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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
At the Tomb of Washington.

On Wednesday the meeting Of the Council
and Regents at Mt. Vernon Association con-
vened at Mt. Vernon. A great many distin-
suiShed persons. among them relatives OF Gen
Washington, aud members OF historic families
were present Gov Kemper, Gen. Ftzhugh
Lee, Judge Ould, DR.. Bagby, Gen. Dabney
Maury, Miss Mary Lee, daughter OF Gen. Lee
Miss Irving, granddaughter Of Henry Clay,
were there Mrs Ella B. Washington, Of this
place represented West Virginia as Vice Re-
gent. The Governor and visitors spent au
hour or two inspecting the mansion and
grounds. Mrs. Washington showed the Gov
ernor and official visitors through all parts
Of the house-the room in which General
Washington died, with its ancient furniture,
and the table which held the physic admins
tered TO him on his deathbed Miss Gusts
room the room in which Martha Washington
died. aud all the apartments, from the " west
parlor to the attic.
SPEECH or GOV REMpER
Gov. Kemper said that here the daughters
of America, as vestal virgins, watch the fires
at the sacred tomb Of the father of America s
freedom, the hottest Of all the affairs of the
world. Here the ashes Of the dead we all re-
we're are protected and held in reverence. As
ii bad been determined that the dust Of Wash
ington should remain here forever, the efforts
of this association should receive all the sup
port the State, under his administration, could
afford. He trusted the one hundredth ami
versary Of the independence of America would
give new impetus to the grand objects q the
association, and bring back the fervor Of
Washingtons patriotism. He said the genius
Of Virginia was lowering over the sacred spot
on which they stood to heCk them on to re-
newed zeal aud love of country. He said the
ladies should receive all the aid it was in bis
power as Governor of the State to afford, and
thanked Il EN- in the name # the Common
wealth for the patriotic zeal they bad exhibited
in restoring aud protecting the resting place Of
him who bore tie nohlsst name that ever a.
dorned the GLADDEN. of State.
REMARKS OF FrTzHUGH LEE.
LiutenaDt Governor Thomas then introduced
Gen. Ftzhugh Lee, who said We are not
here as a board of inquisitiou or censure, but
to cooperate with the ladies 10 their noble eff
forts to preserve the tomb and protect the re-
mains Of him who was the father Of cur free
dom. He said he commended the sentiment
which had its expression in a union Of the blue
and the gray at the decoration Of the graves Of
those who fill in the late c1nfi {. Here all
the States unite in preserving the dust and
doing honor to the memory of Washington
lie saw in this the burial Of all the animosities
of the past and union OF all who love the
name OF Washington Once the oouutrymen
Of Washington were arrayed against each other
Hereafter, section with section will unite in
TO the Mecca of American liberty.
the pride Of the American people. lie hoped
equal rights aud privileges. peace and prosper
its would De preserved throughout the cCun-
trv.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Feminine FoIlies.


When Soldene has her teeth filed, the dem
list puts his step-ladder inside.
Jane Grey SwiSshelm recommends hard bread
and fresh beer, taken slowly, for dyspepsia.
II. w. Cralle. an aged KentuckiAn of GIL
years, has SeTenely married Miss Serena Bian-
kenship, aged IS.
A Milwaukee damsel of u ears,-inocula-
ted with the idea of Egyptian customs, has e.
loped with youth of 10.
The Cincinnati Gazette swears that it takes
two women five hours study to select one sim
pie little straw hat.
A British lecturer is telling how our girls
sell their kisses, at church fairs, for VS. and
KS. The brute
A bridal veil just invented by Russian
gives the bride the appearance OF an angel,
wings and all Alb what Illusion.
Husband-"Wha the use going cut this
sloppy weather." Wife-"What's the use
having striped stockings"
When De.roi; girl wants to see how her
new pull-baek dress looks from distance, she
puts 1t over pair of toDgs.
George Eliot is described as being, intellec-
tually, very strong woman-almost mascu-
line in strength, with a strangely sad express
sion on her couDtenance as if weighed down by
deep sorrow,
Upon the death Of her husband the lady
married his brother, and when friend saw the
portrait Of the first husband in the house he
said, Is this member ofyour family?" at
is my poor brother law" she said. Was
she right?
There is to be baby show in Memphis, at
which fifty dollars is to be given the ugliest
baby with the understanding that the award
will not be made without the mothers appro-
val The prize will probably never be called
| for.
Partisan modistes give this instruction to
their poor tightly skrted and trained VIC
tins: "The hest manner of gathering up the
train is to turn to the right, bend slightly
backwards, and take hold of the dress as low
down as possible with the right hand When
you straighten and stand upright again the
/ skirt will be slightly lifted, and thus become
no longer than short costume. When you
wish TO let the skirt trail again you must
throw it back with sweep of the right hand
Sam Weller's abomination-the Widows
/ described quite PRETTY by Sake:
"Her shawl was as sable as night,
Her gloves were dark rs her shawl.
And her jewels-that flashed in the light
/ Were black as a funeral pail
Her robe had the hue OF the rest
How nicely it fitted her shape! y,
And the grief that was heaving her breast
Boiled over in pillows Of Grape"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Winchester Items.

from the Times, we take the appended par
agraphs:
Gen. Dick Taylor and family from Louisi-
ana reached Winchester yesterday. They will
spend the summer here.
Rev. Dr. Meredith will preach memorial
sermon next Sunday, at Christ Church, upon
the life and works OF the late Rev. Dr. c. W.
Andrews.
Mr.. John Ford, Of this county, is going TO
exhibit at the Fair thoroughbred jersey
COW which will give her own weight in milk
every fourteen days.
Hon. Wm II. Travers, Of Charlestdwn, will
deliver the animal address before the young
men Of the Shenandoah Valley Academy "a.
NJ, Smith, N. A. Principall at Court House.
Hall on the evening Of the "a h Of the present
month. Mr. Travers is an exceeding y chaste,
eloquent and attractive speaker and the Win
chester public will gladly avail itself Of the
opportunity Of hearing him.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Hon. John W. Garrett for President.

To the event Of the democracy nominating
a Bourbon for the presidency. which is not
probable, there need be very little doubt, SAYS
Hon. Montgomery Blair, that General Grant,
who is almost certain to be the nominee Of the
republicans viii be President for tbrd term.
But Mr. Blair says that he is more convinced
than evor tha, John W. Garrett will be the
democratic nominee for the presidency. The
paramount issue will be monopoly and anti
monopoly, OF which latter John ". Garrett is
the central figure. Mr.. Garrett, he SAYS,
comes up as a fresh man entirely unfettered
by any of the issues Of the past. The officers
Of bis ,oad are not paid high salaries to run
around the country looking after politics, but
are required to attend to their legitimate du-
ties This has been observed by the people Of
the country, who are thoroughly conversant
with tie position Of Mr. Garrett The West,
Mr. Blair says, vii he for The nomination Of
Nj Garrett, aud in fact the demand for the
nomination wi,I be taken up all over the
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Gleanings.
want to be a speler and with the spelers stan
A Wooster in mi pocket, Webster in mi ham

want to be a speler and with the spoilers stan;
Wooster in mi pocket, Webster in mi han.
This things about played outD
Mrs. Robin, Barnum's Fat Woman, is dead.
Breckeuridse's funeral was the largest in
Kentucky since Henry Clay's.
Great Bend, Pa, is almost burned out by
iuceudiarism. Loss 100000.
A Chica. bandit who was not afraid has
stolen a 81 600 diamond from Sheridan.
Lieut.. Gov. Holt of Ohio was caned by Mr..
Trott in Cincinnati for trying to kiss Trotts
wife
Jos w. Marin, an old and estCe ned resident
Of Washington is dead, aged fIty-two.
Robt. NJ. and Stephen A. Douglas are a.
warled S259,0OO for cotton illegally seized
during the war
The wife of the late Charles Sumner is to
marry an official Of the New logk Custom
HvUsr. .-...- --.--.---.-.--
Ex-senator Nye, Of Nevada. is confined in a
private Insane Asylum on Long Island, n. y.
The New Bedford whale fsheries-alter a
long cesSatiou-are to be resumed in short
time
jeremiah Hamilton, an old colored Wall
street bauker, is dead. lie was the richest
negro in the country, bis fortune aggregatins
S2.0OO,0O0.
Pat Gilmore's Summer Concert Garden is
now open in New York. The projectors band
furnishes music, and pretty girls dispense ale,
beer, cream, cigars aud-pcrhaps-kisSes.
Western folks are thoughtlessly sending
their Eastern friends as specimens, whole
boxes Of the devastating grasshopper This
is great kindness, hut one more bonorcd in
the breach etc.
a gentleman in Europe writes: " l see in
the American papers notices of bank bills al
tered from one denomination to another. This
is impossible in this part of the world through
the very simple device of having bills Of differ
ept valu : m ale Of q fferrnt sizes"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
A Shocking Calamity.

The French Catholic church at Holyoke,
Mss, was burned Friday evening Of last week
and 20 persons persisted. Service was pro-
crossing at the tine, and tie entire cougregs-
t;ou-uumberiUg some zoo sorls-was en-
gagged 10 prayer 40 altar candle iguited the
lraPery and tie low ceiling Of the cLaucel
was quickIy 10 flames. Ofcourse a wild pan
&c eusuel, 10 which about 6ity persons were
more or les, injured
The eli6ce vas buiit of pine. 10 1870. and
wss tao stories high Tie plraclial residence,
20 tie rear, shared the same Fate as the church.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Charley Ross.

Two men, strangers, and apparently
trsmPs, accompanied by little boy that
rssembled in a remarkable degree tho photo
graphs "a Charley Ross, were arrested a short
distance from Ripou, 10 this County, few days
ago. aaJ lodged in the Berryvi'le jail Con-
siderable excitement eusuei, and kilograms
few quick and thick sad fast between parties
10 Clarke aud the father Of the missing Char
ley The subsequent release oi men and boy
leave tao fate o! Charley still oushrouded in
mystery.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05

10 these days Of decorations 81 IS pleoSautto
klow tllt Others besides the graves OF SOL
d.srs are remembered. Last Friday afternoon
a uumJer Of ladies made @ pilgrimage to the
graves Of Alice and Paebe Cary IL Greenwood
cemetery. Brooklyn, aud decorated tasm with
Aowers. T-ey also read poem by each o.
che sisters. ana closed tie proceedings wi,h
prayer
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
PUBLIC SALE.

A s Trustees appointed BY the County Court or
n jefferson County, Wet Virginia. at the
January Term, 1875, In place Of William G.. Har-
desty in a Deed of Trust given by Richard Har
desty and wife, on the Path Of February, 1855,
and duly recorded in Deed Book No. 81, page i39
&C.. in the Clerks Office of the County Court Of
said County, TO secure certain Bonds therein men
toned TO Vance Bel, -four OF which for thou
sand dollars each, dated the 18th day Of March
1855, and payable respectively the 18th days Of
March 1857, 1858. 1853 and 1860 with interest
from date, were transferred b. said Bell 20 Isaac
Krebs-on which bonds there remained due on
the 18th Of March 1875, the sum Of $4,000 with
interest on 81 900 part thereof from that date
and al the special instance Of said Isaac Krebs,
we will offer for sale on
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Death Of Hugh N. PendletOn. ESQ.

NushN Pe2distou, Esq WHO, sevsga! years
ago. c,uoyej fron uear Suwmit Point. ia this
county 90 Wy,hs oeauty Virginia, died a few
days aso. ia Goo -5ta yo.rcf BIS age Heis
.r.-er 90 Gen pcut.etoa. saa was very q sh-
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Val ey Female College

COMMENCEMENT WEEK at the Valley Fe-
I male College. Winchester, Va, June LIST to
5th, from o'clock, A, NJ. to o'clock, +. ~. each
day. Examination OF Glasses, in presence OF Sc
lect Conference Committee.
June 9th, ut IL o'clock, A. ~, Sermon before
the School by Rev. Thos. L. Carson, at the NJ. b.
Church. South.
Monday, June 9Th, a, O'Clock. p. NJ, Junior
Exhibition, consisting of Music, Original Essays
and Rehearsals, at Town Hall.
Tuesday, June Sth, at o'clock, ]. H., Regular
Commencement Exercises at Town Hall.
b. ARB0GAST,
Nav %. ls75-2t President
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
The Third Term Question.

PRESIDENT GRANT DEFINES HIS POSITION.
President Grant has written the following
letter to General Harry White, president OF the
recent Pennsylvania republican state conyen-
tim.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Terms of Sale:

by consent Of the parties for whose benefit the
sale is made the terms will be; 0nc-Third Cash /;
the balance in equal payments at Nine and Eigh-
teen Months respectively. Deferred payments TO be
secured upon the Land. The farm will be sold in
the gross and not By the acre.
wa. l.. WILSON,
May %, LISTS. Trustee.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05

CEVEN Springs Nsss--prepared by the Seven
- Springs Company, Abingdon, Virginia. This
valuable preparation Is the Salts If Mineral
Springs obtained bv Evaporation Of tie Waters.
IL is rarticulsr'- recommended In diseases Of the
Skin, Chronic Disrhe, Copsfit alton Sick Hssd-
scbs, Neuralgia, sc-ofuis, Piles, Old Sores ara
ir1-rt, . e sEf =. g eEzrEP's
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Ann ounceln ent.
SODA WATER..

WE propose dispensing the very best article,
w and as cold rs Ice. Our Syrups will be
m ade from the choicest fresh fruits when these
are not in market from the best fruit juicesl.-
Would call attention TO our Lemon, Orange, Pine
Apple, Strawberry and Coffee Syrups. 0urprice
for above is 10 cents per large glass, or le Tickets
for 81 We prefer giving better Soda Water at
the old price to decreasing the price and selling
poor article. To meet competition, we are pre-
pared TO sell Soda Water at 5 cents per glass and
sold by competitors Trial of our Soda solicited
from all N.F. HENDERSON q CO.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Paris Green.

NONSTANTLY on hand a large supply or The
I best Paris Green.
For convenience of persons using it we add di,
rections: Dilute BY adding from Is to so parts OF
duent to ] Of Green for Potatoes 20 10 40 to OF
Green for less hardy plants. Water, Flour aud
Plaster are used to dill ute wth-ihe last two are
used in powder. fne following is probably the
best form-Psris Green =, Plaster 2Js, Flour "a.
To be used with Dredging Cup.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05

IN high state Of cultivation. This farm i, well
fenced, and improved By large STONE HOUSE,
with Wing attached, Stone Barn and every neces
sary Outbuilding, variety Of choice Fruit, and
an unfailing Well Of Water. The Depot of the B.
Il o. Il. r., (atKearneysville,) Blacksmith Shop,
Post Office, Stores, School House, and Church are
within 500 yards Of the Dwelling. Possession will
be given on April |, 1876. Edmund !. Lee, Esq,
Trustee, in Deed from Nathan Osbourn a former
owner Of the farm, under which there Is small
amount of the original purchase money still due
thereon, unites 10 the sale, and will join Ia the
Deed to- the purchaser,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05

blessiag to humanity IS what Dr. Bulls Cough
syrup caa well be termed, for it has done more
-l'- .It- 49, -:S-- -,1.-.-s.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Public Sale
OF
A Valuable Small Farm.

DY virtue of Deed OF Trust from John q.
ID Ruckle and wife, dated the 3ist day Of March,
1875, made for the benefit OF certain creditors and
sureties OF the grantor therein mentioned, which
said Deed is recorded at page =. Deed Book G.,
Clerks Office Of the County Court Of Jeiierson
County. West Virginia, will offer at Public Sale
in front of the Depot, at kcarneysvilc, Jefferson
County, West Virginia, at IL o'clock, on
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05
Tuesday, June 22nd, 1875,

In front of the Court House in charlss;Own in
said County, the Valuable
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1875-06-05

received the other day from some Western adj
mirer, well-sized and healthy looking grass
hopper nicely packed in srass-lined bOx.-
Such avors are scarcely appreciated.
JEAN SANDS.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-22
A CURIOSITY.

The following is one of the most remarkable
compositions we have met with. 1t eyinces an in
genuity of arrangement pc enliarly its own. Ex-
PLANTATION: The initial capitals spell NJ Boast Is
in the Glorious Gross of Christ. The words in
Italics, when read from top to bottom and bottom
TO top, form the Lords Prayer complete: j
Make known the Gospel truths, oar Father king,
Yield up thy grace, dear Father, from above,
Bless us with hearts uhich ~feeEingly can sing,
"OurI life thou art for-eoef God of Love 2"
Assuage our grief in love for Christ we pray,
Since the bright prince Of HedUeu and glory died,
Took all our Gins and hagoaued The display,
Infant being, first a man, and then was crucifed.
Stupendous God thy grace and poper make known;
In Jesus, name let all the world rejoice,
Now labor in thy heavenly kingdom own
That blessed kingdom for thy saints the choice,
How vile to come to thee is all our cry,
Enemies of thy-self and all that's thine,
Graceless our aciu We live for vanity,
Loathing thy being, eDiE in design.
Oh Sod, thy viii be done, from earth to heaven
Reclining on the Gospel let as live,
In earth from sin deliUe1-ed and forgiven.
Oh as thyself but teach us to forgive,
Unless fFs power temptation doth destroy,
Sure Is our fall intothe depths of woe,
Garnal IN mind, we've not q glimpse of joy
Raised against hedgen; in rs hope We can flow.
O 0ipe us grace and lead us in thy ways;
Shine on as with thy love and give as peace,
Self and this sin that rise against us STAY.
On grant each day our treepass-es may cease,
Forgive on. evil deeds that oft we dc.
Convince as dailp of them to our shame,
Help Us with heavenly bread, Jorgice us too,
Recurrent lusts, and a7e1l adore thy name,
In tiny forgiveness we as saints can die.
since Tor as and our trespdsses SO high,
Thy Son our Saviour, bled on Calvary.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-22
Smuggling as a Fine Art.

.-.tB#8E SWH&N #vE.& M9#+#E #@4& W%
The Spanish contrabandists, who
were in by-gone years the heroes of
many a romance, fourished because
import duties were high. At d time
English cargoes, or miscellaneous car
goes in English ships, were landed at
Gibraltar on purpose to be Struggled
over the frontier into Spain. to the
value Of 91,00O, 600 per annum. As to
France. in time long subsequent to the
era Of the Milan and Berlin DEGREES.
and when import duties were levied
only for the sake Of revenues, the land.
frontiers we're the scene Of extraordi.
nary smuggling. Dogs were trained IN
Belgium on purpose to smuggle goods
into France. The animals were IF
size, and were trained to carry
or twenty-five pounds each, the
load consisting of tobacco, suqar. cot
lee, etc. They were converted across
frontier in packs from France into
Belgium they we're kept all day With
out food. beaten numerically what q
superior being man ISL laden in tie
evening and started of. The poor
animals made the best OF their
ray 70 their French homes, usually two
y three leagues from the frontier.
nd we're there well ted and kindly
In ten years more than 40
90 Of these hard-working dogs were
destroyed By the French custom Off
ers, three francs being given as q
'onus for the capture Of each. some
ines i dog would be found laden With
early ESQ worth Of Struggled goods.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-22
toned, as it is better to have "too
much Saan not enough"

Winter Flowing.

Fall and winter blowing have many
advantages which the thoughtful farm
er will not fail to study. Freezing
waterin plowed ground exerts q powerful
force to disintegrate the most compact
clay and mellow it. Frost is almost in
valuable to the wise cultivator who
knows how to make il work for his
benefit. 1t masters chemical action in
many ways; for In ~congealing, water in
minerals and organic substances is ex-
banded, and often destroys tissues, as
when an apple rots soon after freezing,
or a potato. Ice that will burst an iron
pot does much to improve titled land.
Flowing increases the capacity of the
soil to hold water, making it more
porous and open ; while blowing and
freezing attain results which neither
alone can secure. It follows from these
facts that whenever the ground is not
too wet to pillow, and M has blowing
to do, it is best to command the force
of jack frost to aid in committing all
compact earth. This great mechanical
force costs the farmer nothing, if he
plows at the right time. Frost is about
the only pillow that nature uses to open
the pores of clay to admit air and the
roots of plants.
Study to utilize all natural forces,
whether Of solar light and heat in our
sunny climate, or of hard freezing
weather of winter, or the spring, sum
mer or autumn rains, which have a
much greater value to form q variety of
crops than is generally appreciated.
Titled ground holds about twice as
much water as food for plants as the
same ground will hold without plow-
ing. The deeper the earth is stirred
the more water it will hold and not be
too wet for the crop or working it.
The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1875-01-22
Postal statistics.

The senate subcommittee on post.
offices and postroads have been oil
work on the subject Of postal defcien.
cies, and the following figures are given;
The states which report an excess OF
receipts over the expenditures are
New Hampshire. $41, 439. 50 Maasa-
chusetts. $616, 77s.74; Rhode island,
a. ,865.79; Connecticut, $189, 81. 33 ]:
New York, 81, 121, 46s. 98 ; New Jersey,
$$47. $3.50 Pennsylvania, $S431, $50. so; ;
all the rest Of the states show that their
expenditures are il excess Of their re-
ceipts. Texas and California show the
deficiencies, they being as fol-
lows Texas, 30, 24,854.01 ; California,
1904, 1871 {. Next come, on tie losing
side, Missouri, Utah, New Mexico, nli-
nois, Nebraska. Ohio, Kansas and Min
all Of which run over $3.50, 600,
and most Of them $500, 900. The dis
trict shows . deficiency of $73 309 So.
The total deficiency is 81, 800, 845. So
total IN excess, 81, $50. 557. so. From
This exhibit il will be seem that in the
New England states. where there is d
Tense population. postal service more
han pays for itself whereas. Id other
states, most of which are aparely set
the post Office department is