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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-23
.TISyES.I ST. ES.
fsy Green e. Wise.

IReal Estate Agents and AuctioEcors. u.
A UCTION SALE OF V All A 3 L E
n HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FUR
NITURE.-Nillb be offered by public auction.
on TU ESDAY, the 18Th day Of january, ls.i,
NJ No: 125 Cameron street, the residence Of the
late Mrs. Daniel F. Hooc, HOUSEHOLD and
KITCHEN FURNITURE, consisting in part
of Chairs Tables, Carpets. Mating, on ti"th.
Bcdsteads Bedding, &c. Sale 10. .nesln At IL
o o'clock a. nj. Terms :. Cssh OH delivery. .,.i
jan 2l-6t .ae - ..l......r.. ... -.--.--..------
ZINE COWS FOR SALE. .'o'."'s....> "p
Will be sold by public. auction, on .SATCR r.
DAY the 18th instant. in front of the City lIp-
tel, Two VALUABLE COWS, one with Il
CALF by her side. Terms cash. - -.
HIS. W"BARKER.
ja14-l0:a Admir- of Sarah f. ENGLAND, deed.
FOR SALE. =.
S A BRICK HOUSE and LOT on Water
street between Wilkes ard Gibbon. the proper
ty Of the late Catharine Walker, will be sold at
public sale on SATURDAY, February Isl, ut
II O'clock m .a.
Terms: Cash Expenses Of conveyance to be
paid by purchaser. .-;.--- Jan Its
~U-> .,.s NOTICE. ..... -.....
- Will be sold AZ public auction, At
Occoquan, Va, on the 18th OF JANUARY,
1873 the stern-whcc steamer VIRGINIA.:
Terms: Onc-hu!t cash, and the residue in SIX
and twelve months, with good security. -'-A-.-
Also will be sold with the steamer about $50
cords of WOOD, 700 CEDAR POSTS and 40
FLOUR BARRELS. Terms Cash.
ian ll-eots& DUTY s. GRIMES.
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Inducements Offered.

Do not delay to secure bargains at
SAREPTA CLOTHING HALL, 50 KING ST.
1. SCHWARTZ s. co.
Uavc now on hand an immense stock of
OTERCOATS, TALMAS,
and heavy Winter SGits--all Of which viii DC
sold at remarkably low prices Their stock Of
. --.. FURNISHING GOODS
cannot be cxccllcl in variety and Quality, and
will be sold at greatly reduced prices. Call
early at 50 kirg street. dec II 4
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-23

DROFESSOR EVANS -
i Will giveth first lesson
TO THE CLASS IN VOCAL MUSIC,
- AT the y. NJ C. A. Hail. Z.
ON MONDAY EVENING NEXT,
Commencing at n o'clock.
All perscns wishing to join this class are in
vited to be present.. Terms: Gentlemen 50 !;
ladies S2-payable at the sixth lesson. jan2-4t
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-23

StS FIRE ComPANY.-A called meeting of
Sun Fire Company was held iu Harmonic
E'l last night, D. L. Smoot, President, occu-
Eng the chair, and William Markell Sec
tar;y: The vote taken at the last meeting
Which Is the company declined to take part in
!, r 'remen' 5 Celebration Of the coming I'D
February, was reconsidercd, aud after cou-
peratle debate, it was decided to join 10 the
Eposed parade aud to procure band of
E|l,'c Tor the especial use of the company on
e OCCASION. The following committee was
lVlnted to make the necessary arrangements
Tile parade, and none others were author
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-23

FOR RENT.-DW HOUSE,
Ei5$$j No IS North Washington street. in COM
pIete order; gas and water. Apply to
: ian l9-eo3t F. L. BROCkETT.
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TN FAIRFAX COUNTY COURT,

TN FA1 RI A CO n L I ro ~ = Ie ~
II is ordered by the Court, That the several
Justices Of the Peace for this county as well as
other officers, be requested to enforce the laws
of this State in reference to persons coming into
the State who are infected with smallpox, or
who have been in contact with those having the
q situated in Localities les where Hs, b the ,a%s
cd in the Fairfsx County News and the Ae1an-
dria papers. A copy-test:
ian 25-it F. D. RICHARDSON, CLERK.
TARRANT'S SELTZER APERLENT,
l. Wins!ow's Soothing Syrup, McMunn
Elixir of Opium, Cox's Gelstine, Ellis Citrate
Of Msgnesi., Nichols Elixir Of Bark and ron
Morphine Pennyroysl, Garlic, Bulls Cough
Syrup, Simmons Liver Regulator, Sspoiio,
Bost English Mustard, Csrbolic Salve and WIZ
ard Oil, Just received and for sale 6y
jan % E. S. LEADBEATER & BRO.
CIGARS! @'' C1GARSl
~ CIGARS
= We have just received large and well select
cd stock Of FOREIGN and DOMESTIC C!-
CARS, to which we invite the inspection OF all
smokers. COOK s CREIGHTON,
jan % l07 King stree
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FOR S.gLE OK RENT.

s$i DWELLING, No. 81 south Water street
with gas, water and large yard; also garden
with variety Of nice fruit For information
apply ut No. IA south Fairfax street.
ian 2l-lw* c. NJ. JOHNSON.
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NEW GOODS
N tHOOMES s. ASHBI'S.
We have lust added largely TO our STOCK OF OF
P.ints. Bleached and Brown Domcstics, $40, II
and l2-4 Beachcd aud Brown ohectings, &c,
to which we invite your attention. jan y
IIGARand MOLASSES
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-23

EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL OF VIR-
~ GINA, NEAR ALEXANDRlA.-Ihc
10Th Session, with the largest attendance since
1851 is now in progress. The ID term begins
FEBRUARY 10th, though students are received
at any time. For Catalogue, with particulars,
address L. IF. BLACKBOARD, NJ. A., Princi-
nal. Alexsndria, Va jan 20 I'm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-23

NEW MOHAIRS ANDPURE ALPACAS.
~ Dealing rs we do in the best makes i'm
ported, and buying in frst-class houses, We can
At all times offer SUPERIOR BARGAINS in
irst-class goods Of this description, and guar-n-
tee them to compare with any goods sold in the
United States for beauty Of finish, durability aud
chehpness Alsoa large variety Of MOURN
ING GOODS. s...
ian = HOOMES s. ASIIBY.
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TABLE OIL CLIO L H.

NvOTICEl NOTICE!
IN For the convenience of our customers and
the public generally, our store will DO open on
Sundays during the following hours, VIZ: > to
l045 a. m, and 70 and to 8 ?. m.
ian - COOK & CREIGHTON.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
RAspING HoRsEs FEEr.


4 "A, sensible blacksmith talks in the
Canada Farmer about the habit of
rasping the hoofs of horses in the
following emphatic manner, and it
will be well for horse owners to give
his views candid consideration:
Rasping down the feet nicely, as
they call it, is quite a passion with
some people. I have often rasped the
hoof. and the owner of the horse
standing by to tell when it would suit
him. This raspiDg on a hoof that
happens to be little ill-shaped, un-
til it will spring under your finger, is
far too dangerous a plan for making
things look well. I have often COM
menced on hoofs that had a beautiful
gloss all over, and given them thor
ough rasping; not, that could make
them any better, for that was beyond
power of human hands; but they had
to be rasped merely because the own
er's mind was slave to fashion or
fancy. This rasping takes the strong
surface off the hoof; and Nature try
ing all she can to make up for the evil
done by injudicious hands, forms a
hard, glossy surface to protect the
foot. This glossy surface takes the
place of the previous tough horn and
at the next shoeing the foot will
probably split a little at the nails and
not unfrequently the nail punches a
piece out before it, .4.te
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
LIVE FENCE Posrs.

J. r.. Allen, of Madison county, Ill,
writes to the Pr04Tie Farmer: l see
in you- paper a good deal is said
about live fence posts, and no one
gives a practical idea. have seen
quite a number of live fence posts
growing. If any of your numerous
readers wish to try 1t, let them get ell
ther willow, cottonwood, or Lombar-
DIV poplar, large enough for posts, cut
ii off the right length, space it of the
width they want the pianks apart ;
take a tWo-inch augur, bore two or
three holes, TO suit the bOards-for SIX
ZACH plank two are enough then chop
out the center with long, narrow bit
ak, point the plank so each end will
pass into the posts, dig the holes, set
the posts in early spring, as soon as
the frost is out of the ground, taking
care not to iniure the bark, and either
of the woods named will grow. Get
young, thrifty timber, not too large.
Cutting holes through the post does
not injure it from growing, and the
plank remains firm, if not broken, for
years. I know of posts and rails
made in this way that have been in use
fifty years and good yet; the post of
willow and the rails of white cedar.
The center post, if inch plank is
used, will have to be bored with an
inch augur and cut out to let the plank
slip through. If of poles Cor good
rails are best), then only the ends want
pointing to pass in the post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
THE OLDEST MAN IN AMERICA


On the farm of DIR. Scott, on the
headwaters of Forkydeer River. near
Milan. Gibson county, Tenn, there
lives an old negro named Fortune
Snow, who is in his one hundred and
taOentu-f0uytk yedrI A correspond
ent says: In June, 1872, / went to
see him; and [ will tell you what l
saw when / got to the house. l met
an old, snaggle-toothed amendment
gentleman, sixty-fve years old, who
told me his "grandpap" was in the
house, who soon came tripping down
the steps as nimble as some fifteen
year-o1d boy. He told me he was %
years old when the Revolutionary
war began. He belonged to Captain
Snow, who served during the war.
under General Marion, was born In
South Carolina; fought through the
war under his master in nearly every
battle. Yet he never has received q
pension from the "best government
the world ever saw"
He said, when he was about ninety
years old, he went totally blind, and
remained so two years. His hair all
came out. which was as white as
wool. Subsequently his eye-sight re-
turned, and a new growth of hair
came out, which is now about half
gray. Enjoys fine health. On ex-
animation with the ophthalmoscope
and otoscope, found his sight and
hearing to be good. He opened his
Bible at the eighth chapter of Revela-
ions, and read the chapter distinctly
without glasses. Goes hunting, and
shoots birds and squirrels without
glasses. is very religious; believes
strongly in the "Good God" who pre-
served his life through the ssold war;"
Reads his Bible very constantly. Is
the father of thirteen children, the
oldest of whom would be over 100
years if living Ii is living with his
youngest child, who is So years DID,,
Old Fortune says he was never siek
in his life, and never took dose of
medicine from q doctor-never had
the toothache-not an unsound tooth
in his mouth-nor any other kind.
He moved from South Carolina to
Alabama, where he lived fifty-tbree
years, and then came to Tennessee.
Captain Snow, at his death, gave Mr..
Chapman, his son-in-law, $500 to sup
port Old Fortune the balance of his
life; and this Mr.. Chapman lived on
for forty-seveD years, and died and
left old 'Nig" still living.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
rRANsPLANrING IN THE NIGHT

A gentleman, says the Western Ru-
ralist, anxious to ascertain the effect
of transplanting at night, instead of
by day, made an experiment with the
following results;
He transplanted ten cherry trees
while in bloom, commencing at four
o'clock in the afternoon. Those
planted during the daylight shed their
blossoms, producing little or no fruit,
while those planted in the dark main
tanned their condition fully. He did
the same with ten dwarf trees, after
the fruit was one-third grown. Those
transplanted during the day shed
their fruit; those transplanted during
the night perfected their crop, and
showed no injury from having been
removed. With each of these trees
he removed some earth with the roots.
The incident is fully youched for; and
if few similar experiments produce
a like result, it viii be strong argu-
ment to horticulturists, &c, to do such
work at night.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
cAREFULNEss IN Old AGE

An old man is Ike an old wagon !;
with light loading and careful usage
it will last for years but one heavy
load or. strain viii breaktit, and ruin
it forever. Many people reach the
age ofsffty or even seventy, measura-
bly, free from most of the pains and
infirmities of age, CHEEKY in heart and
sound in health, ripe in wisdom and
experience, with sympathies mellow
ed by age, and with reasonable pros
poets and opportunities for continued
usefulness in the world for consid-
erabIe time. Let such persons be
thankful, but let them also be careful.
An old constitution is like an old
bone-broke with ease, mended with
difficulty. Ayoung tree bends to the
gale, an old one snaps and falls before
the blasts A single hand. lift an
hour of heating work; an evening of
exposure to rain or damp; a severe
chill an excess of food the unusual
indulgence of any appetite or pas
sion; a sudden, fit of anger; an i'm
proper dose of mediclne-any of these,
or other similar things, may cut off a
valuable life in an hour, and leave the
fair hopes of usefulness and enjoy
ment but a shapeless wreck.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

A certain Esquire Beasly," of
Crockett county, Tennessee, is in
trouble. One of his hens persisted in
going up in q tree to lay her eggs,
and having laid them in that outrag-
Gus position, she added to her iniqui-
ty by Matching out a brood of chick
ems some sixty feet from terra frma.
How those chickens are to be got
down is what is worrying the Squire.
He has tried splicing ladders, but the
only result was that the splicing
broke, and the best darkey boy on the
place fell from the top-just as he was
getting at the chickens-and broke
both of his legs, one of his arms, his
collar bone, and also six of his ribs.
He has tried taking the lightning
rods about bsnouse and poking at
the nests with the points but as this
was done during thunderstorm,
three of his hands were killed by
lightning, and the nest was not even
bud ged. He has tried shooting at the
nest from the garret window with q
rifle, but he is not much at shooting,
aud did not come anywhere near it,
while 3 spent ball knocked off the
nose of his eldest son, who was pIoW-
ing in one of the back lots. He is
thinking now of applying nitro-gIyc-
crime to that tree and blowing the
whole thing to kingdom come.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
THE cuR1os1TY OF 4 Fly.

Talk about the curiosity of women
WeWill back a fly against any moman.
just watch him as he gaily traverses
a bald mans Uranium, halts on the
eye lids, and taking a cHrsory glance
around him, waltzes over to the end
OF his nose peeps up one nostiil. and
having satisfied his curiosity there
curvetts over the upper lip, and takes
glance up the other. With q satis-
factory smile at having seen all there
is to be seen there, he makes a bee
line for the chin, stopping moment
to explore the cavity formed by the
closed lips. Arriving at the chin, he
then takes notion to creep down
under the shirt collar, but suddenly
hesitating, he turns around as if he
had forgotten something, and pro-
ceeds to an exploration of the ears.
This concluded, he carries out his
original intention, and disappears be-
tween the neck and the shirt collar,
emerging, after the lapse of some
minutes, with an air seeming to say
he has done his duty. What matters
the frantic attempts to catch him, the
enraged gestures, and the profane
language2 They disturb his equa-
nimity not moment; driven from
one spot he alights on another; he
finds that he has duty to perform,
and he does it.-LG5Urence american.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

EFFECT OF IDLENEss on THE HEALTH.
Among the unheai4hiest of oecupa-
tions, Doctor Guy, celebrated Eng
Iish physician, classes idleness and
luxury. They induce premature de-
cay much faster than many trades re-
garded as the most exhaustive and ia
tai to longevity. Labor in general,
instead of shortening the term of life,
actually increases it. It is a lack of
occupation that annually destroys so
many of the wealthy, who, having
nothing to do, play the part of drones,
and like them make 3 speedy exit,
while the industrious bee fills ont its
life with usefulness and honor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
Mv OLD WOMAN AND I.
: have crossed the bridge o.sr the middle of

We have crossed the bridge O'er the middle Of
Ny old woman ana 1.
Taking our share In the calm and the strife.
With the travellers passing By.
And though on our pathway the shadows are
There's light in the Western sky
Some losses and crosses Of course. we've had,
Ny old woman and 1;
But. bless you, we never found time to be sad,
And very good reason Why
We were busy as bees, and we weren't 50 mad
AS to stop in cur work and cry.
On our ehangeabIe road as we journeyed along,
Ny old woman and 1,
The kindly companions we met in the throng,
Made our lives like vision fly.
And therefore the few that imagined US wrong,
Scarcely eest n single sigh
The weak and the weary we've striYen to cheer
M Ny old woman and 1
For each Of us thought that our duty while here
Was TO do as we'd be done by,
In the hope to exhibit q balance clear,
when the record day IS nigh
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
A CLERGYMAN IN CUSTODY FOR
BURGLARY,

sEsFeE fsztH As--- 70 4ae tt%s -#F.5t- .
Within the last three or.four weeks
a number of residences and out
buildings in Greenwich, Conn, have
been entered and robbed. About
three o'clock yesterday morning Mr..
John sDofaR was aroused from his
sfufnbers BY the breaking Of win
dow near by, and on looking out he
saw two men END deaForings to force
the window of Mr.. SSmith,s stable.
The movements of Mr.. Doran larm-
ed the bura4arE sand they retreated,
whefeopon-M Mr.. BoranA dressed him
self and sought the assistance of a
neighbor. The two. then concealed
themselves and sawaited further Tde-
velOpnents. dni a. very abrie fiperiod
they heard the approach of some one,
sprang forward from their place of
concealment, and demanded of the
invader his business at that hour in
the morning. Instead of replying to
the question he turned and ran, bur-
sued by Mr.. Doran and his friend.
The fugitive was called upon to stop.
with an Injunction that he would be
shot If he failed to halt. The fellow.
however, paid no attention to the
warning, and continued his flight.
when Mr.. Doran fired two shots over
his head; but the fugitive took no
other heed of the admonition than
increasing his speed. Mr.. Doranf then
fired two smorei Shots which took eff.
feet, one ball entering the fugitiYe's
arm aud the other the back of his
bead. The latter partially sttfn4ied
him, when his pdfsaers closed up and
secured him with considerable diff :
Guilty on account af the resistance
which he made. Their surprise may
be Imagined when they discovered
they had captured the Rev. DIR. John
Moore, who had been In the neigh
borhood for about month, and rep
resented himself to be Presbyterian
minister. He recently delivered sew
eral lectures in the borough upon
Science and the Bible, land preached
in the Methodist Episcopal Church
last Sunday, whore he quoted for
his text "Go ayedabout, doing good. /"
He could give no salts factory account
of himself, and<was taken into Gus
tody by Deputy Sheriff Dayton and
detained for examination.-World
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
CHIckEN CHoIERA.-The folloWine

CHICKEN CHoLERA.-The following
is recommended as an infallible rem
edy:
When the disease makes its appear
ance, take fish oil and grease the
chickens well on the back, neck and
under the wings. 1t does not require
much oil TO grease a large flock, and
if this is attended to promptly, you
will have no cholera. All, or nearly,
all chickens that have the cholera are
covered with lice, which produce the
disease. These the chickens eat. This
remedy has never failed to stop the
disease where it has been tried. 1t is
worth trial by those having chickens
suffering from this disease.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11


How WE FADE.-As the trials of
life thicken, and the dreams of other
days fade one by one in fhe dim vista
of disappointed hope, the heart grows
weary of the long continued struggle,
and we begin to realize our insignifi-
canoe. Those who have climbed to
the pinnacle of fame, or reYel in luxu-
ry and wealth, go to the grave at last
with the poor mendicants who begs by
the wayside, and like them soon for
gotten. Generation after generation,
says an eloquent writer, has felt as we
feel, and their fellows were as active
in life as ours are now. They passed
away as vapor, while nature weaes
the same aspect ofsbeauty as when
the Creator commanded her to. be.
The heavens will be as bright over
our graves as they are around our
path the world has the same attrac-
tion for offspring yet unborn that she
had once for ourselves, and that she
now has for our children.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11
THIS conundrum is respectfully pro-

THIS conundrum is respectfully pro-
pounded to the protectionists:
(which is the best for man or So
ciety, abundance or scarcity 2"
If abundance, then let the obstacles
that stand in the way of supplying
the people with all the necessaries
and comforts of life be removed.
If scarcity, let labor-saving ma
chinery be destroyed, and impossible
barriers be erected to prevent the free
supply of the peoples wants from the
workshops of the world.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

A GREEN BAY merchant put out a
sign of "ice water free.D Another
put out a sign of "free Lemonade"
and a third offered every customer
ten cents in money. A fourth man,
who couldn't think of anything bet
ter, got up dog fight, and it drew all
the crowd.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

A YOUNG man who was married
lately in Cumberland, Nd, first ag-
gravated the officiating minister by
presenting him with marriage fee OF
IS cents, and then capped the climax
by returning after he had walked
away few steps, and borrowing Is
cents of that, on the ground that he
was ga little short just then"-leaving
the clergyman 10 cents for his fee.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

The country will tender its thanks
to two New Jersey young ladies who
have euchered a railroad company at
its own game. They were going to
the seaside, and had seventeen trunks
along, but the baggage-master refused
TO check more than two of them, in
forming them that the rules of the
road allowed each passenger one
trunk, all above that to be paid for at
the rate of one dollar each. 1t hap
pened that the fare to their destina-
ton was only eighty cents, SO these
bright young women purchased If
teen more tickets, saved three dollars
cash, got their trunks checked on
showing them, and as they are good
till used, the road still owes them and
their trunks fifteen eighty cent rides.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

Ar an examination of candidates
for the civil service, one of the ques-
tions propounded was: "What cleri-
cal experience have you had, if any ?"
To this, one aspirant had appended
his written answer: Lutheran"
Another wrote e." Methodist = a
little
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

MASQUERADE weddings are the la
test feature Of connubial fun in Indi-
ana. The minister is masked, the
bride is masked, ditto the groom, at
tendants and guests. The. groom
trusts to luck, and sometimes finds
that he is married to the wrong
woman, but such trivial occurrences
do not make sadness'in that State.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-09-11

A YOUNG man who enjoys the So
briquet of. Frank" in parting with q
yoang lady the other night, endeav-
ored to impress his customary kiss,
when she forcibly pushed back his
head, and said, f'No, sir, you don't
the fPanbinQ privilege is abolished. "