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Death of E1.prelldent Fillmore

NIillurd Fillmore, who was Prcidcnt
Of the United States from July 10Th,
1850, to March 4th. $50, died in Buila.
10, N. y, on Sunday night, in the
10th year Of his age. Mr.. Fillmore
was elected Vice President upon the
ticket with General Zachariah Taylor
in 1913, and upon General Taylor's
death succeeded 10 the Presidency.
While in that position hA estrapged
many of his NOrthgn friends BY sign.
iug the Fugitive Slave law.
In 1856 Mr.. Fillmore was nomina-
ted by tho Know Nothing party for
President. and though he received q
respectable popular vote. he received
the electoral vote Of but one State,
(Aiaryland.)
After his retirement from tho Pres.
ilcnry in 1858, ho made a tour Of oil
tho Southern States, and the people
greeted him 10 largo numbers whcrey.
r he stopped,
Mr.. Fillmore lived in retirement tho
last twenty years Of bis life.
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Tho Shenandoah valley Railroad.

During the late term Of Court, we
had long conversation with Thomas
j. Arnold, Esq Of Beverley. 10 rela.
ton to The "5. " Il. r." and we
must confess that from the information
he gave US, cur views as to this enter
prise were considerably changed. We
have been humbugged so much BY the
visionary schemes Of visionary men, il
regard TO railroads, that, NilhOu. IN
quiry, ne had set this down as one Of
them. We ore glad to fud that We
ore mistaken, and tina. there 10 real
prospect of the speedy construction Of
the road.
This road, wo arc Informed, will
pass through the counties Of Randolph.
bpshur, Lewis, Gilmer, Calhoun aud
Writ, and strike the Ohio river 10 the
county of1Yood.
The understanding now is, that tie
road from BridgCwatcr, Virginia to
Franklin, (Wcst Virginia,) distance
of about As miles, will DO let out to
contractors by tho 1st Of April; and
that trains will be running from
Bridgevatcr TO Raleigh Springs some
tine this year. Two corps Of engi.
nccrs will commence operations west Of
Franklin this spring, uudor the man.
ngement Of tho celebrated Colonel 0s.
borne, tho engineer who planned and
engineered the city Of Chicago.
Tho General superintendent Of the
road, Ms. II. NJ. Clay, Is q son Of
Hon cassiu. NJ, Clay, Of Kentucky.
Rs recently visited Beverley aud
guCkhSnrOn, and was vol received by
the people Of our sister towns. lie
docs nc. attempt to create any wrong
impressions but by an exhibition Of
the resources snd Infections Of the
company. shows that they mean Jun.
n.1, Tho consequence ia. that the
people have now every confidence in
tic suceess Of tho enterprise, and be.
lioyo the road will DO pushed along
through West Virginia at an early day.
wc congratulate cur neighbOrs upon
tho happy prospect presented; and
tru,t that they will aid, by all the
msaus III their power, the Development
Of their country.
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The Constitutional Right OF tho
states TO Pass Prohibitory
Laws.

Tho question whether the States have
right, under the Constitution Of the
United States, to absolutely prohibit
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors within
their limits, is ono long since raised,
and one that in these times Of temper.
aucs excitement possesses unusual in.
,srsss. II is claimed that liquors IRE
property. recognized rs sach BY legal
authorities everywhere, and that the
right to sell property is ono Ofthu
privileges" which coupled with i'm.
muuities are guaranteed to every citi.
zon BY the Constitution Of the United
StsteS. A case which was meant to
settl, this question was decided in the
Supreme Court of the United States The
other day, viz tho Bartmeyer case
from Iowa The opinion was dclIy.
cred by Justice Miller. 1t was held,
in substance. that the usual and Osdi-
nary Legislation Of the States regula.
ting and prohibiting tho sale Ofintox-
icating liquors raises no question under
tho Constitution of tho United States
prior to tho l4tl, amendment Of that
instrument Tho right to sell such
liquors is not ono Of tue privileges and
immunilies Of citizens Of the United
Stats, Nhich, BY the amendment, the
States arc forbidden to abridgo but
il case were presented in which a
person owned liquor, or other proper.
ty, at the tins the law was passed by
the State absolutely prohibiting any
sale Of it, il ,could be a rery grave
question phether such lav poula not
b incOn,isIen. with the provision Of
that amendment which ter6iis lie STATE
to deprirs any person Of life, liberty or
property ,oi.hoat due process Of lao,
Justice Miller added that while this
case attempted to present that question
ii failed 10 do Il, because the plea
which is takea does not. state in due
form, aud by positive allegation, the
time when defendant became owner Of
the lig uid rOld aud secondly, because
Tho record satisfied the court the case
was made up to obtain the opinion Of
the Cour. on a grave constitutional
question, without existence Of facts
necessary to raise that question. Ip
such q case when the Supreme Court
OF tho State to which tho writ Of error
Is directed had not considered the
question, this Court would not feel ut
liberty TO go out Gifts usual course to
decide it.
Tne striking feature of the opinion is
The intina,iOn that while State pro-
hibitory law would be admissible as to
liquors bought for resale after tho law
was put in operation, it could not be
enforced as to any liquors held within
the State at tho time the law became
operative. Under this kind Of ruling,
whenever II became evident that The
Legislature Of a State was about TO pass
prohibi.Ory law. there would DO a
sudden and heavy importation Of wills.
Ky into that State; and il is not likely
that tho stock "on hand" at the time
Of putting the lay in force would ever
give out. It would last, like the wild.
Ov's cruise, in such a miraculous way
that there would DO no perceptible dit
ference between the supply in States
that had prohibitory laws aud in States
that had e. Rheeling Standard.
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GILLS WHEELING RAW bVNh
PHOSPHATE.
Farmers, Read and Profit.


There is not a-spider hanging on The
kings wall but has bis Grand ; there
is not an animal, vegetable, or any.
thing Noah saved 10 his Ark but what
was made and saved for good. Aud l
will have ii that God never created n
man to DO n blank aud to DO nothing;
therefore | announce myself
West Yirginia's Phospha &c Manu-
facturer.
EJ Send for circulars and learn to
increase your crops and set your fields
in rich meadows Of grass. All inqui
ries answered Agents wanted in ey-
cry Township.
H. H. Gitt, Manufacturer,
Lock Drawer ia, Wheeling, W. Va.
Oct 81, 1873, G months.
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STATE Of IEcst Virginia, fo.trit.
A T a circuit cour. held for tue county OIL
N Lewis, at the court-houSe thereof, on
tie Ord day Of March, 1874.
Charles p. Hall, administrator with the
will annexed Of Vim. r. Raymond de-.
ceased, and Joseph Hutchinson, plain
tiiis,
vs..
Thomas L. Moray In bis own right, and
and US administrator with the will an
neIed ofJamnS McCay, deceased, and
Others, defendants.
III Ciaaeety.
The object Of this suit Is 10 recover
against tic personal representatives Of Rob.
ert McCray and James MeCny SO 80 cts,
tie amount Of a withg obligatory, eIecu.
Ted by tteui Ia their llietimeS, on tho 10th
Of March, 1856, pay able 90 days after date,
with interest from date, to tue PLAINTIFF 10.
seph llutChlson, and By him assigned 10 the
said VIM. +. llaymenl In Ills lifetime; aud
TO subject Tue estate leit by said Robert aud
James Nc Cray 10 the payment VI said debt,
and other debts owing by them al their
dtsihS. Among the estate so len and
soUgil { 10 be subjected Is fuOlety Of 1870
acres Of land, In Webster county, Except
lI94 acres tlierjor) conveyed to said Rob.
ctt NcCray BY tho defendant Robert Erwin.
II appearipg by AiliiRVitIllsd that the do.
leHdani Robert Erwin Is a nonresident Of
this State, on motion Of The plaintiffs II is
ordered that tue said RObrrt Erwin do Ap.
IcAt within iUnr weeks after the date oftht
first publication herdpI and do what 10 ne
cssgary 10 protect his Interest,
Tesio;
WIZ. BYRNE, Clerk.
u. Drsnuosi r. q. March lGN
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"DEAD DEMOCRACYN
K nrrah for weston.

The returns from New Hampshire,
concerning the election held in thai
State on Monday last for Governor and
members Of tho Legislature, indicate
beyond doubt that Governor WEs'
TsS, (DEMOcRAT) has boon reelected
by a largely increased majority ! and
that the Democrats have carried both
branches of the Legislature.
Our friends there arc holding jolli
fics,ioR meetings over tho result.
Ilurrah for WEsrOE and tho DemOc
racy Of New Hampshire!
How about dead DOmocracyf"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

Mr. Charles Sumner, 'uuited State,
Senator from Massachusetts, aud npOl-
itician as well known, perhaps, as any
in bis day and generation, departed
this life OF Washington City on the
10Th inst, after short illness.
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sW ENV poTMToEs
Sweet Potato Plants

grown from the choicest Yellow Potato, will
30 for sale this spriugat Weston by 7. ".
Harrison and A. y. Fisher. These plants
are sproated from scCds brought from the
east. They are more hardy than any
brought here from a distance, !hesC
brought on being SProuted under glass,
and ours In the open air. Every one who
bought these plants Of A. U. Fisher last
year wetc surprised that SO few died.
These plants will be ready by May 10th,
Price per hundred, Forty Gents. They
will be sold at Browns Greek by James r.
Lynch, IT,, at West Milford by George
jackson, aud at Jane Lew, Jacksonville,
Bushs' lillS, lFaikersvills aud GlenvillG, by
agents who will 10 named hereafter. Try
these plants once, and you will never ask
for any other kind.
March lG.9m
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Charlotte Underwood and others.
In Chanctty.
The object OF this suit Is 10 partition bc-
tween tho plaintiff, and tho heirs OF Geo.
Blair deed, and Charlotte Underwood and
her children, according TO their respective
rights, a tract Of vs. acres Of land In Lewis
county, on the len hand fork Of tho West
Fork River, and the mouth o. Laurel Run
aud formerly owned by Lsban Racer and
wife. And II appearing by affidavit hled
In the papers Of this cause that james T.
Underwood, joseph Underwood and Solo,
mon Underwood, three OF the defendants,
are not residents 1ftbs State, and they moi
appearing, II Is ordered that they do ap.
pear here at April rules, TO he held on tbs
last Monday In March, 1874, and do what
Is necessary 10 protect their interest In this
suit. JESSE Wo0FTER, Clerk.
Al Arnold. a March o Al
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

AZ the Vienna Exhibition the SINGER
receiveAthe Medal Of Merit, the Medal Of
Progress, and three other Medals for superb.
oriIy Of productions.
These are The Highest .Seipins Ma
chine Alrards al Tenna.
The SINGER received all the medals
awarded 10 either Of the competing Ma
chimes, and two medals more than any
other obtained. Then, In tho name Of
truth, what Is II that prompts people 10
claim recommendations for the Diploma Of
Honor The fact Is, no Diploma ofHonor
has been given to any Sewing Machine
Company, but immeasnrAbly betlerlS
THE WORLDS AWARD.
rs shown by sales, proved by sworn re-
turns to the owners 0f the principal sewing
machine pAttntt--wllich last year amonnt-
ed TO two hundred nnd nineteen thousand,
seven hundred and fily.eight (2l9, 1bs.l
machines, nine ont Of len ofthem being for
family nSes This iSovei As, 900 more sew
ing machines than were sold by any other
company for the came period, and over one
quarter ofall The machine, sold In ls72,-
These enormous sales arc owing TO The long
tested merits OF tito Singer Machines, which
meet the wants Of the public In superiority
and simplicity N cons truetion, and eapa-
bility for great variety and excellence Of
work. That the users Of Sewing Machines
and these desirable qualities in the
81 N G II Il
abovenll others, Is shown by the saifsabcre
given, aside from the awards Of Information.
al Juries, either at bone or abroad.
J.H. HANSON, Gen, Agt.,
oLlRksuuEo, W. Va.
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MI. uersfoId,. ponatIon.

By tho particular Request o. Mr..
Taylor. We print tho following letter
VnDdiiI:
scT7Os, March II
Editor Democrat; Is frequently
the case, and especially SO III political
matters, that 90 individual ands ii
sufficiently difficult to defend propO.
sltion Of bis own judiciOps selection;
liu, when damaging Misrepresentation
of position, bOarly tsnablo At best, Is
attached II IL plain 10 he sccn that
hi, tomplrieProsirstiOn and tnnihila.
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Commissioners Sale ola
VALUABLE FARM
In Randolph County, West Virginia.

In Randolph County. West Virginia
Pursuant to decree ofihe Circuit courtot
Randolph county, Hest Virginia, rendered
on the slss day Of October, 1873, in ,hs
case Of
Martha Ward,
4, G. Ward ,.sal
Thomas Hartley,
Abraham 9. Ware, e. al
Patrick Orchard,
Abraham G. Ward, .. al s-'-''
Matthew l.. Ward,
Abraham IL. G. Ward, ii al AZ 'a'A''''
and
Noah s. Channel, &c., !
VS.. In eh.pesrv
Abraham G. Ward, .tal
We, the undersigned Commissioners, will,
on The 2sd day Of February, 1874, II b,ing
the lSt day Of tile February term, 1874, OF
The County Court Of Randolph county, pro.
coed 10 sell TO the hgaest bidder, before the
iront door Of the Court ho6se Of Randolph
county the interest Of Abraham O. Ward Ia
200 sU.lGO acres Of land lying and being In
Han dolpll county, West Virginia, mentioned
and described In deed from Martha Ward
10 John. NJ. ball and the said Abraham o.
Ward, dated November 9Th, 1865, and recon-
ded 10 Randolph county, Book o, page 81
itom The report Of the Commissioners, ltap-
pears that tue interest Of The said Abraham
y. Ward In the said 200 oO.i00 aeres oiland
is one undivided moiety thereof, subject lst,
TO tho lie estate therein Of tic deiendsnt Alb
raham CAtper aud his vile Margaret Cafper
AID the survivors Of them, and secondly, 10
tho life estate Of defendant burgess Carper In
ohe undivided halfof the said moiety of2eo
eO'l GU a.tes 0iland, 10 commence at the ttt>
Iulnatlon Of said eAtatt for life Of the defend
ants Abraham Carper and Margaret cafper,
and OF the survivors ofthein.n The said 400
s0.l6O acres u Hand Is the farm iatelyi wn q
BY Abraham Uarper, lying on tic east size Of
the Valley River, adjoining the fllni Of
Washlng,on j. Long and Nehemiah Cafper,
and embraces q fine body of tue river bottom.
TERMSO OF SALE.-Enough cash Ia Lad
10 pay aud satisfy the coats Of suits and the
costs and expenses attending the said fale,
and the residue on credit Ofg, IL, 1S and
~ months, with interest from the day or
sale, taking IRON the purchaser bonds with
good personal security for The said unpaid
putchaSe money; and q lien will be retained
upon said land as . further security.
SANuEl Woops,
DAylD Cor, csm'r.
y \ ~ 4
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w EST VA UNIVERSITY

Tho year bcel.s in all Departments on
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 8, 1873.
Prof F. S. Lyon, with a full stat Of thor
oughly qualified assistants, has charge Of
the Preparatory Department.
Patrons seeking Information in regard TO
the same will address him.
Catalogues describing the other Depart
nents may be obtained from the Secretary
Of the Faculty, Prof Geo. ". Glover, or
the undersigned.
ALEX. MARTIN, President.
MOrgantOwu, w. Va.
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STATE Of Vest Virginia.
A r RULES held In the clerks Office Of
N the county'coart for the county Of
Lewis, on the let Monday In March, 1874.
Porter v, Watson aud others,
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IT is stated that Colonel Dan John
son, Of Taylor county, aspircS to be
our next Congressional representative.
II be comes out wo look to see him
"rut wide swath" among the Gran.
gers. Next to Essu and Absalon, be
Is tho hairicst man Of aucien. or mod.
ern days, and he eau carry more hay
seed around in bis luEurian. crop, than
uny other man in the First District
Standard.
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Thankful for the liberal patronage that
las been bestowed upon US heretofore, wo
respectfully ask continuance Of public fa.
'vor. ROSS l. yANDEIvoRr.
Oct 10
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We pay the HIGHEST CASH PR.
CES FOR WOOL, GIN
SENG, &c.
We sill send out our
TRADING WAGON;

In charge Of Mr.. Charles rl.sh.r, and the
people will be supplied with goods as
chcaply as they could purchase them In
town. The wagon will make It's regular
trips TO Hackers Creek, BAileys, Walkers
Vile, and other points throughout this and
Gilmer counties.
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YentiIatlng Closets.

Having for several years hung the
clothing of the family IN rooms where
there was a free circulation of air, am
surprised when 1 go into the well-f
ished clOthes-rOOms Oct rs call them
close roOms) in some fine house to find
how dead and unwholesome-nOt TO say
foul-the air is. The soiled garments
hung In tight, dark room cOntaminate
the whole apartment, and such contain
ina ion Is very perceptIble TO a we'll
trained nose or to olfactories accustomed
to the refinement of habitual pure air.
Old boots and shoes cause a bad smell
in a close room. Unless a closet Is ven
tilated so that there Is some cil culation
of air through 1t, 1t Is no I'lace to hang
away night-gOwns, unless they have
previously been aired, so that the per
SEPARATION accumulated in the previous
night - only iDsensible per piratioD,
perhaps-has been dried and summed
away. l have no means of ascertaining,
this morning, how far science has at
tended to this subject of closet ventila-
ton, but I am very sure that it is an
important matter, and should be well
looked into. OF course, there can be
closets with n indows in them, and this
should generally be the case. They can
be kept dark, as a general rule, # de
sired, but it ought to be possible to ad-
nit flood of light. Closets built I'M
der stair-ways might be ventilated by q
CRATE closed by a sliding shutter under
one of the stairs. 1t would be well to
have the CRATE capable of Being shut 70
keep out dust when the stairs are swept.
do not know whether this has been
tried, but the idea has occurred 20 me
as practicable. A sliding window in the
closet door is also possible. The small
sliding window in the door and the gra..e
in the elevation of one of the stain
ought to give a sufficient circulation OF
air to a small stairway closet.-Agri-
cg1fgiTiSf
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Precious Stones.

Many of the precious stones which
are ranked as gems bY the lapidaries,
and valued as beautiful jewels by the
ladies, are simply different varieties of
quartz. or, to speak still more plainly,
of sandstone. OF these we NAV name
the amethyst, which is quartz colored
purple by oxyd of manganese agate,
which is a compact, translucid form of
quartz, with coIors arranged in bands
or clouds onyx, chalcedony, and car
ne ian, which are merely varieties of
agate chrysoprase, bloodstone, and
opal, which are other varieties of near
ly pure quartz, or silica.
The precious or noble opal is OBJ
tanned chiefly in Hungary, although fine
specimens are also found in Saxonv and
South America. They occur in Hun
gary disseminated In a trachylic COM
glomerate. They are mostly verv small:
but, if really beautiful, tiny-sizei
stone viii bring $50 to S25 in the mar
ket. The largest opal aSpresent known
is exhibited In the imperial cabinet at
Vienna. 1t measures A. inches by 81
inches. and is vaIued at more than 1850
00O Pliny speaks of remarkable opal
which once belonged to the Roman SEN
atOr Nonius. It's owner chose to 90 into
exile rather than yield the gem to Mark
Antony, who had set his covetous eyes
upon it. This opal was, in the time OF
Pliny, esteemed to be worth no less
than $500, 900. At the London worlds
fair, IN 1851, there was to be seen.
among rare nd elegant stones, an opal
weighing 5264 carats, or near A ounces
troy weight. il was valued at 500, 900.
No gem is of more exquisite beauty
than the opal. TO watch the swift and
changeful play of its rainbow-gleams is
a constant delight. 1t has omething o.
the fitful character and charm of the
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nIDDY,s PHILOSOPHY

What would do if you was dead9
And when do you think Of dying7
I'd stand by your bed, and hold you head,
And cry. or pretind to be crying
There's many a wOrser man nor you
It one knew where to find him
And mebbe many better, too,
With money TO leave behind him
But you, if L was dying to-day
I saw you now when you kissed her),
I. II you, Pat, what you'd be at
You'd marry your widdy's sister
You'd make an iligant corpse, indade,
Sleeping sound and stiddy;
If You could see yourself as you laid,
You'd want to come back to Biddy
You would be dressed IN your Sunday Dest,
AS tidy as l could make you,
With q sprig OF something on your breast-
And the boys would come TO wase you.
But you. If was dead in your stesd
do you tbinE I never missed her y,
tell you, Pat, what you'd be at
You'd marry your @iddJ's sister
The undertaken would drive the hearse
That has the big black feather:
II there was no money left iI-gour pHrae,
Your friends would club together
They'd look at your cold remains before
They followed you down TO the ferry,
And the coaches standing at the door
Would go to the cemetery
But you, If was once in the box
Q wonder her lips don't blisterk
tell you, Pat. what you'd be at
You'd marry your wildly SIS
when you was under the sod I'd sigh,
And-if 1 could do without you,
Mebbe I've a strapping lad in my eye
Would come here and tax about you
A little courtin' would be diveitin.
A kind voice whispering, " BUDDY!
And a kiss on the sly-for what's the hurt IN
A man cOnsoling a widdy2
But you. before 1 was dead at al
(Now don't deny that you kissed hen,
tell you. Pat. what you'd be at
You'd marry your viddy's sister :
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Tobacco smoke Good for the Teeth.

It is only fair on tobacco to point out
that it is gradually clearing itself from
many of the serious charges brought
against it. 1t has been frequently and
persistently alleged that among other
i'll effects beside death and madness)
produced by tobacco, is destruction Of
The teeth. This, it appears, is entirely
a mistake. Instead of tobacco causing
the teeth to decay, it is the very best
thing in the world for them, and those
who wish to preserve their teeth should
Immediately take to imoking, if they
have not already INDUCED in the habit.
At lecture on teeth, laughing gas, and
electricity, as coDneced with the den
tai surgery, delivered asst month in Lon
don by Mr. Thomas Rown. the lecturer
observed that it was popularity consid-
cred that the practict of smoking dete-
riorated the teeth. "There could" he
added, q" be no greater fallacy. 1t was
true that it sometimes dlscolored the
teeth, but it did not cause decay on
the contrary, it prevented decay on ac-
count of the disinfeaant properties of
| tobacco smoke" This leaves the Brit
ish anti-tobacco- association and other
I kindred bodies in very disagreeable
position, for it destroys all confidence
in the awful predictions they are in the
habit of uttering as t. the fat OF smok-
ers If tobacco dos not iniure the
teeth, but is in Tac$Rpd for them, per
haps it does not ife, but is IA
/ yOrable to Ions