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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-12
HEALTH or OPERATIVES.
v.NTLAIIoN PRIME REQUISITE IN AL CASES
TIE TEMPERATURES Oh HOUSES IN WINTER 100
. me Fdffor Of The Trtbune.

mGH.
70 the razor Of The Trtbune.
SIR: One Of your correspondents asks for
further information ~ TO prevention of necrosis 10y ven
tlation Bryaut & May. who ore the largest manuiac-
,rer- of pho phurus matches in Eugnnd and probably
i'm the world employing over 1000 hands, have sue
crcdrd es have been Informed, completely ban~hing
the disease by ID very thorough and complete SYSTEM OF
yeutfation carrying % an fumes OF phosphorus and
B,cpnc the rooms thoroughly and constantly supplied
with pure air.
A GOOD and simple method Of ventilation consists OF nm
rsit q simple plank chimney cxtC aiding to the roof
o c,l of the bad ail and windows JET down Little at
ION to admit the fresh OF course. II hc.h air cannot be
had without keeping more persons IN thorough
d. H. such person, viii not unnaturay object and al
must be half TITLED.
Tuclc Is no doubt that good ventilation Will pay for
i.Ii in the more and better work done Tr2fe Is
ditilIlty which interfere, with proper airing the fond
1,s that many Americans have for living IN too high
tc,paio'ure From CH- to go T. proper temperature
IN I'M occupation that involves tc cNcrjluu, ard from
tlf down in proportion muscular activity Us required
iurI temperature INTO the Winter bJ arhci" neat and
To- yo al 7O5 with the tLeIuUW ter outside 81 Ict'
triais contrast w.tH our habits Is TO c seen 40 Italy
Th.l summer Wrdurrl- AZ least as not as ours. i
WINTER al Florence alNaNs plenty ~ i"., yet
tb, is not -or, ~ Florence, certainly nOnr Kept 'y
It,aI,s, which Is in any way heated, ana me fictt
I've a s-druiHy lIC. with no cHciIuh To h'tp lh'hi
,r,,r al "a t,u,eiatUlu f.lm 25' 90 10 al Winter end
do moi appear To feel mind It IN the i,e~t This may
serve chow that thtic b. no IC nccJ Tor TIC tcINa
iIg heat which maintain Ia winter
III me IN conclusion earnestly urec ON all employers
10 1--WE nud on an operatives ana employees TO INSIST on
1iTi blood ana without pure blood 10 health l.
JGNgGCiyh,J AlHil -, 1877.
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SHEET IRON BETWEEN FnOOT

70 fhc a ITOT OF INt ~ 70 NO
SIR: The frequency of disastrous iiros recalls
a suggestion Of the late Hiram Powers. for rendering
buildings comparatively hrc-proof at small cost ~
WIS 10 place layer OF sheet iron or tin between the
i,t and the flooring The difficulty OF ignitng and con-
s,innc a plank lying upon the ground without draf,
unIat1rath is we'll known. and MI Powers commended
that he plan he proposed would lOcIize IRE 10 one
starfinent quite as well 10 would be IN European
houses 10y tie plaster in which their floors
grr i.id JOIN x. TAIr
Actr- lcrL. MhY ). 1877.
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TuE VANDERBILT GRIP.
Dt,.tnTNps ON WAIERFD STOCK.

TO n, EditOr Of The TrtbUne.
SIR: While tho City of Ncw-York is Won
derng why II il losing trade, is it not largely the
fault OF the people thcmsevcs with the exception OF
the bankrupt Midland Railroad, have not built ne"
line OF railroad 10 ths city within the past twenty
years The Vanderbilt family have succeeded IN pun
ting the commerce Of this city il their peck %, ana We
poor helpless creatures, permitting them to levy su'h
taxes on our commerce thoy see fit, and paying to
like parcel Of whipped slanies 1t Is all very well 10
have II Vanderbilt family we can afford IT, bni eHP'-
riccc shows tnlt oncr cities which have railroads bull
with honest money and not by waicred stock are
Gstancing Ms in the race for commercial supremacy ;
and SEQ no reason why they Will not continue 10 DO 20
In tho future, unless can succeed IN breaking
the Vanderbilt grip. Every one who Is at all con
versant with the different routes from tho Wcsi
to tine seaboari knows that the New-York Central can
take a freight car from any point north - the ONO lF"r
ON a direct line from Francisco - this city ana idHd
% 10 ouU docks cheaper than any o'rr IaiHah w ne
country ard for money than the car can Ne dtF
cred i'm PhiladcphId Baltimore; hut 20 long a. nc
rrbir A. willing 10 pay dividends on my millions OF
,,afrrcd st0cf we shall have to submit 10 the rAIorlo
which is now praciIcei upon II the real est ic OWL
crg iunorters, iobbrrs mann fdctUrcTs ana uIh.H are
vi inr 10 nav TINS tan the Vanderbilt family certainty
vi not object But ne Jet u. nave any more heating
o,u the hush for the which place rs 20 dlfad
vantage with rival cities but frankly admit That We nave
railroad king AMI the usual surroundings attendant
thereon to support and intend TO dO IL II or lrhe goes
u dogs. Respectfully, MbECHANI'
NCic- } Or!;. AiIli u, 1871
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,ri,od ir,o,tcs would have reached the ground IN
snf,tv THE expensa of such devc' y comVaiaIlNsg
lille printed notice placed cohsplelouSi, ih dn
, culliu, tr attcnt On ~ TIE occupant 10 u hu "
rri ling the method of using IT, would put hin on h H'
trd The ro-.e cunld Ice las0 also ~ ltlihI uo"u o
5rr ar invaIs SHOULD there no, De legl lHiNo en-
,ftent com prlling Hotels. AID perhaps borlhshpuses
afso = urpyfdp tins OF escape III case ol hi'
merely male the uge sticn. ~ " -
flr1uo. n. J.. Ann TO- lbI(.
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their l,horcrs who rfs IN ir rv's and health Gown IN
Tho nipurc air OF dangerous miu's' INT l'S U... ia
cUulovcr aui employed Tl's" h'fEes OF ''h'i. "
s-Iic Nlt often bursts forth with an its gam horrors
aud fiery re-, ncss when ppor bee tthI- iIn'i ~
t,r,.es l- tluDoyr. Tor redress 81 hts grievances ,l
t. d.rp ana calm and its fires become cH'.hrt. WIN
lido not covered with burning lava but clothed w,' me
su, ~ w. ,,,..t .,,,f rn1. rr,Iusnt W. VILE.
IlLALOll. PcnI. Audi ,. IrII
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-12

4 DIssATIsFTED iOHIoAN WHO THINKS A HEAP.
10 the Edttor Of The TrtbUue
SIR: If TIE TRIBUNE thinks that there is
no dissatisfaction at Mir Hayes's Southern policy among
OHIO Republicans. 1t much mistaken. We don't make
much noise Int we think heap, and hav" hahi. oi
.tayng away from the polls sometimes when ont or
huiior which may be bad next october. Yours,
IrBGug, Oti0, May I, 1877. joins WOODS.
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TIE PARIS EXHIBITION.

TO me Edt Tor or The ITIJune.
SIR: Doubtless a worthy representation OF
the United stltea At tho approaching Paris Exposition i,
thing to be desired but can nation nearly talked aud
lresIltra 10 death afford extra session OF Congress
pgrtaIly m tbat INTEREST," Hardly think suppose We
resi- on. Inc Centennial until able Ia show ilt
and prosperous from the pine 10 the palm. Yours.
EcIr- T6rE, May 5, 1877. PAX
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49, srrGnINrGNpENr EILIs coRREcrED.

TO ne EdttOr OF the TTl6Unc.
SIR: In to-day's issue Of your paper IL re-
u,r OF the examination Of Mr. Ellis " oil bis state
rns are az erroneous that in regard 10 the dividend
paid 10 the daostOrs OF the Peoples Bank. c-cdcuce
sGyll be given TO what he says a. the bank has paid
only 33a per cent Whe he puts the amount paid at %
per cent. Respectfully, 1ios. MCDo"ilLr
Chairman EX Com. Of DopOstOrs.
Nctc- York, May Q, 1877.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-05-12
No CENsuRE OLE MIR. HLLl.

TO me Editor OF The IrtbUnc.
SIR: As YOU have understood the verdict OF
the jury The matter Of the Post ONCE clan-
nv 20 imply censge ~ the present supervising archi
trct NJ Ii il hvt Just to him TO say that this Wac
rot the intention understanding OF the jury There
WAS no ~ idoncc mpiclte MIN. ONE OF THE JvROR5
Nee IOtk, My 10, 1877.
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THE TITLE TO A TELEGRAPH lNSIkUME"l &
TO the EdttOr Of The frtOH"G
Stp. The sut now pending between the Az

SIR: The suit now pending between the At
,.,. and Pacific Telegraph Company and the Western
Union in regard to tho title to the quadiupex ihStr"
meut presents the following chances and the following
dapgers also to the latter company: II the western
Union gains the suit they are no better OH IN earning
cqpacy than they before. because they are ae"y
using the quadrupcX instrument; but II ihcy lose '''e
suit. they lose half their efficiency To earn money "u ~
a. .b work and in addition they will have TO pay the
Atlantic and Pacific Company something probably near
u'in of dollars for the use they have alroaly ,He
OF their instrument. Al all events ihe Icuuc'ty IT.
ern Union, and hence stockholders are uhlu ""V"'
ohstnatey holding their stock , ... .. ,ri,t
the Atlantic AMI Pacific Company, because hey are ,ne
only persons who have paid any money 10 the NthVo
C p invrrtinn and because ihoir title is recorded al
m. Patent Office at Washington. The Gnns OF stt'ihg
aside these rights rests the western Uhoh' put te
LANCER OF the result rests the SHAREHOLDERS Oh western
Union. '"""'''
Neu- York. May 4, 1877.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-16
ALBEMARLE COUNTY.


No. 439.-Twenty-six ;res of land,
suitable for fruit culture, about one mile
distant from North Garden Depot, Virgin
ia Midland railroad. 1t is rarely the case
that so small a piece of lard, as well loLat-
ed as this, is offered for sale, and the ad-
vantagcs of this locality, to say nothing OF
the fine quality of the land in this section
combined, make the chance a good one
Price-low, and terms very accommodate
ing
40 Acres, part of Rio, six miles
north OF Charlottesville, mostly arabic land
good frame dwelling, with eight rooms
good out-houses, large orchard of some SOC
fruit trees, choice selections; excellent place
for a country store. Price, $4,000, one,
third cash; the balance in one and two years
with interest.
No. 455.-5O0 acres of Southwest
mountain land, two miles distant from
Charlottesville, adjoining the farm of r. F
Omohundro and others wood and water in
abundance, no buildings. Those who wisl
good land near to Charlottesville, on and
near to the main county road, now have al
opportunity of suiting themselves, either
in large or small parcels, on most feasona
bic terms
No. 422.-"Pleasant Hill" All
acres, two miles from Red Hill depot; some
21i acres cleared, and 300 in wood. Farm
finely watered. Excellent grass land
Two story brick dwelling and frame at
tacnArnt, containing SOME eight rooms ant
passages. Pump of water in the yard
Farm in good order Good buildings
barn, stables, etc, Orchard fair Price
low
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-16
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA.
AUGUSTA COUNTY.

No. 5OO.-The Gaze Of the F0atn-
Mins.-Ths wonderful natural curiosity,
with or without the farm and hotel, is Of
frred for sale ON the most reasonable terms,
indeed the greater part of the purchase
money may not be required to be paid for
years. Tie farm consists of 1O9 acres OF
land, plenty OF wood and water orchard.
&c. The main building contains some 10
rooms. Price, low-for such property.
No. 477.-209 acres of excellent
Middle River land, six miles from Staun-
ton, Va; "a acres in timber, smalllog dwell
ing. $25 per acre, one-third cash; the rest
in /, 2, and years, with interest.
No. 437.-l37 acres of land, about
one mile distant from New Hope, Augusta
county, Va; dwelling, two-story frame, A
rooms; good outbuidings, orchard, &c.
Any one desiring a snug, cheap little farm,
had better apply soor. Price low and
terms OF payment easy.
No. 47O.-300 acres, five miles from
Staunton, Va, on the "old Greeuville road,
IN gool section. One halt cleared and
mostly in grass. Good barn, and about fifty
cholce fruit trees plenty Of water. This
farm will he sold very low, and after cash
payment of some tifteeu hundred dollars is
made, the rest may be paid in five equal an
nua. payments with interest.
@~All persons desiring further in,
formation concerning the properties
above described are invited to confer
with j. B. ODER,
March 70 Frostburg' Md.
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ORANGE COUNTY.


No. 469.-547 acres, Greenwood, -
one of the incest farms to he had near
Gordonsville, extending therefrom to the
Southwest Mountain, lying largely on the
Turnpike and Orange Courthouse roads.
Mansion quite large, "lwo-story double
dwelling" containing ten rooms grounds
beautiful, with any quantity of shade
trees &c, out houses numerous and good,
fine orchard, wood and water in abundance
This farm has also "a number of tenant
houses, one some three fourth, of a mile
distant from lie main dwelling, really Il
good house, with some four or five rooms,
stable, &c Price-reasonable and the terms
easy.
No. 325.-House and Lot of one
and one-half acres of land, in the town OF
GordonSN lille, Va two story frame dwell
ing, kitchen, well OF water fruit and orna-
mental trees, shrubbcry, &c. This lot will
sold us Il whole, or will be divie1 INTO
several, and on the most reas 'nabie terms
No. 346.-325 acres. Orange Dale
farm two and a half miles west of Orange
Courthouse, 100 acres in wood and timber
The first in a superlatively high state OF
cultivation, all in grass and finely watered
Beautiful apd large frame mansion, painted
white on brick basement seven rooms, indie.
pendent of halls, porches, closets, &c; good
outhuildngs, orchards, &c; is really first
class farm, equal to any in the county
Price, 100000, onc-third cash and the bal
ance in three equal annual payments with
. interest.
No. 47l.-l92 acres, three miles
souta-eust of Orange Courthouse, Va; &c
acres limestone tiat> or bottom land. Lime
stone in abundance. Wood dwelling, fouI
rooms, some outbuildings, and some trui
trees; wood and water in abundance
Price, $500, and terms easy.
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The Annual. Lew,

The first years taxes for the State
in Allegany county, under the new
assessment, will show an increase sufi
cient to cover the expenses of the as
sessment, while the additions, correc-
tions, etc, gives an increase of prop
erty to the extent of $3,757, 1874; and
although the county has been at an
expense above the ordinary of $685.
373. The commissioners levy show
taxation of but So cents on the
800, whereas last year it was "a
cents on the 800. The whole value
Of property liable to taxation in the
county is $l9,443, ,326; being an in
crease of $3,737, $40 over the old as
sessments. While the reduction of
taxes is not proportionate with the in
crease Of valuation, the permanent
improvements in the county the past
year are far greater than the previous
year. The iron bridges at Western
port and Homecoming will be a stand
ing credit to the county, while the
Improvements to the Jail were an ac-
tual necessity; and it must be remem-
bered that the county pays all the
expenses of the new assessment, and
the State derives the benefits result
ing from increased valuation of tax
| able property.
Mr.. Davisson Armstrong, the clerk
to the commissioners, has taken a
pride in the performance of the duties
attendant upon his position, aside
from the mere money consideration;
and Of course where such is the case,
he cannot but receive the commenda-
tion of the commissioners and the
public.
The assessment is not onerous; nor
would we advise a reduction of taxes
below that levied. To be just to the
countys creditors-not to say liberal
the demands are not great nor the
expenditures inordinate, and a proper
conduct of the county's affairs will
not admit of less amount than is
imposed.
| AS compared with other counties
the levy in Allegany is smaller than
most Of them. Washington county
levy is So cents on the 500, and very
few come below that figure. Ours is
not an agricultural region, and the sx'
peuses in a mining country are al,
ways expected to be greater, for good
reasons.-AUega'aaan.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-16
Survival CT the Fittest."

The ingenious doctrine propounded
by Mr.. Darwin, the tireless iRvestiga-
tor of nature and her laws, is as appli-
cable to determining the fate of med
icines as in that of tho animal spe-
cies. Every year new remedies are
brought before the public and are
soon completely discarded as their
sale rapidly decreases. Only those
medicines which are best suited to the
peoples wants survive the first test.
If they "are tried, and found want
ing" in the merits which they are
claimed to possess, no amount of ad-
vertising will make them popular.
OF all the remedies ever introduced
none are SO popular as DR.. Pierce 8
Family Medicines. Their sale has
steadily increased each each year,
and Wholesale druggists assert that
the present demand for them is great
er than ever before. If you would
patronize medicines scientifically pre-
pared use Pierce's Family Medicines.
Golden Medical Discovery is alterna-
tive, or blood cleansing and an une-
qualed hniment for both human and
Eorseaesh; while his DR.. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy is known the world
over as the greatest specific for Ca
tarrh and "Cold in the Head" ever
given to the public. They are sold
BY druggists.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-16
A Strange Bird Story.

L. Page and son, cutting wood near
Jan Jose, CAL, noticed for several days
that number of birds remained con-
stantly upon tree near them, some
going and coming from time to time.
Upon cutting down the tree they dis
covered limb with hollow cavi y,
some two feet in length and three or
four inches in diameter, in which were
two full grown birds of some gooily-
sized species. There was a small
aperture through which the birds We're
supplied with food from their mates.
The limb was cut and the birds liber-
ated. They were neither of them
able to fly, having evidently never
been out Of their Imprisonment. How
they came inside is a question. 1t is
probable that the mother bird was
small. and though able to make her
nest in the hollow of the tree and
rear her young, could not extricate
them, and they did not gain strength
enough to help themselves until the
hollow had closed and escape was i'm.
possible. Those who examined the
bids think they are about two years
old. They had been fed from their
birth by their fellow birds through
the aperture in the limb of the tree
A nobler instance of devotion, ever
the human family never exhibited.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1877-06-16

AN INTERESTING PRobLEM.-A
friend informs us that a question
founded upon the following highly
intellectual proposition is being dis
cussed by colored debating club in
the Fifth beat, Monroe county, Miss.
Suppose man has an unruly dog
which he has kept tied for period OF
FIVE years; suppose the dog makes his
escape, and as he passes along the road
he is Kissed at by a goose; and suppose
the dog, mistaking the sign as COM
ing from his m master, springs ferocious.
ly upon hog that is wallowing in the
gutter close by, and tears it into
mince-meat, who shall be responsible
for the damage, the owner of the dog
or the owner of the goose?"
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Beatty - ''''':''' - =
Grand Square and Upright. .

From the Hon. G. r. Gather, publisher
Southern 1Hgis, Ashville, Ala.
eve have received from the manufac-
turer, Daniel F. Beatty, one of his square
pianos. 1t is a thing of beauty, hut not
more exquisite to the eye Is the finish Of
It's workmanship, than charming to the ear
is the sweesncss of its melody The
piano coli. bmes the highest eXcelleuce to
which ali st-class man ,ii,cturers of musi-
ca! instrumenis aim. To all who wish to
invest in first class piano we hnve 20
hrsitnncy in advising them to send the
money directly to Mr.. Beatty We speak
from actual experiment, and il is with
pleasure we give this evidence of the rela-
bli,y of Mr.. Beatty and his instruments"
Best o.ier ever given. Money refunded
upon return o. Piano and fre'
paid by me DAnlel F, Beatty notn wa"s
il satisfactory, after test trial of five
days amos warranted for six years.
Agenta wanted. Send for catalogue, Ad-
dress,
DANIEL F. BEATTY,
Washington, New Jersey, U s A
Dec 16
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count of battles. fought on other fields
and, let us hope, Of victories won.
Tho hnnrds rrnnnrnll.r hnnr thn

count OF battles fought on other fields
and, let us hope, Of victories won.
The boards generally bear the
name, date Of death, command, etc.,
but on some, and not few the sad
unknown" tells the tale of many a
lonely death-scene, with none to re-
ceive their heart's last message, or to
whisper sweet words of consolation
and hope, and bid "God-speed" to the
soul on its fight to great eternity.
The cemetery is laid out with nice
precision, in rows separated by walks.
The bodies of few southern soldiers
are still here, the majority having
been removed either to private bury
ng-grounds or to similar resting
places South. These are marked like
the others, with the exception of
rebel" which distinguishes them
from the graves of Federals.
Near the centre are two antiquated
looking tombs; on approaching read
there the following:
GEORGE WASHINGTON PARKE CUsTIs,
Born April 80, 1881; di, ID October 10, 1858
MARY l.. CUsTIs, ,.
Born April %, 1888; died April 90, 1853.
These are, if I recollect Alright, the
parents of Mrs. Lee, Mr.. GUSTS hav-
ing been an adopted son of George
Washington, and grandson of his
wife.
Just in the woods, a few PAGES from
the graves, is rostrum and enclosure
for a speaker and audience on decora-
tion day. Near this is large shaft
on which are mounted four guns and
which bears an epitarh reading thus
Beneath this stone repose the bones of
two thousand, one hundred and eleven
UNKNOWN SOLDIERS, gathered after the
war from the fields of ull Run and the
route to the Rappahannock. Their re-
mains could not be identified, but their
names and deaths are recorded in the ar
chives of their country, and its grateful
citizens hon them as their noble army of
martyrs. May they rest in peace"
All alone in shady nook I came
across another piece of antiquity;
with not little difficulty I decipher-
ed on its discolored and moss. grown
slab the following: Sacred to the
memory of MARY RANDOLPH" with
dates, etc. This, the Superintendent
informed me, was an old friend of the
Lees.
Such were some of nay observations
on visiting this populous and beauti-
full city of the dead. By force OF cir
cumstances have its inhabitants been
thus together grouped had 1t been
otherwise, how significant the differ
ence! A lew more years, and
Earth that nourished thee
Would have claimed their growth
. To be resolved to earth again"
In some country church-yard might
their "elegies" have been written,
bearing dates triae different; their
paths, diverging in different direc-
tions, would have soon led them to
one common goal-the gravel, and,
one by one they would have been
gathered to their fathers.
WANDERER.
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PIEDMONT.

W. J. KENNY, Agent.
Nos. 6, Z, IA and 10 daily except Sunday
all other trains daily.
No runs direct to Chicago No. 2 dl
rect to Cincinnati and St. Louis.
THOS. r. SHARP,
Master of Transportation.
L. NJ. COLE
May 10 General Ticket Agent.
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FORGIVENESS.

Is that forgiveness which will not hide
The dismal past in deep forgetfulnese
Which keeps the wound spread open wide
And gaping, in its dire distress'
Which will not pour in the oil of love,
And let the bitter past be dead?
Forgive, and by forgetting prove ~.
The holy benefits we shed.
Forgive, as ye would be forgiven"
Was not proclaimed by human tongue;
This golden key unlocks the heavens,
For heaven begins when this is sung.