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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-05-17

NVunliy pTouUCS III aCtiFG OSlHdAu
at quotations herewith.
APPLES, Green, q barrel 81 oOGe 90 |
DO. Dried, pared, y D, 5aI1
BACON, Hog round, & u, esa
DO. Hams, z b, llBl4 /
Do. Sides, q Il, Sage
BFEF, Slaughtered, 2 D., SOS
BUTTER, Nos: l, , a,iA ;, y D, Soc l5e. &C,
BEEswAx, 9 h., zs43O
BUCKvHEAT FLOVH, II d,
BEANS, White, T. bushel Of 60 lbs, 2@@2 80
Do. Mixed or C0lored, o'etl 20
BLACKBERRIEs, dried, q D., SgIO
Blue Grass SEED, per bushel Of Il lbs. 2ost2 81
CHIcKE;s dressed, apiece, 2IGS9
Chestnuts. perbusleI 100 al, SO
COFFEE, Fair to good Rio, q n, 2z123
DO. Prime to choice Rio, q D., 24e25
Do. Lasuira, = n, SOS
Do, Java, T H., JS&59
CHEESE, Dairy, q D., ZRZz
CoFrox YARSs q bunch Of rs, 609l g
Corn, White, g bushel o. 90 bs., old s59S
Do. Yellow and Mixed. coz
Corn MEAL, z bushei Of 80 Ms, e0icSO
CLOVER SEED, T. bushel Of 50 bs.' oofta oO
CEMENT, 2 bib, e,S %
CRANBERRIEs, "a Dbl, . OV&lO ~
EGGs, Fresh, + dozen, lt4l9
LvERGREES Grass SEED, q bush. II Rs, 73Q2 20
FLoUR, Superfne, q bbl., : d2@S 20
Do. Family, = bill, 10 ocglo 90
FEATHERS Live Goose. n n, gro
FLAX SEED, z bushel OF IS lbs 6oy5 =, %
FLAX Linen, y yard, LOG LOG iS
GISsENG, q H. eoss -
j.,
Herbs GRAss sgD, s bushel of 10 Us, 1872 %
tIpn Y, 4 fem. Nos g. and l. llsI2
LEATHER, Spani ! Sole, 2 h, $3.50
Du Count tanned sole, D n, $3.50
10. do. do. do unfinished, 1892
Do. Harness f. n, $500
Do. Upper. H., 49sS%O
MOLAssEs, New 'eans, = gallon, l14so
Do Refined SyrupsY z gallon, $50 50
N.ITs ola Dominion q keg OF 100 Bs, 6 5OGt7 30
or "a bnsbeI OF 80 Ms $3.50
Onions q buskei OF 81 rs, - 70 w
ORCHARD GRASS SEED, q bush. IA rs. 81 80
o., 1ran,ors' a gallon 1890
PAcHEs, Dried, IMPAIRED, Y n, I9s
DO do pared, 4 D., l44lo
PerAroEs Irish, z bushel of so rs, Oogi %
Do. Sweet. 90. 40. 90 10 : -
PEAS Dried, p busbel, % to ~
PORK. Fresh Hogs, q D., $50 %
Do. Sailed, q d., 90 90
RYE, p bush5l Of 90 bs., Se@Su
RAGS Linen and Cotton, q n, 4a5
SALT, Liverpool fine, e sack, 5ogZ o.
SUGAR, Brown, q ID, ionlIE
Do Crushed, Granulsted, Pulverized, l49i5
and Cut Loaf q IL, 10
T,Ir',D, a n e1lO
TURKFYs Dressed, z n, IA a 10
TIMOTHY SEED, q Bushel OF 10 :" - 5Ga2 ~
Tow LINEN, T. yard, dogdo
VINEGAR Pare Cider, = gallon, 29g5o
UHEAT White, a bushel Of 60 rs. I 6J4l -
Do Red. do do o5Ql 81
WooI, Washed, p D., 593 90
Do. Unwashed, p b., 35St42
RIsKEY, Rec;ideS, gallon, i ZogI 40
Do Pure Va VI ouEtsin Rye ~Vz %
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The OLD VETERAN.

I WOULD respectfully announce to my old
Il friends and the public generally that
am again engaged in business in Bristol.
/ will keep on hand everything usually
found in a first class
Family Grocery Store,
besides CoNFECTIoNERIEs, CIGARS, SMOKING
TOBACCO, Gallo D., NOTIoNs, &C., all of which
| will sell cheap for CA oH or PRODUCE.
| can be found at my place of business
one door west of j. J. Childress s Co.,
where | will be pleased to wait on all friends
who will favor me by call. With many
thanks for the liberal patronage you yielded
me in the past, | solicit continuance of the
same in the future.
Respectfully,
w. L. MARTIN,
May lift.
p. s. l wish to rent a house suita-
BILE for keeping boarders. Any person
having such TO rent can DO SO by APP
plying to me. w. l.. NJ.
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For other Local items, see fourth
page.
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MISSIONARY BaPTlST CHURCH.
CORRECTED REGULARLY

viii receive bids until the 10th of Nav
1917, for the building Of LARGE BRICK
CHURCH As K 40, on west Main street.
All applications will be made to me.
April l2-tf. z. L. BURSON.
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ssz....;4.s:;5z S 80
E. TENN, VA 6. 4. n.

PASSENGER TRAINS:
1,,vez Bristol 5 a. n and ~ n.
Arrives in Chattanooga 81 p N 10 u A NJ.
Leaves Chattanooga 10 N q 30 II.
Arrives In Bristol % P 10 20 A N.
FREIGHT TRAINS:
Leaves Bristol 90 An.
Arrives at Bristol 9 33PN
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ATLANTA MARKET REPORT.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
Fl. T. COX &; BRO,
COlIlIISSION MERCHANTS,
FORSYTH STREET, ATLANTA GA.
Remarks.

.ATLANTA, May II, ISL.
Corn, good demand. stocks light,
tends upward. Wheat, none in mar
ket. Oats, none in market. Hay, de-
cIining, fair stocks. Flour, high
grades in request, low grades dull,
moderate stock. Bacon, firm with fair
demand. Irish Potatoes, no demand.
Butter, scarce, and wanted If fresh and
sound; no sale for rancid butter. Eggs,
constant demand if fresh; prices very
huctuatlng.
I,rsba1 OK
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.1kQ1.Aet RepOrkS.
L Y n G. II B U r g
Prices Current.
CORRECTED By
Lee, Taylor 6 Go.
GRocERs, CONFUSION MERCHANTS ANB PRc-
DUCE BROKERS.
No. II Bridge Street. Lynchburg Va.
LrxcuBuRG, VA, May 10, 1872

LYxCuBURG, Va, May 10, 1872
Some changes to-day, Va. & Tenn. Bacon
in active demand at advance noted. Western
Sides very firm at quotations. fo. Butter
scarce and active at outside quotations.
Corn, Rye, Oats, Wheat, Flour. Eggs and
Country produce generally, in active demand
at Quotations herewith.
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FOR SALE
IN TIE THRTVTNG
TOWN OF UNION
ON the Z. T. & Ia. h. r., ElereH Hli!cs
West Of Bristol.

a0est Of Bristol.
THE STORE-HOUSE AND RESI-
dence formerly occupied 81 Aiken q Co., Is
offered for sale at very low price. The
property would be very weI sgited for a
Hotel aud LIVERY Stable, both Of WLiei: -
very badly needed in our town. Onc-tEirJ
Of the purchase money viii be required il
advance, the balance il s1, Gid ,Wclys
months, with interest iroN sale.
For further particulars apply b 4. 7.
Wilson, Union Depot, who ~ ~ she's The % -
crty. lie also has twO other Houses ald
Lots for Sale, we'll improved, il good loca-
tons on main Street, ia the toTn OF Union,
L. T, PRICE
Dec. lst., lSTj.--tf.
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The foregoing names represent the new
council, We append the unsuccessful vote,
some Of the parties not being candidates
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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-30
Square the Circle.

A correspondent Of the World gives
the following interesting anecdote The
late deceased author Of tho celebrated
"AIoon Hoax" Richard Adams Locke,
ltho recent republication Of which in the
history Of tho New York press, has re.
yiyed 1t as subject Of conversation,
who had been many years n secluded
invalid on Staten Island, devoted to
mathematical studies, was surprised, a
few months before his death, by visit
from Rip Van Wrinkle looking genius,
who announced himself as schoolmas.
ter from the interior OF New Jersey. lie
said ho had called to request Mr.. Locke
Just to put him in tho way OF "sQuaring
the circle" Hc had known no peace
among his neighbors for some years past
on account OF that plaguey thing the
soaring OF the circle, and ut length they
Ind united to tell him that unless lie
could do it he was unfit to keep school
among them, and they would take their
boys away. He added that lie had called
on the Professor at Princeton about 1t,
who said 1t was altogether ont Of his line,
and he knew Of but one man who was
likely to do 1t and prove it to the salts.
faction Of everybody, and that was the
author ofthe "Moon Hoax, who resided
on Staten Island. $50 now I've hunted
YOU up, he concluded, ~ hope you'll
be kind enough to do it, or give me a
certificate that II can't be done" "0h,
certainly" said Mr.. Locke, with great
pleasure, and 1 hope it will restore peace
between you and your neighbors write
down your circle, and I'll tell you how
10 square II in q moment" "Welli
Squire said Rip, II don't know but
one way Of writing a circle, and that Is
by putting down 800 degrees" VERY
good, said Mr.. Locke, "nothing better
that's it-now add q unit to 3G0 and
tue circle Is squared. II Is now 30l, tllt
square Of 10, so you Gun take that to the
Professor with my compliments" The
astonlshed schoolmaster knew enough oI
figures to know that such was the undo
niablc fact, and he was very soon seer
taxing long strides on the north shore,
with both hands deep in his pockets, OF
bis way to Bergen Point, 10 illuminate
| New Jersey with the discovery.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-30

Az EpfTOR WITH A FRrESD.-The
editor of tho Atlanta Weekly says After
all, IN editorial life has some pleasant
things about it. Our model subscriber
is one of the plensantest. lie has SUBJ
scribcd for the Weekly ever since 1t was
started and says his subscription will
close with his obituary notice which We
tearfully promised TO insert, free OF
charge. He has known US ever since the
time when We wore little, short, pink
dresses aud our linguistic attachments
were OF tho most limited description.
lie used 10 bring US sugar plums then
with much tho same manner that ho
brings us new subscribers now. HO
always said We were a bright child (how
troublesome this editorial tive" is, 1t
makes us feel as IL we werc twins), and
when We tumblcd promiscuously down
stairs-which happened on an average
about twice week-didn't he always
say that It was M uniniling sign that wo
shouldn't grow up to be foolish ? He
kept the district school where the young
ideas that now edit the Atlanta Weekly
had their first artillery practice, 1t was
from his instructions that we first i'm.
bibed the love of pOlysyllabic diction
and good language generally that astsn-
ishes the natives of Atlanta, and reduces
the editor Of the rival paper to despcra-
tion. When our model subscriber comes
to see us, he knocks at the door gently,
comes in and stays about five minutes,
tells us his business in plain words, hands
us list of new subscribers, pays his
bill without any Obiurgltory remarks,
says the Weekly always was m ably con-
Quoted journal and constantly improves,
Is glad we're SO successful, thinks our
last editorial calculated to do great
deal of good, sends kind remembrances
to our mother, speaks n pleasant word to
the sub.cditor, and goes with our bles-
sing following down the stairs.
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NO.. 13.

could put his head to the earth and hear
the grass grow. to discern the gathering
roar OF their assembling The "block-
heads of the Union Leagues" the dupes
and the fy-gobbler of the dominant
"RinQ"-we must not abuse an honor
able word by calling it any longer n
party-may take what comfort they can
lind in the nonsence which the organs
grind out to them about their triumphs
in the East. The real leaders OF the Ad-
mlnistgation host understand better the
true state of things. For them the sig.
nal given in New York will be rs a fire.
bell in tho darkness. While their fol-
lowers are chuckling over the ianciel
democratic surrender" they at least
can hear in the clear and ringingaccents
Of our chosen leader a shout like the
shout Of defiance sent back by Paul
Whitman's little captain through the
smoke OF battle from the Yankee deck
"Surrenderl We have only Just begun
our part of the ightingn
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-30
An Ant Battle.

l am pedagogue In the rural districts
of Newton County, Mo-, and my school
house had been infested for several
months by species of large black ants,
much to the annoyance OF the little bare-
footed scholars and there seemed no way
Of getting rid of the pest, for like the
plaques Of Egypt, to kill one, two would
seem to supply its place. But what was
my astonishment, few mornings since,
on csming into my school house, to find
the floor literally strewn with dead and
dying ant, ,and upon closer examination,
was still moro aSt0nishel to find that a
battle was raging among them in all its
fury, more sanguinary and fatal than any
| ever witnessed land saw many q hard
fought batte during the late unpleasant
noss) or read OF In the annals Of history.
A much larger number wero lying dead
than were left engaged, and | thereby
concluded tina the battle had ragged with
unabated ferOeity all night.
Most OF the coinbatants engaged, were
grappled In deadly embrace, while others
but recently commenced were standing
erect on their hinder legs and sparring
for the advantage with all the science Of
the most experienced sworlsmen or psgi.
lists. The most fatal point Of attack and
the one for which, 1t seemed, all contend
ed, was tho ligament which Joined the
main body with the head. This vital
member once seized In the powerful nip
pers death succeeded without astruggle,
aud the victor was then ready and eager
for another engagement.
No undue advantage was taken by
either party, and no two would endeavOr
to overpower u single one nor was there
any flinohlng or wayering in n single iE-
stance, for whenever two beligerents met
It was certain death to one or both par
ties. Never, perhaps, were two nrinie,
more equally matched in numbers,
strength and valOr; and consequently, at
the close of the battle, which lasted two
nights and day, as new recruits contin.
ued to arrive every moment, there were
but few lolt and probably none OF the
vauquished army, thus rivAlling the valOt
Ol tle lleTuGs VI tllc AlullO Auu tuV lphl
tan band of Leonidas. Observing closely
| could see slight difference in the ap.
pearance Of the contestants, one set being
perfectly black with large head, while
the other was nJarer brown, with small
or head, though both about equally
matched in size and strength. Dismem'
bered legs were more numerous than the
dead, and many a poor unfortunate though
valiant hero, being entirely deprived oil
his supporters was thus left, hors dc COM
bal, to die on the field.
The next morning | swept up the dead
and dying ofbeth armies (for would not
disturb them while engaged), amounting
to thousands. 1t was q lesson for the
philosopher as well as the naturalist, and
caused me to moralize more than little,
the Brownies were undoubtedly the vic
tors as occasionally SEQ an old veteran
of that species hobbling about on two OF
three legs over the battle field, but a big
headed black soldier was not to be seen.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-30
Facts and Fancles.

A promising young man is all very
well better have paying one.
California wheat growers will this yesr
realize an aggregate profit Of $50, ,OOO'OVo.
A Lenox young lady has helped load
and unload iorty'onc loads OF hay this
season.
A Chicago doctor asserts that there
are $1,000 habitul drunkarh iu that
city.
Anexperimentalizing Californian gotta
hundred pounds Of opium out Of an aero
Of poppies.
A thing not generally known-ths
people who get to high words often use
low language.
The longest bridge in the world Is said
to be on the Mobile and Montgomery
Railroad, over the Tensas and Mobile
rivers. 1t is fifteen miles in length, aud
has ten draws, one for each naVigable
channel.
It is related Of Arnauld, the Janser;iSt,
That ho wished his friend NichC,ie 10
assist him in new work. Nichole
replied: eve aro now old; is it not timo
to rest?" "Rest?" Gxclaimc !, Arnauld;
shave We not all eternity t., rest inPo
Describing the Incl, ,riato ASYLUM at
Wards Island, the .Sew York Tribune
says: "Witlin the. past four wears about
one hundred vNomen have occupied
rooms in tho asylum. OF these nearly
one-third nave been ladies moving in
the hi, g,hest circles Of society. They wero
oil !niddle-aged, and nearly all had been
married."
A New Hampshire paper Slys "a
man from London Centre started last
Friday with n load of hay for Concord.
His wife advised him not 10 smoke his
pipe on the way, but he laughed OF her.
Pretty soon he came back with most OF
his clothes gone, his hair and eyebrows
singed, md the iron work OF his cart in
bag upon his shoulder. Then his vito
laughed"
An idea Of tho vast wealth and the
command Of the wealth of others pos
sessed by the great bankers OF Europe,
may DO inferred from the fact that tho
Rothschilds subscription to the last
French loan amounted to s550,0r 600,
and that of the Barings 10 100000, 900.
One gentleman alone, member Of tho
House Of Commons, put down his name
through the Rothschilds, for $40, 900, 900.
Aseries of experiments instituted to
test tue average loss in weight By drying,
shows that corn loses one.fith, and
wheat one.fourteOnth by the process.
From this the statement is made that
farmers will make more by selling I'M
shelled corn in the fall at seycuty-fye
cents than the following summer al ono
dollar bushcl and that wheat at $3.50
in December is equal to Sl.50 for the
same in the following June. This esti-
mate is made on tho basis Of interest at
seven per cent. anl takes no account of
the depreciatiOns Of vermin. These
facts arc worthy Of consideration.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-30

Z" For the sake Of Dolly Warden p she
said, laughing.
"But who on earth was to suppose that
two ladies would go and put on gowns
exactly alike 4" demanded, IN my turn
beginning to assume mn uggrieyed air.
"DOlly Vardenlh corrected my sister.
" We'll, Il is rather singular coincidence,
and yet, when one comes to think Of It,
It Is the most natural thing in the worlds
And she twisted herself around to look
at her prcrosterous pattern Of dress with
the utmost conplacency. .-...
"Feminine logicl" said /. "Miss Au.
brey, II you'll accept Of my arm up the
hill, I'll promise not to hug you again
without your permission"
I" 1t wasn't me, you know" said Miss
Aubrey. at was the Dolly Warden"
And now here comes the point of the
whole thing-a question which | want
the female world at large to decide for
me; is It proper or allowable, or de rigueur,
or whatever else you call 1t to be married
ina Dolly Yardeni Because think 1t is
the sweetest, prettiest, most delicious gar
ment in the wOrld-and Ariel says, "NOn'
sense!n
For how should we ever have come to
this stage Of wedding rings and cake boxes
II It hadn't been for my sisters Dolly
Varlen2 .H
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-30

by the most widely circulated and inau'
ential Republican newspapers in each
State. No two States sent half MS many
delegates to Cincinnati, and in none ex'
cept Missouri WIS the Liberal movement
so vigorous and spontaneous.
" any rate, the supporters of Mr..
Greeley are now very sanguine, and will
prosecute an energetic campaign in the
confident hope of carrying the October
elections in the three important States
Of Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio,
Success in these will render any further
strenuous e1ertions needless..-M Y
World.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-30
Fowlhy-"oh, George only put me
on shore with those two happy people
over there, and 1 will bless you forever,
MORAL TO THE ABOVE.
Things arc not always what they seem.

Tm YERD ITO BREAK. 81 begin to
understand your Language better" said
my French friend, Mr.. Arcourt, to ME ;
shut your verbs trouble mo still, you
mix tliem so with your propositions" az
am sorry you find them troublesome" "
was all I could say. II saw our friend
Mrs. James Just now" continued he
"She says she intends to break dOen
housekeeping, Am 1 right there ?"
"Break up housekeeping, she must have
said" 20, yes, L remember. Break
up housekeeping" "Why does she do
that 2" asked. "Becausc her health Is
so broken into" "BrOken dorn, You
should say" "BrokCn dO,5n, o, yes.
And indeed since the small pox has bro.
ken up in your city" "Broken out. "
"sho thinks she will leave it for q few
weeks" "Indeed And will she close
her house ?" "No; she Is airaid il will
be broken-broken- How do l soy
that2" "Broken into" "Certainly, il
is what / meant to say" "Is her son Ia
be married soon ?" mo; that engage,
ment is broken-broken-" "Broken
Off" "Ah / / had not heard that. She
IS very sorry about It. Her son only
broke the news down to her last week.
Am right 1 am so anxious to speak
the English we'll" "lle merely broke
Tho news; no proposition this time. y
at Is hard to understand. That young
man, her son, is fine fellow breaker,
l think" "a broker, and a very fne iel,
low. GOUd.day." "Somuch,n y thought
!, "ior The verb TO break."