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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12
WOOD .a.vD COaL.

vOHN LEATHERLAND ID takes this method
- Of informing his friends and the pubic gen
erallv that he has bought Thomas J. Menaney
intnrast in the OLD DOMINION WOOD ana
COAL YARD, 26 King street, and respecluih.y
asks q continuance of patronage. PERSONS "no
wish to Law in WOOD and COAL for Wlnter ~:
use would do we'll to call at my office, 70 hlng
Gle of Wood and Coal as there is in TINS Guy.
Wood Yard, corner Queen and Water streets
Weisht v % guaranteed m jy 9-6m
TAVING disposed of my interest IN inc
IL Wood and Coal Yard on King stree! " "
John Lca!herland, shall continue the "ood i
and Coal business at yards on the nortn anu
south corners of Union and Queen sts "Ieie a..
will always be on hand flll! supply OF the 1Gss Se
different sizes; CUMBERLAND COAL by the
cargo, car load or retail ,ooD
Also HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD.
The patronage of the citizens is respectfully So
lcited. All orders left at the Office of the Alex
andria Insurance Co., No. 81 KING street, with
Col. Marye, or at Carridge Il Grigg's Drug
Store, corner King and Royal streets, will be
promptly attended to: Weight guaranteed,
jy 3-tf IHOo: .. M III % ar T = /,
rNHE UNDERSIGNED having this day
formed copartnership under the name
and STYLE of MEHAFFEY i CO., for the pur-
pose Of carrying on the COAL and WOOD bus
mess, respectfully solicit the patronage of the
citizens.
Yards on the north and south side OF Queen
and Union streets All orders left ut the office,
No. 81 King street, or Clarridge y Grigg's Drug
Store corner Royal and King streets, Will be
THOS ]. MEHAFFEY.
;r 90 tf I r ZIMMERMAN ''
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rROFE SSIO.SEE.

LINDEN KENT. s. C. \ EA'-S.
II ENT s. NEALE,
IL ATTORNEYS,
AND COUNSELLORS AT LA w.
Practice in the Courts of the city OF Alexan-
dria, the adjoining counties, aid Of the District
of Columbia c,,-r,
General CLAIM and PENSION AGENTS.
Office, No 694 Prince street, Alexandria va.
oct 27-tf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12

OplUM EATING IN CHINA.-Dr. OSgood, an
American missionary resident nFoochow, China,
says the Memphis Appeal, gives detailed re-
port of the growth Of the opium traffic in the
Chinese Empire, drawn from the Chinese Gus
toms estimates for the years 1865 10, from
which we condense the following summary:
Total amount upon which duties were paid,
three hundred and forty-sevcn thousand five
hundred and eighty piculs; amount smuggled
during the same period of six years. one hun
dred and forty seven thousand three hund red
and seven piculs; in all sixty five million nine
hundred and cighty.fve thousand and sixty-slx
pounds. valued at three hundred and twenty
two million Eve hundred and two thousand and
ffty-three dollars in silver! But to this lm-
meuse sum a large addition of native-grown
opium must be made. Large areas once de-
voted to grain are now given up to the produc-
ton of the poison, and the i'll effects of the
change are manifest on the people as well as on
the country The above estimate of nearly
three hundred and twenty five million dollars
squandered upon the drug in six years, is at
wholesale prices, and must be Increased at forty
per cent, in order to see what consumers pay
(about four hundred and fifty million dollars
culn)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12

AN Historic TREE.-A recent land sale IN
France brings to light some facts coneerplng !:
tree which is almost as celebrated on the CONT
rent as the Royal Oak in whleh, klng
Charles found refuge, is in England. The prop
crty sold Isl residence at Montravall, IN the
conrt-vard of which stands the famous Mon
travail oak, which naturalists assert to be more
than two thousand years Old This noble .s tree rec
forest giants of Caaveras county, California
This oak, which is entirely hollow, has had ITS is
interior provided with stone benches, on which men
twelve persons can comfortably sit around table
and an entrance door and two windows have
been cut out of its sides. 1n order to ascertain
its age, NJ. d'Orbigny cut out pleece, Of ITS en-,
tire thickness and boiled it in oil which is an IN n
fuliible mode Of bringing to light the separate
layers produced by each year. BY, this METHOD c
and counting from the centre to the olrcumfer-
euce, he was easily able to prove that the nun,
Der of LAYERS amounted to two thousand ana
some hundreds () This treels' OF course greaff
natural curiosity, and every year numbers OF
persons visit that neighborhood to view 50 ven
cradle relic Of the past
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. = From

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFIcE.-[ From
the Cincinnati Commercial. AS an evidence
ofthe manner in which work is ordered by
Congress and the departments from the Gov
ernment printing office, 1t Is only necessary to
state that the office is this year running hea-
vicr force than ever before, the same number
of workmeu being employed now as there was
during the session of Congress. Every one OF
the tifty-six steam presses is kept running elev-
en- hours day. and yet the work can not be
done as fast as it is wanted Over one thou
sand employees are at work daily. Congress
during the last week of its session alone order
cd nearly million of large volumes to be prln-
ted, and the executive departments are unimi-
ted by any check or balance in their orders.
Among the work printed. since Congress has
adjourned, as we'll as that now under way IN
the Government Office, may be mentioned
255, 900 copies of the agricultural report 10000
copies of commercial relations, 100000 copies
of the census compendium, $4,000 copies of
the tariff and tax laws 10000 copies Of the re-
port on immigration. in French and German,
5000 copies Of the British case and counter
case, 5000 copies Of the explorations of the
Yellowstone, 10000 copies of the Smithsonian
report, 5000 copies Of the report OF the General
Land Office, % 600 copies OF the index to exec.
utive documents, $4,000 copies of the report
on Montana, by Hayden, 10000 copies Of the
report on education, 1000 copies of tables of
the census, 10000 copies of the report of the
General Land Office for 1870, 10000 copies of
theKu-Kux report, thirteen volumes, l6, 500 CO.
pies of the New York Custom house report,
three volumes $4,000 copies of the laws of the
last Congress In addition to these are reports
ou the Tehauntepec expedition, on the coast
survey, on Arizona, and much other work Of
that nature. All the volumes above mention
ed are large, many OF them heavy quartos, and
some of them filing one thousand pages to the
volume. The above is but portion of what
Congress ordered in one weeks time, and is
distinct from enormous current work ordered
by the Departments
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12

HAY. Is. HOoMES, W. a. ASHB1.
Late of Fredericksburg. Late OF Baltlmor
NJ E w STO II Z.
We have opened and now offer for Sale to the
citizens of Alexandria and the public generally,
at our newly fitted up store room, corner OF hing
and Pitt streets, one of the largest and most
attractive stocks of
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, sc.
ever offered in this market. Our stock has been
selected with view to suit the wants and tastes
of the entire community, EN- bracng as it does,
goods of every variety of sty and fabric, and at
all prices. We ask an examination OF our
stock. Respectfully,
apS l09 cor. King and "a, Fit sts.
Salcsmen-Eli H. Janney, Edwin T. Ashby,
NJ. G. Grasty, w. A. Lane, 4. Stuart Ashby.
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MOURNING GOODS.
M JUST RECEIVED.
We beg to mention the following:
Bombazinc Tamese,
9-8 Mousclaine, Mereno Cashmere,
Grenadne, and one piece very superior o-4
Shawl Grenadine.
A full line of Courtland s. Co.'s Crepe Wells,
long and short; Love Wells, sc.
We can offer attractions in Crepe Wells.
10 10 j. NJ. STEWART.
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Cp.n.uJSSIlyrM

D. D. GOULD. W. q. NILKENING.
|. .COULD s WILKENING,
" Successors to w. F. Henderson,)
GROCERY, LIQUOR s. GENERAL COM
@.a MISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 80 North Royal st.
Dealers in GROCERIES, TEAS, COFFEES,
SUGARS, CIDER VINEGAR, BACON,
WHISkEY, BRANDY, WINES, SCOTCH
ALE, PORTER, Sc.
Also, Eastern and Potomac SHAD, HER
RING and MACkEREL.
Choice brands of SEGARS and TOBACCO
always on hand.
CLOVER and TIMOTHY SEED. A large
invoice of GRASSES just received.
Strict attention paid to the sale of COU NTRY
PRODUCE. NH 26-tf
wv A. SMOOT,
DEALER IN
S \ 1T, COAL A N D L S t + X
MOOT'S w II ART,
foot of Princess st.
feb 2l-tf Alexandria, Virginia
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DIR. JOHNSTON.

Member of the Royal College of Surgery OF
London, Graduate of one of tue most eminent
Colleges in the United States, and the greater
Dart Of whose life has been spent in the hospl-
tails of London, Paris, Philadelphia and else
cures that were ever KNOWN many troubled with
ringing in the head and ears when asleep, great
nervousness, being alarmed at sudden SQUADS,
bashfulness, with frequent blushing. attended
sometimes with arrangement OF MIND, were
rod inn aliatnlV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12
YOUNG MEN

Who have injured themselves by certain prac-
tice already described, a habit frequently learn
ed from evil companions or at school, the elects
of which are nightly felt, even when asleep, ana
DESTROYS both mind and body, should apply i'm
medialely. -, h e
his country, the pride Of .his parents, should Dc
snutched from all prospects and enjoyment OF
life by the consequence of devlatlng rom tne
habits. Such persons must, before comtcmplat-
ing
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MARRIAGE

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connublA
hanpiness. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, tho
prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that tue happiness OF
another is blightcd with our own.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12
MARRIAGE.

Married persons, or Young Men coTtem'pst, It' ast,
Loss of Procreative Power-lmpotency,) Ner-
vous Excitablity, Palpitation, Organic Weak
ness, Nervous Debility, or any other Disquall-
6cation, speedily relieved.
He who places himself under the care of Dr.. ).
may relgiously confde in his honor as a gentie-
man, and confidently rely upon his skill as
physician.
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CPECIAL NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
The steamer George II. Stout, of the Phla-
delphia Line, being hauled off for repairs there
will. until further notice, be but one boat week.
leaving Philadelphia every Saturday ana Alex
aHut ~ a-tf o. F. A. REED, Agent.
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Especially. who have become the victims OF
Solitary Vice and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untimey
grave thousands of young men of the most ex-
Allied talents and brilliant intellect, who might
otherwise have entranced listening Senates with
the thunders of eloquence, or walked 10 extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-12
DISEASES OF IMPRUDENCE.


Weakness of the Back or Limbs, Structures,
Affection of the Kidneys or Bladder, Involun-
tary Discharges, Impotency, General Debility
Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Languor, Low SRlrlts,
Confusion of Ideas Palpitation. Of the Heart
Timidity, Trembling Dimness of Sight N or Gid- d.
Skin, Affections of the Liver, Lungs, Stomach
or Bowels terrible Disorders arising
from Solitary Habits of Youth-secret and SOL
itary practices more fatal to their victims than
the songs of the Syrens to the Mariners of Ulys-
ses, blighting their most brilliant hopes or an
ticipations, sc.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
Rough on the Jury and the Game of
"Fortv-Eiye |"

In the trial of the case of the The
State of Ohio VS.. John Frazier, on an
an Indictment for permitting a game
to be played III his house for gain, in
the Court of Common Pleas the other
day, the Prosecuting Attorney called
a witness upon the stand who was
evidently suffering under a severe at
tack of cup the snootic," when the
following amusing coIIoquy occurred :
Pros. Attorney-Are you acquaint-
ed with John Frazier?
Witness-We1, yes, somewhat.
Pros.-What business is he engage
ed in?
,Witness-WelB he's in a kind of a
whisky business.
Pros.-Where is his place of bust
ness?
Witness-Just round the corre
you know where it is as we'll as | do.
Pros.-Yes, but perhaps the jury
don't know.
Witness-(After taking good look
looks of thatJury they all know where
it is. They've been there many a time.
Pros.-WeF, tell us what you saw
there the last time you were there.
Witness-Wel L haint been there
for a long time, but the last time |
was there, about a year ago, l seed
John Frazier and an 1rishmah they
called Burnside; General Burnside,
q thought he was killed in the war,
but he wasn't cos he was there) and
they was playin' what they called a
game of forty-fiye-j couldn't see no
game about it-seven ups my game,
but they said it was forty-five-I never
seed such a game. They handed
round the cards and then played at
each other-I couldn't see no sense
about it-but they called it forty-five;
seven ups my game-hut forty-tive L
can't see no game in-and if any body
here can tell what it is they can do
more'n / can-but even up-well,
that's my game, and [ reckon | can
beat any man in the house playin'
seven up-but they was playin' forty
five {; l 'spose they could O. played fifty
five if they'd wanted to, but they only
played forty-five. After while when
they got done their game, or what
they called a game-I couldn't see no
game about it-they got up and went
out the beer and they drinked it, and
JOnn Sdlu, says ne, hal uiakeS iofly-
five cents, and then Burnsides !; Gen.
Burnsides, q thought he was dead,
but he wasn't, he was there) says Gen.
Burnsides, says he, I'll go you two
more, and they sit down again and
another game or what
they called a game 1 couldn't see no
game about it; seven ups my game;
and 1 could o'beat 'em both at seven
un-hut 7 know O'nOthin about fOrtV-
five, nor fifty-five, nor any other five,
so L left 'em playin, and that's all I
know aboutit.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
camden~and tfletF3oIidays.

Yes, the "Merry Times care coming,
so let us eat, drink, and .be merry, for
no telling but on the morrow you'll get
he-'up your snootic." All, you
are right. then let Us go to Wilson'S
Establishment, for 1 hear what w~hallop-
ing big Chesapeake Oysters he keeps,
right fresh from j. f. Hopkins,
No. 213, 9Th street, Cincinnati, and only
So hours out of the water, before being
canned. Get them by the can, half can,
and keg, at different prices. Yes, sir,
tits so, no trouble about getting a square
meal, oysters in every style, pigs feet,
Type, hot coffee, sind witches, boiled
eggs, Coffee l.Roasters e1tt What not
Cap, SAYS thesswintess campaign is open
ed and we'd think SO from the way the
Holiday goods are coming. Remember
the place at the old oldham corner, and
close to the cold Green Pump"
P. S,-Will. Us statistical report will
appear in our next weeks issue.
Camden, Dec. 1872. X
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
Dedicated to Tattlers.

Every community is cursed by the
presence of a class of people who make
it their business to attend to every bo-
dy's affairs but their own-who are
continually meddling with their neigh
boris affairs, and gossipping about
their mode of living and style of doing
business-while they themselves are
notlike Caesar desired his wife, "above
suspicion" Such people are the poor
est specimens of humanity which ex-
lists upon this blighted earth. 1t is
well known that almost every person
is sometimes disposed to speak evil of
others, and tattling is asin from which
very few a claim to be exempt. But
the object of this present article is to
speak of that distinct class of ~tattlers
who make tale bearing the constant
business Of their lives. They pryinto
the private affairs of every family in
the neighborhood they know the ex-
act state of one neighbours faults and
capes their watchfulness. They are
we'll posted upon everything connec
ted with courtship and matrimony
and know who are going to marry
and to whom, and can guesssthe exact
time by every movement of parties
suspected of matrimonial intentions,
and if there is the slightest chance to
create a disturbance, excite jealousy,
or "break up a MATCH" they take adj
vantage of it, and do all in their pow
Ell to keep people in a state of constant
vexation. They glide quietly from Ia
dy to gentleman, from mother to
daughter, from father to son, from
husband TO wife, and into the ears of
all they pour their bitter whispers of
SANDER and abuse, and at the same
time pretend to be the most sincere
friends of those they talk to. Their
nauseous pills of SANDER are sugar o "a
ted with smiles and with words of
friendship. Tatt;ers are confined to
no particular class, and they operate
in all. We find them among the rich
and poor-"upper ten" and slower
million" in the church and out of it,
They + people who have no higher
ambition than to be well Informed in
regard to other peoples private bust
ness, to retail scandal to their neigh
bors, and to eXultin fiendish triumphs
over the wounded feelings and bruis-
cd hearts of their innocent victims:
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
Preble County BibIeaocEety

The next annual meeting of the Pre-
BILE County Bible Society Will be held in
the NJ. E. Church; Mt Eaton, Oh Thurs
day the 9th day of February 1873, ut ,
O'Clock, 2. NJ.
As tie nag did not deem it ex-
pedient to employ Il county agent this
season the township Branch Societies
are expected and urged to canvass by
local agents, or Otherwise: their own
fields anG secure as liberal donations as
possible for the Bible Cause, and make
put their reports ready to be presented
at the annual meeting. Pastors of
Churches Inc Superintendents of Sab
bath Schools cooperating with the So
ciety are solicited to take up IL regular
custom collection for the same, on or be-
fore the day of the annual meeting, IL
remit the same to j. V. Campbell, Trea-
surer. Sabbath Schools raising $500
are entitled to make of their scholars or
officers life members of the county So
ciety, which entities such life-member
to Il Beautiful Crrtificate,'' and the
School annually to one copy of the
Donation Bible" OF its equivalent in
Testaments. Thirty dollars constitute a
Life Member of the American Bible So
ciety, the member being entitled to Il
certificate, the 'tBible Society Record"
s:Annual Report" did $I;OJ worth of
Books annually for gratuitous distribu-
ton. 1t is hoped that liberal donations
will be made so as to enable the county
Society to aid the Parent Society in its
general work IL some of its special tn-
ferprises. Heretofore the expense OF a
county agent has consumed most of the
donations which wis the main reason
for dispensing with one this season so
that the whole of the donations made
can be applied to. their object.
A full attendance of the friends of the
Bible Cause is solicited at the annual
meeting. ROBERT MILLER,
Secretary Preble Co. g. s.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
TIE Snow Bird.

As each returning winter comes to
us clad in its garments of white, as
often and as faithfully are the visits
of the little snow birds, those feather
ed companions of winters, chill and
dreary days. The snow bird is re-
marked among orn~ithologists for the
obscurity which hangs around its his
tory. On the first approach of win
ter it suddenly makes its appearance,
apparently driven by the ifclemency
of the weather to court the society of
man. Whence it ONE no nan can
tell, and wither it goes (for its exit is
as sudden as its ~entrance) no one has
been able to discover. 1t is supposed
by some TO be another bird only that
its pInmage, by some mysterious and
irresistible power has been suddenly
changed. There is a feeling of mel
ancholy passing over the mind when
the bleak and merry landscape, de-
serted by all the other tenants of the
air, is only cnlivened by the presence
of the mournful snow bird. Yet in
the bitterest weather he is always gay
and lively, and the gloominess of the
scenery around him, seems to have no
%saddening influence upon his cheer
full heart.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
Entertainment.

The young folks OF the Universalist
Church of Eaton, will give a Musical &
Dramatic Entertainment in Huston's
Hall, West Alexandria, on Saturday ev-
ening, Dec. 2Sth. The programme will
consist of music and highly entertain
ing moral plays. The same company
will give an entertainment i'll City Hall
at Eaton, on Tuesday evening Dec. 81.
The proceeds will be used for the pur-
chase of Church Organ. The patron
age of the public is solicited.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
Court.


The business before the Court of
Common Pleas has been put through
with Rail Road speed, and the Offend
ers of law and order brought to JUS
tice so rapidly it made some of their
heads swim. On Thursday and Fri
day EIGHT jury trials were disposed OF
in ten days. Among the most impor-
TAM were State OF Ohio VS.. Israel Hill,
indicted for horse stealing; found
guilty and sentenced three years to
the Penitentiary. State Of Ohio VS..
Abraham Webb, indicted for petit
larceny !; found guilty, sentenced de-
ing against him. John Webb. in
dicted for petit lafceny found guilty
fined $40 and costs, sentenced 81 days
to the county Jail and restitution for
double value of amount of property
stolen. State of Ohio VS.. John Fra
zier, indicted for permitting card
playing for drinks; fined $50 and costs.
State of Ohio VS.. VIM. Christman, in
dicted for carrying concealed weapons,
found guilty; sentence withheld on
account of another case pending
against him. State OF Ohio VS.. John
Peters, grand larcency; acquitted
State of Ohio VS.. Charles McGriff, in
.icted for assault and battery found
In the McGIynn case a mo-
for the discharge of the prisoner
and one for its continuance were over
ruled and it is now progressing.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19
The Firanian,s Ball.

We hope h citizens of Eaton viii
not fail to patronize the Fireman's Ball
to be given at the City Hall on Tuesday
evening next. If you don't dance, pay
a dollar for the purpose of uniforming
the Company. 1t will be the grandest
affair that ever come off in Eaton.
Eighteen Musicians, the best the country
can produce, will furnish music, and
one of the best callers in the United
States will do the honors on the floor
There will be such an opportuni-
ty again to inves a 81 and see so much.
and we advise all to come and go to the
Ball.
Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-12-19

Reader, if you have borrowed this
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