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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-15

a Gard.
HA AVING associated myself with Mr.. r.
1I 3: ORCHARD, in the selling of Dry
dOoDS in Columbia, I solicit an interest in
our behalf and recollection by old ac-
J9aintances and friends. We promise
ndenty and promptness to all.
THOMAS J. LYLES.
CoLUMb1A, October IL. 1874.
~ Fairfield Herald and Newberry He.
rdto wiz please copy twice. Oot IA 2
A Kerosene That Will Not Explode!
A LADDIN SECURITY OIL ia offered
a with the confidence that it will prove
itself equal, IL not superior, to any burn
Ing OIL that has been offered to the public.
Ihie oil is prime white in color, Ia deodor-
i1ed TO the highest extent achieved I'm the
manufacture OF burning oils, and Ia war.
Tsnted to stand a ire test OF 15O degrees
Fahrenheit.
II is perfectly safe for use In all Coal Oil
or kerosene Lamps. and as it's name indi.
Gates, viii give all who use it perfect
security" in doing 60.
Aladdin Security Oil will burn longer.
nave much less smell, and not crust the
WICK, and will be found to be very eoonomi.
csi. to say nothing Of the entire "eecurity"
IN it's use. For sale at
L. I. SILLIMAN d CO.'S
Ooe 1a Drug Store.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-15
Butler, Cheese, Brussels Carpet, DC.
BY G, J. LAUREY

BY G. J. LAUREY.
THIS DAY, 18th instant, will be sold. at
my store, 15l Richardson street, at 10l
10 tubs good Western BUTTER,
70 boxes Factory CHEESE,
barrels Self-Raising FLOUR,
gross Axle Grease,
50 reans Wrapping Fap3r,
Can: / h5o BRUSSELS Carpet and Rug.
conditions cash. Oct is
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-10-15
Auction
Sales.


Furniture and Variety Sale.
BY Jkn1E LEVIN.
TOMORROW MORNING, At 10 O'Clock. in
front of my store,
BACON, HAMS. LARD. FLOUR,
Moiasses. New Cheese. Brown Eoap,
Toilet Soap, 6mosing Tobacco,
Unaware, Wooden Measures. 80, DC.
ALSO,
variety OF FURNITURE. among which
are 9 Cottage Set, Bedroom Furniture,
&c, &c. Oct 152
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
Prairie Grange.

Prairie Grange of the order of Patrons
of Husbandry, was organized Nov. 10, 1873
by Deputy D. M. Stewart, of Xenia, with
25 charter members
Master, Amos Todhunter; Overseer, John
NJ. Larrimer; Lecturer, N. Edwards; Stew
ard, Crosby Hays; Assistant Steward
Elisha Edwards; Chaplain, VIM. /. Morter;
Treasurer, ]. W. Hays; Secretary, R. D.
Laird; Gate Keeper, Jacob G. Smith; Ceres
Mrs. Mary e. Hays, Pomona. Mrs Sarah
E. Larrimer; Flora, Miss N. E. Wibright:
Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. Laura Ed
wards.
Regular meetings are held at Hays
School House every Wednesday night
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
MCkENDREE COLLEGE,
LEBANON, St. Clair Co., III.
From west Lancaster.

EDS. HERALD:-We gave in your last is
sue report of the last meeting Of our Nor
NAL Glass held at this place, and herewith
send you report of our meeting on last
evening, which seems to be growing IN in
terest and attendance.
I. Meeting was opened by few remarks
from Mr.. Allen on point of order. We
cannot complain, however, of bad order
now. The first meeting or two we were
troubled by few FOUNDERS about the
village, who persisted in having fun at our
expense, but have been silenced, and we are
now having good times as far as order is
concerned.
2. A discussion Of the questions in theory
and practice First, what is good ques-
ton and good answer? Second, what is the
difference between education and knowl-
edge? Nearly all had something to say
upon these questions, and some very good
ideas were advanced. .+-
8. A very interesting lesson in parsing ,
conducted by Mr.. Allen. He uses Hol-
brooks method of analysis, by means Of
which the most complicated sentences ca n
be made to appear very simple.
4. "Prove that the square root of an i'm
perfect square is not fraction" by H. C.
Winner, was very good.
5. A solution of the following problem:
"a owes $975, which is due in eleven
months, how much must he pay now to
continue the payment of the remainder if
teen months; interest at 6 per cent, by
Eber Straley. The operation was very
short and made very simple.
6. The demonstration of ''Fnding the
surface of a cone,'' by R. Rankin.
Z. '"If cost had been 12 per cent. more,
gain would have been Is per cent. less,
what was gain per cent? Almost all had
correct answer, but no one seemed to
think he could give a clear demonstra-
ton. This was left over for the next
meeting. .fs 4l55 - .5,.-..e
8. After recess, Mr.. Thomas explained
what effect it would have on the width of
the torrid zone, if the earth's axis were
inclined 35 deg. instead 23115 deg. He
claims that the width would be 25 deg. in
stead of AZ deg.
8. Distribution of subjects for our next
meeting, at which we have the promise of
a speech from Mr.. Ethan Allen, who takes
quite an interest in our exercises.
Adjourned to meet on next Friday even
ing. Yours,
nv
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

The following letter, handed US
by a friend, was not written with a
design to have published, but a
friend assures the responsibility for
its publication. It will be seen that it
is from distant uncle to his youthful
nephew, who has but recently taken
up his residence upon this terrestrial
globe. Its quaint, friend-like style,
makes it pleasant reading:
Davtd Anaos Jesse Oscar Barrett,
Esq.
MY DEAR NEPHEW Il was quite
agreeably surprised to learn of thy
safe arrival among US few days
since. I Imay say that I was not ex
peeting thee, so soon at least. I am
glad, however, that thou hast come. L
hope that thou wilt like US so well that
thou will be pleased to stay with us.
Doubtless, we seem a strange set of
folks to thee, and things are carried
on in very different style from that
to which thou hast been accustomed,
but perhaps after thou gets better ac-
quainted with us and our way of doing,
thou wilt like us better. We are rather
a nice set of folks after all. Thou
will please excuse me for not writing
thee sooner congratulating thee upon
thy safe arrival, but I've been rather
busy. We would be glad to hear from
thee soon, and so much about thee as
possible. Since thou art, perhaps, as
yet unacquainted with our method of
writing, thou may get mother or.father
to write for thee. Hoping to hear
from thee soon, am ~
- Thy affectionate uncle,
..s- ... ..' Oscar
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

MARYsvILLE, UNION Co., or
Innnarv % 1874. {

...: -..f January %, 1874.
EDS HERALD:-I notice in your issue of
january 13, a communication signed J.,
asking the pupils or common school teach
ers, to furnish a solution by arithmetic or
algebra to the following problem: A tract
containing 45 acres is to be divided be-
tween A and B, the North line is SO rods
and the South line is 12O rods long. The
course of each is East and West,
the East line is 100 rods long, and the
West line was not measured. The course
Of both was Northeast. A bought 1872
acres on the North side of the tract, and
the line between A and B to run East and
West. Find the width or latitude of each
piece. .s
Now, if the pupils and common school
teachers of Fayette county can furnish an
arithmetic or algebra solution Of the above
prolem, I would like very much to see it,
or if they have failed, will j. please pro-
duce one. A person accustomed to the
calculation of the contents of land can at
once see in the above statement a math-
amatical impossibility, for when the length
| of each of two parallel lines is given and
and the number of acres contained, (when
their extremities arejoined by two straight
lines) their distance from each other is at
once fixed. Now, in the above statement,
the two parallel lines are given as so and
100 rods for their respective lengths, and
the amount of contents as 45 acres. These
| two lines to contain As acres, must be
Skid rods apart. Now, suppose these
two parallel lines be brought in such po-
sition that 100 rods would be the distance
between two Of their extreme ends. Then,
if their opposite ends be joined by a
straight line the figure will not contain As
acres; or take right-angle Triangle assum-
ing the base to be 84x44 rods, the altitude
so rods, for the hypothenuse to be 100 rods,
is an impOssibilty. The solution asked for
might be found in similar problem cor
rectly stated. For an example, take the
following problem, which is somewhat sim
liar. Find an algebra solution by which
the contents of square field may be
found in which line from the diagonal
corners measures 20 rods more than either
ofits sides. r. Us.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
Announcement.
JEFEERsoNv1LLE, O.. Feb. 2.

JEFFERsoNv1LLE, O., Feb. 2, IA.
EDS. HERALD:-Please announce that the
IOnian Society of this village, in connec-
ton with the Union School, will give a
public entertainment at Union Church,
consisting of instrumental and vocal
music, charades, tabIeaux, recitatons, dia-
logues, &C., on Friday evening, the 18th
inst. It is also understood that one of the
grandest weddings of the season will take
place on that evening. Everybody is cor
daily invited to attend.
A. e.. MARSHALL, Pres.
G. w. GRAY, Sec'y.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

The following is sent as a solution to the
problem published in the HERALD a few
weeks since, and which is stated in the
communication above, so we put the state
mentof the question in this communication
as it is given in the foregoing communi-
cation.-E EDS HERALD.
Alti tude of entire lot is 86.6 rods or So
rods and SO feet. 100 squared less so
squared is 1900. The square root of 1900
is 85.6 plus rods.
1834 acres are 5000 square rods. 261I
acres are 1900 square rods. Let X equal
altitude of North lot, and 866 less X equal
altitude of South lot, and equal length
of dividing line, so one-half of X multi
piled by the quantity-Yx50-equals 5000;
also, the quantity $3.50 less X, multiplied
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
school Report.

Abridged report of Pleasant View School,
Jefferson township, for the month ending
November 18th, 1873. Average of exam
ination in all branches studied including
spelling and defining, -.
Lucei Crow, 877s; Linnie Crow. so;
Scott McKillip, 3d. Hala Mills, 80; Clara
Barnhart, 80; Manda McKillip 80.
Report for the month ending Dec. Is,
1873: -7sa
David Grow, 871S; Lucy Grant so; Lin
ME Grow, 90; Frank Mock, 9115; Lucy
Crow, 90; Willard Mock, 8615.
Eighty per cent. average intitles to a
place on the published roll of honor.
Miss S. G. Jones'. Teacher.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

If the Cincinnati Commercial
never deserved the thanks of the peo-
pie of the State for anything else, its
proprietOrs certainly do deserve cred
1T for their enterprise and good judge
ment in sending Mr.. Beadle out in the
State to report progress in the Wo-
mems effort to put down the traffic in
Intoxicating liquors. His reports are
fine, spicy, and will have good effect
in the country. Zoo ass.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
New York Live stock Marker.

New YORK, Feb. 2.
Cattle The fresh receipts to. dav we're $3.50
head, making the total for the week 7,IIO
head; Poor to the best Texans sold 8@101lc
per ID, and poor to strictly prime native steers
and OK oxen at @l211c, with few Of the best
SheeP-The receipts yesterday and to, day
were ,OOO head, making for the week l9,05O
against 20, 30 head last week. The market
was firm and active at an advance of rather
more than 70; common to pr ime readily sold
at 69779c; choice and extra at 714@8c, with
Hogs-The receipts were $3.50 head, max
ing p, $50 head for the week, against 81 $50
head last week. The market was firm at 614
dressed, and 716@79ze for MgaS MestSFaR: the sales G
at live weights include 1 car Ohio hogs aver
aging ITO lbs, at 6118c, and cars of 100 lbs
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

"- - The out-spoken sentiments Of
people of the State in favor Of the
Woman's movement to put down the
traffic in Intoxicating liquors by their
professions, pleadings, prayers and
songs, has greatly modified the tone of
the editors of the Enquirer and their
correspondents. We hope the ball will
keep rolling on until the defenders. and
advocates of the liquor traffic and liqu-
or drinking will be as scarce as hens
teeth. -
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

1T looks about like a miracle to see
with what rapidity the temperance ref
Ormation, originated by the women,
has spread from village to Villages and
all.thrOugh the country, and yet the
greatest wonder is, in view Of the ter
rible evil consequences of the liquor
traffic and liquor drinking, that the
work has not been vigorously prose-
cuted sooner. -4 i1+, svu .raa.Y
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
Cincinnati Live stock market.

SI1'011717aII1 7 CD = IoFI'
Cattle-The arrivals have been liberal, and
those received since Saturday have been of
better quality than the arrivals for several
days previous, The demand has been mod
crate at from Sc to $40 for lower grades; dc
to 416c for fair to good medium; andSo to 51ac
for, good to strictly prime quantities. Sew
eral lots left over unsold.
Hogs-The arrivals have been light, an d
the market has been firm at the following
range, viz: $50 to 200lbs averages at $5 500
All sold
Sheep-The arrivals and demands are both
moderate, with no especial change in prices,
the range being from 30 to 51ac for common to
prime.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
An article IN the Cincinn,

Z - An article in the Cincinnati En-
quirer last week encourages the belief
that the construction of the Dayton &
Southeastern R. r. through Xenia
and this place to the Jackson coal
mines will be built very soon, that the
work between this place and Xenia
will be commenced about the first of
April, that Washington is to be the
headquarters, that the road bed will be
in readiness for the rails, between this
town and Xenia, in six months We
hope so. .iit .1alt5.s ..a a-v. .r...t.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
Non-Resident Nosice.
The State Of Ohio, Fayette County, s..

The State Of Ohio, FGyette County, S.: ....
ITO Charles Flshback and FIush Fjshbaei- /, v
4 ing in Jay Co. in tho State of indiana Sad Ma
tlIda GarretG Horace FishbacE, living in Madi-
rs FishOaek DECEASED, you are hereby notified
that l, richard Fishback, as Administrator OF the
estate OF Thomas Fishback deceased, have pre-
sented this day, January 23d. 1874 to the Probate
Court for its allowance a claim of which 1 am
the owner against the estate OF said decedent OF
seventy Eve dollars with interest from the 1st
day OF juno, 1870, The 2d day Of March next
at 10 O'Clock o. M is the time nScd for hearing
the testimony RICHARD FISHRAGK,
11-w4 = Administrator.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

week after week be engaged in trying
to suppress the evils of intemperance,
MObs are usually found giving their
aid to the other side of the temper
ance cause. Twenty men may be
found drunken and carousing in a Ii
quor- drinking saloon and that is all
right and lawful; and twenty women,
if they were so inclined, could go in
to the same saloon, and by liquor, be
come just as boisterous as the twenty
men, and that would, according to the
writer, cbe all right and lawful, but
when twenty of the best, purest, most
intelligent women in any community
enter that same saloon, and with tears,
prayers and singing beg the proprie-
tor of the establishment to quit deal
ing out intoxicating drinks to hus
band, poor, misguided son, a
brother or a father, the scene is
changed, and in the surprising legal
tnoa0Zedge, and wise judgement of the
writer, he and aliof his class in holy
horror raise their innocent, pure
hands and exclaIm "Mo5 7at0! No
matter if the mob. is composed Of fe-
males, it is still laBless mob. Bat
4his class of men, while they are so
sensitive in regard to violations of
law, seem to be oblivious to the fact
that every man engaged in the sale of
Intoxicating liquor as; a beverage, Il is
guilty of violating thealaws of his
country. Although he may not sell to
E.be drank where sold, he does. sell to
men who are in the habit Of getting
drunk, and sometimes to men, when
they are drunk-that is alright, is it I?
Can these pure minded defenders of
legal right and statutary guarantees
see no violation of law committed by
the dealers in Intoxicating liquors p
Are there NO violations. Of law com
mitted in these pure institutions where
men of unenyiable habits do cengre-
gate to imbibe that which steals from
them their brain, robs their wives and
children of the money that should be
used in providing the necessities of
life and to prevent them from becom-
ing objects of public charity. Let us
look on that side of the question of
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors and
see whether there are not violations of
law there, and whether there is not a
wide field for the sympathy and wo-
manly effort to rid our country of the
evil results of these whisky Shops
But they say these women are crazy on
the subject, All we have to say in de-
Tense of that charge is, that it is pity
that there is not more of this kind of
crazy, that every oman,. woman and
child in the whole land was not afflicted
with the same kind of crazy to the ex-
tent Of the total punishment of alco-
holic drinks as a beverage, from. the
whole continent, from the whole
world. There would then be no
drunkards, no drunkard's. wives, no
drunkard's children, not more than
half the suicides, and not half the
murders and crimes that are now black
ening the pages of the history of the
country. If this be craziness, let us
have It until the country IS freed from
the great curse of intemperanc
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

= Beadle, the lively reporter for the
Cincinnati Commercial, in his letter to
the Commercial from Springfield, on
the 9th ult., in relation to the tenn
perRnce movement, says: ..i -
p s'Springfeld claims the honor of
having been the first town in the State
to begin the 'tWoman's War on Intem-
perance," and that as far back as last
October. Mother" Stewart, a prom
ineht philanthropist, whose name is
familiar to the advo Gates Of woman
Suffrage, took up the cause of a poor
woman whose husband had long been
of the class 's'habitual,'' and assisted
her to prosecute certain dealers under
the Adair law: She tells me that she
found great difficulty in inducing any
lawyer to take the case, but finally Mr.,
Rawlings did so, with. the Understand
ing that 'Mother" Stewart waste help
the prosecution. She ''read up'' on
the law, hunted out the witnesses, and
made a case beyond a reasonable
doubt. She then collected q number
of ladies to attend the Court during
the trial, and give "moral support :
With the women, the law and the evi
dence against him, the dealer lost the
case, and the judgement was given
against him by jury in the Justice
Court for $500. "Motheri' Stewart
examined the witnesses, and made the
opening speech, as the law allowed her
to do before a Justice but the dealer,
backed by the Liquor sellers Associa-
ton, appealed to a higher Court, and
there she is barred out"
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
Encouraging. g.

The Hillsboro News Of Thurs
day last says:
The night-watchmen say that since
the Temperance movement began, the
streets at night are SO quiet and or.
derly that it seems almost like anoth
er town. There has been but one
drunken man in the Calaboose since
the movement began, little over five
weeks. This shows how much good
has been accomplished already. Let
the work go on.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

"A guarantee fund of over twelve
thousand dollars has been subscribed
by the business men of Hillsboro, to
assist the temperance women. of that
town, if necessary, to prevent the. sale
of intoxicating liquors in that place.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
CHERIFF'S SALE.

Hiram Rodgers VS.. Peter Drais et al.
Execution.
By virtue of the above named execution from
the Court of Common Pleas of Fayette county,
Ohio, to me directed, will expose and offer for
sale at public auction, on the farm of Peter
Drais, five miles south of Washington e. H., in
said county of Fayette, on Monday, the 9th day
OF February, 1874, at O'Clock p m. of said day,
the following property to wit: Two bay Mares,
one dun Mare and one bay horse, taken as the
property of the above Peter Drais to satisfy the
above execution. -.
Terms of sale cash.
Jan. 10, 1873. I1w2 prf 49,
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

i2 = The Southeastern Ohio Lunatic
Asylum is so far completed as to be
in condition to receive inmates. This
will greatly relieve some of the other
institutions OF this kind, that have
been too much crowded with patients.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
: A bill was introduced in file Sc

A bill was introduced in the Sen
ate, on Thursday last, by Hon. S, N.
Yeoman. - oa.. l.a .G-s.....s .....t
For the protection Of certain burial
grounds, vesting the title and control
in the Trustees of the township where
in the same are located, of all public
burial grounds, located without the
corporation limits of any city or vii
.lage, whether the same have been open
ly dedicated or not, except such
grounds as are under the care and con
troll of some society, Incorporated
company, or Of some city or village.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05

NOTICE is hereby given that petition will
IN be presented to the Commissioners OF Fav-
ette county Ohio, at their next session to be held
on the first Monday of March, a. d. 1874 praying
Tor the alteration of the county road leading
from the Plymouth. pike near. the, Sugar C-cs
Church to the Wilmington pike near Mt. Olive
William Coil, were said old road sUrikes Elias
Co1Ps north line of the Dobbin's farm; tneaCe
original corner of the Robert Randolph survey
Delng the northwest corner; thence soGth with
ehe original line of said Randolph survey to Lhe
northeast corner of Daniel Bnsh's land, conrecS-
ing with the old county road at this poiAS leading
to the w ilmington pike. 10 80 ?
Jan. 10, 1874. Iowa Principal Pei eiitio1er.
Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-02-05
Notice of Insolvency.

NN the 31st day of December, in the year 1873,
" the Probate Court of Fayette County, Ohio,
declared the estate of Horace Ballard deceased,
to be probably insolvant. Creditors are therefore
required to present their claims against the es-
tate, for allowance, within six months from the
time above mentioned, or they will not be enti-
tied to payment. II. SANDERSON,
Executor of II. Ballard, decd.
December 80, 1873. 7w6.