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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-12

t No. 1856
NARSHAL'S SALE.--By virtue of a writ o
wi venditioni exponas issued from the clerks
Office U. S. District Court and to me directed,
shall proceed to sell at public auction, for cash,
ON THE srH DAY OF JULY, 1871, I
at PENIS Store, Patrick county, Virginia, the
following property, to-wit. One hundred and
thirty 130) boxes MANUFACTURED TOBAC-
co.
Parties desiring to purchase are invited TO be
present
DAVID b. PARKER,
20 U. s. Marshal Eastern District of Virginia
IN sea BY JOHN p. YEATMAN, deputy.
Dated June 2lst, 1871. je 26--l0t
The above sale is postponed to SATURDAY,
the 10th day of July.
The above sale is postponed TO SATURDAY,
the Goth day of July. iI
DAVID b. PARKER,
jy 12-tds IT, >. Mar. Il. ID. of Va.
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ASSIGNEE SALES.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
A SSYGNEE'S SALE OF

BY virtue of an order of the United States Dis
trict Court for the Eastern District of Virginia,
will SELL as assignee of VIM. f. Patterson, bank
rupt, at Appomattox court house, Virginia, on
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THURSDAY, JULY ~, 1871,

at auction, a tract of land containing 472 ACRES,
lying in the county of Appomattox, Va, on the
main road leading from Appomattox G. ii. to New
Store. This land will be sold free from liens and
pncum brancps
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TERMS-No 1: One-third cash the balance
at six and twelve months, the purchaser to give
notes for the deferred payments, with interest
added, at the rate. of six per cent. per annum,
the title to be retained by the assignee until the
notes are paid For Nos. and 3, cash.
r..t FE-fg ssaf VIM II. ALLDERDICE,
Je 20-2aw3w Assignee.
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TERMS OF SALE-One-thrd cash; balance IL
credit of six and twelve months equal install
ments, purchaser giving bonds with approved Sc
curity, title retained until the whole of purchase
money is paid. THOS. f. COBBS,
jy 6--1aw3W a Assignee
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WRAPPING PAPER may be had at this
w OFFICE.
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a tract of land containing 1927 ACRES, lying
the county of APPROXIMATION, Va, near Evergree
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The Chicago Tribune says: "Platform
professions have no vitality except as inn
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LAND In THE TOWN OF DANyIILE, VA.
AT AUCTION. e'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Live Within Your Means.

We don't like stinginess. We don't
like economy, when 1t comes down to
rags and starvation. We have no SYM
pathy with the notion that poor man
should hitch himself fast to post, and
stand still, while the rest of the world
moves forward. 1t is no mans duty to
deny himself every amusement, every
recreation, every comfort, that he may
get rich. 1t is no mans duty to make
an iceberg of himself, to shut his eyes
and ears to the suflerings of his fellows,
aud deny himself the enjoyment that
results from generous actions, merely
that he may hoard wealth for his heirs to
quarrel about. But there is an economy
which is every mans duty, and which
is especially commendable In the man
who struggles with poverty-an econo-
my which is consistent with happiness,
and which must be practised If the poor
man would secure independence. 1t is
almost every mans privilege, and 1t
becomes his duty to live within his
means - not up to them, but within
them. Wealth does not make the man,
we admit, and should never be taken
into account in our judgment Of men,
but competence should always be Sc
cured, when it can be, by the practice
of economy and selfdenial to only a
tolerable extent. 1t should be secured,
not so much for Others to look upon, or
raise US in the enstimation Of others, as
to secure the consciousness Of indepen-
dence, and the constant satisfaction
which is derived from Its requirement
and possession.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Care of Cows and Milk in-Wintcr.

1t is important, in making butter at
this season of the year, that the cream
should be kept at an even temperature
previous to the churning. 1t ought not
to be allowed to fall below fifty-five de-
grees, or at most below fifty degrees,
and if ii does there will be trouble H.
making the butter come.
Ii is often good plan, where the ia
clities for keeping the milk at uni.
form temperature do not exist, to scald
the milk by setting it in the pan upon
the stove TIL it "crinkles" on the edges
OF the coating of cream that rises, and
then to set it away where the tempora.
ture will not fall below the point
named. The cream will rise rapidly
and the churning will be easier.
Where few cows only are kept, and
the quantity Of cream is not sufficient
to churn more than once or twice a
week, keep the cream in crock or jar
and when new cream is added, stir the
whole well together, adding a small
quantity of fine salt at the same time.
1t will facilitate the churning very
greatly. We have known this simple
method to be adopted and followed
with great success.
But the feeding of the cows in the
butter dairy at this season of the yeal
and in Winter is of special Importance
since they are deprived OF the sweet
and nutritious grasses of the Spring
and Fall, on which they naturally pro
duce the highest quality and quantity
Of butter. For the present, many farm
ers have few pumpkins left. Others
feed apples, small potatoes and othe
substances. Some of these, like pump
kins, make rich milk. But, as a gener
al thing, the butter dairy farmer will
"fnd his account" in adding a litti,
bran or shorts or middlings, or in wan
of these a small quantity of NEAL
These add very greatly to the qualit,
of the milk and butter, and at presen
prices are not over and above expeu
siye as compared with feeding alone OF
hay. .t.
| A little extra pains in preparing tn
food for cows in milk In cold weathe
is good economy. And II we take tn
trouble to warm the water and make
sort of mash by mixing the bran int
1t, the result will be still more tatisfaC
tory. When allowed to drink all Tn
cold water they want, the chill is 5
great that it shrinks them more or les:
Turf, Field and Farm,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
SelnsllI,esS,

Live for some purpose in the world.
Always act your part well. Fill up the
measure of duty to others. Conduct
yourselves so you shall be missed with
sorrow when your gone. Multitudes of
our species are living in such a selfish
manner that they are not likely to be
remembered after their disappearance.
They leave behind them scarcely any
traces of their existence, and are forgot.
ten almost as though they had never
been. They are, while they live, like
some pebble lying unobserved among a
million on the shore; and when they
die they are like that same pebble
thrown into the sea, which just ruffle;
the surface, sinks, and is forgotten
without being missed from the beach
They are neither regretted by the rich
wanted by the poor, nor celebrated by
the learned. Who has been the better
for their life? Whose tears have they
dried up? Whose wants supplied I
Whose misery have thoy healed? Who
would unbar the gate OF life to re.admit
them to existence? or what face would
greet them back again to our world
with smile? Wretched, unproductive
mode of existence! Selfshness is its
own curse; it is a starving vice. The
man who does no good gets none. He
is like the heath in the desert, neither
yielding fruit nor seeing when good
cometh; stunted, dwarflsh, mistrable
shrub.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Save Part of Ynur Incnmn.

Again and again we urge upon all
young men, who are just starting in
life, to make it an invariable rule to lay
aside certain proportion of their in
come, whatever that income may be.
Extravagant expenditures occasion a
very large part of the sufferings of a
great majority of people. And extrava-
gance is wholly relative term. What
is not at all extravagaut for one person
may be very eXtravagant for another
Expenditures-no matter how small in
themselves they may be--are always
extravagant when they come fully up
to the entire amount of q PERSONS whole
income.
The mode of living is almost entirely
matter of habit. 1t is just as easy to
get along on three,fourths of your in
come-whateve the amount of it may
be-as on the whole of it, if you only
think so, and restrict your expenditures
accordingly. A young man who after.
ward became one of the weathiest mer-
chants in Philadelphia, went to house
keeping on salary of three hundred
dollars year, but he laid up part of
that three hundred dollars and he
made it a rule OF his life never to in
crease his expenses so fast as his income
increased.
The thousand Inconvenience of debt
embarrassment and dependence may all
be avoided by firm and undertaking
adherence TO this rule.
One great aid in pursuing the course
we have recommended, will be found in
keeping an accurate account of all re-
ceipts and expenditures. BY frequent
reference to this you will see just what
you can afford to expend, without en-
croaching on our rule; and you will also
see what Of your expenditures you can
most conveniently curtail, or cut off
entirely.
There is a great deal, too, in reflection
and foresight in the expenditure of your
money. 1t is very common remark
that one person will make the same
amount 90 twice as far as another. This
is owing to the employment Of greater
prudence and Judgment in buying. AL
most any amount OF money can be
thrown away and scarcely anything
obtained for it, by thoughtless, care.
less spendthrift.
We despise skinfints. But economy
and meanness are by no means identi.
cal. On the contrary, as it is easy for
any one to see, an unseliish, judicious
economy-a wise saving-furnishes not
only the means of independence, but OF
benevolence and generosity also.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
A Few Hints.

Some gentle hints en- manners are
given by an exchange, from which we
select few:
Don't lie disturbed II you find the
best seats in railroad car taken. Al
no one knew you were coming, of course
they did not reserve one.
When car is crowded, don't fill q
seat with your bundles. True polite.
ness is not amiss even amidst the con-
fusion and hustle of public convey.
ance.
If an open window proves uncom.
Portable to another, you will close it.
Whispering in church is impolite
Besides showing disrespect to the speak.
er, it is extremely annoying to those
who wish to hear. Coughing should
be avoided as much as possible. Sleep.
ing, with its frequent accompaniment,
snoring, had better be done at home.
Violent perfumes, especially those
containing musk, are offensive to many
people, and to some positively distress.
ing. Don't scent yourself when going
to any crowded assembly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24

The NEW KING OF SPAIN, it is re-
ported, is young man of very regular
habits, retiring to rest about ten O'Clock,
and requiring the palace gates to be
locked and the lights to he extinguished
at midnight. These habits, it is stated,
have caused great astonishment among
the Spaniards, who generally go to bed
at sunrise and take breakfast at mid.
day. The King has had one or two re-
ceptions, and has abolished the royal
system of extending his hand to be
kissed, and has introduced the more
democratic plan of shaking hands. He
also walks about the streets without an
escort, visits the poor, and makes pur-
chases in the shops. The King con.
tributed $4,000 for the poor of Madrid,
and an equal amount for the needy
members OF the citizen militia. Having
ascertained that the pdy of the public
school teachers was several months In
arrear, the King has refused to draw on
the treasury for his own emoluments
until the claims of the treasury ar,
satisfied. He also expresses his inten
tion to grant general amnesty for po
litical offences, but the constitution
takes this power away from the king
and he cannot issue general pardon
unless authorized by special law o.
the Cortes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Moral Courage In Everyday Life.

Have the courage to discharge q debt
while you have the money In your
pocket.
Have the courage 10 do without that
which you do not need, however much
your eyes may covet 1t.
Have the courage to speak your mind
when II is necessary you should do SO,
and to hold your tongue when 1t Is pru-
dent you should do so.
Have the courage to speak to friend
In "seedy" coat, even though you are
in company with rich one, and richly
attired.
Have the courage TO make will, aud
just one.
Have the courage to tell man why
you will not lend him your money.
Have the courage to "cut" the most
agreeable acquaintance you have, when
you are convinced that he lacks princi-
pie. "a friend should bear with q
friends infrmlties," but not with his
vices.
Lave the courage to show your re-
spect for honesty, In whatever guise 1t
appears; and your contempt for dis.
honest dullicity, by whomsoever ex-
hibited.
Have the courage to wear your old
clothes until you can buy new ones.
Have the courage to obey your Maker,
at the risk of being ridicued by man.
Have the courage to prefer comfort
and propriety IN fashion in all thinps
Have the courage to acknowledge
your ignorance, rather than to seek
credit for knowledge under false pre-
lenses.
Have the courage to provide enter
tainment for your friends, within your
means-not beyond.
Have the courage to take good
paper, and TO pay for it annually in adj
vance.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Courage will Win.

Once keeper of an asylum had oc-
casion to go upon the roof of the build
ing-a very nigh one. A patient un-
observed, quickly mounted the ladder
after him, and confronting the keeper
at the top, told him II he (the keeper)
did not jump down, he (the' lunatic)
would throw him down. There was no
mistaking the menaclng look and tone.
Escape was impossible. Suddenly q
happy thoughtstruck the keeper. "Hap'
said he with an air of easy confidence
"to jump down woul' be no great feat
| tell you what-l'll go down and jump
up.' The madman mas off the seem
at once. The notion pleased him i'm
mensely. Both decendsa the ladder
and the keeper saved ~ kssske BY tnii
lucky stratassFn. - stts- -
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Dress at Washington.

Olivia, the chatty Washington corre-
spondent of the Press. in writing an &C.
count Of recent reception at the White
House says;
"One most noticeable fact in relation
to the receptions of the winter is the
wearing OF last years costumes. Very
few new dresses are seen, and black silk
was worn by nine-tenths of the ladies
who went to Mrs. Grants reception.
A very few trains were seen, but walk
ing dresses were the rule and long
dresses the exception. A great many
hats were worn, but the most elegant
toilettes were finished by bonnets. Mrs.
Hunter, wife of the Major General,
wore black silk dress and white sat
in bonnet Mrs. Williams, of Oregon,
wore black silk dress and white silk
bonnet, and Mrs. Cresswell, wife Of the
Postmaster General, wore the usual
habiliments of the season. 1t will be
noticed that the taste of American
woman is becoming more chaste and
refined"
1t is very good, as we'll as very
sensible sign when ladies wear their
last years dresses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24

THE Scientific american Office was
ecently visited by an individual who
is thus described His name is Colonel
Ruth Goshen, and he resides at present
at Algonduin, III, He is a native of
Turkey, in Asia, and was born among
the hills of Palestine. He Is tn, r.
teenth, and last child (the baby Of a
family of fneen--ten sons and five
daughters-sired by a patriarch now 80
years old, living In the valley Of the
Damascus, and by occupation planter.
This venerable sire weighs ut the pres.
ent time, $40 pounds averdupois, and
his wife, aged sixty seven, weighs $50
pounds. The entire family are living,
and not one OF them weighs less than
500 pounds. The oldest son weighs $40
pounds, and the youngest, our huge
client, outstripping them all, weighs
$50 pounds. Not one OF the family il
less than seven feet in height, and the
colonel Is a stripping Of only seven
feet eight inches in his stockings. He
is not an unduly fat man, is merely
what would be called moderately port
ly, and is thirty-three years old. His
rank Of colonel was given him In tn.
Austrian army.
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COL. DEM. -. VOL. XXXV mo. |.



or all happy households, that is the
happiest where falsehood is never
thought OF. All peace is broken up
when once it appears there is liar In
the house. All comfort is gone when
suspicion has once entered-when there
must be reserve in talk and reservation
In belief. Anxious parents, who are
aware of the pains Of suspicion, will
place general confidence in their chill.
dren, and receive what they say freely,
unless there is strong reason to dlstrusl
the truth Of any one. If such an occa.
sion should unhappily arise, they must
keep the suspicion from spreading as
long as possible, and avoid disgracing
their poor child while there is chance
of its cure by their confidential assist.
ance. He should have their pity and
assiduous help, as II he were suffering
under some bodily disorder. If he can
be cured, he will become duly grateful
for the treatment. If the endeavor
fail, means must of course be taken to
prevent his example from doing harm;
and then, as 1 said, the family peace is
broken up, because the family conf.
dence is gone. / fear that, from some
cause or another, there are but few
large families where every member is
altogether truthful. But where all are
so organized and so trained as to be
wholly reliable in act and word, they
are light to all eyes, and a joy to all
hearts. They are public benefits, for
they are point of general reliance
and they are privately blessed within
and without. Without, their life is
made easy by universal trust; and
within their h carts they have the secu-
rity of rectitude and the gladness OF
innocence. Harriet Martineau
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24

How 10 Choose n Good Husband.


When you see young man of mod.
est, respectful, retiring manners, not
given to pride, TO vanity, or flattery, he
will make good husband, for he will
be the same "kind man" towards his
wife after marriage that he. was be.
fore it.
When you see a young man of frugal
and industrious habits, no "fortune
hunter" but who would, take wife
for the value OF herself, and not for the
sake of her wealth, that man will make
a good husband, for his affections will
not decrease, neither will he bring him
self or his partner to poverty and
want.
When you see young man whose
manners are Of the boisterous and dis.
gushing kind, with ,"brass" enough to
make him think every one inferior to
himself, don't marry him, girls; he
will not make good husband.
When you see young man who is
using his best endeavors to raise him
self frow obscurity, to credit, character
and aflluence, by his own merits, mar
ry him he will make good husband
and one worth having.
When you see a young msn depend.
ing solely for his reputation and stand
ing In society, upon the wealth of a
rich father or other relations, don't
marry him, for goodness sake; no will
make poor husband.
When you see a young man, one
half employed in adoring his person,
or riding through the streets in gigs,
who leaves his debts unpaid, although
frequently demanded; never, never dc
you marry him, for he will in every re-
spect make bad husband.
When you see young man who new.
er engages in aiIrays or quarrels by day
nor follies by night, and whose general
condust is not Of so mean a character
as to make him wish to conceal hi:
name; who does not keep low compa
ny, gamble, nor break the Sabbath, MOI
use profane language, but whose face /:
seen regularly at church, where he
ought to be, he will certainly make {
goo Il husband.
When a young man who is below
you in wealth offers you marriage dom
deem it disgrace, but look into hi
character; and if you find it CORE
spends with these directions, take him
and you will get good husband.
Never make money an object of mar
Eriage, for if you do, depend upon it, a
a balance to the good, you will get
bad husband.
When you see young man who
attentive and kind to his sisters, o
aged mother; who is not ashamed t
be seen on the streets with the woma
who gave him birth and nursed him
supporting her weak and totterin
frame upon his arm, and who will a
tend to all her little wants with fills
love, affection and tenderness, take hir
girls who can get him, no matter whs
circumstances in life he is truly wort
the winning and having, and will i
certainty make good husband.
Lastly-always examine into chara,
ter, conduct and motives, and whe
you find these good in young mar
then you may be sure he will make
good husband.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24
Speak Gently.

Speak gently to each one you meet
In field or lane or busy street,
In woodlands dark, in gardens gay, =
At mornings dawn or close of day.
Speak gently, for you cannot tell
The power of that magic spell,
1t throws n halo DER the heart,
A soothing balm for every smart.
Speak gently, for 1t will awake
The hardest heart that spell can break;
Awake the dormant recess OF love
And point the heart to Him above.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24

LADIES will be interested in knowing
how the wife of the Prussian Crown
Prince Queen Victoria's daughter) ap-
peared at recent public occasion in
Berlin. A correspondent writes: trim.
med with squirrel fur, and black vel
vet hat with pink rose on the side.
Her two lady attendants were yet more
plainly dressed in black. The Crown
Princess is Of medium height, stout,
fair, and with large, full blue eyes-as
pure and timid as any untitled maiden
in the land-pretty mouth and teeth
and chin, straight nose.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-02-24

WINDOW PUTTY.-An excellent win
dow or glass putty may be made dy
boiling seven parts Of linseed oil two
or three hours with four parts of groun d
umber, and mixing four parts of yellow
wax in the heated mass, the oil is then
to be removed from the fire, and while
still warm is TO be kneaded up with five
and a half parts of finely precipltated
chalk and eleven parts Of ground white
lead