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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-31

leaves. The head he found thrown in
some brush, no doubt put away for fu-
ture use; but Mr.. R., not being SO
easily foiled Us bruin, with all bis Gun
ming, supposed, pursued the trail
through brush thickcts and over cliffs
of rocks, until he came wherc mule
had been tied to tree, which in all
probability bruin had brought there for
the purpose of carrying his prey to
better place Of conccalment. Mr.. r.,
having tact for trailing, followed over
the worst route imaginable until he
found BRUINS den, where bis family we're
comfortably situated and the mule we'll
cared for. Mr.. Bruin failing to put in
appearance, Mr.. +, began 10 intcrrogate
Mrs. Bruin, not being aware that her
lord had been committing troycr and
and conversion upon the property Of
Mr.. L. ,Irclated to him the great success
of Mr.. Bruins last hunt, and showed
him n largo hog skin with the car
marks (Which proved to be Mr.. r.
mark wei! frcshencd, whereupon Mr..
R., acting upon point of law allowing
. man to take bis property wherever he
finds it, took said skin into his own
custody, and let bis business be known.
Mr.. Bruin then put in appearance and
confessed that he and Cubby had killed
the hog, but supposed it was his own
by its having short tail. Bruin then
proposed a compromise said ho would
give Mr.. Il. colt worth $50, TO which
Mr.. Il. agreed, and took the colt, prom
ising Mrs. Bruiu that he would not
voluntarily seek to destroy Bruin and
Cubby, or hound them from the woods.
Mr.. 4. returned to his home no doubt
feeling the better Of not entirely losing
his best porker. 1t is said that Bruin
is very willy, and has ranged the hills
Of Braxton and Webster for 10! these
many years; and true to bis nature is
still fond Of pork and honey. [ won :
der that the young, active and expert
cnccd bear hunter of Braxton county
(whosc name l forbear to mention
docs not equip himself with dog and
gun and check bruin in his wild career
When last heard from Bruin was still
running ut large, armed with q knot.
maui with which he was splitting the
wind.
Qucry-Whioh dc wuss-Radicals
or later bugs?
ASrI.BRuIN.
III. Pleasant, Jan. a.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-31

Wood has two delegates, and has n
population of222 $40, producing sur
plus Of S.9l7.or TO each delegate i Ass
Ohio county has q population Of
3S,9225, from which deduct - 200, the
Constitutional ratio Of G,S00 TO each
delegate. and it will be found that Ohio
county has surplus Of HIPS to be
divided between her four delegates.
which leaves surFlu, for each off, 93l.
This surplus is not equal to that appcr.
taiping to any Of the counties named
above. and her advancement ough,
therefore to be postponed until she
grows into population sufficient to en-
title her to what is claimed tor her,
We shall not attempt to convince the
Register Gifts fallacies on this subject.
The editor was member Of tho Con-
vention that adopted the present appor-
tionmcnt, and an argument to convince
lin would be useless; nor do We care
for the opinion of the Grafton Sentinel
II the editor of that journal really be-
licvcs that 1881 inhabitants Of Ohio
county arc equal to $3.50 in Taylor, it
is only his opinion, and we question
whether he will fnd any one in his
county to agree with him, Again,
Marshall county has population less
than Taylor, while tho former has two
delegates aud the latter one. Is this
right?
We trust that our virtuous brother
who sits in tho easy chair of the Intel.
ligencer, will not consider that We are
again 'impugning bis motives" by
submitting these facts in answer to his
call And We may also with propriety
ask the MteRigcncer why, flour state
,nents are correct, should We wait until
the next census is taken, to correct au
evil for which the Constitution pro.
Tidcs an ample and speedy remedy?
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List Of Real Estate

Within the county OF Ltwis, sold in the
month Of December, 1875, for The non-pay.
nj Mt OF taxes thereon for the year 1879, and
purchased BY individuals:
Allen, james heirs, SO acres, on Skin
Greek State taxes e. cents county take.
q cents; township taxes 81 cents; total
taxes, interest, damages, commissions, fec
for receipt and advertising s. -. Sold to
Jacob q. Alkire.
Cox, I'm. T., ! acre, Georgetown; State
tax II cents; county tax 10 cents township
tax . centsi total taxes, interest, damages,
commissions, fee for receipt, apdadvcrtising
90 cents-sold 10 J 4. Roach.
Wcstlhll, Z. d. 20 acres, Buckeye Fork oil
Little Skin Greek; State tax, 81 cents
county tax IS cents; township tax a cents;
total taxes, interest, damages, commits sions,
fee for receipt and advertising S. 26-sold
TO Daniel Deahlcr.
GalfOrd, Thos. heirs 100 acres, right hand
fork kanawhn; SlAie taxes So 80 county
ta1:s s. 50; township taxes So 81 ; total
taxes, interest, damages, commissions, fee
for receipt and dvcriiliug S?5 4G-sold to
isaac Butcher.
llayman, Wilson N. &C l34-lGO acres on
Cherry Camp Of Kanawla State tux Al
cents county tax 81 cts; township tax O.
ctsi total taxes, interest, damages, commits
sions, fee Tor receipt and advertising, 50 46
sold 10 Isaac Butcher.
Snider, Lewis 2jG acres on Kanawha river;
State tax So Al ; county tux 5? %; town.
ship tax s. GS; total taxes, interest, DAM
ages, commissions, fee for receipt and ad-
vertising SIS 1j-sold 10 lsaAC Butcher.
!, A. ". W00DF0RD, Sheriff of the
county Of Lewis, do certify that the above
list contains true account of all the Real
Estate within my county, which has been sold
By NE 10 individuals during the year 1875,
Tor tue non-payment Of Taxes thereon for the
year 1875 and the original owner ofany oil
the Real Estate so sold will be entitled 10 re :.
deem the same within one year from the sale
the reoI-that is 10 say, on or before the 3rd
day Of December, 1876, or If no proper deed,
or order Of Court, or Of Judge, be made
within one year after the said tight 10 re-
deem shall expire, then such owner may re-
deem at any time before such deed or order
shall be made. And amy such former owner
who Is an infant, married woman, insane
person, or person imprisoned at the time Of
sale, may redeem within one year after the
removal Of the disability ;-or II any such
person own an undivided interest in such
Zeal Estate, be may redeem such interest
within the same time and beyond the time
specified, the right to redeem will cease.
Given under my hand, this Sd day Of De-
cember, 1875.
A. " WOoDFORD. Sheriff.
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G9gDEfl{)CRGI
MoMNoN 1uM. 81
THE RE-AppORTlONMENT OF
REPRESENTA-

The Wheeling Mteitigenccr has de-
voted its leading editorials, for three
days, to the subject Of the report, and
the report itself. made by the special
committee on the re'"P?ortIonment CT
representation in tho House of Dele
gates of this State, We fail to pr.
celye any cause which should produce e
difference Of opinion on this subject
II Is not now, as it was in the days OF
benJaHin Watkins Leigh when prop
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-31
The Barbour County Tickct.--A
Granger Rises.

BELIyGroS, Jan. "a, 1876.
Editor Democrat. i hive read with
great pleasure the communication signed
"Anti. Granger." in the Buckhannon
Delta, in regard to tho Barbour county
ticket for State officers, together with
your favorable notice in your last issue
The ticket certainly contains great
amount Of talent, and is one that com.
mends itself 10 the serious cousidcra-
ton of the Democracy Of this State.
1t only lacks strength in one essential
particular, in order to ensure entire
success. Upon fair and full examin-
alton Of said ticket, and consultation
with our brethren, l find we are en-
tircly ignored and unrcpresented. The
ticket is not quite complete. If the
Democracy Of Barbour county will add
to it the name of the Hon. Spencer
Dayton, late Senator, for SuperintOnd-
cut Of the Penitentiary, it will be in-
vinciblo. His known ability and ex-
allied charaeter fits him most admirably
for that position, which he should have
long since occupied l write this, not
to stir up party strife, but think we
should be represented on the ticket.
In conclusion l would say, "Ilurrah for
Dayton" GRANGER.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-31

How the Old Thing Works at
Washington.

A few days ago, l.. II. Fitzhugh,
DoSr-Kccpcr Of the House Of Repre-.
sentaiivcs, appointed wounded Uuion
foldier-an inmate Of the Soldiers
llcme, at Dayton 0hiO-,o one Of the
NEST lucrative Offices in his gift; md
received the hearty thanks Of the in.
mates Of the Home. But nntwi,h.
standing every evidence of liberality in
this matter, it was circulated through.
GU: the country by Republican news.
papers that Union soldiers had been
turned out of Office 10 make room for
Democrats. Had this been thu fact, it
would ouly have been following the
precedent established by the Republi.
can party; but it was wholly aud en-.
tircly false.
We are indebted to Colonel Ben
Wilson. says the Register, for q copy
Of the Washington Ga:ette, published
at the National Capital, and in the
same we notice an article, taking up
and stigmatising, MS it deserves, the
term "ex.rebcl." as applied so gcncr.
ally by the Radical press to the ap.
pcintmcnts recently made in the House
Of Representatives. This said article
refers particularly, however, to one in
the Administrators kitchen organ, the
Rpuylican, snccringly alluding to
these appOintees, and calling them by
the above name. And to clinch the
falschoOd on this "iavOritc campaign
war whoop," as well MS to show the
dcmagoguery of the RAD in raising
such cry, the following figures are
given, proving that the "boys in blue"
holding positions in tue House largely
ouInumber the "boys in gray"
Statement Of the poOr.krcpcr OF the House
Of Representatives u the Forty-Fourth
Congress, OF appointments made by him,
being II complete list, towit:
New appOiutees that wee in Union army 20
New GppointceS that were in Confederate
army II
New arpolntecs that have takcn modified
oath lGI
New appointCCs that have taken iron
clad cath o.
New Hppointccs that are Colored men o.
New Hppointee that is colorCd woman !
The irOn.clad oath Is the oath taken by
those who gave no aid or assistance TO the
rebellion. The modified oath isa simple oath
10 support the Constitution Of the United
States. l. II. FlfMUGn,
Doorkccpcr House of Representatives.
This is u statement which should ut
once put to rest the silly efforts Of the
Republicans to make Northern soldiers
believe that the Democratic party is es-
pccially hostile to them. and wishes to
lepriYc them Of their bread and butter.
But we have no doubt that wish their
usual reckless disregard for truth, the
papers will still 60 on
making efforts to deceive tho people
otwithstapdiDg the facts herein pub.
shed.
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A Den OF Bears In Braxton County.

Friend Hcf:-A few days sinco a
citizen Of this neighborhood, whom We
will call Mr.. R., went in search Of his
nogs. which had gotten fat on mast, oil
which there was an abundance. After
hunting some time, Mr.. Il. found
where his hogs had slept the night
previous, aud close by found some Of
bis hogs; but to bis surprise the best
one was missing, in search Of which
Mr.. Il. at'oncc set out. lie soon found
the track Of two bears, u large one aud
a small one. Following the trail Of his
hog. he soon became satisfied tina:
bruin and cubby had suppcd on bis
best porkcr, and be determined at once
to find bruins whereabouts. Contin
uing the search he soon found where
bis hog had been slaughtered. Be-
ginning to hunt for any part Of it that
bruin might have left, he discovered
tho cntrails and feet covered with
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-31
4. ". WOODFORD, Sheriff
LAND SALE.

Under decree Of the Circuit Court Of Levi:
county, at the March term, 1873, in the case
OF Henry DrNnnon, Executor of p. n. ARA.
old, dyCeaSed, against Thomas S. posey mud
wife, | will sell to the highest bidder, al
public auction, In front of the Court lIousC
Of Lewis county, on the eth day OfFebruary
next, that being the first day Ofihc nexI
teIm Of the County CouIt Of said county, q
tract Of
GS ACRES OF LAND,
mentioned in said decree, lying in Lowii
county, on Red Lick Run Of Oil Creek.
TERMS-PurChaser will be required 10
give notes for the purchase money with good
security, payable in G, 10 and "a months,
bearing interest from date, and n lien to ex'
Isl on the land as further security.
WIN. L. ARNOLD,
Jan1Q lw Commissioner.
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FROM IOWA.
Interesting Letter from n Wander.
Ing Westonian.
MoNTRosE, Iowa, January Is

MoSrRosE, Iowa, January IS.
Friend IIofndin thinking q
communication from wandering Yves.
tonian would be read by some Of the
many readers of TIE DEMOCRAT with
interest, have taken it upon myself
to write you; aud if tho few lines |
shall send are found worthy Of publica.
ton, spread them before your readers,
if not, cast them in the waste basket,
aud believe that though it may have
been an error, it was prompted by tho
relations Of our former friendship.
IOWA AS | HAVE FOUND IT.
Iowa is truly great State. There
Is every advantage within her domain
that can be found 10 any of tho Yves.
tern States. As IN agricultural State,
think she will compare with any State
in the Union. Her prairies are broad
aud expansive, and arc dotted with
splendid improved farms and fine
houses; and in the old and improved
part of tho State there are to be found
splendid orchards and magnificent
groves Of cultivated timlor. All tho
fruits Of earnest toll. The farmers of
Iowa, as far as one can judge from the
appearances and style they live in, are
in sound and healthy condition finan.
cially. At least the portion that |
have been over has that appearance.
From Burlington as far west us Coun.
Gil Bluffs, on the Chicago. Burlington
and Quincy Railroad, there are some
splendid little cities. After leaving
Burlington on tho Father of Waters,
with her handsome bridge which spans
the Mississippi ut this point. joining Il.
linois in fellowship with Iowa.
Mt. rLEASASr.
Tho FIRST town Of note is Mt. Pleas.
ant, the county seat Of Henry county.
The Asylum for the Insane is located
ut this point, which is q fine and im-
posing structure; but in comparison
with tho Asylum at Weston it fades
into n small concern. This is owing to
the fact that very few buildings any
place can compare with the West Vir-
GINA Asylum. The country surround.
ing Mt. Pleasant. without any excCp.
lion is tue finest | ever looked upon.
It is in au old and pOpulus part Of the
State, and shows tho most exquisite
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-31

WESTON. JHnuary 70, 1915.
Editor Democrat. In your issue oil
January II, | notice an article headed
Presidential Election" in which tue
writer of said article seems to be on the
rampage, in invoking the Democracy Of
the State to come up to the requirements
of tho party, The writer tf this docs
not intend to defend the charges Of cor.
ruptiOn and fraud which ure made
against tho Republican party-not be-
ing Republican nor having any gym.
pulhy with that party, it is not bis pro-
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Eea Virginia.
AT Rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
Circuit Court Of Lewis county, on the iisst
Monday in January, 1876.
J. Hamilton Bush aud Cecilia B. Bush, his
wife,
vs..
George ". Jackson and others.
IN cHAScRRY.
The object Of this suit Is to partition the
home place Of Jacob J. jackson. deceased, on
which he died, between the devisees and
heirs named in bis will, and settle the exc
cutoriAl accounts Of his personal representa-.
tive, in order that distribution OF His estate
may DC made accordingly. And It appear.
ing that defendant James ". Niles IS a non.
resident of this State, and he not appearing.
ii Is ordered that be do appear at the clerks
Office of said Cour;, at rules to be held there.
In, on the first Monday In February next,
and do what Is necessary TO protect his In.
terest In this suit. Testc:
W. H. BYRNE, Clerk.
VIM. E. ArnOldpq jun1O>4t
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-29
STATE NEWS.

San Antonio has organized Ma.
sonic Relief Association.
The Gainesville Gazette wants one
thousand new subscribers. II IL good
paper and should have them.
The Sherman Courier IL of the
opinion the 0at crop In Grayson was
Injured by the recent frosis.
Mr.. Erasmus =. Reed has become
connected with the editorial manage
ment of the Gainesville Gazette.
The Odd Fellows of Honey Grove
intend building new hall, and In.
Tend giving an anniversary ball 10 aid
them In their enterprise.
The Rockwell Banner has been
discontinued. The material Of the of.
flee will be removed to Plano, from
which place Il new paper will soon be
Issued
The Denton Review makes the fol.
lowing truthful assertion: The man
who won't subscribe for his county
paper IL only excelled by him who
does aud never pays for It.
-Roohw,,l po,ror. w.ioo.u,
tho Christian chnroh on g'e NHaa .,ln'
T,odoa hava daotdnb ~ GUY h,,,
oethsr aStar nil Sut h"i " 90 "on oua,. Io
Which wa tbink '' nn " ,S sepha na,
both.
Shiloh Grange, Titus county. has
merited for itself the credit of being
the first Grange in this county 10 nrs
ganize q manufacturing COMPANY and
raising stock sufficient 10 com mence
operations.
u, Am, "a
Ed Auuison, FRANK Lewis and Is.
a. Ahuersoil, aIlas Johh Dale, three OF
we PRISONERS VINO recently escaped
lroui tle Farls JAN, were surprised and
captured near ColDrrt, indian Terri
Tory ana returned to the Paris jail.
Tina Do,;so, Now. ,o, a.. ,,,.
inv frnntior i@am,o He G aaS 'ne IU'low
hiss on W ,i. aus I T", n ,uei' anu
as as r ronu,' ~ a,u y. ~ NVncno, anu
ran o ai"" ~, W SUR ~, pevils river, 20
,.;iu az 1uii.itI' Vne nllu ole'l'aiI
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-29
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

Nebraska longs for a shower of live
pigs to eat up her surplus corn.
The Black Hills gold-diggers are
having all they can dO-diggiDg snow.
Bergh has failed as a play-writer.
He succeeds best as a Fighter of abuses.
Ex-senator Nye has improved so
much that his entire recovery is hoped
for.
The Khedive hates navy business,
and his favOrite port is fourteen dollars
a bottle.
Lord Houghton has been elected
President of the Royal Fund in Lon
don.
Massachusetts, will have her annual
fast-day April IL, and Connecticut
April IA.
A Detroit journalist eats with his
fork, after hiding his knife under the
table-clOth.
A light heart and a cream-cOlored
hat are sources of constant feminine
happiness.
What disagreeable person was it that
said the National tune Of America il
the spittoon?
A Mr.. Tallow, having concluded to
dip into politics, il o candidate for
office In Omaha.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe made
81 800 from her orange grove In Flor
ida last summer.
Sam Bard has been quiet so long
that legitimate industry in Georgia Is
beginning to look up.
The Thane of CawdOr thought the
storm would bring rain, but the witches
said, GAN hail, Macbeth"
Juvenile parties are all the go In
Philadelphia. They are held from 3 to
pm, and are very enjoyable.
Mr.. Bayard Taylor has written a
psalm, which will be sung at the open
ing of the Centennial..Exhibition.
Prince Leopold, of England, has
started on tour OF foreign travel. He
will first visit the south Of France.
Offenbach Is TO receive $4,000
month for his Centennial perfor-
mances in Philadelphia and New York.
There are two Bessie Turner'S, two
DIR. Mary Walkers, one Cough, md
eleven authors OF /" Beautiful SNOW"
Mr.. Hutton, the editor of the Lon
don Spectator, has been elected a
member of the Catholic Academy of
that city.
The London Pail Mall Gazette says
that our new Secretary OF War Is Judge
TStafand,n the Manchester Guardian
Jusaysdge "Shaft."
"Be social with your cattle, says the
American Agriculturalist. That's SO,
there's nothing like dropping In, now
and then, for ten minutes chat with
the cows, or having the pigs In to lunch
occasionally.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-29

and Ferguson, who by the way are now
dead but from reasons OF policy no
further steps were taken aud the report
was consigned to a repose which was
disturbed only by the r, cent ransack.
Ing of the War Department records by
Clymer's committee.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-29

with regImental bands, and the whole
constituted n brilliant scene, The
bishop offered up a Te Deum In the
Imperial chapel, and at the close of
the religious ceremony there was a
salyo Of artillery.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-29

The Russian Court Invited DR.. Aver and
his family to the Archduke's Wedding In the
Royal Palace. This distinction was awarded
him not only because he was an American
but also because his name as a physician
had become favorably known In Russia ON
It's passage round the woild.-l Pueblo (Col)
People.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-29

Will find II decidedly Ia their interest TO
visit our mammoth establishment, and eX.
anime our superb stock OF DRESS GOODS,
which IL complete In every department, EN-
braclng everything rom the CHEAPEST
9RENADlNE TO the FINEST SILK. our
line of WHITE GOODS is unsurpassed by
any house In the state, embracing all THE
In fact, we have not
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Papers In " rappers.

Persons desiring TO send The Herald TO
friends ut distance can procure copies
neatly done up IN wrappers ~ the counting
room,
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-10-26
FASHIONS.

The newest collars are called bihs,
New fringes are elaborate and wide.
Pockets form one Of the important
trimmi OF a dress.
The habit polonaise resembles in cut a
gentleman's coat.
Braids promise to be the accepted trim
mings for winter
Fringe is this choice for =edging gar
ments trimmed with braid. .-s.ax
Worth is making blouse waists IN wool
goods for fall wear.
India cashmere is worffz pore than ever
1t the present time.
Fashion for pointed toes. even in fancy
shoes, is on the wane.
White batiste is rarely seen, the eolored
2 having the preference.
Long-waisted gloves of three and four
buttons for general wear.
High chemisettes of tulleo or lace, to be
worn with open corsages.
VIDE braids in one OF more rows viii
be more popular than narrow ones.
Full dress requires gloves with from
four buttons up to ten and twelve.
The mixture of thread and silk is pOpu-
lar in both stockings and costumes.
Ink shades will predominant in gloves
for fall and winter, to match dark cos
tunes:
Creole stripes, just now in vogue, are
narrow lines of silk on either linen or
batiste ground.
Old-fashioned medium and neutral,
tints of gray and brown are also largely
imported in gloves.
Open corsages will appear in evening
tOilettes. Many win be cut as low in the
back as in the front.
Highlander stockings, to be worn with
the navy blue and red toilets, have the
foot of navy blue, the front and ankle !
striped blue and red, the lines being very |
fine; and from the ankle to the knee pale |
blue.
Kid and buckskin cuirasses, which I
closely fit the figure showing it off To adj |
vantage are in preparation for fall. The |
black kid ones are usually plain, while I
the coIorsd ones are embroidered in dead I
and bright silver and in gold.