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~THE ABOVE SALE Is TURrHER POST
fONED until "WEDNESDAY, October 24th, l57T
NJ 4 clock D. NJ IN front of tine premises.
kODOLPHf CLAuGaTON, Trustee.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-22

EOR WASHING
chow Gases, Plate Gras.,
Mirrors, use
cctls II YOUNG'S DETERGENT.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
How Washington Set the Fashion.

1t was possibly during his stay in New
York in 1850 that Washington begun to
wear OIL his coat the conch-Shell buttons.
now i'll possession Of Captain Lewis
daughter. A new fashion in dress, i'll
troluced by President, is worthy Of
record, especially when there is M III
teresting story connected with it. This
story, related by Robert Lewis, illus.
trates two strikingly characteristic fruits
Of Wnshington-generosity andeconomy.
A needy sailor with n wheelbarrow Of
shells accosted the general oil the street,
aud, holding up number Of conch-
shells, implorcl him to buy them.
Washington listened with sympathy to
the story Of his suflerings and wnnt, and
kindly replied that he would buy them
il he could in any way make use for
them. Necessity perhaps shnrpened
the sailors wits, and he promptly sug-
gested that they would mike lovely but
tons for his velvet coat. The general
doubtless smiled Mt the ingenious pro-
posal, but agreed to try them. Garry
ing home his ocean treasure OF pink
shells, lie sent for button-mnker to
know Il he could manufacture useful
article out OF the pretty playtllings with
which no found himself encumbcred.
The workman replied that he could
make the buttons il he could find an
instrument sharp enough to pierce them.
Washington would have nothing useless
nhout him. and no the shells were de.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
An Incomplete Tragedy.

\ curious case Of attempted suicide is
recorded in Paris. 4 certain gentleman,
upon the BOurSc, was oh.
served 10 grow gloomy and mOrosC III
his manner, which was ordinarily gay.
His habits, too, which were active and
regular, underwent change, and for two
days it was noticed that lie did not leave
his apartment. This gave rise to some
anxiety among the occupants Of the
house. Nor was it lessencd when one
Of his friends called, bringing with him
II letter he had Just received, in which
the unhappy stock-brokcr hal conveyed
his intention Of putting MI end to his
life.
A policeman was Immediately sent for,
and the stock-brokCr's apartment was Mt
once visited. Upon opening the door a
painful scene wis revealed. The body
OF the stock broker was stretched upon
the bed; the windows were fastened. nnd
MI interstices carefully covered up, with
strips of paper, while the fireplace, too,
Sas air-tight. Charcoal had clearly been
chosen aS the means OF death. But
that the horrid step had been thken
during the full possession Of reason
seemed too evident, for tho cage of n in.
vorite parrot Ind been hung outside the
window, to save the bird from nn untime.
~ death. An empty punch bowl was by
tho bedside, md II heap Of charcoal lay
upon the floor.
But wonder upon wonder! As the
party entered ebody moved; it rubbed
its eyes; it sat mp. The portGr's wife a!.
most tainted with fear. All, however,
were presently much relieved to find that
the stock-brokcr, having got everything
ready for execution, had drunk of the
punch, mud before putting light to the
charcoal Ind suecumbeL tOa dead sleep,
mud 80 escaped tho sleep Of death.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
Tramps on Their Travels by Rail.

A freight train on the Erie railroad
Ind in it two cars, on each of which was
Il huge stationary engine boiler. shipped
from Jersey City to San Francisco.
When near Waverly the engineer, on
looking buck, discovered passcngcrs
about The cars who hadn't properly en-
gNgetl transportation, and when the train
stopped the employees made m inspec.
ton Of tho aforesaid boilers. On opening
the doors out crawled from the two fire
boxes twenty grimy tramps. When told
TINT those boilers we're not Queen Vic.
toria palace coaches, aud that they could
not go any further on TINT train, they
appeared quite crestfallen. One, how
ever, confidently remarked that they
were "bOund for California in them
bilers somehow" A close witch was
kept, and tho whole troupe were obliged
to stop at Waverly.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
The Hnmbug OF Snake Charming.

The professional snake catchers OF
India are many of them, in addition to
their regular vocation, most expert jug-
glers, and exceedingly alroit at all kinds
OF sleight-of-hand tricks. It is their con-
stnnt practice 10 "ttlrn down" few
tame snakes in gar,len hedge or some
where close in the vicinity OF house
they intend paving visit to, ere they
present themselves before the sahib, the
owner OF the premises; aud then, with
every appearance Of good faith, the ras-
calls request permission to be allowed to
clear the plNce Of snakes; Nt the same
time stipulNting for reward, perhaps
one rupee II head for every snake they
succeed in catching. II the gentleman
Of the house should happen to be
griffin, or new conner, likely enough he
will be induced TO lend an ear to so
plausible request, and at length promise
these crafty rognes so much for each
snake they succeed in catching. Soon,
to his horror nnd nmnzement, hideouS
serpents OF various dimensions are pro-
duced, one from the straw III MI empty
stall in the stables, another from the
garden hedge, and go on; TIL Mt last, per-
haps, the fraud is carried too fNr md
discovered.
A writer states that certain descrip-
tions OF serpcnt9-chiehy Of the genus
nqjd-most undoubtedly are susceptible
to, and in a measure become fascinated
OIL hearing, musical sounds. I have con-
stantly seen, lie says, tame snakes in the
possession OF snake c1Itchers, on hearing
the sound Of pipe, erect themselves and
sway their heads from side TO side, and
beyond doubt show pleasure at the
strain; but have never once seen wild
snake go through the same perform.
aucc; aud believe thnt only tame rep.
tiles carried about in baskets and
"broken in for such MI exhibition 50
conduct themselves. I have repeatedly
offered snake charmers Ave rupees to
bring out from its sanctuary, by means
OF music, II cobrn known by me to be mt
home," but invariably all their efforts
have been in vain.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05

A gentleman has justdied in Paris who
owed most of his celebrity to tho quaint
manner in Which he managed to disem-
barrass himself of his creditors. No
sooner did n dun present himself than
he was ushered into room hung round
with II variety Of mirrors, some convex,
others concavc, etc. In ono the unfortU.
nate creditor bchel1 himself with head
us fiat MS IL founder; in another his fca-
lures were nearly as sharp rs knife; in
u third he hal several heads; and in Il
fourth he was upside down. Here he
had the broad grin Of n clown, there the
long drawn visasc Of MI undertaken. On
one side Of the room he saw himself all
head and no body; on the other side it
seemed as il dwarf had put Oh the
boots of giant. No applicant, however
pressing, was known to resist this chain
her OF horrors for more than quarter
Of M hour.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05

4 man in difficulties is Il poor fellow
who was smashed up in It 7ilroal ,lisAs-
ter near Vinccnnes, Indiana. The ON
niyOrous reporter published his name
in the list Of wounded, two regularly
welded wives camo to nurse him, and
neither would give him up to tho other,
so both kept him in possession. Tho
publication disclosed his whereabouts to
the police authorities, who wanted him
on criminal charges, as we'll MS for a large
reward offered for his apprehension, and
five detectives are guarding the house in
which he lies, waiting to take him il he
does not conclude to. bear no longer the
Ellis he has," but "ay TO others that he
knows not Of, i" 'En.'
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
Rapture.

I know not death whom life Is all 10 sweet,
- When every rose
Breathes hope into the soul and at my feet
The green earth glows.
Oh, passionate love! Thy song is softly borne
On breeze and stream;
Thou art the grace and glory Of the morn
The'living dream.
oa! lam faint with rapture, and my bliss
Is full OF pain;
Yet still watch tho golden sunlight kiss
Tho dropping graini
And still watch tho tcnderly wOoing flowers,
And seem tose
Ndw beauty born with all tho passing hours
Oh, ldvel for thee.
Hark Through tic sleeping stiffness OF the air
.r. a sweet voice calls
A woman singOtl of tho old despair,
And love that falls.
Oh, rapturous beauty! Let me wsrship ever
Thy sOnl divine;
No voice of doom, no deaths despair shall
sever
Thy heart and mine. :.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
MPray On Ny Plate, Too"

A little bright eyed three-year-old was
secuted in his high chair Mt the dinner
table. Mamma lad arranged the little
uneasy, while for the moment his
sprightliness and fun had nude him the
observed Of the family. She had placed
him snugly UP to the table, pinned Oh
Ills bib, and succeeded in getting the
little mischicvous hands lniet. and max
ing him "lnish, when father proceeded
to nsk the blessing. While this WIS iii
progress our little chubby made IL dis
covery. 1t WINS that all the plates OIL the
table, except his own little plate, were in
ono pile ut "papu's place." and uS it
seemed to him were pnt there to get the
benefit OF the solemn ceremony. So,
1carcely waiting for the "AmGn," he
held out his own plate in both hands,
saying: "Please, papa, pray on my
plate, too"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
4 REVOLVING SPECTACLE.
4 sIhrIk on Horse back Ridinz upon the
Pruatrntr F0rnI. OF Hundreds OF Men,

4 ShrIk on Horseback Ridinz upon tht
Prostrntr Forn,- or Hundreds OF Men.
4 correspondent Of the New Yurl
Times writes from Cairo, Egypt, givinl
an account OF M extraordinary Egyphm
religious ceremony which took place
there recently. After narrating the initia
tory proceedings, he continues 1t il
now near one o'clock in the afternoon,
md the motley assemblage in anxious
expectation stretch their necks down The
avenue. Here they come! rushing,
with banners flying ; and 300, or more,
Dervishes, hentetl, frcnzied with excite
ment, throw themselves ut full length
upon the ground, side by side, anl close.
with heals together. Bystanders and
Arab boys, in their faith or ambitions,
vie for place. With faces down, and
upon the hands, We hear from the fann'
tics only the mutterings ofprayer, PRAYER
without intermission-"La Ell In Ella
Allah r. (there is no God but Cod; but
not motion of body or limb, save when
an individual charged with the arrange
ment of the line pulls a body this or
the contrary WY, III order that its mid
die may, with that of other bodies, form
IN unbroken line.
All is ready. The miracle performing
Sheik who has passed the night and the
morning in fasting and prayer, is now
seen approaching. ushered also by ban-
ners and more Dervishes, who dart to
the end, and also fling themselves along
the continuing line, even we'll into the
tent Of the Sheik. Then follows the
most revolving scene which has greeted
the human eyes since the suppression Of
the Indian car of iuggernaut, of which
most probably this ceremony is M imi-
tation. This lonely man, passed the
middle age, i'll the grand robes Of his
calling, and Under turhan as sadly ont
Of proportion MS a drum majors bcaS-
skin, mounted upon o fine Arab gray
horse, with naked hoof, lnrge and well
trimmed, nears the further end OF the
line. The horse, less brutal than its
rider, hesitates, II Sheik leads him for
ward he mounts the line OF prostratc
grinuing forms; is steadied on either
side by ono and two assisting men who
hold to the Sheik. At good pace the
horse follows the seis, who has dropped
the rein, apd now only guides; the other
three assistants keep their hold, and NIL
with horse mud rider treading full on the
bodies, hands and shoulders, and legs
and ribs alike. Nothing is heard but
the continuing invocations, aud tue
multitude look Ou in silence and with
palpitating breasts. The Shcik, with
head fallen to the right, eyes seemingly
closed, affects supernatural physiog.
nomy, which suggests tue irreyerent ex:
claims: "Husbnnd Of Madonna y
He hadno soonerpassedt than men jumped
mp and ran off, but scores and scores,
with painful features, closed eyes, and
almost silent prayer, were lifted up,
foaming with blood about tho mouths,
and spirited away, evidently seriously
injured, the equable pace OF tho horse
cfrrying both lore aud hind foot upon
the bodies on which lie trod.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05

The lately deceased Henri Monnier
stood onco upon the beach Of watering
place near IN old man and his wife, who
were viewing the ocean for the first
time. "what puzzles me-" taid the old
lady, sis the perpetual movement Of the
sea-the waves-the tide" Madam, -"
said Monnicr, solemnly, "that motion is
produced by the fish. They wriggle
about good deal, and wag their tails
violently. That causes the waves.
When they get tired OF swimming near
tho shore they all retire simultaneously,
aud the sea follows them. That causes
the tide"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05

In connection with recent boat acci.
tle 1t at Ryton, oil the Tyne, in England,
by which three lives were lost, it is re-
ported TINT tho boatman's dog, re-
trieycr, seized woman md attempted TO
swim ashore with her, but the current
was too strong, and the drowning woman
with the dog holding fast to her, driftcd
quarter Of u mile down tho river, where
the animal, by m extraordinary exer.
ton, brought her ashore at Ryton VII.
lows. It was then found TINT she was
dead,
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05

A Chinaman thus explains the object
Of tho Celestial order Of Freemasonry :
Zone Chiny mln-he bad-steal-he
belong-put him out S'pose Chinyman
lasy-no WORKOUT out. Sposc good
work, no steal-he-Sick-we pay; he
die, we caehee box and put him In"
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-05
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27

School CERTIFICATEs.-Att the recent
educational meeting at So. Paris, dis
cussion arose about certificates OF school
committees. and the State Superintendent
Mr.. Corlhell, ruled that when the CON-
mittee disagreed as to the qualifications
of an applicant. a certificate signed by
two members would not be valid; further
stating that he thought there had been no
decision touching the power OF majority
OF tho committee TO act. For the benefit
of teachers will state tho law on this
point. as it is given in the statutes and
reports.
Though in Jackson Us. Hampton. 20
Me. q, it is asserted that "It all the
members of committee have not been
notified, certificate OF the majority Is
void" and the same may be true OF the
dismissal of teacher (see 10 Me. lS4),
yet in u Me. 266. it is stated that "by Il.
5. C /. 50, rule 3. all words importing a
Joint authority To three or more public
officers, or other persons. shall be consld-
cred as giving authority to majority OF
such officers or persons, unless II shall DO
otherwise expressly declared in the law
giving such authority No law does SO
declare. in reference TO the duties of SUI
perintendlng school committees. but u
majority OF such committee shall consti-
tLte a quorum. X. 5. eli, Sl2. The
certificate, having the names oil major
ity OF the committee is all that is required
the master has fulfilled the de-
mands OF the law in The production OF a
certificate. signed 10y all that were neces-
sary.r The statutes referred TO are in
the X s. of lS4l. but substantially the
same provisions are found in K. 5. 1871,
C /. S4, III and ell. s53.
The case seems analogous 70 that OF Il
person claiming TO be voter. in which
msiority OF the Selectmen decide whether
his name shall be placed upon the list
1t two can appoint teacher when the
third is absent, it would seem that they
could do the same when be refused to
sign the certificate. TEACHER
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
Nnst's LATEST Cartoon.

On the llth Of October, in the same IS
sue which contained the returns of the
Ohio election, We printed the following
paragraph
IfNast were at his old post in the Har'
per establishment now We might look for
a cartoon showing the end Of the tail OF the
Republican Elephant disappearing amid
the Splinters of an Endorsement platform
through which the great animal has gone
crashing head-foremost into the policy
pit-fall" in Ohio. Instead of Mast, how.
ever, we shall have a classic flute solo by
Mr.. Curtis, introducing John Browns
Chorus and Dixie fingered with one hand
When We wrote the above We did not
know that Mast would SO soon return to his
post, but he has been there for several
weeks, as our readers are aware, and WELD
ing his pencil with all the power Of yore.
In the latest issue of Harper's Weekly the
title-page bears a striking cartoon which
does full Justice to the subject outlined III
our paragraph above. The cartoon is en-
titled The OFF Year - Our old friend the
Republican elephant appears in full pro-
portions, bearing the scratches and banda
ges OF the great Presidential encounter
and perched on his back is Stanley Mat
thews as trainer or driver, and he is goad-
ing the animal forward with weapon that
drips with blood as he raises 1t for thrust
The great creature has been driven upon
the "O-h-o Bridge, which spans 4 yawn-
ing chasm, and elephant and rider are
crashing through the rotten platform into
the abyss The splintering planks are la
beled Communism" Tricky Currency
Plank" etc, and as the elephant plunge:
through the wreck, the laurel wreath o.
last years victory flies from his head
Underneath are the words: Moral
Don't try msound experiments with :
substantial animal. ~ b. Stanley Mat
thewsl was not successful in his Explor
ing Expedition But the picture tell,
its story more plainly than wOrds.-Ban
gor Wing.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1877-11-27
Tn. President Arraisned.

Mr.. Frye of Maine, then brought up
the question of the alleged discharge by
the door-keeper of crippled and disabled
Union soldiers on the door-keeper's roll
and remarked in an impassioned speech
that when the President of the United
States saw fit to take men who had beer
in the Confederate service, and who, to
day, are democrats, and put them in pc
sitions of responsibility and power, ant
when the republican party of the country
commended the President for so doing, il
might possibly be that the dOor-keepel
should in the interest of pacifcation b
allowed to discharge crippled and disabled
Union soldiers and put Confederate sold
iers in their places.
Mr.. Cabell Of Va.-Does the gentleman
from Maine consider that the President
has done wrong in forming his cabinet?
Mr.. Frye do.
Mr.. killinger of Pa. And so do |.
Mr.. Mcmahon of Ohio, replied to Mr.
Frye, and said that although there were
5000 disabled Union soldiers in his dis,
trict, he never heard of any of them get
ting position in any of the departments
Of the government. This talk about dis
abled Union soldiers on the door-keeper's
roll amounted only to this, that some mem
bers got some tavOrites Of their own APP
pointed. Were there no Union soldier.
in the country, he asked, excepting those
who voted the republican ticket? In hi
district the boot had been put on the Other
leg.
Mr.. McMahon went on to say the door
keeper had not yet fixed up his permanen
roll. Union soldiers throughout the
country were to have their share Of thu
10000 or 100000 Offices.
Mr.. Sparks denied that the door.keepcl
turned out crippled Union soldiers ant
put in their places other men not manned
soldiers. He had turned out few re
publican Union soldiers and had illeC
their places with crippled democratic Tn
ION soldiers, Just as the people OF the 9th
Ohio district had elected a one-leggeC
general to represent them Rice, and a
the gallant democracy of New Jersey
had elected as their governor that gal
liant democrat General Mcclellan. Ap
plause
The discussion was carried on for som,
time amid great uproar and confusion
and finally proposition offered by Mr.
Foster of Ohio, directing the retention o
these disabled soldiers was ruled out o
order, and the ruling on the appeal wa
sustained.