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~ Patented Self Feeding Base Du:Liny
PARLOR FIRE PLACE STOVE

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P.ARLOR FIRE PLACE STOVE
Nj y 3. SeTt0n j: tn" 0ri gnal inTcntnrG: I'D"
Illuminating Baltimore Fir" Place Heaters.
His several succeeding patent: hay" been in
provements until this Inst is the superior II then.
ALL 1t excals all the popular Fire Place Stove
in bcautv Of finish. tasteful carving, ana Ill heat
ing power 1t is the result Of 1wcuty-tw" year
practical experience in inventng amt manG'.r
turing Fire Place Stoves, and combines all d.
improvements Of our former Stoves, W.T. "aa
tional improvements lind" this present >rasoI'
This Stove is II decided success. Several hun
dred Of them were put up in DIVE Hing; duIins
the latter part of the Fnll and during the W III
ter, and We have received many te;tllHoIih!
giving them the highest praise fer po"rri"
heating capacity and economy in III" ""nSum!
ton Of fuel
THE DINING ROOM QUEEN y" hay"
added a new Fire Place Stove to-0ur list this
.ea:on. This stove is suitable for dining room
1t is very ornamental and would answer for pa
lnrs also. 1t has the convenience of a large oven
which can be used for warming plates, and neal
ing irons, as we'll as baking and boiling; nm,
We also manufacture the BALTlMOhE
PARLOR HEATERS which are Top -FeediIn&
and Sell: Feeding Stove. They ar" h"a''tliu"'
finished and Of great heating power
For sale wholesale and retail, By
). y. SEXTON y GO,
III West Lombard 81, Baltimore
For ,;,I.. ia AlryNnhriA hy
jy 3l-"ni llr''o' h"'
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The public debt statement just issued from
the Treasury Department shows further de-
crease in the national debt during August Of
S9,206,29! The cash in the treasury is $685.
1872, O36, of which the coin is $50, Sl3,G9l. The
statement of bonds issued to Pacific railway
companies shows totals as follows: Principal
outstanding, SD, GlS 1872; interest accrued and
not yet paid, s646, lsS. 80; interest paid by the
1. s., ST., 692 4754 Al; interest repaid by trans
portation of mails, &c. l39, Jog. 81; balance Of in
serest paid by the I. s., s9,553, 3GS.j9.
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The President has returned to Long Branch
He will, it is said, resume his residence il
Washington. about the first of next month.
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CRIMES AND AcCIDENTs.-We do not know
when we have, in any one week, for years past,
been forced to publish accounts of so many dis
asters, accidents, and crimes, Of all kinds and
grades, as have occurred within the past few
days in different portions Of this country.
Every now and then we read in the newspapers
If carnival Of crime of an ''epide,nlc OF
disasters But the present period is htqh
carnival--a raging epidemic We purposely
give only the most noteworthy of the accounts
we refer to-had we the space We could fill col
umns with the details of minor incidents which
90 to swell the long catalogue
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- Vice President ColEax has announced that he
is unqualifedly in favor Of the nomination of
Gen. Grant as next President
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si:":ukIuw> MAHkhrS. sept. l.. Al the
brewers Rest l.O Rrcyps we're offered, selling
price 10 SIC per pound; 80 Sheep and Lambs
were offered, selling at from 80 to "A 81 per
head Cows and Calves brought % to $50; Veal
Calves 5a1tc per b. live weight. Market rather
hrsL.
The Flour inspections during The rnonth Of
August amounted to 1910 barrels family, 45&
Dbl extra, 7iS bbls supcrfnc, 2jl bble line, II
bbl: first niddling: Total Is, l7G bhl-.
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IS.E.HERfsUL.

ALEXANDRIA MiEEEr. sept. =. Tn" market
tor Wheat !: moderately active, hui prices are
unchanged; o,i"rinGs OF pa bushels white, with
salc= q: T.. for prime and :!j% al red, with sales
ii l22 ~, l%D, 10 H." l%5, 1%S and 40 for fair
t. ."r.; choice lot Of Seed Wheat brought
b.. Offerings Of 100 husl"a miNad Corn, but
~ ::!". reported NJ offerings II Rv" Oats
are unchanged: offerings Of 1915 bushels, with
sale # 49, O,har articles are unchanged
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Queen Victoria is now in her It'll year. I lie,
health is not good.
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TH IES
TOTICE To CITY TAX PAYERS.

CGLLECTuEs OFFICE, July j.. 1871.
Tax payers will take notice that the taxes do
the City Council OF Alexandria for the year 1871
are now ready and in the hands Of the Collectors.
who can be- found ut their office each day, cNcrl';
Sunday, from 8 a. N. 10 ) p. IN. All person;
paying their take; on or before the first day O;
August. u! c,:@rcr!t f?nd?. will be allowed Il dis
count of - per cent; on Or before the lst daT o.
September, 10 per cent on or before the lat dnJ
Of October per cent, and II" discount vii! be
allowed after that date
.INO T. HILL, Collector y. y
). h. FIELD, Collector >. D.
Uiiicc-U Under the Mansion Hou:". ore doc
north Of the telegraph otticc jy II
SHERiFF'S NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
On and after February IL. Isl, my ;cn vii.
be on Washington street, adjoining the drug
store Of Dr. Pierpoirt. would respectfully ash
persons who have not paid their State snd c"un-
~ taxes for 1870 to cull and settle The cohtii
uance Of the public schools depend; upon tEl
payment Of taxes promptly; and Am compell"i
II sellic With the Auditor. The unpnld taTrS ia
1863 with interest must he settled
!. &. q NEAL.
JAN 81 sheriff Alexandria CO., Va
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.7GRIE7'LTs'R.3g>.
Field Seeds and Fertilizers.
IN STORE. and for sale u, lowest .a,,.,

PRIME NEW TIMOTHY and GLOVER
SEED.
ORCHARD ana hENTUC kI Blue
GRASS. RED TOP &C. &c.
no. PERUVIAN GIrANO. PERUVIAN
GUANAPE.
BUSET'S EXCELSIOR GuANO. SOLU-
BILE SEA ISLAND GJANO. SUPERIOR
GROUND BONE. GROUND PLASTER,
IMPLEMENTS and MA
CHINERY of Ill kinds.
aug 2G-lm HERBERT BRYANT.
ERTT H. l. f. $.
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CAR RoBBERIES.-Thc Cumberland ND.
News OF the 81 st uIt. says: For some time
past it seems that the B. & O. Railroad Com
pany has suffered number Of robberieS COM
mltted on their frcigh cars ut different points
between Piedmont and Grafton. The thefts
have been So well managed that the thieves
could not be unprecedented for 50 long that it
appeared as it they would go scot free But
on Monday last one Of the gang was caught.
He. with several of his comrades, was seen b.
the hands on Z freight train trying to break
OPEN house car at Newburg. W. Va. A
charge va: made on the robbers, and one of
them was secured The others succeeded in
making their escape The gang were clothed
in overalls, and it is thought they have been
passing themselves of for the company 5 hands.
and thus aiding themselves in their work.
SOCIETY MEMOIRS for the present season are
full OF romance and startling excitement, and
the last sensation relates Ia daughter Of 4
well-kuown millionnairc who took his family
to spend the summer way up IN Maine. Two
weeks since. he was forced by business to leave
them, and, rs 4 parting present, gave his
daughter the nice little roll Of $500 only for pin
money The grl was decidedly grateful, and
as s0ca rs papa disappeared she enclosed the
Sau amount 10 Her lover III llllS CITY IequcSl
| in~ his Immediate presence. OF course, he
| ha>tcnad tn the Sleltcrin9 roof beneath which
his fair tunrcr uwet. and then true love pre-
terrci the one path for the future, and friend
| ~ clergyman sanctioned the trembling swallows,
who only await the paternal blessing to find
their bliss complete. letter .iinm Nfr York.
! GENUINE Conversion. --Spurgcon tells the
following:
81 like the story Of the servant maid who,
when she was asked on Joining the church,
Are you convcrtcd?'. / hope 50. sir. What
makes you think you are reaya child of God?'
We'll sir, there is great change in me from
wlut there used to hr. what is that CHANGE
| don know. but, sir: there change in ali
things: but there is enc thing ARRAYS @""'o
! ua,i,. Mr lAuiy NOR.
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/ l. " Z Il
Jane. ). y "lci. ; hest Family .l>u'
Columbia .tills Family Flour
Edoln Mills Family Flour
Lincoln s. Bros. Family Fi7uI
Linvile Creek Extra Flour
Bridgcwater Mills Extra fio,lr
Shenandoah Mills Extra Flour
Lincoln g. Bros. Extra Flour AL,
And all other brand; Of Family. iIt'' "'.'
Super Flour, in store and for sale Is
>'p'-' ~ sIINN & CO,
aue11 y Union street
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ACCIDENT AT FREDERICK County Poor
HousE.--On last Friday sad accident occur
red at the Poor House, resulting in the death
of an old man named Isaiah Waitkneight, an
inmate Of that institution since March, 1870.
1t appears that he was engaged in repairing
the tire-wall in the blacksmith shop in which
he was about to place Ii pound bomb shell
to protect the wall. Mr.. Canter: the keeper OF
the House, happened to enter the shop at the
time. aud demonstrated with him, saying that
it was 4 dangerous venture. The old man as
s,red him that he had extracted all the DOW
der, and that there was no danger lie then
placed the shell on the anvil and Mr. Canter
again cautioned him to be careful, and passed
from the shop. 1t is supposed that Walk
height applied a lighted match to test the
presence Of powder when the shell exploded.
When Mr.. e. entered the building, after hear
lug the explosion, he found the old man dead,
one piece Of the shell having passed through
his heart, and his right leg torn half of, be-
sides other frghtful wounds about his person
He was about G. years Of age Winchester
Nc;-,
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4 FREAK or FORTTNE--A NORM Earollna
paper gives the following details Of IN interest
inc freak Of fortune there 'Nr: j.. very
nice widow lady from the country was in town
Tuesday hunting cook'> place in soma nice
family. Many years ago the grandfather oi'
Mrs. l.. owned one hundred ard fifty slave:
and six plantations and at the close Of tie war
her father had bushel of gold Her husband
was poor mai and died in the var. and now
this independent and worthy widow woman
prefers to cook in some nice family rather than
i've dependent on other folks
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-13

Clark Mills visited General Grant
lately for the purpose Of getting from
him an authentic account of the par
ticulars attending the surrender of
General Lee, to aid him in his pro-
posed work Of the representation of
that event in relief for his monument.
ON this point the President said: Lee
came in with a flag Of truce to see
on what terms we would receive his
surrender. ! stated the terms, and
Lee said: please reduce that to
writing" took some manifold pa
per and made several copies, and
handed one to him, SAYING, "There, !
believe that is about as l talked"
Lee read it and signed, and tken pass
ed IL back to me and l signed it. The
manifold copies were then distributed
to several generals. The transaction
took place in front Of my tent, and
with . little pine table between us.
To q remark Of Mills, tina: he had seen
9 picture representing the surrender
as having taken place in room with
q carpeted floor, and amidst the staff
officers of both armies, GRAFT replied
that the picture was gotten up to
show off the aids. That was more
like the turning over Of the surren-
dered forces on the next day, but the
real surrender took place as above
stated.
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farm and 3ollsfhold.
sp.yl.s aess.

d. q .
J.B. writing TO the Rual Carolinian
OH this subject, says: ~ -
"Hogs to be operated upon should
have no food for at least twenty four
hours beforehand. / use a stick one
and o half inches in diamater, eighteen
inches long, little crooked IN the
middle, to prevent il from slipping
from side to side on pole or rail; on
each end of the stick q strong string
of soft leather, Of sufficient length to
make moose, which is secured to each
hind ley above the hook joints, Ken
hang up, and of course, her head will
be down, and SO, too, will all the Inc
testincs incline down aud be out Of
the way, make the abdoman between
first aud second sets of teats !; from
hind part Of animal, in :e-t thumb and
forefinger, when the ovarics are easily
found where the womb unitcs with
the body. which are clipped off with
a sharp knife. l use inssewing a nee
die about two and a half iaches long
| an5 two or three strands of shoema.
kcr's thread twisted together and
waxed with beeswax. have been al
the business for more than twenty
years, and do not think l have los1
one in a hundred. pay no attention
to zodical signs-havc been noticing
of late, at the suggestion of q friend
and am inclined to the opinion tina
they bleed less when operated on il
the new Of the moon. l never spa,
i'm cold weather, but never hesitate OF
account of heat or "dog days. Ami
mails should always have access L
plenty of water.-Spayin9 great.
improves the flesh, and they are mucl
easier fattened.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-13
One Good Turn for Another.

a tinker was travelling in country
town, and having travelled many miles
without having anything TO do, he
stopped, weary and hungry at a tav-
ern. Here he got into a conversation
with glazicr, to whom he related his
troubles. The latter sympathized with
him deeply, and told him to go into
his dinner and cat heartily. The tin
ker took his advice, ate his fill, and
when he returned to the bar-room he
was ovcrjoycd to hear that the land
lord required his services to mend a
lot of pans and kettles VIII ch had
sprung leak. The tinker at once
fell to work, accomplished the task
and receiveda liberal sum and started
OH his way rejoicing. Upon reaching
the outside of the house lie found the
glazicr, who said:
"Wen, you. see told the truth,
procured you a job of work, and how
do you think / accomplished it?7
81 am sure l cannot TELL" replied
the tinker. Il will tell yOu,7 rejOin-
cd the glazicr. "You told ne you
were weary. hungry and pcnniless,
| knew the landlord was we'll off.
and doinga good business, so i watch
cd the opportunity and started a leak
in every tin vessel could get hold Of
The tinker with many thanks and
heart full of gratitude, resumed his
journey but he had not proceeded
many yards before he reached the viii
liage church. when a bright idea struck
him-hc would befriend the glazicr.
The church he thought could afford to
bear slight loss in a good cause; SO,
taking a position where he could not
be seen, he riddled every window in
the editicc with stones, and then high.
II eIated with. his exploit, he retraccd
his steps to notify the glazicr that he
would speedily have very important
Job. He met the glazier at the door
of the tavern.
Sir" said he, Il am happy 10 in
form YOU that fortune has enabled me
TO return the Kindness j received
from you an hour since.
allow so?" asked the gla1ier pleas
| antly.
II have broken every pane of glass
! i'm the church," answered the tinker,
and you of course, will be employed
10 put them in again."
The GLACIERS jaw fell, and his face
assumed blank expression, as he
said in tremuloUs tone ''you don't
mean to say that do YOU!
Certainly replied the tinker
"there inst whole pane Of glass in
the building. One good turn de-
j ccryes another yom know"
"Yes,' answered the glazier, in to,lt
of despair; '.but, you Internal scound'
rel. YOU have ruined me, for | KEEP
the church in repair by the year.
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A writer on the circus says Gym
nasts usually 60 Ia couples, and receive
from $50 to$125 per week for the two.
.C0ntortiopists get from so to $50 per
per week for kinking themselves.
Clowns usually command from $50 to
Sl00 per week, according to ability aud
reputation. zFi 80
The following note was sent by
Gladstone to George Francis Train i'm
reply to a request for permission in
the name of five million Feniaus to
address the people Of England: ''Mr.
Gladstone has received the request OF
Mr.. Train, and proeaaims him in the
na.ae of the people of England, Ire
land, Scotland, America, and all 9TH
err civilized countries, a lunatic fool
No objection will be made to his
speaking where he pIeascs, but he is
warned to abstain from trcason.'
The Baptists of Massachusetts mel
| recently at Fitcllburg, \ feature oI
this convention was the difference OF
opinion exhibited in regard TO future
| punishment This" said one, "is
not physical. but spiritual. 1t was
not literal fire." Another Was not
SO sure of this Another was sure
that the raised body would suffer, "a:
FIRE causes the earthly body to suffer.
No vote was taken on the subject.
/ Thorough pulvirIzatiOn with Mi
FEE s SUB-soIL nearly doubles crop
ii all soils.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-13

The PERsEvERIN0 Bor.-"6ir,"
said . boy, addressing . man, do you
want . boy to work tor you 20
'sNo," answer the man, II have no
such want"
The boy looked disappointed; at
least the man thought 10, and he asked:
'tDon't you succeed In getting .
place 2"
have asked ct good many places,o
said the boy. IA woman told me sou
had been after boy, but It Is not 90. l
find."
"Don't he discouraged" said the
man, in Q friendly tone.
"Oh ! no, sir,n said the boy, cheer
fully, "because this is'A big world, and
I feel certain that God has something
for me to do In it.n -4
"Just 30, Just So" said . gentleman
who overheard the talk. tsCeme with
me, my boy; I am in want Of SOMEBODY
like you"
He was o doctor; and the doctor
thought any boy 90 anxious to ind his
work, would be likely to do It faithfully
when he found It; 90 he took the boy
into his employment and found him
all that he desired.
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By the Legislature OF Tennessee.
Rev. George Beckett. Rector.
Mrs, VI. n. Martin, Principal.


IL is the design of this Institution 10 AFFORD
the very highest advantages for the cuuca-
lion of Young ladies, both solid ana orna,
mental The regular course of study lald
down i'm our schedule Is full and compfehen-
siye but not more extended than the pre-
cent times demand of all who would ENJOY
the benefits and distinctions OF fnished Ell
ucation 1t will be our aim to train the mind
to habits of patient and Independent Thought
and to excite in the pupil that spirit OF self
reliance which will be her best security for
future ust fulness and independence. super
ficialnesS In study will be utterly discarded
and ever reminding the pupil that there Is
mo royal road to learning, the watchword
of the Institute will be hard work, by
which we feel assured the highest results OF
education can only be attained. More than
ordinary attention is paid to the Fine Arts.
Mons A. E>teve, who has won for himself
an enyiable distinction in the Musical World,
is the Director OF that i'm pOrtant department,
and Madame Esteve has charge OF the Vocal
classes. The Modern Languages are taught
by NATIVE teachers OF acknowledged ability
and experience.
The Institution Is amply supplied with the
most i'm proved Chemical, Philosophical and
Astronomical Apparatus, and also with ex-
cellent Geological, Mineral aud Fossil Cabi
nets.
n. B. For Circulars containing terms and
urther particulars, apply To
REV. GEORGE BECKETT.
Columbia, Tennessee.
- iiune 2i-lm
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-13

Why ere We poOr2 and to what
causes csn the scarcity Of noney in
the South be attributed? These are
questions that often suggest them
selves to the thinking minds Of Ger
country, but we seldom re even a
attempt to solve the problem and
when we dc. it 10 usually given IN the
interest Of some particular scheme or
object in which the parties giving II
arc interesied. Our politicians would
have u6 Solieve that the iniemanage-
ment of our national finances, the
Ssnking system Of the country, or
something Of that kind, is the solo
cause; and many accept their ideAs
as conclusive. Others complain OF
no markets for the staples Of the
country; and almost evsfy one had
some unstudied pet reason 70 advance
when the subject IL broached. Whilst
We are veady and willing 10 submit
that all these have their in4usnce, yet
they are fer from the real ee1se. TO
us the reason SCENE plaip; ahd tc one
who will stop to inveStigAte 1e Will
need no 6pectaclss 10 - IL, for it
looms up like some distant modstain
towards the deep blas sky. We rely
upon other sections too much for our
,cants re send our money ascay, to
be used to keep an iron heel upon our
necks. Instead Of kespii,g e 1t home,
by patronizing and buiAing up In
stitutions Of our own, 10 rafse our
cotton and send it on ct fifteen cents
per pound, and take the same money
and buy it back, in its manufactured
state, at three times what we realized
for il. Then, again. II wewant bolt
Of domestic, or . needle, 3 thfeehing
machine, or . shoe per, wagon, or .
wheelbarrow, . sfeaEa engine, or q
paper Of carpet tatks, or anything else,
we send North to get them; while we
have manufactures springing up
among US, struggling for . time
against this tide, and finally die for
the want Of patronage.
The people of the South send North
| every year, for one branch of business
alone, nineteen million dollars; ''that
is Life Insurance, the only business
Of which we have the statistics, and
that, too, while we have ~ good com.
panies in the South 30 in any coun.
try" to say nothing of the thousand
and one other things that we daily
consume. Is it, then, any wonder
that VIC are poor and money scarce
If the entire circulating medium o.
the United States was South, VIZ
would coon be poor and money scarce
il We continued to send il away fol
things that could easily be procured
athome.
| We are glad to see disposition OF
the part Of the people-sOme Of them
at least-to remedy this evil, BY buy
ing what they need at home. If ",
wish or ever expect to become rici
and money plenty, we must buy o
our cwn merchants, patronize ou
own manufactures, sustain our owl
institutions, and let them build otll
country up, and give us markets a
home for the products OF the country
| -Sowthern Enterprise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-01-13
How to Save Your Shoe SOles.

1t consist in nothing more than
melting together tallow and COM
mon rosin, i'll the proportion of two
pirts of the former to ono part of
the latter, and applying the prepare
ton fhot) to the solcs OF the boots or
shoes-as much of it as the leather
will absorb. One farmer declares
that this little recipe alone has been
worth more than five years subscrlp-
ton to the newspaper publishing it.