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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09
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WINTER ARRANGEMENT, BEGINNING
OCTOBER II, 1874.
The Mail Train will leave Washington ct 8
IN and Alexandria at $40 Q. m. daily, e1cep'
sunday PASS Leesburg going westward st LIZ
g. H., and arrive at Round Hill at II N. Leave
Round Hill at 1890 .. H., pass Leesburg 60
ing eastward At LILO y. M, and arrive at Alex
andris at 3:l5p. M, and at Washington at 3&
y. m.
The Accom- mediation Train will leave Wash
gton 81 p. M, and Alexandria at ATOP m.
daily, except Sunday, and arrive at Leesbui 81
25 p. m. Leave Leesburg at 6 q. M, and ST.
rive at Alexandria al SIS, and Washington 81
40 a. m.
Ie4.~ Passengers from Washington will take
the Washington and Ohio cars at the Baltimore
and Potomac Railroad station at 8 3. m. and p
M, and 90 through without change of cars.
The g. 10 a. NJ. train from Alexandria and l2a
D. m. train from Round Hill connects at Rouna
Hill with Harris Daily Line 81 Coaches
for Snckersville. Rerryyile and Winchester
also with Reamer's Line Of Coaches, which leave
Leesburg daily for Aldie and Middleburg.
Communication tickets, cts. per mile
Annual tickets. $50.
r. b. HAVENER,
oct 16-tf General Ticket Agen'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09

The MEXICAN Congress has not taken much
hcnor to itself by its vote to expel the Sisters
OF Charity FROM Mexican territory. 4 repub.
lie which begins its new life by religious pro-
scription Of auy kind is in fair way to become
machine for tyranny. Religious federation to
all religious sects would have secured for III
Mexican government the cooperation OF all
llberty-ioyiug people 10 the world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09

LADIES PARLOR & TOILET SLIPPERS
Ladies' French Kid Broadway Ladies' Last
ing Broadway, Turkey Morocco Broadway,
French Kid Toilet, Cashmere Toilet, Lasting
Toilet, Serge and Carpet Slippers, In every style
and quality,
At WADDEY'S, "A King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09

Alexandria, Va, July 9th, 1874.
Ny personal acquaintance with a majority of
the gentlemen controlling the Montpelier Fe-
male Humane Association and the reputation of
all of them enables me to commend them as fully
entitled to the confidence of the public. No act
or representation inconsistent with honor and
integrity need be prehended in the conduct or
representations of these gentlemen.
T. W. HUGHES,
U S. Judge East. Dist. of Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09

JOHN GiBsoN.""...".... Cspt. W. 4 Winters
VALLEY CITY ................ ....... Capt Bedell
viii leave New 7 ork EVERY SATURDAY
for this port; aud, returning, will leave Alexan
1ria EVERY FRIDAY, at 10 O. clock
All freight must be on the dock by 8 q. N.
FOR fFs!HEa oo SRRp = yj iS
Agents, No. Prime, street
Agents in New York,
GEO. B. MERRlCK,
ap2O 226 South ST.. Pier No. 80 East river
FOLK AND BOSTON.
The steamer LADY OF THE LAKE, con-
Meeting al Norfolk with the steamers .r~s~
Of the Merchants and Miners Trans. aasasassas
portation Company for Boston, will leave her
wharf, No. south whsrves, EVERY MON
DAY and THURSDAY at 2.30 =. ~, for Nor
folk. Retq11rg leave Norfolk on TUESDAYS,
and FRIDAYS, at p M stopping, at Fort
Lookout and Fortress Monroe.
This line, connecting at Alexandra with lh.
O.. a. s. NJ. and W. & O. r. Re-, and at Nor
folk with the Boston steamers, offers superior in
ducements for the rapid snd careful shipment Of
ell kinds Of freight to Boston. The rates being
rected to this feature. All freight forwarded
free of commission, and through bills of ladng
given.
For freight Or passage apply on board, or to
Y. D. GRONER, Norfolk, j. G. WATERS
"a; REED, Agent Ale1andr,a
A. q. PLANT, Gen. Agt.,
Cor. 10TH ST. and New York ave.,
Washington D. G.
First class fare to Norfolk, 81; round trip, S6
Second class fare to Norfolk, So round trip, So
ap 22-u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09
LEGAL NOTICES.

TXECUTORS' NOTlCE-The undersigned
~ h wing duly qualified before the County
Court of Fairfax county, Virg mia, as Executors
of the last will and testament of WILLIAM b.
MOECH, late OF the said county deceased,
hereby give notice to all perdons having claims
against the estste Of said William H. Monch
to present them for settlement, duly
thenticated and oil persons indebted to the said
estate are required to make immediate payment
to u.s. SAMUEL PULLMAN,
FREDERICK PAFF
de28 w4ws E1'rs of VIM. II. Monch, decd
VIRGINIA, to wit: In the Circuit Court of
Y Fairfax county. December Rules, 1874
Francis A. Murray VS.. Vincent j. Sears and
w. w. Walk. In chancery.
The OBJECT Of this suit is to attach tract OF
land in the county of Fairfax, in The village Of
Herr don, containing two acres, being the same
land described in 8 deed from A. j. Downing
ard wife to V. J. Sears by deed dated the 10th
of March, 1870 and recorded in the land records
of Fairfax county, in iiber L, No. 4, folio $780,
and also to attach any money in the bands Of
the defendant, w. W. Walk, due to the said V
j. Sears, to pay plaintiff the sum of S276.97
with interest thereon from the 18th day Of May,
1874, and the Gusts of this suit.
1t appearing by affidavit fled that the defen-
dsnt Vincent j. Sears il g Nonresident of tue
State OF Virginia 1T is ordered that be appear with
in one month after due publication OF this order,
aid do what is necessary to protect his interest.
A copy, teste F. ID. RICHARDSON, Cpk.
Moore, p. q. dec l1-w4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09


GENTLEMEN'S FINE DRESS BOOTS
AND SHOES.
A large stock of new styles, very handsome
of the best quality, and at low prices,
At WADDEY'S "a King street
MISSES WALKING and SCHOOL BoOIS'
A large stock, in every style ana quslty'
Prices low,
At WADDEY'S. ii King street.
CHILDEENo SCHOOL AND WALKING
BOOTS.
A large stock and great variety of styles at
very reduced prices,
INFANTS BOOTS AND SLIPPERS.
A fine stock in every color, style ind quallty,
1T very reasonable prices,
At WADDEY'S, "a King street
BOYS AND YOUTHS DRESS SHOES.
A good stock Of new styles, of fine quality
and at low prices,
At WADDEY'S, "a King street
LADIES FINE CALF. KID AND RUSSIA
LEATHER BUTTON BOOTS,
Vienna style,
WADDEi'S, "A King street.
LADIES HOUSE SHOES; :,
Large stock and great variety, suitable lot oio
' WADDEY'S, IA King street.
LADIES FINE WALKING BOOTS,
At WADDEY'S, "A King street.
CTRICTLY PURE GROUND SPICES Tor
y sale by [dec l4l j.. C. M1LbuHN'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09

The Montpelier Female Humane Association,
chartered by the Legislature of Virginia and
the Circuit Court of Orange county, proposes
by series of Grand Gift Concerts, to establish
Destitute Ladies of Virginia" at Montpelier,
the former residence of President j as. Madison.
The Association is under the control of eight
trustees six Of whom are elected bi ennislly, by
the stockholders and two appointed by the Gov
ernor Of Virginia.
References by permission: His Excellency
James L. Kemper, Governor of Virginia; His
Excelency, Gilbert c. Walker, ex-Gov. of Val
Hon. Robert E. Withers Lieutenant Governor
of Virgins and U. S. Senator elect; Hon Robt
W. Hughes, Judge Eastern District of Virginia.
Senators and Members of Congress fromVirgnia
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09
6T&AMRO6 rs.
YDE'S 1T E A NJ Ii ES
PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AND

PHILADELPHIA, PROVIDENCE AND
BOSTON.
Steamers leave Alexandra EVERY TUES
DAY, and leave Philadelphia EV- @Sss.
cry SATURDAY, at II O'clock In.Ssia&a
from Pier No. North Wharves.
This line connects at Alexandria with the O..
A. s. NJ. and w. Il .. K. Rs, sn0 at Philadel-
phia with the new and popular Iron Line for
Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promptness and care
free OF commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphia, snd
no wharfage III Boston. Through to Boston in
sxty-fve hours. Through rates and thu ough
bills of fading given. Insurance guaranteed at
less th IN usual rates.
Agents:
F. A. REED, Alexandria.
WM. P. CLYDE & CO., Philadelphis
GEO. +. HYDE, Georgetown, D. G.
ian I'll
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-09

Governors Office, Richmond, July 8. IA.
It affords ME pleasure to say that / am well
acquainted with large majority Of the officers
of the Montpelier Female Humane Association
who reside in the vicinity of my home and 1
attest their intelligence and their worth and high
reputation as gentlemen, as well as the public
confidence, influence and substantial means lib
orally represented among them.
JAMES l.. kEMPER, Gov. Of Virginia.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05

1t is now beginning to be well
understood that stock of all kinds
should be well kept during its early
growth. The carcass can be made
larger and heavier; there is no loss
by keeping, as in the case where
stock is held over to fatten at matu-
rity; and heiters are brought to calf
sooner, with equal strength, and
increased capacity for milk. 1t is
also found that pigs Uttered in spring
and turned to the butcher in autumn,
yield the greatest profit. A lamb,
dropped early and well kept, will turn
out a fleece equal and sometimes
superior to a mature sheep, and will
be sheep in size. We saw it sta
ted In the Indiana Farmer where
five lambs sheared seventy-two
pounds of wool, averaging over four
teen pounds per head, one ram lamb
yielding twenty pounds of "clear
wool" The breed was a cross of
the Cotswold and Leicester.
AT a recent sale of short-horns in
England it was shown that young
bullocks, from a year to year and a
halt old, can be fatten more cheaply
and with greater profit than if held
to greater age, the animal to be fed
for the shambles from birth. But
the principle applies to other breeds
and other stock, notably swine; and
as to sheep, where is there greater
profits, if rightly managed, than in
fitting lambs for the butcher?.Dropped
in the spnng and sold in the fall, a
time not embracing over five months,
lambs can be made to yield more
percentage of profiton their keepthan
is obtained from the wool and the
increase of carcass of the mature
sheep. Cash is obtained in the first
place in less than half the time re-
quired in the last. There is no profit
in keeping for the mere sake of keep
ing.
The flesh of young animals is be-
ing more and more preferred. Old
porkers are discarded and pigs are
taking their place It this from the
period that furnishes cracking "
(roast pig) to the time when maturity
ripens and gives compactness to the
tender texture. So with poultry,
which is tender only in the young bird.
In the young animal we have growth
and storage of fat, all tender, and
sweet, and newly made-not the old
flesh and fat becoming tough and
rank by long confinement in the sys-
tenn, and subjected to agitation and
other influences which pertain to the
mature hog.-E g., IN Live Stock
Journal
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05
Preserving and Protecting Wood.
Leffel's Milling and Mechanical News.

Leffels Milling and Mechanical News.
1t has been observed that dwelling
houses and other structures in
European countries, although moi
fire-proof in the modern sense of the
term, are practically very nearly So
They do not burn with anything like
the rapidity with which the frail,
combustible tenements in American
towns are destroyed. During the
war between France and Prussia, in
which many buildings were set on
fire, accidentally and otherwise, it
was found that large portion OF
them resisted the flames by virtue of
the plaster which entered in a liberal
degree into all parts of their structure.
Walls of lath and plaster were found
unlnjured when all surrounding parts
were destroyed; and heavy timbers
imbedded and wholly covered with
morter or plaster have proved
in numerous instances, almost indie
structible by fire, as well as proof
against decay or the attacks of in
SectS.
This element in house-building,
where stone and iron cannot, for
any reason, be used as a material for
the frame. is deserving of more gen.
eral attention, as it presents a meth
cd by which, without great expense,
the danger of swift destruction by
fire can be almost wholly avoided,
and this in class OF buildings which
it has been thought, must be suffered
to take their chance, lnasmuch as
they are limited in the matter of
cost. TO surround the timbers with
plaster, though a very effectual pro-
cess, is not SO cheap or convenient as
could be desired; and method OF
treating the wood itself is now pro,
posed, by which 1t is not only preserv-
ed from decay, but the same protec-
ton from fire as that derived from a
plaster coating is III some degree af-
forde1 /. The process referred to has
lately been tested i'll England, and
with very satisfactory results. 1t
consists in first kiln-drying the wood
and thus depriving it of moisture
and of volatile and infammable mat
ter. 1t is then placed in cylinders
into which lime and water, with sui
phurous acid gas, are forced, under
considerable pressure, and made to
enter the pores of the wood, which,
when removed and dried, is ready for
use. The exact chemical effect Of
this Treatment upon the wood it is
not necessary here to explain. but it
may be stated, in general terms, that
as the pores of the wood are filled
and covered with an insoluble sui
plate of lime, resulting from the APP
plication described, water is exclud-
ed, dry-rot prevented and insects re-
PEELED, and in addition to this, the
liability to combustion is very great
ly diminished. The process, more
over is said to be the cheapest in use
and the weight of the wood is less
after the treatment than before it is
dried in the kiln.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05
Work Around the Barn.
N. Y. Herald.

L
The ground about barns and sta
bles should be graded in such man.
ner that all ma1urial substances can
be saved. Hence, when small streams
of water are accustomed to flow into
the yard, during the fall of rain, or
when snow may be melting, burrows
should be plowed and small ridges
should be made to turn the water
away from the barn, and especially
from the manure yard. Evetroughs
should be made for every roof, so
that all the water collecting on build
ings may be conducted away from
the manure yard. Now is the best
time in all the year to attend to the
jobs which should be performed
around the barn. While the full
value of manure is admitted, how
few farmers have their yards so con-
structed as to prepare and preserve
the gratest amount of fertilizlng
compost. Instead of barn and stable
wards made lowest in the middle, to
retain those liquids which chemical
analysis and actual experience have
shown to be more valuable and to
contain in more concentrated form
the elements Of vegetation than solid
manure, most farm yards arc on slop-
ing grourd, as if constructed purpose
ly for waste, and not unfrequently
with rivulet near by, to carry away
all that may wash into it. Instead
Of yards, in the fall of the year, filled
with compost from the swamp or
from bitches, to be converted into
manure, we see them empty, and
usually provided with ditch to carry
off all moisture. Farmers who mean
to be economical, who indulge in no
unnecessary expense, and who would
hesitate to spend shilling for the
qualification OF a depraved appetite,
throw away dollars. Swamp mud,
turf, lea. es, weeds and, in fine, all the
refuse of a farm, useless as manure in
a natural state, when placed in the
barnyard or pigsty, and thoroughly
Incorporated with materials there,
become the best manure, amply re-
paying the farmer for the time spent
in collecting them. Whenever one
has access to cobble stones let the
yard be graded true and the surface
paved with cobbles. A cobble-stone
pavement will keep live stock out of
the mud and will keep the manure
up from the ground, so that it will be
less laborious to handle with forks.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05

LON OF VEAL.-Thls is best lard
ed. Have every joint thoroughly
cut, and between each lay slice of
salt pork; roast fine brown, and SO
that the upper sides of the pork will
be crisp; haste often, Season with
pepper; the pork will make it suffi:
GENTLY salt.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05
The Farm Laborer and the Grange.
Farmers Friend.

Farmers Friend.
1t is mistaken idea that the only
person eligible to membership in the
Grange is the farmer who both owns
and tills his land. The man who
makes agriculture his business,
though he does not own single rood
Of earth, is just as eligible as the
man who owns a thousand acres
The constitution says that an appli-
cant for membership must be "engag-
cd in agricultural pursuits, and have
no interest in conflict with our pur-
poses." The constitution does not
say that he must own the land h,
tills; he must be engaged in agrIcul-
tural pursuits. The employe on the
farm, known as the SHRED man," is
entitled to membership as far as ag-
riculture is concerned; and if he tolls
upon the farm all the time, how can
he have an interest in conflict with
our purposes? Of course the en-
ploye ought to be man of good
habits, and one that can be trusted.
With these qualifications, God forbid
that anything like caste or strata in
society shall keep him out. The
writer of this we'll knows the honest
laborer on the farm-Patrons, do not
ignore him. We are sure you will
Motive are sure you have not; for
the trusty man at your plow, or with
your stock, is farmers friend IN
deed; and with yourselves, make up
the bone and slnew of the class Of
which the Order, to be permanent,
must be composed.
Farm owners, if you find your help
competent, upright, useful, and to be
trusted, encourage them = whether
male or female-to enter the Grange.
Once there, their interests are your
interests; what they save helps you;
and what they learn is for your hene
fit as well as their own. Further,
the ties of the Grange will make
them more competent, upright and
useful, if possible, than they were
before; and besides, they will be
more likely to stand by you, and re-
main with you, than were you to
make them feel as though they were
but little better than your cattle
May God bless the faithful farm
laborer, say we; we know that Allah
will bless the farm owner who treats
his help with the consideration that
one ought to treat every person who
has living soul.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05
3s'''a't"''' D's',

The reading columns ON this page will be devot
ed mainly, to topics pertaining to FARM and
HOUSEHOLD. The farmer readers of the BULLETIN
are requested to write for it.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05

A wash composed Of a teaspoonful
of powdered borax to pint Of rain
water, is excellent for removing dan
drutf from the hair.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05

TO clean lime out of teapots, boil
in the kettle Irish potatoes with the
skins on. This softens the lime
which is easily washed out.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05

An aged colored woman, when
urged to leave her residence on
Fifth street to escape the coming
flood, replied: 81 jess don't done
nothing OBJ de kind; de good Book
says dat de world don't get 'stroyed
by water again, and Use gwine to
stay here, suah." In less than two
hours the house went to pieces, and
aunty came padding to shore on part
Of the roof. The old woman's faith
was evidently somewhat shaken, but
all she said as she made her way to
higher ground, was: II CESS Glare
to goodness if dis ERE isn't mark
able.-Galveston (7eras) Neacs.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05
A RARE CHANCE.

r OFFER my place, one mile northeast of Court
1 House, adjoining the corporation and contain
ing thirteen acres for sale roe CASH at a bar
gain. This is the finest location on that side of
town, and affords a rare opportunity for garden
er and fruit grower to the place OF all 9TH
ers for this market. Two acres of orchard and
small fruits already established. tia
J. L. LOOMS.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05


Far too little attention is given
to the manurial product of the hem
louise. Every farmer has need Of all
the tertilizing material he can lay
hold of, and hen manure, properly
applied, forms No. l fertilizer on
farm or garden. have of late been
visiting some of the farm heneries
and do not admire the style of things.
A majority of them had a roof as
broad as the heavens, and the roost-
ing poles are the branches of trees
in the vicinity of the barns. Not
a few are filthy places, unfit to enter,
and but one showed any signs of
having been cleansed in years. A
little lime and barrel of dry earth
will keep hen-house neat and with
out disagreeable odors. The lime
should be applied in the form of
whitewash, and the earth should be
thrown under the roost from time to
to time to act as an absorbent. By
this arrangement it Is not disagree
able job to clean out the house, and
the manure is IN prime condition to
use upon farm or garden.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05

Having had some experience, says
a correspondent of the Country Gen
tlenadn, in clover-raising, l will say
for the benefit of any who may be
interested in the subject that believe
it produces more milk than either
timothy or corn fodder, and at the
same time / find that land improves
by frequently being seeded to clover.
Asto whether plaster is indispensable,
I have always used it, and with varied
results. The present season I had
twenty acres of clover which I had
intended for seed, and to which I APP
piled about May 20 a hundred pounds
of plaster per acre. On examining
the heads this fall, I found very few
of them had seed-in fact, l do not
think the twenty acres would have
produced five bushels. and l aban-
doned the idea of cutting it for seed
and put part in for feeding and past
ured the remainder. On an adjoin-
ing farm I saw some clover well filled
with seed where no plaster was used.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1875-11-05

t0Siu ~ AdILueoo ~ 10 D6 ITO O8uSox, o08
50 efficient as to b always reliable. They have
the highest commendation from all, and viii
Nos; -. c.,. carsa; oent t.
2. Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Collie, IS
8. Crying-C0lic, or Teething of Infants, Is
4. Diarrhoea, Of Children OF Adults, Is
1 1Ssssss esRins' V Ri'isss Collie 3
!. CoaEhs, Gods, Bronchitis, -. Is
9. Headaches, Sick Headache. Vertigo, IS
10. Dyspepsia. Billions Stomach, Is
il. whites, too frotuse Periods, -. 9
Is. Group, Cough, Difficult Breathing, %
H. Salt Rheum, Erysipelas. Eruptions, %
49, Fever and Aguc, Chill Fever, Agues, 80
Is. OphthaImy, and Sore Or Weak Eyes. so
10. Catarrhs acute or chronic, Influenza, %
e. B S,a,shs
%. Ear Disc hargcs, impaired hearing, o. sO
%. 6crofula, enlarged glands, Swellings, 30
"a. General Debility, Physical Weakness. 80
%. 9ca-Sickness, sickness from riding, 50
81. Kidney Disease, Gravel, so
IS. Nervous Debility, Seminal Weakness .
or involuntary discharges, .loo
50. Urinary Weakness, Settins the bed. 50
81. Painful Periods, with spasms, 30
g. DAeese OF Heart, PalPitatiops, etc.. ] % %
s.. Ep8opsey, Spasms, st. Vitus' Dance, l 20
"a. Dbl keria, liberated sore throat, SO
IS. Chro&m CongestiOns and Eruptions, so
Walls, ants, Except Is, 50 and ssl, 81 90
FAMILY CASES.
Case Morocco, with above Is large vials and
Manual Of directions, 90 %
Case Morocco Of 20 large walls and Book, 90
Single Boxes and Walls as above
lETheOO remedies are sent by the
case or single box to any part Of tho
country, nee OF charge, ON receipt Of
price, Ad6fooD
Homoopathlc Medicine Co.,
0@ce and Depot, No. 662 BnoADwAl, NEW YonK.
For Sale by All Dru88tsts.
Sold by A. B. Clarke. Independence. Iowa.