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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-25
Strayed or Stolen.

IlROM THE PASTURE ON MY FARM,
on Caldwell's Run, on Thursday or FRI
day night, black mare about eight years
old. She has white spot In the middle OF
her forehead, and one white foet. Any per-
son returning her, or giving Information
where NAV get her, will be literally re-
warded. ID. M. MAXWELL.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

Every one who has ever Travelled in
railway car must have been greatly an
noyed by the flying dust and cinders
which prevent proper ventilation and
cause much discomfort to the person.
To avoid this disagreeablc accompani-
ment Of railway travel, numerous eSpedi-
ents have been tried, but none with the
success: attained bv the recent invention
Of gentleman in Gloucester. The main
point of this continuance lies in the fact
that the smoke-stack OF the engine, III
stead OF heing vertical, us Is generally
the case, is bent backward and then up
ward, spreading widely at the mouth.
Within the stack, at the second curve, is
placed wire screen Mt an jingle OF forty.
five degrees with the course ofthe smoke
and the usual fire-screcn is stretched
across the mouth. The dust and clndcrs
carried into the stack are stopped by the
shutting screen, aud fall back harmlcssly,
the second screen assisting by catching
what few grains the first allows to pass.
Besides these Two screens, another means
of prevention is provided in the shape of
n small hot.watcr pipe in the stack, from
which spray is produced TINT vets the
ciuders, deadening them, aud assisting
them in their passage into a waste-pipe
below. which carries them to box at
the size of the engine. This attachment
may be used or not, at the pleasure Of
the engineer being governed by stop
cock from the boiler.
This invention has been on trial upon
the Fitchburg Railroad during the past
three weeks with sufficient success TO
warrant the inventorin pushing his plans
to perfection. The advantage Of the
curved stack is not only in the preyen-
ton Of dust aud cinder upon the truiu,
but to avoid the damage by fires along
the track, which have been the cause OF
so much expense to milway companies.
This latter object is completely attained
aud that without amy apparent loss Of
power. 1t was at first supposed that the
draft would be so seriously checked by
the new stack rs to countcrbalance the
other advantages, but experiments have
shown that such is not tile case, and that
steam is made equally rs well as with the
ordinary stack.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13
Lady's TOileites.

The following toilcttes were seen in
New York few days since
a very handsome costume OF chestnut
brown silk, the undersbirt trimmed with
a deep box.plaited hounce. Between
every two plaits we're long loops and csds
of silk trimmed with small tassels. A
full overskirt, looped gracefully at the
sides, was trimmed TO match, the under.
skirt being tight fitting basque waist.
To complete this costume was. very
petty round hat, trimmed with ostrich
tips and aigrette.
Another costume was OF two shades Of
olive green cashmere, the underskirt
trimmed with plaitings Of both shades,
the outside garment consisting Of n very
stylish polonaise, trimmed with plaitings
headed with passementerie. A velvet
bonnet, trimmed with the two shades Of
green, completed this becoming cos
tune.
An elegant black silk costume had u
demi.train outside garment, black cash.
mere Polonaise, richly embroidered and
trimmed with giiipure lace, and black
velvet round hat, trimmed with peacock
feathers.
A beautiful and becoming costume
made of brown silk OF two shades, had
an underskirt having deep puff at the
bottom, striped with velvet OF tho dark
shade, Tue polonaise was OF peculiar
shape, and was caught at one side with
cord and tassels, and at the other with
loops AMI ioug ends OF velvet OF the dark
shade, and trimmed with fringe Of the
two shades. A iaunty little round hat
completed this handsome suit.
Another WIS suit with II royal purple
underskirt OF narrow houuces, headed
with velvet OF the deepest shade. The
skirt was richly trimmed with Chantilly
lace aud velvet. Then there was an ele.
CANT cashmere shawl aud bonnet OF
purple velvet, trimmed with ostrich Gps
and aigrette.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

An EscAPE.-The president of one OF
the leading western roads, who resides a
hundred miles out of Chicago, was Wis.
iting in Hartford, Ct, when the FIRE &C.
Cured. He started from New York on
Monday evening, when in the samO tnin
he found three cars full Of ruillans and
burglars, bound for Chicago, who all
paid their fares and behaved themselves
so quietly, that the conductor could not
eject them. Yet he aud the president
and the police knew whit class OF char.
acters they were. On reaching Albany
the president telegnphed General Sler-
idan OF the fact, and requested q tclt.
gram at Cincinnati orat a point this side
of Chicago. The General telegraplletl
that he had five thousand troops aud
could safely protect all inhabitants and
property. This telegram was read aloud
in the train, aud most OF the rOwdies
got off before reaching Chicago.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

BRIGHTLY BREAKS THE MoRNISo OF =
new era IN the annals OF medicine. Al
cohol will soon be banished from the
list of remedies. and only known asa Hoi
son. Dr.. j. WALKER's CALIFORNIA VIM
EoAR BIrrERs, composed entirely oil
wholesome botanic extracts aud juices,
are everywhere superseding the fiery
astringents, which no man or woman
ever yet, took without bitterly repenting
their credulity. There is no disease
acute or chronic, in which the new tonic
may not be administered with beneficial
effect.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

A sad accident occurred in the family
OF Mr. Daniel BeardSley, Of the town OF
Andes, Delaware County, n. Y. During
the absence OF the parents, their three
little boys, aged twelve, ten, and eight
years, went into the wood.house, which
was only separated from the kitchen,
where older members OF the family were
at work, by thin partition. They were
soon engaged in the lively game Of "tic
up sheep" which consists OF two chasing
one until he is caught, then taking him
into the wOodhOusennd tying him up by
the neck previous to hobbling. The
sheep tied up is supposed to become re.
frnctory, and jump and spring about
and buck the boys when they come
within his reach. The oldest boy
MARK was caught aud tied up by a
small wet leather string fastened TO n
stout mil. As he sprang forwards to
buck at his younger brothers the moose
frightened around his neck, but would
not slacken his terrible efforts to re.
lease himself we're taken by his brothers
MS funny demonstrations-his agony was
laughed at. He soon became quiet,
leaned forward on the string, and was
dend.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

A LEGAL QUEsTIoN.-"I. II man
who has wife, but no children, should
die without making a will, in what posi-.
ton does he leave his widow in regard
to his property? II. Is she entitled to
one.third Of his real estate, absolute pos
session, or only the use OF II during her
life +; and will her marriage agnin effect
hcr right or interest'in any wny2 Has
she my legal right to his personal effects
money, &c, ., or any share Of it? I am
speaking merely in reference to the laws
Of tho state Of New York in regard to
such matters. IL. The widow is ell.
titled during her life, whether she re.
marry or not, to the income Of ono-third
Of the real estate. She can, however,
commence partition suit and have her
interest reduced to cash according to the
annuity tables II. In regard to per.
sonal property, II there be no children,
parents, brother or sister, nephew or
niece, the widow shall be entitled to the
wholo.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13
Old Maids.

A quaint and gallant writer some tifty
years ago said 81 love an old maid-I
use the singular number, as speaking OF
q singularity in humanity. An old maid
is not merely an antiquarian, she is an
antiquity; not merely record Of the
past, but the very past itself she has
escaped great change, and sympathizes
not in the ordinary mutations of momli-
ty. She inhahits little eternity of her
own. She is Miss from the beginning
of the chapter to the end do not
like to hear them called Mistress, MS is
sometimes the practice, for that looks
and sounds like resignation of despair,
u voluntary extinction of hope. l do
not know whether marriages are made in
heaven; some people say they nre, but
l am almost sure old maids are. There
is something about them which is not of
the earth, earthly. They arc spectators
of the world, not adventures or ram.
blers, perhaps guardians we say moth
ing Of tattlers. They are evidently piO.
destined to be what they are. They
owe not the singlllarity OF their condition
to any lack Of beauty, wisdom, wit or
good temper; there is no accounting for
1t but on the principle Of fatality.
have known many old maids, and, Of
them all, not one that has not possessed
Us many good and aminble qualities as
ninety and nine Of a hundred Of my
married acquaintance Why, then, are
they single? It is their fate"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

A REMARKABLE CAsE.-Tho Syracuse
Courier tells a remarkable story Of som.
nambulism. A few days ngo lady liv-
ing in 0nandnga South Hollow, dreamt
that her father was illnt Hastings, 0swe.
20 County, and needed her. She rose,
dressed herself, and started on foot for
Liverpool, there to take the cars for
Hastings. She reached the town lit.
tie nfter daylight, and stopped at the
house Of Mr. Fay, justice Of the peace,
having been asleep oil the time. The
story does not bear great evidence Of be.
ing true, for somnambulists Tnrely, II
ever, remember the dreams which make
them walk.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13
For DyspepsIn,

Indigestion, depression Of spirits, md
general debility in their various forms
also, as a preventive against fever aud
and ague, and other intermittent feyers,
the =" Zero Phosphorated Elixir OF Cal
isayn," made by Caswell, Hazard & Co.,
New York, and sold by druggists, is the
best tonic, and rs Il tonic for patients
recovering from fever or other sickness,
IL has no equal
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

Chief.Justice Mexican OF Utah, passed
sentence upon Thomas Hawkins, the
polygamist, rs follows:
Thomas Hawkins, l nm sorry for you
very sorry you may not think SO now,
but l shnll try to make you think so by
the mercy which shall show you. You
came from England to this country with
the wife Of your youth for many years
you were q kind husband and n kind
father. At length, however, the evil
spirit of polygamy tempted and possess
ed You then happiness departed from
your household, and now By the com.
plant of your faithful wife and the YER
diet Of Il law.abiding jury, you stand at
this bar us a convicted criminal. l must
look to it, that my judgment be not so
severe us to seem vindictiye, and not so
light MS to seem to triile with justice. /
will say here and now, that whenever
your good behavior and the public good
justify me in doing SO, l viii gladly re-
commend that you be parloned. The
judgment Of the Court is that you be
fined $500, and that you be imprisoned
ut hard labor for the term Of three years.
The sentence has, Of course, created n
sensation in Utah, and it is expected
tina. the polygamy question will be now
pushed to the end.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

A Coop TnNd.-A patent has been
applied for for n locomotive huO.plug-
cling machine. Heretofore, in case Of n
llue bursting, il has been necessary to stop
the engine, put out tho fire, and allow
the boiler to cool, before tho fluc could
he plugged, involving the detention of
tho train from two 10 three hours. BY
means Of this machine the engineer Is
enabled'to insert the plug, and drive It
into the fine, without even shutting OF
steam or retarling the train q moment
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

WATER IN CHrSA.-By the way, says
n correspondent, speaking Of China,
this is no country, this can be no country
for temperance men, unless you arc born
and brought mp, from youth and child.
hood, 10 drinking mud, or water without
mud, full of little live creatures, that
dance about so bri,lly in the well.water
that you cannot get rid of them. AL Of
us Mime born men mere, captains Of
steamboats,, and all, adjnre water aud the
Maine law. We drink it boil.d. and
favored with tea hut the pure article,
us handed over to us by the Creator,
never enters our mouths. The fact is,
China is so dirty, SO full Of the essence
OF dead ancestors bones, that even the
wells nre impure. Four hundred mil
lions Of Cinnamon, dying generation by
generation, seem to poison aud corrupt
all the streams. Whit would not / give
now even for cupfnl Of pure mountain
iced water, like that, say, which runs
gurgling through Salt Lake City, or that
comes trickling down from the snowy
sides Of the mountains OF Oregon. A
dollar II cupinl would be cheap, very
cheap 10 me but, nevertheless, 1 drink,
thankful, Of the manufactured water, in
tea, in claret, in porter, beer, Rhine
wine, or any liquor that eau he got,
bourbon md brandy not excepted.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

The Chicago Eceaiag Jomad says :;
The rebuilding movement is immense.
The sound Of the hammer fills the Lake
Park, and the ruins are being cleared
away from the Burnt District with us
great rapidity rs the scarcity Of labor,
wheelbarrows and teams will admit.
Contracts have been let fora great many
buildings, which have not been com.
menced yet. The real work Of recon.
struction has not, however, fnirly com.
menced. Property owners have some
grave problems to solve before going
ahead. What sort Of temporary editices
shall be erected ? Will there be any
essential difference in the location OF
business Not one Of all the rooker1es
on the South Side nor Of those on the
North Side for considerable distance
out, will lie rebuilt. Block otter block
which has been m eyesore and q peril,
has gone forever The fire limit rcgu.
ation will prevent the restoration of
those nuisanccs. The limit should be
extended far enough to cover the entire
strip on the West and South Sides, be.
sides q long reach on tho North. Had it
not ueen for the miserable little tinder-
box tenements near the very centre OF
the city, il not directly in it, the great
fire could have been checked. We can
well afford to spare the Corinthian beau.
ty, II we only secure Doric sOlidity.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

THERE nro about three million eight
hundred thousand head Of ctttle in
Texas, one.fourth being boeves, and the
other half yearlings and two.year.olds.
Seven hundred and fifty thousand
calves are branded every year. All are
rnised on the great Texas plains, which
cover nm area Of 162, 0O0, 900 acres
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

Ny FRIEND, stop that terrible cough,
and thus avoid consumptiye's grave by
using DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical DIS,
covery. For curing all throat, bronchial
and lung diseases il has never been
equaled. Sold by druggists. 5d9'
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

HAnSG-The punishment of "hazing"
by College Faculties, and the sharp dis
cipline inflicted by the Secretary Of the
Navy upon five cadets at Annapolis, will
go far toward the Suppression OF that dis.
reputable practice. Secretary Robeson's
order on this subject is terse aud emphat.
ic. He defines the distinction between
youthful viyacity and persistent black
guarlism, in terms which cannot be mis-
taken and what he says to the students
oil the Naval Academy is perfectly
applicable to tloso of our collegiate in.
stitutions, who need II lesson as severe
as that which the Naval cadets have
just been set to learn. The custom Of
hazing has grown from year to yeirin our
colleges, until Il Inns become diseraceful
nuisance, and the time lns come to put
II stop to it. There is no reason why n
young Freshman should be slowcrcd
with dirty water, or be burned in his bed,
or have his skull broken, or find himself
and all his possessions blown up, because
students longer in college than he need
some "fun," and il would not be an ill.
justiiiable net II the victim of such out.
Inges should defend himself in some
effective fashion. -MsI0 York paper.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

A FAvoRABLl NoroRlErY.-'rhe good
reputation Of BRowS's BRONCHIAL
TRocHEs" for the relief of Coughs, Colds
and Throat Diseases, has given them n
favorable notoriety.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13
How to obtain
CAST STEEL PL0V
FREE OF Cosr.
For particulars, address,
COLLINS & Co., 2l2 Water St., N. Y

CAREFUL MES always look out for first.
class securities. For Railroad Bonds
paying you good interest, write to
CHARLES W. HAssIER, No. wall Street,
New York,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

A RuIS.-Ermcais gives melancholy
account of the once beautiful garden Of
the Tuilcries, with it's wcll.kcpt paths
and gay pTieTcs: 1.-THE late rains have
so thoroughly soaked the ground which
had already been cut up aud filed with
ruts by the cannon placed there during
the Commune, that the main walk mud
that around the basin are impossible.
The whole place is Uttered with fRg.
mcnts of broken tables and chairs. The
trees, which during the last reign had
been too hastily replanted when the paths
were raised, are dying, one after another,
md arc not being replaced. Very soon
there will remain but the recollection Of
those masses Of foliage which gave such
charm to the garden. The statutes re.
main in their mutilnted condition, md
everything bears tho appeSi'uc Of in.
territorial abandonment.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13
LOCAL AGENTS WANTED !
Will All Chose who Suffer
-fROM--
CONSUMPTION
OR
COUGH,
pipAsH
Read The Following Letter
from n Weil-kno,yn Dr,Iggist1
PLEASE

, MI. .vERSuN III, April ., isT.
GENTLEMEN :-IheArd nns Of my eustnf1srS Fpeaf In
speh hifh terms Of Aliens Lang IalAm today that
Thought would write ypu ths substance n nj STATE
meut He AayS his mother who il now .ifty YssTs n
sec, has sVFFEnEn with consumption Tor sTyrnAt
fIAhh and has been under the u ali our hest phys
eians 59t nevrt treeytd any pcrnAnent benefit then
sho rtsncd 70 mot tvury kind NJ Cough and Lang nal
m that could b procured ior her. hui All 10 No nySl
bhg .ql Ersw WoFsc, NATL she confined to her bsd
and When the wn seized with paruDsIn 81 eoashlng
hs w9nld lo,e the poser q respiration, and They WtFr
ing and while sho eoughod 20 hard sho could not ~.
pectpTate anylhnF and family and friends bad given
~ ell hopes q hnt recovery her notlcod the AdFer-
tsement q Aliens Lang fialssm, and they thonght
theJ would procure and Try H. They commenced giving
hsr ths Baam A. esloes ?. m. a. directed ad6.esy
coughing, and eIpeetoratgd mouthp Of dark, yellow
matter which was something she had not been able 10
90 Tor some time They continued 10 give her the Hal
sam until morning. and tlen she bgAn 10 eFpnotoraa
freely and within two hour she had eIpsentasd three
pi.h Of mucous matter, VII eh ave her immediate
Hell and since that time has nilHned 10 improve She
now sts np all day, aud walk about the house and
lAkc considerable outdoor er-rris Her son bought
mora Of the BalsAn to-day and hN Il Recommendation Il
wry highly To avsTy one
Your respectfully,
AZ, JOHNSON, Druggist.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

MYsrERY.-The greatest mystery IN
the world to us is that housewives will
use amy other ighiemiag, save ]. Monroe
Taylor's Cream Yeast Baking Powder.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

Necklaces composed Of large tortoise
shell beads deliberately carved are con-
sidered very elegant,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

Five per cent. Of the estates Of nm.
married persons in Pennsylvania goes to
the state at their deceaSe.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

II quehAnnA Co., Pa. contAningl over 90 acres VI
land With improvements, dwelling houses, Lumbor
MILL FIGURING mill, barns, SHOPS, orchard. &c. Best
lovely. An interest In the mil property will ho sold 10
sOod business mar who will hko charge thereof. A
H''"' i'A' BESJ. PARKE, PArksy.l.. susq. Co.. Pa.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13
AGENTS WANTED FOR
THE YEAR OF BATTLES.

The History Of the War between France and Germany
embracing also Paris md, the Commune $50 illuIta-
Il9n' X pages price e2so 5000 eUpies air ady sold
Waking in;gO copies per month nov. In English and
nrInin. TERMS uneuuAltd. Outfit Al2l Address II
:, GOODSPEED co. 81 Park Row. New York
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-13

E--sS rl4Ais-rhe largest assortment
sssff!yTSS,S Of Plays and Dramatic Works In
81 Efr!31SS ho world, prepared for E1lli bilions
St.sAS q all kinds, and Homo Amnsos
6IGS ment. Shadow PAntomimcB, Cha
rades, KecitRrs, Dialogues, TableanI, Amateur
Gnile, Ethiopian Dramas, etc, etc. A new 40
explicit Descriptive List Of all Plays mailed lres
SAMUEL FRENCH, Publisher,
l22 Nassau st., Now York.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1871-06-09
Chr Markets.
WatertOWn Union Live Stock
Market,
For the week ending June u.
AMOUNT OF LIVE STOCK At MARKEr
Cattle. Sheep d Lambs. Swine

For the week ending June q.
AMOUNT OF LIVE sroCK Al MARKEr
Cattle. Sheep d Lambs. Swim,
This week. 3iG ss9 -.
Last week, 5i2 s2j ....
One year ago, 773 l,2os ll3j
Prices of Market Bcef-Extra, $9,75 to
5000; first quality, sn.90 to $780, second
quality, $3.50 TO $3.50 third quality, 5000
to 500
Prices of store Cattle--Working Oxen per
pair. $50 200, $3.50, to s175
Mich cows and calves. $50, $50, So, to ss5.
Ycarlings. SIS to 500; two years old, $50 to
$50 three years old, $50 to $40.
! Western fat Swine, live 6! to &c; dressed
r. to Sc
Prices of Sheep and Lambs--In lots, 1913,
Sc, s625, 500. to each; extra, S6.7j to ss.75
or from 6 to Ste per ID.
Spring Lambs, $50 to 80
Veal Calves, g to sl2.
Prices of Hides, Tallow and Skins-IIidcs.
tic per III. Tallow, sc to &c per III. Pclts,
Sl.25 to Sl.75 each; Calf Skins 10 to l7cper 10
Prices of Poultrv-Extra, II! to lSc prime.
lS to Isle, good Il to lie; medium Ice to
l6l poor to medium Ilc to l6
n Il. Beef-Extra and first quality in
cludcs nothing but the best, large, fat, oxen.
Second and third quality includes oxen and
two and three years old Steers
Sheep-Extra Includes Cosscts aud when
hose of inferior quality are thrown out
REMARKS.
Cattle-3iG head comprise receipts over the
Northern roads this week; of this number
2j0 were Western steers from Chicago. The
offerings We're generally of good grade and
sold early. Prices have again fallen off strong
ic per h., and many of the butchers were not
anxious River oxen were sold at SS to -
per cwt dressed weight, estimated to dress
10 to II cwt, each.
Sheep-We figure at this market less than !
1000 head. Butchers are depending on the
West for supplies. This months sales were
soon over upon arrival.
Poultry-The supply very similar to that Of
last week, with the exception of its arriving
in a better condition on account of cooler
weather, Turkeys l64c. Hens lSc.