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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-14

EieCtuaI Kennedy TT LEc WUT'u TOT UT
DISEASES OF IMFRUDENCE.
Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures,
Affection OF the Kidneys or Bladder. lnyo!un-
tary Discharges, lmposency, General DSoiil:s'
Confusion Of Idcas, Pspitation of the Heart
Timidity, Trembling, Dimness Of Sight, or Old-
iiness, Disease of the Head, Throat, Nose OF
Skin, Affections of the Liver. Lungs, Stomach
Or Bowels-those terrible Disorders arising
from Solitary Habits of louth-secret ana SOL
itary practices more fatal to their victims thar
the songs of the Syrens to the Mariners of Ulys-
ses big ghting their most brilliant hopes or an
tcipations, &c
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Center Township Railroad
.yovAgL sE T,TIN G.saY


THE Trustees of Center township, Monroe
J county, and State of Ohio hereby give
notice, that sealed proposals will be received
by them at the Office of the Township Clerk,
for said township, at the court house in the
town of ,Woodsfsld Monroe county, Ohio, III
Until l2 o'clock osnooa, December iS, 1872
for the construction Or a railroad In said
county, between thssfollowing tssmini: Com
-mencing at an eligible point inthe town of
Woods6eld, in said township,s thence by the
valleys, Of the Standing Stone and sunfsh
creek to an, eligible point at Clsrington, in
said county, and passing through said town.
ship; according to an cot Of the Legislature
Of Ohio, passed April %, 1879. P''i tR5'ffH
Plans and specifications for the construction
Of said read, terms Of payment, &C., can be
seen atthe Office of the Township Clerk at the
court house, ON and after November Ia, 1872.
The Trustees reserystha right (any good rsa-
son existing therefor) to withdraw aud set
aside the letting and again advertise the
work. Bidders are required to give bond
with good and sufficient security as required
BY law. for the performance Of the contract.
Bids should be addressed to the Trustees Of
Center township, Woods6sld, Ohio, and be
endorsed "Propossls for Building Railroad"
/ deua5gt Biaanl ,R0 BERT JOHNSTON,
moo s..f.g ss,4s...,,i; ROBERT McCAMM0N,,
q,l..,E 81, ..~-f "a. DAVID AGlN, t.,.,.
Trustees Of Center Township, Monroe County,
Ohic. oct22m2,
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= An UgIy Couple.

Near Goodrich Landing, La, there
hved some years ago, two brotliersP etc
md Jake Weir They were the ugliest
looking specimens Of humanity that
ever troas eaftk;F their hands and feet
we're Of amenstrous size, of which John
Malligan the minstrel might say: Il
no ,c,n ailsovery ye!" One day q fat
Boat having landed from down the river,
Pete, who was not quite so ugly as his
Brothef, went down to purchase a barrel
sof -four On seeing him the captain
could not suppress d burst Of laughter
Asef recovering, be said TO Pete: H'By
Joye: you're tie ugliest booking man ]
ever saw. If yod can sbring me a more
Aideous specimen or manhood than you
4re, sycl may have the -four for moth
5yfS nfsy tes sisoe5As s2,.ie iass $e1
vaWi,h assrfn Of satisfaction Pete turn
el on his feet, mat.cting,, ''Jake's the
1s captain nss Ala, ss t9ssSIsa 9asshSfs founded
to zee him return soop ~ err with much
worse looking oddity he was shocked
6t tie sight Or sncIl repulsive looking
couple; but his tongue soon loosened,
and Pete and Jake had hardly got within
heasipg distance rhea yhe reared cat:
Il ssYels needift scome on board al all 4;
I'll have the four relied out on the
1gQoG hEa ssozzT sei 70 saAssssl 1,s
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DY virtue Of an order Of sale to me directed
10 from thelcourt of common pleas of Mon
roe county, Ohio. I will offer for sale at the
front door Of the court house ia the town Of
Woodsfeld. between the hours of, 10 O'Clock
a. m. land 4 o'clocks p. M on .ytza 81.
Saturday, the 7th day OF December, 1872,
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe county, Ohio, ,towit:s5ai3iT
The east half of the northwest quarter Of
section fifteen, township, three, of range five,
except seven acres more or less sold of the
north end, nov owned by Thomas c. Penn.
containing sevsnty.three acres more or less.
30 Appraised At $l.ll6. ~ qsj,nnr
pea, w.} s.uos GEoRsB cALDWRLLs
. roy6w6. la " boa ssl Sheriff n, c. o.,
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what a Drink Costs.

Ia The New York, World has been a..
suring upon. Tho cost Of an occasional
drink, and says: ssss. {. .iks, gvs x,.,,
ttOnce in while, 6. a.pensives man may
he heard to sav,iI wish l. had all ,,tsse
money back that hsreaspent for drink
for Attie last ten seafs:n No nm in
Twenty-Five, retrospectively gazing gives
atter:ncs 10 that wish, has in his mind
an approximating estimate of the
-smolnt which person OF even mod
crate bihulous propensities may spend
upon drinkin the space of ten years
Leaving vines and expensive liquors
eht Of tAe question, let US see what a
plain cocktsifist, or modest 1nbibec of
old ryc3is lixciy to disbursc on. bis "a.
vorite rsfreshments in the course OF a
year.. AA9 l's@sss sAiStAa
assssTakc avery moderate man for cx-
simple Assume that Ire drinks every
day two glasses Of ale at FIVE cents, and
four glassessof whisky at ilfteca cents,
That anounts to ,seycnty cents day,
Mhich makes four dollars and ninety
cents q week--multiply ny four aud yea
shavs Sl9 60 month, which comes to
e235 90 year Thus, ii man who
lhas,gone on at this rate for ten years
lad all his liquor money back, his pock-
Ntvould be inflated to the tune, of. two
thausand three hundred and ffty.two
dollars. This is onlya small beer cal
xalations bat think OF, those who spend
age tinea that sum on liquors, and re-
aaember that their. names is, legion.2s
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Road Notice. 9

p" ssAi AHA 90 - --- tiI&5AfA -thSfn
: A PETITION will be presented to the Coull-
II ty Commssioners at heir December .ses.
sion, praying for the alterstion of the county
road leading from Pleasant Grove meeting
house, near the - township line; thence the
nearest and best ;reute toLinso's mill; thence
to the forks of the road on the lands Of Jo-
ssph Dew, ,-ssp24w5. MANY PETITIONERS.
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Insolvent Notice.

og sai l.iaa | Tsdo+4AGIosS ,.5isa4tnoH {
~ oIICEAis hereby given that on.t the esd day
In Of 9cteber, ls7A the estate of RobertIB.
4 tfllen, was py the Probate Court Of Monroe
isofs ate enotified Spresent their claims for al
lowance within siT months from date hereof. sE
J. C.NALLEN,
cet29t3. Commissioner OF Insolvency.
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s ,,ssxesalTxdsiess..o

sehortly alter the appointment Of a
en9n Justice OF the peace, whose legal &C.
suzner' many were disposed to question,
- blow Who thought he was quite smart
senoueA 10 playa good joke on him, I'm
Ssttook itsir the presence of several of
a;frisnda Going into the Office Of the
sjsstice, tsdwuiked up to where be was
zAs1ood morning, your honor; I wish
- gct yont advice on g point" ."s1..
= ssYery well ;sbe kind enough to state
ayour. .case,p replied the justice, blandly
well tits is Is; As ! was passing
Along the street just now, a. fellow gave
mea slap like .that,' = said he, giving the
1pStice i good slap by way of illustrating
sfhA affair more syiyidly. 'sNow, what /
syNEt to know is, what should do with
sAaaF y ;gss "a - tss.. .e.s3ser5ss
@ss sTake him by the scruff Of the neck,
ISe his said he, selling the Joker, tand
Lick him headlong into the street, like
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A lady in this city, who dotes on Bull
wer, entered book store on Broadway,
the other day, Just as one of the clerks
had killed .arge rat. sstWhat Will He
Do With It. if you please, she said to- a
lad in attendaEce,s ,siutrwhose mind was
filled with the rat Slaughter He looked
at her innocently, aud with genuine en-
thusiasm, said :.He, viii throw it into
the back yard, ma am" Ne
A sportsman in. Springfield, Mass,
went out for days shooting not long
since, and mistaking a hornets nest for
q gray squirrel, he fred at il and brought
1t down. Thep, like tie proud shootist
that he was, he went for to bag, his game,
He picked it up, buthe somehow drop
ped it again ass thought it was hot He
went home with only one eye open and
more cheek than 4 Lightning rod man.
A noteworthy craft, the Vigilant by
name, is now plying between st. Thorn,
as and ST. Croix, West Indies. =, She is
q schooher, and was built in Baltimore
m the Year 1900, Size has successfully
served as a pirate, an African SLAYER,
1again q pirate, then privateer; and,
finally a mereantman.s She has been
In this last employment since IS4o.
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Admins MI issiav traitor tors Notice Not :

AT0TICR is hereby given that the under
IN signed has been appointed Administrator
Of the estate of Jacob Tomi, deceased, 05-
seT1ow3, JOHN LUDI.
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asss Him : quarter Of . Pound. ?

skk01ge Him q Quarter Of q Pound.'
kss man, living in the country, tarsfrom
(ef physician, was taken suddenly ILL
His iamil In great alarm, not knowing
aRhat else TO do, sent for .neighbor;who
sdad a'fepusation' for doctoring COWS.
IN "Cap,k you give father something to
klaelp,him =" asked, one of the sons.
ss.ss = aal. don't know nothing about
sdOeferin' people, sissrss,-I a sst5 u
. lyon know more than We DO, fot. you
cSn doctor COWS. Now what do you
give them when theyre sick3"
rsszHM a'al, 4 Alters give cows jsalts+ Epf
som saltso You. might ty that.en him. !
.axsHeN naqh shall We give ahimY' in
-npjred the SON. ~, .7..x
sWaal, give cows just pound.
soppoae q man is quarter as big as q
pow-eiye him . Quarter Of a pound,"s
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PETITION will be presented to the Board
, IN Of County Commissioners, at their De-
tcember session. praying for the alteration of
county road as follows:
Commanding at thestop of the hill, at the
fpger-boards,z Oh the Antioch road, thence
northeast with the graded, road TO the line
between Robert Jackson and John F. Jackson;
thence through the land of John Steed, with
the creek road TO the bridge across, Cranes
Nest Creek, and the, vacation Of the present
road supplied by the alteration pstitioned
81 aoys.d. lasiI s,aAassd NAM TH1lf10N5SAHS 5H
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becaoses when the pump is, not in use the
water falls to its level in the chamber, which
h always placed below the freezing point,
+ 4th. freshness of W ater Is always insured,
las the water comes directly from the bottom
lof thaswell. .sset4sI bua esg3ls Il g55al3aiI
q 5th,, Impure, water from from decayed or
rotten pump stock is entirely obviated:
sh. In construction it is both simple aud
durable. The handle is made of two wrought
4 ron rods and so arrane eed that while it is
1 light, yet it has great strength. The cylin-
der in which ALI the-werk is performed is
iron lined with copper, the coppe! lining pre-
vents rus and make s but little friction. This
iron chamberis not submerged, but placed in
the well above The water, and yet will work
/, as well under as above the water. d '---'
fa@7 7th.- -Itcan be usedin a driven or bored well
with the same ease as awell of larger diameter.
4 Sth. For its general adaptability this pump
isFwithouta rivala The Pump may be placed
at your dwelling or barn. or within the build
4 ing, and connected with the well, or spring, or
4 other body of water fifty or one hundred yards
distant, and will work with. the same ease as
thoRgh standing directly over the water. % s..
9th 1t is single acting and pumps only with
the down stroke of the handle, and thus avoids
the heauy lift required in the double acting
Pump ssE afrraE g.,yss z u e -..frs-r,
10Th By attaching q short hose, stream may
be thrown fifty to sixty feet and may be often
used to advantage in watering gardens and
lawns, washing windows, cleaning buggies. ex-
i tinguishing fires. or eleyating water. We re-
eognize the fact that it requires more power to
elevate water from deep than o shallow well.
But as far as possible to otviate this difficulty
fordeep wells, we manufacture a smaller cham
ber, SO that while the volume Of wateris dimin-
ished. the power required is not greatly increas-
ed.s We claim thatby the com bination, having
all the advantages of atmospheric pressure in
combination- with force, that vthe SINCLAIR
PUMP will elevate water from q deep well with
less power than any subnae'ye on purely force
pump in existence. This Pumpis easily adapt
ed to supply water to steam mills, andfor trans
ferring the contents of watts in tanneries is I'M
surpassed. & = - - =
/ If You want pump guaranteed to give.satis.
tion, send your orderto SINCLAIR &H0LLIS'
TER, Bridgeport. Belmont county, -Ohio,sor to
i LANES w. HOLLISTER, Woodsfeld, Mon.
roecounty, Ohio, Z e =
1 seBTwo OF three first class agentswanted.
~ s a@ q ~
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o As medicine for children, the Panacssa 10
in every way, calculated to take the. rlace Of
the endless variety Of drugs which are snnti.
ally sold for that purpose, and whiola are Of
ten very injurious. IA medicine which DOS
sssses the qualities, Of oathartic "a, we'll As
2 mild Alternative, and which is capable Of ar
resting disease without the lssst injury 70 the
child, is Of ihcaiculable vsIne ID every moth
er. As csthartic, it is very effective, yeti
does not, II given in proper Quantities, csuss
nausea or distress to the stomach Or bo4sls,
1t ia very pleasantto the taste, which 10
very important feature for . medioins for
children Az q, pREvENTIys of disease ii is
unprecedented, as it acts directly upon the
digestive organs and the blood. In. all
scrofulous diseases, il Is the most eissctiss
medicine ever offered to the public;; and, II
given regularly and pessexennsly, tkoss
eruptive diseases 90 common tochildten may
be entirely eradieated.wo sis hea uy9oi
GPrsparsd by z, Fahrnsy's Bros 4 Co,
W, nesboro, Pa, and Or. p. FAsassY 50
No tn Dearborn street Chicago, Price,
81 rs pei bottle; for sale BY 1Whols-
sale and Retail Dealers, and, BY ]. +.
gudkins, W oodsaeld myl4ms.
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Settlement Accounts.
Adams Township Railroad
' l. TING. sise9.9

IS M Il f TIL NG. iee'.9
THE Trustees Of Adams townships, Monroe
I i county, and State Of Ohio, hereby give
notice, that sealed proposals. win be received
by them at the Office of the township Clerk,
said township, at the town of Cameron, Mon
roe county, Ohio aside s,n.t o. aaaea4
U,aa IL o 'cleck k, at noon, january r8, 1873
for n the, construction of railroad in said
county, between the following tsrmini:,
! Commencing at an eligibls point on the
eastern boundary line Of said township /;
thence by the valley 4of sunfsh Creek TO an
eligible point on the western boundary lins
of said township and passing through said
township, according to ansact Of the Legisla-
ture OF Ohio, passed-April %. 1879.
Plans and specifications for the oonstruc-
tion of said road, ,sterms. of payment, &C., can
be seen at the off e of the Township Clerk
in the town of Cameron, on and after De-
cenber Is, 1872. The Trustees greservs the
right (any good reason existing theretor) to
withdraw and set aside the letting, and again
advertise the work. :, -. ~. -
Bidders are required to give bond with
good and sufficient secnrity, as required BY
law, for the performance Of the centfact.-
Bids should be addressed to the trustees of
Adams township, Cameron, Monroe County,
and be indorseds proposals for Building
Railroad" s4sa S,a ges as4ai at5y
s..r.g vs t,4 ~ C, NJ, BLOWERS, 4,
go C .... B, 7. MELLOTT.-
.s - -. - WILLIAM PALMER,
Trustees Of Adams Township, Monroe coun.
ty, Ohio. SieH Isi oet2zm3. s5ils /
5tt T3fE2l5sC1g gTsE 5W 1t f1 s4His f
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80 eThe earth 10 the Lords" ssIots -40x
80 TOR e25O,2 were adjoining inscriptions
sssthe Sea Cliffs camp meeting grounds ,
Mn. Rachel Stanley, of Virginia, has
thrse hundred and thirty six descendants
toe certainty, and several States to hear
.fi6h. , z u Sa r. 81
"It's very solemn thing to be mar
ried," said Aunt Hamer "Yes, but it's
= deal more solemn not to be-" said Miss
HartletS &spinsteraged forty.o 9
There is one young lady in town who
ate oysters ell through the month of
kAngeswhen she couldaget them, under
sthssapposition that there was an .sF'' in
that month. "Orgust" was the way she
spelt it-TitasriHe Press
It is said that a prominent citizen of
Olympia, W. T. has been sued by q
equaw for a breach of promise. OF
fe6dfss ths sman viii gain thesait, as bis
Indian, policy is precisely that of the
United States Government for the last
Ahnee.gnsrterss OF asscentury.--Cmtrisr-
ynarn0J p -+---~-' y =
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snsalids Don't llesppsa.ir.

S uous8nds nave found relief. and
thousands will turn tothis medicine.
after exhansting their purses and patisnsss in
search Of health. sssas;aa . ii ss4jxizssss
diddinsss ofsthssbead, dullness ,st I me
mind, ietid breath, coated tongae. loss ofap.
petite. pains and weakness in the stomach.
enlargement OF the liver, yellowness Of the
skin, constsnt fever and thirst, With sotsl
disrelish for business, pleasnfe or any kind
of employment. FlHasErss PAHAcsI MA.
ken and persevered in fof few days, will rs.
move this whots Solass ofsymptcms. &rhs
fluids Of ths body beeome pure, and mind
clear, the stomach strengthened, the tongue
clean, the appetite improved, and the whole
system 30 benefited that disease, Iiin,Ssd
wsathsrr is less liable to atliet yop, .qeh
& s DIR. F., FAHRNEY,S. -
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EEAnlssaT ad vsrttaegaeats will bsschsrged
by the line, and must be PAID in'sdvanoe Of
pblioa.iou.
SS Notices efthe .appoi ointments Of f'Ad-s -ssS
EE ministrator's and Exscutors; Also IEa
Gy Attachment Notices aud Road nsh- 81
E;gscss, twssiollars and fifty cents, in CD
@ advance. %
G~ Advertising, done at published rates
md paymsat RED daifod in advance, in oil
saaes.
.&S u ,xa.sssE ,sassv st ls@sssa
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Notice to Teachers.

These examinations rill commence at 3
o'clock a. m. and close at 4rp. m. No app!i-
cant will be enrolled after 10 o'clock q. m.
A fee Of fifty cents, is required by law
from each applicant as a,condition of examina-
ton, and must be paid in hdyance. a
By order Of the Board. 0e
aug27ta. J. WpoHERTY, Clerk.
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Road Notice.

E. Southeast corner Public Square. a s
ma7I. I.. Woodsfeld, Ohio.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-09
Affection of a Dog.

In 1863, Captain -, of an artillery company, of South Carolina, was killed in battle in Virginia. His body was placed in coffin, and this boxed up and brought to the home of his family, at that time in Columbia. Itarrived about one week after his death. On it's arrival his dog, that he had reared and petted during his life, was at the front gate, and approaching the house, began to smell about, and manifested much excitement. When the coffin was removed from the hearse, he ran under it, and followed it into the house, between the pall-bearers. Although week had elasped since his masters death, and his body was closely encased in the coffin, this dog recognized him by his sense of smell alone. When the cofiu was laid on the table in the parlor, the dog laid under it, and remain ed there eighteen hours, until the funeral on the next day. Upon the day succeed ing it was observed that the dog had not been seen since the interment
 Search was made for him, and he was found lying upon his late masters grave, shivering in the cold rain, that had been falling for some hours. He refused to leave his position, and had to be tied and led home, where he was turned loose. In short time he was again missed, and a servant was sent to the cemetery, where he was found in the former position. He was carried home and chained up. He now refused to eat or drink at all, and only lay moaning. Upon the morning of the third day he was found dead.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-09

CH1LLs AND FEVER. Malarious levers still have the unpleasant prevalence which they gsined after the drought, Summer before last. Places which for many years before enjoyed the happy reputation of being exempt, are obliged to confess the impeachment, and can only fall back on the consolation that they are so far not alone in the experi- ence that it would be difficult to name a locality which is entirely free. Druggists report largely increased demand for quinine from every quarter, and from new customers, and the drug has recently advanced greatly in price. That mala- rious levers, so called, are truly caused by malarious poisons is a conviction more than ever strong in the medical profession, confirmed by great multi tude of facts which seem to admit of no other explanation. That such poison, as well as any poisonous or deleterlous influence, is more apt to take effect on the human system, and in developing disease, when the system is in 8 de- pressed condition, as when chilled or when by any cause it's tone is lowered below the highest standard of health, is no less true. Prevention is to be sought in avoiding as far as may be the malaria, and in keeping the body fortified against it's incursion. In the animal as well as the vegetable kingdom there seems to be general law that vigorous life can be expected to resist the incursions of many enemies, while weak lives readily suc- cumb.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-09
A Military Experiment.

Out in certain Western fort, some time ago, the major conceived the idea that artillery might be used effectively in fighting with the Indians by dispensing with gun-carriages and fastening the cannon upon the backs of mules. So he explained his views to the commandant, and 1t was determined to try the experi- ment. A small howitzer was selected and strapped upon an ambulance mule, with the muzzle pointing toward the tail. When they had secured the gun, and loaded it with ball-cartridge, they led that calm and steadfast mule out of the bluff fand set up target in the middle of the river to practice at The rear of the mule was turned toward the target, and he was backed gently up to the edge of the bluff. The officers stood around in semicircle while the major went up and inserted time fuse in the touch hole of the howitzer. When the fuse was ready, the major lit it and retired. In minute or two the hitherto unruf1ed mule heard the fzzing hack there on his neck, md it made him uneasy. He reacheds his head around to ascertain what was going on, and, as he did so, his body turned, and the howitzer began to sweep around the horizon. The mule at last became excited, and his curiosity grew. more and more intense, and in a second or two he was standing with his four legs in 8 bunch, making six revolu- tions minute, and the howitzer, under stand, threatening sudden death to every man within half mile. The comman- dant was observed to climb suddenly up tree; the lieutenants were seen sliding over the bluff into the river, as if they didn't care at all about the high price of uniforms the adjutant made good time toward the fort the sergeant began to throw up breastworks with his bayonet, and the major rolled over on the ground and groaned. In two or three minutes there was puff of smoke, dull thud, and the mule-oh where was he? A solitary jackass might have been seen turning successive somersaults over the bluff, only to rest at anchor, finally with his howitzer, at the bottom of the river j; while the ball went off toward the fort, hit the chimney in the majors quarters rattled the abode bricks down into the parlor, and frightened the majors wife into convulsions. They do not allude to it now, and no report of the results of the experiment was ever sent to the War Department