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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16
PURE FERTILIZERS.

All Fertilizers cold by us are guaranteed pure
and as represented, and as most Of them are pre-
pared at our own works, and under our own di-
rections, the farmer and planter may rely upon
their purity The market is full of Fertilizers, and
all are highly recommended, but each must in
time stand or fall, according to its merit. It's for
our interest TO protect the interest Of the farmer
and realizing this We etier aud recommend the
viz:
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16
CLOTHING.

This is something cannot be surpassed in. can
sell you good suit of fine Satinett from $3.50 and
upward. Also, an all-wool Cashmere Suit from
Sll and upwards as to quality.
have also a fine stock Of the Latest Styles Of
Gents HATS, and lot of good Trunks-all Of
which will sell as cheap as my neighbors, and,
perhaps a little cheaper Give me call. This
is the way to prove all things. Bring your
Stamps to insure great Bargains.
Sept. l6, 1871. j. GOLDSMITH.
CPECIAL Notice to the Ladies' have a large
- lot of Chignons from l5c up. Switches from
80 to so inches long. j. GOLDSMITH.
September l6, 1871.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16

LOST,
ON Saturday evening last, in Charlestown, or
~ between Charlestown and RippOn, a Small
GOLD WATCH AND GOLD CHAIN
having on two Steel KEYS.
A liberal reward will be paid for the return of
it. WM LLOYD.
Sept. l6, ls7l--3t.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16
Lee and Jackson,
Stuart and A Shby


Stuart and A Shby
Side by Side with your own heroic soldiers
JEFFERS0N'S GALLANT SONS.
Our record was all the War left US. Poorer than
poverty and proud as Cesar, with brains in the
place of dollars aud pluck for credit, we marched
to conquer the buzzards who, leaving the old ship
in the years of her trials,
FED AND FATTENED
tJpOn the M9totunes ofhe People,
And the circumstances of War. Upon the broad
basis of business it should be done, do claim
your attention. Buying goods at
III. @.
And saving the people three or four prohts-sav-
ing your money rs well as our Own-buying and
selling close for Cash, not calling upon one man
for the shortcomings of another, we meet you
fairly upon right and reasonable grounds. Aban-
doning the old cry Of stolen and damaged goods,
they now adopt new SANDER, and we call upon
all the people to come and examine our goods day
after day as our new goods are pouring in and de-
eide for themselves as to their merits. We emu
merate few prices that may give an idea Of the
figures at which we expect 70 avalanche the mass
es with these
GIGANTIC AUCTION BARGAINS.
We want the people to remember that the bulk
say nine-tenths Of goods do come direct from
the Giant Auction Houses Of New York City
from Sheriff and Bankrupt Sales from small MS
well as largc-from every source where good goods
Can be Bought 'older their Intrinsic Value.
Where we buy at so cents in the dollar, and retail
to our customers at a price perhaps less than
wholesale rates. Our panic prices, our good
goods, our fair dealing have together combined
made our reputation, and the man who expects
your money must advance beyond this advanced
iine-MUST MATCH THESE PRICES OR
GO DOWN.
We respectfully submit the following prices to
the people for their earnest consideration
Laurel D Muslins at l2JIc; Genuine Wamsutta
Muslins 22c ; n. Y. Mills, at Case price, 22Ic.-
All other Grades of Muslins at corresponding rates.
Calico SC up Canton Flannels H. Is, IS, to 25c.-
Linen Crash from &c up; Linen Towels from to
Csc; Curtain Lace from 20 to Ace; Table Napkins
75c per dozen-up; Table Damask soc 10 Sl.25
Irish Linncns SIC up; Cambria Edge and Insert
ngs in endless variety; Ribbons all cOOrs, shades
dreamed of in old Charlestown Rulings all
widths, with and without edge, by the piece or
yard very cheap; Buttons-no end 10 them Pins
and Needless very best, sc per paper; Tape &c ,
Hooks and Eyes &c; Shoe Laces 1c per pair.
In Wool Flannels we can beat wholesale prices.
IL, % to SOC. Cloths and Cassimeres we make a
specialty-determined to save our customers the
trouble and expense of sending to Baltimore to get
a decent suit OF clothes. Spool Cotton J. 4 and Z
cents for Clark's and Coates.
Bring This 'ciM you and see that ice make ecery
price good.
rs Country Produce taken in exchange for
Goods and ALWAYS sold without profit.
SETH NJ. TIMBERLAKE.
GEORGE W. TAYLOR,
c. f.. TINBEgLAXE, Statesmen.
X. f. TIMBERLAKE,
J.. l.. SADLER.
Sept 10, 1871.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16
MISSOURI BONE MEAL

Its Superior an Impossibillity.
Analysis July lith, 1871,
Ammonia Ass
Bone Phosphate Of Lime 1851
which Is the highest analysis yielded by pure bone.
The largest particles are smaller than clover
seed.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16

E'RESH Turnip Seed, new crop. Just received
l. oy &. 4. BELLER.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16

''My foot is on nv native heath,
And my names MaeGregOr;"
But with the true characteristics of by-gont
days they welcome good men and good wo
men from all parts Of the world
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16

TINHE time has come 10 lay in your supply of
/ COAL. viii as heretofore, keep good sup
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-09-16
FOR RENT.

Eorney'. Press. Jan. IS, 1868.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1871-09-23

According to the late census
the white population of Texas
his 55S, eoloreda 251, ,127.
s4@U u57sG brs aroa fo har.
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II am the Door. y
By REV. D. WILLIAMS.


''T am the door" come in, come in,
And leave without thy load OF sin; ;-.y
The night is dark, the storm is Wild;
O, venture in thou stranger child.
II am the door" :" come gently knock,
And l will loose the heavy lock f9.
That guards thy Fathers preCiuIs fold;
Come in from darkness and from cold.
Il am the door = no longer roam; -..-f
Here are thy treasures, here thy home
He purchased them for thee and thine.
And paid the price in love divine 3
81 am the door," any Father waits ..'
To make thee keir OF rich estates;
Come, dwell with Him and dwtll with me
And thou my Fathers child shalt be.
"I am the door; !" come in coms in,
And everlasting treasures wins ...-... -.-.
Ny Fathers house was built for thee, d"
and thou shalt share that home with me
-..N.
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Earthquake Waves.

From the Annual Of Scientific Discovery
.f.t .H.ws efiS7II s9t-s -7,f-El
One of the most striking Of
thephenomena attending earth
quakes, is the effect produced
on the sea bv these, convuI-
sions, especiallywhen the earth
quake is near the shore. In
an earthquake there is an un-
dHlation of the solid crust of
the earth, and the influence of
the earth-wave being commu-
nicated to the sea. causes the
latter 10 swell and retire from
the beach, and the great wave
rolls in upon the shore This
is frequently the case in the
immediate locality Of the earth
quake; but it sometimes hap
pens that the influence Of the
disturbing agencies upon the
sea extends to a considerable
distance from the place where
the earthquake occurs. The
late terrible earthquake furn-
ishes some curious and highly
interesting facts bearing upon
these points. In this earth
quake the sea was terribly asi-
tated along the whole western
coast of South America; and
along the northern coast Of the
same side of the Continent, as
well as on the shores of the
Sandwich Islands, the disturb
ance of the ocean consequent
on the subterranean convul-
sioDs was sensibly experienced.
In Peru several of the ports
were submerged by mountain
waves rolling in from the Pa
citic with terrific. violence,
sweeping everything before
them. On the southern coast
of Chilli at Taleuhuana, a wha,
, ling station,,fdistance fullyl SOC
miles from Africa, at about Il
o'clock on the night Of The l3tl
f. Of August that is, about si1
, hours after the catastrophe ii
Peru, and Ecuador had taken
) place,-a great tidal wave
2 swept into the Bay, sub
merging a greater part of tn
: towns of Talcubuana am
Tome. ra .,EGb 10 Efl t5F'H' -a
, ~ -Uiiie0.' .'hrwl vsHuR .7E .rs Ga
, a But, more remarkable still
D. tidal phenomena of a usimila
ID character to those, which az
peared on the Southern side {
30 the Continent, showed then
: solves on the coast Of Caifo
j. MIA, at a distance Of nearl
1000 miles from Peru. A. le
- ter appears in the Los Angelo
Star, from Mt3E. HLewitt d
scribing a tidal phenomer
~ ~ witnessed at Wilmingto
is Southern California, on Il
he he 14th of August, at about seye
IT O'Clock on the morning'of ths
- - day. He says: "The tide ";
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4 Terre Haute editor, named
Jourdan, having grown rich,
viii start a bank. IT will
be called 'iJonrda1Ps Stormy
Bank"Ihbim h s1tg1d EggssF
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NUMBER 726.
Shiftlsssness.

never get on III Tue WOrlu. II
they have a good start in life
they do not seem to manage
their affairs advantageously and
so they go on toilsomely and dis
contentedly, barely earning a
support, while Others with no
more assistance are accumulat-
ing wealth, until a few years
have passed, when, embarrassed,
burdened and wearied, they
make way for the sheriff who
sells them out. Now, in many
instances, this trouble and mis-
fortune come upon these luck
less men without any fault or
agency of their own. They
do not dispute but work night
and day, and yet despite their
best efforts they fall behind.
If one pursuit is not profitable
they seek another, and yet
after trying a-dozen things,
they eyioSucceed in none. Such
men deserve sympathy, not re-
proach. nj Exchange. .funrn
Every community furnishes
, Instances where lives have
proven sad failures so far as
relates TO the purposes 2 for
which men strive il this world,
; the attainment of property,
} fame, or influence, and the
causes Of this want of success
are many and diverse. Gener-
ally, however, failures when
+ due to influences beyond the
: control of the person affected,
; are attributable to neglect of
4shiftleSsneSs, and more embar-
asSment and trouble result
7 from this last mentioned cause
: than all others. And by shift
llessnesS we mean that lack of
concentration, shre8dneSs, tact
capacity to seize, upon and
: make the use of every oppor-
). tunity, and perseverance,
These are the qualities that in
sure success to their possessor,
: and the lack of them lead to
i failure. But tits clear to see
# that the failures of o the men
; alluded to in the last sentence
of the paragraph above quoted,
l. must be attributed to the very
/ ficklenessa of purpose which is
Il held up rather as a virtue. In
stead Of perseryering in the
pursuit first adopted, and strly-
e ing to conquer the opposing
!, difficulties they changed from
f one thing to another, never
sticking to one occupation long
Il enough te gain or deserve sue
n cess. One of the Wealthiest
IS men in the United States per-
ID sistently continued in the bus
y iness he started for six years,
although there was not a m onth
d, in that period when the future
N held out a reasonable propect
10 of enlarged seccetss. But he
was making a support ), he was
, familiar with the business. and
Il wisely concluded that a GER
tain livelihood was better than
y the chance of increased wealth
er involved in dOubt. The nfar
to who is a famer this year, {
a miller next aud then a dry
he goods merchant, running iron
+. one pursuit to another as, hi
in fancy changes or the prospee
=. varies, viii continue the. nWil'
~ chase for fortune until ahealtl
as and energy and means are ex
ed hausted. Continuity of pun
ok- pose, persistent effort, Vigi
J lance and faith in the Fesll
r will, nine times out of ter
ed bring a man through. I'd OIL
j. |, A great many men fai1mos
IN miserably because they undel
! ~ take todo too much. Ambition
ny to acconfBiish something preat
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waves followed at intervals, !
completing the distraction of
the town. .u0lIisog .fJUjrH IN
q. Prof. Bache, by observations
made on the tide gauges lat
San Francisco and San Diego,
which registered all changes
in sea-level, discovered that
these. earthquake waves at ST.
moda travelled across the Pa
ciic. The distance from Simp-
da to San Francisco is 1927
geographical miles, which Was
traverSed 10y the waves in II
hours and % minutes, or with
! d velocity ofssix miles a nina
hateJ At San Diegoy oy,which is
1917 miles distant from Simo-
ia, the waves arrived an hour
. later, the velocity being sensi-
biz the same, The cnri0nS
fact is stated, that, the breadth
hof a wave, its velocity, and
the depth of water in which
it travels, have been. found by
Professor Airy to have Il rela-
ton to on another. For eX-
ample, a wave 100 feet broad,
/ travelling in water 100 feet
Fdeep, has a velocity Of 15miles
ian hour; while a wave 10000
! feet broad, travelling the Ocean
with a depth OF, 10000, adj
vances with a velocity Of 154
miles per hour So that, giving
the velocity Of a wave and its
breadth, the depth of the water
may be calculated. Professor
Bache, from these data, calctl-
, lated a depth Of the Atlantic
i'and found it to be an average
Of %, 900 feet, a result CORES
f ponding with soundings made
-+hGHhe force of Ocean wave!
B has been, calculated During
: a storm on the west cVast o
: Scotland in 1915, the force 0
: the waves was estimated a
5000 pounds per square foot
: 1t would seem that the i'm
t mense wave, which, like a wal
80 feet high, moving with ore
\ sistless velocity, struck til
, ship of war, Monongahela
: broadside in the harbor of 81
Thomas, and drove her fror
: her moorings, forcing her owe
+ the tops of the warehouse
n and leaving her, when til
wave receded, high and dry o
, tie Coral Reef Of the ISLAND
must have had a force eve
: greater than 5000 pounds t
# the square foot.F 3Eisah ladj
4 young lady living about thrt
! miles west Of here, while emplo
9 Fed at cooking supper the 9th,
1t night, had her attention drawn
the baking part of the stove By
D. frying noise. Upon opening tt
}, door discovered 1t was'a big ra
! btlesnake which 6had crawledJ'
:, there during the evening and g
! fastened in,r His, snakeShip VI
! past all danger when discover
e was baked to a crisp FBroc
}" bkarep Citizea. Tno jT1VGo1 o1
'f-turw adj lTT-TE T----'-- ----T-i ysHgG
fo 4 Terre Haute editor, name
!. JouFbdEan, b having yii1g' grown ROY T. rjic ji
4 viii start a bank. It W
j be called stJonrda1IPs storm
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observed 10 De running III NttH
unusual velocity for about 10
minutes, and then to suddenly :
turn and run. out for about
the same length of time with :
the same nnexampled rapidity. /
1t is now 9 9o'clock in the even
ing, and. the same running in
and running out, at intervals
of from Is to % minutes for
each direction, has been going
on Since il was first observed
This morning. Capt. Polhamus,
of the steiner Cricket, Informs
- II, EEIg Flw8 snt ,.rs,G.
me, that in crossing the bar
today Fe Observed the water ;l.9
fa1I 5 feet in s minutes, and
Immediately TO rise the same
number of feet il the same
space Of time, Another I'M
explainable peeuliarity Of this
tidal wave z, freak is, II That the
wafer from the, sea would run
up to one side Of the channel
aud down the other side at the
same time.
The same day. irregularities
in the tides in the Oakland
Creek were NOTICED by several
persons. The tide alternately
rose and fell, and, i was OBJ
served at the foot Of Washing
ton street. in Oakland, that,
while drift-wood hoated to-
wards the mouth Of the creek,
the water was gradually rising.
On the morning of the 18th,
according to a telegram from
San Francisco, which appeared
/. . :.
at the time in the Tribune, a
series of waves commenced
flowing upon the coast of San
Pedro, causing the tide to, rise
g. OF 64 feet above the ordina-
ry 'high-water mark, which
was followed by The falling: q o
the tide an equal distance be
low the usual low-water mark
The rise and fall occurred reg
ularly every half hour for sey
eral hours Thus it appear.
that the tidal npheaYing pro
duced by the earthquake tray
elIed nearly4000 miles in abou
.a. 'E' H FIgF 1EH n E.H
36 hours. L.
An earthquake wave fwhicI
: followed the recent eruption
in the Sandwich, Islands wa
transmitted to the Pacific coast
and recorded on the govern
mentiself-registering gauges a
San Francisco and ASTORIA, j
1 about 6 hourS.
The great tidal-wave fror
( Hawaii reached this coast, dis
j rant over 1000 miies, in ) hour
4 observed along a stretch {
e Shore otet Is geographical dt
; grees ii length. These eartl
E quake waves appear to hay
d moved with a velocity Of dibor
, 800 niles an an hour. h51 'i'oHs'sla,
/ 7aT4BGs The papsFs nave lately al
!, !. bounced the terribly! "deRstttrui,
l. tive force of waVesOf the Sc
IF produced BY earthquakes q
a the West India Islands" Pr
! fessor lBfoekesBy, in his 'FEl
~ ments Of Physical Geography
+ states some facts Of an int
oos esting character IN reference
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Bs #. Fort,

A ATToRNEY AT LAW, Bellevue, Bossier
~ parish, La. .a .. v6nI6
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-15
BREvITIES.

Yesterday was, by odds, the gloomiest
nastiest, sloppiest day of the season,
Delta social club will indulge in u
select hope on the 3lst instant.
The calaboose contains eight inmates,
all masculines and mostly negroes.
The Hibernian fire company have
determined togive agrand ball on or
about Washingtons birth day. They pro-
pose to make it u big affair,
--Jaler McHale informs us that scarcely
a night passes that a poor, destitute home
less man or woman does not apply to him
for lodging in the calaboosc. One half
the world doesn't know how the othe
half lives.
The designations Of councilmn Bar
clay and Meyer were accepted by the body
of which they were members. Mr.. Bar
clay resigns now that voters may elect his
successor at the ensuing charter election,
Mr.. Meyer resigns because he removed
from the ward from which he was elected.
Ordinances conterring special police
privileges upon watchmen OF the wharf
boats and depots, aud relating to the city
clerk, are published in another colum
The citizens Of Pinckneyyille, Perry
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-15
MARRIED.
How u Wa Done and what Come or .,

"o"" WIS Done ana what Come OF u
Sometime ago colored individual who
delights in The nondeplume Of "Jim
Crow'-a wild and rather shftless negro
secured the presence of sable.hued maid
and other etceterss necessary 70 the ac.
complement Of his matrimonial aims. in
squire Bross Office, and ked tina, the GER
emoney be performed with all due dis.
patch and nea,ncss. The squire complied
win tho request, pronounced Jim Crow
and Lucinia Octavia Clemantha IIogg,
imam and wife," and then retired from the
Office. The "hsppy couple were about to
follow the squire when young gentle
man who Mapped TO be present stopped
them, and gravely Informed Jim tina, he
was only half-msrricd, and mus, 60
through the ceremony Of confirmation and
self-abnega,ion, and that he, the young
man, being au fat in such matters would
put him through. Jim objected Deal.
ly, marstar, doesn't like TO strip RICH,
here, and Luclnis wont hear 20 i,W and,
until Jim was assured ,ha, no only had
to swear, and not strip, he looked the
picture OF foilej hope-embodied disap-
poih'mea,. Suddenly changing his de-
mesnor and uncovering parallel rows Of
ivory that bclted his face from ear 10 ear
he jcofally exclaimed; 90 dat. IL! Well,
If you don, think III dc mons,rous attn
swearin for dat gal, jess persede wild your
af,erdavids, and"
NO levi,y, James Grow, interrupted
the young gentlemen. The occasion is
one Of grea, solemnity. Elevate your
right hand, and when get too strong for
Yea, why stop me.
you, james Crow, standing In this au-
gust presence, overlooking Commercial
avenue into Bailey Harrells furniture
store, and in full view Of the rear end Of
Woodwsrd,s Novelty Works, Do solemnly
promise and asservatc, that, in addition TO
the VOWS you have just taken, you will
diligently strive TO make Lucsnia Octavia
agood living, into her keeping you surplus
earnings and patiently endure her up
raidings, stripes and foibles, always re
Numbering that this life is made up Of
trials and satisfaction" You do further
declare tina, you will not oglc other dark.
skinned females, or permit your affections
to become en,rapped by the allurmen,s
and Establishments Of female white trash,
that would lead you from your fidelity
to Lucinia. You will spend your even
ings at home, make fires in the morning,
sing sweet coupets to the little Crows,
and hoist the negro who comes between
you and domestic happiness, on the tip Of
your boot toe. Kiss Lucinia
On the west side Of tho city, in CON-
Portable little shanty live Jim Crow and
Mrs. Crow, as happy pair Of negroes as
can be found in the country, Jim, solemn
ly Impressed by the oath he hal taken,
abandoned his cups, quit loaAng and is
in every respect an exemplary negro. SO
much for his "oath Of self-abnegation and
confirmation" which was administered "in
fun but taken lin earnest
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-15
An ORDINANCE.-NO. ITO.

An ordinance In regard 10 comforting Special
rrWWure power on the street SuporyIsor apI
en- Of Rat road pepots and Wharfbont.
IN Va" Cityut Cairo.
hr " ordained by the city Council of tho cry II
=, lst, That tho Stree, -rrsry ..,. d.. 4,.lt.
h'T'ns uFeateiW fh f.II puI. ..' 'f......f d. 800,
/ VI. "a mas" Ir"-ts ut H.l person. Nn raw,
! bctu summoned by Am 6, Rur. q, .f,rc'. ~.
\ b'enN's 81 the ofr, HIl vino It,H rUf....g ~.
h"gi''''i I' obey thr Summons ur fI u.,. tI. fnr
] i'lt or 'a'Hp'uu rru-H ed Hy ,.t. -B Ill,f,r
I spccihti.
/ Sec. ~. Upon tho representation Of ,r, ,vuor
/ OF y Whoriu at.s"r any gent representing tho
oNn'r- ~ any Whtfiu.tt HE .I. 'HlIi urr.t In tu
| cay 81 Cairo, setting forth .H.. in u. they have
/ PROVIDED, uf their own expense, suitable person
I 20 act rs Waterman uf any such HuArilHtf ~
l dcpgts, aud PRAYING tb't pouer powers NY Np
granted to such w1tChmJu, while 100 thHti.cuarge
I 81 MS dItt rs WatsImAu, ..H NHNlr, is
ani win Oh" a1Vi"r AMI cons .ltoi I4e DIiy Dbup
ell, may invest such Watrhmpn with uI. power tl
mas" rf"st- fur The citation Uf 4Uy GO, pgI.u.
nnrc while in the discharge Of u. uufy -H.l
watchmJl 90 receive lp upl4 .cus.jtpu from Elr
cll! except the tees provided tor such arros. . l.
he may make, HVl laid U,tHlH no. 20 give H.., I
and security 100 the sum of Uu. thousand uaiII'-
i3r the hithtul r"uiOrnianc "l h.s duty o. .0o
CIV.
Sec Sd. Nothing in th. ordinance shall b.
con -trucd a. nH'o'lnr. BOO ans msupsU, tl' pri roo.
snce IN rrgari 90 the rCEUIt. sui.un force OF fta
city Of Curo, ant .li 4 Wafuimlu -nHIi Boz sHt.sgt
20 the control 81 the Mayor Iu rt.t cot tuy ouo5.
gency.
Approved January llt.. l,7i
lHili THO-. WILSON MAYOR.