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Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-01-06

FURNITURE! FURNITURE FURNITUREl
T. THE LARGEST
WARERoOMs IN BALTIMORE.
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H.lsl sssgz=I ~
ME- Nh II.
q
EASTMAN q ROGERS,
As Hanooer Street, and ZIG Pratt Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
We keep constantly on hand a very extensive
assortment of Furniture, and offer greater in
ducements than any other house in this city
Cali and Examine for yourselves. aprS-ly
ESTABLISHED 1850.
BARRETT & HIGGINS,
LATE WARDER& BARRETT,
WHOLESALE DEALERS
HATS, GAPS AND STRAW GOODS,
No 227 BIZ L TIINORE STREET,
WHITE MARBLE BUILDING.
WIN. D. BARRETT, l
EssET. HIGGINS. AL 1M OH6.
~ Complete stock always on hand Call
and e9amlne. Mal2 69,ly
W. MANN w. &c p pE Az R,rn
Al[ERICAN CLOCKS,
ANDMANUFACTURER OF
MAHOGANY, ROSEWOOD IND GILT
IL FRAMELOOKLNG GLASSES.
Alarge and varied assortment of TOILET
BOXES, YORK BOXES, PORTABLE
DESKS, DESKS AND CLOCK TRIN-
INGS always on hand.
". FL. Corner ChrLes and Lombard Sts !,
..e,.. BALTIMORE.
Feble'e9,ly
CoEATNs & HEATH,
" % LIGHT STREET
III BALTIMORE, MD.
MANUFACTURERS OF COOKING s OWES
PARLoR AND OFFICESTO YES,
RANGES, FURNA OF
III UMBING, GAS FITTING &c.
WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION IN ALL CASES -
MdrlU o9 Iyf
TOHN R. COX & POPE,
% PRODUCE AND GENERAL
COlNlNISSION MERGHA NTS.
South. West Corner Hoacard and Gayettc Streets
B a Z TIMO RE
FLOUR, GRAIN, BUTTER, DRIED FRUIT &c
Rrrrnrscrs: r Western b Bank n Baltimore,
JOHN R. COX.
DANIEIF. POPE. MARI, G9'ly
G1ARROLL, ADAMS & NEER.
" MANUFACTURE RS
AND WHOLESALE DEALERSIN
BOOTS AND SHOES,
HATS, CAPS AND ,STRA GOODS
No. 351 Vest Baltimore Street and 81 Gerauaa, 81
BALTIMORE MD.
JAMES CARROLL, y. ]. P. NEER
JNo. 9. ADAMS, sHLUCAs (
Weare receiving Goods daily from the best
Factories East. Our assortment and styles of
City Made Goods is complete
~ Particularattention paid to orders.
March % 1sGo--ly
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-01-06

BRAIDS, CURLS, &c.
Every description of Ornamental Hair Works,
for Ladies and Gentlemen, constantly on hand
and made to order, at the shortest notice and
moderate prices. For any of the above named
J. HANEY,
al W Baltimore steeet,
aprlO69- Tyr. Four doors below Calvertst
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-01-06
Poetry.
from the PhiladelphiaSu Sunday Mercury.l.
This Corn Upon My Toe.

from the Philadelphia Sunday Mercury.ls Z
This Corn Upon My Toe.
CONC SONG AND CHORUS. =
BY GUESS WHO AN. tGGfT
have very handsome foot
As You CAN plainly see, - r.
And all the pretty girls in town
Are glad 10 squint at me;
BIT there IS something like rock,
That makes me cry out-oh
IL is q nasty. ugly thing,
corn upon my toe.
SroKRN.-Aaybedy know tiptop doetorl
II anybody does, send him along, for
CHORUS.
My corn's nasty, ugly thing
And makes me 'HoLIHR-oh!
II never suits fancy boot,
This corn upon my toe
Last night danced pgeon-wing
With Lucy Anna SInudge;
thought 4 knife was in my foot, ~.
Whenever would bulge.
smiled and threw my legs about
Half dead to 'holler'-oh!-
In this dilemma, Lady Smudee
came dancing on my Toe.
Standardization you suffered.
second-Most tainted. Said must
go out. Mother wants lle where
is your mothers! said she Said I, Il
hope she's outside with box Of
salve for
CHORUS
The other day I took car
To ride to Mannyunk;
big, fat woman luggsd along
band-box and trAnk.
Some six seven hundred weight
Soon made me 'holler' OH
For it came mnshfng in my
This corn up my toe.
SroKET.-First-Wha did You sayl
Second-A Teller finds q lot to say
y Madam, quoth /, 1 have Oh lection
toyou personally but please remove
the band-bsx and trunk, for
CHORUS
One time stood before tho glass
70 practice on q smile;
promised Sal q photograph
One of the killing style;
The operator fixed my head,
And Jrod upon my toe;
And when the photographs We're DONE
They all were crying oh!
sPoKzv.-Fi<st-I4cea lors. that's lie.
oecoEa-Tsn yop it isn't. Every
photograph hci'ared oh! 1t busted
the artist, E'9lhs said the house as
haunte, SUI was about to re-
mark that
CHORUS.
Tie sris nsw say, Peer nan he's lame
Why dom he buy crutch9
The boyg all boiler out, tight Boots
And That gets u 2 my Datch.
went TO church. on ou aday week,
But had scream on!
The deacon SATELLITES brought TO FEkI..
Said Yes, round the toe.'
SPoKEE.-First-It must be terrible
Second-Sir, it is extermina!:' -
I'd rath er ride an earthquake - me
gGiiows, Tor
CvoRUS.
have question wcaiJ ask,
While feeling SO fcflo'n:
Where fs dentist W.T. pull
These teeth from on. my csrnl
They're biting harder than before.
feel them new-oh! OH
I'd rather have ten croeodiles
All aipping at my toe
SpoKEN.-First-As bad as that!
Second-Yes, sir. would rather be
cAawed Lp oy Il whoia manaserie,
for
CHORUS.
My corn's nasty, ugly thing,
And makes me holler oh!
It never suits a fancy boot.
This corn upon my tee.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-01-06
Baltimore Advertisements.

TREATSOUTHERN BAZAAR
NO. l2oNoRTH HOWARD STREET,
Between Franklin and Mulberry ,Sts.,
The Cheapest Place in the City.
Keep constantly on hand large = LHEgS
assortment of Family Carriages, Ca gsS
leches, Barouches, Phatons, Jaggers, .0-!2k-
Coal-Box-Wagons, Jenny Linds Dearborns, Ger
mantowns, Jerseys, Top and No-Top Buggies,
Trotti and Express Wagons, Ambulances and
Carts.
Secondhand Wagons takenin exchange.
New and secondhand Harness constantly on
hand.
Ourfacilities enable US to sell fifty per cent.
cheaper than any other establishment in the city
for cash or approved paper. We only ask you
to give us call to satisfy yourselves. Consign-
ments solicited and liberal advances made.
notforgetthe number-the small 20 North
Howard Street
Jan. 10, '69.-lyr. Il. D. SCHMIDT & co.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
Nervous Debility,

Thousands suffer from It. A weak
nervous, exhausted feeling, no energy, an
imaion or vigor, low spirits, confused
head, weak memory, nocturnal or invol-
untary seminal emissions, with loss Of
power and threatened impotence. The
consequence Of excuses, overwork or In
discretions. This is Nervous Debility,and
finds asoyereign remedy in Humphreys
Homeopathic Specific No. Twenty.eight
Thousands have been cured by these sim.
pie suganpillS. They tone up the system,
arrest the discharges dispel the gloom
and mental depression, and reiuyenate the
system. Price % for a package Of five
boxes and q vial of powder, which Is ira-
portantin all old long.sanding cases, or
81 per single box. Sold by all fistclass
druggists, and sent to any address onTeA
ceipt Of the price, Address Humphreys
Specific Homeopathic Medicine Co., 562
Broadway, New York. eodGW
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
WoNAN'sINnurANIrYTo MAN:-David

WoNAN'sINKuMGNIrYT TO &LANs-Dayid
Carr, OF Paterson, N. j., had for many
years supported his vile in luxury, but,
by y paralytic stroke, was reduced to
poverty and helplessness, since which
timelis wife has discarded him entirely,
and has been doing well, pecuniariy,
keeping store, while no has been sup.
ported Vt the city 6lmshouse. On Mon.
day evening last, he visited the house Of
his wife, scarcely able to walk, and asked
shelter. Mrs, CaTOrdered him TO leave
the house, and, 70 hasten his departure,
beat him 10 inscnsibility, Shewas justly
sent to jail, 30
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
MARRIAGE

reflect that sound mind and body arc the most
plnOss. Indeed, without these the tourney
through life becomes weary pilgrimage; tho
prospect hourly darkons to tho view, the mind
becomes Swallowed with despair and hllod with
the melancholy reflection that tho happiness or
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
YOUNG MEN

especially, who have become tho victims Of Soil.
NY ~! vice, that dreadful and destructive habit
which annually sweeps To an untimely RTaye
thousands OF Young men Of the most excellent
nten!s and brilliant Intellect, who mlRht Other.
M NJ nave entanced listening SenatcS With the
h9nlers OF eloquGncO, or walked to ecstacY the
INlng lyte, may call with full cnnllhnncn !, A I
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
, r7g MEDICAL.
baltimore LOCK HOSPITALS
EsraslsstD,is REFUSE EHoM QuLrREn.
The OnIy Place where Cure can b Obtained.

DR., johnson has discovered the most Certain,
SPEEDY, and only Kaectual Remedy In tho World
for WcaEness OF the Back OF Limbs, StrIcturcs.
Affections or the Kidneys and Bladder, Inyolun.
Ety llsehargSss lnip9teney, General Debility,
GeryqnsncSs, Qyspepstl, llngu0f, L0wsSuirita
cohhisi1n OF Ideis, PalplhtIOn OF Inc iiesH
Tlmldity, Trembling, Dimness OF Sight, or lId.
dlness, Disease OF tho Head, Throat, Nose or
skin, Affections OF the Liver, Lungs, Stomach or
Bowcls-thoso Terrible Disorders arising nom
solitary Habits OF Yolth-Secret and Solitary
Practices more httil ito their victims than the
song OF Syrcns to tho Mariners Of Ulysses, blight
lug thcIr most brilliant hopes and antlCipatlOns,
rendering maFTLAEG. &C. imnOssihln.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01

Married Persons, Or Young Men contemplating
marriage. being aware Of Physical WeaknesS,
Organic Debility. Deiormitlcs, snecdily cured.
hoWho places himself under the care on DR.. ],
may religionsIy eonade In his honor as gentle
man, aud confidently rely upon his skil Is a ply
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
'TAKE' PARTTCULHR NOTICE

1870 NAN44SOLhI. GNNl1O
DR.. J. addresses all those who have injured
themselves by improper indulgence and solitary
habits, which ruin both body and mind, uniting
them for either business, study, society or mar
These arc some Of tho sad and melancholy ei.
iects produced by early habits Of youth, yiG;
Weakness OF the Back and Limbs, Pains In The
Head, Dimness Of Sight Loss Of Muscular Pow.
or, Polarization Of the Heart, Dyspepsia, Nervous
lrIitahillty, DerangeuIent Of the Digestive Func.
Items, General Debility, Symptoms Of ConBump.
AENTALLr:-The fearful effects on the mind
arc much 10 be dreaded. Loss OF Memory. Con.
fusion Of Ideas, Depression Of Spirits, Evil Fore
bollngs, Aversion TO Society, Self Distrust, Love
Of Solitude, Timidity, &C., are some OF the evils
produced. =
Thousands Of persons OF all ages can now
Judge what 10 tho cause Of their declining health
losing their yigor, becoming weak, pale, nervous
and cmaclAtcd, having a singular appearance
sumption,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
ORGANIC WEAKNESS

Immediately cured and full Hgor restored.
This distressing affection, which renders life
miserable and marriage impossible, Is tho penalty
paid by tho victims Of Improper indulgences.
from not being aware Of the dreadful conso.
quences that may ensue. Now, who that under.
stands tho subject will pretend TO deny that the
power Of proTeation is lost sooner by those fall.
Ing Into improper habits than BY the prndentS
Besides being deprived Of thor pleasure ofhealthy
toms Of both body and mind arise. Tho system
becomes derangGd, tho Physical and Mental
Functions Weakened, Loss OF Provocative Power,
Nervous Irritabllity Dyspepsia, Palpitatlon Of
tho Heart, Indigestion, Constitutional Debility,
and wasting OF the Frame, Cough, Consumption,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
YOUNG MEM

Who have injured themselves bya certain prac-
!iee, INDUCED In when alone, habit freQuenly
learned from oyel companions, or Of school, he
effects OF which arc nightly felt even when
asleep; and, Il not cured, rUlders marriage I'm.
should apply Immediately, ~
WhAt pity that young man, the hope OF his
country, the pride OF his parents, should be
snAtohed nom all prospects and enjoymentS OF
life BY the consequences Of dgYinling nom the
cret habit. Such persons must before contour.
Mailing - -
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE

When the misguided and lmprudent votAry Of
pleasure anda that no has imbibed the seeds OF
ms pai1ml disease II too often happens that an
tGrs him from applying to those, who from edu.
cation and responsibility can alone beftiend
him, delaying TIL the constitutional symptoms or
this hotrld disease make their appearance, such
a. liberated sore throat diseased nose, nocturnal
deafness, nodes on the shIn.bnnOs and arms, TFo.
Rresslng with rightf1l rapldlty, TIL at ASt the
palate Of the mouth or the bones OF the nOSe All
IN, and the Victim OF this awful disease becOmeS
horrid object Of COMMUNICATION, TIL death puts
him TO that Undiscovered Country from whence,
no traveller RETURNS"
ltisaMEL4ANCHoLY FACT that Thousands
all Victims to this terrible disease, owing 70 the
unskilllalness OF Ignorant pratondeFS, who, by
the use OF that DEADLY POISON, MERCURY,
miserable, - '-'>
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
ENDORSEMENT OF TIE PRESS

The many thousands cured at this establish.
mont within the last twenty years, and the M.
merous Important surgical operations performed
BY Dr.. johnston, witnessed by the reporters OF
Iae Sun and many other papers, notices or
MhlSn nave appeared again aud again before the
public, besides his standing as a gentleman OF
character and Eespectablllty, IL sufficient guar.
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
mario y = 100
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-01
DR. JOHNSON

Member Of tho Royal College Of Surgeons, Lon.
don, Graduate Of one Of tho most eminent Col
lcgeS IN The United States, and tho creator part
OF Wnose liiS has been spent In the hospitals OF
effected somo OF the most astonishing crres mai
were eyer known. Many troubled with ringing
In the head and cars when asleep, great nervous.
ness; being alarmed at sudden sounds, bashful.
meas, With frequent blushIng, attended some.
umes with arrangement OF mind, were cured
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23

HELMBOLDS EXTRACT BUCHU is Dlu-
rctc and Blood Purifying and cures all oi-
sc,,ses arising from Habits of Dissipation and FIX
the Blood ETC., superseding Copaiba in affections
for which it is used, and Syphilitic Affections
in these diseases used in connection with Helm
holds Rose Wash.
LADIES.
In many affections peculiar TO ladies, the Elk
tract Buchu is unequalled by any other remedy
as in Chloross or Retention, Lregularity,
Painfuness or Suppression Of Customary Eyac-
nations, liberated or Schrrls State Of the Ute
rus, Leucorrhna or Whites, Stcrility and for ell
complaints incident to the sex, whether arising
from lndiscretion or Habits Of Dissipation 1t il
prescribed extensively by the most eminent. ply
siciuns and midwives for cnfeebled and delicate
constitutions Of both sexes and all ages attended
with any of the above diseases or symptoms.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23
GKRCERIES.
NXTRA INDUCEMENTS!
REDUCTION IN GROCERIES

A new stock of Fresh Teas and Groceries Just
received Choicest Gpnpowder, Imperial, Old
and Young Hyson, Japan, English Breakfast,
Oolong and Black Teas. These Teas having been
selected with great care, we guarantee the quail
ty and price to suit the trade.
Refined Sugars and Golden Syrups.
Rio, Laguyra and Old Govt. Java Cotiees;
hhds Shoulder, Middng and Breakfast
Bacon. ....
2tierces Plain and Sugar-eured Hams.
tierces Prime Leaf Lard.
IL boxes prime Factory Cheese.
Fine stock of English and American Sauces;
Pickles and Canned Goods, Bordeaux Oil Salad
Dressing; a, full stock of Bakers 0ld Rye Whisc
key, and large assortment OF other BRANDS 1;l OF
and Brown Stout constantly on hand-together
with large stock Of Fine Family, and Fancy
prices All persons wishing bargains will do
well to call at
- GEO. McBURNEY & SONS,
Washington Hall Building,
ftb G -'' 10 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23
@
H r. HeImbOId's Ext. BuChu

cures all Diseases arising from 1mprudence,
Habits of Dissipation, etc, in all their stages, at
little or no change in diet, no Inconvenience and
no exposure. 1t causes a frequent desire, and
structions, Preventing and Curing Structures of
the Uretha, Allaying Pain and Inflammation, SO
frequent in this class of diseases and expeliing
all Poisonous matter
Thousands who have been the victims OF in
competent persons, and who have paid heavy
fees to be cured in short time, have found they
have been deceived, and that the Poison has,
by the use of powerful astringents" been dried
up in the system, to break out in a more agra
waited form, and perhaps after Marriage;
Use Helmbold's Extract Buchu for all Alice
tons and Diseases Of the Urinary Organs, wheth-
or existing in male female, from whatever
cause originating and no matter OF how long
standing. Price ) - per bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23
M
HENRY Il. HELMROLD'S
Concentrated FIuid Ext. Buchu,
THE GREATDIURETIC.

THE GREAT DIU KEIlI,
has cured every case of DIABETES in which it
has been given, Irritation of the Neck of the
Bladder and Inflammation Of the Kidneys, VI
ccration of the Kidneys and Bladder, Retention
of Urine, Diseases of the PROSTATE Gland, Stone
in the Bladder, Calculus, Gravel Brlck-dust De-
posit and Mucous or Milky Discharges, and for
Eniecblcd and Delicate Constitutions of both
sexes. attended with the following SYMPTOMS: In
disposition to Exertion Loss of Power, Loss Of
Memory, Difficulty of Breathing Weak Nerves,
Trembling, Horror of Disease, Wnkeillness,
Hands, Flushing of the Body, Dryness of the
Skin, Eruption ON the Face, Pallid Counter
ancc, Universal Lassitude of the Muscular Sys-
TEN, etc.
Used by person: from the ages of eighteen to
twenty-five, and from tlirty-ivc to ttty-fvc, or
in the decline or change of liie after confinement
or labor pains brl-wcttng i'll children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23
CHARLES WHITTLESEY,
: UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER,
AND
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR IN
BANKRUPTCY.

Congress having just amended the Bankrupt
law so that nearly al parties can be discharged
from their debts unobstructed by the fifty per
cent clause, so-caled, another opportunity offers
70 secure the benefits Of this most effective and
permanent measure of relief The aboye-named
viii make bankrupt business specially; will
procure discharges on the most moderate terms,
which cannot fail to be satisfactory. Being Uni
ted States Commissioner he will endoavor to visit
the different counties on court days. and thus
save parties tho trouble and expense Of several
trips to Alexandria in beginning and proceeding
with their cases. Discharges can be obtained
here before Register Hill as promptly as in Rich
mond or elsewhere, and at much less expense to
parties 1t may be added that the Bankrupt act,
in connection with tho Homestead exemption,
which it is now believed will be secured to the
bankrupt under the bankrupt law, is the only real
relief now offered to parties struggling in the
hopeless bondage Of old debts. Address person.
ally or by letter at No. ~ south Royal street,
Alexandria, Va. jy lG-ly-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23
HENRY +. HELMBOLD'S
IMPROVED ROSE WASH

cannot be surpassed as Face Wash, and will be
found the only specific remedy in every species
of Cutancous Affection. 1t speedily crndicatcs
of the CutancoIs McInbrance, ETC., dispcls Red
ness and Incipicnt Inflammation, Hives Rash,
Moth Patches, Dryncss Of the Scalp or Skin,
Frost Bites, etc. It m excellent Lotion for
diseases of Syphlitic Nature, and as an inj.ec-
ton for Diseases Of tho Urinary Organs, arising
from habits of dissipation used in connection
with the Extracts Buchu, Sarsaparilla, and ca
tawba Grape Pills, in such discusses AS recon-
mendcd, cannot be surpassed. Price 81 per bottle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23

Being prepared expressly for the above com
plants, its bloodpurtying properties are greater
than any other preparation of Sarsaparllla II
gives the complexion Il clear and healthy color
and restores the patient to n state of health and
purity. For Purifying the Blood, removing all
Chronic Constitutional Diseases arising from an
impure state of the blood, and the only reliable
and ehectual known remedy for the cure of Pains
and Swelling Of the Bones DECORATIONS Of the
Throat and Legs, Blotchcs, Pimples on the Face,
Ervsipeas and nil Scaly Eruptions Of the Skin,
and Identifying the Complexion. Price 81 80
per bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23

HENRY n. HELMBOL Ids
HIGHLY CONCENTRATED COMPOUND
Fluid Extract SarSaparilla

Will radically exterminate from the system Scro-
fula Syphilis, Fever Sores, Ulcers, Sore Eyes,
Skin Diseases, Salt Rheum Cankers, Runnings
from the Ear, White Swcllngs, Tumors, Can
cerous Affections, Nodes, ricketts,, Glandulnr
Swellings, Night Sweuts, Rash, letter, Humors
of all kinds, Chronic Rheumatism, Dyspepsia,
and all diseases that have been established i'll the
system for years
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

VALUABLE NEAL I'D IL fon 0f>1f
leo ACRES OF IMPROVED LAND, on the
Middle River Turnpike, miles from Washing
ton and from Alexandria, with beautiful view
improvements consist of BRICK Dwell szs
LING HOUSE, with all the necessary out E$$a
buildings, and an abundance Of choice fruit of
all descriptions. The farm is we'll watercd, and
has on it plenty of timber.
300 ACRES HEAVILY TIMBEREDLA LAND
3 miles from Washington cty-samc distance
from Alexandria, and about miles from sta
ton on the w. e. q. R. r.. Offering ready mar
ket for wood and timber.
A FARM, in Fauquer county, miles below
Warrenton, and within two miles of u station on
the Warrenton branch of the o., A. d NJ. K. K.
The tract contains about 400 acres; is well tim
bered and watered, and is considered fine graz
ing land.
The above property, the title to which is with
out defect will be sold cheap and upon accom-
modating terms. Apply to A. B., Gazette office.
feb lift
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-23
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY %.
] SCRAPS. Ohio photographer presented
q rovolvar at fbe head of a gentleman who was

] ScRAps.-An Ohio photographer presented
a revolver at the head of a gentleman who was
sitting for his photograph, with the eneouragg,
ing remark: S'My reputation as an artist is ut
stake; If you don't look smiling LII blow your
brains out. He smiled q CHASTITY SMILE
a shoemaker was fitting customer win
j pair of boots, when the buyer observed that ne
had but one objection to them, which was that
the soles were little too thick III that Is
I ali, replied the shoemaker, put on the boots
and the objection will gradually wear away.
A paragraphist states that the tune to
Lonefellow's ''Village Blacksmith was writ
ten by Handel. Another journalist, noting the
fact that Handel died in 1859, and Longfelio"
was born in 1907, remarks that this Is >, the
first example of Emusic Of the future Oh
record. ------
WEDDING INITIATION following u
nioue wedding invitation appears, by authority
of the parties interested, in the CoatsViile un-
ion: s-o&1 ~ 49,, r.
ITO be married, if Divinely permitted JOS
eph Brinton and Anna NJ. Rowland, at the res
idence of the former, near Ercildoun, Chester
county, Pennsylvania. y"@.-.t ~, -
> "A public meeting being appointed tor the
purpose on Sixth day, 18th instant, at CLOCK
IN the afternoon, sober neighbors and acquainnt
ances whe may incline to attend are cordlahy
invited SO to do. =" -