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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12
PUBLIC SALE OF LAND.

a PUBLIC SALE OF LAND. 81 -
By virtue of an order of the United States
District Court for the Eastern district of Vir.
ginia, in the matter of w. B. Hughes, bank
rupt, entered on the 10th day of July, 1879
shall, on the 10TH DAY OF MARCH, 1874, in
front Of the Beardon House, in the town of
Carksyille, at liz o'clock, expose to sale at
public auction, the TRACT OF LAND lying in
Mecklenburg county upon the waters of Bever
Pond Creek, and adjoining lands of William
Morton, Henry e. Coleman and others. The
said land lies about six miles from the town of
Clarksville, and contains 1913 ACRES be the
same more or less. This land is well improved
having upon it RESIDENCE containing five
rooms with all necessary out-houses for farming
purposes. 1t has a fine young orchard, q large
portion of the land is heavily tmbered. In fact,
it is considered one of the most desirable plan
tations in Southsde virginia. 'aaH"
TERMS OF SALE:--One-fourth of the pur.
chase money to be paid in cash, and the residue
on credit of four, eight and twelve months
the purchaser executing his bonds for the de.
ferred payments. The purchaser will be entitled
to immediate possession. : "''ttr
WILLIAM E. HOMES,
ja 3l-2aw4w Commissioner.
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BY S. N. Davis,
Real Estate Agent and Auctioneer.

= AsSIGNEE'S SALE a
= OF III
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN CAROLINE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
BY virtue of an order of the United States
District Court for the Eastern District Of Viz
ginia, bearing date September IL, 1878, will
sell on WEDNESDAY, THE 18th DAY OF
FEBRUARY, 1874, at O'Clock p. m, in front of
the United. States courthouse, ut Richmond,
Virginia, as assignee of w. M. Mason, bankrupt,
the following described property, to.wit /: First,
LIFE ESTATE IN "a ACRES OF LAND
lying in Caroline county, Va, with DWELL
ING-HOUSE thereon. Second, ga ACRES
OF LAND, lying in said county. A full dsscrip
ton Of the above property will be given on the
day of sale. 81 10 4as.stas d
4 This land will be sold free from all liens and
encumbrances. rl asiaa sd H. ~
TERMS.-One-third cash balance on credit
of six and twelve months, equal installments,
the purchaser giving bonds with good security
for the deferred payments, and the title retained
until all Of the purchase money is paid
R.T. WORKMAN,
ia 26-2aw3w Assignee.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12


THE HAIR QUESTION. NO female
head ever looked so well as when adorned
with its oacn hair alone.
To exchange the hair which God has
given for hair of some other color is an in
suit to the Creator.
A young lady thought it would be inter-
esting to faintat an evening party recently,
when one of the company began bathing
her head with vinegar, upon which she
started up and exclaimed: For goodness
sake put nothing on that will spoil the
color of my hair. 5a-,l's 6
Medical statistics in France show that
while relaxation of corset laces has reduc-
ed female mortality 49, per cent, the
introduction of chignons has increased brain
fever 722 per cent. An exchange de-
riyes comfort from learning that so large
portion of the wearers of chgnons have
brains to be affected thereby.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12

2 DIR. J. B. DYoTT, graduate of Jefferson
Medical College. Philadelphia, author of several
valuable works, can be consulted on all diseases
Of the Sexual or Urinary Organs, (which he has
made an especial study either in male or
female, no matter from what cause originating
or of how long standing. A practice of thirty
years enables him to treat diseases with success.
Cures guaranteed. Charges reasonable. Those
at a distance can forward letters describing
symptoms and enclosing stamp TO prepay pos
tage.
80 r. b. DYOTT, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon, l04 Duane ST., N. Y.
ia lt-eodD&WlYl 50 ban sailm 81
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12

Is cancer hereditary? Hrsf
The conclusions to which Dir. Parker,
who has studied this subject carefully, has
arrived at are as follows:
|. That the disease is not hereditary, or,
If so, only in very limited degree.
2. That the disease begins as local dis
ease, positively and purely. 1t becomes
constitutional just as syphilis begins local
disease and becomes constitutional.
Q. That the disease occurs in those of
vigorous health, instead of being connected
with those conditions in which consump-
ton occurs.
4. That cancerous parents may beget
tubercplous offspring. That is, feeble con-
situations arising from the effects of cancer
will not beget cancer; but the diseases
which follow in their line are tuberculous.
D. That the moral condition has power
inl influence on the development or the
prevention OF the development of cancer.
9. The parallelism and analogy existing
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12
A YOUNG MOTHER.

Ar. Fitzpatrick, NJ. D., Nayasota,
Texas, was recently informed that a
copper-colored negro girl, not twelve years
old, OF this (Gnmes) county, gave birth,
in the first week Of last August, to fully
developed female child. The mother and
child have done well up to this time.
The mother and grandfather of the girl
say she was about eleven and half years
old when the child was born, and their
testimony is corroborated by white per-
sons who have known them several years.
The child was not weighed at birth, but
the accoucheur says it was about seven and
half or eight pounds,
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-12

Call and be convinced. Subscriptions re.
ceiyed to all publications at publishers prices
Teachers will be allowed one-third discount on
all orders for Sheet Music.
:, Orders from the country solicited and prompt.
ly filled by return mail ~ fA
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-28

same as with me, bat not in the same d..
rection, and went Across the room and
back within . few inches Of .where Il
started. knew something did this thing.
1t purported TO be spirits. ! did not Is
cribe II 70 such an agency, and vet
could not see what did il. l know that
We are surrounded by atmosphere, but
can not zee II. Il IL said we are sur
rounded BY spiriu; ! can not see them.
Does this make 1t not soi At Pentscost
spirits were heard as 8 rlIIiho mighty
wind. have seen, suppose, TO speak
within bounds, thousands Of things unAc.
co1ntAble done, which were said 70 be done
BY spirits. ! don't know how 1t s. !
have exeTted oil my power 70 hold 8 com.
mon book stand against the wall, with no
person else in contact with 1t save the
MEDIUMS two fingers, and l have seen .
stand raise at least twenty inches from
the floor, while WAS holding the medi-
lm's hands and only letting the tips
Of two Of her fingers touch It. while
others were trying 10 hold II still, until
the stand was broken. know there was
~ AAlNAGAls Al VIC WG4G al luNGeukAk'
ing the MISTER, there Was no call for any
deception. Be this as It may, why do
people object 50 desperately 70 the return
Of spirits: for does II not prove that II 9
s man dies be shall live sgAin! II II
dos not nothing does. Bot let us expose
inpost0Es: this Il Necessary. The Zee,
that there are bogus mediums does not
prove spirituAlism untrue. Nothing bu,
the genuine Is ever counterfeited.
The churches have failed to convince
the great mass Of mankind Of & future
state. The return Of spirits either proves II
or tits not proven. Now, if"MAterlAlist"
will pursue his Investigations far enough,
he will ind that there are more wonder
i1l things being done than be has ever
dreamed Of in his philosophy. Don't let
his two sittings with medium, who has
nothing but his ipss dizil 10 prove her an
inpOsior, be the end Of bis investigation.
Prove all thiDgs. and hold fast 70 that
which is good. with charity for all, and
hatred Tor noue,"
lam truly youu,
1SvEsTTGAToR-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-28

o. the isi Instant Nj, Speaker BLAIEE,
0. Congress, delivered an address before
a Wisconsin Agricultural Society on
"MraicipAl Debts in which he presented
s,atsstics showing that the ore hundred
and eighty Elk towns in the United States
having over 10000 Inhabitants each, have
80 aggregate cebt Of about 800, 1000 900.
The Aggregate debt Of all other towns be
roughly estimates At 100000 Coun-
~ debts amount 10 about $50 10000
and State debts7io f3C0, 100000, Grand
aggregate, 81 10000 600. He hiss taken
great pains in procuring these figures, and
thinks them more accurate than those OF
tue ceusus. Besides the obvious evil Of
blrdenirg communities with heavy debts
for which comparatively little benefit has
been received, he pointed out tbs. the sys.
TEN furnishes safe and profitable invest
mems for capitalists without giving them
the trouble or the community the Advan.
tage, Of their enbsrkipg in come active
bu.iless. The multitude Of these loans
sls0 raises the rate o! interest which bust.
nCss hss 70 pay. As principal remedy
against further Increase Of these evils he
recommended rigid constitutional limits
tons Of the borrowing power Of legisla-
tHres sud municipalities. TIE present
load Of teb! is no more than We are abun.
dsuiIy sb!e 10 bear, ard il for q single de.
cIte ne should By any concert Of action
live on as economical a scale in this coun.
Try IS they 60 in the most favored Euro
pesn kingdoms, OF as we did our
selves only twenty-five years ego, we
should save enough 10 recall Geytry
American stock and bind from The cof-
fefs Of foreign bankers, srd should pay cf
with ease cur entire rslionsl debt, or st
lesst have it held among our own people
which in Itself would constitute 10 small
decreaEe Of its burden. Ifsuch return
to our old hlbils Of economy were prac-
ticsb,e and pTsciiced many problems Of
fnsuce low disturbing the people and
perp!ezipg the legislator would find 81
easy so!uuon-Dsy, would not even re
main TO be solved ST all. Mr. Blaine takes
3 very rose-coIored view Of our future
prosperity, but calls Tor a conservative
public opinion on the Increase Of debt and
for better safeguards in Stste Cons.itu-
lions against the assumption olobligations
BY municipalities. The best safeguard oil
all il JtfeEsou's rule, never borrow dol.
lsr without laying 3 tax Tor i,s liquidation.
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SPlRITUALISM.
Something TO Offset the Experience,
OF MAteTlRl!SI.


Editors IaIe!lIEerccE:
Please allow me space in your columns
10 give email portion OF my experience
while investigating the above subject. No,
Tor the purpose CT defending humbugs or
cheats By any mean, but because Material.
Isl in your paper Of Monday morning init.
mates that Robert Dale Owen in twenty
yesrs investigation Of spirituali5m did no,
learn as much truth as he C'Materlalisr1
did al Two HttiDgs with medium. Some
time in the winter Of 1858, having an op-
poTtunity o! meeting at spiritual circles 81
Attends house, and beinga decided skep.
tic, | thought could show the people
very soon nov they were humbugged
The mediums were Two little girls. The
elder about ten and the younger, l think,
aoout eight years old. Alter repeated ia.
bic tippings, rocking back and forth O! the
same, rappings on the table aud in various
parts Of the room, with an endless variety
OF different manifestations, ssid TO be done
BY spirits, (Which l did not believed l told
the company that | would YET show
that il was all humbuggery. l saw
and felt these things done. | was mot
Iresmiuglwhen they were done, but still
did nofbelieVe that spirits cid them, |
allowed no one st certain times 10 touch
the table,(A common breakfast tablet but
myself, sod my hands (pslms DOWN rest.
ed lightly upon 1t, the little girls hand,
resting on the backs Of my hands. 1t was
then inst the greatest manifestations took
place. The room was IS light as good
rre and lamps could make It. asked
the spirits (out did no, believe the first
iOta in ihem) II they would move ihr
table with me on il. They said thew
would. so upon it got, $50 pounds IN
weight, letting my hands rest on the
table on each side OF me, being in Sit
ting posture. would not allow any one
TO come in contsct with the table but my.
self, and made tho little girls place
their hands on mine. Thus arranged the
table started across the room nc by 10
ieei upon the carpet, and that too with
out casters. Now what did its The
Nttle girls did not control 1t physically,
and know l did not. Indeed l could
not, IS my feet did not touch ANYTHING.
but, says one, somebody pushed il"
Ihls could not be so. had particular
friend, and as much Of skepnc as nv.
self, 10 watch for machinery or tricEs
After the table, with me on ii and nobody
inContact with ii but mysell, had moved m
the carpet across the room and back again
Igot of and had my friend 10 ceI on
and seeing that everything was done 10
preclude the prscticing Of tricks, stood
watch. The table again started, Just the
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-28

SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE
~ received At the CITY Clerks 6 fIrc for the
!onoWing Work to be done on Main street, be.
tween 10Th and u b streets, viz:
me grazing OF the street from i9th to llth
sueets; for new cobhle ttone pavement: The eT.
eSvanHg and regarding Of the street nom ilIh
age depth Of about IS inches; the replscIn1 81
me tt0ne pavement for the latter distance: The
IeesIibR OF the curbs and crossings from 10Th 10
~: stS sueets, and new stone paving from 18th 10
= organizations are TO be seen At the City Clerks
sueet will bercccived until the ID Of Eoyem.
Oe'.A r \. JOHN Il. HALL,
OCt<I Chairman Committee
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-28

THE true he.oism Of JIM BLgDsoE, en-.
giueer Of that historical wreck the
Prairie Belle" in holding her nozze
sgin thebauk till the last galoors ashore"
was uobly initiated a day or two since by
an engineer and fireman on the Marietta
& Cincinnati Rsilrosd. Their train,
boubd eastward, had to Cross bridge,
one span Of which crossed q creek and
the other roadway. The train was
moving slowly as il neaIed the bridge,
ita speed rot exceeding twelve miles an
houE. When too near 10 be OF service
the engineer observed that switch had
been displaced, and thst the engine must
OF necessity run into the bridge. Both
be and the fireman might have saved
theI. lives by jumping from the locomo.
tive, but. the result would have been
fatal to the passengers. They b,svely re.
maiued, reversed the engine, and applied
tle patent sir bTske. Il was too late for
them Tho ergiDe dashed through lhe
wood work sud landed in the roadway
below. The tender followed, crushing the
tao brave fellows against the boiler; q
postal Car behind fell upon the tender,
resting oEe end upon the abutnelt OF the
bridge, and checked the motion o! the
train. The sleeping passengers in the
p.lace cars were not even awakened BY
the catastrophe. Only the train hands
discovered the terrible sacrifice which
P=ftew and Parent, Of Chilicothe, had
made as they gazsd upo1 their crushed
AId !iteless forms.
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New Advertisements.
S1OO REWARD

Yos the ApprshsFSlOn and eoaIistloa Of the
party OF parties Who cat the plG4-p!Ass In the
windows Of ny block on Market s,fest-iorasr.
y The Bhailioa Block
n..fs " pLNKnN,
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Educational,
WHEELING FEMALE coTTg-.

HhteTy T7-lfouid.d sy he ,lr,s,,,,,
ing TOT the hhtial eeaeli!os o. ~, - ~, u .e
nc tpoIat,d n ls5-TWeitJ iJaf jeA,,, -
graduates aimee ls10. ''-!l''g "a,
yiAte, Aneient and NodeYr &c.. O..
eourse Of study. G1's.y.
kofyIy.-4b!e and experience! lr.,,-......
every oepAftmtnt-thlitesn teathe,, h 90
Pupls sun received And CHARGED p,55,..
IaRs. Itins lower han IN Ike !t,..,'...--ll.2
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For sale.
TRUsTEE's SALE

By Tirtre OF Deed Of Trust made By Robert
B. Woods 10 me - Trustee. bearing date the S0th
DAY OF January, iSjs. and recorded In the Clerk
ohIe Of the CO1nty Court Of Ohio to7niy, In
Dsca Book No q, page -, Ith2L OF
SATURDAY, the HA day OF October, 1874,
=, The iroai door Of the Coat Hoste Of Ohio
county. 81 10 O'Clock A. \ Offer for tAle 81 pub
lie auction the following described ftal est4te,
lying about ~ niles north Of the city OF Wheel.
log On the cast eide Of the Ohio river, being part
OF ths A. ?. Woods, decd home farm, having 3
front on the east aide Of the county road and
bout ding thereon g po'Gs, ard extending back
eastward about i0l poles, containing az Acres
o. land covering ard irelading ioH acres OF eol'.
ALSO, = tuip OF lad 10 feet vice and GbOu; 50
poles long, RAINING from the soath western corn.
e; Of sad lfAei 70 the EiyGr being the north half
TERNs or ALE-one. third ea,h and the bi.
ance in stx ana twelve montts, leclred ~ Deed
Of Trust. s. BRADY. Tfustee
J. Q. HRRvRY, Auetioneer.
At the same time will be offered for sale ii0JS
acres OF coal lying Immediately back Of ne
above described tIIet Of hpd.
aa2S ROBERT B. WOODS.
The above ISLE ispestponed until SATURDAY.
October 3lsi, ~ 10 O'Clock y. oc,25
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dissolution NOTICE.

attend generally ts any description Of bust.
ness tS that can be prosecuted by correspondence
GAIOuREOHL t1e Union, nrt97
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-19

LOOKING GLASSES SPOILED BY
SUSsH1NE.-We clip the following
from the Industrial Monthly. 1t is
worthy the attention of every one: It
does not seem to be generally under
stood that the amalgam of tin-foil
with mercury, which is spread on
glass plates to make looking glasses,
is very readily crystalized by actinic
solar rays. A mirror hung where the
sun can shine on it is usually spoiled !;
it takes a granulated appearance
familiar to housekeepers, though they
may not be acquainted with the cause
of the change. In such = state the
article is nearly worthless, the con-
tinuity Of the surface is destroyed and
it will not reflect outlines with any
approach to precision.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-19
"A savage old gentleman in S!

"A savage old gentleman in Sur
prise Valley, CAL, didn't relish the at
tentions paid to his wife by a good.
looking young fellow Who got into ,
way Of taking her to dances and not
bringing her home before daylight
did appear. So the old husband call.
ed upon q Justice. II want you to
help me-" said he, "for that ar thing
has been going on long enough u
"Well," answered the Judge, "you can
write down to Yreka and see if some
Of the lawyers cannot get you = di'
vorce." "Divorcev roared the old
gentleman; "who the deuce wants q
divorce!' "Then why the deuce dc
you come here ?" cried the Judge, an.
cry in his turn. "Why," answered
the intelligent MIR. January, "why, ]
want an injunction to stop further pro.
ceedings!' The reader may smile, but
isn't there good suggestion in this
after all?
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-19

"A dog belonging to a gentleman
who lived near town in England,
was in the habit of not only going to
chuch, but remaining quietly in the
pew during service, whether the mas
ter was there or not. One Sunday
the dam at the head of lake in the
neighborhood gave way, so that the
whole road was inundated. The con-
gregation, in consequence, consisted of
a few who came from some cottages
close by, but nobody attended from
the great house. The clergyman
stated that, while reading the Psalms,
he saw his friend, the dog, come slow
ly up the aisle, dripping with wet,
having swan to get to the church.
He went as usual into the pew and
remained to the end Of the service.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-19
CURE FOR DIPHTHERIA

The ravages of diphtheria in Aus
tralia have been so extensive within
the last few years that the Govern.
ment offered large reward for any
certain method of cure, and among
other responses to this was one by
Mr.. Greathead, who at first kept his
method secret, but afterwards com.
municated it freely to the public. It
is simply the use cf sulphuric acid,
Of which four drops are diluted in
three-tourths of a tumbler of water to
be administered to q grown person
and smaller dose to children, at in.
tervals not specified. The result is
said to be coagu1ation of the dip
theritic membrane and its ready re-
moval by coughing. 1t is asserted
that where the case thus treated has
not advanced to a nearly fatal ter
mination, the patient recovered in
almost every instance.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-19
HOW PICKLE.

| make quantity of liquid in
which l do my picking, which I
make as follows To six gallons Of
cider vinegar, take one OF. of West
India pepper, 4 OF. tamarack, 4 OF.
Spanish pepper, l fb. English mus
tard, 2 OF. white pepper. This will
answer for almost any kind Of yege-
tables to be converted into pickles.
A teacupful of salt and a teaspoon
full of alum should be added to each
gallon of vinegar.
Keep pickles only in wood or stone
ware, as greasy vessels will spoil
them. Pickles should be stirred oc.
casionally and all soft ones should be
removed. Some Of the liquid should
be kept on hand to cover the pickles
should it be needed. The vinegar
and spices should not be boiled over
five minutes. Pickles Will keep long
time if this recipe is carefully follow.
Germantown, Tel.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-19
PRESERVING MANURE.

The Boston Journal of Chemistry
states that tho sources of loss in the
storage Of manure are two: first, the
escape Of volatile ammonia and other
gases and, secondly, the loss of val.
liable salts by teaching. The first
difficulty may be obviated by cover.
ing the excrement with eight or ten
inches of good soil or loan, which
will absorb all escaping gases. A
bushel or so Of plaster may be advan-
tageously scattered over the heap be,
fore the soil is thrown on. The
whole mass should be perfectly GOV.
cred, leaving no chimney" for gas.
eous emulation. The danger OF
teaching may be avoided by covering
the heap with hay or straw sufficient.
ly thick to shed most of the rain.
If kept in this way sufficient time,
the manure will undergo spontaneous
decomposition, the products of which
will be ready for immediate assimila-
ton by plants. The usual process OF
carting manure to the fields in the
autumn to waste, by both the above
processes, some of their most valuable
constituents, should be avoided.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-19
10 AK.

-Polite-"Please, sir, if you'll get
off my corn long enough, I'll kick
YOU"
"A Sunday-school teacher recent
ly told his class that jeremiah va.
the first prince of Walls.
"A Danburv little darkey refused
to 30 to church ''kase he didn't want
to look there like huckleberry in ,
pan Of milk"
Henry Godnose Bailey is thu
name ola boy in Springfield, O. I:
we were your parent, Henry, Godnos.
we'd knock your middle name out O.
you.-Cin. Times.
A lady wants to know what ii
the meaning of "ante" and "pass thu
buck" Her matrimonial companion
uses it i'll his dreams and she is afraid
it indicates typhoid fever.
"A chivalric Milwaukee sheet as
serts that when Detroit girl waved
her hand to some friends at the races
q number Of Changers present thought
they were looking at a new patent
fve-barred gate.
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The police boundaries Of London
cover SIG square miles and q popula-
ton Of 100000 of inhabitants.
Here are gathered more Jews than
there are in Palestine, more Scotch
than there are in Edinburgh, more
Irish than there are in Dublin, more
Roman Catholics than there are in
Rome, and there is a great variety Of
languages spoken. There is a birth
in London every five minutes, and 4
death every eight minutes.