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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-21

Professor Agassiz, who is now on his
way around the continent southwark, sue
cecded in raising al2, 900 for his scientific
expenses, and has the promise of enough
more to insure the success Of his plans.
An Iowa couple obtained a handsome
sum to begin life with by charging twenty
five cents admission to their wedding.
Howard Glyndon Miss Rcddin) says
she adopted male pseudonym because
when she was young people attached no
significance to what woman said. e.
7a Col. ID. L. Penn, of New Orleans, has
manufactured clarified sugar at his planta-
ton on the Teche, in St. Mary's Parish,
fully equal to that of any of the Northern
retinerieS.
The latest fashionable color for bon
nets or trimmings is known as peacock
blue, and comes in several shades, and is
very beautiful and delicate, and becoming
to all compilations. ,.ss ss
|, "A new style Of round hat is of black
velvet in the shape of cap, with high
crown, ornamented with a large black
wing on one side and a jet ornament and
bows Of ribbon on the other. ~ 2
M The Alabama Board of Education pro.
pose to establish five normal schools, al
which students Of both sexes Of the white
and black races may be educated ; the
schools for the two races to be kept sepa.
rate. sf,.-e.
"A speculative traveller, telling how
his own beard, silky in London, becam,
curly in Africa, declares that such being
the case temporarily with his hair, he be
lieyes the atmosphere alone responsible fo
the curly locks of Ethiopia. laaAs a
i An inst NOUS Mississippi negro though
he would kill sheep by holding it in from
Of an approaching locomotive. The ami
NAL escaped withia broken leg, but the in
genious individual was made the subject Q
o funeral oration. a
"A disappointed lover applied at a dru
store in Saginaw, Mich, day or two sine
for morphine, alleging that his girl ha
"gone back'' on him, and there wasn't an
1 use Of living '.no more.n The hard-hearl
ed clerk refused to accommodate him
whereupon he declared that he did nc
know what he should do, as the water wa
too cold to make drowning pleasant.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-21

POLICE CoURr THIS MoRNING-.A
Brilliant array Of Talent IN ,Comf-The
Gaming Cases Continued until this After
noo,a.-The raid upon and arrest last night of
the gamblers of the city, and the knowledge
that their eases would be heard by Justice
White this morning, attracted a laig crowd
of inquisitNe people, to hear what was to
be the fate of the parties arrested.
Such an array Of legal talent we have
seldom seen in attendance upon this court /;
some Of the best lawyers OF the city having
been employed by the sporting fraternity.
Minor cases, being first on the docket.
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No. l7a-Revenue.

No. l79-Revenue. "a"
NTARSHAL'S SALE.-By virtue of a writ OF
Nl yenditioni exponas, issued out of the Clerks
Office of the District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Virginia, and to me
directed, shall proceed TO sell at public auction
for cash, on WEDNESDAY, the 9th day of De-
cember, 1871, at IL O'Clock A, NJ on the premises
of Wilson & Days tobacco factory, ON Lombard
near Sycamore street, Petersburg, v irginia,
the following property, TO wit sl.tls
six Twisting Benches .,'e,iia Ist.
One Writing Desk; ~ e@sin -a
One Counting-off Table; af col %
Two Stoves, eighteen Dryers; fGll
One l-pound, Lump Mill, one k-pound Lump
Mill; Hdt
One los Lump Mill, two Box Screws s
One Shape Screw, two Stem Screw, six Bands !;
One large Lever, two small Levers, twenty
empty Caddies; M
Thirteen empty Barrels, one Wash Tub, one
One large patent Scale, three small Scales; ;i
One caddy Smoking Tobacco, one Hand Saw; y
Seven hundred and forty pounds Of Leaf To-
baeco; fit44MN td ia
Twenty pounds Manufactured Tobacco, one
Gallon Pot t.s-fa- ..t .... ...,sl. aae
One oven, one boiling Kettle, one Sprinkler G
One bucket Fiayoring, one gallon Rum, seven
brands; ~
Three Numbers, one Spade, seven hundred
pounds STEMS suHl
Twenty gallons Molasses; iilH ~ re N.v
One hundred and seventy three pounds Jumps !;
Four pounds Snuff. beans, one pound cloves, fifty
pounds Lieorice, fifty-fiye pounds Gum
Arabic. f = Hff..i.
Parties desiring to purchase are invited to be
Dated Norfolk, va, Dec. II, 1871.
DAVID B, PARKER,
~ r's'fl Nf5t t us. Marshal. &
de ls-lot BY JoHS W. FARRELL, Deputy.
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CEMBER 81. 1871. VOL. ". NO. 81.

BEAUTIFUL PYRAMID OF IcE.-An-
toni is renowned for his pyramids of cake.
beautifully and tastefully iced, but even
ne, IN his palmiest days, could never APP
proximate to the requisite work of nature
now standing in the Capitol Square.
me extreme cold of last night had the
eifect to freeze the water as it fell from the
fountain, located in the southeast corner of
the square, until a huge pyramid, of ice
formed around its base, excelling in gran
deur anything of the kind we ever beheld
IN a city. The sun, as it shone upon il to-
day, reflected all the colors of the rainbow.
and gladened every eye beholding it.
Tomorrow the picture will be even more
beautiful, and we would advise all who
wish to see beautiful object. to take
look at this ice pyramid. .li es6sel
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"NoT THAT MANA Portuguese,
named Manuelo Francis, has been ar
rested and reported two OF three times for
"vagrancy.o The name, an unusual one,
has been published Emmanuel Francis, y
whereby an old citizen of Richmond, who
was a prominent witness in the "Haun-
stein forgery" case, has been confounded
by some who did not know him with the
vagrant. Emmanuel Francis fiourishes on
yenable street. The vagrant can be found
in the chain-gang. sgi
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% MARTIN ALLEY CoNyICTED-Eiig
teen Years u, the Penitentiary.-The jury
in the case of Martin. Alley this morning
agreed upon verdict Of guilty, and assessed
the punishment at eighteen years. confine-
ment in the penitentiary. ran
Alley will be formally sentenced by
Judge Guigon tomorrow, when the Hust-
ings court will adjourn until the next regu-
lar term. p
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How ABOUT THAT EIGHTEEN FEET
OF WATER ?--The steamer estate of Ma
ryland,' just arrived from Baltimore,
drawing only seven feet, was detained two
hours ON the bar below the city. She was
released by flood tide. There Is, we have
for some time been convinced, a discrcpan.
cy in the reports made to tie Council Of
the depth of water created by the improve
ment company, and those made by searnen
upon the same subject. Does the tide
make difference of eleven feet at the bar?
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-21

LIST OF UNAVAILABLE LETTERS Re-
NAMING ; IN, THE RICHMOND PosT-
OFFICE, DECEMBER 21TH, 1S7I.-T.
Whlttle,. Winchester, Va; Coates & Carr,
Barksdale, Va; James Covington, Mount
Laurel, Va; Il. N. Keath, Pittsylyania G.
T., Va; Mathew Richardson, Barksdale.
va; Q; Thilow, New York City; Molly
McGeehee, Stony Point, Va; A. A. Jack
son, Spring Garden, Va; Mrs. A. Mitchell.
Meadsville, Va; b. Casley, Pittsylvania
G.H., Va; J. 9. Hughes, Pittsylvania G.
H., Va; j. S. Farmer, MeadsYSille, Va;
X. E. Adams, Barksdale, Va.
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~ INJURED BY IcE.AThe tug boat g A g.
mes, = Captain Lawrence, masterandowner.
was somewhat injured by ice, a few miles
below Richmond, early this morning. She
was gong down The river with a tow. One
of her barges was also Badly cut, and is
now in q sinking condition. ,aa
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-21

10 PROPERTY HoLDERs.- The city
ordinance, relating TO sewer connections,
published in the STATE JOURNAL to-day,
possesses interest TO all holders of pro-
perty, and their. attention is called TO its
provisions. 't'"'
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MARSHAL'S SALES.

254, 256, 262-Reyenue. i Is 4
ATARSHALS SALE.-By virtue of writs of
IXl venditioni exponas, issued ont of the Clerks
Office OF the District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Virginia. and to me
directed, shall proceed to sell at public auction,
for cash, on FRIDAY, the 22d day of December,
at IL O'Clock A. M, in the store-room of the Gus
tom-House, at Norfolk, Va, the following pro
perty, to wit: -lIs.il
l barrel APPLE BRANDY. - ai7g
EMPTY BARREL -.a d
1850 CIGARS. ~ sss4.
700 CIGARS. ~ asss
% lbs. MANUFACTURED TOBACCO, s..s,
s lbs. do. do. aii 81
"a 8 EMPTY SPIRIT BARRELS. saasT .nlcs
= Parties desiring to purchase are invited TO be
present. tga rif i4A l1lIff rsaf
2 Dated Norfolk Va, Dec. III, ls7I,ag Is. (.
fg 81 sai Bal DAVID I5. PARKER, aff
U. s. Marshal,
de l3--lot By JOIN w. FARRELL, Deputy
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DUBLrc SALE.

II VIII he offered for sale, at public nnction on
DECEMBER 2sTH the FARM known as s.I,atlrel
HILL on the old Charles City River road four
and half miles below Richmond If not sold
it viii be rented. Also, will be sold, HOUSE
young MULE, fine thoroughbred COW, a lot of
good SLABS, with FODDER, SHCCKS, HAY,
&C., &c. hlIfte eg9
Terms on day of sale
Sale conducted by s @ @. ROBINSON
de 2l-tds
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SEWING-MACHINES.


SlNGER-Shaffer Strong agents for Virginia
and North Carolna--9l3 Main street. See adj
vertisement
WHEELER & WILSON-C l.. Rudway gen
eral agent--l00l Main streets a.T
WILCOX & GIBBS-James L. A. Gibbs, Pro-
prietor-Ninth and Bank streets. See adver.
tisement. FA .fu5
GROVER & BAKER-G. & N. w. Darby,
Agents-90l Broad street.
HOWE IMPROVED-J. +. McKenney, Agent
-S23 Main street. The latest in modern i'm
provements. See advertisement. fifET 7lt
WEED'S-Wm. Lockhart, agent--739 Main,
corner Eighth street
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IgCEEARED. .-1+The North-German bark
"Fido, p Henken, master, cleared from the
custom-house to-day for Rio, with flour,
shipped by the Gallego Mills Manufactur-
ing company.
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NAIL FAILuRE.--The train from
Aqua creek this afternoon, arrived an
hour and half behind schedule time, and
brought no Northern mail, the Potomac
river boat having failed, probably on ac-
count of ice, to make connection at the
creek. sAtaf
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Ne You can buy good Anthracite Nut Coal of
CaH, Page Co., Nineteenth and Cary, or 7ds
Grace street, at seven dollars per ton. Wood
and Clover Hill conl at lowest cash prices,
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hB Go TO j. W. Pledges, sOf Broad street,
and buy your Candies, Cakes, Fruits and Toys,
and all your Christmas goods vtr ~
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Me- A. A. Allen, 1916 Main street. has just
received the latest tstyles of Hats and Gaps, Just
the thing forthe Christmas holidays ns
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nd5 Atmore's Nince Meat, 14l2 Main street,
Bossieux agentfor manufacturer 15 A'
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MS Santa Clans, having discovered Columbus
at 9l4 Broad street, has made this headquarters
for Confectioneries and Toys of ali kinds. 5qa
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ne Ifyou want Toys aud Christmas Good
go to Semon's, 500 Broad street. '13
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!! Res Musical Instruments aud Musical Mer-
chandise of every description can always be.
found at ]. MAEsH's Music Depot, No. els Main
street has just received Il new and extern
sive stock of the above named goods q
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NE "Say, Allen, where did You get that hand
some box Of French Candy ?'i-'' Why, Jim, at
Joe Pledges, of course, s07 Broad street.
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seE Atmore's Nfince Meat, 14i2 VI ain street,
Bossieux agent for manufacturer. 4sni
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A9 The largest lot of Ladies' Furslin the
city at Aliens, 1916 Main street. cal
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nn- Until You have visited Antoni,s, yau will
have no idea what complete stock Of Candies,
Cakes, Fruits and foys looks like. 5a
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H4 Atniore's Mince Meat, 14i2 Main street
Bossieux agent for manufacturer
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M Atmore's Nince Meat, I4l2 Main street,
BossieuI agent for manufacturer is
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). l.. WHITAKER, 1877 Cary stree
SAVINGS BANKS.

NATIONAL FREEDMEN'S SAVINGS BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY, 10 north Tenth
street, Chas. Spencer, Cashier. See advertise
lnent
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Ss- Go see the monkey and orsane at Sc
mons, sos Broad street H.. -njs
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RICHMOND AND YoRK RIVER RAILROAD,
OFFICE or SUPERINTENDENT,
RicHMosD, VA, December q, ls7l.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.--The Freight Depot
Il on this road will be closed on MONDAY
December 2oth, ls7l, and MONDAY, January
LIST, 1872.
Freight trains .Hi.l run regular during the
Christmas week, except as above 4E
WILLIAM N BRAGG
'A J. l.. Tsyl 1R, Superintendent b
iesisul General Freight ana Ticket Agent
UNHE STATE JOIRNAL. is an excellent ad.
i vertising mediuA a Try 1t and see.
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SIGN AND HOUSE PAINTING.

w. L. MONTAGUE, No South Tenth street.
w. A. WYATT, 704 Grace street. All work
shall be promptly attended to- sd
ID. ii. PYLE, Tenth street, between Main and
Bank. rt
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TYPE FOUNDERS.

III. L. PEL0UZE s. co.., Franklin, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. See adver-
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:--sg Those in want Of Furs, call at 1916 Main
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ne if you want frst-elass Toys, Cakes.
Fruits and Candies, at low prices, go 10 see Co
lumbus al 9i4 Broad street.
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RE IF YOU want good laugh, go TO senon's
News and Toy Depot, sos Broad street n
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RH- spledge- you my word, If you want first
class Christmas goods, at low prices you had
better go at once to s07 Broad street.
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s9- Atmore's Niince Meat is the best made
We have tried it.
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SE Don't fail to see Napoleon and FamiI,
at Semon's. S05,Broad street & -tse,
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No Remember that Columbus received the
first premium for Candy at the Virginia State
Fair .H 4 i,l5 rf sr..fs- r
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OF her barges was also BADLY cut. and is
now in sinking condition. ',aa
10 PROPERTY HoLDERs.--The city
ordinance, relating TO sewer connections
published in the STATE JOURNAL to-day.
possesses interest to all holders of pro-
perty, and their. attention is called 10 its
provisions.
gg CLEARED. .--=The North-Gernan bark
'Fido, y Henken, master, cleared from the
custom-house to-day for Rio, with flour,
shipped by the Gallego Mills Manulactur-
ing company.
A1r A. A. Allen, 1916 Main street has just
received the lateststyles of Hats and Gaps, just
the thing for,the Christmas holidays. e
2 Ra5- Atmore's slince Meat, 14l2 sIain street.
Bossieux agent for manufacturer. e5 y s
-14 -.s - sfati
Rg Go TO. J. W. Pledges, sOi Broad street,
and buy your Candies, Cakes, Fruits and Toys,
and all Your Christmas goods. Y'r
Me- You buy good Anthracite Nut Coal of
CHI Page & Co. Nineteenth and Ci.ry, or 7dS
Grace street, at, seven dollars per ton, Wood
and Clover Hill coal at lowest cash rriees,,
Ms Santa Clans, having discovered CcIeinbus
at 9l4 Broad street, has made this headquarters
Tor Confectioneries aud Toys of ali kinds. san
-FM 49, = - IL Ii ~ no
No The largest lot of Ladies' Fursi in the
city at Aliens, 1916 Main street - cal
EeE Atmore's MiHce Meat, l4i2 VI ain street,
Bossieux agent for manufacturer. 5sn
Ees If-you want Toys aud Christmas Good
go to Semon's, 500 Broad street. '9l -
ifsirGst la .--------------------- .iif-I "
- RA Cntil you have visited Antoni,s, you will
have no idea what q complete stock Of Candies,
Cakes, Fruits and Toys looks like.
:-seS Those in want Of Furs, call at 1916 Main
street. is- '
HeG Atmore's Mince Meat, I4l2 Main street,
BossieuI agent for manufacturer a
;RlB Musical Instruments aud Musical Mer-
chandise of every description can always be
found at J. MALsH's Music Depot, No els Main
street Ieh has just received Il new and extern
sive stock of the above named goods. q
Z rra.r ---------- FIfsff
ne "Say, Allen, where did you get that hand
some box of French Candy - -. Why, Jim, at
Joe Pledges, of course, so7 Broad street.
sQah li3I s, tf7s.. 81
a4- Atniore's Mince Meat, 1iI2 Main street,
bossleux agent for manufacturer. ~
...s- ~
mons, sos Broad street ~ -rgs
Il . ------------ -.
( ne IF you want iirst-eIass Toys, Cakes.
Fruits and Candies. at low prices 90 10 SOC (,o-
lumbus al Old Broad street at
a,zs- s,o,,.,. ,a5 ,,...-, -..--.7,5
- 80" s'ieo'' mas '''e i"ises'
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ne Antoni's establishment crowded all day
long with men, women, and children, some buy
ing, others trying and al crying to be waited
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ne Semon, se5 Broad street, has the iarges
and cheapest lot of Toys inthe city.Y
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- 90 Atmore's Mince Meat. f4i2 Main street
Bossieux agent for manufacturer. ,tt-
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NE The cheapest place in the state for
Christmas goods is at 9l4 Broad street,. 81 o
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"a "Let Us Have Peace."--If you want
peace in the family, 90 to Antoni's and buy your
Toys, Cakes, Candies and Fruits, or the little
ones viii never be satisfied
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-12-08
The Paris CO,nmnne.

IF we insist that knowledge shall be
dlfused, we must not forget that nowl.
edge Is power. The horse. says tho
sagacious groom, who has once kicked
wagon to pieces is not 80 safe as he
was before. knowledge is power. He
has learned what he can do; aud his
power Is not only that Of kicking with
his heels<-it Is that of spreading terror
and apprehension. Knowledge Is pow
er AS men come to know the actual
situation OF society, and reflect upon it,
and see In history that God Is upon the
SIDE OF the strongest battalions, they
ask why Lazarus should be million
and Dives one: a question which only
precedes the determination that IT shall
be so no longer. Ifintelligence Is TO be
increased, the old organization of society
must be renovated, or 1t will break.
The Cloths and Huns were undoubtedly
barbarians, but they did overrun Rome;
and not the least valuable results Of
modern civilization are due to the tradl.
tions OF those barbarians. The Frensp
terrors's Of 1913 seem often to he fiends.
But the terror of 1913 was the natural
growth Of the age of Louis the Mag
| niflcent. The gardens of Fiesole can not
stay the plague that desolates the city,
| and that Tomorrow will begin to pluck
these flowers.
The madness, the folly, the cruelty OF
mobs and revolutions are not all of
them. A frantic Commune is not mere
ly an illustration OF the natural depra.
witty Of man, as it is called. No; it Is as
significant as the cloud that portendB
the tornado. II a man can not walk
through the new city Of New York,
looking into its worst, slums its dreadful
dens, and rejecting points fifty thous-
andhuman beings unhappier than brutes
and as ignorant, and who multiply
themselves simmeasursbiy, without feel.
ing that society is justly reproached,
and must somehow pay the penalty,
what must be his reflections 10 cram
med and suffocating Europe.-Harper's
| Mu1dzine
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BLOOMSBURY, PA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1871

elected prophet" and then excom.
muncated his competitor, Rigdon. 1t
will remain remarkable instance OF
the tendency of mankind to rush into
extravagant delusions-that two years
afterwards, when Young left Nauvoo,
he was followed into the Wilderness by
nearly $4,000 converts, and made his
way across the. prairies into Missouri
and Iowa; and in 1917 his band, de-
cimated by sickness and plundered by
Indians, crossed the Qocky Mountains
into Salt Lake Valley. There they
founded the City Of New Zion or Desc.
ret, which in 1850 numbered 5000 in-
habitants. Young Is reported to be
very wealthy and to have made large
investments in foreign securities. The
penalty for immortality is, according to
the laws of Utah This own framing),
imprisonment for not more than ten
years, nor less than six monts, and a
fine of not more than $1,000 nor less
than $780, Ledger.
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Popular Supcrstit Ons.

The Public Ledger has the following
on superstitions so current among class
of people, with which the moon plays
a prominent part:
The moon has much to answer for,
in the fortunes and misfortunes of su-
perstitious people. There are to this
day those who will not butcher pigs
while the moon Is waning, lest the pork
should shrink in boiling; nor plant
seeds in the "down sign," lest they
should not come up. People will look
at the profile of the new moon and pro-
nounce oracularly whether the month
is to be dry or wet. A certain magical
importance is given to the state of the
weather when the moon "changes !"
that is to say, when the almanac marks
the quarter, as if the moon were not
changing all the time. In small and
primitive seaport towns it is verify be-
lieved that while the tide is rising Il
sick person cannot die,and that life will
not go till it GIBBS out with the tide.
To revert again to the moon, the
word "lunatic," of universal applica
tion to insane persons, is only politel
from Of moonstruck the moon havin,
been once held answerable for all de
mentia. Herbs for medical purposes
were once gathered with great care IA
certain times in the moons Age. South
ey, in one of his poems, has preserves
an account of an ancient superscrlptioI
viz. That warts on the hands could b
cured by washing them in the moon
shine in silver basin; that Is goin
through the form of washing withol
water in the moonlight, And, speakin
of warts and eXcresences recalls th
, fact to this day that many people wi
! affirm that they have had warts remo'
, ed by "pow-wowing," which meaI
!. the muttering Of some senseless jargo
over them.