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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1872-12-07

The West Virginia election returns are
coming in nobly." They have some hope
now of finding out how the State has gone,
before the second Inauguration of Grant takes
place. The Wheeling htelii5ehcer of yester-
day says:
Webster county has been heard from. It
is partial to the philosopher of the Tribune -
By the eud of the holidays we shall hope to
hear from Wetzel, and with the spring food
in the Tug Fork fSaudy no doubt some en-
terprisiug lumberman will bring down the
returns from Mcdowell.
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Saturday, December 7, 1872.
A Singular Fact.

An obseryant friend told is the ether day
that sipce his horse had taken the prevailing
disease, the rats, which before were very abun-
dant, had entirely deserted bis stable. Think
Ing hat this igbt be the experienceof others
we have made extended inquiries during the
past week and have found the same state VI
affairs exists in every stable where the epiz7oty
prevails. As soon as the horses commence
coughing the rats disappeer, and many stable
where before they held nightly carouss is now
free from them. Who can give the cause? p
Wheeling Register.
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Save Your Clover Seed.

We have been informed, says the Franklin
Patriot, that one Of the larses; and most en-
terprisins farmers Of this county last year
saved enough clover seed for his own sowing,
sold enough to pay for all the dry goods used
in his family, asd received SOS cash in addi-
ton. This is the way in which be did it: He
put wire bottom to the trough in which he
fed lis stock, the wire being two or three
inches above the close bottom Of the trough.
The stock 10 pulling tie clover hay from the
rack would scatter the seed almost pure
through the wire into the receptacle below.
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The NEwsPAPER.-The newspaper is just
as necessary to fit man for his true position
in life as food or raiment Show us ragged,
barefoot boy, rather than an ignorant one
His head will cover his feet, in after life, il he
is well supplied with newspapers. Show us
the child that is eager for newspapers. He
will make the man Of mark in after life il you
crafty that desire for knowledge. Other
things being equal, it is rule that never fails.
Give the children newspapers.
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A Young Lady who is studying French, late
ly wrote to her parents that she was invited
out to dejsruer the day before and was GO
ing to fete chsnpetre the next day" The
professor Of the college was sur rised to receive
dispatch from the old man" day or two
after, saying, "Ifyou can't keep my daughter
away from these blasted rienageries and side
shows, ! will come down and see what all:
har "
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A Harry HoME.-" Six things, Gays Ham
iltsn, are rsquieite to create home 10
tegrity mus. be the architect. and tidiness the
upholstereF. It must be warmed by affection
and lighted up with cbeerfulness, and industry
must be the vestilator, renewing the a.nos-
phsre and bringing in fresh salubrity day by
day while ever all, as protecting glsry and
canopy, nothing will suffice except the bless
ing Of God"
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THE BIBLE.

Study it carefully,
Think Of it prayerfully,
Deep in thy heart let its pure Precepts dwell!
Slight not its history,
Ponder its mystery,
None can e'er ponder it too fondly or well,
Accept the glad tidings,
The warnings and chidings.
Found in this volume of heavenly lere,
With faith that's untaiiing,
And love all prevailing,
Trustin its promises Of life evermore,
With fervent devotion,
And thankful emotion,
Hear the best welcome, respond to its call
Life's purest oblstion,
The hearts alteration,
Give to the Saviour, who died for US all,
May this message OF love,
From the Triune above,
To all nations and kindreds be given,
Till the ransOmed shall raise,
Joyous anthems OF praise
Hallelujah on earth and in heaven.
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PUHrssIs,A e, oPTEMA

Nearly all diseases originate from Indigestion
and Torpidity of the Liver, and relief is always
anxiously sought after. Ii the Liver Is Regulated
in its action health is almost invariably secured
Want of action in the Liver causes Headache,
CONSTIPATION, Jauudice, Pain in the Shoulders.
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in the mouth, bilious attacks, palpitation OF the
heart, depression of spirits, or the blues, ana
hundred other symptoms, for which SlMMoNo
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injury in any quantities that it may be taken.
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40 wears, and hundreds Of the good and great from
all parts Of the country will vouch for its being
the purest and best.
The Symptoms of Liver Complaint are uneasi-
ness and pain in the side. Sometimes the pain is
in the shoulder. and is mistaken for rheumatism.
The stomach is affected with loss of appetite and
sickness, bowels in general costye, sometimes al
ternating with lax. The head is troubled with
pain and dull, heavy sensation, considerable loss
Of memory, accompanied with painful sensation OF
having lett undone something which ought to have
been done Often complaining of weakness de-
bilty, and low spirits. Sometimes many OF the
above symptoms attend the disease, and at other
times very few of them; but the Liveris generally
the organ most involved.
Price Sl.OO erpackage; sentby mail, postage
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Sl.5O. Manufactured only by
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Macon, Ca, and Philadelphia.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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A Pennsylvania farmer at an auction bought
an cid hearse because he'd been wanting a
rig OF some kind to .ake Mariar and the chill
drsn to circuses and fairs, and haul potatoes
in "
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1t is said that there is system Of medicine
called Chemicocsrebropathy The inventor 9.
the name may well say with Tom Moore:
treat my goddess i'll,
Ny muse mean to make her SPEAK 'em,
Lite the Yerbum Grscun,
Spermagoraioiekithoak
Words that ough, only to bg spoken on holidays,
When one has nothing else to do.
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An Irish gentleman having purchased an
alarm clock, an acquaintance asked him what
he intended doing with it. "0h," said lie,
it's the most convenient thing in the world,
for I've only 10 pull the string and wake my
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MISCELLANEOU
General Robert E. Lee as Decliner
of Gifts.

Lexington Fa.) Correspondence LOui'riIe cOur-
fer .JournaI
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-02-22
Thc Town Of Sitlla AIask::

The following not very cheerful pie
ture Of the town Of S!tka, is from the
pen Of a correspondent of tho MHa
h,lphia Press:
The village contains forty or fifty
houses. Tho popu la,ion consists of
one ,hosand Indians and two thousand
dogs Off, d,gs, all but one are o.
the same sha cared. olii.h type seen
-mOng the | lans Of the plains. The
exception Was bsndy legged, lor-
cared cur of civilized breed, the or'y
ono among the two thousani that,
showed lack of cyility 10y barkin| a,
our heels. The houses much more
resemble tho semi subterrancan abodes
Of tho L,plauders and EsquinauX
than the wigwalns Of American lndi-
aus. Like tho oak described by the
American poet, hey extended Us far
into the earth ~ above it. Some OF
them are twenty or thirty feet square.
and built Of very wide cedar pIanks /;
many OF III = four feet across, worked
out By these ru!, people,
We entered several. Creeping
through aperturcs, both square aud
round, no. more ;han hrce feet in d-
amc,or. we dcscculcd flights of steps
into the large lin.l le room. 10 the ecu.
tire of each fire was built on the
ground, anl in thu centre Of each roof
u hole, out of which passed small por'
ion o! tho smoke, the nest Of it re-
naming for the benefit Of q salmon
hanging over our heads, and to make
sore eyes for the inmates. The whole
inside is floored, except the Fireplace
in the middle. Ga both sides are the
sleeping places, covered " Ii skins and
blankets. and in some instances scplr-
atcd by low partitions. In the reai
and on shelves below the dormltorIes
were stored potatoes and and dried
..mou 10 small bales, covered with
mating. Their largest potatoes are
the size Of q bulled walnat.
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GOOD Friends.

81 wish that l had somo good
freiends to help mo on in life ~ cried
idle Dennis, with yawn.
Good friends ! why you have ter
replied his master.
"Im suro havn't half so many
and those have arc to poor to helr
me-"
Count your fingers, my boy sait
hi master,
Dennis looked at his large strong
hands.
Count thumbs and all," added thu
master"
Ihsvs there arc ten said th'
lad.
"Theu never say you have mo- go
ten good friends apls to help you OF
10 life. Try what those truo friend
can do before you begin grSmbl'u'
and frettiag because you do not sc
help from others
IL you are not your own friend, 1t !
foolish to expect others to befricn'
you. Providence only helps thos
who help themselves.
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erful blows. No, having money G
noush to escape from tho country
be tcgau selling corn. !, was the Ia
,ish way in which he spent this mon.
cy that attracted suspicion.
Immed lately after bis confession
two wagon loads Of townspeople rc
repaired TO the spot indicated by Sha.
fer as the place Of burial, and upon
digging down through some frosh ma
nurs, n quauti'y Of loose irosh hay
was found well wstcrej and frozen.
This being removed door was found
which, beiaR thrown aside, more
fresh hay, well wstsrcd, was discover
ed, aud which, 10 its turn buing 70
moved, disclosed the body 10 q neatly
dug trcnch, picked out of tho frozen
ground, just deep wide, and l)ng
enough ,oplacc it in The body pre-
scntcd terrible appearance. though,
it was evidently washed before bcing
pa, away-the wholo right side OF
the hcad being broken and mashed ip,
with quantities Of manure rdhering to
the wounds. Upoa entering the
house it was discovered that the coil.
ing, wall, tick of the bed upon which
he was killed were covered with blood.
No trace Of the instrument with
which the blows wcrc dealt, nor ye,
Of the clothes usually worn by the de-
ceased, were found, Shafer has been
removed to the Jail At Pontiac for fear
of popular vengeance. lie is q pow
crlully built man, aged about thirty,
stand ing six feet high, aud not ola
prepos scSsins appearance.
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MIDDLEBURG SNYDER CO. Pa FEBRUARY % 1872

room with a mask on, aud | believ,
it /, Depnis. /"
"Dennis ! Well. what does hs wan
with mask ?"
IL cannot tell IL may not be he
but why is he not in his room p
Mrs. Watson wa, now thorough,
awakened, and bad began to com.
prohend what Marion was saying.
She arose hastily from her bad
and dressed herself, and having fas.
tened the door, Marion related to hci
what had transpired She was, il
possibls, moro frightened tha. Marion
had been, fearing that he would como
aud murder them. Marion assured
her that he could not. She had locke d
him IN the room, and besides he Law
scnscless upon tho floor. But shc 10.
sisted that he might recover and brcak
open the door, and no would be sure
to come thcro he would bc cnrngcd
at losing the money, and it would bavc
been much better il Marion l..l let
him keep it, and crcpt out and left him
there. She was sur; she could hoar
him coming np tho stairs, now" And
thus she kept Marion and herself in
torture, until daylight began to dawn.
With Increasing lisht her COURAGE
began to return and she consented TO
accompany Marion down to the si,-
ting room door and ascertain if they
could, il he was still alive. They lis
tened intently before venturiny TO en-
ter the room, but could hear ro sound
Summoning all her courage Marion
opened the door aud looked in. I've
room was empty. An open wipl .,
revealed tho way th, villain had Sc
cured his liberty. lie had clamorc
down by q trellis that supported some
vines by the window, and made good
his escape and although Mr. Cl;Tpri,
upon his return, offered reward for
his apprehension, he was never heard
of again in that part of the world
gain.
Many years have passed since thea,
ani Ma ION is now the mistress of a
happy home. tho cherished wife If
How ri CDiforl AMI she has .scn
heard to say more ,hia once, that that
ri sht of terror brought her tac great.
est happiness Of her life.
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Selling wives.

Women, nowadays, have choice
Of husbands, but in former times they
were sold ike slayes or cattle.
1t was the custom 10 Babylon. five
hundred yelra before the Christian era
to have an a1null auction Of the un-
married ladies', In every year, on n
certain day, zach district assembled
all ito virgins of marriageable age.
The most beautiful was put up 6r.t,
and the man who paid tho highest
gained possession OF her ."hs second
iu peasonal charms followed her, and
so on, that the bidders might crafty
themselves with handsome wives nc
cordng to the length Of their purses
When all tha comeIy ones were sold
the crlor ordered tho most def rmed
ono TO stand up, aud after demanding
who wouh marry her for small suu
shewas sdiudged to him who was salts.
tied with the least and thus the mon
ey raised from the sale Of tho handsom,
served ss u portion TO those who eis he
wore Of disagreeable looks, or had an,
lother iDperfeclions,. 81.
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Murder Most Foul.

Tho Chicago Past Of Saturday
says some two years ago Russian
OF good family, named Alvin Van
Panwiz, was comp He'd to hy from
Germany on account of having boen
engaged in duel which resulted ia .
tally. lie hal some small means
with hin, ani receiYcI u halt yearly
remiIiaoc, from his family. lie ron
ted a farm from X. Z. Alams, Of
Dwight, which he cultivated, assist
ed by u hired man named Fred rick
ohaler Ga Tuesday, January the
2ad, he drew part Of his muney, aud
after visi,in, snne saloons with Sha.
fer and another man, lott for home
with them. IL, and Shafer quayrol
cd en- route, and their companions left
the sleigh about half a mile from
town. Nothing was heard or scca
OF Panwitz for some days. a9d this
exciting suspicion, inquiries were
made of Shafcr, who statei that his
ewploycr had gone to Chicago, lea
wing him Instructions 10 draw tn,
coro to marker, AMI then follow him
to the city with his tenn to eu ,lse in
hauling debris. Bat Sharer, who
was h,uling ccrn to Ns9adi, toll diff
ierent stories there, AMI hs was taxed
with f'lsehool. Becomin, alarmed =,
hs took the team aud all the effects OF
the murdered man, and started with
them for Chicago.
Constable Sutton, of Garlper, and
Detective Wiuestead, of Wilmington,
traced Shafer to this city, where lie
was found in livery stable, attend
ing to tho horses, waieh he hai Offer
Cd for sale at very low price. Ho
was arrested, minacled, aud taken
back to Dwight, where, on Tuesday OF
last week, he coufessed tn, cri me
lie said that while going home, Pan
witz quarrelci With him, and that both
were drunk, After reaching hons,
Shaier put away tho horses an en-.
tered the house, where he found Pan,
wilz divested Of his clothing an ly-
Ing on the bel. Tho quarrel vas at
once renewed by Panw.'z in hard
bitter manner, aud, for some ret,rt
on the part of Sbafer. no at once
jumped of the bed and dealt the lat
ter kick in the small of tho back
and droppci back upon tho bed " aia;
upon which Shaier seized a monkey
wrench Of large size, which was lyiu z
on the table close by. AMI struck him
90 the right templs with it; ths force
OF tho blow broke tho skull, anl b,
found that he had killed him. He did
not remember having struck him
moro than once, though examination
proved that the wounds could no
have bseu made BY less than six pow
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- lect ctr " .
work and wait.

A busbandman who for many years
Had plowsd his fold aud sown in tears
Grew weary with his doubts and fears.
II Toll in vain ~ These rocks and sands,
win vi slj no harvest TO my hands
The best seeds rot in the barren lands.
My dropping vine 10 wilhering;
No promising grapes its blossoms bring;
No birds among its branches sing.
"My flock 10 dying on the plain,
The heavens are brass, they yield no rain
fhs earth is iron--I toll in vain ~
While yet be srnks breath had stirred
his dropping vine, like wing Of bird,
And from iis leaves q voice be heard
"Ths germs Of fruit aud life must be
Forever hid in mystery,
Yet mono can tell in vain for me.
"A mightier hand more skillful than thine
Must hang tho cluster ON the vine,
Aud make the fields with harvest shine.
Man can work God can create
But they who work and watch and wait,
Have their reward, though il come late,
"Look M to heaven behold and hear
The clouds and laundering in thine ear,
An answer TO thy doubts and fear"
fIs looked. and 10 \ cloud. draped car,
with trailing smoke and flames sfar,
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A mau f.om one of the rural district;

A mao f.om one Of the rural districts
recently wentto Washington to sec the
sights. 4 member of tho House,
whose constituent he was, said; Como
no tomorrow aud | will give you 3
sest ou the foor Of tho House"
mo, you don't!' replied Jonathan;
II always mauasc to have a cheer to
set on at home, and bot l hain't como
to Wash'nton 10 SGT on the floor In.
jens may do that when tLey come, il
they like, but | that am civilized, don't
do it,"
A MONSTER. There is now confined
in the Mecklopburg (Vs.) county Jail
a man who boat to death his little son,
aged fourteen yeaas, with tobacco sticks
aud then buriel him wiih his own
hands. Immediately aiterwad. ho
took his little daughter, WHO he feared
would bctrsy him, tied her with ropes
and proceeded toward the river with
her. with ths intention Of drowoins her
Before he succeeded 10 porpetratiug
the second murder, he wa, discovered
aud arrested by nei2hbor, VIII, heard
the screams o! tho girl.
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MAUEON's TRUST.

Howard Clifford was 4 sin. 10 man
aged thirty-fvc, and lived on farm
in small New England village. The
only members Of his household besides
himself, were Dennis O'bricn, his man.
servant, Mrs. Wau,son, his housekcepcr
aud Marion Clark, who assisted Mrs
Watson 10 performing tho household ID
duties.
He lived a very secluded life, and
had very few near neighbors. Hi
property he inherited from his father
aud WAS said TO be the richest man ia
the country.
At the close OF q dul! November
day, he was busily employed, in what
served him rs Il silting-room, librar,
and Office, in looking over a package
of papers, when he was interrupted by
Dcunis.
"What is it, Dennis ~ he Inquired
looking up from his paper.
A dispatch, sir, from B; il
has just arrived"
Mr.. Clifford took it, and looked il
over, then turning to Dennis, ex-
claimed
Dennis. harness up Immediately,
aud prepare to take NE to H.
wish TO get there 10 season to take the
last train to B.. Here Marion >
as he observed her passing tho door,
&" l wish you to take caro- Of these pa.
pers for me; aud in this drawer
walking to an oli-lashioued secretary
that stood in one corner, /" is a package
oil money that ! intcndel to invest to.
morrow, but my sudden journey to
B will prevent
"Are you going away to remain oil
night, sir - timidly inquired Marion
Yes, / have just received n tele-
gram informing mo Of tho dangerous
illness of an old friend, ono whom l
knew 10 my school.boy days, aud we
entered into an agreement with each
other, that when one Of US was taken
away, or on our dying bed, that tho
other should, il by any means possible,
visit him. have just received iniell-
igenco that this friend is dying, and ]
must try to catch the train for b
tonight. Dennis will take me to
H, but will get bark here before
il is time to sbut up the house, SO you
need not feel any afraid during my ab-
sence."
do you know, sir, il Yea shall be
gone more than one night ?" she ask
cd.
81 cannot tell" he replied. "Prob-
ably not. / shal! hire q conveysnce
home from the station at H, as
Dennis will not know when to come
for no. ... ....
At this moment Dennis reappeareJ,
requiring Information regarding thC
horse to be taken. Mr.. Clifford went
down with him, leaving Marion 10 col
lect the scattered papers. These she
put into the drawer designed by Mr.
Clifford, closed it, locked it, aud put
the key 10 her pocket She then re-
plenisbed the fire, and drawing 90 arm
chair near, sat down aud busted hcr-
self With q book
Soon she heard tho depar,use ofthe
carriage, and Mrs. Watson closed the
doors, silsr which she ascended the
stairs and entered the room where
Marion sat. They remained there
uptil thsy heard the aound Of wheels,
.---- ~ = .a>>~AsA so ~.
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"Youi grow up ugly If yOn make
faces" said maiden lazy to her little
niece. I" Did you mako faces when
you were . girl, aunty!'
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". KNIGHT,
ATTORNEY At LAW,

Frccburg Pa.
N, bis Professional service 10 the pub.
AZ business entrusted 10 his care
bs promptly attended to.
Jan u. ,GIii
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VM. VAN GEZER,
\ ATTORNEY At LAW,

Lcwisburg Pa,
I,r. bis professional service to ,e pub
Collections and all rc iiotcssion.
business entrusted TO his care will re.
I've prompt attention.