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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15
REAL FsTATE.
PUBLIC SALE
Valuable Farms.

Valuable Farms.
DY virtue of Decree Of the Circuit Court of
ID Jefferson County, West VirEinia. entered at
tue April Term. 1874. as amended and m 4
sa,t Co1rt. in Inc snit in Chapcer rberein e[
pending wherein Stoneburner & Richards, e6
ais. are PlaIntiffs. AID and John @ Shirley is
sionerS will offer for sale at Public Auction, on
FRIDAY, JANUARYs th, 1875,
in front of the Court-Houss in CharIestown, the
following
TRACTS Or PARCELS OF LAND.
situated and lying about miles West of Charles
town. OF the line of the Barriers Ferry and
sTon's Depot on ". & r Railroad, to1%i1. Can"
Mol, containing. by survey,
1912 Ii Acres.
bounded on the North by said Turnpike and adj
heirs Of Walter Shirley. No improvements exc
ceptlnG an Unfaiiug Well of Limestone Water,
WSere m MI for s o stood. r a9
of way from Tract No. to the CnarlestOwn:
ITy aRS SH Ra Gas RSw
Tract No. contains, by survey
2I5 AcreS5
and lies South of and adjoins tract No /. and Is
improved bv Comfortable Dwelling. StablI hing
of way thrOeEE tract No. to tho turnpike, as
The land is Of eoed quality Of E4snsstone. and
of Timber.
o. Pat to be exhibited on day of salo,
TERMS OF SALE provide ed for by the DEGREES
aforesaid: As to tract M 1, one-fourth Casn'
and the residue in one, two and three years.,
equal paVments with Interest from day Of sale.
AS to tract No. =. S1,cSo of t. Q purchase money
to be paTd ut the death of Mrs. Martha w. Har-
ley, TO bear Interest from the day Of sale. pay
able Annually on the LIST day of January tho
residue to lie paid one-fourth in Cash, One
fourth III one years, one-fourth In two years, and
One-fourth III three years, with Interest from
dav of sale; all the deferred payments tol DO So
cured bv the Bonds of the purchaser aud q Decd
OF Trust upon the premises.
00-Sale to begin ut IL o'clock.
N BIN the event Of failure to sell said tracts,
or either of them, said land VIII he
PUBLICLY RENTED
to the highest bidder, on the same dav and MT
the same place. for the term of Ono Year from
the first day of April 1916.
TERMS OF RENrING.-OneL half Cash. and
the residue w Six Months, Bobd with good per
sonal security to be given for SAID deferred pay
ment. THOMAS c. GREEN,
JOSEPH 1RAPNELI,
Special Commissioners.
Daniel Fl, f1ebower, AuctIOneer.
December 3. lS7I-fR,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15
HOUSE AND STORE-ROOM FOR REM

TTNHE House and Store Room which have been
Il occupying as Jewelry Store for the last
tnree years, IA for Rent-possession given on
January st 1875. l., DINKIE
Decemher l. LIZ
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15
FOR RENT.

TNHE Store Room now occupied bv s. u. Tim
i berlakc. Possession given April LIST, 1874
Feb IN 1s7.-.t JAS. LAW. Ho0FF.
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re 3oG.; :RElILasiF EAINl:g SUBSCRIBERS.

From and after the first day of January.
1878, under the late act Of Congress, the pos,
tage must be prepaid by US on,allspapers sent
to subscribers ont of the county. On all sub
scriptio1s paid in advance we will pre- pay the
postage ard forward at our regular rates. AS
We do not feel disposed to continue the paper
to those in arrears. and lose both subscription
and postage, VIC thus give timely notice, that
oil of the aforementioned class of subscribers
who wish the paper continued after the LIST
day of January next, may have abundant time
to settle up back dues aud pay in advance for
another year 80 .,----f 5. s.. &c.,. -
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15
GRAIN DRILLS.

w are selling the HAgerstown Gum Spring
" Drill, complete With uapo nd Grhss seed
Attachments. This is q Standard Drill and iS tot,
ven known to need further advertising. Zach
Drill warranted for one year
WASHINGTON Il LIPPITT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

HAVING qualified on the estate of the late
Ii ohr w. Dal"arn, all parties gre Iequested
TO ma Ike prompt settlement. aud CT editors will
send III theil acconnos. OF other evidence OF debt
to the nmdGrsgucG 81 Ch2rles.0wn, Jefferson
county, w. Va, DA ME l.. LUCAS,
STEPHE :. DALGARN
Executors o; john w. Dalgarn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15
LAND AT PRIVATE SALE.

Daniel Fl, flebower, Auctloneer.
December 8, lS7I-ts.
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Oil ACRES.

of which about 30 acres is in TIMBER. The
land is Of the same quality and is improved by a
commodious DWELLING HOUSE and ali the
necessary Out-Buildings.
plat of the lands will be shown to any per-
son wishing to purchase, upon application to
either of the Commissioners.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-12-15
BANK NOTICE.

THERE Will be meeting of the Stockholders
i "f the First National Bank Of Jefferson. at
CnaElese0wn, W. Va, he d at its Banking House,
on Tuesday, tire 12tn day of January 1915 he
tween the LOurs OF Ten a NJ :, and Que r M.
for the election of Five Directors to serve for the
ensuing year. SAM'I HOWELL
Dec. 8, 1874. CasLier
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
Disappearing yestIges Of Antiquity.

A correspondent of the Levant Her
aid, writing from Messina, laments the
removal and destruction OF those class.
ic remains which some twenty-five
years ago still adorned the site of the
ancient town of Pompeyopolis. Visit
ing the site of Pompeyopolis about
ten years ago, the writer states that he
saw among other ruins still standing
the walls of the ancient city, the Acrop-
oils, and other edifices, and also the
remains of small mole, which in the
course of centuries had been filled up
with sand. For some years past the
inhabitants of Messina have utilized
these interesting remains of antiquity,
after fashion which cannot fail to ex.
cite horror among psychologists.
The site of the ancient town has
been resorted TO as conve-
nient quarry for building-stones,
and indeed, there is now scarcely a
house in Mcssina Of which the walls
are not built with the finely polished
marbles of Pompeyopolis. The recent
erection at Messina of lighthouse, a
mosque, and of an agency for the
Messageries Maritimes, and the repair.
ing of the streets, have absorbed every
vestige of the ancient town, with the
exception of marble colonnade, which
has hitherto been spared only because
its columns were not SO well adapted
for building purposes as the blocks OF
stone and marble which were torn from
the surrounding edi6ces. The supply
Of the latter materials, however, hay
ing been exhausted, it will probably
not be long before these columns are
broken up and transported to another
spot. The last trace of the ancient
town of Pompeyopolis will thus have
cpaspd tO exist
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
NcMsnancrS hY Mail.

The bill reported by Representative
Tyner,in the House Monday amendatory
of the postal laws, provides that on
newspapers and other periodicals not
exceeding four ounces IN weight, sent
from the known office of publication to
regular and bona fIe subscribers,
postage shall be charged at the follow
ing rates per quarter namely (:
On publications issued less frequently
than once a week, 2 cents issued once
a week, B cents issued twice a week,
6 cents three times a week, 8 cents ;
six times a week, Is cents and daily,
q cents and an additional rate shall
be charged for each additional four
ounces weight provided that one copy
of weekly newspapers may be sent to
each subscriber thereof in the county
where they are printed aud
published, free of postage, and
the publishers Of newspapers and peri
odicals may mutually exchange their
publications., not exceeding one copy
in each exchange, free of postage. All
miscellaneous matter OF the third class.
including books, flexible patterns,
samples OF ores, metals, minerals and
merchandise, sample cards, photo
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal
envelopes, and wrappers, cards, printed
or imprinted, and on all matter not
chargeable with letter rates, or by law
excluded from the mails, the postage
shall be one cent for each two ounces
or fractional part Of two ounces, and
the maximum weight of all such pack
ages SHALL not exceed four ounces. i
shall be lawful for any person 20 writ,
in any book, pamphlet, periodical
magazine, or other matter Of the thirC
class a brief form Of presentation, ol
write hih or her name on the uppel
thereof, or the number and name of th,
articles enclosed without additiona
postage.
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Robert Bonner's New York Ledger.

The New York Times contains the
following just and appreciative edito-
rial notice:
The New York Ledger recently
entered upon q new volume, and the
proprietor, Mr.. Robert Bonner, took
occasion to say a few words to his
hundreds of thousands of readers. He
tells them that the liberality which has
been shown in the past in the manage.
meHt of his paper will be continued
throughout the new year; that all the
old favorite writer's will contribute TO
its pages; that he will be constantly on
the watch for "any new developments
Of real rising genius" and that he is
determined to keep up the Ledger as
the best family paper in the world.
That these pledges will be kept, Mr..
Bonner's well-known enterprise and
high character afford sufficient guar
antee. He may fairly claim the credit
of having established a popular jour
nal which is absolutely free from any
moral reproach or stain. In too many
of the trumpery journals which have
been set up in the vain hope oil compel
ing with the Ledger the lessons taught
to the young are of the most injurious
character. Parents are depicted as
unnatural tyrants from whom it is a
duty and a virtue to escape. A boy
flies from his home, meets with a
stranger of boundless wealth and liber.
atty is instantly adopted as son and
heir, and achieve exploits which rival
all the feats of all the heroes known to
history. Many boy has found out to
his sorrow how little these wild and
mischievous stories represent the act
ual conditions of life. Too often the
teaching is even more pernicious-yice
and prof1gacy are penalty inculcated.
Mr.. Bonner's Ledger has always been
free from this abominable poison
Hence it has been and is freely admit
/ ted into thousands of families all over
the country as a companion and a
friend. No profane word, no vicious
stories are ever allowed to appear in its
columns. Among its contributors ale
some of the most highly esteemed
clergymen of the day, and many of the
ablest writer's in general literature. II
has two columns every week of reptile;
to correspondents, which are full o.
practical good sense and sound advice
In the number before us questions on
great variety of subjects are asked
from knotiy law points TO delicate sub
lects connected with engagement and
marriage, and all these questions are
answered carefully and with great good
humor and worldly wisdom. In this
single number also there are eight diff
fcrent stories, either continued or com
plete in themselves, articles by the
Revs. Henry Ward Beecher and DR.
Hall many admirable comments on
topics of the day, and a great variety
OF useful and miscellaneous reading
A better publication il would be hard
to find; and while bearing our testi
mony to the fact that il well deserves
the wonderful success it has achieved
in the past, may we add our wishes fol
its redoubled success in the future.
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PATRONS OF HUSBASDRY.
New Grange organized in Boston
The Order of "sOvereigns Of Hus-
bundryS


New Grange organized in Boston
Ihe Order of ''sOvereigns of Hus-
bandry."
A new Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry has been formed in Boston, in
opposition to that of the merchants
and business men, known as the State
Street Grange, and about which there
has been so much controversy. The
new Grange is composed of agricul-
tural producers of Boston and vicinity,
and, as organized on Friday includes
but thirteen men. These, however,
are men of position and strength, each
one OF whom takes the oath that he is
a representative agricultural producer.
MIR. Noyes, the proprietor of the Massa-
chusetts Plowman, is the secretary, aad
the prime mover in the undertaking.
AT the meeting Friday the following
resolutions were adopted:
RESOLVED, That we stand by and protect, by
Individual and organized effort, the agricul-
tural producing industry " New England
and the country, and that we recognize the
necessity OF organized effort to secure TO the
agricultural producer a full equivalent for his
productions.
RESOLVED, That while we make no warfare
upon any class of men, we deny TO the middle
men the right to take the lions share OF profit,
and that It shall be our determined effort to
bring the consumer and producer in the
nearest proximity, and thus secure to each an
advantage which is now lost to both.
Two other resolutions were adopted.
declaring that the grange would pros
ecute this work with unwearied dill.
gence, and expressing belief that the
meeting of the National Grange in ST.
Louis, the first week in February, will
pronounce policy not only in har-
mony with the interests of the Ameri.
can farmer, but which will commend
itself to the great American public as
wise, efficient and Just.
Deputy Abbott having got the work
of establishing oranges in New Eng
land well under way, is turning his en-
ergies to the formation of lodges of the
of Husbandry, composed
of mechanics and working-people, to
further the ends of the oranges. There
are now in New England nearly 100
subordinate oranges of the Patrons OF
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THE FARMERS.
The Marion County Qnd.) Changers
Declaration OF PrineipIes

Declaration OF Principles.
The Changers of Marion county,
Ind, have adopted the following reso,
luton
Re8otped, That we disapprove OF any
effort that has lor its object the forma-
ton of a political party out of this
Order that the resolutions adopted
10y the State Grange at its last session
are sufficiently clear and explicit to
indicate the views Of the Order upon
all questions of general interest; that
we are pledged to the public, by our
repeated denial of political purpose.
to resist in good faith every effort to
peWert the objects Of this Order in
that direction that our members have.
in large measure, been induced TO enter
into this organization upon the repre-.
sentation that within its pale all ques.
tions of interest to the producer
could be discussed without partisan
bias; that in our opinion mem.
bers of the Order should be
lett perfectly free to exercise their DO.
lItlcal preferments without restraint
from any source whatever; that we
would regard 1t MS national calamity
to form or persist in attempting to
form class party for political pur.
poses; that the entire force of the or
ganization should be directed to the
educational and commercial interests
OF those engaged in agricultural pur-
suits; tnat no effort ~hould We ercottr-
aged to give the votes of this organiza-
ton to either political party, or for the
formation of Ii new party; that we will
resist and discotutenance the effort of
any one inside or outside the Order to
use the organization for political pre-
fermont, believing that the discussion
of questions relating to the productive
interests of the country will better
qualify the members of this Order to
exercise their right of franchise mors
understandingly and freely.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
The TOw-BOat Monopoly on the Lower
Mississippi.

The tow-boat monopoly at the mouth
of the Mississippi has doubtless, as is
usually the case with monopolics,
over reached themselves. In their
selfshness they have persistently so
managed affairs as TO impede the Gov
eminent dredging service, and do great
damage TO commerce. They have, for
instance, made it a point to run vessels
which they were towing aground in
such manner that they would
swing across the channel dredged by
the engineers. la this position, five
hours suffices to accumulate bar Of
sediment about the vessel, thus stop
ping up the way. At they receive 500
an hour for towing vessels over the bar,
this has proved profitable specula-
ton. The resolution introduced in
the House by Stone, of Missouri, in
structing the Commerce Committee to
prepare law TO facilitate the execu.
ton of, and TO protect public works OF
river and harbor improvements, to the
end that private individuals and cor
porations may not destroy such works
without suitable penalties, was agreed
upon by the Congressional cheap
transportation caucus Saturday night,
10 cover this case, and was promptly
passed. This action, when fully car
ried out, will have the effect TO com
pletely muzzle the tow.boat monopoly,
and will Prove n great benefit to the
commerce Of the Southwest.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
sinliles.

ona taner hsbts a thousand-yet doth beam
No dimmer, giving all, but losing nothing.
Nv one faint glimmering taper hight is bro't
To sltar-candles, many-branched, that CLEAN
Against high-vaulted chancel roofs and stream
Through painted panes with vivid splendors
fraught,
And shine on efigies OF saints fine-wrought,
Whose folded hands forever PRAYING seem.
These two things have | known and this
beside
Fire xiidled by a falling flame, which died
That self-same moment Lord, my flame burns
low
Great fires are kindled by feeble spark
Let my poor taper tighten some, whose glow
Shall bless the world when | am cold and
DARK
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EVANSVILLE. Wis, Jan. Is, 1874.
A Genuine Case Of LeprOsy IN Detroit.
From the Detroit Free Press. Feb. q

a
There is at present in one of the
public institutions of this city a genu-
Inc well-defned case of leprosy. The
victim is John Mccarthy, a native of
Buffalo, aged twenty-one years. He
has been afflicted with it ever since his
earliest recollection, and has led a
vagrant life. wandering, hopeless out.
cast, from city to city, occasionally
dropping into almshouses, and FREE
quently finding refuge in penal insti-
buttons as a vagrant Mccarthy is
covered with white scales, which fall
off constantly, and are as constantly
renewed. They are or the scalp, face,
and hands, and also cover some por-
tions eof the body half an inch in
thickness, having the appearance of
dried Goldfish skin.
Physicians, accustomed as they are
to sad sights, have turned away from
the contemplation of McCarthy's hor.
rible case, sick in body and spirit.
The patient is rapidly becoming i'm
beetle from disturbed nutrition and
want of sleep. The entire part of the
affected regio0 is mass of leprous
irritation, and a shower Of scales flies
of with the least motion, the bed pre-
sentlng the appearance somewhat of
having been literally strewn with
coarse bran. Medicines have thus far
had but little effect, owing in part, no
doubt, to bad hygiene, poor food and
insufficient clothing. Now his con.
dition seems little improved. Even
should he improve for time, the dis
ease would probably return with all
its original virulence.
Mccarthy long since reached a con
dition OF mind where he regards the
prospect of death as a blessing in.
finitely TO be preferred TO longer en-.
DURANGO of his present piiiable con-
dition. Such is leprosy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
II Used To BE.

II used to be, in the olden time,
When man and maid We're fond Of each other,
He told his tale in prose- or rhyme,
And she-she made no particular pother;
Straight for the nearest parson they send,
And get them married, and there an end
But now they talk like Miss Preston's brats
On art and science are wOrdy and wise;
II love IL mentioned at all--well that's
Merely for something to analyze.
And ii no should happen at last to propose,
She says, ''You forget, and turns on her toes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
The Issues Of the Farmers, Movement.
From the Industrial Age.

Since the " Farmers Movement is
no longer a shadow Of coming events,
but thing OF life, ;" IL has become a
matter of national anxiety and interest
that its growth be a healthy one. And
as it had its origin in general desire
TO eliminate the glaring abuses of the
day, We hope it will keep its parentage
in mind and since it wages an honest
war against corruption in high places,
and the tangible and conspicuous
abuses of power in Legislative and Ju.
dietary quarters, and on the ipcorpo-
rated monopolies of the land our hope
is that moderation aud temperance in
all things will characterize all its coun.
ellis and increase its power.
One Of the most promii ent abuses
sought to be remedied is bit the nat
ural fruit Of legislation in the interest
OF class. such as railroad legislation,
or such as fosters monopolies IN any
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-02-17
Remarkable TripIets.
Prom The pittsburg Galotto.

The death of the Siamese twins has
called forth. as might have been ex-
pected, several physiological comments
of more or less interest. You will allow
me TO contribute TO the general stock
Of human phenomena the following
ll-authenticated fact In the year Of
our Lord 1923, in the village Of
Poyntspass, County of Armagh, Ireland,
Mrs. O'Reilly, aged forty.two years and
seven months, was safely delivered Of
three sons, all connected by a band or
hgature, in every particular resembling
that which vitality bound the Siamese
twins. Sir Ashley Cooper and DR.
Abernethy FASTENED over from London,
and after a professional investigation
Of the extraordinary case, declared
their reluctance 10 attempt a surgical
separation. These three Armagh broth.
ers mot Roman or Alban) lived until
they attained the age of ten years.
Dean Carter, Of Tandaragoe, read the
service OF the English Church at their
grave. ] need hardly add that they
died simultaneously. DR.. Priestly and
others will, ! presume, remember on
rccollect the matter. J. NJ.
PrTsBuRo, Jan. %, 1874.
One thousand Mennonites are 10 set
4 l.. 4. n
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THE Salem (Mass.) Gazette recalls
the fact that the Siamese twins were
arrested at Lynnfeld, Mass, in Au-
gust, 1881, for breach Of the peace.
While staying for few days at the
hotel. enjoying themselves fishing on
the pond and shooting in the woods,
with young Englishman as an attend.
ant, they we're much annoyed by the
eager curiosity Of visitors, who dis.
turbed their intended seclusion. Col.
Elbridge Gerry and Mr.. Prescott,
OF Stoneham, went toward them in a
field. but we're warned 10 keep away.
Irritating words followed, and the
twins, after firing a blank cartridge,
struck the Colonel with the butt Of a
gun. They we're put under 1905
bonds.
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Breyet Brig Ten. Dom Piatt United
States Volunteers.
Washington Correspondence Of The Cincinnati q

UlHftl l.
Dom Plat is aged 80, although by
reason Of a yirtuous, conscientious and
temperate life he does not look to be
more than 40.
His hair, almost black, is beautiful,
fine, glossy and abundant. II would be
source of pride on the head Of any
lady in the land.
His whiskers are worn full, and are
also e.grained, with an occasional
gray hair IN them, which gives them O
peculiar richness.
His forehead is high, full and viii te,
and his eye is as mild as n Madonnas
His nose is Grecian, and his moutl
is warm and ripe.
He is about five feet nine inches, has
well-rounded form, becomingly and
gracefully dressed.
An interesting discovery Of gold ha'
been fnadp in Rnta Scotland
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A PIN has as much head as good
many authors, and a great deal more
point.