,
7s6,705 bushels and that of 1914 at
l5,9G0.00 bushels. This is a tremen.
dous decrease-a decrease which is at
lributed 10 defectiue farming. there be-
ing greater number Of acres of land de-
voted to the crop of 1914 than in either
of The previous years. Is il any wonder,
then, asks that paper, that the State is
embarrassed and that the farmers find i,
difficult to meet their taxes. While Ohio
has been going back in industry and thrift
mess, the same authority says that New
York has shown marked increase in the
wheat crop. Within the same period of
three years, the gain in the amount pro-
duced was nearly four milions-,he crop
of 1874 being l4,975, 1000 bushels. And
this increase is attributed TO the inlorma-
ton ditl'used by means Of Agricultural
Societies in almost every county of the
State, the publication of newspapers spe-
cially devoted TO Agricultural pursuits.
&c.
We may remark, in this connexion,
tina, Ohio milers are in our market every
day purchasing supplies Of wheat--rever-
sing in a very essential manner, the old
order Of things, when we used to &c, all
our -four from the Ohio river.--Mo. Re.
publican.
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The Phenomena Of the Brain.-One
of the most inconceivable things in the
nature of the brain is, that the organ of
sensation should itself be insensible. TO
cut the brain gives no pain, yet in the
brain alone resides the power Of feeling
pain in any other par. of the body. If
the nerve which leads TO it from the in.
jured part be divided, we become instant.
ly conscious Of suffering. !, is only by
communication with the brain that any
kind Of sensation is produced; yet the
organ itself is insensibo. But there issa
circumstance more wonderful still. Tho
brain itself may be removed, may be cut
away down TO the corpus cdloSum with
on. destroying life. The animal lives and
performs all those functions which are ne
cessary to simple vitality, but has no lon.
ger mind; il cannot think or feel; il
requires that the food should be pushed
into the stomach once there, it is diges.
ted, and the animal will even thrive and
grow fat. We infer, therefore, that the
parts of the brain called the convolu,ions,
is simply intended for the exercise of the
intellect and faculties, whether Of low de-
gree called instinct, or Of that exalted
kind bestowed on man, ,he.gi(t Of rea-
son.-Uigan on the Durability Of the
Mind.
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"A Singular Petition. MIR. Burrell, of
Westmoreland presented a petition in the
House the other day, from his county.
praying for tho passage Of a law forbid
ding the use Of Mercury in the practice
Of medicine. 1t was referred 10 select
committee. This is doubtless a move.
ment Of the vegetable doclors-it certain-
y looks green. like the herbs from which
they extract their remedies. We fear the
prayer will not be granted. II it should
be, great many of !he mineral medical
men will throw phys to the dogs
their occupation would be clean gone.
For our own part, al,ho' rather averse 10
the proposed reform in physc. we do not
care so much about the exclusion of mer-
curry from the practice Of medicine If
they do not exclude the Mercury from
the practice of politics. Pittsburgh
Mercury and Manufacturer.
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don, then MIR. Villiers, was with me-
and we came into the room where the
milliners were collected 10 see the FASH
ions. Said !, why, Villiers. l think
that all the pretiiest women are here
One of the girls-a most amazingly beau
tiful creature she was-stood up, and
said to another, Il am sure that gentle
man is Judge
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A "Fair" Pun.--I remember Says
Lord Eldon) was coming away from
the Queens drawing room in my full
dress as Kings Counsel, lord Claren.
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Comical Incidental few Sundays
since at tho ninth street church in Gin
carly in the desk. huge dog ran up the
aisle, assembled the pulpit, and put his
paws upon the Bible. The expression
Of his counlenance and the movement OF
his tail were so ludicrous. tina. most o
the congregation were obliged to leave
church. The dog having nothing par,ic
ular to say, walked on, as he came in
The minister shortly after arrived, am
discovering marks Of a dogs paws upol
the Bible, betrayed so much asionish
ment. tina! the congregation again laugh
ed. After a while the service went on a
usual.
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AmeCdoie of GcmcrnII.cc.

General Lee was remarkably slovenly
in his dress and manners-and has often
by the meanness Of his appearance been
subject TO ridicule and insult. lie was
once attending Gen. Washington to a
place distant from camp. Riding on, he
arrived at the house where they were to
dine, sometime before the res. Of the
company. He went directly to the kllch-
EN- and demanded something TO eat
when the cook supposing him a servant,
told him she would give him vic,uals in
moment, but he must first help Off with
the pot. This he complied with, and sa,
down to some cold meat. which she pla-
ced before him on the dresser. The girl
was remarkably inquisi,ivc about the
guests who were coming, particularly OF
Lee. who, she said, she heard, was one
of the most oddes, and uglics, men in the
world In few moments she desired
the General again TO assist her in pla.
cling on tie pot, and scarce had he finish.
ed. when she requested him TO take q
bucket and 90 to the well. Lee made nc
objection. and began drawing the water
! In the mean time General Washington
arrived, and AT Aid.de-Camp addressed the
man with whom she had been so famil
lar, by the title Of excelency. The mug
fell from her hand, and dropping on he
knees she began crying for Darlon-
when Lee, who was ever ready TO see tl'
impropue,y of his own conduct, but new
or willing TO change il, gave her crown
aud turning to the Aid-de-Camp, OBJ
served, You see, young man, the advan
,age Of fine coat The man Of conse
qucnce is indebted 10 il for respec,-an,
neither virtue nor abilities without it vii
make him look like gentleman
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You've, Justice, delivered tho following di
senting opinion:

seniing opinion:
disscn, from the opinion Of the court for the
reason that AN not prepared TO admit that the
answer of defendant, in a suit TO enforce me-
chanic's en although sworn to, should he re.
gnrded as an answer to an ordinary bill in chm
Gerry. lfso, it may be used as evidence by the de-
PENDANT at the trial, aud could only be dispsoved
Ivy the evidence Of two Witnesses, or one witness
and strong corrhorative circumstances. tanta.
mount to the evidence Of another. II does no,
appear to me thn, any such effect was intended
10y the statute 10 he given to such m answer
This is proceeding sui geneyjs. and The statute
should. in my Judgment, receive a liberal con-
strucilon in favor of mechanics. regard such an
answer, although in writing and sworn 10, as i'm
porting no more verify than the answer of n gar
nshee to an inicrrogatory in a preceding by at
iachncnt, or the evidence of such n defendant il
he had been required Ivy the law to testify orally in
open court. Aud in either case, il is my opinion
that the testimony Of single witness, OF such
circumstanliaI proof rs would I've satisfactory to
the jury, should be allowed to preponderac
ogaihst such answer or evidence Of the de-
.endaut.
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ed from each other. And there may be also a
great variety Of defendants either mediately or
Immediately interested in the suit Some of the
parties NAV lie interested in some issues. and en-
tirehy indifferent as to others, on the trial al
which they might be impottant-nay the only
witnesses. Without adopting the rules of equity
in this respect there might be great delay, or a
total denial of justice.
And now, when we see that this is strictly n
chancery proceeding; when we see that the &C.
neral rules of evidence adopted in equity must
prevail here; when we see that the act expressly
declares that the court "shall he governed by the
rules of proceeding and decision in these courts,
so far as they are applicable, ought we without
any reason, TO depart from these "rues of proceed
ing md decision" when called upon to decide
whether the answer Of the defendant, which be is
called upon by the plaintiff and compelled by the
law TO swear TO- is evidence in the cause far as
il is responsive TO the bill What reason ever
existed for making any answer in chancery evil
dence that does not apply here! lie is called
upon by the plaintiff to answer under cath as TO
specific matters, and as 10 those matters he ne
cessarv makes him witness. The defendant is
not volunteer, hut he is forced in by the plain
tiff, and compelled 10 testify against his wishes.
When thus forced in, and Ibis conscience pu,
upon The moral rack" shall VIC hold that he has
only told the truth when he has testified against
himself! Compared with such rule, il would
be mercy, in tho first instance, to presume eve
ry thing against him. instead Of calling for his
oath and then giving it no credencc. but rather
presumng tina, he has committed perjury. have
no douh, but decided wrong in the court below,
and That the answer Of tho defendant, so far as it
was responsive TO the bill, should have been read
TO the jury as evidence.
The Judgment is reversed, and the cause re-
mandcd with directions for further proceedings
not inconsistent with this opinion.
Mobile register and journal., 1845-01-14
From the Boston Daily Times.


 "Furn dearest, thine eyes the face of thy wife, As bright as the diamonds redeemed from the mine, Aud smile on me fondly thou joy of my life, As Ihon dldst in the hour that first made me thine, And kiss me .-again!-o celestial joy Thy kiss is Elysian-and fairly I've wouit- And now let me whisper-it is buta toy I've set my whole soul on love of bonnet. "The material Is ash-colored snIin--the lining Is silk, and is tinted ES coLpJR DE ROSE, IL is something that shall appear quite divine In, And you will be enyied by all the young BRux. "The trimming is YelSet7-silk velvet, my depr, Flame coored and glowing like modesty's cheek, And the white feather trembes with aspeulike fear, And droops like lilly, pure, pensive and meek "The prics sh see how yeu smile when name It. poor double x is the sum of the whole fou'll give me the bonnet, altho'I don't CLAIM IT. Dear joy ofmy heart and delight olmy soul" The wreched 0 Id husband arose W th liown, The door closed behind with n omnous slam As he muttered. though trying to swallow il down, A grim monosyllable sounding like "D-N"
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SAM SLICK AND THE WoMEN.-ln the last of Sam Slick in England, we find the following aphor, ism relative to the ladies:--"An't it curious squire, weddins is never out of woman's heads. They never think ofnothing else. young gall is always think match makn for her companions, and when she is little grain older, her darier's weddn's uppermost agin. Oh, it takes great study to know woman how cunnin' they are Ask young gall the news, and she Fl tell you of all the deaths in the place, 10 make you think she don't trouble herself about mar riages. Ask an old 'oman, ehel tell you of all the marriages, make you think she is takin an interest in the world that she aint. They sarlainly do beat all, do wome n."
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way his segar, and actually spat in my face. To throw oil two coats and neck cloth, and to square myself, was the work of an instant: but Mir. Coffin disarmed me hy saying: "Mr. Stokes. you are a gentleman; we accrediI you as such. The Club sees no blemish in your morals or manners: hni are an Englishman, and we select perfectly lair char acter that our rebuke may be national and not per- sonal. As an Englishmaa, black ball you, and spit upon you"
 This, of course, tnnk as rather complimentary than otherwise. accordingly wiped ihe copious eScretion from my face upon new Manchester handkerchief, which herhwith send to you, to be deposited m the library of the United Service Club.
 an ever faithfully yours, JoHS STOKES,
 NEW-poRK, Cross st., Nov, 29th, l844.
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GuASo.-Capt. Town, of bark Convoy, at this port, states that he was informed by English cap- tain a, St Helena, who had just arrived from the with guano they had exi,umed human body sup posed from the great depth at which il found. 10 have been in that situation for TWO three centuries. It was in n high state of preservaton-the flesh and finger nails in perfect state. A great number of Guano eggs have also been found m perfect state. They had succreded in getting down the rock, on which the Island appears to have been formed. The Guano will all shortly disappear before the Industri- ous mariner.-tNew York paper.