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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-05
LIVE STOCK.

~ RICHMOND, February 4, 1878.
Mr.. l., Gimmi, weighmaster at the Live Stock
Scales. makes the following report of transac
tons for the week ending February A:
Cattle, 80 head, sold from IS 25G$6 l2h per
hundred lbs gross. Sheep. sold from VI 6OQ6 90
per 100 lbs. gross. Hogs, sold from az 1905 net.
Veals, 10 Oo0l2 90 per head.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-05
T. O. WARDWELL,
BANKRUPT NOTICES.

II laa 4 4s,e laea
n N THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
L TED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-
ginia Lesf 5sat.t.5sf y. sga
In the matter Of David S. Maupin, bank
rupt-in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, this Sd day of January, 1874.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that a petition
has been, to-wit: on the Sd day of January,
a. d. 1874 filed in said District Court by D. S.
Maupin, of Culpeper county, in said dis
trict, who has been heretofore duly declared
bankrupt under the act of Congress entitled can
oct to establish more uniform system of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States" approved
March Cd, 1867, for a discharge and certificate
thereof, from all his debts and other claims
provable under said act, and that the 10th day
of February, d. 1874, at 10 clock a. m, before
W. w. Forbes, one of the registers of said court
in bankruptcy. at his office in Richmond, in
said district, is the time and place assigned for
the hearing of the same, when and where you
may attend and show cause, if any you have.
why the prayer of the said petition should not
be granted.
You are also hereby notified that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of said bank.
rupt will be held at the same time and place.
w. w. FORBES.
Register in Bankruptcy for
ia l2-M2w the Sd Cong'l Dist. of Va.
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-05

DIR. J. B. DYOTT, graduate of Jefferson
Medical College. Philadelphia, author of several
valuable works, can be consulted on all diseases
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 distance can forward letters describing
symptoms and enclosing stamp to prepay pos
tage. I ste FH
]. B. DYOTT, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon, lo4 Duane St, N. Y.
ia l6-eodD&Wly
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-05
SALE OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE

d.,
Pursuant TO decree of the United States Dis
trict court, pronounced on the 10th day of Octo'
Der, 1873. in the matter of Benjamin N. Robin
son, in bankruptcy, the undersigned will sell, on
the premises, at public auction. that vALUA.
BILE ESTATE, known as the "Brick House"
situate in the county of New Kent, containing
about I,20O ACRES, lying Immediately oppo'
site the town CT West Point said sale to be
made on MONDAY, THE I'd DAY OF MARCH,
1874.
TERMS.-Cash enough to pay the debts and
interest thereon, secured by trust deed executed
by Benjamin N. Robinson and Lucy. his wife
on the 26th March, 1871, expenses Of sale and
costs Of proceedings in bankruptcy, say $4,000 !;
and balance upon such credit as the undersigned
Bolivar Starite may prescribe.
r. 7. ARMISTEAD,
q. A. BRANCH,
BOLIVAR STARK, Trustees.
Assignee. no 2l-laW4w
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-05
BY T. Pannin, Auctioneer.

by L. Pannil1, Auctioneer
A ssIaNEE's SALE. a
Twill offer for sale on the premises, on WE'D
NESDAY, FEBRUARY llrH, 1874, at IL O'Clock
a. M, the following real and personal property
in the city of Petersburg, surrendered by T. T.
Brooks, bankrupt q
l. HIS MANSION HOUSE. situated on Market
street, an elegant and commOdious residence
with all the modern improvements. I'm
HOUSED OLD AND KITCHEN FURNI-
TURE therein, embracing all articles of this
kind Of the best quality.
2. At o'clock p. m. on the premises, the BRICK
TOBACCO FACTORY AND ADJOINING
LOT, situated at the corner of Washington
and Jefferson streets in said city, formerly
occupied by Cheeves & Osborne, considered
one of the best factories in the city.
g. At o'clock p. M, on the premises ONE
HOUSE LOT On Browns alley in rear OF
Cameron & Brothers factory, used as shuck
factory, together with STEAM ENGINE
therein
TERMS.-For the real estate, one.fourth
cash; balance a credit of six, twelve and
eighteen months, interest added on notes to be
satisfactorily secured For the personal pro-
perry, cash. s.s{
ORSON ADAMS,
Assignee of T. T. Brooks.
ia 22,26, %. fe9, 5.9.lo&ll sas
The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-05
PUBLIC SALE OF LAND.

Abingdon, Jan. eth, 1874. las
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-10

il haoitation, Gsorgoigmadola break
for Stewards grocery in no cuyiable
.yzagmesRf Pptiqd1' ptiq d notwithstanding the
chccscmonsor was engaged with lady
customer when he arrived at the store,
George SalltadslImFwith: .gel n
| say, Shin, you tam rascal, you
como here right away kwick 2 hr4
Lam busy now, George, you must
wait until | get through
StOxkusc me, dought you did not
knowed who I vas"
Having satisfied the wants Of his lad,
customer, Stewart turned to his cousin
German and eniuircd cflectoually after
a:lfaultirrp -.,..-,---.---.-s
Shin, dats kwccr kwcstion t, ask
after solling mo such a lot of booss
But, Shin, don't make fun init You
all. | youst like to know vat DO hell
nation ish dc reason mit dot schease, p
Jim did not explain, but George got
some good cheese thatfwas not7aq ute so
tam lively but itg was rs better ass
ooot.' q
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-10
i0NEY FIVE DaLI.Ayss.
Patent Button Hole Worker.
a MODEL OF coMDlNED SIRE
AND BEAUTY.

Complete in MI lis parts uses he Straight
Eye Pointed Needle, Self Threnling direct.
upright Positive Motion, New Tension, Self
Feed and Cloth Guider. Operates by Wheel
and OH Table. Light Running, Smooth
and noisclcss like all good high priced
machines. Has patent cheek 20 prcTent the
wheel being ;.rncd tie wrong way. Uses
the thread direct from the spool Makes
the Elastic Lcck Stitch finest and strongect
stitch known j firm, durable close and
rapid. Will do all kinds of work, fine aad
coarse, from Cambria tc heavy Cloth or
Leather. and uses all descriptions of thread
The best mechanical talent in America
and Europe, has been devoted to improving
and simplifying our Machines, combining
only that which is practicable, and di s.
pensing with all complicated surroundings
generally found i'll other machines
Special terms and extra inducements to
male and female agents, store keepers, &C.,
who will establish agencies through the
country and keep our new machines on ex-
hibiiion and sale. County rights given to
smart agents free. Agents complete outfit
furnished without any extra charge.
Samples Of sewing, descriptive circulars
containing terms, testimonials, engravings,
&c, sent free
Address. BROOKS SEWING MACHINE
Co, No. 1929 broadway, New York
feb 8 ly
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-10
Lively Cheese.

fI.I, a. II',iI,. y, ,,EE5 EQ ). l1,,a5 !
exasperated German mixes the Kings
English. A case in point. Ina certain
city MSts dgclls~6h 6 Gorge ! NmsSlef,
ansaatsBleH Hcuton,kthc -proprietor4sor&
"beer saloon" on Main street, whose
favorite expressionis4!slam lively. gN5t
lang since. Georges frau hurley
matron, who assists in the mana acdinent
of the aforesaid ''beer saloon,'" and is
equally irratable, directed her lcgse lord
to buy spme; good cheese for saloon con
sumption. Proceeding to Stcwart'sgro
Gerry on Limcsteifc street, George hailed
the proprietor thereof with
Shin, you got some tam lively hccsc
vot ish better as goot = feara ~ ~ farer,s
eyes, we have sorae zlivoly Oh acesc
How much will you have 2
Vel, | suppose, I dakc coub!c
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-10
At Private Sale.

fiNllE PLANTATION forming part of
4 the Estate of the late Col. Keitt, and
known as the DARBY PLACE. The tract
consists of about 600 acres. one half well
fimhcrel. ihes remainder Rich. Bed, Loan
Soil, adapted TO Crops Of MI kinds. These
are thctFincstl Lnnds in they District, and
were valued at $50 per acre in 1866. SjWould
be sold for one-hali thai Price now. One
fourth cash, the rcmair cr in three install
ments bearing interest from duto and sc
cured by mortgage OF tho samo. 81
Z This is n splendid chance for anoryne do.
string to secure Rich Lands, fine Wator Pow
er, excellent Cattle Range and Refined
Neighbqrhooi. r. Apply TO-
Mrs. L.. NJ. KElTT
f" Or J G KEITT, Esq.
jan
The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-01-10
METALLIC CASES.

3Sno $50 PER sr7BsAYl Agents
pO WANTED! All classes Of working
people, of either sex, yonng or old, make
more money at work for els in their spare
moments, or all the etimc,, than ut anything
else. Particulars free. Address
Gi STINSON s. CO.,
sep: = 10 Portlind, Maino.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04
RECIPES, ETC.

Lemon and Orange Peel.-Dry thor
oughly, pound or GRIND in hand-mill !;
sift bottle and cork. Excellent for fla
voring.
ST. PAUL seems to have held cremation
among the higher Christian virtues, as
witness: And though | bestow all my
goods to feed the poor, and though / gjpe
my body to be burned and have not charity,
it profteth me nothing.r-I. Corinthians,
ria. cltap., Sd oerse.
Mountain Dew Pudding. Three
crackers pounded or rolled fine, pint of
milk, yolks of two eggs; bake half an
hour; beat whites OF two eggs to stiff
troth, add one cup sugar, pinch of salt;
flavor with lemon, pour over the pud-
ding, and set in oven and delicately
brown.
Apple Bread Weigh one pound of
fresh, juicy apples; peel, core and stew
a porcelain kettle or stone Jar placed in
side kettle of boiling water; mix The
pulp with two pounds of the best flour ;
put in the same quantity OF yeast you
would use for common bread and as
much water as will make it a fine,
smooth dough; put it into pan and
ii remain for twelve hours at least. Form
it into rather long-shaped loaves, and bake
in quick oven.
--Glycerine for Preserving Fruit.-We
learn through German journal, says the
Journal Of Implied Chemistry, that in order
to preserve fresh fruits it is only necessary
to heat them, if not perfectly ripe, III
water almost to boiling, drain nearly dry,
and cover with warm concentrated
glycerine. If the fruit is perfectly ripe,
heating in water is unnecessary. 1t is
also advised to pour off the glycerine after
standing for some time and add fresh con-
centrated elycerine. The glycerine poured
off may be concentrated on water bath
and used second time. Ordinary
glycerine is often impure, but only that
which is perfectly pure and colorless,
with clean, sweet taste and a specific
gravity OF 25, should be employed.
New Method of Filtration.-Prof
Chas A. Seeley has invented a new method
of filtration. At the bottom OF an open glass
tube, say an inch in diameter, he places a
| piece OF tiltering paper, and over this a
| piece of India muslin, which is secured
around the tube by rubber ring. The
tube is filled with the liquid to be filtered
and is closed at the top with a rubber
stopper through which runs piece OF
rubber piping. The tube is connected
with two bottles 50 arranged that the
water in the upper one flows down into
the lower one, forcing out the air, which
in turn runs through the rubber pipe,
forcing out the liquid through the filter
ing material. The arrangement is eX-
ceedingly ingenious, and by this means a
| liquid may be filtered in one-tourth Of the
time which the operation takes by the old
method
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04
Party Prospects.

The meeting Of Democrats at the Man
haitian Club threw no light upon the
political situation. Judge Parker, of
Albany, a wcllknOwn Democratic poll
tician in New York, who has been his
party candidate for the chief magistracy
of the State, proposed that the party
should crest on the doctrine of free
trade, sound currency and reform"-a
cry which he thought would rally all
honest men and elect Democrat TO the
Presidency in 1876. By free trade we
understand Judge Parker to mean a
revenue tariff, and not the abolition of
customs duies-a doctrine which is
agreeable to many Republicans who are
quite as sturdy partisans as the Judge.
1t Is not, therefore, a distnCtively" Demo
cratc' issue, especially in the State OF
Pennsylvania Sound currency and re
form" are words by which every adj
hcrent of every party woulG describe his
wishes and aims. II by sound currency
Judge Parker means an anti-inhation
policy n peruSal OF the late votes upon
that subject in Congress will show him
that il is not Democrat, policy. Judge
Parker'S speech was cheerful and pleas
ant for social assembly, but it was not
significant.
senator Bayard, of Delaware, made
what was considered to be the speech of
the evening, Mr. Bayard is a courteous
and cultivated gentleman, and an intense
partisan. His speech was prolonged
lament, varied with an assertion that the
times needed honest men and that a ma
tonal convention must be called "tO see
what the war has brought upon u.s. and
whether any amendment to the ConStitu-
ton IS needed To save suffering in any
part OF the country. II is obvious that
all this is not tangible, We all, of what
over party, agree that there is corruption
IN politics and that honest men are
wanted; and every voter is apt to believe
that what the country requires can best
be obtained through his own party. The
task of man in Mr.. Bayard's place is 10
show that honesty of administration and
a wise and progressive policy are to be
expected from the Democratic rather
than from the Republican party. For he
does not invite honest men who agree
with him to come out OF his party as
well as from the opposition and form a
new one, but he invites us to consider
our old friend the Democratic party,
which, as the Chicago Times tells us,
was arraycd against the principle of
human liberty, and which to men of
middle life is tolerably well known-Mr.
Bayard invites us to consider this party
as the depository OF the vital principles of
the hour, congratulating himself that he
was among political brethren.
Senator Bayard said that Gen, Grant
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04

while doing the blowing. They are fed
in the morning with all the hay they will
eat, and perhaps have only just about
time enough to swallow it before they are
yoked up and hitched to the pillow. They
are made to stick to it till noon, when
they are again fed with more hay. AS
soon as it is eaten they are taken to the
field again and driven before the pillow till
five, six or seven o'clock, according to
the ambition or necessities of the owner.
They are then put up and fed again with
hay.
Now, if an OK can only digest his food
after it has been remastcated, and he is
given three meals in succession of such
food as needs to be chewed over, and is
made to work hard, as at blowing, all the
time between meals, what time does he
have in which to prepare that food for
digestion except during the hours of
night, when he should be expected to
sleep? If the night, after hard days
work, is the only time in which digestion
can 90 on, is it strange that we find every
year 50 many oxen that are "of their
feed" have no appetite, and do not seem
to be benefited by what food they do
eat?
If cattle are fed meal after meal of long
hay, with no time allowed for rumina-
ton, how can they be expected to long
remain in perfect health ? Does this
peculiar condition of the working OK ex.
plain the reason why a daily feeding OF
meal and less hay to a Woodworking
animal is a great deal better for him than
hay alone And does the fact that the
OK needs a long time every day in which
to rechew his food, and that he cannot re-
tain his health without it, account for the
superiority of h., SEES over oxen for doing
very hard and continuous work for hole
days at a time
If the above propositions are pertinent,
do they not help to throw some light on
the long disputed question: Which are
better, oxen or horses for the farmer 1?
The answer must depend wholly on the
kind of work to be done, the length Of
time allowed for doing 1t, and whether
the work is continuous for many hours
in succession or alternated by frequent
resting spells, as when waiting for cart
to be loaded or unloaded.-Neao EngLand
Farmer
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04
Relative Sizes OF Countries and Seas.

The Country Gentleman lately gave the
comparative ATTITUDES of some prominent
places on the globe. II may be well now
to furnish some comparative sizes, in
round numbers;
The Red Sea would reach from Wash.
ington TO Colorado, and it is three times
as wide as Lake Ontario.
Madagascar is as large as New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connect.
cut New York, PENNSYLVANIA, New Jer-
sey Maryland, Virginia, and North Caro-
lima, all put together.
Palestine is one-iourth the size of New
York.
Hindostan is more than a hundred
times as large as Palestine.
Great Britain is two-thirds the size 0t
Japan, onetweltth the size of Hindostan,
one-twentieth of China, and one-twenty.
fifth of the United States
Greece is about the size of Vermont.
The English Channel is nearly as large
as Lake Superior, and Lake Huron as
large rs the Sea of Azot.
The Great Desert of Africa has nearly
the present dimensions OF the United
States.
The Caspian Sea would stretch from
New York TO st, Augustine, and ii Is as
wide as from New York to Rochester.
The following bodies of water are
nearly equal in size: German Ocean,
Black Sea, Yellow Sea; UudSon's Bay is
rather larger; the Baltic, Adriatic, Per.
sian Gulf and Egean Sea- about half as
large, and somewhat larger than Lake Su.
perior.
The Mediterranean, if placed across
North America, would make sea naviga-
ton from San Diego to Baltimore
The Gulf of Mexico is about ten times
the size of Lake Superior, and about as
large as the Sea of Kamtschatka, Bay of
Bengal, China Sea, Okhotstk Sea, or ia,
pan Sea. Lake Ontario would go into
either OF them more than fifty times.
Great Britain and Ireland are about as
large as New Mexico, but not as large as
Iowa and Nebraska. They are less than
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04
Effects Of Ashes and Lime.

Place piece of iron or steel in damp
ashes, and it will soon corrode with rust.
Place the iron or steel in lime mortar,
and the rust will disappear. Sow small
grain where a brush. pile or og.heap has
been burned, or where liberal dressing
of ashes has been applied, and there will
be rank growth that will probably fall
and never mature. Sow the grain where
the lime has been applied to the soil, and
the grain will grow with stout, stiff straw,
and plump, hard heads that mature well.
Ashes cause a rank growth of the
herbaceous part of the plants, such as
leaves, straw and grass; lime induces a
growth of the woody part OF plants and
the grain or fruit, Ashes stimulate heavy
muck, and rich or virgin soils. They
appear to disintegrate or make available
what is already In the soil. They seem
to act specially on vegetable mold and
manureS from the barn.yard. Apply
them to the most offensive pile OF com
post and they will render it inodorous
and worthless as a fertilizer, their effect
being that of releasing the ammonia from
the compost. Ashes used with a com
post heap of decaying vegetable matter
would be wasted-worse than wasted
as they render the compost inert rs fer
ulizcr. Applied to an offensive sink,
sewer or cesspool, they serve an excellent
purpose as a disiniectant they promote
the growth of grass and forage especial
ly, proving very valuable on low lands
viii stimulate trees. etc, to vigorous
growth when the soil is strong. They
exhaust strong soils and injure poor
ones.
Lime improves poor soils, especially
sandy ones, by rendering them more com
pact and capable of retaining fertility
when applied. AS a promoter OF health
ana vigor in apple trees it is one of the
best applications that can be made to the
soil. Under its influence trees mature
well, the fruit is finer, and trees are treer
from disease Lime may be applied with
benefit on most soils and many plants,
but it is of special value to the apple
tree and strawberry plant, while ashes
are valuable on heavy or rich soils for
the grosser feeding of plants, auch as our
native pums and currant bushes.-Cof
H0rticHltRrist
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04
Birds and Animals Destroying Seed.

In the East, and in some of the wooded
portions of the West and South, crows are
regarded as a great nuisance from their
propensity for pulling corn. In the
prairie regions the crow black bird is re-
garded as fully a match for the crow. In
all this but little account is taken oftheir
value to the husbandman as the destroyer
of noXious insects which, but for these
and other larva-eating birds, would utter
ly destroy the hopes of the farmer. Va
rious remedies have been from time to
time advised to prevent birds from pull
ing corn after being planted, as tarring
and saturaling with various nauseous sub
stances. Unfortunately, in the West,
where nearly all the corn is planted by
machinery, this indicating sadly inter-
teres with the proper planting of the seed.
Where the blowing OF land continues
through and beyond planting time but
little difficulty is experienced, for these
birds will not leave the pursuit OF
larvm for corn. 1t is only when in
sects are scarce that they seek grain. ON
Of the easiest means we know to proven,
this pulling of corn, when birds seem
so inclined, is to scatter soaked corn in
the fields. This will be eaten by the
birds and the planted corn will be left.
Rolling the land over the corn is also
beneficial. Birds are often blamed for
the depredations Of gophers, ground
squirrels and mice. These dig down and
take out the grain, birds only pull the
grain after it is up. The verminous ami
mails not only eat the grain before sprout-
ing but after it comes up, digging down
along the germ until they find the grain.
After all, these little animals are Of far
greater damage to our Implanted
crops than birds, although these last poor
things, have to bear the most OF the
blame.
Moes, on the other hand, are not in
furious except in so far as they lift the
soil under growing plants in their search
for insects, since they are not herbiyorous,
but mice often follow in their track and
eat tubers and roots, for which the poor
moles, like the birds, are often unjustly
blamed - Western RuraL,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-06-04
Lungs or Stomach, Skin Or Bones,
Flesh or Nerves.

CORRUPTING THE SOLIDS AND INITIATING
THE FLUIDS.