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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-11-01
4oetital.
NO TINE LIKE THE PRESENT.

BY PHG8E CARY.
If you are told to do thing,
And mean to do it really,
Never let it be by halves
Do it fully, freely
Do not make poor excuse,
Waiting, weak, unsteady
All obedience worth the name
Must be prompt and ready.
When father calls, though pleasant DO
The play you are pursuing,
Do not say, "I'll come vile. I
Have finished what II doing"
When tits said, "you've eat enough"
Don't reply, 30 mother,
Let me have just one cake more,
won't ask another ~
1fyou're told to learn task,
And You should begin it,
Do not tell yo-r teacher "Yes,
Pm coming in minute"
Something waits, and you should now,
Begin and go right through it;
Don't think, if put off ii day,
You'll not mind 10 do it.
Waste not moments, nor your words,
In telling what you could do
Some other time the present is
For doing what you should do.
Don't do right unwillingly,
And stop to plan and measure;
IT'S working with the heart and soul
That makes our duty pleasure.
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miscellaneous.
For the ASrs & Intelligeneer
A Few Strange Things.

Whoever originated the proverb, gave
life to truth indeed, wnen he said that
''One half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives" 1 often amuse
myself in specializing as to how far the
Ignorance of this half extends. Every
body reads of strange things, but they do
not seem SGT is all right for them to
be just as they are, in books il is only
when we bear with our own ears from an
an eyewitness. or see things for ourselves,
that they strike us as being peculiar.
Theodore Walton, friend Of ours, a
young painter of great talent and promise,
was, ten years ago, a student in the art
schools OF Germany, and after bis return
home, manyan evening he enivened with
stories of his adventures and observations
in tie queerest of queer countries. I do
not even hope to render them 10 his live
ly, witty style, but thinking they might
furnish amusement for an odd half. hour,
will attempt to jot down few incidents
that are present in my memory, aud are
most unlike our country life and manners.
shall use bis own words as nearly as pos
sible. Death has taken him from amongst
US, and it is saddened pleasure to look
back upon the hours spent in his genial
society.
WAKING UP AMONG STRANGE PEOPLE.
l arrived in Dusseldorf late on Satur-
day night, and as was very much ia.
tigued, l retired Immediately to bed in
the hotel Of the "Golden" something or
other-I forget exactly what, but it does
not matter, for every hotel in that part of
the world must have "golden" pre6xsd to
its name, and mighty odd names they
have too. slept souudly aud walked with
the Gun on as lovely Sabbath morning
as ever dawned upon earth. I had seen
nothing of the city the nigh. before, and
upon looking FROM my window, had to
rub my eyes aud shake myself to convince
me that l was not still 10 the land of
dreams, or under an enchanter's rod all
around was so strange, SO utterly unlike
anything upon which my eyes had ever
rested. My window opened upon large
square or plaza, surrounded by the queer
est, quaintest, funniest, Duchiest old
buildings, respondent with carving and
painted tiles.
stood gazing in quiet delight al the
beautiful scene beneath me at the lovely
effect Of the coming sunlight upon the an
giles and recesses of the old houses and
churches, when l was startled from my
musing by the tolling of bell in some
neighboring steeple; its deep, so emn
boom did not seem an uniting break
upon the Sabbath morning stiffness, but
it puzzled me to thiuk what could be its
meaning at that hour it did not sound
like summons to worship, and l could
not imsglne a funeral at that time of day.
10 few minutes l heard the tramp of
men, the rattle of arms, the rumble Of an
approaching vehicle, and saw advancing
into the square, squad of soldiers sur.
rounding o sort Of opon cart and follow.
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The improvements are moderately
good.
1t is situated on the road leading from
Magnolia Station to "Maxwell's Poinl,n
the celebrated and beautiful property Of
Gen. Cadwalader, distant about 81 miles
from the form'r, and II mile from the
latter. 1t lies between Gunpowder and
Bush Rivers, and binds on the waters of
the latter. 1t possesses fine advantages for
fishing, grabbing and ducking, and is a
desirable location for q sporting club.
THE TERMS OF SALE
Prescribed by the decree. are one-third
cash on the day Of sale, and the residue
in two equal inst .lments, at six and twelve
months, the credit payments secured by
notes bearing interest. 4..
Sale to commence at IL o'clock, A.
nj.
A. I-lNGAN JARRETT,
Trustee.
J. $. RICHARDSON, Auctioneer.
oct1S . ..
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GS. a well known Parish minister in
the West Highlands, distinguished for
bis voin ofshumor and sarcastic obserya.
ton, meeting the other day Jealous nio-
lister Of the Free Church, said, II am
told that you are thinking Of coming back
to the Establishment again" "Heayen
forbid J" exclaimed the other when the
minister rejoined, "Well, it is seldom you
AMI | agree on such matters, but those are
just the very words l used when | heard
the report" sa
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would cut hitched to a "trotting wagon
on Que of our plank roads There are
splendid roads in Saxony, but the Saxona
don't drive $40.
A passage in the opposite direction
conducts to the living rooms, and jolly
rooms they are. with great beams over
head that look strong enough to do duty
in the "Great Eastern" The floors,
white as boards can be, are streWn with
fine white sand. Funny old stoves, ubout
as large as Noah's Ark, give warmth to
the great apartment. Great, clumsy,
claw-footed tables, high. backed CHAIRS, aud
benches that would weigh ton, with
backs so high and straight you would
fancy they lust have been made for bra
ces, are ranged conveniently around, and
the shelves against the wall are garnished
, with the queerest old bright iron candle.
sticks, as hi III as your head almost ard
with three spindle legs. They look as
though they might have served ages ago,
as tripods before the affairs of some Dutch
Dianas or Mineryas.
Great as is the space covered by the
roof, there are seldom more than two
rooms in all the second story Gotten there
is only one,) which is high and airy, with
plenty Of odd, little latticed windows, with
diamond-shaped panes, such as used to be
dear to our eyes 10 cold Mother Hub
bard's' cottage and other familiar edifces
in our story books. Along the walls are
ranged the beds, stuffed with feathers, and
with great bags of feathers for covers :;
but everybody knows what Dutch bed is
like. Everybody does not know though,
that among these primitive Saxous, all
occupy the same partmcnt--landlord
land'ady, children, farm boys, farm girls,
dairy maids, guests--everybody in short.
Not having been used to it, We Ameri-
cans felt quite bashful at first, but after
the novelty wore of, We did not mind it SO
much. There is happy readiness in the
human mind to adapt itself to any cir
cumstances, and it was not long till VIC
fell so readily into tie ways of the natives.
that we participated in many game of
romps, and many pillow battle with the
plump Saxoaesses while the admiriug
old folks lnoked on from uader their
fat, feather covers and laughed. AT frs:
it as,onished and embarrassed me 10 lit.
tie, to witness the utter disregard of con.
ventionaities, which amongst us Ameri-
cans are held as inexorable as the laws OF
the Medes and Persians. My friend,
Gustave Weber and I, would frequently
go down to the river for swim, and his
pretty sister Katrine, and bis betrohed
Clara, would take their knitting and sit
upon the bank watching cur performan-
ces. They were sweet, modest, young Ia.
dies, but they had been raised to such
things, and they did not see any harm
therein. l should not approve of intro.
ducing the fashion here, but it did we'll
enough there; they knew no better, they
meant no harm, and it is the intention,
not the act, that makes the wrong.
The old wonan who did my wash,
ing would come every Monday morning
walk into my room without knocking, and
no matter what the condition Of my toll
cite, set to work gathering up my soiled
clothing, taking away all tile tune as if
she were paid to do nothing but that.
Ito be concluded next week.
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No subscription taken tor less than year.
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Curran was once engaged in a local a,

Curran was once engaged in legal ar
gument. Behind bim stood bis colleague,
a gentleman whose person was remarkably
tall and slender, and who had originally
intended to take orders. The Judge OBJ
served that the case under discussion in
volyed question of ecclesiastical law
''Then," said Curran, 81 can refer your
lordship to high authority behind me,
who was once intended for the Church.
though, il my opinion, be was filter for
the stoeple. "
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VOL. XI.---NO. 43.

decide is question. But a jury compo.
sed of married men, whose hearts are cen.
tered On their fair daughters, would DO
severe in their verdict. ...a
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hS AS many as fifty thousand tons Of
soap used IN silk manufacture we're for.
merry allowed to pass off to waste in the
hhone. Most OF this is now recovered
~ the aid Of sulphuret of carbon, end 10
used again 10 manufacture
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Mrs. Lincoln s Means.

ITO be concluded next week. !
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!, Lime / Lime! Lime |!
ESTRAY-

TIVE subscriber hereby gives notice TO al
i whom ii may concern, that he has upon his
premises stray STEER, which was found tres
passing thereon, and which the owner can have
by proving property and paving the proper char
ges. JAMES WATT, M. D., a
oct25,3t Federal Hill P. O..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-23
COURT NOTICE ES. .

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX
1 county, November term, 1866, Tyler Davis
VS.. Albert Orcutt:-In chuncery.
The Court doth adjudge, order and decree,
that NJ. D, Ball, one Of the Master Commission
ers Of this Court, do tsle an account Of the liens
upon the lands Of the defendant, Albert Orcutt,
in the bill and proceedings mentioned, how due
and their respective priorities, together with al!
debts due from said defendant, and tor TINS puT77
pose that he do convene, by advertisement, all
the creditors Of said Albert Orcutt, which ad-
vcrtisement shall be regarded AS equivalent to
personal service, and that said Commissioner 60
ascertain the annual and tec-simplc value OF
said lands and that he report his proceedings
herein to the next term Of this Court. But be-
fore the Commissioners shall take the account
hereby ordered, he shall advertise the time and
place of taking the same in some newspaper,
published in the city Of Alexandria, which pub
fication shall be equivalent to personal service
To oil parties interested therein Extract-testc.
W. B. GOODlNG, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-23
COUR T n 0 T I c E S
TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ALI

TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ALEAAN-
! dria county, November II, 1866, Alvina
Y. Maxwell, complainant, VS.. George w. Max
well, Walter r. Gillingham and Ella q. Gil
lingham his wife Benjamin Chase and Mary
A. Chase. his wife; Franklin Maxwell, Carroll
Maxwell, Richard l.. Maxwell, Willard Max
well, A gnes Maxwell, Alice Maxwell, Cathar-
inc Maxwell, and Albert Stuart, defts
The decree in the above cause directs that one
of the Masters in Chancery Of the Court, do as
certain and report
lst The indebtedness Of the estate of George
w: Maxwell at the time Of his death.
3D. The value of his personal assets. which
have or are yet to come into the hands OF his
executriX
Sd. The real estate of which he died seized,
and its value.
4th The liens On said real estate, their
amount and respective priorities.
The said decree further directs that the said
M Master shall give notice, by publication, in one
of the newspapers published in Alexandria,
once q week for four successive weeks Of the
time and place. when and where he shall pro
ceed to execute the same; said publication to be
equivalent to personal service Of such notice on
the parties.
CoMMRs OFFICE, Jan. !. 1867.
The parties interested III the decree, or
which the foregoing is an abstract, are notI-
fed that have fixed upon MONDAY, the 4th
day of March, 1857, at my Office, in the city OF
Alexandria, when and where L Shall proceed to
execute the said decree.
w. c.. YEATON,
Master in Chancery,
;on = 1o,uiw CTrrnjt Ct 1nya co
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-23

WHAT THE JAPANESE JUGGLERs Do. One
Of the feats Of the japanese jugglers now in
San Francisco on their way to the Paris Expo
sition is thus described:
An old man lies upon his back with his feet
in the air; little boy mounts and stands upon
them. An oval tub is passed to the boy,
which he places under his feet and upon the
mans another is given to him, which is ad-
ded to the first, and so on until the little TEL
lows head touches the proscenium from the
top Of the tottering pile, which is all the time
supported by the strong and muscular chap
below
The4ittle fellow makes his salaam to the au-
dience from his dizzy height coolly fans HIM
self as be surveys the situation, and appears as
unconcerned as if reposing on terra tirma
Suddenly one of the performers utters an cx.
clamation in japanese, which is responded TO
by another The old man, the foundation OF
the pile, takes up the chorus, the little fellow
at the top jerks it out like the snapper OF a
whip the foundation gives his feet kick
thugs look squally for little Tommy the au-
dience fear that he will fall and break his neck,
or be terribly bruised among the boxes; the
old man beneath appears in imminent danger
also from the falling tubs but no, he gives his
feet a kick, throws the tubs entirely from him,
and Tommy drops like a cat, alighting with
his feet upon the old mah's, and in an upright
position!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-01-23
BUILDING IN NFw York. Trade dull,

BUILDING IN NFW YoRK.-mrade dull,
finances shaky labor high, material ditto, and
vet the march of improvement goes On. New
York grows larger, more solid and more beau
tifu each week. Que cannot help wondering,
after hearing the general grumble about hard
tunes and blue prospects, at the steady pro
gress Of building in the best parts OF the city.
The finest, strongest and most expensive build
iugs yet erected on Broadway are now going
up One peculiarity of the buildings ap-
preaching completion at this time, is their mas
sive solidity. speak Of the houses put up for
business purposes.
Nearly all of this class have white marble
fronts and in many the framed work inside is
exclusive Of iron. The Her ID building and
the new bank building on Third Avenue, oppo-
site the Cooper destitute, are perhaps the
strongest On Broadway between Grand street
and Union Square, several massive marble
buildings are replacing uns'shty OLD houses OF OF
brick or stone Some of the new ediilces Will
cosL not less than q halt million each Up
town, that is, above Thirteenth street, the
building movement is going on in rapid strides.
Churches and private houses are going up every
where.
The most notable of those on Fifth avenue
are the Catholic Cathedral, near Fittieth street,
covering whole square Stewart 81, 100000
mansion, that looks more like an elaborate
prison, and the new Jewish Temple. Fifth
avenue will probably be built up to the Central
Park before the Cathedral is finished Fifteen
years is the time estimated to complete it, and
$4,000, 900 the expense. Stewards mausoleum
will probably be ready for its owner by next
May. Scores of brown stone fronts are being
built on the cross streets above Murray HILL
Some are mere shells, put up by spectators,
to be sold as soon as finished Nearly all are
crowned with the French roof, that slopes back
and gives the building an airy, comfortable
appearance One would think that with such
blue prospects before u.s. would be hard to sell
these buildings at profit, for the expense of
buildings at this time is inordinately great -
But they do sell, just as soon as the carpenters
and pIas,erers evacuate them, and the demand
for more continues undated 1t will be so for
many years to come, tor our rapidly increasing
population must be housed in some way.
All the new houses are Intended tor the rich.
No capitalist gives a thought to the poor. Me-
chanics and laboring men must put up with
the meanest and least comfortable accommoda-
tons in crowded and unhealthy tenements:,-
Bat there is no help for them. A few OF the
more energetic may find homes for themselves
and families in the suburbs, but the great mass
will continue to poison their overworked lives
with the foul air of unventilated apartments.
Letter from, Ne,o York
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CO RI NOTICE S .

q y l. he ClltO y IL wv iHl Or L hlhT IA
I county June term, 1856, Maria Howard VS.
William NJ. Goodng In chancery.
The Court doth adjudge, order and decree
that ore Of the Commissioners OF TINS Court do
take m account Of the debts secured by the sew
cral deeds Of trust, on the land N the Dill men
toned, stating their priorlties, and the amounts
now due on them; that he also enquire INTO
and ascertain what other liens, BY judgment or
Othcrwisc,are existing on the said tract OF Iahd;
ana their prorities;that he also enquire lhto ana
take an account Of the present condltion Oh inc
property real and personal conveyed by inc
aforesaid deeds Of trust, or any Of them, what
portions Of the same have been sold, by whom
and under what deed or deeds ifany, by whom
the proceeds we're received and how they were
applied. or how they have been disposed of, and
report thereof to this Court, together with any
other mattcr he may deem pertinent, or that
any party interested may require him TO report
'S,''' ". i. GOODING, Clerk
Notice is hereby given that I, as Commission
cr under the tOOyc decree, Will proceed to take
the several accounts therein Orderet, at my
Office at Fair!ax G. H., on MONDAY, the 18th
1''' " '' ''''' u. DULANY BALL,
ian I7-1awfw Comm'r. in Chancery.
m THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX
4 county, November term, 1866, Frances /.
CrocI;cr, ct ais use Of J. c. GunnclI, vs.. Jos.
McGiIl !; Go In chanccry.
~ ~ - "T't NJ |"J e ~, CN,,;s.;onnr. Of
!'' w. 49, i'".'' ot.p - I t,I t + +hn nav,
th9 CouII' Uo ;'2CIt ''t't az" |PC ~ ~ ,Ii
Term u LIS NoTL. :. t.tI ~ XII @ nrGcooG
Vi'Iue ol tI!c Ie';' '"1'''1 '' W. '4' 3;Cr;tin.
iit' 20 ss;G i.nis ard also
tneFc"I' &hHiaAI4 '"G S@I4 - nil ro,,
the debt Of the complainant IN five years and
that he report his proceedings herein TO the
next term OF tHs CouEt "l;h any na.sTI roos,;rnI
may deem pertinent; or "Htca ln"S ~ iS!T''I
to be specially stated. III t"'lniS :Ie StU ~
count thc C"MiA!SS'"htr - H"'toi ,l''t 80 f,r
notice ol III" Iiiic "n" ':nce, om'y lisIad i,
four weeks, IN some newspaper PqoAsHeo ~
the city OF Alexandria, when sA: De regGTtG" tGa
nartie: "a Interested. Eytract-tcste.
" 3. GOODING, Clerk.
Notice j. hereby given that I will proceed 10
execute the provisions of this decree, at my
0iIirr nt Foir;a.- a. House on SATURDAY,
the 2}l day Of February next.
u. DULANY BALL,
ian 17-1aw4w Conlnr. in Chnnccry.
,r,,1,--r, ,,,r-I,,n ON TITpTKV
( y IHE CIkCUII COUIsI Ct L - ~ p - ~
4 county, November term, !c9g, Mary =: ii,. HHD-
Grts; by heE next IFleA", ~ Dcue' '@' i'''ID'''
II. I;obcrts:-ln n chancery. ,,.u.o
that NJ D. ba one OF thc CQH"I5Sl2seE9 % Gr, - -, ..
this Court, DO take ana STATE 90 In!s CoIIe y" ~,
next term an aceouht o. Inc aSns or 'ti' 1co,o-
Of j. D. N"pcrta ana t:eT pt!or!t,tI, Ss.,T
with all debts due rs "I!i pt!oL - to i-I,..
ton OF TINS auit, anu L4c amount" "i Ic"i
peioh3'I4 - H'Ii. 80 Iin ~ b;s ,orsoTaf
uc and the amount ana T"iue Oh ms pedSoii',, pedSo1i,,
property: ara ne Sh"I SIlG noS.CC ~ bi;sL0I 49,
I,lrn yyGrl- . four weeks IT some
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COURT NOTI c E S.
VIRGINIA At rules held in the q.
NJ O IL Go.,rtr- ll,llrt OF A Icy g

VTIRGINIA:-At rules held in the CLERK. S
' Office of the County Court of AlexandFla 6sc ora
county, on the 3lst day of December looo, ?Hnn
P. Clarke, plaintiff, against Joseph Partridge
James II. Pinchat and james S. Warren, part
ners, trading under the style and firm of Par
fridge, Pinchat & Warren, detendahtsrln n ease
! he object OF this suit is to recover Of the de-
PENDANTS, damages to the amount OF $500 at the
least, with interest thereon from the Stn d4y OF
July, 1852, till paid, due by the said defendants
to the said plaintiff
The defendants not having cntcrea 1heir
appearance and given security according TO
the act Of Assembly and the rules OF thls
Court, and it appearing by afid davit that they are
not residents OF this State it is ordered that the
said defendants appear here within one month at-
terdue publication of this order ana do what Is
necessary to protect their interest in this sult;and
that a copy of this order be forthwith inserted
in the Alexandria Gazette, q newspaper pub
iished in the city of Alexandria, once week week
for four successive weeks, and posted at the front
door of the Court house Of this County.
a copy-Teste.
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STIRGINIA:-At rules held in the Clerk S
y Office Of the County Court Of Alexandria
county, on the 3lst day Of December, 1856, Jas.
W. Atkinson, plaintiff, VS.. Samuel d. De-
vaughn, dclendant-in chancery and upon an
attachment.
The object of this suit is to subject certain real
estate belonging to the defendant situated in
the city and county of Alexandria, Va, on the
southside of Prince street, between Water and
Union streets--to the payment Of the plaintiffs,
claim for the sum of S3l.70, with interest there
on from the 1st day of July. 1861, till paid
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to the act OF
Assembly and the rules of this Court and it ap. :.
nearing by affidavit that he is not a resident OF
this State. it is ordered that the said detenGant
appear here within one month after due pupil
cation Of this order, and do what is necessary TO
protect his interest in this suit; and that copy
of this order be forthwith inserted in the ALEX
andria Gazette, a newspaper published in the
CITY of Alexandria, once q week for four success
sivc weeks and posted at the front door Of the
Court hons" of this county, ,@RR{y \ 9@9R{y t'5tG; 11sr
Smoot & Lowe, P. @. ian 5-law4w
VIRGINIA AT rules held in the Clerks
Y Office Of the County, Court OF A!exa1drs lex ar
County, on the 3lst day of December, 1866, John
". Burke and Arthur Herbert, late partners
under the firm name Of Burke & Herbert, COM
plainants, vs. John r. Price, dcfendant-ln
chancery.
The object ofthis suit is to subject certain real
estate in the city of AleXandria, belonging to
the defendant, to the payment Of judgment by
them obtained agsinst the said defendant in
the County Court for Alexandria county, at the
April term, 1866, for $500, with interest from
November 2Sth, 1860, till paid, and the costs,
S7.46.
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to the act Of
Assembly and the rules Of this Court, and it ap..
pearing by affidavit that he is not y resident Of
this State, it is ordered that the said defendant
appear here within one month after due publica-
ton Of this order, and do what is necessary to
protect his interest in this suit; and that copy
Of this order be forthwith inserted in the Alex
andria Gazette. newspaper published in the
city of Aexandria, once week for f9Hr succes- e,
sivc weeks, and posted at the front door OF the
Court house of this county. A copy teste
J. TACEY, Clerk,
Smoot s. Lowe, ?. @. jan 7-laW4W