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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
THE RADICALS IN SOUTH CARO-
LIMA

That division of the Radical party
which has been controlling South Caro-
lima is getting frightened, lest in that
State even, where it has hordes Of igno-
rant. creatures under its direct control,
and to whose ignorance and prejudice 1t
can always appeal), its misdccds cannot
be- concealed longer, and the blindness Of
it, votaries is about to be dispclled.
Words seem to be inadequate to convey
the terror of its leaders. Here is what
one Of them says:
I'VE are crossing the ledge, with It
vawning precipice on either side. Ten
thousand feet below are the Sharpenrd
rocks, and destruction, crouChing like Il
hvpna. is waiting for the dead. Looking
back moment. missing single step, the
tremor of nerve, the failing of a muscle,
the uncertain culver of an eye, and the
Republican party is dashed to pieces for
ever, while the blackncsS Of darkness
shall be rent with the wild yell Of the
Democratic party, rs il springs forward
10 the helm to take charge Of the rights
and libcrtieSof the people Of South Car
DINA"
Gracious goodness! fit takes all that
TO express the feelings of this representa-
tive individual at the approaching defeat
of his party, how very badly scared they
must all be. And this in So"fh Car0I'"d,
too, remember. But he speaks truth
strangely enough for the hlackn">s Of
darkness will be rent with wild YELL
when the Democratic party takes charg"
of the rights and liberties of the people
of South Carolina Wells OF delight ON
one side, and of anguish and cursing on
the other as they receive the reward Of
their evil deeds.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01

TIE Radical papers are filled up with
.sncomiums :oh. the Republican party, ,dl-
lating on lis virtues, the great good y mas
3done &c Well, ifsit is such great ana
,soed party, why not come out under ts
bsnner and not basely go to work to
elect Radical by sehicanery and false
nretencss. why apply 70 a sore head
Psmocrst to run as an Independent
candidate. when there are so many or
these pure, magnanimous Republicans,
who are so anxious to serve their country?
That is what we do not understand
Huntington AdrcrtiSer.
RETuRNED.-The Charlestonians who
attended the Republican Convention at
the White Sulphur Springs have re-
turned. They report that they had II
pleasant trip, and state that the Peytons
have large crowd. Some Of them,
however do not seem t" relish the dish
Of "crow which the Republican Con-
vcntion recommended Ia them.-7rt-
Iyeekty CUuricr.
CoPPEg.-Mr. ). Il. Carr informs us
that extensive deposits of copper, i'll a
pure state, have been recently discovered
on tn. lands Of Harrison Woodram, II
few miles west of Forrest Hill, in Sum
mcrs county. Some years ago Mr..
Woodram, while sinking "A well on his
premises, extracted masses Of heavy ore,
which have since lain around the prem
i,es unsupported Of any value. Recently,
while blasting rocks i'll search of
coal. quarter of a mile northeast Of his
residence, he encountered seams OF hc
same ore, which on examination, have
heen pronounced by his nrighbors almost
virgin copper. The seams are thick, and
they extend indefinitely. When spccl-
mems are properly analysed we anticI-
pate some high excitement over the val
liable di>rovery--MoDroe TO-, (W. Ior)
RgOjSfcr
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
Saturday, the 18th day OF Scur.u
her 1874
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE or 4 DEED OF TE.r
ID made by Robert q. Woods To m. q.
Trustee, bearing date the nth day " Ii
uary, lSG6, ana recorded In deed Boa
~, page 80, OF the land records uf
county, I viii ON SATURDAY, the .r
day of October, 1874, at the fruul d..
of the Court House Of Ohio cour.
at 10 o'clock a. M, Offer for Als
public auction, the following .
scribcd real estate, lying about So, o.. I'D,
north Of the city of Wheeling, on thea
side Of the ohio river, being part of m.
=. 4. Woods home farm, having a fro.' d..
the east side of the county ROAD and Nn
ing thereon - poles and extending .aa
eastward lOO poles; containing ~, acf,
land, covering and including ~, acf,s
coal. Also "A strip.oi land 10 feet Wide o,
about NJ rods long, running nom thrsnaf
western corner Of said trHct Of land iaE
river, being the north half Of PRIV
road.
Terms OF sale, Onc-third cash and 5,
balance In six and twelve months, >D,.ra
10y deed Of trust
;. BRADY, TruS'o
J. &. HERNEY, AuctionIrr.
At the same time viii b. offered iOr W.
llOB acres OF coal lying Immediately nod
Of tn" above described tract of land
au2G-rb ROBERT Is. WOOlr
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Passenger Rates Reduce
STATD LIN T..

To Glasgow, Liverpool, Belfast y
Londonderry, &C.
state Of Pennsylvania, Stat" oi VIM
stat" Of Louisiana, stat" " br"is
state Of Nevada. stat" al MINI
State Of Florida, state Of AIaUA.t
State OF Indiana. ..
Sailing every ,Wcdn esday from ~
pany's dock, Ph.r:J, Sorib EiVcr y
ThcaccOmmodgti0ns aDLprOyihol'
vidcd on these 1llqs ABE unsuHhss
thOs" Of any other line.
RIf1S NJ TussIgc-Cabin, $40 and y
rcncy, according TO accommOdain
turn Tickets-sl2D and tl41. Intern.
or second Cabin 80, currency. his''f
A. low as by any other first elias a'
route. For dates Of sailing applyt
AUSTIN, BALDWIN Il %, Agsh,
u, Broad way, y. y; GEO. II. In,
Chestnut ~, Philadelphia; ~ ~ ~.
RIMAN, Agent, Adams EGpre" w., .'
flee, Wheeling, W. Va. =.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01

THE third annual Fair Of Berkeley
county will be held at Martinshurg. on
the sth, 9th, 10th and llth of September.
Every effort will bc made to make
this first class Fair, even superior to the
previous satisfactory exhibitions of the
same character. Liberal railroad ar
rangcments have been entered into with
the Baltimore & Ohio and Cumberland
Valley railroads. Neither expense nor
labor have been spared to make this Fair
worthy of patronage.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01

Dr.. JEPsON, WAS kind enough to lay
on our table a handsome folio paper
printed at Sadwrn and named y Gmatd-
oa,prr. We select from it the following
paragraph, which will be- read with
great interest by all ,rho a7'dcrsto"d Il:
~ mae V Moaiteur yn cyhoeddi hys-
bvsiad pellebrol dyddiedigy 9fed, yd my
negu fod Y gwnfad Orifamme ,wcdi der
bvn gorehymyn adael y porthladd ar y
l$eg cyf. adgyfnerthu llOngau crwydroi
Ffrancod with enau Bidasoa, ac feIly
grvfhau Gu nerth ynO.'
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01

At thirty-fivc the average American dis
covers that he has an "Infernal stomach,
and goes into the hands of the doctors for
the remnant of his life. Prevention is bet
Ter than cure, but DR.. Walkers Vinegar
Bitters will both cure and prevent dySpep-
STA, diseases Of the skin, liver, klencES ana
bladder, and all disorders arising from an
;nt.rnul stomach ~
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
ST. MARYS HALL.

BOUNDED a. y. 1877. The Rt. Rev W.
Il II. Odenheimcr, u. D., President. The
Rev. Elvin X. Smith, A. NJ, Principal.
Board and Tuition In all the English
Branches, Foreign Languages, Music and
Drawing, $40 per annum. NoeXtra charges
Terms begin October ! and February 10.
Address the Principal, at Burlington,
y. J. auE wb
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
ST. JOSEPH'S ACADEMY.

TIME DUTIES OF THIS INSTITUTION
will be resumed on Tuesday, Scptem-
Der LIST. Parents are requested to send their
children promptly that the classes may be-
organized fully from the commencement.
\ Drawing Class will be opened on the 1th
to which pupils not attending the school
will he admitted. Terms per quarter Of
eleven weeks. 500. Entrance on 18th ST.
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
THE WEEKLY REGISTER

Is the largest and altogether the most
complete news and family paper printed IN
West Virginia. 1t will be sent to any adj
dress one year for 500. Naloahe premi-
INNS to club agents and To subscribers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01

health ana feeble StomachS. During one
third OF our time the process of digestion
continues. TO be dyspeptic is to be miser-
able: dySpcpSia is the foundation of feverS
and alithr diseases of the blood, liver, skin
and Kidneys. Dyspepsia yields 10 the vir-
tues of the vegetable ingredients in that
great purifier of the blood and rcStorer OF
health, Dr. Walkers Vinegar Bitters.
augl9 b
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
IJNDSI,EY INSTITUTE.

INST GIVEN IN ALL
branches usually taught III PreparEto-
~ schools and Academies. The depart
ment OF Modern Languages Is under me
control of the eminently successful teach
er, DIR. Mayer. The Fall Session OF Fifteen
weeks, commences Monday, September :,
1874. For terms OF admission, &c, call ri
the Institution. corner Of Eoffand 10Th StS.'
or address J. \. HUTCHINSON, Wheeling
W VA. JESSE &. BRUCE,
angI Va IN. HUTCHINSON.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
Musical Instruction--A Card

TAVING CONCLUDED, AFTER
II three years absence in Germany 10
return 10 my native city, respectfully am
nOunce 10 the public that am prepared to
take number of pupils in the study OF
Piano, Organ, Harmony, Single and double
Counterpart and Voice. Having recGlN.
cd instructions from several OF the most
celebrated teachers of Germany, and haN-
ing had success in teaching in that coun-
try, feel able To and will give satisfaction
to all who intruSt their musical education
10 me. r. BASSETT,
For particulars please cnqul re- at Adams
& Lucas Music store, 1877 Market street
augl5
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
WHEELING FEMALE COLLEGE,

ND MUSICAL CONSERVATISM,
a will open Tuesday, september ], 1874.
The Musical Conservatory will be- under
the dictatorship OF Prof. Herman Ebeling
and Prof A. :. Roe, Jr., with capable AS
sistants. The Faculty of Instruction will
Include the experienced teachers Of the
past year. Pupils will br received for Vocal
or Instrumental Music, Drawing, Painting
Faench or German. For terms Of admiS-
sion, tuition, &c, call an or address the
President, Rev. WIN. II. MORTON, or the
Rev. J. Is. CLARK, Head of instruction"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
FOR SALE,
y. S. MARSHAL'S SAFE

U: 5. MARSHAL'S SALE
NLTED STATES OF AMERICA ~
- TRlCT OF West Virginia, IS: "a DIS.
Abraham Cutler, ct al.
rs. In Al,
Steamboat Jas. f. Rankin i'alty.
In obediance to an order entered -
18th day OF August, 1874, in The n on Tie
Court OF the United States, for The Dpstric;
of West Virginia, in the case OF 4 tplstrie,
Cutler, q al, against the steam hoa, r;ahan
F.. Rankin, her engines, tackle. on,S Sasmes
parel and furniture, and upon css,nl a..
tervening libels in said case, IshsI am In.
to sell at public auction. TO tile Rstrocee.
best bidder, said steamboat Jas, EpeeshI anc
her engines, tackle, outfit, anna aIHkil
furniture, at the public landing in ,S ang
of Wheeling, West Virginia, on Tue city
the LIST day Of September. 1874 ~day
TERMS OF SALE-0ne-fourfbl IL
pu rchas money, or such further Sr,. o'il-
purchaser-or purchasers may elsc, ,SNs
in hand, in cash, and the renainSs, ~
purchase money In two equal insiart Wtk.
PAYABLE in four and eight months ,leaa
lively, with interest from the dar asSi-y.
the purchaser giving bonds with ~ NJ
security. To be approved by the N.el
for the deferred fnstalinents OF ia Va
chase money. -
49, HEDGMAS sLACY
L.. :. Marshal District WeSi "a
p a. .-.,...... ar WIN. III. RWN'
r..Ir.... $50 Deputy MGnS
CyI.DwFLI. & Caldwell, Procton
UheelGig. W. Va, Auguss y, Isl
anp.Dz
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
Carpets! Carpets! Carpets

DERsONS WISHING TO BUY CARPETS
will find IL greatly To their interest TO
examine our stock and prices before pur-
chasing. We are now receiving, direct
from manufacturers, large stock OF all
grades, and of the very latest designs,
which we are offering ut prices that cannot
lie underSold. 80,
Scpl q. MENDEL, BOOIi &Co.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
MRS. c.. e. SMYTH'S
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
Lindsey Institute Building,

Cor. OF EoE and Fifteenth streets.
Will reopen September eth, 1874. 4 full
course Of instruction in English and
Mathematics. Classes in Modern Ian
guages taught by Dr. Mayer. Classes in
Painting and Drawing by Mis-. WILKINSON.
For further information call ~ me me, resi-
dence Of MIS-; 81 n, b
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~ = O. o o O!
To BEGINE\ AWAY.

\ NEW FEATURE, To VITA Gift is
Guaranteed to one of every ten CunSecu-
tive Numbers.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
ECLECTIC INSTITUTE,
1872 Madison Street, Baltimore,
Mrs. Letitia Tyler Semple,
PRINCIPAL.

This school will open 18th Of September
and close 18th of June. English, Music,
Mathematics, Latin, French, German,
Italian and Spanish, Drawing, Painting
and Dancing, taught by most abb" PrUfcs-
SOrS and Teachers. Also ncatncSs and
simplicity in dress, with mOdesty and pro-
priety in department.
BS For Circular apply Ia Principal.
augi egrb
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
MISCELLAN EOUS.
FOR SALE.

MY HOUSE AND LOT ON 18th tOLD
wi Hampden) street. For particulars
call at EDMUND BOOKINGS
aust Pharmacy.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
Proposals for Lighting Lamps.

CITY CLERKS OFFICE,
WHEELISG, Sept. !, 1874.
Sealed proposals will be received at the
Office of the City Clerk, until Thursday,
Sent. 18th, ISi.at 4 =. NJ, for the Lighting
and ExtinguiShing of the Lamps in the
7th ward for one year. All bids shall be
by the post. and to furnish oil ana wick
Tor the same; the lamps to BE- IL ana cN-
tInguished by the same schedule rs the
CITY Gas LAMBS. +. \. BRITT,
sspl City Clerk.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
DISSOLUTION.

VNHE FIRM OF OGLEBAY, Sons 4 CO.,
has this day been dissolvcfb the
death Of q. II. COpp, one of the partners,
The business of the house will be settled
by the remaining partners.
&. OGLEBAY,
J. Fl. OGLEBAI,
T.. ". OGLEBAG.
WHEELING, August 81 1874.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
MUSIC AND ART

VNHE MISSES DODDRIDGE, RECENTLY
of the Wheeling Female College, will
open classes in Music, Drawing and Paint
ing, in the WeiSrl Musical Institute Hall,
Odd Fellows building, September LIST, 1874.
They will also give instruction I'm Music AT
their residence. No. Is Ohio street, Island,
and will be prepared To receive u limited
number OF boarding pupils. Hours for
lessons will be arranged 10 suit the con-
veniencc of young ladies attending other
schools. JyGSN0
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
EDUCATIONAL,
BETHANY COLLEGE
WILL orEs HER ~
THIRTY-FoURTH SESSION

Monday. 18th September, 1874. Courses OF
sfT1dy are adjusted To suit the varied pur-
poses of students, and degrees are confer
rrerindicatiye OF proficient scholarship In
Arts, Sciences, and Letters. Special courses
EngineeTing, Practical Physics and Chem
istry, with ample training in the use oil
INSTRUMENTS and apparatus, ooth IN nefu
work and In the laboratory.
Boarding in clubs from 81 TO - per week,
To IS Der week. For particulars send Tor
Catalogue 10 Prof. {. L. LQoS, or af.
W. X. PENDl4ETON,
ixe1 Sb 49, President.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
LIST OF GIFTS.

GOO Cash Gifts, aggregating s2jOOO0
Whole Tickets, $40; Half Tickets, So;
Quarter Tickets, $3.50; Eleven Whole Tick
els or - Half Tickets for 500. No discount
ON less amounts.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01

rI,IITS ENTERPRISE .SCONDUCTED IN
the Masonic Relief Association, of Nor
folk, Va, under authority of the Virginia
Legislature laCt passed March Sth, 1871 for
the purpose of raising funds 10 complete
the Masonic Temple now in course ofercc-
ton III Norfolk.
JN,MNN TICKETS-G CASH GIFTS
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COMPREHENSIVE.
For Cincinnati.

IT, TIE FINE NEW, LIGHT
80 - draught passenger steamer
ANDES, Charles Muhleman, Commander;
Ed. Muhleman, Clerk; will leave for the
above on TUESDAY, Sept. |, 1874, at 3P. VI.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
au3l &. II. BOOTH K CO., Agents.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
COMMISSIONERS SALE

DE VIRTUE OF \ DEGREE OF nm
ID Circuit Court of Ohio county NJ.
Virginia, entered on the 18th dan .,r.
cembcr. 1874, in a chancery cauSa vl,..'.
Joseph W. Terrell is complainant .-
sarah Cunningham and Others an, drt.r.
ants, / will on
Saturday. the I2th day Of Sepr.n
her. 1874.
at ~ O'Clock \. NJ, at the front dooro' t.
Court House Of Ohio county, prOcr,ira,
tho undivided oue-half Of the eaS' t..
lot No. -, in the town OF West liz,
ohio county, W. Va, subject tn the U.,..
interest OF Sarah Cunningham therein
Terms OF sale, cash.
JOHN +. MCKENNAN
auglS oawt Special COmmlS,iug,.
JIG. HERNEI, Aucilorr.-
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
United States Building, Land and
Loan Association of Wheeling,

TIME ABOVE NEW ASSOCIATION HAS
received its charter for capital stock
Of 81 200 10000 divided into sha.es OF sl5CU
each. Weekly dues y cents per share.
Subscribers TO the stock will meet in
Otis Hall corner of 18th and Market Sls.,
on Tuesday evening, September 10Th, 1874,
ut O'Clock, for the purpose OF adopting
and paying the entrance fee
of - cents per share.
The stock is being subscribed for rapidly.
Ladies can hold shares in their own
name. Persons wishing TO become mem;
berS can apply TO either OF the undersigned
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
The Housewives Table,

The following. is a very valuable
housewives table, by which persons not
having scales and weights at hand
may readily measure the article wanted
to form any recipe without the trouble
of weighing, allowance to be made for
an extraordinary dryness Or moisture of
the article weighed Or measured:
Wheat -four, pound is 1 quart.
Indian meal, l pound ounces are l
quart. -.--... .......
Butter, when soft, l pound is l quart
Loaf sugar. broken, l pound is 1
quart.
White sugar, powdered, l pound 1
ounce are quart.
Best brown sugar, l pound 2 ounces
are l quart.
Ten eggs are one pound.
Flour, pecks are l bushel.
Sixteen large teaspoonfuls are 1 pint.
Eight large teaispoonfuls are l gill.
-Four large teaspoonfuls are J gill
Two gills are pint.
Two plnts are l quart.
-Four quarts are l gallon.
A common-sized tumbler hold a
pint.
4 common-sized wine-glass is a gill.
A teacup is l gill.
A large wine-glass is l gill
A tablespoonful is ! ounce.
Forty drops are equal to l teaspoonful.
Four teaspoonfuls are equal to ia
blespoOnful. ...........l.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
An Honest Peddlar

The story of the frugal wife who
trades her husbands old pantaloons for
china to find that he had left we'll
filed pocket book in the pockets is not
a new one, but Hudson furnishes a case
with an unusual ending. The wife of
well-known grocer there made such a
sale in July last, and learned, when she
informed her husband of her "bargain"
that the pantaloons contained wallet
in which we're notes to the amount of
81, 500, and other valuable papers. No
clue to the peddler was obtained uutil
a few days ago, when citizen VINO had
heard the story recognized the second
hand vender in the street. He was
taken to the grocer to whom he at once
acknowledged that he had found q
pocket book in his purchased clothing,
upon arriving home, but was not aware
of the value or ownership of the papers
it contained. He said, however, that
they were safe, and that he would re-
turn them if the owner would send a
man with him to Albany, where he re-
sided. This request was complied with,
and the papers are again in the posses
sion of their owner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
Fifty-nine DAYS Without Food.

From the Macomb (McDonough Co., lily Journal
There occurred death near Industry,
in this county, last week, the patient
living forty-nine days without taking
any food or nourishment. The person,
a woman by the name of Noper, has
been for years firm believer in Spirit
ua11sm, and was, we believe a medium
in that faith. Something over two
months ago she conceived the idea that
she was possessed with an evil spirit,
and that it was necessary to starve it to
death. Accordingly she began to alb
stain from food of any kind. She re
fused all offers, and when after several
days had elapsed, and from exhaustion,
she was confined TO her bed, neighbors
prepared the most savory dishes, hop
ing to tempt her into eating; still she
utterly refused all offers, informing
them that she was fed by more appe-
tizing food than the one they offered
She supposed that her strength was
mlraculously kept up, and in this belief,
singular to relate, she lived within day
OF two months without dying, and was
sensible to the day of her death.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-12-09
The Old Age OF Lexington.

Nine miles from Frankfort, on the
road to Lexington, stands one OF the
finest and richest farms IL Kentucky
that owned by Mr.. Alexander. On this
superb stock farm we saw 800 blooded
horses, ranging in rank from old LEX
1ngton, the monarch of the turf, to the
kittenish and frisky yearling. Here,
also, Mr.. Alexander has collected $780,
600 worth of cattle, comprising some
OF the finest stock ia the world, and,
peeping into the inclosure where the
costly cattle were kept, we saw one
dlminutive heifer worth 1921, 900, and
variety of foreign creatures whose value
seemed almost fabulous. On this farm
are bred the great majority of fine
trotting and running horses
which appear in our parks dur
ing the racing season. Mr.. Alexander's
estate, which is admirably stocked with
fine farm houses, barns and stables,
and which is more like a ducal manor
than tie ordinary American farm, ex-
tends over 3, 200 acres. Near by is old
John Harper's modest farm of 1000
acres The roads, the stone walls, and
the fine lawns covered with massive
Sliau0 Trees, uldho u SERIES Oh .uollSnUIul
pictures. The annual sale Of horses on
the Alexander farm occurs in June.
Only yearling colts are sold. Hundreds
of people from all the country around,
and from every state in the Union,
flock to this sale. An immense barbe-
cue is held, and high wassail marks the
conclusion Of the occasion.
We paid a respectful visit to old
Lexington" the mighty sire of q
mightier equine family. He is now
quite blind, a veteran of twenty two,
afflicted with goitre, and stood gazing
in the direction from which our voices
came, melancholy wreck of his former
greatness. The princes of the race
course of the present galloped by,
neighing and paving the ground, as if
annoyed at her presence. One Of them,
named Asteroid," so far forgot his
princely dignity as to charge inconti-
nently upon the fence where we were
seated, and the artist has depicted the
result in a spirited sketch The negro
1nen manage these cratic brltes
under all sorts of perilous adventures,
but they seem to possess as many lives
as cat, and, like that animal, always
land on their feet, no matter how far
the plunging and rearing horses may
throw them.-Scribner's for December.