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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29
sarwhy go to the Market-house, when you

can get your Potatoes, Onions, White Belns.
Black.eye Peas, fresh Eggs, Dried Fruits ana
canned Vegetables of all kinds, and have them
sent to your house free OF charge by THOMP-
son, the grocer, Third and Main streets.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29

u We have tried those Sugar-cured Shout
ders, and ind them superior to anything OF this
Kind we ever tasted. To be had of THOMPSON,
the grocer, Third and Main streets.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29
WINES N LIQUORS.
a

90 casks BASES ALE.
80 casks ALLSOP'S ALE,
so casks VIM. Younger's EDINGBURGH
ALE,
100 casks GUINNESS PORTER, Burke &
Hibbert's bottling
80 dozen PEEK FREAN CRACKERS,
25 cases Colman's ID. S. +. MUSTARD-A,
@ 4, I, and 4 b tins
IRISH WHISKEYS,
HENNESSY and MARETT'S BRANDIES,
SHERRlES of superior qualities,
0EISLER'S CHAMtAIGNES,
We offer these goods at New York prices, with
freight added. Also.
LOO dozen IN. and 3Ib. Peaches,
1000 dozen On. and 3b. Tomatoes,
$50 dozen Winslow's Corn,
st Baltimore prices, all of the best packers In
Baltimore. T. BALMER 4 CO.,
oe lo-tfel '73 Sl4 Main Street.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29

FITS SOUTHERN APPLE AND PEACH
CULTURIST. Illustrated.
Ths Southsra Pianter says sit contains full
and accurate information Price 92.t0,
Published by
ec 2S-St RANDOLPH L ENGLISH.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29

TIME SOUTHERN ASSOCiATlOS.-HAF.
i FILE for the Benefit of the Widows and Or
phans of the Southern States.
bisrRIBUrios No. 6i4. EvEHIso. Oct. IS
.7o At "a 20 II So rs 2s rs SO 80 Il
HIsTRiBUTIos No, el6. MoRNIsa. Oct. 20.
/ rs So 81 90 10 80 81 20 II 20
Witness my hand. ut Richmond. Va this 29th
DAY of October, 1872
SIMMONS q CO., q. q. TOMPKINS,
Managers. Commissioner.
CERTIFICATES OF RAFFLE can be pur.
chased from Captain W. i. DABNEY, at the
Brunch Office, No. Q Twelfth street. three doors
rom Main
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29

Enn BOXES INITIAL MOLE PAPER,
OUOwhite and tinted ~ sheets and "a enve.
lcpes for 20, 80. 30 or so cents. Also, other fancy
stationery and all the new books, 1918 Main
RANDOLPH q ENGLISH.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29
u s9t E. d. Eacho, Auctioneer
ASSIGNEE'S SALE g.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN BUCKIN4.
HAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA,

G BY virtue of an order Of the United States Dis
tTict Court for the Eastern District OF Virginia,
Of date August 9th, 1872, I will sell, as assignee
Of Bryce d. Pratt, bankrupt. on
FRIDAY, srH DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT,
In front OF the United States Courthouse, in the
city Of Richmond. at 5 p M, that valuable tract
of land containing
1855 ACRES,
lying la Buckingham county, Virginia, with
dwelling. House, School House, Office, Barns,
Carriage House and Ice-Honse on same, all in
good repair.
This land Is adapted to grain, grass, tobacco,
nc. This land will be sold IN lots or parcels to
suit purchasers.
TERMS-One-third cash balance on a credit
notes for the deferred payments, interest added,
title retained by the assignee until said notes are
paid. VIM. b. MATTHEWS,
oe 2e-2aw2w Assignee.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-29
LOCAL MATTERS.
STATE FAIR.

Opening Of she Twelfth An nual ExhibIdon-
The weather-1hs Attendance-Larae En-
try Lists,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

4 SMALL POX REMBDT.-Mr. John Day
contributes an essay to the AuStT GJlGn
NedicnL journal on Means of Arrest
ing the Spread of Small pox." By this
method the germs which propagate the
disease are perfec ~ destg 'yed. His doc
trine 10 that small pux Is always associated
with pus-cells, and the only way OF de
stroying them is by oxidation. He ad-
vs1s the u-e Of peroxide of hydrogen as
the agent for rapidly and thoroughly
oxydizlng AMI destroying the rIs germs
given eff from the bodies of smallpox
patients. Peroxide of hydrogen, which.
according to Schonbein, is composed OF
q ltozone and water in a state of chcmlcal
combination, undergoes q remarkable
change in the presence OF blood, and by
mere contact with the corpusoles its anti
zone is rapidly transformed into ozone
he oxygen of combination The partlcu
Ia form in which he recommends the use
Of peroxide of hydrogen Is that known as
0znne ether being Il compound OF abso-
lutte ether and peroxide Of hydrogen. 1t
IS highly volatile, aud may be ditfused
through even large apartments, such as
the wards of hospitals, by means OF a
spray apparatus. 1t quickly destroys
sui phuretted hydrogen and other noxious
gases, and when once diffused is very per
sistent in it's action. As collodion, cold
cream, and lard are sometimes used as
topical applications in the treatment of
small pox, ozone ether can be mixed with
any of these substances without under
goiug any perceptlble change in its chelni'
cal properties.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

SOIL FOR THE P0TATo.-Almost any
we'll drained soil will do. A clay loan
il probably the best. It. is the best as it is
cool and moist, two characteristics which
the potato requires, and which ere not so
readily obtainable with sand or gravel.
But the land wants to be mellow, and
deeply mellow this is to secure the one
quality. moisture, which, in our droughty
summers is generally found lacking; 1t
must not lack with the potato. Hence
deep culture, and when the soil /, in con-
dltion to make it most mellow, the state
between the dry and wet, always avoiding
the wet, the dry not important IN the fall,
so that the land can be we'll powed.
And the fall is the time, and good at that
The soil must be re plowed with the first
chance in the spring it cannot be done
too early, providing it is dry enough and
the sod Is well rotted, which it will be if
the blowing has been done early enough
in the fall. This is important this early
york, so as togive chance for early plant
ing, for it should be understood, if it is
not, that the potato cannot be planted too
early. With the first mellow soil this
should be done. Plow not only, but cul-
tiyate and harrow, so as to get the soil .
powdery mellow, which the rotten turf
will favor.--PrGSrie Farmer.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
THE CHILDREN'S LETTERS.
BY AUNT EDITH.
From the Rural New Y orker

From the Rural New orker.
I alwas read the childrens, letters with
delight, and want to place letter TO
them IN their columns to encourage them
to write letters. 1t is an excellent way
for them to learn to do business, and feel
self reliant. 1t improves their writing
and spelling, and strengthens their fac
ultl9s of thought. [ remember teaching
y young man to write his first letter. He
was far from his home and parents, who
were anxious to hear from him, He
knew how to write, but said he had new
er written letter, and did not know
how. "What shall I write to them
he asked. "Write them where you are
when you came here-wEat prospects we
offer, and all other thing that you would
tell them were they near enough for you
TO visit them" After giving hum these
direc ions, he went to writing, and wrote
a very good letter.
The inexperienced whether young or
old, need to be taught how to do the
| things they are not accustomed to 90.
Some learn early; others require more
careful and patient Instruction. When
children are taught to do things correct,
~, IL is o great blessing to them, ana
others, even after. Those who do their
work well, whatever kind of work it is,
will, If faithful, honest and temperate,
always find employment where they are
known.
Now, children, want TO tell you-one
and all never swear,uever use tobacco, or
drink beer or liquors of any kind. Re
solve now, while you are young, to re
frain from these things, and you will
grow up much healthier, happier, and be
much more useful and respected, and
live to a greater age, than otherwise.
Onondaga Co., n. Y, Feb. 1872.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

USE OF Forest LEAvEs-Tt is an &C
cepted notion that dry forest leaves DOS
sess great value SO bedding FIR stock aud
for manure Bu5 very few fsrmsrs use
them The fAcG Is that for bedding ahey
ere too light, h ,r8es and cattle push their
limbs right through the mass and bruise
themselves on the hard floor balow.
Neither are the absorbent powers OF the
freshly fallen or dry leaves rs great as
commonly supposed; while the presence
OF tannr in them is detrimental to fertili-
ty In the same manner AZ that in spent
tan bark. But leaves contain more potash
than other portions Of vegetation, and
when partly decayed are among the most
useful Of absorbent materials In the
spring the tannin will be found e. have
mainly leached out, anil the partly de,
composed condition Of the leaves will
have brought them to the state most
efficient IN the compost heap. The care
ful farmer cannot make Il better outlay Of
= few days work III early spring than to
rake up a hunGrei cart loads Of the sur
face leaves in the forest, aud @lac. Them
under an open shed VIII re they nay be-
come perfectly dry during the simmer
Before the fall rains make the air hamid
they should be stored in convenient
proximity to the stables, aud used during
th9 succeeding winter for careful cJm-
posting with the manare in 3 cellar or
close shed where freezing vii not occur.
-ErcbGnge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

PRESIDENT GRANT. - The following
personal sketch of the President ia from
y long article on the White House in the
Washington CbrOnicLe:
1.-The President has a broad but not
high forehead, his nose is slightly aqIil
me; his eyes blue and kindly his mouth
grave, aud, when At rest stern; his chin
square; his complexion ruddy. and his
bar nearly black. This face IS study.
There are lines III it which show not only
traces ct deep thought, but the impress
Of painful experiences. There ia It gem
tleneSs and patience in his manner which
might lead a tyro 20 suppose there WAS
weakness somewhere in bis com po7ItiOn,
but for that grim, determined expression
about the lower part of his face, the
frmncss OF purpose That gives tHat square
Set to his shoulders, and makes him from
head to foot appear Wha5 he is, a man of
decisive will. T[e digests principles; he
revolye> expedlents; he 10 ks squareIy at
whatever he undertakes and weighs it in
the balance he Pounds his acts on his
constitutional prerogatives; the C)nstltu'
ton is his chart aud 3Omp~ss and, inteng
OnlyOn the national integrity and the cp@
mon good, he fights it out on that line If
the stars fall
And yet his manner is as gentle as
hat of 6 woman, and his heart as quickly
touched by the distress Of Others, which
he fails pOt to relieve to the extent of his
power. know much that might be told
Of his quiet and unobtrusive kindness,
and how, when thanked with heartfelt
words fol faVors received at his hand
he wears an expression in his quiet face
as If he were the recipient and you the
benefactor"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
HEARTSEASE.

Of ell the bonny buds that blow
In br ght or cloudy weather,
OF all the flowers that cone and go
The whole twelve moons together,
This little purple pansy brings
Thoughts of the sweetest, saddestsst hings.
had little lover once,
Vino used to give me posies
His eyes were blue as hyacinths,
His lips were red IS roses,
And everybody loved to praise
His pretty looks and winsome ways.
The girls that went to school with me
Made little jealous speeches,
Because he brought me royalty
His biggest plums and peaches.
And always at the door would wait
To carry home my books and slate.
''They couldn't see"-with pout and fling
'The mighty fascination
About that little snub nosed thing
To win such admiration /;
AS if there weru't dozen girls
With nicer eyes and longer curls ~
And this I knew as we'll as they,
And never could see clearly
Why more than Marion or May
should be loved so dearly.
SO once asked him, why was this
He only answered with kiss.
Until leased him-"TcIl me why
want to know the reason ~
When from the garden-Ded close by,
(The pansies were in season.
He plucked and gave flower to me,
With sweet and simple gravity.
'The garden Is In bloom" he said,
With lilies pale and slender,
With roses and verbenas red.
And tuschias' purple splendor
But over and above The rest,
This little heartSease suits me best"
"Am your little heartsease, then e.
/ asked with blushlng pleasure
he answered yes apd yes again
Hearteease, and dearest treasure /;
That the round world and all the sea
Held nothing half SO sweet as me
7 listened with proud delight
Too rare for words to capture,
Nor ever dreamed what sudden blight
Would come to chill my rapture.
Could ! foresee the tender bloom
OF pansies round little tomb ?
Life holds some stern experience,
AS most OF US discover,
And I've had other losses since
I lost my little lover
But still this purple pansy brings
Thoughts Of the saddest, sweetest things
-Agdine.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
LOVES QUEEN.
BY WIN. WINTER.

He loves not we'll whose love is bold |
l Would not have thee come too nigh.
The sums gold would not seem pure gold
Unless the sun were in the sky
10 take him thence and chain him near,
Would make his beauty disappear.
He keeps his state-do thou keep thine,
And shine upon me from affair."
so shall bask in light divine,
That falls from loves own guiding star.
so shall thy eminence be high,
and 20 my passion shall not die.
But oil my life shall reach it's hands
OF lofty longing toward thy face.
And De as one who speeches. stands
In rapture at rome perfect grace.
Ny love, my hope, my all shall be
10 look to heaven and look to thee.
Thine eyes shall be the heavenly lights
my voice shall be the summer breeze.
NnAt.tlme 1T sways, on moonlit nights.
Ine murmuring tops of leafy trees
ana VIII touch thy beauteous form
In June's red roses, rich and warm.
But thou thyself shalt not come down
From that pure region far above.
Iut keep thy throne and wear thv cro,w,,
Queen OF my heart and queen Of love :
monarch in thy realm complete
nd monarch--at thy feett 49,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
TRAVEL TO YosEmrrE.-Mention has

TRAVEL TO decentralization has
been made Of the fact that the Central
Pacific folks have laid out new town
called MERGED, fifty seven miles from their
main line at LathrOp, in the midst Of a
good farming region, and just where
tourists will find it convenient to lie over
liz going TO and from Yosemite Valley by
either route Preparations are being
made at the new town for the reception
and transportation OF Yosemite tourists
next summer. A new hotel is about to be
erected, which will contain one hundred
and fifty rooms and all the modern con-
veniences of gas, hot and cold baths etc.
1t will be firStCiass structure in all is
appointments, and will be conducted by
b. A Bio s, who for two years has baen
the proprietor Of the hotel at L.throp
Merced will be the railroad terminus and
point of stage departure for Yosemite, by
both the CoulterviLle and Mariposa routes.
The distance from MERGED to the great
valley by each route is the same, so miles.
The mode Of travel by the Coulterville
route will be by stages to " the top OF the
hill," as it is called,a distance Of 70 miles,
thence on horseback 2 4 miles down into
the valley, and thence In open carriages
through the valley 70 the hotels, a final
distance of five miles. The mode of
travel by MarIposa will be by Fisher 81
Co s new passenger barouches to Clark's
distance of Sc miles from M3rced, thence
by saddle horses into the valley, "a miles.
The rate of charges to tourists will be as
follows: San Francisco to Merced (133
miles) fare $3.50; Stockton to MERGED,
(67 miles, fare, a. so; Sacramento to Mer.
ced, e IA miles) fare, $50 The full fare
by stage an saddle horse from MERGED to
the valley by either route will probably
be $1450 The total through fare for
passage from San Francisco to the valley
will therefore be about $22. This rate
would be greatly reduced if the present
Legislature SHOULD PASS Assemblyman
WIIcox's bill, making the roads to Yose-
mite free, and requiring their extension
down to the valley by both routes, where
by horse back riding would be done away
with altogether. IT this were done tour,
lists leaving this city at P. NJ. would
reach the valley the following night
California Paper. tH
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

How TO CARvE.-Carving is an art
which must be learned, and ladies as
well as gentlemen should practice it, for
often the task devolves upon them in
their own homes Nothing is more I'm
comfortable to those who are At tho ia
bic waiting for their slice of meat than
to feel that the carvlrg of it is onerous
to the one at the head of the table A
sharp knife, kno Wedge. and practice are
the requisites We clip from an ex
change directions for carving a turkey:
"In carving turkey cut off the wing
nearest to you first then The leg and
second joint; then slice the breast until a
rounded piece appears insert the knife
and separate from the rest this part,
which is the incest piece of the breast ;
mex comes the 'merry-thought.' After
this, turn over the bird a little, and just
below the breast yau will find the oys
ter, which you separate as you did
the breast
The sldes-bone lies beside the rump,
and the desired morsel can tie taken with
out separating the whole bone. Proceed
he same with the other side. The fork
need not be removed during the whole
process. "-KrcbGnge.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

& George Francis Train announces that on
the 10Th of October, "tEe day the Lord Corn
wallis handed his sword to Washington, at
Yorktown, in the presence of Lafayette and
the Irish brigade" four thousand delegates,
representing forty states, FIVE million voters,
and twenty i've million OF dollars in cash,
will assemble in st. Louis and declare him
the next president OF the United States.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

THE FALL OF THE Mississippi THE Mis-
sissipp river is q GIG miles in length and Ia -
$50 feet above the level of the gulf at it's ut
most source. At st, Paul, il is 679 feet above
the gulf at the head of the Rock Island
st. Louis, 408 feet at Cairo. 322 feet; st
New Orleans, Is feet, and at the head OF the
passes, Q feet 8 inches.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

The EFFICACY OF INTERNATIONALLY
John Rae writes to Nature | may re
cord striking instance of the efficacy OF
vaccination as a preventative of small
.pox Nearly forty years ago this dread
full disease spread like scourge from the
Missouri river all over the prairies, being
carried by bands of horse stealers from
one tribe to another; for these amlable
!" children of nature no sooner heard of
any of their neighbors being attacked by
the terrible disorder, than parties went
immediately to rob the sufferers OF their
most valuable property. They got the
horses, but they also caught the disease.
and many hundreds died. The Crees. q
tribe of many thousands, having nearly
all been vaccinated by the Hudson Bay
Company's officer in charge OF the district,
ESCAPED with the loss Of only two Of their
humber.
- 5 )
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

COOP BYR NILssoN.-The N.wvox,. ~,
announces that in four weeks Ghr,st na -
Nilsson, who for nearly two years mast ha[
zen the bright, particular star, alike of the
l0ncert soom and the lyric stage. will have
sung her last notes in America for some time
There can be no extension of engagement he
yond the specified number of nights. Miss
Nilsson is under an engagement to sinc. a. III :
opening OF the Italian opera season in London
early In April, under Mr.. MapIeson's direc.
lion. With her will also depart M. Capoul
- champion loVemaking tenor. Janet
re Duval, and other members of the com
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
POETRY.
SWINGING ON A BIRCH TREE

SWINGING on birch tree
To a sleepy tune,
Hummed by all the breezeS
In the month of Jun
Little leaves a-iutter
Sound like dancing drops
Ola brook on pebbles
Song that never stops
Up and down we sec-SaW,
Up into the sky
How it opens on US,
Like wide blue eye
You and [ are sailors
Rocking on a mast ;
And the worlds our vessel
Ho she sails SO fast
Blue, blue sea around as,
Not q ship in sight ]
They will hang out lanterns
When they pass, tonight.
We, with ours, will follow
Through the midnight deep
Not a thought of danger
Though the crews asleep.
O, how still the air is
There an 0riole flew;
With a jolly whistle +!
He's a sailor. too.
Yonder is his hammock,
In the elm-top high
One more ballad, messmate
Sing it as you fly
Up and down we see-saw
Down iutO the grass,
Scented fern, and rosebuds,
All p woven mass,
That's the sort of carpet
Fitted for our feet
Tapestry nor velvet
Is so rich and neat.
Swinging on birch tree
This is summer joy
Fun for all vacation
Don't you think, so, boy
Up and down to see.saw,
Merry and at ease,
Careless as 8 brook is,
idle as the. breeze.
Lucy Larco@,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

Forty thousand dollars were assessed by
the Finance Committee of the National Pro.
hibitlon to carry on the champaign.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-01
ReantifnI fEachanern.

Among the improved machinery from g
distances e the Exposition, is portable ten
horse power steam engine, made by W. Z.
Tanner & Co.. at the Metropolitan Lon
Works, Richmond, Va. This engine is
strictly portable, resting on four wheels OF
"A and feet in diameter; it has cylinder
Of seven inch bore, with ten inch stroke.
The fly wheel Is 4S inches diameter and
with three inch face and can make 175 rev.
oluiions per minute. One Of the noticeable
features Of the engine Is In the riders and
the ''cut OF" governor; the weight Of the
entire engine with wheels, carriage, etc, is
e,9oo pounds. The " orkmsnsbip
IS In excellent style anu
most finely executed with brass ornamen-
tations. Mr.. Tanner has long been known
a. a man Of energy and public spirit, and
has accomplished much good In this depart
ment OF machinery. Since the engine was
carried 10 the Exposition yesterday, it has
attracted much attention from macbinists
sDd at least dozen enquiries relative to the
price asked for its construction have been
made. The engine is under charge Of Mr..
Martin, one Of the best young machinists
Of Richmond, from which we learn there
will be other machinery sent to our Expo
Sition.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-01
Personal.


Rev. J.'H. McNeilly, of the Edgefeld
Church, and Ruling Elder, VIM. Henry
Smith, Of the First Church, were elected
Commissioners from the Presbytery of
Nashville to TIE General Assembly Of the
Presbyterian Church In the United States,
that meets In Richmond, Va, on the 18th
pzoximo. The Presbytery has overturned
The General Assembly on the subject Of re-
moving the Committee Of Publication to
this city, and strong hopes are entertained
Of favorable issue. The establishment
here of their Publishing House would great
ly promote the material interests Of our
city.
Hon. E. /. Golladsy, Member Of Con-
gress from this District, viii accept our
thanks for public documents.
Judge Freeman, Of the Supreme Bench,
wRs at the Maxwell House Yesterday, on
his way TO Hurricane Springs. On account
of III health hs has been temporarily re-
Il we'd as one Of the Judges Of the Court,
and his place viii be filed by special ap-
pointment until his recovery.
George Warren, Of the Hickman (Ky.)
Courier, q well-l1nown Nashville boy in the
olden time, was In the city yesterday.
Col. ]. B. Cooke, Of Chattanooga, candi-
date for the Supreme Bench to Gil the va
cancy occssioned BY the resignation Of
Judge Nelson, was at the Battle House
Yesterday.