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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06

II appears from the general annual
return OF the British Army for the year
1875 that the effective strength Of the
regular army on the lst Of January in
that year was 1S6, 432, all arms, and on
the 1st Of December, lSS,745. The
average strength during the year was
l,C69, composed as follows: House
hold Cavalry, 1852; Cavalry Of the Line,
1912; Royal Horse Artillery, $500 !;
Royal Artillery, 2s,702; Royal Engi-
neers, 5,647 Foot Guards, $3.50; In
fantry OF the Line, lis, 1857; Colonial
Corps, 1925; Army Service Corps,
S,002; Army Hospital Corps, 1899.
The average strength at home was ~
1893, and abroad, STAG. OF this latter
number So, los were in India. The to-
tai number Of recruits who passed into
the service was 1885, exclusive of
those enlisted for the Colonial Corps
and others raised abroad. The num-
Der Of assertions was 1873, the num-
Der who rejoined from desertion was
l,014, and the net loss from desertion
was ,429.
The natioHalites of the non commits
stoned officers and men on the same
date were as follows: English, 1922;
Scotch, lS,sls; Irish, 81, 500; foreign
ers, 2,503; not reported, LAS. Theii
religious denominations were: Church
Of England, 114,143; Presbyterian, a.
$50; other Protestants, 6,37l; Roman
Catholics, 1884; Mohammedans,
Hindoos, Jews, etc, 1871; not reported,
1901. As to educational requirements,
1924 could neither read nor write
S,O35 could read, but not write; 1886
could only read and write; 1860 we're
better educated; and 1891 are describ-
ed as "not reported. Pal Mall Ga
zeffe.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06

nent, IN pint bottee It o. Tor the cure 81 collie old
eoree sprane and bruises Il the best IN tho world o.
cure FEVER bots. worms. give hne coat and increase
nc appeute Bcents certified 70 by Col D. Nc DANIEL
World, end hundreds Of other persons, eold By the
DRUGGISTS AID seddlen. Depot 10 Park.plAse. n. \.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06

A very interesting case was decided
recently In st. Louis, by which judg-
ment was obtained against a Masonic
Lodge in that city. The title Of the
case was Mary j. Ferris vs.. Polar Star
Lodge No. 70, and the officers and
members Of the Lodge, Charles Thaw,
Master, CIV. Luke, w. Il. Ryder.
Chris 5. Rodgers, Dan. q. Taylor and
w. 9. Deprec. The circumstances Of
the case are that Mrs. Ferris's husband,
who had his life insured for $1,000.
died, and she collected the money from
the insurance company and loaned the
lodge "a 900 which was secured by q
promisory note OF date October 8, 1870,
which note was payable ~ months after
date At the Third National Bank. The
note was indorsed by the officers and
members of the lodge named above.
When it became due 1t was not paid
and Mrs. Ferris was given some second
mortgage bonds as collateral, which
were afterwards proved TO be entirely
worthless. The case was submitted to
the Jury about 5 o'clock p. m, and in
few minutes the Jury returned YER
dict Of $4,639 for the plaintiff, being
the amount Of the Indebtedness with in
terest.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06

As mall piece OF calf's rennet soak
ed in milk and tied round the finger,
renewing occasionally, will cure any
case OF felon.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-21

this point, that no town in tho State
not even excepting Whceling-can Of.
fer the same facilities for the comfort
and accommodation Of all who may
come to it.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
shops and tho large IIanuisvillc Distil-
Icry and Mills. together With ether en-.
terpriscs Just started, give the town
that benefit which comes from the OK.
pcniitUro Of large sums Of money in its
midst, brought from elsewhere and in
jectcd into al! the veins AMI arteries Of
local trade. 10 this cause alone can
be attributed the continuation in these
days Of business depression, ofmuch Of
that enterprise in bnilding, &C., which
has elsewhere lauguiskcL to the point
Of actual cessation.
OF course . culogy Of the people Of
MarlinsLurg and Berkeley county
worll be out Of place. 1t is enough
to say that they are an honest, thrifty
race Of people, who End profit and
pleasure in attending to their own nf.
fairs and letting others business alone.
They claim no superiority over our
friends Of Kanawha and Harrison
they certainly admit no inIcrIority.
This brief statement will serve the
purpose, it is hoped, of directing the at.
tcntioa Of the voters Of tho State to
Marlinsburg. ofcoursc, it would be
out Of place to attempt full and com-
pIctc detail upon every point which
may be the subject ofinquiry. Each
citizen will cast hi5 vote, tits assumed,
after such examination and invcstisa-
ton as will enable him 10 decide justly
and with honest regard for the bost ill.,
tcrcsts and advantage Of tho greatest
number. Such examination is earnest.
Iy invited and it is particularly asked
by Our people that the question Of &c.
feasibility be carefully considered.
With tho railroad facilities which
have been stated, We repeat, that it is
easy to perceive that far larger POr-
ton Of this State, considered territori'
ally, or with regard to population, can
find more convenient access to Mar.
tinsburg than to either Charleston or
C!arksburg.
Members Of former Legislatures can
testify on this point, since it has been
their fortune to pass Martinsburg going
from the northwest to CharlcstOn-a
compliment returned BY the Kanawha
delegates when frozen rivers drove
them BY the Valley and Baltimore 4
Ohio roads to Observation-Disclosures
was a central point to each section-it
is the same nOw-anl as a railroad
centre it is actu'lly nearer, ID limo and
travel, to more than two.thirls of tho
State, than either Of its competitors.
by ORDER OF COMMITTEE.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-21
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Richard Dattcn
rs
II. Q Messenger.
IN CIrAScERY.
Under " decree rendered by tue County
Court ofLcwis county, in this case, on ,l,c
ID Of April, 1917, | will sell, n, public auc-
ton to the highest bidder, in front of lilo
Court House Of Lewis county,
On the 9Th day OfAugust, 1877,
that being the FIRST day of tho August term
ofthO County Court Of said county,
TWO LOTS OF GROUND
in tile village ofJano Lew, in Lewis coun,v
situate on the east side Of Main Stree, bcing
lots Nos and ,, in the plat Of said village,
being The same conveyed by Richard ISa,tcn
and wife to II. Q. Messenger, by deed dated
18th Of .VaFch, 1879, Ofrccord in the Gle L,s
Office OF The county court Of Lewis tIau,y
TERNS:-A credit of c, IL, and ia
mOn'hs-tl'c purchaser giving bonds with
good security, bearing interest from DAFT.
G. J. ARNOLD, Commissioner.
June CIV
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-21
LNeAA NoV1cNS
COMMISSIONERS SALE
Martin Connolly,

Martin Connolly.
vs..
john Il. Ryan and Thomas Dowuev.
IN CuASCERY IL TIE clRculr cOrRr or ,rr,,
In pursuance Of decree in tho ab,vo
named caused, entered at the Spring fern
1877, by the said Court, the UNDERSIGNED
Special Commissioner, will sell at pub,f.
auction, at the front door OF the Cors,
House Of Lewis county, OH
Monday. August 9th, 1877
that being the first day of The COUNTY Com.
ofLewis county, the following described re,,
estate, ;o.wit: A tract Of
19G ACRES OF LAND,
lying and being in the county Of Lcr;,
West Virgihia, md situate on Stone ill.,
Run, branch Of the Hest Fork River md
the same tract Ofland that was convened IA
Martin Connolly by Henry Pos; and wifi
on November 10th, 1858, and entered =,
record i'll the Clerks Office Of Lewis Count,
in decd book T., page $40. A more par,ic.
ular description OIL the laud will be found !,
the papers Of the cause, evidenced By Comic,
Of deeds therein fled.
TERMS OF SALE.
Credit ofsix, twClveHHd eighteen month,
with interest from tho day Of sale. Tim
purchaser will be required 10 give po,rs
with good personal security, and the t,Ie
will Ic retained until The further order n,
the Court
WM. L. LIVELY,
Ijuue94w Commissioner
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West Virginia To.wit :

West Virginia To-wit:
Al Rules held in the Clerks Office Of the
circuit court Of Lewis county, on Tue first
Monday in July, 1877.
Flora Camden, administrative Of Richard +.
Camden, deceased, plaintiff,
IS.
John ". Stout, Hiram palliAm and Others,
defendants,
on An AMENDED MIL " cllASoERY.
The object Of this suit Is to enforce tho
payment ola Judgment in hror oil tue plain
tilTr against John v. Stout, for Slr?S7 10,
with interest thereon from The 9Th day Of
September, 1876, until paid, and ST. IS
costs Mt law, md tho costs Of this suit the
principal and interest Of said Judgment hlS.
ing been retained rs lien in u decd OF con-
TCyancc from the plaintiffs iutc,tatc, &c, TO
John ". Stout, ol396 acres Of land on Steer
Creek, III CiiImcr county, dated the 18Th day
Of November, 1851; and also It necessary
10 enforce said judgment lien against other
lands Of said John ". Stout. And itNp'
pCNring BY alila'It filed TINT defendant
Hiram pulliam Is n nonresident ofthls
slate, and no not appearing, it is ordered
that he 10 appear ut the clerks Office ofsaid
Iourt, ut the rules 10 be held ,trreia, uthO
first Monday In August, 1871, aud do what
Ia necessary 10 protect Ills Interest in this
suit. Testc:
W. II. BYRNE, Clerk:
J. NJ. Bennett. pq juIy1l@
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-21
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMISSIONER OYFICE,
Circuit Court Gilmcr County,
Chenille, April 23d, 1877.
TO Henry Dauslcrty, surviving partner of
the late firm Of withers & Daugherly, Pills
John F W Holt, and John F W Holt, admin
istra,Or of the estate Of Allen ballard, de-
ceased Alice Ballard, Samuel Martin and
James II Caiu, defendant;
And
John + " lIol:, plaintiff,
rs. /;
Henry DaughcFty, surviving partner Of the
late firm Of Withcrs 4 DaughCrty, John F
W Holt, administrator of the estate Of Al
len Ballard, deceased, Samuel Martin,
James II Cain, Alice Ballard, Mintcr jack
son, Vincent Lake, Caleb BOggcss and
William E Lively, Commissioners, John
S Withcrs, administrator of Henry II
Withcrs, deceased, John S WItders, En-.
ma Nithcrs, Herbert II. WItlcrs and Dor
Ccs D wiIllCrs, defendants.
You arc hereby gifted tia, have fixed
upoa the 9TH day Of August, 1871, at my
Office in the town Of GlcnvilIc, TO execute tie
order Of reference malc on the 18th day Of
March, 1877, in two certain chnncCry suits
pending in said Court, in which you are
parties plaintiffs and defendants, and in
which / ain directed 10 ascertain mud report
First, all the valid liens upon the proper
" liz the bills and proceedings mentioned,
the amounts and character thereof 10 whom
coming, and the order ani prioritirs OF the
same second, any other pertinent matter
deemed proper by myself or which, being
pertinent, may be required by the parties or
any Of them. And il was further provided
that publication Of this notice once week
for four successive weeks, in some couvcn-
cni newspaper, should he equivalent 10 per-
sonul service Of the same Il pom ,cpartiCs or
any Of them And that will continue the
same from day 10 Cay until my report shall
GC completed.
Given under NY hand, as Commissioner Of
said Court, the day and year first aforesaid.
MILTON NORRIS,
uly4w Commissioner.
West Virginia TO-wlt:
AT Rules held in the Clerks Once Of tho
CreGit CoaEl Of Lewis county, on the erst
Monday in July, 1871.
Lucius S. ComstcCk and Ann IOorc,
rs.
James u. Camps Administrator, and others
UrOS A HILL OF HEvIvOR IL cHAScEEY.
The object Of this suit il 10 enforce a
Judgment lien, or the lands belonging 10
James NJ. Camp NJ the time Of his death.
And 1t appearing by affidavit filed that
tie defendants Robert Erwin, William l..
Anderson md Elizabeth f., his wife, nrr
uon-rrsilcnts Of the State OF West Virginia,
and they rot appearing, 1t is ordered that
they do appear here ut rules to be held in
the Clerks Office Of the said Court, on the
FIRST Monday in August next, and do whatis
necessary 10 project their interests in said
suit. Testc:
W. II. gYRNE, Clerk.
NJ nnootk - =, suI,,T Al,
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no, 700 Acres of
BaNtOn County Lands for
sale.

n. u. ROss, plaintiff,
vs..
Stephen X. Kane, defendant;
And
William IIclmick, plaintiff,
Stephen X. Kane, defendant;
And
David P. Moore, plaintiff,
Ts.
Stephen X. kanC, defendant.
Is cIlAScIRY.
Pursuant 10 decree pronounced by tho
Circuit Court Of Braxton county, a, tho
March Term thereof, 1874 in these three
causes, the undersigned, ms Special Commits.
siOneH for that purpose appointed Twill pro-
coed, in front Of the Court House door Of
sHid county, on The
18th day Of August. 1877,
that being the first day of the August term
of said Court for said county, to sell at pub.
lie auction, to the highest bidder, the two
tracts ofland in The I'LL and proceedings of
said causes mentioned. One Of which tracts
contains
99.7O0 ACRES,
the other
$4,000 ACRES,
situate in the counties ofliraxton, Nicholas
and Webster, hut particularly in Braxlon
onnty, md adjoining each other, and on
both sides of Elk river.
TERMS OF SALE.
For cmh in hand 10 pay the costs Of these
suits and expense ofsalc. The residue on u
credit Of 6, IL and IS months, tking from
the purchaser, or purchasers, notes bearing
interest from date, with good personal SC.
curity, and retaining lien on tue land is q
further security.
N. NJ. BENNETT,
NJ. T. FRAME,
Special Commissioners.
junc10 ,iv
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-17
The Man Who Stops Eis Paper.

Phillip Gilbert lIamertop, il his nd
,nirable papers on "Intellectual Lille, y
thus talks TO man who stopped his
paper" "Newspapers ere to the civil
lied word what the daily house>talk is
TO the members of the fami y-they
keep orr daily interest in each other,
they save us from the evils Of isolation
70 live AZ member Of the great white
race that has filled Europe and Alneri
ca, aud colonized or conquered what,
ever territory it has been pleased to
occupy; to share from day to day its
thoughts, its cares. its inspirations, it
is necessary that every man should
read his paper. Why are the French
peasants So bewildered and at sea? 1t
is because they never read a newspaper
And why are the inhabitants of the
United States, though spread over a
territory fourteen times the area Of
France, 80 much moro capable of con
cert of action, 80 much more alive and
modern, so much more Interested in
new discoveries of all kinds, and capa>
bic of selecting and utilizing the best of
them? 1t is because the newspapers
penetrate everywhere; and even the
lonely dweller on the prairie or in the
forest is not intellectually isolated from
the great current of public life which
flow through the telegraph aud press. y
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-17
A Plea for Cheerfulness.

Can anything be more discouraging
than the atmosphere of house whose
mistress or whose master is persistently
doubtful, respondent, fearful? How
certain it is that they will give to 9TH
ers of their own spirit, and that cares
and anxieties will continually oppress
their children, trained by example as
we'll AS preccpt to look ont for worriesi
We must give of what we possess,
and how can others gain cheer and com
fort from us if we are dolefui on the
smallest occasion?
Let us watch ourselves us cul
tivate our cheerfulness. our courage,
our hopefulness- all, let US not
belle our trnst in God by weak com
plaipings whenever the sun IL over
clouded for moment.
To those who believe that "all things
work together for good to them that
love God, cheerfulness ought not to be
Gifficult virtue, certainly not an i'm
possible one. For our children sakes
for our souls sakes. let us be patient
and hopeful and brave, rising above al
the petty aunoyances of everyday life
into serenity undisturbed and unos-
sailable.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-17
Tight, Tighter, Tightest.

The ''eel.skin" dress is how the great
rage both in London and Paris In the
widest days of the tie back or pin back
mania, there never WAS seen such a
tightness of skirt as now prevails.
Whatever the paucity of folds Ill the
pin back in its frontier part, in the
enormous exuberance of the pannier or
hustle the balance was. struck. Bnt
now, not only is the hustle thing Of
horror, but even the necessary uuder>
clothiug is considered de h'op, To
lengthen the waist far beyond its natu-
raj proportions, stiff webbing of elias
tic is fastened to the stays to the depth
of half foot; and to this, at first, mar
row skirts were buttoned. But even
this is now abandoned for another
scheme to acquire sleuderness. Mrs.
Swisshelm's much ridiculed chemiloon
is in demand, and garments made in
this way are sold at the furnishing
shops, and pat terms of it pass eagerly
from hand to hand among lady friends.
Some ladies have had regular stage
tights made in thick webbing, and over
these they wear nothing but the outer
dress, underskirts being simulated by
plcated ruffles of white muslin, sewn to
the edge of the dress, which is then
tied back till the woman within is
shackled almost like a convict in a
chain gang. No more uncomfortable
fashion ever was devised; for not only
are the limbs confined by the binding
dress, but the wearer must constantly
concern herself about the condition of
the bodice, that portion being in inces>
SAINT danger of turning itself up be-
hind, wrong side out, like nn umbrella
in q windstorm. The desired effect Of
youthful slenderness is generally OBJ.
tanned by the "eel -skin," but at great
deal of sacrifice of personal ease.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-17
To Prsnare Squash for Pies.

THE following comes from "B L. j..
Burlington Co. The method is we'll
suited to the Hubbard and other hard
shelled, long keeping squashes, and is
equally useful for preparing squash for
the table. Ed.
My plan is to saw a squash in half,
clean out the seeds, ETC., then place
open end down in pan containing MI
inch or 80 of boiling water, placing
small slips of wood or thich wire un-
derneath them, so that the edge will not
burn on the pan. Let it steam until
thoroughly tender. The flesh Of the
squash is then easily scraped ont with
a spoon, and run through colander, if
thought desirable, though tits not nec
essary, there being no hard Jumps in
it. By this plan none of The aroma OF
the squash is lost, while itgreatly re,
duces the labor of preparations. AuotI>
er plan is to take the two halves after
cleaning from seeds, etc., join them to-
gether, and bind firmly with twine. aud
place in the oven to bake until tender.
There is little. if any difference in the
result, but / give the preference to the
first method as being much the easiest,
---EI.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-17
A Green Countryman.

Years ago, INTO wholesale grocery
store in Boston walked a tall, muscu-
lar looking, raw-b boned man, evidently
a fresh conner from some back town III
Maine or New Hampshire. Accosting
the first person he met, who happened
to be the merchant himself, he asked:
You d5n't want to hire man in your
store, do you?"
well, said the merchant, | don
know; what can you do?'
"Do!'' SAID the man, II rather guess
can turn my hand to almost anything
What do you want done?'
"Well, if l was to hire man, it
would be one that could lift well-s
strong, wiry fellow; one, for instance,
that could shoulder q sack of coffee like
that vonder, and carry it across the
store and never lay it down.
There, now. captin," said our conn
tryman, ''that's just me. What will
yon give n man that can suit your
Il tell yoil, said the merchant, ''if
you will shoulder that sack of coffee,
and carry il across the store twice and
never Law doN9i, will hire you for q
year ut ono hundred dollars per
month.
Done" said the stranger; and by
this time every clerk in the store had
gathered around and were waiting to
Join in the laugh against the man, who,
walking to the sack, threw it across his
shoulder with perfect ease. as it WAS
not extremely heavy, and walking with
! t1.a r.t,ar ,rttIpltu IL
large hook which Was fastened to the
wall, aud hanging the sack upon it,
turned to the merchant and said:
There, now; it may hang there till
Doomsdav; shan't never lay it down.
What shall l go about, mister? just
give me plenty to do aud one hundred
dollars a month, and it 8 all right"
The clerks broke into laugh, but it
WIS out of the other side of their
mouths; and the merchant, discomtited.
yet satisfied, kept to his agreement, and
to-day the green couDtryman Is the
senior partner in the firm and worth
half million dollars.
Quick wit, good sense, and willing
ness to work where the foundation of
this mans success, One cause which
prevents half our yonng men from ''ris-
ing in life" is q disinclination to work.
They are afraid Of doing themselves
that which was appointed for another
to do, and so fight shy of their own
and the interests of their employer.
To succeed, one must make it his duty
to do all he can for the good of the con
cern in which he is employed; eye ser
vice will surely be detected, as real ser
vice will as surely be discovered, appre-
ciated, and rewarded Young men, if
you would be promoted, make your
selves worthy OF it by honest service.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-17
a Mouopofy to be Feared.

Under the above heading a CORES
pondent of the Scientific American
says:
The monopoly to be feared by the
farmers is tho brains of other pro-
fessions. While the farmers number
six millions in this country, there are
only about forty one thousand lawyers,
yet one Of our best writer's GU political
economy says that he eau select one
hundred lawyers, who exert more in
huencc in public affairs than all the
farmers put together. The same is
true to only slightly less degree OF
manufacturers and transportation COM
pani.s. Yet, they have monopoly Of
brains. Farmers ourselves, We are sor.
ry to confess it but confess it we must
Who control the affairs of nine tenthe
Of our country towns? Usually the
second-ra rate lawyers, other professions
and trades at the ''ceuter. Yet, if
they but awake to it, the farmers too
might do little of the public thinking.
The first step in the uplifting of this
class to place Of power in society is to
place its men and women on tho sarne
plane, Intellectually as the others. In
education is the farmers bulwark
against epcroachments and usurpation
of power by the few over the many.
The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-05-17
Plant Corn.

In case of general European war,
this coantry will be The granary to
which the millions of Europs will con
fidentIy look for food supplies.
In 1876 the aggregate corn crop of the
United States was 800, 000, 600 bushels.
1t is estimated that the natural increase
of acreage in the South for home con-
sumption with the combined probable
increase of acreage In the Western
States-should the present advanced
prices be maintained--would insure u
larger yield for 1877 than ever before.
say 2. 500, 600. 900 bushels, which at for
ty cents per bushels, the average price
in 1876, wouldrepresent mouey value
Of 5000, 600. 600. But forty odd mil.
lions of home consumers would use tho
greater part of this. for which they vii.
be compelled to pay war prices